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Story highlightsJuventus open talks with Athletic Bilbao's Fernando LlorenteThe Spanish striker is out of contract at the San Mames in JuneLlorente won both 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012 with the Spanish national teamThe 27-year-old international has two goals in 16 appearances this seasonAthletic Bilbao striker Fernando Llorente has opened talks with Juventus over a move to Italy in June, the Basque club confirmed on Thursday.A 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012 winner with Spain, Llorente is out of contract in six months time and is now free to discuss terms with clubs outside of his homeland."Juventus informed Athletic Club on January 3 that, knowing Fernando Llorente will end his time at our club on June 30 2013, they will begin negotiations with the player to incorporate him into their squad," read an Athletic statement.Llorente impressed as Marcelo Bielsa's team reached the final of last season's Europa League before losing to Spanish rivals Atletico Madrid.Read: Window shopping - football's middle men eye rich pickings Photos: Transfer window offers rich pickings Photos: Transfer window offers rich pickingsBa uncertainty – Whether striker Demba Ba will be playing for Newcastle after January has been the subject of intense speculation. The Senegal international is in talks with Chelsea after the London side triggered a £7 million ($11 million) release clause in his contract which became active again on January 1. It is "even (money) whether he'll stay or go," said Newcastle manager Alan Pardew.Hide Caption 1 of 12 Photos: Transfer window offers rich pickingsDebuchy arrival – While Ba maybe preparing for his St. James' Park exit, the English Premier League club has agreed a deal to sign defender Mathieu Debuchy from Lille. The move for Debuchy, who played in all four of France's games at Euro 2012 and has 13 senior caps, is set to be completed early in the January transfer window.Hide Caption 2 of 12 Photos: Transfer window offers rich pickingsSneijder speculation – Inter Milan's Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder, who has not played for the Serie A club since September following a dispute over his contract, is another international likely to move during the January window.Hide Caption 3 of 12 Photos: Transfer window offers rich pickingsPSG's Samba connection – Paris St. Germain spent $55 million to sign midfielder Lucas Moura from Sao Paulo. The 20-year-old becomes the sixth Brazilian at the ambitious French club.Hide Caption 4 of 12 Photos: Transfer window offers rich pickingsTorres transfer – Fernando Torres joined Chelsea from Liverpool for $80 million in January 2011. He has struggled at Stamford Bridge, but the Spaniard's goalscoring form has been transformed since the arrival of new interim manager Rafa Benitez.Hide Caption 5 of 12 Photos: Transfer window offers rich pickingsCarroll conundrum – Liverpool bought Andy Carroll to replace Torres, but the former Newcastle striker found himself out in the cold at Anfield under new manager Brendan Rodgers last summer and is now on loan at Premier League rivals West Ham.Hide Caption 6 of 12 Photos: Transfer window offers rich pickingsSturridge solution – After Carroll's departure, Liverpool have been heavily reliant on Luis Suarez's goals this season. In a bid to provide more support for the Uruguayan striker, the Anfield club signed Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge on the second day of the January transfer window.Hide Caption 7 of 12 Photos: Transfer window offers rich pickingsLampard left in limbo – The future of veteran Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard is also in doubt, with his present deal to expire in July. He is now free to agree pre-contract terms with a foreign club in January.Hide Caption 8 of 12 Photos: Transfer window offers rich pickingsVilla's Premier League link – Barcelona striker David Villa has been linked with a number of English Premier League clubs, including Chelsea and Arsenal, after failing to earna regular place with the Spanish league leaders. Hide Caption 9 of 12 Photos: Transfer window offers rich pickingsFalcao future – "I'm proud that so many great clubs have manifested an interest in me, but they will have to wait until the end of the season, then we will see what might happen," said Atletico Madrid's top scorer Radamel Falcao recently. "Leaving Atletico in the winter transfer window is absolutely not on."Hide Caption 10 of 12 Photos: Transfer window offers rich pickingsPato return – AC Milan's Brazil international forward Alexandre Pato has been negotiating with Corinthians over a return to his homeland as he seeks to revive his career ahead of the 2014 World Cup.Hide Caption 11 of 12 Photos: Transfer window offers rich pickingsFinal hurrah for Beckham – Former England captain David Beckham is another player looking for a club. French second division side Monaco had been interested in signing the 37-year-old former LA Galaxy midfielder.Hide Caption 12 of 12 Photos: Schmeichel's Champions League tips Photos: Schmeichel's Champions League tipsGreat Dane – In the absence of suspended skipper Roy Keane, Peter Schmeichel captained Manchester United to European Champions League glory in 1999. United trailed Bayern Munich 1-0 heading into the 90th minute, but stunned the Germans by scoring twice in a matter of minutes to seal a famous 2-1 success. The win completed an historic Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup treble.Hide Caption 1 of 5 Photos: Schmeichel's Champions League tipsDortmund's destiny? – Schmeichel is backing Jurgen Klopp's Borussia Dortmund to pull off a shock and lift the Champions League for the second time in their history. The German title winners have been lauded for topping a group which contained Real Madrid, Manchester City and Ajax.Hide Caption 2 of 5 Photos: Schmeichel's Champions League tipsMagical Messi – Lionel Messi has been unstoppable in 2012, scoring a record 90 goals so far this calendar year. Barcelona will be looking to win the Champions League for the fourth time in seven years.Hide Caption 3 of 5 Photos: Schmeichel's Champions League tipsNo way Jose? – Jose Mourinho has already won the Champions League with two different clubs -- Inter Milan and Porto. Despite an indifferent start to the Spanish league season, Schmeichel is confident Mourinho has the ability to lead Real Madrid to a landmark 10th European triumph.Hide Caption 4 of 5 Photos: Schmeichel's Champions League tipsA United front – Manchester United sit top of the English Premier League as the season approaches its halfway point, but Alex Ferguson's team has leaked goals all season. Schmeichel thinks his old club will need defender Nemanja Vidic to return to his top form if United are to stand any chance of reaching May's Wembley final.Hide Caption 5 of 5The Pamplona-born star has been in and out of the team since announcing he would not be renewing his contract with the eight-time Spanish champions and the usually prolific forward has just two goals in 16 appearances this term.Before Juventus made their move Llorente had been linked with a move to the English Premier League, with Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City all rumored to have been among his suitors.Read: Liverpool seal Sturridge dealThe 27-year-old striker has been a consistent goal threat since breaking into the Bilbao first team in 2005, scoring 115 times in 317 appearances.After making his debut for Spain in 2008, Llorente has netted seven goals from 21 caps for La Roja.Juventus will hope Llorente can bolster a squad which won the Italian title last year and once again sits top of the table this term.Antonio Conte's team drew plaudits for the stylish attacking football they played to reach the knockout stages of the European Champions League.The highlight of the Turin club's campaign was a resounding 3-0 defeat of 2012 champions Chelsea.

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(CNN)A former rising track star is suing Nike and her ex-coach for $20 million, saying she suffered emotional abuse at an elite training program. Mary Cain filed the lawsuit in Oregon on Monday against the athletic apparel company and Alberto Salazar, who ran the Nike Oregon Project until he was suspended for doping offenses and the program was shut down. Starting in 2012, Cain participated in the program at Nike headquarters, which was designed to improve the fortunes of American distance runners in international competitions. She was 16 years old at the time she informally joined the team. The next year, she accepted an endorsement contract with Nike as a professional runner for the Nike Oregon Project. The lawsuit claims that, as head coach, Salazar "acted with knowledge that severe emotional distress was certain or substantially certain to result from his conduct." Read MoreAlberto Salazar: Top athletics coach banned for four years for doping violationsIn particular, the complaint states, "Salazar told her that she was too fat and that her breasts and bottom were too big." Cain's attorneys also allege that "Salazar and other Nike employees often made sexist and objectifying comments about female athletes, focusing on their appearance and weight, while they did not make similar comments to or regarding male athletes."Cain says in the lawsuit that she was put on a diet that left her so hungry, she secretly stole food from her teammates which she ate in the bathroom. The complaint says Salazar publicly berated her about her weight even after she won the 3,000 meters junior world championship in 2014, a first for an American woman, according to the suit.The lawsuit also says Salazar was aware that Cain was developing an eating disorder and had deliberately cut herself, but he allegedly did nothing and ridiculed Cain for having panic attacks.Cain's complaints about the Nike Oregon Project first became public in 2019 when she shared her story in a seven-minute video op-ed with the New York Times. At the time, Nike told CNN it was launching an investigation into the allegations and said, "These are deeply troubling allegations which have not been raised by Mary or her parents before." The New York Times also reported that it had received an email from Salazar denying many of Cain's claims and saying "he had supported her health and welfare." The project was shut down later that year after Salazar was banned for four years due to allegations of doping violations by the US Anti-Doping Agency. Salazar appealed the ban, which he lost last month.In a statement to CNN on Wednesday, Nike responded, "We don't comment on ongoing litigation. Nike is committed to positively affecting the future of sport for women and girls and we are doing more in this space than ever before."Messages sent to Salazar requesting comment were not returned to CNN on Wednesday.Salazar, who was born in Cuba, enjoyed a distinguished athletics career, winning the New York marathon for three consecutive years between 1980-82. In 1982 he was second at the world cross country championships.He also once held American track records in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters.

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Story highlights The Rock am Ring festival will resume SaturdayOrganizers evacuated thousands of fans citing a possible threat (CNN)Germany's Rock am Ring festival will resume Saturday after thousands of fans were evacuated due to a terrorist threat, concert organizers said."After intensive searches and sweeps of the complete festival site by the police, the suspicion of a potential terrorist threat has not been confirmed," the organizers said on social media.The festival, in the central German town of Nuerburg, was scheduled to run Friday through Sunday at an auto racing track. On Friday, police suspended the shows and ordered attendees to evacuate the festival's site.Organizers estimated 175,000 people at the event, which is considered one of the largest and most popular rock festivals in Europe.Read More"Because of the last attack on a concert in Manchester, the security concept for Rock am Ring was modified in advance and the number of security officers was significantly increased to around 1,200. ... Since a threat could not be ruled out, all necessary measures were taken immediately," Koblenz police said in a statement.It was a great show in Germany ! Danke Schöne 🇩🇪 🤘 pic.twitter.com/UskVh30d9q— Zoltan Bathory (@ZoltanBathory) June 2, 2017 The May 22 bombing of an arena in Manchester, England, during an Ariana Grande concert left 22 people dead and 59 hurt.Nathalie Muckhoff, 26, who was covering the festival for a local newspaper, told CNN the evacuation proceeded calmly."There was no fear or panic," she said. "I could oversee the area in front of the main stage and the people left the festival ground very calmly."Video posted Friday showed concertgoers peacefully walking off the festival grounds while singing and chanting."Due to a terrorist threat the police have advised us to interrupt the festival," organizers said in a statement. "We ask all festival visitors to leave. We have to support the police investigations. All visitors will be kept informed about any developments on all Rock am Ring social media channels, radio and the speakers."As the festival headliner's, German band Rammstein was set to perform Friday night along with Bastille, Rag 'n' Bone Man and Simple Plan. Die Toten Hosen was scheduled to play Saturday, System of a Down on Sunday.Pierre Bouvier, singer of Simple Plan, shared on Instagram a message for the band's fans."#RockamRing has just been evacuated due to a credible terrorist threat. ... we are here and we are fine. Nothing has happened as of yet. What a world we live in... So sad. Thank you to all the fans who were there for our show. It was an awesome crowd as usual. Love you Germany," he wrote. #RockamRing has just been evacuated due to a credible terrorist threat.... we are here and we are fine. Nothing has happened as of yet. What a world we live in... 😔 So sad. Thank you to all the fans who were there for our show. It was an awesome crowd as usual. Love you Germany. A post shared by Pierre Bouvier (@pierrebouvier) on Jun 2, 2017 at 1:20pm PDT The Australian band The Living End said it still planned to perform at the festival Sunday. "Apologies to all our German friends that didn't get to see us play but we know you'll understand that it's better to be safe than sorry!," the band members wrote on Facebook. Last year, the festival was canceled on its third and final day after at least 80 people were injured by lightning as thunderstorms rolled through the area. CNN's Anna Maja Rappard in New York contributed to this report.

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Story highlightsThousands each day drag in dust and breathe out damaging carbon dioxideNew air conditioning system will use cameras to determine what settings it should runEnergy efficient LED lights also brighten room without the heat of incandescent bulbsHigh above the altar in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo's masterpiece fresco is being seen in a new light.The new vision is the result of a high-tech makeover that includes a new heating and cooling system and 7,000 LED lights. The lights will serve to better illuminate the paintings on the walls and ceiling, but won't cause any heat damage.More than 450 years after Michelangelo's death, this is an emotional moment for many."I felt very moved and very happy, too," said the head of the Vatican Museums, Antonio Paolucci. "Because I got to see the Sistine Chapel like I had never seen it before," he said. "This light allows you to see every little detail of the paintings and at the same time it allows you to grasp and experience the Sistine Chapel as a whole, in its entirety."Experts hope the facelift will safeguard Michelangelo's centuries-old artwork from the damage caused by increasing numbers of visitors. They bring in with them dust and sweat. And they breathe out carbon dioxide.At most times there are about 2,000 visitors in the chapel, which was designed for holding Mass and where Popes were elected. Carrier, a division of United Technologies, designed the HVAC system. It was a two-year project. So from now on, sensors and cameras mounted on the wall will count the number of people in the chapel and regulate the temperature and humidity.And if the numbers of tourists continue to grow, the Vatican says it may have to set restrictions. Six million per year is the limit, Paolucci said.

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London (CNN)"Our identity is intensity."It may sound like a line from Liverpool's '80s anthem "Anfield Rap," but it was the mantra of manager Jurgen Klopp after his side inflicted a 3-1 defeat on rivals Arsenal on Saturday to move clear at the top of the English Premier League. Arsenal's defense was peppered and pressured as Liverpool's three-pronged attack of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino probed and pushed in another Anfield thriller between the two sides. "It was a performance full of power, full of energy, full of greed, full of passion which you need against such a good team like Arsenal," Klopp told broadcaster Sky Sports."The work rate of the boys is exceptional. Our identity is intensity and that's how the boys showed up today.Read More"It's our fifth game (of the season) already. What we did in the first games we did for longer and more precisely."With a glittering front line but question marks over their defense, there was perhaps a little irony that a defender opened the scoring for Liverpool in this much-anticipated tie.Joel Matip headed in to break the deadlock against Arsenal at AnfieldJoel Matip jumped clear of the Arsenal back line -- which was too busy trying to muscle out Matip's defensive partner Virgil van Dijk -- to head in just before halftime.Salah added a second with an absolute rocket from the penalty spot after David Luiz was penalized for tugging the Egyptian's shirt when he was on the move in the box.READ: Mohamed Salah warns VAR will win him more penaltiesThe penalty gave Liverpool extra impetus and Salah ran clear to add a third goal with a sensational solo effort.JUST WATCHEDMohamed Salah's quickfire challengeReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHMohamed Salah's quickfire challenge 01:26"The boys scored wonderful goals," Klopp added. "The first one was a sensational set piece. The decision about the penalty was absolutely obvious, everyone could see there was a shirt where it should not be, and then Mo's third goal was unbelievable."The penalty came just two minutes into the second half and effectively snuffed out the chance of a meaningful Arsenal fightback.'Can't help himself'Luiz, a pragmatic summer transfer designed to shore up Arsenal's defense, conceded the penalty with an instinctive grab of Salah's shirt."He just can't help himself!" former Manchester United defender Gary Neville commented on Sky Sports.Mohamed Salah and David Luiz of Arsenal discussed the penalty incident after the final whistleLuiz called the incident "just a reflex" and went on to argue that officials aren't able to judge the power of the pull and that Salah told him after the final whistle that he didn't feel anything."With VAR (video assistant referees), it's difficult for them to see the power," said Luiz. "If you see the shirt going like that it's difficult for the referees to say it's not a penalty."If you play with an extra-large shirt now it would be a penalty every time. It's interpretation. "Mo-Mo is my friend and he said he didn't feel that ... but football is like that." 'Special talent'Despite the dizzying Liverpool surge, Arsenal kept their heads and added a late goal through substitute Lucas Torreira to deny the Reds a clean sheet.The London club also remain second in the table, three points behind Liverpool.For Arsenal fans looking to take further consolation from another heavy Anfield defeat, it came in the shape of Nicolas Pepe.Arsenal's record signing -- who joined the Gunners for a reported 72 million pounds ($88 million) earlier this month -- made a confident debut, showing pace to rival Liverpool superstar Salah. READ: Premier League clubs spend $1.7 billion in summer transfer window"They've got a special talent in Pepe," former Liverpool player Jamie Redknapp said on Sky Sports. "I've been so impressed by him. He's been breathtaking. He's got that blistering pace that defenders hate.""If he carries on like that, he'll score many goals for Arsenal."Unai Emery might have hoped Pepe could have done just that at Anfield, but with the new Premier League season just three matches old, defeat wasn't quite so hard for the Arsenal boss to swallow."The first half was maybe the best chance for us with Pepe, but after their goal it was not easy," Emery said. "The key was the second goal, that penalty was very soft."But our reaction afterwards was good. We continued doing our work. ... I think some players will look (and think) that they took another step here today."After we finished 3-1 pushing, that is the spirit we want."This fixture is the highest-scoring in the history of the Premier League and has produced some classic encounters -- before Saturday's clash, the two sides had clocked up 155 goals and a record six hat tricks.But for Arsenal, there are still scores to settle at Anfield -- while Liverpool walk on.

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(CNN Business)This was going to be a big year for Japan. With the Summer Olympics due to be hosted in Tokyo, the island nation expected 40 million tourists to grace its shores.But when Covid-19 took hold, the Olympics were postponed and the already struggling economy took a further battering. With bars and restaurants suffering a significant reduction in business, beer sales in Japan dropped 26% by volume for the first half of the year, according to Bloomberg.That's a big problem for small beer breweries, says Isamu Yoneda, head distiller at artisanal drinks maker Kiuchi Brewery. With few customers in its brewpubs, and export orders canceled, Kiuchi Brewery was left with a stockpile of spoiling beer. The company had to come up with a solution — and decided to turn the unsold beer into a different alcoholic beverage.Read MoreIn April, Kiuchi Brewery launched the "Save Beer Spirits" campaign at its Tokyo distillery, offering local bars and breweries the chance to turn unused beer, a product with a four to six-month shelf life, into gin — a product without an expiration date.A mission to save beerIn 1994, Japan relaxed its strict laws around microbrewing, sparking a boom in craft beer. While overall beer sales in Japan have stagnated for the last decade, craft beer has been on the rise: its 0.5% share of the total beer market in 2007 had more than tripled by 2016. Photos: These craft gins celebrate traditional Japanese flavorsUsing lemons, mikan (Japanese oranges), and sansho peppers — a relative of the tongue-tingling Sichuan peppercorn — Kiuchi Brewery's Save Beer Spirits Craft Gin has a citrus flavor, and is available as a traditional gin or as a sparkling canned cocktail. Click through for more Japanese craft gins.Hide Caption 1 of 7 Photos: These craft gins celebrate traditional Japanese flavorsThe craft gin market in Japan has been growing since whisky giant Suntory launched its first craft gin, Roku, in 2017. Global sales volumes for Roku — which uses traditional Japanese ingredients including sakura flower, green tea, sansho pepper, and yuzu peel — increased more than tenfold from 2017 to 2019, according to Suntory. Hide Caption 2 of 7 Photos: These craft gins celebrate traditional Japanese flavorsJapan's first dedicated gin distillery, Kyoto Distillery, opened in 2016. It's KI NO BI gin uses a rice spirit base and incorporates Japanese flavors like yellow yuzu, hinoki cypress wood chips, bamboo and green tea.Hide Caption 3 of 7 Photos: These craft gins celebrate traditional Japanese flavorsSakurao Distillery was opened in 2018 as the gin-focused extension of Chugoku Jozo, a 100-year-old sake and shochu maker. Its limited edition Hamagou gin has won multiple awards including The Gin Masters 2020, and the Tokyo Whisky and Spirits Competition 2020.Hide Caption 4 of 7 Photos: These craft gins celebrate traditional Japanese flavorsMade at Asahikawa Distillery in the northern Hokkaido region, Etsu craft gin uses a neutral cane spirit with green bitter orange peel, coriander, licorice and angelica root botanicals for an unusual taste. It won a double gold medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition in 2018.Hide Caption 5 of 7 Photos: These craft gins celebrate traditional Japanese flavorsNikka Whisky's Coffey gin is distilled in traditional, Scottish, column-shaped Coffey stills. The company's founder imported the stills from Scotland in 1963, having spent several years in the country, learning to make whisky. Launched in 2017, the gin is flavored with Japanese citrus fruits — yuzu, kabosu, amanatsu and shikuwasa -— balanced with spicy sansho peppers and apples.Hide Caption 6 of 7 Photos: These craft gins celebrate traditional Japanese flavorsThe second gin created by The Ethical Spirits & Co., Revive is made with Budweiser beer and flavored with lemon peel, beech wood, cinnamon and san'ontō (a dark, sweet sugar), as well as juniper berries.Hide Caption 7 of 7Kiuchi Brewery — which began as a sake producer in 1823 — is one of many drinks producers that branched into craft beer when microbrewing laws changed. It has been making its signature Hitachino Nest craft beer for 24 years.Yoneda says that turning beer into spirits isn't a new innovation. Kiuchi Brewery has been using beer to make plum wine liqueur for years, and has experimented with gin liqueurs in the past.Most gins are made with a base of grains like barley, rye or wheat, which are fermented into a mash, then distilled into a high-proof "neutral" spirit. The spirit is then distilled a second time with juniper berries and other botanicals, which add flavor. The beer replaces this neutral spirit, skipping the mash and fermentation process, and jumping straight to distillation. Kiuchi Brewery asked participating bars to send in a minimum of 20 liters of unused beer, which would be sent back as gin, says Yoneda. Kiuchi can produce eight liters of gin from every 100 liters of beer. It then sends back the gin as a standard 750ml bottle of gin or as a sparkling gin cocktail, either in cans or in a keg for bars to use in their taps. Gin is distilled in copper stills. The stills used by Kiuchi Brewery have a "swan neck" design. Yoneda says the beer base makes the gin bitter, but in addition to juniper berries, Kiuchi uses sansho peppers, lemons and mikan (Japanese oranges), which helps to "balance out the bitterness" with "citrusy notes."The bars only have to shoulder the cost of delivery, with Kiuchi Brewery offering its distillation service free of charge. "In these troublesome times, it is our responsibility to offer this service to everyone," says Yoneda. "Most importantly, we want to keep the breweries and bar community alive." A sustainable spiritKiuchi isn't the only brewery using beer to make gin. The Ethical Spirits & Co was founded in February 2020 to help sake distillers turn leftover sake lees into new spirits, says co-founder Chikara Ono. When the pandemic hit and beer sales plummeted, Ono says the company began exploring new recipes to make gin from beer.Revive gin is made with Budweiser beer, and flavored with lemon peel, beech wood, cinnamon and san'ontō, a dark, sweet sugar. In May, they received a donation of 20,000 liters of expiring Budweiser from drinks giant AB InBev, who had a surplus of stock due to a drop in beer sales. The startup used the beer to create 4,500 bottles of gin."We had a problem of excess inventory and Ethical Spirits had the knowledge and the right ethos to create a product that we mutually thought would be a positive impact," says Takahiro Shimada, head of marketing for AB InBev Japan, adding that the company wanted to support local businesses. The Ethical Spirits & Co is still in the process of building its own distillery in Tokyo, scheduled to open in December, so they collaborated with Gekkeikan sake distillery to distil the Budweiser. The beer-based gin initiatives are tapping into a rapidly emerging market. Beam Suntory purchased British craft gin makers Sipsmith in 2016, and launched its first Japanese craft gin, Roku, the following year. Japan's first dedicated gin distillery opened just four years ago in Kyoto, but the gin market is already estimated to be worth $209 million and is anticipated to grow by 4.4% annually over the next three years. Large drinks companies, including Japanese whisky giants Suntory and Nikka, have helped launch Japanese craft gin onto the international stage.Drinking trends in Japan are pointing towards gin sodas and ready-to-drink canned cocktails, creating an opportunity for creative spirit producers to sustainably reuse surplus drink stock, says Ono. "If you can essentially use unused or remaining ingredients to create something special and something premium, that's great. It follows with our vision of trying to achieve a sustainable, circular economy," says Ono.

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Story highlightsEU's Operation Sophia was launched to tackle people-smugglers in LibyaSince May 2015, mission rescued 9,000 migrants crossing Mediterranean (CNN)A European Union naval mission launched to prevent people-smuggling from Libya across the Mediterranean Sea is not completely successful, according to a British parliamentary committee.The mission -- named "Operation Sophia" for a baby born on an EU rescue ship -- was launched in May last year after almost 700 people drowned when their boat capsized off the coast of the Italian island of Lampedusa.Following the tragedy, it was hoped Operation Sophia would fight smugglers and stem the tide of people making the dangerous sea voyage from Libya to Europe.While the mission has rescued about 9,000 migrants at sea, it "does not, however, in any meaningful way deter the flow of migrants, disrupt the smugglers' networks, or impede the business of people-smuggling on the central Mediterranean route," said Britain's House of Lords EU Committee.Wealthy couple on a mission to save drowning migrants Read MorePatrolling a vast area of the high seas between Libya and Italy, the EU ships have been tasked with gathering information, rescuing migrants, and destroying boats used by people-smugglers.But the parliamentary committee found that "the destruction of vessels has simply caused the smugglers to shift from using wooden boats to rubber dinghies -- which are even more unsafe." The EU naval mission had so far only made low-level arrests of targets, said the committee.The report added that there were also "significant limits to the intelligence that can be collected about onshore smuggling networks from the high seas."While Operation Sophia had been a valuable search and rescue mission, it had failed to tackle the root causes of people smuggling, said the committee, adding: "It responds to symptoms, not causes."Eating toothpaste, avoiding gangs: Why migrants head to MediterraneanAn EU spokeswoman said in a lengthy statement to CNN that the mission had made "substantial achievements in a short period of time.""After only seven months of operation at high seas, Operation Sophia has contributed to apprehend and transfer to relevant Italian authorities 69 suspected smugglers," the statement said."The Operation served as a disincentive for traffickers and brought an important contribution to building better knowledge of these criminal networks and making their work more difficult and less profitable. They no longer can operate in impunity in high seas."The mission now hopes to expand its operation to Libyan territorial waters -- though this depends on first receiving an invitation from the Libyan government.Migrants fleeing the civil war in Syria continue to head toward Europe, with another 500 people feared dead last month when their boat sank between Libya and Italy.It follows the deadliest year on record for such deaths, with more than 3,700 migrants dying while crossing the Mediterranean to reach Europe in 2015, said the International Organization for Migration.Smuggler captain defends trafficking By comparison, 3,279 migrant deaths were recorded in the Mediterranean in 2014. Photos: Tributes to Syrian toddler who lost his life fleeing SyriaChinese artist Ai Weiwei was captured in a photograph by India Today -- posing as Alan Kurdi, the three-year-old Syrian refugee who tragically lost his life fleeing to a Greek Island.Hide Caption 1 of 9 Photos: Tributes to Syrian toddler who lost his life fleeing SyriaAi Weiwei has been working out of Lesbos -- documenting the plight of Syrian migrants. Hide Caption 2 of 9 Photos: Tributes to Syrian toddler who lost his life fleeing SyriaMurat Sayın, an artist living in Turkey, created this illustration in tribute to Kurdi: "Seeing a child who was running away from war and death... I suppose the image talks for itself." Hide Caption 3 of 9 Photos: Tributes to Syrian toddler who lost his life fleeing SyriaActivists and artists around the world have protested the migrant crisis by imitating the disturbing image.Hide Caption 4 of 9 Photos: Tributes to Syrian toddler who lost his life fleeing SyriaTurkish artist Omer Tosun shared this illustration on Twitter with the caption, translated to English, "I am only dreaming of what could have been, I think this expresses what a shame it is."Hide Caption 5 of 9 Photos: Tributes to Syrian toddler who lost his life fleeing SyriaIn Brazil, street artists create a mural depicting Kurdi.Hide Caption 6 of 9 Photos: Tributes to Syrian toddler who lost his life fleeing SyriaIllustration by Islam Gawish, an Egyptian cartoonist: "This child who wanted freedom, has been killed by the fear of war, the war that he was not a part of."Hide Caption 7 of 9 Photos: Tributes to Syrian toddler who lost his life fleeing SyriaIllustration by Islam Gawish, an Egyptian cartoonist: "This child who wanted freedom, has been killed by the fear of war, the war that he was not a part of."Hide Caption 8 of 9 Photos: Tributes to Syrian toddler who lost his life fleeing SyriaIranian cartoonist and animator Mahnaz Yazdani said she changed "the cruel, wild, cold water to a warm safe blanket for dead kids to sleep."Hide Caption 9 of 9

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(CNN)The European Union has authorized the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, with the first phase of the bloc's mass vaccination program to begin later this week.The move finalizes the recommendation of the European Union drugs regulator, who, just hours before, had granted the vaccine a conditional marketing authorization and paved the way for it to become the first Covid-19 shot distributed in the bloc.Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, called it "an important chapter" in the EU's fight against Covid-19."The European Medicines Agency (EMA) assessed this vaccine thoroughly, and it concluded that it is safe and effective against Covid-19," she said. "As we have promised, this vaccine will be available for all EU countries, at the same time, on the same conditions."She said the first batches of the vaccine would be shipped from Pfizer's manufacturing site in Belgium in the next few days, with vaccinations starting on December 27.Read More"This is a very good way to end this difficult year, and to finally start turning the page on Covid-19," von der Leyen said. She added that the EMA would deliver their verdict on Moderna's vaccine on January 6, potentially giving Europe a second tool with which to battle the pandemic early in the new year.Harald Enzmann, chair of the EMA's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), earlier said that the agency realized that the speed at which the vaccine has been authorized has been a "cause for concern for many Europeans." But he stressed that "the data we have analyzed and our assessment of the data have met the standards for robustness and quality."Enzmann added that people should continue to keep wearing masks, socially distance and wash their hands, given that vaccine trials haven't been able to give scientists a clear picture on how vaccines affect transmission. The EU is plagued with divisions. Covid-19 vaccines are a golden chance to redeem the European projectThe authorization comes as a new, rapid-spreading variant of the virus has been detected in countries across Europe, including the UK, Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, and the Netherlands.The EMA's Head of Anti-infectives and Vaccines Marco Cavaleri said on Monday that it was "really too early to say" if the new variant of the virus would compromise the strength of the vaccine, but that "for the time being, we are not worried."The UK and the US granted emergency use authorization of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine earlier this month, and hundreds of thousands in those countries have since received their first shots. Equal accessThe commission has secured over 2 billion doses of potential vaccines in a move to ensure equitable access across the bloc.That agreement includes the procurement of 300 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, which is enough to vaccinate 150 million of the EU's 448 million citizens. Ultimately member states will have to buy the vaccines on their own, as the agreement serves as a down-payment.On Monday, the EMA said that the EU did not know how many doses each member state has in their possession, as that information is held by individual countries only. And while the commission has also offered guidance on how to deploy them, how each country gets the vaccine to its citizens -- and who they choose to prioritize -- is up to them. Most governments have, however, signaled that they are planning to follow EU guidance on prioritizing the elderly, healthcare workers and vulnerable populations first. Last week, eight countries -- Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Luxembourg (as well as Switzerland, which is not in the EU and which authorized the vaccine on Saturday) said they would coordinate their strategies around the rollout. Their joint plan will facilitate a "rapid" sharing of information between each country and will streamline travel guidelines for cross-border workers, who will be prioritized.Most experts agree that the biggest challenge for the EU will be the actual rollout of the vaccine, given that the Pfizer/BioNTech shot, which uses new mRNA technology, differs significantly from other more traditional vaccines in terms of storage.It must be stored at around -70C (-94F) and lasts just five days in a refrigerator. Vials of the drug also need to be diluted for injection; once diluted, they must be used within six hours, or thrown out.The EU vaccine agreement also includes the purchase of up to 160 million doses -- enough for 80 million people -- from US biotech company Moderna, which could receive EMA authorization as early as January 6.CNN's James Frater and Rob Picheta contributed reporting

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(CNN)Elite UK universities Oxford and Cambridge are renowned for stringent admissions policies and student populations weighted in favor of private schools, but one state school has had remarkable success in bucking that trend.Brampton Manor Academy has revealed that 41 of its students have received offers to study at Oxford or Cambridge, collectively known as Oxbridge, the highest number since its sixth-form college (teaching students in the final two years of high school) opened in 2012. "We were delighted when last year we sent 20 students to Oxbridge, having seen the number increase gradually from just one offer in 2014," executive principal Dayo Olukoshi said in a press release. "For this to have more than doubled again is phenomenal."Stormzy says Oxford University rejected his program for black studentsThe school is in the London borough of Newham, one of the most deprived in the British capital.Almost all of the students in question are from ethnic minority backgrounds, according to the press release. Half of them receive free school meals as part of a government program designed to assist disadvantaged families, and two-thirds will become the first in their family to study at university.Read MoreState schools in the UK are funded by taxpayer money, and would be called public schools in the United States.Just 7% of British schoolchildren are educated at independent (a.k.a. private) schools. Yet they still score about 40% of the places on Oxford and Cambridge undergrad programs. These children are generally from wealthy families -- private school fees run to tens of thousands of pounds per year -- and are primed for an Oxbridge education.Challenge some mythsHowever Brampton Manor is making significant progress in opening Oxford and Cambridge up to students from different backgrounds."We are passionate about instilling within our students the self-belief that they are good enough, that their talent and potential is far more important than any preconceived notion of the 'type' of student Oxbridge might be looking for," said Sam Dobin, Director of Sixth Form. "These young people have often overcome so much to get to this point and now have such exciting futures ahead of them; we couldn't be prouder of them."Dorcas Shodeinde has been in care since she was 14 and has an offer to study Law at St Catherine's College, Oxford. (from press release)One student, Dorcas Shodeinde, was put into state care at the age of 14. She recently received an offer from St Catherine's College, Oxford, to study law."When I was put in care all I knew was that statistically care leavers don't do very well. I was determined that my future would be different," she said, according to the press release.Oxford University has so far not responded to CNN's request for comment."This incredible achievement really helps challenge some of the myths about who Oxford and Cambridge is for, showing that we are open to everyone with the talent, passion and drive to study here," said Sam Lucy, Director of Admissions for the Colleges at the University of Cambridge.'Seriously underrepresented'However as impressive as the students at Brampton Manor may be, state school pupils' access to Oxbridge remains a concern.Peter Lampl, founder of the Sutton Trust, a foundation which works to improve social mobility in the UK, said that access has improved in the past two decades as Oxford and Cambridge have attempted to diversify their student populations."However, disadvantaged state school students are still seriously underrepresented," said Lampl in an email statement. "Part of the problem is the admissions process at Oxford and Cambridge is complex and difficult for state school students to navigate."Sutton Trust research shows that most state schools don't send any pupils to Oxbridge, and in many cases students are not encouraged to apply by teachers."The admissions process needs to change," said Lampl. "There is a strong case to be made for giving students from disadvantaged backgrounds a break on the offer they receive."The Harvard admission trial puts the school's dirty secrets on displayAnd it is not just elite UK universities that come in for criticism over admissions policies.US Ivy League colleges are regularly questioned over which students they admit and why, and an October 2018 trial over alleged discrimination against Asian-Americans in Harvard admissions showed that there are ways to win a place in a competitive field.Family wealth and connections to the school; athletic superiority; and an African-American or Latino background all significantly enhance an applicant's chances. In some instances, students whose families pledged millions of dollars to fund a building or endow professorships got an advantage, emails show.

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(CNN)There's no one commonly accepted definition of a "mass shooting." But whatever criteria you use, the conclusion's the same: There are more mass shootings in the United States than in any other country in the world.If you go with the raw numbers ...According to the Gun Violence Archive, which compiles data from shooting incidents, a "mass shooting" is any incident in which a gunman ...shoots or kills four or more peoplein the same general time and location Read MoreBy that definition, according to the Gun Violence Archive, we have seen 307 mass shootings from January 1 to November 5. That averages to almost 7 mass shootings a week. Under the narrowest definition ...The government has never defined "mass shooting" as a standalone category. Let's go with the most commonly accepted definition, from the Congressional Research Service: a shooting in which a gunman ...kills four or more peopleselects victims randomly (ruling out gang killings or the killing of multiple family members)attacks in a public placeThat definition rules out the Congressional baseball practice shooting in June, because the gunman didn't kill four people. In September, a man shot and killed eight people in Plano, Texas -- but that attack doesn't count either because police say the gunman had a "connection to the house." Using that narrow definition to the Gun Violence Archive numbers, we have seen ten deadly mass shootings from January 1 to November 5.That averages to one a month. The five deadliest shootings in the US have occurred in roughly the past 10 years The Las Vegas attack was the deadliest shooting in modern US history (at least 58 killed), and it's only 10 years removed from the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre (32 killed) and a year removed from the second-deadliest shooting, the Orlando nightclub shooting. November's shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas is now the fifth-deadliest shooting, with at least 26 victims. In fact, of the 30 deadliest shootings in the United States dating back to 1949, 18 have occurred in the last 10 years. It's a largely American phenomenonFrom 1966 to 2012, nearly a third of the world's mass shootings took place in the United States. A 2016 study looked at 292 incidents in which four or more people were killed. It found 90 of them occurred in America. Put another way: While the United States has about 5% of the world's population, it had 31% of all public mass shootings.People have a greater chance of dying in mass shootings if they're at school or place of businessAccording to FBI data from 2013, incidents in schools and businesses represent 7 out of 10 active shootings. Some of the country's most high-profile mass shootings have occurred in those kinds of places: Sandy Hook, Columbine, Virginia Tech and San Bernardino. Overseas, these incidents typically happen near military installations.Most shooters take their own lives, or are killed About 70% of active shooter incidents end with the shooter or shooters' deaths, according to the FBI. Unlike a homicide or mass killing, the "active" aspect implies that both law enforcement and citizens have the potential to affect the outcome of the event. When gun control debates peak, so does demand for guns FBI data about the number of background checks for gun sales can tell us a lot about the patterns of demand. These patterns tend to rise directly after high-profile mass shootings, when public debates about gun control are high. In recent history, the highest number of background checks carried out in a month was recorded following the San Bernardino shootings in December 2015. Americans own more guns than citizens of any other country Civilians in the United States own about 270 million guns, according to a 2007 report by the Switzerland-based Small Arms Survey. That's enough to arm every adult in the US and still have some weapons left over. And it makes America the No. 1 country in firearms per capita. Also, in more than half the American mass shooting cases, the shooter had more than one firearm. In global incidents, the shooter typically had only one gun. ... and most gun owners say a firearm is essential to their freedomAccording to a 2017 Pew study, 74% of gun owners say this right is essential. Only 35% of non-gun owners feel the same way. This is an updated version of an article that published in June 2016.CNN's Jen Christensen, Mary Rose Fox, Ray Sanchez and Mallory Simon contributed to this report, with design contributions by CNN's Mark Barilla, Michael Hogenmiller, Curt Merrill, Jason Kwok, Alberto Mier, Henrik Pettersson, Gwendolyn Sung, Alexa Verroi and Tal Yellin.

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Story highlightsSeven-time grand slam winner Mats Wilander tips Andy Murray for U.S. Open gloryMurray achieved the biggest win of his career by beating Roger Federer in Olympic finalThe world No. 4 has been beaten in four previous grand slam finalsMurray drawn to face Federer in semifinals at Flushing MeadowsIt was a sight Andy Murray's hordes of British fans had longed to see -- the world No. 4 celebrating on Wimbledon's Centre Court after defeating Roger Federer in a final.Murray's emphatic straight-sets triumph over the world No. 1 in the men's singles gold medal match at London 2012 showed that, despite tasting defeat in four major finals, the Scot could finally be ready to win his first grand slam title at the U.S. Open.That is the view of former major winners Mats Wilander and Goran Ivanisevic, who have tipped the third seed to break his major hoodoo in New York -- where Murray was beaten by Federer in the 2008 final.Clijsters ready for U.S. Open farewell"My prediction for the U.S. Open is Andy Murray winning," seven-time grand slam champion Wilander told the ATP Champions Tour website ahead of next week's opening matches in the two-week tournament at Flushing Meadows. "I'm not saying that just because he won the Olympics, it's because I think that he's a different man."I think that Ivan Lendl has helped him tremendously. He's becoming better physically all the time, he hits his forehand better, but the biggest difference is emotionally. JUST WATCHEDJim Courier's U.S. Open tipsReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHJim Courier's U.S. Open tips 04:05JUST WATCHEDTennis star launches candy lineReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHTennis star launches candy line 01:05JUST WATCHEDSloane Stephens: America's rising star ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHSloane Stephens: America's rising star 03:12"He's more even-keeled, he's more positive, and there's not as much pressure for him at the U.S. Open as there is at Wimbledon."Murray, who will play American Alex Bogomolov Jr. in the U.S. Open first round, won the Flushing Meadows event as a junior in 2004 but has so far been frustrated in three grand slam title matches by 17-time grand slam winner Federer -- including in last month's Wimbledon final.He lost to former world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in last year's Australian Open final, but defeated the Serbian in the Olympic semis this month. Wilander, who won the U.S. Open in 1988 as he topped the world rankings, believes the 25-year-old Murray can produce his top form on his favorite hard-court surface."The hard courts in New York are a little quicker than in Australia, which suit him," said the Swede. "I do think Andy Murray is one-up against Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic after the Olympics -- he knows that he can beat them back-to-back now."I think five-set matches, with the attitude he has now, are going to favor him and when he plays well with a good attitude he is at least as good a player as the other top three."Murray is bidding to become the first British male to win a grand slam title since Fred Perry in 1936, and he is more confident than ever he can deliver a long-awaited success."I think in the short term (my confidence has grown), certainly," Murray, who became the first British man to reach the Wimbledon final since 1938, told the U.S. Open's official website. "But things change in tennis and in sport really, really quick. In the immediate aftermath of big wins or good tournaments, normally you'll feel quite confident and comfortable going for your shots in the important moments and even at the beginning of matches."JUST WATCHEDVenus Williams' passion for fashion ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHVenus Williams' passion for fashion 02:28JUST WATCHEDRafael Nadal's injury heartacheReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHRafael Nadal's injury heartache 06:48Murray also hailed the impact of coach Lendl, who knows what it takes to win grand slams having claimed eight during an 18-year playing career in which he topped the world rankings."Tactically, for sure, he's very good," Murray said of the Czech-born American. "Very minor technical things. But also just his experience, knowing how to schedule your tournaments. A year like this year is incredibly busy, very different to what we're used to with the Olympics. "Having someone like him around who understands that, can also pass on his experiences to not just me but the rest of my team, as well, he's been a huge benefit. "Also, after I lost Wimbledon, having someone like him who's been through that before to talk to, the best ways to deal with it and move on from it, all that stuff's helped. That's why I wanted to work with him. Not just me, but my whole team's enjoyed having him around. I hope he's enjoyed it, too." One man who knows all about waiting for a first grand slam title is Ivanisevic.The Croatian did not play in a major final until his remarkable run to the Wimbledon title as a wildcard in 2001 -- 13 years after turning professional.The former world No. 2 doesn't see the absence of injured 11-time grand slam champion Rafael Nadal as having any bearing on Murray's chances."I think Andy is ready, with or without him," said Ivanisevic. "He has beaten Rafa before anyway. If Andy plays well, he can win it."I would really like to see him win it -- he deserves it. He played a really great Olympic Games and I think this will give him extra motivation and confidence. The U.S. Open is his best surface so I think he will do it."The draw made Thursday also threw up a likely semifinal clash between Murray and Federer. The Swiss begins his campaign against home opposition in the shape of Donald Young.Defending champion and second seed Djokovic starts against Italy's Paolo Lorenzi.The women's 2011 winner Sam Stosur was drawn against Croatia's Petra Martic, with top seed Victoria Azarenka playing world No. 74 Alexandra Panova.Wimbledon and Olympic champion Serena Williams, in the same half of the draw as Azarenka, is in an all-American duel with Coco Vandeweghe. Serena's elder sister Venus is also paired with an American.The seven-time major winner plays Bethanie Mattek-Sands on her return to the tournament where she was diagnosed with Sjogren's Syndrome 12 months ago.Three-time champion Kim Clijsters, appearing in her final grand slam before retiring from the sport, faces Olympic mixed doubles silver medalist Laura Robson of Britain.

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The Obama administration is moving fast to prepare possible sanctions against Russia over the situation in Ukraine, if President Barack Obama decides to act, senior officials say.Over the weekend, the Treasury Department and other officials began drafting possible language for sanctions that would, if imposed, take the form of a Presidential Executive Order.That means they would not need congressional approval.Officials caution no decision has been made on whether to impose sanctions against Russia for its military moves in Crimea that Obama says violate international law.Officials note the United States has already taken several diplomatic steps in the past few days. These include suspending preparations for the annual G8 summit of the world's industrial powers, which is scheduled for the Russian Olympic venue, Sochi, in June.The Obama administration also has canceled trade and energy talks and has withdrawn the American delegation for the Paralympics in Sochi.JUST WATCHEDObama looking to give Putin a way out?ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHObama looking to give Putin a way out? 04:06JUST WATCHEDGraham: Obama is 'weak and indecisive'ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHGraham: Obama is 'weak and indecisive' 05:02JUST WATCHEDHow will Ukraine affect Obama?ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHHow will Ukraine affect Obama? 06:28One official said decisions are "expected very soon" on sanctions and it could be a "pretty fast process."But that official added "people have to decide what we are really going to do" and, additionally, there are a number of factors Obama has to consider."We have to look at where the Europeans are, how much you want to lean forward and how much you want to keep in reserve," the official said. Some European allies, particularly Germany and France, are balking at sanctions before giving diplomacy a chance. "But four days ago we weren't even having this decision with them and now we are. So a lot can happen in four more days," another senior administration official said.The official said the administration is "a step shy" of having an executive order ready to go for the President's signature.Right now the administration is deliberating who to target, the official said. Because the U.S. response would be in response to Russia's military activities in Crimea and moves toward separatism, the official said top Russian government and military officials would likely be targets, as could Russian-speaking separatists in Ukraine. But Russian companies and businessmen are unlikely to be sanctioned.A congressional source said there seems to be more interest among the Europeans for 'isolation' rather than sanctions - severing military exercises and action around visas and the G8 -- rather than steps that could hurt Europe.READ: What can Obama do about Russia's invasion of Crimea?READ: Get caught up on the latest in UkraineREAD: West may ultimately have to accept Crimea as part of Russia

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Story highlightsRupert Murdoch stands by his testimony after Brown essentially accuses him of lyingEx-British prime minister denies threatening to "declare war" on Murdoch's companyBrown accuses Murdoch's son James of "breathtaking arrogance"The battle between Brown and Murdoch could affect Murdoch's media empireFormer British Prime Minister Gordon Brown lashed out Monday at press baron Rupert Murdoch, his son and his British newspapers, raising the stakes in a highly charged and very public battle between the two men.The conflict could affect whether Murdoch keeps control of the British part of his media empire.During his testimony before the Leveson Inquiry, the former British leader flatly denied the most sensational claim that Murdoch made when he testified at the media ethics inquiry this year: that Brown had "declared war" on Murdoch's company when a top-selling Murdoch newspaper endorsed the Conservative party rather than Brown's Labour party in 2009."This conversation never took place. I am shocked and surprised" that Murdoch said it had when he was grilled at the inquiry in April, Brown said Monday. "There was no such conversation."Brown repeatedly insisted that there was "no evidence" of the phone call, basing his assertion on phone records from his office when he was prime minister.JUST WATCHEDProtester disrupts Blair testimonyReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHProtester disrupts Blair testimony 03:12JUST WATCHEDInside the UK phone hacking scandalReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHInside the UK phone hacking scandal 04:54JUST WATCHEDDavid Cameron hacking scandal link?ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHDavid Cameron hacking scandal link? 02:49JUST WATCHEDUK panel: Murdoch 'turned blind eye'ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHUK panel: Murdoch 'turned blind eye' 02:54The media tycoon said in April that Brown had phoned him and threatened him when the Sun newspaper pulled its support for Labour and switched to the Conservatives."He said, 'Well, your company has made -- declared war on my government, and we have no alternative but to declare war on your company.' And I said, 'I'm sorry about that Gordon, thank you for calling.' End of subject," the News Corp. chairman testified.After Brown essentially accused Murdoch of lying under oath, News Corp. said its chairman stood by his testimony.Murdoch's British operations are under scrutiny after revelations of widespread phone hacking by people working for his newspapers. Police and lawmakers are conducting separate inquiries into the scandal, separately from the Leveson Inquiry. On Monday, London's Metropolitan Police recommended that prosecutors press charges against five journalists as part of Operation Weeting, the police investigation into phone hacking.Additionally, if British media regulators feel Murdoch is not a "fit and proper person" to hold a British broadcasting license, he could theoretically be stripped of control of British Sky Broadcasting, a lucrative part of his worldwide operations.Brown also attacked Murdoch's Sun newspaper for its reporting of sensitive medical information about his infant son Fraser.And he accused Murdoch's son and heir apparent James of "breathtaking arrogance" and a desire to gut British rules on the impartiality of the media.Brown insisted he had never given permission for the Sun newspaper to report that Fraser had cystic fibrosis, and he rejected the Sun newspaper's explanation that it had heard about the condition from a person who also had a sick child in the hospital.The judge-led Leveson Inquiry, set up by British Prime Minister David Cameron after the phone hacking scandal at Murdoch's News of the World newspaper last summer, is a wide-ranging investigation examining the relationship between the media and politicians.Cameron, who has been under pressure because of his ties to Murdoch and his former newspaper chief Rebekah Brooks, is scheduled to testify all day Thursday at the Leveson Inquiry.Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne will also be quizzed Monday.John Major, another former prime minister, will appear Tuesday, as will opposition Labour Party leader Ed Miliband and his deputy, Harriet Harman. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is scheduled to testify Wednesday, ahead of Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond.Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has already testified. In his testimony, said he came under "political pressure" from Murdoch during his time in office but denied that his relationship with the media baron was too "cozy."In April, Cameron told politicians in the House of Commons: "I think we all, on both sides of this house, did a bit too much cozying up to Mr. Murdoch."Cameron's judgment in hiring former News of the World editor Andy Coulson as his communications director has also been called into question. Coulson resigned from the Downing Street role early last year when police began a new phone hacking investigation, saying it had become a distraction. He quit the News of the World after two employees were jailed over phone hacking in 2007 but denies knowing of wrongdoing while he was in charge.Coulson was this month arrested and charged with perjury over court testimony about phone hacking, according to Britain's Press Association news agency.Cameron established the Leveson Inquiry after British public anger at the News of the World about the hacking of voice mail messages of a missing teenage girl who turned out to have been murdered.The case of Milly Dowler came on top of apologies from the tabloid for the hacking of the phones of celebrities and politicians, and proved to be the last straw for the paper, which was shut down in July.The inquiry is intended to explore press ethics in Britain more widely, alongside police investigations into phone hacking, e-mail hacking and police bribery by people working for Murdoch's British newspapers.

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Story highlightsCarli Lloyd doesn't rule out return to EnglandUS star leaves Man City "a better player"Dreams of one day winning the Champions LeagueManchester, UK (CNN)United States superstar Carli Lloyd has not ruled out a return to England, after her short-term spell at Manchester City ended at the start of June. The two-time FIFA World Player of the Year temporarily moved over from the Houston Dash as City bolstered its squad with the firm goal of winning the UEFA Women's Champions League tournament this year. Follow @cnnsport The 34-year-old scored three times for the club in 11 games, as she helped boost City in its European campaign that was ultimately halted by French powerhouse Lyon, which eliminated the English club over two legs in the semifinals. To play again on European soil is tempting, Lloyd admits, particularly the chance to lift the continent's holy grail."I would love to win a Champions League final," she tells CNN Sport. "I'm not closing any chapters right now, and [I'm] leaving all doors open. So, we'll see if that dream and opportunity arises again."Lloyd, named FIFA Best Women's Player this year, poses alongside Cristiano Ronaldo in Zurich.Read More'A better player'Even though the US national team has led the way when it comes to women's football, Lloyd feels she's upped her game in England. "I'm definitely leaving here a better player, a better person," Lloyd says. "I've taken advantage of it all."That's some statement, and a ringing endorsement to City when you consider she's the reigning World Player of the Year, a double Olympic gold medalist and a World Cup winner.When at @wembleystadium....I slide! #2012olympicfinal #2017FACupFinal pic.twitter.com/ftokntz7SC— Carli Lloyd (@CarliLloyd) May 14, 2017 Lloyd joined a City outfit that was dominant domestically, boasting the likes of England captain Steph Houghton and other international stars like Jill Scott and Toni Duggan. Manager Nick Cushing's squad is packed with internationals -- eight from England alone -- ensuring City has set the benchmark in Britain. The Citizens are the reigning Women's Super League champions, and were looking to make an impact in the Champions League. The recruitment of Lloyd was certainly seen as coup, and she played a pivotal role in both the FA Cup and Champions League -- even if a red card in the Women's Super League Spring Series meant she only played four out of a possible eight games in the league.READ: Alex Morgan vs. Carli Lloyd -- US stars face off in Women's Champions LeagueDuring her time in England, the US captain has been impressed by the standards across the pond. "Here, you're playing with more skilful players," she reflects. "Players who are very technical on the ball, who read the game very well.""So, I think for me, it's been a good indication of where the American side is, and where the English side is ... I've learned a good amount from Nick as well, just his style and how he coaches."Wembley gloryBut Lloyd did not leave the United Kingdom empty-handed.She scored in City's 4-1 FA Cup final victory over Birmingham as City tasted success in front of a record 35,000 fans at Wembley Stadium. Thank u to all the fans. 2 my teammates. 2 everyone at @ManCityWomen and CFA. A class football club to play for. Enjoyed every bit of it! pic.twitter.com/aEhOHDLPIy— Carli Lloyd (@CarliLloyd) June 3, 2017 "Well, not only did I want to come over here and do whatever I could to help this team at City, but I also wanted to help grow the women's game," Lloyd says."For me, to have walked away with an FA Cup final, that was a huge memory here at City."I was happy I was able to be part of it. Not only did we win at Wembley but it was a great memory for me, being in 2012 London Olympics Final, which was really, really special."READ: The teen with the future of US Soccer on his shouldersThe American has also enjoyed the cultural experience of living in Manchester -- even if driving on the opposite side of the road has been "very humbling" at times."I've been able to play with some of these fantastic players," she says."I know putting in this work now and having this experience is definitely going to help me later on, for sure." 'Outreach'JUST WATCHEDCarli Lloyd on Manchester Arena attackReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHCarli Lloyd on Manchester Arena attack 01:31While Lloyd's overall experience at City has been enjoyable, she was in close proximity to the Manchester Arena when it was attacked during an Ariana Grande concert on May 22. The blast resulted in 22 people being killed.#OneLoveManchester pic.twitter.com/cehjUxefnl— Carli Lloyd (@CarliLloyd) June 4, 2017 "I go back to 9/11 in New York City and I'll never forget where I was that day," Lloyd says when recalling the Manchester attack. "I was probably about ninety miles away from [New York], training with my collegiate team, Rutgers. We looked up into the sky and saw a lot of smoke, turned on the television and you saw the World Trade Center being hit."It happened fairly close to me but this one, in Manchester, I was literally 0.3 miles from it, right around the corner.""I just was shocked. At that moment, I heard sirens, I heard helicopters, I saw lights; it was scary, scary to be that close to something. "I feel awful for the victims, the city of Manchester, but you know -- with all these things that keep happening -- you see how closely-knit the city and the community are. "To see the outreach from everybody was just tremendous."READ: The 24/7 athlete -- less alcohol, most mediationHouston DashLloyd will be watching from afar as Manchester heals in the aftermath of that attack, returning to play in the National Women's Soccer League for the Houston Dash. While her focus will be on helping Houston get its season back on track -- with the team currently bottom of the standings in North America as the campaign approaches the halfway stage -- she will also continue to be an agent for change off the field.And now the next chapter begins..looking forward to being back with my team @HoustonDash and the fans. See everyone at the game on June 17. pic.twitter.com/IC5qLcwWZR— Carli Lloyd (@CarliLloyd) June 4, 2017 Earlier this year, Lloyd participated in a forum at the FIFA Congress in Bahrain, engaging with the likes of president Gianni Infantino as part of a think tank on global issues affecting the sport, including the advancement of women's football around the world. Lloyd concedes that she's not sure if she'll see equal pay during her life time, something the U.S. Women's National Team have been at the forefront of fighting for, but the American captain said that the issue was more than just about income. READ: The match that changed footballVisit CNN.com/sport/football for more news and features"It's not just necessarily equal pay; it's just equality; it's just giving women fair treatment, and something they deserve," she says. "Our team has been fighting but it doesn't just come down to the finances -- it's other things. It's pitches, it's hotels, it's flights -- so there's loads of things that we have been fighting for, and we are happy that we got a fair deal."Now we just need to keep performing on the pitch."

