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Stormzy announces second year of Cambridge scholarships – Entertainment News from Xposé – Virgin Media Television – virginmediatelevision.ie

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15th Aug 19 | Entertainment News The Britt Award-winning rapper will support BAME students through university. Stormzy has announced he will cover the university costs of two more Cambridge students. The grime artist will pay the tuition fees of two students from a black, Asian and minority ethnic background. The rapper offers the scholarship to BAME students (Lesley Martin/PA) Stormzy will also continue to cover costs for the first two students to be supported by the scheme, who are now entering their second year of study. The Stormzy Scholarship is aimed at supporting people from minority backgrounds who have earned a place at the University Of Cambridge. It is hoped the scheme will help address the relatively low number of BAME students who attend Oxbridge institutions. I don’t even know where Brampton Manor is but my kids will be going there — CROWN OUT NOW (@stormzy) August 15, 2019 So far Stormy, who recently headlined Glastonbury, has been self-funding the cos...
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CBS’ Norah O’Donnell caught on hot mic during harassment segment: ‘Sounds like somebody else’ – AOL

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During a Tuesday night segment on the sexual harassment accusations against opera star Placido Domingo, CBS Evening News anchor Norah O’Donnell was caught on a hot mic saying what sounded like, “Sounds like somebody else here…” O’Donnell was overheard during a portion of the report in which Domingo said he believed all relationships in his past were consensual. But her comment was scrubbed from the audio when the clip was uploaded to the CBS website . You can hear her comment at the 1:45 mark in the video above. Representatives for CBS News had no comment. Also Read: Norah O’Donnell Says She Wouldn’t Be ‘CBS Evening News’ Anchor Without Network’s Recent Upheaval (Video) CBS has faced plenty of scrutiny during the #MeToo era. O’Donnell’s former “CBS This Morning” co-anchor Charlie Rose was dropped by the network in 2017  after multiple women accused him of sexual misconduct. “Let me be very clear,” she said at the time . “There is no excuse for this alleged behavior. It is sy...
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Novelist Sparks defends decision on former head of NC school – WTHR

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Published: Aug 15th, 2019 – 6:29am (EDT) Updated: Aug 15th, 2019 – 6:29am (EDT) RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Author Nicholas Sparks says keeping the private Christian school he founded in his North Carolina hometown headed in the right direction was tough during a 2013 spell before cutting ties with the new headmaster he deemed unfit for the job. The author of “Message in a Bottle” and “The Notebook” is expected back in a federal courtroom Thursday. MORE: Trial starting in defamation lawsuit against author Sparks Sparks told jurors school headmaster Saul Hillel Benjamin lied about his previous work experience, disappeared without explanation during school hours, berated employees and accused parents and others of being bigots or racists. Benjamin alleges in his lawsuit against Sparks, his foundation and Epiphany School of Global Studies in New Bern that the writer defamed him by telling parents, a job recruiter and others that the Benjamin suffered from mental health problems. ...
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Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs. Remembering Woodstock: Naked men, bounced checks and LSD Jason Stone played hooky from summer camp and tripped on LSD-spiked watermelon, Graham Nash was so high his memories of performing are hazy, and Robin Naylor, at 15, saw her first naked man. Stone, Nash and Naylor were just a handful of the more than 450,000 people who attended, or performed at, Woodstock in 1969, and each has a different story to tell as the music festival that defined an era marks its 50th anniversary this week. Heavy metal band Metallica donates 250,000 euros for Romanian pediatric hospital American heavy metal band Metallica has donated 250,000 euros to a Romanian association building the country’s first pediatric oncology hospital, they said on Wednesday. The donation to Daruieste Viata (Give Life), founded in 2012, came ahead of the band’s sold out concert on Wednesday, its fourth in the European Union state since 1999, the association s...
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AP Top Entertainment News at 6:25 am EDT – ABC 36 News – WTVQ

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Review: Cate Blanchett is fun but ‘Bernadette’ is lacking Jay-Z defends NFL deal with Roc Nation, talks Kaepernick Groovy: Woodstock fans flock to concert site for anniversary Lizzo’s 2-year-old song might still qualify at 2020 Grammys European theaters mostly wait-and-see on Domingo accusations Docs: Robert Indiana had $13M in bank as house crumbled 9-year-old girl sues German boys choir over gender bias Ski resort loses bid to be dismissed from Paltrow lawsuit Jets’ Le’Veon Bell wants to be No. 1 on field, in rap game ‘Chrisley Knows Best’ couple plead not guilty to charges
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John Mayer Gets Restraining Order Against Obsessed Fan After Receiving Numerous Death Threats – NBC4 Washington

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The stalker made reference to serial killer Ted Bundy in one of his messages to the singer By Cydney Contreras Published 4 hours ago NEWSLETTERS Receive the latest entertainment-news updates in your inbox Singer John Mayer performs onstage during his “Evening With John Mayer” tour at State Farm Arena on August 11, 2019, in Atlanta, Georgia. John Mayer was granted a temporary restraining order against one obsessed fan. Mayer’s terrifying ordeal began in March of this year, when 39-year-old Ryan Jeremy Knight allegedly began terrorizing him and members of his team, according to the court documents obtained by E! News. The musician claims that Knight began harassing and stalking him at first, but the situation escalated in intensity when the man started to make violent threats to his team via social media as well. One such instance described in the declaratio...
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