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A submersible carrying 5 people to the Titanic imploded near the site of the shipwreck & killed everyone on board, authorities said Thursday, bringing a tragic end to a saga that included an urgent around-the-clock search & a worldwide vigil for the missing vessel.

The sliver of hope that remained for finding the 5 men alive was wiped away early Thursday, when the submersible’s 96-hour supply of oxygen was expected to run out & the Coast Guard announced that debris had been found roughly 1,600 feet from the Titanic in North Atlantic waters.

OceanGate Expeditions, the company that owned & operated the submersible, said that all 5 people in the vessel, including CEO & pilot Stockton Rush, “have sadly been lost.”

The others on board were: 2 members of a prominent Pakistani family, Shahzada Dawood & his son Suleman Dawood; British adventurer Hamish Harding & Titanic expert Paul-Henri Nargeolet.

OceanGate has been chronicling the Titanic’s decay & the underwater ecosystem around it via yearly voyages since 2021.

The Titan launched at 6 a.m. Sunday & was reported overdue Sunday afternoon about 435 miles south of St. John’s, Newfoundland, as it was on its way to where the Titanic sank more than a century ago. By Thursday, when the oxygen supply was expected to run out, there was little hope of finding the crew alive.

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The NAACP over the weekend issued a travel advisory for Florida, joining 2 other civil rights groups in warning potential tourists that recent laws & policies championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers are “openly hostile toward African Americans, people of color & LGBTQ+ individuals.”

The NAACP, long an advocate for Black Americans, joined the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), a Latino civil rights organization & Equality Florida, a gay rights advocacy group, in issuing travel advisories for the Sunshine State.

The warning approved Saturday by the NAACP’s board of directors tells tourists that, before traveling to Florida, they should understand the state of Florida “devalues & marginalizes the contributions of & the challenges faced by African Americans & other communities of color.”

Florida is one of the most popular states in the U.S. for tourists & tourism is one of its biggest industries. More than 137.5 million tourists visited Florida last year, marking a return to pre-pandemic levels. Tourism supports 1.6 million full-time & part-time jobs & visitors spent $98.8 billion in Florida in 2019, the last year figures are available.

Several of Florida’s Democratic mayors were quick to say Sunday that their cities welcomed diversity & inclusion.

The NAACP’s decision comes after the DeSantis’ administration in January rejected the College Board’s Advanced Placement African American Studies course. DeSantis & Republican lawmakers also have pressed forward with measures that ban state colleges from having programs on diversity, equity & inclusion, as well as critical race theory, & also passed the Stop WOKE Act that restricts certain race-based conversations & analysis in schools & businesses.

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Teresa Williams thought she had landed her dream job in Iron Mountain, Michigan, becoming the first female officer in the history of the rural town's police department.

But she was relentlessly harassed & assaulted during her 4½ years there and ultimately resigned, according to a federal lawsuit she filed last month against 3 Iron Mountain officers.

Within weeks of being hired in October 2017, she was forced to make out with her direct supervisor at a bar, according to the suit. The supervisor & Williams’ former patrol partner also bet on who could have sex with her first.

The lawsuit alleges sexual harassment, sexual discrimination, a hostile work environment & retaliation. Named as defendants are the department’s top 2 supervisors, Ed Mattson & Joseph Dumais. Garth Budek, Williams’ former patrol partner, is the third officer named as a defendant. Also named as defendants are the city & the police department.

Schulz and Williams said none of the 3 officers who are defendants have faced discipline or been investigated criminally.

Only weeks after Williams was hired, she was invited to a bar, the lawsuit says. She was excited about the opportunity to bond with her new colleagues.

However, at the bar, Dumais pressured her into doing a Fireball shot & making out with him as part of an initiation ritual, according to the suit.

Later on at the bar, Dumais asked for another shot with Williams, according to the suit. She repeatedly refused before she relented & was groped for the first time by a colleague.

“Dumais pressured Plaintiff into taking the second IMPD shot, however this time Dumais put his hand between Plaintiff’s legs & grabbed her genitals,” it says.

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Ja Morant says he'd have cooked Michael Jordan 1-on-1 | Chris Broussard reacts.

Morant is confident in his ability as he should be, but this smells like clout chasing to the maximum.

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Tokyo (CBS News) — President Joe Biden said Monday the U.S. would intervene militarily if China were to invade Taiwan, in one of the most forceful & overt statements of American government support for Taiwan in decades. Mr. Biden said the burden to protect the self-ruled island was "even stronger" after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Speaking at a joint news conference in Tokyo with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Mr. Biden was asked, "Are you willing to get involved militarily to defend Taiwan if it comes to that?"

