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After a series of delays, West finally released Donda on August 29, following elaborate listening parties and his move into Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium to complete work on the project. And in an interview with Ultimate Classic Rock, prolific musician and producer Rundgren claimed that West eventually rushed the release of his delayed project for fear that rival rapper Drake would “one-up” him with his own new album. Looking back on the work he did on the album—none of which reportedly made the final cut—singer-songwriter Rundgren said: “My involvement went on for a year, and in the end I realized why they hurriedly wrapped the whole thing up and put out what is obviously really raw, unprocessed stuff....

West seemingly let slip his presidential ambitions in a video posted to YouTube over the weekend. In it, the rapper walks alongside conservative provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos. “This is Milo right here, working on the campaign,” West said in the clip. “Is that an announcement?” Yiannopoulos replied. “I guess it is,” West answered. “Thanks, I accept,” Yiannopoulos said, laughing. The news comes as West has returned to Twitter after getting locked out of his account for making antisemitic statements....

In a piece for the Washington Post, Abdul-Jabbar spoke of his “rage of betrayal,” saying the country opted for the leadership of a racist. “Let the other groups denigrated and threatened by Trump speak for themselves,” Abdul-Jabbar wrote. “The women, immigrants, Muslims, Jews, the LGBT community and others who now must walk through the streets of their country for the next four years in shame and fear, knowing that their value as human beings has been diminished by their neighbors....

“Karen” also has a popular meaning as a slang term for white women who carry out micro-aggressions against people of color due to their position of privilege. (The most popular “Karen” may be the woman, actually named Amy Cooper, who earlier this year garnered much media attention after she called the police on an innocent Black man in New York City’s Central Park while he was bird-watching.) Twitter immediately began having fun with the poll....

Around 30 Lake backers gathered in Phoenix, outside the Arizona State Capitol, demanding a rerun of the state’s gubernatorial election. Lake, a Trump-endorsed Republican, lost the governor’s race to Democrat Katie Hobbs, by 49.7 percent of the vote to 50.3 percent. However, Lake has refused to concede in what she claims was a “botched” election, and has filed a number of lawsuits in a bid to overturn the result....

For the engagement Kate, well known for her high fashion looks, particularly during the mourning period for Queen Elizabeth II, wore a mustard yellow pleated midi dress from designer Karen Millen. The dress was made of structured crepe with bust darting and a standing collar and neckline. A covered belt in a matching textile separated the pleated skirt from the structured bodice and created the fit and flare shape that Kate often wears....

The comedian, 61, announced that she was diagnosed with the disease back in August 2021, before revealing in November that she was cancer-free. And with the treatment altering her voice to a higher pitch than usual, Griffin is now worried that what she was told would be a temporary issue may now be permanent. Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, the Suddenly Susan star wrote: “OK so I have to go to see the ear nose and throat doctor and get scoped again where they put a big goddamn tube down my throat and I gag and they look at my vocal cords....

Griffin, who faced backlash after posing with the severed head of an effigy of Trump in 2017, has been a frequent critic of the one-term former president over the years. However, Griffin now says that she sees the rise in popularity of Rogan—who, as Spotify’s top podcaster, has been accused of spreading misinformation on his show—as more cause for concern than Trump’s army of supporters. Speaking with New York contributing editor Kara Swisher on her podcast Pivot, Griffin shared her thoughts on Rogan in the midst of criticizing billionaire Elon Musk....

New York’s famous landmark has been home to a plethora of events since it opened up in 1879. Boxing didn’t enter the building until years later. Going through multiple renditions and renovations, Madison Square Garden was once known as the place to be if you were a fighter. Muhammad Ali graced the halls of MSG for several big fights, along with the likes of Rocky Marciano, Joe Louis and Jake LaMotta....

Pop star Katy Perry, who will be performing the halftime show with guest Lenny Kravitz during Super Bowl XLIX, learned in early January that she would be doing a photo shoot with Watt for the cover of ESPN the Magazine. When she didn’t recognize the football star, she turned to the internet. “I went straight to Google,” Perry told ESPN the Magazine. The first image to appear was a familiar photo of Watt’s bloody face....

