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☆ UK, U.S. inflation prints in focus as European markets head for higher open
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

LONDON — European stocks are expected to open higher Wednesday as investors in the region await key inflation prints from the U.S. and U.K. U.K. inflation data out on Wednesday will be the first print since the Bank of England cut interest rates by 25 basis points last month. After two months at 2%, economists polled by Reuters expect the headline inflation rate to tick higher, to 2.3%. Money markets are currently pricing in a high probability of more interest rate cuts by the BoE, amounting to 50 basis points this year. The central bank's key rate currently sits at 5%.

Persons: Germany's DAX, BoE Organizations: New Oxford, LONDON, CAC, IG, Bank of England, Reuters Locations: London, U.S

Unlike the ambitious opening ceremony, the closing ceremony will take a more traditional route. Rather than the open-air venue of the Seine River, the closing ceremony will be held in the 80,000-seat Stade de France. What time does the Olympic closing ceremony start? Similar to the opening ceremony, many details about the closing ceremony have been kept under wraps. Swimmer Katie Ledecky and rower Nick Mead will be the flag bearers during the closing ceremony.

Persons: Peacock, Thomas Jolly, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Mike Tirico, Jimmy Fallon, Terry Gannon, Tara Lipinski, Johnny Weir, Snoop Dogg, H.E.R, Billie Eilish, Thierry Reboul, Tom Cruise, Katie Ledecky, Nick Mead, Ledecky, Mead, Liam Corrigan, Michael Grady, Justin Best Organizations: Stade de France, American women’s rugby, Los Angeles Games, NBC, U.S, NBC Olympics, NBC News, Records, Paris Mayor, Los Angeles Mayor, Paralympic Games, Olympic Games, Stoke, Olympics, Beijing Games, ., Phoenix, Games, USA Locations: Seine, Paris, Los Angeles, Los, Stoke Mandeville, France, Tokyo, California, Europe

☆ Travis Scott arrested in Paris after hotel fight with his bodyguard, authorities say
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Saskya Vandoorne | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —American rapper Travis Scott was arrested in Paris early Friday morning after getting into a fight with his bodyguard, authorities in the French capital said. Scott was subsequently arrested for “violence against another person,” according to a police spokesman. Scott, who was in Paris for the Olympic Games, on Thursday attended the men’s basketball semi-final that saw the United States beat Serbia. He was arrested for “violence against a security guard,” the Paris prosecutor’s office said later on Friday. Scott was arrested and booked into Miami-Dade County Jail in June on charges of trespass and disorderly intoxication.

Persons: Travis Scott, George, Scott, Jacques Bermon Webster, Kim Ogg Organizations: CNN, Police, Olympic, North, Tottenham Hotspur’s, Miami, Houston District Locations: Paris, United States, Serbia, Lisbon, Portugal, North America, Europe, London, Dade

☆ Sam Watson: American teenager sets world record in speed climbing, the fastest sport at the Paris Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

When Sam Watson set a speed climbing world record of 4.75 seconds in the Parisian suburbs, where a temporary climbing wall has been installed for the Olympics, he became the owner of a unique sporting accolade. “That’s a cool title, no one can take that away I suppose.”For those spectating at a speed climbing event, a moment’s distraction can prove costly. Watson set the previous speed climbing world record of 4.79 seconds at a World Cup event in China earlier this year, before Indonesia’s Veddriq Leonardo matched that time in Tuesday’s heats. “But I did go a lot faster in practice and I did have the idea that it was possible [to get a world record]. Speed climbing is considered a different skill to lead and bouldering, and mastering all three is a near-impossible task.

Persons: Le, –, Sam Watson, ”, Watson, “, Indonesia’s Veddriq Leonardo, Fabrice Coffrini, Adam Ondra, Poland’s Aleksandra Mirosław, “ It’s, …, – Leonardo, Rahmad Adi Mulyono – Organizations: Paris CNN —, Olympics, Olympic, Paris, Getty, Pan American Games, Paris Olympics, Team USA Locations: Le Bourget, Paris, Texas, China, AFP, Tokyo, Czech, Southlake , Texas

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Such escalation could also jeopardize efforts to reach a ceasefire in Gaza and release hostages, despite recent progress in negotiations. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin discussed comprehensive security strategies to protect Israel, according to a statement on Monday. Israel was considering its options to prepare for a regional attack over the weekend. The country braces for war in its own way and tends to pick up after itself.