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Story highlightsLouis Oosthuizen ahead midway through third round at weather-affected Malaysian Open Scotland's Stephen Gallacher lies second having completed 11 holes of his third roundSouth African looking to bounce back after losing Masters playoff to America's Bubba WatsonLouis Oosthuizen holds a one-shot lead heading into the final day of the Malaysian Open at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club. The South African, who was beaten in a playoff by America's Bubba Watson at the Masters last weekend, had completed ten holes of his third round when storms put a premature end to the day's play. Oosthuizen is currently three-under par for his round and 13 under overall, one shot ahead of Scotland's Stephen Gallacher, who completed 11 holes before play was abandoned. "You never know with the weather here so you are trying to get ahead of the guys just in case all of a sudden it becomes a 54-hole event. I actually don't think that will be the case now, but (earlier today) I was still thinking there was a chance that this could be the last round," the 29-year-old said, EuropeanTour.com reported.The 2010 Open champion admitted to feeling somewhat fatigued after his efforts at Augusta National and the subsequent 30-hour trip from the U.S. to the event, but is relishing the opportunity to bounce back after missing out on a second major victory. "It's a tough week but it was always going to be the case this week. None of that will matter if I can win tomorrow. My swing feels really good and when you are playing like this you really want to get a win because it just boosts the confidence so much and it is a good time of the year to do that," he said, EuropeanTour.com reported.Three players are tied for third place on 10-under par, including Spain's Rafael Cabrera-Bello, England's Danny Willett and David Lipsky from the U.S.South African Hennie Otto, India's Jyoti Randhawa and Ricardo Gonzalez from Argentina are one shot further back in a tie for sixth.

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Story highlightsBritain's Prince William and Catherine arrive in New York City for a whirlwind tour SundayThe Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will not be accompanied by Prince GeorgeA source says the program of events in the city "doesn't make it appropriate to bring him" Prince William will travel to Washington to meet U.S. President Barack ObamaNew York may be the "city that never sleeps" but that won't come as a shock to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge who are still new parents and are expecting another baby in April. Prince George, now a toddler, would no doubt love the bright lights of the big city but he'll have to wait to see them himself. A source close to the couple tells me the main reason he isn't coming is that the program of events "doesn't make it appropriate to bring him."This visit certainly feels rocket-propelled compared to the leisurely three-week tour of New Zealand and Australia earlier this year, when George did join his parents. On Monday that will involve everything from a children's craft group in Harlem, a conservation reception with Hillary and Chelsea Clinton, to an NBA game where they're likely to rub shoulders with Beyoncé and husband Jay Z. On Tuesday, their plans include a moment of reflection at the September 11 memorial and a glittering charity dinner at the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art. The couple will split at one point so that the heir to the throne can drop in on President Obama in Washington and give a speech at the World Bank. The White House said William's visit underscored "the special relationship" between the United States and the United Kingdom."The President looks forward to thanking The Duke of Cambridge for the hospitality shown to him by the Royal Family during the President's recent visits to the United Kingdom," a spokesperson said in a statement.William and Kate will also have additional private engagements.JUST WATCHEDDue date announced for William and KateReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHDue date announced for William and Kate 01:53JUST WATCHEDPrince George's eventful first year ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHPrince George's eventful first year 01:58JUST WATCHEDPrince George meets his animal namesakeReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHPrince George meets his animal namesake 01:31Each event has been carefully orchestrated to promote the couple's own interests or those of the British government. Royals are in the fund-raising business and if there's anywhere you can make big money, it's in the Big Apple. The causes the royal couple support are set to benefit hugely from this trip. The Duke and Duchess will meet the rich, the famous, the powerful and the vulnerable. No other couple in the world has the power to fill a room like the Cambridges can right now. Their spokesman tells me: "The Duke and Duchess are looking forward to their visit enormously, especially as neither have visited New York or Washington in any capacity before. "They fondly remember the incredibly warm welcome they received on their last official visit to the U.S.A. (California in 2011) and are very much looking forward to returning to the States." That last visit was to sunny Los Angeles at a time when people were still sizzling from the hype around the royal wedding. It was an unquestionable triumph. This time they will be returning to a bitter East Coast winter but the welcome will no doubt be as warm. It may be reminiscent of Princess Diana's first visit to New York. Poignantly, Diana never came here with her husband Prince Charles. Kate and William are the next generation and very much a couple. Wherever they go in Manhattan, the royals will be greeted by cameras and big crowds. America's fascination with this fairytale is unmatched. Unlike Diana's day, many of the best royal moments come now from cell phones belonging to well-wishers. No doubt Kate will be asked how she is feeling after her bout of morning sickness -- with her entourage looking-on to make sure she doesn't over do it.

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Story highlightsChelsea through to Champions League quarterfinalsChelsea 4-1 second leg winners over Napoli after extra timeBranislav Ivanovic's goal gives them 5-4 aggregate victory over ItaliansReal Madrid ease past CSKA Moscow with 4-1 home winBranislav Ivanovic scored a superb extra-time goal to put Chelsea through to the quarterfinals of the European Champions League, while Real Madrid also progressed Wednesday.The Serbian defender's 105th-minute strike gave the English Premier League side a 4-1 second leg win over Napoli and passage to the last eight 5-4 on aggregate.Trailing 3-1 after the first leg in Italy, one of the results which cost Andre Villas-Boas his job as Chelsea manager, the home side responded with an all-action display at Stamford Bridge.Goals from veteran players Didier Drogba, John Terry and Frank Lampard -- whose futures had seemed under threat during the short reign of the Portuguese coach -- helped send the tie to extra time.Napoli had looked menacing in the opening exchanges and Marek Hamsik and Ezequiel Lavezzi both forced fine reaction saves from Petr Cech.JUST WATCHEDBeckham's Olympic aspirationsReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHBeckham's Olympic aspirations 04:35JUST WATCHEDDavid Beckham wants more MLS glory ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHDavid Beckham wants more MLS glory 04:45But striker Drogba's diving header after 39 minutes tipped the balance in the home side's favor.Two minutes into the second half and they were two up and level on aggregate as captain Terry found space to head home Lampard's corner.Napoli, who continued to be a threat, responded almost immediately with a goal to go ahead again on aggregate as Gokhan Inler swept home from the edge of the area.But Andrea Dossena handled to give Chelsea the chance to take the match past regulation time, and England international Lampard stepped up to smash home the 75th-minute penalty kick.Substitute Fernando Torres had two half-chances to end his goal drought before Ivanovic cropped up in the penalty area to smash his shot high into the Napoli net.Chelsea held out comfortably in the second half of extra time to seal a famous comeback and give interim manager Roberto Di Matteo his third straight win since taking over from Villas-Boas.Defender Terry said it had been one of their greatest every performances."This could top them all sure," he told the UK match broadcaster. "The lads put in a great display, really solid, really resilient, with the firepower going forward."We proved we're a team tonight. That desire, that togetherness. We showed what Chelsea are made of tonight."Nine-time champions Real Madrid booked their passage after a 4-1 win over CSKA Moscow at the Santiago Bernabeu, clinching a 5-2 aggregate success.The scoreline was a little flattering for Real, who had some nervous defensive moments before Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain converted Kaka's cross to put them ahead on the night and on aggregate.In-form Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first of the night early in the second half with a speculative long-range effort which embarrassed CSKA goalkeeper Sergei Chepchugov.France forward Karim Benzema made it 3-0 to Real with his first touch after coming on as a substitute, then Zopan Tosic scored a deserved goal for the visitors with a crisp strike which whistled past Iker Casillas.But Ronaldo scored in injury time with his sixth goal in the competition to restore the Spanish league leaders' three-goal advantage.

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London (CNN)A silent walk is being held in West London on Thursday to mark the first anniversary of the Grenfell Tower inferno, one of the UK's worst-ever urban disasters and its deadliest fire for 30 years.Other events marking the tragedy include a 24-hour vigil, a memorial church service and the unveiling of an Islamic-style mosaic made by the Al-Manaar/MCHC local Muslim community center and laid at the bottom of the charred remains of the apartment block. Grenfell Tower has been wrapped in white and illuminated in green for the 24 hours of the anniversary -- a color chosen by the surviving residents of the block. Green hearts adorned the top four floors of the residential tower.At 1 a.m. local time, marking exactly a year since the fire began to take hold, several other London buildings were also lit up in solidarity, including nearby Kensington Palace, home of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and Downing Street, the Prime Minister's official residence.Families and friends who lost loved ones in the fire hold portraits of victims as they march to the illuminated Grenfell Tower in the early hours of Thursday.Kensington Palace's East facade is lit up in green to show support for survivors of the fire.At midday, following a memorial service attended by London Mayor Sadiq Khan, a crowd of survivors, relatives and friends of victims, campaigners and representatives of the emergency services fell silent for 72 seconds in memory of the 72 victims.Read MoreThey were joined in their silence by people across the country, including Queen Elizabeth and the Duchess of Sussex -- formerly Meghan Markle -- who were visiting the northwest city of Chester. The Queen wore green, which many are interpreting as a show of support for the Grenfell victims.In Kensington, candles were lit in memory of the dead, and doves, a symbol of peace, were released as a tribute. Railings on buildings nearby were hung with green fabric and some police officers wore green scarves in solidarity.Queen Elizabeth and the Duchess of Sussex observe a moment of silence in memory of the victims. Members of the public release doves as part of commemorations on the anniversary of the fire.The crowds then began a silent march, first to the foot of the tower itself where wreaths were laid, then onward to the nearby Wall of Truth, filled with first-hand accounts and testimony of the tragic night last June. NHS staff were on site, providing support to grieving relatives and survivors and handing out leaflets with advice for coping with the emotions of the day. People hold tributes to Grenfell as they walk to the Wall of Truth.Families of victims of the Grenfell Tower disaster attend a service at the base of the burned-out apartment block on Thursday. Schoolchildren across Britain are being encouraged to wear green on Friday as a mark of respect to those who died. Many of the victims of the blaze that tore up the 24-story residential tower block were children. The final figure of 72 includes Logan Gomes, who was later stillborn after his mother was stricken by the fumes she inhaled as she fled.Marcio Gomes, whose son Logan was stillborn after mother Andreia was stricken by the fumes she inhaled as she fled, speaks at a commemorative hearing for the victims. The fire exposed acute divisions in British society, as well as dangerous weaknesses in social housing, urban planning, fire regulations and disaster management.Retired Court of Appeal judge Sir Martin Moore-Bick is heading a public inquiry into why the disaster happened.Last month, a series of commemorative hearings were held in which relatives and survivors paid tribute to those who had lost their lives.Many of the victims died after they were told by fire services to stay put inside their homes. Flames raced up the cladding that had been installed around the block of mainly social housing to improve its appearance.'I am broken': A year on and still no justice for Grenfell fire victimsLast month, the government of Theresa May finally yielded to local authorities' demands to fund the replacement of combustible cladding, similar to that used on Grenfell Tower, in more than 300 buildings to the tune of £400 million ($535 million). Police are also investigating the London Fire Brigade's now controversial "stay put" policy for people trapped in fires in high-rise buildings.According to Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick, about 200 detectives are working on the police investigation into the fire.So far there have been no prosecutions of officials of the Conservative-led Kensington and Chelsea Council who chose the cladding panels over more expensive fireproof alternatives. A year after the disaster, 69 households, including families with children, are still in emergency accommodation while only 82 of the 203 new permanent homes pinpointed by the Council for the Grenfell families have been occupied, according to the Council-run Grenfell Support group.Can't imagine what my brother and his neighbours went through that night. They were murdered, that's what we been saying from day 1. Those responsible need to go to prison. No justice, No peace. #grenfell #grenfelltower #grenfelltowerinquiry— Noha Maher (@inohauk) June 4, 2018 Noha Maher, brother of victim Hesham Rahman, tweeted on June 4 what many of the survivors are feeling. "Can't imagine what my brother and his neighbours went through that night," he wrote. "They were murdered, that's what we been saying from day 1. Those responsible need to go to prison. No justice, No peace."It is unlikely the survivors of the flames that fateful night will ever fully recover.The National Health Service estimates the cost of mental-health services alone for the survivors will hit £10 million by this time next year. CNN's Judith Vonberg and Vasco Cotovio contributed to this report.

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(CNN)President Donald Trump's golf scores have been hacked by someone apparently hoping to raise his handicap, the United States Golf Association confirmed to CNN Sports.Four less-than-flattering scores of 101, 100, 108, 102 were uploaded to the Golf Handicap and Information Network (GHIN) Friday and have since been removed, as has Trump's lifetime best round of 68 reported last month.Donald Trump had the best golf round of his life last month"We have become aware of reports in the media questioning recent scores posted on President Trump's GHIN account," USGA spokeswoman Janeen Driscoll said in a statement."As we dug into the data it appears someone has erroneously posted a number of scores on behalf of the GHIN user. We are taking corrective action to remove the scores and partnering with our allied golf associations and their member clubs to determine the origin of the issue."Read MoreA handicap measures a golfer's ability -- the lower the handicap, the better the golfer.The removal of the five scores will change Trump's handicap of 1.8, which, according to the USGA, puts him in the top 4% of all golfers who report handicap information.However, Trump's handicap won't be revised until June 1 -- the GHIN system updates on the 1st and 15th of every month to ensures that everyone's number is updated at the same time. CNN's Chris Cillizza contributed to this report.

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Story highlightsLawyer says Closer magazine may face heavy sanctions over the photographsWilliam and Catherine are "hugely saddened" by the invasion of privacy, palace saysThe topless photographs are grainy and appear to have been taken with a long lensCloser magazine editor defends decision to publish: "We were just doing our job"Just weeks after the scandal about pictures of Britain's Prince Harry naked in Las Vegas, a magazine has sparked fresh controversy by publishing pictures of Prince William's wife, Catherine, topless while vacationing.The duchess of Cambridge is "upset" with the magazine -- a French publication called Closer, a royal source told CNN. Palace officials, threatening legal action, have blasted what they call a "grotesque" invasion of privacy.The grainy pictures appear to have been taken with a long camera lens while the couple was staying at a private chateau in Provence, in southern France.They were "hugely saddened to learn that a French publication and a photographer have invaded their privacy in such a grotesque and totally unjustifiable manner," a St. James's Palace spokesman said.These new privacy controversies have dredged up the royal family's often rocky relationship with the press and put a spotlight on how the palace deals with the media after the tragic death of William's mother, Diana, as she fled photographers in Paris 15 years ago."The incident is reminiscent of the worst excesses of the press and paparazzi during the life of Diana, Princess of Wales, and all the more upsetting to The Duke and Duchess for being so," the palace spokesman said. JUST WATCHEDTopless photos prompt royal privacy rowReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHTopless photos prompt royal privacy row 04:10JUST WATCHEDAre the royals taking legal action?ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHAre the royals taking legal action? 03:51JUST WATCHEDKate Middleton pregnancy rumors rev upReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHKate Middleton pregnancy rumors rev up 01:38"Their Royal Highnesses had every expectation of privacy in the remote house. It is unthinkable that anyone should take such photographs, let alone publish them."William, Catherine on high-stakes missionSt. James's Palace officials told CNN they "believe a red line has been crossed." The palace confirmed that the couple is taking legal action against the publishers of Closer.The pair remain focused on their Asian tour on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II, he added.William, who is second in line to the throne, and his wife are in Malaysia as they carry out a nine-day Southeast Asian tour of Commonwealth nations, which started in Singapore.The photographs cannot be accessed on Closer's website, which shows only the magazine's front cover with heavily blurred images. The photos are featured in the magazine's print copy, which is available in France.Read more about the duchess of CambridgeThe latest furor comes three weeks after the British royal family was caught up in a media furor over images of William's younger brother, Prince Harry, partying naked in his Las Vegas hotel room with a group of girls.Those photographs were widely circulated online but were published in only one UK tabloid, The Sun, after palace officials asked UK media not to run them. The Press Complaints Commission, the UK press watchdog, received about 3,800 complaints from the public but said it was inappropriate for it to take any action without a formal complaint from the palace.The Sun has made clear that it won't publish the pictures of Catherine, however. Editor Dominic Mohan tweeted: "The Sun has no intention of breaching the royal couple's privacy. The circumstances are very different to those relating to the photos of Prince Harry in Las Vegas."Laurence Pieau, editor-in-chief of Closer in France, posted several comments on Twitter late Thursday promoting the release of the topless pictures of Catherine.One said: "The world exclusive of #closer tomorrow is Kate Middleton as you have never seen her ... and as you will never see her again."Another read: "For kate middleton to have tan lines she would have to be wearing a swimsuit!"Interviewed by CNN affiliate BFM-TV on Friday, Pieau defended the decision to publish the photographs, saying, "We were just doing our job." The magazine was tipped off about the dates of the royal couple's visit to Provence and sent a photographer, she said. The pair were visible on a terrace from the road.Opinion: British privacy should start with British pressPieau said that there had been no debate at the magazine over whether to publish the photos and that she believes they are not degrading, as "they are just like any other couple in love." She described the reaction to the pictures' publication as "disproportionate" and slammed the British press as "complete hypocrites," since photos of Harry naked were published by The Sun. Pieau said that there are additional photos that are even more revealing but that Closer is not publishing them for now. The magazine will wait to see if any complaint is made against it, she said."I think that what these photos really highlight is the issue of the royal couple's security," she added.A string of negative comments from members of the public has already been posted on the French Closer magazine's Facebook page.One, written in French, said: "Your behavior is unacceptable, you're as bad as the English tabloids. You have gone too far with the photos of Kate topless and it will cost you a lot I hope. Shameful."It is not yet clear what form any legal action by William and Catherine against Closer magazine, run by an Italian business called Mondadori, might take.But British lawyer Charlotte Harris said the magazine's decision to publish was a clear breach of French legal codes and was out of line with current views on people's right to privacy."The perception of the French was that they are less aggressive, that they have a culturally different opinion of where privacy laws should lie. Here they appear to have gone right over the other way," she said.French law provides for "draconian sanctions" to protect against this kind of behavior, she said, including orders to take magazines off shelves and the imposition of serious fines.But even if distribution of the images is contained, Harris said, the damage is done to the extent that very private information about the duchess has now become public knowledge.French magazine VSD was fined 2,000 euros ($2,580) last week after it published a photo of Valerie Trierweiler, partner of French President Francois Hollande, in a bikini on its front cover, BFM-TV reports.Trierweiler is also taking legal action against other French magazines that published images of her and Hollande in swimwear while on vacation, BFM-TV says.Singapore gives royal welcome to William, KateThe latest royal controversy threatens to overshadow what has until now been a well-received tour in Asia, undertaken as part of diamond jubilee celebrations for the queen, William's grandmother.The duchess of Cambridge gave her first public speech in Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur, on Thursday, at a hospice for terminally ill children and adults. She is the patron of a charity supporting children's hospices in East Anglia, England.The royal couple will be in Malaysia until Sunday before heading to the Solomon Islands and Tuvalu.The duchess was very conservatively dressed as she visited a mosque in Kuala Lumpur on Friday.There was also a security scare when a man lunged at Catherine and tried to give her a flower as she and William left a festival of Malaysian dancing in a park in the capital.A man was arrested over the incident, a palace source said."The Duchess was getting into the car and the Duke was walking round to the other side of the car when an enthusiastic member of the public tried to give her a flower," he told CNN."He was very close, right up against the car. He was arrested by local police officers. Royal protection officers were not involved, though they had noticed him in the crowd earlier on. The Duke and Duchess were not in any danger at all at any point."The French Closer magazine is run by a different company from the publication of the same name in the United Kingdom.Closer UK, published by Bauer Consumer Media, issued a statement distancing itself from the French magazine."Closer magazine UK would like to make it clear that the two publications make entirely independent editorial decisions. In this respect the comments made by the editor of the French edition which have reported in the media today do not reflect the opinions of Closer magazine UK."Closer magazine UK was not offered any pictures of this nature and certainly has no intention of publishing the photographs of the Duchess of Cambridge which have been published in France this morning."The British media is under close scrutiny after revelations of phone hacking and other abuses. The conclusions of an independent judge-led inquiry, which may recommend greater restrictions on media freedoms, are expected by the end of the year.More: What awaits William, Kate on the royal tour?

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Story highlightsScott Atlas: Nearly three-quarters of those insured under Obamacare were added to MedicaidAccess to the best doctors is very limited; patients often have little choice of doctors, he saysScott W. Atlas, MD is the David and Joan Traitel Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his. (CNN)New figures indicate that about 11 million people have signed up for health insurance during this latest sign-up period of Obamacare, of which about half will be from the uninsured population, based on previous estimates. Once again, the supporters of the law celebrate with proclamations that "it's working." One could say that assessment is true, if the definition of "working" means enrolling people into anything called health insurance. To be sure, the law's implementation is progressing, but there is no cause for celebration. It is indeed true that millions of Americans are now newly enrolled into health insurance, but it is disingenuous to tout this as a great success. An estimated 71% of the new insurance arises through Medicaid, using 2014 calculations based on analysis by Haislmaier and Gonshorowski of data from the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare. Scott AtlasThe harsh reality awaiting these low-income Americans is undeniable: according to 2013 data from a 2014 Merritt Hawkins study, 55% of doctors already refuse new Medicaid patients. According to the HSC Health Tracking Physician Survey, 2008, the percentage of doctors that refuse new Medicaid patients dwarf by about 8 to 10 times the percentage that refuses new private insurance patients. Such "insurance" from Obamacare not only fails to provide access to doctors, but research in the top medical journals such as Cancer, American Journal of Cardiology, Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation and Annals of Surgery, show that Medicaid beneficiaries suffer worse outcomes than similar patients with private insurance ... all at an added cost of another $800 billion by CBO estimates to taxpayers after the decade.It is not hyperbole to call Medicaid a disgrace at its annual cost of about $450 billion, and expanding it rather than helping poor people buy private insurance is simply inexplicable.Read MoreAccess to employer-based careHealth care access for middle-class Americans is also significantly worsened by Obamacare's private insurance decrees.The law already forced termination of health insurance for millions of Americans estimated as 4.7 million by the Associated Press -- insurance they personally had chosen to buy. The Congressional Budget Office now projects that a stunning 10 million Americans will be forced off their chosen employer-based health insurance by 2021 -- a tenfold increase in the number that was initially projected back in 2011, at the onset of the law. Along with that forced change of coverage, many suddenly find themselves without access to their chosen doctors.Despite the assertion that the law increases insurance choices, the Obamacare exchanges do quite the opposite for those dependent on them and their government's subsidies. McKinsey reported 68% of Obamacare insurance options only cover narrow or very narrow provider networks, double that of the previous year. For cancer care, the majority of America's best hospitals in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network are not covered in most of their states' exchange plans. The "narrow network" strategy is about to hit even more Americans in 2015, as Obamacare exchanges from California to New Hampshire further restrict access to top doctors and hospitals in an attempt to quell insurance premium increases caused by the law itself, according to an analysis by the Los Angeles Times. And a study in late 2014 commissioned by the prestigious American Heart Association determined that the specialists essential to diagnose and treat stroke, one of the most disabling and lethal diseases in the United States, are in severe shortage under Obamacare insurance exchange plans.Indeed, unless one has the financial resources or power to skirt the new system, many of America's top doctors and hospitals are no longer available.More government-dominated careObamacare has forced Americans onto a far more government-dominated health care pathway than in the past. Coupled with population aging, the 107 million under the government's Medicaid or Medicare insurance in 2013 will rapidly increase to 135 million just five years later, a growth rate tripling that of private insurance.By the end of the decade, a full 140 million Americans will have their health care access directly controlled by government insurance, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid.More doctors than ever already refuse Medicaid and Medicare due to inadequate payments for care, and that will only accelerate as government lowers reimbursements. Less appreciated is that inadequate payments to doctors by government insurance substantially increase private insurance premiums. Back in 2008, a shortfall of over $88 billion of payment from Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries added more than $1,500 extra per year in premiums and $1,800 extra in total out-of-pocket costs to every family of four with private insurance.As the government increases its role as insurer, it increases its hold on payments to doctors and hospitals, so it will be able to reduce reimbursements and dictate access to limited networks of doctors and hospitals. And with increasing enrollment into government insurance, private premiums will undoubtedly rise even more.Goals for health reformIt is therefore absolutely critical for the new Congress to reject Obamacare and instead help individual Americans and their families, particularly middle class and poor Americans -- the people most harmed by Obamacare.Any legitimate health reform plan must be focused on three goals: 1) help consumers find affordable private insurance suited to their personal needs; 2) liberate the poor from Medicaid so they have actual access to medical care, as well as the dignity of personal choice of doctor; and 3) add substantive mechanisms that reduce health care costs by competition and value-seeking by consumers. The plan should not replicate the false claims of Obamacare supporters that recent slowdowns in health spending from economic downturns were somehow caused by Obamacare. The Patient Choice, Affordability, Responsibility, and Empowerment (PatientCARE) Act put forth this month by leading Republicans in Congress tries to do just that. This bill, also known as Coburn-Burr-Hatch, represents a serious plan to expand access to health care and reduce the nation's health care expenses. The Coburn-Burr-Hatch proposal incentivizes people to buy insurance they value, and it generates affordable options, instead of forcing the purchase of expensive insurance that individuals don't want. Current harmful barriers to interstate cooperation and anti-competitive impediments are reduced. Health savings plans are liberalized to allow everyone, not just the affluent, control over their health care dollar. Medicaid reforms provide options for individuals to buy private coverage, and the government provides significant financial support for lower income Americans. And no one is forced to spend their hard-earned money on something they do not want.As the Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday about the legitimacy of subsidies under the ACA, Americans must recognize the bigger picture about U.S. health reform. Contrary to the mantra that the GOP has no plan other than to repeal Obamacare, the truth is that it is the supporters of Obamacare are the ones who are single-minded. They are focused on maintaining the ACA without regard for legitimate reforms to improve health care access and quality and without finally addressing what always was the most important problem with US health care -- its cost.Responsible leadership must focus on empowering patients instead of the government, before private health insurance and with that access to the excellence of America's medical system are eliminated for all but the affluent.Empowering individuals -- regardless of socioeconomic status -- with choices and information in order to facilitate access to care from the best doctors and hospitals in the world should be the thrust of any change to American health care. That's an American solution, and it's up to our elected officials to make sure it finally happens.Read CNNOpinion's new Flipboard magazine.Follow us on Twitter @CNNOpinion.Join us on Facebook.com/CNNOpinion.

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(CNN)Angela Merkel has been written off many times in her career -- by the politician's rivals, her own party members and, yes, the press.   It's difficult to imagine today, as Germany's widely respected Chancellor prepares to step down after more than 15 years in the top job, but in the early stages of her career Merkel was regularly belittled and looked down on -- even by those who were supposedly on her side. The protégé of then-Chancellor Helmut Kohl, Merkel was known by him as "mein Maedel" -- "my girl." "She always was underestimated by her enemies and by other politicians, and when they realized that a woman from the east is able to play this power game, it was too late," Ralph Bollmann, author of the authoritative Merkel biography "Angela Merkel: The Chancellor and Her Time," told CNN.The media only added to this sense that Merkel was not a serious political contender. Read MoreAt one of her earliest media appearances as the new leader of the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Berlin in 2001, Merkel appeared out of her depth. Uneasy in front of the bright lights and cameras of the press pack, she seemed not to know where to look or what to do with her hands, and gave flat, boring answers to reporters' questions. Chatting afterwards, many of the (mostly male) journalists present agreed: This woman would never be chancellor. Germany's election will decide what life after Merkel looks like. Here's what you need to knowBut what did they know? Merkel went on to secure four terms in office, making her one of the longest-serving chancellors in German history -- only Kohl, the mentor she eventually turned her back on, has served longer in the modern era. Two decades on, she has cemented her position as an elder stateswoman, having led her nation -- indeed some would argue Europe as a whole -- through a series of potentially devastating crises.Named the most powerful woman in the world several times over, Merkel also played a crucial role on the international stage, helping to manage the global financial crisis, the refugee crisis, and the war in Ukraine. As Germany prepares to go to the polls this weekend to elect a new government, and by extension her successor, it is not clear whether any of those lining up to replace her -- Armin Laschet of Merkel's own CDU, the center-left Socialist Party (SPD)'s Olaf Scholz, or the Greens' Annalena Baerbock -- will be able to fill her shoes. Bollmann says the world will sorely miss Merkel's steady leadership: "I think there is one common thing in Germany and abroad: She is seen as a guarantor of stability. In future times many people will look back at this time as a time -- perhaps the last time -- of stability." Angela Merkel was sworn in as Germany's first female chancellor in November 2005. 'Don't fool yourself' Merkel, 67, grew up under Communism in East Germany, and trained as a scientist, earning a doctorate in quantum chemistry before making a move into politics following the fall of the Berlin Wall. She won a seat in the Bundestag, Germany's parliament, in the first election after reunification. In the years that followed, Merkel would not only become the first female Chancellor of Germany but would also change the country's politics for good. Yet when the CDU won Germany's elections in 2005 -- by just 1% -- it was widely seen as having happened despite Merkel's perceived weaknesses, not because of her. Appearing on TV talk show "The Elephant Round," after the nail-bitingly close 2005 vote, the incumbent Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder appeared dismissive of Merkel, laughing off the notion that she would be able to form a governing coalition. "She will not manage to form a coalition with my Social Democratic Party," he said. "Don't fool yourself."Merkel held her tongue, but went on to do just that, patiently biding her time before working to form a so-called "grand coalition" between the two largest parties -- the CDU and the SPD -- and, in doing so, ending Schroeder's political career. The imperturbable, unemotional Merkel had triumphed. Merkel greets visitors as she walks to the Chapel of Reconciliation before attending a memorial service to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, on November 9, 2019. "There are many things she learnt from her youth ... in the GDR, in Communism, because she had to hide her real opinions, not saying something ... she's a very quiet person, she's patient," Merkel biographer Bollmann told CNN. The early years of Merkel's chancellorship were largely uneventful. Germany's economy slowly gained steam after years of stagnation. But in 2008, when investment banking company Lehman Brothers collapsed and the world seemed headed for an economic abyss, Germans feared their export-dependent nation could go under. That's when Merkel took charge, becoming the country's crisis manager. On October 5, 2008, she told Germans: "Your savings are secure, the federal government guarantees that." Her calm, reassuring words helped to prevent a run on the banks and marked the start of a period of confidence in the face of adversity for Germany, led by Merkel. Her government started a short-term labor program, known as "Kurzarbeit," which helped companies keep their employee on staff by making them work shorter hours, while the government supplemented their incomes. The program cost around 6 billion euros, according to the Federal Employment Agency, but it helped Germany avoid mass unemployment and ensured that German companies were at an advantage once the global economy picked up, since they had retained their skilled workforces. By the time the Greek debt crisis hit in 2012, Germans had faith in their chancellor, trusting that she could handle the adversity. Merkel took charge, creating giant funds to save not just Greece's economy but those of other debt-ridden Eurozone nations as well. Though Greece and other countries criticized what they saw as the draconian terms of their bailouts, Merkel likely saved the single currency. "Europe will fail if the euro fails. Europe wins if the euro wins," Merkel told the German Bundestag in 2012. "She has led Germany, Europe and, in parts, the rest of the world through an era of crises -- big crises -- which we never thought could happen in a Western democracy," says Bollmann. But while Merkel is seen as a bold and accomplished crisis manager, critics say she risked alienating the conservative voter base of her own party, the CDU, by taking left-of-center positions on key topics including nuclear energy, foreign policy and immigration. Merkel's government had initially halted Germany's planned exit from nuclear energy, but she reversed that decision in the wake of the Fukushima disaster in 2011. The move was popular with those on the left, but not necessarily with CDU supporters. "The phenomenon of Angela Merkel is basically leading from behind," said Julian Reichelt, managing editor of Germany's largest daily tabloid newspaper, the right-leaning BILD. "You see where people are going and you follow the masses, you don't lead the masses. She was brilliant at doing that." Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks to delegates of her political party, the Christian Democratic Union, in 2018.Hide Caption 1 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesMerkel was born in Hamburg, West Germany, in 1954, but she grew up in East Germany. Her father, Horst Kasner, was a Lutheran minister and her mother, Herlind, was an English teacher.Hide Caption 2 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesMerkel, left, attends a New Year's Eve party with friends in Berlin in 1972. In 1977, at the age of 23, she married her first husband, Ulrich Merkel. They divorced in 1982, but she kept the name.Hide Caption 3 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesMerkel poses with her siblings, Marcus and Irene Kasner.Hide Caption 4 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesMerkel visits a children's home during her campaign to become a member of the Bundestag, Germany's parliament, in 1990. Before turning to politics, Merkel had trained as a physician. She was also a spokeswoman for the "Democratic Awakening," East Germany's opposition movement before reunification.Hide Caption 5 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesA month after being elected to the Bundestag, Merkel was appointed to Germany's Cabinet in January 1991. Chancellor Helmut Kohl named her Minister for Women and Youth.Hide Caption 6 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesMerkel looks at Kohl during a conference of the Christian Democratic Union, their political party, in 1991. At the time, Merkel was a deputy chairwoman for the party.Hide Caption 7 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesMerkel changed Cabinet positions in 1994, becoming Minister of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety. Here, she visits a water-control station in Bad Honnef, Germany, in 1995.Hide Caption 8 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesMerkel, as the country's leader on environmental issues, irons wrapping paper to show how it can be recycled.Hide Caption 9 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesMerkel and Health Minister Horst Seehofer attend a Cabinet meeting in 1995.Hide Caption 10 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesMerkel sits in a "strandkorb," or beach basket, in an undated photo. In 2000, Merkel became the Christian Democratic Union's first female chairperson. It was the opposition party at the time.Hide Caption 11 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesMerkel, left, attends the opening of the Wagner Festival, an annual music festival in Bayreuth, Germany, in 2001.Hide Caption 12 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesMerkel spends part of her summer in Langballig, Germany, in 2002.Hide Caption 13 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesMerkel meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2002, one of many meetings they would have over the years. Merkel speaks Russian fluently, while Putin speaks German.Hide Caption 14 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesMerkel speaks in Nuremberg, Germany, ahead of federal elections in 2005.Hide Caption 15 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesMerkel is sworn in as Germany's first female chancellor in November 2005.Hide Caption 16 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesMerkel visits the White House in January 2006. A few days later she also visited the Kremlin in Russia.Hide Caption 17 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesUS President George W. Bush shows off a barrel of pickled herrings he was presented after arriving in Stralsund, Germany, in July 2006.Hide Caption 18 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesMerkel visits troops stationed in Turkey in February 2013. Later that year she was re-elected for a third term.Hide Caption 19 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesMerkel and her husband, Joachim Sauer, walk with US President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama before a dinner in Berlin in June 2013. Merkel and Sauer have been married since 1998.Hide Caption 20 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesMerkel speaks to Obama on the sidelines of a G7 summit near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, in June 2015.Hide Caption 21 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesMerkel was named Time magazine's Person of the Year in 2015. Time Editor-at-Large Karl Vick described her as "the de factos leader of the European Union" by virtue of being leader of the EU's largest and most economically powerful member state. Twice that year, he said, the EU had faced "existential crises" that Merkel had taken the lead in navigating -- first the Greek debt crisis faced by the eurozone, and then the ongoing migrant crisis.Hide Caption 22 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesMerkel and Obama test a virtual-reality headset at a trade fair in Hanover, Germany, in April 2016.Hide Caption 23 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesMerkel and US President Donald Trump hold a joint news conference at the White House in March 2017.Hide Caption 24 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesMerkel raises her glass during a toast at the Trudering Festival in Munich, Germany, in May 2017.Hide Caption 25 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesMerkel records her annual televised New Year's address in December 2017.Hide Caption 26 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesIn this photo provided by the German Government Press Office, Merkel talks with Trump as they are surrounded by other leaders at the G7 summit in June 2018. According to two senior diplomatic sources, the photo was taken when there was a difficult conversation taking place regarding the G7's communique and several issues the United States had leading up to it.Hide Caption 27 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesMerkel attends a Bundestag session in June 2018. She pressed lawmakers to back a tough but humane asylum and migration policy for the European Union.Hide Caption 28 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesIn this handout photo provided by the German Government Press Office in July 2018, Merkel meets a newborn calf during a visit to the Trede family dairy farm in Nienborstel, Germany.Hide Caption 29 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesMerkel offers flowers to Volker Bouffier, the state premier of Hesse and the deputy chairman of the Christian Democratic Union, ahead of a party leadership meeting in October 2018. The day before, her coalition government suffered heavy losses in a key regional election in Hesse.Hide Caption 30 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesMerkel speaks at a debate on the future of Europe during a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, in November 2018. Merkel made a call for a future European army and for a European Security Council that would centralize defense and security policy on the continent.Hide Caption 31 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesMerkel touches the scepter of a Carnival prince during the annual Carnival reception in Berlin in February 2019.Hide Caption 32 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesMerkel poses for photos with students as she visits a secondary school in Berlin in April 2019.Hide Caption 33 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesMerkel talks with European Council President Donald Tusk and British Prime Minister Theresa May at a roundtable meeting in Brussels, Belgium, in April 2019. May was in Brussels to formally present her case for a short Brexit delay.Hide Caption 34 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesBritain's Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by Prime Minister Theresa May, greets Merkel in Portsmouth, England, in June 2019. It was ahead of an event marking the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion.Hide Caption 35 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesMerkel and new Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky inspect a military honor guard as he arrives for his first official visit to Germany in June 2019. Merkel was seen shaking during the ceremony, but she later suggested dehydration was to blame and said that she was doing "very well."Hide Caption 36 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesThe hands of Merkel and Finnish Prime Minister Antti Rinne are seen as they listen to national anthems in Berlin in July 2019. Merkel's body visibly shook again, raising concerns over her health. She said she was fine and that she has been "working through some things" since she was first seen shaking in June.Hide Caption 37 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesRaindrops cover the window of a car as Merkel arrives for the opening of the James-Simon-Galerie in Berlin in July 2019.Hide Caption 38 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesIn March 2020, Merkel delivered a rare televised message and told the German people that the coronavirus pandemic is the nation's gravest crisis since World War II.Hide Caption 39 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesMerkel attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Neue Wache Memorial in Berlin in May 2020. It was the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, otherwise known as Victory in Europe (VE) Day.Hide Caption 40 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesMerkel and other world leaders look over documents during a European Union summit in Brussels, Belgium, in July 2020. Leaders agreed to create a €750 billion ($858 billion) recovery fund to rebuild EU economies ravaged by the coronavirus crisis.Hide Caption 41 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesMerkel meets with US President Joe Biden at the White House in July 2021.Hide Caption 42 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesMerkel receives a medal from Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, during the opening of the WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence in Berlin in September 2021. The new center's purpose is to better track world health threats and help prevent future ones.Hide Caption 43 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesMerkel feeds Australian lorikeets at the Marlow Bird Park in Marlow, Germany, in September 2021.Hide Caption 44 of 45 Photos: Angela Merkel's life in picturesA child gives Merkel a gingerbread heart with the inscription "Danke CDU," meaning "Thank you, CDU," during a Christian Democratic Union campaign event in Aachen, Germany, in September 2021. At left is Armin Laschet, Merkel's successor at the helm of the CDU, a long-time ally of the Chancellor and the party's deputy leader since 2012. He was one of the candidates who ran to replace her.Hide Caption 45 of 45 The same was often true in foreign policy, which saw Germany's role shrink, compared to the Schroeder years."Germany certainly punches below its weight when it comes to foreign policy," Reichelt told CNN. "Angela Merkel tried to ignore all major conflicts and problems all over the world as good as she could. She was one of the champions of ignoring all the problems that were so obvious in Afghanistan and which would obviously hit us after the withdrawal." Arguably, Merkel's highest-profile moment of international leadership came in the summer of 2015 when hundreds of thousands of refugees, mostly displaced by the civil war in Syria, made their way to Europe. While many of her fellow leaders across the European Union argued in favour of trying to stop the masses from entering thebloc, Merkel believed that the moment called for a huge humanitarian response. "Germany is a strong country. We have achieved so much -- we can do it!" Merkel famously said at a press conference in 2015, opening her country's doors to the refugees. "We will manage this, and if something stands in the way, it must be overcome." Angela Merkel poses for a selfie with Anas Modamani, a refugee from Syria on September 10, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. Germany eventually welcomed an estimated 1.2 million refugees over the next year and a half. Hajo Funke, a professor at Berlin's Freie University, believes opening Germany and Europe up to the influx of people in need was one of the greatest humanitarian acts in German history. "This was a golden hour of the post-World War II democracy. This is the legacy: To be non-nationalist," Funke told CNN. In the wake of Merkel's call to action, many Germans welcomed the asylum seekers with food and clothes; some opened their homes to those who had made the arduous journey, or helped them find work.But the magic of the moment eventually wore off. Integrating the new arrivals was a tricky task some critics say was handled poorly. Her handling of the refugee crisis put a dent in Merkel's popularity at home and helped fuel the rise of far-right political forces including the Alternative for Germany (AfD). The AfD became the first far-right group elected to the Bundestag since 1961. It came third in the 2017 election, with 12.6% of the vote. While Merkel did win another term as chancellor, poor showings for her party at local elections convinced her it was time for change; in 2018 she announced that she would hand over the leadership of the CDU, and that she would not seek re-election in 2021. But a new crisis soon came knocking. In early 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic hit, Merkel was one of the first world leaders to acknowledge the scale of the health threat posed by coronavirus. "Since German unification, no, since the Second World War there has not been a challenge to our nation that required us to act in solidarity with one another so much," she said. Merkel receives a medal from Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization, during the opening of a WHO hub in Berlin on September 1, 2021. Under her leadership, Germany quickly introduced a strict lockdown, reinstated the "Kurzarbeit" program to protect the economy, and helped launch the search for a vaccine. Merkel's handling of the pandemic saw her popularity spike, as Germans once again learned to appreciate the dogged resolve of their often-underestimated leader. Some are left doubting whether those lining up to take her place as chancellor will match up to their predecessor."The question is: Who's going to replace (Merkel), and will that person have the same charisma and ability that she did?" Ben Schreer, from the International Institute for Strategic Studies' (IISS) wondered in an interview with CNN earlier this week. "Allies are skeptical, and Germans as well are quite cautious in that regard."Laschet, Scholz and Baerbock can perhaps take some comfort from the fact that pundits and politicians alike once doubted Merkel's abilities too.As the politician who arrived on the scene as an inexperienced "Maedchen" prepares to leave the world stage, Germany's voters are left wondering who will fill the void left by the woman they came to know affectionately as "Mutti": the mother of the nation.

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Story highlightsTwo heroin addicts talk straight about their lives, hoping to warn others"This is not a road you want to go down," says one. "It's evil" Atlanta (CNN)We hear about those who've kicked addictions, inspiring hope. We shake our heads in sadness and despair when we learn about those who've lost the battle and instead found early graves. Our hearts ache when surviving family members and friends share their pain in hopes of saving others.But what about those who are deep in with no expectation of seeing their way out?Offering a rarely heard perspective, two heroin addicts in Atlanta opened up to CNN recently to tell their stories straight. They want their stark realities to serve as warnings. 'Not what you want to do'Heroin was a birthday present given to her, when she turned 14, by a close relative. Today, for this onetime teen beauty pageant competitor, it's her $200-a-day habit. Read MoreAt 46, Allie says she looks two decades older. She's weathered, too thin; her teeth are gone. The black tights she wears bear images of skulls and crossbones. On a bookshelf near where she sits in her dingy room, there is a Bible. She spends her days getting high but also buying the drug and selling it to others for a profit. "It's so easy to get," she says. "I get a gram for $60 and sell it for $110." Her regulars include waiters and waitresses, engineers, an anesthesiologist and a pilot: "Normal people," she says, "functioning addicts, which is more dangerous because nobody has any idea." They come by most mornings and often on their way home to their spouses and children. Opioid addiction and the most controversial bathroom in New York Her eyes well up when she thinks about how young she was when she entered this hell, and the tears fall when she talks about the young people she sells to, whom she'd rather scare off. People like the "girl with everything going for her": a penthouse apartment, a new car, access to schools and supportive parents. She hates that she even knows her."Believe it or not, I tell them, 'Honey, this is not what you want to do,' " she says. "It's the end of the line. This is skid row. ... This shit will kill you."She warns girls and young women that the power of heroin will drive them to sleep with men they never would have imagined even talking to. And guys, even those who openly "gay bash," she says, will give men oral sex for fixes -- because that's how this world works.Allie had kids of her own but walked away for this life. The last time she saw them, they were 13 and 11. That was half their lifetimes ago. Parents need to wake up, especially if their children are behaving differently or blowing through money, she says. They need to look into their children's eyes. If the pupils are constricted and exceedingly small, "unless they're looking right into a ... spotlight, your kid is on heroin or some type of opioid."Fentanyl: The powerful opioid that killed PrinceOnce upon a time, she glorified this lifestyle. She capitalized on being cute and felt powerful with her pockets full of cash. Today, she's no better than most junkies who wake up covered in their own vomit or not knowing what -- or whom -- they've done. "This is not a road you want to go down," she says, as she continues to cry. "It's evil. Nothing good can come of this."But then she pushes the needle into a vein in the back of her hand. As the heroin takes hold, she scratches her head and neck. She begins to slur her words as she explains how her body tingles and her heart beats out of her chest. "I may have done a little too much," she mumbles as her eyes grow heavy, her head nods forward and her limbs go temporarily limp. 'Chasing something that ain't real'He sleeps in a graveyard at night and shoots up in a crypt. It's not that he wants to die, but If the heroin happens to kill him, he says, "I'm right where I'm supposed to be."Johnny, also 46, started using heroin at 15 because his heroes in the music world did. He played guitar and went on to rehearse and sing with a band right down the street from where he now sits on a tombstone. JUST WATCHEDHeroin: 'Chasing something that ain't real'ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHHeroin: 'Chasing something that ain't real' 03:06He says he was married to a stripper, and his life was "heaven," an existence steeped in "sex, drugs and rock 'n roll." Now, the drug owns him. "When I do a shot of heroin, it's almost like being back in my mama's womb," he says. "I feel safe. I'm warm. I don't have to worry about anything. Nobody's going to hurt me."What you need to know about fentanylThat's how he feels, he says, even though he knows it's not true. Even though he says he's dashed his hopes and dreams "chasing something that ain't real."His body sways, and his words come out sluggish, signs of his current high, as he talks about those new to the heroin itch.He watches kids who glamorize this drug like he once did and wishes he could stop them. He suggests they go home but knows some don't have good homes to go to. He wonders if, in heroin, they've found a place where they can belong. Johnny sees them as they wait for the same dealer. He once sat beside one who shot up and then died. He thinks about the redhead who reminds him of his own daughter -- "so clean and pure," he says -- and what she's become. "Now, she's a heroin addict, and I'm slowly watching this girl turn into a junkie," he says. "I just want to whisper in her ear and tell her to run."It's the loneliness that really gets to him, he says, that feeling that you have nothing. Can the kratom plant help fix the opioid crisis? "There's always that one person that always has hope in you, and when that last person gives up on you," he says, before trailing off. "I don't think that person realizes how that little bit of hope they had for you helps keep you alive." Pain pills were, still are, the entry point for many, he says. Those who've had surgeries, suffer from severe back pain or have been injured in an accident, once the prescriptions that hook them run out and doctors refuse to refill them, they turn to what's cheaper: heroin. He's seen it happen time and again and says he's buried five friends since last year. Along the way, he's tasted what it's like to witness someone full of promise lose it all to drugs.Follow CNN Health on Facebook and TwitterSee the latest news and share your comments with CNN Health on Facebook and Twitter."I've always been the one everybody's watched deteriorate. I finally got to see somebody close to me kind of deteriorate," he says. "It's scary watching somebody turn into something and then not be able to stop it."For anyone thinking about trying heroin, he'd like to be an example, a wise teacher who's learned from experience. "I don't have to lecture them," he says. "I just point to myself."He wants them to look at him and see what they never want to be. Journalist Sally Holst contributed to this report.CLARIFICATION: This story has been updated to clarify that when using opioids like heroin, the pupils in the user's eyes constrict.

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Story highlightsThree explosives went off, one failed, authorities sayDefender Marc Bartra in surgery to repair broken bone in arm, team says (CNN)Three explosives that shattered windows and injured a player on the Borussia Dortmund team bus Tuesday as the German football squad was en route to its home Champions League match were part of a targeted attack, police said.Investigators found near the scene a handwritten letter that claimed responsibility for the attack, prosecutor Sandra Luecke said. One explosive device failed to go off, Luecke said. Dortmund police Chief Gregor Lange said police have not ruled out any possible motives for the attack, which led to the match being postponed until Wednesday night.Marc Bartra of Borussia Dortmund was injured in the blasts, the team says. Spanish defender Marc Bartra, 26, suffered injuries to an arm and hand, the team said. Bartra, who has played 29 games in all competitions for Dortmund this season, was treated at the scene and hospitalized.Read MoreThe team later said Bartra was in surgery for a broken radius -- a bone in the forearm -- and for "bits of debris lodged in his hand." He will not play Wednesday."We hope that he will make a speedy recovery," Dortmund captain Marcel Schmelzer said on the team website. "The prevailing mood in the Black and Yellow camp seems to be to play the match tomorrow for Marc."The team left its hotel about 7 p.m. local time (1 p.m. ET) for the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals match, a Dortmund police spokesman said.Between 40 and 50 people, including the trainer and medical support staff, were on board the bus. A preliminary investigation indicates the explosives "could have been hidden in a hedge near a parking lot," according to an update posted on the Dortmund police website.Head coach Thomas Tuchel, far right, and Borussia Dortmund players stand outside their team bus.Video from the scene showed police escorting American midfielder Christian Pulisic away from the bus, apparently unharmed. Other images showed head coach Thomas Tuchel and members of the team in training gear, accompanied by police with long guns, standing on the side of the road. Some of the players looked stunned."Our task now is to process this because in less than 24 hours we need to play," Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke said, according to a CNN translation. "That's our job. There is no alternative. It's an unlucky situation but there is no other solution." The location of the blast was roughly 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Westfalenstadion, also known as Signal Iduna Park. As news of the incident spread inside the stadium, fans of Dortmund's opponent, AS Monaco, stood, clapped and chanted "Dortmund!"Le parcage manifeste son soutien à Dortmund et son public ! #BVBASM pic.twitter.com/s3pqwvwzTt— AS MONACO 🇲🇨 (@AS_Monaco) April 11, 2017 No one inside was in danger, police said. Security was heavy after the explosions and the stadium was evacuated.Sport officials condemned the attack.JUST WATCHEDDortmund explosions: Video from the sceneReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHDortmund explosions: Video from the scene 00:19"I was deeply disturbed by the explosions which occurred tonight in Dortmund. The decision taken to postpone the UEFA Champions League match between Borussia Dortmund and AS Monaco was the correct one since we must always prioritize the safety and security of all fans, team officials and players," Aleksander Čeferin, president of UEFA, European soccer's governing body, said in a statement. Football's world governing body sent its regards to the wounded player."The thoughts of every one of us at FIFA are with the people of Dortmund, and the fans of both Borussia Dortmund and Monaco following today's troubling events," said Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA. "We are closely monitoring the condition of BVB's Marc Bartra, and wish him a speedy recovery from his injuries."The match, which will be played at 18:45 CET (12:45 p.m. ET), is the first of a home-and-away series that will send the winner to the semifinals.CNN's Nadine Schmidt, Atika Shubert and Sara Mazloumsaki contributed to this report.

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London (CNN)The true death toll from coronavirus in England and Wales up to April 10 was about 41% higher than the UK government's daily update, according to data released by the country's Office of National Statistics (ONS).The daily updates on the government's website only include deaths in hospitals -- not other locations, including hospices, care homes and private residences. They also don't account for the lag in reporting some deaths.The weekly data released by the ONS records deaths where coronavirus is mentioned on the death certificate -- even if only suspected. The latest ONS data for deaths up to April 10 (but recorded by April 18) is 13,121.Our weekly deaths data show that- of all deaths in England and Wales that occurred up to 10 April (registered up to 18 April), 13,121 involved COVID-19- Comparatively @DHSCgovuk figures show that 9,288 deaths occurred by 10 April https://t.co/g3G5KGuOel #COVID19 #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/0tu6lP9WyT— Office for National Statistics (ONS) (@ONS) April 21, 2020 By comparison, the ONS says the corresponding figure released on the UK government website for England and Wales was 9,288.That's a difference of 41%.Read MoreThe data also shows the number of coronavirus-related deaths in nursing homes has almost doubled in the five weeks that the ONS has been recording Covid-19 statistics.The total number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the week ending 10 April was 18,516 -- the highest weekly total since 2000.The number of deaths in care homes has doubled from four weeks earlier, when the first Covid-19 deaths were registered, and there has been a 72.4% increase in hospitals, and a 51.1% increase in private homes, according to the ONS.The largest number and proportion of Covid-19 deaths were among those aged 75 to 84 years old. The highest number of deaths involving the coronavirus was recorded in London, while the lowest number was in the North East of England.

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(CNN)When it comes to the French Open lately, Maria Sharapova is old reliable. Once describing herself as a "cow on ice" when trying to navigate the clay, Sharapova has made three consecutive finals at Roland Garros, winning twice, including last year. Follow @cnnsport But Friday, on paper, brought a potentially tricky encounter for the Russian: She faced Samantha Stosur in the third round. Even though Sharapova led their head-to-heads 14-2, the Australian held a set and break advantage on the world No. 2 when they faced off at the season's second major 12 months ago. Stosur knows how to play on clay, landing in the French Open final in 2010 and reaching two other semifinals. Her "heavy" forehand particularly suits the surface, along with a powerful kick serve. Read MoreShe isn't nicknamed "Bam Bam" for nothing. JUST WATCHEDDuel in the dirt: Serena vs. MariaReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHDuel in the dirt: Serena vs. Maria 02:01Further, three big names in the women's field -- Simona Halep, Caroline Wozniacki and Eugenie Bouchard -- exited the tournament in the previous three days. Perhaps the craziness would extend to Sharapova. And when Stosur broke first in yet another chilly, windy day in Paris, no-one was discounting another upset. JUST WATCHEDSharapova's agent inspired by ESPNReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHSharapova's agent inspired by ESPN 02:51Sharapova, however, wore down Stosur -- playing some fine defense in the process -- and made the last 16 with a comfortable 6-3 6-4 victory. That despite continuing to battle a cough. "I was just really happy to win this one," the 28-year-old, who plays Lucie Safarova on Sunday, told reporters. "I knew it was going to be a tough one going into the match. I knew I had a tough opponent, and I just wanted to be as ready as I could."Hours after Sharapova's tussle, Carla Suarez Navarro fell to Flavia Pennetta 6-3 6-4 in yet another sizable upset. Spain's Suarez Navarro, a dark horse, entered the French Open fourth in the calendar year standings, and her favorite surface is clay. All the upsets have opened up the draw for Ana Ivanovic, who was once almost as good as Sharapova on clay, and won the title in 2008. A wrist injury and loss of form led to a skid for the Serb but 2014 served as a rebirth for the former world No. 1 as she contested six finals, winning four. However, her best recent grand slam performance was a quarterfinal in Australia 16 months ago. But opportunity is knocking for the 27-year-old, who powered past Donna Vekic 6-3 6-0 Friday. The Croatian teen had opened her Paris campaign by beating Caroline Garcia, who is 3-0 against Ivanovic this year. Defending champ @MariaSharapova books a spot in @RolandGarros R16! Tops Stosur 63 64--> http://t.co/6pdMwyqJJs #RG15 pic.twitter.com/pywXm7iNgL— WTA (@WTA) May 29, 2015 Halep, a possible quarterfinal opponent for Ivanovic, then fell to Mirjana Lucic-Baroni. Ivanovic's next challenger is ninth seed Ekaterina Makarova. The Russian has ousted the likes of Ivanovic, Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka at grand slams but tends to struggle on clay. "Every grand slam, every tournament, there are lots of upsets on paper, but every player can perform well," Ivanovic, watched by boyfriend Bastian Schweinsteiger, told reporters. "So you can't underestimate anyone. No matter who I play, it's going to be another preparation, another day to look forward to and challenge."France hasn't had a women's winner since Mary Pierce in 2000, or a men's champion since Yannick Noah in 1983, but the host nation is still alive on both fronts. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, considered the leader of the French men's pack, eased past Pablo Andujar 7-6 (3) 6-4 6-3 to set up a match with former French Open semifinalist Tomas Berdych. The ever dramatic Alize Cornet moved into the fourth round by ousting Lucic-Baroni 4-6 6-3 7-5. Cornet -- who owns wins over Halep and world No. 1 Williams -- has a winnable clash on Sunday, too, up against inexperienced 19th seed Elina Svitolina. Cornet's Fed Cup teammate Kristina Mladenovic contests her third-round match Saturday against 88th-ranked Belgian Alison Van Uytvanck. Gilles Simon and Richard Gasquet progressed Friday after winning five-setters. Simon edged fellow Frenchman Nicolas Mahut 6-2 6-7 (6-8) 6-7 (6-8) 6-3 6-1 to reach the fourth round, where he faces Swiss eighth seed Stanislas Wawrinka.Gasquet faces South Africa's Kevin Anderson in the third round, having completed a 3-6 6-3 6-1 4-6 6-1 win over Argentina's Carlos Berlocq. Darkness halted their encounter after the fourth set Thursday. The harder the fight, the sweeter the win. @GillesSimon84 #RG15 #ImpactTheGame pic.twitter.com/Fjb5DakN08— adidas tennis (@adidastennis) May 29, 2015 Roger Federer hails from Switzerland but the French love the 17-time grand slam champion like their own, memorably helping him to victory over Novak Djokovic in a raucous 2011 semifinal. On Friday, the second seed cruised for the third consecutive round, seeing off Damir Dzumhur 6-4 6-3 6-2 in around 90 minutes. Federer gets his first real test in the last 16 against another home hope, Gael Monfils. Monfils has beaten Federer twice in a row, both on clay. Monfils sealed his spot in the fourth round just before 9 p.m. local time, rallying to overcome the clay-court proficient Pablo Cuevas 4-6 7-6 (1) 3-6 6-4 6-3. Cuevas led 4-1 in the fourth set -- two breaks to the good -- but then imploded to the delight of the crowd, which included the head of French tennis, Jean Gachassin. 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Pazarkule border crossing near Edirne, Turkey (CNN)Several migrants attempting to cross from Turkey to Greece told CNN over the past week that Greek security forces took their documents, money, phones and clothes before sending them back to Turkey in their underwear. CNN has obtained a video showing men in their underpants arriving back on Turkish soil, allegedly sent back through Evros River, with no clothes by Greek security forces. The river, known as Meriç in Turkey, forms the natural border between both countries.The video was captured by Turkish state broadcaster TRT. CNN cannot independently verify this specific video or circumstances surrounding how it was shot. But human rights groups like Amnesty International have documented dozens of similar refugee testimonies in recent years -- which Greek authorities have repeatedly denied.CNN has spoken to several men from Syria, Afghanistan, Morocco and Pakistan who said they experienced this violent and degrading treatment by the Greek security forces in recent days.Greece stands firm on migrants, as Turkey opens floodgates to EuropeAbdel Aziz, a 20-year-old tailor from Aleppo province in Syria, told CNN he was beaten up, stripped down to his underwear and had his belongings taken before he was sent back.Read More"We were caught by military or police, they were carrying weapons ... they took all our clothes, we were left in our underwear, they started beating us up, some people were beaten so hard they couldn't walk anymore," Aziz told CNN, as he was walking barefoot in the city of Edirne near the border. "They burned the IDs and clothes, they kept the phones and money," he added.Hameed, a 23-year old Afghan man holding his 14-month-old son in a baby carrier, said he and his family crossed to Greece the night before, but were pushed back with a big group of other people.He told CNN the group crossed the border river and walked for five hours before the Greek security forces stopped them, took their belongings and deported them back to Turkey."They beat us with some, like, sticks and then they deport us," he told CNN. He said both he and his wife were hit.'Responding to the provocations'The government denies using excessive force against migrants. Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told CNN's Richard Quest on Friday that "Europe is not going to be blackmailed by Turkey."Greece had "every right to protect our borders," he said, adding "we have not used any sort of excessive force.""We're always reacting, we are never initiating, in terms of responding to the provocations across the border."Greece and Turkey have been at odds over immigration policy after thousands of migrants gathered at the border between the two countries earlier this week.Turkey hosts 4.1 million refugees, many of whom are Syrian, and under a 2016 agreement with the European Union, it agreed to halt the flow of migrants into Europe in exchange for economic incentives and support. A migration crisis and disagreement with Turkey is the last thing Europe needs right nowBut the uptick of violence in northern Syria has seen around 1 million displaced people amass south of Turkey's border.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the EU last weekend of not keeping its side of the agreement last weekend, and began allowing refugees to cross its border toward Europe, saying it had "reached its capacity" to hold them.Greece has refused to open its side of the border and responded to the influx of migrants with force. At Turkey's Pazarkule border crossing, eyewitnesses told CNN on Wednesday that Greek security forces had fired live ammunition.Turkey accused Greek border guards of opening fire on refugees and migrants gathered at its border on Wednesday, killing one and injuring five others. The Greek government has denied using live ammunition.CNN's Ivana Kottasová wrote from London.

