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Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., talks with reporters after a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the U.S. Capitol to discus an impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden on Thursday, September 14, 2023. House Republicans released a bill after a tentative agreement between the far-right Freedom Caucus and the center-right Main Street Caucus, the sources said. If the legislation passes the House, it would resolve one internal problem for Speaker Kevin McCarthy while creating a new one. The bill includes most of the Secure the Border Act of 2023, a wish list of immigration provisions for GOP hardliners, with the exception of provisions requiring the use of E-Verify for employers to check immigration status. Earlier in the day, McCarthy urged his colleagues to avert a shutdown during an appearance on Fox News.

Persons: Nancy Mace, Joe Biden, Kevin McCarthy, Byron Donalds, Dusty Johnson, Scott Perry, Stephanie Bice, Chip Roy, Kelly Armstrong, McCarthy Organizations: House Republican Conference, U.S, Capitol, House Republican, NBC News . House Republicans, Caucus, Republican, Democratic, GOP, Freedom Caucus, Senate, White, House Republicans, Fox News, Biden Locations: Ukraine, Texas

☆ The No. 1 'underrated' nutrient 90% of Americans are lacking—it helps 'boost brain health,' says dietitian
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Lauren Armstrong | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Meats and fishBeef, chicken and fish are great for protein, and they can double as rich sources of choline. Beef liver is one of the highest available food sources of choline, which makes sense, as the liver is the organ that produces choline. Blackened cod is a great choice for delicious and easy fish tacos. EggsEggs are the second highest food source of choline after beef liver, providing 147 milligrams per one large egg. SoybeansIf you follow a vegetarian or plant-based diet, soybeans are a great protein source that's also high in choline.

Persons: multivitamins, I've, Lauren Armstrong, Lauren Organizations: Research, National Institutes of Health's, Children, Western Michigan University, CNBC Locations: Brussels, tacos, dietetics, Western

BALTIMORE (AP) — Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash tried to keep his top relievers rested for this crucial series at Baltimore — and one by one, they came out of the bullpen and shut down the Orioles. The Rays won the opener of this four-game showdown to pull within a game of first-place Baltimore in the AL East. Tampa Bay answered immediately. TRAINER'S ROOMRays: Tampa Bay activated OF Manuel Margot (elbow) from the injured list. Orioles: Hyde said 1B Ryan Mountcastle (shoulder) was feeling better after leaving Wednesday night's game early, but he didn't play Thursday.

Persons: Kevin Cash, Luke Raley, “ We've, ” Cash, ” Ryan O'Hearn, Gunnar Henderson, Raley, Kyle Bradish, Randy Arozarena, Aaron Civale, Rutschman, Civale, Colin Poche, Shawn Armstrong, Robert Stephenson, Pete Fairbanks, “, Brandon Hyde, ” Fairbanks, Armstrong, Poche, Stephenson, you've, ” Cedric Mullins, O'Hearn, Jordan Westburg, Brandon Lowe, Arozarena, Henderson, Mullins, Aaron Hicks, Westburg, Christian Bethancourt, Adam Frazier, ” Hyde, Heston Kjerstad, Manuel Margot, Hyde, Ryan Mountcastle, Zach Eflin, Baltimore's Jack Flaherty, Adam Jones, ___ Organizations: BALTIMORE, Baltimore —, Orioles, Rays, AL East, Tampa Bay, Fairbanks, Minnesota, Tampa, Wednesday, Bay Locations: Tampa Bay, Tampa, Baltimore, “ Minnesota

☆ With a top prospect on board, Cubs take on Rockies again
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

September 12 - Amid a heated pennant race, the Chicago Cubs have been forced to make some tough decisions. The Cubs will send Javier Assad (3-3, 2.83 ERA) to the mound while the Rockies will throw Chris Flexen (1-7, 7.36) in a matchup of right-handers. He has faced the Rockies once in his career, on Sept. 18, 2022, at Wrigley Field. The Rockies took a 4-3 lead into the ninth inning on Monday but couldn't hold it. He will face the Cubs for the fifth time in his career -- his second start -- and is 0-1 with a 12.79 ERA against them.