Persons: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Ismail Haniyeh, ”, Israel, Israel hasn’t, “, Yoav Gallant, Defense Lloyd Austin, Michael Kurilla, Kurilla, Ayman Safadi, Badr Abdelatti, Ali Bagheri Kani, ‘, Masoud Pezeshkian, Safadi, Nasser Kanaani, Fu’ad Shukr, Majdal Shams, Hassan Nasrallah, Benjamin Netanyahu, ” “, ” Netanyahu, Ali Bagheri, Netanyahu, Gallant, Daniel Hagari, Lebanon scrambledto, floaties, Samer Othman, Jalaa Marey, Othman, Liz Nicholas, David Adom, Be’er, Ivana Reiser, Zeev Jabotinsky, Naama, ” Be’er, ” Baer, Reiser, Roy Dror, Ron Heckmann, they’re, Dror, ” Heckmann, Uri Shacham, Shacham Organizations: Jerusalem CNN —, Iran’s, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Saturday, US, Israeli, Defense, US Central Command, Jordanian, Egypt’s, Zionist, Israel, Iran, Sunday, Getty Images Israel, Hezbollah, CNN, Mount, Mount Herzl Military, Getty, MDA Locations: Beirut, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Israel, Iran, Tehran, Lebanon, Gaza, United States, Syria, Majdal, Golan, ”, AFP, Cairo, Lebanese, Beirut’s, Mount Herzl, London, Nahariyah

☆ Out and About at the Edinburgh Fringe
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Robert Ormerod | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

It’s summer in Edinburgh and visitors from around the world have arrived for the 77th edition of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the chaotic, scrappy, sprawling arts event that opened Friday and runs through Aug. 26. This year, there are more than 3,600 shows on the program, by artists from 58 countries: theater, stand-up, circus and cabaret performances, as usual — but also film screenings, whiskey tastings and a life drawing class with dogs.

Organizations: Edinburgh Festival Fringe Locations: Edinburgh

☆ A Chinese Olympic swimmer failed a doping test, but was given a pass after it got blamed on hamburgers: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewA Chinese swimmer competing in the Paris Olympics was cleared of doping accusations after authorities sourced the drugs back to a tainted burger, according to New York Times reporting. The case comes in the wake of earlier NYT reporting that 23 Chinese athletes had tested positive for another banned medication in 2021. They were ultimately cleared in a Chinada investigation that traced the problem back to a hotel kitchen; and they went on to compete. China has cleared athletes of doping charges at least three times in the past, the paper reported.

Persons: —, Tang Muhan, Junyi, Travis Tygart, WADA, Shelby Houlihan, Getty, Stephen McCarthy Houlihan, Tang, Chinada Organizations: Service, New York Times, Business, Doping Agency, International Testing Agency, Paris Olympics, Chinese Olympics Locations: Paris, Beijing, China, Tokyo

“This will be the first Olympics, since Sydney, where the total costs are coming in under $10 billion,” said Victor Matheson, a College of the Holy Cross professor of economics who has researched the financial costs of the Olympics. Workmen adjust banners on the 3x3 basketball venue located at La Concorde, in Paris, ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games. Additionally, the Paris Olympic Village will be converted into offices and housing in a historically impoverished neighborhood. Still, economists say, it may take more drastic moves in the future for the Olympics to be truly sustainable and economically sound. “I love the Olympics, and I love sporting events, but I just really do not think that the way the Olympics works now is a viable business model,” Phalin said.

