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  Republicans have won majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, setting the stage for two years of divided government as President Joe Biden's Democratic Party held control of the Senate. The victory gives Republicans the power to delay or deny Biden's agenda, as well as to launch potentially politically damaging probes of his administration and family.  The final call vote on Wednesday, November 16 after more than a week of ballot counting, with media projections showing Republicans had won the 218 seats they needed to control the House.  The party's current House leader, Kevin McCarthy, may have a challenging road ahead as he will need his caucus to hold together on critical votes, including funding the government and military at a time when former President Donald Trump has launched another run for the White House. "Americans are ready for a new direction, and House Republicans are ready to deliver," McCarthy said on Twitter. The loss t...

Blueface found himself standing before the judge on Wednesday November 16, as he was arraigned and had bail set for an alleged attempted murder.   The American rapper had bail set at $50,000 which the judge expects Blueface to clear with no issue. He also handed down a series of bail conditions that Blueface will have to follow or otherwise be subjected to police custody again.  The artist, whose real name is Johnathan Porter, was booked into the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas, according to a statement from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.   The 25-year-old was arrested on “warrants for attempted murder with a deadly weapon and discharging a firearm at/into an occupied structure” related to a shooting on October 8, police said in the statement.   A video of Blueface leaving Euphoric Gentlemen’s Club in Las Vegas before shots rang off made its rounds online.    The alleged victim says he recognized Blueface in t...

Norway manager, Stale Solbakken has criticized world football governing body, FIFA for awarding the 2022 FIFA world cup to Qatar.   Solbakken said that "Fifa has the biggest failing" and made "the biggest mistake" when Qatar was controversially named as host nation in 2010 saying the "world was asleep" when Qatar was awarded the tournament   Qatar has been criticized for its stance on same-sex relationships, human rights and treatment of migrant workers before the tournament.   Speaking before Thursday's friendly between Norway and the Republic of Ireland in Dublin, Solbakken said;  "The first years after it was given to Qatar, I think the whole world was more or less asleep," he said.  "I think it's only in the last years that it's suddenly, 'Oh, the World Cup in Qatar'. "I don't think football has done enough, I don't think journalists have done enough. I think you also have been asleep for a long...

Nigerian singer, Burna Boy, has bagged two new nominations for the 2023 Grammys.   The association on Tuesday, November 15, announced nominations for their forthcoming 65th edition, and Burna Boy clinched two nods for his  Love Damini  under the category of Best Global Music Album as well as "Last Last" for Best Global Performance.  In Best Global Music Performance category, Burna Boy will battle Arooj Aftab and Anoushka Shankar ( Udhero Na), Matt B and Eddy Kenzo (Gimme Love), Rocky Dawuni featuring Blvk H3ro (Neva Bow Down),  Wouter Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini and Nomcebo Zikode (Bayethe).  For the Best Global Music Album category, the Nigerian singer battle it out with Berklee Indian Ensemble  (Shuruaat),  Angélique Kidjo and Ibrahim Maalouf (Queen of Sheba), Anoushka Shankar, Metropole Orkest, and Jules Buckley featuring Manu Delago (“Between Us … (Live), and Masa Takumi (Sakura)  This ...

Nigerian music sensation, Tems has been nominated for the Grammy Awards in 2023. The 27-year-old singer and songwriter bagged two nominations in the Best Melodic Rap Performance and Best Rap Song categories. Her nominations are from her successful collaboration with American rapper Future on the song ‘Wait For You’, also featuring Drake.  

Google has agreed to pay $391.5 million to settle with 40 US states for misleading users about the collection of personal location data, making it the largest attorney general-led consumer privacy settlement ever, according to the US Department of Justice.   Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, who led the settlement along with Nebraska AG Doug Peterson, pointed out on Tuesday, November 15, that for years Google has prioritized profit over their users’ privacy. “Google misled its users into thinking they had turned off location tracking in their account settings, when, in fact, Google continued to collect their location information. In addition to the multimillion-dollar settlement, as part of the negotiations with the AGs, Google has agreed to significantly improve its location tracking disclosures and user controls starting in 2023.” reads the DoJ’s press release.     The authorities started the investigation into Google collection practice follow...

Blueface has been arrested for attempted murder.   The American rapper and his girlfriend Chrisean Rock were sitting on a bench looking at their phones on Tuesday, Nov. 15, when a swarm of undercover officers ran over and grabbed him before throwing him against a wall.   He was handcuffed outside Lo-Lo's Chicken & Waffles in Vegas in what appears to have been an undercover operation.   He has been charged with felony attempted murder with the use of a deadly firearm or tear gas, according to legal documents connected to the warrant, TMZ reports.     He's facing an additional charge of discharging a gun into a house, building, vehicle or craft.   The incident that got Blueface arrested occurred on October 8th.