Day: January 31, 2024

Former Tokyo Olympic official denies bribery charges in court

12:37 pm January 31, 2024

Haruyuki Takahashi, a former Tokyo Olympics organizing committee member, appeared in a court on Wednesday and said he was not guilty of taking bribes connected to the Tokyo Games. A former executive with the powerful Japanese advertising company Dents u, Takahashi is charged with accepting around $1.4 million in exchange for awarding Olympic contracts for […]

South Korea opposition leader who was stabbed accuses president of fostering divisions

12:10 pm January 31, 2024

A South Korean opposition leader who was stabbed in an attack and underwent surgery earlier this month accused the country’s conservative president on Wednesday of promoting divisive politics and worsening an already toxic discourse in the nation. Lee Jae-myung also urged voters to support his liberal Democratic Party in the April parliamentary elections in order […]

Utah bans diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on campus and in government

12:08 pm January 31, 2024

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, R., signed a bill into law Tuesday that prohibits diversity training, hiring and inclusion programs at universities and in state government, adding to a growing list of states to ban such programs. The bill, known as the “Equal Opportunity Initiatives,” bans preferential treatment based on a person’s race or other characteristics […]

Kristin Juszczyk reveals 3-word message up her sleeve as 49ers advance to Super Bowl LVIII

12:08 pm January 31, 2024

Kristin Juszczyk, the wife of San Francisco 49ers star Kyle Juszczyk, had something special embroidered inside her latest self-designed apparel, as the team won the NFC Championship over the weekend. Juszczyk posted a video on her Instagram Stories and captioned the clip, “Always have something up my sleeve.” CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON […]

Iran vows to ‘decisively respond’ to any US attacks: ‘No threat will be left unanswered’

12:07 pm January 31, 2024

Iranian officials warned that Tehran would decisively respond to any U.S. attacks, as President Biden vowed unspecified action following the deaths of three American soldiers in Jordan. “We hear threats coming from American officials, we tell them that they have already tested us, and we now know one another, no threat will be left unanswered,” […]