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Music legend Little Richard dies

The musician's son, Danny Penniman, confirmed the news to Rolling Stone on Saturday.




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Elon Musk has corrected Grimes' explanation of their son's name

Singer Grimes, 32, took to Twitter to explain where X Æ A-12, the unusual moniker she and Musk chose for their son, came from, writing: "X, the unknown variable




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Lil Wayne's music was always being leaked through CDs he left in his car

The rapper detected the source of where his music was being released from - and tracked it down to when he would leave CDs in his car at the car wash.




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Selena Gomez has been writing music in lockdown

The 'Lose You To Love Me' hitmaker had been busy in the studio before lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic and is desperate to keep




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Little Richard, piano-pounding music icon, dies at 87

The rock pioneer put "wop bop a loo bop" onto a generation's lips and inspired musicians from The Beatles to Prince.




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Businesses must promote diversity – not just because it's good for the bottom line | Tim Ryan

Too many of America’s workplaces are not representative of our communities. In a divided country, we have a duty to advance diversity and inclusion

We’re living in a country of growing division and tension, and it’s having an impact at work. But it’s often the case that when we walk into the office – where we spend the majority of our time – we don’t address these issues.

And yet there’s so much to talk about – from growing societal inequality and America’s racial divide to single-digit minority representation in corporate America. (Just 1% of the nation’s Fortune 500 CEOs are black, only 4% are women, and even fewer are openly gay).

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This Earth Day, we must stop the fossil fuel money pipeline | Bill McKibben

Taking down the fossil fuel industry requires taking on the institutions that finance it. Even during a pandemic, this movement is gaining steam

1970 was a simpler time. (February was a simpler time too, but for a moment let’s think outside the pandemic bubble.)

Simpler because our environmental troubles could be easily seen. The air above our cities was filthy, and the water in our lakes and streams was gross. There was nothing subtle about it. In New York City, the environmental lawyer Albert Butzel described a permanently yellow horizon: “I not only saw the pollution, I wiped it off my windowsills.” Or consider the testimony of a city medical examiner: “The person who spent his life in the Adirondacks has nice pink lungs. The city dweller’s are black as coal.” You’ve probably heard of Cleveland’s Cuyahoga River catching fire, but here’s how the former New York governor Nelson Rockefeller described the Hudson south of Albany: “One great septic tank that has been rendered nearly useless for water supply, for swimming, or to support the rich fish life that once abounded there.” Everything that people say about the air and water in China and India right now was said of America’s cities then.

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Take a Virtual Tour of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Humboldt Exhibition

Meet the hugely influential polymath, who foretold of climate change and inspired artists, writers and even the founder of the Smithsonian




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California county says Tesla may not reopen vehicle factory, stifling Musk's plans

Tesla Inc "must not reopen" its vehicle factory in the San Francisco Bay area as local lockdown measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus remain in effect, the local county health department said on Friday.




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Musk's SpaceX, Bezos' Blue Origin land contracts to build NASA's astronaut moon lander

((This April 30 story has been corrected to say Starship can carry more than 100 metric tonnes of cargo, not 100 pounds in paragraph 9. The error occurred in a previous version as well.))




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Musicals out, one-man plays in: Broadway gets creative waiting for show to go on

Television can fake it, movie audiences can wear masks, but a live theatre performance like "Romeo and Juliet" needs real actors kissing and fighting rivals in front of real people.




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Florian Schneider, Kraftwerk founder and electronic music pioneer, dies at 73

Florian Schneider, co-founder of pioneering German electronic band Kraftwerk, which influenced generations of pop and dance musicians with mesmerising tracks such as "Autobahn", has died of cancer aged 73, longtime bandmate Ralf Huetter said.




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Bob Dylan announces first album of new music since 2012

Bob Dylan is releasing his first album of new music in eight years following a spurt of creativity from the man regarded as one of the world's most influential songwriters.




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California county says Tesla may not reopen vehicle factory, stifling Musk's plans

Tesla Inc "must not reopen" its vehicle factory in the San Francisco Bay area as local lockdown measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus remain in effect, the local county health department said on Friday.




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UK 'must not ruin' coronavirus lockdown progress over Bank Holiday weekend as Boris Johnson 'rests up' after leaving intensive care

Follow our live Covid-19 updates HERE Coronavirus: The symptoms




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Julian Assange must be freed amid coronavirus outbreak, says woman who had his two children while he was in Ecuadorian embassy

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New NHS contact tracing app 'must be open for scrutiny' over protecting user privacy, main opposition parties say

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Furlough must be extended to avoid mass redundancies, businesses warn

Follow our live coronavirus updates here Coronavirus: the symptoms




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Weatherman becomes online sensation after drumming along to BBC News music

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Nasa and Elon Musk's SpaceX announce first manned US space launch in nine years

Nasa has set a date for its first manned US space launch in nine years.




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Moment thief steals Vincent van Gogh painting from Dutch museum in sledgehammer raid

CCTV footage has captured the moment a valuable Vincent van Gogh painting was stolen in an overnight raid from a Dutch museum that had closed due to coronavirus.




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The Londoner: Will Lady of the Lamp museum be snuffed out?

In today's Diary: Florence Nightingale Museum under threat / Philip Normal becomes firstly openly HIV+ mayor / Dilyn the dog's steamy encounter / Maya Jama cuts a figure




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Matt Hancock praises Muslims missing Ramadan celebrations during coronavirus lockdown

Matt Hancock has praised Muslims across the UK for making changes to how they mark Ramadan due to the coronavirus lockdown.




