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When Jim Harbaugh took a pay cut from Michigan after the 2020 season, getting another chance to be an NFL head coach seemed like a long shot for him. If Nick Saban had retired after the 2022 season it’s doubtful Kalen DeBoer would have been his replacement at Alabama. He leaves Michigan after three straight seasons of beating Ohio State, winning the Big Ten and reaching the playoff. Harbaugh has been a head coach in college and the NFL for 20 years, including a three-year stint with FCS San Diego before landing the Stanford job in 2007. “I knew this was a thing that, not that I had to do, but that I really wanted to do.

Persons: Jim Harbaugh, Nick Saban, Jedd Fisch —, DeBoer, “ Jim Harbaugh, Dan Mullen, ”, Harbaugh, Justin Herbert, Sherrone Moore, ” Moore, Saban, “, ” DeBoer, Fisch, ” Mullen, Mullen, Mullen didn't, Let’s Organizations: NFL, Alabama, Arizona . College, ESPN, Los Angeles Chargers, Ohio State, Big, FCS San, Stanford, Michigan, Bowl, Louisville, Central Michigan, Washington, “, SEC, Gators, AP Locations: Michigan, Washington, Florida, FCS San Diego, Central, Arizona, Seattle, “ Michigan

NEW YORK (AP) — Steely Dan, R.E.M., Timbaland, Hillary Lindsey and Dean Pitchford will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, an incoming class of musicians who have scaled the heights of country, classic rock, pop, hip-hop and alt-rock. Steely Dan — co-founded by Donald Fagan and the late Walter Becker — finally get into the hall despite being a staple of classic rock with songs like “Reelin’ in the Years,” “Do It Again” and “Hey Nineteen.” They went into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. Last year's inductees included Snoop Dogg, Gloria Estefan, Sade, Jeff Lynne, Glen Ballard and Teddy Riley. The Songwriters Hall of Fame was established in 1969 to honor those creating the popular music. A songwriter with a notable catalog of songs qualifies for induction 20 years after the first commercial release of a song.

Persons: Steely Dan, R.E.M, Timbaland, Hillary Lindsey, Dean Pitchford, Dan —, Donald Fagan, Walter Becker —, ”, —, Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe —, “, hitmaker Lindsey, Carrie Underwood, Kenny Loggins, Justin Timberlake’s “, Missy Elliot’s, Bryan Adams, George Clinton, Tracy Chapman, Blondie, Doobie, David Gates, Snoop Dogg, Gloria Estefan, Sade, Jeff Lynne, Glen Ballard, Teddy Riley, Carole King, Paul Simon, Billy Joel, Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Brian Wilson, James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, ___ ___ Mark Kennedy Organizations: Songwriters Hall of Fame, Roll Hall of Fame, Little Big Town, Hall of Fame Locations: ”, New York City

☆ Jennifer Jason Leigh on 'Fargo,' 'Fast Times,' 'Hateful Eight' & Most Famous Roles
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-14 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Jennifer Jason Leigh knows how to make an entrance. Juno Temple as Dorothy "Dot" Lyon and Jennifer Jason Leigh as Lorraine Lyon in "Fargo" season five. Phoebe Cates and Jennifer Jason Leigh in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High." On the enjoyable experience of getting punched by Kurt RussellKurt Russell and Jennifer Jason Leigh in "The Hateful Eight." On losing out on Catwoman — and the other role that got awayJennifer Jason Leigh as Sadie Flood in "Georgia."

Persons: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Lorraine Lyon, Leigh, she's, Daisy Domergue, Quentin Tarantino's, Hedy Carlson, Sadie Flood, Noah Hawley's, Dot, Juno Temple, Dorothy, Lyon, Michelle Faye, Temple, Phoebe Cates, Julia Roberts, Stacy, Kurt Russell Kurt Russell, Kurt Russell, Kurt, I'd, Catwoman —, Miramax You've, Tim Burton, Michelle Pfeiffer, I've, there's, There'd Organizations: Business, Juno, Lorraine, TWC, Miramax, Miami, Hulu Locations: Minnesota, Hollywood, Georgia, Fargo, Dot, Ridgemont

NEW YORK (AP) — Everything from rap to yacht rock, country and alt-rock are represented among the nominees for the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame, with nods for Public Enemy, Steely Dan, Bryan Adams, George Clinton, Tracy Chapman, R.E.M., Blondie, Heart and The Doobie Brothers. Adams, R.E.M., Blondie, The Doobie Brothers and Heart were also nominated last year but didn't make the final cut. Last year's inductees included Snoop Dogg, Gloria Estefan, Sade, Jeff Lynne, Glen Ballard and Teddy Riley. The Songwriters Hall of Fame was established in 1969 to honor those creating the popular music. A songwriter with a notable catalog of songs qualifies for induction 20 years after the first commercial release of a song.

