This just in—Will Smith will be joining the Notes App Apology Club.

Happening in the World: On Monday, President Biden said that he would make no apologies for declaring that Russian President Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power” during a speech this past weekend. The President also insisted that he was not officially calling for a regime change in Moscow, a move that would lead to direct confrontation with Russia. Instead, he was expressing his personal emotions toward Putin’s actions rather than a policy change. (AP)

Happening in the US: Yesterday evening, Will Smith apologized to Chris Rock for slapping him during Sunday night’s Academy Awards, after the Academy denounced Smith’s actions and opened an inquiry into the incident. While Smith had pointedly not apologized to Rock during his acceptance speech for the Oscar for Best Actor shortly after the slap, he directly apologized to the comedian on Monday via an Instagram post, adding that he was out of line and embarrassed for his actions. (NYT)

Happening in NYC: Yesterday, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that New York taxpayers will pay $850 million in construction costs for a new Buffalo Bills stadium, making it the largest direct public subsidy for an NFL stadium in history. Governor Hochul boasted that the three-way agreement between New York State, Erie County, and the football club to build the $1.4 billion stadium would be a win for taxpayers, creating 10,000 union jobs. (Gothamist)

Happening in Our Community: Today from 5:30 to 7 pm, the Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life will present the Zoom discussion “Faith in Thoreau” about Henry David Thoreau’s life and work surrounding religion and environmental and climate activism. Registration is required for this online event.

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