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Ramadan begins for Muslims around the world under coronavirus lockdown

Muslims around the world have begun the month long fasting period of Ramadan as many countries remain under coronavirus lockdown.




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France 'likely to say masks must be worn on transport'

France is "very likely" to make face masks compulsory on busy trains and buses, a minister indicated today.




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Wales steals march on lockdown but Matt Hancock says ours must stay




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Charles speaks of 'heartbreak' over 13-year-old Muslim coronavirus victim in Ramadan message

Prince Charles said he was left "utterly heartbroken" by the "tragic story" of the 13-year-old Muslim boy who died alone after contracting coronavirus.




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The Londoner: Tom Watson's next gig: saving hallowed music venues

In today's Diary: Campaign launched to save independent music venues / David Hare's coronavirus fever / Rishi Sunak biography planned / Johnny Mercer and his painted nails




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Boris Johnson urges Brits: 'I must ask you to keep going in the way that you have kept going so far'

Boris Johnson has urged Brits to "keep going" during the coronavirus lockdown in a series of posts on Twitter.




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Beijing reopens parks and museums to the public as Covid-19 crisis eases

Moves to ease restrictions in China's capital come after authorities record no new Covid-19 deaths for the 16th consecutive day




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Elon Musk launches bizarre Twitter rant causing Tesla shares to drop over 11%

Elon Musk caused shares in his company Tesla to drop more than 11 per cent after tweeting that the price is "too high".




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Eurostar says its passengers must wear face masks from Monday

Eurostar says all its passengers must wear face masks from Monday as a safeguard against the coronavirus.




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UK coronavirus LIVE: Covid-19 case numbers 'must come down further' as tracing app trial launches on Isle of Wight

The number of new Covid-19 cases "needs to come down further", an expert has warned, as the UK death toll recorded its lowest daily rise since the end of March.




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UK must 'get to grips' with Covid-19 death toll in care homes, expert Dame Angela McLean says

The ONS total is 34% higher than the Department of Health total.




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Dominic Raab says UK 'must adjust to new normal' in second phase of coronavirus response

Dominic Raab has said the UK must adjust to "a new normal" in the second phase of the coronavirus response, which he insisted "will not be easy".




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UK government must set out detailed lockdown exit strategy, Tony Blair think tank warns

Brits will be left in the lurch unless ministers set out a clear path for lifting the Covid-19 lockdown, a former prime minister's think tank said.




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Californian law might stop Elon Musk and Grimes calling newborn son X Æ A-12

Grimes and her boyfriend Elon Musk want to call their newborn son X Æ A-12 Musk, but California law might prevent it.




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Elon Musk and Grimes can’t seem to agree on the pronunciation of baby X Æ A-12’s name

Is the Æ supposed to sound like 'eye' or 'ash'? We're just as confused too





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Maati Baani: ‘Music is A Powerful Medium for Peace’

The world music duo on reinventing their 2011 track ‘Karpur Gauram’ with 17 musicians from nine countries

The post Maati Baani: ‘Music is A Powerful Medium for Peace’ appeared first on My Site.




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Little Richard, Founding Father of Rock Who Broke Musical Barriers, Dead at 87

Pianist-singer behind “Tutti Frutti,” “Good Golly Miss Molly” and “Long Tall Sally” set the template that a generation of musicians would follow

The post Little Richard, Founding Father of Rock Who Broke Musical Barriers, Dead at 87 appeared first on My Site.





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Climate change: World mustn't forget 'deeper emergency'

Environmental crises must not be forgotten amid the pandemic, says the UN Secretary General.





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The Guardian view on an NHS coronavirus app: it must do no harm | Editorial

Smartphones can be used to digitally trace Covid-19. But not if the public don’t download an app over privacy fears – or find it won’t work on their device

The idea of the NHS tracing app is to enable smartphones to track users and tell them whether they interacted with someone who had Covid-19. Yet this will work only if large proportions of the population download the app. No matter how smart a solution may appear, mass consent is required. That will not be easy. Ministers and officials have failed to address the trade-offs between health and privacy by being ambiguous about the app’s safeguards.

Instead of offering cast-iron guarantees about the length of time for which data would be held; who can access it; and the level of anonymity afforded, we have had opacity and obfuscation. It is true that we are dealing with uncertainties. But without absolute clarity about privacy the public is unlikely to take up the app with the appropriate gusto.

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Glowing flowers created through insertion of DNA from luminous mushroom

Scientists have created glowing flowers after editing the DNA of a plant.




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Coronavirus: Surge in people trying to buy unproven 'cures' promoted by Trump and Elon Musk, study finds

Even deaths did not stop interest in buying potentially dangerous drugs, researchers find




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‘The pain and cost of rebuilding must be borne by those with the broadest shoulders not with another 10 years of austerity’ -Justin Welby on dealing with aftermath of Covid-19

Tomorrow marks 75 since the nation celebrated VE day - the end of fighting against Nazi Germany in Europe.




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FM must rethink

TT Ram Mohan has rightly suggested that the tax-GDP ratio measures structural improvement. The FM must rethink his medium-term debtto-GDP target.




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The most unusual celebrity baby names, from Psalm West to X Æ A-12 Musk

For some celebrities, finding a name for their child is an opportunity to get creative. Here are some of the most unique and unusual names.

      




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Virtual music festival Common Roots kicks off on May 9

The fest, featuring Indian and international artistes, aims to raise money through donations for Give India, India Foundation for the Arts and Voice of Stray Dogs