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(CNN)When Leyda Becker heard a weather alert on her phone in the early morning hours of December 11, she wasn't surprised. Tornado alerts in Bowling Green are not uncommon and often don't amount to much. But along with her husband and two children, she took shelter in the closet. Shortly after 2 a.m, the fierce winds quieted down. Becker took a peek outside, but in the pitch dark she couldn't see anything and went back to sleep. It wasn't until several hours later that daylight revealed the devastation the deadly twister left in its wake. "One street behind us, the top of almost every home was taken off. We were very close," she said. But Becker considers herself one of the lucky ones.A couple that lost a relative and their home in Kentucky's tornadoes counts themselves lucky. But they wonder what's nextAt least fifteen people died in Warren County, Kentucky, as a result of the tornado. A 16th person, a 67-year-old man, died after suffering cardiac arrest during storm cleanup, according to the county coroner. At least eight of the victims were children. Read MoreMost of the people who lost their lives were in the county seat of Bowling Green, a vibrant, close-knit community where residents take pride in announcing it was recently named among America's top places to live by Money Magazine. It's home to immigrants and refugees from across the world, including Bosnians who fled the war in the 1990s, and people from Myanmar and El Salvador. Most recently, Bowling Green welcomed more than 190 Afghans, according to Becker, who serves as the city's international communities liaison and is herself an immigrant from Venezuela. "We have just from about every continent except Antarctica," Becker told CNN. "I've met somebody from everywhere here, in a small town in south-central Kentucky."As the community now rallies around those who lost family members and loved ones, and whose homes were leveled by the brutal winds, those who survived are still in shock but consider themselves lucky. And they say they're eager to help rebuild the city and its spirit.Two families killed in one neighborhood Most of the tornado's victims in Bowling Green lived in the Moss Meadows neighborhood. It's home to families from Bosnia, Albania, Turkey, China, Japan and others born and raised in Kentucky. About 20 houses were destroyed, homeowners association president Jason Nichols told CNN. Two families in the neighborhood, who lived just a few doors apart on Moss Creek Avenue, were killed. Rachael and Steven Brown were with their four children -- Nariah Cayshelle, 16, Nolynn, 8, Nyles, 4, and Nyssa, 13 -- and Rachael's mother, Victoria Smith, when the tornado ripped through their home. All seven were killed.From left, Nyssa Brown, 13, Nariah Brown, 16, Nolynn Brown, 8, and Nyles Brown, 4."They were very family-oriented," Rachael Brown's aunt, Dornicho Jackson McGee, told CNN. The family had moved from Madisonville, Kentucky, two years ago for a job opportunity, McGee said. "They loved their family. They loved their kids."Down the street, five people of the Besic family, who had emigrated from Bosnia, were found near their home in the aftermath of the tornado. Among those killed in the family were two infant girls, police said. Police identified the victims as Alisa Besic, an adult female, Selmir, a juvenile male, Elma, a juvenile female, and Samantha and Alma, the two infants. "It's devastating," Bowling Green police spokesperson Ronnie Ward told CNN. "It's hard to understand and comprehend how that happened."Family of five and their grandmother are confirmed dead in the Kentucky tornadoErdin Zukic, whose parents left Bosnia and now run a trucking business in Bowling Green, said thousands of people from Bosnia call the city home. Between 2011 and 2016, the county's immigrant population grew by more than 85%, according to a study. Nearly 15% of the county's immigrant population then was from Bosnia."It's kind of like the heart of America," Zukic said of Bowling Green. "America was founded on the ideals that everybody is born equal and everybody deserves the opportunity to the pursuit of happiness, and Bowling Green really embodies that."Down the street from the Brown and the Besic families, Concepción Serrano's home was wiped away. He thanked God he was alive. Concepción Serrano.The 51-year-old from El Salvador hid in a closet and got out with only a few scratches on his legs -- after debris fell on top of him. All night after the storm, he could hear people screaming and yelling, he told CNN. He got out and began to help, pulling a young child who was trapped under rubble to safety. As he talked to CNN, Serrano pointed to people's homes that were leveled, and to neighbors who were killed. A day after the storm, Becker called friends and community members to check on them. A local leader of the Quranic community, an ethnic group from Myanmar, was at a local hospital interpreting for a family who had suffered a casualty. A local Congolese leader, the father of six children, told her his home had been reduced to wood scraps."Their lives were spared, but they don't have a home anymore," Becker said. Moss Meadows neighborhood in Bowling Green, Kentucky, following the tornado'Mom, I'm about to die'In another part of Bowling Green, Zukic found out that a high school friend lost his 27-year-old brother, Cory Scott, in the storm. Cole Scott told CNN his brother was killed while he was sleeping in his home. Cole Scott said his big brother, Cory Scott, was killed while asleep in his home in Bowling Green."The story of what happened gave me peace," he told CNN. He said a neighbor informed him the tornado took the home in a blink of an eye. "Initially, I wondered if he was scared or hurt, or if someone got there sooner, would he be okay? But I knew it happened so fast he didn't feel a thing."His brother had an infectious laugh, he said. "He was always there for me. We did everything together," he said.Across the city, it's hard to miss the devastation, residents say. 'The whole town is gone'The home of Bowling Green resident Mevludin "Mesa" Arnaut, 67, was partially wiped out as the tornado sped through. His kitchen roof was ripped off, but the damage was little compared to others, he said. In another part of town, Chelcie Belcher is raising money through a GoFundMe for her brother, a single father of a 6-year-old daughter and a 7-year old son who lost his home. "I'm just thinking, what do we do now?" she said, adding that she's thankful everyone in her family is alive and safe. "I cry, because, what if it was me? What if that was my family?Crying in front of her destroyed home in another part of the city, Latonya Webb told CNN last week she watched people around her die on the night of the tornado. "There were so many people crying for help, I could hear people praying and I could hear people saying, 'Lord, help us,'" she said. "Before I lost connection, I was on the phone with my mother and I said, 'Mom, I'm about to die.'"Damaged homes in the Moss Meadows neighborhood The challenges with moving forwardDespite the losses suffered, a sense of resilience and community permeates the city. Local donation centers that were set up have overflowed with food and clothing, some residents told CNN. Neighbors are helping each other salvage what's left. Others are offering each other meals. Biden says feds will cover 100% of the cost to clean up from Kentucky tornado for the first 30 days of recovery"It's been an explosion of support," Zukic said. "I just know that when we come back, we're going to come back stronger and the community is only going to blossom from here."In such a diverse community, one challenge in getting affected residents the help they need has been the language barrier, Ward, with the police department, told CNN. "Communication is a problem," he said. "So what we're trying to do is spread the word, 'this is where you can get help, here's what kind of help is going to be offered,' and just general information on how you can get through."Becker, who in the past week has been communicating with the different populations of the city, said many are concerned about whether something like this will happen again. Many have asked her if they're safe, and if a tornado is likely to strike again, she said. "We've got a lot of work ahead," she said. "But, you know, Bowling Green is an amazing place. Hopefully, we're going to come out of this stronger and with a lot of lessons learned, and we'll rebuild and we will make sure that everybody's taken care of."CNN's Caroll Alvarado and Jenn Selva contributed to this report.

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London (CNN)Shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday evening, British MPs face a choice that will affect the country's 66 million citizens for many years to come.They will either vote to support Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal, negotiated with the European Union, and set the country on its final road to leaving the EU on March 29. Or they will vote against it, leaving the UK Parliament, and the country, in the state of limbo it has inhabited for two-and-a-half years.By every calculation and prediction, May will lose the vote. Her ruling Conservative Party and its ally, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), hold a bare majority in the 650-seat Parliament, but some estimates predict May's Brexit bill could be defeated by more than 100 votes. JUST WATCHEDMay to Parliament: Give my deal a second lookReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHMay to Parliament: Give my deal a second look 00:46Last ditchThe Prime Minister has spent the past week pushing hard for support for her deal, wielding both carrots and sticks -- drinks receptions at Downing Street for wayward Conservative MPs and soothing phone calls to opposition Labour members: and threats that failure to support her deal would lead to Brexit being canceled and paralysis in Parliament.Read MoreThe PM told the House of Commons on Monday that a "no deal" Brexit could lead to the break up of the United Kingdom and appealed to MPs to give her plans a "second look."Even EU leaders tried to help May's campaign by issuing a statement on Monday setting out assurances that the controversial backstop, an insurance policy to prevent a hard border in Ireland, would only be temporary -- but pro-Brexit lawmakers remained skeptical because the assurances carried no additional legal force.And so, barring a few MPs who changed their minds, it does not look like May's attempts at persuasion have worked. The big question in Westminster is now no longer whether or not she wins, but who will take control of the fallout narrative.Last-ditch attempts to minimize a crushing defeat for May faded Tuesday lunchtime when the Commons Speaker, John Bercow, declined to accept an amendment to government legislation which could have won over more Tory Brexiteers into supporting May's deal. The amendment, tabled by Conservative backbencher Andrew Murrison, would have set a time limit on the most contentious sticking point for Brexiteers, the Northern Ireland backstop. There was skepticism that, even if this amendment had passed, it would have been agreed by EU leaders. But at least it could have staved off a triple-figure defeat for May and changed the whole dynamic of the current Brexit state of play. A separate amendment on ensuring the backstop was temporary was also not selected. Brexit: A guide to key termsArticle 50: The clause in the Treaty on European Union (TEU) which allows a member state to leave the EUMeaningful vote: The parliamentary process where MPs vote to approve or reject the deal that Theresa May's government has agreed with the EUIrish backstop: An insurance-type policy which ensures there will be no hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland if a trade agreement isn't reachedNo deal: The event where the UK cannot reach an agreement with the EU on its withdrawal or future trade relationsTransition: The period between the UK leaving the EU and the start of their new relationship (March 29, 2019 through to the end of December 2020, as outlined in the current Withdrawal Agreement)There will, however, be a vote which, if passed, would require the government to terminate the withdrawal agreement if the EU refuses to remove the backstop at the end of 2021. This vote will take place before the substantive vote on May's deal, but it is unlikely to save the PM from defeat.May's aides in Downing Street are scrambling to ensure the Prime Minister looks in command of events, even if she loses badly.It is likely she will deliver a speech in the Commons shortly after the vote setting out her next steps, including possibly an alternative plan that she can take back to the European Union for approval -- and then get through Parliament. Yet factions in all political parties will be poised to fix their own narrative, too.Pro-Brexit Conservatives, who tried and failed to unseat May as Prime Minister in a confidence vote last month, believe Downing Street is playing up reports that the margin of defeat for May's bill could be higher than 200 -- making it the worst for a Prime Minister in British history -- as a way of managing expectations and making a narrower defeat look like a minor victory. These Brexiteers want to use the likely defeat to show that the government must take a radically different path -- and leave the EU without a negotiated deal. This is the hardest of all Brexit models, but one which Euroskeptic Conservatives believe will give the UK their cherished dream of freedom from the EU.JUST WATCHEDHere's what you need to know about BrexitReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHHere's what you need to know about Brexit 03:38Election time?On the opposition benches, the Labour Party, led by Jeremy Corbyn, will demand a general election if May's bill fails, hoping to pave the way for fresh talks between a new government and the EU. There is no indication that a motion of no confidence in the government introduced by Corbyn -- which, if successful, would spark a general election -- will pass. Even if Labour does take power, the party is as divided as the Conservatives on Brexit, and many of its MPs want the nation to vote in a more definitive way -- through a second referendum that could see Britain remaining in the EU altogether.Corbyn will face intense pressure from many Labour lawmakers and grassroots activists to back a second referendum as the only way to break the impasse if he fails to force an election. There is a third main group who have set in motion a process to take control of Brexit: an informal coalition of MPs from all parties who are angling for a softer Brexit than the one envisaged by May's deal, one that retains economic ties with the EU, similar to the arrangement adopted by Norway -- which occupies an highly unusual territory both in, and outside of, the EU. It is this group that could form the center of gravity within Parliament amid the fallout from May's likely defeat.Whatever happens, the UK Parliament will be the scene of a PR war, as opposition factions try to take control of Brexit from the political vacuum left by May's dwindling authority.To a weary UK public, this spectacle is likely to dismay voters who do not know whether to take seriously warnings from government departments over the stockpiling of medicines and food and heavy traffic queues in the event of a no deal.There are still 73 days left before Brexit, and the sense of uncertainty for ordinary voters is palpable.This article has been updated to reflect the correct number of days until Brexit

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London (CNN)The feared chaos of a no-deal Brexit is suddenly a lot more likely. At least, that's how things seem as week one of the battle to replace Theresa May as the UK's prime minister comes to an end. But some in Brussels, the de facto capital of the European Union, are not so sure things are all that bad.Boris Johnson, the frontrunner in the contest to lead the governing Conservative party, launched his campaign on Wednesday. And in his pitch to the party faithful, he committed to taking the UK out of the EU on October 31, no matter if a deal is in place with Europe or not. In Brussels, there's a grudging acceptance that the man who led the Brexit campaign and who talks openly about leaving without a deal is who they'll now have to negotiate with.Boris Johnson dodges questions on cocaine and Brexit. But it likely won't stop him being the UK's next leaderIf the EU is taken at its word, the deal that Theresa May struck with Brussels last year remains the only deal on the table. Therefore, Johnson's claim that he will reopen negotiations and secure changes to the Withdrawal Agreement (the formal name for May's deal) are based more on hope than fact.And taken at his word, if Johnson cannot secure these changes then the UK will simply crash out at the end of October -- the next Brexit deadline.Read MoreSo why are things not all that bad? Over two years, EU officials watched the UK rub out red line after red line. Talking a big game on Brexit from London is easy. But when it's your neck on the line, things look somewhat different.The quiet suspicion among some EU types is that when the crunch comes, Johnson's political ambition might kick in as the deadline looms. "When it comes down to it, does Boris, a man who has spent his entire career getting ready for this moment, want to be the shortest-serving prime minister in history? Because that's what will happen if he drags the UK off a cliff and there are no avocados in the shops and no medicine in hospitals," said one EU source with direct knowledge of private conversations taking place between EU officials. JUST WATCHEDLib Dems Leader: US-UK trade deal 'a dead duck'ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHLib Dems Leader: US-UK trade deal 'a dead duck' 09:02There might have been some clues in Johnson's campaign launch speech. While he committed to leaving the EU at the next deadline and under no circumstances requesting a further extension, he also said unequivocally that a no-deal Brexit was not what he wanted.Tie these threads together, and it suddenly seems plausible that Johnson could end up trying to sell Theresa May's Withdrawal Agreement to lawmakers in London, come autumn.How might this work? The Brexit deal, as it's commonly known, consists of two parts. First, the Withdrawal Agreement, which allows the UK to leave with no immediate consequences. Second, the Political Declaration, which outlines the intentions of both sides as they enter negotiations about the future relationship.The Withdrawal Agreement contains a section called the Northern Ireland backstop, which, without getting into too much detail, is designed to prevent the return of border infrastructure at the frontier between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. It's been the key sticking point for Conservative Brexiteers, as it has no end point, and they say it effectively ties the UK to remaining in the EU in all but name.Johnson claims he can change the backstop; the EU says he can't. But he might be able to get further commitments in the Political Declaration that he could present as a huge victory to lawmakers in the UK.Why would Johnson triumph where May failed? Two reasons.First, he is far more popular among Conservatives than May. One of the biggest concerns Brexiteers had was May being in charge of the second round of talks, given the concessions she made in round one. These were her concessions, not Johnson's. And they are more likely to trust him to hold a hard line in round two.Second, it cannot be overstated exactly how sick the EU is of Brexit. European diplomatic sources say that there is increasing support among the other 27 EU member states for Emmanuel Macron's view that a no-deal outcome isn't as bad as the ongoing uncertainty. They want Brexit over and done with, but don't want to throw Ireland, the country that a no deal would most affect other than the UK, under the bus.A TV presenter summed up live on air what a lot of people think about British politicsThis means that a few concessions to help the man they loathe get a deal over the line and finally be shot of this mess might not be the worst price to pay.Should this happen, the politics of it would be very messy. Johnson, the darling of the Brexiteers, will try forcing a deal through parliament that he effectively quit May's government over. And if he fails to get a new deal approved, then it comes back to no deal or requesting a further extension.All three outcomes -- deal, extension, no deal -- could spell the end of a Johnson premiership merely months after the 54-year-old finally achieves his dream of calling 10 Downing Street home.But this kind of brinkmanship, high-risk politics has defined the Brexit crisis ever since the Brexit vote, three years ago this month. There's no reason that should change now.

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Rome (CNN)Italy is expelling two Russian officials in connection with an espionage case, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said Wednesday on his Facebook page.The expulsions followed the arrest Tuesday of an Italian navy captain and the detention of a Russian military officer who is stationed in Rome, both on charges of espionage.The two men were "caught in flagrante and by surprise" and were arrested right after the Italian navy captain gave classified information to the Russian officer 'in exchange for money,'" the Carabinieri, or Italian paramilitary police, said in a press release.The Russian officer's position was being evaluated because of his diplomatic status, the press release said.Di Maio did not name the two people who were being expelled and it was not immediately clear who the second person concerned could be.How an alleged Russian spy ring stole NATO and EU secrets from BulgariaRead MoreThe Italian Foreign Ministry has not yet responded to a request for comment from CNN on the identity of the two expelled officials.The Russian ambassador was summoned to the Foreign Ministry in Rome on Wednesday morning, Di Maio said."During the convocation of the Russian Ambassador to Italy at the Foreign Ministry, we let him know about the strong protest of the Italian Government and notified the immediate expulsion of the two Russian officials involved in this extremely grave affair," the minister's Facebook post said. "I thank our intelligence [services] and all of the state's apparatus that every day work for the security of our country."According to the Carabinieri, the arrests Tuesday were the result of lengthy intelligence work carried out by the Italian Internal Security Agency, with the support of the Italian Military Chief of Staff. The Carabinieri's special unit ROS, which also deals with terrorism, conducted the operation with the guidance of the Rome prosecutor's office. Addressing the Senate Foreign Affairs Commission on Wednesday, Di Maio said the necessary action had been taken immediately to deal with "an extremely serious hostile act."US intelligence agencies say massive hack of American government 'likely originated in Russia'"What happened is unacceptable and there will be consequences, there is no doubt about that," he said. "It is not acceptable that an officer of our navy is paid for NATO information. Therefore, not only our security is at risk, but that of the whole of NATO."The Russian embassy in Rome confirmed that a military officer in Rome had been detained on March 30. "A verification of the circumstances of what happened is taking place," an embassy statement said. "For the time being, we believe that it is inappropriate to make comments on what has taken place. In any event, we hope that what happened is not reflected on the bilateral relationship between Russia and Italy."Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov appeared to downplay the significance of the affair."At the moment, we do not have information about the reasons and circumstances of this detention," he said. "But in any case, we hope that the very positive and constructive character of Russian-Italian relations will be preserved."UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab tweeted Wednesday: "The UK stands in solidarity with Italy and its actions today, exposing and taking action against Russia's malign and destabilising activity that is designed to undermine our NATO ally."CNN's Hada Messia reported from Rome and Anna Chernova from Moscow. Livia Borghese contributed to this report.

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Story highlights The Metropolitan Police says it is under scrutiny and will take account of reviewsWatchdog: Senior Met officers showed poor judgment in dealing with an ex-newspaper executiveNo corruption was uncovered, but policies were breached, the watchdog findsNeil Wallis was a former deputy editor of the News of the WorldA critical report Thursday into links between top officers at London's Metropolitan Police Service and a former deputy editor of the News of the World found professional boundaries were blurred and poor judgment shown.The report by the UK police watchdog, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), examined dealings between senior police personnel and Neil Wallis, who set up his own media consultancy firm, Chamy Media, after leaving the newspaper.The firm was employed by the head of communications for the Metropolitan Police, known as the Met, to help handle media work in 2009.Although no corruption was uncovered, the IPCC found "policies were breached" and that the Met's former director of public affairs, Dick Fedorcio, should face a gross misconduct case over the award of the contract to Chamy Media.Fedorcio resigned last month when the force opened disciplinary proceedings against him, meaning no further action could be taken. JUST WATCHEDSky News admits to and defends hackingReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHSky News admits to and defends hacking 01:47JUST WATCHEDNeil: Murdoch ruined by hacking scandalReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHNeil: Murdoch ruined by hacking scandal 03:40JUST WATCHEDExplain it to me: UK tabloid scandalReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHExplain it to me: UK tabloid scandal 03:36"Despite the growing phone hacking scandal, which must have exercised the MPS at a senior level and which was beginning to damage the reputation of the Metropolitan Police in late 2009, senior people appear to have been oblivious to the perception of conflict," said IPCC deputy chairwoman Deborah Glass."It is clear to me that professional boundaries became blurred, imprudent decisions taken and poor judgment shown by senior police personnel."Wallis's former paper, the News of the World, was shuttered last summer amid public outcry over allegations of widespread phone hacking by employees at the Sunday tabloid, which was part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. media empire.The IPCC also looked at then-Assistant Commissioner John Yates' alleged involvement in securing a job with the the police force for Wallis' daughter.Its investigation concluded that although Yates' actions did not amount to misconduct, he showed poor judgment in sending on the daughter's resume to human resources personnel.Wallis was arrested last summer over the phone-hacking investigation. He has not been charged.A day after Wallis' arrest, Yates resigned from his role. The scandal also contributed to the resignation of his boss, Met chief Paul Stephenson.Yates was the officer who decided in 2009 that there was no need to open a new police investigation into phone hacking despite some 11,000 pages of evidence sitting at Scotland Yard.In response to the IPCC report on Yates, the Metropolitan Police said the force had been "the subject of much external scrutiny in recent months" and that it would take into account the IPCC report and other recommendations in a review of its practices.The government set up a public inquiry into press conduct, the Leveson Inquiry, in the wake of the News of the World scandal and a parliamentary committee has also been questioning witnesses, including Rupert Murdoch and his son James.In the IPCC statement, Glass said the Leveson Inquiry was "painting an uncomfortable picture of the relationship between the biggest police force in Britain and sections of the media."This culture has had an impact on public confidence, although I also observe that since these cases were referred, none of the senior personnel referred to in these reports are still serving."Glass was also critical of Fedorcio's decision to resign from the Metropolitan Police."The IPCC cannot prevent a member of police staff leaving before facing misconduct proceedings," she said. "But I can and do observe that such a practice can be hugely damaging to public confidence." The Metropolitan Police defended Fedorcio's right to resign, saying in a statement that he had the same right as any other employee to resign while subject to a disciplinary investigation. Fedorcio had "made a very significant contribution" during his 14 years as communications director, the statement said.Three police investigations are currently examining allegations of phone hacking, e-mail hacking and corrupt payments to police at the News of the World and other papers owned by News International, the UK arm of News Corp.James Murdoch resigned as chairman of News International in February. He also stood down as chairman of satellite broadcaster BSkyB, which owns Sky News, part of the News Corp. empire, earlier this month.

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(CNN)Former Red Sox star David Ortiz, Boston's beloved "Big Papi" and big-game clutch hitter, was elected Tuesday to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.San Francisco Giants legend Barry Bonds and former Red Sox ace Roger Clemens, two superstars dogged by rumors of using performance enhancing drugs, missed being elected in their last year of eligibility on the Baseball Writers' Association of America ballot.Ortiz played six seasons for the Minnesota Twins before joining the Red Sox in 2003 at age 27. He was World Series MVP in 2013 when he hit an astounding .688 with two home runs in 16 at-bats. He also helped the Red Sox win World Series crowns in 2004 -- their first championship in 86 years -- and 2007."While my path to Boston took 10 years (including stints in the minors), those 14 years in a Red Sox uniform were the best of my life. We broke the curse and then got two more championships before I retired in 2016 -- what a sweet and beautiful journey it has been," Ortiz said.Read MoreOrtiz, a 10-time All-Star known, will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, on July 24. Ortiz received 77.9% of the votes cast, just more than the 75% needed for election.Ortiz also was the subject of steroid speculation after he reportedly tested positive in anonymous survey testing in 2003. MLB's official testing program went in effect the next year and Ortiz never failed.Red Sox owner John Henry said Ortiz shifted the team's narrative from one of curses -- it was decades between titles after the Red Sox sold Babe Ruth -- to winning moments."David's most meaningful and profound contributions, however, are not fully reflected in trophies and awards, but rather on the faces of every player held in David's bear-hug embrace over the years, by our memories of stirring dugout rally speeches, and with his fist raised in solidarity with our community during its darkest hour," Henry said, referring to Ortiz's expletive-included speech after the Boston bombings.Bonds and Clemens were linked to the use of performance-enhancing drugs through the 2007 Mitchell Report by senator-turned-baseball-investigator George Mitchell. But neither player ever failed an MLB test for steroids and Bonds only admitted to using substances he said he was told were an arthritis balm and flaxseed oil.Bonds received 66% of the vote and Clemens got 65.2%.Clemens said in a statement he didn't play baseball to get into the Hall of Fame."I played to make a generational difference in the lives of my family. Then focus on winning championships while giving back to my community and the fans as well," he tweeted. "I gave it all I had, the right way, for my family and for the fans who supported me."Bonds posted on Instagram: CONGRATULATIONS Big Papi on your induction into the Hall of Fame! Well deserved...I love you my brother."Negro League baseball players earn spots in the National Baseball Hall of Fame Bonds and Clemens were not the only controversial former players on the ballot. Alex Rodriguez, who hit 696 home runs in his 22-season career, was eligible for the first time, and Sammy Sosa, who hit 609 homers, was in his last year of eligibility on the writers' ballot.Rodriguez tested positive for anabolic steroids in 2003, before penalties were in place, and admitted to using "a banned substance" after the results were leaked in 2009.Two years later, he was caught up in the investigation into the Biogenesis clinic that provided supplements such as human growth hormone and testosterone to players. Rodriguez missed the 2014 season because he was suspended for use of PEDs over several years. He received just 34.3% of votes cast.If the vote were on statistics only, Bonds, Clemens and Rodriguez would have been shoo-ins.Bonds, who played left field for the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants during his 22-year career, is Major League Baseball's all-time leader with 762 career home runs. He hit a record 73 in one season.He was named National League MVP a record seven times, including four seasons in a row, and won eight Gold Glove awards for his defense. Clemens, a dominating starting pitcher, racked up 354 wins and 4,672 strikeouts over his 24-year career with the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays and Houston Astros. Clemens ranks third on MLB's all-time strikeouts list and is ninth on the all-time wins list. He was on two Yankees World Series-winning teams.Rodriguez finished fourth all-time in home runs and RBIs, won three MVP awards and was on one World Series winner. During his career, he played shortstop for the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers and third base for the New York Yankees.There is still a chance Bonds, Clemens and others who are no longer eligible on the writers' ballots will be voted into the Hall of Fame. This year, the Today's Game Era (1988 to now) Committee will vote in December for the class of 2023. According to the Hall of Fame, that committee comprises 16 voters who are members of the hall, executives or veteran media members.In 2019, former pitcher Lee Smith and former right fielder and designated hitter Harold Baines were elected by the committee.CNN's Jill Martin, Amir Vera and Kevin Dotson contributed to this report.

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Since turning professional over 20 years ago, Tiger Woods has become a global sporting icon.A record-breaking win at the 1997 Masters marked the start of an ascent to golf's summit, a rise that has included 14 major triumphs and estimated career earnings in excess of $1 billion.But the glory has been accompanied by pain. In recent years, the now 41-year-old's body has shown signs of wear and tear. A series of debilitating injuries, most recently to his back, have led to a three-year spell without a PGA Tour win and a fall down the world rankings. But is his decline reversible?CNN's Living Golf was granted exclusive access to one of the planet's most recognizable athletes during a recent trip to Dubai. Ahead of the premiere of "Four Days with Tiger" -- watch the full show here -- we charted Woods' rise and fall.Taking Its Toll Read MoreWoods first went under the knife during his time at Stanford University when, in 1994, he had benign tumors removed from his left knee. In 2002, the same knee gave him further cause for concern when Woods underwent a procedure to remove cysts. In recent years, he has been plagued by back issues. They began with back spasms at The Barclays in August 2013 and the same complaint led to his withdrawal from the Dubai Desert Classic earlier this month. Woods has since canceled planned appearances at the Genesis Open and the Honda Classic.READ: Tiger reveals his 'perfect day'READ: 'I'll never feel great again'Rise And Fall Woods first hit the top of the world rankings in 1997, going on to dominate the standings like no one before, holding the record for the most consecutive weeks in the No. 1 spot -- 281.He's also spent an unparalleled 683 weeks in pole position throughout his career. Then the injuries began to take their toll and not since 2014 has the American looked down on the competition.His decline has been severe with Woods sitting 711th at the time of publication.READ: Woods' advice to 21-year-old TigerREAD: Tiger reveals his greatest golf shotMoney Talks Inevitably, Woods' decline has affected his bank balance. Back in 2007, he enjoyed his most lucrative year on the PGA Tour, raking in prize money worth $10.9 million.Since 1996, Woods has secured over $110 million in prize money on the PGA Tour. Although his coffers have been boosted enormously over the years by endorsements and commercial deals, remarkably Woods hasn't earned a penny in prize money on the US circuit since 2015.READ: Tiger -- US must 'unite'READ: Jason Day -- 'Losing my father was an opportunity'14 And Out? Despite his recent struggles, Woods' impact on golf's four major tournaments is indisputable. Only Jack Nicklaus can better Tiger's total of 14 major wins -- the "Golden Bear" has 18 to his name. Have your say on our Facebook pageVisit cnn.com/golf for more news and videosWoods' most recent major triumph was at the US Open in 2008, and it remains to be seen whether it will prove to be his last.

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(CNN)Zinedine Zidane's second coming at Real Madrid proved the Frenchman is no miracle worker.When he returned to the club for a second spell as coach, he was supposed to provide solutions to a crisis-ridden season.By the time Zidane had been reappointed in March, two other managers -- Julen Lopetegui and Santiago Solari -- had been and gone in the blink of an eye.Fast forward to the end of the season and Real Madrid had lost 17 games in all competitions and finished 19 points behind La Liga champion Barcelona, making it the worst Los Blancos side of the 21st Century.Real lost four of Zidane's 11 games in charge but his trophy-laden first spell earned him the benefit of the doubt with the club's board.Read MoreHowever, as La Liga kicks off -- Athletic Club beat Barcelona on Friday -- doubts still linger over Zidane's man management skills, his tactical nous and whether or not the success of his first spell was down to 11 players' individual brilliance -- notably Cristiano Ronaldo's relentless goalscoring feats."I think the main success of Zidane in the previous years was Cristiano Ronaldo and he's not at Madrid anymore," Catalunya Radio journalist Ernest Macia told CNN Sport. Zinedine Zidane can no longer rely on Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid."So now we'll see the true Zidane. The people here in Madrid said: 'The Real Madrid of Zinedine Zidane, it was the Real Madrid of Cristiano Ronaldo.' Now we will see how difficult it is to manage, to master a dressing room like Real Madrid -- especially when results are not good."He has a lot of credit because he won three Champions Leagues, however it will depend not only on the results but on how Real Madrid plays. Unlike Barcelona, which is a club with a philosophy and DNA, Real is a club that invests money to win titles."READ: 'Neymar's injury is completely fixed,' says PSG's LeonardoREAD: Neymar, Bale, Coutinho -- The loneliness of the megabuck soccer starPogba or PogbaA turbulent pre-season -- which has included a 7-3 thrashing to new-look city rival Atletico -- and Zidane's ongoing feud with Gareth Bale has added yet more uncertainty to an already uncertain transitional period at the club.It's been widely reported that the Frenchman will now keep both Bale and James Rodriguez in the squad against his own wishes, as Real failed to land his No. 1 midfielder target Paul Pogba.Real President Florentino Perez is said to be a fan of the Welshman -- coming to his defense on a number of occasions during his time at the club -- and James, and has reportedly clashed with Zidane over their future roles.Real Madrid was hammered 7-3 by rival Atletico in preseason."Zinedine Zidane wanted Pogba at any price," Macia said. "When he was asked: 'Okay, if Pogba is not possible, another player?' He said: 'Pogba.'"Of course it's a big disappointment if Pogba stays [at Manchester United], he will have to find solutions somewhere else. He's been offered three of four different options and he's not happy with Bale, who is a player who makes a difference but he gets injured very often."Several new summer signings will also need time to gel and Zidane has continued to show preference to what he views as his trusted old guard.Karim Benzema looks set to start the season up front ahead of new €60 million ($66.5M) striker Luka Jovic, while doubts remain as to the role summer marquee signing Eden Hazard will play.To make matters worse, Real announced Friday that the Belgian star has suffered a hamstring injury and will miss Saturday's season opener against Celta Vigo.Stalwart Marcelo will likely be preferred at left back to exciting young signing Ferland Mendy, as will Raphael Varane in place of €50 million ($55M) signing Eder Militao to partner captain Sergio Ramos in the heart of defense."I don't see them winning many more titles," Macia said. "In Europe they have big competitors, in La Liga they have Barcelona which is very well settled. It will come down to how Real Madrid grows this project.Real Madrid will be without the injured Eden Hazard for the first La Liga match of the season."With new players, especially the signing of Hazard, and how they make the transition from the older ones -- like Modric in midfield -- and the newcomers. I think that Real has the players to do it but I'm not sure that Zidane is the man."I think it will be very difficult for him and his new time there will be more difficult than the previous four years."READ: Real Madrid and Gareth Bale saga is a 'Rubik's Cube to solve'READ: From dream start to nightmare end, Gareth Bale's Real Madrid career turns sourChampions League 'obsession'With Atletico Madrid undergoing the biggest squad overhaul -- albeit an exciting one -- in Diego Simeone's eight-year reign, Barcelona's settled side is the overwhelming favorite to retain its La Liga title.The €120 million ($132M) signing of Antoine Griezmann from direct rival Atleti and the arrival of precocious talent Frenkie de Jong from Ajax has bolstered an already world class squad.However, Barcelona's focus this season will undoubtedly be on the Champions League, a competition it hasn't won since 2015 and has crashed out of in spectacular fashion the past two seasons.Barcelona threw away a 3-0 aggregate lead against Liverpool last season.After surrendering 4-1 and 3-0 aggregate leads against Roma and Liverpool, respectively, there is an increasing concern among fans that the club is throwing away opportunities for arguably the greatest player ever: Lionel Messi."After what has happened in the last two seasons, the Champions League is now the priority -- I would say it's an obsession," Macia said. "In Barcelona we know we have potentially the best player of all time and that we are wasting our time committing absurd mistakes."In Barcelona we think that the Champions League is a must for this team. Not only because of Messi but because Barcelona has an incredible team."They've invested a lot of money in Griezmann and De Jong and potentially Barcelona has the best squad in Europe, along with Manchester City."Barcelona's pre-season has been promising, losing just once and showing signs that the new players are integrating well into the plans of Ernesto Valverde, who himself is under pressure this season after also losing the Copa del Rey final.But Barca's defeat in Bilbao Friday hinted the Blaugrana could have a fight on their hands to win the title, while Real won 3-1 away at Celta Vigo despite playing most of the second half with 10 men after Luka Modric was sent off.

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Story highlightsSuspect appears to have mental problems, police say Police believe the suspect acted alone (CNN)A man who injured seven people with an ax at a train station in Dusseldorf has been arrested, German police said. Police described the suspect, who lives in nearby Wuppertal, as "a 36-year-old man from the former Yugoslavia." He "obviously has mental problems," Dusseldorf police said in a statement. Of the seven people wounded in the Thursday night attack, three suffered severe injuries. Two women were among the injured.Police believe the suspect acted alone. Read MoreBruno Macedo, a passenger on a train that was due to stop in Dusseldorf, said his train was diverted to Cologne.Another passenger, Martin Sebastian Abel, said his train was stopped before it got to the main station and they were told there was an emergency. Police officers rushed to the scene, but they were not told what was going on, he said. The station remained closed Friday. In July, a Pakistani teen traveling on a train near Wuerzburg injured five people with an ax before German police shot him dead. In a video found on YouTube after the attack, the teen described himself as a soldier of the caliphate and a martyr. Police said he was driven by ISIS propaganda. CNN's Nadine Schmidt in Berlin and Laura Goehler contributed to this report.

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This month's Living Golf sees Shane O'Donoghue travel to India. Watch March's episode here. (CNN)Few countries around the world embrace a sport like India embraces cricket. Like many other sports, golf has struggled to emerge from under cricket's shadow -- although there are many similarities between the two sports. The British Raj introduced both during its rule over India from 1858 to 1947. There's the cadence to compare, the time between shots being hit; and also the hand-eye coordination between bat, or club, and ball. Few know more about the parallels between both sports than cricketing legend Kapil Dev, who is the only player in history to have taken more than 400 wickets and scored over 5,000 test runs.JUST WATCHEDGolf in India: The growth of the gameReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHGolf in India: The growth of the game 22:29READ: Garcia wins breakthrough award, 18 years after his firstRead MoreNow, 59-years-old and a single figure handicap golfer, Dev has represented India in a number of senior amateur golf tournaments. During a recent round with CNN Living Golf's Shane O'Donoghue at Delhi Golf Club, Kapil compared his two sporting passions. ''When you play cricket you're always depending on somebody. In golf it's up to you," he told CNN. "You can feel proud about the shot you play, you play a bad shot you really can't criticize anybody.''I feel happy to have represented two sports for my country. When I was 12 I didn't realize the importance of playing cricket for India. Then I picked up golf at the age of 37 and then you represent your country again it feels great.''In 1983, Kapil captained India to an historic World Cup victory over the West Indies, taking the popularity of cricket in his country to an even higher level.JUST WATCHEDThomas Bjorn: Europe's Ryder Cup captainReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHThomas Bjorn: Europe's Ryder Cup captain 06:00READ: A Dane's date with destinyDev knows that golf faces an uphill task to ever compete with India's most beloved sport. ''It's very difficult because golf needs land, almost a minimum of 150 acres of land to play,'' he explains. ''With cricket you can play in the backyard, you can play in the streets, you can play anywhere. But I have noticed a difference. "Now if you want to play on Saturday or Sunday at Delhi Golf Club you have to book a week in advance. That's the change in the game of golf. If more youngsters start playing golf in India the game could be huge.''Dev has also noticed how more young Indians now view sport as a possible profession compared to when he was growing up. Photos: Tiger Woods returns to golfRory Roars Back: Although Tiger Woods carded a three-under 69 on the final day of the Arnold Palmer Invitational, he finished eight shots behind eventual champion Rory McIlroy. The Northern Irishman finished 18 under for the tournament after a stunning final-round 64.Hide Caption 1 of 14 Photos: Tiger Woods returns to golfBack at Bay Hill: A 71-foot putt was the highlight of Woods' opening round at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Hide Caption 2 of 14 Photos: Tiger Woods returns to golfBack to his best? Woods recorded his best result since 2013 as he finished second at the Valspar Championship. Woods finished one shot behind winner Paul Casey.Hide Caption 3 of 14 Photos: Tiger Woods returns to golfTeam USA: A month on from his long-awaited return to the PGA Tour, Woods was chosen as one of Jim Furyk's vice-captains for the 2018 Ryder Cup. Whether he'll play isn't yet clear...Hide Caption 4 of 14 Photos: Tiger Woods returns to golfShort-lived: At February's Genesis Open, staged at the Riviera Country Club, Woods missed the cut. The 42-year-old finished up six-over-par, with compatriot Bubba Watson (-12) eventually lifting the trophy. Hide Caption 5 of 14 Photos: Tiger Woods returns to golfThe latest return: Tiger Woods might not have troubled the top of the leaderboard at the Farmers Insurance Open in January, finishing seven shots off eventual winner Jason Day, but he did show glimpses of his old self. Hide Caption 6 of 14 Photos: Tiger Woods returns to golfSilver linings: The American took solace in the fact that he can still "grind it out with the best of them" after he finished up tied for 23rd position -- his best full-field finish at a PGA Tour event in more than two years.Hide Caption 7 of 14 Photos: Tiger Woods returns to golfAll smiles: Tiger Woods was relaxed as he chatted to the media ahead of his first start of 2018 at Torrey Pines. It was the former world No.1's first full-field event on the PGA Tour since missing the cut at the same venue last January. Hide Caption 8 of 14 Photos: Tiger Woods returns to golfBig picture: Woods had back fusion surgery in April 2017, his fourth procedure since 2014, but appears fit and healthy. He says his expectations are lower than of old but he is gearing up for the year's first major, the Masters in April.Hide Caption 9 of 14 Photos: Tiger Woods returns to golfDark times: Woods, now 42, admits he has had some "dark times" with his ongoing back problem over the last few years, unable to walk freely or even get out of bed. But Torrey Pines is a course he knows well -- he's won eight times on the San Diego track. Hide Caption 10 of 14 Photos: Tiger Woods returns to golfPretty in pink: Woods made a promising comeback from 10 months out in December but Rickie Fowler received the trophy for winning the Hero World Challenge, which benefits Woods' charity.Hide Caption 11 of 14 Photos: Tiger Woods returns to golfPain free: Able to swing freely and aggressively and appearing to experience no discomfort as he bent down, Woods' comeback at the Hero World Challenge showed promising signs. Hide Caption 12 of 14 Photos: Tiger Woods returns to golfBack in the ring: Woods returned at the same event in 2016 after another 15 months out but broke down again in Dubai just over a month later. Hide Caption 13 of 14 Photos: Tiger Woods returns to golfComeback trail: Woods was given the go-ahead by doctors to resume his golf career after a fourth back surgery in April and returned at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas in December. Hide Caption 14 of 14''When I was a kid I don't think any parents would encourage their children to go out and play," he said. "They said to go and study, there was no time for sports'' he says. ''But today parents say if you're not good in school go and become something, play sports, play any sports. "The exposure of sport is so good and the money is so good that the parents think, if their children can make a life through sports, then why not? This change has only happened in the last 15 years.'' With Kapil inspiring the next generation both as a cricketing legend and as a senior golfer, expect both sports to continue to flourish in India.

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London (CNN)Prince Philip, husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, has been discharged from a London hospital following surgery on his hip, Buckingham Palace said Friday."His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh left King Edward VII's Hospital at midday today (Friday), following a hip replacement operation last week. The Duke will continue his recovery at Windsor," the statement said."His Royal Highness would like to convey his appreciation for the messages of good wishes he has received." Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifeBritain's Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, poses in his military dress uniform circa 1990.Hide Caption 1 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifePrince Philip was born into the royal families of Greece and Denmark. His family left Greece in 1922 and settled in Paris after his uncle, King Constantine I, was overthrown.Hide Caption 2 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifePrince Philip is dressed for a production of "Macbeth" while attending school in Scotland in July 1935.Hide Caption 3 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifePrince Philip is the youngest of five children and the only son. After his parents' separation in 1930, he was sent to England and raised there by his maternal grandmother and uncle.Hide Caption 4 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifePrince Philip sits with his fiancee, Princess Elizabeth, in July 1947. He had become a naturalized British citizen and a commoner, using the surname Mountbatten, an English translation of his mother's maiden name. He was also an officer of the British Royal Navy and fought in World War II.Hide Caption 5 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifePrince Philip and Princess Elizabeth married in November 1947.Hide Caption 6 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifePrince Philip plays in a village cricket match in July 1949.Hide Caption 7 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifePhilip and Elizabeth hold their children Prince Charles and Princess Anne in August 1951.Hide Caption 8 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifePrince Philip and Princess Elizabeth dance in Ottawa in October 1951.Hide Caption 9 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifePrince Philip and Princess Elizabeth were on a tour of the commonwealth when her father, King George VI, died on February 6, 1952. She was next in line for the throne.Hide Caption 10 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifePrince Philip waves from the balcony of Buckingham Palace after his wife's coronation in June 1953.Hide Caption 11 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifePrince Philip sails during the Cowes Regatta in August 1962.Hide Caption 12 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifePrince Philip laughs as the Beatles fight over the Carl Alan Award he presented to the band in March 1964.Hide Caption 13 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifeThe Queen and Prince Philip, accompanied by sons Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, wave from a Buckingham Palace balcony during a parade in June 1964.Hide Caption 14 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifeThe royal couple return to Buckingham Palace after a ceremony in June 1965.Hide Caption 15 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifeThe Queen and Prince Philip leave Westminster Abbey in April 1966.Hide Caption 16 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifePrince Philip competes in a bicycle polo match in August 1967.Hide Caption 17 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifePrince Philip paints during the filming of the documentary "Royal Family" in 1969.Hide Caption 18 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifePrince Philip and his daughter, Princess Anne, prepare a barbecue on the Balmoral Castle estate in August 1972.Hide Caption 19 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifeThe Queen and Prince Philip attend the Royal Windsor Horse Show in April 1976.Hide Caption 20 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifePrince Philip takes part in the World Carriage Driving Championships in 1980.Hide Caption 21 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifePrince Phillip fishes in a Scottish loch in 1993.Hide Caption 22 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifePrince Phillip hunts at the Sandringham estate in 1994.Hide Caption 23 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifePrince Phillip tours the London Stock Exchange in 1998.Hide Caption 24 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifeFormer South African President Nelson Mandela chats with Prince Philip in November 2000.Hide Caption 25 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifePrince Philip rides a mini motorbike at the Royal Windsor Horse Show in May 2005.Hide Caption 26 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifePrince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, attends a Commonwealth Day observance in London in 2011. Hide Caption 27 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifeThe Queen and Prince Philip attend the annual Trooping the Colour ceremony in June 2011.Hide Caption 28 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifePrince Philip visits Sherborne Abbey during his wife's Diamond Jubilee tour in May 2012.Hide Caption 29 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifeThe Queen presents Prince Philip with New Zealand's highest honor, the Order of New Zealand, at Buckingham Palace in June 2013.Hide Caption 30 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifePrince Philip visits the 1st Battalion of the Grenadier Guards in February 2014.Hide Caption 31 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifeThe royal couple arrives at the Royal Ascot horse races in June 2014.Hide Caption 32 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifePrince Philip signs the guest book at Hillsborough Castle in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in June 2014.Hide Caption 33 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifePrince Philip smiles as he visits an Auxiliary Air Force squadron in Edinburgh, Scotland, in July 2015.Hide Caption 34 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifePrince Phillip and his grandson Prince Harry attend the Rugby World Cup final in October 2015.Hide Caption 35 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifeThe Queen and Prince Philip wave to guests in June 2016, during celebrations for her 90th birthday.Hide Caption 36 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifePrince Philip feeds a banana to an elephant in Dunstable, England, in April 2017.Hide Caption 37 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifePrince Philip talks to schoolchildren in May 2017 during a visit to Lord's cricket ground in London. He opened the venue's new Warner Stand.Hide Caption 38 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifePrince Philip makes his final public appearance before his retirement in August 2017, attending a parade of the Royal Marines at Buckingham Palace. The event also marked an end to Philip's 64 years as captain general, the ceremonial leader of the Royal Marines.Hide Caption 39 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifeThis portrait, painted by Ralph Heimans, shows Prince Philip in the Grand Corridor of Windsor Castle. It was unveiled in December 2017.Hide Caption 40 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifePrince Philip attends the wedding of his grandson Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in May 2018.Hide Caption 41 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifePrince Philip poses with the wedding party after Harry and Meghan's wedding in May 2018.Hide Caption 42 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifeQueen Elizabeth and Prince Philip attend a polo match in Egham, England, in June 2018.Hide Caption 43 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifePrince Philip is seen at the wedding of his granddaughter Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank in October 2018.Hide Caption 44 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifePrince Philip speaks with Sir David Attenborough ahead of an Order of Merit luncheon in May 2019.Hide Caption 45 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifePrince Philip leaves a London hospital in December 2019, after being admitted for observation and treatment in relation to a pre-existing condition.Hide Caption 46 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifeThe Queen and Prince Philip pose for a photo in June 2020, ahead of Philip's 99th birthday.Hide Caption 47 of 48 Photos: Prince Philip: Decades in public lifeThe Queen and Prince Philip look at a homemade anniversary card that was given to them by their great-grandchildren Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis in November 2020.Hide Caption 48 of 48Philip, 96, was admitted to the hospital 10 days ago. An update the following day said he had undergone a "successful" hip operation and was recovering well.On Thursday he was visited by his daughter Anne, the Princess Royal, who said he was "on good form," according to Britain's Press Association news agency. The Queen also told a member of the public who asked after Philip that "he said he's getting on very well," the news agency reported.Read MoreIn August 2017, the Duke retired from 65 years of public service, more than five years after the Palace originally said he would gradually "wind down" his workload, though he remained keen to carry out many of his duties.Queen Elizabeth, 91, has also begun to scale back her duties due to her advancing age, handing over some of her responsibilities to her heir, Prince Charles.The British monarch and her husband marked their 70th wedding anniversary last November.On May 19, they will celebrate the wedding of their grandson Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at St. George's Chapel in Windsor. 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(CNN)It felt like paradise when Dania and Hussam first moved to Denmark.They did not speak a word of Danish yet the Scandinavian country was an outpost of calm for the siblings, who fled the destruction and death that followed the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011. "I can hardly remember anything but war in Syria," Dania, 22, told CNN of her time growing up on the outskirts of the country's capital, Damascus. She said what drew her family of five to Denmark was its reputation for welcoming refugees -- being the first country in the world to sign the United Nations Refugee Convention in 1951. On arriving in 2015, it only took them a year to learn the language, and now Dania is months away from finishing high school in the Danish port of Kolding. "We were very happy at the beginning and felt safe being here," Dania, who hopes to work in bio-medicine, said. "We [wanted] a good future, therefore we did everything [we could] to learn Danish." The siblings asked CNN to withhold their last name due to concerns for family members back in Syria.Read MoreHussam, 20, described Denmark as a place of peace, a country where his family felt at home, and "a society that gives you the freedom to live the way you want." He hoped to study engineering or medicine once he completed high school next year. Those dreams were dashed when Denmark became the first democratic European nation to tell Syrian refugees originating from Damascus and its surrounding countryside to return to the war-torn nation. In 2019, the Danish government began reviewing the residency permits of refugees who came from Damascus -- a move based on its assessment that the conditions there had improved and it was therefore safe for refugees to return. In February, it was announced they were also reviewing the status of several hundred Syrian refugees from Damascus' surrounding region. But critics say the policy of stripping Syrians of residency permits is the latest salvo aimed at Denmark's non-White refugee and immigrant community. While fighting has subsided considerably in the region around Damascus, activists say the Danish government is actively putting Syrians in harm's way. Denmark is a liberal paradise for many people, but the reality is very different for immigrants"We disagree with the decision to deem the Damascus area, or any other area [in Syria], safe for refugees," Charlotte Slente, the secretary general of the Danish Refugee Council, told CNN. "We have knowledge from various reports of arbitrary detention and ongoing civil rights abuses of the civilian population in Syria," she added, citing a March Human Rights Council report, which found that the Syrian government's policy and acts "amount to crimes against humanity [and] have continued unabated for nearly 10 years, without any sign that the government intends to discontinue them."The Danish minister for immigration and integration, Mattias Tesfaye, defended the policy in a statement to CNN, saying that "Denmark has been open and honest from day one" that residence permits for Syrian refugees are "temporary, and that the permit can be revoked if the need for protection ceases to exist.""The approach of the Danish government is to provide protection to those in need of it, but when the conditions in their home country have improved, former refugees should return to the home country and reestablish their life there," Tesfaye added. Dania and Hussam's family have been caught in the dragnet. The Danish Immigration Service uprooted their lives in February by refusing to extend their father's residency permit, which their own visas are linked to, according to their lawyer Daniel Nørrung. Dania and Hussam had been told to leave Denmark by March 5, but with the help of a lawyer, the family is challenging the decision with the Refugee Appeals Board. "It's a bit problematic, Dania and Hussam were given a date to leave Denmark when their father's case has not even been finalized," Nørrung told CNN.If the appeals board upholds the immigration service's decision, the family will be stripped of their rights to study, work or live in the country. This mean they risk being sent to one of two deportation facilities -- known as "departure centers" -- for people who have been refused asylum and refugees like them who have lost their status."We are going to languish in a center, where people are broken down, humiliated and held in helplessness and hopelessness, instead of being able to go out and contribute to society," Dania said. A small group of people in Copenhagen Central Station wait to welcome Syrian refugees on September in 2015. Uprooting livesThe Danish government has refused to extend the residency permits of least 300 Syrian refugees since 2019, after its security assessment concluded that the situation in Damascus was "no longer so serious." Authorities are currently reexamining the protection of more than 400 more Syrian refugees living in the country, according to figures given to CNN by the Ministry of Immigration and Integration.This is part of a self-described paradigm shift of Danish refugee policy, said Nikolas Feith Tan, a refugee law expert at the Danish Institute of Human Rights. The move has seen successive governments enact legislative amendments that have shifted the country's focus from the integration and permanent protection of refugees to the kind of temporary residency permits Dania and Hussam were placed under. In January, the country's left-wing Social Democrat Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen reiterated her party's intention to be as restrictive on immigration as her right-wing predecessors, telling parliament the goal was to have "zero asylum seekers." Frederiksen adopted a hardline stance on immigration in the run-up to Denmark's 2019 election, luring voters away from the right-wing populist Danish People's Party (DPP). Mette Frederiksen becomes Denmark's youngest-ever prime ministerAfter winning the election, the Social Democrat party is "locked in now" to prove it is not soft on immigration, or it risks drawing the ire of right-wing parties or the electorate, Kristina Bakkær Simonsen, an associate professor at Aarhus University, who specializes in immigrant integration, discrimination and stigmatization, told CNN.While the Danish government "cannot carry out forced returns" as it does not have diplomatic relations with Syria, "the government's clear hope is that this group of people will choose to return voluntarily, which some Syrians already have done," Tan added.To help with the move "a bag of money from the Danish state" is provided to the voluntary Syrian returnees, the immigration and integration minister Tesfaye has said. His ministry told CNN the financial support is around $28,150, and since 2019 more than 250 Syrian refugees have taken the financial support package. But activists say Syrians are being compelled to return by the Danish government's efforts to make life intolerable for those without residency rights. The deportation centers Dania and Hussam dread entering "are like torture, designed to break people down," Michala Clante Bendixen, the head of Refugees Welcome Denmark, told CNN. The centers are partially open, which means their occupants are able to move in and out freely, said Bendixen. But the occupants have to check in every evening, and have no income, rights to employment or access to public housing. One center is around four miles from the nearest bus stop, making it impossible for anyone to leave in the day. "There are no activities, no training courses, you can't even cook your own food," Bendixen said, noting that even in prison there are opportunities to make money. Instead of returning to their country of origin, refugees sometimes "go underground" and flee to other European countries "where they will try and reopen their asylum cases," Bendixen said. Targeting immigrants and refugeesIn 2018, Denmark's government struck a deal to move "unwanted" migrants to a remote uninhabited island once used for contagious animals. The plan was later scrapped.In recent years, Denmark has rolled out some of the harshest anti-immigrant policies in Europe, including a so-called jewelry bill that allows the government to take certain assets from asylum seekers to contribute to the country's welfare state.In 2017, the former Liberal Party immigration minister Inger Stojberg celebrated the passage of another law that tightened immigration controls with cake. The following year, a decade-old proposal by the right-wing populist DPP to ban face coverings in public came into force, essentially criminalizing Muslim women who wear the niqab or burqa.In 2019, the government forced social and ethnic change in 15 low-income housing estates across the country -- which it called "hard ghettos" and which Danish regulations define partly according to the races of residents.This year, the authorities said it would drop the term "ghetto" but expand the law to prevent the growth of such enclaves. The aim is that by the end of the decade, "residents with non-Western backgrounds" can only comprise up to 30% of any neighborhood in Denmark, according to a press release from the Interior and Housing Ministry."For far too many years, we have closed our eyes to the development that was underway, and only acted when the integration problems became too great," housing minister Kaare Dybvad Bek said in a statement. "We will do this by preventing more vulnerable housing areas and by creating more mixed housing areas throughout Denmark."But the government is not succeeding in escaping the scrutiny that "they are trying to avoid by renaming ghetto areas, when they keep prioritizing ethnicity as the prime criterion" of these policies, Simonsen told CNN.'Copying the far right'Critics say the governing coalition, which is led by the Social Democrats, is copying the language of the Danish far right. "Denmark is strong when it comes to rights and solidarity; burden sharing and economic equality; fair governance and no corruption," Bendixen said. "In that way, it is very surprising and very paradoxical we have this growing xenophobia and also managed to make ... clearly discriminatory laws" for refugees and immigrants, she said. Some maintain that, at its core, Denmark's identity is tied to its White heritage -- something reflected in official statistics, which divides the population into three categories: "persons of Danish origins," "immigrants," and "descendants of immigrants." This means that second-generation immigrants, who are naturalized Danish citizens, are not counted officially in the Danish category. In 2019, new legislation compelled housing associations to sell or redevelop 40% of public housing stock in low-rent, ethnic minority enclaves.Last year, the immigration and integration minister Tesfaye announced a new classification for people from primarily Muslim countries. The category, called MENAPT, will include people from or with heritage from Middle Eastern and North African countries as well as Pakistan and Afghanistan. "It will provide a clearer picture of how people from 24 countries, primarily in the Middle East and North Africa, who have played a major role in immigration to Denmark, cope in relation to, for example, crime and employment," a government statement wrote.What it shows, Bendixen said, is that there appears to be "two sets of laws" in Denmark: "One set for 'the real Danes,' and one set for the 'others who don't belong here.'"While analysts have noted that Danish political discourse on immigrants is extremely negative compared to other European countries, the policy of removing the refugee status of Syrians has been controversial in the country. The plight of young Danish-speaking Syrians have filled the pages of the country's largest broadsheets and Facebook groups have been set up to campaign for them to remain. The action has also made the country an outlier among its closest allies. In March, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the UN Security Council that it was "not in the interest of the Syrian people to pressure Syrian refugees to return to Syria, including to regime-held areas, where many fear they will be arbitrary detained, tortured, or even killed by Assad's security forces in retaliation for fleeing." "We agree with the UN that refugee returns must be voluntary, well-informed, and should ensure the safety and dignity of the people involved -- or else they should not happen," Blinken added.But Denmark does not appear to be reconsidering the move. "The government's policy is working, and I won't back down, it won't happen," immigration minister Tesfaye told Agence France Presse. In a statement to CNN he pointed to reports by the UK Home Office, the European Union's Asylum Office and the Swedish government that said the security situation in Damascus had improved. However, neither of those nations are repatriating Syrians to the Damascus region, while the EU does not recommend doing so.All Hussam and Dania want to do is remain in Denmark. But instead of worrying about exams and other everyday concerns like their Danish friends, the siblings now fear their family may face repercussions on returning to Syria for "turning our backs" against the regime. Hussam also stands the risk of being conscripted into the Syrian army, he said. "Syria is not safe, and will not be safe no matter what city it is, as long as a dictator rules it," he said.