Persons: Pete Crow, Armstrong, Javier Assad, Chris Flexen, He's, David Ross, Assad, Kris Bryant, Nolan Jones, Seiya Suzuki, Dansby Swanson, Jones, Flexen Organizations: Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, Cubs, Rockies, Triple, MLB, Coors, Arizona Diamondbacks, Wrigley, National League, Thomson Locations: Chicago, Tennessee, Iowa, Denver, National League , Colorado

☆ Shutdown risk looms as US Congress faces spending, impeachment brawl
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( David Morgan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives returns this week for an expected political brawl over spending cuts and impeachment that could paralyze the Republican-controlled chamber, as Congress struggles to avoid a government shutdown. The White House and Senate leaders -- including top Republican Mitch McConnell -- have rejected that demand. The House, which Republicans control by a thin 222-212 majority, has passed only one appropriations bill so far. Other Republicans reject the idea of tying an impeachment inquiry to the spending debate. Democrats have dismissed impeachment talk as little more than an effort to distract from Trump's extensive legal woes."

Persons: Julia Nikhinson, Joe Biden's, Biden, Kevin McCarthy, Republican Mitch McConnell, Kelly Armstrong, Donald Trump's, Andrew Bates, Ralph Norman, McCarthy's, Scott Perry, McCarthy, Don Bacon, Bacon, Marjorie Taylor Greene, John Fetterman, David Morgan, Makini Brice, Jeff Mason, Richard Cowan, Moira Warburton, Scott Malone, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: U.S . Capitol Police, REUTERS, Rights, U.S . House, Republican, Democratic, Republicans, Caucus, Reuters, AAA, Ukraine, Senate, Freedom Caucus, White House, White, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Ukraine, Hawaii, Florida

☆ Analysis: Here’s why many Black people despise Clarence Thomas. (It’s not because he’s a conservative.)
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( John Blake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

CNN —Long before he became a Supreme Court justice, Clarence Thomas told a story at a public gathering that still sounds shocking years later. Justice Clarence Thomas jokes with his clerks in his chambers at the Supreme Court building in Washington in 2016. AP“His entire judicial philosophy is at war with his own biography,” Michael Fletcher, co-author of “Supreme Discomfort: The Divided Soul of Clarence Thomas,”. “He’s arguably benefited from affirmative action every step of the way.”Thomas has admitted that he was accepted at Yale Law School under an affirmative action policy. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas looks at the displays inside the Pin Point Heritage Museum.

Persons: CNN — Long, Clarence Thomas, Thomas, Ronald Reagan, ” Thomas, Diana Walker, Thomas ’, Emma Mae Martin, he’s, Harlan Crow, Crow, ”, Sen, Sheldon Whitehouse, Chip Somodevilla, “ fawning, Reagan, John L, Nikki Merritt, Merritt, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, Roe, Wade, ” Sen, Alyssa Pointer, Anita Hill’s, Uncle Tom, Thomas “, Juan Williams, “, Armstrong Williams, ” Williams, Amul Thapar, Jonathan Ernst, ” Thomas ’, Thomas doesn’t, they’ve, Thurgood Marshall, ” Michael Fletcher, “ He’s, I’d, Critics, White, Malcolm X, Richard Burkhard, you’ve, pounced, “ Clarence Thomas, Black, ” Tori Otten, ” Otten, ” Juan Williams, Virginia “ Ginni ” Thomas, Trump’s, John Duricka, Williams, — Trump, Booker T, Washington, Marcus Garvey, Obama, ” “ We’ve, –, “ It’s, “ Thomas, Steven Ferdman, Jim Crow, Frederick Douglass, ” Clarence Thomas, nodded, ” Merritt Organizations: CNN, White House, Commission, Texas Republican, Republican, National Bar Association, Democrat, Georgia Senate, Georgia State Capitol, NAACP, Supreme, National Museum of, Thomas Others, Reuters, Yale Law School, Catholic, College of, Cross, AP, Yale, Heritage Museum, Savannah Morning, USA, The, New, Morehouse College, Fox News Channel Studios, Reagan Administration, Bettmann Locations: Storm, Texas, New York, Washington, Memphis, Georgia, handouts, Atlanta, American, America, Cincinnati, Pin, Savannah , Georgia, New Republic, Wisconsin, Arizona, Virginia, Black, China, India, Brazil, New York City

MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — By the time Scott Dixon turned his season around, it was too late to beat teammate Alex Palou for the IndyCar championship. Palou became the first driver in nearly 20 years to clinch the IndyCar title before the season finale with his victory last weekend in Portland. Palou won his second title in three years with last week's win, his fifth of the season. “It's a credit to the team, they've been executing like that all season,” Dixon said. We won.”Ganassi became the first team owner to win the championship and top rookie honors in the same season.