Persons: Steely Dan, Bryan Adams, George Clinton, Tracy Chapman, R.E.M, Doobie, Kenny Loggins, Nashville hitmaker Hillary Lindsey, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake's “, ”, Missy Elliot's, Michael Stipe, Ann, Nancy Wilson, Heart, Adams, Clinton, Debbie Harry, Chris Stein, Clem Burke, Blondie, Chapman, Luke Combs, didn't, Snoop Dogg, Gloria Estefan, Sade, Jeff Lynne, Glen Ballard, Teddy Riley, Randy Bachman, Burton Cummings, Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons, Michael McDonald —, David Gates, Chuck D, Flav, Steely Dan —, Donald Fagan, Walter Becker —, Maurice Starr, Tony Macaulay, Dean Dillon, Russell Brown, Narada Michael Walden, Roger Nichols, Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter, Loggins, Dean Pitchford, Elvis Presley, Gladys Knight, Tom Jones, Carole King, Paul Simon, Billy Joel, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Brian Wilson, James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Lionel Richie, Bill Withers, Neil Diamond, Phil Collins, ___ ___ Mark Kennedy Organizations: Hall of Fame, Nashville, Little Big Town, Associated Press, Country Music Association, Roll Hall of Fame Locations: R.E.M

☆ Dolly Parton ‘Rockstar’ album takeaways
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —It’s already a vital American truth that Dolly Parton is a national treasure, and has been for decades. From there, Parton saw a challenge to become a rockstar in her own right, and after her husband suggested she do a rock album, she embarked on the journey, culminating with Friday’s release of her appropriately titled forty-ninth (!!) Cover of "Rockstar" by Dolly Parton. Butterfly Records/APThe second track is also an original song, “World on Fire,” which dutifully tries to ruffle some feathers (like a rockstar would) by commenting on the state of the world today. Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus perform onstage at the 61st annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center on February 10, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.

Persons: CNN — It’s, Dolly Parton, Parton, Rockstar ”, Richie Sambora, Dolly, Carl, Ann Wilson, John Fogerty, Kid, Prince, Miley Cyrus, Stevie Nicks, Melissa Etheridge, Ronnie McDowell –, Elvis Presley –, Cyrus, Emma McIntyre, Pink, Brandi Carlile, Peter Frampton, “, Kevin Cronin, Frampton, Cronin, Elton John’s “, Sasha Flute, Linda Perry, Pat Benatar, Neil Geraldo Organizations: CNN, Hall of Fame, rockstar, Rockstar, Butterfly, Staples Center, The Recording, REO, Zeppelin Locations: Los Angeles , California

“Barbie World” by Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice will compete for best rap song. Tracks from the soundtrack also hog up four of the five available slots in best song written for visual media. Peso Pluma’s 2023 album, “Génesis,” is just tucked among the nominees for música mexicana. But música urbana — encompassing reggaeton, Latin hip-hop, dembow, Latin trap and more — is a crowded, competitive, hugely popular format. His 2023 album, “Seven Psalms,” plays as a thoughtful, complex, tuneful farewell, anticipating his death.

Persons: Greta Gerwig, ”, Billie Eilish’s, “, Nicki Minaj, Edgar Barrera, Eslabon, Natanael Cano —, Tainy, Rauw Alejandro, Karol G, JON PARELES Olivia Rodrigo, Olivia Rodrigo’s “, Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro, Mick Jagger, CARYN GANZ, Paul Simon, it’s Paul Simon, It’s, Simon, Garfunkel, Joni Mitchell, Steely Dan, Bob Dylan, Tony Bennett, PARELES Organizations: Spice, Pluma, música, Grupo Frontera, Grupo Firme, Foo Fighters, Queens Locations: Mexican American, Americas, Mexican, música mexicana, urbana, Colombian, Será, Spanish, Newport

Instead, they addressed terrorism and the Middle East conflict as well as domestic issues such as Social Security and abortion. On foreign policy, Haley offered an unapologetic and determined vision, saying America needs to stand by its ally Israel and support Ukraine. On Social Security, both Haley and Christie said the retirement age needed to be raised for younger workers, though neither would state a specific age. Christie also called for means-testing, saying rich people did not need Social Security as a safety net. "As governor of Florida, I know a few people on Social Security," DeSantis quipped.

