#Grammys end ‘secret committees’ amid corruption allegations

#Grammys end ‘secret committees’ amid corruption allegations

“#Grammys end ‘secret committees’ amid corruption allegations” Organizers of music’s famed Grammy Awards are putting an end to so-called “secret” committees that the likes of The Weeknd and other pop stars have alleged lead to rigging of the music awards show. The Recording Academy said Friday that nominations for the next Grammy Awards in January…

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#Latin America looks to space, despite limitations on ground

#Latin America looks to space, despite limitations on ground

“#Latin America looks to space, despite limitations on ground” MEXICO CITY — Mars missions, astronauts coming and going at the International Space Station, China’s increasingly ambitious space program. Space-related news is flowing, and not just from the world’s richest, biggest nations. Take Latin America. On Feb. 17, the congress in Nicaragua, one of the region’s poorest, most conflict-prone nations, approved…

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#Thousands attend festival as part of COVID research project

#Thousands attend festival as part of COVID research project

“#Thousands attend festival as part of COVID research project” Bare-mouthed Brits are partying like their lives depend on it. A multi-event festival took place over the weekend as part of ongoing research organized by the UK’s Events Research Programme to examine the risk of coronavirus transmission in large public gatherings. Admission to the state-sponsored events…

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#Economy is ‘red hot,’ but watch for inflation

#Economy is ‘red hot,’ but watch for inflation

“#Economy is ‘red hot,’ but watch for inflation” Warren Buffett said the US economy is “red hot” — but warned inflation is a rising threat as businesses and jobs come roaring back. “Right now, business really is very good in a great many segments of the economy … It’s almost a buying frenzy,” Berkshire Hathaway’s…

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#Asian woman attacked with hammer in Times Square

#Asian woman attacked with hammer in Times Square

“#Asian woman attacked with hammer in Times Square” An Asian woman was ordered to take off her mask — and then hit in the head with a hammer — by a female stranger in Times Square on Sunday, one of two suspected hate crimes in Manhattan over the weekend. The attack unfolded around 8:40 p.m. when…

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#GameStop signs lease for massive distribution warehouse, ditches debt

#GameStop signs lease for massive distribution warehouse, ditches debt

“#GameStop signs lease for massive distribution warehouse, ditches debt” GameStop said it has signed a lease for a 700,000-square-foot distribution warehouse on Monday, even as it announced it has retired its corporate debt earlier than expected. The warehouse facility in York, Pa., which will support the Texas-based retailer’s e-commerce business, is expected to be operational…

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#Julian Edelman answers Tom Brady reunion rumors on Twitter

#Julian Edelman answers Tom Brady reunion rumors on Twitter

“#Julian Edelman answers Tom Brady reunion rumors on Twitter” Newly retired Julian Edelman is setting the record straight amid speculation of a reunion with former Patriots teammate Tom Brady in Tampa Bay. “Ain’t going anywhere bubs,” Edelman tweeted at Pat McAfee after the host argued on his show that Edelman should reunite with Brady and…

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#Congo declares end of Ebola outbreak that killed six

#Congo declares end of Ebola outbreak that killed six

“#Congo declares end of Ebola outbreak that killed six” The Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday declared the end of an Ebola outbreak that infected 12 people in the eastern province of North Kivu and killed six of them. The outbreak was contained using Merck’s Ebola vaccine, which was given to more than 1,600 of the…

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#Maria Menounos’ mother Litsa dies after brain cancer battle

#Maria Menounos’ mother Litsa dies after brain cancer battle

“#Maria Menounos’ mother Litsa dies after brain cancer battle” Maria Menounos is mourning the death of her mother, Litsa Menounos, who succumbed to her battle with stage 4 brain cancer on Sunday. Maria, 42, confirmed the heartbreaking news on Instagram, sharing an intimate black-and-white photo of herself hugging Litsa. “RIP mom. 💔 god loved her…

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