Persons: Scott Dixon, Alex Palou, “ It’s, ”, Dixon, Palou, Chip Ganassi, ” Dixon, Alex, ” Dixon's, AJ Foyt's, Scott McLaughlin, Will, Callum Ilott, Christian Lundgaard, Rahal Letterman Lanigan, Alexander Rossi, Arrow McLaren, Marcus Armstrong, Pato O'Ward, McLaren, Ryan Hunter, Reay, Ed Carpenter Racing, they've, ” Ganassi, Armstrong, Colton Herta, Helio Castroneves, Bryan, Herta, he'd, Josef Newgarden Organizations: IndyCar, Laguna Seca, Team Penske, Will Power, Juncos Hollinger Racing, Ganassi, Laguna, Andretti Global, Chevrolet, Indianapolis, Honda, Palou Locations: MONTEREY, Calif, California, Portland, New Zealand, Laguna Seca

☆ Eating chocolate or cheese every day won't hurt your health, says nutritionist—just follow this rule
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Lauren Armstrong | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Many people might describe certain foods like chocolate, cheese or potato chips as "guilty pleasures." If you want a single serving of potato chips, for example, it's going to be one to two ounces. Single-serving bags of chipsWhen I open a full-sized bag of chips, I can lose all sense of what a single serving is. That's why I've switched to one-ounce mini bags of chips, as they're usually perfectly portioned out to be a single serving. My fiancé and I love going out to dinner for date nights, and we often share entrees or desserts.

Persons: I've, that's, Lauren Armstrong, Lauren Organizations: American Heart Association, Children, Western Michigan University Locations: cheddar, dietetics, Western

☆ US House Republicans set to debate 2024 defense spending next week
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( David Morgan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to consider fiscal 2024 defense spending legislation next week, Majority Leader Steve Scalise said on Friday. The Republican-controlled House, which returns to Washington on Tuesday from its August recess, will consider an appropriations bill covering defense spending, according to Scalise's weekly floor schedule. Action on spending legislation would allow Republicans to demonstrate progress on government funding, after weeks of impasse over hardline demands that discretionary spending be cut to a fiscal 2022 level of $1.47 trillion. The spending level sought by hardliners is $120 billion lower than what House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Democratic President Joe Biden agreed to earlier this year. The two chambers are far apart on funding, with the Senate pursuing spending at the level set by McCarthy and Biden.

Persons: Steve Scalise, Evelyn Hockstein, Kelly Armstrong, Kevin McCarthy, Joe Biden, Biden, McCarthy, David Morgan, Rami Ayyub, Rosalba O'Brien, Leslie Adler Organizations: ., Republican, Capitol, REUTERS, Rights, U.S . House, Representatives, Reuters, Democratic, Senate, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Washington

☆ Coinbase is investing its resources towards international expansion, says CEO Brian Armstrong
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCoinbase is investing its resources towards international expansion, says CEO Brian ArmstrongCoinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and CNBC's Kate Rooney join 'Power Lunch' to discuss Coinbase's international expansion, an absence of regulatory frameworks for crypto in the U.S., and crypto's ongoing battle with the SEC over bitcoin ETFs.

Persons: Brian Armstrong, CNBC's Kate Rooney Organizations: SEC Locations: U.S

TOKYO (AP) — Japan launched a rocket Thursday carrying an X-ray telescope that will explore the origins of the universe as well as a small lunar lander. The launch of the HII-A rocket from Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan was shown on live video by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, known as JAXA. Also aboard the latest Japanese rocket is the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, a lightweight lunar lander. The Smart Lander won’t make lunar orbit for three or four months after the launch and would likely attempt a landing early next year, according to the space agency. In February, the H3 rocket launch was aborted for a glitch.

Persons: Ray, David Alexander, ” Alexander, Smart, Shinichiro Sakai, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Yuri Kageyama Organizations: TOKYO, —, Space, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA, Ray Imaging, NASA, Rice Space, Rice University, Smart, U.S . Apollo Locations: — Japan, Japan, U.S, Russia, China, India

The logo of Calgary-based Enbridge, one of North America's largest energy infrastructure companies, is displayed during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 12, 2023. Analysts, however, were surprised at the timing, the scale and impact such a deal would have on the company's already leveraged balance sheet. "I don't see how you can keep piling more issuance - debt and equity - on this company at these rates. Enbridge shares provisionally closed down 5.9% at C$45.31, while the benchmark Canadian share index was off 0.9%. "While Enbridge paid a reasonable price, high leverage and funding gap could act as overhang," Wells Fargo analysts said in a note.

