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(CNN)A man who has won 16 Grand Slam titles has banked plenty of magic moments. But Novak Djokovic says his latest victory, at the first-ever ATP Cup finals, is one of the sweetest of his career. The 32-year-old led Serbia to the title in Sydney, Australia -- first by beating old adversary Rafael Nadal and then returning to mop up the decisive doubles alongside Victor Troicki.Djokovic served out the 6-3, 6-4 victory over Pablo Carreno Busta and Feliciano Lopez of Spain in a match that stretched into the early hours of Monday morning in Australia. "I'll remember this experience for the rest of my life as definitely one of the nicest moments in my career," said Djokovic."I've been very fortunate and blessed to have an amazing career the last 15 years but playing for the country with some of my best friends... you can't match that. That's just too special."JUST WATCHEDNovak Djokovic's path to greatnessReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHNovak Djokovic's path to greatness 02:18Read MoreAvenging last year's defeatAt an emotional press conference last November, Troicki spoke about letting the team down after Serbia was knocked out of the Davis Cup quarterfinals by Russia. He and Djokovic had lost the doubles that day despite holding three match points. The new ATP Cup finals gave Troicki and his teammates a chance to quickly make amends -- and go down in history as the tournament's first-ever winners. "I want to thank Novak for playing with me again," said Troicki. "I remember playing with him since we were nine, 10. To share such a moment on court with him, I cannot describe it with words."As you said, I'll remember it for the rest of my life."Rafael Nadal was outdueled by Djokovic, who now leads their epic head-to-head matches, 29-26.Fans may have been denied a blockbuster finale to remember after Nadal opted out of the doubles.The world's No.1-ranked player suffered yet another hard-court loss to Djokovic, going down 6-2, 7-6(4). Nadal has not beaten Djokovic on a hard court since winning the US Open in 2013. "I have been playing a lot of tennis the last couple of days," explained Nadal. "My level of energy is a little bit lower than usual."The Spaniard had also spoken about waking up very early as his body clock adjusts to the Australian time zone. Roberto Bautista Agut had put Spain 1-0 up in the finals after an earlier win over Dusan Lajovic, but there was to be no repeat of the heroics that saw Spain lift the Davis Cup for a sixth time last November. The ATP will donate $500,000 to wildfire reliefFollowing the final, the ATP announced it would be making a donation of $500,000 to the WWF's Australian Wildlife and Nature Recovery Fund.The money was donated by the players on the men's tour following the wildfires that have ravaged Australia."Australia feels like home for us at the start of each season," said Djokovic. "To see the damage to wildlife and nature from the bushfires has been devastating."Djokovic, Nadal, Roger Federer and Serena Williams are among the star players also taking part in a charity match Wednesday to raise funds for the relief efforts.

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(CNN)More than a hundred people were arrested in Brussels on Wednesday night after violent protests over the death of a man in police custody. The Brussels prosecutor's office said Wednesday it had opened an investigation into "involuntary manslaughter" after a 23-year-old Black man lost consciousness at a police station shortly after being arrested. He later died in hospital.Hundreds of protestors gathered in Liedts square in central Brussels. Video from the scene showed scuffles as demonstrators threw stones and projectiles while police deployed a water cannon.Some demonstrators carried Black Lives Matter signs and shouted, "We want the truth."Belgian King Philippe's car was "briefly stuck" nearby, the palace told CNN, and the vehicle was hit by a few projectiles thrown at police officers surrounding the monarch's convoy. Read MoreThe King himself was not the target and "his security was never endangered," they said.The protest in Brussels was largely peaceful, before some violent clashes in the evening.A death in police custodyThe death that precipitated Wednesday's protests occurred on Saturday, after police "checked" a group of people who had assembled in spite of coronavirus measures that limit public gatherings, a statement from the prosecutor's office said.A man -- identified as Ibrahima B. by the lawyer representing his family -- "fled on foot and was taken in for questioning by police," according to the prosecutor's statement."When he arrived at the police station, I.B. lost consciousness and the police officers present called the emergency services. An ambulance and an emergency team arrived at the scene and I.B. was taken to hospital. He died in hospital at 8:22 pm," the statement added.Speaking at a demonstration over his death on Wednesday, the family's lawyer Alexis Deswaef told Belgian television, "I know one thing -- if that was my son, who's white and the same age, that would not have happened."Deswaef told CNN that "the family was told that their son had a cardiac abnormality" but that this "would not be the sole cause of the death."Toxicology tests "show traces of narcotics," the lawyer added, but these "would not explain the death."The escorted official car of Belgium's King Philippe makes a turn to avoid protestors.Responding to the protests, General Commissary of the Federal Police Marc De Mesmaeker on Thursday said, "We can understand that emotions are running high... but the way in which this was done is completely unacceptable."He accused protesters of committing acts of "vandalism" and said five police officers were wounded in the unrest.Belgian Justice Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne said Wednesday on Twitter: "We cannot in any way accept what happened today ... The rioters will not get away with impunity."

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(CNN)With a number of sticking points still unresolved, Democrats are hoping for a breakthrough that will allow them to pass President Joe Biden's sweeping social safety net expansion in the new year.Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin was asked by CNN on Friday if Americans should be prepared to wait weeks or potentially months for the legislation, known as Build Back Better. "I can't tell you the timetable," the Illinois Democrat said. "But I will tell you that I think it's healthy that senators are going home to eggnog and fruitcake. Maybe that will improve their attitudes."Durbin said that he shares "the President's optimism that the importance of our undertaking demands that we come back quickly in January and resume these negotiations."Democratic leadership had initially pushed for a Senate vote on Build Back Better before Christmas, but action on the legislation has been delayed for a variety of reasons. Earlier this week, CNN reported that critical talks between Biden and West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, a critical swing vote, remained far from a resolution on a series of issues. Lawmakers are also grappling with how to resolve policy disputes such as how to deal with a controversial state and local tax deduction and legislative text is not yet finalized.Biden officially acknowledges Build Back Better will miss deadline but says he's 'determined' to see bill on Senate floor 'as early as possible'The pressure is on for Democrats to pass the legislation, which stands as a centerpiece of Biden's domestic agenda and would deliver aid to families, expand access to health care and combat climate change. But to accomplish that, the party must achieve total unity in the Senate where all 50 members of the Senate Democratic caucus must vote for the bill to pass it under a process known as reconciliation, which would permit Democrats to approve the bill without Republican votes.Read MoreThe Democratic-controlled House passed the Build Back Better Act in November, but the bill has been expected to face substantial revisions in the Senate before it can pass out of the chamber in order to win over Manchin and other moderates.On Thursday, Biden implicitly acknowledged in a lengthy statement that ongoing negotiations with Manchin and procedural steps would cause Democrats to miss the self-imposed Christmas deadline for Senate passage of the package, noting that Democrats will continue to work together "over the days and weeks ahead" to get the proposal to the Senate floor.The Senate is currently still in session and is taking votes related to nominations. Once those votes have concluded, the chamber is likely to break for the holiday season."Yesterday I had a good discussion with the President and the speaker where we talked about ongoing negotiations on finalizing the Build Back Better Act so we can pass it through the Senate," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Friday during floor remarks.The New York Democrat went on to say that "the President requested more time to continue his negotiations and so we will keep working, working with him hand in hand to bring this bill over the finish line."CNN's Phil Mattingly and Kristin Wilson contributed to this report.

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(CNN)Two-time Olympic champion Caster Semenya has lost an appeal against the restriction of testosterone in female athletes, it was announced Tuesday.Under World Athletics guidelines introduced last year, Semenya would have to take testosterone-reducing drugs in order to compete in races from 400m to a mile, which the 29-year-old has chosen not to do.Switzerland's Federal Supreme Court dismissed Semenya's appeal, upholding the ruling made by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) last year regarding female runners, like Semenya, with differences of sexual development (DSD)."Chills my people, a man can change the rules but the very same man cannot rule my life," Semenya wrote on Twitter after the ruling was announced. Visit CNN.com/sport for more news, videos and featuresRead MoreSemenya competes in the women's 200m final during the Athletics Gauteng North Championships in Pretoria in March."What I'm saying is that I might have failed against them (but) the truth is that I have won this battle long ago. "Go back to my achievements then you will understand. Doors might be closed (but) not locked."Semenya, who won 800m gold at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, in March said she would target the 200m, an event she is permitted to compete in without taking medication to reduce her naturally elevated testosterone levels.JUST WATCHEDSharron Davies: Semenya has 'unfair platform'ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHSharron Davies: Semenya has 'unfair platform' 02:40She was competing in the 200m in her native South Africa earlier this year with an eye on qualifying for the Olympics before the postponement of this year's Games was announced."I am very disappointed by this ruling, but refuse to let World Athletics drug me or stop me from being who I am," Semenya said in a statement released via her lawyers, according to PA Media. "Excluding female athletes or endangering our health solely because of our natural abilities puts World Athletics on the wrong side of history."I will continue to fight for the human rights of female athletes, both on the track and off the track, until we can all run free the way we were born. I know what is right and will do all I can to protect basic human rights, for young girls everywhere."World Athletics welcomed the decision by the Swiss courts to uphold what it deems "a legitimate and proportionate means of protecting the right of all female athletes to participate in our sport on fair and meaningful terms."A statement from the governing body said: "World Athletics fully respects each individual's personal dignity and supports the social movement to have people accepted in society based on their chosen legal sex and/or gender identity. "As the Swiss Federal Tribunal (SFT) specifically recognized, however, the DSD regulations are not about challenging an individual's gender identity, but rather about protecting fair competition for all female athletes."

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London (CNN)All secondary school children in England will be taught about the dangers of female genital mutilation (FGM) by 2020, in a bid to eradicate the abusive practice in the UK. The measures, set to be announced by the British government Monday, will outline the "physical and emotional harm" of FGM, as well as increasing awareness surrounding the practice and the availability of support networks. It will form part of a wider overhaul of the Department of Education's sex education policy, the first time it has been updated in two decades.Damian Hinds, the education secretary, wrote on Twitter that the government must do all it can to protect women and girls from the "barbaric practice of FGM." "We know that FGM can have a catastrophic effect on the lives of those affected, causing lifelong physical and psychological damage," he added in a statement. Read More"Our reforms to relationships and sex education will ensure young people are taught in an age-appropriate way about different forms of abuse and their rights under the law, to equip them with the knowledge they need to keep themselves and others safe." Damian Hinds, Britain's education secretary, will announce plans to overhaul the UK's sexual education policy.The department's further proposals include teaching pupils aged 11 and above about other forms of so-called honor-based violence, forced marriage, domestic abuse and grooming. Primary school pupils from the age of four will also receive relationship education, and pupils across all age groups will be taught about "physical and mental wellbeing," including advice on online safety and the links between physical and mental health. FGM refers to "all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for cultural or other nonmedical reasons," according to the United Nations Population Fund.It is performed for myriad sociological, cultural, religious, hygienic and socioeconomic reasons, but it is banned by law in at least 44 countries. The announcement was welcomed by anti-FGM campaigners in the UK. Nimco Ali, the co-founder of Daughters of Eve -- a charity dedicated to the eradication of FGM -- said in a statement: "As a child I had no idea FGM was illegal, I just knew it was painful.""Had I been given the education now being introduced, I would have been able to support those in my family to understand, and prevent other girls from being cut," Ali said. Leethen Bartholomew, head of the national FGM center at the children's charity Barnardo's, also welcomed the proposals, but added in a statement: "It must be acknowledged that most girls are cut at an age when they will be attending primary school. Therefore conversations about FGM should take place at a younger age."Mother becomes first person found guilty of FGM in UKFGM has been outlawed in the UK since 1985 under the Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act. This was later replaced by the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003, which also outlaws individuals from taking children out of the UK to undergo the procedure. Individuals found guilty of the crime can face up to 14 years in prison.The NSPCC, the UK's leading child protection charity, estimates that around 137,000 women and girls are affected by FGM in England and Wales. A mother-of-three became the first person prosecuted for female genital mutilation in the UK in February 2019, in a landmark verdict given at the Old Bailey. The 37-year-old Ugandan woman from Walthamstow, London, was found guilty of performing FGM on her daughter in summer 2017. Her daughter has since made a "very speedy recovery" and been placed with another family, the Metropolitan Police confirmed.

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London (CNN)Kensington Palace has released a new series of photos to mark Prince George's sixth birthday on Monday. In the first snap, the young prince can be seen donning an England football shirt as he lies playfully in the garden of his London home in Kensington Palace. A second photograph shows George wearing the same shirt, smiling gleefully at the camera.In the third photo, the future king is seen outdoors in front of a leafy backdrop, wearing blue and white striped shorts and a green polo shirt. Kensington Palace confirmed that all the photos were taken by his mother in the gardens of Kensington Palace and while on holiday with family. Prince George Alexander Louis, who was born July 22, 2013 at St. Mary's Hospital in London, is the oldest child of Britain's Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.Read MoreHe made his first appearance in front of the world's media only hours after Catherine gave birth, when she posed for photographs on the steps of the hospital's private Lindo Wing.George is currently third in line to the British throne, behind his father and grandfather, Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales. If he, as expected, one day becomes king, following the reigns of Charles and William, he will be the 43rd monarch since William the Conqueror. Prince George was a page boy at the wedding of Princess Eugenie to Jack Brooksbank at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle in October 2018.George was most recently seen playing alongside his siblings, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, at the Billingbear Polo Club in Berkshire. It was the first time that the young royals were seen interacting with their newborn cousin, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, the first child of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. George was also seen on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, the official residence of Queen Elizabeth II, for the Trooping the Colour ceremony in June. The military parade is performed by regiments of the British and Commonwealth armies to mark the monarch's official birthday. The young royal was equally given a leading role at the wedding of Princess Eugenie, daughter of Prince Andrew, to Jack Brooksbank in October 2018. He served as a page boy at their nuptials, which took place in St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. Prince George met President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at Kensington Palace in 2016.Yet the most memorable image of the future king to date was arguably his encounter with President Barack Obama at Kensington Palace in 2016, where he was seen shaking hands with the former American leader while dressed in pajamas and a robe. George currently attends Thomas's Battersea school in south London, where he has just completed year one. In September he will move into year two, the final year of the Lower School before he moves into the Middle School. He will also be joined at the school by his younger sister, Princess Charlotte, in September. Yearly fees at the school amount to 19,287 pounds ($24,113) for a single child, and 18,915 pounds ($23,648) for a second.

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CNN Opinion columnist John D. Sutter is reporting on a tiny number -- 2 degrees -- that may have a huge effect on the future. You can subscribe to the "2 degrees" newsletter or follow him on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. He's jdsutter on Snapchat. You can shape this coverage.Le Bourget, France (CNN)It's crunch time for the fight against global warming.And, despite ongoing conflict and uncertainty at the U.N. climate change summit here in Paris, optimism is still running high."It's time to come to an agreement," French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, who is presiding over this process, said in a meeting late Thursday night."We must do this, and we can do this," he added. "I think, dear friends, that we will make it."They won't make it on time, though. Fabius, who serves as the president of the 21st Conference of Parties, or COP21, had wanted all 195 countries here to agree upon a legally binding framework for cutting carbon pollution by Friday at 6 p.m. in Paris. Read MoreOn Friday morning, however, Fabius told reporters that negotiators were not likely to reach an agreement until Saturday, according to CNN affiliate BFM. The moral case for climate actionWeary negotiators have been working overnight to create a deal that would be the culmination of more than two decades of work on climate change.The outcome of the agreement could help determine the fate of the planet. And success may lie with a relatively little-known group called the "High Ambition Coalition."Their members come from countries large and small, rich and poor. Yet they've come together -- these government ministers from 100 or so nations -- to try to get the world to do the impossible: Ditch fossil fuels. They want to see pollution cut so rapidly that we actually may be able to avoid the most disastrous effects of climate change, including super droughts, deadlier heat waves, mass extinctions of plants and animals, mega-floods and rising seas that could wipe some island countries off the map. Is 2 degrees the wrong climate goal?This broad group of countries, which includes the United States and EU as well as developing nations in Africa, Latin America and the Pacific Islands, isn't an official negotiating body at the U.N. conference. But has rallied broad support for trying to squeeze as much "ambition" out of the process as possible. This is key if the agreement reached is going to actually be "universal, legally binding, ambitious, fair and lasting," as Fabius contends it should be."If you want to be on the right side of history on climate change you need to stand for some basic principles," said Jake Schmidt, a climate expert at the Natural Resources Defense Council. "They're trying to show other countries that there's a significant group that wants to be in this camp."Many members of this alliance are pushing for climate goals that would have been unthinkable only weeks ago. Among them: a 1.5 degree Celsius limit for warming since the industrial revolution. For years, 2 degrees Celsius has been the de facto number at the center of international climate talks. Now countries from the United States to Germany, Canada and the Marshall Islands are supporting this more-stringent goal as part of the agreement; and that wording appears in the latest draft of the accord.Watching Greenland melt from ParisThat may sound insignificant to you, but I'm sure it doesn't to Tony de Brum, the foreign minister of the Marshall Islands, a country that scientists say likely won't exist if temperatures warm 2 degrees. The islands, in the distant Pacific Ocean, are so low to the water that rising ocean levels could drown them entirely. "There is a clear recognition that the world must work towards limiting warming to below 1.5 degrees Celsius, and that it would be much safer to do so," de Brum said in a statement issued early Friday. "With this, I would be able to go home and tell my people that our chance for survival is not lost."That language is strong.But it doesn't guarantee these climate talks will succeed. Many others -- notably the Copenhagen talks in 2009 -- have failed miserably. There are serious questions about whether the 1.5 degree goal is achievable without new technology.The 'fairy tale' energy island And, there are two notable countries -- India and China -- who aren't members of the High Ambition Coalition.China is the world's biggest annual polluter of greenhouses gases. Beijing, the capital, is covered in smog this week -- so much that the government issued its first "red alert" for air pollution, canceling schools, taking cars off the road and generally reminding everyone in the world of the consequences of our dirty energy economy. So far, China has been an enthusiastic participant in the climate talks, but that always could change. Other countries, like Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Venezuela, are seen as wild cards that could try to derail the process -- seeking to drastically scale down these ambitions or rejecting the process entirely.Not every single country's approval is needed in order to forge an agreement, said Jennifer Morgan, global director of the climate change program at the World Resources Institute. But it would need to be almost all of them, she said. One small objector standing alone might not cancel the deal, in other words, but a single high-level hold-out like China or India could ruin things. "The way the French have played this it's really all or nothing," she told me.COP21Crunch time for climate talksIs 2 degrees the wrong climate goal?Why Alec Baldwin wants you to listen to Trump9 questions for a renewable energy expertThe moral case for climate actionWhy the Paris climate summit matters to AfricaThe 48-page document that could determine the fate of the planetCan we avoid climate apocalypse?Decoding the UN climate conference's weird acronymsNegotiators from all 195 countries were expected to be conducting meetings throughout the night on Thursday and into Friday morning to try to hammer out some points of discord. Among them, according to observers: whether there would be reparations paid to countries that will see irreparable damage from climate change but have done almost nothing to cause it; and if and how countries will have their pollution-reduction efforts monitored. After working through most of the night, the parties will reconvene on Friday. The president of COP21 is expected to release a new and final version of the draft agreement then. That's when the world's true ambitions for fighting climate change will become clear.Let's hope that all countries -- not just those who have signed onto the sunny climate coalition with a rhyme-y name -- come into these final hours of meetings with their ambitions set incredibly high. Future generations will be looking back on this historic moment. Let's not give them cause to judge us harshly.Sign up for the Two° newsletterJohn Sutter on TwitterRead more in the Two° series

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Bangkok, Thailand (CNN)Hakeem Al-Araibi's finger traces over every sentence of the letter, eager not to miss even one word from his beloved wife.The professional soccer player is unable to hold the precious message, instead he must read it from behind a glass pane as a friend holds it up from the visitors room of Bangkok Remand Prison in the Thai capital."I am crying inside, I miss her so much, we were together every day," he tells CNN from the prison on Friday. The only way to communicate with him is through a telephone set that's wired to the other side of the window pane separating inmates from their visitors.Al-Araibi says he and his wife have been together for seven years and were planning on having a baby. "There is not a single day I would not miss her. I love her very much, and I worry about her very much."Those happy family plans were forcibly put on hold when Al-Araibi, a refugee and former member of the Bahraini national soccer team, was arrested at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport while on his honeymoon on November 27. Interpol had issued a "red notice" -- an international arrest warrant -- which is not supposed to be given to refugees.Read MoreAl-Araibi, who fled Bahrain in 2014, was detained and held in Thailand at the request of the Bahrain government. He holds refugee status in Australia where he plays for Melbourne soccer club Pascoe Vale, but has been locked in an overcrowded Thai prison cell since his arrest while officials await extradition proceedings. On Friday, Al-Araibi's lawyer said that is due to appear in court on Monday morning local time and will be asked whether he will comply with the extradition request or challenge it.Activists campaigning for his release have launched a global campaign of support and warn that his case has become an "absolute emergency" now that an extradition request has been filed.Speaking to CNN's News Stream on Thursday, former Australia soccer captain Craig Foster, who is spearheading the campaign, said Al-Araibi is "nothing more than a political prisoner.""This is about retribution from the government and royal family in Bahrain, and all Australians are saying we will not stand for it," he said. JUST WATCHEDAustralia & football community gunning for refugee footballer's release, says former Australia Football Capt.ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHAustralia & football community gunning for refugee footballer's release, says former Australia Football Capt. 03:56Fleeing torture in BahrainOn Monday, Bahrain's Minister of Interior, Lieutenant General Rashid bin Abdullah al-Khalifa, said that extradition proceedings were "in process" and a Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman confirmed to CNN 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. "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.The 25-year-old said he is afraid that he will be sent back to Bahrain."I couldn't sleep much during the night, I have been thinking a lot until my head aches. I am afraid to go back," he said. Sydney FC fans display a sign in support for Hakeem al-Araibi during a match between Sydney FC and the Newcastle Jets.Inside the prison, Al-Araibi said he initially had to share a cell with 60 other people but has now been moved into a "better room." He fills his days by running in the prison yard and trying to keep fit, "I run every day. But the place is too small," he said. Al-Araibi has been openly critical of the Bahraini government and its record on human rights. In 2012 he was arrested and detained for three months accused of vandalizing a police station during a protest. He told CNN that he was released because he presented evidence that he was playing soccer live on TV when the protest happened. Al-Araibi was playing soccer in Qatar when he was sentenced to ten years in absentia in 2014 for the vandalism charge -- a verdict that came as a surprise to him, Al-Araibi said. He fled to Australia where he was granted refugee status in 2017. He told CNN that he believes Bahrain has targeted him now because of a 2016 interview he gave to German channel, ARDTV, saying that Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President, Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, was not fit for the presidency of FIFA.Soccer player who fled Bahrain may be extradited after arrest in ThailandAccording 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.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."Al-Araibi said he has done nothing wrong. He said his mother and sister are in Bahrain and are afraid to speak out for him.Campaign to release Al-Araibi intensifiesAs Al-Araibi's fate becomes increasingly uncertain, a global campaign for his release is gathering steam. Australia soccer captain 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 his 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." "This is the litmus test," Foster told CNN. "The case that is going to prove whether sport and human rights is substantive, and that the political and huge economic implications coming out of the Middle East region can not play any role in what is a very basic case of a refugee law."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 Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has written to Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, telling reporters this week that Australia is "pushing on every door" to ensure Thailand releases him, according to SBS news. Other sporting and human rights organizations, including the International Olympic Committee, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch are also putting pressure on Thailand to free Al-Araibi.Al-Araibi's wife, who has asked not to be named, penned a letter to the Thai prime minister urging for her husbands release. She has also appealed to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Adern for help, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. "I can't sleep, can't breathe, knowing what awaits him," she wrote in an op-ed with the Guardian last week.Speaking to CNN, Al-Araibi implored FIFA, sporting organizations and those working on human rights to help him fight his case. "It is 2019 now, there should be human rights. In Bahrain there is none," he said."Please fight for me."

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El Paso, Texas (CNN)The Walmart massacre had shattered the sense of peace and security that typically surrounds this border town. Now the shock and fear was being magnified by another unexplained massacre 1,600 miles away. Just hours earlier the police had told the family to stay inside. There'd been a shooting at the Walmart a block away. Thirteen-year-old Arlene Enriques was frightened. Arlene had heard some of the shots, but she thought they were fireworks. She and her brother, 10-year-old Dilan, sat at their grandparents' El Paso home, afraid to go outside, waiting for their mother to arrive amid a cascade of misinformation, including bogus reports of more gunmen on the loose. Her mother couldn't get there. The area surrounding the Walmart and Arlene's grandparents' apartment was shut down by police roadblocks. A woman places flowers at a growing memorial in El Paso.Arlene's grandfather turned on the news. She couldn't understand what she was seeing on TV: Reports on the El Paso shooting were being interrupted by news of another deadly mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio. Read MoreThe girl picked up the phone and made a call: "Mom, it's happening again."Arlene's mom, Denise Aguilera, 31, safely reunited with her children later that night, but the shootings left indelible doubts in her mind. Her mother visits the Walmart every day. She worries her new reality is constantly looking over her shoulder and monitoring her six children's every move. "We're not secure anymore, anywhere. ... It's happening here. It's happening in other states," she said. "More crazy people."'What is wrong with the world?'Forget El Paso. Residents are wondering, is anyone, anywhere safe? Is hate permeating the country? Will they have to keep their heads on swivels, forever vigilant? "The nature of El Paso, we don't hear stuff like that," said El Paso native Eddie Nicolas, 55, as he sat smoking at a bus stop down the street from a growing candle-and-flower memorial beneath the Walmart sign. "We see it on TV. We see it in other cities. We never do imagine it's going to happen to our city."Arlene Enriques, 13, was at her grandparents' home down the street from the El Paso Walmart when the shooting started. Before her mom, Denise Aguilera, could make it over, Arlene saw news of the Dayton shooting on TV.El Paso is a place where people leave their cars unlocked and lean their bikes against walls downtown, unsecured. Aaron Tinoco, 27, moved here only three years ago, but he said "it feels like home." El Paso has a different set of values, he said. God and family come first, and hate is rarely on display. He was driving near the Walmart when it happened. He saw a swarm of law enforcement -- local, state, federal, undercover -- fly past him, which was "highly unusual." He stopped at a McDonald's and was horrified when he checked Facebook. At first he was angry and felt helpless. As a volunteer for the Texas Rescue Patrol, a nonprofit paramedic outfit, he wanted to help but couldn't. Then came a flood of questions. Why El Paso? Why innocents? Later, he'd ask, "Why was it toward a specific group?"He was knocking back a few brews with buddies Saturday evening and talking about the shooting when he checked Facebook again and was stunned to see what was happening across the country in Dayton. "Same thing, I see it again? I'm like, 'Are you serious? Is this for real? Is this actually happening? What is wrong with the world?'" he asked. "We just had this in my hometown."Aaron Tinoco, 27, said El Paso is a place where family and God come first. Many residents decided very quickly they won't let the shooter sully their hometown.Despite his dismay and confusion, he was at church the next day and everyone seemed in agreement. They can't let this change their hometown, change how they feel about and act toward each other, he said. "Evil will not prevail," he said. "We're going to put it back down."'Are they going to come shoot us, too?'At a splash park in San Jacinto Plaza in downtown El Paso, Kevin Garzon and his fianceé, Racquel Lopez, snacked on chocolate cake and sipped sodas while watching their three kids play in the fountains at the edge of the park. As the 4-, 6- and 7-year-olds frolicked, the couple explained they live about six blocks from the Walmart. They go there all the time. They'd been planning to go there Saturday. "I feel sad because I'm Hispanic," said Lopez, 24, who moved to El Paso from Juarez, Mexico, about 10 months ago. "It could've been me and my family."Back home, mass killings were not extraordinary, she said. When she left for El Paso, her family was worried about her, but they were normal family concerns -- about health and kids, "not like worry about my safety because they know it's going to be OK."Racquel Lopez, and her fiancé, Kevin Garzon, watch their three children at San Jacinto Plaza in downtown El Paso.That changed Saturday when she began receiving the kind of calls she's used to making. Her family wanted to know if she and the kids were all right. Her kids had asked her the same question. The next day, after news emerged that the Walmart shooter had targeted Latinos, it left her children concerned. Hearing police sirens in the distance as they played in a downtown park near San Jacinto Plaza, one of her sons asked, "Are they going to come shoot us, too?"When Garzon saw news of the Dayton shooting late Saturday, he said, it reinforced something he already knew was becoming a sad reality. "We basically have got to be more aware of our surroundings," Garzon said. 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(CNN)Dakar Rally legend Hubert Auriol, who became the first person to win the famous race on a bike and in a car, has died at the age of 68.Race organizers confirmed the news on Sunday and paid tribute to a man they said was "a guiding light throughout the history of the rally." "He inspired generations of riders and drivers and has been an integral part of the rally throughout its history," read the statement from organizers, who later posted a video on Twitter in tribute to Auriol's career.Organizers said Auriol had been battling a long-term illness and said he will always be remembered as an iconic face of the race, having taken part in the very first Dakar Rally in 1979. Auriol went on to win the race three times, first on a motorbike in 1981. He repeated his success on two wheels in 1983 before switching to a car and winning in 1992.Read MoreDuring the race in 1987, Auriol famously fell out of contention after breaking both of his ankles during a crash in the penultimate stage, a moment written into the race's folklore.READ: How to drive a 225kph electric race carAuriol on his motorbike during the Dakar Rally in 1981. 'Legend'After his racing career ended, Auriol worked as the race director for 10 years.President of motorsport's governing body FIA, Jean Todt, led the tributes on social media."Sad to learn of the passing of Hubert Auriol, legend of [Dakar Rally]," he wrote on Twitter."He was the first rider to win the race in both motorcycle (1981, 1983) and car (1992), before he led the event. My thoughts are with his family and loved ones."This year's Dakar Rally is currently ongoing and is being held in Saudi Arabia.The event was held in Europe and Africa from 1979 to 2007 but, after the 2008 rally was canceled following security concerns, it moved to South America in 2009 and then to the Middle East in 2020. There are traditionally five major vehicle categories in the legendary race -- cars, motorbikes, trucks, UTVs and quad bikes.

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Story highlightsRafael Nadal into final against Gail Monfils at Qatar Open in DohaBeats qualifier Peter Gojowczyk in three setsTop-ranked Nadal has never won the Qatar titleRoger Federer makes semis in Brisbane with easy vicotyrRafael Nadal and Roger Federer continued their preparations for the first grand slam of the season with contrasting victories Friday at tournaments in Doha and Brisbane.World number one Nadal has never won the Qatar Open and stands just one match away from achieving that ambition.But he was fully extended by German qualifier Peter Gojowczyk before prevailing in three sets. Earlier, Federer dropped just two games on the Gold Coast as he dismissed Marinko Matosevic 6-1 6-1 in just 58 minutes to reach the last four.Nadal, who is the only seed left in the tournament after the shock departures of Andy Murray and David Ferrer, could have been headed that way as he dropped the opening set to Gojowczk, who had enjoyed a dream run to his first ATP Tour semifinal.Read: Happy New Year to Federer in BrisbaneBut the Spaniard hit back to level in typical style and closed out the match 4-6 6-2 6-3 in just under two hours."The positive thing is I am in the finals the first week of the season without arriving here with big preparation," Nadal told the official ATP Tour website."Without playing my best, I was able to find a solution. It's true that I finished the match playing better than what I started," he added.Nadal is likely to have his work cut out in Saturday's final at the Khalifa Tennis Complex, with France's Gael Monfils his opponent.Monfils, something of a Doha specialist and twice a losing finalist, showed his quality with a straight sets 6-3 6-2 win over Florian Mayer of Germany in a little under an hour.He has twice beaten Nadal in the same tournament and showed enough against Mayer to suggest he could repeat the hat-trick.JUST WATCHEDSecret to beating tennis' big fourReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHSecret to beating tennis' big four 05:40JUST WATCHEDTennis greats gather for ATP reunionReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHTennis greats gather for ATP reunion 02:50Read: Nadal to end 2013 as No.1Federer is playing in Brisbane for the first time in his glittering career and treated the crowd on the Pat Pat Rafter Arena to a tennis master class against his Australian opponent.He was briefly troubled in the opening game, facing three break points then took firm control. The top seed will next play France's Jeremy Chardy, who beat another Australian, wildcard Sam Groth, 7-5 6-4.The second semifinal will be between second seed Kei Nishikori of Japan and home favorite Lleyton Hewitt.Nishikori ground out a three set win over Croatia's Marin Cili, while Hewitt continued his fine run with a straight sets dismissal of Romanian qualifier Marius Copil, 6-4, 6-2.

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London (CNN Business)The maker of Mercedes-Benz cars is spending billions on batteries as it accelerates the electrification of its product range. Daimler said in statement on Tuesday it was spending €20 billion ($23 billion) on battery cells, and investing another €1 billion ($1.1 billion) in eight battery factories in Germany, China, Thailand and the United States.The German carmaker wants to offer an electric or hybrid version of all its models by 2022, and it says the battery cell purchases will ensure a steady supply of essential components until 2030."We are systematically pushing forward with the transformation into the electric future of our company," Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche said in the statement. German automakers are investing heavily in new technology in a race for the future as tech companies and upstarts like Tesla (TSLA) plow money into electric and autonomous cars.Read MoreDaimler (DDAIF) has already completed one battery factory in Germany, where it plans to build four more plants. It will build another near an existing car plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and one each in Beijing and Bangkok.German automakers meet with Trump as he weighs new tariffs The company plans to offer 130 electric and hybrid models by 2022, in addition to electric vans, buses and trucks. Daimler said it would scrutinize all suppliers of raw materials used to make batteries. One key element is cobalt, much of which is mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo.An investigation by CNN earlier this year found that children were still working in small cobalt mines in the country.Daimler said it has 700 engineers working to audit suppliers, which must disclose their entire supply chain "right back to the mines." The company said it was also working with human rights experts. Rival German carmaker Volkswagen (VLKAF) said last year that it would spend more than €50 billion ($57 billion) on battery cells as it pushes to electrify all 300 models in its range by 2030.

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Story highlights Human Rights Watch says the bill fails women in Ireland by not going far enoughThe final bill includes a provision allowing abortion if the mother is at risk of suicideThe majority government supports the billConservative and progressive lawmakers argue over various amendmentsIrish lawmakers overwhelmingly passed new legislation early Friday that allows abortions if the mother's life is at risk. Members of Parliament in the devoutly Catholic country spent hours before its passage debating the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013. The vote was 127-31 in favor of the bill.Conservative and progressive lawmakers argued over amendments to the draft law.Religious lawmakers and church leaders are upset over a provision allowing abortion if a pregnant woman is acutely at risk of committing suicide. They called it a "Trojan horse" leading to easy abortion access and wanted it removed, but the provision was included in the final bill, according to The Irish Times.A woman can't just threaten to commit suicide and expect to receive an abortion, according to the bill. Two psychiatrists and an obstetrician must certify that the risk of suicide is "real and substantial."JUST WATCHEDIreland abortion bill voteReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHIreland abortion bill vote 03:09JUST WATCHEDHistoric abortion vote planned in IrelandReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHHistoric abortion vote planned in Ireland 02:05Female lawmakers introduced an amendment to permit abortions if a woman becomes pregnant after incest or rape, but later shelved it when it ran into resistance, the Times reported.In its final provisions, the bill underlines existing Irish laws to protect the fetus."It shall be an offense to intentionally destroy unborn human life," it reads. A woman who violates the law could face a maximum penalty of 14 years in prison.The bill has proved divisive even within the government. European Affairs Minister Lucinda Creighton, who was opposed to elements of the legislation, resigned Thursday, Prime Minister Enda Kenny confirmed.Doctors and hospital personnel involved in illegal abortions face the same punishment, according to the bill.Woman's death in Ireland abortion case ruled 'medical misadventure'The issue was brought to the forefront last year when a 31-year-old woman died after doctors refused to perform a life-saving abortion.Savita Halappanavar went into a hospital in Galway, Ireland, in October, complaining of severe back pain. Doctors established Halappanavar, who was 17 weeks pregnant, was having a miscarriage. But they did not terminate the pregnancy, afraid the law would not allow it.Three days after the request for a termination was made, the fetus died and was removed. Four days later, Savita died of a blood infection.Public outrage over her death likely hastened the passage of the new legislation.It was proposed after a 2010 ruling by the European Court of Human Rights, but had been moving slowly through the legislative system.The European Court of Human Rights found that Ireland's failure to regulate access to abortion had led to a violation of its human rights obligations.Twenty years ago, the Irish Supreme Court ruled abortions are allowed when there is a real and substantial risk to the life of the mother. But the ruling was never enacted into law, meaning there was little clarity for doctors or patients as to when an abortion could not take place.Human Rights Watch said the new legislation failed Ireland's women by not going far enough to reform the country's abortion laws.It did "the bare minimum" to comply with the European court ruling, and did not address other issues such as the rights of women who are pregnant as a result of rape, it said in a statement."The new law does add clarity, but requiring women to seek multiple approvals from health professionals may delay or defeat access to legal abortions," said Gauri van Gulik, women's rights advocate for Human Rights Watch. "Ultimately it does little to improve the draconian restrictions on abortions."Husband testifies his wife died after abortion was denied in IrelandOpinion: If Ireland had abortion rights

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(CNN)This year is set to be a landmark one for Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. It is her Platinum Jubilee -- marking 70 years since the Queen first took the throne in 1952 and making her both the longest-reigning British monarch and the longest-serving female head of state in history.To celebrate the unprecedented anniversary, a number of events will take place throughout the UK over the year -- culminating in a four-day national bank holiday weekend from Thursday June 2 until Sunday June 5, known as the Jubilee Weekend.The holiday itself will include a variety of public events and community activities, as well as "national moments of reflection" on the Queen's 70 years of service.The upcoming celebrations will be the Queen's first jubilee without her husband, Prince Philip, who died in 2021.Read MoreThe monarch's private estates -- including Sandringham House and Balmoral Castle -- will also join in with Jubilee themed events.One of the initiatives due to take place as part of the celebrations is known as the "Platinum Pudding" celebration -- a nationwide baking competition seeking out a new dessert dedicated to the Queen. UK residents aged 8 and over will be invited to create a recipe and the finalists will be judged by a panel including famed baker Mary Berry, Monica Galetti and the Buckingham Palace head chef Mark Flanagan.Daniel Craig, Covid-19 experts and a Spice Girl recognized in UK New Year's honors listThe winning recipe will then be made available to the public ahead of the Jubilee Weekend.Other events planned to mark the occasion include the "BBC Platinum Party at the Palace" -- a live concert which promises to bring together some of the world's biggest entertainment stars to celebrate significant moments from the Queen's reign.On Thursday June 2, more than 1,500 towns, villages and cities throughout the UK and its overseas territories will light a beacon to mark the Jubilee. The capitals of Commonwealth countries will also light beacons -- even as sentiment towards the British monarch in the Commonwealth now differs throughout different nations.The Jubilee Weekend celebrations will also see "Big Jubilee Lunches" take place across Britain, including flagship events in London and at Cornwall's Eden Project -- where the idea for the lunches originated.A Platinum Jubilee Pageant will also be held, in which artistic performers, dancers, musicians, military personnel, key workers and volunteers will unite to tell the story of Queen Elizabeth II's reign in a festival of creativity. It will take place in London and will include street arts, theater, music, circus, costumes, and visual technology. Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning monarch in British history.Hide Caption 1 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth was born April 21, 1926, in London. She is held here by her mother, also named Elizabeth. Her father would later become King George VI.Hide Caption 2 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II Princess Elizabeth poses for a photo at her London home in 1928.Hide Caption 3 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II Princess Elizabeth is seen with her uncle Edward, Prince of Wales, during a visit to Balmoral, Scotland, in September 1933. He would go on to become King Edward VIII in 1936. But when he abdicated later that year, Elizabeth's father became King and she became heir presumptive.Hide Caption 4 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II From left, Princess Elizabeth, King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret wave to the crowd from the balcony of Buckingham Palace on June 22, 1939.Hide Caption 5 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth rides a horse in Windsor, England, in 1940. Her love of horses has been well documented.Hide Caption 6 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II A 14-year-old Elizabeth, right, sits next to her sister for a radio broadcast on October 13, 1940. On the broadcast, her first, she said that England's children were full of cheerfulness and courage.Hide Caption 7 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II Princess Elizabeth shakes hands with an officer of the Grenadier Guards on May 29, 1942. King George VI made Elizabeth an honorary colonel in the Royal Army regiment.Hide Caption 8 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth, right, and Princess Margaret wear summer dresses circa 1942. Margaret is Elizabeth's only sibling.Hide Caption 9 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II With the Drakensberg Mountains behind her, Princess Elizabeth sits in South Africa's Natal National Park on April 21, 1947. It was her 21st birthday.Hide Caption 10 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II On November 20, 1947, Elizabeth wed Prince Philip, a lieutenant in the British Navy who had been born into the royal families of Greece and Denmark. After becoming a British citizen and renouncing his Greek title, Philip became His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. His wife became the Duchess of Edinburgh.Hide Caption 11 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II Princess Elizabeth arrives at a state banquet in London in March 1950.Hide Caption 12 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth ascended to the throne in February 1952, when her father died of lung cancer at the age of 56. Here, she walks to the altar during her coronation ceremony on June 2, 1953.Hide Caption 13 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II is photographed on the balcony of Melbourne's Government House during her tour of Australia in March 1954.Hide Caption 14 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II From left, Princess Margaret, Queen Elizabeth II and the Queen Mother visit Epsom Downs Racecourse in June 1958.Hide Caption 15 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II The Queen holds her son Prince Andrew while his sister, Princess Anne, watches during a family holiday at Scotland's Balmoral Castle in September 1960. The Queen has four children, including sons Charles and Edward.Hide Caption 16 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II is seen during the state opening of Parliament in April 1966.Hide Caption 17 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II with her oldest son, Prince Charles, in 1969. Charles is next in line for the throne.Hide Caption 18 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II Prince Charles adjusts his coronet during his investiture ceremony as Prince of Wales in 1969.Hide Caption 19 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II The Queen and Prince Philip wave from a plane ramp shortly before taking off from Tokyo in May 1975.Hide Caption 20 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II The Queen takes a portrait at Windsor Castle for her 50th birthday on April 21, 1976.Hide Caption 21 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II The Queen meets the crowds during her royal tour of New Zealand in 1977.Hide Caption 22 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth walks with some of her corgis at the Windsor Horse Trials in May 1980.Hide Caption 23 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II The Queen stands next to Prince Charles as he kisses his new bride, Princess Diana, on July 29, 1981.Hide Caption 24 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth takes pictures of her husband during a horse show in Windsor in May 1982.Hide Caption 25 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth drives her Land Rover during the Royal Windsor Horse Show in May 1992.Hide Caption 26 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II While at Buckingham Palace, the Queen and Prince Philip view the floral tributes to Princess Diana after her tragic death in 1997.Hide Caption 27 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II The Queen addresses the nation on the night before Princess Diana's funeral in 1997.Hide Caption 28 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II Prince Charles looks back at his mother after wedding Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, in April 2005.Hide Caption 29 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II The Queen, second from right, greets a crowd from the balcony of Buckingham Palace on April 29, 2011. Her grandson Prince William, third from left, had just married Catherine Middleton.Hide Caption 30 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II The Queen's signature is seen in the visitors book at Aras An Uachtarain, the Irish President's official residence in Dublin in May 2011.Hide Caption 31 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II Madame Tussauds London reveals a wax figure of the Queen in May 2012.Hide Caption 32 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II Prince Charles kisses his mother's hand on stage as singer Paul McCartney, far right, looks on at the Diamond Jubilee concert in June 2012. The Diamond Jubilee celebrations marked Elizabeth's 60th anniversary as Queen.Hide Caption 33 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II The Queen tours the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London in December 2012.Hide Caption 34 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II A boy in Belfast, Northern Ireland, takes a selfie in front of the Queen in June 2014.Hide Caption 35 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II The Queen enters the Great Hall at Edinburgh Castle after attending a commemorative service for the Scottish National War Memorial in July 2014.Hide Caption 36 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II The Queen waits to give her speech during the state opening of Parliament in May 2015.Hide Caption 37 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth listens to her great-grandson, Prince George, outside a church where George's sister, Charlotte, was being christened in July 2015. George and Charlotte are the children of Prince William, left, and Duchess Catherine.Hide Caption 38 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II The Queen takes a photo with five of her great-grandchildren and her two youngest grandchildren in April 2016.Hide Caption 39 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II The Queen poses with four of her dogs on the private grounds of Windsor Castle in April 2016.Hide Caption 40 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II The Queen and Prince Philip wave to guests in London who were attending celebrations for her 90th birthday in 2016.Hide Caption 41 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth speaks to Evie Mills, 14, at a hospital in Manchester, England, in May 2017. Evie was injured in a bombing that took place as people left an Ariana Grande concert.Hide Caption 42 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II The Queen sits at a desk in Buckingham Palace after recording her Christmas Day broadcast in 2017.Hide Caption 43 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II The Queen arrives for the wedding of her grandson Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in May 2018. Hide Caption 44 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II The Queen laughs with Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, during a bridge-opening ceremony in Halton, England, in June 2018. It was Meghan's first royal outing without her husband, Prince Harry, by her side.Hide Caption 45 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II The Queen and US President Donald Trump inspect a guard of honor during Trump's visit to Windsor Castle in July 2018.Hide Caption 46 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II The Queen looks at her new great-grandchild, Archie, in May 2019. Archie is the first child of Prince Harry, second from left, and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex. Prince Philip is on the far left. Meghan's mother, Doria Ragland, is next to her at right.Hide Caption 47 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II The Queen welcomes Boris Johnson at Buckingham Palace, where she formally invited him to become Prime Minister in July 2019. Johnson won the UK's Conservative Party leadership contest and replaced Theresa May, who was forced into resigning after members of her Cabinet lost confidence in her inability to secure the UK's departure from the European Union.Hide Caption 48 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II An image of the Queen appears in London's Piccadilly Square, alongside a message of hope from her special address to the nation in April 2020.Hide Caption 49 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II The Queen rides a horse in Windsor, England, in May 2020. It was her first public appearance since the coronavirus lockdown began in the United Kingdom.Hide Caption 50 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II The Queen and Prince Philip pose for a photo in June 2020, ahead of Philip's 99th birthday.Hide Caption 51 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II The Queen and Prince Philip look at a homemade anniversary card that was given to them by their great-grandchildren Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis in November 2020.Hide Caption 52 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II The Queen takes her seat alone at Prince Philip's funeral in April 2021. The ceremony was limited to 30 people, in line with England's coronavirus restrictions.Hide Caption 53 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II The Queen opens Parliament in May 2021. It was her first major engagement since her husband's death.Hide Caption 54 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II The Queen receives a Duke of Edinburgh rose from Keith Weed, president of the Royal Horticultural Society, in June 2021. The newly bred rose was officially named in honor of Prince Philip.Hide Caption 55 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II The Queen meets with US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden in the Grand Corridor of Windsor Castle in June 2021.Hide Caption 56 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II The Queen drives her Range Rover as she attends the Royal Windsor Horse Show in Windsor, England, in July 2021.Hide Caption 57 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II The Queen attends the Royal Windsor Cup polo match and a carriage-driving display by the British Driving Society in July 2021.Hide Caption 58 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II The Queen and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, greet guests during a Windsor Castle reception for international business and investment leaders in October 2021.Hide Caption 59 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II The Queen cuts a cake to celebrate the start of her Platinum Jubilee in February 2022. It has been 70 years since the Queen took the throne in 1952.Hide Caption 60 of 61 Photos: The life of Queen Elizabeth II The Queen meets with Rear Admiral James Macleod, the outgoing Defence Services secretary, and Macleod's successor, Major General Eldon Millar, at Windsor Castle in February 2022. It was a few days before Buckingham Palace announced that the Queen tested positive for Covid-19.Hide Caption 61 of 61This pageant will involve a "River of Hope" section that will comprise 200 silk flags that will process down The Mall -- the road in London that leads to Buckingham Palace -- like a river. School children are invited to create a picture of their hopes and aspirations for the planet over the next 70 years.The artwork for the flags will be focused on climate change and incorporate the children's messages for the future.The pageant will take place on June 5, the last day of the Platinum Jubilee Weekend celebrations, as the events marking the monarch's historic 70-year reign draw to a close.CNN has launched Royal News, a new weekly dispatch bringing you the inside track on the royal family, what they are up to in public and what's happening behind palace walls. Sign up here.

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York, Pennsylvania (CNN)Students in a southern Pennsylvania school district are battling the latest example of panic spreading over how history and race are taught in schools across the US."I don't think a moral compass will let you ban books about equality and loving each other," Central York High School senior Christina Ellis told CNN.Ellis is among the students protesting a book ban in York, Pennsylvania, and questions whether the officials who decided to remove certain reading materials from the curriculum even read the resources they deem controversial. She was joined by other teens protesting in front of Central York High School this week.On Monday, students, parents and other community members debated during a virtual school board meeting about the list of anti-racism books and resources that were banned from the curriculum by the Central York school board last year. Last October, the all-White school board unanimously banned a list of educational resources that included a children's book about Rosa Parks, Malala Yousafzai's autobiography and CNN's Sesame Street town hall on racism.Read MoreFrom chaotic school board meetings to political strife along party lines, debates about diverse curriculum have ignited controversy across the country in recent months. And earlier this month, a new Texas law aimed at restricting discussions of race and history in schools had some educators second guessing themselves and forgoing civics-related activities to avoid running afoul of it.But in York, discussions about race erupted in the wake of last summer's protests and students started having more conversations about racism and creating more inclusive environments.School officials say it's not a ban, and the materials are "frozen" while the board vets the material. But that process has taken nearly a year. At the virtual board meeting on Monday, district leaders said the materials are still prohibited.Some students and their parents said it's frustrating and questioned the logic of a school board that they say isn't diverse and doesn't address the concerns of a multicultural student body.A senior at Central York High School, Edha Gupta, said the book ban, "was a slap in the face." "This is a board that after hearing their students' concerns about diversity in the district, hearing my struggle with race, being an Indian American and consistently feeling like I didn't belong. After all those conversations for weeks on end, they still pursued the book ban."Gupta isn't the only student angry with the board."I was deeply hurt when I heard about this book ban, which hurts Black and brown authors and resources," said Ellis, a Black senior, at the high school.She said the books are crucial to teaching students about racism. "Why is a Sesame Street episode threatening the education of children. If anything this school board is threatening education," she said during the meeting.School librarians have pulled books from shelves, and teachers say their lesson plans have been impacted."I have to now, with this resource ban, think twice about whether or not I should or could use a James Baldwin quote as an opening for my class," said Ben Hodge, a teacher at Central York High School. Teachers Ben Hodge and Patricia Jackson.There's also some fear among educators."There are teachers looking over their shoulders wondering if someone's going to be at their door darkening their door, saying you said something or you mentioned something or used something that you were not supposed to," said Patricia Jackson, who has taught in the Central York School District for more than 20 years.The fact that all the banned materials are by or about people of color is just a coincidence, according to Jane Johnson, the school board president. "Concerns were based on the content of the resources, not the author or topic...," she said in a statement.What do the parents say"I don't think that a board that lacks diversity is the appropriate authority to determine what qualifies as appropriate material to address race in this community," said Brandi Miller, a parent of a student in the school district. It's not just Texas. The faux panic and textbook wars fit into a long historyHowever, other parents were supportive of the ban. One mother said,"the community is 100% against an critical race theory indoctrination agenda," during Monday's meeting. "Schools are not the place for politics or identity to be shaped."But critical race theory is not taught in K-12 curriculum."This is very clearly an attack on diversity, equity (and) inclusion. It very much feels like a political overreach based on misinformation," Ana Ramón, deputy director of advocacy at the Intercultural Development Research Association, told CNN earlier this month.York parent Matt Weyant commended the school board for implementing the ban. "I don't want my daughter growing up feeling guilty because she's White," he said. That sentiment is spreading across the US. A growing number of states have passed or are considering policies strictly defining what students are allowed to learn about race.But it's the students who are missing out say former and current students.During the board meeting, a man who said he was alumnus of the school district, said that unless the school board can go through each book on the ban and explain what's so "abhorrent," about each of them, then the books should be allowed back into the school's curriculum."I want to learn genuine history," said Olivia Pituch, a student who was protesting in front of Central York High School this week. New Jersey is the latest state to require schools to offer courses on diversity and unconscious bias"I don't want to learn a White-washed version. I want to hear all of it. I don't want everyone to be worried about how we feel because no one was worried about how BIPOC members of the community felt."But one expert said this ban is different from many of the other debates across the country."This seems pretty egregious. I can see how certain trainings or workshops that some parents take exception to seem really outside of what a history class can be expected to do," said Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, an associate professor of history at the New School. "But the kind of texts that are being banned here make me feel that there is now just sort of an allergy to anything that mentions race or racism." This is about more than a book, or a movie, or even a curriculum, veteran teachers argue. In York, they worry it's a war on their profession."I am not an enemy of the state. I am here to take care of your babies when they walk into my classroom and there are some I'm looking up at them, but they're still babies," Jackson, the York teacher, said.

