Early Super Bowl spots show advertisers want lots of buzz but not controversy.
Ashley Tribble
Ashley (aka Tribble) joined the TPR team as a substitute afternoon host in 2023. Hailing from the Midwest, Tribble is a comedian, producer and host who has been working in digital media since 2015. She started her career in audio as the creator, producer and host of P Power Radio, a podcast that shares the stories of revolutionary millennial women and the history of the world they are working to change. The podcast featured a range of women artists, activists, entrepreneurs and bosses from Chicago and beyond, and was listed among Ebony’s “5 Black Podcasts to Have in Your Arsenal” in 2016. In 2019, she helped launch More Sauce, a network focused on stories from creators of color at Stitcher. There she started her journey as the producer for Dead Ass with Khadeen & Devale Ellis, where she currently leads creative audio and live show production. In 2020, Tribble helped launch The Black Effect at iHeart, a network focused on Black stories and experiences.
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Suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque on Islamabad’s outskirts kills at least 31
It was a rare attack in the capital of Pakistan as its Western-allied government struggles to rein in a surge in militant attacks across the country.
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Hakeem Jeffries calls for ‘dramatic reform’ at DHS
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., urges his GOP counterparts to “rein in” ICE and discusses his 10-point list of demands to do so.
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Court records: Chicago immigration raid was about squatters, not Venezuelan gangs
In the documents the Department of Homeland Security said the raid “was based on intelligence that there were illegal aliens unlawfully occupying apartments in the building.” There is no mention of criminal gangs or Tren de Aragua.
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What does the CIA not want you to know? The quiz has the secret
Plus: ambiguous mascots, rodents with hard-to-spell names, and three boring photos of buildings.
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Dog sled, ski ballet and other sports you could once see at the Winter Olympics
For many decades, Olympic Games included “demonstration sports.” Some, like curling, became part of the permanent roster. But others, like skijoring, didn’t stick around.
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‘A party and a protest’: What to expect from Bad Bunny on Super Bowl Sunday
Petra River-Rideau, co-author of the Bad Bunny Syllabus and the new book P FKN R, says the Puerto Rican artist often wields joy as resistance.
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DOJ admits redaction errors in Epstein docs while names in files face scrutiny
The Justice Department’s latest release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein files has led to new scrutiny of powerful people in convicted sex offender’s orbit.
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Olympic figure skating starts with the team event. Here’s what to know about it
The three-day event is a chance for the top 10 skating countries to bring home a medal — and for viewers to get acquainted with the sport’s different disciplines and biggest names.
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Ronald Hicks to be installed as 11th archbishop of New York
Ronald Hicks, a former Illinois bishop chosen by Pope Leo XIV to replace the retiring Cardinal Timothy Dolan, is set to be installed as New York’s 11th archbishop
