Daft mistake sees Booker Prize ‘winner’ named

From the “oh, bugger…” department:

Organisers of Britain’s prestigious Booker Prize for literature have been left red-faced after they accidentally named one of the short-listed candidates as the winner.

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L.A. Radio Station Owner to Unveil Ties to Rapper

“No honestly, we were just the only radio station playing his stuff because we think it’s so good. The fact that he owns the company has nothing whatsoever to do with it…”

The owners of an L.A. radio station said on Thursday it will tell listeners that it has business ties to a local rap artist whose work is played more on the station than any other station in the country. Emmis Communications Corp., an Indianapolis-based radio conglomerate, said it plans to tell listeners about its business ties to rapper Shade Sheist whose heavy airplay on station KPWR-FM has drawn media fire.

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