Persons: Chris Helgren, Ryan Bushell, Enbridge, Greg Ebel, Morningstar, Stephen Ellis, Ellis, Wells, Alan Armstrong, Mrinalika Roy, Nia Williams, Denny Thomas, Anil D'Silva, Alexandra Hudson, Devika, Marguerita Choy Organizations: REUTERS, Dominion Energy, Ohio Gas, Public Service Co, Newhaven Asset Management, Management, TC Energy, Williams Companies, Barclays CEO Energy, Power Conference, Thomson Locations: Calgary, North, Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada, North Carolina, North America, Newhaven, Enbridge, New York, Bengaluru

☆ BeReal is set to make its first marketing hire — but experts say it could be too late for the app to recapture its early buzz
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

BeReal recently posted a job ad for its first-ever communications and marketing lead. Social-media experts said it's probably too late for BeReal to recapture its early buzz. BeReal, the French photo-sharing app startup, is set to make its first-ever marketing hire but social-media experts say it may be too late to recapture the early buzz. But BeReal appeared to have missed its moment to capitalize on its surge in popularity in 2022, experts have said. Ultimately, it could be too late for BeReal to turn itself around without a substantial pivot, experts said.

Persons: BeReal, it's, they've, Colin Kennedy, influencers, Kennedy, Paul Armstrong, Armstrong Organizations: US App Stores Locations: BeReal, Europe

☆ Sabalenka looks to march on at US Open with top ranking in the bag
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Swiatek fell 3-6 6-3 6-1 to former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko and Sabalenka - who has a 20-2 record at the majors this year - will aim to push on after accomplishing another of her main objectives for the season. "Reaching the WTA world number one singles ranking is something I've dreamed of ever since I was a little girl when I started playing tennis," Sabalenka, 25, said. "I'm feeling really well on court, really comfortable. I always say that I can be better, but right now I'm really happy with the level that I'm playing." Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken FerrisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: France's Clara Burel REUTERS, Shannon Stapleton, Daria Kasatkina, Swiatek, Jelena Ostapenko, I've, Arthur Ashe, Carlos Alcaraz, Matteo Arnaldi, Alcaraz, Madison Keys, Jessica Pegula, Alexander Zverev, Louis Armstrong, Peyton Stearns, Marketa Vondrousova, Andrey Rublev, Daniil Medvedev, Briton Jack Draper, Alex de Minaur, Zheng Qinwen, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Ken Ferris Organizations: Aryna, U.S, Madison, Louis, Wimbledon, Briton, Tunisian, U.S ., Thomson Locations: Flushing Meadows , New York, United States, Belarus, Belarusian, York, Flushing Meadows, Bengaluru

☆ Big Farms and Flawless Fries Are Gulping Water in the Land of 10,000 Lakes
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Dionne Searcey | Mira Rojanasakul | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +19 min

UNCHARTED WATERS Big Farms and Flawless Fries Are Gulping Water in the Land of 10,000 Lakes When Minnesota farmers cranked up their wells in a drought, they blew through state limits. The location of the White Earth Reservation is also shown, in the upper left portion of the map. Cloud St. Paul Minneapolis Rochester Sandy Soils WHITE EARTH RESERVATION Duluth Irrigation Wells St. Cloud St. Paul Minneapolis Rochester Sandy Soils WHITE EARTH RESERVATION Duluth Irrigation Wells St. “There’s a lot of water in this area.”His farm is awaiting approval for two new state permits for irrigation wells.

Persons: Warren, Mike Tauber, they’ve, ”, Trevor Milbrett, Warren Warmbold, “, Mr, Warmbold, Offutt, Ellen Considine, don’t, Carlos Gonzalez, It’s, farming’s, Robert Glennon, John Nieber, Paul Minneapolis, Nieber, White, Jamie Konopacky, Allan Armstrong, Armstrong, Armstrong’s, Austin Tersteeg, Erskine, Tersteeg Organizations: R.D, Offutt, Minnesota Department of Natural, New York Times, Irrigation, Farmers, state’s Department of Natural Resources, United States Department of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, Star Tribune, Getty, Park Rapids ., University of Minnesota, Twin, Paul Minneapolis Rochester Sandy, Paul Minneapolis, White, Department of Natural Locations: Lakes, Minnesota, R.D, Warren, Minn, Backus, Eagle Bend, United States, Midwest, Park Rapids, In Minnesota, North Dakota, America, Offutt, Twin Cities, Sandy, Duluth, Wells St, Cloud, Paul, Paul Minneapolis Rochester, Austin, Red Lake County

