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Neneh Cherry is mostly known in the US for her hit "Buffalo Stance." Author and professor Jayna Brown argues Cherry's recent songs like "Kong" show how an artist can mature over the years.

Letting Neneh Cherry Mature Past Her 1989 Pop Zeitgeist Moment

For "One-Hit Wonders/Second-Best Songs," Jayna Brown, Black culture researcher at the Pratt Institute, recommends "Kong" by Neneh Cherry. Cherry is best known for her 1989 hit "Buffalo Stance."

Trading on the New York Stock Exchange was halted briefly Monday morning when the S&P 500 index fell 7%, triggering automatic circuit breakers.

How Stock Market Circuit Breakers Work

Trading on the New York Stock Exchange was halted briefly Monday morning when the S&P 500 index fell 7%. Here's how these automatic circuit breakers work.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his girlfriend Carrie Symonds at the Conservative Party Conference in 2019. The couple are engaged and expecting their first child.

Love Actually: Britain's Prime Minister Is Engaged To Be Married

Boris Johnson is engaged to his girlfriend, Carrie Symonds. The couple is expecting their first child.

A team prepares the European Space Agency's ExoMars rover to leave the Airbus plant in Stevenage, England in August.

Mars Rover Launch Delayed Until 2022 Over Software Tests And Coronavirus

The European Space Agency and Russia's Roscosmos planned for a July launch for the ExoMars. They said "the epidemiological situation in Europe" factored into the delay.

Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden will be the only candidates onstage for Sunday's Democratic presidential debate.

Biden And Sanders Debate Sunday In D.C. Here's What You Need To Know

As the coronavirus pandemic spreads across the country, former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders will debate Sunday night in Washington with no live audience.

Former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg will not be creating a super PAC. Instead, he's transferring $18 million to the Democratic Party and will likely spend more during the campaign.

Bloomberg Decides Against Super PAC, Transfers $18 Million To Democratic Party

The former presidential candidate's campaign had suggested it would create a super PAC to take on President Trump, but it has decided to change course.

Global financial markets have been gyrating for weeks on increasing fears over the coronavirus pandemic.

U.S. Stocks Jump As White House Plans $1 Trillion Stimulus

In a rebound from its record plunge, the Dow gained more than 1,000 points as the White House planned a massive stimulus package and the Fed set up a new loan program to boost the economy.

Love and Rockets, primarily known for its 1989 hit "So Alive," also helped establish a template for what became alternative rock with songs like "Yin and Yang (The Flowerpot Man)."

Love And Rockets' Psychedelic Train Ride Laid The Foundation For Alt-Rock

For "One-Hit Wonders/Second-Best Songs," Jim Novak of Minneapolis record store Electric Fetus recommends "Yin and Yang (The Flowerpot Man)" by Love and Rockets, mostly known for 1989's "So Alive."

Asylum seekers walk along Roxham Rd. in 2017, making their way towards the U.S.-Canada border. More than 50,000 migrants have entered Canada at irregular crossings since 2017.

Canada To Turn Back Asylum Seekers In Effort To Stop Coronavirus Spread

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday that Canada will now turn back asylum seekers attempting to enter the country outside official border points.

U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson refused to remove herself from Roger Stone's case, two days after his defense team filed a motion for her disqualification because of alleged bias.

Judge Rejects Roger Stone's Attempt To Remove Her From His Case

In a scathing order, Judge Amy Berman Jackson refused to disqualify herself, two days after the longtime Trump ally's defense team argued that Jackson was biased against him.

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