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☆ Opinion | American Muslims Are in a Painful, Familiar Place
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Rozina Ali | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

Indeed, it’s been dizzying to witness the speed at which the same patterns we saw after Sept. 11, 2001, are playing out. In the United States, it’s as if the country has turned back the clock two decades, but not in the way that Mr. Biden suggests. For those who experienced waves of harassment and government surveillance in the years after Sept. 11, the president’s pledge of “unwavering” support for Israel set off alarm bells. Today, many Muslims in the United States fear a new outbreak of violence. Days after the attacks in Israel, the Biden administration announced that local and federal law enforcement officers across the United States are “closely monitoring” for connected threats.

Persons: Biden, it’s, Abu Ghraib, Donald Trump, — we’ve, we’ve, Wadea Al, Fayoume, Joseph Czuba, Czuba, “, Wadea, Imam Omar Suleiman, Trump, ” Abed Ayoub, —, Islam, Benjamin Netanyahu’s, George W, Bush, Mr, didn’t, We’ve Organizations: Civilian, West Bank, Israel, F.B.I, Islamic, Hamas, Companies, Rights Watch, Mr Locations: Tel Aviv, Israel, Gaza, United, Afghanistan, United States, U.S, America, hijabs, Illinois, Iraq, Islamic State, Syria, New York City, Qatar, N.Y.U

☆ A time-honored investing strategy is under pressure. But don’t panic
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —An age-old investing strategy is losing its shine, but investors aren’t ready to cast it aside. Common wisdom suggests that when investors are fearful, stock prices tend to fall, and bond prices rise as people seek safer investments. When yields rise, bond prices fall, and Treasuries have been sinking in recent months. Those are characteristics of the perfect storm that sent the 60-40 portfolio nosediving in 2022. The 60-40 portfolio shed roughly 17% last year, its worst performance since 2008, according to data from Vanguard.

Persons: Bonds, Stocks, ”, Amy Arnott, Jerome Powell, Brian Henderson, Henderson, Chris Isidore, Marlon Pando, White Lotus, Alicia Wallace, — Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New York CNN, Federal Reserve, Vanguard, Morningstar, Treasury, BOK Financial, Auto, United Auto Workers, General Motors, Ford, GM, Wednesday, Disney Locations: New York, New Jersey, United States

☆ Hovland and Aberg maraud their way to record Ryder Cup win
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Incredibly, Hovland and Aberg were up against two of the biggest names in Zach Johnson's American team, with Scheffler ranked world number one and Koepka a five-time major winner. The 23-year-old Aberg only turned professional in June, has played only a handful of tour events and is the first Ryder Cup player not to have contested a major. Hovland, 26, had a Ryder Cup baptism of fire in 2021 when he was part of the team that was trounced 19-9 but two years later he is exacting sweet revenge. I don't think we could have done better," Hovland said of his partnership with Aberg that could become a key component of multiple Ryder Cups. The only bigger Ryder Cup wins in foursomes were 10&9 victories achieved in the 1930s and 40s over 36 holes.

Persons: Ryder, Marco Simone Golf, Viktor Hovland, Ludvig Aberg, Phil Noble, Scottie Scheffler, Brooks Koepka, Rome's Marco Simone, Tom Kite, Fred Couples, Zach Johnson's, Scheffler, Aberg, Europe's, Abba, Luke Donald, Hovland, Max Homa, Brian Harman, Tyrrell Hatton, Justin Spieth, Justin Thomas, Friday's, Martyn Herman, William Maclean Organizations: Country Club, REUTERS, Rights, Ryder, Vikings, Scheffler, Nordic, U.S ., Thomson Locations: Rome, Italy, Scandinavian, Europe, foursomes

☆ Ukrainian village's sole resident, 76, unafraid after 4,000 km odyssey home
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Vitalii Hnydyi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

But Vira Chernukha, 76 and now the sole resident of a northeastern Ukrainian village bombed and depopulated by Russian invaders, has no intention of ever leaving Dementiivka again. Nowadays, she keeps busy fixing the damage to her yard and tending to a monument to Ukrainian soldiers who died defending the village. When she woke up, she was in a hospital room in Belgorod, a city just over the Russian border. "We travelled via Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to Lviv and then Vinnitsya," she said, referring to two western Ukrainian cities. Ukrainian forces retook much of the country's northeast last year in a lightning counteroffensive that caught Russian troops off guard.

