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Story highlightsMalta planning scheme to offer citizenship for €650,000 to wealthy foreignersMaltese PM predicts scheme will bring in more than €30M annuallyApplicants have to go through 4-tier due diligence vetting processRising criticism leads Malta to review and possibly amend planThe government of the small Mediterranean island of Malta recently announced proposals to start selling citizenship of its nation to foreigners for €650,000 (about $888,000). But faced with rising criticism both in Malta and other European Union countries, the Maltese government has temporarily halted the law's implementation and will review its requirements. The European Parliament is to hold a debate on the scheme on 15 January 2014. "The citizenship scheme as adopted by the Maltese Parliament in recent weeks seems to be a clear abuse of EU citizenship and Schengen rules, said European People's Party chairman Joseph Daul. "Even if the Maltese give in to reason, and drop this scheme, it remains important that the European Parliament debates this issue."But Malta continues to defend the program, which is said to target affluent individuals in order to boost Malta's economy, but insists: "It's not an over-the-counter sale of citizenships, said Kurt Farrugia, head of Communications for the Maltese government. "Applicants have to go through a thorough due diligence screening process, he told CNN. "We are still discussing the details and regulations and there might be amendments made, for example to the fee of €650,000," Farrugia said. The unique program, would give holders of this Maltese passport a tremendous amount of liberty. Unlike other similar programs in the European Union, applicants for program are not obliged to live in Malta before being granted a passport. Instead, if the application is successful and the applicant is wealthy enough to spare the large sum, he or she will get a Maltese passport -- and therefore EU citizenship -- immediately. So, the applicant could theoretically live in any of the other 27 member states of the European Union. Malta joined the EU in 2004; it is a member of the Schengen borderless travel area, and has a visa waiver agreement with the United States -- all perks that would come with Maltese citizenship for foreigners. Maltese citizenship already allows a holder to travel to 163 countries across the globe without a visa. Malta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has predicted that the scheme will bring in more than $41 million (€30 million) annually, and help ease the country's deficit, while also attracting "high value" people who could potentially invest in the island. Henley & Partners, an international firm specializing in international immigration and citizenship law, will administer the initiative. "Of course Malta is trying to raise capital with the program, but it is also opening its doors to a very beneficial segment of the world population, said Eric Major, the company's CEO. "Many people conduct businesses abroad, but they are restricted by the passports they hold to do international travel," he added.The change of plan means people can register their interest in the scheme with Henley & Partners, but cannot officially apply until the Maltese government reveals its planned amendments.Once the law goes into effect, applicants will have to go through a 4-tier due diligence process.After filling out the application documents, the application is reviewed on online databases, this is followed by a background check and a risk assessment which examines the applicant's nationality, job sector and where he or she conducts business. Lastly the information is verified against government databases, including CIA, FBI and UK police files. Previous criminal convictions, misstating or fabricating information or issues with the applicant's source of wealth could all lead to an application being refused. In the best case scenario, Henley & Partners expects the whole process, from filing an application to getting a passport, to take about four to six months. "Malta is taking many thorough steps in the vetting process," said Major. Major says he expected between 200 and 300 people a year to be willing to stump up the estimated $1.2 million (€850,000) cost of applying, once processing fees and other expenses are taken into account.Whether anything can be done to stop the program's implementation, still remains to be seen. The European Union said it could not interfere with citizenship decisions made by individual EU countries. "Member states have full sovereignty to decide how and to whom they grant their nationality," said Tove Ernst, press officer for the European Commission. "The European Court of Justice has on several occasions confirmed the principle of international law, that it is for each member state to lay down the conditions for the acquisition of its nationality," he said. Simon Busuttil, leader of Malta's opposition Nationalist Party, called the program's passage a "black day for democracy." Some critics also claim that the program favors the super-rich and provides a fast-track entry into the European Union, while foreigners with no financial means are excluded from the program. Neil Falzon, director of the aditus foundation, a Malta-based human rights NGO, said: "Many people who desperately need to come to the EU simply cannot do it and the boat tragedies out at sea are witness to this," he said. "We have men, women and children fleeing wars and persecution who are unable to obtain legal entry to the EU simply because no embassy will grant them an entry visa."Several European Union countries offer residence permits that include free movement within the Schengen area, in exchange for high fees and the requirement to invest in the country, like Britain's Tier 1 investor scheme for non-EU citizens with £1 million ($1.6 million) or more of private funds available for investment in the UK. In contrast to other existing immigration programs, the Maltese version is an expedited citizenship program. "The program is aimed at cash-rich but time-poor people. There is a growing breed of individuals who don't have the time to be in one country for more than four months, Major said, praising Malta's PM as "a visionary who sees the benefits of globalization."Read more: Europe's golden visas lure rich ChineseRead more: Mediterranean becoming immigrants' 'cemetery' Read more: How illegal immigrants get into the EU

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(CNN)Administration officials are weighing a proposal that could result in parents and kids once again being split up by the US government -- but this time, it would be the parents' choice.The proposal would give detained immigrant families two options: remain detained together while their case works its way through the system, or allow children to be released from custody after 20 days while their parents stay behind bars.13,000 migrant children in detention: America's horrifying realityThe administration is weighing whether to start a pilot program to see how it would work and how parents would proceed with their decisions, a senior Department of Homeland Security official told CNN Monday.Known as "binary choice," the proposal drew widespread attention -- and sharp condemnation from advocacy groups -- when it was reported by The Washington Post on Friday. But it isn't a new idea. It came up in court filings back in July.There are still more questions than answers about this latest policy push. Here's what we know so far:Read MoreA pilot program is under consideration, but it hasn't started yetSpecific details like location and length of a pilot program are still being discussed internally, the senior DHS official said. It has not started yet. If implemented, a "binary choice" policy would be new.The reasoning for this proposal, officials have said, is twofold:1) Immigrant children can only be detained for 20 days under a 1997 court settlement, but officials don't want that to limit how long they can hold families.2) Officials are trying to deter increasing numbers of families crossing the border.But "binary choice" isn't the only thing officials are doing to deter undocumented migrants from traveling to the US. Officials have also been placing advertising in Central America to warn would-be migrants of the dangers of the journey. Mexico has also been cooperating "to a degree," the senior DHS official said, by stopping people trying to enter Mexico from Guatemala. White House adviser Stephen Miller has been pushing internally for the "binary choice" option to be implemented, but officials haven't decided yet if they're going that route, a senior administration official told CNN's Liz Landers on Friday.Trump wouldn't give a straight answer when asked whether his administration plans to separate families again.Is the administration on the verge of renewing its efforts to separate families? The issue came up in Trump's "60 Minutes" interview Sunday, and his comments were anything but clear.Watchdog report says admin was 'not fully prepared' for family separations at border"When you allow the parents to stay together, OK, when you allow that, then what happens is people are gonna pour into our country," Trump said."So are you gonna go back to that?" Stahl asked.The administration is "looking at a lot of things," Trump replied.Stahl pressed the President to give a "yes or no" answer on whether the administration plans to return to separating migrant families."I will only -- I can't -- you can't say yes or no," Trump said. "What I can say is this: There are consequences from coming into a country, namely our country, illegally."Officials have been talking about doing this for months. And a judge signed off in August.We got our first hint this could be in the offing back in July, when government attorneys filed paperwork indicating as much in federal court in California.A 1997 federal court settlement bars ICE from keeping minors in custody for more than 20 days. The Trump administration has been trying to get around this on multiple fronts, including efforts to write a new federal regulation to nullify it.'I wouldn't wish it even on my worst enemy': Reunited immigrant moms write letters from detentionBut in the meantime, government attorneys asked for an assist from US District Judge Dana Sabraw, who's been weighing an ACLU class action lawsuit over family separations. Sabraw ordered the government to reunite most of the families it separated in June and has been holding regular hearings to monitor officials' progress.In a joint motion, ACLU and government attorneys asked Sabraw to agree that his ruling requiring officials to reunite separated families didn't limit the government's discretion to detain parents. That motion outlined the plan that's now described as "binary choice."Sabraw signed off on that motion with a court order in August. View note As details emerged about the proposal in recent days, advocates swiftly slammed it."Forcing families to choose between indefinite incarceration and family separation is no choice at all," Human Rights First said on Twitter. "Instead of employing effective and human strategies, the administration wants to rain cruelty on fleeing families."Detaining more families is harder than it sounds.Separating families is the part of this proposal that's getting the most attention. But there's also a flip side."Binary choice," as its been outlined, could also lead to an increasing number of families being detained.And there's a major logistical hurdle the administration faces if it moves forward with a plan to detain more families: finding space.No, you're not crazy. There are way more campaign ads about immigration this yearICE has three family detention centers -- two in Texas and one in Pennsylvania. Together they can hold about 3,000 parents and kids. But more than four times that many family members were apprehended in August alone, according to CBP.Administration officials have already warned they're out of space and have been releasing families they don't have room to detain. But the senior DHS official said there's enough family detention space to start a pilot program.The issue, according to the official, is that Health and Human Services facilities for unaccompanied and "separated children," are at capacity.CNN's Liz Landers, Laura Jarrett and Gustavo Valdes contributed to this report.

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(CNN)Alphonso Davies has packed a lot into his life for a 20 year old.A refugee whose parents had to flee civil war, the Bayern Munich footballer has already won more trophies than most players dream of winning in a career.But Davies isn't only interested in entertaining football fans on the pitch. He's garnered a mammoth following on TikTok, posting online to "put a smile on someone's face," as well as his own. "When you make a video or TikTok, you have to enjoy your own content," he tells CNN Sports' Amanda Davies. A life outside of footballRead MoreFans clearly enjoy Davies' satirical brand of humor. Last year, he went viral after creating a one-man re-enactment from the beloved comedy series "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," lip-syncing his way through a police line-up scene. He plays the roles of Andy Samberg's New York cop Jake Peralta, a witness, and every one of the suspects harmonizing to the Backstreet Boys' "I Want It That Way."Despite it being a technically challenging sketch to produce, he says it's his favorite one he's created so far. Davies has become a TikTok star over lockdown, posting content for his four million plus followers. "That took almost 45 minutes to make because I had to change different outfits and stuff like that, get the words right," he says. "That was fun to make. I got a lot of good positive feedback from that video."He hopes to publish content that entertains his audience, irrespective of whether they follow him for his football achievements, or for his sense of humor. "It keeps me busy and it doesn't just show Alphonso Davies the footballer, it shows Alphonso Davies the person as well.""[It] shows them that I have a life outside of football."Dealing with hate But if Davies enjoys his social media presence because it gives him the opportunity to connect with fans, he's also experienced the peril of existing as a Black man in the spotlight.In December 2020, he and his girlfriend -- Paris Saint-Germain forward Jordyn Huitema -- revealed they had received racist abuse after sharing a picture of themselves on holiday in Ibiza in August. Bayern president Herbert Hainer leaped to the couple's defense at the time."Exclusion, discrimination, hatred and violence in every form have no place in our world. No matter where you come from -- football offers us all a home," he told German newspaper Bild. "Football has the power to connect people. As FC Bayern, we always want to contribute to this," Hainer added. Davies continues to receive hate comments, but he remains unfazed. "There's a lot of people out there that you're going to get hate from, not everybody's going to love you," he says. "I was raised around good people [...] they kept me strong." In December 2020, Davies and his girlfriend, Paris Saint-Germain forward Jordyn Huitema, revealed they had received racist abuse on social media."Some people have some ugly stuff to say, but I know they're just behind a screen typing. It doesn't really affect me."Eliminating sustained racist abuse online is something the sport's governing bodies don't yet have a handle on. Just weeks after some of English football's biggest stakeholders participated in a social media boycott to try and combat the problem, Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford was subject to racist hate comments following his side's defeat to Villarreal in the Europa League final. "The things that happened with Marcus Rashford after the Europa League final, it was ugly to see," Davies says. "We're footballers, but we're humans as well. We breathe, sleep, eat like everyone else.""I think whichever players are getting this hate, they handle it well [...] It's not easy to see, it's very difficult.""Ever since I was little, I knew that people have different ideas, different opinions on everything," he adds. "If you stay true to yourself, I don't think any of those can affect you."Giving backIn June, he rode the latest digital trend by launching his first non-fungible token (NFT) collection, which included three unique pieces of virtual art created by US-based illustrator Jack Perkins. Before releasing each design, Davies rallied his online followers with a social campaign, which allowed fans to vote on each aspect of the collection's designs. The three winners of the campaign will receive a limited edition NFT, along with the chance for one golden ticket recipient to meet Davies and be presented with a signed UEFA Champions League winners' shirt.Binance, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, will host and trade the NFTs on its NFT marketplace. "It was a great way for some artists to show their work," he says. "Digital art is something different [...] I thought it was a cool idea to get involved." Davies' foray into the world of digital art and cryptocurrency is all for a good cause: 20% of the funds will be donated to multiple charities to help Palestinians.Davies, who was born in a Ghanaian refugee camp, hopes he can use his platform to give back to displaced communities. "I have people close to my heart that are from that country. I've seen what's going on and I think it was a quick decision for me to support them," he says. "Everything that's going on there, I think everyone deserves to get respected [...] and treated with dignity."Advocating for displaced people across the world is an issue that he is deeply affected by. The 20-year-old might be the face of Canadian soccer, but he emerged from humble beginnings. Davies was born in a Ghanaian refugee camp to Liberian parents who were fleeing their country's civil war. "I was in a refugee camp, people helped us, and I just want to give back to them," he says. "I think it's a good thing to do." JUST WATCHEDDavies talks to Amanda Davies about the launch of his NFT seriesReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHDavies talks to Amanda Davies about the launch of his NFT series 02:25Migrating to CanadaAt the age of five, Davies left Buduburam refugee camp in Ghana with his parents and moved to start a new life in Edmonton, Canada. "When my parents came to Canada, they told me some stories about their time in Ghana. It's sad, it was a tough time and it was hard," he says. "Growing up listening to these stories, I just want to make a better life for my family."His mother and father worked long hours to make ends meet. Davies himself helped raise his two younger siblings while attending Mother Teresa Catholic School, where his talents were first spotted. He subsequently joined St. Nicholas Soccer Academy, and by the age of 14, he was enrolled in the Vancouver Whitecaps' residency program -- a development scheme that would see him become the first player born in the 2000s to play in the MLS.Davies won the Golden Boot as the top scorer at the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup and the Young Player Award as the tournament's most promising player.The following year, Davies became a Canadian citizen and, on the same day, earned his first international call up, becoming the youngest player in Canada men's football history. Though he doesn't have many memories of his life in Ghana, looking back, he says his parents' sacrifice fuels his ambition and sense of purpose. "It's a story that is part of me, and looking back, I can't believe we made it out, which was amazing.""I remember how hard they [parents] worked to free their family. Every time I step on the pitch, it's for them."Early success at BayernSince joining Bayern in the 2018 January transfer window, Davies has had incredible success with the club. He's lifted six trophies with coach Hansi Flick, all in the space of 12 months, including his third Bundesliga title this season and his first Champions League in 2020. But when he arrived at the club, he was overwhelmed by its legendary starting lineup and folkloric history. He describes his first time walking into the locker room, looking at his new teammates' pictures on the wall, as an "incredible" experience. Davies (right) with Bayern star Robert Lewandowski (left) and former Bayern defender David Alaba (center). "Words can't really explain it [...] In my mind, I was thinking there's no way these are the real people," he says. "And then Robben walks in the room, and it's a real guy, it's not a cartoon.""[I] shook his hand and he introduced himself, very polite, humble guy, it was amazing," he adds. "Everything I've accomplished, it's been amazing [...] when I got my opportunity, I told myself, 'Take your opportunity,' and I took it."He especially looks up to ex-teammate David Alaba, who has joined Real Madrid after over 10 years at the Bavarian club. "I was very excited to meet David Alaba because obviously when we were little, he was a role model for most of the kids back home." 'I'm excited for the future'Davies is gearing up for new changes on the horizon, with RB Leipzig's Julian Nagelsmann set to take over from Flick as the club's head coach next season. "We know he's a good coach coming in. He has new ideas, new style of play," he says. "We know he's on the younger side of the coaching world, but that doesn't matter [...] he's going to come in and really bring his wisdom and what he knows to the football club." Despite a changing of the guard, Davies' aspirations for the club remain the same, with the intention of winning the Champions League in 2022 and clinching six trophies in one season. "We know it's not going to be easy. It's going to be really difficult. But I feel like with the team, we can do it again.""My time is not done with Bayern. I still have a lot more years there and a lot more trophies to win, so I'm excited for the future." Since sustaining a tear in his left ankle during Canada's build-up to the Gold Cup, Bayern announced in July that Davies will spend some time "on the sidelines" and rehab in Munich. Davies has since returned to training. Bayern's first Bundesliga game is against Borussia Monchengladbach on Friday, August 13.

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(CNN)Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows provided the House select committee investigating the January 6 riot with text messages and emails that show he was "exchanging with a wide range of individuals while the attack was underway," according to a source with knowledge of the communications.The messages on Meadows' personal cell phone and email account, which were voluntarily handed over without any claim of executive privilege, relate to "what Donald Trump was doing and not doing during the riot," the source added.These communications offer a window into what people were texting to Meadows on January 6, what he was telling them about Trump in real time, and what the former President was doing for those hours while the Capitol was under attack and rioters were chanting "Hang Mike Pence," according to the source. While a handful of Trump loyalists have defied the committee, the source familiar with the investigation said there are "many people every week coming in to testify and produce documents." In some instances, "multiple people a day," appear before the committee, the source added.The committee's works is happening on two levels -- in public and behind closed doors. The committee has said it has subpoenaed about 40 individuals, but the source tells CNN there are a large number of additional subpoenas that have not been revealed publicly. The source says that among these witnesses are "names we will recognize" and eventually those are likely to become public as well.Read MoreIn a letter sent to the Meadows' attorney on Wednesday, the committee hinted at the content of the texts it has received from Trump's former chief of staff. The letter noted Meadows provided the committee with "text messages about the need for the former President to issue a public statement that could have stopped the January 6th attack on the Capitol."Meadows plays both sides of January 6 probe while clock ticks on investigationThe source familiar with the communications tells CNN the texts may not reflect well on the former president. On Wednesday, Meadows filed a lawsuit against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and select committee members after the panel announced it intends to move forward with criminal contempt proceedings against him.GOP Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, who serves as the committee's vice chairwoman, reacted to Meadows' lawsuit by telling CNN, "We look forward to litigating that," noting that Meadows is refusing to answer questions about documents that he turned over voluntarily to the committee."The committee has received a number of extremely interesting, non-privileged documents from Mr. Meadows," she said. "They include documents that are directly related to what President Trump should have been doing on January 6 during the attack, and now he is refusing to appear to answer questions about those non privileged documents."

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Story highlightsA giant hangar-like shield has been slid over Chernobyl's damaged reactor to secure the site The shield is reportedly the largest moveable, land-based structure ever built (CNN)It can withstand a tornado and is so massive it could house Paris' famed Notre-Dame Cathedral.A giant shield designed to protect the nuclear reactor damaged 30 years ago at Chernobyl has reached its final resting place, completing an unprecedented engineering feat.Known as the New Safe Confinement (NSC), the shield will seal off an aging shelter -- built hastily after the disaster occurred in 1986 in what is now northern Ukraine -- that is leaking radioactive material. A first for modern engineering, the Chernobyl shield is the largest moveable, land-based structure ever built, according the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), which manages funding for the international project. The arch-shaped steel structure was assembled nearby and moved more than 1,000 feet into position with the help of a special skidding system of hydraulic jacks that pushed the mammoth shield one stroke at a time. Read More"Many people had doubts and didn't believe... However, I congratulate you, dear friends. Yes, we did it," said Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko during a ceremony at Chernobyl commemorating the event.The new protective shield enclosing Chernobyl's damaged reactor was pushed into position Tuesday. A devastating blast The Chernobyl disaster, in what was then the Soviet Union, remains the worst nuclear power plant accident in history. A series of errors and technical malfunctions led to the meltdown of the No. 4 Reactor, which exploded on April 26, 1986, releasing radioactive plumes into the air. The blast at Chernobyl was nearly 400 times more potent than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency. Nearly 5 million people were exposed to whole-body radiation from the accident, and countless numbers have since died from radiation symptoms, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency and the World Health Organization. More than 100,000 residents were evacuated from the affected area and a 19-mile exclusion zone is still in place. Birth defects and cancer rates among residents in the area exposed to radiation are still high.JUST WATCHED1987: Chernobyl ghost townReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCH1987: Chernobyl ghost town 02:31 'One-of-a-kind technological challenge'Construction of the NSC is expected to be finished in late 2017 when the shield is fully sealed. The project costs some $1.7 billion and has been funded by contributions from more than 40 countries and organizations through the Chernobyl Shelter Fund -- the largest international collaboration on nuclear safety to date, according to EBRD. JUST WATCHEDContaining Chernobyl's radiation leakReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHContaining Chernobyl's radiation leak 01:07A consortium of two French construction firms, called Novarka, started building the shield in 2010. Its project director, Nicolas Caille, said the NSC will ensure "optimal safety conditions" for the Ukrainian people over the next century, calling the endeavor a "one-of-a-kind technological challenge." Rising 360 feet into the air with a span of 850 feet and length of 540 feet, the shield is tall enough to cover the Statue of Liberty and longer than two Boeing 777 jets placed end to end. It weighs over 36,000 tons, including the equipment inside, and has a lifespan of over 100 years, according to EBRD. The structure has a sophisticated ventilation system that eliminates the risk of corrosion. JUST WATCHEDChernobyl devastation seen from aboveReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHChernobyl devastation seen from above 01:06"This is our contribution to the future, in line with our responsibility for those who will come after us," said Igor Gramotkin, Director-General of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. The equipment inside the shield will be connected electronically to a control room outside, allowing all operations inside the dome to be managed remotely. The goal is to eventually safely dismantle the damaged structure underneath.

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(Reuters)Ukrainian challenger Oleksandr Usyk on Thursday dismissed concerns that he did not possess the size and strength to take out world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, saying that the "power is in your spirit."The Briton will put his IBF, WBA and WBO belts on the line on Saturday against the undefeated Usyk, a former cruiserweight who is 18-0 in his professional career."People talk a lot... we'll see on Saturday what happens... because the power is in your spirit, it's not about being big or small," said Usyk, who has fought only twice before as a heavyweight.While new to the heavyweight division, Usyk tore through the cruiserweight class after turning pro eight years ago, becoming one of boxing's rare unified champions in 2018 by winning all four belts in the category."David Haye was three times smaller than Nikolai Valuev which shows that it doesn't matter," he said. The 34-year-old added that he expected a chess match in the initial rounds of the bout.'Maybe, he wasn't the problem. Maybe, I was': How Muhammad Ali stayed true to himself on his path to becoming an iconRead MoreJoshua, who last fought in December 2020 when he knocked out Bulgarian challenger Kubrat Pulev, said: "Happy to be back again, you have to want to train and put the work in and improve and practise... I'm not an easy fight for anyone, I like fighting. God has blessed me, shown me the path to get into boxing."The 31-year-old was slated to take on compatriot Tyson Fury in Saudi Arabia this year but the fight was cancelled after an American arbitrator ordered Fury to take on Deontay Wilder in a third bout."This fight gives me the motivation to practise. I want to give more and more each day. I'm still in camp now, this is just another day in camp ... if you tell me I was fighting King Kong I would give it a go. This is my job," said Joshua ahead of the bout at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.Usyk said that the fight had the potential to make history. "I'm grateful that this is happening ... people will remember this fight for a long time."READ: 'The razzmatazz is important,' says Eddie HearnJoshua added that he had studied a lot of his opponent and was a fan of the Ukrainian's style of boxing. "(Usyk) was fighting 10 or 12 years as an amateur before he went to the Olympics, and the worlds, so he is probably happy to be in this position -- the cream always rises to the top."

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Paul Callan is a CNN legal analyst, a former New York homicide prosecutor and counsel to the New York law firm of Edelman & Edelman PC, focusing on wrongful conviction and civil rights cases. Follow him on Twitter @paulcallan. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion on CNN. (CNN)Judge Amy Coney Barrett delivered a relatively flawless showing in her controversial Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday. A few hours into the questioning a senator asked her to display the notes she was using to provide her detailed answers. She picked up a white notepad with nothing on it but the inscription, "United States Senate" as the hearing room erupted in laughter. Paul Callan With six of her seven children, her husband and other family members watching proudly from the seats behind her, Barrett demonstrated a keen intellect, along with a formidable self-confidence leavened by just the right splash of humility under hours of senatorial questioning. That questioning was mostly respectful. Those waiting to hear Sen. Kamala Harris deliver the kind of fierce prosecutorial attack she aimed at Brett Kavanaugh during his 2018 confirmation hearing instead heard her launch into what sounded like a stump speech about the evils of Donald Trump and his attempts to destroy the Affordable Care Act. Read More After a couple of fearsome sounding "Please answer with a yes or no" questions about nothing even remotely memorable, Harris lapsed into another monologue about Ruth Bader Ginsburg and abortion rights. Virtually all her questions were a retread of questions and topics covered earlier in the day. The vice-presidential candidate didn't even lay a glove on the unscarred Barrett. Also notable was the absence of focus on Judge Barrett's active and devout Roman Catholicism. Politicians are afraid of offending the 70 million Roman Catholics in the United States. Although most Catholics probably don't practice their faith with the fervor of Judge Barrett, throwing stones at a smart Catholic woman with a large family would have been a monstrous mistake -- and it showed in the tepid questions directed at her. Republicans might have been fearful that her association with the charismatic Catholic People of Praise group would lead to her being unfairly characterized as a religious nut like a character from "The Handmaid's Tale." She, however, exceeded all expectations, never losing composure and maintaining that even judicial temperament. There's no good case against confirming Amy Coney Barrett Barrett deftly fielded questions about Roe v. Wade, honoring it as a reaffirmed precedent of the Supreme Court but denying it the title of "super precedent." She patiently explained that according to legal experts "super-precedent" status is only awarded to legal cases like Brown v. Board of Education and other cases which are not disputed by "any serious person." Nonetheless she declined any comment on overruling Roe, pledging an open mind and never allowing her "personal" opinions to interfere with a correct interpretation of the law. In an obviously coordinated effort, Democrats complained about a "rushed" confirmation process taking place while Americans are already voting in a pandemic-hit presidential election. They displayed posters depicting seriously ill constituents stating their lives would be destroyed if the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, were ruled unconstitutional. The senators with their "Show & Tell" displays looked like they were pleading with Judge Barrett for favorable rulings in future cases because they have no way to prove her unqualified for a Supreme Court slot. Throughout the hearing Democrats repeatedly asserted that Barrett would likely rule against the Affordable Care Act (ACA). When confronted with the possibility that she might overturn the Affordable Care Act based on comments she made in a law journal article, Judge Barrett said even though it would be improper to talk about a pending case, there might be a way to save the statute using the judicial concept of "severability," which sometimes permits an unconstitutional part of a statute to be "severed," saving the remainder of the act. While not committing to how she would rule, Barrett claimed to have a completely open mind about the constitutionality of the ACA in its current form now that Congress has removed the "penalty" provision. "I have made no promises and I have no agenda," she said repeatedly. Democrats know they will lose on Barrett, but are aiming for a bigger winMuch of the hearing focused on such matters as Barrett's judicial philosophy of Constitutional "originalism" and "textualism." She believes the Constitution should be interpreted with the original intent of the founding fathers in mind and statutes should be interpreted in accordance with the actual words or "text" used by legislators. Judges should not impose their own policy beliefs to advance changing cultural norms. One of the more interesting lines of questioning of the day was pursued by Judge Barrett's fellow mid-Westerner, Minnesota Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar. Klobuchar recalled going on hiking trips with her mother on snow covered trails in northern Minnesota. They would follow the footprints of deer or other animals hoping to get a glimpse at one. Klobuchar's point: that the only way to determine Barret's likely decisions on such controversial issues as abortion and the ACA is to follow her tracks in prior writings and published decisions. Klobuchar added that following these tracks suggests to her that Barrett will deprive needy Americans of their health insurance and deny women the right of abortion as defined in Roe v. Wade. Barrett strongly disagreed, stating that she decides matters on a case by case basis applying the law as it is written, not as she would personally like the law to be. Throughout the day she invoked words of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg when asked similar questions at her own confirmation hearing about pending cases: "No hints, no previews, no forecasts." Get our free weekly newsletterSign up for CNN Opinion's new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and FacebookJudge Barrett's journey through Klobuchar's snow-covered trail was a great metaphor, but it only led to Harris' uninspired video appearance during the early evening hours. Harris, who refused to attend the hearing in person because of Covid-19 fears, looked a bit harried as she questioned Barrett. When the senator was done, the judge still had the blank, white piece of Senate stationery sitting untouched before her. No one in "The World's Greatest Deliberative Body" had asked a question tough enough to require even a scribbled note.

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(CNN)Had you taken a stroll past the Kia Arena in Melbourne this week, you could have been forgiven for assuming that a rock and roll festival was taking place.If somebody then corrected you and said that the din was actually coming from a singles tennis match at the Australian Open you might have thought perhaps Ashleigh Barty or Rafa Nadal were playing.In fact, the racket was coming from an Australian Open men's doubles quarterfinal. The headline act? 'Special K,' otherwise known as Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis. The Australian wildcard duo have whipped fans into a frenzy throughout their unlikely journey into the semifinals of their home grand slam, peaking with a raucous 7-5 3-6 6-3 quarterfinal victory over Tim Puetz and Michael Venus at a packed Kia Arena on Tuesday.Hype men to the crowd, chest bumps, Cristiano Ronaldo tribute acts -- to highlight the tennis alone would not do justice to the spectacle the Australian pair have provided.Read MoreKyrgios and Kokkinakis have brought a new level of showmanship to the Australian Open doubles competition.Arguably doubles has an awkward place in the tennis world -- with singles events consistently taking precedence in both prize money and coverage -- which makes the attention and adulation that the duo are garnering all the more impressive.Yet for Kyrgios and Kokkinakis, their relationship with the crowd is a symbiotic one, and forms the crux of their motivation to perform."This Australian Open, honestly for us, it's more about the people -- playing for them is more important than our doubles success, Kyrgios said."We haven't drawn up any goals of what we wanna achieve this year in doubles, I just wanna play and give the people of Australia and the Australian Open a show and genuinely try and grow the sport of tennis. "That's why I'm playing, and I know Thanasi is just enjoying it -- this is the most fun we've ever had on the court."The thrill for us is honestly walking out there. This sounds stupid but we worry what happens in the match after," Kokkinakis added."Seeing the support we've got and then the crowd going nuts every time we go out there and how much they're enjoying it, that gets us going and gets us motivated to do better for them."Kyrgios (bottom C) gives a racket to a boy he had hit with a tennis ball.Tears and cheersA perfect encapsulation of the pair's connection with the Melbourne crowd -- as well as Kyrgios' enigmatic personality -- came early in the first set of the quarterfinal when the 26-year-old ferociously lashed a returning dead ball into the crowd after a let serve.The ball struck a child, bringing him to tears, with a mortified Kyrgios covering his mouth in shock. After a brief chat with Kokkinakis, Kyrgios jogged over to the stand to hand over a token of apology to a boy who -- though admittedly still a little watery-eyed -- now brandished a smile, a new racket, and a monster of a story to share at school. The subsequent warm ripple of applause from the crowd was a response the oft-dubbed 'bad boy of tennis' has not always received. On court antics have at times marred an undoubtedly talented career -- an immaturity he admits to -- with Kyrgios telling CNN last year that he had a "love-hate" relationship with the sport.Six years after his grandmother passed away, Nick Kyrgios grapples with demonsYet this doubles run looks to have really fired up Kyrgios and there can be no doubt which side of "love-hate" this year's crowd falls on -- especially the swathe of young fans that have packed into the duo's games at Melbourne Park."There's no way around it, me and Thanasi are definitely role models to the youth in Australia, we obviously attract that crowd," Kyrgios said."I know that over the years i haven't been the best role model but I was just learning how to deal with everything and i think now at 26 i've matured and I definitely realized that a lot of young kids and people -- even people that are low on confidence -- they do look towards us when we go out there."We're not special people, we're normal humans that you might see walking in Australia ... I think we're just relatable, that's what's the best thing about it."Kokkinakis (L) and Kyrgios celebrate after beating Puetz and Venus.RelatableFor the 26-year-old Krygios, difference is the keyword to his place in the sport."Tennis has always had personalities, I've said this before but I think they just struggled to understand that there are different ways to go about it. "You've got Roger Federer and these guys that are just once in a generation athletes -- I can't be like that, we're not like that, there has to be people that are a little more relatable."Ability aside, Krygios and Kokkinakis are putting on a once in a generation spectacle at the Australian Open -- just spare a thought for Melbourne's lovers of peace and quiet should they go all the way.

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(CNN)Insert the obligatory "Oops, she did it again" reference here.Britney Spears has once again disappeared from InstagramOn Wednesday, her followers noticed that Spears had deactivated her account, just as she had back in September. She had most recently been using her account to speak out about her fractured familial relationships and what she says was how she was treated during her conservatorship that ended last year. In September, she was only gone from Instagram for a week before returning to celebrate her engagement to Sam Asghari.

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London (CNN)The UK monarch has remained carefully and deliberately neutral on all political matters in her 66 years on the throne. But in her Christmas message this year, three months before Britain is due to leave the European Union amid deep political divisions, Queen Elizabeth II appeals for people to show more respect to those with opposing views."Even with the most deeply held differences, treating the other person with respect and as a fellow human being is always a good first step towards greater understanding," the Queen said.The 92-year-old also argues that the Christian message of "peace on earth and goodwill to all" is timeless, and "needed as much as ever."While the Queen never wavers from her politically neutral stance -- she does not mention Brexit directly -- her message ended a year in which the divisions over the issue have widened. Read MoreIt also comes at a time when national populists surge across Europe and as US President Donald Trump continues to sow division for political gain.Queen Elizabeth II poses for a photo after she recorded her annual Christmas Day message, in the White Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace in London, United Kingdom.The message features Queen Elizabeth II sitting at a desk in the White Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace, with a black-and-white photograph of her, Prince Philip and Prince Charles as a baby.She appears in an ivory silk dress designed by Angela Kelly and a yellow gold brooch with carved ruby and diamond embellishments designed by Andrew Grima -- which was a gift from The Duke of Edinburgh in 1966.How the royals plan to ride out the media 'onslaught' of Meghan MarkleThe monarch also mentioned the royal weddings and births that have taken place this year. "It's been a busy year for my family, with two weddings and two babies, and another child expected soon," she said. "It helps to keep a grandmother well occupied."Referencing the Christmas story, the Queen said it retained its appeal."I believe his message of peace on earth and goodwill to all is never out of date. It can be heeded by everyone; it's needed as much as ever.In last year's address, Queen Elizabeth II paid tribute to the victims of the Manchester terror attack and the Grenfell Tower fire in London.

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(CNN)Here's some background information about the London Underground, also known as "The Tube," the oldest subway or metro transit system in the world. FactsThere are currently 270 stations open and 249 miles (402 km) of active lines. There are a number of old stations and tunnels that are now closed.In the 2019/2020 year, there were nearly 1.34 passenger journeys. Read MorePassenger journey totals in 2020/2021 have been significantly lower due to the coronavirus pandemic, with just over 296 million as of June 2021.The London Underground is patrolled by the British Transport Police (BTP).Some stations are under the jurisdiction of the BTP and local police agencies.Over 12,000 CCTV cameras are used to monitor the London Underground stations, depots, car parks and trains.TimelineJanuary 9, 1863 - The London Underground begins running on the Metropolitan Railway. Forty thousand passengers ride the Underground on the first day. This route is now served by the Circle Line and the Hammersmith & City Line.1863 - Metropolitan Line opens (purple line on the map).1864 - Hammersmith & City Line opens (pink line on the map).1868 - District Line opens (green line on the map).1869 - East London Line opens (orange line on the map).1884 - Circle Line opens (yellow line on the map).1890 - Northern Line opens (black line on the map).1898 - Waterloo & City Line opens (teal on the map).1900 - Central Line opens (red line on the map).1906 - Bakerloo Line opens (brown line on the map). Piccadilly Line opens (dark blue on the map).1911 - The first escalators are installed, at Earl's Court station.1913 - First appearance of the circle and horizontal bar symbol.1929 - The last manually operated doors on tube trains are replaced by air-operated doors.1969 - Victoria Line opens (light blue on the map).1979 - Jubilee Line opens (silver line on the map).November 18, 1987 - A fire at King's Cross station is caused by a burning match falling onto a wooden-tread escalator panel. Thirty-one people die in the fire.July 7, 2005 - Four suicide bombers detonate themselves aboard three Tube trains and a bus during morning rush hour, killing 52 people and injuring around 700.July 21, 2005 - Four bombing incidents in London take place almost simultaneously, three on subway trains, one on a bus. Three small devices explode at three separate Underground subway stations, two weeks after the July 7 terror attacks. Small blasts occur at Warren Street, Oval and Shepherd's Bush stations. Scotland Yard also responds to an "incident" on a bus at Hackney Road and Columbia Road in east London. There are no casualties.2007- For the first time, the Tube carries one billion passengers in a year.2013 - The 150th anniversary.July 8, 2015 - A 24-hour strike begins 6 p.m. local time. The strike action is called after unions and the London Underground fail to agree on a pay deal over a new "Night Tube" service due to start in September.February 23, 2016 - It is announced that Crossrail, a new rail line project, will be called the Elizabeth Line. The new line is scheduled to fully open in autumn 2019.April 15, 2016 - Phil Sayer, known for the London Tube's "mind the gap" and "stand clear of the doors" safety announcements, dies.September 15, 2017 - A rush hour blast caused by an improvised explosive device on a London Underground train at Parsons Green station injures at least 30 people in what police call a terrorist incident.May 12, 2021 - Safety testing begins on the new Crossrail/Elizabeth Line trains. Project leaders expect the new line to begin running in early 2022, almost four years behind schedule. Photos: See Underground London's ghost stationsSubterranean relics: While London's tube network has 270 stations, at least 50 are currently nonoperational, and many have been closed to the public for years. Click through the gallery to see more of these "ghost stations"Hide Caption 1 of 12 Photos: See Underground London's ghost stationsBuried gems: Open since 1906, Piccadilly Circus station has been extensively modernized over the years, leading to various tunnels and passageways becoming off-limits.Hide Caption 2 of 12 Photos: See Underground London's ghost stationsFascinating past: The Clapham South deep-level shelter in south London acted as a refuge for Londoners during World War II and was later used to house migrant workers from the Caribbean in 1948 before being closed in 1956.Hide Caption 3 of 12 Photos: See Underground London's ghost stationsUnderground adventures: Visitors have been able to explore some of the UK capital's disused stations and tunnels via the London Transport Museum's Hidden London tours.Hide Caption 4 of 12 Photos: See Underground London's ghost stationsMovie appearances: The Charing Cross Jubilee line, which closed just 20 years after it was launched in 1979, is often used as a filming location and has appeared in films such as "Skyfall" and "The Bourne Ultimatum." Hide Caption 5 of 12 Photos: See Underground London's ghost stationsHistoric locations: Prime Minister Winston Churchill famously spent the night at the disused Down Street station during World War II.Hide Caption 6 of 12 Photos: See Underground London's ghost stationsDisused tunnels: Moorgate station has been revamped and upgraded several times over the years, and various tunnels and passageways have been abandoned as a result.Hide Caption 7 of 12 Photos: See Underground London's ghost stationsOpen-air stations: The abandoned tunnels of the old Highgate station can be found along the Parkland Walk, which runs through woodland between Finsbury Park and Alexandra Palace, a result of the scrapped Northern Heights project. Hide Caption 8 of 12 Photos: See Underground London's ghost stationsPublic art: A sculpture of an impish sprite from Cornish folklore by sculptor Marilyn Collins lies at the abandoned Crouch End station, located along the Parkland Walk in North London.Hide Caption 9 of 12 Photos: See Underground London's ghost stationsSecond chance: Ongar station may have been dropped from the Central line in 1994 because it was underused, but it's been reborn as part of the Epping-Ongar heritage line.Hide Caption 10 of 12 Photos: See Underground London's ghost stationsStation reincarnated: The former Osterley & Spring Grove station was transformed into a second-hand bookshop in the mid-1960s. 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(CNN)Two own goals and scores from Kai Havertz and Robin Gosens helped Germany to a convincing 4-2 victory against Portugal in the sides' Euro 2020 game in Munich on Saturday.It was a much-needed victory for Germany -- which had lost its opening game against France earlier this week -- and a clinical attacking display, putting Joachim Low's side level on points with Portugal in Group F. In the highest-scoring game of the tournament so far, Cristiano Ronaldo gave defending champion Portugal an early lead when he finished off a flowing counter-attack.Visit CNN.com/sport for more news, videos and featuresRonaldo started the move himself when he headed the ball clear from a corner to launch a Portugal break through Bernardo Silva. Read MoreSilva then lifted the ball to Diogo Jota, who crossed to Ronaldo for a simple finish having sprinted the length of the pitch. It was the 36-year-old's 107th international goal, moving him two behind the all-time record held by Iran's Ali Daei. Ronaldo celebrates his goal with Jota (left) and Silva (right). However, Germany hit back and led by halftime after Ruben Dias and Raphael Guerreiro each scored own goals in the space of four minutes as they struggled to deal with dangerous crosses into the box.Germany extended its lead at the start of the second half when a well-worked move saw Gosens find space in the Portugal box. He picked out Havertz with a cross and the Chelsea forward tapped in from close range. Gosens then got a goal himself on the hour mark when he headed in Joshua Kimmich's perfectly placed cross at the back post, and suddenly Germany had opened up a commanding 4-1 lead.READ: No goals but plenty of passion as England and Scotland meet for 115th timeIt lasted seven minutes as Portugal pulled one back when Ronaldo knocked a free kick back across goal for Jota to smash in from close range. Both sides continued to attack in the closing stages and Portugal almost got a third when Renato Sanches thundered a shot against the post. But Germany, which had looked assured throughout, saw out the game to complete a well-deserved victory ahead of its final group stage game against Hungary. German players celebrate scoring against Portugal. In the group's other game, world champion France was held to a 1-1 draw by Hungary.Attila Fiola's goal just before halftime gave Hungary an unlikely lead in Budapest, sparking wild celebrations inside a packed Puskas Arena. READ: Euro 2020 semifinals and final present Boris Johnson with new 'public health' issueBut France, which dominated most of the game, equalized after an hour when goalkeeper Hugo Lloris' long pass found Kylian Mbappe, whose deflected cross was finished by Antoine Griezmann.France stays top of the group on four points before facing Portugal on Wednesday.

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Hong Kong (CNN)Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang, the first man from his country to win an Olympic gold medal in track and field and a former world-record holder, announced his retirement Tuesday due to injury. Follow @cnnsport "I have to leave you right now, although I hate to give up," he said on his official Weibo account, the "you" referring to hurdling. "I am really 'old' and 'sick.' "I want to start a new journey. I will end my professional sports career and formally retire from today. "This is an informed decision ... I have no other choice." Last week, Shanghai newspaper Xinmin News reported that Liu would indeed formally hang up his boots Tuesday, and his public declaration makes him the third recently retired Chinese superstar athlete after former NBA player Yao Ming and tennis champion Li Na. Read MoreJUST WATCHEDUsain Bolt channels inner Bob MarleyReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHUsain Bolt channels inner Bob Marley 03:05Liu said that he plans to finish his education to enrich himself, engage in anything beneficial to the development of Chinese youth physical education and the improvement of national health, and foster Chinese influence on track and field internationally.Olympic medalA Shanghai native, the 31-year-old Liu trained as a high jumper initially but switched to hurdling. The move paid off. Liu first made it to the world stage in 2001 by winning the 110-meter hurdles at the East Asian Games and World University Games. He also reached the semifinals of the World Championships that year. His greatest victory came at the 2004 Athens Olympics when Liu easily won the 110-meter hurdles and tied Colin Jackson's 11-year-old world record with a time of 12.91 seconds. He became a sensation in China.JUST WATCHEDJourney of an Olympic championReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHJourney of an Olympic champion 02:58Liu went on, hitting his career peak at the 2006 IAAF Grand Prix meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland by setting a new world record of 12.88 seconds. A year later he won his maiden world championship gold in Osaka. While Liu kept making waves around the globe, he was increasingly plagued by an Achilles injury, which culminated in him pulling up in a false start in a heat at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. It left his home audience dumbstruck.Although he returned after a 13-month recovery, Liu failed to clear the first hurdle in the heats at the London Olympics in 2012. Read: Bolt will 'lose' in Rio

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(CNN)Lawmakers in New Mexico are expected to take up a proposal that would make it a crime to intimidate election workers -- becoming at least the fourth state to consider new laws this year to confront the onslaught of threats against them.The bill from state Sen. Katy Duhigg, a Democrat and a former Albuquerque city clerk, would make it a felony to "induce fear" in anyone working for state or local election agencies. Lawmakers in at least three other states -- Washington, Maine and Vermont -- are considering measures that would criminalize threats against election workers or make it easier to prosecute offenders.Election workers have faced a barrage of threats and harassment since the 2020 presidential election -- as former President Donald Trump and his allies have spread the falsehood that widespread election fraud contributed to his defeat.In New Mexico, Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver told The Albuquerque Journal that she left her home for several weeks following the election after being bombarded with threats. Read More"The sad truth is that safe and fair elections are under attack," Duhigg said in an email. "The folks that work so hard to organize and pull off elections, from the Secretary of State to our County Clerks to poll volunteers and voters, should never be subjected to threats of any nature."This week, the Justice Department proposed another tool to help protect election workers, telling states that they can use federal law-enforcement grants to "deter, detect and protect against threats of violence against election officials."Election expert David Becker, who helps oversee a network that provides legal assistance to election officials, said the state proposals and Justice Department guidance are positive steps. But he called for broader efforts to protect the workers, including urging prosecutors to use existing laws to charge harassers.So far, Democratic lawmakers have led the push to draft the new state proposals. "Unfortunately, I don't see a lot of bipartisan agreement," Becker said. "This is affecting Republicans and Democrats alike."And, he said, "they need a sense that government has their backs."Officials have clamored for additional resources to monitor threats and provide security for months.In Colorado, for instance, Secretary of State Jena Griswold, a Democrat, recently asked the state legislature to provide $200,000 annually for guards and threat-monitoring for herself and her staff.On Thursday, the US Department of Justice announced charges against a Nevada man for allegedly making dozens of threatening phone calls to an election worker in the Nevada Secretary of State's Office.The Justice Department last week charged a Texas man with allegedly threatening to kill election officials in Georgia -- the first charge to emerge from the agency's six-month-old task force focusing on threats against election officials. A top department official told reporters last week that the DOJ has dozens of ongoing investigations into threats.This story has been updated with additional developments Thursday.

