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☆ A’ja Wilson breaks WNBA single-season scoring record in Las Vegas Aces win
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Las Vegas Aces superstar A’ja Wilson set the record for the most points in a WNBA season in her team’s 86-75 road win over the Indiana Fever on Wednesday. Wilson currently leads the WNBA in scoring with 27.3 points per game. Giving @_ajawilson22 her flowers for breaking the single season scoring record for most points in a @WNBA season…..when the love comes from love and loved ones it’s fulfilling enough! “The crown is heavy, but she shows up every day and pours into those around her,” said Las Vegas forward Alysha Clark. Wilson and Co. are looking to make history by becoming only the second WNBA team ever to win three consecutive championships.

Persons: A’ja Wilson, Wilson, Seattle Storm’s Jewell Loyd, “, Ron Hoskins, NBAE, ” Wilson, Dawn Staley, Staley, ”, Alysha Clark, – that’s, Angel Reese, – Clark, Tiffany Hayes, Chelsea Gray, Kelsey Mitchell, Caitlin Clark, Sydney Colson, Dylan Buell, Clark Organizations: CNN, Las Vegas Aces, Indiana Fever, Seattle, Aces, South Carolina Gamecocks, Chicago Sky, Vegas, WNBA, Phoenix Mercury, Getty Locations: Vegas, Iowa, Indiana, Phoenix . Indiana

☆ Yusuf Dikeç: Turkey’s viral Olympian inspires new celebration with nonchalant stance
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Turkey’s understated Olympian Yusuf Dikeç went viral for his nonchalant stance while competing in the air pistol mixed team competition event last week. Now, it appears Dikeç’s “insane aura” has inspired a new celebration that has spread across this year’s Games. With the eyes of the world watching his celebrations, Duplantis appeared to mimic Dikeç’s cold stance – hand in a make-shift pocket and an outstretched arm holding an imaginary gun. “Congratulations Duplantis,” Dikeç wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday, alongside a photo of Duplantis’ celebration. Dikeç has shared images of athletes copying his stance on his social media platforms, which have garnered many more followers since he competed in Paris.

Persons: Yusuf Dikeç, Dikeç, ”, –, Duplantis, ” Dikeç, Dikeç’s, Rojé Stona, Australia’s Nina Kennedy, Christian Petersen Organizations: CNN, Turkey, Games, Stade de France, Getty, Turkish, Radyo Gol Locations: Swedish, Jamaican, Paris

☆ What dismissal of ‘Rust’ case against Alec Baldwin could mean for convicted film armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Ramon Sanchez | Ray Sanchez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The dramatic dismissal of the involuntary manslaughter case against actor Alec Baldwin over withheld evidence could mean the release of convicted “Rust” movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed from a New Mexico state prison, legal experts say. But the Baldwin case imploded on Friday – just two days after the trial began – with the sudden and shocking twists and turns of a nail-biting legal thriller. “I fully expect Hannah Gutierrez Reed to make the same argument for her conviction to be overturned,” Neama Rahmani, a former federal prosecutor, told CNN. Her ruling regarding the failure to disclose the ammunition should carry significant weight in the Gutierrez Reed case, CNN legal analyst Joey Jackson said. Hannah Gutierrez Reed will go free as well.

Persons: Alec Baldwin, “ Rust, armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed, Hannah Gutierrez Reed, Halyna Hutchins, Baldwin, Alec Baldwin’s, Hannah Gutierrez, ”, Duncan Levin, Gutierrez Reed’s, “, Neama, wasn’t, exonerates Gutierrez Reed, Troy Teske, Marissa Poppell, Poppell, Brady, Mary Marlowe Sommer, ” Marlowe Sommer, “ Hunt, –, Hilaria, Hutchins, Joel Souza, Jason Bowles, Hannah’s, ” Bowles, Sommer, Gutierrez Reed, Joey Jackson, ” Jackson, don’t, It’s, Alec Baldwin who’s, ” CNN’s John Campbell, Cheri Mossberg, Julia Vargas Jones, Jack Hannah, Eric Levenson Organizations: CNN, Cornell Law School Locations: New Mexico, York, Santa Fe, . Maryland

☆ ‘Even Jordan doesn’t have his face on a sneaker’: How Stan Smith became both a tennis and fashion icon
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —Depending on your age, the name Stan Smith probably means one of two things. Even Jordan doesn’t have his face on a sneaker.”Stan Smith during his victorious 1972 Wimbledon run. The rise in popularity of the Stan Smith sneaker coincided with a slump towards the end of his tennis career and it began permeating a wide array of cultures in the UK and US. “It was one of my goals to win that tournament,” Smith says. Stan Smith, Ilie Năstase and Tom Okker at a meeting of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in London, 20th June 1973.

