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☆ Lionel Messi, Saquon Barkley and more: Five athletes who stood out this weekend
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Johannes Sasay-Wada | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Chris Arjoon/AFP/Getty ImagesIt was Messi’s second hat-trick in four days, after scoring a treble and registering two assists for world champion Argentina against Bolivia on Wednesday. The Bahamian-born center was awarded the WNBA Finals MVP after averaging 17.8 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists across the closely contested series. This year, the 2021 MVP managed to break both ducks and finally claim that elusive WNBA ring alongside the Finals MVP trophy. Jones now joins Australian Lauren Jackson and Belgian Emma Meesseman as the only non-American players to win a Finals MVP. Jones hoists the Finals MVP trophy postgame.

Persons: Lionel Messi, Harry Kane, Bayern Munich’s ‘, Jonquel Jones, Saquon Barkley, Lionel Messi Lionel Messi, Ballon d’Or, Messi, Luis Suárez, Xavier Arreaga, Suárez, Messi volleyed, Jordi Alba, Chris Arjoon, Jonquel Jones Jonquel Jones, Sabrina Ionescu, Jones, Lauren Jackson, Belgian Emma Meesseman, Wendell Cruz, Reuters Saquon Barkley Saquon Barkley, Barkley acrimoniously, Barkley, Al Bello, Bayern hadn’t, Vincent Kompany, Kane, Angelika Warmuth, Reuters Kane, Daria Kasatkina, Mirra, Kasatkina, Andreeva Organizations: CNN, Bayern Munich’s, WNBA, Giants, MetLife, Inter Miami, England, New, Barcelona, Messi, MLS, Argentina, Bolivia, New York Liberty, Liberty, Reuters, New York Giants, NFC East, Philadelphia Eagles, Bayern Munich, Stuttgart, Bundesliga, Leipzig, Bayern, Tottenham, Premier League, Ningbo, Kasatkina, Andreeva, Getty Locations: AFP, Brooklyn, New York, Belgian, Germany

☆ I drove a Tesla for the first time. It's perfectly fine — but still left me underwhelmed.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Chris Johnston | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewRegular readers of Business Insider know that we write rather frequently about Elon Musk and Tesla, his electric car maker. That's because he's a fascinating character, Tesla is a fascinating company — and we know you like reading about both. I downloaded the Tesla app on my iPhone and the owner added me to his account, meaning no physical key was needed. The trunk of the Tesla Model 3 could fit quite a lot of luggage. If I had to sum it up in a sentence, it'd be this: the Tesla was just a bit boring.

Persons: —, Elon, Tesla, I'd, Elon — I'm Organizations: Service, Business, BI, Oxford, Radcliffe, UCG, Tesla, Elon, Ford Locations: Atlanta, London, America, Oxford

"House of the Dragon" finally returned on Sunday night, two years after season one aired on HBO and became a smash hit. Rhaenyra, in mourning, needs to see her dead son for herselfRhaenyra discovers the remains of Arrax, her son Lucerys' dragon, in the season two premiere of "House of the Dragon." Daemon makes an oopsieDaemon (Matt Smith) and Rhaenyra (Emma D'Arcy) in "House of the Dragon" season 2. Back in King's Landing, the assassins that Daemon sent after Aemond close inEwan Mitchell as Aemond Targaryen in "House of the Dragon" season two. Olivia Cooke as Alicent in season two of "House of the Dragon."

Persons: —, Alicent Hightower, Aegon II, Rhaenyra Targaryen, Alicent's, Aemond, Rhaenyra's, Lucerys Velaryon, Eammon Jacobs, Palmer Haasch, Caralynn, Palmer, …, Cregan Stark, Ollie Upton, Stark, Jace, Vhagar, Daemon Daemon, Theo Whitman, Daemon, she's, Corlys, Tom Glynn, Carney, Helaena, Alicole, … Palmer, Rhaenyra, Arrax, Lucerys, Theo Whiteman, Emma D'Arcy, Milly Alcock —, Emma, Luke, Syrax, Otto, Larys, Michael, Aegon's, Hugh, Alicent, Sonoya Mizuno, maven, Whistleworm, I'm, Matt Smith, Jace —, he's, Jacaerys, it's, Ramin, Daemon Targaryen, Ewan Mitchell, it's Helaena, It's, Olivia Cooke, Cole, wasn't Criston, Jaime, Cersei, Bran Organizations: Service, HBO, Greens, Aegon, Blacks, Business, Alpha Beta Locations: Alicole, Farmville, Lucerys, Alicent

