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President Bidendeclared a state of emergency in the U.S. Virgin islands after St. Croix, the largest island in the territory, reported elevated levels of lead and copper in its water supply. Polluted water was first reported to the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority on Oct. 13, after the EPA and the University of the Virgin Islandscollaborated to collect drinking water samples in late Sept. The EPA analyzed some of these samples for metals and found that of the 108 samples taken, 38 had more than 15 lead parts per billion, which means that water systems are required by law to take action.

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It is a well-known truth among linguists that so long as English is changing — which it always is — there will be people who are belly-aching about it, warning that if things keep going as they are, the language will soon be on life support and, as likely as not, dead within the year. Critics feared for the future when people started using contact as a verb in the 1920s and when they embraced text-speak like OMG in the 2000s.

A.A. Milne’s charming tales of honey-loving Winnie-the-Pooh, timid Piglet, grumpy Eeyore and their human friend Christopher Robin have delighted readers for generations. But many are likely unaware of the darkness underneath the book’s surface. The real story behind the Winnie-the-Pooh series is the subject at the heart of a new movie called Goodbye Christopher Robin, starring Domhnall Gleeson (Brooklyn) as Milne and Margot Robbie (Wolf of Wall Street) as his wife Daphne.

Artiste - Tamar Braxton Guest Appearances - None Producers - Afro Steve, Alessandro Calemme, Brandon "B.A.M." Alexander, Epikh Pro, S1 Polow da Don, Elvis "Blac Elvis" Williams, Brian Alexander Morgan, Da Internz, Darhyl "Hey DJ" Camper, Donut & Needlz, Blair Taylor, John Henry Gordon IV ADVERTISEMENT Record Label - Epic Records and Streamline Records Duration - 57 minutes Earlier this month Tamar Braxton released her third studio album ‘Calling All Lovers’.

In 2024, June 20 marks the summer solstice, the first official day of astronomical summer. “Solstice” means the sun has gotten as high in the sky as it’s going to get for the year; on Thursday, that will happen at 4:51 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. For those looking to pass the time during those extra hours of natural sunlight for reading, below TIME rounds up some surprising facts about the summer solstice and its history.

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Vogue‘s April 2008 Shape issue featured two of the world’s most enviable bodies on the cover: Brazilian beauty Gisele Bündchen and NBA superstar LeBron James. The basketball player was only the third male—and the first African-American male—to appear on the front of the storied fashion mag, but the Annie Leibovitz-helmed photo was widely assailed for its alleged racially offensive imagery. Critics decried the animalistic pose that James struck, which seemed to invoke the savagery of King Kong and perpetuate stereotypes of black male aggression.

Directed and produced by Kayode Peters, the romantic drama follows the story of a chronic playboy who suffers major backlash when his ex-girlfriends take their grievances to social media. In a bid to control the damage, he has to work hand in hand with a PR exert who forces him to address his character flaws. '13 Letters' stars Kunle Remi in the lead role with BBNaija's Teddy A, Mofe Duncan, Bimbo Ademoye, Bolanle Ninolowo, Amanda Dara, Adedamola Adewole (Adeherself), Ariyike Dimples, Chris Iheuwa and more.