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2 in The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll Monday as the star guard moved within striking distance of the NCAA career scoring record. 2 has been a revolving door lately, South Carolina has maintained a strong grip atop the poll, once again the unanimous No. 3 North Carolina State, No. They've also beaten four current Top 25 teams (Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Syracuse and Louisville). ___Get poll alerts and updates on AP Top 25 basketball throughout the season.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Dawn Staley's, Kamilla Cardoso, Clark, Kelsey Plum's, JuJu Watkins, It's, Geno Auriemma, Tara VanDerveer, Mike Krzyzewski, Auriemma's, They've, ___ Organizations: Associated Press, NCAA, Hawkeyes, UCLA, Kansas State, Gamecocks, UConn, Brazilian, Iowa, Ohio, Penn State, Carolina State, State, Buckeyes, Stanford, USC, Baylor, Wildcats, Oklahoma, Huskies, Seton Hall, Virginia Tech, South Carolina , Kansas State, Notre Dame, AP, womens Locations: Iowa, UCLA , Iowa, South Carolina, Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado, Texas, North Carolina, State, South Carolina , Kansas, . State, Oklahoma, Notre, Syracuse, Louisville

☆ Everything you need to know about the 'Squid Game: The Challenge finalists Sam, Mai, and Phill
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Amanda Paule | Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Finalists Sam Lantz, Mai Whelan, and Phill Cain are competing for the $4.56 million grand prize. The finalist dinner in "Squid Game: The Challenge" episode ten. Mai Whelan (Player 287)Mai Whelan attends the "Squid Game: The Challenge" Celebration at the Trials Live Experience Space on November 30, 2023, in Los Angeles, California. Mai Whelan speaking to Ashley Tolbert in episode nine of "Squid Game: The Challenge." AdvertisementPlayer 337 Bradford and Phill during the marbles game in episode six of "Squid Game: The Challenge."

Persons: Sam Lantz, Mai Whelan, Phill Cain, —, Joe Scarnici, Netflix Sam Lantz, Sam, Lantz, Doug Lantz, pitbull, Moo, Netflix Mai Whelan, Mai, Ashley Tolbert, Phill Cain's Instagram, Netflix Phill Cain, Phill Organizations: Netflix, Service, ABC, People's Army, US Navy, Bradford, Major League Quadball's New York Titans, US Quadball's, Games, Brazilian national Locations: Los Angeles , California, Fort Lauderdale , Florida, Kuna , Idaho, Fairfax County , Virginia, Vietnam, Saigon, Viet, New Jersey, Brazil, United States, York

☆ Governments repatriate citizens from Israel
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

REUTERS/Pilar Olivares Acquire Licensing RightsOct 12 (Reuters) - Governments around the world have arranged repatriation flights from Tel Aviv in reaction to the conflict in Israel. AUSTRALIAAustralia organised two special flights on Friday and Sunday to bring back citizens from Israel, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday. CANADACanada plans to operate evacuation flights for Canadians stranded in Israel, Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said on Tuesday. ITALYItaly arranged for seven flights between Tuesday and Wednesday, the Italian foreign ministry said late on Tuesday, as part of efforts to repatriate about 900 Italian citizens from Israel. On Wednesday, Portugal had repatriated 152 Portuguese citizens directly from Israel, plus 14 citizens from other European countries.