Persons: Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Chris Christie, Sen, Tim Scott of, Mike Pence, Vivek Ramaswamy, Ramaswamy, Haley, winnowed, Israel, Putin, Scott, DeSantis, Joe Biden, Christie, Trump, Ronna McDaniel, Dick Cheney, we've Organizations: GOP, Social Security, Former South Carolina Gov, Florida Gov, Former New Jersey Gov, Trump, Miami, Ukraine, Capitol, Senate, Republican Locations: Israel, Ukraine, Former, Tim Scott of South Carolina, Ramaswamy, America, New Jersey, Virginia , Kentucky, Ohio, Florida

☆ ‘Wingwomen’ Review: A Crew of Femme Fatales
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Beatrice Loayza | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Wingwomen” is the rare French action movie directed by a woman, Mélanie Laurent, the breakout star of “Inglourious Basterds” turned filmmaker in her native France. Laurent also stars as the film’s veteran thief, Carole, a steely, chiseled blonde. 2, is Alex (Adèle Exarchopoulos), an expert sniper and an unabashed flirt whom the older Carole recruited years ago for a diamond heist. Now a seasoned crime team, Carole is the brains, Alex the muscle. Alex gets bruised and bloodied, but so does the meathead baddie.

Persons: “, Mélanie Laurent, Basterds ”, Laurent, Carole, Alex, Adèle, Sam, Manon Bresch, she’s, Tom, coy playgirl Organizations: coy Locations: France

☆ Life in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia oblast, from an expert who just visited the front lines
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

Ukrainian soldiers, go away." And there were Ukrainian soldiers chit-chatting with the older ladies there buying food. I spoke with Ukrainian soldiers in Zaporizhzhia. The same set of Ukrainian soldiers that's been serving has been serving for more than 600 days. When you talk to actual Ukrainians, they're not getting caught up in, "Is it Crimea?

Persons: Melinda Haring, Haring, —, It's, There's, Mykola Vinnichenko, Andrey Liscovich, it's, They're flinty, haven't, that's, there's, they're, What's, would've, I'm, Nobody, we've, Putin, let's, He'll, he'll, — you've, you've, Ukraine —, We're, They're Organizations: Atlantic Council, Service, Eurasia Center, Ukraine doesn't, NATO, CNN Locations: Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Orikhiv, Kyiv, Orkihiv, Washington, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, There's, Crimea, Russia, Poland, Baltic, United States, NATO, Taiwan

☆ On Ukraine's frontlines, soldiers show steely determination. But they also experience burnout, depression, divorce, 'and a lot of PTSD'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ukraine's soldiers are "steely" and "determined" but also experiencing burnout, an expert says. "There's a lot of stories of divorce and of family separation and also depression," she told Insider. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Soldiers only get 30 days off each year — and can only take up to 10 days off at a time. There's a lot of stories of divorce, and of family separation, and also depression.

Persons: Melinda Haring, —, Haring, " Haring, Vladimir Putin, Putin, let's, He'll, he'll Organizations: Atlantic Council, Service, New York Times Locations: Ukraine, Washington, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, Russia, Russian, Crimea

☆ Brazil finds Pan Am gold at the beach and in the ring
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The silver was Canada's first medal in women's beach volleyball at a Pan Am Games. A silver medal came with a bonus prize with every fighter in the finals having secured a quota spot for the Paris Olympics. In the women's 75-kilogram Canada's Tammara Thibeault added Pan Am gold to her world and Commonwealth Games titles with a unanimous 5-0 decision over Panama's Atheyna Bylon. "Out of all the tournaments I've been to, I've been able to capture gold and I was missing Pan Ams," said Thibeault. That contribution helped power Mexico into second place on the medal table with 35 gold and 80 total medals.

