HEADLINER: Whitney Houston Biopic Being Produced for Film

EntertainmentFilmUnited StatesHEADLINER: Whitney Houston Biopic Being Produced for Film

PilotnewsApril 23, 2020

Whitney Houston is headed back to the big screen in a feature film about the singer’s life that took her to the heights of fame but ended in drug addiction and tragedy. Taking its title from one of Houston’s biggest hits – “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” – the film has the backing of the singer’s estate and her longtime record producer and mentor Clive Davis, producers said. They described the film as a “joyous,...

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Pentagon: North Korea’s Kim Appears in ‘Full Control’ of Military

Foreign PolicyPoliticsUnited StatesPentagon: North Korea’s Kim Appears in ‘Full Control’ of Military

PilotnewsApril 22, 2020

The U.S. military believes North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un is in “full control” of his country’s military and nuclear capabilities, in spite of reports that he is gravely ill. Pentagon Joint Chiefs Vice Chair Gen. John Hyten said he had no intelligence to “confirm or deny” reports of the leader’s health. “I assume that Kim Jong Un is still in full control of the Korean nuclear forces and Korean military forces,” Hyten told reporters. “I have...

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BREAKING: U.S. Crude Oil Nosedives, Touches Lowest Price in 3 Decades

BusinessUnited StatesBREAKING: U.S. Crude Oil Nosedives, Touches Lowest Price in 3 Decades

PilotnewsApril 20, 2020

United States crude oil prices fell sharply, plummeting to their lowest levels since 1986, as a collapse in demand because of the coronavirus and the resulting economic shutdowns come atop shortages in storage capacity. West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. benchmark, dropped to nearly 10 dollars a barrel, a 45-per-cent decline, before ticking up a couple of percentage points. However, longer-term contracts were faring somewhat better, while still down on the day, signalling optimism that economic...

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Black Clergy Memorialize the Dead, Ask Government to Address Disparities

CoronavirusEconomyUnited StatesBlack Clergy Memorialize the Dead, Ask Government to Address Disparities

PilotnewsApril 18, 2020

The Rev. Frank Williams has been so busy leading two black churches in the New York borough of the Bronx that he hadn’t really considered the full extent of COVID-19’s impact on his congregation, his family and his community. But when asked, the Southern Baptist pastor of two churches, each with more than 200 members, realized after four weeks the list was long: The Saturday before Easter, a beloved deacon — a decades-long friend who...

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Trump halts US funding for World Health Organization as it conducts coronavirus review

CoronavirusNewsUnited StatesTrump halts US funding for World Health Organization as it conducts coronavirus review

PilotnewsApril 14, 2020

The U.S. will suspend funding to the World Health Organization while it reviews the agency’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, President Donald Trump announced. It’s unclear exactly what mechanism Trump intends to use to withhold WHO funding, much of which is appropriated by Congress The U.S. will suspend funding to the World Health Organization while it reviews the agency’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, President Donald Trump announced Tuesday, saying the international health agency made mistakes that “caused...

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US coronavirus Deaths Top 25,000 as Confirmed Cases Near 600,000

CoronavirusUnited StatesUS coronavirus Deaths Top 25,000 as Confirmed Cases Near 600,000

Chris UlasiApril 14, 2020

The grim figures come as officials debate how and when to ease restrictions and reopen the country’s economy. The United States death toll from the novel coronavirus surpassed 25,000 on Tuesday as the number of confirmed cases across the country neared 600,000. The grim figures come as officials debate over how and when to reopen the US economy and start easing restrictions. The coronavirus restrictions put in place to contain the spread of the virus have crippled...

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Breaking News: Bernie Sanders Drops Out of Presidential Race

NewsPoliticsUnited StatesBreaking News: Bernie Sanders Drops Out of Presidential Race

PilotnewsApril 8, 2020

Bernie Sanders is ending his presidential campaign, he announced on Wednesday. The Vermont independent senator’s 2020 bid started off strong. He narrowly missed first place in Iowa before picking up wins in New Hampshire and Nevada. All the while, his campaign continued to rake in millions in small-dollar donations and pack rallies full of supporters as he ascended to national front-runner status amid a crowded Democratic field. Running as a progressive insurgent against Hillary Clinton...

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Flash’ Actor Logan Williams Dies at Age of 16

EntertainmentUnited StatesFlash’ Actor Logan Williams Dies at Age of 16

PilotnewsApril 5, 2020

Actor Logan Williams, who appeared in CW’s “The Flash” as the young Barry Allen, has died at the age of 16. Williams’ agent, Michelle Gauvin, said he died on Thursday. Gauvin did not give the cause of his death, but she said his sudden death came as a “shock.” “The Flash” star Grant Gustin posted a photo of him with Williams and actor Jesse L. Martin on Instagram that was taken during the filming of a series...

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Consulate Announces Death of 3 Nigerians from COVID-19 in U.S.

CoronavirusNigeriaUnited StatesConsulate Announces Death of 3 Nigerians from COVID-19 in U.S.

PilotnewsApril 5, 2020

The Consul General of Nigeria in New York, Mr. Benaoyagha Okoyen, has confirmed the death of three Nigerians from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the United States. Okoyen made the announcement in a statement sent to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New York on Saturday evening.   He said one of them, a doctor from Abia, contracted the virus while on duty in New York, the epicentre of the pandemic in the U.S....

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Deflation of America’s Greatness and the unfolding Dumbness of Donald Trump

Anthony Obi OgboColumnsNewsUnited StatesDeflation of America’s Greatness and the unfolding Dumbness of Donald Trump

PilotnewsApril 1, 2020

JFK initiated the innovative mission to the moon; Obama facilitated the feat for electric cars; and today under the reckless leadership of Donald Trump, America cannot even afford facemasks. No doubt, the coronavirus pandemic has placed extraordinary demands on leaders all over the world. This is the real test of visionary leadership, preparedness, and response to a global crisis. But in the United States of America, citizens perceived the foul and fishy odor of organizational...

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