Persons: Vira Chernukha, Dementiivka, I'm, I've, Chernukha, Ron Popeski, Tom Balmforth, Peter Graff Organizations: Thomson Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Dementiivka, Kharkiv, Ukrainian, Russian, Belgorod, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Lviv

Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on "Accountability for Russian Atrocities in Ukraine", on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 31, 2023. It is the second time Cardin, a senior senator known for human rights advocacy, replaces fellow Democrat Menendez in committee leadership. Cardin also stepped in from April 2015 to February 2018 after Menendez faced federal corruption charges that were later dropped. Less hawkish than Menendez, Cardin has focused on human rights throughout his career, notably by authoring the Magnitsky Act, named for a lawyer who exposed corruption in Russia before dying in prison. Passed in 2012 and expanded globally in 2016, the act allowed the U.S. government to sanction individuals involved in human rights violations, not just governments.

Persons: Ben Cardin, Julia Nikhinson, Bob Menendez, Menendez, Cardin, Barack Obama's, Joe Biden's, Patricia Zengerle, Timothy Gardner Organizations: Foreign, Russian Atrocities, Capitol, REUTERS, Rights, U.S . Senate Foreign Relations, Democratic, Communist, Obama's, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Washington , U.S, Russia, Cuba, Venezuela, Iran, Egypt

☆ Opinion: The 2,000-year-old advice for coping in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +21 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. A surprising number claimed to think about the ancient empire as often as ‘every day’ or least every week or two. It became a meme (are you even in a relationship if she hasn’t asked you about the Roman Empire? They marvel at their absolute dominion, their mastery of every strand of civilisation — and then how that power suddenly slipped away. Biden on Wednesday took steps to speed up the ability of Venezuelans in the US to obtain work permits.

Persons: CNN —, ”, Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Seneca, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Bobby McFerrin’s musing, David M, Perry, hasn’t, Jo Ellison, —, Marcus Aurelius, that’s, David Perry, “ There’s, ” Perry, Paula M, Krebs, “, Donald Trump’s, Ron DeSantis, Trump, …, ’, ” Cupp, Roe, Wade, Cupp, he’s, Dean Obeidallah, Trump’s, Patrick T, Brown, Bill Bramhall, Content Agency Rupert Murdoch, Rupert Murdoch, Lachlan Murdoch, David Zurawik, Rupert, Murdoch, Roger Ailes, Richard Nixon, ” Murdoch “, Walt Handelsman, Kevin McCarthy, Max Burns, Donald Trump, today’s MAGA, ” Clay Jones, Chuck Schumer, Elena Sheppard, Sen, John Fetterman, baring, Fetterman, Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin, Kim Yo Jong, Sung, Yoon Lee, “ Kim Yo Jong, Kim, Kim Jong, ” “, Hunter Biden isn’t, Alexis Coe, George Washington’s, James Madison, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, George H.W, Bush, Hunter, … Hunter, Joe Biden, Biden, Peter Bergen, Mike Pence, … Biden, Bergen, ” Lisa Benson, Martin Sheen, Melissa Fitzgerald, Gurney, John F, Melissa, Andy, Michael Bociurkiw, ” Bociurkiw, Volodymyr Zelensky “, Zelensky, Lanhee J, Chen, ” Chen, Keir Giles, It’ll, Jennifer Wexton, Barbara Comstock, Alex Brandon, Jill Filipovic, Democrat “, ” Wexteon “, Eric Adams, Julian Zelizer . Biden, ” Don’t, David Horsey, Agency Frida Ghitis, Agatha Christie, China Adam H, Sobel, Holly Thomas, Russell Brand, Akanksha, Dan Perry, Gilead, Netanyahu government’s, Gene Seymour, Jann, Reggie B, Maren Morris, Matt Winkelmeyer, ” Maren Morris, Nicole Hemmer, Morris ’, Morris, Jason Aldean’s “, Oliver Anthony’s “ Rich, Richmond ”, “ Rich, ” Hemmer, Anthony himself, ‘, Hemmer Organizations: CNN, Financial Times, West Virginia University, Modern Language Association, WVU, West Virginia, Republican, Press, Florida Gov, White, Content Agency, Content Agency Rupert Murdoch Media, Fox News, Capitol, Agency, Democratic, fied Republican Party, Republican Party, Justice Department, Qatari, Amnesty International, Kennedy Center, UN, Assembly, CBS, Ukraine’s, Republicans, Democrat, Progressive Supra, GOP, Walton, Mobile, North, Richmond Locations: Rome, Ukraine, TikTok, Roman, Roman Republic, Washington, ”, Korean, North Korea, Iran, Qatar, Russia, Moscow, Kyiv, Dulles , Virginia, Virginia, New York City, United States, China, Las Vegas , Nevada

