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Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing a series of new civil lawsuits filed in federal court Monday. The incidents alleged in the complaints span from 1995 to 2021 and include allegations of sexual assault and rape. The lawsuits, filed Monday, name Combs and his various businesses as defendants and the accusers are seeking unspecified damages. In a filing ahead of last week’s hearing, attorneys for Combs filed a bail appeal in New York’s federal appeals court. In a statement at the time of the settlement, Combs denied all of the allegations.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Tony Buzbee —, Combs, Buzbee, “ We’re, ” Buzbee, “, Sean Combs, ”, Cassandra, Cassie ” Venture, Ventura, Dawn Richard, Danity Kane Organizations: NBC News, of, NBC, of New, Metropolitan Detention, CNN, Ventura Locations: Southern, of New York, Manhattan, Texas, York, Brooklyn, New York, New, Los Angeles

☆ Which is hurting Alabama football more: Coaching decisions or player execution?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Kennington Smith Iii | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

More specifically to Alabama, the chaotic last few weeks beg this question: What’s the bigger issue — coaching or player execution? The final minute of the first half against South Carolina shows plenty of room for both sides to take accountability. AdvertisementMomentum was slipping away after a South Carolina touchdown and safety cut a comfortable 14-0 Crimson Tide lead to 14-9. This week’s Alabama film study dives into the highs and lows against South Carolina and weighs the impact of coaching decisions versus player execution. Against South Carolina, it blitzed 26.8 percent of the time, contributing to a 48.8 percent pressure rate on dropbacks.

Persons: Jihaad Campbell’s, it's, Kyle Kennard, Kennard, Jaeden Roberts, Justice Haynes whiffs, didn’t, Alabama should’ve, Kalen DeBoer, that’s, Milroe, ” DeBoer, Bernard, —, Kadyn Proctor, Tyler Booker, wasn’t, Elijah Pritchett, Nick Sheridan, Josh Cuevas, Pritchett, Alabama’s, Jam Miller, Haynes, — Miller, Kane Wommack, Overton, Tim Smith, Wommack, Justin Jefferson, That’s, Deontae Lawson, Shane Beamer, muffed, Emmanuel Henderson, Jah, Marien Latham, Lawson, Cuevas, Robbie Ouzts, Kobe Prentice, Will McLelland Organizations: South, Tide, Gamecocks, Alabama, South Carolina, SEC, Carolina’s, Georgia, Crimson Tide, Vanderbilt, Kendrick Law, Kobe, whiff Locations: Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt . South Carolina

Sean "Diddy" Combs wants to go to trial on sex trafficking charges next spring, the embattled hip-hop mogul's lawyers informed a judge Wednesday. "Mr. Combs continues to assert his right to a speedy trial and intends to request a trial date in April or May 2025, and as consistent with the Court’s trial schedule," the jailed rapper's lawyers wrote. Combs was charged last month with sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution in a sweeping indictment by the Southern District of New York. Combs' preference was mentioned in a joint letter from his lawyers and prosecutors. In the joint letter, U.S. government prosecutors said they have started submitting to defense lawyers some of the "voluminous" evidence in the case, including "several terabytes of electronic material" regarding Combs.

Persons: Sean, Diddy, Combs, Mr, Dawn Richard, Danity Kane, that's, Tony Buzbee Organizations: Southern, of, Metropolitan Detention Locations: of New York, Brooklyn, Manhattan, New York's, Texas, New York City

☆ CVS is under pressure and considering a breakup. Here's why that could be risky
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | Annika Kim Constantino Covers The Biotech | Pharmaceutical Industry For Cnbc Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +13 min

It’s time for a wellness check at CVS Health. But Caremark, in some cases, also funnels drug prescriptions to CVS retail pharmacies, he said. He said a spinoff of CVS’ retail pharmacies would be more likely. A general view shows a sign of CVS Health Customer Support Center in CVS headquarters of CVS Health Corp in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, U.S. October 30, 2023. Those actions will help the company achieve its target of 100- to 200-basis-points margin improvement in its Medicare Advantage business, CVS executives said in August.