Persons: Stan Smith, ” Smith, “, it’s, ”, Cari, Jordan doesn’t, ” Stan Smith, Danny Lee, Smith, that’s, Stan Smith sneaker, David Bowie, ’, Pharrell Williams, Robert Haillet sneaker, Nicolas Armer, Horst Dassler, Donald Dell, Adidas Robert Haillet, Gary Aspden, ” Arthur Ashe, Arthur Ashe, Henry Burroughs, Ashe, ” Dell, Lyndon Johnson, Ashe couldn’t, Bob Lutz, LeBron James ’, Dell, Martin Luther King Jr, Tony Duffy, Allsport, Ashe’s, Arthur, ” Lee, Smith’s, Mark Mathabane, Marjory, Mathabane, Roger Jackson, wasn’t, Niki Pilić, Pilić, Smith –, Ilie Năstase, Tom Okker, Michael Webb, Stan Organizations: CNN, Adidas, Wimbledon, Hulton, Beastie Boys, Davis, Pasadena Tennis, US Davis, USA, Los Angeles Tennis Club, Americas, Civil, wouldn’t, Star ”, South, University of South, Central Press, International Tennis Federation, ‘, Yugoslav Tennis Association, Tennis, Association of Tennis Professionals, Keystone Locations: Young, Paris, USA, French, Wimbledon, Pasadena , California, Pasadena, American, Mexico, America, Vietnam, Houston , Texas, United States, South Africa, Beverly Hills, Soweto, Alexandria, South African, Johannesburg, University of South Carolina, ‘, London, ’

☆ Trump can’t be in two places at once in double courtroom drama
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

But Donald Trump’s return to his hush money trial Thursday does not even represent the most critical courtroom drama of his day. The ex-president’s attention is certain to stray from what he has repeatedly complained is a “freezing” court in New York to the neoclassical splendor of the US Supreme Court. Trump blames Judge Juan Merchan for dashing his hopes of being at the Supreme Court Thursday. Trump’s Supreme Court gambit is also part of his wider campaign strategy. CNN reporters in the courtroom said Trump was deeply engaged at times during Pecker’s earlier testimony.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Trump, —, David Pecker, Juan Merchan, ”, Joe Biden, he’s, Boris Epshteyn, Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani, Giuliani, Merchan, quagmire, Michael Cohen, Cohen, “ Michael Cohen, ” Trump, WPVI, David Pecker –, Pecker, Karen McDougal – Organizations: CNN, US, Republican, Law, The New, Fox News Digital, Trump, Trump voters, Trump’s, White House, Prosecutors, American Media, National Enquirer, Pecker’s AMI Locations: New York, Washington, Manhattan, The New York, Arizona, Michigan, WPVI Philadelphia

☆ Caitlin Clark: Here’s what she said after being selected at No. 1 in the WNBA draft
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Few things in professional sports have ever been as certain as Caitlin Clark being selected as the No. That’s what I’m going to do. I’m going to be in there and be like, ‘Go make a layup.’ She’s going to make my life easy. “If you’re a women’s basketball fan or you’re not a women’s basketball fan, I encourage you to watch the show when it comes out,” Clark says. I think I’m just excited.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, –, Clark, “, ” Clark, ’ She’s, Cameron Brink, Angel Reese, Adam Hunger, ”, Clark Clark, they’re, It’s, Peyton Manning’s, Kamilla Cardoso, Kiki Rice, Brian Babineau, I’ve, it’s, hasn’t, Steph Chambers Organizations: CNN, Iowa Hawkeyes, NCAA Division, Indiana Fever, Boston, South, NCAA, ESPN, Peyton, Chicago Sky, UCLA Bruins, Clark, Getty, Fever, WNBA, Iowa, Phoenix Mercury, Pacers Locations: men’s, Boston, South Carolina, Los Angeles, New York, Peyton Manning’s Omaha, Phoenix Mercury . Iowa, Indianapolis