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Story highlightsRafael Nadal will play Mardy Fish in the second match of ATP World Tour FinalsTournament starts on Sunday with Roger Federer's match against Jo-Wilfried TsongaNadal has taken a month off after his shock third-round defeat in ShanghaiSpaniard will also play in the Davis Cup final against Argentina next monthRafael Nadal is hoping to bounce back from his Shanghai shock by ending the 2011 tennis season on a high note.The Spaniard has lost his No. 1 ranking to Novak Djokovic despite winning the French Open for the sixth time in June, and has taken a month off after his surprise defeat to 23rd-ranked German Florian Mayer in the third round in China.Nadal has never won the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals, where he opens his Group B campaign against Mardy Fish on Sunday in London. But the 25-year-old said he feels confident ahead of the $5 million tournament and next month's Davis Cup final against Argentina.Can Federer make finals history?"To finish the season with a good feeling, like I had last year, is important. It's positive, and I'm working for that," said Nadal, beaten by Roger Federer in the 2011 London final. "I am feeling good. I feel happy about how I am practicing and doing things. I'm happy about how my mind is working, and I'm working hard every day with enough motivation. That's the most important thing."To lose Shanghai was difficult to manage because I felt I was in a positive moment. I felt I had an opportunity to play a good tournament, and I had a bad loss against Mayer, so that hurt me a little bit. "I felt that I needed to stop, to practice a little bit, to recover a little bit physically and mentally, and that's what I did. Not only thinking about this year, but thinking about trying to finish the season healthy and try to start next season with positive conditions."Federer is seeking a record sixth title, coming into the indoor hard-court event on a 12-match winning run after his triumphs in Basel and Paris.The 30-year-old, a 16-time grand slam champion, will launch the tournament in his Group B opener against France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga before Nadal takes to the court."This year will be very interesting because I feel the one to four guys are the favorites, and then from five to eight they have the potential to upset the top guys and go all the way to the final," said the Swiss, who beat Tsonga in the Paris Masters final last weekend."They have big games, they can beat anyone on any given day and they are good enough to win this too. They are very even groups. All the top eight guys have the potential to do anything here."

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London (CNN)Prince Harry was overcome with emotion during a speech at an award ceremony Tuesday as he recounted the feeling of knowing he was going to become a parent.The Duke of Sussex told the story of how he and his wife, Meghan, attended the WellChild Awards last year knowing they were expecting their first child, but no one else did.Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, sues UK tabloid as Harry denounces 'bullying' British mediaHe welled up and had to pause his speech for the emotional moment, laughing and apologizing before continuing with his story."I remember squeezing Meghan's hands so tight during the awards," he said."And both of us were thinking what it would be like to be parents one day, and more so what it would be like to do everything we could to protect and help our child should they be born with immediate challenges or become unwell over time."Read MoreHe went on to address the crowd of children, their families and carers, telling them that the ceremony "pulls at my heartstrings in a way that I could never have understood until I had a child of my own."The WellChild Awards is an annual ceremony run by WellChild, a charity that cares for seriously ill children and young people in the UK.Harry is a patron of the charity, which works to allow youngsters with exceptional health needs to spend time at home rather than in a hospital.

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(CNN)DC Mayor Muriel Bowser has issued a citywide curfew from 11 p.m. ET Sunday through 6 a.m. ET Monday following a weekend of unrest in the nation's capital.Skirmishes between groups of protesters and law enforcement flared across the city on Friday and Saturday night as tensions played out over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man in Minneapolis who was pinned down by police. Bowser stressed Sunday that protesters have the right to exercise the First Amendment but should not "destroy our city" in the process. "We're sending a very clear message to people that they have a right to exercise their First Amendment rights, but not to destroy our city," Bowser said in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press." "We saw a level of just destruction and mayhem among some that was maddening."The DC Fire Department extinguished two vehicle fires in the area north of the White House Saturday night, as well as several small fires in the downtown area. Some protesters also put up graffiti on some buildings.Read MoreDC Chief of Police Peter Newsham said Sunday that the Metropolitan Police Department had arrested 17 people Saturday night and that 11 MPD officers were injured during the protests. None of the officers sustained life-threatening injuries, though one officer is undergoing surgery for multiple compound fractures to his leg after a protester threw a rock at him. Newsham said that of the 17 people arrested, eight either live in DC or have some ties to the area. He said police expect to make more arrests, as the department is asking private businesses to review their security footage, and will ask the DC community to help identify those who were damaging property or hurting people.More than 60 US Secret Service personnel were injured from Friday night through Sunday morning near the White House, according to a statement from the Secret Service. At one point on Friday night, President Donald Trump was briefly taken to the underground bunker, according to a White House official and a law enforcement source.To this point, Trump has adopted an uneven message on the demonstrations. While in some appearances he has taken a measured approach in calling for calm, on Twitter he has used violent rhetoric and seemed to suggest on Saturday his supporters stage a counter-protest outside the White House.Bowser on Sunday urged Trump to help "calm the nation" and to stop sending "divisive tweets that are meant to harken back to the segregationist past of our country."On Saturday, Trump wrongly accused Bowser in a tweet of not allowing the DC Metropolitan Police Department to help the Secret Service keep control of the situation with protesters in Lafayette Square on Friday night. That claim was later refuted by the US Secret Service who confirmed in a statement that the DC police department and US Park police were on the scene. Bowser responded to Trump on Twitter Saturday, saying that the DC police department, "will always protect DC and all who are in it whether I agree with them (such as those exercising their First Amendment Right) or those I don't (namely, @realdonaldtrump)."The DC mayor said while Trump "hides behind his fence afraid/alone," she stands with people "peacefully exercising their First Amendment Right after the murder" of Floyd and "hundreds of years of institutional racism."Trump also tweeted that protesters "would have been greeted with the most vicious dogs, and most ominous weapons, I have ever seen," if they breached the fence outside the White House.In a press conference Saturday, Bowser noted how Trump's reference to the "ominous dogs" was "no subtle reminder" of segregationists who would attack African Americans with dogs.She added that the city is working on cleaning up after protests and is coordinating with law enforcement "to ensure calm in our city."Atlanta mayor on Trump: 'He should just stop talking'Newsham echoed that message Sunday, praising the behavior of police "incredibly responsible, heroic, in many instances," and said he doesn't expect Sunday night to be "a repeat of last night."Still, a law enforcement source tells CNN that US Park Police, in a situational report Sunday afternoon, informed law enforcement stationed in Lafayette Park that demonstrators have brought boxes of rocks to an evening protest across from the White House. Another person was observed with a bat, the report stated. The information was shared with other law enforcement agencies on hand for the protest, the source said.Earlier Sunday, White House executive office staff received an email urging them to stay away from the White House complex, if possible, due to "ongoing demonstrations.""Due to ongoing demonstrations, please avoid coming to the White House Complex today if at all possible," the email reads, in part. "The White House currently maintains an elevated security posture."The email directs "essential" employees, who still need to work on the complex, to a specific entrance and to follow Secret Service instructions.This story has been updated with additional developments. CNN's Rebecca Grandahl, Kaitlan Collins, Chris Turner, Alex Marquardt and Greg Clary contributed to this report.

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(CNN)Professional wrestler Leati Joseph Anoaʻi, better known by his stage name Roman Reigns, has confirmed his leukemia is in remission and that he will be returning to the WWE.Reigns, a former football player who has since become one of World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) most popular personalities, had been absent from the ring since announcing he had cancer in October."The good news is, I'm in remission, y'all," he told the crowd during an emotional speech at a WWE Raw event in Atlanta on Friday. "So with that being said -- the Big Dog is back."Reigns, 33, has been living with cancer since he was 22, and the disease returned last year, he revealed in his speech in October. He subsequently relinquished his claim to the WWE's Universal Championship to battle the disease.He thanked fans for their support on Friday, and admitted he struggled with the decision to announce his cancer.Read More"I'm not going to lie -- before my announcement in October I was terrified. I was scared. I was insecure. And I didn't really know if I wanted to share that secret with the world," he told the cheering crowd."That overwhelming support that you gave me, it gave me strength, it gave me new life. It gave me a new opportunity and it gave me a new purpose," he added."There is no other job like this," he said. "There's no other fanbase like you guys." Reigns later thanked his family in a video on his Instagram account.The announcement was met with a wave of support from other wrestlers. "Real superheroes exist. Back and with strength and purpose! It's your yard Roman. Your time is most certainly NOW!" John Cena wrote on Twitter.

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London (CNN)Of all the recent revelations of lockdown-busting parties held by Britain's top officials, the latest report may be the most damaging yet.On the night before Prince Philip's funeral last April, with the nation in official mourning and Queen Elizabeth preparing to lay to rest her husband of nearly 74 years, alcohol-fueled gatherings took place at UK government offices in 10 Downing Street, as first reported by The Telegraph newspaper.The government has now apologized to Buckingham Palace for the events. "It is deeply regrettable that this took place at a time of national mourning and No 10 has apologized to the Palace," Prime Minister Boris Johnson's deputy official spokesman told journalists on Friday.One of the events was held to mark the departure of Director of Communications James Slack, who is now deputy editor at the country's best-selling newspaper, The Sun.Slack also apologized "for the anger and hurt caused" by the event, which he said "should not have happened at the time that it did," in a statement reported by PA Media on Friday.On the day Boris Johnson partied, a doctor signed my father's death certificateRead MoreThe apologies followed The Telegraph's report on Thursday, which stated that two gatherings of up to 30 people were held in Downing Street on April 16, 2021.Accompanied by the headline "A booze run to fill a suitcase with wine," The Telegraph reported that staff at the parties brought in alcohol bought at a nearby store in a suitcase, played music, danced, and somehow broke a swing used by the Prime Minister Boris Johnson's toddler son.The Telegraph is often seen as a cheerleader for Johnson, who was once its Brussels correspondent and was writing a regular paid column for the publication even after entering top-level politics. A day after the gathering, Philip's funeral provided one of the most powerful images of the pandemic. The Queen sat alone in the chapel at Windsor Castle during the service, in observation of strict social distancing rules, and a photograph of the solitary monarch elicited huge public sympathy, both at home and abroad. Queen Elizabeth during Prince Philip's funeral in St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle on April 17, 2021.The Covid-19 restrictions at the time, which mandated a maximum of 30 guests at a funeral, also meant some of Philip's closest friends were unable to attend. In April 2021, people in England were banned from socializing indoors with people outside their household or, if living alone, with members of more than one other household. Outdoor gatherings were limited to groups of six people or two households.Johnson did not attend the April 16 party, the Telegraph reported, but the news of yet another social gathering held under his watch while the rest of the country was living under strict lockdown adds pressure on the already embattled leader.A Downing Street spokesperson responded to CNN's request for comment on The Telegraph's reporting on Thursday by saying: "On this individual's last day, he gave a farewell speech to thank each team for the work they had done to support him, both those who had to be in the office for work and on a screen for those working from home." The spokesperson confirmed they were referring to James Slack.Boris Johnson apologizes for attending Downing Street 'bring your own booze' party during lockdownWhen asked by CNN for further comments Friday morning, a Downing Street spokesperson said the statement above is the only one that would be released by the office.The latest revelations only deepen the political hole Johnson has found himself in over the social events held in and around Downing Street in the spring of 2020 and the runup to Christmas that year, when national restrictions barred such gatherings. When those questions started, Johnson initially rebuffed them by saying that no parties had taken place and his staffers and aides had followed the rules at all times. Since then a flood of allegations and leaks have shed new light on several gatherings.The news has sparked public fury, sunk Johnson's Conservative Party in opinion polls and led to scrutiny over his position.On Wednesday, Johnson apologized for attending an event in the back garden of 10 Downing Street on May 20, 2020, but said he believed the gathering to be a work event -- a claim the leader of the opposition Keir Starmer said was "ridiculous" and "offensive."An investigation into the gatherings led by a senior civil servant Sue Gray is underway.CNN's Luke McGee, Rob Picheta and Lauren Said-Moorhouse contributed to this report.

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Shannon McQueen graduated from Columbine High School in 2002. She is an educator, advocate, and nonprofit manager. She has a master's degree in education and has been a teacher in public, private and international schools where she seeks to create a safe environment in her classroom. The views expressed here are hers. View more opinion on CNN. (CNN)The drop-off of my child at nursery school, the hug, the fear. The thought: This could be the last time. Immediately, I put that thought away. He is safe. The sounds of rumbling as I sit in my college lecture. The thought: People are running, how do I get out of here, and fast? I realize it's the pencil sharpener. I am safe. Shannon McQueen The unexpected cold sweats, beating heart and panic can come suddenly on a normal day: waiting in line at the grocery store, seriously taking notes of the exits in a movie theater. The thought: This is a shooting. How can I be safe? Twenty years later I am still asking this question.On April 19, 1999, I was a 14-year-old high school freshman reading a Seventeen magazine in the basement. It was about a girl who survived a school shooting. My heart was beating as she described what it was like. I couldn't know that what she described was the start of what would be my own 20-year story and that it would begin the next day at lunch. My mom, who also worked at Columbine High School, dropped us off at school on a crisp spring morning on April 20. The day progressed as normal. I had a French test. After that I planned on heading to the library after grabbing a cherry Pepsi and Chili Cheese Fritos for lunch. My friends and I sat by the stairs at tables deliberately designed to seat six. We crammed two to a seat and pushed the tables together to sit like a pack of sardines. About 10 minutes into lunch we heard a "pop pop" like the sound of car backfiring or fireworks. Dave Sanders, a teacher, ran across the cafeteria shouting, "Everyone get down! Get down!" I knew it was a shooting. Read MoreMy track buddy, Justin, hovered at the stairs unsure what to do. Then he ran. Then everyone ran.Up the stairs it felt like flight. It was impossible to feel the ground because the vibrations from stomping feet were so strong. It smelled like a fire. My sister had been sitting close to me but I could no longer see her. Where was she? Pulse victim: How I learned the meaning of survivalAt the top of the stairs was the choir room. I ran inside. Was I safe here? I looked at the teacher in the room and the confused faces of my classmates. I thought: Who can protect me? What do I do now? My sister Shelby runs inside and grabs my arms, saying, "We have to go." We run out. We get stopped by a teacher. She says, "Walk don't run," putting out her arms to signal us to stop. She is trampled as the crowd runs straight. Justin, Shelby and I run down another hallway alone. So fast, we are flying. Later, we would joke, as track kids, what our time was. I realize I am missing one shoe. It had been stuck under the cafeteria table. We run down the hallway and turn right out of the building. Our friend Lindsey's mom is dropping her daughter off at school after an appointment. We say there is a shooting. We pile, literally on top of each other, into the car. We say "Hurry, go, go!" I think about my mother, who was also in the cafeteria. Where do I go? What do we do? Can she keep us safe? I know later that she asked herself this question as she went looking for us in the midst of what had become a war zone. Lindsey's mom drops us off at our youth group leader's house. We don't have cellphones, we don't want to go home without our mom. Our youth pastor is in the front yard, with a big floppy hat, planting flowers. It's warm. She sees us, she knows something is wrong. Parkland student: When a book drops or a siren wails, we remember that dayWe sit in her kitchen and tell her there has been a shooting at Columbine. The local schools are being canceled, she makes a few calls. We finally hear from someone that mom is safe. Hours later she comes shaking to the house, along with our closest friends. The news coverage shows the school with helicopters and the death toll rising. Classmates running out of the building with their hands up in the air, throwing themselves out of shattered glass windows. Rumors are spreading. A local elementary school is the place parents go to claim the children, if they are alive. People bring food and sandwiches. People keep bringing food, fried chicken and lasagna and cold cuts, for weeks after the shooting.Then there are services at the suburban megachurches, and quilts that people have made and delivered, Japanese cranes, letters full of well-wishes and even a visit from President Clinton. A song called "Columbine Friend of Mine" is burned onto a CD, T-shirts are made. Friends closest to those who passed away are given attention.Funerals. I attend four funerals in quick succession. Isaiah, and I spell his name wrong on the card. Cassie, Kyle, Dave. Some are closed-casket, some are not. There are all different colors of caskets. The open caskets are especially hard -- their faces look like teenagers asleep with caked-on makeup. There are different people at each funeral, the receptions following seem to be in a sepia tone. I wear the same black Limited skirt to the funerals. Later, I would want to keep that skirt, but I never wore it again. We finish the year at a nearby school, Chatfield High School, doing half days. Books like "Lord of the Flies" are taken off our reading list. We don't have bells signaling the end of passing periods, no fire alarms. People who are old enough or have their parents' permission get tattoos that say "4/20/99" and "Never Forgotten." Columbine survivor: No child should worry about gunmenOne day, we see a box full of donated backpacks. Many of us have backpacks we left behind at Columbine. A group of middle-class kids, who do not want for material things, storms down the hallways to break into the box of backpacks and school supplies. I remember this being confusing but still having some kind of primal need to get a backpack. The message from the world is that we are the lucky ones. It's true. We have support counselors and they are there to talk. We don't speak publicly because it's "selling out." Those who do talks or "take advantage" of the shooting are someone exploiting the situation.In the fall the community makes a tunnel of hands and arms for us to run under as we enter the school. In front of the library, where most of the shootings occurred, there is a line of lockers hiding the entrance. The build-out of a new library will be completed by my senior year. For now, a temporary trailer outside has books and teen magazines available as well as study space.To go to school and participate in after-school actives and live in a building where so many died is to put a protective covering over our hearts and the physical space. We enjoyed our high school years. Many students were depressed but that was normal.We thought never again, never again. That's what everyone said. There was no rally, no cause that united us, no legislation.Stay up to date...Sign up for our new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and FacebookAfter Columbine there have been 20 years of continued mass shootings. Here I am, a mother myself. I am still asking: Am I safe? What has changed in 20 years? How do we answer these questions? Remember when we believed "never again"?

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Madrid, Spain (CNN)Over $10,000 for a ticket, 12-hour journeys and nearly $9000 for accommodation.Liverpool and Tottenham fans have gone to extreme lengths to ensure they don't miss out on Saturday's Champions League final in Madrid. In the sweltering sun, the Spanish capital's Plaza Mayor swells with a mix of red and white shirts. The atmosphere remains relaxed, but excitement crackles beneath the surface.Follow @cnnsport Pockets of fans spontaneously break out into song, some in homage to Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool's totemic defender, others are eulogizing Spurs captain Harry Kane. Those in red are dreaming of a sixth European Cup, while Tottenham fans -- who last celebrated a piece of silverware in 2008 -- are in uncharted territory. Read MoreAuthorities estimate that as many as 100,000 English supporters could descend on Madrid on Saturday alone.With the Wanda Metropolitano -- the venue for Saturday's final -- holding only 68,000, that leaves tens of thousands of fans without a ticket. Some are hopeful, some are pessimistic. Others are desperate."A mate just sold one for £8,000 [$10,098] to a Tottenham fan," Paul, a Liverpool fan, tells CNN Sport. "In the Liverpool end!"READ: 'Fear factor' key in Champions League final, says Arsene WengerREAD: Chelsea secures Europa League title amid eerie atmosphere in BakuJUST WATCHEDKlopp & Pochettino: A tale of two managersReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHKlopp & Pochettino: A tale of two managers 04:36Nine thousand flights are expected in the UK airspace on Friday, topping the previous record of 8,854 set in May last year.NATS, the UK's leading provider of air navigation services, says that an additional 800 flights have been put on between Friday and Sunday in order to cater for the Champions League final, the first all-English final in over a decade.From dishwasher to Champions League final, it's been some journey for Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk... https://t.co/CMhHLDcZst #UCLFinal #LFC pic.twitter.com/AZKetguSnk— CNN Sport (@cnnsport) May 31, 2019 Airlines and hotels have been widely criticized for raising prices for the weekend of the final, but shrewd football fans have found ways around the extortionate costs.Owen, 24, fan of five-time winner Liverpool flew from the English city of Newcastle, 175 miles from his hometown Formby, to the Spanish island of Ibiza for a two-day layover, before arriving in Madrid on Thursday.Despite booking the flights just 10 days ago, he says the return journey cost him just £78 [$98]."I've been really savvy with how I do it," he told CNN. "When I was in the airport in Ibiza, I bumped into these two lads and I ended up staying in their hostel for two nights."Everyone was saying: 'You can't book a hostel because it will cost you €200 [$223] or €300 [$334] a night.' I walked in there, slept on the floor the first night for €10 [$11]."In the morning, they said: 'Do you want to stay tonight for €10?' So I said: 'Yeah' and went and bought a blow up lilo."While 4,000 tickets were available to all football fans worldwide via UEFA's website, Liverpool and Tottenham were each allocated 17,000 tickets. The remainder were allocated to the local organizing committee, footballing associations, commercial partners and broadcasters.JUST WATCHEDRafa Benitez on Liverpool vs. TottenhamReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHRafa Benitez on Liverpool vs. Tottenham 02:57According to reports, tickets are being sold for as high as $31,000 and despite making the journey out, Owen has no intention of going to the final."I haven't got a ticket and I haven't got three grand to buy one either," he says. "I don't want to go to the game, I'm old fashioned in the sense that if you pay ridiculous money for a ticket, you're the issue. "These tickets are ridiculous prices anyway, some of them are up to €500 [$557] and that's just from the official site. Visit CNN.com/sport for more news, features and videos"These corporate hospitality events are killing the game. I don't agree with it. So, when you say what's your limit. Mine is €100 [$111]. When I go to Anfield, I pay 48 quid [$60] a ticket and that's a lot for me."Liverpool fan Owen, 24 (bottom left), had a two-day layover in Ibiza to get to Madrid.Another Liverpool fan, Danny, confidently bought flights to Madrid for £80 [$100] back in March when Liverpool beat Bayern Munich in the Champions League round of 16. He and two friends are crammed into one room to reduce the cost of accommodation."I'm on his floor ... another person will be in the bath," he laughs.Friends Kenny and Paul, both 35, flew out together but only have one ticket between them."If I can't get him a ticket, mine is gonna get sold," Paul tells CNN. "I don't wanna leave him by himself, he's come with me."DC to MadridWhile many fans from the UK have endured convoluted journeys to reach Madrid, Joe, 64, has traveled further than most.A native of Washington DC, he became a fan of Tottenham Hotspur while living in London back in 1972. He and fellow Spurs fan Chris met through a mutual friend at the 2006 World Cup in Germany and the pair, along with 12 others, have split the cost of a £7000 [$8831] Airbnb over three nights.Liverpool fans (left to right) Danny, Dan, Paul and Kenny, in Plaza Mayor in central Madrid.Another member of their group, Callum, took a direct flight from London to Madrid but is flying back via Morocco. They all have season tickets at Spurs' new stadium and were fortunate enough to get tickets to the final at face value."All four of us have tickets to the game ... but not on us," Joe tells CNN. "Safely tucked away. We don't want to get mugged in the street!"Matt, 23, has traveled to Madrid with his parents, Paul and Tara. The family avoided an expensive journey, flying via Milan and renting a farmhouse 50 minutes outside of Madrid, but arrived in Spain in hope of three tickets, rather than expectation."We've got people flying in from Tel Aviv tomorrow (Saturday) and how many tickets we've got, we don't know," Paul, 55, explains.JUST WATCHEDCould fear decide the Champions League final?ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHCould fear decide the Champions League final? 00:56The tickets he's been promised cost the face value £500 [$629], but Paul says he'd be prepared to pay up to £1,000 [$1,259]. If they only get one, there won't be a family feud to decide who goes to the Wanda on Saturday night."If we've only got one we'll give it to our son," he adds. "We'll see what we can do."

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(CNN)Many Americans can now get home Covid-19 tests at no cost through their private insurance. They can obtain the tests from pharmacies, retailers and online vendors.The program is part of the Biden administration's effort to increase access to testing around the US. People can also receive four free home tests per residential address through the federal website, covidtests.gov.Have you tried to get a free home test at your retailer? Have you called your insurer to ask about reimbursement? Tell us about it here.Here's what you need to know about getting free home tests from retailers:How does this work?Read MoreMost Americans with private insurance can buy home tests online or in stores and have them paid for at the time of purchase or get reimbursed by submitting a claim to their insurer. So make sure you save your receipts.The tests won't be subject to copays or deductibles.Insurers may set up a network of preferred stores, pharmacies and online retailers where consumers can receive tests at no cost up front. People could still buy tests outside that network, but insurers would only have to reimburse up to $12 for each one.Consumers should contact their insurers to find out if they provide direct coverage or if claims must be submitted.Seven major insurers, including Cigna, Anthem and CVS Group/Aetna, are currently requiring policyholders to file for reimbursement, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation analysis.But UnitedHealthcare, Humana, Health Care Service Corp. (which runs several large Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans) and three other big carriers allow enrollees to purchase rapid tests at an in-network or preferred pharmacy and not pay up front, Kaiser found. Most of these insurers also enable their policyholders to seek reimbursement if they buy tests outside the preferred network.Do I need a doctor's order or prescription?No, you do not need to visit a doctor to get the free tests.How many tests can I get?Insurers must pay for up to eight tests per covered individual per month. So a family of four could get 32 tests each month, for instance.What about all the tests I bought before January 15? Can I get reimbursed for them?Sorry, but only tests bought starting January 15 qualify.Where can I find a home test?Finding home tests is proving challenging in many parts of the country, even as retailers limit the number that can be purchased by one customer.It's one reason why the Biden administration is also distributing 1 billion free home tests.Several states have also ordered home tests to be distributed free to residents, but supplies have been limited.How do I get one of those free federal tests?Americans can go to the website, covidtests.gov, to order the tests. There is a limit of four tests per residential address.The US Postal Service will begin shipping the tests in late January, according to the website. The tests should ship within seven to 12 days, the White House has said.Those who can't access the website or need additional help placing an order can call 800-232-0233, according to an FAQ section on covidtests.gov. What if I'm on Medicare?The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is exploring ways to expand reimbursement to Medicare enrollees, according to a senior CMS official. Over-the-counter tests have not been covered by traditional Medicare before, so the agency is looking at how it could add a new payment program, said the official, who did not give a timeline on a decision.Meanwhile, Medicare covers at no charge Covid-19 testing done in a lab when ordered by a medical professional. Those enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans should check with their insurers to see if the costs of the home tests will be covered.Senior citizens and people with disabilities can order free home tests from the federal government.What if I'm on Medicaid?Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program, known as CHIP, already cover home tests with no cost-sharing. But enrollees should contact their state agencies for specific coverage details.What if I'm uninsured?The uninsured can get free home tests from certain community health centers. They can also request tests through the federal program.Also, the Department of Health and Human Services is providing up to 50 million free home tests to community health centers and Medicare-certified health clinics for distribution to patients and the community.HHS also has established more than 10,000 free community-based pharmacy testing sites around the country. Additional information about testing for the uninsured is available on hhs.gov.This story has been updated with additional details Friday.CNN's Maegan Vazquez contributed to this report.

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London (CNN)Police in London say officers opened fire on a car outside the Ukrainian Embassy on Saturday after it rammed the ambassador's official car.In a statement, the Embassy of Ukraine said the ambassador's vehicle was parked in front of its building in Holland Park, west London, when it was rammed. London Metropolitian Police said in a statement that a 40-year-old man had been arrested."The police were called immediately, and the suspect's vehicle was blocked up. Nevertheless, despite the police actions, the attacker hit the Ambassador's car again," the Ukrainian Embassy said in a statement. "In response, the police were forced to open fire on the perpetrator's vehicle. The culprit was apprehended and taken to a police station."London Metropolitan Police said "armed and unarmed officers were deployed" to the scene at 8:30 a.m. (3:30 a.m. ET) after "reports of a car in collision with a number of parked vehicles near the Ukrainian Embassy."It added that the man was arrested after a vehicle was driven at police officers. Read More"He has been taken to a central London hospital as a precaution," the statement said, adding that the man had not been injured. Police said the incident is not being treated as terrorism-related.The Ukrainian Embassy did not confirm if anyone was inside the ambassador's vehicle at the time but confirmed no one was injured. It added that British police were investigating the suspect's identity and a possible motive.The Ukrainian Embassy website says Natalia Galibarenko has been its ambassador since 2015.

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Moscow (CNN)On Wednesday, voters across Russia will have a chance to hit the reset button for Vladimir Putin: A national referendum will decide whether to approve a raft of constitutional amendments that will allow the Russian president to run for two more terms in office, potentially extending his tenure until 2036.At first glance, everything seems to be going to plan for the Kremlin. Back in March, Valentina Tereshkova, a Russian MP from the ruling United Russia party, called in a theatrically staged parliament session for a constitutional amendment that would allow Putin to run for president again after his current term ends in 2024.A man casts a ballot at a polling station in Moscow on Tuesday.It was a move laden with patriotic symbolism: Tereshkova, a former cosmonaut and the first woman to fly in space, is a living connection to the days of Soviet achievement.Putin appeared in the parliament building just an hour and a half later to endorse the proposal, which then sailed through both houses and the country's constitutional court. But plans for a yes-or-no referendum on the constitutional amendments on April 22 were put on hold amid the coronavirus pandemic, and the rescheduled balloting is now going ahead, backed by a get-out-the-vote blitz.But more is at stake than just a resetting of term limits. The vote has also become a referendum on the system that has been built around Putin during his two decades in power. As many observers of Russia note, Putin's system of "vertical power" makes him the final arbiter among elites, and their fortunes are, quite literally, tied to him remaining in charge.Vladimir Putin strongly hints he will run again for presidentRead MoreRussia in 2020 is not a dictatorship in the classic sense: Putin depends on regular elections as a kind of plebiscite to lend legitimacy to his rule. To be sure, Russia's political system lacks checks and balances: The parliament is packed with loyalists and what Russians call a "pocket" (i.e. powerless) opposition; the president has wide latitude to hire and fire regional leadership; and the courts defer to executive power.But Putin must follow the letter of the law: After all, he did leave the office to Dmitry Medvedev, staying in power behind the scenes during a four-year interregnum while the new president changed the constitution.What followed is instructive today: Medvedev introduced a set of constitutional reforms that increased presidential terms to six from four years, and allowed Putin to run again. But widespread allegations of voting fraud that followed 2011 parliamentary elections led to a wave of pro-democracy protests that deeply worried the Kremlin.Will Wednesday's referendum prompt the same challenge to Putin, or a new wave of street protests? That is difficult to predict, but members of the country's small and embattled opposition have already raised questions about tampering and irregularities in the referendum, which has been opened for early voting since last week, a measure cast by election officials as a coronavirus precaution to allow social distancing.Voting by mobile ballot box in Moscow on Monday.Some Russians have taken to social media to show their preference, posting NYET (no) on their profiles. Residents of Moscow and other large cities glued anti-Putin stickers next to pro-amendments posters. Others have taken note of a curious fact: Copies of the constitution recently went on sale in bookstores, with the amendments already included, something widely commented on in social media. That suggested to many Russians that the fix was in.State-run pollster VTsIOM on Monday released early results from exit polling that suggest Putin will win approval for the amendments: According to those results, around 76% of respondents at 800 polling stations around Russia said they supported the constitutional changes.Anti-gay viral video stirs outrage ahead of Russian referendum Putin's popularity has taken a hit during coronavirus, but his approval ratings are still high. And the constitutional amendments include some provisions -- for instance, language that enshrines marriage as being solely between a man and a woman -- that will appeal to a segment of conservative voters.There is little to suggest the result will not satisfy the Kremlin, but the apparatus of the state has been working overtime to increase the voter turnout to add legitimacy to controversial changes. A massive campaign for the vote launched by authorities on all levels has a range of appeals: TV ads promising great social benefits, billboards showing happy families that voted 'Yes' and brochures with recipes and crosswords plastered on the entrances to residential buildings. But the official ad campaign for the referendum does not highlight that the constitution could solidify Putin's reign until he is 84 and give him immunity from prosecution when he retires. The same goes for Putin's own messaging. In a short video clip released Tuesday, Putin appears before a new monument to Soviet soldiers and urges Russians to vote for "stability, security, and prosperity," saying a new constitution means a future with good healthcare, education and an "effective government beholden to the public." He makes no mention of the resetting of his term limits.Putin addresses the nation on the eve of the main day of voting.Independent voting monitors have also raised questions about widespread reports of voting violations. Even before the vote kicked off last week, independent outlets and NGOs posted dozens of screenshots and audio messages suggesting forced voting by employers of big corporations and state-financed organizations. "In the past few days we have also seen a large numbers of ballot stuffing, so it feels like at some stage it was clear to [the organizers] that the administrative resources to mobilize controlled electorate are running out, they may also be voting in a slightly different way compared to a desired one and they've resorted to good old ways of rigging," Stanislav Andreychuk, co-charman of the non-governmental group Golos, told CNN.According to Andreychuk, this plebiscite is way less regulated than previous elections his organization monitored: Voting booths set up on park benches violate the secrecy of voting, the usual restrictions on releasing exit polls are not enforced and unregulated campaigning -- aided by raffles promising apartments to lure voters to stations -- muddy the voter's right to freely exercise their will.An outdoor polling station in Saint Petersburg.Asked about anecdotal evidence of voting irregularities, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov questioned reports shared on local media about polling stations being set up in the trunks of cars or on park benches."The interest in voting is great, but it's too early to draw conclusions, wait, it's just begun," he said in response to questions on a conference call with reporters.Putin has already signaled strongly that he will run, and that talk of stepping down from office is a needless distraction. In an interview that aired on state television in the run-up to the vote, Putin said he had "not ruled out" running for another term if voters approve the constitutional amendments."If this [constitutional change] does not happen, in two years -- I know this from my own experience -- instead of normal, steady work at various levels of power, everyone will start looking around for possible successors," he said. "We need to get on with work, not look for successors."Still, the referendum has a chance to cast a cloud on Putin's potential re-election -- and theoretically, on his next two terms in office.

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Story highlightsEmmanuel Adebayor scores both goals in Tottenham's 2-0 win over Aston VillaManager Harry Redknapp returns to the dugout following minor heart surgeryHome win lifts Tottenham above Chelsea and Newcastle into third place on goal differenceMalaga up to fifth in Spain's La Liga with 3-1 win at bottom club Racing SantanderTottenham moved up to third in the English Premier League as Emmanuel Adebayor helped welcome manager Harry Redknapp back to the dugout with both goals in Monday's 2-0 win against Aston Villa.Redknapp had minor heart surgery three weeks ago, but returned earlier than expected to see his side edge above London rivals Chelsea and Newcastle on goal difference.Tottenham now trail Manchester United by four points and Manchester City by nine, with a game in hand on both teams.The victory extended Spurs' unbeaten league run to nine matches following two early defeats to the Manchester sides -- the club's best showing in the opening 11 games since the 1967-68 season."I enjoyed the way we played tonight, I think the fans enjoyed it as well -- they've seen lots of great teams over the years and they're enjoying the way this team's playing," Redknapp said."It's great to be back tonight - I wouldn't want to watch it at home again, that was nerve-wracking."Adebayor's brace at White Hart Lane represented his first goals for Spurs since a double against Liverpool in his second league appearance for the club on September 18.Rafael van der Vaart had netted in five successive games after that before missing the win over Fulham, and the Dutchman's return from a hamstring injury gave Tottenham too much potency for a Villa side which included former Spurs fullback Alan Hutton in right midfield to combat the threat of Gareth Bale.But manager Alex McLeish's ploy failed to pay off as Welsh winger Bale caused constant problems, and it was from his scuffed shot after Villa failed to clear a corner that Adebayor acrobatically hooked home the 13th-minute opener.The on-loan Manchester City forward, who made his international return for Togo last week, doubled the lead five minutes before the break when he forced in from close range after Villa defender James Collins failed to cut out Bale's teasing near-post cross.Adebayor should have completed a hat-trick in the second half but Spurs could not convert their continued dominance into more goals.Redknapp was able to bring off Van der Vaart with 20 minutes to play, allowing striker Jermain Defoe a chance to impress ahead of Saturday's trip to West Bromwich Albion.Villa stayed eighth on 15 points after 12 games, but have yet to win away in the league this season after four draws and two defeats.Meanwhile, Chelsea manager Andre Villas Boas earlier insisted that his job is safe despite Sunday's 2-1 defeat by Liverpool, the club's third in four league games.The 33-year-old former Porto coach said his relationship with billionaire owner Roman Abramovich was still good."He didn't pay 15 million euros ($20 million) to get me out of Porto and another fortune to get me out of Chelsea," he said."It is not a question of the owner having patience. I have said we have set out to build something new at this club and the club is committed to what we are building for the future."Malaga moved up to fifth in Spain with a 3-1 victory away to struggling Racing Santander on Monday.Santander dropped to the bottom on goal difference below Real Sociedad and Granada, whose match against Mallorca on Sunday was called off when a linesman was hit by an object thrown from the crowd.Visiting Malaga broke the deadlock three minutes after halftime through teenage midfielder Isco, and a 66th-minute own-goal by Alvaro Gonzalez doubled the lead.Manuel Arana gave Santander hope four minutes later, but veteran Dutch substitute Ruud van Nistelrooy set up Uruguayan forward Seba Fernandez for a late volley.

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A version of this story appeared in the August 6 edition of CNN's Royal News, a weekly dispatch bringing you the inside track on the royal family, what they are up to in public and what's happening behind palace walls. Sign up here.London (CNN)Why are people so fascinated by royalty? For some it's the mystique, while it's the curiosity factor for others. Meghan and Harry have done a lot to expose the inner workings of the British monarchy and show that life as a royal isn't all it's cracked up to be. But, if anything, this has only increased interest.With television, radio, podcasts, the internet, social media platforms and the rest of our overly saturated media landscape, people want more and more. Harry promises to deliver with the memoir he's working on, but in the meantime, people will take anything they can on royal life.Take this week's news that Meghan is marking her 40th birthday by launching a female mentorship initiative. She did so with a sleek, beautifully lit video, apparently filmed at the couple's Montecito mansion. The moment offered royal-watchers a glimpse into her new home in California and the chance to spot Easter eggs (like her star sign necklaces) and other subtle nods in the background, which the press pounced upon.Elle magazine wrote: "Meghan Markle gives rare glimpse inside her Montecito home and invitation to mentor for her 40th birthday." The UK's Daily Telegraph broke down the "Twelve hidden messages in the Sussexes' stylish study." While British online newspaper the Independent highlighted Meghan's "spacious desk," which "included room for a quartz crystal, placed on one corner, a gold vase filled with white flowers, a decorative glass bottle, and two white and gold trays, while viewers also noticed that the desk held multiple framed photos of Meghan's family."Read MoreNo detail was too small."In the corner closest to Meghan, the desk held a decorative tray bearing a plate of cookies and a teacup," the Independent write-up added. These tidbits may seem trivial but they're part of a strategy used by royals (and celebrities, if we're honest) to connect with their audience and find common ground. Do you share a home furnishing color palette with the Sussexes? Are you also a cookie monster? If so, you're connected -- there's an unspoken bond.Meghan has been in the spotlight long enough to know how the media and public will respond to moments like this. And critics may question why she allowed cameras into her home, given her well-publicized concerns about media privacy. But she's also aware that it's her profile that allows her voice to carry so far.There is a cost to her privacy that she is willing to accept to promote her work. And she's hardly the first royal to do so. One of the more recent examples was Princess Anne offering up a peek at her pretty normal-looking living room as she watched some rugby on TV, while news outlets routinely unpick the decor in the background of the Queen's annual Christmas message.In offering herself up in the short but sweet sketch on her milestone birthday, Meghan's got us talking about her underlying but vastly more important message: supporting women in the post-pandemic workforce. Which is exactly what she would have hoped for. Now that she's in complete control of her publicity, we're getting a sense of where Meghan is drawing the line on how far she will let people in.WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING?Kate's portraits of Holocaust survivors.The Duchess of Cambridge says she is "honoured" to have her own photographs of Holocaust survivors and their families form part of a new exhibition in London. Kate photographed Steven Frank and Yvonne Bernstein, whom she described as "two of the most life-affirming people that I have had the privilege to meet," as part of a 2020 project to commemorate 75 years since the end of the Holocaust. The new Imperial War Museum display brings together more than 50 contemporary portraits for the first time, according to the Cambridges' social media accounts, which shared the news Friday. "The photographs present a group of survivors who made the UK their home after beginnings marked by unimaginable loss and trauma. While offering a space to remember and share their stories, these portraits are a celebration of the full lives they have lived and the special legacy which their children and grandchildren will carry into the future," the Instagram post read. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@dukeandduchessofcambridge) Seeing the Queen sitting alone was the hardest part of Prince Philip's funeral for family.The image of the Queen by herself at Prince Philip's funeral in April as a result of Covid restrictions hit the royal family just as much as it did the wider public, one of the Queen's grandchildren revealed this week. Speaking to the BBC, Peter Phillips -- Princess Anne's older child -- said: "Everybody saw the image of Her Majesty sitting alone. It would have been the same for any other family, the hardest part is not being able to hug those closest to the person who's been lost." Phillips said his grandfather had "lived a remarkable life" and "would not want us to be moping around and feeling sorry for ourselves." He added that as pandemic restrictions have eased, the Queen has "been able to see the great-grandchildren" and the wider family was just "trying to support her."The Queen sat alone during the Philip's funeral service in April as contact between households was forbidden at the time.ANNOUNCEMENTSThe winning design for Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee emblemTeen's design chosen as emblem for Queen's Platinum Jubilee. Graphic design student Edward Roberts' purple and white logo has been chosen to mark the nationwide party celebrating the Queen's 70 years on the throne next summer. The competition to design the official emblem of the monarch's Platinum Jubilee was run by the Victoria & Albert (V&A) Museum with Buckingham Palace. It will feature prominently at festivities as well as appearing on Jubilee publications, merchandise and online. Nineteen-year-old Roberts said he wanted to "give a modern twist to the iconic elements of St. Edward's Crown" and opted for purple as a color synonymous with royalty.PHOTO OF THE WEEKPrince Richard, Duke of Gloucester attends the Founder's Day Parade at the Royal Hospital Chelsea on Thursday in London. The event celebrates the establishment of the facility -- which serves as a retirement and nursing home for British Army veterans -- by King Charles II in 1692. The hospital's residents, affectionately known as Chelsea Pensioners, attend the ceremony each year as does a member of the royal family. Richard is the youngest grandchild of King George V and Queen Mary and a paternal first cousin of the Queen. FROM THE ROYAL VAULTPrince Charles paid tribute to the Queen Mother on Wednesday, on what would have been her 121st birthday. His Instagram account posted a heartwarming black and white family snap with the caption: "On this day in 1900, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother was born."The young prince, dressed smartly in a suit and tie, poses alongside his sister, Anne, while his late grandmother holds their younger sibling, Prince Andrew, on her lap.Taken in the grounds of Clarence House -- the Queen Mother's residence at that time -- in the 1960s, the family portrait also features one of the Queen's corgis, sitting at the family matriarch's feet. "Over 2 million women in the US alone and tens of millions around the world have lost their jobs due to Covid. And I think if we all do it, and all commit 40 minutes to some sort of act of service, we can create a ripple effect." The Duchess of Sussex on why she wants to support women returning to the workforce after the pandemic.

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(CNN)President Joe Biden visited Minnesota and Wisconsin on Wednesday, making a stop a dilapidated bridge that connects the two states to highlight how his administration will improve America's infrastructure.But in his prepared remarks, Biden started off by praising the strength of the Ukrainian people in the face of the Russian invasion of their country as he echoed portions of Tuesday's State of the Union address.During the visit to the Midwest, the President spoke in Superior, Wisconsin, where he highlighted funding from his signature infrastructure law, including $4.8 billion for Minnesota and $5.4 billion for Wisconsin. The visit was his first trip after the address.Biden spent the majority of his remarks in Wisconsin discussing his domestic agenda, tying it to the Blatnik Memorial Bridge -- a crucial link between Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior. The bridge has more than 33,000 vehicles travel across it each day, but because of the condition of the roughly 60-year-old structure, it has load restrictions that prohibit large trucks and other heavy vehicles from crossing it."As I announced last night -- this year, we're going to start fixing 65,000 miles of highway and 1,500 bridges in disrepair. Your governor is going to use some of that funding to modernize one of the most important bridges in this region -- the one you look out the window and see here," Biden said.Read MoreThe Biden administration estimates that Wisconsin has 979 bridges in poor condition, while Minnesota has 661. And both states will use some of that funding to repair Blatnik Bridge. "Instead of infrastructure week, we're going to have an infrastructure decade," Biden said. "And now after years of talking about infrastructure, we're finally getting it done."The President's remarks Wednesday were the latest in a series of events the administration is holding to highlight infrastructure investments, including a trip to Ohio last month to unveil Great Lakes funding and a December announcement on funding for port infrastructure and development.At the State of the Union address, Biden announced an initiative to repair 65,000 miles of highway and 1,500 bridges this year through funds from the infrastructure law."I'm announcing that this year we will start fixing over 65,000 miles of highway and 1,500 bridges in disrepair," Biden said Tuesday. "We're done talking about infrastructure weeks. We're now going to talk about an infrastructure decade."'Putin was counting on being able to split up the United States'Wednesday's visit played out against the backdrop of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and warnings from Biden and other administration officials that the military offensive could increase in brutality in coming days.The President discussed the invasion during his speech in Wisconsin and offered praise for Ukrainians, calling them "an amazing people" and pledging the US would "continue to aid the Ukrainian people as they defend their country and help ease their suffering in the process."Notably, Biden brought up that at the State of the Union address, members of Congress from both sides of the aisle rose in a show of support for Ukraine -- a rare moment of bipartisan unity. "Together, we sent an unmistakable signal to Ukraine and to the world, that we, the United States of America, stand with the Ukrainian people, we stand with them," Biden said, condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin's "premeditated and unprovoked" attack on the neighboring nation."When the history of this era is written, Ukraine will have left Russia weaker and the rest of the world stronger," Biden added. Near the end of his remarks, Biden said that he believes that the United States' response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine is showing the world that the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol does not define this country. "Vladimir Putin was counting on being able to split up the United States," the President said. "Look, how would you feel if you saw crowds storm or break down the doors of the British parliament, kill five cops, injure 145 -- in the German Bundestag, in the Italian parliament? You think you'd wonder. Well, that's what the rest of the world saw."He continued, saying, "That's not who we are. And now we prove ... under pressure that we are not that country -- we are united. And folks, that's how we we're able to make sure we kept Europe united, and the free world united. The vote in the United Nations to condemn Putin -- 141 countries voted to do that."CNN's Sam Fossum contributed to this report.