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(CNN)The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 riot has issued four subpoenas to giant social media conglomerates after the panel said the companies provided "inadequate responses" to its initial request for documents and information over the summer. The subpoenas were sent to Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Alphabet, the parent company to Google and Youtube, Twitter and Reddit. "Two key questions for the Select Committee are how the spread of misinformation and violent extremism contributed to the violent attack on our democracy, and what steps -- if any -- social media companies took to prevent their platforms from being breeding grounds for radicalizing people to violence," Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson, who chairs the committee, said in a statement."It's disappointing that after months of engagement, we still do not have the documents and information necessary to answer those basic questions," he continued. The committee writes to Alphabet that it believes the company has "significant undisclosed information that is critical to its investigation" about how it moderated its content and how those policies impacted what was on the platform on January 6.Read MoreAlthough Thompson in his letter acknowledges that the committee and Alphabet have had "subsequent engagements" since the panel's initial reach out in August, he writes that Alphabet "has not demonstrated a commitment to voluntarily and expeditiously" produce the documents being requested.Thompson states that Alphabet has yet to explain the decision-making process to take down former President Donald Trump's YouTube account and whether the platform did anything with Trump's account prior to January 6. "Additionally, Alphabet has not produced documents relating to YouTube's policy decisions that may have had an impact on the planning, coordinating and execution" of the January 6 attack, the letter from the committee reads. The panel specifically raises questions about how YouTube's election misinformation content moderation policy worked.To Meta, the committee states that the parent company of Facebook has still not turned over key documents or responded to specific requests for information.Thompson highlights in the letter that Meta has still not explained to the committee why Facebook disbanded its Civic Integrity team following the November 2020 election."Despite repeated and specific requests for documents related to these matters, the Select Committee still has not received these materials," Thompson said in his letter to Meta.The committee also highlights that Meta has "failed to provide critical internal and external analyses conducted by the company regarding misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation relating to the 2020 election, efforts to challenge or overturn the election, and the use of Meta by domestic violent extremists to affect the 2020 election.""Despite repeated and specific follow-up requests on September 28, 2021, and October 29, 2021, Meta has declined to commit to a deadline for producing or even identifying these materials," the committee adds.In a statement to CNN on Thursday, Meta spokesperson Andy Stone said, "Meta has produced documents to the committee on a schedule committee staff requested -- and we will continue to do so."Google spokesperson Ivy Choi told CNN, "We've been actively cooperating with the Select Committee since they started their investigation, responding substantively to their requests for documents, and are committed to working with Congress through this process.""We have strict policies prohibiting content that incites violence or undermines trust in elections across YouTube and Google's products, and we enforced these policies in the run-up to January 6 and continue to do so today," Choi said. "We remain vigilant and are committed to protecting our platforms from abuse."Reddit spokesperson Sandra Chu told CNN, "We received the subpoena and will continue to work with the committee on their requests."In August, the committee sent requests to 15 social media companies, including those receiving subpoenas Thursday, seeking to understand how misinformation and efforts to overturn the election by both foreign and domestic actors existed on their platforms. The panel's 14-pronged request asked for a wide-ranging set of documents and information. "The Select Committee requests that you produce the documents described in the attached schedule in your custody, control, or possession," Thompson said in his letter to these companies over the summer. At the time, the panel specifically asked for data and analysis on domestic violent extremists affiliated with efforts to overturn the 2020 election, particularly around the January 6 attack and asked for information to be provided in two weeks. In addition to requesting a paper trail of information, the select committee also asked these social media companies in August to provide information on how they tried to address the misinformation that existed on their platforms and where the holes in doing so might have been.In the days directly after the attack at the US Capitol, major social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter suspended the accounts of influential promoters of election conspiracy theories -- including Trump himself. A number of those in the mob were White supremacists, QAnon conspiracy theorists and members of right-wing groups like the Proud Boys.But since the attack, many questions have been raised about whether social media companies could have done more to stop the spread of misinformation on their platforms. "There were whistleblowers within all of the major social medias saying a nightmare is about transpire on January 6. We want to know exactly what these social media entities did, if anything, to prevent it. Or did they simply take the posture that it wasn't their problem," Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, who serves on the January 6 committee, said Thursday in an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper. "We are going to get to the bottom of it."This story has been updated with additional developments Friday.

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Story highlightsFormer top-level Chinese officials sentenced to over 10 years in jailNan Yong, Xie Yalong are both former heads of the Chinese Football Administrative CenterFour former national team players also sentenced to over five years behind barsMatch officials and team owners also found guilty in a wide-ranging caseTwo former high-ranking Chinese football officials have been handed 10-and-a-half-year jail terms for bribery in a widespread crackdown on corruption.China's Xinhua news agency reported that four former national team players and a number of match officials and team owners were also given prison sentences as a match-fixing case, which began over two years ago, drew to a close on Wednesday.Nan Yong, once the director of the Chinese Football Administrative Center, was handed the lengthy term at a court in the city of Tieling for accepting bribes in excess of 1.48 million yuan ($233,000) between 1999 and 2009. He was also fined 200,000 yuan ($32,000).Meanwhile in the city of Dandong, Xie Yalong, who previously held Nan's post, was given an identical sentence for accepting 1.36 million yuan in bribes, Xinhua reported.Xie was also fined 200,000 yuan, despite claiming in April that he had been tortured into giving a confession.Former national team midfielder Shen Si, who represented China 39 times between 1995 and 2002, was sentenced to six years, while fellow players Qi Hong, Jiang Jin and Li Ming have been handed five-and-a-half-year terms. Each of the four players were also fined $79,400.JUST WATCHEDAnelka heads to China on bumper dealReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHAnelka heads to China on bumper deal 02:34Chinese football has seen its profile boosted over the last 12 months, with a number of big-name stars joining the country's Super League.French striker Nicolas Anelka swapped English team Chelsea for Shanghai Shenhua in January, while former Argentina coach Sergio Batista was appointed by the club last month as replacement for Jean Tigana.Italy's World Cup winner Marcello Lippi is now coach of Guangzhou Evergrande, who have also recruited highly-paid players such as Argentine playmaker Dario Conca and Paraguay's Lucas Barrios.

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London (CNN)A Metropolitan Police officer pleaded guilty Friday to murdering marketing executive Sarah Everard, whose disappearance while walking home in London prompted an outpouring across social media from women sharing their own experiences of sexual assault and harassment.Wayne Couzens, a serving police constable whose "primary role was uniformed patrol duties of diplomatic premises," had pleaded guilty to Everard's kidnap and rape in June.The Crown Prosecution Service said in a statement that he had now admitted a charge of murder at the Old Bailey court. A sentencing hearing will begin on September 29.Everard, 33, went missing on March 3 after leaving a friend's house in Clapham, south London, in the early evening. Her body was found on 10 March inside a builder's bag in woodland near Ashford, Kent, more than 50 miles from where she was last seen.A court artist sketch shows Wayne Couzens making his first appearance at the Old Bailey by video link in March 2021 from Belmarsh top security prison in south London.Couzens had been arrested a day earlier at his nearby home in Kent, on suspicion of kidnap. He was later arrested on suspicion of murder.Read MoreFive members of Everard's family were in the London courtroom as Couzens, 48, appeared by video link from Belmarsh high security prison, according to PA News.Metropolitan Police commissioner Cressida Dick was also present to hear Couzens' plead, PA reported.Prosecutor Tom Little told the court that Everard and Couzens had not met before he abducted her from the roadside and "were total strangers to each other," the news agency said."His pleas today represents a truly guilty plea and remorse for what he did and, as he put it to us this morning, he will bear the burden for the rest of his life - his words: 'as I deserve,'" Couzens' lawyer Jim Sturman said, according to PA.Dick: Force sickened by 'truly dreadful crimes'CPS specialist prosecutor Carolyn Oakley said Couzens' motivation remained a mystery."Couzens lied to the police when he was arrested and to date, he has refused to comment. We still do not know what drove him to commit this appalling crime against a stranger," Oakley said.The UK is facing a reckoning on gender-based violence. Boris Johnson's government has botched its response"Today is not the day for hearing the facts about what happened to Sarah. Today is a day to remember Sarah and our thoughts remain with her family and friends."Oakley described Couzens' guilty plea as the result of "a great deal of hard work" by the prosecution team. She added that police "should be commended for their thorough and tireless investigation into Sarah's disappearance."Dick offered an apology for Couzens' actions in a statement outside court."My thoughts and those of everyone in the Met Police are with Sarah's loved ones. It is not possible for any of us to begin to imagine what they have been going through. I am so sorry," she said."All of us in the Met are sickened, angered and devastated by this man's truly dreadful crimes. Everyone in policing feels betrayed."Sarah was a fantastic, talented young women with her whole life ahead of her and that has been snatched away. She was hugely loved and she will be sorely missed by so many people."Misconduct proceduresCouzens had joined the Met Police in September 2018 and moved to the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command in February 2020, where his main role was to patrol embassies, a Met Police statement said. A review process found that he had passed vetting processes and that no information had been available then that would have changed this, it said.Couzens ceased to be paid as a police officer as soon as he entered his previous guilty pleas, the statement added. "This was as soon as legally possible. Internal misconduct procedures are now being progressed."The Met Police were criticized in March for their heavy-handed response to a vigil held to remember Everard and highlight the issue of women's safety.Her disappearance prompted thousands of women to share their own experiences of intimidation or harassment while walking alone at night in British cities and around the world. Many 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.

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Story highlightsJose Mourinho hints is keen to stay at Chelsea beyond his current contractThe Portuguese enjoyed a successful three-year stint at Chelsea from 2004-2007Then he fell out with club owner Roman Abramovich, but returned in the summerThe English Premier League sack race has been as busy as ever this season, but Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has signaled his long-term commitment to the club in an industry that has been criticized for its short term outlook.Paolo Di Canio, Martin Jol, Steve Clarke and Andre Villas-Boas have all been given the push by top-flight clubs in England this term -- Sunderland, Fulham, West Brom and Tottenham respectively -- while Ian Holloway resigned before Crystal Palace had the chance to do the same.And with Malky Mackay's future at Cardiff seemingly ever more uncertain, the days of a manager enjoying 27 years at the helm of a club as Sir Alex Ferguson recently did with Manchester United seem consigned to the past.Mourinho first arrived at Stamford Bridge in 2004 and went on to guide Chelsea to the English Premier League title -- the club's first for 50 years -- as well as the FA Cup, the Community Shield, two League Cups and a further league title.But despite writing his name into Chelsea's history books, a well-publicised fall-out with the club's owner, Roman Abramovich, ultimately led to his exit in 2007.JUST WATCHEDJosé Mourinho's press conference anticsReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHJosé Mourinho's press conference antics 06:08JUST WATCHEDLooking back at 150 years of soccerReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHLooking back at 150 years of soccer 03:12This time, however, Mourinho, who returned to west London in the summer, is hoping to stay around long enough to create a real legacy.JUST WATCHEDPolice tackles football betting scandalReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHPolice tackles football betting scandal 01:24"Realistically I have a four-year contract and I hope at the end of the four years we sit down, analyze the situation and we are both happy for me either to carry on or happy to separate," Mourinho told reporters ahead of Chelsea's visit to Arsenal on Monday."My desire and my feeling is to work for these four years and after that analyze the situation."After departing from Chelsea in 2007, Mourinho went on to manage Inter Milan where more success followed, including the Treble of the Champions League, Serie A and Coppa Italia in 2010.Real Madrid was the Portuguese's next destination, where he added the La Liga title, the Spanish Cup and the Spanish Supercup to his coaching CV.Despite the relative success, Mourinho left Spain's capital under a cloud at the end of last season -- reportedly falling out with the club's players and its president, Florentino Perez.The Chelsea boss, however, disputes this theory, saying: "I've had teams where I needed to be successful immediately. I had Real Madrid, and I left there because I wanted to, not because the club wanted me to. "There were clubs in other countries where it would have been easy for me to go to and find an easy job."Having had opportunities to take up an "easy job" elsewhere, the former Porto boss feels his latest post is far more challenging.With the likes of Frank Lampard and John Terry, who were in their prime during Mourinho's first spell in charge at Chelsea, growing ever older, the Portuguese has been handed the task of forging a new side based around the talents of younger players like Oscar and Eden Hazard.And it was this project, along with his admiration for the English game, that persuaded Mourinho to return to Chelsea."I'm here because I love this club and I love the pressure. It's a different project for me and that's why I'm here," he said."I also love this country in terms of football, no doubt about that, but the main reason was the club explained what they want from me and I was open to that."Read: Tottenham wins in styleRead: Alex Ferguson's book: 10 things you need to knowRead: Jose Mourinho unmasked

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London (CNN)The UK's largest spy agency, GCHQ, has sent out its annual Christmas card -- with a set of puzzles aimed at inspiring young would-be secret agents. Every year, the intelligence, cyber and security agency releases a card containing a festive brainteaser to national security colleagues and partners across the world. The card's brainteaser is aimed at aspiring young spies.But this year's card was packed with "fiendish puzzles" aimed at children between the ages of 11 and 18, the agency said in a statement. Kids can work their way through an increasingly difficult set of puzzles on the Christmas tree-themed card, which is available to download."From Enigma to modern day encryption, GCHQ's history is full of talented people tackling the country's most complex challenges. If we're to help keep the country safe, problem-solving skills and teamwork are absolutely crucial," the agency's director, Jeremy Fleming, said in a statement.Read More"That's why this year's Christmas puzzles are aimed at young people. I am keen to encourage STEM skills, thinking differently, and help foster the next generation of talent.UK spy agency challenges 'wise men and women' to solve Christmas card puzzle"I want to show young people that thinking differently is a gift, and it is only with a mix of minds that they can solve seemingly impossible problems, just like we do at GCHQ," he added.The answer to the Christmas puzzle will also be posted on Instagram and the GCHQ website, the agency said.The agency, now based in the town of Cheltenham, is perhaps best known for its operations during World War II, when it relocated to Bletchley Park, 50 miles northwest of London. There, code-breakers including Alan Turing famously decrypted coded German messages sent using the Enigma cipher machine.CNN's Jack Guy contributed reporting.

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Story highlightsRafael Nadal taken to three sets by David Ferrer in Madrid MastersBidding for third title on the clay in Spanish capitalThird seed Andy Murray beaten by Tomas BerdychSerena Williams and Maria Sharapova into last four of women's eventRafael Nadal remained the only one of the "Big Four" still standing Friday after third seed Andy Murray joined Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer in exiting the Madrid Masters.Nadal dropped the opening set to fellow Spaniard David Ferrer and trailed 4-2 in the second before mounting a typical comeback to reach the semifinals.But Murray, playing in the night session, was beaten 7-6 6-4 by Czech Tomas Berdych.Murray, who will still take over as No.2 from Federer in the new rankings, was a break up in the first set but could not press home his advantage and a single break for the big-hitting Berdych in the second was enough to see him through. In the women's WTA event in the Spanish capital, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova remained on course for a final showdown as both reached the last four, but by contrasting routes.No.1 Williams was given an almighty scare by wildcard Anabel Medina Garrigues before winning 6-3 0-6 7-5.The American superstar had not dropped a set all tournament until being blanked in the second set, only the seventh time in her career she had suffered such a fate.JUST WATCHEDTennis Tips: Recovery footworkReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHTennis Tips: Recovery footwork 01:36JUST WATCHEDOn the court with 'Baby Federer'ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHOn the court with 'Baby Federer' 01:12"I wasn't really there, my feet weren't moving -- I don't know what happened," she told the official WTA website.Read: Djokovic dumped in Madrid by Dimitrov "To turn it around I got up earlier on the changeover and started doing high knees and just stretching and doing anything to try to get my intensity back up to where it needed to be."She will face Italian Sara Errani in the semifinals Saturday while Sharapova reached that stage with a 6-2 6-4 cruise against Estonia's Kaia Kanepi.Sharapova will leapfrog Williams to No.1 if she can go one round further or beat her in the final should both reach it."I was just really determined today, and I'm happy I was able to win with that type of scoreline," the Russian said after her passage to the semifinals where she will play former No.1 Ana Ivanovic of Serbia.Nadal later emerged on Center Court for a battle royale with Ferrer, who dominated the early sparring.He took the opening set 6-4 in 51 minutes and was a break up in the second before the former No.1 hit back by taking the next three games.Read: Federer exits to Japan's NishikoriMallorcan Nadal served for the set at 5-4 but was broken by Ferrer as the match went to a crucial tiebreak.JUST WATCHEDWomen's tennis top stars talk personalReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHWomen's tennis top stars talk personal 01:14JUST WATCHEDThe story behind Sharapova's successReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHThe story behind Sharapova's success 06:26It was comfortably won by Nadal who swept through the decider for a 4-6 7-6 6-0 win, his 18th in 22 clashes with Ferrer.Nadal is looking to reach his seventh straight final since returning to the ATP Tour after injury in February and his beaten opponent knows only too well his abilities."Rafa is always the favorite on clay," he told the official ATP website. "Without any doubt he's the best and he's really fit right now."Nadal will play Pablo Andujar for a place in the final after his fellow Spaniard ended the run of Federer's conqueror Kei Nishikori of Japan in straight sets 6-3 7-5 later Friday.Berdych, bidding for a second straight Madrid final, will take on Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka, who put out seventh seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France in a three-set late night thriller.

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Cedric L. Alexander is deputy mayor of Rochester, New York. He is a CNN law enforcement analyst and previously was the director of public safety for DeKalb County, Georgia. The views expressed here are solely his. View more opinion articles on CNN. (CNN)On August 31, 1955, the body of a black youth was found in the Tallahatchie River, near Money, Mississippi. He was naked except for the barbed wire wound around him, which was attached to a 75-pound fan meant to sink him down to the riverbed. One eye was gouged out and his skull badly fractured and with a bullet hole in it. He was, in fact, so badly beaten that his uncle was able to make a positive identification only because he recognized the youngster's initialed ring. Cedric L. AlexanderHis name was Emmett Till. The 14-year-old Chicagoan had been sent to spend the summer with his uncle in Mississippi, where he was lynched for reputedly flirting with or whistling at a white woman (Carolyn Bryant Donham, who, in a book published in 2017, recanted her original account of this event).When Till's mother, Mamie Elizabeth Till-Mobley, was told how her only child had been murdered, she demanded that his body be returned to Chicago. Seeing the disfigured remains at the train station, she collapsed -- but then she called Ebony and Jet magazines, telling them that she wanted the whole world to see what she saw. At the funeral home, a mortician offered to "touch up" Till's body. The mother said no and instructed that the casket be left open."I think everybody needed to know what had happened to Emmett Till," she said.Like Mamie Elizabeth Till-Mobley 63 years ago, Lucy McBath and Lezley McSpadden want to leave the casket open.Read MoreMamie Till Mobley weeps at her son's funeral on Sept. 6, 1955, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Chicago Sun-Times)The day after Thanksgiving 2012, Lucia "Lucy" McBath answered the phone. It was the father of Jordan Davis, her 17-year-old son. He told her that Jordan had been shot and killed at a Jacksonville, Florida, gas station by a white man who, as it turned out, complained that Davis and his friends had been playing music too loudly in their car. Lucy McBath grieved. She also quit her job as a Delta flight attendant to become a full-time gun control activist. Then, on July 24, 2018, she won the Democratic nomination in Georgia's 6th Congressional District. The month before, she told Elle magazine that she had been "afraid" to run for office. "I kept saying, I don't know how to be a politician. ... I've never done that before." But after she won the primary, she tweeted, "... I intend to show the good people of #GA06 what a tough, determined mother can do."JUST WATCHEDMom of slain teen: 'There's no justice yet' ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHMom of slain teen: 'There's no justice yet' 01:59On August 9, 2014, Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African American resident of Ferguson, Missouri, just north of St. Louis, was walking with a friend down the center of Canfield Drive. Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson believed that Brown matched the description, fresh off his radio, of a shoplifting suspect. At one minute after noon, he drove up on the two young men. Two minutes later, an altercation ensued, the pair fled, and Wilson gave chase on foot. The official report by the district attorney and the medical examiner indicates that Brown had turned and was approaching Wilson when the officer fired repeatedly, hitting Brown, who was unarmed, six times. On August 10, 2018, Michael Brown's mother, Lezley McSpadden, stood "near the spot where her son was gunned down" and announced she was running for the Ferguson city council."Almost four years ago to this day," she said in a news conference, "I ran down this very street, and my son was covered in a sheet. It broke me, you know. It brought me down to my knees and made me feel crippled, as if I could do nothing else anymore. I learned to walk again, and this is one of my first steps." She pledged that, if elected, she would focus on community policing, economic equality, and access to health care for all of Ferguson's young children. She also promised to work on rebuilding the relationship between the police and the residents of Ferguson, two-thirds of whom are black. JUST WATCHED'Mothers of the Movement' entire DNC convention speechReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCH'Mothers of the Movement' entire DNC convention speech 08:49Lucy McBath and Lezley McSpadden want the world to see and to never forget what happened to their sons. They do this, in part, for personal healing. But as Ben Crump, the civil rights attorney who represented the Brown family, told me in a phone conversation on August 15, their "running will help heal their communities."I believe it will help to heal the entire nation. These grieving mothers have declared that they, who have every reason to give up on America, are doing no such thing. On the contrary, thrust onto the public stage by deep personal loss, they have decided to become instrumental in changing politics. Win or lose, their very candidacy will elevate consciousness and be a conduit to restorative justice.But I do want them to win.Why Emmett Till's case matters to American history and our futureI want them to win because, with every reason to despair, they have instead chosen to engage, to rebuild police-neighborhood relations, race relations, and the basic fabric of our communities and our country. These women, who know the terrible cost of a breakdown in these three social domains, now possess a powerful motive to drive change.And make no mistake, in recent years -- in recent months, weeks, and days -- police-neighborhood relations, race relations, and community solidarity have all been under assault, and they have all deteriorated. Political leadership at the very top has been not merely indifferent and incompetent, but has actively encouraged dissension among us, as if creating national division were its goal. Follow CNN OpinionJoin us on Twitter and FacebookSo, we need these women, and we need other men and women like them. We need Americans who choose not to cling to some 1955 mythology of bygone American "greatness" but who want American greatness right now and for the future -- a future in which the likes of Emmett Till, Jordan Davis, and Michael Brown need not fear to make their way in America.

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Story highlightsNorth Korea has declared the United States a "sworn enemy"But recently, American dignitaries have been welcomed in PyongyangNorth Korea recently carried out a nuclear test that it called a new phase of confrontationIt seems North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un is carrying on his father's strange tradition: mixing a fascination with American culture with a hatred of the United States. Kim has made it quite clear that his country's February nuclear test marks a new phase of confrontation with the United States, which Pyongyang has described as "the sworn enemy of the Korean people."Opinion: How to deal with North KoreaYet that hasn't stopped Pyongyang from welcoming a few dignitaries from this "sworn enemy" nation, including a top Google executive and a few basketball stars. No one knows if it's all part of an organized effort to woo North Korea into diplomacy by appealing to its leader's interest in American culture. Yet one thing is for sure: This love-hate relationship has sparked some odd stories out of the Hermit Kingdom. Here's a look at some of the most recent ones we've come across:JUST WATCHEDDennis Rodman's basketball diplomacyReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHDennis Rodman's basketball diplomacy 03:47JUST WATCHEDNorth Korean art on an epic scaleReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHNorth Korean art on an epic scale 02:32JUST WATCHEDFlash Brief: North Korea nuclearReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHFlash Brief: North Korea nuclear 02:34JUST WATCHEDKim Jong Un developing his legacyReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHKim Jong Un developing his legacy 02:491. Kim Jong Un: Dennis Rodman's new BFFIf you read the reports about former NBA star Dennis Rodman's visit to Pyongyang, you might have double-checked whether the story was just another Onion parody. Not only did the American basketball star -- known for his over-the-top publicity stunts -- visit North Korea, but he also was joined by three members of the famed Harlem Globetrotters, who played against North Korea's "Dream Team" (no surprise, the game ended in a tie). Rodman proclaimed Kim "a friend for life," and appeared courtside with the North Korean leader. Not everyone was cheering this so-called "basketball diplomacy." A commentary in Canada's National Post outlined North Korea's "monstrous gulag system that Dennis Rodman will never see." And CNN contributor John Avlon wrote that Rodman isn't the only "celebrity to be used for publicity purposes to prop up a dictator."North Korea issues threat to U.S. military2. Google executive urges country with barely any electricity to embrace the InternetYou've probably seen that NASA satellite photo of the Korean peninsula at night, the one that shows the northern half completely dark while the southern half and the Chinese coast are fully alight. Electricity is still a luxury in North Korea, where cold winds from nearby Siberia can plunge temperatures below freezing. But that didn't stop Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt from visiting North Korea in January as part of a delegation urging North Korea to "make it possible for people to use the Internet." While many North Koreans might be more interested in having a heated home, Schmidt and his Google colleague Jared Cohen have advocated about the Internet's ability to empower citizens living under oppressive regimes. 3. Famous Americans apparently aren't the only ones heading to PyongyangIn the wake of the Schmidt and Rodman visits, Bloomberg Businessweek looked at just how many Westerners are heading to North Korea for its closely monitored, government-run tours. Surprisingly, it found a nearly 20% increase in visits since 2011.4. Get your North Korean education ... in TokyoThe United States isn't the only outside country that has a love-hate relationship with North Korea. Until the end of World War II, Korea was a Japanese colony, and many Koreans were brought to Japan -- many against their will -- before Korea was divided between north and south. More recently, North Korea admitted to kidnapping Japanese citizens from Japanese soil in the 1970s and 1980s, something Tokyo has demanded more answers about. Despite this tense history, Japan hosts a number of North Korean-funded schools -- complete with portraits of North Korea's founder Kim Il Sung and previous leader Kim Jong Il on its walls. Students, who are mostly Japanese, say they are learning Korean culture and language, and laugh off suggestions that they're training to be spies. 5. Dreaming of annihilating the United States, to the tune of 'We Are The World' It's no secret that North Korea's propaganda images are bizarre, at least to the non-North Korean eye. If this doesn't make sense, just search Google Images for "North Korea propaganda." Yet one video released in the run-up to North Korea's nuclear test on Pyongyang's official website still managed to raise some eyebrows. The video -- set to the tune of "We Are The World," the 1985 song written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie heralding world peace -- shows a North Korean man dreaming about an apparent missile attack on the United States. "Black smoke was billowing somewhere in America," the caption in Korean reads. Seven ways to get serious with North Korea

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(CNN)As the US attempts to wean itself off its heavy reliance on fossil fuels and shift to cleaner energy sources, many experts are eyeing a promising solution: your neighborhood big-box stores and shopping malls.The rooftops and parking lot space available at retail giants like Walmart, Target and Costco is massive. And these largely empty spaces are being touted as untapped potential for solar power that could help the US reduce its dependency on foreign energy, slash planet-warming emissions and save companies millions of dollars in the process.At the IKEA store in Baltimore, installing solar panels on the roof and over the store's parking lot cut the amount of energy it needed to purchase by 84%, slashing its costs by 57% from September to December of 2020, according to the company. (The panels also provide some beneficial shade to keep customers' cars cool on hot, sunny days.) Could Russia's war kick-start a renewable-energy revolution? It depends where in the world you lookAs of February 2021, IKEA had 54 solar arrays installed across 90% of its US locations.Big-box stores and shopping centers have enough roof space to produce half of their annual electricity needs from solar, according to a report from nonprofit Environment America and research firm Frontier Group. Read MoreLeveraging the full rooftop solar potential of these superstores would generate enough electricity to power nearly 8 million average homes, the report concluded, and would cut the same amount of planet-warming emissions as pulling 11.3 million gas-powered cars off the road.The average Walmart store, for example, has 180,000 square feet of rooftop, according to the report. That's roughly the size of three football fields and enough space to support solar energy that could power the equivalent of 200 homes, the report said."Every rooftop in America that isn't producing solar energy is a rooftop wasted as we work to break our dependence on fossil fuels and the geopolitical conflicts that come with them," Johanna Neumann, senior director for Environment America's campaign for 100% Renewable, told CNN. "Now is the time to lean into local renewable energy production, and there's no better place than the roofs of America's big-box superstores." Advocates involved in clean energy worker-training programs tell CNN that a solar revolution in big-box retail would also be a significant windfall for local communities, spurring economic growth while tackling the climate crisis, which has inflicted disproportionate harm on marginalized communities.Yet only a fraction of big-box stores in the US have solar on their rooftops or solar canopies in parking lots, the report's authors told CNN. Why record-high gas prices won't be solved by drilling more oil in the US CNN reached out to five of the top US retailers — Walmart, Kroger, Home Depot, Costco and Target — to ask: Why not invest in more rooftop solar?Many renewable energy experts point to solar as a relatively simple solution to cut down on costs and help rein in fossil fuel emissions, but the companies point to several roadblocks — regulations, labor costs and structural integrity of the rooftops themselves — that are preventing more widespread adoption.The need for these kinds of clean energy initiatives is becoming "unquestionably urgent" as the climate crisis accelerates, said Edwin Cowen, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Cornell University."We are behind the eight ball, to put it mildly," Cowen told CNN. "I would have loved to see policy help incentivize rooftop solar 15 years ago instead of five years ago in the commercial space. There's still a tremendous amount of work to do."What's the holdup?Neumann said Walmart, the nation's largest retailer, possesses by far the largest solar potential. Walmart has around 5,000 stores in the US and more than 783 million square feet of rooftop space — an area larger than Manhattan — and more than 8,974 gigawatt hours of annual rooftop solar potential, according to the report. It's enough electricity to power more than 842,000 homes, the report said. "Every rooftop in America that isn't producing solar energy is a rooftop wasted as we work to break our dependence on fossil fuels and the geopolitical conflicts that come with them."Johanna Neumann, Environment AmericaWalmart spokesperson Mariel Messier told CNN the company is involved in renewable energy projects around the world, but many of them are not rooftop solar installations. The company has reported having completed on- and off-site wind and solar projects or had others under development with a capacity to produce more than 2.3 gigawatts of renewable energy.Neumann said Environment America has met with Walmart a few times, urging the retailer to commit to installing solar panels on roofs and in parking lots. The company has said it's aiming to source 100% of its energy through renewable projects by 2035."Of all the retailers in America, Walmart stands to make the biggest impact if they put rooftop solar on all of their stores," Neumann told CNN. "And for us, this report just underscores just how much of an impact they could make if they make that decision."According to Environment America, Walmart had installed almost 194 megawatts of solar capacity on its US facilities as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year and additional capacity in off-site solar farms. The company's installations in California were expected to provide between 20% to 30% of each location's electricity needs.Solar panels on the roof of a Target store in Inglewood, California, in 2020. Target ranked No. 1 for on-site solar capacity in 2019, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association.Target ranked No. 1 for on-site solar capacity in 2019, according to industry trade group Solar Energy Industries Association's most recent report. It currently has 542 locations with rooftop solar — around a quarter of the company's stores — a Target spokesperson told CNN. Rooftop solar generates enough energy to meet 15% to 40% of Target properties' energy needs, the spokesperson said.Richard Galanti, the chief financial officer at Costco, said the company has 121 stores with rooftop solar around the world, 95 of which are in the US. Walmart, Target and Costco did not share with CNN what their biggest barriers are to adding rooftop or parking lot solar panels to more stores.Approximate number of households companies could power with rooftop solarWalmart — 842,700Target — 259,900Home Depot — 256,600Kroger — 192,500Costco — 87,500Source: Environment America, Frontier Group report, "Solar on Superstores""My suspicion is that they want an even stronger business case for deviating from business-as-usual," Neumann said. "Historically, all those roofs have done is cover their stores, and rethinking how [they] use their buildings and thinking of them as energy generators, not just protection from rain, requires a small change in their business model."Home Depot, which has around 2,300 stores, currently has 75 completed rooftop solar projects, 12 in construction and more than 30 planned for future development, said Craig D'Arcy, the company's director of energy management. Solar power generates around half of these stores' energy needs on average, he said. Aging rooftops at stores are a "huge impediment" to solar installation, D'Arcy added. If a roof needs to be replaced in the next 15 to 20 years or sooner, it doesn't make financial sense for Home Depot to add solar systems today, he said."We have a goal of implementing solar rooftop where the economics are attractive," D'Arcy told CNN. CNN also reached out to Kroger, which owns about 2,800 stores across the US. Kristal Howard, a Kroger spokesperson, said the company currently has 15 properties — stores, distribution centers and manufacturing plants — with solar installations. One of the "multiple factors affecting the viability of a solar installation" was the stores' ability to support a solar installation on the roofs, Howard said.A worker walks among solar panels being installed on the roof of an IKEA in Miami in 2014. As of February, IKEA had solar installed at 90% of its US locations.Cowen, the engineering professor at Cornell, said solar is already attractive, but that labor costs, incentives and the different layers of regulation likely pose some financial challenges in solar installations. "For them, this means usually hiring a local site firm that can do that installation that also knows local policy," Cowen said. "It's just another layer of complexity that I think is beginning to make sense because the costs have come down enough, but it needs kind of reopening that door of getting into an existing building."'Delay means death': We're running out of ways to adapt to the climate crisis, new report shows. Here are the key takeaways Rep. Sean Casten of Illinois, who co-chairs the power sector task force in the House, said the US has "failed to provide the incentives to people who have the expertise to go in and build these things." The reason both retail companies and the power sector have not made much progress on solar is because "our system is so disjointed" and has a complex regulation structure, Casten said."Why aren't we doing something that makes economic sense? The answer is this horribly disjointed federal policy where we massively subsidize fossil energy extraction, and we penalize clean energy production," Casten told CNN. "For a long, long time, if you wanted to build a solar panel on the rooftop of Walmart, your biggest enemy was going to be your local utility because they didn't want to lose the load."We could have done this decades ago," Casten added. "And had we done it, we would not be in this dire position with the climate, but we'd also have a lot more money in our pocket."Acting on climate, equitablyFor Charles Callaway, director of organizing at the nonprofit group WE ACT for Environmental Justice, strengthening the rooftop solar capacity in big box retail stores is a no-brainer, especially if companies allow the local community to reap benefits either through installation jobs or sharing the electricity produced later.Either way, it would put a massive dent in curbing the climate crisis and help usher in an equitable transition away from fossil fuels — and it's doable, Callaway told CNN.Solar panels on the roof of a Costco store in Ingelwood, California, in 2021. Costco told CNN 95 stores in the US have rooftop solar installations. The New York City resident led a worker training program that helped train more than 100 local community members, mostly people of color, to become solar installers. He also formed a solar workers cooperative to ensure many of the participants of the training program get jobs in a tough market. In the last two years, Callaway said his group has not only installed solar panels on roofs of affordable housing units, but also equipment capable of producing 2 megawatts of solar energy on shopping malls up in upstate New York. He emphasized that hiring locally would be most beneficial since local installers know the community and local regulations best. Allergy season will start much earlier than normal and be far more intense because of climate crisis, study suggests "One of my huge concerns is social equity," Cowen said. "Access to renewable energy is a fairly privileged position these days, and we've got to figure out ways to make that not true."Jasmine Graham, WE ACT's energy justice policy manager, said the potential of building rooftop solar on big box superstores is encouraging, only "if these projects use local labor, if they are paying prevailing wages, and if this solar is being used in a manner such as community solar, which would allow [utility] bill discounts for folks that live in the same utility zone."Pressure is mounting for global leaders to act urgently on the climate crisis after a UN report in late February warned the window for action is rapidly closing.Neumann believes the US can meet its energy demand with renewables. All it takes, she said, is the political will to make that switch, and the inclusion of the local community so no one gets left behind in the transition. "The sooner we make that transition, the sooner we'll have cleaner air, the sooner we'll have a more protected environment and better health and the sooner we'll have a more livable future for our kids," Neumann said. "And even if that requires investment, it is an investment worth making."CNN's Judson Jones contributed to this report.

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Story highlightsEuropol: Russian mafia laundered several million euros across multiple European Union countries Authorities: Gang infiltrated soccer clubs in financial trouble, such as third-tier Portuguese team (CNN)The money-laundering operation was so complex that investigators code-named it "Matryoshkas," after the Russian dolls that nest one inside the other inside the next.European investigators say it involved the Russian mafia, criminal cells, off-shore shell companies and even a third-tier Portuguese soccer team.And it culminated in the detention of Alexander Tolstikov, a Russian businessman and the owner of the third-tier team, Uniao de Leiria, a Portuguese official told CNN.Tolstikov was detained on suspicion of tax fraud, criminal association, money laundering, corruption and forgery of documents, according to Antonio Sintra, head of the Leiria Department of Criminal Investigation of the Portuguese Police.Sintra said one of the club's administrators and its financial director were also detained. The three suspects are expected to be arraigned in court within the next 48 hours. Read MoreCriminal gang linked to crimes in six other European countriesEuropol, the European law enforcement agency, said Wednesday that the three people detained were part of an important cell of a Russian mafia group that has laundered several million euros across multiple European Union countries since 2008. The group has "links with serious and organized crimes committed in Austria, Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Moldova and the United Kingdom," Europol said in a news release. Reached by CNN, a representative of the club declined comment. The suspects were arrested after more than 70 Portuguese police officers searched 22 locations in the Lisbon, Leiria, Braga and Viseu areas of the country, along with Uniao de Leira's and SC Braga's football stadiums and the offices of the two top-tier Lisbon rivals, Benfica and Sporting. Also searched were private homes, companies, vehicles, accounting offices and a law firm, the Portuguese Prosecutor's office said in a statement. Several thousand euros in cash, mostly in 500-euro bills, were also seized, Europol said.Sintra said Benfica, Sporting and Braga were "not under investigation." He said searches were carried out at the three clubs' offices because they acquired Russian players from Leiria and had documents that could help the investigation. 'Front men for opaque and sophisticated networks'Uniao de Leiria, once a top-tier football team and coached at one point by noted Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho, was relegated to Portugal's lower divisions after facing financial difficulties in 2012. Leiria's money woes made it a prime target for the criminal network, which, according to Europol, targeted "EU football clubs in financial distress." The network infiltrated these clubs by providing much-needed short-term donations or investments, eventually orchestrating their purchase, Europol said.Europol said the Russian network used "front men for opaque and sophisticated networks of holding companies invariably owned by shell companies registered offshore and in tax havens," allowing the real owners to remain unidentified. "Once clubs are under the control of the Russian mafia, the large scope of financial transactions, cross-border money flows, and shortcomings in governance allow clubs to be used to launder dirty money well as for betting activities," Europol said.The investigation by Portuguese and European law enforcement officials started more than a year ago, after Leiria was acquired by Tolstikov in 2014. According to Europol, suspicion was aroused by the "high standards of living that the suspects enjoyed" while in Portugal. The suspects imported "large amounts of money from Russia to Portugal," in violation of EU law, Europol said.

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Cairo and AthensAn earthquake struck off the Greek island of Karpathos early on Tuesday, shaking towns and cities across the eastern Mediterranean, witnesses and media said.There were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage, however."Really felt that one ... Lasted for 30 seconds," a witness in Lindos, Rhodes, said in a posting on the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre's website.The tremor, whose magnitude the US Geological Survey measured at 6.0 and depth at 37.8km (23.5 miles), was also felt on several other Greek islands including Crete and Santorini, state TV said.It also shook the Cypriot capital Nicosia, Beirut, Cairo and other cities in Egypt, parts of Israel and the Palestinian territories, and the region around southern Turkey's Antalya, Reuters witnesses said.Read MoreTwo powerful quakes rattled Crete in recent weeks, killing one person and damaging buildings.A Greek seismologist said Tuesday's quake came from a different African fault and no aftershocks were expected.

