Former pop singer Denise "Vanity" Matthews passed away.
A bit of sad news happened to hit the junk food media. Singer/actress Denise Matthews best known as Vanity passed away in California after fighting sclerosis. That along with peritonitis and kidney disease was the contributing factors to her death.
Prince groomed this young Canadian singer named Denise Matthews. She would call herself Vanity and help build a group. The group Vanity 6 recorded their only album by the same name. The album is credited for the successful singles "Nasty Girl" and "Drive Me Wild".
Vanity would end up going solo. She end up releasing the albums Wild Animal and Skin on Skin with the hits "Pretty Mess", "Mechanical Emotion" and "Under the Influence".
Vanity would also take up a gig in acting. She appeared in the movies The Last Dragon, 52 Pick-Up and Action Jackson.
During her rise, she fell victim to the "Rock Star Lifestyle". She was addicted to crack cocaine and heroin. She would end up having kidney failure and for the remainder of her life she would undergo peritoneal dialysis five times a day.
She had dated Prince, Adam Ant and Bill Idol. She also was engaged to Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue.
She had a brief marriage to Anthony Smith of the Oakland Raiders. That marriage ended after he got caught up in a murder. Smith is serving LIFE in the iron college.
After a night of binging on crack cocaine, she suffered a nearly fatal renal failure.
That near death experience made her realize that her life was spiraling out of control. In the late 1990s, she would end up becoming a born-again Christian and gave up her Hollywood and music career.
She would become a Christian motivational speaker and renounced the name of Vanity.
Vanity was born in Niagara Falls, Ontario. She was born of Polish, Jewish, German, African American, Hawaiian and Native American ancestry.
World News Today send our condolences to the family of Denise "Vanity" Matthews.
The rust belt city of Flint becomes a national story. The water supply is corrupted.
Hashtag activism brought attention to the 97,000 populated city of Flint, Michigan.
Michigan's eighth largest city is in dire straits. The city is within a hour of the U.S. Canadian border. The city is within traveling distances from metropolitan areas such as Detroit, Saginaw, Warren, Ann Arbor, Lansing and Port Huron.
Interstate 69, Interstate 75, Interstate 475 and U.S. Highway 23 connects Flint to areas in the lower peninsula.
Flint suffered some of the worst since General Motors packed it up and left. Flint has been ranked among the "Most Dangerous Cities in the United States", with a per capita violent crime rate seven times higher than the national average.
The real crime continues to hurt the city. The city's water supply is contaminated and people are getting real sick off it.
That water could kill you!
A real life genocide in the city. Children and adults are catching sickness from lead poisoning, legionaries and extremely deadly bacteria found in fecal matter.
The water supply in the city is so polluted, the Michigan governor had no choice but to call upon the federal government to assist.
Sometime in 2014, the city's drinking water had a series of issues that culminated with lead contamination, creating a serious public health danger. The crisis began when the city—then under the control of emergency manager Darnell Earley—changed the source of the water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River. The corrosive river water of the Flint River caused lead from aging pipes to leach into the water supply, causing extremely elevated levels of lead. As a result, residents had severely high levels of lead in the blood and experienced a range of serious health problems.
There are four families who filed a federal class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in Detroit against Governor Rick Snyder and thirteen other city and state officials. Separately, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan opened an investigation. In early January 2016, the city was declared to be in a state of emergency by the Governor of Michigan Rick Snyder.
Dr. Karen Weaver, the mayor of Flint with Republican governor Rick Snyder of Michigan.
Three government officials—one from the City of Flint and two from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality—resigned over the mishandling of the crisis, and Snyder issued an apology to citizens.
There are calls from social media to indict former mayor Dayne Walling and Michigan governor Rick Snyder. Activist and entertainer Michael Moore went to social media to hashtag #ArrestSnyder
And of course, the #FlintWaterCrisis is trending on social media right now.
Conservatives are having a field day with this. They want to blame liberalism and the Democratic Party for this crisis.
Water rationing and spikes in sales create a panic.
The inept Congress once again blocks progress. RT America reports that members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted 253-166 this week to overturn a controversial rule to protect America’s clean water in spite of a growing scandal in Flint, Michigan over poisonous levels of lead.
Representatives approved a resolution back by the Senate in November that blocks the Environmental Protection Agency's "waters of the United States" (WOTUS) rule.
The regulation protects streams and wetlands used in local water supplies, but failed after a deluge of lobbying from corporations including Halliburton, Shell, and Tyson foods.
President Barack Obama is expected to veto the bill to protect the rule, at the same time as he considers a request from Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to declare a state of emergency.
Frustrated residents have called for the Republican governor’s resignation after high levels of deadly lead were found in Flint’s drinking water.
The city switched its supply in April 2014 from Lake Huron to the Flint River in an effort to save $19 million.
By the way, Snyder is facing more controversy. The city of Detroit's public schools are facing a crisis as well. Some educators are doing sick outs because they're fed up with the state not contributing funds to the overcrowded and deteriorating schools.
Trump's staff throws out a woman who did a silent protest.
I've been down with the stomach flu and I'm getting some needed rest. While I was resting I found out some things while I was in the bed.
I realized that food to settle your stomach includes water, Gatorade, crackers, soup and apple sauce.
Also I heard that it could take up to 10 days before you can actually feel better.
I ate a sandwich from my job and I guess it was the thing that got me.
But as I am resting, I want to get a few tidbits out the way.
Donald Trump threw out a Muslim woman at one of his events. She was doing a silent protest and the supporters of the presidential candidate were shouting racial slurs at her.
Ted Cruz, the Texas senator running for president will not support a special force to remove immigrants living here without documentation. He also did a document drop. He showed his legal birth certificate. The racist right isn't too keen on Cruz. Even though, Cruz share a portion of their views, they're not hip to a Canadian-born American lawmaker running for president.
John McCain, the Arizona senator and failed 2008 presidential candidate may have the toughest primary fight ahead of him. An insurgent candidate is leading in early polls.
Powerball has went into historical feats. The Multi-State Lottery Association Game is $1.3 billion for Wednesday night's drawing. It's going to be one of the largest jackpots in U.S. history. The game is played in 44 states, DC, the U.S. territories of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Sean Penn is facing questioning from the U.S. and Mexican authorities. He managed to score a talk with the world's most dangerous drug lord. El Chapo was busted over the weekend and it was revealed that his interview with Penn gave the law the break they needed.