Persons: Caremark, ”, eMarketer, Rajiv Leventhal, Karen Lynch, Lynch, Brian Kane, “, ” Jefferies, Brian Tanquilut, Elizabeth Anderson, Anderson, it’s, eMarketer’s Leventhal, ” Tanquilut, Ann Hynes, Tanquilut, “ they’re, they’re, Michael Cherny, Cherny, Faith Ninivaggi, Reuters Cherny, CVS, Tom Cowhey Organizations: CVS Health, CVS, CNBC, Aetna, Monday, Glenview Capital, Glenview, Evercore ISI, UnitedHealth, Humana, Walgreens, Street Health, Oak, Health, Mizuho, Amazon, Walmart, Oak Street, Leerink Partners, Affordable, Medicare, CVS Health Corp, Reuters, Centers, Medicaid Services Locations: U.S, Caremark, Aetna, Texas and Illinois, Woonsocket , Rhode Island

Twice this year, US forces in the region have assisted Israel in intercepting an attack by Iran. Austin announced in early August that he was sending the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group to the region; it arrived later that month. The strike group consists of thousands of sailors and Marines, spanning across three destroyers and a carrier air wing. The USS Spruance and USS Frank E. Petersen Jr., also both guided-missile destroyers that are part of the strike group, were operating in the Red Sea. In addition to the firepower brought by the Lincoln strike group, the Navy has a number of other destroyers and capabilities in the region.

Persons: Israel, Lloyd Austin, Austin, Abraham Lincoln, Spruance, Frank E, Petersen, Bulkeley, Arleigh Burke –, Murphy, Stockdale, Sabrina Singh Organizations: Washington CNN, Israel, Navy, Iranian, Defense, Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, Lincoln, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Marines, USS, Air Force, Pentagon, US Central Command, Army, Patriot, High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems Locations: East, Israel, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Iranian, Gulf of Oman, Red, York, Lebanon, Cole, Indianapolis

☆ CVS is under pressure and considering a break up. Here's why that could be risky
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

In this article CVS Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTA sign outside of a CVS pharmacy store on February 07, 2024 in Miami, Florida. That means Caremark also sits at the intersection of CVS' retail pharmacy operation and its Aetna insurer, boosting the competitive advantage of both of the businesses. A workers stocks the shelves in a CVS pharmacy store on February 07, 2024 in Miami, Florida. An Oak Street Health clinic stands in a Brooklyn neighborhood on February 08, 2023 in New York City. A general view shows a sign of CVS Health Customer Support Center in CVS headquarters of CVS Health Corp in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, U.S. October 30, 2023.

Persons: Joe Raedle, Caremark, Rajiv Leventhal, Karen Lynch, Lynch, Brian Kane, Jefferies, Brian Tanquilut, Elizabeth Anderson, Anderson, it's, eMarketer's Leventhal, Tanquilut, Ann Hynes, Spencer Platt, they're, Michael Cherny, Cherny, Faith Ninivaggi Organizations: Getty, CVS Health, CVS, CNBC, Aetna, Monday, Glenview Capital, Glenview, UnitedHealth, Humana, Walgreens, Street Health, Oak, Health, Mizuho, Oak Street Health, Amazon, Walmart, Oak Street, Leerink Partners, Affordable, Medicare, CVS Health Corp Locations: Miami , Florida, U.S, Aetna, Caremark, Brooklyn, New York City, Texas and Illinois, Woonsocket , Rhode Island

☆ Champions League Wednesday: Prince William watches Aston Villa, Real Madrid suffers shock defeat
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Prince William watches Aston Villa stun Bayern MunichAston Villa fan Prince William was in the stands to celebrate his team’s memorable win against Bayern Munich. 15-time Champions League winner Real Madrid suffered its first defeat of the season with a 1-0 loss against Lille, an early setback in the team’s European title defense. Kylian Mbappé, hoping to win a first Champions League of his career, was left frustrated against Lille. With that, Salah stretched his run of scoring at home in the Champions League to five matches – the first player in the club’s history to do so. Salah celebrates Liverpool's second goal.

Persons: Mohamed Salah, Here’s, Prince William, Aston, Jhon, Villa, Pau Torres ’, Durán, Manuel Neuer, Mike Egerton, Emi Martínez, Serge Gnabry, Harry Kane, “, ”, Unai Emery, ‘, Eduardo Camavinga’s, Jonathan David, Andriy Lunin’s, Tiago Santos, Antonio Rüdiger’s, Lucas Chevalier, Jude Bellingham’s, Kylian Mbappé, Stephanie Lecocq, Arda Güler, Les Dogues, Carlo Ancelotti, Alexis Mac Allister, Dan Ndoye, Salah, Liverpool's, Paul Ellis, Arne, Michele Di Gregorio, Vlahović, Benjamin Šeško, Di Gregorio, Douglas Luiz, –, Šeško, Signora, Francisco Conceição, David Raum’s, Lisi Niesner, Germain Organizations: CNN, Aston Villa, Bayern Munich Aston Villa, Bayern Munich, Bayern, Press Association, Villa, Champions League, Dinamo Zagreb, Manchester City, Borussia Dortmund –, ’, Lille, Real Madrid, League, France’s, Sporting CP, Bologna, Reds, Italian, Milan, Liverpool, Getty, Champions League –, ” Juventus, Juventus, RB Leipzig, Juve, Reuters, Salzburg, Brest Stuttgart, Sparta Prague Arsenal, Paris Saint, Germain Barcelona, Young Boys Bayer Leverkusen, Milan Borussia Dortmund, Celtic Internazionale, zvezda, Red Star Belgrade, PSV, Sporting Clube de Portugal Slovan Bratislava, Manchester City Shakhtar Donetsk, Atalanta Girona, Feyenoord Benfica, Madrid Liverpool, Bologna RB Leipzig, Juventus Lille, Real Madrid SK Sturm Graz, Brugge Aston Villa, Bayern Munich Dinamo Zagreb, AS Monaco Locations: Europe, Manchester, Barcelona, underwhelm, France’s Ligue, Matchweek, Bologna, AFP, Paris

Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing dozens of new allegations of sexual assault in a series of civil lawsuits set to be filed. At a press conference held on Tuesday, Texas-based attorney Tony Buzbee said he is representing 120 accusers with allegations against the entertainment mogul that occurred over 20 years. Sean Combs at the 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. John Shearer / Getty Images file“Many powerful people ... many dirty secrets,” the lawyer said of the allegations. Combs’ legal issues have been mounting since his ex-girlfriend, Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura, filed an explosive civil suit against him last year, accusing him of assault and sex trafficking over the course of their relationship. Several months later, surveillance video showing Combs brutally beating Ventura in the hallway of a Los Angeles hotel leaked, and the mogul apologized for his actions.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Tony Buzbee, “, ” Buzbee, Sean Combs, John Shearer, ”, Buzbee, he’s, Combs, Alexandra Shapiro, Teny Geragos, Marc Agnifilo, Deshaun Watson, Travis Scott, Cassandra “ Cassie ” Ventura, Dawn Richard, Danity Kane Organizations: NBC News, Metropolitan Detention, of, BP, NFL, Ventura Locations: , Texas, Beverly Hills, Calif, New York , California, Georgia, Florida, Brooklyn , New York, Southern, of New York, Gulf of Mexico, Ventura, Los Angeles, New York City

☆ Champions League Briefing: Arsenal’s statement win – and why so many thrashings?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Tim Spiers | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

If you like your European midweek football this is the week for you, with 54 Champions League, Europa League and Conference League matches being crammed into three nights. The Champions League kicked things off with some of the competition’s favourites beginning to bare their teeth. It was also, incredibly, their 31st defeat from 37 Champions League group stage away games. Ilkay Gundogan, Phil Foden, Erling Haaland and a first Champions League goal for James McAtee saw City get their first win of this year’s competition. They lost a number of key players in the summer and can’t even play Champions League games at their own home, with the 15,000 capacity Stade Francis-Le Ble not up to Champions League standards (they’re hosting matches at Guingamp’s Stade du Roudourou instead).

Persons: Olivier Giroud, Germain, Luis Enrique, Mikel Arteta’s, Nuno Mendes, Joao Neves, Kai Havertz, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Leandro Trossard’s, l, e, sid e, Rob e, Lew, Rea, ’, Camara, enki, – they, night., ashe, hal f, alf of a, Brendan R, c Roy, are, tim e, eason, Francis, Le Bl, ning, Bayer, ade 0 P, 45pm E, ina Organizations: Champions League, Europa League, Conference League, League, Arsenal, Manchester City, Borussia Dortmund, Brest, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint, Emirates, sco, RIM, rit, UE, eni, Graz, Salzburg …, pla Locations: Barcelona, Emirates, Nis, goa, Zagreb, Ata, Brest, Austria, Red Bul, arta

☆ Champions League preview: What to look out for on Matchday 2 and how to watch
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Eduardo Tansley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

Harry Kane has never won the Champions League but if Matchday 1 was anything to go by, the England captain is desperate to do so. Follow the Champions League on The AthleticFirst, what happened on Matchday 1? Ligue 1 side Brest took no time to acquaint themselves with the Champions League, beating Austrian champions Sturm Graz 2-1 on their debut in the competition. The 26-year-old USMNT winger has scored in his last two Champions League games and could become the first American to score in three consecutive appearances. It was the first time in the Champions League that three substitutes had all directly contributed to a goal.