He replied, simply, "Yes."

"That's the commitment we made," Mr. Biden said. "We agree with a 'One China' policy. We signed onto it & all the attendant agreements made from there. But the idea that it [Taiwan] could be taken by force, just taken by force, it's just not — it's just not appropriate. It'll dislocate the entire region & be another action similar to what happened in in Ukraine. And so it's, it's a burden that is even stronger."

The president then said U.S. "policy towards Taiwan has not changed at all," stressing his government's commitment to "the peace & stability across the Taiwan Strait & ensuring that there's no unilateral change to the status quo."

Mr. Biden said it was his "expectation" that China would not try to seize control of Taiwan by force, but he added that "a lot of it depends upon just how strong the world makes clear that that kind of action is going to result in long term disapprobation by the rest of the [international] community."

The president said Beijing was "flirting with danger" with recent military flights close to Taiwan.

Beijing was quick to respond, with Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin warning: "No one should underestimate the firm resolve, staunch will & strong ability of the Chinese people in defending national sovereignty & territorial integrity."

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Elie Seckbach recently caught up with light weight boxing champion Devin Haney to chop it up about Rolly, Gervonta "Tank" Davis and Ryan Garcia.

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On a recent episode of Undisputed, Shannon Sharpe and Skip Bayless discuss Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson and potential landing spot for the quarterback in a trade.

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Spotify has called out Joe Rogan for "incredibly hurtful" comments, but they are holding firm ... he still has a place on its platform.

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek wrote a memo to staff, saying, "There are no words I can say to adequately convey how deeply sorry I am for the way The Joe Rogan Experience controversy continues to impact each of you."

Ek then zeros in on Joe, saying, "Not only are some of Joe Rogan's comments incredibly hurtful -- I want you to make it clear that they do not represent the values of this company. I know this situation leaves many of you feeling drained, frustrated and unheard."

It seems the comments are directed at Rogan using the n-word -- the full word -- on his podcast, although the COVID controversy may well be part of it.

And then, Ek pivots, explaining, "While I strongly condemn what Joe has said and I agree with his decision to remove past episodes from our platform, I realize some will want more."

Now the support ... "And I want to make one point very clear -- I do not believe that silencing Joe is the answer. We should have clear lines around content and take action when they are crossed, but canceling voices is a slippery slope."

Ek says his company will invest $100 million "for the licensing, development, and marketing of music and audio content from historically marginalized groups."

Too early to tell how this sits with the rank and file at Spotify.

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Joe Rogan on hoping to see Planet of the Apes in a “good neighborhood:”

“We walked in to Planet of the Apes. We walked into Africa, dude. We walked in the door and there was no white people.” pic.twitter.com/ENU1XehIzn

— PatriotTakes  (@patriottakes) January 30, 2022

Source: TMZ

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Iman Shumpert recently sat down with Bootleg Kev to chop it up about this year's Los Angeles Lakers team, their lack on team chemistry and why it was a mistake signing Russell Westbrook.

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Michael Chandler speaks with ESPN MMA’s Brett Okamoto about how he’s feeling ahead of his UFC 268 showdown against Justin Gaethje.

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Skip Bayless reacts to former NBA player and current NBA analyst, Kendrick Perkins, saying Kevin Durant and surpassed LeBron James as the best player in the NFL.

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Info Minds Timbo sits down with Corey King to get to the root cause of his issue with Wack100.

Check out the full interview below.

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UFC lightweight Michael Chandler sat down with The Mac Life recently to talk about his desire to fight Conor McGregor and calls out Justin Gaethje, who he claims has repeatedly turned down their fight.

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Kayla Harrison joins Ariel Helwani's MMA Show after her PFL win vs. Mariana Morais to discuss her victory, her epic promo after the fight and more.

0:00 Kayla Harrison discusses her epic "promo" after the fight.
2:12 Do you have a chip on your shoulder?
3:30 What she's learned over the past year.
4:40 Are we headed toward a divorce between Kayla and the PFL?
6:46 Can she achieve her goals outside the UFC?
8:29 Was she annoyed with all the attention given to Claressa Shields?
13:05 Does it annoy her when people call Amanda Nunes the GOAT?
16:07 She doesn't want another "Colby-Masvidal" situation with Nunes.
18:58 Reacting to Dana White's quotes about her.
20:38 How long until she's the GOAT?
21:38 Does she have an interest in fighting Claressa?
23:41 Is Kayla studying old wrestling promos?
25:55 On her next fight.

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Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva joins Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show to discuss his upcoming boxing match against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and future in combat sports.

