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CNN —For years, Airbnb has known some of its hosts have used hidden cameras to secretly spy on guests, invading their most private and intimate moments. A CNN investigation found the use of hidden cameras is a persistent problem in the industry. The Airbnb representative testified that the company generated 35,000 customer support tickets about surveillance devices in the preceding decade. An Airbnb spokesperson told CNN that a single report could create multiple tickets. Airbnb makes “every effort” to support police investigations of hidden cameras, the company told CNN in a written statement.

Persons: Airbnb, ” Airbnb, “ I’ve, ”, Kim van Sparrentak, “ Organizations: CNN, European Union, EU Locations: United States

☆ Two lions make record-breaking swim for ‘female affection’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Two lion brothers, including one with an amputated leg, were spotted making a record-breaking night swim through treacherous waters in Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park. Researchers believe that the nearly mile-long (1.6-kilometer) crossing of the crocodile-infested Kazinga Channel is the longest documented swim by lions. They were likely in search of females after losing dangerous fights to another group of male lions — and to avoid humans while doing so, according to the researchers. Alex Braczkowski/Griffith UniversityAt the end of January, the team witnessed Jacob and Tibu enter into two vicious fights with other male lions within 48 hours. “There was terrific incentive to get across.”Looking out for one anotherPacker’s research has shown that when male lions stick together, they sire more cubs.

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☆ Why the Fed is stressed about presidential elections
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

New York CNN —Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell sent investors mixed messages on Tuesday during his semiannual testimony to Congress. Powell is stressed about the election: Powell was asked by multiple senators about White House politics, which he dodged. While the Fed head noted that policy decisions are data dependent, “elevated inflation is not the only risk we face,” he said. The September Fed meeting will be “live”: Powell noted multiple times that every Fed policy decision is made “live” using the latest available economic data – in other words, decisions aren’t made in advance. About 75% of investors think the Fed will cut rates, and about 25% think they’ll remain the same.

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“My cart looks ridiculous,” said Ms. Uhuru, 48, who supplements her hauls with vegetables grown in her garden. “People think I am a shift shopper.” Sylvia Jarrus for The New York Times, including previous image. Sawyer’s April Shopping Total shopping trips: 14 Impulse purchases: Castelvetrano olives ($5.99) and sparkling water (prices vary) Share of drinkable purchases: 70 percent What might a stranger notice if she peered into Sawyer Bonsib’s cart? “The old adage ‘Don’t go grocery shopping when you are hungry,’ applies triply during Ramadan,” he said. “Or my toddler will gnaw on a tortilla while I’m making dinner.” Jessica Attie for The New York Times, including previous image.

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☆ Indicted RNC ‘election integrity’ official accused of dodging deposition in 2020 election defamation case
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Marshall Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Christina Bobb, the indicted RNC official and former One America News host, is dodging a deposition in a 2020-related defamation lawsuit, according to Dominion Voting Systems, which is battling her in court. Lawyers for Dominion said a filing Monday that Bobb’s lawyers didn’t answer their emails in March and May when they tried to schedule Bobb’s deposition. After then-President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, Bobb used her on-air role at OAN to repeatedly promote baseless conspiracy theories about the results being rigged, including by Dominion software. After a shakeup at the RNC earlier this year, Bobb and other Trump loyalists assumed top leadership posts, with Bobb focusing on so-called “election integrity” efforts. These efforts include new lawsuits aimed at tightening the rules regarding mail-in ballots and restricting the availability of ballot drop boxes.

Persons: Christina Bobb, Bobb, ”, Thomas Jacobs, “ Bobb, Dominion’s, Donald Trump, Trump Organizations: CNN, RNC, America News, Voting Systems, Trump, Dominion Locations: Arizona

☆ In New York, a Lunch With Extravagant Jewelry and Local Dim Sum
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Coco Romack | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On a Tuesday afternoon in early June, Robínson invited seven friends to a lunch celebrating both their 13th year living in the New York area and the launch of their 13th collection from their jewelry line, Isshī. “This is my 13 going on 13 event,” Robínson said with a laugh. The venue was the Chinatown showroom of the lighting design company Blue Green Works, co-founded by Robínson’s friend Peter B. Each place setting had a banana-leaf mat, and hanging over the table was a flared green glass pendant lamp that called to mind a palm tree; together, the details made the space feel like a jungle oasis. It was a fitting place to see Isshī’s resort 2025 collection, in whose press materials Robínson likened the experience of heartbreak to a plane crashing into the rainforest: Modular leather-cord necklaces, crystal-embellished bracelets and hand-felted lamb’s-wool corsages all resembled carnivorous plants.