Persons: Roseli Pereira, Pilar Olivares, Anthony Albanese, Alexander De Croo, Melanie Joly, Jan Lipavsky, Lipavsky, Elina Valtonen, Catherine Colonna, Annalena Baerbock, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Andrzej Duda, Mariusz Blaszczak, Margarita Robles, Tobias Billstrom, Srettha Thavisin, Oleg Nikolenko, Nikolenko, Alessandro Parodi, Tristan Chabba, Joao Manuel Mauricio, Barbara Lewis Organizations: Rio de, REUTERS, Argentinian, AUSTRALIA Australia, Spanish Air Force, Foreign, CANADA Canada, Centre for Israel, Jewish Affairs, Boeing, Foreign Ministry, European Union, Aviation, CZECH REPUBLIC Czech, Wednesday, Reuters, French Foreign, France, Condor, German Foreign Ministry, Icelandic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Israel . KAZAKHSTAN Air Astana, Astana Times, Norwegian Air, Sunday . Defence, Ben Gurion, SOUTH, Incheon Airport, Korean, Acting, Airbus, SWISS, THAILAND, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Airline KLM, Facebook, Romania, UNITED, UNITED STATES, U.S . State Department, . Delta Air Lines, U.S, Thomson Locations: Israel, Brazil, Tel Aviv, ARGENTINA, Rome, Argentina, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA Austria, Hörsching, Upper Austria, Cyprus, BELGIUM Belgium, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, Brasilia, Embassy of Brazil, CHILE, Athens, Madrid, COLOMBIA, CYPRUS, Cypriot, CZECH REPUBLIC, Czech, Oman, Prague, DENMARK, Danish, FINLAND Finland, FRANCE France, Israel's Tel Aviv, Paris, GERMANY German, Jordanian, Aqaba, ICELAND, Germany, Keflavík, Iceland, Icelandic, ITALY Italy, Almaty, MEXICO, Oslo, POLAND Poland, Polish, Poland, Ben, Ben Gurion Airport, PORTUGAL, Portuguese, Lisbon, Portugal, SOUTH KOREA, Seoul, KS, SPAIN Spain, Spain, Torrejon, SWEDEN, Swedish, SWITZERLAND Swiss, Zurich, Bern, NETHERLANDS, Netherlands, UKRAINE Ukrainian, Gaza, Europe, U.S, Gdansk

Haynes, 30, had been arrested earlier in the day on murder charges relating to an Aug. 12 shooting in the district. His escape prompted a several-hour shelter-in-place order last week for the entire GW campus and brief roadblocks on nearby streets. Police were able to provide an image last week of Haynes wearing a black t-shirt and gray briefs and moving through a local backyard. There were so many new twists that the public became fixated on what's coming next," Levin said. But Haynes escaped in the midst of a large city not far from a subway station.

Persons: Danelo Souza Cavalcante, Christopher Haynes, Haynes, Brian Levin, ” Levin, ” Haynes, gurney, Pamela Smith, Levin, haven't, “, Bonnie, Clyde, John Dillinger, Face Nelson, ” Organizations: WASHINGTON, George Washington University Hospital, Police, California State University San Bernardino, Prison, Hollywood, Metropolitan Police Department, ” Police, MPD Locations: Pennsylvania, Cavalcante, Chester, Washington

☆ Pennsylvania fugitive recaptured after weeks-long manhunt
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sept 13 (Reuters) - A convicted murderer who escaped from a Pennsylvania jail last month was recaptured on Wednesday after eluding an expanding manhunt for weeks and unnerving residents in the suburbs west of Philadelphia, state police said on social media. School districts canceled classes for a day after Cavalcante was seen on security-camera video on a public garden trail. More than a week after his escape, he stole a van and drove about 25 miles (40 km) before abandoning the vehicle. He also stole a rile from a garage as the owner of the house who fired several shots at him. After his escape from the county jail, authorities had offered a $25,000 reward for information leading to his capture.

Persons: Danelo Cavalcante, Cavalcante, Brendan O'Brien Organizations: Police, U.S . Marshals Service, Thomson Locations: Philadelphia, Chester, Schuylkill Township, Virginia, Brazilian, Brazil, Chicago

He has been spotted several times, even as officers use drones, dogs and helicopters to find and arrest him. Mr. Cavalcante, a Brazilian national, is also wanted for a 2017 murder in his home country. On Saturday night Mr. Cavalcante was seen on a doorbell camera miles away. Police are now searching an area deeper in the Pennsylvania countryside, where he abandoned the van, apparently after it ran out of gas. They urged people in the area to be vigilant and warned of consequences for anyone who helped him.

Persons: Cavalcante Organizations: Police Locations: Brazilian, Pennsylvania

☆ Escaped Pennsylvania murderer changes appearance to elude capture
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The escape of inmate Danelo Cavalcante from a prison in West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. is seen in a screen grab from a video released September 6, 2023. The images showed Danelo Cavalcante, 34, clean shaven and wearing a hooded sweatshirt, black baseball cap, green prison pants and white shoes, police said. Police said Cavalcante was seen near the town of Phoenixville, about 30 miles northwest of Philadelphia, on Saturday night. He escaped on Aug. 31 from Chester County Prison in the same region where he was awaiting transfer to a state prison to serve a life sentence for killing his ex-girlfriend. Last week school districts in the area canceled classes for a day after one such sighting, officials said.

