Suge Knight Shot At Chris Brown’s Pre-VMA Party
Suge Knight, the former head of Death Row Records, was shot last night at a pre-VMA party for Chris Brown.
The incident happened early morning Sunday (August 24) at 10AK club in :Los Angeles. The former mogul was shot twice and is currently in surgery, according to TMZ. Major stars like Young Jeezy, Lil’ Twist, The Game, Richard Simmons, Tyson Beckford and others were in attendance.
Suge was able to walk out of the club on his own strength after being shot until he was transported to the hospital.
A source with AllHipHop said that Suge already out of surgery, despite the seeming attempt on his life.
“Yeah, he was shot at a club here in LA, but is fine he walk out of the club,” the source said, “He just got out of surgery.”
Chris Brown tweeted about the incident later in the night.
The singer said, It’s disappointing that we as a society can’t have fun or enjoy ourselves without any altercations sometimes. Miss me with the bull****!!!”
This isn’t the last time Suge has been shot.
He was hit in the leg in 2005 at another pre-VMA party for Kanye West.
The motive for the shooting was not immediately known.
Source-Allhiphop
Man Killed At Wiz Khalifa Show
A man was fatally shot after the conclusion of a Wiz Khalifa concert on Saturday night, according to published reports.
A 38-year-concert attendee was shot several times at the Shoreline Amphitheater shortly after Wiz, Jeezy and other entertainers had performed. Police have not arrested a suspect at press time.
Violence is never the answer. My prayers go out to the victim’s family,” Wiz said via Twitter.
The victim was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The “Under The Influence” tour will continue Sunday in Irvine, California.
Source-AllhipHop
Ludacris, Lil Wayne Among Big Winners At 2014 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards
Rapper/actor Ludacris was the recipient of Broadcast Music, Inc’s President’s Award at the songwriting/publishing organization’s annual award show.
The event took place on (August 22) at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles.
Luda was honored with the award for his outstanding achievement in songwriting and his profound global influence on culture and the entertainment industry. The Atlanta-based entertainer also performed a medley of his hits that included “Fantasy,” “How Low Can You Go,” “Southern Hospitality,” “Area Codes,” and “Yeah.”
The Chicken-N-Beer creator was joined by special guest Mystikal as well. Other artists that performed during the evening included Tamar Braxton, DJ Mustard, YG, TeeFlii, and DJ Goofy.
Some of the other big winners of the night included Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ “Can’t Hold Us” for Song of the Year. Lil Wayne earned Songwriter of the Year for his hits like “Ball,” “Bandz A Make Her Dance,” “Beware,” “Love Me,” “No Worries,” and “Pop That.” DJ Mustard won the award for Producer of the Year.
Rising star Zendaya’s fans helped her take home the BMI Social Star Award. Supporters of the 17-year-old singer voted on Twitter to give the Disney Channel regular the award for the R&B/Hip Hop songwriter who has best demonstrated the power of social media to showcase their songwriting talents.
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Sir Cliff Richard interviewed by police over assault claim
Sir Cliff Richard has been interviewed under caution in connection with an alleged historical sexual offence, South Yorkshire Police has said.
Sir Cliff met officers by appointment and was not arrested or charged.
It comes after police searched his home in Sunningdale, Berkshire, on 14 August as part of their investigation.
The veteran pop star denies the alleged offence, saying the claim of an assault at a religious event in Sheffield in 1985 is "completely false".
South Yorkshire Police confirmed it had spoken to a 73-year-old man.
A police spokesman said: "The man was interviewed under caution but was not arrested. He entered South Yorkshire Police premises by arrangement."
A spokesman for Sir Cliff said: "Today Sir Cliff Richard voluntarily met with and was interviewed by members of South Yorkshire Police. He was not arrested or charged.
"He co-operated fully with officers and answered the questions put to him.
"Other than restating that this allegation is completely false and that he will continue to co-operate fully with the police, it would not be appropriate for Sir Cliff to say anything further at this time."
Source-BBC
John Lennon killer denied parole for eighth time
Authorities in New York have denied parole to the man who shot dead musician John Lennon in 1980 for the eighth time.
Mark Chapman was sentenced to 20 years to life in 1981 after pleading guilty to second-degree murder.
Chapman, now 59, shot Lennon four times outside a Manhattan apartment block.
The parole board said the murder of the famous British musician and former member of The Beatles "devastated a family and those who loved the victim".