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(CNN)Despite weeks of planning between federal and local police agencies ahead of Wednesday's Trump rally -- including tracking social media -- officials said that going into Wednesday they had no intelligence indicating there was a threat the US Capitol could be overrun. It would turn out to be a catastrophic failure after an angry mob overwhelmed police and stormed into the Capitol building, ransacking lawmakers' offices, injuring dozens of officers and stealing electronics and documents that could possibly include sensitive national security information. Five people died during the riots, including a woman shot by US Capitol Police and a police officer.During conference calls that included federal agencies and the city's police ahead of the rally, federal law enforcement officials say the US Capitol Police assured counterparts they had the situation under control—they knew how to deal with large demonstrations at the Capitol, in large part because the complex was already being prepared for Inauguration Day, one of the most secure events in the city, according to sources familiar with the matter. Federal and local officials said Thursday they did not have intelligence suggesting any violent mob was preparing to attack the Capitol, even as demonstrators were publicly saying on social media they were not planning a typical protest. Despite weeks of preparations, "obviously, what happened no one anticipated," Michael Sherwin, acting US Attorney for the District of Columbia, told reporters in a telephone press conference Thursday. "Things could have been done better." Read MoreRead MoreHow a pro-Trump mob besieged the CapitolTrump pressured Pence to engineer a coup, then put the VP in danger, source saysWhat's the 25th Amendment and how does it work?LIST: These are the members calling for impeachment or the 25th Amendment to be invokedOf course, there were reports of violence when Trump's backers had come to town last month, and the FBI was monitoring everything from social media to the hotels where some of the rioters were staying. One sign of the preparations came in the days before the rally, when, acting on the FBI's intelligence information, Washington's Metropolitan Police arrested Enrique Tarrio, leader of the Proud Boys, after he left the airport en route to his hotel. He was charged for his role in destroying a Black Lives Matter banner at a previous Proud Boys march in Washington, and prosecutors later added charges for carrying two extended ammunition magazines that are illegal in the city. As part of his release, a local judge told him to leave town and to stay away from Wednesday's rally. Police were caught flat-footed the next day. DC Police Chief Robert Contee told reporters Thursday there was no intelligence that suggested there would be a breach of the US Capitol on January 6. Three DHS sources, who usually receive such reports, were unaware of a threat assessment being shared from the DHS intelligence office ahead of Wednesday's siege. Several federal executive branch agencies had teams on standby ready to assist Capitol Police. And they weren't aware the Capitol Police weren't in any position to be able to prevent the insurrection at the Capitol that led to some of the most secure areas of the building to be overrun by rioters. The call for help from the Capitol Police came as protesters, apparently riled up from speeches during a rally near the White House, began converging at barricades outside the Capitol. It was too late. Serious questions about being caught off guard Prosecutors 'looking at all actors,' including Trump, as charges are filed against Capitol riotersThe ransacking of the Capitol has sparked serious questions across Washington about how the US Capitol was caught so off guard -- putting in danger lawmakers as well as Vice President Mike Pence -- and why law enforcement treated President Donald Trump's supporters differently than the Black Lives Matter protests that occurred last year. The episode has quickly led to recriminations on Capitol Hill -- with Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund planning to resign next week -- and vows to investigate the incident from Republicans and Democrats alike. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House Sergeant at Arms, Paul Irving, was submitting his resignation, while Senate Sergeant at Arms, Michael Stenger, submitted his resignation late Thursday, according to a statement by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.Part of the planning for the Trump rally took into account criticism that federal and local police, and the US National Guard received for handling of summer protests, federal and local officials say. This included a heavy-handed response to protesters near Lafayette Park, who were cleared to make way for a Trump photo op walk to St. John's Church across from the White House. The visible police and National Guard presence for the Trump rally was notably less aggressive than during summer protests. A Homeland Security law enforcement source said the "most glaring and obvious speck in our eye is when you contrast it to similar demonstrations that did not always go well and the response," referring to the heavy-handed response DHS had in Portland and Washington, DC this past summer. Coordinated by Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen, federal executive branch agencies had more than 500 officers and agents close by and ready to help, a Justice Department spokesman said. "We had what I believe were sufficient federal resources for this," Sherwin said, adding, "I cannot speak for the Capitol Police." Sund issued a statement Thursday saying that Capitol Police "had a robust plan established to address anticipated First Amendment activities." "But make no mistake -- these mass riots were not First Amendment activities; they were criminal riotous behavior," Sund said, adding that the rioters "actively" attacked officers and were "determined to enter into the Capitol Building by causing great damage." But police chiefs across the country who plan for major protests, sometimes with other agencies, make contingency plans for how to respond when something goes wrong -- for when a First Amendment protest turns into violence, which Wednesday's rioters said all along it would be. One of the complications of the capital is that the Capitol Police reports to Congress and is separate from the Executive Branch agencies, including the FBI and Secret Service, which don't have jurisdiction on the Capitol grounds unless requested by the Capitol Police. Former Capitol Police Chief Terrance Gainer told CNN that Washington, DC, police have responsibility for the entire city, while Capitol police cover the area that includes the Capitol and House and Senate office buildings. "What's kind of been worked out is, everyone tends to their business until we need each other," Gainer said. "There's some concurrent jurisdictions, some separate." In practice, the different agencies do their own work until they're needed. There was a time when Metro Police couldn't give field sobriety tests so Capitol Police would respond to DUI traffic stops, Gainer said. Call for help came too late Federal murder investigation to be opened in Capitol Police officer's deathSherwin said the first indication of trouble was when crowds began breaching entrances on the east front of the Capitol building. Federal officials had been asked for help -- first with bomb threats in multiple locations, and then to the Capitol itself -- but they said by the time they were asked to respond to the chaos at the Capitol, it was too late for them to intervene and stop the building from being breached. "They have jurisdiction. And the minute they asked for support, we sent it," Acting Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli said on Fox News. "And by the way, they asked for support before violence began. So that was not a pure reaction. There was some planning to it. But it was just too close to when everything began to heat up. And they were outnumbered and overwhelmed. I mean, that's why you see pictures like that. It's pure, it's just numbers." Multiple federal law enforcement agencies deployed emergency response teams near the Capitol on Wednesday that were eventually deployed to respond to the unfolding rioters that had breached the Capitol building. The Metropolitan Police Department, DC's local police force, said there was a call for help from Capitol Police at 1 p.m. Both the FBI and the Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms Bureau had teams near the Capitol, and after they received a call for help, more than 300 agents and officers were deployed to the Capitol, sources told CNN. But less than 90 minutes later, the Capitol was under siege as rioters entered into some of the most secure parts of the building, including the Senate chamber and Pelosi's office. The Homeland Security law enforcement official said both ICE and CBP had quick response teams available if needed for any protests or breach of headquarters locations. Those teams were on standby, the official said, but there was no request for DHS assets to go to the Capitol beyond a limited number of Secret Service and Federal Protection Service officers. The FBI response included SWAT teams and other special agents who were deployed to assist US Capitol Police to clear the Capitol grounds, as well as a Hostage Rescue Team. The FBI also has evidence response teams on site collecting evidence and bomb technicians to respond to pipe bombs at buildings that house the Republican and Democratic National Committees. A team of The ATF's explosive specialists responded to bomb threats in Washington, DC. A short time later, they received the call for help from Capitol Police and ATF's special response team and agents from Baltimore and Washington deployed to the Capitol to assist clearing the rioters. What we know about the 5 deaths in the pro-Trump mob that stormed the CapitolCongressional leaders quickly got on the phone with acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen, acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller and Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy in the early moments of the riots, while lawmakers were being evacuated from the House and Senate chambers, Schumer said Thursday. The call was tense, a source said, with lawmakers demanding answers about why there wasn't better protection. "The question is why weren't they there in advance, and then why didn't they get there ASAP. All of that needs to looking into," Schumer told reporters. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan Thursday said that he was on the phone with House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, who pleaded with him to send the Maryland National Guard to help. But Hogan said the Maryland Guard was told multiple times "we don't have authorization" and waited an hour and a half before he finally received a call from Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy to deploy to the Capitol. Hogan said that McCarthy asked him, "'Can you come as soon as possible?' Yeah, we've been waiting. We're ready." CNN reported on Wednesday that it was Pence, not Trump, who helped to facilitate members of the DC National Guard deploying to the Capitol, and Trump initially resisted deploying the National Guard. Clearing the Capitol After lawmakers, aides and reporters had been evacuated to safety, it was the FBI and ATF teams that ultimately cleared the Capitol building, and not Capitol police, sources tell CNN. The two agencies each went from one end of the Capitol, room-to-room, meeting in the middle to clear the building and allow Congress to return to the House and Senate chambers to finish certifying President-elect Joe Biden's win, sources said. Around 7 p.m., as the Capitol complex was being cleared, federal law enforcement agencies held another call with Pence and House and Senate leaders. Capitol Police were not included in the call, according to one source, and the tone was quite different than the earlier call as the situation was still unfolding. Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf was up late into the night in Qatar monitoring events as they unfolded on Capitol Hill Wednesday, according to a DHS official familiar with his trip. In light of the siege on the Capitol, Wolf arranged to return to the US as quickly as possible, the official said, following visits to Cyprus, Bahrain and Qatar this week. ICE Homeland Security Investigations personnel, who were deployed to support Federal Protective Service last year to protect the agency's buildings amid protests, were not sent out to the Capitol Wednesday, and stayed at ICE headquarters as they did during the summer's Black Lives Matter protests, though they were on standby to assist, according to two officials. Federal Protective Service, meanwhile, requested assistance from US Customs and Border Protection to protect federal facilities and property. "There are many questions lingering about the attack on the US Capitol and it will take time to discover the answers," said FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor in an internal message to the workforce Thursday, which was obtained by CNN. FEMA staff, Gaynor said, worked overnight to "support efforts to ensure continuity of government operations." This story has been updated to reflect a Capitol Hill police officer has died.CNN's Peter Nickeas contributed to this report.

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Rome (CNN)A high-ranking Vatican official has said he is pressing the Catholic Church to consider allowing married men to act as priests in a remote region of the Amazon.Bishop Erwin Krautler, secretary for the Commission on the Pan-Amazon Region, wants the subject on the agenda at a meeting in the Vatican in 2019, he told CNN.The proposal centers around the question of allowing faithful Catholic married men to act as priests, including saying Mass and hearing confessions.Brazilian Cardinal Claudio Hummes, president of the Bishops Commission for the Pan-Amazon, and close friend of the Pope, has long supported the idea. The region is experiencing a shortage of priests and Pope Francis has called for the special meeting of the region's bishops, called a synod, to tackle its problems. Read MorePope Francis said in an interview in March 2017 that he would be open to studying the question.According to the Vatican, the region includes parts of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela and Suriname and covers a population of 2.8 million people consisting of 400 indigenous tribes that speak some 240 languages.Most of the population is Catholic, but due to the remoteness of their villages do not have a local priest.Although the question is currently limited to the possibility of allowing married men to become priests, Vatican observers say it could be a first step toward a wider discussion on celibacy.This article has been updated to reflect that Bishop Krautler spoke directly to CNN.

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Story highlightsIOM: 48,000 people arrived in Greece in the last weekRate of migration into Greece last week: 9,600 per day18 people have drowned in last five days (CNN)The tide of people seeking safety in Europe shows no sign of abating just yet. An advocacy group said Friday that it had just recorded the highest influx of migrants to Greece yet in 2015."Despite deteriorating weather conditions, approximately 48,000 refugees and migrants crossed from Turkey to the Greek islands -- or about 9,600 migrants and refugees in each of the past five days," the London-based International Organization for Migration said in a statement.As troubles this year have roiled the Middle East and North Africa, a wave of humanity -- families fleeing death, devastation and poverty -- has rolled across European borders, by land and by sea, flummoxing European policy-makers and swamping the ability of authorities to care for them.Dangerous crossingMigrants arrive on the shores of the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey on a dinghy on September 9, 2015. ANGELOS TZORTZINIS/AFP/Getty Images)The greatest proportion of refugees comes from Syria, where a brutal civil war over the last four and a half years has killed perhaps a quarter of a million people, reduced once-proud cities to rubble, and prompted more than 4 million people to flee.Read MoreBut the region has other trouble spots, as well, including Eritrea, Libya, Gambia and Nigeria.Since Monday, the IOM said, 18 people are believed to have drowned trying to reach Europe since Monday, in two incidents.Follow @faithcnn

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Story highlightsPaul Larsen piloted 'Sailrocket 2' to record speeds of over 65 knotsCNN Sport speaks to Larsen five years onSailor reveals even "bigger" plan in the pipeline (CNN)Walvis Bay, 2012. Flamingos soar over the Namibian coastline as the fastest sailor in history flies by at 78mph. A decade of work, unwavering belief and dedication to the cause is crystallized in a single record-breaking moment.Follow @cnnsport Welcome to the Bonneville Salt Flats of speed sailing.Meet Paul Larsen, pilot of the Vestas Sailrocket 2. Read MoreFive years onTo this day, no other sailing vessel has exceeded 60 knots (69mph) over the 500-meter distance specified by the World Sailing Speed Record Council.Having tipped speeds of 67 knots, Larsen and his team -- including Helena Darvelid and designer Malcolm Barnsley -- became overnight celebrities in sailing circles.Their sleek, 40-foot vessel -- featuring a carbon-fiber sail inclined at a 30-degree angle to the water -- still looks just as otherworldly as it did across the windswept shallows of Walvis Bay in 2012.And the 47-year-old Australian remains the outright sailing speed record holder over both 500m and a mile, five years on from blowing all competition out of the water.JUST WATCHEDSailrocket reaches record speedReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHSailrocket reaches record speed 08:41Don't think he's since been resting on his laurels.Larsen has a new speed sailing project in the pipeline that he claims could be even bigger."We're always looking for people who want to go on a crazy journey," he tells CNN Sport, taking some time out in Bermuda to watch the 35th America's Cup."It's a big, asymmetric boat. A crazy boat ... Watch this space!"Sailrocket 3First there was SailRocket 1 — enshrined in sailing folklore after one of most dramatic boat crashes ever caught on camera — then came the vibrant orange SailRocket 2.WATCH: The moment an America's Cup boat capsized spectacularlyNow Larsen is working on a vessel "capable of crossing oceans and thus sailing in all conditions at all angles."SailRocket 3 — otherwise known as "Brenda" — is set to be more versatile, capable of "significant payloads" and, most importantly, going "very fast.""I want to make a sailing concept that can do what nothing else can," said Larsen."Simply going fast isn't that difficult; it just takes time and money. The fact is, there's simply so much still to be done with the interaction of wind and water."Larsen is confident even SailRocket 2 can stretch its current, validated performance to "well over 70 knots (80mph)."READ: Behind the lens of an award-winning photographerThe development of "new, super cavitating foils" holds the promise of even more amazing speed potential, and SailRocket 2 is "tough as nails, stored in perfect condition and ready to roll when called upon."But SailRocket 3 could smash through the glass ceiling altogether and Larsen, remarkably, has motorboats in his sights."I would love to see SailRocket 3, this wind-driven concept, take the Blue Riband trophy off huge powerboats," he says, alluding to the accolade given to the passenger liner that crosses the Atlantic Ocean with the fastest average speed."It's believe that is doable. That would be something, eh?! From there, who knows how the concept could be applied..."Larsen offers the analogy of a jet engine in a world of piston-powered, propeller-driven aircraft. "Sure you can use it to go super fast, but ultimately its greatest application is subsonic," he explains. "It can carry payload high and relatively fast with incredible reliability. Now that's useful."JUST WATCHEDAmerica's Cup: Dramatic capsizing Team NZReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHAmerica's Cup: Dramatic capsizing Team NZ 01:06READ: "Helpless in the water" -- 1,000 km from landHe envisages his concept transporting a number of passengers at high speeds, harvesting energy from the ocean while sailing. If his calculations are correct, the groundbreaking vessel will be able to sail 600 miles one day and motor for 600 miles the next -- zipping across the ocean powered by the energy recovered sailing and stored in batteries. "It really isn't unreasonable," says Larsen. "It takes time and money and the right people with the right vision and understanding."The planThe SailRocket 3 grand plan comprises three phases of development, starting with large scale model testing, moving on to intermediate size testing, before going full scale.Larsen anticipates the project will take between four and five years depending on the budget available."The same small but tight team has helped me develop the concept to the point where we understand it enough to start looking for funding," he says."This has included building the velocity prediction programs and doing preliminary structural analysis of key areas."Visit CNN.com/sport/sailing for more news and featuresThe future could be upon us sooner than we might think. "Sure it all looks a bit crazy," jokes Larsen. "I appreciate that ... but we did 'crazy' pretty well last time!"Video produced by Patrick Sung Cuadrado; Two-time Olympic gold medalist Shirley Robertson contributed to this report

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Ellesia A. Blaque, PhD, is an assistant professor at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, where she teaches African Diasporic and Ethnic American literature, history and culture. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his. View more opinion on CNN. (CNN)There are millions of people across the globe just like me. People beaten down by diseases we didn't ask for; diseases we were born with, or acquired. We are people who must face them on a daily basis, and for the rest of our lives, and for which we are minimized and ignored.I was born with sarcoidosis -- a chronic inflammatory disease -- in my skin, but no one knew. It wasn't until I became an emancipated adult at 15 that I was diagnosed. I'd suffered extreme pain, photophobia and loss of vision for several days. Ellesia A. Blaque Upon diagnosis, the doctor flatly and coldly suggested that I "Learn Braille because you will be blind or dead before you turn 27." I remember my retort as if it were not nearly 44 years ago: "You are not God and you don't get to choose when I die or how I die." The doctor quickly wrote my first prescription for prednisone, a steroid used to treat diseases associated with inflammation. The prescription was for 80 milligrams per day, with five refills. He never explained to me that I would gain a massive amount of weight, that taking it would promote osteopetrosis and other disorders over time, or that one day, it may not even work and I would probably die without a substitute drug, which in 1978, was non-existent. As he sent me on my way, ignoring the pain in my eyes, which felt like someone was hammering homebuilding nails into them, I felt tears rolling down my face. They burned my chubby cheeks as I walked the three miles back to my apartment, trying to see through the cotton eye patches that I was using to protect my eyes from the sunlight. Over time, three things changed: the disease progressed, infecting my optic nerves and brain; the prednisone damaged my bones and agility; and I became a disabled woman well read on my disease, treatments and medical specialists. Yet, until I turned 39, one thing was constant: I was uninsurable. Read MoreAnd during the 14 years between diagnosis and my graduate school fellowship, which included healthcare insurance, I was forced to be a thief. I stole prescription pads and learned how to write them correctly. I stole my medication from the pharmacies with an order, grab and run sequence. I went to emergency rooms for care and gave fictitious names just to get my medication when the one prescription pad I stole was on its last page, in hopes that I could steal another. When I turned 40, the surgeries began and I thanked God I was insured; but I was angry that having been uninsured for decades, my body was ravaged by potentially deadly disorders that had never been diagnosed -- and no one cared, except me. Where's your health care plan, Mr. President?It was then that I became a medical advocate for myself, and in a few years, a medical advocate for others either asking for or open to help. This is what led me, a person who was unsure if I was even going to vote at all -- because I was frustrated with the systemic racism, police brutality and the recent stream of videos of racist Whites accosting Blacks in their daily lives -- to the town hall in Philadelphia on Tuesday. I wanted to ask President Donald Trump if he would protect the lives of millions of people like me, who have serious, deadly pre-existing conditions and be our advocate for our right to live. Rather than allowing me to finish my question -- as I had to respectfully demand him to do -- or answering my question directly and honestly, the leader of the free world made me feel like an inanimate object. He rambled and repeated the same claim that a new health care plan -- better than the Affordable Care Act -- was on its way.He addressed me in a way that made me feel like an inconvenience, rather than his forced constituent (I say forced because I didn't vote for him in 2016). Encountering my question, one that millions of other Americans have, seemed to be a circumstance he had to suffer through to promote his reelection.Rather than seeing a human being asking for his support and help, perhaps all he saw was a fat Black woman -- a metaphoric rock in his shoe that, if not for saving face, he would have begrudgingly removed and resentfully thrown into the Schuylkill River on his way back to Air Force One.Get our free weekly newsletterSign up for CNN Opinion's new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and FacebookWhen I walked into the National Constitution Center on Tuesday night, I wasn't sure if I would vote at all. Now, my vote is going to Joe Biden. For Americans, particularly those without a pre-existing medical condition who are still unsure if they want to participate this November, I ask that you consider this: One day you or a loved one may find yourselves in the same situation as me -- fighting for your life. 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London (CNN)The family of missing Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala have pleaded with rescuers to continue their search for the plane in which he was traveling.Police on Wednesday suspended the operation to find the aircraft, which disappeared over the English Channel on Monday, saying that a decision on whether to resume the search would be made in the morning. The single-engine Piper Malibu was taking Sala from Nantes in northern France to Cardiff in Wales, the home of his new club, Cardiff City.READ: Emiliano Sala's 'last goodbye' tweet gathers added poignancy"After an intensive search using multiple aircraft and one lifeboat over the last nine hours, we have found no trace of the missing plane," Guernsey Police tweeted. "A decision about whether to recommence will be taken early tomorrow morning," the statement added.At a press conference in Argentina, family spokesperson Martin Molteni told reporters that it is "essential the search continues" and that the family wanted rescuers to "use all means possible" to find out what happened.Read MoreSala, 28, was on his way to begin training with Cardiff City after his reported £15 million ($19.3 million) move to the English Premier League club from Nantes.Flowers and candles have been placed in Nantes' main square as search for Emiliano Sala continues.Sala's message from the planeIt emerged on Wednesday that Sala sent a WhatsApp audio message to a group of friends from on board the plane.It was unclear exactly when Sala sent the message but he describes being tired and can be heard yawning. Sala appears to joke about the aircraft, telling his friends in a deadpan tone: "I'm here on the plane and it looks like it's going to fall down in pieces." He then says that training with Cardiff would start the next day.Near the end of the recording, he appears to make another joke, saying: "If in an hour and a half you don't have news from me... I don't know if they would send someone to look for me because they won't find me, but you will know. Dude, I'm so scared."Throughout the message, his voice is monotone and there is no indication that his comments about the state of the plane are anything but dark humor. Sala's family spokesperson confirmed to reporters in Argentina that the message was genuine and expressed dismay that it had been made public.Nantes supporters gather in Nantes after it was announced that Emiliano Sala was missing.No trace of aircraftRescuers have been searching for the plane since it disappeared from radar near the Channel Islands just before 8:30 p.m. local time (3:30 p.m. ET) Monday. The plane had requested descent on passing Guernsey but disappeared from radar at about 2,300 feet.Channel Islands Air Search spokeswoman Alison Robins said Wednesday that the search had become a "recovery operation." Police said the plane was being flown by David Ibbotson, identified in UK media as an experienced pilot and member of the British Parachute Association. Sala was the only passenger.Sala had scored 12 goals for Nantes this season.The search has so far covered 280 square miles, using aircraft from the Channel Islands, France and the UK, authorities said.Police said their operation was based on four possibilities: That the pilot and Sala landed safely but had not made contact; that they had been picked up by a passing ship; that the aircraft may have landed on water and the pair made it onto a life raft which was on board the plane; or that the aircraft had broken up on contact with the water. Satellite imagery and mobile phone data was also being reviewed in an attempt to find the plane, police said.Capt. David Barker, harbormaster for the state of Guernsey, told reporters Tuesday there had been no distress call from the plane, saying "it was simply lost from radar and from communications."A stellar seasonSala had scored 12 league goals for Nantes this season. The Argentine would have likely been available to make his debut for Cardiff, which is in the relegation zone having struggled to score goals during its return to the English top flight, in next week's Premier League match at Arsenal.La ultima ❤️ ciao @FCNantes 👋🏻💛💚 pic.twitter.com/SV1dNHbYYH— Emiliano Sala (@EmilianoSala1) January 21, 2019 Born in Santa Fe, Argentina, Sala established his reputation in France, scoring 42 goals for Nantes since joining from Bordeaux in 2015 and particularly impressed this season. In his most recent tweet Monday, just before he was due to fly, Sala posted a photo of himself with the Nantes FC team and the caption: "the last one, goodbye."Où que tu sois, on pense à toi 💛 #PrayForSala pic.twitter.com/vloUL3yMyc— FC Nantes (@FCNantes) January 23, 2019 Nantes said Thursday's training session would be open to up to 300 members of the public. A portrait of the player has been placed in a street in the city, and would also soon be placed outside the stadium, to give well-wishers an opportunity to place flowers, candles and messages of support near it. In a statement, the French club said: "The hours are long, FC Nantes continues to pray for Emiliano, just like his extraordinary determination ... The FC Nanes family is more than ever united in this event."PSG and France forward Kylian Mbappe, World Cup-winning midfielder Andres Iniesta and Monaco manager Thierry Henry were among the current and former footballers to post messages of support on social media. 🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/OpXUTfFX50— Kylian Mbappé (@KMbappe) January 22, 2019 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Emiliano Sala pic.twitter.com/UQEBegNf7y— Andrés Iniesta (@andresiniesta8) January 23, 2019 Devastating news about Emiliano Sala. Wishing and praying for strength, courage and some good news for his family and friends.— Thierry Henry (@ThierryHenry) January 22, 2019 CNN's Claudia Rebaza in London and Esteban Campanela in Buenos Aires contributed to this story.

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Edward Lee is a chef and writer, who hosted season 3 of "Mind of a Chef," which was produced by Anthony Bourdain. He divides his time between Louisville, Kentucky, and Washington, DC, and is the author, most recently, of "Buttermilk Graffiti." The views expressed here are solely the author's. (CNN)Anthony Bourdain was universally adored for his writing, his wit and swagger, his bitter intelligence, his sarcasm and his refreshingly honest vision of the world. It was as nuanced and tender as it was grim and sardonic. Tony gave us a world that we didn't know we needed. He gave us stories of people we didn't know we loved. He gave us the meat and the juice and never spared us the gristle, the cartilage and blood. He gave us his time and energy and thoughtfulness. He gave us a humanity we sometimes didn't deserve.Edward LeeWhen I was a virtual nobody, he helped me -- with books, with TV, with advice, with a food documentary which, to this day, is the work I am most proud of. He was a complex person and the public will remember him in many varied ways. I will remember him as a kind man who wanted to help bring others into the light. A young chef, a struggling business, a food hawker, a musician, an activist or even a homeless person -- Tony's broad vision of humanity included them all. His influence was, and is, staggering. I remember the first time I met him. My agent, Kim Witherspoon, called me to come to a charity function he was hosting, for The Bronx Letters Foundation (where Kim is on the board). It is a charity that provides financial support for extracurricular programming like a school newspaper, literary magazine, college visits and more for the Bronx Academy of Letters. Asking for helpThe suicide rate in the United States has seen sharp increases in recent years. Studies have shown that the risk of suicide declines sharply when people call the national suicide hotline: 1-800-273-TALK. There is also a crisis text line. For crisis support in Spanish, call 1-888-628-9454.The lines are staffed by a mix of paid professionals and unpaid volunteers trained in crisis and suicide intervention. The confidential environment, the 24-hour accessibility, a caller's ability to hang up at any time and the person-centered care have helped its success, advocates say.The International Association for Suicide Prevention and Befrienders Worldwide also provide contact information for crisis centers around the world.It was very dear to Tony. As soon as Kim introduced us, she got an emergency call and had to run out. Left alone with a star, I was nervous -- and whenever I get nervous, I start to prattle on with a story that goes on forever. The emcee called Tony to the stage to make a speech while I was still talking. He looked at me with his piercing eyes and said, "Hold that thought." I stood there, in jeans and a T-shirt amidst a crowd of tuxedos and gowns, for an eternity. When the auction began later on, Tony was standing next to me. The first item up for bid was a scholarship for a young student in the Bronx trying to study in London. No one bid on it. The auctioneer started to beg. Tony stood there, vibrating with anger and cursing under his breadth at the "f*****g cheapskates." Read MoreNo one else could hear him, but I could. He wasn't aiming his ire at me but I couldn't stand it anymore. I raised my hand. I think it was $5,000, or at least that's what I remember. I know I didn't have the money to spare. Tony looked at me with equal parts confusion and rage. He rushed back to the stage, ripped the mic out of the auctioneer's hand and yelled at the crowd for not opening their wallets when "this chef from Kentucky who clearly does not make a lot of money," just did. Anthony Bourdain saw the humanity in all of usI believe they raised a bunch of money that night. I never did get to finish that story I was telling Tony. I never did get to thank him for everything he has done for me and for the world -- for all of us who are curious and hungry and adventurous and wanting more out of this life than our day-to-day routine can provide. He gave that to us in spades. In a distant future, when we look back at this era, at all its chatter and noise, we will dust off the infinite clutter of nonsense, and we will truly see Anthony Bourdain for what he was: a muse who showed us the best of what humankind can be.Follow CNN OpinionJoin us on Twitter and FacebookIn his honor, I will be making a charitable donation to The Bronx Letters Foundation. We will miss you dearly, Mr. Bourdain.

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(CNN)The European Space Agency plans to start mining for water and oxygen on the moon by 2025.The agency announced Monday it has signed a 1-year contract with European aerospace company ArianeGroup to explore mining regolith, also known as lunar soil or moon dust. Water and oxygen can be extracted from regolith, potentially making it easier for humans to spend time on the moon in the future, according to ArianeGroup. The research could also make it possible to produce rocket fuel on the moon, enabling future expeditions to go further into space, the aerospace company said.JUST WATCHEDChinese rover makes historic moon landingReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHChinese rover makes historic moon landing 01:38"The use of space resources could be a key to sustainable lunar exploration," said David Parker, ESA Director of Human and Robotic Exploration, in a statement. Regolith is the layer of loose soil that covers the moon's surface, which is rich with iron oxide. And it is possible to extract large amounts of oxygen trapped in the soil's rocky materials, scientists say. Read More"This study is part of ESA's comprehensive plan to make Europe a partner in global exploration in the next decade," Parker said.The mission would be a collaboration between aerospace scientists and technicians in France, Germany and Belgium. The project is now in the research phase, with scientists hoping to use an Ariane 64 rocket in coming years to send mining equipment to the moon. The announcement coincided with Monday's lunar eclipse, which treated stargazers across the globe to a red super blood wolf moon. The project is also part of a wider effort to commemorate the 50th anniversary of mankind's first steps on the moon.

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(CNN)The German government has appointed Jennifer Morgan, the long-time boss of Greenpeace International, as its new special envoy for climate, the country's foreign minister Annalena Baerbock announced on Wednesday, giving a boost to the green credentials of the country's coalition government.The new appointment comes as the German government faces intense international pressure to hold off approving Nord Stream 2 -- a gas pipeline that has been built under the Baltic Sea to funnel natural gas from Russia to Germany and beyond -- as Russian troops remain camped at the Ukrainian border, raising concerns of a potential incursion.Morgan's stance on Nord Stream 2 is unclear, but many climate campaigners oppose the project, which a study estimated would release 100 million tons of carbon-dioxide a year into the atmosphere. Morgan, who is a US citizen, is fluent in German, lives in Berlin and has family in Germany. She does not, however, have German citizenship yet -- a point that was raised during the news conference announcing her appointment. Baerbock said during a news conference on Wednesday that Morgan had applied for German citizenship, and added that while waiting for the naturalization process to finish, Morgan will formally serve as a special representative for climate.Read MoreEurope's plan to call natural gas 'sustainable' triggers backlash from climate campaignersAfter that she will take on the role of Secretary of State. Questioned about her American citizenship, Morgan said her "political political heart beats for Germany.""I've been living here since 2003, this is my home ... but I also have family in the US, my father is there, but my heart is here," she said.Baerbock, who is from the Greens party, said Morgan was her "dream candidate" for the role. "I don't know anyone in the world with her expertise," Baerbock told reporters during a news conference on Wednesday.Morgan led Greenpeace International for nearly six years. She was previously the head of the climate program at the World Resources Institute, a think tank.Baerbock said she was excited to have Morgan as "her new right hand" and stressed that tapping her for the role "sends a strong message to the world" about Germany's approach to the climate crisis.Germany has come under criticism from climate campaigners not only for its heavy reliance on natural gas, which is a fossil fuel, but for lagging behind other western European nations for phasing out coal. Baerbock was until recently one of the co-leaders of the Green Party, which has formed a coalition government with the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) and the Free Democrats (FDP) following September's general election. As part of the coalition agreement, climate agenda has moved directly under the foreign ministry,The climate crisis was a major topic during the election campaign last year, partly because the country experienced deadly floods, which scientists described as a one-in-500-year weather event. Parts of Germany experienced more rain in a day than they typically would in a whole month, and nearly 200 people were killed in the event, which also impacted Belgium.CNN's Stephanie Halasz and Christopher Stern contributed reporting.

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Hong Kong (CNN Business)Panicked shoppers thronged supermarket aisles, grabbing bags of salt by the armful. They queued six deep outside wholesalers. Most went home with only one or two bags; the lucky ones managed to snag a five-year supply before stocks ran out. This was China in the days after Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster, when people in cities up and down the country's highly populated east coast bought huge quantities of iodized salt in the misguided belief it would protect them from radiation. The 2011 disaster — the worst nuclear accident in 25 years — threw a major wrench into China's ambitious nuclear plans. It sent authorities scrambling to reassure people that they were not at risk of a similar catastrophe and sparked an immediate moratorium on new power plants.That ban was lifted this year. Now, China is gradually ramping up construction again. With around a dozen nuclear power plants in the works, China will overtake France as the number two producer of atomic energy worldwide within two years. If it continues with its aggressive plan, it will surpass the United States to become number one by 2030. Read MoreChina is the world's largest consumer of energy, thanks mainly to industrial activity. This is only going to increase, with households expected to use nearly twice as much energy by 2040, according to the International Energy Agency. At present, some 60% of that energy consumption is powered by coal. But China is spending heavily on natural gas and nuclear power, as well as renewables — the country accounted for almost half of all investments in the latter globally in 2017.Beijing's outward enthusiasm for nuclear energy masks a multitude of challenges facing China's atomic plans. Surveys and protests against proposed nuclear plants suggest ordinary Chinese are a lot less enthusiastic about nuclear power than their leaders are. The potential ramifications of a nuclear disaster in the world's most populated country are stark, to say nothing of economic or environmental fallout. And while China's nuclear industry has a strong safety record — and domestic regulations have tightened since Fukushima — some fear corruption and supply line issues could undercut these efforts. Nuclear is also not the attractive clean energy solution it once was. In the years following the Fukushima disaster, renewable energy such as solar and wind have plummeted in price thanks in part to heavy Chinese investment, while new safety standards have driven up the cost of nuclear power. "For a long time, China was basically subsidizing the (nuclear) industry, and now they're trying to put it on a market footing," said Miles Pomper, a Washington-based expert in nuclear energy at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies. "When you do that, oftentimes it doesn't meet the market test, especially competing with wind and other kinds of power." China's National Energy Administration and Atomic Energy Authority did not respond to requests for comment for this report. Nuclear panicThe Fukushima disaster was a shocking wake-up call to all countries with coastal nuclear plants. It raised concerns that other plants could be vulnerable to tsunamis and other extreme weather. On March 11, 2011, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake rocked Japan. It permanently moved the country's main island, destroyed buildings, and raised a tsunami up to 40 meters (131 feet) high, which crashed into the country's east coast. Within 50 minutes of the initial earthquake, the first wave crested the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant's 10-meter (33 foot) sea wall. The plant's emergency power generators were soon flooded, knocking vital cooling systems offline and causing reactor fuel rods to begin to meltdown and leak deadly radiation into the surrounding area.It was the worst nuclear disaster since the 1986 Chernobyl meltdown. More than 300,000 people were evacuated from the area around the Fukushima plant, and many will never be able to go home. Clean up operations, estimated to cost upwards of $50 billion, are still ongoing. The disaster broke Japan's longstanding commitment to nuclear power and prompted a four-year moratorium on the country's atomic energy production. The sudden aversion to nuclear energy reached China, where the State Council immediately suspended approval of nuclear power projects and ordered a comprehensive safety inspection of all existing facilities. New regulations were passed, including the 2020 Vision for Nuclear Safety and Radioactive Pollution Prevention, which set safety standards and inspection goals, as well as a Nuclear Safety Act that went into effect last year.In particular, according to a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), new power supplies and water pumps were issued to all Chinese nuclear plants to protect against the flooding and power loss suffered at Fukushima. New emergency response protocols were introduced, including the need for emergency response drills.The effect of the disaster on China's domestic nuclear industry has been profound. Some semi-official projections that China might have more than 400 nuclear plants by 2050 "have been cut in half," according to Mark Hibbs, an analyst with the Carnegie Endowment and co-author of "Why Fukushima Was Preventable."The failure of Japan, "one of the world's most technologically equipped and experienced" countries as regards nuclear power, raised serious questions as to whether China too was vulnerable to a serious accident, Hibbs wrote in a report on the country's nuclear industry last year.JUST WATCHEDJapan: Fukushima's ghost towns 5 years after disasterReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHJapan: Fukushima's ghost towns 5 years after disaster 01:56Safety fearsDespite China's efforts to alleviate public concern after Fukushima with a moratorium and new safety checks, support for nuclear energy remains tepid at best and outright hostile at worst. A government-supported survey in August 2017 found that "only 40% of the public supports the development of nuclear power in China," according to the Chinese Academy of Engineering. The Fukushima accident "has had the consequence that the public has become more sensitive to the possible development of nuclear energy projects, and is opposing such projects, especially near their homes."Plans to build a nuclear waste processing plant in the eastern province of Jiangsu resulted in violent protests from locals and the project eventually being scrapped in August 2016, according to Chinese media.The nuclear industry has long struggled to combat fears about safety, which many proponents of atomic energy say are overblown. They argue that famous incidents — Fukushima, Chernobyl and Three Mile Island — are outliers which do not reflect the overall situation. The World Nuclear Association (WNA) argues that "in over 17,000 cumulative reactor-years of commercial nuclear power operation in 33 countries," only three major accidents have occurred. "The evidence over six decades shows that nuclear power is a safe means of generating electricity," according to the WNA. "The risk of accidents in nuclear power plants is low and declining." The WNA estimates that around 11% of the world's electricity is generated by about 450 nuclear power reactors. Some 60 more reactors are under construction around the world. China, in particular, can boast that in three decades of operating nuclear plants, it has never experienced a major accident. According to Xue Xiaogang, president of the China Institute of Atomic Energy, a government-backed research agency, safety levels in the country's nuclear power plants are now among the highest in the world. "It is almost impossible that a Fukushima-style accident will happen in China," Xue told state-run broadcaster CGTN in May. Workers cycle past power stations in Guangan, in southwest China's Sichuan province.But as the success of the recent TV show "Chernobyl" demonstrated, people remain fascinated — and horrified — by the risks of nuclear disasters and their continuing effect on the world decades later, even if these risks are minimal. While both Chernobyl and Fukushima were level 7 on the international scale of nuclear accidents, the amount of radiation emitted by the earlier disaster was far greater because the Chernobyl plant exploded, releasing a huge amount of debris and smoke which spread radioactive contamination across Europe."So far, knock on wood, there hasn't been any significant, major accident (in China)," said Pomper, the nuclear expert. "But there's certainly a lot of skepticism and concern there, given China's performance in other sectors in terms of safety."China's industrial safety record has improved substantially in recent years, but "accident rates, death tolls and the incidence of occupational disease are all still comparatively high," said China Labor Bulletin, a workers' rights organization. There were 134 work-related accidents each day on average in 2018, according to official figures. In his report, Hibbs noted that "China faces numerous challenges from its historically weak industrial safety culture and the strain on regulatory capacity that has been exacerbated by nuclear growth." "Barring measures to effectively generalize safety culture, more nuclear power reactors in China means greater risk," he said. Legacy of disasterNuclear is, perhaps, the only industry where accidents in one plant or one country have a major knock-on effect worldwide. This is despite the fact that more deaths are caused every year by fossil fuels, particularly coal, which is a major contributor to air pollution. Air pollution causes more than 4 million deaths per year, according to the WHO, but it is only recently that we have finally begun to move away from our reliance on these materials. It is the long shadow of nuclear disasters that makes the risks too great to bear for many. Parts of the Chernobyl exclusion zone will remain contaminated for at least 300 years, and it will take decades before the Fukushima plant is fully decommissioned, with tens of thousands of residents still displaced. Some areas around the site may never be totally safe. The IAEA does not specify sizes for exclusion zones following accidents, just that "it is required that there is only a minor radiological impact outside the site boundary or the exclusion area." Following the Fukushima disaster, an initial exclusion zone extending 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) around the stricken plant was established, which was later extended to 30 km (18.6 miles), though some experts said at least 80 km (50 miles) should have been considered.In the densely populated parts of eastern and southern China where many of the country's nuclear reactors are located, such an exclusion zone could impact huge numbers of people. A 20 km exclusion zone around the Daya Bay nuclear plant in southern China, for example, would include much of the nearby areas of Pingshan and Huiyang, affecting around 1 million people. Any larger exclusion zone could effect the nearby metropolises of Shenzhen and Hong Kong, which between them are home to almost 20 million people. "You're also dealing with prevailing winds," said Pomper. "Does this blow off into the rest of China, or Korea or Japan?" Chinese boys look at their smartphone in front of their house next to a coal fired power plant on the outskirts of Beijing, China.Climate crisis solution?Nuclear power proponents — both inside and outside China — argue that such concerns are overblown, if not downright fearmongering. They point to China's solid safety record on nuclear power, and the expansion of safety protocols and inspections in the years since Fukushima. They also highlight what they say will be the major loser in a pullback from nuclear expansion: the climate. By 2030, according to China's 13th Five Year Plan, at least 20% of the country's energy consumption should be from non-fossil fuel sources. Nuclear capacity is expected to grow from around 2% to closer to 10%. The big loser in this shift will be coal. China's main energy source, the fuel has helped power the country's rapid economic growth in recent decades, but it has been a disaster for the environment and people's health.China has overtaken the United States as the world's largest emitter of carbon dioxide, and many of the country's cities experience horrific levels of smog due in large part to their reliance on old coal-fired plants. Coal is also a logistics headache, with around half of China's rail capacity used in transporting the fuel, according to the WNA, from the central and northern areas where it is mined to the wealthy cities on the east and southern coasts where energy demands are greatest. JUST WATCHEDThis solar farm floats atop a flooded coal mineReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHThis solar farm floats atop a flooded coal mine 00:58By comparison, nuclear power plants produce virtually no greenhouse gas emissions during operation. Because the amount of uranium or other fuel is vastly smaller than the thousands of tons of coal needed for traditional power plants, transport costs are lower, and nuclear generators can be built close to where they are needed most, meaning savings on electricity transmission, too. Of course, renewable energy sources such as wind and solar possess many of these benefits as well. China is investing heavily in both, and they are on track to become significant sources of power by 2030 as the country reduces its reliance of fossil fuels. Nuclear power proponents argue that atomic energy is more reliable, as it is not subject to any disruption caused by weather patterns.However, in the years after Fukushima, as the nuclear industry saw its projects stalled and stringent new safety regulations introduced, renewables have continued to leap ahead, becoming cheaper and more reliable. In the United States, renewable energy, led by solar and wind, is projected to be the fastest-growing source of electricity generation for at least the next two years.Meanwhile, new regulations and more frequent safety inspections are driving up already the high costs of building new nuclear plants."A complaint of the (nuclear) industry is that regulation is costing them all this money and that's why they're not competitive," Pomper said. "But some of it is just basic economics: Nuclear plants are very expensive to build ... and it takes a huge (amount of) time to build them." He added that while "regulations don't help, a lot of them are necessary, and (nuclear plants) were not very competitive beforehand."Nuclear energy remains a key part of China's current five-year plan. Whether it is still a priority when that economic blueprint expires next year remains to be seen.Beijing may decide that far from being a climate panacea, the economics of nuclear energy — along with the risks — no longer make sense in a world that is leaning toward cheaper, more reliable renewable energy.

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(CNN)Oklahoma State head football coach Mike Gundy has released a video statement apologizing for wearing a One America News Network shirt, one day after his star running back called him out."(My players) helped me see through their eyes how the T-shirt affected their hearts," Gundy said in the apology. "Once I learned how that network felt about Black Lives Matter, I was disgusted and knew it was completely unacceptable to me."The statement came a little over 24 hours after Chuba Hubbard, Oklahoma State's running back, called out Gundy on Twitter for wearing the T-shirt branded with the logo of the right-wing news outlet."I will not stand for this," Hubbard tweeted on Monday, linking to a photo of Gundy in the shirt. "This is completely insensitive to everything going on in society, and it's unacceptable. I will not be doing anything with Oklahoma State until things CHANGE."The tweet led to a team meeting between Gundy, Hubbard and his teammates, where they "expressed their feelings as individuals and as team members," Gundy said.Read MoreHe added, "I want to apologize to all members of our team, former players and their families for the pain and discomfort that has been caused over the last two days. Black lives matter to me. Our players matter to me. These meetings with our team have been eye-opening and will result in positive changes for Oklahoma State football."OAN has been regularly promoted by President Donald Trump on his Twitter feed because of how the channel frames him in a flattering light. The network offers viewers right-wing conspiracy theories and pro-Trump commentary mixed in with wire video news packages that are sometimes skewed to fit its editorial viewpoint.Hubbard, who in 2019 was named an unanimous All-American, Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year, said he went about things the wrong way by tweeting."That was bad on my part," Hubbard, who finished eighth in voting for the Heisman Trophy, said, "but from now on we're going to focus on bringing change, and that's the most important thing."Hubbard added in another tweet, "No don't get it twisted. Foots still on the gas. Results are coming. It's not over."Support from OSU communityGundy has praised OAN in the past. During a news conference in April in which he talked about the team's options for returning amid the coronavirus pandemic, Gundy called OAN's coverage "refreshing." "They just report the news. There's no commentary. There's no opinions. There's no left. There's no right," Gundy said, according to Yahoo News. Meet OAN, the little-watched right-wing news channel that Trump keeps promotingAfter posting his initial tweet, Hubbard received support from teammate and team captain Amen Ogbongbemiga as well as current Baltimore Ravens running back Justice Hill. "OSU Athletics and University need major change. 100% support brotha," tweeted Hill, who played at OSU from 2016-2018 under Gundy. Oklahoma State president Burns Hargis quickly addressed the situation Monday evening, tweeting, "I hear and respect the concerns expressed by our Black student-athletes. This is a time for unity of purpose to confront racial inequities and injustice. We will not tolerate insensitive behavior by anyone at Oklahoma State."Oklahoma State Athletic Director Mike Holder also responded in a statement Monday, saying, "This afternoon has been very disturbing. The tweets from the current and former players are of grave concern."CNN's Oliver Darcy contributed to this report.

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Story highlightsChris Bosh's stylist creates 20 looks each monthAll-Star Weekends require up to 5 daily looksDesigners now view NBA players as product endorsersFashion houses cater to longer, athletic sizes (CNN)For Chris Bosh, the process of walking in and out of an arena, attending press conferences, and even watching games while sidelined took on new meaning when he joined forces with LeBron James and Dwyane Wade for the Miami Heat in 2010. While the Heat were dominating opponents on the basketball court, behind the scenes the "Big Three" engaged in a fierce battle of pride over who would dress the sharpest each night."That's what made it so fun, because it was competitive," Bosh, the Heat's 10-time All-Star forward, tells CNN. "It was like, 'Okay, I'm gonna bring my 'A' game, and I know he's going to bring his 'A' game.' I was excited just to see what guys were going to wear; that was my favorite part of the day." Follow @cnnsport As the longtime stylist in Wade's corner, Calyann Barnett had a prime seat for the high-stakes, haute-couture face-off. I was excited just to see what guys were going to wear; that was my favorite part of the dayChris Bosh"They had to all be dressed to the nines for every single game," she says. "You definitely have to step up your game when you're on a team with one of the lead fashion guys."Read MoreThe NBA has long been a fashion-forward league, from the fur coats and checked blazers of Walt Frazier and Wilt Chamberlain to the tattoos and rainbow hairstyles of Dennis Rodman, and the cornrows of Allen Iverson and Latrell Sprewell. Sunday Vibes... #Summertime #BoshBlues #GuitarHeroGraduate A photo posted by Chris Bosh (@chrisbosh) on Aug 9, 2015 at 3:15pm PDT But over the past 10 years, the likes of Bosh and Co. have transitioned into slick trendsetters, joining the celebrity elite. Now dozens of top players take their wardrobes a lot more seriously by employing fashion consultants who deck them out while (usually) sidestepping potential disasters. The pitch, according to Bosh's stylist Kesha McLeod, is that players need to delegate their outfitting to specialists in order to focus on what they do best: Playing basketball. In other words, leave the style decisions to the professionals, please.To be sure, there is more work to a player's look than meets the eye. McLeod and Bosh meet for extended sessions before each season to discuss themes, and follow up every two weeks to organize outfits. "It's really, really important because, you know, I have to coordinate," says the 6-foot 11-inch power forward. "It's quite a bit of outfits, a lot of dressing." Working only from items she has sourced, McLeod sifts through Bosh's 55 pairs of dress shoes, 40 suits, 35-40 dress shirts and six sports coats to prepare 20 looks each month.Before every road trip, she'll pack a number of outfits and accompany them with instructions in an email. "I write down the date, who they're playing, the weather, if it's national TV or if it's local TV," McLeod says. "I also put notes like, 'Can remove jacket,' 'Can roll up sleeve,' 'Can do with or without tie,' 'If it rains, throw on this sock.'"Bosh, who is in his sixth year with Miami, happily obliges. "I kind of take it seriously. You always want to look good wherever you go, and it's really cool when somebody takes notice," he says. "It's a lot of fun." All-Star Weekend: exhibition in hoops and fashionPeople take plenty of notice during the annual marketing bonanza known as All-Star Weekend, where Bosh has been a participant every year of his career (the first two as part of the Rookie Challenge.)I basically pick up his closet and take it with meKesha McLeodThis February, a sure-to-be frozen Toronto plays host, bringing on a new set of complications for the super-stylists. "It's a lot more luggage, because of the coats I have to pack, boots I have pack, the furs I have to pack," McLeod says, visualizing Bosh's winter wardrobe. "I basically pick up his closet and take it with me."She will typically arrive four days before the weekend, traveling with up to five suitcases as excess luggage in order to arrange Bosh's closet in advance. About last night... Celebrating @mrsadriennebosh new seriously fab boutique @sparkleandshinedarling #sasdopening2015 ... So many people talk about their dreams but rarely take active steps to make those dreams a reality... So proud of our lil dynamo! #TeamBosh #businessowner #allergictono A photo posted by Gabrielle Union (@gabunion) on Nov 10, 2015 at 9:28am PST "I'll set up his room to where he enters and everything is already laid out," McLeod says. "The only thing he's doing is removing his clothes, putting down his bag, picking up his pajamas and going to bed for the next day."To fulfill all their appearance obligations, McLeod assembles five looks a day for her All-Star clients, who also include Golden State's NBA Finals MVP Andre Iguodala and Oklahoma City's Serge Ibaka (though her most decorated client is tennis ace Serena Williams.) Each player is assigned an assistant, while McLeod darts between rooms when called upon. "We probably have a fitting room full of stuff," Bosh says. "We make edits and last-minute decisions, and we'll just have a lot of options." "You know, if I want to wear a coat, I might have three or four coats there," he chuckles. "It's kind of like going shopping with my own stuff."Showbiz pervades NBA "It's so Hollywood," Barnett says, emphasizing the blurred lines between entertainment and professional sports. "When it comes down to it, NBA players are really as big superstars as any music artist or actor, and they have the fame and money behind it. So why shouldn't they be dressed? Why shouldn't they have stylists? Why shouldn't they look the part?" she asks. Barnett met Wade in 2007 at an ESPN photo shoot and the two have been close since. Working together, the 6-foot 4-inch guard has blossomed into perhaps the NBA's foremost fashion icon (Bosh calls him the "godfather" of the movement.) Last year he married actress Gabrielle Union, forming a stylistic power couple. #chocolatelovers #mcm @dwyanewade #igottasweettooth #nicechain #saycheese A photo posted by Gabrielle Union (@gabunion) on Nov 16, 2015 at 4:13pm PST "The designers have realized that they (basketball stars) have marketing power," says Barnett. Indeed, thanks in part to relationships fostered by their stylists, Wade is one of a handful of NBA leading men to have partnered with high-end designers and watch makers. Wade has an ongoing sponsorship deal with Swiss watchmaker Hublot, while LeBron James has been a brand ambassador for Audemars Piguet. Russell Westbrook, the Oklahoma City point guard whose flashy play matches his wardrobe, has signature clothing lines with Barneys and True Religion. "They can actually wear great tailored suits. They have bodies with big broad shoulders and small waists and height, so they are natural models when it comes down to it," says Barnett, who also works with Rajon Rondo, LaMarcus Aldridge and top rookie Karl-Anthony Towns. "Their hanger appeal is amazing."The rebirth of NBA styleIt's generally accepted that the dress code imposed in 2005 was the first catalyst to change the style culture of the NBA.They don't want some old Winston Churchill clothes, and that's what was available for them at the time.Adrien SauvageFollowing concerns about the league's image in the wake of the "Malice at the Palace" Pacers-Pistons brawl, then commissioner David Stern insisted on business attire when traveling to and from games -- outlawing big chains, throwback jerseys and big tall tees, the popular look at the time. "I think it was really good for the game, and really good for the style," Bosh says of an edict that was widely resisted at the time. "Before there was no incentive to dress (well) all the time. What the dress code did is make guys restructure things, and really be stylish and comfortable at the same time."Once we started doing that, people started to take notice and it kind of became a thing," he adds. "Once it becomes a thing, you have to keep up with the Joneses a little bit."For some of the league's style aficionados, that also means keeping their designers away from other players. Thoughts and Ambition of Big Rings! #TheLand #StriveForGreatness A photo posted by LeBron James (@kingjames) on Nov 27, 2015 at 10:12pm PST London-based Adrien Sauvage, who has tailored dozens of bespoke suits for Wade, limits his NBA client base intentionally. "I know that these things are quite competitive, so I never really dress more than one person on the same team," he says. "Just because it gives them that exclusivity; it's like 'Look, that's my guy.'"Sauvage, who is 6-foot 5-inches tall and a former youth basketball player for Great Britain, says this is partially to do with the scarcity of finding well-fitting clothes in larger sizes -- a nearly impossible task until recently. "These guys can't just go into a shop and say, 'Yo let me just snap that Givenchy jacket,'" he says. "But then at the same time they don't want some old Winston Churchill clothes, and that's what was available for them at the time."They want the modern fabrics, they want a bit of a stretch." The scramble for large sizes"When I first got into the league, it was a struggle," recalls Bosh, who was drafted in 2003 along with James and Wade. "The best part about the fashion attention with the league is that designers actually started making long jeans, and catering to the longer male." Until recently, the few designers who made larger sizes took advantage of their scarcity, says Matthew Chevallard, founder of Miami-based Del Toro shoes. "Brands did not respect these guys," he emphasizes. "In fact they disrespected them. They would hustle them and charge them crazy premiums. No one wanted to invest in tooling to make their size." Brands did not respect these guys. In fact they disrespected them. Matthew Chevallard"No one really looked at them as ambassadors in any way whatsoever," adds Chevallard, who features Dallas Mavericks forward Chandler Parsons as the face of his brand.Del Toro's flagship Miami store was one of the first places where NBA players could find large sizes in an array of colors and styles. In the past, team buses would park outside of specialist Friedman's Shoes in Atlanta, where Magic Johnson reportedly spent $35,000 in one go. No caption needed!!! @voguemagazine #nyfw #ss14 #fashionking #fashionqueen #blessed A photo posted by Russell Westbrook (@russwest44) on Sep 6, 2013 at 3:42pm PDT "All the guys originally were just ordering 20 at a time," marvels Chevallard, who says he has clients on all 30 NBA teams, and calls many of them friends. "They were literally treating it as a fashion show at every game." Meanwhile, they began attending actual fashion shows. "When you look at the runways now in Milan, Paris and New York, who do you see sitting front row? You see a lot of the NBA players," says Barnett. Moreover, the designers note that those same players have helped popularize the concept of dressing to impress. "The NBA has helped to communicate that looking good and caring about your presentation is a good thing, it's a positive thing," says Chevallard. "I think they've played such an unbelievable role in changing people's perception of style."Sauvage agrees, though he says the NBA has some unfinished business that he'd like to attend to. "One person I really want to dress is Michael Jordan," he says of the six-time champion and owner of the Charlotte Hornets, who retired in 2003. "Just to sort him out."

