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Updated: January 13, 2023 @ 7:51 am
LONDON (AP) — Former One Direction star Harry Styles and Wet Leg, an indie rock duo from the Isle of Wight, were the front-runners at this year’s Brit Awards, with each securing four nominations.
Styles earned nods Thursday for album of the year for “Harry’s House,” song of the year for “As It Was,” artist of the year and best pop/R&B act at the U.K.’s leading music prizes.
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Paris authorities are investigating the death of a 3-year-old girl who was found in the washing machine of her family’s apartment. The Paris prosecutor’s office said an investigation was opened Friday into the cause of death after the child was discovered in northeast Paris on Thursday night. A special unit for the protection of minors is leading the probe. The prosecutor’s office did not provide further details. The daily Le Parisien newspaper reported that the girl was found alive in the washing machine by her father and another family member and died in emergency care an hour later.
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan 13, 2023–
Shakhtar Donetsk and eight Russian soccer clubs have lost their appeals against FIFA emergency transfer rules. The rules let foreign players and coaches suspend their contracts for the 2022-23 season during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Court of Arbitration for Sport judges reached the same verdict Friday in the separate appeals. Shakhtar’s case was heard in December and sought $42 million compensation from FIFA. The Russian clubs including champion Zenit St. Petersburg faced FIFA in November at CAS. Clubs believed letting players leave on loan left them open to exploitation and cost them millions in lost transfer fees.
Israel’s outgoing army chief has warned against plans by Benjamin Netanyahu’s new coalition to grant more control to pro-settler lawmakers and make other changes to the Israeli security establishment. Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi’s rare criticism on Friday adds to the growing alarm over the most right-wing government in Israel’s history. His remarks came in several interviews with Israeli news outlets just days before he steps down. Kochavi took aim at Netanyahu’s coalition agreements with hard-line Jewish settler activists who seek to entrench Israeli rule in the West Bank, restructure the Defense Ministry and control a special paramilitary police unit.
TUCSON, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan 13, 2023–
UFO reports rise to 510, not aliens but still a threat to US
There are now two special counsels investigating the handling of classified documents. A special counsel has been named to investigate the presence of classified documents at President Joe Biden’s Delaware home and office. Attorney General Merrick Garland described the appointment Thursday as underscoring the Justice Department’s commitment to independence and accountability in particularly sensitive investigations. Garland used identical language last year to announce the appointment of a special counsel to investigate ex-President Donald Trump’s handling of classified material at his Florida home. The department is confronting something unprecedented in modern history: simultaneous special counsel probes related to two presidents.
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has denounced a protest by Kurds in central Stockholm where an effigy of Turkey’s president was hung from a lamppost as an act of sabotage against Sweden’s bid to join NATO. The protest outside City Hall on Wednesday drew an angry backlash from Turkey, a NATO member which already had held off approving Sweden’s application until the government in Stockholm satisfies its demands. Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency reported Friday that the speaker of Turkey’s parliament canceled a visit by his Swedish counterpart that was scheduled for Monday. Turkey has made its approval of admitting Sweden to NATO conditional on Stockholm cracking down on Kurdish militants and other groups.
Business accelerator from Millionaire Mastermind Academy is now accepting applications for 2023 spring program
Chelsea has welcomed a decision from the English Football Association to make a homophobic chant aimed at its supporters a punishable offense. The FA announced that chants of “Rent Boy” are now considered a breach of its rules. It has written to all Premier League clubs and clubs throughout English soccer to enforce the point and attempt to stamp out discriminatory behavior. Chelsea called it a “step in the right direction” on Friday.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE: BKD) (“Brookdale” or the “Company”) today announced leadership changes designed to maximize efficiencies. The Company also announced select changes to its full-year 2022 financial expectations based on its pr…
Novak Djokovic has received a warm and enthusiastic welcome in his return to Melbourne during an exhibition match against Nick Kyrgios. Djokovic was deported ahead of last year’s Australian Open because of a visa issue relating to his refusal to say whether he had been vaccinated for COVID-19. But the nine-time Australian Open champion was allowed to return for this year’s tournament beginning Monday because vaccination requirements have been dropped by the Australian government. An emotional Djokovic walked into a sold-out Rod Laver Arena to loud cheers from the crowd of 15,000.
Ethiopia’s military says members of the Amhara region special forces have started leaving the country’s Tigray region two months after a peace agreement in the Tigray conflict. The Ethiopian National Defense Force statement said the Amhara forces who fought alongside Ethiopian federal ones had left the Tigray town of Shire, a key humanitarian hub, and surrounding areas. That could not be independently confirmed. The Amhara forces, like those from neighboring Eritrea, were not a party to the peace agreement signed in November. The presence of both has been a major challenge to the deal’s implementation.
