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☆ Billy Bob Thornton on His Movie & TV Roles: 'Friday Night Lights,' 'Landman'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

But for his latest role starring in the Paramount+ drama "Landman," Thornton was tasked with a new, unique challenge: playing a version of himself. On ad-libbing his famous 'Friday Night Lights' speechThornton in "Friday Night Lights." Universal Pictures2004's "Friday Night Lights" is a beloved sports movie, and a big reason for that is the locker room speech your character, Coach Gary Caines, delivers. AdvertisementIn the pilot episode of "Landman," you film a scene at the high school football stadium in Odessa, Texas, where you filmed "Friday Night Lights." I ran into extras who were the children of extras on "Friday Night Lights."

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A woman died on Saturday after backing into plane's propeller while trying to take a picture at an airfield in Kansas, officials said. The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office said the woman was critically injured in the incident and later died at the hospital, according to NBC News affiliate KSNW. The woman was identified by the sheriff's office as 37-year-old Amanda Gallagher of Wichita, Kansas. The sheriff's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from NBC News on Monday. The airfield is also the home of Air Capital Drop Zone.

Persons: Amanda Gallagher, KSNW, Gallagher, “, ” Martin Myrtle, Myrtle, Cook, Wichita —, GoFundMe Organizations: NBC News, . Air, Air, Federal Aviation Administration, National Transportation Safety Board Locations: Kansas, Sedgwick, Wichita , Kansas, Derby, Wichita

☆ Andy Carroll interview: ‘There’s always been this fascination with me… You go into dark places’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Chris Waugh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +23 min

It’s still playing football, just in a different country and a different league, but it’s still basically the same. “I am free, relaxed and I’m playing football. “I began to feel the media glare more when I left Newcastle,” Carroll says. But the happiest part of my life is when I go out and play football. I just want to keep playing because that’s really all I’ve ever known.”(Top photos: Getty Images; design: The Athletic)

Persons: Andy Carroll’s, ”, Carroll, “, ” Carroll, you’d, “ I’d, I’ve, messaged Carroll, Chris Waugh, It’s, it’s, ‘, ’, I’d, ” John Williams, Williams, Bruno Irles, ‘ That’s, ” Carroll —, —, “ I’m, we’ve, Billi, You’ve, you’re, Rod Stewart’s, there’s, “ It’s, “ Weirdly, Chris Hughton, Chris, Mike Ashley, Alan Shearer, Andy, he’ll, …, Andy Carroll, Andrew Powell, ” Carroll “, I’m, ‘ He’s, “ You’ve, “ Mike Ashley, Steve Bruce, Bordeaux, Lucas, LeBron James ”, “ I’ve, that’s Organizations: Athletic, Gateshead, British, Newcastle United, Newcastle, Reading, Europa League, Ligue, B, Championnat, Girondins de Bordeaux, Amiens, Premier League, Stade de Bordeaux, ’, England, Liverpool, Liverpool FC, Getty, The Athletic, Chateaubriant Locations: France, Bordeaux, England, France’s, Carroll, Amiens, Saumur, Saudi, Paris, Cannes, West Ham, Gateshead, Newcastle, Liverpool

☆ The top 10 party universities in the US, ranked
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Priyanka Rajput | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Wall Street Journal, in collaboration with College Pulse, ranked the best party schools in the US. The Journal ranked schools based on student and alumni data about the party culture on campus. 1 party school in the US for 2025. AdvertisementEvery year, The Wall Street Journal publishes a list of the best party schools in the US as part of its annual best colleges list. Here's a closer look at the best party schools that made the list.

Persons: —, University of Miami —, Here's Organizations: Street, The, Tulane University, University of Dayton, Service, University of Miami, Texas State University, Round, Hampton University Locations: Lake Osceola, Coral Gables , Florida, San Marcos, Round Rock , Texas, New Orleans, Ohio

☆ Major League Soccer sets all-time attendance record in Lionel Messi’s first full season
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Jamie Barton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —More than 11 million fans have attended Major League Soccer matches this year, breaking the regular season attendance record. With 16 games still remaining before the start of the MLS Cup playoffs, the total has already surpassed the previous record of 10,900,804 set in 2023. At just over 17,000, the average crowd for Inter Miami games, home and away, was the second smallest in the league in 2022. Luis Suárez, Messi’s former teammate at Barcelona, was reunited with the Argentine this year and helped Inter Miami to its first ever Supporters’ Shield in early October. The Herons are favorites to take the MLS Cup, with the playoffs beginning later this month.