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(CNN)The Houston Astros evened up the World Series on Wednesday night with a dominant Game 2 victory against the Atlanta Braves. Thanks largely in part to strong pitching from right-hander José Urquidy, the Astros won 7-2, leaving the best-of-seven series tied at one game a piece. In five innings, Urquidy struck out seven Braves from the start while only giving up two runs to collect his second World Series win for the Astros, having previously won Game 4 of the 2019 Fall Classic against the Washington Nationals. While Urquidy was flourishing, Braves starter Max Fried also lasted five innings, but with less success, finishing with seven hits and six runs allowed. Second baseman Jose Altuve was a vital cog in the Astros' resurgent evening, hitting a leadoff double and scoring in the first inning before adding a home run in the seventh. Read MoreIn doing so, the 31-year-old now has 22 career postseason home runs, leaving him tied with Bernie Williams for the second most all time. Former Red Sox great Manny Ramirez (29) has the most."I would say it was a must-win today," Altuve said afterwards. "We didn't want to go to Atlanta down by two. Altuve celebrates after hitting a home run against the Atlanta Braves."So we left everything we had in there tonight. Obviously, very important win to tie the series to keep going from there."Altuve's fast start helped the Astros to a four-run second inning which put some breathing space between the two teams, and they didn't look back. In front of a raucous Minute Maid Park crowd and thanks in part to some Braves errors, the Astros raced into a 5-1 lead. "They knew that we needed that game," Astros manager Dusty Baker said afterwards. Visit CNN.com/sport for more news, features, and videosThe Fall Classic now travels to Atlanta for Game 3 on Friday evening. The Astros are appearing in their third World Series in five seasons, having won the 2017 crown but lost the 2019 title to the Washington Nationals in seven games.

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Story highlightsNepal civil war aftermath inspired Maggie Doyne to help childrenDoyne's BlinkNow Foundation supports a home for 50 children and a school that educates hundreds more.Nominations are open for 2016 CNN HeroesOn Dec. 30, 2015, Ravi, one of Maggie Doyne's children at the Kopila Valley Children's Home, passed away. According to BlinkNow, her nonprofit organization in the U.S., the cause of death was accidental drowning. A formal report from local authorities is pending. Ravi was featured in video segments on CNN.com and at 'CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute.' In an emotional Facebook posting, Doyne expressed her grief, adding "We will still be a family, and I will be a mom again because that's what I was brought here to do."Surkhet, Nepal (CNN)Ten years ago, with her high school diploma and a backpack, Maggie Doyne left her New Jersey hometown to travel the world before college.She lived in a Buddhist monastery, helped rebuild a sea wall in Fiji, then went to India and worked with Nepalese refugees. There, she met a young girl who wanted to find her family in Nepal. Doyne went with her.That's when Doyne's life took an unexpected turn.A decade-long civil war had just ended in the country, and Doyne witnessed its effects firsthand. She met women and children who were suffering, struggling to survive. "It changed me," said Doyne, now 28. "There were children with mallets that would go into the riverbed, pick up a big stone and break it into little, little pieces (to sell). And they were doing that all day, every day."Read MoreDoyne called her parents and asked them to wire her the $5,000 she had earned babysitting. In 2006, she purchased land in Surkhet, a district in western Nepal. She worked for two years with the local community to build the Kopila Valley Children's Home. Today, Kopila -- which means "flower bud" in Nepali -- is home to about 50 children, from infants to teenagers.Doyne started the BlinkNow Foundation to support and grow her efforts. In 2010, the group opened its Kopila Valley School, which today educates more than 350 students.Doyne lives in Nepal year-round, traveling to the U.S. a few times a year.The CNN Heroes team traveled to Surkhet and talked to Doyne about her work and the community she supports. Below is an edited version of their conversation.CNN: How does it work, raising nearly 50 kids?Maggie Doyne: It's communal living, for sure!We're a family of almost 50 kids ages 8 months to 16 years. Everybody just pitches in and helps each other. They all have their chores. They all have their duties. And everybody cooks the meals together and makes sure that they do their part to make the home run smoothly. The staff at the home, we call them the aunties and the uncles.We wake up in the morning and go off to school. And then come home and do homework and eat our meals together, and everybody goes to bed at night. JUST WATCHEDCNN Hero of the Year Maggie DoyneReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHCNN Hero of the Year Maggie Doyne 01:50CNN: How does a child come to live in your home?Doyne: Our first priority as an organization is to keep a child with their family if at all possible. In order to come into the home, you need to have lost both parents, or in some rare cases have suffered extreme neglect, abuse or have a parent who's incarcerated. We have to conduct a full investigation. So usually that involves going to the child's village, making calls, doing police checks, getting documentation and paperwork. We have to dig up birth certificates, death certificates, make sure that everything lines up the way that they say it does.JUST WATCHEDCNN Hero Maggie Doyne: 43 kids and countingReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHCNN Hero Maggie Doyne: 43 kids and counting 02:18CNN: Meanwhile, you have 350 children attending your school. What is their background?Doyne: Every single year we'll get from 1,000 to 1,500 applicants. And we choose the ones who are the most needful and really won't be in school without us. Most of them live in one room, a mud hut. A lot of them are just in survival mode. We try to relieve the burden from the family, so that the child has food, medical care, books, zero fees for education.CNN Heroes For more about CNN Heroes, go to CNNHeroes.comCNN: What have you learned working with the local community in Nepal? Doyne: I learned very early on, from the beginning, that I couldn't come in and just be like, "Here, I have a vision. This is what we're going to do." That doesn't work. It has to be slow; it has to be organic. And it has to come from the community and be a "we" thing.It's really important to me that this is a Nepali project, working for Nepal, for the community. So the faces that you see are strong Nepali women and amazing Nepali role-model men. CNN: How does the project continue to grow?Doyne: We started with the home and then school. We run the school lunch program. Then we needed to keep our kids really healthy, so we started a small clinic and then a counseling center. From there we started getting more sustainable and growing our own food. And then from there we decided to start a women's center. We just bought a new piece of property to create a totally green and sustainable off-the-grid campus. This year we converted to solar energy. So we'll have a high school and then a day care, preschool, elementary, all the way up, and a vocational center where kids can become a thriving young adult with everything they need to succeed moving forward.It's become so much more than just a little girl with a backpack and a big dream. It's become a community. And I want to teach and have other people take this example and hope this sets a precedent for what our world can be and look like.Want to get involved? Check out the BlinkNow Foundation website at www.blinknow.org and see how to help.

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London (CNN)Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury and head of the Church of England, has said the church should reconsider its portrayal of Jesus as a White man.Speaking to the BBC Today Programme, Welby was asked whether the way the western church "portrays Jesus" needed to be "thought about again" and "re-imagined" in light of recent Black Lives Matter protests following the death of George Floyd. "Yes, of course it does," he said, adding that Jesus was portrayed differently in countries around the world. He was regularly in touch with Anglican Church leaders from around the world, he said, who did not portray Jesus as White."You go into their churches and you don't see a White Jesus -- you see a Black Jesus, or Chinese Jesus, or a Middle Eastern Jesus -- which is of course the most accurate. "You see a Fijian Jesus -- you see Jesus portrayed in as many ways as there are cultures, languages and understandings."Read MoreWelby added that the representations of Jesus were not, however, "who we worship" but rather served as a "reminder of the universality of the God who became fully human."Britain's imperialist monuments face a bitter reckoning amid Black Lives Matter protests Addressing calls for monuments with links to the UK's imperialist history and slave trade to be removed, he said statues in Canterbury Cathedral would be put under review."We're going to be looking very carefully, and putting them in context and seeing if they all should be there," he said."The question [about whether they should all be there] arises, of course it does, and we've seen that all over the world."The movement to take down and deface controversial statues has gained traction in the UK, as well as Europe and the US but has divided public opinion -- with critics slamming it as "mob rule" while others applaud it as a way of addressing "systematic racism."CNN's Jack Guy contributed to this report.

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Story highlightsThe Department of Justice's request aims to push Thursday's original court-ordered deadline to JanuaryBoeing has argued that making the details of the sale available in court would harm its posture in the marketplaceWashington (CNN)The Trump administration asked a Chicago federal court Thursday for a two-month deadline extension on its decision assessing whether revealing secret details of a $17 billion commercial aircraft deal between Iran and Boeing would interfere with US foreign policy by obstructing a key component of the Iranian nuclear deal. Filed just one day before President Donald Trump is expected to announce plans to decertify the Iran nuclear deal, the Department of Justice request aims to push Thursday's original court-ordered deadline to January.While court documents cite a need for more time to review the potential national security implications behind Boeing's request to keep the terms of its deal with Iran confidential, the Justice Department's request to delay a decision involving the aerospace giant ahead of Friday's major policy announcement on Iran is raising questions.The push to reveal secret details behind the controversial commercial aircraft deal is led by the Leibovitch family who, as victims of Iranian state sponsored terrorism, obtained a $67 million award against Iran in US federal court.Unable to collect that money, the family filed for Boeing to disclose the terms of its aircraft deal with the Islamic Republic to determine whether Iran maintains reachable assets in the US -- a sale that was permitted only after Iran and the Obama administration's 2015 nuclear agreement. Read MoreBoeing has argued that making the details of the sale available in court and to the public would harm their posture in the marketplace and potentially undermine the international nuclear agreement with Iran.The court has ordered the US government to state its position on the sale and its relevance -- or lack thereof -- to national security but Thursday's request to move the deadline is not consistent with the Trump administration's broader views regarding Iran and the nuclear deal, according to Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, an attorney for the Leibovitch family."While we do not believe Boeing, a private non governmental company, had any right to assert a national security privilege in the first place it now seems pretty clear that the Trump Administration's position is that the Iran Deal is a dangerous threat to the United States and should be decertified," Darshan-Leitner told CNN."As such, we are hopeful that the court will allow the American terror victims in this case, who are owed millions of dollars in unsatisfied court judgments from the Islamic Republic, to receive the information Boeing has been desperately attempting to conceal - the details of its airplane deal with the terrorist regime in Tehran," she said. Trump appears poised to "decertify" the Iran nuclear deal on Friday and is expected to lay out an aggressive new whole-of-government strategy to counter Iran's regional aggression and its threats worldwide.But given the expectations around the Iran nuclear plan, the court ordered deadline "put the Trump administration in a corner," a former senior Israeli official who dealt with financial warfare against Iran told CNN ahead of the DOJ's request for an extension."The decision is now a political one," the official said, adding how the administration handled its role in the proceedings would be sign of whether Trump is just talking about going after Iran or if he means business.

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(CNN)Two British triathletes were disqualified from an Olympics qualification race in Tokyo for crossing the finish line hand-in-hand.Jess Learmonth and Georgia Taylor-Brown passed over the line in a photo finish, holding each other's hands and celebrating as they completed the World Triathlon Olympic Qualification Event in the host city of next year's Olympic Games. Learmonth was then declared the winner. But despite being comfortably clear of their nearest competitors, the pair were disqualified for their show of solidarity.The International Triathlon Union's competition rules state that "athletes who finish in a contrived tie situation, where no effort to separate their finish times has been made will be DSQ (disqualified)."Learmonth and Taylor-Brown nonetheless received support from a number of fellow athletes following the ruling.Read More"I am genuinely upset for these champions. A telling off , a fine perhaps but dq ??? Olympic places lost and lives potentially changed?!" former British Olympian and Ironman champion Jodie Swallow wrote on Twitter.Bermuda's Flora Duffy, who finished after the pair, was elevated to the winner's position, while Italian Alice Betto claimed second place.Fortunately for the pair, however, the disqualification did not ultimately result in them missing out on places in next year's Olympics. The running section of the race was cut from the Olympic distance of 10km to 5km due to poor weather, meaning Britain's Olympic competitors will be decided later in the year rather than on the results of the contest.British athlete Vicky Holland finished third as a result of the disqualification. She told the British Triathlon governing body: "It's wasn't the set of circumstances that you want when you win a medal but you have to play to what's given to you and I've come out with a third place finish.""I really feel for Jess and Georgia because they raced exceptionally well today and I feel like they absolutely smashed it and deserved the first and second finish," she added.Mike Cavendish, British Triathlon National Performance Director, added: "It's obviously disappointing to have Jess and Georgia disqualified but it's a testament to the depth of our female squad that we still have another athlete on the podium."

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Story highlights No deal yet with Democratic Unionist Party to prop up Conservative governmentSome Conservative MPs are looking to remove May from powerThe party lost its parliamentary majority in surprise election resultsLondon (CNN)British Prime Minister Theresa May appears to have begun a purge in her party after shock election results threw the future of her leadership in doubt. May's co-chiefs of staff, Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill, announced their resignations Saturday on the Conservative Home political blog. Timothy conceded in a statement that he had failed to carry out an effective election campaign, while Hill made no mention of her performance.May suffered a humiliating blow as the "snap election" Thursday spectacularly backfired, stripping her Conservative Party of its commanding majority in Parliament. She had called the vote three years earlier than required by law, with the aim of sweeping an even greater majority for her party before Brexit talks in nine days to take the country out of the European Union.Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill quit on Saturday in the wake of the vote.May's attempts to form a government with support from Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) appear to be taking longer than first thought. On Saturday night, Downing Street issued a statement claiming that a preliminary deal had been reached, but hours later was forced to issue a second statement clarifying that no agreement had been finalized. The Prime Minister is also fending off a mutiny in her own party. Conservative MPs are publicly airing their anger, some calling for her ouster and others demanding radical change in her style of leadership.Read MoreSeveral MPs have said they were angered by key points in the Conservatives' manifesto, the document that outlined the party's agenda.MP says manifesto was 'arsenic'JUST WATCHEDHow an extraordinary UK election unfoldedReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHHow an extraordinary UK election unfolded 01:52Nigel Evans was among Conservative MPs to call for Timothy's resignation, and said "anyone with their fingers" on the document should resign."It was absolute arsenic from beginning to end," Evans told CNN.Evans confirmed that some MPs are calling for May's resignation, although he himself is not.But he slammed May's style of governance as tone deaf to her own Cabinet ministers and MPs, whom he said were better in touch with voters on the ground.Theresa May to 'reflect' after disastrous election resultHe said the party's commanding lead in the polls of 20 percentage points at the start of the election period dramatically narrowed after the launch of the Conservatives' manifesto, which he said was "mean-spirited" in its call for a cut funding for children's school lunches and to charge the elderly more for their own care."The campaign was going well until the manifesto was launched. Of course, the core message was all lost because of the cacophony of noise we were making about social care, and so we were having to fight fires that we created ourselves rather than exposing the Labour Party's insane manifesto."Katie Perrior, May's former director of communications, described an atmosphere of toxicity and intimidation by Timothy and Hill."The atmosphere would be great if the chiefs of staff were not there and terrible if the chiefs of staff were there," she told the BBC's Radio 4."We would be able to speak freely if they weren't around, and if they were around, you don't speak."Another Conservative MP, Anna Soubry, told the BBC after the results came in that May has to "obviously consider her position" and take personal responsibility for the "dreadful" election campaign and "deeply flawed" manifesto.5 reasons why Theresa May's troubles have only just begunShe also echoed comments made by Evans and Perrior that much of the party had been shut out of the campaign."It was a tightly knit group, it was her group that ran this campaign and look where we are, for God's sake," Soubry said. Timothy said in his statement that the election result was "a huge disappointment.""I take responsibility for my part in this election campaign, which was the oversight of our policy program," he said.Though he refuted reports he was responsible for the elderly care policy, saying it was "the subject of many months of work" among many people."I want to place on record my sorrow for the Conservative Members of Parliament who lost their seats, several of whom are close friends."Hill described May as an "excellent Prime Minister" in her resignation statement. "I have no doubt at all that Theresa May will continue to serve and work hard as Prime Minister -- and do it brilliantly."Backlash over controversial allianceMay is now looking to rule the country with less than 50% of seats in Parliament's House of Commons, and is banking on support from the DUP to be the ally that helps her party push its agenda through Parliament. Contrary to an earlier statement which suggested May had reached a preliminary deal with the DUP, Downing Street said Saturday that such a deal had yet to be finalized. "The Prime Minister has tonight spoken with the DUP to discuss finalizing a confidence and supply deal when Parliament returns next week," the statement said. "We will welcome any such deal being agreed, as it will provide the stability and certainty the whole country requires as we embark on Brexit and beyond".The DUP meanwhile said that discussion will continue into next week "to work on the details and to reach agreement on arrangements for the new Parliament."May's courting of DUP has triggered criticism in the media and among members of her party, who have described DUP as anti-abortionist and regressive on LGBTI rights.What the UK election result could mean for BrexitRuth Davidson, a Conservative in Scotland, told the BBC she had words with May over the DUP's record on LGBT rights."I asked for a categoric assurance that if any deal or scoping deal was done with the DUP there would be absolutely no rescission of LGBTI rights in the rest of the UK, in Great Britain, and that we would use any influence that we had to advance LGBTI rights in Northern Ireland," said the MP, who is a lesbian."It's an issue very close to my heart and one that I wanted categoric assurances from the Prime Minister on, and I received [them]."Pressure is now also coming from the public. A petition on Change.org had more than half a million signatures by Saturday afternoon, calling for May's resignation over her alliance with the DUP. There have been few clues as to how May might shake up her administration, but the Prime Minister, who campaigned under the mantra "strong and stable," announced that she would retain five key Cabinet ministers in their posts.Scathing media responseMay came under fire during the campaign for the controversial policy on the cost of care for the elderly, dubbed the "dementia tax," and for making several U-turns on social care. She was criticized for refusing to take part in a televised leaders' debate and for carefully controlling her campaign activities to keep the public at arm's length.Tomorrow's front page: Coalition of Crackpots #tomorrowsfrontpages https://t.co/REBrvAGMNv pic.twitter.com/vfuZU5yAKv— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) June 9, 2017 She was forced to apologize after she refused to acknowledge her party's battering in her initial post-election remarks.The British media has been scathing of May. The Times newspaper ran a front-page story on May's tenuous future as Conservative leader Saturday with the headline "May stares into the abyss."The Daily Mirror tabloid's cover read "Coalition of Crackpots," playing on the term "Coalition of Chaos" that May had used to describe the opposition parties. And the Sun tabloid led with "She's had her chips," pointing to a campaign moment of May awkwardly eating fries, while implying she was on the way out.

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Call to Earth is a CNN initiative in partnership with Rolex. Emma Camp is a Rolex Associate Laureate. (CNN)With her scuba mask on, slowly diving beneath the surface of the water, Emma Camp encountered a world she had never experienced before: an underwater city of vivid color.It was the first time she saw a coral reef -- as a seven-year-old on holiday with her family in the Bahamas. It was also the moment Camp fell in love with the ocean. "It was just that fascination with this unknown world that really drew me in," she recalls.Now 33, the British-born marine biologist is a leading researcher of coral conservation and resilience at the University of Technology Sydney -- fighting to save the marine wonders she was first captivated by as a child.One of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world, coral reefs support a quarter of the world's marine life. But scientists fear climate change could wipe out all of Earth's coral reefs by 2100. When sea water becomes too warm, corals "bleach" and turn white. While approximately half the world's coral has been lost, Camp believes we can still save what is left. Read MoreCamp's work involves searching the globe to find the world's toughest and most resilient corals -- the species with the best chance of surviving the climate crisis.She has studied corals growing in mangrove lagoons across the world, including the Caribbean, Seychelles and Indonesia. In 2016, she and her team were the first to find mangrove corals in New Caledonia, in the south Pacific. In 2019, for the first time, they documented similar mangrove corals in their own backyard ... on the perimeter of Australia's Great Barrier Reef.Mangrove lagoons are shallow bodies of water, found near coasts in the tropics, that are lined by trees and shrubs adapted to grow in salt water.Marine biologist Emma Camp studying mangrove coral on Australia's Great Barrier Reef.In the lagoons, "the water's naturally warm, naturally acidic and has low oxygen conditions," says Camp. On reefs, coral is dying as climate change makes ocean conditions similar, with warmer, more acidic water, and reduced oxygen levels -- but in mangrove lagoons, corals thrive. Camp's aim is to identify the special qualities that allow mangrove corals to survive in a hostile environment.Camp and her team collect coral samples from mangrove lagoons, bring them back to her lab in Sydney and conduct DNA analysis to learn more about their genetic make up and how they differ from reef corals.In Australia, Camp swaps fragments of coral between the mangrove lagoons and the main body of the reef.From Google to garbage disposal: the environmentalist cleaning up India's lakesMangrove corals are transplanted onto the reef to test which species can flourish there, she says, while reef corals are moved to the mangrove habitats to assess how they react to a more challenging environment. Camp's aim is to work out if scientists will one day be able to use these resilient corals to replenish areas on the reef degraded by climate change.The operation is tightly controlled with the coral fragments attached to small frames with cable ties, to prevent them from spreading beyond the test area. This ensures there are no unintended consequences to moving species between different habitats.Camp says she remains an "ocean optimist", but ultimately, her work is just "buying time" against climate change. "Time is running out and it is urgent," she says. "If we don't act, these critically important ecosystems ... are going to be lost or at least severely degraded to a point where we actually can't go back."Find out about more about Call to Earth and the extraordinary people working for a more sustainable future.

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Story highlightsKohl was a longtime member of the Christian Democratic UnionHe was the architect of German reunification after the Cold WarBerlin (CNN)German statesman Helmut Kohl, the architect of German reunification after the end of the Cold War, has died, his Christian Democratic Union party announced Friday. He was 87.Kohl served as chancellor for 16 years -- from 1982 to 1998 -- and was Germany's longest-serving leader since 1945. He worked tirelessly for the reunification of West and East Germany, the countries separated in the ashes of World War II."We have lost the father of modern Germany," British Prime Minister Theresa May said in a statement. "And my deepest sympathies and condolences are with his family and with the German people at this sad time."Helmut's death hurts me deeply. My mentor, my friend, the very essence of Europe, he will be greatly, greatly missed https://t.co/ikJFdzK9m0— Jean-Claude Juncker (@JunckerEU) June 16, 2017 "Helmut's death hurts me deeply," European Commission Chairman Jean-Claude Juncker said in a Twitter post. "My mentor, my friend, the very essence of Europe, he will be greatly, greatly missed."Former US President Bill Clinton -- who honored Kohl with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1999 -- mourned the loss of his friend, saying his "visionary leadership prepared Germany and all of Europe for the 21st century."Read More"He was called upon to answer some of the most monumental questions of his time, and in answering them correctly he made possible the reunification of a strong, prosperous Germany and the creation of the European Union," Clinton said in a statement.Helmut Kohl's visionary leadership prepared Germany and all of Europe for the 21st century. https://t.co/ltdamqIgt5— Bill Clinton (@billclinton) June 16, 2017 Kohl was born in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, an industrial port city in what is now the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.He began working in the CDU in 1947. He served in the Rhineland-Palatinate legislature from 1959 to 1976, and served as minister-president of the same state from 1969 to 1976.Rising politicianKohl was CDU chairman from 1973 to 1998. He was a member of the Bundestag, West German's lower house of Parliament from 1976 to 1990. He became chancellor of West Germany in 1982 and served until 1990, then became chancellor of Germany after reunification.His chancellorship was marked with centrist policies that stressed commitment to NATO and modest cuts in spending."A great German statesman and above all a great European" - FM @sigmargabriel on the passing of former Chancellor Helmut Kohl https://t.co/DnxiO3icTz— GermanForeignOffice (@GermanyDiplo) June 16, 2017 After the Soviet Union relinquished control of Eastern Europe, Kohl launched his push for reunification, with constant reassurances to Western leaders that a united Germany posed no threat. Reunification was consummated with the dissolution of communist East Germany. The fusion of East and West after decades of forced separation occurred after Kohl secured the approval of NATO and the Soviet Union."I will never forget walking with him through the Brandenburg Gate in 1994 for a large rally on the eastern side, and seeing genuine hope in the eyes of tens of thousands of young people. I knew at that moment that Helmut Kohl was the man who could help them realize their dreams. History continues to prove that he delivered," Clinton said.Dissatisfaction with Kohl's rule and high unemployment led to his defeat in 1998 by the Social Democrats. Kohl was succeeded in the chancellorship by Gerhard Schroeder.Honors and a scandal since '98Helmut Kohl Fast FactsAlong with his honor from Clinton, Kohl was named an Honorary Citizen of Europe for his work in the integration of Europe and was regarded as a great statesman.But he faced a political scandal after his days in office.In 1999, he admitted that he accepted anonymous political donations between 1993 and 1998, totaling more than $1 million. Under German law, acceptance of such funds is a crime.The fund-raising spurred an investigation in 2000. Kohl, who refused to discuss details of the funds, was harshly criticized.The criminal investigation into illegal fund-raising was dropped in 2001. Kohl agreed to pay a fine of 300,000 German marks ($142,000).CNN's Atika Shubert reported from Berlin, with CNN's Joe Sterling writing and reporting in Atlanta.

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Berlin (CNN)A former Nazi concentration camp guard was convicted of thousands of counts of being an accessory to murder and given a two-year suspended prison sentence Thursday, a court announced.The 93-year-old man, identified as Bruno D., was charged with 5,230 counts of accessory to murder over his time as an SS guard at the Stutthof concentration camp from 1944 to 1945.Questions over testimony of US witness in Nazi guard's trialHe was found guilty by the Hamburg juvenile court of aiding and abetting in the murder of at least 5,232 people. He faced a juvenile court because he was 17 years old at the time he served in Stutthof. The defendant had previously admitted to being a guard at the camp, but told the court at the beginning of his trial that he had no choice at the time. He grew up in a village by Danzig, which is now the Polish city of Gdansk. More than 40 co-plaintiffs from France, Israel, Poland and the United States testified against the former SS guard during the trial, which began in October.Read MoreConcluding just over 75 years after World War II ended in Europe, it will be one of the last trials of a former Nazi.It is estimated that around 65,000 people were murdered during the Holocaust in the Stutthof concentration camp, near the Polish city now called Gdansk. Landmark trialBruno D. came to the attention of prosecutors during the landmark trial of former Sobibor SS guard John Demjanjuk. He was indicted in April 2019 and lives with his family in Hamburg. According to his 2019 indictment, Bruno D. knowingly supported the "insidious and cruel killing" at Stutthof concentration camp.Prisoners in Stutthof were killed by being shot in the back of the neck, poisoned with Zyklon B gas, and denied food and medicine, court documents allege. The verdict has been seen as "symbolic justice" for the victims of the camp, Ben Cohen, whose grandmother Judy Meisel was imprisoned in the camp and a co-plaintiff in the trial, told CNN in a statement. ''On behalf of my grandmother and our family this verdict sends a powerful message that a guard in any camp cannot deny responsibility for what happened," Cohen wrote. His grandmother's mother, Mina Beker, was murdered in the camp. Meisel and her sister survived and escaped to Denmark. Stutthof concentration camp housed more than 100,000 prisoners."Unfortunately, most perpetrators of the Holocaust were never prosecuted and so we are left with something that feels like symbolic justice today, rather than true justice," he said. "The most important thing to us is that these horrific things should never happen again and that the world can be educated about the capacity for seemingly normal people to be part of the most horrific evil."This comes after a 95-year-old man, accused of being a guard at the same camp as Bruno D., was charged July 14 with war crimes during the Holocaust, the Wuppertal, Germany, district court announced last week.German prosecutors are investigating 14 other cases connected to the concentration camps of Buchenwald, Sachsenhausen, Mauthausen and Stutthof, according to the Central Office for the Investigation of Nazi Crimes.First established by the Nazis in 1939, Stutthof went on to house a total of 115,000 prisoners, more than half of whom died there. Around 22,000 went on to be transferred from Stutthof to other Nazi camps.An estimated 6 million Jewish people were killed in Nazi concentration camps during World War II. Also killed were hundreds of thousands of Roma people and people with mental or physical disabilities.

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(CNN)When Bryson DeChambeau, who had put on 40 pounds during lockdown as the PGA Tour suspended play from mid-March to mid-June, stepped onto the first tee at Muirfield Village last month at the Memorial Tournament, everyone was anticipating fireworks. But no one expected what happened next.Commentators concurred they'd never seen anything like it, as the American's drive easily flew over bunkers 330 yards away and finished 423 yards from the tee on the 473-yard par four.DeChambeau was the form player, and though he putted exceptionally like he did at the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit in early July where he picked up a sixth tour win, it was his driving that week -- where he became the first PGA Tour winner to average more than 350 yards off the tee -- that ignited debate.Jack Nicklaus, whose Muirfield course in Ohio hosted back-to-back events later in July, was wary of such yardages.Read More"The USGA and the R&A have got to wake up sooner or later," said the 18-time major champion, who first went to the sport's governing bodies 43 years ago to discuss the issue."They can't just keep burying their heads on this." Meanwhile DeChambeau's contemporaries lauded his physical gains. Tiger Woods said he was "impressed" while former world No. 1 Lee Westwood thought he should be "applauded" for his efforts."To retain the feel in his short game and his putting, when he's piled on all the pounds and bulked up, is a phenomenal effort," the Englishman told CNN's Amanda Davies.In February's Distance Insights report co-published by the USGA and R&A, the idea of bifurcation was again floated whereby professional golfers adhere to different rules and regulations to amateurs."Longer distances, longer courses, playing from longer tees and longer times to play are taking golf in the wrong direction. We believe that it is time to break the cycle," the report concluded."We recognize that the governing bodies might have done more [...] and we believe it is never too late to do the right thing for the future."READ: Is Bryson DeChambeau irreversibly changing golf?A general view of the ninth green at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio as Henrik Norlander and Jason Day putt.Bomb and chopSpare a thought, however, for the people who design golf courses, only for technological advances since the 1990s to drastically alter driving distances.Although in 2019 the average distance was 294 yards on the PGA Tour and European Tour combined, in 1995 it was some thirty yards less. Our game is in a good place. Equipment improvements and distance are here to stay. Full stop. We need a 'serious' premium on accuracy. Golf courses don't need to be longer. Make the Tour rough knee high, fairways fast and firm which is fair for all players. pic.twitter.com/rwUvJ14vq2— Ernie Els (@TheBig_Easy) July 18, 2020 The first real spike was from 1992-2000 when the introduction of oversized and titanium drivers made distances soar, before ball technology from 2000-2004 led to another dramatic jump as wound golf balls were phased out to be replaced by the multi-layer tour ball.Increasing athleticism has also brought about a huge change in elite golfers' physiques.Four-time major champion Ernie Els has played throughout these changes. He said developments in technology should be forgotten and that more could be done to make the courses play harder.Growing the rough to put a premium on accurate driving was clearly a ploy used by the PGA of America for August's PGA Championship, where American youngster Collin Morikawa prevailed in only his second major.Morikawa averages just under 296 yards to rank tied-107th on tour, but while the big hitters -- unsure whether to take drivers and risk being a little long or instead take aim with a three wood -- failed to capitalize on the first major of the year's 294-yard par-four 16th in the final round, the 23-year-old decisively hit the drive of his life to within seven feet of the hole and buried the eagle putt. But what do the designers and architects of golf courses think?Perry Dye, son of the late Pete and Alice Dye whose most famous creations include TPC Sawgrass, Whistling Straits and Kiawah Island, told CNN Sport his parents left a letter from designer Donald Ross complaining in 1923 about the golf ball "wrecking" his courses."My Dad would tell you we need to go to two balls. And Jack Nicklaus would say the same. But when you go out in the marketplace, they're not going to take away the distance. "My kids are 37 and 40 and I listen to them talk about how they like to play and it's bomb and chop, but they don't even know how to chop. I mean, they don't even know how to bomb either, but they think it's worth playing. Bomb and chop is here to stay. "Here's the dilemma in the design world -- do we change all our average players to driver-wedge. If you think about it, that's the way the pros play. Why can't we play like that?"Dye pointed out the difference in scoring from one week to the next at Nicklaus' famous Muirfield course, which proved a difference in setup could stop any big hitters in their tracks: DeChambeau missed the cut at the Memorial as he hit a 10 at the par-five 15th hole.READ: American Michael Thompson wins second PGA Tour event, 2,702 days after his firstA general view of the 17th green during the first round of the US Senior Open in 2007 at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin.Bigger ballEuropean Golf Design managing director Jeremy Slessor sees fast and firm greens and fairways as a solution while also advocating ball changes."When I started in the design and construction industry in the mid-1980s, we were putting in fairway bunkers at about 230-240 yards. We're now putting them at 300-350 yards," said Slessor, whose company were behind Ryder Cup courses at Celtic Manor (2010), Le Golf National (2018) and Marco Simone (2023).Slessor spoke highly of the Hong Kong Open, where the 6,700-yard course and its small greens are always a test for the game's best."The challenge for elite golfers now is firm and fast. There's no course that's long enough anymore. Erin Hills (US Open 2017) was nearly 8,000 yards and that just wasn't the challenge everyone thought it was going to be. "The simple thing is to make the ball bigger. The pros should play that ball, and the manufacturers can use all their research and development to make the longest-flying big ball."The 'small' ball (1.62 inches in diameter) was barred from competition in 1990, replaced by the standard ball (1.68 inches in diameter).Victor Perez tees off during the final round of the Hong Kong Open at The Hong Kong Golf Club."At some point somebody is going to have to do something. Why not now? What's holding everybody up?" Slessor adds. LOBB + PARTNERS principal Tim Lobb, the vice chairman of the European Institute of Golf Course Architects who collaborated for more than a decade with five-times Open champion and fellow Australian Peter Thomson, has worked extensively to make natural contours a severe hazard rather than adding bunkers."I think from a sustainability challenge, there are different options," he said, acutely aware of the effects of coronavirus on the sport."Ground contouring and interesting pin positions are a good one. While greens are getting faster and faster, the mowing doesn't pay attention to the edges, so some of the best pin positions are lost."What we've seen in design over the last five to 10 years is a big push for sustainability, and it's even higher now than it ever has been, which is a great thing, because everything's being questioned."I'm just fearful for the game because we're getting so zoned in on bunkers and after greens, they're the second-most maintenance intense feature on a golf course, which is crazy."Not saying we need to go back to the 1800s, but since Covid-19, with no bunker rakes in bunkers, people have been forced into a different way of thinking."READ: The golfer who drove over 4,000 miles across the US to play in tournamentsThe green of the 18th hole at the Richmond Golf Club, UK. Limit the loftOttawa-based Neil Haworth, who designed the world's longest golf course at more than 8,500 yards in China, discussed limiting the loft on wedges with leading names in the sport years ago."Phil Mickelson has a 65 degree, a 60 and a 50 something. Bryson a 50 degree, a 55 degree and a 60 degree. A sand wedge is usually 54-56 but if you limited it to that, if you've hit it 420 yards on a 480-yard hole, you don't have the club for the next shot."So is there an advantage to hitting it that far? This could be a Tour thing, not for all golfers. But I think it's time to deal with the ball and the quicker they do it the better."Haworth saw first-hand the effects of driving distances many years ago when he walked the course with Woods at the WGC-HSBC Champions host course at Sheshan he designed.The 16th hole of the Sheshan International Golf Club during the HSBC Champions Tournament.Visit CNN.com/sport for more news, features, and videos"In the mid-2000s, we were walking down the fairway with Tiger, and I was thinking: 'Oh Jesus, maybe we should have put a back tee there.'" Dye concluded the design world is confused."If you hit driver-wedge to 18 holes you'd say it was a short golf course. So how do we convert, or mix, or integrate the design today between the average player and the pro? As you can tell, more often than not we're grooming golf courses to handle their pros. And that's on both sides of the ocean."I'm telling you we're confused."

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London (CNN)Theresa May has called on Britain's political parties to "put self-interest aside" and work together on a compromise Brexit deal, hours after her government survived a no-confidence vote Wednesday night. Lawmakers voted 325 to 306 in favor of the government remaining in power, one day after they rejected the Prime Minister's Brexit deal by 230 votes, in the biggest defeat for any UK government in the modern parliamentary era. In a statement to the nation after the confidence vote, May admitted that "the events of the past 24 hours will have been unsettling" to the public, but urged lawmakers to come together to "find a way forward.""So now MPs have made clear what they don't want, we must all work constructively together to set out what Parliament does want," she said. "It will not be an easy task, but MPs know they have a duty to act in the national interest, reach a consensus and get this done."How Theresa May keeps on keeping onWith just 72 days to go until Britain leaves the European Union, May now faces an uphill battle to bring together political parties with competing objectives -- not least several factions within her own Conservative party -- to strike a deal that can win a majority in Parliament. Read MoreMay said she had already held "constructive meetings" with leaders from several smaller opposition parties to discuss next steps, and added that more talks would take place on Thursday. Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the main opposition Labour party, earlier refused to hold talks with May until the government agrees to rule out a no-deal Brexit. "Before there can be any positive discussions about the way forward, the government must remove clearly once and for all the prospect of the catastrophe of a no-deal Brexit from the EU and all the chaos that would come as a result of that," the Labour leader said.May in control, but weakenedIn what perfectly sums up the chaotic state of British politics at the moment, many of the MPs who cast votes of confidence in the government on Wednesday were the same ones who voted against its signature policy -- the Brexit deal -- the night before. May's defeat Tuesday was largely due to a rebellion led by the right wing of her party. But if there is anyone the arch-Brexiteers dislike more than May, it's Corbyn -- someone they had no intention of opening the door for to become Prime Minister.Corbyn had hoped his call for a no-confidence vote would have paved the way for fresh elections. This week's developments have left May in control, but weakened and without a clear path forward to delivering a Brexit deal before the March 29 deadline to leave the EU. Britain now ultimately has several options: to delay Brexit, to leave the EU with a renegotiated deal, to crash out of it without a deal, or to flip the past two-and-a-half years into reverse and not exit at all.Before Wednesday's vote, Environment Secretary Michael Gove wrapped up the six-hour debate by tearing into Corbyn and praising May's "inspirational leadership."Gove spoke after Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson told the Commons that Conservative MPs "know in their hearts that this Prime Minister is not capable of getting a deal through."However, the Cabinet minister criticized Watson for failing to mention Corbyn once. "We have several things in common -- we've both lost weight, him much more so. We're both friends of Israel -- him much more so. And we both recognize that Mr. Corbyn is about the worst possible person to lead the Labour party," Gove heckled.What happens now?Despite clinging onto the reins, the next few days remain treacherous for May. She has three days to come up with an alternative Brexit approach that British lawmakers can agree on. As a way to achieve consensus, May has offered cross-party talks with lawmakers, something which she promised the government would approach in a "constructive" manner.Theresa May was lambasted on the front pages of UK newspapers after the Brexit vote defeat.On Monday, May will then return to Parliament to lay out her alternative Brexit plan. If she can get it approved by lawmakers, May will look to eventually take a revised deal to EU leaders.It sounds simple, except there's no guarantee the EU would agree to reopen negotiations. It took over two years of painstaking debates and negotiations for May to even secure approval from EU leaders for her original (and now defeated) plan. And the clock is ticking.If no agreement can be reached, the UK edges towards crashing out of the EU without a deal altogether, in what will be an incredibly messy split.While May has maintained that she wants the UK to leave the EU on March 29 as scheduled, she has hinted that the deadline could be extended. Earlier on Wednesday, May told the Commons the only way the EU would extend Article 50 is if "it was clear that there was a plan that was moving towards an agreed deal."

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(CNN)In a society where instant gratification is so highly prized, time is a commodity few can afford.That's certainly the case in the English Premier League, where managers are often discarded as soon as results begin to suffer.Though just one coach has been fired so far this season -- Javi Gracia lost his job at Watford -- three others are coming under increasing pressure.Manchester United's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Tottenham's Mauricio Pochettino and Everton's Marco Silva are all in the headlines for the wrong reasons.At the forefront is Solskjaer, who has presided over the club's worst start to a season in 30 years and is already facing speculation over his future.Read More"You are used to criticism ... when you are in United, everything gets much bigger," United defender Victor Lindelof told Expressen earlier this week when asked about the plight of his manager"There are more people watching, more people writing about the club than any other club."When Solskjaer arrived at United in December 2018 he enjoyed a stellar start by winning his first eight games in charge and seemingly throwing off the shackles that had been imposed upon the players by his predecessor Jose Mourinho.But the tremendous start soon gave way to a more realistic run of form as United's familiar shortcomings were exposed. In fact, since Solskjaer was appointed as manager on a full-time basis on March 28, 2019, United has won just 17 points in 16 games.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side has won just two of its eight Premier League games so far this season.To put that into perspective, the four victories, five draws and seven defeats is the fourth-worst total of any of the 17 ever-present Premier League teams during the same period.There's also the fact it has managed just two Premier League goals since August and has been beaten by Crystal Palace, West Ham and Newcastle.The defeat at Newcastle means United has now gone 11 successive games without managing to win away from home.Not even the solace of an international break could save Solskjaer from more pain with goalkeeper David de Gea suffering injury while playing for Spain.David De Gea could miss United's game with Liverpool after sustaining an injury while on international duty with Spain.READ: The nightmare is real for Manchester United and it's only just beginningREAD: United faces long road back to the topDe Gea will join Paul Pogba in missing the crunch clash with league leader Liverpool -- a team that has won all eight of its Premier League games so far this term and is already 15 points clear of its great rival.Defeat against the Champions League winner on Sunday would heap yet more pressure on Solskjaer, not that the Norwegian is allowing criticism of his team's recent performances to affect his long-term project at Old Trafford."All the talks I've had with the owners, with Ed Woodward and the club have been about me having a three-year contract,' Solskjaer told Sky Sports."We're planning long-term. I've been given the job and if you lose a game or two, you don't wait for a call to be given assurances."But we started out with a plan and a recruitment plan is in place. I'm 100% sure from my time here that the structure is right because it is always the manager who has the final say."Tottenham troublesOne of those who could replace Solskjaer is currently enduring problems of his own.Few will forget Tottenham's astonishing run to last season's Champions League final under Mauricio Pochettino, one of the game's most admired coaches.A brand new $1 billion stadium and a team wrestling for European football's greatest prize, Tottenham under Pochettino appeared to have finally come of age.And yet, only months later, the cracks that were papered over by the run to the final can no longer be hidden.Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen has been linked with a move away from Tottenham.The 7-2 Champions League thrashing by Bayern Munich was humiliating. The defeat by fourth-tier Colchester in the League Cup was humbling. Losing 3-0 at Brighton in the Premier League was just horrible."It's probably several things," football writer Seb Stafford-Bloor told CNN when asked the reasons behind Tottenham's collapse since the Champions League final."It represented a natural end and the full extent of what could realistically be achieved, and a lot of players -- and most likely the head-coach -- seemed to come to that conclusion at the same time. "The failure to sufficiently alter the dynamics of the squad over the summer has allowed that mentality to leak into the new season and the result is this series of tired, distracted performances. Half the side is waiting to leave, the other is treading water until a proper reinvention begins. It's limbo and it's ugly." Mauricio Pochettino is under increasing pressure at Tottenham.READ: Champions League final a distant memory as Spurs stumblesREAD: Hugo Lloris in agony after freak injury as Spurs slides to fresh defeatTottenham's form, particularly on the road, has been wretched. It has not recorded a league victory away from home in the Premier League since a 2-1 win at Fulham on January 20, 2019. In the 10 away games it has played since, Spurs has conceded 18 goals, losing eight and drawing twice. Add that to poor performances from key players and rumors of unrest in the squad and it's not hard to see why Spurs has struggled. So who is to blame? "Everyone, really," Stafford-Bloor says. "Pochettino has been sulking in public for a while and his mood swings haven't helped. Levy has contributed to that, though, because players who needed to leave over the summer weren't sold and positions which clearly needed reinforcing weren't strengthened. "That being said, it's been disappointing to watch the deterioration in attitude and how, using the circumstances almost as an excuse, a couple of players have very clearly taken the opportunity to lower their standards. "Unfortunately, there's also been far too much briefing of the press -- complaining about training schedules etc. -- and that always seems to be a sign of receding professionalism. "Tottenham's players were left crushed by the 7-2 defeat against Bayern Munich.Speculation over Pochettino's future has swirled ever since the defeat by Liverpool in the Champions League final.One of the most admired coaches in the game, the Argentine will not lack for future employment.But question marks surround whether he can turn Tottenham's fortunes around -- or even if he wants to remain at the club."I think the question is whether he wants to (stay)," Stafford-Bloor added "He's owed the opportunity to rebuild his side, that would be more than fair, but there'd be little point in allowing him to do that if, really, he's just waiting for the chance to join a wealthier club. "He would deserve that chance, no question, but if that's his current mindset then Tottenham have to look elsewhere."Silva strugglesWhile Pochettino may be afforded the opportunity to leave on his own terms, Everton's Marco Silva appears to be facing a rather more unforgiving route.After a summer in which the club spent over £100 million ( $128m), Everton sits in the relegation zone having lost its past four league games.Silva, who replaced Sam Allardyce at Goodison in May 2018, is now facing a challenge to save his job with the club enduring its worst run of league results since January 2015.A lack of goals, a failure to take a point on the 20 occasions it has fallen behind in a league game under Silva, and a defense seemingly incapable of dealing with set-pieces means the Everton manager may be running out of time. Everton boss Marco Silva has attracted criticism for his side's poor start to the Premier League season."There's little doubt the pressure is ramping up on Silva now," Liverpool Echo journalist Adam Jones told CNN."This current run of four Premier League defeats on the spin is his worst as Everton manager, and supporters are quite right to expect a lot more from their side."The next three games are seen as extremely important at boardroom level. The League Cup is an optimal chance for Everton to end a long wait for silverware, while Premier League form clearly needs to improve."If the boss can't find a way to turn things around, he could find himself in a lot of trouble."Gylfi Sigurdsson has struggled to inspire Everton so far this season.Everton, which faces West Ham at Goodison on Saturday, has a reasonably favorable run of fixtures in October and November before facing a daunting DecemberTrips to Leicester, Liverpool and Manchester United and home games against Chelsea, Arsenal and Burnley are swiftly followed by a visit to Manchester City on New Year's Day.If Silva wants to ensure he's still around for December, then the next few weeks will prove crucial, though Jones remains optimistic.He will certainly need to work out a way to get more goals of his team with just six scored in eight games so far this season, while the defense has been unable to cope with defending set-pieces.The Portuguese endured a similar run of results last February, losing three consecutive league matches and suffering an FA Cup defeat at second-tier Millwall.Moise Kean joined Everton from Juventus at the start of the season.READ: Everton fans show solidarity with racism victim KeanREAD: All eyes on UEFA after football's night of shame"Silva has been under pressure at Everton before," Jones said." A run of below par festive results last term and performances left the Blues out of the FA Cup and adrift of the European places in the league by the start of February."A 17-day break from action proved to be the turning point for the manager then, having the chance to drill his players on the training ground in everything they needed to turn their form around."Everton returned from that break with a convincing 3-0 win at Cardiff before holding Liverpool to a 0-0 stalemate at Goodison Park."Things around the club massively improved from that point on with victories over Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United before 2018/19 came to an end."So yes, if Silva can do the same again, he can turn things around. But the pressure is really on the Portuguese to get that done."

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Story highlights 14 people have died since Friday, a Health Ministry spokesman saysHundreds on both sides are injured in clashes, officials sayAt least 2 protesters are killed, a doctor on the scene saysImages of a partially stripped woman being beaten cause outragePolice and military troops clashed Monday with protesters in Egypt's Tahrir Square, the symbolic center of the uprising that brought down President Hosni Mubarak earlier this year.At least two protesters were killed, according to field doctor Ahmed Khalil. That brought the total number of dead in protests to 14 since Friday, according to Hisham Sheeha, a spokesman for the Ministry of Health.Hundreds of people were injured on both sides in the clashes, officials from the Ministry of the Interior and Ministry of Health said. At least 200 protesters were injured, mostly by live ammunition, Sheeha said.About 100 security officers were wounded, Interior Ministry spokesman Gen. Marwan Mustapha said.Monday was the fourth day that pro-democracy demonstrators battled Egyptian security, their anger stoked by images of a military police officer stomping on a woman's exposed stomach over the weekend.The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights released a statement Monday condemning what she called "vicious" and "brutal" assaults filmed over the weekend.Navi Pillay said she has strong concerns that women are being targeted in these attacks."The ruthless violence being used against unarmed women protesters in especially shocking and cannot be left unpunished," Pillay said.A "Million-Woman" demonstration was planned for Tuesday afternoon in Tahrir Square to protest the military's treatment of female demonstrators.Pillay said she believes the individuals involved in the assaults must be arrested and prosecuted."These are life-threatening and inhuman acts that cannot possibly be justified under the guise of restoration of security or crowd control," Pillay said. She called for an impartial and independent investigation into "all instances of abuse and violent repression against protesters."A top general on the military council that runs Egypt blamed the violence on protesters, saying they had provoked the clashes.Demonstrators have been using "very destructive methods," including Molotov cocktails, gas bombs and rocks, said Gen. Adel Amara of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) on Monday."Protests start peacefully, then they turn into attacks on government buildings," Amara said, saying "events have proven there is a plan to destroy the country."He said prosecutors had been assigned to look into the clashes.He also accused protesters of obstructing firefighters trying to put out a blaze at a library in Cairo that houses ancient maps and artifacts.Irreplaceable maps dating from Napoleon's conquest of Egypt in 1798 were among items destroyed in the fire, which began Saturday, caretaker Prime Minister Kamal Ganzouri said.Amara vowed that the generals honestly intend to hand power to a civilian government -- a key demand of the thousands who have been demonstrating.The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party said Monday that "urgent action" is required to stop the clashes.In a statement posted on the party's English-language website, party members blamed the ongoing violence on some Interior Ministry chiefs, but also on "thugs" it said have infiltrated the ranks of the youth.The group said Egypt's youths displayed true examples of patriotism and sacrifice during the January 25 revolution and called upon the same youths to stop those seeking to "derail the revolution."Freedom and Justice Party members said all parties must "bear their national responsibility to stop the bloodshed and the chaos that tarnish the civilized image of the Egyptian revolution."Gigi Ibrahim, a prominent activist who was present at the clashes early Monday, accused the army and police of firing "indiscriminately.""They stormed into the square destroying cars, shops, and even the field clinic, and they will blame it on protesters," she said.Control of the square has gone back and forth between the protesters and security forces, who have fired live ammunition, bird shot and tear gas."Dozens of detainees arrested during the clashes have suffered serious injuries that need medical attention," said Ragia Omran, a lawyer who volunteers to assist detained protesters. She said some prosecutors were allowing wounded to be transferred to hospitals and some were not.But Maj. Mohamed Askar of SCAF said protesters were capturing and wounding soldiers."The army soldiers they kidnapped and returned are now in the hospitals. The rebels also captured three officers, tortured them and released them. They were even talking about a prisoner swap," he said.CNN could not independently confirm the details of either side's account.Newly elected lawmakers, intellectuals, and prominent clerics have been at the scene to seek a truce but their efforts have not succeeded.Cairo's stock exchange plunged Sunday amid the new turmoil, while Saturday's images of the woman's beating appeared to draw more people to the streets.More than 20 police officers attacked the woman, whose traditional robe and headscarf were pulled away as the officers dragged her down the street, exposing her stomach and blue bra.One of the police officers aimed a foot at her upper abdomen and stamped squarely on it, while another officer jumped on a male protester as he lay on the pavement nearby."The army were like vultures who found a prey," said Mohamed Zeidan, who filmed the beating from a balcony overlooking Tahrir Square. He said after he stopped filming the beating out of fear of being discovered, "the soldiers even beat an older couple who tried to help her up."Images of the woman's treatment were splashed across the front pages of Sunday newspapers in Egypt and zipped around the world on social media networks. But a spokesman for the military, which has ruled Egypt since February's ouster of longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak, had no apologies."What was woman like her doing in a conflict zone?" asked Askar. "She must have participated in the attacks on the military and the Cabinet."Askar questioned why the woman has not come forward to identify herself."Our troops do not just attack people for no reason," he said. "If she had nothing to hide then she would have presented herself. Where is she?"Two people who know the woman, including the man seen being beaten alongside her in the video, said she is a political activist and student. She does not want to speak to reporters now, but a journalist who saw the incident and was beaten as well said the woman suffered "serious bruises and cuts" as a result.U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton condemned the reports of violence on Sunday and said her thoughts are with the families of those killed or injured.Tahrir Square has been the epicenter of anti-government demonstrations since last January, when the revolt against Mubarak began. Fresh protests sprouted in November, when the generals named Mubarak-era premier Kamal Ganzouri as a caretaker prime minister until parliamentary elections are complete.

