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Carlos Santana faced criticism on Thursday when a video of the musician making anti-transgender comments during a concert in New Jersey in July resurfaced on social media. “When God made you and me, before we came out of the womb, you know who you are and what you are,” the guitarist is seen saying in the clip. He continued, “Later on when you grow up, and you see things and you start believing that you could be something that sounds good but you know it ain’t right, because a woman is a woman and a man is a man — that’s it.” “Whatever…

Queen Bey turns 42 on September 4 and has a little “birthday wish” she would like attendees of her “Renaissance” tour to fulfill. Beyoncé recently posted her desire on the Instagram stories portion of her verified Instagram as well as on her official site. “Virgo season is upon us,” her post read. “This tour has been such a joy and as we approach the last month, my birthday wish is to celebrate with you wearing your most fabulous silver fashions to the shows 8.23 – 9.22!” Those dates encompass the astrological sign for Virgos and she added, “We’ll surround ourselves in…

Buckle up – it’s a big week for pop music, with artists such as Selena Gomez, Miley Cyrus and Ariana Grande among others all set to release new music starting Thursday night. Gomez first began teasing her new music last week when she tweeted, “Y’all have been asking for new music for a while.” She added that while she continues to work on her third studio album, she “wanted to put out a fun little song I wrote a while back that’s perfect for the end of summer.” That song, she revealed, is titled “Single Soon,” and will be released Thursday night along with an accompanying music…

The United Auto Workers union reached a tentative deal Thursday to raise wages 25% at Ultium Cells, a company that makes batteries for General Motors’ electric vehicles. The union said the agreement will be retroactive to December 23, meaning that workers will get between $3,000 to $7,000 in total back pay, depending upon the hours they worked. About 1,100 hourly employees at the company’s Warren, Ohio, factory are covered by the deal. Ultium, a joint venture between GM and Korean partner LG, is in the process of building two additional plants besides this one. Industrywide, there are six US plants…

Washington plans to keep piling pressure on Russia through additional sanctions in a bid to force hard choices in Moscow, a senior US official tells CNN. The preparations of further economic punishments come as cracks emerge in Russia’s economy and society because of the war in Ukraine and sanctions from the West. Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin is presumed dead in a plane crash exactly two months after launching a shocking but short-lived rebellion against Russia’s military leadership. The cause of the crash is unknown and Russian authorities have launched a criminal investigation. On the economic front, Russia’s ruble recently plunged to 17-month lows, sinking at…

The hour is finally approaching. From 2024, it will no longer be free to travel to Europe. The ETIAS visa waiver program will allow entry into EU countries from $7.70. As the name suggests, it isn’t a visa – it’s a system for visitors from countries who don’t require visas to enter Europe, to preregister their visits. Those who currently need visas to enter will still need them, While many US citizens appear shocked by the move, they might be surprised that the ETIAS system is modeled on the ESTA visa waiver program, which was introduced in 2009 by the…

World football’s governing body has opened disciplinary proceedings against Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales for his behaviour at Women’s World Cup final. Rubiales kissed forward Jenni Hermoso on the lips after Spain beat England. He earlier grabbed his crotch as he celebrated at the final whistle. According to reports in Spain Rubiales is set to announce his resignation on Friday and has already informed colleagues of his decision. “Rubiales will resign tomorrow. He had lost the backing of the players, the government, Fifa, and even those local organisations that depend on the federation budget,” Spanish football expert Guillem Balague wrote on X…

Trying to do “young stuff” has temporarily landed Kevin Hart in a wheelchair. That’s according to the movie star, who posted a video on his verified Instagram account in which the caption reads in part, “I got to be the dumbest man alive!!!!!” Using some expletives in both the caption and the video, Hart recounted how he tried to race his friend, former NFL player Stevan Ridley, in a 40-yard dash and ended up injuring himself. “Ladies and gentleman, the age 40 is real,” Hart said. “All my men, women out there 40 years old and above, it’s not a game. Respect…

China has launched a sweeping anti-corruption campaign targeting its hospitals, pharmaceutical industry and insurance funds as it grapples with mounting economic challenges and long-standing public frustration about high costs in the behemoth healthcare sector. More than 180 hospital leaders, including Communist Party secretaries and hospital heads, have been put under investigation so far this year, according to state agency China News Service, with at least 10 of those voluntarily surrendering since June. That’s more than double the number of such cases last year, according to other state media reports. Reports and rumors about the campaign have dominated local headlines and social media in…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed to “intensity efforts” to deescalate tensions at their contested border, in a rare face-to-face meeting since a deadly clash strained relations more than three years ago. Modi and Xi, who are in Johannesburg for the BRICS economic group meeting, had a conversation on the sidelines of the summit, India’s Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra told reporters Thursday, one day after the Chinese leader mysteriously skipped a key event. Face-to-face meetings between the leaders of India and China, the world’s two most populous nations, are rare. The disputed border has long been a…