☆ Seize The Grey wins Preakness Stakes as Derby winner Mystik Dan comes in second
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Ben Church | Kevin Dotson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Seize The Grey bested an eight-horse field to win the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes at a muddy Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Entering the race at 9-1 odds, Seize The Grey ran ahead of Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan throughout the race. For the first time in 85 years, the Preakness Stakes was being run on a muddy track, conditions which clearly suited the three-year-old colt. Jockey Jaime Torres, competing in his first Preakness Stakes, rode Seize The Grey to a wire-to-wire victory. Rob Carr/Getty ImagesDramatic Kentucky DerbyEntering the race at 18-1 odds, three-year-old Mystik Dan came out victorious after an incredibly close Kentucky Derby.

Persons: Mystik Dan, Jaime Torres, Wayne Lukas, Bob Baffert, Rob Carr, Dan, Young, Brian Hernandez Jr, ” Mystik Dan, Charlie Riedel, Muth, Mystik, Ray Bryner, “, He’s, Bryner, Wayne Lukas ’ Organizations: CNN, Kentucky Derby, Preakness, Triple, Derby, Sierra, NBC, Jet Locations: Baltimore, Elmont , New York, Kentucky, Sierra Leone, Faultless, Churchill Downs

☆ Kentucky Derby photo finish: Mystik Dan wins in dramatic 150th anniversary race
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Homero De La Fuente | Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Mystik Dan has won the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby in a dramatic photo finish at Churchill Downs on Saturday in Louisville. Over the years the Kentucky Derby has seen sporting drama, controversy and has crowned some of the best race horses in history. Unrivalled historyThe first Kentucky Derby was watched by a crowd of 10,000 people who saw three-year-old chestnut colt Aristides, ridden by jockey Oliver Lewis, triumph at Churchill Downs. The race, pictured here in 1978, has been run at Churchill Downs every year since its inauguration. Bob Baffert ban extendedThe 150th edition of the Kentucky Derby was run without arguably the most recognizable name in the sport, Bob Baffert.

Persons: Mystik Dan, Dan, Forever Young, Bob Baffert, Sierra Leone, Brian Hernandez Jr, Rob Carr, ”, Hernandez Jr, Kenny McPeek, Aristides, Oliver Lewis, revel, Charlie Riedel, Medina, Baffert “, Muth Organizations: CNN, Kentucky Derby, Churchill, Sierra, Forever, Triple Crown, Derby, NBC, Jet, AP, Churchill Downs, Churchill Downs Incorporated Locations: Louisville, Sierra Leone, Baltimore , Maryland, Faultless, Churchill Downs, Churchill, Medina, Kentucky

☆ Unflappable Scottie Scheffler clinches second Masters title with virtuoso display
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Scottie Scheffler clinched his second Masters title in style on Sunday, cementing the American’s status as the preeminent force in men’s golf. I love you,” Scheffler replied when asked by Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley if he had a message for his wife. The ball was still amongst the shrubbery when Scheffler rolled in for par on the same green shortly after, extending his lead to three. His first Masters triumph had ended in a shaky – albeit inconsequential – four-putt, but there were no such blips this time round. After a standing ovation on his walk to the 18th green, Scheffler signed off with a simple putt for par.

Persons: Scottie Scheffler, Sweden’s Ludvig Åberg, Scheffler, Meredith, “ I’m, I’ll, ” Scheffler, Fred Ridley, “, can’t, ”, Brooks Koepka, Scheffler toasts, Warren Little, Woods, Åberg, –, Jack Nicklaus, Seve Ballesteros, Tiger Woods, ” Woods, ” Åberg, Fuzzy Zoeller, Europe’s, Andrew Redington, Max Homa, Collin Morikawa, England’s Tommy Fleetwood, Rory McIlroy’s, Spain’s Jon Rahm, Ominously, Morikawa, Homa, Mike Segar, Rahm, Jamie Squire, Aberg, Ted Scott Organizations: CNN, Augusta National, Augusta, Golf, PGA Championship, RSM, Getty Locations: Butler, Augusta, Rome, Homa

