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Story highlightsDrone slams down behind defending World Cup champion HIrscher continues slalom run, finishes secondFIS apologizes for incident, calls it "an unfortunate accident." (CNN)Defending World Cup champion Marcel Hirscher had a lucky escape Tuesday after he narrowly avoided being hit by a falling drone.The 26-year-old -- who won silver in the slalom at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics -- was on his second run in a World Cup slalom race at Madonna di Campiglio in Italy when a remote-controlled drone with a mounted camera slammed down on the piste inches behind him."This is horrible," Hirscher said after the event. "This can never happen again. This can be a serious injury."He did, however, see a funnier side to the incident later that day, posting that there was "heavy air traffic in Italy" on his Instagram account. Photos: Skier evades a falling drone after it lands inches behind him during a slalom runThe drone fitted with a camera -- shown here prior to its crash -- landed just inches behind him at the top of the slope.Hide Caption 1 of 6 Photos: Skier evades a falling drone after it lands inches behind him during a slalom runDespite the incident, Hirscher finished in second place, 1.25 seconds behind Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway in first and ahead of compatriot Marco Schwarz who finished third.Hide Caption 2 of 6 Photos: Skier evades a falling drone after it lands inches behind him during a slalom run"This is horrible," Hirscher said after the event. "This can never happen again. This can be a serious injury." However, he saw a lighter side of the incident later, posting that there was "heavy air traffic in Italy" on his Instagram account.Hide Caption 3 of 6 Photos: Skier evades a falling drone after it lands inches behind him during a slalom runThe International Ski Federation (FIS) released a statement on its website, in which they called the drone crash "an unfortunate accident." Hide Caption 4 of 6 Photos: Skier evades a falling drone after it lands inches behind him during a slalom run"While FIS and its partners aim to use new technology to enhance the fan experience, an accident such as the drone crash cannot happen again," the statement read. Hide Caption 5 of 6 Photos: Skier evades a falling drone after it lands inches behind him during a slalom runThe 26-year-old won a silver medal in the slalom at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, and is the four-time defending World Cup Overall champion.Hide Caption 6 of 6Despite the near miss, the Austrian finished in second place, 1.25 seconds behind Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen.Read MoreThe International Ski Federation (FIS) released a statement on its website apologizing for the "unfortunate accident." Heavy air traffic in Italy 😳 #crazy #drone #crash #luckyme A photo posted by Marcel Hirscher (@marcel__hirscher) on Dec 22, 2015 at 12:42pm PST "While FIS and its partners aim to use new technology to enhance the fan experience, an accident such as the drone crash cannot happen again," the FIS statement read."Even if -- unlike in Austria, Switzerland and other countries -- drones are authorized to fly over a crowd during events in Italy, FIS and the host broadcaster will work together with all the involved parties to see what occurred during the crash and ensure that this will not happen again."In the same statement, broadcast partner Infront Sports and Media also offered its apologies to Hirscher and the FIS."Detailed technical analyses will be conducted and more information will be given as soon as possible," they said.READ: Hirscher on top after Italy win

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Story highlightsBermuda coming out of five years of recessionIsland spends $77 million on sailing eventAmerica's Cup races may yield $250 million London (CNN)While cities from Hamburg to Boston bristle at the thought of hosting large, expensive sports events such as the Summer Olympics, street parties were held in Bermuda when the island won the right to host next year's America's Cup.After five years of recession, Bermudians hope the world's oldest continuous sporting event will kick-start the economy of this small British overseas territory, east of South Carolina, known for its blue waters, pink sand beaches and shorts."We see the America's Cup as a bridge to new opportunity, a reset of the way Bermuda is viewed as a tourism, event and first world jurisdiction," said Michael Winfield, chief executive of America's Cup Bermuda (ACBDA) which is organizing the event.READ: Sailing's money men$250M benefit?Read MoreWinfield said he's already seen "a significant up-tick in new sailing regattas" since 2014, when Bermuda beat San Diego for the right to host the America's Cup.The eyes of the sporting world will be on Bermuda next June when the azure waters of the Great Sound host defending champion Oracle Team USA against the winner of the Louis Vuitton Challenger Series in the 35th edition of the historic contest. When the #bestsailors & #fastestboats battle it out on the natural stadium of Bermuda's Great Sound, it will be nothing short of glorious. pic.twitter.com/MLastWdK8h— America's Cup (@americascup) October 7, 2016 Bermuda's multi-million gambleIt will cost $77 million to host the America's Cup. This includes: •$15 million sponsorship fee• $25 million on infrastructure improvements and new facilities•$12 million operating costs• $25 million guarantee against commercial sponsorship• Economic benefits: $250 millionBermuda organizers are hoping competing teams moving to its shores, additional visitors,extra media exposure and big-spending superyachts and its owners coming to visit will boost the island's economy. A new event village at the Royal Naval Dockyard is currently being built on a nine acre plot of reclaimed land. Read: Tea baron who became sailing's 'loveable loser'"Amphitheater""The America's Cup has been at the forefront of the move from off-shore to close on-shore, stadium-style racing, and the 2017 race course on Bermuda's Great Sound is the ideal stage for our events next year," said Russell Coutts, chief executive of the America's Cup.The Great Sound provides organizers with "a natural amphitheater with room for racing and spectators," added Coutts, a former Olympic gold medallist and America's Cup winner."In addition to the weather and the logistical benefits of being in Bermuda, the island is also in the optimal location and time zone for visitors and television viewers from the US and Europe, two of our major markets."San Francisco Team Oracle training in San Francisco Bay in 2013.Although the America's Cup is a great way to showcase a city or country, costs have often overrun while the predicted benefits have at times been greatly exaggerated.Take San Francisco, which staged the last America's Cup in 2013. San Francisco 2013•Tax payer cost: $6 million•700,000 visitors•3,800 full-time jobs createdA Bay Area Council Economic Institute report after the event said it generated as much as $550 million in economic activity, which included the construction of a new cruise ship terminal at Pier 27. Although that's a significant amount, it was about $850 million less than promised in 2010, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.Read: Building the 'beasts' of Oracle Team USARegenerationJust like in San Francisco, the arrival of the America's Cup rejuvenated parts of Auckland and Valencia in previous contests.The 2003 event in New Zealand prompted the regeneration of Auckland's rundown Viaduct Harbor area, which was turned into a hub with dozens of bars, restaurants and hotels that pulls in hundreds of thousands of visitors a year. Hotel Sofitel Auckland Viaduct Harbour - Auckland https://t.co/AZApeo6xur #HotelDirect info: #Travel by @twlounge pic.twitter.com/xLW7RQMzah— TravelWriter'sLounge (@twlounge) July 20, 2016 The legacy of hosting the 2007 races in Spain included the transformation of a part of Valencia's old port into a 700-berth marina with bars and restaurants.Economic benefits of past 3 hosts:•San Francisco AC 2013: $364.4 million•Valencia 2007: $1.1 billion •Auckland AC 2003: $346 millionSource: Bay Area Council Economic InstituteValencia also hosted the 2010 event, which was a controversial "Deed of Gift" challenge between just two syndicates after a lengthy court battle centered on regatta protocol.Read: Young sailors turn fear into confidenceSporty tourist hubTeam NZ's AC-72 racing yacht is lowered into San Francisco Bay for an 2013 America's Cup training session.Although the 2013 races had a thrilling finish with defending champion Oracle USA staging a comeback from 8-1 down to defeat Emirates Team New Zealand, the $100 million price tag for the state-of-the-art AC72 boats meant only three challengers took part, far fewer than during previous editions."Spending and revenues are highly dependent on the number of syndicates participating," the Bay Area report concluded.With only 60,000 residents, much will depend on foreign visitors coming to Bermuda. In recent years, the island has been transforming itself from a banking hub into a hip, sporty tourist destination as it promotes anything from boating to cliff jumping and cave diving. READ: New York turns back timeGrowthThe early signs have been good.The Bermudian economy, which contracted 3.3% a year on average between 2009 and 2014, grew 1.5% in 2015, according to credit rating agency Moody's. August numbers are in. Vacation air arrivals up 17%! 7th consecutive month of vacationer growth. Sound ya airhorn! Great news for #bermuda— BDATourism Authority (@BTAInsights) September 30, 2016 "Positive economic momentum should carry into 2016 and 2017 supported by increased tourism activity related to the 2017 America's Cup, as well as by increased investment on tourism-related and public infrastructure projects," Moody's said in a report in June. This month, travel guide Lonely Planet ranked Bermuda as sixth in its top 10 of countries to visit next year.'Catalyst'Welcoming the America's Cup trophy to the island in 2014, Bermuda Premier Michael Dunkley called the event "the catalyst we need to propel us into a prosperous future.""There is work to be done and jobs to be had," Dunkley said. "There will be opportunities for Bermudians in every level of our workforce; including international business, law, real estate, restaurateurs and hospitality, construction ... the list is endless, and we see all Bermudians benefiting from the America's Cup."Follow @cnnsport What do you think? Have your say on our Facebook pageAlthough Bermuda is a bit off the beaten track compared to previous hosts -- and marks a break with tradition that dictates the Cup winners will host the next event in their waters, sailing fans won't be disappointed, according to America's Cup historian John Rousmaniere."I've been out to the site, where they set up for the boats," Rousmaniere said. "The sailing area is wonderful, it's essentially a big bay surrounded by a beautiful reef where they can do short courses very well. CNN's Sailing Success goes behind the scenes in the America's Cup"You generally get very good wind in Bermuda and nobody is more hospitable than Bermudians. So I think it's going to work out. But it is a bit of a novelty here."

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(CNN)Human rights groups and religious freedom advocates are blasting a Russian court for sentencing a Danish Jehovah's Witness to six years in a penal colony, saying the charges of "religious extremism" are unwarranted and unjust. On Wednesday, Dennis Christensen was found guilty of violating a Russian law banning "the organization of a public or religious association ... or prohibition of activities in connection with extremist activities," according to TASS, Russia's state-run news agency. A district court in Oryol, in western Russia, sentenced Christensen to six years in a penal colony, according to TASS. Christensen's attorney says he will appeal the ruling. Christensen's sentencing is part of a campaign against Jehovah's Witnesses and other minority religions, religious freedom advocates say, as Russian Orthodox Christians seek to maintain their cultural dominance. In 2017, Russia's Supreme Court banned Jehovah's Witnesses as an "extremist organization." According to a spokesman for the religion, 120 Jehovah's Witnesses are facing criminal charges in Russia, with 24 in pretrial detention and 28 under house arrest. Read MoreUnited Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said she is "deeply concerned" by Christensen's sentencing."The harsh sentence imposed on Christensen creates a dangerous precedent, and effectively criminalizes the right to freedom of religion or belief for Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia," Bachelet said. Religious freedom advocates in the United States also expressed concern. "Dennis Christensen's conviction represents the continued deterioration of religious freedom in (President Vladimir) Putin's Russia," said Kristina Arriaga, vice chair of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom."Evidently, it's not enough for the state to brand peaceful groups like the Jehovah's Witnesses 'extremist'; it must also imprison their members."Last year, the commission called for Russia be designated a "country of particular concern" under the International Religious Freedom Act. The US State Department has also placed Russia on a watch list for "engaging in or tolerating severe violations of religious freedom."According to a US Commission on International Freedom report, the Russian government has "continued to target 'nontraditional' religious minorities, including Jehovah's Witnesses and Scientologists, with fines, detentions, and criminal charges under the pretext of combating extremism. Most notably, the Jehovah's Witnesses were banned outright, as was their translation of the Bible, and their followers persecuted nationwide."Putin sent mixed messages about the persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses during a press conference in December. Asked why his government was going after a peaceful group, Putin dismissed such as a characterization as "complete nonsense." But he added, "We should not forget that our society does not consist solely of religious sects. Ninety percent of citizens of the Russian Federation or so consider themselves Orthodox Christians. ... We should treat representatives of all religions in the same way -- this is true, but still, it is also necessary to take into account the country and the society in which we live."In a statement, the European Union strongly condemned Christensen's conviction. "The European Union expects Mr. Christensen to be released immediately and unconditionally. Jehovah's Witnesses, as with all other religious groups, must be able to peacefully enjoy freedom of assembly without interference, as guaranteed by the Constitution of the Russian Federation, as well as by Russia's international commitments and international human rights standards." Before the ban, there were about 170,000 Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, according to group. Known for their door-to-door evangelizing and refusal to serve in the military, Jehovah's Witnesses were founded in the United States in the late 19th century. Christensen's group was "recognized as extremist" in 2016, according to TASS. A year later, he was detained and has been imprisoned for 622 days since, a Jehovah's Witness spokesman said."The regional prosecutor's office clarified that the convict knew that Jehovah's Witnesses were prohibited, but he continued to hold meetings and distribute books and brochures," TASS reported. "Jehovah's Witnesses have a well-established international reputation for being peaceful, law-abiding citizen," said Paul Gillies, a spokesman for Jehovah's Witnesses."It is our hope that the Russian authorities will take this opportunity to correct the unjust decision to ban our activities, which has caused the imprisonment of our fellow believers."Danish Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen said on Twitter that he is "deeply concerned by sentencing of Dennis Christensen." "Again call on #Russia to respect freedom of religion. Danish MFA will continue to follow closely and assist Dennis Christensen should he decide to appeal," Samuelsen said, referring to Denmark's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deeply concerned by sentencing of Dennis Christensen. Again call on #Russia to respect freedom of religion. Danish MFA will continue to follow closely and assist Dennis Christensen should he decide to appeal #dkpol— Anders Samuelsen (@anderssamuelsen) February 6, 2019 In a court statement in January, Christensen said, "Six and a half years because I am an honest person who respects the laws of the country. Six and a half years because I am a believer who loves his neighbor as himself. For the fact that I am a good neighbor, I participated in the construction of a playground. Six and a half years because I am a Witness of Jehovah who loves the Russian people."

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(CNN)The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for use as a booster in people ages 16 and 17, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended it for this age group.It's the first Covid-19 vaccine booster authorized for 16- and 17-year-olds in the United States.Just as with adults, 16- and 17-year-olds are eligible to receive a booster dose six months after their second dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. About 2.6 million US teens in this age group would be eligible for boosters already -- a small addition to the 141 million adults already eligible for boosters.Mounting evidence highlights the importance of Covid-19 boosters"The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine has been available to individuals 16 years of age and older for nearly a year, and its benefits have been shown to clearly outweigh potential risks," Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, said in a news release Thursday. "Since we first authorized the vaccine, new evidence indicates that vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 is waning after the second dose of the vaccine for all adults and for those in the 16- and 17-year-old age group," Marks said. "A single booster dose of the vaccine for those vaccinated at least six months prior will help provide continued protection against COVID-19 in this and older age groups."Read MoreA few hours later, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky released a statement saying the agency is "strengthening its booster recommendations and encouraging everyone 16 and older to receive a booster shot."Although we don't have all the answers on the Omicron variant, initial data suggests that COVID-19 boosters help broaden and strengthen the protection against Omicron and other variants," Walensky said. "We know that COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective, and I strongly encourage adolescents ages 16 and 17 to get their booster if they are at least 6 months post their initial Pfizer vaccination series."Vaccinations, booster shots, wearing masks and avoiding large crowds all remain among "our most effect methods" for fighting Covid-19, Acting FDA Commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock said in the release. "As people gather indoors with family and friends for the holidays, we can't let up on all the preventive public health measures that we have been taking during the pandemic," Woodcock said. "With both the delta and omicron variants continuing to spread, vaccination remains the best protection against COVID-19." On Wednesday, Pfizer and BioNTech announced preliminary data that suggest its two-dose vaccine does not provide sufficient protection against infection with the Omicron coronavirus variant, although it may still protect against severe disease. However, the companies found, a booster dose increased protection significantly, to nearly the level of protection its two-dose vaccine provided against the earlier strain of the virus.Protection against Omicron coronavirus variant improves with three vaccine doses, Pfizer says"Today's decision by the FDA to further expand the Emergency Use Authorization of a booster dose of our COVID-19 vaccine is a critical milestone as we continue to stay vigilant in addressing the virus," Pfizer Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla said in a statement. "From the beginning, we aimed to provide strong, safe protection to as many people as possible in an effort to end this pandemic. While new variants, including Omicron, emerge across the globe, we believe that the best way to minimize the spread of COVID-19 and any future variants is getting all eligible people fully vaccinated with the first two dose series and a booster dose as recommended.""The booster vaccination increases the level of immunity and dramatically improves protection against COVID-19 in all age groups studied so far," said Dr. Ugur Sahin, CEO and co-founder of BioNTech. "In the current situation, it is important to offer everyone a booster, particularly against the background of the newly emerging variants such as Omicron."Get CNN Health's weekly newsletter Sign up here to get The Results Are In with Dr. Sanjay Gupta every Tuesday from the CNN Health team.US health officials have been pushing Americans to get boosted for months; so far, about 50 million people -- 26.9% of fully vaccinated adults -- have received an additional dose.The Pfizer vaccine is authorized for use in children as young as 5, but previously, only adults were eligible to receive booster doses. Now, people age 16 and older are able to receive a Pfizer booster six months after their second shot; Moderna vaccine recipients age 18 and older may receive any booster six months after their second shot; and Johnson & Johnson vaccine recipients may receive any booster two months after their single dose. Adults may mix and match boosters; 16- and 17-year-olds are only eligible to receive the Pfizer booster.CNN's Deidre McPhillips and Jacqueline Howard contributed to this report.

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Brussels, Belgium (CNN)The European Union said Thursday it was ready to extend the length of the transition period designed to smooth the UK's exit from the 28-nation bloc next year.The original plan is for a 21-month period starting March 30, 2019, as soon as the UK has left. But with the two sides failing to come to an agreement on how the new relationship will work, UK Prime Minister Theresa May has proposed extending this arrangement "for a few months." Speaking at a news conference in Brussels following a summit that was dominated by the Brexit issue, Donald Tusk, President of the EU's intergovernmental body, the European Council, said the bloc's leaders had not discussed the period of transition at the meeting, but said it was unlikely to be opposed.EU leaders say leave us to our beer"If the UK decided an extension of the transition period would be helpful to reach a deal, I am sure the leaders would be ready to consider it positively."Read MoreTusk nevertheless confirmed that insufficient progress had been made over the past two days to merit another more conclusive summit next month for final agreement on the terms of the deal, as previously planned."I stand ready to convene a European Council on Brexit, if and when the EU negotiator reports that decisive progress has been made," Tusk said. "And, we should be clear that as for now, not enough progress has been made."Brexit deadlock after May offers 'nothing new' at crucial EU summit But both Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker struck an optimistic note, saying that a Brexit deal is closer."I feel today we are closer to final solutions and the deal, but it's maybe a more emotional impression than a rational one. As you know emotions matter in politics," said Tusk.Tusk said EU leaders had nevertheless agreed to continue the Brexit talks after hearing from May.Speaking after Tusk, May said Thursday there would be more difficult moments ahead as they reached the final stages of the talks, but added that she was confident in her ability to secure a good deal agreeable to all parties."We hope extended transition will not be needed," she said.With full trust and support of #EUCO, @eucopresident, & @JunckerEU, I stand ready to resume negotiations with #UK for an overall Art 50 agreement. Orderly #Brexit must include a solid, all-weather backstop to avoid a hard border in IE/NI. https://t.co/wsPlmtnUFs— Michel Barnier (@MichelBarnier) October 18, 2018 German Chancellor Angela Merkel was more optimistic. "We have been able to reach agreement to a very large degree," she said."Time is of the essence, but still we do not have a solution on all fronts, for example we still have to deal with the Irish situation, there is still no really satisfactory answer to this; this cannot be completely separated from the question of what our relationship is going to look like in the future."The UK is scheduled to leave the EU in five and a half months but so far there has been no agreement on how that should be done, and how 45 years of common legislation in everything from trade to pesticides should be untangled. The thorniest issue of all is the question of Northern Ireland, which is part of the UK but shares a border with the Irish Republic that is currently open to goods and people. Neither the UK nor Ireland want to change that situation but the EU is insisting that once the UK is out of the EU some form of border controls should be established. With time running out, the fear is the UK could crash out of the EU with no deal on vitally important issues like tariffs and trade.Tens of thousands of people are expected to march in London on Saturday to demand a "People's Vote" over the terms of any agreement, which will also have to be ratified by the parliaments of the remaining 27 EU nations. "The gap between what people were promised in 2016 and the reality of any Brexit deal the Prime Minister finally manages to secure is growing bigger by the day," said Labour David Lammy MP, leading supporter of the People's Vote campaign."We are a million miles away from what the Brexit elite once promised. Brexit is already costing jobs and investment, damaging public services, threatening workers' rights and the environment, as well as closing the opportunities our younger generations will need. And it's only going to get worse."

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St George's Park (CNN)On a bleak December day, inside an indoor training pitch with as much coziness as an igloo, toes are quickly becoming numb in the bone-chilling cold. But Phil Neville is sanguine. It would take more than an afternoon of interviews in a mammoth glass-roof arena more fitting a home to an ice rink than a full-sized artificial soccer pitch on a day such as this for the head coach of England's women soccer team to lose his equanimity. "Ask me anything," says the former Manchester United and Everton midfielder, flashing a smile as he takes a seat in front of CNN's cameras. The loquacious Englishman rubs the palm of his hands together in a futile attempt to generate heat before eloquently talking about an array of subjects: how he is "aiming for the moon" with his talented squad, the advice he has heeded from his old boss Alex Ferguson and his belief that Jose Mourinho deserves "the utmost respect" despite Manchester United's wretched results in the English Premier League. Visit CNN.com/sport for more news, features and videosEngland's women have won 10 of 12 internationals during Neville's time in charge.Read MoreClad in the national team's tracksuit, Neville has not dressed appropriately for the temperature. It is rare for this scrupulous young manager with old-fashioned values to be caught unprepared. Thorough, organized, he is the sort who prepares for all eventualities. Ever since he was appointed to his first managerial role back in January, the 41-year-old has been plotting England's path to World Cup glory in France next year. Neville is spending the day at English football's impressive 300-acre National Football Centre, home to the country's 28 national teams, in the Staffordshire countryside to help promote a Football Association initiative which aims to encourage women aged 40 or above to take up walking football. "We all love football but sometimes there's not been those opportunities, particularly for women," says Neville. "The knock-on effect is that it will inspire more people to get involved in football, more women to get involved in football."Neville's presence at the event helps demonstrate his commitment to the women's game, nearly 12 months after his appointment as head coach raised question marks over his credentials. READ: Progress is made at a "snail's pace" -- Megan RapinoeREAD: It's about respect for women and men -- Ada Hegerberg Neville had been assistant coach at Manchester United and Valencia before taking the England job.With no previous experience in women's football or management, and despite initially not having applied for the job, Neville became the most high-profile England women's manager in history. It was a bumpy start for a man who, if rumor is to be believed, emerged as a candidate after a well-known broadcaster lightheartedly suggested him to FA bosses during a Christmas party. Within 24 hours of getting the job in January, the father-of-two was forced to make a public apology for Twitter comments made in 2012 which had prompted a sexism row. Neville weathered the storm and has since guided England's women, third in FIFA's world rankings, to next year's World Cup finals.But when he took the job, Neville said he felt he had a point to prove and he still feels that way. "It's an internal motivation," he explains. "I wanted to prove people wrong that doubted me, and I'm still like that today. I think I've proven over the last 12 months my commitment to the team and to women's football, and that I am here for the long haul. "But, ultimately, the proof is in the pudding -- the pudding is the World Cup, the pudding is will we qualify for the Olympic Games -- so it's a results business."READ: What you need to know about the Women's World CupNeville was assistant to Ryan Giggs during the Welshman's tenure as interim Man Utd boss.Neville had returned to Old Trafford as coach under David Moyes' management.The Lionesses' record under Neville's stewardship is a fine one -- two defeats in 12 internationals -- and though there will be formidable barriers in France next summer in the form of defending champions USA and Olympic champions Germany, to name but two teams, the head coach has his sights set on history. We're going to have to do something we've never done before. We're going to have to go to places in our preparation, training, performance that we've never gone beforePhil Neville"I was always taught to aim for the moon and the moon for us is to obviously win a World Cup," says Neville of a competition England's women have never before won. "We know it's going to be unbelievably hard. We think we're improving, but France, USA, Germany, Brazil, Australia, Japan ... all the teams, they're improving at the same rate as us. "We're going to have to do something we've never done before. We're going to have to go to places in our preparation, training, performance that we've never gone before, but that's the commitment that we've made as a group. We're the underdogs. We're looking forward to it."Neville's playing career yielded 59 England caps and 10 major trophies with Manchester United and it comes as no surprise to learn that a man who has played under Ferguson, Britain's most successful soccer manager, strives for excellence. JUST WATCHEDEngland manager creates spike in waistcoat salesReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHEngland manager creates spike in waistcoat sales 01:42"It's just super, super high standards," is how striker Ellen White describes the impact Neville has made in his first year with England.It has taken the squad time to adapt to a new style of play, she admits, before adding that the next year should be "exciting" for a squad attempting to win the country's first major senior international trophy since 1966. Like Gareth Southgate, manager of England's men, Neville is among a new breed of emotionally intelligent managers. In the summer he revealed that he knew "every facet" of his players' lives and sent text and WhatsApp messages to them on a daily basis. There are 30 WhatsApp groups, one for every player. "It means that every single minute of the day I know what players are doing," he explained.But for all the empathy, he also holds "old school" values dear, such as tidiness, punctuality and, most importantly, humility. "The biggest bit of advice [Alex Ferguson] gave me was that to be a manager you've got to take risks," Neville says. "To be a manager you've got to gamble. Be brave, be bold, but be humble in everything that you do, and from the kit man to the physio to your best player to your youngest player, make sure you treat everybody the same."READ: France to face South Korea in Women's World Cup kickoffNeville made 263 appearances for Man Utd, scoring five goals.England's football fans became joyously giddy during a heatwave of a summer as England's youthful and multicultural side reached the semifinals of Russia 2018, the men's most successful display at a major tournament since 1990. Though Neville speaks to Southgate, he admits that they do not talk as frequently as they should. The former Manchester United player wants to emulate and learn from a man he describes as one of the "most powerful people in England." He wants his women to unite a divided nation and inspire, much like Southgate's men did in the summer. If you're looking at figureheads that actually influence a nation I think Gareth Southgate is up with some of the most powerful people in EnglandPhil Neville"We actually spoke today and we actually both said that we don't speak to each other probably enough and exchange views," says Neville. "It's something that over the next six months I'd be foolish not to tap into his experience of what he's been through the last four years with the Under-21s and senior men, because he's been to European Championships, he's been to World Cups. He's been successful. "If you're looking at figureheads that actually influence a nation I think Gareth Southgate is up with some of the most powerful people in England in terms of the influence that he has on the people of England because if you look at the way the country is inspired, the country is inspired by success and positivity. JUST WATCHEDGareth Southgate: An unlikely heroReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHGareth Southgate: An unlikely hero 02:14"What Gareth and his team have given the country over the last 12 months has been great and we've learnt a lot about togetherness of that team and how they've inspired a nation and connected with a nation. "It's that connection that I want with my senior women's team. I want that little girl at school in South London or in the north east to actually connect with some of my players and if we do that it means that we've been successful."[Winning the Women's World Cup] would be the greatest achievement that I've ever achieved. "When I took the job 12 months ago, I took the job because I want to do something really special, and I wanted to win, and I want to be part of a legacy, of an inspiring group of people, which my players are, that leave a legacy for the next generation of footballers, and when you talk about how do we get something really special, that's by winning."While Neville is enjoying a relatively successful start to his managerial career, he is also aware that fortunes can quickly change in football. He returned to Old Trafford in 2013 as part of David Moyes' backroom staff, but the Scot's tenure turned into a nightmare and did not complete a season with the Red Devils.United is still trying to recapture the glory of the Ferguson years. This season United, Neville's club by birthright, is sixth in the English Premier League -- 16 points behind leaders Liverpool -- and there are those who question Mourinho's future in the north west, though Neville is not one of them. Though struggling in the league, Mourinho has guided Man Utd to the knockout stages of the Champions League."He's one of the most successful managers of all time and deserves the utmost respect," he says. "I was involved at Man United when David Moyes was there so I saw a manager go through a difficult spell. I went to Valencia and played [sic] under five managers. Management is really tough and, obviously, at the moment United are going through a difficult moment. "But for all those difficult moments you get great moments and I'm sure Jose will return United to the place where I think they should be and that's at the top." For the next seven months, Neville's task will be to create a legacy, make history. The passionate Englishman says: "We're playing not just for the badge, we're playing for the people that live in England. We're playing for a country that's so proud of the football culture and I feel very lucky."

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Story highlightsGremio win third Copa Libertadores titleCoach declares a day of holiday in Porto Alegre (CNN)The taste of victory is made all the sweeter if you've had to wait more than two decades to savor it.Brazilian side Gremio, for the first time in 22 years, stand at the summit of South American club football after beating Argentina's Lanus to claim the Copa Libertadores title.Follow @cnnsport More than 30,000 fans packed into Gremio's stadium to watch their side in the final of South America's most prestigious club competition even though the match wasn't taking place there -- it was being played more than 1,000 kilometers away in Buenos Aires.The first leg had taken place in Brazil a week earlier, with Gremio emerging with a narrow 1-0 win to take into the second leg in Lanus, a district to the south of the Argentine capital.30,000 Grêmio-fans watching their team play the Copa Libertadores final on a big screen at the teams home arena, as they beat Lanús to become South American Champions tonight. WOW! pic.twitter.com/wvCa0xN3tT— Andre Noruega (@AndreOstgaard) November 30, 2017 READ: Lionel Messi's buyout clause set at $835 millionRead MoreREAD: Take a tour of the 2018 Russia World Cup stadiumsWatching on a big screen in the Arena do Gremio, in the heart of Porto Alegre, and on others screens dotted around the city, fans celebrated as midfielders Fernandinho and Luan gave the visitors a seemingly unassailable 3-0 aggregate lead before half time.Nós levantamos a taça também na Fan Fest #SoyLocoPorTri! O TRI É NOSSO!!!! 🏆🏆🏆 #NósVamoAcabáComOPlaneta #ReconquistaDaAmérica 🇪🇪 pic.twitter.com/Ze7NsFzik5— Grêmio FBPA (@Gremio) November 30, 2017 In Argentina, the mood of the home fans was decidedly different. A night which had started with fireworks and hope soon descended into tears as Lanus realized their first ever Copa Libertadores final would not yield a trophy.Veteran striker Jose Sand's penalty 20 minutes from time gave the hosts some forlorn hope, before Gremio were reduced to 10 men as Ramiro saw red for two yellow cards inside a minute.A Lanus fan cheers his team on before kick off.Lanus huffed and puffed, but the numerical advantage on the pitch counted for little on a night Gremio were far superior in every capacity.Manager Renato Gaucho, a former player and already a club legend, becomes the first Brazilian to win the Copa Libertadores as a player and coach -- both titles coming with Gremio.It is the third time the 'Imortal Tricolor' have been crowned champions of South America, previously winning in 1983 and 1995, and the victory sees them qualify for next week's Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, a seven team competition involving all of 2017's continental club champions.Renato Gaucho is held aloft by his players after guiding the to Libertadores glory.Potential semifinal opponents are reigning champions Real Madrid, although the coach has already given his players the next three days to "celebrate."There is the feeling, however, that celebrations in Porto Alegre will last considerably longer.In his post match press conference, Renato asked for forgiveness from the mayor of Porto Alegre, Nelson Marchezan Junior.A couple celebrate Gremio winning the Copa Libertadores.Visit CNN.com/sport for more news and features"Sorry, Mr. Mayor, you are an authority," he told reporters joyously. "But I, Renato Portaluppi, decree a holiday tomorrow in Porto Alegre!"

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(CNN)Angela Merkel was sworn in as Chancellor of Germany after lawmakers voted to re-elect her as leader in a close vote on Wednesday morning. She will now begin a historic fourth term as Chancellor.The vote in parliament ended almost six months of political turmoil after a federal election saw millions of voters desert the two mainstream parties -- Merkel's Christian Democratic Union and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) -- turning instead to parties on the left and right. At 171 days, it is by far the longest period in modern German history between a federal election and the election of a Chancellor.In a secret ballot, 364 of the Bundestag's 709 members voted in favor of Merkel -- nine more than the 50% required. Thirty-five MPs from the parties governing under Merkel did not vote to re-elect her. Read MoreSpeaking on Monday in expectation of her re-election, Merkel said: "I think everyone has the feeling it's time to finally start working. A new departure for Europe, a new dynamic for Germany, new cohesion for our country -- that's what we have before us... So there is a lot of work ahead."Angela Merkel set for fourth term after months of political deadlock Merkel's victory marks the final stepping stone on the path to Germany's new government -- a renewal of the so-called grand coalition ("GroKo") between the Chancellor's CDU/Christian Social Union alliance and the SPD.The former leader of the SPD, Martin Schulz, had initially ruled out a new GroKo, pledging to take his party into opposition, but was forced to change his stance after coalition talks between the CDU, Green Party and liberal Free Democratic Party collapsed in November, raising the possibility of new elections. After weeks of negotiations, a coalition treaty was produced and later approved by SPD members who voted via postal ballot. But many SPD members and politicians remain unhappy with their party's involvement in the new coalition. Government must 'win back lost trust'In a speech nominating Merkel as Chancellor on Wednesday morning, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier warned that the new coalition must win back the trust of voters and protect Germany's liberal democracy, alluding to the rise of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) without mentioning the party by name."In order to win back lost trust, a simple restoration of old ways will not suffice. This government has to prove itself in new and different ways.""The liberal democracies of the West are beset with challenges -- from without as well as from within," he said. "Even in parts of Europe elections are being won with isolationism, nationalism and an unwillingness to compromise."Chancellor Angela Merkel with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier WednesdayHe urged Germany to set an example to the world by remaining democratic, outward-looking and peaceful, adding that the country is in a better position than many others to prove the value of liberal democracy. "We have proven in the past that we can free ourselves from the most difficult situations with courage and determination," he said.First day on the job: Meet Germany's new far-right politiciansThe renewal of the grand coalition means the AfD is now officially the lead opposition party in parliament.Founded in 2013, the party ran on a virulently anti-immigration platform that proved popular with voters in the September election.The party surged into third place in the election with 12.6% of the vote, the first time in decades that a far-right, openly nationalist party had won seats in Germany's federal parliament.AfD politicians have campaigned strongly against Merkel and her policies. Following the election result in September, co-leader Alexander Gauland promised his party would provide staunch opposition to the new government, adding: "We will hunt them. We will hunt Mrs. Merkel or whomever. And we will take back our country and our people."Gauland reaffirmed his commitment to that promise Wednesday and pledged to "fiercely criticize" the government's proposals.Protest was evident even as Merkel was being re-elected and sworn in. As she was taking her oath, a protester in the parliament's public gallery held up a poster reading "Merkel must go," a phrase popularized by the AfD. AfD lawmaker Petr Bystron was also fined €1,000 ($1,240) for posting a picture of his ballot paper on Twitter with the comment "not my Chancellor."Refugees and EU reform at top of coalition agendaPriorities for the new government will include new policies on refugees and European Union reforms. The new government wants to cap the number of asylum seekers taken in each year by Germany at 180,000 to 200,000 and reinstate the right of refugees with temporary protection status to bring their families to Germany, limiting the number of new arrivals via that route to 1,000 per month.'We can't just stop breathing': A global scandal, made in GermanyThe coalition has also pledged to work toward a Europe that can act independently and effectively on the global stage, while also strengthening European ties with the United States.Regarding weapons exports, the parties have pledged to no longer approve exports to countries involved in the war in Yemen in what will be seen as a victory for German activists against the arms trade.Closer to home, the new government is promising not to raise taxes, to build 1.5 million new homes and to avoid bans on diesel cars in Germany's cities following the Volkswagen "Dieselgate" scandal.CNN's Nadine Schmidt contributed to this report

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Moscow (CNN)Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny says he is still unable to use his phone properly or pour himself a glass of water, but is on a "clear road" towards recovering from his near-fatal poisoning.Navalny posted a picture of himself walking down a staircase on Saturday, writing that he is regaining his physical and mental capacity."Quite recently, I did not recognize people and did not understand how to talk," Navalny wrote. "Every morning the doctor came to me and said: Alexey, I brought a board, let's figure out which word we can write on it. This drove me to despair because although I understood in general what the doctor wanted, I did not understand where to get the words from."Now I'm a guy whose legs are shaking when he walks up the stairs, but this guy thinks: 'Oh, this is a staircase! People get up on these. Perhaps we should look for an elevator.' And before, I would have just stood there and stared at it blankly," the post added. View this post on Instagram Давайте расскажу, как идёт мое восстановление. Это уже ясная дорога, хоть и неблизкая. Все текущие проблемы вроде того, что телефон в моих руках бесполезен, как камень, а налить себе водички превращается в целый аттракцион, - сущая ерунда. Объясню. Совсем недавно я не узнавал людей и не понимал, как разговаривать. Каждое утро ко мне приходил доктор и говорил: Алексей, я принёс доску, давайте придумаем, какое на ней написать слово. Это приводило меня в отчаяние, потому что хоть я уже и понимал в целом, что хочет доктор, но не понимал, где брать слова. В каком месте головы они возникают? Где найти слово и как сделать так, чтобы оно что-то означало? Все это было решительно непонятно. Впрочем, как выразить своё отчаяние, я тоже не знал и поэтому просто молчал. И это я еще описываю поздний этап, который сам помню. Сейчас я парень, у которого дрожат ноги, когда он идёт по лестнице, но зато он думает: «о, это ж лестница! По ней поднимаются. Пожалуй, надо поискать лифт». А раньше бы просто тупо стоял и смотрел. Так что много проблем ещё предстоит решить, но потрясающие врачи университетской Берлинской клиники «Шарите» решили главную. Они превратили меня из «технически живого человека» в того, кто имеет все шансы снова стать Высшей Формой Существа Современного Общества, - человеком, который умеет быстро листать инстаграм и без размышлений понимает, где ставить лайки. A post shared by Алексей Навальный (@navalny) on Sep 19, 2020 at 2:09am PDT In the post, Navalny thanked the doctors of the Charité Hospital in Berlin, where he is undergoing treatment. The German government has said the Kremlin critic was poisoned with a chemical agent from the Novichok group, a conclusion supported by two other labs in France and Sweden.Read MoreEarlier this week, his team issued a statement saying that German specialists found traces of the nerve agent on a water bottle taken from Navalny's hotel room in Tomsk, Russia.Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov on Friday questioned the water bottle as evidence and added that poisoning is one version of what happened to Navalny but it has not been confirmed as traces of poison were not found in Navalny's blood by Russian labs. Alexey Navalny sits up in his hospital bed earlier this month. Mary Ilyushina reported from Moscow, Rob Picheta wrote in London.

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(CNN)Flames swept through a residential town outside Athens overnight as wildfires burned across Greece for a fifth day on Saturday, and hundreds of people were evacuated by ferry from the island of Evia east of the capital.The fire on Mount Parnitha on the outskirts of Athens has forced the evacuation of thousands of people since late Thursday, with emergency crews facing winds and high temperatures as they battle to contain its spread.Wildfires have erupted in many parts of the country amid Greece's worst heatwave in more than 30 years, tearing through tens of thousands of acres of forestland, destroying homes and businesses and killing animals. Temperatures have been over 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) all week.A man watches from the water as a wildfire approaches Kochyli beach near Limni village on Evia island.Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, speaking after visiting the main fire control centre in Athens on Saturday, called it a "nightmarish summer," adding the government's priority "has been, first and foremost, to protect human lives."The government planned to reimburse people affected by the fires and would designate the burned land as areas for reforestation, he said.Brutal heatwave scorches southern Europe as continent's summer of extreme weather rages onRead MoreMore than 700 firefighters, including reinforcements from Cyprus, France and Israel, have been deployed to fight the blaze north of Athens, assisted by the army and water-bombing aircraft.Overnight on Saturday, strong winds pushed the fire into the town of Thrakomakedones, where it burned homes. Residents had been ordered to evacuate and there were no immediate reports of casualties."(It's) really bad," said Thanasis Kaloudis, a resident of the town. "All of Greece has burned."Fires on Evia, Greece's second biggest island, are scattered from one end on the Gulf of Euboea across to the other, facing the Aegean Sea.Hundreds of people, including many elderly residents, were evacuated by ferry late on Friday from the town of Limni on Evia as flames reached the shore and the sky turned an apocalyptic red. Photos: Europe battles wildfires amid scorching heat wavesFirefighters battle a wildfire near Avila, Spain, on August 16.Hide Caption 1 of 32 Photos: Europe battles wildfires amid scorching heat wavesA helicopter drops water as a wildfire burns in the village of Navalmoral, Spain, on August 16. Hide Caption 2 of 32 Photos: Europe battles wildfires amid scorching heat wavesA man works to douse a fire in Montalto, Italy, on August 12.Hide Caption 3 of 32 Photos: Europe battles wildfires amid scorching heat wavesForest fires rage on the Greek island of Euboea on August 11.Hide Caption 4 of 32 Photos: Europe battles wildfires amid scorching heat wavesThis aerial photo shows a wildfire-affected area in Mugla, Turkey, on August 11.Hide Caption 5 of 32 Photos: Europe battles wildfires amid scorching heat wavesRemains of an 18th-century Orthodox church are seen on August 10, after a fire on the Greek island of Evia.Hide Caption 6 of 32 Photos: Europe battles wildfires amid scorching heat wavesLocal youths and volunteers gather in a field and wait to support firefighters during a wildfire on August 9, close to the village of Kamatriades on the Greek island of Evia.Hide Caption 7 of 32 Photos: Europe battles wildfires amid scorching heat wavesPeople sleep in a car near the beach in Pefki village as wildfires rage on the island of Evia on August 8.Hide Caption 8 of 32 Photos: Europe battles wildfires amid scorching heat wavesA resident reacts as a wildfire approaches her house in the Greek village of Gouves, on the island of Evia, on August 8.Hide Caption 9 of 32 Photos: Europe battles wildfires amid scorching heat wavesA house in Pefkofito, Greece, is destroyed on August 7.Hide Caption 10 of 32 Photos: Europe battles wildfires amid scorching heat wavesA firefighter washes his face in the Milas area of Mugla, Turkey, on August 7.Hide Caption 11 of 32 Photos: Europe battles wildfires amid scorching heat wavesPeople are evacuated on a ferry as a wildfire burns in Limni, Greece, on August 6.Hide Caption 12 of 32 Photos: Europe battles wildfires amid scorching heat wavesA satellite photo shows smoke rising from fires on the island of Evia, Greece, on August 5.Hide Caption 13 of 32 Photos: Europe battles wildfires amid scorching heat wavesFirefighters try to extinguish a wildfire near the town of Olympia, Greece, on August 5.Hide Caption 14 of 32 Photos: Europe battles wildfires amid scorching heat wavesResidents react during a wildfire near Olympia on August 5.Hide Caption 15 of 32 Photos: Europe battles wildfires amid scorching heat wavesThe grounds of a burnt hotel are seen in Lalas village, near Olympia, on August 5.Hide Caption 16 of 32 Photos: Europe battles wildfires amid scorching heat wavesPeople move belongings to safety as a forest fire rages in a wooded area north of Athens, Greece, on August 5.Hide Caption 17 of 32 Photos: Europe battles wildfires amid scorching heat wavesA wildfire approaches the Olympic Academy in Olympia, Greece, on August 4.Hide Caption 18 of 32 Photos: Europe battles wildfires amid scorching heat wavesThe remnants of a destroyed house are seen in the Varibobi area of northern Athens on August 4.Hide Caption 19 of 32 Photos: Europe battles wildfires amid scorching heat wavesOnlookers view the smoke from the wildfires blanketing Athens' Acropolis on August 4.Hide Caption 20 of 32 Photos: Europe battles wildfires amid scorching heat wavesA charred area of Mugla, Turkey, after a forest fire on August 3.Hide Caption 21 of 32 Photos: Europe battles wildfires amid scorching heat wavesSmoke and flames rise over the village of Limni on the Greek island of Evia.Hide Caption 22 of 32 Photos: Europe battles wildfires amid scorching heat wavesFirefighters work as a house burns in the Adames area of northern Athens on August 3.Hide Caption 23 of 32 Photos: Europe battles wildfires amid scorching heat wavesA woman pours water over a baby's head at a fountain in Skopje, North Macedonia, as temperatures reached over 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) on August 2. Hide Caption 24 of 32 Photos: Europe battles wildfires amid scorching heat wavesA man leads sheep away from an advancing fire in Mugla, Turkey, on August 2.Hide Caption 25 of 32 Photos: Europe battles wildfires amid scorching heat wavesPeople watch an advancing fire that rages around the Cokertme village near Bodrum, Turkey, on August 2.Hide Caption 26 of 32 Photos: Europe battles wildfires amid scorching heat wavesLocal residents watch as a Greek army helicopter collects water to tackle a wildfire near the village of Lambiri, Greece, on August 1.Hide Caption 27 of 32 Photos: Europe battles wildfires amid scorching heat wavesA handout photo from the Italian National Fire Brigade shows an aerial view of a fire in the Pineta Dannunziana reserve in Pescara, Italy, on August 1.Hide Caption 28 of 32 Photos: Europe battles wildfires amid scorching heat wavesA man surveys a fire at Le Capannine beach in the Sicilian town of Catania, Italy, on July 30.Hide Caption 29 of 32 Photos: Europe battles wildfires amid scorching heat wavesFirefighters battle a massive wildfire that engulfed a Mediterranean resort region on Turkey's southern coast near the town of Manavgat on July 29.Hide Caption 30 of 32 Photos: Europe battles wildfires amid scorching heat wavesA firefighter talks to his colleague as they work to put out fires in Cuglieri, on the Italian island of Sardinia, on July 26.Hide Caption 31 of 32 Photos: Europe battles wildfires amid scorching heat wavesA firefighting helicopter passes in front of a cloud of smoke from a forest fire near Spathovouni village, southwest of Athens, Greece, on July 23.Hide Caption 32 of 32Authorities have battled more than 400 wildfires across the country in the last 24 hours, with the biggest fronts still burning in the north of Athens, Evia and areas in the Peloponnese including Mani, Messinia and ancient Olympia, the site of the first Olympic Games.One man died on Friday after being injured by electricity pylon in a fire-stricken area near Athens, and at least nine others have been injured, authorities said.Residents in suburbs north of Athens have been forced to leave in a hurry with the few belongings they can take."Our business, our home, all of our property is there. I hope they don't burn," Yorgos Papaioannou, 26, said on Friday, sitting in a parking lot with his girlfriend as ash fell around them from the smoke-filled sky.He had left the town of Polydendri when police ordered him and his girlfriend to leave. read moreIn neighbouring Turkey, authorities are battling the country's worst-ever wildfires. Flames sweeping through its southwestern coastal regions forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people. In Italy, hot winds fanned flames on the island of Sicily this week.

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Story highlightsVictoria Azarenka saw off Serena Williams 7-6 2-6 6-3 to win the Qatar OpenWilliams will replace Azarenka as the new World No.1 MondayWilliams, 31, is the oldest women to hold top spot in the history of women's tennisAzarenka has successfully defended both Australian Open and Qatar Open titlesVictoria Azarenka might be giving up her spot as World No.1 but the Belarusian showed successor Serena Williams that she's ready to fight to get it back.Azarenka avenged the loss of top spot to Williams by defeating the U.S. star 7-6 2-6 6-3 in the final of the Qatar Open in Doha Sunday.Williams, 31, will become the oldest woman to ever hold the No.1 ranking in the history of the game when she takes over Monday.But she failed to follow up her impressive semifinal win over Maria Sharapova following an error strewn performance.Instead, Azarenka, who successfully defended her Australian Open title last month, ended a nine-match losing streak against Williams to record just her second win in 13 attempts over her opponent.Williams eyes Azarenka final JUST WATCHEDHow do you beat Serena Williams?ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHHow do you beat Serena Williams? 01:19JUST WATCHEDDjokovic: 'My dreams came true'ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHDjokovic: 'My dreams came true' 00:43JUST WATCHEDSloane Stephens: The new talk of tennisReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHSloane Stephens: The new talk of tennis 04:23Leading 5-2 in the first set, the outgoing World No.1 allowed Williams back into the game with the American racing into a 6-5 lead.Williams had set point but failed to take advantage and Azarenka ensured her opponent paid the penalty by taking the opener on a tie-break.Williams hit back in the second, taking it 6-2, but she was unable to sustain her form and faltered in the third and decisive set."I can't say that I'm depressed like I am whenever I lose.," Williams told reporters. "I'm definitely not happy, but I'm number one.""It was such a long journey, and after winning Wimbledon and the US Open and the (season-ending) Championships, I thought, I just don't think I can win anymore. I don't know what it takes to be number one."It was a good match overall. Victoria played really well, and did a great job."Serena back on top of the worldAzarenka believes that her recovery from losing a one-sided second set was key to her success.She told reporters: "I just wanted to fight and give it my best, and give myself every opportunity. "I started at love-30 down and it was 'you have to keep it together and pull it around'. Serena was on a roll. "I knew she would bring her A game, and I was really glad I could stay tough and focused."Azarenka, who went 26-0 before losing at the quarterfinals in Miami last year, is now 14-0 in 2013.

