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Virginia McLaurin thought she would never live to see the inside of the White House. But on Thursday, Feb. 18, the 106-year-old African American woman traveled to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave and posed for a photo with the first black president and his wife. “It’s an honor, it’s an honor,” said Virginia McLaurin Sunday as the centenarian hopped across the room …

In the wake of a New York court’s decision to uphold Kesha‘s record contract with Dr. Luke and Sony, Taylor Swift has donated $250,000 to the singer, Billboard reports. On Friday, a New York judge denied Kesha a court injunction that would have allowed her to record music outside her record label. The 28-year-old star has been unable to make …

A new research found that eating less fiber, more saturated fat and more sugar is associated with lighter, less restorative, and more disrupted sleep. Results show that greater fiber intake predicted more time spent in the stage of deep, slow wave sleep. In contrast, a higher percentage of energy from saturated fat predicted less slow wave sleep. Greater sugar intake …

Samsung has ventured into the connected car accessories market with the unveiling of its Connected Auto dongle at the MWC on 21 February. The dongle provides users with the ability to connect their cars to the internet. Samsung Connect Auto plugs directly into the OBD II port underneath the steering wheel. It uses real-time alerts to help users improve their …

Marlene Ricketts, the matriarch of the Ricketts family that owns the Chicago Cubs baseball team, contributed $3 million to the anti-Trump super-PAC “Our Principles PAC,” which is being run by former Mitt Romney adviser Katie Packer. Our Principles PAC has spent more than $4 million running attack ads against the GOP front-runner in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina, which …

Amy Adams has been lured to television and will star in Entertainment One’s series adaptation of Sharp Objects, the first novel by Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn. Published in 2006, mystery novel “Sharp Objects” centers on reporter Camille Preaker (Adams), who returns home after a brief stay at a psych hospital. Now living at her tiny hometown, she covers the …

Michigan shootings suspect Jason Brian Dalton pictured for first time as police reveal slaughter was caught on CCTV. The shooting happened shortly before 10:30 Saturday night and was the last of three separate shootings. The suspect in the shootings, 45-year-old Jason Dalton, has been taken into custody. The man accused in the deadly Michigan shooting was an Uber driver and …

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recalling cantaloupes sold under two brand names because of the possibility of salmonella contamination. According to Health Canada, Freshpoint Vancouver Ltd. is recalling Del Monte and Sysco Imperial Fresh brand cantaloupes. The fruit was sold in 12 packs, three packs, and individually in B.C., Alberta, and Manitoba.

Police in San Francisco are hunting for an officer’s gun after the bungling cop lost it by leaving it on top of his car before driving off. At 9:27 a.m. a San Francisco police officer at the Ingleside District Station took a call from the agent who said he lost his pistol at 6 a.m.

Johns Hopkins surgeons have chosen a soldier to receive the first US penis transplant. The unidentified man will undergo the operation once the hospital finds a suitable penis from a deceased organ donor.

Ontario’s chief medical officer of health has confirmed the province’s first case of the Zika virus. Dr. David Williams said Friday that the patient is a person who had recently travelled to Columbia, but provided no further details. “Ensuring that Ontarians are fully informed about emerging and infectious diseases such as Zika virus is a priority,” Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer …