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Team Canada Apologizes for an International Snub

Junior hockey team skipped traditional handshake after beating the Czech team

(Newser) - Powerhouse Canada is off to a 2-0 start in the world juniors tournament, but it's come with some controversy. The team issued a formal apology after players skated off the ice following a 7-5 win over Czechia, forgoing the traditional post-game handshake, reports USA Today . What's more, team...

Frustrated Georgetown Coach Throws Bottle, Hits Kid

Ed Cooley suspended for one game after incident

(Newser) - Ed Cooley's frustration boiled over after Georgetown's narrow loss to Xavier Saturday night, and it has now cost the men's basketball coach a game on the sideline, USA Today reports. The Hoyas' head coach was suspended for one game after he hurled what appeared to be a...

Flyers Suspend Radio Host After NSFW Hot-Mic Gaffe

Veteran play-by-play announcer Tim Saunders gets 2-game suspension from Philadelphia team

(Newser) - Hockey fans listening to the Philadelphia Flyers' radio call Thursday night got something the team definitely didn't intend: an explicit joke from its longtime play-by-play guy during what he seemed to think was a commercial break. USA Today's For the Win reports that Tim Saunders, the radio voice...

UK Baker Slams 'Ugly' Mexican Bread, Gets Slammed Back

Green Rhino bakery co-founder Richard Hart now says: 'I made a mistake'

(Newser) - A blunt critique of Mexican bread by a British baker has sparked a cascade of social media outrage, ultimately leading to a public apology. In an interview for a food-themed podcast that resurfaced online, Richard Hart, the co-founder of Green Rhino bakery in Mexico City and a well-known figure in...

Looks Like It's Official: Jane's Addiction Is No More

Band members ended reunion plans after onstage fight in Boston, are now going their separate ways

(Newser) - Jane's Addiction's long-running drama appears to be ending in true rock 'n' roll fashion: with an apology, a lawsuit, and a final goodbye. Frontman Perry Farrell on Wednesday posted a public mea culpa on Instagram over the onstage clash in Boston last year that blew up the...

Finnish PM Apologizes to Asia for Lawmakers' Racist Gestures

3 members of Finns Party shared posts showing them pulling back their eyelids

(Newser) - Finland's top leader is trying to stamp out a racist controversy that jumped from Miss Finland to Parliament. Prime Minister Petteri Orpo on Wednesday issued an apology to China, Japan, and South Korea after several lawmakers posted photos of themselves tugging back their eyelids—a gesture widely recognized as...

France's First Lady on Insulting Feminist Protesters: No Regrets

Brigitte Macron defends 'stupid b----es' comment while apologizing to those hurt

(Newser) - France's first lady has found herself walking a narrow line between apology and defiance after she was caught on camera referring to feminist protesters as "stupid b----es." Brigitte Macron on Monday said she was "sorry if I hurt women victims" of sexual assault with the comments...

Falcons Star Apologizes After 'Insensitive' TV Remark

Bijan Robinson used an old name for a childhood game of tackle

(Newser) - Bijan Robinson's big night on the field ended with an apology off of it. After the Atlanta Falcons' 29–28 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday, the running back joined teammates Kirk Cousins and Kyle Pitts on Amazon's TNF Nightcap show. Analyst Richard Sherman praised a...

Pavarotti Statue Encased in Ice Rink Prompts an Apology

Skaters invited to 'high-five' the opera legend, angering widow

(Newser) - A mayor in Italy has issued an apology after a bronze statue honoring Luciano Pavarotti, the celebrated tenor, ended up encased in the middle of a temporary Christmas ice rink, with skaters encouraged to "give [him] a high-five"—a move that his widow says "ridiculed" the opera...

Prime Minister Busted for Doing '6-7' With Kids

School visit goes viral as Keir Starmer joins in on kids' banned dance

(Newser) - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer found himself on the wrong side of school rules this week after leading a class of primary students in the now-infamous "6-7" meme during a visit to Welland Academy in Peterborough. Starmer, accompanied by Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson, was at the school to talk...

Marjorie Taylor Greene: I'm Done With Toxic Politics

Greene apologizes, calls for political civility

(Newser) - Famously divisive GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Sunday announced a striking shift in her political approach, vowing to abandon the "toxic" rhetoric that has long defined her public persona. The Georgia Republican's pledge, made during an interview with CNN's Dana Bash , comes amid a public feud...

BBC Tells Trump Sorry but Rejects His $1B Demand

Broadcaster says it doesn't see defamation in its editing of the president's Jan. 6 speech

(Newser) - The BBC has issued an apology to President Trump for what it called an "error of judgment" in its editing of the speech he gave near the White House on the day of the Capitol riot. But the broadcaster rejected Trump's contention that its report, aired in 2024...

Influencer Admits She Lied About Cancer

The UK's Brittany Miller issues a public apology

(Newser) - A British influencer is coming clean about a big lie she told: Brittany Miller has apologized in a new TikTok video for falsely claiming that she had cancer, reports NBC News . Miller, who has 3.5 million followers and regularly posts about her twin boys, said she was "deeply...

Heritage Boss on Carlson: 'I Made a Mistake'

Kevin Roberts issues apology to staff for defending former Fox host over Nick Fuentes interview

(Newser) - Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts has issued an apology to staff for his defense of Tucker Carlson in the wake of Carlson's interview with Nick Fuentes, a controversial figure widely described as antisemitic. The apology came during a tense all-staff meeting, details of which were leaked and made public,...

Cops: Teen, 15, Kills Classmate After Hallway Encounter

Florida police say scuffle after victim allegedly bumped into Jacori Redding led to fatal shooting

(Newser) - A seemingly minor hallway incident at an Orlando high school ended in tragedy when a 15-year-old allegedly shot and killed a classmate after a brief confrontation. Authorities say 16-year-old Pinien Dalmacy was killed by Jacori Redding after the two bumped into each other at Oak Ridge High School and Dalmacy...

Artist Says Auschwitz Arch on Parade Float Was a Mistake

It appeared on Catholic's school float in Halloween parade in Pennsylvania

(Newser) - A Halloween parade float made for a Catholic school in Pennsylvania sparked outrage after it featured a replica of the infamous "Arbeit Macht Frei" arch from Auschwitz, prompting swift apologies from both the artist behind the project and church officials. Artist Galen Shelly, tasked with creating a float for...

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Maine Senate Hopeful Covers Nazi-Linked Tattoo

Graham Platner said it would have taken too long to get it removed

(Newser) - Graham Platner, one of the Democrats running for Senate in Maine in a bid to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins, tells WGME that on Tuesday he had a controversial tattoo covered up. The skull-and-crossbones tattoo had drawn criticism because it appeared similar to a "Totenkopf" symbol worn by the...

There's Fallout From That Himalayan Fireworks Show

Four Chinese officials lose their jobs after last month's environmentally damaging display

(Newser) - Four Chinese officials have lost their jobs in the fallout to a clothing company's fireworks display in the environmentally sensitive Himalayas last month. Authorities in Tibet's Shigatse city announced the punishments Wednesday, following apologies from Canadian clothing comapny Arc'teryx and Chinese pyrotechnics artist Cai Guo-Qiang. Gyantse County'...

Katie Porter Is in Damage Control Mode

'I could have handled things better,' she says of behavior in viral videos

(Newser) - California gubernatorial hopeful Katie Porter is in damage control mode after videos surfaced showing her sparring with a journalist and berating a staffer—clips that have cast a shadow over the Democrat's campaign to succeed term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom. In a Tuesday interview on Nexstar's Inside California ...

Putin: Yes, Russia Accidentally Took Out Passenger Jet in 2024

Russian president apologizes over accidental downing of Azerbaijani plane that killed 38

(Newser) - President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia's air defenses were to blame for downing an Azerbaijani jetliner in December that killed 38 people, his first admission of responsibility for the crash in an effort to ease tensions between the neighbors. Putin said the missiles fired by Russian air...

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