A white woman is charged with assaulting an 11-year-old black girl in what the child’s lawyer calls a racially motivated attack. He says the woman accused Skhylur Davis of stealing her mail, then grabbed Skhylur by her arms and pulled them. (May 22)
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Masterclass combines illustration and cocktails
Artist Joey Yu and mixologist Franck Dedieu pool their talents to create an online masterclass which comibines cocktail making with illustration. (May 22)
On This Day: 22 May 1998
Glam rock explosion “Velvet Goldmine” premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. (May 22)
Texas court holds jury trial via videoconferencing
A court in the Dallas suburbs this week held what is believed to be the first American jury trial conducted over online video. (May 22)
‘The First Team’ brings soccer back during lockdown
Stars of soccer comedy “The First Team” say they’re excited to bring the beautiful game back to TV screens. (May 21)
Jake Short brings American skills to ‘The First Team’
Actor Jake Short joked he struggled to keep up “with these Brits,” being the only American in new soccer comedy “The First Team” – from the writers of “The Inbetweeners.” (May 21)
Kevin Hart: ’95-97 percent’ recovered from crash
As he releases audiobook, “The Decision: Overcoming Today’s BS for Tomorrow’s Success,” actor Kevin Hart discusses his recovery from last year’s car crash and celebrates the news that his wife Eniko Hart is pregnant with their second child. (May 21)
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Issa Rae, Kumail Nanjiani struggled to keep straight faces filming ‘The Lovebirds’
Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani say their scenes in Netflix’s “The Lovebirds” were so funny to shoot, they regularly struggled to keep a straight face. So much so that Nanjiani says he genuinely felt guilt for blowing up a scene. (May 20)
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Governor: Michigan flooding a ‘500-year’ event
Floodwaters have overtaken dams and forced the evacuation of about 10,000 people from communities in central Michigan, where the governor warned that Dow Chemical Co.’s hometown could end up under 9 feet of water. (May 20)
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Pompeo: Trump has ‘unilateral right’ to choose IG
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says “the president has the unilateral right to choose who he wants to be, his inspector general.” (May 20)