☆ Tom Holland is returning from acting break to play Romeo on London stage
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Hollywood star Tom Holland will play Romeo in Shakespeare’s “Romeo & Juliet” in London’s West End later this year. The “Spiderman” star announced his new gig at the Duke of York’s Theater in a post on Instagram, marking his return from a mental health break. “Tom Holland is Romeo in Jamie Lloyd’s pulsating new vision of Shakespeare’s immortal tale of wordsmiths, rhymers, lovers and fighters,” the tagline on the production’s website reads. The engagement will be Holland’s first since he announced in June last year that he was taking a break from acting to protect his mental health. And it was not his salary, it was his first box-office bonus, not the whole box office, the first one.

Persons: Tom Holland, Romeo, Shakespeare’s, Juliet ”, Duke, Jamie Lloyd’s, Holland, ” Holland, Daniel Keyes ’, Billy Milligan, ”, “, ‘, Tom Hollander, Holland’s, Hollander, – “, ” Hollander, ’ Organizations: CNN, Hollywood, York’s Locations: London’s, AppleTV, Holland

☆ Mike Maignan: Subjected to racist abuse, AC Milan star now finds himself being kicked around like a political football
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —A leading soccer goalkeeper, who is Black and was subjected to racist abuse during a match in Italy’s top league last month, now finds himself being kicked around like a political football. Maignan received widespread support from the football world and FIFA President Gianni Infantino called for automatic forfeits for teams whose fans have racially abused players. Maignan speaks with referee Fabio Maresca during the match between AC Milan and Udinese. AC Milan players react after Maignan was racially abused by Udinese fans. ‘Simply shameful’The Maignan incident comes 11 years after another AC Milan star – midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng – made history by walking off the pitch during a friendly match after suffering abuse for 25 minutes.

Persons: Mike Maignan, Stefano Pioli, Maignan, Gianni Infantino, Fabio Maresca, Alessandro Sabattini, Alberto Felice De Toni, “, ” De Toni, ”, De Toni, Pietro Fontanini, Matteo Salvini, Maignan didn’t, ” Fontanini, Jennifer Lorenzini, Fontani, Tobias Jones, Jones, “ They’re, ” Jones, Kevin, Prince Boateng –, Carlo Tavecchio, Valerio Pennicino, Tavecchio, ” Boateng, “ There’s, It’s, it’s, ” Kevin, Prince Boateng, Pro Patria Busto Arsizio, Daniele Mascolo, Anne Frank’s, Samuel Umtiti –, Lameck Banda, Lameck, Manuel Lazzari of, Maurizio Lagana, Infantino, Frenchman Organizations: CNN, AC Milan, French national, Udinese, Frenchman, Serie, Milan’s Serie, Bologna, San, Milan, FIFA, AC Monza, Udinese’s, Lega, Reuters, Football, Black, Lazio, Lega Seria, Serie A, Gazzetta dello, Pro Patria Busto, Shutterstock, AS Roma, French, Ligue, Lille –, Lecce, “ Lazio Locations: Italy’s, Udine, Italy, San Siro, Curva, —, Maignan, England, Russia, Italian, Shutterstock Lazio, Rome, Manuel Lazzari of Lazio, Lazio

☆ Allegiant Stadium: Everything to know about Las Vegas’ state-of-the-art ‘Death Star’ hosting Super Bowl LVIII
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The game will be played in Las Vegas at the Raiders’ state-of-the-art Allegiant Stadium, aka the “Death Star,” the first time the venue – and Nevada – has hosted the NFL’s championship game. A new homeOpened in 2020, Allegiant Stadium was part of a monumental project spearheaded by Raiders owner Mark Davis. A general view of the playing field at Allegiant Stadium. Despite not really looking anything like the doomed Death Star – a giant planet-destroying space station that is twice blown up in the original Star Wars trilogy – the name has stuck. However, back in 2020, Davis was confident his Death Star would be more successful than its ill-fated namesake.

