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Ping Pong Player Who Helped Bridge U.S.-China Diplomacy in 1971 Says ‘Nobody Should Boycott’ the 2022 Olympics People 1 day ago © Provided by People Rick Bowmer/AP/Shutterstock Judy Bochenski A boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing is not the right way to call attention to Chinas mounting human rights violation, says one of the first U.S. athletes to ever play in the country. "Nobody should boycott the Olympics for political reasons," says Judy Hoarfrost, née Bochenski, a for...

Maren Morris Performs with My Friend John Mayer at the Grammys People 3/15/2021 © Provided by People Kevin Winter/Getty From left: Maren Morris and John Mayer perform at the 2021 Grammy Awards Morris, 30, and Mayer, 43, sang her nominated hit "The Bones" during the socially distanced awards show, broadcasting from Los Angeles. The country singer, who rocked a red dress with a high-leg slit, was backed by the "Gravity" rocker on guitar and on vocals on the songs chorus. The friends looked t...

The coronavirus pandemic has wrought economic disruption on a global scale, but one sector has marched on throughout the chaos: big tech. Further evidence of the industry’s relentless progress has come in recent weeks with the news that Apple and Amazon both raked in sales of $100bn (£72bn) over the past three months – 25% more than Tesco brings in over a full year. Amazon also revealed that its founder, Jeff Bezos, is to step down as chief...

What I Saw Feet Away from Bidens Swearing In: A PEOPLE Writers Diary of Inauguration People 1/22/2021 Alexandra Rockey Fleming © Andrew Harnik/Shutterstock Incoming Vice President Kamala Harris (right) applauds new President Joe Biden (left) as he arrives at the U.S. Capitol for the inauguration on Wednesday. As incoming President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris took their oaths of office on Wednesday on the west front of the U.S. Capitol, veteran PEOPLE corresp...

Joe Bidens Inauguration Drew More Viewers Than Donald Trumps: Reports People 1/22/2021 Jen Juneau © Patrick Semansky/AP/Shutterstock; Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty President Joe Biden (left) and former President Donald Trump Joe Bidens presidential inauguration proved more popular with viewers than Donald Trumps in 2017. Multiple outlets, including Variety, report that preliminary Nielsen ratings show close to 40 million people tuned in to watch Biden, 78, take the oath of off...

White House Coronavirus Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx Says She Will Retire After Biden Transition People 12/23/2020 Dr. Deborah Birx is ready to retire. Newsy on Tuesday, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, 64, said that she would be available to help President-elect Joe Biden and his team with their pandemic response amid his transition, should she be needed, and then wind down her work. © Alex Wong/Getty Dr. Deborah Birx "I will be helpful in any role that people think I can...

Donald and Melania Trump Set Off for Christmas Vacation with COVID Relief Bills Fate Uncertain People 12/23/2020 Sean Neumann © Provided by People Chris Kleponis/Getty Images From left: President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump walk on the South Lawn of the White House on Wednesday before boarding Marine One in Washington, D.C., on their way to Florida. With a wave to the cameras and reporters outside the White House, President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania ...

A Christmas Eve Fire, a Hidden Tree & Indoor Snowball Fights: Little-Known White House Christmas Stories People 12/22/2020 Virginia Chamlee © Provided by People Robert Knudsen, White House/John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum/NARA From left: President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in front of the Blue Room Christmas tree in 1961 The White House at Christmas is something to behold, with garland, trees, lights and ornate gingerbread houses takin...

Meghan McCain Fires Back After Trump’s Latest Attack on Her Late Father: ‘You Still Obsess Over My Dad’ People 12/18/2020 Even as Donald Trump continues to deride her late father — years after his 2018 death — The View co-host Meghan McCain continues to defend the man the president clearly cant stop thinking about. Trump, 74, attacked Sen. John McCain again on Thursday night, tweeting that the 2008 Republican presidential nominee was “last in his class” and “one of the most o...

Barack Obama Selects His Favorite Songs of 2020, Gives Special Thanks to Music Guru Daughter Sasha People 12/19/2020 © Provided by People Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Barack Obama is all about keeping up with the hottest trends in music, and luckily he has daughter Sasha to help him out. On Saturday, the former president, who frequently releases playlists filled with his favorite tunes, shared a list of his favorite songs of 2020, crediting his 19-year-old daughter for assisting him in c...