Kedah are through to the Malaysia Cup final for the third consecutive time, after defeating Felda United 2-0 in their second leg semi-final match on Saturday. The Red Eagles used their home advantage, with Brazilian forward Sandro da Silva rising to the occasion by scoring a brace in the second half, to help Kedah win the tie 3-1 on aggregate. Kedah head coach Nidzam Adzha Yusoff only had two of his imports available; Liridon Krasniqi was suspended while Danish forward Ken Ilso Larsen was injured....

Whether it was the international media conference call Tuesday, media workout Wednesday or final fight press conference Thursday, “One Time” had plenty of time this week to spill his thoughts about his own career and trendy topics throughout boxing. Join DAZN and watch Jaime Munguia vs. Takeshi Inoue on Jan. 26 Just like he told Sporting News last month and again this week, Thurman said that he’d like to save a mega fight with Spence or Crawford for 2020, adding that such an eventual clash “isn’t worth one title, it isn’t worth two titles … it should be worth three titles, baby, so we’re going to set it up like that....

On the heels of the controversy that led to Novak Djokovic being denied entry into the country to defend his Australian Open title, Slater may not be able to participate in upcoming World Surf League championship events in Victoria and Western Australia. Slater is yet to reveal his vaccination status, and Federal Sports Minister Richard Colbeck has cast further doubt over the American’s participation “I reckon he knows the rules,” Colbeck said to Channel 9....

One of those things is right in front of him today: Andre Reed’s induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. “I’m sure it was part of the motivation for Jim,” Kelly’s wife, Jill, told the Buffalo News. “Certainly, he’s motivated by his faith, his girls and his family, the things he holds very close to him. But every time Andre went to visit Jim, they talked about that.”...

Biden’s “Build Back Better” agenda would create at least five million manufacturing and innovation jobs and increase government spending on American-made products by $400 billion. His “Buy American” tagline was compared to Trump’s “America First” policies and Conway told reporters on Friday the former vice president was “plagiarizing” the president. “I think he recognizes that ‘Buy American’ is very popular,” Conway said. “We already know that’s how this president got elected to some degree....

Thompson appeared as Big Papi on the show's "Weekend Update" segment to chat with the host about his controversial presidential selfie. Mostly, he just wanted to talk about his "BIIIIIG DOMINICAN LUNCH WITH BIG PAPI!" MORE: SN picks the top 50 MLB players for 2014 So great.

The Dolphins defensive tackle was ticketed for improper lane change, which caused the chain of events that led to the horrific crash. According to Florida Highway Patrol’s report, Norton was driving his Ford F250 truck on the outside lane of State Road 836 in the Miami area when he made a quick turn to try and get to the inside lanes going southbound. As he sped up and changed lanes, he clipped the front of a Maserati, which caused Norton to crash into a concrete barrier and overturn the truck....

Barner is returning to Kelly’s system, which made him a star at Oregon. The Eagles reunited the two on Tuesday by trading a conditional seventh-round draft pick to the Panthers. “Kenjon will hopefully bring some depth to both our running back and return positions,” Kelly said, per The Associated Press. “He’s obviously a guy I know really well from Oregon, where he had a very productive career. He has a lot of speed, explosiveness and had a knack for making some really big plays....

There will be plenty of basketball in his future, as well, but there aren’t many 6-7, 275 pound forwards who customarily are prominent in the draft. But Lofton always will have this day: the day he became a world champion at the FIBA U19 World Cup, the day he was the greatest reason Chet Holmgren and Patrick Baldwin Jr. and the rest of these American teenagers prevailed. Lofton scored 15 of his 16 points in the second half to help the U....

Authorities are planning to return him to Wisconsin, where the teen would be tried as an adult. Under Wisconsin law, anyone 17 or older is treated as an adult in the criminal justice system. Rittenhouse faces five felony charges, including first-degree intentional homicide and first-degree reckless homicide. He is also facing a misdemeanor charge for possession of a dangerous weapon by a minor. Open carry of guns is legal in Wisconsin for adults over 18....