Single: He first came into prominence with his 2017 single Gummo, which was certified platinum and lead to his mixtape Day 69 and his album Dummy Boy in 2018 … [Read more...] about Tekashi 69 gets sued by Fashion Nova for hiding his criminal dealings from them before going to jail
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Priti Patel considering UK ban on flights from coronavirus hotspots like US and Iran
They are asked to self isolate at home for 14 days but there is little that can be done to do enforce this. … [Read more...] about Priti Patel considering UK ban on flights from coronavirus hotspots like US and Iran
Downing Street says China faces a ‘reckoning’ over their handling of coronavirus and risks becoming a ‘pariah state’ as Boris Johnson faces pressure to scrap the Huawei deal
Overseas offices of Greenland Group, a property firm backed by the Chinese government, bought three million masks, 700,000 hazmat suits and 500,000 pairs of gloves as it 'felt compelled… to assist in efforts to mitigate the spread of the virus, which had caused a shortage of crucial medical supplies in China,' according to a company newsletter seen by the Sydney Morning Herald. … [Read more...] about Downing Street says China faces a ‘reckoning’ over their handling of coronavirus and risks becoming a ‘pariah state’ as Boris Johnson faces pressure to scrap the Huawei deal
Letters: a collective solution to Covid-19 and climate change
Capitalist orthodoxies fail in the face of “a crisis that can only be endured and resolved by rediscovering the virtues of collectivism and solidarity”, writes Andrew Rawnsley (Comment). Precisely, and this is why a similar approach is needed to confront the climate emergency – and why rightwing governments will fail to do so unless they adopt a leftwing approach that does not prioritise market and profit and instead sees the merits of massive state intervention. And the coronavirus crisis rather pointedly undermines Philip Cerny’s remark that the nation state cannot have a key role in this (“My solution to the climate crisis”, Letters). What we are learning now is the importance, yes, of individual responsibility and local initiatives but also of decisive governmental action to enforce the suspension of business as usual, and of international cooperation. The only other essential element is a recognition that the climate emergency is just as … [Read more...] about Letters: a collective solution to Covid-19 and climate change
Coronavirus: states touching New York City told to stop non-essential travel
The US has more than 120,000 reported cases, the greatest number in the world. Italy has more than 10,000 deaths, the most of any country, followed by Spain, China, Iran and France. The disease has spread to other major US cities including Detroit, New Orleans and Chicago and into rural America, where hotspots erupted in midwestern towns and Rocky Mountain ski resorts. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus: states touching New York City told to stop non-essential travel