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Story highlightsAnti-racism task force set up in 2013FIFA says body has "fulfilled its temporary mission" (CNN)FIFA has come under criticism for disbanding its anti-racism task force after soccer's world governing body said the body had "completely fulfilled its temporary mission."The task force was set up in 2013 by the organization's disgraced former president Sepp Blatter to combat racism in the sport.Follow @cnnsport In a letter to task force member Osasu Obayiuwana, FIFA said the body had "exceeded the working group'' recommendations," such as anti-discrimination initiatives for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.FIFA's decision was described as "incredibly worrying," by former FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali of Jordan."The fight against racism is far from over and the notion that the current FIFA leadership believes that the 'task force's recommendations have been implemented' is shameful."Read MoreWorld Cup in RussiaThere are widespread concerns about how minorities will be treated if they travel to Russia's first major international football tournament for the 2018 World Cup.In August 2016, according to the respected Moscow-based SOVA Center for Information and Analysis, "racially motivated attacks affected at least six people in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, resulting in three deaths."Jeffrey Webb was head of FIFA's anti-racism task force before his arrest in 2015.SOVA also says a group of nine young men in Yekaterinburg attacked visitors of a gay bar during the recent Euro 2016 tournament, shouting "Russia are the Champions" as the attackers also shot air rifles.We have released a statement regarding @FIFAcom's decision to disband its anti-racism task force: https://t.co/Fbpw5zHoUT pic.twitter.com/p35BsGssBB— Kick It Out (@kickitout) September 26, 2016 Despite this, FIFA secretary-general Fatma Samoura countered suggestions that it was too soon to end the task force's work."We can live with perception but we are taking very seriously our role as football's governing body to fight discrimination, it is well reflected in the statutes," the 54-year-old Senagalese told the Soccerex Global Football Convention in Manchester, England on Monday."It had a very specific mandate and they came up with very strong recommendations and FIFA is acting on them," added Samoura, who is the first woman and non-European to serve on the FIFA executive.Read: Louis Suarez's comments anger women's football team"There are several cases against teams and based on solid legal grounds we have taken strong measures through the sanctioning body."Coming from the UN we must really be firm. It is really on top of the agenda of the FIFA administration."It is zero tolerance to discrimination on grounds of culture, racism color of the skin and sexual orientation."What matters, @richard_conway, is that racism is tackled in a serious and sustained way. I am completely irrelevant. It's about the issue.— Osasu Obayiuwana (@osasuo) 26 September 2016 Obayiuwana, who is a lawyer, journalist and broadcaster, told AP, "the problem of racism in football remains a burning, very serious and topical one, which needs continuous attention."Read: Arsenal and United win in the Premier League"I personally think there remained a lot of very serious work for the task force to have done -- the 2018 World Cup in Russia being one such matter," he added.Andrew Orsatti, the communications director for football's international players' union FIFPro, told CNN: "work in this area will not stop as far as FIFPro is concerned." "We are constantly measuring the mood of players worldwide to understand how they experience discrimination in the workplace."Were FIFA right to disband the task force? Have your say on CNN Sport's Facebook page.

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(CNN)Three police officers from Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania, were fired Thursday, two days after being charged in connection with the shooting death of 8-year-old Fanta Bility while she exited a high school football game on August 27, solicitor Sean Kilkenny confirmed to CNN.The Sharon Hill Borough Council voted 6-1 Thursday night to fire the three officers, Kilkenny said.Officers Devon Smith, Sean Dolan and Brian Devaney each were charged Tuesday with one count of voluntary manslaughter, one count of involuntary manslaughter and 10 counts of reckless endangerment, according to the criminal complaints. Family of 8-year-old girl fatally shot by police outside a suburban Philadelphia football stadium files lawsuitManslaughter charges were "appropriate" in this case rather than murder in the third degree because there was no evidence of malice, said a news release from Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer's office. Bail was set at $500,000, unsecured, for each defendant and a preliminary hearing set for January 27 in state court. CNN has reached out to all three officers and their attorneys for comment, as well as the Sharon Hill Police Department.Read MoreFanta was killed after two teens, Angelo "AJ" Ford and Hasein Strand, opened fire in a dispute outside a suburban Philadelphia high school football game, according to the complaint. In response, the three officers, who were monitoring the exit of the football game, fired at a vehicle moving on the street between the officers and the football stadium and spectators leaving the game.The officers' shots struck four people as they were leaving, including Fanta, whose injuries were fatal, according to the complaints. Shots from the officers also struck a car driven by two girls going to the football game that had no involvement in the original altercation between Ford and Strand, according to the complaints.Sharon Hill police officers Brian Devaney, Devon Smith and Sean DolanInvestigators recovered 25 9mm cartridge casings from the area where the officers fired, with ballistic evidence matching them to the officers' service weapons, according to the complaint. Stollsteimer also directed his office to withdraw murder charges against Ford and Strand for their role in Fanta's killing, the prosecutor announced Tuesday. "While I believe these defendants should be held accountable for starting the series of events that ultimately led to Fanta Bility's death, developments during the grand jury investigation render it appropriate to withdraw these charges at this time," Stollsteimer said in the release. Two Pennsylvania teens charged with the death of an 8-year-old who was killed by police gunfireStrand pleaded guilty Tuesday to aggravated assault and illegal possession of a firearm for his role in the August 27 events. He will serve a prison term of 32 to 64 months and will remain under court supervision until 2030, per the terms of his plea, according to the release.Ford still faces attempted murder, aggravated assault and gun possession charges, according to the district attorney's office. CNN has reached out to the public defender representing Ford and Strand for comment. "From the moment the call came in on August 27, my team of investigators and prosecutors has worked tirelessly to achieve justice for Fanta and the other victims of that tragic night. Today's charges are a big step forward in that process," Stollsteimer said in the release. "I am convinced the DA's office and grand jury did exactly what they should have done," Bility family attorney Bruce Castor said Tuesday in a statement to CNN. "I am very pleased with how the DA's office handled the case and the Bility family is likewise very impressed."

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Story highlightsThe first Major League Rugby game will be played on April 21Seven teams will feature in the inaugural seasonPlayers have "cautious optimism" ahead of launch (CNN)At Texas' Dyer Stadium this Saturday, players, coaches and investors alike will be a cocktail of anxiety and excitement. Just over a year since North America's first professional rugby competition fell flat, another is ready to hit the ground running. Seven teams will feature in the inaugural edition of Major League Rugby (MLR), which gets underway when the Houston SabreCats take on New Orleans Gold. Two teams -- based in New York and Dallas -- will be added to the competition in 2019. Follow @cnnsport America has long been viewed as rugby's sleeping giant -- a country with the facilities, athletes and audience to become a global asset to the game. The MLR could be a step in that direction.Read More"We've been at this with our shoulder to the wheel for two solid years so I think everyone's ready to just get this on the road and see how it runs," league commissioner Dean Howes tells CNN. "I'm anxious for it, anxious to see the crowd's reaction. I'm the commissioner, I don't have to worry about who wins -- I just have to worry about the overall product on the field."For us, it's at least the start of a new future."Houston SaberCats' center Malacchi Esdale greets fans after a pre-season exhibition game. READ: Beyond the bars -- how rugby is reforming Italian prisonersREAD: New Zealand regain crown as kings of Commonwealth rugbyEarly daysThe vision for MLR was one that was born even before PRO Rugby -- America's first stab at a professional competition for the sport -- had collapsed."Pro Rugby was already suspending games and having difficulty by the time I got involved so my focus was really on building what I believe is a sustainable model," explains Howes."From the start to the kick off in the coming week that's what we did; we secured finance and funding, we secured media deals, secured our players and the player pool around that."The opening weekend will also see the San Diego Legion take on the Seattle Seawolves and Austin Elite Rugby play the Glendale Raptors; the Utah Warriors are due to make their bow the week after. With nine teams ready to compete the 2019 season, Howes, who previously played a part in establishing Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer, says he'd like to see 16 to 20 franchises in the league in the next 10 years. The current players have largely been drawn from the US, but each squad has a number of slots for internationals -- be they older players looking for an end-of-career option or young players who can't yet play at the highest level in Europe or the Southern Hemisphere. JUST WATCHEDAustralia vs. New Zealand: Rugby's big rivalryReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHAustralia vs. New Zealand: Rugby's big rivalry 22:53Media deals with CBS Sports Network, ESPN, AT&T and Cox -- connections PRO Rugby struggled to secure -- will give the league a stepping stone to national and international audiences. Finding fans, picking playersSeven-a-side rugby has seen success on and off the field this year. USA recently won its second ever world title in front of a packed Sam Boyd stadium in Las Vegas. Although the Las Vegas leg of the sevens world series has been a resounding success in recent years, more American fans, says Howes, need to discover the attractions of rugby -- which he thinks are many. "American sports fan loves to count," he postulates. "Strikes, balls, home runs, interceptions, touch downs, touches, shots, shots on goal. Rugby is a great sport for counting -- to start with you're never going to see a 0-0 draw."I think it can convert a lot of young players because I think there's so much going on all the time and so many great things that define the game. "This is football without the pads, which to me makes it far more intimate -- you're going to see the bruise on the arm, the scrape on the knee."We'd like people to think 'actually, this is worth two hours of my time: this is fun, it's interesting, these young men work really hard out there, they're respectful and its constant motion.'"JUST WATCHEDDan Carter on Japanese rugby and New ZealandReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHDan Carter on Japanese rugby and New Zealand 03:10READ: Uganda star Solomon Okia revels in World Cup dreamREAD: 'Gladiator' USA team wins on home soilAttracting fans is one thing; inspiring the next generation to take up the sport is another. Between 2016 and 2017, team participation in rugby grew 18.7% in the USA -- more than any other sport. But while local clubs are thriving, many players are converting to the sport in their late teens or early 20s. USA Rugby wants to increase the number of players at a grassroots level, and the MLR is shouldering some of that responsibility. "Every team in the league is charged with getting into the high schools and improving the high school programs," says Howes. "Working with people to develop better coaches and more accredited coaches." "It's going to be a process but we're going to focus and try to influence every one of those bands from youth to high school to club, college, pro."We think there are a lot of athletes in this country that will fit the mold of a good rugby player. It's a different body types to the NBA, the NFL for the most part." Photos: Rugby Sevens 2017-18Paris, France – Victory for South Africa and a fifth-place finish for Fiji saw the Blitzboks take the 2017-18 Sevens World Series title by just two points. Hide Caption 1 of 18 Photos: Rugby Sevens 2017-18Paris, France – A runner-up finish for Australia in Paris was enough to secure the overall women's title ahead of rivals New Zealand. Hide Caption 2 of 18 Photos: Rugby Sevens 2017-18Paris, France – Portia Woodman bagged two tries in the Paris final, which ended 33-7 in favor of the Black Ferns. Despite three tournament wins, however, they couldn't defend their championship title. Hide Caption 3 of 18 Photos: Rugby Sevens 2017-18London, England – Fiji's Josua Tuisova looks for an offload in the final of the London Sevens against South Africa. His side ran out 21-17 victors to take control of the series. Hide Caption 4 of 18 Photos: Rugby Sevens 2017-18Langford, Canada – New Zealand's Black Ferns inflicted the heaviest ever series defeat on Australia in the final of the Canada Sevens, scoring eight tries in a 46-0 demolition of their rivals.Hide Caption 5 of 18 Photos: Rugby Sevens 2017-18Singapore – Fiji moved to the top of the standings with a tense victory over Australia in Singapore.Hide Caption 6 of 18 Photos: Rugby Sevens 2017-18Kitakyushu, Japan – New Zealand's Black Ferns backed up Commonwealth gold with silverware in Japan after a 24-12 victory over France in final.Hide Caption 7 of 18 Photos: Rugby Sevens 2017-18Hong Kong – Fiji made history in Hong Kong -- the most famous and best-loved leg of the Sevens World Series -- by winning a fourth consecutive title, defeating Kenya 24-12 in the final. Hide Caption 8 of 18 Photos: Rugby Sevens 2017-18Hong Kong – Japan gained a berth in next year's Sevens World Series with a 19-14 victory over Germany in the qualifier event. Hide Caption 9 of 18 Photos: Rugby Sevens 2017-18Vancouver, Cananda – Fiji fans celebrate in Vancouver where their country secured its second win of the Sevens World Series. Hide Caption 10 of 18 Photos: Rugby Sevens 2017-18Vancouver, Cananda – Kenya was the tournament's surprise package. Playing in its first final since Singapore in 2016, Shujaa eventually went down 31-12 to Fiji.Hide Caption 11 of 18 Photos: Rugby Sevens 2017-18Las Vegas, USA – There was an historic result in Vegas as the Eagles lifted the trophy for the first time on home soil with a 28-0 victory over Argentina in the final. It was just the second title USA have won, the first coming in London in 2015. Hide Caption 12 of 18 Photos: Rugby Sevens 2017-18Hamilton, New Zealand – Fiji overturned a first-half deficit against South Africa to claim a first title of the season in Hamilton -- the first time the town has hosted a Sevens World Series tournament after the New Zealand leg was moved from Wellington.Hide Caption 13 of 18 Photos: Rugby Sevens 2017-18Sydney, Australia – Australia's women continued their storming start to the season in Sydney. Tim Walsh's side became the first team ever to go a whole tournament without conceding a point. Hide Caption 14 of 18 Photos: Rugby Sevens 2017-18Sydney, Australia – There was more good news to come for home fans that weekend in Sydney. The men eased past South Africa 29-0 in the final, with Ben O'Donnell (pictured) grabbing a brace. Hide Caption 15 of 18 Photos: Rugby Sevens 2017-18Cape Town, South Africa – The All Blacks claimed a first tournament victory since March 2016 in Cape Town, toppling Argentina in the final. Hide Caption 16 of 18 Photos: Rugby Sevens 2017-18Dubai, UAE – Having finished second to New Zealand in last season's overall standings, Australia's women got their campaign off to winning ways by overwhelming USA 34-0 in the opening tournament in Dubai.Hide Caption 17 of 18 Photos: Rugby Sevens 2017-18Dubai, UAE – Last year's world champion South Africa started this season as they ended the last. The Blitzboks saw off New Zealand 24-12 in the UAE to win the first piece of silverware up for grabs in the men's competition. Hide Caption 18 of 18'Cautious optimism' in SeattleIn Seattle, a city with a proud sporting heritage, MLR has created another opportunity for professional rugby in the North West corner of the US. Recently, 12 players, including hooker Mike Shepherd, have switched from the Seattle Saracens, a global affiliate of the English Premiership side, to represent the Seawolves in the MLR. "I'm cautiously optimistic, but excited, since we haven't had a sustainable professional league in the US yet," Shepherd tells CNN."This, however, is by far the most sustainable and sound approach to rugby we've seen so far." Shepherd is typical of many rugby players in the US, a multi-sport enthusiast who played football, baseball, athletics and wrestling. When the opportunity to play rugby in high school came round, he jumped at it quickly. "America just needs rugby," he says. "It's a very unique sports culture ... It could be a great outlet for a lot of youth around the country. I know families and parents are very encouraged by it once they get into it."The Seawolves have sold out all 1,800 of their allocated season tickets and the opening game at the 4,000-seat Starfire Stadium will see a full house. It was the same location MLS side Seattle Sounders occupied for their inaugural season in 2009. They sold out the venue for every game, and now find themselves sharing with the city's NFL franchise at the imposing CenturyLink Field.Visit cnn.com/rugby for more news and videosA promising sign for Seattle's fledgling rugby outfit. It might not be too long before the Seawolves also find themselves taking the field in Seattle's biggest sporting arena.

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London (CNN Business)UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged countries to stop financing the coal industry, to deliver a sustainable future following the pandemic. "Coal has no place in Covid-19 recovery plans," he said on Thursday, via video link during an online summit hosted by the International Energy Agency (IEA).The summit included 40 government ministers from countries around the world, representing 80% of global energy use and emissions. Its aim was to set out plans to reduce global emissions while also boosting economic recovery after Covid-19. Guterres commended governments that have committed to green recovery plans, citing the EU, South Korea, Nigeria and Canada. But he said many others had missed the point. Read More"Some countries have used stimulus plans to prop up oil and gas companies that were already struggling financially. Others have chosen to jumpstart coal-fired power plants that don't make financial or environmental sense."He added that new research on recovery packages in G20 nations show that twice as much recovery money has been spent on fossil fuels as on clean energy.A blueprint released by the IEA in June called on governments to invest $3 trillion in a green recovery. It said failure to act now would risk a repeat of the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis, when governments did not prioritize stimulus spending on climate, allowing CO2 emissions to bounce back with what the IEA describes as the largest increase ever recorded.The pandemic won't fix the climate crisis. This $3 trillion recovery plan couldGuterres said as nations channel "trillions of dollars of taxpayers' money into recovery strategies" they must invest in a more sustainable future."We can invest in fossil fuels whose markets are volatile and whose emissions lead to lethal air pollution, or we can invest in renewable energy which is reliable, clean and economically smart," he said.At the summit, Zhang Jinhua, director of China's National Energy Administration, said the country, which accounts for more than 50% of global coal use today, is committed to developing its clean energy sector.Fatih Birol, executive director of the IEA, told CNN that he was "heartened" by China's response. He added that the summit, which drew over half a million online viewers, proved there was a widespread desire for change. "There is a global momentum to build a sustainable economic recovery process and momentum for clean energy transition," he said.

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(CNN)Barcelona has announced the appointment of club legend Xavi Hernández as the club's new coach on a deal that includes the remainder of the current season plus two additional seasons.He replaces Ronald Koeman, who was sacked last month following a dismal start to the season.The club says the 41-year-old Xavi is expected to travel to Barcelona over the weekend ahead of a formal presentation as the new head coach at the Camp Nou on Monday.Xavi made a record 767 appearances for Barcelona, winning eight La Liga titles and four Champions Leagues during his time at the Catalan club.Visit CNN.com/sport for more news, videos and featuresRead MoreXavi celebrates winning the Champions League with Barcelona in 2015. He also played a key role during Spain's dominant run from 2008 to 2012 when the country won the World Cup and two European Championships.The former midfielder, widely considered one of the greatest of his generation, called time on his Barcelona career in 2015 to begin a new chapter with Qatari side Al-Sadd SC.He officially hung up his boots in 2019 before being appointed Al-Sadd's manager, and since his appointment, he has led the club to seven trophies, including one league title.READ: Tottenham Hotspur wins first match under ConteXavi signed a new deal with the club in May to extend his contract to 2023.The midfield maestro has never hidden his desire to one day return to BarcelonaIn an interview with CNN's Becky Anderson in 2017, Xavi said: "It's an objective to help them [Qatar] have a good World Cup in 2022, and then in my mind I have it to come back to Barcelona. One of my dreams in the future is to coach FC Barcelona."Xavi managed Al-Sadd for two years. Xavi's appointment comes with Barcelona currently ninth in La Liga with 16 points from 11 games, nine points behind current leader Real Sociedad.The club is second in its UEFA Champions League group with six points from four matches after suffering 3-0 defeats in its opening two games against Bayern Munich and Benfica.

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Story highlightsEdin Dzeko scores twice as Man City beat Everton 3-2City go top of EPL with two to playCardiff and Fulham relegated Sunderland beat Manchester United at Old Trafford 1-0Manchester City took a crucial step towards winning the English Premier League title after coming from behind to beat Everton, move top of the table and pile the pressure on to their championship rivals. An early Ross Barkley wonder goal had given Everton the lead at Goodison Park before Sergio Aguero leveled. Bosnia international Edin Dzeko scored twice alowing City to take control of the match before Romelu Lukaku's goal ensured a tense end to the second half. After Liverpool's capitulation against Chelsea last week, City knew they had to win to keep the destination of the title in their own hands. Both Chelsea and Liverpool had hoped that Everton could do them a favor by taking points from City, and the signs were good when Barkley's early strike gave the home side a first half lead. But City came back strongly and, despite a late Everton rally, held on to victory.At the full time whistle the City players collapsed on the pitch, perhaps knowing that the toughest test of their title race was behind them. With two games to go just two points separate Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool. But City's vastly superior goal difference means that if they win their last two games they will secure the Premier League title.JUST WATCHEDTop salaries: Locker room vs. board roomReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHTop salaries: Locker room vs. board room 04:44JUST WATCHEDHillsborough survivor: 'It was like a war scene'ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHHillsborough survivor: 'It was like a war scene' 03:46JUST WATCHEDMourinho returns to ChelseaReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHMourinho returns to Chelsea 03:08"That's what we wanted ultimately," City captain Vincent Kompany said after the game. "If we hopefully play like we can we have goals from all over the pitch so that will make the difference."Earlier in the day, Cardiff City and Fulham tasted the pain and ignominy of Premier League relegation after both teams lost crucial matches. Meanwhile Sunderland, who spent most of the season rooted to the bottom of the table, all but secured survival by improbably defeating Manchester United at Old Trafford.It was an afternoon of high drama across England as promotion and relegation places were being decided in all four professional divisions in warm spring sunshine. But the highest stakes were at play in the Premier League.This was Cardiff City's first ever season in the Premier League, a season that has been defined by defeat, fan unrest and boardroom chaos. Former coach Malky Mackay was controversially fired mid-way through the season by the club's billionaire Malaysian owner Vincent Tan, much to the fans' unhappiness.Mackay's replacement, former Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, could not spark a renaissance as his team fell into the relegation zone for the majority of the rest of the season.Cardiff traveled to Newcastle United, another club engulfed by boardroom and personnel chaos, needing victory. Instead Shola Ameobi, Loic Remy and Stephen Taylor all scored to secure a 3-0 victory for Newcastle and see Cardiff limp back into the Championship, English football's second tier.Fulham, owned by US billionaire Shahid Kahn, headed the same direction after a 4-1 capitulation against Stoke City. Despite a late season revival led by new coach Felix Magath -- Fulham's third of the season -- there was little fight from the West London team as Stoke pushed Fulham towards relegation. Yet both teams were condemned by an unlikely result at Old Trafford. Sunderland, like Fulham and Cardiff, had changed managerial personnel mid-season as Paolo Di Canio was removed and replaced by former Uruguay international Gus Poyet. A late season Sunderland revival led by young striker Connor Wickham -- once tipped at as a future England international who had instead been farmed out on loan -- had raised the unlikely prospect of survival. And a goal midway through the first half by Swedish international Sebastian Larsson was enough to secure a stunning victory for the Black Cats. The only team that can now catch Sunderland is Norwich City, who play league title chasing Chelsea Sunday. Defeat would all but ensure Sunderland's Premier League safety.

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Story highlightsDiego Costa and Arda Turan have trained with teammates ahead of the Champions League finalAtletico Madrid are looking to win clubs first European crown Real Madrid aim to claim their tenth European title in LisbonLos Blancos also have injury concerns over Pepe and Karim BenzemaDiego Costa and Arda Turan took part in training with Atletico Madrid teammates at the Estadio da Luz Friday ahead the Champions League final clash with city rivals Real Madrid.The pair have been an integral part of Atletico's title winning side but remain doubts for Saturday's fixture after being forced off during last weekend's league clash with Barcelona -- the match that saw Atleti clinch La Liga for the first time in 18 years.Costa mainly trained alone on Thursday but was able to join in drills with teammates Friday.The naturalized Spaniard, who has scored 36 goals in 51 appearances this season, reportedly flew to Belgrade for horse-placenta treatment on a hamstring tear earlier this week while Turan has nursed the hip-knock he sustained against the Catalans at the club's training base in Madrid. Atletico manager Diego Simeone, however, remained tight-lipped about the pair's chances of making his starting lineup in Lisbon on Saturday."Costa and Arda are important players but they are just names, it will either be them playing or two others who know who they are," Simeone told reporters."We will examine Diego Costa and the other injury doubts today. They trained better yesterday but we have to see how they feel," he added.JUST WATCHEDThe big bucks behind the Champions LeagueReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHThe big bucks behind the Champions League 01:54JUST WATCHEDRemembering a football legendReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHRemembering a football legend 02:01JUST WATCHEDPatrick Vieira: How to win a World CupReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHPatrick Vieira: How to win a World Cup 02:58JUST WATCHEDVieira predicts Champions League finalReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHVieira predicts Champions League final 02:10JUST WATCHEDMadrid derby for Champions League finalReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHMadrid derby for Champions League final 00:56The Argentine is looking to become just the third non-European coach to win the continent's premier club competition after compatriots Luis Carniglia and Helenio Herrera but is wary of an opponent he knows well.No two teams from the same city have ever contested the Champions League final before or its predecessor, the European Cup."We don't know how Madrid will play, we've worked with different possibilities and we will try to block them and find a way to control the match the way we need," Simeone said.The sides have met four times already this season with Atletico claiming one league win against Real's two victories in the double-legged Copa del Rey semifinal. The other league match was drawn.Real face injury concerns of their own ahead of the clash that could see them lift the illusive "decima," their tenth European crown which has become an obsession since they won their ninth continental title in 2002.Star players Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale have been struggling for fitness in recent weeks but both are expected to play Saturday.Portuguese defender, Pepe, and French striker, Karim Benzema, however, are less likely to make it.Speaking to reporters Friday, Real boss Carlo Ancelotti said: "we will assess the injuries at training. Cristiano has trained without problems but Pepe and Benzema haven't trained this week." "We will take the decision for tomorrow after this session which they will take part in," he added.Ancelotti is aiming to lift the Champions League trophy for the third time as a manager, having done so with AC Milan in 2003 and 2007.But reports have suggested the Italian's position could come under scrutiny should Real fail to win Saturday. Los Blancos claimed the Copa del Rey trophy in April but stumbled to a third placed finish in La Liga behind Atletico and Barcelona.In what may have been comments relating to these reports, Ancelotti said: "I have clear memories of my last press conference before the 2007 final and I said 'this may be my last press conference, let me enjoy it.'" "It wasn't, but this one may be - so let me enjoy it. There's a thin line between an obsession and a dream, but my aim is to realize the dream," he said.Real defender, Sergio Ramos, accompanied Ancelotti at Friday's press conference and spoke effusively of his manager."Since Carlo Ancelotti arrived he has emphasized hard work and intensity and now that is what Real Madrid are associated with," Ramos said. "He has playing experience which makes him different to other coaches. We realize the efforts many of our fans have to make to come, some will have been saving all year long and that is motivation for the team." "Even those who couldn't come, we have to do everything possible to make them happy."See also: Barcelona appoints Luis EnriqueSee also: Edin Dzeko urges world to help Bosnia

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(CNN)Serena Williams' claims of sexism after her US Open final defeat by Naomi Osaka earlier this month have divided opinion on the women's WTA Tour.World No 1 Simona Halep and two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova told CNN Sport they have seen no difference in the way male umpires treat players, irrespective of their gender.Follow @cnnsport But Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki believes her long-time friend "has a point."Japan's Osaka won the September 8 final 6-2, 6-4 after a match which saw Williams warned for coaching, penalized a point for smashing her racket and then docked a game for an outburst in which she called the umpire, Carlos Ramos, a "thief" and a "liar."Serena Williams argues with umpire Carlos Ramos during the 2018 US Open final.The American, who told Ramos she "never cheated" and "would rather lose" than be coached, later accused the Portuguese of sexism, saying several male players had behaved and said much worse but not been punished as harshly. Read MoreRead: US Open umpire 'thrown under the bus' in Serena rowHowever, Halep came to the defense of Ramos, saying he had acted correctly."The rules are the rules," Halep, this year's French Open winner, told CNN Sport in an interview in Wuhan, China. "I don't see any difference between the men's rules and women's rules, and I think the chair umpires are doing just their jobs."As for Ramos, Halep said: "I never had any problems with him, or with any umpire. I also got fines, when I had to. It's normal."'No difference'Kvitova and French No. 1 Caroline Garcia also told CNN Sport they had not experienced any differential treatment."I don't see the difference, to be honest," said Kvitova, who was surprised someone as experienced as Williams had reacted so strongly to the coaching violation. JUST WATCHEDSerena Williams cartoon called racistReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHSerena Williams cartoon called racist 02:09"Sometimes, when you get the violation, it is just a violation, and it is nothing, at the end of the day," said the fifth-ranked Czech. "I got so many violations when I was a kid, I got a coaching violation as well, but it's OK. "You get it, and you can't do anything with it, and sometimes it's tough, but you can't get interrupted by that."Garcia, the French No 1, agreed. "I think umpires treat women and men the same way, from my own experience. I think if a player got angry and reacted like she did in the final, they would get the same penalty, I am pretty sure."'Serena has a point'World No 2 Wozniacki said she understood where Williams, a long-time friend, was coming from."I think she has a point in some of what she's saying," Wozniacki told reporters in Wuhan. "I think everyone has the right to their own opinion."I think that when you're going into a grand slam final, you're fighting for your 24th slam, you're fighting to be on paper, the best player to ever have played the game ... there will be emotions involved. I think there will be some feelings there when you go onto the court."Petra Kvitova told CNN Sport that Serena Williams had overreacted to the umpire's decision.And Wozniacki said she felt Ramos should have shown more consideration for the situation."If someone knows Serena, if someone has followed her career, she never gets coaching, and she never asks for the coach on court," said the Dane. "I think as a great umpire -- you obviously have to be a good umpire to be in the finals -- you should also be aware that this is the situation. You should be aware that Serena is not one of those people that really looks up to the box or communicates with the box. Read: Naomi Osaka: After Serena storm, US Champion could have last laugh"In my opinion I think that in the situation he probably should have given her a soft warning, and if he felt this is the way it was, said that your team is making signs, you need to make them stop. That's, in my opinion, the way that the umpires usually do it."Wozniacki also said the rules should be tightened up to reduce the room for controversy."I think there should be some strict rules," she said. "I think those rules are kind of a gray zone. I think every match should be the same."If you were to be strict ... then you should have taken both players and the coaches before the match and said, Hey, I'm really strict today. I tolerate nothing. It's the way it is. That's also OK."JUST WATCHEDAnalyst: Serena is right to claim sexism ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHAnalyst: Serena is right to claim sexism 02:21Former US Open finalist Madison Keys said she believed Williams "felt like (it was) a very personal attack."And the American said she felt the tennis authorities needed to learn from the incident."We can maybe look at past things and see how other situations were handled, specifically in the US Open, which kind of raises some eyebrows," Keys said."I think overall it was just a really unfortunate experience. I think we should probably look at it more closely and see if there is a bigger issue. If there is, it's something that needs to be addressed."Visit cnn.com/sport for more news and videosEveryone agreed, though, that the incident had spoiled Osaka's joy at becoming a grand slam champion, especially when the crowd began booing (toward officials) during the trophy ceremony."It's been a bit sad for Naomi actually," Kvitova said. "She played great, and unfortunately the crowd just didn't give her the best of what she deserved."Keys also said Osaka deserved better. "The first words out of her mouth after she won her first Grand Slam were, I'm sorry. I felt so bad. I mean, it was just really sad watching it all unfold." Photos: Naomi Osaka: US Open champion's career in pictures - After turning professional in September 2013, Osaka made her WTA main-draw debut at the 2014 Bank of the West Classic. The then 16-year-old showed her promise by defeating former grand slam champion Samantha Stosur in her opening match. The eventual winner of that tournament? Serena Williams. Hide Caption 1 of 8 Photos: Naomi Osaka: US Open champion's career in pictures - Fast forward a year and the young Japanese player was beginning to work her way up the world rankings. She ended 2015 by winning the 2015 Rising Stars Invitational exhibition, defeating Caroline Garcia in the final.Hide Caption 2 of 8 Photos: Naomi Osaka: US Open champion's career in pictures - Osaka reached her first grand slam at the 2016 Australian Open. The 18-year-old qualifier progressed to the the third round, before being roundly beaten by eventual winner Victoria Azarenka. Osaka went on to reach the third round at both Rolland Garros and the US Open later that year. Hide Caption 3 of 8 Photos: Naomi Osaka: US Open champion's career in pictures - Osaka finished 2016 by reaching her first WTA final. After being handed a wildcard to compete at the Toray Pan Pacific Open, the youngster (left) finished runner-up behind Caroline Wozniacki (right). The successful year yielded rich rewards for Osaka. She broke into the world Top 50, signed a worldwide marketing agreement and was voted newcomer of the year at the WTA Awards. Hide Caption 4 of 8 Photos: Naomi Osaka: US Open champion's career in pictures - Osaka built on her breakthrough 2016 by playing in all four grand slams in 2017. Performing consistently on the biggest stage enabled the youngster to test herself against the world elite. Perhaps her most notable victory came in the first round of the 2017 US Open. Osaka defeated defending champion Angelique Kerber in straight sets, before being knocked out in the third round. Hide Caption 5 of 8 Photos: Naomi Osaka: US Open champion's career in pictures - After achieving her best grand slam finish at the 2018 Australian Open (fourth round), Osaka won her first WTA title at the 2018 BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells. She cemented herself as a future star with wins against former world No.1's Maria Sharapova and Simona Halep on her way to victory. Hide Caption 6 of 8 Photos: Naomi Osaka: US Open champion's career in pictures - In March 2018, Osaka was pitted against her tennis hero for the first time, in the first round of the Miami Open. It was Serena's fourth comeback match since giving birth and Osaka ran away with a comfortable straight sets victory. Hide Caption 7 of 8 Photos: Naomi Osaka: US Open champion's career in pictures - The pair then met for a second time, at the 2018 US Open final. Serena was aiming for her 24th Grand Slam title and Osaka was competing in her first grand slam final. Amid controversy involving her opponent and the umpire, the 20-year-old Japanese star deservedly won in straight sets for her biggest career win to date, earning $3.8 million in the process. Hide Caption 8 of 8On Sunday, Williams reflected on the incident with Ramos in an interview with Australia's Channel Ten, saying that female players could not get away with "even half of what a guy can do.""Right now we are not, as it's proven, in that same position," said Serena."But that's neither here nor there. I'm just trying most of all to recover from that and move on."

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(CNN)Both the victims killed in a terror attack near London Bridge were University of Cambridge graduates, London's Metropolitan Police said Sunday.Saskia Jones, 23, and Jack Merritt, 25, were both involved with Learning Together, a network of academics and criminal justice organizations, which was hosting an event at Fishmonger's Hall where the attack began on Friday.Hundreds of former jihadis are set to be freed from jail. London terror attack shows the risksMerritt worked as a course coordinator for Learning Together and Jones was a volunteer for the group, police said in a statement. Jones' parents called her a "funny, kind, positive influence at the center of many people's lives," in a statement shared by the police. "Saskia had a great passion for providing invaluable support to victims of criminal injustice, which led her to the point of recently applying for the police graduate recruitment program, wishing to specialize in victim support," the family said. Read MoreIn another statement, Merritt's family said he was "looking forward to building a future with his girlfriend, Leanne, and making a career helping people in the criminal justice system."Police identified Jack Merritt (left) and Saskia Jones as the victims of Friday's attack. His family criticized the Conservative government's plans to review Britain's judicial sentencing system in the aftermath of the attack. "We know Jack would not want this terrible, isolated incident to be used as a pretext by the government for introducing even more draconian sentences on prisoners, or for detaining people in prison for longer than necessary," they wrote. Merritt and Jones were fatally stabbed by Usman Khan, who was attending the event celebrating the five-year anniversary of Learning Together, police said. Three others, a man and two women, were also injured in the attack. Police said Sunday that one of the injured has returned home, while the other two remain in stable condition in hospital. Khan was shot dead by police after he left the building and went onto the north side of London Bridge, where a group of bystanders tackled him to the ground.Merritt's father, David Merritt, initially acknowledged his son's death on a tweet Saturday."You were a beautiful spirit who always took the side of the underdog," David Merritt wrote. He has since then deleted the message.Friends of Merritt mourned him on social media. They described him as a caring young man, who was committed to social justice and equality, and who worked for a better justice system.Mayor praised heroes who subdued attackerThe attacker was confronted by several people who sprayed liquid from a fire extinguisher and wielded an apparent narwhal tusk that was taken off the Fishmonger's Hall. The British Transport Police confirmed on Saturday that one of the bystanders was a plain clothes officer. They said the officer disarmed Khan of one of two knives he is believed to have had strapped onto his hand. Acts of heroism emerge after London terror attackLondon Mayor Sadiq Khan said the group used anything they could find to stop the attacker from harming others. "And I think what we should do is reflect on the fact that these people ignored all the advice they're given, which is to run away from danger, to look after your own safety. And instead ran towards danger to make sure others were safe. And I'm just so incredibly proud as the mayor, and I think all of us should be proud of our fellow citizens," the mayor told reporters on Saturday.They mayor said a Londoner of Polish origin was among the group of people who intervened."We saw yesterday one example of the worst of humanity -- the actions of this terrorist," Sadiq Khan said. "But we saw many examples of the best of humanity. And when I say the best of us, I include EU citizens. And what we saw yesterday was ordinary citizens, including Londoners who are of Polish origin -- he's a Londoner -- who acted in an extraordinary way. And I'm pretty proud of him."Political debate ragesThe issue has turned into a political football in the run-up to the December 12 general election. Both the main party leaders accused previous governments for failures in the justice system. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who served as foreign secretary in the last Conservative government, said Sunday that it was "repulsive" that attacker Khan was out on early release after being convicted of terror offenses.Speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr show, Johnson said: "I deplore the fact that this man was out on the streets."When Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was asked Sunday if he thought convicted terrorists should serve their full sentence on broadcaster, he said "not necessarily" and "it depends on the circumstances."He told Sky's political show Sophy Ridge that an examination was needed of "how our prison services work and crucially on what happens when they're released from prison," noting that no probation service was involved in monitoring "this sort of person."Corbyn added that "prison ought to be a place where people are being put away... but also a place where rehabilitation takes place" saying there was a need to "properly fund the prison service."Khan had been released from prison last year with an ankle monitor after serving a less than half of a 16-year sentence.In 2010, he was among a group arrested in London over an "al Qaeda-inspired plot" and was accused of planning to open a terrorist military training facility under the guise of a madrassa, or educational institution, on land in Kashmir that was owned by his family, court documents said.This is what we know about London Bridge stabbing suspect Usman KhanKhan pleaded guilty in 2012 to the charges. He was sentenced to 16 years in prison for his role but was released in December 2018.The sentencing judge called Khan and two others "more serious jihadis" than the rest of their group, adding that in his view they would remain a "significant risk" to the public, even after their sentence.In order to adequately protect "the safety of the public," the judge said Khan's release on license could only be "decided upon, at the earliest, at the conclusion of the minimum term" in prison, and imposed an indeterminate sentence on his release.Britain's Parole Board said in a statement on Saturday that he appeared "to have been released automatically on license," without a parole hearing.A meeting of the government's COBRA committee -- which includes national security officials -- took place on Sunday where Johnson was updated on Friday's attack, PA Media reported, citing a Downing Street spokesman.Schams Elwazer contributed to this report.

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Story highlights Aung San Suu Kyi says she advocates "cautious optimism" because she fears blind faith She appeals for all prisoners of conscience still held in Myanmar to be freedShe says being awarded the prize meant the plight of her country was not forgottenShe was given the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991, but was under house arrest in MyanmarMyanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi gave her Nobel speech in Norway on Saturday, more than two decades after she won the peace prize. Her presence in Oslo, Norway, on a historic first trip to Europe after years of house arrest, signals the progress toward reform in Myanmar, also known as Burma, over the past year.Suu Kyi was unable to accept the Nobel when it was awarded in 1991 because she was under house arrest in Myanmar. Her husband and two sons accepted it then on her behalf, paying tribute to her sacrifice.Greeted by heartfelt applause from those gathered in Oslo City Hall, Suu Kyi spoke of what peace meant to her and also of her country's fragile progress toward democratic reform."Over the past year there have been signs that the endeavors of those who believe in democracy and human rights are beginning to bear fruit in Burma. There have been changes in a positive direction; steps towards democratization have been taken," she said."If I advocate cautious optimism it is not because I do not have faith in the future but because I do not want to encourage blind faith."JUST WATCHEDSuu Kyi: The potential is enormousReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHSuu Kyi: The potential is enormous 02:51JUST WATCHEDSuu Kyi appeals for help for refugeesReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHSuu Kyi appeals for help for refugees 01:33JUST WATCHEDSuu Kyi: Try to create a peaceful worldReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHSuu Kyi: Try to create a peaceful world 00:45JUST WATCHEDSuu Kyi: Prize gave me less lonely pathReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHSuu Kyi: Prize gave me less lonely path 01:00Speaking as a former prisoner of conscience, she appealed for the "earliest, unconditional release" of all prisoners of conscience still held in Myanmar.Of her own work for democracy, she said it had never occurred to her that it might one day lead to any award or honor."The prize we were working for was a free, secure and just society where our people might be able to realize their full potential. The honor lay in our endeavor. History had given us the opportunity to give of our best for a cause in which we believed," she said."When the Nobel Committee chose to honor me, the road I had chosen of my own free will became a less lonely path to follow. For this I thank the Committee, the people of Norway and peoples all over the world whose support has strengthened my faith in the common quest for peace."Earlier in her speech, she explained how the prize at first "did not seem quite real" but that her understanding of it changed through her long isolation under house arrest, as she became aware of how it was being discussed in the wider world. The peace prize "had made me real once again; it had drawn me back into the wider human community. And what was more important, the Nobel Prize had drawn the attention of the world to the struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma. We were not going to be forgotten."She said the prize, for her, meant extending her concern for democracy and human rights beyond national borders.What Suu Kyi's moment shows usAnd years later, much of the world is still seeking peace as "negative forces" eat away at its foundations, she said."Fires of suffering and strife are raging around the world. In my own country, hostilities have not ceased in the far north; to the west, communal violence resulting in arson and murder were taking place just several days before I started out on the journey that has brought me here today."Introducing Suu Kyi, Norwegian Nobel Committee chairman Thorbjørn Jagland paid tribute to her "awe-inspiring tenacity, sacrifice, and firmness of principle." He recalled how her son accepted the award on her behalf in 1991, and the challenges Suu Kyi faced during her long years of house arrest in Myanmar, during which her husband died in Britain."You carry a heavy burden on your shoulders. No one can be certain of what the future will bring. But today you are here. And we know for sure that you can return home," he said.JUST WATCHEDRefugees flock to see Aung San Suu KyiReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHRefugees flock to see Aung San Suu Kyi 02:19JUST WATCHEDSuu Kyi asks people to invest in MyanmarReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHSuu Kyi asks people to invest in Myanmar 01:00JUST WATCHEDWorkers welcome Suu Kyi as 'savior' ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHWorkers welcome Suu Kyi as 'savior' 02:59"Few have done more than you have to make the world a better place for all of us. We thank you for your fearlessness, your tenacity and your strength. "You bring hope to the oppressed people across the world. Your life is a message to all of us... You have paid a high price but you have been spreading hope, and the world needs hope."Speaking to CNN's Christiane Amanpour from Oslo ahead of the ceremony, Suu Kyi explained that she was still exploring the question of what peace means."My attitude to peace is rather based on the Burmese definition of peace -- it really means removing all the negative factors that destroy peace in this world. So peace does not mean just putting an end to violence or to war, but to all other factors that threaten peace, such as discrimination, such as inequality, poverty," she said.Jagland: What Suu Kyi's moment shows usWhile in Europe, Suu Kyi is also scheduled to address both houses of the British Parliament, be the guest of honor at a concert in Dublin, Ireland, and celebrate her 67th birthday with family.The trip is Suu Kyi's second abroad since she returned to Myanmar, also known as Burma, in 1988 to care for her dying mother, and comes on the heels of her first trip outside the country earlier this year.Suu Kyi was recently elected to parliament as her National League for Democracy won dozens of seats in by-elections. It remains a minority in parliament, but the elections marked a turning point for the country after decades of oppression by its military rulers.A military coup in September 1988 put Gen. Saw Maung in power, setting off anti-government demonstrations and a crackdown that left hundreds dead. Suu Kyi -- whose husband, Michael Aris, remained in England -- became a leading activist and co-founder of an opposition group, the National League for Democracy. She was placed under house arrest for the first time the following July on charges of trying to divide the military. She spent much of the next two decades confined to her home by the ruling junta.When her party won the 1990 general election in a landslide vote, the military rulers -- in power since 1962 -- refused to let the National League for Democracy serve, nullifying the results. A year later, Suu Kyi won the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought as well as the Nobel Peace Prize, which cited her "nonviolent struggle for democracy and human rights." But she remained in detention. Accepting the prize at the time on his mother's behalf, Alexander Aris said, "I personally believe that, by her own dedication and personal sacrifice, she has come to be a worthy symbol through whom the plight of all the people of Burma may be recognized."The military rulers have since loosened their grip on power, allowing a series of democratic reforms. Her house arrest ended in 2010, and she was able to travel around the country during her party's election campaign this year.Smiling Suu Kyi lays out 'ambitious' plan for Myanmar

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London (CNN)The organizers of a marathon in southern England have apologized after the course for Sunday's race was more than 500 meters (1,640 feet) too long.The Brighton Marathon returned to the streets of the coastal city after a pandemic-enforced break, but participants were forced to run further than the regulation 26.2 miles."We would like to apologise to our marathon participants that the course today has measured 568m too long," the organizers said on Twitter."We are wholly disappointed that this has affected our runners & hope that it hasn't marred the experience, at what has been a fantastic comeback after event after 18 months."Great North Run organizers accidentally send 5k competitors the wrong wayNeil McClements won the race with a time of 2:33:44, with Ollie Garrod in second with a time of 2:34:01.Read MoreMcClements overtook Garrod in the last 200 meters, sparking debate on Twitter."The runner who led all the way was caught with 200m to go. So basically, he was winning at the traditional marathon finish point," tweeted one user.Event director Tom Naylor explained the mistake in a statement published Monday."Despite the marathon route being measured correctly in the lead-up to race start, a basic human error in laying out a cone line meant that the final marathon course overran by 568m on the day," Naylor said."We offer our sincerest apologies for this mistake, which was only spotted once participants were on the course, and when an amendment was not possible," he added.Naylor said finishers will be given more information about their times, and the course length would be adjusted for results and qualifying times.Sunday's marathon isn't the first race to feature an accidental distance adjustment. In September 2019, the organizers of the Great North 5K in Newcastle, northeast England, apologized after officials directed runners the wrong way, shaving around 300 meters (984 feet) off the expected distance.Chinese marathon official directs race winner the wrong way"We're really sorry, and we're looking into what happened," Great Run, which organizes the Great North 5K, the Great North Run and numerous other events in the UK, posted on Facebook at the time. "We hope it didn't take take away from your enjoyment of the day and we'll be in touch with all runners directly."And in May 2019, a Chinese marathon official was banned for a year after he redirected an elite runner away from the finish line, in a mistake that almost changed the outcome of the race.Kenyan runner Biegon Andrew Kiplangat was leading the pack in the Qingdao Marathon, and had entered the final 300-meter sprint when the guide car he was following exited the track.Despite his competition being only meters behind him, Kiplangat followed the car off the track. Event organizers directed him back on course, and Kiplangat managed to win with a time of 2 hours, 22 minutes and 17 seconds despite the diversion.

