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Kamala Harris To Select Tim Walz As Running Mate: Sources
Vice President Kamala Harris has announced Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota as her running mate, ending weeks of speculation.
Shocked?: Trump Backer Who Said Vandals Tagged His House Guilty Of Fraud
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: ROBERTO SCHMIDT / Getty A Minnesota man who claimed that his house was vandalized and his camper set on fire because he was a supporter of former President Donald Trump pleaded guilty to fraud. According to reports, prosecutors stated that Denis Molla pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud on Tuesday (Oct. 11). Molla had become infamous for claiming that his camper vehicle parked in front of his Brooklyn Center home was set on fire on Sept. 23, 2020 to police. The 30-year-old also claimed that “Biden 2020” and “BLM” along with an antifascist symbol were spray-painted on his garage because he had hoisted a “Trump 2020” flag. He told law enforcement that he had spied three unidentified males near his home when he heard an explosion. According to the U.S....
Dave Chappelle Show Shut Down Over Transgender Comments Controversy
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Shannon Finney / Getty Dave Chappelle went from being one of the most beloved comics of his era to now being considered a transphobic bigot in the eyes of many. Due to the Washington, D.C. native’s strong stances regarding the LGBTQ community, a Minnesota venue canceled a show date event due to Chappelle’s comments. Taking to social media, First Avenue, where Dave Chappelle was slated to perform on Wednesday (July 20), issued a public statement regarding their decision to move the comedian’s show to another nearby venue. Related Stories “The Dave Chappelle show tonight at First Avenue has been cancelled and is moving to the Varsity Theater,” opened the statment. It continued with, “To staff, artists, and our community, we hear you and we are sorry. We kno...
3M Open Preview: Golf Betting Tips, Predictions and Odds
After an amazing 150th Open Championship in which Cameron Smith triumphed at St Andrews last week, attention turn back to the PGA Tour for the 3M Open this week from TPC Twin Cities. Some of the biggest names in the world of golf and most consistent players on the PGA Tour feature this week in Minnesota. This is the first tournament back in America after The Open, so who will be victorious after 72 holes comes Sunday evening this week on the PGA Tour? So without further ado, here are our 3M Open betting tips and as we bid to predict the winner this week from TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, Minnesota. Best Golf Betting Offers & Free Bets 3M Open Preview After a compelling Open Championship last week in Scotland, this week is the turn of the 3M Open. Some of the world’s best golfers are heading...
Justice Denied: Minneapolis Prosecutors Say No Criminal Charges Filed In Killing Of Amir Locke
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Stephen Maturen / Getty Minneapolis prosecutors announced Wednesday that there will be no justice for Amir Locke. The prosecutors effectively made clear, just as Louisville, Kentucky, authorities did in the case of Breonna Taylor, that a cop isn’t responsible for wrongdoing so long as they can say they were on the job and in fear for their lives. Amir’s fear doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter that Locke was sleeping when cops burst through the door in service of a warrant the 22-year-old wasn’t named in. It doesn’t matter that the gun Locke was holding was one he owned legally—which gave him a right to protect himself with it—when Officer Mark Hanneman shot him to death for holding it. Amir’s Black life didn’t matter. According to the New York Times, prose...
Boogie T Reveals First Headline Performance at Red Rocks, “Boogie T On The Rocks”
Hold out your glass because Boogie T is serving up some funk on the rocks this spring. In April, the Louisiana-bred producer will be taking over one of America’s most iconic concert venues, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, for a Friday night showcase. Joining the bearded bass bender will be SoDown, Minnesota, KHIVA, Bawldy, and his BOOGIE T.RIO live band for a special sunset set. Like Boogie T himself, the lineup is a nice blend of live electronic and wonky bass music. The announcement video also shows a very sacred process that’s not often caught on camera. Believe it or not, artists are not booked at Red Rocks via email chains with their managers. As it turns out, bottles with invites have been scattered around the world and those who find them get to take the...
