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Kenya’s crisis is unique and driven by poverty, track and field’s anti-doping head tells the AP

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:21 GMT

In all likelihood, Kenya will haul in another good chunk of medals in distance races at this month’s track and field world championships, each one of them throwing more suspicion on a country with a reputational crisis because of doping.Kenya has achieved unparalleled success in modern distance running, but a wave of positive drug tests over the last decade has made it the sport’s latest doping pariah and pushed it to the brink of a sweeping international ban that would put it alongside Russia.Anti-doping authorities inside and outside the East African nation are grappling to get it under control.“We’re trying to clean up our country,” said Faith Kipyegon, the Kenyan middle-distance runner who broke three world records this year, has never failed a doping test, but was asked at a recent news conference — like many of her compatriots often are — to account for the more than 180 doping sanctions handed out to Kenyans since 2017.The root of Kenya’s problem is un...

Stevie Nicks says ‘Daisy Jones & the Six’ made her feel ‘like a ghost watching’ her ‘own story’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:21 GMT

(CNN) — Stevie Nicks is finally commenting on the hit show that many believe is loosely based on her music career with Fleetwood Mac.The iconic singer, 75, posted a still image from Amazon’s “Daisy Jones & the Six” to her Instagram on Tuesday, and shared her opinion of the 10-episode series in the caption.“Just finished watching Daisy Jones + the 6 for the 2nd time. In the beginning, it wasn’t really my story, but Riley seamlessly, soon became my story,” Nicks wrote, in reference to series lead star Riley Keough.“It brought back memories that made me feel like a ghost watching my own story,” Nicks continued.“It was very emotional for me. I just wish Christine could have seen it. She would have loved it,” the “Dreams” singer added, referring to her late Fleetwood Mac bandmate Christine McVie, who died in November of last year.Nicks ended her message, “Hopefully it will continue…”“Daisy Jones & the Six,” which is nominated for nine Primetime Emmy Awards this year, premiered in...

Jay-Z-themed library cards spark increase in Brooklyn Public Library memberships

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:21 GMT

(CNN) — If anyone can make a trip to the library feel like a party, it’s Jay-Z, apparently.To celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, the Brooklyn Public Library and Roc Nation have released 13 limited-edition library cards with artwork from Jay-Z albums. The initiative, which ends later this month, has already resulted in 14,000 new library accounts, a spokesperson for the Brooklyn Public Library told CNN.The library cards are tied to a Brooklyn Central Library exhibit that explores Jay-Z’s career through rare photos, original recordings, videos and other artifacts.“The community’s enthusiastic response to this exhibition is a testament to Jay-Z’s immense impact,” Linda E. Johnson, President and CEO of the Brooklyn Public Library, told CNN.The Jay-Z-themed library cards are available for free for New York State residents. New Yorkers can collect all 13 versions – but only one will be activated to a Brooklyn Public library account to check out resources, according to a library sp...

Mr. Not-So-Brightside. The Killers booed in Georgia for bringing Russian fan onstage

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:21 GMT

American rock band The Killers apologized after singer Brandon Flowers invited a Russian fan onstage at a concert in Georgia.At a performance on Tuesday at the Black Sea Arena in Batumi, Flowers brought the fan onstage to play drums on the song “For Reasons Unknown.”Georgia is a former Soviet state and a fifth of its territory is still occupied by Russia, which invaded in 2008.In videos circulating on social media, Flowers asked the audience: “We don’t know the etiquette of this land but this guy’s a Russian. You okay with a Russian coming up here?” Fans responded with a mixture of boos and applause. Part of the audience left concert of @thekillers at the Black Sea Arena in Georgia in protest after amid booing the group’s frontman who invited a Russian drummer to the stage and said everyone are “brothers and sisters” pic.twitter.com/mhtklWIOKf— Formula NEWS | English (@FormulaGe) August 15, 2023Flowers attempted to placate the audience by saying: “You can’t recog...