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Helsinki, Finland (CNN)In Finland, scientists are making an entirely new ingredient out of air, water and electricity -- and they hope it could revolutionize the way our food is produced. Feeding an ever-growing population is putting a huge strain on the Earth's resources. Agriculture is one of the world's largest sources of greenhouse gases, with animal farming in particular responsible for 14.5% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, mostly from beef and dairy cattle.On top of that, farming uses vast areas of land that might otherwise be home to carbon-storing forests; it also guzzles huge amounts of water -- up to 70% of water-use worldwide, according to the OECD. But a Helsinki-based company is trying to change that. "In order to save the planet from climate change, we need to disconnect food production from agriculture," says Pasi Vainikka, CEO of Solar Foods.Read MoreProtein powderAt its pilot plant, the start-up is developing a new natural source of protein it calls Solein. Like other protein supplements, it has no discernible taste and can be added to almost any snack or meal. But Solar Foods says its product will have have a tiny carbon footprint. Photos: Meat substitutes going mainstreamSolein is a protein-rich powder made by a microbe. The makers say it's 100 times more climate friendly than meat.Hide Caption 1 of 16 Photos: Meat substitutes going mainstreamYou can already buy proteins made from microbes. Quorn is a meat alternative derived from a fungus. Quorn says its "mycoprotein uses 90% less land and water than producing some animal protein sources."Hide Caption 2 of 16 Photos: Meat substitutes going mainstreamIn Quorn, the fungus is mixed with an egg- or potato-based binder to produce meat alternatives including fake mince, sausages and chicken nuggets.Hide Caption 3 of 16 Photos: Meat substitutes going mainstreamMarmite -- a savory spread popular in the UK -- is another food made from microbes -- in this case, concentrated yeast extract, which is a by-product of beer brewing.Hide Caption 4 of 16 Photos: Meat substitutes going mainstreamMeat-free proteins are becoming increasingly popular. Impossible Foods has produced a burger containing a genetically modified version of heme -- an iron-containing molecule from soy plants, which gives it a meaty flavor.Hide Caption 5 of 16 Photos: Meat substitutes going mainstreamThe company debuted its Impossible Pork product in January 2020. This pork substitute is also made with soy protein.Hide Caption 6 of 16 Photos: Meat substitutes going mainstreamKFC has launched a vegan burger in the UK and Ireland. It is made from Quorn served with vegan mayonnaise.Hide Caption 7 of 16 Photos: Meat substitutes going mainstreamTyson, one of the world's biggest meat producers, has launched a line of chicken-free (but not egg free) chicken nugget alternatives, as well as burger patties made with a combination of beef and plants. Hide Caption 8 of 16 Photos: Meat substitutes going mainstreamTyson's chicken nuggets are sold under the brand Raised & Rooted. They are made from pea protein, egg white and flaxseed and bamboo fiber.Hide Caption 9 of 16 Photos: Meat substitutes going mainstreamBeyond Meat makes plant-based meat alternatives. Its burgers have been trialled by McDonald's, and Dunkin' Donuts sells a breakfast sandwich featuring Beyond Meat's meatless sausage.Hide Caption 10 of 16 Photos: Meat substitutes going mainstreamBritish bakery chain Greggs introduced a vegan sausage roll in 2019. The filling is made from Quorn. Barclays predicts the alternative meat sector could reach about $140 billion in sales over the next decade, capturing about 10% of the global meat industry. Hide Caption 11 of 16 Photos: Meat substitutes going mainstreamThe world's largest food company, Nestlé, is adding vegan sausages to its lineup of imitation meat products. Products will include soy-based bratwurst and chorizo-style sausages, as well as pea protein-based sausages that come in habanero cheddar, Asian ginger scallion and chicken apple flavors.Hide Caption 12 of 16 Photos: Meat substitutes going mainstreamMemphis Meats is among the companies producing meat by growing stem cells in a lab. Innovators including Bill Gates and Richard Branson are investing $17 million in Memphis Meats. Tyson Foods and Cargill have also invested in the company.Hide Caption 13 of 16 Photos: Meat substitutes going mainstreamOther meat alternatives are not so new. Tofu as been eaten for thousands of years and is made from dried soybeans that are soaked in water, crushed and boiled. Tofu is around 6-8 percent protein.Hide Caption 14 of 16 Photos: Meat substitutes going mainstreamTempeh is a traditional Indonesian product made from fermented soy.Hide Caption 15 of 16 Photos: Meat substitutes going mainstreamSeitan is a meat alternative that originated in Asia, made from gluten, or wheat protein.Hide Caption 16 of 16Solein is made by growing a microbe in liquid in a fermentation tank. It's similar to the process used in breweries, but instead of feeding it sugars, as you would when brewing beer, Solar Foods' microbe eats only hydrogen bubbles, carbon dioxide, nutrients and vitamins. Read: This farm is growing food deep beneath South Korean mountainsSolar Foods makes hydrogen by applying electricity to water, and sources carbon dioxide by extracting it from air -- which is why the company describes Solein as being "food out of thin air." All this is powered by renewable energy, minimizing the product's carbon footprint. "You end up with a powder that is about 65 percent protein and carbs and fats," Vainikka told CNN. That powder could be added to things like bread and pasta, or to plant-based meat or dairy substitutes. One day, it could even be used as a food source for lab-grown meat, he says. Solar Foods claims production of Solein is 100 times more climate friendly than meat and 10 times better than plant-based proteins, as well as using much less water.Scaling upThe company was founded in 2017, made up of former scientists from Finland's national research institute.Read: Check into a growing crop of vegan hotelsIts pilot plant is able to produce about a kilo of dry protein powder per day, and Vainikka says it can match the price of existing plant or animal protein ingredients, with "a production cost of $5-$6 per kilogram of 100 percent protein."Solein, in its powder form.It aims to have Solein on the market and in millions of meals by 2021, but before then it needs to scale-up from pilot plant to major commercial production, and Solein needs regulatory approval for human consumption.Tomas Linder is an associate professor of microbiology at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, not connected to Solar Foods. He believes that proteins derived from microbes have a part to play in feeding the planet while reducing emissions.He points out that using carbon dioxide as the carbon source means you can produce this kind of food anywhere, and adds that freeing up land from farming means it could be used to let forests recover, which would sequester more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.The Guam rail was extinct in the wild for nearly 40 years. Now it's back. But Linder cautions that more studies are needed before we can be sure of the carbon emissions associated with these kinds of products. "You also have to consider that at the amount we have to produce, you would need to build huge bioreactors, with lots of concrete and steel," he says -- which would result in extra carbon emissions.Solar Foods is currently working with the European Space Agency on a way for astronauts to use Solein while in orbit. While that may sound like the realms of science fiction, Solar Foods is keen to point out that its process is natural. "We are doing the same thing plants are doing, but ... we don't need the sun," says Vainikka. "Our process is fundamentally more efficient."

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Story highlightsNew "Halo" safety system introduced to F1 All F1 cars to be fitted with halo from 2018 Cockpit safety device polarizes opinion (CNN)News that Formula One cars will sport the new "Halo" cockpit protection system starting from next season has been met by a mixed response from motorsport fans.The announcement that all 20 cars on the 2018 grid will be fitted with the safety device to protect drivers from flying debris and other potential hazards was confirmed by motorsport's world governing body, the FIA on Wednesday. "Following the unanimous agreement of the [Formula One] Strategy Group, in July 2016, to introduce additional frontal protection for Formula One and the repeated support from the drivers, the FIA confirms the introduction of the Halo for 2018," the FIA said in a statement on its website. Max Verstappen slips into his Red Bull car fitted with the 'Halo" at the 2016 Italian Grand Prix weekend."With the support of the teams, certain features of its design will be further enhanced. Having developed and evaluated a large number of devices over the past five years, it had become clear that the Halo presents the best overall safety performance." READ: Liberty Media 'committed' to SilverstoneRead MoreREAD: Kubica 'happy to be back in an F1 car' Motorsport fans responded in their thousands on F1's official Twitter and Facebook accounts -- many deriding the development. Twitter user @DuCardim likened the halo design to a flip flop while others posted memes and gifs signaling their dismay.Made in Brazil. https://t.co/iro3uTirDo pic.twitter.com/vsCd8xjTQz— DúCardim (@DuCardim) July 19, 2017 "The 'pinnacle of motorsport' has been reduced to mounting a flip flop on an F1 car in the name of safety," Felix Eastwood commented on Facebook. But other fans defended the FIA's decision."Evolving the safety of the cars is not a negative. With the opinions posted here they should all still be wearing 3/4 face helmets and lap belts," William Ryan Van Roy wrote on Facebook. There were mixed reviews from former drivers too. Martin Brundle, who competed in 158 races over a 13-year period from 1984 to 1996, called the Halo, "plain ugly." It's not been the best of weeks and now I see the 'halo' has been approved for 2018 along with appropriate weight increase. Plain ugly 👎— Martin Brundle (@MBrundleF1) July 19, 2017 Alexander Wurz, who raced 69 times in F1, and is the current chairman of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association, conceded that it was not the most "esthetic (sic) thing but on the positive, please consider that safer cars mean we can race much harder and faster in the future!"Defo not the most esthetic thing! But on the positive, please consider that safer cars mean we can race much faster & harder in the future! https://t.co/Ogt6Wv3o4h— alex wurz (@alex_wurz) July 19, 2017 The Halo was tested by all 10 F1 teams at various stages during the 2016 season. More recently, a new "Shield" protection was trialed by Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel during Friday practise at the British Grand Prix -- although not for long. Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel trialed a "Shield" safety device at the recent British Grand Prix weekend. Vettel, who currently leads the world drivers' championship by one point from Lewis Hamilton, aborted the test after one lap complaining of "dizziness." What do you think of the new halo design? Share your views on CNN Sport's Facebook page Improving safety record F1's safety record has been in the spotlight following the death of Jules Bianchi in July 2015 -- the French driver succumbed to head injuries sustained at the Japanese Grand Prix in October 2014. Bianchi, who was 25 years old when he died, plowed into tractor crane on lap 43 at a wet Suzuka circuit. It was the first fatality of an F1 driver since Ayrton Senna was killed in an accident at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. READ: 'I cry every day' - Bianchi father's pain at son's death In 2009, Brazilian driver Felipe Massa suffered a fractured skull when he was struck by a stray piece of debris during qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix.Overall, driver protection in F1 has vastly improved in recent decades -- a range of safety measures, notably the carbon fiber monocoque, or survival cell, protects drivers from high-speed impacts and all cars are routinely put through stringent crash tests.

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(CNN)A Flybe flight carrying 44 passengers plummeted toward the ground shortly after takeoff from Belfast City Airport because of an autopilot error, a UK government report revealed Thursday.The aircraft was only 928 feet (283 meters) from the ground when the commander managed to put the plane back into a climb, the Air Accidents Investigations Branch report into the January 11 incident said.The plane, which was bound for Glasgow Airport, had reached a height of 1,350 feet before the autopilot kicked in. At this point, an incorrect autopilot altitude setting -- which gave a target altitude of zero feet -- meant it "pitched nose-down and then descended rapidly," investigators said.When the commander, one of four crew on board, realized what was happening, he swiftly disconnected the autopilot and regained control of the aircraft, which was descending at a maximum of 4,300 feet per minute. The descent was so steep that the crew "subsequently reported that they had become visual with the ground during the recovery," the report said.Read MoreOnce back at the correct altitude, the Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 aircraft continued to Glasgow, where it made an uneventful landing. No one was injured.The AAIB concluded that the incident was down to the crew's selection of a particular autopilot mode before takeoff. The crew failed to spot the incorrect mode in part because a late change to the aircraft's payload left them with reduced time to carry out preflight checks, the report said."As a result of this event the operator has taken several safety actions including revisions to simulator training and amendments to the taxi checklist," the report said.Flybe, an independent regional airline based in England, said it "implemented remedial actions quickly in response to the incident" and changed procdures and training to lessen the risk of a similar incident. The carrier, which operates over 158,000 flights a year, said "the safety of our passengers and crew remains our number one priority."

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Story highlightsMichael Schumacher racing in his 300th Grand Prix this weekend Schumacher hoping for good performance in Belgian GP at Spa Seven-time champion says circuit is the "number one" in the world He made the podium for Mercedes at this year's European Grand PrixSeven-time champion Michael Schumacher will reach the 300-race milestone when he competes in this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix at Spa Francorchamps.The 43-year-old German is the second driver in F1 history, after Brazil's Rubens Barrichello, to achieve the feat and will be hoping for an upturn in his fortunes in his Mercedes.A superb podium finish at the European Grand Prix has been mixed with retirements in six of 10 races this season and Schumacher is confident he can turn it around on his favorite circuit."Spa is like my living room; for me, it's clearly the number one race track in the world," Schumacher told the official F1 website."It's uncanny how I always seem to have special moments there -- my debut, my first win, a world championship victory and many great races. Photos: Mercedes unveil 2012 car Photos: Mercedes unveil 2012 carMake way for Mercedes – Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher gets behind the wheel of the new F1 W03 at an official preseason test event in Barcelona.Hide Caption 1 of 6 Photos: Mercedes unveil 2012 carSuccess for Schumacher? – The 43-year-old said he is still hungry to achieve success despite entering his 19th season in Formula One. Schumacher is yet to register a podium finish since returning to the sport in 2010.Hide Caption 2 of 6 Photos: Mercedes unveil 2012 carIn the Nic of time – Nico Rosberg finished the 2011 Formula One season one place and 13 points ahead of compatriot and Mercedes teammate Schumacher.Hide Caption 3 of 6 Photos: Mercedes unveil 2012 carBrains and Brawn – Team principal Ross Brawn worked with Schumacher at Italian marque Ferrari, where they won multiple world championships together.Hide Caption 4 of 6 Photos: Mercedes unveil 2012 carBeginnings at Benetton – Schumacher became drivers' champion for the first time at Benetton in 1994, before retaining his crown with the team in 1995.Hide Caption 5 of 6 Photos: Mercedes unveil 2012 carFormidable Ferrari – The German is best remembered for his time at Ferrari, where he won five consecutive championships between 2000 and 2004 before retiring for the first time in 2006.Hide Caption 6 of 6JUST WATCHEDSchumacher proud of German driversReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHSchumacher proud of German drivers 02:20JUST WATCHEDWhen Silver Arrows dominated F1ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHWhen Silver Arrows dominated F1 04:14"We delivered a good performance in Spa last year; I'll be doing everything possible to drive a strong race," he added.Schumacher's first appearance in F1 came at Spa in 1991 for Jordan before he moved to Benetton to win successive titles in 1994 and 1995.He switched to Ferrari the next year and won five further titles with the famous marque before retiring in 2006.His return in 2010 with Mercedes has not seen him add to his 91 GP wins, but he remains determined to carry on competing."I'm proud to be just the second driver in the history of the sport to reach this milestone," he said.Barrichello made 326 Grand Prix appearances before retiring at the end of 2011.The Belgian Grand Prix sees the main contenders for the title lock horns again after the mid season break with Ferrari's Fernando Alonso leading the way with nine races remaining.

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(CNN)The carcass of a pregnant sperm whale that washed up in Sardinia, Italy, last week had 22 kilograms (49 pounds) of plastic in its stomach, and was carrying a dead fetus, the country's environment minister and a marine life non-profit organization said. Luca Bittau, president of the SeaMe group, told CNN the beached mammal's remains contained "garbage bags ... fishing nets, lines, tubes, the bag of a washing machine liquid still identifiable, with brand and barcode ... and other objects no longer identifiable.""She was pregnant and had almost certainly aborted before (she) beached," he said. "The fetus was in an advanced state of composition."The whale had 22 kilograms (49 pounds) of plastic in its stomach.The dead animal, which was eight meters (26 feet) long, washed up on a beach in the Sardinian tourist hotspot of Porto Cervo. Bittau said the cause of death would be known after histological and toxicological examinations carried out by veterinarians in Padua, northern Italy. Read MoreSergio Costa, Italy's environment minister, said in a Facebook post: "Are there still people who say these are not important problems? For me they are, and they are priorities."The dead animal was found in waters off the Sardinian tourist hotspot of Porto Cervo."We've used the 'comfort' of disposable objects in a lighthearted way in the past years and now we are paying the consequences. Indeed the animals, above all, are the ones paying them," he continued.Costa also referred to the recent approval by the European Parliament of a law banning a wide-range of single-use plastic items, such as straws, cotton buds and cutlery, by 2021."Italy will be one of the first countries to implement it," he promised. "The war on disposable plastic has begun. And we won't stop here."Last month, a young whale was found dead in the Philippines with 40 kilograms (88 pounds) of plastic bags in its stomach.

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Michael Schumacher's wife, Corinna, said the Formula One great is "different, but he's here" as the 52-year-old continues his rehabilitation from a brain injury suffered in a skiing accident in December 2013.The family have kept updates to a minimum since the accident and in an upcoming Netflix documentary, set to premiere on September 15, Corinna said privacy was very important to them."He still shows me how strong he is every day," she said."We live together at home. We do therapy. We do everything we can to make Michael better and to make sure he's comfortable. And to simply make him feel our family, our bond.Can Mick Schumacher emulate his father Michael in Formula One? "And no matter what, I will do everything I can. We all will. We're trying to carry on as a family, the way Michael liked it and still does. And we are getting on with our lives.Read More"'Private is private,' as he always said. It's very important to me that he can continue to enjoy his private life as much as possible. Michael always protected us, and now we are protecting Michael."Corinna, Michael und Mick Schumacher in Stuttgart, Germany on August 30, 2012.Schumacher won two Formula One championships for Benneton in 1994 and 1995 and then five consecutively for Ferrari, between 2000 and 2004. He retired in 2006 but returned for a stint with Mercedes from 2010 to 2012.Michael and Corinna's son Mick is in his debut Formula One season with Haas.

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Story highlightsCNN cameraman describes filming chaos, clashes, gunshot victimsHe sees five bodies in a stairwell, more piled up in lobby of his hotel"A day ago this looked like a typical hotel lobby. Now it was a makeshift morgue," he saysThe gunbattle was so close it rattled the walls.I grabbed my camera and pointed it out the window, looking toward Independence Square. From more than 10 stories up, I filmed the chaos. Protesters were all around, ramming into the lines of police officers. Black smoke hung in the air. Gunfire rang out.I saw a medic shot in the arm. He was helped to safety. I saw at least 20 wounded people carried away. But the gunmen could not be seen. There was panic. People looked skyward, scanning rooftops for snipers. At one point, a crowd of protesters stormed this hotel. They searched, floor to floor, trying to confirm a rumor that snipers were shooting from here.Then there was another rumor about what was in the lobby of this hotel.JUST WATCHEDCNN crew sees Ukraine violence firsthandReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHCNN crew sees Ukraine violence firsthand 04:54I clutched my camera and ran down the stairs. Little did I know then that I was about to see even more misery in what would turn out to be the worst day I've seen since arriving in Kiev. As I ran, I noticed bullet holes in the stairwell windows. Three had pierced through a second-floor window. Three more had shattered through another window.And then I saw the bodies. There were five bodies underneath the stairs, lifeless feet peeking out of the white sheets that covered them. There were more bodies lined up just feet from the reception desk. They were wrapped in white sheets and red splotches bled through.A priest paced back and forth. We were told that the priest had blessed the bodies even though people were still trying to find out who the victims were. Protesters went through the pockets of the fallen, searching for identification cards.We were told that the wounded and dying had to be brought to the closest place. That's why this hotel had been chosen. There were no ambulances, just people struggling to drag in the fallen.This happened just hours after the Ukraine government declared a truce in the fighting here that has shocked the world. Clearly, the truce had not held.A day ago this looked like a typical hotel lobby. Now it was a makeshift morgue. I counted 11 bodies. We were told later that in all 13 people had been rushed into this hotel, three of them clinging to life. None of them made it.On the other side of the lobby someone was wiping streaks of blood off the white marble floor. Outside, gunfire still rang out. And they continue to bring in bodies.

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(CNN)If you think staples only hold papers together, think again. The largest staple mosaic in the world -- with more than 1.5 million staples -- now has the Guinness World Records title. The mosaic, a portrait of Mother Teresa, is housed in Kosovo's National Museum in Pristina. Saimir Strati Albanian artist Saimir Strati said he was inspired by the refugee crisis when he created Mother Teresa's smiling face for the portrait."I knew I wanted to do something with wire, after seeing the news about the influx of refugees daily," Strati said in an interview with state-run media.Read More"I saw so many staples used for leaflets and papers at the G-20 summit. But those papers have yet to bring peace and a better life in this world," he said.Strati stapled together more than 1.5 million staples to make the portrait.Strati's project began in November, just a short time after Mother Teresa was canonized a saint. This is not the first time Strati has put his convictions on the wall. His works of art include the largest cork mosaic, in Ponte de Sor, Portugal, as well as the largest drinking straw mosaic, which commemorates Earth Day with the caption "Save the Earth".

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Story highlights Foreign Minister defends PM, says Erdogan "always feels the pain of the people"PM's aide seen kicking a protester tells Turkish media he regrets not staying calmMinister says 283 are confirmed dead after fire inside a mine in western TurkeyProtesters lay symbolic coffins at government buildings, rail against PM ErdoganThe image of an aide to Turkey's Prime Minister kicking a man protesting the mine disaster that has claimed nearly 300 lives has prompted outrage -- and has become a symbol of the anger felt against the government.The incident occurred as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited the western city of Soma a day after the devastating mine fire.The man, detained by special forces, can be seen lying on the ground as the suited adviser to Erdogan, identified as Yusuf Yerkel by Turkish media and CNN Turk, aims a kick at him.The shocking image outraged many in Turkey, prompting an outpouring of anger on social media, and is seen as symbolizing the increasingly polarizing impact of Erdogan's authority on the country. It's been nearly a year since anti-government protests first roiled Istanbul, prompting a response from authorities that was widely criticized as heavy-handed. JUST WATCHEDTurkish PM's aide kicks a protesterReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHTurkish PM's aide kicks a protester 01:38JUST WATCHEDMine disaster leaves families devastatedReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHMine disaster leaves families devastated 01:08JUST WATCHEDMass funeral held for Turkish minersReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHMass funeral held for Turkish miners 02:05JUST WATCHEDTurkey shaken by mine disaster ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHTurkey shaken by mine disaster 01:40Yerkel was quoted by Turkey's semi-official Anadolu news agency as saying that he had been deeply saddened by Wednesday's events. "I am sad that I could not keep my calm in the face of all the provocation, insults, and attacks that I was subjected to that day," he reportedly said. Besides the anger prompted by the photo, Erdogan's speech Wednesday to relatives of dead and injured miners was seen as insensitive and drew scathing criticism.As public anger mounted through the evening, hundreds took to the streets in anti-government protests in Istanbul and Ankara, with police answering, in some cases, with water cannons and tear gas.In Ankara, the nation's capital, some left black coffins in front of the Energy Ministry and the Labor and Social Security ministry buildings. Meanwhile, unions called for strikes across the country on Thursday.At the mine, where what has become more of a recovery effort than a rescue continued, the mood was sullen, but there was little sign of the burning anger seen elsewhere over the accident. Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said the number of coal miners confirmed dead had risen by one to 283, as of Thursday evening.Three injured miners remain in the hospital, he said. The recovery operation is expected to continue overnight and into Friday.A 'sorrow for the whole Turkish nation'President Abdullah Gul offered words of comfort as he visited the western city, a day after his premier attracted public ire.The mine fire is a "sorrow for the whole Turkish nation," Gul told reporters, and he offered his condolences to the victims' families.Onlookers listened silently until a man interrupted Gul with shouts: "Please, President! Help us, please!"An investigation into the disaster has begun, Gul said, adding that he was sure this would "shed light" on what regulations are needed. "Whatever is necessary will be done," he said. He commended mining as a precious profession. "There's no doubt that mining and working ... to earn your bread underground perhaps is the most sacred" of undertakings, he told reporters.Gul had entered the mine site with an entourage of many dozens of people -- mostly men in dark suits -- walking through a crowd of rescue workers who were standing behind loosely assembled police barricades.Rescue and recovery workers retrieved more bodies Thursday from the still smoldering coal mine.Resignation marked the workers' faces after they had stood and sat outside the mine for hours, idle and waiting. Some of them passed the time talking on cell phones, others smoking or taking off their hard hats and burying their faces in their hands.With hope of finding survivors nearly gone, it appeared there was little they could do.Funerals amid griefSmoke and fumes are hindering efforts to reach more of those still missing below the surface and lessen the chances that any more will be found alive, even in special "safe" chambers equipped with oxygen and other supplies. Fourteen bodies were found in one such chamber.More than a day has passed since anyone was pulled out alive.Rescuers saved at least 88 miners in the frantic moments after a power transformer blew up Tuesday during a shift change at the mine, sparking a choking fire deep inside. Since then, the bodies of nearly 200 miners who were trapped in the burning shaft nearly a mile underground have been returned to their families."Enough, for the life for me!" yelled one woman -- her arms flailing, tears running down her cheeks. "Let this mine take my life, too!"JUST WATCHEDMine rescue efforts temporarily suspendedReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHMine rescue efforts temporarily suspended 04:28JUST WATCHEDFamily: 'Let this mine take my life too!'ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHFamily: 'Let this mine take my life too!' 01:00Map of the mine location Photos: Photos: Coal mine disaster in Turkey Photos: Photos: Coal mine disaster in TurkeyCoal mine disaster in Turkey – Friends and relatives of dead miners pray at a cemetery on Saturday, May 17. The search for victims of this week's coal mine fire in Soma is now over, with a final death toll of 301, Turkish government officials said Saturday.Hide Caption 1 of 30 Photos: Photos: Coal mine disaster in TurkeyCoal mine disaster in Turkey – Mourners reach out to touch the coffin of a miner recovered from the Soma mine on May 17.Hide Caption 2 of 30 Photos: Photos: Coal mine disaster in TurkeyCoal mine disaster in Turkey – A relative offers her prayers next to the grave of a loved one in Soma on Friday, May 16.Hide Caption 3 of 30 Photos: Photos: Coal mine disaster in TurkeyCoal mine disaster in Turkey – Family members mourn at the grave of a victim on May 16.Hide Caption 4 of 30 Photos: Photos: Coal mine disaster in TurkeyCoal mine disaster in Turkey – A woman attends the burial of victims in Soma on Thursday, May 15.Hide Caption 5 of 30 Photos: Photos: Coal mine disaster in TurkeyCoal mine disaster in Turkey – A woman waits on the ground at the disaster scene Wednesday, May 14.Hide Caption 6 of 30 Photos: Photos: Coal mine disaster in TurkeyCoal mine disaster in Turkey – A man weeps over the body of a miner being pulled from the mine in Soma on May 14.Hide Caption 7 of 30 Photos: Photos: Coal mine disaster in TurkeyCoal mine disaster in Turkey – People gather near rows of open graves for victims in Soma on May 14.Hide Caption 8 of 30 Photos: Photos: Coal mine disaster in TurkeyCoal mine disaster in Turkey – A rescue worker prepares stretchers for the search for miners on May 14.Hide Caption 9 of 30 Photos: Photos: Coal mine disaster in TurkeyCoal mine disaster in Turkey – Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, center, surrounded by security, visits the coal mine on May 14. Hundreds have taken to the streets of Istanbul and Ankara since the disaster in protest of the government and poor safety regulations. Unions have called for strikes across the country on May 15.Hide Caption 10 of 30 Photos: Photos: Coal mine disaster in TurkeyCoal mine disaster in Turkey – The crowd reacts as rescue workers carry the body of a miner in Soma on May 14.Hide Caption 11 of 30 Photos: Photos: Coal mine disaster in TurkeyCoal mine disaster in Turkey – Miners and relatives wait for news outside the mine on May 14.Hide Caption 12 of 30 Photos: Photos: Coal mine disaster in TurkeyCoal mine disaster in Turkey – A family member cries as rescue workers carry a survivor from the mine on May 14.Hide Caption 13 of 30 Photos: Photos: Coal mine disaster in TurkeyCoal mine disaster in Turkey – Miners rest after hours of working with the rescue operation on May 14.Hide Caption 14 of 30 Photos: Photos: Coal mine disaster in TurkeyCoal mine disaster in Turkey – A miner covers his face after being affected by toxic gas during rescue operations on May 14.Hide Caption 15 of 30 Photos: Photos: Coal mine disaster in TurkeyCoal mine disaster in Turkey – Rescue workers carry a miner to an ambulance on May 14.Hide Caption 16 of 30 Photos: Photos: Coal mine disaster in TurkeyCoal mine disaster in Turkey – Rescue workers carry a survivor from the mine on May 14.Hide Caption 17 of 30 Photos: Photos: Coal mine disaster in TurkeyCoal mine disaster in Turkey – People await news about relatives in front of a Soma hospital on May 14.Hide Caption 18 of 30 Photos: Photos: Coal mine disaster in TurkeyCoal mine disaster in Turkey – Rescue workers continue their efforts on May 14.Hide Caption 19 of 30 Photos: Photos: Coal mine disaster in TurkeyCoal mine disaster in Turkey – Miners wait outside the mine in the early hours of May 14.Hide Caption 20 of 30 Photos: Photos: Coal mine disaster in TurkeyCoal mine disaster in Turkey – Rescuers help carry away a miner on May 14.Hide Caption 21 of 30 Photos: Photos: Coal mine disaster in TurkeyCoal mine disaster in Turkey – Relatives try to get information outside a Soma hospital on Tuesday, May 13.Hide Caption 22 of 30 Photos: Photos: Coal mine disaster in TurkeyCoal mine disaster in Turkey – An injured miner gets pulled from the mine on May 13.Hide Caption 23 of 30 Photos: Photos: Coal mine disaster in TurkeyCoal mine disaster in Turkey – Rescue workers and relatives gather at the mine on May 13.Hide Caption 24 of 30 Photos: Photos: Coal mine disaster in TurkeyCoal mine disaster in Turkey – An injured miner is carried out by rescue workers. The mine shaft is about two-thirds of a mile -- or 1 kilometer -- underground, a disaster agency said.Hide Caption 25 of 30 Photos: Photos: Coal mine disaster in TurkeyCoal mine disaster in Turkey – Miners stand by after the explosion. About 100 rescuers, dozens of ambulances and helicopters were dispatched to the scene.Hide Caption 26 of 30 Photos: Photos: Coal mine disaster in TurkeyCoal mine disaster in Turkey – Miners and relatives wait outside the mine on May 13. Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said officials turned an exit pipe "into a clean air pipe," so "there is fresh air being given in places where there is no fire."Hide Caption 27 of 30 Photos: Photos: Coal mine disaster in TurkeyCoal mine disaster in Turkey – Turkish women await news of their relatives who are trapped underground.Hide Caption 28 of 30 Photos: Photos: Coal mine disaster in TurkeyCoal mine disaster in Turkey – Rescue operations continue at the site of the accident on May 13.Hide Caption 29 of 30 Photos: Photos: Coal mine disaster in TurkeyCoal mine disaster in Turkey – A massive crowd watches as rescuers work into the night.Hide Caption 30 of 30JUST WATCHEDTurkish opposition demanded mine reformsReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHTurkish opposition demanded mine reforms 01:19Funerals took place Thursday in a community stricken with grief. Autopsies on dozens of bodies revealed the miners died of carbon monoxide poisoning. Erdogan said Wednesday that as many as 120 more were trapped inside the mine, though that was before rescue crews grimly hurried a series of stretchers -- at least some clearly carrying corpses -- past the waiting crowd.In his much-criticized speech to the relatives of the dead and injured, the Prime Minister glossed over the issue of mine safety, describing the carnage they had suffered as par for the course in their dangerous business.Apparently on the defensive, he rattled off a string of horrible past accidents, even going back to an example from 19th-century Britain.As he took a stroll through the city, onlookers showered him with deafening jeers as well as chants of "Resign, Prime Minister!"Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu defended the government's response and Erdogan during an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Thursday."All the efforts will be done to check what was wrong, if there was anything wrong during this disaster or before," he said, stressing the country's standards are "quite high."About Erdogan, Davutoglu said: "He was feeling all these pains in his heart. Everybody knows that our Prime Minister is always with the people, and always feels the pain of the people. Otherwise, he wouldn't get such a high support in eight elections in (the) last 10 years."Scathing engineers' accusationsA group of engineers investigating the cause of the inferno made a scandalous accusation."WHAT HAPPENED IN SOMA IS NOT FATE, IT IS MURDER," a local branch of the Chamber of Electrical Engineers wrote in all capital letters at the top of its official statement Wednesday.Although the group is not known for any party affiliation and comprises serious experts, such barbs have become common in a country riven with political division, where street protests and water cannons have become a familiar sight.The statement also reflects the anguish that has shaken Turkey after what looks to be the deadliest mine disaster in its history. The latest death toll already tops a mining accident in the 1990s that took 260 lives.The chamber of electricians also contradicted the official version of how the fire started, saying: "The fire was not caused by an electrical situation as presented to the public in the first statements."The assessment from inspectors from the chamber's local branch in Izmir on what happened suggests negligence may have played a part. "The inspection revealed that the systems to sense poisonous and explosive gases in the mine and the systems to manage the air systems were insufficient and old," they said. The blaze started as a "coal fire" at 700 meters deep, and then air fans pushed the flames and smoke farther through the mine, the chamber concluded. The ventilation was not corrected until "much later."The miners were trapped and inundated with smoke and fire.Soma's public prosecutor's office has started an investigation of its own into the fire, Turkey's semiofficial Anadolu news agency reported.Political bonfireThe chamber's accusations land on top of those already heaped on Erdogan's government by his political opponents.Opposition politician Ozgur Ozel from the Manisa region, which includes Soma, filed a proposal in late April to investigate Turkish mines after repeated deadly accidents.He has said that he is sick of going to funerals for miners in his district.Several dozen members of opposition parties signed on to his proposal, but Erdogan's conservative government overturned it. Some of its members publicly lampooned it, an opposition spokesman said.The mine, owned by SOMA Komur Isletmeleri A.S., underwent regular inspections in the past three years, two of them this March, Turkey's government said. Inspectors reported no violation of health and safety laws.Waiting on dead friendsFor Veysel Sengul, a miner waiting by the mine's entrance for more of his friends to emerge, the mourning may go on much longer than the three days of official grieving ordered by Erdogan.After what's happened, he said, he'll never work in a mine again.Rescuers haven't given up hope that some miners reached emergency chambers stocked with gas masks and air and could still be alive.But Yildiz, the energy minister, said "hopes are diminishing" of rescuing anyone yet inside the mine.Sengul has already given up. The miner knows that at least four of his friends are dead.Despair, anger, dwindling hope after Turkey coal mine fire

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(CNN)The issue of doping reared its head at Tokyo 2020 on Friday as the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) hit back at comments from American swimmer Ryan Murphy which questioned whether Evgeny Rylov's 200m backstroke gold medal was "100% clean."Murphy, who was the reigning Olympic champion in both the 100m and 200m backstroke disciplines, earned a bronze in the 100m and silver in the 200m, while Rylov won gold in both.Shortly after Friday's 200m final, Murphy was asked by a reporter whether he had any concerns about doping in relation to his races."I've got 15 thoughts, 13 of them would get me into a lot of trouble," said Murphy."It is what it is. I try not to get caught up in that. It is a huge mental drain on me to go throughout the year, that I am swimming in a race that's probably not clean and that is what it is," the American added.Read MoreMurphy (left), Rylov (middle) and Greenbank (right) pose on the podium during the medal ceremony for the men's 200m backstroke final.The International Testing Agency (ITA) told CNN on Friday that it has so far collected over 3,000 samples from over 2,000 athletes as part of Tokyo 2020's anti-doping program. So far, they have been no 'adverse findings," according to the ITA.Russian athletes aren't competing under their national name at the Olympics due to continuing sanctions over doping. Those sanctions are still in place for the widespread use of a state sponsored doping program which was uncovered in 2016.That means Russian athletes are officially recognized as members of ROC. Rylov is one of 335 ROC athletes competing at the Games. At a later news conference, sitting alongside Rylov and Great Britain's bronze medalist Luke Greenbank, Murphy clarified his comments saying that he was speaking more broadly about doping in swimming.When asked whether he believed the race was clean, the 26-year-old said: "I think the thing that is frustrating is that you can't answer that question with 100% certainty and I think over the years that's, I mean that's kind of come out ... I don't know if it was 100% clean and that's because of things that have happened over the past."Rylov reacts after winning the gold medal in the men's 100m backstroke."I need to be clear ... My intention is not to make any allegations here. Congratulations to Luke and Evgeny. They did an incredible job, they're both very talented swimmers," he said."At the end of the day ... I do believe doping in swimming. That it is what it is."Greenbank echoed Murphy's sentiments."It's obviously a very difficult situation not knowing whether who you are racing against is clean, but I think it's something that's part of the sport, it's a frustrating situation but I've just got to keep my mind on my race and the things I can control."Obviously there's a lot of media around certain nations in this Olympics, and obviously it's frustrating seeing that as an athlete, knowing that there was a state-sponsored doping program going on and that more could have been done to tackle it, but it's not for me to make those decisions." Asked by a reporter to comment on Murphy's response, Rylov said he had always trumpeted fairness in sport."I have always been for fair sports and for fair competitions, so I have always taken drug tests, I always fill the ADAMS forms (World Anti-Doping Agency doing control database)."I have devoted my whole life to this, so I could never forgive myself if I had taken anything. So, I don't know how to react to this. Ryan hasn't accused me of anything. Therefore, I don't want to answer anything on this," Rylov added.The Russian Olympic Committee wasn't nearly as diplomatic. It released a strongly-worded statement on Twitter rebuking Murphy's allegations."How unnerving our victories are for [some]. Yes, we are here at the Olympics. Absolutely right. Whether people like it or not," it read in part.USA Swimming was not immediately available to comment when contacted by CNN.In December 2020, asked how clean he thinks the Tokyo Games would be, 23-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps bluntly told CNN Sport's Don Riddell: "Four or five" out of 10."I can honestly say that throughout my whole entire career, I don't know if I ever competed in a clean field," added Phelps.Rylov competes in the men's 200m backstroke final.Visit CNN.com/sport for more news, features, and videosThe ITA is a non-profit agency set up to "manage anti-doping programs, independent from sporting or political bodies, for International Federations, major event organizers and all other organizations requesting support."In an infographic sent to CNN, detailing it's Tokyo 2020 anti-doping program, the ITA said some of the most tested sports so far have been aquatics, rowing, athletics, cycling and weightlifting while some of the most tested teams are those of the United States, Australia, China, Great Britain and the ROC."Laboratory analysis are ongoing. 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Story highlightsMurray edges little-known Frenchman Mathias BourgueMatch played over seven hours in three daysDefending champion Stan Wawrinka wins in straight setsSimona Halep, Garbine Muguruza, Petra Kvitova advance (CNN)For the second consecutive day, Andy Murray's opponent was the crowd favorite at the French Open. But for the second straight day, it was the Scot who emerged victorious in a five-set tussle that captivated those assembled on the main Philippe Chatrier court. Murray, however, will be mindful of the fact that he has spent more than seven hours over the past three days dispatching first Radek Stepanek and then Mathias Bourgue, 6-2 2-6 4-6 6-2 6-3. Follow @cnnsport It certainly wasn't in his plans as he bids for a first French Open title, and it's sure to take a toll when matches, on paper, become tougher in the second week should the second seed get that far. "You can't continue playing matches like that and then expect to win the tournament," Murray told reporters. They have proved extremely plenty difficult so far, and surprisingly so, for the man who entered the French Open on the back of a fruitful buildup on the clay. Read MoreCompleting a win over Radek Stepanek, bubbly as ever at 37, on Tuesday despite being two points from defeat at one point, Murray was supposed to have a simpler task on Wednesday against the little-known French wildcard. "It's been a tough, tough few days," said Murray. Ranked 164th, Bourgue had never played in a grand slam main draw before this French Open and the highest-ranked player he had ever beaten was a 55th-ranked Victor Estrella Burgos earlier this year. Given the way he was, at times, dictating play against the two-time grand slam winner, Bourgue resembled a Borg -- Bjorn -- the six-time Roland Garros titlist. When the battle ended, in an extremely rare occurrence, the 22-year-old was interviewed on court. That's usually reserved for winners. 10 sets.Three days.7 hours 14 minutes.And Murray's through to the 3R. ⏰ #RG16 pic.twitter.com/zuqGS4pTQh— Roland Garros (@rolandgarros) May 25, 2016 Murray's contest, though, against Stepanek must have taken a greater toll than anticipated. After he cruised in the first set, Murray lost a whopping 16 consecutive points as the second set turned into a third. Double faults missed by a yard and drop shots landed one-third of a way up the net. When Murray lost the third, he was just a set away from becoming the first top-two men's player to exit to a peer ranked outside the top 160 at a major in over a decade. The last time was when Ivo Karlovic ousted Lleyton Hewitt in the first round at Wimbledon in 2003. Interestingly, Karlovic is Murray's next rival. Photos: French Open Day 4It was a bittersweet day for Andy Murray. He ended up winning but played a fifth set for the second straight day. Hide Caption 1 of 5 Photos: French Open Day 4Murray had a tougher than expected time against the world No. 164, Mathias Bourgue. Hide Caption 2 of 5 Photos: French Open Day 4The French wildcard sizzled in the second and third sets playing in the first grand slam main draw of his career. Hide Caption 3 of 5 Photos: French Open Day 4That left Murray frustrated, before he rallied. Hide Caption 4 of 5 Photos: French Open Day 4On Tuesday, Murray completed a five-set win over Radek Stepanek in the first round. Hide Caption 5 of 5He, too, is bound to be fatigued. Aged 37 like Stepanek, Karlovic beat Australia's Jordan Thompson 6-7 6-3 7-6 6-7 12-10 in four hours and 34 minutes. Karlovic, along with John Isner the tallest man in tennis at 6-foot-11, struck 41 aces and 103 winners as he became the oldest man to reach a grand slam third round since a 38-year-old Jimmy Connors at the 1991 U.S. Open. Given their efforts, Karlovic and Murray will be pleased to have a day off on Thursday to recover. Murray had battled an opponent who mixed an aggressive baseline game with deft drop shots. Impressively for a newcomer, Bourgue didn't miss many shots in the second and third. A sluggish Murray awoke to begin the fourth, noticeably lighter on his feet and moving better between shots. The inexperienced Bourgue asked for cola and candy bars to raise his energy levels in the fourth. JUST WATCHEDTennis confidential: France's new secret weapon ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHTennis confidential: France's new secret weapon 03:14He must be watching countryman Gael Monfils, who has guzzled cola the past few weeks during changeovers. Still, Bourgue -- thankfully for the neutral (not that there were many on center court) -- didn't entirely capitulate in his first-ever fifth set. Trailing 5-1, Bourgue won two games in succession and led 30-15 on the Murray serve but the latter closed out his spirited yet tired opponent, to the crowd's dismay, with a crunching backhand down the line. Defending champion Stan Wawrinka also labored, though not nearly as much as Murray, in beating Japan's Taro Daniel 7-6 6-3 6-4, having saved two set points in the first-set tiebreak. Japan's Kei Nishikori, due to face Murray in the quarterfinals, continued to breeze, topping Andrey Kuznetsov in straight sets, and Australia's Nick Kyrgios, another with good results entering the French, swept past Dutch serve-and-volleyer Igor Sijsling 6-3 6-2 6-1, only conceding one break point. No problems for leading women's seeds In the women's draw, second-seed Agnieszka Radwanska, fourth-seed Garbine Muguruza, sixth-seed Simona Halep, 10th-seed Petra Kvitova and last year's finalist, Lucie Safarova, all advanced in straight sets, as did 2009 winner Svetlana Kuznetsova and 2010 finalist Sam Stosur. Murray, for now, is having no such luck. For more tennis stories, visit our tennis pageCan anyone stop Serena Williams? Have your say on CNN's Sport Facebook pageJUST WATCHEDSerena Williams' French Open defense planReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHSerena Williams' French Open defense plan 02:33

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Washington (CNN)The US will impose sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin, the White House announced Friday.The Russian leader will become the highest-profile target in the effort to impose costs on the Russian economy and Putin's inner circle in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The European Union, United Kingdom and Canada also announced Friday that they would introduce sanctions targeting Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that the US move to sanction Putin and Lavrov, which was first reported by CNN, was made in the last 24 hours in coordination with European allies. "It's been on the table for some time, but through coordination and discussion with our European partners over the last day or so," Psaki said when asked for details on the timing of the decision.Read MoreHow significant are the US sanctions on Russia?The decision to target Putin directly across Western allies marks the most personal escalation of a sweeping effort to respond to Russia's actions through economic penalties. While it's unclear the extent of the direct effect -- officials have long said Putin's finances are opaque and difficult to track -- the symbolism of targeting the Russian leader is clear.Psaki also said she "believes" a travel ban of some kind will be included in the US sanctions against the Russian President, but she did not have specific details yet. "There are very limited examples of of this being done, as you all know, but that is a standard part," she said.President Joe Biden had said sanctioning Putin had been an option under consideration, telling CNN's Kaitlan Collins on Thursday it was "on the table."The Biden administration on Thursday announced sweeping sanctions targeting Russia, enacting penalties across industries, including asset freezes for the largest banks, debt and equity restrictions on critical mining, transportation and logistics firms and a large-scale effort to shut down access to critical technology for key Russian military and industrial sectors.As part of its first two rounds of sanctions, the US targeted key members of Putin's inner circle, both in government and in business. But in what would mark a new strategy, they also expanded sanctions to the adult children of several of the officials.It was a calculated effort to cut off what officials say has been a pathway utilized by Russian officials to shield their wealth by transferring it to family members. On Friday evening, the Biden administration announced that several members of Russia's National Security Council will also be sanctioned, including Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov."Treasury has previously designated eleven members of the Russian Security Council and will continue to impose costs on the ruling elite as Russia prosecutes this brutal war of choice," a US Treasury Department statement said. The EU and UK have also targeted a series of Russian officials.Earlier this week, the US also allowed sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany to go forward, after Germany said it would not certify the pipeline following the Russian invasion.Those sanctions were issued in coordination with European countries to punish Moscow for its attack on Ukraine.Battle for Ukrainian capital underway as Russian troops seek to encircle KyivBut the White House and European Union faced calls from Ukrainian leaders -- as well as lawmakers in Congress -- to take additional steps, including shutting Russia out from the SWIFT financial messaging system used for international transactions, as well as targeting Putin directly.European counties, which rely on SWIFT to buy Russian gas and energy, were not yet ready to take that step, however, which Biden alluded to at his Thursday news conference."We've never taken that off the table, of course, and I'm certainly not taking it off the table today," Psaki said of SWIFT. "So certainly there'll be ongoing discussions about that."The plans from the US, UK and European Union to collectively sanction Putin personally came after a call with NATO leaders on Friday. NATO leaders also announced the alliance was activating the NATO Response Force for the first time as a defensive measure in response to Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.The EU announced Friday it was adding Putin and Lavrov in its sanctions list. And UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday he will introduce new sanctions against Putin and Lavrov "imminently" on top of sanctions the British government announced on Thursday.A readout of Johnson's call with NATO leaders published on the UK government's website said that Johnson also urged NATO countries "to take immediate action against SWIFT to inflict maximum pain on President Putin and his regime."Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also on Friday announced a "third set of severe, coordinated sanctions.""First, we will be imposing sanctions on President Putin and his fellow architects of this barbaric war, his chief of staff and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov," he said."Additionally, I am confirming Canada's support to remove Russia from the SWIFT payment system, a critical part of the global banking system," Trudeau added.This story has been updated with additional developments.CNN's Maegan Vazquez, Sam Fossum and Raja Razek contributed to t his report.

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(CNN)Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Nuno Espirito Santo said goalkeeper Rui Patricio is "totally conscious" and "going to recover" from a head injury sustained against Liverpool.Play was suspended for over 10 minutes after Patricio collided with teammate Conor Coady late on in Monday's game and had to be stretchered off the field. Visit CNN.com/sport for more news, videos and features"He's totally conscious and he remembers what happened," Nuno said of Portuguese international Patricio after the game. "We have spoken already. All these situations when it's a concussion and the head, all of us are worried. But he is okay, he's going to recover.Read More"We've spoken to the doctor and he told me he's going to be okay. I think he was immediately assisted well by the doctors."The injury occurred when Coady's knee collided with the head of Patricio as both defended a shot from Liverpool forward Mohammed Salah, whose goal was ruled out for offside.Conor Coady (right) and Rui Patricio collide during Monday's game.Patricio was replaced by John Ruddy after receiving lengthy treatment on the field. READ: Liverpool slumps to historic fifth straight home defeatLiverpool won the game 1-0 with a goal from former Wolves player Diogo Jota, who later sent well wishes to his countryman and former teammate. "I think life is more important," Jota told Sky Sports. "I hope it's nothing too serious and I wish him obviously a speedy recovery."The victory, Liverpool's second in eight Premier League games, moves the Reds up to sixth in the table while Wolves remain 13th. In November, Wolves striker Raul Jimenez sustained a fractured skull after clashing heads with Arsenal defender David Luiz.The club said last week that Jimenez has been wearing protective headgear that allows him to participate in closer contact training, although he is yet to return to competitive matches. Jimenez was watching the game in the stands at Wolves' Molineux stadium.