Persons: Harry Kane, Kane, Lamine Yamal, Michael Olise, Kylian, Ethan, Yamal, Ansu Fati, Eric Garcia, Villa, Germain, Martin Odegaard, Mikel Arteta’s, David Raya, Mateo Retegui, Raya, Timothy Rogers, Paulo Gazzaniga’s calamitous, Ousmane Dembele, Luis Enrique, Florian Wirtz, Wirtz, Dean Mouhtaropoulos, Brendan Rodgers ’ Celtic, Daizen Maeda, England’s Jamie Gittens, Serhou, Felix Nmecha, KURT DESPLENTER, Aston, Unai Emery, Villarreal, Jose Mourinho, Neville Williams, Vincent Kompany, Benjamin Sesko, Jose Maria Gimenez’s, Sesko, Bayer, Maja Hitij, Kenan Yildiz, Pietro Fanna, Thiago Motta’s, Dusan Vlahovic Organizations: Champions League, Bayern Munich, Dinamo Zagreb, Aston Villa, Bayer Leverkusen, Real, League, The, Bayern, Stuttgart, Lille, Monaco, Young Boys, Liverpool, AC Milan, Scottish, Celtic, Slovan Bratislava, Manchester City, Arsenal, — Inter Milan, Atalanta, Ligue, Brest, Austrian, Sturm Graz, Red Bull Salzburg, Paris Saint, Leicester City, Premier League, Getty, PSG, Newcastle United, Bayer, Bayer Leverkusen’s, Feyenoord, Leverkusen, Milan, Inter Milan, Borussia Dortmund, Dortmund, Club Bruges, MAG, Villa, Europa League, Aston Villa FC, Bundesliga, Zagreb, Tottenham Hotspur, Leipzig, Juventus, Wednesday, Atletico, Augsburg, PSV Eindhoven, Serie A, Genoa, TNT Sports, Paramount, Salzburg, Sparta Prague, Amazon, Sporting Lisbon, Barcelona, Red Star Belgrade, Shakhtar Donetsk, Girona, Benfica, Atletico Madrid, Bologna, Real Madrid Locations: England, Saturday’s, U.S, Crystal Palace, Endrick, Lille, Barcelona, Bern, Girona, Europe, Christian Pulisic, American, Milan, Celtic, Stuttgart, dinked, Slovenia, Madrid, Leipzig, Germany, Brest

☆ Cannabis may soon be rescheduled as a less dangerous drug. 5 things you need to know
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Andrea Kane | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

That’s the technical term for reclassifying it as a less dangerous drug, which would loosen some restrictions around it at the federal level. Currently, cannabis is a Schedule I drug, under the Controlled Substance Act, alongside drugs such as heroin and LSD. Rescheduling cannabis is a complicated process. Gruber shares five things you need to know about cannabis’ possible reclassification. For example, she asked, would you want to use cannabis for medical reasons, recreation or a mix of the two?

Persons: Sanjay Gupta, Cannabis, Joe Biden, Staci Gruber, ” Gruber, Gruber, ”, “, Dr, Theodore Schwartz Organizations: CNN, US Department of Justice, US Drug Enforcement Administration, US Department of Health, Human Services, Harvard Medical School, DEA, Marijuana, Neuroscientific Discovery, McLean Hospital, “ Cannabis, Weill Cornell Medicine Locations: United States, Boston, Belmont , Massachusetts, New York

☆ 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

☆ CVS is working with advisors on strategic review, sources say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

CVS Health 's board has engaged advisors to conduct a strategic review of its business, according to people familiar with the matter, as the company contends with potential activist pressure and a severely depressed stock price. The review has been ongoing for some time, said the people, but there is no certainty on what actions, if any, the company will take. CVS management, including CEO Karen Lynch, met with major shareholder Glenview Capital Monday to discuss the company's lagging prospects and Glenview's plans to revive the stock, CNBC previously reported. In a statement, CVS spokesman David Whitrap told CNBC: "CVS Health's management team and Board of Directors are continually exploring ways to create shareholder value. CVS shares rose around 2.5% in after-hours trading Monday on the news, which was first reported by Reuters.

Persons: Karen Lynch, Lynch, David Whitrap, Brian Kane, —, Bertha Coombs Organizations: Washington DC, CVS, Glenview Capital, CNBC, Reuters Locations: Washington, United States

Glenview Capital, a major CVS Health shareholder, is expected to meet with company leadership on Monday to lay out proposed fixes for the struggling business, according to people familiar with the matter, a potential precursor to an activist push. A CVS spokesperson said the company "maintains a regular dialogue with the investment community as part of our robust shareholder and analyst engagement program." Jeff Smith's Starboard Value also built a stake in the company in 2019, and engaged in discussion with the company's leadership as well. The company's insurance unit includes plans by Aetna for the Affordable Care Act, Medicare Advantage and Medicaid, along with dental and vision. In its second-quarter results in August, CVS announced a leadership shakeup based on the performance and outlook of its insurance unit.

