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US: A drive-by shooting on a family BBQ late Saturday left at least two people dead and five others injured, according to authorities in San Antonio, Texas. The family was grilling in front of the residence, San Antonio Police Department Chief William McManus said at an early Sunday press conference. A car passed by and unloaded around 20 to 30 …

US: Remi Bader, a TikTok personality known for her realistic clothes haul videos, claimed that on a recent trip with other influencers, a ranch refused to let her ride their horses owing to her weight. Bader, who has over 2 million TikTok followers, was turned away from a trip arranged by Hampton Water Wine in Montauk, New York, over the …

MEXICO: After the vehicle they were riding in crashed near Mulege on the Baja California Sur peninsula, two actors from the Netflix series The Chosen One were killed and six other cast or crew members were injured. The accident happened on Thursday, according to local media, when the van flipped after veering off the road in a desert location. At …

US: Selena Gomez is still buzzing from being invited to Britney Spears and Sam Asghari’s wedding, and while she’s generally keeping mum about the event, she did take a time this week to gush about the pop star’s nuptials. On Thursday’s episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” with her “Only Murders in the Building” co-stars Martin Short and Steve Martin, Gomez …

US: Republican senators questioned TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew on Friday about accusations that the social media network permitted Russian state-approved media content but blocked other videos. According to recent reports, TikTok has allowed Russian state media to saturate the platform with dangerous pro-war propaganda. The letter, sponsored by Steve Daines and signed by John Cornyn, Roger Wicker, John Barrasso, …

CALIFORNIA: Kim Kardashian wore Marilyn Monroe’s legendary gown down the Met Gala red carpet in 2022. Pictures and videos of Kim’s fitting surfaced online soon after the Met which caused netizens to accuse her of ruining the gown. Kim Kardashian, on the other hand, did not ruin Marilyn Monroe’s gown. This answer is said by Ripley’s, which owns Monroe’s gown …

LONDON: After undergoing surgery earlier this week, British rocker Ozzy Osbourne is “doing well and on the path to recovery,” according to his wife. Sharon Osbourne thanks fans for their support in an Instagram statement after revealing last week that the frontwoman for the former band Black Sabbath would undergo “a very serious operation” on Monday, June 13. She didn’t …

BRAZIL: Dom Phillips, a freelance journalist who had worked for the Guardian and the Washington Post, and indigenous specialist Bruno Pereira were conducting research for a book when they vanished in the isolated Javari Valley. A forensic examination of human remains discovered in the Amazon rainforest on Friday, June 17, revealed that they belonged to British journalist Dom Phillips, according …

SHANGHAI: China launched its third and most sophisticated aircraft carrier on Friday from Shanghai’s Jiangnan Shipyard, using a new launch technology that experts say is quickly catching up to the US.  The ship, dubbed “Fujian,” is China’s first domestically designed and built catapult aircraft carrier, according to state-run news agency Xinhua. According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies …

Beijing – On Wednesday, June 15, President Xi Jinping assured Vladimir Putin of China’s support for Russian “sovereignty and security.” This prompted Washington to warn Beijing that they risked ending up “on the wrong side of history.” China has declined to denounce Russia’s unprecedented military assault on Ukraine and has been accused of providing diplomatic cover for Moscow by criticizing …