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April's edition of Living Golf focuses on Spain's special relationship with the Masters. Watch the show by following this link. (CNN)For years, Sergio Garcia endured heartbreak in full view of the public.Near misses in golf's four most prestigious tournaments saw him labeled the best player to never win a major, while the breakdown of high-profile relationships had a negative impact on his golf game.In early 2002, a romance with Martina Hingis briefly created a sporting power couple before the two split in the fall of the same year.A break up with Morgan-Leigh Norman, daughter of Greg Norman, in 2009 hit Garcia hard and affected his performance. Struggling to fulfill his undoubted potential, Garcia spoke of how he couldn't play to his best if he felt sub-par in his personal life.Read MoreAgainst this backdrop, and over 21 years, Garcia went 0 for 73 in majors. On several occasions he came close, only to falter at the final moment.At the Masters last year, though, his luck changed. A playoff victory over Justin Rose gave him a breakthrough triumph, the seeds of which were sown in 2015.That was the year Angela Akins came into his life. A Golf Channel TV reporter who had recently divorced, she met Garcia at a tournament in Houston."Sergio likes to say when he's happy off the golf course, it's easier for him to be happy on the course and that makes a lot of sense," explains Akins-Garcia, as Angela has been known since the two married last July. "Obviously if you have turmoil in your life, anything that you're doing as a profession is going to be more difficult."Her role in the golf media helped her understand the pressure on Garcia as a professional athlete, and his legacy of nearly moments. It also helped that she'd played college golf for the University of Texas. ''It might not be the same as playing professionally but I think I know what it takes to win,'' she told CNN Living Golf's Shane O'Donoghue. ''I know what it takes to be successful at something because all of my life I've worked really hard and that was instilled upon me by my parents. "I might be as competitive as him, in some ways more so.'' Garcia and Akins got engaged in January last year. Three months later, the Spaniard was slipping on the green jacket.Angela left her job on The Golf Channel to focus full time on traveling with Garcia and it paid dividends. A big win at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic in February 2017 followed soon after their engagement and Garcia arrived at the Masters in good form and a strong frame of mind.''He just seemed calmed the entire time,'' says Angela. ''Inside I was sitting there thinking this guy is playing in the Masters, maybe the biggest tournament in the world, but he just pretends or is able to just let that go when he's off the golf course."I think that's what makes Sergio really special.''And what took place on the final day at Augusta last year was special. After the pair finished tied on nine-under-par after the final round, Garcia and Rose went back to the 18th tee to begin the playoff.Rose's drive found the trees while Garcia's landed on the fairway. Garcia's approach came to a stop 12 feet from the hole and gave him two putts to take the title.He only needed one."It's a funny feeling because I've had some of those moments where I've been quite nervy and maybe not as comfortable," the 40-year-old recalls. "This time I was comfortable because I was very calm. So I was very confident. "Even though there was some nervous moments, I felt like I was very much in control ... I wasn't getting caught up in it.. it was great fun to be part of."For Angela, it was the sporting highlight of a year that gave the couple plenty of reasons to smile."I think it's more than we expected at the beginning of the year," explains Angela."Obviously with the Masters win that kind of started it all off and then we got married in the summer time and then shortly after found out we were going to have a baby. It's just been incredible.''I think that we bring out the best in each other and he's told me that I bring out the best in him.''I mean what more can you ask for from the person that you spend the rest of your life with?''Finding peace away from the golf course has certainly made Garcia a better player.And the life-changing impact of his Masters win is evident in the naming of the couple's daughter; Azalea, after the most famous flower to grow at Augusta National.''Sergio's amazing with kids,'' Angela told Living Golf late last year. ''Anyone who's been around him with children or young people can see that and they just gravitate towards him. I think he's going to be a wonderful dad.'' JUST WATCHEDSpain and The Masters: A love affairReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHSpain and The Masters: A love affair 22:34For Sergio and Angela, the best may still be yet to come.

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Story highlightsMaria Sharapova plans to branch out with another business venture this yearRussian is working on a new line of confectionery to be called "Sugarpova" On the court, the 25-year-old is determined to win the French Open She can complete a career grand slam on clay at Roland GarrosThe taste of success is sweet for Maria Sharapova -- in more ways than one.The Russian tennis star is focused on completing a coveted career grand slam of titles at the French Open starting next week, but she already has plans for her next off-court project.The 25-year-old is the world's highest-paid female athlete due to her top-end endorsement deals, according to Forbes magazine, and she has another lucrative sideline in the works.Having already designed clothes for Nike and luxury label Cole Haan among her projects, Sharapova is planning to release a line of confectionery called "Sugarpova.""I'm doing everything. The branding and all the shapes of the candy and the gummy-bears," she told CNN's Open Court. "And it is going to launch before the U.S. Open (in September), fingers crossed, so that is my next project."Sharapova is big business, and she takes it seriously.JUST WATCHEDSharapova ready for tough clay challengeReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHSharapova ready for tough clay challenge 04:36JUST WATCHEDBrian Baker's Grand Slam comebackReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHBrian Baker's Grand Slam comeback 04:14JUST WATCHEDAna Ivanovic 'hungry' for more successReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHAna Ivanovic 'hungry' for more success 04:37"It's such a different type of work to being a tennis player, working with consumers and understanding what people buy, trend reports, what's in and what's out, whether it's something that is going to last for years," she said."I look at it as something that is fun for me, that is creative for me, the thought process of seeing something that is on paper or just an idea. You're traveling and you see somebody wear a cross-body bag and you're like, 'Wow I love the handle on that,' and something clicks and you put it on paper and a year later you see it in the stores for people to buy. "I am just fascinated by that, I think it is an amazing process and I've been so fortunate to work with so many great people that teach me so much about different things. I am not a designer, I never went to school for it, but I love being creative and I love learning and understanding what works and what doesn't work."That attention to detail has also helped put Sharapova in a position to join an exclusive club of nine tennis players who have won all four grand slam titles, known as a "career slam," having resurrected her fortunes in recent years after a serious shoulder injury.Despite having once described herself as "a cow on ice" on clay, Sharapova has improved her game on the surface to the point where the world No. 2 is now a top contender to win the French Open and add to her Wimbledon, U.S. Open and Australian Open crowns.Last year she reached the semifinals at Roland Garros for the second time, and she already has two tournament wins on red dirt under her belt this season after retaining the Italian Open title last weekend."The French Open is always a big goal of mine because I have always said it is going to be the most challenging grand slam for me to win," she said."Whether it was when I called myself that cow on ice or whatever it was, but if I go there and play well and physically, I feel healthy and I feel great. There is no reason I can't win it. Photos: Sharapova's winning design Photos: Sharapova's winning design The epitome of style – Maria Sharapova strikes the perfect pose as she puts away a forehand during this year's Australian Open. Hide Caption 1 of 8 Photos: Sharapova's winning design Suitably sporty – Her dress for the tennis season's opening grand slam was designed to embrace fashion and high performance. Hide Caption 2 of 8 Photos: Sharapova's winning design Fashion followers – Sharapova's collection is being sported by a number of players including Indy De Vroome of the Netherlands.Hide Caption 3 of 8 Photos: Sharapova's winning design Fleetness of foot – Sharapova's tennis shoes are color co-ordinated with the dress range and are among the lightest and most flexible in the market. Hide Caption 4 of 8 Photos: Sharapova's winning design Serena's rival collection – America's 13-time grand slam champion Serena Williams also unveiled a collection of dresses for the 2012 Australian Open.Hide Caption 5 of 8 Photos: Sharapova's winning design The Little Black Dress – In 2006, Sharapova made heads turn with her "Little Black Dress" -- an outfit encrusted with beaded crystals which she wore as she claimed the U.S. Open crown. Hide Caption 6 of 8 Photos: Sharapova's winning design Winning mentality – Sharapova's intensity and desire to win have kept her at the top of the women's game since her first grand slam title in 2004. Hide Caption 7 of 8 Photos: Sharapova's winning design Fashion icon – Sharapova at the launch of a Cole Haan collection of clothing and accessories bearing her name.Hide Caption 8 of 8 Photos: The noisiest players in tennis Photos: The noisiest players in tennisSharapova's shriek – World No. 4 Maria Sharapova has long been known for her on-court shrieks and the Russian has recently attracted criticism as a result. The three-time grand slam champion claimed she will continue to make the noises until they are outlawed.Hide Caption 1 of 6 Photos: The noisiest players in tennisAzarenka aloud – Third seed Victoria Azarenka was the subject of taunts from fans at the Australian Open who began to mimic her unique screams during a second round win over home-crowd favorite Casey Dellacqua.Hide Caption 2 of 6 Photos: The noisiest players in tennisSerena's screams – American Serena Williams has long been a leading light in women's tennis, in terms of winning tournaments and booming grunts. Whether the grunts benefit a player is the subject of some debate, but they certainly haven't hindered Williams. The 30-year-old has registered 13 grand slam triumphs.Hide Caption 3 of 6 Photos: The noisiest players in tennisVocal Venus – It would appear that grunting runs in the family, with Venus Williams matching her sister Serena in terms of noise and top-level success. Venus, one year older than her sibling, has collected seven major titles.Hide Caption 4 of 6 Photos: The noisiest players in tennisBlast from the past – Monica Seles was screaming her way to success long before any of today's professionals. The Yugoslavia-born American won nine grand slam titles during her 19-year ear-splitting career.Hide Caption 5 of 6 Photos: The noisiest players in tennisIt's not just the women... – American Jimmy Connors has played more ATP Tour matches than anyone else, winning eight grand slams during a glittering 24-year career. Connors is also widely credited with introducing grunting to top-level tennis.Hide Caption 6 of 6 Photos: Madrid's clay controversy: Why so blue? Photos: Madrid's clay controversy: Why so blue?Kiss of death – Fernando Verdasco kisses the blue clay in Madrid after beating world No. 2 Rafael Nadal in a huge upset. "I never was in control of the match, I didn't know how to win a point," said Nadal, who is the modern era's "King of Clay." Hide Caption 1 of 10 Photos: Madrid's clay controversy: Why so blue?Fanning flames of discontent – Nadal's shock exit only added fire to complaints the blue clay is too slippery. Even before his defeat, the Spaniard tweeted: "The history of clay court was on red. It wasn't on blue. Only one person wins -- the owner of the tournament."Hide Caption 2 of 10 Photos: Madrid's clay controversy: Why so blue?A slippery slope – Novak Djokovic, who beat Nadal in last year's final on red clay, has been an outspoken critic of the surface, saying: "I played my first official match on blue clay and I have to admit I was not very happy. Next time I have to bring skates instead of shoes, it was sooo slippery."Hide Caption 3 of 10 Photos: Madrid's clay controversy: Why so blue?Why so blue? – Not all the feedback has been negative. "I think it's the same, it's just you don't get as dirty," Serena Williams tweeted.Hide Caption 4 of 10 Photos: Madrid's clay controversy: Why so blue?Billionaire's big ambitions – Behind the blue revolution is Romanian billionaire, Ion Tiriac. The former French Open doubles winner and manager to Boris Becker pioneered the first blue hard courts at his indoor event in Stuttgart -- a lead followed by the Australian and U.S. Opens.Hide Caption 5 of 10 Photos: Madrid's clay controversy: Why so blue?Fan feedback – Nadal throws his towel -- emblazoned with the logo of sponsor Mutua Madrilena -- into the crowd. Tiriac says improving the experience for television viewers watching his $10.6 million tournament was a major factor in the switch to blue.Hide Caption 6 of 10 Photos: Madrid's clay controversy: Why so blue?More than skin deep – Performance specialist Alistair McCaw says the slippery surface isn't due to the color but the implementation. "The amount of clay covering the surface is lesser than normal. If you dig your foot into the surface and remove some of the clay, you will notice that the underlying surface is a hard rubber-like mat," he said.Hide Caption 7 of 10 Photos: Madrid's clay controversy: Why so blue?The air up there – Recently-retired tennis star Ivan Ljubicic says the biggest challenge at Madrid isn't the clay -- it's the altitude. Balls fly faster through thinner air, and Madrid is 650 meters above sea level.Hide Caption 8 of 10 Photos: Madrid's clay controversy: Why so blue?Blue yonder – The blue clay court is made the same way as the red, with bricks ground into tiny fragments and spread over the ground in two different layers. However, in Madrid these bricks are stripped of their iron oxide (the chemical that provides the original color) and then treated with dye.Hide Caption 9 of 10 Photos: Madrid's clay controversy: Why so blue?Seeing red – The tournament is seen as an important buildup to the real clay court crown -- the French Open. Players have argued it's difficult enough adjusting to the conditions in Madrid, without then having to change their game at Roland Garros at the end of the month. Hide Caption 10 of 10"I've been in a couple of semifinals, I believe, last year as well. So, it's really about (whether) I put myself in that position and win it. I believe in that definitely."Sharapova has suffered just one defeat on clay all season -- to Serena Williams in the final of the Madrid Open -- and is coming into form at the right time.But despite her fluency on court in the past few weeks she revealed just how taxing the transition from hard courts to the much slower clay surface is every year."The first few days on clay are brutal, especially with the practices; you're just getting your footwork down and the movement," she said."It's so frustrating. I never crack rackets but those first few days I crack rackets all the time. I'm like 'Get me extra rackets!'"Over the years I think the key for me is being physically stronger, where I have been able to play a match whether it's three sets or two tough sets and recover for the next day."In Europe one of the challenges you have is in one week you could be playing five, six matches a week then you have the next tournament coming up then a week off, then you have a grand slam."The physical aspect of all that and mentally understanding that your body has to be ready for all those matches in a short period of time on clay has always been tough for me."I have always recovered so much better and I move a lot better on it, so yeah it's nicer, less rackets cracked!"The women often suffer from comparisons to the men, with the exploits of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer cementing this as a golden age of competition in the male arena.But Sharapova insists the women's game is on an upward curve, with players like Victoria Azarenka, Petra Kvitova and Serena Williams battling it out for major honors, and a new generation of talented youngsters snapping at their heels. Photos: The tennis journey of Victoria Azarenka Photos: The tennis journey of Victoria Azarenka Humble beginnings – World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka has come a long way since first picking up a tennis racket in her native Belarus. Hide Caption 1 of 9 Photos: The tennis journey of Victoria Azarenka Charitable cause – However, she still considers the Eastern European nation to be her home. Azarenka is pictured with former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki (right) at a children's cancer center in Minsk in 2010.Hide Caption 2 of 9 Photos: The tennis journey of Victoria Azarenka First taste of tennis – Azarenka (far left) first became involved in the sport when her mother started working in a tennis center in her native Belarus. Her first coach was Valentina Rzhanih (also pictured).Hide Caption 3 of 9 Photos: The tennis journey of Victoria Azarenka Young gun – Azarenka eventually had to leave Minsk to fulfil her ambitions, moving first to Marbella in Spain for a brief spell before settling in Arizona.Hide Caption 4 of 9 Photos: The tennis journey of Victoria Azarenka Wimbledon winner – Azarenka was a Wimbledon champion at the age of 14, winning the girls' doubles title in 2004 with compatriot Volha Havartsova.Hide Caption 5 of 9 Photos: The tennis journey of Victoria Azarenka Winning ways – Azarenka won the junior titles at the Australian Open and U.S. Open in 2005, finishing the season as junior world number one. She burst onto the senior scene the year after.Hide Caption 6 of 9 Photos: The tennis journey of Victoria Azarenka Grand slam champion – Less than a year after she briefly considered quitting, Azarenka became the first player from Belarus to win a grand slam singles title when she beat Maria Sharapova in the 2012 Australian Open final.Hide Caption 7 of 9 Photos: The tennis journey of Victoria Azarenka Number one – Azarenka cemented her number one status by winning 14 straight matches after the Australian Open, collecting two more trophies.Hide Caption 8 of 9 Photos: The tennis journey of Victoria Azarenka Tips from the top – Azarenka is still seeking to improve, and has added two-time grand slam champion and former world No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo to her coaching team. Hide Caption 9 of 9 Photos: Venus Williams' career Photos: Venus Williams' careerGarbine Muguruza, left, celebrates her Wimbledon victory after beating Venus Williams 7-5, 6-0 in the final on Saturday, July 15. This was the second Grand Slam final of the season for Williams, who was beaten by her sister, Serena, in the Australian Open final in January.Hide Caption 1 of 20 Photos: Venus Williams' careerWilliams celebrates her semifinal win at Wimbledon on Thursday, July 13. The 37-year-old American, who has won seven Grand Slam singles titles, was the oldest player to make the Wimbledon final since Martina Navratilova in 1994.Hide Caption 2 of 20 Photos: Venus Williams' careerWilliams is 10 years old in this photo from August 1990. She and her sister, Serena, were trained by their father in the tough Los Angeles suburb of Compton before moving to West Palm Beach, Florida, to attend a tennis academy. Hide Caption 3 of 20 Photos: Venus Williams' careerVenus, left, is seen with her father, Richard, and her sister in 1991. Both of the girls would go on to become legends in their sport.Hide Caption 4 of 20 Photos: Venus Williams' careerVenus signs autographs after winning her professional debut in October 1994. She was 14 years old when she defeated Shaun Stafford at the Bank of the West Classic in Oakland, California.Hide Caption 5 of 20 Photos: Venus Williams' careerVenus hits an overhead during her first pro tournament in 1994.Hide Caption 6 of 20 Photos: Venus Williams' careerIn 1997, Venus became the first woman since Pam Shriver in 1978 to reach the final of her first US Open. She lost the showpiece match 6-0, 6-4 to Martina Hingis, seen at left.Hide Caption 7 of 20 Photos: Venus Williams' careerVenus hits a forehand during the Australian Open in January 1999. She advanced to the quarterfinals that year, but her breakthrough would come soon.Hide Caption 8 of 20 Photos: Venus Williams' careerThe Williams sisters pose for a photo with their mother, Oracene Price, in March 1999.Hide Caption 9 of 20 Photos: Venus Williams' careerVenus won her first Grand Slam title at the 1999 French Open, winning the doubles tournament with her sister, Serena. From left are Venus, Serena, Anna Kournikova and Hingis. The Williams sisters have had wildly successful singles careers, but they've also been a force as a team, winning 14 Grand Slam titles and three Olympic gold medals. Venus has also won two Grand Slams in mixed doubles.Hide Caption 10 of 20 Photos: Venus Williams' careerVenus and Serena hold their dogs after winning the US Open doubles title in September 1999.Hide Caption 11 of 20 Photos: Venus Williams' careerVenus got her first Grand Slam singles title in 2000, when she defeated Hingis in the Wimbledon final. She has won Wimbledon five times in her career, with her last title coming in 2008. Hide Caption 12 of 20 Photos: Venus Williams' careerJust a few months after her Wimbledon breakthrough, Venus won the US Open and an Olympic gold medal in Sydney. In 2002, she became No. 1 in the world for the first time in her career. Hide Caption 13 of 20 Photos: Venus Williams' careerVenus and Serena celebrate winning a gold medal together at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.Hide Caption 14 of 20 Photos: Venus Williams' careerVenus watches Serena embrace their father after Serena won Wimbledon in 2012. A year earlier, Venus had been diagnosed with Sjogren's Syndrome, an autoimmune disorder that causes joint pain and can deplete energy levels. She took some time off but eventually returned.Hide Caption 15 of 20 Photos: Venus Williams' careerThe sisters participate in a photo shoot together in 2012. Off the court, Williams has a fashion degree and her own line of active wear, EleVen.Hide Caption 16 of 20 Photos: Venus Williams' careerVenus is all smiles after winning her 700th career singles match in September 2015. She got the milestone victory at the Wuhan Open in China.Hide Caption 17 of 20 Photos: Venus Williams' careerVenus and Serena pose with Australian Open ball kids in January 2017.Hide Caption 18 of 20 Photos: Venus Williams' careerThe sisters played against each other in the final of this year's Australian Open, with Serena coming out on top to break the Open-era record for most Grand Slam singles titles (23). Over the years, the sisters have faced off in nine Grand Slam finals, with Serena winning seven of them.Hide Caption 19 of 20 Photos: Venus Williams' careerDuring a Wimbledon news conference this year, Venus broke down in tears when reporters questioned her about a fatal crash in June involving her SUV. A family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the tennis star, citing negligence in a Florida crash that claimed the life of 78-year-old Jerome Barson. No criminal charges have been filed in the crash, and police are still investigating.Hide Caption 20 of 20 Photos: Wimbledon stars' pay increase Photos: Wimbledon stars' pay increaseWimbledon champions - £1.15 million – Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic and Novak Djokovic of Serbia will be hoping to defend their Wimbledon titles in July -- earning a 4.5% increase in prize money if they do. Singles champions will now receive £1.15 millon ($1.85 million). Hide Caption 1 of 7 Photos: Wimbledon stars' pay increaseSemifinal - £287,500 – Rafael Nadal ruined Britain's hopes of a home finalist after defeating Andy Murray in the 2011 semis. Both were part of the "Big Four" who helped secure pay increases. Semifinalists will now take home £287,500 ($463,336) -- up 4.5%.Hide Caption 2 of 7 Photos: Wimbledon stars' pay increaseQuarterfinal - £145,000 – Jo-Wilifried Tsonga of France delivered one of the biggest upsets of the 2011 tournament, knocking out six-time champion Roger Federer in the quarterfinals. Quarterfinalists will now earn £145,000 ($233,720) -- an increase of 5.5%.Hide Caption 3 of 7 Photos: Wimbledon stars' pay increaseFourth round - £75,000 – World No. 2 Nadal beat Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina in the last 16 before losing in the final. Fourth-round losers will this year earn £75,000 ($120,825) -- an increase of 9.1%.Hide Caption 4 of 7 Photos: Wimbledon stars' pay increaseThird round - £38,875 – Russian third seed Vera Zvonareva suffered a shock third-round exit in last year's against Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova. A similar achievement this year would earn her £33,875 ($54,630) -- an increase of 13.1%.Hide Caption 5 of 7 Photos: Wimbledon stars' pay increaseSecond round - £23,125 – Germany's Sabine Lisicki drops to her knees after defeating French Open champ Li Na in the second round of last year's tournament. Under this year's schedule, the Chinese player would have made £23,125 ($37,302) -- a 14.9% rise.Hide Caption 6 of 7 Photos: Wimbledon stars' pay increaseFirst round - £14,500 – Italy's Francesca Schiavone, a first-round loser in 2010, redeemed herself last year by beating Australia's Jelena Dokic. Those who drop out at the first hurdle this year will take home £14,500 ($23,389) -- the biggest increase of all rounds at 26.1%.Hide Caption 7 of 7"The level of the game from the first round that you play at a women's event is so much higher than you would see five, 10 years ago," she explained."I kind of felt that I'd come to a tournament, take the first few matches and see it as a warmup, in a way. Everyone in the press was saying why is it always 6-1 6-0 6-2? But now you don't see that very often."You could be facing someone in the first round that is maybe not as consistent but they are experienced, they have beaten top players before and it's difficult. "I think that is why you see so much more attendances from the beginning of the week higher than you saw years ago."Despite perching on the shoulder of history, Sharapova insists such landmarks do not dominate her every thought, though a newfound dedication to her profession was brought into sharp focus due to a serious injury."I've played tennis since I was four years old and when you're in a match situation -- you could be losing or you're winning -- there are so many emotions that go into that," she said. "Even when I was away from the game for nine months with shoulder surgery and trying to get back, I never, never ever felt that."There were so many things I did off the court, just great experiences, wonderful people, I got to work on amazing projects but nothing gave me that feeling of being in those positions where I had to pull out of a match when I was losing."(When I) had to close it out when I didn't expect myself to win, it was such an adrenaline rush that you don't get in many things in life."Whether it's playing some small tournament in a small city in front of 2,000 people or whether it's the finals of Wimbledon where you have an amazing crowd and all that history behind it, it is really at the end of the day trying to make yourself better."

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(CNN)Here's a shocking stat: A majority of registered voters -- 52% -- don't think that President Joe Biden will run for a second term in 2024. Less than 1 in 3 (29%) expect him to run again.Those numbers come courtesy of a new Wall Street Journal poll, which suggests the electorate has serious doubts as to whether Biden, who be 81 in two years, will seek another four years in office. Asked whether he was planning to run again during an interview with ABC News in December, Biden responded this way: "Yes. But look, I'm a great respecter of fate -- fate has intervened in my life many, many times. If I'm in the health I'm in now -- I'm in good health -- then, in fact, I would run again."That leaves some wiggle room! White House press secretary Jen Psaki had done the same when asked about the prospect of a Biden reelection bid in November. "Yes, that's his intention," Psaki replied.Read MoreWhich, of course, is FAR short of definitive. For example, I intend to finish my book by Labor Day. That is, without question, my intent. But it is not a guarantee that the book will be handed into my publisher on Labor Day. THE POINT -- NOW ON YOUTUBE! In each episode of his weekly YouTube show, Chris Cillizza will delve a little deeper into the surreal world of politics. Click to subscribe! Same goes for Biden. And Psaki, a veteran communicator who knows exactly what she's doing. She's telling the truth -- it is Biden's intent to run again right now -- without foreclosing on the possibility that he ultimately decides against running.In the past, Biden has talked about himself as a link between the older generation of Democrats and the younger one, which includes the likes of Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg."Look, I view myself as a bridge, not as anything else," Biden said on the campaign trail in March 2020. "There's an entire generation of leaders you saw stand behind me. They are the future of this country." (Among them were Harris, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.)Republicans, led by former President Donald Trump, have repeatedly sought to raise questions about Biden's age and health."We have a president representing our country at the most important time in history, who is physically and mentally challenged," Trump said, without evidence, at a rally in South Carolina over the weekend.In the midst of the chaotic withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan last summer, Republican Sen. Bill Hagerty of Tennessee said that it had "created doubt not only in my mind, in the mind of many, many Americans, but also doubt in the minds of our allies" as to whether Biden was mentally equipped to do the job.And, as the Wall Street Journal noted, former Iowa Rep. Greg Ganske, a physician, wrote in August 2021 that "it pains me greatly to see a decline in President Biden, and it worries me."Of course, the question of whether Biden should run for a second term is different than the question of whether he will. And, on that latter question, it's worth noting that even Democrats are somewhat divided in the Wall Street Journal poll.Four in 10 (41%) Democrats said they believed that Biden will run again, while 1 in 3 (32%) said they didn't think he would ultimately seek a second term. Another 26% said they were unsure what he would do.That level of uncertainty within the party suggests that Biden will have to say something definitive about his plans in the not-too-distant future. What's less clear is whether his party's performance in the midterm election will have any bearing on Biden's decision. The political winds -- as well as history -- suggest Democrats are in for a bruising fall campaign that could cost them control of the House and potentially the Senate.If that scenario comes to pass, the second half of Biden's first term will be far more contentious -- and likely less productive from a legislative standpoint -- than his first two years. Might that tip the scales for the President?

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Story highlightsA woman, 27, and a man, 18, are pulled from the debris A day earlier, crews rescue a baby, her mother and her grandmother At least 471 people are killed and 1,650 others are injured, the government saysTurkey is accepting international aid Nearly three days after a massive earthquake shook eastern Turkey, rescuers pulled two more survivors from collapsed buildings Wednesday.The quake and its aftermath killed at least 471 people and injured at least 1,650 others, the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Relief Agency said in a statement on its website. In the latest rescue, emergency crews pulled a 27-year-old teacher from debris 67 hours after the quake hit, the Turkish state news agency Anadolu reported.The teacher, Gozde Bahar, had difficulty breathing and was taken to a hospital for treatment. Eyup Erdem, 18, was pulled from a collapsed building where he had been trapped for almost 61 hours and was taken to a field hospital, the semi-official Anatolian news agency reported. JUST WATCHEDSearch and rescue continues in TurkeyReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHSearch and rescue continues in Turkey 01:06JUST WATCHEDBaby rescued from earthquake rubbleReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHBaby rescued from earthquake rubble 00:58JUST WATCHEDDramatic rescues following Turkey quakeReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHDramatic rescues following Turkey quake 01:21No more information was immediately available on either of the rescues, which occurred in the town of Ercis in the province of Van.They came a day after crews pulled a baby, her mother and her grandmother alive from the rubble.The father of 2-week-old Azra Karaduman remained trapped beneath the rubble, officials said. Crews pulled four bodies from the debris after her rescue, but did not say whether they included the infant's father.Working in temperatures in the 40s (single digits Celsius), teams of rescuers have scoured the ruins for survivors since Sunday's 7.2-magnitude earthquake.In the town of Guvecli near the Syrian border, the last of the funerals were held Wednesday for the 15 people who died in the town of approximately 2,000 residents. Eighty percent of the 200 buildings were destroyed in the quake and the others were rendered uninhabitable, officials said. Residents were spending the nights crowded into tents, which were in short supply. Residents said aid was arriving sporadically.In Ankara, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed that the eastern province would be rebuilt. He said 16 planes carrying search-and-rescue teams arrived in the region during the first two days after the earthquake and that 3,755 public personnel, 422 nongovernmental organization workers, 595 search-and-rescue vehicles and 860 health teams had been sent to the affected area.Turkey said Tuesday that it would accept international aid, citing a need for tents and prefabricated houses for "the reconstruction phase" that will begin after the search-and-rescue efforts, Anadolu said. Japan's embassy was the first to respond, promising to send about $400,000, Anadolu said. Japan suffered an earthquake and tsunami in March that killed thousands and triggered a nuclear crisis. Britain, Germany, France, Jordan, Qatar, Switzerland, Israel, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and the United States have also said they could help with reconstruction, the news agency said.Israel's Ministry of Defense said a plane carrying seven prefabricated buildings and other aid was to depart Wednesday for the stricken region. At least 2,262 buildings were demolished in Van and surrounding villages and towns, the news agency said. Relations between the two countries have been tense since last year's Israeli commando raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla laden with humanitarian aid. Nine Turkish activists were killed.Turkey has suffered other major earthquakes in recent years.A magnitude-7.6 earthquake in Izmit killed more than 17,000 people in 1999, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. A magnitude-7.2 tremor in Duzce the same year killed 894 people, the agency reported.

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Story highlights Mario Monti and his new ministers hold their first Cabinet meetingItaly's president says the new government's creation was "delicate, difficult" The new government includes Italy's first female interior and justice ministersBerlusconi resigned over the weekend in the face of a debt crisisMario Monti, the man tasked with hauling Italy out of the debt crisis that brought down Silvio Berlusconi, took office as prime minister Wednesday.Monti announced he would also be finance minister, at least temporarily.He replaces the flamboyant Berlusconi, who led the country on and off for 18 years.Monti and his new ministers sat down for their first Cabinet meeting Wednesday evening, as they seek to find a way out of a crisis that has shaken the confidence of global investors.The new prime minister will present his government's plans to the Italian Senate on Thursday. Debate on the proposals will be followed by a vote of confidence, a measure to see if the new government has the support of a majority of lawmakers.Monti took the oath of office Wednesday afternoon in the grand Baroque Ball Room of the Quirinale Palace, the official residence of President Giorgio Napolitano.The government lineup the new prime minister unveiled will be composed entirely of technocrats, without career politicians.That will make it easier to govern and will help calm political tensions in the country, Monti said.It also emphasizes "that we are talking about an extraordinary moment, both because of the economic difficulties and because of the exasperated relations among the political forces," he said.Napolitano said he believes the new government "has been born in a positive climate." Its creation has "been delicate and difficult ... but I think we've all managed to do it," he said.Italy has already seen "many positive signals" from the European Union as a result, he added. The 68-year-old former European Union commissioner won the backing of Berlusconi's political party and Italy's largest left-wing party on Tuesday. Monti said it is "very interesting and very demanding" to try to form a government.His government will include three women as ministers, including Anna Maria Cancellieri, the first woman to be Italy's interior minister, and Paola Severino, who will be the country's first female justice minister.The foreign minister will be Giulio Terzi Sant'Agata, while Corrado Passera becomes minister of industry.Monti said he will serve as finance minister until he nominates someone else for the post.The new prime minister refused to answer journalists' questions about pension reform or taxes on wealth, saying he would present his plans to lawmakers Thursday.Monti faces an arduous task, because Italy has one of the highest national debts in Europe at €1.9 trillion ($2.6 trillion) -- about 120% of GDP -- and has seen low growth in recent years. He suggested Monday that his government might not last much longer than a year, until scheduled elections in early 2013. And at any time, Parliament could dissolve his government "because of lack of trust," he said.It is "obvious" that the task at hand is an emergency and that to achieve economic growth and social equity "should be the priorities," Monti said.Berlusconi resigned Saturday night, prompting cheers, flag-waving and singing in celebrations outside his office and ending an era in Italian politics. He was brought down by difficulties in pushing through budget cuts after 18 years in and out of the prime minister's office. Berlusconi is expected to give his first speech as a lawmaker in the lower house of Parliament on Friday, according to Italian media reports.His People of Freedom party remains the strongest force in Parliament, and Berlusconi has said he plans to remain active in it. Berlusconi is the second prime minister to resign this month over the debt crisis sweeping across Europe, following last week's replacement of Greece's George Papandreou. Papandreou was replaced by Lucas Papademos, a former European Central Bank official.

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London (CNN)Britain's beleaguered Health Secretary Matt Hancock has apologized for breaching Covid regulations after being pictured in an embrace with his adviser, with whom British tabloid The Sun alleges he is having an extramarital affair.Hancock is under fire after The Sun published a story with photographs that appear to show him kissing Gina Coladangelo, whom the tabloid claims is his friend and adviser. The Sun alleges that the images are from May 6, two weeks before cross-household contact was allowed indoors in England. The health secretary issued a statement to reporters on Friday in which he appealed for privacy. "I accept that I breached the social distancing guidance in these circumstances. I have let people down and am very sorry," he said. "I remain focused on working to get the country out of this pandemic, and would be grateful for privacy for my family on this personal matter."The Sun's report has sparked accusations of apparent cronyism -- an allegation that the health secretary has faced previously for awarding a contract to a former neighbor for Covid-19 test kits. Read MoreHancock has been under pressure for months over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic in Britain, but has managed to cling onto his role. He has been accused by Prime Minister Boris Johnson's former chief adviser Dominic Cummings of botching the country's coronavirus testing program, as well as lying about the dire situation in care homes and the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE). Hancock has denied the claims.To date, more than 128,000 people have died in the United Kingdom from Covid-19 -- the highest death toll in Europe. One of the biggest early failures of the UK's response to Covid-19 was in building a test-and-trace system. The British government has also been criticized for neglecting care homes, allowing many facilities to go without sufficient PPE, testing and clear guidelines.Boris Johnson described his health secretary as 'hopeless,' according to former aideCummings delivered a damning account of the government's coronavirus response in a marathon seven-hour hearing before members of parliament in Westminster last month, accusing Downing Street and Hancock of misleading the British public.The divisive figure, who quit his post last November amid the UK's deadly second wave of the pandemic, doubled down on his criticisms of Hancock last week. "As the PM said himself, Hancock's performance on testing, procurement, PPE [personal protective equipment], care homes etc was 'totally f**king hopeless,'" Cummings said in a tweet, sharing a screenshot of what appears to be a WhatsApp exchange with Johnson just days after the UK went into its first full lockdown amid a worsening outbreak.On March 27, 2020, the same day that Johnson and Hancock both tested positive for the coronavirus, Cummings said he texted the prime minister to tell him the pace of coronavirus testing was too slow and that the health minister had misled government about his ability to speed it up.According to the screenshot shared on Cummings' blog and on Twitter, Johnson responded: "Totally f**king hopeless."In another text message a month later, on April 27, when National Health Service staff were running out of critical masks and gowns, Johnson said the PPE shortages were "a disaster," and suggested taking Hancock off procurement of the equipment entirely."Wtf do we do?" Johnson wrote.Asked last week by Sky News whether he was indeed hopeless, Hancock said: "I don't think so." Johnson has not commented on the WhatsApp messages, and his official spokesman said the Prime Minister does not plan to engage with every allegation that is made.The chaos engulfing Hancock had already reached such a scale that it even drew the attention of the Queen.The Queen alluded to the health secretary's woes on Wednesday in her first in-person audience with the prime minister in 15 months, informing Johnson that she had been speaking to "your secretary of state for health, poor man."It is unclear whether the comment was a reaction to the heavy burden of managing the country's coronavirus response, or an acknowledgment of the criticism Hancock has received from Cummings."I've just been talking to your secretary of state for health, poor man. He came for privy council. He's full of ...""Beans," Johnson quipped. "He thinks that things are getting better," the Queen said, to which Johnson replied: "Well, er, they are, in the sense that we're ..." before the video abruptly ends.

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Atlanta (CNN)If there was a sports championship curse in Atlanta -- and with recent events, it may have felt that way -- consider it lifted.Atlanta United, in just the Five Stripes' second season, has won the MLS Cup, defeating the Portland Timbers 2-0 in front of 73,019, a record for the league's title game attendance, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. It's the first championship for the city since the Atlanta Braves won the World Series in 1995. A parade will be held Monday in downtown Atlanta."It's great because I was feeling a lot of pressure before this game," forward Josef Martinez, who was named the MLS Cup MVP after also winning the MLS MVP award earlier this week, said via a translator. "My neighbors were putting flags all around my house and pushing notes under my door, so I had a lot of pressure to deal with. I want to say thank you again to everyone, for the fans. They deserve it. It's a great feeling to win this here."Atlanta United celebrates with the MLS Cup after their 2-0 win over the Portland Timbers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.Martinez, who is from Valencia, Venezuela, scored for Atlanta in the 39th minute. His 35 goals, from the regular season and postseason combined, are an MLS record. Five Stripes fans, as they have all season, responded to his efforts with a throaty roar.The second goal was by defender Franco Escobar, who hails from Rosario, Argentina, in the 54th minute off a set piece. It started with free kick from Paraguayan Miguel Almiron -- who is rumored to be moving to play overseas and perhaps played his final game in an Atlanta uniform -- which was headed by Martinez to Escobar for the score.Read MoreSaturday's win was the final game for head coach Gerardo "Tata" Martino, who previously announced he was leaving the club after this season."If I had to choose the way to leave somewhere, this is the best way," the Argentine said through a translator.GOGGLES ON! 🍾 #MLSCup pic.twitter.com/7bScOYUaB6— Major League Soccer🏆 (@MLS) December 9, 2018 It also was a breakthrough for defender Michael Parkhurst, who previously lost four times in the final when he played for the Columbus Crew in 2015 (which came against Portland) and the New England Revolution in 2005, 2006 and 2007."I looked up in like the 93rd minute, and I knew it: It was over," the American said. "(I had) a big smile on my face. I dreamed of what it felt like to be in the locker room with the champagne. I've heard it before from the other locker room. It was worth the wait. It was special to be in there. I can't wait to party tonight."Portland, who upset the top two seeds in the Western Conference to reach this stage, is the second team seeded fifth to reach the MLS Cup, the lowest to reach the championship game. The other team to do it was Houston, when the Dynamo did it in 2012."I couldn't be more proud not only for the work that they did for the entire season but for the fight that they put up today because I felt like our guys made it very difficult for them," Timbers head coach Giovanni Savarese said. "We played in a difficult stadium with a difficult team."The Atlanta sports curse has been broken 🏆(via @ATLUTD)pic.twitter.com/xs9KDdMrZU— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 9, 2018 For a while, it appeared as if the sports teams of Atlanta and Georgia might be jinxed. The Atlanta Falcons blew a 28-3 lead in Super Bowl LI to the New England Patriots in Houston. The University of Georgia suffered heartbreak twice this year against the Alabama Crimson Tide in Mercedes-Benz Stadium, squandering leads to lose the College Football Playoff national championship in January and the Southeastern Conference title game last week.The Hawks haven't won an NBA championship since moving to Atlanta in 1968. The NHL left the city -- twice. And aside from winning their lone title in 1995, the Braves came up short multiple times in the playoffs despite winning a staggering 14 consecutive division titles from 1991-2005.While it is well known that professional and college football are popular in the South, it wasn't immediately apparent that another kind of football -- the global one -- would resonate as well.But it has, and more.Josef Martinez scored Atlanta's first goal of the night. His 35 goals this year, spanning the regular season and postseason, are an MLS record.According to Forbes, Atlanta United is the most valuable team in MLS at $330 million. The fan base spans multiple ages, races and languages. Atlanta United drew 901,033 fans for their 17 home league games, a league record. According to the club, Atlanta United's season average of 53,002 fans per game -- also tops in MLS -- ranks 17th the world based on the 2017-18 season, ahead of Italy's AC Milan."It's something that we've become accustomed to," said goalkeeper Brad Guzan, who previously spent nine years in the English Premier League, most recently playing for Middlesbrough before spending the previous eight seasons with Aston Villa."You never take it for granted," the American continued. "You appreciate all the support that we get on a weekly basis. But to see it here -- the noise level, the atmosphere, the craziness -- we knew it was going to be special. ... We're lucky. To be a part of this, to be a part of this city, this team, this organization, the bar has been lifted in so many different ways for Major League Soccer because of Atlanta United. To be a part of it is pretty special."The feeling after you win your first #MLSCup pic.twitter.com/sokUc5rjvm— COPA90 US (@COPA90US) December 9, 2018 Known as a city of transplants, Atlanta sometimes has had a reputation for not always pulling for the home team in its respective sports. According to US Census data from 2010-2014 analyzed by the Atlanta Regional Commission, 37% of the population in metro Atlanta was born in another state, and there are also large groups of residents who were born in other countries. But Atlanta United has had no trouble from the start in getting support.There's no relegation in MLS -- not that Atlanta ever would have had to worry about that. From the beginning of 2017, this team was built to win, becoming the fourth expansion team in league history to reach the MLS Cup playoffs."I think that Atlanta took everybody by surprise a little bit," Parkhurst said. "You never know exactly the type of success any team's going to have. But when you've got an owner committed like Arthur (Blank) and the resources that he has and has put into this team, it's a recipe for success. It was the perfect time for Atlanta to get a soccer team. It's a melting pot city, and people have just gravitated towards us. It's because of the atmosphere here tonight. People love being a part of it. ... We wouldn't have this success, we wouldn't have this aura around us without the fans."

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Story highlightsRussia criticizes British royal family over Prince Charles controversyCharles reportedly compared Vladimir Putin to HitlerA Russian official says the comments reflect poorly on future monarchRussia hit back at Prince Charles after reports emerged that the heir to the British throne compared Russian President Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler. According to the Daily Mail newspaper, a woman claims Charles made the offhand comment during a tour Monday of the Canadian Museum of Immigration in Halifax, Nova Scotia."I would like to say that if these words were truly spoken, then without a doubt, they do not reflect well on the future British monarch," Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said Thursday. The spokesman accused the royal family in general of using the media to smear Russia's involvement in the Ukraine crisis. "That's why we view the use of the Western press by members of the British royal family to spread the propaganda campaign against Russia on a pressing issue -- that is, the situation in Ukraine -- as unacceptable, outrageous and low," he said. Charles was talking with a 78-year Polish woman who escaped the Nazi Holocaust by sailing to Canada in 1939 -- just before Germany seized the city of Gdansk, the Daily Mail said."I had finished showing him the exhibit and talked with him about my own family background and how I came to Canada," the newspaper quoted Marienne Ferguson as saying. "The prince then said, 'And now Putin is doing just about the same as Hitler,' " the newspaper quoted her as saying, referring to Russia's disputed annexation of Crimea.Ferguson said she agreed with Charles.CNN could not independently confirm the conversation.Representatives for Charles declined to comment.Also, Russia's deputy ambassador to the United Kingdom is meeting a senior UK Foreign Office official Thursday in London amid the controversy over the reported comments.The Russian Embassy requested the meeting Wednesday.

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(CNN)More than two decades after Mike Tyson bit off a chunk of Evander Holyfield's ear at the 1997 WBA Heavyweight Championship fight, the legendary boxer has released a line of edibles -- in the shape of ears. The cannabis-infused gummies are called "Mike Bites" in homage to Tyson's most notorious moment.Holyfield, the only four-time world heavyweight champion, defeated Tyson at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas in 1996. The following year, during their highly anticipated rematch, Tyson bit off a small section of Holyfield's ear, spit it onto the canvas and was promptly disqualified. The gory incident marked the rematch as one of the most bizarre fights in the history of boxing.Tyson, who was the youngest boxer ever to win a heavyweight title, has launched several cannabis-related ventures in recent years. Tyson 2.0, the company releasing "Mike Bites," describes itself as "a premier cannabis company formed with legendary boxer, entrepreneur and icon Mike Tyson." In 2021, the company expanded its sales to over 100 locations in California.On Twitter, Tyson himself vouched that "These ears actually taste good!"Holy ears! They're finally here! Go get your Mike Bites now 👂😤 pic.twitter.com/BCbXcdYcra— ItsTyson20 (@itstyson20) March 15, 2022 Read MoreTyson is part of a wave of celebrities who have launched their own cannabis-related products and brands. In 2015, rapper Snoop Dogg debuted "Leafs by Snoop," a branded line of cannabis products. Similarly, in 2019, hip-hop artist Drake announced that he was going into business with a Canadian cannabis firm. Joining the trend, Martha Stewart launched her own line of CBD-infused dog treats in 2021, and Jaleel White released a strain of -- wait for it -- Purple Urkel cannabis.Tyson hasn't been shy about his strong relationship with cannabis. The former heavyweight champion admitted in 2019 that he spends $40,000 a month on weed at his 40-acre cannabis ranch. Tyson opened the farm in 2018 after California legalized recreational marijuana. Tyson 2.0's website explains that "When Mike was in his prime, he used cannabis to relax his body and focus his mind."Tyson and Holyfield have reconciled since the infamous "Bite Fight." The two appeared in a humorous Foot Locker ad together and in 2014, Tyson delivered the speech for Holyfield's induction into the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame.

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Story highlightsMariuma Ben Yosef encountered homelessness early in life, at just 14After finding stability, she welcomed homeless teens into her home for mealsHer generosity turned into an organization that has helped 46,000 youth so farNominate a CNN Hero now.Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN)When she was 14 years old, Mariuma Ben Yosef ran away from home.On and off for nearly two years, she lived on the streets of Boston. She slept on benches and survived on food she found in the garbage.CNN Hero Mariuma Ben Yosef"Being homeless as a teenager, you understand that nobody can protect you," she said. "You have to protect yourself."Ultimately, Ben Yosef got her life on track. She moved back to Israel, where she had lived as a child, attended boarding school and later served in the military. When she became pregnant at 20, the prospect of motherhood brought her life into focus. "I didn't have a home or a family, and that was in my soul," she said. "I wanted to help other kids like me." Read MoreShe started by serving weekly dinners to homeless youth. Before she knew it, she was giving them a place to stay. "I couldn't say no to the ones that didn't have anywhere to go after dinner," she said. "So, I opened my home for (them)."Today, her organization, the Shanti House, has grown into a sprawling two-campus facility -- with locations in Tel Aviv and the Negev region -- that has helped more than 46,000 young people.Named for the Sanskrit word for peace and tranquility, the group provides temporary housing and long-term support for homeless and at-risk youth ages 14 to 21. "My goal is that every child that comes through this door will feel at home ... where they can finally let out a sigh of relief, feel secure, and most importantly, be happy," Ben Yosef said.CNN's Laura Klairmont spoke with Ben Yosef about her work. Below is an edited version of their conversation. CNN: The young people you work with -- what's it like to be in their shoes? Mariuma Ben Yosef: (They) don't have a home. They are children that are coming from juvenile court, some are referred to by social workers and others are coming from the streets of Israel. Many have experienced sex abuse, violence and neglect. A lot of the kids I work with have been victimized by their parents or other members of their family; the very people that are supposed to give them comfort are causing them to suffer.When you live in the streets, you're always on guard. You hear footsteps at night, and you don't know if it's someone who will want to rape you or harm you in some way. You are on survival mode all the time, and that is very hard. Not only do you have no roof over your head, no food, no bed, you really have nothing. It's always lonely; you feel that you have no roots and nowhere to go. These circumstances make you hate yourself and the world. You have to develop your own roots to survive; you have to be very strong because you have nobody.JUST WATCHEDCNN Heroes: A Cosmic FamilyReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHCNN Heroes: A Cosmic Family 02:42CNN: How have your personal experiences shaped your approach to the work? Ben Yosef: When I first started this work, a girl who came to live at the Shanti House told me about a brutal rape she went through. I am a rape survivor as well but had never spoken about it with anyone. There were many painful experiences I had growing up that I had blocked out of my mind. I just kept moving and moving. But in this situation with this girl, I knew that I could provide comfort by sharing my story with her, so I did. That was the first time I expressed my pain to somebody else. That's when I understood that I survived all these difficult situations so that I could help others, and I realized that this is what I'm going to do for the rest of my life. People say that I'm saving these children, but really, they're the ones saving me. They've saved my soul and helped me to feel whole again. I feel alive because of them.Ben Yosef (center) hugs two participants who have received Shanti House's services.CNN: What's it like to work with such a diverse array of youth?Ben Yosef: We serve children that come from all over Israel. We welcome everybody, regardless of religion, race or sexual orientation. We accept you as you are -- as a human being. What makes the Shanti House so unique is that regardless of where they came from, all the kids come together to help one another. It's amazing to see everyone in one room. You have Ethiopians, Jews, Russians, Arabs, all living together, co-existing peacefully. There are no politics here. We are a family. We provide these children not only with a bed, food, therapies, medical care, and education, we also provide them with love, security and all the emotional needs of someone who is missing a family. We give them everything they need to survive and succeed.I'm so proud of each and every one of my kids because they chose life and not a path of self-destruction in the streets. I think they are the real heroes. Want to get involved? Check out the Shanti House website and see how to help.To donate to Shanti House, click the CrowdRise widget below.Mariuma Ben-Yosef, Shanti House on CrowdRise

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Retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling is a national security, intelligence and terrorism analyst for CNN. He served for 37 years in the Army, including three years in combat, and retired as commanding general of US Army Europe and the 7th Army. He is the author of "Growing Physician Leaders." He provided input informally to the Biden campaign on issues of national security. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely his. View more opinion at CNN. (CNN)Senator Marco Rubio called him "treasonous." Senator Rand Paul called for his immediate court-martial. Not to be left out of the discussion, former President Donald Trump called the man he appointed as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, "a dumb-ass" who was "weak and ineffective." Mark HertlingThese and other Republicans were fuming over a new book by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa, "Peril," detailing Milley's actions, which were reported by CNN and others on Tuesday ahead of the book's release next week. It apparently describes how, during the turbulent final days of Trump's presidency, Milley had reassured China that the United States was not going to suddenly and recklessly start a war. The cries of outrage have been hyperbolic, vitriolic. But Milley is emphatically not a traitor. His actions also don't rise to the level of heroics, as some on the left are proclaiming. Rather, I'd say the Chairman was acting rightly on intelligence that America's adversaries and friends were extremely concerned about the violent turmoil surrounding the presidential transition -- and the uncertainty about what Trump might do before leaving office. Given that the former president had already made worrisome comments about summarily pulling US forces out of various areas around the world, and given media reports of Trump's earlier threats to attack other nations, Milley found it necessary to communicate directly with his counterparts overseas, with whom he had a professional relationship. Read More He was right to do so, because he was reacting to the realities on the ground. Straight talk with our allies and partners, lowering the temperature when tensions are rising, is critical to avoiding misunderstandings and perhaps deadly unintentional consequences. America's generals and admirals around the world work hard to build relationships with their partners and foes for exactly this reason. They have sometimes been called "diplomats in khaki." Milley's contacting foreign general officers, like General Li Zuicheng of China, is a big part of his job. In these communications, I'm confident that the Chairman followed the protocols for engagement with foreign officials. The Trump brand of politics is spreading around the worldWhy do I believe that? Because as a senior general officer commanding in a foreign theater, I often had to conduct these types of phone calls and engagements, as do all generals or admirals in similar strategic circumstances. Engaging with foreign military commanders -- whether they are allies, partners, friends or even foes -- is a major and extremely time-consuming requirement for senior military commanders. We do this to strengthen alliances, build trust, prepare for coalition exercises -- and to stay in contact via informal communication channels during tense times. When I was Commander of the US Army in Europe, there were 51 countries in our area of responsibility, and my visits and contacts were conducted as part of an approved plan for "security cooperation" within that theater. Chairman Milley's job is much bigger and more difficult, because his covers the globe. His responsibilities require an endless series of engagements with US Embassies, foreign governments, and the military leadership of more than 190 countries, even those, like China, whom many Americans consider the enemy. Often the communication channels with foes compliment the diplomacy generated by the State Department, and this is where generals and ambassadors are critical teammates. JUST WATCHEDProfile: Gen. Mark MilleyReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHProfile: Gen. Mark Milley 02:59These calls and visits are always based on intelligence collection. I cannot remember a time when I "cold-called" a commander of a foreign army just to check on how he was doing. Usually, a call would be based on information from an intelligence report that had been analyzed and presented to me for consideration by those on the staff. While I had various intelligence feeds in Europe passing me this information, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs has many, many more. His own staff, the staffs of the Army, Air Force and Navy and Marines, the Central Intelligence and Defense Intelligence Agencies, the National Security Agency and the Embassy Country Teams all generate information that turns to actionable intelligence. That is usually handled at various levels, but the relationships that the Chairman builds during his extensive travels sometimes require him to make that call or contact. What does the protocol require? When I made a call to a foreign counterpart, I was never alone in the room. From interpreters to country team experts to notetakers and various staff members, sometimes it was hard to limit who listened in. Whenever I talked to a foreign commander, I always had on the call my Political Advisor, assigned by the State Department as a liaison to my command, and I also usually required a Judge Advocate General representative well-versed in international law. While some may believe Milley went "rogue" in his phone call, I am sure there were many critical staff members and representatives from other agencies in the room where this happened. CNN reported Thursday that "there were 15 people on both videoconference calls Milley held with his Chinese counterpart, the one on October 30 and another on January 8 -- including a representative from the State Department, according to one defense official. The read-out and notes from the calls were shared with the intelligence community and the interagency, the official said. Get our free weekly newsletterSign up for CNN Opinion's new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and FacebookThese actions are part of the Chairman's job, they are driven by intelligence, and they follow protocol. Those wanting the Chairman to resign because they perceived he had aided or abetted the "enemy," or those who are prone to call his actions treasonous, need to understand how these actions work, how they are extremely beneficial to the security of the United States, and how doing so is truly tied to the responsibility associated with the Chairman's position.