Persons: Karen Lynch, Scott Ferguson, Jeff Smith's, Lynch, Brian Kane Organizations: Glenview, CVS Health, CVS, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Street Journal, Sachem, Capital Management, Aetna, American Medical Association, Affordable, Medicare Locations: Florida Keys, United States, Centene, Glenview

☆ EEOC says Globe Life "created, condoned" a work environment that is hostile and abusive to women
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Susan Antilla | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Federal agency finds Globe Life tolerated nonconsensual touch, unwelcome genital exposure, sexual quid-pro-quos at top agency. EEOC says agents at the Globe Life agency were employees, not contractors. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has found that Globe Life tolerated a "pervasive pattern of harassing conduct" against women at one of its top-producing sales agencies. American Income Life is one of five wholly owned subsidiaries of Globe Life that sell life, accident, and supplemental health insurance. Globe Life disclosed that risk in its filing this morning with the SEC and said it would fight any such lawsuit vigorously.

Persons: EEOC, —, Arias, Mark P, Carey, Renee Zinsky, Michael Russin, she'd, Zinsky, AIL, Sarah Reay, Matthew D, Trina Orlando, Anne Rose Dana, King, Jennifer Haworth, Simon Arias, partied, marshaling, Globe, Panda, Wilmer Hale, Matt Darden, Abeni Mayfield, Department of Justice —, Deborah A, Kane, Amy Williamson Organizations: Globe Life, Service, Commission, Business, BI, Globe, Arias Organization, Securities and Exchange Commission, Wexford, King & Spalding, Las, Department of Justice, Research, SEC Locations: Southport , Connecticut, Wexford, Pennsylvania, Morgantown , West Virginia, Las Vegas, Columbia , Maryland, Pittsburgh

☆ 50 Cent sets Diddy abuse allegations docuseries at Netflix: ‘It’s a complex narrative spanning decades’
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Variety-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Netflix is producing a docuseries from Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson about charges of sex trafficking and racketeering as well as sexual assault and violent abuse allegations against Sean “Diddy” Combs. It is a complex narrative spanning decades, not just the headlines or clips seen so far,” 50 Cent and Stapleton said in an exclusive statement to Variety. While the allegations are disturbing, we urge all to remember that Sean Combs’ story is not the full story of hip-hop and its culture. At the time, 50 Cent shared a clip on X that showed Bad Boy Records rapper Mark Curry alleging that Combs would spike bottles of champagne at his parties before women drank from them. Proceeds from the documentary, the rapper-producer said, will be used to support sexual assault victims.

Persons: Curtis “, Jackson, Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Alexandria Stapleton, Stapleton, Sean Combs, Cent, Combs, Cassie Ventura, Mark Curry, Rodney “, Rod ” Jones, Jones, Grace O’Marcaigh, Christian, King ” Combs, Crystal McKinney, Kane, Dawn Richard, Cassie, ” Combs, ”, “ Organizations: Netflix, Stapleton, Texas Crew, Bad Boy Records, CNN, “, Homeland Security, Hollywood Locations: New York, Los Angeles, Miami

☆ 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

For decades, Sean “Diddy” Combs presented the image of a wealthy, Black music mogul, one who broke business barriers, threw lavish parties and even created iconic TV moments. But behind the scenes, prosecutors say, was a more sinister picture, with allegations of violence, sex trafficking and severe abuses of power. Sean "Diddy" Combs during a photo shoot to promote a Sean John fragrance in 2016. Casandra Ventura and Sean "Diddy" Combs attend the the Met Gala in New York City on May 7, 2018. Designer Donna Karan, musician Tommy Lee, singer Mariah Carey, host Sean "Diddy" Combs, Star Jones and rapper Reverend Run at "The Real White Party" presented by Combs at his East Hampton, N.Y., estate on Sept. 2, 2007.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Combs, Tupac, Al Yankovich, Jennifer Lopez, Versace, “, Sean, Diddy, Sean John, Damian Williams, ” Fatima Goss Graves, ” “ Combs, ”, Goss Graves, ” Combs, Casandra, Cassie ” Ventura, Ventura, Dawn Richard, Rodney “, Rod ” Jones, Derrick Lee Cardello, Smith, Casandra Ventura, John Shearer, Oronike Odeleye, Kelly, Odeleye, ’ ” Odeleye, Combs ’, Craig Mack, Faith Evans, ” Richard, Nate Dogg, Snoop Dogg, Sean Combs, Forbes, Laurieann Gibson, ’, Paris Hilton, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mariah Carey, Jay, Oprah, ” Carson, Carson, Black, Donna Karan, Tommy Lee, Star Jones, Bryan Bedder, he’s, Mase, Aubrey O’Day, Danity Kane, O’Day, I’ve Organizations: Bad Boy Records, Penske Media, Getty, U.S, Metropolitan Detention, National Women’s Law, Legal Defense Fund, Hollywood, “, Uptown Records, Bad Boy Entertainment, MTV, University of Virginia, Labor, Paris, White Party, White, Bad, TMZ Locations: New York, Michigan, New York City, Carson, East Hampton, N.Y

