ESPN removes Rachel Nichols from NBA coverage and cancels The Jump – CNN

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petrified'”,”duration”:”01:58″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/business”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/business/2021/08/15/ward-afghan-journalists-are-absolutely-petrified.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”business/2021/08/15/ward-afghan-journalists-are-absolutely-petrified.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210816101836-screengrab-clarissa-ward-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/business/2021/08/15/ward-afghan-journalists-are-absolutely-petrified.cnn/video/playlists/business-media/”,”description”:”Afghan journalists are “absolutely petrified, particularly women journalists,” as the Taliban regains control of Afghanistan, CNN’s Clarissa Ward reports on “Reliable Sources.” Ward says these “courageous” journalists know that “they’re big targets because they have been so outspoken against the Taliban in the past.””,”descriptionText”:”Afghan journalists are “absolutely petrified, particularly women journalists,” as the Taliban regains control of Afghanistan, CNN’s Clarissa Ward reports on “Reliable Sources.” Ward says these “courageous” journalists know that “they’re big targets because they have been so outspoken against the Taliban in the past.””},{“title”:”Sci-fi movie plot becomes part of odd anti-vax conspiracy”,”duration”:”02:05″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/media/2021/08/14/anti-vax-i-am-legend-plot-vaccine-disinformation-fear-darcy-nr-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”media/2021/08/14/anti-vax-i-am-legend-plot-vaccine-disinformation-fear-darcy-nr-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/200326142345-i-am-legend-will-smith-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/media/2021/08/14/anti-vax-i-am-legend-plot-vaccine-disinformation-fear-darcy-nr-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/business-media/”,”description”:”A New York Times story about a company’s struggle to get its employees vaccinated noted one reluctant worker “was concerned because she thought a vaccine had 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