Tonya Couch, the mother of Ethan Couch is heading to Texas to face criminal charges for harboring a federal fugitive. She is being held on $1 million get out free card. She could face up to 10 years for this charge. She is innocent until proven guilty. Ethan Couch is still in Mexico facing an extradition hearing.
The taping of the Miss Universe Pageant was a disaster. Entertainer Steve Harvey messed up on the Miss Universe winner. That became the talk of the nation. Matter of fact, while that was going on, a woman driving on the Las Vegas strip intentionally drove on the sidewalk and plowed over tourists.
The law said that the woman intentionally swerved her car onto a busy sidewalk two or three times Sunday and mowed down people outside a Las Vegas casino, killing one person and injuring at least 30 others.
The injured were tourist from Montreal, Quebec, the majority French spoken province in Canada.
There were some who spoke in fluent French and needed translators.
The Las Vegas metro police said that the incident isn't terrorism. They believe that the act is deliberate because of possible OVI and drug use.
Police say the woman, who is in her 20s, had a 3-year-old child in the car with her at the time. The child was unharmed.
The woman who police said had recently arrived in Las Vegas drove a 1996 four-door Oldsmobile with Oregon license plates.
Lt. Dan McGrath says police now believe this woman "went up and off these streets, two or possibly three times." The woman is being interviewed and is having her blood drawn. She is being held in jail with charges pending.
Six patients who had been admitted to area hospitals in critical condition were stable after their initial treatment.
World News Today sends our condolences to the victims of this senseless tragedy.
The friendly rivalry is going to get ugly now that the junk food media told the viewers that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is leading in one poll. Matter of fact, we've heard this before. When the candidate soars past Donald Trump, the junk food media says that this could spell trouble for Trump.
Cruz has soared to a 10 point lead against Trump according to one Iowa poll.
Trump usually ignores the noise and continues on with even more heated rhetoric.
Trump has been very "easy" on Cruz. Now that the Des Moines Register said that Trump tumbled to second place in the latest poll, Trump vowed to take Cruz down.
Trump banned the Des Moines Register after an editorial slammed the candidate's bid for president.
Trump said that this is only one poll and it's bias against him. Also Trump went after Cruz for not supporting ethanol subsidies in the state. Iowa is highly engaged in tax credits for green energy.
Trump will go after Cruz's record as an unaccomplished lawmaker who steals the spotlight. Trump will say that Washington gridlock is why Americans hate politicians. That's going to be the dig at Cruz because he lead the 2013 government shutdown.
Trump said that he has "far better judgement" than Cruz.
Tuesday's debate will have Trump in the middle while it's still a battle between Cruz, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Ben Carson for who can be the closest to attack him. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) will likely be sent to the second tier debate.
Christie was endorsed by New Hampshire Union Leader. He is surging toward second place knocking down Rubio, Cruz, John Kasich and Jeb Bush.
Cruz was caught on tape knocking on Trump and Ben Carson for being just hype. He said that he will kill them with kindness. He said he will hug them out. Trump decided to take the gloves off.
Of course, Trump will go back to the dog whistle politics when he takes on Cruz. He will restart the birther controversy. Our neighbor to the north has been not often mentioned by Republicans when questioning Cruz's citizenship. Cruz is an American citizen but born in Canada. He was living in Canada for a few years of his life. His mom was on a travel visa and held duel citizenship.
Now as you remember, Trump wasn't easy on President Barack Obama. He demanded that the president showed his long form birth certificate. He pressured the president constantly on this.
In April 2011, the president went ahead and released the long form birth certificate. Obama also went after Trump at the Correspondent's Dinner. In May 2011, when The Celebrity Apprentice was holding its season finale, it was interrupted by the news that President Barack Obama the U.S. Special Operatives killed Osama bin Laden. The president spurned Trump many times. Trump banned the president from his properties.
Cruz is the son of a Cuban man and an American mother. He was born in Canada and holds duel citizenship with both countries.
That stuff will be used in this campaign not only by Trump but the birthers crowd like Orly Taitz and James David Manning.
Someone pulled a b-move on a security company. The feds are searching for a suspect who managed to walk off with $500,000. The suspect came in without a weapon and not a scratch on him.
The feds are looking for the suspect involved in the robbery of an armored truck outside a Detroit casino. The suspect allegedly wore the same gear that the driver was wearing.
The robbery happened in the Greektown neighborhood. The Greektown Casino is located smack dead in the area.
The security guard who operated the truck is certainly going to be fired out the cannon. He will be under federal watch until they can prove that he wasn't an inside man.
The guard said that he was ordered to open the armored truck. The suspect grab the loot and disappeared. The law said that the suspect didn't appear to have a getaway ride in the area.
The truck wasn't supposed to be at the casino. There wasn't a scheduled pickup or drop off.
The suspect got away with over $500K.
I seriously doubt the suspect traveled across the Detroit River to escape the feds. The city of Detroit borders the U.S.-Canadian border.
Loomis will be doing some changes to the policies.
The suspect is described as a black male wearing a Loomis Armored security guard shirt.
A source familiar with the case said the security guard of the armored vehicle thought the thief was a coworker because he was wearing a uniform shirt.
FBI media spokeswoman Jill Washburn said the FBI is investigating, but she declined further comment, citing agency policy.
Something doesn't smell right! To me it smells like an inside job!
Don't you need a badge before you approach an armored truck?
Second don't you have to fill out paper work?
Did the security guard call his supervisor?
Since there was no delivery or pickup, why did the security guard come to the Greektown Casino?
The feds are getting to the bottom of this. That requires the surveillance cameras around the facility, the streets and local businesses.
Somehow you can't just take $500K and not be noticed!
Like Drake said, trigger fingers turn into Twitter fingers. These clowns got bodied by a singing Nigga. Now these clowns are back in the studio to respond to the "Back to Back" diss.
Is it too late?
The Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill hooked up with the Houston rap duo Sauce Twinz to release the single "Winnin'". It's going after their arch rival, Drake.