Poland’s lawmakers have voted to approve a new law on judicial accountability that the government hopes will meet European Union expectations and help unfreeze billions of euros in pandemic recovery funds for the country. Brussels suspended the aid for Poland because it says the government’s policies of exerting control over the judiciary are in violation of democratic principles. The EU has called for essential changes to be made before Poland can be granted access to the money. The right-wing coalition government argues that the provisions of the new law have been agreed on with Brussels. Some previous changes made by Poland didn’t go far enough for the EU. The lower house of parliament voted 203-52 with 189 abstentions to approve the new legislation on Friday.
Sweden’s center-right coalition government wants to abolish a decade-old requirement for restaurants, nightclubs and other venues to obtain permits before they let patrons dance. The proposal made Thursday means that venues no longer would need a license to organize boogie nights. Instead, as a general rule, they would only have to register with the police, which can be done verbally and does not cost anything. Applying for a permit incurs a fee of at least 700 kroner ($67) for the establishment. As it is now, owners can lose their liquor and business licenses if police officers come by and find out that a venue did not have authorization to let patrons dance.
Ethiopia’s military says members of the Amhara region special forces have started leaving the country’s Tigray region two months after a peace agreement in the Tigray conflict. The Ethiopian National Defense Force statement said the Amhara forces who fought alongside Ethiopian federal ones had left the Tigray town of Shire, a key humanitarian hub, and surrounding areas. That could not be independently confirmed. The Amhara forces, like those from neighboring Eritrea, were not a party to the peace agreement signed in November. The presence of both has been a major challenge to the deal’s implementation.
Poland’s lawmakers have voted to approve a new law on judicial accountability that the government hopes will meet European Union expectations and help unfreeze billions of euros in pandemic recovery funds for the country. Brussels suspended the aid for Poland because it says the government’s policies of exerting control over the judiciary are in violation of democratic principles. The EU has called for essential changes to be made before Poland can be granted access to the money. The right-wing coalition government argues that the provisions of the new law have been agreed on with Brussels. Some previous changes made by Poland didn’t go far enough for the EU. The lower house of parliament voted 203-52 with 189 abstentions to approve the new legislation on Friday.
Sweden’s center-right coalition government wants to abolish a decade-old requirement for restaurants, nightclubs and other venues to obtain permits before they let patrons dance. The proposal made Thursday means that venues no longer would need a license to organize boogie nights. Instead, as a general rule, they would only have to register with the police, which can be done verbally and does not cost anything. Applying for a permit incurs a fee of at least 700 kroner ($67) for the establishment. As it is now, owners can lose their liquor and business licenses if police officers come by and find out that a venue did not have authorization to let patrons dance.
Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church wants the country’s former leader to be criminally prosecuted for negligence. Duthika Perera, an attorney representing Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, said Friday the church is expecting the attorney general to file criminal charges against former President Maithripala Sirisena and four others whom the court found to have neglected their duties to protect the people. On Thursday, a top Sri Lanka court ordered Sirisena and four others pay compensation to the victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attacks that killed nearly 270 people. Ranjith said the church was satisfied with Thursday’s judgment, calling it “a very happy beginning.”
ANAHEIM, Calif. — With big-name artists hitting the road in 2023 on massive arena tours, several of these large-scale events sold out in mere minutes. Fans that missed out on the opportunity to see the real deal can still participate in the fun and fandom at a local tribute party.
Rita Wilson had a “visceral feeling” watching the gentle Swedish comedy “A Man Called Ove,” in which a curmudgeonly widower’s plans for suicide are derailed by the lives of those around him. As she has expanded her career beyond acting, she has found more ways to express what she’s driven to…
LOS ANGELES — Hollywood’s guilds have had their say, and we’ve learned so much this week. Actors really adore “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “The Banshees of Inisherin.” Directors apparently couldn’t be bothered to see “Avatar: The Way of Water” along with the rest of us. Producers …
SAN DIEGO — Guitar and keyboard wizard Mike Keneally has made several dozen albums as a band leader and has been featured on 200 or so more by other artists. His collaborators have ranged from Frank Zappa and the great soul singer Solomon Burke to avant-jazz trumpet great Wadada Leo Smith, I…
Trump Organization to be sentenced for tax fraud, faces fine
Germany’s health minister says the country will soon drop a mask mandate on long-distance trains and buses. The measures were one of the country’s last remaining COVID-19 restrictions. The minister said on Friday that the mandate will be dropped on Feb. 2. Other European countries already have scrapped mask mandates on public transportation. And the minister faced increasing pressure to follow suit in recent weeks. Masks remain mandatory in doctors’ practices. Masks and negative tests are still required to enter hospitals and nursing homes. Rules for local transportation are a matter for Germany’s 16 state governments. An increasing number have dropped or are dropping their mask mandates. Some also have scrapped rules requiring infected people to isolate at home.