Persons: Mark Davis, Al Davis, Mark Davis ’, David Becker, ” Mark Davis, Davis, ”, Jon Gruden, “, it’s, John Madden, Carol Davis – Al Davis ’, Mark – Organizations: CNN, NFL, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, Raiders, Allegiant, Silver State, Las, Sports, Las Vegas, Eiffel, Getty, Wars, ESPN, Former Raiders, Oakland Coliseum Locations: Las Vegas, Nevada, Oakland , California, Southern Nevada, Los Angeles, of

☆ Tom Hollander mistakenly sent huge ‘Avengers’ bonus meant for fellow British actor Tom Holland
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Amarachi Orie | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —British actor Tom Hollander knows all too well the trials and tribulations of being the almost-namesake of an incredibly famous fellow actor. In an error to trump all errors, “The White Lotus” actor said he was once mistakenly sent Tom Holland’s first whopping seven-figure “Avengers” box office bonus. There’s an actor named Tom Holland.”“Oh yeah,” Hollander replied amid an uproar of audience laughter. “‘And what’s your name?’ And they go, ‘Tom Holland?’ ‘Cause they’ve heard Tom Holland,” said Hollander, adding: “You go, ‘no it’s Tom Holland-er’.”“Or I’m introduced to somebody’s very, very excited, then confused, then disappointed children,” he continued. And, it was more money than I’ve ever – it was a seven-figure sum.”He added that Holland was “20 or something.

Persons: Tom Hollander, Lotus, Tom Holland’s, Seth Meyers ”, Meyers, Hollander, “, Tom Holland, ”, ” Hollander, It’s, ‘ Tom Holland, they’ve, ‘, ’ ” Hollander, Marvel Studios Hollander, – “, –, “ smugly, Holland, Truman Capote, Hulu’s, “ Capote Organizations: CNN, Marvel Studios Locations: British, England

☆ Man arrested outside Taylor Swift’s NYC home again, charged with stalking and harassment
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( John Miller | Celina | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —The man arrested outside Taylor Swift’s New York City townhouse on Saturday for open warrants – and who admitted he was there to see the pop star – was arrested at the same location less than 48 hours later, according to a law enforcement source familiar with the investigation. The man was arrested shortly before 7 p.m. Monday outside Swift’s Tribeca townhome, the source said. Neighbors and Swift’s security team called police back to the block Monday after seeing the man who had been arrested Saturday return, standing on the street staring at her building, according to the law enforcement source. The man has been taken into custody and faces multiple counts of harassment and stalking, a New York Police Department spokesperson told CNN on Tuesday. The suspect was taken into custody Monday in the 1st Precinct, where Tribeca is located, another NYPD spokesperson said.

Persons: Taylor, – Organizations: CNN, Tribeca, New York Police Locations: Taylor Swift’s, York City, Tribeca

☆ Should Trump Believe the Polls?
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Lauren Camera | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +11 min

Former President Donald Trump is a polls guy. He’s currently languishing in fourth place, according to polls, behind Trump, Florida Gov. “In 2016, we experienced the phenomenon of the silent Trump voter, those who were secretly for Trump but feared being ostracized if they said so publicly,” he wrote. “A majority of the party is Maybe Trump,” Ayres says. A separate New Hampshire primary poll from Monmouth University and The Washington Post taken Nov. 9-14 shows similar results.

Persons: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Trump, Bradley, –, Tom Bradley, ”, Adam Geller, “, MAGA, Chris Christie’s, Christie, ” Christie, Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Newt Gingrich, Sen, Rick Santorum, Ben Carson, Texas Sen, Ted Cruz, hasn’t, He’s, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, they’re, South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Vivek Ramaswamy, Mark McKinnon, George W, Bush, John McCain, he’d, Whit Ayres, ” Ayres, Joe Biden, Haley, Ramaswamy, Civiqs, DeSantis, Jamie Dimon, Ayres, Jesus Organizations: White, Los Angeles, GOP, Capitol, National Research Inc, Trump, New, New Jersey Gov, Granite State Republicans, Donald Trump View, Arkansas Gov, MAGA Republican, Trump , Florida Gov, South Carolina Gov, South Carolina, Republican, North Star Opinion Research, Republican Party, University of New Hampshire Survey Center, Monmouth University, The Washington, Koch Locations: California, ”, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Iowa, Trump, Texas, Trump , Florida, Georgia, Hampshire, Tuscaloosa , Alabama, Florida

☆ Trump is forced to play by the rules in court and doesn’t like it
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

First, Trump appeared to make a new attack on the judge’s clerk in defiance of a gag order. It was not the first time Trump was fined for violating the gag order. As lawyers try the case inside the courtroom, Trump’s conducting his own public trial outside in the corridor. Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing the federal election subversion trial in Washington, is having a similar problem. Trump has demonstrated throughout a business and political career known for impunity that he can act and speak how he pleases.