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London (CNN)British fish and chip shops are selling endangered shark species under generic sales terms, a study from the University of Exeter has found. Scientists tested the DNA of fish sold in restaurants and fishmongers under non-specific "umbrella" labels, and identified most of it as spiny dogfish, a species of shark classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as endangered in Europe and vulnerable worldwide. The study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, concluded that generic names permitted by the EU like rock, rock salmon, huss and flake were often applied to meat from endangered sharks. Although the EU prohibited the fishing of spiny dogfish (or Squalus acanthias) in its waters in 2011, fisheries in the US and Canada in particular continue to export catches to the UK.JUST WATCHEDEconundrum: How can I stop extinction?ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHEconundrum: How can I stop extinction? 01:16Shark fins sold by British wholesalers were also derived from threatened species, the study found -- including the scalloped hammerhead shark, which the IUCN classifies as globally endangered. Other species discovered included the shortfin mako and the smalleye hammerhead, both of which are considered vulnerable.Read MoreSenior author Andrew Griffiths, a lecturer in biological science at the University of Exeter, told CNN that sharks are particularly at risk of population decline thanks to their slow rate of reproduction. "Sharks typically take a long time to reach sexual maturity and, once they do, produce relatively few young -- at least in comparison to most fish that are commercially caught. "This makes them very vulnerable to overfishing as they simply cannot replace themselves very quickly," he said. Fins were found on sale belonging to the globally endangered scalloped hammerhead shark.The researchers tested 117 tissue samples from 90 different retailers in the UK: 78 from fish and chip shops, which were battered and fried when collected, and 39 from fishmongers, which were either fresh or frozen. They also bought 10 "dried, skinned and bleached" shark fins from UK wholesalers, and obtained a further 30 from the UK Customs Agency. These were seized at the UK border, originating in Mozambique and en route to Asia.Researchers determined the species to which the samples belonged by cross-referencing the DNA sequence of a sample with the Barcode of Life DNA database. The species identified included the starry smoothound, nursehound, Pacific spiny dogfish and blue shark. Most common, however, was the spiny dogfish, which 77 of the samples were found to be. Cathy Hobbs, the study's first author, told CNN: "The issue with shark meat products in the UK is that many species fall under umbrella labels when being sold. In other European countries, labeling requirements are much more specific allowing more consumer confidence. We should adopt more precise labeling here in the UK."Until labeling becomes more specific, it's difficult to know what you are purchasing," Hobbs said. According to Ali Hood, director of conservation at the Shark Trust, the team at the British charity "weren't surprised" by the study's findings. "Globally, sharks and rays are at a substantially higher risk of extinction than most other groups of vertebrates," she told CNN.Consumers concerned about buying endangered shark meat should ensure they ask questions about their seafood's provenance, Hood advised. "Many retailers pride themselves on their sourcing, so hold them to account." And if a shop or restaurant can't prove where their fish comes from? "Make an alternative choice," she said.

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Dublin, Ireland (CNN)The White House joined Northern Irish, British and Irish leaders on Thursday, expressing concern as parts of Northern Ireland experienced a week of violence as unionists and nationalists clashed with police and each other. Unrest first broke out last week amid rising tensions relating to Brexit and unionist anger over a decision by police not to prosecute leaders of the Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein for allegedly breaking coronavirus restrictions during the funeral of a former leading IRA figure. In west Belfast on Wednesday, rioters clashed along the so-called "peace line" dividing predominantly unionist and nationalist communities, with police struggling to close a gate designed to separate the areas. A bus was set on fire on Lanark Way near the junction with Shankill Road, police said. Photos and video from the scene showed youths on both sides of the gate throwing projectiles across, including petrol bombs. At least 55 police officers have been injured in clashes over the past six days, Police Service for Northern Ireland (PSNI) Chief Constable Simon Byrne told the Northern Irish government on Thursday.Read MoreClashes were reported in Springfield Road in Belfast on Thursday evening. Videos posted on social media showed protesters throwing stones at police vehicles on the nationalist side of the peace line. Officers in riot gear, with dogs, and a water cannon were seen moving in to disperse those involved.Northern Irish Justice Minister Naomi Long called on people to "stop, before lives are lost.""Utterly reckless and depressing to see more violence at interface areas tonight," Long wrote on Twitter. "My heart goes out to those living in the area who are living with this fear and disturbance."Earlier on Thursday, Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin condemned the violence and "attacks on police," adding the "only way forward is to address issues of concern through peaceful and democratic means," he said in a statement. "Now is the time for the two Governments and leaders on all sides to work together to defuse tensions and restore calm," Martin said.British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was "deeply concerned by the scenes of violence" in Northern Ireland."The way to resolve differences is through dialogue, not violence or criminality," Johnson said on Twitter. Martin and Johnson spoke later that day. "The way forward is through dialogue and working the institutions of the Good Friday Agreement," a statement from Martin's office said. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki appealed for calm on Thursday, telling reporters that the US remains "steadfast supporters of a secure and prosperous Northern Ireland in which all communities have a voice, and enjoy the gains of the hard-won peace," Psaki added. State Department spokesperson Ned Price added that the Good Friday Agreement, which brought decades of deadly sectarian violence across Ireland to an end, must not "become a casualty of Brexit."JUST WATCHEDWritings on walls in Northern Ireland are eerie reminders of violent pastReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHWritings on walls in Northern Ireland are eerie reminders of violent past 03:35A statement from the West Belfast Ulster Political Research Group, connected to loyalist paramilitaries the Ulster Defense Association (UDA), said the recent violence has "deflected from the original issues that have caused such dismay and anger within our community." Police in the region are still attempting to confirm "whether or not paramilitary groups were involved" in the rioting, PSNI Assistant Chief Constable Jonathon Roberts said during a press conference Thursday.Roberts joined political leaders in deploring the involvement of children as young as "13 or 14 years old" in the rioting who were "encouraged and supported by adults who stood by and clapped." Brandon Lewis, the UK's representative to Northern Ireland, is to meet with political leaders, community and faith leaders in the region, according to a statement from his office Thursday. The rioting became the subject of a parliamentary debate amongst Northern Irish lawmakers on Thursday. Arlene Foster, the region's First Minister, said the disturbances had caused great "harm" to Northern Ireland's reputation during its centenary year. Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill, one of the political figures to attend the contentious funeral, called it "a miracle that as we stand here today that no one has been killed" by Wednesday's violence. Mounting angerTensions have been growing in Northern Ireland since the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, creating the potential of a border between the British-ruled north and the Republican of Ireland in the south, which remains in the EU. The lack of a border had been seen as a key element of the post-1998 peace that followed three decades of sectarian violence. Under the Northern Ireland Protocol of the Brexit withdrawal agreement, a de facto border was created in the Irish Sea, with goods entering Northern Ireland from mainland Britain subject to EU checks, a move which angered unionists, who have accused London of abandoning them. Speaking to CNN, Democratic Unionist Party MP Sammy Wilson called for Johnson to "tear up the agreement which breaks up the United Kingdom, tear up the agreement which breaks up all the promises you made to the people of Northern Ireland."Last month, the Loyalist Communities Council (LCC), a grouping of unionist paramilitaries, said it was withdrawing its support for the Good Friday Agreement which ended the Troubles.While the LCC said opposition would be peaceful, the letter said the groups would not rejoin "until our rights under the Agreement are restored and the (Brexit) protocol amended to ensure unfettered access for goods, services and citizens throughout the United Kingdom."LCC chairman David Campbell recently said: "it's very easy for matters to spiral out of control, that's why it is essential for dialogue to take place."Writing on Twitter late Wednesday, Mary Lou McDonald, an Irish lawmaker and leader of Sinn Fein, said: "a united voice for a halt to all violence and for the restoration of calm is the only acceptable stance from all political leaders. The attacks and intimidation must end."This story has been corrected to reflect that the clashes on Springfield Road took place Thursday night, not Friday.CNN's Nic Robertson, James Griffiths, Tara John, DJ Judd contributed reporting.

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Story highlightsThe Pope urges faithful to cast aside hatredHe leads his first Christmas Eve Mass at the Vatican"God is light and in him there is no darkness at all," the Pope saysPope Francis rang in his first Christmas at the Vatican with a Christmas Eve Mass preaching a message of love and forgiveness."On this night, let us share the joy of the Gospel. God loves us. He so loves us that he gave us his son to be our brother, to be light in our darkness. To us the Lord repeats, 'Do not be afraid,' ... And I, too, repeat, do not be afraid,'" the Pope said."Our Father is patient. He loves us, he gives us Jesus to guide us on the way which leads to the promised land. Jesus is the light who brightened the darkness. Our Father forgives always. He is our peace and light."He called on the throngs gathered at St. Peter's Basilica on Tuesday to cast aside hatred."God is light and in him there is no darkness at all. Yet on the part of the people, there are times of both light and darkness, fidelity and infidelity, obedience and rebellion, times of being a pilgrim people, and times of being a people adrift," the Pope said. "In our personal history, too, there are both bright and dark moments, lights and shadows. If we love God and our brothers and sisters, we walk in the light. But if our heart is closed, if we are dominated by pride, deceit, self-seeking, then darkness falls within us, and around us. Whoever hates his brother -- writes the Apostle John -- is in the darkness; he walks in the darkness, and does not know the way to go, because the darkness has blinded his eyes."JUST WATCHEDPope Francis celebrates first ChristmasReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHPope Francis celebrates first Christmas 02:29Before the Mass, pilgrims gathering in Vatican City told CNN they were excited to celebrate with the Pope."We want to share this special moment with a person who is a beloved person, and we appreciate all he's doing," one woman said. Nine months into his papacy, much has been made of the Pope's reforms, among them more scrutiny at the Vatican bank, changes to the church's bureaucratic structure, and a commission to deal with the abuse of minors. And while this year's Christmas liturgy remains the same, experts say we should expect the unexpected."He tends to be a surprise, because he does things that are normal, but are very abnormal in terms of the papacy," said Gerard O'Connell, a Vatican analyst. "He brought three homeless men into where he is living to have breakfast with him on his birthday. ... I suspect we will see something else again over the Christmas period."The festivities began on Saturday, with the Pope's Christmas message to the Curia. He urged the church's governing body to avoid gossip and to focus on service.And then he practiced what he preached, spending three hours at a local hospital bringing Christmas cheer to sick children.There were a record number of requests to attend this year's Christmas Eve Mass.On Christmas Day, tens of thousands of pilgrims are expected to flood St. Peter's Square to hear his message to the world."People are listening to him, because he's speaking in a language that's not Vaticanese," O'Connell said. "He's speaking the language of ordinary people."

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Story highlightsSam Querrey beats Murray 3-6 6-4 6-7 (4-7) 6-1 6-1American reaches first grand slam semifinalDjokovic retires 6-7 0-2 against Tomas BerdychRoger Federer, Marin Cilic through to semifinalsWimbledon (CNN)Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic -- the pair who dominated men's tennis last year -- both departed the Wimbledon quarterfinals on Wednesday banged up. Follow @cnnsport First it was defending champion and world No. 1 Murray who lost 3-6 6-4 6-7 (4) 6-1 6-1 to Wimbledon giant killer Sam Querrey, troubled by a lingering hip complaint. Then Djokovic -- whose grand slam reign was ended by the American last year here in four sets -- retired trailing 2010 finalist Tomas Berdych 7-6 (2) 2-0 with an elbow injury that the Serb says has affected him for more than one-and-a-half years. "This is a dream come true - to be in the semi-finals at #Wimbledon makes it even more special"- Sam Querrey pic.twitter.com/Yhzv6lYSGM— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 12, 2017 "We both had a very long, very tough year, a lot of matches, a lot of emotions, a lot of things in play," Djokovic said, referring to 2016. "Our bodies have taken a lot physically."Djokovic took a medical timeout for the same elbow issue Tuesday, when he played his fourth-round tussle against Adrian Mannarino. The quicker than normal turnaround time left him powerless. Read More"I tried what I could do from yesterday to get it in the condition where I'm able to play," the 12-time grand slam winner said. "I was able maybe for 30 minutes to play with some pain that was bearable, let's call it that way. All the treatments and medications couldn't really help."The serve and forehand were the shots where I could feel it the most. Just after that there was really no sense."I spent probably about two hours, two and a half hours today on the (treatment) table in between the warmup and match trying to do everything I possibly could to make me fit."This was, perhaps, the lone way Berdych could have progressed, since he held a woeful 2-25 record against Djokovic. First retirement in a whileIt was Djokovic's first retirement at a major since the 2009 Australian Open, when the heat took its toll in Melbourne against Andy Roddick. Back then Djokovic was known to quit in matches but that changed drastically in the past seven years. Not even the appointment of retired great Andre Agassi as his coach in May has been able to change Djokovic's fortunes: He has yet to appear in a major semifinal in 2017. The elbow injury, mind you, is a factor. Speaking of Roddick, Querrey became the first American man to reach the last four at a major since the perennial Wimbledon runner-up in 2009. "This year just feels a little better than last year," 28th-ranked Querrey told reporters. "I was probably a little more fired up today, especially in the fourth and fifth sets. There's a little more on the line."READ: Mouratoglou on coaching SerenaREAD: Williams ends Ostapenko streakREAD: More Wimbledon misery for NadalThere were no such issues for the evergreen Roger Federer, who swept past 2016 finalist Milos Raonic 6-4 6-2 7-6 (4) in his 100th Wimbledon encounter on a day where chilly, overcast conditions gave way to warm sunshine. Federer -- Berdych's next foe -- set a record by landing in a 12th semifinal at The All England Club. Last year Raonic ended Federer's season in the Wimbledon semifinals but in the Centre Court rematch, the Swiss only really encountered any resistance in the third set. He is now the considerable favorite to win a record eighth Wimbledon title. But "being the favorite or not the favorite doesn't matter," the 35-year-old said. "These other guys are all big hitters. I feel like they will have their word to say on the outcome of the matches."Muller departsQuerrey will play Croatia's Marin Cilic in the other semifinal Friday after the 2014 US Open champion ended the dream run of 16th-seed Gilles Muller -- who had ousted 15-time grand slam winner Rafael Nadal in a five-set, five-hour classic Monday. Muller, however, didn't bow out tamely as Cilic needed five sets to prevail 3-6 7-6 (6) 7-5 5-7 6-1 on Court One over the left-hander from Luxembourg. The defining moment came in the second-set tiebreak when the huge-serving Muller relinquished a 5-3 advantage. Querrey once gained fame for appearing on reality TV show "Millionaire Matchmaker" -- there ultimately was no long lasting relationship -- but Querrey's tennis results are now gaining him a heftier reputation. Throughout the tournament questions were asked of Murray's sore hip -- the injury that forced the Scot to pull out of an exhibition and contributed to an early loss at a grass-court tuneup. As he cruised through the draw, his opponents kept saying the same thing: He was moving just fine. JUST WATCHEDAndy Murray: I've been getting better on clayReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHAndy Murray: I've been getting better on clay 01:38But on Centre Court against the 6ft 6in Querrey, it was apparent Murray was troubled. He failed to generate much lift on his serve and couldn't patrol the baseline with his usual energy. The last two sets were swift, lasting a combined 49 minutes. To end points quicker, Murray repeatedly opted for drop shots. "The whole tournament I've been a little bit sore," Murray admitted to reporters. "But I tried my best right to the end, gave everything I had. I'm proud about that."But it's obviously disappointing to lose at Wimbledon. There's obviously an opportunity there so I'm sad that it's over."Turning pointThe match probably would have turned out differently had Murray won the second set -- which he led by a break at 4-3. "Maybe I could have got the match done in three sets had I closed out the second after getting the break," said the twice Olympic champion."I was pretty close. It wasn't like I was a million miles away from winning the match."Obviously, the end was a bit of a struggle, but I almost found a way to get into the semis."Almost, but not quite enough. And so continued Murray's turbulent 2017, mirroring his friend Djokovic. He suffered with shingles and hurt his serving elbow before impressively making the French Open semifinals. But his sojourn in Paris didn't lead to another Wimbledon success, the hip the main culprit. Querrey, of course, did what he had to and more, striking 27 aces and 70 winners, though Murray's impaired movement inflated those numbers. It was the first time Murray had lost a match at Wimbledon after winning the first set since his 2012 defeat to Federer in the final.Visit our tennis page for more news and featuresOverall, he lost a fourth five-setter in succession, whereas Querrey has now won four straight five-set matches. The laid-back Californian, too, owns a 4-2 record against the top-10 in his last six encounters.

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John D. Sutter is a CNN contributor and a National Geographic Explorer. He is director of the forthcoming BASELINE series, which is visiting four locations on the front lines of the climate crisis every five years until 2050. Visit the project's website or follow him on Instagram. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion at CNN. (CNN)Last week, while making an argument that states should consider bankruptcy rather than asking the federal government for money to stave off fiscal disaster amid the global Covid-19 pandemic, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell invoked his deep and obviously sincere concern for "future generations" of American taxpayers."There's not going to be any desire on the Republican side to bail out state pensions by borrowing money from future generations," McConnell, a Republican, said in a radio interview. He continued, "Yeah, I would certainly be in favor of allowing states to use the bankruptcy route ... My guess is their first choice would be for the federal government to borrow money from future generations to send it down to them now so they don't have to do that. That's not something I'm going to be in favor of."The next day, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called this argument "one of the really dumb ideas of all time," as well as a ploy to keep money away from Democratic-leaning states, like his, which have seen thousands of deaths from the pandemic. Indeed, McConnell's office last week had referred to the state requests as "Blue State Bailouts."Then on Monday, McConnell tried to walk back those comments, telling Fox News Radio that he "wasn't saying (the states) had to take bankruptcy" and that he instead was "pointing out they have their own fiscal problems that predate the coronavirus." McConnell also said there "probably will be another state and local funding bill." Come on, McConnell. I understand the impulse to avoid shunting debt onto future people -- even future Blue State people. That logic is theoretically sound. The problem is that it's hard to read those words as sincere coming from someone whose positions, especially on climate change, routinely shove mountains of debt and loss and problems -- existential ones -- onto future people. Read MoreJUST WATCHEDPelosi: Trump can't blame impeachment for coronavirus response ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHPelosi: Trump can't blame impeachment for coronavirus response 00:40In addition to inaction on climate change, McConnell and the GOP passed tax cuts in 2017 that favor the wealthy and corporations, and were expected to add $2 trillion over 10 years to the federal deficit. Fundamentally, the more often politicians employ "future generations" for cheap rhetorical gain, the emptier those important little words become, and the further society sinks into now-now-right-now thinking, a dangerous myopia.This trend is sometimes amusing (bitterly so) but more often troubling, especially when it comes to environmental issues, which inherently require longer-term thinking.Consider what the world would look like if elected officials -- like McConnell -- actually put "future generations" at the forefront of their decision making. What would happen if nations granted those future people (call them "unborn generations" if it suits you) legal rights? Or if we adopted the Native American tradition -- now memorialized in eco-corporate soap bottles -- of making decisions with the next seven generations in mind? The climate emergency, income inequality, pollution, the extinction crisis (we humans wiped out 60% of all vertebrate animal populations since 1970, according to a 2018 report form the World Wildlife Fund) -- they'd all be fixed.McConnell, his Senate Republicans and the Trump administration, meanwhile, have been proponents of fossil fuel industries, whose activities, scientists have known for decades, are warming the planet and posing existential risks; McConnell and his Republicans have rallied behind coal, a fuel that, when burned, is a major contributor to global warming and air pollution deaths; and they have pledged to abandon the Paris Agreement, which aims to leverage international cooperation and peer pressure to wean the world economy off of dirty fuels.JUST WATCHEDSir David Attenborough talks life under lockdownReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHSir David Attenborough talks life under lockdown 15:11The debts from any single government bailout -- the costs foisted onto "future-generations" that McConnell likes to talk about when it suits him politically -- are dwarfed by the hundreds of years of real long-term problems, the lives and trillions of dollars lost, that these environmental policies are creating.Yet, those who put the future at risk like this seemingly love to trot out those two words -- and it's not just McConnell. Last July, President Donald Trump gathered the administration's environmental officials in the East Room of the White House to talk about his environmental record, which, by nearly all accounts, is among the worst in modern history (it includes for example, full-throated support for fossil fuel interests, and a strategic relaxing of environmental rules -- to exploit the country's natural treasure).Mary Neumayr, chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, claimed that, "Under President Trump's direction, agencies are improving the management of our ocean and coastal waters for present and future generations of Americans." When evaluating that questionable claim, consider that the climate crisis is raising sea levels worldwide, threatening coastal land and property. Adding insult, the Trump administration has pushed to open up new areas of the ocean for offshore oil drilling, which creates pollution risks (remember the BP spills?) and drives global warming."As we celebrate our nation's founding," Trump said at that event, "we're reminded once more of our profound obligation to protect America's extraordinary blessings for the next generation and many generations, frankly, to come."In this political context, "future generations'," fate like so many other important topics, risks becoming entirely devoid of meaning -- the new "but think of the children!" It's a conversation-stopper, a false moral high ground, one that in reality will only serve to reinforce our dangerous and seemingly endemic short-term thinking on policy.JUST WATCHEDThe climate implications of coronavirusReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHThe climate implications of coronavirus 13:03That's frustrating, to say the least. Especially considering that there are important and genuine conversations about the rights of people who are yet to inhabit Earth. A group of American children, for example, sued the federal government in in 2015, arguing that the government's support for fossil fuel extraction jeopardized the constitutional rights of children and future generations to life, liberty and property. (A federal appeals court in January ruled the case should be thrown out, saying the policy changes the plaintiffs sought would need to be handled by other branches of government, not the courts).Mary Christina Wood, a professor at the University of Oregon Law School, whose work influenced that case, has argued that the Earth's atmosphere is held in public trust for all of us, and for future generations of people. The 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change makes reference to "intergenerational equity." And residents of Toledo, Ohio, decided in 2019 to declare Lake Erie a living being with its own rights -- an attempt, in essence, at protecting the lake for future Toledoans.Perhaps McConnell was being genuine when he said he worried that future generations would be saddled with unmanageable debt from the federal response to Covid-19. Perhaps that's true, regardless of whether aid is eventually offered to the states. That view, however, would be inconsistent with the policy record of someone who, time and again, has favored monied fossil fuel interests over the rights of future people to a livable planet, one that is safe for them and for their children's children's children.

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Anchorage, Alaska (Reuters)Brent Sass, a 42-year-old former college Nordic skier, glided into Nome early on Tuesday morning to win Alaska's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in the 50th year that the grueling, 1,000-mile (1,610-km) test of endurance has been run.A cheering crowd greeted Sass and his dog team when they reached the finish line on Nome's Front Street at 5:38 a.m. His elapsed time of eight days, 14 hours and 38:43 minutes was one of the fastest times in the Iditarod's 50-year history.It was the first Iditarod victory for Sass, who lives in Eureka, a tiny settlement outside of Fairbanks.Until now, his third-place finish in last year's Covid-19-altered race was his best Iditarod result. Even so, as three-time winner of the Yukon Quest International, a separate 1,000-mile sled dog race, Sass was considered a top contender from the start of this year's Iditarod.Brent Sass during the ceremonial start of the 50th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. March 5, 2022. His win seemed assured for days. He held a steady lead from the race's halfway point at Cripple, an abandoned mining settlement that he reached last Wednesday.Read MoreIn the final stretch, he was consistently more than two hours ahead of his nearest rival, five-time champion Dallas Seavey. Seavey managed to make up some time in the last miles to Nome and finished a little more than an hour after Sass.For his victory in the world's most famous sled-dog race, Sass will take a share of the Iditarod's total $500,000 prize purse. The exact amount of his prize is yet to be determined, but winners in the past 10 years have usually taken home at least $50,000, according to Iditarod records.Sass grew up in Minnesota and moved to Alaska in 1998 to attend the University of Alaska Fairbanks where he was a member of the cross-country ski team.His time on the local Nordic trails exposed him to dog mushing, and he learned the sport from Susan Butcher, the legendary four-time Iditarod champion, and her husband, David Monson.For all the teams, this year's race represented a return to normalcy, for the most part. A year after Iditarod mushers raced on an altered, out-and-back 860-mile (1,384-km) course that deviated from the usual route through Native villages, this year's race was back on the traditional trail.Forty-nine teams started on March 5 with a ceremonial 11-mile (18-km) run through Anchorage, and timed competition started the next day from Willow Lake, a site about a 75-mile (120-km) drive north of Anchorage.This year's race featured a few Covid-related alterations. Mushers, officials and volunteers were required to be vaccinated and had to submit to regular testing, and checkpoints were relocated slightly to minimize risks of disease spreading into remote villages, which have sparse medical services.Dallas Seavey at the ceremonial start of the 50th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. March 5, 2022. One last-minute change forced by the pandemic was a high-profile substitution.Nic Petit, a French-born musher who was considered a top contender, tested positive for COVID-19 just days before the start. Four-time champion Jeff King, who had not been planning on running this year's race, stepped in to drive Petit's dog team to Nome.The Iditarod has changed drastically since race founder Joe Redington Sr. mortgaged his house to stage the first race in 1973. That year, the winner reached Nome in 20 days, and the event was likened to a 1,000-mile camping trip.Now top Iditarod mushers are professionals with corporate sponsors, and they travel with much more speed through the Alaska wilderness. The Iditarod speed record is eight days, three hours and 40:13 minutes, set by Mitch Seavey in 2013.

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Lyon, France (CNN)As a child growing up in Amsterdam, Vera Pauw would run up and down the sidelines of a football pitch following the ball, pretending to be playing on the same team as her two brothers whose games she would always watch. With no girls team around to join, she had to indulge in make-believe. Until her late teenage years, she would join them for a kickabout on the streets and take part in impromptu matches with their friends. It was an upbringing which gave former Netherlands coach Pauw, who in 2009 guided her country to its first major tournament, the vision to create the blueprint which serves as the foundation for the current success of the Dutch women's national team, the reigning champions of Europe and, possibly by Sunday, the world.Follow @cnnsport The speed with which the Netherlands has caught up with the established powers of the women's game has been impressive. Competing in a World Cup for only the second time, the Orange Lionesses have reached their first final and will attempt to topple the United States, the defending champion, the world's top-ranked team and the dominant force in the game. But the Netherlands' rise should not be regarded as a story of sudden success because it has been decades in the making, the trigger being Pauw, who successfully fought for the country's most talented girls and boys to be allowed to play with and against each other until the age of 19. "Step-by-step we developed a structure in which girls and women could find their own place so it's not true that this success is coming out of the clouds," Pauw, named Knight of the Royal Dutch Football Association in 2017, tells CNN Sport. Read MoreBacked by research from the University of Utrecht, which she herself helped kick start, Pauw eventually persuaded the powers that be in 1996 to create mixed youth leagues. "I felt that equality between girls and boys, equality of chances and opportunity to develop, is a human right and I felt that because I'm a triplet with two brothers," says the 56-year-old, the first Dutch female footballer to play abroad and the first woman to earn a professional coaching diploma. "The demands on me were the same as on my brothers. I was challenged the same way as my brothers, and that's what (women's football in the Netherlands) was missing, and what girls in general are missing in the new world."Giving girls a regional pathway drove up standards and a pyramid structure ensured that future prospects were surrounded by excellence. Over a decade later, with Pauw again the driving force, the Women's Eredivisie was established as the country's top professional league, propelling the women's game in the country which produced the likes of Johan Cruyff, Marco van Basten and Ruud Gullit, further forward. "That was a fluid pathway with no place for luck to be involved, no place for luck that somebody would see you," Pauw explains."Every single girl in the Netherlands could play close to home and every girl who wanted to play football got this opportunity and that's the base for current performances." Visit CNN.com/Sport for more news, features and videosVera Pauw and George Foreman at the Houston Sports Awards in 2018Pauw led the Netherlands to the semifinals of the 2009 European Championship on its tournament debut with the youngest team in the competition. So surprising was the team's journey to the last four that Dutch journalists reportedly made last ditch trips to Finland to cover them.Euro 2009 also gave the national team players their first experience of acclaim in their homeland with fans turning up at the airport to welcome them on their return. An appearance on one of the country's most popular TV programs followed. But the Netherlands hasn't always had deep affection for its female players. Like in most traditional powerhouses of the men's game, women have had to deal with deep-seated prejudices and in the Netherlands female football was repeatedly banned in the last century. READ: The shy English girl who became the USWNT's record-breaking coachMuch has changed. Women's football is the fastest-growing sport in the Netherlands. The Dutch federation, KNVB, and the country's top football clubs are putting resources into it. To Pauw's annoyance, the federation has altered the model she put in place. She argues that encouraging established men's teams to take over youth development will lower the quality of players."Things need to be restored to have the Netherlands still be successful in 2025," she says. But most are focusing on the present because a World Cup final looms. Four years ago, the Netherlands competed in its first World Cup, making it to the last 16. In 2017, it won the European Championship on home soil and captured hearts.Largely as a result of Euro 2017, thousands of Netherlands fans have followed the team around France, their colorful and noisy marches before games becoming a highlight of the tournament. The Orange Lionesses have been well supported back home, too. READ: The match which changed women's footballNetherlands fans have travelled to France in the thousands. The semifinal against Sweden was watched by five million viewers on Dutch TV channel NPO 3, while over 80% of the people watching TV in the Netherlands at the time were tuned into the country's quarterfinal against Italy. "The whole country will be watching," former Netherlands player Lucienne Reichardt tells CNN Sport of the final. "It's still not like with the men, where all the streets are orange and all restaurants are filled with people watching the game. The game needs to grow and the US is already much further ahead than the Netherlands. We are not there yet."But 10-15 years ago parents weren't happy for girls to play football, and now they see big clubs starting with women's football and they see it's more normal and the prizes that the national team is getting also promotes other girls."READ: The US' 'walking protest' who irked Donald TrumpA street is decorated with banners of orange flags in Deventer, Netherlands. Netherlands coach Sarina Wiegman, the first woman to play more than 100 times for the Oranje, told reporters this week that the formation of the professional league in 2007 has been key to the country's development. Though the league briefly gave way to a combined Belgian-Dutch competition in 2012, only to become an all-Dutch division again three years later, it helped create a more professional environment."The potential has been in the Netherlands for a longer period of time. But the facilities weren't there," said Wiegman, playing her part in making Sunday's duel in Lyon the first World Cup final since 2003 to be contested by two female coaches. "Since 2007 players got better facilities and could train more. The players developed so much. And then when you are at big tournaments like European Championships and World Cups, they develop even more."READ: USWNT advances to World Cup finalMartens was named FIFA Women's Player of the Year in 2017.Five members of the squad play in the country's top division, but many of the best players have followed the well-trodden path from the Women's Eredivisie to Europe's top leagues. Goalkeeper Sari van Veenendaal, midfielders Danielle van de Donk and Jill Roord, and Vivianne Miedema, widely regarded as one of the best strikers in the world, all play for Arsenal in the Women's Super League in England. Stefanie van der Gragt and Lieke Martens, who were named FIFA's Women's Player of the Year in 2017, are with Barcelona. Winger Shanice van de Sanden, one of the fastest women in international football, plays for all-conquering Lyon, the six-time European champion.READ: Why Megan Rapinoe was benched against EnglandNetherlands players pile on top of each other after victory over Sweden. But recent years haven't been an unbroken upward trajectory for the Orange Lionesses. Had FIFA, the sport's governing body, not expanded the number of participants in this year's tournament, the US would be preparing to face another opponent Sunday because the European champion struggled to qualify, doing so via the play-offs. And, for World Cup pedigree, there is no comparison between the two finalists. The US is aiming for a fourth title and is competing in a third successive final with a squad filled with players who already experienced glory in 2015. "For the first time this tournament, we'll go into a game as the underdog," Van de Donk has admitted. The biggest question over the team is whether the defense, regarded as its weakness, will be able to hold firm against the likes of Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, should she recover from a hamstring strain, and Tobin Heath. The US has scored within the first 12 minutes of every match in this tournament, so the Netherlands will likely have to withstand early waves of attack. But the woman whose passion helped create these heady Dutch days believes her compatriots can knock the US of its perch."I think the Netherlands will win. I'm the only one in the world probably," she says, laughing. "It's a team for the last minutes. If they manage to stay in the game, towards the end when the pressure is off you can see that the Netherlands will dominate possession and positional play the best."Additional reporting by Jaide Garcia, CNN

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(CNN)Republican Rep. Chris Collins admitted Thursday that he did not read the full health care bill before voting for it. "I will fully admit, Wolf, I did not. But I can also assure you my staff did. We have to rely on our staff," Collins told CNN's Wolf Blitzer on "The Situation Room."The New York lawmaker said he had several meetings to discuss how this plan would affect Americans and he's "very comfortable that we have a solution to the disaster called 'Obamacare.'"Blitzer pressed further, "This legislation affects one-fifth of the US economy, and millions of millions of Americans. Don't you think it was important to sit down and read the language of this bill?"But Collins stuck to his admission, and noted he probably wasn't the only congressman who didn't read the bill in its entirety. Read MoreCollins said, "I have to rely on my staff. And I can probably tell you that I read every word, and I wouldn't be telling you the truth, nor would any other member. We rely on our staff and we rely on our committees. I'm comfortable that I understand this bill in its entirety, Wolf, without poring through every word. I'm being quite honest, that's the way it is."Earlier in the day, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise told CNN's Jake Tapper that "every member who voted on this bill had more than enough time to read every aspect of it." He said that the full bill was less than 200 pages, and the changes made Thursday were about three pages long.Last-minute amendments were added to the previous bill, and the House voted to make sweeping changes to America's health care system.

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(CNN)To win one Olympic gold medal is the stuff of dreams. To win eight at the same Games defies logic.Yet in 2008, swimming superstar Michael Phelps pulled off the seemingly impossible, winning eight golds in Beijing to surpass Mark Spitz's seven-medal effort in 1972. Five of Phelps's medals came in individual events, tying a record set in 1980."I put them all on for the first time this morning," Phelps told CNN shortly after his historic haul. "They felt pretty heavy around my neck, so it was a little hard to hold my neck up straight. Read More"But I mean, I can't say it enough: it was an unforgettable experience."Watch Phelps's 2008 interview with CNN World Sport at the top of the page.

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Paris (CNN)The sister of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been found guilty of ordering a bodyguard to beat and humiliate a local craftsman who was renovating her luxury Paris apartment three years ago.Princess Hassa bint Salman Al Saud was handed a 10-month suspended sentence and fined €10,000 ($11,000) by a French court Thursday.She was sentenced in absentia and found guilty of armed violence and complicity to hold someone against their will. Her bodyguard was handed an eight-month suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay a €5,000 ($5,600) fine.Ashraf Eid, an Egyptian-born French national, had said the princess's bodyguard attacked him after she accused him of taking photos and videos of her in September 2016. He alleged the guard hit him, tied up his wrists, put a gun to his head and ordered him to kiss the princess's feet.Emmanuel Moyne, a lawyer for Hassa, told CNN: "It is with great incredulity and indignation that we received... this judgment." Read MoreMoyne added that he would appeal the decision and prove that the Princess is "totally innocent of the allegations that have been made against her." Saudi Princess Hassa bint Salman's bodyguard, Rani Saidi (center) leaves the Paris courthouse on Thursday.Eid previously said he was working in a bathroom in the apartment on Paris' exclusive Avenue Foch -- owned by the Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud -- and took photographs of the furniture "for reference" when he noticed the princess's reflection in the mirror.According to Eid's account read in court in July, when the princess saw him, she allegedly ordered her bodyguard Rani Saidi to take his phone. Eid claimed Saidi then manhandled him and kicked him in the face.Eid alleged that the princess then insulted him, saying, "You're all the same, bastards, dogs. You'll see how you should speak to a princess, how one should speak to the royal family."He said Saidi put a gun to the back of his head and gave him two choices: "Kiss the princess's feet or risk further assault."Eid complained to police once he was released from the apartment. Police questioned the princess for two hours, then let her go. Three days later, she left the country.An investigative judge tried to contact the princess several times but was unable to reach her, eventually issuing an international arrest warrant for her in 2017.

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Story highlightsU.S. Air Force Col. Joseph Romano was convicted in absentia in 2009He was one of nearly two dozen tried for their role in seizing a suspected terroristANSA: Italy's president pardoned Romano to solve "a situation of great delicacy"Italy's president has pardoned a U.S. Air Force colonel convicted in absentia for his role in the seizing of a suspected terrorist in Italy in 2003.Nearly two dozen Americans, most thought to work for the CIA, were tried in 2009.The trial was the first in the world to deal with a practice that human rights groups call "extraordinary rendition." They say the United States has often transferred terrorism suspects to countries that practice torture.Washington has acknowledged making secret "rendition" transfers of terrorism suspects between countries but denies using torture or handing suspects over to countries that do."(Defense) Secretary (Chuck) Hagel welcomes the news of (Italian) President (Giorgio) Napolitano's decision to grant clemency to U.S. Air Force Col. Joseph Romano, and appreciates the Italian government's careful consideration of this matter," Pentagon spokesman George Little said in a statement Saturday.The case centered on the extraordinary rendition of a Muslim cleric, Osama Mustafa Hassan Nasr, or Abu Omar. He was seized on the streets of Milan in 2003, transferred to Egypt and tortured, he says. He was suspected of recruiting men to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan and was under heavy surveillance by Italy's intelligence agency. Prosecutors said he was nabbed by a CIA team working with Italian intelligence officials.Napolitano pardoned Romano to "find a solution to an affair considered by the United States to be unprecedented" and to solve "a situation of great delicacy," Italian news agency ANSA reported, citing the president's office.

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Story highlights Lawyer says he will appeal the sentences given to 5 convicted over the cruise disasterThe sentences for the 5 defendants range from two years and 10 months to 18 monthsThe trial of co-defendant Capt. Francesco Schettino began this week32 people died in January 2012 when the cruise liner ran aground and turned on its sideFive people were convicted of multiple manslaughter and causing personal injury Saturday over the deadly wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise liner off the Italian coast last year -- but only two may serve any prison time under the plea bargain accepted by the judge.The convictions, the first in the case, came after Judge Pietro Molino accepted their plea bargain Saturday morning. The five were originally co-defendants with the cruise ship's captain, Francesco Schettino. But he is now being tried separately on charges of multiple manslaughter in the wreck and abandoning ship. Court proceedings in his case began this week. Thirty-two people died when the Costa Concordia, a luxury liner carrying 3,200 passengers and 1,000 crew members, struck rocks off the Italian island of Giglio on January 13, 2012.Another 150 people were injured in the evacuation of the ship -- 65 of them seriously. The injuries include partial paralysis, amputations and, in one case, blindness.Under the deal, Roberto Ferrarini, Costa Cruises' emergency manager in Genova, was sentenced to two years and 10 months in prison and Manrico Giampedroni, hotel director of the Costa Concordia, was given two years and six months.Ferrarini spoke on the phone and by radio to Schettino the night of the crash between impact and evacuation, and Giampedroni was in communication with Ferrarini on Schettino's behalf that night. JUST WATCHEDIncredible drone video of Costa ConcordiaReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHIncredible drone video of Costa Concordia 01:20JUST WATCHEDCruise ship passenger relives escapeReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHCruise ship passenger relives escape 04:29Schettino's first mate Ciro Ambrosio, who was the officer on the bridge and in command of the ship when it went off course, was handed a sentence of one year and 11 months; third officer Silvia Coronica, who was second in command to Ambrosio at the time, received 18 months; and helmsman Jacob Rusli Bin was sentenced to 20 months.Those three were also convicted of causing a shipwreck, or maritime disaster.Audio recordings played to the court showed that helmsman Rusli Bin misunderstood Schettino's directions to turn moments before the ship ran aground.Lawyer: 'We will appeal'In Italy, sentences less than two years do not generally have to be served in prison except in some cases of homicide, but not in manslaughter. As a result only Ferrarini and Giampedroni aren't likely to serve any time in prison, although they would first have to exhaust the appeals process. The prosecutor backed their plea bargain requests and all five are on the prosecution witness list for the trial of Schettino in Grosseto, the Tuscan city nearest the site of the wreck.Read more: Costa Concordia reveals its darkest secretsBut Pierpaolo Lucchese , who is one of the many lawyers who objected to the plea bargains, told CNN he will appeal the sentences. "It is unthinkable that these lives and the damage to the island are worth two years or less," he said by phone. "We will appeal this to Italy's highest court."Schettino also asked Wednesday for a plea bargain in exchange for a sentence of three years and five months in prison, but the request has not yet been decided.However, the prosecutor adamantly opposes it so there is little chance it will be accepted.The next hearing in Schettino's case is scheduled for September 23, but the judges could rule officially on his plea bargain sooner.Night of chaosSchettino faces three criminal charges: involuntary manslaughter for the 32 deaths, causing a maritime disaster and causing personal injury to 150 people who were badly hurt in the accident.Read more: What cruise lines don't want you to knowAccording to passengers' accounts, chaos ensued that night as guests rushed to fill lifeboats and escape the shipwreck. Some crew members helped passengers and then jumped overboard, passengers said. Remaining crew members seemed helpless to handle the melee.The case against Schettino centers on several questions, including why it took him more than an hour to issue an order to abandon ship and why the captain allegedly left the vessel before all passengers had abandoned it.Given the complicated nature of the case, his trial could drag on for a year or more. The prosecutor presented the court with a list of 357 witnesses Wednesday.Running in tandem with the criminal prosecution are numerous civil suits against Schettino, which can be heard at the same time. This means more than 250 civil parties are also represented in court.Read more: Cruise passengers get bill of rightsMeanwhile, the Costa Concordia lies half-submerged on its side on the shore of Giglio Island, rusting and rotting in the waters off Tuscany's coast.Nearly 500 workers are involved in an operation led by Titan Salvage to remove the wreck while protecting the marine environment. 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Story highlights"Foxcatcher," based on a true story, is getting big awards season buzz Steve Carell plays murdering millionaire sports benefactor John du Pont Writer Ann O'Neill remembers growing up next to the du Pont estateDu Pont died in prison, convicted of killing Olympic wrestler David Schultz (CNN)He was the local loon. We didn't call him that, of course. He had buckets of money, and he was our neighbor, so we were polite. He was simply "odd." He bought a replica police car, put on a uniform, flashed his auxiliary badge and made traffic stops outside the gates of his estate. He wrote official-looking citations and warnings, scolding everyone that they were driving too fast. He let my swim team train during the winter in his Olympic-sized indoor pool. If you had an AAU ranking, you were invited to wear blue and gold T-shirts and warm-ups emblazoned with "Foxcatcher," the title he'd give his estate. John E. du Pont was his name. He was a direct descendant of E. I. du Pont, who founded a gunpowder mill that grew into the huge chemical company that gave the world nylon and Teflon. His father was known as "Stinky Willie" because of his aversion to personal grooming.John du Pont was awkward and pedantic, the eccentric millionaire next door. He collected seashells and stuffed birds and referred to himself as "America's golden eagle."Read MoreHe called his more prominent relatives "the lesser du Ponts," but the title probably fit him better. He was worth as much as $200 million, according to one Forbes estimate, and spent lavishly on his passion: amateur freestyle wrestling. He gave more than $3 million to the sport's governing body, USA Wrestling. Then he shot and killed one of wrestling's Olympic stars on the grounds of his estate. He was convicted and sent to prison, where he died four years ago.Said the man who won a murder conviction against du Pont: "He was just a crackpot, a real crackpot." From real life to the silver screenNow actor Steve Carell has brought the crackpot back to life. There's Oscar buzz already for "Foxcatcher." And while wrestling movies aren't my thing, I simply had to go see the 40-Year-Old Virgin play the Boo Radley of my childhood. Carell, a "Daily Show" alum beloved for playing Michael Scott in the popular sitcom "The Office," deserves every bit of the serious-actor praise he's getting. He could very well follow Nicole Kidman on the path to Oscar glory -- a journey that seems to require wearing a prosthetic nose and playing someone awful and tragic. "Foxcatcher" is a dark movie, and Carell captures this entitled, homicidal nut so well that I completely forgot I was watching a guy who plays it for laughs in Judd Apatow comedies.The movie is based on the story told by Mark Schultz, the brother of the man du Pont killed in 1996. David Schultz, an Olympic gold-medal winner, trained and coached at the athletic compound du Pont built on his sprawling estate in my hometown. Mark Schultz, an intense pit bull of a man, also wrestled and trained with du Pont. He has a book out, also called "Foxcatcher," and he's an executive producer of the movie. Both book and movie frankly depict the compromises athletes made to maintain the support of a wealthy but unhinged and controlling benefactor. My family was hardly rich, but we lived in a nice neighborhood called Echo Valley, which was built in the 1960s next to the du Pont estate in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. John and his mother, Jean Liseter Austin du Pont, were always the talk of the township.John's mother raised show beagles and Welsh ponies that dominated the competitions at the annual Devon Horse Show for more than half a century. She was a member of the Radnor Hunt Club. She loved chasing foxes with her society friends.That meant dogs, horses and wealthy people in red coats and high black boots could come tearing across the back yard as you polished off a bowl of Cheerios on Saturday mornings.The du Ponts' relationship with the neighbors certainly wasn't a two-way street. Their 800-acre property was posted with "No Trespassing" signs. As kids, we squirmed under the barbed wire fence to hunt for leopard frogs in the estate's many ponds. Lucky for us, this was a few years before he started patrolling the grounds in a tank. Later I learned why the place was off limits. The kidnapping of San Francisco heiress Patty Hearst apparently terrified the du Ponts. This fear eventually grew into full-fledged paranoia.Dreams of athletic gloryJohn trained as a swimmer for a while with the famed Santa Clara Swim Club in northern California, but he was probably the slowest guy in the pool. He had his own 50-meter pool built on the estate in the late 1960s, but it was painfully obvious that he'd never set any records, no matter how hard he trained. So he tried his hand at the pentathlon, which adds fencing, show jumping, pistol shooting and a cross-country run to the swim. This made him a bit of a local hero. He's training for the Olympics, the neighbors would boast. But the truth was, no matter how much time or money he spent training, he was never going to be good enough to make the Olympic team. I had an opportunity to interview du Pont by telephone long ago for The County Leader, Newtown Square's weekly newspaper. It was my first reporting job out of college. He had used his helicopter to airlift a woman in labor to a hospital during a snowstorm. He was charming enough and clearly loved the attention. But he was far from a socialite. He said during a magazine interview that he avoided social occasions, fearing all those marriage-minded mothers intent on foisting their daughters on him. He met the woman who would become his wife at a hospital after injuring his hand. She was not of his class, but he walked down the aisle, the neighbors gossiped, because taking a wife was a condition of his inheritance. The marriage lasted less than a year; she left him, saying in a lawsuit that he drank heavily, pushed her into a fireplace, pointed a gun at her head and called her a Russian spy. She asked for $5 million, but the case was settled and the terms never disclosed. When I was a kid, the du Pont estate was still known as Liseter Hall Farms, the name John's mother had given it. It had been part of William Penn's original charter for Newtown Township and was a wedding gift from her father. She held onto the place after her husband, Stinky Willie, departed in 1940. The white-columned mansion was a replica of President James Madison's Montpelier, a Virginia estate that was occupied for a time by some of those so-called "lesser du Ponts." She painted the house and outbuildings white and the shutters green.She never remarried and raised her youngest son alone, alongside her prized beagles and ponies. The four-legged creatures seemed more skilled at pleasing her by winning medals and ribbons than the boy did. His mother looked down on wrestling, saying it was the sport of "ruffians." And I don't think John was particularly fond of the dogs and ponies that commanded her attention. In one scene in the movie, he chases the horses from the barn after his mother dies.Burned into my memory That scene reminded me why the sight of that barn always scared me. It burned to the ground when I was about 8. I was watching my favorite show, "Batman," on the big, new color TV in the family room when an eerie, orange glow lit up the night sky.For days afterward, Echo Valley smelled like steak night at summer camp. Some 30 horses perished in the fire. It was terrifying to pass the barn's burned-out hulk on the school bus. I'd cry at the thought of all those charred ponies and thoroughbreds.The neighborhood gossip mill had a field day when John bought the replica police car and started writing warnings. Officer John, we called him. He seemed to particularly enjoy stopping a neighbor who drove a sporty red Alfa Romeo convertible. Du Pont let local police departments use his shooting range for weapons training. Officers rented houses on the estate on the cheap. He played the role of eccentric benefactor perfectly. He had enough money and enough land to insulate his mental illness until it exploded in violence. The 1988 death of his mother was a turning point in John's life. He changed the name of the estate to Foxcatcher Farm. And he really started going off the rails. The movie dishes up plenty of crazy. Carell/du Pont drives a tank, flies a helicopter, shoots off guns and cannons, has postage stamps made in his likeness, crashes a couple of Lincoln town cars into the frog pond, drinks like a fish, calls himself the Dalai Lama and gets grabby with the wrestlers. He claimed ghosts lived in the walls of his mansion and rigged them with razor wire. He saw bugs crawling in the patterns on the Oriental rugs and felt them under his skin. He grew increasingly paranoid and menacing. His final descentDu Pont's entry into the annals of true crime came on January 26, 1996. His silver Lincoln slowly cruised up Dave Schultz's driveway on the DuPont compound. John rolled down the window and asked, "You got a problem with me?" He fired a .44-caliber Magnum revolver twice. Schultz's wife, Nancy, stepped onto the porch as du Pont fired a third shot into the dying man's back as he lay sprawled on the ground. The shooter retreated to his mansion, where for two days he held off 75 cops, including 30 SWAT team members, many of whom had practiced on his firing range. Neighbors gathered at the gate and traded "Officer John" stories as police shined bright lights on the mansion and shut off the utilities. Du Pont was arrested when he emerged from his mansion to check on a boiler in the gatehouse. There were strong suggestions in the movie that du Pont's interest in his wrestlers might have been more than that of a mentor. The movie played it with a heavy hand. Back in the real world, there were troubling allegations at the courthouse. A wrestling coach at Villanova University, which du Pont also lavished with his millions, sued for wrongful termination. He claimed he was fired after spurning du Pont's advances. Villanova eventually discontinued the wrestling program. And, after du Pont was arrested on the murder charge, Villanova took his name off its sports pavilion. Wrestlers were quoted in court depositions describing duPont's custom grappling move. Called "the Foxcatcher Five," it involved grabbing an opponent at his most vulnerable spot -- between the legs. In his book, Mark Schultz says he believes du Pont faked insanity during his murder trial. He cited a single anecdote that left him feeling a little sorry for his brother's killer: He said Du Pont confided in him about a riding accident he had when he was a boy. John was caught on a fence, and his injured testicles became infected. They were removed and replaced with prosthetics. Du Pont was probably the richest man in the United States to stand trial for murder, says co-prosecutor Dennis McAndrews. He worked on the case with prosecutor Joseph McGettigan, who later sent former Penn State assistant football coach and serial child molester Jerry Sandusky to prison. I covered Sandusky's trial in 2012, and ran into McAndrews. I had covered some of his cases as a cub reporter and there he was, advising McGettigan from the peanut gallery. The two now practice law together on Philadelphia's Main Line. Du Pont went on trial a year or two after O.J. Simpson's wealth funded a legal dream team that won his acquittal in the murders of his ex-wife, Nicole, and waiter Ron Goldman. Du Pont's prosecutors anticipated another dream team defense designed to convince the jury that he was legally insane. So they portrayed him the way they saw him, as "a self-absorbed, entitled rich guy," as McAndrews put it. Asked his view of du Pont, McGettigan did not mince words. Du Pont wasn't crazy; he was a jerk. "Some people are just basically jerks," he says. "Whether he was born a jerk or was made a jerk, he was a jerk. He was a mean guy. Money was inconsequential to him. When you have years and years of enabling by scores of people because of your incredible wealth, it can veer into tragic circumstances." Experts testified that du Pont was a paranoid schizophrenic. The defense made liberal use of brain scans, considered at the time to be a huge technical and evidentiary advance. Prosecutors didn't deny he had issues but argued that they didn't meet the legal standard for insanity. By holing up in his mansion for two days, du Pont was acknowledging that he knew what he did was wrong, they argued. During his trial, du Pont wore blue and gold Team Foxcatcher warm-ups to court. He had done all the crazy things people talked about, but there usually was some grain of truth or ironic twist of logic behind it, McAndrews said. Yes, du Pont hired people to scour the estate for tunnels, but tunnels really did run under the mansion. Yes, he installed razor wire between the mansion walls, McAndrews said, but the wrestlers used to hide in those walls and jump out and startle du Pont.The jury decided that du Pont was mentally ill but guilty of third-degree murder. They were convinced he acted with malice when he shot Schultz but did not plan in advance to kill him. As Judge Patricia Jenkins put it: He was mad, and he was bad. End of the journey: prisonDu Pont was sentenced to 13 to 30 years in prison, where he died in December 2010 at the age of 72. He spent what should have been his golden years behind bars. While he was locked up, du Pont ordered the sign at the estate's gate changed to read, "Foxcatcher Prison Farm." On his orders, employees painted the buildings black, including the crime scene, a stone house along Goshen Road. Was he was trying to erase everything that happened there? Or was he signaling that he, too, was in mourning? People in my old neighborhood had hoped the du Pont place would be maintained as public open space. But it became an eyesore as the weeds sprouted, the horses roamed and the stately Georgian mansion started to fade after standing empty for more than a decade. It sold shortly before du Pont's death for $28.5 million. About 125 acres already had gone to Episcopal Academy, a prestigious Main Line prep school that built a new campus there in 2008. A few more acres were turned into a park. And the rest is being developed. It would have cost too much to restore the mansion to its former glory. So, the Montpelier replica was torn down to make room for upscale suburban houses that sell for upwards of $2 million apiece.John du Pont is buried at an undisclosed location. Under the terms of his will, he was laid to rest in his Foxcatcher wrestling singlet.

