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☆ Opinion: We all lose if the Olympic surveillance state becomes the norm
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Opinion Jules Boykoff | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

He is the author of six books on the politics of the Olympic Games, most recently “What Are the Olympics For?” The views expressed here are his own. France enacted an Olympic Games Law in May 2023 that legalized the use of AI-driven video surveillance this summer and allowed experimentation with intelligent video surveillance until March 31, 2025. The law made France the first nation in the European Union to greenlight biometric surveillance systems. She told me that the Olympic Law “infringes the right to privacy, the right to be anonymous in the streets.”“Everything in this is political,” Levain said. The French Ministry of the Armed Forces unveiled plans to use HELMA-P, an anti-drone laser weapon system prototype, at the Paris Games.

Persons: Jules Boykoff, Emmanuel Macron, Jules Boykoff Jessi, –, ” Noémie, “, ” Levain, ”, Gérald Darmanin, we’ve, Amelie Oudea, Macron, Natsuko Sasaki, Laurent Nuñez, Le, Danielle Simonnet, Thomas Bach Organizations: Pacific University, Olympic Games, CNN, Olympic, Games, ISIS, Stade de France –, Law, European Union, Amnesty International, European Civic Forum, Human Rights, Ministry of, France’s, French Ministry of, Armed Forces, Paris Games, Stade de France, Paris Police, Le Parisien, Paris, Patriotes, Palais Royal, National Assembly, France Insoumise Party Locations: Paris, Palestinian, Atlanta, France, Le, Europe, Moscow

☆ ‘I didn’t know it would cause such a stir’: Serena Williams reveals how catsuit became an iconic fashion moment
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Amanda Davies | Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Instead, the conversation largely revolved around what she was wearing: the now iconic superhero ‘catsuit.’And, boy, was there a conversation. “I didn’t know it would have such an impact,” Williams tells CNN Sport’s Amanda Davies. “Here I am, just trying to be healthy, I was a new mom and just trying to be me. I didn’t know it would cause such a stir.”Williams was banned from wearing the catsuit at future French Open tournaments after French Tennis Federation President Bernard Giudicelli said that Roland Garros would be introducing a dress code. Serena Williams wore the now iconic catsuit at the 2018 French Open.

Persons: Serena Williams, Kristýna, “, ” Williams, Amanda Davies, Bernard Giudicelli, Roland Garros, ” Giudicelli, Billie Jean King, Williams, Giudicelli, Tim Clayton, Corbis, ”, we’ve, –, Chaz Niell, “ Don’t, “ I’d, MICHAEL BRADLEY Organizations: CNN, French Tennis Federation, Marvel, Nike, Getty Locations: Wakanda, Olympia, AFP

☆ Paris 2024: Olympic flame is lit in choreographed event high in symbolism
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( John Sinnott | Elinda Labropoulou | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Olympia, Greece CNN —The flame for the 2024 Paris Olympics has been lit in Olympia, the birthplace of the ancient Olympics. The flame will be carried through Greece for 11 days before being handed over to Paris organizers on April 26. Over 10,000 torchbearers and thousands of milesThe first runner of the Olympic torch relay is Greek Olympic gold medalist rower Stefanos Ntouskos. Elinda Labropoulou/CNNNtouskos said he was a little bit anxious ahead of competing at Paris 2024 but also very excited. The ancient Games served not only as a platform for athletic competition but also as a symbol of unity and promoting peace.