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(CNN)Activists campaigning for the release of Bahraini refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi, who has been detained in Thailand since November, warn his situation has become an "emergency" following the submission of a formal extradition request. Hakeem Al-Araibi, who fled Bahrain in 2014, was arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok while on his honeymoon on November 27, after Interpol issued a "red notice" -- an international arrest warrant -- which is not supposed to be given to refugees.Al-Araibi, 25, holds refugee status in Australia but has been locked in an overcrowded Thai prison cell since being detained while officials await extradition proceedings. On Monday, Bahrain's Minister of Interior, Lieutenant General Rashid bin Abdullah al-Khalifa, said that "proceedings to extradite him to Bahrain are in process." A Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman confirmed to CNN on Tuesday that Thailand had transmitted the documents to the Office of the Attorney-General.Rights groups say if Al-Araibi is extradited to Bahrain, he could face unfair trial, imprisonment and torture. Al-Araibi has publicly said that he was tortured in Bahrain and that his life would be in danger if he returns. Read More"I think it is imperative to know that Hakeem is a torture survivor," Evan Jones, program coordinator for Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN) told CNN. "It is almost certain that he'd suffer the same fate again if returned to Bahrain. The Thai government should outright reject the extradition request from Bahrain and allow Hakeem to return home (to Australia)," said Jones.Al-Araibi currently plays professional soccer in Australia's National Premier Leagues Victoria, with Melbourne side Pascoe Vale FC. In a statement Tuesday, a spokesperson for Australia's Foreign Minister Marise Payne said the country "remains deeply concerned by the ongoing detention of Mr Hakeem Ali Alaraibi in Thailand." "The Australian Government is calling on the Thai Government not to extradite Mr Alaraibi to Bahrain and instead release him home to Australia to be with his friends and family," the statement said, adding that Payne has "conveyed her deep concern about the matter to Bahrain's Foreign Minister" and asked the country "not to proceed with the extradition request." Sydney FC fans display a sign in support for Hakeem al-Araibi during a match between Sydney FC and the Newcastle Jets.Campaign to release Al-Araibi intensifiesAs Al-Araibi's fate becomes increasingly uncertain, high-profile activists have launched a global campaign of support, saying that his case has become an "absolute emergency" now that an extradition request has been filed.Spearheading efforts to free Al-Araibi is former Australia soccer captain Craig Foster, who along with Brendan Schwab, Executive Director of the World Players Association, met with FIFA officials in Zurich on Monday to urge the world soccer governing body to do more to ensure Al-Araibi's release. Foster said that from his meeting with Fifa general-secretary Fatma Samoura, Al-Araibi's case has been "escalated to immediate high level meetings with both countries." FIFA "have demonstrated again their commitment to ensure that every stakeholder in football will apply the absolute maximum leverage," Foster told reporters on Tuesday. Really late, big day. We're feeling much more optimistic after today, plenty of work ahead, but powerful step taken. Wanted to let u know that @FIFAcom acknowledged the strength and vital importance of your public campaign. If we get him out, you lot made it happen #SaveHakeem 🙏— Craig Foster (@Craig_Foster) January 28, 2019 The soccer body has expressed support for Al-Araibi, who previously played for the Bahraini national team, and last week issued a letter to the Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha asking for high level meetings to discuss Al-Araibi's situation. The International Olympic Committee also issued a statement, saying its IOC Member in Thailand has contacted the Thai government urging it to "find a solution based on 'basic human and humanitarian values."Other prominent rights groups such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch (HRW) have also pushed for his release. HRW launched a digital global campaign under the hashtag #SaveHakeem that encourages supporters to write directly to the Thai prime minister. British soccer personality Gary Lineker tweeted "Come on FIFA, sort this wrong out."Writing in an op-ed with the Guardian last week, Al-Araibi's wife, who did not want to be named, said she is "devastated at what will happen if he is not freed to return to Australia.""I can't sleep, can't breathe, knowing what awaits him," she said. Fleeing torture in BahrainThe chief of Thailand's Immigration Bureau, Surachet Hakpal, told CNN at the time of his arrest that Al-Araibi was detained at the request of Bahrain when he arrived at the airport. Al-Araibi has been openly critical of the Bahraini government and its record on human rights. According to Human Rights Watch, Al-Araibi has said he was tortured in Baharin in 2012 allegedly because of his brother's political activities.Soccer player who fled Bahrain may be extradited after arrest in ThailandIn 2014 he was sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison for vandalizing a police station -- even though he was playing football abroad in a televised game at the time of the alleged offense according to Amnesty International. He fled to Australia where he was granted refugee status in 2017. Bahrain's Interior Minister on Monday defended the extradition request and said that claims Al-Araibi would not receive a fair trial, or would face torture "false reports.""External interference in the internal affairs of Bahrain is unacceptable," he said. "Those raising unfounded doubts about the integrity and independence of the Kingdom's judicial system are not only interfering, but also attempting to influence the course of justice."There is no formal extradition treaty between the two countries, though Thailand does consider requests. Once Thailand receives the documents, they will be translated and processed, which could take up to several months.Limited contact, overcrowded cellsAs global efforts to free him ramp up, Al-Araibi languishes in Bangkok's Khlong Prem Remand Prison with about 50 other inmates in his cell. He must sleep on the floor and is worried about getting sick, said Jones of the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network.Jones, who visited Al-Araibi on Monday, told CNN that he is "reasonably healthy and strong" but "struggling emotionally and psychologically." "He is extremely anxious about his case and about the lengths that Bahrain are going to in order to return him back to Manama. Last week he mentioned to me: 'If you asked me a few weeks ago I was sure that I would be going home to Australia soon. Now I am not so sure. I am really worried and scared that they will get me back. If you see me on TV in Bahrain admitting my guilt don't believe it. They will force me to say I did things if I go back."'While Al-Araibi is in contact with his lawyer and Australian embassy officials who are providing information about his case, he is unable to see his wife, who has traveled back to Melbourne. Jones said she emails him but those messages have not been getting to Al-Araibi. "He's craving any sort of contact or information or communication with her," Jones said.60 days too late, but with Sheikh Salman out of the way (for now), essential @theafcdotcom helps #SaveHakeem The Sheikh's admitted conflict of interest surely disqualifies him from office. Football leaders are now legally obliged to champion human rights, not turn a blind eye pic.twitter.com/ezfD3XfV81— Brendan Schwab (@BrendanSchwab) January 26, 2019 Al-Araibi is also alleged to have previously been critical of the actions of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President, Sheikh Salman Al-Khalifa, who is also a FIFA vice-president and a member of the Bahrain royal family. According to a report by Human Rights Watch, Al-Araibi accused Salman of failing to stop a crack down on Bahraini athletes during the 2011 Arab Spring protests.Activists have called for Salman to resign after the AFC released its first statement on Al-Araibi, 60 days after he was first detained in Thailand. The statement acknowledges that it may have a "conflict of interest" with the case.In the statement, the AFC said it was "in contact with FIFA" but had placed AFC Senior Vice President Praful Patel in charge of matters "to ensure there were no accusations of a conflict of interest" involving Salman.With reporting from CNN's Nada Altaher.

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Story highlightsManchester Arena attack is third deadliest atrocity ever on British soilBut the UK is no stranger to terror attacksLondon (CNN)The death toll in the Manchester Arena attack makes it the third deadliest terrorist atrocity on British soil, after the bombing of an airplane over Lockerbie in 1988 and the London bombings in 2005. That the attacker went for the softest of soft targets -- children and teenagers packed into the enclosed space of a pop concert -- makes it all the more horrifying. As Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday morning, the attack "stands out for its appalling, sickening cowardice."Manchester Arena: 22 killed in Ariana Grande concert terror attackAlthough Monday's atrocity was particularly shocking in nature, Manchester and the wider United Kingdom have a long memory of terror attacks. For more than 30 years from the early 1970s, the Irish Republican Army (IRA), a paramilitary group, carried out multiple attacks across the UK. The deadliest were the Birmingham pub bombings of 1974, when 21 were killed. In 1996, the IRA detonated a massive 1500-kilogram (3300-pound) bomb in a Manchester shopping center not far from Monday night's attack, injuring more than 200. The explosion destroyed buildings but a cast iron red postbox not far from the blast site remained unscathed; its image came to symbolize the resilience of the city. This is the postbox in Corporation Street which survived the IRA bomb in 1996. A symbol that Manchester will not back down. pic.twitter.com/p4lOa6KBbV— 📻 Colin Paterson 📺 (@ColinGPaterson) May 23, 2017 Early on Tuesday morning, a picture of the same iconic postbox was shared hundreds of times on Twitter to represent how Manchester would once again remain steadfast in the face of terror.Read MoreFrom the IRA to ISIS Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertPeople in Manchester, England, gather in St. Ann's Square on Thursday, May 25. They were observing a national minute of silence to remember the victims of a suicide bombing at an Ariana Grande concert.Hide Caption 1 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertBritain's Queen Elizabeth II speaks to 15-year-old Millie Robson and her mother, Marie, during a visit to the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital on May 25. The Queen was visiting those injured in the attack.Hide Caption 2 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertA police officer guards a house in Manchester as investigations continued on May 25. Police say a man carrying explosives acted as a lone attacker and died in the blast.Hide Caption 3 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertFlowers and tribute messages are left for victims in St. Ann's Square.Hide Caption 4 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertA women sheds tears after observing the minute of silence in St. Ann's Square.Hide Caption 5 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertA Manchester road is closed off as police raids continued on May 25.Hide Caption 6 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertLocal residents hold Manchester City and Manchester United soccer jerseys during the national minute of silence.Hide Caption 7 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertPolice officers deliver flowers to a makeshift memorial in Manchester on Wednesday, May 24.Hide Caption 8 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertWomen cry after placing flowers in Manchester on May 24.Hide Caption 9 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertA forensics team works at the scene of the explosion on Tuesday, May 23.Hide Caption 10 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertBritish Prime Minister Theresa May condemns the "callous terrorist attack" as she delivers a statement in London on May 23.Hide Caption 11 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertPolice help someone after the attack at Manchester Arena on Monday, May 22.Hide Caption 12 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertPeople gather outside the arena. "We can confirm there was an incident as people were leaving the Ariana Grande show last night," police said on Twitter early on Tuesday. "The incident took place outside the venue in a public space. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims."Hide Caption 13 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertPeople receive medical attention at a railway station close to the arena. The incident happened shortly after Grande had left the stage, shortly after 10:30 p.m. (5:30 p.m. ET) according to eyewitnesses. Calvin Welsford, an 18-year-old concertgoer, said that he heard a "loud bang" a couple of minutes after Grande's set had finished.Hide Caption 14 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertParamedics respond to the scene.Hide Caption 15 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertEmergency workers and concert attendees gather outside the arena.Hide Caption 16 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertPeople stand by a cordoned-off street close to the arena.Hide Caption 17 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertGreater Manchester Police tweeted that emergency services were "responding to (a) serious incident at Manchester Arena. Avoid the area. More details will follow as soon as available."Hide Caption 18 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertPeople are escorted away from the arena.Hide Caption 19 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertPeople sit outside near the arena. The crowd was made up of mainly younger people who had come to see Grande in her first of three scheduled concerts in the UK.Hide Caption 20 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertAn injured man is helped at the scene.Hide Caption 21 of 22 Photos: Deadly explosion at Ariana Grande concertPeople hug near armed police who responded to the scene.Hide Caption 22 of 22For more than a decade, Islamist terrorism has overtaken Irish republicanism as the key threat for British security services. On July 7 2005, a cell of four British Muslim suicide bombers inspired by al Qaeda detonated devices on the London transit network, killing 52. Since then, successive British governments have warned the public to be on alert for terror attacks, elevating the threat level to "severe", the second highest alert. And the UK's homeland intelligence agency MI5 has thwarted dozens of terrorist plots, mainly involving British-born would-be attackers.Since 2013, attention has shifted to Britons returning from Syria who have been inspired by the terror group ISIS. In March, Mark Rowley, the highest ranking counter-terrorism official in the UK, said 13 terror attacks had been averted in the past four years. In a sign of the challenge facing the authorities, Rowley said there were up to 500 anti-terror investigations active at any one time. In their words: Witnesses describe horror of children attacked at concertWith the Paris attacks of November 2015 and the Nice truck atrocity of July 2016, British counter-intelligence officials were increasingly concerned at the prospect of marauding attackers or lone wolves using low-tech methods of guns, knives and vehicles to cause death and destruction -- plots that are harder to infiltrate than those involving sophisticated explosives. Those fears were realized on March 22 when Khalid Masood, a single attacker inspired by ISIS, drove into pedestrians on London's Westminster Bridge, killing four, before stabbing a policeman to death outside the House of Commons.But the improvised explosive device used at the Manchester Arena shows that the nature of the terrorism threat in the UK remains wide-ranging.Attack comes weeks before electionConcert bombing victims: Eight-year-old girl among deadIt is also the first terrorist attack to have taken place during a British general election. The timing has echoes of the Madrid train bombings of March 2004 that had a direct impact on Spanish Premier Jose Maria Aznar's defeat in the general election three days later, which was partly attributed to his handling of that atrocity. Yet it is unlikely the Manchester attack will change the outcome of the June 8 election, which Theresa May remains on course to win. Politicians from all sides will be wary of trying to score political points, particularly as campaigning has been suspended. If anything, voters feeling fearful of terrorism may be inclined to stick to the status quo and back a party led by a Prime Minister who has a background as an authoritarian Home Secretary and has pitched herself as the "strong and stable" candidate. While the nature of the attack and the age of the victims have caused national shock, politicians and religious leaders said the nation would be resolute.Please hold the people of #Manchester in your prayers. We've faced terror attacks before and this latest won't defeat us.— David Walker (@BishManchester) May 23, 2017 The Bishop of Manchester David Walker tweeted: "Please hold the people of #Manchester in your prayers. We've faced terror attacks before and this latest won't defeat us."Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis wrote on Facebook: "The devastation of these attacks, both at home and abroad, is becoming all too familiar but so too is the remarkable resolve with which we react to them ... When we are attacked by hate, we respond with love. Nothing and no one can divide us."My heart goes out to families who have lost loved ones, my admiration to our brave emergency services. A terrible night for our great city— Mayor Andy Burnham (@MayorofGM) May 23, 2017 Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester who was a Home Office minister during the 2005 London bombings, said: "London pulled together in exactly the same way Manchester, in its own unique way, will pull together and will stand strong and will stand together. We are grieving, we are hurt today but we are strong and this city has dealt with difficult days in the past and we will do so now." Johnny Mercer, a Conservative politician and former army officer, said: "This is a cowardly act, the type of which we have tragically become familiar with over the last few years, although not often with the scale of tragic consequences of last night's atrocity. We live in an inherently safe country, where our security and emergency services work around the clock to keep us safe; these individuals want to disrupt our lives and draw attention to their dreadful cause, yet the majority of the time we live in isolation from their activities."My thoughts are solely with the families of those killed, and those injured as they fight for survival and put their lives back together in the years ahead."

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(CNN)The European Union has authorized Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine, the second coronavirus vaccine to be approved for use in the EU. The move finalizes the recommendation of the European Union drugs regulator, who earlier on Wednesday recommended granting the drug a conditional marketing authorization.Emer Cooke, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) executive director, said on Wednesday that "this vaccine provides us with another tool to overcome the current emergency."The EU is plagued with divisions. Covid-19 vaccines are a golden chance to redeem the European project"It is a testament to the efforts and commitment of all involved that we have this second positive vaccine recommendation just short of a year since the pandemic was declared by WHO," she said.The EU has secured the purchase of up to 160 million doses of the Moderna vaccine -- enough to vaccinate 80 million people of its 448 million citizens -- as part of a joint vaccine strategy aimed to ensure equitable access across the bloc. Read MoreUnder that contract, the US biotech firm has promised to deliver all their doses between now and September 2021, the European commission said. Moderna said in a statement that the first deliveries of their vaccine "from Moderna's dedicated non-US supply chain are expected to begin next week."Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission celebrated Wednesday's outcome, saying that "we are providing more Covid-19 vaccines for Europeans. With the Moderna vaccine...we will have a further 160 million doses. And more vaccines will come."Noting that Europe has secured up to 2 billion doses of potential Covid-19 vaccines, von der Leyen added, "We'll have more than enough safe and effective vaccines for protecting all Europeans."Stella Kyriakides, the EU's Commissioner for Health and Food Safety said that "we are all in this together and united," adding that a"our efforts will not stop until vaccines are available for everyone in the EU."Kyriakides also said that member states will "have to ensure that the pace of vaccinations follows suit."The 27-member bloc is already facing logistical challenges in rolling out the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, which the EU purchased 300 millon doses of and which was authorized for use on December 21 and rolled out just days later. A challenging processIn France, as of January 1, the amount of people vaccinated stood at a paltry 516, according to data made available by the French health agency.That rate seems to undermine the promise of French Prime Minister Jean Castex, who said that 1 million people would able to be vaccinated by the end of the month.Jean Rottner, the head of France's "Great East" region, which has been badly impacted by the second wave, said that the slow vaccination rate is "a state scandal," and that he wanted territories to "take over" from the government. Here's how mutations could help the coronavirus evade vaccines"We are making fun of ourselves because today, being vaccinated has become more complicated than buying a car," Rottner said on public broadcaster France 2."We need to accelerate, we are at war," he said, adding that "today, we need to vaccinate everywhere we can, with the means that are at our disposal."The German government has also come under pressure from both politicians and scientific experts for not securing enough doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to roll out its vaccination program.Germany has immunized 316,962 people -- around 0.4% of the country's population -- according to Tuesday's data from the Robert Koch Institute, the national agency for disease control and prevention. Among those vaccinated were around 131,885 residents of nursing homes and around 149,727 medical staff, according to data collected from Germany's federal states. German health minister Jens Spahn rejected criticism of the delay in inoculations, saying in an interview with public broadcaster ARD on Tuesday that vaccination doses currently available in Germany are "exactly the order of magnitude I have been announcing for weeks."At the same time, Spahn emphasized that efforts to procure more vaccine doses for Germany are underway, with authorities "very actively" supporting the construction of a new BioNTech production plant in Marburg. Experts have warned that the biggest challenge for the EU will be the actual rollout of the vaccine, given that both the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna shot, which uses new mRNA technology, differs significantly from other more traditional vaccines in terms of storage.Moderna's vaccine can be stored at temperatures of -20 Celsius (-4 Fahrenheit) for up to six months and at refrigerator temperatures of 2-8C (35-46F) for up to 30 days. It can also be kept at room temperature for up to 12 hours, and doesn't need to be diluted prior to use.The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine presents more complex logistical challenges, as 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.Vaccine candidates such as Oxford/AstraZeneca's offering -- which is already being distributed in the UK and which experts believe is likely to be approved by European regulators next -- can be kept at normal refrigerator temperatures for at least six months, a benefit to those countries which are ill-equipped to handle the additional demands of cold-chain storage.A strong cold-chain network is just one aspect when it comes to effectively distributing vaccines, however. Other factors such as monitoring systems, community engagement and human resourcing are also all crucial to a successful rollout.

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Story highlights Syrian Electronic Army hacks French newspaper Le Monde's Twitter accountMedia reports: Five men arrested in southern France while planning act of terrorismPolice in Germany raid 13 properties linked to suspected radical Islamists (CNN)The hunt is still on for the ringleader behind a terrorist cell targeted in raids last week. The suspected key link between senior ISIS operatives in Syria and the Belgian terrorist cell, Belgian-Moroccan ISIS fighter Abdelhamid Abaaoud, is still at large, a senior Belgian counterterrorism official said. Abaaoud's last known location was believed to be Greece, the official said.From Antwerp to Aleppo and back: Europe's nightmareAs Belgium's search continues, other European nations are also moving in on suspected Islamist cells amid concerns heightened by the terror attacks in Paris two weeks ago. Read MoreHere's a look at the latest developments: -GermanyPolice in Berlin, Brandenburg and Thuringen raided 13 properties linked to suspected radical Islamists overnight, police in the German capital said Tuesday.Most of the action was directed at a group connected to a mosque in the district of Berlin-Moabit.The overnight raids are part of the investigation into two alleged Islamists who were arrested Friday, identified as Ismet D. and Emin F., Berlin police said. Both of them are accused of providing logistical aid to ISIS. Some 200 police officers were involved in the raids at 13 sites across three German states. Those subject to the raids have not yet been accused of any crimes, but had contact with Ismet D. and Emin F.There are no indications that the group was preparing attacks in Germany. BelgiumFive Belgian nationals have been charged with participation in a terrorist organization in connection with last week's raids, federal prosecutor Eric Van Der Sypt said. The terror cell was on the brink of an attack and planned to target police officers, he said.Belgian counterterrorism agencies say they suspect that the ringleader of the cell is Abaaoud, the senior Belgian counterterrorism official said.Abdelhamid Abaaoud, a Belgian-Moroccan ISIS fighter, is a suspected terror cell ringleader who remains at large, a senior Belgian counterterrorism official said.Abaaoud is also known as Abou Omar Soussi and Abou Omar al Belgiki, the official said.According to Guy Van Vlierden, a reporter at the Belgian newspaper HLN who tracks Belgian foreign fighters in Syria for the blog "emmejihad," Abaaoud is a 27-year-old from the Molenbeek district of Brussels who traveled to Syria in January 2014 and joined ISIS soon afterward. The two gunmen killed in one of the raids, in the city of Verviers, are Belgians of North African descent from the same Brussels district. They were in phone contact with an ISIS ringleader in Greece, who Belgian authorities believe was probably Abaaoud.But Belgian authorities have not ruled out the possibility that an Algerian suspect arrested in Greece over the weekend was the key link between the terror cell and ISIS. That 33-year-old suspect was wanted in Belgium on charges of terrorist activity, Greek police said Monday. Belgium is requesting an extradition.One suspect survived the police raid in Verviers, named as Marouane El Bali. He was taken into custody and faces charges of participation in a terrorist organization and possession of explosives with intent to commit a criminal attack, among other charges, said his attorney, Didier De Quevy. But De Quevy said his client was not involved in any terrorism; he was just delivering shoes to a friend when he was caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.FranceFive men -- purportedly Russians of Chechen origin -- were arrested in southern France overnight while planning an act of terrorism, according to French media reports Tuesday. A cache of explosives was found, according to Midi Libre and other media outlets, quoting police sources and the local prosecutor, Yvon Calvet. CNN has not yet been able to confirm the reports.Meanwhile, the Paris prosecutor's office said Tuesday that four men arrested Friday are being placed under criminal investigation in connection with the Paris terror attacks.They are under investigation for association with a criminal terrorist organization with the objective of committing crimes against people.In addition, one of those in custody will be under formal investigation for possession or transport of weapons linked to a terrorist enterprise.The four men, ages 22, 25, 26 and 28, will remain in custody. Five other suspects held since Friday were released Monday night.JUST WATCHEDFear of radicalization in French prisonsReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHFear of radicalization in French prisons 02:47Investigators say DNA found in a car used to transport Jewish market attack gunman Amedy Coulibaly has been traced to a man who is already in custody in connection with the attacks, according to a source familiar with the ongoing investigation.Investigators are still looking for a person whose DNA was found on a magazine for Coulibaly's gun.Coulibaly killed four hostages on January 9 at a kosher grocery store in Paris before police killed him. He's also believed to have killed a policewoman a day earlier. Before the siege, he had proclaimed his allegiance to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS.New surveillance video obtained by CNN shows Coulibaly and his partner Hayat Boumedienne outside a Jewish institution in Paris. The video was recorded at the end of August or beginning of September and stored on a security camera. JUST WATCHEDExclusive: New video of French terror suspect, partner ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHExclusive: New video of French terror suspect, partner 00:10A source familiar with the ongoing investigation into the Paris attacks says the nature of the video makes it clear that the couple was carrying out surveillance of possible targets for several months before Coulibaly launched his attack against the kosher supermarket.New York Mayor Bill de Blasio visited the scene of the siege Tuesday, and he added flowers to a mound of bouquets, candles and handwritten tributes to those killed. He voiced his solidarity with France as it combats terrorism, and he met with representatives of the Jewish community. The supermarket assault happened during three days of terror in Paris that began with the January 7 attack on offices of the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper by gunmen Said and Cherif Kouachi. In all, 12 people died in the Charlie Hebdo attack. The funeral for maintenance worker Frederic Boisseau, the first person to be killed, took place Tuesday. Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, al Qaeda's Yemen affiliate, claimed responsibility for the Charlie Hebdo shootings.France's Le Monde newspaper suffered a different kind of attack on Tuesday, when its official Twitter account was apparently hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army, a group of pro-Syrian regime hackers that has aggressively targeted major news organizations and activists. One post that appeared on the newspaper's Twitter account said, "Je ne suis pas Charlie" ("I am not Charlie") and decried attacks on Syria."After the hacking of our account, our teams have taken it back into our hands," the newspaper's account said in another tweet about an hour later. "We apologize for any fraudulent posts on our behalf."CNN's Paul Cruickshank, Tim Lister, Sandrine Amiel, Marilia Brocchetto, Anna-Maja Rappard and Catherine E. Shoichet contributed to this report.

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Story highlightsSerena Williams through to semifinals of Cincinnati Masters after win over Jelena JankovicStanilas Wawrinka knocked out of men's event by France's Julien BenneteauRoger Federer and Andy Murray face off in evening match for a place in semisWinner will face Milos Raonic after Canadian demolished Fabio Fognini 6-1 6-0Serena Williams is through to the semifinals of the Cincinnati Masters after a convincing straight sets win over Jelena Jankovic.The world No. 1 may have won 17 grand slams and 61 singles titles in all during a glittering career, but getting her hands on the trophy in Cincinnati has proved elusive thus far. But following Friday's 6-1 6-3 victory over the Serb, Williams' is one step closer to breaking her duck as she looks to fine tune her game ahead of her U.S. Open title defense later this month. "She's beaten me several times, so I knew today I just had to be focused and do the best I could," Williams said, the WTA website reported."It didn't seem fast. I was just trying my best. And she played some great points. I was just trying to not make many errors, stay focused and do the best that I could."I had some unbelievable fans in the back who were totally helping me out, too."A semifinal against either Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland or Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki awaits the American. In the other half of the draw, Simona Halep takes on Maria Sharapova with the winner facing wither Ana Ivanovic or Ukraine's Elina Svitolina. JUST WATCHEDCapturing iconic tennis photographsReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHCapturing iconic tennis photographs 03:48JUST WATCHEDHow Novak and Petra conquered WimbledonReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHHow Novak and Petra conquered Wimbledon 08:12JUST WATCHEDSharapova's Wimbledon triumphReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHSharapova's Wimbledon triumph 06:07Benneteau stuns StanThe men were also in quarterfinal action on Friday with France's Julien Benneteau bringing Stanilas Wawrinka's tournament to a premature end.Apart from a semifinal appearance two seasons ago, the Swiss has a poor record in Cincinnati having tumbled out in the first or second round on five previous occasions. Wawrinka looked on course to equal his best ever showing as he raced to a one set lead in just 27 minutes. But the tide soon turned in Benneteau's favor as the Frenchman dominated the remaining two sets breaking the world No. 4's serve four times to run out a 1-6 6-1 6-2 winner in 80 minutes. "It's my best result in a Masters 1000," Benneteau said, the ATPTour website reported. "The Masters 1000 are very, very difficult tournaments because the cut is like 40, 45. It's top 45 players in the world on every tournament at this level. You don't have a lot of opportunities to make a very big result," Benneteau added.Victory sees him become the first Frenchman to advance to the semis at the event for 15 years -- Arnaud Clement eventually lost out to eventual winner Thomas Enqvist of Sweden in 2000. The world No. 41 will face either Spain's Tommy Robredo, who beat world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the previous round, or world No. 6 David Ferrer. In the other early match, Canada's Milos Raonic thumped Italy's Fabio Fognini in straight sets 6-1 6-0. The world No. 7 can now look forward to a semifinal showdown with either Roger Federer or Andy Murray who play on Friday evening. Read more: Djokovic suffers new setback in Cincinnati

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(CNN)Jon Gruden resigned Monday as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders after reports emerged of him using homophobic, racist and misogynistic language in emails while he worked as an ESPN analyst."I love the Raiders and do not want to be a distraction. Thank you to all the players, coaches, staff, and fans of Raider Nation. I'm sorry, I never meant to hurt anyone," he said in a statement issued by the Raiders.Raiders owner Mark Davis tweeted he had accepted Gruden's resignation.Critics had called for Gruden, who has coached the Raiders since the beginning of the 2018 season, to be fired since The Wall Street Journal reported Friday he used racially insensitive language to describe NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith in a 2011 email.How an investigation of the Washington Football Team led to the resignation of the Las Vegas Raiders' head coach On Monday, the New York Times reported it reviewed more emails and found Gruden denounced women being employed as on-field officials, a team drafting an openly gay player, and the tolerance for national anthem protesters.Read MoreThe Times said the NFL uncovered the emails as part of an investigation that at its outset ostensibly didn't involve Gruden -- a review of workplace misconduct at the Washington Football Team. In July, the league fined the Washington Football Team $10 million following the conclusion of the investigation which found the club's work environment was "highly unprofessional," especially for women. Lisa Banks and Debra Katz, attorneys representing 40 former employees of the Washington Football Team, called upon the NFL on Tuesday to disclose the results of the investigation into the team's workplace culture. "It is truly outrageous that after the NFL's 10-month-long investigation involving hundreds of witnesses and 650,000 documents related to the longtime culture of harassment and abuse at the Washington Football Team, the only person to be held accountable and lose their job is the coach of the Las Vegas Raiders," the attorneys said."If the NFL felt it appropriate to release these offensive emails from Jon Gruden, which it obtained during its investigation into the Washington Football Team, it must also release the findings related to the actual target of that investigation," they added. Many of Gruden's emails, covering a seven-year period, were sent to Bruce Allen, the Washington team's then-president who was fired in December 2019, according to the Times.A league source confirmed the accuracy of the Times' story to CNN. The emails were uncovered by the league and presented to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell last week, the source said. The league said Friday it sent the emails to the Raiders and it has been waiting for the team to review them with Gruden.On Friday, league spokesman Brian McCarthy said: "The email from Jon Gruden denigrating DeMaurice Smith is appalling, abhorrent and wholly contrary to the NFL's values. We condemn the statement and regret any harm that its publication may inflict on Mr. Smith or anyone else."CNN has reached out again to Gruden, to the NFL and to the Raiders for comment.Josh Krulewitz, a spokesperson for ESPN, issued the following statement: "The comments are clearly repugnant under any circumstance."What the emails saidGruden was one of the NFL's highest-paid coaches, having signed a 10-year, $100 million contract with the Raiders, according to salary tracking website Spotrac. He first coached the Raiders from 1998 to 2001, then won a Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2002. At the time, Gruden was 39 and then, the youngest coach to win the Super Bowl.He left the Bucs in 2008 and was inducted into the team's ring of honor in 2017, but the organization said Tuesday he has been removed from membership because "his actions go against our core values as an organization."Gruden became a football analyst for ESPN after his time with Tampa Bay and his messages were sent while he was working for ESPN as a color analyst during "Monday Night Football," the Times reported.NFL veteran Ryan Russell says Jon Gruden's resignation is not enoughIn one message, Gruden called NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell a "p*ssy" and a "f*ggot," according to the Times. In another, he called Michael Sam a "queer" after the player was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in 2014, and Gruden said the league should not have pressured the team's then coach to draft Sam, the Times reported. Sam publicly revealed he was gay ahead of the draft; he ultimately never played a regular-season game in the league. Former Rams head coach Jeff Fisher tweeted that the team drafted Sam based on his college defensive production and pass-rushing skills and that the NFL never encouraged or discouraged him regarding draft prospects.Since 2020, Gruden has coached Carl Nassib, a Raiders defensive end who this year became the first active player in league history to announce he is gay.Given the contents of the emails, Gruden's credibility in the locker room would have evaporated, NFL Network and NFL.com reporter and analyst Ian Rapoport said Tuesday.Jon Gruden's fall is a warning to the NFL"How would he stand up in the middle of the room and lead this group of men, with several people in that locker room knowing that, privately, he makes fun of them or is against them?" Rapoport said on CNN's "New Day.""It could not work. That partially explains why Jon Gruden resigned to owner Mark Davis and then to his staff last night," Rapoport said.On Friday, an NFL spokesperson said the email reported in the Wall Street Journal was unearthed as part of the NFL review of workplace misconduct at the Washington Football Team.In response to the Wall Street Journal report, Gruden said Sunday: "All I can say is that I'm not a racist." He added: "I can't tell you how sick I am. I apologize again to De Smith, but I feel good about who I am and what I've done my entire life. I apologize for the insensitive remarks. I had no racial intentions with those remarks at all."Rich Bisaccia, the Raiders' special teams coordinator and assistant head coach, will be the interim head coach, effective immediately, the team said. CNN's Jill Martin and Jason Hanna contributed to this report.

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(CNN)For centuries, human beings have made use of animals' highly evolved capabilities, from the strength of horses to the hunting ability of birds of prey. Now, a discovery in Norway has turned the focus to the training of animals for military purposes.Fishermen off Norway's northern coast were astonished last week when they spotted a beluga whale wearing a harness, complete with mounts for a camera. Marine experts say the mammal's backstory may be even stranger.Marine experts say the beluga whale may have been trained by the Russian military.They believe it was trained by the Russian military.Its harness appeared "specially made," with "mounts for GoPro cameras on each side of it," said Jorgen Ree Wiig, a marine biologist at Norway's Directorate of Fisheries.The harness clips read "Equipment St. Petersburg." Wiig believes the whale came from Murmansk, Russia, and was trained by the Russian navy. Read MoreRussia's navy has "been known to train belugas to conduct military operations before," he said, "like guarding naval bases, helping divers, finding lost equipment."Russian authorities did not immediately respond to CNN's request for comment."The fact that it's a trained animal is undoubtable," Martin Biuw, a marine mammal researcher at Norway's Institute of Marine Research, told CNN. Stressing that any statement on the whale's intended purpose would be "pure speculation," Biuw added: "We know that the Russian military during the Cold War were training belugas to sniff out mines or old torpedoes."Some dolphins' biosonar outdoes manmade devicesIn 2017, the Murmansk Sea Biology Research Institute trained beluga whales, dolphins and seals for military roles, the Siberian Times reported.And Russian scientists aren't the only ones reportedly training animals for use in the armed forces.Since the 1960s, the United States and a handful of other countries have trained dolphins and sea lions to detect sea mines and swimmers, and to recover inert torpedoes and testing objects used in naval exercises.Program officials estimate that sea lions in the Marine Mammal Program have recovered millions of dollars of US naval torpedoes and instrumentation dropped on the sea floor.Harness-wearing whale was 'trained by Russian military,' researchers sayThe US Navy kept its Marine Mammal Program a secret until the 1990s, but it's now more transparent.The program trains Pacific bottlenose dolphins, which have natural biosonar that is better than any manmade device, and California sea lions, known for their incredible underwater eyesight.No human technology could compete with the biosonar abilities of dolphins, Marine Mammal Program Director Mike Rothe told CNN in 2011."I hope that one day there is a robot or a UUV (unmanned underwater vehicle) that makes the mammal program obsolete," he said. "But right now this is the best thing out there."Dolphins were deployed in the Iraq war, performing mine detection and clearance operations in the Persian Gulf so humanitarian ships could safely deliver aid. The mammals can be deployed via C-130 cargo aircraft to anywhere in the world within 72 hours and have demonstrated versatility in a wide range of environments and temperatures, from Alaska to Hawaii. After their war service, some guarded nuclear submarines in their homeports of Bremerton, Washington, and Groton, Connecticut.There they guard sensitive assets, detecting attempts at swimming into the port and alerting security services to intruders.Scientists have also studied the hydrodynamics of dolphins to improve torpedo performance, though the programs were criticized over animal welfare, a factor that led to more openness.CNN's Kaj Larsen contributed to this report.

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Lviv, Ukraine (CNN)It was everything and nothing.After weeks of Western warnings of a multi-pronged, country-wide Russian invasion, Vladimir Putin's first military move on Ukraine was comparatively minor.The Kremlin's recognition on Monday of the two separatist republics and decision to send Russian troops is the outrageous formalization of something that has already happened. I witnessed, in the early days of separatist gangs taking over the Donetsk administration in 2014, two men in navy military jumpers and matching buzzcuts, handing out Kenwood radios to protestors inside the administration's inner offices. This has always been an organized, Russian exercise -- it is just now they may soon have their flag flying over it. The violation of Ukraine's sovereignty happened eight years ago, signing the decrees and ordering in troops makes it more visible. Why Donbas is at the heart of the Ukraine crisisBut this is not a full invasion. It is not the 150,000 troops and enablers -- many in "tactical formation" -- threatening Kyiv and toppling the government, as Western officials warned. That nightmare scenario forecast shock and awe bombing, followed by tens of thousands of troops, causing potentially tens of thousands of civilian casualties and millions of refugees.What comes next is fluid. Read MoreFirstly, the Western response will have to choose how many of the sanctions at their disposal they deploy. Sanctions are a finite pot of options, not an infinite toolkit. European nations that waivered may suggest this formalized incursion does not merit pressing the sanctions doomsday button, although the initial pause on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline by Germany suggests a tough response may emerge. The White House has suggested it will sanction trade with the separatist republics -- which is basically a threat against Russian firms that do business there. Putin may be seeking to accentuate the divisions between Western capitals on sanctions by forcing them to respond to this incremental move. The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is a key consideration amid ongoing tensions.Secondly, this is not the best option for Putin in the long-term. He now publicly owns the separatist issue. He no longer has the cloak of deniability and has pledged to send in Russian troops to back them up. These troops will likely be near a febrile line of conflict with Ukraine. Some may get hit in the ongoing exchanges. Putin may need to respond. It certainly does not herald peace, or a stable military status quo. So, is this where it ends? Is this the sum of what Putin wants? Russian political figures have been debating whether Moscow should recognize not just the separatist republics as they are, but as they want to be -- covering the whole of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. That would mean Russian troops are effectively guaranteeing security in areas of Ukraine's east that Ukraine's army holds. At the time of writing, this remained unclear. But it is a possible window to escalation. Does this initial move fit into a wider Russian military plan? It is hard to see how you would preface the imminent widespread attack the US has warned of with this limited formalization of control. But it is important to remember Putin does not work to a 24-hour news cycle. He has no congressional approval to seek, or mid-terms looming. He can do whatever he likes, whenever he likes, for as long as he likes. And while Western officials may think his troops at the border have a "matter of days" left in which the most advanced can stay in "tactical formation" to invade, the Russian military may not be that concerned about getting them back to barracks and a hot shower. Pro-Russian servicemen pictured in the Donbas region of Ukraine on February 10.Any Russian "peacekeepers" -- to use Putin's words -- in Donbas might be designed to keep Ukrainian military focus on the east. Western officials have warned the Russian plan is to sweep in from Ukraine's northern borders and isolate the bulk of Ukraine's military in the east from the capital Kyiv, facilitating the Kremlin's likely bid for regime change. These first Russian arrivals in Donbas -- presuming they do roll in -- could be designed to keep Ukraine's focus out east. Or this really might be it, for now. Putin often functions in tiny incremental steps -- the judo player adjusting his grip, rather than the heavyweight slinging a punch. The next step may come in the summer, or next year. The Kremlin head seems to relish the character dissection his every move generates. Depending on the analyst and the day, he is the pragmatist who responds to every event as a deft opportunist; or he is the rational, strategic 5D chess player, running riot in geopolitics. We don't know which Putin we will deal with. Russia is already paying a hefty financial price for its aggressionBut we did get a chance to see one Putin Monday night. As some analysts commented, the most troubling development of the past 48 hours was perhaps the state of mind and political convictions betrayed by his 57-minute address to Russia. Part revisionist history lesson, part NATO critique, part tirade against Ukraine's mere existence, this was not the rational chess player on display. It echoed the angry authoritarian we had seen hours earlier, sat tens of meters away from the tiny group of officials he had permitted into the same room as him, berating his closest advisors to "speak up" and "talk directly." The address displayed an isolated man, disinterested in the concerns of ordinary Russians -- speaking primarily to himself, or to imagined history books, or a possible clique of potential successors -- about his long-standing grievances accumulated since 1989. He even took a moment to get upset at how Bill Clinton snubbed him 22 years ago. This may have been a contrived performance, designed to unsettle anyone watching, in which case it was extremely effective. Or it may be the clearest exposition yet of what drives the singular personality behind Europe's biggest crisis in decades, and what may fuel its future.

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(CNN)Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to win the March 18 election by a wide margin, but that doesn't mean Russians are happy with the way things are.Restrictions on political freedoms have prevented any real opposition from running against Putin, and years of economic troubles have hit everyday Russians hard.But is life in the United States any better? Here's how the two countries compare......if you want to be happy Americans are significantly happier than Russians, according to the UN's World Happiness Report 2018. Looking at indicators such as income, life expectancy, freedom to make decisions and social support, the US ranked 18th of 156 countries, while Russia was 59th.Read MoreBut that gap is closing. Another index in the report measuring changes in happiness levels in 141 countries showed that Russians became happier from the period 2008-10 to 2015-17.The US, however, was among 72 countries that became less happy in that time. This loss of happiness was mostly due to non-income factors, including less social support and a reduced sense of personal freedoms, the report suggests. ...if you want to save up Prices are generally much lower in Russia than in the US, but Russia wages are lower too. When purchasing power parity -- a measure of affordability -- is taken into account, Americans can buy more with their bucks than Russians can with their rubles.Renting a home and lifestyle expenses, like going out for dinner or buying a bottle of wine, are much more affordable for Americans. Of course, there are some things, such as catching a cab, that are cheaper for Russians....if you're a woman The gender gap in the US isn't that different to Russia's when it comes to the number of women in the workforce and education levels. But a World Economic Forum study of gender equality around the world ranked the US well above Russia for one main reason -- political empowerment. American women play a greater role in governance overall than women in Russia, although Russia has more women in ministerial positions. Neither country has had a female head of state in modern history.Russia has no laws specifically addressing domestic violence, and in February 2017, the country introduced legislation dubbed the "slapping law," which actually decriminalized many forms of violence in the home....if you like vacations Paid vacation is enshrined in law in Russia, and everyone in the country is entitled to at least 14 paid national holidays as well. If these holidays fall on a day like Tuesday, Russians will often get the Monday off as a "bridge" day, as well.The US is the only developed nation in the world that doesn't guarantee paid time off work. Americans in salaried professions, however, generally expect employers to offer paid vacation time and public holidays as well. But a lot of Russians don't take the leave they're given -- many say they can't afford to go away. It's also because Russians often rely on financial extras, like overtime, so while they may get their wages to take time off, they give up other benefits if they do....if you get sick It can be difficult to quantify the quality and accessibility of healthcare. Russia, for example, offers universal healthcare to its citizens, meaning the government pays for people to see a doctor or get treatment, and it has more hospital beds and physicians available per person. But the quality of healthcare is so low that many Russians end up paying out of their pockets for treatment.The US spends a much larger portion of its GDP on health, but it generally only funds or subsidizes healthcare for eligible lower-income people and their families, disabled people and senior citizens, so most Americans rely on private insurance. But a study published in The Lancet ranking the world's healthcare systems by quality and accessibility put the US at 34th of 195 countries, while Russia came in at a much lower 72nd. ...if you want to have a baby Paid maternity and paternity leave is another area where the US lags behind the rest of the developed world. By law, new parents working for companies of a certain size for at least a year are given time off after having a baby or adopting a child, but there's no national requirement to pay them or hold their job beyond a few months. Some states, like California, are beginning to offer more generous terms. In Russia, the leave entitlement is generous, but the pay is capped at a basic wage. Women get 70 paid days before and 70 days after birth or adoption. Some women, however, report discrimination and job insecurity when they do return to work.There is no explicit paternity leave, but men can take annual paid leave and employers are obliged to offer all parents up to three years off or flexible working time after having a child. One parent can stay at home at a time at a maximum pay of 21,555 rubles ($377) a month in that three-year period....if you're gay or a lesbian The acceptance of homosexuality in Russia is strikingly low and homophobia has crept into government policy in recent years. The country in 2013 passed a law that became known as the gay propaganda law, making the distribution of materials that show "non-traditional sexual relationships" to minors illegal.Reports emerged around a year ago that authorities in Russia's Chechen Republic were detaining and abusing gay men because of their sexuality. The Chechen government denied the accusations and also denied gay men even exist in the republic.In the US, on the other hand, gay rights have improved. A 2015 Supreme Court ruling paved the way for same-sex marriage to become legal in all 50 states and another Supreme Court decision in 2016 made same-sex adoption legal across the country as well....if you want to feel safe Crime rates in the US are much higher than in Russia -- except when it comes to murder. Russia has more than twice the number of intentional homicides than the US, but Americans are over five times more likely to be burgled and over 14 times more likely to be assaulted, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. CNN's Mary Ilyushina contributed from Moscow.

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Story highlightsMunster coach Anthony Foley dies, aged 42Foley found dead in Paris hotel roomMunster match against Racing 92 called offFoley played 62 times for Ireland (CNN)The world of rugby is in shock after the sudden death of Munster head coach and former Irish international Anthony Foley at the age of 42.Foley, who played 62 times for his country, was found dead in the team's hotel in Paris, ahead of a match in the European Champions Cup against Racing 92.A statement by the Irish Rugby Football Union said: "The IRFU and Munster Rugby pass on our deepest sympathies to all of Anthony's family and friends and ask for privacy for the family at this sad time." No cause of death has been given.It is with great sadness that we bid farewell to our coach, former captain, colleague and friend today, rest in peace Anthony Foley.— Munster Rugby (@Munsterrugby) October 16, 2016 Foley had been on the backroom staff with Munster since 2009, having made over 200 appearances as a player for the provincial side, skippering them to victory in the 2006 Heineken Cup, Europe's top club competition.Sunday's match in Paris was immediately postponed as the news of his passing became public, with a wreath and Munster scarf laid on the center circle of the stadium where the team had been due to play.Read MoreTributes were led by Irish president Michael Higgins. "It is with great sadness that I heard of the sudden death of Anthony Foley, the Munster rugby team's head coach and one of the great figures of Irish sport in the modern era," he said.We're deeply saddened at the sudden death of the great Anthony Foley. For @shannonrfc @Munsterrugby & @IrishRugby - a legend. #RIPAxel pic.twitter.com/gHI2lGBy1N— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) October 16, 2016 "He was regarded with great respect and deep affection not just among the Munster rugby fans but by all those interested in Irish sports and those with whom they interacted abroad," added Higgins, who is also patron of the Irish Rugby Union.Back-row forward Foley scored a try on his debut against England in 1995 and became a key figure in the Irish side, captaining them on three occasions.England World Cup winner Brian Moore, who played against Foley, said: "Just heard the terrible news of the death of Munster's Anthony Foley -- thoughts with his family -- very sad indeed." Frankie Sheahan shares heartwarming photo of Anthony Foley with Munster legends just last weekend https://t.co/5B5vLnWnye pic.twitter.com/z6n69DUDB5— Independent Sport (@IndoSport) October 16, 2016 Foley's father Brendan, who was with the Munster party in Paris at the time of his son's death, won 11 caps for Ireland and was in the Munster team which famously beat the All Blacks in 1978.Foley's sister Rosie was also member of the Irish women's squadHe leaves a wife Olive and two sons.Clubs across Britain and Europe added sympathy messages on social media, while Ireland's former track and field star Sonia O'Sullivan said his death was "sad and shocking".Touching tribute to Anthony Foley by the Munster fans in Paris #RIPAnthonyFoley (🎥 @Murray_Kinsella) pic.twitter.com/1gyjWWvjVv— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) October 16, 2016 Stunned Munster fans in Paris gathered for their own poignant tribute with a moving rendition of the Fields of Athenry. An impromptu memorial with messages of condolence was also being left outside the match stadium.