Persons: Lionel Messi, Messi, El Tráfico, Olivier Giroud, Kevork Djansezian, Marco Reus, Hugo Lloris, Luis Suárez Organizations: CNN, Major League Soccer, MLS, Inter Miami, Miami, Atlanta United, Sporting Kansas City, Arrowhead, Rose, LA Galaxy, Inter, New, Gillette, LAFC, Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona, Argentine

☆ Atlético Madrid’s Robin Le Normand diagnosed with brain injury
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( David Close | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Two days after the LaLiga match between Atlético Madrid and local rivals Real Madrid, Atlético announced defender Robin Le Normand suffered a “traumatic brain injury” when he collided with Madrid midfielder Aurélien Tchouaméni late in Sunday’s 1-1 draw. Tchouaméni connected with the ball just before he and Le Normand inadvertently clashed heads. Le Normand, a regular in Atlético’s defense and a Spanish international, fell straight to the ground and immediately writhed in pain. Atlético Madrid's Robin Le Normand falls to the ground after unintended clash of heads with Aurélien Tchouaméni Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty ImagesThe match was soon halted. The broadcast showed Le Normand slowly walking off the Metropolitano Stadium pitch with two Atlético medical personnel striding alongside the former Real Sociedad star.

Persons: Atlético, Robin Le Normand, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Tchouaméni, Lucas, Le Normand, Atlético Madrid's Robin Le Normand, Aurélien Tchouaméni Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno, “ Robin Le Normand, subdural haematoma, “, ” Organizations: CNN, Atlético, Real Madrid, Spanish, Metropolitano, Real Sociedad, Benfica, League, Estadio Locations: Atlético Madrid, Madrid, Sunday’s, Portugal

☆ Madrid derby descended into chaos as players pleaded for peace with fans in balaclavas
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Dermot Corrigan | Guillermo Rai | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +13 min

It is one of Spanish football’s most iconic fixtures, but Sunday’s 1-1 draw between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid will be remembered for all the wrong reasons. AdvertisementIn the second half, the referee suspended play and both teams were taken off due to home fans throwing objects at Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. The ‘Frente Atletico’ fans group was formed in the 1980s and has a reputation for holding radical right-wing views and being involved in violence. There was also tension when some fans passed by wearing Real Madrid shirts against the backdrop of a heavy police presence. AdvertisementCristiano Ronaldo was hit by a lighter thrown by Atletico fans at their old Calderon home in February 2014.

Persons: Vinicius Junior, Thibaut Courtois, Angel Correa, Eder, Courtois, Mateo Busquets Ferrer, Busquets Ferrer, Koke, Jose Maria Gimenez, Diego Simeone, Gimenez, Simeone, gestured, Courtois ’, Florencia Tan Jun, Correa, Marcos Llorente, Fran Garcia, Aitor Zabaleta, Vicente Calderon, Javier, Jimmy ’ Romero Taboada, Calderon, Miguel Angel Gil Marin, Vinicius Jr, “ Vinicius, Vinicus Jr, Dennis Agyeman, Enrique Cerezo, ”, “, Oscar del Pozo, Joan Jordan, Benito Villamarin, Valencia, Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr, Cristiano Ronaldo, Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno, Carlo Ancelotti Organizations: Atletico Madrid, Atletico’s Estadio Metropolitano, Real Madrid, Atletico, Metropolitano, Liga, Atletico ‘, Spanish Football Federation, Play, Frente Atletico ’, Real Sociedad, Frente Atletico, Deportivo La Coruna, Deportivo, Real Betis, Europa League, Marseille, Sport, Atletico de, Spanish TV, Cuatro, Players, Copa del Rey, Europa Press, Getty, Athletic, Madrid, La Liga, Champions League, Belgian, Courtois, Copa, Rey, Sevilla, Benito, Betis, €, Valencia, Aitor Alcalde, Villarreal, Real Madrid’s Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, Real’s, Bernabeu, “ Atletico Madrid, Real Locations: Spanish, Real Madrid, balaclava, Nazi, Madrid, AFP, Spain, Valencia, ” Madrid

