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• The rap mogul made his first statement about the controversy in a posting on his website. He has come under fire for remaining silent as news surfaced this week that two young black people said they were profiled by Barneys after they purchased expensive items from their Manhattan store.
• An online petition and Twitter messages from fans have been circulating this week, calling on the star to bow out of his upcoming partnership with Barneys for the holiday season, which will have the store selling items by top designers, inspired by Jay-Z, with some of the proceeds going to his charity. He is also working with the store to create its artistic holiday window display.
• But Jay-Z -- whose real name is Shawn Carter -- defended himself, saying that he hasn't spoken about it because he's still trying to figure out exactly what happened.
• "I move and speak based on facts and not emotion," the statement said. "I haven't made any comments because I am waiting on facts and the outcome of a meeting between community leaders and Barneys. Why am I being demonized, denounced and thrown on the cover of a newspaper for not speaking immediately?" he said, referring to local newspaper headlines.
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• JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Indonesia's capital is saying no to monkey business. Literally.
• Security forces are fanning out across Jakarta conducting raids to rescue macaques used in popular street masked monkey performances.
• The order came from Jakarta Gov. Joko Widodo, better known as "Jokowi," who wants all roadside monkey performances -- known here as topeng monyet -- gone by next year.
• He said that besides improving public order and stopping animal abuse, the move is aimed at preventing diseases carried by the monkeys.
• The city government will buy back all monkeys used as street buskers for about $90 and shelter them at a 1-hectare (2.5-acre) preserve at Jakarta's Ragunan Zoo. The handlers and caretakers will be provided vocational training to help find new jobs.
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