Meek went to social media in July to blast the Canadian entertainer for having an alleged ghostwriter on his albums. He basically said that Drake can't be the greatest rapper if he has a ghostwriter writing his lyrics.
Drake has nailed Meek Mill to the wall and left him stuck. Drake hit him so hard, it's almost an embarrassment for Meek to respond back.
But since the streets were demanding Meek step his flow up, he had no choice. This was an awkward collaboration to say at least, but it managed to get junk food media attention.
But the lyrics as followed.
(Intro: Sauce Walka)
Oh yeah, you want some, TSF DC niggas
Meek it’s that time man we gotta move these fake niggas out the way man
The real is back, we winnin’
(Hook: Sauce Walka)
Oh yeah, I had to bomb on these niggas
I went Osama on niggas
I copped the Wraith out the dealer
I bought my bitch a Chinchilla
These niggas fake and we realer
Leave ’em outside in the winter
Bitch niggas hate on the winner
I’m winnin’ and winnin’ on niggas
I’m winning, I’m winning, I’m winning
I’m winning on niggas
I’m winning, I’m winning, I’m winning
I’m spending on niggas
I copped the Wraith out the dealer
I bought my bitch a Chinchilla
Fake niggas hate on the winner
Well fuck it, I’m winnin’ on niggas
(Verse 1: Meek Mill)
H-Town, H-Town
Young rich nigga, I just stay down
All these birdies like A-Town
Got her with her ass up face down, face down
Face down, face down
FILA like my playground
Go to club, drink, get chased ’round
I’m in Fifth Ward, me and J now You givin’ cash to these bitches I give a splash to these bitches I’m never trippin’, my chick got more ass than these bitches Prolly more cash than these niggas
I’m in my zone like I’m fuckin’
I’m gone get money, fuck bitches
Ballin’ in Houston, with back to back rings
Like I was Olajuwon, call me (Hakeem) I know what these bitches want I know what these bitches need She gone go and fuck a corney nigga for some money Run it back to me
I’m in Houston with some Philly niggas
In the trenchs with the Jeeps
Junior brought my nigga E
Sippin’ dirty, me and three
(Hook: Sauce Walka)
Oh yeah, I had to bomb on these niggas
I went Osama on niggas
I copped the Wraith out the dealer
I bought my bitch a Chinchilla
These niggas fake and we realer
Leave ’em outside in the winter
Bitch niggas hate on the winner
I’m winnin’ and winnin’ on niggas
I’m winning, I’m winning, I’m winning
I’m winning on niggas
I’m winning, I’m winning, I’m winning
I’m spending on niggas
I copped the Wraith out the dealer
I bought my bitch a Chinchilla
Fake niggas hate on the winner
Well fuck it, I’m winnin’ on niggas
(Verse 2: Sauce Walka)
I bought the house out the bitch
She put the rocks on my wrist
I just bought a new bitch from the dealer
And she put the rest on my whip I keep the Glock on my hip My bitch keep a gun in that Birkin bag Niggas hatin’ and it’s really sad But we’re spilling sauce that’s the devil’s swag
Jewelry worth half a milli
Drippin’ sauce out in Philly
I’m with Fat Reese out in H-Town
Ain’t no fuck niggas near me
Bought my (?)
Wearin’ gold like a king
Now we eatin’, stackin’ lobsters but I still remember (?)
Hot dogs and the peas
Sleepin’ by the dope fiends Why they hatin’ on me? Cause we made it out the streets I’m what these rap niggas wanna be I can never be a wannabe I’m spilling’ this flavor it’s all on me
I’m winnin’ and spillin’ all in these streets
(Hook: Sauce Walka)
Oh yeah, I had to bomb on these niggas
I went Osama on niggas
I copped the Wraith out the dealer
I bought my bitch a Chinchilla
These niggas fake and we realer
Leave ’em outside in the winter
Bitch niggas hate on the winner
I’m winnin’ and winnin’ on niggas
I’m winning, I’m winning, I’m winning
I’m winning on niggas
I’m winning, I’m winning, I’m winning
I’m spending on niggas
I copped the Wraith out the dealer
I bought my bitch a Chinchilla
Fake niggas hate on the winner
Well fuck it, I’m winnin’ on niggas
What A Time To Be Dumb As Fuck.
(Verse 3: Sancho Saucey) Sauce God, I’m above a boss Grab the sun and threw it in my mouth Chop sticks all in my O’s Big (?) then I can wrap her off Pull up to your studio with creatures Got my tigers with me, they gon’ eat ya But I ain’t askin’ for no fuckin’ feature I’m just sendin’ shots, baby that’s on Jesus Big (?) pimpin’ that’s on diva Sauce gang baby, I’m the leader Chasin’ fast cash, I’m a cheetah Stop the beat bitch, I need a breather
All the bitches do what I say
They caught me simon, all my diamonds smilin’
I just took a bitch to the island
I just put 17 in her vagina
I got bad bitches down in China
Chung-Lee I’m a street fighter Sauce Twinz goin’ back to back Tryna steal my sauce? I ain’t havin’ that I’m quick to shootin’ like Action Jack Sauce killa free my nigga Dre Spillin’ sauce what we had to do
Savin’ the city like Dennis Gru
(Hook: Sauce Walka)
Oh yeah, I had to bomb on these niggas
I went Osama on niggas
I copped the Wraith out the dealer
I bought my bitch a Chinchilla
These niggas fake and we realer
Leave ’em outside in the winter
Bitch niggas hate on the winner
I’m winnin’ and winnin’ on niggas
I’m winning, I’m winning, I’m winning
I’m winning on niggas
I’m winning, I’m winning, I’m winning
I’m spending on niggas
I copped the Wraith out the dealer
I bought my bitch a Chinchilla
Fake niggas hate on the winner
Well fuck it, I’m winnin’ on niggas
Meek Mill aimed a shot at Drake and Future. They will likely respond back.
Okay, let me put it in layman's terms for the readers here at World News Today.