☆ European soccer round-up: Manchester United sinks to another humiliating defeat, Madrid derby marred by fan trouble
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

United fell to a third league defeat in six games on Sunday, losing 3-0 at home against Tottenham amid captain Bruno Fernandes’ red card. There were dramatic results across the Premier League this weekend, as well as a crowd-disrupted Madrid derby in La Liga and a novel way of protesting a refereeing decision by José Mourinho in Turkey. England’s Premier League: United’s woes persistThe pressure on United manager Erik ten Hag has grown after the club’s latest defeat against Tottenham, another humiliation in an underwhelming start to the season. It means that United is 12th in the Premier League table having also suffered a miserable 3-0 defeat at Old Trafford against Liverpool earlier this month. For me, it’s just not a really good decision.”Elsewhere in the Premier League, Liverpool capitalized on Manchester City’s 1-1 draw against Newcastle by moving top of the table after six games.

Persons: Bruno Fernandes ’, José Mourinho, Erik ten Hag, Brennan Johnson, Micky van de Ven, Fernandes ’, James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski, Dominic Solanke, Hag, ”, Michael Regan, Getty, Fernandes, “, “ I’ve, I’ve, it’s, didn’t, Mohamed Salah, Arne Slot, James Justin’s, –, Gabriel Martinelli, Leandro Trossard, Mads Hermansen, Wilfred Ndidi, Kai Havertz, Cole Palmer, Militão, Vinícius, Ángel Correa, Marcos Llorente, Atleti, ” Atlético, Diego Simeone, Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno, Blancos, Carlo Ancelotti, We’re, Turkey’s, Jose Mourinho, Edin Dzeko’s, Mourinho, Dušan Tadić, Thalisson, Harry Kane, Kane, “ Kane, ” Aleksandar Pavlović's, Matthias Schrader, Christian Dreesen, Robert Andrich’s, Aleksandar Pavlović, Vincent Kompany’s Organizations: CNN, Manchester United, Tottenham, Premier League, La Liga, England’s Premier League, Spurs, Old, Liverpool, ” Tottenham, United, Sky Sports, Manchester, Newcastle, The Reds, Wolves, Nottingham Forest, Arsenal, Leicester City, Leicester, Chelsea, Liga, Real Madrid, Atlético, Atleti’s Metropolitano, “, Barcelona, Osasuna, Antalyaspor, Germany’s Bundesliga, Bayern Munich, team’s Champions League, Aston Villa, Wednesday, Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern, Leverkusen, Bundesliga Locations: Madrid, La, Turkey, Here’s, Old Trafford, togetherness, Spain, Atlético Madrid, Bayern’s, Bayern

☆ European soccer roundup: Erling Haaland scores 100th Manchester City goal in controversial game against title rival Arsenal
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The two sides met at City’s Etihad Stadium on Sunday with both teams eager to strike first in this year’s title race. Just before half-time, Arsenal attacker Leandro Trossard committed a foul before kicking the ball across the pitch, earning a controversial second yellow card. Matt West/ShutterstockAfter being reduced to 10 players, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta adopted a highly defensive shape to try and protect the lead. “I think the win belongs to the players and for our fans,” Fonseca said after the game. A chaotic first half saw visiting Wolfsburg take a 3-2 lead before Piero Hincapié leveled things up shortly after half-time.

Persons: Erling Haaland, Pep Guardiola’s, Rodri, Riccardo Calafiori, Gabriel Magalhães, Leandro Trossard, Trossard, Michael Oliver, Matt West, Mikel Arteta, John Stones, Kyle Walker, ”, Robert Lewandowski, Ayoze Pérez, Pablo Torre, David Ramos, –, Marc, André ter Stegen, Blancos, Thibaut Courtois, Dani Carvajal, Rodrygo, Vinícius Jr, Mbappé, Carlo Ancelotti’s, Atlético, Matteo Gabbia, Christian Pulisic, Yann Sommer, Milan's Tijjani Reijnders, Alessandro Bastoni, Marco Luzzani, Federico Dimarco, Gabbia, Paulo Fonseca, ” Fonseca, we’ve, Serie A’s, Michael Olise, Jamal Musiala, Harry Kane, Serge Gnabry, Christina Pahnke, ” Kane, Kane’s, Xabi, Piero Hincapié, Victor Boniface Organizations: CNN, England’s Premier League Arsenal, Manchester, Premier League, City’s Etihad, Arsenal, Gunners, Londoners, City, BBC Radio, BBC Sport, La Liga Barcelona, Villarreal, La Liga, Torre, Catalans, Real Madrid, Espanyol, Madrid hasn’t, Barcelona, Serie, Italy’s, Milan, Internazionale, Derby, San, US, Inter, Torino, Hellas Verona, Germany’s Bundesliga, Bayern, Bundesliga, Dinamo Zagreb, Champions League, Werder Bremen, Getty, Bayer Leverkusen, Wolfsburg, Leverkusen Locations: Villareal, Raphinha, Milan, Bayern Munich, lederhosen, AFP

