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Converse apologizes and pulls sneaker ad that critics said included racist imagery
The sneaker company Converse has removed a social media ad that sparked outrage among critics who viewed it as evoking the Ku Klux Klan and lynching.The Instagram ad photo showed K-pop singer Karina wearing a skirt and holding a pair of Chuck 70 X sneakers. Critics lashed out online, saying that a white triangular image created by lighting on the skirt resembled a KKK hood and that the way she held the sneakers made them look like the dangling feet of a lynching victim.
Converse, owned by Nike, issued a statement apologizing and saying it removed the ad.
Packers' Jayden Reed and Zach Bako-Bewele carted off on consecutive plays vs Jets
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jayden Reed and right tackle Zach Bako-Bewele were carted off the field with injuries on consecutive plays on the opening drive of the game against the New York Jets on Sunday.The Packers announced Reed has a neck injury, while Bewele hurt a knee. Both were ruled out for the rest of the game.
On the Packers' second offensive play, Reed caught a short pass from Jordan Love and was hit hard by Demario Davis, whose left shoulder pad appeared to hit the receiver flush in the helmet, after a 4-yard gain. The... Read More
An Israeli is shot dead in the occupied West Bank, and other Mideast developments
An Israeli was fatally shot in the occupied West Bank, while Israel's military said it killed a man who attempted to ram his vehicle into troops elsewhere in the Palestinian territory.Meanwhile, Iran's top diplomat will stop in Qatar on his way to the United Nations' annual gathering of world leaders. And the head of the CIA has been in Egypt meeting with its president.
Here is the latest news from the Middle East on Sunday. Full coverage is available here.
An Israeli is shot dead in the West Bank
A 30-year-old Israeli man was killed near the Neve... Read More
18 suspects accused in the July 2021 killing of Haiti's president being extradited from Haiti to US
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Eighteen suspects who were arrested in the July 2021 killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse were awaiting extradition to the U.S. on Sunday, marking the end of a drawn-out judicial process in Haiti for a killing that shocked the troubled Caribbean country.The suspects will face trial in Florida, according to Jason Reding Quiñones, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida.
“Today marks the next major phase in our pursuit of accountability for the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse,” he wrote on X. “We will... Read More
Trump and Mamdani plan to meet in New York during the president's upcoming UN visit
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will meet with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani when Trump travels to the city for the upcoming U.N. General Assembly.The meeting is scheduled for Monday and at Gracie Mansion, the official mayoral residence, according to Anna Bahr, Mamdani’s communications director.
Bahr said the two will discuss issues affecting the city and New Yorkers. The White House confirmed the meeting will take place but did not offer more details.
Mamdani, a democratic socialist who upset former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic... Read More
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