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(CNN)Liverpool will be looking to maintain its 100% domestic record this season as it travels to Chelsea in the English Premier League (EPL) Sunday. With five league wins out of five, the Reds are already five points clear at the top of the table, with title rivals Manchester City experiencing a relatively sticky patch of form in its defense of the crown. However, following a shock defeat in the UEFA Champions League midweek, Liverpool's unbeaten run could be in jeopardy when it visits Stamford Bridge. The Anfield club has not won away against Chelsea since 2016 and has struggled when traveling to the league's top teams -- Liverpool has won just once against the EPL's top six clubs since that victory.Not that Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says he's worried about these past results.Read More"The longer things like this happen the more likely it is to change," he told reporters Friday. "We go there of course to get a result. We cannot go to Chelsea and guarantee that you win the game, they are just too strong for that." READ: 19-year-old Håland scores hat-trick on Champions League debutREAD: Liverpool stunned by Napoli in Champions LeagueLiverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is not concerned about his side's recent history at Stamford Bridge. Familiar foes The two sides have already met this season, with Liverpool coming out on top in the closely fought UEFA Super Cup final last month. Penalties were needed to separate the two sides on that occasion after the scores was level at 2-2 after 30 minutes of extra time. Chelsea midfielder Ross Barkley says his side can take confidence from the match, despite missing out on lifting the trophy. "You saw how well we performed in the Super Cup. We will perform to those levels again on Sunday and hopefully, it goes our way," said the 25-year-old, who missed a penalty in his side's Champions League defeat by Valencia Wednesday."Every side is beatable on the day. It just comes down to hard work, putting the extra yards in, and a little bit of luck. Big games bring the best out of all players." JUST WATCHEDTammy Abraham: My mum 'was in tears' from racist abuseReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHTammy Abraham: My mum 'was in tears' from racist abuse 04:52Vulnerable Liverpool?Under Klopp's reign, Liverpool has looked frightening in attack. The awesome trio of Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino have run riot against Premier League defenses and have started this season in similarly impressive form.Despite its success going forward, Liverpool has looked vulnerable in defense as of late and has kept just one clean sheet in the league.Even UEFA Player of the Year Virgil van Dijk has looked slightly off the pace and was at fault for Napoli's second goal during Tuesday's defeat in Europe.It's a potential frailty that Chelsea will be keen to take advantage of with its roster of young attacking talent. The likes of Tammy Abraham, Mason Mount and Fikayo Tomori have breathed new life into the club which lost star attacker Eden Hazard to Real Madrid in the summer. That trio of youngsters have all been given a chance in the Chelsea first team by new boss Frank Lampard and have so far relished in the opportunity. Most notably, Abraham, 21, is the league's current joint top scorer with seven goals, three more than Liverpool's Mane and Salah have each managed. The maturity and progress shown by his young side has pleased Lampard in recent weeks to a point where he believes it can cope with "one of the best teams in the country.""It's a club that I love and I feel at home. It's great to be around familiar faces. I am working towards that," he said, on his tenure to date. "I have seen signs of improvement and it is good to see that. I am in the moment, and I am working towards something."READ: Cristiano Ronaldo comparisons 'unfair' says Benfica bossLiverpool was beaten 2-0 by Napoli in the Champions League Tuesday.Klopp praises Lampard Lampard is yet to win a competitive home game since his appointment but has continued to receive a wonderful reception from his adoring supporters.The former England international is still the club's top scorer (211) and won three league titles during his 13-year spell at Stamford Bridge. His Chelsea side currently sit joint third in the league and Lampard has garnered widespread praise for his trust in youth. Klopp, who guided his side to Champions League victory in June, says he's been impressed by the 41-year-old Lampard and the positive impact he's had on the new generation since joining from Championship side Derby County. 19-year-old Håland scores hat-trick on Champions League debut"It's not my job to talk about other managers but what I can say is that they play exciting football," he said. "He did the same job at Derby [County], so I'm not surprised he's doing a really good job at Chelsea." On Chelsea's young stars Klopp said: "Tammy Abraham is now a £60m ($74.8m) player, Mason Mount is for sure a £60m ($74.8m) player, if not more, Callum Hudson-Odoi was that already."Hudson-Odoi, 18, signed a new long-term contract which will keep him at his boyhood club until 2024. The youngster burst onto the scene last season but has been recovering from an Achilles injury since April. "I've been a Chelsea player since I was eight and this is the right club for me to be at," he told Chelsea's website. READ: FIFA tells Iran -- Women have to be allowed into soccer stadiumsChelsea striker Tammy Abraham runs over to celebrate with Chelsea's manager Frank Lampard after scoring.EPL meets Twitter Meanwhile Premier League officials have been meeting with Twitter to discuss concerns surrounding discriminatory and hateful conduct on the social media platform. Chelsea's Abraham is just one of a number of players to have been racially abused online this season and he told CNN Sport that Twitter needs to take more responsibility to fight such abuse. "I think some people just don't think footballers are humans, that they have personalities. We are humans, we do see it and it does affect us. Now Twitter needs to do something about it," he said. The EPL said the meeting was "productive" and that "all parties agreed to take these constructive discussions forward.'

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Story highlightsATP World Tour Finals begin Sunday at London's O2 ArenaWorld No. 1 Novak Djokovic seeking to repeat his 2008 success in ChinaDefending champion Roger Federer aiming for record sixth titleFederer is drawn in the same group as last year's runner-up Rafael NadalOutside of the four grand slams, it's the most coveted title in men's tennis.Through various evolutions, the ATP World Tour Finals is now a $5 million tournament that crowns a grueling, long year. Bringing together the world's top eight stars in head-to-head competition, it will play to capacity crowds in London's eye-catching O2 Arena, starting on Sunday."No easy matches, and terrific tennis," Roger Federer's coach Paul Annacone told CNN. "Definitely the biggest event after the grand slams and met with a lot of anticipation and excitement." World No.1 Novak Djokovic will seek to top off an amazing season already bulging with three grand slam titles, while defending champion Federer is seeking a record sixth victory in the tournament. Djokovic is 69-4 for the year and incredibly clinched his place at the finals by mid-May during his 43-match unbeaten start to 2011, but the Serbian has had injury problems of late and may struggle to be at his best."I don't feel obliged to win the tournament in order to make this season perfect but I will do my best to prepare and finish off the season in style," he said.The top eight doubles pairings, led this time by the American Bryan brothers Mike and Bob, will also compete for their end-of-year crown.Here's CNN's guide to all you need to know about the sport's "fifth major."Who are the contenders? Group A: Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, David Ferrer, Tomas Berdych.Group B: Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Mardy Fish.Novak Djokovic: Comes into the tournament under an injury cloud after withdrawing from the Paris Masters at the quarterfinal stage with a shoulder injury. But he arrived in London early and has been practicing hard ahead of his opening clash on Monday night against Tomas Berdych. His only previous title at the ATP World Tour Finals came back in 2008 in Shanghai.Rafael Nadal: The 10-time grand slam champion has never won this title, losing to Roger Federer in last year's final. The Spaniard has played second fiddle to Djokovic for much of 2011, losing his top ranking after the Serb beat him in the finals of Wimbledon and the U.S. Open as well as in four Masters 1000 tournaments. But he did win the French Open on clay for the sixth time and helped Spain reach next month's Davis Cup final against Argentina.Andy Murray: Home favorite Murray has again missed out in the grand slams in 2011, losing in the final of the Australian Open to the all-conquering Djokovic and losing to Nadal in the semis at the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. But he is in hot form after winning three successive events in Asia, including his eighth Masters 1000 title in Shanghai which lifted him above Federer to third in the world rankings.Roger Federer: The Swiss maestro has been unable to add to his record tally of 16 grand slam titles in 2011, losing in the French Open final after ending Djokovic's winning run in the semis. Came close to repeating the feat at the U.S. Open where he held two match points before losing to Djokovic in the fifth set. But recent titles in Basel and Paris see the 30-year-old in fine fettle as he seeks to make more history.David Ferrer: The world No. 5's best showing in the finals is a runner-up spot to Federer in the 2007 event in Shanghai. He beat Davis Cup teammate Nadal in January's Australian Open but lost to Murray in the semis. He has reached sixth ATP finals this year, including Masters 1000 tournaments in Monte Carlo and Shanghai, winning titles in Auckland and Acapulco. Tomas Berdych: The hard-hitting Czech went out at the group stage in his debut last year with a 1-2 record. Best known for reaching the 2010 Wimbledon final, this year Berdych has won the China Open title and beat Murray in November's Paris Masters quarterfinals before losing to Federer.Jo-Wilfried Tsonga: The popular Frenchman beat Djokovic in his only other appearance in 2008, but still went out in the group stage. Won his sixth ATP Tour title in late September in Metz and comes into the tournament in good form after reaching the final in Paris.Mardy Fish: The first appearance for the American No. 1, who is renowned for his dashes to the net and fine volleying, but his mobility may be hampered by recent injuries. He won his sixth career title in Atlanta and beat Nadal in the quarters in Cincinnati as he reached a career-high seventh in the rankings.How did they get there?Players gain points from playing in the four grand slams, ATP World Tour events including eight Masters Series tournaments, and World Group singles matches in the Davis Cup teams competition. The more prestigious the event, the more points at stake. The top seven players in the rankings are automatic qualifiers, and the eighth spot is reserved for any grand slam winner not in those places -- a rare occurrence, unless injury strikes. Alternates are also invited to step in if a players gets injured during the round-robin play. Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic and Spain's Nicolas Almagro fulfill that role this year.What's at stake?The ATP World Tour Finals is among the most lucrative on the circuit with an unbeaten winner walking away with a check for $1.63 million.Players receive $120,000 for just qualifying, with $120,000 for each round-robin win. An undefeated doubles pair pocket $287,000 from an overall prize purse of just over $5 million.The points gained count towards the final end-of-year ranking. Djokovic is already assured his top spot with a huge gap over Nadal, but back in 2000 Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil dramatically snatched the No. 1 ranking from Marat Safin of Russia when he beat American legend Andre Agassi in the final.How does it work?The players are divided into two groups of four and play each other once in a round-robin format, before the top two in each pool advance to the semifinals. Tournament scheduleIt is possible to lose twice, but still progress and win the tournament. If players are tied on the same number of victories, then the total sets won decides -- if this is also equal then it goes down to total match points. Matches are over best-of-three tiebreak sets, having changed from best-of-five in 2008.Can Federer make history? Tied on five titles with Czech star Ivan Lendl and American legend Pete Sampras, Federer is primed to break the record according to Annacone."Roger's been playing well, especially the last couple of weeks, so I think he has a terrific chance," Annacone, who also worked with 14-time grand slam winner Sampras, told CNN. "The others are also going to be ready and know this is a big opportunity as well, so I think it will be an interesting event in terms of the matches and results."Where did it all begin?American Stan Smith was the first winner in Tokyo in 1970, when it was known as the Masters Grand Prix -- organized and promoted by the International Tennis Federation. A rival tournament, the WCT Finals, was run by the World Championship Tennis Tour and continued to exist in tandem until 1989. U.S. legend John McEnroe won five WCT titles, as well as three Masters Grand Prix crowns.The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) took over the running of the men's tour from 1990 and the event evolved into the ATP Tour Championship, but the ITF promoted a rival Grand Slam Cup for the top-16 players with the best records in the four majors until 1999.They reached an agreement to merge the two events and rename it the Tennis Masters Cup, which ran from 2000 until the latest rebranding in 2009 when the tournament moved to the UK capital.The doubles event, which used to take place at a different venue, has been staged in tandem with the singles since Houston in 2003.

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Story highlightsNigeria's Cross River State government is investing $200 million in a golf resortIt wants to attract tourists and help the game grow in the regionThere are concerns Nigeria's tropical rainforest will sufferGolf is struggling to establish itself in the oil-rich nation, which has high povertyNigeria is not renowned for its golfers, or its golf clubs. Most of its population of 170 million cannot afford to play a sport that is, in most countries around the world, the domain of the moneyed classes.Golf is, however, a measure of a society's aspirations -- and one Nigerian province is aiming high with a development that could mark it as an international destination."An up-to-date standard golf course becomes relevant in an economy like ours in Nigeria, that is growing rapidly," Cross River State's governor Liyel Imoke told CNN."We now see a new emerging middle class, what they used to call the yuppie class. The yuppie generation is here, and they play golf. If Calabar has something to offer, and they come to Calabar, then the people in Calabar benefit from that expenditure." In the 18th century, Cross River State's capital Calabar was at the center of the African slave trade, with over a million people shipped across the Atlantic from its ports. It now describes itself as the "People's Paradise," due to its lush surrounding rainforest and the picturesque Great Kwa River that borders the east of the city. JUST WATCHEDMcIlroy wins the PGA ChampionshipReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHMcIlroy wins the PGA Championship 01:36JUST WATCHEDGary Player: Staying healthy on the roadReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHGary Player: Staying healthy on the road 02:53And in the middle of this jungle, in an old rubber plantation, its government has committed $200 million to develop a golf complex that will help boost the region's economic growth. "This is part of a wider development, including a conference center, hotel down on the river and some housing," says Tim Lobb, a golf architect with Thomson, Perrett & Lobb, the firm overseeing the design and construction of the course. "The vision from the governor was to create an international destination for Nigerians. We're starting the golf course off in an old rubber plantation. We don't try to clear the whole forest; we selectively clear the golfing corridor. "What we're trying to do is create a golf course that will look like it's been here for a long time."Environmental impact?However, some environmentalists are concerned that the construction of golf courses in Cross River State could be damaging to the tropical rainforests that stretch through the region. They are home to endangered species such as the Drill Monkey, and conservation groups believe the natural beauty of the region should be the focus of development, not sport. "This state has something that is unique," says Peter Jenkins, co-founder of the Pandrillus Foundation, a non-profit trust which seeks to protect wildlife.JUST WATCHEDDavis Love III's golfing familyReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHDavis Love III's golfing family 04:19JUST WATCHEDCoaches share their Open wisdomReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHCoaches share their Open wisdom 03:30"We have a forest that no other place in the country has, and we should be very careful that our development goals do not in any way harm the resource that makes it a paradise."The Cross River State forestry commission describes the region as the "environmental capital of Nigeria" on its website. "We pride ourselves as a biodiversity hotspot, and we want to maintain that," commission CEO Odigha Odigha told CNN. "Our development should be based very seriously on the niche that we have, which is the rainforest."Growing the gameThere are only about 200,000 golfers in Nigeria, an oil-rich nation which has high levels of poverty. There is just one 18-hole golf course in Cross River State, and it is far from a luxury resort -- with its putting greens made of dirt, not grass.Lobb arranged for golf's main ruling body, the R&A, to donate 20 sets of clubs after hearing that kids hit balls around with sticks.JUST WATCHEDGolf investors look to MoroccoReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHGolf investors look to Morocco 05:25JUST WATCHEDWater for a desert courseReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHWater for a desert course 05:52Its club pro Peter Simon, who started out as a caddy for one of the members, partly relies on funds from a mentor to be able to play in Nigeria's few tournaments."Most of the big players in Nigeria get help from sponsors," he said.Across the state border in Akwa Ibom, Uyo is the home of Le Meridien -- a much more upmarket golf club managed by global sports group IMG. It stages amateur and pro events run under its own initiative as there is no official tour structure in Nigeria."There are not as many tournaments as we would like, perhaps 10 per annum," a golf professional named Michael told CNN. His colleague Emmanuel added: "We need teachers to concentrate on bringing these young boys who will take over from us, because most of the time they concentrate on playing events."Nigerian golf needs an overhaul the grassroots up to the top, says Le Meridien's general manager Sam Logan."We need to get the PGA of Nigeria stronger," he told CNN. "We need to get the Nigerian Golf Federation organized. Every other amateur body of golf around the world controls the amateur golf -- here there is no control."Future generationsIn the capital Lagos, home to 17 million people, there is a new premier golf development called Lakowe Lakes"When you look at the trajectory of growth of golf as a sport in Nigeria, I think for many years to come will outstrip supply," says managing director Wale Odutola. "As more facilities like this, which are of championship standard, come up then it becomes an easier sell for corporates to get involved in the project."Also in Lagos, the established Ikoyi golf club is leading the way in creating new generations of golfers. It started a juniors program four years ago which has led to graduates playing in overseas events."The most important thing is to catch many children, so that they are interested and we can improve the quality of membership in golf," says its club captain Ebi Pinnick.Cross River State's government has already moved to encourage more youngsters to take up the sport. "I've given approval for them to recruit new coaches at the existing facility," Imoke said. "We've introduced programs for training in golf at our secondary schools and I believe that it is catching on. We believe it is important we build a culture of golf."

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Story highlightsFerrari is playing catch up, admits the team's technical directorThe 2014 Formula One season began on Sunday with the Australian Grand PrixFerrari's Fernando Alonso finished in fourth position in MelbourneAlonso benefited from the disqualification of Red Bull driver Daniel RicciardoThe 2014 Formula One season may have only just got going, but Ferrari is already playing catch up.That's the view of technical director James Allison, who admits the legendary Italian marque is some way behind early pacesetters Mercedes, labeling Ferrari's performance in Sunday's opening race as "unacceptable."While Mercedes enjoyed a fruitful preseason and took the checkered flag at Sunday's Australian Grand Prix through Nico Rosberg, Ferrari struggled by comparison.Double world champion Fernando Alonso was the team's highest-placed driver in fourth position, but the Spaniard finished over 30 seconds behind the victorious Rosberg."While we can take some satisfaction from the reliability shown by the F14T, it is clear that we have our work cut out to improve our car in order to compete on equal terms with the Mercedes team," Allen told the team's official website. Photos: Rosberg takes F1 season-opener Photos: Rosberg takes F1 season-openerTriumphant Rosberg – A jubilant Nico Rosberg celebrates his superb victory in the Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne.Hide Caption 1 of 7 Photos: Rosberg takes F1 season-openerVettel woe – It was a gloomy opening to the season for four-time defending champion Sebastian Vettel after he was forced to retire early in his Red Bull.Hide Caption 2 of 7 Photos: Rosberg takes F1 season-openerSplendid isolation – Rosberg drove a faultless race to claim the opening grand prix of the F1 season in Australia by over 20 seconds.Hide Caption 3 of 7 Photos: Rosberg takes F1 season-openerHero to zero – An ecstatic Daniel Ricciardo delighted the home crowd by claiming second place for Red Bull on his debut for the team. But his day was ruined after he was later disqualified for breaching fuel consumptionsHide Caption 4 of 7 Photos: Rosberg takes F1 season-openerGreat Dane – Kevin Magnussen receives the plaudits of his McLaren team after a stunning drive to finish on the podium on his F1 debut.Hide Caption 5 of 7 Photos: Rosberg takes F1 season-openerPowerless Hamilton – Cars bunch up behind Lewis Hamilton who quickly slipped back through the field from pole and retired after three laps with an engine power fault.Hide Caption 6 of 7 Photos: Rosberg takes F1 season-openerControversial incident – Felipe Massa and Kamui Kobayashi come to grief on the first corner of the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. Kobayashi took the blame for the incident which left Massa fuming.Hide Caption 7 of 7 Photos: Start your engines... Photos: Start your engines...Start your engines... – The 2014 Formula One season begins in Australia on March 16. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has enjoyed a productive preseason, topping the timesheets on the final day of the closing test event in Bahrain.Hide Caption 1 of 8 Photos: Start your engines...Teething problems – A raft of regulation changes have been introduced for 2014, including the return of turbo-powered engines. Renault's engines completed the fewest laps during preseason, meaning it was a frustrating series of tests for Red Bull and quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel.Hide Caption 2 of 8 Photos: Start your engines...The ugliest F1 cars ever? – The 2014 F1 cars feature one controversial modification. This year they sport droopy, "anteater" noses, and have been branded the ugliest in the sport's history.Hide Caption 3 of 8 Photos: Start your engines...A winning Williams? – Williams struggled last year but hopes are high for the nine-time world champion after an impressive preseason, led by new signing Felipe Massa. The former Ferrari driver recorded the fastest lap time at the final test in Bahrain.Hide Caption 4 of 8 Photos: Start your engines...Ferrari's dream team? – Ferrari enters the 2014 season with a formidable pairing of two-time world champion Fernando Alonso and the returning Kimi Raikkonen -- the last driver to win the title for the Italian manufacturer back in 2007.Hide Caption 5 of 8 Photos: Start your engines...Rookies raring to go – Three rookies will line up in Melbourne. Denmark's Kevin Magnussen (pictured) debuts for McLaren while Sweden's Marcus Ericsson makes his bow at Caterham and Russian Daniil Kvyat comes in at Toro Rosso.Hide Caption 6 of 8 Photos: Start your engines...All change – Changes have also taken place off the grid, with Eric Boullier (pictured) leaving Lotus to become race director at McLaren, which is yet to replace team principal Martin Whitmarsh. Hide Caption 7 of 8 Photos: Start your engines...Double your money – The final race of 2014 has more at stake than ever, with double points on offer in Abu Dhabi. Whoever takes the checkered flag at the Yas Marina Circuit will pocket a potentially title-winning 50 points.Hide Caption 8 of 8JUST WATCHEDF1's big design changesReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHF1's big design changes 02:44Alonso finished Sunday's race in fifth position, but he was elevated to fourth place after Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo -- who crossed the line in second -- was disqualified for breaching fuel flow regulations.Finland's Kimi Raikkonen, who is starting his second spell as a Ferrari driver after winning the team's last drivers' championship in 2007, finished seventh.Like every team on the grid, Ferrari has had to contend with a raft of regulation changes introduced by the sport's rule makers for the 2014 season -- including the introduction of 1.6-liter V6 hybrid engines.Read: Dominant Rosberg wins season openerAllison says his team is still coming to terms with the new rules, but he's backed Ferrari to come back stronger than ever."With all the new regulations this year, the opportunities to improve the car are legion and we can expect the race to improve the cars to be even more intense than normal," he added."Our competitiveness was not acceptable in Melbourne, but we intend to fight our way back up the grid with the improvements that we will bring to the car."Meanwhile the FIA, the body which governs F1, has announced its satisfaction with the fuel-flow meter which prompted Ricciardo's disqualification from the Melbourne race.Ricciardo was disqualified post-race after it was discovered his car had exceeded the maximum fuel-flow rate of 100kg/hour.Allowing fuel to flow faster than permitted rate would give the driver an unfair power advantage over his competitors.The meter's manufacturers Gil Sensors have received "positive feedback" from the FIA. If Red Bull wishes to appeal the punishment, it must do so by midday on Thursday.Ricciardo will be back on the track for the Malaysian Grand Prix on March 30.Read: F1 technology to benefit road cars?Read: F1's weird trip into the unknown

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(CNN)UK Prime Minister Theresa May has announced that heterosexual couples in England and Wales will be able to enter into civil partnerships instead of getting married, previously only same-sex couples had that choice. "This change in the law helps protect the interests of opposite-sex couples who want to commit, want to formalize their relationship but don't necessarily want to get married," May said in an interview with the London Evening Standard."As home secretary, I was proud to sponsor the legislation that created equal marriage. Now, by extending civil partnerships, we are making sure that all couples, be they same-sex or opposite-sex, are given the same choices in life."Civil partnerships were introduced in 2004 under the Labour government of Tony Blair to enable gay people to marry in all but name. In 2014, the coalition government led by Conservative David Cameron updated the law to allow equal marriage rights for same-sex couples.Earlier this year, a heterosexual couple who objected to the "patriarchal" institution of marriage won a legal claim for discrimination because civil partnerships were available only to same-sex couples.Read MoreThe UK Supreme Court ruled in favor of the couple, Charles Keidan, 41, and Rebecca Steinfeld, 37, who argued the law on civil partnerships was incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights.May's Conservative Party is currently holding its annual conference in Birmingham. The editor of the Evening Standard, George Osborne, was chancellor of the Exchequer during Cameron's government.

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(CNN)A Nevada father was arrested on an open murder charge after allegedly beating his 5-year-old son who later died, according to police.Gerald Oglesby, 33, was arrested Wednesday after he whipped his son with an electrical cord and punched him in the stomach after he became frustrated with the child for "not listening to him and talking back to him," according to an arrest report obtained by CNN affiliate KTNV. In the report, Oglesby said he knew "something was wrong" after the incident because his son "was not acting normal." The boy began to vomit, was unable to walk properly and had trouble breathing, the report states. Oglesby attempted compressions and rescue breaths on the child but couldn't get him to start breathing on his own, according to the report. The father said he didn't want to call the police for help because he was worried about losing custody of his child, adding that officers "would not understand his method of discipline," the report says.Read MoreAfter Oglesby realized his son was dead, he texted his sister and told her that his son "had died because he had whipped him too hard," the report noted.Oglesby then started smoking a marijuana cigarette and called 911, according to the report. He told authorities that the last time he saw his son breathing was about 13 minutes prior to the 911 call, the report states.When first responders arrived, the child was lying on his back on a couch with visible injuries to his face and torso, and his head rested on a stuffed bunny rabbit and his feet on a pillow, the report noted. They tried to revive him, but the child was declared dead after multiple attempts. Oglesby is due in court for an arraignment on March 21, court records show. CNN has been unable to determine if Oglesby has legal representation.

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Story highlightsCo-hosts Poland share 1-1 draw with Russia in Group AJakub Blaszczykowski scores stunning equaliser after Alan Dzagoev's opener for RussiaCzech Republic seal 2-1 win over Greece in early kick-offPetr Jiracek and Vaclav Pilar score in opening six minutes before Theofanis Gekas replies for GreeceA sensational strike from Poland captain Jakub Blaszczykowski kept alive the co-hosts' hopes of reaching the quarter finals of Euro 2012 as they held Russia to a 1-1 draw.Russia had looked set for a second successive victory that would have sealed their place in the last eight, thanks to Alan Dzagoev's third goal of the tournament.Dzagoev reacted quickest to glance home Andrei Arshavin's first-half free kick and take his place as the tournament's top goalscorer.But Blaszczykowski struck a superb left-foot equaliser on 57 minutes to earn Poland a second successive 1-1 draw and ensure that Group A remains wide open.Earlier, Czech Republic had kept their qualification hopes alive with a deserved 2-1 win over Greece, who can still qualify for the knockout stages if they beat Russia in their final game.Czech Republic 2-1 GreeceJUST WATCHEDCould this be Holland's year?ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHCould this be Holland's year? 03:50JUST WATCHEDEuro racists face criminal sanctionsReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHEuro racists face criminal sanctions 01:45The Czechs, needing a response following their 4-1 defeat to Russia, got off to a remarkably fast start.Two goals in the opening six minutes saw them take immediate control of a game they were desperate to win.First, Petr Jiracek took advantage of an incisive pass from Joroslav Plasil to fire past Greece goalkeeper Kostas Chalkias.Greece conceded again three minutes later when lively full-back Gebre Selassie cut in from the right and pulled the ball back beyond the grasp of Chalkias for Vaclav Pilar to bundle in.It was an even worse start than the Greek's first-half horror show against co-hosts Poland and when the beleagured Chalkias shuffled off to be replaced by Michalis Sifakis midway through the first half, it was hard to tell if he was injured or had simply had enough.Either way, as it had been in their first game against Poland, Greece's first-half luck was completely out. Proof of that was served when Giorgos Fotakis headed in four minutes before half-time, only to see his effort ruled out for the narrowest of offsides.Their luck slowly began to change after the break, though, and finally turned courtesy of a horrible mistake by Czech Republic's highly experienced goalkeeper Cech.The Chelsea goalkeeper appeared to have Giorgios Samaras' low cross covered, but the presence of defender Tomas Sivok seemed to distract Cech, who fumbled the ball to allow substitute Theofanis Gekas to roll the loose ball into an empty net. Having fought back from a goal down and with only 10 men in their first game against Poland, Greece looked set to stage another second-half revival. But their approach play remained predictable and Cech, eager to make amends for his error, was never seriously threatened again.The victory means Bilak's Czech side now have three points from two Group A games, but leaves Greece knowing that only a win against Russia in their final group game will give them any chance of reaching the knockout stages.Poland 1-1 RussiaTuesday may have been Russia day, but Blaszczykowski's sensational equaliser ensured it became a national day of celebration in Poland too.The co-hosts remain unbeaten after a second successive 1-1 draw and Blaszczykowski's 57th-minute thunderbolt provided a fitting hallmark to a hugely entertaining game.It ensured Poland took away the point they deserved, but it could have been more. The co-hosts made a lively start and the impressive Robert Lewandowski saw a crisp left-foot strike fly just over before Eugen Polanski had a goal disallowed for offside.Instead, it was Russia who took control eight minutes before half-time. Andrei Arshavin was the provider, his searching free-kick inviting Dzagoev to ease through a crowded area and steer home a deft header.Russia looked set to build on that lead and Arshavin remained a constant threat, but too often his final pass proved wayward. That was a trait which ultimately came to haunt Russia as, from one such stray ball, Poland broke with devastating effect.When the ball finally found its way to Blaszczykowski, he took one right-foot touch to set himself up for a shot before unleashing an unstoppable left-foot shot that flew past Russian keeper Vyacheslav Malafeev.Malafeev had no chance with that strike but rescued his side on three other occasions to ensure that Russia stay top of Group A -- but with everything to play for in Saturday's final round of group matches.

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(CNN)Kyle Larson has won the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series championship, claiming the trophy after 312 laps of the Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona, on Sunday.Larson, 29, is the only Asian American to race full-time in NASCAR, driving the No. 5 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports. He made the playoffs 2016-2019 while driving for Chip Ganassi Racing but sat out last year's event after NASCAR suspended him for making a racial slur.Hendrick Motorsports added Larson to its team once he was reinstated and he had his first win for the team in March at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.NASCAR Fast FactsFour drivers were competing for the championship among a field of 39 at the one-mile oval track.Larson crossed the line ahead of teammate Chase Elliott, who won the Cup Series Championship in 2020 and whose father, Bill Elliott, is a NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee. Elliott drives a No. 9 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports, the same car number as his father.Read MoreHendrick Motorsports was up against Joe Gibbs Racing in the final, with Denny Hamlin -- the longest-tenured driver at Joe Gibbs Racing -- driving the team's No. 11 Toyota.Martin Truex Jr. drove the No. 19 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing and last won the Cup Series in 2017. He was second over the finish line Sunday, behind Larson.Competing for the best finishThe NASCAR Cup Series is the stock car racing organization's premier competition. After a 26-race regular season, the 16 drivers with the most points compete in a 10-race elimination playoff. Bubba Wallace becomes 1st Black driver to win NASCAR Cup Series since 1963The final four drivers -- the Championship 4 -- compete for the best finish in the championship race, with the winner taking the Bill France Cup, named for NASCAR's founder. NASCAR -- The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing -- was established in 1947. Stock cars are large, late-model sedans that have been built especially for racing. The stock car's large engine allows it to reach speeds exceeding 200 miles per hour.NASCAR runs three national series: the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for modified pickup trucks.

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Story highlightsSuspected coordinator is cousin of brothers who struck in Belgian capital in MarchSource: Oussama Atar, 32, is believed to have directed Paris and Brussels attacks from SyriaWant more stories like this delivered to your inbox daily? Click here (CNN)Investigators have identified the suspected coordinator of the Paris and Brussels terror attacks as Oussama Atar, a French intelligence source has told CNN. The inside story of the Paris and Brussels attacksAtar, also known as Abu Ahmad, is a cousin of the El Bakraoui brothers who blew themselves up in the Brussels Airport and metro attacks in March. Authorities believe Atar helped to radicalize at least one of the brothers online, according to a police report into the case seen by CNN. Atar, 32, who has dual Belgian and Moroccan nationality, is suspected of having directed the attacks from Syria. He remains at large. In September, Belgian authorities were worried Atar was hiding somewhere in Western Europe and described him as "the highest ranking ISIS operative" to have emerged from the outskirts of Brussels. Read More"That kind of individual comes to Western Europe for a reason," a judicial source said, noting that as things get more desperate for ISIS in Syria and Iraq, they've been sending "a lot" of people back to Europe to launch attacks.The source also said they had reason to believe Atar was "most probably" in Brussels in August. Belgian Special Forces had been conducting raids in various neighborhoods when word leaked to the media. "It was a pity" the senior judicial source said. The leak had "immediate consequences" for the investigation.Suicide bomber brothers The source said investigators found proof of Atar's connection to the Paris and Brussels attacks on the laptop of one of the Bakraoui brothers.Ibrahim and Khalid El Bakraoui both detonated suicide bombs in the March 22 attacks in the Belgian capital that killed 32 people and injured more than 300. Photos: Paris attack suspects: What we know Photos: Paris attack suspects: What we knowHide Caption 1 of 10 Photos: Paris attack suspects: What we knowHide Caption 2 of 10 Photos: Paris attack suspects: What we knowHide Caption 3 of 10 Photos: Paris attack suspects: What we knowHide Caption 4 of 10 Photos: Paris attack suspects: What we knowHide Caption 5 of 10 Photos: Paris attack suspects: What we knowHide Caption 6 of 10 Photos: Paris attack suspects: What we knowHide Caption 7 of 10 Photos: Paris attack suspects: What we knowHide Caption 8 of 10 Photos: Paris attack suspects: What we knowHide Caption 9 of 10 Photos: Paris attack suspects: What we knowHide Caption 10 of 10Ibrahim, along with another bomber, blew himself up in the departure lounge of Brussels Airport in Zaventem before his brother detonated his on the Brussels subway about half an hour later.A few days after the Brussels attacks, Atar's brother, Yassine, was arrested on suspicion of terrorist-related offenses. Authorities say Yassine was found with a key to the apartment the Bakraoui brothers used to prepare for the Brussels attacks.The attacks in Belgium came four months after an even deadlier assault on Paris on November 13, 2015. Seven attackers killed 130 people in multiple gun and bomb attacks across the French capital.Investigators have long said the attacks were planned and carried out by the same ISIS network. Two suspects in the attacks are in French custody. Surveillance footageMohamed Abrini, who was seen in a surveillance video from the Brussels Airport with the bombers and has been linked to the Paris attacks through surveillance footage and DNA, was arrested in April.Abrini has told Belgian investigators that he traveled to Raqqa, the Syrian city that is the capital of ISIS' so-called caliphate, in 2015. There, he met Abdelhamid Abaaoud -- the man who organized the Paris attacks, and was later killed in a shootout with police.JUST WATCHEDEuropean officials: 30 to 40 ISIS suspects at large ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHEuropean officials: 30 to 40 ISIS suspects at large 01:56Brussels terror suspect sheds new light on ISIS plots and evading policeBelgium has since handed over Abrini to French authorities.Salah Abdeslam is one of the 10 men accused of carrying out the Paris attacks. After four months on the run, he was arrested in a Brussels suburb in March, and has been extradited to France to await trial.He and Abrini were identified together on surveillance video at a gas station in France two days before the Paris attacks. According to Belgian network VTM, Abrini has suggested to investigators that Abdeslam was a key figure in the Paris plot who picked up most of the attackers coming from Syria and dropped them off at hiding places.Atar an 'ISIS original'Oussama Atar is described by authorities as an "ISIS original." He was arrested in Iraq in 2005. According to an Iraqi judgement obtained by CNN, an Iraqi tribunal convicted Atar in 2007 for crossing into the country illegally. JUST WATCHEDRetracing the footsteps of 'the man in the hat'ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHRetracing the footsteps of 'the man in the hat' 02:18According to his lawyer, he was incarcerated in several prisons managed by the U.S. authorities: Abu Ghraib, Camp Cropper and Camp Bucca. Belgian authorities tell CNN that's where he may have met the future leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi. In 2010, Atar complained about his health to Belgian government representatives in Iraq. "His mom called and she was worried. She said that the Belgian Foreign Ministry told her that he was about to die of kidney cancer if he didn't get surgery," Vincent Lurquin, Atar's former lawyer told CNN.Source: Paris, Brussels attackers sought to target Euro 2016Back in Belgium, his lawyer, family, various human rights organizations and members of parliament launched a public campaign, calling for his transfer to a health care facility.Jailed in Iraq"Oussama Atar, a 26-year-old Belgian national is in need of urgent medical care at al-Rusafa Prison in Iraq," Amnesty International wrote in a press release. "According to information provided to the Belgian embassy by the prison authorities he has a tumour in the kidney and must undergo an urgent operation in the next two weeks. Reports also indicate he has lost a great amount of weight and is very ill. Amnesty International fears for his health and is calling on the Iraqi authorities to provide urgently needed medical care" JUST WATCHEDTake a look inside Abdeslam's inner circleReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHTake a look inside Abdeslam's inner circle 03:29Eventually Atar was treated by doctors from the Red Cross. "That's when we realized that he didn't have cancer, but a colon infection," Lurquin told CNN. When asked about this campaign, Amnesty International wrote another statement saying that "access to necessary medical care is a basic human right and yes, even prisoners have rights," and that "their action wasn't for his release and this was not our goal."In September 2012, Atar was released from prison and sent back to Belgium. Upon arrival he called his lawyer to assist during the procedural interrogation. "Investigators didn't ask him a lot of questions about what happened there. At that time nobody was really speaking about ISIS in Belgium. After he got released nobody was really interested in Ossama. They left him by himself." Lurquin told CNN.

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Amy Bass (@bassab1) is professor of sport studies at Manhattanville College and the author of "One Goal: A Coach, a Team, and the Game That Brought a Divided Town Together" and "Not the Triumph but the Struggle: The 1968 Olympics and the Making of the Black Athlete," among other titles. The views expressed here are solely hers. Read more opinion on CNN. (CNN)Kamila Valieva earned the top score in the women's figure skating short program Wednesday, advancing to compete in Thursday's Olympic free skate along with 24 other athletes, one more skater than was initially supposed to qualify. Amy BassThe expansion of this field is just one of the concessions the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is making to complete a competition with a Russian athlete who tested positive for a banned drug in the mix while the whole world is watching. The IOC and International Skating Union (the sport's governing body) expanded the roster after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) cleared 15-year-old Valieva for competition despite her positive test at an event in Russia in December. In its decision, which is particular to factors unique to Valieva's case but may or may not set a precedent for the future, CAS cited Valieva's age, which makes her a "protected person," as well as what the body described as "very limited facts" -- including the "serious issues of untimely notification" that prevented Valieva from putting together any kind of defense. They also expressed concern about causing the skater "irreparable harm" if she were not made eligible. JUST WATCHEDReporter who saw Kamila Valieva's routine calls it 'shocking'ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHReporter who saw Kamila Valieva's routine calls it 'shocking' 02:31Yet while there might be limited facts about Valieva's positive test, there is plenty to go on regarding Russian athletes and doping. Unlike track and field, where one false start ends an athlete's time on the starting line, over and over again we see Russian athletes in play despite the extensive documentation of the country's systemic cheating in global sport. With Russia, a late-in-the-game positive test deserves more scrutiny than CAS seems to have given it in this case. Russia is out of excuses. No matter whether it was her grandfather's heart medication, not hers, as one source claimed, or a contaminated test, as another argued, or a drug that won't have much impact on her performance, as Russian journalist Vasily Konova posted on social media. Russia was out of excuses before this Olympics even began.Read MoreWhen dealing with a known cheating entity in sports, there is no more room for explanations. Russia is doing its level best, it seems, to be, as Buffy the Vampire Slayer might say, the Big Bad, a villain that keeps coming back for more no matter how forces of good try to squash it. Between Russia's geopolitical aggression and its obvious scorn for the sanctions imposed upon it (even now in Beijing, its athletes cannot compete under their country's flag, a penalty imposed because of previous doping infractions), the country has been persistent in its ability flout the world's concerns while playing the to be an Olympic spoiler. While CAS might see the facts of this case as "limited," there is a lot, actually, that we know about the Russian sports machine and its extensive systemic doping regimens. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)'s four-year ban on Russia, issued in 2019 after a whistleblower's claims in 2016 found at least 15 medalists in Sochi were not, in a word, clean, has had few, if any, teeth. While WADA mandated that no athlete would be allowed to represent Russia at the Olympics, Paralympics or any World Championship for four years, CAS watered it down it to two years, set to expire in December 2022. My Olympic figure skating dream came true. Don't let others get ruinedLet's be clear: since WADA imposed the ban, there have been Russians competing at every turn on the Olympic stage. After the IOC suspended Russia, several Russian athletes who claimed to work outside of the corrupt system successfully appealed to CAS to compete. In 2018, they marched into the Opening Ceremony as the Olympic Athletes from Russia, or OAR. Two of those athletes failed drug tests, including a bronze medalist in curling. In Beijing, they are the athletes of the Russian Olympic Committee, ROC, this time flouting rules that dictate that the Russian flag, anthem, and government leaders are not allowed, marching into Opening Ceremony with Putin in attendance, the Russian flag emblazoned on their sleeves. That the athlete at the center of this, the one who CAS is looking to protect, is young and female is not an accident. The Russian skating engine, with the controversial and seemingly despotic Eteri Tutberidze at its center, coaches young female figure skaters to jump like no one has before, break their own records and then quickly step aside, disposable, so the next athlete can come off the bench. Numerous media outlets, including The Washington Post and Wall Street Journal recently, have reported on concerns about Tutberidze's methods. JUST WATCHEDHear from US anti-doping chief on what the new revelation on Valieva could meanReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHHear from US anti-doping chief on what the new revelation on Valieva could mean 01:37According to the Post, she has described her athletes working 12 hours a day and has said, "What I try to teach my students starting at about the age of 13 is that you can't just come to practice and start whining: 'I am tired. I can't do this now. Let's do it tomorrow' ... Just look at the map and see the size of Russia -- and when you're selected and sent to an international competition, you will have a jacket. On its back it says 'Russia.' And if you're supposed to be the best that Russia sent for the world to see, then you cannot just step out on the ice with a bad attitude, thinking: 'I am tired today. I don't feel like skating my best and representing the Russian people as they expect me to.'" Unlike the horrors suffered by US gymnasts, who were abused behind closed doors in training facilities, the brutal physical demands imposed on Russian senior skaters whose coaches treated them as expendable has been open for many in the sport to see, not kept in the shadows. Now, at a moment when high profile athletes from Naomi Osaka to Simone Biles have interrupted the standard go-for-broke sports model with dialogue about wellness and mental health, is a crucial time to challenge this toxic status quo. In short, there is no protection for a so-called "protected" athlete like Valieva. She is part of a corrupt system that faces little impunity for its breach of sportsmanship, fair play and the rules as it lands historic quads and dominates medal podiums, showcasing the hypocritical world of international sport in the name of national pride in a precipitous global moment. That a 15-year-old is shouldering so much could be seen as she finished her short program, her face crumpling into tears. Her high-scoring skate -- despite a bobbled landing on her triple axel -- was good enough for first place over Japan's Karoi Sakamoto. And even that was controversial to some (former Olympian Adam Rippon included) who thought Sakamoto's showing surpassed Valieva's.Where and how this ends we just don't know. The IOC, for its part, has made clear that should Valieva, the heavy favorite for gold, finish on the podium, there will be no medal ceremony, same as what went down with the team event, stating that "it would not be appropriate ... as it would include an athlete who on the one hand has a positive A-sample, but whose violation of the anti-doping rules has not yet been established ..." Get our free weekly newsletterSign up for CNN Opinion's newsletter.Join us on Twitter and FacebookWhile this decision robs other skaters -- including the silver-medal-winning US squad in the team event -- of the thrill of their podium moment in Beijing, the IOC promises it will hold "dignified medal ceremonies" when all is said and done. Yet it seems as though the time for dignified anything has come and gone. Just as Sha'Carri Richardson, whose positive test last summer -- marijuana -- dashed her hopes for a medal in Tokyo, has been vocal about what she sees as a double standard, CAS's insistence on taking care of Valieva as a "protected person" rings hollow as she is returned to the coaches and support staff, including team doctors, who ostensibly, in the best-case scenario, gave an unknowing teen a drug to boost her stamina. Russia gets to have it all ways. Its ban involved state-sponsored doping. Valieva's reprieve is largely based on her age, and the assumption that if guilty, she is a victim of -- wait for it -- state-sponsored doping. No matter how many points she scores, no matter how many quads she lands, no matter what kind of a historic skater she is -- and yes, let's be clear, she is a once-in-a-generation skater -- the only thing that is certain is that there will be no winners, no one protected, in women's figure skating in Beijing.

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London (CNN)After three and a half years of torturous negotiations and political machinations, this was meant to be it.UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson planned to put his new Brexit deal to a vote in Parliament, on a historic, emergency session that promised to finally bring clarity to the process.But in the world of Brexit, nothing can be taken for granted. And sure enough, what was billed as Brexit's "Super Saturday" turned into yet another round of can-kicking as lawmakers voted to delay a decision on Johnson's deal.Drama turned to farce when Johnson was forced by law to request an extension to the Brexit process from EU leaders -- and simultaneously told them why they shouldn't grant it.What on earth happened?Read MoreThe government's intention at the beginning of Saturday was to hold a straightforward vote on Johnson's deal, which was signed in Brussels on Thursday.But its plans were scuppered when lawmakers passed an amendment crafted by former Conservative government minister Oliver Letwin, who has worked to prevent the UK from crashing out of the EU without a deal.Boris Johnson suffers setback after lawmakers defer decision on dealThe amendment said Parliament would "withhold support" from Johnson's Brexit plan until after the other bits of legislation required to implement it are passed. Had Johnson won a vote on his plan on Saturday, he would have avoided the legal requirement to send a letter to the EU requesting an extension to the Brexit process until January 31.But Letwin and his allies were concerned that, if the deal was approved and the provisions of the Benn Act fell away, a chaotic departure could still happen by accident on October 31 if, by then, lawmakers had failed to pass the complex set of legislation that's required to enact the Brexit deal. Downing Street is was livid at the vote. The failure to pass his deal on Saturday meant the Benn Act kicked in, requiring that extension to be requested.Johnson had staked his political reputation on delivering Brexit by October 31, and now that's in the balance.So did Boris Johnson ask the EU for a delay?Immediately after the vote, the Prime Minister seemed to imply that he would not. "I will not negotiate a delay with the EU, and neither does the law compel me to do so," he said. "Further delay will be bad for this country."But the law was clear: The government was required to send that letter. There was no ambiguity -- the Benn Act even sets out the wording.JUST WATCHEDBoris Johnson: I will not negotiate a delay with the EUReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHBoris Johnson: I will not negotiate a delay with the EU 01:55In a bad-tempered briefing with journalists after the vote, the Prime Minister's official spokesman refused repeatedly to say whether Johnson would send the letter, or whether someone else in the government would send the letter, or whether the the government would flout the law and not send the letter at all. "Governments comply with the law," was all the spokesman would say.But in an extraordinary development later, it turned out that Johnson had sent not one but three letters. The first was written according to the wording set out by the Benn Act, requesting a Brexit delay until January 31. In a signal of how little importance Johnson attached to it, Downing Street sent a photocopy by email to the EU, and the Prime Minister didn't even sign it.A covering letter accompanied it, signed by a senior civil servant, who explained that the letter was being sent in order for the UK government to comply with the law.Johnson sent a third letter to EU leaders, telling them that a delay would be "deeply corrosive" and that both sides should simply continue with their ratification processes, with a view to completing them by October 31, the original deadline.Lawmakers who oppose a no-deal exit doubt very much that this complies with the spirit of the law, and are likely to challenge it at Scotland's highest court, the Court of Session in Edinburgh, on Monday. That court has been the scene of many Brexit battles so far, led by a senior lawmaker with the Scottish National Party, Joanna Cherry.What happens next in Parliament?Boris Johnson leaving Downing Street before Saturday's vote.Next week is shaping up to very busy indeed. In the turmoil after the Saturday's vote, the leader of the House of Commons, Jacob Rees-Mogg, indicated that the government would bring forward another vote on the deal on Monday. "In the light of today's decision I should like to inform the house that Monday's business will now be a debate on the motion relation to Section 13 -1B of the European Union Withdrawal Act 2018 and I shall make a further business statement on Monday," he said.Rees-Mogg was referring to a section of the Withdrawal Act that provides for a vote in the House of Commons on the result of a negotiated agreement with the European Union -- a so-called "meaningful vote." Theresa May had three of those, and lost all of them.Ordinarily, the same provision can't be voted on twice in the same parliamentary session. That convention scuppered May's plans to hold a fourth vote on her withdrawal deal. The Speaker, John Bercow said he would rule on the matter on Monday.Is it more or less likely that Johnson will get his Brexit deal passed?The result of the Letwin amendment is that Johnson was robbed of a straight up-or-down vote on his Brexit deal. Had the Prime Minister been able to get the deal through the House of Commons, against all the odds, it would have been a moment of particularly sweet victory. Downing Street aides are furious, since they believed that they had enough votes in the bag, even without the 10 MPs of the Democratic Unionist Party, whom Johnson abandoned when they refused to sign up to his deal earlier this week.All eyes turn to Monday's vote, when the government will hope that it can demonstrate parliamentary backing for Johnson's bill. But the fact is, to get Brexit done by October 31, as the Prime Minister has repeatedly promised, he must now get all the stages of the Withdrawal Agreement Bill through the House of Commons, the House of Lords and get it in front the Queen for Royal Assent. Only then will the provisions of the Benn Act fall away. Since he threw out 21 members of his own party for voting in favour of the Benn Act, Johnson has a majority in Parliament of mninus 40. And the Democratic Unionist Party, which nominally props up his minority. government, is furious at being ditched. As Johnson's predecessor Theresa May found out to her cost, getting controversial legislation through the House of Commons when you don't have a majority is notoriously difficult.