Persons: CNN —, Donald Trump’s, Trump, Judge Arthur Engoron, Engoron, ”, he’d, Michael Cohen, “, ” Engoron, Cohen, “ I’m, ” Trump, Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle, Trump’s, can’t, Elie Honig, don’t, let’s, ” Honig, Joe Biden, Tanya Chutkan, Chutkan, ” Chutkan, Mark Meadows, Jack Smith, it’s, Liz Cheney, CNN’s Jake Tapper Organizations: CNN, Trump, GOP, Biden, American Civil Liberties Union, White House, Wyoming Republican Locations: York, New York, Washington, DC, United States, Wyoming, “ State

For years, low interest rates fuelled a global boom, igniting interest in German property, seen as safe and stable as the country. The health of Germany's property sector - Europe's biggest property investment market outside of Britain - is critical, making up roughly a fifth of output and providing one in 10 jobs. Late last year, Hoeglmaier put his penthouse on the market, and Euroboden closed its Frankfurt office. In 2020, as the property market heated up, the Bundesbank warned the country's banks, for whom property accounted for about 70% of all domestic loans, of the risks. The 380-square meter (4,090 square foot) penthouse, which occupies the fifth through seventh floors and includes a rooftop terrace, originally listed for just under 13 million euros.

Persons: Leonhard Simon, Stefan Hoeglmaier, Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Tillmann Peeters, Hoeglmaier, Oscar Loya –, –, Euroboden, Daniel Bauer ,, Oliver Schartl, Loya, Christoph Niering, Matthias Inverardi, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, FalkenSteg, European Central Bank, Reuters, Facebook, Garden, Graphics, Thomson Locations: Munich, Germany, Europe's, Britain, Berlin, Frankfurt, Ukraine, Sweden, Europe, homebuilders, China, Evergrande

☆ Trump's legal problems are fueling his political power as he looks to 2024 presidential election
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Read CNN’s full report on Trump’s legal bills. A legal defense fund is also being set up to help offset legal costs for Trump’s associates. Read CNN’s report by Kara Scannell and Tierney Sneed on Trump’s legal maneuvers. ‘Rumpelstiltskin’He also alluded in a footnote to how Trump has fanned fury at his legal problems for his own political purposes. Trump’s political fortunes stay brightCNN’s Harry Enten has two very important points in his analysis.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Joe Biden, Trump, Read, CNN’s Kristen Holmes, Walt Nauta, Carlos De Oliveira, De Oliveira, Nauta, James L, William Hennessy Jr, ”, Evan Perez, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, –, Hillary Clinton, Kara Scannell, Tierney Sneed, Fani Willis, “ We’ve, We’re, ” Willis, Willis, Robert McBurney, Trump’s, ‘, ” McBurney, Sara Murray, Jason Morris, Harry Enten, He’s, Ron DeSantis, Biden Organizations: CNN, DC, Republican, PAC, New York Times, Save, FBI, Trump, King, Manhattan DA, GOP, Siena College, Florida Gov, Marquette University Law School, Biden Locations: Coast : New York , Florida, Georgia, Washington, Manhattan, Florida, Fulton County, Lago, Miami, Atlanta, Fulton County , Georgia, Fulton, Pennsylvania

☆ Jordan Henderson looks set to join a Saudi Arabian club. Once seen as an ally for LGBTQ groups, his move has drawn criticism
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

On Thursday, the BBC reported that Liverpool had agreed to Henderson joining Saudi Arabian club Al-Ettifaq in a £12 million ($15.4 million) transfer. Liverpool and Al-Ettifaq did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment on Henderson’s widely reported impending transfer. Except Henderson’s transfer has attracted more scrutiny than those other players who have moved to Saudi Arabia. Henderson wears a rainbow captain's armband in support of the Rainbow Laces campaign during a match. The country regularly receives criticism for its treatment of LGBTQ people, women and migrant workers, as well as its human rights record.

