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NBCSports.com 

Jadeveon Clowney, Eric Rowe fined for divisional round infractions

Texans defensive end Jadeveon Clowney hit Patriots quarterback Tom Brady a few times in last Saturday’s Patriots win in the divisional round of the playoffs and one of them led to an animated reaction from Brady when a flag wasn’t thrown. Clowney dragged Brady down on an incomplete pass in the third quarter and Brady was…

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Gambia’s defeated leader agrees to cede power, official says

BANJUL, Gambia — Longtime Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh agreed Friday to yield power to the man who defeated him in last month’s presidential election, a Senegalese government official said. The Senegalese government official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the official was not authorized to talk to reporters, said final arrangements to the agreement with Jammeh were still being worked out. Defense forces chief Ousmane Badjie said Gambia’s security services all support Barrow and would not oppose the regional force. Читать дальше...

International Business Times 

Spotify vs. Tidal vs. Apple Music: Jay Z Music Service Inflating Subscriber Numbers?

Streaming music service Tidal has potentially been inflating its subscriber numbers, according to a report from Norwegian newspaper Dagens Næringsliv via The Verge. As The Verge notes, internal reports found Tidal had only 350,000 subscribers in March 2015 despite a tweet from Jay Z saying the service had more than 1 million users.

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

As ice recedes, potholes appear

With ice mostly gone, La Crosse area drivers found roadways in rough shape last week.

TheRepublic.com 

Procter & Gamble, Skyworks gain; Bristol-Myers Squibb sinks

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday: General Electric Co., down 68 cents to $30.53 The company reported fourth-quarter revenue that fell short of analysts’ forecasts. Procter & Gamble Co., up $2.75 to $87.45 The consumer products maker, whose brands include Gillette, Duracell and Tide, issued a strong revenue forecast. Skyworks

TheRepublic.com 

Woman accused of drugging son, 10, to get him to sleep

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A Pennsylvania woman is facing child endangerment charges after allegedly drugging her son to calm him. Police say a 27-year-old Cranberry Township woman admitted she gave her 10-year-old son trazodone to calm him after he fought with his siblings in December. It’s a prescription narcotic to treat depression but also sometimes

«Seattle Post-Intelligencer» (seattlepi.com) 

Procter & Gamble, Skyworks gain; Bristol-Myers Squibb sinks

The consumer products maker, whose brands include Gillette, Duracell and Tide, issued a strong revenue forecast. The semiconductor company reported earnings and revenue that beat analysts' forecasts. The drugmaker said it won't pursue accelerated regulatory approval for a lung cancer treatment.

The New Yorker 

A Dark Inaugural

Politicians, preparing for inaugurals, scurry for their histories. The Republican Senator Roy Blunt, who welcomed the crowd to Donald Trump’s Inauguration, chose to commemorate the peaceful transitions of the late eighteenth century, when partisan tensions were high and the Republic might not have survived. The Senate Minority Leader, Chuck Schumer, speaking just before the new President, read at length from a letter that Sullivan Ballou, a Union officer, wrote to his wife: “I know how strongly... Читать дальше...

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

Mars investigating Skittles said to be intended for cattle

NEW YORK (AP) — A mysterious Skittles spill on a rural highway in Wisconsin is taking another twist, with Mars Inc. saying it doesn't know why the discarded candy might have been headed to become cattle feed.

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

South Korean court rules prostitutes illegally held in ’60s, ’70s

SEOUL — In a landmark ruling, a South Korean court said Friday that the government had broken the law during the 1960s and ’70s by detaining prostitutes who were hired by U.S. soldiers and by forcing them to undergo treatment for venereal diseases. A three-judge panel of the Central District Court in Seoul ordered the government to pay 57 plaintiffs the equivalent of $4,240 each in compensation for physical and psychological damage. Jeon said the prostitutes had been “comfort women for the United... Читать дальше...