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Story highlightsMay and Trump to discuss trade, NATO, Russia and SyriaTrump recently described NATO as "obsolete"London (CNN)British Prime Minister Theresa May is set to visit US President Donald Trump in Washington on Friday, making her the first foreign leader to meet with the newly inaugurated president. Speaking in a televised interview with the BBC's Andrew Marr, May said she would discuss the countries' future trade relations, the importance of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Syrian conflict. "What I think is important is that when I sit down, I will talk about how I can build on this special relationship. He has already said to me that he wants to see a very strong relationship between the US and the UK in the future," May said. Theresa May commits to Brexit vote in UK ParliamentThe British Embassy in Washington confirmed the visit to CNN, saying that the leaders would also discuss relations with Russia and the global fight against terrorism.Boosting trade with the United States will be high on May's agenda. The prime minister said in a speech Tuesday that Britain would be looking to improve trade with countries outside the European Union once the country leaves the regional bloc. Read MoreMay made clear Tuesday that the country would not remain part of the EU's single market and customs union. The EU single market is essentially a free-trade zone allowing the free movement of people, goods, services and capital.Britain voted to withdraw from the union in its "Brexit" referendum in June last year, raising concerns over whether Britain's economy will prosper outside the single market. The US is already Britain's second-largest trading partner by country, after Germany. Trade between both countries is already more than 150 billion pounds ($186 billion), and the US is the single biggest source of inward investment to the UK, the embassy said. May has also been invited to become the first serving foreign head of state to address the annual congressional Republican retreat, the British Embassy said. The party will map out its 2017 vision at the event, held Thursday in Philadelphia.Trump's comments on women 'unacceptable'May is Britain's second female prime minister, and when asked by Marr whether she would bring up lewd comments made by Trump about women, she said that her mere presence at the meeting as a female leader would make "the biggest statement" about the role of women. Protesters rally worldwide in solidarity with Washington march"First of all, I've already said that some of the comments that Donald Trump has made in relation to women are unacceptable. Some of those he himself has apologized for," May said, before listing some of the women's issues in which she's been involved -- including domestic violence and modern slavery. "Whenever I find there is something unacceptable, I won't be afraid to say that to Donald Trump," she added. The interview came a day after millions of people took part in women's rights protests around the world to show opposition to Trump's comments and policy agenda on women's issues.On defense, Trump recently criticized NATO as "obsolete," and his election has raised concerns about the alliance's future. Trump's blast sends chill across EuropeNATO is a military and political alliance that bridges European nations and the United States. Russia sees the alliance as a threat to its position in the region.Trump has signaled that he wants to see a major shift in US-Russia relations in his presidency. A closer relationship between the old Cold War foes could have a significant impact on world events.On the Syria conflict, for example, the two powers stood fiercely on opposing sides at UN discussions, the Russians backing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime while the US opposed him.CNN's Kevin Bohn, Elise Labott, Kevin Liptak and Ryan Browne contributed to this report.

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Story highlightsCampaign to recognize rugby pioneerEmily Valentine, 10, played game in 1887 She was first documented female player Attended school in Northern Ireland (CNN)William Webb Ellis will always be known as the boy who, in 1823, picked up the ball and ran with it during a school football game. His action "with a fine disregard for the rules" is credited with creating the game of rugby -- though historical evidence suggests the story best fits into the category of legend or myth. Nevertheless Webb Ellis was honored as the first inductee of what became the World Rugby Hall of Fame, with plaques and a statue in the English town of Rugby honoring his place in history. The men's World Cup trophy is also named after him.The Hall of Fame includes 120 individual men, five teams, four institutions -- and only six women, mainly recent retirees, all admitted as recently as 2014. Read: Australian women on top of worldRead MoreBut supporters of the women's game are becoming increasingly aware of another name -- Emily Valentine -- whose credentials for inclusion can rival those of Webb Ellis. Her story also takes place in the 19th century on a school playing field. Portora Royal School in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, has had more than its share of famous alumni. Pupils who passed through the gates went on to accomplish great feats in football, cricket, athletics and the arts. Playwrights Oscar Wilde and Samuel Beckett honed their storytelling skills here -- but it's the tale of a 10-year-old girl which is of interest to the rugby world."I loved rugby football, but seldom got a chance to do more than kick a place-kick or a drop-kick, but I could run in spite of petticoats and thick undergarments. I could run. My great ambition was to play in a real rugby game and score a try." Extract from Emily Valentine's journal.Emily's father was assistant headmaster at Portora Royal in 1887, when she made her rugby debut. A more recently-retired deputy head, Robert Northridge, picks up the story."Her brothers were playing rugby and they were a man short -- a woman short -- they were somebody short," he tells CNN's World Rugby show. "So Emily was standing, luckily suitably attired in suitable footwear, at the side of the field and they beckoned her on and said, 'Come on Emily, please join us in this game.' She leaped at the chance to play because it was something that she'd longed to do for a very long time."Catherine Galwey with a childhood portrait of her grandmother."At last my chance came. I got the ball -- I can still feel the damp leather and the smell of it, and see the tag of lacing at the opening. I grasped it and ran dodging, darting, but I was so keen to score that try that I did not pass it, perhaps when I should." Extract from Emily Valentine's journal.Northridge continues: "Her parents certainly didn't find out until much later because she tells the story of them having tea later that evening and one of the boys saying 'We won today, mother.' "And the mother said, 'I hope you all played well' -- and one of the brothers kicked Emily under the table to make sure she didn't say anything to tell them that she had scored the winning try.""I still raced on, I could see the boy coming towards me; I dodged, yes I could and breathless, with my heart thumping, my knees shaking a bit, I ran. Yes, I had done it; one last spurt and I touched down, right on the line. I had scored my try." Extract from Emily Valentine's journal.Northridge concludes: "It was obviously one of the major moments of her life because 50 years later she could recall every detail of diving for the line and jumping up and throwing her arms in the air."Valentine's granddaughter Catherine Galwey lives in the English city of Norwich. She remembers her grandmother documenting her life story."She was in a nursing home in London and she didn't have much to do, so she thought she would write a biography -- a memoir for us all," Galwey tells CNN.Read: Sister reveals Sonny Bill's secrets"The whole memoir is full of life and enthusiasm, and that's how I remember her -- taking life by the horns -- and all the sad bits in it were just glossed over really."I think she was thrilled to let rip and she didn't mind about mud and all the things that girls are supposed to mind about, and she was able run and do all those things and prove herself."Emily Valentine (far right) with members of her extended family."I lay flat on my face, for a moment everything went black. I scrambled up, gave a hasty rub down to my knees. A ragged cheer went up from the spectators. I grinned at my brothers. It was all I had hoped for. " Extract from Emily Valentine's journal."Although she wasn't what you'd conventionally call a feminist, she certainly believed that women could do anything that they wanted to do," Galwey adds."I think she would be very pleased to support people who wanted to play rugby and were female."Although Galwey was aware of her grandmother's memoir, both she and the school were unaware of its significance until they heard from John Birch -- a former government librarian whose research skills were employed to great effect after he spotted a brief reference to the story in The Times newspaper.Read: 'Out of 1,100 she was pretty special'A dedicated cricket fan, Birch had responded to his daughter's interest in playing rugby by forming a girls' team in Letchworth Garden City, in the English county of Hertfordshire. They enjoyed great success and contributed players to the England women's team."The problem with not just women's rugby history but women's sports history is that it's a hidden history," he tells CNN."No-one writes it down. It's kind of frowned on until comparatively recently. So even if women want to play they tend to do so in secrecy, and it's not the sort of thing that gets reported. "Should the "1st lady of rugby" Emily Valentine be inducted into the Hall of Fame following her exploits in 1887?— CNN Sport (@cnnsport) June 16, 2016 Birch managed to connect the dots and reveal the full story behind Emily's exploits. Letters she sent to the school show she took part in rugby training and played in intra-school games -- some sources indicate Emily, a winger, and her two brothers at times made up the team's three-quarter back line.While the brothers went on to Dublin's Trinity College, Emily married Major John Galwey and spent time in India before settling in England. She died in 1967.Birch's research indicates that the next documented female rugby player after Valentine was 16-year-old Mary Eley, who played for Cardiff Ladies in 1917.Read: England women's captain fantasticBirch now writes for the women's rugby website Scrum Queens, which has campaigned for Emily's inclusion into the Rugby Hall of Fame alongside Webb Ellis. "You've got a mythical guy who allegedly picked up a rugby ball and ran with it -- even though he didn't -- but here we've got a real girl who did pick up a rugby ball and ran and scored a try in her first game, against boys. Isn't she as relevant as he is?" Birch contends.Governing body World Rugby says there are no plans to include Valentine in the Hall of Fame at present. In the meantime her story, which began on a school playing field in Enniskillen, continues to spread further around the world.Should Emily Valentine be in the World Rugby Hall of Fame? Have your say on our Facebook pageLike this story? 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(CNN)A Russian flag has been spotted on Salisbury Cathedral in England, in an apparent stunt making light of the poisoning of former KGB agent Sergei Skripal in the city last year.The flag was noticed scaffolding surrounding part of the cathedral on Sunday morning before being taken down by workers, but several residents and the local member of parliament took to social media to criticize the prank.Former Russian spy Skripal and his daughter Yulia became seriously ill in the city after being poisoned in a Novichok attack last March, and 44-year-old woman Dawn Sturgess died in July after being exposed to the perfume bottle in which the poison was carried. @BBCBreaking @journalupdate @SpireFM How dare some stupid fool disrespect our city. After everything this city has got through it does not need this. #salisbury #youwontbringusdown pic.twitter.com/y30vESR7gA— Lee Martin (@lmjm12) February 17, 2019 Months later, Salisbury Cathedral came to international attention when the two Russian agents accused of carrying out the attack claimed they were merely in the UK as tourists, hoping to admire its 123-meter spire."Thankfully it has been removed now -- what a stupid stunt -- mocking the serious events sadly experienced in Salisbury last year," the city's MP wrote on Twitter.Read More"How dare some stupid fool disrespect our city. After everything this city has got through it does not need this," a local resident added.Thankfully it has been removed now - what a stupid stunt - mocking the serious events sadly experienced in Salisbury last year https://t.co/eDUBFhuOT4— John Glen MP (@JohnGlenUK) February 17, 2019 The prank appears to relate to an interview Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, the two men accused by Britain of carrying out the attack, which they deny, gave to Kremlin-backed news network RT in September.Asked to explain why the men made a visit to the city that lasted less than two hours, Boshirov said: "It's a touristic city. There's a famous cathedral there, the Salisbury cathedral. It's famous not just in all of Europe, it's famous all over the world. It's famous for its 123-meter spire, it's famous for its clock, the first clock made in the world that still runs.""The cathedral is very beautiful, there are lots of tourists there," he added later. Last month, Igroland -- a Russian toy company -- released a board game called "Our Guys in Salisbury," which begins Moscow and ends in Salisbury with figures in Hazmat suits.

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Story highlightsA large winter storm is making its way east toward the Midwest, New EnglandFreezing temperatures are expected throughout most of the country (CNN)The majority of the country will see freezing temperatures by the end of the weekend, and many northern states will get a blanket of snow. The same storm that walloped Oregon Wednesday is moving east towards the Great Lakes and will likely reach New England by Saturday. Here's what you can expect:• Nearly 80% of the country will see below-freezing temperatures in the next week• Wind-chill temperatures could reach 40 below zero in some northern states and 10 below farther southRead More• About 40 million people are under wind-chill advisories or warnings from Thursday through Friday morningBlizzard conditions are expected to hit areas along the Great Lakes with strong winds and heavy snow into Friday morning. Up to 10 inches of snow could fall in the Minneapolis area Friday evening into Saturday, the National Weather Service said. Sub-freezing temperatures in the NortheastJUST WATCHEDWhat NOT to do in a snowstormReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHWhat NOT to do in a snowstorm 01:32New York and Washington, D.C. will plunge into sub-freezing temperatures over the next few days as the arctic blast sweeps east. Strong winds could also be an issue. New York's Central Park could see wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour through early Friday morning -- along with bitter cold. High-wind warnings extend from New York through parts of Massachusetts where wind gusts could reach up to 60 mph in some locations from Cape Cod up into the Boston metro area. High-wind warnings are in place for these areas and could cause travel delays from late Thursday into Friday morning. The good news is that temperatures will rebound for some areas over the weekend. But the respite may be brief as the next arctic blast is expected to return to parts of the Midwest and Northeast by Sunday.Portions of Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota are expected see their coldest air in two years. Chicago Bears game could break recordThis weekend's matchup between the Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers could be the coldest since the Bears started tracking kickoff temperatures. The previous record was set December 22, 2008 -- also against the Packers. The kickoff temperature was 2 degrees, with a frigid -13 wind-chill temperature. Chicago is poised to break that record Sunday. Oregon grapples with snowIn the West, a snowstorm hammered parts of Oregon on Wednesday. Photos showed cars strewn across snow-covered roads and trucks spun out at odd angles. Officials asked drivers to avoid the roads as traffic ground to a virtual halt.We are stuck in traffic trying to clear US 26. Lots of spun/stalled out vehicles. #pdxtraffic pic.twitter.com/EgU4EbXdsq— Oregon DOT (@OregonDOT) December 15, 2016 In the Portland metro area, the snowstorm jammed public transportation and stranded hundreds of students who couldn't get home due to dangerous road conditions, reported CNN affiliate KOIN. They got stuck in traffic on school buses or spent extra hours at school, waiting to be picked up after one to three inches of snow fell across the region. Many of the area schools closed Thursday to avert more chaos on the roads, according to CNN affiliate KPTV. Those cars on my street are not parked . They are crashed #snowmageddon #pnw #prayfortheairstream A photo posted by Adam Brush (@babyboybrush) on Dec 14, 2016 at 3:31pm PST Oregon also had three avalanches Wednesday amid the flurry of snow, closing down Highway 20, said the Oregon State Police. Sorry travelers...HWY 20 near Hoodoo closed again for 3rd avalanche. #snowpocalypse #knowbeforeyougo pic.twitter.com/nD4IbMqUO9— Oregon State Police (@ORStatePolice) December 15, 2016 Flood concerns for Cailfornia On the West Coast, a strong storm system is looming from the Pacific Ocean. It could dump up to eight inches of rain north of San Francisco and could extend as far south as the metro Los Angeles region by Thursday evening.Flood watches and warnings have been issued for much of the state through Friday. Winds from this system could also reach tropical storm strength in the mountain areas as the storm moves towards the Rockies.

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Story highlightsTurkish midfielder Nuri Sahin completes loan move from Real Madrid to LiverpoolValencia sign French left back Aly CissokohM'Baye Niang joins AC Milan from CaenControversial striker Adrian Mutu signs fro French club AjaccioLiverpool unveiled midfielder Nuri Sahin on Tuesday, after he completed a one year loan from Spanish champions Real Madrid. The German born Turkish international has struggled to establish himself in Jose Mourinho's side moving from German champions Borussia Dortmund last summer, and was keen to move to a side that could promise him first team football. "I am happy to be here and I am looking forward to playing for Liverpool," Sahin told the Liverpool website. "I had a difficult season last year because of a lot of injuries. I had three injuries last year."The team played very well, but I didn't play too many games, so that's why I spoke to Real Madrid and told them I wanted to go out for a year. I want to play football -- and it was important for me to be at a club where the manager really wants me. JUST WATCHEDWaking a sleeping football giant ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHWaking a sleeping football giant 03:27JUST WATCHEDFinancial fair play too late for some?ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHFinancial fair play too late for some? 02:52JUST WATCHEDFrench football club spends bigReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHFrench football club spends big 02:45JUST WATCHEDManchester United goes publicReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHManchester United goes public 05:06"I wanted to play for a club on the same level as Dortmund and Madrid -- that's why I chose Liverpool. This year, it is very important for me to play. I have to play, improve my game and help the team."Sahin, who was also linked with a move to Arsenal, admitted that former team mate Xabi Alonso, who moved to Madrid from Liverpool, helped persuade him to choose the Merseyside club."When he heard Liverpool were interested in me, he started telling me about Liverpool. He is still in love with Liverpool Football Club, I think! It's crazy how he was telling me about Liverpool. "He was saying, 'Go there, you will love it. The fans will take care of you and love you' and things like that. He said Anfield is the best stadium in the world."The former Dortmund player also revealed he was looking forward to linking up with Liverpool and England captain Steven Gerrard -- who will likely line up alongside Sahin and fellow new signing Joe Allen in a new look Liverpool midfield. "Steven Gerrard is a huge name, not only in Liverpool but in world football. I am looking forward to playing with him -- I've played against him once," he told the club website."There are many other players that I could name. If I have to choose one name, it would be Steven Gerrard -- but it is not only Gerrard."With Friday's transfer deadline approaching, many of Europe's biggest clubs are finalising moves that they hope will ensure they have squads that can compete until the window reopens in January. In Spain, Valencia have completed the signing of Lyon full back Aly Cissokoh. The 24 year old has taken a pay cut to join the club, signing a four year deal with Los Che, who can offer Champions League football this season. Cissokoh will replace Spain international Jordi Alba who left the club for Barcelona earlier in the summer. "This is a big step forward in my career," Cissokoh told the club website."I have arrived at an historic club and I can't wait to train with the team. Although football is a business, it is also a passion. That is why it was not difficult to take a cut in salary. In France, any player would love to come to Valencia."Club president Manuel Llorente confirmed that Valencia had concluded their summer business with the singing of Cissokoh. "We have rounded of a squad of players that can perform at the same level -- or better -- than those who have left. Valencia CF attracts important players like Aly, who has taken a drop in salary to come here."French club Caen have confirmed the transfer of 17-year old M'Baye Niang to Italian side AC Milan. The striker has signed a three year contract with the Rossoneri after a week on trial at English side Everton. JUST WATCHEDCan AC Milan rebuild this season? ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHCan AC Milan rebuild this season? 02:54JUST WATCHEDDel Piero's Juventus love affairReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHDel Piero's Juventus love affair 03:56Elsewhere in France, former Chelsea, Juventus, Inter Milan and Fiorentina striker Adrian Mutu has been unveiled by Ajaccio. The 33 year old has enjoyed a colorful career, serving a seven month ban for testing positive for Cocaine while at Chelsea and a six month ban for failing a drugs test after playing in a Coppa Italia match for Fiorentina. Mutu was sued by Chelsea for breaching his contract after his positive cocaine test. Following a series of appeals, Mutu was ordered to pay the London club $21m in damages by a Swiss court. Upon his arrival in Corsica, the Romanian threw down a challenge to another of Ligue 1's high profile summer signings. "I'm launching a challenge to Zlatan Ibrahimovic - I'll score more goals than him between now and the end of the season," he told the Fifa website. Ibrahimovic, who moved to Paris St. Germain from AC Milan during this transfer window, has already scored two goals in the French league, while Ajaccio have only scored one goal in three games. Ajaccio's president hailed the arrival of Mutu as one of the biggest signing's in the club's history. "It's a huge coup for the club, and without doubt the biggest player we've had in Corsica since Johnny Rep in 1978," declared Alain Orsoni.

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Story highlightsJessica Ravitz comes from a long tradition of technological LudditesShe doesn't have any desire to upgrade to a smartphone from her older modelStatistics that show more Americans are opting for smartphones over simpler onesRavitz says she doesn't want to be tied to e-mail, social media and news at all hoursI am part of a dying breed. I am among a quickly shrinking slice of Americans who have yet to step foot in smartphone land.As of July, Nielsen reported that 55.5% of mobile subscribers in America owned smartphones, a significant jump from 41% a year earlier. This pre-dated the release of the iPhone 5, which has surely swayed that percentage further. The numbers don't lie. People like me are losing relevance. We're going the way of the VCR I still own but never learned how to use. This fact alone might tell you all you need to hear. Sure, I may not be confident that I can understand your smartphone, but the truth is I don't really want to.Before I go extinct, though, I want to explain and defend my stupidphone position. And I want to make one thing clear: I am not your 90-year-old grandmother. I am only 43. JUST WATCHEDStaying connected without a cell phoneReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHStaying connected without a cell phone 03:08JUST WATCHEDApple apologizes for Maps app problemsReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHApple apologizes for Maps app problems 05:25JUST WATCHEDOpen Mic: Is cell phone dependency bad?ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHOpen Mic: Is cell phone dependency bad? 02:08I work in an environment where I'm surrounded by tech savviness and am more than aware that I'm an oddball. But I was hired to report and write stories -- to talk and listen to, focus on and engage with human beings -- and, frankly, I'm neither ashamed nor apologetic that I do my job without a fancy phone. Diaries of 3 smartphone addictsMy aversion has everything to do with who I am -- and who I desperately don't want to be, and by that I mean many of you. Let me start with genetics. My late father's law firm dispatched a tutor when he couldn't remember how to turn on his computer. He struggled with call waiting in a way matched only by my mother, who still doesn't have voice mail on her cell phone -- one that's even more stupid than mine. My favorite story, though, is about one of my father's cousins.Years after cell phones became commonplace, he decided he was finally ready. So he bought a phone, took it home and left it among other coffee table items. Over the next few days, he sporadically tried using it. He held it to his ear but never found that dial tone. He called others, but no one heard or answered him.So he marched into the mobile phone store, tossed his on the counter and said, "This thing just doesn't work."The guy behind the counter picked it up, looked at my father's cousin and said, "Sir, this is a remote control." I share this story because these are my people. I walk with a tribe of perfectly content Luddites, those who are dubious about and don't need technological advances.When my laptop died a few years ago, I ventured into my first Apple store. I left twice, once near tears, scared off by hipsters speaking in code. But I bucked up and returned weeks later to buy a MacBook Pro. People swore it would change my attitude about technology. They said it was intuitive, a good thing since I don't read instruction manuals. I bought it because it was pretty. Three years in, I still don't love the thing. In fact, for much of this time, I kind of hated it -- in part because I found the screen so hard to see. Imagine my surprise and gratitude when a colleague recently walked by, reached over and tapped some button a bunch of times, and the whole thing brightened before my eyes. I may have hugged him. And I may have tripped when I jumped up to hug him -- which brings me to my next argument. I am a klutz. I drop things. I've heard the splash of a phone flying out of my coat pocket and into a toilet one too many times. Whenever my scuffed-up cell hits the pavement, I'm grateful I don't have a cracked screen to replace.Then there are those videos of those oh-so-smart smartphone users staring down at their addiction and stumbling off subway platforms or into fountains and poles. I'm perfectly capable of doing that on my own and don't need or want a phone's help.Smartphone holdouts, you're not aloneI'm grateful I don't know what it's like to covet such a thing.As people camped out overnight and fought crowds, just so they could wait in line to buy their fifth iPhone, I kicked back and relaxed. Now, I get to laugh as the gripes pour in. It's too light and gets scratches. There are mapping snafus, batteries that die too soon, power cords that need to be replaced. My new favorite: purple photos. The horror! Want to know what I do to get around this phone injustice? I use something I like to call a camera.I like to say I'm holding out until those folks at Apple figure out what they're doing so they don't have to keep reinventing the thing. I mean, really, if I wait a little bit longer, won't the next one be that much better?When people say they're dying for the latest gadget, to replace the perfectly good one they already have, I can't help but think about the kids I just visited in a refugee camp who are dying for the one bowl of food they get in a day. I hope anyone who drops hundreds of clams for a phone already gives to the needy. But if the 2 million junkies who snatched up the iPhone 5 within 24 hours gave a mere $10 extra to hungry children on that day, or to any cause for that matter, then I'd cheer on their enthusiasm. But first I'd like to ask those people who park themselves outside Apple stores: Will you to line up this way when it comes time to vote next month? I realize I probably sound self-righteous, but I find this must-have mentality both absurd and borderline icky. And I just don't understand the obsession, especially with something I'd probably break or drown. Now, a great pair of boots -- that I get. But not this. At least not yet.I accept that there will inevitably come a time when I'll have to make the leap. At some point, my kind of phone won't be available. Plus, I should probably try to find out what everyone's gushing about.People say I will love my smartphone once I have one. They also say I will never be the same. And maybe that's what turns me off most.I don't want to receive pictures of anyone's dinner while I'm out having mine. I don't want to check out of an actual conversation because a random friend used an app to check in for an eyebrow wax. I don't want to read work e-mails on a beach vacation when I should be reading a novel -- the kind made of paper, if that sounds familiar.And I don't want to pull an Alec Baldwin and be tossed off a flight for playing word games I am sure I'd be unable to quit. I know myself too well. When I am in front of my computer, I check e-mail and Facebook far more than I should. It's sort of like how I don't keep cookies, cheese or ice cream in my house; if these things are around, I can't stop myself. If I had a smartphone, I'm afraid I'd be toast. Would I be one of those people who turned to cat videos before I turned to the person beside me? Would I like shared pictures of nature more often than I head out and enjoy it? Would I allow myself undistracted moments to simply think about life? If I ever become the person in a meeting or at a party who spends the whole time looking down at some iThing or snapping photos of myself, I'm telling you now to slap me. About a year ago, I was hit with the reality that I was inching toward change. Not of the smart variety, mind you, but I found out I was flirting with semi-intelligence. I was having dinner in New York. At the table sat a devout gadget head. He heard me reference my stupidphone and told me to hand it over. I did and then lost myself in shared stories, warm pita, hummus and wine. He missed out, doing whatever it is gadget heads do. After a while, he put my phone down. He looked at me with a sympathetic smile. And then, he said something that would make my people proud: "Honey, I hate to break this to you, but it's not your phone that's stupid." It turns out my phone, the one I've had for years, can do -- well -- stuff. What exactly? I have no idea. But for now, I'm sure the smartest thing I can do is keep it that way.Are you a smartphone holdout? Share your reasoning in the comments section below.

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(CNN)American golfer Nick Watney is the first player on the PGA Tour to test positive for Covid-19.Watney, 39, withdrew from the RBC Heritage tournament in Hilton Head, South Carolina, on Friday before the second round.Watney had tested negative for the virus when he arrived at the event, but was tested again on Friday after he said that he had symptoms consistent with the illness, according to the PGA Tour. Nick Watney has withdrawn from the RBC Heritage prior to the second round after testing positive for COVID-19. He will have the PGA TOUR's full support throughout his self-isolation and recovery period under CDC guidelines. https://t.co/WLU17W0W2k— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 19, 2020 He traveled privately to the tournament, which began on Thursday, and was not on the charter flight offered by the PGA Tour, the organization said. "Nick will have the PGA Tour's full support throughout his self-isolation and recovery period under CDC guidelines," the PGA Tour said in a statement. Read More"For the health and well-being of all associated with the tournament and those within the community, the TOUR has begun implementing its response plan in consultation with medical experts including working with those who may have had close contact with Nick."Watney, a five-time winner on the PGA Tour, played with fellow Americans Vaughn Taylor and Luke List in the first round, carding a three-over-par 74, well off the pace.The PGA Tour will leave the 8:46 tee time open to honor George Floyd and highlight racial injusticeA total of 369 individuals, including players, caddies and essential personnel, were tested for Covid-19 before the tournament began, the PGA Tour said. All those tests were negative.The PGA Tour declined to comment further, and asked that news organizations and fans respected Watney's privacy.The Heritage tournament is the second to be held since the resumption of the PGA Tour following its suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic. It is being played without spectators and with strict protocols in place.American Daniel Berger won last week's Charles Schwab Challenge in Texas as the world's top golfers returned to competition after a three-month hiatus, with Watney also in action, missing the cut after finishing five-over-par for his two rounds.CNN's Jill Martin contributed to this report.

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(CNN)Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland continued his sensational scoring form with two goals in a 3-0 over Club Brugge in Group F of the Champions League. The 20-year-old, one of the most coveted young players in the game, has now scored 14 Champions League goals in 11 games -- no player has scored as many in so few games. Haaland has scored as many goals in European football's premier competition as greats such as George Weah, Zinedine Zidane and Ian Rush. However, he still has some way to go to close in on Cristiano Ronaldo's all-time record of 131 goals. "It was a good night and three important points," Haaland told reporters after a win that puts the Bundesliga club top of the group. Read MoreHaaland, who joined the German outfit in January, has scored 26 goals in 28 games in all competitions for his club. Shock defeat for Manchester United Elsewhere in the competition, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's job as Manchester United head coach may be hanging by a thread following a shock 2-1 defeat to Turkish side Istanbul Basaksehir.Multiple reports in the British media have suggested the Norwegian manager could be sacked should United fail to beat Everton in the English Premier League this coming weekend.However, that process may well be accelerated after a comical defensive performance against the reigning Turkish champion. One of the worst pieces of defending you are ever likely to see -- amateur football included -- gifted Basaksehir an early lead, as former Premier League striker Demba Ba had the entire half of the pitch to himself to run onto the ball and slot past United goalkeeper Dean Henderson.Things didn't get much better from there, as Deniz Turuc picked Juan Mata's pocket and laid the ball on a plate for Edin Visca to double the lead.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer looks on in dismay as United suffers a shock defeat.Anthony Martial did pull a goal back just before half-time, but a stale and uninspired second half performance meant United was unable to find an equalizer.The Champions League has provided Manchester United with some respite from its Premier League woes in recent weeks, but for the first time this season its poor domestic form seeped into Europe.Bruno Fernandes reacts as United miss a late chance to equalize.United sits a lowly 15th in the Premier League with just two wins from its opening six games following Sunday's insipid 1-0 defeat to Arsenal.But impressive Champions League victories against last season's beaten finalist Paris Saint-Germain and German side RB Leipzig have provided Solskjaer something of a lifeline.However, should the 47-year-old find himself out of a job, a new manager is unlikely to be enough to turn the club around.Scattergun transfers raise questions about Manchester United strategy United has problems that run deep. In the Glazer family it has an owner that has racked up eye-watering amounts of debt, and in Ed Woodward it has a chief executive that has spent vast sums of money in a playing squad that remains behind its rivals.Solskjaer's reign has been more curious than most. Just when it looks as though his job is on the line and the team has stopped playing for him, his players will turn in the kind of performances they did against Newcastle, Paris Saint-Germain and RB Leipzig.But in the defeat to Basaksehir, there wasn't even a hint that the team was playing for its manager.Solskjaer may still be in a job by the time United travel to Everton on Saturday, but another defeat could likely spell the end of his time in charge.Messi scores from the spotIn Group G, a fifth minute Lionel Messi penalty set Barcelona on its way to a 2-1 win over Dynamo Kyiv, giving the La Liga club its third win in this season's competition. A Gerard Pique header doubled Barcelona's lead before Viktor Tsygankov scored late in what proved to be a consolation strike.

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(CNN)The father of one of the two American teenagers accused over the murder of an Italian police officer is returning to the US, but his fight is not over.Ethan Elder is flying back to the US Saturday after visiting his son Finnegan Lee Elder, 19, in an Italian prison, according to family friend and US criminal defense attorney Craig Peters, who made the trip with him."Finnegan's Italian defense attorneys will remain on the case. Our quest for the truth of the events of that night to be made public is moving full steam ahead," Peters told CNN.Elder and Gabriel Natale Hjorth, 18, are both from San Francisco, but were vacationing together in Rome when police say they took part in last week's assault on Carabinieri officer Mario Cerciello Rega. The officer was stabbed eight times as he tried to recover a stolen backpack from the two, according to police.Police allege that both confessed to taking part in the assault, with Elder confessing to killing Rega. The two have yet to be indicted on the charges.Read MoreItalian authorities have released accounts of what they say took place in the Prati neighborhood, but Ethan Elder is hoping that prosecutors will show video of the incident to "show what actually happened."The story authorities are tellingThe 24 hours before the murder, as described in a preliminary evidentiary ruling, went from a common drug deal, to theft, to extortion and finally to Rega's death.On July 25 around 11:30 p.m., Hjorth and Elder allegedly approached Sergio Brugiatelli and his friend in the Piazza Trilussa looking for 80 euros worth of cocaine. Brugiatelli told the young men that he didn't have any, but he could get in touch with a dealer. He and Hjorth went to buy the drugs while Elder and the friend waited in a piazza with Brugiatelli's bike and backpack. Hjorth exchanged the money for a roll of foil paper, and then Brugiatelli spotted two people he recognized as police, according to Brugiatelli's testimony. He and Hjorth took off in different directions. Two Americans arrested in Rome over killing of police officerBy the time Brugiatelli made it back to the piazza, Elder had run off with his backpack and his phone inside it, Brugiatelli said.Brugiatelli called his phone to hear a foreign voice telling him that if he wanted his backpack returned, he should bring a gram of cocaine and 100 euros. He called the police and together they arranged an undercover meeting with the American teens to make the exchange.The teens, the officers and Brugiatelli all converged near the Meridien Hotel around 2:48 a.m. on Friday. Officers Mario Cerciello Rega and Andrea Varriale, who were in plain clothes, told Brugiatelli to wait behind as they met Elder and Hjorth. When the two identified themselves to the teens as officers, a brawl broke out. Varriale said one of the two men attacked him and he could see his partner, Rega, in a scuffle with the other. "Stop, we are carabinieri. Enough!" Varriale said he heard Rega shout. Both young men ran off and Varriale found his partner bleeding from his left side and chest."They've stabbed me," Rega said, according to Varriale. The falloutRega's funeral was held in the same church where he was married less than two months before his killing. Matteo Salvini, Italy's far-right interior minister, expressed his condolences over the officer's death. "Mario, a police officer, a hero, a boy with all his life ahead of him, who had been married for just 40 days," he wrote on Twitter. "How much sadness, how much anger. A prayer, a hug to his loved ones."Blindfolding US teen accused of killing officer 'unacceptable,' says prosecutor -- but interrogation is still validPolice arrested Hjorth and Elder inside their hotel room, where they say they found a seven-inch knife and the clothes they are alleged to have worn during the crime hidden behind a ceiling panel. The two were ready to leave the country when they were brought in for interrogation, police said. CNN's Dan Simon, Valentina DiDonato, Tara John and Sara Dean contributed to this report.

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Story highlightsPlay abandoned after one hour 18 minutes on day two of Women's British Open High winds at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club make play impossibleRound two will take place on Saturday; Rounds three and four on Sunday, weather permittingStrong winds curtailed action at the Women's British Open after just over an hour's play on Friday. Play began at 7 a.m. local time on the Royal Liverpool Golf Club at Hoylake, but gusts of wind up to 60 mph soon made conditions unplayable with balls falling off tees and moving on the greens. Officials stopped play at 8.18 a.m. and play was abandoned for the day at 11 a.m. with all day two starters' scores being declared null and void. Co-overnight leader Ryu So-Yeon from South Korea was one of the 36 players who started their second rounds before play was stopped. JUST WATCHEDLydia Ko keen to build on winning form ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHLydia Ko keen to build on winning form 01:16JUST WATCHEDTeen becomes youngest LPGA Tour winnerReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHTeen becomes youngest LPGA Tour winner 01:33America's Michelle Wie, who opened with a three-over par round of 75, was another who teed off early, braving the breezy conditions. "When I arrived at the course at 5 a.m. it was raining sideways. I've never seen anything like it," Wie said. "It was fairly sheltered by the tents when we set off but by the time we got to the 12th it was clearly unplayable," added Wie, who started at the 10th hole on Friday. Korea's Kang and Ryu share lead after day one"The ball would barely stay on the tee and they were moving all over the greens. When you have to call a rules official six times on a green then you know it's bad."I'm so tall I felt like a flagpole. I thought I might fall over when I tried to hit the ball and it was definitely the right call."After a meeting of the Championship Committee, it was decided that round two will take place on Saturday with the final 36 holes being played on Sunday, weather permitting. It was also agreed that the halfway cut will be reduced from the top 65 and ties to the top 50 and ties.

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Story highlights"Anchored" putting method to be banned by golf's rule makers Three of the last five majors have been won by players using "belly" puttersThe R&A and USGA announce changes in joint statement Threat of legal action over the proposed changesThe controversial method of putting whereby the club is "anchored" to a player's belly or another part of the body is to be banned from 2016, golf's law makers announced Wednesday.The move follows victories for Keegan Bradley in last year's U.S.PGA Championship, his fellow American Webb Simpson at this year's U.S. Open and the triumph by South African veteran Ernie Els at the 2012 British Open.All three players were using "belly" or "long-handled" putters with the club fixed on their midriff while putting out on the greens and it has been argued that they gained an unfair advantage using this approach.The decision has been supported by 14-time major winner Tiger Woods. "I believe that the art of putting is swinging the club and controlling nerves," he told his official website."Having it as a fixed point is something that's not in the traditions of the game. JUST WATCHEDBelly putter changes proposedReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHBelly putter changes proposed 02:58JUST WATCHEDThe rise of the 'Belly Putter'ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHThe rise of the 'Belly Putter' 04:29"We swing all the other 13 clubs. I think the putter should be the same," added the former World No.1.Claude Harmon, swing coach to Els, questioned why the decision had been made now despite belly putters being around for many years."I don't think it is the miracle cure that those in the media are making out," he told CNN. "Remember, the No.1 player in the world (Rory McIlroy) does not use a long putter, or the majority of those in the top ten," he added.McIlroy, who won this year's U.S.PGA title and was top money winner on both the European and PGA Tours, later tweeted his approval of the decision. "Fully agree with the anchoring ban," he said."Better image for the game of golf, skill and nerves are all part of the game. Level playing field in '16" the Northern Irishman added.In unveiling their proposed changes, The Royal & Ancient (R&A) and the United States Golf Association (USGA) said they would "consider any further comments and suggestions from throughout the golf community."There have been reports that leading players and club manufacturers could take legal action against the rule changes. "Throughout the 600-year history of golf, the essence of playing the game has been to grip the club with the hands and swing it freely at the ball," USGA executive director Mike Davis said in the joint statement issued with the R&A."Our conclusion is that the Rules of Golf should be amended to preserve the traditional character of the golf swing by eliminating the growing practice of anchoring the club."The amendments, which would come into force on January 1, 2016, do not mean belly or long-handled putters are banned, but it would be hard to see a use for them without the "anchoring" method."We believe we have considered this issue from every angle but given the wide ranging interest in this subject we would like to give stakeholders in the game the opportunity to put forward any new matters for consideration," added R&A chief executive Peter Dawson.

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Story highlightsA separatist commander in eastern Ukraine was killed, his battalion announcedA pro-Ukrainian guerrilla group claims responsibility (CNN)A high-ranking separatist commander was killed in eastern Ukraine when his car was attacked in Luhansk region, his battalion announced in a video statement Sunday. Alexei Mozgovoi, commander of the Prizrak, or Ghost, Battalion, was the target of the attack, Ukrainian and Russian media both reported. A pro-Ukrainian guerrilla group called Shadows claimed responsibility for the attack, according to its leader, Aleksandr Gladkiy. A pro-separatist news outlet confirmed Mazgovoi's death, citing one of his battalion officers. The officer blamed "enemies" for the commander's killing, but did not name a specific group. According to Luhansk People's Republic officials, the vehicle in which Mozgovoi was traveling was blown up by a bomb and then fired upon with machine guns. Six others were also killed in the attack. Read MoreDespite a fragile ceasefire that was agreed to in February, shelling in eastern Ukraine continues and casualties continue to mount.

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(CNN)The Biden White House is getting a major endorsement for Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson from a prominent conservative. In a statement obtained exclusively by CNN, retired federal Judge J. Michael Luttig, considered a luminary in conservative legal circles, enthusiastically endorsed Jackson, describing her as a candidate who is "eminently qualified to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States." "Indeed, she is as highly credentialed and experienced in the law as any nominee in history, having graduated from the Harvard Law School with honors, clerked at the Supreme Court, and served as a Federal Judge for almost a decade." Luttig added. Click here to read Luttig's full statement.Anatomy of a tweet: The behind-the-scenes story of how retired federal judge Michael Luttig used Twitter to try to stop an insurrectionLuttig played a critical role in the heated fight over the certification of the 2020 presidential election. In a series of tweets, he provided legal ammunition to help former Vice President Mike Pence defy then-President Donald Trump's attempt to overturn the election. Read MoreIn his statement of support for Jackson, Luttig called for bipartisan support, writing that, "Republicans and Democrats alike should give their studied advice -- and then their consent -- to the President's nomination of Judge Jackson." "Republicans, in ​particular," wrote Luttig, "should vote to confirm Judge Jackson." RELATED: Ketanji Brown Jackson's path to the Supreme CourtLuttig also expressed his support for Biden's campaign promise that he would nominate the court's first Black woman, saying that Republicans had been wrong to criticize the pledge. JUST WATCHEDEx-Judge who played key role in Trump-Pence feud speaks out for first timeReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHEx-Judge who played key role in Trump-Pence feud speaks out for first time 03:27"The President knew at the time that there were any number of highly qualified black women on the lower federal courts from among whom he could choose -- including Judge Jackson -- and Republicans should have known that the President would nominate one of those supremely qualified black women to succeed Justice Breyer," he said. Noting the court's 6-3 conservative majority, Luttig called on Republicans "to confirm Judge Jackson out of political calculation, even if they cannot bring themselves to confirm her out of political magnanimity, and then proudly take the deserved credit for their part in elevating the first black female jurist to the Supreme Court of the United States." Ketanji Brown Jackson's path to the Supreme CourtThe endorsement of a Biden nominee by a highly respected retired judge, who has spent much of his career entrenched in conservative judicial philosophy, may well dilute some of the far right's criticism of Jackson. Early in his career, Luttig worked in the Reagan White House and served as a law clerk to legal titan Antonin Scalia when he was on a federal appeals court. In 1991, President George H.W. Bush appointed Luttig to the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals. He stepped down from the bench in 2006. Role in 2020 election certification battle Luttig played a major role in helping Pence defy Trump and certify Biden as the winner of the presidential election on January 6, 2021. Just before January 6, one of Luttig's former clerks, John Eastman, took part in an Oval Office meeting with Trump to try to pressure Pence to overturn the election. Eastman had written a now-famous point-by-point memo that outlined an outlandish legal argument justifying how Pence had no obligation to certify the election for Joe Biden. Pence's personal lawyer, Richard Cullen, also an old friend of Luttig's, reached out asking for advice. Ultimately, Luttig, a Twitter neophyte, took to social media to denounce Eastman's reasoning, and to say that the Constitution gave Pence no powers to reject electors and overturn the election as Trump was demanding. On January 6, Pence cited Luttig's tweets in his letter explaining why he would certify the election. How the Supreme Court confirmation process worksLuttig confirmed to CNN that he testified to the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol in November about his conversations and role in the lead up to that day. "I understood that this was a signal moment in history," he said. A year after the attacks, on January 7, 2022, Luttig tweeted, "Our leaders seem incapable or unwilling to lead us in this moment when we need leadership most. If our leaders refuse to lead us to where we want to go and need to be, then we must go there ourselves — and leave them behind." RELATED: The difference Ketanji Brown Jackson may make on the conservative-dominated Supreme Court Luttig also signed a provocative "friend of the court" brief in the Supreme Court in support of a New York law that is at the center of a blockbuster Second Amendment case currently before the high court. While Texas Sen. Ted Cruz -- another former Luttig clerk -- and 24 other Republicans told the justices that the law should be struck down arguing that it only allows "a select few members of the public to bear arms," Luttig came out in support of the law. "Text, history, and tradition," Luttig wrote, "show that a constitutional right to bear arms outside the home, in public and in public places, has never been unrestricted and indeed, has historically been restricted in many public places." Beginning this week, Jackson will meet with senators, and Democrats hope her confirmation will come before the Senate's April recess. If confirmed, she will be officially sworn in after Breyer's retirement expected in late June or early July.