Persons: ”, Victor Matheson, “, “ It’s, David Gray, Andrew Zimbalist, ” Zimbalist, Michael Kappeler, it’ll, Fabrice Coffrini, Zimbalist, ‘, Amanda Phalin, Christian Petersen, I’m, ” Phalin, you’ve, it’s, Andrew Medichini, shuttlecocks, Matheson, Phalin Organizations: CNN, Olympic, Paralympic Games, Paris Games, of, IOC, La Concorde, Getty, Mexico City Games, Montreal Games, Smith College, Olympics, Oxford University, Audit Board, Tokyo, Eiffel, Paris, University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business, Games, of Investment, Development Authority, French, ” Workers, Palais, AP Paris Locations: Paris, Sydney, La, AFP, Mexico, Munich, ” Los Angeles, Tehran, Beijing, Sochi, France, “, Lake Placid , New York, Lake Placid, ”, Los Angeles, Oklahoma

☆ When the Game Does Not End at the Final Whistle
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Rory Smith | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The goal prompted a barrage of objects to rain down on the field from the stands, followed by a smattering of fans. In the interests of safety, the referee called the players off the field. The game, however, had not ended; it had merely paused. Morocco played out the final few minutes, the stadium now empty, and won, 2-1. Officially, that is how the game finished.

Persons: Cristian Medina, Javier Mascherano Organizations: Paris Locations: Argentina, Morocco, Argentine

☆ Why the Olympics’ Parade of Nations Is the World’s Costume Party
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Jason Farago | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Welcome back to the Olympics, and a five-ringed circus of sport and security, national pride and international sponsorship. This summer’s Games begin in Paris this Friday, with an uncommon opening ceremony: athletes and acrobats floating along the Seine for as many spectators as the antiterror police will allow. France is still processing its recent snap legislative election, which nearly brought the far right to power. The ceremony will be all about France’s openness to the world. Not all the local spectators will approve of the message.

Persons: ”, Emmanuel Macron Locations: Paris, France

☆ Explaining how the Argentina-Morocco soccer match at the Olympics descended into a ‘circus’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Ali Rampling | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

The Athletic explains exactly how the chaos unfolded and why…What happened during the Argentina vs Morocco match? There were wild scenes in the stands, with a number of cups and bottles thrown towards the celebrating Argentina players. (Arnaud Finistre/AFP via Getty Images)A small number of fans wearing Morocco colours ran onto the pitch and were chased by stewards. The official Olympics match blog also stated that the game had ended. Mascherano’s Argentina take on Iraq at the Groupama Stadium in Lyon, while Morocco are back at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard to face Ukraine.

Persons: Cristian Medina’s, Stade Geoffroy, Guichard, Etienne, Rahimi, Giuliano Simeone, Diego, Medina, Nicolas Otamendi’s, Munir, Bruno Amione, Arnaud Finistre, Tullio M, Glenn Nyberg, Argentina’s Bruno Amione, Javier Mascherano, “, ”, Mascherano, Thiago Almada’s, It’s, Lionel Messi, Insolito, emoji, Enzo Fernandez, —, Fernandez, Amelie Oudea, Victoria Villarruel Organizations: Olympic, Stade, Morocco’s, Atletico Madrid, Getty, Olympics, News, FIFA, Olympic Games, Games, Argentina national, Argentina, French Football Federation, Copa America, Colombia, French, Premier League, Chelsea, Ukraine, Allianz Locations: Argentina, Morocco, Saint, Guichard, Medina, AFP, Egypt, Dominican Republic, Puglia, France, Chelsea, Iraq, Lyon, Ukraine, Nice

☆ Argentina vs. Morocco: Mascherano slams ‘circus’ as chaos descends on Paris Olympics opener
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Andrew Mcnicol | David Close | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The chaos kicked off in the final moments of a lengthy added time, when Argentina’s Cristian Medina headed home in the 106th minute to apparently tie the game at 2-2 - sending Argentina players and fans into raptures. Match broadcasts showed some celebrating Argentina players ducking to avoid objects being thrown by fans toward the pitch, while some Morocco supporters entered the field. “It’s the biggest circus I’ve ever seen in my life,” Argentina coach Javier Mascherano said after the game, according to Reuters. It’s not a neighborhood tournament, it’s the Olympics.”CNN has reached out to the IOC and soccer’s world governing body FIFA for comment. Men’s soccer at the Olympics is played by under-23 teams, with three overage players allowed in each squad.