Persons: Robínson, ” Robínson, Robínson’s, Peter B, felted Organizations: Green, Staples Locations: New York, Chinatown

A CNN investigation found that Airbnb consistently fails to protect its guests despite knowing hidden cameras are a persistent concern within its industry. Video Ad Feedback A woman describes the moment she realized her Airbnb host had placed a hidden camera in her room. And, while hotels can be held legally responsible for guests harmed on their property, Airbnb frequently is not. In January, CNN began reaching out to former Airbnb employees to ask about hidden camera concerns within the industry. “Less than a month for every victim,” said Wyzynajtys, the guest who found Allee’s hidden camera.

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☆ Video: Inside CNN’s investigation of Airbnb’s hidden camera problem
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( John General | Audrey Ash | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Fifth Third bank hit must pay penalties for repossessing cars and forcing auto insurance on customers
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Jeanne Sahadi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

The CFPB said it was imposing penalties on the bank for illegally charging customers for unnecessary auto insurance policies. “Fifth Third Bank demanded borrowers pay for coverage they did not need or else face delinquency, additional fees and repossessions,” the agency said in a statement. For its illegal auto insurance activities, the bank must pay $5 million in redress to affected customers, the CFPB said. In 2015, the bank was ordered to pay $18 million to harmed Black and Hispanic borrowers in what CFPB charged was discriminatory auto loan pricing. And it was ordered to pay $3 million to harmed consumers and a $500,000 penalty for illegal credit card practices.

Persons: ”, Rohit Chopra, CFPB, incentivize, ” CFPB, Susan Zaunbrecher Organizations: New, New York CNN — Fifth Third Bank, Consumer Financial, Bureau, Third Bank, Bank, Fifth Locations: New York, Cincinnati , Ohio, Midwest

☆ Webb telescope reveals the smelly atmosphere of nearby giant planet
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Now, data from the James Webb Space Telescope has revealed another intriguing feature of the planet known as HD 189733b: It smells like rotten eggs. Located only 64 light-years from Earth, HD 189733b is the nearest hot Jupiter that astronomers can study as the planet passes in front of its star. HD 189733b only takes about two Earth days to complete a single orbit around its star, Fu said. Webb’s data also showed levels of heavy metals on HD 189733b that are similar to those found on Jupiter. “HD 189733b is a benchmark planet, but it represents just a single data point,” Fu said.

Persons: James Webb, ”, Guangwei Fu, Fu, ” Fu, Webb, they’re, “ Organizations: CNN, Johns Hopkins University

☆ Elina Svitolina wears Wimbledon black ribbon for Ukraine after missile strikes
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( James Hansen | Charlie Eccleshare | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

This story has been updated to reflect Elina Svitolina’s comments in her post-match press conference at Wimbledon. WIMBLEDON — Elina Svitolina wore a black ribbon during her Wimbledon last-16 match against Wang Xiyu, after Russian missile strikes killed and injured more than 100 Ukrainians across the country this morning. “It’s a very difficult day today for Ukrainian people,” she said, before beginning to cry. Her foundation, established in 2019, has brought over 1000 young Ukrainian players into tennis coaching. When asked whether she would shake her hand at this match, Svitolina said “she changed her nationality, so it means she doesn’t want to represent her original country, so it works.”(Andrej Isakovic/AFP via Getty Images)

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☆ Actor known for roles on ‘Bob’s Burgers’ and ‘Arrested Development’ pleads guilty over role in Capitol attack
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Casey Gannon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Jay Johnston, the actor known for his roles on “Arrested Development,” “Bob’s Burgers” and other TV shows, pleaded guilty Monday over his involvement in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. Johnston pleaded guilty to one felony count of civil disorder. According to charging documents, Johnston took a shield from officers and used it to push against police defending the tunnel. Charging documents also say that Johnston acknowledged his involvement in the Capitol attack, texting an associate that it “actually wasn’t” an attack. That associate was asked by FBI investigators to confirm photos showing Johnston at the Capitol on January 6.

Persons: CNN — Jay Johnston, Johnston, ” Johnson, ”, Carl Nichols Organizations: CNN, Prosecutors, Capitol, FBI, US Locations: Lower West Terrace

☆ NASCAR unveils electric SUV, but the race series isn’t giving gasoline the boot
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

But, if NASCAR is known for anything, it’s the loud V8 internal combustion engines that power the race car. That’s why NASCAR wants to make it very clear that gasoline-burning race cars are in no immediate danger of extinction. ABB is also heavily involved in Formula E, the electric racing series affiliated with Formula 1. With many changes over the years, modern NASCAR race cars bear little resemblance to the Toyotas and Chevrolets that typical Americans own. This time, designers wanted to maintain that resemblance between the race car and the vehicles fans drive, which are, increasingly, SUVs.

