- False Alarm ‘Missile Threat’ Sends People In Hawaii Into Panic: The people in Hawaii received a message saying: “Ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii. Seek immediate shelter. This is not a drill.” However, officials confirmed that the emergency alert warning was sent accidentally.
- UKIP Leader Breaks Up With His Girlfriend Over Racist Texts About Meghan Markle: Henry Bolton said that he broke up with his girlfriend over racist text messages she sent about Markle. The text messages said that Markle was a dumb little commoner,” and she called black people “ugly.” She also said Markle would “taint” the royal family and pave the way for a “black king.” One of the text also read, “This is Britain, not Africa lol.”
- Aziz Ansari Responds To Alleged Sexual Allegations: An anonymous accuser who Ansari went out on a date with last year, described her experience as “the worst nightmare of my life”, alleging that he was too sexually aggressive towards her and that she was uncomfortable. Ansari released a statement to Variety saying,” We ended up engaging in sexual activity, which by all indications was completely consensual.”
- H&M Shuts Down All Stores In South Africa After Protests: Protesters from the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) group protested against the controversial monkey hoodie and ransacked stores, throwing mannequins and other items to the floor. Due to these protests, H&M has temporarily closed all of its stores in South Africa.
- Trump Denies Being Racist: After the controversial remarks he made about African and Haitian nations, he says he’s not racist & is also denying ever making those comments. He tells reporters at a dinner in West Palm Beach, FL, ” No, I’m not a racist. I am the least racist person you have ever interviewed.”
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