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☆ Spaniard Alcaraz plots lengthy reign as men's No. 1
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The Spaniard climbed to the top of the ATP rankings this month when he claimed his maiden Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows. "One of my goals is to finish (the year) as number one," Alcaraz was quoted as saying by the ATP website. "I have several tournaments before the ATP Finals and we're going to give it our all," said Alcaraz. Novak Djokovic, a 21-time Grand Slam winner, lavished praise on Alcaraz, calling the Spaniard a "great addition" to tennis. Well, he's already realised the Grand Slam champion, so we can't speak about him as future, because he's already a present."

☆ Osaka pulls out in Tokyo with abdominal pain
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

"I am really sorry that I am not able to compete today," said the four-time Grand Slam champion, who won the tournament when it was last held in 2019 in her hometown of Osaka. "It's an honour to be able to play at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in front of the amazing fans here in Japan. This has and always will be a special tournament for me and I wish I could have stepped on court today, but my body won't let me." Brazil's Haddad Maia will face either fourth seed Veronika Kudermetova or Mexican qualifier Fernanda Contreras Gomez in the quarter-finals. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Sudipto Ganguly in Mumbai; Editing by Peter RutherfordOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Witter Family Office bets big on crypto, 'still believes' in blockchain technology
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-11 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Sherry Pryor Witter, CEO of the Witter Family Office, said crypto and blockchain accounted for about 40% of the office's assets at their peak. "I think this is a great time to get into the better projects of crypto," said Witter, who started buying crypto tokens in 2018. A recent survey of family offices in a BNY Mellon Wealth Management and Harris poll found that 77% of family offices were exploring or investing in crypto. Family innovation Witter said innovation has always been at the heart of the Witter family. Witter admits, however, that her broader strategy of becoming a "crypto and blockchain" family office has had to shift.

Persons: Witter, Sherry Pryor Witter, Harris, Dean Witter, Dean, Michael D, Dean Witter's, Eddie Lampert, Michael, I'm Organizations: Witter Family Office, Witter Family, Mellon Wealth Management, Dean Witter & Co, Flare Network Locations: Wall, U.S, Flushing

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That doesn’t mean you’re doomed to wake up in a daze because you’re prone to mouth breathing when you sleep. “Even if you don’t have sleep apnea, or you have mild sleep apnea, opening your mouth makes it much, much worse.”How do you know if you’re mouth breathing at night? How to stop mouth breathingWhen Nestor blocked his nose for science, he experienced an extreme version of mouth breathing. If you’re tackling your nighttime mouth breathing, Park suggested you start by taking care of your nose to minimize congestion. But even if you get your nose to clear, nighttime mouth breathing can be a hard habit to break.

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