☆ Perfectionism can hold your kids back—a psychologist shares her No. 1 solution for parents
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Striving for perfection might seem like a positive trait, among kids and adults alike. But perfectionism doesn't make your children any more likely to become successful adults, research shows — and it's a contributing factor to mental health issues like anxiety and low self-esteem. Her advice for the parents of perfectionists: Help your kids reframe how they think about mistakes. Learning to accept mistakes and view them as learning opportunities can help keep those missteps from becoming the source of added stress or depression, she says. "A perfectionist is trying to be effective, successful [and] to do well ... You can be more confident in that desired outcome if you have opened yourself up to feedback and testing and prototyping along the way," Butler says.

Persons: Allison Butler, Butler Organizations: Innovation, Bryant University, CNBC

☆ Inside Passalacqua, the 'world's best hotel'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Maria Pasquale | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —The “best hotel in the world” was built by a pope and was regularly visited by one of Italy’s most famous opera composers. On 19 September in London at the inaugural World’s 50 Best Hotels, the hotel on Lake Como was named number one. Passalacqua didn’t invent the term villeggiatura, but her every detail embodies it – a romantic 18th century villa turned faultless luxury hotel where you come to exhale and leave your worries behind. Rooms without a lake view start at 1,300 euros ($1,381) per night or 1,700 euros ($1,806) for a view in November – lowest season. Next summer, rates rise to 2,300 euros ($2,443) for a standard room without a lake view, or 3,200 ($3,400) for the cheapest room with a view.

Persons: we’ll, Stanley Tucci, Napoleon Bonaparte, Winston Churchill, –, Silvio Vettorello, “, Passalacqua, Vincenzo Bellini, Stefan Giftthaler Passalacqua, Antonella Mallone, Paolo De Santis, Valentina De Santis, Valentina, De Santis, “ Passalacqua, ”, Ruben Ortiz, Passalacqua –, Vincenzo Bellini –, Alessandro Rinaldi, Vettorello, Jane Austen, ” Maria Pasquale, Rome Organizations: CNN, intel, Scottish Highlands, Yorkshire Moors Locations: London, Como, Carrara, Verona, Milanese, Moltrasio, Lake Como, Italian, Italy, Yorkshire, Rome

☆ Christie lets Fed off the hook for inflation, blames Trump and Biden for overspending
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Americans dogged by persistently high prices are finally getting signs of relief as inflation has slowly but steadily cooled over the past year — but that's no thanks to President Joe Biden, according to Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie. "Inflation has started to retreat, I think almost exclusively because of [Federal Reserve] policy," Christie, the former governor of New Jersey, said Tuesday on CNBC's "Last Call." "We're certainly not seeing any reduction in spending by the Biden administration, and they're still printing lots of free money," Christie said. But Biden and his predecessor, former President Donald Trump, both deserve the lion's share of the blame due to their profligate spending, the former governor argued. "In the end, the cause of this is Joe Biden and his spending and Donald Trump and his spending during his time in the White House," said Christie, whose presidential primary campaign has been aggressively critical of Trump.

Persons: Joe Biden, Chris Christie, Christie, Biden, Donald Trump Organizations: Republican, Federal, Trump Locations: New Jersey

☆ U.S. take double gold in sprint relays
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Mitch Phillips | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Lyles added the relay gold to his sprint double while Richardson had already claimed 100m gold and bronze in the 200m. It was a glorious end to the night for the sport's superpower after the earlier disappointment of seeing their highly-favoured 4x400m women's team disqualified following a baton failure in the semi-finals. But they were almost faultless on Saturday as Christian Coleman, Fred Kerley, Brandon Carnes and Lyles won in 37.38. Olympic champions Italy, with Tokyo individual gold medallist Lamont Marcell Jacobs on the second leg, took silver with 37.62. Richardson and Gabby Thomas were added to the women's team alongside Tamari Davis and Twanisha Terry and the foursome were superb in running a championship record time of 41.03 seconds.