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(CNN)"'Cause it's a bitter sweet symphony, this life.Try to make ends meetTry to find some money then you die."The hit song by British band The Verve is playing on the car radio as we drive into Pazardzhik, a small town just over an hour from Bulgaria's capital city Sofia. Follow @cnnsport The lyrics are poignant because we're here to interview a man who's no stranger to life's ups and downs -- a former Olympian who was on top of his game a year before "Bitter Sweet Symphony" was near the top of the charts.Read MoreHeading into Atlanta '96, his third Olympic Games, Serafim Todorov was at his peak as a boxer. Supremely confident, talented and experienced, the 27-year-old cruised through to the featherweight semifinals, where he faced a teenage American.Filming in Bulgaria with Serafim Todorov - the last man to beat @FloydMayweather back in 1996! Coming soon to @cnn pic.twitter.com/08gIyIpyk5— Harry Reekie (@HarryCNN) April 21, 2015 Todorov says he underestimated his opponent and quickly realized that Floyd Mayweather was a "really good" boxer. Still, the Bulgarian won by a point in a controversial decision that sparked U.S. protests -- and the referee initially raised the American's glove. It was the last time Mayweather lost in the ring -- he is now unbeaten in 47 pro fights -- but Todorov's victory was quickly followed by the moment that completely changed his life. A moment that he bitterly regrets to this day.While waiting to be tested in doping control, Todorov was approached by American promoters and offered a lucrative professional contract. He turned them down because he was happy with his successful amateur career and was confident of going on to win Olympic gold. He never did.Instead, the promoters signed up Mayweather, who is now one of the richest athletes on the planet, having won world titles in five weight divisions. Some reports say he will earn $180 million from fighting Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas on May 2. Photos: 'The man who beat Mayweather'The last man to defeat Floyd Mayweather in the boxing ring can be found in this gym in the small Bulgarian town of Pazardzhik.Hide Caption 1 of 7 Photos: 'The man who beat Mayweather'Former Olympic silver medalist Serafim Todorov lives off state handouts of under $500 a month -- a far cry from the lavish lifestyle of "Money" Mayweather, who has splashed out on $25,000 mouthguards ahead of his blockbuster bout with Manny Pacquiao.Hide Caption 2 of 7 Photos: 'The man who beat Mayweather'Pictured here showing CNN's Alex Thomas his old photo collection, the former boxer won three world amateur championships -- in 1991 at bantamweight, and in 1993 and 1995 at featherweight.Hide Caption 3 of 7 Photos: 'The man who beat Mayweather'The 45-year-old believes things could have turned out differently. There was a life-changing moment at Atlanta's 1996 Olympics when American boxing promoters approached him with a lucrative professional contract.Hide Caption 4 of 7 Photos: 'The man who beat Mayweather'Todorov (right) turned them down -- a decision he regrets to this day -- being confident he would win gold and have a successful amateur career. He beat the 19-year-old Mayweather by one point in a controversial featherweight semifinal, leaving just Thailand's Somluck Kamsing (left) as an obstacle to Olympic glory.Hide Caption 5 of 7 Photos: 'The man who beat Mayweather'But Todorov lost the final, claiming a silver medal while Mayweather signed up with the U.S. promoters, catapulting his career forward. He is now undefeated in 47 professional fights ahead of his long-awaited clash with Manny Pacquiao on May 2.Hide Caption 6 of 7 Photos: 'The man who beat Mayweather'Mayweather vs. Pacquiao is expected to be the richest boxing match in history -- some tickets are on sale for nearly $130,000 -- while Todorov, known simply as "the man who beat Mayweather," hopes to set up a small gym by the Black Sea.Hide Caption 7 of 7Todorov -- who retired in 2003 after a handful of pro fights -- gets by on state handouts of less than $500 a month.Now 45, Todorov doesn't stand out from the group of men waiting for us outside a Soviet-era style apartment block in a rundown corner of Pazardzhik. It's drab and a little bleak, but not sinister. Kids run around, noisily and happily, on nearby waste ground.Todorov is wearing bright blue trainers, jeans and a gun-metal gray bomber jacket, with the collar up, over a T-shirt. I am not tall, but he has to look up as we shake hands because he slightly bows his head, peering at me with narrowed but not unfriendly eyes. His skin is weathered and tanned.His apartment is very tidy and clean. It looks like he has cleared up for us, the way you would before showing people around your home when it's up for sale. There are bottles of water, nuts and chocolate laid out on the living room coffee table for us to snack on.It soon becomes clear that Todorov is not trying to impress us. He is simply a kind and generous guy who has experienced being a superstar athlete but understands even better what life is like when all that adulation disappears.He is just happy to tell us his story. At his best, he says, based on stats from Germany and Russia, he was regarded as the best pound-for-pound fighter on the planet -- the way Mayweather is often described today. Photos: Ready to rumble: Mayweather and Pacquiao up the ante Photos: Ready to rumble: Mayweather and Pacquiao up the ante"This is going to be an exciting fight. Our styles are totally different. He is very, very reckless. Every move I make is calculated. I'm always five, 10 steps ahead of my opponent" WBC/WBA welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather said of his rival Manny Pacquiao as reporters packed into the Mayweather Boxing Club.Hide Caption 1 of 12 Photos: Ready to rumble: Mayweather and Pacquiao up the ante"I don't enjoy it like I once did. My last fight is in September," the 38-year-old revealed, meaning his bout against Pacquiao will be his penultimate fight. Pictured, his cousin and boxing camp coordinator DeJuan Blake helps him do neck exercises.Hide Caption 2 of 12 Photos: Ready to rumble: Mayweather and Pacquiao up the ante"This fight is one of the biggest ever in boxing. This is two future hall-of-famers in a megafight. I've done record breaking numbers before, and it looks like we're going to do it again," proclaimed "Money" Mayweather, oozing confidence with a 47-0 professional fight record.Hide Caption 3 of 12 Photos: Ready to rumble: Mayweather and Pacquiao up the anteShowing off in front of the reporters, Mayweather pummels a speed bag. Look closely, and you'll see a poster of Pacquiao with his eyes and mouth taped over.Hide Caption 4 of 12 Photos: Ready to rumble: Mayweather and Pacquiao up the ante"So many people were trying to say Floyd was scared," Mayweather's father and trainer, Floyd Sr., said. "Let's see on May 2 who is scared. I can't tell you why or how, but here's an update -- Floyd is going to kick his ass and knock Pacquiao out. I didn't watch one tape on Pacquiao. There is no reason to study him. He's not at this level."Hide Caption 5 of 12 Photos: Ready to rumble: Mayweather and Pacquiao up the anteRenowned for his flashy lifestyle -- he wears $25,000 mouth guards adorned with diamonds and gold -- Mayweather is living the Las Vegas lifestyle with celebrities such as rapper Lil' Kim attending his work out session.Hide Caption 6 of 12 Photos: Ready to rumble: Mayweather and Pacquiao up the anteFormer Baywatch actor David Hasselhoff also came to check out Mayweather's moves as he prepared for what may be the richest fight in boxing history.Hide Caption 7 of 12 Photos: Ready to rumble: Mayweather and Pacquiao up the anteStar of "Manny," a film recently released in the Philippines, Pacquiao said he's ready to rumble. "What I feel right now is motivation, inspiration and determination," he said at the Wild Card Boxing Club, his training headquarters in Hollywood. "The killer instinct is there, I love it." Hide Caption 8 of 12 Photos: Ready to rumble: Mayweather and Pacquiao up the anteThis week, Mayweather called Pacquiao a "reckless" fighter, a jibe the "Pacman" shrugged off."That's how people like me and love me, because they like an exciting fight," said the Filipino. "We call this boxing."Hide Caption 9 of 12 Photos: Ready to rumble: Mayweather and Pacquiao up the anteThe congressman and eight-division world champion said he had a message for Mayweather: "After the fight, if I could talk to him, I want to share the gospel of God. I want to share to him about God, why we need God." Pacquiao is a passionate Christian. He uses social media to thank God and share his musical compositions, while Mayweather's Instagram feed highlights his glamorous lifestyle.Hide Caption 10 of 12 Photos: Ready to rumble: Mayweather and Pacquiao up the ante"I've never seen Manny at this level," said trainer Freddie Roach, right. "He's really motivated for this fight. It has really escalated his performance. I think he's faster than ever and he's definitely hitting harder than ever."Hide Caption 11 of 12 Photos: Ready to rumble: Mayweather and Pacquiao up the ante"My entire career defines my legacy. Everything I have done in boxing," Pacquiao said. "I have had some great, great accomplishments and achievements in my career." The bout is set for May 2 and is expected to fetch over $300 million.Hide Caption 12 of 12After beating Mayweather in Atlanta, but failing to win the final, Todorov became depressed. "I drowned my sorrows in alcohol," he tells me, recalling the aftermath of his loss to Somluck Kamsing, who became the first Thai athlete to win an Olympic gold medal. Even after his career slumped, he was still named Bulgaria's athlete of the 20th century. Most casual sports fans would pick former footballer Hristo Stoichkov as the country's most renowned athlete, and Todorov smiles proudly as he talks about the time the 1995 Ballon D'Or winner came over to his table at an awards dinner just to shake the hand of the nation's favorite boxer.At times, Todorov appears to physically mourn the man he never became. He grieves for him; the fading of his dream as painful as the death of a family member. Even his Olympic silver medal has disappeared. It was donated to a museum and then lost. "I can't change my mold,No, no, no, no, no."(The Verve, 1997)But there is a glimmer of hope emerging from the gloom of Todorov's tale. Our visit ends with a trip to a local boxing gym where he has trained on occasion and coached some of Pazardzhik's youngsters. Among the punchbags and mirrored walls, Todorov's whole demeanor changes. His eyes sparkle and he instinctively moves like the champion boxer he once was, snapping out lightning jabs with barely any encouragement.He tells me a company is offering to set up a boxing gym bearing his name, meaning a move and a new life for him and his family by the Black Sea.Before then he'll watch Mayweather and Pacquiao's so-called mega-fight, pleased that it has reminded the world of a talent lost to the sport."I feel like a winner," he says, "and I'm proud because Floyd is unbeaten at the moment and I'm really proud that only I was able to beat him. The whole world knows about me now. I feared they might have forgotten."Read: Mayweather vs Pacquiao: Referee confirmed, ticket deal madeRead: Wladimir Klitschko: Iron Curtain no barrier for 'Dr. Steelhammer'

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(CNN)Belarus' main opposition candidate has rejected preliminary election results giving the country's longtime President a landslide victory, as protests flared up for a second night.Svetlana Tikhanovskaya demanded a recount after the country's Central Election Commission announced that Alexander Lukashenko had won with 80.23% of the vote, while Tikhanovskaya stood at 9.9%."I believe my own eyes, the majority was for us," Tikhanovskaya said in a news conference on Monday, according to multiple local media reports. "We do not recognize the election results. We have seen real protocols. We urge those who believe that their voice was stolen not to remain silent."The 37-year-old said that she was ready to meet Lukashenko to discuss bringing "peaceful change of power." She later "left to an unknown location" according to her campaign.Tikhanovskaya disputed the elections on MondayRiots erupted after official exit polls were released late Sunday, showing a victory for Lukashenko, and resumed the following day. Read MoreAround 3,000 people were detained and dozens injured during clashes with police, the interior ministry said in a statement seen by state-run news agency Belta.On Monday, Lukashenko said he would not "allow the country to be torn apart," claiming that the protests were initiated by "foreign puppeteers," Belta reported. "So Lukashenko -- who is at the top of the vertical of power, the head of the state, voluntarily, with 80% of the votes -- must transfer power to them? This is all coming from abroad," he said.President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko with his son Nikolai in Moscow.He added that law enforcement would not back down before protesters. "Riot officers were wounded, there are broken arms and legs. These guys were deliberately hit and they have pushed back. Why sob and cry now? The response will be adequate," Lukashenko said.Amnesty International has condemned the police's response to protesters in Minsk.Meantime, Twitter said Monday it was seeing "blocking and throttling" of its platform in Belarus in reaction to the protests.NetBlocks, an NGO that tracks internet shutdowns worldwide, said in a tweet Monday: "It has been almost 24 hours since Belarus fell largely offline after a series of worsening internet disruptions during Sunday's elections.A controversial election resultTikhanovskaya's campaign and independent observers say the vote was marred with widespread ballot stuffing and falsifications. Independent monitoring group "Honest people" said at Tikhanovskaya's news conference that, according to its data, she won in at least 80 polling stations across Belarus. Monitoring organization Golos said it counted more than a million ballots and, according to its calculations, Tikhanovskaya won 80% of the vote.Belarus strongman faces mass protests after jailing of his main rivalsLate on Monday, Tikhanovskaya "left to an unknown location" after filing a complaint at the Central Elections Committee building, her press secretary Anna Krasulina said in a live on-air interview with MBkH media. "She went inside the Central Elections Committee building, the team and the journalists stayed outside. There's a waiting hall inside and she entered with the lawyer," Krasulina said. "Then she was alone for two to three hours having a conversation without the lawyer [inside the CEC building]. Then Svetlana came out to the lawyer, said that she made up her mind, said goodbye to him. Then she was escorted through a different door and left to an unknown location."Tikhanovskaya's campaign later said they were back in touch with her and she was "all right," but did not supply any further details.'Seriously flawed' electionsMany Western nations condemned the election. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the US was "deeply concerned about the conduct of the August 9 presidential election in Belarus, which was not free and fair."He added, in a statement,"Severe restrictions on ballot access for candidates, prohibition of local independent observers at polling stations, intimidation tactics employed against opposition candidates, and the detentions of peaceful protesters and journalists marred the process." The UK government urged Belarus to "refrain from further acts of violence" following the "seriously flawed" elections."The violence and the attempts by Belarusian authorities to suppress protests are completely unacceptable," Foreign Office Minister James Duddridge said in a statement Monday.The statement continued: "There has been a lack of transparency throughout the electoral process in addition to the imprisonment of opposition candidates, journalists and peaceful protestors."In a written statement as part of a news briefing, the French Foreign Ministry said on Monday: "Results must be made public in a complete and transparent manner."We are also noting with concern that protesters who demonstrated after the closure of polling stations have been met with violence, and we call for maximum restraint." The UK and France both expressed concern over Belarus' failure to allow the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the Council of Europe to observe the electoral process.'Europe's last dictator'Tikhanovskaya, a former English tutor, became an unexpected rival to Lukashenko, and the face of the opposition after taking over from her husband, Sergey Tikhanovskiy, a popular YouTube blogger and former candidate who has been jailed since May.Her campaign rallies saw significant turnouts even in small Belarusian towns not known for their protest activity. About 63,000 people attended the largest event in Minsk in July -- making it the biggest demonstration in the past decade.Tikhanovskaya joined forces with two women who ran other opposition campaigns after their candidates were also either barred from running or jailed. Lukashenko had dismissed them as "poor girls" in his annual state of the union address on Tuesday and said he will not "give the country away."Presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya casts her ballot during the presidential election in Minsk on August 9, 2020.The night before the election, Tikhanovskaya's campaign said she had fled her apartment and gone into hiding due to safety concerns after police detained several senior staffers. Critics called the move an attempt to intimidate the opposition ahead of the crucial vote. Her adviser, Veronika Tsepkalo, fled Belarus for Moscow for safety reasons, the campaign said on Sunday.Tikhanovskaya's campaign manager Maria Kolesnikova was also taken to a police station for questioning on the eve of the vote. A day before that, campaign manager Maria Moroz was briefly detained.Tikhanovskaya first disputed the results at a news conference late Sunday, with her campaign maintaining that she had won in dozens of polling stations in Minsk at that stage.Riot police detain a group of demonstrators during a protest after polls closed in Belarus' presidential election, in Minsk on August 9, 2020. On Monday, the chief of the European Council criticized Belarus for attempting to quash protests. "Violence against protesters is not the answer Belarus," Charles Michel said on Twitter. "Freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, basic human rights must be upheld."Nicknamed "Europe's last dictator," Lukashenko has ruled the former Soviet republic of more than 9 million people since 1994. He has long drawn international criticism for suppressing dissent, and the country's secret police -- still known as the KGB -- often detain and harass opposition activists and independent journalists.In the run-up to the election, law enforcement seemingly stepped up its crackdown efforts as riot police made multiple arrests to break up impromptu demonstrations against the President. Local media outlets warned of a possible internet shutdown in case protests erupted across the country.US State Department expresses concern at crackdowns under 'Europe's last dictator'Framed as one of the toughest challenges to Lukashenko's 26-year-long rule, it was the Belarus strongman's sixth reelection campaign. Thousands of opposition supporters had poured onto the streets in recent weeks to voice discontent with the country's economic situation, poor coronavirus response, and lack of personal freedoms and reforms.The poll saw a massive turnout, according to official data, with the country's Central Election Commission saying Monday that the official turnout was at 84.23%. Independent observers in Belarus, such as the "Honest people" group, said they had also found significant discrepancies between the officially announced turnout and the number of people entering polling stations that they were able to count.Most independent observers were barred from monitoring the election. Dozens of independent observers were detained on Saturday and early Sunday, according to the "Honest people" and "Right to choose" initiatives.The OSCE said in July it would not be sending observers to Belarus as it hadn't been invited by the country's authorities.Journalist Mikalai Anishchanka in Minsk and CNN's Barbara Wojazer, Sebastian Shukler and Sarah Dean contributed.

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Story highlightsOngoing security issues in North African country force AFCON withdrawal Libya was due to host 2017 tournament CAF will now accept bids from other 54 members Decision on new host expected to be made in 2015, CAF saidLibya has withdrawn as hosts of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations tournament because of ongoing security issues in the country, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced. The decision follows a meeting between Libyan sports officials and CAF president Issa Hayatou at CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt on Friday August 22.A statement published on the CAF website Saturday said that "owing to the unstable security situation in the country, Libya would not be able to host the Afcon in 2017." CAF secretary general, Hicham El Amrani has informed all 54 member associations of the decision, CAF's official website reported.New bids to host the 2017 tournament will now be accepted with a deadline for submission of September 30 2014. "The CAF Executive Committee will select a host country whose dossier guarantees that accommodation, transportation and hotels facilities, as well as training sites and stadiums already exist," a CAF statement said.A decision on a new host country will be made in 2015. Libya was scheduled to host the 2013 tournament but had to pass on hosting duties to South Africa for security reasons. Read more: Libya's footballers in the firing lineRead more: Nigeria win 2013 Africa Cup of NationsRead more: Fighting intensifies in Libya

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Story highlightsPrime Minister Mario Monti plans to step down after passage of a budget, stability measures"I return to politics with despair and out of a sense of responsibility," says Silvio BerlusconiThe 76-year-old insists he is entering the race to winHe resigned in November 2011 amid a national economic crisisItaly's former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said Saturday he would run again as his country's leader, signaling a return to the limelight for the nation's most flamboyant politician.The billionaire resigned as prime minister just over a year ago at the height of his country's debt crisis, bringing to an end an 18-year era in which he dominated Italian politics.Profile: Italy's most colorful political figureSince then, Italy has been run by an unelected, technocratic government headed by economist Mario Monti.Monti plans to step down after passage of a national budget and stability measures, Italian President Giorgio Napolitano said in a statement Saturday after meeting with Monti."The prime minister doesn't consider it possible to further carry out its mandate and thus he expressed his intention to resign," it read. The statement referenced comments made this week by the secretary of Berlusconi's party, who said that the party considers "Monti's experience concluded."JUST WATCHEDUnderstanding the Italian power struggleReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHUnderstanding the Italian power struggle 01:42JUST WATCHEDBerlusconi's scandal-filled careerReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHBerlusconi's scandal-filled career 02:26JUST WATCHEDBerlusconi sentenced, blames politicsReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHBerlusconi sentenced, blames politics 02:23If Monti resigns before the new year, elections could be held as early as next February, a few months earlier than the natural end of the legislature.In a message posted on his website and Facebook page, Berlusconi said: "I'm besieged by my people that are requesting that I get back in the battlefield leading the People of Freedom, PDL party."He said the center-right coalition had searched for a new leader, but there was no one to replace him. "I return to politics with despair and out of a sense of responsibility," he said.But, he added, "I enter the race to win."When he resigned in November 2011, Berlusconi said he did not intend to run for office when elections were held again. But the 76-year-old's intention to return to frontline politics has been rumored in the months since.In October, a Milan court sentenced Berlusconi to four years in prison for tax evasion.However, under the Italian legal system, he and his fellow defendants have the right to appeal their sentence twice, in the appeals court and a higher court.Also, because the case dates to July 2006, the statute of limitations will expire next year, meaning there is a good chance none of the defendants will serve any prison time.Through the years, Berlusconi has been accused of embezzlement, fraud and bribery, but the tax evasion case marked the first time he had been convicted of an offense.Berlusconi also faces trial on charges that he hired an underage prostitute and later tried to pull strings to get her out of jail when she was accused of theft. The woman involved in the long-running case is Moroccan dancer Karima el Mahroug, nicknamed "Ruby the Heart-stealer."

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Story highlightsUEFA punish CSKA Moscow for racism offensesThe Russian club will play its next Champions League game with part of the stadium closedRacist abuse occurred during CSKA's match against Manchester City on October 23CSKA Moscow will play its next home European Champions League match with part of its stadium closed as punishment for racism offenses.Manchester City complained its players had been subjected to "monkey chants" during a match against CSKA at the Arena Khimki on October 23.European football's governing body UEFA announced the sanction on Wednesday, warning CSKA that further incidents of racism would results in graver punishments.Read: Russian furore is latest FIFA headache"The UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body has handed down sanctions to CSKA Moscow following incidents during their UEFA Champions League home game against Manchester City," read a UEFA statement. Photos: Yaya Toure racially abused Photos: Yaya Toure racially abusedRacism in football – Manchester City's Yaya Toure says he was subjected to "monkey chants" during a European Champions League match against CSKA Moscow in 2013.Hide Caption 1 of 5 Photos: Yaya Toure racially abusedRacism in football – AC Milan's Mario Balotelli reacts to racist abuse from the visiting Roma fans at the San Siro in May 2013. It was not the first time the Italian-born striker has been racially abused in Serie A. Balotelli has since moved clubs and now plays for Liverpool in the Premier League.Hide Caption 2 of 5 Photos: Yaya Toure racially abusedRacism in football – Serie A side Lazio was punished four times during the 2012-13 season due to racist offenses by its fans in European matches.Hide Caption 3 of 5 Photos: Yaya Toure racially abusedRacism in football – "I don't care what game it is -- a friendly, Italian league or Champions League match -- I would walk off again," the Germany-born Kevin-Prince Boateng, who has represented Ghana, told CNN in an exclusive interview in January after he walked off in protest at racist abuse he was subjected to in a friendly match in January 2013. Hide Caption 4 of 5 Photos: Yaya Toure racially abusedRacism in football – U.S. star Jozy Altidore was subjected to racial abuse during AZ Alkmaar's cup win at Den Bosch in the Netherlands, again in January 2013. The match was halted and the crowd were asked to stop the abusive chanting before the action resumed.Hide Caption 5 of 5 Photos: Racism in football Photos: Racism in footballRacism in football – Racism has long been a stain on football but a resurgence of incidents in recent years has prompted soccer's authorities to launch a renewed bid to rid the game of discrimination for good. Here a Fenerbahce fan holds a banana towards Galatasaray's Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba during a Turkish league match in May 2013.Hide Caption 1 of 15 Photos: Racism in footballRacism in football – The spark for a raft of racism reforms from the game's power brokers came when AC Milan midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng walked off in a match with Italian lower league side Pro Patria in January after their fans abused him with monkey noises. The game was abandoned and his protest made headline news the world over.Hide Caption 2 of 15 Photos: Racism in footballRacism in football – CNN's Pedro Pinto stands on the spot where Boateng decided he'd had enough. He told the World Sport Presents Racism in Football documentary: "I decided to walk off the pitch because I said to myself, in this kind of environment, in this situation, I don't want to play football anymore."Hide Caption 3 of 15 Photos: Racism in footballRacism in football – Boateng's AC Milan teammate Mario Balotelli has been the subject of racial abuse over a number of years. He and Boateng were abused by AS Roma fans during a match at the San Siro in May that was briefly suspended by the officials as a result. A public address announcement implored visiting supporters to stop their chants.Hide Caption 4 of 15 Photos: Racism in footballRacism in football – Balotelli has had to deal with racism throughout his career. As far back as 2009, when he played for Inter, he was racially abused by opposing Juventus fans. Here, Inter's fans hold up banners in support of the striker.Hide Caption 5 of 15 Photos: Racism in footballRacism in football – Balotelli told Pedro Pinto he was prepared to walk off if he receives more racial abuse: "After what happened to me in (the Roma) game, I felt a little bit alone when I was home. I always said that if that happened in the stadium, like if nobody said anything, I don't care. But this time I think I changed my mind a little bit, and if it is going to happen one more time, I'm going to leave the pitch because it's so stupid."Hide Caption 6 of 15 Photos: Racism in footballRacism in football – Boateng's walk-off prompted the game's governing body to act and FIFA president Sepp Blatter invited the midfielder to sit on a task force dedicated to tackling racism in football. A raft of reforms have now been passed that could see teams relegated or expelled from competitions.Hide Caption 7 of 15 Photos: Racism in footballRacism in football – The head of FIFA's racism task force, Jeffrey Webb, told CNN the new measures could be "a defining moment in the fight against racism and discrimination." He labeled the recent abuse of Balotelli and Galatasaray striker Didier Drogba as "ignorant" and "unbelievable."Hide Caption 8 of 15 Photos: Racism in footballRacism in football – Blatter's new-found vigor to tackle racism was at odds with his sentiments in a 2011 interview with CNN when he expressed his belief that there was no on-field racism in football and that players who think they have been abused should simply say "this is a game." He later said his comments had been misinterpreted.Hide Caption 9 of 15 Photos: Racism in footballRacism in football – One of the most high-profile incidents in England saw Liverpool striker Luis Suarez banned for eight-matches for racially abusing Manchester United's Patrice Evra in October 2011. Prior to the teams' return fixture the following February, Suarez refused to shake Evra's hand. Suarez subsequently apologized.Hide Caption 10 of 15 Photos: Racism in footballRacism in football – Former England captain John Terry was found not guilty in a criminal court of racially abusing rival footballer Anton Ferdinand but was banned for four-matches by the Football Association. He accepted the charge, a £220,000 fine and apologized, saying: "I accept that the language I used, regardless of the context, is not acceptable on the football field or indeed in any walk of life."Hide Caption 11 of 15 Photos: Racism in footballRacism in football – The Serbian Football Association was hit with an $84,000 fine after a brawl between their under-21 team and England's in the city of Krusevac in October 2012. England player Danny Rose (far right) said he had been subjected to monkey chants throughout the game. The Serbian FA insisted their fine was for the altercation.Hide Caption 12 of 15 Photos: Racism in footballRacism in football – Serbian fans are renowned for creating an intimidating atmosphere, as CNN discovered at the Belgrade derby in May. Despite previous incidents, there was no hint of racism in the match, though the Serbian Football Association's technical director Savo Milosevic did reveal they have no program in place to tackle racism.Hide Caption 13 of 15 Photos: Racism in footballRacism in football – European football's governing body, UEFA also passed new laws on racism. They introduced a minimum 10-match ban for racist abuse by players or officials and escalating measures for clubs including fines and stadium closures for repeat offenders.Hide Caption 14 of 15 Photos: Racism in footballRacism in football – Various initiatives across Europe's leagues help to try and combat racism and offer opportunities to those communities that are under represented at the top of the game. The Asian Stars event, recently held at Chelsea's training ground, aims to encourage participation among aspiring Asian players at all levels of football.Hide Caption 15 of 15"Specifically, the Control and Disciplinary Body has decided to close sector D of the stadium during the club's next UEFA competition home match."CSKA's next home fixture is scheduled against Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League on 27 November in Moscow. "The fight against racism is a high priority for UEFA ... All forms of racist behavior are considered serious offenses against the disciplinary regulations and are punished with the most severe sanctions."Read: Toure wants tougher racism punishmentsCity's Ivorian midfielder Yaya Toure declared himself "furious" in a post-match interview with the club's TV channel, calling on UEFA to "ban them (CSKA) for a couple of years."Two former Premier League footballers were far from impressed with the sanction meted out to the Russian club, taking to Twitter to criticize the decision. "Wow. Partial closure of stadium for 1 match for racist abuse for CSKA Moscow! Those boys at UEFA are sooo tough!" opined former Southampton player Matt Le Tissier, who now works as a football pundit. Another former player who has also gone into broadcasting - Stan Collymore - was similarly scathing. "I'm a racist. I'm going to move to section E against Bayern ... more Uefa clownery," wrote the former Nottingham Forest and Liverpool player. Nonetheless, UEFA regulations state that a first racism offense should be punished with a partial stadium closer, a second incident of discrimination would results in a full stadium closure for one match and a €50,000 ($68,000) fine.Any club found guilty of racism a third time faces the prospect of multiple matches behind closed doors, the forfeiting of a match, deduction of points or expulsion from a competition.

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Story highlightsNew report into homophobia in UK sportRugby highlighted as a positive exampleGay referee: "Still some issues"London (CNN)English rugby has been praised for clamping down on homophobia in the sport, though a leading gay referee warns there is still work to be done in eradicating the problem.A British government select committee released a report Sunday investigating the prevalence of homophobia in UK sport and how the ruling bodies were dealing with it.It said soccer clubs "in particular are not doing enough and should take a tougher approach" and compared them unfavorably to the stance of the English Rugby Union (RFU).In November 2014, two rugby fans were banned for two years and each ordered to pay £1,000 ($1,250) to a charity of gay referee Nigel Owens' choice after the Welshman was verbally abused while officiating an international match between England and Wales at Twickenham. World's first gay rugby club turns 20: 'No-one had seen players like us before' "I don't think rugby can take the moral high ground ... but it does better address those issues than a lot of other sports do," Owens told the Culture, Media and Sport Committee in his testimony. Read More"When that instance in Twickenham was brought to the attention of the RFU, it was dealt with."As far as homophobia goes, there are some issues in rugby that need to be addressed and need to be eradicated, but I think rugby is aware of those problems and it does all it can to eradicate them."READ: Gay rugby ref 'considered chemical castration'READ: Owens 'honored' to referee World Cup final"No place in our sport'The committee also praised rugby union's rival code rugby league for its response when openly gay player Keegan Hirst received homophobic abuse on Twitter after a game in September 2016.His club at the time, Batley Bulldogs, banned the supporter from its stadium. "There is no place in our sport for homophobic abuse or indeed any abuse and we wish to send out a clear message," the club said.Jozi Cats: Africa's first gay rugby team tackles homophobiaLove wins: Rugby player accepts on-field Olympic marriage proposal 'Significant progress'The committee said rugby union, along with sports such as swimming and diving, had made "significant progress" in increasing the visibility of gay participants.The RFU said it supported nine gay rugby clubs across England, and planned to bid for the right to again stage the biennial international Bingham Cup tournament -- an amateur gay rugby union tournament -- which was held in Manchester in 2012.It said its "We Call It Rugby" campaign featured an advert aimed at breaking down barriers for LGBT people, profiling the gay and inclusive Manchester Spartans club, and overall the series of videos had reached almost 35 million people through outdoor advertising, social media and television.The campaign was aimed at 16- to 24-year-olds, an age group the committee said was notable for gay athletes dropping out of their sports."It appears that young players and athletes sometimes feel that they have to make the active choice between either coming out or continuing to participate in their chosen sport," it said. "As a result, players and athletes either drop out of sport together or, as has been the case with some professional sportspeople, they wait until after retirement to come out."'A personal and private decision'While the rugby codes have had openly gay professionals such as Hirst and former Wales captain Gareth Thomas, the committee noted that elite UK football has no active "out" players.Discrimination has no place in #football That's why we're supporting @YorkPride on Saturday for the @yorkcityfc @FvHtweets game ⚽🏳️‍🌈🔴🔵#ycfc pic.twitter.com/Hf1X5v82k9— York City FC Police (@NYPYCFC) February 9, 2017 England's Football Association said homophobia "is an issue that we take very seriously" and was one of chairman Greg Clarke's "top priorities."Robbie Rogers did come out after leaving English club Leeds, but only returned to the game in his native US with the Los Angeles Galaxy. In 2014, former Premier League star Thomas Hitzlsperger announced he was gay months after retiring. Justin Fashanu was the first black English footballer to command a £1 million transfer fee, in 1981, but he never played for another top-level team after publicly coming out nine years later. "From the evidence we have received in this inquiry, we believe there are many gay athletes who have not come out, because they are frightened of the impact this decision will have on their careers, and the lives of the people they love," chair of the committee, MP Damian Collins, said in a statement. "That is not acceptable and should not be tolerated."Collins added: "Coming out is a personal and private decision and no sportsperson should feel under pressure or feel 'forced' to come out, but sports authorities must create an environment, in the stadium and the locker room, where players and athletes at all levels feel it is a choice they can make, and that they will be supported and accepted if they do. The Premier League and the Football League -- the organization that regulates the 72 clubs outside the top flight -- said they were committed to creating a welcoming environment. Both cited the support they had given to an app that's designed to ensure a zero-tolerance approach to abuse. Have your say on our Facebook pageVisit cnn.com/rugby for more news and videos"The League and our clubs do a range of work to promote equality and diversity in our competition and across the sport," said the Premier League in a statement, adding that "the LGBT community is a vital and integral part of our community.""More needs to be done by the authorities to address both the overt and latent homophobia that exists within sport."

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Hong Kong (CNN)The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) has announced an immediate suspension of all tournaments in China, including Hong Kong, in response to Beijing's silencing of sexual assault allegations made by Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai against a former top Communist Party official.In a statement released Wednesday, WTA chairman and CEO Steve Simon said the decision was based on the "unacceptable" response of Chinese officials in the #MeToo scandal, including rushing to censor Peng's allegations and ignoring calls for a full and transparent investigation."In good conscience, I don't see how I can ask our athletes to compete there when Peng Shuai is not allowed to communicate freely and has seemingly been pressured to contradict her allegation of sexual assault," Simon said. "Given the current state of affairs, I am also greatly concerned about the risks that all of our players and staff could face if we were to hold events in China in 2022."One of China's most recognizable sports stars, Peng publicly accused former Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli of coercing her into sex at his home three years ago in a since-deleted social media post dated November 2.Read MorePeng was immediately muffled by blanket censorship and disappeared from public view for more than two weeks, prompting the women tennis' world to demand answers as to her whereabouts -- as well as a full investigation into her allegations against Zhang.Amid growing global outcry, individuals working for Chinese government-controlled media and the state sports system released a number of "proof of life" photos and videos of Peng. "Unfortunately, the leadership in China has not addressed this very serious issue in any credible way. While we now know where Peng is, I have serious doubts that she is free, safe, and not subject to censorship, coercion, and intimidation," Simon said."None of this is acceptable nor can it become acceptable. If powerful people can suppress the voices of women and sweep allegations of sexual assault under the rug, then the basis on which the WTA was founded -- equality for women -- would suffer an immense setback. I will not and cannot let that happen to the WTA and its players."Peng Shuai serves to Hibino Nao during their women's singles first-round match at the Australian Open in 2020.Responding to a question about the WTA's withdrawal at a news conference Thursday, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said "China has always been firmly opposed to any act that politicizes sports."The spokesperson refused to provide further comments, saying: "We already answered relevant questions."The WTA's announcement makes good on a threat Simon made on November 18, when he told CNN he was willing to lose hundreds of millions of dollars worth of business in China if Peng was not fully accounted for and her allegations were not properly investigated."I can only imagine the range of emotions, and feelings, that are likely going through Peng right now. We hope that she feels that none of this is her fault, we are very proud of her," Simon said in an interview with CNN Wednesday, following the newest WTA statement. "But this is something we can't walk away from. If we walk away from this, we're basically telling the world, that not addressing sexual assault with the respect and seriousness it requires is OK," he said. "It's something that we simply cannot allow to happen, and it's not where we stand for as an organization."WTA's decision to pull out of China was applauded Wednesday by some biggest names in women's tennis, many of whom have previously voiced concerns for Peng's safety and whereabouts on Twitter, using the hashtag #WhereIsPengShuai.International Tennis Hall of Fame Billie Jean King praised the WTA decision "for taking a strong stand on defending human rights in China and around the world.""The WTA has chosen to be on the right side of history in defending the rights of our players," Jean said in a statement, adding: "This is yet another reason why women's tennis is the leader in women's sports."Martina Navratilova, an 18-time Grand Slam winner, also weighed in noting the apparent silence of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ahead of next year's Beijing Winter Olympics. "This is a brave stance by Steve Simon and the WTA where we put principle above $ and stand up for women everywhere and particularly for Peng Shuai. Now - what say you, @IOC ?!? #IOC - so far I can barely hear you!!!" said Navratilova in a statement posted online.Who is Zhang Gaoli? The man at the center of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai's #MeToo allegationOn November 21, the IOC said in a statement that its president, Thomas Bach, held a 30-minute video call with three-time Olympian Peng, alongside a Chinese sports official and an additional IOC representative.The statement said that, during the call, Peng appeared to be "doing fine" and was "relaxed," saying she "would like to have her privacy respected." The IOC did not explain how the video call with Peng was organized and has not made the video publicly available.Longtime IOC member Dick Pound said the "unanimous conclusion" by those on a call with Peng is that she is fine, adding he has been "puzzled" by the international reaction to the call. Chinese authorities have not acknowledged Peng's allegations against Zhang -- who has faded from public life since his retirement in 2018 -- and there is no indication an investigation is underway. It remains unclear if Peng has reported her allegations to the police.Late last month, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the government hoped "malicious speculation" regarding Peng's well-being and whereabouts would stop, adding that her case should not be politicized.The WTA's statement is not posted on its official account on Weibo, China's heavily censored version of Twitter. The association's account -- which has more than 400,000 followers -- is still up on Weibo, but it has been blocked from search results. Some Weibo users voiced support for the WTA's decision in comments under the association's old posts in the early hours of Thursday, but they were soon censored. By Thursday afternoon, the comment sections of its two most recent posts had been disabled.Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai has finally appeared in public. But here's why the worries aren't going awayThe WTA's withdrawal was not reported by domestic media in China, where censors are still closely monitoring -- and deleting -- all discussions of and allusions to Peng's allegations.On Twitter, which is blocked in mainland China, Hu Xijin, editor-in-chief of the state-run nationalist tabloid Global Times, accused the WTA of using Peng to attack China."WTA is coercing Peng Shuai to support the West's attack on Chinese system. They are depriving Peng Shuai's freedom of expression, demanding that her description of her current situation must meet their expectation," Hu tweeted.Later on Thursday, the Global Times posted an "editorial" on Twitter, accusing the WTA of "expanding its influence in a speculative way, bringing politics into women's tennis deeply, setting a bad example for the entire sporting world."The "editorial" was not posted on the newspaper's own website, or its Chinese social media accounts. In a subsequent tweet, the Global Times said the Chinese Tennis Association had expressed "indignation and firm opposition" to the WTA's decision. CNN has reached out to the Chinese Tennis Association for comment.Tennis' popularity in China has grown rapidly over the past few decades, with several Chinese players breaking into the global rankings. The women's game, in particular, is a big market, thanks in part to the success of Chinese tennis star Li Na, who in 2011 became Asia's first grand slam singles tennis champion when she won the French Open, followed by a second major title at the 2014 Australian Open.In recent years, the WTA has made a big push into China. In 2019, the WTA Finals relocated from Singapore to the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, entering into a lengthy ten-year deal.In an interview with the New York Times from 2018, Simon described the arrangement with authorities in Shenzhen, which reportedly includes the construction of a new multimillion dollar tennis stadium, as a "huge opportunity" for women's tennis in China."When you factor in the commitment to prize money and the commitments to the WTA, and you factor in the stadium build and real-estate elements, it's over a $1 billion dollar commitment they have made to the WTA Finals and the WTA," Simon was quoted as saying.There have been no WTA events in China for the past two years because of the coronavirus pandemic.The WTA has yet to release the 2022 event calendar, but on average the professional tennis tour has held about 10 tournaments each year in China, including the season-ending WTA Finals.

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Story highlightsPulisic thinks USA could win World Cup He's excited for 2026 edition on home soil Attacker looking forward to facing role model Rooney (CNN)Christian Pulisic is considered one of the most exciting prospects in world football and has become a beacon of hope for the United States national team. Despite his tender age, the 20-year-old Borussia Dortmund star is one of the most experienced players in the current national squad and he believes fans should be excited about the side's future. Follow @cnnsport "Seeing a lot of the younger guys coming through the system, I don't think there is any reason why we shouldn't be a successful team in the coming years," he told CNN Sport's Alex Thomas. The USA men's team doesn't have the best record when it comes to international competitions. The country failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia and its best finish came back in 1930 -- when it reached the semifinals. Pulisic is likely to start for the USA in their friendly against England. Visit cnn.com/sport for more news and videosRead MoreBut there have been signs of a revival. They drew 1-1 with world champions France in June, a performance which hinted that the team's potential could be fulfilled. With this being the case, Pulisic sees "no reason" why the USA can't win the World Cup in his lifetime."With the talent we have now, and if we continue to grow as a sport in the country, there is no reason that we can't make a good run in a World Cup one day," he said.Rebuilding the USAPulisic is very much at the heart of the rebuilding process and feels a responsibility to lead from the front -- although this isn't something that necessarily comes naturally to him. "I'm pretty quiet but my best quality is leading by example," he said. "It's not like I have to tell people what to do all the time. It's more leading by example and working hard every training and have those guys see how I train."Attitudes towards the sport are slowly changing in the US and ambitions of growing the game have been buoyed with the news that the USA will host the 2026 World Cup alongside Canada and Mexico. Although Pulisic is "really excited" for a tournament on home soil, he insists his side is solely focused on qualifying for Qatar 2022. Christian Pulisic made his Borussia Dortmund debut in 2016. Making it in GermanyPulisic's journey to the top of the game has been a tough one. It's also been an unusual one. The attacking midfielder moved to Germany to join Borussia Dortmund's youth academy in 2015 and, just a year later, made is first-team debut."I remember not speaking the language or understanding anyone. Every single day was a grind," he said. "I had to get stronger and stronger, quicker and quicker with all your movements. It's a fast learning process if you want to be successful at the highest level."Much is now expected of the youngster but being the next-best-thing for both club and country is not something that weighs heavily on his shoulders. "I just play because I enjoy the sport," he said. "I set my own personal goals, I'm not playing to satisfy fans. I know what I want to accomplish, for myself and to help my team" Pulisic (R) and Jadon Sancho (L) are considered among the world's best young talents. READ: PSG at center of storm over racially profiling young players READ: Bitter rivals face off in Copa Libertadores final for first timeDortmund are currently top of the Bundesliga and their impressive domestic form has continued into their Champions League campaign -- they currently sit top of Group A.With qualification out of the group stages looking likely, Pulisic has one eye on a cup run. "Once we get to the knockout stages I think anything could happen. Our team believes we can make a run as long as we want to. There's no reason why we can't," he said. Despite his side's purple patch, Pulisic has been frustrated for the last few weeks. He's just returned from a problematic calf injury which forced him out of action last month. In his absence, English starlet Jadon Sancho has excelled and the pair are now battling for a place in Dortmund's starting line-up, but Pulisic insists there is no unhealthy rivalry between the two. "It's great having a guy like that, competing with him every day and also being friends off the field," he said. Photos: Best atmospheres in world footballBorussia Dortmund – Borussia's Dortmund's Westfalenstadion Stadium is known for its "Yellow Wall." The south stand is packed full of impassioned fans who together create one of the most spell-binding sights in football. Dressed in the team's yellow and black, supporters create an intimidating atmosphere for the opposition. Hide Caption 1 of 8 Photos: Best atmospheres in world footballLiverpool – There is something special about Anfield on a European night and the stadium's Spion Kop seems to drag the ball into the goal when Liverpool are attacking that end. Fans also sing the stirring "You'll Never Walk Alone" before every match to create a spine-tingling spectacle. Hide Caption 2 of 8 Photos: Best atmospheres in world footballGalatasaray – The Turk Telekom Stadium is home to Turkish giants Galatasaray. The fans here don't just wait for the big games to create an atmosphere. The stadium -- which is the second biggest in the country with a capacity of 52,223 -- is always awash with flags, scarves and flares.Hide Caption 3 of 8 Photos: Best atmospheres in world footballNapoli – The Stadio San Paolo has one of the most raucous atmospheres in Serie A. Large flags and constant singing are common place in Naples, making this iconic stadium rock during home matches. Hide Caption 4 of 8 Photos: Best atmospheres in world footballRoma – The Stadio Olimpico in Rome is a gladiatorial like venue. With a capacity of 72,698, the stadium is home to both Roma and Lazio. The fiery atmosphere is magnified by the traditional surroundings which helps produce a caldron of noise. Hide Caption 5 of 8 Photos: Best atmospheres in world footballSevilla – With a capacity of 43,883, the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan cannot compare to the size of some stadiums in La Liga but its atmosphere can. The home fans are a big factor behind Sevilla's impressive home-record. The team went over a year without a loss at home in 2017. Hide Caption 6 of 8 Photos: Best atmospheres in world footballBoca Juniors – La Bombonera is the home to Argentine side Boca Juniors. The fans are at most vocal for the Buenos Aires derby against River Plate where both sets of supporters combine to make a carnival like atmosphere. It may only have capacity of 49,000, but the tight surroundings make for an electric wall of noise. Hide Caption 7 of 8 Photos: Best atmospheres in world footballRed Star Belgrade – The Rajko Mitic Stadium in Serbia can be one of the most intimidating places to play football. Fans create huge banners in support of the team and frequently use pyrotechnics to intimidate the opposition.Hide Caption 8 of 8Rooney inspiration The two wingers could face each other at Wembley on Thursday in what will be Pulisic's first game for the national team since missing the last six fixtures. It promises to be a special night in London as England host USA in a farewell match to legendary striker Wayne Rooney. Follow @cnnsport Former England captain Rooney, now playing for D.C. United in the MLS, was a source of inspiration for a young Pulisic and he's looking forward to meeting his role model. "His passion for the game spoke for itself. You can even see it now in the MLS, I love that about him," he said. "He was fighting, he would go up and win a header despite not being a big guy. I loved watching that when I was younger."

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(CNN)Residents of Ahlbach, Germany, were mostly asleep at about 4 a.m. Sunday when they were jolted by a sudden blast.Something seemed to have exploded, large enough to feel like an earthquake, and a massive crater in a cornfield was all that remained.Police were sent to inspect the hole, which measured 33 feet wide and 13 feet deep, they said.Was it a World War II bomb? At first, officials weren't sure. But after a day studying the crater, they said it "almost certainly" was a 550-pound dud."With the former railway depot, we were quite a bomb target at the end of the Second World War," city spokesman Johannes Laubach told the German news website Hessenschau. "We can be glad that the farmer was not in the field."Read MoreUndiscovered bombs can often explode without outside forces acting on them, experts say, as their detonators decompose over time. Old bombs are not uncommon finds in Germany and elsewhere, with hundreds found each year.Police defused an unexploded World War II bomb weighing 1,100 pounds in Berlin in April 2018, CNN reported at the time.In September, a 3,000-pound bomb discovered in Frankfurt caused nearly 60,000 people to be evacuated while experts defused it.In May, more than 50,000 people were evacuated from Hanover after bombs were discovered during pre-construction work.CNN's Atika Shubert and James Masters contributed to this report.

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Sign up to get our new weekly column as a newsletter. We're looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. (CNN)"It is difficult to make predictions, especially about the future." Different versions of that saying have been attributed to physicist Niels Bohr, movie producer Samuel Goldwyn and baseball great Yogi Berra, among others. Whoever first said it captured the plight we currently face.As Covid-19 has rampaged around the world for the past two years, the disease has defied simple forecasting. The latest mysteries: Why is it surging in highly vaccinated nations like Germany? Is the US in for another, and perhaps final, "winter wave" -- or will vaccinations and immunity from past infections limit a significant rise in cases?"It's not clear what proportion of the population must be inoculated to attain community immunity," wrote Dr. Jonathan Reiner, "but Belgium currently has one of the world's highest Covid-19 case rates despite having completely vaccinated 74% of its population." Germany, which "has vaccinated 10% more of its population than the United States," is seeing its disease rate hit record levels. But the vaccines are working. "To prevent a large winter Covid-19 spike, we must first and foremost vaccinate millions of people and do so quickly," Reiner observed. "The latest Kaiser Family Foundation poll shows that 20% of American adults say they will definitely not get the vaccine or will do so only if required. For many in this hard-core resistant minority, only a mandate linked to their job is likely to sway their decision." The US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit temporarily blocked President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate, which was set to fully take effect in January.Vaccines are widely available in the US, with children ages 5 to 11 now eligible and with boosters on offer for adults. Read More"When you become a parent," wrote first lady Jill Biden, "you look at your baby and feel a mix of overwhelming love deep in your bones, and absolute terror, knowing that this fragile life is depending on you. From that moment on, you see the world differently. Every step, every street corner, every bite of food is a danger that you never even noticed before. So, we buy baby gates and cover our electrical outlets." To fend off the danger of Covid-19, "we can help take care of at least one of those worries" by vaccinating young children. It's "not just another way to protect your kids against Covid-19, but the best way. It's been thoroughly reviewed and rigorously tested. It's safe. It's free and it's available for every eligible child in the country." In the Atlantic, Sarah Zhang summed up the mystery: "The U.S. has fully vaccinated 59% of the country and recorded enough cases to account for 14% of the population. (Though, given limited testing, those case numbers almost certainly underestimate true infections.) What we don't know is how to put these two numbers together, says Elizabeth Halloran, an epidemiologist at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. What percentage of Americans have immunity against the coronavirus—from vaccines or infection or both?"For more on health: Kirsi Goldynia interviews Leana Wen: 100,000 Americans died in one year from a disease we can treatMiriam Bukhsh and Emmeline Ha: It's still too early to ease mask mandates in schoolsNadine Burke Harris: Vaccines are necessary, but there's more we must do to truly healGosar and the RepublicansWith only two votes from Republicans, the Democratic-controlled House censured Rep. Paul Gosar for sharing an anime video altered to depict him killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and attacking Joe Biden. "It signaled that violence and misogyny have no place in our politics -- and neither do politicians like Gosar who promote them," wrote Kara Alaimo. "Gosar's video was straight out of former President Donald Trump's playbook, which we've learned had a toxic effect. In his book 'Words on Fire: The Power of Incendiary Language and How to Confront It,' Helio Fred Garcia found that after Trump verbally attacked groups -- including Hispanics and Muslims -- hate crimes against them increased."The day after the House censure, Trump endorsed Gosar, calling him "a loyal supporter of our America First agenda." Meanwhile, the Wyoming Republican party voted last weekend to no longer recognize Rep. Liz Cheney, who has denounced Trump for setting the stage for the January 6 Capitol riot. As Frida Ghitis wrote, "There's plenty of evidence that those who stand up against the vindictive Trump will end up crushed by either his bullying ways or by his loyal followers, with little support from the rest of the GOP. And yet, it is noteworthy that in the past few days we have heard from two major figures in the conservative camp telling Trump that he should stop whining about the election he lost and let the Republican Party focus on real issues, instead of his self-serving fantasies."Rupert Murdoch, whose media empire includes hosts who have promoted the false narrative about the 2020 election, and Chris Christie, a former Trump ally, urged the party to move on and focus on the future. "They both helped Trump throughout his presidency, and it's significant that they are the ones now speaking out against him. Their plea that he stop complaining about the last election, however, will only fall on deaf ears, since Trump is simply incapable of admitting he lost. But Murdoch and Christie are sending an important message to other members of the party -- and the rest of the country -- that to continue supporting Trump is a dangerous folly."Steve Bannon and 'podcaster privilege'The Justice Department charged former Trump strategist Steve Bannon with criminal contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with the committee investigating the events of January 6. Bannon's lawyer said he told his client not to cooperate because Trump was claiming executive privilege as a shield against the committee's inquiries. "Trump's attempt at invoking the privilege is especially weak here because he wasn't acting as chief executive when he planned and implemented his effort to overturn the election," wrote Norman Eisen, Joanna Lydgate and Joshua Perry."He was acting as a defeated candidate, and there is no candidate privilege. Second, there's no such thing as podcaster privilege. Even if Trump could invoke the privilege, it wouldn't protect Bannon -- he was a podcast host, not a White House advisor, on January 6. Bannon's whisperings with other conspirators also aren't Oval Office advice to the president." For more: Alexander Vindman and Andrei Sannikov: One of us was tortured for fighting a dictator. The other was fired for blowing the whistle on Donald TrumpSE Cupp: Cheney fights insurrection while Cruz fights Big BirdKenoshaKyle Rittenhouse was acquitted Friday of all charges in the shooting of three men in Kenosha, Wisconsin."The trial came down to two dueling narratives," wrote legal analyst Jennifer Rodgers. "To the prosecutors, Rittenhouse was a vigilante with an AR-15-style weapon who went looking for trouble. To the defense, Rittenhouse was the sobbing teenager who testified that he found himself under attack and in those lightning-fast moments made a reasonable decision to protect himself."The jury's verdict, "given the facts, the law and other circumstances of the trial, is no surprise." Rodgers concluded, "If public concern about Rittenhouse's conduct and its results leads to a re-examination of Wisconsin's gun laws, that will be one positive thing to come out of this tragic episode."Van Jones observed that people can differ over whether Rittenhouse acted in self-defense but worried that the verdict "sends the signal to others that they are free to launch armed attacks to impose their version of the law -- and then claim self-defense. The likely impact of this verdict will be to turn the American political landscape into even more of a 'wild, wild west' scenario..." "No Black person could show up anywhere in the United States armed with an AR-15 and shoot down three people -- and then get acquitted and hailed as a national hero. So the jury's decision to free this young man is an especially bitter pill to swallow."Before the jury rendered its verdict, legal analyst Paul Callan warned that its meaning would be limited. "Intense media coverage pushes a public already sharply divided by political differences to expect a social and political message from the jury's verdict," wrote Callan. "But the law requires something entirely different: a strict analysis of the facts and law by 12 ordinary citizens insulated from outside pressure." BBB and the DemocratsIn legislative terms, last week was a sparkling triumph for Democrats. On Monday, Biden signed a trillion-dollar infrastructure bill that attracted bipartisan support and fulfilled a self-proclaimed goal of Trump, who never could make it happen in his four-year term. On Friday, the House passed an ambitious $1.9 trillion social spending bill, sending it to the Senate. And despite the challenge of inflation, the economy appears to be growing strongly.But at the same time, Democrats are in deep despair over Biden's falling approval rating and the prospect that their lease on power could be cancelled by voters a year from now in the midterm elections. In the Guardian, Robert Reich asked, "What explains the wide gap now between how well the country is doing and how badly Biden and the Democrats are doing politically?" "In two words: dashed hopes. After four years of Trump and a year and a half of deathly pandemic, most of the country was eager to put all the horror behind -- to start over, wipe the slate clean, heal the wounds, reboot America. Biden in his own calm way seemed just the person to do it." But he couldn't do it all quickly, and Covid's Delta variant set the country back. "Hopefully, a year from now the fruits of Biden's initiatives will be felt, Covid will be behind us, bottlenecks behind the current inflation will be overcome, and the horrors of the Trump years will become more visible through Congress's investigations and the midterm campaigns of Trumpers." It really is all about Covid, wrote Julian Zelizer. "Covid-19 ravaged the world and inflicted an enormous death toll while upending our way of life, widening racial and economic disparities, and inflicting a psychological toll that could have a lasting impact on people for years to come." That's why Biden won, but, Zelizer observed, "Too often, Biden has not done enough to explain how his legislative push is as integral to our country's recovery as the vaccine rollout." Former Rep. Charlie Dent, a Republican, offered a different explanation for the President's troubles. "Biden presented himself successfully to Democratic primary voters in 2020 as a moderate alternative to Sen. Bernie Sanders, who advocated for expansive and transformative government. Sanders and his message lost. And since Biden wasn't elected by his party to go big, why is he pandering to Sanders and the left wing, which has resulted in a bloated Build Back Better bill?" Get our free weekly newsletterSign up for CNN Opinion's newsletter.Join us on Twitter and FacebookOne wild card in the run-up to the 2022 midterms lies with a case before the US Supreme Court that could overturn Roe v. Wade, the decision that made abortion legal nationwide. A new poll found that "fewer than a third of Americans want Roe to be overturned," wrote Jill Filipovic. "If the Supreme Court overturns Roe either formally or functionally -- by allowing states vast leeway to curtail abortion rights -- the Court and the Republican Party may see just how much of a minority abortion opponents actually are, how crucial abortion and contraception are for American women to be free and how angry women (and those who love them) will get when our rights to our own bodies are taken away by five or six conservative judges who are unaccountable to the voting public. The GOP faces a guaranteed backlash if the anti-abortion movement gets what it wants..." For more: Priya Fielding-Singh and Ilana Raskind: The Americans who are getting the worst of the surge in inflationFatima Goss Graves, Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner and Ai-jen Poo: Congress is one step closer to fulfilling its promise to women votersLincoln Mitchell: How Kamala Harris can save her vice presidency56 years laterTwo men found guilty of the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X were finally exonerated Thursday after a review initiated by the Manhattan District Attorney's office found that they had not received a fair trial. Only one of them was alive to see justice served. "These exonerations are especially relevant now," wrote Peniel E. Joseph, "not only because they represent another instance of Black defendants receiving unfair treatment before the justice system but because they reframe history at a moment when the failures of that system continue to reverberate through national politics in the United States..."The right to a fair trial, presumption of innocence and an investigation led by ethical servants of the public trust is sacrosanct -- yet, in large parts of this nation, woefully absent then -- and for some, now. The struggle for Black dignity and citizenship to which Malcolm devoted his whole life continues."Are the courts capable of rectifying historic injustices, particularly when it comes to issues around extremism? That was the question Nicole Hemmer took on in a piece that led with the civil suit seeking to hold the organizers of a far right rally accountable for the 2017 Charlottesville, Virginia, confrontation that resulted in the death of counter-protester Heather Heyer. "Courts are currently clogged with cases that chart much of the right-wing extremism and misinformation campaigns of the last decade. The cases also reveal the makeshift nature of legal responses to those campaigns, an array of tools that might be able to act as deterrents — though not able to deliver real justice." "It is at once both dispiriting and hopeful," Hemmer observed. "Dispiriting, because it is a sign of how rapidly the far-right has grown and how deeply it has penetrated US politics. Hopeful, because it shows how robustly the legal system is responding to the twin dangers of extremism and disinformation."Don't miss:Fareed Zakaria: Where Xi's China is headingAmy Bass: What Peng Shuai's disappearance means for upcoming Beijing OlympicsJohn D. Sutter: Why COP26 leaves me furious -- and searching for hopeCarolyn Evans-Shabazz: The anguish of Astroworld hangs over the city of HoustonRaul A. Reyes: Families torn apart by Trump administration deserve payoutsLindsey Mantoan: 'The Morning Show' and the power of a second act Jorge G. Castañeda: Biden will have an opportunity in his meeting with Mexico's PresidentDean Obeidallah: Michael Flynn's comments on Christianity are outrageous but not surprising AND...'Passing'"Passing," the new film about race and identity based on Nella Larsen's 1929 novel, is shot in black and white -- a "deliberate choice" by actress Rebecca Hall in her directorial debut. She "wanted to evoke the classic look of Depression-era domestic melodramas," wrote critic Gene Seymour. Two former classmates meet by chance in the café of a Manhattan hotel. Irene, played by Tessa Thompson, discovers that Clare, played by Ruth Negga, "has been 'passing' -- living as White in her marriage to a wealthy White man named John (Alexander Skarsgård) whom Irene also meets at the café. Unaware that Irene is Black, John injects into their casual, friendly conservation his hatred of African Americans. Irene and Clare go their (very) separate ways after their impromptu reunion. But not for long."As Seymour notes, the film resonates because "the whole notion of a 'color line' and the hurtful, often ferocious means America devised to patrol it during and after slavery haunt memories to this day." Seymour's father "was light-skinned, yet during World War II, when the armed forces were still racially segregated, he proudly identified himself as Black when enlisting in the US Army...""Once, while donating blood to help his fellow GIs, he noticed that the container with his blood was designated 'colored' and put on a shelf with other such donations. His outrage was so deep over this that he refused to donate blood for the rest of his life, even after legal segregation was long gone. At the same time, he remained as proud of his military service as he was of his Blackness, raising the American flag in front of his home for all national holidays and for every day of the Iranian hostage crisis and the 1991 Iraqi war."