Meek Mill says that he's still banging Nick Minaj. He said that Drake ain't hurting his money. The "run back to me" comment is a dig at Drake and Nicki Minaj's rap label. There's a civil war within Cash Money/Young Money. Lil' Wayne, Drake and Nicki Minaj are blasting the label for inept management. Meek was teasing that Roman Pink is thinking about becoming a Dreamchaser. He said that he's not a corny rapper like Drake. I am guessing he's taking a shot at Future as well. The "giving the cash to the bitches" remark sounds like a dig at Future. On What A Time To Be Alive, Future said Meek is trying to be a battle rapper, while he's assuring himself as a trap rapper. He said that Meek's feud with Drake is jibber jabber.
Sauce Walka says that he's representing Houston flow. He said that Drake stole the flow. He threatened Drake with physical violence if he comes back to the city. He called Drake a wannabe.
Sanchez Saucey had the most interesting of the lyrics. He basically said that he may pull up on Drake when they let their guard down. He said that Sauce Twinz are the streets and they don't give a fuck about radio play. He called Drake a bitch and he would do better sucking for beats.
On the response from Drake. Let's hear the song 30 for 30 from What A Time To Be Alive.
Okay, I am going to be pretty honest with you on the song from Sauce Twinz and Meek Mill.
It's not bad. But it's not strong enough. I mean if you're going to take on a mainstream rapper who dominates the charts with hits, you better come with a hit.
Adele's 25 and Justin Bieber Purpose are out this week. These albums may have dethorned Drake's If You're Reading This Its Too Late. Adele's album became one of fastest selling albums this year.
I've heard that Republican governors want to block access to refugees because of the Paris attacks.
They believe that the federal government will not do proper vetting of those seeking refuge from the civil war in Syria.
They claim that terrorists could infiltrate fleeing refugees seeking asylum. The president said that the United States is willing to accept 10,000 Syrians to seek asylum.
The president gets annoyed by the quarterbacking from his critics. The Republicans once again blame the president for the Paris attacks. They believe that he's not taking the threat of terrorism seriously.
He won't even say the "radical Islam". It's the new phrase used in the word vomit drinking game.
The Republicans and their conservative agitators offer no real solution on how to combat terrorism.
The only answer to the problem, attack President Barack Obama and his allies for not saying "radical Islam" and not recognizing the threat.
When Republicans can prove they're tough on terrorism, come and see me!
President Barack Obama said that critics love "pop off" with their opinions about the U.S. campaign against the Islamic State without offering real ideas to combat the threat.
He says they should present a specific plan. And if his critics think their advisers are smarter than Obama's, the president says, "I want to meet them."
Obama says his sole interest is in keeping the American people safe. He says he's not interested in doing what works politically or will make him or America look tough.
Some Republican presidential candidates have called on Obama to send U.S. ground troops into Syria. Jeb Bush and Ted Cruz have said that any U.S. assistance to Middle Eastern refugees should focus primarily on Christians fleeing persecution.
Ben Carson recently said he had information on China's involvement in Syria. Obama officials said they had no evidence of that. Carson expressed surprise that "my sources are better than theirs."
Now clearly, Republicans have no room to talk. The worst disaster to happen on American soil happened under a Republican president.
Mind you that Republicans now taken this nationalist stance against immigrants. They seriously ignore the principles of America being a "welcoming place". Donald Trump believes that we should eliminate Islamic mosques in the United States. Carson claims that "radical Islam" is the new Nazis. Cruz wants to say that Obama throws Israel and Christians under the bus.
These clowns are scared of the Muslims.
Most Muslims condemn this senseless violence.
A repetitive pattern of the Republicans and their conservative allies.
When Black Lives Matter, All Lives Matter.
When the Black community demands police reform and body cameras, Republicans claim that they're not focused on Black-on-whatever crime. They claim that protesting against injustice is liberal indoctrination and professional race-baiters. The Republicans believe that Black Lives Matter embraces cop killing.
When you talk about comprehensive immigration reform, they call it amnesty. They don't want to grant hardworking immigrants the opportunity to be American citizens. In their minds, if they pass this monumental Civil Rights bill, the Democrats get the credit.
Republicans are just as radical as the terrorists. They want to meddle in the lives of women by cutting funds to Planned Parenthood.
They want to eliminate birthright citizenship. They want to put undocumented immigrants into federal time out. They want to pass this Kate Steinle law to punish small time undocumented criminals.
A lot of smoke but no fire.
They want to repeal Obamacare despite the Supreme Court ruling it constitutional.
They want to repeal Dodd-Frank and let the financial market crash again.
They want to build a huge border fence on the U.S.-Mexican border ignoring the U.S.-Canadian border being loose.
They want to let the TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline flow through the Midwest with dirty tar sand oil they'll export to East Asia.
They want to pass religious freedom laws that discriminate against Muslims, the LGBT community non-Christian residents.
Gun crime happens everyday in the United States. They can't figure out what is the worst event to exploit. When the victim's families call for gun control and more accountability towards gun ownership, Republicans stand in the way with ridiculous hypotheticals. They will says that the victim's families are exploiting their member's death for a gun grab.
They continue to cry about the the junk food media being liberal despite being Republican candidates getting more attention than the Democrats.
The Republican Party fucking sucks. They make stupid look smart.
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) in 2010 meets with President Barack Obama.
Well it seems like the ney sayers will have an opportunity to debate the October jobs numbers.
It seems like House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) will have to find some reason to attack the president for 95 million people not working.
Conservatives are fucking stupid. They seem to be fixated on this notion that 95 million people not working. If 95 million people aren't working, then 1/3 of the nation isn't working.
So that means over a third of 320 million Americans are determined to be lazy gubmint leeches right?
Nevermind the incarcerated, the disabled, the retired, the underage, those attending college and the dead. Nevermind those who felt confident to quit their jobs. Nevermind those who were laid off, fired, or temporarily hired for a selective period.
To spread a misleading statement as fact is the reason to why Ben Carson and Donald Trump in the lead. That helped Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) gain momentum.
Anyway, the unemployment drops to 5 percent after it was revealed 271,000 jobs were recorded for the month of October.
This strong jobs report may push Janet Yellen, the Federal Reverse chief to push the interest rate up.
Employment gains in October were broad-based, though manufacturing added no jobs and mining shed 4,000 positions.
Manufacturing has been hit by a strong dollar, efforts by businesses to reduce bloated inventory and spending cuts by energy companies cutting back on well drilling and exploration in response to lower oil prices.