Persons: Hera, Thanassis, Stefanos, Ntouskos, ”, Stefanos Ntouskos, Labropoulou, CNN Ntouskos, Louisa Gouliamaki, Emmanuel Macron Organizations: Greece CNN, Summer Games, CNN, Paris, Paris Olympic, West Indies, Relays, Paralympic Games, UN Locations: Olympia, Greece, Paris, Athens, –, Marseille, Belem, West, France, Seine

☆ These are the last remaining US battleships, now serving as floating museums after modern warfare made them obsolete
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

USS New JerseyAn aerial port bow view of the battleship USS New Jersey launching an RGM-84 Harpoon missile on the Pacific Missile Test Center Range. Nicknamed "Big J," the New Jersey served in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, during which it was the only battleship to be reactivated. The warship was decommissioned for the last time in 1991, entering the reserve fleet while the details of converting it into a museum ship were being ironed out. In 1999, Congress allowed Big J, under the management of nonprofit Home Port Alliance, to be turned into a museum ship. Since 2000, Big J has been moored across the channel from USS Olympia, but the museum ship is back on the move for the first time in decades.

Persons: Big J Organizations: Pacific Missile Test, Getty, Big, Home Port Alliance, Philadelphia Navy Yard Locations: New Jersey, USS New Jersey, an Iowa, Vietnam, Olympia, Camden , New Jersey

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks with border patrol officers as he walks along the border fence during his visit to the U.S.-Mexico border to assess border enforcement operations, in El Paso, Texas, U.S., January 8, 2023. President Joe Biden will make a rare visit to the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday, the same day that former President Donald Trump is also expected to visit the southern border. "Biden will travel to Brownsville, Texas to meet with U.S. Border Patrol agents, law enforcement officials and local leaders," the White House said in a statement. "He will reiterate his calls for Congressional Republicans to stop playing politics and to provide the funding needed for additional U.S. Border Patrol agents, more asylum officers, fentanyl detection technology and more." Two sources familiar with Trump's planning told NBC News that he Trump will deliver remarks at Eagle Pass, Texas.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Biden, Trump Organizations: U.S . Border Patrol, White, Congressional Republicans, NBC News Locations: U.S, Mexico, El Paso , Texas, Brownsville , Texas, Eagle, , Texas

☆ I've lived in 7 different countries. Here are 11 things that surprised me about living all around the world.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Nasha Smith | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Since then, I've lived in places like Wales, the Czech Republic, Spain, Italy, and Greece. But I loved immersing myself in new cultures, forming close friendships, and discovering new delicacies in every possible city. I felt knowledgeable about my destinations from my education, books, and television, but you never truly know a country until you've lived like a local. Here are 11 things that surprised me during my travels. AdvertisementLiving in Spain can require a lot of paperworkSome parts of Spain still embrace the tradition of siesta.

Persons: —, Lucia, I've, you've, Shutterstock There's, Lucian, Nasha Smith, haven't, St, Nasha Smith Kentucky Fried Organizations: Service, Business, siesta, KFC, Barbados, Rihanna Locations: St, Wales, Czech Republic, Spain, Italy, Greece, Prague, Crocetta del, Venice, Bologna, Texas, New York, Kansas , Mississippi, Tennessee, Europe, Caribbean, Olympia, Skafidia, Barcelona, Llobregat, Barcelona's, Nasha Smith Kentucky, Asia, New Zealand, Detroit , Louisiana, Central Europe, Czech

☆ A New ‘Holy Grail’ in the Housing Crisis: Statewide Rent Caps
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( David W. Chen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For the last 10 years, Dominique Horn has worked for a community health organization in the fast-growing city of Vancouver in Washington State, helping people squeezed by soaring rents to try to avoid homelessness. Sometimes she wonders if she’s going to be her agency’s next client. With her husband struggling at times to find work, Ms. Horn has maxed out her credit cards to keep pace with the rent. The couple and their two children have moved so many times that she keeps sentimental items like photos and heirlooms boxed up, because no place feels like home yet. “I’m just in a constant state of waiting for the other shoe to drop,” said Ms. Horn, 42, whose current lease expires in May.

Persons: Dominique Horn, Horn, heirlooms, “ I’m, ”, “, Ms Locations: Vancouver, Washington State, Washington, Olympia

☆ Officers Charged Her With Drunken Driving. But Her Brain Was Bleeding.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( Mike Baker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Driving home from work on the day her life changed forever, Nicole McClure could feel her feet tingling and her sense of direction faltering. Then she noticed colorful lights illuminating the early morning landscape. “Oh, pretty lights,” she remembers thinking, not realizing that a highway patrol car was coming up behind her. The state trooper who had followed her ran to her door with his gun drawn, shouting at her to get out of the car, according to his dash cam video. She was taken to jail, accused of driving under the influence.