0:00 How the fight vs. Chavez Jr. came together.
5:44 Why he's done competing in MMA.
12:30 The advice he’s told his sons about getting into fighting.
15:18 His reaction to Chris Weidman’s leg injury.
20:22 Reaction to DMX’s death.

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After urging athletes to stay out of politics, NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre weighed in on the guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial — saying he didn’t believe the former Minneapolis cop meant to kill George Floyd.

“I find it hard to believe, and I’m not defending Derek Chauvin in any way, I find it hard to believe, first of all, that he intentionally meant to kill George Floyd,” he said Wednesday on his “Bolling with Favre” podcast.

“That being said, his actions were uncalled for. I don’t care what color the person is on the street. I don’t know what led to that video that we saw where his knee is on his neck, but the man had thrown in the towel.”

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Source: New York Post

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Jorge Masvidal joins Ariel Helwani's MMA Show to discuss his UFC 261 knockout loss vs. Kamaru Usman.

0:00​ Masvidal on how he's feeling and being "a fan" of Usman's KO.
1:48​ How he's feeling emotionally after the loss.
3:45​ How his dad reacted to the fight.
4:57​ Did you underestimate Usman's power?
5:50​ How he felt going into the second round.
8:29​ What they said to each other after the fight.
9:39​ Still pursuing the belt.
10:45​ Did he think about retiring for a second?
11:11​ Usman's comments on the extra shots on the ground.
12:12​ Does it hurt more because it's Usman?
13:32​ Reaction to Colby Covington and Leon Edwards talking after the fight.
13:56​ Can Colby beat this version of Kamaru?
14:42​ Can anyone at 170 beat Usman?
15:48​ His relationship with his dad.
17:51​ Does this setback sting the most?
19:10​ When will he return?
20:23​ Is Nick Diaz is next opponent?
21:03​ What he will do next?
22:01​ On the debut of the Gamebred Fighting Championship.
25:53​ Masvidal says he "knows" he let people down.
27:16​ Does he wish things went differently before the fight?

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Michael Chandler chats with Brett Okamoto to discuss preparation for his upcoming fight against Charles Oliveira at UFC 262.

0:00​ Michael Chandler shares how he is preparing for the fight against Charles Oliveira.
3:00​ Chandler says the opportunity to fight Oliveira could be a life-changing moment.
4:20​ Chandler talks about the fight being canceled against Justin Gaethje.
5:30​ Chandler reacts to Khabib Nurmagomedov announcing his official retirement.
6:50​ Chandler weighs in on what he needs to do to defeat Oliveira.
8:50​ Chandler weighs in on Oliveira’s striking.
11:20​ Chandler weighs in on some of Oliveira’s weaknesses.
14:30​ Chandler says he welcomes the criticisms ahead of his fight against Oliveira.
17:48​ Brett Okamoto asks how long Chandler is going to around in his career.

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HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson has been sued by 4 more women who accuse him of sexual assault & harassment.

The lawsuits were filed Thursday night, hours after the NFL said it was investigating earlier allegations by 3 massage therapists who said the quarterback sexually assaulted them during massages.

The claims in the 4 new suits, which were filed in a Harris County state district court, mirror those in the 3 earlier cases. Each woman who sued Thursday worked in a spa or giving massages & claims that Watson exposed himself, touched them with his penis or kissed them against their will.

None of the 7 women, who have sued separately but are all represented by Houston lawyer Tony Buzbee, are identified by name in the lawsuits. They are each seeking compensatory & punitive damages, as well as court costs.

Watson, 25, has broadly denied that he acted inappropriately & said in a Tuesday statement that he looks forward to clearing his name. In a statement Friday, an attorney for Watson, Rusty Hardin, called the allegations “meritless.”

At a Friday news conference, Buzbee said he expects to file more lawsuits & his firm is vetting additional claims from women, including 1 involving an incident this month. None of his clients had filed police reports, he said, “but that is our next step.”

Buzbee said some of the massage therapists who came forward work at spas, some work from their homes, some work at deluxe hotels. All but one, who was flown in from Atlanta, were from the Houston area.

“These are, for the most part, licensed professionals. These are people that, many of them, are single mothers, either own their own shop or work in a spa,” while 3 clients are married and 1 is engaged, he said.

Hardin’s statement said he is “extremely proud to represent Deshaun Watson and wholly stand behind him.”

Watson is 1 of the league’s top quarterbacks & led the NFL in yards passing last season. He signed a 4-year, $156 million contract extension with the Texans last offseason, but he became unhappy with the direction of the team as Houston sunk to 4-12 & he requested a trade in January.

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