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SANTA CLARA, California: The San Francisco 49ers have been cleared of any potential violations of the NFL’s Covid-19 protocols following a positive test from receiver Kendrick Bourne. A person familiar with the investigation said Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) the league and union reviewed the 49ers and determined the team was in compliance of coronavirus protocols. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the league made no announcement. The investigation started last week after Bourne tested positive for the coronavirus and was placed on the Covid-19 list. Teammates Brandon Aiyuk, Trent Williams and Deebo Samuel were also forced to miss last Thursday night’s game against Green Bay because they were determined to be “high-risk” close contacts. The four players were then activated Friday when Bourne passed two Covid-19 tests. Bourne then tested positive again and was placed back on the list Monday but could return this week. “It’s what you’ve heard. I mean, positive, ... » Learn More about AP source: 49ers cleared of Covid-19 violations

The findings were largely as expected and left many questions unanswered, but the report provided in-depth detail on the reasoning behind the team's conclusions. The researchers proposed further research in every area except the lab leak hypothesis. The report’s release has been repeatedly delayed, raising questions about whether the Chinese side was trying to skew the conclusions to prevent blame for the pandemic falling on China. A World Health Organization official said late last week that he expected it would be ready for release "in the next few days.” The AP received what appeared to be a near-final version on Monday from a Geneva-based diplomat from a WHO-member country. It wasn’t clear whether the report might still be changed prior to its release. The diplomat did not want to be identified because they were not authorized to release it ahead of publication. The researchers listed four scenarios in order of likelihood for the emergence of the virus named SARS-CoV-2. ... » Learn More about AP reports: WHO study says animals likely source of Covid-19

30 top Thai illustrators interpret people’s connections with homes AP Thailand Public Co., Ltd., Thailand’s property brand leader, on its ‘EMPOWER LIVING’ mission, is holding a brilliantly creative art exhibition to commemorate the company’s 30th anniversary. Entitled “AP 30 x 30 HOME IS EMPOWERING YOU”, the special exhibition opens up spaces of fulfilling life as AP believes that home, is not just a place you live in, for it also gives you energy to make your life fulfilled. The exhibition is held at MOCA Bangkok, Kamphaengphet 6 Road, on 1-18 April 2021 during 10.00–18.00 hrs. (close every Monday) admission free. It is a great leap forward for Thailand’s property industry in that profoundly meaningful stories of spaces in individual rooms inside a house are retold in a new context through a collaboration among 30 elite illustrators who created their super trendy collections that connect people and different home spaces in a fulfilling relationship. “Throughout the 30 years as a ... » Learn More about AP commemorates 30 years in Thailand with ‘AP 30 x 30 HOME IS EMPOWERING YOU’ art exhibition

INDIANAPOLIS : The NCAA has not tested players for performance-enhancing drugs at March Madness and other recent college championships, The Associated Press has learned. Three people with direct knowledge of NCAA testing protocols said full-scale testing has not resumed since the coronavirus pandemic shut down college sports a year ago. Although athletes may have been tested on campus, either through the NCAA program or those run by schools, the NCAA has not ramped up its usual testing program at national championships such as the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments. The tournaments wrap up with Final Four games starting with the women’s semifinals on Friday (Saturday in Manila). The NCAA has tested for drugs since 1986, and has changed and enhanced its policy over the years. Unlike some leagues and anti-doping organizations, it does not reveal the number of tests it conducts. Players who test positive can be kicked out of championships, and can lose a year or more of ... » Learn More about AP Sources: NCAA has not tested for drugs at championships

FILE – In this April 14, 2019 file photo, Tiger Woods reacts as he wins the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga. Woods’ victory at the Masters might not have been the most important sports story of 2019. It was certainly one of the most uplifting. Voters chose Woods’ dramatic comeback at Augusta National as The Associated Press sports story of the year. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File) A green jacket. A heart-melting embrace. A stirring return to the top of golf by one of the sport’s all-time greats. In choosing Tiger Woods’ victory at the Masters as The Associated Press sports story of the year, voters went with the uplifting escape of a great comeback over options that were as much about sports as the issues that enveloped them in 2019: politics, money and the growing push for equal pay and equal rights for women. The balloters, a mix of AP member sports editors and AP beat writers, elevated Woods’ rousing victory at Augusta National over the runner-up entry: the U.S. ... » Learn More about Tiger Woods’ comeback at Masters is AP Sports Story of the Year