“There’s only one explanation for this staggering difference in maternal mortality,” said Nancy L. Cohen, president of the GEPI. “All the research points to Texas’ abortion ban as the primary driver of this alarming increase.”“Texas, I fear, is a harbinger of what’s to come in other states,” she said. Among Hispanic women, the rate of women dying while pregnant, during childbirth or soon after increased from 14.5% in 2019 to 18.9% in 2022. While maternal mortality spiked overall during the pandemic, women dying while pregnant or during childbirth rose consistently in Texas following the state’s ban on abortion, according to the Gender Equity Policy Institute. Tatum, who was not involved with the GEPI study, said that requests for sterilization procedures among her patients doubled after the state’s abortion ban.

Persons: “, ”, Nancy L, Cohen, Roe, Wade —, Greg Abbott, Bill, ” Cohen, I’d, Leah Tatum, Tatum, ” Tatum, wouldn’t, ‘, Kaitlyn Kash, Kash, “ It’d, Cory, ” Kash, ” “ It’s Organizations: Gender Equity, Institute, Centers for Disease Control, NBC News, U.S, Supreme, Texas Gov, Republican, OB, GYN, NBC Locations: Texas, “ Texas, ” Texas, Austin , Texas, Kansas

☆ Champions League Thursday takeaways: Monaco dominates Barcelona, Wirtz and Raya impress
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Jamie Barton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —The first week of the new-look Champions League came to an end on Thursday, with Barcelona and Arsenal both in action. An early red card for Eric García for a professional last man foul on Takumi Minamino gave the 2004 Champions League finalist a huge boost, and the French side took full advantage. It was the 17-year-old’s debut Champions League goal after his eye-catching brace against Girona at the weekend. That’s very important.”Florian Wirtz shines on Champions League debutIt took Florian Wirtz just five minutes of Champions League football to grab his first goal in the competition. Even if not, all eyes will surely be on the next matchday when the Champions League returns on October 1, highlighted by Arsenal vs Paris Saint-Germain.

Persons: Hansi Flick, Eric García, Takumi Minamino, ” Flick, Maghnes Akliouche, Marc, André ter Stegen, Lamine Yamal, George Ilenikhena, ter Stegen, Kylian Mbappé, “, ”, Flick, ” David Raya, David Raya, Emmanuele, Atalanta, Thomas Partey’s, Raya, Mateo Retegui’s, I’ve, David, Mikel Arteta, Iñaki, ” Florian Wirtz, Florian Wirtz, Xabi, Álex Grimaldo, Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong, Timon Wellenreuther, Wellenreuther’s, John Thys, ” Wirtz, Harry Kane, Michael Olise, Jamie Gittens, Germain, Manchester, Jack Grealish, Shaun Botterill, Sturm Organizations: CNN, League, Arsenal, Monaco, Barcelona, La Liga, AS Monaco, Girona, Villarreal, Liverpool’s, AC Milan, Manchester, Inter, Champions League, Atalanta, Tottenham Hotspur, Gunners, Stadio, Bergamo, Bayer Leverkusen, Feyenoord, Getty, Swiss Model, Manchester City, Inter Milan, Rodri, Bayern Munich’s, Dinamo Zagreb, Slovan Bratislava, Sturm Graz, Paris Saint, Crvena Zvezda, Star, Benfica Feyenoord, Bayer Leverkusen Stade Brestois, Sturm Graz Atalanta, Arsenal Atlético Madrid, Leipzig AS Monaco Locations: Barcelona, AFP, Swiss

☆ Champions League Tuesday takeaways: Bayern Munich and Endrick make history
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The Champions League returned on Tuesday with a bang. Bayern beat Dinamo Zagreb of Croatia 9-2 at Allianz Arena, becoming the first team in Champions League history to score nine goals in a single match. “What were my chances of setting foot even in the Premier League, playing in the Premier League, winning something as a player, playing for the national team? Kylian Mbappé opened his Champions League account for Real, scoring just after half-time before Deniz Undav equalized for the German side. It was the first game in Champions League history to feature five US players, per Goal.com.

