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NEW YORK (AP) — The squabble over billion of dollars in overdraft fees that Americans get charged every year is intensifying. While banks have drastically cut back on overdraft fees in the past decade, the nation's biggest banks still take in roughly $8 billion in overdraft fees every year, according to data from the CFPB and bank public records. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesBanks charge a customer an overdraft fee if their bank account balance falls below zero. What started off as a courtesy offered to some customers, the popularity of debit cards beginning in the 1990s led to Americans wracking up tens of billions of dollars in overdraft fees. While big banks have cut back on overdraft fees, smaller banks have not, and a number of them heavily rely on overdrafts to be profitable, industry analysts said.

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With his rental earnings and increased salary, Vij was able to buy more rental properties in southern Ontario. Investing in rental propertiesVij's first rental property was a two-story detached home with seven rentable rooms, two miles away from McMaster's main campus. Otherwise, whatever money Vij made from his job and rental property went straight into savings for more rental properties. "I want to own as many assets as possible that generate cash flow and use any extra cash to buy more assets." In 2023, Vij broke even on his rental properties.

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☆ There will be no pause in Biden’s headache over the Israel-Hamas war
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —A 48-hour extension to the Israel-Hamas truce will not pause the strategic dilemmas and political headaches wracking the Biden administration over the war. That could cause more civilian casualties, like earlier in the war, which included bombing of civilian areas and sieges over Gaza hospitals. The dangers for US personnel were underscored when American officials said Sunday that two ballistic missiles were fired from Houthi rebel-controlled Yemen toward a US warship in the Gulf of Aden. The missing AmericansUS officials watched Hamas’ release of another 11 hostages on Monday – the final day of the original truce deal – especially carefully. The likelihood therefore is that he’ll face a similar or even more intense political headache when the war begins again.

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☆ Rate cuts are likely coming next year, but investors shouldn't bank on them saving the market
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . In today's big story, we're looking at why the rate cuts investors have been praying for might not be the godsend they imagined. But rate cuts won't necessarily be the win markets are hoping for, Business Insider's Jennifer Sor writes. Still, some interest rate traders are predicting rate cuts coming as soon as this March, according to CME's FedWatch Tool. Another key piece of the economy facing headwinds complicates the case for rate cuts being a boon for investors.

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☆ Llechwedd slate mine is home to the world’s deepest underground mini-golf course
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Fasten your mining helmet and plunge 152 meters (498 feet) below ground into a disused cavern at Llechwedd slate mine, home of the world’s deepest underground mini-golf course. Run by outdoor adventure activity company Zip World, the quarry has transformed into a thrill-seeker’s paradise. Opened in July 2022, it’s not the world’s only below-ground golf experience, but it is comfortably the deepest. Diving closer to Llechwedd’s record is the Turda Salt Mine in Romania, which stages a six-hole mini-golf venue 120 meters (394 feet) into the Transylvanian soil. Zip WorldBounce BelowBut the Llechwedd mines offer more than just mini-golf.

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☆ What we can expect from 'Deadpool 3,' starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewA third "Deadpool" film is in the works, starring Ryan Reynolds as the titular Marvel mercenary and anti-hero. This time around, Reynolds will be joined by his longtime friend Hugh Jackman, who's reprising his role as Logan/Wolverine. According to Jackman, 'Deadpool 3' will take place before 'Logan'Hugh Jackman as Logan/Wolverine in "Logan." "And the fact that he's going to be on our 'Deadpool' set each and every day is nerve-wracking for me. 'Deadpool 3' is currently set for release on July 26, 2024Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in "Deadpool 3."

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☆ The nonstop sparring match between Justice Samuel Alito and Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Joan Biskupic | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

CNN —Justice Samuel Alito is the tip of the spear for conservatives challenging the Biden administration during oral arguments at the Supreme Court. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar is the Biden administration’s top lawyer at the court, defending the policies that are the source of much of Alito’s consternation. “I think our best example historically is the Customs Service,” Prelogar responded. The Biden administration was backing admissions practices that considered students’ race as a factor in admissions to achieve campus diversity. “No, Justice Alito,” Prelogar said.

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About 100 wives, mothers, children and relatives of Ukrainian soldiers attended a demonstration in the capital, Kyiv. Even so, U.S. officials say that Russian forces are experiencing morale problems as another winter campaign looms. The latest hot spot draining resources is Avdiivka, a city in the eastern Donetsk region that Russian forces partially occupy. The Washington-based think tank noted that Ukrainian military officials said that around 5,000 Russian soldiers have been killed and wounded, and 400 armored vehicles lost in the area since Oct. 10. Satellite images show the Russian military lost at least 109 military vehicles, mostly armored fighting vehicles and tanks, near Avdiivika between Oct. 10 and 20, the institute said.