Persons: Nicole McClure, McClure, “ I’m Organizations: Walmart Locations: Olympia, Wash

☆ Coup juntas threaten to quit West Africa bloc: Here’s what it means for the region — and Russia
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Elliot Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

ACCRA, Ghana - ECOWAS flag with member flags at the second extraordinary summit on the political situation in Burkina Faso, in Accra, Ghana, on February 3, 2022. OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso - Jan. 20, 2023: A banner of Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen during a protest to support the Burkina Faso President Captain Ibrahim Traore and to demand the departure of France's ambassador and military forces. Mali has ruled out leaving WAEMU, while Burkina Faso is considering it. "Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will likely draw on the extractive sector to improve their weak economies. A recent UN Development Programme report surveyed 5,000 people who had directly experienced a recent coup or unconstitutional change of government, including citizens of Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea, Mali and Sudan.

Persons: NIPAH DENNIS, Bola Tinubu, Vladimir Putin, Captain Ibrahim Traore, Alex Vines, there'd, Tinubu, Ouattara, —, Vines, Mucahid Durmaz, Verisk Maplecroft, Durmaz, Balima Boureima, insurgencies, Wagner, Niger, specter, Mohamed Bazoum, Rey Byhre Organizations: Getty, Economic, West African States, ECOWAS, Nigerian, Africa, Chatham House, CNBC, Algeria —, West, Cote D'Ivoire, Anadolu Agency, Getty Images, Wagner Group, West African Economic, Monetary Union, CFA, National Council for, UN Locations: ACCRA, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Accra, AFP, Mali, Niger, Sahel, Mauritania, OUAGADOUGOU, Chatham, France, Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire, Algeria, Malian, Russia, Bamako, Mucahid, West Africa, Togo, Benin, Cote, NIAMEY, NIGER, Niamey, West, U.S, Moscow, WAEMU, Seme, Chad, Guinea, Sudan, The Gambia, Tanzania, Kati

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — There’s something about the 2026 Olympics course in Cortina that brings the best out of American skier Jacqueline Wiles. Ten years ago, Wiles scored her first World Cup points at the Italian resort with a 15th in a downhill. “I’ve always loved Cortina,” Wiles said. A week after her 2018 result, Wiles crashed in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, and missed nearly two full years with serious injuries to her left leg. Wright returned to the finish area in time to celebrate Wiles’ result.

Persons: Jacqueline Wiles, Wiles, Lindsey Vonn, —, “ I’ve, ” Wiles, “, It’s, “ I’m, she’s, ” Vonn, " Wiles, I’m, “ They’ve, Jackie, Jack, Jacqueline, ”, BELLA’S, Bella Wright, ” Wright, Mikaela Shiffrin, Wright, that’s, Patrick Riml, ” Riml Organizations: CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Cortina, Milan, Textron Aviation, TEAM Locations: Italy, Cortina, Garmisch, Partenkirchen, Germany, Vonn, Instagram, Portland , Oregon

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — American skier Bella Wright was airlifted off the course after crashing in a World Cup downhill Saturday. Wright lost control midway through her run down the Olympia delle Tofane course and was immediately tended to by medical personnel. Then she was loaded onto a stretcher and taken off the mountain by helicopter. Ski Team said on X that Wright “is talking and currently being taken off course in the standard helicopter transfer. More info to come.”On Friday, teammate Mikaela Shiffrin and Olympic downhill champion Corinne Suter were also airlifted off the mountain.