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(CNN)Weeks before the host of the 2022 Winter Olympics is chosen, China has sacked one of its top sporting officials. Xiao Tian has been removed from his post as the deputy director of the General Administration of Sport (GAS), the Ministry of Human Resources said on its website Thursday. JUST WATCHEDKazakhstan dreams to host Winter OlympicsReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHKazakhstan dreams to host Winter Olympics 04:57He was under investigation for corruption, the Chinese Communist Party's discipline watchdog announced June 25. China's leadership has been staging a massive campaign against official corruption, long a lightning rod for the Chinese public's discontent with the government.Public faceRead MoreXiao is also a vice chairman of China's national Olympic committee, and was often its public face. Beijing is competing with Almaty, Kazakhstan for the winter games and a decision will be made by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on July 31.Japan is the only Asian country to have hosted the Winter Olympics, in Sapporo (1972) and Nagano (1998).Beijing would stage the ice events, while snow-based competitions would take place in Zhangjiakou, in neighboring Hebei province.READ: Countries lose appetite for sport's gala eventsCNN's Serena Dong in Beijing contributed to this report

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(CNN)A group of more than 450 writers, including heavy hitters such as Stephen King, Junot Diaz, Cheryl Strayed and Dave Eggers have come out against the presidential candidacy of Donald Trump in an open letter and online petition issued Tuesday.The letter was published on literary news site Lithub, and is addressed to "the American people." "As writers, we are particularly aware of the many ways that language can be abused in the name of power," it says. "American history, despite periods of nativism and bigotry, has from the first been a grand experiment in bringing people of different backgrounds together, not pitting them against one another."Since it was published the open statement and petition, started by novelists Andrew Altschul and Mark Slouka, has accumulated over 11,000 signatures by Wednesday afternoon. The Trump campaign did not respond to a request for comment.Read MoreMany of the signatories are long-time, outspoken Democratic supporters, such as Stephen King, who has frequently thrown partisan jabs at other Republican politicians, including his own home-state GOP governor, Maine's Paul LePage, Florida Gov. Rick Scott and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.But it's a who's who of contemporary American literature, with Pulitzer and National Book Critics Circle winners and other well-known authors having signed, including Jennifer Egan, Amy Tan, Rita Dove, Tobias Wolff, Richard Russo, Michael Chabon, Jane Smiley and Roy Blount Jr. among the many others.It concludes: "We, the undersigned, as a matter of conscience, oppose, unequivocally, the candidacy of Donald J. Trump for the Presidency of the United States."The letter does not include an endorsement by either Democratic presidential candidate.

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Story highlightsAlan Turing's code-breaking is credited with helping to end World War IIHe killed himself in 1954 after being chemically castrated for homosexual activityNearly 60 years later, he receives a posthumous royal pardonBritain says the pardon is "a fitting tribute to an exceptional man"Alan Turing, a British code-breaker during World War II who was later subjected to chemical castration for homosexual activity, has received a royal pardon nearly 60 years after he committed suicide.Turing was best known for developing the Bombe, a code-breaking machine that deciphered messages encoded by German machines. His work is considered by many to have saved thousands of lives and helped change the course of the war."Dr. Turing deserves to be remembered and recognized for his fantastic contribution to the war effort and his legacy to science," British Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said in a statement Tuesday. "A pardon from the Queen is a fitting tribute to an exceptional man."Turing's castration in 1952 -- after he was convicted of homosexual activity, which was illegal at the time -- is "a sentence we would now consider unjust and discriminatory and which has now been repealed," Grayling said.Two years after the castration, which Turing chose to avoid a custodial sentence, he ended his life at the age of 41 by eating an apple laced with cyanide.Supporters have long campaigned for Turing to receive greater recognition for his work and official acknowledgment that his punishment was wrong. An online petition in 2009 that drew tens of thousands of signatures succeeded in getting an apology from then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown for Turing's treatment by the justice system in the 1950s. Brown described the Turing sentence as "appalling."The German messages that Turing cracked at the British government's code-breaking headquarters in Bletchley Park provided the Allies with crucial information. The German messages were encoded by Enigma machines, which Adolf Hitler's military believed made its communications impenetrable.Turing was considered a mathematical genius. In 1937 he published a paper introducing an idea that came to be known as the Turing machine, which is considered to have formed the basis of modern computing. This was a hypothetical device that could come up with a solution to any problem that is computable. "Alan Turing was a remarkable man who played a key role in saving this country in World War II by cracking the German enigma code," British Prime Minister David Cameron said. "His action saved countless lives. He also left a remarkable national legacy through his substantial scientific achievements, often being referred to as the 'father of modern computing.'"The prestigious A.M. Turing Award -- sometimes called the "Nobel Prize" of Computing -- was named after Turing. The pardon, under the Royal Prerogative of Mercy, comes into effect Tuesday, the British Ministry of Justice said.READ: Lifting the veil of secrecy: Meet the female code-breakers of WWIIREAD: Unraveling the tale behind the Apple logo

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(CNN)Home appliance maker Whirlpool has launched a recall of hundreds of thousands of tumble dryers from UK homes, years after it emerged they are at risk of catching fire.The move was mandated by the UK government last month and follows the discovery that around 500,000 Hotpoint, Indesit, Creda, Swan and Proline-branded dryers produced between 2004 and 2015 were affected by the fault. The US-based Whirlpool said anyone with an affected dryer should unplug it immediately.The problem first came to light in November 2015 when it emerged that the heating elements of some dryers could cause fires when they came into contact with excess lint, but Whirlpool initially chose not to issue a general recall. Instead, it told customers the appliances could be used if they weren't left unattended. Read MoreWhirlpool's vice president apologized to consumers on Monday as the company announced the recall."Safety is our top priority and tackling the issue with our tumble dryers has been one of the biggest challenges we have ever faced," Jeff Noel said in a statement. "We value our customers more than anything and we recognise that we let many of you down. You deserved better from us and for this we apologise to you all."Customers with affected dryers will be offered a free replacement or modification, or a refund based on the age of the model, the company said. They can also pay to upgrade to a newer model.Britain's Press Association news agency reported that executives from the company told lawmakers the true number of affected units could be 800,000.In recent years, 54 fires have been logged, three of which were in models that had already been modified, PA added.

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(CNN)As old sayings go, not many have stood the test of time better than "mother knows best."But when faced with two of the most consequential decisions of his life, Michael Jordan listened to his mother only once. Heeding her advice would end up making the basketball icon rich beyond his wildest dreams; spurning it potentially damaged his legacy. Both events were profiled in the latest episode of the blockbuster 10-part documentary series, 'The Last Dance,' airing on ESPN in the US with Netflix having the international rights. The show chronicles Jordan's epic final season with the Chicago Bulls. While his sublime talent has never been in question, and his six NBA titles in the 1990s remain an almost mythical accomplishment, some questions have lingered about the man behind that myth.READ: Michael Jordan declined $100 million to appear at an event for two hours, agent saysRead MoreAir JordanIt seems unthinkable now that the superstar who sold millions of basketball shoes with Nike wasn't even interested in meeting with the company in the first place. In the early 1980s, Nike was a fledgling start-up in Portland, Oregon, a brand more synonymous with manufacturing track shoes. HIs agent, David Falk, asked Jordan's parents to persuade him to get on the plane. "My mother said 'you're going to go and listen. You may not like it, but you're going to go and listen,'" Jordan recalled in episode five of the hit television series. The rest is history. The "Air Jordan" was born and both Jordan and Nike immediately hit the jackpot.As Falk put it: "By the end of year four, Nike hoped to make $3 million in sales. But by the end of year one, they'd made $126 million." The shoe was iconic and so was he, a team player marketed more like a tennis player or a boxer. A talented, handsome athlete who quickly emerged as a global pop-culture sensation."Michael came right at a time when satellite TV and cable TV were proliferating," 'The Last Dance director' Jason Hehir told CNN Sport. "He had the looks, he had the charisma. He was well spoken. He was intelligent and he was probably the most captivating performer in the history of the NBA. It was a perfect storm."READ: 'My mom is the hardest coach I've ever had,' says Zion WilliamsonIn addition to becoming a legend of the game, Jordan grew a successful brand. Pretty much everything that Jordan has touched turned to gold. His narrative is inspirational, his dedication almost impossible to rival and his enthusiasm infectious. Watching him grinning from ear to ear on the sidelines at the 1998 All Star game, you can almost feel the joy wafting into your veins. Jordan helped establish Chicago as a major player on the world sports map. Before his arrival in the summer of '84, the Bulls were known as the "traveling cocaine circus" and he didn't just clean up the team, he arguably helped clean up the city. "The reputation of Chicago was kind of gangland and corrupt politicians," mused Hehir. "It was the home of Al Capone, mob gangster stuff. That city was fiercely divided on color lines, one of the hotbeds of prejudice in the country and Michael united people." Jordan, seen here with Phil Jackson, raises his NBA Finals MVP trophy.PoliticsSports anchor Dan Roan had a ringside seat from his vantage point at the Chicago TV station WGN."Everybody was a Bulls fan, no matter your political preference," Roan told CNN Sport. "It didn't matter where you lived, it was kind of a galvanizing issue for the city." If Jordan had transcended Chicago, not everybody was content with him being only a basketball player. In 1990, a senate race in North Carolina presented a quandary for the NBA star. Charlotte's first African American mayor Harvey Gantt, a Democrat, was trying to unseat Republican Jesse Helms to become the state's first black senator.Helms had campaigned doggedly to try and prevent the senate from approving a federal holiday to honor the civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King. "My mother asked me to do a PSA about Harvey Gantt," Jordan recalled in 'The Last Dance.' "I said, 'Look mom, I'm not speaking out of pocket about something I don't know, but I will send a contribution to support him.'"Gantt lost the election, but it was Jordan's off-the-cuff remark on the team bus -- "Republicans buy sneakers too" -- that defined his position in the eyes of his critics. Jordan admits that he said it, "as a joke," but he's been haunted by those four words for decades. While the Chicago native, former President Barack Obama, would have preferred Jordan to enter the political fray, he has some sympathy for his stance, saying in the film: "America is very quick to embrace a Michael Jordan, an Oprah Winfrey or a Barack Obama, so long as it's understood that you don't get too controversial around broader issues of social justice."READ: Kevin Love -- 'For me a form of therapy or feeling better is practicing acts of kindness'Jordan and Muhammad Ali together in 1999.Still, if you've ever wondered why Jordan isn't mentioned in the same breath as Muhammad Ali, this is arguably the reason why."I do commend Muhammad Ali for standing up for what he believed in, but I never thought of myself as an activist," Jordan affirms. "I thought of myself as a basketball player. Was I selfish? Probably."And Jordan makes no apology. "I set examples and if it inspires you, great. And if it doesn't, then maybe I'm not the person you should be following."Roan is reluctant to join those who criticize Jordan's unwillingness to get involved in matters beyond basketball, pointing out the superstar rarely made any kind of public appearance. But he was also quick to add that "had he been able to do some more social stuff, I think he would have been so impactful." Then there's the question of whether or not Michael Jordan is the kind of guy you'd want to hang out with. There's a well-known phrase in sports -- "nice guys finish last" -- so what does that say about Jordan?"Everything you think it might say about him," chuckles Roan, who arrived in Chicago just a few months before Jordan in 1984."He was great to me, but when somebody was trying to play basketball against him or when he had an issue with somebody in the front office like (general manager) Jerry Krause, Michael could be a pretty mean customer."Jordan talks with teammate Scottie Pippen during a game against the Philadelphia 76ers in 1992.Intense rivalryRoan vividly recalls the time he witnessed Jordan egging on his teammate Scottie Pippen, who famously had an acrimonious relationship with Krause, to take the wheel off the bus and run him over, exclaiming, "Now's your big chance!" His former Bulls teammate, Horace Grant, described Jordan as a devil in the documentary, saying, "You make a mistake, he's going to scream at you, he's going to belittle you." And time certainly hasn't healed the intensity of Jordan's rivalry with opponents like the Detroit Pistons, "I hated them then and that hatred continues even to this day." But during the production of 'The Last Dance,' director Hehir found Jordan to be nothing but kind and considerate."I think a lot of Michael as a guy, he was nothing but respectful to me and to my camera crew and to the entire production staff. Our makeup artist was pregnant and he admonished somebody wanting to light up a cigar. He says 'ma'am' and 'sir.' I mean, he's a country kid at heart."For Hehir, Jordan's personality is one of the most fascinating things about him. "I was interested in getting his perspective on how he feels as a 'nice guy' to not be perceived as one. I was interested if he had any ambivalence about that."'The Last Dance' is a captivating waltz down memory lane; the main drama played out 22 years ago, in a more innocent time, before we were all obsessed with our mobile phones and social media.It's hard to imagine that the goldfish bowl that Jordan, Pippen and Dennis Rodman were swimming around in could have been even more intense than it actually was at the time."I think the coverage of the Bulls today would be much different than it was then," Roan speculated."All the haters out there trying to pile on. It may have been different enough to affect the way they went about winning their games. My feeling is that were he playing today, he'd really close himself off, worry about his business interests and playing basketball. I think that might be about it."'The Last Dance' has received positive reviews. Although 'The Last Dance' covers many aspects of Jordan's intriguing persona, it's ultimately all about the sport, highlighting the grit, the determination, the competitive spirit that still burns fiercely in the eyes of this 57-year-old new grandfather.Despite all of the marketing hoopla away from the hoop, Jordan himself knew that it was only ever about the basketball."My game was my biggest endorsement. Believe me, if I was averaging two points and three rebounds, I wouldn't have signed anything with anybody," he says.Director Hehir says that beyond any of Jordan's perceived character flaws, our lasting impression of the show will be of an incredible athlete willing his team to extraordinary success. "He came into the league and he was the team's only hope," Hehir says. "By the end of that '98 series, Michael has to carry the team again. If you wrote the ending to that series in the script, you'd be laughed out of a Hollywood office because it's so corny, but it actually came true."

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(CNN)Bubba Wallace made history Monday, becoming just the second Black driver to win NASCAR's Cup Series race, the association's top series. Wallace is the first Black person to win the Cup Series since 1963, when NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Wendell Scott led the race. "Talladega, we're winners," Wallace said in a video posted on the Twitter account of Alabama's Talladega Superspeedway, where the race took place. "What a perfect weekend, or weekday, I should say. I just knew something about it."Wallace was born in Alabama. And last year at the same track, a noose was found in his garage stall, prompting an FBI hate-crime investigation. Bubba Wallace responds to FBI findings: 'Whether tied in 2019, or whatever, it was a noose'Just after the race, Wallace thanked his team and the owners, sports legend Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin, for the opportunity.Read More"It's pretty fitting that it comes here in Talladega," he said. The FBI determined Wallace was not a victim of a hate crime, since the noose had been in the garage since at least 2019. But Wallace later said during an interview with CNN's Don Lemon that that was beside the point. "It was a noose," Wallace said. "Whether tied in 2019 or whatever, it was a noose. So, it wasn't directed at me but somebody tied a noose. That's what I'm saying."Asked on Monday what it meant to become the second Black driver to win the Cup Series race, Wallace became emotional."I never think about those things, and when you, when you say it like that, honestly it brings a lot of emotion, a lot of joy, to my family, fans, friends. It's pretty damn cool." This was Wallace's first year driving for 23XI Racing. The victory is also the first for Jordan as an owner. Correction: An earlier version of this story identified the wrong person who found a noose last year in Bubba Wallace's garage. It was a crew member.

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Story highlightsA health care worker diagnosed with the virus is asking for experimental drug therapyShe is the first to be diagnosed with Ebola in the UKShe fell ill after returning from West Africa as a medical volunteerA woman in the Scottish Highlands has tested negative for Ebola, government saysLondon (CNN)A Scottish woman diagnosed with Ebola is now asking for experimental treatment of the virus. Pauline Cafferkey, 39, of Glasgow, is sitting up in her hospital bed, reading and talking, according to a statement from the Royal Free Hospital in London. "However, the next few days will be crucial," said Dr. Michael Jacobs, an infectious diseases consultant. "The disease has a variable course and we will know much more in a week's time." Cafferkey is the first person to be diagnosed with the virus on UK soil. British media outlets have said she is a public health nurse who was part of a 30-strong team of medical volunteers deployed to Sierra Leone in West Africa by the UK government last month in a joint endeavor with Save the Children.She traveled via Casablanca, Morocco, and London Heathrow Airport before arriving at Glasgow Airport on a British Airways flight late Sunday, the health agency NHS Scotland said. After feeling unwell, she sought medical attention and was reportedly transferred to London on a military aircraft fitted with an isolation pod.The Royal Free Hospital is equipped with a high-level isolation unit, with access restricted to specially trained medical staff. A specially designed tent, with controlled ventilation, is set up over the patient's bed.Read MoreA British volunteer nurse, William Pooley, was successfully treated in the unit following his return home from Sierra Leone in August after being diagnosed with Ebola. 'Extremely low' riskUK authorities are working to trace those who have come into contact with Cafferkey. The Scottish government has set up a special number for people to call if they traveled on the same London Heathrow-to-Glasgow flight as Cafferkey. British Airways said it was working closely with health authorities in England and Scotland and would help with any information needed."The safety and security of our customers and crew is always our top priority and the risk to people on board that individual flight is extremely low," the airline said.Ebola patients become infectious only after they display symptoms, such as fever and vomiting. The deadly virus is spread through contact with bodily fluids.A Downing Street spokesman told CNN that British Prime Minister David Cameron and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon had discussed the procedures in place to handle such a case."They agreed that both governments would remain in close touch and ensure everything possible was done to support the patient and, although the risk to the general population remained low, all measures would be taken to protect public health."Scottish woman tests negativeMeanwhile, a woman in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland who'd fallen ill tested negative for Ebola, the Scottish government said Tuesday.A spokesman for the government said the woman had been in West Africa recently, though she had no direct contact with anyone with Ebola."A patient at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary has tested negative for Ebola," a Tuesday news release said. "The individual was transferred to the hospital by the Scottish Ambulance Service yesterday after falling ill while visiting Torridon in the Scottish Highlands."According to UK government guidelines, humanitarian workers returning from Ebola-affected countries in West Africa who've been at high risk of exposure are expected to monitor their own health for 21 days after they get home.As of December 24, at least 7,693 people had died in the current Ebola outbreak, centered in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, the World Health Organization said. There have been at least 19,695 cases.CNN's Bharati Naik contributed to this report.

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Story highlightsMillions sign petition calling for second Brexit referendum, in the wake of shock Leave winIts creator has sought to distance himself from the petition because he is a Leave voterIf you're in North America, go here to watch a live stream of our Brexit coverage on CNNgo.London (CNN)An online petition signed by more than 3.5 million people calling for a second referendum on whether Britain should leave the EU was started by a Leave campaigner who says it has been "hijacked" by unhappy Remain voters.The petition, which has attracted millions of signatures in the wake of Britain's shock vote to leave the European Union last Thursday, calls for a second referendum on the issue if the result is less than decisive.JUST WATCHEDLabour Party leader under fire following Brexit voteReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHLabour Party leader under fire following Brexit vote 03:38Another referendum should be held, it says, "if the remain or leave vote is less than 60 percent based a turnout less than 75 percent." In a startling result, the Leave campaign won Thursday's referendum with 52% of the vote, with 72% of voters turning out.Disappointed voters have flocked to sign the petition in the wake of the vote, crashing the official UK government website on at least one occasion and generating more signatures than on any other petition on the site.Apologies to those experiencing problems with the petitions site. We are working hard to fix it. Thank you for your patience.— Petitions Committee (@HoCpetitions) June 24, 2016 But the surge in interest has prompted its creator, William Oliver Healey, to speak out, saying that he in fact he had actively supported the Leave campaign, and had created the petition "with the intention of making it harder for 'remain' to further shackle us to the EU."Read More#Regrexit: UK voters voice doubt over referendum outcomeCreator: Petition 'hijacked'Healey, an activist for the English Democrats -- a fringe, nationalist political party -- wrote on Facebook Sunday that he had created the petition "when it was looking unlikely that 'leave' were going to win." The petition had since been "hijacked by the remain campaign," he wrote.Robin Tilbrook, chairman of English Democrats, said that Healey had created the petition to help frame the terms under which the referendum would be contested.UK referendum: Full coverageBrexit Monday: Pound plunges againUK government calls for calm Barclays, RBS shares suspendedRacist abuse in UK reported since vote#Regrexit? Voters voice doubt Could this man be next UK PM?2nd vote petition created by LeaverCan wounds ever heal in divided UK?How the divorce will actually work How Britons really feel about BrexitDoes this mean Trump will win?What will Brexit mean to me?Results map tells a big storyHealey was "quite surprised" and "feeling slightly under pressure" by the attention the petition was receiving, Tilbrook said."It's a slightly ironic situation where if the Remainers ... had understood what was going to happen, they would probably have wanted to adopt what Oliver was suggesting," he said.Instead, they had been "cocksure" of victory, Tilbrook said.100,000 thresholdAny petition that gets more than 100,000 signatures is considered by Parliament's Petitions Committee, which weighs whether to send the petition for debate by lawmakers. MP Helen Jones, chair of the committee, said in a statement Sunday that the committee would consider the petition at its meeting this week and decide whether to schedule a parliamentary debate on it.Read a statement from our Chair on the second referendum petition. pic.twitter.com/TzrtQXTwTE— Petitions Committee (@HoCpetitions) June 26, 2016 But the petition, created in May, may not have a realistic chance of being acted upon. British Prime Minister David Cameron, who announced his intention to resign following the defeat of his Remain campaign, has previously said there would be no second referendum if the results were close, and enacting the petition would entail enacting laws retrospectively.JUST WATCHEDFootball fans react to BrexitReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHFootball fans react to Brexit 01:54"I don't think anyone thinks it's legally binding in any sense," said Tilbrook, adding that the petition's signatories were guilty of "sour grapes" over the result.Jones' statement also said that the government was investigating reports of fraudulent signatures being added to the referendum. The petitions committee later tweeted that about 77,000 fraudulent signatures had been removed.We have removed about 77,000 signatures which were added fraudulently. We will continue to monitor for suspicious activity.— Petitions Committee (@HoCpetitions) June 26, 2016 British MPs debated banning Donald Trump from the country for hate speech earlier this year after an online petition urging such action received more than half a million signatures. But no action was taken against the U.S. presidential candidate, who visited the UK in recent days.CNN's James Masters, Samuel Burke and Bryony Jones contributed to this report.

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Story highlightsMainSail presenter, Shirley Robertson, undergoes a harrowing sea survival training sessionScientists recreate extreme weather conditions before throwing sailors in the deep endElite athletes must learn to cope with cold water shock, keep calm in terrifying conditionsFollow us at @CNNSport and like us on Facebook (CNN)In a laboratory in the north of England, a group of scientists are playing God -- or at least, they're brewing up an almighty storm.At the Extreme Environments Lab, elite sailors are quite literally thrown in the deep end, undergoing harrowing survival training in a pool as close to the Southern Ocean as you'll find under one roof."I think for quite a lot of them it's all a bit of a game to start with -- they're all jumping in the pool and having a bit of a laugh," said Alistair Hackett, who runs the three-day advanced sea survival course at South Tyneside College in Newcastle."Then we turn the waves on. Then we turn the rain on and it's pretty severe -- you can't really breathe properly with it hitting your face. Then we turn the wind on and all of a sudden it's not quite like going to your local swimming pool anymore."JUST WATCHEDThrown in at the deep end...the cold deep endReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHThrown in at the deep end...the cold deep end 00:57Then it was my turn to join the 24 sailors in the pool, who were training ahead of one of the most brutal sporting competitions on the planet -- the Volvo Ocean Race.Read MoreWearing survival suits, we're standing around what looks like an unfriendly industrial version of your local swimming pool. A siren starts, some unseen machinery strains somewhere deep below, the waters start to move, and as the air fills with spray from the overly aggressive rain makers, the wind machines kick in.One by one we jump in. But it's fine, because it's a swimming pool. Very quickly though, it's not ok -- I'm searching for the features on my lifejacket, someone's yelling something, but there's too much noise. I'm struggling to fit the spray hood, struggling to stay safe, struggling to breathe.The sea safety course is a thorough demonstration of what to expect on the open waters, teaching us how to swim in waves and spray, and right upturned life rafts.MainSail presenter, Shirley Robertson, takes the plunge in a life raft at the University of Portsmouth's extreme weather lab.And yet it was still not a patch on what the real ocean could be. Even for these professional sailors about to set off around the planet, this course made them stop and think. It made them prioritize their safety and practice survival techniques as they would any other sailing maneuver. It made them stop assuming somebody else had it covered.Most of the course was spent familiarizing ourselves with the safety kit onboard, discussing the "what ifs," and doing the right thing in the right order.We're standing around what looks like an unfriendly industrial version of your local swimming poolShirley Robertson, MainSail presenterDid I check my lifejacket? Do I actually know how it works? Is my personal Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) in my pocket? Do I always wear that jacket? Is it registered correctly? Is it up to date? Do I know where the life raft is and what it even looks like when it's inflated? What's in our life raft and do I know how to use it?Any complacency I may have had left was thoroughly purged by a morning spent with Professor Mike Tipton, a leading authority in environmental physiology at the Department of Sport and Exercise Science at Portsmouth University.With the cool clarity of a man that really knows his field, Tipton told me that although hypothermia is often assumed the greatest danger, 60% of deaths in cold water happen within the first few minutes of immersion. Amazingly, 60% of those deaths will happen within 10 feet of a safe refuge, and 66% of those who die will be classified as good swimmers.As Tipton lowered me into the cool pool, he told me that after 10 minutes my dexterity would be radically reduced and all but my core would be dangerously cold. As the water went down the neck of my jacket -- not even over my head -- I went into cold water shock.MainSail presenter, Shirley Robertson, learns how to cope with cold water shock at the plunge at the University of Portsmouth's extreme weather lab.Even in a very controlled environment, I was struggling. I learned though that the shock passes -- you just need to ride it out, limit the damage, and keep your airway clear of water, knowing that could save your life.I'd been in and out of the pool for about an hour, but dry and warm, with a cup of tea, I thought back to some of the harrowing stories of survival from sailors I'd interviewed. These are stories that weren't set in a swimming pool, they're stories that took place in the harsh and frightening reality where there is no side, there is no ladder, there is no switch to turn the mayhem off.Indeed, I'd listened for an hour, on the magnificent Heads that guard Sydney Harbor, gripped by the harrowing account of John "Steamer" Stanley's survival of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart race.With composure and clarity, John recalled the day a terrific storm ripped through the Boxing Day fleet, and left him fighting, injured and afraid, in a decimated life raft. It was a day that his love of sailing turned into his own very precarious battle for survival, and tragically, it was a battle that more than one of his crew mates would lose.It had been a harrowing tale to tell, it had been a privilege to listen to him. Shirley Robertson, MainSail presenterI walked away from my interview with John in almost stunned silence. It had been a harrowing tale to tell, it had been a privilege to listen to him. And as the year progressed, that stunned silence was to be repeated again and again.But what if I'm not the one in the water, but doing the rescuing?Like Kiwi sailor Conrad Coleman's account of the moment his co-skipper was thrown from the bow of their race yacht. As the spray dispersed, he glanced sideways to see British sailor Sam Goodchild drift away from the speeding yacht. They made eye contact -- racing forgotten, taken over in an instant, by the battle to save Goodchild's life.When I asked Coleman how long he would have searched for his sailing partner, his answer was "forever." He could not face a life without finding him. After 35 minutes, some impressive seamanship and a bit of luck, Coleman saw his partner and saved his life.Could I have done the same. I wondered? ​At least after my survival training session, I'm more likely to know the answer than ever before. Read: Spectacular Sydney Harbour -- A journey back in timePhoto gallery: Capturing the thrill of ocean racing Insight: Ben Ainslie plots America's Cup victory

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(CNN)A California man who spent 14 years in prison for the murder of a newspaper columnist has been exonerated thanks to the same DNA technology that caught the Golden State Killer suspect, authorities said. Ricky Davis was convicted of second-degree murder in the 1985 fatal stabbing of 54-year-old Jane Hylton. He walked free from prison Thursday, CNN affiliate KOVR reported, hours after becoming the first person in California to be exonerated with the help of genetic genealogy -- the combination of DNA analysis and family tree research.In 1985, Hylton was found dead inside an El Dorado Hills, California, home that she shared with her daughter, Davis and his then-girlfriend, and another woman, according to the Northern California Innocence Project, which represented Davis.Davis and his girlfriend, who were returning from a party, along with Hylton's daughter, who had been out with friends, found Hylton dead in one of the bedrooms, the NCIP said.The case went cold until 1999, when investigators reopened the case. Police interrogated Davis' girlfriend several times and she ultimately changed her story, implicating Davis and herself in Hylton's death, the NCIP said. Read MoreIn 2005, Davis was convicted and sentenced to 16 years to life in state prison, authorities said. His girlfriend received a year in county jail.It started as a hobby. Now they're using DNA to help cops crack cold casesAfter his conviction, the Northern California Innocence Project took on Davis' case and requested the El Dorado County district attorney do post-conviction DNA testing. In 2014, forensic experts began an "extremely meticulous process" of examining the evidence of the case and eventually found DNA that did not belong to Davis, said Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert, who has been leading the efforts to use DNA evidence in cold cases.Davis' case was reopened and last year, a judge reversed his conviction and ordered a new trial, Schubert said.He is now the first person in California, and the second in the country, to be exonerated after the use of genetic genealogy, Schubert said.Last year, a man in Idaho who was convicted in the 1996 killing of Angie Dodge was exonerated after spending 22 years in jail, according to the Idaho State Police."Investigative genetic genealogy, just like traditional DNA, is about one thing: finding the truth no matter what it is," Schuber said.A new suspect in Hylton's murder was identified and has been arrested in Roseville, California, according to El Dorado County District Attorney Vern Pierson.A cold case killing from 1972 was cracked with the help of genetic genealogyThe suspect was not identified because he was a juvenile at the time of the killing, Pierson said."Ricky Davis was falsely accused, brought to trial, convicted and spent the last 15-some years in custody for a crime I can tell you in all confidence, he did not commit," The Golden State Killer case opened the door for genetic genealogy. In the technique, unidentified DNA is uploaded into a public online database -- GEDMatch in the GSK case -- that has more than 1 million DNA profiles from people across the country. The website then produces a list of people who are related to the unidentified DNA, from immediate parents to fourth and fifth cousins. Genetic genealogists can then use obituaries, birth certificates, public documents and social media to try to build a family tree and identify possible suspects.FamilyTreeDNA was the database used in the Davis exoneration.

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(CNN)Indianapolis Colts center Ryan Kelly and his wife, Emma, are mourning the loss of their baby girl, Mary Katherine, on social media.Emma Kelly said that she was 19 weeks into the pregnancy when she went to the hospital last Wednesday after experiencing complications.At the hospital, she says she learned that her daughter's heart stopped."I was told there was no other choice but to deliver our baby next," she wrote on Instagram on Monday. "Ryan and I spent almost 48 hours in the hospital."I labored for 24 hours with her before she made her entrance on December 17th. I was so angry at first that I had to deliver her, only for it to become the biggest blessing out of this nightmare. It gave Ryan and I the opportunity to hold our little Saint, Mary Kate, before officially saying goodbye to her. Read More"These 19 weeks with her opened our hearts & souls more than we ever imagined possible & I'm forever grateful we had some time, earth-side, with the little girl who made us mom and dad. "She was tiny, perfect and incredibly loved from everyone who knew she existed. I don't think we'll ever understand why God decided to call her home when he did but our faith is unshaken. He knows better than we & she was needed back home, in Heaven."Ryan Kelly expressed his feelings on Twitter. "Nothing made me happier than being your Dad," he wrote. "You gave your Mom and I that gift. You were simply a miracle and always will be. "I'm sorry you never got to open those sweet eyes and see us or take your first steps but you have angel wings now. You left this world too soon but we know God had a bigger purpose for you. Your mom and I find comfort knowing you're being loved on by your great grandparents."Thank you for watching over us and your future siblings. I'll forever wonder who you'd be today. Until we meet again my sweet girl, I love you."Ryan Kelly #78 of the Indianapolis Colts is pictured in action against the Tennessee Titans at Lucas Oil Stadium on October 31, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana.Colts supportIn support, the Colts tweeted an emoji of a blue heart and butterfly.Kelly missed the Colts' 27-17 win against the New England Patriots on Saturday night after his daughter's death. After the game, Colts head coach, Frank Reich, said the team was honoring the family and Patriots head coach Bill Belichick extended his sympathy."We can all just show him the love and care that he has for this game," Colts cornerback Kenny Moore II said. "We can show that same love and care for him off the field ... It just shows that life hits everybody hard at some point along the road. We're here thinking about Ryan and his family as they go through this tough time."

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Story highlightsPep Guardiola could be heading to Man City Spaniard set to leave Bayern Munich in MayHart says City players aware of speculationKeeper backs current boss Manuel PellegriniThis story was updated on Feb 1 following City's appointment of Guardiola. (CNN)Pep Guardiola is the name on everybody's lips when it comes to the next superstar manager arriving in the English Premier League -- and it appears his impending arrival has got the Manchester City changing room talking.In December, the 45-year-old announced his decision to leave Bayern Munich at the end of this season and was widely expected to move to England -- with City one of his possible destinations.Follow @cnnsport "It's unavoidable, we all see it, we're not stupid," Joe Hart told CNN in an exclusive interview on the set of a magazine photo shoot last week -- just days before City confirmed Guardiola will replace Manuel Pellegrini as manager at the Etihad."At the same time we accept that you hear stuff that is so totally not true everyday about each other or other people or people you know, so, there's a lot of stuff around football, that's why it's such a successful sport and such a big business. "All of us are in the mindset that stuff goes on around us but our goal is to win things and be involved in the moment."Pep Guardiola to succeed Manuel Pellegrini at Manchester CityRead MoreGuardiola's availability inevitably increased the pressure on City manager Manuel Pellegrini, who led the club to the Premier League title in 2014."He's very straight down the middle," said Hart of City's 62-year-old Chilean manager, who broke the news that he will be leaving at the end of this season in one of his weekly media conferences on February 1."He's always said if we don't play well as a team over certain period of time, we'll be moved on, he'll be moved on. That's Manchester City, that's how it works, that's the club we're at. I can't talk for him but he seems to live in the moment. "He's constantly in contact with the people who matter and we've got titles to win so that's more important on his mind."4. Joe Hart on Shrewsbury Town: "I played outfield for my school and then got changed and played for them." @AmandaJDavies #MCFC— CNN Sport (@cnnsport) January 27, 2016 Hart was diplomatic in answering a question as to whether he would enjoy working under Guardiola, given his success at Barcelona -- where he won where he won 14 major trophies in a four-year stint -- and now Bayern Munich, with the German club on course for a third successive Bundesliga title under the Spaniard."I'm happy under the manager I'm with at the moment for both club and country," said Hart referring to Pellegrini and Roy Hodgson, who leads the England national team."I'm pleased to work for them. I'm glad that they've picked me as their goalkeeper so I'm happy as I am. Photos: Where will Pep Guardiola land in England?Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola has piqued interest in England by saying his next destination is the Premier League. He has announced his intention to leave the German champion at the end of this season.Hide Caption 1 of 8 Photos: Where will Pep Guardiola land in England?Guardiola has been successful on the domestic front in Germany since taking over in 2013. He is on course to win a third successive Bundesliga crown and has also added the German Cup, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup title to his trophy cabinet. But glory in the Champions League has eluded him so far.Hide Caption 2 of 8 Photos: Where will Pep Guardiola land in England?European glory did not elude Guardiola in his first coaching job, with Spanish giants Barcelona. As well as winning three La Liga titles he also won two Champions League crowns, in 2009 and 2011. In all, he won 14 major trophies in his four-year stint with the Catalan club.Hide Caption 3 of 8 Photos: Where will Pep Guardiola land in England?Guardiola quit after four years at Barca saying he was "drained" and needed to recharge his batteries. Hide Caption 4 of 8 Photos: Where will Pep Guardiola land in England?Guardiola is favorite to take over at two-time EPL champion Manchester City. Currently managed by Manuel Pellegrini, it has stumbled this season after a strong start. The Chilean is contracted until 2017 but was sanguine when asked about the possibility of Guardiola replacing him, telling reporters: "Sometimes the speculation is true, sometimes not, but you cannot let it affect you."Hide Caption 5 of 8 Photos: Where will Pep Guardiola land in England?Across Manchester is another club who may be interested by Guardiola's availability. Manchester United has floundered since Alex Ferguson retired in 2013, sacking his replacement David Moyes after 10 months. Louis van Gaal took over and has struggled, his team being accused of employing boring tactics and not scoring enough goals.Hide Caption 6 of 8 Photos: Where will Pep Guardiola land in England?Chelsea recently sacked Jose Mourinho after a dramatic slump that saw the defending EPL champion hovering dangerously above the relegation zone. Guus Hiddink has been drafted in until the end of the season but is unlikely to continue beyond that. Might Guardiola be tempted by a spell in west London?Hide Caption 7 of 8 Photos: Where will Pep Guardiola land in England?Across the capital, Arsenal represents an outside bet for Guardiola. Arsene Wenger has been in charge of the Gunners since 1996 but hasn't won the EPL title since 2004. If he were to step aside come the season's end, Guardiola's philosophy would fit neatly with the club's commitment to dynamic, attacking football.Hide Caption 8 of 8"Pep has done some great things in the game and there's some great managers in the game of football."I'm sure he'd be a pleasure to play under but right now I'm more than happy to play under Manuel and Roy."Hart was effusive in his praise of Pellegrini, with City sitting second in the Premier League three points behind leaders Leicester City and in the last 16 of the Champions League, The England goalkeeper says Pellegrini's man management and ability to be honest with his players has been key to effective relationships within the City squad.Following another top stop against @WHUFC_official, view Hart's top ten saves... 👉 https://t.co/beaPnHiGc7 #mcfc pic.twitter.com/QDn06BKBZF— Manchester City FC (@MCFC) January 24, 2016 When Hart was dropped from the first team after a poor run of form in 2014, he respected the Chilean's decision even if it was frustrating at the time."It was difficult for me because I was costing the team points," he said."Maybe it was a good decision, I respected it more because he made the decision, he told me what was going on, we stayed in constant contact with the integration back into the team."I had two options when it happened -- to throw my toys out the pram and be disappointed or know I've got six or seven weeks where I can train more than I usually train, refocus, and have a little shake of my head and start again. "7. Joe Hart: "I'm 28 now, I'd like to think I've got at least 10 more years playing football." @AmandaJDavies #MCFC— CNN Sport (@cnnsport) January 27, 2016 That episode not only strengthened Hart as a player but as a person too.He cites the patience and advice of Pellegrini as one of the reasons for his return to form and subsequent success."I think that's the right style, for me," Hart said of Pellegrini's way of working."I've always worked with the respect factor that he's the manager and I'm the player. No matter what I feel, I do what I'm told. "We work together and work through it together and have got a good relationship."READ: Carlo Ancelotti to replace Pep Guardiola at Bayern

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Story highlightsLiverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Mario Balotelli made his Liverpool debutHe didn't score but showed glimpses of classSterling, Gerrard and Moreno all on the score sheetMario Balotelli didn't score but, once again, it was still all about him. The Italian striker made his much anticipated reintroduction into English soccer Sunday when he started for Liverpool against Tottenham Hotspur. Liverpool ran out comfortable 3-0 winners with goals from Raheem Sterling, Steven Gerrard and new signing Alberto Moreno. But before, during and after the game, all eyes were on the mercurial Balotelli, who showed flashes of both his brilliance and profligacy. On any other day he might have had a hat trick, but he missed his three clear cut chances in the first half.Rodgers impressedYet Balotelli's work rate and approach play on and off the ball impressed his new coach Brendan Rodgers. "He is a good man and I think if you take away the circus around him, and the circus he invites himself sometimes, control the background noise and get him focused on his football, he'll make mistakes ... but he's going to be a real handful for defenders," Rodgers said after the game.Rodgers also revealed that Balotelli had never defended at a corner before coming to Liverpool.JUST WATCHEDMourinho on the enigma of BalotelliReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHMourinho on the enigma of Balotelli 01:35JUST WATCHEDBalotelli: Racism makes me feel aloneReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHBalotelli: Racism makes me feel alone 02:54JUST WATCHEDBalotelli: I'm glad I left EnglandReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHBalotelli: I'm glad I left England 03:07"For the first time in his life he marked at a corner," Rodgers revealed. "Serious. International player, won three titles, and we were doing corners and I said, 'are you picking up [opposition players] at the corners'. He said: 'I don't mark at corners.' You do now."It was almost a dream debut for Balotelli but he managed to head the ball straight at Hugo Lloris in the Tottenham goal. But Rodgers' new system, with Balotelli and Daniel Sturridge up front and Raheem Sterling playing behind, paid dividends. In fact it was Sterling who broke the deadlock when he scored at the near post following a Jordan Henderson cross from the right hand side. A Steven Gerrard penalty and a stunning Alberto Moreno strike made sure of the points and ensured Balotelli's return to English football was a winning one.Arsenal stutterLater in the day Arsenal continued their indifferent Premier League form with a 1-1 draw against Leicester City. With the transfer window about to shut, Arsenal's depth of forward options had been under scrutiny before the game. But it was one of coach Arsene Wenger's big summer signings, Alexis Sanchez, who put Arsenal ahead before Leicester City equalized through a Leo Ulloa header. Arsenal had 24 chances during the match but couldn't break down a team who were promoted from English soccer's second tier last season. "Tough, tough," Wenger told Sky Sports after the draw. "A draw was fair. We didn't play well enough. We lacked a bit of creativity. We've had two tough weeks, three away games. It is not an excuse, but we are a bit jaded. In the end we could have lost it." Balotelli signs for Liverpool

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(CNN)A UK court has found two men guilty of manslaughter following the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants, who were found dead in the refrigerated container of a truck in Essex, England in October 2019.A further two men were found guilty of conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration; they join four others who pled guilty before the trial, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said Monday in a statement.Bodies of 16 Essex truck victims arrive in Vietnam ending weeks-long wait for familiesA total of 39 Vietnamese migrants — including men, women and children, aged between 15 and 44 -- were found dead on 22 October 2019, having suffered from oxygen starvation after being sealed in an air-tight truck container for more than 11 hours."They died through lack of oxygen, desperately trying to escape from the container. Some were able to express their last words to their families on their mobile phones when they knew their situation was hopeless," said Russell Tyner of the CPS Organised Crime Division."Nothing can bring back the lives lost on that day and the loss caused by the unlawful and dangerous actions taken by these defendants. But we hope that these convictions bring some measure of solace to their families that the perpetrators of these actions have faced justice," he added.

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Story highlightsDanielle Kang wins LPGA ChampionshipAmerican, 24, clinches first ever senior titleDefending champion Brooke Henderson places second (CNN)As she prepared to take the most important shot of her career, American golfer Danielle Kang thought of her father.He had guided her as a young girl on the driving ranges of South Korea; he had stood beside her as she won the US Women's Amateur Championship in 2011. Follow @cnnsport The 24-year-old was a simple two-foot putt away from her first ever senior victory, but the anguish of losing him to cancer in 2013 came flooding back. "When I was playing in the US Women's Amateur, my dad was right next to me," said Kang. "I had that utter confidence that no one could get in my way, and all week I felt like that. "I don't know if he was next to me [today]; I'm pretty sure he was."Read MoreKang is the first to admit she has endured a "really difficult road" in the ensuing years but as the crowd fell silent at Illinois' Olympia Fields Country Club and time slowed, she made no mistake, clinching the birdie to record her first win on the LPGA in 144 starts. Ranked 43rd in the world coming into the tournament, Kang's previous best finish at a major was a tie for 14th at the US Open five years ago.On Sunday, she walked away $525,000 richer, winner of the LPGA Championship.READ: How a crash shaped Koepka's road to US Open glory'My week, my day'Kang lifts the trophy with her mother, Grace Lee.Kang and South Korea's Chella Choi had started the final round tied for the lead at 10-under, but the greatest threat came in the group ahead, with 19-year-old Canadian Brooke Henderson maintaining the form that saw her win June's Meijer LPGA Classic. LPGA Championship Leaderboard-13 Danielle Kang (USA)-12 Brooke Henderson (CAN)-10 Chella Choi (KOR)-9 Mi Hyang Lee (KOR)-9 Amy Lang (KOR)-9 Sei Young Kim (KOR)-7 Inbee Park (KOR)-7 Lexi Thompson (USA)Henderson, the defending champion, pushed Kang every step of the way, coming just a ball's roll away from an eagle on 18 that could have changed everything.Unaccustomed to the lead, Kang admitted "every single shot was stressful."Not that it showed. A missed four-foot par putt as she started the back nine could have sent her stumbling, but instead it galvanized her."The three-putt on No. 10 was the turning point for me," she told reporters. "I just told myself that it was my week and it was my day." Kang was determined she was going to learn from her error, and did so in spectacular fashion.Making four consecutive birdies, Kang sunk putts of nine, 20, 30 and eight feet to establish a three-shot lead that would be reduced but not relinquished.She closed with a round of 68 to finish 13-under-par, one shot clear of Henderson and the first player to win the LPGA Championship with a birdie on the final hole since Meg Mallon in 1991.READ: Brooke and Brittany Henderson, golf's sister actJUST WATCHEDGolf's newest trend: first-time major winnersReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHGolf's newest trend: first-time major winners 01:46"Danielle played great" said Henderson, admitting there was "a little bit more pressure" coming into the tournament as defending champion and the woman to beat."I would have liked to have made one or two more putts on the back nine, but it was a great week for me." The rest of the top seven was dominated by players from South Korea -- continuing a growing trend -- with Chella Choi taking third (-10) followed by Mi Hyang Lee (-9), Amy Yang (-9), Sei Young Kim (-9) and Inbee Park (-7) who tied with America's Lexi Thompson. Her infectious smile lit up the greens all weekend, but Kang was reduced to tears of happiness at the tournament's culmination.But the day belonged to Kang, whose long wait for a first title came to an end on one of the biggest stages of all. Her infectious smile had lit up the greens all week, but the tears of joy were welling up before the ball dropped into the cup. Kang beckoned her mother onto the green before they embraced.Visit CNN.comsport/golf for more news and featuresHer right hand displays a one-word tattoo: "Dad" in Korean and two weeks ago, to celebrate Father's Day, Kang posted a photo of him on Instagram with the message: "I know you're with me every step of the way."If there was one man missing from Sunday's celebrations, Kang had certainly done him proud.

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Story highlightsAsylum seekers in England's North East region have been placed in houses with red doorsA company that manages the properties says there was no policy to discriminateIn the Netherlands, a protest against a planned asylum seeker center turned violent MondayLondon (CNN)The British government has ordered an urgent review of allegations that asylum seekers in the town of Middlesbrough were housed in homes with red-painted doors, making some residents targets of abuse.British Immigration Minister James Brokenshire said in a statement to CNN that he was "deeply concerned by this issue" after media reports that asylum seekers had had eggs and stones thrown at their houses because the paintwork on their doors gave away their immigration status.Brokenshire said he had instructed officials to conduct an urgent audit of asylum seeker housing in England's North East region, where Middlesbrough is located."If we find any evidence of discrimination against asylum seekers it will be dealt with immediately, as any such behavior will not be tolerated," he said.Discrimination claim 'grotesque'Read MoreThe company responsible for asylum seeker housing in the region, G4S, told CNN in a statement that there was "categorically no policy to house asylum seekers behind red doors." A subcontractor working for G4S, Jomast, had used red paint on all properties serviced by the company. "It's grotesque to equate this with any form of discrimination," G4S said.While G4S had received no complaints from asylum seekers relating to the paintwork, the subcontractor was going to repaint affected doors so that no color predominated, the G4S statement said.Suzanne Fletcher, a former local councilor in the area, said in an interview with BBC's Radio 4 Today Show on Wednesday that she had raised the issue with G4S in 2012, but the company had taken no action.Swedish PM: New migration system neededEuropean countries are facing the biggest migration crisis since World War II. Last year, more than 1 million migrants crossed into Europe through "irregular arrivals," with some governments, notably Germany, welcoming them, and others, like Hungary, taking a hardline stance against them. As world leaders gathered in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum on Wednesday, Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven told CNN's Nina dos Santos that Europe needed a new migration system, and all 28 member EU states were taking part in discussions to achieve this.He was responding to media reports that the European Union is planning to rewrite migration rules in the face of the overwhelming numbers of migrants fleeing conflict, persecution and poverty in the Middle East and Africa.Sweden -- along with Germany, a favored destination for migrants -- was one of three or four countries taking "huge responsibility" for migrants, and other countries need to do more, he said. "It's a very serious situation," he said, adding that the crisis posed a threat to the Schengen Agreement, which allows for borderless travel between participating European countries.Löfven said it was also important to tackle the issues driving migrants to leave in the first place. To that end, Sweden was stepping up its fight against terrorism, he said.More than 500 women report sex assaults in CologneTensions surrounding the migrant crisis have only heightened this year, after mob sex attacks in the German city of Cologne and elsewhere blamed on migrants from the Middle East and North Africa.JUST WATCHEDRefugees suspected in wave of sexual assaultsReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHRefugees suspected in wave of sexual assaults 01:59Similar incidents were reported across Europe on New Year's Eve from Zurich to Helsinki, with at least 50 similar incidents reported in the German city of Hamburg.The Cologne prosecutor's office said Wednesday that 834 criminal complaints had been received regarding the crime wave in the city center on New Year's Eve, which led hundreds of women to report having been groped and molested by gangs of men. The prosecutor's office said the complaints related to 943 victims, 523 of whom reported being victims of sexual assault.Eight men are in pretrial custody over the assaults, the office said.The attacks sparked angry protests, claimed the job of city's police chief for his department's handling of the episode, and prompted a German broadcaster to issue an apology for its slowness in reporting the assaults, amid public criticism that the incident was initially covered up out of political correctness.German officials last week outlined plans for lowering the threshold for foreigners to be deported to include convictions for sexual or physical assaults or resisting police officers. Previously, only those sentenced to crimes punishable by a sentence of one year or more could be deported.Cologne police last night swept the city's Kalk district, searching pubs and betting offices in the neighborhood that police described in a statement as a "safe haven" for North African criminals.In a statement, police said that 120 people and 79 mobile devices were searched, and arrests were made on drug and firearms charges.FULL COVERAGE: Europe's migration crisisClashes at Dutch protest against asylum centerPolice in Heesch, the Netherlands, at a demonstration against plans to open a center for asylum seekers.The small Dutch town of Heesch became another flashpoint in Europe's migration crisis Monday night when clashes erupted during protests against plans to open a center for asylum seekers in the town.The protest, organized on a Facebook page that has more than 3,100 likes, called for demonstrators to rally outside Heesch's town hall.According to a statement on the municipality's website, police in the town had been granted extra powers to deal with the situation Monday night after the demonstration ran out of control.Norway deports migrantsAnd Norway has sent 13 migrants back across the border to Russia, according to Norwegian public broadcaster NRK.Thousands of migrants made the icy crossing from Russia into Norway on bikes last year through a crossing above the Arctic Circle, many of them Afghans and Syrians.Russia does not allow pedestrians to cross there, while Norway penalizes drivers who transport asylum seekers, leading asylum seekers to take to two wheels for the crossing. But after the introduction of stricter asylum policies, Oslo has begun deporting the recent arrivals. NRK quoted a police spokesman as saying that those sent back to Russia on Tuesday night had had their bid for asylum in Norway rejected.Read more: Norway tells Afghan migrants from Russia that they may be sent back to KabulCNN's Nina dos Santos, Chris Pepper, Carol Jordan and Carolin Schmid contributed to this report.