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Story highlightsPolice in northern Spain seize items "particularly apt" for use in the nuclear industryThey say the items were accompanied by documents showing intended export to IranThe stop resulted from an investigation begun last March, officials sayIt was not a routine traffic stop.At a toll road booth in northern Spain on Friday, Spanish police swooped in to inspect a trailer truck and seized what they said was material destined for Iran's nuclear program, an Interior Ministry statement said.Two people were arrested. Read more: Official: Iran, nuclear watchdog group deal closeThe trailer truck contained 44 valves made of a nickel and chromium alloy that, due to their "high resistance to corrosion, make them particularly apt for use in the nuclear industry," the ministry said.JUST WATCHEDWestern sanctions hamper Iran's economyReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHWestern sanctions hamper Iran's economy 04:31JUST WATCHEDHow sanctions hurt Iran ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHHow sanctions hurt Iran 02:35JUST WATCHEDReality Check: Nuclear Iran ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHReality Check: Nuclear Iran 04:10Police also seized mounting accessories, export documents to Iran, bank statements and computer information, it said.The traffic stop at the toll booth resulted, the ministry said, from an investigation that began in Spain last March aiming to restrict the flow of materials and technology of so-called "dual use" items, which can be used for nuclear weapons programs.Read more: N. Korea's launch causes worries about nukes, Iran and the PacificThe ministry said police also searched a business, linked to the trailer truck, in an industrial park in the northern Spanish province of Alava. They brought along one of the suspects, whom police described as the company's sales chief covering various countries, including Iran.The European Union and the United States have sanctions in place against Iran's nuclear program. Read more: Iran still not cooperating with nuclear inspectors

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Kongsberg, Norway (CNN)The suspect in a deadly bow-and-arrow attack in Norway has been charged with five counts of murder, police said Friday, and is being held in a high-security psychiatric ward rather than a prison amid concern over his mental health. Espen Andersen Bråthen, a 37-year-old Danish citizen, was arrested Wednesday over the attack, which took place in the Norwegian town of Kongsberg that day.Police have interviewed more than 50 witnesses, Assistant Chief of Police Per Thomas Omholt told a press conference in Kongsberg earlier Friday, and are checking the suspect's digital media. "This is a very serious case for [the] local community and the country. We will find out what has happened," he said. "We are working with many hypotheses [regarding the motive], but the main one at the moment is health related," he added. "The hypothesis around jihad has not been strengthened in the same way as the health hypothesis."Read MorePolice revealed Thursday that Bråthen had converted to Islam and that officers had previously been in contact with him, including over concerns related to radicalization.Three weapons, including the bow and arrow, have been taken from the suspect, Omholt said. Police declined to share details of the others while they investigate. The identities of the five people killed have not yet been made public, Omholt added. Police are continuing to work to identify and notify next of kin. Flowers and candles are placed at a makeshift memorial for the victims of the Kongsberg attack on Stortorvet in Kongsberg, Norway, on Friday.A police statement released Friday afternoon said that further charges could still be brought, since the suspect had also inflicted injuries on three people and had fired arrows at others. "The homicides were committed both indoors and outdoors, and the perpetrator also made his way into private homes. In addition, he fired arrows at people in public," the statement said."Details about the murder weapons and how the victims were killed will not be released yet. The police are still interviewing witnesses, and we do not want to influence their statements," Omholt is quoted as saying in the statement. Several victims have also been interviewed, the statement said. Bråthen has been remanded in custody for four weeks, with the first two in isolation and the remainder subject to a ban on visits, letters and media."The person charged has acknowledged the facts of the case, but has not made any statement with respect to criminal liability," the statement said."Due to the health condition of the person charged, he has been committed to a high-security psychiatric ward during his remand period. He will also undergo a full forensic psychiatric examination to determine whether or not he was accountable for his actions."'Not disputing' eventsA regional police spokesperson told CNN earlier Friday that Bråthen had been handed over to health services and would not appear in court that day.Bråthen "is not disputing what happened," the police spokesperson told CNN. A photo published by NKR of Espen Andersen Bråthen, 37, the suspect in the Kongsberg attack in Norway, who was arrested on October 13, 2021.Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) chief Hans Sverre Sjøvold told reporters on Thursday that the attack "appears as if it may be an act of terrorism" but noted that it is important the investigation goes ahead and "we get to clarify what the motives of the accused are."Police chief Ole Bredrup Sæverud said Thursday that the police had "received no reports in 2021 regarding radicalization" in relation to the suspect, but that concerns had been raised previously.Four women and one man were killed in the attack. They were all aged 50 to 70 years, Sæverud said.People laid flowers and lit candles at a vigil for the victims in Kongsberg on Thursday evening, with more stopping by to pay their respects at the makeshift memorial on Friday.PM: 'Horribly cruel attack'Newly inaugurated Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre was expected to travel to the town later Friday.A timeline of the attacks6:12 p.m. (12:12 p.m. ET): Police receive a call alerting them that a man with a bow and arrow is shooting at people. The first armed patrol is sent to the site, soon followed by three more.6:17 p.m.: Several more calls are made, including some that say people have been hit. The police start treating the incident as an ongoing life-threatening event.6:18 p.m.: Police catch sight of the male suspect, but he evades officers. Later, when he is glimpsed again, the suspect fires arrows at the officers and again escapes.Over the following half hour, officers trawl the area searching for the suspect. Police later say that some, if not all, of the killings took place during this period of time.6:47 p.m.: The man is arrested by police.The tragedy coincided with Gahr Støre's announcement of the new Norwegian government Thursday. Acknowledging this during a press conference in the capital, Oslo, he called it "a very special day to present a new government" in light of the country experiencing a "horribly cruel attack on innocent people last night."He expressed his relief that Norwegian police had arrested the suspect, while emphasizing that the outcome was still "deeply tragic."The Prime Minister drew a parallel between Wednesday's attack and the gun and bomb attacks carried out in Norway in 2011 by far-right extremist Anders Behring Breivik, adding that two ministers in his new government were survivors of those attacks. "It was an act of terrorism, and this act that happened yesterday naturally reminds us of those who have experienced such terrible things and we will stand by them," he said.The Kongsberg attack "shows that our society is vulnerable," Gahr Støre said, as he stressed that it is "not good for us to conclude what is the motive, what is behind this action." He said the Norwegian police "must be allowed to finish their work and clarify" such matters but that the attack "emphasizes again that preparedness is a complex task for a society."A timeline of the events Wednesday revealed that only 35 minutes elapsed between the first reports to police of a man shooting with a bow and arrow, at 6:12 p.m. and the arrest of the suspect at 6:47 p.m.The perpetrator was believed to have acted alone, police said.CNN's Sebastian Shukla reported from Kongsberg and Laura Smith-Spark wrote from London. CNN's Jennifer Hauser, James Frater and Niamh Kennedy contributed to this report.

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Story highlightsTransfer dealings dramatically reduced in January windowEnglish Premier League clubs saw reduction of 70 per cent in spendingTotal deals in Spain, Italy,. Germany and France totaled £131 millionUEFA Financial Fair Play rules may be a factor says analystsEurope's leading clubs kept their powder dry in the January transfer window with a big reduction in the value of deals completed, according to figures released Wednesday.Spending by English Premier League clubs fell dramatically on the same period in 2011, totaling an estimated £60 million ($95.1 million), a 70 per cent reduction in the record £225 million ($356.6 million) of the year before, said business advisory firm Deloitte."It was it quite a sober month with sober spending, very much down from the year before," Mark Roberts, an analyst for Deloittes told CNN."The Financial Fair Play rules introduced by UEFA, this is the first year where the figures are recorded by Europe's governing body, definitely had an impact on clubs," added Roberts.Under the rules, clubs must work towards breaking even by 2015 or face sanctions, but Roberts said that the pattern over the last nine years was for the January window to only account for around 20 per cent of total transfer spending.And with Manchester City's Carlos Tevez remaining at the English Premier League leaders, there was not the catalyst that sparked the extraordinary last-day spending of 2011 where Chelsea paid £50 million ($79.2 million) for Fernando Torres and Liverpool used part of the money to purchase Andy Carroll for £35 million ($55.5 million) from Newcastle.Blog: Does football need transfer windows?The biggest deal was the $14 million which took Kevin De Bruyne from Genk to Chelsea, with relegation battlers Queens Park Rangers the most prominent spenders as they signed strikers Djibril Cisse and Bobby Zamora on the final day of the window. Outside of the EPL, one of the biggest deals saw Thiago Motta move to Paris Saint-Germain from Inter Milan for a fee in the region of 10 million euros ($13.1m).Qatari-backed PSG were linked with a move for Tevez as were both the Milan clubs in Serie A, but could not meet the price valuation placed on the Argentine striker.Tevez stays put on quiet final day of windowResearch by Deloittes suggested that overall spending in France's Ligue 1, Serie A and the German Bundesliga was in the range of £47-48 million ($76 million) for each league.Spending was more even more limited in La Liga, an estimated £8 million ($12.7 million), with neither Real Madrid or Barcelona adding big names to their star-studded squads.But Roberts said that although spending was down in January, we can expect the transfer market to be fueled by Euro 2012 with many players displaying their qualities to the big clubs."I think you could see a big uplift around a major tournament," he told CNN.Young talent will also come under the spotlight in the football competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London where the majority of players are under 23.

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Story highlights Agnieszka Radwanska claims eighth and final spot in WTA Championships in IstanbulPoland's Radwanska qualifies after France's Marion Bartoli pulls out in MoscowBartoli could have overtaken Radwanska by winning the Kremlin CupTop seed Vera Zvonareva crashes out to Dominika Cibulkova in the quarterfinals Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska has secured the final place in the eight-strong field for the WTA Championships in Istanbul next week after illness ended the hopes of her closest rival.Radwanska was sweating on the performance of Marion Bartoli at the Kremlin Cup this week after her second round exit from the same tournament.But France's Bartoli, who needed to win the Moscow title to overtake Radwanska in the rankings and claim the last spot, withdrew from her quarterfinal Friday against home hope Elena Vesnina, citing a viral infection.Bartoli, who won a WTA event in Japan last weekend, had swept aside Russia's Ksenia Pervak 6-1 6-1 in her second-round match Thursday.Radwanska had soared up the rankings with back-to-back titles at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo and the China Open, and needed only to beat Lucie Safarova in her opener in the Russian capital to seal her place in the end-of-season finale. She lost in three sets but after Bartoli's pull-out can now look forward to battling out for the prestigious title in the $5 million event in Turkey."I'm so happy to finally qualify for the championships as one of the top eight singles players," she said. "Just a few weeks ago I didn't think I had a chance of qualifying and am now so happy to end my season in Istanbul."She completes a field that features Caroline Wozniacki, Maria Sharapova, Petra Kvitova, Victoria Azarenka, Li Na, Vera Zvonareva and Samantha Stosur. Meanwhile in other Kremlin Cup action, top seed and home favorite Vera Zvonareva was beaten by Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia 4-6 6-4 6-4 in their quarterfinal match.Eighth seed Cibulkova will play Vesnina in Saturday's opening semifinal, while Safarova will take on Kaia Kanepi.Estonia's Kanepi eliminated sixth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova, beating the two-time grand slam champion 6-1 6-2, and Czech Safarova defeated another Russian, Vera Dushevina, 6-4 6-4.At the WTA tournament in Luxembourg, top seed Azarenka of Belarus beat Czech Iveta Benesova 6-3 6-2 to breeze into the last four.Azarenka will next play German sixth seed Julia Gorges, who went through when Latvia's Anastasija Sevastova retired hurt at 5-2 down in the opening set.British qualifier Anne Keothavong continued her fine run as she overcame 23-year-old Dutch debutant Bibiane Schoofs 6-3 6-2. Keothavong, who beat former world number one Ana Ivanovic in the previous round, plays Romania's Monica Niculescu in her first semifinal since the same tournament last year. In the men's Kremlin Cup event, top seed Janko Tipsarevic will play three-time winner Nikolay Davydenko in Saturday's semis.The Serbian beat Davydenko's fellow Russian Dimitry Tursunov 6-4 6-2, while the fourth seed overcame Germany's Michael Berrer 6-3 6-2.Defending champion Viktor Troicki kept alive hopes of an all-Serbian final by winning a titanic struggle with American fifth seed Alex Bogomolov Jr. , eventually triumphing 7-6 (8-6) 6-7 (1-7) 7-6 (7-1).He earned a clash with France's Jeremy Chardy, who beat Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-4 6-3.In Sweden, top seed Gael Monfils set up a Stockholm Open semifinal with Canada's Milos Raonic after winning 7-5 7-5 against another big-serving player, Kevin Anderson of South Africa.Sixth seed Raonic, who like his 10th-ranked French opponent is on the comeback trail after injury, beat Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov 7-5 6-4 as he sent down 14 aces.The winner of their semi will face either two-time runner-up Jarkko Nieminen of Finland or America's two-time champion James Blake in Sunday's final.Blake, who beat Nieminen in the 2006 final, had a walkover when Argentina's former world No. 3 David Nalbandian pulled out with a hamstring injury.

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A version of this story appeared in CNN's What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. (CNN)What was he thinking going into the office?Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is an obvious target for the Russian invaders. And yet there he was, appearing Monday night from his official workplace in Kyiv, in a video that was part selfie and part doomsday presidential address.The former comedian started things off with what seemed to be a dark joke about the workweek. "You know, we used to say: Monday is a hard day," he said, according to a translation. "There is a war in the country. So every day is Monday. And now we are used to the fact that every day and every night are like that." Most Americans used to know Zelensky only as a background player -- the President of a smaller country who wouldn't dig up dirt on Joe Biden for Donald Trump in an infamous phone call.Read MoreNo Trump. But while Trump used social media to beat down opponents like a bully and chip away at confidence in American democracy, Zelensky is using short internet videos and social media posts to build up support for his own democracy as it faces extinction. The Churchill comparison. Zelensky deserves awe and praise, and the comparisons to Winston Churchill are coming from the left, the right and the media. The thinking is that Zelensky has traded Churchill's wireless radio and bowler hat for his own smartphone and a green T-shirt.Zelensky invited the comparison on Tuesday when he riffed on Churchill's most famous speech, delivered at Britain's darkest hour and broadcast to inspire the country.As he addressed the UK House of Commons via video, Zelensky compared Ukraine's struggle now to Britain's back then.England under Churchill wouldn't bend to the fascists.Ukraine under Zelensky won't roll over for Vladimir Putin."We will not give up and we will not lose. We will fight until the end at sea, in the air. We will continue fighting for our land, whatever the cost," he said in his comments translated by an interpreter, echoing some of Churchill's words. The House of Commons cheered Zelensky and gave him a standing ovation. Yet, while the West has imposed crippling sanctions on Russia, it has not yet cut off the supply of Russian oil to Western countries. And it seems unlikely the US will give him the no-fly zone he wants to protect Ukrainians from Russian air power. There could be some kind of half-measure. Poland has offered its Soviet-era MiG fighter jets to Ukraine via the US if the US will give Poland some US-made aircraft.A key difference. Churchill held out hope that the US would join World War II, which it ultimately did.Zelensky has been told definitively that the US will not raise arms against nuclear-armed Russia because it could set off World War III. Better comparisons. I put the Churchill argument to Douglas Brinkley, the American presidential historian, in a phone call. He rejected them as overwrought.Churchill had already been a wartime leader, a war hero, a scandal survivor and a prolific writer by the time he took over as prime minister in 1940. He was an imperialist rather than a pure believer in democracy.It's more Vaclav Havel than Churchill, argued Brinkley, pointing out that Havel was an absurdist playwright whose movement in Czechoslovakia -- the Velvet Revolution -- was named for a Western rock band, the Velvet Underground."Havel oozed democracy and had seen totalitarianism up close," Brinkley said. "Nobody thought Havel, a playwright, could end up being a great world leader, and he did."He pointed to Lech Walesa, a trade unionist in Poland who ended up being a revolutionary and inspirational leader.Both men rode a wave of revolution in Eastern Europe in 1989.He also pointed to Ronald Reagan, who "was making movies with chimpanzees -- 'Bedtime for Bonzo' -- and he ended up being the president to preside over the breakdown of the Berlin Wall.""Entertainers have an edge, because they're able to communicate with people in a time of crisis. That's what you need most," Brinkley said -- although none of them had a Russian invasion on his hands.Zelensky will go down in history. The Ukrainian President's bravery in the face of impossible odds -- Putin's invasion may be clumsy so far, but Russia has a massive army and resources -- also has a David and Goliath element to it.It's like the lone protester in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, George Washington in Valley Forge or Davy Crockett at the Alamo, Brinkley said. "It's the stuff of true grit and courage, and I think Zelensky is going to go down in history as one of these democratic martyrs, you know, a martyr for democracy," he said."He's holed up, surrounded by enemy forces and is able to communicate with the world in such a smart, a charismatic, passionate and visceral way." What has made Zelensky so inspiring -- his courage -- is what he should now tamp down in order to lead, according to some supporters.Rep. Mike Waltz of Florida, a Republican and a combat veteran, said Sunday on CNN that Zelensky is "turning out to be a 21st-century Churchill." But he wants the Ukrainian leader to be a little more careful."If you look at history, George Washington kept our revolution alive by staying alive," Waltz said, later adding, "At this point, I would like to see him go to ground and at this point, his mission is to live and continue to serve as a symbol of resistance."

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(CNN)The Olympics have always held significance for USA basketball player Jewell Loyd -- and not just as a sporting event.With a mother who used to run track, Loyd says, "We didn't watch a lot of television growing up, but any time the Olympics were on, we would always watch it."This time around, it will be Loyd competing in the Games while her family watches from a television set -- as Tokyo 2020's Covid-19 precautions will not allow fans to travel to Japan.Jewell Loyd and her Team USA teammates look on during the FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2020 Group B match between Nigeria and USA at Aleksandar Nikolic Hall on February 9, 2020 in Belgrade, Serbia.Loyd is taking that disappointment in stride, because just being named to the USA roster is a huge accomplishment."Being named an Olympian is like the highest honor, right?" Loyd, a three-time WNBA All-Star with the Seattle Storm, told CNN Sport.Read MoreAnd without her nearest and dearest, there's a little extra motivation for the shooting guard: "Whenever I think of the Olympics, I think of my family, and it keeps me humbled and hungry." This year the International Olympic Committee modified its rules to accommodate for athlete protest before events, if not on the podium.When asked about the wider trend of athletes speaking about social issues, Loyd said: "The generation that we're in now, they're not afraid to speak up. "We're understanding that we have the ability to reach the masses and educate people -- but it's really about how you do it. If it comes from a place of love, understanding, and acceptance, then that's OK." Athlete ActivismIt's something Loyd and other WNBA players are no strangers to, dedicating their 2020 season to Breonna Taylor and the Say Her Name campaign."Playing basketball with this platform, having her name on our jersey, it made it known it was bigger than us. It's bigger than basketball, someone's life was lost, was taken," says Loyd. With the league using their platform to shine light on issues like police brutality and voting rights, it was also educational for the players in another sense. "From an athlete's perspective, we have a voice. I think they're understanding the power that they have, that they're not just pick up the ball and dribble," says Loyd."They're not just here to do my job and go home. People are accepting who they are, their access to things, and understanding that we can have an impact. And that's a beautiful thing, that we can change the curve or the way things are adapting and moving," says Loyd. Jewell Loyd of the Seattle Storm warms up with teammates before the game against the Las Vegas Aces on June 27, 2021 at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.Loyd has been working on finding her voice and her lane since coming into the league in 2015, when she won Rookie of the Year.Early in her career, Loyd, who is dyslexic, starred in an ad campaign for the education non-profit Eye to Eye, raising awareness for those with dyslexia, ADHD, and other learning disabilities."My passion is always to give back, to impact the next generation, and figuring out how to do that in my own way." Uplifting the next generation of basketball playersDuring the early stages of lockdown in 2020, Loyd met with Lakers assistant coach and personal trainer Phil Handy, who asked to record and post a workout online -- telling her that people wanted to see what it was like to train as an elite athlete. After positive feedback, Handy and Loyd put together a session for their training app 94feetofgame, and using Loyd's nickname the "Gold Mamba" workout was born."It was amazing, seeing the comments from parents and kids -- especially during the quarantine, when you couldn't really do anything, but you could go outside and pick up a ball and dribble." Loyd got comments and video feedback from all over the world, and while appreciative of the virtual training space she had created, she was also looking for a physical space as well. "I always wanted to have some kind of gym that allows kids to be themselves and have great mentors," says Loyd.So when brother Jarryd, a former college standout at Valparaiso, found out a childhood gym was up for sale, the two jumped at the opportunity to take ownership. "I grew up playing in this gym, it's called the Warehouse and it's a special place for me because that's where I started to believe that I can be more than just a high school basketball player or a college basketball player." Loyd, a two-time WNBA Champion, hopes she can inspire that feeling in others, though that isn't the only reason for the gym's existence: "It's okay if they come there and don't become a Division One athlete, but if they become a better person ... that's a win for me."WNBA Champion Jewell Loyd at The Warehouse outside of Chicago on Feb. 21, 2021. Loyd is looking to turn the gym into a place of "acceptance and excellence." The building, tucked away in the suburbs of Chicago and not far from the highway I-94, offers a space of her own for the next iteration of basketball players.Loyd, who already has courts named in her honor at Proesel Park in Lincolnwood, Illinois, wanted it to be a building that created a sense of belonging. "All the things that I work with ... it's really based on community building, a community of safe spaces and empowering kids to believe in themselves and achieve their goals. People need people, and that's what it's all about."

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Story highlightsChapecoense to play again in JanuaryClub lost most of its squad in plane crash (CNN)The Brazilian football team which lost most of its squad in a plane crash in Colombia last month will return to action for the first time at the end of January, club officials have confirmed to CNN.Chapecoense will face Inter de Lages on January 29 in the opening round of the Santa Caterina state championship at its Arena Conda stadium in Chapeco.Follow @cnnsport A plane carrying Chapecoense players and staff went down as it approached José María Cordova International Airport in Medellin on November 28, killing 71 people on board.Read: Football team's fairytale rise ends in tragedyThree players were among six people to survive the crash, while nine did not travel with the squad which was due to play Atletico Nacional in the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana final.Read MoreSocial media: Tributes pour in for Chapecoense after plane crashThe charter plane's pilot told air traffic controllers that the aircraft was "in total electric failure and without fuel" moments before crashing, according to audio released to the Colombian media this month.Chapecoense has since been awarded the Copa Sudamericana title by South American football association CONMEBOL. Read: Can Chapecoense recover after crash?The experienced Vagner Mancini was announced as the new manager of Chapecoense last week after previous coach Caio Junior perished in the air crash.Spanish champion Barcelona has also invited Chapecoense to play a friendly match at its famous Nou Camp stadium in mid-2017.Chapecoense's fallen heroes return home to BrazilA statement on the Catalan club's website last week also stated its intent to "collaborate on the institutional and sporting reconstruction of Chapecoense."Players from Barca and its arch-rival Real Madrid also posed together before this month's El Clasico fixture in solidarity with the grieving club.Meanwhile, rival clubs in Brazil have reportedly asked the country's football federation that Chapecoense be exempt from relegation from the top division for three seasons as it attempts to rebuild.It was unable to play last weekend's final round of this season's Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A, and finished mid-table.Visit cnn.com/football for more news and videosDemerson, one of the players who did not travel with the squad, told CNN this month that the club would "come back strong."

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Story highlightsProducer Oisin Tymon will not press charges against Jeremy Clarkson, his lawyer saysAn internal BBC investigation found Clarkson had struck Tymon in an "unprovoked attack"The BBC dropped Clarkson as "Top Gear" host Wednesday and police asked for the reportLondon (CNN)The BBC producer allegedly struck by Jeremy Clarkson will not press charges against the "Top Gear" host, his lawyer said Friday.Clarkson, who hosted one of the most-watched television shows in the world, was dropped by the BBC Wednesday after an internal investigation by the British broadcaster found he had subjected producer Oisin Tymon "to an unprovoked physical and verbal attack." Tymon went to a hospital emergency department to receive treatment for a split lip following the March 4 incident at a hotel in North Yorkshire, it said.North Yorkshire police said they had asked the BBC for a copy of the report and would assess whether further police action needed to be taken.JUST WATCHEDWhat will happen to 'Top Gear' without Jeremy Clarkson?ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHWhat will happen to 'Top Gear' without Jeremy Clarkson? 02:36"No one who was present at the hotel during the incident came forward to report an offense to the police. Nonetheless, we have a duty to investigate where we believe an offense might have been committed, and that is what we have been doing with this case," police said in a statement Thursday. Read More"As is usual in these circumstances, we have made contact with Mr Tymon through his lawyers, to ask him to speak to us so we can ascertain how he wishes to pursue this matter."Tymon issued a statement through his lawyer Friday saying he had informed police he did not want to press charges."The events of the last few weeks have been extremely unpleasant for everyone involved. The matter has taken a great toll on Oisin, his family and his friends," lawyer Paul Daniels said. "Quite simply, Mr Tymon just wishes to return now to the job at the BBC he loves, as soon as possible. Further, the BBC have, in his view, taken action with a view to addressing the issues at hand."Mr Tymon agrees with the BBC's stated view that all parties should now be allowed to move on, so far as possible."Tymon had earlier said he was grateful to the BBC for their "thorough and swift investigation into this very regrettable incident.""I've worked on Top Gear for almost a decade, a program I love. Over that time Jeremy and I had a positive and successful working relationship, making some landmark projects together. He is a unique talent and I am well aware that many will be sorry his involvement in the show should end in this way," he said.SuspensionClarkson was suspended on March 10 after what the BBC initially described as the "fracas" with Tymon.Ken MacQuarrie, who conducted the internal investigation into the incident, said Tymon had been struck "resulting in swelling and bleeding to his lip." The physical attack was halted after about 30 seconds by the intervention of a witness, MacQuarrie said, but Clarkson continued to use "derogatory and abusive language" for a sustained period of time. MacQuarrie said Clarkson made a number of attempts to apologize over subsequent days and had reported the incident to BBC management.Announcing Wednesday that Clarkson's contract would not be renewed, BBC Director General Tony Hall said a "line had been crossed.""A member of staff -- who is a completely innocent party -- took himself to Accident and Emergency after a physical altercation accompanied by sustained and prolonged verbal abuse of an extreme nature. For me a line has been crossed," he said. "I know how popular the program is and I also know that this decision will divide opinion."JUST WATCHEDTank delivers petition to reinstate 'Top Gear' starReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHTank delivers petition to reinstate 'Top Gear' star 02:26In 2013, Guinness World Records named "Top Gear" the world's most widely watched factual program, with an estimated 350 million global viewers. The show -- fronted by Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond -- is sold to 214 territories worldwide. Local versions have been made in the United States, China, Russia, Australia and South Korea.READ: 'Top Gear': 5 impressive stats After his suspension by the BBC, Clarkson changed his Twitter profile to "I am probably a presenter on the BBC2 motoring show,Top Gear." On Wednesday, the wording became past tense: "I used to be a presenter on the BBC2 motoring show,Top Gear."Co-host Richard Hammond tweeted: "Gutted at such a sad end to an era. We're all three of us idiots in our different ways but it's been an incredible ride together."On Friday James May also tweeted, saying: "I've written some blues lyrics: Oh I woke up this morning, And ... #Still Unemployed."I've written some blues lyrics: Oh I woke up this morning, And.... #StillUnemployed— James May (@MrJamesMay) March 27, 2015 Read: Jeremy Clarkson -- Commiserations and criticism on TwitterFans had earlier expressed outrage at the BBC decision to suspend Clarkson. An online petition to have Clarkson reinstated has been signed by more than a million people. Fewer than 10,000 people signed a counterpetition calling for him to be fired. Last week, a fan dressed as the "Stig" -- the anonymous racing car test-driver who was once a regular feature of the show -- drove to the BBC's London headquarters in an armored tank to present the "Bring Back Clarkson" petition. Clarkson later thanked his supporters in a tweet shared more than 22,000 times.Offensive commentsWhile Clarkson's abrasive style has proven popular with viewers, his on- and off-air comments have earned him a reputation as a politically incorrect maverick who often walks a fine line between humor and offense.Last year, he apologized profusely after being accused of mumbling the n-word in a clip that wasn't aired.JUST WATCHED'Top Gear' host's expletive laced rant caught on cameraReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCH'Top Gear' host's expletive laced rant caught on camera 01:59"I'd actually used the word I was trying to obscure. I was mortified by this, horrified. It is a word I loathe," Clarkson said in video statement posted online.He's been accused on other occasions of racism, including characterizing Mexicans as "lazy and feckless" and using the word "slope" over footage of an Asian man crossing a bridge during a "Top Gear" special in Myanmar. Producer Andy Wilman later apologized, calling it a "light-hearted word play joke," and saying that the team was not aware that it was offensive to Asians.Last week, Clarkson launched into an expletive-filled rant at a charity auction in north London, verbally attacking his BBC bosses. A CNN reporter who was at the event said Clarkson swore often as he talked about his suspension from the show, saying the BBC had "f**ked themselves" and had ruined a great show.Clarkson later brushed off the incident, saying the rant was meant "in jest" and was designed to increase bids for the prize being auctioned -- one last lap of the "Top Gear" race track.READ: Clarkson: Hated by liberals, loved by the elite

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Story highlightsLiverpool tops EPL by four pointsMan City 2-1 winners over Reds ThursdayStatistics suggest Liverpool has upper hand (CNN)The English Premier League title race caught fire Thursday after Manchester City beat Liverpool 2-1 to reduce the Reds' lead at the top of the table to four points. Victory for Jurgen Klopp's men would have put the league leaders 10 points ahead of the defending champions and hot favorites to clinch the club's first league title for 29 years. But though the finishing line will now feel a long way off for Liverpool's players, and fans, there are plenty of reasons, specifically statistics, to suggest that this is the season the Merseyside club will win a first EPL title. Visit cnn.com/motorsport for more news and videosSane scores the decisive goal for Man City against Liverpool.Stats and more statsRead MoreFirst, to the most startling statistic of all. To over a century of convention. Only once has an English club reached the new year unbeaten and not won the top division -- Sheffield United in the 1899-1900 season -- and no team in Premier League history has been seven points clear on New Year's Day (as Liverpool was) and failed to win the title. For Liverpool fans starting to feel hot under the collar after their team's first league loss of the season, there's more. Liverpool's haul of 54 points is the club's best return at the turn of the year in any season -- and the third-best by any side in top-flight history. Indeed, Liverpool is the first team to win all seven EPL games in December, a congested month in English football. The stars are aligned, it seems. Or are they? READ: Man City beats Liverpool to reignite title raceRoberto Firmino has scored four goals in his last two league games.In eight of the past 10 EPL seasons, the leader on December 25 has gone on to win the title. The exceptions being, yes, you guessed it, Liverpool in 2008-09 and 2013-14. But Klopp's side is different to the coruscating team of 2013-14 which was led by the brilliant Luis Suarez. The Reds have already kept more clean sheets this season than they did in the entire campaign under Brendan Rodgers four years ago, when City ripped the crown from their grasp. Indeed, in that swashbuckling 2013-14 season Liverpool had conceded 50 goals -- just 10 goals have been shipped so far in this more measured campaign. On paper, Liverpool has a favorable fixture list in January -- Brighton, Crystal Palace and Leicester -- but the Reds have lost 10 of 25 matches in all competitions under Klopp in the first month of the year which, according to Opta, makes up 29% of the German's defeats as Liverpool boss. Ominous? Man City enjoyed a record-breaking EPL campaign in 2017-18READ: Holding Italian Super Cup in Saudi Arabia 'disgusting'Statistics aren't everything, however. Though a first EPL defeat of the season was a setback, Liverpool wasn't outplayed by City. It was a tight contest between the two best teams in the country. Fine margins decided the match. In the first half it's estimated Liverpool were just 11.7 millimeters from taking the lead following a Sadio Mane shot that was cleared off the line.As Klopp reflected post-match: "We were unlucky in our finishing moments. Unluckier than City I would say. [Leroy] Sane scores [off the post] and the situation with Sadio [Mane] when he hit the post [and misses]."It was not our or City's best game, because we both made it difficult for the other team. I have already said to the boys this is OK. We lost it but it will happen. It is not nice but it is not the biggest problem."Liverpool has to start winning again immediately (the next league fixture is away at Brighton on January 12), but so does City and third-placed Tottenham. After victory at the Etihad Stadium, City boss Pep Guardiola told reporters: "Everything is open. Now it is tight again. Now we can rest and relax. I don't remember a league so tough, there are so many huge contenders fighting for the title. Every game is a final."It would be unprecedented for Liverpool not to win the league from such a position of strength. For the optimistic neutral at least, whatever happens from now until May in the most intriguing EPL title race in years, the history books will be rewritten.

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New York (CNN Business)Nobody in their right mind likes to pay higher prices for stuff. But if you're an investor, there is a way to profit from inflationary trends — and it might be time to start adjusting your portfolio accordingly. Consumer staples giants like Coca-Cola (KO) and Pepsi (PEP) can benefit from rising prices — as long as they are able to pass on some of those costs to customers. And that's what some companies are doing.J.M. Smucker, which makes a wide range of products including Jif peanut butter and Folgers coffee, has been raising prices, for example. And that has not appeared to hurt demand, or the stock. Shares of Smucker (SJM) rose more than 5% Tuesday after the company reported earnings and sales that topped forecasts.Smucker chief financial officer Tucker Marshall noted during a conference call that the company has been able to offset increased costs for coffee and transportation with higher prices.Even some retailers are finding they can raise prices to offset higher costs and not alienate customers in the process.Read MoreNot just the supply chain: Going green is hiking prices, tooApparel company Guess (GES), which reported strong earnings and sales Tuesday afternoon, said that it is managing rising cotton prices by cutting down on discounts in its stores. Guess shares surged nearly 15% Wednesday on the news. "We have done a lot to reduce promotional activity," said Guess CEO Carlos Alberini, during a conference call with analysts. "We have also increased prices, and we have done this very strategically."A higher level of inflation — and the rising long-term interest rates and spiking commodity prices that are accompanying it — are also boosting banks, raw materials companies and energy stocks.In fact, fund manager Horizon Kinetics launched an Inflation Beneficiaries ETF earlier this year that has big exposure to the financial services and commodities sectors. Top holdings include private land owner Texas Pacific (TPL), New York Stock Exchange parent company Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) and food giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM).The fund is up 26% since it began trading in mid-January, better than the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq during the same time frame. But stocks aren't the only way for investors to profit from inflation. There's a major problem with the narrative on inflationAnalysts at the Wells Fargo Investment Institute pointed out in a report this week that commodities such as gold, oil and agricultural products — considered real assets, or those you can see, touch and taste — have outshone the broader market by a wide margin during periods of high inflation in the 1970s, late 1980s and early 2000s. That could happen again."Oftentimes, real asset price increases are what fuels inflation in the first place," the analysts said, "so we believe investing in these assets can work as a natural hedge against rising costs in our everyday lives."

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Washington (CNN)A third member of the far-right Oath Keepers group who stormed the US Capitol in a unified military formation pleaded guilty on Tuesday afternoon and will cooperate with prosecutors, according to court records.Caleb Berry, 20, pleaded guilty in DC District Court to two felonies -- conspiracy and obstruction of a congressional proceeding -- for his role in temporarily stopping the Electoral College process on January 6. The guilty plea and cooperation deal are a major achievement for federal prosecutors as they continue to aggressively probe right-wing groups that planned for violence in DC on January 6. They have already secured the cooperation of two other co-conspirators in the major case against the Oath Keepers. Nearly 20 people affiliated with the group have been charged, and prosecutors are scrutinizing the group's leader as well.According to charging documents, Berry admitted that he dropped off weapons at a hotel in Arlington, Virginia, on January 5. This was part of a "quick reaction force" that the Oath Keepers planned to deploy into DC if things became violent. (Lawyers for other defendants in the case have said the weapons were to protect against Antifa, not to attack the Capitol.)Read MoreBerry also "traveled to and then observed the restricted Capitol grounds" on January 5, one day before the attack, according to charging documents. Prosecutors will surely be asking him for information about pre-planning and surveillance that the Oath Keepers did near the Capitol before the January 6 attack.As part of his plea deal, the agreed-upon sentencing guidelines say Berry could face about four to five years in prison, though that will ultimately be decided by the judge. If he proves incredibly helpful to prosecutors, he could get a much lighter sentence. He has no criminal history, and judges often show some leniency to first-time offenders. Berry also agreed to pay $2,000 to repair damage to the Capitol, which is the standard amount that prosecutors have inserted into plea deals for felony defendants like Berry. Two other defendants in the marquee Oath Keepers conspiracy case, Graydon Young of Florida and Mark Grods of Alabama, have already pleaded guilty and are cooperating.A fourth rioter with ties to the far-right group, heavy metal guitarist Jon Schaffer, pleaded guilty in a separate case and is also cooperating, but he wasn't part of the group of Oath Keepers who moved together around and inside the Capitol that day.Three people have now been sentenced for their roles in the Capitol riot, and about 20 people have pleaded guilty so far and are awaiting sentencing. Countless others are expected to plead guilty and are still negotiating deals with prosecutors. But some rioters have indicated that they want to go to trial, a drawn-out process that is certain to drag into 2022.This story has been updated with further developments Tuesday.CNN's Katelyn Polantz and Rachel Janfaza contributed to this report.

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(CNN)A horrifying moment in the Covid-19 pandemic hit Italy on March 27, 2020, when the civil protection authorities announced that 969 people had died in just 24 hours. In the weeks before that, images of coffins stacked up in church parlors and being driven down the streets of the northern Italian town of Bergamo in a caravan of military trucks poured into the homes of Italians, by then locked down for nearly three weeks. Now, just four months later, life in Italy, the country Vice President Mike Pence once said "no one wanted to be like," is nearly back to normal, despite occasional spikes in cases that have been attributed to migrants arriving in the country or living in close quarters.The death toll has leveled off at just over 35,000, with the number of new reported deaths now less than a dozen most days. The total number of cases now at 250,103 with daily increments in the low hundreds at most.Police in Italy find shipment of coffee beans stuffed with cocaine Nightclubs and schools aren't yet reopened, face masks are mandatory and social distancing is enforced, but summer is in full swing in this country. People are going out for dinner at restaurants, enjoying the summer tradition of an aperitivo on an open square, going on vacation and generally moving forward. It's nothing short of a miracle, especially compared to nations like Brazil and the United States, where the pandemic is still very much out of control.Before that terrible day in March when nearly 1,000 people died, stories about how Italians were skirting the lockdown were common. Tales of clandestine dinner parties and entire apartment blocks walking the same dog just to get outside seemed to expose the Italian national pastime of bending the rules. The lockdown by then had meant that everyone but the most essential of workers were confined to within just 300 meters of their homes. Read MoreA priest wearing a mask blesses a coffin inside the courtyard of a building in Naples, Italy, on March 27.People lost jobs, businesses suffered and children lost valuable time as the country's ill-funded education system struggled to adapt to online teaching. But as hard as it was, the images of the dead, of the overcrowded hospitals, of the people -- cherished grandmothers and grandfathers -- dying alone sparked an unimaginable national grief and scared the entire country, says Gianni Rezza, director of the National Health Institute. "The population reacted quite positively in the first phase, however fear probably played a role," he told CNN. "Images of the coffins carried on military trucks in Bergamo were harsh, and evidently they made it clear how leaving the uncontrolled circulation of the virus would lead to serious problems." 'Out of the storm'Slowly, things only got better from that horrible day, with daily cases, finally hitting a plateau and falling to a negligible number of daily infections. People took the lockdown seriously, wore masks dutifully, as they continue to do today, and the country gradually healed.Police strictly enforced the lockdown and civil protection cars patrolled the streets telling people to stay inside over loudspeakers. Then in early May, the country gradually started to open up, first for takeout food, then table service. With each new taste of freedom, the health authorities checked the contagion rate, never allowing more establishments to open if there was a spike, and warning they would lock back down if things turned. Things are returning to normal in Italy. People swim in an artificial lake in Milan, on July 12.Gyms opened cautiously and stores still cannot be crowded. Trains can only run at 50% capacity and public transportation is limited. Mask compliance is strong because it's the law, and hand sanitizer is a feature at nearly every business entrance.The worst, at least for now, was finally over. Now spikes in cases can generally be attributed to clusters in migrant camps or in closed communities that are kept under control through aggressive testing. On July 23, Italy's minister of health Roberto Speranza confirmed that the hard work paid off. "I believe Italy has made it out of the storm," he told Italy's Coldiretti agricultural group. "I'm not thinking of the government but of the country as a whole."Speranza warned though that it was not yet time to let the guard down completely. "We were the first to be hit in the world after China, we didn't have an instruction manual. We had to learn about the virus," he said. "I think we need to be honest with each other: these have been the most difficult months in the history of the country since the Second World War."Countries are strengthening their face mask rules. Soon you might have to wear one outdoors, tooBut while Italy celebrated -- at a safe distance -- he was quick to warn that the worst may not yet be over for everyone. "The international situation worries me a lot," he said, noting that on a global scale we were at "the worst moment of the epidemic."So what makes a country like Italy, long known for its skepticism for anything that even looks like a rule, win this battle that no one else can seem to come close? Second waves have hit Spain, France and Germany and the first wave isn't nearly over in the US or the UK. Journalist and author Beppe Severgnini told CNN that it is the very Italianness of the Italian people that made it happen. "We coped because we found other resources that were always there: Realism, inventiveness, extended families, solidarity and memories," he told CNN. "In Italy, rules are not obeyed, or disobeyed, as they are elsewhere. We think it's an insult to our intelligence to comply with a regulation without questioning it first." So when the government instituted a draconian lockdown on March 10, Severgnini says that Italians believed in rule. "With Covid-19, we decided the lockdown made sense, so there was no need to enforce it," he said. Milan in May. People in Italy are going out for dinner at restaurants, and enjoying the summer tradition of an aperitivo at a local square or bar.Political willMany credit Italy's unelected Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, who has no political affiliation or party behind him, for not playing politics. Each time he instituted a stronger measure, he said the blame was "on me" and not on the government he led. Still, campaigners in the north of the country, where the virus swirled unchecked from the first reported case on February 21 to when the country locked down March 10, insist that he didn't take it seriously enough at first. He was interrogated by prosecutors in June to determine if the draconian lockdown should have started sooner. Rezza believes that not only fear played a role, but also the government is to be congratulated, citing Conte's adherence to science over popularity. "There was for once, I would say, a clarity and a certain courage on the part of politicians because they listened to the scientists, in particular the minister of health," he said, referring to Speranza. Italy's unelected Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte (left) has been praised for acting decisively."Politicians also made courageous decisions because the lockdown meant that a part of the population can be unhappy and have economic repercussions. The decision to lockdown on a national level was certainly brave."In the US, lockdowns have been erratic, and in the UK, the reopening has been complex and hard for the population to understand. There are loopholes and exceptions to almost every rule. Even in Spain where the virus hit hard and the lockdown was rigid, the virus has managed to find a new footing, in part because authorities reopened too fully, too fast. You can go dancing in Spain, but not yet in Italy.France, too, has seen a resurgence of the virus, but authorities there only instituted a mandatory face mask indoor rule on July 20. Italy has continued the requirement since the beginning and Speranza says they will likely stay for some time to come. Italy laments the loss of the US touristDespite the success story in beating back the virus, Italy has suffered tremendous economic losses. GDP is expected to contract by around 10% this year and many businesses tied to the tourism sector may never open again. But the lack of a second wave -- so far -- means that there will likely not be another lockdown and businesses can continue to build back up without fear of having to lose even more money.Severgnini, who has lived in the US, draws the contrast between Italy's startling success so far with America's obvious struggle to flatten the national curve. "The United States was born out of a rebellion, and you can still feel it," he said. "But to rebel, sometimes, is absurd -- during a pandemic, for instance." He also believes that fear played a role. "Fear can be a form of wisdom," he said. "Boldness, a show of carelessness," he said. "Ah, and we don't have Donald Trump, which helps."

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Bogotá (CNN)What started as a tax reform proposal to help ease the strain of the pandemic on the economy and balance government finances ended with people taking to the streets to express their discontent. Large-scale protests in Colombia are now in their third week, and prosecutors have announced homicide charges after a national police officer was seen on video shooting and killing a 17-year-old in the city of Cali during the first day of demonstrations. Last week, Colombia's Attorney General's Office released a statement charging the police officer, Luis Ángel Piedrahita Hernández, with aggravated homicide in connection to the killing of Marcelo Agredo Inchima. Officer Piedrahita Hernández maintains his innocence and the case will go before a criminal court. Read MoreThe charges were announced on the same day that the head of Colombia's National Police, General Jorge Luis Vargas, just four months into the new role, defended the credibility of the force -- which has been fiercely criticized for its heavy-handed response to the protests -- while admitting that police would be the first to recognize their faults. "Any act that a police officer commits against the law is forcefully rejected," General Vargas said, speaking to Spanish newspaper El País last week. "Whoever has individual responsibility, we hope that the full weight of the law falls on him. And we will be the first to ask for forgiveness when it is determined," he added.The institution the general oversees has found itself in the middle of a credibility crisis, as reports of human rights violations increase and international humanitarian groups including the United Nations voice concerns. On Saturday, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) formally requested access to the country to investigate these abuse allegations. At least 42 people have died in the protests according to Colombia's Ombudsman Office. Rights groups say the death toll could be higher. According to a compilation by human rights organization Temblores, at least 2,387 cases of police violence have been reported. The shooting of Marcelo Agredo InchimaMarcelo Agredo Inchima was among the first casualties that resulted in the protests, on a day when social media videos of brutal repression by police would ignite fury across an already angered nation. Seventeen-year-old Agredo and his brother joined an anti-tax bill rally on April 28, the first day of protests in Cali — a city in southwest Colombia that would soon become the heart of the movement. Little did they know it would be the last day he would be seen alive.Reckoning with lethal violence in Colombia's prolonged wave of protests Dramatic social media footage shot from a balcony in the Mariano Ramos neighborhood shows Agredo kicking a police officer on a motorcycle. Shots can be heard as people scatter in panic. Agredo attempts to run away on foot, but the police officer grabs his gun and shoots, downing the young man. A second social media video from another angle shows Agredo running and then falling to the ground. A third shows his body on the pavement in a pool of blood, as people frantically try to move him. "They killed him!" a woman screams, terror resonating in her voice."No, he's already dead," she sobs near Agredo's still body. The following day, the young man's father spoke on camera with Temblores and confirmed the death of his son. "My kid died there as a result of a shot that a police officer gave him. My son attacked a policeman with a kick," Armando Agredo Bustamante said, arguing the kick wasn't a reason to take his son's life when his son was unarmed and "defenseless." For many Colombians, what started as protests over the now-withdrawn tax reform that would have hit many families already struggling economically, have transformed into a cry to end excessive police force directed at protesters— something they say has plagued the nation for decades. "The way that they decided to take these things is to bring the police and the military forces against their own people. That's why we are all here," Juan Pablo Randazzo, 21, told CNN during a peaceful protest in the capital of Bogotá, the brightly colored yellow, blue and red Colombian flag wrapped around his neck like a cape. "We are not prepared to hear the next day that one of our friends, that one of our family, that one of our brothers is getting killed," the university student added with emotion in his voice. In an exclusive interview with CNN's Chief International Anchor Christiane Amanpour last week, Colombian president Iván Duque announced 65 investigations have been opened into police abuse adding that there were "strict protocols" on the use of force in the country.JUST WATCHEDIván Duque: Zero tolerance for police abuseReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHIván Duque: Zero tolerance for police abuse 13:33 Duque said his government had "always trusted and defended the fundamental right in our institution for specific protests."Nevertheless, government officials also maintain that leftist militants and illegal armed groups are behind some of the violence.Last week, Colombia's Defense Ministry announced security forces had detained a leader of a local cell of the largest leftist guerrilla group in the country, the National Liberation Army (ELN). The Ministry accused him of attempting to blend into the protests in Cali with plans to detonate a hand grenade and blame security forces, but offered no proof. A cascade of discontent The withdrawal of the tax reform proposal, which the government said was necessary to ease the pandemic's blows, was too late to allay protesters' fury over months of economic pressure, reinforced by police brutality, all of which has deepened the sense of inequality that many Colombians feel. Protesters have burned public buses, police precincts, looted stores and blocked roads throughout the nation, further hampering the economy and flow of goods. "The Colombian Constitution does not establish the right to block, for violence, or vandalism," Interior Minister Daniel Palacios said on Twitter. "The blockades generate poverty, don't build a country and end the economy," he added. Negotiations between the Colombian government, indigenous groups and the National Strike Committee are ongoing but have so far been unsuccessful. Even President Duque's announcement last week to cut tuition for lower-income students in the second semester of 2021 has failed to stem the protests. Meanwhile, Colombians are sinking deeper into poverty, a problem exacerbated by the pandemic and nationwide lockdowns. According to the country's National Statistics Department (DANE), the poverty rate increased from 36 percent in 2019 to 42.5 percent in 2020.In Colombia's protests, pandemic pressures collide with an existential reckoning for police A study from DANE also reports the number of Colombian families eating less than three meals per day has tripled since the start of the pandemic. Sociology and history professor Jose Alejandro Cifuentes tells CNN the economic situation Colombia faces is grim and entangled with its history of civil war and inequality. "We are in a very serious situation in the face of access to higher education, employment, and we are facing a situation of high informal employment that is the only space left for these youths," Cifuentes said in regard to the many young Colombians taking to the streets to voice their frustrations and concerns. Not only has the pandemic hit the future generations though. It has also affected people like Marlon Rincon Peralta, 46, a father of five who we met as he waved down the few visitors who drove past his mostly empty tables. Rincon Peralta was forced to go from business owner to waiting tables at a restaurant in the once bustling colonial tourist town of Zipaquirá, north of the capital. "Never, never have I seen this situation," Rincon Peralta told CNN as he got emotional sharing how the pandemic only helped make the rich richer and the poor poorer due to the inequality the country has faced and continues to live. Financially, he is at his worst. "I tell my wife, my kids, if we continue like this, no, no... what are we going to do?" he said with tears in his eyes. "The pandemic has a cure," he said but the economy and inequality doesn't. "If we don't do something, we will never have a cure."

