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☆ Lionel Messi’s last-gasp goal earns Inter Miami a draw against LA Galaxy in front of star-studded crowd
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The stars were out in force to watch Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami against LA Galaxy in Sunday’s 1-1 draw – and the Argentine, unsurprisingly, didn’t disappoint. LA Galaxy, once a home for some of Major League Soccer’s superstar signings following David Beckham’s arrival in 2007, took the lead in the 75th minute through Serbian striker Dejan Joveljić. Despite its new star-studded lineup, which now also features Luis Saurez, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets, Inter Miami was thoroughly outplayed for much of the match and looked to be heading for defeat until Messi’s intervention in the 92nd minute. Former Galaxy star Beckham, who has a statue outside of the the club’s stadium and is now a part-owner of Inter Miami, didn’t celebrate the equalizing goal against his former team. Actors Edward Norton and Liv Tyler watched alongside David Beckham and son Brooklyn Beckham.

Persons: Lionel Messi’s, Novak Djokovic, Halle Berry, Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Anderson Paak, Tobin Heath, Diana Taurasi, David Beckham’s, Dejan Joveljić, Luis Saurez, Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets, Kevork Djansezian, Messi, Alba, John McCarthy, Marco Delgado, Busquets, Beckham, “, Riqui Puig, Gerardo Martino, ” Martino, Joseph Paintsil, David Beckham, Brooklyn Beckham, Leo, ”, Cristiano Ronaldo Organizations: CNN, Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami, LA Galaxy, Argentine, Christen Press, Major League, Serbian, Inter Miami, Barcelona, Galaxy, Miami, didn’t, North, Messi Locations: Miami, Argentina, North America

☆ Getting the chance to play at The Masters isn’t easy. Just ask LIV Golf’s Joaquin Niemann
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

It’s the final two sets of criteria that are most pertinent for Niemann and LIV Golf players. Though exact criteria differs between the four major championships, all incorporate world ranking points as a viable qualifier. Why is that an issue for some LIV Golf players? Mike Ehrmann/Getty ImagesHow are LIV Golf players making it to the majors? Meanwhile LIV Golf players without such past glories to stamp their tickets to major championships are, like Niemann, crossing the globe in pursuit of alternative routes in.

Persons: LIV, LIV Golf’s Joaquin Niemann, Tiger Woods, Jon Rahm, Ross Kinnaird, Nick Dunlap –, –, Niemann, It’s, Greg Norman, Gary Davidson, Peter Dawson, LIV Golf, ” Dawson, OWGR, Tom Dulat, “ It’s, it’s, ” Niemann, “, ”, don’t, Mike Ehrmann, Japan’s Ryo Hisatsune, Fred Ridley, Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson, Rahm, Mike Blake, Reuters Rahm, Koepka, Cameron Smith, Adrian Meronk, Tyrell Hatton, Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Reed, DeChambeau, Reed, Dean Burmester, David Puig jetted, Burmester, December’s Organizations: CNN, PGA, Augusta National, PGA Championship, British, Amateur, American Express, LIV Golf, LIV, OWGR, Hero Dubai, CBS, Golf, Augusta, Reuters, 152nd, Puig, Malaysian, Royal Locations: Augusta, Asia, Pacific, America, Saudi, Dubai, Chilean, South Africa, Malaysia, Johannesburg, Kuala Lumpur, Scotland

☆ AI marketing startup Alembic just raised $14 million from Jeffrey Katzenberg's WndrCo and revealed Nvidia as a customer
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Darius Rafieyan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Companies spend billions on marketing every year, but the question remains whether these campaigns translate into profits. San Francisco-based startup Alembic is employing big data techniques developed for contact tracing during the pandemic to answer those questions. The company today announced a $14 million Series A that included Jeffery Katzenberg, NFL-star-turned-VC Joe Montana, and Braze co-founder Mark Ghermezian. But recent advances in AI and big data technology, he says, have made it possible to track the impact of marketing spend on a granular level, in real time. Puig says the company currently has about a dozen customers, including trillion-dollar chipmaker Nvidia, which is using the technology to guide its marketing efforts.