Mining employment has declined by 109,000 since peaking in December 2014. Oilfield services provider Schlumberger last month announced further layoffs in addition to the 20,000 jobs it has already eliminated.
Construction payrolls, however, increased 31,000 last month, the biggest gain since February.
The services sector added 241,000 jobs last month, with large gains in retail, health and leisure. Government payrolls increased 3,000 last month.
It seems like the president and Secretary of State John Kerry will also reject the building of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. TransCanada put a lot of influence in the Congress. They were bidding for lawmakers to support the measure. Many Republicans claim the pipeline will create 30,000 jobs. Many Democrats said that tar sand oil could be dangerous to the environment.
Republican passed a bill supporting the pipeline. The president swiftly vetoed the bill and it died.
The pipeline would cut through a lot of properties. A lot of people have to lose land due to government seizure of land.
What could happen if there's an earthquake and the pipeline is ruptured?
Once the pipeline is completed, how many jobs will it take to work on the pipeline?
The Justin Trudeau effect helped a lot.
Trudeau who won the Canadian national elections to become the next prime minister. He opposes the Keystone XL pipeline.
Target announces another round of closings. Springfield, Ohio loses its only store.
Springfield, Ohio was dealt a blow. The Minneapolis based retailer announced another round of closings. The closings are affecting areas where they claim sales are in decline.
In the latest rounds of closings, the First Avenue location is on the list. The only Target store in the area will close in January.
That leaves Dayton metropolitan area four area locations. Huber Heights, Beavercreek, Centerville, and Miamisburg locations are still open for the time being.
Since 2013, the areas surrounding the Upper Valley Mall and Bechtle Avenue shopping district were hit with retail closing up.
When it was announced J.C. Penny and Macy's were closing in the same period, it put the nail in the coffin for the Upper Valley Mall. It's now declared a dead mall.
Springfield Ohio's only Target store is closing.
The mall is in receivership and the property's only anchor store Sears is considering closing.
The property hasn't secure a major anchor since the announcement.
The Bon Ton Corporation which owns Dayton-based Elder-Beerman closed first. Then Macy's and later J.C. Penny.
The Springfield city and township leaders are hoping that Hobby Lobby and Dick's Sporting Goods brings a little bit of good news to the area.
The Columbus area took a hit as well. Despite having the Hollywood Casino in the area, the Westland Mall is officially dead and everything around it is dying as well.
The Target Graceland location on West Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio is closing in January.
Target had closed all its Canadian stores in 2014-15. The 133 stores operated independently of the Target Corporation. It pull completely out of the country.
Target is trying to rebrand its image. They recently aired promotional for The Peanuts Movie and a cameo appearance from Brian and Stewie from Fox's Family Guy.
Justin Trudeau will be sworn as the new Prime Minister of Canada.
Canada has a new leader. After a decade of conservative rule, Prime Minister Stephen Harper will be heading for the door soon. Ottawa's got a new prime minister. He's the son of a legendary leader.
Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party came to town.
A young fresh face willing to turn Canada back around. The politico is the "Barack Obama" of the north. His wife is Canadian news agitator Sophie Gregoire. They have three children.
Trudeau, 43, the photogenic son of former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, pledged to run a C$10 billion annual budget deficit for three years to invest in infrastructure and help stimulate Canada's anemic economic growth.
This rattled financial markets in the runnup to the vote and the Canadian dollar weakened on news of his victory.
Trudeau has said he will repair Canada's cool relations with the Obama administration, withdraw Canada from the combat mission against Islamic State militants in favor of humanitarian aid and training, and tackle climate change.
Trudeau vaulted from third place to lead the polls in the final days of the campaign, overcoming Conservative attacks that he is too inexperienced to govern to return to the Prime Minister's residence in Ottawa where he grew up as a child.
"When the time for change strikes, it's lethal," former Conservative Prime Minister Brian Mulroney said in a television interview. "I ran and was successful because I wasn't Pierre Trudeau. Justin is successful because he isn't Stephen Harper."
The Conservatives were projected to become the official opposition in Parliament, with the left-leaning New Democratic Party in third.
American conservatives lose an ally. The Conservative Party and its chief Prime Minister Stephen Harper were crushed in the National Party Elections.
Liberal supporters at the party's campaign headquarters broke into cheers and whistles when television projected that Trudeau would be the next prime minister.
Top Trudeau advisor Gerald Butts tweeted "Amazing work #TeamTrudeau. Breathtaking really."
At the Conservative election headquarters in Calgary, where Harper is due to speak later, supporters sat quietly, staring at giant TV screens as the results poured in.
The Conservatives weren't the only party that appeared headed for a crushing defeat. The third place left-leaning New Democratic Party's fall was highlighted in Quebec, where it had the majority of its seats.
Radio Canada projected it would end up with just seven seats, down from 54 in the last Parliament.
The Liberals' win marks a swing toward a more multilateral approach in global politics by the Canadian government, which has distanced itself from the United Nations in recent years.
The former teacher took charge of the party just two years ago and guided it out of the political wilderness with a pledge of economic stimulus and stirring appeals for a return to social liberalism.
The United States and Canada are strong allies.
Born to a sitting prime minister who came to power in 1968 on a wave of popular support dubbed "Trudeaumania," Trudeau will become the second-youngest prime minister in Canadian history and brings an appeal more common in movie stars than statesmen.
Pierre once jumped from a trampoline into the crowd. With boyish good looks, Justin thrusts himself into throngs and puts his hand to his heart when listening to someone.
Say hi to the world's most beautiful couple. Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire.
Selfie requests are so common he happily takes the camera and snaps the photo himself, often cheek to cheek. He is the married father of three young children.
Criticized for being more style than substance, Trudeau has used attacks on his good looks and privileged upbringing to win over voters, who recalled his father's rock-star presence and an era when Canada had some sizzle on the world stage.
Pierre Trudeau, who died in 2000, was in power for 15 years - with a brief interruption - and remains one of the few Canadian leaders to be known abroad.
Single when he took power, the elder Trudeau dated movie stars and models before marrying. He had three boys while prime minister, the eldest of whom now succeeds him in the nation's top office.
