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LOS ANGELES, United States---Smokey Robinson and Berry Gordy, the visionary creative duo behind the revolutionary Motown genre, saw their legacy play out onstage Friday, Feb. 3, at a pre-Grammy gala honoring their life's work. From Robinson's "The Tracks of My Tears" to "My Girl" songs, Motown defined the 1960s and influenced scores of artists that followed. Gordy's now iconic Motown Records, which the 93-year-old founded in Detroit in 1959, also played a pivotal role in uniting Black and white music fans in a decade convulsed by racial divisions. Robinson was only 17 years old when he was recruited to join the label, where the balladeer became a prolific songwriter and semi...

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Cristiano Ronaldo will be remembered as one of soccer's most prolific goalscorers. But, surprisingly for a player who is usually so lethal in front of goal, it has taken the forward longer than many expected for him to find the net with his new club Al Nassr.

TOKYO, Japan --- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida dismissed one of his secretaries on Saturday over homophobic comments that the premier called "outrageous." Kishida said the remarks by Masayoshi Arai -- in which he said he "doesn't even want to look at" married same-sex couples -- were "outrageous" and "incompatible" with an inclusive society the government is aiming for. "I made the decision to relieve him of his position as secretary," Kishida told reporters. On Friday, Arai said he "wouldn't like it if they lived next door" and that people would "abandon the country if we allow same-sex marriage", according to public broadcaster NHK. The 55-year-old apologized later,...

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It's World Cancer Day, and the outlook for winning the war against this deadly disease is both good and bad.

MANILA, Philippines --- Bryan Bagunas will miss the Philippine men's volleyball team's stint in the Cambodia Southeast Asian Games in May for the first time in six years due to his upcoming wedding in June. The 6-foot-5 outside spiker bared to Inquirer Sports that he already informed the Philippine National Volleyball Federation on Thursday about his withdrawal from the national team. "Ikakasal na kasi ako pag kinakasal may preparation pa rin. Hindi naman basta ikakasal lang kasi may mga seminar pa rin ako dapat na aattendan then dadating ako diyan most likely April na and parang hirap i-singit talaga kasi marriage importante naman talaga to sa lahat ng tao diba," said Bagunas ...

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Female snakes have clitorises, according to the first detailed study on the subject Wednesday, in which the scientists lashed out at how little female sex organs have been researched compared to males across species. Previous research had hypothesized that the organs on female snakes were scent glands, under-developed versions of penises, or were even there to stimulate males, rather than the other way around. But the new study said it has "definitively" ruled out such theories, offering the first complete description of snake clitorises. The findings suggest that clitorises may be common across squamates, the largest order of reptiles which includes snakes, and could play a...

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Gary Valenciano was ecstatic as he welcomed his second grandchild, Luciano Mikael, the newborn son of Paolo Valenciano and his wife, Samantha Godinez. Paolo and Godinez announced the arrival of Luciano through their respective Instagram pages on Friday, Feb. 3. "My son opening his eyes for the first time," Paolo said, showing a video of his son.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Paolo Valenciano (@paolovalenciano)   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by . (@yosameti) Gary ...

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Eraserheads' Ely Buendia, Raymund Marasigan, Buddy Zabala and Marcus Adoro took part in helping their fellow musician, Parokya ni Edgar guitarist Gab Chee Kee, who has been diagnosed with lymphoma and is in need of financial help. The former bandmates are auctioning a signed custom guitar designed by Chee Kee himself, as seen on Marasigan and Adoro's respective Instagram pages on Friday, Feb. 3. Details for the bidding are also included in the post.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by rayray marasigan (@raymsmercygun)   View this post on Instagram...

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MANILA, Philippines---Sirene Sutton has been modeling even before finishing as first runner-up in the first-ever Miss Global Philippines pageant held in 2014. She continues to model up to this day and has become one of the most sought-after muses on the runway, as well as in print and TV ad campaigns. The Inquirer sat with the 28-year-old Filipino top model at the recent "launch party" hosted by NuSkin at Exquadra Tower at the Ortigas Center in Pasig City to discuss her decade-long career in the fashion and modeling industry. Sutton was among the social media personalities invited to witness the release of Inner Focus Collagen Plus in the Philippine market, which the company is pairi...

