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Billie Eilish said she is “appalled and embarrassed” after a video of the Grammy-winning pop star and Democrat party activist resurfaced last week, showing the teen star mouthing racist slurs. The Black Lives Matter-marching pop sensation landed in the midst of a race scandal after a TikTok video went viral online appearing to show Eilish mocking Asian accents, including using a racial slur against people of Chinese descent. In the undated and edited clip, Eilish appears to speak gibberish in a mock Asian accent and to use the word “chink.” At another point in the video, her brother Finneas appears...

President Obama will headline the 20th annual Lake Tahoe Summit in Stateline on Aug. 31, the White House announced on Monday. Obama will headline the, which this year is hosted by Nevada Sen. Harry Reid. On Monday, White House Spokesman Eric Schultz said Obama will talk about how America can ensure that national treasures like Lake Tahoe can be protected for future generations. Celebrating its 20th year, the annual summit — the first edition of which was attended by then-President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore in 1997 — has become an important yearly gathering of federal, state and...