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Tupac's late mother Afeni Shakur ensured that his money & music was legally protected

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                                  The mother of hip hop legend,Tupac, Afeni Shakur, who passed away  on Monday , ensured that his money and music was legally protected just in case there was any problem when she dies. According to TMZ, she had already taken some smart steps to guard Tupac's music and financial legacy before her death. Afeni Shakur had set up a trust to control all of Tupac's music rights and the paperwork is flawless. She had also named the former head of Warner Bros. records, Tom Whalley, to handle the legend's valuable catalog. The said Trust is reportedly very specific about heirs. Afeni ordered that the money should be shared between some selected charities & family members. Her estranged Husband, Gust Davis, who recently took her to court in a bid to get a share of Tupac's money, a house and more, isn't mentioned in the trust. Hence, the money is 'untouchable' in...

Footballers Kaka, Lucio and President Rousseff endorse Rio games as Olympic torch arrives in Brazil ahead of Olympic games

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                                                                The Olympic torch flame has arrived in Brazil this morning for the start of a torch relay that will culminate with the opening of the Olympic Games in Rio in August. The torch was flown inside a small lantern on a special flight from the Swiss city of Geneva to Brazil and was lit by embattled President Dilma Rousseff.  President Rousseff who might not last till the beginning of the games as president said, 'Brazil is ready to host the most successful Olympics in history.' Other football stars like Kaka, Lucio and a host of athletes were present and endorsed the Rio Olympic Torch's arrival. The torch will be carried around Brazil by 12,000 runners. It will pass through more than 300 towns and cities from the Amazon to Brazil's southern border, arriving at the...

Pope condemns paedophilia as new details of 6 year old girl's murder and rape emerges in Italy

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                                                                Pope Francis used his weekly Sunday message to denounce paedophilia, following the emergence of new details surrounding the alleged rape and murder of an Italian girl- child in 2014. The Pope’s comments followed new revelations in the case of a six-year-old girl who died in June 2014, after allegedly being thrown from an eighth-story balcony in Naples. A 43-year-old man is being held in a prison in Rome charged with throwing the girl from a housing block in a deprived area of the city after raping her, following a re-opening of the case. The man has denied the charges. “This is a tragedy. We should not tolerate the abuse of minors,” said Pope Francis, in his message and blessing at St Peter’s Square. “We must protect our minors and severely punish abusers.” T...

'I am one of the best managers in the world'- Man U coach Louis Van Gaal says

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                                                         Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal says he is one of the best managers in the world amidst criticism from various media outlets against his approach and tactical decisions at some matches this season. Man U have lost 3-0 to Arsenal and Liverpool this season, lie fifth in the premier league table and are in the F.A Cup final against Crystal Palace but Van Gaal says he is one of the best football managers in the world that's why criticism comes his way. "I can cope with it when the media is writing for six months I am sacked already. It is not new for me," Van Gaal said at United's Player of the Year awards dinner. "For my players, it is not so easy. They are reading it every day. How do you think that affects my authority? What do you think about the way they want to follow m...