Persons: Bella Wright, Wright, Mikaela Shiffrin, Corinne Suter Organizations: CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Ski Locations: Italy, U.S

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state attorney general announced a $149.5 million settlement Wednesday with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, more than four years after the state sued the company over its role fueling the opioid addiction crisis. If approved, the deal would send over $20 million more to respond to the opioid crisis than if the state had signed onto a national settlement in 2021 involving Johnson & Johnson, the attorney general’s office said. Washington state’s Democratic attorney general sued Johnson & Johnson in 2020, alleging that it helped drive the pharmaceutical industry’s expansion of prescription opioids. “The Company’s actions relating to the marketing and promotion of important prescription opioid medications were appropriate and responsible,” according to the statement. The attorney general’s office noted that the company was one of the largest suppliers of the raw narcotic materials needed to produce opioid drugs.

Persons: drugmaker Johnson, Johnson, Bob Ferguson, Democratic Sen, June Robinson, Geoff Mulvihill Organizations: Washington State Department of Health, Johnson, Democratic Locations: The Washington, U.S, Washington, Cherry Hill , New Jersey

☆ The Lascivious, Decades-Long History Behind That Calvin Klein Ad
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Soraya Roberts | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

Calvin Klein has always trafficked in high and low — in classic all-American athleticism, shot through with an untethered primal lust. Some other Calvin Klein ads fail to have the same friction, the right wrongness. There are faintly fascistic undertones in the form Calvin Klein valorizes. (How surprising is it that Calvin Klein has worked with the estate of the photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, who used his models to engage the viewer sexually?) ?” — as though a touch of discomfort isn’t precisely what creates a hit Calvin Klein ad.

Persons: “ I’m, I’m, ”, Calvin Klein, Brooke Shields, Mark Wahlberg —, Marky Mark, peekaboo, —, Justin Bieber, Jacob Elordi’s, Kate Moss’s, Calvin Klein valorizes, Leni Riefenstahl’s “, sleaze, Dominic Fike, Travis Fimmel, Robert Mapplethorpe, Wahlberg, Bieber, White, Jamie Dornan’s, Jeremy Allen, Ayo Edibiri, incredulously — Organizations: Stone, Golden Globe Locations: The, Chicago

☆ Washington state spent over $700,000 on giant boulders to deter homeless encampments
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Washington state spent over $700,000 on boulders to deter homeless camps in some areas. But one official told BI the state first offered shelter to the homeless, and a majority accepted it. The state spent approximately $718,000 on large boulders placed along areas where homeless people had previously congregated and camped, particularly near busy highways. Advertisement"Rocks are being used at very specific locations to prevent re-encampment and that use is quite small relative to the number of encampments we have across the state," Abrudan said. The state placed boulders in areas near the state capital of Olympia and along Interstate 5.

Persons: —, Kris Abrudan, Abrudan Organizations: Service, Washington, Fox, Washington State Department of Transportation Locations: Washington, Seattle, Olympia

☆ Greek rowing champion Ntouskos to be first Paris 2024 torchbearer
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Olympics - Athens presents Greek leg of the torch relay for Paris 2024 - Greek Olympic Committee Building, Athens, Greece - November 22, 2023 An image of the Olympic torch is displayed on a screen during the presentation REUTERS/Louiza Vradi Acquire Licensing RightsATHENS, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Greece' Olympic rowing champion Stefanos Ntouskos will be the first torchbearer of the Paris 2024 Olympics relay after next year's lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia, Greece's Olympic Committee (HOC) said on Wednesday. The Olympic flame will be lit in Greece's Olympia, birthplace of the ancient Games, on April 16 in a traditional ceremony with an actress playing a high priestess igniting the torch using a parabolic mirror and the sun. The high priestess will pass the flame to Ntouskos, who won gold in the men's single sculls at the Tokyo Games in 2021, at the edge of the ancient Olympic stadium in Olympia. The Paris Olympics will be held from July 26-Aug. 11. Reporting by Karolos Grohmann, editing by Ed OsmondOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Louiza, Stefanos, Ioannis Fountoulis, Karolos Grohmann, Ed Osmond Organizations: Paris, Greek Olympic, Rights, Olympic, Tokyo Games, Paris Games, Thomson Locations: Athens, Greece, Olympia, Belem, Marseille