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Story highlightsA couple is alleged to have held three women captive in London for more than 30 yearsExperts and charities explain how they might recover from their ordealTime of the essence when suspected victims of slavery or imprisonment are rescuedCaptives in similar situations draw strength from each other, experts sayThree "extremely traumatized" women are being cared for by a charity after managing to leave a London house where they had allegedly been held captive for more than 30 years. One of the women -- a 30-year-old Briton -- "appears to have been in servitude for her entire life," Metropolitan Police Detective Inspector Kevin Hyland said. She and the other two women, a 57-year-old from Ireland and a 69-year-old from Malaysia, have been taken to a place of safety.Experts and charities explain how they might recover from their ordeal.How are the three women faring?A television documentary on forced marriages relating to the work of Freedom Charity prompted one of the victims to call for help; that organization's founder Aneeta Prem told CNN the women were coping despite their ordeal. "I've seen them on a number of occasions," she said. "They're doing remarkably well considering how harrowing it's been for them. Every effort has been made to ensure they're being taken care of, but it's going to be a very long journey. JUST WATCHEDHow did women's captivity go unnoticed?ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHHow did women's captivity go unnoticed? 04:01"Now we've heard of the arrests of the two people allegedly involved in this and that's going to be another journey in itself. It's going to be very difficult. We're really pleased with the work that we've done in partnership with the police and they're to be commended for taking this seriously."How can victims of slavery or abuse be rehabilitated?Time is of the essence when suspected victims of slavery or imprisonment are rescued, and the first moments are known as the "golden hour." Ann Reed, anti-trafficking response co-ordinator for the Salvation Army which helps trafficking victims in the UK for the first 45 days, said it was very important to quickly give them back their self-worth."Many victims will have had no opportunity to make decisions for themselves, even down to the smallest things like when to sleep or what to eat."So it's important to put them on a road to recovery by giving them a safe environment, allowing them to choose when to eat and sleep, making them feel at home, offering them kindness and compassion." It can be as basic as playing cards with the victims to put them at their ease, she said.Each case is different, with this latest being the most extreme one that Reed said she had ever heard about. "I assume it will take many years for the victims in this case to recover, although we do not know the full details. It's a complete one-off."How do people who have been held captive find resilience?Captives in similar situations draw strength from each other, Reed said, just as the three women who escaped this year after 11 years of sexual abuse in Cleveland, U.S., did. In that notorious case one of the victims, Michelle Knight, credited Gina DeJesus -- with whom she shared a dark room measuring about 7 feet by 11½ feet -- for saving her life. "I never let her fall, and she never let me fall," Knight told the trial of her tormentor Ariel Castro. "She nursed me back to health when I was dying from his abuse. My friendship with Gina is the only good thing to come from this situation." She returned the favor, at a cost to herself, placing herself in between Castro and DeJesus, taking on physical and sexual abuse herself to protect her friend, said Frank Ochberg, a pioneer in trauma research who testified in the case.Being the oldest, Knight often served as doctor, nurse and pediatrician for Amanda Berry and the young child that Castro fathered. She acted as the midwife, when it was born, delivering Berry's baby in a plastic swimming pool.Somehow, Knight, Berry and DeJesus kept hope. As Knight said, "We said we'll all get out alive some day and we did." Castro was sentenced to life imprisonment but was later found hanging in his prison cell.How many more victims of domestic slavery are there?Authorities have rescued about 1,200 men and women in England and Wales since July 2011, according to the Salvation Army. Many of those victims have endured sexual abuse in brothels, forced labor or domestic servitude. UK Special Envoy for Human Trafficking Anthony Steen told CNN he was not surprised by this case as there were likely to be many cases of domestic slavery in the country. "We don't know the number but we know it's pretty huge. Domestics are hidden away," he said."The difference between slavery when it was manifest in America -- as it was in England -- was that you could see it everywhere," Steen said. "Since then having abolished it, it's grown, it's got bigger and bigger -- in fact they say it's between 10 and 20 times the size it was in the 1800s."Steen said the largest number of people involved in slavery in Britain were in brothels, and that group was followed by men held against their will in debt bondage."Shadow City" was the title of one recent report into human trafficking in London, which explored where the abuses were taking place. "Increasingly the authorities and many residents in London know there is a criminal activity called human trafficking," it concluded. "What they don't usually know, accurately, is what human trafficking actually constitutes and what forms are taking place around them. Most London residents imagine that it does not touch directly on their lives -- that the exploitation takes place in brothels run by foreign gangs controlling foreign women. But it's nearer than they think." The Salvation Army's Ann Reed said if anyone had concerns about neighbors, they should contact police. Causes for suspicion could be if there were several people living in a house, people buying large amounts of food, inhabitants struggling physically or those who were malnourished. They may not go often, or be under the control of others.How do victims of domestic servitude live?Such victims often sleep on the floor in the kitchen, eat the leftover remains of the household and have no days off, Steen said. "Domestic slavery is rampant particularly in the Middle East countries, in Africa and in Europe. By and large it's people who have had their passports removed, they have no pay and are exploited and used. "It's not trafficking but slavery by any other word, except that you don't see it. The problem with this case is that you never know when it will appear: with millions of houses and people it's all behind closed doors. This exposes a problem in all western countries. It's not the police you should blame it's the next-door neighbor, but you don't know what to look for. "These people will be damaged for life. They will never recover."READ: The CNN Freedom Project: Ending modern-day slavery

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Moscow (CNN)Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has said one of his employees was "kidnapped" from his Moscow apartment and sent to a remote Arctic military base, amid a year-end crackdown ahead of Russian holidays. Navalny, President Vladimir Putin's most vocal opponent, said Ruslan Shaveddinov, a staffer at his Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), was taken to Novaya Zemlya island in the Arctic Ocean, "in less than a day."The Russian military accuses Shaveddinov of dodging the draft. Russia maintains a military conscription system that requires young men to perform a year of mandatory military service, with a number of exceptions.Putin claims Russia is world leader on hypersonic weapons"I don't know what our Ruslan Shaveddinov did to annoy the authorities this much but it seems that Putin personally came up with a plan to isolate him," Navalny wrote in a blog post Tuesday. "[First] they blocked his SIM card," he said. Immediately after, Russia's domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Security Service (FSB), broke into Shaveddinov's apartment in the capital.Read MoreThe Head of Moscow military enlistment office Maksim Loktev told Russian state-news agency TASS that Shaveddinov "for a long time evaded conscription service and his enlistment is legal."In a follow-up post on Wednesday, Navalny said Shaveddinov was a "political prisoner" who despite being denied a phone was able to contact his colleagues in Moscow, asking them to pass on his medical records that allegedly show he is exempt from military service.Raid on Navalny office"[Shaveddinov] is not locked up, but there is an assigned warden who is with him literally every second, so when Ruslan sleeps, eats or goes to the toilet, this person is nearby and watches him," the post continued.According to Navalny, Shaveddinov's lawyers are filing a lawsuit claiming that, among other things, abuse of power, kidnapping and illegal confinement took place.Putin's spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said in a conference call with reporters Wednesday that the Kremlin was aware of the reports but declined to give any specifics.Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny (center) says his Anti-Corruption Foundation employee Ruslan Shaveddinov (right) is a political prisoner. "I don't know if he was evading conscription service. If he evaded the draft, he violated the law of the Russian Federation, so I don't think that this casts a shadow over anything," Peskov said. Navalny himself said Thursday a raid took place on his FBK foundation, but said he had not been detained. His spokesperson said earlier he had been held."There are no detainees" in the raid, Navalny said on Twitter. "They [authorities] simply dragged me out of the office."The anti-corruption campaigner speculated the raid had been timed to disrupt a live internet broadcast, and that authorities had seized his foundation's equipment.Navalny said he had official information the raid had been carried out over FBK's refusal to take down a video investigation into the purported wealth of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. That video has been viewed on YouTube more than 32 million times; the Kremlin has dismissed Navalny's allegations. 'Sovereign' internetOn Wednesday a Moscow court announced that the pioneer of the Russian internet, Alexei Soldatov, was placed under house arrest on December 13. Moscow's Tverskoi district court said in a posting online that Soldatov's house arrest had been ordered on suspicion of fraud. His son, Andrei Soldatov, confirmed his detention to CNN. Andrei Soldatov, an author and expert on Russia's security services, said he believed the case was connected to recent Russian government efforts to create a "sovereign" internet capable of operating independently of the world wide web, but did not elaborate further.In his annual marathon press conference, Vladimir Putin dodges the harder questionsEarlier this year, Putin has signed into law new measures that would enable the creation of an independent national network. The new measures empower the Russian government to cut off external traffic exchange, creating a purely Russian web.Russia already has laws on the books that allow authorities to jail individuals who insult government officials online or spread what it calls fake news. Advocates of internet freedom worry that Russia's sovereign internet law creates sweeping new powers to monitor and censor content passing in and out of the country.

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Story highlightsAlex Ferguson gives himself three more years at Manchester UnitedLegendary manager recently celebrated 25 years in chargeFerguson turned 70 as his team beaten 3-2 by BlackburnShock defeat leaves United level with Man City on pointsManchester United manager Alex Ferguson signaled his intention to stay at the English Premier League champions for at least three more years but struggling Blackburn wrecked his 70th birthday celebrations with a stunning 3-2 win at Old Trafford Saturday.Ferguson marked 25 years in charge of the English Premier League champions earlier this year, but his ambition clearly still burns bright."I think I've got three years at the club," Ferguson told the official club website."As long as my health stays up, and as long as I'm still enjoying it and still getting the satisfaction of the team doing its best," he added.Ferguson's top moments in 25 years in chargeThe legendary Scot has set his sights on further success in the European Champions League after their shock exit at the group stages this season and to add to the club's tally of 19 English championships."We have to continue the dominance of winning leagues and, without question, winning a European Cup is important at this club. We should have been in at least another three finals. But you can't be greedy, I suppose, and having won two in my time is an achievement."They were special, it was terrific to win them. I think I'd be very keen to do that (again)."Blackburn, in the relegation zone of the EPL and with manager Steve Kean under continued pressure, scored probably the most unlikely win of the season after the United faithful had paid homage to their manager before the start.Blog: Out with the old and in with the new in 2012With Ferguson resting Wayne Rooney and other first team regulars, their Lancastrian neighbors led 1-0 at half time through an Ayegbeni Yakubu penalty.It was awarded after Dimitar Berbatov pulled down Christopher Samba and put away with some aplomb.Yakubu rifled home a super second, his 12th of the season just after the break, holding off Phil Jones and Michael Carrick before putting his side 2-0 ahead.Almost immediately, Berbatov atoned for his earlier mistake by pulling one back and when the Bulgarian equalized with his sixth goal in three games, United looked set to claim victory.But Kean's men were resolute throughout and in the 80th minute grabbed the winner.It came after United goalkeeper David de Gea flapped at a Morten Gamst Pedersen corner and Grant Hanley was on hand to head home.The result lifted Blackburn off the bottom, while United stayed level on points with neighbors Manchester City, who play Sunday against Sunderland.Ferguson did not temper his reaction to the disappointing defeat which prevented his side leading the EPL at the end of the year."It is a disaster," he told Press Association."I never expected it. We lost two terrible goals and you can't do that."

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(CNN)Watching eyewitnesses in Derek Chauvin's trial express their grief, anger, fear and helplessness at seeing George Floyd beg for his life, Feidin Santana had been there before. The 29-year-old, who recorded the fatal police shooting of Walter Scott in North Charleston, South Carolina, six years ago, had to testify himself amid threats, bigotry and bogus allegations -- all for the seemingly noble act of documenting police violence. Once on the witness stand, his character and recollections came under fire. Most familiar to Santana was last week's testimony from Donald Williams II, a mixed martial artist who implored Chauvin to take his knee off Floyd's neck, Santana told CNN. Defense attorneys tried to discredit Williams, pegging him as part of an angry mob that distracted Chauvin. They focused on Williams calling the ex-Minneapolis officer names, casting Williams' pejoratives as something more nefarious than pleas to spare Floyd's life. Williams didn't bite -- he said he couldn't be painted as angry; he'd remained professional -- just as Santana didn't falter more than four years ago when he took the stand in Scott's killing. JUST WATCHED2015: Man who recorded Walter Scott shooting speaksReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCH2015: Man who recorded Walter Scott shooting speaks 01:01"It's bringing up a lot of memories," said the Dominican immigrant who came to the States at 13 and counts English as his second language. "That bad experience will forever mark your life, then coming on the stand to testify, it's hard. It's hard, especially when you have attorneys in a defense position, that they're trying to make it seem you actually are the criminal."Read MoreLong before Floyd's death spurred a racial reckoning in the United States, Santana was a quiet barber. He was running late to work one spring morning in 2015 when he saw Scott, an African American man, run past, followed by officer Michael Slager, who is White. As he caught up to the men, he heard a Taser and saw the pair tussling. He began recording the altercation from about 60 yards away. Santana watched as Scott escaped Slager and bolted. The lawman drew his .45-caliber Glock and unleashed eight rounds into the fleeing 50-year-old, hitting him five times. Slager then retrieved a Taser from where he and Scott had wrestled, walked over to Scott and tossed it on the ground.Santana's phone captured it all. He held on to the video for three days. He saw a counselor, then reached out to a local Black Lives Matter leader. He played it for Scott's brother and sister-in-law, who wept. When he learned Slager was claiming he killed Scott in self-defense, Santana knew what he had to do."I'm not going to delete the video. I'm going to fix this problem and come forward," he remembers thinking. He became a key witness in Slager's state murder proceedings, which ended in a December 2016 mistrial when a predominantly White jury couldn't agree on a verdict. A retrial was scheduled, then abandoned as part of a deal in which Slager pleaded guilty to a federal charge of deprivation of rights under the color of law.Feidin Santana testifies during Michael Slager's state murder trial in 2016. Santana testified again during Slager's federal sentencing. The threats and racism made him feel unsafe, and on three occasions in the two years after the shooting he went home to the Dominican Republic "for my own peace because it was too much," he said. "There's always risk when you as a witness come forward and try to challenge an institution," he said. "When you interfere of just one officer, it's like going against an institution. For my own safety, I just decided it was a better decision to go."Slager was sentenced to 20 years in prison and currently resides at Federal Correctional Institution Englewood in Colorado. 'I'd be safer anywhere but Charleston'Santana could've left North Charleston. Instead, he harnessed his frustration and sadness into politics and entrepreneurship. He's majority owner of a barbershop set to open in late April, and last month he was elected to serve as second vice chair of the Charleston County Democratic Party. "I'd be safer anywhere but Charleston, but to challenge my own fear and to live with it, I decide to work inside the city where I faced that oppression," the married father of two said. Santana, a key witness in Michael Slager's trial, poses in his soon-to-open barbershop.Santana feels a strong sense of empathy for witnesses in Chauvin's trial. He says he understands what they're going through -- rewatching a horrific scene over and over and recalling what they saw from a few feet away as the officer knelt on Floyd's neck for almost 10 minutes. In an oft-tense exchange with attorney Eric Nelson, Williams likened Chauvin's kneeling to a "blood choke" employed in MMA bouts. Williams called the police on the police, he said, because "I believed I witnessed a murder." A high schooler testified she was "scared of Chauvin" watching the incident unfold. Upon seeing bodycam footage, wherein Floyd cries for his mother, Charles McMillan reached for a clutch of tissues to wipe away tears, shaking his head to compose himself. A 9-year-old's voice fell to a whisper recalling her sadness and anger as she "felt like (Chauvin) was stopping his breathing." Her cousin, Darnella Frazier, 17 at the time, was taking her for snacks that day and directed her into the nearby Cup Foods so the third grader wouldn't see "a man terrified and scared, begging for his life."Encountering the scene, Darnella had the same instinct as Santana in April 2015: "I pulled out my phone," she testified. JUST WATCHEDFive witnesses who saw Derek Chauvin's knee on George Floyd's neck testifyReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHFive witnesses who saw Derek Chauvin's knee on George Floyd's neck testify 03:04Like Santana, she faced harassment. Two days after Floyd's killing, she took to Facebook to fend off online attackers claiming she came forward for clout, attention or a paycheck. Trolls suggested she should've intervened, to which the teen replied, "of course I'm not about to fight off a cop I'm SCARED wtf."She's stayed up at night apologizing to Floyd "for not doing more and not physically interacting and not saving his life, but it's not what I should have done. It's what he should have done," she testified, referring to Chauvin. 'It's a very traumatizing experience, clearly'Santana recalls the questions he faced on the stand, which made the death threats and bigotry outside the courtroom sting more. He found himself sad, struggling to concentrate. The memories have rushed back during the Floyd trial -- how people alleged he was shady for not immediately calling police or for waiting to release the video, how defense attorneys raised song lyrics he had written expressing distrust in police, or how attorneys alleged prosecutors compensated him for his testimony. "You being a witness is a very traumatic experience. Your life will never be the same," he said. With Williams' testimony, "many questions they ask, why he cursed or he said bad words to the officers -- the attacks that he was receiving in the trial ... it brings back a lot of memories."JUST WATCHEDVideo shows Minneapolis officer kneeling on black man's neckReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHVideo shows Minneapolis officer kneeling on black man's neck 03:01Dennis Flores, founder of El Grito, a Brooklyn-based community organization that counts police watchdog among its missions, and cofounder of a subsidiary, Copwatch Media, has been filming police since 1995. He's familiar with the blowback witnesses can face when they challenge law enforcement. Witnessing and documenting over the years took him to an unhealthy "place of cynicism," he said. He didn't have the support he needed. He was angry and frustrated, and lashed out at relatives and friends, he said."Initially, I internalized it. When you get no justice and you're being persecuted, I became dysfunctional," he said. "That's why I organized Copwatch. It helped me channel that rage -- to fight for justice but not return that same anger with hate ... to seek healing."Many aren't "in a stable place or position to handle that kind of attention. That kind of attention can break you down," he said."It's a very traumatizing experience, clearly. After you take this image and you document what happened, the repercussion of what happens -- the everyday citizen is not aware," the Puerto Rican activist told CNN. "Every step you take will be highly scrutinized. ... From now to then, the pressure's on to discredit you as a witness."There's almost no infrastructure in place to help folks who bear witness to police violence, Flores said, and they need support. El Grito, which translates to "the scream" or "the outcry" in Spanish, receives countless calls and emails alleging police violence and harassment, he said.The group steers them toward resources, including lawyers with a "record of putting in great fights" rather than chasing ambulances, spotlights or big-dollar settlements, said Flores, who took tutelage from Parents Against Policy Brutality in the 1990s.Dennis Flores patrols his neighborhood for police harassment and immigration raids in 2017.The group also teaches witnesses how to organize "so they can do for themselves. Someone is targeted, we are going to coach them and support them to build the skills up to deal with the challenge. ... Our concern is mostly, first and foremost, to protect the rights of those individuals who observed and witnessed something."As part of its mission, El Grito has flooded Flores' Sunset Park neighborhood with "know your rights" information and hosted town halls, while teaming with Witness, another nonprofit, and Berkeley Copwatch to create a database of incidents to "help the public connect the dots," he said His message: "You took a moment to do something heroic. but you shouldn't be held to a pedestal. You're only a human. ... Your life is going to completely change, and one has to be very careful navigating those waters."'My story is not over in 2021'Now that Santana has navigated those waters, he sees his experience as a catalyst, which is why he joined the local Democratic Party and dived into business, but don't expect him tow party lines or rail wholesale against police. There are many good officers serving and protecting, he said. "For me, it's about morals," he said. "People don't say the things that are really going on in our community. I don't have a position whatsoever. I'm here for the people as much as respect for the Democratic Party. This is bigger than politics."County party Chairman Greg Perry is excited to work with him: "Feidin is an incredible individual, who is super eager to assist the party in engaging people for more than votes. He desires to help us in our mission to meet needs in the communities that we serve."Ultimately, Santana wants his newborn daughter and 7-year-old son to grow up in a place where police and community members don't view them differently because they're people of color, he said. Santana hopes to open his new barbershop later this month.This is where the barbershop comes in. Yes, being involved in politics will provide him the influence and access necessary to champion his community's needs, he said, but he hopes to exact real change in Charleston by employing 20 stylists from all backgrounds in hopes of repairing divisions in the community and empowering young people, he said. The ever-appropriate moniker for his North Charleston business? Change Up Cuts. Its motto? "Love & Unity," with a pair of scissors instead of an ampersand. "Barbershops have always been places where the community gathered and talked about social issues. I want to bring that back again with this project, get the community to connect more," he said. "There are many similar struggles, and we don't see it because we are focused on our own individual aspect when we can work collectively against injustice, against inequality. "I think that we can definitely be one step closer to a real democracy in this country, and that's what I want to do."Santana can't say where life may have led him had he not been late for work April 4, 2015, but he knows where he's headed now. He wants his barbershop to become a movement, and he's excited to see the youth unite and use their voices. "It's not just about complaining and how sad we feel. What are you doing about it?" he said. "My story is not over in 2021. Actually, it's the beginning of it. I'm more convinced of my ideas."

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Story highlightsProtesters pack the streets in Iceland's capitalThe country's prime minister is under fire after leaked documents revealed ties to offshore companyHe says the holding company for his wife's assets brought no tax advantages (CNN)Iceland's Prime Minister is facing calls to resign after leaked documents revealed personal financial arrangements that critics say have shattered public confidence in his leadership and will affect the country's international reputation.Protesters packed streets outside the country's Parliament in Reykjavik on Monday as opposition lawmakers called for a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson.Meanwhile, Iceland President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson has cut short a personal trip to the United States, Iceland's national public service broadcaster RUV reports, citing his press secretary. Photos: Panama Papers: People take to the streets in IcelandProtesters packed the streets outside Iceland's parliament Monday, calling for the prime minister's resignation.Hide Caption 1 of 8 Photos: Panama Papers: People take to the streets in IcelandThe protest came a day after reports accused Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson, who has led the country since 2013, of having ties to an offshore company that were not properly disclosed. Gunnlaugsson has denied the accusation.Hide Caption 2 of 8 Photos: Panama Papers: People take to the streets in IcelandThe reports draw on millions of documents hacked from Mossack Fonseca, a Panamanian law firm that allegedly helped elected leaders and top officials set up secret shell companies and offshore accounts. Details from the leaked documents, which CNN hasn't been able to verify independently, drew fierce criticism from demonstrators Monday. "Man who lies should not be a leader of a nation," one protester's sign read.Hide Caption 3 of 8 Photos: Panama Papers: People take to the streets in IcelandWaving banners that said, "TELL THE TRUTH" and "FAREWELL," throngs of protesters gathered outside the parliament building.Hide Caption 4 of 8 Photos: Panama Papers: People take to the streets in IcelandAs opposition lawmakers are pushing for a vote of no confidence in the prime minister, some protesters say they want him to step down. Gunnlaugsson has vowed to stay in office.Hide Caption 5 of 8 Photos: Panama Papers: People take to the streets in Iceland"I'm so angry I made a sign," one demonstrator's sign said.Hide Caption 6 of 8 Photos: Panama Papers: People take to the streets in IcelandSome protesters waved Iceland's flag as they marched.Hide Caption 7 of 8 Photos: Panama Papers: People take to the streets in IcelandAngry demonstrators said they felt betrayed by the prime minister. Gunnlaugsson told Iceland's TV2 Monday that he won't step down. "I have not considered resigning, nor am I going to resign, because of this matter," he said.Hide Caption 8 of 8The Panama Papers: 7 things to knowElected leaders implicatedRead MoreGunnlaugsson is one of a number of world leaders facing scrutiny since a group of news organizations jointly published reports Sunday drawing on millions of documents hacked from Mossack Fonseca, a Panamanian law firm that allegedly helped elected leaders and top officials set up secret shell companies and offshore accounts.JUST WATCHEDHuge leak reveals elite's secret assetsReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHHuge leak reveals elite's secret assets 02:13The reports accuse Gunnlaugsson, who has led the country since 2013, of having ties to an offshore company, Wintris Inc., that were not properly disclosed.CNN hasn't been able to verify independently the leaked documents, which were obtained from an anonymous source by German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung and then shared with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.Gunnlaugsson has not responded to a request for comment from CNN.He told Iceland's TV2 Monday that he felt "betrayed and disappointed" by the accusations and wouldn't step down."I have not considered resigning, nor am I going to resign, because of this matter," he said.Mossack Fonseca said in a statement to CNN on Monday that while the firm "may have been the victim of a data breach, nothing we've seen in this illegally obtained cache of documents suggests we've done anything illegal, and that's very much in keeping with the global reputation we've built over the past 40 years of doing business the right way."The murky world of offshore tax havensQuestions over declaration of interestAccording to the journalism group, which carried out a yearlong investigation into the documents in cooperation with more than 100 news organizations, Gunnlaugsson and his wife, Anna Sigurlaug Palsdottir, purchased Wintris from Mossack Fonseca in 2007.The journalism organization alleged the shell company was used to invest millions of dollars in inherited money, and that Gunnlaugsson did not disclose, as required by parliamentary rules, that he co-owned Wintris when he entered Parliament in April 2009.Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson says he hasn't considered resigning.But in a statement attributed to Gunnlaugsson and Palsdottir published on the Prime Minister's website on March 27, he denied having breached the rules, saying that only companies with "commercial activity" had to be reported, while Wintris was simply a holding company for his wife's assets.He had "therefore followed the rules for declarations of interests ever since he took a seat in Parliament in 2009, regardless of how you look at this case," the statement read.On the last day of 2009, Gunnlaugsson sold his half of the company -- headquartered on Tortola in the British Virgin Islands -- to Palsdottir for $1, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists reports, citing the leaked documents.When asked about Wintris during a videotaped interview with Swedish public television station SVT, Gunnlaugsson ended the conversation and said the journalists had asked an inappropriate question. "You are asking me nonsense," he said.In a statement later provided to the investigative journalist group, his office said that, as a holding company for his wife's assets, Wintris brought no tax advantages and had been created to avoid conflicts of interest in Iceland.JUST WATCHEDLeaked Panama Papers allege corruption by world leadersReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHLeaked Panama Papers allege corruption by world leaders 04:38"It's been clear since before I began participating in politics that my wife had a considerable amount of money," he wrote in a post on his website Monday. "Some people find that in itself very negative. I can't do much about that because I'm neither going to divorce my wife nor demand that she relinquish her family inheritance."The journalism group reported that among Wintris' more notable holdings were bonds of three major Icelandic banks that collapsed in 2008. It said it was not clear how Gunnlaugsson's political activities could have affected the bonds' value. A photo posted by Kiddó (@kristiddo) on Apr 4, 2016 at 10:09am PDT The Prime Minister said in his statement on his website that his wife had never benefited from his political activities -- "quite the contrary.""My political participation and the policies I have fought for have resulted in her wealth being decreased," he wrote.He told TV2 that he had walked out of the Swedish television interview because he was startled by the questions."They started talking about tax havens and such. Then, they made the impression that I had been involved in that. It is very important to remember that my wife's company has never been in a tax haven. And it isn't really an offshore company since it has always been taxed in Iceland," he said. "This, of course startled me. And I think I should apologize for my performance in this interview. Even though I felt betrayed and disappointed, I shouldn't have let it faze me."Lawmaker: 'A complete collapse of ethics'The Prime Minister's statements have done little to quell anger over the revelations in a country where the 2008 financial crisis -- that saw the collapse of its currency, stock market and several major banks -- is a painful recent memory. Demonstrators outside Parliament Monday waved signs that said "TELL THE TRUTH" and "FAREWELL." There are a few people in Austurvollur right now. #panamapapers #Iceland #protest #reykjavik A photo posted by Ben Gruber (@da_chucky) on Apr 4, 2016 at 10:36am PDT Opposition lawmakers filed a motion for a no-confidence vote, which could be debated later in the week."He has already done so much damage for people's trust in the state, and he's completely defamed Iceland in the eyes of the international community," said Birgitta Jonsdottir, a lawmaker for the opposition Pirate Party.Icelanders were "embarrassed" and "in shock" to see their leader appear in news reports on the leaked documents alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin and other world figures, she said.The reports allege the files show the existence of "a clandestine network operated by Putin associates that has shuffled at least $2 billion through banks and offshore companies," although Putin isn't mentioned by name in any of the documents. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has labeled the reports a "series of fibs."JUST WATCHEDRussia dismisses Panama Papers' findingsReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHRussia dismisses Panama Papers' findings 01:36"We usually compare ourselves to Scandinavia and Western Europe. And to see our leader in the company of Putin and those people -- people feel very embarrassed in Iceland," Jonsdottir said."People are in a similar shock as after the financial crisis in 2008 because it is a sense of a complete collapse of ethics."Former Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir said Gunnlauggson and his government needed to resign immediately."It is not just the credibility of the nation internationally that is at stake," she wrote on her Facebook page."The nation will never tolerate what the leaders have been found out doing. There has been a total breach of confidence between the government and the people of the country."CNN's Inga Thordar, Jethro Mullen, Bharati Naik, Vasco Cotovio, Laura Perez Maestro and Catherine E. Shoichet contributed to this report.

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Story highlightsArsenal stage stunning rally as they come from 4-0 down to beat Reading 7-5 in League CupMilan trail 2-0 at Palermo before drawing 2-2 as coach Allegri continues to feel pressureStephan El Shaarawy's late strike takes him to top of Serie A scoring charts with 7 goalsBarcelona and Dortmund win opening matches of their Spanish and German Cup defensesTwo of Europe's biggest clubs staged dramatic comebacks on Tuesday as Arsenal rallied from 4-0 down to beat Reading 7-5 in the English League Cup while struggling Italian heavyweights AC Milan drew 2-2 at Palermo in Serie A. The results will have different impacts for both coaches, with manager Arsene Wenger's position seemingly safe at Arsenal while Milan boss Massimiliano Allegri will continue to face pressure as his side's indifferent form goes on. In Tuesday's only top-flight league game in Italy, Palermo led 2-0 shortly after halftime whereupon the under-fire Allegri changed his tactical plan to good effect, switching from his favored 3-5-2 to a 4-2-3-1 while also introducing Bojan Krkic as a substitute. The former Barcelona player had an instant impact, teeing up a goal for Riccardo Montolivo before Stephan El Shaarawy leveled the game 10 minutes from time, with the 20-year-old's seventh league goal of the season taking him to the top of the scoring charts. The point bought Allegri a little more breathing space as the seven-time European champions moved into the top half of the table, yet they still trail league leaders and old rivals Juventus by 14 points with just a quarter of the season gone. Photos: The greatest sporting comebacks Photos: The greatest sporting comebacksMission Improbable – German Martin Kaymer milks the moment as his putt on the 18th green ensures Europe will retain the Ryder Cup. His defeat of Steve Stricker capped an improbable comeback, as the Europeans triumphed 14½-13½ despite trailing 10-4 at one stage on Saturday.Hide Caption 1 of 10 Photos: The greatest sporting comebacksRose in bloom – Justin Rose punches the air as he caps an unlikely comeback of his own, defeating Phil Mickelson on the 18th green after being one down with two to play. The American described his loss as one of the turning points of the 2012 Ryder Cup. Hide Caption 2 of 10 Photos: The greatest sporting comebacksBattle of Brookline – Europe's victory echoed the 1999 Ryder Cup, where the U.S. also came from 10-6 down to win 14½ - 13½. The 'Battle of Brookline' was bathed in controversy as U.S. players stormed the 17th green in celebration at s crucial Justin Leonard putt. Golfing etiquette had been broken as Leonard's opponent, Jose Maria Olazabal, could still have squared their match. Hide Caption 3 of 10 Photos: The greatest sporting comebacksLawrie load of glory – Jean Van de Velde (middle) looks bewildered as he reflects on his defeat in the 1999 British Open. The Frenchman blew a three-shot lead on the final hole, so forcing a play-off with Justin Leonard (right) and Scotland's Paul Lawrie (left) which the latter won to seal his first major, despite trailing Van de Velde by an enormous 10 strokes before the final round took place. Hide Caption 4 of 10 Photos: The greatest sporting comebacksTurkish delight – Liverpool players celebrate with goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek (in black) after the English side completed their remarkable comeback against Italians AC Milan in the 2005 European Champions League final. Trailing 3-0 at half time, Liverpool scored three goals in six second half minutes in Istanbul to force extra time and a penalty shoot-out, which they won 3-2. Hide Caption 5 of 10 Photos: The greatest sporting comebacksBlue Moon – Players and fans of Manchester City celebrate after winning their first English title since 1968. City trailed Queens Park Rangers 2-1 but scored two stoppage time goals to win 3-2 - and so deny city rivals Manchester United the title. The success echoed United's 1999 Champions League triumph in Barcelona, where they beat Bayern Munich 2-1 despite trailing after 90 minutes. Hide Caption 6 of 10 Photos: The greatest sporting comebacksThe Icemen cometh – Having won the last four gold medals, the Soviet Union were hot favourites to win ice hockey gold at the 1980 Winter Olympics. Few expected Team USA - made up of amateur and college players - to stop them but they defied the odds to beat the Soviets 4-3 in a semifinal which became known as 'The Miracle on Ice.' They went on to win gold against Finland in the final.Hide Caption 7 of 10 Photos: The greatest sporting comebacksComeback King – Despite being two sets and 5-1 down in his semifinal, Frenchman Henri Cochet managed to win the 1927 Wimbledon title. He stunned the world No. 1, American Bill TiIden, in the semis before repeating his escapology act in the final, trailing by two sets once more and surviving six match points before rallying to win in five sets for a third successive game.Hide Caption 8 of 10 Photos: The greatest sporting comebacks'The 438' – It is the one-day cricket international that may never be equalled. Set a world record score of 435 to win in their allotted 50 overs, Graeme Smith's South Africa beat Australia in Johannesburg after racking up 438 runs, with just one wicket and one ball to spare.Hide Caption 9 of 10 Photos: The greatest sporting comebacksMariners run adrift – It is baseball's greatest fairytale comeback. In August 2001, the Seattle Mariners were on their way to equalling the major league record of 116 victories in a season. They led the lowly Cleveland Indians 14-2 at the halfway stage and though the Indians rallied they still needed five full runs with only one out remaining - and got them to win 15-14 in the 11th innings, with Kenny Lofton grabbing the crucial score.Hide Caption 10 of 10JUST WATCHEDBerlusconi sentenced, blames politicsReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHBerlusconi sentenced, blames politics 02:23JUST WATCHEDCan AC Milan rebuild this season? ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHCan AC Milan rebuild this season? 02:54With Allegri's position under constant scrutiny and club president -- and former Italian Prime Minister -- Silvio Berlusconi having been sentenced to four years in prison for tax evasion, the start to Milan's season has been anything but easy. Wenger has also been criticized after mixed recent results, and his team -- featuring 11 changes from Saturday's hard-fought win over lowly Queens Park Rangers -- went 4-0 down after just 37 minutes against another team stuck in the Premier League's relegation zone. Seconds before halftime, Theo Walcott scored the first goal of a special hat-trick, with his second coming six minutes into stoppage time to force extra-time.The England international's his 120th-minute goal gave Arsenal a 6-5 lead, which was later extended by Morocco striker Marouane Chamakh's second of the match. "The first set is for us, it was a tennis game today," joked Wenger afterwards. "There were so many turning points. The goal to make it 4-1 just before halftime was important, as was the miracle goal in the (90th) minute." Wenger was forced to face disgruntled supporters at a stormy annual general meeting last week, where many fans were unhappy to hear him place qualification for the UEFA Champions League above winning a trophy. The Gunners have failed to pick up any silverware since 2005 but they have now made it into the quarterfinals of the League Cup, on a night when fellow Premier League sides Sunderland, Wigan and Southampton all exited the competition. Meanwhile, Reading became the first team to score five goals in a non-qualifying round of either the League Cup or FA Cup and lose a game. Meanwhile, Spanish league leaders Barcelona began the defense of their Copa del Rey title with a 3-0 victory at third division team Deportivo Alaves.Regular first-teamers David Villa, Andres Iniesta and Cesc Fabregas scored in the first-leg tie, while fellow La Liga side Valencia won 2-0 at Llagostera.German Cup holders Borussia Dortmund reached the third round with a 4-1 win at second division Aalen, while fellow Bundesliga sides Schalke, Freiburg and Mainz also went through.

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(CNN)Another day of horrific civilian carnage in Ukraine underscored the desperate need for a ceasefire -- and explained why an end to the barbaric war may still be far away. Russian forces Wednesday escalated their assault on soft targets, which prompted President Joe Biden to call Russian President Vladimir Putin a war criminal. The fate of hundreds of people sheltering in a theater in the coastal city of Mariupol is unknown after a Russian barrage slammed into a building flanked with the word "children" on the ground to ward off attacks. People at the theater began emerging alive, according to a short statement posted Thursday on Facebook by the former head of the Donetsk region, though it was not yet clear if this means all those inside the building survived. Another bombardment hit a swimming pool in the same city used as a shelter. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, after delivering a moving virtual address to the US Congress, revealed that at least 103 children have perished so far in Moscow's onslaught. The World Health Organization criticized what it said were deliberate attacks on Ukraine's health care infrastructure. More than 3 million Ukrainians have fled in a refugee exodus, according to the UN.Zelensky taps national psyches of other countries as he appeals to save his ownThese are not simply tales of unfortunate, innocent civilians caught in the crossfire or a larger conflict. There are too many attacks for this to be anything but a deliberate Russian strategy of trying to bomb Ukraine into submission one civilian at a time. This assault designed to cause maximum pain and destruction is likely to further deepen the schism between the two countries and make it harder to find an accommodation to end the killing.The imprecise and bloody Russian offensive is effectively a mid-20th-century war playing out 20 years into the 21st century. Scenes of fleeing civilians and extraordinary destruction in besieged cities almost look like they are taking place in grainy black-and-white 1940s newsreels treated with modern color techniques to bring them to life. But this is happening now. And it's an atrocity on a grand, modern scale. The idea that the land wars that scarred Europe's history and caused millions of deaths were over has been comprehensively debunked.Read More"Putin is inflicting appalling, appalling devastation and horror on Ukraine -- bombing apartment buildings, maternity wards, hospitals," Biden said Wednesday, unveiling another $800 million in military assistance for the country. "I mean, it's godawful." The possible contours of a ceasefire or longer-term term deal to end the fighting have been widely discussed. They could include a pledge by Ukraine that it would not join NATO. Russia might demand some form of neutrality for its neighbor and a measure of demilitarization. Ukraine might need security guarantees from Western powers to sign up for a deal. But its aspirations to join the European Union would be very difficult for Putin to accept. The Kremlin said Wednesday that "demilitarization" of Ukraine could be a compromise, suggesting a Swedish or Austrian model of a state, but that idea was rejected by the Ukrainian side.As tensions between Israelis and Palestinians have shown, knowing how a conflict should end doesn't make it any easier to reach that point. Any diplomatic plan to end the war in Ukraine would likely be fraught with uncertainties -- including the political capacity of both Russians and Ukrainians to offer concessions after such bitter fighting and large losses on each side. Plus, any real talk of Western security guarantees would require a level of input from outside nations that may feel like a stretch -- and also would rely on Putin accepting a foreign role in Ukraine.Everything you need to know about war crimes and how Putin could be prosecutedBiden's comments on Wednesday -- when he told reporters at the White House in reference to Putin, "I think he is a war criminal" -- raised a more fundamental question. It's fair to ask whether the West, and more particularly Ukraine, will ever be able to deal with a Russian leader it regards in such a way. Yet the appalling humanitarian disaster unfolding in Ukraine -- and the possibility that thousands of innocent lives could be saved -- make it imperative for Kyiv and Western nations to try to come to some accommodation with Putin, as bitter as that may be. But even then: Will the Russian leader ever accept it?Putin's resistance to peace There are many logical reasons why Putin might be ready to sue for peace. The war has been a strategic and economic disaster for Russia. In the space of a few weeks, dizzyingly broad sanctions and punishments have made Russia a diplomatic, financial and cultural pariah. A US official said Wednesday that Russian forces had become "generally stalled" near Kyiv with expectations of a blitzkrieg to the capital a distant memory. A new influx of US and other Western arms could increase what US intelligence agencies already believe are huge Russian casualties in the face of stiff Ukrainian resistance. Yet at every stage of the conflict, before the invasion and after, Putin has chosen to escalate, to become more inhumane. Ukrainian cities are under siege. In some, food and water are running dry. There is no sign that the Russian President has any qualms at the vicious human toll his actions are taking. His past history suggests that if it takes a grinding, prolonged campaign to destroy Ukraine with blunt weapons like artillery and rockets, he is willing to see it through. There is, meanwhile, no sign that the extraordinary sanctions that have effectively cut off Russia from the world are weakening his domestic political position in a Kremlin system he has long dominated.Only Putin can end the war -- but he's escalating its brutal toll and spillover potentialZelensky's declaration on Tuesday that his country would have to accept that it will not join NATO appeared to be a concession to Putin. But it is hard to see how the Russian leader could accept that as condition enough to withdraw his forces given his warnings at the beginning of the war that Ukraine didn't have a right to exist and that its people were really Russian.So for all the terrible cost to Ukrainians and Russians, and despite Western questions over whether he is acting rationally, Putin may still see a logical reason for pursuing the conflict. A country that is destroyed cannot join the West. Putin was offered multiple "off ramps" in the run-up to the invasion, in endless phone conversations with Western leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron, and rejected them all. It would be unwise to expect him to change his mind now.Still, given the Russian leader's success in eradicating critical media and dissent in Russia, it's theoretically possible he could save face by declaring any eventual agreement a vindication. But the latest bombardments don't suggest the Russian leader is in any mood for compromise.Ukraine could face painful compromisesThe journey that Ukraine would need to make toward a ceasefire with Putin also seems to be lengthening. The extraordinary pain already borne by the country, and the defiance shown by Zelensky as he leads a warrior nation in resistance, may raise the stakes for any eventual peace plan. Put callously, the extent of killing, deprivation and humanitarian blight that the country can stand may shape the government's position on ceasefire negotiations. It is unclear whether the coming influx of Western weapons and the success of Ukrainian resistance will embolden the government in Kyiv to fight on. Senior Zelensky adviser Mykhailo Podolyak, for instance, said on Wednesday that the Ukrainian army was beginning to counterstrike far larger Russian forces in a number of directions, CNN's Sam Kiley reported.Why Zelensky won't get what he wants most from BidenWhile there have been some optimistic signals from the Ukrainian side about talks with Russian officials, the terms of a final settlement could be difficult. Having galvanized a nation in a fight for independence and sovereignty, Zelensky may be loath to allow Russia to hold onto areas in Crimea and eastern Ukraine that it has seized -- and would probably demand that it retain. Any requirement for a demilitarization of the country to satisfy Russian calls for neutrality could leave it vulnerable to another invasion. And Ukraine has had a bitter experience with foreign security guarantees. A post-Cold War agreement that led to the dismantling of the country's Soviet-era nuclear deterrent contained assurances that its sovereignty and independence could be recognized by Britain, the United States and Russia. That didn't stop Putin's invasion. Add to that Russia's multiple statements that it had no plan to march into Ukraine, which means there is no trust in Kyiv for Moscow.Any pledge that Ukraine would not seek membership in the European Union would also be a bitter pill for Zelensky. Putin might require such a promise since the war and more than a decade of interference in Ukraine's affairs were largely motivated by his fury at the idea of the nation with the closest ethnic, cultural and historical ties to Russia moving toward the West. Still, Russia's invasion has backfired in at least this regard. Ukraine has effectively become part of greater Europe in everything but name. Millions of its people have fled to a haven in the EU and will have long-term ties with the bloc. And key European powers, including Germany, have reshaped decades of foreign policy to support Ukraine -- just one of the ways in which the continent will never be the same, whenever the war ends, even if it takes much longer.

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A version of this story appeared in the July 23 edition of CNN's Royal News, a weekly dispatch bringing you the inside track on the royal family, what they are up to in public and what's happening behind palace walls. Sign up here. London (CNN)Prince Harry is making headlines once again. This time, they're around the news that he's working on a memoir, to be published late next year.And it looks like the Duke of Sussex will keep all subjects on the table, judging by the announcement from publisher Penguin Random House. It said the book will cover Harry's life thus far, taking in his decade with the military as well as his delight at starting a family.Harry himself acknowledged the ground he wants to cover, saying: "I've worn many hats over the years." His stated goal in opening up once more, -- promising to include "the highs and lows" of being a senior royal -- is unity. His story, he said, will show that "no matter where we come from, we have more in common than we think."British tabloids had a field day with the announcement. Immediately describing the upcoming memoir as "another blow to the Queen" and questioning whether he had sought permission to write it. Ultimately, as he is no longer a working royal, Harry doesn't need to ask the firm. That said, it's always polite to give your grandmother a heads-up -- which he reportedly did.William and Harry at the unveiling of a statue they commissioned of their mother Diana, Princess of Wales in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace, on July 1Officially, the palace is keeping quiet for the time being. But that's par for the course, as it wouldn't normally respond to something it hadn't seen.Read MoreNews of the book came as a surprise to some royal-watchers, and it prompts the question: Why write it at all?Critics will point to the fact that the couple previously said they were moving to the US to escape the unbearable pressure of the press, and yet Harry has been fairly accessible this past year. Whether it was sharing his truth alongside Meghan in their sit-down with Oprah, on a banterous bus ride with late-night star James Corden or from an armchair for a popular podcast, Harry has already shared a lot of himself with the public.But that's the point. The couple always said they wanted to continue working, using their platform to raise awareness to causes dear to them but on their own terms.Harry's choice to set the record straight in a book is interesting. It shows that, despite everything, he still doesn't feel he's been able to truly share his side of the story. Certainly, the choice of medium is telling. A TV interview can be stage-managed but it happens in a moment. You can prepare for it, but you can't change it afterward. Putting their life into words on a page allows a person more time.Apart from the statement that it will be a "definitive" and "intimate" account of Harry's life experiences, little else of the book's contents is known at this point. Harry returned to England in April for his grandfather's funeral. But it means we now have two royal moments to look forward to in 2022 -- the Queen's Platinum Jubilee and, later in the year, Harry's life story in print. Some may worry that the book's publication will distract from his grandmother's achievement of 70 years on the throne, but that is highly unlikely.Harry knows when to step out of the spotlight. You only need to look at his recent actions to see that. Remember how he and William made sure to be seen talking together after their grandfather's funeral in April or appeared together at the unveiling of their mother's statue? The family know how to ensure the focus is on the right royal.Harry is still a "much loved" member of the Queen's family, as the monarch has previously made clear. He is expected to fly home for the jubilee festivities next summer and hopes are high that the duchess and their children will be able to come too. But that's not going to stop the book from being a highly anticipated event. There will always be interest in the royal family and what happens behind palace walls. But Harry will also be aware that it's the Queen's year, and he won't do anything to draw attention away from her special moment.WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING?Bill Clinton turned down tea with the Queen.When US Presidents fly to the UK, Downing Street traditionally pulls out all the stops to showcase the much-lauded "special relationship" between the two countries, and that often involves the Queen and her family. Most jump at the chance of tea with the monarch but that wasn't the case with Bill Clinton during his 1997 trip. He opted for a spot of sightseeing instead, according to formerly classified documents. Read the full story here.US President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary pose in front of London's Tower Bridge with British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie, center left, on May 29, 1997, before dining in a nearby restaurant.Charles and Camilla head to Cornwall.Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall undertook a short tour of England's southwest this week. The three-day visit to Devon and Cornwall is an annual event in their diaries and saw them visit places such as the historic Exeter Cathedral and the Isles of Scilly. They met with people and organizations aligned with the causes they champion, like sustainability and community development. The trip came a few days after Camilla's 74th birthday last Saturday.Charles and Camilla visit the Isles of Scilly on July 20.FEATURED PHOTOSIt seems like just yesterday that William and Kate welcomed their first child to the world, and yet Prince George turned 8 on Thursday! As has become traditional on each of their children's birthdays, the proud parents shared a family snap of their eldest for royal fans. George and his siblings are rarely seen by the public, appearing mainly at large royal events, which have been scuppered over the past year by the pandemic.But by releasing photographs to the public, the hope from the family is that the children will be left alone to grow up in as normal circumstances as possible. However, the third in line to the British throne delighted royal fans with a few appearances cheering the England men's football squad at Euro 2020 matches alongside his football-loving father in recent weeks.In honor of George's birthday, here's a few fun snaps of the sweet and sometimes cheeky little royal over the years.Prince George and his parents visit a butterfly exhibition at London's Natural History Museum in July 2014.Prince George is held by his nanny, Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo, during the Trooping the Colour ceremony in June 2015.Then-Chief Official White House Photographer Pete Souza managed to capture one of the most adorable meetings of Barack Obama's presidency when he met George at Kensington Palace in April 2016. While Obama was dressed for the occasion, it was close to the third in line to the throne's bedtime.Can't get enough? Check out our video of some of George's cutest moments below:JUST WATCHEDPrince George's cutest momentsReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHPrince George's cutest moments 01:27FROM THE ROYAL VAULTAs Tokyo 2020 gets underway, here's a fun one... did you know Princess Anne once competed in an Olympic Games? Yes, the Princess Royal rode the Queen's horse, Goodwill, during the mixed three-day event at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games in Canada. In the intervening years, she has continued to bring her experience as a veteran Olympian to her role as a British member of the International Olympic Committee. She also helped London successfully bid for the 2012 Games as director of the London Organising Committee and brought the Olympic flame from Athens to London for its tour of the country. Princess Anne is one of two British royal family members to have competed at an Olympic Games -- the other being her daughter, Zara. Ahead of this year's Games, Anne, who is also president of the British Olympic Association, sent her best-wishes to Team GB and recalled "the anticipation and excitement of stepping onto the Olympic stage" in her own sporting history. The royal also acknowledged that, while Tokyo 2020 will be different as a result of the pandemic, the circumstances shouldn't stop athletes from taking a moment to reflect on their achievements."I know that you have all worked incredibly hard for this moment, during the most challenging of times, and I hope you will find the Team GB environment a support and an inspiration for you. This is your Olympics. It will be different, but not in its importance to you. Savor it, and above all, enjoy it," she said. Watch her full video message here.ROYAL TEA BREAKThe Queen meets guests at the Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace in 2019. The past few days have seen a heatwave engulf the UK, with many hitting the beaches and parks with some ice-cold drinks to cool down. Former royal chef Darren McGrady revealed one of the refreshing beverages he used to serve up for royals in a YouTube video this week."We served Pimm's a lot at Buckingham Palace in the summer at garden parties and things," McGrady said. "And it's no secret that the Queen is a lover of gin. It's a gin-based drink and with a splash of lemonade in there ... it really is a super-refreshing drink."McGrady revealed the royal Pimm's cocktail recipe has seven garnishes: oranges, lemons, cherries, strawberries, cucumber, mint and borage. "It's almost a fruit salad," he added.The chef said the secret was "one-part Pimm's and two or three parts Sprite or lemonade" and joked that "some members of the royal family measured it the other way round and I'm not saying who." Sounds delish. Are you going to give an authentic Buckingham Palace Pimm's a go?PHOTO OF THE WEEKMembers of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards march out of Windsor Castle in Berkshire after taking part in the Changing of the Guard for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. "I'm writing this not as the prince I was born but as the man I have become." Prince Harry on writing his life story at 36.