Persons: Jordan Henderson’s, He’s, Jürgen Klopp’s, Henderson, Ettifaq, Ballon d’Or, Karim Benzema, N’Golo, Kalidou Koulibaly, Edouard Mendy, Roberto Firmino –, Laurence Griffiths, ‘ Football Ally, Mr Henderson, ” “, ’, 3LionsPride, “, Robbie de Santos, Jordan Henderson, ” De Santos, ” Organizations: CNN, England, Liverpool, English Premier League, Champions League, BBC, Saudi Arabian, Saudi Professional League, Stonewall, ‘ Football, Human Rights, Ukraine, Twitter, LGBT, CNN Sport, Communications, Affairs Locations: Saudi Arabia, Dammam, Al, Saudi, England

There have been 195 ACL injuries across women soccer’s top leagues, according to the ACL Women Football Club. “It’s not a coincidence I think that you get Leah and Beth injured after the Euros last summer,” said Arsenal star Miedema. Miedema believes this was an issue that world soccer’s governing body FIFA must address. A British Journal of Sports Medicine study found women to be three to six times more likely to experience an ACL injury than men. European soccer’s governing body, UEFA, referenced to CNN the Women’s Health Expert Panel it established, which has a “high priority” researching ACL injuries.

Persons: Vivianne, –, Miedema, we’ve, It’s, ” Miedema, CNN’s Christina Macfarlane, – Leah Williamson, Beth Mead, Laura Wienroither, Canada’s Janine Beckie, Catarina Macario, France’s Delphine Cascarino, Ryan Pierse, ”, Pep, “, “ You’ll, Williamson –, “ It’s, Leah, Beth, “ They’ve, they’re, Leah Williamson, Clive Rose, Jonas Eidevall, Miedema’s Organizations: CNN, Arsenal, Women Football Club, United States Women’s National, League, English Premier League, FA, Champions League, England, ”, FIFA, of Sports Medicine, UEFA, Women’s, English Football Association, Super League, Barclays Women’s, Nottingham Trent University Locations: Netherlands, Man, Switzerland

CNN —Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed to Wagner Group fighters that a senior mercenary named Andrey Troshev now command the private military group, according to comments the Russian leader made to the Kommersant newspaper. Who is Andrey Troshev? “Andrey Troshev is directly involved in the military operations of the Wagner Group in Syria. Troshev is also associated with Wagner group commanders Aleksandr Sergeevich Kuznetsov and Andrey Bogatov. Members of Wagner group sit atop of a tank in a street in the city of Rostov-on-Don, on June 24, 2023.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Andrey Troshev, Putin, Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, –, ‘, ” Putin, Troshev, “ Andrey Troshev, Bashar al, “ Andrey Nikolaevich Troshev, ”, Dimitriy Utkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich Kuznetsov, Andrey Bogatov, Roman Romokhov, Prigozhin, Alexander Lukashenko Organizations: CNN, Wagner Group, Kommersant, Prigozhin, Wagner, European Union, Soviet Union, Federal District, Red Star, Courage, Merit, Fatherland, Kremlin, Getty, Troshev, Belarusian Locations: Russian, France, Syria, Leningrad, Deir, United Kingdom, Chechnya, Afghanistan, Soviet Union, Rostov, AFP, Ukraine, Belarus, Belarusian, Russia, St . Petersburg

☆ Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney: Wrexham’s Hollywood owners are part of group taking 24% stake in Alpine F1 team
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Wrexham’s Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are part of a new investment group that is taking a 24% equity stake in Formula One outfit Alpine, the team’s parent company, Renault, announced on Monday. The investment group also includes Otro Capital and RedBird Capital Partners. Reynolds and McElhenney are the co-owners of Welsh soccer side, Wrexham. McElhenney and Reynolds celebrate with players of Wrexham's women's team during a bus parade celebration following its title-winning season. Jan Kruger/Getty ImagesThe statement says Reynolds and McElhenney’s Maximum Effort Investments will provide “successful sports and media experience and operational expertise in building high-growth companies.”

