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Canadian rapper Drake enlisted Tupac Shakur in his new beef
Drake used AI generated vocals of the rapper in a diss track aimed at rapper Kendrick Lamar. A lawyer representing Tupac's estate sent Drake a cease and desist letter threatening a lawsuit.
Morning news brief
A boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Greece. Another round of smoke from Canadian wildfires is drifting south. A dangerous horse tranquilizer is being laced into U.S. street drugs.
8 activists in Massachusetts drop their drawers to protest climate change
When the activists dropped their pants during a debate at the statehouse, they reveal the words — "STOP PASSING GAS" — written on their backsides. They were all wearing pink thongs.
A Canadian woman recently found a message in a bottle from 1989
The woman from Quebec posted photos of her discovery to Facebook. A man who saw the post said the note was written by his dad. The bottle had been thrown into the water off Newfoundland.
Taiz is a frontline city caught up in the conflict in Yemen
People in Taiz are struggling to get food and other necessities amid a civil war that's been going on for nearly a decade.
Supreme Court's ICWA ruling is a major victory for Native American rights
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Tehassi Hill, chair of the Oneida Nation in Wisconsin, about the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Indian Child Welfare Act.
Hong Kong orders streaming companies to take down protest song. Will they comply?
by Emily Feng
The Hong Kong government wants global streaming platforms to remove a protest song. That legal order could herald the start of mainland China-style internet controls in the region.
How 4 children lost in the Amazon jungle for 40 days were able to stay alive
by John Otis
It's an incredible tale of terror, hardship and endurance. Four Colombian children survived a plane crash and 40 days in the Amazon rainforest before being found alive.
Firefighters in Canada are spread thin because of the hundreds of wildfires
Fire crews in Canada are getting foreign reinforcements as the country deals with its worst-ever start to wildfire season. Many of the fires are in remote areas and could burn for months.
At their annual meeting, Southern Baptists crack down on women in ministry
by Jason DeRose
Southern Baptists have upheld the expulsion of two churches that have female pastors. They also voted to amend their constitution to further restrict women in ministry.
Supreme Court upholds Indian Child Welfare Act, handing tribes a major victory
The court rejects all of the challenges to the Indian Child Welfare Act, "some on the merits and others for lack of standing," Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote in her majority opinion.
Morning news brief
Miami's mayor plans to make his run for president official. Fox warns Tucker Carlson that he is still under contract with them until 2025. People in India and Pakistan evacuate ahead of a cyclone.
The mayor of Miami, Francis Suarez, files paperwork to run for president
Suarez is the latest Republican to file paperwork to run for president in 2024. In a filing with the FEC, Suarez officially declared his intention to enter the crowded field ahead of the primaries.