Persons: Crypto.com, Dunkin, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Jeffery Katzenberg, Joe Montana, Braze, Mark Ghermezian, Katzenberg, Tomas Puig, epidemiologists, Puig, Jensen Huang, it's Organizations: Mastercard, PGA, Business, Walt Disney Studios, DreamWorks, Nvidia Locations: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Covid

[1/4] An illegal money changer checks old U.S. dollars at a marketplace in Harare, Zimbabwe, November 26, 2020. The government reintroduced the local currency in 2019, but it rapidly lost value. Zimbabwe's dollarization story is as full of warnings as it is with promise. During the five years before dollarization in 2000, the monthly measure of annualized inflation averaged 33% in Ecuador. "With our local currency we couldn't buy anything, it was very expensive to acquire things, so dollarization ... allowed people to have greater security in their purchases."

Persons: Javier Milei, Milei, Zimbabwe's, Bongiwe Mudau, Dollarization, dollarization, Mudau, Moses Mhlanga, Nestor Cerneaz, Wilson Andrade, Juan Carlos Villota, Guido Puig, Tito Correa, Nyasha, Miguel Lo Bianco, Rodrigo Campos, Adam Jourdan, Karin Strohecker, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: REUTERS, Philimon, Rights, U.S ., Reuters, International Monetary Fund, hawker, Reuters Graphics Reuters, dollarization, Thomson Locations: Harare, Zimbabwe, Philimon Bulawayo, Rights QUITO, HARARE, BUENOS AIRES, Zimbabwe's, Quito, Ecuador, Argentina, El Salvador, greenbacks, Buenos Aires, Argentine, New York

☆ Spanish PM floats peace conference idea in meeting with Israel's Netanyahu
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo pose during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, November 23, 2023. "Today, more than ever, we need to bring back a serious and credible prospect for peace," Sanchez said after talks with Netanyahu. Sanchez said he and unspecified colleagues had proposed holding an international peace conference with the parties as soon as possible. "It is in Israel's interest to work for peace, and today, peace means the establishment of a viable Palestinian state that includes the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem, according to the U.N. resolutions," he said. U.S. officials have said the time is not right to try to resume peace talks given the protracted intransigence of both sides.

Persons: Pedro Sanchez, Alexander de Croo, Benjamin Netanyahu, Borja Puig de la, Sanchez, Isaac Herzog, Mahmoud Abbas, Netanyahu, Alexander De Croo, De Croo, David Latona, Marine Strauss, Aislinn Laing, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: Spanish, Belgian, Israeli, Reuters Acquire, Rights, Hamas, West Bank, European Union, Arab League, Organisation for Islamic Cooperation, West, of, Union, Palestinian Authority, Jerusalem, Thomson Locations: Jerusalem, Moncloa, Handout, Rights MADRID, U.S, Israel, Palestinian, Ramallah, Egypt, West Bank, Gaza, East Jerusalem, Barcelona, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Madrid, Oslo, Brussels

☆ LIV Golf's transfer window sees 10 open roster spots in Phase Two
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Phase Two, or Free Agency, involves those TOP 24 players who opted to become free agents and those who finished 25th to 44th whose contracts have expired. They can be re-signed by their previous team or negotiate with a team with an open roster spot. Cleeks GC have two open roster spots with both Bernd Wiesberger and Graeme McDowell finishing outside the Top 24, and Ripper GC also have two spots with Jediah Morgan relegated, although they have the option to re-sign Matt Jones. Fireballs GC, captained by Sergio Garcia, have one open spot as Carlos Ortiz declined a contract extension and opted for free agency, and Phil Mickelson's HyFlyers GC have an open spot after James Piot's relegation. Phase Two will finish when four roster spots remain, which are reserved for the winner of the International Series 2023 rankings, Andy Ogletree, and the top three at LIV Golf Promotions in Abu Dhabi in December.

