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Black Sherif and Fireboy DML LyricsDive into the lyrics of Black Sherif and Fireboy DML’s breathtaking collaboration, So It Goes, a song that blends captivating melodies with poignant words—see below.So It Goes Cover ArtBlack Sherif & Fireboy DML – So It Goes LyricsIntro(Louddaaa)Oh I, Oh I, Oh I(Samsney)Verse 1I’ll be working all this summerGetting my bread up and shitMoving from place to placeFrom plane to planeSpreading my word out and shitI’ll be doing this for a whileSearching a better place for my lifeCause where I’m from no restingAll we had was nothing yehSay I was zero and blessingsBut I had…

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Israel and Hamas exchanged a new group of hostages and prisoners on Thursday in a handover that devolved into chaos as the armed militants struggled to control a chanting, jostling crowd of Palestinians trying to catch a glimpse of Israelis held captive during 15 months of war.Hamas released a total of eight Israeli and Thai hostages in the Gaza Strip, including the tightly choreographed handover of an Israeli soldier, Agam Berger, 20, in the northern town of Jabaliya.But the tumult surrounding the release of two other Israeli hostages — Arbel Yehud, 29, and Gadi Moses, 80, in the city of…

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Dwyane Wade is opening up this week about a difficult health battle that he recently had.During the latest episode of his podcast “The Why with Dwyane Wade,” the retired Miami Heat legend revealed he had 40% of his right kidney removed due to a cancerous tumor. Wade said he had been having stomach and urinary issues and went into the doctor’s office to have a full-body scan done, which revealed the tumor. As a result, doctors recommended kidney surgery to remove the tumor, which Wade successfully had in December 2023.Wade added that the cancer was Stage 1 and didn’t end…

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Kashyap “Kash” Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has spent his first confirmation hearing before the United States Senate trying to dodge accusations that he would use the domestic security agency for political gain. Patel’s appearance was one of three contentious hearings unfolding on Thursday, as Trump’s nominees for high-level government positions seek to gain Senate approval. They included Robert F Kennedy Jr, a vaccine sceptic seeking to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, and Tulsi Gabbard, nominated to serve as director of national intelligence. But while both Gabbard and Kennedy…

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The Trump administration’s move to re-examine federal funding for hundreds of programs for evidence of what it calls “Marxist equity” would potentially have a devastating effect on New York City — notably the nation’s biggest public housing authority’s ability to provide homes for its 520,000 residents.On Monday, the White House Office of Management and Budget released a list of programs for which it was pausing funding as it determines whether the programs support President Donald Trump’s so-called “anti-woke” agenda.Confusion and pushback quickly ensued. On Tuesday, a judge stayed the pause until early next week. The following day, OMB rescinded the…

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The Premier League announced seven players who were impressive for their clubs for the best player award for January 2025.The list of players was announced on the official website of the Premier League on Thursday, January 30, 2025. Bournemouth’s fantastic form in the league earned them two spots in the top seven players with Dean Huijsen and Justin Kluivert representing the Cherries.Huijsen was a rock at the heart of Bournemouth’s defence, helping them to wins over Everton, Newcastle United, and Nottingham Forest, and a draw at Chelsea, which saw them go unbeaten in January. On the other hand, Kluivert was…

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Standing behind heaping piles of drugs stacked in clear plastic bags and storage boxes, Toronto’s police chief last week announced the force’s largest-ever cocaine seizure, intercepted at the border in a truck entering from the United States. A few hours later, President Trump also addressed cross-border drug trafficking — but in his case to lay blame on Canada, at least in part, for a deadly fentanyl scourge. “The fentanyl coming through Canada is massive,” Mr. Trump told reporters the day after his inauguration. “The fentanyl coming through Mexico is massive. And people are getting killed and families are being destroyed.”It…

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Shortly after it was reported Tuesday night that New York Mets owner Steve Cohen “was back in conversation with” representatives for free-agent first baseman Pete Alonso regarding a potential reunion in part because “it feels like Alonso desperately hopes to return” to the organization, media personalities such as WFAN’s Evan Roberts suggested Alonso had instructed agent Scott Boras to get a deal done with what’s been the 30-year-old’s only MLB home.Whether or not that’s the case may never be known, but Sportsnet’s Ben Nicholson-Smith revealed on Wednesday that anybody believing Alonso is considering parting ways with Boras because of how the slugger’s free-agency journey has…

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United States President Donald Trump has seemingly formed an alliance with some of the country’s most notable tech billionaires. Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and Google CEO Sundar Pichai are some of the tech tycoons who attended his inauguration. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has jumped on the bandwagon, praising him in a recent post following a proposed $500bn investment in artificial intelligence technology. The lavish praise may seem like a shift in the allegiance of tech leaders who have historically been seen as more supportive of Democrats than Republicans. That shift may be a result of Democrats under former President…

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NYPD vehicle pursuits have dropped by two-thirds in the two weeks since Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced a policy to restrict their use, she said yesterday.The revised policy, announced Jan. 15 but not set to be fully implemented until Saturday, limits pursuits to cases of suspected felonies or violent misdemeanors. Traffic violations are no longer grounds for officers to pursue fleeing vehicles.The reversal followed reporting by THE CITY that found vehicle pursuits were connected to more than a crash per day in 2024, and that deaths and injuries had mounted since a more aggressive policy of chasing vehicles was instituted in…

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