Persons: Vincent Kompany, Striker Harry Kane, Michael Olise, Frenchman, Thierry Henry, Raphaël Guerreiro, Leroy Sané, Leon Goretzka, Daniel Kopatsch, Kompany –, Premier League –, “, ” Kompany, “ I’m, ”, Frank Hoermann, SVEN SIMON, Kylian Mbappé, Deniz Undav, Antonio Rüdiger, Endrick’s, Raúl, Carlo Ancelotti, ” Ancelotti, “ Endrick, Endrick, Thomas Coex, Weston McKennie, McKennie, Tim Weah, Malik Tillman, Richard Ledezma, Ricardo Pepi, Christian Pulisic, Pulisic’s, Ibrahima Konaté, Virgil van Dijk, Dominik Szoboszlai, Zeno Debast, Viktor Gyökeres ’, Angel Gomes, Debast’s, Gualter Fatia Organizations: CNN, Champions League, European soccer’s, Bayern Munich, Bundesliga, Bayern, Dinamo Zagreb, Allianz Arena, UEFA, Anorthosis Famagusta, League, Borussia Dortmund’s, Legia Warsaw, English, Burnley, Premier League, Real, Real Madrid, Blancos, Stuttgart, Getty, American, Juventus ’, PSV Eindhoven, Juventus, PSV, AC Milan, Liverpool, San, Sporting CP’s, Lille, Sporting, Sporting CP, PSV Eindhoven Young Boys, Aston Villa Bayern Munich, Dinamo Zagreb AC Milan, Liverpool Real Madrid, VfB Stuttgart Sporting CP Locations: European, Croatia, Brussels, Congo, Belgium, Madrid, AFP, San Siro, Milan, Lisbon, Lille, Debast

Combs on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to each count: racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. The lawsuit accuses Combs and other defendants of sex trafficking, human trafficking, sexual assault, gender-motivated violence, sexual harassment, gender discrimination and a hostile work environment. Diddy is not accused of sexual assault in the lawsuit but is included in allegations of liability and aiding and abetting. Lampros accuses Combs of four instances of sexual assault from the mid-1990s to the early-2000s. July 3: Adria English, a former adult film actress, accuses Combs of sex trafficking and sexual assault in a federal lawsuit filed in New York.

Persons: CNN —, Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Combs, Combs ’, Diddy, Casandra, Cassie ” Ventura, Ben Brafman, Mr, “, ”, Ventura, ” Combs, Brafman, Joi Dickerson, Neal, Liza Gardner, Aaron Hall, Guy, Gardner, Instagram, Jane Doe, ” Douglas, Wigdor, Rodney “, Rod ” Jones, Jones, Shawn Holley, Sean, Aaron Dyer, Christian Combs, Grace O’Marcaigh, Dyer, ” Sean Combs, Cassie Ventura, Ventura –, I’m, Meredith Firetog, Cassie, ‘, ’, Firetog, Crystal McKinney, drugging, Lampros, Eric Adams, Adams, Howard, Sean Combs, ” Jonathan Davis, Singer Dawn Richard, Danity Kane, Combs “, ” Ventura, Erica Wolff, Richard, Christine Cornell, Prosecutors, CNN’s Nicki Brown, John Miller, Eric Levenson, Alli Rosenbloom, Kristina Sgueglia, Lisa Respers France, Sandra Gonzalez Organizations: CNN, Prosecutors, Howard University, Ventura, New York Supreme, Syracuse University, Diddy, of, Homeland Security, InterContinental, MTV, New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology, Howard University’s, Sean Combs Foundation, Adria Locations: Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Here’s, New York, Southern, of New, Century City, Ventura

☆ London Fashion Week has plenty to celebrate on its 40th anniversary
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Fiona Sinclair Scott | Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

London CNN —Against the backdrop of a challenging economic outlook for many brands — big and small — the 40th anniversary of London Fashion Week last week was certainly a time for reflection. Even Carly Marks, founder of avant-garde New York label Puppets and Puppets, chose London this season. But all eyes were on Burberry, undoubtedly the biggest brand on the London Fashion Week schedule, yet one that has been battling against sharply declining profits. To see the best bits of London Fashion Week, keep scrolling. Talia ByreErdem Jason Lloyd EvansSophistication, elegance and femininity were key themes at TOVE's third show at London Fashion Week.