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Story highlightsUber launches UberYACHT this weekend in DubaiDubai residents can access deluxe yacht party using their appUber has offered boat rides and helicopter trips in the past (CNN)A taxi ride is just a tap of an app away in the modern world, and now so is that yacht trip you've always dreamed of.Follow @cnnsport Uber, the online transportation network company, has already brought us cars, boats and helicopters to help with getting from A to B -- now it's turning its hand to luxury vessels. UberYACHT launches in Dubai Saturday, allowing residents to access a deluxe yacht party through their Uber app. $82 a rideSailing Yacht A: Is this the ultimate super yacht?Food, drink, resident DJs and views of the city's iconic shoreline come with the ride -- at a cost of AED300 ($82) -- for those who request their spot using the app 48 hours before the ship sets sail.Read More"At Uber we are constantly innovating our services. We want to be more than just a leading global technology app, we want to provide experiences at the push of a button," Chris Free, Uber's general manager in the United Arab Emirates, told CNN.Uber, which was founded in 2009, has often dabbled outside the world of cars, offering boat rides across the Bosphorus in Istanbul (UberBOAT) and helicopter trips through California's Coachella Valley (UberCHOPPER).READ: A supercar fit for a superyachtTransport, reinvented Photos: Reinventing the keelRevolutionary – Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a boat. Or, more specifically, the Tetrahedron -- the new creation from designer Jonathan Schwinge, who's hell-bent on reinventing the superyacht.Hide Caption 1 of 11 Photos: Reinventing the keelFloating pyramid – Taking its name from the geometric shape, the Tetrahedron Super Yacht is a floating pyramid that appears to have landed from outer space, merging the aviation and maritime worlds.Hide Caption 2 of 11 Photos: Reinventing the keelQuantum leap – "I felt it was time that the superyacht world could expand," Schwinge tells CNN. "It's a reinvention of the superyacht idea -- a superyacht that does not look like a superyacht in any form but which has had, however, a quantum leap aspect to it."Hide Caption 3 of 11 Photos: Reinventing the keelElevation – With its main body perched on a submerged torpedo-shaped hull via a vertical strut, the Tetrahedron offers an elevated mode of travel above the ocean's waterline -- giving the impression of a boat that can fly.Hide Caption 4 of 11 Photos: Reinventing the keelHYSWAS – It is made possible by the HYSWAS (hydrofoil small waterplane area ship) hull, which enables the vessel to be lifted out of the water at speed on side-mounted adjustable hydrofoils. When traveling at a lower speed, meanwhile, the Tetrahedron sits gently onto three underbelly hulls."The result is a futuristic, exciting and totally unconventional flying superyacht which seems to have captured the imagination," Schwinge says.Hide Caption 5 of 11 Photos: Reinventing the keelFuturistic – "It's completely unrecognizable as a superyacht, with a mystical-looking pyramid form contributing to a very futuristic profile on the sea," Schwinge says. "From a distance it's not clear which direction it's traveling in, creating further illusion and mystery."Hide Caption 6 of 11 Photos: Reinventing the keelInfluences – Made from carbon fiber and duplex stainless steel, the Tetrahedron is 25 meters long and can reach speeds of up to 38 knots (43.7 mph) over a range of 3,000 nautical miles. According to Schwinge, it has drawn influence from the America's Cup racing world and the Maritime Applied Physics Corporation's (MAPC) Quest boat (pictured).Hide Caption 7 of 11 Photos: Reinventing the keelRoyal quest – The Tetrahedron's HYSWAS hull is based upon an existing design which was used by MAPC's Quest in 1995 as a technology demonstrator.Hide Caption 8 of 11 Photos: Reinventing the keelComfort second? – Scwinge says the Tetrahedron will provide a surprisingly smooth ride at sea. "Once the yacht has reached take-off speed and has lifted above the waterline, a wave can pass underneath the hulls with virtually no pitch or heave," he explains. "The 'in-flight' mode would mean that your coffee would remain remarkably level and without spillages -- a smooth wave-flying experience at speed."Hide Caption 9 of 11 Photos: Reinventing the keelLuxury – Unspillled coffee is not the only luxury guests on board will be able to enjoy. When docked, the Tetrahedron's three sides can fold down to become enlarged sun decks boasting an outdoor dining area and easy access to the water, while horizontal panels emerge overhead to provide shade."It's a private island with openable 'beaches' to the sea," Schwinge says, adding that the vessel will preserve the traditional luxury of yachts but possess a "super-lightweight special interior" similar to private jets.Hide Caption 10 of 11 Photos: Reinventing the keelPrice tag – Its cost and planned release date are strictly confidential but there is a "continuing interest" in the concept, according to Schwinge. "The Tetrahedron is suitable for private, charter or corporate use," he says. "But a private owner would be a visionary and innovative individual who wants to experience new technological ways in elevated yachting, with 'wave-flying' capabilities and a radically unconventional design."Hide Caption 11 of 11"Following the success of UberCHOPPER in Dubai, we are thrilled to introduce UberYACHT to Dubai's waters with this exclusive party that residents can book just as they would an Uber car or chopper, with the same level of convenience, reliability and accessibility," Free added. Uber offers its services in cities from Abilene, Texas, to Zagreb, Croatia, and in hundreds of communities in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Australia, New Zealand and around Asia. Data provider PrivCo reported last summer that Uber is the most valuable start-up company in the world at $51 billion, while officials estimate it provides three million rides a day.Skirting controversyUber discloses information it handed over to governmentUber is no stranger to controversy, however, coming under fire earlier this year after the man responsible for the Kalamazoo shootings was alleged to be a driver for the American company.It is due to pay up to $100 million in fees to settle legal suits brought by drivers who sought to be classified as employees instead of independent contractors.

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Story highlightsMalcolm Butler makes vital interception after Brady and Patriots recover 10-point deficitSeahawks go ahead with gutsy plays but end game with 'one of worst calls in football history'Katy Perry's halftime show roars with mechanical big cat, dancing sharks and Missy ElliottFollow us at @CNNSport and like us on Facebook (CNN)Where Katy Perry needed a big cat, the New England Patriots were carried to a stunning comeback by the resilience of Tom Brady.The 37-year-old, sacked and twice intercepted, refused to give in as the Patriots -- at one point down by 10 -- fought their way to a 28-24 victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Glendale, Arizona.They were helped by one of the less likely calls in football history, as Seattle threw a second consecutive Super Bowl title into the hands of Malcolm Butler.JUST WATCHEDPatriots rally past Seahawks in Super BowlReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHPatriots rally past Seahawks in Super Bowl 00:10Patriots rookie Butler made a game-saving interception when the Seahawks, with the ball on the one-yard line and seconds to play, mysteriously chose to pass after an improbable, juggling miracle-catch by Jermaine Kearse.That moment gave Brady and coach Bill Belichick a fourth Super Bowl victory, a feat matched by only two other quarterbacks: Joe Montana and Terry Bradshaw.Read More"I just had a vision that I was going to make a big play and it came true," said Butler, 24.JUST WATCHED'I know that trophy isn't deflated'ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCH'I know that trophy isn't deflated' 01:46MVP Brady said: "This has been a long journey. I've been at it for 15 years. This one came down to the end and this time, we made the plays."Our defense, what can you say about them? Malcolm, what a play. For a rookie to make a play like that and win us the Super Bowl is unbelievable."Pre-game jeersAhead of the game, Belichick had been booed inside Glendale's University of Phoenix Stadium -- the retractable roof, unusually, left open -- as Idina Menzel, the voice of Frozen's Elsa, sang the pre-game national anthem.Belichick and Brady have denied any wrongdoing regarding the lengthy and unresolved 'deflategate' saga, which concerns underinflated footballs in the AFC Championship game against Indianapolis.JUST WATCHEDRobert Kraft: Super Bowl win 'very, very special'ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHRobert Kraft: Super Bowl win 'very, very special' 01:05However, Brady was evasive on the subject in a pre-game interview aired on Sunday, and the jeers as Belichick appeared on the big screen made the feelings of many clear.With that controversy sidelined for the night, the 49th Super Bowl's momentum changed as rapidly as Perry's halftime hits and outfits.The Patriots had largely outplayed Seattle before the interval, Brady wearing down the Seahawks defense drive by drive.Brady, in his sixth Super Bowl, found Brandon LaFell for the opening touchdown. In the process, the Patriots left Seattle's famed 'Legion of Boom' verging on bust.Seattle cornerback Jeremy Lane had already departed the field with an ugly arm injury -- the price he paid for a successful interception -- and, with team-mates Kam Chancellor, Earl Thomas and Richard Sherman all carrying injuries, substitute Tharold Simon became the latest Seahawk on the wrong end of a collision as he failed to stop LaFell.Brave moveSeattle quarterback Russell Wilson, essentially anonymous to this point, struck back with the night's first phenomenal pass to 25-year-old rookie and former shoe salesman Chris Matthews.That allowed the NFL's quiet man -- Marshawn Lynch -- to drive over the line and score.Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski mowed down KJ Wright to restore New England's advantage, but that only served to cue up one of the gutsier plays in Super Bowl history.With seconds remaining in the half, the Seahawks abandoned the safe option of a field goal. Instead, Wilson wasted just 1.79 seconds in delivering a bullet pass down the throat of a jubilant Matthews in the end zone.Cue Katy Perry, who brought an almost overwhelming array of lights, pyrotechnics and songs to a halftime show she dedicated to her younger self.Today is for this girl. She had the dream, always believed in herself & her worth. Today she is the one smiling. pic.twitter.com/9jMh3hWubz— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) February 1, 2015 Arriving on a giant, mechanical lion before graduating to a shimmy with sharks, Perry opened with Roar before cramming in split-second blasts of Dark Horse, I Kissed a Girl, Teenage Dream and -- lastly -- Firework, during which she ascended aboard a shooting star.Katy Perry took a literal approach to 'Roar' as her Super Bowl halftime show began.Guest star Missy Elliott emerged to an energetic Get Ur Freak On, relegating the show's other name, Lenny Kravitz, to the background.When play restarted, Seattle were at the fore. Having barely seen the ball, that last-gasp score sent the Seahawks into the second half in possession and in control.The reigning champions immediately moved up by three, Matthews again wrapping up a 45-yard pass play to set up a Seahawks field goal.After Brady threw his second interception of the night, Seattle wide receiver Doug Baldwin expertly lost New England's Darrelle Revis by running him into an official -- leaving Baldwin all alone in the end zone, and the NFC champions ahead by 10.Legion of gloomBrady had been nowhere near perfect but demonstrated his determination as he shrugged off a poor throw, missing Julian Edelman, to find Danny Amendola and get the Patriots rolling again.Watched by the likes of Paul McCartney, Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg, the intensity of New England's offense ground down the depleted Legion as the final minutes ticked away.With two minutes remaining, Brady once again tried to find Edelman in the end zone. This time he was successful, and the Patriots had overcome a 10-point deficit.Seattle, however, should have had the last laugh.Having been granted a near-unbelievable slice of good fortune as the falling Kearse used both knees and a hand to somehow hold on to a pass, the Seahawks made what some observers labelled one of the worst calls in football history.On the brink of back-to-back Super Bowl victories, Seattle elected to throw the ball, shunning Lynch and gifting Butler the interception.Following that staggering climax, the game's dying moments descended into a mass brawl which led to the ejection of the Seahawks' Bruce Irvin.By that point, the fight simply delayed an inevitable New England victory."I can't even tell you, I can't even feel it," said Seahawks coach Pete Carroll of the decision to throw the ball."For it to come down to a play like that, I hate that we have to live with that."New England's Edelman said: "We made more plays, we executed when we had to, we have a mentally tough team that works their tails off."We are the epitome of what Boston is all about."

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Story highlightsScores left dead by terror attacks in Paris on November 13Among the targets were two restaurant in the 10th arrondissementOne survivor describes how she was due to meet firends who were later killed (CNN)Emotions ran high in a bohemian Paris neighborhood Saturday as locals vented their anger and shock at attackers who killed at least a dozen people in their streets.Paris attacks: ISIS claims responsibilityUnder overcast skies, numbed residents in the 10th arrondissement ventured out to respectfully gather in front of two restaurants which had been targeted by attackers only hours before. Alexandra Demian was supposed to meet her friends at her neighborhood bar, Le Carillon. She changed her mind at the last minute and went out to another place. She didn't bother to tell her family. At 3am she saw 60 missed calls on her phone. Her mother was at the hospital desperately looking for her. The two friends she was supposed to meet had been gunned down and killed. She is still dazed and in shock but she wanted to see the scene for herself. "They struck at our heart," she said. A photo posted by @atikacnn on Nov 14, 2015 at 4:26am PST Sawdust blanketed the sidewalk and road outside Le Carillon and Le Petit Cambodge to soak up the blood of diners who were shot. A solitary candle stood guard over bunches of flowers and single roses placed carefully in front of the former's entrance. Some locals had had a narrow escape. Alexandra Demian initially told her family she was going to Le Carillon. She described how after the attack her mother searched for her in a nearby hospital and rang her phone 60 times: two of the friends she had been due to meet were gunned down and killed.Read More"Maybe I catch you later, guys," she recalled telling her friends. "I never caught them later. They died." Inside the Bataclan: 'They shot us like birds'Demian forgot to tell her family that she had changed her plans and was not going to Le Carillon after all. "My mother come to the hospital to find my body. Everyone was scared and I just realized it at 3am. Noah Neiman, a San Jose, CA businessman, was meters away from the attack on Le Petit Cambodge. He told us he heard 2 distinctly different kinds of gunshots and then saw dozens of people running away in terror. He and other customers sheltered in the restaurant basement. A photo posted by @atikacnn on Nov 14, 2015 at 4:03am PST "And everything just fell down. First, we just didn't realize. Then one of my friends wasn't answering the phone. And the second one too." Demian started crying. "I couldn't understand why."When Alexandra's mother eventually got through she could only tell her daughter: "You're alive! You're alive! You're alive!"Demian said her world had been turned upside down by the killings. The attackers, she said, didn't understand that this was a multi-cultural area where Jews, Christians and Muslims all mix. "Where are they going to strike next?" she asked.Paris attacks: Everything we know Another resident, Etienne Athea, said he was watching the France-Germany soccer match game -- which itself came under attack -- when he heard news of the assault on TV and decided to stay in his apartment.Resident Etienne Athea"I'm Jewish, I have Muslim friends. They come here for Shabbat dinner -- that's why they targeted this neighborhood. Jews, Muslims, Chinese, Germans: there are all kinds of people here."Athea said Le Carillon was one of his regular haunts and that his sister used to work there. "I want it to reopen, otherwise they win. I would be a security guard there," he vowed.Complete coverage of the attacks Police tape measuring the bullet holes at Le Carillon. A photo posted by @atikacnn on Nov 14, 2015 at 5:21am PST Mother and daughter Vivienne and Caroline were enjoying a meal in their nearby home when the attack took place.They were unaware of the gunfire and did not know anything was happening until they heard police sirens, which they assumed were due to local gang violence.They described nearby Le Petit Cambodge -- where 14 people were murdered -- as a very Parisian neighborhood restaurant where parents would go with young children for family time. Amid the shattered glass and pockmarked masonry, there was nevertheless a defiant atmosphere among the dozens of residents on the streets. Flowers at le petit Cambodge A photo posted by Peterww68 (@peterww68) on Nov 14, 2015 at 3:02am PST French president vows 'ruthless' response"We never thought it would happen in this neighborhood," said Vivienne. "We are very scared for our neighbors but we are going to do what we did after Charlie Hebdo to show that we are stronger than them."World turns red, blue and white for ParisNick Hunt contributed to this story

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Story highlightsMacron's decisive victory suggests that centrism never really went awayBut with Le Pen, previously fringe views have become mainstream (CNN)Minutes into his acceptance speech, Emmanuel Macron acknowledged the "anger, anxiety and doubt" among people who voted for his rival Marine Le Pen. By addressing her supporters so directly and taking their concerns so seriously, the new French president demonstrated that he knows his historic triumph has not crushed populism -- it has merely kept it at bay.Macron's margin of victory, 66% to 34%, was decisive. His achievement, from the creation of a new party to the Elysee within a year, is extraordinary. Centrism, in all its forms -- internationalism, liberalism, Europeanism, Blairism, social democracy -- is back, it seems. In fact, it never really went away -- it's just that Brexit in the UK and Donald Trump in the US were such unexpected, disruptive and spectacular victories for populist causes that their noise drowned out the centrist background music. In March, a liberal beat a right-wing populist in the Netherlands. After Macron's victory, Germany's foreign minister, Sigmar Gabriel, tweeted that France "is and will remain in the middle and in the heart of Europe," underlining the two-nation, pro-EU alliance that has been under threat from Brexit and Le Pen.Denis MacShane, former UK minister for Europe and author of a biography of François Mitterrand, France's longest-serving President, described Macron's win as "the biggest victory for Europe in two decades" that showed "France is willing to resist the waves of populist nationalist extremism of the right and the Podemos-Chavista left, represented by Jean-Luc Mélenchon"."It is a big win for Angela Merkel and for others seeking to reform and re-dynamise the European Union on the basis of pro-market, pro-entrepeneur and labour reforms. Macron will face many problems, but they are the problems of government and of power," he added.Read MoreYet Le Pen's performance shows that populism remains a potent electoral force.Her 34% share of the vote is almost double that won by her father Jean Marie Le Pen in 2002. The long-term progress of the Front National shows a steady upwards trajectory, and the party believes it can win up to 40 seats in parliamentary elections next month. Macron's victory has not eliminated at a stroke all the issues that Le Pen was able to convert into votes: immigration, terrorism, unemployment and identity. Professor Matthew Goodwin, a senior fellow at Chatham House, said: "Despite Macron's triumphant victory, the fact that one in three voters backed Marine Le Pen should remind us all of the lingering appeal of populism."It appears unlikely over the longer term that an economic liberal such as Macron will satisfy the left behind workers who have been voting for the Le Pen family since the 1990s. There is likely to remain a sizeable reservoir of support for Le Pen going forward."Populism, a fluid termLe Pen -- whose politics are widely seen as racist and fascist -- was endorsed by the pro-Brexit UK Independent Party in Britain and its former leader Nigel Farage.Yet Dominic Cummings, the campaign director of Vote Leave, the official campaign of the populist pro-Brexit cause in last year's EU referendum, made clear Sunday night that his organization wanted Macron to beat Le Pen, tweeting that "semi/proto-fascist parties with history of Holocaust denial winning elections is v bad for humanity".Will Europe ride the populist wave? A visual guideIn Britain, Theresa May has taken up the populist cause of a hard Brexit, but unlike Le Pen and Trump in the US, she does not pursue a protectionist agenda on trade and globalization.Nevertheless, Le Pen's brand of populism has entered the mainstream. If she had won the presidency, it would have registered as a global political earthquake, but when she reached the second round of voting last month, few were surprised.Brian Klaas, a fellow at the London School of Economics and an ex-US campaign adviser, said: "Macron's victory is a crushing defeat for the momentum of extremist populism in Europe.JUST WATCHEDWhy these French voters support Le PenReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHWhy these French voters support Le Pen 00:52"However, Le Pen's showing is comparatively strong and signals the mainstreaming of previously fringe views. This is happening everywhere. In the US, for example, alt-right commentary used to occupy a dark corner of the internet. Now some of its architects are in the Oval Office. "That's the double-edged sword of last night's defeat of xenophobic populism. It sliced through the momentum forged by Brexit and Trump's victory. Centrist pragmatism won. But by getting more than a third of the vote tonight, Le Pen ensured that nobody can really treat her movement as a 'fringe' political movement."No one knows this more than the new French president himself, who in his victory speech at the Louvre said of Le Pen's supporters he would do "everything in the next five years so that they have no more reason to vote for extremes".

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(CNN)Andrew Cotton first entered the water as a child to help treat his asthma. Now he's famous for his breathtaking battles with the forces of nature.The 35-year-old is one of the world's leading big-wave surfers, earning global fame when he tackled a monster break off the Portuguese coast last year.It measured 60 feet -- higher than four London double-decker buses -- and he flew through it at 40 mph before being enveloped by the swell of water seconds later.Follow @cnnsport "It depends on each wave but the ride is usually about five to 10 seconds," the Englishman explains. "The bigger the wave, the faster they move, and you can get up to 40 mph. But unlike a car there isn't smooth tarmac -- it's like driving over a road riddled with potholes at that speed."JUST WATCHEDIs this the biggest wave ever surfed?ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHIs this the biggest wave ever surfed? 01:55Cotton compares the surreal feeling of surviving that magnitude of wave to a tennis player who returns lightning-quick serves with apparent ease.Read More"Often these things happen in slow motion, you can somehow break them down. So when the lip of a wave is coming over me, it looks super fast but I see it in slow motion. It enables me to make millisecond decisions. All my best waves I've seen in slow motion," he says."And the other thing is the noise. While everyone else watching will tell you the noise of the wave is a deafening roar, I don't hear the noise. It sounds a bit hippie-ish but you're in the zone. You're not thinking about who you need to email or what you're having for your tea, you're right in the moment. And it's not often in life that we're in the moment."Before catching that big wave in Praia de Norte in February 2014, which came just months after another spectacular ride, his dreams were in danger of crashing down around him as sponsors dissipated and he started to contemplate finding another way to support his wife and two young kids.But the worldwide coverage he received has helped him become virtually a full-time professional surfer, landing sponsorship deals with British brewer Sharp's as well as energy drink maker Red Bull -- the former of which is running a competition offering people the opportunity to surf with Cotton.Person for scale. #Nazaré #BigWaveAwards Surfer: @andrew_cotton 📷 | José Pinto pic.twitter.com/AjhOpPqEwP— World Surf League (@wsl) June 13, 2015 His effort put him on a shortlist for surfing's Oscars, the Billabong XXL awards, for the biggest wave."I remember at the time of that wave I was like, 'This is it,'" he recalls. "I'm a qualified plumber and I thought, 'I'm going to have to get a proper job.' That wave rescued my career at a point where I was thinking I better sack it all off."Cotton first entered the water on a surfboard at the age of eight and was enamored with it immediately -- the dreams of a life on the professional surfing circuit steadily kicked in."Contest surfing is the traditional route," he says. "You do the local events, national, European and so on. The problem was I struggled in even the local events, so that particular dream was dashed pretty quickly."But I realized I was actually quite good in the big surf, and then the internet changed how we view stuff and people increasingly wanted to watch videos of guys testing themselves. So I thought I can actually be a pro surfer in the big waves."JUST WATCHEDBig wave surfer talks to CNNReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHBig wave surfer talks to CNN 02:29Cotton is in the infancy of his career as a big-wave surfer. By comparison, Garrett McNamara, who holds the official world record for the biggest wave surfed at 78 feet -- which Cotton towed him onto -- turns 48 this year.In his sport, experience and a knowledge of the ocean are key attributes. And if you have those, it's not as dangerous as it may seem -- though he will always ring his wife Katy, who doesn't surf, to tell her he's okay after a big ride.Some of the best surfers in history have lost their lives in big waves -- in 1994, then trailblazer Mark Foo drowned in a mere 20-foot swell in San Francisco."I'm not an adrenalin junkie whatsoever and the risk is measured," says Cotton, who has a seven-year-old daughter Honey and son Ace (named after the surfing legend Ace Cool) . "I have the best safety team in the world around me, an inflatable safety vest and I have a good understanding of the sea," he adds -- revealing that he is more scared of public speaking than towering waves."So each time I do it I understand what I'm getting myself into. It's actually not that dangerous. Okay, it's dangerous as it's Mother Nature, but it's a calculated risk."An early morning beach break vortex with @Andrew_Cotton in Mexico #PhotoOfTheDay pic.twitter.com/4GSRt8o3SR— Red Bull UK (@RedBullUK) May 20, 2015 The backup crew in place means Cotton is always confident of being lifted out of the water after being wiped out by a wave, and he has a calm approach to the washing-machine effect of being shaken up in the churning water.Rather than battle to get to the surface, he allows himself to be ridden out -- though there have been testing moments."Facing a wave of say two, four or six feet is scary, so you can imagine what having a 60-foot wave above you is like. You have to ride that, believe in yourself and believe in your team. You just have to go with it."That's what the big-wave surfers do -- following the biggest breaks around the globe.Hawaii and Australia were once seen as surfing meccas, but European beaches -- notably in Ireland and Portugal -- have become increasingly popular."Everywhere has big waves," says Cotton, though he insists he is not obsessed with measuring them or riding the biggest wave of all time. "That wave in Praia de Norte is one of the biggest waves I've ridden. Some people said it was 80 feet but I think Billabong measured it at 60. I just love being in the waves, in the sea. It's one of the best places to be."What's your favorite surf beach? Tell us on CNN Sport's Facebook page

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Story highlightsFormula E heads to South AmericaSebastien Buemi won 2014 Uruguay racePunta del Este promises great after-race party (CNN)No wonder Uruguay's Punta del Este race track is known as the "Monaco of South America." The shore is so close that sand drifts onto the circuit, and when the checkered flag falls even the slowest drivers can be sunbathing in less than 60 seconds. Follow @cnnsport Saturday's beach-bound round of the Formula E championship -- the world's first racing series for electric cars -- promises close, competitive racing, as well as a dose of warming winter sun."It is a great track, a bit different to what we're used to, with lots of high-speed chicanes," Renault e.dams team driver Sebastien Buemi told CNN. "I'm sure it will be a great event again. They moved it a little closer to Christmas, so we'll see even more people there too."The ePrix runs around the city's pretty harbor over a 1.1-mile long track, with the beach as a backdrop.Read More"Punta del Este is a wonderful venue," Formula E commentator Jack Nicholls told CNN. "It's a fast track with lots of overtaking opportunities."The sand on the track makes it difficult for the tires to grip the road. That means the drivers are having to work hard and the racing is entertaining. "It also takes 12 seconds to get from the commentary box to the beach, so we're off-air at 5:30 p.m. and by 5:31 p.m. we're on the beach!"THE STORY SO FAR...There are plenty of other reasons to expect season two of the Formula E World Championship to hot up at Uruguay's seaside race, which has been dubbed "Power in Paradise."Ex-Formula One race driver Buemi was a dominant winner of China's season-opener in Beijing, with Brazilian Lucas di Grassi taking the top spot at the second round in Malaysia.Di Grassi, who raced in F1 in 2010, leads the championship ahead of Buemi and Britain's Sam Bird, who drives for the DS Virgin Racing team.Buemi could have had two victories in the bag if his car hadn't ground to a halt midway through last month's Putrajaya race, as its battery power wilted in the hot conditions.WATCH @Sebastien_buemi clinch Julius Baer pole position #BeijingePrix https://t.co/saCYdU4pwL— FIAFormulaE (@FIAformulaE) October 24, 2015 The Swiss racer still looks like the man to beat this season, and he has high hopes that a repeat of last year's Uruguay victory can help him pull clear of Abt Schaeffler's Di Grassi."That was my first victory in the championship, so I'm confident," says Buemi, who raced in F1 with Toro Rosso from 2009-11 and has since been reserve driver for its parent team Red Bull."Reliability was difficult in the last race but hopefully it won't happen again. It should be hot again in Punta and there is sand on the track, but we should be competitive."I lost last year's championship by one point but I would say altogether it's been a good start to the season. I'm happy."FAMILIAR FACESBuemi is one of nine F1 drivers -- including 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve -- who have now switched to electric racing. "It's been great. We've seen a lot of good fights and some of that is down to the good teams and drivers that are involved," the 27-year-old says."Even if the cars are not at the level of what you can see in F1 right now, it's been good to watch. Every car is more or less the same and the fighting is very good -- that's what we want to see."Leonardo DiCaprio was announced today as president of the newly established sustainability committee of Formula E. pic.twitter.com/YWAbJaXr3Q— Leo DiCaprio News (@NewsDiCaprio) October 22, 2015 After dabbling in a variety of motorsport since leaving F1 in 2006, Villeneuve is back on the grid this year with Monaco's Venturi Racing -- a team co-owned by Hollywood A-lister Leonardo Di Caprio. American marque Andretti is the only team to field a female racer: Swiss driver Simona de Silvestro -- who comes with the stern nickname "Iron Maiden" -- has moved from IndyCar after making her Formula E debut in London last season.Nelson Piquet Jr. is the defending Formula E world champion, having won with China's NEXTEV TCR team. The Brazilian -- son of the three-time F1 world champion -- spent an ill-fated two seasons in the elite motorsport with Renault in 2008-09.THE CAT ON THE TRACKIt's not only drivers and electric cars on track. While F1 is used to groundhog invasions in Canada and burrowing owls in Brazil, Formula E has conjured a feline first -- a cat risked one of its nine lives when it sprinted across the track in Beijing in October. #Cat On The Track During Formula E Race In Beijing! https://t.co/zIDqFN0ZQv— Patrick the Reporter (@ptreporter) October 27, 2015 "The cat was the first time we had an animal on track in Formula E," Nicholls says. "So that's been a highlight of 2015 so far!"However, it's probably unlikely that a puma or jaguar will make a rare appearance in their native Uruguay.PARTY TIMEPunta del Este is nonetheless famous for its party animals, and the festivities will get an extra charge from Formula E, where an "EJ" pumping out electronic dance music -- even when the cars are on track -- is part of the show."Punta del Este is a very good party place," Nicholls says. "The atmosphere is great. The steak is very, very good, so are the wines."The fun element is absolutely key to Formula E. There is always a big party after each race and it just feels like a place you really want to be."FORMULA E FAST FACTSFormula E uses single-seater cars powered by 200 kilowatt batteries. Practice, qualifying and the ePrix all take place on Saturday. The race, which lasts approximately 50 minutes, always starts at 4 p.m. local time. There are no tire changes in Formula E, but drivers have to pit to swap for a second car. Teams are not allowed to charge their electric cars during the race.There are nine teams and 18 drivers in the 2015-2016 championship, following the withdrawal of the Trulli team, and 10 city-center races. Visit CNN's motorsport page for more Formula E news

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Story highlightsLilly Pulitzer is the latest designer to collaborate with TargetThe collection will be available on April 19Pulitzer died in 2013, but her preppy clothing line continues (CNN)Palm Beach is just an aisle away.Retail giant Target announced Tuesday its latest designer partnership, with Lilly Pulitzer -- sorority-girl favorite and the queen of bold American resortwear. The 250-piece collection, which launches April 19, will feature apparel, accessories and shoes for women and girls, as well as home decor in 15 exclusive prints. "This spring, we wanted to offer our guests a collection that embraced color, print and pattern in a bold, fresh way," Stacia Andersen, Target's senior vice president of apparel and accessories, said in a release. "As we started to think about the perfect partner to collaborate with, Lilly Pulitzer was the clear choice given the brand's inspiring heritage, authority with print and pattern and resort-chic aesthetic."Read MorePulitzer herself died in 2013 at the age of 81, but the brand lives on. Her sleeveless, collarless shift dresses became a signature of the Palm Beach, Florida, party set after she starting selling them from a juice stand in 1959. Lilly shifts for adults currently retail from about $188 to upwards of $288.I love the idea of some super WASP in her eighties right now finishing a 2nd martini going "Lilly for whoooooo?" #lillyfortarget— Kate Hendricks (@katethewasp) January 7, 2015 #LillyforTarget OMG have I died and gone to heaven?!— Bows, Pearls & Curls (@BowsPearlsCurl1) January 6, 2015 Because of her socialite roots (her designs were a favorite of former schoolmate Jacqueline Kennedy), many Lilly lovers on social media weren't seeing the bright side of the design partnership. I really only liked Lilly because not everyone could afford it. Like. I don't want to wear it if my maid can too. #LillyForTarget— Catie Warren (@catie__warren) January 7, 2015 Twitter is really salty about #LillyforTarget and I'm just like "pretty colorful dresses, wheeeee!"— Grown Up, But... Not (@grownupbutnot) January 7, 2015 SO THRILLED looking like a grandmother reliving the old sorority days is getting more affordable. #LillyforTarget— Jenna Giles (@jennagiles) January 7, 2015 Target contends that the everyman appeal is the crux of such collaborations: to offer upscale labels at a more modest price point. The big box store has collaborated on capsule collections with design powerhouses like Phillip Lim, Zac Posen, Prabal Gurung, Jason Wu and Joseph Altuzarra. In 2011, Missoni for Target famously caused the retailer's website to crash several times and led to an uptick in utter fashionista hysteria for online marketplace eBay."The Lilly Pulitzer for Target collection marks a new chapter for our brand, and we're excited to give Lilly fans everywhere, including those who have loved the brand for years and those who will get to know it for the first time through this collaboration, a chance to experience this incredibly chic lifestyle collection," said Jane Schoenborn, Lilly Pulitzer's vice president of creative communications.

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This story was originally published on September 5, 2018. (CNN Business)Mercedes-Benz revealed its first fully electric SUV in Stockholm Tuesday, another in a small rush of all-electric luxury vehicles expected to hit the market in the next couple of years.The Mercedes-Benz EQC will be the first production model in the German automaker's all-electric EQ line. Jaguar has already started production of its I-Pace electric SUV and both BMW and Audi are expected to unveil new electric vehicles later this month. Porsche recently announced the name of its Taycan electric performance car, which will hit the market next year.Mercedes has previously revealed a few EQ concept vehicles, starting with the Generation EQ concept SUV, at the 2016 Paris Motor Show. At the time, the company announced that EQ would become a new line of fully electric cars and SUVs.The EQC, which will have an estimated range of about 279 miles based on European driving tests, is the first to go into production. It will have two separate electric motors, one powering the front wheels and another for the back wheels. The front motor will be tuned for maximum efficiency while the back motor will provide more performance. Together, they will produce a maximum of 402 horsepower.The Mercedes-Benz EQC is differentiated by a black band running under the grill and a bar of white light above it.The EQC will be able to go from a stop to 60 miles an hour in just under five seconds. But its top speed will be limited to 112 miles an hour, which is modest by modern standards. Most luxury cars are capable of going at least 155 miles an hour, a speed that can be achieved on "unrestricted" parts of Germany's highway system.The dashboard has rose gold accents and a long flat panel display screen.Read MoreFor the most part, the EQC looks like a Mercedes-Benz crossover SUV with a sporty shape but there are few unique touches setting it apart from the brand's other vehicles. Besides some subtle blue decorations and exterior decorations, there is a black panel running under the grill between the headlights. At night, a line of white light runs across the top of the grill. Inside, there are rose gold colored accents under a continuous flat panel display screen that forms both the gauge cluster and controls for things like navigation and the stereo. It's similar to the interior of the recently revealed Mercedes A-class sedan.The Mercedes-Benz EQC also has a unique taillight design.Other models in the EQ range will be revealed later, Mercedes has not yet announced pricing for the new model but it will go on sale in the United States in 2020.Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the driving range of the EQC.

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Story highlightsLionel Messi sees penalty saved as Barcelona held 0-0 by nine-man SevillaReal Madrid take over at top after Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick at MalagaLiverpool held 1-1 by promoted Norwich in English Premier LeagueGerman champions Borussia Dortmund beat Cologne 5-0 There were contrasting fortunes for the two superstars of La Liga as Lionel Messi missed an injury time penalty for Barcelona in the Nou Camp to allow Real Madrid to go top as Cristiano Ronaldo grabbed a quickfire hat-trick.Messi saw his spot kick sensationally saved by Sevilla keeper Javi Varas as the game ended in a goalless draw.Ronaldo notched his triple in 15 first half minutes in Real's 4-0 win at Malaga and they lead their arch-rivals by a point.Barcelona dominated throughout in the late kickoff but they were thwarted by the brilliant Varas, who kept out efforts from Andres Iniesta and David Villa.In the dying moments, Iniesta was fouled in the area and a penalty was awarded.Sevilla substitute Frederic Kanoute was incensed and knocked the ball off the spot as Messi prepared to take the penalty.He was also involved in a tussle with Cesc Fabregas before being shown the red card.After the fracas, Messi was then denied.There was still time for Sevilla's Fernando Navara to go for a second yellow card as they ended with nine men.Earlier, Ronaldo rediscovered his scoring touch after Gonzalo Higuain put Real in front after 10 minutes."I liked everything about the way we played -- the first touch, the second touch and the way we pressed when we lost the ball," Real coach Jose Mourinho told AFP.In the English Premier League, Liverpool missed the chance to take closer order in the title race when they were held 1-1 at home by Norwich.Craig Bellamy put them ahead in first half injury time but the newly-promoted side stunned Anfield as Grant Holt equalized with a header after the break.Newcastle stayed in fourth and moved level on points with Chelsea with a 1-0 home win over Wigan, who are rock bottom after a sixth straight defeat.Yohan Cabaye's second half goal continued the surprise start to the season for Alan Pardew's men. Top two Manchester City and Manchester City meet Sunday with Chelsea and Tottenham also in action. In the German Bundesliga, reigning champions Borussia Dortmund moved into second place behind Bayern Munich with a 5-0 thumping of Cologne.Dortmund lost to Olympiakos in the Champions League in midweek but showed no sign of a hangover as Shinji Kagawa put them ahead after just seven minutes.Marcel Schmelzer made it 2-0 in the 25th minute before Robert Lewandowski, who scored in the Olympiakos defeat, added a third moments before halftime.His second just after the break and a goal from captain Sebastian Kehl rounded off the win.Leaders Bayern play Hannover Sunday. Serie A leaders Juventus missed the chance to open up a big gap at the top in Italy as they were held to a 2-2 draw at home to Genoa.Juve are unbeaten after seven games but they have drawn four, and five teams could conceivably overtake them after Sunday's games.Alessandro Matri twice gave the Turin giants the lead but Marco Rossi and then Andrea Caracciolo, his second equalizer coming five minutes from time, earned Genoa a point.

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Story highlights Four dead and two seriously injured, airplane maker saysAll on board the test flight were Spanish nationalsSpanish prime minister cancels meeting out of respect for the victims (CNN)Four people died and two were seriously injured after a military transport plane crashed Saturday afternoon about a mile north of Seville's airport in southern Spain, Airbus Defence and Space said.Airbus said six crew members -- all of whom are Spanish and employed by the company -- were on board the turboprop A400M, which was on a test flight."Our thoughts are with the families and friends of those affected by this tragic accident, and we are providing all our care and support," Airbus said. Emergency services responded to the crash scene, Spain's aviation authority said, where a fire sent up a column of smoke visible from various points in the Andalusian city.The crash led to power outages in some areas. It also disrupted travel to and from Seville airport, with some flights canceled and others diverted or delayed.Read MoreOfficials with Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's party said he had canceled a planned meeting on the island of Tenerife following news of the crash.CNN's Tim Lister, Lucy Pawle and Radina Gigova contributed to this report.

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(Reuters)The 2021 Japanese Formula One Grand Prix has been canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic for the second successive year, race organizers said on Wednesday.The cancellation of the race, scheduled for the weekend of October 8-10 at the Suzuka circuit, follows the abandonment of Singapore's October 1-3 night race."Following ongoing discussions with the promoter and authorities in Japan, the decision has been taken by the Japanese government to cancel the race this season due to ongoing complexities of the pandemic in the country," Formula One said in a statement."Formula One is now working on the details of the revised calendar and will announce the final details in the coming weeks."Japan recently hosted the Olympic Games in Tokyo without the presence of spectators, while the Paralympic competitions, scheduled from Aug. 24 to Sept. 5, will also be held without fans in attendance.

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Story highlightsArsenal and Puma announce biggest commercial deal in companies' historyArsenal chief executive hugely confident on new deal for coach Arsene WengerIvan Gazidis says Puma deal will aid transfers and help club compete with Europe's bestThe first thing Arsene Wenger may do upon waking these days is pinch himself to check that everything really is as it seems. As if topping the Premier League and progressing in both the Champions League and FA Cup were not enough, the Arsenal manager has now been handed another gift -- a hefty slab of cash. For too many years since he took charge in 1996, Wenger has been financially handcuffed in the transfer market following the strict spending criteria determined by the Arsenal board. Read: Arsenal beat Fulham to stay top of Premier LeagueBut Monday's announcement that the Premier League side and the German kit supplier Puma had signed the largest commercial deal in both companies' history has cast such caution to one side. For the Frenchman can not only invest in the next Mesut Ozil but also shape the Gunners' future for years to come. JUST WATCHEDArsenal's Theo Walcott out with ACL injuryReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHArsenal's Theo Walcott out with ACL injury 00:47JUST WATCHEDWenger: A good business man?ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHWenger: A good business man? 00:44JUST WATCHEDLjungberg: 'I was called gay'ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHLjungberg: 'I was called gay' 04:50JUST WATCHEDPiers Morgan: Wenger has made mistakesReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHPiers Morgan: Wenger has made mistakes 04:17Coming into effect on July 1, the five-year deal with Puma is worth nearly $250 million according to media reports. "The money will begin to flow in (in July) and will be available for us to invest in the team," Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis told CNN World Sport. The tie-in with Puma ends a 20-year association with rival sportswear company Nike, with Arsenal believing that their new partner can not only give them bespoke attention but also help drive inroads to important "markets like Asia and the Americas." As he spoke with a mix of excitement and pride, Gazidis was adamant that Wenger would soon be signing a new contract that would enable him to continue his transformation of Arsenal. "We have always been committed to Arsene and he's always been committed to the club," he said. "I'm sure Arsene will commit his future to the club, and we will commit ours to his. That will be done at the right time -- quietly -- and then we will let you guys [the press] know." The coach's contract is set to expire at the end of the season, but Wenger may well put pen to paper on more than just the deal that will continue his 18-year tenure. "We will invest in not just big-name signings but also right across the club -- in the youth academy, scouting network, facilities," Gazidis explained. "There are a lot of things that go into a football club like this." Arsenal hopes its relationship with Puma can finally put the Londoners on an equal financial footing with some of Europe's biggest clubs. Read: Man Utd forced off rich list podiumArsenal came eighth in the annual money table of the world's richest clubs published last week by business firm Deloitte. But the Gunners' revenue of $384 million was dwarfed by that of Real Madrid, who topped the table for a record ninth consecutive year given the Spanish giants' income of $702 million. Despite lying just three places higher in fifth, even French champions PSG boasted a far greater revenue of $538 million.JUST WATCHEDJulio Iglesias' favorite duetsReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHJulio Iglesias' favorite duets 06:00JUST WATCHEDFootballer fights back after cancerReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHFootballer fights back after cancer 03:15JUST WATCHEDRobbie Rogers: Gay slurs 'scarred me'ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHRobbie Rogers: Gay slurs 'scarred me' 02:34JUST WATCHEDPortugal remembers football legend EusebioReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHPortugal remembers football legend Eusebio 01:56Famously without a trophy since 2005, Arsenal's fallow period may soon bring forth years of plenty following a phase of reconstruction, albeit one that has not sat too well with the club's fans. Nonetheless, Gazidis believes the times are certainly changing. "The football landscape has changed dramatically over the last decade and Arsenal has made some difficult decisions along the way to put ourselves in a position to compete in the longer term," he added. "I do think we are now progressing as a football club, making some big steps forward -- both on and off the pitch -- and the off-the-pitch stuff is important to drive what we do on the pitch."As we look forward over the next five years, we are very excited about the future of the football club." Less than eighteen months ago, there were widespread claims that Arsenal -- the longest serving member of England's top flight and a 13-time champion to boot -- had been reduced to a selling club. Read: 'Honored' Van Persie targets Old Trafford titlesThe clamor of dissent was impossible to ignore in August 2012 as star striker Robin van Persie joined Manchester United, a controversial sale that followed on from those of leading assets Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri among others a year earlier. Fast forward to September 2013 and Arsenal made its greatest statement of intent in over a decade as Ozil was signed from Real Madrid, his transfer fee of $66 million eclipsing the Gunners' previous record outlay by more than $40 million. "Our goal has been clear -- which is to be one of the leading football clubs in the world -- and we're driving towards that," said Gazidis. "We want to be able to compete with the very best in the game. "The move to the [Emirates Stadium in 2006] was a critical part of our long term plan but the new commercial partnerships that we are entering into are just as critical." Meanwhile, Puma now add Arsenal to a portfolio that includes the Italian football federation, Germany's 2013 Champions League runners-up Borussia Dortmund and Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt.

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(CNN)Neymar netted his 68th goal for Brazil in its 4-0 win over Peru during the Copa América on Thursday, surpassing Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima as the national team's second top goalscorer behind Pelé.The Paris Saint-Germain forward is now within nine goals of Pelé's all-time scoring record of 77 goals. 68 international goals for Neymar and counting.'It is very emotional'"It's obviously a great honor for me to be part of the Brazil team's history," a tearful Neymar said. "To be completely honest, my dream was always to play for Brazil, to wear this shirt. I never imagined I would reach these numbers."It is very emotional to me because I went through a lot of things over these last two years, difficult and complicated things. These numbers are nothing compared to the happiness I have playing for Brazil," he added. Read More'I'm rooting for him'Pelé showed his support for Neymar nearing his record in an Instagram post. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Pelé (@pele) "Every time I see this boy, he is smiling. It's impossible not to smile back. It is contagious. I, like all Brazilians, am always happy when I see him playing soccer. Today, he took another step towards my goalscoring record for the Seleção," he wrote."And I'm rooting for him to get there, with the same joy I've had since I saw him play for the first time," Pelé added. A decisive victoryThe hosts led early on in the game when defender Alex Sandro found the back of the net from six yards. Following Neymar's goal, midfielder Everton Augusto de Barros Ribeiro and forward Richarlison both found opportunities late in the game, sealing a decisive victory against Peru. Brazil will face Colombia on Wednesday before completing their Group B fixtures against Ecuador. Peru will play Colombia on Monday in their third group match of five, before facing Ecuador and Venezuela respectively.