Persons: “ Demobilize, ”, “, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Rishi Sunak, ” Zelenskyy, Joe Biden, Mike Johnson, Biden, Viktor Orbán, Vladimir Putin, Robert Fico, videoconference, Zelenskyy, Putin, Boris Pistorius, Hanna Arhirova, Geir Moulson Organizations: Russia, Verkhovna Rada, ” Protesters, Institute for, Kyiv, ”, European Union, Ukraine, Slovak, IRIS, Defense Ministry, Associated Press Locations: KYIV, Ukraine, Ukraine's, Kyiv, Russia, U.S, Donetsk, Avdiivka, Russian, Washington, Avdiivika, Ukrainian, Moscow, North Korea, Iran, ” Ukraine, Hungarian, Brussels, Germany, Israel, Berlin, russia, ukraine

☆ I have messed up a lot in job interviews—here's how to avoid my worst mistakes
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The job interview is nerve wracking — but there are plenty of ways to prepare to help you feel confident. I myself have messed up during job interviews and while I can't be sure to what extent these mess-ups had an impact, I didn't ultimately get offers for any of the jobs. Here are three mistakes I made in job interviews and why experts say you should avoid them. When you're doing a job interview, "your interviewer is asking themselves, can you do your job?" When you're going in for a job interview, use the job description, your experience of like work and any informational interviews to get a sense of the tasks you could be doing.

Persons: you'll, didn't, Octavia Goredema, who'd, Gorick Ng Organizations: Harvard Locations: Manhattan

☆ Bond manager with $1 trillion on the line says you will be 'well rewarded' by doing this
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The latest round of volatility in the bond market may be nerve-wracking, but it can also be a great opportunity, according to Pimco chief investment officer Dan Ivascyn. Ivascyn is also the portfolio manager of the Morningstar 5-star rated Pimco Income Fund (PIMIX), which has a 5.46% 30-day SEC yield, according to Morningstar . Bond yields move inversely to prices, so when prices go down, yields go up. He likes agency mortgage-backed securities, very high quality corporate bonds and some asset-backed securities in very seasoned pools of mortgages. "For the patient investor, with a two- to three-year type horizon, you will be well rewarded to shift out of cash, [and] lock in some of these yields," Ivascyn said.

Persons: Dan Ivascyn, Pimco, Ivascyn, He's Organizations: SEC

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kyle Larson looked like a natural turning his first laps in an IndyCar. “Like I said in (a Cup car) you'd be really tight in (turn) one, like you're off the gas. You'd be tight in (turn) two and then you would have better balance in (turns) three and four,” Larson said. “ This has way more downforce and speed than a Cup car, but the balance of all four corners felt way more similar than a stock car. At one point, Larson accidentally hit a button on the steering wheel that he said prevented the car from moving.

Persons: — Kyle Larson, Larson, “, ” Larson, ”, Arrow McLaren, Tony Kanaan, ” Kanaan, We're, Rick Hendrick, Jeff Gordon, Gordon, I'm, ” Gordon, Hendrick, Borg Organizations: INDIANAPOLIS, NASCAR, Indianapolis, Indy, Hendrick Motorsports, ”, Warner Trophy Locations: Indianapolis, Las Vegas

☆ Use this 60-second exercise when you're stressed at work, says Harvard-trained psychologist: ‘Anyone can do it’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Lindsay Bira swears by freediving — lengthy stints of underwater diving while holding your breath — as a stress reduction method. When you're stressed at work, practicing a "breath hold" freediving exercise at your desk can help, Bira said on Wednesday at the 2023 NeuroLeadership Institute Summit in New York. It only takes 60 seconds. "You are, physiologically, totally capable" of holding your breath longer than 60 seconds, but your brain starts to send distress signals before you reach the milestone, she added. When you take a second — or 60 seconds — to breath-hold and reframe your thinking in those moments, you're doing something called "reappraisal," Bira said.

Persons: Lindsay Bira, freediving, Bira Organizations: The University of Texas Health Science Center, San, Harvard Medical School, Boston University School of Medicine, UT Health San, National Library of Medicine, CNBC Locations: San Antonio, New York, UT Health San Antonio

☆ Dreading your student loan payments? 5 tips to reduce money-related stress, from a behavioral wealth specialist
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Student loan payments have resumed for the first time since 2020, and many borrowers are dreading the effect it will have on their finances. That stress could also negatively affect their mental health. Consider that just last year 54% of student loan borrowers said their mental health issues like depression and anxiety were directly related to their debt, according to a poll conducted by online education program, ELVTR. In honor of World Mental Health Day on Oct. 10, CNBC Make It talked to a financial expert with a background in psychology about how one can maintain positive mental health even with student loan debt. DON'T MISS: 54% of student loan borrowers say their mental health issues like anxiety and depression are directly related to their debt"We can't just walk away from our student loans, but what we can do is minimize the amount of stress that we expose ourselves to," says Wendell Clarke, a behavioral wealth specialist at Wealth Enhancement Group.