Persons: ”, Riley Nelson, NASCAR’s, John Probst, Michael Plaster, Nelson, we’re, Probst, “ Organizations: CNN, NASCAR, ABB, Formula E, Formula, National Association for Stock, Auto, Cox Automotive

☆ What to expect from the June jobs report
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

That said, the job market of today is far different than it was 30 months ago. “The labor market has normalized,” Luke Tilley, Wilmington Trust’s chief economist, told CNN in an interview. As such, Friday’s report could provide a crucial signal as to whether the jobs market is at a stable or even pre-pandemic state — or is perhaps weaker than advertised. The continued upswing in claims has Tilley closely watching an underlying datapoint of the monthly jobs report: Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment. The overall labor force participation rate dipped in May to 62.5% from 62.7%, reversing progress made earlier this year.

Persons: don’t, ” Luke Tilley, ”, Nela Richardson, ” Dean Baker, aren’t, Tilley, ” Tilley, That’s, Julia Pollak, ” Pollak, Rachel Sederberg, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Biden, Jerome Powell, Powell, “, can’t, Lightcast’s Organizations: CNN, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Center for Economic, Policy Research, of Labor, Challenger, ZipRecruiter, ”, CNN Business, Workers, Federal Reserve, Labor Locations: Wilmington, “, Portugal

☆ Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United contract extended until 2026
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( David Ornstein | Mark Critchley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Manchester United have extended Erik ten Hag’s contract through to June 2026. Ten Hag was already under contract at Old Trafford until 2025 but the club have now triggered the existing option of an additional 12 months. AdvertisementThe Dutchman was appointed as United manager in 2022, having won six trophies — including three Eredivisie titles — across four-and-a-half seasons in charge of Ajax. However, we must also be clear that there is still lots of hard work ahead to reach the levels expected of Manchester United, which means challenging for English and European titles. GO DEEPER Inside the season that put Erik ten Hag's Manchester United role under review(Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

Persons: Erik, “, De Zerbi, Dan Ashworth, ”, Crystal, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Rene Hake, Benni McCarthy, Mitchell van der, Steve McClaren, Darren Fletcher, Van Nistelrooy, Hake, Van der Gaag, McCarthy, Mike Hewitt Organizations: Manchester United, Old, Ajax, Manchester, “, Premier League, Champions League, FA, Manchester City, Athletic, United, Burnley, Dutch, PSV Eindhoven, PSV, Ten, Go, FC Twente, FC Utrecht Locations: Old Trafford, United, Netherlands

☆ Bob’s Stores is closing all of its stores after nearly 70 years in business
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York CNN —Bob’s Stores, a discount store located in northeast America, is shutting down after seven decades in business. “We regret that our financial position necessitated the liquidation of Bob’s Stores,” Dave Barton, president of Bob’s Stores, said in a press release. All locations are offering steep discounts on everything the company sells, ranging from shoes to clothing. In 2022, Bob’s Stores was sold to GoDigital Media Group. Bob’s joins a growing number of retail bankruptcies in 2024, spurred from a slowdown in consumer spending and rising inflation.

Persons: Dave Barton, “ Bob’s, ” Bob’s, Bob’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, Bob’s, Marshalls, GoDigital Media Locations: New York, America, Connecticut, Massachusetts , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York, Rhode Island

☆ How Denisovans survived and thrived on ‘the roof of the world’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“We know that the Denisovans lived, occupied the cave and this Tibetan plateau for such a long time, we really want to know, how did they live there? Analysis of bone fragments unearthed during excavations at Baishiya Karst Cave have revealed what animals Denisovans butchered, ate and processed. Traces of Denisovan DNA found in present-day people suggest the ancient species likely once lived across much of Asia. Many of the bones recovered from Baishiya Karst Cave, like this spotted hyena vertebra, contain traces of human activities such as cut marks. Unlike Denisova Cave, which was occupied by early modern humans and Neanderthals as well as Denisovans, current evidence suggests that Denisovans were the only group of humans to live at Baishiya Karst Cave, Zhang said.