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Story highlightsDefendant named Bart Simpson appears before a judge named Mr. BurnsThe unlikely encounter plays out at Warwick Crown Court in EnglandSimpson, charged with possession of a firearm, says he's not guiltyIt was a meeting apparently straight off the TV screen: Bart Simpson called before Mr. Burns after allegedly causing trouble.But the encounter did not play out in cartoon form, but rather at Warwick Crown Court in the English Midlands.Barton Simpson, known as Bart, appeared Monday before the judge, Mr. Recorder Burns, to face charges of possession of a firearm and possession of a dangerous article on board an aircraft.He pleaded guilty to the latter charge and was ordered to do 100 hours of unpaid work in the community and to pay a fine of 800 pounds ($1,200) to the court. He had previously denied possession of a firearm.The gun was seized and destroyed.Simpson's cartoon namesake is the star of the long-running U.S. TV series "The Simpsons," which also features a Mr. Burns -- who runs the local nuclear power plant and is Bart's father's boss -- as a nemesis.

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Story highlightsMario Balotelli's late penalty hands Manchester City a 3-2 victory over Tottenham HotspurItalian appeared to aim a stamp at opponent's head before he scored the winning goalManchester United beat Arsenal 2-1 at the Emirates to keep pace with title rivalsCity remain three points ahead of United as both Manchester clubs move clear of third An injury time penalty from Mario Balotelli secured a dramatic 3-2 win for Manchester City as they staved off a brave fight back from Tottenham to maintain their three point lead at the top of the English Premier League.City's main title rivals, Manchester United, also negotiated a difficult test at Arsenal by winning 2-1 to remain on the coat tails of their big-spending neighbors.Victories for both Manchester clubs saw them pull clear from third-placed Tottenham -- City are now eight points ahead of them, and United five -- with the race for the championship now seeming like a two-horse race.Italy striker Balotelli was involved in another contentious incident in the match as he appeared to aim a stamp at Scott Parker's head, a flashpoint that angered Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp."What reason did he have to kick Scott in the head with his studs while he is lying on the floor? It's not a nice thing to do and it has no place in football," Redknapp told a press conference."It's not the first time he's done that is it? I'm sure it won't be the last. I'm the last person to talk about getting people sent off, but it's blatantly obvious if you see that, he reacts like that at times to challenges."Prior to Balotelli's late spot kick the game burst to life in nine second half minutes. First, Samir Nasri's emphatic finish from Silva's pass on 56 minutes gave City the lead before Joleon Lescott bundled a corner into the net three minutes later.But City let the visitors back into the game within a minute as centre back Stefan Savic failed to deal with a long ball and Jermain Defoe took the ball round City goalkeeper Joe Hart to finish into an empty net.And five minutes later, Tottenham were level as Gareth Bale struck a superb equalizer from the edge of the penalty area after Aaron Lennon's pass.Defoe had a chance to win the game for Tottenham in injury time but though he stretched to connect with Bale's cross he could only poke the ball wide of the target from four yards out.And Tottenham were made to pay for that miss as Ledley King brought down Balotelli in the final minute of added on time and the Italian made no mistake from 12 yards.Manchester United took the lead at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium in north London when Antonio Valencia headed home Ryan Giggs' cross on the stroke of half time.Arsenal's Dutch captain Robin van Persie, who had already squandered a great chance to bring his side level, found the net on 71 minutes with an angled drive from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's pass.Teenage winger Oxlade-Chamberlain was substituted straight after the equalizer, drawing boos from the home support.And his replacement, Russian Andrei Arshavin, failed to close down Valencia as he got into the area late in the game to tee up England striker Danny Welbeck for the winner.

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Story highlightsLawmaker: Presidents Barack Obama and François Hollande to discuss spying claims"We are not targeting and will not target the communications of President Hollande," U.S. spokesman saysFrance says it previously sought clarification from U.S. about what it calls "unacceptable facts" (CNN)France has summoned the U.S. ambassador for a meeting Wednesday in the wake of reports that the United States spied on French President François Hollande and his two predecessors -- despite France being a close ally. WikiLeaks has published what it said were U.S. National Security Agency reports about secret communications of the last three French presidents between 2006 and 2012.France won't tolerate "any action jeopardizing its security and the protection of its interests," the country's Defense Council said in a statement Wednesday. But it suggested it was already well aware of the spying allegations."These unacceptable facts already resulted in clarifications between France and the United States" in 2013 and 2014, the Defense Council said."Commitments were made by the American authorities," the council said. "They must be recalled and strictly respected."Read MoreHollande had convened a meeting of the council after reports appeared in the French press about the information released by WikiLeaks.Amid French anger over the latest revelations, the U.S. ambassador to France, Jane Hartley, has been summoned to appear at the French Foreign Ministry at 6 p.m. local time (noon ET).Hollande and U.S. President Barack Obama also will speak by telephone about the spying claims at some point Wednesday, Claude Bartolone, president of France's National Assembly, told CNN affiliate BFMTV.'Indispensable partners'Responding to the reports late Tuesday, the White House's National Security Council spokesman Ned Price said: "We are not targeting and will not target the communications of President Hollande."Indeed, as we have said previously, we do not conduct any foreign intelligence surveillance activities unless there is a specific and validated national security purpose. This applies to ordinary citizens and world leaders alike. "We work closely with France on all matters of international concern, and the French are indispensable partners."French government spokesman and Agriculture Minister Stéphane Le Foll said France was taking three immediate steps in response to the latest allegations.Besides summoning the U.S. ambassador, leading French lawmakers have been invited to a debriefing session at the Élysée, or presidential palace, he said. France's intelligence coordinator will be sent to the United States to discuss the measures already agreed between the two nations. In addition, Prime Minister Manuel Valls will answer a question from lawmakers Wednesday afternoon at the National Assembly, Le Foll said.Assange: 'Hostile surveillance'French newspaper Libération and online outlet Mediapart cited five NSA reports published by WikiLeaks on Tuesday and purportedly pulled from intercepted communications of former Presidents Jacques Chirac and Nicolas Sarkozy as well as Hollande and other French figures.According to a WikiLeaks news release, the cache of "top secret" documents includes "intelligence summaries of conversations between French government officials concerning some of the most pressing issues facing France and the international community."These include "the global financial crisis, the Greek debt crisis, the leadership and future of the European Union, the relationship between the Hollande administration and the German government of Angela Merkel, French efforts to determine the make-up of the executive staff of the United Nations, French involvement in the conflict in Palestine and a dispute between the French and US governments over US spying on France."WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said the French people "have a right to know that their elected government is subject to hostile surveillance from a supposed ally."WikiLeaks is proud of its work with Libération and Mediapart to bring the story to light, Assange said, adding that "French readers can expect more timely and important revelations in the near future."Responding to the reports, the party led by Sarkozy said in a statement that France was a great country that must be respected.Much as cooperation between allies' intelligence services is crucial against a common enemy, it is "unacceptable" that such intelligence tools are turned against an ally, it said."It is unbearable that three successive presidents, their advisers, their ministers could have been regularly spied on for a decade by at least one of the 17 American intelligence agencies," the statement said.Sarkozy's party, formerly the UMP, was recently renamed Les Républicains. The UMP was also the party of Chirac.'Oldest ally'France is a longstanding ally of the United States and, as a fellow permanent member of the U.N. Security Council and NATO, a key partner in international diplomacy. U.S. President Barack Obama earlier this year referred to France as "America's oldest ally."But these are not the first reports alleging U.S. espionage against its friends.In 2013, Le Monde reported that the NSA had monitored phone calls made in France, citing documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden to WikiLeaks. That surveillance was conducted on French citizens and carried out on a "massive scale," as reported by Le Monde. Those particular phone intercepts took place from December 10, 2012, to January 8, 2013, Le Monde said. An NSA graph showed an average of 3 million data intercepts a day. Also in 2013, CNN reported on allegations of NSA surveillance of other world leaders, including Merkel and the presidents of Brazil and Mexico.Germany drops probe into U.S. spying on MerkelCNN's Noisette Martel, Sandrine Amiel, Sarah Oulahna, Kevin Liptak, Margot Haddad, David Lindsay, Sara Mazloumsaki and Jennifer Z. Deaton contributed to this report.

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Story highlightsMauritius' fresh fruit and veg market leader started on a small hold farmThese days the firm's distribution center can hold 1,300 tons of fresh fruit and vegetablesThe family started the islands' first dairy, and will open its sixth supermarket franchise (CNN)Golden beaches and grand hotels can all be found in Mauritius, but there is much more to this island paradise.The country, located some 500 miles east of Madagascar, has been attracting global investors for decades. But there is also a healthy local appetite for business development -- one of the many reasons the country has been hailed as an African success story.One company demonstrating this entrepreneurial drive is fresh food suppliers SKC Surat."My father Sooklall Surat, started as a farmer with one hectare of land," says Suren Surat, who is now CEO of the company his father founded sixty years ago. "The land was next to our house, where we lived. My father was the first grower at that time, the pioneer for growing strawberries and artichokes in Mauritius."Suren Surat has been part of the company from the beginning. The family had enough offspring to start a cricket squad, but the team dedicated its efforts towards business success.Read MoreAs a kid, Surat would get up early to help his father on the small farm before going to school. "Whatever he was growing, people were coming to buy in our garden, wholesale...So my father decided to go retail," Surat remembers. JUST WATCHEDFresh produce in MauritiusReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHFresh produce in Mauritius 04:31Shift to retailThe family's first stall was in Curepipe market in the country's highest town. It was here, not far from the famous extinct volcanic crater "Trou aux Cerfs", that the family business started to really grow. Lychees, pineapple and mangoes all bloom in Mauritius' tropical climate, but the weather stops oranges, apples, and plums from sprouting. When Sooklall Surat started importing foreign fruit, others followed suit.Import/Export Sooklall's brother Shyam focused on selling fresh produce from abroad, attracting customers with foreign tastes. He built a busy operation, but the fast flow of goods didn't stop the family monitoring the fruits and vegetables."We say you need to be able to talk to the fresh produce -- this is the success of the business," says Suren Surat. 'Work is work'Estimates say the Mauritian economy grew by 3.5% in 2014 and will top 4% in 2015 -- impressive statistics in a country which the World Bank says does a better job of supporting business than Japan, France and Spain. In such a competitive market, guts, good relations and hard work are essential. Suren says that the business keeps the family together, with different members taking control of areas like import and distribution. "We've seen many local companies, Mauritius companies, who are family business who split," says Suren Surat. "But luckily I have to say our grandparents, our mother, father have taught us how to manage."JUST WATCHEDKPMG boss bullish on business prospects in AfricaReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHKPMG boss bullish on business prospects in Africa 04:57The company's next leaders will have to do more than manage the fresh produce. Recently, the family started the islands' first dairy, and is soon to open its sixth supermarket franchise.It's all part of the strategy to keep things fresh on the island that is home to over 1.3 million people."The future is very very important," says Shyam Surat. "I would advise any people, mainly in Africa or this part of the islands, to grow more fruit and veggies. And this is the future because people have to eat."More from Marketplace AfricaRead this: Top 10: Africa's 'Cities of Opportunity'Read this: South Africa's plums blossom into big businessEditor's Note: CNN Marketplace Africa covers the macro trends impacting the region and also focuses on the continent's key industries and corporations.

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(CNN)What were you doing at the age of 31? Whatever you were up to, it's unlikely you were preparing to take the reins of your country as its youngest ever leader.That's the prospect facing Sebastian Kurz, nicknamed "Wunderwuzzi" (roughly translated, it means someone who can walk on water) and the man widely expected to become Austria's next Chancellor on Sunday.Described by one political analyst as "the dream son-in-law for middle class Austrian women," and another as Austria's version of Emmanuel Macron and Justin Trudeau, Kurz's rise has been as remarkable as it has been improbable.Kurz took over as head of the center-right Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) in May. In the few short months since, he has transformed a party which has been in coalition government for the past 30 years into his own personal movement.He's re-branded, renaming it the "The New People's Party" and dumping its traditional black color scheme in favor of a bright turquoise hue aimed at giving it an "anti-establishment" look.Read MoreKurz has pushed his party to the right of its already center-right stance, and taken up a firm position on the big issue dominating this election: Immigration.Since the 2015 refugee crisis, Austria's political landscape has shifted to the right -- a move which analysts put down to the country having received more than 100,000 asylum seekers fleeing violence in the Middle East. Shifting stanceKurz's tactics have led to accusations that he has copied the policies of the populist, far-right Freedom Party -- a year after it almost caused a political earthquake in Austria.In May 2016, the Freedom Party's Norbert Hofer came within touching distance of the presidency, losing by just 31,000 votes to his Green Party rival Alexander Van der Bellen.Hofer then disputed the outcome, forcing the authorities to annul the election result over postal voting irregularities.Norbert Hofer, presidential candidate for the right-wing populist Austria Freedom Party came second in the 2016 election.The establishment rallied behind Hofer's opponent in the re-run, electing Van der Bellen as the nation's first left-wing president since World War II.But despite Van der Bellen's victory, the debate had been framed by Hofer, ensuring the Freedom Party's agenda remained center stage.That success was not lost on Kurz, so when a snap election was called after the collapse of the coalition government in May, he took the initiative.Austrian political analyst Thomas Hofer says the party leader has positioned himself "smartly," boosting his party's popularity with right-wing voters."Kurz has managed to take over the Freedom Party issues and frame them in a socially acceptable way," he says. "He has appealed to those who could have voted for the Freedom Party."Sebastian Kurzs is greeted by supporters before a television debate.In addition to backing plans to block refugee routes into Europe through the west Balkans and across the Mediterranean, he also supported a ban on the full face veil (implemented earlier this month) and pledged to crack down on radical Islam."The immigration issue has made Kurz into a star," Hofer added. "It has moved the whole country to the right but it hasn't really changed people's lives."Most people in this country are not affected by another 100,000 migrants. It's more of a psychological issue."Kurz has advocated reducing benefits for migrants, while the subject of whether EU citizens living in the country should receive the same perks as Austrian citizens has become a hot topic.Kurz became Austria's youngest Foreign Minister at the age of 27.Thomas Hofer says he believes Kurz is attempting to bring about a "soft change" within Austria and in the country's relationship within Europe.But the political analyst rejects comparisons between Kurz and Hungary's right-wing leader, Viktor Orban, who has been censured for his treatment of migrants by the European Union."Even though Kurz is trying to devise policies to make Austria less attractive to migrants, he's not trying to be hostile like Orban," Hofer says. And while Kurz may bring Austria closer to the Visegrad group -- an alliance of European nations critical of EU integration and the EU's immigration policy -- Hofer says there is no appetite for leaving the bloc.Where now?Kurz's emergence on the political stage is likely to ensure his party remains in government, but the identity of his junior coalition partner remains in question.A year ago, the Freedom Party appeared to be in pole position. Unlike in Germany, where the success of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in recent elections caused a seismic shock, the Freedom Party has long been part of Austria's political landscape.Founded by former Nazis in the 1950s, the Freedom Party became the first of its type to go into government in post-war Europe, forming a coalition with the People's Party in 2000.Heinz-Christian Strache of the right-wing Austrian Freedom Party after speaking to supporters at an election rally.Leader Heinz-Christian Strache, who took the helm in 2005, has sought to give the party a facelift, though accusations of anti-Semitism and Islamaphobia continue to linger.But political analyst Alexandra Siegl said it is facing a tough battle this time around. "The image of the FPO has changed a lot since the presidential election," she told CNN. "But voters don't have to vote for the 'bad' right-wing party if they can vote for the 'friendly' center-right party and still get the same package."The positions between the parties aren't that different any more. The FPO is trying to frame Kurz as somebody who is just a follower, not a leader, on the issue of migration."While the Freedom Party appear well-placed to enter what would be a right-far-right coalition, Austria's center-left Social Democrats are facing a tough electoral battle.Austria's Chancellor Christian Kern is expected to lose his position.Current Chancellor Christian Kern has endured a difficult campaign, blighted by allegations that one of his party's advisers had created a slew of websites which ran racist and anti-Semitic stories in an effort to damage Kurz's reputation.The Social Democrats appear unlikely to survive in their current role as the majority party in a coalition government, with relations between them and the People's Party strained by the scandal.Instead, the public are expected to put their faith in Kurz, a man presenting himself as the "change candidate," despite having spent his entire career in politics."Kurz has never had another job," said Anton Pelinka, a professor at the Central European University in Budapest. "He's a young face, but he's not a new face. "He speaks well and although he talks about outrageous topics, he does it in a soft and civilized manner. He plays the insider who behaves as the outsider in a very polite way."

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Story highlightsTen suspects arrested in connection to alleged weapon sales used in January 2015 attacksAmedy Coulibaly killed four at kosher supermarket in Paris before police shot him dead (CNN)French police are questioning 10 people they believe could have supplied weapons to Amedy Coulibaly, the terrorist who killed four people at a kosher supermarket in Paris in January 2015.A spokeswoman for the Paris prosecutor told CNN that ten people from northern France and Belgium had been taken into custody since Monday, including several arrests on Wednesday morning.Coulibaly's deadly siege at the Jewish grocery store in an eastern suburb of Paris occurred just two days after brothers Said and Cherif Kouachi stormed the offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing 12 and injuring 11. Armed soldiers patrol a school in the Jewish quarter of Paris following the kosher market attack in January 2015. The three assailants were killed by police in separate standoffs.The police will be investigating possible links between the detained and their alleged connections to selling weapons used for the January 2015 attacks, the spokeswoman said. Read MoreFrance has been plagued by a series of terror attacks in recent years. It declared a state of emergency after coordinated attacks in Paris killed 130 people in November 2015. Subsequent incidents, including last week's deadly attack on a police bus in the heart of Paris, has kept the country in a heightened state of alert. CNN's Margaux Deygas contributed to this report.

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Story highlightsTiger Woods has played in seven Ryder CupsHe has been suffering from back spasms recentlyHe played in PGA Championship but didn't score well enough to make final roundsU.S. captain Tom Watson says he's disappointed, thanks Woods for telling him his decision earlyTiger Woods, who quit a recent PGA Tour event because of back spasms, withdrew Wednesday from consideration for the United States Ryder Cup team, the golfer announced on his website."I've been told by my doctors and trainer that my back muscles need to be rehabilitated and healed. They've advised me not to play or practice now," Woods wrote.Woods, 38, was a potential selection by U.S. captain Tom Watson for the team, but the 14-time major tournament winner said the match play event against Europe's best golfers meant too much and he shouldn't play if he couldn't give it his best effort."Of course, I'm disappointed that Tiger Woods has asked not to be considered for the U.S. Ryder Cup team, and that his health is not where he would like it to be," Watson said, according to the PGA's website. "However, I think we can all agree that we need Tiger Woods in this great sport, and he has taken the high road by informing me early on in the selection process."Nine golfers have automatically qualified for the team: Rickie Fowler, Jim Furyk, Zach Johnson, Matt Kuchar, Phil Mickelson, Patrick Reed, Jordan Spieth, Jimmy Walker and Bubba Watson. JUST WATCHEDTiger Woods misses cut at 2014 PGAReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHTiger Woods misses cut at 2014 PGA 01:26Tom Watson will pick three other golfers for the team and announce their selections on September 2.The Ryder Cup will be held September 26-28 in Perthshire, Scotland. The European team is the defending champion.Woods has been been on the Ryder Cup team seven times and has a record of 13-17-2.On August 3, Woods withdrew from the Bridgestone Invitational midway through the final round. He described the injury as spasms through his lower back.Woods played in but didn't make the cut for the PGA Championship in Kentucky after shooting consecutive rounds of 74.He said he plans to return to tournament golf at the World Challenge tournament at Isleworth in Orlando, Florida, beginning December 1.

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Story highlightsMatthew Busch photographed a woman living with borderline personality disorderThe mental illness is characterized by emotional instability and periods of depression and anxiety (CNN)When photographer Matthew Busch met Angela Klein while she was walking her dog, he was immediately struck by her openness. But he had no idea that the chance meeting would lead to his camera bearing witness to a year's worth of moments on the emotional spectrum.Klein had been recently diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, a severe mental illness characterized by emotional instability and periods of depression and anxiety that are uncontrollable and overwhelming. But she has struggled her entire life. She had a traumatic childhood and started harming herself at an early age. In addition to cutting herself, she said, she has also experienced an eating disorder and harmful thoughts and emotions that lowered her self-esteem. Before meeting Busch, Klein had experienced a pivotal breakdown where she felt like she was losing control. She was working through the therapy process when they met. Photographer Matthew BuschThe diagnosis brought some relief for Klein because she was able to seek help through a private treatment facility, but she would also have to work through her illness -- both on her own and with the help of her husband, Jeff, and their four children. What followed was "Angela's Beautiful Life," a year of Busch documenting the family's triumphs and struggles, from smiles to tears. "To let me take photos of someone and their family takes so much courage," Busch said. "Angela wants to help other people with her story of how to keep going and moving through it."Read MoreSome of the toughest moments for Klein and her husband occur when she has a dissociative episode -- flashbacks where she relives childhood trauma and becomes disconnected to everything around her. Although this often happens in her sleep, little things can trigger one when she's awake as well. Klein told Busch that these episodes feel like being in a car that's crashed into a lake. She can feel the water rising up with no escape. Her emotions overtake her, and she has to try to breathe through it, like breathing underwater. Angela wants to help other people with her story of how to keep going and moving through it.Photographer Matthew Busch"It's a scary moment to be in, for both her and her husband," Busch said. They attend weekly couples therapy together, but both also have private sessions as well. It has helped Jeff to know how he can help and try to bring her out of the episodes where she doesn't recognize him. While borderline personality disorder is still a daily struggle for Klein, her emotional range also helps her empathize and connect with others. During a drive with Busch in the car, Klein was moved to tears after hearing an emotional story on the radio about human trafficking. "Angela doesn't let go of her empathy when she hears about the struggles of others; she connects to it and to them," Busch said. "Her emotional range can go from self-destructive to engaging and compassionate." Klein now volunteers at an organization that works with those who have been victims of human trafficking. For Busch, telling the story of the Klein family required him to be a constant, quiet presence, releasing the shutter when he witnessed moments that were important or captured the emotion that was in the room. He also witnessed the balancing act of protecting the Klein children from extremes while also keeping them aware of what was going on. Social mediaFollow @CNNPhotos on Twitter to join the conversation about photography.When Klein went to a treatment center for two months, she wasn't able to say goodbye to her kids beforehand. They told Elise, who was 6 years old at the time, that she had gone to "Mommy School." It has caused Elise to fear that she'll come home from school one day to find that Mom is gone again. Klein and her husband have always been very close with their children and continue that focus. What surprised Busch was the normalcy he found in their everyday life: waking up, praying together, going to school and work and actively engaging in the community.The photos were shared in an exhibit at the local elementary school, and Klein attended. She wanted to share her story with a wider audience by opening herself up to her community, and it's been a supportive experience. Busch wants to continue documenting and sharing stories on mental illness, both to help combat the stigma surrounding them as well as raise awareness for those who don't have access to facilities and treatment centers. Even though the project has come to a close, Busch and Klein still keep in touch. Klein is in outpatient therapy and doing much better. She has been free of self-harm since Thanksgiving, which is the longest period of time since her tumultuous year of 2014. She works through living with her disorder each day, using different skills from therapy. Rather than being impulsive, she has empowered herself by recognizing the signs and confronting them. "I think she has gotten a lot better over the last two years," Busch said.Matthew Busch is a photographer based in San Antonio. You can follow him on Instagram and Twitter.

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(CNN)​​Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dropped his clearest hint yet that he does not expect his country to join NATO anytime soon. In comments made during an address by video-link to leaders of the British-led Joint Expeditionary Force on Tuesday, Zelensky appeared to shift further away from what until recently had been seen as a key Ukrainian ambition. "For years we have been hearing about how the door is supposedly open (to NATO membership) but now we hear that we cannot enter. And it is true, and it must be acknowledged," he said. Decoding the language around Russia's invasion of Ukraine"I am glad that our people are beginning to understand this and rely on themselves and on our partners who assist us," he added. NATO, a security alliance of 30 North American and European nations, was created in 1949 in response to the start of the Cold War. Its original purpose was to protect the West from the threat posed by the Soviet Union. Here's what NATO's Article 5 is and how it applies to Russia's invasion of UkraineRead MoreSince the end of the Cold War, many former Soviet satellite states have joined NATO, meaning Russia now shares a land border with the world's largest military alliance, tempering Russian leader Vladimir Putin's geopolitical ambitions in what was once Moscow's sphere of influence.Ukraine's desire to join NATO, and its status as a NATO partner -- seen as a step on the way to eventual full membership -- was among the numerous grievances Putin cited in an attempt to justify his country's invasion of its neighbor.Though the alliance has always had an "open door policy," which states that any European country ready and willing to undertake the commitments and obligations of membership is welcome to apply, experts and officials have stressed that membership is a lengthy process.It's not a concession, Blinken saysIn an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, US Secretary of State Tony Blinken called it a "reflection of reality" for Zelensky to signal today that he will not join NATO anytime soon."I don't think that's a concession. I think first of all it's a reflection of reality that even before this aggression by Russia, Ukraine was not going to get into NATO tomorrow. All the more reason why as we've seen when Putin was saying that their concerns about Ukraine centered on its admission to NATO, that was wrong. That was a lie," Blinken said.White House faces growing impatience on Capitol Hill as calls to help Ukraine get louder ahead of Zelensky's speechBlinken said that Putin has demonstrated that this war in Ukraine is about "denying Ukraine its independent existence."Blinken called the US support for Ukraine "extraordinary" and said that support will continue "to make sure that Ukraine has the means to defend itself."President Joe Biden is expected to unveil a new package of military assistance for Ukraine, including antitank missiles, as soon as Wednesday following Zelensky's address to Congress, according to officials familiar with the plans. The new assistance will stop short of the no-fly zone or fighter jets Zelensky has said are necessary to sustain Ukraine's fight against Russia.But the new aid will include more of the defensive weapons the US has already been providing, including Javelins and Stingers.The Wall Street Journal first reported the announcement of assistance.

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Story highlightsMuhammad Ali's lifetime friend talks to CNNDavis Miller reveals five things about boxerSuffered with health issues since retiring (CNN)There's not much that hasn't been written about Muhammad Ali.A boxing legend who transcended his sport, the 74-year-old is known to many and will be forgotten by few.But there still remains an element of intrigue surrounding the three-time world heavyweight champion and Olympic gold medalist -- as his biographer and lifetime friend Davis Miller tells CNN.1. He changed his name more than onceAli with Elijah Muhammad -- who gave him his new name.The man, the myth, the legend ... the name. Read MoreIt's common knowledge that Cassius Clay chose to change his name to Muhammad Ali in the 1960s following his conversion to Islam -- but not so many are aware of his original rebranding plans."The legend is known that when a young Kentucky-born Cassius Clay joined the Nation of Islam his name was immediately changed to the now iconic Muhammad Ali," Miller says. "But few know that his first name change was to Cassius X. "It was February 26, 1964 -- the morning after he knocked out Sonny Liston. But nearly two weeks later, on March 6, he announced that religious and political leader Elijah Muhammad (who led the Nation of Islam from 1934 until his death in 1975) had given him the new name of Muhammad Ali." Miller says the name may have originally been intended for Malcolm X, who split with Nation of Islam soon after Ali joined and was assassinated the following year. 2. He's a SufiMiller (left) has written a number of books about Ali.It's well documented that on April 28, 1967, Ali refused to be inducted into the U.S. Army and was immediately stripped of his heavyweight title. Ali, a Muslim, cited religious reasons for his decision to forgo military service. Early on Ali was closely involved with the often militant pro-African American goals of Nation of Islam, but later in life switched to a more mystical Muslim sect."Ali announced that he is a Sufi around 2005, saying that of all of the sects of Islam, he feels the closest connection to Sufism," says Miller, whose book "Approaching Ali" was released in late 2015. "Sufism is arguably the most peaceful sect of any major or minor religion. Sufis believe that to purposely harm any person is to harm all of humanity, to harm each of us and to damage the world. "It is the perfect fit for Ali, who had been living in the ways that Sufis do for decades before he'd heard of the religion. "Few people have heard about the profound ways Ali's faith has evolved over the years. He has been a world soul for many decades; he has grown from separatist to universalist."3. He had to fight injured during his big comebackAs a conscientious objector to the Vietnam War, Ali was stripped of his heavyweight title and banned from boxing for almost four years.The scene is Atlanta, October 26, 1970. Ali's first comeback fight followed his enforced exile of three years and seven months -- after refusing to be inducted into the armed forces -- against No. 1 heavyweight contender Jerry Quarry. Then 28, he would go on to make a successful return to the ring, winning by TKO in the third round -- but the fight nearly didn't happen."Ali had only six weeks to prepare for this contest," Miller says. "In training, his boyhood friend and former heavyweight champion Jimmy Ellis badly fractured one of Ali's ribs. "Even with this injury, Ali did not reschedule the fight, being entirely uncertain that if he did, he would ever get the chance to fight again."4. Parkinson's disease has taught him new ways to communicateAli has had Parkinson's disease for more than three decades."The art of the gesture is quite important to him," Miller says of Ali, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 1984 at the age of 42. "He communicates with his hands and fingers, his facial features, his eyes. "He surprises visitors by making a sound with his thumb and index finger that's not unlike a cricket in your ear. He blows on the top of heads, tickles the inside of palms when he shakes hands, teasing almost everyone who visits him. "Though he can walk, Ali is often seen sitting in a wheelchair or positioned in an easy chair. He is no longer the world's most vocal and irrepressibly animated person."5. He's an amateur magicianMiller first met Ali in June 1975."Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee, his hands can't hit what his eyes can't see." Famous for his pre-fight proto rap rhymes, Ali had some other dazzling tricks. "Until recently, throughout his years with Parkinson's disease, Ali surprised visitors by performing prestidigitations (sleight of hand tricks)," Miller says. "He made a red silk scarf disappear from his hand, he bit coins in half and made them whole again, and he often performed an old parlor trick -- by putting his feet together and rising up on the toes of one foot while keeping his other foot flexed, he could appear to float above the ground."Read: Duo relive coma-inducing fightsRead: Transgender boxing promoter opens upOne of the most enduring memories of Ali's magic, Miller says, took place on the first day they met in June 1975. "I'd just finished sparring a round with him, nearly got knocked out by only one punch, and Ali helped me out of the ring," Miller recalls."Escorting me to a seat among the small crowd, where I sat, looking freshly electrocuted, he leaned over and whispered, 'You're fast. And you sure can hit, to be so little.' He might as well have said he was adopting me.JUST WATCHEDMuhammad Ali: 'Will they remember me?'ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHMuhammad Ali: 'Will they remember me?' 03:27"Then, while his longtime sparring partner Eddie 'Bossman' Jones was being introduced, Ali climbed back into the ring, where he boxed a relaxed, beautiful and dazzling round, bouncing dozens of jabs, straight right leads, easy hooks and effortless uppercuts off of Jones' face and headgear."After the bell rang at the end of the round, and a corner man had removed his gloves, Ali stepped back to the center of his ring. 'The man without imagination has no wings,' he shouted, pointing down at the audience with his left fist. 'He cannot fly.'"Still holding his left fist at eye level, the one he'd used to tattoo the 'Bossman' for the past three minutes, he rolled it over, bent his arm at the elbow, and slowly pulled it in close to his chest."Opening his hand, a bird I now know to have been a Carolina wren flew with a fluttering of wings from Ali's palm and up to the ceiling. "The crowd oohed and aahed. I can't imagine anyone who was there will ever forget the experience."Follow @cnnsport What's your favorite Ali memory? Tell us on CNN Sport's Facebook pageAli's nickname was "The Greatest."

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(CNN)It could have been the perfect riposte to his Portrush pummeling but Rory McIlroy just couldn't hold off bulldozing Brooks Koepka in the World Golf Championships event in Memphis.McIlroy led Koepka by a stroke going into the final round but instead of an epic duel with the world No.1 he faltered with a 71 as the American surged past with a 65 to win the WGC-FedEx St Jude Invitational by three from countryman American Webb Simpson.The 30-year-old McIlroy, who had gone clear after a blistering 62 Saturday, ended in a tie for fourth, five strokes adrift.McIlroy missed the cut at the Open in his native Northern Ireland last week after a disastrous opening 79, followed by a scintillating second-round 65, willed on by the vocal home fans as he tried in vain to make the weekend.READ: Emotional McIlroy feels 'love' in dramatic late Open bidBrooks Koepka surged past Rory McIlroy with a final-round 65.Read MoreThe four-time major winner has climbed back up to world No.3 in a solid season in which he has won the Players Championship and the Canadian Open but he has also has failed to break 70 seven times in his 13 PGA Tour final rounds this season.For Koepka, 29, it was payback for his tied fourth at the Open in a stunning season in which he was also second to Tiger Woods at the Masters, won the PGA Championship and was second at the US Open.The powerful Floridian, who has won four of his last 10 majors, pulled alongside McIlroy with a birdie at the third and then took control with birdies at the fifth and sixth as his playing partner lost ground."It's incredible. To look at what I've done this year, just show consistency, try to take my game to a new level and I've done that," Koepka said, who leads the season-long FedEx Cup standings."To win this title against Rory was pretty special."

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Story highlightsEfeoghene Ori-Jesu has started a football league sourcing teams on TwitterThe league is not run as a business, but has attracted some big name sponsors (CNN)In Nigeria, football is more than just a sport.Bars overfill with excited fans at match time, and conversations about goals, penalties and scores continue online long after the referee has blown the final whistle.This vibrant social media exchange is exactly what inspired a group of friends to set up an alternative football league; one filled entirely with players recruited from Twitter.Called the Twitter Premier League (TPL) it started when Efeoghene Ori-Jesu, an oil and gas industry professional working in Port Harcourt, decided to ask opinionated online football commentators to prove their points on the pitch."One day I half-jokingly challenged people on Twitter and said that since they know so much about football why don't they just put it on the field, show their skills," Ori-Jesu says. "Let's play football and let's see how good you are," he adds.Read MoreFootball and friendshipNigerian fans show their colours at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.It took Ori-Jesu and his friends, all young professionals with day jobs, less than a month to organize their first football tournament in May 2014. It featured four teams, and the organizers even secured sponsorship from Samsung. "About 500 people came to watch. We thought it would be a one-off but it built momentum through Twitter and we decided we had to do it again," says Ori-Jesu.Now the league has grown to nine teams with about 20 players each, including two women's squads - the Panthers and the Tsarinas.And even if you're not a football lover, you can still take part in the Twitter Premier League events."We allow everyone to come and do something," says Ori-Jesu. "We have people who can cook and they bring their stalls, we have DJs who are interested in music, we have people who do yoga and stretching. If you want to showcase something we're like, ok come," he adds.Social media momentum Good Morning, TPL Fam We're pleased to have you get familiar with the teams. #TPL6 #WeAreTheGame ⚽⚽⚽💪💪💪 pic.twitter.com/Vv634AZuN1— TheTPL (@theTPL) November 16, 2015 Since its inception, TPL has held four tournaments which can draw a crowd of up to 1,000 people.The events are put together by volunteers who occasionally receive a small stipend, but mainly give up their time for free, and the league supports local charities which help underprivileged children stay at school."Without our volunteers and players, none of this would exist frankly," says Deola Ibitola who acts as TPL's finance director."Passion is the reason why we came together; passion is the reason we are all part of The TPL," she adds.The league also occasionally partners with ride-sharing companies and Uber to get discounts and even free transport to the venues.Propelled by their popularity, teams have also started accepting semi-professional players, but Ori-Jesu insists they are not actively trying to turn their initiative into a profit-making scheme any time soon."It's always been about passion and now it's a little bit bigger -- teams have sponsors for their jersey, but it is not something that's really taken off so that we can pay players' salaries or anything like that," he says."It's all pretty much ad hoc and for the fun of the game," Ori-Jesu adds. Still niche playersProminent Nigerian football commentator Colin Udoh says that while the TPL is nowhere near close to eclipsing Nigeria's official league, it appeals to young people who are active in football communities on social media.Nigeria's league has also been plagued by accusations of corruption in the past, but Udoh says that things have vastly improved in recent years. "People love football but still carry old stereotypes around in their minds, and the path of least resistance is to take it out on the establishment," he says. "That provides fertile ground for something like the TPL, whose allure might lie in the fact that there is a sense of shared ownership. Most of the fans who come to watch are either friends, relatives or colleagues of the players and officials," he adds.Ori-Jesu agrees that the league's main attraction is the sense of fun it brings rather than just football skills. "These are all our friends, these are people that we already know and follow online and it's exciting to know that this particular person that I've seen tweeting will be playing football on this day, so we just want to come out and watch," he says. "The professional league -- they have their fans but they're not necessarily online. We rule the online space they, they rule the offline space, especially for the big teams," Ori-Jesu adds."We made TPL the way it is and that ownership is very important," says Ori-Jesu. "We have food and music in addition to football. It's for people who want meet other people; they come for fun and the atmosphere." Read more from African Start-UpFollow @CNNAfrica

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Story highlightsNew princess gets a visit from her grandmother and her auntNewborn's name has yet to be announcedHistorian: Princess may have easier time of it than her brother (CNN)Just one day old -- and it's time for Britain's royal baby to meet the family.A spokesperson for the British royals said the UK's newest princess would meet her aunt Pippa Middleton and her grandmother Carol Middleton on Sunday. Her grandfather Michael Middleton also arrived at Kensington Palace by car.The little princess was born Saturday to general jubilation. She weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces and was healthy, as was her mother, Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, also known as Kate. Her father, Prince William, was with his wife at the hospital.The baby's name has yet to be announced but the odds favor Charlotte and Alice, according to gaming site Ladbrokes.JUST WATCHEDThe day a princess was bornReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHThe day a princess was born 02:30Carol Middleton is the mother of the Duchess of Cambridge and also of Pippa Middleton, who will be known henceforth as Auntie Pippa.Read MoreA spokesperson for Kensington Palace, the official London residence of Prince William and Catherine, said Sunday that this is the first time the Middletons, Carol and Pippa, will meet the princess. Reports that the Middletons were at Kensington Palace yesterday were false, the spokesperson said.Also on Sunday, Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, visited William, Kate and the new princess at Kensington Palace.The new princess was born on Saturday morning. "Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well," Kensington Palace tweeted after the birth.Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well.— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) May 2, 2015 The newborn princess is fourth in line for the British throne, behind her grandfather Charles, the Prince of Wales; her father, Prince William; and her brother, Prince George, who was born in July 2013.An easier time than her brother?In some ways, William and Catherine's newborn daughter will have an easier time than her brother "because no one thinks she's going to be queen," according to Kate Williams, a royal historian. As a girl, though, she may face different types of scrutiny than would a boy -- regarding, perhaps, what she's wearing and how her hair looks -- much as her mother has, Williams said."It's going to be very, very difficult to give her a real, private normal childhood like Kate Middleton had, simply because (she's) a huge celebrity," Williams told CNN. Now that the world has had its first glimpse of the new princess, speculation has turned to her name. And a lot of speculation there is.On the day of her birth, Alice, Charlotte and Olivia led the top three spots on betting websites. There has been some speculation, too, that she will be named after her late grandmother, Princess Diana.If George's full name is anything to go by, the answer might be all of the above. The toddler's full name is Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge. George and his baby sister may use "Cambridge" as a last name when they attend school in a few years. Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyThis autumn 2020 image provided by Kensington Palace shows the 2020 Christmas card of Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, with their children, Prince George, left, Prince Louis, center, and Princess Charlotte.Hide Caption 1 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyWilliam and Kate visit 282 East Ham Squadron, Air Training Corps, in East London on April 21. During the visit, the squadron paid tribute to the late Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, who served as Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Air Training Corps for 63 years.Hide Caption 2 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyWilliam and Kate attend the funeral service of William's grandfather, Prince Philip, inside St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle, on April 17.Hide Caption 3 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyWill and Kate are pictured during a visit to Westminster Abbey, where a Covid-19 vaccination center has been set up, on March 23, in London.Hide Caption 4 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyWill and Kate arrive with their three children to attend a pantomime performance of the National Lotterys Pantoland, at the London Palladium Theatre, on December 11, 2020, to thank key workers and their families for their efforts throughout the pandemic.Hide Caption 5 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyWill watches as Kate pours a tray of bagel dough into a container during a visit to Beigel Bake Brick Lane Bakery in London, on September 15, 2020.Hide Caption 6 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyThe royal family meets with naturalist David Attenborough at Kensington Palace in London, in September 2020, after a private screening of Attenborough's latest environmental documentary, "A Life On Our Planet," which focuses on the harm that has been done to the natural world in recent decades.Hide Caption 7 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyPrince Harry, Duke of Sussex, top left, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, second from right, follow Prince William and Catherine as they depart Westminster Abbey with Prince Charles, bottom center, after attending the annual Commonwealth Service in London on March 9, 2020.Hide Caption 8 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyWilliam and Kate visit a settlement of the Kalash people in Chitral, Pakistan, on October 16, 2019.Hide Caption 9 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyWilliam and Kate escort Princess Charlotte, accompanied by her brother, Prince George, as Charlotte arrives for her first day of school at Thomas's Battersea in London, on September 5, 2019.Hide Caption 10 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyThe family is photographed during Trooping the Colour, the Queen's annual birthday parade, on June 8, 2019, in London.Hide Caption 11 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyKate shows Queen Elizabeth and Will around the "Back to Nature Garden" that Kate helped designed during their visit to the Chelsea Flower Show in London, on May 20, 2019.Hide Caption 12 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyPrince William, Duke of Cambridge, kisses Prince Louis as they pose next to Princess Charlotte and Prince George in Norfolk in a handout photo taken by Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in 2019.Hide Caption 13 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyFrom left: Prince William, Catherine, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, arrive to attend a Christmas Day church service at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene on the Sandringham estate on December 25, 2018, in King's Lynn, England.Hide Caption 14 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyKate holds Prince Louis on their arrival for his christening service at the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace, London, on July 9, 2018.Hide Caption 15 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyBritain's Prince William and his wife Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, hold their newborn baby son outside a London hospital on April 23, 2018. The boy, whose name was announced several days later as Louis Arthur Charles, is their third child.Hide Caption 16 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyPrince William holds the hands of his other two children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, as they visit the hospital to meet their new brother.Hide Caption 17 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyWill and Kate attend the Royal Foundation Forum in London with Will's brother, Prince Harry, and Harry's fiancee, American actress Meghan Markle, on February 28, 2018.Hide Caption 18 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyThe couple attends the BAFTA Awards in London on Sunday, February 18, 2018.Hide Caption 19 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyDuring a visit to Norway, Catherine is escorted to dinner by King Harald V of Norway on February 1, 2018. William is escorted by Norway's Queen Sonja.Hide Caption 20 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyThe image, used for the Duke and Duchess' 2017 Christmas card, shows the couple with their children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte.Hide Caption 21 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyPaddington Bear dances with Catherine while Prince William looks on during a charity event in London in October 2017.Hide Caption 22 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyThe royal family arrives at the airport in Berlin for a three-day visit in Germany in July 2017.Hide Caption 23 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyThis photo of Charlotte was taken in April 2017 by her mother. Charlotte is fourth in line to the British throne behind her grandfather, Prince Charles; her father, Prince William; and her big brother, Prince George.Hide Caption 24 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyCharlotte is held by her mother as her family ends an eight-day tour of Canada in October 2016. At left is her brother and her father.Hide Caption 25 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyThe Duke and Duchess of Cambridge released new photos of Prince George to mark his third birthday in July 2016. Here he plays with the family's pet dog, Lupo.Hide Caption 26 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyMembers of the royal family gather on a balcony in June 2016, during celebrations marking the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II. From left are Princess Anne; Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall; Prince Charles; Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge; Princess Charlotte; Prince George; Prince William; Prince Harry; Queen Elizabeth II; and Prince Philip.Hide Caption 27 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyKensington Palace released four photos of Princess Charlotte ahead of her first birthday in May 2016.Hide Caption 28 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyUS President Barack Obama talks with Prince William as Catherine plays with Prince George in April 2016. The President and his wife were visiting Kensington Palace.Hide Caption 29 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyPrince George gets a boost from some foam blocks for a special family photo in April 2016. The portrait, featuring the four generations of the House of Windsor, was commissioned by the Royal Mail and would be featured on a series of stamps to commemorate the Queen's 90th birthday. Hide Caption 30 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyWilliam and Catherine pose with their children during a trip to the French Alps in March 2016.Hide Caption 31 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyThe family poses for a Christmas photo in December 2015.Hide Caption 32 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyPrincess Charlotte plays with a stuffed dog in this photo taken by her mother in November 2015.Hide Caption 33 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyWilliam and Catherine pose with their children at Charlotte's christening in July 2015.Hide Caption 34 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyPrincess Charlotte is seen with her big brother for the first time in a photo released by Kensington Palace in June 2015.Hide Caption 35 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyWilliam and Catherine present their newborn daughter as they leave a London hospital in May 2015.Hide Caption 36 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyThe royal family celebrates Prince George's first birthday with a trip to the Natural History Museum in July 2014.Hide Caption 37 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyThe royal family waves to a crowd before boarding a plane in Wellington, New Zealand, in April 2014. They went on a three-week tour of Australia and New Zealand.Hide Caption 38 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyThe royal couple attends the Tusk Conservation Awards at the Royal Society in London in September 2013.Hide Caption 39 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyWilliam and Catherine start an ultra marathon in Holyhead, Wales, in August 2013. It was Catherine's first public appearance since the birth of Prince George. Hide Caption 40 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyThe couple are pictured with their newborn boy, Prince George, in 2013. The new parents released two family photographs taken by Michael Middleton, Catherine's father.Hide Caption 41 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyThe Duke and Duchess and their newborn son depart St. Mary's Hospital in London in July 2013.Hide Caption 42 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyIn April 2013, Harry, Catherine and William make magic on the set used to depict Diagon Alley in the "Harry Potter" films.Hide Caption 43 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyThe couple attends a St. Patrick's Day parade as they visit Aldershot, England, in March 2013.Hide Caption 44 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyIn September 2012, the couple drank coconut milk from a tree that Queen Elizabeth II planted decades ago in the South Pacific nation of Tuvalu. Hide Caption 45 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyCatherine and William celebrate during cycling events at the Olympic Games in London in August 2012.Hide Caption 46 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyThe Queen, William and Catherine stand on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the finale of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations in June 2012.Hide Caption 47 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyAs part of their charity work, the couple attended a "healthy living cookery session" in London in December 2011.Hide Caption 48 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyThe newly married royal couple watches a rodeo demonstration at a government reception in Calgary, Alberta, in July 2011.Hide Caption 49 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyCatherine shovels soil during a tree-planting ceremony in Ottawa in July 2011.Hide Caption 50 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyYou can feel the love as the happy couple attends a Snowbirds air show during Canada Day celebrations in July 2011.Hide Caption 51 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyUS President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama meet with the royal couple at Buckingham Palace in May 2011.Hide Caption 52 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyThe newlyweds walk hand in hand from Buckingham Palace the day after their wedding in April 2011.Hide Caption 53 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyAfter their wedding on April 29, 2011, the couple drove from Buckingham Palace to Clarence House in a vintage Aston Martin.Hide Caption 54 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyWilliam and Catherine kiss on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after their wedding ceremony in London. Hide Caption 55 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyThe pair returned to their alma mater in St. Andrews, Scotland, in February 2011. They launched a fundraising campaign for a new scholarship. Hide Caption 56 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyThe couple poses for photographers to mark their engagement in November 2010. Catherine received the engagement ring that belonged to William's late mother, Diana.Hide Caption 57 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyThe couple cheers on the English rugby team during the Six Nations Championship match in London in February 2007.Hide Caption 58 of 59 Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyThe couple takes a photo after graduating from the University of St. Andrews in June 2005. They met at school and even shared a house with others while students.Hide Caption 59 of 59Follow @faithcnn

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(CNN)Back when a woman could easily be fired for being pregnant; when a wife needed her husband's permission to get bank credit; and when a married man could not be charged with raping his spouse, a young lawyer had a radical idea. She believed that the US Constitution should treat every American equally, regardless of gender. And then, relying on her prodigious brain, steely character and a practical, step-by-step strategy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg repeatedly convinced an all-male Supreme Court to see it her way. Betsy West, left, and Julie CohenIn 1973, she successfully argued that a female Air Force lieutenant's husband should be eligible to receive a dependent's allowance, such as if the genders were reversed. In 1975, the court again agreed with Ginsburg, ruling that widowed fathers should be able to receive Social Security benefits as readily as widowed mothers. She won a similar case two years later, when she argued on behalf of a widower who'd been denied survivor's benefits after his wife died."I thought of myself as a kindergarten teacher," she said of her early work arguing groundbreaking sex discrimination cases before the court in the 1970s. "Because the justices didn't think that discrimination existed." By the time we began making our documentary "RBG" in 2016, Ginsburg had not only changed the world for American women -- she had also become the Court's second female justice, and one of the most unlikely cultural icons of our time, the Notorious RBG. Read MoreRemembering the 'Notorious RBG' is complicatedThe first time we filmed one of her frequent appearances at law schools around the country, the line stretched around the block. Many didn't have tickets, they just wanted to catch a glimpse of the tiny, octogenarian jurist. As her longtime friend Gloria Steinem told us, RBG was the closest thing she could imagine to a superhero.From her Supreme Court chambers, to the gym where she worked out with famous determination, what an honor it was to tell her story, and what a lesson in how to make change. When we listened to the audio tapes of litigator Ginsburg arguing gender discrimination cases before the Supreme Court in the 1970s, we were struck by the casual condescension from some of the justices. In the midst of her argument in Duren v. Missouri, that women should not be exempt from jury duty, Justice Rehnquist joked, "You wouldn't settle for putting Susan B. Anthony on the dollar?"How did she respond? "Never in anger," she told us. "That would have been self-defeating." She won that case. JUST WATCHEDNina Totenberg on 50 years of friendship with GinsburgReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHNina Totenberg on 50 years of friendship with Ginsburg 01:13Two decades later, Ginsburg, by then a justice herself, convinced Chief Justice Rehnquist to join her in the landmark decision that struck down Virginia Military Institute's all-male admissions policy, paving the way for women to attend VMI. It was the case that put the finishing touches on RBG's historic crusade to give women equal protection under the law. "Fight for the things that you care about," she later said, "but do it in a way that will lead others to join you."RBG's fans were galvanized by her words, including her stinging dissents as the US Supreme Court was moving ever more to the right. Her statements were clear and prophetic.Objecting to the Shelby County v Holder decision in 2013 that effectively removed voting rights protections, she wrote, "It's like throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you are not getting wet." You sure can't help but think about that vivid image when you consider what happened in the 2018 midterm elections in Georgia and Florida, and ongoing voter disenfranchisement. Elizabeth Warren's pregnancy story is one too many women already knowBeyond her strategic approach to achieving change, there was so much to admire about Justice Ginsburg: her determination, her brilliance, her exquisite fashion sense. And then there was her thoughtfulness. Every time we interviewed a friend or colleague, we would hear about the condolence notes, presents to new babies, thank you letters.Eventually, we received a few thoughtful letters ourselves. The last one came this summer. We had directed a short film about Jill Biden for the Democratic National Convention. The next day, there it was, an email in our inboxes, telling us she had watched the video "with pleasure," and signed RBG. Get our free weekly newsletterSign up for CNN Opinion's new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and FacebookWe were thrilled that the justice was up at 11 p.m. watching a convention at a time when she was undergoing treatment for the cancer she had been fighting for 11 years. She was actively engaged in the civic life of our country until the end, even dictating a message to her granddaughter days before she died: "My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed." When we asked her how she wanted to be remembered, Justice Ginsburg said with characteristic modesty, "Just as someone who did whatever she could -- with whatever limited talent she had -- to move society along in the direction I would like it to be for my children and grandchildren."As Justice Ginsburg becomes the first woman to lie in state at the US Capitol, it is clear that our superstar justice accomplished that goal, and so much more.

