Hubo el tradicional ajetreo, la mañana de este viernes, en el Hotel de la Reconquista de Oviedo, el día grande los Premios Princesa de Asturias, que se entregan por la tarde en el Teatro Campoamor. Fuera del hotel, los cientos de personas que montan guardia continua por si ven alguna cara conocida, a poder ser de la Familia Real y, por supuesto, la banda de gaitas. En el vestíbulo, tras pasar el detector de metales, sobre las mullidas alfombras y entre los sillones, se clavaban los trípodes de las cámaras de televisión y pululaban decenas de periodistas mezclados con las personalidades de la empresa, la política y la cultura, patronos de la Fundación Princesa de Asturias, que acudían al almuerzo con los Reyes.
Este viernes, en el Teatro Campoamor de Oviedo, se entregan en solemne gala, como cada otoño, los Premios Princesa de Asturias. Durante la Semana de los Premios se han ido sucediendo las llegadas de los galardonados para ser recibidos, con las tradicionales gaitas, a las puertas del Hotel de la Reconquista, ante la congregación de cientos de curiosos, acostumbrados a ver cada año pasar por esas escaleras a mentes y cuerpos preclaros del arte, el deporte o el pensamiento.
Paul Finebaum says ESPN did, indeed, sideline him after an interview with OutKick last year.
Last September, Finebaum told Clay Travis during a podcast that he was considering leaving ESPN to run for U.S. Senate in Alabama as a Republican, revealing that he had also voted for President Donald Trump in 2024. A week later, Travis reported that ESPN had removed Finebaum from his scheduled television appearances because of the interview.
"Per sources: Disney/ESPN has removed @finebaum from appearing on @ESPN since his @outkick interview expressing interest in running as a Republican for senate in Alabama. ESPN has canceled all network appearances on all shows, including some that have occurred for a decade plus," Travis posted on X.
An ESPN public relations executive disputed the report, despite the obvious fact that Finebaum had disappeared from his usual ESPN television appearances, even following a weekend of major college football upsets.
"This is not true at all. The below is TOTALLY FALSE," ESPN's Bill Hofheimer wrote above Travis' report.
Finebaum sided with Travis' version of events this week.
"Of course, I was sidelined," Finebaum told Awful Announcing when asked about the story. "I’d done the same shows every day for 13 years, and the next thing you know, I’m not on there after a college football weekend."
OutKick asked ESPN for comment Thursday following Finebaum's remarks. The network sent the following statement:
"As we stated last year, Finebaum was never banned."
The dispute is largely a matter of semantics. Finebaum was not booked for his regular appearances on shows like SportsCenter and Get Up the week after his interview with OutKick. He did, however, continue hosting his eponymous show on SEC Network and ESPN Radio. He remained on some ESPN platforms.
The network can also claim it simply chose not to book him for certain television appearances and tried out other personalities in case Finebaum ultimately left the company to run for office. In fact, that is what we hear ESPN told people who inquired at the time.
As a matter of technicality, ESPN did not "ban" Finebaum. However, what is technically true is not always the same as what is obvious.
What appears obvious is that ESPN responded to Finebaum's interview by not booking him on the shows he has spent the past decade appearing on during the college football season.
Further, it would have been understandable for ESPN to take issue with Finebaum making national news about a potential political campaign while still employed by the company. We wouldn't have faulted ESPN for deciding not to use Finebaum on television while he was publicly flirting with a run for office, which he ultimately decided against.
Stephen A. Smith has spent years publicly discussing the possibility of running for president as a Democrat. ESPN did not respond by removing him from his regular television appearances or publicly preparing replacements in case he left the company to seek office.
That contrast makes ESPN's handling of Finebaum harder to dismiss as ordinary programming rotation.
Finally, there is the broader question of how much longer Finebaum will remain at ESPN.
Nearly every football season seems to bring another story about Finebaum potentially leaving the network, whether for political office or a media competitor. At some point, that recurring uncertainty begins to say something about the partnership.
Unas 3.000 personas, entre ellas miembros de varios coros de toda España, han sorprendido a la cantautora Patti Smith en Oviedo al unirse a una sola voz para cantar su icónico himno ‘People Have the Power’, un día antes de que recoja el Premio Princesa de Asturias de las Artes.
La cantante estadounidense Patti Smith, Premio Princesa de las Artes 2026 canta junto a miles de personas 'People Have the Power', este jueves en Oviedo.
Other prizes at Freedom from Torture event include rare Mary Wollstonecraft book illustrated by William Blake
Margaret Atwood, Zadie Smith and Ian McEwan are among a number of literary stars auctioning off the chance for readers to name characters in their next novels to raise money for survivors of torture.
The auction is part of Freedom from Torture’s 10th anniversary literary festival, which brings together leading authors and survivors for a celebration of storytelling, featuring a poetry competition and live readings at the London Library on 11 November.
