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Salt-N-Pepa Call Out ‘the Industry’ (Meaning Universal Music Group) Over Copyright Dispute at Rock Hall of Fame Ceremony

Pioneering female rap group Salt-N-Pepa, who are in the middle of a dispute over ownership of their masters, used their induction speeches at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony on Saturday to call out “the industry” for a situation that has seen their music removed from major streaming platforms. As Cheryl “Salt” James, Sandra [.].

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Trees are emitting a ‘vomit’-like stench across California

The smell wafted through the air in the October sunshine. At least one Harvard scientist has likened it to “rancid butter and vomit,” while Jennifer Iida, a spokesperson for Sacramento’s Department of General Services, called it downright “pungent and unpleasant.” It was the sweet aroma of two 75-year-old ginkgo trees in California State Capitol Park, and it’s gotten so bad, officials have taken matters into their own hands, surrounding the trees with metal barriers affixed with zip-tied and laminated signs to ward the public away. As the Sacramento Bee first reported, the issue isn’t just the odor. It’s the slip.