EDM.com Presents The Heat Check 005: Kumarion, Mersiv, Sippy and More
In modern bass, dubstep and trap music, listeners and tastemakers are always chasing the next big track to blow crowds away at a festival stage. EDM.com Presents The Heat Check is a list of the most ear-catching, incendiary, and ‘fire’ tracks that emerge from the bass and freeform scene. “Pure Action” – Kumarion Turning it up a notch every time out seems to be the only thing upstart drum & bass producer Kumarion knows how to do. His latest accolade? “Pure Action,” a groovy banger that doubles as a stellar debut on Monstercat. “Cake” – SoDown The latest track from SoDown opens with cinematic flair, setting the stage for another epic sonic adventure from the Colorado producer. “Cake” takes aim at the narrative of capitalism and captures 80s hip-hop vib...
Cop Who Murdered Daunte Wright Charged With Manslaughter
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: KEREM YUCEL / Getty Kim Potter, the former Brooklyn Center police officer that shot and killed Daunte Wright in a Minneapolis suburb, has been officially charged with a crime. Potter was slapped with second-degree manslaughter and is now free on a $100,000 bond. Local outlet KSTP reports that Potter, a 26-year veteran of the force, was formally charged by the Washington County Attorney’s Office on Wednesday (April 14). If Potter’s case goes to a conviction, she will face up to a maximum of 10 years in jail and a possible $20,000 fine. Potter was arrested in St. Paul at the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension by agents and her bail was set at $100,000. Potter is slated to appear in court later today (April 15). Potter posted bond at around 5:38 PM lo...
Moderna, McKesson, U.S. Army general begin rolling out new coronavirus vaccine
Distribution of Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine to more than 3,700 locations in the United States has begun, vastly widening the rollout started last week by Pfizer Inc, U.S Army General Gustave Perna said on Saturday. Moderna has already moved vaccines from its manufacturing plants to warehouses operated by distributor McKesson Corp where they are being packed into containers and loaded on to trucks on Saturday, Perna said during a news conference. Trucks will set out on Sunday and shipments will start reaching healthcare providers as soon as Monday, he said. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved an emergency use authorization for Moderna’s vaccine, the second COVID-19 vaccine to be approved. The jab developed by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech SE was approved Dec. 11....
Four finalists compete for Time’s Person of the Year for 2020
Time Magazine names its Person of the Year for 2020 on Thursday, choosing the winner from nominees that include healthcare workers battling the COVID-19 pandemic, the racial justice movement and two U.S. presidential election winners. The news magazine will reveal at 10 p.m. Eastern its selection for the title that signifies “who affected the news or our lives the most, for better or worse,” Time said on its website. Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg last year became the youngest individual winner of the accolade. The 16-year-old Swede inspired young people to take action in 2019 against climate change, grabbing headlines when she regularly skipped school to demonstrate outside Swedish parliament in a push for her government to curb carbon emissions. The Person of the Year is usually...
US election: Oye Owolewa made Nigeria proud – minister
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, on Thursday, described the feat achieved by 31-year old Oye Owolewa in the 2020 United States election as national pride. The minister tweeted, “Congrats are in place for the 31-year old Adeoye Owolewa for making Nigeria proud by being the first Nigerian to win a seat in the United States Congress.” Owolewa was on Tuesday elected as a shadow member of the US House of Representatives from the District of Columbia, making him the first Nigerian-American to achieve the milestone. According to election results on the website of the District of Columbia Board of Elections on Wednesday morning, Owolewa polled 81.59% of the votes, which represents 164,026 votes against Joyce Robinson-Paul, who scored 18,600 votes, and Sohaer Syed with 15,...
US election: Republicans hold back Democrats, narrowing path to Senate control
The battle for power in the Senate tightened into Wednesday as Democrats picked up a seat in Colorado, but suffered a setback in Alabama, and Republicans held their own in high-profile races in South Carolina, Iowa, Texas and Kansas, dramatically narrowing the political map. Republicans fought to retain their Senate majority by turning back a surge of Democrats challenging allies of President Donald Trump, and the Democrats’ various paths to seizing control were growing more limited. With several contests still too early to call, and one Georgia race heading to a January runoff, the final verdict is expected to drag on. Democrats gained a seat when ex-Gov. John Hickenlooper ousted GOP Sen. Cory Gardner in Colorado, a must-win to flip the Senate, but couldn’t hold on in Alabama, where forme...