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Story highlightsHouse searches Friday in Mons, LiegeNo connection at present with the twin bombings in Brussels in March (CNN)One of two brothers arrested by Belgian police Friday is being charged with two terror-related counts, the country's federal prosecutor's office reported Saturday.The other brother was released without charges, the prosecutor's statement said.An investigating judge charged the brother identified only as Nourredine H. with attempting to commit a terrorist murder and participation in the activities of a terrorist organization, the statement added.Authorities did not release any information about the alleged plot or the results of the searches of seven houses in Mons and one house in Liege, which led to the arrests."For the time being there is no connection with the terrorist attacks" on March 22 at the Brussels airport and a metro station in the same city, the prosector's office said Saturday. ISIS claimed responsibility for the twin bombings, which killed 32 peopleRead MoreOngoing investigationsLast month, Belgian authorities questioned 40 people and arrested 12 of them in a raid related to a terrorism investigation, the federal prosecutor's office said.The operation included searches of dozens of houses spread through 16 municipalities.Belgian state broadcaster RTBF reported Saturday that the overnight raids were made after messages were intercepted indicating attacks were being planned. The possible targets were places where Belgian football fans congregated to watch Euro 2016 games.No arms or explosives were found in the raids, the office added.Heightened security protectionAhead of the June raids, several senior ministers were given heightened security protection because of new intelligence about specific threats, according to RTBF, which cited the government's Coordinating Unit for Threat Analysis.Prime Minister Charles Michel, Foreign Minister Didier Reynders and Interior Minister Jan Jambon were among those receiving heightened protection, RTBF reports.Per capita, Belgium has the highest number of foreign fighters in Syria of any Western European nation.

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(CNN)Italy's hard-line interior minister is facing an investigation over his handling of the migrant standoff with the European Union as the trapped asylum seekers stuck on a ship in the Sicilian port of Catania for six days have finally been permitted to go ashore. Italian Coast Guard ship Ubaldo Diciotti picked up 190 migrants on August 15 from an overcrowded boat off the coast of Lampedusa after they were refused entry to Malta. Thirteen were taken to Lampedusa for medical treatment while a further 27 minors were allowed to disembark once the ship arrived in Sicily. Interior Minister Matteo Salvini refused to allow the remaining migrants to leave the boat until Italy was given assurances that the migrants would claim asylum in other member states. The Catholic Church has agreed to take some of the migrants while others will be sent to Ireland and Albania, a spokesperson from the Italian Interior Ministry told CNN on Sunday.Migrants could be seen waiting to disembark overnight. EU countries are bound by the Dublin Regulation, which requires asylum seekers to be registered in the first European country they enter -- regardless of whether they entered legally or otherwise. But the directive has been criticized by Italy and Greece, the landing points for many immigrants.Read MoreAnd while Salvini has come under fire for his anti-immigration stance, he has not suffered political fallout back home. Many Italians are exasperated by Europe's fractured response to the crisis, and polls have shown a majority of Italians support the government's hard-line migration policy.Italy's Salvini channels Mussolini in tweet on late dictator's birthdayOn Saturday, Salvini touted the resolution as a win at a rally in northern Italy, telling supporters: "We have solved the problem of the migrants and the Italian people won't pay." His boast came as it emerged the populist lawmaker is under investigation by a Sicilian prosecutor over the legality of the prolonged detention and possible abuse of power, the prosecutor's office told CNN. Salvini confirmed knowledge of the ongoing probe at the rally in the town of Pinzolo, Reuters reported. "Being investigated for defending the rights of Italians is a disgrace," he said.JUST WATCHEDSalvini: 'Italy cannot be left alone'ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHSalvini: 'Italy cannot be left alone' 02:19While Italy and the EU clashed over the final destination of the migrants, the UNHCR urged EU members "to do the right thing and offer places of asylum for people rescued from the Mediterranean Sea in their time of need.""Frightened people who may be in need of international protection should not be caught in the maelstrom of politics. They deserve to be treated with dignity," it added in a statement earlier on Saturday. At least 1,546 people have died attempting to cross the Mediterranean this year, according to IOM, the UN's migration agency.

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(CNN)The leader of the far-right UK political group Britain First was arrested Thursday in Northern Ireland as he accompanied the group's deputy leader to a court appearance on hate charges, the group said.Britain First was at the center of international controversy last month when US President Donald Trump retweeted anti-Muslim content posted by deputy leader Jayda Fransen.In a video posted to social media on Thursday, Fransen said Britain First leader Paul Golding had been arrested as he supported her at the Belfast court, where she faces charges of behavior intended or likely to stir up hatred in connection with a speech she gave in Belfast on August 6.Britain First deputy leader Jayda Fransen and leader Paul Golding, pictured in October, are being investigated by police.Fransen said she faced "some nonsense charge" and that she believed Golding had been arrested over the "same trumped-up" claims. "Basically, I criticized Islam and now they want to send me to prison for two years," she said.The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said detectives investigating speeches made at the Northern Ireland Against Terrorism Rally on August 6 had arrested a 35-year-old man in the Belfast area.Read MoreRetweeting racists would get you fired in most jobs, President TrumpAfter her court appearance, Fransen herself was then rearrested in connection with a video she filmed in Belfast a day earlier by a peace wall -- a barrier separating predominantly Protestant and Catholic communities in certain areas where sectarian tensions can run high.The PSNI confirmed that detectives "investigating an incident at a peace wall in Belfast" on Wednesday had arrested a 31-year-old woman in the Belfast area on Thursday and had taken her to a police station for interview.Trump's decision to retweet three anti-Muslim messages by Fransen sparked criticism from Britain's highest officials, including Prime Minister Theresa May. The White House defended Trump's actions, saying they were an attempt by the President to get a conversation started on security and immigration.Journalist Peter Taggart contributed to this report.

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Story highlights The death toll has risen to 279, Anatolian news agency reports 970 buildings were destroyed, government officials sayAuthorities hope to restore power to the quake-hit areas by Monday nightMore than 2,000 emergency personnel are on the groundUsing shovels, heavy machinery and their bare hands, rescue workers scrambled through piles of rubble to find survivors Monday after a deadly 7.2-magnitude earthquake devastated parts of eastern Turkey.The death toll has risen to 279, with another 1,300 injured, Turkey's semi-official Anatolian news agency reported, citing the country's disaster management authority. Some 970 buildings are demolished. There have been conflicting reports about the number of dead, however. Interior Minister Idris Naim Sahin said Monday that as many as 264 people were dead, while Deputy Prime Minister Besir Atalay put the death toll at 239.It was difficult to tally the number of injured, Health Minister Recep Akdag said, because many were being treated and released.The military was assisting with search-and-rescue efforts, Atalay said. Numerous aftershocks -- the largest a magnitude 6.0 -- rattled eastern Turkey, one of the nation's poorest areas. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said 55 buildings collapsed in Ercis on the north shore of Lake Van. The Turkish Red Crescent said about 25 apartment buildings and a student dormitory collapsed in the town.A health services building also collapsed, along with part of a hospital, CNN sister network CNN Turk reported. The injured were being treated in the hospital's garden.JUST WATCHEDTurkish quake survivors confront coldReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHTurkish quake survivors confront cold 01:09JUST WATCHEDWoman pulled from rubble in TurkeyReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHWoman pulled from rubble in Turkey 00:55JUST WATCHEDErdogan views Turkey quake damageReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHErdogan views Turkey quake damage 00:49"People are really scared," CNN Turk reporter Nevsin Mengu said from Van. "The survivors are now trying to survive the cold weather."Rescuers and survivors contended with near-freezing temperatures early Monday. Some people collected wood from collapsed buildings to burn for warmth, Mengu said. She said many residents are not returning to their houses, opting instead to sleep on rooftops or in the streets. It was not clear whether their homes were uninhabitable or they were just too frightened. Electricity and natural gas were off in most of the city, but Atalay said officials hope to restore power in Van and Ercis by Monday night.Trucks carrying medical aid and food were seen driving into Van. But rescue teams had not reached some of the smaller villages in the area, Mengu said. One man, stuck in the fetal position under a large piece of debris, was visible only through a small hole in the rubble. The man appeared weak and exhausted after rescuers pulled him out, his clothes torn. At one point, rescue workers halted operations to try to hear whether anyone was knocking for help. JUST WATCHEDTurkey earthquake damage 'massive'ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHTurkey earthquake damage 'massive' 02:48Turkey map of quake zone Are you there? Submit your pictures or videoThe Red Crescent called for rescue workers, machinery and drinking water. A crisis center was set up by the country's Health Ministry in the Turkish capital of Ankara.By Monday, more than 2,300 emergency personnel were in the region, Atalay said. Tents and rescue teams have come from as far away as Iran and Azerbaijan.The crisis center said Sunday that 29 surrounding towns had sent help and medical helicopters were taking the injured for treatment in other provinces. Thirty-seven patients were taken to Ankara, Atalay said Monday.Two tent hospitals were being set up in Ercis on Sunday, and two cargo planes were dispatched from the capital carrying medical teams and aid.Erdogan and Akdag arrived in the area Sunday, according to the Ministry of Health's crisis center. Israel offered Turkey "any help it may require" after the earthquake, Defense Minister Ehud Barak's office said. Israel and Turkey, once close allies, saw a deterioration in relations in a dispute over an Israeli naval commando raid on the Gaza-bound ship Mavi Marmara, in which nine Turkish activists were killed.A spokesman for the Turkish Foreign Ministry said the country, while grateful for offers of aid, is prepared to handle the disaster on its own. Turkey is "no stranger to having these seismic events," but Sunday's quake is considered major, CNN Meteorologist Reynolds Wolf said.A magnitude-7.6 earthquake in Izmit, Turkey, killed more than 17,000 people in 1999, according to the United States Geological Survey. A magnitude-7.2 tremor in Duzce the same year killed 894 people, the agency reported. Sunday's major quake struck at 1:41 p.m. local time and was centered about 12 miles from Van, the agency said.

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Story highlightsAndrew Manzi suffered trauma as a Marine deployed in IraqManzi later took up surfing and realized it could be healing for himself and othersHe started Warrior Surf, an organization that combines surfing and therapyFolly Beach, South Carolina (CNN)As a Marine serving in the Iraq War, Sgt. Andrew Manzi spent long hours on patrol, never knowing what dangers were ahead. He saw intense firefights during his two tours, and many of his comrades lost their lives. JUST WATCHEDCNN Hero Andrew ManziReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHCNN Hero Andrew Manzi 02:47"I just knew I was going to die," Manzi said. While on patrol, Manzi and fellow soldiers would talk about life after war. "I remember looking at one of my (medics) and being like, 'I'm going to go surf one day,'" said Manzi, now 32. "There was just something that looked just so incredible in how these guys lived their lives."Read MoreBut after returning home in 2005, he struggled for years."I felt like I had no control over myself, and I was afraid of myself," said Manzi, who was suffering from a traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. He sought professional help to cope day to day. But it was the moment he took a surfboard he bought at a yard sale and hit the waves for the first time when his soul began to heal."I had my ass handed to me that day, but it was the first time I felt alive again," he said. "I could go out there and just turn off the world."Manzi quickly fell in love with surfing. In 2013, he moved to Folly Beach, South Carolina, where he started giving surf lessons. On the beach, he met and bonded with other veterans, and he soon realized he had found a way to bring healing to their lives. Today, his nonprofit, Warrior Surf, provides free surf camps for veterans and their families. Each camp lasts six weeks and offers therapy sessions on the beach.The group has found that having therapy on the beach makes it more approachable for veterans. They aren't required to participate if they're not ready, but they are encouraged to work with the organization's therapist.In the last two years, around 300 people have benefited from the program. "You feel safe out there when you know you got a bunch of brothers floating around you," Manzi said. "We're just taking a natural approach to healing."CNN's Meghan Dunn spoke with Manzi about his work. Below is an edited version of their conversation.CNN: What's it like for you when you're out on the ocean? Andrew Manzi: There's only one thing I'm focused on when I'm out there: surfing. It's as powerful as meditation, breathing techniques, yoga. You really get in tune with your body. In combat, you wait and wait and wait for something bad to happen. Well, bad stuff happens over there. It always does. Well, here, man, you wait, you wait, you wait, and something amazing happens.CNN: It's not just veterans out there in the water. Why do you involve their families? Manzi: When we started, it was very veteran-based. We definitely were focusing on the veterans. But really quickly it became apparent that the whole family needs this stuff. We try to create an opportunity where the family can come back together again.How do you expect an individual to get better in his whole entirety if he goes home and he's like, "I'm doing the surfing thing, these guys are great, I'm feeling good, I can conquer the world" -- but the family's been in the trenches taking grenades for the past four years since he's been back from deployment? That's why we all agreed that we need to really incorporate the whole family. So, if you want to come with your six kids, we can get them in the water. If you want to come out with your wife and surf, we have the babysitters so both of you can go in. I'm really a true believer on the whole community aspect of healing.JUST WATCHEDCNN Hero Andrew Manzi: Warrior SurfReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHCNN Hero Andrew Manzi: Warrior Surf 02:34CNN: Your program also offers free therapy. Manzi: We take the veterans outside the clinical setting of a room in an office building or a hospital -- doors shut, white walls, fluorescent lights, it's just uncomfortable. We conduct all our therapy on the beach or on the river. You wouldn't know the difference between a veteran and (therapist) sitting on the beach and those two people sitting right over there.After therapy, you have to either go surf with another veteran or at least get in the water and paddle around and kind of decompress. You raise those symptoms pretty high. Let's say you're talking about a certain day, you're going to get a little bit of anxiety. I think the best way to battle that is to go calm down in the ocean and relax and let the ocean kind of cleanse you, bring you back so you're good, you're fine -- instead of just hopping in the car and driving back home and sitting in the closet again.CNN: What do you want veterans to take away from this? Manzi: I want them to take away a little bit of hope, because hope leads to courageous actions. There's so many things out there that you can try and do, and that time in your life shouldn't dictate the rest of your life. There's a lot of brothers and sisters out here that will welcome you. Life can be really good if you make it good. And this is a way we can start.Want to get involved? Check out the Warrior Surf website and see how to help.To donate to Warrior Surf click the CrowdRise widget below.Andrew Manzi on CrowdRise

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Story highlightsSerena Williams loses in straight sets to Russian world No. 56 in MelbourneEkatarina Makarova earns quarterfinal clash with fourth seed Maria SharapovaWorld No. 2 Petra Kvitova reaches last eight after beating Ana Ivanovic Defending champion Kim Clijsters will face top seed Caroline Wozniacki in quarterfinalUnseeded Russian Ekaterina Makarova upset five-time champion Serena Williams of the United States 6-2 6-3 on Monday to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open.The fourth-round match was played as temperatures hit above 32 degrees Celsius (90 degrees Fahrenheit).Makarova's two previous grand slam appearances -- at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open last year -- ended with losses in the first round as she faded from a career-high 29th in the rankings -- a position she reached with last-16 appearances in Melbourne and at the French Open."I'm surprised because she's a great player and it's really tough to play against her," said the 23-year-old Makarova, who will next play her fourth-seeded compatriot Maria Sharapova.Nishikori makes history for Japan"But, I don't know, I was just feeling so good and so focused. So I played my game, and that's it. I won against Serena. That's amazing."Former world No. 1 Williams, seeded 12th, refused to blame the ankle injury she suffered in a warm-up tournament in Brisbane."I feel like I didn't play well today. I don't feel like I can't get better. I feel like if I was in a situation where, 'Wow, she played so great, and I played amazing, and I served 80%, and I hit no double-faults, I didn't hit 37 unforced errors,' that would be a totally different situation," the 30-year-old said. "I didn't play well. I'm not physically 100%. So it's just like, you know, I can't be so angry at myself, even though I'm very unhappy. I know that I can play a hundred times better than I did this whole tournament." Sharapova, the 2008 champion, secured her place in the last eight as she came from behind to beat German 14th seed Sabine Lisicki 2-6 6-2 6-3 in the late match.It was their first meeting since last year's Wimbledon semifinals, when Sharapova also won before losing in the final.Earlier Monday, Wimbledon champion and world No. 2 Petra Kvitova reached the quarterfinals after beating Serbian 21st seed and former No. 1 Ana Ivanovic 6-2 7-6 (7-2).The Czech will next face Italy's Sara Errani, who beat China's Zheng Jie 6-2 6-1.On Sunday, defending champion and 11th seed Kim Clijsters saved four match points as she overcame the opponent she beat in last year's Australian Open final, Li Na, 4-6 7-6 6-4.The former world No.1 was in trouble early on as she turned her ankle in the opening set and needed medical treatment before battling back to book a quarterfinal clash with top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki.Fifth seed Li took full advantage of Clijsters' discomfort by taking the first set, but the Belgian showed typical resilience when she leveled the match after a dramatic tie break, during which she faced match point four times.Kim Clijsters turned her ankle during her fourth round women's singles match against China's Li Na.The setback clearly stunned Li, who quickly found herself 5-2 down in the deciding set before staging a late rally. But the momentum was with the Belgian, as she closed out the match."I can't believe I won," Clijsters told the Australian Open's official website. "I knew before the match that it was going to be a tough match but I didn't expect this obviously!"I don't want to quit my last time at the Australian Open. It [retiring] definitely crossed my mind at some point. But at one point you think, 'Okay, I'm just gonna go for it.' Once I made that decision, I didn't think."Wozniacki, from Denmark, beat Serbian 13th seed Jelena Jankovic 6-0 7-5 as she continues her quest to secure the first grand slam victory of her career.After wrapping up the opening set in just over half an hour, Wozniacki dropped her serve twice in the second as Jankovic found her feet, but she held her nerve to serve out the match."I'm just happy to be here as the winner of the match," Wozniacki said. "I felt like I played some really good tennis out there today."She started to play really well as well. She had nothing to lose so she had to go for it. I knew she was a fighter and it wasn't going to be easy. "Elsewhere Sunday, world No. 3 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus cruised past Czech Iveta Benesova 6-2 6-2 to reach the last eight.She will now face Polish eighth seed Agnieszka Radwanska, who thrashed Julia Gorges of Germany 6-1 6-1.

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(CNN)A single case of Covid-19 at a quarantine hotel in Melbourne has forced organizers of the Australian Open to quarantine 507 players, officials and support staff, just four days before the tennis championship is set to begin. Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said late on Wednesday evening that a 26-year-old volunteer firefighter who had been working as a resident support officer as part of the tournament tested positive for the virus. Until then, the state had not seen local transmission of the virus in 28 days. New restrictions have now been placed on the state's 6.7 million inhabitants. Masks are mandatory in indoor public places, and new limits are in place on the number of people who can gather in a household.Andrews said the new rules were being put in place "through an abundance of caution" and because of the possibility that the case could have been caused by a new strain of the coronavirus -- although he said the genomic sequencing needed to determine whether that was the case hasn't finished yet. Maskless crowds pack Australian Open tennis exhibition in Covid-free AdelaideThe unnamed man last worked at the Grand Hyatt hotel on January 29 and tested negative for the virus at the end of his shift that day. However, he subsequently developed symptoms and tested positive on Wednesday. Read MoreAs a result, Andrews said 500 to 600 people staying at the hotel have been deemed "close contacts" and would have to go into quarantine until they return a negative test.He said that the situation should not impact the Australian Open itself, which is set to begin on Monday. Speaking on Thursday, Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley said that out of the 507 people being tested, 160 of them were players.Tiley said that the testing should be completed by 5 p.m., local time Thursday, saying that the players are "casual contacts" and there was a low probability of any of them testing positive.The draw for the Australian Open has been postponed by a day to Friday while the testing takes place.All play at Melbourne Park tennis center set for Thursday has been suspended to allow for the players and staff to be tested. The Tennis Australia boss said the affected warm up matches would be rescheduled, time permitting. "Everything remains as is, just with a day delay, until further notice," Tiley said. Rafael Nadal calls for 'wider perspective' from players in quarantine ahead of the Australian OpenThe run up to the tournament has been shaped by coronavirus fears. On arrival in Victoria, 72 players were placed into a 14-day quarantine ahead of their Grand Slam matches after passengers on their flights tested positive for Covid-19.To make up for the lost training time, tournament organizers scheduled a new warm-up event for players who have been unable to train during quarantine. However, the new case identified on Wednesday forced the organizers to cancel the matches scheduled for Thursday.This story and its headline have been updated. CNN's Aleks Klosok and Hillary Whiteman contributed reporting.

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(CNN)A man who stabbed three people after his pickup truck burst into flames in a Melbourne street was known to authorities for his radical views but was not considered a threat, Australian police said.Hassan Khalid Shire Ali, 30, had his passport canceled in 2015 when authorities found he had plans to travel to Syria. He was known to the Victorian Joint Counter Terrorism Team but was not being monitored, Australian Federal Police Commissioner Ian McCarney told reporters Saturday. ISIS had claimed responsibility for the knife attack through its media wing Amaq, the SITE Intelligence Group reported. CNN cannot independently verify the claim and no evidence to support it was provided through Amaq. On Saturday, McCarney said Shire Ali was only inspired by the group and did not appear to be direct links. "The event yesterday for us is a reality check. Even with the fall of the caliphate in the conflict zone, the threat continues to be real," McCarney said. The attacker's pick up truck burnt out as he lunged people with a knife. Read More"Obviously in terms of how and where, why and when he moved along that path from radicalization to basically putting in place those actions will be a key focus of the investigations and I dare say other investigations," McCarney added.Friday's attack, which is being treated as an of act of terrorism, began when the attacker's vehicle burst into flames and the man emerged and "engaged" with members of the public in a busy downtown street, Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton told reporters Friday.The horrifying scene was over in a matter of minutes after police shot the attacker, who died after being rushed to the hospital under police guard. Only after he was shot did police realize that three members of the public had been stabbed. One man died later in hospital. He was identified by local media Saturday as Sisto Malasspina, the co-owner of a popular Italian restaurant in Melbourne.Two other men underwent surgery and were in stable condition in hospital, police said Saturday."This is an evil and terrifying thing that has happened," Victoria State Premier Daniel Andrews said.The attackLate Friday, witnesses reported hearing a loud explosion from the vehicle, which burst into flames before a man emerged and began attacking people with a knife in the street, police said. When police arrived, the man punched one of the officers through their patrol car window, Ashton told reporters. He lunged at them with a knife when they got out of the vehicle. One of the officers shot him in the chest, Ashton said. After putting out the fire in the car, authorities found what Ashton described as "barbecue-style" bottles of gasoline inside the vehicle, which prompted authorities to call the bomb response unit to the scene.The investigation is still in its early stages, but Ashton said police do not believe there is a "ongoing threat." #UPDATE: Hundreds of police are on-scene on Bourke Street in Melbourne's CBD after reports of a 'serious incident'. #9News https://t.co/3LxsLzLDIk pic.twitter.com/XgtUbF9cwh— Nine News Melbourne (@9NewsMelb) November 9, 2018 Slain restaurant owner rememberedSisto Malasspina, the man killed in Friday's attack, was a well-known restaurateur, Australia's national broadcaster ABC reported.The 74-year-old man was remembered on social media by politicians, comedians and celebrities who described him as a great man.Actor Russell Crowe said he knew Malasspina for more than three decades and considered him a friend.Sisto, il mio cuore si spezza ... I've been going to Pellegrini's since 1987. Never been to Melbourne without dropping in on my man Sisto . South Sydney stickers on the wall and caps on display.My sweet loyal friend, stabbed in the street by a mad man.Cosí triste. pic.twitter.com/kfj32smdOz— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) November 10, 2018 "Sisto, il mio cuore si spezza (my heart breaks) ... I've been going to Pellegrini's since 1987. Never been to Melbourne without dropping in on my man Sisto," Crowe tweeted. "South Sydney stickers on the wall and caps on display. My sweet loyal friend, stabbed in the street by a mad man. Cosí triste (so sad)."Victoria Police said they could not currently identify the deceased victim yet but that they would not dispute media reports.'He has a knife'Streets were closed, trams halted and nearby buildings evacuated as police rushed to the scene, which was crowded with shoppers and commuters late on Friday afternoon local time."It's the center of Melbourne, where a lot of the transportation changes over ... it's probably the busiest part of Melbourne and late on a Friday," said Meegan May who witnessed part incident from a nearby tram. "It's basically a commuter hub and a central shopping district as well."Police are seen in Bourke St on November 9, 2018 in Melbourne. May said she was taking the tram into the city center when she heard someone shout "he has a knife." She then turned around to see a vehicle on fire.A handful of videos and images uploaded to social media appear to show the man attempting to stab police before he is shot. "There was a massive flame and bang, just smoke and lots of people," witness Shelley Reid told CNN affiliate Nine News.Police have asked members of the public to send images and video of the incident in order to help with their investigation. Melbourne also would have likely had more tourists in town because of the Melbourne Cup Carnival, one of the city's most popular social events that draws visitors from around the country. Though the main race was Tuesday, there are events scheduled until Saturday.The Friday incident took place blocks away from Flinders Street Railway Station, where a driver plowed into pedestrians last year, injuring 18. CNN's Euan McKirdy, Angus Watson, Carly Walsh and Nicole Chavez contributed to this report

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Story highlightsWorld No. 2 Tiger Woods has Luke Donald in his sights at WGC-Bridgestone InvitationalAmerican will return to top if he wins the PGA Tour event for the eighth timeWoods dropped as low as 58th but third place at British Open continued his steady resurgenceHe will be playing alongside the only other three-time winner of 2012, Branden GraceTiger Woods has not held golf's No. 1 ranking since October 2010, but he is now within touching distance of adding to his record 623 weeks at the top.The 14-time major champion can topple Luke Donald by winning the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational tournament for the eighth time as long as the Englishman finishes no higher than third come Sunday."It would be nice to get back there because obviously it meant that as far as I had dropped, to build my way back up to this point, I've had some wins, I've had some very high finishes, I've been consistent," said Woods, who dropped as low as 58th following his well-publicized divorce and injury problems. "That's how you get to be one of the top players in the world. To be ranked as low as I did and then come all the way back to, as of right now, No. 2, that's pretty good."Woods has finished tied for 40th, 21st and third in the three majors ahead of this season's final one -- next week's PGA Championship at Kiawah Island.Scott's collapse hands British Open crown to Els He tops the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup standings after three tournament victories which have taken him to second on the all-time list with 74. Photos: Els ends long wait for major title Photos: Els ends long wait for major titleEls elated – Ernie Els ended a 10-year wait for his fourth major title after winning the British Open for the second time following Adam Scott's final-round collapse at Royal Lytham and St. Annes.Hide Caption 1 of 6 Photos: Els ends long wait for major titleWorld leaders – It topped a big week for South Africans, whose former president Nelson Mandela turned 94 on July 18. He is seen here with former U.S. leader Bill Clinton at his home in Qunu the day before his birthday. Hide Caption 2 of 6 Photos: Els ends long wait for major titleBirthday tributes – While Els thanked "Madiba" after his victory, other sporting figures also paid tribute to South Africa's anti-apartheid hero. Here top riders at the Tour de France wait behind a poster of Mandela.Hide Caption 3 of 6 Photos: Els ends long wait for major titleSouth African inspiration – Els was the first South African golfer to win a major title after Mandela came to power in 1994. They are seen here before the final round of the 1996 South African PGA Championship.Hide Caption 4 of 6 Photos: Els ends long wait for major titleHome hero – Els received a congratulatory telephone call from Mandela after winning the 1999 South African PGA Championship in Johannesburg.Hide Caption 5 of 6 Photos: Els ends long wait for major titleClose to his heart – Els, inspired by his son Ben, has raised millions of dollars through his autism charity with events such as his "Els for Autism" Pro-am at The PGA National Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida.Hide Caption 6 of 6 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photos Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Ernie Els of South Africa celebrates with the Claret Jug after his victory during the final round of play at the British Open at the Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club in England on Sunday, July 22. See all the action as it unfolds here.Hide Caption 1 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Ernie Els tosses his golf ball to the gallery after a birdie putt on the 18th green on Sunday.Hide Caption 2 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Ernie Els reacts to a birdie putt on the 18th green Sunday.Hide Caption 3 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Adam Scott of Australia reacts to a missed par putt on the 18th green Sunday.Hide Caption 4 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Adam Scott reacts to a bogey on the 17th green Sunday.Hide Caption 5 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosbritish open 19 – Adam Scott plays a bunker shot on the 15th hole Sunday.Hide Caption 6 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Adam Scott gestures on the 9th green during his final round on Sunday.Hide Caption 7 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Adam Scott looks at his putting line on a green Sunday.Hide Caption 8 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Ernie Els reacts to a birdie putt on the 18th green Sunday.Hide Caption 9 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Ernie Els reacts to a birdie putt on the 18th green Sunday.Hide Caption 10 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Adam Scott plays out of a bunker on Sunday.Hide Caption 11 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Ernie Els hits his second shot on the 15th hole Sunday.Hide Caption 12 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Ernie Els tees off on the 14th hole Sunday.Hide Caption 13 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Tiger Woods of the United States tries to works his way out of a bunker on the sixth hole Sunday.Hide Caption 14 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Tiger Woods stumbles and watches the path of his bunker shot on the sixth hole Sunday.Hide Caption 15 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Overall leader Adam Scott of Australia hits his tee shot on the fifth hole Sunday.Hide Caption 16 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Scott and caddie Steve Williams watch the action on the first hole Sunday.Hide Caption 17 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Ernie Els of South Africa, who began the day at -5, waves to spectators from the the on the first hole as he begins the final round Sunday.Hide Caption 18 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland watches his tee shot on the second hole as Scott looks on.Hide Caption 19 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Woods, who had several bogies on the day, hits his approach shot on the second hole during the final round Sunday.Hide Caption 20 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Woods tips his cap to the crowd on Sunday.Hide Caption 21 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Overall leader Scott, left, waits with McDowell on the first tee during the final round of play.Hide Caption 22 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – McDowell tees off on the first hole Sunday.Hide Caption 23 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Woods acknowledges the crowd as he prepares to begin his final round of play Sunday.Hide Caption 24 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Scott, who started the day at -11, tees off on the first hole of the final round Sunday.Hide Caption 25 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Andres Romero of Argentina, right, and his guest caddie, soccer player Carlos Tevez of Manchester City, watch the action from the tee on the 12th hole Sunday.Hide Caption 26 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland plays out of a bunker on the 10th hole Sunday.Hide Caption 27 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – K.J. Choi of Korea plays a shot in front of the gallery.Hide Caption 28 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Brandt Snedeker of the United States, who started the day in second place at -7, hits his tee shot on the first hole Sunday.Hide Caption 29 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Nicolas Colsaerts of Belgium, who finished with a 279 at one under par, plays a shot from the rough on the 18th hole Sunday.Hide Caption 30 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Adam Scott of Australia hits an approach shot on Saturday, July 21, at Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club in England during the third round of the British Open on Saturday. Scott finished with a four-shot lead going into the final round of golf's oldest major championship Hide Caption 31 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Tiger Woods hits his second shot on the 17th hole on Saturday. Woods finished the third round alone in fourth place, five shots behind Adam Scott.Hide Caption 32 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Brandt Snedeker of the United States wears a ribbon in sympathy for the Aurora, Colorado, shootings during the third round of the British Open on Saturday.Hide Caption 33 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland celebrates making a putt for birdie on Saturday. McDowell and Brandt Snedeker are tied for second, four shots behind leader Adam Scott.Hide Caption 34 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Tiger Woods putts on the 18th green as Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark looks on Saturday. Woods is seeking his first major championship since the 2008 U.S. Open.Hide Caption 35 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Adam Scott of Australia reacts to his putt on the sixth hole on Saturday.Hide Caption 36 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Adam Scott celebrates making a putt for birdie on the eighth hole.Hide Caption 37 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark putts on he 18th green. Olesen is in seventh place heading into the final round at Royal Lytham & St. Annes, which is hosting the Open Championship for the 11th time.Hide Caption 38 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Adam Scott of Australia walks to the 16th tee on Saturday.Hide Caption 39 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Jason Dufner of the United States reacts to a missed putt on the 17th green. Dufner struggled to shoot 73 on Saturday and is 10 shots out of the lead.Hide Caption 40 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Tiger Woods hits his tee shot on the 17th hole on Saturday. Hide Caption 41 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Spectators watch Olesen extract himself from one of Royal Lytham & St. Annes' many bunkers on Saturday.Hide Caption 42 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Tiger Woods makes some calculations before teeing off at No. 5.Hide Caption 43 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Ernie Els of South Africa hits an approach shot. Els, a three-time major champion, is tied for fifth place with American Zach Johnson, six shots out of the lead.Hide Caption 44 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Woods follows through on his drive at the fifth. Hide Caption 45 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Woods waits to play on the 18th green.Hide Caption 46 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Adam Scott tees off on the fifth hole.Hide Caption 47 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Woods scrambles out of a greenside bunker after hitting the ball close on fifth hole. Hide Caption 48 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Wind whips the flag on the first green at Royal Lytham and St. Annes.Hide Caption 49 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Scott pulls a club as caddie Steve Williams looks on.Hide Caption 50 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Woods recently eclipsed Jack Nicklaus in career wins and is currently No.1 on the PGA Tour money list.Hide Caption 51 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Graeme McDowell tees off on the fifth hole. Hide Caption 52 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Ernie Els follows through on his swing at the first hole. Hide Caption 53 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – McDowell squats to line up a putt on the second green.Hide Caption 54 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Olesen blasts out of a bunker at the third hole.Hide Caption 55 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – The crowd watches American golfer Bubba Watson, this year's Masters champion.Hide Caption 56 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Snedeker reacts to a poor shot on the 11th hole.Hide Caption 57 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Olesen hits a shot from a bunker on the seventh hole.Hide Caption 58 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Woods celebrates a birdie at No. 6.Hide Caption 59 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Scott rears back for a drive on No.5Hide Caption 60 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Snedeker hits his tee shot on the first hole Saturday.Hide Caption 61 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Olesen watches his tee shot on the first hole as Woods prepares to play.Hide Caption 62 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Spectators at the Open Championship enjoy Saturday's play in ideal golf weather.Hide Caption 63 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Scott follows through on a tee shot. Hide Caption 64 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Mark Calcavecchia of the United States laughs with wife (and caddie) Brenda in the third round.Hide Caption 65 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Lee Westwood of England hits his approach to the 18th green.Hide Caption 66 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Golfers must dress appropriately to play in the Open. Rules for fans are more relaxed.Hide Caption 67 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – American John Daly swings at the fifth hole. Daly, who won the Open in 1995, struggled to a 77 Saturday and is in next-to-last place.Hide Caption 68 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Woods follows through.Hide Caption 69 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Bubba Watson tees off at No.5 Hide Caption 70 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Fans of young American star Rickie Fowler fans pose in the bleachers at No. 18, dressed in their hero's customary bright, monochrome colors.Hide Caption 71 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Sweden's Alexander Noren fires a fairway wood shot over the long grass at the 11th hole Saturday.Hide Caption 72 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Ireland's Padraig Harrington blasts from a bunker on the 18th hole Saturday.Hide Caption 73 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Rory McIlroy sits as he waits to tee off on the 16th hole.Hide Caption 74 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – India's Keev Milkha Singh tries to escape from deep rough.Hide Caption 75 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa searches for a lost ball on the third hole. Oosthuizen, the 2010 Open champion, was tied with several players in 10th place after Saturday's play.Hide Caption 76 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Golfer Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand waves to the gallery after making a putt on Saturday.Hide Caption 77 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Luke Donald of England talks with caddie John McLaren.Hide Caption 78 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Els prepares to play on the first tee Saturday. Hide Caption 79 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Spectators follow the flight of Snedeker's ball after a shot from the rough during the second round of the British Open on Friday, July 20Hide Caption 80 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Woods celebrates after holing out from a bunker for birdie on the 18th hole, finishing Friday's second round with a three-under-par 67.Hide Caption 81 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Woods takes practice swings at No. 15 under gray wisps of clouds during Friday's round.Hide Caption 82 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – England's Ian Poulter walks off the 18th green during the second round on Friday.Hide Caption 83 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Woods intently watches his chip shot on the 14th hole during the second round.Hide Caption 84 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Australia's Aaron Baddeley follows the flight of a shot during Friday's second round.Hide Caption 85 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – A view of leaderboard during the second round on July 20.Hide Caption 86 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Kevin Na plays a shot left-handed during the second round on July 20.Hide Caption 87 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Tiger Woods of the United States tees off on the 11th hole Friday, July 20. Hide Caption 88 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Zach Johnson of the United States watches his tee shot on the 14th hole during the second round Friday.Hide Caption 89 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Ian Poulter of England reacts after missing a birdie putt on the 13th green Friday.Hide Caption 90 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Aaron Baddeley of Australia plays a bunker shot on the fourth hole during the second round Friday.Hide Caption 91 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Vijay Singh of Fiji plays out of the rough on the 13th hole on Friday.Hide Caption 92 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – TV towers loom over the course during the second round Friday.Hide Caption 93 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Tiger Woods of the United States reacts to a shot on the seventh hole during the second round Friday. Hide Caption 94 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Matt Kuchar of the United States acknowledges the crowd on the 16th green during the second round Friday.Hide Caption 95 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – John Daly of the United States hits a shot from the rough on the 18th hole during the second round Friday. Hide Caption 96 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – A marshal gestures during the second round on Friday. Hide Caption 97 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Aerial view of the seventh, eighth, ninth and 10th holes during the second round Friday.Hide Caption 98 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Tiger Woods of the United States hits his second shot on the second hole during the second round Friday.Hide Caption 99 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Brandt Snedeker of the United States tees off on the fifth hole during the second round Friday. Hide Caption 100 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Angel Cabrera of Argentina walks with his group off the fourth tee during the second round of the 141st Open ChampionshipHide Caption 101 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Zach Johnson of the United States watches his tee shot on the first hole during the second round Friday.Hide Caption 102 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Adam Scott of Australia waits on the fifth hole during the second round Friday.Hide Caption 103 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Keegan Bradley of the United States hits his tee shot on the 11th hole during the second round Friday.Hide Caption 104 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Padraig Harrington of Ireland hits a shot during the second round Friday. Hide Caption 105 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Rory Mcllroy of Northern Ireland reacts to a missed putt on the 17th green during the second round Friday.Hide Caption 106 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Robert Allenby of Australia and his caddy, Darren May, walk alongside a pheasant on the sixth fairway during the second round of the 141st Open Championship on Friday.Hide Caption 107 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Luke Donald of England tees off on the fifth hole during the second round on Friday.Hide Caption 108 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Luke Donald of England hits his tee shot on the 11th hole during the second round on Friday. Hide Caption 109 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – John Daly of the United States speaks with his caddy, Peter Van Der Riet, on the second fairway during Friday's second round.Hide Caption 110 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Richard Sterne of South Africa hits from a greenside bunker on the 11th hole during the second round Friday.Hide Caption 111 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Rickie Fowler of the United States reacts after a putt on the 12th green during the second round Friday.Hide Caption 112 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Members of the grounds crew clear water on the course Friday during the second round.Hide Caption 113 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Sergio Garcia of Spain and Tiger Woods of the United States look on at the first tee during the second round Friday. Hide Caption 114 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Harris English of the United States plays a shot from the rough on the sixth hole during the second round on Friday.Hide Caption 115 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Spectators enjoy the action during the second round on Friday.Hide Caption 116 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Tiger Woods makes a tough shot from the rough during the first round of the British Open on Thursday, July 19. Woods finished the Round 3 under par at 67. Hide Caption 117 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Phil Mickelson of the United States hits his tee shot on the 11th hole on Thursday.Hide Caption 118 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland lines up a putt on the ninth green on Thursday.Hide Caption 119 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Jason Blue of Bristol gets medical attention after he was struck by Rory McIlroy's golf ball on the 15th hole on Thursday.Hide Caption 120 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Jason Blue of Bristol poses with a golf glove given to him by Rory McIlroy after he was struck by his golf ball on Thursday.Hide Caption 121 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland hits his second shot on the 14th hole on Thursday.Hide Caption 122 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Brandt Snedeker of the United States reacts to his putt on the 18th hole during the first round on Thursday.Hide Caption 123 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Nicolas Colsaerts of Belgium hits his tee shot on the first hole Thursday.Hide Caption 124 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Charles Howell III of the United States plays a shot from the rough on the 14th hole during the first round Thursday.Hide Caption 125 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Spectators watch the action as Sergio Garcia of Spain hits a tee shot during the first round Thursday.Hide Caption 126 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Luke Donald of England hits his third shot on the seventh hole during the first round Thursday.Hide Caption 127 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Phil Mickelson of the United States searches for his golf ball on the eighth hole Thursday.Hide Caption 128 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Padraig Harrington of Ireland hits a shot from the rough on the sixth hole Thursday.Hide Caption 129 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Jbe Kruger of South Africa makes some moves Thursday. Hide Caption 130 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Scottish golfer Paul Lawrie plays a shot from the rough on the eighth hole Thursday.Hide Caption 131 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – A fan keeps an eye on first-round action Thursday.Hide Caption 132 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – With caddie Michael Waite at his side, Lee Westwood of England removes his jacket during the first round Thursday.Hide Caption 133 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Bubba Watson of the United States hits a tee shot on the fifth hole Thursday. Hide Caption 134 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Fans receive the signal to remain silent during the first round Thursday.Hide Caption 135 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Junior spectators take in the action during the first round Thursday.Hide Caption 136 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Rickie Fowler of the United States walks off the first tee Thursday.Hide Caption 137 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – American Zach Johnson watches his iron shot from the second fairway Thursday.Hide Caption 138 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – South African Ernie Els waves to the gallery on the 18th hole during the first round Thursday.Hide Caption 139 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Woods reacts to missing a putt on the 13th green Thursday.Hide Caption 140 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Amid a sea of spectators, Woods plays a shot to the green on the 14th hole Thursday.Hide Caption 141 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Adam Scott of Australia plays out of the rough on the second hole Thursday under the watchful eyes of spectators.Hide Caption 142 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Scott, who leads the tournament after the first round with a 64, reacts to a shot Thursday.Hide Caption 143 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Scott looks at the lie of his ball in the deep rough on the 18th hole Thursday.Hide Caption 144 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Golf fans don matching Union Jack suits for early action Thursday, the first day of the British Open.Hide Caption 145 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – John Daly of the United States attempts a shot from well off the fairway on the second hole Thursday.Hide Caption 146 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Watson tries to escape a bunker on the seventh hole Thursday.Hide Caption 147 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Ryo Ishikawa of Japan tees off on the fifth hole Thursday.Hide Caption 148 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Spectators lean in to follow a shot out of the rough from Garcia on Thursday.Hide Caption 149 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Garcia, left, lines up a putt Thursday with the help of his caddie Gary Matthews on the second green.Hide Caption 150 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Amateur golfer Alan Dunbar of Northern Ireland leaps up to get a better view on the second hole during the first round of play Thursday.Hide Caption 151 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Bill Haas of the United States plays a shot from a bunker Thursday.Hide Caption 152 of 153 Photos: British Open 2012: The best photosBritish Open 2012: The best photos – Vijay Singh of Fiji reacts after playing a shot on the third hole Thursday.Hide Caption 153 of 153 Photos: The world's best golf courses Photos: The world's best golf coursesTrump International Links – Hailed by owner Donald Trump as "the world's greatest golf course," the American's new Scottish project mixes breathtaking views from elevated tees with classical links bunkers and wild rough. Dramatic, tall sand dunes frame many of the photogenic holes at Trump International. The true test of the course's standing will be its longevity and whether it matures into a stern test of championship golf.Hide Caption 1 of 13 Photos: The world's best golf coursesCypress Point – Consistently ranked as one of the very best, if not the best course on earth, Cypress Point is a small, private club on the tip of the Monterey Peninsula in California. Originally designed by Alister MacKenzie in 1928, several of its picturesque closing holes play alongside and over the Pacific Ocean.Hide Caption 2 of 13 Photos: The world's best golf coursesAugusta National – Famed for hosting the annual Masters tournament, the exclusive Augusta National was the brainchild of the most successful amateur golfer of all time, Bobby Jones. He recruited MacKenzie to design the course in 1933 after seeing his handiwork at Cypress Point. The result has become one of the world's most recognizable and colorful sporting venues.Hide Caption 3 of 13 Photos: The world's best golf coursesPine Valley – The first and only course designed by George Crump, Pine Valley is set in relatively featureless New Jersey countryside. Since opening in 1919 it has been considered among the most perfect and varied challenges in golf.Hide Caption 4 of 13 Photos: The world's best golf coursesOld Course, St. Andrews – According to historians, a form of golf has been played over the links land outside the quaint Scottish coastal town of St. Andrews since the 12th century. Not necessarily the most dramatic or challenging course, but the natural beauty and history of "The Old Course" make it every golfer's "must play."Hide Caption 5 of 13 Photos: The world's best golf coursesRoyal County Down – Set at the feet of Northern Ireland's majestic Mountains of Mourne, Royal County Down opened in 1889 and was given royal patronage almost 30 years later. Exposed to winds from the Irish Sea, the rugged sand dunes are covered by purple heather and yellow gorse. A fierce debate rages over its relative merits versus County Antrim's Royal Portrush.Hide Caption 6 of 13 Photos: The world's best golf coursesRoyal Melbourne – One of few top-ranked courses outside the U.S. and UK, the Royal Melbourne layout was also crafted by MacKenzie. It is the oldest golf club in Australia and famed for its bold bunkers blending into the natural rolling land of the Melbourne Sandbelt.Hide Caption 7 of 13 Photos: The world's best golf coursesPebble Beach – Routed along the crags of Carmel Bay, Pebble Beach opened in 1919 and has hosted five U.S. Opens. Boasting some of the most dramatic panoramic views in golf, it is the most highly-rated U.S. course that accepts public bookings, with fees of $495 per round.Hide Caption 8 of 13 Photos: The world's best golf coursesTurnberry – Built in 1901, Turnberry is a classic Scottish links, with rolling hills, sandy dunes and strong winds coming off the Ayrshire coast. Made up of three courses, Turnberry has hosted four British Opens on its Ailsa layout, most notably 1977's "Duel in the Sun" between Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson.Hide Caption 9 of 13 Photos: The world's best golf coursesRoyal Lytham & St. Annes – The host venue for the 2012 British Open, Royal Lytham & St. Annes is thought to be one of the oldest major's toughest courses. It lies half a mile from the Lancashire coast yet retains the feel of a classic links course, with tall rough grass and 206 bunkers guarding the rolling fairways and greens.Hide Caption 10 of 13 Photos: The world's best golf coursesCape Kidnappers – Noted for its secluded cliff-top location in New Zealand's Hawke's Bay, Cape Kidnappers is a 20-minute drive from the gate on the nearest public road. Deep gullies dip down to the sea between fairways, which give spectacular panoramic views along the shore and across the nearby wine country. Only eight years old, it is one of the newest courses to consistently feature near the top of world rankings.Hide Caption 11 of 13 Photos: The world's best golf coursesShinnecock Hills – One of the five founding clubs of the United States Golf Association with the first specifically-designed golf clubhouse in the country, Shinnecock Hills has hosted the U.S. Open four times across three centuries. It occupies links land on Long Island, 90 miles east of New York City, but has been said to possess the windy bleakness of British seaside golf.Hide Caption 12 of 13 Photos: The world's best golf coursesMuirfield – Muirfield is home to the "The Honorable Company of Edinburgh Golfers" -- the world's oldest golf club, formed in 1744. The design by Old Tom Morris is considered a masterpiece, with two concentric rings of nine holes ensuring that the wind from the North Sea hits you from all angles. Small greens, deep bunkers and thick rough have made the East Lothian course one of the most revered on the British Open circuit.Hide Caption 13 of 13 Photos: Arnold Palmer - Golfing superstar Photos: Arnold Palmer - Golfing superstarThe King in his pomp – After narrowly missing out in the 1960 British Open at the home of golf, St. Andrews, Arnold Palmer won the tournament for the first time the following year at Royal Birkdale and then again in 1962. Hide Caption 1 of 12 Photos: Arnold Palmer - Golfing superstarOpen's allure returns – His successes helped restore the tournament's prestige. Gene Sarazen won the British Open in 1932 during a period of American dominance but he was the sole U.S. entrant in 1958, long past his prime. Hide Caption 2 of 12 Photos: Arnold Palmer - Golfing superstarArnie's Army – In the 1960s, Palmer was arguably the most popular sportsman in the world. From 1960 to 1963 he won a remarkable 29 tournaments and, as his popularity and fame grew, so did the legions of fans who would follow his every move -- known as "Arnie's Army."Hide Caption 3 of 12 Photos: Arnold Palmer - Golfing superstarStyle icon – As the American's career went from strength to strength, so did his image as a style icon. He recognized that golf fashion was a market that could be developed and he quickly became a trendsetter both for his looks and for what he was wearing.Hide Caption 4 of 12 Photos: Arnold Palmer - Golfing superstarArnie Apparel – To commemorate 50 years since his greatest golfing year, Palmer has launched a range of retro clothing that features modern interpretations of styles that he once sported. The range will be punctuated by limited-editions to be released around the dates of majors and tournaments won by Palmer. Hide Caption 5 of 12 Photos: Arnold Palmer - Golfing superstarMoore to follow – PGA Tour professional Ryan Moore is the leading current player to wear the Arnie Apparel range. The 29-year-old Moore has won one event, the 2009 Wyndham Championship, since joining the tour in 2005.Hide Caption 6 of 12 Photos: Arnold Palmer - Golfing superstarThe young Arnie – Palmer and his two sisters were introduced to golf at an early age because their father was head professional and greenskeeper at Latrobe Country Club, Pennsylvania. A young Arnie was handed his first clubs, aged four, which Milfred Palmer specially cut down for him.Hide Caption 7 of 12 Photos: Arnold Palmer - Golfing superstarTeenage prodigy – Palmer won the first of five West Penn Amateur Championships when he was 17 and went to Wake Forest University, where he became the golf team's top player and one of the leading lights on the college circuit. Hide Caption 8 of 12 Photos: Arnold Palmer - Golfing superstarStar in the making – Palmer turned professional in 1954, aged 25, and joined the PGA Tour a year later. It wasn't long before his undoubted talent began to shine through, with his first victory coming in that year's Canadian Open, where he shot an impressive 23 under par over four rounds.Hide Caption 9 of 12 Photos: Arnold Palmer - Golfing superstarRyder Cup hero – Palmer competed for the United States in the 1961 Ryder Cup at Royal Lytham and St. Annes, the host venue for the 2012 British Open.Hide Caption 10 of 12 Photos: Arnold Palmer - Golfing superstarLegendary trio – He became one of golf's "Big Three" along with Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player, a legendary trio that had the honor of the ceremonial opening tee shot at the 2012 Masters at Augusta.Hide Caption 11 of 12 Photos: Arnold Palmer - Golfing superstarJet-set lifestyle – Palmer became the first player to win $1 million in PGA Tour earnings and finally ended his career in 2006 as a very wealthy man. A trained pilot, Palmer would regularly fly his own planes to tournaments and did not relinquish his license until he was 81.Hide Caption 12 of 12He is the only three-time winner on the U.S. circuit, but will be teeing off at Firestone on Thursday with South Africa's Branden Grace -- the only player on the European Tour with a hat-trick of victories in 2012."I feel very comfortable where I am at because everything is progressing," Woods said on the PGA Tour website. "This year I've taken the steps headed in the right direction and shot better scores and been more consistent. "When you make changes like I've made in my game, it takes a little bit of time, and things are starting to click in now. And to have three wins this year, it's headed in the right direction."Woods pulled out of the final round of the last WGC event, the Cadillac Championship in March, but has since put his injuries behind him."It's nice knowing that we have a big event with the best players in the world here right before a major championship," the 36-year-old said. "This will be a nice way to get our games ready for obviously next week but also really test us at the same time. Having back-to-back championships like this, it's a positive thing."Donald has held the No. 1 ranking for 55 weeks across four different stints, but is still seeking his first major title."I'm certainly very proud of my No. 1 ranking and how long I've kept it," the 34-year-old said. "That shows how consistent I've been over the last couple years, and I'll continue to try and work on accomplishing a lot more in this game. "And if I keep doing what I know I can do, winning more tournaments and hopefully winning majors, then hopefully I can stay there."But obviously I've got a lot of great players behind me, including Tiger. It's good to have guys like that chomping at your heel. They push you to work harder, to challenge yourself to try and get to that next level."

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London (CNN)A British soccer referee has been suspended for a "moment of madness" after he asked two team captains to play rock, paper, scissors to decide a kickoff. David McNamara asked the two sportswomen to take part in the playground game ahead of a Women's Super League (WSL) match in October because he found himself without a coin to flip. The incident, which fell afoul of the sport's regulatory body, the Football Association (FA), occurred on October 26 at Manchester City's home game against Reading. Manchester City captain Steph Houghton found herself in the bizarre situation alongside visiting captain Kirsty Pearce.Steph Houghton, who is the captain for both Manchester City and England, was one of the players involved.Joanna Stimpson, the women's refereeing manager for the FA, told The Times newspaper that that the mistake was a "moment of madness."She said: "The referee forgot his coin and in that moment, in a TV game, he was really pushed for time.Read More"He should have been more prepared, he should have had a coin. It was disappointing, it's not appropriate, it's very unprofessional."World Cup: England hits back at FIFA over 'corruption' probeA spokesperson for the FA told CNN that McNamara would be suspended for 21 days, from November 26 to December 17, after accepting a charge of "not acting in the best interests of the game."Efforts to reach McNamara for comment were not immediately successful.

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(CNN)Zooming past trees, gnarled roots and metal poles on a mountain bike, the wind blowing in your face as you race down the dirt course -- this is just a snapshot of the UCI Mercedes-Benz Mountain Bike Downhill World Cup.And downhill world champion Reece Wilson is readily aware of how demanding his sport can be."I like to compare it to rugby," Wilson tells CNN Sport. "If you replace all the people in a rugby field with metal poles or trees and asked everybody to run as fast as they could, I think not many people would want to do it."The 2021 Downhill World Cup starts Friday in Leogang, Austria, the same venue where Wilson became downhill world champion last year. Wilson on top of the podium at the UCI DH World Championships in Leogang last October.But being on the same course doesn't make any difference to the 25-year-old.Read More"You have to turn off and treat it like a new track and start afresh," he says."For me, it's a new year. It's a new start. We have a new bike. There's a lot of new things going on. So a completely new mindset, and you just start again from where you are this year."In addition to Leogang, there are four other global stops on the circuit, including Les Gets, France, which features a new, never-ridden-before track. Throughout these five events, each rider will try to collect as many points as possible to be crowned the Overall downhill world cup winner.Beside downhill, the Mountain Bike World Cup also has other disciplines, including cross country and four-cross. The World Cup season also features a World Championships event, a one-off race which this year will take place in Val del Sole, Italy.READ: For handcyclist Oz Sanchez, Paralympic success is a 'testament to the person I've become'Motocross at sixWilson has been addicted to adrenaline for as long as he can remember. He started motocross (off-road motorcycle racing) at the age of six and has always loved "going that fast and being so close to the ground and so close to danger." But when he started seeing all his friends leaving school early and going to compete at the European level, he started doubting that motocross was the right sport for him.Seven years ago, a friend introduced him to downhill mountain biking, and just two years later, he became the British downhill champion. "After that, I kind of thought, wow!" says Wilson. "This is maybe what I was meant to do. So I again just jumped both feet into that ... I just put my head down and absolutely attacked riding mountain bikes."Within three years, Wilson says he went from never having ridden a downhill bike to being one of the top 25 riders in the world. Wilson performing at UCI DH World Championships in Leogang on October 11, 2020.Seeing rainbowsHeading into 2020, Wilson had only placed in the top ten once, but on the final day of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, he jumped straight to the top of the podium, conquering the Leogang track in just three minutes and 51 seconds -- three seconds faster than second place."Going from that sort of place to winning status was like a bit of a shock for me," he admits. "And I think everybody in the industry was a bit of a like, 'Well, where did Reece come from?'" However, Wilson says he didn't feel too much pressure from wearing the rainbow jersey -- indicating a reigning UCI world champion: "At the end of the day, it's just the jersey for a race where I've done well last year. It doesn't really hold any water on where I am at the moment and where I should technically be, just based on what my jersey colors are."Mindset is key to successIn mountain biking, emotional training is perhaps more important than physical training, according to Wilson."You can be as big and as strong as you want if you don't have it together mentally to stick around, it's not going to work for you," he says."I think I calculated a few years ago that our time spent actually competing and racing in an entire year was only 32 minutes," Wilson continues. "So, when your whole career is relying on 32 minutes of performance and you can't take into account punctures or crashes -- and quite often for us, the risk is so unbelievably high -- you need to get yourself in a mindset to focus on what you're doing and not make a single mistake for only 32 minutes of the year." The hours, days and weeks spent training for the World Cup are perilous at times, not least the omnipresent danger of hitting a tree at speeds of up to 50 kph (31 mph).In his career, Wilson has had both knee and shoulder reconstructions and has also dislocated his hip. "I'd like to think I've learned from those mistakes," he explains. "After that, I always give myself a lot of time to stay in the gym, stay really strong. And if I do pick up an injury, take the time to rehab and make sure you're strong when you come back."JUST WATCHEDOz Sanchez's Paralympic success is a 'testament to the person I've become'ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHOz Sanchez's Paralympic success is a 'testament to the person I've become' 03:36The future of downhill While downhill mountain biking is not recognized by the International Olympic Committee, cross country mountain biking has been an Olympic sport since 1996. Wilson believes that his discipline doesn't get the recognition it deserves and thinks that it should be at the Games as well."I think it [being at the Olympics] would make our sport prestigious just like the rest," he says. "It seems to be a bit in the background, but the mental capacity and how much training we do and what's required to perform at this level, in my opinion, is just as high, if not higher, than any other form of cycling. So it definitely deserves to be up there."Wilson also wants to be a role model in inspiring kids and their families to keep supporting their children's dreams "as this life's all about passion.""My parents have helped me so much and my two sisters as well," he continues."Whatever we'd like to do in the world, if they can sacrifice to get us to be able to do that, they will do it. Whatever my parents have done, I would love other parents to do around the world, and I think that would be fantastic."I would advise everybody to follow their dreams. If you dream at night that you could do it, go ahead because chances are you can."Wilson celebrates his world downhill title last October.The UCI Mountain Bike World Cup starts on Friday June 11 and it is broadcast live and globally on Red Bull TV.