☆ France fashions slender Paris 2024 torch from raw steel
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Julien Pretot | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"It's a bit like my baby, our baby," Delphine Moulin, Paris 2024 director of celebration, told Reuters on Friday amid the sounds of metal being cut, bent, polished and sprayed with micro-particles of steel. You can see that it's different from the usually flared shape of the Olympic torch," Moulin added. You don't use the same kind of steel to make rails and to make this torch," ArcelorMittal France president Eric Niedziela said. Paris 2024 officials and ArcelorMittal have been tight-lipped on the budget of the torches' fabrication, declining to give an estimate of the overall cost. The Paris 2024 flame will be lit on April 16 in Ancient Olympia and will remain in the country for about a week before a handover ceremony in Athens and the start of its journey to France.

Persons: Delphine Moulin, Guy Degrenne, Moulin, ArcelorMittal's Franck Wasilewski, Eric Niedziela, Julien Pretot, Ed Osmond Organizations: Paris, Paralympic Games, ArcelorMittal, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Vire, France, Paris, Normandy, Greece, Ancient Olympia, Athens

NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams will be honored at Monday’s Council of Fashion Designers of America awards for her career and contributions to American fashion. Williams, who retired from tennis last year, is the first athlete to win the CFDA's Fashion Icon award. Adira River Ohanian is the second child — and second daughter — for Williams and her husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. In 2018, she launched her “S by Serena” clothing line, and in 2019, a jewelry line. ___This story corrects the age of Serena Williams.

Persons: — Serena Williams, Williams, Anne Hathaway, —, Reddit, Alexis Ohanian, Serena ”, Thom Browne, Browne, “ I’ve, Serena, I’ve, Kim Kardashian, Serena Williams Organizations: Monday’s Council of Fashion Designers of America, American Museum of, Amazon Fashion Locations: Manhattan, Olympia

☆ Canary Wharf may yet avoid once-a-decade upheaval
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Yawen Chen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

LONDON, Nov 6 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Canary Wharf tends to have a new owner every decade. A recent 300 million pound equity injection implies they will buck the trend. Brookfield and the QIA, which own the estate’s developer Canary Wharf Group through a 50-50 partnership, ostensibly look to be backing a losing horse. Factoring in all its assets on the Canary Wharf estate, Brookfield as of September valued it all at $6.1 billion, or 5 billion pounds – over 2 billion pounds more than what the duo put in eight years ago. Canary Wharf could be owned by highly leveraged, shallow-pocketed types.

Persons: –, Paul Reichmann’s Olympia, Morgan, Breakingviews, dory, George Hay, Oliver Taslic Organizations: Reuters, HSBC, HK, London Docklands, Qatar Investment Authority, Canary, York, Morgan Stanley, Jefferies, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Brookfield, Wharf Group, Thomson Locations: Brookfield, –, CWG, City, Wharf

Visitors can now pinch and zoom their way around the ancient Greek site, with a digital overlay showing how it once looked. Other, less widely known features also appear: Many of the sculptures on the Acropolis were painted in striking colors. Tech giant like Meta and Apple are pushing into VR headsets that can cost thousands of dollars. “Accessibility is extending to the digital space,” Mendoni said at a preview launch event for the Chronos app in May. “Real visitors and virtual visitors anywhere around the world can share historical knowledge.”Developed by Greek telecoms provider Cosmote, the free app's designers say they hope to build on existing features that include an artificial intelligence-powered virtual guide, Clio.