Persons: Brazil's Ana Patricia Ramos, Eduarda, Silver, Canada's Melissa Humana, Patricia Ramos, Duda Lisboa, Andre Stein, George Souto, Beatriz Ferreira, Ramos, Melissa Humana, Brandie Wilkerson, Canada's, Andre Loyola, Cuba's Jorge Alayo, Noslen Diaz, Marco, Esteban Grimalt, Logan Webber, Hagen Smith, Ferreira, Angie Paola Valdes Pana, Caroline Barbosa, Jucielen, Barbara Maria Dos Santos, Julio Cesar La Cruz, Arlen Lopez Cardona, Joshua Edwards, Jahmal Harvey, Thibeault, Bylon, Wyatt Sanford, I've, Emiliano Hernandez, Duilio Carrillo, Steve Keating, Shri Navaratnam Organizations: Eduarda Santos Lisboa, Pan American, United, Lisboa, Pan Am, Paris, Boxing, Cuba, Olympic, Commonwealth Games, Canada, Pan Ams, Thomson Locations: playa, Santiago, Chile, Brandie, SANTIAGO, United States, Brazil, Chilean, Canadian, Lima, Canada, Mexico

☆ Meet the 'queen of caviar' who supplies Britain’s royal family with the world's most expensive food
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Lucy Handley | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

King's Fine FoodLaura King has run a caviar business for almost 20 years — even supplying Britain's royal family with the coveted foodstuff. Now, she's known as the "caviar queen," and her firm King's Fine Food imports hundreds of kilos of caviar into the U.K. every two to three weeks. Oscietra caviar is the most popular product sold by King's Fine Food. Laura King (left), founder of King's Fine Food, with her daughter Holly King, the company's sales director. "We're two women in business, probably the only two women in the caviar business almost in the world.

Persons: Laura King, King, John King, Holly —, —, Conran, Melba, Terence Conran, retails, …, You've, you'll, I've, King's, Holly King, Mason, Queen Elizabeth II, Holly, We've Organizations: King's, CNBC, Fine Food, Harrods, Cathay Pacific, Emirates . British Airways, Foods, John King Brain, Royal Locations: London, Dorchester, British, Iran, Russia, Belgium, China

New Zealand and South Africa will contest Saturday's Rugby World Cup final and bring one of sport's most enduring, most intense rivalries to the ultimate stage for the first time in nearly 30 years. The All Blacks and the Springboks — with 102 years of games between them — have met in the Rugby World Cup final just once before, a 1995 showdown that carved out a moment that reverberated way beyond sport. Both teams have won two Rugby World Cups after '95, but never against the other, and to understand the meaning of New Zealand vs. South Africa this weekend at Stade de France in Paris, think Brazil vs. Argentina in a soccer World Cup final. The All Blacks were then beaten by host France in the World Cup opener. ___AP Rugby World Cup: https://apnews.com/hub/rugby

Persons: It's, —, Nelson Mandela, Deon Davids, ” Davids, Ian Foster, “ There’s, Foster, ”, Jacques Nienaber, — Sam Cane Organizations: Rugby, Blacks, Springboks, New Zealand, Stade de France, South, South Africa —, Ireland, ” STEELY SPRINGBOKS South, France, England, AP Rugby Locations: Zealand, South Africa, New Zealand, New, Africa, Paris, Brazil, Argentina, France, ” STEELY SPRINGBOKS South Africa, — Sam Cane of New Zealand

☆ Opinion: Amid Israel-Gaza war, Biden speech caps a good week for him, a bad week for the world
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Gary Cotton | Opinion David Mark | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Whatever effect they have on the diplomatic front, Biden’s Israel trip and Thursday night prime time television address can only help his reelection efforts at this point, especially if he faces Trump. Some Republicans even offered grudging praise for Biden’s Israel trip. Of course, many prominent conservatives still found grounds for panning the Democratic president. According to Gallup, Democratic support for Israel has been sliding for years. Voters for now are giving Biden reasonably good reviews for his handling of both Israel and Ukraine.