Persons: Danelo Cavalcante, Cavalcante, Maria Caspani, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: Chester, Facebook, REUTERS, Police, Pennsylvania State Police, Ford, U.S, Marshals, Thomson Locations: West Chester , Pennsylvania, U.S, Chester County, Phoenixville, Philadelphia, Chester, Brazilian, Brazil

☆ Antony dropped from Brazil national team over domestic assault allegations
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Homero De La Fuente | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Brazil forward Antony was dropped from the national team on Monday following allegations of abuse by a former girlfriend, according to the Brazilian football confederation (CBF). The Manchester United player is being investigated by the Sao Paulo Police and the Greater Manchester Police for domestic violence against his former partner Gabriela Cavallin, Brazilian news outlet UOL reported. According to UOL, Cavallin alleges that among other things, the 23-year-old Antony threatened to throw her out of a vehicle while driving at a high speed. Antony will miss Brazil’s World Cup qualifying games against Bolivia and Peru as a result of being dropped from the national team. In his career, Antony has made 16 appearances for the national team, scoring two goals.

Persons: Antony, Gabriela Cavallin, UOL, Cavallin, ” Antony, Gabriela Organizations: CNN, Manchester United, Sao Paulo Police, Greater Manchester Police, Brazilian National Team, CBF, Bolivia Locations: Brazil, Peru

☆ Schools Closed as Manhunt for Pennsylvania Fugitive Expands
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Johnny Diaz | More About Johnny Diaz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Two school districts in Pennsylvania canceled classes on Tuesday as troopers searched by land and air for a convicted murderer who was spotted near residential areas after escaping from a prison near Philadelphia last week, the authorities said. The fugitive, Danelo Cavalcante, 34, a Brazilian national, fled from the Chester County Prison on Thursday, days after he was sentenced to life in prison for first-degree murder in the April 2021 killing of his former girlfriend, whom the authorities said he stabbed 38 times in front of her two children. On Tuesday, investigators said they had expanded the search for Mr. Cavalcante because of several sightings just miles from the prison in Pocopson Township, adding that a reverse 911 call had been made to residents within a three-mile radius early on Tuesday. Police cars and helicopters were also playing a message with the voice of Mr. Cavalcante’s mother urging him in his native Portuguese to surrender peacefully, the authorities said on Monday. Lt. Col. George Bivens of the Pennsylvania State Police said at a news conference on Tuesday that one of the sightings of Mr. Cavalcante was probably on Monday evening, when a trail camera picked up a man walking on a property at Longwood Gardens, less than three miles south of the prison.

Persons: Danelo Cavalcante, Cavalcante’s, George Bivens, Cavalcante Organizations: . Police, Pennsylvania State Police Locations: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Brazilian, Chester, Pocopson Township, Portuguese, Longwood

☆ Neymar injury delays Al-Hilal debut by a month
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Soccer Football - Neymar arrives in Riyadh after signing for Al Hilal - King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - August 18, 2023 Al-Hilal's Neymar seen upon arrival REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri Acquire Licensing RightsAug 20 (Reuters) - Brazilian winger Neymar might have to wait until September to make his debut for Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal because of injury, coach Jorge Jesus said. Neymar joined Al-Hilal from Paris St Germain last Tuesday on a two-year contract that French newspaper L'Equipe said could earn the 31-year-old 160 million euros ($174 million). "Neymar is an innovative and creative player, he will help us to improve, but he has a slight injury now and I don’t know when he will return. Al-Hilal coach Jesus also expressed his surprise at Neymar's inclusion in the Brazil squad for two World Cup qualifiers next month. Neymar has not played for Brazil since last year's World Cup as he recovers from an ankle injury sustained in February, but he has been included in the squad for World Cup qualifiers against Bolivia on Sept. 8 and Peru four days later.