No. 25 Tulsa is ranked in The Associated Press college football poll for the first time in 10 years and No. 9 Indiana is set to play the first top-10 matchup in program history. The AP Top 25 was mostly stagnant on Sunday (Monday in Manila) after four of the top five teams did not play and only one ranked team lost this weekend. Alabama is No. 1 for the second straight week, with 60 first-place votes. No. 2 Notre Dame received one first-place vote and No. 3 Ohio State got the other. The rest of the top eight was unchanged: Clemson is No. 4, followed by Texas A&M, Florida, Cincinnati and BYU. Indiana moved up one spot to ninth — the Hoosiers’ best ranking since they were fourth in the 1967 poll — heading into a matchup with Ohio State on Saturday. Tulsa moved into the rankings after beating American Athletic Conference rival SMU, knocking the Mustangs from the Top 25. The Golden Hurricane were last ranked in the final poll of the 2010 season at No. 24. The last time ... » Learn More about AP Top 25: Tulsa in at 25, Indiana set for to-10 matchup

NEW YORK: Doja Cat went for neon feathers and a moto-inspired look zipped all the way down and Cynthia Erivo stunned in a sparkling silver gown with gold accents by Louis Vuitton at the Grammys as music’s big night Sunday offered a luxe fashion moment for the stars. Dressed in Roberto Cavalli, Doja’s revealing look included cat-claw zips on each arm and a feathered skirt. “I want to be the cat lady, so let me be that,” she said. Erivo’s gown included a low cutout at the front with a gold bib effect at the top and a gold belt, while DaBaby brightened up a drastically pared-down red carpet in a bright mustard and green floral suit from Dolce & Gabbana. Erivo didn’t hit the carpet, but she made a statement nevertheless. Her gown was adorned with more than 60,000 glass beads, crystals and sequins. She topped off the look with jewels from Tiffany & Co. 1 of 10 Dua Lipa also sparkled, ... » Learn More about Doja Cat, Cynthia Erivo led the fashion march at the Grammys

Instead, the 26-year-old union organizer has been protesting in the streets - and trying to bring international pressure to bear on the newly installed junta. Her union, the Federation of Garment Workers in Myanmar, and others have been staging general strikes to protest the coup and are urging major international brands like H&M and Mango, which source some of their products in Myanmar, to denounce the takeover and put more pressure on factories to protect workers from being fired or harassed - or worse arrested and killed for participating in the protests. "If we go back to work and if we work for the system, our future is in the darkness, and we will lose our labor rights and even our human rights,” said Tin Tin Wei, who has been a clothing factory worker since age 13. The response from companies so far has been mixed. Only a few have said they would curtail their business in Myanmar. Most others have put out statements that stop short of taking action, saying that ... » Learn More about Myanmar garment workers urge global brands to denounce coup

STEVE Jobs (left) and John Sculley during their honeymoon days. Twenty years ago, in the spring of 1985, I went to Serramonte Plaza in Daly City to shop for the new Macintosh Plus. As advertised in the San Francisco Chronicle, the Macintosh Plus cost $2,600 and was a big improvement from the Mac 512kb. It had one megabyte of RAM expandable to four megabytes. I thought I’d wait for the Mac SE with 20 MB internal hard drive but there was no telling when it would be launched. As the PR industry in the Philippines was becoming more and more competitive, I wanted frantically to retool Agatep Associates, my public relations consultancy, into the image and likeness of Apple Computer. Walking out of the store with my prized MacPlus, I heard the news that Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, had been fired by John Sculley, ex-marketing VP of Pepsi Cola who was hired by Jobs himself to become CEO of Apple. Jobs reportedly made a legendary pitch to Sculley, asking him whether he preferred to ... » Learn More about The man who fired Steve Jobs

(FILE) A health worker collects blood samples from police officers as they conduct mass testing for COVID-19 in Manila. (AP file Photo/Aaron Favila) MANILA, Philippines—Police Lieutenant General Guillermo Eleazar, the officer-in-charge of the Philippine National Police (PNP), announced on Saturday that a pregnant police officer was the latest COVID-19 fatality in the organization. The PNP to date has lost 36 officers to COVID-19. “It is with a heavy heart and deep sadness that I announce the untimely demise of another esteemed police officer who was in the frontline in this epic fight against a silent but deadly enemy,” said Eleazar in a statement. Eleazar said the police officer, who tested positive for COVID-19 on March 12, was assigned as a Questioned Document Examiner and one of the team leaders of Valenzuela City’s Scene of the Crime Operations (SOCO). Eleazar said that the cop was brought to Arkong Bato quarantine facility, was then transferred to Dr. Jose Rodriguez ... » Learn More about Pregnant cop is PNP’s 36th COVID-19 fatality