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Texas mayor apologizes after breaking stay-at-home order to visit nail salon
The mayor of Beaumont, Texas, broke the state’s stay-at-home order to get help with her manicure. Mayor Becky Ames issued an apology after she was spotted in an Instagram post, getting her nails done at a salon that was ordered to close as part of the state’s stay-at-home order to stop the spread of the …
Navy secretary apologizes for calling Capt. Crozier ‘stupid’
Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly apologized on Monday for blasting canned aircraft carrier Capt. Brett Crozier as “too naive or too stupid” to command a ship. “Let me be clear, I do not think Captain Brett Crozier is naive nor stupid,” Modly wrote. “I think, and always believed him to be the opposite.” Modly’s about-face …
Greta Thunberg apologizes for ‘against the wall’ remark, plans a break from climate activism
Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist, apologized Saturday after telling a crowd of young supporters a day earlier — while speaking in English — that politicians should be put “against the wall.” Critics alleged that the remark, delivered in Turin, Italy, meant she was advocating for violence against world leaders who dodge their responsibilities to …
Biden apologizes for calling Clinton impeachment ‘partisan lynching,’ but hammers Trump again for using term
Former Vice President Joe Biden offered an apology late on Tuesday for previously referring to the Clinton impeachment as a “partisan lynching” just hours after he condemned President Trump for referring to his own impeachment with the same term. Trump was widely criticized for claiming on Twitter that Republicans are witnessing a “lynching.” Several 2020 Democrats …
Houston Astros denied exec taunted women reporters. Hours later, the exec apologizes
Hours after the team trashed a Sports Illustrated report accusing assistant general manager Brandon Taubman of yelling at three women during the team’s Saturday postgame celebration, Taubman himself conceded he used inappropriate language and was embarrassed by his behavior. Previously, the team had called the Sports Illustrated article — which was backed up by journalists …
Jennifer Aniston apologizes for ‘breaking the internet’ as she shares video throwing her phone
Jennifer Aniston apologizes for ‘breaking the internet’ as she shares video jokingly throwing her phone in anger By Annita Katee For Dailymail.com Published: 20:19 EDT, 16 October 2019 | Updated: 20:44 EDT, 16 October 2019 She ‘broke the internet’ yesterday when she finally joined Instagram. And Jennifer Aniston has now made her second post on …
Kamala Harris apologizes for laughing after audience member calls Trump ‘mentally retarded’
Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., claimed Saturday that she didn’t hear an audience member at a New Hampshire town hall Friday call President Trump “mentally retarded” and apologized for laughing after the comment. “When my staff played the video from my town hall yesterday, it was upsetting,” Harris tweeted Saturday. “I didn’t hear the words the man used in that moment, …
Apple apologizes for listening to Siri recordings, promises reform
Apple has said it will no longer have human contractors listen to audio recordings of customers using its digital assistant Siri. The tech giant’s apology comes about a month after a whistleblower told The Guardian about the practice, which Apple said in its statement on Wednesday, was part of the company’s “Siri quality evaluation process,” …
De Blasio apologizes for invoking Che Guevara in Miami, admits to not knowing the history
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was forced to apologize for citing Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara Thursday after he quoted the guerrilla leader to pump up a crowd of union members in Miami. De Blasio was captured on video yelling the phrase, “Hasta la victoria, siempre!” which translates to mean “Until victory, always!” ONLY WARREN, DE …
Hong Kong’s Leader Publicly Apologizes for Extradition Bill
HONG KONG — Backpedaling under mounting pressure, Hong Kong’s top leader publicly apologized on Tuesday for having proposed contentious legislation that would allow extraditions to mainland China. “I would like to tender my sincere apologies to the citizens of Hong Kong,” the leader, Carrie Lam, said at a news conference at government headquarters. “I have …
