By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Daniel Ek, the chief executive of Spotify, addressed Joe Rogan’s past use of racial slurs on Sunday night, telling staff in a memo that while he found the comments “incredibly hurtful” and inconsistent with company values, he did not believe “silencing” the podcaster was the answer. Ek’s comments come as
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By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will no longer use GPS monitoring to enforce quarantines and will also end daily checkup calls to low-risk coronavirus patients as a fast-developing omicron surge overwhelms health and government workers. The country’s top infectious disease expert said the speed of transmissions driven by
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CNN By Sarah Fortinsky A since-deleted tweet featuring photos of a mask-less Stacey Abrams posing among masked schoolchildren has prompted swift backlash from political opponents who chastised the Georgia Democrat for what they describe as hypocritical behavior after she championed more stringent masking policies in schools. The photos were originally tweeted Friday by the school’s
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER and LINDSEY BAHR Associated Press Spotify’s CEO says that while he condemned podcaster Joe Rogan’s use of racial slurs, he doesn’t believe that cutting ties with the popular personality is the answer. Daniel Ek wrote in the letter to employees Sunday that “canceling voices is a slippery slope.” Ek also says the
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New satellite images reveal a further expansion of the military presence at multiple locations in Belarus, Crimea and western Russia. CNN’s Wolf Blitzer speaks with Foreign Affairs Committee ranking member Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX).
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — After playing in the Pro Bowl on Sunday, Saints running back Alvin Kamara was arrested and accused of beating someone the night before in a Las Vegas nightclub. Kamara had four catches for 23 yards for the NFC in the game, then was taken into custody and booked at the Clark
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By Tina Burnside and Joe Sutton, CNN Eighteen people were rescued from an ice floe that separated from land near Catawba Island in Lake Erie, the US Coast Guard said Sunday. A sheet of floating ice broke away while the individuals were snowmobiling, according to the Coast Guard. Authorities used a Coast Guard Station Marblehead
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Actress Awkwafina is making announcements to subway riders on the 7 train for one week. It’s part of a marketing campaign for her new show.
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are mixed after Wall Street fell as investors watched for signs of whether global central banks will try to cool inflation by speeding up plans to withdraw economic stimulus. Shanghai and Hong Kong declined. Tokyo, Seoul and Sydney advanced. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P
Continue Reading By Joe Sutton, CNN An inmate who escaped with two others from a jail in northeast Tennessee last week was arrested Thursday in North Carolina, officials said. The trio escaped the Sullivan County Jail through an HVAC air vent on the roof last Friday, police told CNN affiliate WCYB. Two inmates, Timothy Sarver and Tobias
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 33 points and tied a career high with 12 assists as the New Orleans Pelicans used a big third quarter to take control of the game and get a 120-107 win over the Houston Rockets. It was the third consecutive victory for New
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EL PASO, Texas– Since the start of the pandemic, the Law N Paws animal shelter has seen more intake requests. This increase has led to overcrowding, hindering the shelter’s ability to take in additional abused animals. Law N Paws founder, Vanessa Acosta, said they are creating a larger sanctuary, giving more pets a second chance.