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(CNN)The Republican National Committee on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection, revealing a recent effort by House investigators to unearth information about how the party and the Trump campaign used an email software to spread misinformation about the 2020 election and fuel violence that led to the US Capitol attack.The lawsuit seeks to stop a subpoena for donor and supporter data from the software company Salesforce, and its public disclosure comes on the same day RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel met with the committee. The Trump campaign and Trump's PAC in 2020 also used the software, according to the subpoena. Stephen Miller sues to block January 6 committee's subpoena for his phone recordsThe House select committee issued the Salesforce subpoena on February 23, "seeking information from Salesforce regarding whether and how the Trump campaign used Salesforce's platform to disseminate false statements about the 2020 election in the weeks leading up to the January 6th attack," the subpoena states.While the RNC's court filing says the subpoena is too broad in scope and would cover information on "vast numbers" of donors and volunteers stored through the service, the committee says the subpoena is not about collecting information on private donors but about understanding how false claims about the election being stolen fueled Trump supporters to attack the Capitol.Though the committee has faced dozens of lawsuits over subpoenas for the phone records of those close to former President Donald Trump and individuals involved in the events around that day, this may be the most significant lawsuit yet to challenge the subpoenas -- with the national party now opposed in court to the House's pursuits.Read MoreRNC lawsuitAccording to the lawsuit, the subpoena is seeking information from the company that "would give the Select Committee unprecedented access to the RNC's internal political strategies and to private, personal information regarding its supporters." The subpoena directed Salesforce to hand over the requested documents by March 9 and to appear for depositions regarding the documents a week later, the RNC's court filing says. "It seeks information on vast numbers of Republican donors, volunteers, supporters, and coalition members," the filing says. "All of this information is unquestionably political information of the RNC, without limitation to the events of January 6, and with no apparent nexus to any potential legislative activity. By any measure, the Salesforce Subpoena exceeds the scope of Congress' limited subpoena power." In the filing, the RNC says the subpoena violates the Constitution and "would only serve to chill the RNC's and its supporters' First Amendment rights, while providing their political opponents with an all-access pass to confidential RNC political strategies and the personal information of millions of its supporters." Committee responseIn a statement issued Wednesday evening, the committee said the purpose of the subpoena was to learn more about the services used by Trump and the Republican National Committee that amplified false and inflammatory messages about the 2020 election being stolen in the lead up to the attack on the Capitol. "Between Election Day 2020 and January 6th, the RNC and the Trump campaign solicited donations by pushing false claims that the election was tainted by widespread fraud," select committee spokesperson Tim Mulvey said in announcing the subpoena letter."The Select Committee issued a subpoena to an email fundraising vendor in order to help investigators understand the impact of false, inflammatory messages in the weeks before January 6th, the flow of funds, and whether contributions were actually directed to the purpose indicated. This action has absolutely nothing to do with getting the private information of voters or donors," Mulvey added.The committee points to fundraising emails sent to Trump supporters that directly precede the violent attack on the Capitol. On January 6, 2021, at 1:24 p.m. for example, the panel cites an email from the Trump campaign stating that "TODAY will be a historic day in our Nation's history" and encouraging people to donate to "DEFEND the integrity of this Election." The breach of the gates of the Capitol occurred less than 30 minutes later.In its subpoena letter, the panel cites how after the violent attack on the Capitol, Salesforce stated that "there remains a risk of politically incited violence across the country." The panel also references that in light of the risk, Salesforce stated, "The Republican National Committee has been a long-standing customer, predating the [Trump] Administration, and we have taken action to prevent its use of our services in any way that could lead to violence."

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(CNN)A Connecticut man has been arrested and lost his job after video surfaced of him yelling at employees of a smoothie shop Saturday, where he claimed his son received a drink with peanut butter, causing a severe allergic reaction sending him to the hospital.According to Fairfield Police, James Iannazzo picked up smoothies at a Robeks smoothie store Saturday afternoon and soon after called 911 for an EMS response for a juvenile suffering from an allergic reaction. The juvenile was later transported to an area hospital, police said.James Iannazzo"A short time later, Iannazzo returned to Robeks and confronted employees, yelling at them and demanding to know who had made the smoothie which contained peanuts, causing his child's allergic reaction. When employees could not provide Iannazzo with the answer he became irate, yelling at the employees using a number of expletives," police said in a statement. "He then threw a drink at an employee, which hit their right shoulder. The employee reported that they had no complaints of pain or injury. Iannazzo also made comments toward an employee referencing their immigration status."Police said employees reported telling Iannazzo to leave, but he refused, at one point allegedly trying to open a locked "Employees Only" door leading behind the counter.An attorney for lannazzo said when lannazzo placed his order at the Robeks he told employees it must not contain peanuts and his receipt reflected the order should not contain peanut butter, but he "wholeheartedly regrets the incident."Read MoreHis attorney also told CNN affiliate News 12 Connecticut, "His son is on the road to recovery.""When faced with a dire situation for his son, Mr. lannazzo's parental instinct kicked in and he acted out of anger and fear. He is not a racist individual and deeply regrets his statements and actions during a moment of extreme emotional stress," attorney Frank J. Riccio said in a statement.FDA OKs new peanut allergy food labelsEmployees later told investigators Iannazzo never told them about the peanut allergy but only asked that there be no peanut butter in his drink, police said.In video shared widely on social media, a man later identified as Iannazzo is seen yelling at the store employees asking who made the drink, and can be heard using expletives and telling one employee they were an "immigrant loser."According to police, Iannazzo left the scene before they arrived, but later turned himself into police without incident.Iannazzo was charged with Intimidation Based on Bigotry or Bias in the Second Degree, Breach of Peace in the Second Degree and Criminal Trespass in the First Degree, police said. He was issued a court appearance date of February 7 at Bridgeport Superior Court."At Robeks, our priority is to protect both store team members and guests. The company and its franchisees have a zero-tolerance policy for this type of behavior, and we are thankful that the franchisee's team members were not physically hurt," Robeks spokesperson Barbara Caruso said in a statement. "We appreciate the swift action by law enforcement and the judicial system in pursuing criminal charges for this unacceptable behavior."A spokesperson for Bank of America, where Iannazzo worked as a Merrill Lynch financial advisor said he was no longer employed there."Our company does not tolerate behavior of this kind. We immediately investigated and have taken action. This individual is no longer employed at our firm," Bank of America/Merrill spokesperson Bill Halldin said.

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Story highlightsHe offered $55,000 to poor people for liver tissue, police and a government official sayThe mayor, 61, was arrested on January 30 at an airport in Valencia, SpainAuthorities would not name the mayor because of an ongoing court investigationAccomplices allegedly recruited nine people to have liver compatibility tests at a clinicA wealthy mayor from Lebanon has been arrested in Spain for allegedly offering to pay $55,000 to poor people to obtain liver tissue for his liver transplant, police and a government official announced Wednesday.It's the first time that potential human organ trafficking, a worrisome international crime, has been detected in Spain, authorities said.The mayor, a 61-year-old man, was arrested on January 30 at Manises Airport in Valencia. He has since appeared before a judge, who filed preliminary charges for alleged organ trafficking and released him on condition that he surrender his passport and remain in Spain, police and the official said at a Madrid news conference.Authorities, including Spain's director general of national police, would not name the mayor because of an ongoing court investigation. Nor would they release the names of his alleged accomplices -- three Lebanese and a Palestinian who also were arrested in Spain."The police have helped to fight one of the scars of the 21st century, which is organ trafficking," Rafael Matesanz, director of the government's National Transplants Organization, said at the news conference."It's the first case that we have detected in Spain, of some people who come from foreign countries and who try to get some poor people, some immigrants," to sell a piece of their liver for a transplant, Matesanz said.The mayor's alleged accomplices recruited and later paid for nine poor people -- eight immigrants and a Spaniard -- to have specialized liver compatibility tests at a clinic in Valencia last summer, police say. The combined tests cost $16,000, which the mayor's aides allegedly paid. Some of the nine people also received small sums of money for taking part, police said.Just one man, a Romanian immigrant, met the medical criteria for the liver tissue removal and, posing as a legitimate donor, he accompanied the Lebanese mayor last summer to a Barcelona clinic that specializes in liver transplants. But medical workers there, following strict protocols against human organ trafficking, prevented it.Spain is considered a world leader in legal organ transplants, and under its rules, human donors must do so only for altruistic reasons and must be family members or close friends of the recipient. The hospital quickly discovered that the Romanian immigrant and the Lebanese mayor had no such relationship, authorities said.The mayor eventually got his liver transplant in Barcelona, using tissue donated by his son, who had earlier been turned down as a donor in Lebanon, Spanish authorities said.But in Valencia, police were already investigating a tip from a nongovernmental organization that works with immigrants, which reported that an Algerian woman had complained that people were offering her money for part of her liver.The Algerian woman was among the nine people who eventually took the liver compatibility tests. Further investigation into the people who were recruiting and paying for those tests led police to the Lebanese mayor, and to the Lebanese suspects and the Palestinian, who live in Spain, authorities said.The mayor's arrest occurred when he flew back to Spain for a medical checkup.The suspects could face 12 years in prison if convicted, but the court's investigation is still preliminary, with no indictments, which are a necessary step before any trial can be held."The main message is that no country is totally free of this problem, so that everybody should be alert," Matesanz said. "Organ trafficking is more or less like slaves of some centuries ago. It's the way some people really control other people. It's exploitation of human beings."

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Washington (CNN)Key races in November's midterm election took shape Tuesday night, particularly in Pennsylvania, where Democrats see an opportunity to pick up several seats on their way to a potential House majority. In the hotly contested Democratic primary for the Lehigh Valley House seat being vacated by retiring Republican Rep. Charlie Dent, former Allentown solicitor Susan Wild, who was backed by EMILY's List, claimed victory. The best known candidate in the race, Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli, conceded to Wild. Morganelli was a target of progressives over his stances on abortion, illegal immigration and a series of now-deleted tweets that included praise for President Donald Trump.In the new 1st District, Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick -- one of the most endangered Republicans in this year's midterm elections -- survived a primary challenge and is now set to face Democrat Scott Wallace, a multimillionaire who has spent $2.5 million of his own money on the race. Wallace held off Rachel Reddick, an EMILY's List-endorsed 33-year-old former Navy prosecutor, to win the primary.Democrats also picked Mary Gay Scanlon, a local school board member, in a packed primary in the 5th District, an area vacated by former GOP Rep. Patrick Meehan, where the Democrats are all but certain to make one of the 23 pickups they will need to take control of the House. Rep. Lou Barletta won Pennsylvania's Republican Senate primary and is now set to take on Democratic Sen. Bob Casey in November. The race is one of 10 Democratic-held Senate seats on the ballot this fall in states President Donald Trump won in 2016. Read MoreBarletta was an early backer of Trump -- and Trump has backed Barletta, recording a robocall for him days ahead of the primary against state Rep. Jim Christiana. Barletta, who was elected in the tea party wave of 2010, has taken a hard line on immigration in the Senate. Republicans sought a more moderate candidate for the race but were unable to persuade other prospects to run. Barletta has lagged in the fundraising race, collecting nearly $1.3 million in 2018's first quarter and ending with $1.6 million on hand, compared to Casey's nearly $10 million on hand.A familiar name -- Rick Saccone, the former state lawmaker who lost to Conor Lamb in March -- lost his second House race in three months. This time, he was defeated by state Sen. Guy Reschenthaler in the GOP primary for the deep-red 14th District in western Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania primaries -- the first elections on a new court-imposed congressional map -- were the main event on a day that included primary elections in Idaho, Nebraska and Oregon. To the west, former Rep. Brad Ashford -- a conservative "Blue Dog" who was backed by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee -- lost in Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District Democratic primary to progressive Kara Eastman. In Idaho, Rep. Raul Labrador -- an influential member of the House Freedom Caucus -- lost his bid to be the Republican gubernatorial nominee, with Lt. Gov. Brad Little advancing to the general election. He will face Idaho State Rep. Paulette Jordan, the Democrat who won her primary Tuesday night and who hopes to become the nation's first Native American governor.

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(CNN)Japan didn't invent the first computer game. That accolade goes to "Space War!", a game created in 1962 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States.But ever since then, Japan has embraced gaming culture with an almost unrivaled passion. From the Super Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog games that became cultural giants, to the Sega Mega Drive and Game Boy consoles which were symbols of their time, gaming was led by Tokyo for decades."Without the contributions of Japan, we wouldn't have a video game industry," Blake J. Harris, a video game expert and author of "Console Wars," says. "Or, at least, not one that resembles what we have today in any way. "From hardware to software, controllers to culture, no country has had a bigger influence on console gaming."After decades of dominance, however, Japan's cultural clout waned during the early 2000s. Without the contributions of Japan, we wouldn't have a video game industry.Blake J. Harris, video game expertRead More"As the appeal of video games grew larger and larger, it's not surprising that the culture -- and development -- would no longer be dominated by a specific region," explains Harris.A renaissance, however, could be upon us with Japanese giants Sony and Nintendo both making comebacks. Released in 2013, Sony's PlayStation 4 became the best-selling home console of this generation in just 18 months, and so far it's the only one that can be paired with a virtual reality headset -- the Sony PSVR, which has sold over one million units. Nintendo is also breaking new ground with the Switch, a hybrid between a home console and a handheld device, while its accompanying "Legend of Zelda" game has received widespread critical acclaim.Here, CNN picks the eight most important Japanese video game inventions of all time.Space Invaders スペースインベーダー (arcade game by Taito) 1978 One of the first arcade games, "Space Invaders" ignited the video game craze in Japan. The very first "Star Wars" movie had hit theaters weeks before its release, and that cultural event combined with the game's simple formula -- shoot descending aliens with a laser cannon -- made it an instant hit."It was such an enormous success that, for a time, it was believed to have caused a shortage of 100-yen coins in Japan -- only a rumor, but one that shows how popular 'Space Invaders' was," says Harris.By the end of 1978, Taito had made $600 million in Japan and installed 100,000 Space Invader machines -- with some arcades dedicated solely to the game. "Space Invaders" introduced the now-common game mechanic of enemies moving faster as the player shoots them, but the popular feature was, surprisingly, the consequence of hardware limitations rather than design preference: as the player shot aliens off the screen, the CPU had fewer objects to render and could therefore process the game faster. Pac-Man パックマン (arcade game by Namco) 1980 Photos: Released in 1980, Pac-Man's central yellow cartoon character has become renowned globally.Hide Caption 1 of 5 Photos: In late 1990s, Twin Galaxies, which tracks video game world record scores, estimated that the game had been played more than 10 billion times in the 20th century.Hide Caption 2 of 5 Photos: Masaya Nakamura was the founder of Namco, which published Pac-Man. He is widely credited with masterminding the video game craze. Hide Caption 3 of 5 Photos: Students from the Ludus Academy play with the arcade video game Pac-Mania in Strasbourg, eastern France, in 2015. Hide Caption 4 of 5 Photos: Google has previously turned its Map function into a Pac-Man game. Here, the power-pellet eating character roams the streets of Boston.Hide Caption 5 of 5Released just two years after "Space Invaders," "Pac-Man" entered a market dominated by shoot 'em-ups and pioneered the "maze chase" genre, which has since been imitated countless times. "If Space Invaders put gaming on the map, 'Pac-Man' showed that this medium was here to stay," says Harris. In the late 1990s Twin Galaxies, which tracks video game world record scores, visited used game auctions and counted how many times the average "Pac-Man" machine had been played. Based on those findings and the total number of machines that were manufactured, the organization estimated rthat the game had been played more than 10 billion times in the 20th century.Its creator, Toru Iwatani, once jokingly circulated the story that the ghost-eating yellow blob was inspired by a pizza with two slices removed, but later revealed it comes from a rounded version of the Japanese character for "mouth," which looks like a square. Originally titled "Puck Man," the name was changed so that in America nobody could cheekily vandalize the "P" into an "F" on the arcade cabinets. Family Computer ファミリーコンピュータ (home console by Nintendo) 1983Better known as the Famicom, this console quickly became a Japanese icon: "It was such a success that by the end of the decade, a Famicom could be found in 37% of Japan's homes," says Harris.But in 1983, when the Famicom launched in Japan, video games were facing a crisis in the US: a flood of poor quality products, rushed out to cash-in on the video game craze, was alienating customers. Consequently, Nintendo waited two years before releasing the Famicom in America. For the US market, it remodeled the console to look more like a VCR -- a popular machine at the time -- and renamed it the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).The quality of the software did the rest, and the NES revived the US gaming industry. "Through several now-iconic games such as 'Super Mario Bros' and 'The Legend of Zelda,' the NES came to define gaming in the 1980s," says Harris. It went on to sell over 60 million units.The only downside? The recessed cartridge slot, a VCR-inspired feature, accumulated dust and originated the ritual of blowing into the cartridge before use -- apparently just making the problem worse as that oxidized the copper contacts.Game Boy ゲームボーイ (portable console by Nintendo) 1989Having revolutionized the home console market, Nintendo turned its attention to mobile gaming, then dominated by its popular but unsophisticated "game-and-watch" devices -- simple wrist watches that featured a single game.The Game Boy revolutionized the handheld scene, and its design became an icon of the era."The Game Boy used cartridges and was capable of playing hundreds of titles," says Harris. The specifications were poor compared to normal consoles -- the monochrome screen had just four shades of gray -- but that allowed for great battery life and lower prices, which turned out to be what people looked for in a portable system. Initially, Nintendo had wanted to include a Mario game with the retail version of the console, but was later persuaded to acquire the rights to an obscure Russian game, developed by Alexey Pajitnov in 1984, called Tetris. A runaway success, Tetris made the Game Boy popular with adults and kids.Sonic the Hedgehog ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ (game for the Sega Mega Drive) 1991 Sega, the other big name in Japanese gaming, needed a breakthrough to stay competitive with Nintendo. It decided to create its own answer to Nintendo's Super Mario, who had debuted in 1981 as Jumpman in the "Donkey Kong" arcade game and been a hit. After an internal competition, a hedgehog was picked due to its ability to curl into a ball and sprint -- a handy mechanic in a game."Many other game companies tried to replicate this success and create a 'mascot character' of their own, but for years these efforts were met with nothing but failure," says Harris.The popularity of the fast-paced Sonic games made the Mega Drive (known as the Genesis in the US) a strong competitor to Nintendo's Super NES, starting the "console war" that would characterize the 1990s. That battle was ultimately won by Nintendo, as Sega stopped making home consoles after 1998's Dreamcast, but Sonic had given Sega the necessary boost and paved the way for one of the best-selling video game franchises, with over 140 million copies sold to date.Sony PlayStation プレイステーション (home console by Sony) 1994In 1988, Nintendo and Sony started collaborating on a supercharged version of the Super NES, capable of playing both regular cartridges and a new disc format. Nintendo was interested in the rising CD-ROM technology, which Sony was standardizing at the time with Philips. Sony, it was decided, would brand and produce the console, taking the Japanese electronics giant into the lucrative video game market. But after it was announced at the 1991 Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas, the deal fell apart over a revenue sharing dispute. The "Nintendo Play Station" never materialized, but Sony reworked that idea into its own console, which used regular CD-ROMs.CDs were far cheaper than cartridges and offered greater storage space. "This format not only made games cheaper to produce," says Harris, "but also allowed developers to create cutting-edge games like 'Tomb Raider,' 'Tekken 2' and 'Grand Turismo.'"With an impressive library and affordable pricing, Sony's PlayStation became the first console to sell 100 million units." Super Mario 64 スーパーマリオ64 (game for Nintendo 64) 1996 Stills from the earlier Super Mario Bros game. In the 1990s, video games transitioned from relying on two-dimensional graphics to dynamically rendered worlds that allowed players to move freely -- they were called "3D" games for short, but, in reality, no 3D effects were involved. It was a crucial step, for which "Super Mario 64" set a precedent. "Mario 64 was not the first 3D platformer, but the first one to do it right," says Harris. The controls were impeccable: hours of fun could be had by simply running around as Mario outside Princess Peach's castle -- something the game's legendary creator, Shigeru Miyamoto, is said to have done for months, as he perfected the technology. Along with "Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time," this game is considered one of the best of its generation. That wasn't enough, though, to stop the rise of Sony and Microsoft, which would later battle with Nintendo for the market lead, and force Sega out of the home console business. Pokémon Go ポケモンGO (game for iOS and Android) 2016Developed by American company Niantic, "Pokémon Go" is based on a game franchise originally called "Pocket Monsters," which Nintendo launched on the Game Boy in 1996. In those games, players would explore a fictional version of the Kanto region of Japan, looking for rare monsters to catch, train and fight.That classic formula, based on the mantra "you gotta catch 'em all," is enhanced in "Pokémon Go" through "augmented reality," which uses the smartphone's camera to superimpose the Pokémon on the real world."By leveraging the GPS and camera capabilities of mobile devices. Niantic was able to create a compelling augmented reality experience that had people around the world running through the streets in search of characters near and far," says Harris. When released in July 2016, "Pokemon Go" was a worldwide phenomenon, with hundreds of people caught on camera flocking to New York's Central Park at 11pm one night to catch a rare Vaporeon that had appeared there.Although the fad has since subsided, the game was downloaded over 500 million times and was the third most popular topic of 2016 on Twitter.

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(CNN)Broadcaster and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones said it was a "form of psychosis" that caused him to believe certain events --- like the Sandy Hook massacre -- were staged. On December 14, 2012, 20 children and six adults were killed by 20-year-old Adam Lanza in Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Jones, who founded InfoWars.com and hosted a three-hour news-talk radio program which he said was carried on more than 160 stations, had repeatedly suggested in the past that the Sandy Hook shooting was a "giant hoax" carried out by crisis actors on behalf of people who oppose the Second Amendment. InfoWars has also suggested the September 11 attacks were an inside job orchestrated by the US government. What is Infowars?This week, Jones acknowledged the shooting was real during a sworn deposition he made as part of a defamation case brought against him by Sandy Hook victims' families. Read More"And I, myself, have almost had like a form of psychosis back in the past where I basically thought everything was staged, even though I've now learned a lot of times things aren't staged," he said. "So I think as a pundit, someone giving an opinion, that, you know, my opinions have been wrong, but they were never wrong consciously to hurt people."He said it was the "trauma of the media and the corporations lying so much" that caused him to distrust everything, "kind of like a child whose parents lie to them over and over again.""So long before these lawsuits I said that in the past I thought everything was a conspiracy and I would kind of get into that mass group think of the communities that were out saying that," he said. "And so now I see that it's more in the middle... so that's where I stand."The lawsuits against Jones The broadcaster faces multiple lawsuits from families of students and educators killed in the Sandy Hook shooting. Two lawsuits were filed in April 2018 by three parents whose children were killed, and a month later, he was sued by the families of six victims, who were joined by an FBI agent who responded to the shooting.The first two lawsuits each sought at least $1 million in damages for "a severe degree of mental stress and anguish" and "high degree of psychological pain" that the parents suffered as a result from Jones' coverage of the shooting, in addition to past and future damage their reputations may suffer. Six more Sandy Hook families sue broadcaster Alex Jones"Defendants' defamatory publications were designed to harm the Plaintiffs' reputation and subject the Plaintiffs to public contempt, disgrace, ridicule, or attack," the lawsuits allege. "Defendants acted with actual malice. Defendants' defamatory statements were knowingly false or made with reckless disregard for the truth or falsity of the statements at the time the statements were made."The May lawsuit names Jones as the "chief amplifier for a group that has worked in concert to create and propagate loathsome, false narratives about the Sandy Hook shootings and its victims, and promote their harassment and abuse." The suit also names six companies, including entities tied to the InfoWars website. "We've clearly got people where it's actors playing different parts of different people," the lawsuit quotes Jones as saying in March 2014. "I've looked at it and undoubtedly there's a cover-up, there's actors, they're manipulating, they've been caught lying and they were pre-planning before it and rolled out with it."But Jones later addressed the claims on his website saying it was "all out of context," and that it wasn't "even what I said or my intent." He has described the suit as an attack on him and the First Amendment. Facebook removes 22 more pages connected to conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and InfoWarsLast year, major social media platforms like YouTube, Facebook and Twitter all said they had removed content from Jones or InfoWars because it violated their policies. YouTube removed many channels associated with InfoWars -- including The Alex Jones Channel , which had 2.4 million subscribers and videos that had been viewed over 1.5 billion times."When users violate ... policies repeatedly, like our policies against hate speech and harassment or our terms prohibiting circumvention of our enforcement measures, we terminate their accounts," a YouTube spokesperson had said. CNN's Evan Simko-Bednarski, Madeleine Thompson, Jason Hanna, Oliver Darcy, Sarah Jorgensen, Aaron Cooper and Charles Riley contributed to this report.

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Story highlightsFerrari's Fernando Alonso takes pole for German Grand Prix at Hockenheim Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel will start Sunday's race from second Michael Schumacher promoted to third after Mark Webber is penalized five places for changing gearboxAustralian will start race down in eighth; Lewis Hamilton starts one place ahead in seventh Ferrari's Fernando Alonso will start Sunday's German Grand Prix from pole position after a classy drive in wet conditions in Saturday's qualifying session at Hockenheim.The former double world champion and current championship leader sped to his second consecutive pole of the season in a time of one minute 40.904 seconds, holding off Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel who joins the Spaniard on the front row of the grid."We made a good strategy call to do a pit stop in Q3 so we could have fresher tires in the last minute. I think that helped us a lot to improve the lap time," Alonso said. "It has been a strange weekend for conditions on the track, but the car was performing well in both conditions so we will see what happens tomorrow," he added. Vettel's teammate Mark Webber finished third but will start Sunday's race in eighth after he was penalized for changing his gearbox late on Friday. F1: Maria de Villota discharged from hospitalThe Australian's demotion means Mercedes GP's Michael Schumacher, who crashed into a wall at the end of Friday's practice session, will now start from third. One place behind is Schumacher's compatriot, Nico Hulkenberg in the Force India car with teammate Paul Di Resta completing a good day for Vijay Mallya's team finishing qualifying in ninth place. Williams-Renault driver Pastor Maldonado will start in fifth place with McLaren's Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton immediately behind in sixth and seventh place respectively.Lotus' Kimi Raikkonen will start from 10th. Earlier in Q2, heavy rain saw all the drivers scrambling to post a time as track conditions worsened. Ferrari's Felipe Massa and Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP were notable casualties of the rain, failing to make it through to Q3. Massa starts Sunday's race in 14th but Rosberg, who is sixth in the championship standings will start in 22nd place after he, like Mark Webber, incurred a five-place penalty for changing his gearbox.

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Story highlightsMan Utd has made its worst start in the league for 29 years EPL side has lost three of eight league games Manager Jose Mourinho under intense pressure (CNN)Manchester United, the most successful club in English football, is enduring its worst start to a league campaign in 29 years. There is uncertainty over the future of manager Jose Mourinho, talk of player unrest, reports of leaks from within to the media, and distinguished ex-players have been venting their ire. Former striker Louis Saha admits all is not well at Old Trafford, that the situation is "not normal" and that everyone at the club is to blame for the torrid start to the season. Follow @cnnsport "It has been intense. They [the players] seem lost," Saha, signed by Alex Ferguson from Fulham for $16.40 million in 2004, tells CNN Sport. "Right now, there's not enough connection."United has lost three of its opening eight games in the English Premier League, while ahead of the team's home match against Newcastle on Saturday -- which United went on to win 3-2 thanks to a thrilling comeback in the last 20 minutes -- there were reports in British newspapers that Mourinho was set to be sacked after the match. Asked whether there was a problem at the club, the Frenchman -- who earned 20 international caps for his country -- replied: "Yes, when there is no result of course there is things to change and everyone is to blame. The players, the staff, they have to do more. It's not about one game or two, it's about being consistent. Read More"They may lose some games, but we should not have anyone questioning desire. It should not happen."READ: What's wrong at Manchester United? Saha won two Premier League titles and the Champions League with UnitedGary Neville, a former United teammate of Saha's, has described the club as being "rotten to the core," and blamed executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward and other board members of surrendering too much power to players and allowing "the tail to wag the dog."The relationship between Mourinho and the club's record signing Paul Pogba has come under increasing scrutiny.Pogba has been criticized by many for talking to much to the media, while the manager has told the France World Cup winner he will not captain United again and last month the pair shared a frosty exchange during training."If Gary Neville thinks there's something wrong I think you have to listen," added Saha, who went on to play for Everton and Sunderland after leaving United in 2008. "People will talk about Pogba and Mourinho. They are actors. They [the players] have to understand they have to be at their best. They all have the answers. "There is things going on in the press, distracting from the way they are playing. This is not normal. "Sometimes at manager level as well I think there are game decision that have been wrong, but millions of fans have an opinion. We don't know, what we can see is on the field."Pogba has been criticized for talking too much in the mediaVisit cnn.com/sport for more news and videosSaha said players needed protecting from the media, admitting it was a surprise that a club of United's stature was not looking after its image and not appearing to help players in the digital age. The leaks to the media of impending sackings and player unrest, the 40-year-old Saha said, would be affecting the squad. He said: "It's all changed now, it's social networks, there's a lot of media for sponsors ... If you play with that it can backfire sometimes. You have to be careful. "It's about getting the actual image of the players and the club in the best way possible and I don't think it's been done."If people are talking this way something is wrong. I see information, leaks, it's not normal. Whoever is trying to deal with that of course will have to punish because this is not normal."And it does, of course, [affect the squad]. Before, information would go to newspapers, they [the players] may not see it. But if it goes on social and he's on the phone every day it will have an affect. Those guys are on the phone every day."Louis Saha was speaking in London at the launch of AFDP Global.

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Story highlightsSerena Williams tested by qualifierDjokovic's racket almost hits officialBerdych complains of "circus" in rainTwo first-time semifinalists in ParisParis (CNN)There was more rain -- and more controversy -- at the French Open on Thursday.Tomas Berdych complained the tournament was "one big circus," while his opponent Novak Djokovic narrowly avoided disqualification, and Serena Williams battled back to escape an embarrassing exit on another interrupted day's play in Paris.May was officially the second wettest month in the city's history, trailing only July 2001, and June is bringing similar weather. Many players have been wishing Roland Garros had a roof -- or at least a big tent, though that wasn't what Berdych was referring to during his straight-sets quarterfinal defeat against Djokovic.The Czech expressed his frustration when the players were briefly forced off due to rain at 3-3, telling supervisor Wayne McKewen: "This is an absolute circus. One big circus." Read MoreHe felt the conditions had been the same throughout the match, so wondered why they departed at that stage. Earlier this week, Simona Halep and Agnieszka Radwanska complained bitterly after being made to play in the rain. JUST WATCHEDRoland Garros clay: A layered cake - with red frostingReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHRoland Garros clay: A layered cake - with red frosting 02:25Djokovic, meanwhile, admitted he was "lucky" to still be on the court and continuing his bid to win the only grand slam missing from his collection.Bouncing his racket in frustration at 0-1 in the same set, it spun backwards near the court's backboard and the linesperson reacted quickly to move out of the way. If he hadn't, Djokovic would have faced disqualification. Read: Tennis' first $100M playerAsked if he realized how close he came to striking the official, the Serb replied: "It's obvious what I tried to do. I don't understand your question. I threw a racket on the ground and it slipped and almost hit the line umpire. I was lucky there. "I'm just not thinking about those kinds of situations," he later added. "I am aware that I have been lucky, and I apologized to people that have been in this particular situation with me and that could have been hurt by my racket. But it was never the intention. It was just some unfortunate bounce, but fortunate ending of that scenario."Defending champion Williams also overcame the dreadful spring weather and her spirited opponent Yulia Putintseva 5-7 6-4 6-1 to move within two matches of becoming the joint winningest player in grand slams in the Open Era. JUST WATCHEDSerena Williams' French Open defense planReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHSerena Williams' French Open defense plan 02:33Read: Women's stars criticize organizersShowers, at times heavy, pelted the City of Lights and temperatures struggled to reach 16C (61F). Factoring in a biting wind that had Williams draping herself in tournament towels and men's semifinalist Dominic Thiem donning a windbreaker during changeovers, not even the sight of the Eiffel Tower would have made this a pleasant day. Well, that's debatable. What isn't is the number of grand slams Williams possesses: 21. A win Saturday and the American ties Steffi Graf for top position in the Open Era. The 34-year-old remains the strong favorite, although her aura of invincibility waned in upset losses at the U.S. Open and Australian Open -- and might have lessened further Thursday. Something, perhaps, for her surprising semifinal opponent, 58th-ranked Kiki Bertens, to feed off. READ: Kerber stuns WilliamsBertens ousted last year's semifinalist Timea Bacsinszky 7-5 6-2 for a 12th straight win, including qualifying, in the past two weeks. Not since Betty Stove at the 1977 U.S. Open had a Dutch woman made a grand slam semifinal. In recent days, players who possess more power generally have had the advantage in the cool, heavy conditions, yet Williams' radar was off for much of the first two sets against her 5-foot-4-inch foe as the pair followed Djokovic on Philippe Chatrier court. A permanent scowl seems embedded on the face of the 60th-ranked Putintseva, a former junior No. 2 who spent significant time at the academy run by Williams' coach Patrick Mouratoglou. JUST WATCHEDA rare audience with Richard WilliamsReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHA rare audience with Richard Williams 05:11She played smart, clean tennis in the first set of her debut grand slam quarterfinal, allowing Williams to implode -- 24 unforced errors sailed and thumped off the racket of the world No. 1, compared to two for Putintseva. When Williams led 4-1 in the second, their previous two encounters sprung to mind. On both occasions, Putintseva faded after a tight first set. Williams, however, relinquished the advantage and needed to save two break points at 4-4. On the second, given another chance thanks to a kind net cord, Putintseva sent a backhand long. Williams converted her second set point in the ensuing game courtesy of a Putintseva double fault. The third became a blowout, despite Putintseva forcing Williams to work hard in the final game. Breezing through the first four rounds, Williams' display was more like her path 12 months ago when she took part in five three-setters en route to the title. "Yulia played unbelievable," Williams told the crowd, using a white towel provided by interviewer Marion Bartoli as a blanket. "I honestly didn't think I was going to win that in the second set."Williams showed up for her mandatory post-match press conference about two hours late, which raised alarm bells. She said she wasn't injured but took only seven questions before the short briefing ended at her request. When Williams played Bertens in the first round at the U.S. Open last year, the latter led by a break, eventually succumbing 7-6 (7-5) 6-3. ControversyDjokovic reached his 30th grand slam semifinal by dispatching Berdych, setting up a last-four meeting with Thiem and once again enlisting the help of a ball-boy to salute the crowd in celebration. Baby-faced, yet a ball crusher, Thiem's comeback 4-6 7-6 (9-7) 6-4 6-1 win over pal David Goffin meant the 22-year-old became the third Austrian man to land in a grand slam semifinal after left-handers Thomas Muster and Jurgen Melzer. Djokovic, like Thiem, will be playing for a fourth straight day Friday thanks to the rain. JUST WATCHEDDjokovic's mission to help Serbia's childrenReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHDjokovic's mission to help Serbia's children 07:31Prior to his racket-throwing incident, Djokovic played his best tennis of the tournament in winning seven straight games from 2-3 in the first to 3-0 in the second. He improved his record against the seventh seed to 24-2. Thiem, whose powerful game resembles that of defending champion Stan Wawrinka, will move into the top 10 next week. In their first grand slam quarterfinal, the second set proved pivotal between Thiem and the 13th-ranked Goffin. Dominic Thiem. Living the dream.#RG16 #InsideRG pic.twitter.com/VqrjdxseMW— Roland Garros (@rolandgarros) June 2, 2016 Goffin failed to serve out the second set and Thiem subsequently led 5-2 and 6-5 in the tiebreak. Goffin stormed back to 7-6 to earn a set point but Thiem won three straight points. "In the whole second set I really didn't think that I'm going to win this match, because he was just on top of me," Thiem told reporters. "He was the better player the first two sets maybe, or until the tiebreak."They played continuously, without stoppages, unlike both matches on center court. Thiem spent 45 more minutes on court than Djokovic and had a long week in Nice prior to the French, winning the title. He said, though, he was in "good shape." Djokovic leads their young rivalry 2-0 but Thiem manufactured 15 break points in two sets when they played at the Miami Open in March. "It's going to be unbelievably tough," Thiem said. "I think he's a little bit on a different level than all the other players, but I'm still in good shape and the match starts at 0-0."Wawrinka and second-seed Murray contest the other men's semifinal. Samantha Stosur, the 2010 French Open finalist, plays last year's Wimbledon finalist Garbine Muguruza in the other women's semifinal. As for the rain, yes, some of it is expected Friday. It's been that kind of tournament. Follow @cnnsport Who will win the French Open? Have your say on CNN's Sport Facebook pageGet more tennis stories hereJUST WATCHEDDominic Thiem: Austria's rising starReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHDominic Thiem: Austria's rising star 03:14

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Story highlightsReal Madrid completes the signing of midfielder Toni KroosKroos moves from Bayern Munich after winning the World Cup with GermanyReal is ranked by Forbes as the most valuable sports team in the worldBarcelona and Manchester United complete and all football top threeIt's a good day for Real Madrid.Not only has the 10-time European champion signed World Cup-winning star Toni Kroos, it's also been named the most valuable sports team on the planet.Kroos, who starred during Germany's triumph in Brazil which culminated in a 1-0 win over Argentina in Sunday's final, penned a six-year deal Thursday after his transfer from Bayern Munich was completed in a reported $34 million deal.Business magazine Forbes values Real at $3.4 billion, more than archrivals Barcelona and English giants Manchester United.It suggests "Los Blancos" earned $78 million for its victorious European Champions League campaign -- Real beat city rival Atletico Madrid in the final -- contributing to an unrivaled total revenue of $675 million.JUST WATCHEDGermany celebrates World Cup victoryReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHGermany celebrates World Cup victory 02:41JUST WATCHEDOde to the 2014 World CupReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHOde to the 2014 World Cup 02:29Read: Germany crowned world championsBarca, which recently completed the signing of Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez for a reported $128 million, is valued at $3.2 billion, while 20-time English champion United is worth $2.81 billion.The only other European football team in the top 10 is Kroos' former club Bayern, which is ranked seventh on $1.85 billion.Baseball's New York Yankees is fourth on the list ($2.5 billion,) with fellow Major League Baseball franchise the Los Angeles Dodgers at six with a total worth of $2 billion.Four National Football League franchises feature in the top 10, with the Dallas Cowboys -- valued at $2.3 billion -- in fifth.The New England Patriots ($1.8 billion,) Washington Red Skins ($1.7 billion) and New York Giants ($1.55 billion) are eighth, ninth and 10th respectively.Read: Top 10 matches of Brazil 2014Read: CNN's team of the tournament

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Story highlightsBouhlel had three childrenSome neighbors described him as anti-social, others found him to be nice (CNN)He was quiet, with a fixed gaze and few words for his neighbors. He didn't seem suspicious, although one neighbor described him as "very odd." There was nothing about him that suggested he would drive a nearly 20-ton truck down Nice's main thoroughfare on Bastille Day, killing at least 84 people.Mohamed Lahouiej Bouhlel ID CardBut police named Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel as the man responsible for what the French president called an "unspeakable act" in the scenic coastal city. At least 10 children were among the dead, French prosecutor François Molins said Friday.Bouhlel, 31, had three children himself, authorities said.They didn't live with him, he was apparently divorced, neighbors said, but when the children came to their father's apartment, they said hello.Known by police as a petty criminalRead MoreBouhlel was born in Tunisia on January 3, 1985, Molins said. He had a permit to live and work in France.He was a delivery driver known to police as a petty criminal who had a series of brushes with the law since 2010 for violence, sometimes with a gun, and thefts, Molins added.He was arrested in January for violence with a weapon and in March a judge in Nice gave him a six-month jail sentence, which was suspended, the prosecutor said.French authorities never opened a security file on Bouhlel because he had no known ties to any terrorist or jihadist group, Molins said.Neighbors in his apartment building told CNN's Nic Robertson they often saw him walking or riding his bicycle to a cafe for a cup of coffee.One neighbor, a woman who lived upstairs from Bouhlel, painted a more personable portrait.He was "never mean to anyone," said the woman, who didn't want to give her name because she was so upset. She said Bouhlel would even come to her apartment to help fix things, like the toilet.The middle-aged woman was visibly upset while speaking to CNN. She said she felt she knew Bouhlel, and is shocked by what authorities said he's done.Investigators look for terrorist tiesMolins said Bouhlel was seen on surveillance video Thursday riding his bike to a rented refrigerated truck that was parked east of Nice. Bouhlel put his bike in the back of the truck and got into the cab, and then drove it to the famous boulevard. Authorities identified Bouhlel from his fingerprints, Molins said, and from his driver's card found in the truck. They also seized other papers and Bouhlel's cellphone as they investigate whether he is tied to accomplices or any terrorist group, Molins said.There don't appear to be any obvious indications that Bouhlel was radicalized in a French prison or by a radical mosque -- neighbors in other media reports suggest he wasn't particularly religious. He was born in Tunisia and while it recently has seen its share of terrorist attacks, Bouhlel hadn't visited his hometown in four years, Molins said.Tunisian security sources told Reuters that Bouhlel was not known to hold radical or even Islamist views.JUST WATCHEDTruck rams crowd in Nice, FranceReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHTruck rams crowd in Nice, France 00:59But they said he did come from the town of Msaken, near the Mediterranean city of Sousse, which has been the site of devastating terrorist attacks in the past -- including the killing of 38 people just over a year ago -- most of them British tourists.ISIS claimed responsibility for that attack, which was carried out by a gunman described as an engineering student about to receive his master's degree.Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi said the Nice attack -- which he called barbaric and cowardly -- resembled the Sousse attack in June 2015, according to the Tunisian News Agency.JUST WATCHEDTunisia's fight against terrorReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHTunisia's fight against terror 02:44On March 18, 2015, three terrorists killed 20 foreigners and two Tunisians in an attack at the Bardo National Museum in Tunis. Other attacks in Sousse include a suicide bomber who blew himself up in a botched attack in October 2013.Terrorism has increased in Tunisia since the election of the secular Essebsi in 2014, with much of it directed at security forces and tourists. As many as 60 security and military troops have been killed in recent years.JUST WATCHEDTunisian troops kill 35 militants after deadly attack ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHTunisian troops kill 35 militants after deadly attack 02:00The north African country has become a pluralistic democracy since the Jasmine Revolution of 2011, which spawned the Arab Spring, the regional uprising that led to a brutal civil war in Syria, a failing state in Libya and a repressive counterrevolution in Egypt.Last November, dozens of people were arrested in connection with the bombing of a bus carrying members of the Tunisian presidential guard, including the suicide bomber's mother and sister.ISIS, which has been gaining strength in Tunisia, claimed responsibility for the bombing that killed 12 people.CNN's Sebastian Shukla and Dominique van Heerden contributed to this report.

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Story highlightsTiger Woods is favorite to win the U.S. Open starting next week in San FranciscoFormer world No. 1 tied Jack Nicklaus on 73 PGA Tour victories on SundayGolf journalist says Woods has run into form at just the right timeWoods says his practice at U.S. Open's Olympic venue set him up for victoryWhen Tiger Woods ended his 30-month wait for a PGA Tour title in March, the golf world was excited by the prospect of the 14-time major champion blitzing the Masters field on his old stomping ground at Augusta.He didn't. He flopped, finishing tied for 40th. Woods then missed the cut at Quail Hollow and shared 40th at the Players Championship.So what can we expect at next week's U.S. Open, where he has already been installed as the oddsmakers' favorite after thrilling fans with his 73rd PGA Tour title on Sunday, chipping in with one of the best shots of his career?"The timing couldn't have been better, it means a lot for him to win in front of his hero Jack Nicklaus," says Golf.com deputy editor David Dusek. "If he plays at that level, if he's able to hit fairways and find the putting stroke that he showed in Ohio, then Tiger Woods is definitely going to be one of the contenders at the U.S. Open."That can only be good for golf. The PGA Tour's broadcaster CBS Sports reported that Sunday's ratings increased 138% from last year, being the event's best result since 2004.JUST WATCHEDTiger Woods back in his golf prime?ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHTiger Woods back in his golf prime? 03:14JUST WATCHEDMonty: Difficult time for Tiger ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHMonty: Difficult time for Tiger 03:44JUST WATCHEDBeware of the 'Tiger stare'ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHBeware of the 'Tiger stare' 02:33The season's second major will be held at the Olympic Club in San Francisco, where Woods revealed he practiced the week before going to Nicklaus' Memorial Tournament."I hit the ball well there. I said, 'Hey, that's as good a prep as any for this event, if I can hit the ball well there.' I just basically carried that into this event and hit it great all week."Woods acknowledged that his victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational had covered up some of the deficiencies in his game before the Masters as he was still coming to terms with his new swing."At Bay Hill I played well on that Sunday, but I just didn't quite have the control I did here. That was different. I'm able to hit the ball, I think, compressing it higher than I did at Bay Hill," he told reporters. "I was comfortable hitting it down, uncomfortable hitting it up. As I said at Augusta to you guys, I got exposed, wasn't able to get the ball up in the air comfortably, and it showed."I went to work on it for the next few weeks, and I finally got it. It came around here when I needed it. This is a high-ball golf course. You've got to get the ball up in the air and you've got to land it soft, and I did it."While the technique being instilled by coach Sean Foley is finally paying off for Woods, Dusek says more importantly the 36-year-old is rediscovering the "X-Factor" that made him the world's best-paid athlete."He's got his putter going a little bit, he was hitting fairways, and as we saw with that shot on 16 it would be appear that there's a level of magic surrounding this guy that he's able to summon. Not as consistently as he used to, but it's still there," Dusek told CNN. JUST WATCHEDTiger's troubled game exposed at AugustaReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHTiger's troubled game exposed at Augusta 02:03JUST WATCHEDTiger Woods' ex-swing coach tells allReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHTiger Woods' ex-swing coach tells all 02:39JUST WATCHEDEx-coach Haney: 'Tiger's very complex'ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHEx-coach Haney: 'Tiger's very complex' 01:18"Obviously the technique has to be there, he has to put the club face on the ball and to execute his shot, but golf probably more than any other sport relies on the proverbial 15th club -- which is the confidence between your ears that you can pull this off. "Tiger Woods obviously has a lot of confidence right now, and he should -- there's only a couple of other players on the U.S. PGA Tour this season who have two wins, and he's one of them along with Jason Dufner and Hunter Mahan."Dusek believes that the way is clear for Woods to win his first major title since 2008, when he famously triumphed at the U.S. Open in a playoff despite suffering a serious knee injury that would sideline him for the rest of that year."We've seen Rory McIlroy miss three straight cuts, we've seen (world No. 1) Luke Donald not really be much of a factor, and (five-time U.S. Open runner-up) Phil Mickelson having to pull out (at Memorial) citing fatigue," Dusek said. "Tiger Woods then wins his 73rd championship and it's so tantalizing a story that leading up to the U.S. Open next week that his form once again seems to be ramping up."The tournament was last held at Olympic Club in 1998, when a 23-year-old Woods tied for 18th."It's way different than in '98. They've added some serious length there," he said. "We were hitting different clubs off the tees and different sight lines, and they've shifted a couple of the fairways over, and all new green complexes. You know, my book is useless from '98."So what does Woods think -- is he really back?"I'll just keep going, keep working on it. This is a process, and I'm just trying to get better."

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(CNN)Andy Murray has made a tentative return to the court following the hip surgery that he hopes could save his tennis career.The two-time Wimbledon champion posted a video of himself rallying with a wall at the back of an outdoor court on Instagram, including the caption: "It's a start." View this post on Instagram Getting back into the swing of things... . 🎥 @andymurray A post shared by ITF Tennis (@itf__tennis) on Apr 2, 2019 at 12:47am PDT Murray, a winner of three grand slam titles, had hinted at retirement before going out of the Australian Open in the first round in January as he struggled to deal with ongoing pain from a long-standing hip problem.At the time, he confessed that the surgery could end his career, but that it would also give him the chance to enjoy a better quality of life.READ: Wimbledon's 'most sought-after tickets' go on sale for $105,000Read MoreHowever, since undergoing hip resurfacing, he has spoken with a cautious optimism about his future in the sport, with doubles star Bob Bryan having recovered from a similar injury to return to professional tennis. Murray described himself as "pain-free," though rated his chances of competing at Wimbledon this year at less than half.Murray seemed set to retire after his Australian Open defeat to Roberto Bautista Agut.READ: Federer defeats Isner to win 101st career singles title at Miami OpenREAD: 'Tennis gave me the ability to be somebody': Julie Heldman on depression and bottling up abuseSpeaking to CNN in March, Murray explained that he had nothing to prove, but wanted to prolong his career for his own pleasure. "I want to try and see if it's something I'm able to do," he said. "[Tennis] brings me happiness and I enjoy it a lot."If I'm able to, I will try. It's not about proving anything to anybody or trying to achieve a certain result or try and win Wimbledon again. It's not about that. It's about doing something that I love doing and not being in pain whilst I'm doing it.JUST WATCHEDRoger Federer muses on retirement planningReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHRoger Federer muses on retirement planning 03:18Visit CNN.com/sport for more news, features and videos"I am a lot happier than I was certainly two months before the operation," he added, referring to the hip resurfacing surgery he underwent in January. "I have no pain in my hip any more. I was in pain for a long time."The rehab is slow and it's been going pretty well and I just need to wait and see how things progress. If it's possible, I would certainly love to compete again."

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Story highlightsSchumacher vital to Mercedes title success"Keep Fighting" initiative launched by familySon Mick aiming to follow father into F1 (CNN)It is three years since Michael Schumacher's life-changing skiing accident, but his legacy remains undimmed.The Formula One legend has been credited with helping to lay the foundations for Mercedes' three years of dominance which culminated in two world titles for Lewis Hamilton in 2014 and 2015 and a first for Schumacher's compatriot Nico Rosberg in 2016.Former Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn says Schumacher had an important influence on the team, which has also won three consecutive constructor crowns. The German made a shock decision to come out of retirement to drive for the team in 2010, staying for three seasons before retiring again and being replaced by Hamilton.Three years on, Michael Schumacher's #F1 legacy lives on ➡︎ https://t.co/3hwK8FQqlr #KeepFightingMichael pic.twitter.com/yZxODCz92e— CNN Sport (@cnnsport) December 29, 2016 "Michael, for sure, contributed to the organization and structure that has gone on to achieve success at Mercedes," Brawn, who engineered Schumacher's seven world titles with Benetton and Ferrari as the teams' technical director, told CNN.Read More"He helped create the success we had at Ferrari and he continued that approach at Mercedes."According to Brawn, one of Schumacher's strengths was that he put in time at the factory working with the backroom team preparing to race."With his knowledge and maturity, sitting with a group of aerodynamicists or vehicle dynamists or tire people and explaining what was needed was invaluable. He was instrumental in creating the systems that contribute to the success that Mercedes has today," Brawn said.READ: Picking the brains of BrawnSchumacher's medical status still remains unclear, having suffered serious head injuries in a freak skiing accident on December 29, 2013.The 47-year-old continues to receive specialist treatment at his home in Switzerland.JUST WATCHEDRoss Brawn: Picking the brains of F1's 'maestro'ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHRoss Brawn: Picking the brains of F1's 'maestro' 02:29His manager Sabine Kehm said in a statement this month: "Michael's health is not a public issue, and so we will continue to make no comment in that regard."The Schumacher family -- wife Corinna, daughter Gina-Maria (a competitive equestrian rider) and son Mick -- launched the "Keep Fighting" initiative before Christmas with the aim of bringing together those inspired by the legendary driver. Big congratulations @nicorosberg, also wanted to let you know that I will soon take over that trophy 😉🏆 A photo posted by Mick Schumacher (@mickschumacher) on Dec 3, 2016 at 11:37am PST "It aims to unite the people who are inspired by the career and character of Michael Schumacher, and to encourage them to keep fighting and never give up," the mission statement on the official website announced."Keep Fighting also aims to spread the positive energy that supporters of Michael have expressed to him and the Schumacher family over so many years, and it seeks to channel this positive energy as a force for good."There is also another beacon of hope in the Schumacher household as 17-year-old Mick continues to impress in his burgeoning motorsport career.The teenager finished runner-up in the Italian and German Formula 4 championships with the influential Prema Powerteam. The plan is to step up to Formula 3 in 2017, although that has not yet been confirmed.Mick posted a photo on Instagram posing with new world champion Rosberg which had the cheeky caption: "Big congratulations Nico, also wanted to let you know that I will soon take over that trophy ..."READ: Mick Schumacher impresses on debutThere has been speculation that Mick may eventually join the Mercedes junior driver program which has fast-tracked 2016 F1 rookies Pascal Wehrlein and Esteban Ocon.JUST WATCHEDSchumacher's 'strength' can help him recoverReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHSchumacher's 'strength' can help him recover 03:30Brawn said it would be "very special" if Mick could eventually graduate to the top tier of motorsport and follow his father into Formula One."Mick is a lovely guy," Brawn added with a smile. "I see Corinna and Mick periodically and we've chatted.READ: F1 2016 season review "I've taken an interest in his career and I'm a sounding board if they want any advice. When Mick was doing Formula 4 there was some discussion about what teams he should go with."But I wouldn't make any claim to have made any sizable contribution, apart from supporting when they need it."Follow @cnnsport Brawn, however, like many of Schumacher's global fan base, does continue to keep a close eye on Mick's progress.Visit cnn.com/motorsport for more news and videos"With Michael's accident, it's not only Michael that's suffered, it's the family too," he added."For the family to be achieving what they've achieved, not only with Mick but with Gina-Maria and her horses, is a testament to the strength of the family and to Corinna."

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Story highlightsRolf Harris is found guilty in a London court of 12 charges of sexual abuse84-year-old musician and artist painted portrait of Queen for monarch's 80th birthday in 2006Offenses Harris committed against four women took place as far back as 1970Harris charged under Operation Yewtree investigating abuse allegations by public figuresAustralian children's entertainer Rolf Harris, 84, was found guilty Monday in a London court of 12 charges of sexually abusing women and girls as young as 7 years old.The musician and artist, who painted a portrait of the Queen for the monarch's 80th birthday in 2006, had been charged under Operation Yewtree, which is investigating allegations of decades of abuse by public figures, including the late TV entertainer Jimmy Savile. The offenses that Harris committed against four women took place as far back as 1970. He was released on bail until Friday, when he will be sentenced; the judge, Justice Sweeney, warned him he could face jail, the Press Association reported.Dozens more women who said they had been abused by the entertainer, including several in Australia, alerted police during the trial, PA added.Speaking outside Southwark Crown Court after the verdict, Detective Mick Orchard told reporters: "Rolf Harris has habitually denied any wrongdoing, forcing his victims to recount their ordeal in public."He committed many offenses in plain sight of people as he thought his celebrity status placed him above the law. I want to thank the women who came forward for their bravery. I hope today's guilty verdict will give them closure and help them to begin to move on with their lives."Today's case and verdict once again shows that we will always listen to, and investigate allegations regardless of the time frame or those involved."Harris was once one of Britain's best-loved children's entertainers. He had a string of hits in the 1960s, including "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport," "Jake the Peg" and "Two Little Boys." He had a decades-long television career at the BBC and received several honors, including the Order of the British Empire.