Persons: CNN — Denisovans, Denisovans, ”, Dongju Zhang, Zhang, Denisovan, Frido Welker, Xia Li, Welker, Dongju, Samantha Brown, ” Brown Organizations: CNN, Lanzhou University, Globe, Paleoanthropology, University of Copenhagen, Mass, Junior, Palaeoproteomics, Germany’s University of Tübingen Locations: Xiahe, China’s Gansu, —, China, Lanzhou, Cave, Altai, Siberia, Asia, Laos, Southeast Asia, Ganjia, Australia

☆ Manchester United to cut 250 jobs as Sir Jim Ratcliffe continues Old Trafford cost-cutting
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Adam Crafton | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

Manchester United today told staff that the club is intending to cut 250 jobs as new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe continues his bid to slash costs at Old Trafford. All department and levels within the club will be impacted and the club says it will not include staff at their charitable arm, the Manchester United Foundation. What power does INEOS have over how Manchester United are run? Because it is a policy change, it would have been shared across the leaders of the football club but it was not something that needed board approval to be implemented. By Dan SheldonGO DEEPER Explained: INEOS' bid to cut non-football staff at Manchester United(Marc Atkins/Getty Images)

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☆ US job openings unexpectedly grew in May, reflecting a still resilient labor market
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The number of available jobs in the US unexpectedly grew in May, signaling continued resilience in the nation’s labor market. Job openings jumped higher to 8.14 million in May, from a downwardly revised 7.91 million in April, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) report released Tuesday. While both hires and job openings rates (as a percentage of total employment) ticked higher for May, the quits rate and layoffs rate were unchanged. The labor market appears to be at a crossroads, Nick Bunker, Indeed Hiring Lab’s head of economic research, wrote in commentary posted Tuesday. But some Fed officials have noted that the job market has lost momentum recently and that it’s highly unclear whether it will continue to hold steady or weaken further.

Persons: Economists, “, ” Robert Frick, switchers, David Tinsley, Nick Bunker, ” Bunker, ”, you’ve, Austan Goolsbee, ” Marisa DiNatale Organizations: CNN, Bureau of Labor Statistics ’, Labor, Navy Federal Credit Union, Industries, Bank of America, Bank of America Institute, “, Federal Reserve, Chicago Fed, Bloomberg, European Central Bank, Moody’s, Labor Statistics Locations: Sintra , Portugal

CNN —A major Supreme Court ruling Friday that shifted power from the executive branch to the judiciary stands to transform how the federal government works. By overturning a 1984 precedent, the court’s conservative majority has made countless regulations vulnerable to legal challenge. The Supreme Court ruling could boost efforts by conservatives who have taken aim at the Biden Environmental Protection Agency’s rules limiting planet-warming pollution from vehicles, oil and gas wells and pipelines, and power plants. The ruling has injected legal uncertainty into regulations of all types, including those on technology, labor, the environment and health care. But the Supreme Court has yet to decide a case heard this term that might gut that limitation.

Persons: ”, Kent Barnett, —, Thomas Berry, John Roberts, Roberts, Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor, Joe Biden, Shawn ThewPool, Adam Rust, ” Rust, Andrew Schwartzman, Alexander MacDonald, ” MacDonald, Sharon Block, ” Block, Biden, Andrew Twinamatsiko, ” Twinamatsiko, “, Paul Gallant, TD Cowen, David Vladeck, Chevron —, Ann Carlson, Carlson, David Doniger Organizations: CNN, Biden, University of Georgia School of Law, Chevron, Natural Resources Defense, Republican, Democratic, Cato Institute . Chief, State of, Consumer, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Federation of America, “, Supreme, Securities, Exchange Commission, Benton Institute for Broadband & Society, Department of Labor, National Labor Relations Board, Opportunity Commission, Harvard Law School, Center, Labor, American Cancer Society, US Food and Drug Administration, US Department of Health, Human Services, Medicare, Services, Medicaid, Human Services Department, HHS, O’Neill Institute for National, Global Health Law, Georgetown University, FDA, Federal Communications Commission, EPA, National, Traffic Safety Administration, University of California, Natural Resources Defense Council Locations: Obamacare, Chevron, State, Washington , DC, Texas, Littler, Los Angeles

☆ The Boeing saga has reached a new level of absurdity
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —If you’re a PR person, I can’t possibly think of a harder job right now than working at Boeing. Boeing held a press conference from a factory in Renton, Washington, on Thursday to talk about quality improvements. But strangely enough, Boeing sharing that information itself got Boeing in trouble with the NTSB. Clean up, clean up everybody everywhereWhen the NTSB’s statement went out, Boeing’s PR team went back into crisis clean-up mode. At the same time, rules are rules no matter how hypocritical they are.