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(CNN)Santiago Hernan Solari knows what it takes to be a successful Real Madrid player. For his next trick, can he replicate that as interim coach of the La Liga club?If managing the England international team is the "impossible job," then the Real hot seat is surely club football's equivalent -- as Julen Lopetegui quickly discovered when he was sacked on Monday after just two months in charge.Follow @cnnsport Sunday's humiliating 5-1 El Clasico defeat at the Camp Nou left Los Blancos ninth in La Liga, seven points behind the league leaders and proved the final straw for Lopetegui, who was dismissed from his position as Spain coach on the eve of the World Cup after agreeing to take charge of Real for the start of the 2018/2019 season.An official Real statement thanked Lopetegui for his efforts but said the decision "aims to change the dynamics of the first team, when all the objectives of this season are still achievable.""The board considers there to be a large disparity between the quality within the Real Madrid squad, which boasts eight nominees for the next Ballon d'Or award -- an unprecedented number in the club's history -- and the team's results to date."Read MoreSolari, who has been the Real Madrid B coach, takes over on an interim basis. The club gave no indication of who they would appoint permanently. Solari played for Real between 2000 and 2005.READ: Lopetegui sacked by Real Madrid'El Indiecito'Before the international break in mid November, Real plays Melilla in the Copa del Rey, hosts Real Valladolid in La Liga and faces Viktoria Plzeň in the Champions League, before traveling to Galicia for an away league game against Celta Vigo. The good news for Solari is that there is a successful precedent for Real president Florentino Perez promoting a Real Madrid B coach to the top job. Zinedine Zidane left his role as Real boss in May this year having led his former club to nine trophies in a two-and-a-half year spell, including three consecutive European titles. He too had coached the Real Madrid B team.Born in Rosario, Argentina -- also the birthplace of Lionel Messi -- Solari was educated at New Jersey's Richard Stockton College in the US, which partly explains why the 42-year-old's English is so good. He likes to read in English to retain his ability to speak the language.Solari's father Eduardo played professionally in Argentina while his brothers David and Esteban also pursued football careers, as did his cousin Augusto.Solari was nicknamed "El Indiecito" -- "the Little Indian" -- which is a nod to his uncle, Jorge Solari, who played in Mexico and was nicknamed "El Indio."Prior to Solari's appointment, 12 coaches have come and gone under Real president Florentino Perez.READ: Suarez hat-trick helps Barca to El Clasico humbling'Sexiest player of the year'In Argentina, Solari's career took off at River Plate, where he won the Libertadores Cup in 1996. Three years later he made the move to Spain, joining Atletico Madrid.When Atletico was relegated in 2000, Real moved to sign the Argentine winger. That was the era of the "Galacticos" and Solari played alongside the likes of Zidane, featuring in 204 games and scoring 22 goals in five seasons as a merengueHe won the Champions League in 2002 -- it was Solari that started the move that led to Zidane's breathtaking volley against Bayer Leverkusen in the final in Glasgow -- as well as two La Liga titles, two Spanish Supercups, one European Supercup and an Intercontinental Cup.It wasn't just football trophies that Solari won at Real. In 2002, Canal + viewers voted him "The sexiest player of the year.""I thank the people who voted for me, but I'm sure it's rigged," Solari quipped. "We'll see if I'm offered another career in the film industry when I leave." Santiago Solari was part of Real Madrid's European Cup winning team in 2002.READ: Leicester City -- Healing a broken city after 'horrific time for everybody'Intensely privateIn 2005, Solari joined Inter Milan and was part of teams that won three successive Serie A titles, before he headed back to South America and played for San Lorenzo, Atlante and Peñarol.Solari has been described as "highly educated, articulate, philosophical and a lover of books." After retiring he wrote a column for leading Spanish newspaper El Pais.Married with three children, Solari is intensively private and has no visible social media profile.Visit cnn.com/football for more news and videosBack in Europe, he started his coaching career by working with Real Madrid's junior teams, before taking charge of Castilla -- the club's B team -- in 2016.Under Solari, Castilla's results have been mixed -- in his three seasons in charge, the team finished 11th and eighth and is currently fifth in their group.Will Real place their faith in Solari or go with a more established coach?READ: Emotional Mahrez scores winner for Man City on NFL scarred pitchWhat type of coach will Solari be at Real? Perhaps an interview he gave to El Gráfico magazine provides a clue."First you have to see what skills and what characteristics the players have -- who are and will always be the owners of football -- and afterwards know how I want to play, the style. 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Story highlightsTiger Woods in first event since FebruaryClaims to be pain free after fourth back surgery (CNN)The hype machine is on overdrive as Tiger Woods gears up for his latest comeback, but this time the mood is cautiously upbeat rather than just hopeful.Woods claims to be pain free after undergoing his fourth back surgery in April, and his peers have reported a spring in his step and a rehabilitated swing that is out-driving world No.1 Dustin Johnson ahead of the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas. Follow @cnnsport The 41-year-old Woods trod the same path last year, making a much-anticipated return from a 15-month injury layoff at the elite-field event in Albany before breaking down again two tournaments later in Dubai in February.Welcome to the 2017 #heroworldchallenge | @TigerWoods pic.twitter.com/p4MfWOyz32— Hero World Challenge|TGR Live (@TGRLiveEvents) November 26, 2017 But Woods -- who joked his kids and some of today's pros only know him as a YouTube star -- says this time around is "light and day." "This is very different," he told a news conference in Albany Tuesday. "Last year I was struggling a little bit with the pain, I look like I was playing in slo-mo ... I didn't realise how bad my back had become." Read MoreWoods added: "This surgery was about quality of life ... I'm loving life now." US Ryder Cup star Patrick Reed, who played nine holes with the former world No.1 Monday, said Woods "wasn't fearful" of his surgically repaired back and "wasn't guarding anything.""He had pep in his step. He was in high spirits," Reed told USA Today. "I was shocked how fluid his swing was and how far the ball was going. He had some speed behind it. He's always been a little longer than me, but some of those drives today, he got it out there."READ: Golf great's mind is 'blown' by modern game's failings'No pain'Making Progress pic.twitter.com/I3MZhJ74kI— Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) October 15, 2017 Since doctors gave him permission to start chipping again in August, Woods has been posting tantalizing glimpses of his recovering golf swing on social media. He has only been striking full shots for a month but fellow PGA star Rickie Fowler said Woods was hitting it "way by" him in recent practice rounds at home in Florida. Last week former world No.1 Jason Day, a close friend of Woods, said he spoke to him on the phone from Australia and heard it was "the best he's ever felt in three years."On Friday, Woods played 18 holes with President Trump, top-ranked Johnson and long-time PGA Tour pro Brad Faxon.In a column for GolfWeek, Faxon wrote that Woods out-drove the big-hitting Johnson "half the time." Woods played 18 holes at Albany Sunday, followed by more video clips of him swinging freely. Johnson confirmed Faxon's assessment Tuesday, telling the Golf Channel that Woods was "hitting it hard, no pain, looked like he was swinging it really well."READ: Golf's biggest hitter who is long on personalityREAD: What it's like playing golf with Donald Trump Photos: Tiger Woods: From highs to lowsTiger Woods clinched his fifth Masters and 15th major title with victory at Augusta in April. Hide Caption 1 of 29 Photos: Tiger Woods: From highs to lowsThe former world No. 1 had not won the Masters since 2005, and it was his first major win since 2008.Hide Caption 2 of 29 Photos: Tiger Woods: From highs to lowsA month after winning the Masters, Woods received the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, from President Donald Trump.Hide Caption 3 of 29 Photos: Tiger Woods: From highs to lowsWoods won the season-ending Tour Championship in September 2018. It was his first title in five years following a succession of back injuries. Hide Caption 4 of 29 Photos: Tiger Woods: From highs to lowsSigns that Woods was back to his best were obvious at August's PGA Championship, where he finished runner-up to Brooks Koepka. It followed an impressive showing at July's British Open, where he briefly topped the leaderboard.Hide Caption 5 of 29 Photos: Tiger Woods: From highs to lowsWoods made an impressive return to competitive golf in 2018 after multiple back surgeries in recent years. He played his first Masters in three years in April 2018. Hide Caption 6 of 29 Photos: Tiger Woods: From highs to lowsThe four-time champion had back fusion surgery -- his fourth procedure -- in April 2017 and returned to the game pain-free in December. He finished tied 32nd at Augusta.Hide Caption 7 of 29 Photos: Tiger Woods: From highs to lowsWoods was touted as one of the favorites after impressing in his early-season events. He also set tongues wagging by playing a practice round with old rival Phil Mickelson, right.Hide Caption 8 of 29 Photos: Tiger Woods: From highs to lowsWoods finished tied second at the Valspar Championship in March 2018 and followed it up with a tie for fifth at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill. The hype needle moved into overdrive.Hide Caption 9 of 29 Photos: Tiger Woods: From highs to lowsWoods set out on his legendary path by becoming the youngest winner of the Masters -- at 21 -- with a record 12-shot win in 1997. Hide Caption 10 of 29 Photos: Tiger Woods: From highs to lowsOne of his most remarkable feats was winning his first US Open by an unprecedented 15 shots at Pebble Beach, California, in 2000, sparking a streak never seen before or since.Hide Caption 11 of 29 Photos: Tiger Woods: From highs to lowsWoods' victory in the 2001 Masters meant he held all four of golf's major titles at the same time, dubbed the "Tiger Slam." Hide Caption 12 of 29 Photos: Tiger Woods: From highs to lowsWoods' win rate, his dedication to fitness training and his desire to succeed were changing golf. Prize money rocketed because of Woods. Off the course, he married girlfriend Elin Nordegren in 2004. Hide Caption 13 of 29 Photos: Tiger Woods: From highs to lowsWoods showed rare emotion when he broke down in tears on the shoulder of caddie Steve Williams following his win in the 2006 British Open at Hoylake, months after his father and mentor Earl passed away. Hide Caption 14 of 29 Photos: Tiger Woods: From highs to lowsDespite being visibly hampered and in pain from a knee injury, Woods won the US Open in breathtaking fashion at Torrey Pines, California, in 2008. It was his 14th major title to leave him only four behind the record of Jack Nicklaus. He was later diagnosed with knee ligament damage and two fractures of his left tibia. He missed the rest of the season after surgery. It is still his last major title. Hide Caption 15 of 29 Photos: Tiger Woods: From highs to lowsIn December 2009, Woods crashed his car into a fire hydrant outside his home. As the big picture emerged it was discovered Woods had been conducting a series of extra martial affairs. He took three months away from the game to sort out his private life. Hide Caption 16 of 29 Photos: Tiger Woods: From highs to lowsIn February 2010 Woods addressed the world's media to explain and apologise for his actions. His infidelity led to divorce and was the beginning of a downhill slide in Woods' playing career. By October he lost the world No. 1 ranking, a position he had held for 281 consecutive weeksHide Caption 17 of 29 Photos: Tiger Woods: From highs to lowsBack in the fold, Woods earned his first win in two years at the Chevron World Challenge in December 2011, a charity tournament he hosts that does not count on the PGA Tour money list.Hide Caption 18 of 29 Photos: Tiger Woods: From highs to lowsWoods was back in the winner's circle in 2013, lifting five titles, including the Arnold Palmer Invitational, to get back to the top of the rankings.Hide Caption 19 of 29 Photos: Tiger Woods: From highs to lowsIn March 2013, Woods and Lindsey Vonn announced they were dating on Facebook. In January that year, the champion skier had finalized her divorce from Thomas Vonn, after initializing proceedings in 2011. In May 2015, Woods and Vonn announced their breakup, with the golfer claiming he "hadn't slept" in the days following. Hide Caption 20 of 29 Photos: Tiger Woods: From highs to lowsLater in 2013 there were signs all was not well as Woods was seen to be in pain as he picked the ball out of the hole at the Barclays tournament in August. He missed the Masters the following April for the first time since 1994 to undergo back surgery.Hide Caption 21 of 29 Photos: Tiger Woods: From highs to lowsWoods pulled out of the Farmers Insurance Open in February 2015, and struggled with injury and form for the rest of the season. Hide Caption 22 of 29 Photos: Tiger Woods: From highs to lowsWoods cut a dejected figure at that year's US Open as he struggled with his game and carded rounds of 80 and 76 to miss the cut.Hide Caption 23 of 29 Photos: Tiger Woods: From highs to lowsIn August 2015 Woods made his last appearance for 15 months to undergo follow-up back surgeries. At one stage during his rehabilitation, Woods spoke of there being "no light at the end of the tunnel" -- and with one eye on his fading career, he suggested "everything beyond this will be gravy."Hide Caption 24 of 29 Photos: Tiger Woods: From highs to lowsWoods made a much-anticipated return to golf in December 2016, showing signs of promise with the highest number of birdies in the field -- 24 -- but he also made a number of costly errors to finish third from last in the 18-man event.Hide Caption 25 of 29 Photos: Tiger Woods: From highs to lowsHe missed the cut in his first event of 2017 in the US and pulled out after the first round of the Dubai Desert Classic in February, citing back spasms. He underwent a fourth back prodecure in April. Hide Caption 26 of 29 Photos: Tiger Woods: From highs to lowsThe golf legend was arrested Monday, May 29, on suspicion of driving under the influence. He was booked into a local jail in Florida and released a few hours later. He said in a statement he had "an unexpected reaction to prescribed medications." Hide Caption 27 of 29 Photos: Tiger Woods: From highs to lowsIn August Woods entered a first-offender program and pleaded guilty to reckless driving on October 28. He will avoid jail unless he commits major violations of his probation. Hide Caption 28 of 29 Photos: Tiger Woods: From highs to lowsWoods returned to golf after 301 days at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas on November 30 2017. He carded a three-under first-round 69 and appeared pain-free and hungry to resume his career. Hide Caption 29 of 29'Life back'Woods said he had experienced "dark times" over the past few years since his first back surgery in 2014 and told CNN's Living Golf ahead of the Dubai event he feared he might never play the game again. The nerve pain in his back extended down his leg and into his foot."I didn't have much of a life there for about two years," he told the Golf Channel Tuesday. "I couldn't get out of bed, I couldn't go out for dinner because I couldn't sit, I couldn't drive a car. It was a tough couple of years, now I'm on the good side."I'm just trying to get used to my new body, this is new. But I'll trade that any day for having a life back." JUST WATCHEDThe world of golf course designReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHThe world of golf course design 22:29'Personal issues' At last year's Hero World Challenge Woods finished 15th of 18, but he hit the most birdies of anyone in the field to fuel speculation of a return to his former heights.Big Cat in the Bahamas.@TigerWoods getting ready for his return this morning at the Hero World Challenge. pic.twitter.com/MGQrRag5sH— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) November 27, 2017 However, the anticipation fizzled out with a missed cut on his PGA Tour return in California in January and a faltering first-round of 77 in Dubai before back spasms forced him under the knife for the fourth time in April.Woods appeared again on a golf course as a vice-captain at the Presidents Cup in September, but during his rehabilitation he also struggled with personal issues. In May, he was arrested for driving under the influence after being found asleep behind the wheel of his stationary Mercedes-Benz late at night on a Florida road.He was found to have five different drugs for pain, anxiety and sleeping medications in his system. He later released a statement saying he did not realize the mix of medications "had affected me so strongly" and underwent rehab to manage his medications. "I've come out the other side and I feel fantastic," he said Tuesday. In August Woods entered a first-offender program and pleaded guilty to reckless driving on October 28. He will avoid jail unless he commits major violations of his probation.'Competing again' Woods won the last of his 79 PGA Tour events in 2013 and the last of his 14 majors in 2008 and has played just seven competitive rounds since September 2015.Both Faxon and Reed were impressed by his "sharp" short-game, but Woods was quick to temper expectations given his lack of competitive action. "I haven't really competed in almost two years, really. I haven't really done much," the world No. 1,199 added. "I'm looking forward to competing again and trying to find the rhythm and feel of tournament golf. Just hitting shots. I haven't really had a scorecard in my hand in a while. That's going to be different."Woods may be able to defy injury but he will also be 42 on December 30, in a sport where many of the top players are in their 20s and were not on the circuit when Woods was at the height of his powers -- hence the YouTube reference. Visit CNN.com/golf for more news, features and videosWoods refused to map out a schedule beyond this week, but an injury-free four days -- his doctors have said there is no reason his back should fail again -- should augur a tentative return to the PGA Tour."Give me time, let me play this event and see what I can and I can't do," said Woods, who will partner 24-year-old world No. 3 Justin Thomas in the first round Thursday.

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(CNN)He's been to watch his local football club Anzhi Makhachkala play, he's called out boxing legend Floyd Mayweather and he's even fought a bear.Following his explosive UFC 229 victory over Conor McGregor -- and even more explosive brawl afterwards -- Khabib Nurmagomedov has been a busy man.Eleven months after he flew over the octagon's fence and jumped into a throng of people looking to fight McGregor's team, the Russian will make his long-awaited comeback following his nine-month suspension as he faces Dustin Poirier in Abu Dhabi on September 7 at UFC 242. But due to the tempestuous end to their fight, rumors have been rife that a Nurmagomedov-McGregor rematch could be on the cards.However, having successfully defended his UFC lightweight championship title against McGregor, Nurmagomedov isn't pushing for a rematch. Read More"He tapped. I make him tired and he tapped," he told Becky Anderson for CNN's Connect the World."And people understand his level, people understand my level. I do everything what I want. I stand up with him, I wrestled with him, I grappled with him, he tapped. "I don't feel like I have to improve something inside the cage with him. And we have a lot of good contenders who deserve a title shot, and I'm going to fight with other opponents."READ: Demetrious 'Mighty Mouse' Johnson is a MMA fighter -- and hardcore gamerRespectWhile McGregor is known for his hard-hitting, high-flying style in the octagon, it was his trash talking outside the ring that shot him to stardom.And it's fair to say that after their war of words ahead of their Las Vegas fight, Nurmagomedov and McGregor aren't the best of friends. Nurmagomedov faces-off with McGregor during the UFC 229 Press Conference.While exchanging barbs is commonplace nowadays ahead of UFC fights, Nurmagomedov thought McGregor crossed a line with his insults, explaining his volatile reaction to winning in Las Vegas. And although he acknowledges that trash talking is now part of the UFC, the undefeated fighter believes that by mentioning his family, religion and parents, McGregor caused him a "big disrespect.""If people try to give me respect, I'm going to give them respect," the 30-year-old said. "If they go crazy with me, I'm going to go crazy with them."And UFC think I'm just a nice guy or something like this. I'm a nice guy to who's nice with me. If people [are] not nice with me, I'm not a nice guy."READ: 'I try to honor the people that I've lost,' says Daniel CormierNurmagomedov is escorted out of the arena after defeating Conor McGregor.Father figureNot only do UFC coaches play a vital role in the preparation of their fighters ahead of bouts, but they also play an important part during the actual fight. They offer tactical advice between each round to give their fighter the upper hand and hopefully, help them on the way to victory. Nurmagomedov and and his father Abdulmanap give a press conference in Moscow.So, imagine training for weeks on end with your coach and then not being able to have them in your corner for the fight? This is what Nurmagomedov has had to deal with at both UFC 209 and 229 as his father (who is also his coach) -- Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov -- was denied a visa to allow him into the US on both occasions. But because UFC 242 is being held in Abu Dhabi -- as part of the UFC's five-year partnership with the Department of Culture and Tourism (DCT Abu Dhabi) -- Abdulmanap will be in his son's corner for the first time in his UFC career, something that means a great deal to the UFC Lightweight Champion."And this is mean a lot for me, and for him too, because a lot of people see fighters, but they don't see coaches," he said. "And I want people understand how great my father is. Because he has a lot of champions, world champions. And I'm very happy to have him in my corner."READ: Conor McGregor 'will fight again', confirms UFC President Dana WhiteReturning to the octagonFollowing his ban and $500,000 fine for his clash with McGregor's team, no one was able to challenge Nurmagomedov for his UFC title.Therefore, in the meantime, an interim UFC lightweight championship was created and won by Poirier at UFC 236 when he defeated Max Holloway. Dustin Poirier celebrates after recieving the title belt from UFC President Dana White.But despite Poirier holding the interim championship belt and a 21-5-1 record, Nurmagomedov is certain the fight will be a one-sided affair. "Khabib going to smash Dustin, inshallah. And that's it," the Dagestan fighter said confidently. "If people want to see how one athlete can smash another athlete."And I don't like the posters, they call us champ versus champ. This is not champ versus champ. I am the champ. He is interim champ. This is big difference.Visit CNN.com/sport for more news, features, and videos"It's going to be a dogfight if I want. If I didn't want, I'm going to dominate him. And I don't people think I'm Anthony Pettis, Justin Gaethje, or Eddie Alvarez, or Max Holloway. I'm completely different fighter. "And when I go to the cage, I all the time control my opponents. And it's like, dogfight is going to for him, not for me. Because I'm going to dominate."

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This is the weekly edition of CNN's coronavirus newsletter. Look out for your roundup every Wednesday. If you haven't subscribed yet, sign up here. (CNN)At the start of the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) had one very clear message for countries around the world: "Test, test, test." Two years later, the advice remains the same, but not all governments are listening to it.This week, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson hailed England's new "living with Covid" strategy, dropping its remaining pandemic restrictions despite the reality that tens of thousands of people are still testing positive each day — including, on Sunday, Queen Elizabeth II. The plans unveiled by Johnson, who says the next phase is all about "encouraging personal responsibility," include an end to England's free coronavirus testing scheme. At the program's peak, more than 2 million swabs per day were being carried out and logged in the United Kingdom — yielding arguably the most robust data set in the world. The UK's move to axe free mass testing after March was met with backlash from public health experts, who fear it could have major consequences on global efforts to track Covid-19. The WHO's special envoy for Covid, David Nabarro, said on BBC radio over the weekend that he worried Britain's decision to drop all rules and adopt "a line that is against the public health consensus," could "create a bit of a domino effect around the world." Read MoreThe dismantling of these surveillance systems would have a dire impact on our understanding of the virus as it continues to evolve and spread, WHO epidemiologist Maria Van Kerkhove said during an online question-and-answer session on Tuesday. Though global infections have fallen about 20% this week, compared to the previous week, she warned that the decline "may not be real" due to reduced testing. "We are very concerned about a reduction in testing around the world. We need to continue to test for SARS-CoV-2. We cannot abandon our testing practices," Van Kerkhove added. Still, some countries and regions are hanging on to testing as a major strand of their pandemic strategy.A temporary Covid-19 testing site in Hong Kong.Hong Kong's chief executive, Carrie Lam, announced a massive mandatory testing drive Tuesday as the territory grapples with its worst coronavirus outbreak yet, spurred by Omicron. The entire population — nearly 7.5 million people — will undergo three rounds of compulsory Covid-19 testing in March, and testing capacity is expected to increase to 1 million a day or more, according to Lam. Hong Kong has largely stayed in lockstep with mainland China's "zero-Covid-19" policy, which has meant that as other countries like Britain have shifted their approach to treating the virus as endemic, the city has been stuck in a never-ending cycle of lockdowns to quell outbreaks. The extremely transmissible Omicron variant put a massive strain on testing programs around the world earlier this year, making rapid tests even more scarce. As cases surged, vaccinated and boosted people trying to ensure they were not positive before contact with vulnerable individuals or attending gatherings found themselves scrambling to find available test kits.The United States poured billions into scaling up test manufacturing capacity, but still failed to avert a shortfall amid the Omicron spike. In a briefing by the White House Covid-⁠19 response team last week, Dr. Tom Inglesby, senior adviser to the task force, said that the administration was seeking to address supply chain challenges and expand domestic testing capacity, to "be ready if we face a new variant or surge in the future." The US government said it has secured 1 billion tests, 200 million of which have already been shipped free of charge to Americans across the country. "Testing will remain a critical part of our overall COVID response strategy. We're making investments now for whatever this virus brings in the time ahead," Inglesby said.YOU ASKED. WE ANSWEREDQ: How can we keep kids safe as Covid-19 rules change? Our expert weighs inA: After two years of pandemic restrictions, several states have announced they will end indoor mask mandates, including at some schools. Against this backdrop, the US Food and Drug Administration has said that it will delay authorization for the Covid-19 vaccine for children under 5. That has left many parents wondering whether it is safe or not to allow their kids to resume indoor activities such as playdates, going to the movies and attending extracurricular activities."Just because restrictions are being lifted doesn't mean that suddenly everything's safe. Covid-19 infection levels are still quite high in many communities. Government-required measures are ending, but that doesn't mean that individuals should make every risky choice," CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen says.But nearly everything we do carries some level of risk when it comes to contracting Covid-19. The question families should ask is: How much do we want to keep avoiding the coronavirus? And what's the price we're willing to pay to do so?Send your questions here. Are you a health care worker fighting Covid-19? Message us on WhatsApp about the challenges you're facing: +1 347-322-0415.READS OF THE WEEKQueen Elizabeth experiencing mild Covid symptomsBritain's Queen Elizabeth II canceled her planned virtual engagements on Tuesday as she continued to suffer from mild Covid-19 symptoms, Buckingham Palace has said. The palace announced Sunday that the 95-year-old monarch had contracted the virus. "As Her Majesty is still experiencing mild cold-like symptoms she has decided not to undertake her planned virtual engagements today, but will continue with light duties," the palace said. Light duties likely refer to her head of state responsibilities such as reading and answering documents and letters, which she receives daily in her famous red dispatch boxes, Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse explain.The Queen's diagnosis is the latest Covid case to hit the royal household. Her eldest son and heir to the British throne, Prince Charles, contracted the virus for a second time on February 10, and had seen his mother "recently." Days later, his wife, Camilla, also tested positive. Additionally, a royal source told CNN Sunday that there had recently been "a number of cases ... diagnosed in the Windsor Castle team." UK media have reported that the Queen is fully vaccinated.As the US looks to move on from Covid-19, high-risk and disabled Americans feel forgottenTasha Nelson's 10-year-old son Jack, who has cystic fibrosis, a progressive genetic disease that causes persistent, damaging lung infections, held back tears when he heard the news. The two were in the car when the announcement came through the radio: Virginia's freshly sworn-in governor had signed an order attempting to ban mask mandates in schools. "My son looked up at me and he had tears in his eyes because he knew what it meant. He said, 'Mom, does that mean I can't go to school anymore?'" Nelson said. "He said, 'Can't we let the governor know about kids like me? I want to go to school too.'"As local and state leaders across the US remove mask and vaccination rules, immunocompromised, disabled and chronically ill Americans say that doing away with protections will leave them more vulnerable — especially as they, or family members, return to in-person work or school. And for some, Covid-19 vaccines are not as effective in staving off a severe bout with the virus, Christina Maxouris writes.The high-risk people CNN spoke to said as the country eagerly looks to move on from the pandemic, they feel forgotten — and worse, like they don't matter to the rest of the American public. Some say they feel like they've been left to adapt to a more dangerous reality, while others are now mapping out a permanently isolated lifestyle.Reinfections of Omicron subvariants are possible, but rare A WHO advisory group met to discuss the latest evidence on Omicron, including subvariants BA.1 and BA.2, on Tuesday, after reports that the latter was not only spreading faster than its distant cousin, but may also cause more severe disease. Based on available data on transmission, severity, reinfection and impacts of vaccines, the group advised that that BA.2 should continue to be considered a variant of concern and remain classified as Omicron. WHO's experts considered real-world data on clinical severity from Denmark, where BA.2 is currently the dominant cause of Covid-19. A new Danish study found that getting reinfected with two different Omicron subvariants was possible, but that it was a rare occurrence, largely afflicting those who are unvaccinated and resulting in mostly mild infections. The group also received a briefing from Japanese scientists, who recently conducted lab and animal studies with BA.2. The new lab experiments from Japan show that BA.2 may have features that make it as capable of causing serious illness as older variants of Covid-19, including Delta. And like Omicron, it appears to largely escape the immunity created by vaccines. TOP TIPYou might need a fourth shot. As the world approaches the second anniversary of the declaration of the Covid-19 pandemic by the WHO, on March 11, more nations are rolling out — or considering — fourth doses of coronavirus vaccine for their most vulnerable. Israel was the first nation to roll out fourth doses, and Sweden and the UK have recently said they would follow suit. In the US, leading public health officials say they are "very carefully" monitoring if or when fourth doses might be needed, with signs that it might be recommended as we move into fall — coinciding with the administration of flu shots.Here's why Dr. Anthony Fauci and other public health experts say boosting will be critical.LISTEN TO OUR PODCASTOver the past two years, people around the world have experienced new levels of social isolation. But even before the pandemic, public health experts have warned about a looming "loneliness epidemic." CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the serious potential impacts this can have on our health and the surprising power of small acts of kindness. Listen here.

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(CNN)Former Vice President Joe Biden will stand center stage, flanked by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on his right and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren to his left, for the next presidential debate, which will also feature a new face and a returning candidate among the dozen Democrats onstage vying for their party's nomination.The stakes are incredibly high for the candidates participating in the CNN/New York Times Democratic presidential debate on October 15, as several candidates will likely need a breakout performance to remain competitive in this crowded primary field. For businessman Tom Steyer, it will be his first presidential debate, while Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard returns to the stage after failing to qualify for the September debate. In all, 12 Democratic hopefuls will appear on the same stage for the debate: Biden, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro, Gabbard, California Sen. Kamala Harris, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke, Sanders, Steyer, Warren and businessman Andrew Yang.The Democratic National Committee's fourth sanctioned primary debate will air live at 8 p.m. ET from Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio, a northeast suburb of the state capital, Columbus. CNN anchors Erin Burnett and Anderson Cooper and New York Times national editor Marc Lacey will serve as the debate moderators.The 12 campaigns were required to submit paperwork to the DNC Wednesday morning certifying that their respective candidate achieved the fundraising and polling thresholds required to participate in the October debate. To receive an invitation to this debate, candidates needed to attain at least 2% in four separate DNC-approved polls and receive contributions from at least 130,000 unique donors, including at least 400 donors from 20 different states.Read MoreFor the November debate, the polling and contribution thresholds will be raised to require candidates to achieve 3% in four DNC-approved polls, and the number of unique donors needed increases to 165,000 people. The November criteria is likely to shrink the number of candidates eligible to participate in DNC-sanctioned debates after October -- placing Democrats who fail to reach the new thresholds in political jeopardy.The podium order for the CNN/New York Times Democratic presidential debate was determined based on an average of the 10 most recently released qualifying polls. Candidates with the highest averages were placed in the center of the stage with those with lower polling averages assigned podium positions to the left and right.The October 15 debate will air exclusively on CNN, CNN International, CNN en Español, and stream on CNN.com's homepage and NYTimes.com's homepage. In addition, the debate will be available across mobile devices via CNN's and New York Times' apps for iOS and Android, via CNNgo apps for Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, Chromecast and Android TV, SiriusXM Channels 116, 454, 795, the Westwood One Radio Network, Alexa Amazon, National Public Radio and stream on Facebook.

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This story was excerpted from the October 26 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)Nick Clegg shot to national fame as a cuddly liberal in 2010 in the UK. But many Brits are hardly surprised to see him now working as the presentable face for a company accused of turning a blind eye to hate speech, anti-democratic plotting, and even human trafficking on its platform. As Facebook's global affairs chief, Clegg has been tasked by Mark Zuckerberg with defending the social media behemoth -- and its role in helping to facilitate the January 6 insurrection -- in the aftermath of a damning leak of thousands of internal company documents. (Facebook has tried to discredit the leaks as a partial view, and argues it does try to keep the platform safe.) But how could a man who led a party called Liberal Democrats defend a company accused of flouting the spirit of both those words?  Well, this is the same Nick Clegg who became the deputy prime minister of the UK after winning over (then quickly letting down) younger voters with his straight-talking, nice bloke style that seemed to go down well after the financial crisis. Fairer taxes, no more nukes, give the planet a cuddle, that sort of thing. But it wasn't long before those who got swept up in Cleggmania (google it) felt betrayed by their hero.  When Clegg's Liberal Democrats finished third in 2010, they were forced to enter a coalition with the Conservative Party to ensure a majority government. In the world of liberal British politics, there are few things worse than cozying up to the party of Margaret Thatcher. As Prime Minister David Cameron's #2, Clegg would ultimately endorse painful austerity measures, then go on to make himself even less popular with young voters by u-turning on his manifesto commitment to not increase tuition fees.  The rest is history, culminating in this apology video and its numerous spoofs. Since Clegg's coalition compromise, his party has become a punchline in British politics. So for those wondering how the onesie-owning idealist could end up putting out fires for a more powerful partner: it's not the first time. -- CNN's Luke McGee writes to Meanwhile from LondonRead More'Offensive options'Back in June, US President Joe Biden said after laying down the law to Russian President Vladimir Putin that we'd know in six months to a year whether a spate of Russian hacking and cybersecurity attacks had yielded to some kind of order. So far, things don't seem much better. Few weeks pass without some new story of nefarious behavior by hacking gangs on Russian soil. And now Microsoft says that Nobelium, a group associated with Russia's SVR spy agency, is attacking US-based tech firms. The group was previously blamed for the 2020 "SolarWinds" hack on US federal agencies.Microsoft says the latest assault is a sign that Russia is trying to gain long-term, systemic access to the technology supply chain. The goal is to "impersonate an organization's trusted technology partner to gain access to their downstream customers," said Tom Burt, a Microsoft corporate vice president. Russia previously denied US accusations that it was behind the SolarWinds hack and online interference in the last two presidential elections.The latest revelations suggest US sanctions have done little to deter Russian hackers. And given the Biden's personal investment in talks with Putin in Geneva, the resumed attacks seem like a direct challenge. The White House said the latest attacks were typical of surveillance conducted every day by Russia and other foreign governments, and called on tech firms to thwart such activity by improving cyber security practices. So it sounds like the US regards the latest attacks more along the lines of routine spying rather than some new and pressing danger. There is no public sign that the new cyber espionage has crossed Biden's red lines, from a list he gave Putin of 16 "off limits" critical entities, including the energy sector.One of the most difficult things to assess in such cases is how the US is responding and whether it is using its own covert means. If this is routine spying, it's possible Washington's espionage agencies are doing something similar in Russia and elsewhere. The US has warned of "offensive options" to deter hacking -- but as is common in this shady world, it won't say what they are or if they've already been used.

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(CNN)Tennis star Simona Halep says she is "recovering well" after testing positive for Covid-19. The world No. 2 confirmed she was self-isolating at home after experiencing mild symptoms from the virus. "Hi everyone, I wanted to let you know that I tested positive for COVID-19. I am self-isolating at home and am recovering well from mild symptoms. I feel good ... we will get through this together," she wrote on Twitter on Saturday. Caroline Wozniacki to retire after the Australian OpenThe WTA tour has already finished for the year and Halep last played in the French Open earlier this month, where she lost to eventual winner Iga Swiatek in the fourth round. The 29-year-old Romanian had decided not to participate at this year's US Open in August over health concerns amid the pandemic.Read MoreREAD: Simona Halep's lockdown life -- military on the streets, slower pace at homeThe former world No. 1 had been on a 17-game winning streak before her lost to Swiatek at Roland Garros in France.It was a run that stretched back to January's Australian Open semifinals and included three WTA titles in Dubai, Prague and Rome.The two-time grand slam champion won her last major at Wimbledon in 2019.

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(CNN)The devastating Australian bushfires have been burning for months and there's no end in sight. They've taken the lives of citizens and firefighters, and they've destroyed hundreds of homes. They've forced entire towns to evacuate and live in shelters in one of the worst fire seasons in Australia's history. Volunteer firefighters are working relentlessly to combat the flames, leaving their own families behind. Here's what you can do to helpYou can donate to the Australian Red Cross, which has volunteers at evacuation and recovery centers. You can give to the Salvation Army Australia, which launched a disaster appeal. They're providing shelter and meals to evacuees and front-line responders. The St. Vincent de Paul Society Australia is requesting money to help evacuated families cover bills and rebuild.Read MoreThere's also the New South Wales Rural Fire Service, which set up specific funds for the families of two firefighters. Australian comedian Celeste Barber created a Facebook fundraiser for the Trustee for NSW Rural Fire Service & Brigades Donation Fund. The fund jointly supports the New South Wales fire brigade as well as the Victoria Country Fire Authority and South Australia's Country Service. Facebook also activated Safety Check so residents can update friends and family about their safety status. Save the Children is accepting donations to support their child-friendly evacuation centers in Wagga Wagga in New South Wales and in Bairnsdale in Victoria. The spaces are providing support and relief to children and families as they focus on recovery and rebuilding. Save wildlifeThe fires have killed and injured thousands of koalas and millions of other native species. You can help the devastated animal population by giving to WIRES, an Australian wildlife rescue nonprofit. You can also give to these verified GoFundMe accounts set up for Port Macquarie Koala Hospital and Currumbin Wildlife Hospital. Animals Australia Federation is providing resources to help surviving wildlife in some of the hardest-hit areas. Those resources include expert veterinarian care and food.Volunteers for the Animal Rescue Collective are sewing pouches for Australia's orphaned or injured kangaroos, koalas and bats. The group is asking for donations for supplies to make pouches as well as support for care of animals rescued in the fires.Impact Your World will keep looking for other ways to provide aid as the fires continue.

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Canowindra, Australia (CNN)"The only good mouse is a dead mouse," Australia's deputy prime minister declared this week, as New South Wales stepped up its war on mice with a plan to poison the plague infesting large parts of the state.For months, mice have ravaged fields and infested homes in eastern Australia, from the Victoria border in the south all the way to the country's northern state of Queensland, causing millions of dollars of damage to crops and machinery.As winter approaches, the hungry rodents are even seeking shelter inside people's houses, according to professional cleaner Sue Hodge.In the small town of Canowindra, a four-hour drive west of Sydney, Hodge spends her days disposing of dead mice from traps in her clients' homes. She cleans mouse excrement out of people's kitchens, children's rooms, and even their beds.In her own home, just off the town's main street, Hodge has blocked every nook and cranny with steel wool to stop mice from crawling in. "I can deal with mice and killing mice," Hodge said defiantly, demonstrating how she sets the mouse traps each night. Her preference is for the snap-back model that ensures a quick death. Read MoreBut the New South Wales government is looking at something far stronger. On Thursday, officials announced they'd secured 5,000 liters of "one of the world's strongest mice-killing chemicals" -- a poison so potent it kills with one dose. Not everyone is happy about that. Some have expressed concern that laying poison to save crops from feral mice could taint food crops and kill local wildlife.Professional cleaner Sue Hodge clears dead mice from traps in her clients' homes each day in the NSW town of Canowindra, west of Sydney.The year the rain brought rodents For many, 2020 was a year to forget -- but not for farmers, or mice, in New South Wales.Almost as much rain fell in 2020 as in the previous two years combined, creating fertile ground for a bumper harvest."(We had) really bad years of drought, then a beautiful year in 2020, and this year is shaping up really well, too. But there's always something," Canowindra farmer Michael Payten sighed. "This year it's mice." The bumper crops created by the abundant rain also created ideal conditions for the mice. "We had a really good year last year, a lot of grain. We put a lot of hay in sheds and created these massive mouse hotels," said Payten, referring to his hay shed, which is now crawling with thousands of mice. At least 800 to 1,000 mice per hectare is considered "plague" proportions by Australia's National Science Agency, the CSIRO. Trying to count the number of mice plaguing eastern Australia right now would "be like trying to count up the stars in the sky," said CSIRO researcher Steve Henry, described by the NSW government as Australia's best expert on mice plagues. But, he added, it's basically "a moving feast." A pair of mice can produce 500 offspring more each season, according to the CSIRO, with females birthing a new litter every three weeks. And those litters all need food.As they gnaw away at Payten's prized store of hay bales, needed to feed his sheep in winter, are being destroyed. "I'll be really surprised if it's going to be usable," Payten said.The loss of grain groups such as wheat, barley and canola, as well as fodder for animals, is having a huge financial impact on farm businesses, according to industry group NSW Farmers. A survey of businesses found a third had estimated losses between 50,000 and 150,000 Australian dollars ($38,000 and $116,000). Total costs could run into the hundreds of millions of dollars if urgent action wasn't taken, the group warned in April.When it comes to protecting his business from the worst mouse plague he said he's seen in 40 years, Payten is as ruthless as local cleaner Sue Hodge."We're burning a lot of straw to try to get rid of them," he said. "We're hoping that if we take their burrows away then that'll expose them to a cold winter."I know it all sounds a bit cruel, but it's a nightmare."NSW farmer Michael Payten refers to his tractor shed as a "mouse hotel", because it's been overrun by rodents.'Too dangerous' to useNow, the New South Wales government is wheeling out the heavy weaponry. After weeks of consultation between Henry, from the CSIRO, and farmers, it became clear the farmers needed help to end the mice plague.Last week, NSW Agriculture Minister Adam Marshall announced "a fearsome suite of tools to manage mice," including free rodenticide poison for farmers. And this week, it secured thousands of liters of bromadiolone, known as a "second generation anticoagulant" for its potency."As soon as the Commonwealth's APVMA (Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority) gives us approval to use bromadiolone for baiting crop perimeters we can start to distribute it out through our treatment stations absolutely free of charge to farmers," Marshall said in a statement on Thursday."By securing a local supply of the chemical we ensure the NSW Government is ready to roll -- no waiting for overseas shipments, no immediate supply issues," he said.However, Charles Sturt University ecologist Maggie Watson says the poison is "just too dangerous" for use anywhere in the environment.Bromadiolone can leach into the soil and bioaccumulate in insects before being passed up the food chain, according to Watson, who warns of the possibility of farmers unwittingly poisoning the food that they are trying to grow. The NSW government is seeking approval to allow farmers to use it on the perimeter of their fields and says they trust the farmers to manage the poison correctly. Native birds such as black-shouldered kites, boobook owls, barn owls, tawny frogmouths and Australian kestrels are all at risk of dying after eating a poisoned mouse, she said. "You could completely reduce the population of birds of prey," Watson said."It could take 15 to 20 years for them to start coming back, and meanwhile we don't have any natural controls for the next mouse plague that comes along." Bromadiolone is highly toxic, and so will likely kill some native predators, but proponents argue there just aren't enough hawks and owls to keep the mouse population down naturally.Meanwhile, the mouse population is growing so unsustainably high, farmers warn they're running out of time to harvest their winter crops.A veteran of two previous mouse plagues in 1980s, Hodge, the cleaner, is upbeat.It's been months since the mice appeared in droves, but now she's killing fewer mice inside homes. Her clients are following her tips like the steel wool trick. "It's actually a privilege for me to clean houses and get rid of all the mouse poo and let the owners come home and feel like they can relax for at least for a day," she said."Until the mice come and poo again."

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Story highlightsJadon and Anias McDonald, once joined at the head, return homeThe twin boys underwent extensive therapy over the past nine monthsValhalla, New York (CNN)Nicole and Christian McDonald entered their boys' hospital room for a final time. In a corner room of Blythedale Children's Hospital in Valhalla, New York, Jadon and Anias had recovered for the past nine months of extensive rehabilitation after the surgery to separate the formerly conjoined twins. The two boys captivated millions around the world when they underwent a 27-hour separation surgery in October. The twins, who were 13 months old at the time, had shared 5 centimeters by 7 centimeters of brain tissue, making the complicated surgery that much more difficult.Jadon and Anias had known the world only from lying on their backs, and the surgery set them back to infancy in terms of speech and gross motor skills. In recovery, they learned how to use muscles they never knew they had. Just sitting up was a monumental task. Doctors feared that Anias might never be able to use his right side. Yet in rehab, he's begun using his right hand almost as much as his left. Read MoreTheir final day at Blythedale is one Nicole and Christian had dreamed of since before the surgery. The family transported their lives from small-town Illinois to New York in February 2016 to prepare for the procedure. The boys had been in the hospital almost constantly since then, first at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore Medical Center, where the surgery took place, and then Blythedale. They turn 2 years old on Saturday.Gone are the fears of the surgery itself. The hour-long trips to the hospital. The longing to have their family under one roof. Photos: Conjoined twins separated: New life, apartAnias, left, and Jadon McDonald were born conjoined at the head, something only seen in 1 out of every 2.5 million live births. They were separated in a 27-hour surgery at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore Medical Center in New York in October.Hide Caption 1 of 24 Photos: Conjoined twins separated: New life, apartNicole and Christian McDonald talk with Dr. Sanjay Gupta in the family waiting area on October 13 as a team worked to separate Jadon and Anias. "When we sent them off this morning, to me, I felt at peace with it and just ready to handle what comes after," Nicole said.Hide Caption 2 of 24 Photos: Conjoined twins separated: New life, apartDr. James Goodrich Goodrich, left, leads a surgical team as they prepared to separate the twins. "Failure is not an option," Goodrich told the team as they got started.Hide Caption 3 of 24 Photos: Conjoined twins separated: New life, apartHide Caption 4 of 24 Photos: Conjoined twins separated: New life, apartThe twins' surgery was Goodrich's longest craniopagus surgery. It's meticulous, tricky and complex: A single cut too deep can lead to catastrophic bleeding. Hide Caption 5 of 24 Photos: Conjoined twins separated: New life, apartGoodrich's team worked more than 16 hours just to separate the boys, and each continued surgery individually afterward. Hide Caption 6 of 24 Photos: Conjoined twins separated: New life, apartNewly separated twins Anias, left, and Jadon in surgery at the hospital. Goodrich informed the family of the successful separation at about 3 a.m. October 14. "Well, we did it," he told them. When it was official, the room burst into spontaneous applause.Hide Caption 7 of 24 Photos: Conjoined twins separated: New life, apartJadon recovers in the pediatric intensive care unit shortly after the surgery.Hide Caption 8 of 24 Photos: Conjoined twins separated: New life, apartAnias returns to his room after his head dressing was changed.Hide Caption 9 of 24 Photos: Conjoined twins separated: New life, apartJadon stretches his arms in his room within the hospital's pediatric intensive care unit. Anias rests in a nearby bed in the same room.Hide Caption 10 of 24 Photos: Conjoined twins separated: New life, apartAnias, left, stares at Jadon for the first time since the surgery that separated them.Hide Caption 11 of 24 Photos: Conjoined twins separated: New life, apartNicole McDonald, right, and her mother, Chris Grosso, with Anias in mid-November. Anias had to have his skull cap removed due to infection, but doctors say they are still pleased with his recovery. Hide Caption 12 of 24 Photos: Conjoined twins separated: New life, apartAnias, left, and Jadon lie in a red wagon at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore Medical Center on December 13 as they prepare for the next stage of their journey, two months after their surgery.Hide Caption 13 of 24 Photos: Conjoined twins separated: New life, apartThe family was headed to the hospital's banquet hall on December 13, where surgical and pediatric intensive care staff members were gathered for a farewell party.Hide Caption 14 of 24 Photos: Conjoined twins separated: New life, apartDr. Oren Tepper, the twins' lead plastic surgeon, holds a thank you gift from the McDonald family presented to him at the farewell party.Hide Caption 15 of 24 Photos: Conjoined twins separated: New life, apartNicole McDonald holds Anias as his twin brother, Jadon, sleeps in the bed to the left. The twins' older brother, Aza, watches television at the hospital from one of the boys' beds shortly before they left for rehab.Hide Caption 16 of 24 Photos: Conjoined twins separated: New life, apartJadon, left, and Anias McDonald look up at hospital staff as they leave their room at Montefiore Children's Hospital in New York. Their older brother, Aza, proudly sits at the front of the wagon. It was mid-December and they were headed to rehab.Hide Caption 17 of 24 Photos: Conjoined twins separated: New life, apartNicole McDonald pushes a stroller with Anias as her husband Christian pushes Jadon down a hallway on June 14 at Blythedale Children's Hospital in Valhalla, New York, where the boys have been rehabilitating.Hide Caption 18 of 24 Photos: Conjoined twins separated: New life, apartAnias plays with a toy while laying on a mat in his room at Blythedale Children's Hospital.Hide Caption 19 of 24 Photos: Conjoined twins separated: New life, apartJadon eats small snacks and drinks from a sippy cup on his own, major progress since he first moved to rehab.Hide Caption 20 of 24 Photos: Conjoined twins separated: New life, apartNicole McDonald plays with her son Anias as Christian McDonald holds Jadon on a playground outside Blythedale Children's Hospital. Hide Caption 21 of 24 Photos: Conjoined twins separated: New life, apartNicole McDonald holds Jadon while looking over discharge information on September 1, as they prepare to leave the rehab facility and head home as a family for the first time.Hide Caption 22 of 24 Photos: Conjoined twins separated: New life, apartNicole McDonald takes Anias into the family's new house for the first time with his older brother, Aza.Hide Caption 23 of 24 Photos: Conjoined twins separated: New life, apartChristian McDonald holds his son Anias as Nicole McDonald checks on Jadon at home with the family dogs, Taz and Tyson.Hide Caption 24 of 24Nicole lifted Anias from his hospital crib. "Are you ready to go?" she asked, cradling him close to her heart. Across the room, Christian picked up Jadon and told him that he'll soon "get to hang out at home.""You get to ride in a minivan," he said. "You get to be a normal little boy."The boys were placed in a double umbrella stroller. Jadon sported a white helmet with a red Velcro strap; Anias wore a helmet with a blue stripe.Dad pushed their stroller down the hall. Mom and their 4-year-old brother, Aza, accompanied them. It was time to go home. Finally.'God works through people' The McDonald home teems with activity. Nicole and Christian purchased the home in foreclosure in the spring. Nestled in New York's Orange County, with views of the Catskill Mountains, it was in need of extensive renovation.Christian worked almost around the clock to get it ready for his boys, ripping off siding and tearing up old carpet. A few weeks ago, four guys from Texas who are affiliated with their church showed up to help. In just 2½ days, they built front stairs, installed siding, replaced windows, refurbished the laundry room and renovated a bathroom. Most important, they ran an electrical circuit to the boys' room to handle all of their specialized medical equipment. Anias will need a feeding tube, as well as a breathing machine and a suction machine to aid in his care. The family will eventually have home nurses for 16 hours a day.Saving the twins: Health scares and rehab for once-conjoined boysLess than 24 hours before the boys' return, the split-level ranch home seemed more like the site of a renovation reality show, with Christian burning the midnight oil to complete the work. Aided by his minister and two church members, he pulled up carpet in the basement playroom and laid tiles. On the wall, a quote from American philosopher and psychologist William James: "The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude." Upstairs, Nicole prepared a chili feast. She traveled back and forth between the hospital and home so much, it's rare to be able to cook dinner. She had to fight back to tears while slicing onions. The tears, she said with a laugh, are "not from the onions." They're for the overwhelming excitement at the idea of bringing Jadon and Anias home. Earlier, she'd walked through their room. Their newly assembled cribs waited to be occupied. "My kids have never been home separate," she said. "I'm so excited, I can hardly stand it. It feels like it's not even real. We've never been home and each held a kid. It's going to be awesome."Christian joined her in the kitchen to reflect on the monumental journey the family has been on for the past year. He said the boys have been in hospitals for so long -- nearly 1½ years, counting the months before the surgery -- that feels like, in a weird way, Jadon and Anias have been wards of the hospital and less his own children. "It's almost like I get to be a dad to them for the first time," he said. That's not to say he's not appreciative of everything the hospitals have done, from the surgeons at Montefiore who operated on them to the staff at Blythedale who worked tirelessly to get Jadon and Anias to this point. "I'm feeling pretty excited getting to hold my kids sitting on my couch and actually just hold one at a time," he said. "It's like I have my sons now, you know?"Christian and Nicole McDonald load their twins, Jadon and Anias, into the family van as they head home from rehab for the first time.The last time the boys were home, Jadon and Anias were still connected at the head. Any time their parents needed to move them, they had to carry them together in a carefully choreographed way. The family lived in a rental home in the Bronx. Now, they have their own home. They want to push the boys in strollers to the park. They want to take them to the local pizza joint. Simply put, they just want to be a family."I can't wait to show them the world," Nicole said.More than anything else, Christian said, "I'm just so excited for them. I'm sure they just want to come home and be with their family, and we want them to come home."Both parents express gratitude for everyone who has reached out to them and prayed for their boys. Devout Christians, the parents say their faith has sustained them during this arduous journey. "Times like this really shows us that it is God's help," Christian said. "God works through people."Added Nicole, "This strengthened my faith. If I didn't have God in my life, I would not have made it."A member of their church donated their minivan. Strangers generously gave more than $340,000 to the family's GoFundMe account -- money that has supported the family the past year, aided in the purchase of their home and helped pay off huge medical bills. The journey has in no way been easy. The months since the surgery have seen both boys stave off seizures and serious infections that resulted in trips to the intensive care unit. But the parents say they are prepared to handle whatever comes next. "We had miracle upon miracle upon miracle happen with these children to get them to where they are now," Nicole said. "We have our children coming home." 'Motivated' boys ready to tackle the worldThe boys' road to recovery was made possible thanks to the dedicated staff at Blythedale Children's Hospital. In additional to physical therapy, they received speech and occupational therapy five days a week. The boys will still return for three days of therapy a week for the foreseeable future.JUST WATCHEDA 360° look inside the operating room during the boys' surgeryReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHA 360° look inside the operating room during the boys' surgery 06:16Mara Abrams has worked with Jadon as his physical therapist and says his tenacity has been awe-inspiring. He loves books, he loves toys, and he loves life. She said he's learning to pull himself up on furniture and walking sideways along the furniture with a bit of help. He's nearly crawling, too. "The first step in a wonderful life is about to happen," Abrams said. "It's just so great that the hospitalization is over."Jadon's progression is nothing short of amazing, she said. It was difficult and intimidating when he first arrived because he'd only known life from lying on his back. "All of a sudden, the whole world changed for him," she said. "I know it took so much time for him to visually accept that the world wasn't meant for him to lie down, that he had to come into a vertical position and figure out this is what the world looks like."A collection of family photos hangs in the dining room of the McDonalds' home.But with help, Jadon took off. "Every day, he's always been a cheerful, happy guy. He throws his arms out; he squeals with delight. He loves going to therapy. I'm just so happy they're going to have real-life experiences."Her favorite moments are many, like the time he took a few steps toward his occupational therapist and grinned from ear to ear. Or the time he was on a tricycle working on reciprocal leg motion, and he suddenly saw his mom. "We started to go towards her. She squealed with delight, and he did. It was really wonderful."Anias has struggled the most, both before and after the surgery. With twins joined at the head, one tends to be more dominant. In this case, Jadon was the dominant one, whose body worked overtime to keep both of them alive. Anias has struggled with breathing and other issues, compared with his brother. Anias's body also rejected the skull cap that had been placed under his skin to protect his brain, and it had to be surgically removed. He will probably undergo another surgery for a new skull cap when he is 7 years old. Until then, he will wear a protective helmet.But Anias' gains have been tremendous too, according to his physical therapist, Maureen Carroll. Although he is a few months behind Jadon's progression, he has made giant leaps. When Anias first came to physical therapy, Carroll said, he was scared of people and using only his left side. Now, he's kicking both feet and routinely using his right hand to stick his foot in his mouth. He's become social with his twin and older brother. New life, apart: Rare surgery to separate brothers conjoined at headAnias, who eats via a feeding tube, is 4 pounds heavier than Jadon now, weighing in at 28 pounds."He wants to play. He wants to move -- and that's amazing," Carroll said. "The child who was afraid of people at first now wants to interact with the world. He's motivated, and that's huge."What excites her the most about Anias, she said, is that "he's excited to be here, and he's excited to move.""That's what makes my job so easy," she said. "I'm just going along for the ride. He's the one who is the hero and the miracle."Making the family whole The silver minivan pulled up to their home early Friday evening. Mom and Dad got out and prepared for the big moment. On the hourlong ride home, Jadon played with a ball while big brother Aza jabbered for much of the time. Both boys laughed and laughed. Anias was oblivious, asleep in his seat.The family dogs, Taz and Tyson, greeted the minivan to inspect the new arrivals. Taz, a tiny Maltese/toy poodle mix, leaped into the back of the minivan and sniffed around. His tail wagged at the sight of the two boys. Nicole gingerly carried Anias up the front stairs. Christian fetched Jadon and, on their way up the steps, pointed out his renovation handiwork to his son: new siding, stairs and windows. "I put you in a new window, Jadon, so you can have a clear view," he said. "This is it. This is your home."Nicole McDonald comforts her crying son, Jadon, who was frightened by the family dog.Soon, the home buzzed with the hectic life of raising three boys under the age of 5. Aza ran about. Taz began barking. The environment was completely new to the twins. Jadon trembled and cried every time Taz barked. The night before, the parents had talked of how they longed to sit with the boys on the couch. Join the conversationSee the latest news and share your comments with CNN Health on Facebook and Twitter.With Jadon screaming, Nicole took a seat on the living room couch and held him. "This is your home," she whispered. "Don't be scared."His tears abated. A few hours later, Anias fell asleep first. Jadon soon followed. Both boys were asleep in their home.As much as Nicole and Christian dreamed of the moment, they said, it was even better than they imagined.Their family was whole again.