Persons: they'd, Wendell Clarke Organizations: Credit, Mental, CNBC

Copeland spoke with The Associated Press about her new focus, fighting for more inclusive emojis, and staying in shape. She wants to push the boundaries and it didn’t matter what question I asked her, she was going to push me (laughs) in every way. That to me is like the grand scheme theme is that art saves lives, and dance and ballet can be inclusive. AP: Why did you start a petition to create new emojis related to dance that are more inclusive? All of these things that I think are such an incredible evolution of where I’ve come from as an artist and as a Black artist.

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☆ She went on a bachelorette party abroad and met her future husband
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

CNN —The last place Madeline Robson expected to meet her future husband was her friend’s bachelorette party. But afterwards, she’d be more flexible, and as the December date approached, Madeline started considering what she might do next. “I think a product of that is that I never really felt super settled in Malmö in the first year,” she says. It’s really, really cool. “It’s really, really cool.”

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☆ A government shutdown would be a 'gut punch' to Head Start programs that serve 10,000 low income children
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Head Start programs, which serve over 10,000 children across the nation, would lose funding. If the shutdown isn't averted, Head Start programs serving more than 10,000 children would immediately lose federal funding, including Ferguson's program. This is a particular concern with nearly 20% of Head Start staff positions vacant nationwide, according to the National Head Start Association. The 16-day October 2013 shutdown was the last to hit Head Start hard, affecting 19,000 children and shuttering programs in several states. Laketia Washington, a mother of eight whose 3- and 5-year-olds attend Head Start programs in Tallahassee, Florida, lamented the turmoil as she rang up customers at a discount store.

Persons: —, Monette Ferguson, Ferguson, Tommy Sheridan, Sheridan, Bobby Kogan, Lori Milam, she's, Philip Shelly, Nikki Budzinski, Maureen Coffey, Lynn Karoly, John, Laura Arnold, what's Organizations: Service, Alliance for Community Empowerment, Start Association, Sunday, Center for American Progress, West Virginia, Democratic U.S ., Start, Center for American, Rand Corp, Tim Center, Capital Area Community Action Agency Locations: Connecticut, Florida , Alabama , Connecticut, Georgia , Massachusetts, South Carolina, Illinois, Minnesota , New York, Maine, Houston, Florida, Laketia Washington, Tallahassee , Florida

If the shutdown isn’t averted, Head Start programs serving more than 10,000 children would immediately lose federal funding, including Ferguson's program. That's what worries Lori Milam, executive director of the West Virginia Head Start. This is a particular concern with nearly 20% of Head Start staff positions vacant nationwide, according to the National Head Start Association. Another pot of COVID-19 relief funds that helped Head Start ran out in the spring. Laketia Washington, a mother of eight whose 3- and 5-year-olds attend Head Start programs in Tallahassee, Florida, lamented the turmoil as she rang up customers at a discount store.

Persons: Monette Ferguson, “, ”, Ferguson, Tommy Sheridan, Sheridan, Bobby Kogan, Lori Milam, she's, Philip Shelly, Nikki Budzinski, Maureen Coffey, “ It’s, Lynn Karoly, John, Laura Arnold, what’s Organizations: KANSAS CITY, Alliance for Community Empowerment, Start Association, Sunday, Center for American Progress, West Virginia, Democratic U.S ., Start, Rand Corp, Tim Center, Capital Area Community Action Agency Locations: KANSAS, Mo, Connecticut, Florida , Alabama , Connecticut, Georgia , Massachusetts, South Carolina, Illinois, Minnesota , New York, Maine, Houston, Florida, Laketia Washington, Tallahassee , Florida

☆ Photos show the 3.86 billion-mile journey of NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample mission from start to finish
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

NASA's OSIRIS-REx has been traveling for seven years to get an asteroid sample to Earth. Check out its 3.86 billion-mile journey from launch to asteroid sample landing in the photos below. NASA/Keegan BarberAfter collecting the largest asteroid sample ever brought to Earth, OSIRIS began its long journey home. AdvertisementAdvertisementSample retrievalRecovery team members gather around a capsule containing Bennu asteroid samples as part of NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission. Analyzing the sampleLockheed Martin recovery specialists Levi Hanish and Michael Kaye take the lid off NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample.

