Ada Hegerberg received the inaugural women’s Ballon d’Or award but was marred with controversy when presenter DJ Martin Solveig asked if she twerked. The DJ later apologized via social media but many saw his remarks as sexist. In sporting news, Washington Capitals AHL affiliate Hershey Bears set a new world record throwing nearly 35,000 teddy bears on the ice for their annual Teddy Bear Toss for charity. RT America’s Steve Christakos joins Scottie Nell Hughes to discuss.

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