Persons: CNN —, Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney, Reynolds, McElhenney, Michael B, Jordan, Laurent Rossi, ”, Rossi, “, Alpine’s, RedBird, Wrexham's, Jan Kruger Organizations: CNN, Formula, Renault, Otro, RedBird Capital Partners, Fenway Sports, Premier League team Liverpool, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Dallas Cowboys, NFL, Toulouse, AC Milan, Welsh soccer, Football League Locations: British, French, Italian, Welsh, Wrexham

☆ Kim Kardashian says parenting her four children is 'the best chaos'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Kim Kardashian is a business mogul, lawyer in training and reality TV star – but says her most challenging, and rewarding, job is being a mom. “Everyone says the days are long and the years are short, and that couldn’t be a more true statement,” Kardashian said. “Especially when they’re babies and you’re feeding and there’s madness going on.”“It’s the best chaos though,” she added. They wed in 2014, in a lavish European ceremony, before Kardashian filed for divorce in 2021. “It is the most challenging, rewarding job on this planet,” she said.

☆ The trans soccer team that’s making history
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Hannah Ryan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

On the rainy evening of March 31, 2023, he captained what he says is the first ever all trans masculine soccer team in Europe in a match. “I was quite nervous before the match,” Webber told CNN. They now also aim to make soccer a more inclusive sport and connect the trans community. “After the all trans feminine team played their game and once I’d played with the all-gender team, she took me aside and said she’d been thinking about what we could do next and asked if I’d be interested in captaining an all trans masc team,” Webber said. “One day, there’ll be hundreds of trans people playing football all over the country at all levels.”

☆ Opinion: Harry Belafonte lived in – and transformed – two worlds
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Opinion Gene Seymour | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Gene Seymour Jeremy Freeman/CNNBut history, as it often does, had other ideas for Belafonte, who died April 25 at 96, having lived a long, full life as both entertainer and activist. The times he lived in paved a smoother way for him than the one faced by his mentor and hero Paul Robeson. On the other hand, there was, relatively speaking, only so much Belafonte could do on the entertainment side. Here, as elsewhere in Belafonte’s life, the activism and the entertainment sides of his public life worked in tandem to buttress, offset and enhance the other. Join us on Twitter and FacebookAnd in a gratifying sense, the push-pull of history’s demands worked in Belafonte’s favor as a screen actor.

☆ Frank founder criminally charged with fraud over $175 million JPMorgan deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The Justice Department on Tuesday charged Charlie Javice, founder of college financial planning platform Frank, with defrauding JPMorgan Chase of $175 million. The one-rising tech star – who was once named as one of Forbes' 30 Under 30 – was arrested Monday night in New Jersey and is expected in court Tuesday afternoon. They include one count of conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud, one count of wire fraud affecting a financial institution, one count of bank fraud and one count of securities fraud. The Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday also sued Javice for fraud in connection with the alleged scheme. The charges come months after JPMorgan filed a lawsuit against Jarvice alleging she duped the bank into believing Frank had more than four million customers.

☆ She’s one of the WNBA’s biggest stars. This is Brittney Griner’s stellar career so far
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Brittney Griner’s release from detention in Russia ends a nine-month ordeal and allows her the chance to restart her stellar basketball career. In total, Griner is an seven-time WNBA All-Star – only seven players in WNBA history have made more All-Star appearances. For many years, WNBA players have regularly gone overseas during the WNBA’s offseason to make the most of the higher salaries they can earn in international leagues. According to the New York Times, nearly half of the WNBA’s 144 players traveled to play abroad during the last offseason. “But negatively, there is a factor that you will be tired for the new WNBA season and this can cause injuries and, maybe, you’ll be out of the season.

☆ The incredible true story of the time an astronaut played golf on the moon
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

The resulting creation, a Wilson Staff Dyna-Power 6-iron head, was tucked away in Shepard’s space suit for launch, with a few balls hidden in a sock. “Miles and miles and miles,” the jubilant astronaut remarked as the ball sailed out of his view, swallowed by the infinite blackness of space. What does any of that have to do with an astronaut playing golf on the moon? Saunders believed Shepard’s “miles and miles” remark to have been made tongue-in-cheek, an almost instinctive reflex of his hyper-competitive, “fighter-jock” nature. “We always talk about getting to the moon, landing on the moon, returning back to Earth – that’s how we think of the moon,” Odom said.

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