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Story highlightsScientists have long hypothesized that the Big Bang produced lots of antimatterIt no longer exists in nature, physicists sayIt is produced on Earth in particle accelerators Physicists study it to learn more about the formation of the universeNuclear scientists in Switzerland recently dropped some antimatter. The world didn't blow up, but there were some tiny explosions. Scientists are hoping the experiment will teach them more about how the universe developed after the Big Bang.Physicists with ALPHA Collaboration research group are trying to figure out how antimatter interacts with gravity, and if it produces "antigravity," says the group's founder, Jeffrey Hangst.Their experiment mirrors the way Sir Isaac Newton came up with the law of gravity in the late 17th century. Legend has it that an apple fell off a tree and hit the English nobleman on the head. Newton got to thinking how gravity made the apple speed up as it fell. General views of the ALPHA experiment at CERN in Switzerland.He postulated that matter attracts matter via gravitational force, which is why an object like an apple would fall toward a larger object: the earth.So, if matter attracts matter, what happens when antimatter interacts with it?Will it produce antigravity? And would then a ball of antimatter fall up?Gravity with a twist"That would be a revolution," Hangst says. "That would mean we don't understand something fundamental about the universe."And a big piece of the puzzle is indeed missing, he admits.Though people live with the effects of gravity every day and Newton's law of gravity has been around for over 300 years, scientific understanding of gravity is lagging, he says.This is the trap used to combine or "mix" positrons and antiprotons to make antihydrogen, according to CERN."The way planets and stars move, we understand that well." But how matter attracts matter on a molecular level is still greatly a mystery, Hangst says. The ALPHA Collaboration hopes to raise the level of understanding. Antimatter science vs. fictionAntimatter may be the stuff of science fiction movies and novels, but it is hardly futuristic, according to CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Geneva, where Hangst's group runs its experiments.Scientists have known about antimatter for more than 80 years, after physicist Carl Anderson discovered positrons in the 1930s.CERN makes the antimatter for ALPHA's experiment using a particle accelerator, which speeds up subatomic particles to nearly the speed of light and crashes them into each other to produce new particles.In the world of Dan Brown's "Angels and Demons" and Gene Roddenberry's "Star Trek," antimatter can make the Vatican explode or power a star ship.If a large chunk of antimatter were to touch a large chunk of matter, the explosion would indeed be enormous, but it's unlikely to happen. Antimatter has not existed naturally in the universe for a very long time."Not in the last 13.7 billion years," Hangst jokes. That's basically as long as the known universe has existed.Antimatter aboundedBut scientists have long theorized that a lot of antimatter was produced during the universe's inception. It has since disappeared, and they would like to know why.If equal amounts of matter and antimatter existed initially, they should have annihilated each other, but they didn't. Only matter is left behind.The kind of antimatter CERN makes for the experiment is antihydrogen, a mirror image of hydrogen, which is the smallest known atom. Jeffery Hangst is a founder of the ALPHA group.Because it is composed of so few parts, it's the easiest antimatter atom to make. Antihydrogen's subatomic particles have an electronic charge opposite from those of regular hydrogen. Hangst's team uses the latest technology to catch the antihydrogen atoms, hold them without letting them touch matter, and then drop them.When the falling antimatter meets matter, the two "annihilate" each other, as scientists say, and give off energy in the process -- a kind of nano-explosion. The ALPHA scientists measure the energy bursts to find how fast the antihydrogen molecules fell after they dropped them.The resultSo, did the antimatter fall up? Scientists with the ALPHA Experiment couldn't tell, according to study published in Nature Communications. But the fact that they now have the technology to let it free-fall is a big deal, Hangst said. "That you can do this at all ... is a bit of a revolution."It paves the way for scientists to get the answer in a relatively short time -- a few years instead of a few decades.If scientists can figure out how antimatter interacts with gravity, it would take them a step closer to understanding how the universe was formed during the Big Bang, when a lot of antimatter was still around, Hangst says.Many scientists believe that antimatter acts in the same or in a similar manner as matter when it comes to gravity. The ALPHA Collaboration puts that stance to the test."In a world in which physicists have only recently discovered that we cannot account for most of the matter and energy in the universe," the study says, it would be "presumptuous" to cling to the idea."We know that there is something fundamental about the universe that we don't understand," Hangst said.In essence, scientists don't know why the universe exists at all.More space and science news from CNN Light YearsFollow @CNNLightYears on Twitter.

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(CNN)A Kansas teacher is suing her school district superintendent, board members and principal after being suspended for not using a student's preferred name. Pamela Ricard, who teaches math at Fort Riley Middle School, says she refuses to use the preferred names and pronouns of transgender and nonbinary students because it violates her religious beliefs. After being disciplined multiple times for refusing to use a student's preferred name, Ricard filed a federal lawsuit against the Geary County Schools Unified School District on Monday. In the lawsuit, she argues that denying requests to allow her to ignore students' preferred names and pronouns "deprived her of due process and equal protection of law" and violated her First Amendment rights to free speech and exercise of religion. Ricard also accused the defendants of breaching their contract with her. Ricard maintains in the lawsuit that her decision does not harm her students, but LGBTQ organizations and medical associations throughout the country have consistently stressed the detrimental consequences of misgendering children and ignoring their preferred names. This Texas mom says she's moving her family to California to protect her transgender daughterRead MoreMisgendering a child can seriously impact their ​self confidence and mental health, according to Melanie Willingham-Jaggers, executive director of GLSEN, a national organization supporting LGBTQ+ students and educators in K-12 schools. "Ms. Ricard's faith teaches her that God immutably creates each person as male or female," the lawsuit states."We proposed a neutral policy to the district over eight months ago that would allow teachers to uniformly address students by their enrolled names," Josh Ney, Ricard's lawyer, told CNN. "That proposal was summarily rejected by the district, so we brought this lawsuit due to the constant threat of termination hanging over my client's head."Fort Riley Middle School did not respond to CNN's multiple requests for comment. Mark Edwards, the legal counsel representing the Geary County Schools Unified School District, told CNN they have no comment. According to the suit, after one incident of Ricard using a student's birth name instead of their preferred name, then principal Shannon Molt sent an email on March 31 to all teachers at Fort Riley Middle School, saying: "When we have a student that requests to go by a preferred name that is different than their given name, our district honors the request. Once you are aware of a preferred name, use that name for the student." Ricard acknowledges in the suit that despite being told that another student who was listed in school records as female preferred to be addressed by a different name, Ricard called the student "Miss [student's last name]." Ricard was reminded multiple times to use the student's preferred name and pronouns, but continued to call the student by their last name only. In April 2021, the lawsuit says Ricard received a three-day suspension with pay for violations of 11 district policies, including rules on bullying and diversity and inclusion. Multiple appeals were denied by school officials, the lawsuit says. "Any policy that requires Ms. Ricard to refer to a student by a gendered, non-binary, or plural pronoun (e.g., he/him, she/her, they/them, zhe/zher, etc.) or salutation (Mr., Miss, Ms.) or other gendered language that is different from the student's biological sex actively violates Ms. Ricard's religious beliefs," the lawsuit says. Ricard may face "further disciplinary action," including termination, if she continues to violate the policy, according to the lawsuit. "I continue to enjoy teaching my students day in and day out, but the stigma of being officially labeled a 'bully' simply for using a student's enrolled last name has been disheartening," Ricard told CNN in an email. "I love all my students, but I shouldn't be forced to contradict my core beliefs in order to teach math in a public school." 'This is about the basic rights and dignity of a human being'In the suit, Ricard says that not using a student's preferred pronouns does not "interfere with the efficient functioning of a school" or "create a hostile learning environment." However, LGBTQ organizations who support and advocate for the rights of students, as well as major health associations in the US, strongly disagree with this perspective. "We know from research, long term, very powerful research that affirming a young person's gender leads to better health and well-being," said Joel Baum, senior director of the nonprofit Gender Spectrum, which supports gender-diverse youth. "This is about the basic rights and dignity of a human being. Your beliefs do not allow you to refuse to acknowledge who a student is."The American Psychological Association, American Medical Association and the Pediatric Endocrine Society, and dozens of other medical associations, have officially recognized the importance of affirming a young person's name and pronouns, Baum said. Transgender children and their parents struggle to cope with restrictive lawsLGBTQ youth who attend schools where they are not protected by policies preventing discrimination against them "report lower GPAs and are more likely to miss school because they feel unsafe," Willingham-Jaggers told CNN. "Transgender youth are more likely to consider suicide than their peers, and experience other mental health crises which are exacerbated when they face this kind of stigma and erasure in the classroom," she said. Yet transgender youth across the country continue to face discrimination when attempting to stand up for who they are, or speak up when they feel threatened. In Kansas alone, over 50% of LGBTQ+ secondary school students who experience harassment don't report the incident due to fear it will make the situation worse, according GLSEN Kansas Statewide Organizer Will Rapp."This incident isn't an isolated issue. According to GLSEN research, more than 40% of transgender students in Kansas report being unable to use their chosen name and correct pronouns in school," Rapp told CNN. "When educators express this kind of anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment it sends a message that school is not a safe place and many LGBTQ+ youth and especially transgender youth feel unable to approach trusted educators for support." "Every educator must be held accountable for creating a safe and affirming environment for all students, regardless of gender identity," Rapp said. Along with being unable to use their preferred names and pronouns, 85% of transgender students reported being harassed or assaulted in school, according to GLSEN.A need for stronger policies and trainingRicard argues in her lawsuit that the district's policy on names and pronouns has been inconsistent and does not provide teachers with clear guidance on determining the preferences of a student and parents. Following her initial suspension in April 2021, the school sent out a "Use of Preferred Names and Pronouns" guidance document that asked staff members to share the student's request with administrators or counselors and respect their chosen pronouns, according to the lawsuit. 'Children will die': Parents, advocates speak out against Texas gender care investigationsIn September 2021, the Geary County Schools Unified School District's Board of Education also adopted an addition to the district's Diversity and Inclusion Policy to require educators to refer to students by their preferred names and pronouns, the lawsuit says. Ricard's requests for religious accommodations that would exempt her from having to follow the guidance and policies were denied, according to the lawsuit. "This idea of religious exemption, simply because you aren't comfortable with something, flies in the face of so many aspects of public education," Baum said. "Imagine if a science teacher who believes the world was created in six days isn't comfortable teaching evolution. That wouldn't fly. Beliefs are one thing, and conduct is something else." Transgender students in the United States face obstacles that extend far beyond the classroom.Arkansas last year became the first state to ban gender-affirming care, including puberty blockers and cross-sex hormone therapy, for minors. West Virginia also signed a bill into law in 2021, which was temporarily blocked, that prohibited transgender girls and women from participating in girls' and women's secondary school or higher education sports teams. A judge in Texas on Friday also blocked the state from enforcing Gov. Greg Abbott's order to investigate gender-affirming care of minors as "child abuse," which parents and advocates criticized as another attack on transgender children. CNN's Andy Rose contributed to this report.

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Story highlightsThe 20-year-old Texan attends StanfordHer win breaks a swimming record and is a first in other ways (CNN)When Simone Manuel touched the pool wall at the end of her swimming event in Rio, she set both an Olympic and an American record.The US swimmer matched Canadian Penny Oleksiak stroke for stroke, earning the pair a tie and the gold in the women's 100-meter freestyle Thursday night.Manuel not only gave Team USA its first gold medal in that competition in decades, the win marked various firsts for her as well. Here are 5 things to know about the American gold medalist:Manuel set a new Olympic recordWhen Manuel and her Canadian counterpart came to the wall at the same instant, they set a new Olympic record of 57.20 seconds in that event. Read More"My first gold medal, at my first Olympics, is kind of a surprise to me," Manuel told reporters. "I never thought I would be in this position but I'm so blessed and honored to be on the medal stand."She set an American record, too And while she was toppling Olympic records, the 20-year-old set yet another mark. Manuel became the first African-American woman to win a gold medal in an individual swimming event for the United States. American Simone Manuel won gold in the women's 100-meter swimming freestyle. "It means a lot [to be the first black woman to earn gold in the pool]," Manuel said after the race. "This medal is not just for me. It's for a whole bunch of people that came before me and have been an inspiration to me. And it's for all the people after me, who believe they can't do it." Not so long ago pools were segregated, preventing people who looked like her from swimming. Now this. #SimoneManuel pic.twitter.com/iDoCPhn8Sw— Kimberley Goode (@kcgoode219) August 12, 2016 Even as she celebrated her triumph, she also acknowledged the recent shootings of black men by police officers in the US."It means a lot, especially with what is going on in the world today, some of the issues of police brutality," Manuel said, according to USA Today. "This win hopefully brings hope and change to some of the issues that are going on. My color just comes with the territory."With the win, she also gave the US its first gold in the women's 100 free since 1984 -- when Nancy Hogshead and Carrie Steinseifer tied. That race was the second, and only other time, there has been a tie in an Olympic swimming event.Manuel also has a silver medal to her name. She helped the US women's team to second in the 4x100m freestyle race.She attends Stanford for a reason JUST WATCHEDPhelps, Biles add to US gold medal countReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHPhelps, Biles add to US gold medal count 01:43Manuel grew up in Texas, but decided to go west for college. She is a rising junior at Stanford University in California, where she's part of the swimming team. She said she picked the university for its values. "You have to work hard and be pretty smart to get into a school like this -- but honestly, that's another reason why I picked it, because I wanted to be in this atmosphere and challenge myself," she told USA Swimming this year. "It challenges me academically and athletically, and socially I get to be around such different people, though we also have something in common by being here," Manuel told USA Swimming about attending Stanford. And she's in good company. Her roommate in Rio, Katie Ledecky, is a fellow gold medal winner and an incoming freshman at Stanford.We already knew it and now the world does... You're incredible, @simone_manuel » https://t.co/f79UWRMQ6G pic.twitter.com/nyLGp5TywO— Stanford W. Swimming (@stanfordwswim) August 12, 2016 She started swimming at age 4USA Swimming described Manuel as a "powerful and gutsy no-limits swimmer." But her path to get here has been a long one. Manuel's parents put her in swimming lessons at age 4 so she'd learn how to be safe in water, she said this year. But she enjoyed it so much, she immersed herself fully by age 9.She told CNN in March that she at times struggled with being African-American in a sport typically dominated by white athletes."I see other blacks and African-Americans doing basketball, and running and doing volleyball, so I think the hardest part was coming to terms with, you know, this is what you love to do so you should do it," she said.During her senior year in high school, she rose to prominence in the swim community when she broke the national record for her age group on her 17th birthday."Her 50 free swim was the fastest 17-18-year-old time and the second-fastest American time in history," USA Swimming said. Manuel's passion for the sport extends beyond the pool. She also served on USA Swimming's diversity and inclusion committee, which, she told CNN, helped her overcome some of the loneliness she felt at being one of the few minorities in the sport."I met other minorities who were facing some of the same things that I was, so through that process I didn't feel so alone," she said in March.Her brothers keep her competitiveAs the youngest sibling and the only girl, Manuel has spent her lifetime sharpening her competitive streak. "I am fortunate that I have two older brothers and they have definitely helped me with being competitive just to keep up with them," she told USA Swimming."We were always encouraged to try what we wanted to do. As long as we tried our hardest and did the best we could, it didn't matter what we did," she said.Her brothers chose a different yet equally competitive sport: basketball.Follow @faithcnn

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Story highlights Turkish FM says his nation will respond with "10 times more action"The Turkish President has provoked controversy by comparing allies to Nazis (CNN)Protests broke out in Rotterdam and in front of Dutch diplomatic missions in Turkey on Saturday after the Netherlands barred a plane carrying Turkey's foreign minister from landing to stop him from addressing a political rally in the port city.The Dutch government announced that Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu's flight permit was revoked amid concerns over public order at the expected large gathering of Turkish expatriates.Merkel warns Turkey over democracy while urging closer tiesTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reacted angrily to the news, comparing the Dutch government to Nazis.Addressing crowds at an opening ceremony in Istanbul, Erdogan said: "They are timid and coward. They are Nazi remnants and fascists."Earlier this week, Erdogan angered German Chancellor Angela Merkel by making similar remarks about Nazism in her country. Read MoreTurkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said they will not take it lightly. "We protested that situation heavily and we told our Dutch counterparts that we will respond in the heaviest way," he said in a statement. Turkish referendumCavusoglu was due to address Turkish expatriates in Rotterdam to win support for an April 16 referendum vote on the Turkish Constitution.Pushed by Erdogan's ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, these sweeping constitutional changes would grant new powers to Turkey's President and transform the way the country is governed.JUST WATCHEDErdogan: Germany using 'Nazi practices'ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHErdogan: Germany using 'Nazi practices' 00:57Turkish politicians have sought to address rallies in European cities and towns that have large populations of Turkish expatriates -- around 1.5 million Turkish nationals living in Germany are eligible to vote in the referendum, according to Turkish news agency Anadolu. But the authorities in several countries have blocked their plans.Saturday, the Turkish family affairs minister was prevented by Dutch police from entering the Turkish consulate in Rotterdam. Minister Fatima Betul Sayan Kaya tweeted: "Netherlands is violating all international laws, conventions and human rights."Cavusoglu told Turkish broadcaster TRT that Turkey would respond strongly."Which steps they take, we will take 10 times more action. We are not afraid of this, but their doings are really inhuman," he said, according to Anadolu.The Dutch ambassador who is home was asked not to return to Turkey "for a while," Anadolu reported.Large protests broke out Saturday night in Rotterdam and in the major Turkish cities of Ankara and Istanbul. Demonstrators waved Turkish flags and blocked the entrances to the diplomatic buildings. Increased tensionsIn the latest twist in the row, Cavusoglu angered the Dutch by threatening "severe sanctions" if he were banned from traveling to the Rotterdam rally."If the Netherlands cancels my flight, we will impose severe sanctions on them that will affect it economically and politically," the foreign minister said in remarks in a TV interview on CNN Turk.He added, "If tension will increase (between the two countries) because of my visit, then let it increase."Dutch leader Mark Rutte says Turkish threats of sanctions made a "reasonable solution" impossible.In a statement posted on his Facebook page, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said: "Many Dutch people with Turkish heritage are voting in the referendum on the Turkish constitution. The Dutch government has no objection to meetings in our country in order to inform them about that."But these meetings cannot contribute to tensions in our society and everyone who wants to contribute to an event must comply with instructions from the authorities so that public order and security can be guaranteed. It should be noted that, in this respect, the Turkish government does not want to respect those rules."Election concernsThe Dutch will vote Wednesday in national elections in a campaign that has focused heavily on the issue of immigration from Muslim countries.Far-right politician Geert Wilders praised the decision to bar the Turkish minister from speaking in Rotterdam, taking credit due to the influence of his party, the Party For Freedom, or PVV."Great! Thanks to heavy PVV- pressure a few days before the Dutch elections our government did NOT allow the Turkish minister to land here," Wilders wrote.Far-right politician Geert Wilders said his party pressured the Dutch government to act.The decision by the Netherlands was driven by concerns that Wilders might win next week's election, according to Enes Bayrakli, an assistant professor of political science at the Turkish-German University in Istanbul.Bayrakli told CNN: "I think it is a quite a serious diplomatic scandal because Turkey and Holland are allies in NATO and the EU. They have very good relations, and I think the Dutch government took this decision in order to give a message to Geert Wilders in the election. It's a right-wing populist message. The government is quite concerned it will lose to Geert Wilders, but I think this is a wrong step."Bayrakli said: "This shows how ridiculous the action of the Dutch government is. In the EU there are no borders between countries. You cannot prevent people traveling from one country to another."Wilders later tweeted that Turkish people "have no business" in the Netherlands.Correction: A previous version of this story misstated the nature of Dutch far-right Freedom Party leader Geert Wilders' campaign. He is campaigning in the Netherlands' general election for greater party representation in the House of Representatives. CNN's Schams Elwazer, Sara Mazloumsaki and Mick Krever also contributed to this report.

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Story highlightsMercedes' Lewis Hamilton finishes second last in Hungarian Grand Prix qualifyingHamilton's car catches fire to end his session early but he walked away unhurtIt's the second straight week the Englishman suffers a car issue in qualifying Teammate and Championship leader Nico Rosberg records the fastest time If Lewis Hamilton is to win a fifth Hungarian Grand Prix, he'll need something akin to a miracle. That's because he'll start well adrift of the pack after the back of his Mercedes caught fire in qualifying -- the second consecutive Saturday he's suffered misfortune. It was on his first qualifying lap, too. Hamilton wasn't hurt but with his chassis needing replacing, it means a start from pit lane. His teammate and Championship leader Nico Rosberg had no such issues, recording the fastest time. Last week in qualifying for the German Grand Prix, a brake issue led to a Hamilton crash and meant he began 20th on the grid on race day but he put in a stellar drive to rise to third. Hamilton, who bettered the field in practice Friday and earlier Saturday, was the first to point out that overtaking opportunities aren't as great in Hungary as they were in Germany. JUST WATCHEDRosberg's lessons from World Champion fatherReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHRosberg's lessons from World Champion father 04:27JUST WATCHEDHamilton praises Mercedes progressReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHHamilton praises Mercedes progress 03:00JUST WATCHEDCNN Greatest F1 Driver: Day FiveReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHCNN Greatest F1 Driver: Day Five 01:21"It's a shame, especially when you do the practice sessions with not too many problems," Hamilton said in a television interview aired by Sky. "I didn't even get a lap this time. Last time I got maybe two laps. "I can't believe it's happened again. This is not a track you can really overtake on so coming from last to the podium is a lot less likely."Hamilton's mishap gives Rosberg the chance to extend his 14-point lead over Hamilton in the individual standings. And although the German said he would have preferred to go head-to-head with Hamilton, he felt Sunday's race would now be "easier." Unsurprisingly, he doesn't plan on taking many risks at the Hungaroring. "It makes it easier of course because he is my competitor," Rosberg was quoted as saying by Autosport.com. "It's a free opportunity tomorrow."I need to play it safe and avoid any unnecessary things happening, and get as many points as possible."I would prefer to be out there battling with Lewis. That would give me the maximum adrenaline rush. It won't be a gloves-off battle with Lewis, but I am still very, very happy."Rosberg clocked a best time of one minute, 22.715 seconds, bettering reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull by 0.486 seconds, Williams' Valtteri Bottas and Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo, who is a distant third in the driver standings. Read: Rosberg wins at home

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Story highlights "I can't think of anything else more iconic" off Titanic, collector says A violin played the Titanic's bandleader was auctioned in the UKIt fetched 1.1 million British pounds, about $1.7 million, at auction, officials sayThe violin is believed to have been played by William Hartley as the ship sankA violin played by the Titanic's bandleader as the ship sank sold at auction Saturday for more than $1.7 million, a UK-based auction house said. The price -- 1.1 million British pounds, when adding the buyer's premium and tax -- is by far the highest ever fetched for memorabilia tied to the sunken passenger ship, according to veteran collector Craig Sopin. "This figure is going to be hard to beat," said Sopin, who helped authenticate the fact the violin came from the Titanic. "I can't think of anything else that is more iconic to come off that ship." According to survivors, Wallace Hartley's band played to calm passengers even as the ship sank beneath them. The scene was depicted in James Cameron's blockbuster movie "Titanic," which depicted Hartley and his band playing "Nearer, My God, to Thee" as the ship took on water. Photos: Art and collectibles: Going, going, gone wild Photos: Art and collectibles: Going, going, gone wildThe iconic blue gingham apron and shirt costume that Judy Garland wore as Dorothy in the 1939 classic "The Wizard of Oz" sold for $1,565,000 at a New York auction. Here are other items that fetched eye-popping record sales prices on the auction block in recent times: Hide Caption 1 of 10 Photos: Art and collectibles: Going, going, gone wildJune 2015 has been a big month for art auctioneers. Artist Chris Ofili's controversial work "The Holy Virgin Mary," which shows an African Virgin Mary covered with elephant dung, sold for $4,522,643 at Christie's -- a record for the artist, according to the auction house. Hide Caption 2 of 10 Photos: Art and collectibles: Going, going, gone wildWhen Pablo Picasso's "Les Femmes d'Alger (Version O)" sold for $179,365,000, it broke the world auction record for any work of art, according to Christie's. Hide Caption 3 of 10 Photos: Art and collectibles: Going, going, gone wildJesse Owens' 1936 Olympic Gold Medal sold for $1,466,574 at auction in December 2013, setting a record for the highest price paid for Olympic memorabilia. This medal is considered one of the most important in Olympics history and is one of four Owens won at the games in Berlin, spoiling Adolf Hitler's planned showcase of Aryan superiority.Hide Caption 4 of 10 Photos: Art and collectibles: Going, going, gone wildNorman Rockwell's painting "Saying Grace" sold for $46 million in 2013 at Sotheby's American Art auction. It was a record for works by the late artist and for a single American painting. The illustration originally appeared on the Thanksgiving issue cover of The Saturday Evening Post in 1951.Hide Caption 5 of 10 Photos: Art and collectibles: Going, going, gone wild"The Whole Booke of Psalmes" -- universally known as "The Bay Psalm Book" -- was produced in the virtual wilderness of Massachusetts Bay Colony by the Congregationalist Puritans. When it sold for $14,165,000, it set a world auction record for any printed book.Hide Caption 6 of 10 Photos: Art and collectibles: Going, going, gone wildTitanic band leader Wallace Hartley's violin sold for $1.7 million at Henry Aldridge and Son Auctioneers in Devizes, England -- by far the highest ever fetched for memorabilia tied to the sunken passenger ship.Hide Caption 7 of 10 Photos: Art and collectibles: Going, going, gone wildAn engraving from Wallace Hartley's fiancee, Maria Robinson, is attached to the Titanic band leader's violin.Hide Caption 8 of 10 Photos: Art and collectibles: Going, going, gone wildThis 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 sold at auction for $30 million in England. It was part of a group of race cars that won nine of 12 Forrmula 1 World Championship-qualifying races during 1954 and 1955 and was driven by Juan Manuel Fangio.Hide Caption 9 of 10 Photos: Art and collectibles: Going, going, gone wildA 118-carat white diamond is on display at Sotheby's, a New York auction house. The oval stone was auctioned off in Hong Kong for a record $30.6 million.Hide Caption 10 of 10Hartley's body was reportedly pulled from the water days after the April 1912 sinking with his violin case still strapped to his back. In 2006, the damaged violin was found in the attic of a home in Britain. It was authenticated through testing of salt water deposits, according to a statement released by Henry Aldridge and Son, which hosted the auction in Wiltshire, England. The violin was adorned with an engraved silver plate that connected it to Hartley. Aussie tycoon insists Titanic II good ideaThe names of the seller and the buyer have not been released. The famous wreckage was first discovered in 1985 off the coast of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Since then there have been a number of research and recovery expeditions, during which time the artifacts included in the sale were found. Interest in the shipwreck peaked again after the release of the movie "Titanic" in 1997. The film grossed $1.8 billion worldwide, making it the second highest grossing film in history, according to Box Office Mojo, a site that tracks ticket sales. Over the years, exhibitions of Titanic artifacts have made millions, and auctions have drawn high-priced sales. End of an era for tourist trips to ghostly wreck of TitanicIn 2004, Guernsey's auctioned off memorabilia from the Titanic and a few artifacts that had been passed down through the families of survivors. An original menu sold for about $100,000, the president of the auction house said at the time. Sopin, a Philadelphia lawyer who has between 300 or 400 Titanic artifacts, said the ocean liner's sinking is "in a class all its own" when it comes to disasters, due to its unique mix of historical, cultural and cinematic elements."The ship is a microcosm of society," he said, noting the different classes of people aboard the ship that fateful night.And it had both villains and heroes -- Hartley and his fellow band members, none of whom survived, chief among the latter group."What they were doing was actually causing a sense of calm on that ship," Sopin said. "You could only wonder the mass pandemonium that would have occurred otherwise. It helped save a lot of lives." What happens to goods lost at sea?

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(CNN)Lionel Messi says he had Barcelona's best interests at heart when announcing that he wanted to leave the club in August.The Argentine and the Barcelona board, specifically president Josep Bartomeu, became embroiled in a bitter public dispute after Messi sent a letter informing them of his desire find a new club.The 33-year-old admitted he had wanted to leave "all year" and claimed a clause in his contract meant he could do so for free, but in the end the Argentine was forced to stay as Barcelona disagreed and wasn't willing to reduce its €700 million ($897 million) release clause.Messi said his love for the club meant he had no intention of disputing the club's decision in court and dragging out a legal dispute.READ: Lionel Messi aims a dig at Barcelona hierarchy after posting emotional farewell to Luis SuarezRead MoreREAD: Lionel Messi says he will 'continue' at Barcelona after wanting to leave the club 'all year'Lionel Messi played his first game for Barcelona on Sunday since expressing his wish to leave."After so many disagreements, I would like to bring an end to everything," he told Spanish newspaper Sport. "We all have to be united and assume that the best is yet to come. I take responsibility for my errors and if they existed, it was only to make FC Barcelona better and stronger."Uniting passion with excitement and motivation will be the only way to achieve our objectives, always united and rowing in the same direction."I wanted to send a message to all the socios and fans that follow us. If at any moment, any of them were annoyed by something that I said or did, let there be no doubts that anything I did was always with the club's best interests in mind." READ: 20 defining moments in Messi's careerMessi was on the scoresheet in his first game back for Barcelona since announcing his desire to leave, converting from the penalty spot in Barcelona's 4-0 win over Villarreal on Sunday.The match came just days after Messi had once again publicly criticized the Barcelona hierarchy, this time for its treatment of former striker Luis Suarez as he left the club for Atletico Madrid.

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London (CNN)European leaders have approved the UK's request for a three-month extension to the Brexit process, averting a no-deal split on Halloween but extending the political saga into next year.The bloc's 27 remaining leaders agreed to a "flextension" until January 2020, Donald Tusk, president of the EU Council, tweeted on Monday.The EU27 has agreed that it will accept the UK's request for a #Brexit flextension until 31 January 2020. The decision is expected to be formalised through a written procedure.— Donald Tusk (@eucopresident) October 28, 2019 The delay -- a third granted by Europe this year -- must still be formalized. It will be cut short if Boris Johnson passes his exit deal before then.It could also have ramifications for the Prime Minister's push to secure a Christmas general election, a request which will be voted on in Parliament later on Monday. Opposition parties had blocked Johnson's effort to force a poll while a no-deal break from the EU remained on the table.French President Emmanuel Macron reprised the role of "bad cop" in the delay negotiations, suggesting last week he would be reluctant to grant another extension unless circumstances in Westminster changed significantly.Read MoreLive: Brexit extension announced as Boris Johnson pushes for December electionBut a French diplomat told CNN on Monday that the movement towards an election satisfied that demand, after Johnson and Macron spoke by phone during the weekend.The UK will now not leave the European Union on Thursday, despite repeated promises from Johnson that the process would not be delayed again.The Prime Minister had said Brexit would take place on October 31, "no ifs, no buts," and proclaimed he would rather be "dead in a ditch" than delay Brexit. But Parliament forced him to request an extension if he was unable to pass his deal, which Johnson pulled from a vote after lawmakers rejected his three-day legislative timetable.An EU official told CNN that the next step in the process is to receive the UK's official acceptance of the request. Tusk will then launch the formal written procedure to ratify the extension, with a deadline of 24 hours' time."We hope this to be concluded by Tuesday or Wednesday," the official said.UK inches towards Christmas general electionAs the EU's decision is confirmed, Johnson is prepping for a vote on his general election request on Monday.It is the third time he will try to secure an early poll, with the government proposing a date of December 12. But the attempt must be approved by two-thirds of MPs and the opposition Labour Party are expected to block it, after repeatedly saying they would only support a poll once a no-deal Brexit is "off the table." The UK has messed up Brexit. Now Boris Johnson is trapped in hell"There's no doubt an election is coming and I'm very happy to fight that election, very happy indeed... once the danger of a no-deal exit from the European Union is totally removed from the equation," Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said at a trade union conference in Scotland over the weekend. However, Johnson could secure an election this week even if his initial attempt is voted down. The Liberal Democrats plan to propose a new bill for a December 9 election, which would only require a simple majority of MPs to pass."We need to get Boris Johnson out of office, unlock the gridlock in Parliament and give people the chance to vote to stay in the EU," Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson said in a statement."A general election on our proposed timetable would take no-deal off the table, and give the public the chance to elect a Liberal Democrat Government who will revoke Article 50 or increase the number of MPs who support a People's Vote," she added.The UK hasn't had a general election in December since 1923, but the option appears the most likely path out of the country's unending political deadlock.CNN's James Frater contributed reporting.

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(CNN)Kendrick Norton, a 22-year-old defensive lineman for the Miami Dolphins, had an arm amputation after a car wreck early Thursday in Miami, his agent says."With sadness, I can confirm that Kendrick Norton was in a car accident last night and suffered multiple injuries, including the amputation of his arm," Norton's agent, Malki Kawa, tweeted. "We ask that you continue to pray for him. His family also asks that the public respect Kendrick's privacy."The Florida Highway Patrol said Norton had "severe injuries to his left arm."Lt. Alex Camacho said Norton was driving in the early morning hours of July 4 on State Road 836, also called the Dolphin Expressway, a 15-mile stretch of highway that cuts across Miami. Norton's Ford pickup ran into a concrete barrier wall for "unknown reasons," Camacho said. The vehicle flipped, coming to a stop on its roof.Read More"We were made aware this morning of a serious car accident involving Kendrick Norton," the Miami Dolphins said in a statement. "Our thoughts and prayers are with Kendrick and his family during this time."The Florida native played football for the University of Miami Hurricanes. In 2017, during his junior year, he appeared in each of the team's 13 games, making 12 starts, and earned All-ACC honorable mention.The Dolphins announced that they'd signed Norton on December 19 after he was drafted by the Carolina Panthers earlier in the year. The defensive lineman has not played in a regular-season NFL game.CNN's Melissa Alonso and Amanda Watts contributed to this report.

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Story highlightsCity releases photos of two adults passed out in front seat of car with a child in backDriver pleads no contest to charges, including child endangerment; grandmother faces hearing (CNN)A city in Ohio says it decided to release a set of graphic photos to drive home the devastating effects of heroin addiction and the toll it takes on families.The photos show a man and woman passed out in the front seat of a car with a child sitting in the back."We feel it necessary to show the other side of this horrible drug," a post on the city of East Liverpool's Facebook page reads, explaining its decision. "We feel we need to be a voice for the children caught up in this horrible mess."The traffic stopRead MoreThe photographs, which the city government posted with a graphic warning, come from a traffic stop Wednesday by city police. East Liverpool police Officer Kevin Thompson approached the driver, James Acord, who was weaving erratically between lanes, noticing the man's head "bobbing back and forth his speech was almost unintelligible," according to an affidavit.Thompson said Acord was trying to tell him that he was taking the passenger passed out in the front seat, Rhonda Pasek, to a hospital. But immediately afterward, the driver lost consciousness -- and Thompson saw a little boy in the back of the car.The city of East Liverpool, Ohio, said it's trying to warn the public about the dangers of heroin. "This child can't speak for himself but we are hopeful his story can convince another user to think twice about injecting this poison while having a child in their custody," the Facebook post reads. The effects of overdoseThe boy turned out to be Pasek's 4-year-old grandson, according to Dane Walton, administrator for the Columbiana County Juvenile Court. Earlier, police had said he was her son. The officer noticed she was starting to turn blue. He called emergency medical technicians, who administered Narcan, an opiate reversal agent that can save the life of someone acutely overdosing. According to court documents, Acord pleaded no contest to operating a vehicle while impaired and endangering a child. He was sentenced Thursday to 360 days in jail, had his driver's license suspended for three years and was fined $475.Pasek pleaded not guilty Thursday to endangering a child, disorderly conduct and public intoxication. She is scheduled to appear for a pretrial hearing next week in East Liverpool Municipal Court. Her bond was set at $150,000, CNN affiliate WTOV-TV in Steubenville, Ohio, reported.The photographs"We are well aware that some may be offended by these images and for that we are truly sorry, but it is time that the non drug using public sees what we are now dealing with on a daily basis," the city government said on Facebook. "The poison known as heroin has taken a strong grip on many communities not just ours, the difference is we are willing to fight this problem until it's gone and if that means we offend a few people along the way we are prepared to deal with that."

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Story highlightsSome cardinals will only arrive in Rome on Monday or Tuesday, Vatican saysThey are gathering for a series of meetings held before the secret election for a new popeThe cardinals must set a date for the conclaveBenedict XVI resigned Thursday, the first pope to do so in decadesThe cardinals who will elect the new pope following the historic resignation of Benedict XVI are continuing to make their way to Rome, the Vatican said Saturday, with some likely to arrive only Monday or Tuesday.The first of a series of meetings known as general congregations takes place Monday morning -- and a priority for the cardinals attending will be setting a date for the special election, or conclave, held to pick the next pope.The Vatican has said it's not sure whether a date will be agreed on as soon as Monday.If cardinals are still arriving as the general congregations start, the timetable may be delayed.A look at possible papal contendersJUST WATCHEDPope's final day: Global reaction ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHPope's final day: Global reaction 01:17The cardinals will also hold important discussions on the future direction of the Roman Catholic Church, which has been beset by scandal in recent years, and the kind of leader they want to see at the helm.JUST WATCHEDSun sets on Benedict's papacyReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHSun sets on Benedict's papacy 01:49All the cardinals attend the general congregations, but only cardinals who are younger than 80 are eligible to vote for the new pope in the conclave. They are expected to number 115, the Vatican has said.JUST WATCHEDCardinals set to begin pope selectionReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHCardinals set to begin pope selection 01:56Catholic population in numbersCatholic population in percentages Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi said Saturday that 75 cardinals normally live in Rome and another 66 have arrived or are in the process of arriving, making 141 in total.Most of the cardinals who live in Rome are retired and/or over the age of 80, and therefore are not entitled to vote for the new pope.It's not clear how many of the cardinals now in Rome are among those who can vote.How is the next pope elected?The Sistine Chapel, where the cardinal-electors meet for the secretive conclave, is not yet being prepared for the process, Lombardi said. Tourists and pilgrims are continuing to visit the Sistine Chapel -- famed for the ceiling painted by Michelangelo -- at the moment, Lombardi said.Benedict resigned Thursday evening, the first pope to do so in six centuries, and will probably never be seen in public again.Now known as pontiff emeritus, he will spend the next few weeks at the papal summer residence, Castel Gandolfo, before moving to a small monastery within the Vatican grounds.He spent the first day of his retirement reading and praying, following a good night's sleep, Lombardi said Friday.

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(CNN)Soccer is considered one of the oldest games in history. So, it may come as a surprise that its wealthiest competition, the Premier League, is just 25 years old. On August 15, 1992, the league was founded in England as media moguls and presidents of Britain's largest football clubs, chasing better broadcasting revenues, clubbed together to create an elite championship. In 1994, then Blackburn Rovers striker Alan Shearer celebrates after his team won the league title.A quarter of a century later, clubs like Manchester United and Manchester City are valued in the billions and the Sky television network pays around $13 million to air a 90-minute match. While ratings aren't as high this year as in previous seasons, last season the league was broadcast into 1 billion homes around the world. Read MoreAlan Shearer, once soccer's most expensive player and now a pundit on BBC's "Match of The Day," has been there since the beginning.JUST WATCHED'It's a horrible disease'ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCH'It's a horrible disease' 05:48"Genuinely, I think it is the best league in the world as a whole package," Shearer says, as he meets CNN's Talk Asia at the Hong Kong Football Club (HKFC). "The stadiums, atmosphere, managers, players, you put all that together and the size of it is just incredible."It's just been a hell of a success, it really has."In the beginningIn 1992, Shearer started the first Premier League season as a Blackburn Rovers player, scoring 16 goals in 21 games. Since then, his name has become a synonym for success. Three years later, Rovers won the title. Shearer's 34 goals that season took one of England's minnow clubs into the glory books, in a way that was subsequently unmatched until Leicester City's famous 2016 upset win. Newcastle striker Alan Shearer celebrates after scoring in the 77th against Sunderland on April 5, 1997. In 1996, Shearer became soccer's most expensive player when he was sold by Blackburn to Newcastle United for £15 million ($20 million). The Newcastle-upon-Tyne-born player famously rejected an offer from Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson in favor of playing for his boyhood club.He became Newcastle's highest ever goal scorer, putting 206 balls into the net. His career haul of 260 Premier League goals is a record that remains undefeated. Tottenham Hotspur superstar Harry Kane, 24, could surpass it, Shearer concedes. But Kane would need to keep scoring at his current rate for nine more seasons, while avoiding serious injury. Tottenham, too, would have to ward off suitors such as Real Madrid, a Spanish club with pockets deep enough to make Kane the world's most valuable soccer player. A money gameTo understand how things have changed since 1992, you only need to look to the money changing hands for players.In 2016, French player Paul Pogba was sold by Italian club Juventus to Manchester United for £96 million ($127 million). This year, captain of Brazil's national team Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, commonly known as Neymar, left Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain for the grand sum of €196 million ($230 million).In 1999, Alan Shearer, of Newcastle United, celebrates his goal during an FA Carling Premiership."When I left Blackburn in 1996, I was the world's most expensive footballer, (I was sold for) £15 million -- I actually, foolishly, said then there would probably never be a better time to be a footballer, for financial reasons." Shearer says."How wrong I was. It's gone up and up and gotten bigger and it'll only continue to grow. Because while TV companies continue to pay huge money then the sums that footballers demand will continue to grow, also."JUST WATCHEDHow a soccer legend helps out underprivileged kids in Hong KongReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHHow a soccer legend helps out underprivileged kids in Hong Kong 07:28But what of football's reputation as the everyman's game, played across the world from London to Lagos with players only needing a round, kickable object? Today, signing a child up for coaching classes in Hong Kong can cost around $6,000 per year. Has soccer become elitist?"The one thing that can bring everyone together is football. To have it costing too much money is not right," Shearer says. A kick out of youOn the afternoon CNN meets Shearer, the Hong Kong chapter of his old North Tyneside youth team, the Wallsend Boys, has arranged for him to have a kick around with underprivileged children from the Po Leung Kok Foundation at the prestigious, members-only HKFC. Alan Shearer at Hong Kong Football Club.Partially through charity events with famous old boy speakers such as Shearer, the Hong Kong group has raised money to put 10 children through football training at the club's cutting-edge facilities."We know what football means, how it can give a chance to these young boys and girls who are unfortunate and underprivileged. We want to give them a chance to enjoy it, to try to pass on tips that we've had over the years, to them," says the British footballer.Shearer, who grew up in a working-class area of Newcastle before finding worldwide soccer success, knows the life-changing power of the beautiful game first hand.

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Story highlightsRMS Titanic sank 100 years ago Sunday, leaving 1,503 deadTwo cruise ships leave wreaths at the site the ship went downRelatives of the dead are aboard the memorial cruisesTwo cruise ships marked the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic by tossing wreaths into the North Atlantic early Sunday morning directly over the site of the ship's wreckage.The 450 passengers gathered on the Azamara Journey, a ship chartered for a "Titanic Memorial Cruise," began their evening of remembrance by sitting in silence as 1,503 names of those who perished aboard the Titanic were displayed on a projection screen. A ceremony followed."We pray for the departed, especially those who died on this night 100 years ago," said the Rev. Robert Lawrence. "We pray for the relatives of all those who died in Titanic."Descendants of the dead, as well as Titanic enthusiasts, were among the crowd that had gathered for the occasion. Photos: Titanic buffs mark 100th anniversary of sinking Photos: Titanic buffs mark 100th anniversary of sinkingTitanic anniversary cruise – Patrick Druckenmiller, 9, received the trip aboard the Titanic anniversary cruise as a gift from his grandmother, Stephanie Hayes, right. Patrick is dressed as Titanic Capt. Edward John Smith. The cruise aboard the Azamara Journey departed from New York on Tuesday.Hide Caption 1 of 9 Photos: Titanic buffs mark 100th anniversary of sinkingTitanic anniversary cruise – Druckenmiller's costume includes a fluffy white beard. Hide Caption 2 of 9 Photos: Titanic buffs mark 100th anniversary of sinkingTitanic anniversary cruise – Sam Rollins also dressed as Titanic Capt. Edward John Smith.Hide Caption 3 of 9 Photos: Titanic buffs mark 100th anniversary of sinkingTitanic anniversary cruise – Connie and Tom Jeffers of Margaretville, New York, recently became interested in the Titanic when they saw an exhibit in Las Vegas, but they've been lifelong history buffs.Hide Caption 4 of 9 Photos: Titanic buffs mark 100th anniversary of sinkingTitanic anniversary cruise – Mary Amanda Fairchild plays the harp aboard the Azamara Journey.Hide Caption 5 of 9 Photos: Titanic buffs mark 100th anniversary of sinkingTitanic anniversary cruise – Byron and Judy Matson of Missouri peer out a window aboard the ship.Hide Caption 6 of 9 Photos: Titanic buffs mark 100th anniversary of sinkingTitanic anniversary cruise – The Azamara stopped in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to visit the final resting place of some of Titanic's victims. About 120 passengers are buried at Fairview Lawn Cemetery.Hide Caption 7 of 9 Photos: Titanic buffs mark 100th anniversary of sinkingTitanic anniversary cruise – Sharon Willing's great-grandparents were passengers on the Titanic. Her great-grandfather, Herbert Chaffee, perished in the disaster. Her great-grandmother made it out on lifeboat four. Willing has waited her whole life to make this trip to pay tribute to her great-grandfather.Hide Caption 8 of 9 Photos: Titanic buffs mark 100th anniversary of sinkingTitanic anniversary cruise – Laurie and Dan Castaneda of Long Beach, California, walk on the deck of the Azamara Journey in period clothing. Hide Caption 9 of 9JUST WATCHEDTitanic revisited 100 years later ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHTitanic revisited 100 years later 01:28JUST WATCHEDLife in 1912 when the Titanic sank ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHLife in 1912 when the Titanic sank 02:20Earlier in the night, an announcement was made to let passengers know they were passing over the point where the Titanic put out its distress signal, alerting others that they needed help.A few hours later, two wreaths were tossed overboard into the chilly waters as a way of honoring those whose lives were lost.Why the Titanic fascinates more than other disasters"This is very emotional for me to be here," said Diane Lind of Blaine, Washington. "I'm right above where that ship went down and all those people perished... All those people were out in this frigid water, frigid temperature outside and within minutes they were gone."Lidia Anorga of Miami echoed the sentiments."It's about paying respects. I wish that in some way they would know that 100 years later we're still remembering them and thinking about them," she said.The Journey is one of two ships chartered by Miles Morgan Travel for the Titanic event.

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Paris (CNN)Police in Paris were forced to call for backup on Friday as dozens of protesters outside a theater tried to storm the building and reach President Emmanuel Macron. The Elysee presidential palace told CNN that protesters had tried to enter the building, while video on social media shows police tussling with protesters outside the Bouffes du Nord theater's building. Several demonstrators entered the building before being dragged back out by police. Riot police holding up shields formed a line against the protesters, who shouted "Macron, out," in the latest of more than a month of protests against the embattled President's pension reform plans. The President and his wife, Brigitte Macron, "were secured" for several minutes but were able to return and finish watching "The Fly," French news agency AFP reported, citing sources from the President's office.French newspaper Le Monde reported online that police called for reinforcement to quell the protests and to escort the President and his wife home. Read MoreJournalist and political activist Taha Bouhafs posted a video from inside the theater showing the back of the President's head, making comments that allegedly invited activists to come and disrupt the show. Bouhafs has been arrested over the tweet, on suspicion of taking part in a group formed to commit violence or damage, a French judicial source told CNN.Protests across France over pension reforms have hit fuel and power supplies, and cause large-scale transport disruption and the shutdown of schools. Macron says the changes are necessary to make the system fairer and more sustainable, but unions say workers will lose out.CNN's Angela Dewan and Arnaud Siad contributed to this report.