☆ Coco Gauff, Caroline Wozniacki ready for clash of generations at US Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

She's still a really fit player," Gauff said of the 33-year-old former world number one before their fourth-round match. I know she's watched tennis when she was retired. But I kind of accept that all these players they're going to play the best tennis against me." It is the first time since 2011 that four American men have reached the U.S. Open fourth round. "Someone achieves something big, then someone else comes and wants to match him or one-up him and it's the cycle that keeps going.

Persons: Coco Gauff, Belgium's Elise Mertens, Shannon Stapleton, Caroline Wozniacki, Novak Djokovic, Iga, Gauff, Sofia Kenin, Arthur Ashe, Wozniacki, She's, It's, Laslo Djere, Borna Gojo, Swiatek, Jelena Ostapenko, Jelena, it's, she's, Tommy Paul, Ben Shelton, Ashe, Frances Tiafoe, Hijikata, Louis Armstrong, Taylor Fritz, Swiss Dominic Stricker, we've, Fritz, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Ed Osmond Organizations: Tennis, U.S, Croatian, Swiss, Thomson Locations: Flushing Meadows , New York, United States, New York, Washington, Cincinnati, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ Sabalenka flattens France's Burel to reach U.S. Open fourth round
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Amy Tennery | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Aug 31, 2023; Flushing, NY, USA; Aryna Sabalenka hits to Jodie Burrage of Great Britain on day four of the 2023 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. I think I played really great tennis today," she told reporters. Burel showed some signs of life when she fended off a pair of break points in the opening game of the second set but Sabalenka quickly retook control. Sabalenka said mental toughness was the key to surviving the two-week grind at the U.S. Open. She's playing great tennis.

Persons: Jodie Burrage, USTA Billie Jean King, Danielle Parhizkaran, Clara Burel, player's, Sabalenka, Louis Armstrong, Daria Kasatkina, Minnen, Burel, Kasatkina, She's, Amy Tennery, David Holmes Organizations: USTA Billie, USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, U.S, player's New, Louis, Belgian, U.S ., Thomson Locations: Flushing , NY, USA, Great Britain, player's New York, New York

☆ Swiatek routs 'sister' Juvan to reach U.S. Open last 16
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"For sure I didn't like the fact that I was winning with my best friend. But I knew that I had to be really focused and not let myself think about that because it was really like playing against a sister," said Swiatek. "I don't have many friends but she's my best friend. Up next for Swiatek will be Latvian 20th seed Jelena Ostapenko, a 4-6 6-3 6-3 winner over American Bernarda Pera. Despite all her success, Swiatek admitted she was still coming to terms with her lofty position atop the women's game.

Persons: Iga Swiatek, Slovenia's Kaja Juvan, Brendan Mcdermid, Kaja Juvan, Swiatek, Louis Armstrong, Jelena Ostapenko, Juvan, Serena Williams, Roger, Federer, Frank Pingue, Ken Ferris Organizations: Tennis, Slovenia's Kaja Juvan REUTERS, U.S, Slovenian, Bernarda, Juvan, Thomson Locations: Flushing Meadows , New York, United States, Latvian, New York, U.S, Toronto