☆ The way I'm thinking about stocks makes them winners no matter what the Fed or bonds do
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

After the September meeting pause last week, the target range for the fed funds rate remained at 5.25% to 5.50%. First, I don't know a soul besides me who agrees with that 20-year versus fed funds rate yield prognosis. They think the fed funds rate will come down or the 20-year yield is already extended. Second, I don't know anyone else who believes the economy is so strong that the Fed is correct to keep on an anti-inflation course. I don't think so.

Persons: We've, Jerome Powell, Powell, It's, —, that's, — let's, it's, Bob Iger, Charlie Scharf, there's, Einstein, Salesforce, Elliott, Bill Newlands, Constellation, William Giles, Giles, Bud, Tom Jorden, Coterra, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Angela Weiss Organizations: Federal Reserve, Fed, Treasury, Apple, Club, Disney, Hulu, CNBC, Comcast, DIS, ABC, ESPN, Nexstar Media, YouTube, Apple's, Wells, Constellation Brands, Constellation, Elliott Management, Autozone, San, Coterra Energy, & Gas, Ford, Traders, New York Stock Exchange, AFP, Getty Locations: U.S, New Jersey, Gary's, Madison —, Wells Fargo, Wells, What's, slowdowns, Texas, San Miguel, Brooklyn , New York, AMZN, CTRA

Political Cartoons View All 1176 Images“Dave (Sampson) of European Golf Design made a course fit for drama,” Marco Simone superintendent Lara Arias said in a recent interview. “What’s good about Marco Simone is it’s got a lot of long holes, a lot of short holes. It’s got a lot of left, lot of right, lot of up, lot of down. Still, she is leaving 6 ½ feet of native grass inside the ropes at a height of five inches. That's because a colony of nutria, amphibious rodents, live on the Marco Simone grounds and have been known to roam the fairways.

Persons: GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, — Rory McIlroy’s, Marco Simone, Luke Donald, Tommy Fleetwood’s, Nicolai Hojgaard, Bob McIntyre, Adrian Meronk, Dave, Sampson, ” Marco Simone, Lara Arias, ‘, ’, it’s, It’s, Zach Johnson, ” Donald, ” Arias, Arias, ” Johnson, Europe —, “, ___ Organizations: Ryder, United, ” Locations: Italy, Rome, United States, Europe, Peter’s

☆ Opinion: Hunter Biden is hardly the first ne’er-do-well presidential son
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Opinion Alexis Coe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Presidential history is lousy with ne’er-do-well sons. American history tells us a different story: Bad presidential sons are as old as the nation itself, yet political opponents have never thought weaponizing them would win an election. If there is evidence that a sitting president, a former president, a presidential candidate, a presidential heir or anyone else, has committed a crime, he or she should be held accountable. “I never did in my Life know a Youth so exceedingly indolent, or so surprisingly voluptuous,” Jack’s tutor, Reverend Jonathan Boucher, wrote to George Washington. Devoted students of history would object to wasting precious time and resources on a nothingburger scandal about a president’s unelected son.