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Story highlightsFroome finished third in time trial in MarseilleFrance's Bardet drops to third place in overall standingsFroome booed by French crowds (CNN)Chris Froome will be crowned Tour de France champion for the fourth time on Sunday after extending his lead with a powerful ride in the time-trial on the penultimate stage in Marseille.Froome, a 32-year-old Kenyan-born Briton who rides for Team Sky, finished third, six seconds behind stage winner Marciej Bodnar of Poland, who crossed the finish line of the 22.5km individual time trial in 28 minutes, 15 seconds. "I'm so happy for Chris," Nicolas Portal, Team Sky sports director, told broadcaster Eurosport. "It was a really strong time trial. Everything was under control for him. He didn't take any risks, he paced himsef really well." Froome extended his lead to 54 seconds, with Rigoberto Uran of Colombia leapfrogging Romain Bardet of France into third going into Sunday's run into Paris.Barring an accident or other calamity, Froome is assured of the Tour de France victory as the final stage is traditionally a procession into Paris.Read MoreCheck out CNN's cycling special index here: http://edition.cnn.com/specials/sport/cycling"Moment of truth"It was billed beforehand as "the moment of truth" in the Tour de France and Froome came through it with flying colors.Riding in reverse order, Froome had been the last racer to go just after 4PM local time to loud boos and cheers from the French crowd. Froome had started the time trial with a 23 second lead over France's Bardet, who faded in the second part of the time trial and hung on to a podium finish by one second. Photos: Tour de France 2017: Best photosAgainst the backdrop of the Arc de Triomphe, Britain's Chris Froome rides to his fourth Tour de France win.Hide Caption 1 of 22 Photos: Tour de France 2017: Best photosFroome toasts a member of his team during the last stage of the Tour de France race.Hide Caption 2 of 22 Photos: Tour de France 2017: Best photos"Each time I've won the Tour it's been so unique, so different, such a different battle to get to this moment," said Froome.Hide Caption 3 of 22 Photos: Tour de France 2017: Best photos"This year I think will be remembered for certainly being the closest and most hard-fought battle," added Froome. The Briton controlled much of the Tour but on stage 12 Italy's Fabio Aru did take hold of the yellow jersey.Hide Caption 4 of 22 Photos: Tour de France 2017: Best photosMarcel Kittel of Germany and the Quick-Step Floors team celebrates his victory in stage two of the 2017 Tour de France, a 203.5 kilometer ride from Dusseldorf to Liege. With five stage wins already this year, the 29-year-old is just two away from breaking into the top 10 riders with most stage wins in history.Hide Caption 5 of 22 Photos: Tour de France 2017: Best photosFrance's Thomas Boudat rides in the rain in a breakaway during the second stage of the 104th edition of the Tour de France.Hide Caption 6 of 22 Photos: Tour de France 2017: Best photosGreat Britain's Geraint Thomas (C) wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey rides in the pack past supporters during the 212,5 km third stage. The Welshman won the leader's jersey after victory in the first stage and held onto it until the fifth, when teammate Chris Froome surged into the overall lead. However, Thomas had to withdraw from the race after breaking his collarbone on the tough Col de la Biche descent on stage nine.Hide Caption 7 of 22 Photos: Tour de France 2017: Best photosPeter Sagan (2-L) of Slovakia flicks his elbow towards Team Dimension Data rider Mark Cavendish (L) during the final sprint of the fourth stage. Sagan was subsequently disqualified from the Tour, before making an unsuccessful appeal to CAS. Cavendish suffered an injured shoulder which ended his hopes of overtaking Eddy Merckx as the Tour's most prolific stage winner.Hide Caption 8 of 22 Photos: Tour de France 2017: Best photosCavendish is interviewed by the media following treatment to his shoulder. The Briton was ruled out after scans showed a broken shoulder blade.Hide Caption 9 of 22 Photos: Tour de France 2017: Best photosThe pack rides past a sunflower field during the 207.5 km fourth stage of the Tour between Mondorf-les-Bains and Vittel.Hide Caption 10 of 22 Photos: Tour de France 2017: Best photosThe pack, including Thomas (C) wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, rides during the 160.5 km fifth stage between Vittel and La Planche des Belles Filles.Hide Caption 11 of 22 Photos: Tour de France 2017: Best photosThe fifth stage the Tour was the last time Thomas wore the yellow jersey. The 31-year-old, one of Froome's key helpers in the mountains, was forced out of this year's race after breaking his collarbone on stage nine, calling it "a bitter pill to swallow."Hide Caption 12 of 22 Photos: Tour de France 2017: Best photosKittel celebrates winning stage six of the Tour de France between Vesoul and Troyes (216km), his second victory of 2017.Hide Caption 13 of 22 Photos: Tour de France 2017: Best photosThe riders take in the picturesque eighth stage of the Tour betweenDole and Station des Rousses. Lilian Calmejane delighted the home fans by recording a second French victory of this year's Tour.Hide Caption 14 of 22 Photos: Tour de France 2017: Best photosA horse rider is pictured in front of the pack as a media helicopter flies overhead during the seventh stage between Troyes and Nuits-Saint-Georges.Hide Caption 15 of 22 Photos: Tour de France 2017: Best photosThe peloton jostles during the 213.5 km seventh stage.Hide Caption 16 of 22 Photos: Tour de France 2017: Best photosCalmejane remarkably still won the eighth stage despite coming off his bike with a bout of cramp.Hide Caption 17 of 22 Photos: Tour de France 2017: Best photosRichie Porte receives medical assistance after his horror crash during stage nine. The Aussie sustained a fractured right collarbone and pelvis on the descent of the Mont du Chat.Hide Caption 18 of 22 Photos: Tour de France 2017: Best photosThe pack rides in the rain during the ninth stage between Nantua and Chambery.Hide Caption 19 of 22 Photos: Tour de France 2017: Best photosThe peloton rides past an emergency helicopter during stage nine.Hide Caption 20 of 22 Photos: Tour de France 2017: Best photosTeam Astana's Alexey Lutsenko is helped from the bushes after crashing during stage nine from Nantua to Chambéry. The same corner claimed Lutsenko's teammate Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev as another victim, with Thomas suffering the same fate as the chasing pack arrived minutes later.Hide Caption 21 of 22 Photos: Tour de France 2017: Best photosThe pack of riders in action during the nine stage of the Tour de France.Hide Caption 22 of 22Bardet nearly clipped the barier halfway through the race as he went for broke through the streets of France's second-largest city, cheered on by thousands of spectators lining the route through the old town of Marseille.Yellow jerseyBut he paid the price for taking off too fast as he faded in the second part of the race as he climbed up a 400-meter long hill to the Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde, the chapel overlooking the city on the Mediterranean, in a high gear.Uran nearly crashed on the final corner before heading to the finish line inside the stadium, having to take his foot off the bike to steady himself.BoosFroome, meanwhile, never put a foot wrong as he raced steadily through the streets of Marseille, and almost caught up with Bardet, who had started two minutes before him, at the fininsh line to loud boos from the crowd inside the stadium. A very tired Tony Martin #TDF2017 pic.twitter.com/F3TFgyVYxy— Cyclingnews.com (@Cyclingnewsfeed) July 22, 2017 Team Sky principal Dave Brailsford had told French television on Friday that Froome's 23 second lead was "nothing." He added: "Everyone thinks it's done but it's not. He has to avoid crashing or going too fast at the start."Visit cnn.com/cycling for more news and videosThe yellow jersey had only been lost once in the final time trial, when Cadel Evans made up a 57-second gap with Andy Schleck in Grenoble, according to Cycling News.Having started with a 14-km time trial in the streets of Duesseldorf, Germany on July 1, the riders also competed in Luxembourg and Belgium and will have raced more than 3,500 kilometers by the time they finish on the Champs Elysees in Paris on Sunday. With just two rest days and 23 mountains or hills to climb in the Alps and the Pyrenees, the Tour de France is the sport's toughest race.READ: 'A man with no platform is a lost man,' says Lance Armstrong

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(CNN)Italian cyclist Ivan Basso has been ruled out of the Tour de France halfway through the competition after being diagnosed with testicular cancer.The 37-year-old, who races for Russian-owned Tinkoff-Saxo as a teammate of former champion Alberto Contador, announced his withdrawal during an emotional press conference on Monday, shortly after receiving the diagnosis from a doctor."For a few days I felt a small pain," he said in Pau, France, the site of the tour's first rest day. "Yesterday our doctor spoke with the doctor of the Tour and we decided to go to make a special analysis to the hospital." "The examination gave me bad news; I have a small cancer in the left testicle," he said. Photos: Tour de France 2015: Huge crash mars stage 3 Photos: Tour de France 2015: Huge crash mars stage 3After Sunday's rain and brutal crosswinds, the sun made a welcome return for the 159.5-kilometer route from Anvers to Huy in Belgium. But stage three of this year's Tour de France proved to be anything but plain sailing. Hide Caption 1 of 8 Photos: Tour de France 2015: Huge crash mars stage 3There was 65 kilometers of the stage to go when a high-speed crash took out around 20 riders. The pile up caused the race to be stopped ("neutralized") temporarily allowing those involved in the collision time to recover and rejoin the peleton. The accident was one of the worst in the tour's history. Hide Caption 2 of 8 Photos: Tour de France 2015: Huge crash mars stage 3Riders and their bikes lay in crumpled heaps for several minutes as team and race officials rushed to their aid.Hide Caption 3 of 8 Photos: Tour de France 2015: Huge crash mars stage 3Overnight leader Fabian Cancellara was thrown over his handlebars. The Swiss rider fractured his back earlier in the season but managed to get back on his bike and struggle manfully to the finish. Others were unable to continue. William Bonnet of France, Dutch rider Tom Dumoulin, Australia's Simon Gerrans and Dmitry Kozontchuk of Russia were all forced to retire from the race. Cancellara would later withdraw himself after it was revealed he had suffered another fractured vertebrae. Hide Caption 4 of 8 Photos: Tour de France 2015: Huge crash mars stage 3French rider William Bonnet lies battered, bloodied and bruised at the roadside following the crash. A subsequent trip to hospital revealed that he also had a fractured vertebrae. Hide Caption 5 of 8 Photos: Tour de France 2015: Huge crash mars stage 3Spain's Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver, rider for Team Katusha went on to win the stage ...Hide Caption 6 of 8 Photos: Tour de France 2015: Huge crash mars stage 3... while Germany's Andre Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) took possession of the green (sprinter's) jersey. Hide Caption 7 of 8 Photos: Tour de France 2015: Huge crash mars stage 3But it was Team Sky's Chris Froome who finished as overall leader. The Briton, who won the tour in 2013, leads Germany's Tony Martin by a second with U.S. rider Tejay Van Garderen lying third, 13 seconds behind Froome. Hide Caption 8 of 8Team doctor Piet De Moor confirmed the diagnosis. Read More"On stage five of the Tour de France, Basso suffered from a minor crash in which his left testicle was slightly injured," he said via a statement on the team's website. "As the pain persisted, a lump was discovered and following further examination on Monday morning at the hospital in Pau, the presence of a tumor was confirmed."Teammate Contador was visibly emotional at Basso's side during the press conference."We never imagined such a thing would happen," Contador said. "Ivan's health is the absolute priority and he has to undergo all the necessary tests to find the best solution. I'd like to stress that the entire team will give its best in order to get the yellow jersey and enjoy it in Paris with him."Well wishers flooded Twitter with messages of support for Basso, most notably cylcing stars including testicular cancer survivors Markel Irizar and Lance Armstrong -- who famously conquered the disease at age 25, despite catching it in its third stage. Thinking about @ivanbasso and wishing him the very best as he embarks on his cancer journey. #IvanSTRONG!!— Lance Armstrong (@lancearmstrong) July 13, 2015 "During the 120 days that Ivan and I spent together, over the last 180 days, I was able to see what a great champion he is," added Contador. "I'm sure he will overcome this and we will see him in two weeks in Paris."Tough day,doctors have discovered a serious health problem to @ivanbasso.Everything will go well,see you in Paris! pic.twitter.com/sTyBv3MZO3— Alberto Contador (@albertocontador) July 13, 2015 Basso won the Giro d'Italia in 2006 and 2010, his greatest triumphs to date.Contador is one of the favorites for this year's Tour and he currently trails leader Chris Froome by one minute and three seconds.But Tinkoff-Saxo's Head Sport Director Steven de Jongh insisted that Basso's health is the team's primary concern, although they hope to honor him by helping Contador to victory in Paris on July 26. "As everybody understands, today is not a day to speak about the Tour de France, the days ahead or Alberto's main rivals on the mount stages. All that is irrelevant and we are all here solely to support Ivan," said De Jongh."The entire team hopes to meet him again in Paris and hand him the yellow jersey." 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Story highlights Unionist leaders say a forum to discuss community concerns will meet ThursdayPolice and their vehicles are attacked in a 5th night of violence in East BelfastThe Belfast City Council meets for the first time since its controversial flag rulingAuthorities accuse a loyalist extremist group of ''orchestrating violence''Pro-British political groups planned to meet this week as part of an effort to defuse tensions and stem some of the worst violence in Northern Ireland in recent memory.Rioting flared for a fifth-straight night in East Belfast on Monday as protestors attacked police with firebombs, hatchets and sledge hammers.Authorities accused loyalist extremists of exploiting a decision last month by Belfast officials to stop a century old tradition of flying the Union Jack over City Hall year round.The leaders of the two main unionist political parties said on Tuesday they would hold a "Unionist Forum" on Thursday at Stormont to address underlying grievances peacefully.The forum seeks "to engage with the entire unionist community and to address issues of concern. It will seek to channel unionist efforts through political means," said First Minister Peter Robinson, of the Democratic Unionist Party, and Mike Nesbitt, of the Ulster Unionist Party.It was not clear if representatives for the protesters would attend.The British flag has long been a flashpoint between British loyalists -- primarily Protestants who want to remain part of the United Kingdom, and Irish nationalists calling for Northern Ireland to join Ireland. The City Council vote followed a summer of heightened tensions between Northern Ireland's Catholic and Protestant communities. Riots in September left dozens of police injured.About 400 people gathered at Belfast City Hall on Monday as the council met for the first time since voting in December to fly the British flag only on certain days, police said.Demonstrators called for the decision to be reversed. The event was mostly peaceful and was organized via social media, authorities said.The scene was very different in East Belfast. About 250 people targeted police with gasoline and paint bombs, fireworks and heavy masonry.Police fired plastic bullets and water cannon in response. Photos: Photos: Northern Ireland erupts with protests Photos: Photos: Northern Ireland erupts with protestsNorthern Ireland erupts with protests over flag flying – Loyalist protesters confront police as they gather at Belfast City Hall during a City Council meeting in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Monday, January 7. Violence flared for the fifth consecutive night in Northern Ireland as pro-British demonstrators protested the council's decision to limit the number of days the British Union Jack flag can be flown above the City Hall.Hide Caption 1 of 10 Photos: Photos: Northern Ireland erupts with protestsNorthern Ireland erupts with protests over flag – Protesters set up a burning roadblock in Belfast on Monday. Hide Caption 2 of 10 Photos: Photos: Northern Ireland erupts with protestsNorthern Ireland erupts with protests over flag – Police dressed in riot gear protect the City Hall as loyalist protesters gather on Monday.Hide Caption 3 of 10 Photos: Photos: Northern Ireland erupts with protestsNorthern Ireland erupts with protests over flag – A couple sit at a bus stop wrapped in British union flags as police vehicles protect the back of the City Hall on Monday.Hide Caption 4 of 10 Photos: Photos: Northern Ireland erupts with protestsNorthern Ireland erupts with protests over flag – Damage can be seen around the city following the overnight protests on Monday.Hide Caption 5 of 10 Photos: Photos: Northern Ireland erupts with protestsNorthern Ireland erupts with protests over flag – A car burns after the protests on Sunday, January 6.Hide Caption 6 of 10 Photos: Photos: Northern Ireland erupts with protestsNorthern Ireland erupts with protests over flag – Loyalists march outside Belfast City Hall on Saturday, January 5.Hide Caption 7 of 10 Photos: Photos: Northern Ireland erupts with protestsNorthern Ireland erupts with protests over flag – Protesters carry Union Jacks outside the City Hall on Saturday.Hide Caption 8 of 10 Photos: Photos: Northern Ireland erupts with protestsNorthern Ireland erupts with protests over flag – Police in riot gear march behind loyalist protesters on Saturday.Hide Caption 9 of 10 Photos: Photos: Northern Ireland erupts with protestsNorthern Ireland erupts with protests over flag – Loyalists holding British union flags march outside City Hall on Saturday.Hide Caption 10 of 10JUST WATCHEDSecrets of the Belfast Project ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHSecrets of the Belfast Project 02:00JUST WATCHEDHistoric handshake: Queen, ex-IRA leader ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHHistoric handshake: Queen, ex-IRA leader 02:05Map: Belfast, Northern IrelandThree police officers were injured, the Police Service of Northern Ireland said. Several people were arrested at the scene of the worst violence.Clashes also erupted between pro-British and pro-Irish groups at a point where predominantly Protestant and Catholic communities meet.Authorities said more than 50 officers have been hurt during the protests over the past week.Read more: Fresh protests break out in Northern Ireland after night of violenceThe chief constable for the Police Service of Northern Island blamed the violence on members of the loyalist Ulster Volunteer Force, who were "orchestrating violence for their own selfish motives."Northern Ireland's political leaders have called for an end to the protests and politicians, clergy and community met Sunday to discuss possible ways to achieve that aim.Read more: Policewoman targeted as Northern Ireland tensions rise"Everyone involved needs to step back. The lack of control is very worrying," Chief Constable Matt Baggott told CNN. "The only answer is a political solution."Numerous police have been pulled away from normal duties to deal with the demonstrations, Baggott said. Read more: Police: Loyalist paramilitaries behind Northern Ireland violenceThe majority of Ireland gained independence in 1921 following two years of conflict. But six of the nine counties of the province of Ulster chose to stay in the United Kingdom, eventually becoming the country of Northern Ireland.In the late 1960s, the conflict between mainly Protestant loyalists, who want Northern Ireland to remain part of the United Kingdom, and largely Roman Catholic nationalists, who want it to be reunited with the rest of Ireland, exploded into a political and sectarian war, known as "the Troubles."The three decades of ensuing violence between loyalists and the IRA claimed more than 3,000 lives, most of them north of the border. While the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, also known as the Belfast Agreement, effectively ended the conflict, distrust remains between Catholics and Protestants.Under the terms of the accord, groups on both sides dumped their weapons, and members of Sinn Fein, the political affiliate of the IRA, now work with pro-British politicians in Northern Ireland's power-sharing government.Read more: Clinton urges calm amid tensions in Northern Ireland

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(CNN)When a traffic officer pulled over a pickup truck on an Australian highway, he didn't expect to find one of the world's deadliest snakes inside.The driver, a 27-year-old man identified only as "Jimmy" in a police news release published Tuesday, was heading down the Dawson Highway in the state of Queensland at 100 kilometers per hour (62 mph) when he noticed a reptile in the vehicle.It was an eastern brown snake -- highly venomous, and responsible for the majority of snakebite deaths in Australia."The more I moved my legs ... it just started to wrap around me. Its head just started striking at the (driver's seat) chair, between my legs," Jimmy said in the news release.He then used a seat belt and a nearby knife to fight it off -- while trying to stop the car.Read MoreJimmy thought he had been bitten in the ensuing tussle, and feared for his life. Eastern brown snake bites are fast-acting and fatal, and the venom can cause paralysis and bleeding into the brain.So Jimmy killed the snake, hit the accelerator and headed for the nearest hospital. That's when a police officer spotted his car, driving at 123 kilometers per hour (about 76 mph) and pulled him over.The Eastern brown snake that Jimmy killed, photographed in the back of his truck in Queensland, Australia."A brown snake or a tiger snake is in the back of the ute (truck), I think it has bitten me, it was in the car with me," Jimmy can be heard saying as the officer pulled up, in a video released by police Tuesday. "You can feel my heart, mate."The officer saw the dead snake lying in the back of the truck and called for help. When paramedics arrived, they determined Jimmy had not been bitten, but was suffering from shock."It was pretty terrifying, I've never been so happy to see red and blue lights," Jimmy said in the video.

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(CNN)Bayern Munich has parted ways with manager Niko Kovac after just 18 months in charge, as Saturday's 5-1 hammering at the hands of Eintracht Frankfurt proved to be an embarrassment too far for the club's board.In a statement released on Sunday, Bayern said the decision was by mutual agreement, with Kovac adding: "I think this is the right decision for the club at the moment. The results, and also the way we last played, made me come to that decision."Bayern currently languishes in fourth place having won just five of its first 10 league matches. Three draws and now a second defeat sees the seven-time defending champion four points adrift of Borussia Monchengladbach, which last won the Bundesliga in 1977.Though the separation between coach and club appeared amicable, Kovac will no doubt be disappointed that his tenure has ended on such a sour note.READ: German giant Bayern Munich humbled on a day of upsetsRead MoreREAD: Horror injury to Andre Gomes overshadows Spurs draw at EvertonNiko Kovac has parted ways with Bayern Munich after 18 months in charge. 'Need for action'Last season, the 48-year-old Croatian became the first person to win the German league and cup double with Bayern as both a player and a coach. But success on the home front is not enough for the club, known as FC Hollywood because of its deep pockets and ability to attract star talent. Kovac will know that his mandate is different to most managers in Europe."The performance of our team in recent weeks and the results have shown that there was a need for action," Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said in a statement. "I had an open and serious conversation with Niko on this basis on Sunday, with the consensual result that Niko is no longer coach of Bayern."Bayern Munich players react after their side's 5-1 hammering against Eintracht Frankfurt, the team's second league defeat.READ: Granit Xhaka: Social media abuse pushed Arsenal star to 'boiling point'"We all regret this development," Rummenigge added. "I would like to thank Niko Kovac on behalf of FC Bayern for his work, especially for winning the double last season."Kovac's contract was set to run until 2021 and in the immediate aftermath of Saturday's defeat, he stressed his desire to turn things around but pointed out that he was powerless to steer the ship on his own."How should I know just after the game?" the manager responded to reporters who quizzed him on his future. "My feeling is not important. Those who make the decisions are the ones that you should ask."Niko Kovac during happier times as manager of Bayern Munich.READ: Balotelli suffers racist abuse as incidents continue in Serie AHe continued: "I know how this business works. I am not naive. I did not give up before and will not give up now. You have to stick to the things you believe in."Kovac will not get the chance to do so and is joined through the exit door by his brother and assistant Robert.Visit our football page for more news and videosAssistant coach Hans-Dieter Flick will take over on an interim basis and will lead the team against Greek outfit Olympiakos for Wednesday's Champions League match, as well as next Saturday's meeting with Borussia Dortmund in the Bundelisga.

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Berlin (CNN)If 2020 could take the form of an object, it would surely be toilet paper. Not only has this year been crappy, but reports of people hoarding toilet paper in large quantities during the coronavirus pandemic will live in the memories of many. Or so some in Austria seem to think: On Friday, the country's postal service announced it is issuing a postage stamp made from three-ply toilet paper, to commemorate one of the year's stranger phenomenona. The stamp, made of three-ply toilet paper, features a baby elephant, whose one-meter length has been used in Austria as a reminder of the recommended social distance. Each stamp, measuring just under four inches in length, will be the size and shape of a standard sheet of toilet paper, Austria Post said Friday. Customers can even use the stamps to enforce social distancing -- 10 stamps lined up next to each other measure one meter, the recommended social distance in some countries. Read MoreAustria Post will release 300,000 stamps on October 30.Meanwhile, the stamps are illustrated with a picture of a baby elephant -- another national reminder of the recommended one meter distance. Why it's hard to find paper towels againThe stamps, which can be torn off the stamp block along a perforated line just like toilet paper, come complete with a self adhesive foil, and retail at €2.75 (around $3.25), Austria Post said in a statement. The postal service will be releasing 300,000 stamps on October 30, and for each block sold, €2.75 will be donated to charity, Austria Post said in a statement. "With the Corona stamp, we not only want to issue an original stamp block to remember this year, but also to support those who have been particularly affected by this crisis," Austria Post CEO Georg Pölzl said in a statement. CNN's Nadine Schmidt reported from Berlin, Amy Woodyatt wrote from Portugal.

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(CNN)A US citizen who was stopped and asked for identification after a US Border Patrol agent in Montana heard her speaking Spanish says she wants the American Civil Liberties Union's help over the incident so her 7-year-old daughter can be proud to be bilingual.Ana Suda, who was born in Texas, recorded the encounter last week on her cell phone after the agent asked her and her friend, Mimi Hernandez, who is from California, for their IDs while they waited in line to pay for groceries at a gas station.FYI: English isn't the official language of the United StatesThe video shows Suda asking why the agent questioned them."Ma'am, the reason I asked for your IDs is because I came in here and saw that you guys were speaking Spanish, which is very unheard of up here," he says of the area about 35 miles south of the US-Canada border. Suda then asks the agent whether she and her friend are being racially profiled. Read More"It has nothing to do with that," the agent replies. "It has to do with the fact that you were speaking Spanish in the store in a state that is predominantly English-speaking."The incident, which Suda said lasted about 40 minutes, took place in the town of Havre, where Suda has lived for several years, CNN affiliate KTVQ reported.Border agency reviewing incidentUS Customs and Border Protection is now reviewing the encounter, the agency told CNN Monday."US Customs and Border Protection agents and officers are committed to treating everyone with professionalism, dignity and respect while enforcing the laws of the United States," the agency said in a statement. "Although most Border Patrol work is conducted in the immediate border area, agents have broad law enforcement authorities and are not limited to a specific geography within the United States.""They have the authority to question individuals, make arrests, and take and consider evidence. Decisions to question individuals are based on a variety of factors for which Border Patrol agents are well-trained. This incident is being reviewed to ensure that all appropriate policies were followed."Asked about the incident on Tuesday, Acting Deputy Commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection Ronald D. Vitiello said he was aware of the video."There is a policy in the federal government and law enforcement against racial profiling," he said. "We've asked our office of professional responsibility to review the matter, so I don't want to pre-judge it," he added. "Bottom line, we expect our people to act with professionalism and when they don't, we're going to hold them to account for that." The ACLU on Monday tweeted in reference to Suda's story that racial profiling is against the law.Speaking Spanish is not a valid reason for Border Patrol to question or detain you.The Constitution prohibits all law enforcement agencies, including @CBP, from racial profiling and arbitrary searches and detentions.https://t.co/M5T9ZsBKEv— ACLU (@ACLU) May 21, 2018 "Speaking Spanish is not a valid reason for Border Patrol to question or detain you," the civil rights organization stated. "The Constitution prohibits all law enforcement agencies, including @CBP (Customs and Border Patrol) from racial profiling and arbitrary searches and detentions."Spanish-speaking congressman wants answersUS Rep. Carlos Curbelo, a Florida Republican, on Monday sent a letter to the Customs and Border Protection chief demanding answers about agency policies. Their unskilled immigrant ancestors came here and built America"What exactly are the agency's policies regarding probable cause?" he wrote, citing news reports of Suda's experience. "How are the actions of agents reviewed, evaluated, recorded, and held accountable for abusing their authority, for both minor and major violations? "Furthermore, I ask that CBP review its current policies and training procedures to ensure the civil liberties of law-abiding American citizens are respected and upheld."Curbelo noted that he speaks Spanish regularly to his family, including two young daughters. "Young people who are attempting to learn a second language as part of their education often times practice outside of the classroom," he wrote. "The language someone speaks, regardless of geographic area, is not enough to suspect that an immigration violation has occurred."The United States has no official language. And though English is spoken in most homes -- and used for government documents, court proceedings and business contracts -- at least 350 languages are spoken in the country, according to the US Census Bureau.About 4% of Montana residents speak a language other than English at home, according to the US Census.'He asked me where I was born'Suda had gone to the store with her friend to buy milk and eggs, she told CNN's Don Lemon on Monday. She was next in line to pay when she encountered the Border Patrol agent."He looked at me, and he asked me where I was born," she said. "So, I look at him, and I say, 'Are you serious?' He's like, 'I am very serious.'JUST WATCHEDPanel erupts over Border Patrol agent protocolReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHPanel erupts over Border Patrol agent protocol 02:09"I said, 'I was born in El Paso, Texas.' And he look at my friend, and my friend said, 'I was born in El Centro, California.' So, he said, 'I need to see your ID,'" Suda said.She said the agent told her to show her ID before she paid for the goods. While he was looking at it, she began recording the encounter on her cell phone, asking him to say on video why he'd asked for her identification card."I believe they have to have a reason to stop you, not just because you speak Spanish," Suda told Lemon. "I don't believe that is a reason. I don't believe that's a crime." Suda said her daughter, 7, saw the video, then asked her mom whether they couldn't speak Spanish anymore. It was that response, Suda told CNN in a separate interview, that prompted her to seek help from the ACLU."This broke my heart," she said, adding that she told her daughter, "'You need to be proud. You need to speak English, speak Spanish, whatever you want. You are so smart. You speak two languages!'"This is very important," Suda said. 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Story highlights Soccer match in Istanbul postponed, government announcesBomber who killed four in Istanbul on Saturday had connections to ISIS, says interior ministerThree of the dead were Israelis, two of whom had dual American citizenship Istanbul, Turkey (CNN)A suicide bomber who struck a busy tourist area in central Istanbul on Saturday, killing at least four people, was a Turkish citizen with links to ISIS, Turkey's Interior Minister Efkan Ala said Sunday.Speaking to reporters in Istanbul, Ala identified the attacker as Mehmet Ozturk, who was born in 1992 and registered in Gaziantep, a city in southern Turkey, near the Syrian border."The evidence at hand shows that he is connected to the Daesh terrorist organization," said Ala, using another name for ISIS."We are still considering with great sensitivity other connections or forces behind this. The fight against terror will continue."He said that security forces had said there had been no previous warrants issued for the bomber. Five others had been detained in relation to the attack, he said.Read More'Killing humanity'Two of the four dead were American-Israeli dual citizens, according to an Israeli government source and a U.S. source.A third Israeli was also killed in the attack, Israel's Foreign Ministry said, and Iran state media reported that an Iranian was killed.In addition to the fatalities, 36 people were injured in the blast, Turkish Health Minister Mehmet Muezzinoglu said. "I condemn those who are killing humanity like this," Muezzinoglu said. Among the injured were 11 Israelis, officials said. It was unclear whether the suicide bombing was targeting Israelis, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Since August 2014, Israel has advised its citizens to avoid nonessential travel to Turkey.U.S. National Security Council spokesman Ned Price said the United States is steadfast in its support for Turkey."These repeated acts of terrorism in Turkey must come to an end," Price said in a statement. "We are in close touch with Turkish authorities and reaffirm our commitment to work together with Turkey to confront the evil of terrorism."Also on Sunday, a soccer match in Istanbul between two Turkish soccer teams, Galatasaray and Fenerbahce, was postponed upon agreement from both teams, according to a statement from the Governorship of Istanbul. Authorities cited "serious intelligence" as the cause but didn't specifically link their decision to the explosion.No claim of responsibilityPolice cordoned off Taksim Square after the attack, as helicopters flew overhead and multiple ambulances gathered at the site.Stunned shoppers ran away from the scene, some in tears. No group immediately claimed responsibility.NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg condemned the attack as "yet another terrorist outrage targeting innocent civilians and our ally Turkey.""There can be no justification for terrorism," he said in a statement. "NATO allies stand with Turkey, united in our determination to fight terrorism in all its forms."Days after deadly car bomb in AnkaraThe attack came nearly a week after a car bomb ripped through a busy square in the capital, Ankara, on March 13. The Kurdistan Freedom Falcons, or TAK -- a militant offshoot of the Kurdish separatist group, PKK -- boasted that it was behind that bombing, which killed 37 people. The group said on its website Thursday that its militants struck "in the heart of (the) fascist Turkish republic."The PKK, or Kurdistan Worker's Party, seeks an independent state in Turkey and has been in an armed struggle with the government for decades. The United States and EU have designated both it and the TAK as terrorist organizations. A ceasefire between the PKK and Turkey fell apart last summer, after which Turkey bombed the terror group's positions in northern Iraq while also imposing curfews in crackdowns on heavily Kurdish areas in southeastern Turkey. Some residents have accused Turkey of unjust collective punishment, saying security forces have acted with impunity and killed civilians.Kurdish militant group warned touristsThe Kurdistan Freedom Falcons specifically have been tied to a number of horrific attacks on their own.This includes a February bombing targeting military vehicles in central Ankara that killed 28 people.The TAK called that attack "revenge" for Turkish military actions and threatened more violence -- warning foreigners, especially, to stay away from Turkey."Tourism is one of the important sources feeding the dirty and special war, so it is a major target we aim to destroy," the TAK said at the time. Follow @faithcnn CNN's Gul Tuysuz reported from Istanbul and Faith Karimi reported from Atlanta. CNN's Arwa Damon, Oren Liebermann, Mike Schwartz, Ray Sanchez, Tim Hume and Michael Martinez contributed to this report.

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Story highlightsWoods declares himself fit to play Thursday's PGA ChampionshipParticipation had been in doubt after suffering back problems on SundayFormer world number one says he can win fifth PGA crown this weekTiger Woods has not only declared himself fit to play at this week's PGA Championship, after playing nine holes of practice at Valhalla on Wednesday, but he's also eying a fifth title.Since he withdrew from the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational on Sunday after jarring his troublesome back, Woods' participation had dominated the buildup to the final major of the year. However, the 38-year-old's physiotherapist fixed a problem that had looked set to rule him out, after Woods dislocated his sacrum -- a bone at the base of his spine -- when landing in a bunker. "I felt good once the bone was put back in," the former number one told reporters on Wednesday evening. "I'm not in any pain." "Once he put it back in, the spasms went away and from there I started getting some range of motion.JUST WATCHEDTiger's shot at Major mark slipping awayReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHTiger's shot at Major mark slipping away 01:22JUST WATCHEDWhen Tiger Woods met President Obama ...ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHWhen Tiger Woods met President Obama ... 01:01JUST WATCHEDSavannah musician shows off disc golfReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHSavannah musician shows off disc golf 01:21JUST WATCHEDOne-on-one with Rory McIlroyReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHOne-on-one with Rory McIlroy 06:17JUST WATCHEDHow far has women's golf come?ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHHow far has women's golf come? 05:30"The inflammation has been down, I have range of motion, my speed and power -- and I just need to keep it up." Leaderboard: PGA ChampionshipWoods' participation had been in serious doubt prior to his practice round, after he struggled to tie his shoes on Sunday because of pain. Yet there was better still for Woods' legion of fans as he responded to the question of whether he could win in Louisville with a resounding 'Yes'. "(To) try to go out there and win this event, that's all I'm focused on," said Woods, who won the PGA Championship the last time it was held at Valhalla Golf Club in 2000. Following surgery to treat a trapped nerve in his back in March, a three-month layoff forced the American to miss both the Masters -- for the first time in his career -- and the U.S. Open. His back problems appeared to have been put behind him until the weekend flare-up in Ohio, only the third PGA Tour event he had contested since the operation. However, Woods says Sunday's injury was unrelated to the operation earlier this year. "It was a different pain to what I had been experiencing so I know it was not the site of the surgery," he explained. Woods' confidence about any potential victory flies in the face of his recent performances in the majors, having failed to win any of the last 19 he has contested. In his last appearance at July's British Open, he finished 69th -- a performance that would have been unimaginable prior to the decline in his game following the well-documented marital problems he suffered in 2009. Trailing the all-time record held by Jack Nicklaus, 14-time major winner Woods needs to prove his form and fitness this week to have a hope of making Tom Watson's team for next month's Ryder Cup against Europe in Scotland. While keeping a close eye on Woods' practice round, the veteran Watson also named Steve Stricker as one his Ryder Cup vice-captains on Wednesday -- with the 47-year-old joining Andy North and Raymond Floyd as an assistant. Woods' form this season barely reflects the feverish speculation over his fitness, since his best finish from the seven tournaments he has contested worldwide is a lowly 25th. Should he suffer no further problems, Woods will partner former champions Phil Mickelson and Padraig Harrington when he tees off on Thursday. He is chasing his fifth title after winning the event in 1999, 2000, 2006 and 2007. PGA breaks with tradition In a separate development on Wednesday, PGA Championship organizers announced that the 2016 edition of the competition will be held in July. The event is traditionally held in August but with golf featuring at that year's Olympics for the first time since 1904, with the Rio Games running between August 5-21, the PGA has been forced into a change. The tournament scheduled for Baltusrol in New Jersey will now take place on July 28-31. "It's a condensed schedule," PGA of America chief executive officer Pete Bevacqua told reporters at Valhalla. "Obviously with the Olympics, it's also a Ryder Cup year, you throw in the (PGA playoffs), so it's a very congested schedule." Read: Woods pulls out of WGC event

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(CNN)The remains of Genoa's Morandi Bridge were blown up in a controlled explosion on Friday, nearly a year after the structure collapsed in a disaster that killed 43 people.Demolition experts brought down the two remaining towers of the highway bridge in dramatic fashion just after 9:30 a.m. local time (3:30 a.m. ET), making way for a new structure to be built on the site.The explosion lasted a matter of seconds.4,000 people were evacuated from their homes to clear the area, AFP reported, and explosives were attached to the legs and body of the bridge, which went down in about seven seconds in a flurry of smoke.Water tanks were on hand to prevent the spread of dust after the explosion.The bridge strapped with explosives on Friday morning.Italy's Interior Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, Matteo Salvini, attended the explosion, and crowds of locals watched from a safe distance.Read MoreFor 10 months, the remains of the structure have stood awkwardly on the outskirts of Italy's sixth-largest city, a painful reminder of tragedy for thousands of its residents.The concrete viaduct collapsed in torrential rain in August 2018 after its cable stays gave way, throwing vehicles to the ground and killing scores of travelers.A picture taken on August 14, 2018 after the bridge collapsed.The incident shocked Italy and prompted a fierce debate about the safety of the country's infrastructure.Built in the 1960s, the Morandi Bridge was a vital link of the A10 highway that connects northwestern Italy to France, across the Polcevera river in central Genoa. It was one of the busiest bridges in the country, carrying freight and tourists to and from the port city.

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Story highlights Hungary: Buses also pick up migrants at main train station in BudapestHungary: Riot police push migrants back onto a train that's been halted for a day outside BudapestBritain: Prime Minister David Cameron says his country "will accept thousands more" Syrian refugees (CNN)Europe is in the midst of an unprecedented human migration. Fleeing war, fearing for their life and dreaming of a better life far from the poverty and upheaval of their unstable nations, hundreds of thousands are flocking to Europe's shores. The migrants and refugees risk their lives in rickety boats and cramped lorry containers -- only to be greeted by governments that can't agree on how, or if, to welcome them. Migrant crisis in Europe: How you can helpHere's a look at the latest country-by-country developments in the refugee and migrant crisis unfolding across much of Europe:Hungary: Migrant train standoff enters second dayMore than 1,000 men, women and children trudged along the side of a highway outside Budapest, carrying their belongings with them, CNN's Arwa Damon said at the scene. Read MorePeople in the throng told CNN they had decided to set out on foot because they simply could not wait in Keleti station any longer for Europe's politicians to make decisions -- and that they'd walk all the way to Germany if they had to. The Austrian capital, Vienna, is about 250 kilometers (155 miles) from Budapest. Police have not prevented the large group from walking but have tried to shield them from traffic and limit disruption. Some Hungarian citizens have handed out food and water to those passing, or trekked some of the way with them in solidarity.JUST WATCHEDMigrants refuse to leave train in HungaryReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHMigrants refuse to leave train in Hungary 01:53The government sent 100 buses to transport to Austria the people walking along the roadway as well as people at Budapest's main train station, spokesman Zoltan Kovacs said. No one will be forced to take a bus, he added.Four buses arrived early Saturday and picked up people walking along the highway, CNN's Gul Tuysuz said. The migrants boarded buses near Herceghalom, about 30 kilometers (18 miles) west of Budapest.The buses were headed toward the Austrian border."So utterly exhausted after 9hr hike on highway," tweeted CNN's Damon, "finally on bus heading towards #austria border."So utterly exhausted after 9hr hike on highway...#refugees finally on bus heading towards #austria border pic.twitter.com/BRiKl9RJ8R— Arwa Damon (@arwaCNN) September 5, 2015 Other buses have left the train station, according to a CNN producer. Austrian and German officials have agreed to allow thousands of migrants into their countries, Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann announced on Facebook. More than 1,000 people remain at Keleti station, a spokesman for the U.N. refugee agency, the UNHCR, said on Friday.On the southern Hungarian border, there are signs of progress in dealing with the migrants arriving from Serbia into Hungary, said Babar Baloch, a UNHCR spokesman in Budapest. "Before, volunteers were bringing water and food. Now we see the police keep stocks of water and some food with them."The situation on the train in Bicske, meanwhile, appeared to worsen Friday afternoon. Police, who numbered more than 100, appeared to be sealing the train, according to a CNN team that witnessed the events. Another train was also brought into the station, blocking journalists' view of what was going on and preventing them from communicating with the migrants on the train.The refugees, who also want to travel across the border into Austria and, ultimately, Germany, have been in a tense standoff with authorities since Thursday and have refused to leave the train despite sweltering conditions.They fear that Hungarian authorities want them to go to a nearby holding camp -- an option they reject because they say they were badly treated at camps when they first crossed into Hungary from Serbia.Some have refused to accept food and water from authorities in protest. A group stood by the train Friday morning holding pieces of cardboard saying, "We want Germany" and shouting, "No camp, no camp." Refugees protest their treatment by Hungarian authorities. Bicske train stand off. #CNN A photo posted by Fred Pleitgen (@fpleitgencnn) on Sep 4, 2015 at 12:39am PDT A Syrian from Latakia, who gave his name as Adnan, told CNN's Frederik Pleitgen that conditions on the train were awful but that the refugees were determined not to stay in Hungary."Right now, the situation is too bad inside. We have babies, we have women, we have pregnant women inside. No food, no water, no meal, nothing inside," he said."We bought tickets with our money. If they don't want us to pass through here, why did they allow us to buy the tickets? Why, I don't understand this." Hungarian government: Just enforcing EU rulesKovacs said Friday that claims by the refugees of harsh treatment were "simply not true" and that there was "no reason to be terrified."JUST WATCHEDTake a look inside a migrant train near BudapestReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHTake a look inside a migrant train near Budapest 03:19If they had cooperated with police, they would already have been processed and provided with shelter, food and clothing, he said.Kovacs said Hungary was only trying to enforce European Union rules on the movement of undocumented migrants, and that it could not just let the refugees travel on to Germany without registering them. "It is not the choice of an illegal migrant to decide where he or she would like to go; there are procedures and protocols all EU nations have to follow," he said.Hungary is responding to the influx of migrants heading north by building a barbed wire fence along its southern border with Serbia.A statement issued by Prime Minister Viktor Orban's office defended the government's actions and sought to reassure Hungarian citizens and tourists that there was no threat to their safety."The Hungarian police, who have a duty to enforce EU law, are maintaining order within clearly defined statutory boundaries in relation to the thousands of migrants who have entered the EU illegally, without visas or other travel documents," it said. "... The presence of migrants is not affecting the daily lives of the city's inhabitants to the dramatic extent implied by headlines or photographs in the international media."Orban told a radio station in Hungary on Friday that poor communication from Germany is to blame for the situation at Keleti. And he warned EU leaders that accepting more migrants could be a dangerous decision."We may one morning wake up and realize that we are in the minority on our own continent," he said.Russia: West to blame for Europe's migrant crisisJUST WATCHEDErdogan: 'Western world to be blamed' for migrant crisisReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHErdogan: 'Western world to be blamed' for migrant crisis 03:12Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian leader Vladimir Putin both point the finger at Europe and the United States for what has become one of the biggest mass migrations of people in modern times."To be honest, the whole Western world is to be blamed in my opinion on this issue," Erdogan told CNN on Thursday.Erdogan has accused Europe of turning the Mediterranean into a cemetery. In his interview with CNN, he stood by those remarks."That's the reality on the ground," he said. "Because the countries bordering round the Mediterranean -- they do not want these people no matter what the cost."Putin, talking to reporters Friday, said it's the West's wrongheaded foreign policy in the Middle East and Northern Africa that's at the root of the crisis."What is this policy about? This is imposing its standards without taking into consideration historic, religious, national and cultural specifics of these regions," Putin said, according to Russian state news agency TASS.Turkey: Toddler's body returns home for burial JUST WATCHEDImage shows 3-year-old who washed ashoreReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHImage shows 3-year-old who washed ashore 02:08Aylan Kurdi's last journey was supposed to take him to a safe home -- hundreds of miles away from the relentless war in his native Syria. Instead, he drowned off Turkey, and the image of his body, face down in the surf of a Turkish beach, rocketed around the world this week. His 4-year-old brother and mother perished with him.The three were buried Friday in Kobani, the Syrian city his family left to escape the daily barrage of bombs. Aylan's father, Abdullah Kurdi, who survived, was present as his wife and two sons were laid to rest. Photographer describes 'scream' of migrant boy's 'silent body'"I don't want anything else from this world," he told CNN on Thursday. "Everything I was dreaming of is gone. I want to bury my children and sit beside them until I die."Four Syrian citizens were taken into custody Thursday, suspected of human trafficking in connection with the deaths of Aylan Kurdi and nine others, according to Turkey's semiofficial Anadolu news agency. Austria: No change in border policyAustria is not planning to change policies along its border with Hungary in light of the massive influx of migrants across Central Europe, Interior Ministry spokesman Karl Heinz Grundboeck in Vienna told CNN on Friday. Austrian officials don't currently enforce border controls their side of the border under terms of an 1985 agreement that eliminates such internal controls in 25 European nations. Grundboeck could not comment on what Hungarian police might or might not do on their side of border.Luxembourg: EU foreign ministers meetJUST WATCHEDAugust: A Syrian refugee's journey across EuropeReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHAugust: A Syrian refugee's journey across Europe 02:54The crisis will be front and center when EU foreign ministers meet at an informal gathering in Luxembourg on Friday. The nations will send their home ministers for emergency talks in Brussels, Belgium, on September 14.France and Germany have proposed a welcoming mechanism that would be permanent and mandatory in Europe, French President Francois Hollande said Thursday. "What exists today is no longer enough, and there are countries, and I will not name them here because we have to work with all of them, but who are not responding to their moral obligations," Hollande told reporters."Europe is a group of principles, of values which oblige us to welcome those who are pushed out and look for refuge because they are persecuted."On Friday, the prime ministers of the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and the Slovak Republic met and issued a statement saying they plan to improve transit and asylum procedures for migrants. They said they would seek to help western Balkan countries in protecting their borders and pledged to seek better support efforts to fight human trafficking and smuggling. Greece: Thousands more arrive each dayJUST WATCHEDMixed reception for migrants arriving on KosReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHMixed reception for migrants arriving on Kos 01:53More than 5,000 migrants and refugees a day have crossed the Aegean Sea into Greece over the past week, the International Organization for Migration said Friday.The largest group are Syrians, followed by Afghans, it said.Many of the families, especially the Afghans, include pregnant women and newborns, the IOM said.The small islands of Kos and Lesbos have found themselves on the front lines of the crisis. Many new arrivals are having to wait several days to be registered by police, camping out by overstretched reception centers.Rights group Amnesty International said its team in Kos had witnessed a violent attack Thursday night on refugees by a group of 15 to 25 people brandishing bats and shouting "Go back to your countries" and other abuse. Riot police intervened with tear gas only after the physical attacks had started, the rights group said.The team also saw children as young as a week old among the crowds forced to wait in baking heat to be registered."The hellish conditions the refugees are now forced to endure and the official indifference to their plight is appalling," said Kondylia Gogou, Greece researcher for Amnesty International.United Kingdom: Pressure on to take more refugees Photos: Europe's migration crisis in 25 photos Photos: Europe's migration crisis in 25 photosA woman cries after being rescued in the Mediterranean Sea about 15 miles north of Sabratha, Libya, on July 25, 2017. More than 6,600 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in January 2018, according to the UN migration agency, and more than 240 people died on the Mediterranean Sea during that month.Hide Caption 1 of 26 Photos: Europe's migration crisis in 25 photosRefugees and migrants get off a fishing boat at the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey in October 2015.Hide Caption 2 of 26 Photos: Europe's migration crisis in 25 photosHide Caption 3 of 26 Photos: Europe's migration crisis in 25 photosMigrants step over dead bodies while being rescued in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Libya in October 2016. Agence France-Presse photographer Aris Messinis was on a Spanish rescue boat that encountered several crowded migrant boats. Messinis said the rescuers counted 29 dead bodies -- 10 men and 19 women, all between 20 and 30 years old. "I've (seen) in my career a lot of death," he said. "I cover war zones, conflict and everything. I see a lot of death and suffering, but this is something different. Completely different."Hide Caption 4 of 26 Photos: Europe's migration crisis in 25 photosAuthorities stand near the body of 2-year-old Alan Kurdi on the shore of Bodrum, Turkey, in September 2015. Alan, his brother and their mother drowned while fleeing Syria. This photo was shared around the world, often with a Turkish hashtag that means "Flotsam of Humanity."Hide Caption 5 of 26 Photos: Europe's migration crisis in 25 photosMigrants board a train at Keleti station in Budapest, Hungary, after the station was reopened in September 2015.Hide Caption 6 of 26 Photos: Europe's migration crisis in 25 photosChildren cry as migrants in Greece try to break through a police cordon to cross into Macedonia in August 2015. Thousands of migrants -- most of them fleeing Syria's bitter conflict -- were stranded in a no-man's land on the border.Hide Caption 7 of 26 Photos: Europe's migration crisis in 25 photosThe Kusadasi Ilgun, a sunken 20-foot boat, lies in waters off the Greek island of Samos in November 2016. Hide Caption 8 of 26 Photos: Europe's migration crisis in 25 photosMigrants bathe outside near a makeshift shelter in an abandoned warehouse in Subotica, Serbia, in January 2017.Hide Caption 9 of 26 Photos: Europe's migration crisis in 25 photosA police officer in Calais, France, tries to prevent migrants from heading for the Channel Tunnel to England in June 2015.Hide Caption 10 of 26 Photos: Europe's migration crisis in 25 photosA migrant walks past a burning shack in the southern part of the "Jungle" migrant camp in Calais, France, in March 2016. Part of the camp was being demolished -- and the inhabitants relocated -- in response to unsanitary conditions at the site.Hide Caption 11 of 26 Photos: Europe's migration crisis in 25 photosMigrants stumble as they cross a river north of Idomeni, Greece, attempting to reach Macedonia on a route that would bypass the border-control fence in March 2016.Hide Caption 12 of 26 Photos: Europe's migration crisis in 25 photosIn September 2015, an excavator dumps life vests that were previously used by migrants on the Greek island of Lesbos.Hide Caption 13 of 26 Photos: Europe's migration crisis in 25 photosThe Turkish coast guard helps refugees near Aydin, Turkey, after their boat toppled en route to Greece in January 2016.Hide Caption 14 of 26 Photos: Europe's migration crisis in 25 photosA woman sits with children around a fire at the northern Greek border point of Idomeni in March 2016.Hide Caption 15 of 26 Photos: Europe's migration crisis in 25 photosA column of migrants moves along a path between farm fields in Rigonce, Slovenia, in October 2015.Hide Caption 16 of 26 Photos: Europe's migration crisis in 25 photosA ship crowded with migrants flips onto its side in May 2016 as an Italian navy ship approaches off the coach of Libya. Passengers had rushed to the port side, a shift in weight that proved too much. Five people died and more than 500 were rescued.Hide Caption 17 of 26 Photos: Europe's migration crisis in 25 photosRefugees break through a barbed-wire fence on the Greece-Macedonia border in February 2016, as tensions boiled over regarding new travel restrictions into Europe.Hide Caption 18 of 26 Photos: Europe's migration crisis in 25 photosPolicemen try to disperse hundreds of migrants by spraying them with fire extinguishers during a registration procedure in Kos, Greece, in August 2015.Hide Caption 19 of 26 Photos: Europe's migration crisis in 25 photosA member of the humanitarian organization Sea-Watch holds a migrant baby who drowned following the capsizing of a boat off Libya in May 2016.Hide Caption 20 of 26 Photos: Europe's migration crisis in 25 photosA migrant in Gevgelija, Macedonia, tries to sneak onto a train bound for Serbia in August 2015.Hide Caption 21 of 26 Photos: Europe's migration crisis in 25 photosMigrants, most of them from Eritrea, jump into the Mediterranean from a crowded wooden boat during a rescue operation about 13 miles north of Sabratha, Libya, in August 2016.Hide Caption 22 of 26 Photos: Europe's migration crisis in 25 photosRefugees rescued off the Libyan coast get their first sight of Sardinia as they sail in the Mediterranean Sea toward Cagliari, Italy, in September 2015.Hide Caption 23 of 26 Photos: Europe's migration crisis in 25 photosLocal residents and rescue workers help migrants from the sea after a boat carrying them sank off the island of Rhodes, Greece, in April 2015.Hide Caption 24 of 26 Photos: Europe's migration crisis in 25 photosInvestigators in Burgenland, Austria, inspect an abandoned truck that contained the bodies of refugees who died of suffocation in August 2015. The 71 victims -- most likely fleeing war-ravaged Syria -- were 60 men, eight women and three children.Hide Caption 25 of 26 Photos: Europe's migration crisis in 25 photosSyrian refugees sleep on the floor of a train car taking them from Macedonia to the Serbian border in August 2015. How to help the ongoing migrant crisisHide Caption 26 of 26The United Kingdom "will accept thousands more" Syrian refugees, Prime Minister David Cameron said Friday. "Britain will act with our head and our heart, providing refuge for those in need while working on a long-term solution to the Syria crisis," he said. Cameron insisted Britain was doing its part, saying it had already accepted about 5,000 Syrian refugees, but would now take in more vulnerable Syrians from camps in neighboring countries."As the second-largest bilateral donor to the crisis, we have provided over 900 million (British) pounds in aid to help those affected in Syria and the region -- we have funded shelter, food, water and vital medical supplies for millions of desperate refugees fleeing the conflict and helping them to survive in the countries around Syria, like Jordan and Lebanon," he said."No European country has done more than Britain in this regard."The policy shift comes after public shock over the images of Aylan Kurdi put Cameron under new pressure to offer shelter to more Syrian refugees. Cameron has previously argued the best policy is to focus on bringing peace to the region.However, the Council of Europe commissioner for human rights, Nils Muiznieks, said Thursday that Cameron's position "seriously concerned" him."The truth is that at the moment, the UK is doing much less than other European countries, like Germany or Sweden, which give refuge to thousands of Syrians," he said in a statement.An online petition calling for the UK Parliament to accept more asylum seekers had more than 350,000 signatures as of Friday morning -- well past the 100,000 mark required to ensure parliamentary debate.United Nations: Piecemeal approach doesn't workOn Friday, the head of the United Nations refugee agency called for a common approach to tackle what he said was "a primarily refugee crisis, not only a migration phenomenon.""Europe cannot go on responding to this crisis with a piecemeal or incremental approach. No country can do it alone, and no country can refuse to do its part," U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres said in a statement.A new system must be set up, he said, based on a common policy."Concretely, this means taking urgent and courageous measures to stabilize the situation and then finding a way to truly share responsibility in the mid to longer term."At present, only the people smugglers and traffickers benefit from the chaos, he said. More must be done to open up opportunities for people to come legally to Europe to seek sanctuary, he said, and to tackle the root causes of the situation -- primarily conflict."Thousands of refugee parents are risking the lives of their children on unsafe smuggling boats primarily because they have no other choice."CNN's Arwa Damon, Frederik Pleitgen, Samira Said, Alexander Felton, Elwyn Lopez, Kellie Morgan and Ashley Fantz contributed to this report.

