A former college wide receiver and retired U.S. Marine is being hailed as a hero after he helped saved a baby thrown from a third-floor apartment that was on fire over the weekend. Phillip Blanks, 28, was filmed in a heart-stopping video diving to catch the 3-year-old boy as he was dropped from the balcony of the burning third-floor apartment in Phoenix, Arizona, Friday, July 3, 2020. “People were screaming, ‘There are kids up there’ and to throw …
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Eton College has apologised to the first black student to complete his studies there, Dillibe Onyeama, after he was subjected to years of racial abuse from his fellow students and then banned from visiting the school when he wrote a book detailing his abuse. Nigerian-born Dillibe Onyeama was ridiculed by students because of his race during his stay in the school. Boys from the school accused him of being riddled with maggots and asked him: “Does your mother wear a bone in her nose?” …
Kanye West has donated $2 million to support the grieving families of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbrery, and Breonna Taylor following their deaths. The 42-year-old billionaire rapper, who has stayed silent on social media amid the ongoing protests over George Floyd’s death also set up a college fund to cover the tuition for Floyd’s six-year-old daughter, Gianna Floyd. A representative confirmed Kanye West’s enormous contribution to CNN, adding that Kanye also offered to cover the legal fees for the families …
Actress Lori Loughlin and husband Mossimo Giannulli agree to plead guilty in college admissions scam
Actress Lori Loughlin and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, have agreed to plead guilty to fraud conspiracy charges for their involvement in the nationwide college admissions cheating scandal, the Department of Justice announced on Thursday morning. Loughlin, 55, and Giannulli, 56, were accused in March of paying $500,000 to get their two daughters into the University of Southern California as fake crew team recruits. They allegedly paid the money as part of a scheme with Rick Singer, …