Persons: Javier Mascherano, ” Soufiane Rahimi, Etienne’s Stade Geoffroy, Guichard, Argentina’s Giuliano Simeone, Argentina’s Cristian Medina, ducking, “, ” Mascherano, It’s, ”, Lionel Messi, aren’t, Julian Alvarez, Nicolas Otamendi Organizations: CNN, Morocco, Paris Summer, Saint, Argentina, raptures, ”, Reuters, ” CNN, IOC, FIFA, Manchester City, Games Locations: Argentina, Morocco, ” Argentina, Liverpool, Barcelona, Paris

☆ 3 exercises you should be doing to build muscle, according to the World's Strongest Man
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewPrioritizing three simple exercises can help you build muscle and strength in less time while preventing injury, according to one of the strongest men on the planet. Brian Shaw is a professional strongman with a plethora of awards under his belt, including winning the title of World's Strongest Man multiple times. Weighted carries are a simple way to build full-body muscleShaw said another high-priority exercise is anything that involves carrying weight. Functional strength exercises that build stability and balance can also help boost longevity, research suggests.

Persons: —, Brian Shaw, Shaw, he's, I've, squats, that's, " Shaw Organizations: Service, Strongest, Business

☆ This couple’s hobby? Illegally scaling the world’s tallest buildings together
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Nikolau was the first major female rooftopper and caught the eye of Beerkus, who was looking to partner for social media content. In 2022, when Beerkus and Nikolau made their plans, the “supertall” skyscraper had topped out but was still under construction. With the urban “sport” emerging as one more of the more extreme ways to get likes on social media, several harrowing deaths have followed. For “Skywalkers” the film crew followed Beerkus and Nikolau to document their stunts, but only to a point. “With any activity that’s dangerous, social media tends to disguise the difficulty,” he said.

Persons: —, Ivan Beerkus, Angela Nikolau didn’t, Beerkus, Nikolau, ”, Jeff Zimbalist, Maria Bukhonina, Skywalkers ”, It’s, ” Zimbalist, “ Angela, Zimbalist, Ivan, Angela, don’t, ’ ” Zimbalist, rooftopping, ” Nikolau, she's, Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin, Alex Honnold, Carolina Amell, Félicité Carrel, Miriam O’Brien Organizations: CNN, Familia, Eiffel, Goldin Finance, Netflix, Sundance Film, Kuala Lumpur’s, Merdeka Locations: Paris, Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur’s Merdeka, Moscow, ”, El Capitan, Félicité

☆ Behind the scenes of billionaire Indian weddings: Hired 'shadows,' phone bans, and a circus master to lead the chaos
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | Lian Kit Wee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

"Now, when it comes to a high-net-worth wedding or a celebrity wedding, everything becomes 10 times or hundred times" of that cost, Aggarwal said. AdvertisementPlanners' cost estimates of the Ambani wedding varied widely, from tens of millions of dollars to hundreds of millions of dollars. For a big celebrity wedding, planners divide their staff into teams and hire hundreds of additional people leading up to and on the day of the ceremony. Setting a blueprint for other weddingsThe Ambani wedding is already influencing how other Indians are envisioning and planning their own nuptials. The festivities are slated to kick off Friday at the Jio World Convention Centre, which is owned by the Ambani family.

Persons: —, Radhika Merchant, Anant Ambani, Ambani, Nishita Aggarwal, Nishita, Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Pitbull, Purvi Modgil, Aggarwal, Isha Ambani, Anant Ambani's, Modgil, Darshan Shroff, We've, Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla, Tarun Tahiliani, Abu Jani, Sandeep Khosla, Ashish Vaishnav, Bharat Jagasia Organizations: Service, Business, Planning, Boys, Reliance, Forbes, butlers, Planners, Convention Locations: Mumbai, India, Getty, Delhi

☆ Stephen King, Sarah Jessica Parker and More Share Their Top Books of the 21st Century
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( The New York Times Books Staff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +26 min

To determine the best books of the 21st century , The New York Times Book Review and The Upshot polled hundreds of literary luminaries. Stephen King Stephen King has written more than 60 books, many of which have been adapted for film and television. Min Jin Lee Min Jin Lee has written two novels: FREE FOOD FOR MILLIONAIRES and PACHINKO, which was one of The Times’s 10 Best Books of 2017. Scott Turow Scott Turow is an attorney and writer best known for legal thrillers like PRESUMED INNOCENT and THE BURDEN OF PROOF. DU BOIS, was one of The Times’s 10 Best Books of 2021.