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Story highlightsPhil Mickelson falls out of contention at the PGA Championship after a 78Tiger Woods' drought at majors appears likely to continue after his round of 73 at Oak HillJim Furyk leads through three rounds, one shot better than Jason Dufner Defending champion Rory McIlroy hit a three-under 67 and is six shots behind FurykThey are the two highest-ranked golfers in the world but it looks like Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson won't be anywhere near the top of the leaderboard when the PGA Championship ends. Woods, the No. 1, and fellow American Mickelson, the No. 2, had plenty of work to do heading into the third round at the year's final major, 10 and 11 shots behind overnight leader Jason Dufner, respectively. And any hopes of a comeback for Mickelson evaporated as he had one of the worst rounds of his career in a major, carding an eight-over-par 78 at Oak Hill. It was a much better day for another American, Jim Furyk, who leads through three rounds at nine-under 201. Dufner slipped up and trails by a shot, with Swede Henrik Stenson two behind Furyk. Furyk, whose lone major came 10 years ago at the U.S. Open, finished at two-under 68 on Saturday. By the time Mickelson's round ended, he was in 74th of 75 golfers who survived the cut. Less than three weeks ago, Mickelson won the British Open to ease the pain of finishing second for a sixth time at the U.S. Open in June. "I've been swinging well this year and hitting shots easy, but these last two weeks after taking a week off after the British Open it just hasn't quite clicked," Mickelson told the Golf Channel. "I'm going to take a week off and start fresh." Read: Mickelson triumphs at MuirfieldJUST WATCHEDMickelson revels in British Open win ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHMickelson revels in British Open win 02:40JUST WATCHEDHow Justin Rose shines under pressureReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHHow Justin Rose shines under pressure 04:57JUST WATCHEDFinal golf major up for grabsReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHFinal golf major up for grabs 01:35JUST WATCHED'Men only' policies OK at golf clubs?ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCH'Men only' policies OK at golf clubs? 08:19Mickelson's round started well enough -- he didn't drop a shot through two holes and birdied the third. Then things began to unravel. He bogeyed the fourth, triple-bogeyed the seventh and dropped another shot at the ninth. Mickelson managed to steady himself temporarily but then struck a double-bogey and three bogeys in four of his last five holes. Woods crushed the field at last week's WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, seemingly the perfect preparation for the PGA Championship. His fans hoped that Oak Hill would be the place where Woods' five-year drought at majors came to an end. But Woods, stuck on 14 majors, hit four bogeys and only one birdie in his 73. "It's just one of those weeks where I didn't quite hit it well enough and didn't make enough putts," Woods, 13 shots worse off than Furyk, told reporters. "That's golf. We don't play well every week." Read: Woods shoots 61 U.S. Open champion Justin Rose, ranked fourth, also fell off the pace. Three shots behind Dufner, the Englishman endured a nightmarish first seven holes as the course got tougher Saturday, totaling two double-bogeys and three bogeys. He concluded the round at 77.While Woods, Mickelson and Rose struggled, defending champion Rory McIlroy finally had reason to smile. In a slump in 2013 -- his results at the majors have gone from tied for 25th to tied for 41st to tied for 116th -- the Northern Irishman tallied a three-under 67 to put him in contention on the final day. He is six shots adrift of Furyk. McIlroy won last year's tournament by eight shots, a record margin. "I felt good enough about my game that I could go out there and post a good one today and at least give myself a chance going into (Sunday)," the world No. 3 told reporters. Dufner -- who blew a late lead at the 2011 PGA Championship -- was unable to match Friday's sizzling 63 that tied the best round ever at a major. He hit a 71. Masters champion Adam Scott is within touching distance of Furyk, tied for fifth and four shots behind.

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London (CNN Business)In the Swiss municipality of Arbedo-Castione, a 70-meter crane stands tall. Six arms protrude from the top, hoisting giant blocks into the sky. But these aren't building blocks, and the crane isn't being used for construction. The steel tower is a giant mechanical energy storage system, designed by American-Swiss startup Energy Vault, that relies on gravity and 35-ton bricks to store and release energy. When power demand is low, the crane uses surplus electricity from the Swiss grid to raise the bricks and stack them at the top. When power demand rises, the bricks are lowered, releasing kinetic energy back to the grid. It might sound like a school science project, but this form of energy storage could be vital as the world transitions to clean energy.35-ton blocks, made of recycled or locally sourced materials, are raised to the top of the crane where they store energy."There's a big push to get renewables deployed," Robert Piconi, founder of Energy Vault, tells CNN Business, adding that companies are under increasing pressure from governments, investors and employees to decarbonize.Read MoreBut relying on renewables for consistent power is impossible without energy storage, he says. Unlike a fossil fuel power station, which can operate night and day, wind and solar power are intermittent, meaning that if a cloud blocks the sun or there's a lull in the wind, electricity generation drops.To compete with fossil fuels, you need to "make renewables predictable," says Piconi, which means storing excess energy and being able to dispatch it when required. Battery alternativesOne solution to this problem is lithium-ion batteries, which are already linked up to power grids worldwide. They can be charged using electricity generated from wind and solar and release that energy on demand. The technology has advanced rapidly in recent decades, says Dan Shreve, global head of energy storage at Wood Mackenzie, an energy research and consultancy firm. For the most part, they have been used for short-term energy storage (up to six hours), he says, and as decarbonization ramps up, demand for more durable storage will rise.Another drawback is that lithium is a limited resource, found only in certain parts of the world, and mining it can harm the environment. While the cost of batteries has plummeted over the last decade, prices started to soar in 2021 as lithium demand outstripped supply. For these reasons, Piconi says that while batteries are great for electric cars or computer electronics, they're not "ideal for large utility-scale trade." Instead, Energy Vault decided to base its technology on a method developed over 100 years ago, which is widely used to store renewable energy: pumped storage hydropower. During off-peak periods, a turbine pumps water from a reservoir on low ground to one on higher ground, and during periods of peak demand, the water is allowed to flow down through the turbine, generating electrical energy. Piconi says Energy Vault relies on gravity in the same way, but "instead of using water, we're using these composite blocks." By doing it this way, he says the company is not dependent on topography and doesn't have to dig out reservoirs or create dams, which can have negative effects on the environment. "Simple and elegant"Since Energy Vault established its successful prototype in Switzerland in 2020, the company has pivoted from the tower model design, which could reach up to 200 meters in height, to 20-story modular buildings it calls "Energy Vault Resiliency Centers." Piconi says the company received feedback from potential clients that the tower was "too tall" and might not comply with international building codes.Energy Vault pivoted its design from giant cranes to vast energy storage buildings, as shown in this rendering.The resiliency centers will use the same bricks, made from soil and waste products, and the buildings will be around 100 meters tall. Bricks will move up and down inside the building on trolleys, controlled by an artificial intelligence system that identifies optimal times for charging or discharging energy, depending on supply and demand.The centers will vary in footprint, possibly covering between 1.5 and 20 acres depending on the storage capacity, he adds. But they are likely to be installed in places where space isn't an issue, such as near existing wind or solar plants. Energy Vault's technology is "simple and elegant," says Shreve, but he questions whether the devices can compete with lithium-ion batteries on price. Even so, the market is hungry for battery alternatives. While other startups — such as UK-based Gravitricity, which drops weights down disused mineshafts — are also exploring gravity-based energy storage, none yet match the scale of Energy Vault.In February, Energy Vault listed on the New York stock exchange, raising approximately $235 million. It recently announced that actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio had joined the company's strategic advisory board. Energy Vault's resiliency centers will be linked up to nearby wind or solar farms, as shown in this rendering. Credit: Energy Vault This year, Energy Vault will start building resiliency centers for DG fuels, which wants a continuous supply of renewable energy to create green hydrogen fuel for the aviation industry. It has also signed deals worth up to $880 million with companies including Saudi Aramco, the world's largest oil producer, metal smelting company Korea Zinc, and mining giant BHP. With this backing, Piconi is confident Energy Vault can help to accelerate the energy transition.So far, customers have signed up to projects that equate to 2.5 gigawatt hours of energy storage — a significant addition to the 17 gigawatt hours of battery storage that Wood Mackenzie estimates is currently in operation in the United States. "In terms of impact, that's pretty massive," says Piconi.

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Story highlights Protests are taking place in Moscow and other citiesDemonstrators think the parliamentary vote was riggedVladimir Putin's United Russia retained its majority20,000 to 25,000 people turn out for protest in Russia, police sayTens of thousands of Russians turned out in central Moscow and across the country Saturday to protest what they believe were rigged parliamentary elections.United Russia, the party of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, suffered big losses in the election, but retained its parliamentary majority. On Saturday, protesters chanted "Putin out," according to a correspondent from state-run RIA Novosti news agency. Between 20,000 and 25,000 protesters had gathered in the capital, Moscow, Ria Novosti said Saturday, citing police. There have been no reports of unrest and security has been tight.iReport photos: Thousands of protesters in MoscowVladimir Ryzhkov, co-chairman of the Party of People's Freedom, said 40,000 people had massed and some 10,000 were headed to the main protest venue, the news agency reported.Rally organizers and Moscow city officials agreed to allow demonstrators on Bolotnaya Square in Moscow Saturday. The event has been authorized to hold 30,000 people, yet tens of thousands more have indicated that they want to attend. JUST WATCHEDProtests erupt in Russia over electionsReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHProtests erupt in Russia over elections 02:45JUST WATCHEDNude protests, large rally in MoscowReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHNude protests, large rally in Moscow 02:17JUST WATCHEDRussian protests on social media sitesReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHRussian protests on social media sites 02:34The protesters are demanding an annulment of the December 4 election results and a new vote. Election officials on Friday released the official results: 238 seats for United Russia; 92 seats for the Communists; 64 seats for Fair Russia; and 56 seats for the Liberal Democrats. Protesters say that these results are fraudulent. Putin said Russians have the right to assemble peacefully and legally.Hundreds of protesters were arrested during demonstrations earlier this week. Police said they cracked down on those demonstrations because the turnouts were not legal and the protesters were being disorderly.Demonstrators turned out in other parts of the country. RIA Novosti correspondents said around 1,000 people ralled in the southern Siberian city of Barnaul. Protests occurred in Krasnoyarsk, Vladivostok, Chita and Khabarovsk in eastern Russia.A demonstration also was planned for St. Petersburg, Russia's second largest city.

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(CNN)Aston Villa has agreed to a deal with Barcelona to sign Philippe Coutinho on loan until the end of the season with an option to buy.Coutinho will be reunited with Aston Villa head coach Steven Gerrard, who was the Brazilian playmaker's teammate for two seasons at Liverpool."I don't think you get a nickname of 'The Magician' if you're not a special footballer," Gerrard told reporters at a press conference on Thursday."I've got nothing but positive things to say about the player. He's a friend of mine, so if I'm asked the questions I can speak for as long as you want."English Premier League hit by record 103 Covid-19 cases between Dec 20-26Coutinho has struggled since being sold by Liverpool to Barça in 2018 for a reported fee of £145 million ($196.5M) and spent a year out on loan to Bayern Munich, where he similarly enjoyed limited success.Read MoreThe 29-year-old has shown flashes of the brilliance that convinced the Spanish giant to make him its club-record signing, but Coutinho's departure will be a welcome one as the club looks to free up its bloated wage bill to register new players.READ: Kylian Mbappé suggests social media needs to tackle racism, but players must also act"The agreement, which is subject to the player completing a medical and receiving a work permit, also includes an option to buy and Philippe will travel to Birmingham in the next 48 hours," Villa said in a statement on Friday.A number of Premier League clubs and leading clubs across Europe had been keen to sign Coutinho, but it has been reported that his relationship with Gerrard gave Villa the edge over its transfer rivals.

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London (CNN)There will be little of the pomp and pageantry that usually comes with the State Opening of Parliament and the Queen's Speech on Wednesday. The event is one of the most colorful on the British calendar, but the June 8 snap election has left little time for Buckingham Palace to prepare the full show.Queen Elizabeth II sits on a gilded throne as she delivers her speech on May 8, 2013.Queen Elizabeth II will lay out the incoming government's policy agenda Wednesday after an election result left Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party still in power but weakened in Parliament. Taking place just two days after the Trooping the Color event to mark the Queen's birthday, Wednesday's speech will be the first dressed down ceremony in more than 40 years.The event usually involves theatrics and traditions dating back hundreds of years. The Queen generally dons a red velvet robe with a five-meter train and the Imperial State Crown, but British media reports suggest she may swap that attire for a day dress and hat.Read MoreQueen Elizabeth II wearing the Robe of State, which has a five-meter train, on her arrival at the House of Lords on May 8, 2013.The traditional horse-drawn carriage ride to Parliament from the Palace, which is usually accompanied by a full cavalry, will be replaced with a car journey.Once the speech is delivered, a new parliamentary session begins. Both houses debate the content of the speech and agree a response to the Queen. The speech is voted on by the Commons, but rarely by the Lords.This story has been corrected to reflect the scaled back nature of the State Opening of Parliament and the Queen's Speech.

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(CNN)She's 37 and a mom, but Serena Williams says she is inspired by other veteran sports stars such as Roger Federer and Tiger Woods as she chases a record-equaling 24th grand slam title.Williams takes on Romania's former world No.1 Simon Halep in Saturday's Wimbledon final, aiming to avenge last year's final defeat by Angelique Kerber and add an eighth crown on the grass of the All England Club.The stage is set 🏆#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/gYAFws1CFe— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 12, 2019 The American, who won her first Wimbledon title in 2002, credits improvements in sports science for her longevity as she seeks to match Margaret Court's all-time grand slam mark. "I think technology has really changed. That's the only reason I'm able to compete," Williams told reporters after her semifinal win against unseeded Barbora Strycova."I feel like if we had this technology 20 years ago, maybe Michael Jordan would still be playing basketball. I just feel like we know so much more about our bodies.Read More"It's lengthening my career. It's not just me, it's Roger [Federer], Tom Brady, Peyton [Manning] played forever. Those athletes, Tiger obviously, what he did at the Masters, was on top of my mind. Those athletes are incredibly inspiring. That's one thing that keeps me moving forward."READ: Coco Gauff: How do you protect a 15-year-old tennis prodigy?READ: Serena says she owes Naomi Osaka an apology. Osaka's response made her cryJUST WATCHEDCori 'Coco' Gauff on the Williams sistersReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHCori 'Coco' Gauff on the Williams sisters 01:51'Tap into that younger Serena'Williams won her last grand slam in Australia in 2017 while pregnant, and after maternity leave she reached the final at Wimbledon and the US Open last year, losing to Naomi Osaka in New York. "Looking back, to even be in those two finals last year was unbelievable," she said. "Now I'm in a different place. Like I just am more calm. Instead of having nothing to lose, I feel like I have things to lose, but I also have nothing to lose. It's like I'm in the middle."Williams has struggled with a knee injury this season, but after seeing a specialist in France last month says she is fit again.She also revealed she has been trying to get into the mindset that has made her the most dominant player of her generation. "I was actually thinking this morning [Thursday], when I won my first Wimbledon. I think it was against Venus. I was trying to tap into those emotions. I was really calm," she said."I definitely feel like I play better when I'm calm. But it's definitely an effort. Not getting over-pumped, but at the same time not getting under-wound. I have to be in that right space."She added: "Just trying to tap into that younger Serena, trying to tap into how to win, basically."READ: Serena Williams fined $10,000 for damaging court Simona Halep will contest her first Wimbledon final Saturday.'Great feeling'Williams has beaten Halep nine times in their 10 meetings, including most recently at the Australian Open, but says she is not underestimating the 2018 French Open champion, who only lost her world No.1 crown to Osaka in January."There's so many impressive things about her," Williams said of Halep. "I think obviously her tenacity. I think her ability to improve every time, just to keep improving. Her ability to find power. Can't underestimate her. She's like a little powerhouse."Halep's first appearance in the Wimbledon final means she has reached the final in three of the four grand slams -- with just the US Open missing from her resume.The 27-year-old Romanian says she is undeterred by her win-loss record against Williams and believes she can draw on past experiences against the American."I played many matches against her. Many of them were very close," she said. "I have learned that I have the chance. Now, if I face her, I will believe that I have my chance to win against her. Of course, I respect a lot what she has done and what she's doing."But now I feel stronger mentally facing her. We will see what is going to happen. It's just a big challenge for me."READ: Roger Federer: The power and presence of the $120 million manJUST WATCHEDMeet Coco Gauff, the 15-year-old who rocked WimbledonReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHMeet Coco Gauff, the 15-year-old who rocked Wimbledon 01:13Halep is well aware Williams will be chasing history on Centre Court Saturday, but insists she will be trying to create a legacy of her own. "I'm desperate to win Wimbledon more than to stop her," she said. "I will focus on myself. I'm not thinking about her record. Of course, is huge. Her records are huge already."It's just a tennis match, big challenge, a great match. So I will try just to give my best."I think it's a great feeling to face Serena in a Grand Slam final. If you are able to win, makes it sweeter. If you lose, then you have to look forward for the next one."I'm in a good position, honestly. I have no pressure on myself, just positive one. I have expectations for myself that I can do a great job on court Saturday. 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(CNN)Tyrrell Hatton claimed his sixth European Tour title at the Abu Dhabi Championship with a final round 66 on Sunday.England's Hatton had battled with Rory McIlory at the top of the leaderboard throughout the week, but a closing 72 saw McIlory finish five shots off the lead at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club. It hands Hatton, 29, an early lead in the Race to Dubai rankings -- the lucrative season-long competition to determine the best player on the European Tour."It's surreal to be honest," Hatton said. "Even there, knocking the putt in on 18, it doesn't feel like I've won the tournament."Visit CNN.com/sport for more news, videos and featuresRead MoreHatton celebrates victory at the Abu Dhabi Championship.Hatton started the day one shot back from McIlroy and one ahead of compatriot Tommy Fleetwood. But both McIlroy and Fleetwood struggled on the final day, the former carding four bogeys and the latter shooting 73 after a double bogey on the 17th hole. By contrast, Hatton avoided missteps on Sunday as he shot six birdies to equal John Rahm's record of four Rolex Series titles.READ: Tyrrell Hatton reflects on his recent rise The victory could also see Hatton, who secured his first PGA Tour win last year, move into the top five of the golf world rankings.That's after he enjoyed a sensational 2020, climbing into the world top 10 during a year he called "the best of my career so far."After a final round 66 featuring seven birdies and an eagle on the 10th, Australia's Jason Scrivener moved ahead of McIlory to finish second in Dubai. The European Tour remains in Abu Dhabi for next weekend's Dubai Desert Classic.

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Story highlightsRed Bull say they are in no rush to discuss a new contract for Mark WebberThe Australian driver won the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on SundayWebber has been linked with a move to Ferrari to replace Felipe MassaThe 35-year-old is second in the drivers' championship behind Fernando AlonsoDespite a thrilling victory at the British Grand Prix that saw Mark Webber close the gap on world championship leader Fernando Alonso, Red Bull insist they are in no rush to offer him a new contract.The Australian chalked up his second victory of the season at Silverstone, hunting down the Ferrari of Alonso at the climax of a hugely tactical race.Webber closed the gap between himself and his Spanish rival to 16 points with the halfway point in the campaign fast approaching.Though the 35-year-old is emerging as a leading contender to claim his maiden Formula One title and despite speculation linking him with a switch to Ferrari, Red Bull insist they are relaxed about his contract.Webber pips Alonso to take British GP at Silverstone"I think that very simply we have a great relationship with Mark," team boss Christian Horner told gathered reporters. "As always with him, things are pretty straightforward.JUST WATCHEDStirling Moss: A history of SilverstoneReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHStirling Moss: A history of Silverstone 03:01JUST WATCHEDDesigning Formula One tiresReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHDesigning Formula One tires 03:08JUST WATCHEDDesigning a Formula One carReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHDesigning a Formula One car 03:08JUST WATCHEDIn the pits with Lotus F1 Team ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHIn the pits with Lotus F1 Team 02:55"This is his seventh season with the team. He has had all of his success in F1 with this team and we would like to see that continue."Inevitably there is an awful lot of speculation surrounding Ferrari, but we are only focused on ourselves. We cannot control what other people say or do, and I think that Mark feels comfortable in the team."The marque also boast defending double world champion Sebastian Vettel amongst their ranks, and Webber has been outspoken in the past about having to play second fiddle to the German.But Horner confirmed that contract talks with Webber are on the agenda in the not too distant future and praised Vettel for claiming a podium place at Silverstone."Mark wants to be in the team next year and therefore, as we have always stated, during the summer we will sit down and talk about the future," he said."And that period of time is obviously coming up pretty close now, so over the next few weeks we will be talking about 2013. Mark has given me every indication that he is very happy here, and you can see that in his driving."He is driving very well this year, he has won two big races now -- the Monaco Grand Prix and the British Grand Prix, and I think his drive at Silverstone was excellent.Latest Formula One standings"It was great for him to win for the team at our local race, and obviously coming from just up the road as well, and to have Sebastian up there on the podium after a difficult first lap again was a double bonus."Meanwhile, Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali thinks the constructors' title will be as closely fought as the drivers' championship this year.Red Bull have dominated in each of the last two years and though they are out in front again this season, the gap to Ferrari is only 64 points.Domenicali said: "If we look at the situation of Silverstone, with the first four cars, it means we have made a step in the right direction from the performance point of view. But it is a very open championship," he said."I don't believe honestly that the others will stay behind. I am sure McLaren will fight to come back, and the others are very close."I was impressed by the pace of Lotus. If you look at (Romain) Grosjean, if you look at the first lap he pitted and then he finished sixth. So the field is very tight."

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(CNN)There has been a massive, unexpected development at the US Open: The "Big 3" in the men's singles draw is down to one.An ailing No. 3 Roger Federer was stunned by Grigor Dimitrov, with the unseeded Bulgarian advancing to the semifinals 3-6, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.It's the first time Dimitrov, 28, has beaten Federer in eight tries. He'll next face the fifth-ranked Daniil Medvedev, who defeated No. 23 seed Stan Wawrinka earlier Tuesday. Dimitrov and Medvedev have split their two previous matches, back in 2017. Neither have reached a grand slam final.Grigor Dimitrov beat Roger Federer in the quarterfinals of the US Open.After the fourth set, Federer sought the trainer and left the court for a medical timeout, a rarity coming from him. His level dropped in the fifth set."I just needed some treatment on my upper -- what is it -- back, neck," Federer told reporters. "Just needed to try to loosen it up, crack it and see if it was going to be better.Semifinal bound ➡️ Grigor Dimitrov scores his first ever win over Roger Federer, defeating the five-time champion 3-6, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.@GrigorDimitrov | #USOpen pic.twitter.com/HAzYVIahdE— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 4, 2019 Read More"Yeah, but this is Grigor's moment and not my body's moment, so... it's OK."The exit of the 38-year-old Swiss follows world No. 1 Novak Djokovic; the 32-year-old Serb retired in his match in the round of 16 against Wawrinka on Sunday because of shoulder trouble.The lone member of the Big 3 left? That would be 18-time grand slam champion No. 2 Rafael Nadal, who is in the other half of the draw. The Spaniard, 33, continues to chase Federer, who leads the all-time men's list with 20 major titles, and to try and distance himself from Djokovic, who has 16.Nadal faces No. 20 seed Diego Schwartzman of Argentina -- whom he is 7-0 against -- on Wednesday in the quarterfinals.Federer joins Novak Djokovic with his US Open exit.'I fought with what I had'This was not vintage Fed on Tuesday night. He looked off balance, misfiring on his shots and spraying errors. And Federer had an injury concern of his own.Serena Williams dominates Wang Qiang to reach US Open semifinalsFederer said the trouble in the affected area started Tuesday afternoon."I was able to play," he said. "It's OK. It's how it goes. I tried my best. By far not too bad to give up or anything. Grigor was able to put me away. I fought with what I had. That's it. So it's OK."Federer was asked of his tournament plans for the rest of the year."I guess Laver Cup, Shanghai, Basel, maybe Paris, London," he said. "That's the schedule for now. I don't know if the team have other ideas or not. I'm happy to get a bit of a break now, go back to practice, reassess and attack from there."US Open villain Daniil Medvedev keeps on winning, reaches semifinals The last time Federer lost in five sets came in July in the final of Wimbledon, when he lost to Djokovic despite having two match points on his serve.That loss did not cross his mind on Tuesday, he said. "I know people read into it," Federer said. "They think, all that stuff. That is definitely not the reason why I lost tonight. I was ready to go, try my best. It wasn't enough. It's purely here tonight."Federer hasn't won the US Open since 2008.'Clearly in the end he was not at his best'Meanwhile, Dimitrov, aside from seven double faults, played the cleaner match, taking advantage of a hobbled Federer late."Clearly in the end he was not at his best," Dimitrov said. "I used every opportunity I had."Tiger Woods watches Rafael Nadal beat Marin Cilic at the US OpenUp until this point, it had been a lackluster year for Dimitrov, having gone 1-7 in his last eight matches entering the US Open. Previously ranked as high as No. 3 in the world in 2017, Dimitrov currently is 78th -- his lowest ranking since he was 87th on June 4, 2012.Dimitrov is the lowest-ranked grand slam semifinalist since No. 94 Rainer Schuettler at Wimbledon in 2008 and the lowest-ranked US Open semifinalist since Jimmy Connors at No. 174 in 1991.This will be the Bulgarian's third career major semifinal, having also reached this stage at the Australian Open in 2017 and Wimbledon in 2014."I think the past six, seven months have been pretty rough for me," Dimitrov said. "But I had somebody to lean on, my friends, my family. I kept on believing again in the work, the rehab I had to put behind my shoulder, the exercise, the practice, fixing up the racket a little bit. There were so many things I had to adjust in such a small but big period of time."Next thing you know, you're almost end of the year, you have a result like that. It's pretty special to me."

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Story highlightsImmigration officials say they conducted a series of operations over the weekendTheir focus: Central American families who came into the United States illegally in 2014"They were coming for my family," one man says, describing a raid (CNN)It was early Saturday morning when federal agents knocked on Rene Morales' door.He didn't open it. Instead, he hid with his sister, her three children and two other friends inside a bedroom, ignoring the banging until the agents left about an hour later.By midmorning, Morales said, the agents caught up with him while he left to run an errand, persuading him to allow them to search the house to look for a fugitive Morales said didn't live with him.Morales let them in. Soon, it became clear his sister Rosa and two of her children were the real target of the immigration agents."They were coming for my family," Morales said.Read MoreNow, days later, he's still trying to figure out the details of their fate. He said he believes they were part of a series of raids nationwide targeting immigrants who were part of the wave of children and families who crossed into the United States illegally in summer 2014. Their detention was soon reported by Atlanta newspaper Mundo Hispanico, which documented eight cases in the area of women with children taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and brought to a staging area at a local mall.A spokesman said the agency doesn't comment on specific cases, but acknowledged the arrest occurred at the time of the operation.'This should come as no surprise'The raids had been rumored for days after a report in The Washington Post revealed that immigration authorities were planning a nationwide sweep this month. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said Monday that 121 people were taken into custody, mainly in Georgia, North Carolina and Texas."This should come as no surprise," Johnson said in a written statement."As I have said repeatedly, our borders are not open to illegal migration; if you come here illegally, we will send you back consistent with our laws and values," he said.The focus of the operation, he said, were adults and their children who were apprehended after May 1, 2014 after crossing the southern border illegally, were issued orders of removal by an immigration court and have exhausted "appropriate legal remedies."The new push to detain and deport undocumented immigrants drew swift criticism from activists.Democrats rip report on deportation plan"Raids that terrorize communities, trample civil rights and separate families are something we would expect from a President Trump. The very tactic -- with teams of ICE officers showing up at someone's home, unannounced, using deception to gain entry, waking up sleeping children and carting away both parents and kids -- is repugnant," said Frank Sharry, executive director of America's Voice. "When this happened during the Bush presidency, then-candidate Obama denounced it. The fact that it is happening now under a President Obama is outrageous."The American Civil Liberties Union issued a statement condemning the raids, describing them as "a scare tactic to deter other families fleeing violence in Central America from coming to the United States."Cecillia Wang, director of the ACLU's immigrants' rights project, said the U.S. immigration system was rigged against the families from the start."Many of these mothers and children had no lawyers because they could not afford them," she said. "Without counsel, traumatized refugees don't understand what is happening in court and cannot get their legitimate asylum claims heard."'Don't open the door,' foreign ministries warnAs word of the impending raids spread, diplomats from Guatemala and El Salvador posted warnings on their websites over the weekend."Immigration agents must show you an order signed by a judge to enter your house," El Salvador's foreign ministry said in a statement posted on its Twitter account. "If they don't have one, you don't have to open the door."Guatemala's foreign ministry warned people not to be fooled."Don't open the door to strangers who say they're looking for someone else," the ministry's statement said. Awaiting deportationAccording to U.S. Border Patrol figures, more than 100,000 people who were part of so-called family units -- parents with children -- entered the United States illegally through the country's southwestern border since 2014.Many of them seek asylum in the United States. Out of more than 41,000 asylum requests fielded by the U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration review in 2014, 8,775 were granted.Rene Morales said his sister Rosa and her children were captured by immigration agents in Houston after they crossed illegally in July 2014. Over the weekend, U.S. immigration authorities detained Rosa Morales, shown here at a recent celebration.Three days later they were released and headed to Atlanta, where they hired a lawyer to help with their asylum claim. The family escaped Guatemala, he said, after a kidnapping attempt. In March 2015, a judge signed an order of removal.Their lawyer has been trying to fight it.But as of Tuesday afternoon, it seemed like for many of his family members, time in the United States was running out. One of Rosa's daughters, who gave birth to a child in the United States shortly after her arrival, wasn't taken into custody by the agents over the weekend.But Rosa Morales and her other children were at a detention center in Texas on Tuesday, waiting to be deported.In Mexico, Central American immigrants under fireCrossroads of hope and fear: Stories from a desert bus stationCNN's Catherine E. Shoichet contributed to this report.

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Story highlightsSome spiders can fly long distances on a string of web silkMany of them can also sail, using their legs or abdomens as sails, study says (CNN)Some spiders can sail -- they can harness the wind, weigh anchor and toss a line to a raft. They may even cross vast oceans, scientist say.Their research could help explain why some types of spiders are present on nearly every corner of the globe. It was published this week in the journal BMC Evolutionary Biology. Also, spiders are great pest controllers, so knowing how they move can be useful to humans. "We really want to know more about where they go, what they eat, how they move, how they get to a farmer's field -- for our own benefit," said Sara Goodacre, head of SpiderLab at the University of Nottingham in Britain. Many spiders can also fly, but that's not news to scientists. The bugs catch a breeze in lines of web they spew from their abdomens -- a feat called ballooning. That can take them to a few feet the neighbor's yard or many miles to a neighboring country.Ballooning has helped lead some species to conquer new habitats.Read MoreMyth: Landlocked But until now, arachnologists believed that their conquest ended at water's edge, that when they landed in a pond, a creek or the ocean, the spiders became helpless.The notion has left some questions open for scientists at SpiderLab.How have so many spider species spread to most every continent, they asked? Why have spiders been seen floating alive in the middle of oceans? And why are they quick to turn up on islands newly formed by volcanic activity?Some spiders use multiple skills to sail over waterSure, there are aquatic spiders that have evolved to revel in the wet, but they're in the minority. The researchers wondered instead how teeming masses of crawly land lovers -- terrestrial spiders -- overcome oceans so well. 325 spiders in waterSo, researchers collected 325 wild spiders and dropped them onto water to see how they fared. A note for arachnophobes: The spiders they chose, almost all linyphiids, are not the scary, horror movie variety -- they're more like the itsy bitsy spider of nursery rhyme fame that crawled up the water spout. They are about half the size of a dime, legs included, often go unnoticed and aren't harmful to humans.All 325 spiders floated on the tips of their legs when they hit the water. And many of them pulled off wind-surfing ballets, catching the breeze by stretching legs upward or doing a "hand stand" on all eight legs and protruding their abdomens into the air.The wind flicked the spiders over the water's surface like air-hockey pucks.The behavior seemed specific to the aquatic environment. The spiders reacted this way only when on water. When confronted with wind on a dry surface, almost all of the spiders hunkered down to duck the gust.Fliers also great sailorsAbout a third of the spiders that were tested showed ballooning behavior -- and these turned out to be good sailors at the same time. "The propensity for sailing appears to be tightly linked to the tendency for aerial dispersal," the arachnologists wrote.They were true marines -- going most anywhere by land, sea or air. Some spiders showed off handy seafaring skills to boot. If the wind was too much for them, many shot a line of silk onto the water as an anchor to slow themselves down. "The silk may sometimes work as a dragline for the water-trapped spider to attach to floating objects or to the shore," the scientists wrote.If a stick floated by, they zapped it with string, connected the other end to the water's surface and roped over to the object to use it as a raft -- or potentially more."A spider that reaches a floating tree, for example, might be able to become airborne by ballooning from its surface, or from one of its non-submerged branches," the researchers wrote.The big takeaway for the arachnologists? Not only does the spiders' quest for new land does not end at the water's edge, but since they can go without food for long periods, they can travel a very long time for a very long distance. Possibly an ocean away.

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Naomi Osaka has pledged to donate her earnings from next week's Western & Southern Open to support earthquake relief efforts in Haiti, the Caribbean nation her father hails from.The four-time Grand Slam champion announced her pledge in response to the 7.2-magnitude quake that struck the impoverished country on Saturday, killing at least 304 people and injuring hundreds."Really hurts to see all the devastation that's going on in Haiti, and I feel like we really can't catch a break," Osaka said on Twitter."I'm about to play a tournament this week and I'll give all the prize money to relief efforts for Haiti. I know our ancestors blood is strong we'll keep rising."World number two Osaka, whose mother is Japanese and who plays under the Japanese flag, has used her platform to call attention to the causes she cares about.Read MoreShe wore masks at last year's U.S. Open with the names of victims of police violence on them.Osaka is seeded second at the tournament in Cincinnati, which runs from Aug. 14 to Aug. 22.

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Story highlights 16 injured people are in "good" condition, police sayA plastic explosive mounted on a motorcycle explodes as a police van passes, officials sayGov. Huseyin Avni Mutlu says authorities don't know who is responsibleA bomb appearing to target police officers exploded Thursday in an Istanbul neighborhood near the ruling Justice and Development Party headquarters in the city, authorities said. The blast left 15 officers and one civilian injured, Istanbul's police chief, Huseyin Capkin, said. It occurred in the Sutluce neighborhood in Beyoglu district."It seems the explosion was done by remote control, as a police van with 21 policemen in it was passing by," Capkin told reporters on the scene."Their conditions are all good," Capkin said. "There is no one in a life-threatening condition." Istanbul Gov. Huseyin Avni Mutlu said the bomb was mounted on a motorcycle that was left by the side of the road. He said plastic explosive was used."We do not have clear information about the perpetrators," he said, promising an investigation and vowing that such attacks could not harm Istanbul's security.The headquarters of Independent Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association, MUSIAD, is near the scene of the blast.A spokesman for the association, Sadi Dinleyici, told CNN Turk television that the explosion shook their building and they were initially afraid it was hit by a bomb. Turkey has experienced bomb attacks in the past conducted by various groups, including Kurdish separatist organizations, extreme leftists and al Qaeda-related radical Islamists.

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(CNN)Australian advocates and opposition politicians are campaigning to free 119 children from forced detention on a tiny Pacific Island, amid warnings that the health of several young refugees is quickly deteriorating.One 12-year-old boy, detained on Nauru under the Australian government's strict border policies, is seriously ill after refusing to eat for at least two weeks and needs to be transferred to the mainland for treatment, doctors say.Doctors for Refugees President Barri Phatarfod told CNN the 12-year-old boy was one of several young children on Nauru whose health was progressively deteriorating. "We can only assume (he has) depression because of his progressive withdrawal from different aspects of life ... We know he refuses to eat and refuses to drink," Phatarfod said.There are 119 children still living on Nauru after being transferred there under Australia's immigration policy, which bans asylum seekers who arrive by boat from being settled on the mainland.Read MoreThe Australian government insists the children are no longer in detention, but they and their parents are not allowed to leave. The Australian Border Force was contacted by CNN for comment but did not respond.More than 30 non-government organizations in Australia came together on Monday to demand the government release the children by Universal Children's Day, November 20.Roze, 2, is a sociable little girl and likes to play outside, but there is no place for children to play in Nauru, World Vision says.As part of their campaign, they released images of three children who are living on the tiny island, including two-year-old Roze who has spent her entire life there."There are children here suffering. We don't know what our future holds. Our children are like any other little children around the world -- but they are not allowed to be free," their parents said in a statement.World Vision Chief Executive Claire Rogers told CNN the young people marooned on Nauru had less hope than children she'd seen in refugee camps around the world."I never thought I'd have to fight this in my own country, but the things that are going on Nauru have just caught my heart," she said.George likes to play with his toy car and he loves to write. He was born in Nauru -- the family have been on the island for 5 years.'Acts of self-harm and depression'The Australian government started moving hundreds of asylum seekers and refugees, including children, to Nauru after reopening its detention center in 2012. Since then there have been regular reports of physical and psychological damage suffered by the new arrivals. A 2016 UN report found many cases of "attempted suicide, self-immolation, acts of self-harm and depression" among children detained on Nauru.According to Phatarfod, the only way for someone to be transferred from Nauru to Australia for medical treatment is to be at risk of imminent death.She told CNN a number of children on Nauru were regressing developmentally, showing less ability at their current age than a few years ago.Refugees held by Australia languish in a world beyond suffering and suicide"There are at least 10 children on Nauru that have been referred to us who display this, and at least seven who are actively suicidal," Phatarfod said, adding that if they'd been in Australia these children would have received "urgent" medical attention.A second detention center for male asylum seekers on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea, was closed by order of a local court at the end of 2017. The majority of the detainees were moved to a new center and have not been allowed to leave Papua New Guinea.The Australian government maintains that its tough border protection policies are necessary to avoid deaths at sea at the hands of people smugglers. Under the policy, people who arrive in Australian waters by boat are sent to offshore processing centers, and told they'll never be settled on the mainland.'Stop playing politics'Using the hashtag #KidsOffNauru, the Australian charities have started a petition calling for the government to allow the refugee children to leave the island."(This) is a test of the courage of our political leaders to resolve this situation. If they fail this test, we will not drop the baton in championing these children to be put in a situation where they can grow up as normal, healthy children," Rogers said.Some members of the Australian Parliament have attempted to speak out to gain help for the detainees trapped on Nauru, including the opposition Labor Party Immigration Spokesman Shayne Neumann.Neumann wrote to Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton on August 20, calling on the minister to accept an offer by New Zealand to resettle some of the refugees "as quickly as possible."Speaking in the House of Representatives on August 13, Independent politician Andrew Wilkie called on the government to "stop playing politics with people's lives," listing a dozen cases of detainees in severe need of medical treatment."A 12-year-old boy who has overdosed twice in the past fortnight, an 11-year-old girl who is suicidal, an eight-year-old boy with autism in need of substantial support, a 27-year-old woman (who) was sexually assaulted on Nauru and is so afraid to leave her accommodation she has felt forced to urinate in a bucket," he said in a speech.So far there has been no indication the Australian Government will listen to the latest plea for the refugees, but Rogers said they will keep trying no matter what."No one's saying this isn't a complex problem, but locking up children is not the solution," she said.

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(CNN)The European Union is running the risk of winding up its most important ally next month, after the bloc agreed to send a team to observe Venezuela's regional elections, set to take place on November 21. The vote comes after three particularly chaotic years in the country, where President Nicolas Maduro has managed to stay in power despite a collapsing economy, a contested election result in 2018 and US-backed efforts to remove him from power through coordinated Western sanctions -- which involved the EU. However, earlier this year, the bloc dropped its recognition of Maduro's opponent, Juan Guaidó, as the legitimate president, placing it at odds with the US who still recognize Guaidó.In some corners of the US, this has caused concern that by sending a delegation to the country for the first time since 2006, the EU will lend legitimacy to a process that will ultimately be won by Maduro, a strongman leader often described as a dictator. A Venezuelan national flag flutters during a mass opposition rally against President Nicolas Maduro in which Venezuela's National Assembly head Juan Guaido (out of frame) declared himself the country's "acting president", on the anniversary of a 1958 uprising that overthrew a military dictatorship, in Caracas on January 23, 2019. Andrés Oppenheimer wrote in the Miami Herald last week that for the past 16 years, "the EU had refused to send electoral observation missions to Venezuela, mainly because it considered, rightly, that elections there were a sham."Read MoreHe concludes that on election night, "the EU mission will probably announce that there were no major irregularities, and an ecstatic Maduro will claim that he won a clean election. And several months later, when the EU mission puts out its final report looking at the entire election process and concluding that it wasn't a fair race, the election will be long forgotten." Diplomatic sources have confirmed to CNN that this is not just the fear of a columnist, but there are very real concerns that Maduro will, whatever the EU's intentions, be able to spin this to legitimize his grip on power. Why would the EU be willing to do this and risk the ire of its most important ally? First, Brussels sources refute the idea that this will give the elections a de-facto EU stamp of approval. They say that their agreement rests on the fact that the Venezuelan National Electoral Council invited a delegation. Brussels then sent a mission to see if elections could be monitored "along the 2005 UN guidelines," an EU official said, pointing out that the bloc had not recognized elections held in the country last year. "We go there not to legitimize the regime, but to see what is happening."Guaidó remains in Caracas but his efforts to assume interim power have run aground.Second, the official says that "there is no difference in how we monitor Iraq, Peru, Pakistan or Mali. This is one of the most recognized election monitors in the world and if our partners ask us, we will explain our logic. We don't have to justify ourselves to anyone."It is certainly true that electoral monitoring groups frequently operate in and report on polls that are far from free or fair. For example, in 2017, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, a highly respected organization, delivered a scathing report on the Turkish independence referendum. However, critics might argue that the context here is different. Turkey is a NATO ally whose democratic standards had been sliding for years. This was a documentation of that decline -- which enraged President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. What's different is Venezuela's comparative isolation from the West. It is arguable that even if the EU returns a highly critical report, its mere engagement in the process could be used as propaganda by Maduro. A State Department spokesperson said to CNN that the US "considers free and fair local, National Assembly, and presidential elections essential for Venezuelans to reach a peaceful and democratic solution to the crises their country faces. In statements made jointly with the United States on June 25 and August 14, the European Union and Canada made clear they share our views ... For further questions about the EU's planned election observation mission, we refer you to EU officials."These sort of tensions between the Brussels and Washington are to some extent inevitable as the EU tries to grow its influence as a distinct global power and defender of Western values, rather than an extension of US influence. However, the bloc must remember that each time it diverges from American policy -- be it on China, Russia or Venezuela -- it will be noticed by the leadership of the nation that still towers above all else on the world stage.