The new American owner of Premier League team Bournemouth has acquired a minority share in French club Lorient as part of what he is calling a “multi-club ownership strategy.” The Black Knight Football and Entertainment consortium fronted by Bill Foley owns the Vegas Golden Knights in the NHL and bought Bournemouth in December. Bournemouth says the deal with Lorient “provides the opportunity to invest additional capital after this season.” Lorient is in sixth place in the French league and bidding to qualify for European competition next season.
NEW YORK — David Byrne is headed back to Broadway.
Russia’s Defense Ministry says its forces captured the salt-mining town of Soledar. The ministry said that Soledar, the focus of a bloody battle between Russian and Ukrainian forces, was captured on Thursday. There was no immediate confirmation from Ukrainian authorities to Russia’s claim to have seized the town in Donetsk, one of four Ukrainian regions that Moscow has sought to illegally annex. Soledar’s fall would mark a rare victory for the Kremlin after a series of battlefield setbacks in its invasion of Ukraine.
Former South African boxer and WBA heavyweight champion Gerrie Coetzee has died. He was 67. His former manager says Coetzee died on Thursday. His death comes just over a week after he was diagnosed with lung cancer. Coetzee defied some of his country’s racist laws during the height of apartheid in the 1970s and 1980s and won popularity with Nelson Mandela and both Black and white fans. He was the first African boxer to win a world heavyweight title when he knocked out American rival Michael Dokes in the 10th round of their fight in Richfield, Ohio, in 1983 to claim the WBA belt.
RENTON, Wash. — His right foot looked as if it had been bludgeoned by a hammer — but it’s unlikely Quandre Diggs’ sobs were due to the pain. The Seahawks safety was less than 10 minutes from completing the final season of his contract before floating into free agency, where he was set to be …
Russia’s Defense Ministry says its forces captured the eastern Ukrainian town of Soledar, the focus of a bloody battle.
LEXINGTON, Ky. — To a degree that would have been unthinkable five years ago, the John Calipari coaching era at Kentucky has begun to feel like the end days of Tubby Smith’s UK coaching regime and the final seasons of Denny Crum’s coaching tenure at Louisville.
ATLANTA — Georgia football just won back-to-back national championships. That’s very hard to do. It seems a bit greedy already to be talking about going for three in a row. That’s probably why Kirby Smart was reluctant to do it while his players were still puffing on victory cigars.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs were in Las Vegas last weekend for the conclusion of the regular season, which seems about as appropriate a place as any to start this conversation.
DALLAS — It’s him. Hi. He’s the problem. It’s him.
PHILADELPHIA — Jeffrey Lurie answered the question with a question, and with a coarseness both charming and alarming coming from a man with a Ph.D. from an ivory tower like Brandeis University.
PITTSBURGH — By almost every measure, the Steelers season was a failure. They didn’t make the playoffs despite going 7-2 down the stretch and finishing with a 9-8 record. They won’t win a postseason game for the sixth consecutive year, a futility streak that hasn’t happened in 50 years for t…
Roger Ebert once famously likened the movies to “a machine that generates empathy.” It’s a formulation I’ve never fully been able to swallow, for reasons that have less to do with Ebert’s specific insight than with its reductive, ad-nauseam recycling by other critics and moviegoers.
The trial of 24 aid workers and volunteers who participated in migrant rescue operations has resumed on an eastern Greek island. The Greek and foreign defendants argue they were doing nothing more than assisting people whose lives were at risk. Their lawyers have objected to the procedures followed by the prosecution, and the court on the island of Lesbos could order prosecutors to refile the case. International human rights groups have criticized Greece for targeting the group. Those on trial include prominent Syrian human rights worker Sarah Mardini, a refugee and competitive swimmer whose sister Yusra Mardini was part of the refugee Olympic swimming team. The sisters’ story was made into a Netflix movie.
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to work constructively with Scotland’s leader despite tensions over her administration’s wish for a new independence referendum. Sunak held private talks with Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon during his first visit since taking power. He said Friday that he believes there is scope for cooperation even though they aren’t “going to agree on everything,” Sturgeon’s relationship with Sunak’s two predecessors had been frosty in light of Sturgeon’s demand for Scottish independence.