☆ Man City 2 Arsenal 2 – Controversial red, quick free kicks and rivalry ignited in classic
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Sam Lee | James Mcnicholas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

John Stones sends Man City back to the top of the table 🔝#MCIARS pic.twitter.com/XY8DbUAVDD — Premier League (@premierleague) September 22, 2024Is this now a proper rivalry? AdvertisementThe tussle at the top of the Premier League is hotting up. Gabriel’s header to put them 2-1 up made it 31 Premier League goals they’ve scored from corners since the start of the 2022-23 season. I’m expecting 100 Premier League games to be 10 against 11 or nine vs 10 this season. Tuesday, September 24: Watford (H), Carabao Cup, 7.45pm BST, 2.45pm ETSaturday, September 28: Newcastle United (A), Premier League, 12.30pm BST, 7.30am ETWhat next for Arsenal?

Persons: John, Erling Haaland, Riccardo Calafiori, Gabriel, Leandro Trossard, David Raya, Sam Lee, James McNicholas, Charlie Scott, Liam Tharme, John Stones, roper, ade, ames, ree, cott, lew, alf, ecame, lear, nock, J ames, ere,, ince, ike, orth, “ Organizations: League, Etihad, Manchester City, Arsenal, City, Atalanta, Man, ards, ust Locations: ards

☆ Champions League Wednesday takeaways: PSG gets lucky, Manchester City and Inter misfire
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The first round of Champions League matches continued on Wednesday with two of the competition’s biggest names – Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain – in action. It was only thanks to an error from Girona goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga that PSG, beginning its latest quest for a maiden Champions League title, claimed the narrow victory in the 90th minute. City and Inter play out goalless draw in rematch of 2023 finalThe rematch of the 2023 Champions League final was expected to be the most exciting game of the night, seeing the English and Italian champions go head-to-head. Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images“We have the advantage to play at home, but I admire teams (like Inter) who defend well,” said City manager Pep Guardiola. Shakhtar, which will play its Champions League home games in Germany this season, had the best scoring chance early in the match, but Georgiy Sudakov’s penalty was saved by Bologna goalkeeper Łukasz Skorupski.

Persons: Germain –, Here’s, ”, Luis Enrique’s, Paulo Gazzaniga, Gazzaniga, Nuno Mendes, Ousmane Dembélé, Ladislav Krejčí’s, Enrique, Kylian Mbappé, “, “ They’re, doesn’t, İlkay Gündoğan, Yann Sommer, Erling Haaland, Kevin De Bruyne, Simone Inzaghi, Paul Ellis, Pep Guardiola, Jamie Gittens, Marcel Sabitzer, Gittens ’, Serhou Guirassy, Georgiy, Łukasz Skorupski, Giovanni Fabbian, Dmytro Riznyk, Tullio Puglia, Germain Organizations: CNN, League, Manchester City, Paris Saint, Europe, PSG bemoans, PSG, Girona, Champions League, Parc des Princes, Real, City, Inter, City –, Istanbul –, Inter Milan, Etihad, Man, Getty, Arsenal, Premier League, Milan, Derby, Madonnina, Borussia Dortmund, Club Brugge, Brugge, Dortmund, Schwarzgelben, Shakhtar Donetsk, Bologna, Shakhtar, UEFA, Shakhtar Donetsk Sparta Prague, Salzburg Paris Saint, Borussia Dortmund Celtic, Slovan Bratislava Manchester City Locations: Paris, Parc des, Real Madrid, Istanbul, AFP, England, Ukraine, Germany, Italy, Bologna