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Story highlightsCaroline Wozniacki into semifinals of WTA tournament in Copenhagen Top seed wins 13th straight match at event in beating Alize Cornet 6-0 6-3Jelena Jankovic to play Anqelique Kerber in other semifinal Jennifer Capriati elected to Tennis Hall of FameCaroline Wozniacki made it 13 straight wins in her home tournament in Copenhagen on Friday the 13th as she dispatched French hope Alize Cornet 6-0 6-3.The former world number one is bidding for her third straight title on the hard courts of the Farum Arena and has now won 19 straight sets without reply, dating back to the 2010 semifinals.The Danish top seed will take on Petra Martic Saturday for a place in the final."I played well. I got a lot of first serves in and I didn´t make any unforced errors, which always helps, of course," Wozniacki told the official WTA website.Martic saw off Bojana Jovanovski 6-4 4-6 6-3 to make the semifinals in Copenhagen for the second year in a row.Former top-ranked Jelena Jankovic continued her improved form, having gone into the event off the back of four straight defeats.The Serbian third seed beat Kaia Kanepi 4-6 6-1 6-3 to reach her third semifinal of the year.She will play second seed Angelique Kerber, who was taken to three sets before beating fellow German Mona Barthel. Kerber trailed 5-2 and saved two match points before winning 6-2 0-6 7-5."It was a very tough match. Mona played unbelievable tennis, especially in the second, where I actually had no chance," said Kerber.Meanwhile on the clay of Barcelona, Dominika Cibulkova is the highest seed left at number three after beating Yulia Beygelzimer of the Ukraine 3-6, 6-0, 6-0.Second seed Julia Georges of Germany crashed out 6-2 6-3 to Sara Errani of Italy while Sorana Cirstea of Romania ended the fine run of Olga Govortsova of the Belarus 2-6 6-1 6-3.In other tennis news, Jennifer Capriati has been elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in recognition of a career which saw her win three grand slam titles and reach world number one."This is a dream come true and an extraordinary tribute," she told the official WTA website. "I truly feel humbled to be a part of history and am honored to be considered among the greatest of all time."

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(CNN)Formula One Championship leader Max Verstappen will start the Russian Grand Prix from the back of the grid as Red Bull take a new engine.The Dutchman arrived in Sochi already facing a three-grid penalty following a collision with title rival Lewis Hamilton at the Italian Grand Prix, but his change to a new internal Honda combustion engine -- as well as a range of new power components -- will leave him chasing from the rear on Sunday.Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, having also taken on new power units ahead of this weekend, will also be at the back of the grid.Verstappen and the rest of the drivers have been warming up on the Sochi Autodrom today, with Valtteri Bottas fastest in both practices.'It shows he doesn't really know me'Read MoreYesterday, Verstappen shunned Hamilton's suggestion that he might be feeling the pressure of a title fight. The pair arrived in Russia this weekend separated by just five points, with Verstappen maintaining a slender lead over the seven-time World Championship winner following their dramatic collision in Italy last time out.Upon landing in Sochi, Hamilton was asked if he believed Verstappen was feeling the heat of their title rivalry, which had simmered long before the crash at Monza."Obviously, he won't admit it and I'm not going to make an assumption," Hamilton replied. "But I'm just saying I remember what it was like when I had my first one and it definitely mounted up.""It was difficult, it was intense, I was going through a lot of different emotions, I didn't always handle it the best and that's to be expected. There's a lot of pressure, you're working in a big team, there's a lot of self-expectation and pressure because the desire to win is huge," Hamilton added.The Englishman's answer was relayed to Verstappen, who proceeded to answer with more than a hint of sarcasm."Yeah, I'm so nervous, I can hardly sleep. It's so horrible to fight for a title. I really hate it," Verstappen said."No, I think if someone really knows me, I'm very relaxed about all those things and I really can't be bothered, you know, I'm very chilled. It's the best feeling ever to have a car, a great car where you go into every weekend and you can fight for a win," he continued."It doesn't matter if you're just leading a championship or not, those comments just shows you that he doesn't really know me, which is fine, I don't need to know him, how he is fully. "I just focus on myself and I really enjoy it out there at the front and, of course, hopefully we can do it for a really long time."Verstappen and Hamilton collide at the Italian Grand Prix, Monza.Collision courseTensions have been bubbling between the two title chasers all season, with hostilities extending to the respective team principals at Red Bull and Mercedes.Following a collision on lap one between the drivers at the British Grand Prix in July, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said Hamilton had been "completely out of order," with his Mercedes counterpart Toto Wolff responding that Red Bull's comments on Hamilton were "below the belt." With Verstappen retired from the race, the fact that Hamilton went on to take victory at Silverstone only intensified the rivalry -- Verstappen tweeting his disappointment at Hamilton's "disrespectful and unsportsmanlike" celebrations. The dramatic crash at Monza earlier this month rocketed tensions to new heights, figuratively and literally, as Verstappen's car landed on top of Hamilton's following a wheel-to-wheel engagement. Hamilton, who said after the race he felt "fortunate to be alive," told his team via the radio that the Red Bull driver had forced him wide, while Verstappen could be heard saying "that's what you get when you don't leave the space."

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Story highlightsMost of those released were women and childrenFreed Yazidis sent to capital of Iraq's Kurdish region (CNN)ISIS on Wednesday released more than 200 Yazidis, a minority group whose members were killed, captured and displaced when the Islamist terror organization overtook their towns in northern Iraq last summer, officials said.Most of those released were women and children; the rest were ill or elderly, said Rassol Omar, a commander in the Peshmerga force that defends northern Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region.Omar didn't say what led to the release, other than asserting that Arab tribal leaders helped to coordinate it. The freed Yazidis were received by Peshmerga, who sent them to the Kurdish regional capital, Irbil, said Nuri Osman, an official with Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government. It wasn't immediately clear what motivated Wednesday's release, Osman said. Osman said 217 Yazidis were released. Omar, the Peshmerga commander, had a higher count: 228.Read MoreOver 200 Yazidi captives were released by ISIS in Iraq's Kirkuk province.ISIS previously released scores of other Yazidis -- largely children and the elderly -- since attacking the group's towns last year.The Sunni Islamist militant group steamrolled into Iraq's north last summer, forcing hundreds of thousands of minorities -- Yazidis among them -- from their homes. Yazidis are of Kurdish descent, and their religion is considered a pre-Islamic sect that draws from Christianity, Judaism and Zoroastrianism.One of the oldest religious communities in the world, the Yazidis have long suffered persecution, with many Muslims referring to them as devil worshipers. ISIS' cruelty to them has been extraordinary.ISIS' conquest of the town of Sinjar, in particular, provoked a major humanitarian crisis as some Yazidis fled into the mountains -- where many became trapped for a time without food and water -- and others fled by foot into neighboring Syria. ISIS slaughtered Yazidis by the hundreds, Yian Dakhil, the only lawmaker representing the Yazidis in Iraq's Parliament, told CNN last year. Reports emerged from some Yazidi survivors that ISIS raped and enslaved female Yazidi captives.An international coalition responded, first by airdropping supplies in the mountains. Rescues came next. And then, starting in August, the United States and other nations conducted airstrikes targeting ISIS in Iraq and Syria.The U.S. State Department estimates that 500,000 Yazidis live in northern Iraq, accounting for less than 1% of the country's population.CNN's Raja Razek reported from Beirut. CNN's Jason Hanna wrote from Atlanta. CNN's Hamdi Alkshali, Faith Karimi and Yousuf Basil contributed to this report.

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Madrid (CNN)Spain's government pardoned nine leaders serving prison sentences for their roles in Catalonia's failed 2017 independence drive, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced Tuesday.The Prime Minister's cabinet approved the pardons, which Sanchez said aim to foster reconciliation between Catalonia and the rest of Spain. "It's best for Catalonia and for Spain and it's in accord with the Spanish Constitution," Sanchez said in a nationally-televised statement. "The government will work for understanding and not for confrontation." Opinion polls show about half of Catalonia's population wants independence but also show that about 60% of Spaniards oppose freeing the nine leaders, Reuters reported on Monday.The nine leaders include Oriol Junqueras, a former vice-president of Catalonia, the wealthy, restive northeastern region whose capital is Barcelona, and where many have long clamored for independence from Spain.Pro-independence protesters outside Barcelona's opera house on Monday. Read MoreThe nine were arrested in the autumn of 2017, shortly after the Catalan parliament unilaterally declared the region's independence. The move prompted Spain's then-conservative government to use extraordinary powers to take temporary control of the region, ousting its government. Police and protesters repeatedly clashed in the streets. The constitution does not allow any of Spain's 17 regions to unilaterally break away. The nine were convicted and sentenced in 2019 to prison terms of 9 to 13 years for their roles in the failed uprising.The pardons do not apply to Catalonia's former president, Carles Puigdemont, who fled to Belgium in 2017, along with some top aides, after Madrid took control of the region. They still face arrest if they return to Spain. Sanchez said the pardons are "conditional" on the nine not committing "serious crimes" for a certain period on time. Catalan independence leaders given lengthy prison sentences by Spanish courtSanchez, who heads Spain's Socialist government, has recently said publicly that the pardons were coming soon, in order to pursue a negotiated solution between Spain and Catalonia."We can't start from scratch," Sanchez told an audience at Barcelona's opera house on Monday. "But we can start anew."The opposition conservatives blasted the pardons, saying they weaken Spain. They vowed to fight them, after attracting tens of thousands to an anti-pardon protest in Madrid earlier this month.Catalan separatist parties again won the majority of seats in the regional parliament in elections last February. The current Catalan president, Pere Aragones, is from the pro-independence Republican Left party, which has provided crucial support for Sanchez's government in Spain's parliament in Madrid.The furor over the pardons affected even Antonio Garamendi, president of Spain's influential business-owners association, CEOE, who told Spanish state television last week that if the pardons could help "normalize things, then welcome to them." He later backtracked, saying his comments were taken out of context.

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Story highlightsLevante beat Real Sociedad 3-2 to stay top of Spain's La LigaMidfielder Ruben Suarez scored deep in to injury time to secure victoryThe team, from Valencia, has never finished higher than 10thIn Serie A Udinese missed the chance to go top as AC Milan scored four Spanish underdogs Levante kept up their remarkable early-season form by beating Real Sociedad 3-2, their seventh successive victory, to stay top of La Liga.Levante, a team that has played second fiddle to city rivals Valencia during their 102 year history and who have never finished higher than 10th, has remarkably fended off the attentions of Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona with a quarter of the season gone.But it took an injury time free kick by Ruben Suarez to make sure of all three points after Real Sociedad's Inigo Martínez had scored a late equalizer.Sociedad had taken an early lead through Daniel Estrada before Nano Rivas and Valdo Lopes put Levante in front. But despite a late equalizer, Levante came back with Suarez's stunning free kick, which saw them leapfrog Barcelona into top spot.Real Madrid did their best to keep up with Levante after blowing Villarreal away in the first half an hour at the Santiago Bernabeu. Villarreal, perennial UEFA Champions League qualifiers in recent years, have endured a torrid start to the season, made worse when Karim Benzema scored an early goal. Kaka was then set up by Argentine international Angel Di Maria, who capped a fine half by scoring the third. The match petered out in the second half, finishing 3-0 and sending Real Madrid second above Barcelona.In Italy's Serie A Udinese missed the chance of returning to the top of the league after losing away to Napoli 2-0. Two first half strikes from Ezequiel Lavezzi and Christian Maggio ended Udinese's unbeaten start to the season. But the result of the night saw AC Milan score four goals in successive games after beating Parma 4-1. Milan found themselves 3-0 down against Lecce last week before mounting a thrilling comeback. A second half Kevin Prince Boetang hat-trick secured an unlikely 4-3 victory and it was another three-goal haul that guaranteed all the points against Parma. This time Antonio Nocerino was the hero. His first half double put Milan in control before Zlatan Ibrahimovic put the victory beyond Parma, who scored a late consolation before Nocerino completed his hat-trick in the 90th minute."Right now the important thing is to return to the top and we can do that," coach Massimiliano Allegri told AFP."This is an important result to give us consistency. The table is starting to get stretched and we must stay amongst the leaders."

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(CNN)The European Union plans to allow UK citizens visa-free travel after Brexit if they are on a short trip.In a statement, the European Council said it will start negotiations with the European Parliament to pass the legislation. It would apply to British citizens for a period of 90-180 days traveling to any of the 26 countries with open borders, known as the Schengen Area.Donald Tusk, president of the European Council, speaks in Germany on January 22.The council stipulates that "visa exemption is granted on condition of reciprocity."The UK has previously said it does not intend to require a visa from EU citizens traveling to Britain for short stays after Brexit. But if that changes, the EU would "commit to act without delay" to impose reciprocal visa requirements, it warns.Read MoreHowever, the European Commission has also confirmed that as of 2021, UK visitors to the EU will have to pay €7 (about $8) for the European Travel Information and Authorization Scheme (ETIAS), which can be bought online ahead of travel. This will last for three years and ensure smooth entry at EU borders and airports, similar to the current ESTA scheme that many tourists use to travel to the United States.UK attempts to renegotiate Brexit, but EU says nothing has changedBrexit is happening, with or without a dealFuture travel arrangements between the UK and the EU hang in the balance as the two sides attempt to finalize a Brexit deal.Britain's scheduled departure from the EU is due to take place on March 29. There is currently no clear agreement for how the UK will leave the bloc that has the support of both Parliament and other European states.The country is heading for a new showdown with the European Union after Prime Minister Theresa May bowed to pressure from UK lawmakers who demanded she renegotiate her hard-fought Brexit deal.In a sharp reversal of policy, May agreed to return to Brussels and reopen Brexit talks, even though she previously said the idea was a nonstarter and the EU has repeatedly insisted the deal is locked down.To succeed, May must secure concessions within weeks on issues that have been raked over for months.If a new agreement cannot be reached, the UK will crash out of the EU in a no-deal Brexit -- a scenario that has sparked fears of major disruption.

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Story highlights'CNN Heroes: 10 Years On' is celebrating some of CNN's past heroes Pen Farthing, a former sergeant in the Royal Marines, founded Nowzad Dogs, which reunites stray dogs and cats with soldiers who took them in during combatFarthing started the organization after adopting Nowzad, a stray dog, in AfghanistanHe was the CNN Hero of the Year in 2014Pen Farthing was named the 2014 CNN Hero of the Year. Since 2007, he and his group have helped reunite more than 800 soldiers with the pets they took in while serving in Afghanistan. The organization's animal clinic has expanded to rescue and care for other animals, such as donkeys, horses, rabbits and chickens. The group has also received requests to assist soldiers who served in Iraq, Ukraine and Libya. (CNN)Staff Sgt. Edwin Caba served in Afghanistan for nearly three years. Like his fellow soldiers, he longed for a sense of normalcy during his tours."We'd spend hours not sleeping, and rushing to eat meals, and staying on guard," said Caba, 26.When a litter of puppies was born on the base where Caba served, the animals provided just the relief he needed. "You walk in, and the dogs are wagging their tails, jumping on your legs and so excited to see you," Caba said. "You forget that you're halfway across the world, in a desert, with hostile things going on."The soldiers began feeding, bathing and caring for the puppies, and Caba bonded with one in particular. Read More"She was sleeping on her back, with her mouth wide open, her tongue out a little bit and it was such a dopey thing to do -- and it's just like me," said Caba, who named the dog Cadence. "So I kind of knew that was it for me."But a few months later, the soldiers' tour was coming to an end. Determined not to leave the dogs behind, they searched for a way to get them to America. That's when Caba was connected with Nowzad Dogs. Since 2007, the organization has reunited hundreds of soldiers with the stray dogs and cats they rescued while serving on the front lines."On every single street corner in Kabul you will find stray dogs," said Pen Farthing, a former Royal Marine sergeant who founded the nonprofit. "To be able to get that animal home to them, it closes the loop. ... They don't want to just abandon that animal."Soldier's best friendFarthing knows firsthand the bond that can form between a soldier and a dog. In 2006, while on patrol in Afghanistan, he and his troops encountered a dog fight."We broke up that dog fight not realizing that one of those dogs was actually going to adopt me," said Farthing, 45. The dog followed Farthing back to base. They became friends, and Farthing named him Nowzad, after the town where he saved him."He was just war-torn and battered, just like the town we were actually fighting over," he said.For several months, Farthing and Nowzad filled an important void in each other's lives. "As the troop sergeant, I was there to motivate the guys and get them fired up again to go out and do the job. ... But no one was doing that for me," Farthing said. "My time with this dog was a way of de-stressing, collecting my thoughts and popping my head back in the game." After his tour ended, Farthing went through a difficult process to get Nowzad home to Britain. He realized he not only wanted to help other soldiers do the same, he wanted to do more to help Afghanistan."One day you are fighting the Taliban, and the next day you are home and grocery shopping," Farthing said. "When I got home, I thought, 'What am I doing here?' I didn't want to leave Afghanistan forever."Today, Nowzad Dogs also works to promote animal welfare in the country. The group's shelter and clinic in Kabul are staffed by 14 Afghan nationals, four of whom are trained veterinarians. The group spays/neuters street dogs and cats and vaccinates them against rabies to reduce the stray animal population. In turn, those efforts help protect residents by having fewer rabid animals roaming the streets.Farthing said his organization has the only official animal shelter in Afghanistan. The group also places rescued animals in caring homes there.Journey to a new home JUST WATCHEDCNN Heroes: Nowzad DogsReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHCNN Heroes: Nowzad Dogs 02:19Farthing's group has reunited animals with nearly 700 service members from eight countries.Soldiers' dogs and cats are first brought to the shelter in Kabul, where kennel manager and former British soldier Louise Hastie begins the quarantine process. All animals are spayed/neutered, vaccinated and micro-chipped. They spend two to three months at the shelter before being transported to the soldier's home country.Last year, Caba and fellow soldiers were reunited in New York with the puppies for which they had cared. "When I pulled Cadence out of the crate at (the airport), I was just so excited. I was even more excited that she remembered me," Caba said. "It kind of brought me back to coming back after a mission and having her there. It brought me right back to that feeling."Nowzad lived with Farthing in Britain for the last six years until the dog's recent death. For Farthing, he was a constant reminder of their journey."My connection with Afghanistan stayed alive because of Nowzad," Farthing said. "So for me, every time I look at him, it just makes me smile. I could never have dreamed that we'd be doing something like this in Afghanistan."Want to get involved? 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(CNN)Whilst most professionals sports have ground to a halt amid the coronavirus pandemic, there's still a small number that are finding a way to continue. Football, in particular, has been severely affected with all of Europe's major leagues now suspended for the foreseeable future. However, for those fans desperate for a football fix, there are still some leagues around the world that are playing on. The Belarusian Premier League is now the only active competition left in Europe and has seen its popularity soar as a result. The country's football federation even secured new broadcasting deals in as many as 10 countries, Reuters reports, including Russia, Israel and India.Read MoreREAD: In a world gripped by fear, marble racing proves welcome distractionFans of FC Minsk support their team during the coronavirus outbreak. Mannequins and cardboard fansIncredibly, fans are still able to attend the matches in Belarus although attendances have been dwindling with supporters wary of the risks involved. As a result, one Belarusian club has started filling its stadium with virtual supporters.Dynamo Brest has invited its new-found fan-base to pay for their face to appear on mannequins within the ground, with the money raised being donated to the fight against coronavirus.There have been 2,919 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Belarus with 29 deaths, according to the latest figures.Elsewhere, leagues in Tajikistan, Burundi and Nicaragua have also all stood firm against criticism and have continued to play on. Tajikistan and Nicaragua have followed guidance given by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and are playing games behind closed doors, with the latter broadcasting matches live on television and the internet. Taiwan recently became the latest to launch its football division, with the new season starting on Sunday. Players hope the extra attention will help them complete a move to one of the world's more competitive leagues. World players' union FIFPro says it's incomprehensible that games are continuing.Cardboard cutouts of fans filled parts of the stadium for Saturday's washed-out baseball game. Other sports play onIn addition to its football league, Taiwan has also welcomed the return of professional baseball.The Chinese Professional Baseball League was due to begin on Saturday but a rain delay meant the season instead started on Sunday with a match between Chinatrust Brothers and the Uni-President Lions at Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium.No fans were allowed to watch from within the stadium but the game was broadcast live.Baseball team Rakuten Monkeys had filled parts of its stadiums with mannequins and robotic drummers for the proposed curtain-raiser on Saturday. Taiwan has managed to limit the spread of confirmed coronavirus cases to just 393 and six deaths, according to the latest figures. Horse racing has also managed to continue in a number of countries across the world, albeit behind closed doors. Tracks in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and Sweden are among those to have continued racing through the crisis. Meanwhile, the world of esports is continuing the thrive in the absence of mainstream sport with hoards of professional athletes turning their attention to gaming.

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Story highlightsActor Patrick Dempsey is also a motor racing driverDempsey finished second in his class at the 2015 edition of the grueling Le Mans 24-hour endurance raceActor wants to bring life of first American Formula One world champion Phil Hill to screen (CNN)He's a Hollywood A-lister who is also capable of driving cars very, very fast and now Patrick Dempsey wants to combine both those passions.Having found fame as Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd in hit television show "Grey's Anatomy," Dempsey has been living his dream racing Porsches around the world.Follow @cnnsport In June, he finished second in his class at the 2015 edition of the grueling Le Mans 24-hour endurance race, and he now plans to produce a television series about the dramas of the racetrack."I like this world very much," Dempsey tells CNN inside the relaxed confines of his motorhome at the iconic Spa-Francorchamps circuit where he had competed as a celebrity driver in the Porsche Supercup at the Belgium Grand Prix. "My desire and passion for racing has always been there and now I'm getting the opportunity to commit to it and to have a strategy to develop as a driver. It's really enjoyable."Read MoreDempsey is competing in his first full season in the World Endurance Championships, a major global series run by motorsport's governing body the FIA.Hollywood heroes Tom Cruise, Al Pacino and James Garner might have acted in racing films but Dempsey is at full throttle behind the wheel for real.Media work in the morning for @PatrickDempsey for @RTLde at #porschesupercup Spa @PorscheNewsroom pic.twitter.com/BnRnYBHXmw— Porsche Motorsport (@PorscheRaces) August 22, 2015 As the 49-year-old talks motors and movies, his blue eyes flicker with intensity. He has discovered that the racetrack provides an intensity of feeling that is much harder to quantify in his acting career. "When you're in the car, it's a different physical and emotional experience that I just don't get," he explains. "It's immediate, the results are tangible."Success in Hollywood, what is that? What does that mean? Does it mean making money? Does it mean box office success? Does it mean being on a hit show?"There are plenty of films that don't do well that I would consider successful but weren't considered successful in a business sense. This is tangible, everything else is very abstract."Born and raised in Maine, the American actor first experienced the thrill of speed through a childhood love of skiing, but it wasn't until the Continental Tire Sportscar Series in 2007 that he had his first major motorsport run.Second set of @MichelinTyres for @PatrickDempsey now at #porschesupercup Quali Spa @PorscheNewsroom pic.twitter.com/MfIWCCNP0L— Porsche Motorsport (@PorscheRaces) August 22, 2015 Now he's raced at Le Mans four times and partnered with Porsche in 2013. All of this after a successful acting career spanning 30 years.Dempsey is not the first Hollywood star to find the allure of the asphalt equal to the trinkets and thrills of show business. Academy Award winner Paul Newman and nominee Steve McQueen were both very serious actors and very serious racers. Does Dempsey view himself as a modern-day McQueen?"A lot of people compare you because you're in the same business but I don't look at it that way," Dempsey considers."Steve McQueen was definitely passionate, as well as Paul Newman, but I don't wake up and think that."Dempsey believes the qualities you need to be a successful actor have helped him in his racing career."Good acting is when someone is present," he explains. "Really great actors are in the moment, reacting to what's happening in front of them and you're moved by that. That is very similar to if you're having a dialogue with the car. "Newman or McQueen -- both really talented in front of the camera and really talented behind the wheel -- understood that ability to stay focused and to be present."The beauty of racing is that it really forces you to be present, you don't think about the past or the future. You're just in the minute of that moment, in that corner."That's what's really intoxicating about motorsport. The purity of thought."Still curious about The Green Hell? Find out more: http://t.co/Awkdtj4Egg pic.twitter.com/UILDekauUn— Patrick Dempsey (@PatrickDempsey) August 18, 2015 McQueen's starring role in the 1968 classic "Bullitt" is credited with making car chases cool, but the actor wanted to go one step further and translate motor racing to the big screen just as it was.The late actor's passion project "Le Mans" -- which was partly filmed during the actual race in 1970 and featured real racing drivers -- was complicated by troubles on and off the set."He just wanted to capture what racing was about," Dempsey said of McQueen. "He didn't want to get into something that was too melodramatic."That conundrum is now facing Dempsey as he begins work on a TV series based on Michael Cannell's book "The Limit: Life and Death on the 1961 Grand Prix Circuit." The plot focuses on the career of the first American Formula One world champion Phil Hill, who won the coveted title in 1961."We know what the story's going to be about and it's now about fine-tuning the history and the racing elements," reveals Dempsey. "It will be a series for cable with the Sundance Channel."The frustration is how to communicate to the writers and film makers that racing point of view. If you don't capture that then you lose your audience who love motorsport completely."It's a solitary thing when you're in the car. You're alone, you're in a cocoon in many ways and you're out there by yourself."There's only one person you can answer to and you know the truth. How do you tell that story, how do you capture that on film?"Great to spent the last two days with @PorscheRaces at the legendary @nuerburgring for @FIAWEC testing. pic.twitter.com/ffso66Yh0z— Patrick Dempsey (@PatrickDempsey) July 28, 2015 For now, Dempsey is continuing to search for answers to other questions on track. Admitting he might always be "playing catch-up" with the professional drivers he so admires, Dempsey wants to flex his racing muscles for as long as he can.So far, in this season's World Endurance Cup for GT drivers he has finished sixth at Silverstone and fifth in Spa before a career-high second at Le Mans, along with co-drivers American Patrick Long and German Marco Seefried in a Porsche 911."I'm doing this because I love it," smiles Dempsey. "I'm passionate about it but to realize that goal... there was a lot of expectation and desire and when we achieved it, we were all moved by it."It made a big impact on me emotionally, and it was an important memory that I'll never forget."Some of the heart-throb's fans are still struggling to forget his character's shocking exit from the 11th season of "Grey's Anatomy", earlier this year.Dr Derek Shepherd, an original character, was killed off in, of all things, a car crash.But Dempsey the actor, racing driver and father-of-three is now embracing new horizons."Hopefully I can keep establishing myself as an actor and as a driver," the 49-year-old, who reportedly earned $16 million in 2014, muses. "It's about consistency and continuity to both."I'm not 17 so I'm going to try and get as much racing as I can at this age and to try to be competitive, to follow my dream as long as I can."To be competitive as a driver... to be racing or to win, to be competitive, it's exhilarating."What I'm learning here I take back to being a better father... and a better person. It forces you to really look at yourself in new ways. I like that."JUST WATCHEDAlonso: I should have left Ferrari earlierReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHAlonso: I should have left Ferrari earlier 03:28

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Story highlights"I cannot be intimidated or stopped," says "Dr. Ironfist"Klitschko's professional record is 47-2He leads the Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for ReformA Ukrainian boxer known as "Dr. Ironfist" announced Thursday he plans to run for the country's presidency in 2015, the state-run Ukrinform News Agency reported."I want to say that I cannot be intimidated or stopped," Vitali Klitschko, 42, said from the Ukrainian parliament rostrum in the capital city of Kiev. "In order to put an end to various attempts to get rid of me as a possible candidate, I want to say that I'm running for president."He added: "I have a residence permit in Germany, but this doesn't violate the Ukrainian legislation, and I've always been a citizen of Ukraine."In addition to having amassed a professional record of 47 wins (41 by knockout) and two losses, the 6-foot, 7½-inch heavyweight is the leader of the Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform party.JUST WATCHED2012: Boxing champ enters political ringReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCH2012: Boxing champ enters political ring 03:13According to Klitschko's website, he won the World Boxing Organization's world heavyweight title in 1999 by knocking out Herbie Hide in round 2, and -- following in the steps of Muhammad Ali, Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis -- has won a heavyweight belt three times.He has run twice for mayor of Kiev, holds a master's degree in social development, a doctorate in sport science, is married and has three children.Klitschko: Why I sold my Olympic gold medal for $1M

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Story highlightsInsiders are the biggest threat to airport safety, say expertsTurkey and Tel Aviv use two layers of screening -- the United States does not (CNN)Istanbul Ataturk Airport has much tighter security than many other airports around the world -- but it still wasn't enough to stop terrorists from killing dozens of people on Tuesday.Usually, passengers departing from Ataturk Airport must undergo two instances of X-ray screenings. A vehicle checkpoint is also stationed about 500 meters from the international terminal.The international arrival hall however, does not have this same level of security -- and is where two of the three suicide bombers are believed to have entered the building.READ MORE: How did attackers get past security?How does this setup compare to airports around the world -- and where are some of the soft spots when it comes to aviation security?Read MoreSecurity barriers When it comes to security barriers, does location really make a difference?"If you go to some other airports in more dangerous parts of the world -- such as in Israel, Afghanistan, and Pakistan -- you'll often find that security barriers are quite far outside the actual airport buildings," said Rafaello Pantucci, director of International Security Studies at the UK's Royal United Services Institute."Even before you get to the building you get your car searched," he added. Photos: Istanbul airport attackedPeople flee the scene of a terror attack at Istanbul's Ataturk airport on Tuesday, June 28. Three terrorists armed with bombs and guns attacked the main international terminal, opening fire and eventually detonating their devices.Hide Caption 1 of 22 Photos: Istanbul airport attackedInvestigators remove a body after the attack.Hide Caption 2 of 22 Photos: Istanbul airport attackedPolice investigators work inside the airport. Hide Caption 3 of 22 Photos: Istanbul airport attackedTurkish special forces secure an area of the airport after the attack.Hide Caption 4 of 22 Photos: Istanbul airport attackedA wounded girl is taken to a hospital in Istanbul.Hide Caption 5 of 22 Photos: Istanbul airport attackedA Turkish police officer directs a passenger at the airport.Hide Caption 6 of 22 Photos: Istanbul airport attackedTravelers embrace outside the airport.Hide Caption 7 of 22 Photos: Istanbul airport attackedOne of the bombs was located just outside the international terminal on the pavement, Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag told CNN. Another was at the security gate at the entrance to the airport.Hide Caption 8 of 22 Photos: Istanbul airport attackedChildren and their relatives embrace after reuniting outside the airport.Hide Caption 9 of 22 Photos: Istanbul airport attackedA police officer sets up a security perimeter.Hide Caption 10 of 22 Photos: Istanbul airport attackedPeople stand outside the airport after the attack.Hide Caption 11 of 22 Photos: Istanbul airport attackedA wounded woman talks on the phone following the attack.Hide Caption 12 of 22 Photos: Istanbul airport attackedPassengers cry as they leave the airport.Hide Caption 13 of 22 Photos: Istanbul airport attackedPeople on their phones wait with their luggage outside the airport.Hide Caption 14 of 22 Photos: Istanbul airport attackedWorkers clear glass debris on the day after the attack.Hide Caption 15 of 22 Photos: Istanbul airport attackedBullet holes are seen at the airport on Wednesday, June 29.Hide Caption 16 of 22 Photos: Istanbul airport attackedHide Caption 17 of 22 Photos: Istanbul airport attackedA worker cleans blood from the upper walls of the international departure terminal.Hide Caption 18 of 22 Photos: Istanbul airport attackedA police officer stands guard as a man walks at the airport a day after the attack.Hide Caption 19 of 22 Photos: Istanbul airport attackedA woman cries in Istanbul on June 29.Hide Caption 20 of 22 Photos: Istanbul airport attackedSecurity personnel scan passengers and employees at a checkpoint on June 29.Hide Caption 21 of 22 Photos: Istanbul airport attackedA worker repairs the airport's damaged ceiling on June 29.Hide Caption 22 of 22While airports such as Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion have wide security barriers -- and a reputation for safety -- this also presents its own logistical difficulties. READ MORE: Ben Gurion: The world's most secure airport? "The bigger the perimeter, the more people and resources it requires," explained Pantucci."And if you're in a hurry, all this security and questioning can get you stuck in a big queue." Rafi Ron, former head of security at Ben Gurion Airport, said Tel Aviv's rigorous approach could be helpful for Istanbul given the high number of terror attacks on Turkey in recent years."I think we need to understand that this most recent attack is an escalation," he said. "Both because Istanbul airport is considered much more secure than the Brussels airport or other Western European airports. And secondly, as we can see, the attack was very well planned." Jeff Price, author of "Practical Aviation Security: Predicting and Preventing Future Threats," was cautious about the effectiveness of far-reaching barriers in preventing attacks."If they move the check point from inside the building to closer to the curb, all that does is relocate the area where people can be attacked," he said.Road blocksCement bollards, the thick, waist-high pillars you see outside the doors of many public buildings now, can also be an effective way of preventing car bombs from entering buildings -- though less successful in stopping suicide bombers on foot."In the case of the Glasgow 2007 attack (in which a car loaded with explosives was driven into the doors of Glasgow Airport), barriers stopped the car getting into the terminal building," explained Price."So they're effective for stopping one particular type of attack -- and not another."Inside jobsMany experts say the biggest threat to airport security is "insiders" -- the staff working within the grounds."These are people helping others get into the airport, or getting devices and explosives in," Pantucci said.Istanbul Ataturk Airport-- 11th busiest airport in the world (2015)-- Europe's third-busiest airport (2015)-- 62 million passengers passed last year-- There are two main passenger terminals-- Terminal 1: older, smaller, domestic -- Terminal 2: newer, bigger, international -- Vehicle checkpoint at compound entrance-- X-ray checkpoint at terminal entrance Source: Airports Council International/CNN"If you think back to the attacks of the bombing of the MetroJet airplane in Egypt, that was clearly the product of an insider," he said, referring to the plane that crashed over the Sinai in October 2015, killing all 224 people on board.Price added that there are "many of us in the industry who believe there needs to be an increase in levels of background checks and vigilance over who works in the system."Double screeningWhile both the Istanbul and Tel Aviv airports use a double layer of screening for passengers, this is not standard practice in the United States."It involves screening before you get inside the terminal, and then screening before you go out to the plane," explained Price. "So that's considered a higher level of security screening -- I don't know any airport in the U.S that has that."READ MORE: How safe are U.S. airports?What about the emotional impact on passengers?Rather than feeling extra safe, travelers could also feel scared or alarmed by a heavy security presence at airports, said Pantucci.JUST WATCHEDIstanbul airport witness: 'There was a lot of blood'ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHIstanbul airport witness: 'There was a lot of blood' 01:45"If you want to be in a country that's open and attractive to tourism, do you really want to have such heavy security at the airport -- which is the first thing people are going to see when they arrive?""Their first reaction to your county is, 'Oh look this is a dangerous place' -- it's not really the image you want to get."Looking aheadFollowing the Istanbul attack, Price emphasized the importance of reducing bottlenecks of people in public areas of airports."A balance must be obtained between screening passengers for prohibited items, and keeping the screening lines moving, in order to reduce the likelihood of an attack in the public areas," he said.READ MORE: Airport security: Can attacks be prevented? 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(CNN)The Australian Open draw took place after an unexplained delay of more than an hour on Thursday, with top seed Novak Djokovic facing fellow Serb Miomir Kecmanovic in the first round.Djokovic, looking to win his 10th Australian Open title in Melbourne this month, is waiting for Australia's immigration minister Alex Hawke to decide whether to revoke his reinstated visa ahead of the tournament.The 34-year-old Djokovic had his visa canceled after entering Australia without a valid exemption for the country's vaccination requirements, but a judge ruled on Monday that he could stay. Rafael Nadal, who is tied with Djokovic and Roger Federer on 20 grand slam singles titles, is seeded sixth and scheduled to face American Marcos Giron in the first round.Novak Djokovic is 'the best player in the history of men's tennis' but he is leaving a 'complicated' legacy off the courtNadal is in the same half of the draw as Djokovic, but the pair would only meet in the semifinals if they get that far. Read MoreNo. 2 seed Daniiel Medvedev, last year's US Open champion, faces Henri Laaksonen in the first round, while No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev faces fellow German Daniel Altmaier.In the women's singles draw, there is a potential fourth-round matchup between world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty and defending champion Naomi Osaka. Osaka, seeded 13th, will begin her title defense against Camila Osorio, while Barty's first-round opponent will be a qualifier.Two-time grand slam champion Barty's best performance at her home grand slam came in 2020 when she reached the semifinals. Other grand slam champions in this year's draw include Iga Swiatek, Garbine Muguruza and Simona Halep; Emma Raducanu and Sloane Stephens, US Open winners from 2021 and 2017 respectively, have been drawn against each other in the first round.Djokovic takes part in a practice session ahead of the Australian Open.Capped entryThe state of Victoria announced on Thursday that ticket sales for this year's tournament will be capped at 50% if they have not already sold to that level.The amendment is being made "to ensure the health and safety of fans attending Melbourne Park," according to a statement. Osaka will defend her Australian Open title in Melbourne. Tickets that have already been purchased remain valid and will not be canceled or changed, and there are no changes to ground pass access. Face masks will be mandatory, except while eating or drinking, and social distancing measures indoors will be imposed according to the state's COVIDSafe settings. What we know: Novak Djokovic and Australian Open timeline "As COVID-19 hospitalisations and cases continue to rise in Victoria, these mitigation strategies are proportionate and designed to assist in limiting the spread of COVID-19," the statement added. Last year, the Australian Open was delayed until February due to the pandemic. A lockdown in the state of Victoria meant matches were played without fans for five days. Once lifted, the capacity was capped at 30,000 spectators a day.CNN has reached out to Tennis Australia for comment, but has not yet heard back. The 2022 Australian Open begins Monday, January 17, and concludes January 30.

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(CNN)Ferrari has appealed the decision to punish Sebastian Vettel with a five-second penalty at the Canadian Grand Prix Sunday, which resulted in the German missing out on his first win of the season.Vettel was deemed to have rejoined the circuit in an unsafe manner after making a mistake during lap 48, pushing rival Lewis Hamilton off the track in the process. Despite holding off the Mercedes driver for the rest of the race and crossing the finish line in front, the time penalty ensured Vettel finished second."At the moment, we, as a team, are naturally disappointed, but most of all our thoughts are with Sebastian and the spectators," said Ferrari Team Principal Mattia Binotto."As for Seb [Vettel], I don't think he could have done things differently, which is why we have decided to appeal the stewards' decision."Read MoreSebastian Vettel reluctantly made his way to the podium after the stewards' decision.READ: Lewis Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger among stars at Lauda funeralREAD: Leonardo DiCaprio and Orlando Bloom attend Formula E film premiereVettel stropThe German driver staged a mini protest after the race, initially refusing to take to the podium and swapping the number one and two boards that had been placed in front of the Mercedes and Ferrari cars."I think we had a great race and the stewards' decision is too harsh," said Vettel, after the race."In turn 3, I lost control of my car and I had to run long onto the grass, rejoining at turn 4 ahead of Lewis. I couldn't see where he was, as I was too busy trying to keep my car on track without crashing and I didn't squeeze him on purpose."I think given the way things went this weekend and even though our rivals' race pace was very strong, we deserved the win, and I get the impression that lots of the spectators here today at the circuit agree with me."Vettel swapped the number boards after the Canadian Grand Prix. READ: Lewis Hamilton dedicates Monaco Grand Prix victory to hero Niki LaudaSocial reactionHowever, Vettel's reaction after the race was ridiculed by some on social media, with many likening his antics to a childish strop. "EXACTLY what my daughter Flo would do if she didn't get her own way. She's 6," said former F1 presenter Jake Humphrey.Meanwhile, others were sympathetic to the German and questioned the stewards' decision. "Any of the stewards ever raced at the front in F1? Didn't watch the race.. have now seen the 'incident'. Mental penalty," tweeted former F1 driver Mark Webber.JUST WATCHED​​Niki Lauda: Three-time F1 champ dies aged 70​ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCH​​Niki Lauda: Three-time F1 champ dies aged 70​ 01:58Hamilton wins againAmid all the controversy, Hamilton secured his fifth win of the season and maintained his team's 100% record. The Briton leads the drivers' standings with 162 points, with Valtteri Bottas second on 133 and Vettel third on 100.After the race, the Briton defended the decision to punish his rival: "Ultimately the rules say when you go off you have to come back on in a safe manner and I was alongside and I had to back off to avoid a collision and I guess that's why they made the decision."

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Story highlightsExhibition of paintings by Winston Churchill and Moroccan artist Hassan El Glaoui opens in LondonChurchill credited with allowing El Glaoui, son of the Pasha of Marrakech, to pursue dream of paintingMarrakech was important to Churchill; his only painting from Wold War II is of the cityThough he was an amateur artist, paintings by Churchill can now command up to $1 million at auction He steered Great Britain through the perils of World War II and is recognized as one of the most important statesmen of the 20th century. But away from the world of politics, Winston Churchill was also an avid painter, drawn to scenes of stately homes in the UK, picturesque fields in France and vibrant Moroccan landscapes. Though he always saw himself as an amateur, he was quick to spot talent in others. Now, for the first time, paintings of Marrakech in Morocco by Churchill are being shown alongside those of Moroccan artist Hassan el Glaoui, who throughout his life credited Churchill with convincing his father -- the Pasha of Marrakech -- to let him pursue his dream of becoming a painter. "The Pasha of Marrakesh was quite a fearful character and had great influence politically and great wealth, and the idea that his son was going to be a painter clearly wouldn't have come naturally to him," said Daniel Robbins, curator of the exhibition "Meetings in Marrakech" at Leighton House Museum in London. In 1943, the Pasha showed the visiting Churchill some paintings by his son and asked for his opinion.Churchill approved and the young Hassan was subsequently allowed to train as a painter in Paris. "There weren't many people that the Pasha would listen to but if Churchill said it was alright to be painter, he could accommodate that desire," said Robbins. Hassan El Glaoui's career took off and he has since exhibited his work in Europe and the US, as well as in Morocco. At a sale at Christie's auction house in Paris in 2007, a painting by El Glaoui sold for 42,000 Euros ($54,000). Though El Glaoui was never able to meet and thank Churchill, the exhibition at Leighton House Museum -- which was first proposed by the artist's daughter -- is a belated meeting between the two painters.Churchill's granddaughter Celia Sandys, who helped organize the show, had been unaware of the role her father played in El Glaoui's artistic career, but said that she was "enchanted to hear it."After all, Churchill had great affection for Morocco, she said, and his only painting during World War II was a view of Marrakech, which he painted following the Casablanca Conference in 1943. After the conference, Churchill insisted that President Franklin D. Roosevelt make the trip to Marrakech to see the view from a tower on the edge of the city. After Roosevelt left, Churchill painted the same scene and later presented it to him as a gift. "Painting was very important indeed [to Churchill], it was what you would nowadays call a stress-buster," said Sandys. "It was the thing he loved to do more than anything." Paintings by Churchill now command high figures -- a painting of his home, Chartwell, sold for £1 million ($1.5 million) at an auction at Sotheby's auction house in London in 2007 -- but when he first picked up a brush he was 40 years old and at a low point in his life. It was in 1915, during World War I, according to Robbins, and Churchill had just resigned as First Lord of the Admiralty following the disastrous campaign in the Dardanelles. "Someone suggested that he take up painting and he had a go with his children's watercolors," Robbins said. "The he tried in oils and he just became hooked on painting and it became his principle form of relaxing," he continued. Robbins admitted that it can be difficult to separate the paintings from the man who created them.But he said, "It's striking just from hanging the exhibition how well his paintings stand up.""[The work] does deserve to be taken seriously and not solely because it's the product of this great statesman," he continued.

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Story highlightsBlacks are being catered to, and "you can't even talk about whiteness," those who believe in the concept sayBut one activist calls the concept a "prolonged whine" from people who resent being challenged about their white privilegeSome call affirmative action a black privilege, but others say whites have been the biggest affirmative action beneficiaries (CNN)Here's some good news for all you black folks complaining about racism in America.You don't know how good you have it.At least that's the message I heard during one of the strangest conversations I've ever had about race. I was talking about the concept of white privilege -- the belief that being white comes with unearned advantages and everyday perks that its recipients are often unaware of. I asked a white retiree if he believed in the existence of white privilege. He said no, but there was another type of privilege he wanted to talk about:"Black privilege."Confused by his answer, I asked him to give me an example of a perk that I enjoyed as a black man that he couldn't. His answer: "Black History Month."Read More"In America you can't even talk about whiteness," said Drew Domalick, who lives in Green Bay, Wisconsin. "If you try to embrace being white, you are portrayed as being a racist. If we had a White History Month, that would be viewed as a racist holiday."Domalick isn't the only one who believes in black privilege. The term is being deployed in conservative circles as a rhetorical counterattack to the growing use of the term "white privilege." It's part of a larger transformation: White is becoming the new black. Google the phrase "black privilege," and one steps into a universe where whites struggle daily against the indignities heaped upon them because of their skin color. In books and articles such as "Black Skin Privilege and the American Dream," and "It's Past Time to Acknowledge Black Privilege," white commentators describe how blackness has become such a "tremendous asset" that some whites are now trying to "pass" as black.If you're a skeptic, there's even a "Black Privilege Checklist" listing some of the perks blacks enjoy that whites cannot.Here's how great it is to be white. I can get in a time machine and go to any time, and it would be awesome when I get there. ... A black guy in a time machine is like, hey, any time before 1980, no thank you.Louis C.K., comedianA sample:Blacks can belong to clubs and organizations that cater specifically to their race, but there's no National Association for the Advancement of White People because such a group would be deemed racist. Blacks can call white people "honky" and "cracker," but whites cannot use the N-word.The concept of black privilege is still so new, though, that some of the nation's most acclaimed scholars on race didn't even know it existed. One giggled when she heard the phrase because she thought it was a joke. Others were bewildered; some became angry.Count Peggy McIntosh as one of the angry. She is arguably more responsible for popularizing the concept of white privilege than anyone else. An activist and retired Wellesley College professor, her 1989 essay "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack" has been widely reprinted and is now taught in many colleges. Her essay gives examples of what McIntosh calls white privilege ("I can go shopping alone most of the time, pretty well assured that I will not be followed or harassed; If a traffic cop pulls me over ... I can be sure I haven't been singled out because of my race").McIntosh scoffed at the idea of black privilege. "When you've had as much freedom to do what you want to do and think what you want and say what you want and act as you please, then you get irrationally rankled at having to curtail your life and your thought in any way," says McIntosh, who also founded the National SEED project, which helps teachers create courses that are more gender sensitive and multicultural.She said the black privilege checklist sounds like a "prolonged whine" from people who resent being challenged about their white privilege.Why it's good to be blackBlack privilege may be new, but some of the rhetoric defending it is at least two centuries old. As far back as the late 19th century, whites were saying that blacks weren't so much victims of racism as they were victims of special treatment.The 19th century U.S. Supreme Court echoed that thinking in one of its most infamous decisions. Congress had passed a sweeping Civil Rights Act in 1875 that banned discrimination against former slaves in public places. But the Supreme Court declared that act unconstitutional in 1883, a decision that sanctioned the rise of Jim Crow segregation and mob violence against blacks that would last a century.In the high court's 1883 decision, Justice Joseph Bradley wrote in the majority opinion that there must come a time when blacks cease "to be the special favorite of the laws."Over the years, that sentiment bubbled to the surface at various times as debates over "reverse racism" and affirmative action erupted. Yet something new is now happening. More whites have begun talking about themselves as a racially oppressed majority. In a widely publicized 2011 survey, white Americans said they suffer from racial discrimination more than blacks.Peggy McIntosh, an activist who helped popularize the term "white privilege," says those who believe in black privilege are whiners.Where does this belief come from? The numbers don't appear to support it. Numerous studies and surveys show that blacks lag behind whites and other racial groups in many socioeconomic categories.The wealth of white households is 13 times the median wealth of black households. Black children represent 18% of the nation's preschool enrollment but make up nearly half of all children with multiple suspensions. Job applicants with white-sounding names are 50% more likely to get called back for an interview than similarly qualified applicants with black-sounding names. And prison sentences for black men are nearly 20% longer than those of white men convicted for similar crimes. Some say you don't even need numbers to dismiss black privilege. Use your eyes. If being black is such an asset, why do many whites consistently move out of communities -- neighborhoods, churches, schools -- when too many blacks move in? It's a phenomenon that sociologists have long documented and that some call "racial tipping."Those who argue for the existence of black privilege, however, don't deny these grim numbers. They just don't blame racism for those racial disparities.David Horowitz, author of the book, "Black Skin Privilege and the American Dream," says blacks are still more privileged, though they lag behind other racial groups in varying categories. It's not white privilege that's preventing them from doing better, he says; it's their behavior, such as their inability to build more intact families."The fact that white people are better off is not a privilege; it's earned," says Horowitz, founder of the David Horowitz Freedom Center, a think tank in Los Angeles created to combat "the efforts of the radical left and its Islamist allies to destroy American values."The fact that white people are better off is not a privilege; it's earned.David Horowitz, author of "Black Skin Privilege and the American Dream"Not all racial disparities are inherently racist, he says."If racial disparities prove discrimination, then the National Basketball Association is racist," Horowitz says. "Probably 90 percent of its players are black."Black privilege is so pervasive that it's hard to miss, he says. College professors practicing "affirmative grading" hold black students to lower standards than others. Corporations offer programs and internships to black workers but not to whites. Black privilege even extends to the White House, he says. Barack Obama was an inexperienced presidential candidate who was elected because Americans wanted to experience a post-racial sugar high, he says. "He wouldn't be elected dogcatcher if he wasn't black," Horowitz says of Obama.Some who invoke "black privilege" also make another argument: Who says all unearned advantages are wrong?In fact, some are unavoidable, says Benjamin Shapiro, a political commentator and author of an essay titled "Why White People Seek Black Privilege.""Birth to a two-parent family is an unearned advantage. Birth into wealth is an unearned advantage. Being born smart or tall or athletic is an unearned advantage," Shapiro says. "But being born white in a rural backwater in West Virginia is not an advantage over being born the son of Colin Powell."Blackness, though, has become a "tremendous asset" in contemporary America, he writes in his column. Despite the "horrific and evil history of racism against black people," being black today gives its recipients privileges ranging from landing coveted college scholarships to becoming activists who can build careers on racial grievances, he says.There are even whites now who try to pass themselves off as black activists because it's a career booster, Shapiro says. He cites Rachel Dolezal, the former head of an NAACP chapter, who said "I identify as black" but was called white by her family members.Who is Rachel Dolezal?"Being black confers the advantage of rhetorical victimhood," says Shapiro, host of "The Morning Answer" radio show in Los Angeles. "Accusing others of racism is a convenient way of avoiding discussion on uncomfortable topics ranging from murder rates to poverty rates to single motherhood rates." 'We swim in white supremacy' Arguments for black privilege may face a hostile audience as acceptance of the idea of white privilege grows.The white rapper Macklemore recently released a song titled "White Privilege." The term "check your privilege," a reference to white privilege, has gone mainstream. The comedian Louis C.K. even built one of his most popular routines around the concept of white privilege."Here's how great it is to be white," he says. "I can get in a time machine and go to any time, and it would be awesome when I get there. ... A black guy in a time machine is like, hey, any time before 1980, no thank you." No one appears to have asked C.K. about black privilege, but others who have explored white privilege in books and essays reject the existence of such a privilege.Some suggest that people who believe in black privilege still do not understand what white privilege is all about.Being black is such a privilege that some white people, like Rachel Dolezal, a former NAACP leader, have tried to pass as black, some say. Consider a popular argument against white privilege: I grew up poor, and nobody gave me anything. How can you say I'm privileged?That argument is why Deborah Foster wrote an essay titled "A Guide to White Privilege for White People Who Think They've Never Had Any."Foster says she grew up in an impoverished white family in Iowa where her parents were so poor, she was placed in foster care as a child because they couldn't afford to feed her.Still, Foster says she experienced white privilege. She says she only knew that because she happened to live around poor black people. She still had advantages that they did not, she says.Her black friends would get accused of stealing from stores; she wouldn't, even though she was with them. They would be suspended for missing too many classes or being late; she was placed in a gifted program, even though she also had attendance problems. They were called lazy blacks behind their backs if they missed work at a fast-food restaurant; her behavior was never seen as a reflection on her race."We swim in white supremacy, which makes it harder to point out unless you start looking for it," she says. I'm the beneficiary of the biggest affirmative action program in American history: A free education, a loan for a house. But black veterans didn't get it. We got made middle class by our government program.The Rev. Jim Wallis, author of "America's Original Sin," on the GI BillThen there is affirmative action. Don't blacks get plenty of perks from affirmative action programs? That's a privilege that whites don't enjoy.Only if you ignore much of U.S. history, some say. Whites have been the biggest affirmative action beneficiaries in U.S. history -- they've routinely been given advantages in jobs and other economic opportunities that were kept from blacks, says the Rev. Jim Wallis, one of the country's best-known commentators on race.Wallis, who grew up in a white working-class family in Detroit, says they received special help from a massive government program that was largely denied to black families. It was called the GI Bill, he writes in his new book, "America's Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America."The GI Bill was created for U.S. veterans returning from World War II. The government paid for the college education of white veterans and provided other types of financial aid to them, but black veterans were unable to reap many of the same rewards. The exclusionary racial nature of the GI Bill was repeated throughout U.S. history. The financial help and land grants that the U.S. government gave to 19th century homesteaders; the New Deal policies that lifted the nation out of the Great Depression but were kept from many blacks -- that has been the norm, according to historians and books such as "When Affirmative Action Was White," by Ira Katznelson."I'm the beneficiary of the biggest affirmative action program in American history," Wallis says. "A free education, a loan for a house. But black veterans didn't get it. We got made middle-class by our government program. It was good. That's privilege."He says some whites resist the term "white privilege" because they think they're being blamed for something wrong."Every white person isn't guilty for every bad thing that's been done to every black person," Wallis says. "But if we benefit from cooperating with white supremacy, then we are responsible for changing it. To tolerate racism in our social system is to be complicit."Stepping into another time machinePerhaps one reason some white people invoke black privilege is because they are tired of being on the defensive. That's the impression I got after talking to Domalick, the Wisconsin retiree.He is a soft-spoken man who says he doesn't judge people by their race. But he says others often don't return the favor when they see him. He longs for the day when Americans stop talking so much about race, which only increases division."If you'd get away from this white-black struggle, people will start coming together," he says.Maybe. But extend the logic behind the belief in black privilege into other areas, and there could be more strange conversations over race. If someone stepped into the time machine that Louie C.K. imagines and dared to go forward instead of backward, what would they see and hear in the brown new world of a future America?Would they see a calendar marked by a White History Month? Would they click on the television and see a White Entertainment Network or legions of white citizens marching on Washington, singing "We Shall Overcome"?And would they hear a white leader step forward at a crowded news conference to announce: "It's time to talk about reparations"?

