LeBron James's absence from a recent Los Angeles Lakers game ended a historic 21-year streak, while other news stories unfolded across the globe, including the death of a Ghanaian music icon, severe weather in Europe, a cheating scandal involving an Olympian, and a slowdown in US consumer spending.
James missed his 18th game of the season, preventing him from meeting the 65-game minimum required to be considered for league awards, as per the collective bargaining agreement, according to Fox News. This marked the first time in his career that he would not be eligible for such awards.
Meanwhile, in the world of music, Ghanaian highlife pioneer and guitarist Ebo Taylor died at the age of 90. His son, Kweku Taylor, announced the news, calling his father "a colossus of African music," according to The Guardian. Taylor, who was a definitive force behind the highlife genre, passed away a month after his 90th birthday.
Across the Atlantic, Spain and Portugal were hit by a third deadly storm in two weeks, following the damage caused by Storm Kristin and Storm Leonardo, The Guardian reported. Residents in the Iberian Peninsula faced flooding and destruction as the storms continued to batter the region.
In other news, Norwegian Olympian Sturla Holm Laegreid admitted to cheating on his girlfriend after winning a bronze medal at the Winter Olympics, Sky News reported. Laegreid confessed in a live television interview, stating he had "squandered" a "gold medal" by being unfaithful.
Finally, US consumer spending slowed in December, raising concerns about a potential economic slowdown, according to BBC Business. Retail sales were unchanged from the previous month, suggesting a pullback among consumers despite relatively robust spending in recent months. The report indicated that a faltering labor market, persistent inflation, and cooling wage growth contributed to the lacklustre end to the year.
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