Continue Reading By Sarah Fortinsky A since-deleted tweet featuring photos of a mask-less Stacey Abrams posing among masked schoolchildren has prompted swift backlash from political opponents who chastised the Georgia Democrat for what they describe as hypocritical behavior after she championed more stringent masking policies in schools. The photos were originally tweeted Friday by the school’s principal,
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By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans are in talks with assistant coach Lovie Smith for their head coaching vacancy, a person familiar with the meetings told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity because the team had not announced that Smith had
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans are in talks with assistant coach Lovie Smith for their head coaching vacancy, a person familiar with the meetings told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity because the team had not announced that Smith had
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — USA Luge’s Chris Mazdzer had X-rays on his aching right foot a few days ago and the results were as expected. It’s still broken. With that, it became official. The U.S. men’s luge team was never fully healthy at any point this season. There were no
Continue Reading By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has given a controlled interview to a French newspaper about the social media posting that sparked a storm of international concern over her well-being. L’Equipe said it spoke to the tennis player on Sunday in a Beijing hotel, in an hour-long interview
Continue Reading ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — A colt named for six-time Stanley Cup winner Mark Messier scored big at Santa Anita. Messier romped to a 15-length victory in the $200,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes for trainer Bob Baffert. Messier ran 1 1/16 miles in 1:42.89 and paid $3.20 to win at 3-5 odds. Because Baffert has been
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 33 points and tied a career high with 12 assists as the New Orleans Pelicans used a big third quarter to take control of the game and get a 120-107 win over the Houston Rockets. It was the third consecutive victory for New
Continue Reading Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) — Iniciamos el mes de febrero con estrenos musicales, entre ellos “Saoko”, el segundo sencillo del tercer álbum de Rosalía, “Motomami”. También, Carlos Vives rindió tributo a Shakira –y Barranquilla– con “Currambera”, Llane, Reik y KHEA nos regalan “Alcancía”, mientras que Manuel Turizo da a conocer “De 100 a 0”.
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By David Close, CNN The Miami Dolphins announced Sunday night the hiring of Mike McDaniel as the team’s head coach, replacing Brian Flores, who was fired after the regular season wrapped and later initiated a class-action lawsuit against the league alleging racial discrimination in its hiring practices. McDaniel, 38, was most recently the offensive coordinator
Continue Reading FRESNO, Calif. — Hunter Maldonado had 21 points as Wyoming narrowly defeated Fresno State 61-59. Isaiah Hill led the Bulldogs with a career-high 25 points.
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Si alguna vez has jugado con los mapas de rutas a bordo de un avión o has consultado los destinos en la página web de una aerolínea, todo parece muy sencillo. Para ir de A a B, basta con subir a más de 9.000 metros de altura y tomar la ruta
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN Billie Eilish had a moment during her Atlanta concert Saturday night that has gone viral for all the right reasons. The Grammy winner was performing at State Farm Arena on her Happier Than Ever world tour when she stopped her concert to help out a fan in the crowd. “You need
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By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Cedi Osman scored 22 points and Kevin Love had 19 as the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied from 20 down to beat Indiana 98-85, shortly after agreeing to acquire shooting guard Caris LeVert from the Pacers. Osman and Love combined to score the first 19 points in the fourth
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Slovenia has won gold in the ski jumping mixed team event’s Olympic debut. The team of Ursa Bogataj, Nika Kriznar, Peter Prevc and Timi Zajc had 1,000.5 points Monday, dominating the competition by more than 100 points. Prevc jumped last and soared 101.5 meters and had 126.3 points to seal the top
Continue Reading By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Two-time Olympic gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin missed a gate early in the first run of the giant slalom at the Beijing Games. It was the first time she failed to finish a giant slalom since just before she won that race at the 2018 Olympics. The
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Hay miles de empleados y voluntarios locales que ayudan a los participantes olímpicos dentro del “circuito cerrado” instalado en los Juegos Olímpicos Beijing 2022. La mayoría de las personas nunca ven completamente las expresiones de los demás, ya que todos llevan mascarilla. De hecho, muchos de ellos están cubiertos de pies
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — Hazte a un lado, Joe Burrow. La verdadera estrella de los Bengals de Cincinnati está rodando hacia el Super Bowl LVI: prepárate para “The Cart” (“El Carro”). El carro metálico de tres niveles de los Bengals, que se encuentra más comúnmente en los salones de clases, se volvió viral en octubre después
Continue Reading By ABIGAIL SNYDER Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Naz Hillmon scored 26 points and had 10 rebounds, and No. 6 Michigan beat No. 21 Iowa 98-90 on Sunday night, despite the Hawkeyes getting 46 points from Caitlin Clark. Laila Phelia added 24 points, four rebounds and three assists for the Wolverines, and Maddie
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