☆ Lamine Yamal scores twice in Barcelona win as Europe’s soccer powerhouses dominate the weekend
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Highlights included a remarkable performance from Barcelona’s wonderkid Lamine Yamal, another hat-trick from Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane and a goal for Real Madrid superstar Kylian Mbappé. Spain’s La LigaIf you hadn’t heard of Lamine Yamal before this year, then you definitely should have by now. The 17-year-old is arguably the most exciting emerging talent in world soccer and continued his brilliant form in Barcelona’s 4-1 win against Girona on Sunday. Germany’s BundesligaElsewhere in Europe, former Tottenham star Kane continued his impressive start to the new campaign with yet another hat-trick in a Bayern Munich shirt. Harry Kane scored another hat-trick for Bayern at the weekend.

Persons: Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappé, Lamine, –, Dani Olmo, Pedri, Olmo, Barça, Carlo Ancelotti’s, Ander Gillenea, Mbappé, Vinícius Jr, Kane, Jamal Musiala, Stuart Franklin, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Khvicha, Romelu Lukaku, Alessandro Buongiorno, Antonio Conte’s, Emanuele Perrone, Erling Haaland, agonizingly, Defender Gabriel Organizations: CNN, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Liga, Girona, Sunday, La Liga, Real Sociedad, Getty, Madrid, Sociedad, Germany’s Bundesliga, Tottenham, Bayern, Holstein, Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, Reigning, Bayer Leverkusen, Cagliari, Serie A, Inter Milan, Juventus, Napoli, League In England, Manchester City, Brentford, Arsenal, North London Derby, Gunners, City Locations: Europe, Europe’s, La, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Real, AFP, Madrid, Bayern Munich, Holstein Kiel, Italy, Napoli, Manchester, Norwegian

In the battle for glory at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards, two leading contenders have emerged: the powerful feudal lords of 17th-century Japan and the beleaguered cooks of a contemporary Chicago eatery. “Shōgun” and “The Bear” cruise into the Emmys with a ton of momentum thanks to glowing reviews and loyal fandoms. How to watch the EmmysThe three-hour telecast from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles kicks off live at 8 p.m. He is a four-time winner at the Primetime Emmy Awards and a two-time winner at the Daytime Emmy Awards, most recently for his guest role on the soap opera “Days of Our Lives.”The list of presenters hints at a possible reunion of the stars of the NBC political drama “The West Wing,” perhaps tied to the 25th anniversary of the show’s debut. The front-runner for best limited or anthology series is Netflix’s “Baby Reindeer,” according to the awards prediction website Gold Derby.

Persons: Shōgun, They’re, Abbott, ”, Eugene Levy, Dan Levy, ” Eugene, Dan, We’re, ” Eugene Levy, Matt Bomer, Lily Gladstone, Greta Lee, Jean Smart, Kristen Wiig, Dick Van Dyke, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, Martin Sheen, Jimmy Smits, Video’s “, Smith, “, “ Shōgun ”, NBC’s, Jeremy Allen White, Anna Sawai, Hiroyuki Sanada, Jodie Foster, Richard Gadd Organizations: Peacock, ABC, Hulu, Fox, Los Angeles Times, “, Hollywood, NBC, Apple, “ Abbott, Derby Locations: Japan, Chicago, Los Angeles, ”, “, “ Fargo

☆ Horse Racing Is Starved for Star Power. Could Thorpedo Anna Change That?
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Joe Drape | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Kenny McPeek is as close to a Renaissance man as horse racing has to offer. He has amassed a real estate portfolio that stretches from Kentucky and Florida to this heavenly corner of upstate New York. McPeek has more than a dozen horses that have made millions of dollars on the racetrack, but his masterpiece is Curlin. He bought Curlin for $57,000, and the horse went on to earn more than $10.5 million on the track and was twice named Horse of the Year. On Saturday, in the 155th running of the Travers Stakes, McPeek will try something as daring as it is old school.