Persons: Alexis Coe, George Washington, John Quincy Adams, Beau Biden, Alexis Coe Sylvie Rosokoff, Joe Biden’s, Hunter, “, Sisyphus, John, Jacky, Custis, ”, Jonathan Boucher, Jack’s, Wash, — Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, Washington, —, John Payne Todd, Brother Madison, ” John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, Mary, Abraham Lincoln’s, Robert, Mary —, George H.W, Bush, George W, Neil Bush, Mark Reinstein, ’, ” Theodore Roosevelt, Alice Roosevelt, ” Patti Davis, Ronald Reagan’s, It’d, Hunter Biden, Donald Trump, it’ll, Trump, can’t, Biden, Joseph P Organizations: New, CNN, Justice Department, Washington, Silverado Banking, Savings, House Banking, Finance, Urban Affairs, Washington DC, Playboy, Republican, Department, & $ Locations: New America, America’s, America, Washington, Madison, Illinois, Loan, United States

At a speed-dating event in August, $25 bought attendees 20 dates with strangers, each roughly five minutes long. When the first blind dates began, it wasn’t long before some people — mostly men — tried to go out of order so they could talk to the person they were most attracted to. “There’s a seat right here,” one of the event’s organizers said, steering a wayward attendee back into the designated flow. Speed dating is no easy feat, requiring the conversational stamina of a filibuster champion, the brevity of an auctioneer and a positive mood to fight the boredom of repetition. Drinks were encouraged.

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"The guys tried to implement the plan and we created opportunities, but we did not take them. England are an experienced side and over time they wore us down," Japan coach Jamie Joseph said. While England looked lost at times in the first half Japan were unable to capitalise, with their kicking game wayward and a litany of unforced errors including dropped balls and skewed lineout throws. As much as they were sloppy Japan could also rue some bad luck on Sunday, after conceding a slapstick try in which the ball bounced off England prop Joe Marler's head. "That is a first for me, we did not get any luck today, did we," Joseph said.

Persons: Jamie Joseph, I'm, Joseph, Joe Marler's, Nick Said, Lawrence White, Toby Davis Organizations: England, Samoa, Pacific Islanders, Thomson Locations: France, Japan, Nice, England, Argentina

☆ Captain Kolisi backs flyhalf Libbok to lead Springbok attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Nick Said | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

But Kolisi said his side have no concerns around Libbok in potentially tight knockout contests and there were others who could take over kicking duties if required. "We play as a team and sometimes you are not good at one thing on the day," Kolisi told reporters. "But the way he attacked and the way he takes control of the team, people forget that and remember only the other stuff. "Faf (de Klerk) can kick, Cheslin (Kolbe) can kick, there are a lot of guys we can call upon. South Africa led 6-3 at halftime but Kolisi was not happy with the intensity they showed.

Persons: Siya Kolisi, Libbok, Kolisi, de Klerk, Cheslin, Kolbe, Duane, Vermeulen, Eben, Etzebeth, Libbok’s, Lee Arendse, Nick Said, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Rugby, Scotland, Springboks, Kurt, Thomson Locations: MARSEILLE, France, South Africa, Marseille, Africa

☆ The One-Handed Backhand Is on the Way to Extinction
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Matthew Futterman | More About Matthew Futterman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Not so long ago, the top ranks of the sport, especially the men’s game, had no shortage of one-handed backhands. Among the top 10 men now, only Stefanos Tsitsipas plays with a one-handed backhand. In more immediate terms, it has been a mostly terrible first week for one-handed backhands in the singles competitions at the U.S. Open. But Tsitsipas, Thiem, Eubanks and Maria all lost in the first days of the tournament. So did Lorenzo Musetti, the rising Italian whose silky one-handed backhand can make tennis cognoscenti drool.