Persons: Athena, ”, “, Maria Engberg, Lina Mendoni, ” Mendoni, Panayiotis Gabrielides, Petros Giannakouris Organizations: —, British Museum, Greece’s Culture Ministry, Bank of Greece, Revenue, Titans, Tech, Apple, VR, Malmo University, Culture Ministry, Microsoft, Olympic, Cosmote, Acropolis Museum Locations: ATHENS, Greece, London, Tourism, Rhodes, Sweden, Athens, China, Olympia

☆ How being a mom changes the game for elite tennis players
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Eryn Mathewson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

If she’s successful, Wozniacki, 33, would join a short list of mothers who have reached the finals of a grand slam, or won. But the rule limits how many grand slams players can enter, something that tennis pro Taylor Townsend of Chicago would like to see changed. No matter what level of income a player earns, the training required to compete and win at the elite level in tennis is intense. “It’s certainly hard enough to win a grand slam without having a child going, ‘Mom, when are you coming back?’ ” Stubbs told CNN. “Serena … I think she wanted to win the grand slam as a mom more than anything,” she said.

Persons: Caroline Wozniacki’s, Tatiana Prozorova, Petra Kvitová, Jennifer Brady, Coco Gauff, —, Wozniacki, “, ”, ‘, she’s, Serena Williams, Olympia, Kim Clijsters, Caroline Wozniacki, Jada, Australia’s Margaret Court, Naomi Osaka, Terry Holladay, Taylor Townsend, Townsend, Rennae Stubbs, “ It’s, ’ ” Stubbs, Karolina Pliskova, “ Serena …, Christine Stromberg, She’s, Kate Ackerman, Wu Tsai, ” Ackerman Organizations: New, New York CNN, Vogue Magazine, Queens, Women’s Tennis Association, WTA, ESPN, CNN, Professional Tennis Operations, Services, Harvard University Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital Locations: New York, Russian, Czech, Florida, Belgian, Chicago

☆ See inside President Vladimir Putin's opulent $100 million superyacht
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Russian President Vladimir Putin spent $32 million refitting a superyacht, a new report suggests. AdvertisementAdvertisementWhile his troops flooded into Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin was spending millions of dollars on an opulent refit of one of his superyachts, according to an investigation from opposition leader Alexei Navalny's team. Advertisement Advertisement Watch: Inside Putin's secret bunker and billion-dollar palaceThe total cost of the works came to $32 million, according to the investigation. AdvertisementAdvertisement"OFAC is identifying Russia-flagged Graceful and Cayman Islands-flagged Olympia, as blocked property in which President Vladimir Putin has an interest," the US Treasury website said in a June 2022 press release. The Russian president is reportedly also the owner of the 450-foot, $700 million Scheherazade, one of the largest yachts in the world.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Alexei Navalny's, Pyotr Stolypin, Putin, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, Russian oligarch, Roman Abramovich Organizations: Morning, Russian, Blohm, Russian Federation, US Department of, Foreign, Control, US Treasury, Ukraine Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Saint Petersburg, Hamburg, Germany, Voss, Kaliningrad, Russia, Islands, Belarus, Cayman Islands, Olympia

☆ A toast to 'Living Single' as it turns 30
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Something to sip on…Kim Fields in a scene from "Living Single." Rather than rehash the fact that “Living Single” was “Friends” before “Friends” ever existed, lets applaud it for the glow-up and grow-up it showcased in Kim Fields. That’s why I have no problems jamming along to the new series “Dance with Qai Qai,” now running on YouTube. “It has been amazing to see how Qai Qai has captured the hearts of so many young fans so we’re thrilled to introduce them to ‘Dance with Qai Qai!,’” Williams said in a statement. We can’t wait for other families to get to watch—and dance—together!”It’s been wild watching Qai Qai go from one child’s beloved doll to a full-fledged star.