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Washington (CNN)A congressional panel will investigate Live Nation Entertainment, the concert promoter behind the tragic Astroworld Festival that left 10 people dead and hundreds injured last month. The House Oversight Committee announced Wednesday that it is launching a bipartisan investigation into "the roles and responsibilities for Astroworld Festival, security planning for the event, and the steps Live Nation Entertainment took after being made aware that law enforcement had declared the event a 'mass casualty event.' "The Houston festival on November 5 turned deadly after the packed crowd surged toward an outdoor stage where headliner Travis Scott was performing. Ten people died from "compression asphyxia," according to the medical examiner, and hundreds of others were injured.In a letter to Live Nation, the panel said, "Recent reports raise serious concerns about whether your company took adequate steps to ensure the safety of the 50,000 concertgoers who attended Astroworld Festival. The panel noted reports of inadequate security and medical staff at the venue, the placement of barricades, and a failure to heed warning signs."The letter added that members of the panel are "concerned by reports about Live Nation's conduct following Astroworld Festival," considering the company's "long line of other tragic events and safety violations."Read MoreLive Nation told CNN in a statement, "We are assisting local authorities in their investigation and will of course share information with the Committee as well. Safety is core to live events and Live Nation engages in detailed security planning in coordination with local stakeholders including law enforcement, fire and EMT professionals.""We are heartbroken by the events at Astroworld, and our deepest sympathies go out to the families and friends of the victims," the statement said. The panel requested information from Live Nation by January 7 and has requested a briefing on January 12. Records on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration website show that Live Nation has been fined or sued on a variety of issues over the past decade, including an incident in 2018 when someone was struck in the head by a 6-foot metal post and hospitalized.In an incident in 2012, an employee died after falling through a "false ceiling" on a stage. The person wasn't wearing any safety belts or other protection.CNN's Chloe Melas contributed to this report.

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(CNN)Canelo Alvarez will attempt to become a five-division titleholder after a fight with WBC cruiserweight champion Ilunga Makabu was confirmed by the WBC yesterday.At the WBC 59th Convention in Mexico City, the WBC Board of Governors unanimously approved the request of Alvarez's coach and manager -- Eddy Reynoso -- to allow the Mexican to contest the cruiserweight title in May or June 2021."The WBC has approved unanimously Canelo to fight for the WBC cruiserweight championship of the world," said WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman."This is a surprise to me but I'm sure he will continue to make history."Earlier this month, Alvarez became the first ever undisputed super middleweight champion with a win via 11th round technical knockout over then-undefeated IBF titleholder Caleb Plant. Read MoreNow holding all four major super middleweight world titles -- the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO -- victory over American Plant in Las Vegas crowned another historic year for Canelo, having already defeated two previously undefeated titleholders in British pair Callum Smith and Billy Joe Saunders. READ: Muhammad Ali's grandson, Nico Ali Walsh, carries the torch for the legendary boxing nameWidely regarded as the sport's best pound-for-pound fighter on the back of this feat, 31-year-old Alvarez had already won multiple world championships across three other weight classes -- super-welterweight, middleweight and light-heavyweight -- and has lost just once across 60 professional fights.With 57 wins and two draws, that sole defeat came via majority decision to Floyd Mayweather Jr in Las Vegas in 2013, with Alvarez losing the WBC light middleweight title in the process. Standing in the way of Alvarez's pursuit of a title in a fifth weight class is Makabu, who has held the WBC cruiserweight title since defeating Poland's Michal Cieslak for the vacant belt in January 2020. Makabu and Russian boxer Alexei Papin in their WBC cruiserweight title bout in 2019.The Congolese fighter extended his professional record to 28-2 in his most recent victory over Nigeria's Olanrewaju Durodola in December last year. Makabu's first defeat came in his maiden professional bout in 2008, with his only other defeat coming at the hands of British boxer Tony Bellew in Liverpool in 2016.Fighting in Bellew's home-city at Everton Football Club's Goodison Park stadium, Makabu was knocked out in the third round, but the Congolese has since bounced back with nine consecutive victories.

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(CNN)Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku was the subject of monkey chants from Cagliari fans Sunday, the latest in a string of racist incidents that have marred the Italian club in recent years. Lukaku, who was playing his second game for Inter having signed from Manchester United last month, received the abuse before and after scoring a second-half penalty to give his team a 2-1 win over the Sardinian side. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Romelu Lukaku (@romelulukaku) on Sep 2, 2019 at 5:18am PDT He refused to celebrate, instead staring into the stands in the direction of the chants. "Many players in the last month have suffered from racial abuse ... I did yesterday to [sic]," Lukaku wrote on Instagram."Football is a game to be enjoyed by everyone and we shouldn't accept any form of discrimination that will put our game in shame. I hope the football federations all over [the] world react strongly on all cases of discrimination."Read MoreHe also argued that social media platforms should take a stronger stance against racial abuse and added that "instead of going forward we're going backwards ... as players we need [to] unify and make a statement on this matter to keep this game clean and enjoyable for everyone."READ: Arsenal comes from two goals down to earn draw against TottenhamLukaku scored his second goal in as many games for Inter.'Identify, isolate and ban' Inter boss Antonio Conte insists he did not hear the noises from his touchline position, but said in a news conference after the game that "in Italy we must improve a lot and be more educated and respectful towards those doing their job.""In other countries you support the team; you don't insult the opposition like this," Conte added. "There must be the maximum respect. Today I was treated well and wasn't insulted, other times it hasn't happened like that and it's not nice."In a statement, Cagliari called Sunday's incident "absolutely unacceptable" and affirmed the club's intention "to identify, isolate and ban those ignorant individuals whose shameful actions and behaviors are completely against those values that Cagliari Calcio strongly promotes in all their initiatives.It continued: "Full solidarity to Romelu Lukaku and even stronger commitment toward[s] annihilating one of the worst plagues that affects football and our world in general. "However, as we are aware that technology is not enough, we believe our commitment needs real support by the rest of the football stakeholders: starting from all the true supporters, to all the stewards in the stands, from police and security agents, passing to media and as well through Lega Serie A and FIGC [the Italian FA]." READ: Liverpool maintains perfect start to the season to stay top of Premier LeagueCNN has reached out to Serie A and the Italian FA for comment, with Serie A confirming that a statement will be issued later on Monday.Earlier this year, Everton forward Moise Kean was racially abused by Cagliari fans while playing for Juventus. At the time, teammate Leonardo Bonucci said Kean had to take "50-50 of the blame" for the abuse he was subjected to after lifting his arms aloft and looking to the stands. His remarks were later criticized by Manchester City striker Raheem Sterling, among others. Lukaku celebrates after scoring against US Lecce.'Education is key'France international Blaise Matuidi spoke out last year after being racially abused during Juventus' match against Cagliari, and then in 2017, midfielder Sulley Muntari was racially abused while playing for Pescara at Cagliari. Muntari was booked after remonstrated with fans, after which he walked from the pitch and was booked again. He initially received a one-match ban that was later rescinded. "It's a club that has a history of repeat offenses in similar incidents," Italian football journalist Adam Digby told CNN Sport. "If you look at the way that these things are handled in England or in Germany, it just wouldn't stand. It just carries on and on and on with Cagliari. "The Italian FA's refusal to condemn them for it -- it remains to be seen if it will actually be given the official status that it has been a racist incident from a disciplinary point of view."In a broadcast of the game that was aired on ESPN, the commentator remarks on the abuse from fans after Lukaku scores the penalty. However, in the official highlights posted by Serie A, these remarks are edited out of the commentary. In a post-game interview, Lukaku wasn't asked about the incident. Paul Pogba, a former teammate of the Belgian at Manchester United, tweeted about combating racial abuse through education on Monday."Education is key," said Pogba. "Whether you like school or not, nothing changes. Go to class and learn as much as you can. It's the path to follow in your life ... #NoToRacism"

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Story highlights Artillery shelling, explosions, gunfire reverberate in and around Donetsk's airport Ukraine official: At least 1 Ukrainian soldier killed, 5 others were wounded A convoy of 220 Russian vehicles go in, out of Ukraine without being inspected FM Lavrov: "Process of establishing (a) durable peace is still in progress"More artillery fire and shelling. More deaths. More disputes surrounding Russian convoys -- filled with aid, according to Moscow, though they were never checked by Ukrainian or International Red Cross officials -- that jetted in and out of eastern Ukraine.And out of all this, more questions whether the ceasefire in Ukraine -- if you can still call it that -- struck after talks involving officials from Kiev, Moscow and rebel-held areas can hold.In an interview with TV Tsentr, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the truce agreed upon in Minsk, Belarus, appeared to be holding generally and that Moscow, at least, is ready to work toward a long-term peace."Sporadic exchanges of fire occur on both sides, but the process of establishing (a) durable peace is still in progress," he said, according to parts of that interview published by the state-run Itar-Tass news agency. Progress was hard to see Saturday in Donetsk, one of the biggest cities in the war-torn region and a hotbed for clashes. Explosions and gunfire reverberated through the area around the city's airport, according to CNN crews on scene. Photos: Photos: Crisis in Ukraine Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Pro-Russian rebels fire artillery Tuesday, October 14, at Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport, which is on the outskirts of Donetsk, Ukraine. Fighting between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels in the country has left more than 3,000 people dead since mid-April, according to the United Nations.Hide Caption 1 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Smoke rises behind the train station in Donetsk, Ukraine, during an artillery battle between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian government forces on Sunday, October 12.Hide Caption 2 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, center, inspects Ukrainian army positions close to Donetsk on Friday, October 10.Hide Caption 3 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – The main terminal of Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport is hit by shelling during fighting between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian forces on Wednesday, October 8.Hide Caption 4 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Pro-Russian rebels fire mortars toward Ukrainian positions near to the Donetsk airport on October 8.Hide Caption 5 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – A pro-Russian rebel walks past a burning house after shelling in the town of Donetsk, Ukraine, on Sunday, October 5.Hide Caption 6 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – An Ukrainian sniper aims his weapon at a checkpoint near Popasna, Ukraine, on Thursday, October 2. Hide Caption 7 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Smoke rises from the area near the Donetsk airport after heavy shelling on October 2.Hide Caption 8 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – An injured man is transported at a hospital after shelling in Donetsk on Wednesday, October 1.Hide Caption 9 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – A woman injured at a bus station cries at a Donetsk hospital on October 1.Hide Caption 10 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – A pro-Russian rebel guards a damaged school in Donetsk on October 1.Hide Caption 11 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Ukrainian servicemen patrol in the Donetsk region on Friday, September 26.Hide Caption 12 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – A pro-Russian rebel guards a destroyed bridge in Nyzhnya Krynka, Ukraine, on Tuesday, September 23. Hide Caption 13 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Residents clean up debris at a building damaged by rockets in Debaltseve, Ukraine, on Monday, September 22.Hide Caption 14 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – A firefighter checks out a damaged office building after shelling in Donetsk on Sunday, September 21.Hide Caption 15 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – A Ukrainian soldier guards pro-Russian rebels during a prisoner exchange near Donetsk on September 21.Hide Caption 16 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Members of the Ukrainian military, held as prisoners of war, sit in a bus waiting to be exchanged near Donetsk on Saturday, September 20.Hide Caption 17 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Smoke rises after an explosion at a weapons factory controlled by pro-Russian rebels near Donetsk on September 20. The cause of the explosion was not immediately known.Hide Caption 18 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – A Ukrainian helicopter patrols an area near Donetsk on September 20.Hide Caption 19 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – A firefighter walks past the rubble of a building destroyed by shelling in Donetsk on Wednesday, September 17. Hide Caption 20 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – A protester holds a smoke bomb during a demonstration outside the Presidential Palace in Kiev, Ukraine, on September 17. Activists protested the adoption of legislation giving greater autonomy to rebel-held parts of eastern Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Hide Caption 21 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – A man covers the body of his mother, who was killed on a bus during a battle in Donetsk on Tuesday, September 16.Hide Caption 22 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – People walk through a market Monday, September 15, in the Kievsky district of Donetsk.Hide Caption 23 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Smoke rises around the Donetsk International Airport on Saturday, September 13, as shelling continues between pro-Russian rebels and the Ukrainian army.Hide Caption 24 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – A Ukrainian soldier stands guard as residents rally in support of a united Ukraine in the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol on September 13.Hide Caption 25 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Russian trucks, flying Russian flags and carrying humanitarian aid for eastern Ukraine, line up at a border checkpoint in Donetsk on September 13.Hide Caption 26 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Workers unload supplies from Russia in Luhansk, Ukraine, on September 13. More than 200 Russian trucks entered Ukraine with supplies for the city, which has been cut off from electricity and water for weeks.Hide Caption 27 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Ukrainian soldiers ride on an armored vehicle near Kramatorsk, Ukraine, on September 13.Hide Caption 28 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – People look at a large crater from a reported missile strike that hit a bus station Friday, September 12, in Makiivka, Ukraine.Hide Caption 29 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Workers clear rubble Thursday, September 11, after the bombing of a mine in Donetsk.Hide Caption 30 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – A column of Ukrainian forces is seen in Volnovakha, Ukraine, on September 11.Hide Caption 31 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – An elderly woman sits next to a Ukrainian soldier standing guard in Volnovakha on September 11.Hide Caption 32 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Armed pro-Russian rebels walk September 11 in front of the destroyed Luhansk International Airport. The rebels took control of the airport on September 1 after heavy fighting with the Ukrainian army. Hide Caption 33 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Residents of Lutuhyne, Ukraine, push containers in a wheelbarrow September 11 as they walk between destroyed armored vehicles left behind by the Ukrainian army.Hide Caption 34 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Ukrainian troops protect themselves from a nearby shooting in Debaltseve on Tuesday, September 9. Hide Caption 35 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Young residents of Berdyansk, Ukraine, dig trenches September 9 to help Ukrainian forces protect the city from possible rebel attacks. Hide Caption 36 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, left, inspects military personnel during a visit to Mariupol on Monday, September 8.Hide Caption 37 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – A pro-Russian rebel stands next to a truck with a heavy machine gun attached to it Sunday, September 7, in Donetsk.Hide Caption 38 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Homes smolder after being hit by shelling in Donetsk on September 7.Hide Caption 39 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – A woman stands next to a road sign September 7 after an overnight bombing attack at an Ukrainian army checkpoint on the outskirts of Mariupol. Hide Caption 40 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Ukrainian troops stand on a deserted road as they patrol the border area of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions Friday, September 5, near Debaltseve.Hide Caption 41 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – A man repairs damage to a building caused by shelling in Donetsk on September 5. Hide Caption 42 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Smoke rises on the outskirts of Mariupol after pro-Russian rebels fired heavy artillery on September 5.Hide Caption 43 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Ukrainian soldiers ride a tank on a road close to where pro-Russian rebels fired heavy artillery outside Mariupol on September 5.Hide Caption 44 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – A wounded Ukrainian soldier is helped by a medical team on the outskirts of Mariupol on September 5.Hide Caption 45 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – A pro-Russian rebel holds a destroyed weapon in the village of Novokaterynivka, Ukraine, on Thursday, September 4.Hide Caption 46 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Unmarked military vehicles burn on a country road in Berezove, Ukraine, on September 4 after a clash between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels. For months, Ukrainian government forces have been fighting the rebels near Ukraine's eastern border with Russia. Hide Caption 47 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – People wait by their cars near Berezove on September 4 as rockets hit the road ahead.Hide Caption 48 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – A pro-Russian rebel holds a dog, which has a hand grenade attached to its leash, in Donetsk on Wednesday, September 3.Hide Caption 49 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Pro-Russian rebels fire at Ukrainian army positions in Donetsk on September 3.Hide Caption 50 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – A Ukrainian military vehicle patrols in the Donetsk region on September 3.Hide Caption 51 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Pro-Russian rebels hold a man near a column of destroyed Ukrainian military vehicles in Novokaterynivka on Tuesday, September 2.Hide Caption 52 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – A Ukrainian military truck passes by a serviceman resting in his military camp in Ukraine's Donetsk region on September 2.Hide Caption 53 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – A destroyed Ukrainian military vehicle sits abandoned on the side of the road near Novokaterynivka on September 2.Hide Caption 54 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Men clear rubble in Ilovaisk, Ukraine, on Sunday, August 31.Hide Caption 55 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Ukrainian troops leave the rebel-held town of Starobesheve on Saturday, August 30.Hide Caption 56 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – A Ukrainian loyalist fighter from the Azov Battalion stands guard on a hill on the outskirts of Mariupol on August 30.Hide Caption 57 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – A pro-Russian rebel listens to the news on a transistor radio in the town of Novoazovsk, Ukraine, on Friday, August 29.Hide Caption 58 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Ukrainian soldiers stop on a roadside as they wait for the start of their march into Mariupol on Wednesday, August 27. Hide Caption 59 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – A man opens a box filled with rocket-propelled grenades left by the Ukrainian army in Starobesheve.Hide Caption 60 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – A pro-Russian rebel walks through a local market damaged by shelling in Donetsk on Tuesday, August 26.Hide Caption 61 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Ukrainian servicemen of the volunteer battalion Azov leave for Novoazovsk on August 26.Hide Caption 62 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Pro-Russian rebels escort captured Ukrainian soldiers in a central square in Donetsk on Sunday, August 24.Hide Caption 63 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – People yell as Ukrainian prisoners are paraded through Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on August 24. Hide Caption 64 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – A pro-Russian rebel delivers a speech atop a damaged Ukrainian armored personnel carrier in Donetsk on August 24.Hide Caption 65 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – People look at damaged Ukrainian military equipment in Donetsk on August 24. Hide Caption 66 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – The first trucks of a Russian aid convoy roll on the main road to Luhansk in eastern Ukraine on Friday, August 22. The head of Ukraine's security service called the convoy a "direct invasion" under the guise of humanitarian aid since it entered the country without Red Cross monitors. Hide Caption 67 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – A pro-Russian rebel holds shrapnel from a rocket after shelling in Donetsk on August 22.Hide Caption 68 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Residents sit in a makeshift bomb shelter during a shelling in Makiivka on Wednesday, August 20.Hide Caption 69 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Dogs play together as a Russian convoy carrying aid supplies stops at a border control point with Ukraine on August 20.Hide Caption 70 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Ukrainian forces take their position not far from Luhansk on August 20.Hide Caption 71 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Clouds of smoke are on the horizon as Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels clash in Yasynuvata, Ukraine, on Tuesday, August 19. Hide Caption 72 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – An Ukrainian helicopter flies near Kramatorsk on August 19.Hide Caption 73 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Ukrainian soldiers load a missile during fighting with pro-Russian rebels Monday, August 18, near Luhansk.Hide Caption 74 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Boys play at a refugee camp, set up by the Russian Emergencies Ministry, near the Russian-Ukrainian border on August 18.Hide Caption 75 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Ukrainian soldiers carry weapons at a checkpoint near Debaltseve on Saturday, August 16.Hide Caption 76 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Pro-Russian rebels greet each other as they pass near Krasnodon, Ukraine, on August 16.Hide Caption 77 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – A fireman tries to extinguish a fire after shelling in Donetsk on August 16.Hide Caption 78 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Ukrainian border guards patrol near Novoazovsk on Friday, August 15.Hide Caption 79 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Trucks of a Russian humanitarian convoy are parked in a field outside the town of Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, in the Rostov region of Russia about 20 miles from the Ukraine border, on August 15. Ukrainian officials were preparing to inspect the convoy, which was bound for the conflict-torn east.Hide Caption 80 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – A truck driver from the convoy jumps out of a trailer on August 15. The Ukrainian government had expressed fears that the convoy was a large-scale effort to smuggle supplies or troops to pro-Russian rebels.Hide Caption 81 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – A tank belonging to pro-Russian rebels moves along a street in Donetsk on August 15.Hide Caption 82 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – A Ukrainian soldier walks past a line of self-propelled guns as a column of military vehicles prepares to head to the front line near Ilovaisk on Thursday, August 14.Hide Caption 83 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – A Ukrainian soldier prepares a mortar at a position near Ilovaisk on August 14. Hide Caption 84 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – A man inspects damage at his house after a shelling in Donetsk on August 14. Hide Caption 85 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – A convoy of trucks, which Moscow said was carrying relief goods for war-weary civilians, moves from Voronezh, Russia, toward Rostov-on-Don, Russia, on August 14.Hide Caption 86 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Pro-Russian rebels on the outskirts of Donetsk stand at a checkpoint near a bullet-riddled bus on Wednesday, August 13.Hide Caption 87 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – A pro-Russian rebel inspects damage after shelling in Donetsk on Thursday, August 7.Hide Caption 88 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Smoke billows from a Ukrainian fighter jet crash near the village of Zhdanivka, Ukraine, on August 7. Hide Caption 89 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Residents of eastern Ukraine cry in a hospital basement being used as a bomb shelter August 7 in Donetsk.Hide Caption 90 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Ordnance from a Ukrainian rocket launcher shoots toward a pro-Russian militant position in the Donetsk region on August 7.Hide Caption 91 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Relatives of Ukrainian military member Kyril Andrienko, who died in combat in eastern Ukraine, gather during his funeral in Lviv, Ukraine, on August 7.Hide Caption 92 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Refugees from southeastern Ukraine wait at a refugee camp in Donetsk on Wednesday, August 6.Hide Caption 93 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – A pro-Russian rebel adjusts his weapon in Donetsk on August 6.Hide Caption 94 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Men walk past a bomb crater in Donetsk on August 6.Hide Caption 95 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – A man steps out of his car as Ukrainian soldiers inspect the vehicle at a checkpoint in Debaltseve on August 6.Hide Caption 96 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Ukrainian servicemen sit on a bus near Slovyansk, Ukraine, on Tuesday, August 5.Hide Caption 97 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – A pro-Russian separatist guards a road as Australian, Malaysian and Dutch investigators prepare to examine the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 near the village of Rossipne, Ukraine, on August 5. U.S. and Ukrainian officials allege that a Russian-made missile shot down the plane from rebel-held territory, killing all 298 people on board. Russia and the rebel fighters deny involvement.Hide Caption 98 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Rescue workers carry the body of a woman who was killed during a bomb shelling in Donetsk on August 5.Hide Caption 99 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – A boy stands in a hallway of a refugee hostel run by pro-Russian rebels in Donetsk on Monday, August 4.Hide Caption 100 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Ukrainian servicemen from the Donbass volunteer battalion clean their guns Sunday, August 3, in Popasna, Ukraine.Hide Caption 101 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Ukrainian soldiers fire shells toward rebel positions near Pervomaysk, Ukraine, on Saturday, August 2.Hide Caption 102 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – Ukrainian troops patrol near the village of Novoselovka on Thursday, July 31.Hide Caption 103 of 104 Photos: Photos: Crisis in UkraineCrisis in Ukraine – A woman says goodbye to her mother as she flees her home in Shakhtersk, Ukraine, on Tuesday, July 29. See more photos of the crisis from earlier this yearHide Caption 104 of 104National Defense and Security Council spokesman Col. Andriy Lysenko said in a televised Kiev news briefing that a GRAD missile system was used in the attack on the airport, from three different points in the area. Donetsk City Council reported that at least two homes in the area were hit.The Kiev government claimed that Ukrainian military positions were also being targeted in at least 15 other spots around Donetsk and at least three around Luhansk, according to the Ukrinform state news agency.A spokesman for Ukraine's national defense council said at least one Ukrainian solider had been killed and five others wounded since the announcement of the truce.Russian convoy rolls in and out of Ukraine, uncheckedOne of the biggest disputes Saturday in Ukraine didn't involve rockets, shells or bullets but rather -- according to Moscow -- desperately needed aid.The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, which has monitors in Ukraine, said that Russian vehicles began showing up late Friday near the border. By 7:45 a.m. Saturday (12:45 a.m. ET), all had crossed into Ukraine -- and all without having been checked for arms, ammunition or whatever else by Ukrainian border and customs officials.According to an OSCE statement, a self-identified Russian official said the process "would not involve Ukrainian customs and border guard officers" near the Donetsk crossing. A spokesman with Russia's Federal Security Service disputed such reports, according to RIA-Novosti, another official Russian news agency. "Ukrainian border guards and customs officers were invited to run checks on the convoy at the 'Donetsk' checkpoint, but the Ukrainian side rejected the offer," the spokesman said.The trucks carried 2,000 tons of food, generators, medicine and blankets went into the Luhansk region, Itar-Tass reported. Once there, the report said the convoy was greeted by people lining "the roads, waving hands and Russian flags, many women crying." They were back in Russia by 5:30 p.m.This is the second time that Russia has sent a convoy into the region without the Kiev-based government's OK. It also happened in late August, raising concerns that the trucks main intent was not to relieve suffering by citizens but arm the pro-Russian separatists that Kiev blames for the violence and unrest.Sanctions target RussiaA new round of EU sanctions against Russia over its actions in Ukraine came into effect Friday, targeting six companies and a number of Russian officials and separatist leaders in eastern Ukraine.This was a day after U.S. President Barack Obama announced that, in coordination with the European Union, "we will intensify our coordinated sanctions on Russia in response to its illegal actions in Ukraine."Russia in return accused the United States of once again escalating the crisis -- undermining the chances for peace there as well as the greater quest for "global stability."Kiev and the West accuse Russian President Vladimir Putin of arming and supporting the pro-Russia rebels, and of sending Russian troops into Ukraine.A NATO military officer said Thursday that Russia has about 1,000 troops inside eastern Ukraine, down from a significantly higher number in recent weeks.NATO also sees 20,000 more Russian troops aligned along the border, according to the NATO officer, who was not named according to standard practice in the organization. Yatsenyuk: Values outweigh tanksSpeaking at Ukraine's biggest annual political forum, the YES Forum, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said that the latest round of sanctions are "the real threat" to the Russian economy."Putin's idea was to split the unity among EU member states and to split the unity between the U.S. and the EU. And at a certain period of time I was thinking even that he succeed. But no, he failed," he said."Values, EU values, and values of freedom and democracy are much stronger than Russian tanks and artillery and his autocratic regime."Yatsenyuk claimed that Putin's ultimate goal was "not to just take Donetsk and Luhansk, his goal is to take the entire Ukraine. "He cannot cope with an idea that Ukraine would be a part of the big EU family. He wants to restore the Soviet Union."A day earlier, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko told the same forum that the latest sanctions against Russia demonstrate Europe's unity and solidarity with Ukraine."It shows how close Ukraine is for every leader, every European country," said Poroshenko.Russia blasts new sanctions as counterproductive, 'confrontational'

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(CNN)The USA's Ryder Cup team was finalized on Wednesday as Steve Stricker announced his six captain's picks, which included three-time major champion Jordan Spieth and recently crowned Olympic gold medalist Xander Schauffele.The other four captain's picks for golf's biennial tournament, which gets underway at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin on September 24, were Harris English, Scottie Scheffler, Daniel Berger, and Tony Finau.English, Berger, Scheffler and Schauffele will all be making their Ryder Cup debuts, while Spieth, who will make his fourth appearance, and Finau were part of the US team defeated 17½-10½ by Europe three years ago. "We're looking for the best players to perform here at Whistling Straits and these six guys that we picked, we feel like (they) fit Whistling Straits to a tee," Stricker said during a press conference on Wednesday. READ: Europe wins historic, drama-filled Solheim CupRead MoreSchauffele celebrates winning gold at the Tokyo Olympics. Those six players join Collin Morikawa, Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka, Justin Thomas and Patrick Cantlay, who all automatically qualified based on points earned from performances over the past two years.Patrick Reed, the 2018 Masters champion who featured in the Ryder Cup team that year, is the top-ranked American player to miss out on a captain's pick. "That was a very, very difficult call, I kind of lost sleep over that one," said Stricker. "He's a tremendous competitor, he brings a lot to matchplay golf, his record here at the Ryder Cup is pretty darn good."It was a very difficult call, it wasn't an easy one. It was just the uncertainty really of his health and really the lack of play that lead to our decision down the stretch."Reed was hospitalized with bilateral pneumonia last month and returned to action at last week's Tour Championship.Steve Stricker announces his captain's picks for the Ryder Cup in Kohler, Wisconsin. USA has won just two of the past nine Ryder Cups, with this year marking the 43rd edition of the tournament having been postponed from last year amid the pandemic. READ: Patrick Cantlay draws on 'self-belief' as he wins golf's $15 million FedEx Cup and Tour ChampionshipJon Rahm, Tommy Fleetwood, Paul Casey, Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland have all earned automatic qualification for Team Europe based on the world and European points lists.Four more automatic qualification spots are still up for grabs, plus three picks from captain Padraig Harrington set to be announced on Sunday.

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(CNN)The NFL suspended Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt on Friday for the first eight regular-season games without pay for violating the league's personal conduct policy, stemming from physical altercations at his Cleveland residence in February 2018 and at a resort in Ohio in June.The NFL announcement said that Hunt advised the league office he accepts responsibility for his conduct and the discipline.Hunt, 23, who signed with the Browns last month, was released by the Kansas City Chiefs on November 30 after a video from February 2018 surfaced appearing to show him pushing and kicking a woman. That same day he had been placed on the commissioner's exempt list."I want to again apologize for my actions last year," Hunt said in a statement Friday. "I know that my behavior hurt a lot of people, and I again apologize to them."I respect the league's decision on discipline, and I appreciate the time I spent with Commissioner (Roger) Goodell last week. I'm grateful for my time with the Browns over the last month and thankful to all the people in the organization that have welcomed me. I also appreciate all of the support I received from my union through this process. Read More"My commitment to earning the trust of the league, my teammates, the organization and this community through my actions will continue, and I understand there is a lot of hard work ahead of me before I'm able to fully return to playing the game I love."Hunt's eight-game suspension will take effect as of the final roster reduction on August 31. He will be eligible to play in the Browns' ninth regular season game. He will be entering his third NFL season.Hunt tallied 14 touchdowns in 2018 before his release from the Chiefs. He was selected to the Pro Bowl in his 2017 rookie season, with stats that included 1,327 rushing yards for eight touchdowns and 455 receiving yards and three scores.

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Story highlightsIf Iran cooperates, sanctions must be lifted, Putin saysWestern sanctions target Iran's financial and oil sectorsNow the prime minister, Putin is running for president againThis would be Putin's third term as presidentThe consequences of a military strike against Iran would be disastrous, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin wrote in a wide-ranging editorial Monday."Russia is worried about the growing threat of a military strike against Iran," Putin said in an editorial carried by the RIA Novosti news agency. "If this happens, the consequences will be disastrous. It is impossible to imagine the true scope of this turn of events."The former Russian president, who is running for the post again, said he's convinced the issue must be settled by peaceful means."We propose recognizing Iran's right to develop a civilian nuclear program, including the right to enrich uranium," Putin said. "But this must be done in exchange for putting all Iranian nuclear activity under reliable and comprehensive IAEA safeguards."If that is done, Putin said, sanctions against Tehran must be lifted.JUST WATCHEDExplain it to me: IranReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHExplain it to me: Iran 02:53JUST WATCHEDNuclear site Iran wants to keep hiddenReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHNuclear site Iran wants to keep hidden 02:40JUST WATCHEDVladimir Putin's rise to powerReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHVladimir Putin's rise to power 03:50Iran is under intense international pressure to demonstrate that it has no intention of pursuing nuclear weapons, with widespread Western sanctions targeting its financial and oil sectors. Crude oil sales make up about half of Tehran's revenue.Both Russia and China have been reluctant to back tougher U.N. Security Council sanctions against Iran.On another international hot spot, Putin said a "Libyan scenario" should not be employed in Syria."The key objective is to prevent an all-out civil war." he said. "Russian diplomacy has worked and will continue to work toward this end."Russia abstained from a Security Council vote last year that cleared the way for airstrikes against forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi."Sadder but wiser, we oppose the adoption of UN Security Council resolutions that may be interpreted as a signal to armed interference in Syria's domestic development," Putin said. "Guided by this consistent approach in early February, Russia and China prevented the adoption of an ambiguous resolution that would have encouraged one side of this domestic conflict to resort to violence."Putin's editorial comes a week ahead of this Sunday's presidential election.Putin handed over the presidency to ally Dmitry Medvedev in 2008, when he was barred from seeking a third consecutive term. After spending four years as prime minister, he announced in December that he would seek the presidency again.Putin has dominated Russian politics since 1999, and human rights groups say civil liberties and democratic freedoms have suffered during his rule. But opponents took to the streets by the thousands after his United Russia party won a narrow majority in December parliamentary elections that monitors from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said were "slanted in favor of the ruling party."The leading opposition candidate in the March 3 vote is Russia's third-richest man, billionaire New Jersey Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov.Critics of Putin showed up in the thousands on Sunday in a show of strength ahead of the election. They attempted to complete a circuit of Moscow's 15-kilometer (9.3-mile) "Garden Ring" road, but fell short.RIA Novosti quoted police as saying 11,000 people turned out Sunday, far below the estimated 34,000 needed to complete the human chain.

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(CNN)Like the Sly and the Family Stone classic, this past weekend was a family affair to remember for the Korda sisters, golfers Jessica and Nelly.In a gripping playoff on the last day of the LPGA Tour's Tournament of Champions in Florida, elder sister Jessica putted a 25-foot birdie to snatch victory from Danielle Kang, while world No. 4 Nelly carded the best final round score to finish third."I knew I was going to have to go low today," Jessica told reporters afterwards "It was a crazy day ... A crazy two days. A crazy week!"The victory for the 27-year-old Jessica at the Four Seasons Golf and Sports Club Orlando was her sixth on the LPGA Tour, and her first in nearly three years.It was a record-breaking weekend for Jessica, who smashed the tournament scoring record with a four-day total of 24-under 260, easily eclipsing the previous mark of 14-under 270 set by Eun Hee Ji in 2019. The win also came the day after Korda shot only the fifth 60 in LPGA Tour history.Read MoreRead: Gymnast earns sensational reviews for 'Black excellence' routineJessica Korda kisses the championship trophy after winning the playoff against Danielle Kang.For sister Nelly, her impressive performance underlined the superstar level she has displayed throughout her blossoming career."I hit it solid, putted well, tried to get as close as I could to them, but I started really far back," said Nelly before her sister's dramatic finale."I gave it a good chance and I'm happy that Jess played well."While the achievements of the sisters exemplify a sporting pedigree reminiscent of the Williams sisters or Manning brothers, their journey could have taken another path -- following their father the professional tennis player and Australian Open winner Petr Korda.In fact, Jessica's victory on Sunday was her first with her parents, Petr and fellow former tennis play Regina Rajchrtová, in the gallery."My parents always pushed us to play a bunch of different sports, never one in particular," Jessica told CNN's Living Golf in 2018. "Tennis was just a sport that I played; it was never a sport that I loved to play."However, their younger brother Sebastian did, winning the junior title at the Australian Open two decades after his father's win."Growing up, I always wanted to do what my sister did," added Nelly. "She was getting lessons and I was beating golf balls right beside her, so really I started playing ever since I started walking."VISIT: CNN.com/sport for more news, features and videosNelly Korda, left, and Jessica Korda during the final round of the LPGA Tournament of Champions LPGA.In an individual sport like golf, rivals must be envious of the sisters as they look across the green to see a face from a family that will no doubt make more headlines."It's always healthy," said Nelly. "It's never unhealthy, we just really push each other, we help each other out, we want each other to do well."

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London (CNN)The fight against discrimination in football is being fought on many fronts -- by individuals, teams and governing bodies. Premier League club Chelsea is no different.It's a club that's not been shy to confront its past and is actively looking to create meaningful change through it's 'No To Hate' campaign. CNN was recently granted exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the club to see first-hand how it tackles abuse on a matchday both in the stands and its social media platforms. During the Premier League match against Manchester United on November 28, on site security worked to deal with those chanting homophobic slogans and to deal with a racially aggravated offense.But while the majority of what the club's security team once had to worry about was confined to matchday, Chelsea's security team told CNN that online the organization now has to handle instances of abuse before and after fixtures, which has intensified in the wake of Covid-19 lockdowns.Premier League star Wilfried Zaha says he was targeted with racist abuse on social mediaRead MoreRainbow LacesBetween 27 November and 2 December, the Premier League celebrated its latest Rainbow Laces campaign across two matchdays to ensure fans felt safe and welcome, irrespective of sexual orientation or gender identity.However, following Chelsea's match against Manchester United, which was Rainbow Laces fixture -- the majority of hateful comments shared on social media were homophobic. Comments specific to the match also included a "significant proportion" of hate speech, as well as severe personal abuse.An independent moderating agency gathered data across the club's Facebook, Instagram and Youtube channels found that on a "regular" matchday, hateful commentary increased by 70%. But in a big game like the Champions League final, this can skyrocket to 800%.There have been some 150,000 instances of hate, abuse and discrimination on the club's channels alone since April, coming from around the world, the club said.And calls are growing for social media companies to clamp down on abuse.In response to CNN's reporting, Meta, the parent company that owns Facebook and Instagram, told CNN: "We remove hateful content as soon as we find it and respond quickly to valid legal requests which can help police investigations.YouTube told CNN that hate speech has no place on its platform including hateful comments or content targeting football players. It added that in the first three quarters of 2021, it had removed over 22 million videos and 11 million channels for violation of its policies. Meanwhile Manchester United told CNN that two supporters have received thee-year bans for homophobic chanting during the Premier League match at Stamford Bridge in November. Both sanctions are subject to appeal.The club is also investigating online homophobic discriminatory abuse that occurred during the match and is actively seeking to identity perpetrators.Watch the video at the top of the story to find out more.

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Story highlightsGatlin says he couldn't run properly, has problems with his ankleBolt is aiming for three golds in Rio (CNN)Usain Bolt nailed his spot in the final of the 200-meters -- and still had time to have a laugh on the finish line before watching rival Justin Gatlin crash out.Just minutes after Bolt had cruised through the field before winding down in the closing stages and sharing a smile with Canada's Andre De Grasse, Gatlin was beaten in the final straight to end his hopes of gold.Bolt and De Grasse enjoyed their semifinal showdown.Gatlin, who came second behind Bolt in the 100-meters final, finished third in his heat, struggling home behind Alonso Edward of Panama and Churandy Martina of the Netherlands.The 34-year-old appeared to slow down prematurely and failed to make it through as a fastest loser after recording a time of 20.13 seconds."I'm happy to still be here (for the relays)," he told reporters.Read More"My ankle is giving me a lot of problems. I can't run properly and I had a tight turn in lane three." Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 12 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 12Canada's Andre De Grasse, left, and Jamaica's Usain Bolt smile at each other during a 200-meter semifinal on Wednesday, August 17. Bolt finished first, just in front of De Grasse.Hide Caption 1 of 28 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 12Jamaica's Elaine Thompson, second from right, edges the Netherlands' Dafne Schippers to win gold in the 200 meters. Thompson also won the 100-meter gold last week.Hide Caption 2 of 28 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 12U.S. beach volleyball players April Ross, left, and Kerri Walsh Jennings celebrate their bronze-medal win over Brazil's Larissa Franca and Talita Antunes.Hide Caption 3 of 28 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 12Americans swept the final of the 100-meter hurdles. From left are bronze medalist Kristi Castlin, gold medalist Brianna Rollins and silver medalist Nia Ali.Hide Caption 4 of 28 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 12U.S. center DeAndre Jordan grabs a rebound during the quarterfinal game against Argentina. The Americans won 105-78.Hide Caption 5 of 28 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 12Japanese wrestler Kaori Icho, in red, defeated Russia's Valeria Koblova for the gold medal in the 58-kilogram (128-pound) weight class. It was the fourth straight Olympic gold medal for Icho, who became the first female in any sport to win an individual-event gold at four Olympics.Hide Caption 6 of 28 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 12Another Japanese wrestler, Eri Tosaka, carries her coach on her shoulders after winning gold in her weight class.Hide Caption 7 of 28 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 12An athlete grips a handball during the quarterfinal round.Hide Caption 8 of 28 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 12Darya Klishina -- the only Russian track-and-field athlete allowed to compete in Rio -- finished ninth in the long jump.Hide Caption 9 of 28 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 12Italy's Chiara Tabani, right, reacts during the water polo semifinal against Russia. Italy won 12-9.Hide Caption 10 of 28 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 12Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand hits a shot during the first round of the women's golf tournament. She leads by one stroke after a 6-under 65. Hide Caption 11 of 28 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 12Kenya's Conseslus Kipruto won the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Kenyan men have won every Olympic steeplechase since 1984.Hide Caption 12 of 28 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 12Officials spray for mosquitoes at the media village.Hide Caption 13 of 28 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 12Water polo players from Australia and Brazil tussle underwater.Hide Caption 14 of 28 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 12Jelle van Gorkom, a cyclist from the Netherlands, competes in a men's seeding run at the Olympic BMX Center.Hide Caption 15 of 28 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 12Australia's Daniel Bowker and Jordan Wood paddle during the K-2 200 meters.Hide Caption 16 of 28 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 12U.S. gymnast Danell Leyva prepares for his performance on the parallel bars during the exhibition gala. Leyva won silver on the apparatus on Tuesday.Hide Caption 17 of 28 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 12Brazilian soccer star Neymar goes for goal during a semifinal match against Honduras. He scored within the first 15 seconds, and Brazil won 6-0.Hide Caption 18 of 28 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 12U.S. athlete Ashton Eaton takes part in the long jump portion of the decathlon. Eaton won the decathlon at the London Games in 2012.Hide Caption 19 of 28 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 12Brazilian freestyle wrestler Joice Silva, in red, competes against Kyrgyzstan's Aisuluu Tynybekova in a 58-kilogram (128-pound) qualification round.Hide Caption 20 of 28 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 12Antanas Kavaliauskas of Lithuania makes a layup over Australia's Damian Martin during a quarterfinal game. Australia won 90-64.Hide Caption 21 of 28 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 12American Evan Jager celebrates after winning silver in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.Hide Caption 22 of 28 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 12BMX riders practice prior to the individual seeding event.Hide Caption 23 of 28 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 12Lindon Victor of Grenada competes in the decathlon shot put.Hide Caption 24 of 28 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 12Ainur Yesbergenova of Kazakhstan, left, and Croatia's Lucija Zaninovic compete in a taekwondo bout.Hide Caption 25 of 28 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 12The Canadian volleyball team stands during introductions before a quarterfinal match against Russia.Hide Caption 26 of 28 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 12Canoe teams take part in a K-2 200-meter semifinal. Hide Caption 27 of 28 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 12Decathletes run the 100 meters.Hide Caption 28 of 28While the crowd has been full of admiration for Bolt, Gatlin's presence has been less well received in Rio.But Gatlin, who was forced to sit out during two doping bans, says he has enjoyed his rivalry with the champion in spite of the negative crowd reaction directed toward him."It's a showman's sport," Gatlin said."I think the rivalry that I have with Usain, it's turned it into a professional wrestling feel."Everyone's cheering for Usain, but they have someone they have to boo against."JUST WATCHEDUsain Bolt's smile cracks up the InternetReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHUsain Bolt's smile cracks up the Internet 01:48While Gatlin stumbled, Bolt looked impressive as ever as he goes in search of a third successive gold in the event.The Jamaican slowed down in the final stages before smiling at De Grasse's attempt to push him to go faster.Read: Day 12 liveDe Grasse and Bolt's exchange of warm smiles as they approached the 200m finish line spawned hilarious memes on social media. "Strolling into the 200m final like..." read one caption.Strolling into the 200m final like... pic.twitter.com/1Duu2b1ssc— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) August 18, 2016 Some thought the look demonstrated strong relationship goals. "Find someone that looks at you the way De Grasse and Bolt look at each other," said one tweet.Find someone that looks at you the way DeGrasse and Bolt look at each other pic.twitter.com/4srI1VcQNe— Emily (@elum__) 18 August 2016 Another commenter thought it was "so cool" to see a heartfelt moment between the two athletes.This Brolympic Bromance is so cool. These two really like each other. They tried to finish tied and smiled going home. #DeGrasse #Bolt— BrianWilde (@BWildeCTV) August 18, 2016 Maybe they could really make a go of it and travel the world together, another tweet suggested.De Grasse and Bolt should travel the world and solve mysteries together.— Karon Liu (@karonliu) August 18, 2016 "He was supposed to slow down," Bolt told reporters."I said 'What are you doing, it's a semifinal?' But I think he wanted to push me. I was a bit lazy but I got round."Canada's De Grasse, who won bronze in the 100-meters, came home in 19.80 seconds -- a Canadian record.He'll be joined in the final by LaShawn Merritt of the United States, Britain's Adam Gemili, Christophe Lemaitre of France and Turkey's Ramil Guliyev.

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Story highlightsThe announcement comes weeks after the new French president visited AfghanistanHollande visited the says he will wihdraw The French military handed over control of the Afghan province of Kapisa to local forces, a French military spokeswoman said Wednesday.This announcement comes weeks after new French President Francois Hollande visited the troops in Afghanistan and said his country will withdraw 2,000 troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2012. "After 10 years of European military engagement in Afghanistan, now Afghan security forces are taking the responsibility of their own security, and it is time for us to leave," Hollande said during the May visit.

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Moscow (CNN)As countries close their borders and hospitals struggle with a surge in coronavirus cases, some of the most repressive societies in the former Soviet Union are carrying on with business as usual, while their leaders prescribe unusual remedies amid the global pandemic. Take, for instance, Belarus, a small country sandwiched between Russia and European Union member Poland: President Alexander Lukashenko has shrugged off concerns about Covid-19, telling his people that hockey, vodka, and banya -- a traditional sauna -- are the best cures.Lukashenko, who has ruled the country of 9.5 million people for more than a quarter of a century, has imposed few restrictions to prevent coronavirus from spreading further.Restaurants, parks and bars remain open. Mass sporting events go on as scheduled and attract hundreds of spectators, in defiance of the World Health Organization's social distancing recommendations. The Belarussian Premier League is now the only soccer competition on the continent. And Lukashenko himself hasn't limited public appearances, opting to play in a hockey match on Saturday. Football is shut down across Europe due to the coronavirus, but in Belarus it's business as usualRead More"It's better to die standing than to live on your knees," he said, rinkside in full hockey gear, in an interview with state television. "This is a fridge, this is healthy, there is nothing better than sport, especially ice which is the real anti-viral medicine." Belarus has officially reported 94 cases of coronavirus -- and no deaths -- but Lukashenko's critics have cast doubt on those statistics, warning that authorities there could be downplaying the numbers as the country gears up for a presidential election later this year. Lukashenko has made his own recommendations to combat the virus, suggesting that Belarusians should drink vodka to "poison the virus," or attend a banya. "I once mentioned that people need to go to banya to fight different viruses, this one included, since Covid-19 doesn't like high temperatures and dies at +60 C, as the experts informed me," Lukashenko said, adding that if you don't have hand sanitizer, drink vodka. "When you get out of sauna you shouldn't just wash your hands — down a shot of vodka," he said. "I don't drink myself, and I don't advocate for it, but I'll be okay with, it's tolerable at least until Victory Day on May 9."There is no clear evidence to indicate that the coronavirus can be controlled by high temperatures, experts say. Business as usualBelarus has yet to close its borders -- its response so far has been limited to a two-week quarantine order for all those arriving in the country. But all of its neighbors — Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania and Latvia -- have shut theirs. Work hasn't stopped either, as Lukashenko is concerned at how the coronavirus response is hurting the global economy. He says he found inspiration in US President Donald Trump's suggestion that the cure for Covid-19 should not be worse than the virus itself. "I liked his recent statements very much," Lukashenko said of Trump, during a visit to a plaster plant last week, according to an official transcript. "He said, 'If we do not immediately return to enterprises and start working, then much more Americans will die from unemployment than from coronavirus.' Now you understand why I didn't close the factories."In post-Soviet Central Asia, some local strongmen have also taken the path of coronavirus denial.In Tajikistan, a remote nation bordering Afghanistan, President Emomali Rahmon has continued a schedule of public appearances and plans to convene parliament in mid-April.'Better to die standing than to live on your knees,' says Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko at ice hockey matchLast week, Rahmon -- who is referred to in government news releases as the "Founder of Peace and National Unity and Leader of the Nation" — paid visits to cities taking part in a nationwide beautification project, the Republic Flower Contest, and handed out gifts to orphans."This humane initiative of the Head of State caused great joy," the government news release stated.Rahmon also went ahead with massive celebrations for Nowruz, the Persian New Year, taking part in festivities at the central stadium in the city of Khujand on March 22. The government news release featured crowds of spectators in national dress watching a colorful, choreographed spectacle and a speech by the leader.Iran, by contrast, curtailed Persian New Year celebration plans, banning non-essential travel and closing shops, in the wake of a large Covid-19 outbreak.That's not to say that Tajikistan takes coronavirus completely lightly. Tajikistan has no officially recorded cases of coronavirus, but it closed to international flights on March 19 -- cutting off an economic lifeline for a country that is heavily dependent on remittances from migrant labor. And Rahmon most recently conferred with the president of neighboring Kyrgyzstan on measures to contain the virus. Turkmenistan, another former Soviet republic, has taken a decidedly different approach. The isolated republic is ruled by President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, who has built a formidable personality cult and has promoted folk medicine in his writings, which are mandatory reading for public officials.How Russia is using authoritarian tech to curb coronavirusA March 13 readout of a cabinet meeting made no mention of the novel coronavirus or Covid-19, but did include a lengthy discourse on the benefits of burning yuzarlik (Peganum harmala), a folk remedy, to prevent infectious diseases."The first volume of the head of state's book, Medicinal Plants of Turkmenistan, describes methods for the preparation and use of harmala concoctions," the readout states. "Our ancestors kept it in houses in the form of bundles of their branches. At times, people fumigated their home with them. They thus carried out the prevention of infectious diseases."As other world leaders grapple with how to handle the coronavirus pandemic -- in some cases from within self-isolation — Berdymukhamedov continues to devote time to of his primary passions: Horseback riding. On Sunday, Turkmenistan's state news agency reported that the president spent the day at the Akhal-Teke equestrian complex, where he went riding and started work on a new book.

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