Persons: REx, —, what's, OSIRIS, imager, Bennu, NASA's, Dante Lauretta, Keegan Barber, Rick Bowmer, NASA’s, Molly Wasser, Martin, Levi Hanish, Michael Kaye, Robert Markowiz, Noah Petro, What's, It's Organizations: Service, REx, NASA, United Launch Alliance, Atlas, Goddard, University of Arizona, Survey, NASA's Goddard Space, Earth, Department of Defense's Utah, AP, US Air Force, NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Space Center, JPL, Caltech Locations: Cape Canaveral , Florida, Salt Lake City, Houston, Houston , Texas

☆ Wall St Week Ahead Fed-wary investors eye mounting risks to US stock rally
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( David Randall | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The S&P 500 (.SPX) tumbled 2.9% this week, its biggest weekly decline since March. High Treasury yields dull the allure of stocks by offering investors an attractive payout on an investment seen as virtually risk free. The S&P 500 entered what has historically been its weakest 10-day stretch of the year on Sept. 18, according to BofA Global Research. Meanwhile, a drawn out government shutdown could aggravate concerns over U.S. government gridlock and send Treasury yields even higher. He noted that the S&P 500 remains above its 200-day moving average and there have been few signs of investors fleeing to safety.

Persons: Charlie Ripley, Brian Jacobsen, “, ”, Fitch, Keith Lerner, Adam Turnquist, David Randall, Ira Iosebashvili, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Federal Reserve, Fed, Investors, BoFA, Allianz Investment Management, Treasury, Annex Wealth Management, BofA Global Research, Societe Generale, LPL Financial, Thomson

☆ Ukraine’s counteroffensive may be painful. But its success is crucial to wider European security
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Nick Paton Walsh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Imagine these sorts of risk, and the men and women enduring its nerve-wracking toll nightly, when you next hear talk of the progress of Ukraine’s counteroffensive. But make no mistake: this is perhaps the most important moment for European security since the Berlin Wall fell, or even 1945. Ukraine’s forces are nowhere near where they hoped they would be as fall draws in. Russian President Vladimir Putin is presumably counting on winter to strengthen his position. It was the rationale behind not supplying Ukraine with longer-range missiles that could strike Crimea or Russian territory bordering Ukraine.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, Oliver Weiken, Vladimir Putin, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, – Putin, Kim Jong Un, Klaus Iohannis, it’s Organizations: CNN, Ministry of Defense, Marines, Bradley, Washington, Republican, North, Kremlin, NATO Locations: Orikhiv, Robotyne, Mariupol, New York, Tokmak, Crimea, Russia, Kherson, Moscow, Russian, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Ukrainian, European, Ukraine, China, Romania, Bulgaria, Tyulenovo

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — For nearly a week, families whose lives were upended by a Nashville elementary school shooting took turns sharing dark details to Tennessee lawmakers. Meanwhile, families have waded into the legislative process, uncovering and reliving personally painful details before lawmakers — privately, publicly or both — with mixed results. The inaction this year in Tennessee was markedly different than how Florida reacted five years ago to a massive school shooting. Parents offered similar pleas in Tennessee last month during a brief special legislative session called by Republican Gov. For many parents, it signaled they would likely retell and relive these dark moments for many more months, as they pledged to seek change next legislative session and in the 2024 statehouse elections.

Persons: —, ”, Melissa Alexander, reliving, “, Melissa Brymer, Marjory Stoneman, “ I’ve, Max Schachter, Alex, I’m, Kimberly Mata, Rubio, Lexi, ” Mata, Bill Lee, Jeremy Faison, Sarah Shoop Neumann, audibly, Chris Todd, Becky Hansen, sobbed, Abby McLean, ” McLean, ” Alexander, Paul Weber Organizations: Covenant School, Republican, General Assembly, Democratic, UCLA, Duke University National Center for, Florida's Republican, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, Robb Elementary School, Texas Capitol, Texas House, Republican Gov, Capitol, Covenant, House Republicans, Senate, Associated Press Locations: Tenn, Tennessee, United States, Florida, Parkland, Texas, Uvalde, Austin , Texas

☆ Google and the Department of Defense are building an AI-powered microscope to help doctors spot cancer
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Ashley Capoot | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Zafar turned to his microscope – a canonically beloved tool in pathology that the doctors rely on to help make their diagnoses. It's an artificial intelligence-powered microscope built by Google and the U.S. Department of Defense. The AI-powered tool is called an Augmented Reality Microscope, or ARM, and Google and the Department of Defense have been quietly working on it for years. When a glass slide is prepared and fixed under the microscope, the AI is able to outline where cancer is located. For many smaller health systems, digitization is not yet worth the hassle.