☆ US Open order of play on Saturday
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Tennis - U.S. Open - Flushing Meadows, New York, United States - August 31, 2023 Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in action during his second round match against South Africa's Lloyd Harris REUTERS/Mike Segar Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Order of play on the main show courts on the sixth day of the U.S. Open on Saturday (play starts 1500 GMT/11 AM ET unless stated, prefix number denotes seeding):ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM (1600 GMT/12 PM ET)1-Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) v 26-Dan Evans (Britain)26-Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) v 3-Jessica Pegula (U.S.)5-Ons Jabeur (Tunisia) v 31-Marie Bouzkova (Czech Republic)3-Daniil Medvedev (Russia) v Sebastian Baez (Argentina)LOUIS ARMSTRONG STADIUMClara Burel (France) v 2-Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus)14-Liudmila Samsonova (Russia) v 17-Madison Keys (U.S.)Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) v 6-Jannik Sinner (Italy)12-Alexander Zverev (Germany) v 19-Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria)22-Ekaterina Alexandrova (Russia) v 9-Marketa Vondrousova (Czech Republic)Compiled by Anita Kobylinska in GdanskOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, South Africa's Lloyd Harris, Mike Segar, ARTHUR ASHE, Carlos Alcaraz, Dan Evans, Elina Svitolina, Jessica Pegula, Marie Bouzkova, Daniil Medvedev, Sebastian Baez, LOUIS ARMSTRONG, Clara Burel, Liudmila Samsonova, Stan Wawrinka, Alexander Zverev, Grigor Dimitrov, Ekaterina Alexandrova, Anita Kobylinska Organizations: South, South Africa's Lloyd Harris REUTERS, U.S, Madison Keys, Thomson Locations: Flushing Meadows , New York, United States, Spain, Britain, Ukraine, Tunisia, Czech Republic, Russia, Argentina, France, Belarus, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Bulgaria, Gdansk

☆ Swiatek, Djokovic headline third round action at U.S. Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Tennis - U.S. Open - Flushing Meadows, New York, United States - August 30, 2023 Poland's Iga Swiatek in action during her second round match against Australia's Daria Saville REUTERS/Mike Segar Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Defending women's champion Iga Swiatek and three-times winner Novak Djokovic headline a slate of enticing matches at the U.S. Open on Friday as third round action of the year's final Grand Slam gets underway. Djokovic, who is seeking a 24th Grand Slam title to equal Margaret Court's record, will close out the evening session at Arthur Ashe Stadium when he faces fellow Serbian Laslo Djere, the 32nd seed. Top-ranked Americans Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe are also in action with both looking to bolster their hopes of becoming the first U.S. man to win a Grand Slam in 20 years. In the second round, a resurgent Wozniacki earned her first top-20 win in nearly five years with a straight-sets upset of 11th seed Petra Kvitova. "I've been feeling very comfortable here in New York in general," said former world number one Wozniacki.

Persons: Iga, Australia's Daria Saville, Mike Segar, Iga Swiatek, Novak Djokovic, Swiatek, Kaja Juvan, Louis Armstrong, Juvan, Djokovic, Margaret Court's, Arthur Ashe, Djere, Carlos Alcaraz, Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe, Frenchman Adrian Mannarino, Fritz, Jakub Mensik, Tiafoe, Caroline Wozniacki, Jennifer Brady, Wozniacki, Petra Kvitova, I've, Coco Gauff, Belgian Elise Mertens, Elena Rybakina, Frank Pingue, Toby Davis Organizations: Tennis, U.S, Slovenian, Louis, Czech, New York, Former, Belgian, Wimbledon, Thomson Locations: Flushing Meadows , New York, United States, New York, Serbian, Cincinnati, U.S, Toronto

1 Iga Świątek was utterly dominant in her straight sets victory against Slovenia’s Kaja Juvan, winning 6-0 6-1 in a mere 49 minutes to reach the fourth round of the US Open. Świątek and Juvan have been close since playing together as teenagers at the junior level, but there was no time for sentiment as the Pole got straight to business. She had tied up the first set in just 24 minutes and raced to a 3-0 lead in the second before Juvan won her only game of the match. “I don’t have many friends, but she’s my best friend. He says the best way to approach it is to really embrace it, to be proud and happy about your results.

Persons: Świątek, Slovenia’s Kaja Juvan, Juvan, Daria Saville, Louis Armstrong, ” Świątek, “, Bredan Mcdermid, Jelena Ostapenko, Bernarda Pera, Roger [ Federer, “ I’m, ” Organizations: CNN, New York –, Louis, US, Reuters Locations: Flushing Meadows, New York, Slovenian

☆ Tiafoe beats 'annoying' Mannarino, Paul inspired by young fan at U.S. Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Tiafoe managed to convert just five of 15 break points and said the 35-year-old Frenchman's unpredictable style gave him fits in the nearly three-hour affair. "He's so annoying to play," Tiafoe said to laughs during an on-court interview. "I think we got him tickets to our box but he ended up getting better tickets right on the side of the court," Paul told reporters. Next up for Paul is 20-year-old American Ben Shelton after the 20-year-old ran away with a 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-0 win over Aslan Karatsev earlier on Friday. American men are looking to snap a 20-year major drought at this year's U.S. Open.