"Your release would be incompatible with the welfare of society and would so deprecate the serious nature of the crime as to undermine respect for the law," the board said.
Chapman can reapply for parole in two years.
Fed chief Yellen says slack remains in US jobs market
US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen has said there is still "remaining slack in the labour market".
It was understated by the unemployment rate, at 6%, she said.
She called for the slack to be "more nuanced" in the way it was assessed, due to "considerable uncertainty" about the level of employment.
Speaking to an annual Fed conference in the mountain resort of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, she also remained relaxed about the low interest rate policy.
Ms Yellen said the "underutilisation of labour resources" still "remained significant" to the US economy.
If inflation went up more rapidly than expected, she said, increases in the federal funds rate target could "come sooner" than expected and "could be more rapid thereafter".
'Deliberately vague'
But she added: "Of course, if economic performance turns out to be disappointing and progress toward our goals proceeds more slowly than we expect, then the future path of interest rates likely would be more accommodative than we currently anticipate."
Luke Bartholomew, manager at Aberdeen Asset Management Investment, said Ms Yellen was being "deliberately vague" by telling the market "nothing to see here".
"Unfortunately that's just making markets more desperate for answers," he added. "Her strategy is probably to deliberately underwhelm.
"She's saying the Fed might raise rates soon but then again might not. That kind of vagueness suits her because it leaves options open."
He said there was "some hint" she was still concerned about the labour market.
"Which is good because one of the biggest questions about the US economy is just how many of the long term unemployed will ever return to the labour market.
"The fear is that no one, least of all Janet Yellen, knows the answer," he added.
Source-BBC
HSBC boss makes capital flight claim
Uncertainty over an independent Scotland's currency could lead to "capital flight" from the country, the chairman of HSBC has claimed.
Writing in the Telegraph, Douglas Flint said supporters of independence were "advocating a giant step into economic uncertainty".
Mr Flint donated £25,000 to the Better Together campaign last year.
Yes Scotland argued that a currency union was in the interests of Scotland and the UK, and would be agreed.
Currency has been a major issue in the independence debate ahead of the 18 September referendum.
The Scottish government has proposed continuing to use sterling in a formal currency union with the rest of the UK if voters back independence.
But the UK government and the main Westminster parties have said they would rule out such a deal.
Alternatives could include "sterlingisation" - using sterling without the Bank of England as lender of last resort - joining the euro or setting up a separate Scottish currency.
Pro-Union campaigners have pressed First Minister Alex Salmond to set out a "Plan B" but he has refused to do so, insisting that the UK government would negotiate a currency union if there is a "Yes" vote.
'Financial stability'
Mr Flint, who is group chairman of HSBC Holdings and describes himself as an "exiled Scot", wrote: "It is hard to imagine Scotland without the anchor of financial stability that it derives from sterling currency union.
"That is why the pro-independence campaign would like to recreate a currency union in the event that Scotland separates from the rest of the UK.
"If there was a better alternative that improved the future prospects of Scotland it would surely have been promoted vigorously."
He added: "The alternatives to a currency union include a completely independent currency, passive acceptance of a monetary policy designed in London for the rest of the UK, or, assuming Scotland rejoins the European Union, eventual membership of the euro.
"In all these circumstances, the transition from the existing currency union would be complex and fraught with danger.
"At the extreme, uncertainty over Scotland's currency arrangements could prompt capital flight from the country, leaving its financial system in a parlous state."
HSBC is the second largest bank in the world but has a relatively small presence in Scotland, with 10 branches.
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IMF defends Antigua policies
A senior official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Tuesday defended its policies towards Antigua and Barbuda after the island’s new government launched a scathing attack on the Washington-based financial institution.
IMF Deputy Director of the Western Hemisphere Department Adrienne Cheasty was forced to abandon her prepared speech as she responded to remarks by Prime Minister Gaston Browne that the IMF was responsible for the economic situation now facing the island.
“I think that presentation would be kind of silly in light of the prime minister’s frank and direct discussion<’ she said, adding that the IMF programme had helped avert a financial crisis in Antigua and Barbuda.
‘We stand very firmly behind all the difficult measures Antigua and Barbuda has taken since the global crisis started. Antigua has an IMF programme, it met the targets under the programme, it achieved success, it averted the crisis which was so messy so deep, so costly that thank goodness these difficult decisions were taken,” she said.
The IMF official acknowledged that the island took “difficult steps to retain stability and not maybe spiral down into financial crisis”.
