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Kodak Black reveals difficulties he's facing with staying faithful to one woman

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Kodak Black is sharing the difficulties he's experiencing staying faithful to one woman. The US rapper tweeted 3 days ago that he is a one-woman type of guy. He wrote: "Ain’t got shit going on ! I’m a one bitch type of nigga."     However, hours ago, he returned to Twitter to reveal he finds it difficult sticking to one woman. He wrote: "I Wanna B Faithful To Somebody But I Always End Up Wit 4 Girlfriends."  

Former president of South Africa, FW de Klerk, dies at age of 85

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South Africa’s last white president, Frederik Willem de Klerk, has died at the age of 85. "Former President FW de Klerk died peacefully at his home in Fresnaye earlier this morning following his struggle against mesothelioma cancer," a statement from his foundation said. He was diagnosed in March with the disease, which affects the tissue lining the lungs. Mr de Klerk oversaw the end of South Africa's white minority rule as the country's last apartheid president. While he was head of state from 1989 and 1994, he and his government dismantled the apartheid system of institutionalised racial segregation and introduced voting rights for black people. In 1990 he announced he was releasing anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela from prison after 27 years, in a speech that made history.   Mr de Klerk shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Mr Mandela in 1993, but his role in the transition to democracy remains a source of controversy. After multi-party election...

Travis Scott accused of 'exploiting' and 'profiting' off Astroworld victims with one-month free online therapy offer

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Travis Scott has been accused of 'exploiting' the Astroworld tragedy and 'profiting' off of concertgoers' trauma after partnering with the controversial virtual therapy provider BetterHelp.  The 30-year-old rapper was performing on stage at his Astroworld Festival in Houston on Friday when a crowd surge left at least eight people dead and hundreds of others injured.  Scott, who has had more than 40 lawsuits filed against him following the concert, released a statement on Monday pledging to cover all funeral costs and refund the cost of all tickets.  He also announced that he was partnering with BetterHelp to supply free one-on-one online therapy to any concertgoers impacted by the tragic events at Astroworld.    However, the initiative has been met with backlash with Scott being accused that he would financially benefit from the partnership, which BetterHelp has denied.    A source close to Astroworld told DailyMail.com Scott is fully ...

Aston Villa appoint Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard as new manager

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Steven Gerrard has been appointed as the new Aston Villa head coach on a three-and-a-half-year deal.   The former Liverpool midfielder left his role as Rangers manager to replace Dean Smith, who was sacked last weekend after a run of five successive defeats.   Compensation of between £3.25-4m agreed with the Scottish champions for Gerrard and his assistant Gary McAllister.   Gerrard said: "Aston Villa is a club with a rich history and tradition in English football and I am immensely proud to become its new head coach.   "In my conversations with Nassef, Wes and the rest of the Board, it was apparent how ambitious their plans are for the club and I am looking forward to helping them achieve their aims.   "I would like to express my sincere gratitude to everybody associated with Glasgow Rangers for giving me the opportunity to manage such an iconic football club.   "Helping them secure a record-breaking 55th league title will always hold a sp...

‘The Young And The Restless’ Actor Jerry Douglas dies at 88

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Jerry Douglas, best known for his starring role on soap opera The Young and the Restless, has died at the age of 88.   In 1982, Douglas made his debut on the CBS TV series as John Abbott, the patriarch of the Abbott family, taking over from Brett Halsey.   While the character’s death was depicted on the show in 2006, Douglas continued to make appearances as hallucinations seen by other characters, his last appearance being in 2016.   The actor’s family has announced that he died on November 9 following a brief illness, with Anthony Morina, executive producer of The Young and the Restless, paying tribute in a statement.   ‘On behalf of the entire company of The Young and the Restless, we send our deepest sympathies to the Douglas family on the passing of Jerry Douglas,’ he said.   ‘Jerry came to Y&R in 1982 with an impressive resume of credits. Our show was lucky to have an actor of his caliber join the Y&R cast and intr...

Ebola vaccine enters human trials in latest bid to roll-back the disease

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The first human trial of an Ebola vaccine which was developed using the same technology as the AstraZeneca Covid jab, began on Thursday November 11 at the University of Oxford.   The jab is designed to tackle the Zaire and Sudan types of Ebola. which together have caused nearly all Ebola outbreaks and deaths worldwide. The University of Oxford launched a Phase I trial to test the vaccine in human volunteers and is currently recruiting.   The vaccine "ChAdOx1 biEBOV", will be tested on 26 volunteers aged 18 to 55 years old in order to determine its safety and immunogenicity. Few people lined up and the first vaccinations have already started.    Dr Daniel Jenkin, principal investigator of the trial at the Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, said;    “There are three other important species of Ebola virus out there that these vaccines aren’t approved to prevent. "We are conducting a clinical trial of a new Ebola vac...