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Finally, Missy Elliott will receive MTV Video Vanguard Award

Published On: August 13, 2019 04:35 PM NPT By: Associated Press

Missy Elliott, one of the most iconic players in the history of music videos, will receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards.

Cosby lawyers ask appeals court to toss #MeToo conviction

Published On: August 13, 2019 03:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press

A Pennsylvania appeals court on Monday questioned why actor Bill Cosby never got a supposed non-prosecution agreement in writing as his lawyers asked the panel to overturn his sexual assault conviction.

Protesters clog Hong Kong airport again after it reopens

Published On: August 13, 2019 02:21 PM NPT By: Associated Press

HONG KONG, August 13: Protesters clogged the departure area at Hong Kong’s reopened airport Tuesday

Indian-controlled Kashmir under strict lockdown for 9th day

Published On: August 13, 2019 02:20 PM NPT By: Associated Press

NEW DELHI, August 13: An unprecedented security lockdown is keeping people in Indian-administered Kashmir indoors for a ninth day Tuesday.

Alanis Morissette announces birth of son

Published On: August 13, 2019 01:10 PM NPT By: Associated Press

The Morissette-Treadway house has a new addition: singer Alanis Morissette has given birth to her third child, a son. The Grammy winner announced the arrival of her son, Winter Mercy, on Instagram on Monday. The post included a black-and-white photo of the boy snuggled peacefully in a blanket.

UN probing 35 North Korean cyberattacks in 17 countries

Published On: August 13, 2019 10:35 AM NPT By: Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 13: U.N. experts say they are investigating at least 35 instances in 17 countries of North Koreans using cyberattacks to illegally raise money for weapons of mass destruction programs — and they are calling for sanctions against ships providing gasoline and diesel to the country.

New rules to deny green cards to many legal immigrants

Published On: August 13, 2019 10:26 AM NPT By: Associated Press

WASHINGTON, August 13: The Trump administration announced Monday it is moving forward with one of its most aggressive steps yet to restrict legal immigration: Denying green cards to many migrants who use Medicaid, food stamps, housing vouchers or other forms of public assistance.

5 Russian nuclear engineers buried after rocket explosion

Published On: August 13, 2019 09:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press

MOSCOW, August 13: Thousands of people attended the funerals Monday of five Russian nuclear engineers killed by an explosion as they tested a new rocket engine, a tragedy that fueled radiation fears and raised questions about a secretive weapons program.

New rules can deny green cards for immigrants on food stamps

Published On: August 12, 2019 08:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Aug 12: Trump administration rules that could deny green cards to immigrants who use Medicaid, food stamps, housing vouchers or other forms of public assistance are going into effect, one of its most aggressive moves to restrict legal immigration.

Autopsy of Epstein performed, but details yet to be released

Published On: August 12, 2019 05:15 PM NPT By: Associated Press

NEW YORK, Aug 12: The details of how Jeffrey Epstein died in his Manhattan jail cell over the weekend have yet to be released, but medical officials have performed an autopsy on the high-profile inmate accused of sexually abusing underage girls and paying them hundreds of dollars in cash for massages.

South Korea to remove Japan from preferred trade list

Published On: August 12, 2019 05:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press

SEOUL, Aug 12: South Korea on Monday said that it has decided to remove Japan from a list of nations receiving preferential treatment in trade in what was seen as a tit-for-tat move following Tokyo’s recent decision to downgrade Seoul’s trade status amid a diplomatic row.

K-pop superstar group BTS will take ‘extended’ break

Published On: August 12, 2019 03:34 PM NPT By: Associated Press

K-pop superstar group BTS is taking an extended break to “enjoy the ordinary lives of young people in their 20s, albeit briefly,” their agency said Monday.

Bill Cosby’s appeal to review handling of #MeToo case

Published On: August 12, 2019 02:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press

HARRISBURG, Aug 12: Bill Cosby’s lawyers will fight to overturn his sexual assault conviction Monday as the 82-year-old comedian serves a three- to 10-year prison term in Pennsylvania. ?

Bill Cosby’s appeal to review handling of #MeToo case

Published On: August 12, 2019 01:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press

Bill Cosby’s lawyers will fight to overturn his sexual assault conviction Monday as the 82-year-old comedian serves a three- to 10-year prison term in Pennsylvania. ?

Uneasy calm in Indian Kashmir on Islamic festival day

Published On: August 12, 2019 11:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press

NEW DELHI,  Aug 12: An uneasy calm prevailed in Indian-administered Kashmir on Monday as people celebrated a major Islamic festival during an unprecedented crackdown after India moved to strip the disputed region of its constitutional autonomy and imposed an indefinite curfew.

5 children killed in fire at Pennsylvania day care center

Published On: August 12, 2019 10:51 AM NPT By: Associated Press

ERIE, Aug 12:  A day care center where children could stay overnight as their parents worked was ravaged Sunday by a fire that killed five and sent the owner to the hospital, authorities said.

N. Korea says Kim supervised weapons tests, criticizes Seoul

Published On: August 11, 2019 08:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press

SEOUL, Aug 11: North Korea said Sunday that leader Kim Jong Un supervised test-firings of an unspecified new weapons system, which extended a streak of launches that are seen as an attempt to build leverage ahead of negotiations with the United States while driving a wedge between the U.S. and South Korea.

Zimbabwe’s children suffer from country’s economic crisis

Published On: August 11, 2019 05:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press

HARARE, Aug 11:  It is only a few hours since Zimbabwe’s schools closed for month-long August holidays, and 13-year-old Tanyaradzwa is already milling outside a bar “doing business,” he says.

Epstein dies in the dark, but abuse investigation carries on

Published On: August 11, 2019 05:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press

NEW YORK, Aug 11: Jeffrey Epstein died of an apparent suicide in his jail cell, now prompting an additional federal investigation into his death along with one already examining allegations of sexual abuse and conspiracy against him.

India’s main opposition Congress party in throes of crisis

Published On: August 11, 2019 04:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press

NEW DELHI, Aug 11: By appointing Sonia Gandhi interim president, India’s oldest political party seems to have sent a message that it can’t survive without the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty.