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Ken Urker, 34, the on-and-off partner of Gypsy Rose Blanchard and father of her daughter, was found dead inside his Louisiana home on Thursday, his 34th birthday. Authorities discovered him during a welfare check. One report described the death as an apparent drug overdose, while others said he was found unresponsive.
NYTimes – US As the Republicans try to hold their majority, the Senate Leadership Fund is diverting resources to Kansas, which has become a growing concern for the party.
A ballistic missile is fired from the North Korean port city of Wonsan, South Korea's military says.
BBC Sport The Abu Dhabi-controlled club has protested its innocence throughout the long-running case, which dates back to 2018.
Sky News – World The worst ever Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has now killed more than 4,000 people out of more than 8,000 confirmed cases, Congolese officials said on Friday.
BBC News – UK Olivia Dean has been accused of plagiarizing Bill Withers' "Just the Two of Us" in her track "I've Seen It." Mattie Music Group, which owns Withers' back catalogue, alleges copyright infringement. The BBC reports that Dean's record label has been sued over similarities between the songs.
Manchester City face serious financial charges from the Premier League that threaten the club's success since its 2008 UAE takeover. A Friday deadline looms as legal fallout widens, and the club is expected to launch an appeal over the alleged breaches.
