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Lil Wayne Hospitalized After Suffering Seizure (Report)

Rapper Lil Wayne has reportedly been hospitalized in Chicago after suffering an epileptic seizure.

According to TMZ, Wayne (real name: Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr.) was found unconscious in his Westin Hotel room on Sunday afternoon (Sept. 3).

He was taken to Northwestern Hospital where he experienced another seizure.

The New Orleans rapper has long suffered from the neurological disorder and has been hospitalized several times in recent years, including a six-day stay in 2013, and following an incident on a cross-country flight in 2016.

Wayne, who is currently on tour with Rae Sremmurd, was scheduled to perform at Drai’s Nightclub in Las Vegas on Sept. 3.

It is unclear as of yet whether Wayne will be discharged.

Variety has reached out to a Wayne rep for comment. »

After Logic’s VMAs performance, calls to suicide prevention hotlines rose by 50 percent

Authored by altpress.com

The empathetic performance apparently moved the needle, as the the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline received a reported 50-percent increase in calls.

"It's not just about the calls," John Draper, director of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, tells CNN about Logic's VMAs showing.

"It's about increasing awareness about suicide, and suicide prevention in particular. »

Pittsburgh Airport to Be 1st Since 9/11 to Let Non-Flyers Past Security

Authored by nbclosangeles.com

News4's Justin Finch has the top travel tips the TSA says can move you through faster.

Breaking with a practice that began after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Pittsburgh International Airport will soon allow non-ticketed patrons past its security checkpoints, NBC News reported.

The airport, getting back to the "good-old days" of air travel, will let non-flyers access inside gates, shops, restaurants and artwork year-round. »

Sacha Baron Cohen: FBI Was 'Compiling a File' During Borat

Authored by usmagazine.com

Cohen, 44, whose Kazakh character drove around in an ice cream truck pranking strangers, explained that his appearance — along with his outrageous behavior — almost landed him in some unlikely legal trouble.

“[The FBI] got so many complaints there was a terrorist traveling in an ice cream van,” the actor said.

“So the FBI got so many complaints that they started compiling a little file on us and eventually they came to visit us at the hotel. »

Angela Merkel backs end to EU-Turkey membership talks

Authored by cbc.ca

"The fact is clear that Turkey should not become a member of the EU," Merkel said in the debate with her Social Democrat (SPD) challenger Martin Schulz.

Merkel's conservative party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), has long opposed Turkish membership in the European Union.

The accession talks have ground to a virtual halt and EU leaders have stepped up their criticism of Erdogan. »