Persons: Neymar, Al Hilal, King, Hilal's Neymar, Ahmed Yosri, Saudi Arabia's Al, Jorge Jesus, ” Jesus, Jesus, Ahmed Mostafa, David Goodman Organizations: Soccer, Al, King Khalid International Airport, Saudi, Paris St Germain, French, L'Equipe, King Fahd International, Drones, Brazilian national, Brazil, Bolivia, Thomson Locations: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Hilal, Paris, Barcelona, Al, Brazil, Peru

☆ The 'Robinhood of passports' says it's a mistake to ban golden visas — make them fund affordable housing and refugee programs instead
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Hannah Towey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Portugal and Ireland recently announced they are shutting down their "golden visa" programs. Their less-advantageous siblings, "golden visas," provide temporary residence permits in exchange for investment, as opposed to permanent citizenship. A golden taxInstead of banning golden passports and visas outright, countries should adjust the investment requirements to match their current needs, Arton says. A scandalous historyBut golden passports don't only raise the issue of inequality, the European Commission argues, they also pose a threat to national security. Last year, 282 of Ireland's 306 golden visa applications came from Chinese citizens, The Irish Times reported.

☆ Exclusive: Soccer-Ancelotti to Brazil would be a no-brainer, CBF president says
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-26 | by ( Fernando Kallas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Not only Ronaldo Nazario or Vinicius Jr but all those that have played for him," Rodrigues told Reuters in an exclusive interview. He is really a top coach who he has several achievements and we hope he can have even more." But according to Rodrigues, Ancelotti fever has already caught on in Brazil too. "Everywhere I go in Brazil, in every stadium, he is the first name the supporters ask me about. We need a coach who has the players' respect and admiration," Rodrigues added.

☆ The far-right wore Brazil's national soccer team jersey during anti-democratic riots
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The Brazilian national team's soccer jersey has been appropriated by Bolsonaro for years. When Brazil's national team won the 2019 Copa America, Bolsonaro sat squarely with the players and trophy, smiling ear to ear as he parroted the win. "The Brazilian national team shirt is a symbol of the joy of our people," the CBF tweeted on Monday. "Brazil's yellow shirts shimmered and sparkled in the blistering white sunlight of the Mexican noon — the appointed time of kick-offs to support European TV schedules." "We can't be ashamed of wearing our green and yellow shirt," da Silva said in late November, per The Guardian.

☆ French football president apologises for 'awkward remarks' on Zidane after backlash
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Le Graet added he would not even pick up the phone if Zidane called, prompting a backlash and his subsequent apology. 'LACK OF RESPECT'France forward Kylian Mbappe was one of the first to voice his disapproval after Le Graet's comments were aired. "The statements by the president of the French Football Federation are inappropriate for someone holding such representation and are in themselves unsuitable." France's Minister for Sports Amelie Oudea-Castera was one of many politicians who reacted to Le Graet's comments, saying the president of the country's "biggest sporting federation" had crossed a line. French politician Pieyre-Alexandre Anglade had also demanded an apology from Le Graet, saying on Twitter: "Zidane is a monument of French football and sport.

☆ Brazilian soccer legend Pelé died of colon cancer. Here are the cutting-edge clinical trials trying to find new treatments for the disease.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( Sarah Braner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Brazilian soccer legend Pelé died of colon cancer Thursday at 82. Colon cancer is the third most common cancer, affecting almost 2 million people each year. Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer, according to the World Cancer Research Fund International. Pelé isn't the only celebrity to have died of colon cancer in recent years — the Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman died of the disease in 2020 at the age of 43. Here are the cutting-edge phase-three clinical trials for colon cancer, in order of how recently they began.

☆ Brazilian soccer legend Pelé, winner of 3 World Cups, dead at 82
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Scott Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Showing a natural skill for the sport, Pelé eventually joined a youth team coached by the former Brazilian national team player Waldemar de Brito. Keystone/Hulton Archive/GettyBy 16, Pelé made the Brazilian national team and was playing in the 1958 World Cup in Sweden. In the 1966 World Cup, Pelé played in only two of three games, scoring one goal, as Brazil was eliminated in the first round. In 1970, Pelé got World Cup redemption, going into Mexico with a Brazilian squad some considered the best team ever. He took part in World Cup draws, inaugurations and ceremonies and was involved in various Olympic opening and closing ceremonies.

☆ Pelé, Brazilian soccer star and only player to win the World Cup three times, dies at age 82
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Michele Luhn | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Pelé, the Brazilian soccer icon who brought the World Cup trophy to his home country three times, becoming an international superstar and the highest-paid team athlete in the world at the time, has died. Pelé joined the Santos Football Club in Brazil in 1956 at age 15 as an inside forward. The club won the São Paulo league championships and, in 1962 and 1963, both the Libertadores Cup and the Intercontinental Club Cup. Brazil lost in the first round at the next World Cup, in 1966, after Pelé and others suffered injuries. Pelé closed out his World Cup career netting 12 goals in 14 games and remains the only soccer player to win the trophy three times.

