Missouri woman prompts Merriam-Webster to redefine 'racism'

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefIt is tempting to envision Chinese media firms as the local equivalent of a familiar Western brand. That mindset imagines Weibo as the Chinese Twitter, iQIYI as the Chinese Netflix, and WeChat as a Middle Kingdom version of WhatsApp.The reality is usually more complicated.

A St Louis rapper who went by the stage name Huey was killed in a shooting that also wounded another man, authorities say.

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Leah Messer’s latest vacation photos prove how much time has flown by since the MTV star made her debut as a teenager on 16 and Pregnant! It’s the show that introduced the world to twins Aliannah and Aleeah, and the now 10-year-old siblings along with their little sister Adalynn, 7, are all enjoying a vacation with their mom by the sea. Leah has made sure to snap photos of her girls making the most of their ocean getaway with days filled with swimming and feasting on food.

BRANSON, Mo. -- Branson, Missouri, may be known for its country music shows and wholesome entertainment, but the tourist hot spot now finds itself at the center of a standoff over Confederate symbolism.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorA group of 700 Black, Asian, and minority ethnic TV workers have written to UK networks and streamers, including Netflix, the BBC and Sky, and the government demanding action on racial equality.The letter, which Deadline has made available to read in full here, is the work of the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic TV Task Force, which has swelled to hundreds of members after being established shortly after the death of George Floyd and the rise of the Black Lives

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorThe Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed on Thursday that the region has surpassed the grim milestone of 3,000 confirmed deaths from coronavirus. Just days before, California as a whole surpassed 5,000 deaths.The revelation came on the same day that Governor Gavin Newsom announced that masks would be required in all public spaces — with a few exceptions.L.A.

The new chief of U.S.-funded international broadcasting on Wednesday fired the heads of at least two outlets he oversees and replaced their boards with allies, in a move likely to raise fears that he intends to turn the Voice of America and its sister outlets into Trump administration propaganda machines. U.S.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorThe number of coronavirus cases in Los Angeles County crossed the 75,000 mark on Tuesday.The county Department of Public Health reported another 1,337 cases of the virus, while Long Beach confirmed 78 more and Pasadena added 10. The new cases gave the county a total of 75,172.Meanwhile, another 33 deaths were reported by the county.

We Are Sorry,” sisters Susan Miller Warden and Jeanne Miller Wood explained that the cartoon — which shows a white woman being robbed by a black man who tells her it’s useless to call 911 because “we defunded the police” — was never run by them and was, in fact, published in Wednesday’s paper by their father, Bill Miller, Sr., without their knowledge.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterHong Kong’s two major theme parks, Disneyland and Ocean Park, are set to re-open as part of the local government’s plans to reboot the region’s economy.The South China Morning Post is reporting that Ocean Park will open to visitors from Saturday (June 13), with the Disneyland resort on Lantau Island set to follow soon on an unspecified date.

Aoki Lee Simmons is following in the footsteps of Rihanna and has decided to publicly call out her non-black friends to step up and show real support for the Black Lives Matter movement in the wake of the death of George Floyd at the hands of Missouri police.

As protests continue around the globe in response to the murder of George Floyd at the hands of four Minneapolis police officers, some popular Sesame Street characters joined CNN’s Van Jones and Erica Hill and a group of experts to address the problem of racism and discuss how to fight against it.

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Jenni Pulos works hard to balance work life and home life, but the Flipping Out pro is always willing to give credit to the people who help her in her endeavors. Now a mom of two little girls — Alianna and Georgia — the mom praised her nanny to The Daily Dish a while back. 

Free at last: Christian rapper, entrepreneur and label CEO Lacrae moves from the comforts of Columbia to Reach Records with his new album and single.