Persons: Crushers, Bryson Dechambeau, Paul Casey, Charles Howell III, Anirban Lahiri, Sam Navarro, LIV Golf's, Bubba Watson's RangeGoats, Majesticks, Ian Poulter, Henrik Stenson, Lee Westwood, Cleeks, Bernd Wiesberger, Graeme McDowell, Jediah Morgan, Matt Jones, Sergio Garcia, Carlos Ortiz, Phil Mickelson's HyFlyers, James Piot's, Sihwan Kim, Brooks Koepka's, Chase, Pat Perez, Dustin Johnson, Perez, David Puig, Andy Ogletree, Trevor Stynes, Toby Davis Organizations: Crushers GC, LIV Golf Miami, Trump National Doral, Mandatory, USA, Free Agency, Crushers, Africa's, Phil Mickelson's HyFlyers GC, 4Aces, LIV, Thomson Locations: Doral , Florida, USA, Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi

☆ Dries Van Noten shows layered tailoring at Paris Fashion Week
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Elizabeth Pineau | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/7] Models present creations by designer Dries Van Noten as part of his Spring/Summer 2024 Women's ready-to-wear collection show during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, September 27, 2023. REUTERS/Johanna Geron Acquire Licensing RightsPARIS, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Dries Van Noten unveiled a layered collection for spring, mixing patterns and sparkles into a line-up of tailored coats and loosely worn dress shirts at Paris Fashion Week on Wednesday. After the show, Van Noten trotted out for his bow, waving at the crowd, who erupted into applause. Paris Fashion Week runs until Oct. 3, featuring some of the world's biggest brands including Hermes, Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Dior. Reporting by Elizabeth Pineau; Writing by Mimosa Spencer; Editing by Alison WilliamsOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Van Noten, Johanna Geron, strode, Ami Suzuki, Aya Suzuki, Lea Drucker, Puig, Paco Rabanne, Jean Paul Gaultier, Nina Ricci, Carolina Herrera, Charlotte, Hermes, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Elizabeth Pineau, Mimosa Spencer, Alison Williams Organizations: Paris, REUTERS, Rights, Antwerp, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Dior, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, Bermuda, Charlotte Tilbury

☆ Monica Puig: How marathon running stopped former tennis player from descending into a 'big black hole of depression and sadness'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

With tennis, the stakes felt higher when rankings points, global recognition, and prize money were on the line. Puig has swapped tennis rackets for running shoes over the past year. Johnny PaceBut the sense of personal satisfaction she gets from running has endured, helping to ease the lingering pain of her retirement from tennis. As a tennis player, Puig always saw running as a form of punishment – never enjoyment. Now, Puig has also set her sights on competing in triathlons, as well as running the remaining marathon majors in Chicago, Berlin, and Tokyo.

Persons: CNN — Monica Puig, Puig, She’s, I’ve, ” Puig, “ I’ve, Johnny Pace, it’s, ”, I’m, It’s, Lintao Zhang, “, Clive Brunskill Organizations: CNN, CNN Sport, Olympic, Rio – Puerto Rico’s, York City Marathon, Madrid, Games Locations: New York City, Boston, London, “, Rio –, Chicago, Berlin, Tokyo, Augusta , Georgia, Puerto Rico, York, Beijing

☆ Marquez apologises for Oliveira crash at Portuguese GP, accepts penalty
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

PORTIMAO, Portugal, March 26 (Reuters) - Honda's Marc Marquez apologised for his mistake and accepted a penalty after a collision with local favourite Miguel Oliveira saw both riders crash out of season-opening Portuguese Grand Prix on Sunday. loading"First of all I'm very sorry to Oli, his team, to his fans at the Portuguese GP. I did a big mistake," Marquez told MotoGP. Sometimes these kind of things happen in races and I understand I made a big mistake," he added. Honda team manager Alberto Puig said it was 'impossible' for Marquez to avoid the crash.

☆ Inflation isn't dampening people's desire to travel — but travel companies may be missing a trick
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-11 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | Chris Dwyer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Inflation and higher living costs may be weighing on consumers' wallets, but there's one area where many are unwilling to cut back: their desire to travel. The number of people willing to fork out more on travel could be even higher, as costs rise. Inflation and higher living costs may be weighing on consumers' wallets, but many are unwilling to cut back on travel. Jackyenjoyphotography | Moment | Getty ImagesThe disconnect could mean travel companies might fail to provide consumers with the deals they're looking for. The United Nations World Tourism Organization said that it expects the global tourism market to recover 80% to 95% of pre-pandemic levels this year.