Oviedo, España, 22 oct (Prensa Latina) Faltaba un galardonado de nombre Lionel Messi y fue recibido hoy de forma multitudinarias por decenas de admiradores en esta ciudad, donde recibirá el Premio Princesa de Asturias de los Deportes.
ESPN host Stephen A. Smith defended his trip to the White House to meet with President Donald Trump during an episode of "The View" Wednesday, telling the co-hosts he wouldn't apologize for sitting down with the president.
Co-host Sunny Hostin asked Smith, "He has this history of racial bias that is so clear. Did you think meeting with him, that you got anywhere?"
"I don't know. We'll find out, but he’s the president of the United States, and I’ll be damned if I’m not going to try," he said. "And the reality is I’m just speaking from a constitutional perspective in that regard.
"And it points to a bigger issue. There are so many people that have this mentality, ‘Why even waste time talking to him?’ Whether you like him or not, he’s the president of the United States of America. He’s not going away until 2028. At least. He’s not going away."
Smith met with Trump, comedian Bill Maher and Kid Rock at the White House Oct. 15.
Hostin raised the possibility that Trump could be impeached after the midterm elections, but Smith rejected the idea.
"I think you’re going to have a situation where the Republicans are going to maintain the Senate," Smith said. "They’ll probably lose the House. So, you’ll get folks to impeach him, but then they’ll step in and save him, and it will be an ongoing continuous thing.
"And don’t get me started with that because I get disgusted with all that pomp and circumstance. I’m so sick and tired of us acting like that’s going to do something. He’s not going away until 2028.
"You’re going to have to deal with him," he continued. "And when it comes to getting things done, I’m all about exhausting every means and every measure to try to do what’s in the best interest of our community. I’m not apologizing for that to anybody."
The co-hosts told Smith they had invited Trump onto the show, but, on Tuesday, co-host Ana Navarro said there was "no way in hell" she would meet with the president.
"It’s easy for the cast of ‘The View’ to attack people for meeting with President Trump or crow about how they would never take a meeting with him," Nicholas Fondacaro, associate editor of the Media Research Center's NewsBusters, told Fox News Digital in a statement about the exchange.
"One, they’ll never be asked. Two, they’re not counted on by anyone to be a champion of their cause.
"It’s clear that ‘The View’ truly believe him to be the bumbling racist caricature that they and the rest of the liberal media paint him to be to their viewers," he continued. "They were visibly shocked to learn that Trump seemed to hear him out and called him a few days later to hear his argument again before he met with others about the HBCUs issue."
Navarro also pressed Smith on the meeting and questioned whether he pushed back on the president.
The ESPN host said he pressed Trump several times regarding the war in Iran and added that Maher grilled the president during the meeting as well.
"The only other thing I would add is I’m kind of disappointed that you’re asking whether or not I pushed back because that shows me that you’re not watching my SiriusXM show enough because I push back on Trump all the time," Smith said.
"Last night, I'm having dinner at the White House with the president, Bill Maher and Stephen A. Smith. We all agreed socialism and communism has no place to have a foothold in our government," he said, before referring to Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.
Asked how the dinner went, Kid Rock said the group had a great conversation.
"It was epic," he said. "And the thing that was the greatest — there's so many points, I could do an hour on it — is that, you know, two Democrats, two Republicans sit down, break bread, have laughs, talk about, have tough conversations on a lot of the issues."
Alberta’s referendum to begin the process of seceding from Canada failed by a wide margin on Monday, keeping Canada’s oil wealth intact and delivering a major political win to Prime Minister Mark Carney.
The American singer and writer Patti Smith, this year’s recipient of the Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts, said Tuesday at a news conference following the ceremony in Oviedo, Spain that “sometimes it feels like we don’t have power, but we do have power,” and that what the U.S. needs right now is “for people to use that power, to rise up, think for ourselves and then unite.” She added that for her it is difficult to talk about her country’s current situation, describing it as having “deplorable leadership.”
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Arena,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) said President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are “fascists.” Host Kasie Hunt said, This is actually just in, some breaking news. So I’ll read it to you. The Wall Street
A top Democratic super PAC is launching a $1.2 million ad campaign in the Mississippi Senate race, adding the deep-red state to its list of targets as the party seeks to flip the Senate in November. Senate Majority PAC (SMP) announced Tuesday that it will spend the money on television and digital ads through Election…
Patti Smith (Chicago, 79 años) llegó a Oviedo el pasado domingo con ese aspecto de chamán de trenzas canosas y la colocaron delante del Hotel de la Reconquista acompañada de la tradicional banda de gaitas. Se han dado durante la historia de los premios curiosas estampas que nunca creeríamos: Serena Williams con los gaiteros, y Joan Manuel Serrat, y Haruki Murakami y, sobre todo, Meryl Streep, que fue la que mejor se lo pasó con los gaiteros, porque se echó un dancing.
