Fully vaccinated NFL players, staff don’t have to wear masks
The NFL is not requiring fully vaccinated players and staff to wear masks at team facilities following the CDC’s latest guidance regarding COVID-19. In a memo sent to clubs on Friday and obtained by The Associated Press, the league and the NFL Players Association made the modification after consulting with their medical and scientific experts. Players and tiered staff who haven’t been fully vaccinated must continue to wear masks until they receive it. Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski learned of the news Friday on the practice field during rookie camp. The reigning NFL Coach of the Year was able to take his mask off for the first time as a head coach.
DCPS projects $2 million price tag to rename 9 schools
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Duval County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Diana Greene said in a School Board workshop Tuesday morning that the estimated total cost for renaming nine schools with controversial namesakes in the district could top $2 million. The $2 million total includes roughly $32,000 for each of the two elementary schools and $287,000 for the seven secondary schools on the renaming list. As predicted, the largest estimated costs associated with renaming a school are the price tags for new athletics and band uniforms, expected to cost a combined $195,000 per secondary school. Because the district’s elementary schools don’t have those extracurriculars nor the need to change school mascots -- estimated to cost $60,000 -- Finegan and Jackson Elementary schools are quoted at a fraction of the total cost of the secondary school renamings. money collected by the specific school for faculty, staff, and student activities) and private donations.
General Motors redesigns corporate logo as it focuses on electric vehicles
The new logo for General Motors is only its fifth major redesign since the autoamker was founded more than 110 years ago. Source: GMGeneral Motors is changing its corporate logo as it launches a new marketing strategy focused on all-electric vehicles. The blue letters are inside a rounded box of the same color. "I truly believe we are at an inflection point for EVs," Wahl said during a media briefing Friday. The new logo, which was designed in-house, accompanies a new "everyone in" tagline and advertising campaign focused on EVs.
cnbc.comSheriff: Actress Naya Rivera missing in SoCal lake
FILE - Actress Naya Rivera arrives at Logo's NewNowNext Awards in Los Angeles on April 13, 2013. Authorities say former Glee star Naya Rivera is missing and being searched for at a Southern California lake. Rivera played Santana, a cheerleader in the musical-comedy Glee that aired on Fox from 2009 until 2015. (Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP, File)
TikTok removes two dozen accounts used for ISIS propaganda
The Logo of social media app TikTok (also known as Douyin) is displayed on a smartphone on December 14, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. TikTok has removed nearly two dozen accounts responsible for posting ISIS propaganda videos, The Wall Street Journal first reported. "Content promoting terrorist organizations has absolutely no place on TikTok," a TikTok spokesperson said in a statement to CNBC. Popular TikTok videos can rack up tens or hundreds of thousands of views. "This is an industry-wide challenge complicated by bad actors who actively seek to circumvent protective measures, but we have a team dedicated to aggressively protecting against malicious behavior on TikTok," a TikTok spokesperson said.
cnbc.comTikTok is under investigation in the UK over children's data privacy rights
The Logo of social media app TikTok (also known as Douyin) is displayed on a smartphone on December 14, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. Popular Chinese video sharing app TikTok is under investigation in the U.K. for how it collects and uses children's personal information. Elizabeth Denham, head of the U.K.'s Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), said in a parliamentary hearing Tuesday the agency is investigating whether TikTok violated the EU's data privacy law called GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), which requires companies to provide specific protections related to children's personal data. "We are looking at the transparency tools for children," Denham said. So we do have an active investigation into TikTok right now, so you can watch that space."
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