This is a News for Classroom Use post. It includes several tasks based on a piece of current news we select each week. Read the news summary to decide whether the topic will work with your students. Share the video and images with students when necessary. You can read more about it here.
NEWS SUMMARY
A video from a Coldplay concert went viral after the “kiss cam” showed a man and woman embracing, then trying to hide. Coldplay’s lead singer, Chris Martin, jokingly speculated on stage that the couple was either shy or having an affair. Online users identified the man as Andy Byron, CEO of Astronomer, who is reportedly married, and the woman as Kristin Cabot, the company’s Chief People Officer. The clip sparked millions of views and memes. Byron was placed on leave and later resigned.
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