Persons: Richardson, Noah Lyles, Sha'Carrie Richardson, Lyles, Christian Coleman, Fred Kerley, Brandon Carnes, It's, Lamont Marcell Jacobs, Gabby Thomas, Tamari Davis, Twanisha Terry, I'm, Shericka Jackson, Alexis Holmes, Quanera Hayes, Holmes, Hayes, Mitch Phillips, Ken Ferris, Pritha Organizations: Jamaica, BUDAPEST, United States, Italy, Britain, U.S, Thomson Locations: Tokyo, Britain, Jamaica, U.S, Canada, India

☆ Rory McIlroy’s ‘shot of the year’ clinches epic late victory at windy Scottish Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Rory McIlroy delivered a sensational finish to triumph at the Scottish Open on Sunday, birdieing the final two holes to snatch victory from home hero Robert MacIntyre. A first ever triumph in Scotland sees the 34-year-old become the first player to win The Scottish Open, The Irish Open and The Open Championship, which returns to Royal Liverpool for the first time since 2014 – the year of McIlroy’s last major triumph – on Thursday. McIlroy celebrates with his mother Rosie after triumph at the 2014 Open Championship at Royal Liverpool. “The Scottish Open will be up there with the event I want to play for the rest of my life. “But it’s not to be just now, and plenty of years ahead … Rory McIlroy’s potentially the best in the world, and he showed why today.

Persons: Rory McIlroy, Robert MacIntyre, “, –, McIlroy, Jared C, Tilton, MacIntyre, Scot, McIlroy lasered, Jon Rahm, ” McIlroy, Rosie, Andrew Yates, Wyndham Clark, ” McIroy, “ I’ve, Octavio Passos, ” MacIntyre, … Rory McIlroy’s, ” Organizations: CNN, Scottish, Renaissance, Irish, Royal Liverpool, Getty, PGA Locations: Scotland, Royal Liverpool, Merseyside, AFP

☆ How artificial intelligence could threaten major industries and business models
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-26 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Meanwhile, limits on applicable copyright rules make it simpler to train AI tools. Nevertheless, accuracy issues with AI tools, Redburn said, could boost the use case for Pearson. Copyright issues are another major obstacle for music companies. Some potential copyright violations include replicating an artist's likeness or voice, and that could weaken the catalog value for many music companies, analysts said. Similarly, Deutsche Bank analyst Matthew Niknam highlighted in a recent note AI presents more opportunities than risks and offers "underappreciated upside tailwinds" for Five9.

Persons: GOOGL, Goldman Sachs, Dan Rosensweig, Chegg, Brad Erickson, Hayden Brown, Brown, BTIG, Chegg's, Pearson, Redburn, Morgan Stanley, Brent Thill, Thill, Douglas Mitchelson, Rosenblatt, Barton Crockett, Morgan Stanley's Omar Sheikh, Ygal, Nat Schindler, Wix, Jefferies, Oppenheimer, Timothy Horan, Matthew Niknam, Meta Marshall, Marshall, Michael Bloom Organizations: Wall Street, Microsoft, Nvidia, Goldman, Chegg, Companies, Freelance, Upwork, RBC Capital, Pearson, Bank of America, UBS, Jefferies, Industry Music, Spotify, Credit, Warner, Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group, Citi, NICE, Deutsche Bank Locations: Nice

☆ Want to Explore Your Childhood? Start With a Floor Plan.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Phoebe Chen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Like most other gated suburbs in medium-density Chinese cities, ours was a cluster of nondescript buildings, countless lives piled to the skies. If Vermeer conjured a corner of my childhood bedroom on canvas and asked me to finish the rest, I’d have a hard time. Only floor plans have given my memories of movement a tangible form, a shape for the routine motions that made up my days. I walked through the front door and into the living room. A floor plan is the only way I’ll retain anything of that route to the window.

☆ Russia's Nord Stream gas pipelines may have been sabotaged by pro-Ukraine group, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Nord Stream pipeline explosions last year may have been the work of a pro-Ukraine group. A report in the New York Times on Tuesday cited new intelligence seen by US officials. US officials have reviewed data that indicates that the perpetrators were Ukrainian or Russian nationals and supportive of Kyiv, the report said. Gazprom, which owns the Nord Stream pipeline, saw its revenue halved as a result. Meanwhile, Russia recently decided to leave the pipelines in disrepair, effectively giving up on the European market for its gas exports.