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Dallas police arrested a 24-year-old man over the disappearance of two South American monkeys from the city's zoo earlier this week and charged him with six counts of animal cruelty, authorities said on Friday. Police identified the man as Davion Irvin, with whom the department wanted to speak after the disappearance of the emperor tamarin monkeys from the Dallas Zoo on Monday. The monkeys' habitat was intentionally compromised, which led officials to believe the animals were taken. Thanks to a tip, the animals were found the next day in an abandoned house in the Dallas suburb of Lancaster and returned to the zoo. The monkeys, Bella and Finn, were given health examinations a...

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MANILA, Philippines---Jalen Hudson has been doing a little bit of everything for TNT in the PBA Governors' Cup. But as far as Jojo Lastimosa is concerned, Hudson is capable of doing much more especially with his playmaking. "My challenge with Jalen today is that he has to have at least 10 assists in this game," Lastimosa said after 93-85 win over Magnolia on Friday at Ynares Center in Antipolo. "Because if your assist ratio is high, it means that the other guys are going to be wide open because you have lots of opportunities to get some assists because the ball is in his hands the whole time," Lastimosa said. "I don't know how many assists did Jalen have today. Five only? Ok...

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DUBLIN, Ireland---Former Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon has failed in his bid to represent Ireland at this year's Eurovision, losing out to rock band Wild Youth in a nationally televised competition on Friday. The Dublin four-piece, performing the song "We Are One," was selected ahead of Lydon's band Public Image Ltd. and four other acts, by a combination of Irish and international experts as well as a public vote during a special program broadcast by RTE. The win propels Wild Youth to the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool in May. The band, which has had a string of hits in Ireland, has toured with Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi and Irish pop star Niall Horan. "We just...

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MADRID, Spain--Thieves stole eight deluxe dildos, six of them gold plated, from a Spanish sex-toy company, swiping premium pleasure products worth tens of thousands of euros, a sales executive said Friday. Dreamlove's Idiared Aponte told AFP that thieves forced their way into a warehouse at company headquarters, 10 kilometers east of the southern city of Seville, just before midnight (2300 GMT) on Wednesday. The luxury line of vibrators includes a gold-plated version that retails at a starting price of between "15,000 to 16,000 euros" ($16,000 to $17,000), with the price escalating depending on size and functionality. "They searched until they came across the secure area and...

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Shrek is love, Shrek is life, Shrek is... missing?

An American volunteer aid worker, Pete Reed, was killed in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut on Thursday while aiding civilians, according to a statement from Global Response Medicine, the humanitarian aid group he founded.

MANILA Philippines---Mylene Paat is ready to embrace a bigger responsibility for Chery Tiggo as they begin life without Dindin Santiago-Manabat for the first time in six years in the 2023 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference. After Manabat decided to part ways with the Crossovers and transferred to the Akari Chargers, the reigning Reinforced Conference MVP said they have to accept that players come and go and focus on what they have in their bid to rise in the first conference, following a failed title retention bid last year. "As they say, people come and go. But we have newcomers. We just have to accept whoever and whatever we have right now," said Paat in Filipi...

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PARIS ---Paco Rabanne, the Spanish-born designer best known for his metallic ensembles and space age designs of the 1960s, has died at the age of 88. The eponymous label he exited more than two decades ago hailed him as "among the most seminal fashion figures of the 20th century". Rabanne dressed some of the most prominent stars of the 1960s, including French singer Francoise Hardy, whose outfits from the designer included a minidress made from gold plates and a metal link jumpsuit, as well as Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg, who were pictured in matching silver outfits. Among his most famous looks were the fitted, skin-baring ensembles worn by Jane Fonda in Roger Vadim's c...

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When it comes to social networks, size matters more and more. This can be seen in the new longer-form "Notes" formats developed by Instagram and Twitter. So what exactly are these new options that are springing up on social media? Short formats are no longer the default on social platforms. On January 30, Instagram boss Adam Mosseri announced the rollout of "Notes" on the social network across Europe, the UK and Japan. This new format allows users to write longer texts than before, of up to 60 characters. These "Notes" are then available for 24 hours only, just like "Stories." Once published, "Notes" are visible in the user's messaging system, in a new section at the top of the in...

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MANILA, Philippines---Veronica Yu, a former fire chief from Quezon City, aims to turn the heat up on the Mrs. Universe stage with her fiery performance as the representative from the Philippines. The 41-year-old mother of two has been putting out fire since becoming a volunteer firefighter at the age of 19. "There were only a few of us women back then," she shared at a press conference held at Okada Manila in Paraaque City before flying to Sofia, Bulgaria, where the international competition is taking place. On the job, she would then meet her would-be husband, Johnnie Yu, who was also a volunteer firefighter like she was. He now plays the part of a very supportive spouse to his wife...

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