Persons: Stephen King Stephen King, ”, Ian McEwan ●, Christine Falls, Benjamin Black ●, Donna Tartt, Gillian Flynn ●, Cormac McCarthy ●, Margaret Atwood ●, Sarah Waters ●, Philip Roth ●, Viet Thanh Nguyen, “, Stephen King, Min Jin Lee Min Jin Lee, Anthony Doerr ●, Katherine Boo ●, Colm Tóibín ●, Julie Otsuka ● “, Tara Westover ● “, Matthew Desmond ● “, Marilynne Robinson, Edward P, Jones, Barbara Ehrenreich ●, Phil Klay Karl Ove Knausgaard Karl Ove Knausgaard, Roberto Bolaño ● “, Maggie Nelson ● “, Elena Ferrante ● “, Ben Marcus ● “, Emmanuel Carrère ●, Kazuo Ishiguro ●, Claire Keegan ● “, Peter Handke ●, Denis Johnson ●, Svetlana Alexievich, Bonnie Garmus Bonnie Garmus, Barnes, Nehisi Coates, Barbara Kingsolver ●, Tara Westover, Matt Ridley ●, Harry Potter, Prince, Rowling ●, Dave Eggers ●, Henry David Thoreau, Laura Dassow, Ben Rice ●, Colson Whitehead ●, Timothy Egan Nana Kwame Adjei ‑ Brenyah Nana Kwame Adjei ‑, ZZ Packer, Diana Khoi Nguyen, “ Greenwood, Michael Christie, Solmaz Sharif, Min Jin Lee ● “, George Saunders ● “, Jesmyn Ward, Ted Chiang ●, George Saunders ●, Colson Whitehead, Chimamanda Ngozi, Edwidge Danticat, Aracelis Girmay, Natsuo Kirino, Roberto Bolaño ●, Francisco Goldman ●, Paul Beatty Sarah Jessica Parker Sarah Jessica Parker, Tayari Jones, Sting, Paul Murray ●, Megha Majumdar ●, Anthony Marra ●, Jonathan Franzen ●, Donna Tartt ●, Janika Oza, Patrick Radden Keefe, Sonali Deraniyagala James Patterson James Patterson, Bill Clinton, Dolly Parton, J.D . 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☆ Is This Vibrant Democracy in Japan, or Has the Circus Come to Town?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( Motoko Rich | Kiuko Notoya | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When voters in Tokyo cast their ballot for governor of the world’s largest city on Sunday, they will be spoiled for choice. One who styles himself “the Joker” has proposed legalizing marijuana and says polygamy can address the nation’s declining birthrate. Another is a pro wrestler who hides his face on camera and vows to use artificial intelligence to complete governmental tasks. But in fact, the race is profoundly status quo and the incumbent is projected to win a third term. The proliferation of candidates reflects fatigue with politics as usual, and many of them are unserious attention seekers, creating a farcical, circuslike atmosphere and putting real change further out of reach.

Persons: ” Locations: Tokyo

☆ Portugal 0 France 0: Penalties decide cagey quarter-final as Mbappe progresses and Ronaldo goes out – The Briefing
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Tim Spiers | Liam Tharme | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

Anyone tuning into the first half after the pulsating Germany vs Spain quarter-final was rapidly brought down to earth as Portugal and France played out a largely underwhelming opening 45 minutes. A penalty shootout was the inevitable conclusion and France scored all five of theirs, while Joao Felix missed for Portugal. This was actually a pivotal moment in the contest; a preciously rare France counter, something Portugal had rallied against all game. every one bar their final group game) Ronaldo played every second. Tim SpiersAnd Kylian Mbappe was quiet too…This was billed as Mbappe versus Ronaldo, but the Frenchman had a quiet game too.