Financial market players had praised the Conservative government for its steady hand in economic management, which had spared Canada the worst of the global financial malaise. Trudeau has also promised to raise taxes on high-income Canadians and reduce them for the middle class.
Political pundits have already began to speculate on the makeup of a Trudeau government while pondering what caused the downfall of Harper, 56, who has been criticized for his aloof personality but won credit for economic management in a decade of global fiscal uncertainty.
Drake announced his mixtape What A Time To Be Alive will be released on iTunes. He will be collaborating with Future on the mixtape.
Toronto rapper/singer Drake announced he will collaborate with Atlanta rapper Future for a mixtape.
It was announced on Drake's social media pages that he will release What A Time To Be Alive on iTunes, Sunday. This is the first joint project from Drake and Future.
He often drops surprise albums to keep bootleggers from leaking singles.
The rappers have toured together. The pair seem confident in the mixtape release being a success.
Future had only Drake on his third album. He scrapped the remaining acts due to a surprise leak of his album.
Seeing its release on iTunes, will be judged as an album or a mixtape?
This year, Drake released If You're Reading This It's Too Late in February and it reached Number 1 on Billboard's Top 200. The mixtape went platinum. It sold over 1.3 million units.
Drake also engaged in feuds with former labelmate Tyga and former collaborator Meek Mill.
Drake destroyed them. Drake also will address the recent attacks from a Houston rapper who used his Back 2 Back beat. Sauce Walka running on the ghostwriter and the piss on Drake attack. He even dropped Madonna and Serena Williams in this diss.
Future released DS2 (Dirty Sprite 2) in July. The album was a first for Future. It reached Number 1 on Billboard's Top 200. The album went gold. It sold over 596,000 units.
Future broke up with Ciara this year. He is the father of five children. One of the women he had a child with is a close cousin.
Michael Sam quits football. The curtain falls on the first openly gay football player. He can now say he's a washed up celebrity.
I guess the fame has passed. The world was hoping for a miracle. Unfortunately, Michael Sam didn't offer that. His surprising admission that he is openly gay and he wanted to join the NFL gotten so much attention in 2013.
The sports community was wondering if the league was ready to have an openly gay player.
It didn't happen.
Michael Sam was the player of the year. He was the defensive back for the University of Missouri (MIZZOU) Tigers. He was drafted for the St. Louis Rams. He was picked 267 out of the 350 picks. He was quickly cut after he failed to maintain a successful catching records. He won a ESPY award for his courage.
He would soon get a pick on the Dallas Cowboys reserve squad. It didn't last but less than seven months.
He would end up on reality television. The washed up celebrity show Dancing With The Stars had him on the recent season. He was cut in the fourth week after failing to match to other competitors.
Then apparently he ended up playing for the Canadian Football League. He was drafted for the Montreal Alouettes. He signed a two year contract with the team. But after few months on the team he gave it up for no apparent reason.
I am guessing he and his boyfriend are broken up as well. He was planning on marrying Vito Cammisano his longtime partner.
Sam claims that he's giving up on football. He said that he's been treated for mental issues.
Any thoughts on this?
Was Michael Sam the "great hype" or just a giant hype?
Entertainers Ja Rule, 50 Cent, Drake and Meek Mill are feuding.
The Drake and Meek Mill feud may have started up another.
When Meek went into the final verse of his panned Wanna Know, he mentioned that this that Ja Rule and 50 Cent shit. Basically he said this feud will become physical if Drake goes near Philadelphia.
Ja went to social media to pan Meek's diss and remind his fans that he sold millions of albums and has the money to prove it. That's a knock to 50 declaring bankruptcy. He also stressed that nobody should be hurt in these rap feuds.
50 got wind of it and kindly remind his fans (or whoever would listen) that Ja got his ass tore up.
50 said that Ja would face another beat down.
And it's like a repeat of the same shit all over again for two longtime rappers. These Queens-based rappers are back burning each other. From social media to the studio, these two are back at it again!
Ja Rule (Jeffrey Atkins) and 50 Cent (Curtis Jackson) reignited the feud they've started nearly 15 years ago. But who's listening to them?
They are both off the major labels. They have no label home and their shit ain't popping in the clubs anymore. They both seen the cannon fire them out. Def Jam fired Ja out the cannon after he was defeated by 50. Ja struggled to keep the magic going despite taking a "L" in this battle. Def Jam fired him out the cannon in 2007. The cannon was looking elsewhere. It seems despite having the world's best debut album, 50 saw his stock slide fast. I mean he was dogging on Ja for doing songs dancing with Ashanti. What the heck was he doing when he released Candy Shop? Interscope fired 50 out the cannon after he refused to change an album he wanted to push out so badly.
It's like Back to the Future. This old feud is like, old....
Seems like some things never change.
MTV caught a picture of them embracing one another. At first I thought it was joke, but it was true.
50 Cent was boarding a flight and saw Ja Rule on it. They did a picture for the fan.
Drake served Meek Mill with a side order of fries.
With the passing of WWE legend Rowdy Roddy Piper, the wrestling empire shares it condolences to the veteran of the ring.
One thing that's never forgotten: All feuds always were met in the ring!
If this was a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match, the winner would have been........!
Damn, Drizzy! I didn't think you do him like that!
The 6 God destroyed every aspect of Meek Mill. Matter of fact, everyone was expecting the Philly rapper to respond back with a hard hitting response.
Damn, Drake destroyed Meek's gangsta!
Nope. It fell flat. Now everyone and anyone is embarrassed to be around him.
So I want to tell you that Meek Millie clammed up on the social media. He's been off the social media for over five days now.
They clowned on him. Even some big corporations went to social media to mock Meek.
WWE is considering putting a dent in his finances. He used the theme from The Undertaker in his Wanna Know diss. The song was sampled without permission.
I think he may have violated his court order. In 2013, Meek was forced to take etiquette classes after a judge slapped him with a hefty fine and probation. He was served with firearm and dope charges.
He must notify his P.O. whenever he continues his tour with Nicki Minaj.
There's talk that the feud has gotten on Nicki's nerves. There's reports of them splitting up.
Now here comes the most funniest responses on Twitter from fans, athletes and corporations.
This Meek Mill clowning has been great for Burger King, White Castle, Hamburger Helper, Whataburger and even etiquette company Rosetta Stone. They actually making $$$$$$$ off it.
