Senegalese singer Akon made the statement,

“We created Afrobeats. We signed Wizkid in 2008, and from there, we helped develop artistes like P-Square and D’Banj,”
during an interview on Sherri, a daytime talk show hosted by Sherri Shepherd.

Akon discussed his involvement in the early stages of the Afrobeats movement, highlighting his role in signing artists such as Wizkid, P-Square, and D’Banj.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that Iran was behind two failed assassination attempts on U.S. President Donald Trump. In a recent interview with Fox News, Netanyahu stated that these plots took place during Trump's 2024 election campaign, with one incident reportedly happening at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, and another involving a suspicious individual at Trump’s West Palm Beach golf club. He said that Iran views Trump as its "enemy number one" because of his firm stance against Iran's nuclear program and his role in authorizing the killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani.

Netanyahu added that the assassination attempts were carried out through Iranian proxies and intelligence operatives. He also revealed that he himself had been a target of Iranian plots in the past. While these claims have raised significant concern, U.S. intelligence agencies have not officially confirmed Iran’s involvement, and Iran has denied the accusations, calling them baseless and politically motivated. The statements come at a time of heightened tension between Israel and Iran, with ongoing military strikes and threats being exchanged between the two nations.
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The Department of Homeland Security is reviewing a proposal for a reality television show in which immigrants compete for U.S. citizenship. ⁠
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The concept, created by Canadian-born producer Rob Worsoff, includes competitions in areas such as American history and science. “This isn’t ‘The Hunger Games’ for immigrants,” Worsoff told The Wall Street Journal. “This is not, ‘Hey, if you lose, we are shipping you out on a boat out of the country,’” he said.⁠
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DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin confirmed that the proposal is in “the very beginning stages of that vetting process” and said the agency receives hundreds of show pitches annually. ⁠
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She added that DHS has previously collaborated on productions, including To Catch a Smuggler. Worsoff said he has received positive feedback and has spoken with networks, but has had no interaction with Secretary Kristi Noem. “I’m not even sure she’s aware of the idea,” he said.⁠
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Worsoff noted that he previously pitched the show during the Obama and Biden administrations but was unsuccessful. ⁠
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Alex Kintu, a Ugandan scientist at Gilead Sciences, is leading groundbreaking research on lenacapavir—a twice-yearly injectable for HIV prevention that showed 100% efficacy in the PURPOSE 1 trial. 🇺🇬

This marks a major breakthrough for adolescent girls and young women in high-risk regions such as South Africa and Uganda.

Kintu’s work is deeply personal. Growing up during the peak of Uganda’s HIV epidemic, he witnessed the virus’s devastating toll on families—including his own.

These early experiences fuel his commitment to developing innovative prevention methods for underserved populations.

With a PhD from Harvard and several Gilead research awards, Kintu exemplifies Uganda’s rising influence in global biomedical research. If approved, lenacapavir could transform HIV prevention strategies worldwide.

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