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(CNN)Russia's invasion of Ukraine has taken hundreds of lives on the battlefield and in the Ukrainian cities under bombardment. But internationally, it's also affecting everything from food security in Cairo to gas prices in California. It's pushed to the fore major geopolitical shifts and changed the way some of the globe's most prominent institutions work. Here are four ways the world has changed in the 10 days since war returned to Europe.A shifting world orderThe invasion of Ukraine didn't usher in a new era of big power politics. It was the violent exclamation point confirming one of the most significant changes in the geopolitical world order since 9/11.In the ensuing years, global terrorism consumed much of Western leaders' attention. Al Qaeda and ISIS were the enemies that needed countering. The Kremlin was no longer viewed as the same threat it once was -- so much so that, in 2012, President Barack Obama mocked then-presidential candidate Mitt Romney as out of touch for calling Russia the number-one geopolitical foe of the United States. People form a human chain to transfer supplies on Thursday in Kyiv, Ukraine. Read MoreBy that time, Putin had already shown he was keen to upend the post-Cold War order. The former KGB intelligence officer took office in 2000 vowing to restore Russia's former glory, sometimes through military force. As prime minister in 1999, he launched an offensive in the Russian republic of Chechnya against separatist guerrillas. In 2008, the Kremlin invaded Georgia and recognized two breakaway republics in the country, which at the time was growing closer to Europe. Later, Putin's support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad -- ostensibly as an ally in the war on terror -- earned him no favors with Western democracies, not least because of the credible reports of the Syrian dictator's decision to attack his own people with chemical weapons. Putin's decision to annex Crimea in 2014 and back separatists in eastern Ukraine led to sanctions and were roundly condemned. So too were Russia's alleged attempts to assassinate its enemies on foreign soil. But Putin remained an important player and partner, albeit an unsavory one, for leaders from Washington to Warsaw during the 2010s. Russia was important factor in the fight against ISIS; Europe's main energy supplier; and helped negotiate major diplomatic pacts like the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. Last week's invasion may have ended that. After a quarter century of the Western world dealing with Putin, he may have finally pushed the envelope and become a pariah.In response, the Western world has hit Russia with unprecedented sanctions that have crippled its financial institutions, sending its economy and the ruble into a tailspin, and even targeted Putin and some of his inner circle personally. "Putin is now isolated from the world more than he has ever been," the US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday in his State of the Union address. A more unified Europe Russia's invasion has also prompted the European Union to make security decisions that would have been unthinkable a few weeks ago. Though the bloc has for years been one of the world's most powerful economic players, it had failed to turn that strength into equivalent geopolitical might. The EU has, historically, been divided over exactly how much central control Brussels should have over foreign policy. This has stood in the way of the EU's lofty global ambitions, as policy proposals were watered down in negotiations or simply vetoed. Europe's thinking on defense, security and foreign affairs has evolved light years in the matter of a few days. It is now waking up from a decades-long dream that the stability provided by an interconnected world would prevent war breaking out and that, should the worst happen, America would sort it out.The shock of war returning to Europe has unified the EU's 27 member states. The bloc is now wielding its economic might for geopolitical purposes, targeting Russia with the strongest package of sanctions it has ever imposed.The bloc has, for the first time ever, provided finance to purchase weapons for Ukraine. Germany, which has for decades been averse to a militarized approach to foreign policy, is now taking part in arming Ukraine and boosting its own military spending in response to the invasion."The crisis in Ukraine has shattered the illusion that security and stability in Europe comes for free," one senior European diplomat told CNN this week. "When there was no real threat, geopolitics seemed remote. Now there is a war on our border. Now we know we have to pay up and act together."A million people on the moveOne million people fled their homes in the first seven days since Russia invaded Ukraine -- one of the fastest and largest migrations of humanity in recent memory. To put that in context, it took three months for one million refugees to leave Syria in 2013 when departures were at their highest.If fighting continues and, as one French source close to President Emmanuel Macron said, the worst is yet to come, Europe could face an unprecedented refugee crisis. "I have worked in refugee emergencies for almost 40 years, and rarely have I seen an exodus as rapid as this one," said Filippo Grandi, the UN high commissioner for refugees.There have also been multiple reports of racism against people of color and non-Ukrainians at the border. The future of the refugees remains unclear. If Russia topples the democratically elected Ukrainian government, will these people want to return home? And what if, after the fighting, they no longer have homes to return to? JUST WATCHEDSee how 1 million new refugees have fled UkraineReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHSee how 1 million new refugees have fled Ukraine 02:19Food and fuelGas prices in the United States have made their biggest hikes since after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Experts are worried that food prices could spike after already "sharply" rising last year. And Moody's is warning that global supply chains, already hammered by the Covid-19 pandemic, could be further thrown into chaos. Stocks around the world fell on Friday, with Europe taking a particularly rough beating.Fuel prices are displayed on a sign at a gas station on Thursday in Hampshire, Illinois. The fighting in Ukraine has had economic and human costs across the globe, especially when it comes to energy.Though Europe has said for years it needs to wean itself off Russian energy, Moscow is the EU's biggest supplier of oil and natural gas. Europe could survive if Russia shut off the supply, but it wouldn't be cheap or easy.The conflict is also a pocketbook issue that could determine whether families can put food on the table. In Ukraine alone, three to five million people are going to need food support immediately, World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director David Beasley said. But Russia and Ukraine are also some of the world's leading producers of wheat. Together, they account for 23% of all global exports, according to S&P Global."Fears of conflict hanging over two of the world's major suppliers are clearly going to have some impact on prices, when there is already a sense of shortage," said Julien Barnes-Dacey, director of the Middle East and North Africa program at the European Council of Foreign Affairs.Though Ukraine is dubbed the breadbasket of Europe, concerns are particularly acute in the Middle East -- Kyiv's third-largest wheat buyer in the 2020/2021 market year, according to the US Department of Agriculture. More than 40% of the country's recent wheat exports went to the Middle East or Africa alone.CNN's Luke McGee, Matt Egan, Chris Isidore, Nadeen Ebrahim and Eoin McSweeney contributed to this report

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Story highlightsAustralian owners have named their racehorse Horsey McHorsefaceIt was inspired by a UK poll that chose Boaty McBoatface as the name for a $300m research ship (CNN)Hoof Hearted, Shakalakaboomboom and Whykickamoocow are just three of the dozens of strange and wonderful racehorse names that have tickled punters and twisted the tongues of long-suffering race track commentators.Now a new steed has joined their ranks -- a two-year-old gelding named Horsey McHorseface.READ: The secret of silly horse namesThe jokey moniker riffs off a public poll in Britain that chose Boaty McBoatface as the most popular name for a $300 million polar research ship. The Natural Environment Research Council have not yet decided if they will run with the public's joke.This could soon be Boaty McBoatfaceAustralian horse owner Joe Rosetti came up with the amusing spin off, quickly convincing his co-owner Bjorn Baker, a trainer at Sydney's Warwick Farm racecourse.Read More"We had a laugh about it in the office and thought, 'Hey, why not'," racing manager Jake Bruce told CNN. "Joe's a good bloke and he's a good horse -- we just thought it would be a good fit."READ: Horses 'can recognize human emotions'Horsey McHorseFace is the only novelty name in the 82-horse yard, according to the trainer, who hopes it will generate some interest. He was bought in New Zealand for $45,000 last November and is expected to debut in Australia mid to late May."Any publicity is good publicity," said Bruce. "He's got as good a chance as any to make it and we'd absolutely love to win with him on a big day. It would be a) hilarious and b) great for the owners."Didnt expect my train to have a name today 😂 @SW_Trains #trains pic.twitter.com/Zc9Lvrf3ye— Matthew Fifield (@funfield5) March 22, 2016 In the UK, another homage to the boat's comical baptism rolled in on the front of a train -- reportedly renamed by a UK rail worker to amuse customers traveling from Portsmouth to London's Waterloo.

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Story highlightsBubba Watson wins WGC tournament in Shanghai Beats Tim Clark at first hole of sudden death playoff First WGC and overseas tournament success for the AmericanOvernight leader Graeme McDowell finishes in group one backBubba Watson secured his first World Golf Championship title and first win outside of the United States Sunday -- but in typical fashion took his own very individual route to an unlikely victory.The two-time Masters champion held a two-shot lead with three holes to play in the WGC-HSBC Champions event in Shanghai before going bogey-double bogey to trail by one playing the 18th at the Sheshan International course.His hopes looked over when his second shot to the par-five found a green side bunker but the 36-year-old American had one more moment of magic left in his locker.Read: Five things we learned from GleneaglesHe blasted the ball onto the green and then watched as it rolled 25-feet into the cup for an eagle three.JUST WATCHEDBubba Watson chows down at Waffle HouseReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHBubba Watson chows down at Waffle House 00:45JUST WATCHEDSecret behind the 'Bubba Long'ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHSecret behind the 'Bubba Long' 03:57JUST WATCHEDPiers to Bubba: You won because of me!ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHPiers to Bubba: You won because of me! 01:20That left him tied on 11-under 277 with South African Tim Clark and a playoff followed over the same 18th hole.A pumped up Watson was not to be denied and a 20-foot birdie putt was enough for him to secure his seventh career victory and third of 2014, including the Masters at Augusta."For me this is the big one," Watson told the European Tour website."It's very big because I always wanted to win outside the U.S."Watson said the his wonder shot on the final hole of regulation play came as a surprise even to him.Read: Bubba wins Masters for second time"It was such a tough bunker shot you are not really thinking about making it, but I told my caddie it's been a wild day, a wild couple of holes, but if we can make this it changes everything and it went in like a putt."Overnight leader Graeme McDowell, who had been at the head of affairs since the first day, saw his chances disappear with a final round 73 to end in a tie for third with American Rickie Fowler and Hiroshi Iwata of Japan.All three also had chances on the final hole of at least joining the playoff, but Fowler found the water while McDowell and Iwata could not make the requisite birdie.U.S. Open champion Martin Kaymer was another in the mix, but he found the water on the 18th with his second shot and made a double bogey seven to finish in a tie for sixth on eight under with England's Ian Poulter and Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark.World number one Rory McIlroy did not take part in the tournament while Watson will rise to third in the rankings after his latest victory.Read: Rory thrilled by European triumph

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(CNN)Corriere dello Sport has accused critics of "lynching" the newspaper in a staunch defense of its "Black Friday" front page.The Italian publication sparked a race row this week after dubbing Friday's Serie A match between Inter Milan and AS Roma "Black Friday", along with pictures of players Chris Smalling and Romelu Lukaku. The cover was slammed on social media with both Smalling and Lukaku expressing their opposition. "I hope the editors involved in running this headline take responsibility and understand the power they possess through words, and the impact those words can have," tweeted Smalling.Lukaku described it as one of the "most dumbest headlines" he'd ever seen.Read MoreA number of Italy's top clubs also criticized the headline with AC Milan and AS Roma banning the paper at its facilities until the end of the year.READ: 'Black Friday': Italian newspaper sparks race row with front pageCorriere dello Sport published a strong defense of its front page. 'Turned into poison' However, despite the widespread condemnation, the publication doubled down in its defense of the front cover and led with another rebuttal of its critics on Friday's front page. "Racist to who? Lynching of a newspaper that has been fighting for freedom and equality for over a century," read the latest headline. "Black Friday, for those who want and can understand it, was and is only the praise of difference, the pride of difference, the magnificent wealth of difference," continued Ivan Zazzaroni, the newspaper's editor."If you don't understand it, it's because you can't understand it or because you pretend you can't. "Black Friday is the innocent title of a newspaper, ours, which for almost a century has been defending with obstinacy and passion, simply passion, the values of sport, of football. "Yet it has been turned into poison by those who have the poison inside themselves. It is an innocent title." READ: FIFA and UEFA 'may as well have stood in stands' with racists, says ex-England starRomelu Lukaku described it as one of the "most dumbest headlines" he'd ever seen.Racism problemThe race row comes at a time when Italian football has been criticized for the way it has handled racist incidents.Earlier this season, Lukaku was the subject of monkey chants from Cagliari fans and Brescia striker Mario Balotelli said he had experienced racial abuse by opposition Verona fans.Both incidents were met with meager penalties -- Verona was handed a one-match partial stadium closure and Cagliari escaped any serious punishment.All of Italy's top clubs penned an open letter last week, recognizing its problem with racism and admitting not enough had been done to tackle it over the years.

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(CNN)Snowboarder Max Parrot won an Winter Olympic gold medal in Beijing on Monday, just over three years after the Canadian was diagnosed with cancer.Having won silver in the men's slopestyle event at PyeongChang four years ago, the 27-year-old went one better at the Genting Snow Park to secure his first ever Olympic gold medal.His best score of 90.96 was enough to beat Chinese 17-year-old Su Yiming's best attempt of 88.70, and compatriot Mark McMorris' bronze medal performance made it two Canadians on the podium.Diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in December 2018, Parrot underwent 12 rounds of chemotherapy before announcing in July 2019 that he had "won" against cancer.Speaking after triumph in Beijing, Parrot reflected on his "nightmare" journey over the past four years.Read More"It's definitely amazing," Parrot said."They were really hard times and, at times, I felt like I was a lion in a cage because I wasn't able to do what I love the most, which is snowboarding."That was the first time in my life that I had to put my snowboard in the closet. Snowboarding is all I know, so it was really hard for me."Canadian pair Parrot and McMorris celebrate their medals.New perspectiveA seven-time X Games champion, Parrot said that his cancer battle has given him a new-found love for snowboarding, as well as a new perspective on life itself."As a person, I used to take life for granted before, and now I don't," he said."Every time I strap my feet onto my snowboard, I appreciate it so much more than before. I appreciate being able to do my passion every day."You're smiling more, everything's more positive. You put less pressure on yourself, less stress on yourself."Parrot during his final run.This attitude underpinned what Parrot described as "the biggest run" of his career, the Canadian landing two consecutive triples on his second attempt to edge past Su. "I kept telling everyone I want to grab a gold. And to have it finally at my third Olympics feels really amazing," Parrot said."This is so incredibly special, especially with the run I did today. I've never done two triples in a row in a run, with that difficulty as well, and everything was so clean."I am extremely proud of myself and to take gold on that run means so much for me."Parrot performs a trick en route to gold.ControversyHowever, the result did not come without controversy, with Parrot appearing to grab his knee, rather than his board, during a jump of his pivotal second run -- a mistake that could have seen his score penalized by judges.Such a removal of points may have been significant enough to move Su into gold medal position, with BBC commentator Ed Leigh saying that judges were "distraught" after their alleged mistake.China's Su Yiming competes during the final.The change may also have affected Parrot's compatriot McMorris, who narrowly missed out on silver with his best score of 88.53 on his final run.It marks a third consecutive Olympics bronze for the 28-year-old, having finished 3rd at Sochi 2014 and PyeongChang 2018.That bronze four years ago came just 11 months after the Canadian nearly died in a snowboarding accident.After suffering a fractured jaw, ruptured spleen, internal bleeding, multiple broken bones and a collapsed lung, McMorris said he was "pretty sure he was going to die," but recovered to win an Olympic medal within a year.

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Story highlightsInquest jury in Galway returns verdict of death by medical misadventureSavita Halappanavar, 31, died last October after suffering a miscarriageCoroner offers Ireland's "deepest sympathy" to Savita's widower, PraveenHe says his wife's treatment in hospital was "horrendous, barbaric and inhuman"The death of an Indian dentist who died after a miscarriage in an Irish hospital was the result of medical misadventure, an inquest jury ruled Friday.Savita Halappanavar, 31, was 17 weeks pregnant when she died in October at University Hospital Galway.The inquest jury heard seven days of evidence from staff and expert witnesses, as well as her widower, Praveen Halappanavar.A pathologist, Professor Grace Callagy, told the inquest the cause of death was septic shock, E. Coli in Savita Halappanavar's bloodstream and a miscarriage.In his evidence, a leading obstetrician said Halappanavar's life could have been saved had a termination been carried out a day or two before her miscarriage. JUST WATCHEDIreland amends abortion lawReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHIreland amends abortion law 09:44JUST WATCHEDDeath leads to abortion rally in IrelandReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHDeath leads to abortion rally in Ireland 00:53However, Dr. Peter Boylan admitted it would not have been practical under Irish law, which states there has to be a real and substantial risk to the mother's life.The coroner, Dr. Ciaran MacLoughlin, on Friday directed jurors at Galway Coroner's Court to consider carefully the verdict and his recommendations, including that Ireland's Medical Council should lay out exactly when doctors can intervene to save the life of a mother.The jury unanimously returned the misadventure verdict and "strongly endorsed" his recommendations.MacLoughlin told the dentist's husband: "The whole of Ireland has followed your story and I want, on their behalf, to offer our deepest sympathy."Outside the court, Praveen Halappanavar said he still had not got all the answers but would "get to the bottom of the truth." Somebody has to take responsibility for his wife's death, he said.He told reporters that the way Savita had been treated in the hospital was "horrendous, barbaric and inhuman."Friday was particularly poignant as it would have been the couple's fifth wedding anniversary, he added.In his evidence last week, Praveen Halappananvar said that he had been told an abortion could not be done while the fetus was still alive because Ireland is a Catholic country.The couple were married in India before moving to Ireland, where they had lived for four years before Savita's death.'System failures'Giving evidence last week, consultant Dr. Katherine Astbury, who treated Halappanavar, denied saying an abortion could not be carried out "because Ireland is a Catholic country."But she acknowledged that she felt constrained by Irish law, which does not permit a termination even if there is no prospect of the fetus surviving. Astbury also admitted that there were "system failures" in Halappanavar's care. For example, Astbury had not been made aware of blood test abnormalities and an infection, she said.A midwife at Galway hospital, Ann Maria Burke, apologized in her evidence for telling Halappanavar a termination would not be possible "because Ireland is a Catholic country." She said the comment was not meant to be hurtful.Halappanavar went into the hospital on October 21, complaining of back pain. Three days after the request for a termination was made, the fetus died and was removed. Four days later, Savita died of a blood infection.An inquest by a coroner is standard procedure in cases of sudden, unexplained or unnatural deaths in Ireland.READ MORE: Husband testifies his wife died after abortion was denied in IrelandREAD MORE: If Ireland had abortion rights

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Story highlightsSpanish Interior Ministry says more than 80 people arrested, including well-known figuresRing generated several hundred million dollars in proceeds in recent years, ministry saysArrests were made and evidence seized in Madrid, Barcelona and other citiesThe ring also is accused of prostitution and human traffickingA suspected Chinese-run money-laundering and tax fraud operation in Spain that generated several hundred million dollars in proceeds in recent years was busted Tuesday, with more than 80 arrests, the Spanish Interior Ministry said.Most of the suspects are Chinese, including a well-known figure who lived in a luxury development in Madrid. They also include a Spanish male porn star, whose production company is suspected of issuing false invoices to help launder funds, the ministry said.Police moved in early Tuesday to make arrests and seize evidence in Madrid, Barcelona and other cities. A center of the operations was suspected to be in an industrial zone in the Madrid suburb or Fuenlabrada, where a number of wholesale businesses sell all types of imported Chinese goods.The system was based on importing large quantities of Chinese goods to Spain and declaring customs on only a fraction of them, so that the merchandise ended up in Chinese-run retail shops in neighborhoods across the country. Profits were taken that then needed to be laundered, the ministry said.A Spanish town councilman from Fuenlabrada also was arrested, suspected of issuing licenses in exchange for payments.The ring was suspected of laundering 200 million to 300 million euros annually in recent years. Police began investigating two years ago.Police found containers in ships, cars and vans that held large sums of cash.The ring also is accused of branching out into other criminal activities, including prostitution and human trafficking.

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(CNN)A German court on Friday temporarily blocked mining company RWE from razing further sections of an ancient forest near Cologne in what environmental campaigners have hailed as rare good news.RWE runs an open-pit coal mine near the 12,000-year-old Hambach Forest in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia.Environmental activists had occupied tree houses there for years in an attempt to stop what remains of the woodland being cleared. But in recent weeks police were brought in to clear blockades erected by the activists and order them out of their treetop dwellings.The forest, which is owned by RWE, has shrunk to less than 10% of its original size since the company began razing sections of it four decades ago, according to estimates by RWE and environmental activists.In Friday's emergency ruling, judges in the higher administrative court in Muenster said they needed more time to consider the complaint brought by BUND, the German branch of environmental campaign group Friends of the Earth, which argues that the forest contains protected species such as Bechstein's bat.BREAKING: German court orders (temporary) halt to logging in #HambacherForst after FoE Germany's legal case. Big protests to save the forest and stop coal mining expansion are still expected tomorrow, despite a police ban. #Hambibleit! https://t.co/ydqQjMh5Ln— Friends of the Earth (@foeeurope) October 5, 2018 Read MoreRWE argued last month that the next phase of clearing must begin soon to ensure that coal mining could continue as planned."This year's clearing measures are necessary to maintain opencast mining operations and coal extraction over the next two years," RWE said in a statement, adding that the company has compensated for its logging activities by planting more than 10 million trees in the Rhineland mining district.An environmental activist hangs on a rope in the Hambach Forest last month, in front of a banner with the inscription "Resistance, occupation, sabotage, Hambach Forest remains."Environmental group Greenpeace, which sent an open letter to German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday appealing for her immediate intervention to save the forest, welcomed the court ruling as "good news."Police have banned a mass protest called by environmental groups for Saturday against the coal mine's expansion, Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth said.Local police have forbidden a protest planned for Saturday. This protest ban is now being challenged in federal court. #HambacherForest #HambiBleibt #HambacherForst #Hambihttps://t.co/8hkqWWnF6g— Greenpeace EU (@GreenpeaceEU) October 5, 2018 Every year since 1978, RWE has been allowed to fell a section of Hambach Forest to access the lignite, or brown coal, beneath.The open-pit mine run by RWE currently covers 33 square miles and produces 40 million metric tons of coal annually.While Germany has invested billions in renewable energy and hoped to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2020, the country remains dependent on coal. The number of coal-fired power plants in the country has more than doubled in the past three decades, jumping from 35 to 76, according to the Climate Action Network Europe. Many of them are in North Rhine-Westphalia, where the Hambach mine is located.CNN's AJ Davis, Judith Vonberg and Nadine Schmidt contributed to this report.

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Lesbos Island, Greece (CNN)All Eida Karmi wants is to see her family. It's the simple desire of a grandparent, but she's no ordinary grandmother. At 115 years old Eida could be Syria's oldest refugee. The country didn't even exist when she was born. In her lifetime, she has seen two world wars and the fall of the Ottoman Empire.Now after escaping her war-torn homeland she sleeps rough in a refugee camp in Greece, still hundreds of miles from her family in Germany. "The only thing I need in life now is just to meet my children again -- to see them," she tells CNN with a gritty determination that belies her years.Read MoreA woman on a mission Eida arrived at the Moria refugee camp over a month ago thanks to the kindness of old family acquaintances, one of whom carried her hundreds of kilometers to safety.Her hero's name is Ahmed and together with his wife, Berivan, they helped bring the centenarian to Europe.It's a feat few would have even considered. Their kind act made even more remarkable when you know the pair have four small children, all under the age of six, with another one the way before Christmas.Ahmed traveled from Kobani to Eida's hometown of Hasaka, a northeastern city over three hours away, collecting her before the entire party left Syria almost six months ago.Ahmed recalls how he carried Eida on his back for some 300 kilometers (or 186 miles) during their long journey from Syria. "I realized it's really tiring for you," Eida admits to Ahmed when asked about his superhuman effort. The bonds forged on the roads clear in their easy interactions. Eida has become a de facto member of the family. However, she soberly adds: "But I can't walk -- and if you didn't do it nobody would do it, so you've been with me the whole journey carrying me and look (sic) after me." The treacherous journey from Kobani to Turkey took them three months, Ahmed says, followed by another month trying various routes from Turkey into Greece.He describes how they initially tried to cross through the northern land border, but Greek authorities refused to allow them through and sent them back. Eventually Ahmed says he paid smugglers and risked the short but dangerous sea crossing.Eida and her surrogate family are just seven of the 94,642 souls, according to the latest figures from the UNHCR, who have successfully undertaken the perilous trip by sea. The Moria camp, where they sought shelter, is now temporary home to over 4,000 of those migrants, the Greek government estimates. Where to next?Eida is one step closer to her own family, who are now in Germany, after they left Syria five and a half years ago. The war was entering its second year but a defiant Eida had been unwilling to leave then. Speaking to CNN from Germany, her grandson Samir says: "We are waiting desperately for the day we are reunited."When we meet Eida she is getting ready for the next stop: Athens. Slowly she hobbles into the port with purpose. With hunched shoulders, her eyes dart around looking for the nearest place to rest as Ahmed presents their documentation for departure. After more than a century on this earth her only possession is the small plastic shopping bag clutched in her right hand.Once the group reaches Athens, Eida hopes to be granted asylum in Germany under the EU's family reunification program and sent to her family.Giorgos Kosmopoulos, a researcher on refugee rights for Amnesty International who first met and introduced CNN to Eida, says as shocking as Eida's story is, she at least has options. "In some way she's lucky," he says. "She has the opportunity to move on to mainland Greece and possibly rejoin her family in Germany." He adds that for many others, without family already in Europe, the island is basically an "open prison" where refugees wait "months on end" in "appalling reception conditions."Related: What would make you care about Aleppo?'I can't make the journey without you'This is the same uncertainty Ahmed and his young family face. He wants to take them to Austria -- how exactly he plans on doing that is unclear.As their time traveling together draws to a close, Ahmed has been being trying to prepare Eida for the separation. But the obstinate centenarian is not having any of it."Without you?" she asks him, shaking her head stubbornly. "I can't make this journey without you."At the port the family is trying to buy tickets for the 8 o'clock ferry. They've been here for hours, and day is turning into night. They watch patiently as others board.But this is where the journey will end for the family today. A clerical error in their documents prevents them from going any further. "I come here they tell me you cannot travel," Ahmed says, tired and frustrated. "Send the people back if you don't want them."We sold everything we have just to be safe and now we are in this bad situation."Related: Escaping Syria by wheelchairWith passport in hand, Eida asks Ahmed why they cannot board the vessel. He tries to explain but doesn't know how. The look in his eyes conveys the reality of the situation and Eida disappointingly shakes her head."Where is the humanity? There is no humanity," Ahmed says.There is little choice but to leave -- the ferry has departed. A local NGO comes to the rescue when the family realizes they have nowhere to go next, offering them a warm place to sleep in a privately-operated refugee camp.She may be feeble in her old age, but she is resilient. Having made the decision to head to Europe, nothing will stop her. Certainly not her age.Two days later, Eida, Ahmed and his family all boarded a ferry to Athens, where they will remain as they work out their next move. The journey is by no means over but for 115 year-old Eida, she is now one step closer to completing her odyssey. And she won't give up until she is in the loving embrace of her family.Lauren Said-Moorhouse contributed to this story from London.

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Story highlightsParis celebrates World Cup semifinal winFans in Brussels left to drown sorrows (CNN)As France booked its place in a first World Cup final since 2006 in Saint Petersburg Tuesday, fans back home in Paris spilled onto the streets to celebrate.The scenes in the French capital were reminiscent of the historic night in 1998 when France won the World Cup for the first time and the Champs-Élysées was flooded by more than a million fans.Excited supporters chanted "we are in the final" as they danced and waved the country's national flag, the tricolore.France fans in Paris celebrate the national team reaching the World Cup final"I bet €200 on France being world champion," French fan Kilian Guillouzo told CNN, as celebratory red, white and blue smoke billowed above the Parisian streets."So if they win I'm rich and I'll pay a round for everyone!"Fans in Paris chant "We are in the final! We are in the final!" #FRABEL pic.twitter.com/Hb24ukcqec— Saskya Vandoorne (@SaskyaCNN) July 10, 2018 Read MoreHis friend, Nora Wisniewski added: "The whole game was quite stressful but I'm happy with the result and my heart is exploding with happiness."French President Emmanuel Macron, who was at the match tweeted his support to the national team at full time.On est en finale. Rendez-vous dimanche pour la rapporter. #FRABEL— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) July 10, 2018 "We're in the finals. See you on Sunday to bring it back," he wrote.More than 20,000 fans gathered at Paris' historic Hotel de Ville to watch the semifinal on a giant screen, the AFP news agency reported.But viewing space was at a premium and every vantage spot was occupied -- with fans perched on trees, on top of vans, on dustbins and bus shelters.French football fans celebrate in Paris.Mood in BrusselsThe atmosphere was, understandably, more downbeat in the Belgian capital, Brussels. On a damp and drizzly evening, those gathered in the city's fan zones were left to consider what might have been.This tournament in Russia was likely the final chance for many of the country's 'golden generation' of players to win football's greatest prize.Belgium supporters at a fan zone in Brussels react after France's scores its first goal."(I'm) very sad," Belgium fan Howard Sebastian told CNN. "Belgium dominated the first half."France has a really good defense and that made it very hard."Tshekina Tahibangu, 19, added: "We played so well so we can't be mad at France."It's a damp and drizzly evening in the Belgian capital but Red Devils' fans are all fired up and ready! Several thousand are already in this fanzone in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre area of western Brussels. #WorldCupRussia2018 #Belgium pic.twitter.com/xRVAxysvYB— Milena Veselinovic (@M_Veselinovic) July 10, 2018 The Belgian Prime Minister was out in the Braine-le-Comte municipality, mingling and posing for photos with fans. But he was similarly magnanimous in defeat, as well as complimentary to the country's footballers who had taken the Belgium to only its second ever World Cup semifinal.⚽️ Dit is vooral een fantastische prestatie dankzij doorzetting en moed! Respect voor onze Duivels. 👍🏻#redtogether #frabel #fifa #FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/f0eJ1tFO6k— Charles Michel (@CharlesMichel) July 10, 2018 "This is an especially fantastic achievement thanks to perseverance and courage!" he wrote. "Respect for our (Red) Devils."

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(CNN)Jessica Biel wished husband Justin Timberlake a happy 41st birthday on social media. "The Sinner" actress took to Instagram on Monday, writing, "Happy birthday, 80s baby," alongside a snap of the two in '80s inspired looks on the beach.The two will celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary in October and share two sons, Silas, 6, and Phineas, 18 months.In September 2020, Biel posted a throwback to Instagram amid the pandemic, posting a picture of the couple at the Emmy Awards. "Once upon a time, a long LONG time ago... Mom and Dad put on some real clothes and stayed out past midnight," she wrote.Read MoreIn September, Biel discussed her children with "Today," "[Silas] finds him really funny, and the baby thinks that Silas has hung the moon. So, that's really cute," she said. "He, of course, wants to do everything that his older brother's doing and follows him around everywhere. But Silas is the best big brother. He's so sweet, and he's just a lovely guy. We're pretty lucky. They're sweet boys."

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Story highlightsBorussia Dortmund still in the driving seat in Bundesliga after a 3-1 win against WolfburgBayern Munich also win thanks to a brace from Mario GomezThe two teams, who are separated by three points, play each other on WednesdayBorussia Dortmund maintained their three-point lead over title rivals Bayern Munich with a comfortable 3-1 win against Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga on Saturday.Dortmund went ahead in the 22nd minute thanks to a goal from Robert Lewandowski before Ilkay Gundogan made it 2-0 in the 49th minute.Wolfsburg pulled one back in the 61st minute with a header from Mario Mandzukic and may have found a equalizer but for defender Alexander Madlung being sent off in the 84th minute. Dortmund made the most of the numerical advantage as Lewandoswki bagged his second in injury time to make the game safe. The win sets up the reigning champions for the visit of Bayern Munich to the Westfalenstadion on Wednesday in a fixture which will go a long way to deciding the destination of this year's title. Bayern also won Saturday as Mario Gomez scored twice in a 2-1 victory over Augsburg. The German striker was on target after just 24 seconds converting a cross from French international Frank Ribery.Relegation-threatened Augsburg leveled the scores in the 23rd minute through Koo Ja-cheol, but Gomez was on hand for his second of the afternoon latching onto a pass from Dutch winger Arjen Robben in the 59th minute to claim his 25th goal of the season. Stuttgart thrashed Mainz 4-1 to go fifth, eight points behind Borussia Moenchengladbach who host second-from bottom Hertha Berlin in the evening kick-off. Cologne drew 1-1 with Werder Bremen but remain in the relegation zone Two fixtures are scheduled for Sunday. Third-placed Schalke host Hanover while Bayer Leverkusen travel to Hamburg.

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(CNN)Two-time Super Bowl champion and CNN Sport contributor Hines Ward shares his Week 11 takeaways with CNN's Perry Kostidakis.Hines Ward.Playing on Thanksgiving Day, you've plenty of reasons to be thankful. Everyone at home is watching with their family and friends and, as a player, it's awesome. It's kind of like all eyes on you. My Thanksgiving match-up against Detroit in 1998 is one that stands out in my mind. What it's most famous for is Jerome Bettis on the coin toss. He got caught up in the moment and when the coin was in the air, he called "hea...tails." The ref ended up giving it to the other team, thinking Jerome said heads when the coin landed on tails. He tried to argue it, but on the sideline everybody was laughing like, "C'mon Jerome, you know you can't do that." Read MoreThey actually changed the rule because of that, now you have to make the call before they throw it in the air. We ended up losing the game but it was still a great experience. Jerome's from Detroit, so he and his mother invited us over and man, we threw down some food! We couldn't really go hard like we wanted because, of course, we were playing the next day but it was still a really special moment.Even though we weren't with our actual families, we still got the feeling of being part of one. It definitely made us a closer team, and it gave us a greater appreciation for Jerome and his family. You mentioned that playing on Thanksgiving is awesome for players, but most people would think the opposite. That's pretty interesting? Well yeah, you're away from your family. But sometimes, like in my case, you play so early that you can make it back in time and still eat with them. You also get that opportunity for brotherhood with your teammates, like with Jerome, where we could have been cold in a hotel room but instead his mother opened up her door to us like we were her kids. Jerome Bettis of the Pittsburgh Steelers in action during the '98 game against the Detroit Lions.So, switching lanes. The Steelers had a great game this week, where Ben Roethlisberger probably had his most important rushing touchdown since Super Bowl XL. All the talk of Pittsburgh's demise early in the season now maybe seems a little premature. What's their outlook moving forward?What I've seen this year is Ben putting the team on his shoulders and carrying them. Early in the year, all that talk about Le'Veon Bell was a distraction. Now, it's a matter of focusing on the players who are there.Now, watching them play and putting together a streak of wins, that's what what you expect out of the Steelers. I played with Ben Roethlisberger and I know, I don't care what the score is, it's hard to count that team out when he's on the field. He's gonna do what it takes to get a W, and we saw that against Jacksonville. They've still got a few tough match ups in late December, facing off against the Patriots and Saints, but that's when you already need to be playing playoff football. That's when you need to be able to compete with teams that you might be seeing in the postseason, and that's the benefit of having these tough games at the end. You want to be able to see where you are, you want to be at your best. Ben Roethlisberger of the Pittsburgh Steelers dives for the go-ahead touchdown against Jacksonville. Washington has been looking pretty good, but quarterback Alex Smith just suffered a pretty gruesome injury. We saw a team from the NFC East recover from losing their quarterback last season, but how likely is it that it can happen again?It's hard, especially when your leader goes down. Emotionally, as a team, it takes the air out of you, especially when you're playing pretty good football. They're in the lead of their division, but with the Cowboys coming together pretty strong, Washington's looking over their shoulders, especially with a huge match up between the two teams coming up on Thanksgiving. Washington's got to find a way to come together, re-group, and step up their play. But Adrian Peterson man, he's been playing lights out and having a phenomenal year after people thought he was done. I'm ready for this game against Dallas to be a running contest; AP vs. Ezekiel Elliott. I'm excited about that. Adrian Peterson runs for a three-yard touchdown against Houston.

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Story highlightsImages of Vladimir Putin in makeup have been shared online since 2011Prison and fine among punishments for those distributing, retweeting or sharing images Moscow (CNN)It is now illegal in Russia to distribute any images that depict President Vladimir Putin wearing makeup and implying he is gay.The Justice Ministry in Moscow has included one of them among a registry of "extremist materials," along with others such as anti-Semitic and racist pictures and slogans.The punishment for offenders who distribute, retweet or share the image is 15 days in prison or a fine of 3,000 rubles ($53).Protesters have used such images of Putin to oppose Russia's anti-gay laws.Images of Putin, often with rouged cheeks and eye shadow, have been online since 2011 -- and have had much wider circulation since 2013 in protest over what became known as Russia's gay propaganda law. They are widely known online as the "gay clown" meme -- although not all the images resemble clowns.The law, which describes homosexuality as "non-traditional sexual relations," bars the public discussion of gay rights and relationships anywhere children might hear it. It has been fiercely opposed by gay rights groups in Russia and beyond as well as by other human rights groups and the political opposition in Russia. Read MoreThe circulation of the images first came before the courts last year in Tver, a city northwest of Moscow.A protester holds up an image of Putin wearing lipstick in Madrid in 2013.A man called Alexander Tsvetkov was charged with incitement of hatred or enmity for sharing several images on his VK social media page. VK is the Russian equivalent of Facebook. The images featured hostile postings about immigrants and soldiers in Nazi uniform. But they also included what the court described as "a poster with the image of a man resembling the president of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin, wearing face makeup -- painted eyelashes and lips."The court added that, according to Tsvetkov, the image hints at "an allegedly non-standard sexual orientation of the Russian president."JUST WATCHEDRussia slammed in gay rights reportReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHRussia slammed in gay rights report 01:00Tsvetkov was convicted but wasn't ordered to pay a fine or do time in prison. Instead, he was committed to a psychiatric institution, and it's unknown whether he has since been released.Referring to the Justice Ministry's inclusion of the image in its registry, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said this week: "You know how such things might hurt somebody's feelings, but the President is quite resistant to such obscenity and learned how to not pay attention."It was only in 1993 and the collapse of the Soviet Union that Russia relaxed laws that banned homosexuality.But it wasn't until six years later that homosexuality was dropped from a list of psychiatric disorders in Russia.CNN's Mary Ilyushina wrote and reported from Moscow and Tim Lister from St. Petersburg, Russia.

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Story highlightsPolice say the incident occurred during a fight between two groupsA 15-year-old was arrestedLondon (CNN)London police are investigating after six people were injured by a "noxious substance" thrown during a fight at a shopping mall.Saturday's incident at the Stratford Centre in east London was not being treated as terrorism-related, London's Metropolitan Police said."What initially may have been perceived as a number of random attacks has, on closer inspection, been found to be one incident involving two groups of males," Chief Superintendent Ade Adelekan said.The groups fled the scene after the liquid was thrown, some into the nearby Stratford train station, the Met Police said in a statement. Six males had been hurt, the statement said, but none of their injuries were "life threatening or life changing."A 15-year-old male has been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and is in police custody, the Met said.Read MorePolice, fire and ambulance services were called to the scene of the altercation."I recognize the lasting impact on victims of corrosive substance attacks. Our response to such attacks is continually improving through training and joint working with partners and we are working with the Home Office to explore possible restrictions around the sale of corrosive substances in conjunction with retailers and manufacturers," Adelekan said.The London Ambulance Service said it was called to the scene just after 8 p.m local time."The first of our medics arrived within 10 minutes of the first emergency call and worked closely with our colleagues from the Metropolitan Police, British Transport Police and London Fire Brigade making sure patients received the medical help they needed as quickly as possible," spokesman Paul Gibson said. "We treated a total of six patients, three of whom were taken to London hospitals."The ambulance service's hazardous area response team -- which provides medical care in hostile environments -- was involved in the response, Gibson said.Imran Tahir Rizvi told the UK Press Association he heard someone shouting about an "acid attack" before he saw a young man on the floor screaming. "His fellows were shouting at police for something. Initially people thought like it was a fight. But the guys (with) the victim started shouting 'it is an acid attack, he is burning'," Rizvi said.A Burger King employee, who would only identify himself as Hossen, said he saw a local homeless man ran into the restaurant's bathroom "to wash acid off his face," the PA reported."There were cuts around his eyes and he was trying to chuck water into them," Hossen said.Stratford Centre is near London's Olympic Stadium and across the street from Westfield Shopping Centre, one of the largest shopping malls in Europe.