A artista receberá sexta-feira o prémio Princesa das Astúrias das Artes, em Oviedo. Aproveitou para apelar ao voto nas eleições de novembro nos Estados Unidos.
La estadounidense Patti Smith, premio Princesa de Asturias de las Artes, ha recordado este martes durante una rueda de prensa en Oviedo que “la gente tiene el poder, aunque a veces sientan que no es así” y en estos momentos lo que necesita EE UU es “que la gente use ese poder, que se levante, se una y vote”. Así, ha indicado que para ella es difícil hablar de la situación actual de su país, con “un liderazgo deplorable”.
La participación superó las expectativas del proceso, registrando más de 1,3 millones de sufragios emitidos de forma anticipada y por correo antes de la jornada del lunes.
Unofficial results show 77% of voters opposed a move toward separation, backing Canadian unity as U.S. tensions mount.
Alberta voters have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to begin the process of separating from Canada, with 77% opposing the initiative in unofficial results that strengthen Prime Minister Mark Carney’s push for national unity.
With more than 1 million ballots counted, 23% supported the proposal, according to Elections Alberta. The October 19 referendum was not a direct vote on independence; approval would have set the province on a path toward a future vote on separation.
Carney welcomed the results, saying Albertans had chosen to remain part of Canada and that the outcome would allow the country to pursue an ambitious economic agenda.
“Above all, Albertans chose Canada,” he said in a statement released on October 20. He added that Canadians could move forward together with renewed purpose and greater ambition.
Carney also pointed to efforts to secure new international trade partners, accelerate major infrastructure projects across the country and expand Canada’s role as a global energy power, with Alberta at the center of those plans.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith also welcomed the early results, saying they demonstrated support for a stronger province within a united Canada.
“Albertans have voted for a stronger Alberta in a united Canada,” Smith wrote on social media.
Smith called the referendum under pressure from separatists within her governing United Conservative Party (UCP), despite opposing independence. She was scheduled to address the province on Tuesday evening about the results and Alberta’s future.
Thomas Lukaszuk, a former deputy premier who led the Forever Canadian campaign against separation, also welcomed the outcome.
“We are a solid country that’s united from coast to coast to coast,” he told supporters.
Separatist leaders, meanwhile, pointed to the vote as evidence of continuing dissatisfaction with the federal government in Ottawa. Keith Wilson, a prominent figure in the movement, cautioned that the results were not final but argued that a substantial share of Albertans wanted the province to be treated better.
“We don’t have the final results. I think the numbers are going to fluctuate, but it is fair to say that at least a quarter of Albertans feel that Alberta needs to be treated better,” Wilson said.
The results were delayed after late openings forced more than 100 polling stations to extend their voting hours on Monday.
Alberta, home to the world’s fourth-largest proven oil reserves, is a conservative stronghold whose political culture has long had more in common with the American West than with much of Canada.
Resentment toward the federal government has persisted, but separatist parties historically attracted only 1% to 2% of the vote, according to former Premier Jason Kenney. Anger over COVID-19 restrictions helped mobilize activists who later embraced the separatist movement.
Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war and threats to make Canada the 51st U.S. state have helped Carney rally support in Alberta, where Liberal prime ministers have traditionally been unpopular.
En el último concierto que Patti Smith ofreció en Madrid, en octubre de 2025 en el ostentoso Teatro Real, ocurrió al final algo que refleja el sentimiento que produce hoy la artista estadounidense. Después de exhortar a una lucha popular tan necesaria siempre, y hoy más, con People Have the Power, y ya en los saludos finales, tuvo el detalle de llamar al escenario a su promotor de siempre en España, Gay Mercader. Levantó su mano y le abrazó. “Ojalá Patti me diera un abrazo a mí”, señaló una espectadora desde las butacas. Seguramente cuando empezó su carrera recitando poesía contracultural en iglesias abandonadas de Nueva York a finales de los sesenta no entraba en los planes de la cantante convertirse en una figura capaz de despertar ese sentimiento de protección y ternura. Pero así es. Patti Smith (nacida en Chicago) cumplirá 80 años el próximo 30 de diciembre y no piensa celebrarlo en el sofá de su casa. Continúa encadenando giras y recorriendo el mundo declamando poesía a la vez que recibe homenajes y premios. En el marco del acto donde recibirá el premio Princesa de Asturias de las Artes 2026 (el 23 de octubre en Oviedo), actúa el martes 20 en el Teatro Jovellanos y el miércoles 21 en el Palacio de Deportes Presidente Adolfo Suárez, ambos en Gijón. Más tarde, será cabeza de cartel del Festival Azkena (17 al 19 de junio de 2027 en Vitoria).
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