Persons: Kenny McPeek, McPeek, Anna, Lady Rotha Locations: Kentucky, Florida, New York, United States, Europe, South America

☆ With the A's leaving Oakland, the Pioneer League B's want fan investment in Bay Area baseball
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

That gave birth to the Oakland Ballers, or the B's — the Pioneer League team that debuted earlier this year, co-founded by Freedman and Carmel. Courtesy: Oakland BallersThe Pioneer League, an MLB partner league whose teams aren't affiliated with the pro teams like those in minor league baseball, instantly appealed to Freedman's tech sensibilities because it's a testing ground for baseball evolution. Potential investors will be able to buy their shares on a first-come, first-serve basis "just like you're buying sneakers from the Oakland B's," said Stidd. Oakland Ballers stadium. Courtesy: Oakland Ballers

Persons: Paul Freedman, Oakland Ballers Paul Freedman, Freedman, Bryan Carmel, Charlie Finley, Kelsie Whitmore, Carmel, DealMaker, Jon Stidd, Stidd, It's, Lonnie Murray, Dave Stewart Organizations: Oakland, MLB's A's, Las Vegas, Oakland Coliseum's, CNBC, Golden State Warriors, Oracle, NFL's Raiders, MLB's Oakland, Pioneer League, Freedman, Oakland Ballers, MLB, League, Securities and Exchange, Green Bay Packers, Local, BART, AAA Insurance, Raimondi, Boilermakers, Little League, San Francisco Chronicle Locations: Oakland , California, Las, Palo Alto, Oakland, Chicago, Las Vegas, Sacramento, Carmel, Oakland —, West Oakland, workshopping

While keeping his outperform rating, Vijay Rakesh chopped $10 off his price target to $145. The Oreo maker should see above-average earnings growth, Jordan said, and the stock itself is a high-quality core holding. — Alex Harring 5:50 a.m.: UBS lays out earnings expectations for Nvidia UBS is remaining bullish on Nvidia heading into the artificial intelligence giant's earnings report. Analyst Timothy Arcuri reiterated his buy rating and $150 price target heading into earnings expected later this month. His price target of $23, up from $20, implies a gain of 28.3% over the next 12 months.

Persons: Piper Sandler, Vijay Rakesh, Rakesh, Alex Harring, Shaun Kelley, Kelley, — Alex Harring, Eli Lilly, Eli Lilly's, James Shin, Shin, Jefferies, Samad Samana, Samana, Goldman, Goldman Sachs, Mills, Leah Jordan, Jordan, Kraft Heinz, Timothy Arcuri, Arcuri, Patrick Moley, Morley, HOOD, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, UBS, Mizuho, Micron, Seagate Technology, Western, Bank of America, Gaming, Consumer, Terre Haute, Kentucky Derby, Deutsche Bank, Par Technology, Jefferies, Conagra Brands, Hershey, Nvidia UBS, Nvidia Locations: Churchill, Northern, Northern Virginia, Kentucky, Robinhood

☆ Opinion | In Louisville, a Tenants Union Stares Down the Housing Crisis
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Tressie Mcmillan Cottom | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

They are part of Louisville’s burgeoning tenants union, which mobilizes the residents of low-income apartment complexes, rural trailer parks and gentrifying neighborhoods to challenge the corporate landlords that they say have devastated affordable housing. Midsize cities like Louisville contain many of the fault lines that created America’s housing crisis: gentrification, federal development schemes and redlining. If this country’s affordable housing crisis can be solved here, it could establish a template for helping the nation’s poor and marginalized find stability. Josh Poe, 47, and Jessica Bellamy, 36, founded the Louisville Tenants Union in 2022 because they believe that organizing is the answer to the nation’s housing woes. “Tenant organizing,” Poe told me with pastoral conviction, “will be to the 21st century what labor organizing was to the 20th century.”

Persons: Donna Goldsmith, Goldsmith, ”, “, Josh Poe, Jessica Bellamy, ” Poe Organizations: Kentucky Derby, Louisville, Louisville Tenants Union Locations: Louisville, Ky, Southern

☆ We rented our house on Airbnb for 15 years. It was so much work that we had to stop.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Dana Mcmahan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Renting your home to strangers for money wasn't even on the horizon when my husband and I bought our first house almost 20 years ago. I thought renting our house to race-goers would be an easy way to make a quick paycheck. We were early Airbnb adoptersIt didn't go well at first, though, with our first guests writing us a bad check. Courtesy of the auhorAlthough it's commonplace now, in those early days, friends thought we'd lost it when we let strangers stay in our house. A beautiful house that just needed some work, with a third floor guest suite and a carriage house, it had tons of potential as a short-term rental rental.