Persons: Frances Tiafoe, France's Adrian Mannarino REUTERS, Brendan Mcdermid, Adrian Mannarino, Tiafoe, what's, I'm, shrugged, I've, Arthur Ashe, Tommy Paul, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, SUPERFAN Paul, Eddy, Paul, Ben Shelton, Aslan Karatsev, Taylor Fritz, Jakub Mensik, Rory Carroll, Ken Ferris Organizations: Tennis, Louis Armstrong, U.S, Flushing, Thomson Locations: Flushing Meadows , New York, United States, Flushing Meadows, Brooklyn, Czech, U.S, Los Angeles

☆ Medvedev survives 'Aussie' late night scare to advance at US Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] Aug 31, 2023; Flushing, NY, USA; Daniil Medvedev faces Christopher O'Connell of Australia on day four of the 2023 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Danielle Parhizkaran-USA TODAY Sports Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Daniil Medvedev survived a late night U.S. Open scare on Thursday by taming Australian battler Christopher O'Connell 6-2 6-2 6-7(6) 6-2 to reach the third round at Flushing Meadows. The party atmosphere inside Louis Armstrong Stadium was starkly different from the last time Medvedev and O'Connell stood across from each other during the dark days of COVID-19 restrictions. With chants of, "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi" rising from the stands, O'Connell dug in to take the third set to a tiebreak when a shaky Medvedev double-faulted to hand him a well-deserved third set. Reporting by Steve Keating in New York; Editing by Peter RutherfordOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Daniil Medvedev, Christopher O'Connell of, USTA Billie Jean King, Danielle Parhizkaran, Christopher O'Connell, Medvedev, O'Connell, Louis Armstrong, Steve Keating, Peter Rutherford Organizations: USTA Billie, USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, U.S, Thomson Locations: Flushing , NY, USA, Christopher O'Connell of Australia, Flushing Meadows, COVID, New York

☆ Murray, Isner come up short at U.S. Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Amy Tennery | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"I'm aware what I'm doing, it's unbelievably challenging to play at the highest level as I am now. And yeah, some days it's harder than others," Murray said. Isner, 38, won the longest professional tennis match in history against Frenchman Nicolas Mahut at Wimbledon in 2010, which lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes and took place over three days. The third seed has played second fiddle to Alcaraz and 23-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic at Flushing Meadows but put the field on notice with a first-round demolition of Attila Balazs. Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York; Editing by Ken Ferris and Ed OsmondOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Andy Murray, Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov, Brendan Mcdermid, John Isner, Aryna Sabalenka, Briton Murray, Grigor Dimitrov, Arthur Ashe, Murray, Isner, Frenchman Nicolas Mahut, Michael Mmoh, Jack Sock, Jodie Burrage, France's Clara Burel, Carlos Alcaraz, Lloyd Harris of, Alcaraz, Jessica Pegula, Romanian Patricia Maria Tig, Ashe, Sloane Stephens, Russian Daniil Medvedev, Louis Armstrong, Australian Christopher O'Connell, Novak, Attila Balazs, Amy Tennery, Ken Ferris, Ed Osmond Organizations: U.S, Wimbledon, New, Australian, Flushing, Thomson Locations: Flushing Meadows , New York, United States, Belarusian, Flushing Meadows, Lloyd Harris of South Africa, Romanian, New York, Russian

☆ Flawless Fritz eases past Varillas into US Open third round
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Aug 30, 2023; Flushing, NY, USA; Taylor Fritz of the United States reaches for a backhand against Juan Pablo Varillas of Peru (not pictured) on day three of the 2023 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Ninth seed Taylor Fritz marched into the third round of the U.S. Open with a 6-1 6-2 6-2 win over Juan Pablo Varillas on Wednesday to match his best result at his home Grand Slam. They're also good confidence builders," said Fritz, who has dropped only 10 games in two matches so far. Fritz set the tone at Louis Armstrong Stadium by breaking Peruvian Varillas in the second game and grabbed another break late in the opening set to close it out in only 26 minutes. Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter RutherfordOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Taylor Fritz, Juan Pablo Varillas, USTA Billie Jean King, Geoff Burke, Fritz, Daniil Medvedev, They're, Louis Armstrong, Varillas, Jakub Mensik, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Peter Rutherford Organizations: USTA Billie, USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, USA, U.S, Louis, Czech, Thomson Locations: Flushing , NY, USA, United, Peru, U.S, Bengaluru

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