Having a bad day? Remember that you aren't Meek Mill
Just as Hulk Hogan got fired out the cannon for his rants and ravings, his best friend passed away.
Legendary wrestler Rowdy Roddy Piper passed away Friday of natural causes says his representatives.
World News Today send our condolences to the family of Rowdy Roddy Piper.
For most of the 1980s, Roddy Piper was the "bad guy" in the WWF (World Wrestling Federation) now known as World Wrestling Entertainment.
Roddy Piper (Roderick George Toombs) was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He was a professional wrestler, actor, and host of a podcast show. He created the Rowdy Roddy Piper image based on his Scottish heritage.
He was also known for wearing a kilt and played the bagpipe. He was a rock star and a favorite among the fans. He also went by the name "Hot Rod".
He won 34 championships. He participated in the main events of Wrestlemania I to Wrestlemania X.
He even worked as a special guest referee in the latter.
He was known for having rivalries with Hulk Hogan, Greg Valentine, Adrian Adonis and Lou Albano. He also had rivalries with pop singer and wrestling fan Cyndi Lauper.
Hulk Hogan, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, John Cena, Cyndi Lauper, Ted DeBiase, Ric Flair and many others have all expressed condolences publicly and through social media.
One of the best wrestlers ever. I'm gonna miss him.
Meek Mill's feud with Drake got ugly. Drake lined up two. Meek lined up one. Some are saying Meek better catch up. Some say that the 6-God buried Meek.
The feud continues. 6-God laid two hammers and nailed it. He aimed at Meek Mill.
The feud started when Meek laid a bombshell on the public. He criticized Drake for having a ghostwriter in the studio. He also blasted him for not promoting his second album.
Drake was not taking that accusation well. So he went into the studio and let him have it.
The first single Charge Up was a light tap but it was a hammer ringer. That was the sample of what Drake had coming to Meek. I mean I was somewhat alright to it.
But the next song Back-to-Back went hard. It went viral and it almost felt like Eminem destroying Benzino. I've listened to it and I said, damn he hit him harder than I've thought!
[Intro]
Oh man, oh man, oh man, not again
[Verse]
Yeah, I learned the game from William Wesley
You can never check me
Back to back for the niggas that didn't get the message
Back to back like I'm on the cover of Lethal Weapon
Back to back like I'm Jordan '96, '97 Whoa, very important and very pretentious When I look back I might be mad that I gave this attention Yeah, but it's weighin' heavy on my conscience Yeah, and fuck, you left The Boy no options I wanna see my niggas go insane You gon' make me step out of my fuckin' frame You gon' make me buy bottles for Charlamagne You gon' make me go out of my fuckin' way I waited four days, nigga, where y'all at? I drove here in the Wraith playin' AR-AB I'm not sure what it was that really made y'all mad But I guess this is what I gotta do to make y'all rap I mean woah, can't fool the city, man, they know what's up Second floor at Tootsies, gettin' shoulder rubs This for y'all to think that I don't write enough They just mad cause I got the midas touch You love her, then you gotta give the world to her Is that a world tour or your girl's tour? I know that you gotta be a thug for her This ain't what she meant when she told you to open up more Yeah, trigger fingers turn to twitter fingers Yeah, you gettin' bodied by a singin' nigga I'm not the type of nigga that'll type to niggas
And shout-out to all my boss bitches wife-in niggas
Make sure you hit him with the prenup
Then tell that man to ease up
I did another one, I did another one
You still ain't did shit about the other one
I got the drink in me goin' back to back
Yeah, goin' back to back
I got the drink in me goin' back to back
Yeah, I'm goin' back to back I don't wanna hear about this ever again Not even when she tell 'em that they better as friends Not even when you sayin', "Drizzy, tell 'em again" I been puttin' on a show, it was a sell out event Oh, you need better seatin' I didn't wanna do it, gave me every reason The point I'm tryna make is I don't ever need 'em Seen what you'd do for fame or what you'd do for freedom Please, check 'em for a wire or a earpiece Please, please do not let these niggas near me Please, think before you come for the great one Please, who's a real nigga and who ain't one? Please, somebody stop me
I'm talkin' boasy and gwanin wassy
I got the fest in five days and it's my shit
Soon as a nigga hit the stage, they gon'
They gon' ask if I can play this shit back to back
Yeah, they want it back to back
They gon' ask if I can play this shit back to back
I took a break from Views, now it's back to that, nigga
Meek teased the fans with a taste of his response. He mocked Drake's singles for being "baby lotion" soft and "lol" his rhyme style. Meek even mocked the fact that this diss came without his ghostwriter.
So few days later, Meek Mill responded back with a single Wanna Know. The single aimed at Drake and it has his alleged ghostwriter and Diddy on it. It also mocked the rapper for being a rap Milli Vanilli.
[Intro]
I just wanna know how niggas going to jail Telling on niggas, coming back home and it still being cool I just wanna know how a nigga on Instagram and Twitter with fifty thousand followers Ain’t got no money in real life, but still popping, I just wanna know I wanna know, if a nigga ain’t really putting it in, but acting like he putting it in Niggas still letting it fly like it’s cool, I really wanna know man This shit getting different out here it’s getting spooky
[Verse 1: Meek Mill & Quentin Miller]
Now when that shit went down with Chris, you wrote a check
In New Orleans wore my chain to get respect (you a fraud)
So what that tell me? You a pussy and a fan Say the wrong shit you know the shooters at your neck I just wanna know, if you ain’t write that running through the six shit Tell us who the fuck was Quentin running through the six with? Running through the six with my woes Counting money you know how it goes All the real live forever baby And the fake get exposed Niggas writing for you cause you know you never did shit When I threw that hook out, I was tryin' to catch a big fish We the type of niggas to tie your mother up Fuck your sister in the ass and hit your brother up, pussy You really sweet, I call you buttercup You fucking dork you changed the style because you studied us Coming with the same flow Switching up your lingo
We just want a refund, this ain’t what we paid for
Every time that we come, we get what we came for
Spitting another niggas shit, but you claim you king though?