Ukraine liberates another key village in southeast

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:21 GMT

KYIV — The Ukrainian army has liberated a critical village in the Donetsk region, widening their breach into Russian defenses on the southern front. Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar confirmed the liberation of Urozhaine on Wednesday morning. Urozhaine is located a few kilometers southeast of Staromaiorske, which Ukrainian forces pushed Russia out of last month.The village’s liberation is a significant victory for the Ukrainian counteroffensive, which is slowly progressing through heavily mined Russian lines of defense, Ukrainian military analyst Roman Svitan told POLITICO. “Russians had an established stronghold in Urozhaine alongside Mokri Yaly River that used to stall our offensive operations in that area. Taking it back under our control, Ukrainian forces minimized the danger of Russian attack from flanks and got a key to a faster progress through Russian defense lines up to Staromlynivka village, where Russians have their main defensive li...

UK inflation slows, but chancellor warns not at finish line yet

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:21 GMT

Inflation in the U.K. fell broadly in line with market expectations in July despite some underlying signs of stagnation, while a drop-off in energy and food prices contributed to a surprise fall in household bills. The data offers relief for consumers but mixed messages for the Bank of England (BoE), whose aggressive hiking cycle is finally starting to show signs of bringing Britain’s sky-high inflation down ― but it still faces considerable headwinds from wages and costly services.  The Consumer Price Index (CPI), a key measure of inflation, rose by 6.8 percent in July from the year before, down from 7.9 in June, in line with market expectations, according to data released Wednesday by the Office of National Statistics. That headline figure will be welcome news for U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his government, which pledged in January to halve inflation by the end of 2023, though that target still remains far off. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt was quick to claim ...

Bit Brighter

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:21 GMT

It won’t be as wet, nor as cloudy today as it was yesterday, but we’ll still deal with a fair amount of clouds and a few spotty showers. As the wind remains onshore today, it once again is a cooler than average day with highs in the 70s. With that said, I do expect breaks of sunshine today, especially this afternoon. Clouds and patchy fog refill in tonight with lows in the 60s. Those clouds and fog break for some sun tomorrow. Rain chances are limited tomorrow afternoon as just a few isolated showers get going late afternoon. A better chance for scattered showers and storms move in tomorrow night. Scattered storms will be with us Friday as temps run in the lower 80s. A few of those storms could be strong with localized downpours and gusty winds. Those storms are with a cold front that sweeps through Friday night, ushering in lower humidity and dry weather for the weekend. Saturday looks dry and breezy with temps in the mid to upper 70s. Sunday runs in the low to mid 80...

City, school officials preparing for Back to School in Boston

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:21 GMT

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and other city officials will provide an update to families Wednesday as Boston Public Schools students across the city prepare to head back to school.The first day back for most students is Sept. 7 and kindergarteners return on Sep. 11. Boston Public Schools say they have more than 700 bus drivers to cover routes with another 35 in training. This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara due back in court in connection with Jamaica Plain crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:21 GMT

Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara is set to return to court Wednesday in connection with a crash in Jamaica Plain that left her son injured.Police say Lara was speeding and driving with a revoked license when she crashed an unregistered car through a fence and into a home.Lara has apologized for her role in the crash and says she’s committed to continuing to represent her district.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Carr: Where’s the red carpet?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:21 GMT

It’s been a week now since the local Democrats publicly tried to guilt-trip their woke followers into opening up their $5 million suburban mansions for the Third World criminals flooding into the Commonwealth.So far, the response of the very compassionate “Hate Has No Home Here” crowd seems to be somewhat underwhelming.Has anyone seen a single news story anywhere about a machete-wielding neck-tattooed fentanyl dealer from El Salvador getting a Welcome Wagon greeting as he pulls up in his uninspected, uninsured, unregistered low rider in, say, Dover, or Brookline, or Cambridge?Me neither.I know all these fabulously wealthy Biden voters have plenty of room.For instance, Gov. Maura Healey has a fourth bedroom in Arlington. You can check it out on Zillow.As you know, she’s squatting in her fourth home over the last 20 months. The governor has set up a love nest with one of her former employees. Healey’s latest heart throb is 42 years old and used to work, uh, under 51-year-old Maura at ...