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Drake joins the Backstreet Boys in Toronto

Toronto fans of the Backstreet Boys experienced a magical moment last Saturday. Drake, a hometown boy and the world’s biggest hip-hop star joined the boy band on stage.

Introduced as the “sixth member” of the group, Drake appeared on theBudweiser in Toronto to the shrieks of thousands of fans.

Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, AJMcLean, Brian Littrell and Kevin Richardson let the Toronto star sing a special version of their ’90s hit with them I Want It That Way.

“Toronto, I want you to get loud and I want you to sing this song as loud as you can,” Drake said on stage. “This is one of the greatest songs in the history of music. I’m going to be on stage for it, I’m going to try to sing it too.”

The Backstreet Boys were in Toronto as part of their DNA world tour.

Drake is breaking a lot of records right now. The Toronto native’s new album hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200, selling 204,000 units last week and placing his 11th album at No. 1 on the North American chart.

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Dumbledore is dead, millions of Harry Potter fans in mourning

Michael Gambon, one of the stars of the Harry Potter saga, has died.

The actor who played Dumbledore in several of the Harry Potter films has died, his family has confirmed to NBC.

BREAKING: Michael Gambon, the actor who played Dumbledore in the ‘Harry Potter’ movies, has died at 82, his family says. https://t.co/VvcGgPcade pic.twitter.com/Ur2F82eQbm
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 28, 2023

Gambon had come to replace actor Richard Harris.

The latter had first played the role of Dumbledore in the franchise before he passed away in 2002.

The entire Harry Potter family, including fans and colleagues, have joined with the actor’s loved ones since this morning (September 28) to pay tribute to him.

Sad to report that Michael Gambon, who played Albus Dumbledore in the last six Harry Potter films, has sadly passed away at the age of 82.
Please raise your wands for Michael and all of his family and friends during this difficult time. May he rest in peace. pic.twitter.com/VYgaqaAVEY
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— Harry Potter Universe (@HPotterUniverse) September 28, 2023

Michael Gambon was 82 years old.

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It happened on a… September 28

2020

COVID-19 recorded global death toll passes 1 million with over 33 million known cases (Johns Hopkins).

2019

SpaceX unveils spacecraft Starship, designed to travel to Mars and the solar system and land back on earth.

2015

NASA scientists announce the discovery of flowing water on Mars.

2008

SpaceX launches the first private spacecraft, the Falcon 1 into orbit.

1987

“Star Trek: The Next Generation,” starring Patrick Stewart debuts on syndicated TV.

1981

“Physical” single released by Olivia Newton-John (Billboard Song of the Year 1982).

1976

“Songs in the Key of Life” 18th studio album by Stevie Wonder is released (Billboard Song of the Year 1977).

1972

Paul Henderson scores on Vladislav Tretiak with 34 seconds remaining in regulation time, giving Team Canada a 6-5 victory over the USSR hockey all-stars, and a 4-3-1 victory in the eight game Summit Series.

1968

Beatles’ “Hey Jude” single goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks.

1928

Sir Alexander Fleming notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory, discovering what later became known as penicillin.

1924

The first around-the-world flight was completed by two U.S. Army planes when they landed in Seattle, WA. The trip took 175 days.

1867

Toronto becomes capital of Ontario

1685

Smallpox epidemic breaks out in New France.

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Hunter Biden sues Rudy Giuliani

U.S. President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, is suing Rudy Giuliani in civil court and Robert Costello, his former attorney, claiming that they violated federal and state computer privacy laws by attempting to hack into his laptop and caused the “total annihilation” of his digital privacy.

Hunter Biden sues Rudy Giuliani and his ex-attorney, claiming “total annihilation” of his digital privacy through alleged efforts to hack devices https://t.co/n4tGOmUuYn
— CNN (@CNN) September 26, 2023
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According to a source close to Hunter Biden to CNN: “Everyone involved in stealing and manipulating Hunter’s data should be hearing footsteps right about now”, suggesting that others could also be sued in civil court by Hunter Biden’s legal team.

Hunter Biden accuses Giuliani and Costello of hacking, falsifying, manipulating, copying, disseminating and generally obsessing over the data on his stolen laptop.

The civil suit against Giuliani joins two other lawsuits filed by Hunter Biden in recent weeks, when he filed a civil suit, also in connection with his laptop, against Garrett Ziegler, Trump’s former White House aide, and he also sued the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), claiming that his tax information had been illegally disclosed and his private records had not been properly protected.

Remember that this whole story about Hunter Biden’s laptop refers to a controversial story that emerged during the 2020 US presidential election, when a laptop belonging to Hunter Biden, the son of then Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, was discovered.

The laptop was reportedly left at a Delaware computer repair shop in 2019, and John Paul Mac Isaac, the store’s owner, claimed to have discovered emails and other data on the laptop there that raised questions about Hunter Biden’s business dealings, in particular with a Ukrainian energy company called Burisma Holdings.

Mac Isaac claimed to have several copies of Biden’s illegally obtained laptop data, which he then sent to Rudy Giuliani’s lawyer.

While the son of the US President is still under investigation for his business dealings, he was indicted on federal firearms charges on September 14.

He is accused of lying about his drug use when he purchased a firearm in October 2018. During that time, Hunter Biden allegedly admitted to suffering from a crack addiction, according to the indictment filed in Delaware federal court.

President Biden’s son, Hunter, will plead not guilty to gun charges at initial court appearance, his lawyer says https://t.co/uKNe4YMgWO
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) September 19, 2023
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The indictment against him comes just weeks after a failed plea bargain that would have allowed the president’s son to avoid a trial.

While Hunter Biden reportedly intends to plead not guilty to this charge, his run-ins with the law are far from over!