Persons: Kim Fields, Warner, Everett “, Kim, Fields, Butterworth, Queen Latifah, Kim Coles, John Henton, Terrence C, Carson, Erika Alexander, Yvette Lee Bowser, Eunetta Boone, Coles, “, JOY, ”, Serena Williams, Olympia, Qai, Alexis Ohanian, Qai Qai, Alexis Ohanian’s, ’ ” Williams, Williams, Tim McGraw, ” I’m, Taylor Swift, … Sunny Sandler, Stacy Friedman, Samantha Lorraine, Lydia Rodriguez Katz, Sadie Sandler, Ronnie Friedman, Zaara, Idina Menzel, Bree Friedman, Adam Sandler, Danny Friedman, Adam Sandler’s, Sunny, Jackie Sandler, Fiona Rosenbloom’s, Sandler Organizations: CNN, Warner Brothers, Atlanta, LOVE, YouTube, Smokeout, Netflix Locations: Kim Fields, New York City, Windy, Chicago , Illinois

☆ Jon Rahm: Fan gambling heard by players ‘every single round’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Gambling in the crowds on the PGA Tour? “The environment we put out at a PGA Tour event, we believe, is best in class, so you balance that with the fun. And that’s long been an issue out here, really, since the beginning of the PGA Tour. Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesDennis was joined at the press conference by PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan, who added that Saturday’s incident was “unfortunate,” but ultimately, uncommon. We have tremendous fans that have tremendous respect for what these players need to do in order to provide and present the tremendous performances they do.”

Persons: Jon Rahm, Max Homa, they’re, Homa, –, Chris Kirk, caddie Joe Greiner, Greiner, ”, ” Homa, “, Viktor Hovland, Dylan Buell, Rahm, ” Rahm, “ It’s, Michael Reaves, Tyler Dennis, Kirk, ” Dennis, Jay Monahan, Kevin C, Cox, Dennis, ” Monahan Organizations: CNN, BMW, Olympia Fields Country Club, Getty, East Lake Golf Club, “, PGA, BMW Championship Locations: Homa, Illinois, Atlanta, East Lake

☆ Serena Williams gives birth to second child
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Serena Williams accepts the Jackie Robinson Sports Award at the 54th NAACP Image Awards at the Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California, U.S., February 25, 2023. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 22 (Reuters) - Tennis great Serena Williams has given birth to her second child, a girl named Adira River Ohanian, and along with husband Alexis Ohanian welcomed the new arrival in social media posts on Tuesday. "Welcome my beautiful angel," Williams wrote in the caption of a video posted on TikTok that shows her, Ohanian and their four-year-old daughter Olympia embracing the newborn. "I'm grateful to report our house is teaming with love: a happy & healthy newborn girl and happy & healthy mama. Feeling grateful," Ohanian posted on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter.

Persons: Serena Williams, Jackie Robinson, Mario Anzuoni, Alexis Ohanian, Williams, Ohanian, Rory Carroll, Ken Ferris Organizations: REUTERS, Twitter, U.S, Thomson Locations: Pasadena , California, U.S, New York, Los Angeles

☆ Viktor Hovland breaks course record to clinch astonishing victory at the BMW Championship
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Hovland shot 10 birdies – including seven across the last nine holes – to card an unprecedented nine-under 61 and edge Fitzpatrick and world No. It means Hovland will tee off two shots behind Scheffler, who was left to rue yet another strong performance that ultimately reaped no silverware. With six runner-up finishes across his last two PGA Tour seasons, only Cameron Young has finished second as often, though Scheffler’s six wins during that period undoubtedly soften the blow. Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire/Getty ImagesRory McIlroy finished three shots behind Fitzpatrick and Scheffler in fourth after also shooting 66. Paired with Hovland for the final round, the Northern Irishman had a front row seat to a historic showing.

Persons: Matt Fitzpatrick, Viktor Hovland, stupefied, Hovland, Fitzpatrick, Scottie Scheffler, –, ” Hovland, Dylan Buell, Scheffler, Cameron Young, Michael Reaves, ”, “ Viktor, Hovland’s, “, ” Fitzpatrick, Joe Robbins, Rory McIlroy, Viktor, ” McIlroy Organizations: CNN, Olympia Fields Country Club, BMW, PGA, Sky Sports, Torrey, Getty, Oklahoma State University, Europe’s Ryder, East, FedEx, American, Northern, Ryder Locations: Olympia, Norwegian, Illinois, Torrey Pines, East Lake, Atlanta

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