Persons: David Mark, “, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Biden, Donald Trump, Capitol Hill, he’d, Benjamin Netanyahu, Biden’s, Tim Burchett, ” Biden, ”, Brit Hume, Ron DeSantis, South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Laura Ingraham, ’ ” Ingraham, Nor, Israel, Trump, Clinton, Obama, George W, Bush Organizations: Washington, CNN, Democratic, Republican, Capitol, Russia, Trump, Wednesday, Air Force, Republicans, ” Fox News, Florida Gov, Fox News, Israel, Gallup, CBS, Quinnipiac University, Israel Democratic Locations: Hurricane, Northeast, Tel Aviv, Ukraine, Israel, Iran, Lebanon, Delaware, Biden’s, Gaza, Egypt, Washington, DC, El Al, Biden’s Israel, Tennessee, South Carolina

☆ With a Chuckle and a Cool-Girl Smirk, Beth Stelling Moves Up a Comic Class
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Jason Zinoman | More About Jason Zinoman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The stand-up Beth Stelling reminds me so much of my best friend from high school. Stelling belongs to a different tradition: Her comedy emerges from an onstage character as rich and resonant as a great movie protagonist. Even if you don’t know someone like Stelling, her fully realized performance makes you feel as if you do. She once again uses him as a comic target, telling scathingly deadpan stories about his eccentricities, centering one bit on his raccoon collection. But watching her roast him you can’t help but think that some of his performance chops rubbed off on her.

Persons: Beth Stelling, Stelling, “, Beavis, ”, Max, didn’t Organizations: Netflix Locations: Orlando , Florida

☆ A 15-year-old aspiring journalist who had made Ron DeSantis squirm with his questioning was thrown out of a GOP event by police
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Quinn Mitchell is an aspiring journalist known for facing off against Ron DeSantis. event that DeSantis was attending on Friday. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe 15-year-old aspiring journalist Quinn Mitchell, known for his pointed questioning of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, was thrown out of a Republican Party event by police on Friday, the Boston Globe first reported. Despite becoming somewhat accustomed to such steely responses, Mitchell did not expect to be thrown out of Friday's event. "I knew that DeSantis was gonna speak there," Mitchell said in a podcast episode where he went through the events of that day.

Persons: Quinn Mitchell, Ron DeSantis, Mitchell, DeSantis, —, Trump, didn't, Jimmy Thompson, Quinn, Thompson, NHGOP Organizations: Service, Republican, Boston Globe, Nation Leadership Summit, CNN, New Hampshire Republican Party, New York Times Locations: Florida, Nashua , New Hampshire, Hollis , NH, Nashua

☆ ‘Ring of fire’ annular eclipse: Here’s where to see it
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Terry Ward | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Path of the ‘ring of fire’ eclipseBehold the beauty of an annular solar eclipse. For many, the event is being seen as a sort of warm-up for the 2024 total solar eclipse, which professor Mark Littmann calls “the gold standard” of eclipse viewing. It gives you a kind of an omen of what a total eclipse would look like.”Viewing an annular eclipse is far from routine: The next one won’t happen over the contiguous United States until 2046. Corpus Christi, TexasCorpus Christi residents and visitors will among the last to witness the annular eclipse on the US mainland. Santa Fe National Park, PanamaSanta Fe National Park in Panama will also enjoy the spectacular event.

Persons: Mark Littmann, ”, ” Littman, Debra Ross, ” Ross, Richard Tresch Fienberg, Bryce, ” Clark, Dave Clark, Del, Campspot, Yogi Bear’s, Clark, Christi, Chichén, Matthias Kestel Organizations: CNN, University of Tennessee, North, Eclipse, Task Force, “, CNN Travel, Utah, Capitol, Navajo Tribal, Boulder Mail, NASA, NOAA, Roswell Public Library, Grande Recreation, Alamo Beer Company, Omni, Corpus Christi, Christi, UNESCO, Santa Fe, Panama Santa Fe Locations: United States, Oregon , New Mexico, Texas, Antonio , Texas, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, Oregon, Central, South America, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Brazil, Arizona, New Mexico , Utah, Colorado, Boulder, Bryce, annularity, Albuquerque, Roswell , New Mexico, New Mexico, Roswell, Grande, Antonio, San Antonio, Jose, Del Rio, Kerrville, Guadalupe, Bandera, Garner, Corpus Christi , Texas, Christi, Corpus Christi, Mexico, Corpus, North Padre, Uzmal, Mérida, Edzná, Campeche, of Mexico, Santa, Panama Santa, Santa Fe