Persons: Federer, Stan Wawrinka, Dominic Thiem, Tatiana Maria, Wawrinka, Grigor Dimitrov, “ I’m, that’s, ” Wawrinka, Tomas Etcheverry, Thiem, Eubanks, Maria, Lorenzo Musetti, drool, Carlos Alcaraz, Musetti Organizations: U.S . Locations: Argentina

Stocks: The S&P 500 index rose 0.6% to 2874.69. In fact, the Fed had begun cutting its policy rate just weeks before his 2019 Jackson Hole appearance to offset headwinds to growth from then-President Donald Trump's trade war with China. Powell's "Challenges for Monetary Policy" speech signaled more rate cuts were likely coming. Stocks: The S&P 500 index rose 0.2% to 3484.55. Stocks: The S&P 500 index rose 0.9% to 4509.37.

Persons: Jerome Powell, Jackson, Jim Urquhart, he's, Graphics Powell, Janet Yellen, hawkish Powell, Lean, Powell, Donald Trump's, Trump, Joe Biden, Biden, reappoint, Stocks, Ann Saphir, Dan Burns, Paul Simao Organizations: REUTERS, Kansas City Fed, Graphics, Trump, Reuters, Fed, Democratic, Thomson Locations: Teton, Jackson , Wyoming, U.S, , Wyoming, Jackson Hole , Wyoming, China, United States

☆ Rare walrus calf rescued in Alaska after wandering alone currently under 24/7 cuddle care
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Sara Smart | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A rare walrus calf is under 24/7 cuddle care after he was found wandering alone in northern Alaska last week. The Pacific walrus calf, estimated to be about a month old, arrived at the Alaska SeaLife Center on August 1 after being spotted on Alaska’s North Slope, about four miles inland from the Beaufort Sea, according to the Alaska SeaLife Center. The walrus is receiving cuddle care after he was found in an unusual spot in Alaska. The calf was moved to a warehouse, where he stayed overnight under constant watch, and then transported by plane to the Alaska SeaLife Center facility. The walrus remains under constant care while he continues to eat well and remains alert, the center said in an update posted to its Facebook page on Saturday.

Persons: walruses Organizations: CNN, Alaska SeaLife Center, Officials, Alaska . Alaska SeaLife Locations: Alaska, Beaufort, Alaska . Alaska

☆ Is Cheap Pork Worth the Abuse of Pigs? - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Nicholas Kristof | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

We used to raise hogs on our family farm here, and to be honest I didn’t much like them. Defenders of farm animals sometimes compare pigs to dogs, but our hogs didn’t display any canine-style affection and instead were grouchy, whiny, strong-willed and prone to wander. Still, our pigs were indisputably very smart with distinctive personalities, and sows made terrific moms (helicopter moms, too, keeping a close eye on wayward piglets). In short, I wouldn’t compare pigs to golden retrievers — they’re much more like people. We no longer raise pigs on our farm, nor do most other small family farms.

Six percent of Biden's 2020 voters picked Trump. Forty-two percent of Biden's 2020 voters in the poll said the economy was "worse" than it was in 2020, compared to 33% who said it was "better" and 24% who said it was "about the same." Most of Biden's 2020 voters in the poll - 78% - said they approved of his performance as president, well above his 40% approval rating among all respondents. But a critical division exists among Biden's 2020 voters. When poll respondents were asked to describe how much Biden and his administration have invested in the U.S. economy, 35% of Biden's 2020 voters selected the option "not enough."

Persons: Joe Biden, Jonathan Ernst, Biden, Donald Trump, Chris Jackson, Jackson, Jason Lange, Andrea Shalal, Scott Malone, Conor Humphries Organizations: Auburn Manufacturing, REUTERS, U.S, Reuters, Republican, Biden, Trump, Democratic, White, Thomson Locations: U.S, Auburn , Maine, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah

☆ Is There a Right Way to Talk About Black Culture?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Ismail Muhammad | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

At its best “Dark Days” is the record of an intellectual life sustained by the Black vernacular. In the essay “Reading Fire, Reading the Stars,” Reeves recounts learning how to be a critic in the Pentecostal church. “Profligacy” is the key word here: With a nod to Hartman’s explorations of “wayward” lives and the presumed promiscuity of Black urban culture, Reeves reframes promiscuity as an aesthetic and intellectual virtue. In Reeves’s hands profligacy becomes an ethical necessity: Everything must be thought of in relation to what it shares space with. Recounting a trip to speak with students at a Native school, he feels his status as a stranger among strangers.

