A summary of recent news stories, including the death of Rev. Jesse Jackson, a dispute over a sewage spill, Olympic results, a record-breaking Pokémon card sale, a reptile rescue, a court ruling on chicken wings, and discussions on wealth transfer.
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And how you can tooHow this AP photographer captured Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's iconic kissEPA ends credits for automatic start-stop vehicle ignition, a feature Zeldin says 'everyone hates'As some people push to make profound autism its own diagnosis, this family is raising twins with itModerna says FDA refuses its application for new mRNA flu vaccineOne Tech Tip: Take your iPhone security to the extreme with Lockdown ModeThis sticky rice recipe riffs on a dim sum classic for Lunar New Year or any timeAsh Wednesday marks the start of Lent, a period of fasting, reflection — and fish friesTeam USA’s Amber Glenn celebrates with her gold medal after the figure skating team event at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Amber Glenn of the United States competes during the figure skating women’s team event at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Amber Glenn of the United States competes during the figure skating women’s team event at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Team USA’s Amber Glenn celebrates with her gold medal after the figure skating team event at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Amber Glenn of the United States competes during the figure skating women’s team event at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Team USA’s Amber Glenn celebrates with her gold medal after the figure skating team event at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Team USA’s Amber Glenn celebrates with her gold medal after the figure skating team event at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Amber Glenn of the United States competes during the figure skating women’s team event at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Amber Glenn of the United States competes during the figure skating women’s team event at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Amber Glenn of the United States competes during the figure skating women’s team event at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Amber Glenn of the United States competes during the figure skating women’s team event at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Team USA’s Amber Glenn celebrates with her gold medal after the figure skating team event at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Team USA’s Amber Glenn celebrates with her gold medal after the figure skating team event at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Amber Glenn of the United States competes during the figure skating women’s team event at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Amber Glenn of the United States competes during the figure skating women’s team event at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. , which is set to Madonna’s song “Like a Prayer,” she received a video from the “Queen of Pop” wishing her luck in the individual competition at the“I have to tell you, I was blown away by it,” Madonna tells Glenn in the video. “You are an incredible skater. So strong, so beautiful, so brave. I can’t imagine that you would not win. So I just want to say good luck. Go get that gold.”“I’m in shock. I’m in complete shock,” she said. “I’m legitimately shaking. Oh my God.” Madonna isn’t the only big-name celebrity tossing her support behind Glenn and teammates Alysa Liu and Isabeau Levito, who have dubbed themselves the “Blade Angels.” Pop superstar Taylor Swift provided the voice-over for an NBC spot highlighting them. The issue of music rights became a big problem for figure skaters during the Milan Cortina Games. Several had to frantically try to get approval for their program music at the last minute, and some were even forced to change their programs entirely. Her free skate is set to “The Return” by Seb McKinnon, who produces music under the name CLANN. He posted on social media that he was surprised to hear the song during Glenn’s performance in the team competition, which helped the McKinnon said that Glenn did not have the proper permission to use the song, even though it has been a part of her program for the last two years. But the two spoke on the phone a couple of days later and managed to smooth everything out. “I’m very honored that Amber chose my music for her routine, won gold no less!” McKinnon said. “I’m happy things were resolved amicably and that we both stand for the protection of artist rights.”had been asked about music rights on the eve of the Olympics. She said at the time, “If I do get a message from Madonna saying she doesn’t want me to skate to her music, I’ll just be excited to get a message from Madonna.”“You are an icon and a legend forever,” Glenn said in response to Madonna’s video, “and thank you for supporting athletes in their artistic ventures, and I hope I can do the song justice. Thank you.”Skretta is a Kansas City-based sports writer for The Associated Press. He covers the Royals, the Chiefs and college sports along with auto racing, the Olympics and other sports.
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