Persons: wasn't, Airbnb, we'd, Vertigo, COVID didn't, we're, aren't, it's, Diane Deaton, who's, It's, I've Organizations: Service, Kentucky Derby, Business, Realtors, House Locations: Louisville , Kentucky, Vertigo Louisville, Detroit, Louisville

☆ Teoscar Hernández becomes first Dodgers player to win the Home Run Derby
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Homero De La Fuente | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Hernández hit 14 home runs in the final round to become the first Dodgers player in franchise history and seventh Dominican-born player to win the event. In the first round, Hernández belted 13 home runs before entering the three-out bonus period. Trailing behind Texas Rangers slugger Adolis Garcia’s 18 home runs, Hernández rallied by launching six home runs to surpass him and advance. Hernández managed to hit two home runs in the three-swing swing-off, while Bohm hit only one, to book his spot in the final. The time and pitches were reduced in the final round to two minutes and 27 pitches.

Persons: Teoscar Hernández, Bobby Witt Jr, Hernández, ” Hernández, Witt Jr, ’, Adolis Garcia’s, Alec Bohm –, Bohm, Stacy Revere Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles Dodgers, Derby, Kansas City Royals, Life, Dodgers, ESPN, Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, Phillies, League Baseball’s, National League, American League Locations: Arlington , Texas, Dominican

☆ Harry Kane seeks his defining moment to secure a place in England’s national psyche
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Jack Pitt-Brooke | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

What Kane really needs for his legacy, for his place in the public mind, is a moment. Kane scored 280 goals for Tottenham before he left last year, 14 more than the previous record set by Jimmy Greaves. Through what we may soon call the Gareth Southgate golden age, Kane has been England’s best player. Southgate consoles Kane after England’s elimination in Qatar (David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images)Even this summer, Kane has followed a familiar pattern. With England, the team comes first and no one seems to appreciate that more than Kane himself.

Persons: Harry Kane, Dani Olmo, Alan Shearer, Kylian Mbappe, Kane, David Beckham, Bobby Moore, Jules Rimet, Geoff Hurst’s, Paul Gascoigne’s, Gascoigne, Stu Forster, Jimmy Greaves, White Hart, Arsenal’s David Ospina, Peter Shilton’s, Moore, Billy Wright’s, Gareth Southgate, Faye White, Stefan Matzke –, —, Callum Wilson, David S, Bustamante, Ollie Watkins ’, Southgate, Roberto Martinez, DOGrzegorz Wajda Organizations: England, men’s, Greece, Scotland, Tottenham, Spurs, Arsenal, Manchester City, Spurs —, League, Champions League, Ajax, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Getty, Nations League, Colombia, Germany, Ukraine, Denmark, Senegal, France, Southgate, Slovakia, Switzerland Locations: Spain, Berlin, England, Allsport, Leicester, —, Madrid, City, AFP, Moscow, Southgate, Tunisia, Volgograd, Panama, Nizhny Novgorod, Rome, Italy, Qatar, Netherlands, Dusseldorf, Dortmund, Portugal

☆ At Royal Ascot, the Hats ‘Err on the Side of Extravagance’
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( Vanessa Friedman | Landon Nordeman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Hats may follow horses around the world, from the Kentucky Derby to the Dubai World Cup and the Hong Kong Cup, but nothing tops the … well, toppers at Ascot, founded in 1711 by Queen Anne. Perhaps it’s because of “My Fair Lady” and the extraordinary black and white lace hat Cecil Beaton created for Eliza Doolittle when she made her Ascot debut. Or maybe it’s thanks to Queen Elizabeth II, whose twin passions for horses and hats reached their apex at Ascot. “To err on the side of extravagance as opposed to modesty is a joy for everyone,” said the milliner Stephen Jones, who reported that he once made an Ascot hat out of feathers for Jasmine Guinness, the aristo-model, in the shape of a feathered pinwheel about two feet high. “There are so few rules in dressing anymore that to dress up is part of the reason for going to Ascot.