Persons: Mike Maignan, Bruno Fernandes, Vitinha, Nuno Mendes, Joao Felix, Tim Spiers, Liam Tharme, Amy Lawrence, Randal Kolo Muani, alf, ortugal, ake, rance, ince, radley, ong, ike, ross, ota, amos, orth, hird, haring, inger, uros, ike M, ogba, lear Organizations: Portugal, Spain, France, ust Locations: France, Germany, Portugal, Hamburg, ely

☆ The British Election
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Mark Landler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

But Britain is likely to emerge from the election as an outlier. While the electorates in other countries are shifting to the right, British voters are expected to evict the Conservative-led government after 14 years, in favor of the center-left Labour Party. In today’s newsletter, I’ll explain why Britain is zigging while others are zagging. It included harsh budget cuts after the financial crisis of 2008, the Brexit vote of 2016, the Covid pandemic and a revolving door of prime ministers. Liz Truss lasted less than 50 days after the financial markets turned savagely against her proposed tax cuts.

Persons: Nigel Farage, David Cameron, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak Organizations: Conservative, Labour Party Locations: Europe, Americas, Britain

☆ I've visited 50 cities in Europe. London and Paris were great, but these 5 underrated locations are worth a visit.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Dasha Kofman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Bath, England is just a 90-minute train ride from London. Bath, England, is known for having some of the best-preserved Roman ruins in the world. Evannovostro/ShutterstockAs you probably could have guessed from this city's name, Bath, England, is known for its Roman baths. These baths, dating back to 70 AD, are some of the best-preserved Roman ruins in the world. The train from London to Bath takes about 90 minutes, making this city the perfect day trip.

Persons: Jane Austen Organizations: London ., Jane Austen Festival Locations: Bath, England, London, London . Bath

☆ Black Shirts and Banned Flags: Ultras Push Politics at Euro 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Rory Smith | Christopher F. Schuetze | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Those hoping to march to the stadium with Hungary’s fans for their soccer team’s first game of the European Championship were expected to report by 10 a.m. sharp, five hours before kickoff. Some could wear black. Others were to stick with red, white and green, the colors of the country’s flag. The Carpathian Brigade has, in recent years, become perhaps Europe’s most infamous ultra group, its reputation forged by clashing with the police, showering opponents with racist abuse and displaying homophobic banners. In 2021, during the last European Championship, it had to remind members to cover up any Nazi-related tattoos so as not to contravene German law.

Organizations: team’s, European, Carpathian Brigade, Hungarian

☆ I was a single mom on a budget. I couldn't afford summer camp for my son, but I still made sure he enjoyed his time off school.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Ashley Archambault | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

As a single mom, a big reason I became a teacher was so that I would be on the same schedule as my son. I wanted to spend as much time with my son as possible, but I was also on a budget. After the monthly bills, I didn't have a lot of money left over for extracurriculars or expensive trips during our summer breaks. Courtesy Ashley ArchambaultI took friends up on generous offers to give my son summer vacationsIn order to travel a little farther, I looked again to our loved ones. My son got to fly on a plane, go canoeing on the lake, and camp out in a tent.

Persons: Ashley Archambault, graham Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Vermont

☆ Turkey 0 Portugal 3: Win secures top spot, a calamitous own goal and pitch invaders target Ronaldo
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( Jacob Whitehead | Tim Spiers | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

Both lay entangled in the Turkish net, sandwiched between a view of reality in front of them and the sound of insanity from Portugal’s fans behind them. So keen must Ronaldo have been to actually watch a Portugal goal being scored, he squared to Fernandes when in on goal for the third. Another, a fully-grown man, almost grappled the Portugal striker with his arm tightly around his neck, which Ronaldo then removed. Tim SpiersTurkey bring the noise, Ronaldo feels its forceWith 25,000 Turkey fans in Signal Iduna Park’s south stand — usually Borussia Dortmund’s Yellow Wall, today deep red — decibels became a construct. But here, in the shape of Portugal’s Ronaldo, there was a focal point to their anger, as well as their support.

