Ben Shapiro is an American lawyer, author, columnist and conservative political commentator. He was born on January 15, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, and is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. Ben is the host of The Ben Shapiro Show, a daily political podcast and live radio show, and serves as editor emeritus for The Daily Wire, which he co-founded in 2015. He has authored sixteen books and writes columns for Creators Syndicate, Newsweek, and Ami Magazine.

Two Bomet residents have sued area Woman Representative over suspected nepotism in her office. Collins Barno and Stanley Kiprotich Bii say in a lawsuit filed in Nairobi’s Employment and Labour Relations Court that the MP violated minimum standards of transparency, fair competition, merit, and integrity in hiring her office personnel. Six of the 15 employees the MP hired, according to the petitioners, are her kin. Additionally, they assert that her relatives are collectively using Sh612,000 per month in salary out of the Sh811,000 set aside for employee salaries.

Brooke Hyland is a well-known dancer, singer and reality TV personality who gained fame for her appearances on Lifetime’s, Dance Moms. Born on January 30, 1998, in Murrysville, Pennsylvania, she started her dancing career at a young age and became recognized for her talent on the show. Brooke has also released music, including her single, Summer Love Song, which reached #9 on iTunes in 2012. She comes from a family of dancers, with her parents Kelly and Randy Hyland, and siblings Paige and Josh.

Invited guests of the Judiciary led by Chief Justice David Maraga have opted out of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s first joint Parliamentary address. The Judiciary representatives had seats reserved for them in the National Assembly but none of them showed up. NASA Mp Alfred Sambu representing the people of Webuye East is present, giving a cold shoulder Moses Wetangula’s call for their (NASA) legislators to boycott the President’s address. Read: NASA Lifts Month Long Ban On Nation Media Group Products

At least 11 people died in an explosion that rocked the small town of San Cristóbal, in the Dominican Republic, on Monday. Officials said they have identified the remains of 10 adults and a four-month-old baby, but warned “there are more corpses” likely to be found. It is not yet known what caused the blast in the town’s commercial area. Smoke from the explosion and the fires it ignited could be seen wafting over the town for many hours afterward.