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Story highlightsCharlotte Schmitz took Polaroids of migrants who had just arrived in EuropeShe had them write on the photos to say whatever they felt at the time (CNN)More than 1 million migrants and refugees crossed into Europe last year, according to the U.N. refugee agency, and so far this year more than 173,000 have made the treacherous journey across the Mediterranean Sea.Photographer Charlotte Schmitz wanted to see the crisis with her own eyes."It was something else to be there and to see people arrive to the island and kiss the ground and thank their God or friends that they made it," Schmitz said. "Because, of course, so many people didn't make it."Schmitz used a Polaroid camera to photograph people who had left their homes in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries to seek a new life in Europe."Instant photography gives the people the possibility to write on the actual paper," she said. "That's why I decided on it -- so everyone could tell freely what he or she thinks or feels."Read MorePhotographer Charlotte SchmitzThe writing on every Polaroid comes from the person we see in that image. It reveals some of their most intimate and personal thoughts.The statements range from a sense of confusion and sadness to feelings of love and hope. Schmitz said some are also "so poetic," referring specifically to what one subject says in the 12th photo above: "I see only humans, not humanity."What people wrote often depended on where they were at the time they were photographed. Schmitz went to Idomeni, a Greek town on the Macedonian border; Lesbos, a Greek island off the coast of Turkey; and Lageso, a refugee center in Berlin where Schmitz said it can take weeks to get registered."I smoke because of Lageso," wrote one of Schmitz's subjects. Another wrote, "I will be free after Lageso." Schmitz says one of the most enjoyable and emotional parts of taking these Polaroids has been meeting and making friends from all over the world.Social mediaFollow @CNNPhotos on Twitter to join the conversation about photography."I normally share my WhatsApp number as well, so people are writing me: 'I'm here,' 'I have this problem,' or, 'Can you help me?' " she said. "Most people (I photograph), I have a relation with after that somehow, or at least I know via WhatsApp how they are, where they are. ... That is what I believe is most important actually -- that we are having more friends, friends from all kinds of different countries." Ultimately, Schmitz believes it's important to recognize that the people we see in her Polaroids are individuals with situations and circumstances that should not merely be addressed with universal laws and regulations."I met so many people, and everyone was telling me a story which makes total sense as to why they're trying to go to another country," she said. "These are people, no? It's not just numbers ... it's actual people. And this is something European politics is totally missing. ..."I don't think (outsiders) see the stories behind the (refugees). They just see a boat which drowned and maybe people died -- and OK, that's maybe sad. But there are so many causes why you have to leave your home country, and no one is doing this just for fun or for getting some money from the state or whatever. I want people to see and to think more about every individual person."Charlotte Schmitz is a photographer from Germany who lives in Istanbul. You can see more of her work on Visura.

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(CNN)US officials warned that a wave of debilitating cyberattacks could accompany Russia's war on Ukraine. So far they haven't materialized, and US and Ukrainian officials are contemplating why as they prepare for the next phase of the war. There have been several hacks of Ukrainian organizations, but no reports yet of the sort of high-impact cyberattacks on transportation or electric infrastructure that some feared. The possible explanations for this, analysts say, range from disorganization in Russian military planning to hardened Ukrainian defenses, to the fact that bombs and bullets take precedence over hacking in wartime. The reason Russia has so far not flexed in cyberspace during the war may be unattainable — or require being inside the minds of Russian spy chiefs. But how US, European and Ukrainian officials perceive the situation shapes how they allocate resources to defend Ukrainian computer networks as the war continues."What we have seen to date from Russia's state cyber actors appears to reflect the same challenges seen in their conventional forces," said a US cyber defense official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the press. "It is likely that inadequate preparation and bad assumptions have resulted in a haphazard performance that underplays their known capabilities."Read MoreLimited Russian cyberattacksCyberattacks have played a supporting, not a central, role in the war and hacking incidents preceded and accompanied Russia's bombardment of Ukraine: • February 15: Cyberattacks temporarily knocked the websites of Ukrainian agencies and big banks offline. The White House blamed Russia for the incident (the Kremlin denied involvement).• February 23: Hours before Russian airstrikes began hitting Ukraine, a cyberattack deleted data at multiple Ukrainian government agencies and private companies. • February 25: Ukrainian government officials accused hackers working for the Belarusian Ministry of Defense of trying to break into the private email accounts of Ukrainian military personnel. • March 10: Unidentified hackers caused disruptions at Ukrainian internet service provider Triolan, which has customers in big Ukrainian cities. Triolan blamed "the enemy" (a reference to Russia) for the incident but did not provide evidence to support the allegation.Gen. Paul Nakasone, the most senior military cyber official in the US government, offered a vague, multi-faceted explanation for the relatively muted Russian cyber activity to lawmakers this week. Defensive work by Ukrainians, "some of the challenges that the Russians have encountered, and some of the work that others have been able to prevent their actions" explained the situation, said Nakasone, who heads the National Security Agency and US Cyber Command. "They bomb critical infrastructure, So they don't need to hack it'Ukrainian computer defenses have indeed improved since 2015 and 2016, when cyberattacks cut power in parts of Ukraine, and 2017, when devastating malicious software known as NotPetya emerged in the country and spread to organizations around the world, costing billions of dollars in damage. (The Justice Department blamed Russia's GRU military intelligence directorate for all three attacks; the Kremlin denied involvement.)But many analysts say that heightened Ukrainian cyber defenses cannot be the sole reason for the lack of visible Russian cyber operations. And US officials are predisposed to crediting Ukrainian network defenses in which Washington has invested millions of dollars, and countless hours on the ground in recent years, in building them up. Yegor Aushev, a Ukrainian cybersecurity executive who helped organize an ad hoc group of hackers to target Russian organizations during the war, offered a simpler explanation. "The first phase of the war was a hybrid war," Aushev said by phone from Ukraine this week. US officials eye Russian reliance on unsophisticated but brutal heavy weaponry in UkraineThe Russians, he said, used cyberattacks because there is plausible deniability in doing so. But the second phase of the war has been out in the open. "They bomb critical infrastructure," Aushev said. "So they don't need to hack it, in hidden mode."John Hultquist, vice president of intelligence analysis at cybersecurity firm Mandiant, echoed that point."Cyberattacks are often reversible and they are often carried out for their psychological effects," Hultquist, a US Army veteran, told CNN. "And in a situation when the Russians are already shelling cities, those effects are going to be fairly limited."The so-called Ukraine "IT army" that Aushev is working with claims thousands of volunteer hackers from Ukraine and abroad. The Ukrainian government is actively encouraging these cyberattacks on Russian organizations — and claiming that these hacks are disrupting Russian cyber activities aimed at Ukraine. "As it turns out, [Russian computer] systems are not that secure," boasted Serhiy Demedyuk, deputy secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council. "They employed their potential to carry out destructive attacks on other states, but failed to secure their own resources."The extent to which pro-Ukraine hacking against Russian organizations has been successful is difficult to assess. There have been disruptions to Russian state media websites that parrot the Kremlin's propaganda about the war. The longer gameAnother possibility is that the fog of war has obscured some Russian cyber activity. We might not hear about it for months if some of the elite hacking teams associated with Russian intelligence services have engaged in significant activity in Ukraine, Hultquist said. "It's a perfect environment for chaos to hide in," Hultquist told CNN. All the more so if bombs destroy digital evidence of a hack. The Ukrainian government has made plans to move some of its computer infrastructure out of Kyiv as Russian troops continue to pound the city. Preserving those digital records could be key to learning more about any additional Russian cyber activity during the war. With the war grinding on, US and European officials are also wary of any spillover from a Russian hack in Ukraine that could hobble agencies or corporations in NATO countries. How the US is trying to help Ukraine without triggering a wider war with RussiaThe data-wiping hack on the eve of Russia's invasion was precisely targeted, but did infect two Ukrainian government contractors with a presence in Latvia and Lithuania, which are NATO members. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said a cyberattack could trigger NATO's collective defense clause, requiring all members to defend an attack on another member. But that has never happened and it is unclear what NATO's threshold in cyberspace is.Erica Lonergan, associate research scholar at Columbia University's Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies, said it would make sense for Russia to retaliate against Western government sanctions in cyberspace in a way that doesn't escalate conventional conflict with NATO."Precisely for the reasons that cyber isn't necessarily useful in the battlefield, it is a way that states engage in subversion, create information advantage and cause disruption," Lonergan told CNN.

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Story highlightsUSA wins back Solheim CupBeats Europe by a single point in GermanyPaula Creamer secures clinching winControversy in earlier fourball match (CNN)Bitter tears turned to joyous tears for the United States after fighting back to win the Solheim Cup from Europe on a dramatic but controversial final day of the 2015 edition.The U.S team was trailing 10-6 going into the final singles matches at the Golf Club St. Leon-Rot in Germany but eventually won 14 1/2 points to 13 1/2 points.Caroline Masson had a putt to retain the trophy for Europe but she missed and Gerina Piller sank a nine-footer to claim a decisive victory for the Americans.#SolheimQuote with @Gerinapiller #SolheimCup pic.twitter.com/vPT0zywqkQ— LPGA (@LPGA) September 20, 2015 With Lizette Salas, Angela Stanford, Cristie Kerr, Michelle Wie and Paula Creamer, who won the clinching point, taking the bottom five singles it was a stunning turn around.But the conclusion to the biennial team event will be remembered for an incident in the morning fourball matches.Read MoreIn the final grouping, Alison Bell of the U.S. had a birdie putt on the 17th to pull herself and Brittany Lincicombe one hole clear of Suzann Pettersen and Charley Hull.She missed it to within a few inches from the hole and believing it to be conceded picked the ball up as all four players began walking to the 18th tee, with the umpire announcing the match was still all square.However, Norway's Pettersen then claimed she had not conceded the putt and the umpire awarded the hole to Europe by forfeit.This Solheim Cup team match ended in anger, tears and drama: http://t.co/aYKX8hr7eq pic.twitter.com/T3SMHELWHY— Golf Digest (@GolfDigest) September 20, 2015 It mattered little that the European pair took the final hole to win two up, as a bitter row broke out.Hull, who appeared to disagree with her teammate's action, was left in floods of tears as was Lee, who believed she had cost her team the chance of victory, then trailing by four points.U.S. captain Juli Inkster was furious and did not mince her words: "It puts a damper on the whole thing. No way they can ever justify that. It's just not right. I don't care what they say. You just don't do that to your peers."I have never seen anything like it in my career. It's disrespectful."Laura Davies, who has played 12 Solheim Cups for Europe, also condemned Pettersen."I'm disgusted," Davies told Sky Sports."How Suzann can justify that I will never, ever know. We are all fierce competitors but ultimately it's unfair. We have to play week in, week out together and you do not do something like that to a fellow pro.Congratulations #TeamUSA on your victory in the @SolheimCup2015!!! #SolheimCup @Solheim_Cup #USAUSAUSA 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸— Paul Azinger (@PaulAzinger) September 20, 2015 "She has let herself down and she has certainly let her team down."Europe captain Carin Koch defended Pettersen, saying her actions had been "within the rules of golf" but admitted it may have fired up the U.S. team.Europe needed just three and a half points from the 12 singles matches to retain the trophy, but fell short as the U.S was not to be denied its first win in the event since 2009.Lee beat Gwladys Nocera 3-1 before Piller's gutsy heroics on the 18th denied Europe and set up the U.S. triumph as the scoreboard turned a sea of red, denoting American wins.

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(CNN)When Aseel Al-Hamad took the wheel of the 2012 Renault Formula One car during the French Grand Prix weekend in June, on the same day her home country Saudi Arabia finally lifted the controversial driving ban on women, she had a clear mission for the road ahead."It's to develop the next generation in motorsport," she told CNN's The Circuit. "This is the main thing because their achievements are going to be my achievement."Saudi Arabia was the only country in the world where women were not allowed behind the wheel before the ban was lifted -- a move that was part of reforms led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to open up the Kingdom's society and transform its economy.While Al-Hamad completed her momentous lap at the Circuit Paul Ricard that day, the fulfilment of her own lifelong dream to drive an F1 car, Saudi women took to the road and drove for the first time at home.JUST WATCHEDAseel Al-Hamad: Saudi's Formula One pioneerReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHAseel Al-Hamad: Saudi's Formula One pioneer 03:59Read: Mia Chapman -- The off-road racer putting her foot to the floorRead MoreAl-Hamad envisions a future when Saudi women can become a force in the world of motorsport, and allowing women to drive is the first step down that road. "You start from step one, then you develop the skills," she said.Al-Hamad plans to blaze the trail for women through her new role as the first female member of the Saudi Arabian Motorsport Federation, which has already seen her visit racetracks and motorsport venues around the Kingdom to ensure they are accepting women."I have a mission to carry the voice of women and make sure that I can develop the foundation for the women (in) motorsport in Saudi Arabia," she said.Motorsport for women in Saudi Arabia will be starting from scratch, Al-Hamad admitted, so she believes igniting the passion for the motor industry among women will be just as important as enabling access to driving. She said car tours are one way to do this, as well as introducing the sport to young girls and boys in schools.Aseel Al-Hamad is hopeful motorsport will catch on with Saudi women after the Kingdom finally lifted its controversial driving ban on women.A new path for womenAl-Hamad developed an interest in cars from a young age, playing with toy cars, participating in sports activities and watching motorsport on TV. Her family and the people around her supported and encouraged her, especially her mother, who herself learned to drive on a farm.The ban meant she had to travel to Dubai in order drive a sports car. But she admits having to go through that is part of her story and it pushed her to develop her passion.Now, Al-Hamad is watching the women around her experience the excitement of learning to drive. But moving from the passenger's seat to the driver's seat requires a lifestyle change, Al-Hamad said, and it could take some time.Just because women are allowed to drive now, it doesn't mean they all will. Al-Hamad explained how some Saudi women might still prefer to "rely" on a driver, or to go about their days accompanied by their husbands or fathers. Conversely, some women might find it more economical to drive themselves."But I believe the next generation they'll be more independent," she said. "We'll see more (young) drivers."Motorsport in Saudi Arabia will get a much-needed boost when Riyadh hosts the all-electric Formula E series this December. Al-Hamad sees the race, which has often featured female drivers, as an opportunity to educate women about motorsport and perhaps inspire them to make a career out of it.JUST WATCHEDWomen in Formula One: A Circuit specialReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHWomen in Formula One: A Circuit special 22:46Read: "Formula E has advantages over F1," says former F1 champion Nico Rosberg"We believe that women are capable (of competing) equally with men," she said.Al-Hamad is a leading figure for females in the world of motorsport in Saudi Arabia, and she is hopeful she won't be the last."I wanted to say to the world that nothing is impossible and Saudi women are capable (of doing) everything even though it (is their) first time to actually drive."

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(CNN)Major League Baseball is cracking down hard on two women who flashed their breasts on TV during Game 5 of the World Series Sunday night in Washington.The women, identified as Julia Rose and Lauren Summer, are banned indefinitely from "all stadiums and facilities," according to a letter delivered to them by hand and signed by David Thomas, MLB vice president of security and ballpark operations.MLB spokesman Mike Teevan confirmed to CNN the legitimacy of the letter, which was posted by the women on social media.Whoops 🤷🏻‍♀️ pic.twitter.com/hoVRnFGHFw— Lauren Summer (@HeyLaurenSummer) October 28, 2019 Rose and Summer were a few rows behind home plate when they raised their shirts and exposed themselves during the seventh inning as Houston Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole was getting ready to pitch. Cole stepped off the mound, although it is unclear whether he did so because of the women's antics.Read MoreThe stunt was visible on Fox's live broadcast, and the two women were removed from the ballpark following the incident.CNN has reached out to the two for comment."On October 27, 2019, you attended World Series Game 5 at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.," Thomas wrote. "During the game, you violated the fan code of conduct by exposing yourself during the seventh inning in order to promote a business. You were also part of a scheme in which you induced others to expose themselves to promote the business. You are hereby banned from all Major League Baseball stadiums and facilities, indefinitely."Rose has 2.8 million Instagram followers and identifies herself on social media as the founder of a digital magazine that posts images of scantly clad women. Summer has 1.5 million Instagram followers and identifies herself as a "brand executive" with the same magazine.

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(CNN)The eruption of an underwater volcano near Tonga on Saturday was likely the biggest recorded anywhere on the planet in more than 30 years, according to experts.Dramatic images from space captured the eruption in real time, as a huge plume of ash, gas and steam was spewed up to 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) into the atmosphere -- and tsunami waves were sent crashing across the Pacific.The eruption and subsequent tsunami caused "significant damage" along the western coast of the main island of Tongatapu, the New Zealand High Commission in Nuku'alofa said Monday."A thick layer of ash remains across Tongatapu," the statement said.Satellite images from JMA show the volcano eruption in Tonga on January 15.On social media, footage showed people fleeing as waves inundated Tonga's capital, Nuku'alofa, and the afternoon sky turned pitch black due to the heavy ash cloud. Tsunami waves were also recorded thousands of miles away along the United States' West Coast, in Peru, New Zealand and Japan. In Peru, at least two people died after being swept up by high waves. Read MoreAt least two deaths have been reported and aid organizations are concerned about contaminated air and access to clean water for people in Tonga's outlying islands.With communications down, Australia and New Zealand sent flights to survey the damage. Here's what we know about the eruption and fallout. Where is Tonga's Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcano?Tonga is a Polynesian country of more than 170 South Pacific islands and home to about 100,000 people. It's a remote archipelago that lies about 800 kilometers (500 miles) east of Fiji and 2,380 kilometers (1,500 miles) from New Zealand.The Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcano, about 30 kilometers (20 miles) southeast of Tonga's Fonuafo'ou island, sits underwater between two small islands at about 2,000 meters (6,500 feet) high from the sea floor, with about 100 meters (328 feet) visible above sea level. Researchers said it has erupted regularly over the past few decades. In 2009, an eruption sent plumes of steam and ash into the air and formed new land above the water, and an eruption in January 2015 created a new island about 2 kilometers wide -- effectively joining up Hunga-Tonga and Hunga-Ha'apai islands. The most recent eruption began in December 2021, with gas, steam, and ash plumes rising about 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) into the air. The volcano erupted again on January 14 and a massive eruption on January 15 sent shockwaves around the world and triggered tsunami waves across the Pacific. Where did the tsunami hit?The eruption caused a tsunami on Tonga's largest island, Tongatapu, with waves recorded at 1.2 meters (about 4 feet) near Nuku'alofa city flowing onto coastal roads and flooding properties on Saturday.Tsunami warnings went into effect across Pacific Island nations including Fiji, Samoa and Vanuatu. Footage from the ground in Fiji shows people fleeing to higher ground in the capital, Suva, as large waves hit the coast.A tsunami has hit Tonga's largest island, Tongatapu.Tsunami warnings and advisories were also issued from parts of New Zealand, Japan and Peru, to the United States and Canada's British Columbia. In Japan, the northeastern prefecture of Iwate saw waves as high as 2.7 meters (9 feet) and multiple smaller tsunamis were reported in numerous other locations, according to public broadcaster NHK. By Sunday afternoon, all tsunami advisories had been lifted in Japan. The eruption also sent waves to the US West Coast, with some exceeding 3 and 4 feet in height, according to the National Weather Service office in San Diego. Tsunami waves were felt in California, Alaska and Hawaii. What is happening with the ash cloud?A giant volcanic ash cloud blanketed Tonga over the weekend, turning the afternoon sky dark and coating Nuku'alofa in a thick foam of volcanic dust on Saturday. Save the Children said drinking water supplies could be contaminated by the ash and smoke and the immediate concern in Tonga is for air and water safety.The ash cloud was drifting westwards and was visible over Fiji, Vanuatu and New Caledonia on Sunday. By Monday it had reached Australia's Queensland, according to the state's meteorological service."If you noticed a particularly stunning sunrise, it was the sunlight being scattered by #Volcanic ash from the eruption over in #Tonga," Queensland's Bureau of Meteorology said on Twitter.The ash prevented an Australian reconnaissance flight from departing to assess the damage in the early hours of January 17, though the flight did take off later that morning. Powerful undersea volcano eruption in Tonga on January 14. Several flights from Australia, New Zealand and Fiji to Tonga were postponed due to the ash cloud.Early data suggests the volcanic eruption was the biggest since the 1991 blast at Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines, New Zealand-based volcanologist Shane Cronin told Radio New Zealand."This is an eruption best witnessed from space," Cronin said, according to Reuters. "The large and explosive lateral spread of the eruption suggests that it was probably the biggest one since about the 1991 eruption of Pinatubo," Cronin said.What is the scale of devastation?At least two people, including a British national who lived in Nuku'alofa, were killed in Tonga following the eruption and tsunami. The first images to emerge of the aftermath on January 18 show a thick layer of ash covering entire communities, but the extent of the damage remains unknown as communications -- particularly on the outlying islands -- have not yet been reestablished. Tonga "needs immediate assistance to provide its citizens with fresh drinking water and food," the country's Speaker of the House Lord Fakafanua said in a statement posted to social media.He said "many areas" had been affected by "substantial volcanic ashfall" but "the full extent of the harm to lives and property is currently unknown."New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on January 16 that tsunami waves had a "significant impact" on Nuku'alofa, with boats and large boulders washed ashore. "Shops along the coast have been damaged and a significant cleanup will be needed," she said. The main undersea communications cable has also been impacted, likely due to loss of power.Australia's Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Zed Seselja, said there was "significant property damage" in Tonga, including to roads and houses. He said there is still "very limited, if any" information coming from the outer islands.New Zealand's High Commission in Nuku'alofa echoed this, saying in a statement Monday that "significant" damage has been reported along the western coast of Tongatapu.A family-owned beach resort located on Tongatapu also said the business had been destroyed. "It's with sadness to say that our beautiful home Ha'atafu beach resort has been completely wiped out. The whole western coastline has been completely destroyed along with Kanukupolu village," the Ha'atafu Beach Resort posted on Facebook on Monday.The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said its teams are on the ground and have enough supplies in the country to support 1,200 households. JUST WATCHEDVideo shows eruption that caused tsunami wavesReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHVideo shows eruption that caused tsunami waves 01:37"From what little updates we have, the scale of the devastation could be immense, especially for outer lying islands," said Katie Greenwood, IFRC's Pacific Head of Delegation, according to Reuters. New Zealand's Defense Force dispatched an Orion aircraft for Tonga on a surveillance mission to assess the damage. Ardern said the country has committed an initial $340,000 in relief supplies, technical support, and supporting local responses. Australia said it is preparing for additional support, with a plane loaded with humanitarian supplies such as water and sanitation kits, ready to deliver to Tonga once conditions allow. China and the self-ruled island of Taiwan said in separate statements they are willing to provide assistance at Tonga's request. Correction: A previous version of this timeline incorrectly stated the number of times the volcano erupted. It was twice.CNN's Rhea Mogul, Alex Stambaugh, Hira Humayun, Eric Cheung, Jake Kwon, Aliza Kassim, Teele Rebane and Akanksha Sharma contributed reporting. Additional reporting from Reuters.

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Story highlightsJordan Spieth hails autistic younger sibling as his biggest supporterIce-cool display made him second-youngest winner behind Tiger Woods (CNN)He might have just won one of sport's most prestigious events, but it wasn't long before Jordan Spieth's thoughts turned to his autistic sister in the glow of victory.Follow @cnnsport The 21-year-old golfer equaled Tiger Woods' 1997 record winning score of 18 under par to realize his childhood ambitions of donning the green jacket on Sunday as he swept through the field to become Masters champion at Augusta.An ice-cool display made him the second-youngest winner -- behind only Woods, who was 155 days younger that year -- and only the fifth man to have led from start to finish over the tournament's four days. Photos: Golf season's opening major Photos: Golf season's opening majorDefending champion Bubba Watson presents Jordan Spieth with the champion's green jacket after he won the 2015 Masters Tournament on April 12 in Augusta, Georgia. Hide Caption 1 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorMasters champion Jordan Spieth savors the moment with his caddy Michael Greller after clinching his first major title by four strokes from Phil Mickelson and Justin Rose. (See leaderboard)Hide Caption 2 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorA bogey at the last hole meant Jordan Spieth matched Tiger Woods' record winning total of 18 under par, set in 1997.Hide Caption 3 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorJordan Spieth became the second-youngest golfer to win the Masters after setting a series of records at Augusta, where he led from start to finish to claim his first major title. Hide Caption 4 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorRunaway leader Jordan Spieth became the first golfer to reach 19 under par at the Masters, eclipsing Tiger Woods' 1997 record, with his 28th birdie of the week at the 15th hole. It kept him four clear of Justin Rose. Hide Caption 5 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorJustin Rose (pictured) cut Jordan Spieth's lead to four strokes with birdies at 13 and 14, and Phil Mickelson joined him in second place on 14 under with an eagle at his 15th hole.Hide Caption 6 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorTiger Woods hits his tee shot on the 13th hole, which he eagled -- but dropped a shot at 14. A birdie at 15 put him six under par, 12 shots behind leader Jordan Spieth, who had played 13 at that stage.Hide Caption 7 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorJordan Spieth extended his Masters lead to six shots at the 10th hole Sunday with a record 26th birdie this week, surpassing Phil Mickelson's 2001 milestone.Hide Caption 8 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorMickelson, playing in the group behind Spieth, was tied for second with Justin Rose on 12 under after 11 holes, and birdied the 13th, but dropped back with a bogey at 14. Hide Caption 9 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorWith nine holes to play, Jordan Spieth was marching towards his first major title after extending his lead at the Masters by one shot to five over Justin Rose. Hide Caption 10 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorJustin Rose's hopes of winning a second major suffered a blow when he bogeyed his ninth, leaving him five strokes behind playing partner Spieth. Hide Caption 11 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorRory McIlroy hits out of the trees on the seventh hole at Augusta. He birdied the hole and picked up more shots at eight and 11 to continue his bid for a top-five finish. Hide Caption 12 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorJapan's Hideki Matsuyama leaped up the leaderboard to a tie for fourth after his 13th hole, where he made an eagle-three after birdies at eight, 10 and 11. Hide Caption 13 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorTiger Woods hurt his wrist after hitting from the pine straw on the ninth hole during his final round. The four-time Masters winner saved par but bogeyed the next hole to drop to four under par.Hide Caption 14 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorJordan Spieth, seeking to become the second-youngest winner of the Masters, took a four-shot lead into Sunday's final round. The 21-year-old birdied two of his first three holes before dropping a shot at the fifth.Hide Caption 15 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorClosest rival Justin Rose also made a strong start, with the 2013 U.S. Open champion making birdies at his first two holes to stay in touch. The Englishman also bogeyed, at the sixth.Hide Caption 16 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorVeteran Phil Mickelson, seeking to win a fourth green jacket at Augusta, birdied his second hole but gave back a bogey at the fifth to be seven behind Spieth at the time. Hide Caption 17 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorAmerican Dustin Johnson made his move up the leaderboard with three successive birdies from the sixth hole, to be outright fourth after his front nine -- eight shots behind Spieth at that stage.Hide Caption 18 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorAmerican Charley Hoffman, seeking his first top-10 finish in a major, dropped a shot at his opening hole before steadying with four pars. Hide Caption 19 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorTiger Woods, playing with world No. 1 Rory McIlroy, had a frustrating start to his final round -- carding five pars and two bogeys in his first seven holes. Hide Caption 20 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorMcIlroy, who blew a four-shot lead in the final round at Augusta in 2011, parred his first six holes and then picked up two birdies to move up to a tie for fifth -- but remained well off the pace set by Spieth. Hide Caption 21 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening major21 year old Jordan Spieth maintained his lead in the 2015 Masters.Hide Caption 22 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorSaturday is known as Moving Day, the business end of the Masters. Hide Caption 23 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorMcIlroy enjoyed a brilliant front nine, but fell away during the last few holes.Hide Caption 24 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorTiger Woods was brilliant and awful in equal measure. But still believes he has a chance.Hide Caption 25 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorPhil Mickelson pushed Spieth hard, but couldn't cut into his lead. Hide Caption 26 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening major Jordan Spieth shooting from the 14th hole during the second round of the Masters on Friday. The 21-year-old broke the Masters record for the tournament halfway mark, finishing 14 under par. Hide Caption 27 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorTiger Woods lines a putt during Round 2 of the 79th Masters Golf Tournament on Friday. Woods' short game has been highly scrutinized during his comeback. Hide Caption 28 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorUS Skier Lindsey Vonn watches boyfriend Tiger Woods during the 2nd round of the Masters Golf Tournament on Friday. Hide Caption 29 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening major58-year-old Mark O'Meara of the United States shot a -4 in the second round to make his first Masters cut in 10 years. Hide Caption 30 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorTiger Woods, making his return from injury, dropped a shot on his opening hole of the Masters Thursday but made it back with a birdie at the second. (See leaderboard)Hide Caption 31 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorWoods, whose last Masters success was back in 2005, climbs out of a bunker at the fourth hole -- where he dropped another shot. The 39-year-old got back to level par with a birdie at the eighth.Hide Caption 32 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorWoods, who won the last of his 14 major titles in 2008, struggled off the tee on the front nine but this superb shot from behind a tree helped him save par on the seventh hole. He continued to scramble and ended the day tied for 41st on 73.Hide Caption 33 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorWhile Woods battled to stay in touch, one of the young pretenders to his crown was scorching the famed Atlanta course. Jordan Spieth, 21, claimed the lead late in the day. Joint runner-up last year, this time he opened with eight-under 64 -- capped by a birdie at his final hole. Hide Caption 34 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorJason Day was tied for second with Ernie Els, Justin Rose and Charley Hoffman on 67. The Australian fired five birdies in a row to reach six under but bogeyed 17. Hide Caption 35 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorFour-time major champion Els, twice a runner-up at Augusta, contended for the outright lead as he surged to six-under after 17 holes. However, the 45-year-old South African bogeyed the last to drop level with Rose and Hoffman.Hide Caption 36 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorDefending champion Bubba Watson, aiming for a third title in four years at Augusta, celebrates a birdie at his second hole on Thursday. The American finished with a bogey to card one-under 71 and be tied for 18th.Hide Caption 37 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorWatson's playing partner Rose, the 2013 U.S. Open champion, joined American Hoffman as the early clubhouse leader after shooting 67. Hide Caption 38 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorWorld No. 1 Rory McIlroy, seeking to complete a collection of grand slam titles with his first victory at Augusta, was even par after his opening nine holes and finished one-under 71. Hide Caption 39 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorVeteran Phil Mickelson, aiming to join Woods in winning four Green Jackets at Augusta, bounced back from successive bogeys with an eagle-three at the par-five eighth hole. He finished two-under 70 to be tied for 12th.Hide Caption 40 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorAmerican Rickie Fowler, who tied for fifth at last year's Masters, waits for his tee-off with girlfriend Alexis Randock. The Ryder Cup player ended the opening day tied for 41st on 73 with Woods.Hide Caption 41 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorEurope's 2016 Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke carded a two-over-par 74 in his opening round.Hide Caption 42 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorTwo-time Masters winner Ben Crenshaw acknowledges the crowd during his final appearance at Augusta. The 63-year-old's longtime Augusta caddy Carl Jackson is at his 53rd and last Masters, having been on the bag with Crenshaw at the tournament since 1976. Crenshaw shot 19-over 91 -- four off the worst in this major.Hide Caption 43 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorFour-time Masters winner Arnold Palmer, one of three honorary starters, hits his ceremonial tee shot at the first hole. Hide Caption 44 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorPalmer, left, teed off alongside fellow legends Jack Nicklaus (center) and Gary Player.Hide Caption 45 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorNames of the honorary starters, with their ages, are placed in a standard on the first tee. Player won three Masters titles while Nicklaus holds the record with six, and in 1986 was the oldest victor aged 46.Hide Caption 46 of 47 Photos: Golf season's opening majorA close-up shot of a coveted member's jacket at one of the world's most prestigious and exclusive golf clubs, Augusta National in Atlanta, Georgia.Hide Caption 47 of 47 "I miss her a lot, and I wish she could have been here," Spieth told CNN's Don Riddell in the aftermath of his triumph as he opened up about younger sibling Ellie, who was not able to attend the tournament."But I can't wait to get back to her and maybe let her try on the jacket. Read More"I'll have to bring her back a present from here. That's what she'll be expecting."Amid all the pressure of playing professional golf, Spieth's 14-year-old sister provides him with perspective."How has she shaped my upbringing? Well, she's the most special part of our family. She's the funniest part of our family," he said. Sad to be missing Ellie's annual Babe's Chicken birthday dinner tonight. Happy 14th Ellie! #chickendance A photo posted by Jordan Spieth (@jordanspieth) on Mar 24, 2015 at 3:10pm PDT "I love having her around. She's an incredible sister, my biggest supporter. She is somebody who you can watch and then reflect on the big picture of life and understand that all these frustrations in a day, or in a round of golf, are really secondary. "We wouldn't have that realization without her."At the age of just 14, the prodigy from Texas -- who was named after basketball legend Michael Jordan -- had been clear about what he wanted: his aim was to take the Masters title one day.And he betrayed virtually no sign of nerves throughout his stunningly dominant performance, letting slip only a muttered "oh dear" when he marginally sliced a tee shot halfway through the final round.Last year, Spieth lost the lead just before the nine-hole turn on the last day -- but he never looked like being denied this time, beating Phil Mickelson's Masters record of 26 birdies for good measure.Well.. I'm glad that wasn't a dream— Jordan Spieth (@JordanSpieth) April 13, 2015 "To sit with this jacket on and to be a part of the history of Augusta National and the Masters was something I watched slip away last year," said Spieth, who described the reality of winning as "even better" than his dreams."I had a chip on my shoulder (about that). I carried some momentum into this week and it all came together, right at the right time."Shown a picture of himself wearing one of the most coveted pieces of clothing in sport, Spieth, born in Dallas, added: "Putting on the jacket, it looks good. It looks good. I'm OK wearing green!"He couldn't stop grinning as he said that he hoped to be finishing his final Masters appearance in 50 years' time, but added that he would "still remember what it was like walking up the 18th hole today."JUST WATCHEDJordan Spieth recreates amazing bunker shotReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHJordan Spieth recreates amazing bunker shot 00:44JUST WATCHEDJordan Spieth's life changing shotReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHJordan Spieth's life changing shot 07:07And as he looked less far ahead, he revealed that he would be staying true to his roots at next year's Champions Dinner. Asked what he would put on the menu for that event, he said: "It would be some form of Texas BBQ."The unassuming Spieth's success brings to mind other stars whose supreme ability and self-belief saw them become major champions in the early days of their careers.In 1985, German tennis player Boris Becker stunned Wimbledon when, at the age of 17, he defeated Kevin Curren to become the event's youngest ever men's champion -- a record that still stands today.Becker said people "thought I had done something I wasn't supposed to do, something that shouldn't have been possible. But I did it -- and then I did it again at 18, just to make the point."American player Michael Chang was 118 days younger than Becker when he won the French Open in 1989, while Swiss star Martina Hingis was just 16 when she triumphed at the 1997 Australian Open.Last year, at the age of only 15, Martin Odegaard became Norway's youngest international footballer when he played in a friendly against the United Arab Emirates, provoking huge media interest and the attention of Europe's top clubs, before he signed for Spanish giant Real Madrid.For them, as for Spieth, perhaps success was meant to be from the earliest days. And as he looked at a picture of himself with a golf club in hand, taken at the age of 6 or 7 at his grandparents' home in North Carolina, he reflected on the determination that had put him in the green jacket, referring to another Major winner. "How about the focus on that swing?" he asked. 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Story highlights Death toll from New Year's club shooting rises to 39 Interior Minister says that the attacker remains at largeThe gunman shot a police officer guarding the club, an official saysThe United States condemns the 'atrocity' and vows to work with TurkeyIstanbul (CNN)At least 39 people were killed and at least 69 wounded in an attack in a nightclub early Sunday as they were celebrating the new year, Turkey's Interior Minister said."We are face to face with a terror attack," Interior minister Suleyman Soylu told reporters.Twenty-one of the dead have been identified, he said. Of those, 16 were foreign nationals and five were Turkish.US officials also called it a terrorist attack, making it the first of 2017. Latest developmentsRead MoreThe death toll from the Reina nightclub shooting has risen to 39The number of injured is at 69; "Four of them are in critical condition -- one very critical," says Interior MinisterAt least one gunman still on the run -- it is unclear how many attackers were presentNo claim of responsibility has yet been madeUS, Turkish officials say incident is a terrorist attackSoylu also said that "the efforts to locate the terrorist are ongoing. Security forces have begun the necessary operations. God willing soon (the attacker) will be apprehended."Around 1:15 a.m. Sunday, the gunman shot a police officer who was guarding the front gate at the Reina nightclub, killing him, Istanbul Governor Vasip Sahin said. "He entered the club and attacked innocent people who were there to celebrate the new year. It was a cruel, cold-blooded act," the governor said. There have been no claims of responsibility. The fate of the attacker -- or attackers -- was also unclear. Photos: Attack at Istanbul nightclubThis still photo, taken from surveillance footage and released on Monday, January 2, is believed to show the gunman responsible for carrying out a New Year's Day attack on the Reina nightclub in Istanbul. The popular nightclub was attacked shortly after midnight on Sunday, January 1. At least 39 people were killed and 69 were wounded, Turkey's Interior Minister said. Authorities are still searching for the attacker.Hide Caption 1 of 19 Photos: Attack at Istanbul nightclubA Turkish special forces officer stands near the Reina nightclub on January 2. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement posted to Twitter.Hide Caption 2 of 19 Photos: Attack at Istanbul nightclubA friend of someone killed in the attack reacts near victims' pictures outside the nightclub on January 2.Hide Caption 3 of 19 Photos: Attack at Istanbul nightclubA police officer inspects cars near the scene on January 2.Hide Caption 4 of 19 Photos: Attack at Istanbul nightclubPeople carry the coffin of Yunus Gormek, a victim of the attack, during a funeral ceremony in Istanbul on January 2.Hide Caption 5 of 19 Photos: Attack at Istanbul nightclubPeople mourn outside the Forensic Medical Center in Istanbul on January 1.Hide Caption 6 of 19 Photos: Attack at Istanbul nightclubRelatives of Ayhan Arik, one of the victims of the attack, cry during a funeral ceremony in Istanbul on January 1.Hide Caption 7 of 19 Photos: Attack at Istanbul nightclubAn ambulance rushes from the scene of the attack on January 1.Hide Caption 8 of 19 Photos: Attack at Istanbul nightclubA woman is consoled at the site of the attack.Hide Caption 9 of 19 Photos: Attack at Istanbul nightclubMedics wheel a stretcher at the scene.Hide Caption 10 of 19 Photos: Attack at Istanbul nightclubPolice officers stand guard.Hide Caption 11 of 19 Photos: Attack at Istanbul nightclubPeople leave the scene of the attack.Hide Caption 12 of 19 Photos: Attack at Istanbul nightclubA medic reacts near the scene of the attack.Hide Caption 13 of 19 Photos: Attack at Istanbul nightclubHide Caption 14 of 19 Photos: Attack at Istanbul nightclubA wounded victim is rushed from the scene.Hide Caption 15 of 19 Photos: Attack at Istanbul nightclubMedics and security officials work at the scene of the attack.Hide Caption 16 of 19 Photos: Attack at Istanbul nightclubA wounded person is put into an ambulance.Hide Caption 17 of 19 Photos: Attack at Istanbul nightclubPeople walk in the rain near the scene of the attack.Hide Caption 18 of 19 Photos: Attack at Istanbul nightclubAn ambulance transports those wounded in the attack.Hide Caption 19 of 19'Crazy people shooting everything'Witnesses in the club said they heard a loud noise, then a security officer told everyone to get out.One victim said he didn't know how many attackers there were, but he saw one person and hid. Timeline: Turkey's bloody year "I got shot in the (expletive) leg, man," he told journalists in English as he was taken into an ambulance. "These crazy people came in shooting everything."A security camera captured the moment a gunman dressed in dark clothing dashed into the Reina nightclub as bullets ricocheted in the street. The assailant, who has not yet been identified, opened fire inside the high-end nightclub in the busy Besiktas neighborhood, according to Turkish state-run news agency Anadolu. CNN MapBesiktas, on the European shore of the Bosporus, is known for its expensive, upper-middle class neighborhoods. The popular area had been under heavy police security for new year celebrations. Ortakoy, where Reina is located, is a vibrant seaside neighborhood that caters to a wide range of people, from the uber-rich who party at clubs like Reina, to students who buy stuffed baked potatoes from vendors along the Bosporus. Reina itself is one of the first clubs to open along the famous strait and remains a touchstone for Istanbul's exclusive nightlife. It boasts a classic Istanbul view. Several analysts said the attack looked more like a jihadist-inspired attack. "In terms of the soft-target aspects of this attack, it's a youthful place, a bar that's pretty well-known in particular to expats. It's sort of the lively area of Istanbul, and especially on New Year's Eve night -- all of those have hallmarks of ISIS-inspired, if not directed attacks to maximize casualties and get a lot of news around it," said Juliette Kayyem, CNN's national security analyst. Turkey's recent tumultTurkey has endured a recent wave of terrorist attacks, leaving many people wary. "This attack is, of course, a horrible development, but not shocking to many Turks who chose to stay inside this New Year's Eve," said Aykan Erdemir, former member of the Turkish Parliament.Turkey's downward spiral into instability: How did it get here? "Turkey is known to host these big parties to celebrate New Year's, but this year most citizens were wary of Islamist attacks so they chose to celebrate it at home with their friends." He said the attack seemed similar to what happened at the Bataclan, a Paris concert hall that was attacked by gunmen in 2015. "This is an attack on the Western lifestyle. This is an attack on Turkey's secular, urban way of living. And this will simply fuel the ongoing cultural clashes, the ongoing polarization in Turkey," Erdemir said. The United States condemned the attack. "That such an atrocity could be perpetrated upon innocent revelers, many of whom were celebrating New Year's Eve, underscores the savagery of the attackers," National Security Council spokesman Ned Price said in a statement. The US State Department said the attacks like this one on its NATO ally "only reinforce our strong determination to work with the government of Turkey to counter the scourge of terrorism." The US Embassy in Turkey warned citizens to avoid the area where the attack occurred. A violent yearTurkey faces numerous battles across different fronts. Not only has the Syrian conflict and refugee crisis spilled over into Turkey, but Turkey is also battling ISIS and Kurdish militants.Both have staged attacks in Turkey, which is still reeling from a bloody and failed military coup in July.ISIS is suspected in a June attack at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport that left 44 people dead and an explosion at an August wedding, not far from the border with Syria, that killed at least 54 people.Meanwhile, Turkish security forces clash on an almost daily basis with Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants, mostly in predominantly Kurdish parts of southeastern Turkey.A pair of bombings in Istanbul killed 44 people and wounded 155 others December 10 in an attack by a breakaway group of the PKK. The two explosions occurred after a heavily attended soccer game at Besiktas Vodafone Arena.On December 17, a car bomb exploded near a public bus, killing 13 soldiers in the central province of Kayseri. Three days later, a gunman assassinated Russia's ambassador to Turkey at an Ankara art gallery. CNN's Steve Almasy, Gul Tuysuz, Nadeem Muaddi, Laura Koran, Joel Williams and Steve Brusk contributed to this report.

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Story highlights At least 17 dead and six injured after attack on refugee convoy, Ukrainian officials say Fighting near the scene of the convoy attack prevents access for investigatorsDelivery of Russian aid is stalled pending safety guarantees, a Ukrainian official says Fighting continues for control of the Luhansk and Donetsk regionsAt least 17 people were killed and six injured in an attack on a refugee convoy in the eastern Luhansk region, Ukrainian authorities said Tuesday.Fighting continues around the town of Lutuhyne, near where the convoy was attacked, the website of Ukraine's counterterrorism operation said.The injured are hospitalized there, but the perimeter of the area is under fire, so no investigators or journalists can reach the scene.A spokesman for Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council earlier said that the bodies of 15 civilians had been recovered as of Monday night.Col. Andriy Lysenko told a press briefing in Kiev that Ukrainian forces were being prevented from recovering other casualties by "fighting in the area which is still controlled by the separatists."The Ukrainian military said Monday that women and children were among those killed in the attack on the caravan of refugees.The civilians were trying to escape fighting between pro-Russian rebels and the Ukrainian military but were not in an established humanitarian safety corridor when they came under fire, a military representative said. 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 104JUST WATCHEDUkraine's rich donate to militaryReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHUkraine's rich donate to military 01:53JUST WATCHEDUkrainian MiG shot down by separatistsReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHUkrainian MiG shot down by separatists 02:05Lysenko said Tuesday that the convoy was traveling from Luhansk to Lutuhyne when it was attacked.Militants are now blocking access to the area around the destroyed convoy and are shooting at all vehicles in the area, he said.Meanwhile, fierce fighting continues for control of the city of Luhansk, a stronghold for pro-Russian rebels.The Ukrainian military has retaken one district, Lysenko said, and there is street fighting in the city center.Aid convoy haltedHumanitarian agencies say thousands of people in the Luhansk and neighboring Donetsk regions don't have access to water, electricity and proper medical aid.Ukrainian officials acknowledged Sunday that a convoy of more than 260 Russian vehicles on the border is, in fact, carrying humanitarian aid.But Lysenko said the aid had not started to move as of Tuesday morning, since the rebel Donetsk People's Republic has not given the necessary safety guarantees to the International Committee of the Red Cross.A small group from the ICRC has been sent to Luhansk to evaluate the situation there and assess how to proceed with the cargo delivery, he said.As of Tuesday, 77 cities and villages in Donetsk region are without electricity.The convoy initially sparked fears that Russia was trying to use a humanitarian convoy as a cover for sending in more aid and weapons for pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine, which Russia and the rebels denied.The ongoing fighting -- sparked by a political crisis over whether Ukraine would seek closer ties with Europe or Russia -- has left more than 2,000 people dead and just under 5,000 wounded in eastern Ukraine since mid-April, according to estimates from U.N. officials.Diplomatic movesEfforts to find a diplomatic solution to the crisis in eastern Ukraine continue.Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko spoke by phone Monday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, his office said. That conversation followed a meeting in Berlin on Sunday of the foreign ministers of Germany, Ukraine, France and Russia."We discussed the question of how we can find ways to reach an urgently needed ceasefire in eastern Ukraine," German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said. "We discussed the question of how we can improve and optimize controls at the Russian-Ukrainian border."Russia's Foreign Ministry said "some progress" had been made on issues including ending the hostilities, border control, the delivery of humanitarian aid and creating the conditions for a political settlement.Poroshenko also spoke Monday and Tuesday with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, when the Ukrainian leader slammed the attack on the refugee convoy and pointed to "continuing provocations of the Russian Federation aimed at escalation of the security situation in the region."Poroshenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin are due to meet in Belarus next week at a summit also involving EU officials and the leaders of Belarus and Kazakhstan, the Kremlin said. Those two nations are members, with Russia, of the Eurasian Customs Union, a trade bloc.Ukraine signed a trade agreement with Europe this year in defiance of Moscow's wishes. 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(CNN)Baylor University's women's basketball team will no longer be known as the Lady Bears. The team announced Friday that it's dropping "Lady" from its moniker, and going forward it will be referred to as the "Bears," like the university's other sports teams. "Baylor Women's Basketball has solidified itself as one of Baylor's most remarkable and celebrated programs," the school said in a statement. "While the use of Lady Bears is still very much a part of the program's decorated history, in an effort to be more consistent with the current nomenclature of the other 18 Baylor sport programs, the team will now be referred to as simply the Bears." Ponytails and smiles: Pervasive language keeps sexism in Olympic sport at play"This evolution is unique," the statement said, "in that it creates consistency among Baylor teams while also highlighting the individual sport and contributions of its athletes and coaches." The name change comes as the Bears welcome a new head coach for the upcoming season. In May, Nicki Collen replaced Hall of Fame coach Kim Mulkey, who left Baylor's program to coach at Louisiana State University. Read MoreThe use of "Lady" in the nicknames of women's college teams used to be more popular, but over the years many have opted to drop it and keep the names between the men's and women's teams consistent. After Baylor's name change, the only team in the Big 12 conference with the "Lady" prefix in its name is the Texas Tech Lady Raiders -- though Oklahoma State's women's basketball team is known as the Cowgirls, as opposed to the men's Cowboys.CNN's Dakin Andone contributed to this report.

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(CNN)Esron Torres' grandfather was admitted to a hospital in Manaus, Brazil, with a finger wound. Days later, he was buried in one of the city's many overcrowded cemeteries. A handful of relatives attended the small ceremony, while others listened over the phone as the family's patriarch was laid to rest.According to his death certificate, it was not the wound that killed him, but Covid-19.The tragedy highlights the massive healthcare crisis facing this city, the capital of the northwestern state of Amazonas, and the strain on local institutions' ability to contain the coronavirus.Officials have attributed just 532 deaths to Covid-19 in Manaus, but the actual total is likely much higher. City data shows that 2,435 people were buried in April alone, compared with 871 burials during the same month a year ago. Shocking images have also emerged of excavators digging mass graves at the Parque Taruma cemetery, to accommodate the spike in burials. Manaus mayor Arthur Virgilio Neto told CNN Brasil he feels the city has been "abandoned" during the health crisis. "I would like to create awareness around the world because I can't seem to get Brazil to wake up to the strategic importance of my state and my region," Neto said.Read MoreOvercrowded hospitals The pandemic has left many of the city's public hospitals overcrowded with nowhere to treat patients, doctors in Manaus told CNN Brasil. They also said overcrowding made it challenging to isolate those who may be presenting Covid-19 symptoms. Torres says his 69-year-old grandfather was placed in the same hospital room with at least two people who appeared to be suffering from coronavirus symptoms, after his blood pressure shot up during a minor surgical procedure. His death certificate later confirmed he had died from complications from Covid-19, according to Torres. Though he was not tested before hospitalization, Torres said his grandfather had not shown any symptoms consistent with coronavirus before entering the hospital and believes he caught the virus while in intensive care.Trump admin monitoring coronavirus conditions in Latin America, weighing next steps Now, his main concern is keeping his grandmother safe. "My grandmother is also a part of this at-risk group, so she's now our main concern," Esron said. Sandra, another Manaus resident, shared a similar story. CNN agreed to use only her first name because of the sensitive details she shared. Sitting outside a different public hospital, she said her mother had been checked-in after suffering a stroke. When her mother started displaying some symptoms consistent with Covid-19, she was moved into a room with people who had tested positive for the virus. "She is lying in there surrounded by people who have that Covid disease. They are all mixed together in the emergency room," Sandra said, as she yelled outside the hospital and fought back tears. "There are people in there with the virus who are contaminating others." Tests later showed she had contracted coronavirus. Sandra believes she was infected while she was hospitalized, although this could not be confirmed by CNN. 'No rules or norms' Dr. Mário Vianna, the president of the Amazonas Doctors' Union, said hospital maternity wards have become high-risk areas for the spread of coronavirus infections."The maternity wards became one of the main areas for infections because there isn't an isolation plan," Vianna told CNN Brasil. "There are no rules or norms for isolation." Vianna also said doctors are being exposed to the coronavirus, due to low staffing levels and lack of personal protection equipment (PPE), and that many go to work in fear of dying or of losing colleagues."Lives are being lost due to the incompetence of several authorities," Vianna said. "I blame the deaths of healthcare professionals on the government, which didn't provide any protections. It's a criminal situation." The Health Ministry did not respond to CNN's questions on whether doctors were ill-equipped to handle the pandemic. Vianna himself tested positive for coronavirus on April 21st and recently appeared in a hospital bed, with breathing tubes in his nostrils during a May 1st video message of support to fellow medical workers. 'Stay home'The gravity of the pandemic has not always been publicly acknowledged by Brazil's top leadership.President Jair Bolsonaro has compared the coronavirus to a "little flu," pressured governors and mayors to lift quarantine measures in order to boost the economy and has attended rallies and protests in Brasilia with massive crowds of supporters.On Tuesday, Bolsonaro predicted that Health Ministry data would show that "the worst had passed." In fact, that national death toll announced later that day was the highest on record. On Wednesday, it rose again.Mayor Neto said that he thinks the worst is still ahead, predicting that infections could peak in Manaus in May. Manaus is globally known as the gateway to the Amazon rainforest region, and Neto has called on world leaders and climate activists, including Greta Thunberg, for help. In a video posted to his personal Twitter account, Neto asked Thunberg to help bring awareness to the situation in Manaus. Thunberg retweeted a photo on May 5th showing mass graves in Manaus to her 4.1 million followers with the hashtag #SOSAMAZONIA.Health Minister Nelson Teich traveled to Manaus on Monday, where he visited several hospitals and met with local authorities, including Neto. The Health Ministry on Monday said it hired and brought in 267 medical professionals to support the city's health teams. The Ministry also provided additional PPE, including N95 masks, goggles and hand sanitizers. To date, Brazil has confirmed more than 125,000 coronavirus cases and at least 8,536 deaths. At least 9,243 of these cases have been registered in the state of Amazonas, with more than half of those cases in Manaus, according to the latest data released by the state's health secretary. CNN's Alessandra Castelli in Atlanta and CNN's Shasta Darlington in São Paulo contributed to this report

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Story highlights Two U.S. officials tell CNN that information was shared with the RussiansSource says threat is specific to start of the Olympics this weekOfficial tells CNN that Russians shared some information with U.S.Warning to airlines globally that serve Russia based on new intelligenceThe United States is advising airlines with direct flights serving Russia to be aware of the possibility that explosive materials could be concealed in toothpaste or cosmetic tubes, the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee said Wednesday night. Rep. Michael McCaul said the Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin to airlines flying into Russia warning of the potential threat. The bulletin, the Texas Republican said, indicated that officials believed the explosives might be used during flights or smuggled into the city of Sochi, where competition at the Winter Olympics begins Thursday. The opening ceremony is Friday.A U.S. law enforcement official told CNN that the cause for the Homeland Security alert was specific to the imminent start of the games. According to the source, authorities have increasing confidence about the safety of Sochi and the Olympic venues. Still, U.S. intelligence is picking up increasing chatter that causes worry about targets outside the Sochi area, including regional transportation links.JUST WATCHEDRep.: Toothpaste bomb threats seriousReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHRep.: Toothpaste bomb threats serious 02:35JUST WATCHEDAthletes arrive in Sochi amid threatsReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHAthletes arrive in Sochi amid threats 02:03The biggest ongoing worry outside this new concern -- as expected -- is groups based in southern Russia's Caucasus region, in particular the restive Dagestan republic. However, U.S. officials also are worried that al Qaeda-linked groups from elsewhere could take advantage of the attention being focused on Russian militant groups. The concern about the use of toothpaste tubes is mostly focused on flights from Europe and neighboring Asian countries -- in part because the United States has less intelligence-sharing with those nations. A separate U.S. official with knowledge of the current situation, who would not speak on the record because of the sensitivity of the situation, said the U.S. intelligence community is still assessing the credibility and scope of the threat. The official said the Russians brought some information to the United States. Two senior administration officials told CNN that U.S. authorities had intelligence that they shared with the Russians. Assessing the credibility includes looking at the latest intelligence about the location and capabilities of known terrorist bomb makers and which groups may have the ability to build a bomb in a container such as a toothpaste tube. Such a device would likely require hard-to-detect explosives and little or no metal content in other critical parts, such as the detonator.Observers ask: Is Sochi ready?No known threat to the United StatesEarlier Wednesday, a different law enforcement source emphasized there was no known threat to the United States, but the notice to U.S. and international air carriers is based on new intelligence information."It's real. It's real and we got very good information," a government source, who did not want to speak for full attribution, told CNN. "It's based on a credible source. We're taking it seriously. So are other countries. ..."Homeland Security said that "out of an abundance of caution" it routinely shares "relevant information" with domestic and international entities, "including those associated with international events" like the Sochi Olympics. Photos: Sochi transformed Photos: Sochi transformed Sochi transformed – The sun rises over Sochi's Olympic Park on January 10, 2014. The 2014 Winter Olympics will run February 7 - 23 in Sochi, Russia. Six thousand athletes from 85 countries are scheduled to attend the 22nd Winter Olympics. Here's a look at the estimated $50 billion transformation of Sochi for the Games. Hide Caption 1 of 19 Photos: Sochi transformed Sochi transformed – Soaring snowcapped peaks, some topping 10,000 feet, tower over the Black Sea resort city of Sochi on January 22, 2007. These are Russia's first Olympic Games, although the former Soviet Union hosted the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow. Hide Caption 2 of 19 Photos: Sochi transformed Sochi transformed – The city of Sochi, which is also a fishing town, was among three finalists bidding for the Olympics. Salzburg, Austria, and Pyeongchang, South Korea, also competed. Hide Caption 3 of 19 Photos: Sochi transformed Sochi transformed – In the Imeretinskay Valley, a woman plays with a dog in February 2007, near an advertisement for the Olympic Park soon to be built in the area. Organizers of the Sochi Olympics say they want these Games to be the greenest, most environmentally aware games ever staged. Hide Caption 4 of 19 Photos: Sochi transformed Sochi transformed – Construction vehicles travel along the Imeretinskaya Valley, the site of Olympic facilities for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, in April 2009. Ice events will be held in a "cluster" near the Black Sea in the Imeretinskaya Valley. The second "cluster" will be for skiing and sliding events and will be held in the Krasnaya Polyana Mountains. Hide Caption 5 of 19 Photos: Sochi transformed Sochi transformed – People work on their vegetable gardens near the construction site of the Olympic facilities in the Imeretinskaya Valley in April 2009.Hide Caption 6 of 19 Photos: Sochi transformed Sochi transformed – This September 2010 photo shows ski facilities under construction in Krasnaya Polyana near Sochi.Hide Caption 7 of 19 Photos: Sochi transformed Sochi transformed – The Grand Ice Palace, intended for ice hockey, is under construction here in October 2010. Hide Caption 8 of 19 Photos: Sochi transformed Sochi transformed – A construction worker walks on the top of the building site of the Bolshoi Ice Palace in Sochi in June 2010.Hide Caption 9 of 19 Photos: Sochi transformed Sochi transformed – Pictured here from the Krasnaya Polyana ski resort is the combined motor and rail road that runs between Olympic sites. Hide Caption 10 of 19 Photos: Sochi transformed Sochi transformed – Central stadium is under construction in Sochi's Olympic Park in December 2011. Hide Caption 11 of 19 Photos: Sochi transformed Sochi transformed – Sochi's new Adler Arena for speed skating is pictured in November 2012.Hide Caption 12 of 19 Photos: Sochi transformed Sochi transformed – Sochi's new Adler Arena for speed skating is pictured in November 2012.Hide Caption 13 of 19 Photos: Sochi transformed Sochi transformed – Construction continues on Sochi's "Iceberg" Skating Palace in February 2012.Hide Caption 14 of 19 Photos: Sochi transformed Sochi transformed – The Iceberg figure-skating and short-track venue is pictured in September 2013.Hide Caption 15 of 19 Photos: Sochi transformed Sochi transformed – The "coastal cluster" venues for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games are pictured in January 2014 in Sochi.Hide Caption 16 of 19 Photos: Sochi transformed Sochi transformed – The Olympic rings for the 2014 Winter Olympics are installed in Sochi on September 25, 2012. Hide Caption 17 of 19 Photos: Sochi transformed Sochi transformed – About 37,000 security officers will be deployed for the Sochi Games. Police officers walk in front of the main press center at the Olympic Park in Sochi on January 7, 2014.Hide Caption 18 of 19 Photos: Sochi transformed Sochi transformed – The Olympic rings light up the sky outside Sochi International Airport. An estimated 3 billion people are expected to watch the Olympics on television.Hide Caption 19 of 19JUST WATCHEDKerry on Sochi securityReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHKerry on Sochi security 06:16A large majority of direct flights into Russia will come from Europe or neighboring Asian countries. Only a few will originate in the United States.Russian transportation officials have banned liquids in airline carry-on luggage ahead of the games, according to a report from the Russian news agency RIA Novosti.A former airline security chief anticipated that the threat will prompt authorities in the United States and Europe to clamp down on toothpaste and cosmetics. "My prediction is that they will give a direct order that they'll be removing toothpaste from passengers' hand-carried items" and possibly from checked luggage as well, said Glen Winn, a former security director at United and Continental airlines.CNN poll: 57% of Americans think terror attack likely at Sochi GamesHow far-reaching is 'ring of steel'?Homeland Security and Transportation Security Administration officials declined to say what, if any, security actions they are contemplating in light of the threat. Rep. Peter King, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee's subcommittee on terrorism and Intelligence, said on CNN's "The Situation Room" that Americans, the airlines and those at the Olympics should take the threat "very seriously."King, a New York Republican, said he believes the athletes and American spectators are "reasonably safe," but noted that he would not go himself."Just as a spectator, I don't think it's worth the risk. I mean, odds are nothing is going to happen, but the odds are higher than for any other Olympics, I believe, that something could happen," he said.King said he has some confidence in how the Russians are handling security, but "really not enough because they are not sharing enough intelligence" about what's happening inside the country."We are getting some information about what's happening outside of Russia, some external threats, that type thing, or potential threats. I don't want to overstate that," he said.He noted a "ring of steel right around the Olympics itself" but said "there's a real cause for concern" about getting to Sochi and surrounding areas.'Anybody who wants to go ... should go'The Obama administration has not indicated it is not safe to travel to the Olympics.Secretary of State John Kerry, in an exclusive interview with CNN's "The Lead with Jake Tapper" before the toothpaste alert broke, said that "anybody who wants to go to the Olympics, which are just a great event, should go. And we're not telling people not to go."Kerry added that people should be alert and take precautions, advice he says has been requisite since the 9/11 attacks."We've got a new consciousness about this," he said.A senior administration official said it would make any information public through the State Department should it receive information that "changes our assessment of whether people should travel to Sochi."Matthew Olsen, a top U.S. counterterrorism official, highlighted concern in testimony to Congress on Tuesday about whether Muslim fundamentalists in disputed regions of Russia -- or other groups -- could launch attacks on selected targets."There are a number of specific threats of varying degrees of credibility that we're tracking," he said. "And we're working very closely with the Russians and with other partners to monitor any threats we see and to disrupt those."CNN has learned this threat is the one Olsen was referring to in his testimony.Terrorism experts say that airlines continue to be a target of terrorists wishing to make a spectacular impact with an attack. The focus since 2001 has shifted from hijackings to bombs, especially those that might be hidden in luggage.U.S. authorities are also mindful of creative packaging or other novel ways to conceal explosives. For instance, a failed attempt to blow up an overseas flight heading to Detroit on Christmas Day in 2009 involved a bomb concealed in a passenger's underwear.Shortly after 9/11 a man was convicted of trying to blow up a transatlantic flight with explosives hidden in his shoes.Russians say authorities rounding up, poisoning stray dogs before Olympics

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Story highlightsAna Ivanovic beats Caroline Wozniacki in Tokyo finalFourth title of the year for former No.1 IvanovicVictoria Azarenka to miss rest of the year with foot injuryVenus Williams beaten in the first round in WuhanA battle of former World No.1's in Tokyo saw Ana Ivanovic continue her 2014 renaissance with a fourth title of the year as she beat Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki in the final Sunday.It's been a fine year too for Wozniacki, capped by a runner-up spot to Serena Williams in the U.S.Open, but she proved second best to her Serbian opponent, who won 6-2 7-6 in the final of the WTA Pan Pacific Open.It stretched Ivanovic's career tally over Wozniacki to five wins against two, the victory wrapped up in 99 minutes."It was a really good battle out there -- there were some very tough moments, especially in the second set," Ivanovic told the official WTA website."But I just tried to take it one point at a time, and I'm really happy to make it through. It's just an amazing feeling to win this title."JUST WATCHEDAna Ivanovic fights to regain number 1 statusReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHAna Ivanovic fights to regain number 1 status 03:20JUST WATCHEDIvanovic on life after tennisReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHIvanovic on life after tennis 03:42JUST WATCHEDAna Ivanovic 'hungry' for more successReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHAna Ivanovic 'hungry' for more success 04:37JUST WATCHEDRory McIlroy & Caroline Wozniacki splitReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHRory McIlroy & Caroline Wozniacki split 04:24Having taken the opener with three breaks of service, Ivanovic had trailed 3-1 early in the second, but fought back to level at 4-4.It eventually went to a tiebreak, won 7-2 by Ivanovic, who wrapped up the title and the near $200,000 first prize with a forehand down the line,"I tried to serve and return well. I tried to play the first couple of balls out wide so she has to run for it," was the verdict of the beaten Wozniacki. "Ana was playing very aggressively."While Ivanovic and Wozniacki have gone some way to booking their place in the end of season WTA Tour finals in Singapore, another former world number one, Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, has called quits on her season.Azarenka, who started the year second-ranked behind Serena Williams, has been plagued by a foot injury and has decided to withdraw from the remainder of this year's tournaments to help her recovery.Azarenka has slipped to number 26 in the rankings after missing a string of tournaments, including the big money event in Wuhan, China which started Sunday.Seven-time grand slam champion Venus Williams was an early casualty at the tournament, going down in three sets to rising young French player Caroline Garcia.Garcia won a third set tiebreaker 8-6 after the initial two sets had been shared, her victory taking more than two-and-a-half hours, in a tie-break which finished 8/6.She will now face Polish fifth seed Agnieszka Radwanska in the second round. Williams, 34, has also shown improved form this season and arrived in China after losing in the Quebec City final to Croatia's Mirjana Lucic-Baroni last Sunday.