Persons: Bernardo Silva’s, Samet Akaydin, Bruno Fernandes, Cristiano Ronaldo, Tim Spiers, Jacob Whitehead, Altay Bayindir, Bernardo, Joao Cancelo, Ronaldo, Akaydin, Bayindir, Zeki Celik, Dean Mouhtaropoulos, Kose, Kenzo Tribouillard, Jacob Whitehead Portugal, you’re Ronaldo, Nuno Mendes ’, Friso, Ronny, Fernandes, Rico Brouwer, Goncalo Ramos, hobbled, Ronaldo selfie, Roberto Martinez, Martinez, Cancelo, Joao Palhinha, Pepe, imperious, Mendes, Rafael Leao, Tim Spiers Turkey, Portugal’s Ronaldo, Ronaldo’s, —, howls Organizations: Premier League for Manchester United, Getty Images, Getty, European, YouTube, UEFA, Turkey, Borussia Locations: Portugal, Turkey, Dortmund, Germany, Spain, Czech Republic, AFP, Scotland, Albania, Slovenia, Georgia, Hamburg, Gelsenkirchen

☆ Donald Sutherland death: ‘Hunger Games’ movie actor dies at age 88
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Brian Lowry | Elizabeth Wagmeister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Donald Sutherland, a veteran actor known for roles in “M*A*S*H,” “Klute” and “The Hunger Games,” has died, according to a statement from his agency CAA. “With a heavy heart, I tell you that my father, Donald Sutherland, has passed away,” Kiefer Sutherland, Donald Sutherland’s son, wrote in a post on Instagram Thursday. BeginningsBorn in Saint John, New Brunswick, Sutherland endured several bouts of ill health as a child, including polio. The 6’4” actor met his first wife, Lois Hardwick, in college, and the two married in 1959. He also discussed subtly altering his dialogue, as he put it, to “try to make the lines that I’ve been given fit my mouth.”Jeff Goldblum, Brooke Adams and Donald Sutherland in 1978's "Invasion Of The Body Snatchers."

Persons: CNN — Donald Sutherland, “, ”, Sutherland, Donald Sutherland, ” Kiefer Sutherland, Donald Sutherland’s, J, Paul Getty, Hawkeye Pierce, Jane Fonda, Oscar, Fonda, ” Donald Sutherland, Julie Christie, Nicolas Roeg’s “, Oliver Stone’s “, ” Sutherland, Federico Fellini, “ Fellini’s Casanova, filmgoers, Lois Hardwick, Shirley Douglas, Kiefer, Rachel, Francine Racette, Hugh Grant, ” Jeff Goldblum, Brooke Adams, Max Dugan, John Grisham, Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, Bass Reeves Organizations: CNN, CAA, “, Soviet, Globes, National Lampoon, Lionsgate, Oliver Stone’s “ JFK, University of Toronto, Hollywood, United, Reuters, Academy of Motion Picture Arts, Sciences, of, Paramount Locations: Miami, Saint John , New Brunswick, London, of Canada

☆ Trump Isn’t Choosing a V.P. He’s Casting a Reality Show. - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Ramin Setoodeh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The public jockeying by various candidates to become Donald Trump’s running mate has taken on the air of a circus. Vance of Ohio; Senator Rick Scott of Florida; Senator Tommy Tuberville of Alabama; the businessman and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy; and others. Mr. Trump’s search is playing out more like an open cattle call audition. But Mr. Trump is always governing for the cameras — his favorite constituency. Mr. Trump was America’s first reality-TV president, and now he’s reviving the hits: He’s turned the veepstakes into a reboot of “The Apprentice.”

Persons: Donald Trump’s, J.D, Vance of Ohio, Rick Scott of, Tommy Tuberville, Vivek Ramaswamy, Trump, Tim Scott, unvarnished, He’s, ” Locations: Manhattan, Rick Scott of Florida, Alabama

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