He added that it took eight hours for the Israeli military to arrive to his kibbutz and start fending off the Hamas fighters. The last time he heard from his mother-in-law was at 10:30 a.m., he said, when she called him, panicked and distraught, to say that Hamas militants had shot and killed her husband. A fortified border fence, equipped with sophisticated sensors, proved no match for the heavy explosives unleashed by Hamas militants as they burst into Israel. Other footage captured moments of terror and desperation: Hamas fighters paraded a disoriented-looking elderly woman in a golf cart down a dusty Gaza street while Palestinian crowds cheered. Witnesses told Israeli media that Hamas militants sprayed bullets into the crowd of revelers, who just moments earlier had been drinking, laughing and dancing.

Persons: ”, Jehan Berman, ” Berman —, —, Adele Raemer, Nir Am, Janet Cwaigenbaum, Nir Yitzhak, “ I’ve, Moshe, Berman, “ Organizations: JERUSALEM, Hamas, Gaza, Israel's, Palestinian Locations: Gaza, Israel, Avshalom, Israeli, Kfar Azza, Palestine

☆ Investors should know these two risks: 'It's kind of like yin and yang,' says advisor
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

There are two kinds of risk that investors should understand when building a portfolio: risk tolerance and risk capacity. Safer assets, like cash or money market funds, are stable but have relatively low returns that may not deliver much if any growth after inflation. Risk tolerance is essentially an investor's comfort level with short-term market gyrations. It's a willingness to take risk and is personal, subjective and guided by emotion, experts said. Such a person would have a low risk tolerance.

Persons: Charlie Fitzgerald III, Fitzgerald, Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo, It's Organizations: Finance Locations: Orlando , Florida

WASHINGTON, Aug 15 (Reuters) - The indictment of Former President Donald Trump for interfering in the 2020 presidential election in Georgia will be the biggest case of prosecutor Fani Willis' career, but it will not be her first contentious prosecution. “She’s not afraid of big cases,” said Gerald Griggs, a criminal defense attorney and president of the Georgia state conference of the NAACP. Willis worked from 2001 to 2018 in the Fulton County prosecutor's office, then won election as county prosecutor in 2020, defeating her former boss, Paul Howard. Willis campaigned on building leniency programs for some low-level offenders, but also adopted a hard line on violent crime and gang activity. “Anybody that thinks they can unleash insults from a podium and that’s going to shake Fani Willis is sorely mistaken."

Persons: Donald Trump, Fani Willis, Willis, Trump, She’s, ”, Gerald Griggs, “ She’s, Brian Kemp, Elijah Nouvelage Georgia's, Jeffery Lamar Williams, Young, Jay Abt, ” Abt, Kamala Harris, Paul Howard, Griggs, ” Griggs, Andrew Goudsward, Tom Hals, David Bario, Alistair Bell Organizations: NAACP, Republican, Democrat, Trump, Georgia, Fulton, REUTERS, South Atlanta Magazine, Black Panther Party, Howard University, Washington , D.C, Emory University School of Law, Thomson Locations: Georgia, Fulton County, overreach, Atlanta, Georgia's, Atlanta , Georgia, U.S, Washington ,, Washington, Wilimington , Delaware

“I’ve always treated football refereeing in my games as if I were coming in to referee a World Cup final,” she says. Claudia Vasconcelos refereeing during the 1991 third-place playoff. Ingrid Jonsson, a lineswoman in the 1991 World Cup final, was the first female official chosen to referee a final. By 1999, all the officials chosen for the World Cup in the USA were women. Claudia Vasconcelos refereeing Flamengo vs. Vasco in the 1994 junior Campeonato Carioca.