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Coventry, UK (CNN)Dianne Williams pauses for breath while attempting to mash her way through a seemingly endless number of potatoes.Amid the laughter and giggling that can be heard from children playing together in the sunshine, Williams is making the final preparations to a lunch of fish fingers, mashed potatoes and baked beans.For many of the children attending the Moat House Community Trust in the English city of Coventry, this will be their only hot meal of the day and Williams, the chief executive of the holiday camp program, is leaving nothing to chance."This isn't a job, it's a way of life," she said. "It brings the community together. Many of the people who come here, some without kids, have nowhere else to go."The summer holidays are the highlight of the year for many children, but across Britain, millions of parents on benefits and low wages face stress and anxiety over whether they will be able to provide food for their families.Read MoreWhile the UK recorded its biggest budget surplus since 2000 last week, the measures of austerity that have cut through communities across the country have left parents fearing the worst during the six-week summer break from school. Some 31% of children in Coventry live in poverty. Many of them rely on free school dinners throughout the year for their one hot meal a day.When there's no school, there are no free school meals. It's a problem that has increased markedly in recent years and left families struggling, according to charity Feeding Britain."For some people it can be very difficult, especially for me with three picky eaters," Elaine Packer, a single mother with three children, told CNN during a trip with her daughter to Moat House Community Trust."When you don't have the free school meals then it can be really very expensive, so places like this can be a godsend."'Holiday hunger' on the rise in the UKThree million children in the UK are at risk of hunger during summer vacation, according to the latest figures provided by the Feeding Britain charity, and food bank use is on the rise. The Trussell Trust food bank network said it distributed more than 1.3 million three-day emergency food supplies to people in crisis between April 2017 and March 2018, a 13% increase on the previous year. Nearly a third of those supplies went to children. FareShare, a charity that redistributes food from outlets to community groups, said that the number of groups it supports has increased by 44% to 9,653 over the past year, and that the number of people accessing FareShare food each week rose by 59% to 772,390 during 2017-18. A 2017 report by Unicef ranked the UK 34th for food security out of 41 high-income countries.Unicef defines food insecurity as "lack of secure access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that can ensure normal growth and development, as well as an active and healthy lifestyle."Almost one in five children under the age of 15 in Britain suffers from food insecurity, placing it well above the 12.7% average for rich countries, according to Unicef. The UK scored worse on food insecurity than Greece or Italy.The report also ranked the UK 16th out of 41 on tackling poverty, 15th on health and wellbeing, 31st on economic growth and 6th on reducing inequalities.Read: School lunch shaming: Inside America's hidden debt crisisAlong with food banks, the crisis has led to a rise in holiday clubs, which are attempting to fill the void created by years of austerity.In the Wood End neighborhood of Coventry, which was declared the eighth most deprived area in England in a 2015 government report, the summer camp runs three days a week for five weeks, offering free hot meals and activities for children."It's hard for us as parents. I spend a lot of time during the holidays trying to work out what we can do and what we can afford," Packer said. "Doing that seven days a week is really hard. So to have somewhere like this, where it's all free and the kids get a hot meal, it's just amazing."Elaine Packer (L) and Lindsey McClean (R) attend the center along with McClean's 10-year old son Reece.An army of volunteers led by the tireless Williams has helped the Moat House Community Trust become one of the country's standout projects in tackling holiday hunger.Williams is fiercely protective of her local community, helping anyone who comes through the door with no questions asked. Mothers, fathers, carers -- all of them receive free meals at the center. "You can tell the kids come in hungry because they keep asking me, 'When's lunch time?'" Williams said after finishing off mashing the potatoes. "You can see them jiggle around so we give them some fruit to keep them going. But we're used to it now. We shouldn't be, but we are."JUST WATCHEDUncertainty in Wales as Brexit loomsReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHUncertainty in Wales as Brexit looms 03:46'People don't like food banks'Nearly 600 organizations ran holiday clubs similar to the one at the Moat House Community Trust in 2017, providing more than 187,000 meals to roughly 22,000 school-aged children, according to a study by Northumbria University. The rise in the number of these clubs was not surprising to Williams, who said she believed some people were reluctant to visit food banks."People don't like food banks. They feel they're being judged," she said. "This sort of program is open to everyone and there's no judgment. Nobody knows who can or can't afford a hot meal. The whole family can come, take part in the activities and then have a hot dinner. There's nobody asking any questions."A grant from Feeding Britain, which supports a number of holiday clubs across the country, has been integral to the success of the program in Wood End.Feeding Britain is the brainchild of Labour Party lawmakers Emma Lewell-Buck and Frank Field. The charity expects to feed 27,000 children in 79 clubs across England this summer.Emma Newell-Buck (L) and Frank Field (R) are urging the government to take action over 'holiday hunger.'The pair helped secure a £2 million ($2.6 million) grant from the government for the charity this summer. Field, the member of Parliament for Birkenhead, near Liverpool, said he expects that number to rise to £10 million next year.Field wants the government to address the issue of holiday hunger not just to keep kids from going hungry, but also to prevent children from regressing educationally during the summer.According to research carried out by Feeding Britain, children in poorer areas of the country saw their spelling skills decline or stagnate over the summer holidays, often leaving them needing weeks to make up for the learning loss. "What we're most interested in is ensuring that children do not lose progress during the holidays," Field told CNN. "When the government does bring forward a bill on this subject, we want to combine food with fun to make sure they don't experience this slump. Fun can develop children's cognitive skills."Dianne Williams mashes potato in preparation for lunchtime.Back in Coventry, fun is definitely on the menu, as children play in the outside gazebo before lining up for lunch.There's also food left over for those who need it -- Williams is always on hand to make sure that nobody leaves fearing an empty fridge."People come here and we send them home with food," she said. "It means the world to them.""One woman told me told me she wouldn't still be with us if it wasn't for the charity giving her somewhere to come and feel safe and at home. That's the reality of the situation."

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Story highlightsControversial logo for 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been scrapped amid allegations of plagiarismTokyo committee had initially defended Sano's stylized "T"Designer Kenjiro Sano: "I can no longer endure as a human being" (CNN)A controversial logo for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been scrapped amid allegations of plagiarism against designer Kenjiro Sano, the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee has said.Organizers had defended Sano's stylized "T" as recently as last Friday against accusations of copying from Belgian designer Olivier Debie, who had designed a similarly stylized logo for the Theatre de Liege in his country.Sano denied the allegations, saying he had never seen the Belgian design and that the red circle in his design was meant to evoke the Japanese flag.But with criticism mounting, Tokyo organizing committee head Toshio Muto announced at a press conference Tuesday that the logo had been withdrawn by Sano. He said the committee would "respect the decision" and develop a new design.Belgian designer Olivier Debie poses with Tokyo's 2020 Olympic emblem and the logo of the Theatre de Liege. "Using the logo that is not supported by the public is not quite suitable (for the success of the Olympics)," he said.Read MoreMuto added that he hoped a new logo, "loved and supported by the public," would be chosen soon. In the meantime, the Tokyo Olympics would use a logo from a past bid.Designer issues apologyKenjiro Sano, who did not appear at the conference, posted an apology on his website on Tuesday.While insisting he "never copied or plagiarized" the design, Sano said he "failed to properly handle jobs other than the logo."That referred to accusations aimed at some of his other designs, including a tote bag found to have used others' images without permission -- a controversy that emerged as Internet users began to dig into Sano's previous work.Sano said he made the decision to scrap the Tokyo logo in part to "protect his family and staff from criticism and bashings," adding "I have reached my limit where I can no longer endure as a human being."Stadium scrappedThis isn't the first controversy to hit the Tokyo Olympics. In July, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced the country would scrap plans for an expensive new stadium for the 2020 showpiece.Abe said the design was dropped due to skyrocketing costs, which rose to 250 billion yen ($2.02 billion) at one point.The design, by Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid, had drawn scathing criticism for its apparent likeness to a bike helmet or a toilet seat. Baseball, bowling and surfing among contenders for Tokyo Olympics

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(CNN)Police in England's South West were called early Sunday about a possible collision between two planes. They launched immediate land and air searches. But, it turns out, the "bright object breaking in half in the sky" was likely a meteor. People alerted authorities about the glowing object over Yelverton, Devon, at around 6.25 a.m. Sunday."One man reported a possible mid-air collision between two planes, with one catching fire and falling from the sky." police said in a statement. "Officers launched a search of the area with assistance from the HM Coastguard helicopter as police were unable to categorically rule out the possibility of a plane crash," the statement said.Read MoreLocal airports confirmed the incident didn't involve any aircraft and nobody was injured," police said. "All services were stood down after no aircraft debris was seen and further sightings of a meteor shower were reported over the South West," the statement added. "The expert opinion of trained search officers is that if there had been an aircraft crash, assets in the air would have seen some debris." said police Inspector John Shuttleworth.Rentrée atmosphérique #bolide du 08/09/2019 4:51:36 UTC (6:51:36 CEST) au dessus #Manche #English_Channel Enregistrée par une camera BOAM à #MaysurOrne #Calvados #Normandie par S. Jouin info : https://t.co/tsOfFBlBRp #meteore @UKMeteorNetwork pic.twitter.com/Jyl51Im5cZ— BOAM (@BOAM_meteore) September 8, 2019 A group called the UK Meteor Network posted photos of the meteor on social media. A French association of amateur observers also captured images of the object from across the English Channel.

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Story highlightsManchester City beat Southampton 3-2 in their EPL season openerSamir Nasri grabs crucial goal in the 80th minute Chelsea make winning start with 2-0 win at Wigan New signing Eden Hazard set up both goals for the BluesManchester City shrugged off a penalty miss, an injury to striker Sergio Aguero and falling 2-1 behind in the second half, to register a thrilling 3-2 opening win over Southampton Sunday in their defense of the English Premier League title.Samir Nasri scored the clinching goal with 10 minutes left at the Etihad Stadium to end the bold challenge of the newly promoted visitors, who had threatened a victory of their own. "We deserved to win the game. They didn't have any chances in the first half and we had four or five incredible chances," City manager Roberto Mancini told AFP."We made some mistakes but the big problem was we missed chances when it was 1-0 and then it changed."The first two or three games could be like this because we are not 100 percent."Argentina star Aguero scored the crucial injury time winner against Queens Park Rangers in the final game of last season as City edged out arch-rivals Manchester United, but he lasted just 11 minutes before being stretchered off.He was caught awkwardly by a challenge from Nathaniel Clyne and twisted his knee to be replaced by Edin Dzeko.In the 18th minute, City won a penalty as Carlos Tevez was pulled down by Jos Hooiveld, but Spain World Cup star David Silva saw his weak effort saved by Kelvin Davis.It was left to Tevez to make the breakthrough just before the break as beat the offside trap to fire past Davis.JUST WATCHEDManchester United goes publicReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHManchester United goes public 05:06JUST WATCHEDWaking a sleeping football giant ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHWaking a sleeping football giant 03:27Any idea City would ease to victory were quickly dispelled in the second half as Southampton substitutes Rickie Lambert and Steven Davis were on target in quick succession to put their side 2-1 ahead.But Dzeko leveled it at 2-2 after being set up by Yaya Toure and Nasri clinched three points for the champions after latching on to a loose ball in the penalty area.Earlier, Belgium's Eden Hazard made a fine debut for Chelsea as the Champions League winners beat Wigan 2-0 at the DW Stadium.Hazard, a big money signing by Chelsea from Lille in the close season, set Branislav Ivanovic on his way to score an early opener.Only two minutes were on the clock and Wigan, who narrowly avoided the drop last season, were soon 2-0 down after Hazard was pulled down for a penalty.Frank Lampard slotted home the spot kick and Robert Di Matteo's men were already on their way to a winning start.Victor Moses, a reported target for Chelsea, troubled the visitors as they defended their lead, but they held on for the three points.

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(CNN)Scuderia Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has said he misses racing and interacting with people the most as he adjusts to life in lockdown. Leclerc, 22, is one of the rising stars of Formula One and would usually be traveling the world at this time of year. "It is a strange situation to be at home for so long, we are not really used to it as drivers," he tells CNN Sport.But the young star has already proved himself to be as talented at racing esports as he is at the real thing, winning his first four virtual races. You can watch the interview in full at the top of this page.

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London (CNN)UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson may be gunning for a stronger mandate in Thursday's general election, but a seat projection has not ruled out his Conservative party failing to regain its parliamentary majority. The latest estimate from British pollster YouGov has the Conservatives on track for a 28-seat majority, but the polling range stretches from 367 seats in Parliament to 311 -- below the magic number needed for a governing majority. This particular model for predicting the outcome of an election was correct in 2017 while other traditional polls were wrong.Britain could wake up on Friday then, with what is known as a hung parliament -- its third in a decade. What is a hung parliament?A hung parliament occurs when no single party gains the 326 of 650 seats needed in the UK's parliament for a full governing share. Read MoreInstead of immediately triggering a fresh election, the party with the largest number of seats will usually first attempt to strike a coalition agreement or some other kind of deal with one of the smaller parties. This could be undertaken as a formal coalition or through an arrangement known as confidence and supply. In this arrangement, a smaller party agrees to back its larger partner with crucial votes in return for policy influence but does not take ministerial seats.The dirtiest UK election ever? Here are some of the lowest moments of the campaignIt will be a struggle for Johnson to form a minority government or coalition. He burned bridges with Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), which previously propped up a Conservative government, by breaching one of its red lines: allowing the province to be treated differently from the rest of the UK.Labour might find it easier to form a coalition, but at this stage is ruling out a formal agreement. Any potential deal that Labour were to strike with the Scottish National Party (SNP) or the Liberal Democrats would require major concessions: be it another Scottish independence poll, a second EU referendum, or for Corbyn to drop the prospect of negotiating a new Brexit deal with Brussels. Has this happened before?Yes, there has been a hung parliament twice in the past decade.The UK saw its first coalition government since World War II in 2010, when Conservative leader David Cameron teamed up with the Liberal Democrats -- helmed by Nick Clegg. Former Prime Minister Theresa May was also faced with the predicament after her snap election gamble misfired in 2017 and she lost her governing majority. She struck the deal with the DUP to support her minority government.

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Story highlightsPrince Carl Philip is marrying former model and reality TV star Sofia HellqvistThe couple's engagement was announced in June last year (CNN)It's the stuff of modern-day fairy tales. A handsome Swedish prince is marrying his Cinderella on Saturday -- only this time, his bride-to-be is a former model and reality-TV star-turned-charity organizer.Prince Carl Philip, 36, who is third in line to the Swedish throne, will wed Sofia Hellqvist in the Royal Chapel at the Royal Palace of Stockholm.Swedish media reports have made much of 30-year-old Hellqvist's decidedly nontraditional past, including her appearance on the Swedish edition of reality TV show "Paradise Hotel" in 2005 and a reportedly risque photo shoot for Swedish men's magazine "Slitz."Hellqvist subsequently pursued business-related studies in New York and, while there, also qualified as a yoga instructor.She has more recently focused her efforts on charitable work. In 2010, she jointly founded the nonprofit organization Project Playground, which helps vulnerable children and young people in South Africa's townships. She remains honorary chairwoman of the charity, which also counts Prince Carl Philip as an honorary board member.Read MoreTo mark their wedding, the prince and Hellqvist have set up their own joint charitable venture, the Prince Couple's Foundation, again intended to help disadvantaged children, according to a palace news release. The guest list for the wedding includes royals from a half-dozen European nations and Princess Takamado of Japan.The wedding celebrations began with a private dinner for guests on Friday. After the ceremony on Saturday, guests will enjoy a banquet and dancing at the palace.The couple's engagement was announced in June last year."We are looking forward to a summer wedding in the middle of June, when Sweden is extremely beautiful," they were quoted as saying then in a press release from the palace. "This will be a big day for us, and we are absolutely delighted."

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(CNN)Saturday is the anniversary of what many consider to be the greatest achievement of the 20th century.It's been 50 years since astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first man to step on the surface of the moon. Buzz Aldrin followed him out of the Eagle lander while Michael Collins orbited the moon in the Columbia spacecraft. Celebrations commemorating that day are planned across the country Saturday.Whether you saw the landing as it happened on Sunday, July 20, 1969, or recently watched rare or never-before-seen footage in the documentary, "Apollo 11," produced in partnership with CNN Films, there may be some things you've forgotten or never knew about the mission.Training for Apollo 11 was hectic and dangerousRead MoreIn May 1961, President John F. Kennedy set a goal many doubted would ever happen: He wanted to land a man on the moon before the decade was over. As pointed out by Charles Beames, the executive chairman at York Space Systems, Kennedy's Moonshot was part Cold War strategy. If it was successful, it would show America's dominance in the space race.To pull it off, the Apollo astronauts and the teams that supported them put in grueling hours of training. They were so busy that they didn't know much about the events of the 1960s unfolding outside of what they were doing. They would catch up on the Vietnam War and other headlines later.What it takes to be an astronaut: the real 'right stuff'But the work was also dangerous. On May 6, 1968, Armstrong performed his 22nd flight of Lunar Landing Research Vehicle No. 1 at Ellington Air Force Base outside Houston. Five minutes in, he lost control of the vehicle due to a loss of helium pressure and was ejected 200 feet above the ground as the vehicle crashed and burned on impact.Later, he would say that the Eagle, the spacecraft he and Aldrin landed on the moon, handled just like the Lunar Landing Training Vehicle, which he flew more than 30 times before Apollo 11."That of course gave me a good deal of confidence -- a comfortable familiarity," Armstrong said at the time. "It was a contrary machine and a risky machine but a very useful one."The woman in the roomOn July 16, 1969, the day of Apollo 11's historic launch, rows of men in shirts and ties lined the consoles inside Kennedy Space Center. But one woman stood out -- 28-year-old JoAnn Morgan.JUST WATCHEDHow she (in a sea of men) made history during Apollo 11ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHHow she (in a sea of men) made history during Apollo 11 00:10Morgan, who worked as an instrumentation controller for the mission, was the only woman allowed inside the firing room where NASA employees were locked during Apollo 11's historic liftoff.Morgan needed to be in the room to alert the test team if anything went wrong, but she had to get special permission to be there. Morgan also endured obscene phone calls and had to use the men's restroom because there weren't any for women.She went on to pave a path as one of NASA's first female engineers. After Apollo 11, Morgan's career took off. From 1958 to 2003, she continued to break barriers and became the first female senior executive at the Kennedy Space Center.And the woman who helped land men on the moonMargaret Hamilton was the software engineer who developed the onboard computer programs that powered NASA's Apollo missions, including the 1969 moon landing.Hamilton effectively invented the term "software engineer" with her work developing the Apollo guidance computer, the lifeline for astronauts that controlled the spacecraft. The computer processor on the Apollo 11's lunar module nearly overloaded as the craft neared the moon, which could have forced Armstrong and Aldrin to abort, according to Google, which is honoring Hamilton on the lunar landing anniversary.Her software put men on the moon. Fifty years later, Margaret Hamilton got a glowing moonlit tribute But the software cleared all tasks each time it neared overload, allowing the astronauts to enter the landing commands. The software's emergency preparedness is thought to have helped save the mission, Hamilton wrote.For the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, Google unveiled a giant tribute to Hamilton in California's Mojave Desert: More than 107,000 mirrors were positioned to reflect moonlight and form her image for one night on the grounds of the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, the world's largest solar thermal power plant.Armstrong was 'Mr. Cool' The Apollo 11 crew of Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins traveled 240,000 miles in 76 hours to reach the moon. Collins remained in the spacecraft, Columbia, while Armstrong and Aldrin headed to the lunar surface in the Eagle.As Aldrin and Armstrong approached, Armstrong had to take control and navigate beyond the targeted landing spot. Boulders littered the area, and even though they were running dangerously low on fuel, Armstrong piloted the lander like a helicopter and landed in the perfect spot, all while alarms sounded warnings. When the lunar module landed on the moon, it had less than 40 seconds of fuel left. Years later, Apollo 11 flight dynamics team leader Jerry Bostick asked Armstrong what he would have done if Houston had called for an abort during the landing phase. "And he said, 'Well, I probably would have said, "Say again Houston, I didn't copy that," and gone ahead and landed.' And he would have. And he would have done it. That's how much confidence that I and the other people involved had in Neil Armstrong. He could do the impossible," Bostick said.It was this dynamic that earned Armstrong the nickname "Mr. Cool." Some people called him "First Man."When America seemed divided beyond repair, something great came out of itAfter the successful Apollo 11 flight, Collins saw another side of Armstrong as the three astronauts embarked on a trip around the world to talk about their experiences. Armstrong was their spokesman."But what people maybe don't know about First Man was that First Man was one marvelous proponent of the virtues of the United States and spread those all over the globe," Collins said.What the moon landing looked likeThe historic moment of Armstrong stepping on the moon roughly six hours later was actually quite blurry as it was seen on TV. The shot came from a camera attached to the lander.But what many don't know is that Aldrin was filming Armstrong, too; he captured those monumental steps from above, while inside the lander, looking down the ladder at Armstrong.Apollo fans and experts have long known about this angle. But the public hasn't previously seen it uncut and in high-resolution, a view that expands our knowledge of the mission. It can be seen in the "Apollo 11" film. And then there are the photos. While the lunar surface looks quite alien up close, some of the most breathtaking images were captured when the astronauts turned the camera back to the view of Earth from space. Photos: The Apollo 11 moon landing, in photosApollo 11 astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin salutes the American flag on the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969. Aldrin was the second man to ever step foot on the lunar surface. The first was Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11's mission commander.Hide Caption 1 of 18 Photos: The Apollo 11 moon landing, in photosApollo 11's crew is pictured in May 1969, the month before the launch. From left are Armstrong, Michael Collins and Aldrin. Collins piloted the command module that orbited the moon while Armstrong and Aldrin spent time on the surface.Hide Caption 2 of 18 Photos: The Apollo 11 moon landing, in photosApollo 11 was launched into space by a Saturn V rocket on July 16, 1969.Hide Caption 3 of 18 Photos: The Apollo 11 moon landing, in photosFormer US President Lyndon B. Johnson and then-Vice President Spiro Agnew were among those watching the launch at Florida's Kennedy Space Center.Hide Caption 4 of 18 Photos: The Apollo 11 moon landing, in photosIt took the crew 76 hours to travel 240,000 miles from the Earth to the moon.Hide Caption 5 of 18 Photos: The Apollo 11 moon landing, in photosThe Apollo 11 spacecraft consisted of a command module, Columbia, and a lunar module, Eagle. This photo, taken from the Eagle lunar module, shows the Columbia command module pulling away near the lunar surface.Hide Caption 6 of 18 Photos: The Apollo 11 moon landing, in photosArmstrong works outside the Eagle module shortly after becoming the first man to step foot on the lunar surface. There aren't that many photos of Armstrong on the moon. That's because he was the one taking most of the photos.Hide Caption 7 of 18 Photos: The Apollo 11 moon landing, in photosFans attending a Philadelphia Phillies baseball game cheer after it was announced that the Eagle had made a safe lunar landing on July 20, 1969.Hide Caption 8 of 18 Photos: The Apollo 11 moon landing, in photosArmstrong is pictured aboard the Eagle just after the historic moonwalk. As Armstrong lowered himself to the surface, people watching around the world heard him call it "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Armstrong later said he had intended to say "a man" and thought he had. Numerous studies have been carried out over the years to discover whether he had indeed uttered that one little sound. Either way, his intention was clear.Hide Caption 9 of 18 Photos: The Apollo 11 moon landing, in photosA view of Earth appears over the lunar horizon as Apollo 11's command module comes into view of the moon.Hide Caption 10 of 18 Photos: The Apollo 11 moon landing, in photosAldrin walks on the surface of the moon. He and Armstrong spent a little over two hours collecting rock samples and data near the moon's Sea of Tranquility region. They also left behind a plaque signed by all three crew members and President Richard Nixon. The plaque reads: "Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the moon, July 1969 A.D. We came in peace for all mankind."Hide Caption 11 of 18 Photos: The Apollo 11 moon landing, in photosAldrin's family and friends watch the mission from his home in Texas. Aldrin's wife, Joan, is in the polka-dot shirt. ABC, CBS and NBC spent between $11 million and $12 million to cover the mission from July 20-21.Hide Caption 12 of 18 Photos: The Apollo 11 moon landing, in photosAn astronaut's boot print on the lunar surface.Hide Caption 13 of 18 Photos: The Apollo 11 moon landing, in photosAldrin co-piloted the Eagle lander to the surface.Hide Caption 14 of 18 Photos: The Apollo 11 moon landing, in photosA view of Earth, photographed from Apollo 11 as it returned from the moon.Hide Caption 15 of 18 Photos: The Apollo 11 moon landing, in photosUS Navy personnel assist the astronauts after their re-entry vehicle landed safely in the Pacific Ocean on July 24, 1969.Hide Caption 16 of 18 Photos: The Apollo 11 moon landing, in photosNASA officials and flight controllers celebrate the successful conclusion of the mission.Hide Caption 17 of 18 Photos: The Apollo 11 moon landing, in photosPresident Nixon spends time with the astronauts, who were in a quarantine trailer for their first few days back on Earth. From left are Armstrong, Collins and Aldrin. Since Apollo 11, only 10 other men have walked on the moon. The last was in 1972.Hide Caption 18 of 18"Strangely enough, it looks fragile somehow," Collins said. "You want to take care of it. You want to nurture it. You want to be good to it. All the beauty, it was wonderful, it was tiny, it's our home, everything I knew, but fragile, strange."Collins wasn't the 'loneliest man'While Aldrin and Armstrong landed on the moon, Collins kept circling it. Once Armstrong and Aldrin were finished, he would rendezvous and dock with the Eagle after it left the lunar surface. Collins was often called "the loneliest man" once he returned to Earth, but he didn't feel that way -- even when he lost contact with Mission Control during his flybys on the far side of the moon. NASA's 'loneliest man'? Far from it: Astronaut Michael Collins on the 'cathedral' of Apollo 11"It was a happy home. I liked Columbia," he said. "It reminded me, in a way, of almost like a church or a cathedral. It had the apse, the three couches, and then you went down into where the altar was. That was the guidance and navigation system. And it was laid out almost like a cathedral. And I had hot coffee. I had music I could play if I wanted to. I had people to talk to on the radio, sometimes too many people talking too much on the radio. So I enjoyed that interlude. Being by myself in a machine up in the air somewhere was not unknown to me, and so everything was working well within Columbia, and I enjoyed it."A meal on the moon The first meal eaten in space was in the spring of 1961 by Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. He had pureed meat in a squeezable toothpaste-style tube, followed by a tube of chocolate sauce. The Apollo 11 astronauts, meanwhile, had more than 70 food items to choose from. Among the foods that were eaten on the surface of the moon in the lunar module were beef stew, bacon squares, date fruit cake and grape punch.Floating food: The history of eating in spaceAstronauts roaming the lunar surface also had drinking devices with water installed in their space suits, and if they were peckish they could nibble on the high nutrient food bar in their helmet.400,000 people worked on the Apollo 11 missionThe full triumph of Apollo 11 doesn't just belong to the astronauts. It also includes the 400,000 people that supported the mission across the country, mainly at Johnson Space Center in Houston and Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.Young college graduates flocked to NASA after Kennedy's 1961 speech. 'We did the impossible': What it was like inside Apollo 11's Mission Control During Apollo 11, everyone who could possibly be needed or called upon during the mission was in a room at Cape Canaveral or Houston. They each had a specific task. And they all wanted to be there. They jockeyed for places to plug in their headsets and sat on steps."It was a can-do attitude," said Bostick, the flight dynamics team leader. "We were very sober and somber in what we were doing. We took it very seriously. We worked very hard. But at the same time it was fun, we really didn't think of it as a job, even though we were working 12 hours a day at least, six days a week. We didn't understand the magnitude of what we were doing."Mission Control was more than a roomThe small room depicted in movies often shows team leaders sitting at consoles and staring at monitors. But to accommodate the thousands of people needed, team members were in various control rooms, staff support rooms, back rooms, simulators, computing complexes and the projection room known as the "batcave."JUST WATCHEDSee Apollo Mission Control restored to look like it's 1969ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHSee Apollo Mission Control restored to look like it's 1969 01:20Over the years, Apollo Mission Control and its surrounding rooms fell into disrepair. Recently, it was restored and reopened. Apollo flight controllers worked on the project to make sure it was authentic -- down to the carpet, wallpaper and even the cigarette butts in the ashtrays.NASA had an art programArt was a priority for NASA's second administrator, Jim Webb. He established NASA's art program in 1962 and allowed artists to start coming to the agency in 1963. He saw a need for art to capture the history that was being made and portray it for the American people. The artists were given free rein.Art and space: 'A quest never to end'Norman Rockwell's famous painting of astronauts Gus Grissom and John Young originated during the early days of the program, in 1965. Andy Warhol painted a silkscreen series of Aldrin standing on the moon next to the American flag.Apollo 11 opened the door to space"The Apollo program made space accessible to us," said Mason Peck, former NASA chief technologist and professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Cornell University. "Those brief visits to the moon set a high bar for NASA and for all space exploration since."In order for Apollo to be possible, NASA had to build a complex system. Spaceflight navigation had to be configured. Although there was a foundation of the mechanics of flight in the military, space was new territory. Everything was new. Apollo even helped trigger the formation of planetary science as its own field.Why the 1969 moon landing still inspires space explorers today"It really built a infrastructure that didn't exist," said Marshall Smith, NASA's director of human lunar exploration. The program created a boost for technology and economy and allowed for the return of lunar samples to Earth, enabling a better understanding of our solar system's history."The Apollo program, which saw 12 men walk on the surface of the moon, was shuttered after the final flight of Apollo 17, in 1972. But by 2024, NASA vows to land the first woman on the moon with the Artemis program. Thom Patterson, Sarah-Grace Mankarious, Natalie Angley, Scottie Andrew and Katherine Dillinger contributed to this report.

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(CNN)The head of Formula One says the organization is "proud to partner with Bahrainis" as he responded to criticism about the kingdom's human rights record ahead of the first race in the Bahrain Grand Prix double header. Last week, 30 British lawmakers said in a letter addressed to Carey that they were concerned the Bahrain GP was being "exploited" by the Bahraini government to "'sportswash' their human rights record." The cross-party group of MPs urged the organization to "use maximum leverage to compel Bahrain to: end suppression of protests against the race, secure redress for victims and ensure the rights of Bahraini citizens are defended."Rights groups have repeatedly criticized Bahrain for stamping out dissent, arresting critics of the government and violently quashing protests. In 2011, a popular uprising against the country's leadership prompted a wave of arrests. Andy Slaughter, a Labour Party MP, said F1's "long silence ... on the appalling human rights record of countries like Bahrain, which host lucrative races and sportswash their reputation while clamping down on their own citizens for the race period, becomes more noticeable and less defensible." Read MoreAsked on Saturday by CNN's Amanda Davies if those British MPs had got it wrong, F1 CEO Chase Carey said: "Yeah. I think we've been very clear about our commitment to human rights, we're very clear about our cooperation and collaboration with our partners to improve and advance the human rights issues. "So, you know, we've been quite clear and I think we're proud of our commitment to human rights." 'Sportswashing' is a term used to describe governments using high-profile sporting events to project a favorable image of their country around the world. JUST WATCHEDSportswashing: What is it and who practice it?ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHSportswashing: What is it and who practice it? 02:32"The government of Bahrain takes the protection of its citizens' human rights and freedom of expression extremely seriously, and this is explicitly protected by Bahrain's constitution," a government spokesperson told CNN in a statement. "The Kingdom has a zero-tolerance policy towards mistreatment of any kind. "The government has put in place a range of internationally-recognised safeguards to ensure human rights abuses do not occur, including a wholly independent Ombudsman -- the first of its kind in the region -- to oversee all complaints of mistreatment. The government is also clear that no one is, or can be, arbitrarily detained in Bahrain for expressing their political views." 'Lame response'Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in its 2020 report that Bahrain's human rights situation "remained dire" and "worsened" in 2019 compared to 2018. Amnesty International said that in 2019 "authorities escalated their efforts to stifle freedom of expression." The Bahrain GP has been part of F1's schedule since 2004, except for in 2011 when it was canceled due to anti-government protests. This year, Bahrain is hosting grands prix on back-to-back weekends for the first time as part of the rescheduled 2020 season due to the pandemic. The second race is on December 6.Last year, rights groups accused F1 of insensitivity to the plight of Bahraini activist Najah Yusuf, a critic of the F1 race. Rights groups urge F1 action on Bahraini activistThey called for the race to be canceled and urged drivers, including Lewis Hamilton, to boycott it. Neither Hamilton nor any other drivers publicly addressed the concerns at the time and the race went ahead.Yusuf was jailed by the government in 2017 and says she was detained and beaten for speaking out against the race on social media, which the Bahrain government denied. She was released following a royal pardon in August 2019. However, human rights groups again expressed concerns about the race taking place this year. One letter, signed by 17 separate organizations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, said the Bahrain GP is going ahead "despite continuing abuses against protestors who oppose the event.""First, we are very proud of our partnership here in Bahrain," said Carey. "We're proud to partner with Bahrainis ... we're not a political body. We're not an investigative body. "We have honest discussions with our partners ... about our values and what's important to us and we're very comfortable in the alignment we have with the partners that we have around the world." British MP Slaughter called Carey's response to the letter "a pretty lame response."Lewis Hamilton addresses F1's 'massive problem' with human rights ahead of Bahrain Grand Prix"It is clear how their visit to Bahrain sanitizes the regime, but where is the evidence that they have drawn attention to the human rights abuses there?" he said."But it is worse than that, in gratitude to F1 for their patronage, Bahrain makes sure any potentially embarrassing internal opposition is suppressed for the period around the race, so far from being critical of any crackdown, F1's presence in the country provokes one."Bahraini activists, such as Yusuf and Nabeel Rajab, believe the Bahrain GP is an attempt to portray a different image to the reality that those inside the kingdom face."The grand prix is an international sporting spectacle and a symbol of wealth and glamor, particularly for Bahrain's ruling family," Yusuf wrote in the Guardian last year."However, for me and my fellow Bahraini citizens, it is nothing but an annual reminder of our suffering in our fight against tyranny and repression."In 2012, Rajab, who was in prison last year partly due to posting tweets that criticized the race, said the Bahrain GP was "PR" for "the government or the oppressive ruling elite."'Force for good'Among other countries on the F1 calendar that human rights groups have raised concerns about are Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia. Azerbaijan hosted its first Grand Prix in Baku back in 2017, while Saudi Arabia will be making its debut on the F1 schedule in 2021. Saudi Arabia and Azerbaijan did not immediately respond to CNN's request for comment, however both countries have previously denied allegations of 'sportswashing.' Saudi Minister of Sports Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Faisal wrote on Twitter that hosting the F1 race "coincides with the plans and goals of the kingdom's vision 2030" and affirms the country's "value and position ... regionally and globally." JUST WATCHEDF1 CEO Chase Carey reflects on season impacted by coronavirus and lack of diversity in the sportReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHF1 CEO Chase Carey reflects on season impacted by coronavirus and lack of diversity in the sport 03:27A tweet from the Ministry of Sports account said hosting the race shows the Kingdom's commitment to "providing more events and activities that would improve the quality of life for the citizens and residents.""We're a global sport," Carey added when asked why F1, which was bought by Liberty Media for $4.4 billion in 2017, staged races in these destinations. "I think it is very important in much the way the World Cup and the Olympics compete around the world with countries from around the world, we compete around the world. "We're proud to race on the continents, around the world and, again, I think we go to places where we can be a force for good, we can be a force for positive change." Asked what talks F1 was having with Bahrain and other countries accused of violating human rights to ensure the issues are being addressed, Carey said those "conversations essentially deal with the core rights of individuals to be respected and opportunities for individuals to improve their lives."You're talking about Saudi Arabia. You know, there's been quite clear publicity about increased rights for females in Saudi Arabia and I think in these countries we do believe there's a commitment and a desire to provide greater opportunities for the people in the countries."Saudi Arabia's law that barred women from driving was lifted in 2018, but Loujain al-Hathloul, one of the most prominent women's rights defenders who led the fight for that right, remains in jail. As well as Formula 1, boxing, football and Formula E have staged high-profile events in Saudi Arabia. JUST WATCHEDRomain Grosjean: Team Haas boss says halo saved driver's lifeReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHRomain Grosjean: Team Haas boss says halo saved driver's life 05:34Since Bahrain made its debut on the F1 calendar in 2004, the government says its human rights reforms "have been comprehensive, unique to the region, and delivered in partnership with international governments."Among the reforms it listed as examples were the "establishment of the National Institution for Human Rights," in partnership with the United Nations, the "creation of an Independent Ombudsman to investigate all allegations of mistreatment or poor standards within the criminal justice system" and the establishment of a special unit to investigate allegations against government officials." The government also said that since 2011, some 21,000 police officers and Ministry of Interior staff "received human rights training." 'Massive problem'During 2020, seven-time world champion Hamilton has emerged as a strong voice for diversity and racial equality in the past few months, and he addressed the issue of human rights at a news conference last week, ahead of November 29 race. "Naturally, the human rights issue in so many of the places that we go to is a consistent and a massive problem," he said. "We are probably one of the only ones that goes to so many different countries and I do think as a sport we need to do more." Hamilton's comments were prompted by letters from human rights activists passed to him by Sayed Alwadaei, director of the London-based Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD). Carey told CNN he disagrees with Hamilton."First, I don't think we have a massive problem," he said. "I think actually sports have a unique opportunity to be a force for good. I think sports in some ways have uniquely over time crossed borders, crossed cultures and brought people from different places together and I think the world's got a lot of places you can boycott and protest. "I think the world could use a few more places where you try and create good through encouragement and positive reinforcement, as opposed to boycotting or protesting and I think sports has a track record of bringing people from different backgrounds, different perspectives, different cultures together."I think in many ways that can be a real force for positive change."Jack Guy contributed to this report.

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Story highlightsTiger Woods to return at Hero World ChallengeNot played since August 2015Now ranked 861 in worldWon last of 14 majors in 2008 (CNN)His intense stare and the fierce will to win have seen him likened to a gladiator, but will Tiger Woods' comeback gets the thumbs up from the jury?Woods returns from a year out this week at his own Hero World Challenge, a $3.5 million invitational event hosted by his foundation.Follow @cnnsport The 40-year-old has not played competitive golf since August 2015 to recuperate from multiple back surgeries. He pulled out of a proposed return in California in October, saying his game was "vulnerable and not where it needs to be," but seems set to tee off in the Bahamas Thursday."My own personal thinking is you can never discount a gladiator like Tiger Woods because the level of desire is immense, and the level of intensity with which he pursued his craft has never been seen before," says Shane O'Donoghue, host of CNN's Living Golf show.'Impossible'Read MoreBut what will a "successful comeback" look like?Is it the Woods of 2000-2001 when he held all four majors at the same time? Is it the Jack Nicklaus major-record-chasing Woods, refreshed and ready to add to 14 major titles? Is it a former great looking for one last hurrah in the major sphere? One more PGA Tour title? A serial contender? Not missing the cut every week? I'm not looking for beautiful swings, I don't want to over-analyze technique or anything like that, I want to see the competitorShane O'Donoghue, host of CNN's Living GolfSome of the game's big names have effectively written off Woods.Greg Norman says the mind of a 40-year-old is still willing but the body doesn't allow you to compete with 20-somethings, while Nick Faldo believes "everything is stacking up against him, physically and mentally." "There are so many valid arguments as to why it won't work for him because of all the injuries and the setbacks," O'Donoghue adds. "It's almost impossible to think he can get back to that level he was at."20 years of Tiger Woods: Where it all went right -- and wrongLongevityFor much of his career Woods' stated goal has been to eclipse Nicklaus' mark of 18 major titles. He has been stuck on 14 since 2008, derailed by scandal, injury and swing tinkering.Recently, he seemed to admit that goal was over, only to add a cryptic caveat.Asked in a TV interview whether he still thinks he will get to 18 majors, Woods replied: "To be honest with you, no." But then asked if he had accepted that, Woods laughed and said: "I've accepted I'm going to get more."READ: Tiger at 40, and why his kids would rather be MessiNicklaus won his 16th and 17th majors in the year he was 40. Six years later, motivated by a press cutting saying he was finished, he clinched a remarkable sixth and final Masters title in a last act of defiance. Nicklaus was largely free of the intrigue, interest and injuries that have dogged Woods's career. But the youngsters in Nicklaus' day were not the athletes they are now, and the game not dominated by power. Nicklaus' longevity, though, does suggest Woods has time yet.Tiger Woods was a non-playing assistant to captain Davis Love at the Ryder Cup in September.'Prize fighter'"Gladiator is a description I like when it comes to Tiger Woods," O'Donoghue says. "I'll never forget seeing him up close in the heat of the battle at places like Augusta. He looked like a prize fighter. You could see a bead of sweat dripping down his brow, and just the physical stature of the guy, he looked like someone who was in the pro fight game."Guys who operate at that level have a level of desire most people have no idea about. To be an elite golfer you have to live for the moment and the shot. You have to want it almost more than life itself. "My thing about Tiger Woods is, if he's coming back he doesn't want to settle for second best."READ: Woods keen on Ryder Cup captaincyWoods' injuries over the years have been legion. He has had four operations on his left knee and suffered numerous Achilles, neck and elbow problems as well as the ongoing back ailment, which prompted a first operation for a pinched nerve in March 2014. Further back surgeries occurred in September and October 2015. JUST WATCHEDDedication to the game: why South Korea excels at golfReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHDedication to the game: why South Korea excels at golf 07:09Much of the bodily breakdown was attributed to a punishing physical training regime, not just to dominate golf, but as part of his obsession with U.S. Navy Seals.He won his last major, the 2008 US Open with a broken leg. Since 2013 he has missed six of the 12 majors through injury and missed the cut in four more.His ongoing fitness, then, will be a primary cause for debate. He'll be armed with a new swing to ease his back, and probably new clubs after long-time sponsor Nike announced it was leaving the golf equipment business.'Look in his eye'Woods' swing changes have formed an integral part of his story. He won eight majors with coach Butch Harmon between 1997-2002 and six under Hank Haney between 2005-2008. Haney quit in May 2010 but Woods has been unable to add to his major haul with successors Sean Foley and Chris Como.The swing alterations, made by different coaches with different philosophies, were partly to cope with an ailing body, partly due to Woods' constant striving for perfection, but arguably have muddied the waters. JUST WATCHEDThe story of Bobby Jones: father of AugustaReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHThe story of Bobby Jones: father of Augusta 08:37Assuming he is fit for now and in the months ahead, it is the competitiveness that will constitute how successful his comeback is, according to O'Donoghue."I'm not looking for beautiful swings, I don't want to over analyze technique or anything like that, I want to see the competitor," he says. "That will be good enough for me to get this thing kick-started in what could be the last chapter or last few chapters of his playing career."I don't think instant wins are the absolute necessity. He just needs to compete and be in contention. I just want to see the look in his eye. It's an instant give away, that intensity."MotivationWoods is also chasing Sam Snead's record of 82 PGA Tour wins. He sits second on the all-time list with 79. Haney doesn't rule out more wins -- "he's still Tiger Woods" -- but says a run at Nicklaus will be "very, very, very difficult." Woods' last victory came in 2013 when he won five times -- often in scintillating fashion -- to climb back to the top of the world rankings after languishing at 128th two years before following the fallout of his 2009 scandal. Have your say on our Facebook pageHe might be ranked No. 861 now, but Woods was still on top as recently as May 2014 following another 60 weeks as No. 1 -- a position he has held for a record 683 weeks in total.JUST WATCHEDTiger Woods speaks to CNN after 1997 Masters winReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHTiger Woods speaks to CNN after 1997 Masters win 01:20With three career grand slams -- winning all four of the year's majors at some stage in a career -- Woods has achieved virtually everything there is to achieve in golf."He has nothing to prove to anyone," O'Donoghue says. "It's really his battle with himself. I believe he is 100% positive he can do something special and show to everyone the gladiator continues to exist."He'd prove all his doubters wrong, but I don't think that's what motivates him. I think he wants to prove things to himself."Golf's Claret Jug has been through a lot -- a jet-ski ride with @henrikstenson​ is just one of many risky antics: https://t.co/XhHUI7osKb pic.twitter.com/3iPbFTxn5P— CNN Sport (@cnnsport) November 17, 2016 'Stretcher'Should Woods' fitness wane, or his former stardust fail to materialize this season, the consensus suggests he will walk away from the game, rather than cut a dejected figure trying to recapture former glories.Woods recently re-branded his various businesses under the TGR banner, a move he describes on his website as "Chapter 2: my evolution as a competitor off the course." Interviews in his year off have also suggested he acknowledges the end is in sight. But until it's official, the world will be watching transfixed. Visit cnn.com/golf for more news and videos"I refuse to write him off until he is absolutely brought out on a stretcher and a doctor says it's all over and there's no way back," O'Donoghue concludes.

