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Rapper Ice Cube has defended his co-working effort with President Donald Trump on his Black Economic Empowerment 'Platinum Plan' saying, 'I’m not playing politics with this'. 'I’m willing to meet with anybody who could bring this to life and make it a reality,' the hip hop giant said to host Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday. The 51-year-old artist revealed he spoke with Democrats and Republicans to present his plan, which aims to invest $500billion into black communities, but faced public backlash for working with the Trump administration. Ice Cube said the Biden campaign wanted to work with him after the election and the Trump campaign showed more immediate interest. The artist said he sat down with Trump advisor Jared Kushner for three hours about the proposal. Rapper Ice Cube has defended his co-working effort with President Donald Trump on his Black Economic Empowerment 'Platinum Plan' saying, 'I’m not playing politics with this' 'I’m wil

Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) has turned off power for 355,000 customers - which covers one million people - in the northern part of California.  California is currently seeing some of its highest wind gusts of the year, increasing the dangerous risk of downed power lines which can spark fires. According to the Associated Press, a Mount St. Helena weather station north of San Francisco in the Bay Area recorded an 89mph gust on Sunday, with sustained winds of 76mph.  Scroll down for video  This has been one of the worst fire seasons on record, both for California and for the United States at large. Firefighters head into the strong winds and up the hillside to battle the Silverado Fire near Irvine, California Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) has turned off power for 355,000 customers - which covers one million people - in the northern part of California. In this view from Newport Boulevard in North Tustin, the morning sun rises through the smoke of fire in the canyons east

Melburnians are racing to make bookings at pubs, restaurants and cafes as coronavirus restrictions finally ease after more than 100 days of lockdown. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews on Monday announced the city would come out of lockdown and enter the 'third step' of his roadmap at 11.59pm on Tuesday. Under the third step, cafes, restaurants and pubs can reopen with an outdoor limit of up to 50 and indoor limit of up to 20. Beauty, personal services and tattoo parlours will also reopen. But the premier is still yet to announce one crucial piece of the puzzle - how many people are allowed to visit a household. Melburnians are racing to make bookings at pubs, restaurants and cafes as coronavirus restrictions finally ease after more than 100 days of lockdown. Pictured: Two women enjoy a drink in Melbourne in June before the city was sent back into lockdown amid a deadly second wave Two women in face masks walk along St Kilda Beach in Melbourne during the coronavirus crisis Mr A

A new video shows Canadian police officers reacting coolly while inside their cruiser as protesters are seen smashing its windows with rocks and hitting it with a lacrosse stick.   Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner Thomas Carrique tweeted out the video Sunday showing unnamed OPP officers being attacked during an incident that occurred in Caledonia, Ontario.  'Protesters falsely blamed #OPP for escalation in #Caledonia. Extremely proud of my officers for their professional and measured response to keep the peace & preserve life while under attack,' Carrique wrote.   Ontario Provincial Police officers were shown reacting calmly while their cruiser was being attacked by protesters near the site of a land dispute in Canada The video was shot near the McKenzie Meadows housing development construction site, which has been the site of a land dispute with First Nations peoples since July. Demonstrators said the development near Six Nations of the Grand River First Nations Re

KitKat has replaced its logo after discovering half of Australian consumers do not know how to recycle properly.  The confectionery giant has changed the logo on its wrappers to KitKat chocolate wafers shaped in a recycling symbol. 'Recycle me, give the planet a break,' the wrapper reads, playing on the usual 'have a break, have a KitKat' slogan.   KitKat has changed the logo on its wrappers to chocolate wafers shaped in a recycling symbol to encourage people to 'give the planet a break' by recycling their wrappers at REDcycle bins in most major supermarkets  The new logo design comes after a KitKat study found 80 per cent of Australians want to recycle but 48 per cent do not know how to do it properly. One in four people are unaware they can recycle soft plastics such as chocolate wrappers and another 17 per cent are unaware that soft plastics need to be recycled separately from other household recycling, according to the study.   Recyclable soft plastics make

Scott Morrison has called for Victoria to lift its remaining coronavirus restrictions before Christmas, as the state enjoys a second consecutive day of zero community transmissions. Melbourne, which has been locked down for 111 days, is set to open up at midnight on Tuesday, with business closures having cost $100million a day. The prime minister urged Premier Daniel Andrews to completely reopen the state, with 1,200 jobs lost daily and thousands unemployed.  The clean sheet comes just hours after Premier Daniel Andrews announced a widespread easing of Melbourne's restrictions, effective at 11.59pm on Tuesday. Scott Morrison has called for Victoria to lift its remaining coronavirus restrictions before Christmas, with business closures having cost $100million a day Victoria has had its second-straight day of no coronavirus deaths and no new cases (pictured, Melburnians preparing to leave lockdown on Monday) Pubs, shops and restaurants will be allowed to open with 20 people indoors

Extinction Rebellion demonstrators who turned up at 94-year-old Sir David Attenborough's home for a climate change stunt were turned away by his daughter who explained they were shielding from coronavirus.  Eco-warriors delivered a 'starter pack on how to engage in civil disobedience' to the naturalist's home in Richmond, London, on Sunday after he warned them not to break the law.   They said the 94-year-old's influence and comments 'are contributing to the erasure of the voices and sacrifices of front-line earth protectors around the world'. The group of four women and two men said they hoped to drop off the delivery in person so it came across 'like a friend to a friend wanting to reach him where he lives'. But they were told by Sir David's daughter that he would not open the door amid the coronavirus pandemic.  It came after Sir David - who is classed as vulnerable due to his age - said XR had to be 'careful that you don't break the l