Persons: ” Reeves, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr, Louis Till, Emmett Till’s, Ezra Pound, Mussolini, Hitler, Virgil, Dante, Reeves, Michael K, Williams, Solmaz, profligacy, ” Locations: ”

☆ Five-star Spain cruise into World Cup knockouts with thumping win over Zambia
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

That's the ambition I like to see in the team," Spain coach Jorge Vilda told reporters. Zambia had their chances on the counter-attack but failed to test Misa Rodriguez in Spain's goal with a number of wayward shots. "Spain are very experienced... we are just developing, we still need more experience," Zambia skipper Barbra Banda said. Sakala had the final say, however, when she made a string of saves to deny both Hermoso and Redondo from claiming hat-tricks. "Today's game, we actually played much better than we did the first game," Zambia coach Bruce Mwape said.

Persons: Jennifer Hermoso, David Rowland AUCKLAND, Teresa Abelleira, Alba Redondo, Jorge Vilda, Vilda, Alexia Putellas, Ballon, Abelleira, Hermoso, Ona Batlle, Salma Paralluelo, Eunice Sakala, Catherine Musonda, Redondo, Jeong Oh, Hyeon, Misa Rodriguez, Barbra Banda, Sakala, Bruce Mwape, they've, Rohith Nair, Toby Davis Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, REUTERS, debutants, Alba, Costa Rica, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Spain, Zambia, Eden, Auckland , New Zealand, debutants Zambia, Japan, Costa, Costa Rica, Spain's, Redondo, Bengaluru

☆ Hollywood’s absolutely bizarre accounting tactics are under renewed scrutiny
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

But the unique accounting standards that the industry has long relied on to make those calculations is anything but straightforward. “Hollywood accounting,” as a concept, is so specific to the entertainment business it has its own Wikipedia page. And while experts say this kind of creative accounting is perfectly legal, the tactics involve some of the most fantastical fictions ever devised in Tinseltown. To actually make the movie, the subsidiary inevitably takes on expenses — crew wages, craft services, set design, props etc. That means all of these “creative” expense allocations shouldn’t affect what net profits the studio’s shareholders see.

Persons: CNN Business ’, “ Forrest Gump ”, ”, Harry Potter, United States ’, Stephen Glaeser, Glaeser, ” Glaeser, it’s, Bridget Stomberg, “, Mark Young, ” Young, Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Ed Solomon, Solomon, Sony didn’t, you’ll Organizations: CNN Business, New York CNN, United, University of North, University of Indiana’s Kelley Business School, University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business, Sony Pictures, Sony, CNN Locations: New York, United States, Tinseltown, University of North Carolina

☆ House Democrat says 'perhaps we should call Hunter Biden' the 'Big Guy' after Marjorie Taylor Greene displays lewd photos
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Bryan Metzger | Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene displays lewd photos of Hunter Biden at a committee hearing on Wednesday. "Perhaps we should call Hunter Biden the 'Big Guy,'" he tweeted. On Wednesday, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia displayed lewd photos of the younger Biden at a House Oversight Committee hearing that purportedly showed Biden engaged in sexual acts with prostitutes. Hunter Biden has been in Republican lawmakers' crosshairs since his father became a frontrunner in the 2020 presidential election. "Marjorie Taylor Greene is literally showing dick pics at our Oversight Hearing," tweeted California Rep. Robert Garcia.

