after demonstrators, who have laid siege to the legislature over the past three days, were ordered to move on. the protest began tuesday in solidarity with the freedom convoy in canada. the american singer, betty davis, whose music has influenced generations of artists, has died at the age of 77. davis enjoyed little commercial success during her career but her raw, sexually candid songs from the �*60s and early �*70s won a cult following and paved the way for later artists such as prince and madonna. to the winter olympics now, and the international olympic committee has reiterated the medals ceremony for the figure—skating team event has been delayed as it was the subject of a legal dispute. there has been intense speculation surrounding the delay with the ioc refusing to comment on allegations in the russian media about a failed drugs test on the winning russian team.