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Story highlightsWill Smith rose to the top in college and pro football, winning championships at both levelsHe also worked on behalf of charities in New Orleans and his native New YorkHe leaves behind his wife, who was injured in the shooting, and three children (CNN)In his 10 years in the NFL, and before that at Ohio State, Will Smith developed a reputation as a man to be reckoned with on the football field.In the years after leaving football, especially, he became a force in his community -- helping at-risk children and those addicted to drugs and alcohol.On Saturday, he became a statistic -- another victim of violence wracking his city.Police say Smith, 34, was shot to death, and his wife was shot and injured, after a crash.Attorney: Suspect didn't start fight that ended with Will Smith's deathRead More"We are devastated and saddened by Will's tragic and preventable death due to a senseless act that will leave a lasting scar on our community forever," Saints owner Tom Benson and his wife, Gayle, said in a statement. "Will was more than an exceptional football player. He was a father, a husband, a son, a brother and teammate to so many and an inspiration to countless more."Born in Queens and reared in Utica, New York, Smith attended Ohio State University, where he played on the Buckeyes' 2002 national championship team.But it was a game two years later, in 2004, that then-Ohio State coach Jim Tressel said stood out to him, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. It was in the runup to a disappointing appearance in the Fiesta Bowl after Ohio State had lost out on a chance to return to the championship game."That was not a glamorous Fiesta Bowl" The Plain Dealer quoted Tressel as saying. "But when we got there, Will stood up and said he didn't want to hear anything about not wanting to be there, and he didn't want to see anything but everybody working hard to win the game in front of us.""He not only spoke that way, he practiced that way the whole time we (were) there," Tressel told the paper. "And he easily could have held something back to avoid injury since he was going into the NFL draft."Later that year, the Saints made him the 18th pick in the draft. He went on to play his entire career, 10 seasons, with the Saints, including the 2010 squad that beat the Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl. The 2006 Pro Bowler played 139 games for the Saints, starting in 120, and racked up 618 tackles, 67.5 sacks, 19 forced fumbles and seven recovered fumbles. He ranks fourth among the Saints' all-time sack leaders and is considered one of the franchise's great defensive players.He was "a force on the football field, a team and locker room leader both on and off it as a defensive team captain," the team said in a statement after his death.He suffered a knee injury during the 2013 preseason, and the Saints released him in 2014.New England signed him, but he never took the field for the Patriots, who released him later that year.Charitable activitiesIn the years since leaving football, Smith continued charitable activities, including his foundation, Where There's A Will, There's A Way. The organization mentors and provides support for at-risk children in Louisiana and upstate New York. He also sat on the advisory board of The Artists and Athletes Alliance.He also played a big role in Kingsley House, as well as Bridge House and Grace House, and according to the Saints, he had been hosting an annual Smith Family Christmas event for Kingsley House families since 2012.The event, which was often held at the Saints practice facility, included a holiday meal, Christmas gifts from Santa Claus and a tour of the facility.The Smiths hosted a celebrity waiter event for Bridge House and Grace House, which teach people who have become dependent on drugs or alcohol how to live sober and productively, the team said. Smith persuaded his teammates to serve as waiters for the event, even after he retired from football. Still heartbroken over the loss of such a great man #prayersforsmithfamily #Saints91... https://t.co/VKOhcTCfMD— Bridge & Grace House (@BridgeGraceHous) April 10, 2016 In addition, Smith sponsored a Utica event called "Evening With All-Stars," which honors the region's high school football stars. His last public Facebook post shows him at the United Nations on Wednesday, the same day the world body observed the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. #sportsdevelopmentsummit #thejackbrewerfoundation A photo posted by Will Smith (@iwillsmith) on Apr 6, 2016 at 12:50pm PDT He wrote on his personal website that he wanted to be an FBI agent after his football career.A life not without controversyDespite the raft of accolades on and off the field, Smith did have blemishes on both his personal and professional record. In 2011, the NFL suspended him for two games without pay for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances three years before, according to the league.He was one of four players to test positive for the banned diuretic StarCaps in 2008, the league said. The NFL fined him an additional two game checks, according to the league.The following year, the league suspended him for four games after he and three other Saints were implicated in the franchise's "bountygate" scandal. The NFL later lifted the suspension.According to the NFL's allegations, the Saints paid bonuses for targeting and injuring opposing teams' players between 2009 and 2011.Off the field, police arrested Smith in 2010 and charged him with public intoxication and domestic abuse battery after he allegedly dragged his wife of three years, Raquel, by her hair outside a Lafayette, Louisiana, nightclub, according to The Times-Picayune. He and his wife said it was a misunderstanding, the newspaper reported. Prosecutors dropped the charges at his wife's request after he completed community service and counseling requirements, the newspaper reported in 2012.In addition to his wife, he leaves behind three children -- William, Lisa Mya and Wynter Chase.'Humble, caring selfless'His death struck the sports community, and New Orleans, hard."The senseless acts of violence have to stop," New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu said on Facebook. "Traffic accidents should not lead to someone losing their life."Players and coaches from throughout Smith's career also took to social media to express their condolences.His former coach at Ohio State, Tressel, tweeted Sunday that Smith was a "humble, caring, selfless family man."Former NFL running back Thomas Jones lamented Smith's death in a series of tweets Sunday."Will Smith was a great example of how most NFL players REALLY are and not how we are PORTRAYED!" Jones wrote in one post. "A low key, quiet, hard working family man.""This one," he wrote, "hurts bad."

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Story highlightsSebastian Vettel dominates practice at United States Grand PrixF1 championship leader fastest in both morning and afternoon sessionsRed Bull star can clinch third straight world title this weekendNearest challenger Fernando Alonso third fastest for Ferrari in second runsSebastian Vettel made the perfect start in his bid for an historic world title triple by setting the fastest time in both practice sessions Friday for the United States Grand Prix.Formula One is returning to the U.S. for the first time in five years on the new Circuit of Americas in Austin, Texas and the Red Bull star wasted little time in setting the pace.The 25-year-old German can become the youngest three-time champion and only the third to achieve the feat after Juan Manuel Fangio and Michael Schumacher this weekend.He leads Ferrari's Fernando Alonso by 10 points with two races remaining and if he gains 15 points more than the Spaniard on Sunday the title will be his.Can F1 rekindle it's American dream?Vettel had problems with a water leak at the start of the second session and had to take to the escape road on Turn 12 on one of his runs, but his best time of one minute 37.718 seconds took him clear of the pack.Teammate Mark Webber of Australia was second quickest with Alonso third ahead of the McLaren pair of Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button.Kimi Raikkonen, who won the last round of the F1 season in Abu Dhabi, was only 11th fastest in his Lotus. Earlier, Vettel was quickest in the first competitive F1 action on the 5.516km track with a time of one minute 38.125 seconds.He was nearly one and a half seconds faster than Hamilton, but all the drivers were cautious as they adjusted to a slippery and unknown track, which had not been "rubbered" in.It was the biggest margin at the end of any practice session this season to underline his recent dominance.Saturday sees qualifying to decide grid positions for the race proper.

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Story highlightsThe reinstated count accuses Radovan Karadzic of trying to remove Muslims from BosniaHe was the leader of the breakaway Serb Republic in Bosnia in the 1990sKaradzic, on trial since 2010, also faces a charge of genocide over the Srebrenica massacreFormer Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic once again faces two genocide charges instead of one in his long-running trial over ethnic violence during the 1990s Balkan wars.Appellate judges at a U.N. war crimes tribunal in the Netherlands on Thursday reinstated the second genocide charge, ruling that the tribunal improperly dismissed the count in June 2012.Karadzic, whose trial began in 2010, also faces nine other charges related to ethnic violence during the breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s. The reinstated charge accuses Karadzic of trying to permanently remove Bosnian Muslims and Croats from parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992. The charge was thrown out last year after the prosecution rested its case, with the tribunal ruling that there wasn't enough evidence for a genocide conviction on that particular allegation.But the appellate judges Thursday ruled that the evidence of serious abuse against Bosnian Muslims and Croats -- including detaining them in overcrowded, squalid conditions where they were starved and left vulnerable to disease -- could be shown to be genocidal acts.The judges cited allegations that Karadzic and officials loyal to him decided on a plan to rid Bosnia of Muslims, in part by killing a third of them and converting another third to Orthodox Christianity.Thursday's decision came exactly 18 years after the notorious 1995 Srebrencia massacre, for which Karadzic faces the other genocide charge.Nearly 8,000 Muslim men and boys were killed in the Bosnian town of Srebrenica in July 1995. Srebrenica became an emblem for the dissolution of Yugoslavia -- once a multiethnic state of Serbs, Croats, Muslims and others -- into six countries during a bloody and brutal conflict.On Thursday, more than 400 victims of the massacre were to be reburied at a memorial center in Potocari in Bosnia and Herzegovina, adding to the more than 5,000 victims already buried there, the country's state-run news agency FENA reported.Victims of the massacre have been buried at the site periodically as officials locate and identify more victims in mass graves."Sadness and pain, I have no words. It is so hard," said Fadila Efendic, who was set to bury her son Fejzo at the site Thursday, according to FENA. "This is beyond any human comprehension what they did to us and what we are experiencing."The 1992-95 Bosnian conflict was the longest of the wars spawned by the breakup of Yugoslavia. Karadzic was removed from power in 1995, when the Dayton Accord that ended the Bosnian war barred anyone accused of war crimes from holding office.Karadzic was captured in 2008 after more than 13 years of hiding in plain sight in Belgrade. He had adopted an elaborate disguise that included long hair and a full beard, and was practicing alternative medicine in the Serbian capital.His former military commander, Ratko Mladic, was captured in 2011 and is also on trial for charges including genocide.Both men would face life in prison if convicted. The court cannot impose the death penalty.Yugoslavian President Slobodan Milosevic also faced charges connected with the Balkan wars, but he died in 2006 while on trial at The Hague.

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London (CNN)The disappearance of Sarah Everard, a 33-year-old marketing executive, while walking home in London one evening has sparked an outpouring on social media from women sharing their own experiences of sexual assault and harassment. Many have also exchanged notes on the habitual precautions they take to try to stay safe when they walk alone -- and voiced their anger and frustration that this feels necessary.The fact that a serving Metropolitan Police officer has been arrested on suspicion of Everard's kidnap and murder has only added to the sense of threat. The officer sustained a head injury and was hospitalized while in custody on Wednesday police told CNN. The suspect has since been discharged from hospital and returned to police custody.Police searching for Everard, who was last seen on March 3 in Clapham, south London, have found what appear to be human remains in woodland in Kent, the force confirmed late Wednesday.Read MoreMetropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick pointed out that it was "incredibly rare for women to be abducted" in the streets.One in three women worldwide experience violence in their lifetime, WHO says But, she added, "I completely understand that despite this, women in London and the wider public -- particularly those in the area where Sarah went missing -- will be worried and may well be feeling scared."Police making door-to-door inquiries in the case reportedly warned women not to venture out alone, prompting some to comment that this approach only fuels the culture of blaming victims.A "Reclaim These Streets" vigil has been organized via Facebook for 6 p.m. Saturday on Clapham Common, a green space Everard is believed to have crossed soon after 9 p.m. as she walked toward her home in Brixton. "This is a vigil for Sarah, but also for all women who feel unsafe, who go missing from our streets and who face violence every day," the organizers said. Attendees are urged to follow Covid-19 safety guidelines and must wear a face covering.The deluge of social media reaction provides ample evidence of women's concerns and are testament to the toll that a lifetime of vigilance takes on women's well-being.From taking a longer route home to avoid poorly lit streets to factoring in the possible need to flee as they dress for a night out, women are undertaking constant risk assessments when they walk alone, especially at night."For all those women who text their mates to let them know they got home safe, who wear flat shoes at night so they can run if they need, who have keys in their hands ready to use, it's not your fault," tweeted Anna Yearley, joint executive director of legal action NGO Reprieve. "It never is. So many of us have stories of being assaulted. It's never our fault."Another Twitter user, Linda Redford, responded: "This a constant preoccupation of women and girls of all ages; I am 74 and still go through the mental risk assessment each time I am out on my own especially, but not exclusively, at night. I taught the same to my daughters. Fear passed on from woman to girl thru generations."Television and radio presenter Shelagh Fogarty posted a list of instances of sexual harassment starting at age 10 and continuing into her 50s, from being followed home from school to being targeted by a stalker. "This is what women face. This and worse. Throughout our lives. It's sh*t. It's draining. It's frightening. It has to stop," she said.Other women responded with their own, similarly depressing lists. After posting hers, Eleanor Johnston, a clinical psychologist, added: "My early experiences are by no means unusual. What is important to remember is that 'men' are not inherently dangerous! Some men are. If this conversation can help all of us start a convo about callling out this behaviour, we would all feel a lot safer."A handout image of Sarah Everard, who was walking to her home in Brixton when she went missing.Sexual harassmentWhile instances of abduction are relatively rare in the UK, new polling indicates that sexual harassment and abuse are not.Over 70% of women surveyed by UN Women UK said they had experienced sexual harassment in public spaces. That figure rose to 97% among women aged 18 to 24, polling showed. The data, released Wednesday, was drawn from a YouGov survey of over 1,000 women commissioned by UN Women UK in January 2021.The organization's polling also suggested that women have little faith in public institutions to tackle the situation."Only 4% of women told us they reported the incidents of harassment to an official organisation -- with 45% of women saying they didn't believe reporting would help change anything," UN Women UK said.One in four women in the UK will experience domestic abuse and one in five sexual assault during her lifetime, according to a paper published by the Home Office in 2019.Of course, women are not alone in feeling under threat on the streets. And men are more likely to be the victims of violent crime involving strangers and acquaintances than are women, according to the annual Crime Survey for England and Wales, published by the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS). But government data show that men are far more likely to be prosecuted for acts of violence against both women and men. Over the three-year period ending March 2020, the vast majority of suspects convicted of homicide were male -- 93% of the total, according to an ONS report on homicide.'No woman finds this shocking'The outpouring on social media in relation to the Everard case speaks volumes. While some voiced their frustration over persistent victim-blaming, others highlighted how, once again, women were the ones being urged to change their behavior in order to stay safe, rather than the onus falling on men.Georgia Ladbury, an infectious disease epidemiologist and candidate for the Women's Equality Party in upcoming London Assembly elections, tweeted Tuesday: "Women in my area have been advised 'not to go out alone' while Sarah Everard's disappearance is investigated. How about we urge men not to go out instead? Say a curfew at nightfall?"Perhaps we'd see more done about street safety if it were men losing their freedoms, not women."In another tweet Thursday, she added: "No woman finds this shocking. Because we're constantly planning and strategising how to prioritise our safety. Meanwhile, men are just living their lives and having carefree conversations. The very idea of that kind of freedom is intoxicating to me."Police vehicles parked Thursday near Ashford in Kent following the discovery of human remains in the hunt for missing Sarah Everard.Speaking in the House of Lords during a debate Thursday on domestic violence, Green Party peer Baroness Jenny Jones proposed imposing a 6 p.m. curfew for men. "I would argue that, at the next opportunity for any Bill that is appropriate, I might actually put in an amendment to create a curfew for men on the streets after 6 p.m., which I feel would make women a lot safer, and discrimination of all kinds would be lessened."Critic and columnist Sarah Ditum tweeted about "men's horror at the idea of a man curfew," adding: "No one should have their freedoms curtailed because of the violence of a minority, except women curtail our freedoms all the time because of the violence of a minority of men -- but freedoms aren't for women, are they?"Writer Caitlin Moran made a similar point. "Being a woman: my 'outside' day finishes at sundown. If I haven't taken the dog for a walk/jogged by then, I can't," she tweeted. "In the winter, it often means the choice between exercise and work. Today, I had to stop work at 4 to exercise. My husband worked until 6, and is now off for a run."Call for actionMen have also been joining in the conversation on Twitter, many in positive ways.One tweet, from Stuart Edwards, has been widely shared. "I live less than five minutes from where Sarah Everard went missing. Everyone is on high alert. Aside from giving as much space as possible on quieter streets and keeping face visible, is there anything else men can reasonably do to reduce the anxiety/spook factor?" he asked.Women responded with appreciation that the question had been asked and offered practical suggestions such as a man dropping back or crossing the road so as to reassure a woman that she was not being followed, or offering to walk a female friend home.Meanwhile, lawmaker Jess Phillips, of the opposition Labour Party, called for tougher action to be taken against those who commit crimes against women, noting that rape convictions and domestic abuse prosecutions had fallen last year."We are not tough on crimes against women and children perpetrated by men," she tweeted. "Women should be able walk the streets free from harm, fear and threat."Dick, London's highest-ranking police officer, said there would be "continued high levels of police patrols" in the south London area where Everard was last seen, and acknowledged the impact of the suspected involvement of a police officer on public confidence. "Sarah's disappearance in these awful and wicked circumstances is every family's worst nightmare," she said."The news today that it was a Metropolitan Police officer arrested on suspicion of Sarah's murder has sent waves of shock and anger through the public and through the whole of the Met."

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(CNN)Sporting events don't come more blockbuster than this. Golf titans Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are set to partner up with NFL superstars Peyton Manning and Tom Brady in a charity golf match which will raise money for the fight against coronavirus.Dubbed 'The Match: Champions for Charity', Sunday's clash will be a rematch of Woods' televised clash with Mickelson in 2018, but this time with the added interest of two of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play the game. WarnerMedia (the parent company of CNN) has joined forces with the players to donate $10 million to local and national causes with more fundraising challenges expected throughout the day."The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unimaginable tragedy and heartbreak," said Jeff Zucker, Chairman of WarnerMedia News and Sports. Read More"We're hopeful this event and platform will help raise meaningful funding for Covid-19 relief, while also providing a source of brief distraction and entertainment for all sports fans."The US currently has 1,577,758 confirmed cases of Covid-19 with 94,729 deaths, according to the latest data. READ: Tiger Woods says his kids don't talk about his Masters winBehind closed doorsThe showcase match will take place at the Medalist Golf Club in Florida, US, but will be played behind closed doors amid the pandemic. The prestigious venue is all too familiar for Woods, who regularly practices at the course, giving the American a potential advantage ahead of the weekend. He will partner with Manning to take on Mickelson and Brady over 18-holes -- the front nine in a four-ball format and the back nine in a modified alternate shot format.Players will not be allowed their usual caddies but will be able to ride in their own carts.The four athletes boast an impressive 20 golf majors and eight Super Bowls between them and have enjoyed healthy rivalries with one another. Woods and Mickelson have been two of the biggest names in men's golf over the past two decades and were known to have a frosty relationship earlier in their competitive heyday, but that has turned into a much friendlier rivalry over time.Woods, 44, has won a staggering 15 majors throughout his roller coaster career and is tied for the most PGA Tour events (82). Meanwhile, 49-year-old Mickelson has won 44 tour events, including five major championships. READ: Tiger Woods' son is good at golf, but video poses wider questionsTrash talkThe elder of the two may not have won as much in his career, but he does hold the bragging rights from their last $9 million match and has been quick to bring it to his rival's attention. "This is the trophy for 'The Match' I don't know Tiger if you know what this looks like, you might have caught a glimpse, but that's actually what the trophy looks like had you have won," laughed Mickelson, pointing toward his trophy during a video call between all four men on Bleacher Report.Not to be outdone, Woods hit back by donning the famous green jacket that he won at last year's Masters. Similarly, Brady and Manning were pitted against each other throughout their respective playing careers and the two amateur golfers have shared fighting talk in the buildup."I will be ready partner! I sensed fear in their eyes yesterday!!" Brady wrote on Twitter, responding to a tweet from Mickelson. Whilst Manning retired in 2016, Brady recently joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after spending 20 seasons with the New England Patriots, winning six of the nine Super Bowls he reached.During illustrious spells at the Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos, Manning won two Super Bowls and retired as the NFL's all-time leader in passing touchdowns and yards. Both NFL legends are avid golfers and are relishing the chance to play with their heroes."I think that the ability to do good and help others is at the core of what this was all about," said Brady."The fact that I get an opportunity to go play golf with three of the guys that I've always looked up to in sports is something that I certainly couldn't turn down."The trash-talking has already begun ahead of Sunday's clash. 'We need sports'NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley will be one of the guest commentators on the day and is looking forward to seeing sport return to the screen. Professional golf has been put on hold throughout the pandemic but the PGA Tour is expected to resume behind closed doors on June 11."Without sports all we have to do is talk about reality. Obviously right now reality isn't great for everybody," Barkley told CNN's Anderson Cooper. "It's going to be awesome. You have four of the greatest athletes in the history of sports." "We need sports. Are they the most important things in the world? Not even close. But the one thing they do is they take your mind off all the other [things] that are going on in the world. You just need a break." The clash will tee off at 3pm ET on May 24 and will be simulcast live on CNN International.

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Story highlightsDr. Daniel Ivankovich has treated more than 200 victims of gun violence in ChicagoNominations are open for 2016 CNN HeroesChicago (CNN)When gun violence in Chicago hits the headlines, it comes as no surprise to Dr. Daniel Ivankovich."They're the mean streets," said Ivankovich, an orthopedic surgeon who works in many of the city's troubled neighborhoods. "People call them the killing fields."But Ivankovich, who has treated more than 200 victims of gun violence in Chicago, sees a broader issue than gangs and crime. His primary focus is on a whole other layer of patients who need his care."These are definitely some of the most challenged communities in America," he said. "No matter what you look at -- crime, health, life expectancy -- it's really bad."For 20 years, Ivankovich witnessed countless people struggling to get medical treatment because they did not have insurance or were underinsured. They were put on wait lists for months, even years, just to receive basic procedures, and their injuries got worse.Read More"I thought to myself, this is happening in America?" he said. So Ivankovich vowed to treat patients regardless of their ability to pay. In 2010, he co-founded the nonprofit OnePatient Global Health Initiative. JUST WATCHEDTop 10 CNN Hero Dr. Daniel IvankovichReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHTop 10 CNN Hero Dr. Daniel Ivankovich 01:58Today, Ivankovich runs three clinics in Chicago and performs more than 600 surgeries a year. He says more than 100,000 people have benefited from the program. JUST WATCHEDCNN Hero Dr. Daniel Ivankovich: The Bone SquadReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHCNN Hero Dr. Daniel Ivankovich: The Bone Squad 02:38"I know I can't fix everybody," he said. "My goal is to be the battering ram to help break down the barriers to get these patients the care and the resources they need."CNN's Laura Klairmont spoke with Ivankovich about the motivation behind his work. Below is an edited version of their conversation:CNN: You've seen a lot of violence on the West and South Sides of Chicago. Daniel Ivankovich: When the temperature gets up above 85 degrees, violent crimes -- they skyrocket. Victims of violent crime come through our doorstep every day. It's something that is so common that we almost are desensitized to it. One of our clinics used to be at the intersection of Jackson (Boulevard) and Laramie (Avenue). We had to leave because we saw a young teen get shot at point-blank just outside the door of our clinic. Over the course of a year we witnessed four murders just on that intersection. It was like we were in the middle of a war zone.CNN Heroes For more about CNN Heroes, go to CNNHeroes.comCNN: Your bigger mission is to help people who lack medical insurance. Why?Ivankovich: Many people who are uninsured or on Medicaid are forced to ignore their health issues. So when they can't put it off anymore, they use emergency rooms as their primary source of medical treatment and aren't able to access any follow-up care, which could potentially cause a basic injury to become life-threatening. Oftentimes when a patient's finally made it to our clinic, they tell me they've been hung up on by 10 or 12 other physician providers because they don't have insurance. It's heartbreaking when you hear the struggles that the patients have to go through for the basics. CNN: Can anyone come to your clinics for medical care?Ivankovich: We take care of everybody, regardless of insurance and without prejudice. The conditions that we treat are orthopedics, which is fractures, sports medicine, spinal reconstruction, and we do major joint reconstruction, primarily hips and knees. Every day we are in the operating room, and we are doing between two and five procedures. In every one of the clinics, we never turn away a patient. CNN: What's your hope for Chicago's future?Ivankovich: For these communities, we're trying to build a future that's healthier, less painful and a whole lot more mobile. My focus is to help them reach their potential and to just give them their life back.I work every day to give hope to a hopeless situation. I have the opportunity to transform their lives. It's incredible when you see them taking their life back and you see them owning their health and their wellness. There's no greater feeling in the whole world.Want to get involved? Check out the OnePatient Global Health Initiative website at onepatient.org to learn how you can help.

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Kocaeli, Turkey (CNN)Hobbling around with bandages on her feet at a rest stop just 70 kilometers (about 43 miles) from Istanbul, Pakize Yucekan is one of the thousands of people participating in a "Justice March" organized by the main opposition party in Turkey. The march route stretches some 450 kilometers (nearly 280 miles) from the Turkish capital of Ankara to Istanbul. And that is what has driven Yucekan to her current choice of shoes -- a pair of men's slippers. They're not fancy but they get the job done while she walks roughly 15 kilometers a day in record high temperatures.On day 20, rain showers bring some respite to marchers."I tried sneakers for the first two weeks (of the march). That got too hot and so I tried sandals. Those hurt my feet. These are not very nice looking but I don't care, I'm comfortable," Yucekan said. Yucekan and her husband Yalcin have been walking since day one with Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the leader of the march and head of the main opposition Republican People's Party, or CHP. "He's the Gandhi of Turkey and this is his march for justice, only justice," says Yalcin Yucekan.Read MoreDespite this endorsement, Kilicdaroglu's decision to walk from Ankara to Istanbul caught many by surprise. His calm manner and less-than-colorful personality have been a constant irritation for those who oppose Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. But after putting on a pair of sneakers and leading the march, the bureaucrat of some 30 years has shed his old-school image.Kemal Kilicdaroglu photographed on day 20 of the march, rests in a small caravan."I am walking with conviction, with belief... I am going to walk every millimeter of those 450 kilometers," he said, speaking with CNN as the march stopped for a short break.There is a lot of support as marchers go by. People welcome them, clapping along the route and honking horns in support as the participants walk by. Elderly women dangle dangerously from windows to wave Turkish flags in a show of solidarity.Some from the Turkish Roma community join along the route with drums and clarinets, injecting music to the march. Old-time favorites are hummed, while others join in with a bit of dance. Football fans from the Galatasaray football team joined in the march, adding their stadium chants and songs. The marchers also routinely run into supporters of Erdogan who chant his name and hold up four fingers -- a symbol adopted by the President's supporters. A truck full of manure was dumped outside a motel where marchers stayed for a night. One man lunged aggressively at the marchers and screamed for them to be hanged. For their part, the marchers either ignore the insults or respond with applause.Critics of the march accuse participants of supporting terrorists and inciting chaos in Turkey. Erdogan has said that those marching for justice should instead focus on the victims of last year's attempted coup in July during which nearly 250 people lost their lives. Those who participate in the march could be viewed as "willfully being a part of the crime of treason," Erdogan said last week in a speech. A woman in traditional Aegean clothes participates in the Justice March. Kilicdaroglu announced his protest march from the Turkish capital to Istanbul after a CHP parliamentarian was arrested. The lawmaker was sentenced to 25 years in jail for giving an opposition journalist video allegedly showing Turkey sending weapons into Syria. But the march has become about more than that one arrest. Kurds and leftists have been walking with nationalists and some conservative Muslims who all have grievances against the Erdogan government.Kilicdaroglu says he is marching for jailed journalists, academics who have been fired, all those who he says have been unjustly purged in the aftermath of the attempted coup, and anyone else who is looking for justice. The long days pounding the pavement through the Turkish countryside have taken their toll. One person died from a heart attack and another was hospitalized. The police presence along the main E-5 highway heading towards Istanbul. Sixty-nine-year-old Kilicdaroglu says he would not describe himself as athletic."It would be a lie to say I don't have any trouble walking this much but if you told me four months ago that I would walk 450 kilometers to Istanbul, I would have thought you had gone mad. But we are the end of the line," he said. "Turkey has stopped being a democratic country. It has become beholden to one man... This we cannot accept," he said.The march is expected to end with rally in Istanbul on Sunday. Whether authorities will allow the rally to take place is still unclear.

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(CNN)Arsenal and Tottenham played out yet another thrilling north London derby as the Gunners came from two goals down to earn a draw.Christian Eriksen and Harry Kane gave Spurs what looked to be a comfortable lead, before Alexandre Lacazette's brilliant individual goal gave Arsenal hope at the break.The home side dominated in the second half and found a deserved equalizer as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang prodded home from Matteo Guendouzi's cross."That (Lacazette's goal) was so important because when you go in the dressing room with a goal it's always positive," Aubameyang told Sky Sports after the match. "Everybody in his mind knows we have more power and we'll come back stronger in the second half, so it was crucial."We were not happy (in the first half) but I think we did a great job, we played well and it was tough game -- I think we deserved maybe more today, we had space to score a third."Read MoreAlexandre Lacazette celebrates after scoring Arsenal's first goal.It was a crucial match for both sides, having been on the receiving end of chastening defeats last weekend. While Arsenal was beaten convincingly away at Liverpool, Tottenham was shocked at home to relegation candidates Newcastle.Arsenal will likely be happier with the result considering the position it found itself in after 40 minutes, but it means Tottenham's poor form continues.In the 15 Premier League games before Sunday's clash, Spurs had only picked up 15 points -- only Brighton and Watford have endured a worse return in that time.Defensive errorsThough Arsenal boasts one of the most exciting front lines in the Premier League, a lack of quality throughout the rest of the team will continue to be a hindrance throughout the season.Arsenal's defensive frailties were again on show for Tottenham's first goal, as Sokratis was beaten far too easily in the air by Kane.Erik Lamela ran onto Kane's header and fired a tame shot across goal that goalkeeper Bernd Leno failed to handle, gifting Eriksen a simple tap in. Spurs' second goal was a gift, too; Granit Xhaka went to ground recklessly inside his own box and took out Son Heung-min for a clear Tottenham penalty.Harry Kane expertly tucked away his penalty.Kane stepped up and fired an unstoppable spot kick into the bottom corner to give his side a commanding lead.Arsenal may have dominated possession in the opening period but had rarely looked like carving Tottenham open -- and it took a moment of individual brilliance from Lacazette to conjure a goal from nothing.The French forward took two stunning touches to control Aubameyang's fizzed cross and dance past Jan Vertonghen, before unleashing a ferocious strike past Hugo Lloris.The mood inside a previously flat Emirates Stadium was immediately transformed and Arsenal began the second half with the bit between its teeth.Christian Eriksen opened the scoring for Spurs after 10 minutes.Arsenal was totally dominant throughout the second half and deservedly found the equalizer with 20 minutes remaining.Aubameyang's movement in the box allowed him to get away from Tottenham's defense and the Gabon forward diverted Guendouzi's cross past a helpless Lloris.It looked as though Arsenal had managed to find a winner late on following a smart free-kick routine, but the goal was ruled out after Sead Kolasinac strayed offside in the buildup.Tottenham had one final chance to snatch all three points in stoppage time following a flowing counterattack, but Moussa Sissoko blazed his effort high over the crossbar.

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Megan Ranney, MD, MPH, is an associate professor of emergency medicine, co-founder of Get Us PPE and a CNN medical analyst. The opinions expressed in this commentary are her own. View more opinion on CNN. (CNN)On February 3, the International Olympics Committee (IOC) released a playbook describing the measures to be taken to protect staff, athletes and communities from SARS-CoV-2 in the rescheduled 2021 Tokyo Summer Games, set to begin in late July. On February 25, guidelines for the Olympic Torch relay were announced. Megan RanneyI, like many other public health professionals, am concerned that these measures may be both too little and too late. I worry deeply about the implications of the Games for the health of three groups: the athletes and staff; the spectators and their home country; and the host community itself. Currently, there are simply too many unknowns to guarantee protection from SARS-CoV-2 at the 2021 Summer Games, should they occur as currently being planned. The Summer Olympics do have some factors in their favor. Many (though far from all) athletes compete outdoors during warmer months -- and infections are currently on a downward trend worldwide, all of which bodes well for a lower chance of transmission during the Games. And many people in higher-income countries will have had the chance to receive vaccines by the time the Olympics roll around (though this raises justifiable questions about equity). Finally, the IOC's playbook is strict about precautions at the Games, and about precautions for the athletes and staff -- for example, banning athletes from going to bars or using public transportation. But these positives are unlikely to outweigh the risks -- especially for spectators and for the host communities in Tokyo and other cities, none of whom will benefit from the stringent precautions being applied to athletes. JUST WATCHEDJapan struggling to cope with virus surge as Olympics loomReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHJapan struggling to cope with virus surge as Olympics loom 03:23The Olympic Games are a perfect storm for infections like SARS-CoV-2 to spread, due to the density of people attending, the close quarters of athletes and the fact that people are coming from all corners of the globe. We know that prior summer Olympic Games have led to outbreaks of everything from common bugs like norovirus (a virus that causes vomiting and diarrhea) to uncommon illnesses like measles. Mass gatherings like the Hajj are well-established drivers for spreading respiratory viruses. A large conference in Boston last year is thought to have seeded more than 300,000 SARS-CoV2 cases in the United States. Read MoreHaving safety precautions during the Games themselves is insufficient. JUST WATCHEDAthletes at the Tokyo Olympics will not need a vaccine to participate, organizers sayReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHAthletes at the Tokyo Olympics will not need a vaccine to participate, organizers say 01:57The focus on the sites of competition is short-sighted: most infections will get transmitted before, after and adjacent to the Games. So although the athletes may be protected, the host community will not be. Moreover, many of the recommended safety precautions, including some of the recommendations for the Torch Relay, are pure "hygiene theater."Although it may make us feel good to line everyone up for a temperature check, temperature checks are useless in detecting or preventing transmission of the virus. We do not yet know the full danger of the new variants of SARS-CoV-2, whether the B.117 variant first identified in the UK, the B.1.351 variant first identified in South Africa or any of the other new mutations being identified as I write. These variants may be more transmissible, may be more dangerous, may evade vaccines and will certainly -- like with the Biogen conference -- be encouraged to spread by this type of mass gathering. Moreover, any novel variants will be quickly taken back to the home countries of the athletes and attendees, potentially facilitating the spread of novel dangerous strains. JUST WATCHEDHow the NFL managed the coronavirus pandemicReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHHow the NFL managed the coronavirus pandemic 04:13Importantly, the IOC must not be seduced - as so many others have - into thinking that a negative test for Covid-19 is a free pass. A test just represents a person's infection status at a single moment in time. It is great for surveillance ("is disease present, in general"), but not for individual-level prevention ("is this particular person safe"). And there is no way to avoid that some people will interpret their negative test as a license to go unmasked, whether eating and drinking in the Olympic Village, or within hotels and bars. We need only look back to the Super Bowl and images of unmasked revelers in the streets of Tampa to see how easily social distancing and protective measures break down in the face of sport-fueled celebration. Even Peter Diamandis, the founder of the XPrize and a coronavirus vaccine company founder, admitted that testing alone is an insufficient strategy -- after dozens of people got sick at a conference he hosted. Testing alone will not protect the Summer Games, either. Finally, we do not yet know what percentage of attendees or of Japanese citizens will be vaccinated by the time the Olympics roll around. Low- and middle-income countries, in particular, are having a much harder time securing vaccines. Even Japan predicts that at best a minority of its citizens will be vaccinated by the time of the Games. Were everyone protected, the risk of the Games would be smaller. Without universal vaccination of not just athletes, but also staff, spectators and the host communities, this event will mix the vaccinated and the unvaccinated with potentially tragic consequences, both in Japan and across the world. Get our free weekly newsletterSign up for CNN Opinion's new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and FacebookUltimately, neither Japan nor the athletes' home countries can let down their guard. There is a reason that both the United States' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization strongly discourage mass gatherings in the context of continued community transmission. I wish we would either limit the Games to just the athletes, or insist on vaccination for all -- including spectators and host communities - who are part of the celebrations. Yes, these events deserve to go on, for the sake of the athletes -- but we cannot pretend that the current recommended precautions are adequate. If the IOC doesn't do better, it risks seeding a worldwide repeat of 2020.

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Story highlightsThe Chicago Cubs win was thrilling, but was it the year's MOST thrilling finish?Spanish soccer, the Olympics and college basketball have also brought nail-biters (CNN)Hmmm, what's the best hackneyed sports cliche to describe Wednesday night's thrilling finish in World Series Game 7? One for the ages? Yes, one for the ages. Let's go with that. Up 6-3 in the eighth inning, the Chicago Cubs looked to have snapped their 108-year hex. They sent out their human flame thrower, Aroldis Chapman, who quickly gave up a run and then the lead when the Cleveland Indians' Rajai Davis cracked one out of Progressive Field, tying the game at six and sending it into extra innings. It took some heroics from the Cubs' Ben Zobrist and Miguel Montero to restore the lead in the 10th inning and Davis did his best to get his team back in the game, but the Indians couldn't catch up. It was one for the ages. As the nation groggily caught its collective breath Thursday morning, it dawned on us here at CNN that this is far from the only nail-biter to which sports fans have been treated in the last year or so. Read MoreThere have been ... several for the ages. So without further bloviating, let's have a look at the (wholly subjective and unscientifically derived) top 10:10) Barcelona wins La Liga in final weekLuis Suarez scored a hat-trick as Barcelona sealed the La Liga title against Granada in May.This one is a little anticlimactic, hence its position at No. 10, but it came down to the final game of the season in May. Kicking off at the same time as archrival Real Madrid, who stood a mere point behind the defending champions, Barcelona took on a lackluster Granada squad. If Barca failed to notch anything but a win, the Galacticos could topple the champs by beating another cellar dweller, Deportivo de La Coruña.Of course, the subhead kills the suspense here. It didn't happen, despite the best efforts of Real's Cristiano Ronaldo. Barcelona's star vampire... er, striker Luis Suarez bagged a hat trick to sink Granada and secure Barcelona's second straight title. Chicagoesque celebrations ensued across Catalonia. 9) Clemson and the ol' college tryJUST WATCHEDSurprise hero emerges from Championship GameReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHSurprise hero emerges from Championship Game 01:42In the semifinals, Alabama had trounced Michigan State and Clemson had beaten Oklahoma by almost three touchdowns, so we knew there would be points. But 85 of them? 85? Phew. Clemson's Deshaun Watson torched one of the best defenses in the nation for more than 400 yards as Clemson racked up 31 first downs to the Crimson Tide's 18. But the only numbers that matter are the scores when the clock hits 0:00. When Alabama's Heisman Trophy winner Derrick Henry scored his third rushing touchdown with just over a minute left, putting the Tide up 45-33, it seemed like it was time to hit the sack. But Watson wasn't ready for bed. He marched his Tigers 68 yards in 55 seconds, capping the drive with a 24-yard touchdown pass. But for all the excitement, Clemson fell short. Alabama recovered the ensuing onside kick with seconds left to secure its fourth title in seven years. 8) Kyle Busch caps comebackKyle Busch celebrates with his crew after winning the series championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 22, 2015.The 31-year-old wasn't even supposed to be in it. After a nasty February 2015 wreck the day before the Daytona 500 left Busch with a broken leg and foot, Busch charged back to finish in the top five 12 times. He took five checkered flags in that span, including the final contest in Miami in November 2015, where he took the lead on Lap 261 of 267 to beat out rivals Jeff Gordon, Martin Truex Jr. and Kevin Harvick, the latter by a single point in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. 7) Real Madrid dons European crownJUST WATCHEDReal Madrid win UEFA Champions League finalReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHReal Madrid win UEFA Champions League final 02:41They weren't the best team in Spain, but Real were last season's best European team. Such is soccer/football. In the May final of the Champions League, which pits the top club teams across Europe against each other, it was a Madrilenian affair with Real facing crosstown rival Atlético Madrid. Defender Sergio Ramos opened the scoring in the 15th minute, and Real held the lead for most of the game until Yannick Ferreira Carrasco leveled the score with 11 minutes remaining. After a grueling 30 minutes of injury time, the game remained tied, sending it to everyone's favorite, penalty kicks. The first seven penalty takers hit net, putting Real up 4-3. Atletico's Juanfran (yes, he's one of those one-named fellows) stepped to the spot and banged the ball off the goalpost. It was a bad year for Real star Ronaldo and penalty kicks, but even with 120 minutes worth of hair gel-infused sweat running down his face, he nailed it.Then, he ripped off his shirt to show everyone how often he works out. Because, of course. 6) Simultaneous touchAmerican Simone Manuel embraces Penny Oleksiak of Canada after the pair tied to win gold in the Women's 100m freestyle final on Day 6 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games this August.Many eyes were on American Simone Manuel ahead of the Rio Olympics, as she was expected to compete for gold in the women's 100-meter freestyle, which would be a first for a Yank since 1984. Compete the 20-year-old Stanford swimmer did. Not only did she best world record holder Cate Campbell of Australia in the event, but she also became the first black American woman to earn gold in the pool. Oh, and she set Olympic and US records en route to a four-medal haul in the Games.But the finish is what's key here. It came down to ... what's a swimming pool's equivalent of "the wire"? As the Texas-born Manuel stroked her way to the finish, Canada's Penny Oleksiak, the event's youngest swimmer, stayed with her. They touched the wall together at 57.2 seconds. For only the third time in the history of Olympic swimming, there were two gold medals and two national anthems at the podium ceremony. 5) Madness in KolkataThe West Indies celebrate victory after Carlos Brathwaite hit the winning runs during the ICC World Twenty20 final against England.At the 2016 Twenty20 Cricket World Cup Final in April, it was West Indies that needed a miracle to defeat England in a frenetic final. With just six deliveries of the innings remaining and 19 runs required for victory, Carlos Brathwaite took center stage by smashing four consecutive maximums to spark wild celebrations.Brathwaite hit each of Ben Stokes' four balls for six, drilling the ball out into the crowd to leave spectators stunned. It left poor Stokes in tears as he made his way off the field and left the West Indies partying late into the night. Even Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt joined the soiree. 4) Cleveland snaps its own curseJUST WATCHEDCleveland Cavaliers win NBA ChampionshipReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHCleveland Cavaliers win NBA Championship 01:21So, the Indians couldn't pull it off Wednesday night. That's OK. North Coast got a taste of being on top of the sports world earlier this year, snapping its own 52-year championship drought. The Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors had played an ugly series in the NBA Finals. Heck, the first three quarters of Game 7 didn't really show off either team's considerable prowess on the hardcourt.But that fourth quarter. Wow. And that last minute of the fourth quarter. Wow-wow. Tied 89-89, The Cavs' Kyrie Irving let a three-pointer fly in the face of league MVP Steph Curry and drained it. The Warriors would never recover. Curry chucked up a brick at the end, only for teammate Marreese Speights to collect the rebound and put up an equally ugly shot. The Cavs and prodigal son LeBron James had overcome a 3-1 deficit -- the first ever in a Finals series -- to become the world's best. There were no strangers in Cleveland that night. 3) An unlikely first JUST WATCHEDBrazil thrills in soccer; track medalist wins appealReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHBrazil thrills in soccer; track medalist wins appeal 04:26When it comes to Brazil and soccer, there is little Canarinho hasn't achieved. They've boasted the world (and arguably history's) best player in Pelé. They've qualified for every World Cup, winning five. They have Confederations Cups, South American Championships, Copa Americas. The copas overfloweth. But never had they won Olympic gold until (spoiler alert) this year. Before 2016, three silvers, two bronzes, zero golds. With home-field advantage at the Rio Games, Brazil skated through the group and knockout stages to make the final. Their opponents, Germany, had struggled in the group stage, but made easy work of Portugal and Nigeria in the knockout stage. In regulation of the gold medal match, both teams notched a goal but couldn't find a winner in 120 minutes, setting up penalty kicks. Both teams were perfect on their first four shots, but Germany's Nils Petersen missed his team's fifth penalty, setting up the storybook ending: Neymar, the future of Brazilian soccer, for Brazil's first Olympic gold. The star stutter-stepped then fired. The net rippled, and 70,000 Brazilians inside the historic Maracana Stadium erupted in a deafening din. Did the fact Germany had whipped Brazil 7-1 in the World Cup make the win sweeter? As they say in Sao Paulo: Sim! Sim!2) Diving to the finishShaunae Miller dives over the finish line to win the gold medal in the women's 400-meter final ahead of Allyson Felix of the United States.At the London Games in 2012, Allyson Felix had been a juggernaut, snaring three golds after winning one at the Beijing Games in 2008. But for all that silverware, a gold in the women's 400-meter had eluded her. Rio 2016 was supposed to be the American's year, and the 400-meter would mark her fifth gold should she prevail. You see where this is going, right? As Felix neared the finish line alongside Bahamian Shaunae Miller, she appeared to be edging ahead of Miller, but then Miller did something you don't often see in track meets. She took a face-first dive across the finish line to win by .07 seconds. "I didn't quite do enough," Felix told reporters later. Translation: "I didn't hurl my scantily clad body across the finish line onto the unforgiving track surface." It's OK, Ms. Felix. You've got nine Olympic medals. You can let Miller have one. 1) What's smoother than moves by Villanova?JUST WATCHEDKris Jenkins buzzer-beater wins NCAA championshipReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHKris Jenkins buzzer-beater wins NCAA championship 01:30And that brings us to No. 1, the mackdaddy finish of the year before Wednesday's win by the Cubbies: Kris Jenkins with the dagger through the heart of Tarheel Nation. This year's March Madness brought us some tasty finishes, but none more delicious than the final between Villanova and the University of North Carolina. Nova is known for its solid hoops program, but it was up against UNC, where basketball is king. That, and an apparently top-notch African-American studies program. The Wildcats shot lights-out all night, while the Tarheels were outright terroristic from three-point land. It came down to the wire, and with six seconds left, and his team down by three, Marcus Paige lofted an acrobatic three-pointer to tie the game at 74. UNC fans, alum Michael Jordan among them, were rightfully elated, but it was short-lived. On the following inbound pass, guard Ryan Arcidiacono hustled up the court and dished it to Jenkins at the arc. He let it fly just before the buzzer. Bang.V for Villanova! V for Victory! B for Blue! W for White! What does it spell? Who the hell knows?Follow @eliottcnn All this to say, it's been a fantastic year for sports. Where do you think the Cubbies land on this list? Did we miss anything from the past 12 months? Is our list out of order? If so, give a shout at this here Twitter handle. And please keep it civil. It's only a game.CNN's James Masters contributed to this report. Specifically, with his astounding cricket expertise.

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