Persons: Marjorie Taylor Greene, Hunter Biden, Jared Moskowitz, Guy, Joe Biden, Biden, Jared Moskowitz —, —, Moskowitz, they've, Hunter, Greene, Donald Trump's, Jamie Raskin, Maryland, Robert Garcia Organizations: Democratic, Service, Privacy, Republican, Twitter, GOP, Capitol Locations: Florida, Wall, Silicon, Georgia

☆ Andrew Bailey’s silence is hurting UK homeowners
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Francesco Guerrera | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON, July 12 (Reuters Breakingviews) - The Bank of England’s silence has left traders in a tizzy. Market interest rates have spiked due to soaring inflation expectations, pushing up mortgage costs. That looks like an over-reaction but unless Governor Andrew Bailey says so, homeowners will pay the price. Now, traders believe rates will be at around 6.2% in a year’s time and stay above 5.8% for a further two years. That spike sent the average two-year fixed mortgage rate to 6.66% on Tuesday, the highest level since August 2008, according to Moneyfacts.

Persons: Andrew Bailey, BoE, abate, Bailey, Liz Truss, Neil Unmack, Pranav Kiran Organizations: Reuters, Bank, Finance, Bank of England, Thomson

☆ Medvedev survives Fucsovics onslaught to reach last 16
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, July 8 (Reuters) - Daniil Medvedev has been making up for lost time as he downed Hungary's Marton Fucsovics 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 to match his best ever showing at Wimbledon by reaching the fourth round on Saturday. A year after being banned from playing at the All England Club following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Moscow-born Medvedev survived a wayward opening set to topple an opponent who had won their only previous meeting at a major. But Medvedev trampled on those dreams in the fourth game of the second set, when he broke Fucsovics to love after the Hungarian double-faulted to surrender his serve. Once Medvedev had taken a two-sets-to-one lead by banging down an unreturnable serve, Fucsovics needed an injury time out to get his right ankle manipulated and strapped up by the trainer. He got back on his feet and even earned a break point in the eighth game of the fourth set.

Persons: Daniil Medvedev, Hungary's Marton Fucsovics, Medvedev, Fucsovics, Roland Garros, Boris Becker, unravelled, Pritha Sarkar, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Wimbledon, All England, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Moscow, Russian, London

☆ Colo Colo vs Unión La Calera: Soccer players and fans left perplexed after ball crosses the line … but no goal is awarded
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Soccer players and fans were left dumbfounded after a referee and his officials failed to award a goal after the ball crossed the line by about half a meter. Inside the opening 10 seconds of Colo-Colo’s Chilean Cup match against Unión La Calera, Colo-Colo defender Alan Saldivia played a wayward pass back to goalkeeper Fernando de Paul. To make matters worse, before La Calera could even make its case to the officials, Colo-Colo went up the other end and immediately scored to make it 1-0. Adding insult to injury, Colo-Colo went on to win the match 6-1 and reach the regional semifinals, while La Calera finished the match with 10 men. It’s unlikely that explanation will make La Calera fans feel any better.

Persons: Unión, Alan Saldivia, Fernando de Paul, de Paul, Víctor Abarzúa hadn’t, La Calera, isn’t, Roberto Tobar, “, ” Tobar Organizations: CNN — Soccer, Unión La, Colo, La, Estadio Monumental, Chilean Locations: Colo, Unión La Calera, ”

☆ Jabeur turns on the style to see off Frech in Wimbledon opener
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"But it's amazing to come back here, just the atmosphere, the grass is so beautiful and I love connecting with nature." After narrowly missing the opportunity to break the 70th-ranked Frech early with two wayward drop shots, Jabeur got her nose in front in the fifth game thanks to clean hitting and she raced through the opening set. "I'm just trying to enjoy my time, enjoy playing tennis, doing some cool drop shots and see what's going to happen," said Jabeur, who hit 33 winners but also made 29 unforced errors with her high-risk style. I like to entertain the crowd with cool shots, so maybe I'll keep doing that." Jabeur restored her advantage as Frech sent a shot long and closed out the contest on serve to set up a meeting with either unseeded Belgian Ysaline Bonaventure or Chinese qualifier Bai Zhuoxuan.

Persons: Magdalena Frech, Tunisia's Jabeur, Jabeur, Elena Rybakina, Frech, I'm, Belgian Ysaline, Bai Zhuoxuan, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Ed Osmond Organizations: Wimbledon, Frech, Belgian, Thomson Locations: Berlin, Eastbourne, Belgian Ysaline Bonaventure, Bengaluru

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