Persons: Queen Anne, ”, Cecil Beaton, Eliza Doolittle, Queen Elizabeth II, Stephen Jones, Jasmine Guinness Organizations: Royal Ascot, Kentucky Derby, Dubai, Hong Kong, Ascot Locations: Ascot

☆ Pence’s ordeal isn’t deterring Trump’s potential ticket mates
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Former Vice President Mike Pence at the US Capitol on May 16, 2024. This despite history suggesting that, at some point in their potential mandate, a possible President Trump might ask them to so something that tests their consciences, the law or the Constitution. The attractiveness of the vice presidential nomination may reflect Trump’s magnetism and the heady euphoria of being a key player in the “Make America Great Again” movement. He has also made clear to Trump that he wouldn’t have adopted Pence’s interpretation of the constitutional limits on vice presidential powers. Burgum has taken a classic route of parlaying an unsuccessful presidential campaign into a spot in the vice presidential derby.

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☆ Former Disney World employees share 8 of their favorite places to eat in the theme parks
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Jenna Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Business Insider spoke with former Disney World employees about their favorite places to eat on the property. AdvertisementFlame Tree Barbecue at Animal Kingdom is a must-tryFor former Magic Kingdom employee Kaitlyn Cahalen, Flame Tree Barbecue is the main Animal Kingdom restaurant she frequents. Jenna ClarkIf you're traveling to Disney World with picky eaters, Roundup Rodeo BBQ in Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios can be a lifesaver. AdvertisementKalyn Breisch, a former Disney College Program participant who worked at Epcot, told Business Insider that she can be picky. First, because it's always delicious, and second because it reminds me of very happy memories of when my parents came to Disney World."

Persons: —, Kaitlyn Cahalen, Jenna Clark, Kalyn, Le Cellier, Josie Maida Aguirre, Matt Stroshane, Walt, Joyce Wingate Boyden, Wingate Boyden, Breisch, Brown, Carly Caramanna, Hollywood Brown Organizations: Service, Business, Disney, Magic, Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, Disney College, Epcot, Disney World, Walt Disney, Vine, Hollywood Brown Derby, Brown Derby, Hollywood Locations: Animal Kingdom, Canada, Magic, California

☆ Collectible toy market: This vintage action figure set a record at auction
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The Rocket-Firing Boba Fett action figure, modeled after the “Star Wars” bounty hunter, was purchased in Dallas by an anonymous buyer for $525,000, Heritage Auctions announced last Monday. Dolls are for girls, action figures are for boysUnlike fine art or sports memorabilia, the collectible action figure market is only a handful of decades old because action figures have only been around since the mid-1960s. “The first action figure was G.I. He recounted how Hasbro executive Don Levine coined the term “action figure” as a marketing tool, because “we can’t call these dolls. Caravoulias recalls laying in bed as a kid in 1985 and wishing he could buy a $5 Rambo II action figure.

Persons: Boba, Barbie, ”, Justin Caravoulias, Joe, Boba Fett, Fett, Kenner, Brian Rachfal, “, Don Levine, ’, “ Nobody, Caravoulias, Price, Tom Derby, Darth Vader, It’s, Rambo, Rachfal, —, Paul Arnold, Arnold, Gary C, Knapp, they’re, ” Caravoulias, Circana, ” “ Barbie, ” James Zahn Organizations: New, New York CNN, “, Heritage Auctions, Heritage, Kenner, Hasbro, CNN, Derby, ‘ Power Rangers Locations: New York, United States, Dallas, American, Virginia Beach, Va

☆ Dornoch shocks Belmont Stakes field with win at 17-1 odds
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-08 | by ( Tess Demeyer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A shocking upset unfolded in the 156th running of the Belmont Stakes as Dornoch, a horse with 17-1 odds to win entering the race, took the top spot in Saratoga on Saturday. A HUGE underdog for the win 🔥 Dornoch wins the 2024 Belmont Stakes at 17-1! Dornoch’s win makes 2024 the sixth straight year in which a different horse won each of the Triple Crown races. AdvertisementThe win in Saratoga was jockey Luis Saez’s second in the Belmont Stakes, as he also took first place with Essential Quality in 2021 at Belmont Park. It’s the biggest game, you’ve got the Derby, the Preakness, the Belmont, we just won the Belmont,” Werth said.

Organizations: Kentucky Derby Locations: Saratoga, Sierra Leone

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