Persons: Niels Olson, Nadeem Zafar, Zafar, Zafar's, Mitre Ashley Capoot, Mitre, it's, Ashley Capoot, CNBC Patrick Minot, Minot, Olson, It's, Aashima Gupta, Gupta Organizations: Microscope, U.S . Department of Defense, Google, CNBC, ARM, Department of Defense, Mitre, Minot, Defense Innovation Unit, U.S . Navy, Naval, Naval Medical Center Locations: Seattle, Mitre, Washington ,, DIU, Guam, U.S, Micronesia, San Diego, Mountain View , California

☆ Customer data, transactions, financials: Still reeling from the market implosion, VCs are demanding to see numbers to back up founder pitches
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Darius Rafieyan | Melia Russell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Founders say VCs are increasingly demanding detailed data and visibility into their startups before considering a deal. But some in the industry say that for early stage startups, a reliance on data can create an illusion of certainty. Half a dozen early stage startup founders tell Insider that gone are the days when a good idea and flashy pitch deck were enough to close a deal. He described it as looking for "the golden playbook for investing in early stage startups." For his part Hasan says that when speaking to potential investors, he views an obsession with financials and data as a red flag.

Persons: Miguel Guerrero, Guerrero, He's, Fahad Hassan, Hasan, Keyvan Firouzi, Firouzi, Jason Calacanis, it's, Dorothee Grant, Avante Price, James Cham, Cham, Hassan Organizations: IRL, Activant, Stanford, Carta, Investors, Bloomberg Beta Locations: New York

☆ Jim Abbott: The night of that no-hitter
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Don Riddell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —Jim Abbott was used to dealing with uncomfortable social situations; in some ways, they were all he’d ever known. Abbott was about to pull off a no-hitter, one of the rarest feats in Major League Baseball. Baseball insiders will tell you that nobody ever sees a no-hitter coming, and that was certainly true for Jim Abbott. “I had some pretty serious anxiety about that game,” Abbott said in 2013. The Detroit Tigers scoreboard posting YANKEES JIM ABBOTT HAS THROWN A NO HITTER VS CLEVELAND INDIANS during Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox at Tiger Stadium.

Persons: Jim Abbott, who’d, “, Abbott, ‘, ”, what’s, ” Abbott, John Zich, James E, Sullivan, Carl Lewis, Peyton Manning, Michael Phelps, Don Mattingly, ” Mattingly, he’d, Stephen Dunn, Jim Thome, Manny Ramirez, Albert Belle, Kenny Lofton, Matt Nokes, JIM ABBOTT, Chuck Solomon, Lofton, Felix Fermin, Bernie Williams, Carlos Baerga, Randy Velarde, it’s, Mattingly, I’ve, NASCAR's Busch, Kevin Winter, Jim’s, that’s, he’s, Nick Newell, Newell, Kevin Laue, Shaquem Griffin, “ There’s, Jim, Scott Halleran, He’s, wasn’t Organizations: CNN, CNN Sport, Yankee, Major League Baseball, University of Michigan, Wolverines, Big Ten, Pan American Games, Seoul, MLB, Yankees, Major League, California Angels, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Indians, Baseball, Cleveland, Detroit Tigers, CLEVELAND INDIANS, Tiger, Sports, Los Angeles Coliseum, Martial Arts, NFL, Toronto Blue Jays Locations: New York, Flint , Michigan, AFP, US, California, Bronx, Cleveland

☆ Djokovic fights back from two sets down to reach U.S. Open final 16
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"I hope you enjoyed the show, it was not so enjoyable for me especially in the first two sets," Djokovic told the crowd. "I did a little pep talk in the mirror," said Djokovic about his bathroom break after the second set. With cracks in Djere's game starting to appear, Djokovic continued to dial up the pressure breaking again to open the fourth set pulling a mighty fist pump from the 36-year-old. Moving in for the kill Djokovic swept the next six games to take the fourth set and a 2-0 lead in the decisive fifth that he would never surrender. "Once I got the break in the third I thought 'OK, I have a shot, I have a chance," said Djokovic.

Persons: Serbia's Novak Djokovic, Serbia's Laslo Djere, Shannon Stapleton, Novak Djokovic, Djokovic, Arthur Ashe, Margaret Court's, Frenchman Alexandre Muller, Spaniard Bernabe Zapata Miralles, Djere, Steve Keating, Miral Organizations: Serbia's Laslo Djere REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Flushing Meadows , New York, United States, U.S, Flushing Meadows, Belgrade, New York

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