Persons: Claudia Vasconcelos, ”, Vasconcelos, wouldn’t, hesitancy, Linda Black, Zuo Xiudi, Tommy Cheng, Brazil’s Vasconcelos, –, “ I’ve, Chen guo, ” Vasconcelos, “, Ingrid Jonsson, Matthew Ashton, ’ ” Vasconcelos, João Havelange, Pelé, Sweden’s Ingrid Jonsson, Stéphanie, Bibiana, Sian Massey, Ellis, Vasco Organizations: CNN, FIFA, Guangdong, Women’s Football, M’s, CNN Sport, Argentina, Premier League, Flamengo, Campeonato Carioca, trailblazer Locations: Guangzhou, China, Sweden, Germany, AFP, New, Australia, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Argentina, Mexico, Guangdong, EMPICS, Brazilian, USA

☆ 8 New Songs You Should Hear Now
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

“A Vivir en Desacuerdo.” (translation: “To Live in Disagreement.”) is a welcoming introduction to her alluringly off-kilter sound. (Listen on YouTube)4. (Actually, I listened to it as an audiobook, which I would recommend because there are times when Tweedy actually sings to explain a point he’s making.) “Evicted” is stomping, twangy and rife with bruised emotions, as Tweedy sings, “I’d laugh until I died if it wasn’t my life, if it wasn’t me in the mirror.” (Listen on YouTube)7. (Listen on YouTube)

Persons: maJa, Jon Pareles, she’s, Billie Eilish, —, Lou, Ama, ”, Margaret Glaspy, Margaret Glaspy’s, “, Wilco, Jeff Tweedy, Tweedy, John Darnielle, Thebes Organizations: YouTube, Hail, Panasonic Locations: Dominican, Hail West Texas

☆ Céline Boutier dominates Evian Championship to become first Frenchwoman to win a major on home soil
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Evian-les-Bains CNN —Céline Boutier realized a long-held dream for herself and her country on Sunday, cruising to her first major title at the Evian Championship to become the first Frenchwoman to win the tournament. “It honestly has been my biggest dream ever since I started watching golf,” Boutier said during her winner’s interview. Mexico’s Gaby Lopez and Norway’s Celine Borge carded final round 68’s to register their best major finishes in tied-third. The final women’s major of the year, the Women’s Open, tees off at Walton Heath in Surrey, England on August 9. Stuart Franklin/Getty ImagesHomecomingEven as her driver kept landing her in trouble, Boutier continuously rebounded to keep the door firmly closed.

Persons: Bains CNN — Céline Boutier, Brooke Henderson, Catherine Lacoste –, Patricia Meunier, Boutier, ” Boutier, Stuart Franklin, Canada’s Henderson, Mexico’s Gaby Lopez, Norway’s Celine Borge, Lim Kim, Yuka Saso, Hataoka, Rose Zhang, Brooke M, Henderson, France –, soundtracked, Hataoka bogeyed, parring, –, snuffed Organizations: Evian, les, Bains CNN, Evian Championship, Golf Club, US, Chevron, Getty, South, Nasa, Walton Heath, Solheim, Europe, BAINS, Golf, CNN Locations: Evian, –, France, Surrey, England, Andalucia, Spain, EVIAN, FRANCE, Canada, Bains

☆ Brian Harman powers to 2023 Open Championship victory, clinching first career major
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

CNN —Brian Harman won the 151st Open Championship on Sunday, sealing the first major of his career in dominant fashion. When Faldo birdied at the subsequent hole, Hoch's hopes of a first major win similarly went up in the air. David Cannon/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images Lorena Ochoa, US Women's Open (2005) Ochoa secured a top-four finish at the 2005 US Women's Open. Not when you led at the final hole. A par at the final hole would have been enough to put the American into the playoff, but an agonizing missed putt [pictured] epitomized her painful afternoon in San Francisco.

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☆ Carlos Alcaraz Gets a Shot at Novak Djokovic in Wimbledon Singles Final
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-15 | by ( David Waldstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

If Carlos Alcaraz were more patient, perhaps he could just wait for Novak Djokovic to fade away. At 20, Alcaraz is 16 years younger than the great champion, and the day is likely to come when Djokovic is either retired or in decline, and Alcaraz can claim the tennis kingdom as his own. 1 ranking, and he was the second youngest, after Pete Sampras at 19 years 28 days, to win that tournament in the Open era. It features a potentially riveting matchup between Alcaraz, who defeated Daniil Medvedev, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3, in their semifinal on Friday, against Djokovic, who also dismissed Jannik Sinner in straight sets. 2 — the 23-time Grand Slam tournament winner, who is 7-1 in Wimbledon finals, against a young Spaniard playing in his first.

Persons: Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Alcaraz, Djokovic, Pete Sampras, Daniil Medvedev, Jannik Organizations: United States, Wimbledon

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