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(CNN)The symptoms came on quickly. First it was hard to breathe, then dizzy spells caused by any amount of exertion. "Two months after the onset of the symptoms, I was unable to stand or walk for more than a few minutes at a time without feeling like I was going to pass out," wrote 43-year-old Martin Taylor of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in a case study published Monday in the journal BMJ.Martin Taylor of Aberdeenshire, Scotland"Going upstairs to bed was a 30 minute activity, as I could only manage two stairs at a time and then needed to sit and rest," Taylor added.Four doctor appointments failed to find the cause, which was "extremely distressing," wrote Taylor, who had never smoked. With his health failing, he stayed home from work and spent most of his days and nights asleep.Taylor didn't know at the time that he was suffering from hypersensitivity pneumonitis, a disease in which lungs become inflamed as the result of an allergic reaction. Caught early, the disease is easily treatable. Undiagnosed, it can lead to permanent lung scarring, and even death.Read MoreUnfortunately, in Taylor's case, the doctors he first saw had no clue as to the cause.Time for Dr. SherlockAt first Taylor was treated for an upper respiratory infection. But his health continued to decline over the next three months. Then a radiologist dismissed a chest X-ray of his lungs as normal.FDA takes major step toward approving first peanut allergy treatmentConcerned, his family doctor put in a call to the urgent respiratory clinic and spoke to Dr. Owen John Dempsey, a consultant chest physician at BMI Albyn Hospital in Aberdeen, Scotland, about a 30-minute drive from Aberdeenshire."His general practitioner was very astute in not accepting the chest X-ray result at face value," Dempsey said, adding that it can be difficult to diagnose hypersensitivity pneumonitis because the changes are often subtle with just a "slight diffuse greyness to the lungs.""I think the radiologist may have thought it was just a slightly 'under-exposed' chest X-ray," Dempsey said. Dempsey picked up the phone and rang Taylor."He sounded very breathless, having just walked from one room in his house to the other," Dempsey said. "Very abnormal for such a young man. It was clear the patient had progressive and really very disabling breathlessness, now interfering with activities of daily life."Making the diagnosis was "a bit like a jigsaw," Dempsey said. One of the first clues was Taylor's blood work, which showed his immune system was exposed to avian protein. However, Taylor told Dempsey he didn't own any birds, just a cat and dog.An injection could someday keep peanut allergies at bay for up to six weeks, study says"I have a particular interest in this group of diseases," Dempsey said. "And we know that if you take a meticulous history, you can often identify triggers in the environment for lung diseases."Dempsey dove deeper: Taylor lived in a warm, dry house with his wife. They had a loft, which he didn't visit much, but they did have an en-suite bathroom with a bit of mold above the shower and window. He hadn't traveled to a foreign area. He had no drug history. He worked in an office with no obvious exposures. And he played guitar and saxophone in a local band."We are paid to be nosy," Dempsey said. "The danger is that we don't ask enough and assume diseases are 'idiopathic' or unexplained. If so, we miss a trick and our patients are subjected to unnecessary tests or treatments."Food allergy horror stories from 35,000 feet: 'Mommy, I don't want to die'Finally, Dempsey's questions hit pay dirt: The couple had recently replaced their synthetic bedding with a feather duvet and feather pillows. Taylor had Feather Duvet Lung disease.As Sherlock would say, "Elementary, my dear Watson." Feather Duvet Lung diseaseBird allergies are not uncommon. Often called bird fancier's asthma, symptoms can range from a wheezy cough, runny nose and eye irritation to asthma to more serious complications such as Taylor's. People with allergies are most at risk when bird cages or lofts are cleaned out, and during the time of year when birds molt and shed their feathers. Feather Duvet Lung disease is a subset of bird fancier's asthma, and it's difficult to diagnose because of its rarity and the wide variety in timing and type of symptoms. Onset of symptoms following exposure to new feather duvets or pillows can range from three weeks to five years. Difficulty in breathing can grow over time, and the patient can have night sweats, dry cough, weight loss and fever. The condition is often misdiagnosed if the person reports no birds in the home, and many doctors don't think to ask about bedding.Red is the most risky ink color, and other health issues from tattoos"Most doctors, in my experience, don't ask that level of detail," Dempsey said, adding that doctors should always ask about exposures at home, including bedding, molds, the warmth and dryness of the home, and any unusual hobbies or pastimes.Early recognition of avian antigen exposure and removal of the bedding or other irritant is critical to recovery for patients, Dempsey stressed.Successful treatmentWhile studies have not always supported the use of steroids, in this situation they were successful, especially since Taylor also removed the feather bedding."The steroids which were prescribed after diagnosis ... had a transformative effect within two days," Taylor wrote. "The course of steroids continued ultimately for 12 months, with a gradual reduction in dose over time. I have thankfully been able to stop them completely. "I have not had any dizzy turns since recovering. It doesn't affect me at all now and my life is pretty much as it was before."

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(CNN)The Russian assault on Ukraine is not just an unprovoked attack on a sovereign nation that is producing horrific destruction and civilian torment. It's also the biggest war of the modern misinformation era.Russian President Vladimir Putin and his mouthpieces are weaving the most audacious and fatuous alternative reality surrounding any 21st-century conflict -- one that renders current diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the war meaningless and futile.On Thursday, for instance, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claimed with a straight face after talks with his Ukrainian counterpart in Turkey -- which, not surprisingly, failed -- that Russia "did not attack Ukraine."China's promotion of Russian disinformation indicates where its loyalties lieNot only was Lavrov's claim a lie, as the world knows, it was especially offensive since it came a day after a horrific Russian attack on a children's and maternity hospital in Ukraine that has been widely denounced as a war crime. And it coincided with unfounded claims from Moscow, which were even picked up by China in its efforts to boost Russian propaganda, that the United States had a bioweapons program in Ukraine, which officials in Washington fear could be laying a pretext for Russia's own use of chemical or biological weapons against civilians."Unfortunately, I can confirm that the Russian leadership, including Minister Lavrov, live in their own reality," Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told CNBC on Thursday. "He told me looking in my eyes that the pictures of pregnant women being taken from under the rubble of the maternity house are fake."Read MoreMisinformation warfare has long been a weapon of the Russian state. Moscow spun multiple conspiracy theories about the shooting down of a Malaysian airliner over eastern Ukraine in 2014, apparently by a Russian missile system, for instance. And Russian state media aired an interview in which two alleged spies blamed for using a nerve agent to poison a Russian defector in England in 2018 absurdly claimed they were in the country to visit a famed cathedral spire in the city of Salisbury.But the misinformation offensive has hit a new peak in the war on Ukraine, which Putin falsely justified by saying the country needed to be "de-Nazified" and did not have a right to exist as a state. The phrase was especially egregious given that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is Jewish and hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian Jews were killed by the Nazis during World War II. Russian state media has portrayed Russians as victims of the war and covered the invasion as an attempt to liberate the Ukrainian population even as bombs and missiles rain down on civilians. It is an approach that has multiple payoffs for Moscow. It can be used as cover for atrocities and potential war crimes like the attack on the maternity hospital. Misinformation also plays into the Kremlin's false narrative about the nature of the war -- that it is the victim, which is served up to Russians on state media networks. The Russian claims might be absurd but they also find an audience among conspiracy theorists on social media and can be used by propagandists, even in Western countries, to cast doubt on the credibility of leaders building a united front against Moscow. CNN's Daniel Dale reported on Thursday, for instance, that videos falsely described as showing Ukrainian "crisis actors" have been viewed millions of times on pro-Russia social media accounts in the last two weeks. Russia using Belarus as a launch point for many air operations in Ukraine, NATO saysRussia's baseless claims about the state of the war in Ukraine may also be designed to deflect attention at home and in Europe from the strategic and economic disaster that the invasion has become. US intelligence chiefs said in Washington on Thursday that despite badly misjudging the conflict, Putin was expected to escalate it since, politically, he cannot afford to admit he lost. The misinformation campaign also makes it impossible for diplomatic efforts to make real progress, since there is no common definition of reality on which to base discussions. This will be an issue if, at some point, Western leaders seek to construct so-called diplomatic off-ramps that Putin could use to exit the conflict without losing face. Although, given his facility with creating fake realities, the Russian leader could presumably simply declare he had forged victory in Ukraine -- even though it would be obvious to anyone outside Russia that he would be covering up a defeat. Putin's apparent existence in a parallel version of reality may also have dangerous implications, since it appears to be conditioning his decision-making. Some Western officials and observers worry that the Russian President may be locked in a world of false information served up by his intelligence agencies, which could lead him to escalate the conflict -- not just against Ukraine, but also against the West.War on truth is a global threatThe war on truth is not confined to Russia. Its power has played out in politics all over the world, not least in Putin's election interference in the US in 2016. The potency of the tactic has been magnified multiple times by social media networks that allow misinformation to spread quickly, often unchecked, and that tend to silo like-minded people into networks of falsehoods.This dynamic has played out in the United States over the last year, where ex-President Donald Trump has repeatedly touted the false claim that the 2020 election was stolen from him. His complaints have shredded the truth and convinced millions of supporters, who prefer to believe that their candidate actually won. Trump's falsehoods about the election system are causing fundamental damage to America's democracy. CNN's Fredreka Schouten reported Thursday that 1 in 5 local election officials say they are likely to leave their jobs before the 2024 presidential race. The ex-President's lies have carved deep schisms in US society that will take years to heal and that will deprive America of a common, national version of truth -- in much the same way Putin's falsehoods about the war in Ukraine are hampering diplomatic efforts to end the war. Unlike Putin's lies, Trump's were not used as the basis for a major war. But they did help incite the US Capitol insurrection, one of the worst attacks on democracy in US history. Analysis: Russia and QAnon have the same false conspiracy theory about Ukraine The Russian falsehoods and record of lies about the conflict also offer Ukrainians little incentive to engage in serious dialogue with Russia even as their country is destroyed city by city and the refugee exodus passes 2 million.Russia has, for example, lied about every aspect of the conflict -- dating back to its justifications for the war and insistence that it wouldn't invade and running right up to Lavrov's comments on Thursday. The deep mistrust between Russian invaders and Ukrainians has been exacerbated as civilian evacuation routes agreed upon by the two sides were shelled by Russian troops. That experience is undermining the latest Russian announcement that it would open new evacuation corridors to its own territory for Ukrainians."I think the Ukrainians, to put it mildly, are taking this with a large grain of salt. I can't imagine that anybody, really, at this point, believes much of anything that Russia says," said Steve Hall, a former head of CIA Russia operations, on CNN's "Newsroom" on Thursday.CIA chief says Putin is losing the misinformation war If Russian undertakings cannot be trusted on the basic issue of protecting civilians, it is hard to see how any future cessation of hostilities could be agreed on that both sides could trust. The sense of parallel realities helps explain why international diplomatic efforts to end the crisis are making no headway."I do not see a diplomatic solution in the coming hours or even coming days," French President Emmanuel Macron told reporters in Versailles ahead of a summit of EU leaders on Thursday, blaming Putin's conditions for a ceasefire in Ukraine, which he said were "not acceptable to anyone."The White House, meanwhile, is warning that Russia could stage a "false-flag" operation in Ukraine, another well-known misinformation tactic, to justify its possible future use of chemical and biological weapons in Ukraine, following conspiracy theories that the US operated a biological weapons program in Ukraine.Fact check: Pro-Russia social media accounts spread false claims that old videos show Ukrainian 'crisis actors' "Russia has a history of inventing outright lies like this," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Thursday, explaining a tweet thread she had written on the issue the day before. "The objective was to make clear the inaccuracy of the information, the misinformation they are trying to put out, and make clear to the world they not only have the capacity, they have a history of using chemical and biological weapons and that in this moment we should have our eyes open for that possibility."Russia has even requested a United Nations Security Council meeting on Friday about the United States allegedly developing chemical weapons in Ukraine. "We're not going to let Russia get away with gaslighting the world or using the UN Security Council as a venue for promoting their disinformation," Olivia Dalton, spokeswoman for the US Mission to the UN, said Thursday evening.While Russia has lifted its misinformation warfare to a new peak in the war in Ukraine, the conflict will also mark a historical turning point because of the US information counteroffensive. The Biden administration, using selectively declassified intelligence, warned the world in advance of Russia's plans after Putin massed men and materiel on the borders of Ukraine in recent months. The accurate predictions of his intentions -- despite Russian denials that an invasion was imminent -- have helped to repair the public credibility for agencies that failed to thwart the September 11, 2001, attacks and also got the intelligence wrong about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction before the 2003 US invasion."In all the years I spent as a career diplomat, I saw too many instances in which we lost information wars with the Russians," CIA Director Bill Burns said in a Senate hearing on Thursday."In this case, I think we have had a great deal of effect in disrupting their tactics and their calculations and demonstrating to the entire world that this is a premeditated and unprovoked aggression, built on a body of lies and false narratives. So this is one information war that I think Putin is losing."

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(CNN)Footballers from around the world are joining together to help fight the spread of the coronavirus, with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo each reportedly giving €1 million ($1.1 million) to the cause.Clinic Barcelona confirmed on Tuesday that it had received a donation from the Argentine, which will go towards both treating infected patients and researching COVID-19."Thank you very much Leo, for your commitment and your support," the hospital said.Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo reported that half of the €1 million will go to Clinic Barcelona and the other half to a medical center in Messi's native Argentina.Spain has become one of the countries most affected by the novel coronavirus outbreak with more than 33,000 confirmed cased and 2,100 deaths, putting the healthcare system under immense strain.Read MoreLa Liga has also been suspended indefinitely, with officials saying on Monday that it would only resume when the government confirms it is safe to do so.Meanwhile, Ronaldo and his agent Jorge Mendes' sizeable donation will be divided between two hospitals in Lisbon and Porto.READ: Japanese PM and IOC chief agree to postpone 2020 Olympics until 2021READ: 'Inconceivable' for English Premier League to return anytime soonJUST WATCHEDGary Neville and Ryan Giggs on opening their hotels for free to fight coronavirusReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHGary Neville and Ryan Giggs on opening their hotels for free to fight coronavirus 07:27The €1 million will fund two intensive care units for Lisbon's Hospital de Santa Maria as it grapples with the COVID-19 outbreak. Those two units can cater for up to 20 patients at one time and will be named after Ronaldo and Mendes, the hospital told CNN Sport."They were absolutely unselfish and supportive," said Santa Maria President Daniel Ferro in a statement. "They wanted to improve the conditions of their compatriots. Therefore, we reinforced the critical care area, which is the one where the biggest fight will be fought."In Porto, the Santo Antonio hospital will have one ward equipped with 15 intensive care beds, fully equipped with fans, monitors and other equipment, the hospital told CNN."We want to thank Ronaldo and Mendes for the initiative, which is so useful at the time the country needs everyone so much," Paulo Barbosa, president of Santo Antonio's administrative council, said in a statement.Portugal has just over 2,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 23 deaths.Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has also made a €1 million donation, helping fund the Angel Soler Daniel Foundation and the Medical College of Barcelona.The College said the donation would go towards the purchase and supply of medical and protective equipment for doctors fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.In response to the novel coronavirus outbreak in France, Paris Saint-Germain has donated €100,000 ($108,000) to the Secours Populaire Francais, an organization dedicated to fighting poverty.The sum is in addition to the €400,000 ($433,000) three-year partnership PSG renewed with the SPF earlier this month.The club says the money will go towards protective equipment for doctors, the training of 2,000 volunteers, paying for 5,000 education kits for schoolchildren in isolation and providing food and support for the elderly and homeless.Last week, Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski also donated €1 million to help fight the outbreak in Germany.

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(CNN)Iranian women were allowed to share a landmark moment as Iran secured qualification on Thursday for November's World Cup in Qatar.According to the national team's website, female supporters entered through a special entrance via a car park, controlled by policewomen wearing black chador robes and red badges on their arms. They were separated from men in the stadium.Since October 2019, Covid-19 restrictions in the country have prohibited all fans from entering stadiums to watch the national team -- that was until Thursday.According to the country's news agency ISNA, 2,000 out of 10,000 tickets sold for the the 2022 World Cup qualifying match between Iran and Iraq at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran were given to women.Iranian fans pose for a selfie ahead of the 2022 Qatar World Cup Asian Qualifiers match between Iran and Iraq.It's unclear, though, exactly how many women were ultimately present in the stadium on Thursday.Read MoreFemale supporters that were in attendance were pictured with the national colours painted on their cheeks, with many carrying and waving Iranian flags."I am very happy. This is the first time I have attended a match at the Azadi Stadium," a 26-year-old civil engineer who gave her name only as Mahya told AFP. Mahya added that there was "nothing strange or complicated" about a woman going to the stadium."It should have happened earlier but I am very happy and I hope that this will continue," she said.Another female supporter, 24-year-old Golnaz Bahari, told AFP: "I wished to have my husband beside me but they said men and women are segregated."Iran supporters cheer during the 2022 Qatar World Cup Asian Qualifiers match between Iran and Iraq."It will be a lot better if families can come together," added Bahari.On the pitch, Iran became the first Asian nation to book its place in Qatar with a 1-0 victory over Iraq.Porto striker Medhi Taremi scored the decisive goal after 48 minutes to send the country through to its sixth World Cup finals, and third in a row.Iran next face the United Arab Emirates in a 2022 World Cup qualifying match also taking place at the Azadi Stadium on Tuesday, February 1.It's unclear, though, whether female spectators will be permitted to attend.Iran's ban on women attending sports stadiums is not written into law but was put in place shortly after the 1979 Islamic Revolution.But following pressure from human rights group and the sport's world governing body FIFA, Iran agreed to permit women to enter the stadium in September 2019. Visit CNN.com/sport for more news, features, and videosIran supporters watch the 2022 Qatar World Cup Asian Qualifiers match between Iran and Iraq.A month later, women were lawfully able to attend the 2022 World Cup qualifying match between Iran and Cambodia at the Azadi Stadium.The initial allocation of 3,500 tickets for female fans was quickly sold out -- reportedly in under an hour -- before an additional 1,100 were released for the game.Those inside the stadium were treated to a goal fest with Iran winning 14-0.

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When it comes to the future of work, PepsiCo is re-imagining the role of the office and giving employees more flexibility to choose where they work. More from Success Hybrid working is going to be tricky. Here's how to do it rightCorporate America promised to get more diverse. But it's still mostly White women making gainsThese return-to-work programs could help moms reenter the workforceIt's all part of PepsiCo' (PEP)s new "Work that Works" plan. The office will no longer be the primary location for where work gets done, and corporate employees around the globe will decide with their managers which days they'll be in the office and when they'll be remote."There are no limitations. There is no number of days you need to be in the office or a number of days you can be remote," said Sergio Ezama, PepsiCo's chief talent officer and chief human resources officer, Global Functions and Groups, in an interview with CNN Business. Out of the company's roughly 290,000 employees, about 80,000 work in corporate offices, with the remaining working in non-corporate environments, including plants, warehouses and sales centers.Here's what Ezama had to say about the future of work and finding employees in this labor market. Read More(This interview has been edited for length and clarity) What was PepsiCo's remote work policy before the pandemic? Prior to the pandemic we had a policy by week -- people could ask to work remote up to two days upon manager approval. So if I were to work from home for two days next week, I would send an email to my boss asking for permission and my boss would say 'yes' or 'no.' Depending on the location I would say that part of the policy, the flex policy, was more used in big headquarter locations. The first key idea is there is no default workplace. This idea of the physical office as the default environment doesn't exist any more"Sergio Ezama, PepsiCo's Chief Talent Officer Pre-pandemic, normally we had a peak around 65% of the assigned headcount on any given day: people traveling, on vacation or working remote wasn't really quite a significant part of what we were seeing day in and day out. Still, the policy I would say was a very traditional policy with the day limitation and manager approval being required. We had people who asked for a more structured arrangement -- 'can I work this particular day always from home?' -- that also required human resources approval.Sergio Ezama, Chief Talent Officer PepsiCo and chief human resources officer, Global Functions and Groups at PepsiCo.What is the company's plan now for how its corporate employees will work? When we started to ask our employees about 'how are you thinking about coming back?'... contrary to much of the news you read, people were not asking us for remote. Our people were asking us for choice. They were like: 'Give me the opportunity to decide where and how I do my work.'Let me give you the key ideas of "Work that Works." The first key idea is there is no default workplace. This idea of the physical office as the default environment doesn't exist any more. The second one is it is up to managers and associates to decide where something is going to happen, where work is going to be done best. There are no limitations. There is no number of days that you need to be in the office or a number of days you can be remote. Hybrid working is going to be tricky. Here's how to do it rightThird key idea: While we will spend less time in the office, the time in the office we believe will be more important. And we think the office is going to play critical roles for PepsiCo. One is to create and collaborate...research proves that these things are better done in the same physical environment. Anything that is connected to innovation, cracking difficult problems, all that we believe will be nicely done via the office. The second one is the connection. PepsiCo is a very social place, the one thing that people were telling us is: 'What I really miss and want to find in the office is a social connection, being with the people I love working with.'The third one is...the idea to celebrate...we work very hard on our culture, the PepsiCo Way, so celebrating the culture that we have and the brands we carry we also believe will be nicely done through the office experience. We believe the office will become that destination where we fulfill those four roles: create, collaborate, celebrate and connect. How will the physical office spaces change? We believe the office as a physical location is going to evolve quite a lot. So if you think about having assigned seating, having closed offices, we believe that is a thing of the past. And we already, before the pandemic, started the journey to transform our offices to unassigned locations, opening up the space, collaboration space, we are going to see more of that we believe. If I think of our headquarters in Purchase [New York], we transformed two of our biggest floors...My floor is one of those where I won't have an office. I won't even have an assigned desk. Every day, I will pick a space and do my job and then maybe change to a different location within the same floor if I need to collaborate with some folks that might be close or work in collaboration spaces. So very, very different layout from the traditional setting. When I return to the office on July 6, I am going to take my phone [and] I am going to go into the app to book a space in the office. I can access the floor map for HR and then pick where I am going to sit. When I get to the office, I get an E-ZPass type of entrance into the property, I can order my coffee or my lunch menu also out of an app. Do you anticipate not needing such a large corporate office footprint?Here's what Salesforce has learned as it reopens officesNo, we don't. We did spend quite a bit of time trying to understand what it is going to be. We did a couple analyses in the US, Europe and in Asia. We found this beautiful convergence around people and leadership believing that the average time in the office per week will be around 2.5 days. We don't believe that, in opening up this policy, that people will never go back to the office, nor do we believe managers are going to be irrational, asking folks to spend too much time in the office if there is no need. What have you learned from the countries that have reopened and have employees coming back? In China, the country where we have the largest workforce that has been open for longer, when we implemented "Work that Works" the local intelligence was one of: 'Oh you are going to see... people still, by and large, are going to be willing to come back to the office.' 'It's a more traditional culture' and all that. I was looking at the data last month, they are already in a sweet spot of 50% in the office and 50% remote, so it seems our assumption is working well -- again, with the caveat that it is only one country. Let's talk about the labor market. Are you having a hard time finding workers right now?I think throughout the pandemic, people found comfort in companies with financial stability, good performance, well-known brands.In a period where security and safety are valued, people look at companies like PepsicCo -- big scale, financially robust brands I recognize -- as more attractive destinations. So we were able to attract people that probably a year before we couldn't find. In terms of our own people, our voluntary attrition [in the first quarter] was extremely low. The one thing that is giving me a bit of pause, to be very frank, is that people have had a lot of time to reflect and look at life and work with a bit more perspective or a very different perspective. And sometimes what we are seeing when people are leaving companies, it is because they are making very different choices. It's not incremental changes to their lives. These are radical changes like, 'I am going to move close to my parents because that has become super important to me' or people who have said, 'listen, you only live once. I am going to make a drastic change in my career.' We are seeing some of those things.So what we are trying to do with our management is just to make sure we understand where people are in those reflections, especially those we care the most about.

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Story highlightsChina's Jiangsu Suning sets new transfer record with Alex Teixeira deal Earlier this week, Guangzhou Evergrande paid $45.8 million for Jackson Martinez (CNN)The record transfer fee set by a Chinese football club earlier this week has already been broken. Jiangsu Suning will pay around $56 million for Brazilian striker Alex Teixeira, currently with Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk.That's $10 million more than leading club Guangzhou Evergrande paid to sign Atletico Madrid striker Jackson Martinez earlier this week -- and a new record price for the burgeoning Chinese Super League (CSL).Shakhtar has "agreed on all the necessary formalities for the transfer of Alex Teixeira to the Chinese club," it said in a statement.The striker is expected to join Jiangsu, coached by former Chelsea defender Dan Petrescu, in time for the start of the new CSL season in March. He will team up with compatriot Ramires, who signed for $36 million last month. Read More Photos: The big-spending Chinese Super LeagueOscar signed for Chelsea in 2012, scoring 38 goals in 203 appearances. At Shanghai SIPG, he'll be earning a reported $491,000 a week. Hide Caption 1 of 21 Photos: The big-spending Chinese Super LeagueNo wonder the fans are celebrating. It might not be seen as a traditional football superpower, but Chinese clubs have splashed out millions of dollars on some of the world's top players -- and not just for Oscar...Hide Caption 2 of 21 Photos: The big-spending Chinese Super LeagueBrazilian striker Hulk moved from Russian side Zenit Saint Petersburg to Shanghai SIPG for a reported fee of $61 million. Here he celebrates bagging a goal against Henan Jianye, only to be carried off injured minutes later.Hide Caption 3 of 21 Photos: The big-spending Chinese Super LeagueIn the wake of heavy spending throughout the transfer window, Jiangsu Suning FC agreed a landmark deal for Brazilian trickster, Alex Teixeira. The former Shakhtar Donetsk man cost just shy of $56 million.Hide Caption 4 of 21 Photos: The big-spending Chinese Super LeagueIn February, Chinese football club Guangzhou Evergrande paid $45.8 million to sign Atletico Madrid striker Jackson Martinez.Hide Caption 5 of 21 Photos: The big-spending Chinese Super LeagueA former club-mate and compatriot of Oscar, Ramires was signed by Jiangsu Suning of the China Super League from Chelsea on January 27, 2016 for a reported initial fee of nearly $28 million.Hide Caption 6 of 21 Photos: The big-spending Chinese Super LeagueCorinthians playmaker Renato Augusto reportedly turned down a lucrative offer from a German club to join Beijing Guoan. "There was a very good offer from Germany, three times more than I make here at Corinthians," Renato was quoted as saying by the South China Morning Post. "But then came an offer I couldn't refuse."Hide Caption 7 of 21 Photos: The big-spending Chinese Super LeagueDarko Matic (R) has had a lot to celebrate since moving to China nearly 10 years ago. He's now plays for Changchun Yatai Matic, has learned Mandarin and is considering remaining in the country after his career ends. Hide Caption 8 of 21 Photos: The big-spending Chinese Super LeagueFormer Arsenal and Roma winger Gervinho (seen playing for Ivory Coast) completed a transfer of nearly $20 million to Hebei China Fortune in the China Super League. Hide Caption 9 of 21 Photos: The big-spending Chinese Super LeagueColombian Fredy Guarin (right) was moved by Inter Milan to Shanghai Greenland Shenhua for a reported fee of $14 million in January 2016. Hide Caption 10 of 21 Photos: The big-spending Chinese Super LeagueFormer England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson (R) attending a training session of his previous team Shanghai SIPG. Eriksson signed former Sunderland and Al-Ain striker Asamoah Gyan last year, and moved to Chinese League One side Shenzen FC earlier this year.Hide Caption 11 of 21 Photos: The big-spending Chinese Super LeagueFormer Brazil and Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari -- now head coach of Asian Champions League winners FC Guangzhou Evergrande -- reacts during the international friendly match against Bayern Munich on July 23, 2015.Hide Caption 12 of 21 Photos: The big-spending Chinese Super LeagueErik Paartalu (#6 with former team Brisbane Roar) lasted one year in the Chinese Super League with Tianjin Teda F.C. -- an experience he called "one of the most challenging times in my life, but also one of the most rewarding." Hide Caption 13 of 21 Photos: The big-spending Chinese Super LeagueFormer NBA All-Star Stephon Marbury has found a welcoming home in China, where he has remained since 2010. He is pictured celebrating after his team, the Beijing Ducks, won their first-ever Chinese championship behind his 41 points in March, 2012. Hide Caption 14 of 21 Photos: The big-spending Chinese Super LeagueAlibaba founder Jack Ma purchased a 50% stake in FC Guangzhou Evergrande earlier this year, representing a new wave of businessman investors in Chinese soccer. Hide Caption 15 of 21 Photos: The big-spending Chinese Super LeagueDidier Drogba (far left) and Nicolas Anelka (second from right) attending a training session in Shanghai. Their spells in China didn't last long though and the pair exited in 2013. Hide Caption 16 of 21 Photos: The big-spending Chinese Super LeagueShanghai Shenhua fans reacted with fervor after Drogba arrived at Pudong international airport in Shanghai on July 14, 2012. Though Drogba was reportedly signed on a £200,000 per week salary, he left China only six months later. Hide Caption 17 of 21 Photos: The big-spending Chinese Super LeagueAn Ultra supporter of Beijing Guoan shows a tattoo of the team's badge during a match against Chongcing Lifan.Hide Caption 18 of 21 Photos: The big-spending Chinese Super LeagueThere are growing legions of ardent supporters and fans of Chinese football clubs. The government is also trying to foster a football culture in the country by mandating football programs in 20,000 Chinese schools in a plan devised by President Xi Jinping to make China a football power.Hide Caption 19 of 21 Photos: The big-spending Chinese Super LeagueThis photo taken on June 20, 2015 shows fans (foreground) wearing the colors of the Beijing Guoan team as they watch the team's Chinese Super League match against Tianjin Teda in Beijing. Hide Caption 20 of 21 Photos: The big-spending Chinese Super LeagueChinese football's top tier is now the most watched league in Asia, and in a strictly controlled society matches offer the rare sight of tens of thousands of people in spontaneous displays of emotion, joy and anger.Hide Caption 21 of 21Big spendersTeixeira's arrival is the latest in a series of big moves by Chinese clubs, which have been spending lavishly as they add to their squads following the closure of Europe's transfer window on Monday. Chinese clubs, which forked out nearly $150 million before the end of January, can sign players until February 26. Signing foreigners is nothing new for China's clubs, which have been operating under a 4+1 policy (four internationals plus one Asian Football Confederation player) since the league was formed 12 years ago.In the past, foreign players to have arrived in China have largely been either untested youngsters or experienced players past their prime such as former Chelsea star Didier Drogba, who had an underwhelming season at Shanghai Shenhua before departing for Turkey. Now however, European sides are increasingly finding themselves outbid for top talent by Chinese clubs. Liverpool had attempted to sign Teixeira, only for the Ukrainian side turn down their reported offer of $50 million and accept more from Jiangsu. Corrects to make clear that China transfer window closes on February 26 and that 4+1 policy is four internationals plus one Asian Football Confederation player.

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(CNN)What a difference six months can make. In June, Liverpool were celebrating picking up their sixth Champions League trophy in Madrid. In December, the reigning champion could exit the competition in the group stages should things go awry in Austria.Red Bull Salzburg — who have turned a few heads already in this year's competition — stand between Liverpool and Champions League misery. The Austrian team is taking part in their first Champions League campaign since 1994 and with one game left, is just two points behind Napoli and vying for the last 16. Liverpool goes to the Red Bull Arena on December 10 knowing a draw is enough to progress. Technically, a loss wouldn't necessarily mean curtains too but the Reds would be relying on a slip up from Napoli. Read MoreDon't hold your breath, the Italian club face Genk, who have picked up a solitary single point in the group stages and are struggling at the bottom of Group E. READ: Messi steals the show on his 700th Barcelona appearanceREAD: Meet the man not even Messi can keep up with Austrian underdogs with a secret weaponSalzburg has been tearing their domestic league apart this season — they are still unbeaten — having scored 58 goals in just 15 games. Led by a coach trying to change the image and stereotypes surrounding Americans in management, the Austrian side have looked impressive in their Champions League games this season."I don't just want to be some American guy trying to coach. I want to try to really embody so much more than that," Salzburg coach Jesse Marsch recently told CNN Sport.Salzburg has provided plenty of evidence to suggest Marsch's team could cause an upset against Liverpool. Salzburg drew 1-1 against Napoli away from home, the same scoreline Liverpool mustered against the Italians on Wednesday night at home.Earlier in the campaign, Salzburg was 3-1 down before the break to Liverpool at Anfield — only for an inspiring (and slightly explicit) halftime talk — to urge the Austrian team on to a 4-3 fightback. That speech has since gone viral and has helped bolster the image of Salzburg and Marsch this season. Jesse Marsch: 'I don't just want to be some American guy trying to coach'On top of that, Salzburg has a wonderkid striker who can't stop scoring. Erling Braut Håland's goal against Genk on Wednesday night made him the first teenager in history to score in five consecutive Champions league games. He has now scored 23 goals in 19 appearances this season -- in the Austrian top flight and the Champions League -- and is catching the eye of teams across Europe. Only Bayern Munich' sRobert Lewandowski, with 10 goals, has scored more than Håland's eight in the Champions League this season.Could Håland cause heartache for Liverpool come December 10? Salzburg's Erling Braut Haland scored again in the Austrian team's decisive win over Genk in the Champions League group stage on Wednesday night. READ: Meet the Norwegian teen soccer sensation rewriting Champions League historyCrunch time for LiverpoolDecember could be a defining month for the team tipped to be Premier League champion — a title they haven't won before. Liverpool last won English football's top-flight title in 1990. Jurgen Klopp's side could play nine games in December alone in a bumper combination of Champions League, Club World Cup and English Premier League fixtures.So it could have done with a less anxiety-inducing final group stage match in the Champions League. December is often a month when player fatigue and injury can derail a team. In Liverpool's game with Napoli, they lost key midfielder Fabinho. He's been particularly influential this season — recently scoring an important goal against domestic rival Manchester City. Erling Braut Håland has 'potential to be an incredibly great player,' says Salzburg coachWhen questioned over the severity of Fabinho's injury, Klopp seemed uncertain. "It's still early and we hope it's not too serious," Klopp said. "But it's pretty painful in an area you don't want to have pain around the ankle ...we have to see, it's an unlucky situation."There was another moment in the lead up to Napoli's goal, which probably sent shivers down the spines of Liverpudlians everywhere — a knock on Virgil van Dijk, which thankfully he ran off. READ: Lionel Messi's life narrated by John Malkovich in new Barcelona documentaryBut questions will be asked of the squad should key players such as Van Dijk, Salah, Mane and Firmino pick up an injury — especially with such a bumper load of fixtures on the way. December will be crucial for Liverpool. It could be a Christmas cracker for a team that is managing to confront challenges from all directions. Or could the wheels fall off this Christmas?

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Story highlightsNico Rosberg wins F1 season-opener in Australia Daniel Ricciardo finishes second but excludedFour-time world champion Sebastian Vettel retires earlyPolesitter Lewis Hamilton also fails to finishGermany's Nico Rosberg ushered in Formula One's new era with a dominant victory in the Australian Grand Prix Sunday as defending four-time champion Sebastian Vettel and polesitter Lewis Hamilton were forced to retire.Rosberg finished 24.5 seconds clear of Australia's Daniel Ricciardo, with rookie Kevin Magnussen in third, the first Dane to occupy a podium spot at a grand prix.But just hours after Australia's Ricciardo had celebrated a stunning debut for Red Bull in front of his home crowd, his dreams came crashing down.Ricciardo was excluded following a decision by the FIA, the sport's governing body, that he had breached fuel consumption rules.McLaren's Magnussen moved up to second and his teammate Jenson Button was promoted to third.Red Bull said in a statement: "Inconsistencies with the FIA fuel flow meter have been prevalent all weekend up and down the pit lane."The team and (engine supplier) Renault are confident the fuel supplied to the engine is in full compliance with the regulations."Ricciardo's teammate and world champion Sebastian Vettel suffered a sorry opening to the season.The German slipped back through the field after starting from 12th on the grid, unable to engage full power in his car before pulling out on lap six of 57 at Albert Park in Melbourne.JUST WATCHEDF1's big design changesReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHF1's big design changes 02:44JUST WATCHEDExperience Alonso's world up closeReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHExperience Alonso's world up close 02:41JUST WATCHEDCan Caterham secure points in 2014?ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHCan Caterham secure points in 2014? 03:16Read: Hamilton takes pole in AustraliaThe same fate also befell Hamilton, who was passed by his Mercedes teammate Rosberg off the start and retired after only three laps.A crash on the first corner saw Kamui Kobayashi's return to F1 with Caterham come to abrupt end, taking out an unhappy Felipe Massa in the Williams.Massa's teammate Valtteri Bottas showed the car was competitive, charging through the field until he brushed the wall on the 10th lap.Debris from the crash meant the safety car was deployed, although Finland's Bottas was able to recover to finish a fine sixth.All the while the unflappable Rosberg was never under any serious challenge as he raced to his fourth career F1 victory.He was quick to praise his team for giving him such a dominant car under the radical new regulations deployed for the 2014 season."What a car you have given me, what a car," he said on race radio as he celebrated.Rosberg, whose father Keke won the 1982 world title, summed it up during the podium celebrations: "I took off from the start like a Silver Arrow and after that the car was really quick today."Read: F1 tech to benefit road cars?Outside the podium positions, Jenson Button underlined McLaren's early pace by finishing immediately behind his teammate Magnussen in fourth, with two-time world champion Fernando Alonso battling for fifth for Ferrari.Bottas, who lost lost his right rear wheel in his earlier crash, was able to limp back to the pits for new tires and worked his way back again to claim three more points than Williams managed in the entire 2013 season.Veteran Brazilian Massa may well have also been prominent, but was left fuming by Kobayashi's early antics which left both of them in the gravel.Japan's Kobayashi immediately took to Twitter to apologize for "messing up" but Massa was calling for a "big penalty" over the incident.Race officials later blamed the crash on a serious brake problem with the Caterham and said they would be taking no further action against the driver.Read: F1's weird trip into the unknownOn a day when up and coming stars such as Ricciardo and Magnussen were able to challenge the established F1 order, a new record was set by Daniil Kvyat of Russia.His 10th spot for Toro Rosso meant at 19 year, 10 months and 18 days he became youngest driver to claim points in a grand prix, a mark previously held by Vettel.Other points were taken by Nico Hulkenberg for Force India in seventh, with Kimi Raikkonen crossing eighth in his Ferrari and Jean-Eric Vergne in ninth, just ahead of teammate Kvyat.McLaren has the early lead in the constructors' title after the sterling performances of Magnussen and former world champion Button.Despite his early exit, Vettel took comfort from the performance of Ricciardo after Red Bull's early season testing had been blighted by difficulties."Although we have started on the back foot we have learned an awful lot, and when the package comes together we will be competitive," said the 26-year-old.Read: F1 legend Schumacher shows 'encouraging' signsHamilton knows his Mercedes is capable of racing at the front of the grid, but warned that all the teams were grappling with the big changes to the cars."This is a new era, this is what is happening. You can't expect us all to finish the race without a few problems," said the Briton after his retirement.A total of 14 drivers out of 22 were officially classified in the race results, but all the teams will be working frantically before the second round of the championship in Malaysia in a fortnight.

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Story highlightsAfrican football chief Issa Hayatou says continent is ready to stage the Olympic GamesHayatou says South Africa, Morocco, Egypt, Algeria and Nigeria could all be successfulHe believes South Africa has done well hosting Africa Cup of Nations this monthHayatou says 750,000 tickets sold so far is a record for the football tournamentAfrica is ready to host the Olympic Games for the first time despite "prejudice" against its capabilities, claims the continent's top soccer official.Issa Hayatou, who has been president of the Confederation of African Football since 1987, told CNN that several African countries could stage the four-yearly competition.South Africa has already successfully hosted the FIFA World Cup in 2010, the first African nation to do so, and Hayatou believes it can put on the other contender for the title of the planet's biggest sporting event."South Africa can definitely organize the Olympic Games, with its infrastructure, hotels, communications, transport," he said Saturday. "I don't know if there are 10 countries in Europe that can be better than South Africa in that respect."But there are other countries in Africa that can organize an Olympic Games like Morocco, Egypt, Algeria -- I could also include Nigeria. All those countries could organize it, but there's a prejudice -- they say, 'Oh, it's Africa, they can't organize it.' "JUST WATCHEDSouth Africa's World Cup legacyReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHSouth Africa's World Cup legacy 02:52JUST WATCHEDNigerians out in force for Africa CupReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHNigerians out in force for Africa Cup 00:55JUST WATCHEDBurkina Faso upsets Ghana in footballReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHBurkina Faso upsets Ghana in football 01:54JUST WATCHEDMbombela Stadium: Not pitch perfectReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHMbombela Stadium: Not pitch perfect 02:12Read: AFCON referee suspended after semifinal errorsThe 66-year-old believes South Africa has done a good job of hosting this month's Africa Cup of Nations football tournament despite some small crowds and substandard playing surfaces. "The challenge was to have a successful Africa Cup of Nations because some people thought we couldn't succeed because South Africa isn't at the top of the sport at the moment," said the Cameroonian, a member of the International Olympic Committee and also a FIFA vice-president. "But the organizing committee showed a lot of effort and did everything to ensure that this competition would go well. Of course, all the stadiums are not full, unlike what happened at the World Cup but for an Africa Cup of Nations I think we've had a record attendance level. "We have sold just over 750,000 tickets which is a very good result."However, African football journalist O.G. Molefe told CNN that the tournament has been slightly disappointing despite some of the top players on show."They had set an amount of 500,000 tickets to be sold for the tournament, but I still think it's not enough," said Molefe, a correspondent for the broadcaster eNCA. "Look at a game like Nigeria-Ivory Coast in the quarterfinals, one that you would have thought would be a sellout -- but it wasn't. It shows there is a lot of work for CAF to do to fill stadiums for such a tournament."Read: Burkina Faso star's suspension overturnedSunday's title match in Johannesburg will be between two-time champions Nigeria and first-time finalists Burkina Faso."It's a competition that's created a lot of surprises," Hayatou said. "If I'm honest Nigeria is a big football team but Burkina Faso never reached that level before. Photos: Nigerians end Ivory Coast's AFCON hopes Photos: Nigerians end Ivory Coast's AFCON hopesNigerian joy – Emmanuel Emenike, left, celebrates after putting Nigeria 1-0 ahead against Ivory Coast in the Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal at Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg, South Africa.Hide Caption 1 of 4 Photos: Nigerians end Ivory Coast's AFCON hopesSunday's child – Cheick Tiote leveled for the tournament favorite but Sunday Mba's 78th-minute winner earned Nigeria a semifinal clash against Mali.Hide Caption 2 of 4 Photos: Nigerians end Ivory Coast's AFCON hopesDrogba dejected – The Ivory Coast's veteran captain Didier Drogba (left) had been hoping to win the continent's title for the first time.Hide Caption 3 of 4 Photos: Nigerians end Ivory Coast's AFCON hopesWild Stallions – Burkina Faso also went through to the last four, winning 1-0 against fellow first-time quarterfinalists Togo. An extra-time header from Jonathan Pitroipa earned "The Stallions" a clash with Ghana.Hide Caption 4 of 4 Photos: Drogba dropped by Ivory Coast Photos: Drogba dropped by Ivory CoastDrogba dropped by Ivory Coast – Substitute Didier Drogba (left) celebrates with Yaya Toure after the midfielder put the Ivory Coast 2-0 ahead near the end of the Africa Cup of Nations Group D match against Tunisia in Rustenburg.Hide Caption 1 of 6 Photos: Drogba dropped by Ivory CoastDrogba dropped by Ivory Coast – Former Chelsea star Drogba had been dropped from the starting line-up for the first time in his international career, having been taken off during his country's opening match after failing to impress.Hide Caption 2 of 6 Photos: Drogba dropped by Ivory CoastDrogba dropped by Ivory Coast – Manchester City star Toure, the two-time African player of the year, netted his second goal of the tournament in the 88th minute. Hide Caption 3 of 6 Photos: Drogba dropped by Ivory CoastDrogba dropped by Ivory Coast – Another substitute, Didier Ya Konan (No. 13) sealed the Ivorians' second successive win with the third goal at Royal Bafokeng Stadium.Hide Caption 4 of 6 Photos: Drogba dropped by Ivory CoastDrogba dropped by Ivory Coast – Striker Gervinho, who plays for English club Arsenal, scored the opening goal in the 21st minute. He also netted a late winner in the opening match against Togo. Hide Caption 5 of 6 Photos: Drogba dropped by Ivory CoastDrogba dropped by Ivory Coast – Emmanuel Adebayor helped Togo bounce back from that 2-1 defeat as the Sparrowhawks' captain scored in a 2-0 win against Algeria which put the Ivorians into the quarterfinals and eliminated the north Africans with one match still to play.Hide Caption 6 of 6 Photos: Age fabrication controversy in football: The player with 'four ages' Photos: Age fabrication controversy in football: The player with 'four ages' The four ages of Mbemba – The fabrication of players' ages continues to be a problem for football. One international -- Democratic Republic of Congo defender Chancel Mbemba Mangulu -- has "four different birthdays".Hide Caption 1 of 16 Photos: Age fabrication controversy in football: The player with 'four ages' National service – Mbemba was recently with the Congolese squad at the Africa Cup of Nations. He is pictured here, standing behind the team's French coach Claude Leroy, in a training session. Mbemba was not used by Leroy in the tournament.Hide Caption 2 of 16 Photos: Age fabrication controversy in football: The player with 'four ages' Final preparations – The Democratic Republic of Congo went out of the competition at the group stage after drawing all three of their games.Hide Caption 3 of 16 Photos: Age fabrication controversy in football: The player with 'four ages' Kinshasa's sons – Mbemba was born in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa, as was another of the city's most famous sons French midfielder Claude Makelele, who played for Nantes, Marseille, Real Madrid, Chelsea and Paris Saint Germain.Hide Caption 4 of 16 Photos: Age fabrication controversy in football: The player with 'four ages' Scarred – Africa's second biggest country, the Democratic Republic of Congo has seen more than its fair share of violence and its citizens are some of the poorest in the world.Hide Caption 5 of 16 Photos: Age fabrication controversy in football: The player with 'four ages' Birthday boy – Mbemba was registered by his first Congolese club - E.S. La Grace -- as having been born on August 8, 1988, according to one of the documents obtained by CNN. The documents -- showing Mbemba's various ages -- were provided by the Brazilian agent Paulo Teixeira, who was called in by E.S. La Grace to obtain money they claimed was owed to them by Anderlecht for training the player in his formative years. In attempting verification of these documents -- from FIFA, the various federations and clubs involved -- only the world governing body and the Belgian Football Assocation responded directly to CNN's request by saying they appeared to be authentic.Hide Caption 6 of 16 Photos: Age fabrication controversy in football: The player with 'four ages' Class of 1988 – In another document obtained by CNN, Mbemba was registered by his second Congolese club -- Mputu -- as also having been born on August 8,1988.Hide Caption 7 of 16 Photos: Age fabrication controversy in football: The player with 'four ages' Paperwork trail – When Mbemba obtained a Belgian citizenship document in July 2011, a month after he arrived in Europe, his date of birth is now dated August 8, 1994.Hide Caption 8 of 16 Photos: Age fabrication controversy in football: The player with 'four ages' FEOCOFA – That meant when Mbemba played for Anderlectht's Under-19 team against Club Brugge in September 2011, the Congolese defender was now six years younger than when he had been playing for his first two Congolese clubs. A professional Belgian referee confirmed to CNN that the Anderlecht team sheet was the type of document used in Belgian football.Hide Caption 9 of 16 Photos: Age fabrication controversy in football: The player with 'four ages' Congolese federation – The Fédération Congolaise de Football-Association -- FECOFA -- regulates football in the Democratic Republic of Congo. FECOFA's president is Constant Omari and is pictured here walking behind president of the Confederation of African Football Issa Hayatou (R) in January 2010.Hide Caption 10 of 16 Photos: Age fabrication controversy in football: The player with 'four ages' Return to Kinshasa – In April 2012, Anderlecht confirmed in a letter to FIFA that Mbemba had been sent back to Kinshasa, but later that year he returned to the Brussels club. The Belgian FA confirmed that this document is geniune.Hide Caption 11 of 16 Photos: Age fabrication controversy in football: The player with 'four ages' Change of heart – In April 2012, Mbemba was sent back to the Congo, but by August 2012 he was back at Anderlecht when he was given a three-year professional contract. Anderlecht's general manager Herman van Holsbeeck is pictured here sitting in the club's stadium watching a first-team training session.Hide Caption 12 of 16 Photos: Age fabrication controversy in football: The player with 'four ages' Bonus row – The Congolese players of Frenchman Leroy, who is pictured here, went on a two-day strike just before the start of the Africa Nations Cup following a row with the country's football federation over bonus payments. Hide Caption 13 of 16 Photos: Age fabrication controversy in football: The player with 'four ages' Fightback – Leroy's side came back from 2-0 down to deny Ghana victory in their first game of Group B at the Africa Cup of Nations.Hide Caption 14 of 16 Photos: Age fabrication controversy in football: The player with 'four ages' Congolese connection – Anderlecht have a number of Congolese players in their squad and the Brussels club's forward Dieumerci Mbokani was recently elected Belgium's player of the year.Hide Caption 15 of 16 Photos: Age fabrication controversy in football: The player with 'four ages' Kinshasa big screen – The Democractic Republic of Congo's progress at the Africa Cup of Nations was avidly followed back in Kinshasa.Hide Caption 16 of 16"So although it's a surprise it's a good surprise because Nigeria and Burkina have produced a good quality of football and that's been satisfying to see. If they show us in the final what we saw in the quarterfinals and the semifinals it will be a very beautiful final that the whole world will enjoy."Molefe said Nigeria's "Super Eagles" had done well to reach their first final since losing on home soil in 2000, with coach Stephen Keshi leaving out several big-name Europe-based players for the tournament."I don't think many people would have predicted that the Super Eagles would get to the final," he said."To have reached this stage has been a big surprise but they've got a lot of great players who have played very well. Not a lot of people gave them a chance of beating the Ivory Coast."Read: FIFA investigating age fraudKeshi is waiting until the last minute to decide on the fitness of four-goal Emmanuel Emenike and Victor Moses, who has netted twice in the tournament, after the key forward duo suffered injuries in the semifinal win over Mali.The Burkinabe have been boosted by the rescinding of Jonathan Pitroipa's sending-off against Ghana, with officials admitting he should not have received a second booking.At the beginning of the tournament it was Cape Verde being the fairytale story but now it's moved to Burkina Faso," Molefe said. "They've done well to reach this point. I think with Jonathan Pitroipa coming back to play the final after getting that red card it's going to be a big motivation for them to go out and pull off a big upset."Meanwhile, Mali claimed third place for the second year in a row after beating Ghana 3-1 in a rematch of the 2012 playoff.Mali led 2-0 through a diving header by Mahamadou Samassa and Seydou Keita's third goal of the tournament, but Ghana's Wakaso Mubarak missed the chance to net his fifth when he blazed a 58th-minute penalty over the bar in the pouring rain at Nelson Mandela Stadium in Port Elizabeth.The Black Stars, who won the last of their four African titles in 1982, got back into the game in the 82nd minute when Mali goalkeeper Soumbeïla Diakite was completely wrongfooted by a speculative long-range shot by Kwadwo Asamoah.However, substitute Sigamary Diarra settled the match in time added on to give some cheer to a country embroiled in conflict between Islamist rebel forces, government troops and the French military.