[Hook]
I just wanna know, I just wanna know How these niggas acting like they trill but really fake And people acting like it go I just wanna know, I just wanna know Was it Quentin Miller? Was it Hush or was it Detail where you really got your flow? (Milli Vanilli ass nigga)
[Verse 2]
Money make a fake ass nigga look real again
Money make a sucker that told look trill again Says a lot about all the people that's feeling him But I'ma show you bitch ass niggas we're real again Heard that other nigga talking we ain’t get back yet Let’s keep it short, nigga you ain’t get your chick back yet And now she rocking with the chaser and now you missed that check
You went from Clear Port to buddy pass you miss that jet, hold up
[Interlude 1: Sample]
Cat, I got to take them off of here, that's right
I got to take them off of here, there’s only one
And that’s me, you understand?
'Fore all that fighting, you understand?
Sucka thinks he good
Sucka thinks he can whoop me
And I know he can’t whoop me and I
Hey boy, the nigga whole style is chump, you understand?
When it comes to me you understand
Let me get mines first
Then after I get mine, y’all can do what you wanna do
[Verse 3]
You know you fucked up right?
You shoulda just said nothing Now you're going to have to give me a check to stop All I hear is platinum that platinum this Meanwhile I’m on the carpet with a platinum chick I got a platinum rollie, platinum whip Niggas frauds I told the truth, don’t ask me shit All this industry fake enemy and rap shit It’s never really my style we got cash to get I really started from nothing now it’s back to shit Puffy almost caught a domestic when he smacked that bitch Hold up, let that bitch breathe
[Interlude 2: Diddy]
Yeah this is called poppin' shit
There’s no cut on it
There’s no cut on it
If your feelings get hurt
You feel like "oh, that’s an arrogant little comment..."
No this is the truth and the truth hurts
Haven’t I paid my dues?
Haven't I went through the storm?
Didn’t I weather the storm?
Niggas is gone and I'm here
[Outro] You let Tip homie piss on you in a movie theater nigga, we ain’t forget Real niggas back in style this shit is lit This that Ja Rule shit and 50 Cent
Many rap fans went right for the bell and said that Drake laid the hammer. The hammer went through the board and Meek got hurt. Critics says that Meek didn't live up to the challenge.
So Meek is determined to go back into the studio to lay a harder rhyme. It's reported that he's releasing another one in the coming days.
So the social media went crazy on it. Automatically the stans say it's a no question, Drake won.
The Daily Beast is spreading a rumor. It's reported that Meek and Nicki Minaj broke up. I am not confirming this. Meek put a ring on it earlier this year. They're engaged. Nicki stayed out of it for the most part. It's true that the 6-God is friends with Roman Zolanski, and they defend each other.
When Lil' Kim went at Nicki, Drake went right to defense of her. He said that Kim need to retire the hardcore and stick to being washed up.
Okay, judge for yourself which rapper had the juice!
But goddamn it, he shouldn't never of have done it. You can't fix stupid!
You can't replace a life. You only have one life and that's it. Devon Staples a young man from a Maine city just a few miles from the Canadian border wanted to show off. He wanted to do a trick that he saw on the social media. It cost him his life.
World News Today send our condolences to Devon Staples and every victim of firework tragedies.
So many people fail to realize that these are dangerous explosives. I mean if you're not using it right, you lose an appendage or your life.
He was a great entertainer.
Staples blew his head off after he got drunk and decided to put a firework projectile on his head.
Matter of fact, there were over 400 cases of incidents where people messing with fireworks were injured or killed this year alone.
Staples did some part time work acting at Disney World as a character actor. The AP reached out to his family. They said that this event was an accident.
Staples, 22, of Calais, a small city on the Canadian border, placed a reloadable fireworks mortar tube on his head and told his friends he was going to light it, McCausland said. But his friends urged him to stop.
"Apparently, he thought that was a great idea," McCausland said. "His friends they thought dissuaded him from doing it, and the next thing they knew, he ignited the fireworks and he was killed instantly."
Staples's brother Cody told the Daily News of New York that he was a few feet away when his brother lit the firework and was the first to come to his side after it exploded.
"There was no rushing him to the hospital. There was no Devon left when I got there," said 25-year-old Cody Staples, who called it an accident.
"Devon was not the kind of person who would do something stupid. He was the kind of person who would pretend to do something stupid to make people laugh," he said.
Staples' death is the first fireworks fatality in Maine since the state legalized fireworks on Jan. 1, 2012, authorities said.
Man put one of these firework projectiles on the top of his head.
Lawmakers had voted to repeal a 1949 law banning fireworks, reasoning the industry would create jobs and generate revenue.
State fire marshals were also investigating several other Fourth of July fireworks accidents involving injuries in Friendship, Jefferson, Lebanon and Woodstock. They said most of the accidents involved burns and eye injuries.
In Montana on Saturday, a 32-year-old man was killed at a Billings home in a fireworks accident involving a mortar tube.
And in New Jersey, a 52-year-old man blew off a large piece of his left leg below the knee when he set off a tennis-ball sized firework in Leonia.
I am sharing my experience of traveling in Canada.
I went to the town of Dresden, Ontario. It's about 76 miles from Detroit. I was traveling the Highway 401 towards London. I saw the sign that said Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site.
I couldn't help but go and visit this.
It's a part of Civil Rights History.
The Henson estate. Josiah Henson, a former slave, author, abolitionist, and minister, who, through his 1849 autobiography The Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada, as Narrated by Himself, was the inspiration for Harriet Beecher Stowe's title character in her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin.[
The 5-acre (20,000 m2) complex is part of the original 200 acres (0.81 km2) of land purchased in 1841 to establish the Dawn Settlement, a community for escaped slaves.
The original Henson cabin was located on a different location nearby and opened as a museum in the 1940s by an area farmer, William Chapple.
The house was moved to the existing location in 1964 by J.D. Thomson, and subsequently was owned and operated by Kent County, Ontario and then the St. Clair Parkway Commission. Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site has been owned by the Ontario Heritage Trust since 2005.
Henson Family Cemetery is located on the site. The original cabin was moved slightly for the museum and interactive centre.
I show some pictures and also posted my first YouTube video in five years.
Have you read the epic novel Uncle Tom's Cabin by American writer Harriett Beecher Stowe?
Have you visited the National Underground Railroad Museum in Cincinnati?