☆ North Korea Wants Dollars. It’s a Sign of Trouble.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Choe Sang-Hun | Pablo Robles | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +18 min

Media Korean Studies 2016 2008 New Finished New buildings Repainted TAEDONG RIVER TAEDONG RIVER Pyongyang in 2008. Media Korean Studies 2008 2016 New Finished New buildings Repainted TAEDONG RIVER TAEDONG RIVER Pyongyang in 2008. Under Mr. Kim, North Korea has opened a new terminal at the city’s international airport, renovated subway stations and opened new amusement parks. Missile tests this year alone cost North Korea hundreds of millions of dollars, according to estimates by South Korean and American researchers. An array of cell phones, assembled in North Korea with components imported from China, is on sale and advertised on state TV.

☆ Fox hunting Nedbank Golf Challenge title after opening round 64
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 10 (Reuters) - New Zealand’s Ryan Fox carded seven birdies and an eagle for an opening round 64 to take a one-shot lead over Europe’s Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald in the DP World Tour’s Nedbank Golf Challenge at the Gary Player Country Club on Thursday. Fox, 35, is hoping to become the first New Zealander to be crowned Europe’s number one in the coming weeks having emerged as the closest challenger to Rory McIlroy at the top of the tour rankings. Victory at Sun City will move him above his rival ahead of the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai and the son of former All Black flyhalf Grant Fox started his week well, with just one dropped shot on the par four third hole, having battled on the course in his three previous visits. Donald managed a faultless 65, including five birdies on his back nine, while Italian Guido Migliozzi sank three birdies in his last four holes to card a 67 for third place on the leaderboard. Reporting by Nick Said Editing by Toby DavisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Djokovic fights past Tsitsipas to reach Paris Masters final against Rune
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Nov 5 (Reuters) - Reigning Paris Masters champion Novak Djokovic beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in a three-set epic on Saturday to set up a title clash with Holger Rune, who reached his first ATP Masters 1000 final after a comfortable win over Felix Auger-Aliassime. Djokovic won his eighth straight match against Tsitsipas but needed more than two hours to seal a 6-2 3-6 7-6(4) victory, keeping alive a 13-match unbeaten run as well as his hopes of clinching a seventh title in Paris. The momentum shifted again in the third set with Djokovic imperious on serve, but he went a mini-break down in the tiebreak before winning the final four points of the match. Danish teenager Rune won 86% of his first-serve points and did not face a break point in a comprehensive 88-minute win. "I really was sticking to the game plan for the whole match and just taking every chance I got.

☆ Former coach defends Halep over failed drugs test
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oct 24 (Reuters) - Simona Halep's former coach Darren Cahill said there is "no chance" the two-times Grand Slam champion had knowingly taken a prohibited substance after she was provisionally suspended for failing a drugs test. Cahill, who worked with Halep for six years and guided her to her first Grand Slam title - the 2018 French Open - said the Romanian's integrity was "faultless". Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register"Firstly, and most importantly, there is NO chance Simona knowingly or purposely took any substance on the banned list. Halep's suspension means that she cannot compete in or attend any sanctioned events organised by the governing bodies of tennis. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru;Editing by Peter RutherfordOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Simona Halep's former coach says 'no chance' she knowingly took banned substance
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

1 tested positive for a banned substance at the US Open earlier this year. According to the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA), Halep tested positive for Roxadustat, which is a banned substance listed in the 2022 World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List. The two-time grand slam champion, who has been provisionally suspended, denied knowingly taking the banned substance and vowed to clear her name. In a long post written on his Instagram account on Sunday, he said there was “no chance” Halep would have purposely taken a banned substance. Halep won her first grand slam at the French Open in 2018 and won her second at Wimbledon in 2019.

☆ Here's how to stop an argument with a narcissist from spinning out of control
▼ + stars: | 2018-02-11 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

For many people, the best thing to do is to leave a narcissist and cut them out of their life. If this isn't possible there are some tactics you can use to stop the argument escalating. If the narcissist is physically abusive, the tiniest inconvenience can cause them to throw things or even strike their partner. According to Greenberg, a narcissist will not be comfortable with the idea that they started an argument over something trivial, so it's best to just move on. Remember to put yourself firstMost experts believe being in a romantic relationship with a narcissist is an emotionally draining, damaging process.

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