☆ Spanish Fashion Designer Paco Rabanne Dies at 88
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

PARIS— Paco Rabanne , the Spanish-born pace-setting designer known for perfumes sold worldwide and his metallic, space-age fashions, has died, the group that owns his fashion house announced on its website Friday. “The House of Paco Rabanne wishes to honor our visionary designer and founder who passed away today at the age of 88. Among the most seminal fashion figures of the 20th century, his legacy will remain,” the statement from Puig said.

☆ Spanish prisoners craft Christmas 'pooper' figures of world leaders
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

FIGUERES, Spain, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Inmates at a prison north of Barcelona have produced thousands of clay figurines of world leaders and celebrities with their pants down and defecating, in keeping with a tradition from the north eastern Catalonia region of Spain. [1/7] Catalan traditional figurines "caganers" representing Putin and Zelenski are displayed in a shop, which symbolise defecation and fertilisation of the earth, and are believed to bring prosperity and luck for the coming year, in a shop in Barcelona, Spain, December 14, 2022. REUTERS/ Albert Gea 1 2 3 4 5Originally the "caganer" (pooper) figures were shepherds hidden among nativity scenes, to be spotted by family and friends, but the tradition has expanded to include famous figures in the headlines over the past year. The Puig les Basses prison taught inmates how to make the statuettes in collaboration with a private family business, Caganer.com, which this year added Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to its collection of more than 600 models, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, the late Queen Elizabeth II and her son and successor King Charles III. Reporting by Horaci Garcia; writing by Charlie Devereux; editing by Alexandra HudsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

London CNN —Wimbledon will relax its white clothing rule to allow women players to wear dark-colored undershorts if they want to, organizers announced Thurday. “I’m pleased to confirm that, following consultation with players and representatives of several stakeholder groups, the Committee of Management has taken the decision to update the white clothing rule at Wimbledon. Clive Brunskill/Getty ImagesUntil Thursday’s announcement, Wimbledon still employed a rigid all-white dress code, which was first implemented to camouflage sweat stains. And in a recent interview with CNN’s Amanda Davies, tennis great Billie Jean King explained that the dress code had caused anxiety for her and her fellow competitors. King also pointed out that the all-white dress code makes it difficult for fans trying to distinguish between players on the court.

LOS ANGELES — Former Los Angeles Dodgers player Yasiel Puig will plead guilty to lying to federal investigators who were probing an illegal sports gambling operation, prosecutors in Southern California said Monday. Puig, 31, will plead guilty to one count of making false statements, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California said in a statement. Puig will also pay a fine of at least $55,000, the prosecutors’ office said. Puig was charged and a plea agreement was filed Aug. 29, but the case was unsealed Monday, according to court records. Neither the statement from federal prosecutors’ office nor court documents say that Puig gambled on baseball.

Billie Jean King defeating Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes marked a historic moment for women's tennis, and sport. It’s their job now to step up, lead and shape the future.”Billie Jean King worked with fashion designer Tory Burch on the Billie Jean King Cup's 'winner's jacket.' Magazine IAnd inside the jacket, to remind the champions of the Billie Jean King Cup of the ‘fight’ and their place in it, is a message from King herself. “Congratulations on winning the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup,” King reads aloud. Billie Jean King, be bold.”

☆ Remy Cointreau to enter perfume market at 5,500 euros a bottle
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Dominique Vidalon | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A view shows a Baccarat crystal perfume bottle made for Maison Psyche fragrance, a luxury perfume by French spirits group Remy Cointreau in this picture released by Remy Cointreau on October 21, 2022. Alice Fenwick - Remy Cointreau/Handout via REUTERSPARIS, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Known for its prized Louis XIII cognac, Remy Cointreau (RCOP.PA) is entering the luxury fragrance market with the launch of Maison Psyche, an upscale perfume house that will sell scents starting at 5,500 euros a bottle. The French spirits group will draw on its experience in blending and ageing spirits, as well as marketing to high end clientele, as it seeks to tap into affluent consumers' thirst for exclusivity. The new business could be “potentially strategic,” Remy Cointreau chief executive Eric Vallat told Reuters. Remy Cointreau's Maison Psyche was born from the collaboration of Baptiste Loiseau, Cellar Master of Remy Martin and Sophie Labbe, Principal Perfumer of Switzerland's fragrance group Firmenich.