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Story highlightsCNN Hero helps San Quentin inmates successfully transition from prison to societyCollette Carroll's program targets emotional and social change and teaches life skillsDo you know a hero? The deadline to nominate a 2015 CNN Hero is September 1Marin County, California (CNN)Collette Carroll has never committed a crime. By all accounts, the 65-year-old grandmother and churchgoer is squeaky clean. But every week, she walks the halls of California's notorious San Quentin State Prison. And she doesn't want to leave. Inside, Carroll works with a population of men who are desperate to change. Her mission: to help them do it."A lot of these people can't even look at themselves in the mirror," Carroll said. "They're just afraid because they've got so much baggage behind them."See more CNN HeroesCarroll first started working with San Quentin inmates in 1994, as part of her late husband's ministry. She helped start a self-help group in the prison in 2000.Read MoreBut over the years, she saw a greater need for a more intensive pre- and post-release program. "I saw a young man struggling to put together his parole plans ... from inside the institution," said Carroll, who started her nonprofit, the California Reentry Institute, in 2009. "Seeing someone denied parole because they didn't have solid plans, I decided there had to be more."Do you know a hero? Deadline to nominate a CNN Hero is September 1.Today, Carroll's program targets emotional and social change and teaches life skills to help inmates successfully transfer from prison to society. What I do doesn't give a lot of people the warm fuzzies.Collette Carroll, California Reentry Institute"What I do doesn't give a lot of people the warm fuzzies," Carroll said. "The reality is, any life is worth helping."The program is voluntary, requires a minimum 24-month commitment and has a strict attendance policy. It requires that students take responsibility for their actions. They work to understand why they committed a crime and how to change to be a productive member of society."We spend an entire year alone on emotions so (they) learn the causative factors of what got them where they got in the first place," Carroll said.Carroll also opened a transitional house to provide a safe and supportive environment for men who complete her program inside San Quentin.She offers job training, case management and other services to ensure the men stay on the straight and narrow. "These men are hungry. They really want what we have to offer because ... they want to be better people," she said.CNN spoke to Carroll about her work. Below is an edited version of the conversation.JUST WATCHEDExtra: Leaving San QuentinReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHExtra: Leaving San Quentin 02:38CNN: You've developed a really intensive program. How does it work?Collette Carroll: The men meet every Saturday either for class or individual case management. They have to do an accountability statement, and that is 100% being accountable for the harm that you have caused to your victim, your victim's family, your family, society at large. And then we follow them, should they choose, when they get out. We try to demystify everything so that when they do step out, they feel empowered to succeed.We have been lucky enough so far to have graduated one class after 27 months. And we are close to completing our second program. The current class has 50 participants, and I continue to work with 14 of the graduates from our first class. We have a zero percent recidivism rate for the men who continue to be part of our post-release program and are doing well, giving back and are contributing members of society.CNN: What's your overall approach with your participants?Carroll: We call them clients because that's the way we see them. We're there to come alongside them, to help them see where they were, where they are, how to get where they need to go, to help them understand that they have an option. That they can actually have a dream. And when they get in touch with their feelings, then they understand. It's our obligation, I think, to keep society safe. We have to teach them the skills to be successful people when they re-enter society. So we start with, "Can change happen?" We go through abandonment. We go through guilt and shame. We get into relationships. That's what this is about, unpacking the baggage. CNN: Successful re-entry is a huge part of what you do. How does your post-release program work?Carroll: When we meet them, they get fresh linens, clothes, shoes. They are provided with a prepaid 30-day cell phone so they can contact their family, their accountability partners and their sponsors. They have rules and regulations they have to follow. Number one: the parole rules -- 100%, no varying.We help them reintegrate into society, going on BART (rapid transit), riding a bicycle, cooking. Just all the things that are everyday life.CNN: What's your secret to success?Carroll: Our success rate, I think, stems from the men who are doing the really hard work and the fact that they feel that if they get in a difficult situation, they can reach out for help and have someone see them through the tough times.Our program is not easy. It's an intense curriculum. We expect a lot from them. They're the ones that make the change. All I can do is give them the tools to do it.Want to get involved? Check out the California Reentry Institute website at www.californiareentryinstitute.org and see how to help.CNN's Marissa Calhoun contributed to this report.

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Story highlightsRussian authorities arrested the group called Arctic 30 in SeptemberGroup members were protesting oil drilling in the Arctic on the ship Arctic SunriseThe 30 were charged with piracy, but the charge was later droppedAuthorities let four go Friday, bringing the total of those released to 18Russian authorities have released from jail most of the members of a Greenpeace group arrested on their ship in September while protesting oil drilling in the Arctic.Four were let go Friday, bringing to 18 the total number freed so far from the original 30 who were detained, the environmental group said Friday. The so-called Arctic 30, made of 28 Greenpeace activists and two freelance journalists, were detained after two activists left their ship, the Arctic Sunrise, and attempted to scale an oil platform owned by Russian energy company Gazprom.Workers on the Prirazlomnaya oil rig in the Barents Sea thwarted the attempt by fighting the activists with fire hoses.Russian authorities boarded the Arctic Sunrise, drawing guns and smashing communications equipment, Greenpeace has said.JUST WATCHEDGreenpeace activist releasedReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHGreenpeace activist released 02:39After the ship's captain refused to sail into a Russian port, authorities confiscated the vessel and towed it to the nearby city of Murmansk, where the Greenpeace group members were incarcerated.They were transported by prison train to detention centers in St. Petersburg and charged with piracy. The court later dropped the charge, but the 30 still face the charge of hooliganism, which carries a sentence of up to seven years in prison, according to Russian news agency RIA Novosti. The original charge of piracy carried a sentence of up to 15 years.Greenpeace says the hooliganism charge is still "wildly disproportionate."Russian authorities accuse the activists of trying to take over the oil platform and of endangering the lives of the company's employees. They say the activists' actions could have led to an environmental disaster.

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Story highlightsTiger Woods to resume PGA Tour comeback in CharlotteFormer world No. 1 tied 32nd in Masters comeback (CNN)He's had a break after the Masters, but Tiger Woods will resume his comeback at the Wells Fargo Championship next week followed by the Players Championship at Sawgrass.The 42-year-old hasn't played since finishing tied 32nd at Augusta in early April, his first major appearance since 2015 after lengthy spells out of the game because of multiple back surgeries.Follow @cnnsport Woods has also committed to the US Open at Shinnecock Hills in Southampton, N.Y,. from June 14-17. "Break over. Time to get back to work at @WellsFargoGolf and @THEPLAYERSChamp. See you out there," he tweeted Thursday.The former world No. 1 was touted as one of the favorites for the Masters after impressing in the early part of the season but ended 16 shots behind winner Patrick Reed.Read More "I'm excited to get back out there," he added on his website. "I took some time off and worked hard in the gym. I've made good progress and want to keep moving forward."Climbing the rankingsWoods has not won a major since 2008READ: Meet Pratima Sherpa, the teenager making history for NepalREAD: Masters champion adjusts to newfound fameDuring his break, Woods spent some time with his design team working on a new course at Big Cedar Golf in Ridgedale, MO., where he gave a junior coaching clinic.Inspiring day working with my @TGRFound team and meeting Pratima Sherpa, an amazing young woman from Nepal. We can all learn from her perseverance, hard work and determination. pic.twitter.com/rV5KAtKzzl— Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) April 24, 2018 He also gave a lesson to teenage Nepalese golfer Pratima Sherpa at his home club Medalist in Jupiter, Florida. Sherpa is something of a celebrity because of her burgeoning golf talent and her background, living in a shed on the course at the Royal Nepal Golf Club in Kathmandu where her parents work.Woods returned to competition in December following spine fusion surgery last April, and posted some promising early-season results, finishing tied 12th in the Honda Classic, tied second at the Valspar Championship and tied fifth at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.The 14-time major champion began the year at No. 656 in the world rankings, but has climbed to No. 91.Woods last played in the Wells Fargo event at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 2012 and won the event in 2007. He last competed in the Players Championship in 2015 and triumphed on the Ponte Vedra Beach course in 2011 and 2013.He won the last of his majors in 2008 and the last of his 79 PGA Tour titles in 2013.

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(CNN)Veronica was 21 years old and scared. It all started with a break-up. Her long-term boyfriend left her for her friend. Heartbroken, she ended up having a one-night stand with an older guy.After the condom broke, he gave her $20 ($13) for the morning after pill, which doesn't require a prescription in New Zealand. She took it but a month later, in the final semester of her teaching degree, she found out she was pregnant.Veronica -- who asked CNN not to use her real name out of concern for her privacy -- wanted to get an abortion. But it wasn't that simple.New Zealand is often seen as a progressive place for women. In 1893, it was the first self-governing country to give all adult women the right to vote. Its leader, Jacinda Ardern, is the country's third female prime minister. It ranked seventh globally for gender equality in the 2018 World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap report.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks to media on May 30, 2019 in Wellington, New Zealand. Read MoreBut in New Zealand abortion is still a crime unless certain conditions are met. Before 20 weeks, abortions can only be performed for limited reasons, such as the pregnancy would seriously endanger the woman's life or her mental health. Rape or extreme youth are not grounds. Every abortion must be signed off by two specially appointed doctors. After 20 weeks, the conditions that permit an abortion become drastic. A woman who gets an unlawful abortion risks a $200 fine -- anyone who provides an unlawful abortion faces up to 14 years in prison.Veronica, who is now 30 and living overseas, was "terrified," but it took her a month to get her abortion. During her 10 weeks of pregnancy, she battled heavy morning sickness, which prevented her from continuing school. She graduated a semester late, then found it hard to get a job as she had finished in the middle of the school year. Eventually, she left New Zealand to work overseas."It changed my entire life," she said. "It didn't his." About 13,000 women like Veronica access abortions each year in New Zealand -- and an estimated 30% of women in that country have abortions during their lifetime. Nevertheless, pro-choice groups say that the country's 42-year-old law creates stigma around abortion and forces women to jump through unnecessary hoops to get one, causing emotional, physical and financial distress.Earlier this year, in its review of the country's human rights, the United Nations Human Rights Council called on the New Zealand government to remove abortion from the Crimes Act. Finally, that could happen. Last Thursday, a bill to decriminalize abortion and strip the requirement for two-doctor sign-off passed its first reading in parliament. But for those already impacted by New Zealand's abortion laws, some wonder: What took so long?An anachronistic lawIn 1840, New Zealand became a British colony and subject to English law, which made abortion illegal. By the 1930s, however, New Zealand was self-governing and abortion could be accessed when a woman's life or mental health was in danger. But in practice, few doctors were willing to perform a termination.Over time, attitudes changed. In the late 1960s, abortion rates rose in New Zealand as women took ownership of their bodies and advantage of greater access to the procedure in public hospitals. In 1974, the country's first abortion clinic opened, pitting opponents who lobbied for tougher restrictions against those who supported greater access. While New Zealand updated its abortion laws in 1977, to allow for more circumstances in which an abortion was allowed, it was still listed in its Crimes Act. Soon after, a petition urging parliament to repeal the law gained 319,000 signatures -- around 10% of the country's population. New Zealand Minister of Justice Andrew Little announces that abortion law will be modernized so that it is treated as a health issue on August 5, 2019, in Wellington, New Zealand. Since then, pro-choice groups have continued to push for law reform. But little changed -- until Ardern was elected.In 2017, Ardern made reforming the law one of her campaign promises -- and she has kept her word. As the bill was introduced on Thursday, Ardern said: "I am reflecting now, as we enter into this debate, on how long a journey it will have felt for many ... to reach this day."Many New Zealanders likely agree.A recent Ipsos poll showed 77% of New Zealanders thought women should be able to access abortion, compared with 84% in the United Kingdom and 68% in the United States. During the first reading of the bill, only 23 lawmakers voted against the bill while 94 voted for it.Terry Bellamak, the president of Abortion Law Reform Association of New Zealand (ALRANZ), said the main reason for the delay in changing the law had been "political cowardice" on the part of the country's legislators on this divisive issue. Those who oppose abortion are a small but vocal minority. Conservative group Family First NZ, for instance, said the proposed law ignores the rights of the unborn child. "It takes a lot of courage for a politician to go out on this particular limb," Bellamak said. Another reason for the delay was a common feeling that there was no issue with the current rules, said Jackie Edmond, the chief executive of New Zealand Family Planning.Pro-life supporters look on during a pro-life, anti-abortion rally at Parliament on May 28, 2019 in Wellington, New Zealand. Afterall, despite it being listed in the Crimes Act, thousands of women access abortion each year and between 1980 and 2016, only 40 people were charged with procuring an abortion -- all these were in relation to assaults that were intended to cause, or did cause, a miscarriage. Only one person was convicted of unlawfully supplying pills that could cause an abortion.As center-right National Party MP Maureen Pugh put it before she voted against the bill on Thursday: "I still struggle to understand what it is we are trying to fix."A necessary lieFor many New Zealand women who have come up against the law, it's clear what needs to be fixed.For a start, as Ardern said during the first reading of the bill, women often feel they have to lie to access an abortion. "If they do tell the truth, then technically, under our law, they are a criminal, and I don't believe that that is right," she said. "I fundamentally disagree with that."In 2017, 97% of abortions were authorized on the grounds that continuing the pregnancy would be a serious danger to the woman's mental health. Sarah -- not her real name -- said she remembers feeling like she needed to lie about her mental health when she had an abortion at the age of 18. "I remember feeling like I had to play it up, I had to exaggerate," said the 29-year-old public servant, who asked to remain anonymous to protect her privacy. Bellamak said lying can take a toll on women. "It's like demanding that, in order to get healthcare, you have to undergo a ritual humiliation," she said. "The women have to pretend to be mentally unstable and the doctors have to pretend to believe them." Drawn-out processUnder New Zealand's current law, women must have at least three appointments before their abortion: one with a regular doctor, and then two meetings with specially appointed doctors. The number of appointments could increase if the initial doctor is a conscientious objector, meaning the woman must find another doctor to refer them. Dylan, who asked to use a pseudonym for privacy reasons, had an abortion in 2010 and is still angry about the drawn-out process. Now 31 and working as a teacher in Melbourne, Australia, back then Dylan was in a relationship but didn't plan to have a baby. "I just wanted to not be pregnant as fast as possible," said Dylan, who had to endure morning sickness and fatigue while awaiting the procedure. "It's a very disempowering feeling to be pregnant when you don't want to be pregnant."JUST WATCHEDMissouri rules against state's last abortion clinic ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHMissouri rules against state's last abortion clinic 00:58Nevertheless, Dylan was lucky to have supportive friends, an open-minded family background, and to live in the capital Wellington, where abortion services are available. For New Zealanders living in remote areas, accessing the relevant doctors and then abortion services can be difficult, said Family Planning's Edmond. The west coast of South Island, for instance, doesn't have any abortion services, meaning women need to make the three-hour drive to Christchurch for a termination.For pregnant teenagers, women who already have children, or those with a full-time job, this can be difficult, said Edmond."There is real serious inequity between the experience of people who live in urban areas or who are affluent, and people who live in rural areas and don't have as much money," Bellamak said.The drawn-out process can have health impacts, too. Having an abortion earlier in the pregnancy is quicker, cheaper, and generally less distressing for the woman. Before 12 weeks, women can take pills to induce a termination, but after that they are limited to a surgical abortion. Stigma and fearA decade on, Dylan still doesn't feel comfortable talking about the abortion. "I can't emphasize how much I was surrounded by people who didn't see abortion as a big deal, but I still felt that level of social stigma," Dylan said. "I still feel reluctant to acknowledge to people that I was even pregnant."It's a very disempowering feeling to be pregnant when you don't want to be pregnant.Dylan, who had an abortion in 2010Listing abortion as a crime makes it less socially acceptable to talk about, said Veronica."People are afraid to talk about it because they think of the stigma," she said. "Everyone that has one, they do it in secret." Edmond agreed that the current law pushed discussion of the issue underground. "I think women are so grateful to get the service that they don't want to talk about it," she said. Parliament will now take submissions from the public on the bill, before it has its second and third readings, the dates of which are to be decided. With the vast majority of politicians supporting the bill at its first reading, it looks set to pass -- although, it will likely be a number of months before it does so.If the new bill had been in place 10 years ago, Dylan believes the process would have been far simpler and less traumatic. "It makes you wonder, if a previous government had been braver, if this could have happened a lot sooner."

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(CNN)It's known as the "Golden Line." The Mexico City subway system Line 12, spanning 25.1 kilometers (15.6 miles) and featuring 20 stations, was touted as one of the most expensive and ambitious public works projects in Mexican history when it was inaugurated in October 2012."It reflects a technological advancement and state-of-the-art features that can only be compared to the construction of the great metro systems of the world," a Mexico City government official boasted during the kickoff ceremony.The highly publicized ribbon-cutting was attended by the who's-who of Mexican politics and power at the time, including then-president Felipe Calderón and Marcelo Ebrard, who was then in his last days as Mexico City's mayor and is now foreign minister. Carlos Slim, Mexico's richest man and owner of one of the construction companies involved, was also there.But fast forward eight years and the Golden Line is, in many respects, a symbol of Mexico's social ills and challenges from corruption to impunity, inequality to negligence -- especially after last week's deadly elevated rail collapse killed at least 26 people, making headlines around the world. The Golden Line was supposed to connect historically marginalized neighborhoods with more prosperous areas of the Mexican metropolis and give people equal access to jobs, cultural centers and some of the best things Mexico City has to offer in an affordable way.Read MoreBut several experts who spoke with CNN in the days following the collapse say this was a tragedy foretold.View of the site of a train accident after an elevated metro line collapsed in Mexico City on May 4, 2021. 'It could've been avoided with proper maintenance'Jorge Gaviño Ambriz, who served as Mexico City's Metro Director between 2015 and 2018, said he believes the collapse could have been avoided, though he would like to see first what kind of maintenance and inspection was done throughout the line."Evidently, it could've been avoided with proper maintenance," said Gaviño Ambriz. "I believe that if there are already photos from 2020 taken by some neighbors and showing the stretch that collapsed was already getting curved, a beam that curved down like a bow. If this doesn't get fixed, immediately an accident can happen," Gaviño Ambriz said. Mexico City officials said at a press conference the day after the accident that the last structural inspection was done in January 2020 and showed no irregularities.Sergio Alcocer, a structural engineer and researcher at the National Autonomous University of Mexico's Engineering School, said it is impossible to tell at first sight what caused the accident, even if there were cracks in the walls or bent beams. Mexico City subway overpass collapses, killing at least 24 and injuring dozens"What happened with this structure is that there have been indeed some deficiencies in other stretches and we may want to extrapolate what happened with those stretches with what happened with the one that failed. There was indeed damage to a column that had to be repaired in 2017," Alcocer said. "Some have inferred that the damage resulting from the September 19, 2017 earthquake caused the collapse. I don't think so, but the investigators will have to look into that."Commuters told CNN that over the years they had seen signs -- an uneven wall, a crack, service interruptions -- that made them wonder about its safety. The dozens of deaths and injuries caused by the collapse was the culmination of a long series of red-flag incidents that should have prompted authorities to suspend service or shut down the line completely, they say.Outrage over the collapse has led to calls for current Metro Director Florencia Serranía to resign. The day after the collapse, she told the press she would not resign, but vowed to cooperate with any government and independent investigations. Her agency will "submit to the attorney general's office all information in our possession so that the cause of this accident can be found," Serranía said last week. "Just like all the riders, we want to know the truth about what happened and we will cooperate with the authorities to that end."The Golden Line's troubled historyIn fact, the Golden Line had already been shut down or suspended service multiple times due to safety and operational concerns, sometimes leaving the estimated 385,000 passengers who depend on the service with limited alternatives. The two main disruptions in service happened in 2013 (only a year after opening) and for a long stretch between 2014 and 2015. In October 2013, service was suspended on late nights and weekends at six of its 20 stations, due to what Mexico City's Metro Authority described as overnight and weekend maintenance to the tracks. And then, for a period of 20 months, from March 2014 to November 2015, the Golden Line was shut down in 11 stations due to structural concerns. Transit system authorities concluded that it was "not possible to keep the elevated portions of Line 12 in operation until an exhaustive review is completed and we make the corrections and major maintenance work that will be needed," then-Metro Director Joel Ortega said at the time. Upon reopening, then-Mexico City Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera vowed the line would never shut down again. "What we have now as opposed to what we had before is that maintenance will be guaranteed; I mean, we're guaranteeing that there can't be a shutdown because the companies we're working with are making sure this doesn't happen again," Mancera said.Just after the March 2014 shutdown, The Mexican Institute for Competitiveness, a nonpartisan Mexican think tank, called Line 12 "a spectacular fiasco," not only because of its high cost, but also because of the apparent inability of the Mexico City authorities and the federal government to get things done right and within budget.Icela Lagunas, an independent journalist who has covered the Line 12 issues for years, told CNN there were structural questions from the beginning about the type of trains and rail system that would be appropriate for the notoriously unstable ground in vast sectors of Mexico City, a metropolis that has been plagued by earthquakes. In September 2017, nearly 400 people died in central Mexico, including more than 200 in Mexico City, after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake rocked the area. "This week's tragedy is a combination of many factors. It's a combination of corrupt officials, dismissing warnings and of a badly executed project that had mistakes since its inception," Lagunas said. Firefighters work to lower to the ground a subway car dangling from a collapsed elevated section of the metro, in Mexico City, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. Investigations to followEbrard, now Mexico's Foreign Minister under President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, reacted to the tragedy hours after the collapse. "What happened today [Monday] with the Metro is a terrible tragedy. My solidarity for the victims and their families. Of course, the cause must be investigated and justice sought. I reiterate that I'm at the disposal of authorities to assist as necessary," Ebrard wrote on his official Twitter account. The following morning, during the president's daily morning press conference, Ebrard said he would cooperate with authorities. "This project was finalized with the approval of the following administration in July 2013. We could argue a lot about that. They reviewed everything for seven months. The final completion was achieved in July 2013. Moreover, I would like to say that he who acts with integrity fears nothing. He who owes nothing fears nothing," the foreign minister said. Ebrard continued: "Like everybody, and especially as a high-level official and somebody who promoted the construction of the line, I'm subject to whatever authorities determine based on the investigation and their findings about who's responsible." President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who has been criticized by some for showing little empathy to victims and issuing warnings about using the tragedy for political gain, promised Wednesday his government will seek justice. "A thorough investigation will be conducted to punish those responsible. To that end, we have already established communication with a team of experts that will be in charge of this investigation and will issue an opinion so that we know the causes," the president said.Andrés Manuel López Obrador Fast FactsCurrent Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum announced that, in addition to an investigation by the local attorney's office, Norwegian firm DNV will conduct an independent investigation. Alejandro Hope, a Mexican columnist, told CNN that Line 12 "has been plagued by controversy from day one. It has been a project that was grossly over budget, about 70 percent of the original projected amount. It was also plagued by corruption allegations." He also points out that there have been three major accidents in 14 months, including a train collision, a fire in a command center and the Monday Line 12 collapse. "One incident is a coincidence, two incidents are bad luck, but when you talk about three you can say that this is already a pattern that has to be investigated," Hope said. Enrique Bonilla, a Mexico City resident who says he frequently used Line 12, is one of the collapse survivors. He says he always suspected there was something wrong with it. "It would make very weird noises," Bonilla said. But he says he kept on using it because, like many people in his neighborhood, it made his commute significantly faster, easier and affordable. He was able to return to his family hours after the accident. Other than some neck pain and a minor left arm injury, he says he's physically fine. His emotional well-being, Bonilla said, is an entirely different matter. "I have been born again," he said, choking back tears. "I still can't figure out why I'm still here and others aren't. I get very emotional about it. I just want to forget."

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(CNN)Video captured by a bystander on Friday appears to show San Francisco Giants CEO Larry Baer arguing with his wife and trying to grab what looks like a cell phone out of her hand. In the ensuing scuffle, Pam Baer falls to the ground in the chair she was sitting in."Oh my God!" Pam Baer can be heard screaming in the video first released by TMZ. It is unclear from the audio what she said next, though many have understood her to call for help.Larry Baer in September 2015.After a cut in the video, Larry Baer is seen with a phone in his hand saying, "Stop, Pam. Stop," and walking away as bystanders in the outdoor area where the incident occurred are heard yelling for her to stay away from him."Regrettably today we had a heated argument in public over a family matter. We are deeply embarrassed by the situation and have resolved the issue," said a statement from Pam and Larry Baer, provided to CNN Sports by the Giants.In a follow-up statement also released by the Giants, Larry Baer said: "I am truly sorry for the pain that I have brought to my wife, children and to the organization. It is not reflective of the kind of a person that I aspire to be, but it happened and I will do whatever it takes to make sure that I never behave in such an inappropriate manner again."Read MorePam Baer sent CNN this email response about what happened: "Ha....An unfortunate public marital argument. I grabbed his phone and I fell back. I love Larry more than anything."Major League Baseball issued a statement saying, "Major League Baseball is aware of the incident and, just like any other situation like this, will immediately begin to gather the facts. We will have no further comment until this process is completed."San Francisco Police spokesman, Officer Joseph Tomlinson said, "We are aware of the incident at that location, and we are investigating."No charges have been filed.Major League Baseball says its domestic violence policy applies to executives as well as players. The policy has led to the suspension of several players, including Aroldis Chapman of the New York Yankees and Jose Reyes of the Colorado Rockies, both in 2016.Baer is seen as a major part of the success enjoyed by the Giants, who won the World Series in 2010, 2012 and 2014.He was part of the effort to assemble a new ownership group and negotiate the sale that kept the Giants in San Francisco, according to his bio on the team website. He was named executive vice president in 1992, chief operating officer in 1996, team president in 2008 and CEO in 2012. He led the effort to build the Giants' stadium AT&T Park, the first privately-financed Major League ballpark, the website says.AT&T is the owner of CNN's parent company, WarnerMedia.He has been involved in many charitable efforts and Baer and his wife, Pam co-chaired the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation Campaign Committee in support of the new hospital, which opened in 2016, the website says.CNN's Martijn Edelman, David Close, Chris Boyette and Kevin Dotson contributed to this report.

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Story highlightsBrendan Rodgers was sacked by Liverpool on Sunday.The club have won only four of their 11 matches this season. Rodgers almost led Liverpool to the Premier League title in the 2013-14 season (CNN)A young manager with a vision. Committed to attacking football. Had a creative tactical solution to any problem. Took a team from seventh to the brink of a thrilling English Premier League title for the first time in over two decades.A young manager out of his depth. Foolishly overconfident and always ready to deliver cringe-worthy quotes. Poor judge of talent. Unable to arrest the slide of a proud club.Brendan Rodgers can be described both ways. The latter explanation is why he's no longer manager of Liverpool. Yet a number of Liverpool fans will be sad to see him go as this storied club with a tradition of giving managers time to find success lost patience with the Northern Irishman.Follow @cnnsport But, it's not hard to see why Liverpool's U.S. owners sacked him.The start of this season too closely resembled the disastrous end to last season when Liverpool were thrashed 6-1 by Stoke City. Despite a summer break, despite new coaching staff, despite new signings, Rodgers was unable to fix Liverpool's endemic problems.Read MoreJUST WATCHEDBrendan Rodgers sacked as Liverpool managerReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHBrendan Rodgers sacked as Liverpool manager 00:51Even so arguably Rodgers has the potential to be a truly great manager."He's a top manager and I learned so much from my time with him, especially about this side of it, about the management side of it," said Swansea manager Garry Monk after hearing Rodgers had been sacked.The first two seasons of Rodgers' reign show all of his best qualities, notably his tactical flexibility. The possession happy Liverpool of Rodgers season one was a very different side to the attacking whirlwind of season two.Players like Jordan Henderson showed consistent improvement, a sign of good coaching. He developed young players like Jon Flanagan, Jordon Ibe and Raheem Sterling. And then there was Luis Suarez.The Uruguayan is often cited as the reason Liverpool almost won the title in 2013-14. But it's wrong to underestimate the part Rodgers played.Steven Gerrard: I couldn't stop crying after "The Slip" 😥 #LFC http://t.co/ec0VuJdWEU pic.twitter.com/3SfrbFu5V3— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) September 11, 2015 One of the first things Rodgers did at Liverpool was to offload Andy Carroll and build the team around Suarez. Hindsight should not cloud what was at the time an incredibly bold move from a young manager to discard the club's record signing.His faith in Suarez paid off handsomely in one season, one magical season, where Liverpool came so close to a league title. No Liverpool supporter will forget it: Suarez's goals, the thrashing of Everton, putting four past Arsenal in the first 20 minutes, the nail-biting 3-2 win against Manchester City... and Steven Gerrard's slip as the title dream died.In Suarez's autobiography -- "Crossing The Line: My Story" -- the former Liverpool striker spoke admiringly of Rodgers' philosophy."The manager's methods really worked for us," wrote Suarez. "You could see a Spanish influence in the way that Brendan worked. "He was interested in Spain, he had studied there, and what he'd learned there was at the heart of our style of play: passing, pressuring high, quick movement, arriving into the area rather than standing there waiting for it, coming inside from wide positions."Brendan Rodgers' #BPL record as @LFC boss 122 matches 63 wins 30 draws 29 defeats 232 goals 151 conceded 51.64 win % pic.twitter.com/VdPTY7aQ3v— Premier League (@premierleague) October 5, 2015 It's arguable Liverpool, or Rodgers, have never really recovered from Gerrard's slip against Chelsea as the Merseyside club fell short in that 2013-2014 season. It has been all downhill from there.The departure of Suarez that summer didn't help; but that was compounded by the injuries that kept Daniel Sturridge out for most of the following season. Between them, the two had scored 52 of Liverpool's 101 league goals in 2013-14.Rodgers made serious errors in the disappointing campaign that followed the title challenge. The defence wasn't fixed. Poor signings were made. And the widely mocked decision to field a second-string side against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu in the Champions League must have soured the mood in the squad.Read: Iago Aspas: Liverpool reject leads Celta Vigo's charge Yet Rodgers was never cynical. When faced with a problem -- and that Liverpool team were full of them, some certainly of his own making -- Rodgers always chose to innovate his way out. He always believed in his ability to create a clever tactical solution to his problems.It's easy to mock Rodgers. Sometimes it's hard not to, given the things he says. But here is a young, progressive manager who believes in a positive, attacking brand of football. Here's a British manager choosing to employ this philosophy at one of the biggest football clubs in the world. And for one glorious season, it almost worked.Rodgers had to go. 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(CNN)Premier League star Wilfried Zaha admits he's "scared" to open Instagram due to the number of racist messages he receives.Earlier this month, a 12-year-old boy was arrested in connection with racist threats made to the Crystal Palace forward via Instagram's direct message service, including an accompanying image of the Ku Klux Klan.Zaha says he's been forced to remove Twitter from his phone as the torrent of racist abuse becomes unbearable. "For Black footballers for instance, being on Instagram is not even fun for us anymore," Zaha told CNN's Darren Lewis. "You're not enjoying your profile because I'm scared to even look up my direct messages anymore. It could be filled with anything."I don't even have Twitter on my phone anymore because it's almost certain that you're going to get some sort of abuse, especially after games and stuff, because it happens so freely.Read More"That same 12-year-old boy contacted like three other players, racially abused three other players as well, in my team. So it's like, this is not OK. Even after I reported the abuse from the 12-year-old, I think I reported 50 accounts I got racially abused from, after the stuff that I got before."Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, has come in for criticism for not protecting Black footballers from the racist abuse they receive on their platform.READ: Christian Kabasele says racism online 'is worse' than incidents in stadiumREAD: Premier League star Zaha racially abused on social mediaWilfried Zaha playing for Premier League side Crystal Palace.Last week, Facebook and Instagram announced they would each be setting up a team to fight racism on their platforms and assess whether there is racial bias in their algorithms."Racism is not tolerated on Facebook and Instagram," a Facebook spokesperson told CNN. "When we find content that breaks our guidelines we will remove it and we will ban those who repeatedly break the rules. "We take this issue seriously and invest billions of dollars in people and technology to help remove harmful content at scale. Last month, we also introduced a new safety feature that allows public figures to prevent people they do not know from sending them a message."Facebook told CNN that it is working closely with clubs, players and anti-racism organizations such as Kick It Out to investigate racist abuse and take appropriate actions, while Twitter says it has "suspended nearly 300 accounts and taken action on nearly 6,000 examples of abuse and hateful content."However, given the ease with which anonymous accounts can send him racist abuse, Zaha questions how effective these strategies are."What happens after that account gets blocked?" he says. "Then they just make a new account straight after. I've tried to block people so many times and I've looked on Instagram for the option to block them for racial abuse, but there isn't that option there. "That doesn't come up, it has harassment [and] different stuff, but there's no racial abuse option that comes up. I feel like with everything that we do in life, with everything we register to, we have to give some sort of ID. So why is it not the same with Instagram, why is it not the same with Twitter?READ: Police investigating 'abhorrent' racist comment made to Borussia Dortmund teenager Jude BellinghamJUST WATCHEDChristian Kabasele says online racist abuse 'is worse' than incidents in stadiumsReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHChristian Kabasele says online racist abuse 'is worse' than incidents in stadiums 03:23"I feel like enough is enough and I'm among a load of people who have had racial abuse and I've had racial abuse all my life. But it's a thing where for right now, I've got a platform where I feel like if I can make a change, I'll try."Facebook says requiring users to provide ID could lead to exclusion for disadvantaged social groups which do not have easy access to official documentation, while the ID standard and verification processes differ greatly from country to country. Twitter didn't respond to CNN's request for comment.'Where has that hate even come from?'Zaha has been dealing with these messages throughout his career.Aside from brief spells at Manchester United and Cardiff City, the 27-year-old has spent his entire career at boyhood club Crystal Palace. On the international stage, Zaha initially played for England before switching to play for the Ivory Coast, his country of birth.In his early days playing for Crystal Palace, he recalls one instance of racist abuse prior to a match against Manchester United in which the perpetrator wished for him to break his legs and told him to "go back to the slums of Croydon."With social media's growth over the last decade, Zaha says these incidents have only become more prevalent and he feels these companies place the burden of responsibility for dealing with racist abuse on the shoulders of Black footballers, rather than on the culprits or themselves."These people saying these things around their kids, this is the result and then we just have to deal with it," he says. "Why should I have to block comments? Why should I have to change up my life so that I don't get affected by the things these people are saying?"Why are they not prosecuted for what they're saying to us? Why do we have all these tabs? How can I go through 15 minutes just blocking racist words I don't want to see on my account? Why not get through to the person who's saying these things to us?"These platforms have to be held accountable for these things because the statements ain't good enough. They're not good enough."Wilfried Zaha takes a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement before the matcha against Burnley.Speaking to CNN in 2018, former professional footballer Marvin Sordell opened up about the battle with depression he faced throughout his career.While the conversation around mental health among footballers has undoubtedly improved in recent years, Zaha believes there is still some way to go before people truly understand the impact that online abuse can have."People think you are a footballer, you get this much money, you do this, you get that," he says. "But it comes at a price. Like the sacrifice of ... it's like you're not seen as a human, like you have no privacy, people feel like they can say whatever they like to you. It's ridiculous."People never understand it, people just think: 'Look at the life you have, you should just rise above it.' It's not spoken about enough but the depression side of it is unbelievable."A friend of mine who I used to play with, Marvin Sordell, he was talking about how he nearly committed suicide because of it. Just all the hate and all the abuse. It's just like, do you not see what is doing to people? But still no action."Zaha says he has hired a life coach to help him cope with his emotions and the mental toll the racist abuse has taken. "There's so much stuff you deal with in your life already and then you go on your Instagram, you go on your Twitter and you're being abused at the same time," he says. "So obviously it gets a bit much at times and I feel like that's what I needed because I'm 27. When I was younger and I used to see all these things and I used to get abuse, I used to argue on my platform with people when I was young and just naive. JUST WATCHED​​Schalke midfielder recalls being called n-word and 'ape'ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCH​​Schalke midfielder recalls being called n-word and 'ape' 04:51"Then their response would be: 'Oh yeah, I managed to make Wilfried Zaha bite' or 'I managed to get him to speak to me.' We all go through things in our life and I felt like that's what I needed, I just needed someone to help, to vent these things to and just help me with my emotions, really."CNN spoke to Zaha on July 24, but abuse of Black footballers on social media has continued this week.On Monday, British police confirmed they had arrested a 15-year-old male on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offense after Luton Town defender Peter Kioso was racially abused while on Instagram live.For Zaha, the ages of these recent perpetrators are one of the biggest causes for concern. "It's sad. It's sad, really, because how is a 12-year-old even thinking about that?" he says. "Where has that hate even come from? From the age of 12? It doesn't make sense."I understand he's a 12-year-old, it's sad that it's a 12-year-old but you have to be held accountable for the things that you say, too. [The] stuff that you said to me, ain't just 'you Black this,' this is Ku Klux Klan. I didn't even know about that stuff at the age of 12."

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Story highlightsTwo men explain why they have become France's first same-sex married coupleBruno Boileau said he loved Vincent Autin's "charisma, sensibility, determination"They also want to build family and teach future generations to end prejudicesCouple thank those who helped win controversial right for gay couples to marryTwo men who have become France's first same-sex married couple have opened their hearts about the special qualities in each other that made them want to spend the rest of their lives together. In the nervous minutes leading up to Wednesday's groundbreaking ceremony in the southern city of Montpellier, Bruno Boileau said he adored Vincent Autin's "charisma, his ability to appease me, calm me down ... also his sensibility and his determination."And returning the warmth, Autin told CNN in the couple's only interview on their wedding day: "What I love about him is his objectivity and the way he protects me. He is my great protector."But their marriage is not just about their love; they also want to build a family and, perhaps, teach future generations how to break down prejudices."We want children, we want to pass down values that are important to us, that we hold dear, that are right. And we want grandchildren and great-grandchildren, a real family," Autin said.JUST WATCHEDOpen Mic: Same-sex marriageReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHOpen Mic: Same-sex marriage 01:40JUST WATCHEDA day in the life of same-sex marriage ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHA day in the life of same-sex marriage 03:11"One of the reasons we want children is because children have no judgement, and we want to break down society's barriers."He added that "when French children are born into this world, they are born with the same rights as everyone else -- but from the moment you said you were a homosexual, society deprived you of some of those rights. Today the French Republic has given these rights back to us."The 40-year-old, who works for Montpellier's tourism office, expressed his gratitude to those who had helped win the controversial right for same-sex couples to marry, legislation that was signed into law 10 days ago by President Francois Hollande. "We are very nervous, but obviously excited. This is a step forward for France. What's happened today is thanks to everybody who has been so mobilized over the past few months." The change in the law has not been without its opponents, prompting sometimes-violent demonstrations of hundreds of thousands of people across France. "It's very sad that they turned violent," Autin said. "It's always so surprising to feel so attacked, but you must remember this was a minority and most people are in favor. This proves that love can triumph over hatred.""So thankful to those who helped us come to this moment. Some of the people we're referring to have passed away, such as Harvey Milk [the first openly gay American elected to public office] who was a great inspiration."Autin described how the couple met seven years ago. While surfing the net at the same time, they both chanced on an online fan forum for a pop star who found fame on a show similar to "Pop Idol." A group of people decided to go for lunch, after which he and Boileau, a 30-year-old civil servant, became inseparable. Like many a couple tying the knot, Autin declined to give details about what outfits they would wear, but he did confide what both parties hoped to get out of the big day: "Obviously love, but also a great party."

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(CNN)Manchester City put on a stunning display to thrash Arsenal 5-0 at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, dropping the Gunners to the bottom of the Premier League table with their third consecutive loss. Ilkay Gundogan scored within the first ten minutes of the match thanks to a cross from teammate Gabriel Jesus, putting an unchallenged header past Arsenal goalkeeper Bernd Leno to put his side in the lead. Arsenal continued to fall short throughout the match, with defender Cédric Soares failing to clear the ball and giving opponent Ferrán Torres the chance to score in the 12th minute -- the earliest the Gunners have conceded two goals in a Premier League match since December 2017.And things only went from bad to worse for Arsenal, as Granit Xhaka was shown a red card following a clumsy challenge on João Cancelo. England star Jack Grealish, who signed with City from Aston Villa earlier this month, also capitalized on Arsenal's shortcomings, dribbling past Calum Chambers to set up Gabriel Jesus for City's third. Read MoreTorres and fellow Spanish midfielder Rodri wrapped up their side's victory with two second-half goals to clinch City's second consecutive 5-0 win. Arsenal's Xhaka was sent off after a clumsy challenge on City's João Cancelo.A disappointing start to the seasonArsenal have recently struggled with a historic impasse -- notably losing to newly-promoted club Brentford 2-0 in the season opener -- but the Gunners have yet to score in three league matches, continuing a very poor run of form for the North London side. "I have to say thank you to the 3,000 fans that came here today because on a difficult day like this to give the support that they have," Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta told Arsenal Media after the match. "Coming here and starting and competing well and then going down to 10 men is mentally really demanding, so we have to manage the game as best as we could," he said."We conceded another two goals [after the break] and I'm really disappointed," he added. Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang also weighed in, telling BT Sport, "it's not going to be easy" for Arteta to motivate the squad after Saturday's match."It's going to be difficult, but as I said we are a team and we have to stick together in this moment. And as the senior players, we have to show the way as well to the young players. I know it's not going to be easy, but we will try to give our best," he said. Speaking about his team's performance, Aubameyang added, "Today, it wasn't enough, and against a team against City, 11 against 11, you have to take risks and you have to be brave on the ball, and we didn't today.""And after that, we took the red card, it was a completely different game, but as I said this is not enough and everyone has to raise the level, watch ourselves in the mirror and work hard as a team and stick together. This is the only way to go forward."City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan scored a header to put his side ahead in the seventh minute.'I know the job he can do'However, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola told BBC Sport he's convinced Arteta "will do an excellent job."Arteta had become an integral member of Pep Guardiola's coaching staff at Manchester City, winning seven trophies in his three years as assistant manager at the club before leaving to take over at Arsenal in 2019. "He knows how I love him. In the two or three years he was here, he was important to what we built," Guardiola said. "I know his awareness as a manager and as a leader, the moment everyone is back, he will do an excellent job. I know this because I know him, I know the job he can do," he added. Despite his club's impressive performance, Guardiola said City needs "to do better." "The first time we arrived in the Arsenal half, we scored. We had problems in the first 15-20 minutes in our build up play. After 2-0 and sending off, the game is completely different," he said. "We are still in the process of improving -- like I said to the players after the game. It was nice winning today but we have to be better."City's win comes as they enter the 2021/22 Premier League season without a reinforcement up front, after two failed transfer pursuits in Tottenham's Harry Kane and Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo -- who is set to return to Manchester United after 12 years away from the club. Guardiola told reporters in a pre-match interview he wasn't "frustrated" by his club's failed transfers, saying they "have an exceptional squad.""It's good that a player like Cristiano Ronaldo is back in England for the Premier League, it's good news." Arsenal will look to pick itself up next Saturday when it faces fellow table bottom-dweller Norwich City.Meanwhile, title defender City is next scheduled to play Leicester City at the King Power Stadium.

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London (CNN)British Prime Minister Theresa May apologized Tuesday for her government's treatment of some Caribbean immigrants to the United Kingdom and insisted they were still welcome in the country. Speaking at a meeting with Caribbean leaders on Tuesday, May said her government was "genuinely sorry for any anxiety that has been caused."May's apology came amid widespread condemnation of the government's treatment of the so-called Windrush generation, the first large group of Caribbean migrants to arrive in the UK after World War II.Theresa May hosts a meeting with leaders and representatives of Caribbean countries at 10 Downing Street."I want to reassure you that I take this issue very seriously I will be ensuring the Home Office is dealing with this as well and efficiently and swiftly as they can and giving people every support that we can give them," May said."We welcome them and value them and the enormous contribution they have made to this country."Read MoreMay acknowledged that the crisis had arisen due to tough new rules imposed during her time as Home Secretary in an effort to crackdown on illegal immigration.The measures, introduced in 2012, require employers, landlords and health service providers to demand evidence of legal immigration status. At the time, May said they were designed to create a "hostile environment" for people living in the UK illegally.People being deported to Jamaica from UK told to 'try to be Jamaican' But some of the Windrush children, who were invited along with their parents to Britain in the late 1940s, don't have the required documentation and are now struggling to prove their British citizenship. As a consequence, some lost their jobs, others were evicted from their homes, and a few were reported to have been threatened with deportation."This issue has come to light because of measures that we introduced recently to make sure that only those with a legal right to live here can access things like the NHS," May said, according to the UK Press Association."And this has resulted in some people who -- through no fault of their own -- has resulted in some people now needing to be able to evidence their immigration status.""And the overwhelming majority of the Windrush generation do have the documents that they need, but we are working hard to help those who do not."May's apology came after the Home Office announced the creation Monday of a new team to help those with Commonwealth status secure their UK status.The Home Office also told CNN it was "not aware of any specific cases being removed from the UK."

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Story highlightsThe 2011 Wimbledon finalists Petra Kvitova and Maria Sharapova will meet againWorld No. 2 Kvitova and No. 4 Sharapova won their Australian Open quarterfinalsCzech Kvitova beat Italy's Sara Errani, while Sharapova defeated Ekaterina MakarovaKvitova has won two of their three meetings, including the Wimbledon finalWorld No. 2 Petra Kvitova and former No. 1 Maria Sharapova are set for a rematch of the 2011 Wimbledon final after both reached the last four of the Australian Open on Wednesday.The two players are battling to become the new top-ranked woman following Caroline Wozniacki's quarterfinal defeat by defending champion Kim Clijsters on Tuesday.Kvitova is the rising force in the female game after claiming her first major title with victory over Russia's three-time grand slam champion at the All England Club last July, and then winning the season-ending WTA Championships.The Czech booked her spot in the Melbourne semifinals with a 6-4 6-4 win over Italian surprise package Sara Errani, who has never previously been beyond the third round of a grand slam.A nervous Kvitova hit 22 unforced errors in the first set against the world No. 48 before triumphing in one hour and 51 minutes.By comparison, fourth seed Sharapova had a convincing 6-2 6-3 win against her 56th-ranked compatriot Ekaterina Makarova, who eliminated five-time champion Serena Williams in the fourth round.JUST WATCHEDBecker on the Australian OpenReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHBecker on the Australian Open 04:47Kvitova said her win on the grass of Wimbledon will count for nothing ahead of Thursday's rematch on a hard-court surface."I think it was a really good match from both sides," the 21-year-old said of last year's clash. "How I can compare? I can't because it was grass and here is the hard court."I mean, it will be similar match as the Wimbledon, but still it can be different. But tactics will be the same as the Wimbledon."Sharapova is searching for a first grand slam title since her win in Melbourne four years ago, which followed her breakthrough success at Wimbledon as a 17-year-old in 2004 and her 2006 U.S. Open triumph.The 24-year-old has lost two of her three matches against Kvitova, including their last clash in Tokyo in September."I've lost to her the last couple of times, obviously the big one in Wimbledon," she said. "I think she is the one to beat right now. "She's playing the best tennis in her career, coming off so many wins last year. I'm looking forward to the match-up -- I don't like losing so many times in a row, so I'll try my best."Thursday's other semifinal will pit third seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus -- who can also claim the No. 1 ranking -- against Belgian 11th seed Clijsters.

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(CNN)Italy's populist parties have tapped a political unknown to become prime minister and lead a new coalition government.Giuseppe Conte, a law professor with no political experience, emerged as the frontrunner on Monday as Five Star leader Luigi Di Maio and Matteo Salvini, the League leader, met separately with President Sergio Mattarella at Quirinal Palace in Rome. "We can announce that today we are facing a historical moment. We have indicated the name of Giuseppe Conte to the President of the Republic," Di Maio wrote in a post on the party's official blog. "It is a person that can carry out the 'government contract'. I am particularly proud of this choice."Italy's next government is Europe's next crisisSalvini also mentioned Conte as the name he presented to the President in a Facebook live post.If Mattarella decides to give Conte a mandate to form a new government, Conte would have several days to appoint his cabinet and seek approval from Parliament. Read MoreNegotiations have been underway since the country went to the polls in March, which saw the anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) win the most votes. Di Maio and Salvini, the 45-year-old head of the League, have been locked in coalition talks after alliances with mainstream parties did not materialize.The maverick populists striking fear into Italy's mainstream partiesEleven weeks on from election day, the populists have ditched some of their most incendiary campaign vows, such as calling for a referendum on whether Italy should abandon the euro or leave the European Union. Now, they are promising a spending and tax-cutting binge that has rattled investors and could contain the seeds of a new European crisis. The Milan stock index slumped last week, compared to a small gain in the wider European market, with banking stocks pulling the index down. Italian government bond prices have also fallen, indicating concern about the heavily indebted country's commitment to fiscal discipline.Mattarella gets the final sayMattarella's office has yet to comment on the populist parties' nominee. One concern, however, is that the two parties are so far apart ideologically that the government could quickly collapse. JUST WATCHEDBerlusconi: Former PM turned kingmakerReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHBerlusconi: Former PM turned kingmaker 02:51Waiting in the wings is the former prime minister, 81-year-old billionaire Silvio Berlusconi, who orchestrated an alliance of right-wing parties for the March election.He was forbidden from running for political office himself because of a conviction for tax fraud, but earlier in May the Court of Milan granted Berlusconi "rehabilitation." A populist government in Rome could make it more difficult for European Union leaders such as French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel to push further EU political and economic integration.CNN's Ivana Kottasova contributed to this report.