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(CNN)Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil has effectively closed the door on international football, citing criticism from the media and the German football federation president that struck him as racist. In a statement posted on Twitter, Ozil, a German of Turkish descent, said that he "will no longer be playing for Germany... whilst I have this feeling of racism and disrespect."Ozil says he received criticism from German media after meeting Turkish President Racep Tayyip Erdogan in May in London, alongside his Germany teammate, Manchester City's Ilkay Gundogan, who is also of Turkish descent, and Turkey's Cenk Tosun, who plays for Premier League club Everton.Extended termErdogan was reelected President last month following a high-stakes election campaign. The victory came after a two-year state of emergency that purged tens of thousands of his political opponents. Read MoreHe has been widely denounced by human rights groups and governments, including Germany's, for his handling of dissent in Turkey. "It's regrettable that Mesut Özil felt that he had not been sufficiently protected as a target of racist slogans against his person, as was the case with Jerome Boateng," said the German Football Federation, referring to Bayern Munich's German international."But it was important that Mesut Özil, like Ilkay Gündogan before him, gives answers to this photo, regardless of the tournament's sporting outcome in Russia. In the DFB, we win and lose together, all as a team."Ozil said that the meeting with the Turkish president was apolitical, that they had talked about football, and that he would be "disrespecting his ancestors' roots" if he had refused to meet Erdogan while he was in London. Erdogan reportedly used the images of him meeting the footballers in his reelection campaign. At the time, DFB president Reinhard Grindel criticized the photo op, saying that the sport and his national association "defend values which are not sufficiently respected by Mr Erdogan," according to the DFB website."That's why it's not good that our international players let themselves be manipulated for his electoral campaign. In doing that, our players have certainly not helped the DFB's work on integration."Ozil reacts during Germany's final World Cup group match, against South Korea. The holders lost 2-0, crashing out of the tournament. In the statement released Sunday, Ozil said that a section of the German media had "repeatedly" blamed his dual heritage and "a simple picture" -- posing with Erdogan -- "for a bad World Cup on behalf of an entire squad."Germany endured a disappointing defense of its 2014 trophy in Russia, ultimately failing to make it out of the group stage of the tournament.Ozil, named German Player of the Year on five occasions, created more chances per 90 minutes (5.5) than any other player at the tournament, according to Opta. 🇩🇪@MesutOzil1088 has called time on his international career with @DFB_Team_EN.Congratulations on being a part of #WorldCup history while wearing the shirt, Mesut 👏 pic.twitter.com/LYaiOHuAvA— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) July 22, 2018 Made to feel unwelcome Ozil, who plays for Arsenal in the English Premier League and has had stints with Spanish giant Real Madrid and FC Schalke 04 in the German top division, says that the criticism makes him feel less than wholly accepted in the national squad. "The treatment I have received from the DFB (German football federation) and many others makes me no longer want to wear the German national team shirt," he said. "In the eyes of ... Grindel and his supporters, I am German when we win, but I am an immigrant when we lose."Despite being born in the country, and winning the World Cup in 2014, the player went on to say he feels he is "still not accepted into society" and "treated as 'different.'"Is it because it is Turkey?" asked Ozil. "Is it because I'm a Muslim?"ReactionLess than 24 hours after making his statement, Ozil was the victim of a scathing verbal attack by a leading figure at one of Germany's biggest clubs. "I'm glad it is over. He's been playing s**t for years," Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness told national tabloid Bild. "He last won a tackle before the 2014 World Cup. And now he hides himself and his c*** performance behind this photo." Hoeness, who made 35 appearances for West Germany during his playing career, went on to reveal that Bayern had aimed to exploit the Arsenal attacking midfielder during recent fixtures between the two sides, calling him "the weak point." "You have to reduce it to what it is: sport. And from a sporting point of view, Ozil has had no place in the national team for years," Hoeness added. The only Germany teammate to offer anything in the way of public support at the time of writing was central defender Boateng, who simply posted "It was a pleasure Abi" — Turkish for "brother."Ozil did receive backing from German Justice Minister Katarina Barley, who tweeted: "It is an alarm sign when a great German footballer like Mesut Ozil feels unwanted in his country because of his racism and not represented by the DFB." Es ist ein Alarmzeichen, wenn sich ein großer, deutscher Fussballer wie @MesutOzil1088 in seinem Land wegen #Rassismus nicht mehr gewollt und vom #DFB nicht repräsentiert fühlt. #Özil— Katarina Barley (@katarinabarley) July 22, 2018 Meanwhile several players from other nations expressed their support, with former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand tweeting "massive respect" and Ozil's Arsenal teammate Hector Bellerin calling it "surreal" that a player of such ilk could be treated in the way the German international alleges. Surreal that someone who has done so much for his country on and off the pitch has been treated with such disrespect. Well done @MesutOzil1088 for standing up to this behaviour! https://t.co/w1dvWOHFYN— Héctor Bellerín (@HectorBellerin) July 23, 2018 Massive Respect 👊🏽 @MesutOzil1088 https://t.co/2QbHQ958VF— Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy5) July 23, 2018 Ozil's explosive statement was applauded by Turkish ministers on Monday, with one senior figure calling it a "goal against the virus of fascism." "I congratulate Mesut Ozil who by leaving the national team has scored the most beautiful goal against the virus of fascism," tweeted Turkish Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gul."We sincerely support the honorable stance that our brother Mesut Ozil has taken," tweeted sports minister Mehmet Kasapoglu, posting a picture of the player alongside Erdogan. An extremely accomplished footballer @MesutOzil1088 provides a perfectly reasonable explanation for meeting with President Erdoğan. But imagine the pressure under which he felt compelled to make this statement. What a pity for those who claim to be tolerant and multiculturalist! https://t.co/OzDlZIu1mv— Ibrahim Kalin (@ikalin1) July 22, 2018 Ibrahim Kalin, an adviser and spokesperson for the Turkish president, said Ozil had given a "perfectly reasonable explanation" for meeting Erdogan, going on to call it a "pity for those who claim to be tolerant and multiculturalist" that he had felt compelled to make the statement in the first place. "The real loser in all of this is German football," says @Honigstein in the wake of Mesut Ozil's retirement from the national team citing racism and disrespect https://t.co/mwTy00xs0E pic.twitter.com/fnWyYpGPU3— CNN Sport (@cnnsport) July 23, 2018 According to German football journalist Rapha Honigstein, the "real loser" in all of this is the Germany national team. "[Ozil] was the poster boy of integration," Honigstein told CNN World Sport. "He was the face of a different Germany with different surnames that came through this decade and won the World Cup. "And he is the highest profile of very divisive times and a real shift in sentiment in Germany."Debate over nationality, ethnicityOzil's decision comes on the heels of a debate surrounding nationality versus ethnicity on the football pitch, with South African comedian Trevor Noah joking that the World Cup, which France lifted on July 15, was won by "Africa," given the number of players of African descent who played at the tournament for the French national team. "Yes. Yes. Africa won the World Cup! Africa won the World Cup!" Noah joked on the July 17 episode of the show. "I get it. I get it. They have to say it's the French team, but look at those guys -- you don't get that tan by hanging out in the south of France," Noah said.France's ambassador to the US, Gerard Araud, rebuked the comedian in a letter which emphasized that "the rich and various backgrounds of these players is a reflection of France's diversity," and likened the South African comedian's appraisal of race to the "argument of the white supremacist."Noah said that he was celebrating the players' Africanness, not detracting from their Frenchness. The boys 😎#AFCTour2018 🇸🇬 pic.twitter.com/WAgKLtiiJP— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) July 22, 2018 Ozil is currently on preseason tour with Arsenal, where the English team will take on French champion Paris St Germain and Spanish side Atletico Madrid in the International Champions Cup in Singapore.

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(CNN)For superstar US swimmer Katie Ledecky, a five-time Olympic gold medalist who has 15 world championship titles and has broken 14 world records, the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games because of the coronavirus pandemic was disappointing, "but it was certainly the right call," she told CNN on Thursday.Tokyo 2020: 48 hours that rocked the Olympics"I think we all expected it, as we saw how things were going around the world, and here in the US a lot of athletes weren't able to train, and we could see in the future that was going to be the case," Ledecky said."And it doesn't really make sense to bring everyone from around the world together in the middle of a pandemic."Like others, Ledecky was scrambling to find a place to swim. But while she normally trains at Stanford, everything in the Bay Area is closed down, she said."During these last couple of weeks we've been able to swim in some backyard pools, just very small groups," Ledecky said. "And really I'm not doing anything besides staying in my apartment trying to stay in shape the best I can. But pretty much doing what everyone else is, hunkering down."Read MoreWhen normalcy returns is anyone's guess. But for Ledecky, she is confident when that happens, she'll be able to get back up to the level she's accustomed to."I think I'll be able to get back there pretty quickly," she said. "I think we're all facing the same uncertainty of we don't know when things will be back to normal and what that new normal will look like. But I think once we can start kind of knowing what that will look like and when the Olympics will exactly be, we can get back into hard training and work towards Tokyo."Athletes come to terms with 'heartbreaking' Tokyo 2020 postponementAs for her goals, they aren't changing. She just knows she'll have to wait a bit longer."I still have goals I wanted to achieve, goals that I was hoping to achieve this summer," Ledecky said. "But I'm perfectly fine putting those on the back burner for next year and staying committed to those goals."Goal setting has been crucial to me and keeps me motivated every day to get out of bed and work out hard. And I want to represent Team USA next year and do it really well."I think it's going to be really cool if everything comes together. Hopefully we can continue to fight this disease and reduce the spread and be able to compete in Tokyo. But I think when we get there, it's going to be a true celebration of the world being able to come together again."

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Story highlightsRobin van Persie says he is "honored" to have signed for Manchester UnitedThe striker signed a four-year deal with United after finalizing his move from ArsenalUnited manager Alex Ferguson hails Van Persie as "a world-class striker"Midfielder Alex Song could follow Van Persie out of Arsenal after being linked with BarcelonaRobin van Persie officially arrived at Manchester United from Arsenal on Friday, declaring he was "honored" to be spearheading the Old Trafford club's hunt for a 20th English league title.The Dutch striker is in line to make his United debut in Monday's Premier League fixture against Everton after signing a four-year deal until 2016.He has never won a league title with Arsenal -- where his only trophy was a domestic cup seven years ago -- or at his previous club Feyenoord."I am looking forward to following in the footsteps of so many great strikers, bringing my experience and playing my part to help the team compete for the biggest trophies in the game. I can't wait to get started," the 29-year-old said in an official statement.Van Persie, who finished last season as the English first division's top goalscorer with 30 goals, moved to Arsenal from the Netherlands in 2004. He went on to score 96 goals in 194 appearances, being named club captain last season.Which clubs will win Europe's top leagues?JUST WATCHEDManchester United goes publicReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHManchester United goes public 05:06JUST WATCHEDFrench football club spends bigReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHFrench football club spends big 02:45JUST WATCHEDDel Piero's Juventus love affairReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHDel Piero's Juventus love affair 03:56He had been linked with United's crosstown rivals, Premier League champions Manchester City, as well as Italian league winners Juventus."In these situations, when you have to make a hard decision in your life, I always listen to that little boy inside me. What does he want? That boy was screaming for Manchester United," Van Persie told reporters on Friday. "Everyone knows me by now. I love football. I am quite principled in that perspective. It is always difficult to find the perfect match but I do feel this is the perfect match for me. "Manchester United breathes football. If you look at all the players from Manchester United, the stadium and manager, my choice was made very soon."Manchester City's Barcelona acquisitionUnited manager Alex Ferguson hopes Van Persie can combine with England forward Wayne Rooney, who finished second behind his new teammate in the goalscoring stakes last term with 27 goals.JUST WATCHEDManchester United goes publicReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHManchester United goes public 05:06JUST WATCHEDFrench football club spends bigReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHFrench football club spends big 02:45"Robin is a world-class striker with a proven record in England and in European football," said Ferguson. "His talents need no introduction to our fans -- he has scored a number of goals against us in some classic battles with his former club. His movement, finishing and all-round ability are outstanding."If you go back six months ago, I couldn't see us getting him. I thought Arsenal are not going to let him go. When I read he had refused a new contract, that is when we acted. It has been a long haul."Following the recruitment of Van Persie, Ferguson drew parallels with United's current strike force and the group of goalscorers he had at his disposal when the club won a treble in 1999, being crowned European champions and English league and FA Cup winners."In 1999 I had Dwight Yorke, Andy Cole, Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the four best strikers in Europe," Ferguson told reporters. Photos: Premier League issue Twitter code Photos: Premier League issue Twitter codeRooney Tunes – Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney has 4.6 million followers on Twitter. The Premier League's new code of conduct on the use of social media sites is to underline to players the responsibility they have to such a big audience.Hide Caption 1 of 5 Photos: Premier League issue Twitter codeRio's musings – Rio Ferdinand is a way behind teammate Rooney but still has three million followers who tune in for his views on everything from fashion to music, with a bit of football thrown in too of course.Hide Caption 2 of 5 Photos: Premier League issue Twitter codeNewcomer Cole – Chelsea's Ashley Cole is a recent convert to Twitter but has already caused controversy, taunting fans from former club Arsenal over how many trophies he's won since swapping North London for West.Hide Caption 3 of 5 Photos: Premier League issue Twitter codeKing Kenny Tweets – Even some Premier League managers have taken to Twitter. Former Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish is on board and took to his page to thank the club's fans after he was sacked in May.Hide Caption 4 of 5 Photos: Premier League issue Twitter codeRonaldo rules – Neither Rooney nor Ferdinand can rival the popularity of Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo though. The Portugal star currently has 11.8 million followers, and rising.Hide Caption 5 of 5 Photos: Football's invisible children Photos: Football's invisible childrenFootball's 'disappeared' – An academic study in 2009 estimated as many as 20,000 African boys are living on the streets of Europe after failing to secure contracts with European clubs following their trials.Hide Caption 1 of 11 Photos: Football's invisible childrenTransfer market – In the last six months the total income from 4,973 transfers around the globe was $576 million. Stars like Arsenal striker Robin van Persie dominate the transfer headlines but the bulk of football transfers go under the media's radar.Hide Caption 2 of 11 Photos: Football's invisible childrenSearching for a superstar – Clubs are constantly on the search for the next "Lionel Messi." The Argentine joined Barcelona from Newell's Old Boys in 2000 at the age of 13.Hide Caption 3 of 11 Photos: Football's invisible childrenPaper chase – Every professional player is required to possess a "sport passport" under FIFA regulations. But if a player is registered for the first time in Europe, confusion can arise because a federation there might not necessarily record the player's former clubs in South America or Africa.Hide Caption 4 of 11 Photos: Football's invisible childrenFootball's 'bounty hunter' – Sports agent Paulo Texeira has switched his attention from representing footballers to fighting training compensation claims for South American and African clubs. In his spare time he is a keen surfer.Hide Caption 5 of 11 Photos: Football's invisible childrenThe Ceregatti case – Teixeira claims Italian club AC Milan owes Brazilian club Botafogo FC of Ribeirao Preto compensation involving its training of the player Sergio Ceregatti.Hide Caption 6 of 11 Photos: Football's invisible childrenFIFA involved – Milan and Belgian club Anderlecht have complained to FIFA about what they claim is Teixeira's "defamation and calumny."Hide Caption 7 of 11 Photos: Football's invisible childrenAt all levels – Training compensation is not just a matter for the European mega-clubs. Lowly Welsh team Aberyswyth Town had to wait over two years for a five-figure compensation payout from English side Shrewsbury Town after Tom Bradshaw became a professional. Hide Caption 8 of 11 Photos: Football's invisible childrenThe Olivier Bernard case – In the Olivier Bernard case, the European Court ruled against Newcastle United in 2010 after a claim by the player's former French club Lyon, but cautioned that training-cost compensation is only acceptable if it reflects the accurate amount lost by the breach of contract.Hide Caption 9 of 11 Photos: Football's invisible childrenDi Santo compensation – Argentine laywer Ariel Reck made a successful compensation claim regarding Franco di Santo. After transferring from Chilean club Audax Italiano to Chelsea in 2008, training fees were still owed to two Argentine teams.Hide Caption 10 of 11 Photos: Football's invisible childrenSamuel Eto'o Foundation – In a move to ensure the future rights of African clubs and players alike, Texeira has formed a partnership with the Samuel Eto'o Foundation to ensure care of the players enrolled at the Cameroon star's numerous football academies.Hide Caption 11 of 11 Photos: Nottingham Forest's rich history Photos: Nottingham Forest's rich historyNew owners – Nottingham Forest has become the latest English club to be bought by overseas investors following a takeover by Kuwait's Al-Hasawi family.Hide Caption 1 of 10 Photos: Nottingham Forest's rich historyCloughie's boys – The club's golden era began in 1978 when Forest won the English first division under the guidance of iconic manager Brian Clough, right, and his assistant Peter Taylor.Hide Caption 2 of 10 Photos: Nottingham Forest's rich historyEuropean glory – A year later, Forest stunned the football world by winning the European Cup, eliminating two-time defending champions Liverpool before beating Sweden's Malmo in the final. Hide Caption 3 of 10 Photos: Nottingham Forest's rich historyDouble success – Forest matched Liverpool's feat by winning Europe's top club tournament again in 1980, beating Hamburg 1-0 in the final in Madrid. Hide Caption 4 of 10 Photos: Nottingham Forest's rich historySinking feeling – However, apart from a domestic cup in 1990, that was the last major trophy that Forest won under Clough, whose reign ended after relegation from the new Premier League in 1993. Hide Caption 5 of 10 Photos: Nottingham Forest's rich historyRich and poor – Forest's "Robin Hood" mascot on parade during a third-division match in 2007. The club narrowly avoided a return to that tier last season amid continuing struggles on and off the pitch. Hide Caption 6 of 10 Photos: Nottingham Forest's rich historyBenefactor passes away – Owner Nigel Doughty quit as chairman after his disastrous appointment of former England manager Steve McClaren last season, then put the club up for sale. He passed away in February 2012 aged 54 before the Al-Hasawi family agreed the takeover.Hide Caption 7 of 10 Photos: Nottingham Forest's rich historyCity sheikh – Forest fans will hope the new owners have the same impact that Abu Dhabi billionaire Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan has had at Manchester City, having won the Premier League title within four years of taking over.Hide Caption 8 of 10 Photos: Nottingham Forest's rich historyArab ambition – Middle East money has been flowing into European football, with Qatar's Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani plowing millions into French club Paris Saint-Germain.Hide Caption 9 of 10 Photos: Nottingham Forest's rich historySpreading influence – In 2010, Qatar won the race to host the 2022 World Cup, the first Middle Eastern country to do so. As well as France, it has also invested in the Spanish league.Hide Caption 10 of 10"We are going towards that now. They (Rooney and Van Persie) are two fantastic players and it will be great to have both of them. It gives us more strength and more combinations up front."It is a fantastic collection of players and hopefully I pick the right combinations. It is great to have a player of Robin van Persie's qualities to come into the squad. I am very pleased."His arrival will almost certainly mean the departure of Bulgaria striker Dimitar Berbatov, who was the Premier League's joint top scorer in 2010-11 but spent most of last season on the bench as Danny Welbeck and Javier Hernandez partnered Rooney.Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will look to new signings Lukas Podolski of Germany and France's Olivier Giroud to fire the Gunners to a first trophy since beating United in the 2005 FA Cup final."We have regret because we have lost a great player," Wenger told a press conference ahead of Arsenal's season opener against Sunderland."He had only one year left on his contract and he wanted to go. We had anticipated this situation might happen therefore we have bought Podolski and Giroud. We were prepared."Van Persie may not be the last player to leave the Emirates Stadium this transfer window, with reports suggesting midfielder Alex Song is on the verge of a move to Barcelona.When asked about Song's possible departure and a potential Arsenal move for Real Madrid's Nuri Sahin, Wenger responded: "Both can happen."Meanwhile, U.S. international Clint Dempsey is expected to leave Premier League club Fulham, having been linked with Liverpool.The 29-year-old attacking midfielder, who scored 23 goals in all competitions last season, has been fined for refusing to play in Saturday's opening game against Norwich, according to the UK Press Association.

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Story highlightsRuben Cantu, a high-schooler, was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to deathAfter his execution, an investigative reporter uncovered evidence that he had been framedThen-District Attorney Sam Millsap has since changed his stance on the death penalty"Death Row Stories" airs Sundays at 10 p.m. ET/PT. (CNN)Sam Millsap Jr.'s resume reads like the start of a John Grisham novel.In 1982, he became the youngest big-city district attorney in the nation, telling Texas Monthly a year later that it was the job he was "born and bred for.""I was 35 years old and the smartest guy in the room," Millsap told CNN over the phone. "I was very proud of what I had achieved as DA."After achieving a perfect record on capital murder cases in five years, he had every reason to be.It wasn't until 2005, when Lise Olsen, an investigative reporter for the Houston Chronicle, asked to meet with Millsap that he ever doubted his spotless reputation.Read MoreA high-schooler on death rowFor months, Olsen had been looking at the case of Ruben Cantu after a tip from one of her death penalty sources. In 1985, Cantu, a south San Antonio teenager, was convicted of capital murder for the death of Pedro Gomez."I was 20 years removed from the DA's office," Millsap said. "I hadn't given much thought to any specific cases in a long time."JUST WATCHEDShould a high-schooler get the death penalty?ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHShould a high-schooler get the death penalty? 01:34Gomez, along with friend Juan Moreno, had each been shot nine times during a burglary at a home where they'd been working construction. The home's owner had asked the men to spend the night in the house to protect it against burglars who had recently stolen a water heater.Gomez, who was shot in the head, died on the scene. Moreno survived and managed to call for help, but he would later lose a lung, kidney and part of his stomach because of his injuries.Police never found the murder weapon and didn't gather any physical evidence from the scene. Millsap's prosecution was based on the eyewitness account of Moreno, who allegedly identified Cantu twice as Gomez's murderer -- once from a photo lineup and a second time during in-court testimony.The jury convicted Cantu of capital murder after deliberating for just an hour and a half.Four days after his conviction, Cantu wrote an impassioned letter to the residents of San Antonio saying he was "framed" in Gomez's murder case. Defense attorneys, who appealed Cantu's case multiple times, attacked police for coercing the only witness to the crime.Their appeals were futile, and on August 24, 1993, Cantu was executed at the age of 26.Dusting off a case file after a bar fightWhile claims of innocence from convicted criminals are common, Olsen's research suggested that Cantu might have been speaking the truth in his letter.Olsen's report, which came more than a dozen years after Cantu's execution, said that Gomez's murder had gone unsolved for four months with few leads. That's until Cantu had a run-in with an off-duty police officer at a nearby pool hall. The scuffle intensified, and Officer Joe De La Luz testified that Cantu, completely unprovoked, shot him four times. (His injuries were nonfatal.)But Cantu was never prosecuted for that crime.In her article, Olsen surmises that without enough evidence to indict Cantu in the bar shooting, officials instead began looking at him as a possible suspect in the Gomez murder.She also uncovered that Moreno's eyewitness account was flawed. He had initially identified the suspects who shot him and Gomez inside the house only as "two Mexican teenagers." It wasn't until the third time police visited Moreno -- and after they said the name "Ruben Cantu" -- that Moreno identified Cantu in a photo lineup.Moreno, who was an undocumented immigrant, later recanted his testimony against Cantu, saying he felt pressured by authorities to identify him.'There is no victory in this story'Millsap said his feelings about capital punishment had already started to shift before his first meeting with Olsen. In 2000, he went on record calling for a moratorium on the death penalty, saying he was "no longer convinced our legal system guarantees the protection of the innocent in capital murder cases."But when he looked at Olsen's research, Millsap's opinion on the death penalty took a personal turn. "It wasn't that I suddenly decided that Cantu was innocent," Millsap said. "But I was shocked."JUST WATCHEDAfter an execution, a witness recantsReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHAfter an execution, a witness recants 01:23Though the specifics are still a bit hazy, Millsap said his meeting with Olsen, and her article, "really threw (him) into a real funk.""It never occurred to me that a case I had prosecuted would end up becoming one of the poster children for innocence in the death penalty debate," he said.Eyewitness testimony, Millsap said, is not as reliable as he believed it to be when he was a young district attorney. If he had the opportunity to do it again, he said, he would not have sought the death penalty in the Cantu murder case.Olsen's investigation garnered a great deal of attention and even led to a post-mortem investigation in 2007 by then-District Attorney Susan Reed. However, she found Cantu's conviction and execution to be justified.For the last 10 years, Millsap has been an advocate for ending the death penalty, a stance that isn't always well received in a state like Texas, where more than 527 people have been executed in the past 40 years.Millsap said it helps to use his own experiences as a motivator for change."It's not at all typical for a former elected prosecutor to acknowledge the possibility of imperfection," he said.He also said he feels "a moral obligation to assume responsibility" for mistakes made in the Cantu case."This isn't about me," Millsap said. "It's beneath us as a people to permit such a system to exist."Olsen, however, said she feels little vindication for her work."Ruben Cantu is dead," she said. "There is no victory in this story."JUST WATCHEDDeath Row Stories: The wrong man?ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHDeath Row Stories: The wrong man? 00:30

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(CNN)Northern Irish Nobel Laureate John Hume, one of the driving forces behind the Good Friday Agreement which brought decades of deadly sectarian violence across Ireland to an end, died Sunday at the age of 83.The Northern Irish Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), which Hume helped to found, announced his death in a statement published Monday."Nobel Laureate and former SDLP Leader John Hume passed away last night," reads the statement. "We all live in the Ireland he imagined -- at peace and free to decide our own destiny. Thank you, John."'I never thought in terms of being a leader. I thought very simply in terms of helping people'.Nobel Laureate and former SDLP Leader John Hume passed away last night. We all live in the Ireland he imagined - at peace and free to decide our own destiny.Thank you, John. pic.twitter.com/0yO5KWaTv7— Social Democratic and Labour Party (@SDLPlive) August 3, 2020 Hume was one of the architects of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, which ended the violent conflict in Northern Ireland by bringing unionists and Irish republicans into a power-sharing government.Later that year he and David Trimble, of the Ulster Unionist Party, were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of their work "to find a peaceful solution to the conflict in Northern Ireland," according to the Nobel committee.Read MoreIn their 1998 statement announcing the prize, the committee wrote that "John Hume has throughout been the clearest and most consistent of Northern Ireland's political leaders in his work for a peaceful solution. The foundations of the peace agreement ... reflect principles which he has stood for."On Monday, the SDLP praised Hume's influence in changing the course of Irish history."The death of John Hume represents the loss of 20th Century Ireland's most significant and consequential political figure," the party said.Hume's family also released a statement, revealed that he died at a nursing home in Derry, also known as Londonderry, following a "short illness.""It seems particularly apt for these strange and fearful days to remember the phrase that gave hope to John and so many of us through dark times: We shall overcome," they said.The SDLP's statement also included a quote from Hume himself: "I never thought in terms of being a leader. I thought very simply in terms of helping people."

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Story highlightsSebastian Vettel wins his 11th pole position of 2011 at Singapore Grand GrixGerman heads home Red Bull teammate Mark Webber in Saturday qualifyingVettel is hoping to secure his second world title in 14th of 19 races this seasonFerrari's Fernando Alonso can deny him by finishing fourth in the night raceSebastian Vettel is on track to become Formula One's youngest double world champion after topping the qualifying timesheets for Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix.The 24-year-old headed off Red Bull teammate Mark Webber to claim his 11th pole position this season as he seeks a ninth victory from 14 races.That would give him another championship crown -- the first was clinched at the last race of 2010, but this one would be with five to go as he seeks to build on his 112-point lead in the night event.Vettel can beat the mark of second-placed Fernando Alonso, who was 25 when he won his second title with Renault in 2006.But the Spaniard could delay Vettel's celebrations if he finishes fourth on a testing Marina Bay Street Circuit where he led from the start to win last year from Vettel and Webber -- and also triumphed with Renault in 2008.How the F1 title can be won: Vettel on the vergeAlonso will have to improve on Saturday's qualifying, where he was fifth fastest ahead of Ferrari teammate Felipe Massa.Red Bull team boss Christian Horner downplayed chances of the title being decided this weekend."The moon and stars have got to line up. We haven't booked anything for a party should we win. We're focused on the race," he told reporters in quotes carried by AFP.Vettel set the pace in the first two sessions before clocking an unbeatable one minute 44.381 seconds in his only run of Q3 to give Red Bull a perfect record in qualifying this season.Vettel fastest in Singapore practice"I decided to abort my second run when I made a mistake because it is very easy to damage the car so I went wide," he said."I was quite happy with my first lap. I think the circuit ramped up at the end and I think it was possible to go faster, but I'm very happy. It's a very difficult track with such a long lap to get everything right. I think we learned from our mistakes that we made last year."Webber then surged into second with 1:44.732 to push past McLaren's former world champions Jenson Button (1:44.804) and Lewis Hamilton (1:44.809).Hamilton was unable to make a second run due to a fuel problem, and watched from the pits as his time was beaten.Alonso timed 1:44.874 to be well clear of Massa (1:45.800) and the Mercedes of Nico Rosberg -- whose legendary teammate Michael Schumacher failed to set a time along with Force India's Adrian Sutil and Paul di Resta -- who both opted to conserve tires.

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(CNN)US shot-putter Raven Saunders has explained what the gesture she made following her silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics meant. The 25-year-old raised her hands and crossed them in an X as she and her fellow medal winners posed for photos, telling NBC that it represented "the intersection of where all people who are oppressed meet."Saunders -- a Black, LGBTQ athlete -- bagged her first Olympic medal on Saturday, finishing with a distance of 19.79 meters.China's Gong Lijiao won gold and New Zealand's Valerie Adams the bronze. And after winning her medal, she says she wants to be a role model for others like her. Read More"For me, just being who I always aspired to be, to be able to be me and not apologize for it (and) show the younger generation that no matter what they tell you, no matter how many boxes they try to fit you in, you can be you," she told the media."People tell me not to do tattoos and piercings, but now look at me, I'm popping."The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said it is looking into the gesture Saunders made on the podium, a potential breach of rules banning protests on medal podiums."We're in contact with US Olympic and Paralympic Committee and with World Athletics," said IOC spokesman Mark Adams on Monday. "I don't want to say what those next steps would be until we fully understand what is going on. We don't want to pre-empt anything.""We try to respect the views of all the athletes; we've given them more opportunity to express themselves. Freedom of expression in press conferences, social media, mixed zone. We've created possibilities before the sport begins to make protests."But one thing we have noted is we did a survey with 3,500 athletes (and) all those who answered wanted to protect the field of play. It would be good if everyone could respect the views of athletes."In reply to a tweet about her gesture, Saunders tweeted: "Let them try and take this medal. I'm running across the border even though I can't swim."READ: Depression drove her close to suicide. Now, Olympian Raven Saunders wants to 'destigmatize mental health''Keep fighting, keep pushing, keep finding value in yourself'With her eye-catching mask and celebration after winning her medal -- she twerked and then followed it up with another dance for the cameras -- Saunders is one of the biggest characters at the Tokyo Summer Games. However, she has previously faced a tough personal battle. Between the 2016 Rio Games and Tokyo, Saunders faced difficult personal challenges, suffering from depression and suicidal thoughts. She spoke with CNN earlier this year about a time "it all boiled over" and how she found support through therapy, meditation and reaching out to close friends.Now, she wants to encourage others who are struggling with their mental health to get the support they need."My message is to keep fighting, keep pushing, keep finding value in yourself, in everything you do," she said after winning her silver medal."It means a lot to be able to walk away with a silver medal because I do represent so many people. I know there are so many people that have been looking up to me, so many people that have messaged me, so many people that have been praying for me."I'm happy I get to bring this back for them, not just myself."Saunders performing her X gesture on the shot put medal podium.Mental healthThe topic of athletes' mental health has been a topic of hot discussion during the Tokyo Games after US gymnast Simone Biles withdrew from numerous competitions citing her mental health. Saunders' nickname -- 'Hulk' after the Marvel superhero -- originated because of the similarities between her mental health journey and the journey of the big, green superhero. Visit CNN.com/sport for more news, features, and videosSaunders competes in the women's shot put final."When I initially became the Hulk, I didn't know how to differentiate the Hulk from Raven. It was kind of hard to battle between the two, but as life went on, I was forced to deal with some things and learn how to compartmentalize, to control the Hulk and use the Hulk in the right way."I save it for competitions so that Raven can have fun, reach out to people, seek therapy, do yoga, meditate -- all those things to create a strong mind. Without a strong mind, you can't have a strong body."George Ramsay contributed to this report.

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Story highlightsGerman Cup final victory gives Bayern Munich a hat-trick of titles this seasonMario Gomez scores twice in 3-2 victory over his former club Stuttgart Spanish champions Barcelona farewell Eric Abidal with win over MalagaJose Mourinho's three-year reign at Real Madrid ends with home victoryPep Guardiola surely faces the most thankless task in world football after Bayern Munich clinched a historic treble on Saturday, adding the German Cup to the Champions League and Bundesliga crowns.The Spaniard, who was named as Bayern's next coach back in January, will take over a team that has conquered Europe and its domestic rivals, with the 3-2 win over Stuttgart giving the departing Jupp Heynckes a perfect sendoff.The 68-year-old is widely expected to retire, though he has also been linked with a return to Real Madrid -- where he won the Champions League in 1998 -- after guiding the Bavarians to 45 wins from 53 matches this season.Stuttgart never looked like inflicting Bayern's fourth defeat of the campaign after going 3-0 down after an hour, with Thomas Muller netting a first-half penalty and striker Mario Gomez scoring twice against his former club in what could prove to be his final game for Bayern.Read: Bayern the kings of EuropeAustrian Martin Harnik struck twice to give Stuttgart hope in front of more than 74,000 fans at Berlin's Olympic Stadium, but Bayern held on for a 16th victory in the knockout competition to become the first German side to complete such a treble.Guardiola helped Barcelona become the first Spanish club to win a hat-trick of titles in 2011, but was unable to follow that up last season before standing down. Photos: Champions League Final: Dortmund vs. Bayern Photos: Champions League Final: Dortmund vs. BayernChampions League Final: Dortmund vs. Bayern – Bayern Munich players lift the trophy as they celebrate winning the UEFA Champions League final after beating Borussia Dortmund 2-1 at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday, May 25.Hide Caption 1 of 30 Photos: Champions League Final: Dortmund vs. BayernChampions League Final: Dortmund vs. Bayern – Bayern Munich's midfielder Arjen Robben celebrates scoring the winning goal against Borussia Dortmund.Hide Caption 2 of 30 Photos: Champions League Final: Dortmund vs. BayernChampions League Final: Dortmund vs. Bayern – Bayern Head Coach Jupp Heynckes is carried by his players after winning the UEFA Champions League final.Hide Caption 3 of 30 Photos: Champions League Final: Dortmund vs. BayernChampions League Final: Dortmund vs. Bayern – Arjen Robben of Bayern Munich celebrates after scoring the winning goal against Borussia Dortmund during the UEFA Champions League final at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday, May 25. Bayern defeated Dortmund 2-1.Hide Caption 4 of 30 Photos: Champions League Final: Dortmund vs. BayernChampions League Final: Dortmund vs. Bayern – Head Coach Jurgen Klopp, right, of Borussia Dortmund consoles his players after losing to Bayern Munich in the championship match.Hide Caption 5 of 30 Photos: Champions League Final: Dortmund vs. BayernChampions League Final: Dortmund vs. Bayern – Bayern players celebrate after match play was completed.Hide Caption 6 of 30 Photos: Champions League Final: Dortmund vs. BayernChampions League Final: Dortmund vs. Bayern – Dortmund players lie on the field in defeat after losing to Bayern 2-1.Hide Caption 7 of 30 Photos: Champions League Final: Dortmund vs. BayernChampions League Final: Dortmund vs. Bayern – Arjen Robben, left, of Bayern Munich challenges Mats Hummels of Borussia Dortmund for the ball.Hide Caption 8 of 30 Photos: Champions League Final: Dortmund vs. BayernChampions League Final: Dortmund vs. Bayern – Bayern Munich's striker Mario Mandzukic, left, scores the opening goal of the match.Hide Caption 9 of 30 Photos: Champions League Final: Dortmund vs. BayernChampions League Final: Dortmund vs. Bayern – Ilkay Gundogan of Borussia Dortmund, left, celebrates with teammates after scoring on a penalty kick to tie the game 1-1.Hide Caption 10 of 30 Photos: Champions League Final: Dortmund vs. BayernChampions League Final: Dortmund vs. Bayern – Bayern Munich supporters light flares in the stands during the game.Hide Caption 11 of 30 Photos: Champions League Final: Dortmund vs. BayernChampions League Final: Dortmund vs. Bayern – Dante, right, of Bayern Munich is given a yellow card after being called on a foul against a Borussia Dortmund player.Hide Caption 12 of 30 Photos: Champions League Final: Dortmund vs. BayernChampions League Final: Dortmund vs. Bayern – Bastian Schweinsteiger of Bayern performs a header against Marco Reus of Borussia Dortmund.Hide Caption 13 of 30 Photos: Champions League Final: Dortmund vs. 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completed this season in style on Saturday, beating Malaga 4-1 to equal Real's points record of 100 and beat the club's best goals tally -- scoring 115 in 38 La Liga games.Striker David Villa, Cesc Fabregas and young defender Martin Montoya all netted within 16 minutes, while veteran midfielder Andres Iniesta curled in a spectacular second-half effort before substitute Pedro Morales pulled one back for Malaga.Eric Abidal came on to make his final appearance for Barca, with the French defender being released despite making his comeback in April following a liver transplant.Villa's future is also in doubt, with Barca having signed Brazil forward Neymar from Santos last week.Malaga manager Manuel Pellegrini is also on the move, being widely expected to join English club Manchester City. The Chilean announced last month that he is leaving the Spanish club, which ended the season in sixth place and reached the Champions League quarterfinals.JUST WATCHEDCNN Football Club: Bayern dominate BarcaReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHCNN Football Club: Bayern dominate Barca 23:03JUST WATCHEDDo Bayern Munich need Pep Guardiola?ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHDo Bayern Munich need Pep Guardiola? 01:28Jose Mourinho's three-year tenure at Real Madrid ended with a 4-2 win at home to Osasuna, which left his second-placed side 15 points behind Barcelona. The Portuguese coach, who is expected to rejoin English club Chelsea, was booed by large sections of home fans before the match -- though others held banners thanking him -- and he was surrounded by photographers every time he ventured from the dugout.Read: Mourinho to leave MadridHe has divided opinion at the Santiago Bernabeu after being unable to follow up last season's title, or deliver Real's long-awaited 10th European title -- and the Copa del Rey final defeat against Atletico Madrid was the last straw as he agreed to leave by mutual consent.Despite Mourinho's apparent dressing room rift with former captain Iker Casillas and other key Spanish players, Real defender Alvaro Arbeloa said the 50-year-old deserved respect."We respect his decision, the club's too, and wish him well. We all know that we have taken a major leap in competitiveness and we knew we could have achieved a lot, but due to small details or bad luck it was not to be," Arbeloa said. "He has had his successes and failures, as we have all had, but he gave his all and defended Real Madrid above everything."Real Sociedad snatched a place in the Champions League qualifying rounds, winning 1-0 at Deportivo la Coruna to ensure Valencia missed out after a 4-3 defeat at Sevilla.Striker Alvaro Negredo scored all four goals for mid-table Sevilla as visiting Valencia dropped to fifth place despite a second-half double from forward Roberto Soldado.The defeat relegated second bottom Deportivo, while Mallorca also went down despite winning 4-2 against Valladolid.Celta Vigo moved out of the bottom three with a 1-0 win over Espanyol, but Zaragoza ended the season at the foot of the table after losing 3-1 at home to third-placed Atletico.

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Story highlights More and more countries will meet the opposition, William Hague saysBritain is "seeking to step up pressure" on Syria, the foreign secretary saysHague urges opposition groups to unifyThe United Nations says more than 3,500 people have died in the Syrian crackdownBritish Foreign Secretary William Hague met a range of Syrian opposition figures Monday, saying London was "seeking to step up the international pressure on the Assad regime, a regime that has long since lost its legitimacy in the eyes of the wider world."Syrian President Bashar al-Assad needed to know that "the rest of the world is talking to the Syrian opposition and we are looking for a different future for Syria," Britain's top diplomat said."I think the Assad regime will find that more and more governments around the world are willing to work with the opposition," Hague said.Hague told the opposition leaders that they needed a "unified platform and a unified body," indicating Britain may hope the various Syrian opposition groups could replicate the Libyan National Transitional Council that brought down Moammar Gadhafi.The Syrians came from two different groups, the Syrian National Council and the National Coordination Body, Hague said.JUST WATCHEDUnrest continues in SyriaReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHUnrest continues in Syria 02:25JUST WATCHEDSyria protesters want regime changeReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHSyria protesters want regime change 02:26JUST WATCHEDRussia calls for end to Syrian violence ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHRussia calls for end to Syrian violence 05:13He met with Syrians including SNC chairman Burhan Ghalioum, Ausama Monajed, Nibras al-Fadel, Haytham Manna, Khalaf Dahowd and Rami Abdel Rahman, a source familiar with the meeting said.The source asked not to be named because of the sensitivity of the situation.Syria has faced months of unrest from opponents of al-Assad, and security forces have responded forcefully.The United Nations says more than 3,500 people have died since the uprising began in March.The Arab League has demanded that Syria stop the violence.Syria's government has said it is fighting armed terrorists, maintaining the death toll is much lower than international observers and opposition groups say.

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Story highlights "Those people had no intention of peaceful protest," says top police officer Police say 56 officers were hurt in violent clashes with loyalists in BelfastThe violence broke out as loyalists staged protests against a nationalist marchBelfast's main shopping district was the focus of the disturbancesNorthern Ireland's top police officer on Saturday condemned violent clashes that left 56 of his officers injured as "mindless anarchy" -- and warned that many arrests will follow.The disorder broke out in central Belfast as loyalists held counter-protests Friday evening against a nationalist march.The Police Service of Northern Ireland said Friday that 26 officers had been injured, with five of them needing hospital treatment. But that tally more than doubled on Saturday. Seven arrests have been made so far, police said.Warning of more to come, Chief Constable Matt Baggott said, "Significant custodial sentences will be handed down in the weeks and months that follow -- the prisons will be bulging, sadly."He said "intense violence" had been directed toward the police, and that they had shown "immense courage" in standing their ground to stop the anarchy spreading."I know the majority of the population will stand with me in condemning those who scarred the reputation of our beautiful city last night," he said. "Those people had no intention of peaceful protest. They lack self respect and they lack dignity."Police were braced for further trouble on Saturday. More parades are scheduled to take place across the country, organized by the Apprentice Boys, a Protestant group. The main demonstration is in Londonderry.The disorder broke out in Belfast's main shopping district, as loyalists blocked the intended route of the nationalist march, which was eventually redirected.Assistant Chief Constable George Hamilton, who led the policing operation, said about 1,200 people had gathered "and it was evident that many of them had violent intent."His officers were pelted with whatever came to hand, he said, including paving slabs pulled up from the street, bricks and lengths of scaffolding."There was nothing lawful about this protest. There was nothing peaceful about it. It was sheer thuggery," he said.Plans for peaceful protests had been registered with the Northern Ireland Parades Commission, which rules on which marches are allowed to take place and which are banned, in an effort to keep friction to a minimum.Friday's pro-Irish nationalist march followed heightened tensions during some loyalist marches this summer.Hundreds of parades take place across Northern Ireland each year, the majority involving the Protestant Orange Order and associated organizations.Most parades pass off peacefully, but when members of one community march near or through neighborhoods dominated by another, violence sometimes results.

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(CNN)Notre Dame's centuries-old wooden roof beams, stone exterior and soaring Gothic architecture made Monday's blaze especially difficult to tackle and Paris firefighters deserve praise for their efforts, experts say.The spire and most of the roof of the centuries old cathedral have been destroyed, but the two bell towers and the main edifice were saved. Video released by the French Interior Ministry showed the scale of the response. Authorities deployed some 400 firefighters, pumped water from the Seine and flew drones to survey the damage.The biggest problem, experts say, was accessing the wooden ceiling beams which formed the frame for the soaring roof. "It was pretty evident in the first 20 minutes that it was going to be a bad fire," said Gregg Favre, a former firefighter with the St. Louis Fire Department in the United States. After my last tweet, I got a couple DMs asking firefighting related questions about the #NotreDameFire.I -like most of you- are watching from a world away. But if you're interested in some profession specific things I'd note/be concerned of, you can follow this thread. pic.twitter.com/golMnbYsDK— Gregg Favre (@GreggFavre) April 15, 2019 Read MoreThe fire fighters would have been at a disadvantage "before they ever even pulled out of the firehouse," added Favre. The cathedral's ceiling contains thousands of oak beams, some of which date as far back as the 12th century.Once the beams start burning, the stone exterior makes it harder for firefighters outside the building to get to the source of the flames. The stone traps heat and smoke, preventing them from working inside.Measuring the architectural loss of Notre Dame fire The Notre Dame's height also posed a challenge, providing extra oxygen for the fire to breathe and complicating efforts to reach the flames. "The fuel load is way up in the air, and the firefighters can't get to it quickly," said Glenn Corbett, associate professor of fire science at New York's John Jay College of Criminal Justice.Flames and smoke are seen billowing from the roof of the Notre Dame.Video from the scene also shows firefighters using a robot named Colossus, built by Shark Robotics. The motorized robot, which can withstand extreme heat and connects to a fire hose, was maneuvered into the cathedral to spray the area with water.Shark Robotics était fière d'appuyer les @PompiersParis dans le sauvetage de la cathédrale #Notre_dame_de_Paris avec le robot Colossus. Nous partageons l'immense tristesse qui habite aujourd'hui tous les Français. Crédits photos : @PompiersParis pic.twitter.com/uBmzWRDWr0— SHARK ROBOTICS (@SharkRobotics) April 16, 2019 Aerial options like the one suggested by US President Donald Trump were also considered unrealistic. "Perhaps flying water tankers could be used to put it out. Must act quickly!" Trump said in a tweet.But according to Corbett, no plane pilot could drop water "exactly in that one spot moving several hundred miles an hour over it." Corbett also ruled out the use of helicopters: "One of the issues you've got here, is that thermal updraft, that's a chimney effectively, you can't fly a helicopter in hot air. The air is so thin." Firefighters stand near Notre Dame.The French civil security agency, Securite Civile, said in an apparent reference to Trump's suggestion that any aerial water dumping could "weaken the structure of Notre-Dame and result in collateral damage to the buildings in the vicinity." Hundreds of firemen of the Paris Fire Brigade are doing everything they can to bring the terrible #NotreDame fire under control. All means are being used, except for water-bombing aircrafts which, if used, could lead to the collapse of the entire structure of the cathedral.— Sécurité Civile Fr (@SecCivileFrance) April 15, 2019 Despite the huge challenges, the 400 firefighters were able to save a significant proportion of the cathedral.Thomas Von Essen, a former commissioner of the New York City Fire Department who served during the September 11 attacks, said a photograph of the interior was encouraging. "It's not, you know, 30 feet of debris ... stuff that's going to be smoldering for days. It looks like they got this fire out," said Von Essen. Smoke rises in front of the altar cross the cathedral."The fact that they were able to control the fire spread as much as they did and save a large portion of the building, including the two bell towers, it's a tremendous effort," said Favre."I think any firefighter that you ask that does this for a living would tell you that this is a significant firefighting event and those firefighters should be praised significantly."

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(CNN)One woman was killed and three others injured after an 18-year-old man opened fire on students in a lecture hall at Heidelberg University in southwestern Germany on Monday, according to police.The lone gunman, who was a student at the university, entered an auditorium filled with 30 people at around 12:24 p.m. local time (5:24 p.m. ET) according to CNN's German affiliate n-tv. After firing several shots, he fled the auditorium and then turned a gun on himself, police said. At 12:51 p.m. the alleged perpetrator was found dead by police. He had two rifles with him. Siegfried Kollmar, the chief of police of Mannheim, a nearby city, said that four women had been wounded in the shooting. A 23-year-old female German student who was shot in the head died in the hospital hours later, and three other young German women sustained injuries in the attack, authorities said.Police officers examine a weapon on the campus of Heidelberg University after the shooting.The shooter lived in Mannheim, and had announced his plan in a WhatsApp message directly before the attack, Kollmar said.Read MoreIn the message, the gunman said that "people should be punished" and that he wanted be buried at sea rather than in a cemetery, according to police.The chief prosecutor for Heidelberg, Andreas Herrgen, said that the gunman was unknown to authorities prior to the shooting. He did not have a firearms license and appeared to have purchased the rifles outside of Germany. Investigators have not released any information about a possible motive. Police in Mannheim said 400 police officers were on the scene following the incident. Heidelberg University is Germany's oldest, according to its website.

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Story highlightsAttorney asks why police would think Jonathan Ferrell was robber when he approachedPolice fatally shot the 24-year-old after woman called 911 to report home invasionFerrell had been involved in a serious wreck a block away and was seeking help, attorney saysFiancee called Ferrell "Sweets" and said he made people smile, cared for others A former Florida A&M football player fatally shot by police in Charlotte, North Carolina, was clearly seeking help after a car wreck -- and video from the squad car's dashboard camera will prove it, an attorney for the man's family said Wednesday. Officer Randall Kerrick shot the unarmed Jonathan Ferrell, 24, last month after a woman -- home alone with her 1-year-old child -- called 911 and reported that someone was trying to break down her front door. Ferrell had wrecked his car down the street and had simply gone to the nearest home seeking help, family attorney Chris Chestnut said."I completely understand her situation. She's at home by herself, 2 in the morning, with a baby. I completely understand that she was frightened," Chestnut said. "But had she taken the time to just speak through the door and find out what was going on, rather than say, 'He's trying to rob me' or 'He's trying to beat down the door,' I think she would've had a different understanding."The woman initially opened the door, Chestnut said, questioning why she would report a home invasion. Had Ferrell been an intruder, he would have burst into her home when she opened the door, he said. 911 call: A plea for help before police officer shoots unarmed manBut the attorney was quick to say he wasn't judging the woman or her actions. Still, he said, it was "unconscious bias" that led to Ferrell's death. According to the 911 tape, the woman told a dispatcher, "I need help!""There's a guy breaking in my front door," she continued. "He's trying to kick it down."JUST WATCHEDMom: 'Jonathan was so loving' ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHMom: 'Jonathan was so loving' 06:12JUST WATCHEDWhy was unarmed man shot by police? ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHWhy was unarmed man shot by police? 01:35JUST WATCHEDThe shooting of Jonathan FerrellReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHThe shooting of Jonathan Ferrell 03:40JUST WATCHEDExcessive force in police shooting?ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHExcessive force in police shooting? 05:23Her reaction was understandable, Chestnut said, but Kerrick's was not."The onus isn't on the homeowner. The onus really here is on the officer, because it's the officer's job. He's a trained professional. She's a citizen. She can panic. An officer cannot," Chestnut said.Kerrick was charged with felony voluntary manslaughter, meaning he is accused of either using excessive force in self-defense or shooting Ferrell without the intent to kill him. Kerrick turned himself in September 14, the day of the shooting, and was released the following day on $50,000 bond. "We are confident that at the resolution of this case, it will be found that Officer Kerrick's actions were justified on the night in question," his attorney, Michael Greene, said. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department did not concur, releasing a statement calling the shooting unlawful. "The evidence revealed that Mr. Ferrell did advance on Officer Kerrick and the investigation showed that the subsequent shooting of Mr. Ferrell was excessive," police said in a statement the day of the shooting. "Our investigation has shown that Officer Kerrick did not have a lawful right to discharge his weapon during this encounter."The statement further said, "It has devastated a family as well as caused a great deal of sadness and anxiety in our organization."Police used the words "charged," "ran" and "advanced" in describing Ferrell's interaction with police. But Chestnut said the young man merely walked "briskly" toward them and surmised that Ferrell was relieved police had arrived to help him.An officer tried to subdue Ferrell with a stun gun but was "unsuccessful," police have said. Kerrick opened fire after that. A video from a dashboard camera will show Kerrick committed "cold-blooded murder," Chestnut said, demanding that the tape be released to the public. "The public should see the video ... because it tells the story better than anyone," he said. About a block away from the shooting, Ferrell's car was wrecked so severely that "he was lucky to have survived," Chestnut said. Police told local media that Ferrell had to crawl out the back window of the vehicle. Describing the incident allegedly caught by the dashboard camera, Chestnut said Ferrell was on the sidewalk when police arrived. Ferrell walked toward them, he said."Even if they suspected that he was robbing the house from the 911 call, most robbers run the other way when law enforcement comes," the attorney said. Two lasers hit Ferrell's chest before the 24-year-old raised his hands, "like, wait," Chestnut said, further describing the tape. It wasn't clear if the laser were sights from the stun gun or a firearm.Without any verbal warning from police, four shots were fired, then there was a pause before six more gunshots, and another pause before the final two rounds, the attorney said. Ten of those 12 bullets hit Ferrell, killing him instantly, Chestnut said. "That's not a scared officer. That's someone intending to kill," he said, saying he believes a jury will agree, as it's "unprecedented" for police to arrest one of their own so swiftly after a shooting. Family members have said Ferrell was a happy, outgoing guy, who loved Winnie the Pooh as a child. The former gymnast, football player and FAMU chemistry major was working two jobs at the time of the shooting, his mother, Georgia, has said. His fiancee, Cache Heidel, told CNN on Wednesday that Ferrell had been out with friends from one of those jobs, at Best Buy, the night he was shot.Heidel described Ferrell as someone who was always joking and finding ways to make people smile. His demeanor was so gentle and caring, she said, that she nicknamed him "Sweets.""He's always a joy to be around. He cared so much for other people, more so than himself," she said. She said she hopes Kerrick is convicted and that her fiance's death will spur dialogue across the nation. "That is a hope I have, that his death will resound for a country that prides itself on being diverse and inclusive and accepting everyone for who they are," she said.Chestnut, who said the family would file a civil suit, also expressed hope that the release of the police video would yield a teachable moment. "There are other police departments, there are other officers, there are other people who can learn from this video, especially in the day of 'stand your ground,'" the lawyer said.

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Washington (CNN)Social media accounts for Washington, DC's transit authority were hacked Monday morning and those accounts have now been secured, a spokeswoman for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority confirmed.In the early morning, a series of lewd tweets and photos were posted on the Twitter accounts for the metro rail service and WMATA, which posts information about the capital area's metro system. The WMATA Twitter page name was also changed to "Blueface Da Bus," according to CNN affiliate WJLA. A tweet on the metro rail service's page read, "Ok ok we aint hacked I just hate being a social media manager for a [F***ING] BUS TWITTER," the affiliate also reported.The spokeswoman for WMATA told CNN the "posts are being removed and our accounts secured.""We are aware that Metro's Twitter accounts @WMATA @MetrorailInfo were hacked and obscene posts were made that do not represent Metro's organization or culture," the spokeswoman said via email on Monday. "We are working to understand who may be responsible for this breach."Around mid-morning, it appeared the tweets had been removed and "This Tweet is unavailable" messages were in their place. However, some of the retweets during the hack remained, including one in which a user asks the transit authority to wish a family member a happy birthday and a retweeted video of two people fighting.Read MoreThe US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and national security officials have urged agencies and companies to ensure multi-factor authentication measures are implemented to prevent accounts from being taken over by hackers. The Biden administration has also taken steps to ramp up cybersecurity efforts after a string of ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure by cybercriminals in 2021.WMATA did not respond to repeated questions about security or two-factor authentication measures on the accounts.Some analysts argue that the Twitter accounts of high-profile companies, organizations and agencies, including that of DC's metro authority, should be considered "critical infrastructure," because their compromise could have wide-ranging impacts.In April 2013, a hacker accessed The Associated Press' Twitter account and posted a fake White House emergency that sent stocks plunging.

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