Persons: Jonathan Anderson, JW Anderson, ”, Anderson, Victoria Beckham, Christopher Kane, Halpern, Molly Goddard, Rejina Pyo, hasn’t, David Koma, Daley, Queen Elizabeth II, Daley didn’t, Harry Styles, Anna Wintour, Emma Corrin, Nensi Dojaka, Carly Marks, Daniel Lee’s, It’s, Talia Byre, Sinead O’Dwyer, Ancuta Sarca, Paolo Carzana, Simone Rocha, Aaron Esh, Richard Quinn, Adonis, Di, Simone Rocha mused, Olsen, Chopova, JW Anderson Girliness, Simone Biles, Jordan Biles, Rebecca Andrade, Kamala Harris ’, America’s, “, Erdem, Marguerite Antonia Radclyffe Hall, John, Chopova Lowena, ruffles, Victor Virgile, Yuhan Wang, Olu Ogunshakin, Chris Yates, Talia Byre’s, Alaia Ali, Jane Couch, Bridget Riley, Wang, “ I’m, John Phillips, Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood, John Galliano, Stella McCartney, —, Chet Lo, Dojaka, Calvin Klein, Hubert de Givenchy, Barry Keoghan, Dave Benett, Burberry Olivia Colman, Burberry, Burberry Burberry, James Manning, Isidore Montag, Daniel Lee's, Steven Stokey, womenswear, Francisco Gomez de Villaboa, Cris Fragkou SS Daley, Cris Fragkou HARRI, Eamonn M . McCormack, HARRI didn't, Joe Maher, James Mason, James Mason Quinn's, James Mason Erdem, suiting, Jason Lloyd Evans Moralıoğlu’s, Jason Lloyd Evans, Jason Lloyd Evans Chopova Lowena, Lowena, Hellman's, Marco Capaldo, 16Arlington, Arlington Dianna Agron, Lily Bloom, Dave Bennett, CompletedWorks, Ben Broomfield, Ben Broomfield Natasha Zinko's, Zinko, Stefan Knauer, Aldama, Ik Aldama, Henry Nicholls, Bella Hadid, Rihanna, Crocs, Francesco Zinno Talia Byre, Talia Byre Byre, Jeff Spicer Organizations: London CNN —, London, New York, Burberry, National Theatre, Royal Academy, Emirates, JW, Olympics, Erdem, Chris Yates Media, Arsenal, Pan, CNN, Getty, JW Anderson Lingerie, Clarks, London Fashion Locations: London, British, S.S, Italian, Di Petsa, Arlington, America, Dorchester, The Dorchester, Bloomsbury, AFP

Aaron Dyer, an attorney for Combs, had described the searches in March as a “gross overuse of military-level force.”Authorities walk near a property belonging to Sean "Diddy" Combs in Los Angeles on March 25. Jones alleged that Combs was attempting to groom him into having a sexual relationship with him. Paul was named as an employee of Combs’ in Jones’ suit, which described him as someone who acquires and distributes drugs and guns on Combs’ behalf. The assault is alleged to have occurred days before Sean Combs hosted a New Year’s Eve yacht party with celebrity guests. Combs' attorney Marc Agnifilo said his client was the subject of "what we believe is an unjust prosecution."

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Combs, Damian Williams, Aaron Dyer, Sean, Diddy, Eric Thayer, Cassie, ”, Casandra Ventura, Joi Dickerson, Neal, Dickerson, Jan, “, Liza Gardner, Gardner, Aaron Hall, Gardner “, Jane Doe, Harve Pierre, Angela Weiss, Pierre, Doe, Rodney Jones, Rodney “, Rod ” Jones, ” Jones, Jones, Giorgio Viera, Brendan Paul, Jones ’, Dyer, Combs “, there’s, ” Dyer, “ Mr, ” Brendan Paul, Paul, Brian Bieber, Christian Combs, Grace O’Marcaigh, Sean Combs, O'Marcaigh, ” Combs, I’m, ” Meredith Firetog, ” Firetog, ‘, ’, Danity Kane, Dawn Richard, Kane, Richard, Marc Agnifilo, Agnifilo Organizations: Southern, of, Federal, U.S, NBC News, New York, Syracuse University, MCA Records, NBC, Getty, U.S ., Homeland Security Investigations, Officials, Dade, Homeland Security, CNN, MTV Locations: New York City, U.S, of New York, Manhattan, New York, Los Angeles, New, Harlem, Detroit, Michigan, Florida, Los Angeles and New York, U.S . Virgin Islands, Miami Beach, Angeles, Miami, Bahamas, Court

Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested Monday, the U.S. Attorney's Office in New York said. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams confirmed in a statement that on Monday evening, federal agents had arrested Combs, based on a sealed indictment filed by the Southern District of New York. Combs’ attorney Marc Agnifilo expressed disappointment in a statement. Richard, who was a member of the girl group Danity Kane, which Combs formed on the MTV reality competition “Making the Band,” sued Combs last week. The warrant to search Combs’ properties came from the Southern District of New York, NBC News has reported.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Combs, Damian Williams, “, ” Williams, Marc Agnifilo, ”, Sean ‘ Diddy ’ Combs, Casandra Ventura, Ventura, Dawn Richard, groped, Richard, Danity Kane, Puffy Organizations: Attorney's, U.S, Southern, of, MTV, Investigators, NBC News, Bad Boy Locations: U.S, New York, New York City, of New York, Miami, Los Angeles

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