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Story highlightsHeart of Midlothian score ten goals in Scottish Championship matchResult matches Cowdenbeath's biggest ever defeatFollow us at @CNNSport and like us on Facebook (CNN)Everything was going to plan for Cowdenbeath during its Scottish Championship clash with table-topping Heart of Midlothian Saturday.The game was 25 minutes old and the relegation threatened-side, ironically and lovingly nicknamed the Blue Brazil by Scottish football fans, had managed to shut-out their hosts and in-form opponents.Then, the goals began to arrive.Minutes 26, 27 and 29 saw Hearts Dutch striker Genero Zeefuik grab a quickfire hat-trick, the third after a penalty and red-card to Cowdenbeath defender Lewis Toshney.A brief lull followed before Hearts scored again in minutes 33 and 39 through Sam Nicholson and Jamie Walker respectively.Read MoreWell what about that. HT: Hearts 5-0 Cowdenbeath Oooft.— Jambos Kickback (@jamb0skickback) February 28, 2015 And while half-time provided Cowdenbeath some brief respite, another torrent of goals was to come when play resumed.By the end of the 90 minutes, Hearts had scored five more times to ensure an astonishing 10-0 victory.Morgaro Gomis, Alim Ozturk Danny Wilson and substitute Osman Sow (twice) did the second-half damage..@JamTarts are only the 2nd team after @acciesfc to score 10 goals in a league game in Scotland since the 1960s #SPFL pic.twitter.com/z6MBKDLrzL— SPFL (@spfl) February 28, 2015 "I've never been involved in a result like that in my entire career," said Hearts head coach, Robbie Neilson after the game."I spoke to the players at half time and told them to keep going, try to score more," he added.The result matches Cowdenbeath's heaviest ever loss, an 11-1 reverse to Clyde way back in 1951.Dad from before the game to now😂😭😭😭 currently 10-0 down #cowdenbeath pic.twitter.com/w5Bs0XlqQv— Nieve (@Nievelizabeth) February 28, 2015 But that's still nowhere near the record of the biggest defeat ever recorded in senior Scottish football.That distinctive honor remains in the possession of wonderfully named Bon Accord who were trounced 36-0 by Arbroath in 1880.It might be little consolation to Cowdenbeath tonight, but at least they were along way off Bon Accord levels of ineptitude.Read: Barcelona close La Liga gap

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(CNN)One teen is dead and two remain hospitalized after a shooting Monday outside a high school in Des Moines, Iowa, police said.The deceased victim was identified as a 15-year-old boy who was not a student at the school. The other two victims -- a 16-year-old girl and an 18-year-old woman -- were students at the school, police confirmed Monday night. The two are in critical condition. The gunfire appears to have come from a passing vehicle, police said. The incident is at least the 13th shooting at an American campus with K-12 students in 2022, according to a CNN tally. It is the fourth homicide in Des Moines, police said in a news release.Police started getting calls around 2:48 p.m. CT (3:48 p.m. ET), said police Sgt. Paul Parizek. A news release from Des Moines police said officers received multiple calls reporting gunfire at the school and multiple injuries. Read MoreUpon arrival, police found the three with gunshot injuries. All were taken to area hospitals. Police detained potential suspects, Parizek said. No charges have been filed at this time, the release said.The school went under lockdown for more than 40 minutes, but students were later dismissed around 3:30 p.m. when police gave an all-clear, according to a statement from Des Moines Public Schools.East High School will be closed Tuesday, the school division said. "The DMPS grief team will be available at East High for students and staff beginning tomorrow through the remainder of the week. School counselors will be available at our other schools for students who need additional support," the division said in a news release."Des Moines Police Department detectives continue to investigate this incident. Witnesses are being interviewed, evidence examined, investigative leads followed, and multiple search warrants are being executed," Des Moines police said in a news release.The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) of Kansas City is on scene providing assistance in the investigation, the agency tweeted. Other agencies assisting with the investigation include the Iowa State Patrol, Polk County Sheriff's Office, the FBI and the Des Moines Public Schools Department of Public Safety.

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Story highlights There are conflicting reports of the death toll A cargo train derailed and crashed into a passenger trainThe accident occurred southwest of MoscowA cargo train derailed Tuesday and crashed into a passenger train near Moscow, killing several passengers and wounding dozens, officials said.The Russian Healthcare Ministry reported that six people died in the crash. State-run news agency ITAR-Tass said nine were killed, according to the Moldovan Ministry of Transport.Of the 45 people injured in the crash, 18 were taken to hospitals, and five are in critical condition, ITAR-Tass reported.The accident took place near Naro-Fominsk, southwest of Moscow, the Emergency Ministry told CNN.Thirteen cars of the freight train derailed and crashed into a passenger train traveling from Moscow to Chisinau, "eventually overturning three of the train's cars with people inside," ITAR-Tass reported.Rail traffic in and out of Moscow's southwest was suspended, the report said.A total of 394 tickets were purchased for the passenger train, the Interior Ministry said.Oil tank cars derail, burn in Virginia

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Story highlightsSyrian Football Association offer manager's role to Jose MourinhoSyria ranked below the likes of St. Kitts and Nevis, Turkmenistan and ArubaFormer Chelsea boss out of work since December (CNN)War-torn Syria has entered the race to sign the world's most high profile unemployed manager -- Jose Mourinho.The 53-year-old Portuguese has been reportedly linked with a move to Manchester United, but Syria wants Mourinho to coach a team currently ranked 123rd in the world. "After a meeting including the president of the Syrian Football Association, the vice president and the general secretary, an official offer was agreed and made to the agency of Jose Mourinho to train the Syrian national team," said a statement from the Syrian Football Association, referring to the Portuguese coach's management team Gestifute."It is important for football in this country, at this time, to sign a world class coach to help us reach the World Cup for the first time in our history," added the statement. "We are open for negotiations to reach a deal between both parties." Antonio Conte: Italy coach confirmed as new Chelsea managerDespite its lowly world ranking, Syria has been enjoying something of a footballing renaissance -- a feat all the more remarkable given the many millions that have fled the beleaguered nation. Read MoreThe national team has just qualified for the third phase of the Asian qualifying competition, finishing Group E in second place behind Japan in March. The letter to Gestifute, penned by Syrian FA general secretary Kouteiba al-Refaim -- and confirmed to CNN as veritable -- stresses these recent successes, before concluding with the valediction: "We send our best wishes and await your response to move forward with negotiations." Between 2003 and 2012, Mourinho did not go a single calendar year without winning a trophy at the clubs he managed.Syria, by contrast, has never qualified for the World Cup -- coming closest in 1986, only to be beaten at the final qualifying hurdle by Iraq. 'Why not buy Zidane as well'Syria's move to employ Mourinho hasn't been overwhelmingly welcomed by some on social media.One commented on Facebook that the Syrian FA were simply "delusional", saying: "Why not buy Zidane as well?"Another made recourse to a famous Arabic saying:"If you have no self-respect, do whatever you please." Gestifute -- founded by influential agent Jorges Mendes -- was not immediately for comment when contacted by CNN.In December, Chelsea sacked Mourinho after an awful run of form left the English Premier League champion with no chance of retaining its title or qualifying for next season's Champions League tournament.

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British judges agreed Thursday to send to the United States a man accused of helping organize a jihad training camp in Oregon.Haroon Rashid Aswat is wanted in a case dating back to 1999.Background on Aswat

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This was excerpted from the April 7 edition of CNN's Meanwhile in America, the daily email about US politics for global readers. Click here to read past editions and subscribe. (CNN)A report that the Paris elite, including possibly even government ministers, have been savoring champagne and nibbling on foie gras and langoustines at clandestine upscale brasseries sparked outrage in the world's culinary capital. French TV channel M6 aired an undercover video showing a waiter informing a guest that there was no need to worry about Covid-19 inside a shuttered dining club, where other lucky patrons were shown exchanging cheek kisses.Restaurants have been shuttered since last year and France has plunged into another lockdown amid a fresh Covid surge, leaving gastronomes slumming it at home. The thought that those with means can buck the system is too much to bear. But if government ministers are involved, it will be a true scandal.It also wouldn't be the first time that those in power who lay down the lockdown law have effectively said do as I say, not as I do.In the United States, the Democratic mayor of Austin, Texas, Steve Adler, flew to a Mexican beach resort after telling residents to stay home. Republican Sen. Ted Cruz lambasted Adler, but that didn't stop him later flitting off to Mexico himself — while his constituents were in the dark after power outages caused by a freak snowstorm. California Governor Gavin Newsom often slapped restrictions on a state ravaged by the pandemic. But he was caught in a posh restaurant chowing down with lobbyists in November. Of course, the king of all rule breakers was Donald Trump — who disastrously undermined his own government's response to the worst public health crisis in 100 years by mocking masks and holding super spreader rallies.But perhaps the most celebrated show of hypocrisy was when Dominic Cummings — an ex-adviser to British PM Boris Johnson — drove more than 250 miles with his family to the northern town of Barnard Castle, as the Downing Street operation he ran with an iron fist told Britons to stay indoors.Read MoreIt doesn't take much to get the French on the streets. So if new details blow the lid off the scandal we might see the hoi polloi gathering outside the underground restaurants demanding their own helpings of lobster and foie gras. To which the retort might come from within: Let them eat cake.'Before the summer is over'It's the first rough timeline for the US to start sharing excess vaccine doses with other countries. On Tuesday, US President Joe Biden said he is eyeing the end of summer as a time when the US can begin shipping some of its surplus: "My hope is before the summer is over, I'm talking to you all about how we have even access to more vaccines than we need to take care of every American, and we're helping other poor countries, countries around the world that don't have the money, the time, the expertise," Biden said at the White House. "Until this vaccine is available to the world and we're beating back the virus in other countries we're not really completely safe."Just businessThe Republican Party and corporate America were once indistinguishable. GOP lawmakers would lower taxes and cut regulations, and big business would fund their campaigns and supply cushy retirement jobs on the board. But the fraught politics left in Trump's wake are causing an ugly fracture.Republicans are furious that Georgia-based giants like Coca-Cola and Delta Air Lines caved to activist pressure and condemned a new state elections law that makes it harder for Black people to vote. Sport was once a neutral zone where conservatives and liberals could escape politics. But when Major League Baseball, which has more right-leaning fans than the NBA, for instance, pulled its annual All-Star Game from Atlanta, a furious new front opened in America's endless culture war.Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a dry sort not known for tantrums, fired off an extraordinary tirade. "From election law to environmentalism to radical social agendas to the Second Amendment, parts of the private sector keep dabbling in behaving like a woke parallel government," said the Kentucky Republican, a longtime defender of big companies using their corporate cash reserves to shape US elections. "Corporations will invite serious consequences if they become a vehicle for far-left mobs to hijack our country from outside the constitutional order."Big business isn't sentimental. Executives could yet reconcile with the GOP over shared resistance to Biden's plans to raise the corporate tax rate in order to pay for his infrastructure package. And there's no way they'll pull their millions of dollars in campaign cash if Republicans look likely to win back control of Congress and the White House.But they also appear to be making a judgment about who their customers will be in coming decades. While they might incur conservative boycotts in the short term, they fear alienating a rising tide of young, ethnically diverse and more socially liberal consumers now coming of age. In fact, they are acting on exactly the same assessment of the political map as the GOP legislators who are changing voting rules to hold at bay a growing anti-conservative wave.

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(CNN)The Champions League round of 16 draw has thrown up some mouth-watering ties -- or, if you're the Spanish media, one particularly "morbid clash."Manchester City's tie against Real Madrid is arguably the most enthralling matchup and once again pits coach Pep Guardiola against his bitter rival.Given the bad blood between Guardiola and Real Madrid from his at Barcelona, Spanish newspaper Marca says the tie will appeal to those with a morbid curiosity; you know there will be ugly scenes, but you can't help but watch.In recent times, the ugliest El Clasico got was in August 2011 when then Real coach Jose Mourinho jabbed a finger into the eye of Guardiola's assistant, Tito Vilanova, at the end of the Spanish Super Cup second leg."The draw was difficult for Zinedine Zidane's team, which will have to face Guardiola's City with the second leg on English soil. A morbid clash that will once again take Pep to the Bernabeu," wrote Marca.Read MoreThough Manchester City has never won the Champions League, the bookmakers have Guardiola's side as favorite to lift the trophy this season.The club's best showing in the competition was a semifinal appearance under Manuel Pellegrini in 2016.Under Guardiola, City has never advanced past the quarterfinals and the Catalan coach knows the pressure is on to deliver the title owner Abu Dhabi royal Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al- Nahyan craves the most.JUST WATCHEDCopa90: Guardiola reveals coaching secrets - to pub teamReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHCopa90: Guardiola reveals coaching secrets - to pub team 05:00READ: Cristiano Ronaldo targets sixth Champions League titleREAD: The 100 seconds that saved Liverpool's Champions League hopesBut this certainly isn't the draw Real Madrid would have been hoping for either. Zidane's side has endured its own mixed fortunes this season, notably the shellacking it was given by Paris Saint-Germain in its opening group stage game.Guardiola has faced Real on 17 occasions as a coach, more than any other team, and City will be buoyed by his winning record against Los Blancos -- played 14, won nine, drawn four, lost four.Manchester City Director of Football Txiki Begiristain also knows Real well from his time as both a player and director at Barcelona and was feeling optimistic about his team's chances."It's a difficult one of course, they've won this competition 13 times so they are the best -- so we have to try to beat them," Begiristain told BT Sport after the draw. "If you want to be the best you have to beat them."It's always a pleasure to go to play Real Madrid and also to play in a big stadium like the Berrnabeu, we are happy to go there. We know them well but they know what we are doing, they know our manager, our team."'The team nobody wanted to face'Marca were no more upbeat about Atletico Madrid's draw in the last 16 after Diego Simeone's side was paired with defending champion Liverpool, as The Reds return to the site of last season's Champions League triumph at the Wanda Metropolitano.It is certainly one of the trickier ties Jurgen Klopp's side could have expected in the last 16, though Atletico has struggled both domestically and in Europe this season.Jurgen Klopp lifts the Champions League trophy after Liverpool beat Tottenham.While its defense remains almost as tight as ever, goals have been particularly hard to come by since Antoine Griezmann's departure in the summer.Only five teams in La Liga -- five of the current bottom six -- have a worse goalscoring record than Simeone's side."Atletico got the big one in the last 16 draw," Marca says. "The champion from last season and the team nobody wanted to face after watching exhibitions like that at Anfield against Barcelona, a match that still keeps Culés awake at night," added the Spanish paper, referring to Liverpool's 4-0 win over Barca in the second-leg semifinal at Anfield, which secured a 4-3 aggregate victory."If there is one thing Klopp's team has no rival in, it's belief."Rival newspaper Sport says this was one of the worst scenarios for Atletico boss Simeone, who is enduring a turbulent season so far as his side now face a "fearsome" Liverpool."It has not been a simple season for the team or for 'Cholo' Simeone, who has even been questioned due to the serious problems of his Atleti," the paper says. "The Madrid team faces a very tough round against probably the most in-form team in Europe. Without a doubt, Simeone's men have had the worst luck of the draw."Draw in fullBorussia Dortmund vs. Paris Saint-Germain Real Madrid vs. Manchester City Atalanta vs. Valencia Atletico Madrid vs. Liverpool Chelsea vs. Bayern Munich Lyon vs. Juventus Tottenham Hotspur vs. RB Leipzig Napoli vs. Barcelona

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London (CNN Business)Ocean-based industries are growing fast, boosting demand for data on conditions at sea. But the huge research vessels that typically map the seas often come at great financial and environmental cost.Irish startup XOCEAN has floated an alternative. Its uncrewed surface vessels (USV) — about the size of an average car and half the weight — are fitted with sensors that collect ocean data and send it via satellite to experts on shore. The company says it improves safety, while cutting the cost and emissions of ocean surveying. According to XOCEAN, its USVs emit 1,000-times less carbon than traditional research vessels."If nobody needs to go offshore, that removes people from a potentially hazardous environment," says James Ives, XOCEAN's founder and CEO. On top of that, "(we have) a tiny environmental footprint ... and we believe we can deliver the data at a lower cost," he adds. XOCEAN's uncrewed surface vessel is 4.5 meters long and weighs 750kg -- about the size of an average car, and half its weight. Credit: XOCEAN Ocean activity Read MoreXOCEAN says its growing fleet of USVs has been deployed across the world, completing 30,000 hours at sea and more than 100 projects since the company was founded in 2017. It has been used by the oil and gas industry to carry out pipeline surveys, by fisheries to collect acoustic data on fish populations, and for environmental research and monitoring. The vessels are powered by a battery charged by solar panels on deck and a small diesel generator. Equipped with sensors such as multibeam echo sounders — which send sound pulses into the water that bounce off the seabed — they are able to measure depth, air and water temperature, wind speed, wave height and tidal flows. The ocean economy is expected to be worth more than $3 trillion by 2030, according to a 2016 report from the OECD, with strong growth predicted in offshore wind, fish processing, and shipbuilding and repair. "Data is the foundation for any activity in the ocean," says Ives, adding that XOCEAN has experienced a huge boom in demand. At the beginning of 2020, the company had around 20 full employees; now it has 112. It has raised roughly €8 million ($9.4 million) in funding, with offices in Ireland, the United Kingdom and Canada. Next, the company is looking to expand into Asia-Pacific, and by the end of the year plans to increase its fleet from 15 to 40 vessels. Wind farms are increasingly becoming a major source of business for XOCEAN.New interest is mostly coming from the offshore wind industry, says Ives — both from clean energy heavyweights such as Ørsted, which employed XOCEAN to carry out a site survey for the world's biggest offshore wind farm, and oil and gas companies that are shifting to renewables. BP (BP) recently announced that it was using XOCEAN's USVs to survey an area in the Irish Sea for two 60-year offshore wind leases. "We are seeing firsthand a tremendous shift in the energy markets towards a more renewable future," says Ives.Greener, cheaper, safer?XOCEAN isn't the only company riding this wave. There is L3Harris, whose unmanned vessels have been used by the US Navy, Saildrone which has collected data from the Arctic to the equator as part of environmental research, and Ocean Infinity, which is spearheading the development of larger uncrewed vessels. Yet proving safety to marine regulators remains a challenge. In the case of the United Kingdom, "all regulations were written with the intention that there will be somebody onboard," says Katrina Kemp, autonomy technical specialist for the UK government's Maritime and Coastguard Agency, which grants permits for uncrewed vehicles to operate in national waters. USV operators have to demonstrate that their vessels have an equivalent level of safety, she says, including how the boat would react to a potential collision, or what happens if there's a technical failure or lag between the remote operator and the vessel itself. The vessel sends real time images and situational data to XOCEAN's control room."We have to be really confident that the plans and processes they have in place and the equipment they're using ensures that if things go wrong, the vessel is in a safe state and isn't going to endanger others," she tells CNN Business.XOCEAN's vessels use light detection and ranging (lidar) technology to detect nearby objects, and there is both a USV pilot and surveyor monitoring each active vessel 24 hours a day. They can control navigation if the vessel goes off course and ensure that it follows "the rules of the road at sea," says Ives.Without a human on board, each watercraft can spend up to a month at sea — which means more time on data collection. It can also brave weather conditions that a crewed ship might avoid. "We've had a vessel out in really truly horrible conditions, and we sit here in the comfort of our homes," says Ives.

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(CNN)Rafa Nadal extended his winning run in 2022 to 12 matches in his best start to a season in his career, dismissing American Stefan Kozlov 6-0 6-3 in Acapulco on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the ATP 500 tournament.The 21-time grand slam champion, a three-time winner in the coastal resort town, arrived in Mexico having won an Australian Open tuneup event and the hardcourt major in Melbourne last month after missing a chunk of 2021 with a foot problem.Kozlov was the Spaniard's practice partner on Monday when he was called in as a last-minute replacement for injured Frenchman Maxime Cressy in the main draw.Alexander Zverev is withdrawn from Mexican Open after striking umpire's chair multiple timesBarring a brief period in the second set when he converted his only breakpoint chance in the contest, Kozlov was no match for Nadal whose previous best start of 11-0 in 2014 ended with a defeat to Swiss Stan Wawrinka in the Australian Open final.Next up for the 35-year-old will be another American in 39th-ranked Tommy Paul with a potential semifinal clash against top-seeded Russian Daniil Medvedev, who he defeated in the Australian Open final from a two-set deficit.Read More"It's always important to win as quick as possible, but the most important thing is to win," Nadal said after his victory in an hour and 16 minutes in hot and humid conditions."Tonight has been straight sets, that's great news, and I'll try to be ready for tomorrow again against a tough opponent."Medvedev earlier crushed Pablo Andújar 6-1 6-2 and put himself three wins away from victory at the tournament and rising to the world number one ranking for the first time.Medvedev pretended like he might serve underhand on match point but instead thumped his seventh ace, eliciting a smile from the 68th-ranked Spaniard who played well but who could not break down the Russian's firm defense.Rafael Nadal: What's next for tennis' 'Big Three' after record-breaking grand slam victory?Medvedev will next face Japanese qualifier Yoshihito Nishioka and a title on Sunday for the Russian will guarantee his ascent to the world number one ranking replacing Serbian Novak Djokovic.World number four Stefanos Tsitsipas also wasted little time in dispatching American qualifier J.J. Wolf, the French Open finalist sprinting to a 6-1 6-0 win in just 47 minutes in the last match of the evening on the main showcourt.It was the 23-year-old Greek's fastest completed win in his career and he will next meet 59th-ranked American Marcos Giron, who earlier defeated Spaniard Pablo Carreño Busta 6-7(7) 6-4 7-6 (4), for a place in the semifinals.

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(CNN)Having been condemned by many for "spying" on opposition teams earlier this season, Leeds United's manager Marcelo Bielsa finds himself being praised for "sportsmanship" after remarkable scenes in a vital match for the second-tier English club at the weekend.In January, the 63-year-old Argentine had found himself in hot water after sending scouts to secretly watch opponents train ahead of games in Leeds' bid to win promotion to the Premier League, in an incident dubbed "spygate" by the British media.Fast forward to Sunday and, in something of a Damascene conversion, Bielsa was ordering his Leeds players to let opponents Aston Villa score an equalizing goal.Marcelo Bielsa instructed his Leeds players to let Aston Villa score after Leeds scored when a Villa player was injured. #LUFC #AVFCFor more, head here: https://t.co/rsFMxrtKJS pic.twitter.com/cQ6LBVDScj— Sky News (@SkyNews) April 29, 2019 READ: Van Dijk, Miedema pull off Dutch double in PFA awardsREAD: 'Worst thing you can do is leave the pitch,' says Mido on racism in footballRead MoreBizarre scenesThe bizarre scenes followed a passage of play which led the Argentine to believe his side had taken the lead unfairly during the Championship match.After Aston Villa player Jonathan Kodjia injured himself in a tackle, most of the stadium expected the hosts to knock the ball out of play -- allowing the striker to receive treatment. Leeds had other ideas and Mateusz Klich played on against static defenders to give his side a controversial lead. A mass brawl erupted as soon as Klich's shot hit the back of the net, with Aston Villa players furious that their pleas had been ignored by their opponents. The bizarre events started after Jonathan Kodjia was seemingly fouled. READ: Lionel Messi inspires Barcelona to La Liga title with 3 games to spareREAD: 'Players aren't safe' -- Is British football returning to dark days of hooliganism?Aston Villa's managerial team, which includes former Chelsea defender John Terry, led the furious protests from the side of the pitch, confronting Bielsa. Villa's Anwar el Ghazi was also sent off amid the melee for an apparent swipe at Leeds striker Patrick Bamford -- although television footage reveals that no contact was made. Bielsa then told his players to let Aston Villa walk the ball into the back of the net from the restart. "English football is known for sportsmanship so I don't have to comment on this kind of thing, which is common in England," Bielsa told Sky Sports after the game. Leeds defender Pontus Jansson was furious with his manager's orders to let Aston Villa score. READ: From Israel to the Promised Land: The 6,000-mile trek to see sporting history'Sportsmanship prevailed'Whilst most of his players toed the line, defender Pontus Jansson was unhappy with his manager's decision and attempted, in vein, to prevent Villa scoring at the last minute. The home supporters unanimously booed the equalizing goal which subsequently ended any hopes of automatic promotion into the English Premier League next season.However, the football community has rallied around Bielsa and praised the Argentine's actions after the 1-1 draw."Full respect to Marcelo for doing that," Aston Villa manager Dean Smith told local radio channel BBC WM 95.6. "I think sportsmanship has prevailed in the end."Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger also commended Bielsa for his "remarkable gesture.""They are playing to come up to the Premier League and there is something at stake. the whole world has to watch that," Wenger told beIN Sports.Now that automatic promotion is no longer possible, Leeds must navigate the Championship playoffs -- which pit together the teams that finish between third and sixth in the table. It's a very real possibility that Leeds will face Aston Villa again in the playoff final which has been dubbed the most expensive game in football due to the financial fortunes that await the winners in the Premier League.Last season's playoff final was estimated to be worth over $200 million to winners Fulham, though the London team has already been relegated from English football's top flight during the current campaign.

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(CNN)The Balkan state of Bosnia-Herzegovina is on the verge of what analysts warn is its most serious crisis since the end of the Bosnian war in 1995, in which thousands were killed and horrendous acts of ethnic cleansing were committed. The international community's High Representative in Bosnia, Christian Schmidt, warned earlier this week that the US-brokered peace agreement signed at the end of the war is at risk of collapsing unless action is taken to stop Serbian separatists from pushing towards secession.Milorad Dodik, the Serbian leader in Bosnia's three-person presidency, has over time repeatedly threatened to break away from the rest of the country, which has since the war been made up of two autonomous regions linked by a central government. This time, however, he is putting some flesh on the bones by introducing legislation that would divorce Republika Srpska (Serb Republic) from the state's joint institutions like the armed forces and judicial bodies. "This is tantamount to secession without proclaiming it," Schmidt told the UN Security Council, which met this week to reauthorize the longstanding mission of the European Union-led peacekeeping force EUFOR.In a country where ethnic divisions between Serbs, Bosniaks and Croats led to war crimes being committed in recent history, this level of tension is making observers very nervous.Read More"There is no question that this is by far the most dangerous crisis since 1995 and that it could lead to another war," said Ismail Cidic, president of the Bosnian Advocacy Center, an independent NGO that advocates for a free, sovereign, democratic and secular Bosnia-Herzegovina.A Bosnian sniper attempts to shoot Serbian snipers in the mountains from his position on the 20th floor of a Sarajevo building during the war in the 1990s.Why is it happening now? Sectarian tensions between the communities have persisted ever since the end of the war and signing of the US-brokered Dayton agreement.The treaty ended the three-and-a-half-year war by dividing the state along ethnic lines, into the Serb Republic and the Federation, which is shared by both Bosniaks and Croats. The two regions are tied together by a three-person presidency, international envoys, and a central government. No peace treaty can erase the murder, systemic rape and other horrors people lived through during the war, but one incident lingers in the memory more than others: the Srebrenica massacre that took place between July 11-22, 1995. Thousands of Muslim men and boys were murdered by Bosnian Serb forces. Their leaders were later convicted of war crimes and the massacre has been recognized as a genocide by the international community. However, not all Serbs are willing to accept this. One such person is Dodik -- who has been particularly irked by the recent introduction of a law by the High Commissioner's office that could hand prison sentences to anyone who denies that genocide was committed.Earlier this year, he said of the law: "This is the nail in Bosnia's coffin ... The Republika Srpska has no other option but to start the ... dissolution." Newly elected members of the tripartite presidency -- Bosnian Croat member Zeljko Komsic (L), Bosnian Serb member Milorad Dodik (C) and Bosnian Muslim member Sefik Dzaferovic (R) -- attend their inauguration ceremony in Sarajevo in November 2018. How bad could things get?Observers fear that even if Dodik doesn't move towards secession, his actions could be seriously destabilizing and cause violence, forced migration and abject misery for ordinary people. "Citizens throughout Bosnia-Herzegovina -- including in the entity of Republika Srpska -- fear violence," said Arminka Helić, a Bosnian-born politician who is now a member of the British House of Lords and former special advisor to the British foreign secretary. "A further move towards secession would likely lead to a reaction. There is no way the breakup of Bosnia Herzegovina can be done peacefully."Heather Staff, an advisor at RAMP Project, an organization specializing in migration policy, warns that "violent conflict will lead to a refugee crisis, and displaced people -- in the 90s and 2000s we saw people fleeing Bosnia to neighboring countries such as Montenegro."She says this is a region "where rhetoric at times has been harsh regarding the treatment of asylum seekers ... how would those fleeing be treated in neighboring countries?"The impact would of course be felt beyond the borders of Bosnia-Herzegovina.Jasmin Mujanović, author of the book 'Hunger and Fury: The Crisis of Democracy in the Balkans,' said it would be a "catastrophe for the European Union and the Atlantic community more broadly, as it would be yet another security crisis in an already extremely volatile southeast of Europe." He pointed out that with security crises already existing in Ukraine, Belarus, Syria and Afghanistan "a significant deterioration in the security and stability of Bosnia is something that both the EU and the US can ill afford."As is so often the case in geopolitics, a poke in the eye for the West provides an opportunity for rivals like Russia and China. A senior EU official told CNN of their concern at how the situation could be exploited. "We are stuck between a rock and a hard place. The international community cannot be seen to be victimizing the Serbs, as it pushes them and Serbia further into Russia's arms. But the Balkans are on the EU's doorstep. Increased Russian influence in the region gives them another foothold and platform for influence, if they want to destabilize things further."Dutch UN peacekeepers sit on top of a vehicle while Muslim refugees from Srebrenica gather in the nearby village of Potocari on July 13, 1995. Who is to blame?Many in the West accept in private that it has thus far failed to step up to the plate and it might now be too late. Multiple sources in the EU, NATO and the wider European diplomatic community expressed regret at the West's historic failure to place sanctions or act otherwise against those fanning the flames in Bosnia-Herzegovina. "Dodik and his clique of secessionists and genocide deniers have been appeased consistently for 15 years by the international community. He has been talking about -- and moving towards -- secession since 2006," said Helic. Mujanović said that while neighboring Serbia and Russia are the "primary architects of this crisis," he does believe that "the refusal of the international community -- in particular, the NATO states -- to decisively act to nip this in the bud years ago" has emboldened Dodik and his supporters. Mujanović pointed specifically at the EU, which he said had been "extremely underwhelming" due to its own internal discord, making the bloc "at this point in many ways a non-factor." What can be done?"The international community has a clear mandate to protect peace in Bosnia," said Cidic. "Any escalation of violence in Bosnia could harm them tremendously as they cannot afford a Russia-backed conflict, entangled with Chinese and other interests, on NATO's borders."But will the West do anything? A NATO official told CNN: "We urge Russia to play a constructive role in the Western Balkans. We regularly see Russia doing the opposite. NATO works to promote stability, security and cooperation in the region. Any outside interference in domestic democratic processes is unacceptable."Obviously, NATO could only act on the orders of its member states, and there's no indication that anything beyond tough words will come any time soon. The senior EU official said that there is political will to do something more substantial among some EU member states but acknowledges it will be very difficult to get all 27 on board without some major concessions to countries within the bloc on other issues. A worker moves a bag of remains exhumed from a mass grave to put into a box at the Tuzla Identification Center in July 2000.The UN Security Council can't act without Russia, which earlier this week only voted to keep peacekeepers in Bosnia-Herzegovina once the High Representative's name was removed from the text of the resolution, undermining the credibility of that office. However, there is some reason for hope. Mujanović says that EU member states could "enact unilateral sanctions against" Dodik and his cronies, which he believes would have some impact. But diplomacy didn't work in the 1990s, and Cidic does not believe it will work now. "This failed diplomatic approach resulted in over 100,000 perished, and over 1.1 million refugees," he said. That harder approach could be sanctions, combined with treating secessionist moves as a European "security challenge," Helic said. "We have to roll this back. The sooner we do it the better and easier it is. We don't want to wait for years like we did in the 1990s." It's hard to see the situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina getting better in the immediate future. However, with sufficient political will, powerful actors could prevent it from sliding back into violence. The question is whether powerful Western nations are too distracted to pay sufficient attention to a state that isn't at the top of their priority list right now -- and even if they're willing to act, whether they might find they're too late.

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(CNN)The 83rd Masters tournament is taking place April 11 to 14 at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia.Traveler's guide to Augusta and The MastersWill Rory McIlroy, the betting favorite, complete his career Grand Slam? Will Jordan Spieth overcome his troublesome year to find success in Augusta once again? Will Tiger Woods' return to the tournament gain him his fifth Green Jacket?Play began Thursday but that doesn't mean you have to be glued to your television to catch all the action. Beginning at 10 am ET, you can follow along with featured group streams on Masters.com.You can watch all the action for free through Masters.com or through the Masters app on iOS/Android. The Masters also will be streamed live through CBS Sports' mobile app.Online coverage schedule:Read MoreRounds 1 and 2 on April 11 and 12On the range (8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. ET)Featured groups (10 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. ET)Amen Corner (10:45 a.m. - 6 p.m. ET)Holes 15 and 16 (11:45 a.m. - 7 p.m. ET)Broadcast (3 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. ET)Round 3 on April 13On the range (11 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET)Featured groups (10:15 a.m. - 7 p.m. ET)Amen Corner (12:30PM - 6 p.m. ET)Holes 15 and 16 (1:30PM - 6:30 p.m. ET)Broadcast (3 p.m. - 7 p.m. ET)Final round on April 14Featured groups (10:45 a.m. - 7 p.m. ET)On the range (11 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET)Amen Corner (12 p.m. - 6 p.m. ET)Holes 15 and 16 (1 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. ET)Broadcast (2:00 p.m. - 7 p.m. ET)Green Jacket ceremony (7 p.m. ET)For more Masters coverage...Track the Masters Leader Board.Track the your favorite player's movements.Learn about the players competing for the Green Jacket.Stay up to date on the latest videos, features, highlights, interviews, and replays.

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Calais, France (CNN)French authorities began clearing the "Jungle" refugee camp on Monday, busing out more than 2,000 people by the afternoon as the country readies to raze the patch of wasteland where thousands have made temporary homes.An old hangar in the port city of Calais was converted into a processing center for between 6,000 and 10,000 migrants. Authorities offered them two choices -- stay in France or go back to their country of origin. Latest developments• More than 2,300 migrants left the Jungle on dozens of buses Monday, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said• There are still 5,000 to 6,000 people living in the camp, Calais Mayor Natacha Bouchart told CNN affiliate BFMTV on Monday evening Read More• Authorities will begin dismantling the camp on Tuesday, officials said• Unaccompanied minors and vulnerable youth could be settled in Britain• Processing is expected to take up to a weekAs the time to dismantle neared, groups of people threw stones at authorities and police responded with tear gas.There were small fires on the camp's outskirts, and a group tried to tip a portable toilet into one of them READ: Welcome to 'The Jungle'A road to BritainNicknamed "the Jungle," the camp is a grim mosaic of squalid tents, makeshift shelters and tumbledown caravans at the side of a motorway that has become the wretched symbol of Europe's refugee crisis. Migrants have flocked to Europe by the millions, many from war-torn Syria and African nations. The majority at the camp are from Afghanistan, Eritrea and Sudan.Some migrants have refused to leave the camp, which sits at one end of the Eurotunnel -- a direct undersea route to Britain that many have risked their lives trying to traverse by hiding in lorries. Some have even walked the 30 miles. JUST WATCHEDInside "The Jungle" migrant campReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHInside "The Jungle" migrant camp 01:22In 2015, the Eurotunnel operator intercepted 37,000 migrants attempting to travel to the UK illegally.Britain is a preferred destination for many migrants because its economy is doing better than most of its European counterparts, unemployment rates are low and a lot of migrants have at least a basic command of English.It's a very sad place, a very boring place and we've been living like animals.Wahid, from Afganistan Wahid, a 20-year-old from Jalabad in Afghanistan, tried everything to get to Britain, passing through Iran, Turkey, Greece, Italy before reaching France. He has lived in the Jungle for eight months. "I hoped to go to England, but I've lost my chance. For three months I tried hiding in trucks in the parking (lots), but every time they found me by scanners. They said 'Sorry, no chance, go back to the Jungle," he told CNN.Migrants on Monday registered to claim asylum in France and be settled in different regions."I'm a little bit sad that we lose the chance to go to the UK, but I'm happy that the Jungle is to close -- it's a very sad place, a very boring place and we've been living like animals." Alfodil, 23, spent three years trying to reach Europe, including almost two years stuck in Libya. After making the treacherous journey across the Mediterranean in a "small ship, so dangerous!" he spent two months living in The Jungle, hoping to get to the UK "because I like English, I learn English in school. I wanted to go to high school or college in Edinburgh or London." He's wearing a wristband which is his ticket to a bus which will take him on somewhere else, but didn't seem to know where in France he and his friends were headed. A photo posted by Bryony Jones (@bryonysjones) on Oct 24, 2016 at 3:42am PDT Alfodil, a 23-year-old from Sudan, has been living in the Jungle for two months after almost two years stuck in Libya, from where he took the treacherous journey across the Mediterranean "on a small ship, so dangerous" to reach Europe. "I want to go to the UK if possible, because I like English. I learned English at school, and I wanted to go to high school or college in Edinburgh or London," he said. Several migrants appear to have been given wristbands that determine where they will be taken. But many with these bands, including Alfodil, did not seem to know where they were going. Majdi (centre), 25, left Darfur a year ago. He's been in the Jungle for three months. "I was trying to get to England, but I didn't find a chance. I have many friends there, who I met on my journey. I will go tomorrow on the bus, I don't know where." #jungledecalais A photo posted by Bryony Jones (@bryonysjones) on Oct 24, 2016 at 5:04am PDT 'Change is coming'At the processing center -- in the middle of an industrial zone -- migrants are being asked to join one of four lines: lone migrants, families, those considered "at risk" (elderly, ill or disabled people, and pregnant women) and unaccompanied minors. An Eritrean migrant rides by a processing center in Calais as authorities prepare to raze the infamous "Jungle" refugee camp.Authorities are trying to spread the migrants out across the whole country. When migrants register at the processing center, they can choose between two regions presented to them for resettlement. When quotas for those regions are reached, authorities open up other areas and accept a number of migrants for places there. Buses headed to at least seven different regions on Monday.Their instructions were laid out in a leaflet distributed by volunteers on Sunday evening. "Everybody living in the Calais jungle will have to leave in order to be sheltered in one of the French reception and counseling centers," the letter reads. "You will receive help and the necessary information on the procedures that you will need to follow if you have applied or wish to apply for asylum," it adds.Late Sunday night, riot police were out in force, and some 1,250 police were called in to prevent crowd control problems on Monday. Clashes between migrants and police erupted Saturday night at the camp. Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'French authorities stand by as migrant minors board a bus to relocation centers on October 28. Authorities began work on Monday to clear the infamous migrant camp known as the Calais "Jungle" in northern France.Hide Caption 1 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'A young migrant stands outside the Calais camp school house on October 28. Minors who were not moved to safe houses outside of the Jungle earlier in the week were let back into the camp to shelter in the makeshift school for the night.Hide Caption 2 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'A trailer burns in the Calais "Jungle" early on Friday, October 28.Hide Caption 3 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'Riot police guard the main entrance to the Jungle on Thursday, October 27. Authorities have declared the camp clear, but aid workers say that up to 100 unaccompanied minors remained with nowhere to sleep.Hide Caption 4 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'A migrant man sits inside a shack that remains in the otherwise demolished Jungle camp on October 27. French authorities said Wednesday that almost 5,600 migrants had been bused to relocation centers around France.Hide Caption 5 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'Heavy machinery is used to remove debris from the camp on October 27.Hide Caption 6 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'An Eritrean migrant waits to be relocated out of the camp on October 27. French authorities have given thousands of people who were living in the infamous migrant camp two options: seek asylum in France or return to your country of origin.Hide Caption 7 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'A migrant shaves while cleaning crews continue demolition of the Jungle on October 27Hide Caption 8 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'A group of migrants who slept outside an aid station near the Jungle wait to be assigned relocation to processing centers across France on October 27.Hide Caption 9 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'Two migrants rest near the Jungle site on October 27. Long lines for processing have been cited as the reason some didn't manage to register earlier in the week.Hide Caption 10 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'Smoke rises from multiple fires blazing in the camp on Wednesday, October 26, as French authorities work to demolish the settlement and evacuate its residents to reception centers around France.Hide Caption 11 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'A French fireman attempts to extinguish a blaze in the Calais Jungle on October 26. Hide Caption 12 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'Remaining migrants watch fires burn across the Jungle on October 26. Migrants set fire to structures along the camp's main street.Hide Caption 13 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'The remains of makeshift structures smolder from fires that broke out overnight in parts of the camp on October 26.Hide Caption 14 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'A man looks skyward as he stands beside the burned remnants of his tent in the Jungle on October 26.Hide Caption 15 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'A migrant walks past a burning shack that was set on fire, as a demolition crew began tearing structures down on Tuesday, October 25.Hide Caption 16 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'Women and children protest their case to the UK government from the Jungle, as authorities continue the destruction of the camp on October 26.Hide Caption 17 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'French authorities stand guard after migrants set fire to a shelter during the dismantling of the Calais "Jungle" camp on October 25.Hide Caption 18 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'Workers begin demolishing shelters in the camp on October 25.Hide Caption 19 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'A volunteer helps a man carry his luggage away from the camp on October 25.Hide Caption 20 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'French demolition teams work to dismantle the camp on October 25.Hide Caption 21 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'A police officer guards demolition crews as they work to dismantle the site on October 25.Hide Caption 22 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'A man passes a camp structure on fire on October 25.Hide Caption 23 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'A firefighter extinguishes a fire set to migrants' tents during the mass evacuation.Hide Caption 24 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'Women arrive at a meeting point determined by authorities managing the evacuation of the camp.Hide Caption 25 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'Migrants' belongings are trucked out of the "Jungle" on October 25.Hide Caption 26 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'Sudanese migrants wait in line to board buses that will take them to relocation centers across France.Hide Caption 27 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'People walk through the camp on October 25.Hide Caption 28 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'A migrant sets fire to a portable toilet inside the camp on Monday, October 24.Hide Caption 29 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'Police try to maintain order as migrants waiting to be processed wait in crowded lines on October 24. Hide Caption 30 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'Migrants leave their makeshift homes on October 24.Hide Caption 31 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'Migrants register with French authorities on October 24 before boarding buses that will transport them to shelters across France.Hide Caption 32 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'Migrants board buses that will transport them to shelters around France on October 24. Those applying for asylum will be offered temporary accommodation in a shelter while their claim is processed.Hide Caption 33 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'Residents of the camp hug before departing the "Jungle" on October 24.Hide Caption 34 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'Men, women and children leave the camp during the first day of the planned eviction on October 24. Hide Caption 35 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'Riot police stand off with some of the camp's residents the night before the eviction was set to take place.Hide Caption 36 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'French police fire tear gas after refugees reportedly threw rocks at police vans near the camp on Saturday, October 22.Hide Caption 37 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'A view of the migrant camp in Calais on Wednesday, October 12.Hide Caption 38 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'Refugees in Calais claimed their rights to pass to Great Britain but were pushed back by tear gas and flash grenades on Saturday, October 1. Hide Caption 39 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'Migrants walk past security fencing on Tuesday, September 6.Hide Caption 40 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'French business owners and local residents block the main road into the Port of Calais as they protest "The Jungle" on Monday, September 5.Hide Caption 41 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'This aerial view taken Tuesday, August 16, shows the tents and shipping containers housing migrants in "The Jungle."Hide Caption 42 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'A French riot policeman stands near graffiti during the dismantling of the southern part of "The Jungle" migrant camp on Thursday, March 10. The graffiti reads "London calling," a reference to how the camp has become notorious for migrants and refugees trying to enter the UK illegally.Hide Caption 43 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'A man sews the lips of an Iranian migrant at the camp on Thursday, March 3. Journalists said at least nine Iranians stitched their mouths shut and went on a hunger strike to protest the camp's dismantling.Hide Caption 44 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'Migrants stand next to a burning shack in the camp on Tuesday, March 1.Hide Caption 45 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'A migrant makes a phone call near "The Jungle" on March 1.Hide Caption 46 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'A woman fights with a police officer as she is removed from the top of a hut on March 1. Police and demolition teams were starting to dismantle makeshift shelters and relocating people to accommodations nearby.Hide Caption 47 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'Migrants demonstrate on Monday, February 29.Hide Caption 48 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'Riot police spray water on migrants to disperse them during the dismantling of half of "The Jungle" on February 29.Hide Caption 49 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'A migrant flies a kite on Friday, February 19.Hide Caption 50 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'Migrants walk past housing containers in "The Jungle" on Tuesday, February 16.Hide Caption 51 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'Two young boys walk in the mud inside "The Jungle" in December 2015.Hide Caption 52 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'A man is seen among tents in "The Jungle" in October 2015.Hide Caption 53 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'French police oversee the removal of tents in September 2015.Hide Caption 54 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'Afghan and Pakistani migrants eat lunch in the migrant camp in August 2015.Hide Caption 55 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'Migrants walk along the railway track leading to the Eurotunnel in Calais in August 2015. Migrants attempt to enter the UK illegally by stowing away on trucks, ferries, cars or trains.Hide Caption 56 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'A migrant hides on the train tracks in the direction of the Eurotunnel terminal in August 2015.Hide Caption 57 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'The home of Sami, a refugee living in the "The Jungle," is pictured in August 2015. Sami, who has lived in the camp for two months, said: "We made this house from blankets and wood and then covered it in plastic to keep the rain out. It rains often in France. I think it will rain often when I am in England, too."Hide Caption 58 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'Several migrants successfully cross the Eurotunnel terminal in July 2015 as they try to reach a shuttle to the UK.Hide Caption 59 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'Displaced from "The Jungle" camp, Afghan migrants congregate in Calais' harbor in September 2009.Hide Caption 60 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'A digger lifts a migrant's makeshift tent during a destruction operation in September 2009.Hide Caption 61 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'An aerial view of the camp in September 2009.Hide Caption 62 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'Migrants from Afghanistan look at a ferry boat in Calais in September 2009.Hide Caption 63 of 64 Photos: The saga of the Calais 'Jungle'Migrants jump onto the back of a UK-bound truck in March 2006.Hide Caption 64 of 64Migrants will 'not be forced'Since the early hours of Monday, thousands of migrants made their way in groups to the center, packing whatever they had left in wheeled suitcases, backpacks and blue-and-white striped laundry bags, ready to head to their new lives. One even carried a cricket bat and plastic wickets as he joined the long queue. More than half an hour before the evacuation of the #Jungle is due to begin, hundreds and hundreds of refugees and migrants who had made it their home are on the move. #jungledecalais A photo posted by Bryony Jones (@bryonysjones) on Oct 23, 2016 at 10:35pm PDT Unaccompanied minors are the ones with the best chance of reaching Britain. They are being interviewed by French and British authorities to determine if they should be rehomed in the UK, under an agreement offering refuge to children and vulnerable young people. They are being kept in a temporary shelter at the camp until a decision is made in their case.French Interior Ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet says migrants will not be forced to get on board buses departing Calais: "This will be done on a voluntary basis and no coercive measures will be taken towards the migrants."Cleaners are expected to begin work at the site on Tuesday, expanding their "cleaning zone" as the evacuation proceeds.Awad, a 31-year-old from Sudan told CNN: "I tried to get to the UK because I love the United Kingdom," as he queued in the darkness before sunrise.But he is happy to stay in France if he can -- in the south if possible, where it's warm -- and he is glad to leave the Jungle to "see real life."But he is still nervous."I don't know what will happen, but I hope it will be good."CNN's Angela Dewan wrote from London. CNN's Margot Haddad contributed to this report.

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(CNN)Tiger Woods will go to the ball after all.The 14-time major winner has announced he intends to play in golf's first major of the season, the Masters, which starts Thursday.It is a decade since Woods last won the green jacket -- the fourth of his illustrious career -- and to mark the 10-year anniversary, CNN Sport has compiled a list of world events that have occurred in the meantime.Follow @cnnsport Phenomenons like the iPhone, Justin Bieber and Twitter had never been heard of, while a man from Oregon became the first to have a baby.The former world No. 1 has dropped out of the top 100 in golf's rankings after a miserable start to 2015. Photos: Tiger tunes up at AugustaFourteen-time major champion Tiger Woods was at Augusta on Monday to tune up for this week's Masters. As ever, the former world No. 1 was followed round the famous course by an eager few thousand spectators.Hide Caption 1 of 8 Photos: Tiger tunes up at AugustaWoods confirmed he'd be playing in the first major of the year on Friday, adding an extra buzz to what is one of golf's most anticipated weeks. He has four green jackets to his name but won his last a decade ago.Hide Caption 2 of 8 Photos: Tiger tunes up at AugustaThe 39-year-old had taken a self-imposed break from the game after a poor start to the year that was blighted by injury and poor form.Hide Caption 3 of 8 Photos: Tiger tunes up at AugustaWoods shot a career worst round of 82 at his first tournament of 2015 in Phoenix before withdrawing from his second at Torrey Pines due to injury. He said he'd only be back when his game was "acceptable for tournament golf."Hide Caption 4 of 8 Photos: Tiger tunes up at AugustaWoods has dropped to 111th in the world rankings -- the worst of his career. Should he claim a fifth green jacket this year he'd be the lowest ranked player ever to win the Masters, usurping Angel Cabrera, who was 69th in the world when he won in 2009.Hide Caption 5 of 8 Photos: Tiger tunes up at AugustaWoods played two practice rounds last week and says his game is in good order. "It's a progression," he was quoted as saying on his official website. "I felt like I had to get my game into a spot where I could compete to win a golf tournament, and it's finally there."Hide Caption 6 of 8 Photos: Tiger tunes up at AugustaWoods played nine holes on Monday with 1998 Masters champion Mark O'Meara, who said he saw some good signs in the 14-time major winner's game.Hide Caption 7 of 8 Photos: Tiger tunes up at AugustaWhatever Woods does do this week, he's sure to be one of the main draws.Hide Caption 8 of 8Read MoreHaving shot the worst round of his professional career at his first tournament of this year in Phoenix, Woods withdrew from his second at Torrey Pines due to injury.The 39-year-old then announced he'd be taking an indefinite break from the game, saying that his play was "not acceptable for tournament golf."But he is back stalking the fairways at Augusta, and if the chatter around the course is to be believed, looking in good shape.Read: The legacy of Tiger WoodsRead: Woods takes indefinite break

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