☆ ALERTĂ! Aşa arată lista neagră de la Barcelona. 10 jucători sunt OUT înainte de finalul lunii! Surprize mari
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-10 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Surprize mariPotrivit presei spaniole, Ronald Koeman a transmis preşedintelui Joan Laporta o ”listă neagră” pe care se află 10 jucători. Ronald Koeman i-a înaintat preşedintelui Joan Laporta o listă de 10 jucători pe care nu va conta la reunirea echipei, anunţă Diario Gol. Cotidianul Sport anunţă că FC Barcelona va negocia cu Manchester City transferul lui Aymeric Laporte. Debutant în naţionala Spaniei în amicalul cu Portugalia, Aymeric Laporte ar putea reveni în La Liga. Fundaşul francez cu origini basce este dorit de FC Barcelona, anunţă cotidianul catalan Sport.

Persons: Ronald Koeman, Joan Laporta, Samuel Umtiti, Philippe Coutinho, Martin Braithwaite, Antoine Griezmann, Sergio Aguero, Aymeric, Guardiola Organizations: Memphis Depay, FC Barcelona, Manchester City, Liga, catalan Sport Locations: Barcelona, Memphis, Spaniei, amicalul, Portugalia

☆ Мексика обвинила Zara в краже их культуры
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-05 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

Мексика обвинила международные модные бренды Zara, Anthropologie и Patowl в присвоении культуры, заявив, что они использовали образцы местных мексиканских групп в своих проектах, не принося пользы сообществам, о которых идет речь. В пятницу Министерство культуры Мексики заявило, что оно направило трем компаниям письма, подписанные министром культуры Алехандрой Фраусто, с просьбой «публично разъяснить, на каком основании коллективная собственность может быть приватизирована». По данным министерства, ZARA, принадлежащая крупнейшему в мире розничному продавцу одежды Inditex, использовала узор, типичный для местного сообщества в Сан-Хуан-Колорадо в южном штате Оахака. Anthropologie, принадлежащая URBN, использовала дизайн, разработанный другим местным сообществом, а Пэтоул скопировал образец из Сан-Антонио Кантино Веласко, по данным Министерства культуры. В 2019 году мексиканское правительство обвинило модный дом Carolina Herrera в культурном присвоении местных узоров и текстиля из Мексики в своей коллекции.

Persons: Anthropologie Patowl, Inditex, Carolina Herrera, Puig, 2019 Herrera, Алехандрой Фраусто, Пэтоул, Кантино Веласко, Каролина Эррера, Уэс Гордон Organizations: Министерство культуры Locations: Zara, ZARA, Inditex, Мексика, СанХуанКолорадо, Оахака, СанАнтонио

☆ FC Barcelona s-a calificat în finala Supercupei Spaniei
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-14 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

FC Barcelona s-a calificat în finala Supercupei Spaniei. În minutul 37, Antoine Griezmann a intrat în careu și a centrat pentru Frenkie de Jong, care a înscris cu capul în poarta apărată de Alejandro Remiro. Mikel Oyarzabal a executat impecabil lovitura de la 11 metri și a restabilit egalitatea pe tabelă. În prelungiri cele două formații nu au reușit să marcheze, iar la loviturile de departajare, Barcelona a fost mai bună și s-a impus cu 3-2. Golul decisiv a fost marcat de Riqui Puig.

Persons: Lionel Messi, Antoine Griezmann, Jong, Alejandro Remiro, José Luis Munuera Montero, San Sebastian . Mikel Oyarzabal Organizations: FC Barcelona, Real, Athletic Bilbao, Real Madrid Locations: Spaniei, San Sebastian, Barcelona, Malaga

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