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      Replay On Monday, the 16th anniversary of 9/11, a Fox News commentator wondered if a memorial for victims of the terrorist attack might eventually meet the same fate as statues depicting Confederate generals. In an interview with Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, "Fox & Friends" co-host Brian Kilmeade alluded to a memorial for passengers of United Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where Zinke was slated to speak. "Do you worry that 100 years from now someone is going to take that memorial down like they are trying remake our memorials today?" Kilmeade asked, referring to the recent controversies that have led to the removal of statues for Confederate military leaders like Robert E. Lee. "I'm one that believes we should learn from history and I think our monuments are part of our country's history," Zinke replied. "We can learn from it. Since we don...

A 65-year-old virgin has revealed her excitement after she was cleared to participate in the annual reed dance in South Africa. Ngipheni Ngcobo may be one of the oldest virgins at the age of 65, but every year in September, she gets excited as she prepares her traditional attire to attend the uMkhosi woMhlanga (reed dance) ceremony. Later today she will board a bus, along with other, younger maidens, and travel to King Goodwill Zwelithini’s Enyokeni Royal Palace for Saturday’s reed dance. Speaking to the Daily News in Pietermaritzburg on Thursday, she said the event was the highlight of her life and an opportunity to show off her pride at being a virgin at her age. “Come rain or sunshine, I will be at the reed dance. Only illness or a death in my family would force me to miss this ceremony.” Ngcobo will take girls from her Nzondweni Village in Mafunzwe area, outside Pietermaritzburg, with her. The girls had qualified to attend the reed dance after months of virgin...

A teenager was found dead inside a walk-in freezer after she disappeared while partying with friends at a hotel. Kenneka Jenkins’ body was discovered more than 24 hours after she vanished from the party in a ninth-floor hotel room Her friends told her mum that they had lost track of her and they left after they were unable to find her. The 19-year-old’s family launched a desperate search which came to a tragic end as staff searched the hotel. Detectives have told her mum that she apparently let herself into the freezer while she was inebriated. The teen had gone to the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare Hotel in the US city of Rosemont, Illinois, for a party late Friday night. Her family last heard from her when she sent a text message to her sister at 1.30am on Saturday, ABC 7 reported. Miss Jenkins’ mum Tereasa Martin told the Chicago Tribune that police informed her that her daughter apparently let herself into the freezer while she was inebriated and died inside. She r...

Oscar nominees Benedict Cumberbatch and Michael Shannon electrified audiences at the Toronto film festival Sunday.   play Nicholas Hoult laughs as Benedict Cumberbatch speaks about "The Current War," in which they star (AFP) Oscar nominees Benedict Cumberbatch and Michael Shannon electrified audiences at the Toronto film festival Sunday with their portrayals of Thomas Edison and his rival in the race for marketable electricity, George Westinghouse. "The Current War" was directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon , who described Edison as someone "who came from a world of spontaneous invention without really seeing the purpose for it at first, and created a purpose for something." In contrast, he said, "Westinghouse could immediately contextualize something and see how it could be greater for society." "The rivalry between them was interesting," Gomez-Rejon said, because of "what it said about the world and how we can, thro...

Philip planned a well-deserved surprise proposal for Tina and it had her in tears, we have the photos and a video to prove it! One of our favourite parts of their story is the fact that their pastor prayed especially for the couple on Tina’s birthday, the same day Philip was to propose (and the pastor had no clue!). You’ll love the #OnceUponAmponsah proposal story! The Proposal Story By the Bride, Tina Let’s start from the day before the proposal. I had an amazing birthday dinner the night before with my fiancé (saying it just gives me goosebumps), friends, and family. However, I must say I was a little annoyed leading up to my birthday dinner and even after. The day before the proposal everything was just off. Some of my closest family and friends had called to cancel for the dinner, my makeup artist bailed on me on the day of my dinner (Thank you to my best friend Jessica  for coming through and making me look amazing for the night!). Even my photographer ran into some car...

Jay Leno's Super Expensive Whip Suffers Major Tire Troubl How many people does it take to fix a tire on  Jay Leno 's super exotic sports car? Seven oughta do the job, based on what happened in Burbank, CA. The famous car enthusiast and host of " Jay Leno's Garage " was spotted roadside on Thursday, looking over the whip which was missing the left rear tire AND wheel. They were in the middle of shooting an episode for Jay's show. It looks bad, but we're told they were just fixing a flat. Best of all for Jay ... it's not one of his cars. It's called a Kode 0, a fully customized ride based on the Lambo Aventador, which goes 0 to 60 mph in 2.9 seconds ... and he was just driving it for the show. Jay's no stranger to  roadside trouble , so we're sure insurance would cover any damage, and if not ... we think Jay's good for it.

On Friday night, the "Starboy" reached full  Instagram Husband  potential when he got caught in a mirror (nice crouch move, dude) taking a photo of his girlfriend  Selena Gomez  (who was totally wearing his jacket) as she struck a pose for Instagram Stories before heading to the  Harper's Bazaar  Icons bash in NYC. Just in case you need a refresher on what an IG Hubby is: That's the husband or significant other of a blogger, online influencer, or celebrity, who takes photographs of his main squeeze and tolerates their social media-saturated lifestyle despite the many interruptions.  And as of a couple of days ago, it appears as if the Canadian crooner has cemented his new status as his gal's go-to photo man. From the look of things, the singer appears to be all about supporting Gomez's place at the top of IG. The "Come and Get It" songstress has the most followers on the platform with a whopping 126 million fans. But he's not the on...

0:20 2:29   Trailer: 'It' An evil entity haunts a small Maine town every 27 years in the form of a killer clown in the horror film 'It.'  Warner Bros. Filmmakers have been adapting  Stephen King  books for decades now, which means there have been some classics and some clunkers. Last month,  The Dark Tower  crashed and burned, but a new version of  It  (in theaters Friday) is poised to scare up some dough and turn around a  flagging box office . Here's how those two movies rank with the best and worst of King's theatrical releases, starting with the bad: Isabelle Fuhrman, from left, Samuel L. Jackson, John Cusack and Owen Teague swear off smartphone use and try to survive in 'Cell.'  (Photo: Richard Foreman Jr., Society of Motion Picture Still Photographers) 5.  Cell  (2016) At least the concept gets an A: ...