Nov 29 Apple Music announces top music, listener data for 2022 “Stay,” the smash hit by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber topped Apple Music's global song chart in 2022 as the giant music streamer released its end-of-year lists and provided listeners with data on their own most listened-to tunes. Continue reading
Nov 29 Top Qatar official says ‘between 400 and 500’ workers died preparing for World Cup By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press A top Qatari official involved in preparing his country's hosting of the World Cup has put the number of worker deaths for the tournament "between 400 and 500" for the first time… Continue reading
Nov 28 Watch 5:45 Museum uses technology to deepen visitor engagement with ancient sculptures By Jared Bowen, GBH Ancient sculptures at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts are getting a new look. After years of reimagining how to present the great Greek, Roman and Byzantine art, the museum has found ways to draw threads from thousands of years… Continue watching
Nov 28 ‘Gaslighting’ is Merriam-Webster’s 2022 word of the year By Leanne Italie, Associated Press Merriam-Webster has chosen "gaslighting" as its word of the year for 2022. Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch 3:51 A Brief But Spectacular take on saving lives with abortion services By Elizabeth Burton, Melissa Williams, Ana Davila Dr. Warren Hern runs a clinic in Boulder, Colorado, that has provided abortion services since 1973, the year Roe v. Wade was decided. He shares his Brief But Spectacular take on being on the front line of the fight over… Continue watching
Nov 26 Irene Cara, award-winning ‘Fame’ and ‘Flashdance’ singer-actor, dies at 63 By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Oscar, Golden Globe and two-time Grammy winning singer-actress Irene Cara, who starred and sang the title cut from the 1980 hit movie “Fame” and then belted out the era-defining hit “Flashdance ... What a Feeling” from 1983's “Flashdance,” has died. Continue reading
Nov 24 Watch 5:17 Russian forces steal priceless Ukrainian artwork during occupation of Kherson By Lindsey Hilsum, Independent Television News Earlier this month, Russian soldiers in Ukraine withdrew from the southern city of Kherson. It was the only regional capital Moscow was able to seize since the beginning of the war. But before retreating, Russian troops looted homes and businesses… Continue watching
Nov 24 World Cup fans facing costly hotels and alcohol restrictions turn to international shuttle flights By Isabel Debre, Associated Press Travel at this World Cup was supposed to be easy in the tiny host nation of Qatar after fans had to take long flights between cities at the last three tournaments. Continue reading
Nov 24 Twitter, other tech companies slip on removing hate speech, EU review says By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press European Union data shows that Twitter took longer to review hateful content and removed less of it in 2022 compared with the previous year. The figures were published Thursday as part of an annual evaluation of online platforms’ compliance with… Continue reading
Nov 24 Iran arrests outspoken player Voria Ghafouri amid World Cup scrutiny By Associated Press Iran arrested a prominent former member of its national soccer team on Thursday over his criticism of the government as authorities grapple with nationwide protests that have cast a shadow over its competition at the World Cup. Continue reading