Persons: It’s, they’d, Max, Elizabeth Lund, Lund, Gregory Wallace, Chris Isidore, ” Lund, “, that’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, Boeing, Alaska Airlines, Senate, National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB, ”, Department of Justice, CNN, Boeing’s PR Locations: New York, Renton , Washington

☆ Sam Altman says Airbnb’s CEO gave him countless hours of advice on growing OpenAI: He was ‘almost always right’
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Alex Koller | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he leaned heavily on advice from his friend Brian Chesky — CEO and co-founder of Airbnb — after ChatGPT became a global phenomenon. Here's where you're behind, here's what you're screwing up, here's what you got to proactively do, here's what you got to think about.'" Chesky was "almost always right," Altman added. The hours of guidance impacted key areas of OpenAI's business, according to Altman: Chesky instructed him on who to hire and how to "map" out the company's strategy. More recently, Chesky told him that he was "probably not thinking enough about" the political consequences of the company's generative AI technology, Altman added.

Persons: Sam Altman, Brian Chesky, Airbnb, ChatGPT, Altman, Chesky, Altman's, Brian Organizations: Aspen Ideas, Microsoft

Thursday night’s Copa América contest between the U.S. men’s national team and Panama was not lacking for drama. The result puts the U.S.’s Copa América on life support as they prepare to close out the group against Uruguay on Monday in Kansas City. 12′: USMNT goalkeeper Matt Turner knocked to the ground after challenge from Cesar Blackman. Weah will now miss the group finale against Uruguay, and winger is one of the thinnest positions for the USMNT. If he is now to miss the crucial Group C game against Uruguay it will be a major headache for Berhalter.

Persons: Jose Fajardo, Weston McKennie, Tim Ream, Matt Turner, Cesar Blackman, Tim Weah, Roderick Miller ., Blackman, Turner, Ethan Horvath, Gregg Berhalter, Cameron Carter, Vickers lunge, Adalberto Carrasquilla, Christian, Tim Weah’s, Weah, Panama’s Roderick Miller, ” Berhalter, “, Ivan Barton, Eduardo Munoz, Berhalter, Vickers, Gio Reyna, Johnny Cardoso, Tyler Adams, Paul Tenorio Balogun’s, Folarin Balogun, bui, aga, tim, Ric, er Wh, e, onl y Organizations: Copa América, U.S, men’s, CONCACAF, Panama, Uruguay, Lille, Getty Images, AS Monaco, Bolivia, pla Locations: Panama, Kansas City, U.S, Jos

☆ Kaz Hosaka, 65, Dies; Led Two Poodles to Westminster Glory
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Richard Sandomir | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Kaz Hosaka, a prominent Japanese-born dog handler who guided two miniature poodles to Best in Show victories at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show — the second one just last month — died on Sunday in Langhorne, Pa. His wife, Roxanne Wolf, said the cause was a traumatic brain injury as a result of a fall. Mr. Hosaka was a masterly handler for more than 40 years. Edge, a lifestyle magazine, recently said he was “to the poodle world what Michael Jordan is to basketball. Smooth, clever, elegant and nearly unbeatable.”In a profile in The New York Times in 2009, he was described as “an artist who tends his poodles’ poufs as if they were bonsai trees from his native Japan.”Mr. Hosaka radiated intensity, from the backstage grooming area to the green carpeted show rings, said David Frei, a former voice of the televised Westminster show and the club’s former communications director.

Persons: Kaz Hosaka, —, Roxanne Wolf, Hosaka, Michael Jordan, ” Mr, David Frei Organizations: Westminster Kennel, New York Times Locations: Japanese, Langhorne, Pa, Japan

☆ Afghanistan enjoys historic run to T20 World Cup semifinals: ‘Cricket is the only source of happiness back home’
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Ben Morse | Masoud Popalzai | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Afghanistan fans celebrate the team's win against Bangladesh at the T20 World Cup. Gurbaz is the leading run scorer at the T20 World Cup. “That Afghanistan team got into the semis for the first time,” the 25-year-old told the International Cricket Council (ICC) website. It’s an unbelievable feeling.”Khan (middle) celebrates the dismissal of India's Rishabh Pant at the T20 World Cup. And in a statement posted online, the Afghanistan Cricket Board expressed its “disappointment” towards Australia’s decision and “reiterates its stance on neutral and politics-free cricket across the globe.”

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