Browne addressing the Economic Business Forum and Book Launch hosted by the Antigua and Barbuda Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ltd. and IMF Western Hemisphere Department, also indicated that his administration would not be seeking to enter into a new agreement with the Washington-based financial institution.
The former Baldwin Spencer government had entered into a 36-month Stand By Agreement (SBA) with the IMF in 2010 for an original amount of US$121.9 million with the Washington-based financial institution indicating in June that the aims of the programme were “largely achieved despite considerable challenges”.
It said the fiscal deficit dropped from 18 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2009 to just over one per cent last year.
But Browne, whose Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ALP) came to power in the June 12 general election, said that programme failed to improve economic situation and is partly to blame for stagnating the economy.
He said the IMF had damaged the investment climate and slowed the inflow of foreign direct investment and that the lending agency had worsened the cash crisis that it was meant to solve.
Browne said he was not happy with the repayment terms of the IMF loan and that under no circumstance would Antigua and Barbuda enter into a second agreement with the IMF.
He told delegates that his new administration was already in talks with Venezuela for a loan to pay off the IMF “in short order” and that he was seeking a US$150 million from China, a move he said he was certain the IMF would not approve.
ALERT #7 ON TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL
ALERT #7 ON TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY, SUNDAY, 24TH AUGUST 2014, AT 12PM EDT.
…CRISTOBAL IS MOVING SLOWLY NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD NEAR THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL LIKELY FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS AND POSTIONS OF THE BAHAMAS…
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLANDS OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS WHICH INCLUDES CAT ISLAND, RUM CAY, SAN SALVADOR, LONG ISLAND, EXUMA AND ITS CAYS, ACKLINS, CROOKED ISLAND, LONG CAY, RAGGED ISLAND, MAYAGUANA AND INAGUA.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.
RESIDENTS AND INTERESTS IN THE NW BAHAMAS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF CRISTOBAL AS A TROPICAL STORM WATCH COULD BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA…..IN THIS CASE WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
AT 11AM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.6° DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 73.1° DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 82 MILES NORTH OF MAYAGUANA, 130 MILES EAST OF LONG ISLAND AND 285 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NASSAU.
TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MILES PER HOUR AND THIS GENERAL MOTION WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK…THE CENTER OF CRISTOBAL WILL MOVE NEAR OR OVER PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THROUGH MONDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS, AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS THROUGH TUESDAY WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS AROUND 12 INCHES POSSIBLE.
RESIDENTS IN THE MENTIONED ISLANDS SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED ALL THE NECESSARY PREPARATION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY PRIMARILY FROM FLOODING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS AND WINDS OF UP TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE. SMALL BOATERS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.
THE NEXT ALERT ON TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL WILL BE ISSUED AT 3PM EDT.
Shakira song ‘broke copyright laws’
A hit song performed by Colombian pop star Shakira was indirectly copied from another songwriter’s work, a federal judge in New York has found.
Judge Alvin Hellerstein said Shakira’s Spanish-language version of Loca in 2010 had infringed on a song by Dominican singer Ramon Arias Vazquez.
Her English language version of Loca – which featured Dizzee Rascal – was “not offered into evidence” at the trial.
Neither version of Loca was released as a single in the UK.
However, the Spanish language version – a collaboration with Dominican rapper Eduard Edwin Bello Pou, better known as El Cata – was widely released as a single around the world. It went on to sell more than five million copies and topped Billboard Magazine’s Latin charts.
It was also included on her 2010 album Sale el Sol. For English language markets, the album was titled The Sun Comes Out and both versions of the song were included.
In a ruling on Tuesday, Judge Hellerstein said that while the hit single had been based on an earlier version of a song recorded by Bello [El Cata], that itself had been copied from Arias Vasquez’s original song.
“There is no dispute that Shakira’s version of the song was based on Bello’s version,” wrote the judge in his ruling.
“Accordingly, I find that, since Bello had copied Arias, whoever wrote Shakira’s version of the song also indirectly copied Arias,” he concluded.
Ramon Arias Vazquez penned his song Loca con su Tiguere in the 1990s, but Bello has denied copying it.
The case has yet to determine damages for the plaintiff, Mayimba Music, which holds the rights to Arias’ work.
Shakira’s song was distributed by Sony in both Spanish and English, but the copyright lawsuit mainly focused on the Spanish version.
On 13 July, the Colombian singer performed at the World Cup closing ceremony in Rio de Janeiro.
Source-BBC News