In one of TikTok's latest trends, the Brazilian team's love of dancing, flair and adoration of funk carioca, also known as favela funk or baile funk, has inspired a new generation of listeners on the platform. Funk carioca is a hip-hop subgenre that draws on an array of international music genres including Afrobeat, samba, Miami bass and electro, among others. Funk music group Os Quebradeiras dance on a street decorated for the Qatar 2022 World Cup at Tijuca neighborhood, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Dec. 8, 2022. Mauro Pimentel / AFP - Getty ImagesVideos with the hashtags Brazilian funk have gathered more than 94.7 million views; Brazilian music has reached more than 46.9 million views; and Brazilian dance has received more than 121.8 million. The hashtag funk carioca has more than 540 million views by itself.

☆ Can You Tell a Country by Its Corner Kicks?
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( Rory Smith | Allison Mccann | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

Argentina vs. Mexico 2022 World Cup Nov. 26, 2022 The play started here as a corner. Argentina vs. Mexico 2022 World Cup Nov. 26, 2022 The play started here as a corner. Argentina vs. Mexico 2022 World Cup Nov. 26, 2022 The play started here as a corner. Argentina vs. Mexico 2022 World Cup Nov. 26, 2022 The play started here as a corner. Reid can, sometimes, tell where a team is from just from the way it attacks or defends its corner kicks.

☆ Neymar Is Out, and Brazil’s World Cup Freakout Is Under Way
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Jonathan Clegg | Joshua Robinson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Neymar was injured in Brazil’s opening match at the World Cup against Serbia. DOHA, Qatar—Brazil arrived at the World Cup this month as the clear favorite to lift the trophy, and for 80 minutes everything was going according to plan. Then its superstar, Neymar, hobbled off the pitch in the team’s opening game. Then his ankle started to swell. And then, back home, the Brazilian national freakout began.

The video, which was posted to Twitter, shows a crowd of people, some carrying and others draped in the Brazilian flag, with many apparently performing a Nazi salute as the Brazilian national anthem plays. It’s unclear who posted the video and CNN has not been able to verify its authenticity. Nazi incitement is a crime in Brazil. Brazilian authorities will investigate the video. @CentralEleicoes/TwiiterA Brazilian Jewish organization, the Brazilian Israeli Confederation, released a statement condemning the image as “disgusting.”“Brazilian society cannot tolerate gestures like this.

The second round of voting in the race between far-right populist President Jair Bolsonaro and his challenger, Lula, has divided the nation as well as Brazilian nationals living abroad. While Lula beat Bolsonaro by about 4 percentage points, he came shy of the 50% threshold needed to avoid a runoff. “Honestly I never thought I would be voting for Lula again — I was quite disappointed in how corrupt his government was,” said Ferrari. Bolsonaro has cast doubt on the 2020 U.S. election results, echoing false claims that there was widespread fraud. "I think that the imperfections on the Bolsonaro side are just unneglectable.”Follow NBC Latino on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

☆ Neymar due in Barcelona court over 2013 transfer from Santos
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Fernando Kallas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Soccer Football - Brazil's Neymar to stand trial in a corruption case over his transfer to FC Barcelona - Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport, Barcelona, Spain - October 17, 2022 Brazil's Neymar arrives at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport before attending court to stand trial on fraud and corruption charges over the transfer to FC Barcelona from Santos in 2013 REUTERS/Nacho DoceBARCELONA, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Paris St Germain and Brazil soccer star Neymar Jr. and eight others go on trial in Barcelona on Monday charged with fraud and corruption over the player's transfer to Barcelona from Santos in 2013. Spanish prosecutors are seeking a two-year prison term and a 10 million euro ($9.8 million) fine for Neymar. "Neymar, with the connivance of his parents and the boards of directors of Barcelona and Santos, betrayed the trust of my clients," DIS lawyer Paulo Nasser told a news conference in Barcelona on Thursday. "The real cost of the transaction (between Santos and Barcelona) was 82 million euros, and only 17 million appeared as the official transfer," Nasser said. It was unclear if Neymar would be asked to stay for the whole hearing, which is expected to last seven days.

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