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This was excerpted from the March 9 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)As a university student years ago, Kyaw Moe Tun sat out Myanmar's watershed 1988 pro-democracy protests. "I always listened to my parents, and they wanted me to stay home," he says. Now, as Myanmar's ambassador to the United Nations, he tells Meanwhile that his duty is to protest -- on behalf of the people of Myanmar and the democratic government they elected last year.A few weeks after a military coup seized control in Myanmar, Kyaw Moe Tun gave an extraordinary statement of defiance on the other side of the world, flashing protesters' three-fingered salute before the UN General Assembly in New York and calling on members to "use any means necessary" to restore democracy in his country. The military regime responded by firing him, but he refuses to leave his post at the UN.Kyaw Moe Tun is effectively flying solo now, he says, unable to contact the civilian government's detained leaders but determined to keep the spotlight on Myanmar as pro-democracy protesters face bloody crackdowns back home. His elderly parents, still living in Myanmar, have also been unreachable since his February 26 speech -- but he says he knows through other channels that they're cheering for him.His interview with Meanwhile on Monday has been edited for length and clarity.What's it like to be posted here in New York with a government overthrow at home?Read MoreIn Myanmar, we have three "pillars" against the military coup and against the military regime: First, the protesters, who are on the streets and risk their lives to go against the security forces. At the same time, we have another pillar, that is the CDM: the civil disobedience movement. And at the same time, the CRPH (a parliamentary committee in exile) is also working. So my part here is however I can help those three pillars to get stronger and stronger.That is how you might look at (my speech) on February 26. I knew that there would not be any document to come out from the meeting because it was an informal meeting. But I really wanted to have a maximum positive impact from the meeting on the people of Myanmar. That is why I made the speech.Was it a difficult decision? It's a very rare decision for a career diplomat. Of course, the decision that I made is a very difficult decision, but at the same time, the people of Myanmar want a democracy. ... Since February 1, it's been quite difficult for me sitting here. When the military coup came in and they had the military council, of course their instructions were coming here and there, and they were asking us to do this and that. To be very frank, we drafted a statement and then we submitted it to the headquarters, and they provided an edited version.But I wanted to contribute to the people of Myanmar, so the statement I gave had to reflect the real situation on the ground. I didn't want to deliver a statement that was far from reality.Your speech asked the world to take "any means necessary" to end the coup. What does that mean? Military intervention?Yeah, of course, it could be. But it is very difficult to get a military intervention, because the decision of a country who sends military personnel into another country is not that easy -- it is very difficult. I know that, but the request being made from our people in Myanmar is very clear: We need the protection from the international community, in whatever way that they can help us. We don't want further loss of life for our brothers and sisters in Myanmar; we really want action, very strong action that can stop the brutal acts of the military.What role is China playing here? They have said to focus more on dialogue. But how can we have that dialogue while our leaders are in detention? Whenever we have the dialogue, there should be a level playing field. What are you asking for now from the United States and international community?I appeal to the international community to help us in whatever way they can. Many of us inside the country, especially those young, young people who are on the streets, they are helpless. And not only them, but all of us — all people of Myanmar — also feel helpless.My purpose here is to fight back the military regime for as long as I can, and until the end of the military coup. ... Our democracy was just a nascent democracy and then the military came in to set it back 40 or 50 years. Democracy should prevail. Democracy must prevail.

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Story highlightsFox Sports wins rights to broadcast 2026 World Cup in USAFIFA refuses to comment that Fox faced no competitionFox previously against moving 2022 World Cup to Qatari winterWorld governing body refuses to disclose fee receivedFollow us at @CNNSport and like us on Facebook (CNN)It's one of the biggest sporting events on the planet and in a growing market for new fans, football's global governing body has cut a media rights deal for the 2026 World Cup over a decade ahead of the tournament.FIFA extended its North American media rights agreements -- handing Fox the English language deal and NBCUniversal's Telemundo the Spanish language rights -- for an event in which the 2026 host nation has still to be determined."These agreements guarantee wide distribution for FIFA tournaments across the U.S. and Canada," said FIFA Director of TV Niclas Ericson in a statement."Together, we will be able to further promote football in North America and build on the impressive interest shown by audiences in these major territories during the 2014 FIFA World Cup."Just days after the English Premier League sold domestic television rights for over $8 billion for the three seasons from 2016, FIFA declined to detail what the latest North American deal was worth.Read MoreFootball's world governing body also refused to comment when asked if it had received sealed bids from rival broadcasters.Neither ESPN nor NBC responded to a CNN email asking if they had bid for the English language rights.That raises the question as to whether Fox, which already had agreements in place for the 2018 and 2022 editions following a $425 million deal signed in 2011, won the latest contract without any competition.I see Fifa's famously transparent tender process has been put into practice again re Fox World Cup TV deal. Cue more conspiracy theories...— Owen Gibson (@owen_g) February 12, 2015 The U.S. broadcaster has been outspoken over FIFA's plans to move the 2022 World Cup to the Qatari winter because of fears over the intense heat during the Gulf state's summer months.While a working party is expected to recommend suitable dates for the 2022 tournament on February 23, a switch to winter would play havoc with the U.S. sporting schedule."You go into buying a World Cup and you believe it's going to be in the same time frame it's always been," Fox Sports President Eric Shanks said last year. "Clearly in America there's much more competition for ratings points."JUST WATCHEDEPL clubs set for windfall from TV rights dealReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHEPL clubs set for windfall from TV rights deal 01:21A move to winter would be bad news for Fox given it could clash with the NFL playoffs and potentially the 2022 Winter Olympics.Some media commentators have suggested Fox was awarded the latest deal on the proviso that it will not make a complaint when the 2022 tournament is shifted to the Qatari winter.Potentially the 2026 tournament could be held in North America given it will be 32 years since the World Cup was last held there.JUST WATCHEDPrince Ali reveals 'culture of intimidation' in FIFAReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHPrince Ali reveals 'culture of intimidation' in FIFA 02:31Yet the question remains why wouldn't FIFA want to benefit from a bidding war between Fox, ESPN and NBC and why sell the rights so early? "FIFA aims to distribute the highest quality coverage of its international tournaments to as wide an audience as possible," said FIFA in a statement to CNN."FIFA constantly reviews and monitors global market conditions for sports media rights in order to make the best decision for each market. "The agreement extensions announced on Thursday were the result of a detailed assessment of the market and discussions with the relevant broadcasters."NBC, which retained Spanish-language rights through Telemundo, refused to comment on whether it had been invited to bid for the English version''We were offered the opportunity to extend our Spanish-language rights for another cycle ... and we were happy to be able to complete the transaction,'' NBC Sports said in a statement.Is it me (as a recent FOX Sports employee...) or did that FIFA American TV rights extension come completely out of nowhere? Heard no talk...— LeanderAlphabet (@LeanderAlphabet) February 12, 2015 The 2014 World Cup final between Argentina and Germany was watched by an estimated 26.5 million in the U.S. which was up 7% on the 2010 figures."These events are some of the world's most important sports competitions, and it is our privilege to be entrusted with these rights in the United States," Fox said in a statement.

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Story highlightsRoger Federer gives Switzerland a 3-2 victory over Kazakhstan in Davis CupThe Swiss come from 2-1 down to earn semifinal clash with ItalyItalians also rally from a point behind to deny Britain a place in last fourFrance come from 2-0 down against Germany to secure semi against Czech RepublicHe's won virtually everything on offer in the world of tennis, and Roger Federer took a step closer to a complete collection as he saved Switzerland from an embarrassing defeat in the Davis Cup quarterfinals on Sunday.Staring down the barrel against unfancied Kazakhstan following Saturday's doubles loss, the 17-time grand slam champion wasn't even sure he'd get to take the court in Geneva.However, his 2008 Olympics gold-medal-winning partner Stanislas Wawrinka bounced back for his first victory of the weekend to level the scores at 2-2.The Australian Open champion came from a set down to beat Mikhail Kukushkin 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 6-4 6-4 and set up a decider."I was hoping so much I was going to get a chance to play and not just watch Stan play," Federer said. "I got the opportunity and I'm happy I lived up to the hype and the expectations, and I was able to get the boys through so very happy for them."JUST WATCHEDFrench tennis flying highReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHFrench tennis flying high 06:23JUST WATCHEDWawrinka's first grand slam victoryReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHWawrinka's first grand slam victory 02:07JUST WATCHEDBig names celebrate World Tennis DayReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHBig names celebrate World Tennis Day 04:23Federer's 7-6 (7-0) 6-2 6-3 victory over Andrey Golubev -- previously unbeaten in the competition this season -- gave him the record for most Davis Cup wins by a Swiss player, putting him past the 34 recorded by Jakob Hlasek.Hlasek was part of the only Swiss team to reach the final, losing to a star-studded U.S. team in 1992."I knew Stan was going to play better than Friday and I thought as well that he was going to do a better job with rhythm and against the type of player Kukushkin was, he'd find a way. That's what happened. It was tough for him for a long time," Federer said."Then personally for me, I just felt I was playing such great tennis the last six months that I would find a way as well and I did. It's a relief but it was a great feeling."The Swiss will next play Italy, who also came from 2-1 down to end Britain's hopes of a first semifinal appearance since the World Group concept was introduced in 1981.Fabio Fognini handed two-time grand slam champion Andy Murray his first singles defeat in 19 Davis Cup matches, a run stretching back to 2005, winning 6-3 6-3 6-4 to delight the home crowd in Naples.Andreas Seppi then defeated James Ward 6-4 6-3 6-4 on the red clay to give the Italians a first semifinal appearance since 1998.France managed an even more impressive comeback, rallying from 2-0 down against Germany to set up a semifinal against two-time defending champions the Czech Republic in Nancy.Jo-Wilfried Tsonga leveled the tie by beating Tobias Kamke 6-3 6-2 6-4, then Gael Monfils completed a memorable victory as he won 6-1 7-6 (7-0) 6-2 against Peter Gowjowczyk."I'm just so proud of my players, because coming from 2-0 down on the first day was not easy," said France captain Arnaud Clement, who played in the team's 2010 final defeat against Serbia.It clinched another home tie, against a Czech side which completed a 5-0 whitewash of Japan in Tokyo.Lukas Rosol led the way in the absence of No. 1 Tomas Berdych, winning both singles matches and his doubles rubber.Read: Doubles disaster for SwissRead: Wawrinka stunned in opening singlesRead: France's love-hate relationship

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Story highlightsAndy Murray beats three-time champion Novak Djokovic in semis of Dubai tournamentThird seed Murray avenges his defeat by world No. 1 Djokovic in Australian Open last fourRoger Federer beats Juan Martin del Potro in second semifinal Federer aiming for fifth Dubai title in Saturday's final against MurrayAndy Murray ended Novak Djokovic's Dubai dominance on Friday as he handed the world No. 1 his first defeat of 2012 and earned revenge for January's Australian Open semifinal heartbreak.The British third seed triumphed 6-2 7-5 to gain some consolation for the epic loss in Melbourne, a match which lasted almost five hours.Djokovic went on to defend his title in this season's opening grand slam, but his hopes of matching last year's 43-match winning streak ended in the emirate this time.Murray will play four-time Dubai champion Roger Federer in Saturday's final after the Swiss maestro beat Juan Martin del Potro 7-6 7-6 in the second semifinal.Second seed Federer had to work hard to get past his Argentine opponent in a match dominated by service.Federer forced six break points on Del Potro's service but could not convert them, leading to a pair of tiebreakers.He won the first 7-5 but his opponent dominated the second and looked certain to take the match into a deciding set.But the 16-time grand slam champion saved four set points before sealing victory on his first match point to claim the tiebreak 8-6.Earlier, Murray brought Djokovic's run of 10 straight wins from the start of the year to an abrupt end.The Serbian had won seven of his 11 career encounters with Murray, who is still seeking his first major title."Andy played a great match," Djokovic, who had won the Dubai title from 2009-11, told reporters. "He was the better player today. He was serving really well. I made a lot of unforced errors when it was important. "It's been a great tournament here in Dubai. I look forward to Indian Wells and Miami, which are the next challenges. I think I have more than enough time to get ready for it."Murray's form slumped after losing last year's Australian Open final to Djokovic as he was knocked out in the first round of his next three tournaments, but the world No. 4 appears to have picked himself up again under the tutelage of new coach Ivan Lendl.

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(CNN)The 48-hour countdown to the Dutch elections has begun. But of the 150 seats up for grabs in the House of Representatives, just seven are currently filled by politicians under 35 -- even though this age group makes up a quarter of eligible voters.From a high school dropout to a top lawyer, here are some of the men and women hoping to lower the average age of Dutch MPs a little by earning a spot in the House this week.'The parties in government now can't be trusted'Ancilla van de Leest is a former model who is driven by concerns about data privacy.Ancilla van de Leest, 31, is the leader of the Pirate Party. Formed in 2006, the group hopes to win its first seat on Wednesday.Van de Leest was educated at a prestigious school but left at 16. "I never planned to leave school early; that's just what happened," she said. "I'm a high school dropout."Read MoreDiscovered as a model shortly afterwards, she traveled the world, but in 2012, she quit her "glamorous life" to join Bits of Freedom, a digital rights organization."As an online entrepreneur I've seen the upsides of the internet," she explains. "But as time progressed, I saw how the internet was becoming more centralized. It used to be a tool to empower citizens, but it's becoming a tool for big corporations."She's also concerned about the ability of governments to gather information about their citizens. "In Europe, governments have a history of misusing power in horrific ways. If we don't redefine the ethical and moral code of the internet now, we're going to run into trouble.""People can see that the parties in government right now can't be trusted," she says.If elected, she wants to fight laws that allow data about individuals to be sold for commercial purposes, prevent health insurance companies accessing citizens' health information and tackle Amsterdam's tax havens.'A diverse society can be beautiful'Giselle Schellekens is no. 28 on the Labor Party list of candidates.Giselle Schellekens, 27, is a candidate for the Labor Party, the second biggest group in parliament, with 38 seats.Before moving to the Netherlands with her parents at 15, she lived in Botswana, Nicaragua, Burkina Faso and Kenya. Upon her arrival, she became acutely aware of the gulf between European and African standards of living. She was amazed by "the perfect pavements, the trash being collected every Tuesday evening at 6pm sharp ... the faultless public transport."Determined to fight this inequality, she began working for SPARK, an NGO that educates and empowers young people in fragile states. But she soon noticed inequality in the Netherlands too, and became involved in local politics. Since 2014 she has combined her NGO role with the job of city councilor.Now she wants to move into full-time politics: "If I work with an NGO, I can change a few lives," she says. "If you change a policy, you can make a lot of lives better."Her priorities are to fight the "internship slavery" faced by Dutch graduates, lower the voting age to 16 and create more housing and work opportunities for refugees.She believes first and foremost in helping people to build their lives in their own countries, "but we should always keep the borders open," she says, adding that the Netherlands needs to work harder at integrating migrants and refugees."A diverse society can be really beautiful."'We need to make the Netherlands future-proof'Dennis Wiersma wants to protect the values that he believes makes the Netherlands great.Dennis Wiersma, 31, is standing on behalf of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), currently the largest party in the Netherlands' parliament — its leader Mark Rutte has been Prime Minister since 2010.Wiersma's fledgling political career was inspired by his experiences as a child of divorced parents and whose mother received disability benefits. "I realized that I wanted to do things differently later in life, to take matters into my own hands instead of letting circumstances define me," he says.His time as a student -- and as vice-president of the Dutch Student Union -- also influenced his politics. "At the time the country was still suffering from the credit crisis, which made me wonder about my friends who were not highly educated," he says. "Who was looking out for them?"Youth unemployment and pensions are two of his key concerns: "My mission is to make the Netherlands future-proof, by ensuring great education ... and an adequate pension. And to be able to do all this in a sustainable and safe world."He has a clear vision of what he'd like the Netherlands of the future to look like. "The Netherlands is a country of freedom, one that stands for the equal value of men and women, gay and straight people, black and white people," he says. "Those who support these values, will feel at home in the Netherlands. But those who do not, do not belong here."'What this country needs are bridge-builders'Don Ceder was nominated for Amsterdam citizen of the year for his work as a lawyer.Don Ceder, 27, is standing on behalf of the Christian Union, which currently holds five seats in the House of Representatives.Ceder grew up in a multicultural neighborhood in Amsterdam. After graduating from law school, he set up his own paralegal agency to advocate for people badly impacted by debt collection agencies.In 2014, he was nominated for Amsterdam citizen of the year for his work.He wants to help contain the growing debt problem, build an education system that creates equal opportunities for everyone, and fight discrimination.The child of a Surinamese father and a Ghanaian mother, Ceder is no stranger to prejudice. "I can identify with a lot of people who feel marginalized because of their cultural background, because I've experienced it first hand," he says.And he's concerned about the gulf between parliament and society: "There is a huge group of Dutch people who feel that they're not being represented, and this group transcends color, age, gender and cultural background."He says he wants to be a voice for all Dutch citizens and to build a society "where everyone matters," adding: "What this country needs right now are bridge-builders, not wall-builders."'Politicians are opinion makers'Niels van den Berge wants to see a new climate law and the end of coal power stations.Niels van den Berge, 32, is seeking election for the Green Left party, which currently holds four seats, down from 10 in 2010.Van den Berge was born into a farming family and grew up fruit-picking and beekeeping, before getting involved in politics as a teenager.At 16 he was advocating in parliament for a national youth council; by 17 he was the spokesperson for the youth wing of Green Left. In 2010, he became a temporary MP while a colleague was on maternity leave. Now he's campaigning for his own seat.He wants to introduce a climate law, close coal power stations and promote investment in renewable energy.He's concerned about the current political climate in the Netherlands: "Some people say that Dutch culture is under threat because of immigration. I think it's under threat because of populism."He wants to engage with voters attracted by the policies of Geert Wilders' populist Freedom Party. "I understand their fears ... If I were in their shoes I would also be angry ... But I don't agree with populist answers to their problems."But he believes politics isn't just about policy. "Politicians aren't just legislators," he says. "They are opinion makers too. Words matter ... We need to make a statement that we can make this beautiful country -- and Europe and the world -- even more beautiful, but we have to do it together."'Young people are tired of the current parliament'Rob Jetten wants to see new approaches to education, immigration and transport in the next parliament.Rob Jetten, 29, is a candidate for Democrats 66 (D66). The party won 12 seats in the last election, up from three in 2006.Jetten grew up in a small town in the south of the Netherlands, and says his political career was indirectly kickstarted at the age of 16 by the murder of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh.Van Gogh was killed by Mohammed Bouyeri, a Dutch-Moroccan Muslim, in 2004; Jetten says a local primary school with a large Turkish student population was set on fire shortly afterwards."I organized meetings with the children who had lost their school," he says. "They were very happy to see that not everyone was against them. I saw that even when you're young you can make a difference ... That was a turning point for me."He says he joined D66 as a reaction to the growth of populist politics and their rhetoric of division and discrimination.Education and transport are two of his key concerns: "We need a new approach to public transport and cycling networks," he says. The Netherlands may have a reputation as a cycling paradise, but Jetten says this is far from the truth. "There are 180,000 citizens in Nijmegen and we're always in traffic jams."He's broadly optimistic about the future of Dutch politics. "Young people are sick and tired of the current parliament that only talks about dangers. They're sick and tired of all these populist debates ... There's a new generation of politicians on the way."'I want to be a politician close to the people'Anne Kuik has been a councilor in the city of Groningen since 2010.Anne Kuik, 30, is standing on behalf of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), which won 13 seats in 2012 -- down 28 seats from 2006, when it was by far the largest party in parliament.Kuik became involved in politics after studying law at university, and was elected as a city councilor in Groningen in 2010. She says she has tried to improve working conditions for prostitutes and fought to make the city more accessible to people with disabilities."What drives me is injustice," she says. Tradition is a key part of her platform: "We want to go back to Christian Jewish norms and values that bind us as a nation," she explains. "Norms and values that make it logical that we help each other so you are not just living for yourself."And she's keen to be a part of the "strong society" that she advocates. It's important "not to get stuck in my office," she says. "I want to be a politician close to the people, fighting for injustice. [What matters is] what you do for the people and not how many times your names appears in the newspapers."

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(CNN)Premier League leader Manchester City moved 11 points clear of Chelsea after a 2-1 win over 10-man Arsenal in a game filled with drama and controversy.With Arsenal manager Arteta isolating after positive Covid-19 test, the home side really troubled City on Saturday, but the second half sending off of Gunners defender Gabriel completely changed the game's dynamic and the visitors went on to wrap up an 11tth successive league win.In the first half, Arsenal had claimed a penalty after Martin Ødegaard went down in the box under a challenge from City goalkeeper Ederson, but VAR ruled that referee Stuart Attwell hadn't made a clear and obvious error and play continued.The home team then took a deserved lead following a flowing move, which was finished off in style by Bukayo Saka.Bukayo Saka celebrates after giving Arsenal the lead against Manchester City.READ: Manchester City juggernaut looks destined to make another procession of Premier League title raceRead MoreJust before the hour, a frantic three minutes saw City equalize, Arsenal spurn a golden chance to retake the lead and then Gabriel red carded.City's equalizer came from a penalty and this time VAR asked Attwell to review his decision not to give a penalty after Granit Xhaka grabbed hold of Bernardo Silva's shirt. João Cancelo: Manchester City defender assaulted during burglary at his homeThis time Attwell did give the penalty and Riyad Mahrez hammered the ball home, though before the spot-kick the referee booked Gabriel for trying to scuff up the spot.Gabriel Martinelli somehow missed with the goal gaping after Nathan Aké cleared the ball off the line, before Arsenal's Brazilian defender was dismissed after picking up a second yellow card for a foul on Gabriel Jesus."Confusing is the right word [on the penalties], Arsenal assistant manager Albert Stuivenberg told BT Sport. "We are looking for consistency."For me, the Ødegaard penalty is clear ... but if there is any consistency there the referee also comes to check."Referee Stuart Atwell shows a red card to Arsenal's Gabriel.READ: Tuchel surprised by Lukaku's 'unhelpful' comments on dissatisfaction and Inter Milan returnIn stoppage time, City made its numerical advantage pay as Rodri scored from close range."Eleven games in a row is great in this period," City manager Pep Guardiola told BT Sport. "Look at our bench. We have four academy players. We had many cases of Covid this season and injuries."Today with Kyle Walker was first time on the bench since Covid testing. We were incredibly tired and they were better. But football has happened. Sometimes it comes in our side."Rodr celebrates after Manchester City's 2-1 win over Arsenal.READ: Klopp fumes over refereeing decisionsMeanwhile Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will miss his side's key Premier League match at Chelsea on Sunday due to a suspected positive coronavirus test."Jurgen Klopp will miss Liverpool's Premier League meeting with Chelsea on Sunday after returning a suspected positive COVID-19 test result," Liverpool said in a statement on Saturday."Testing of the entire first-team set-up has revealed no further positive cases within the playing squad in addition to the three confirmed by Klopp on Friday," the statement added."Three backroom staff members have returned suspected positive results, however."

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Story highlightsMoyes under pressureQuestioned over his future at SunderlandIncident occurred on March 18Sunderland currently bottom of league (CNN)An English Premier League manager says he "deeply regrets" his behavior towards a female journalist after telling her during a post-match interview that she risked being slapped. Follow @cnnsport BBC reporter Vicki Sparks asked Sunderland manager David Moyes if he felt his job was under threat with club chairman Ellis Short, who is American, in the stands during his side's goalless draw against Burnley on March 18. "It was getting a wee bit naughty at the end there so just watch yourself," Moyes said to Sparks off-camera once the interview had finished. "You still might get a slap even though you're a woman," added Moyes. "Careful next time." Sparks is heard laughing uncomfortably during the conversation.Moyes later apologized to Sparks and she accepted his apology, a BBC spokesperson told CNN. This is disgraceful. David Moyes cannot get away with these sexist threats - the @FA must take action immediately. pic.twitter.com/kcMSQFmI7g— Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (@DrRosena) April 3, 2017 Read MoreHowever, British lawmaker Dr. Rosena Allin-Khan -- the Shadow Minister for Culture, Media and Sport -- called on the Football Association -- English soccer's governing body -- to take action."This is disgraceful," said MP Allin-Khan, who tweeted a seven-second video of the incident. "David Moyes cannot get away with these sexist threats - the @FA must take action immediately."Former England international Gary Lineker, who works as a television presenter for the BBC, also described Moyes' comment as 'inexcusable.""Incident highlights a tendency for some managers to treat interviewers with utter disdain," tweeted Lineker. "Pressured job. Well rewarded. Inexcusable."Moyes incident highlights a tendency for some managers to treat interviewers with utter disdain. Pressured job. Well rewarded. Inexcusable.— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) April 3, 2017 Should David Moyes face retrospective action for his comments? Have your say on our Facebook page. 'Resolved amicably'The 54-year-old Moyes has managed Sunderland since July, but has endured a tough season on the pitch, with the team currently bottom of the Premier League and eight points away from safety with nine league games left to play. "David and the reporter spoke to one another subsequently and the matter was resolved amicably," a Sunderland spokeswoman told CNN. "It was in the heat of the moment," Moyes told reporters Monday. "I deeply regret the comments I made. That's certainly not the person I am. I've accepted the mistake. I spoke to the BBC reporter, who accepted my apology."England internationals Jermain Defoe (center) and Michael Keane (right) in action during Sunderland's Premier League clash with Burnley.READ: Meet the most powerful woman in footballREAD: Ronaldo bust draws mirth in airportREAD: Video ref features in France-Spain clashREAD: Messi banned, Argentina beatenTesting times for MoyesHaving spent 11 years in charge of Premier League club Everton, Moyes' managerial career hasn't been easy since leaving the Merseyside club in 2013.He succeeded Alex Ferguson as Manchester United manager, only to be sacked after 10 months in charge with the English giants seventh in the league table.JUST WATCHEDIs Russia ready to host the World Cup? ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHIs Russia ready to host the World Cup? 03:32He then became head coach of Spanish side Real Sociedad where, after winning just 12 of his 42 games in charge, he was dismissed the day before his one-year anniversary with the club. Despite coming under pressure with Premier League strugglers Sunderland, Moyes has said he expects to stay in charge of the club even if it is relegated at the end of the season. His side has won just one league game so far this year. This is not the first time the Scotsman has lost his cool on a match day. He was given a two-game touchline ban with Sociedad following a dispute over an offside decision. Visit cnn.com/football for more news and videosSunderland lost 1-0 to Watford on Saturday, and next faces a trip to Premier League champion Leicester City Tuesday.

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Story highlightsBriton Charlie Martin aims to become the first transgender driver to race at Le MansShe walked away from motorsport fearing she wouldn't be acceptedBut Martin is back competing in the 2019 Michelin Le Mans Cup"We need positive stories from real trans people doing incredible things" - Martin (CNN)Standing amid the fevered atmosphere of the Le Mans 24 Hour race, Charlie Martin had an epiphany.One day he wanted to race at the iconic French cathedral of motorsport -- home to the world's oldest endurance race that takes place again this weekend -- instead of watching rain-soaked from the sidelines.But this dream was secondary to another, more urgent desire that beat inside his body like a pulse.If he raced it would be as a woman."Back then I wasn't even racing," Martin explained to CNN Sport. "But if you could have granted me any wish -- apart from changing my gender which was always the default answer -- it would have been to race at Le Mans.Read More"It is such a festival for petrol-heads and I came away spellbound; it was everything, the feat of endurance, what the cars go through, the scale of it in front of 300,000 fans."I said to myself there and then -- that's it."Le Mans 24 Hours is the oldest endurance race in the world and is a mecca for motorsport fans - as seen here in 1952.'Scared of the consequences'Martin was still living as a man during subsequent trips to Le Mans as an inspired spectator but in 2012 -- just over a decade since that first life-changing pilgrimage to the 24 Heures -- she transitioned, reassigning her gender to female. Martin underwent several major procedures as well as therapy and documented her journey on YouTube. "Pretty much every fiber of my body told me it was the thing I needed to do," Martin explains. "But I always said to myself that I'd never have the courage to do it; I'm too scared of the consequences; I'm too scared of telling everyone in my life and how they might react and treat me."So to go into transition and not only do it but have it go incredibly well, to be so happy, finally, suddenly feels like you've taken the biggest risk in your life but you've also hit the jackpot."When she transitioned, however, Martin turned her back on racing because she thought she wouldn't be welcomed as a transgender driver.She had been competing in the UK in hill climb racing -- where drivers go against the clock on uphill courses -- fitting it in around her day job in the family engineering business. "I walked away from motorsport," she explains. "I just couldn't see how it would ever be accepted. "When I was in the first year of transition in the UK, people were quite standoffish but I think that was because everybody knew me and ... hill climbing in the UK is a slightly older generation thing -- and so that felt quite, I don't know. Challenging is probably the best way to describe it."A decision to go to France and compete in a one-off round of the French Hill Climbing Championship in St-Goueno renewed Martin's passion and her hopes of becoming a professional racing driver. She had broken the class record and won the race by three seconds, a positively monumental margin by hill climb standards."People were a bit surprised that this English girl who no one had heard of had come over and blown everyone away," Martin recalls with a smile.Blink and you miss her: Martin's motorsport dreams were reignited driving a Westfield in France.'Whole new life'Having the courage to undergo transition -- and re-mortgaging her house to finance facial feminization surgery at the end of 2013 -- ultimately galvanized Martin's self-belief and, in turn, made her a better racer."It opened up a whole new life," Martin adds. "It started this whole process of taking risks, giving things a go and not worrying about getting it wrong and that snowballed and brought me to this point now -- Le Mans, let's go for it!"In 2019, after more concentrated spells in hill climbing in Europe and a single season circuit racing season back in the UK, Martin quit her job and announced a campaign with the Racing Experience team to take part in the Michelin Le Mans Cup, a series for prototype Le Mans cars that would take her to the famous La Sarthe course this June. But Martin's Le Mans date with destiny was suddenly snatched away when the funding she needed fell through just two weeks before this weekend's race."It's a real shame," says Martin, whose place in the team has been filled for the Le Mans weekend only. "Unfortunately because of last-minute delays with sponsorship we couldn't continue."We tried everything we could, including a crowd-funding campaign, but we were let down too close to the race itself."Martin is resilient and positive. She has to believe that this is just a minor bump in her road to Le Mans.And she can take comfort in the fact that she has always been working towards a three-year plan with the ultimate aim to compete in the 24 Hour race in 2021 as its first transgender driver.Martin says the motorsport community has in general been "incredibly supportive.""My goal remains to compete in the main 24 Hours of Le Mans and I feel even more determined than ever to make it happen," she adds."There's never been a professional trans driver in motorsport, so it's an exciting position to be in. "First and foremost I just want to do the race but there is a huge significance for me to do that as the person that I am today, to do Le Mans as a trans woman."There is so much negativity bandied around in the media that we need real positive stories from real trans people doing incredible things with their lives."'Toxic environment'This year the debate over transgender athletes competing in women's sport has hit the headlines. Tennis star Martina Navratilova apologized after accusing trans women of "cheating" while former international swimmer Sharron Davies also said trans athletes should not be allowed to compete in female competitions.As a high-profile transgender athlete, Martin was drawn into the debate, appearing on national television in the UK. "When you have respected voices in sport like Sharon Davies and Martina Navratilova sounding off and shooting from the hip, when actually they're not familiar with the research, it's incredibly damaging," Martin says."It creates a very toxic environment for the trans community."Celebrating Transgender Day of Visibility 2019 😌🏳️‍🌈 I hope that my visibility within my life & sport can inspire positive change in the world 🌍✨Being trans is just one aspect of my life & I'm proud to be who I am today more than ever ✊🏼 #TDOV #TDOV2019 pic.twitter.com/DBMHS6MGqx— Charlie Martin 🦋 (@GoCharlieM) March 30, 2019 The International Olympic Committee (IOC) guidelines says trans women must show that their testosterone level has been below a certain level for at least 12 months before their first competition.Martin approves of the IOC ruling, least of all because it silences those that argue trans women competing in female competitions have an unfair advantage because of increased levels of the male hormone."Anyone who goes through a medical transition doesn't have testosterone in their body," Martin adds. "For me as a trans woman the idea of having testosterone in their body ... I would freak out. So this is a massive fact that is not being reported."If you've had testosterone in your body your whole life and you take it away and replace it with oestrogen you lose physical strength, you lose muscle mass and you get weaker. I know I have."Martin acknowledges that being in motorsport -- where a machine provides the bulk of the muscle -- has protected her from some, but not all, of the negativity.Martin checks in with her Racing Experience teammate during the 2019 Michelin Le Mans Cup."It removes the possibility for somebody to argue against me and says 'oh well you're only doing so well because you're trans and you have a physical advantage'. So it simplifies things from my point of view but it can still be challenging," she says."It's an unfortunate part of being open about my life that I face a lot of transphobic abuse. There'll always be a lot of abuse online (but) I've learned to ignore it."The only underhand transphobia I experienced within the sport was a few years ago when I was left out of a national squad for a racing championship after my transition, despite having the most experience of all the potential candidates."In general, I've found that the motorsport community has been incredibly supportive of my decision to be my true self."Looking back on her journey, Martin realizes how far she has come from that first transformative weekend watching the 24 Heures in 2001."Even the idea of doing Le Mans full-stop back then seemed highly improbably but if you said transitioning and doing it as a trans woman, I'd have just laughed," she says with another big smile."So to be at a point where that feels not only possible but that it is going to happen -- it's just huge."Martin is perfectly qualified for Le Mans, after all it's about endurance and she has that in spades.

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Paris (CNN)The murder trial of a woman who killed her abusive husband got underway in the French city of Chalon-sur-Saône on Monday.​In her bestselling book Tout Le Monde Savait (Everyone Knew) published in May, Valerie Bacot, 40, admitted to shooting Daniel Polette dead in self-defense in 2016. She faces a life sentence for murder.​"It's with that same gun, in another forest one day and so he wouldn't kill us that I killed him," Bacot wrote.Bacot said Polette, 25 years her senior, first raped her when she was 12 years old. At the time, Polette was her mother's boyfriend, but Bacot refers to him as her stepfather in the book.In 1996 Polette was convicted of rape of a minor​ and spent two and a half years in prison, Bacot's lawyer Nathalie Tomasini told CNN. Read MoreBacot wrote in her book that after Polette was released he started abusing her again and she was impregnated by him at the age of 17.We're all supposed to stay home. What about kids who aren't safe there?"One morning in the dining room he starts screaming because I haven't put the baby's toys away properly. He turns to me and slaps me hard without warning," Bacot wrote, recalling one of the countless times when she was hit by Polette. Over the course of 18 years, Bacot and Polette had four children together, two of whom helped bury their father's body after Bacot shot him. In 2019 they were each handed a 6-month suspended prison sentence for concealment of a human corpse, Bacot's lawyer said. During the course of the investigation the children spoke about the relentless abuse their mother suffered at the hands of Polette. According to court documents, the court-appointed psychiatrist said Bacot was "clearly under Polette's control."Bacot told the police she was subjected to repeated beatings by Polette and that he forced her to prostitute herself. On multiple occasions, Polette allegedly told Bacot that if she left him, he would kill her and their children. "Don't worry: one day you'll be leaving here," Polette said when he first made such a threat, as Bacot recalled in her book. "But it will be feet first, and the kids too!"A plague that will outlive Covid-19The prosecutor has said that Polette's murder was premeditated; Bacot's lawyers deny this.A petition not to imprison Bacot was launched online by advocates in January, which has so far received more than 580,000 signatures. The trial is expected to last five days.Bacot's case is reminiscent of Jacqueline Sauvage, a French woman who was sentenced to 10 years in jail after she was convicted of fatally shooting her husband three times in the back with a hunting rifle in 2012 -- just one day after their son hanged himself. After serving three years behind bars, Sauvage was released from prison in 2016 when then-president Francois Hollande granted her a pardon. NGOs have been raising the alarm about femicides in France. This year alone, 43 women have lost their lives at the hands of their partners or husbands, according to advocacy group "Feminicides par compagnon ou ex," compared to 90 women in 2020, according to French Justice minister Eric Dupond-Moretti. France's interior ministry recorded 146 femicides in 2019.Correction: An earlier version of this story named the wrong location as the site of the trial.

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Hong Kong/London (CNN Business)Novak Djokovic has departed Australia after authorities canceled his visa for a second time. Now, one of his sponsors wants a word.Lacoste said Monday that it wants to review events that sparked a nearly two-week legal battle and prevented the unvaccinated Serbian from defending his Australian Open title. Australia requires international visitors to be vaccinated against Covid-19 unless they have a medical exemption."As soon as possible, we will be in touch with Novak Djokovic to review the events that have accompanied his presence in Australia," the French clothing brand said in a statement."We wish everyone an excellent tournament and thank the organizers for all their efforts to ensure that the tournament is held in good conditions for players, staff and spectators," it added.Djokovic's sponsors have said very little since his visa was first revoked shortly after his arrival in Australia on January 5. It is unclear when Djokovic will take to the court again. He will have the chance to break the men's grand slam title record at the French Open in May but the events in Australia have raised questions about how unvaccinated players will compete on the season's tour.Rafael Nadal tired of the 'circus' surrounding Djokovic's visa cancellationRead MoreFrench automaker Peugeot, another Djokovic sponsor now owned by Stellantis, declined to comment on Monday. Swiss watchmaker Hublot and Japanese sportswear giant Asics (ASCCF) did not immediately respond to requests for comment.Djokovic has endorsement deals worth $30 million a year, according to Forbes, and was the world's 46th highest-paid athlete in 2021.Novak Djokovic during day five of the Fever-Tree Championship at the Queen's Club, London on June 22, 2018. The world No. 1 had been scheduled to play on Monday night in Melbourne, where he had hoped to win a record-breaking 21st men's grand slam title. Instead, he departed Australia on an Emirates flight bound for Dubai after losing his legal challenge against a decision to revoke his visa for the second time. He arrived back in the Serbian capital Belgrade later on Monday. In a statement, Djokovic said he was "extremely disappointed" by the decision."I am uncomfortable that the focus of the past weeks has been on me and I hope that we can all now focus on the game and tournament I love," the statement added.Lacoste was founded in 1933 by 7-time grand slam winner, René Lacoste, and entrepreneur André Gillier. The brand became famous for its lightweight cotton polo shirts bearing the logo of a crocodile — a nickname given to Lacoste during his playing days.

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(CNN)Democratic Sen. Ben Ray Luján, who recently suffered a stroke, will be back in the Senate in 4-6 weeks, "barring any complications," according to a person close to the senator.If the New Mexico Democrat is back in Washington in that time frame, Democrats will likely still be able to proceed with their current plans for a swift vetting process and confirmation of President Joe Biden's forthcoming Supreme Court nominee. Senate Democrats have so far been signaling for now they won't slow down or alter plans to swiftly vet and confirm a nominee, despite the senator's absence.Democrats control a 50-50 partisan split in the Senate and need a simple majority to confirm Supreme Court nominees. Luján's office announced this week that he is expected to make a full recovery. How the Supreme Court confirmation process worksDemocratic leaders are projecting confidence they will not have to change their plans or timeline to process a nomination.Read MoreSenate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, told reporters on Wednesday that Luján's absence will not affect his timing of the hearing for the Supreme Court nominee --- and he said he has no indication of when the senator might return."No, we don't need anticipate any difficulties," Durbin said. "We just hope he gets back real soon."He said "there was no indication" that Luján will be gone for the length of time that then-Sen. Mark Kirk, an Illinois Republican, was out when he suffered a stoke in 2012 and was gone for about a year.Democrats have already seen firsthand the constraints of their narrow majority in the Senate. One recent high-profile example came when Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia said he would not support Biden's proposed Build Back Better Act, effectively putting an end to months of negotiations over a bill that would need the support of all 50 members of the Senate Democratic caucus in order to pass. Luján's absence is already impacting some Senate business. Sen. Maria Cantwell, the chairwoman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, told CNN on Wednesday morning that the panel will have to hold off on voting on Federal Communications Commission nominee Gigi Sohn and Federal Trade Commission nominee Alvaro Bedoya until Luján has recovered and returned to DC."We'll have to wait until Senator Luján gets back," she said. Neither nominee is likely to garner any Republican support. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who has been looking at a quick time frame to confirm a nominee similar to the timeline Republicans employed to confirm Justice Amy Coney Barrett, said Wednesday that as Lujań recovers, the Senate "will continue to move forward in carrying out its business." He said he'll stay in communication with the New Mexico Democrat's staff."In the days to come, we will continue working and communicating with Senator Lujań's staff about his recovery process," Schumer said. "All of us are hopeful and optimistic that he will be back to his old self before long. In the meantime, the US Senate will continue to move forward in carrying out its business on behalf of the American people."Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell expressed his hopes for a quick recovery for the New Mexico Democrat on Wednesday."It was encouraging to read that our friend and colleague is expected to make a full recovery," he said. "I know that all 99 of his colleagues are thinking of him every day, rooting for a swift and smooth recovery, and already looking forward to the next time we see him."Sen. Martin Heinrich reaffirmed Wednesday that his fellow New Mexico Democrat suffered a "mild" stroke, but bristled when CNN asked if Lujań was talking, walking and in good shape. "You know, like, you guys are unbelievable. You really are. Like, I would suggest you talk to his staff," Heinrich said as he boarded an elevator in the Capitol.This story and headline have been updated with additional developments Wednesday.CNN's Morgan Rimmer and Paul LeBlanc contributed.

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Sydney (CNN)A Malaysian-born gay woman could become Australia's new foreign minister if the opposition Labor Party wins a tightly contested election next week. Senator Penny Wong would be the third consecutive woman to take on the role, but the first Australian foreign minister of Asian heritage and the highest-ranking gay politician in a parliament typically dominated by conservative white men.In a recent speech to the Lowy Institute in Sydney, Wong said if Labor wins the election on May 18, her elevation to foreign minister would send a broader message to the world about Australia's values as a multicultural nation."What would be significant... is what it says about us. What it says about who we are," she said. "Narratives matter, as do perceptions. There are times when Australia's past attitudes on race can be evoked in ways which are neither accurate nor helpful."Labor Senator Penny Wong (R) and Labor opposition leader Bill Shorten (C) celebrate after parliament passed the same-sex marraige bill on December 7, 2017. Malaysian backgroundRead MoreWong, 50, was born in the coastal city of Kota Kinabalu on the island of Borneo and moved to the Australian city of Adelaide with her parents in the 1970s when she was eight.The Australian suburbs were very different from her early years in Borneo. "I remember feeling like I didn't belong for quite a while," Wong told CNN affiliate SBS. "I remember my first day at school. That was a bit hard, actually," she said. "I was probably the first Asian a lot of those kids had ever seen, and I remember things being said as we walked in to go to enroll. I remember people making comments about my race, and me realizing, that was the first time I actually realized, race was a factor."Her early political ambition was obvious when she took over the Labor Club at the University of Adelaide before graduating with an arts-law degree. Wong spent time with a trade union representing workers in the furniture industry before practicing law and becoming a ministerial adviser. She was elected to the Senate, the upper house of parliament, in 2001. When Labor won power in 2007, Wong was appointed Climate Change and Water Minister and took part in the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali. She was Minister for Finance and Deregulation from 2010 until voters pushed Labor back into opposition at the 2013 election. Australia stands in solidarity and sorrow with the people of New Zealand following the horrific attacks and the dreadful, tragic, senseless loss of life we saw yesterday. To New Zealand, we regard you as family and today your Australian family grieves with you. pic.twitter.com/5KYL4wUnTX— Senator Penny Wong (@SenatorWong) March 16, 2019 Wong was the first woman elected as Leader of the Government in the Senate. The 2013 election loss meant she became Leader of the Opposition in the Senate within the same year -- it was the first time a woman had filled either role. Her six-year term in the Senate expires in 2022, when she can run for re-election.As part of Labor's election campaign, Wong -- the shadow minister for foreign affairs -- has been deployed to areas of the country where the party fears losing seats. They are also places where Wong is considered to have high personal appeal -- electorates with high migrant, and especially Asian migrant, populations. "I think she's a role model for many people in Australia society who want to see a different face to our public life and our public institutions," said former Race Discrimination Commissioner, Tim Soutphommasane. How Australia's 'everyday racism' moved from political fringe to mainstream media A Human Rights Commission survey released in 2018 found that 76% of Australia's business and political leaders were Anglo-Celtic. The figure was marginally higher inside parliament, where 78% of ministers and senators were of English, Scottish, Welsh or Irish origin compared to 58% of the broader population.Only 4% of parliamentarians had a non-European background, compared to around 21% of the population, according to the report, "Leading for Change.""The default of leadership in Australian life remains largely a white, Anglo-Celtic and male one and it's going to require more people like Penny Wong to set an example for others so that people don't accept that default as being the only possibility in Australian life," said Soutphommasane, who commissioned the report.Wong is also firmly in the minority as a gay politician. In 2017, she campaigned for the law to be changed to allow same-sex marriage, a move backed by 62% of Australians in a nationwide postal survey. Wong and her partner, Sophie Allouache, have two children.After the vote, Wong said, "I hope that everyone in this parliament has heard the resounding voice of the Australian people today, a mandate for change, a mandate for equality."Senator Penny Wong is handed a rainbow flag by Senator Derryn Hinch after the same-sex marriage survey announcement pic.twitter.com/TNVBqzHTKg— andrew meares (@mearesy) November 15, 2017 Dealing with China The same-sex marriage debate may have focused attention on Wong's family, but she's known to be protective of her personal life and doesn't actively seek media attention outside her work.Wong's foreign policy portfolio hasn't featured highly in the upcoming election campaign, as voters focus on domestic issues such as taxes, wages and spending. However, if Labor wins, Wong would become Australia's face to the world. Australia is being devastated by climate change. So will it swing the election?That face would be more focused on Asia as part of Labor's FutureAsia policy, which seeks to deepen regional ties, establish new diplomatic missions and increase aid to poorer countries in the region. Wong said that if elected, her first trips would be to Indonesia and Malaysia.The Southeast Asian nations are seen as increasingly important to Australia for trade, security and tourism -- both to the current Coalition government, led by Prime Minister Scott Morrison, and the opposition Labor party, led by prospective prime minister, Bill Shorten.In Asia, Australia's main focus is on its relationship with its leading trading partner, China. Relations have been strained in recent years by allegations of foreign interference, which the Australian government has addressed with new laws restricting foreign political donations.Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, Senator Penny Wong, speaks against a motion in the Senate on June 20, 2018 in Canberra."The new government, whether it'll be the Morrison government or the Shorten government, will have to decide the kind of temperament they have with China and the pros and cons of being upfront and blunt and the pros and cons of being quieter," said John Lee, a China expert from the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney.But he played down the idea that Wong's Asian origins could help improve relations in the region."I don't think countries think too much about the backgrounds or identity of Australian politicians. They look at the government's policies," said Lee, who was a senior adviser to former Liberal foreign minister Julie Bishop from 2016 to 2018. Australia may elect its seventh leader in just over a decade as election called"If Penny Wong becomes foreign minister, I don't see it signaling that it would lead to a vastly different department that what it has been currently," he added.Wong herself said a Labor government would reframe its relationship with China so the country wasn't pre-emptively seen "only as a threat." Labor would also bring a "more considered, disciplined and consistent approach" to its dealings with Beijing, she said.Wong said the United States would continue to be a "pillar" of Australian foreign policy, though some have pointed out that Shorten's previous description of President Donald Trump as "barking mad" could present some difficulties. Shorten answered those queries Monday by saying he'd approach Trump "professionally and politely." "With Mr Trump and with Xi Jinping and Theresa May and Mr Macron and Mr Trudeau and all the other leaders, and my friend Jacinda Ardern in New Zealand, I'll be professional," he said. "But what I'll also do is never compromise our national interests. My foreign policy will be independently minded and it will speak with an Australian accent."As most foreigners know, the Australian accent is hard to master.If she is elected, Wong will be striving to hit the right tone between the Australia of the past and the truly multicultural nation it will inevitably be in the future.

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(CNN)The Dallas Cowboys thumped the Washington Football Team on Sunday night, destroying them 56-14 in Arlington, Texas.The Cowboys improved to 11-4 on the season and have clinched the NFC East title. You might like Grisham says group of ex-Trump officials to meet to discuss how to 'stop' him Another winter storm is coming. Here's a breakdown of its impact across four regions 'He knew the conditions': Rafael Nadal reflects on Novak Djokovic's 'rough situation' Father of missing 7-year-old girl arrested in her disappearance As Washington fell apart at the AT&T Stadium, tempers also flared on the sideline. Defensive linemen Jonathan Allen and Daron Payne, who were teammates at Alabama, got into an altercation that NBC's broadcast caught on camera.Payne appeared to stick a finger in his teammate's face and Allen retaliated by throwing a punch."I don't think it takes a rocket scientist ... If you look at how that game went, emotions are high, things are high, things happen," Allen told reporters after the game when he was asked about the altercation. Ezekiel Elliott #21 of the Dallas Cowboys rushes with the ball during the first half.Chauncey Golston #59 of the Dallas Cowboys celebrates after recovering a blocked punt for a touchdown during the third quarter.Read MorePayne described the incident as "just a little brotherly disagreement; maybe the wrong place, wrong time, but it happened."Washington is now 6-9 after three defeats in a row with its postseason hopes all but over. Washington coach Ron Rivera said he had spoke to both players about what had happened on the sideline, but that no disciplinary action would be taken against them."I talked with them, and as far as I'm concerned, that's where it's going to stay," Rivera told reporters. "What my players say to me is nobody's business."Micah Parsons #11 of the Dallas Cowboys celebrates after a sack during the second half.READ: Joe Burrow says he wasn't offended by gold jacket comment, but Bengals QB hints they were on his mind in stunning performanceAllen was asked if the altercation had anything to do with how multiple player injuries and Covid-19 issues have recently impacted the Washington team."It definitely affects us but as professionals it's our job to go out there and play good football which for the last two weeks has been some of the worst football that I've ever been a part of -- including myself. We have no one to blame apart from ourselves."When something happens on the field, you never let it carry into the locker room," added Allen. "Things get heated, we fix them, we sit down as grown me and we move on."I'll take full responsibility for my actions and so will Payne."

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Story highlightsNovak Djokovic forced out of Madrid Open with injuryRight arm problem flares up againInjury first hit Djokovic at Monte Carlo MastersFormer British No.1 Elena Baltacha dies of liver cancerNovak Djokovic's preparations for the French Open later this month have suffered a worrying setback as the world number two was forced to withdraw from this week's Madrid Open.Djokovic has suffered a recurrence of the right arm injury which hindered him at the Monte Carlo Masters three weeks ago, but was apparently healed. He is still hoping to be fit for the Rome Masters which starts next Sunday."I am very sorry for the Madrid tournament and all the Spanish fans to have to pull out of the Mutua Madrid Open," said Djokovic told the official ATP Tour website Sunday.Read: Djokovic set to be a father"I did everything possible in order to play in Madrid, which is one of the biggest events of the year, but unfortunately my right arm injury has flared up again. JUST WATCHEDTennis legends' surprising comebacksReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHTennis legends' surprising comebacks 01:41JUST WATCHEDDjokovic: Anti-doping system not workingReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHDjokovic: Anti-doping system not working 02:54JUST WATCHEDWho will be the tennis ace of 2014?ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHWho will be the tennis ace of 2014? 04:52"Now I will take some time to recover and heal my injury, hoping I will be ready for Rome. I look forward to returning to Madrid next year."The Serbian won in Madrid three years ago during his triumphant 2011 season and was looking for a repeat at Caja Magica in the Spanish capital.His absence may pave the way for world number Rafael Nadal to make a successful defense of his Madrid title but he has also been far from dominant in recent weeks.Read: Djokovic loses to Federer in Monte CarloDefeats to fellow Spaniards David Ferrer and Nicolas Almagro in Monte Carlo and Barcelona were unexpected, but Nadal is shrugging them off."I've already said it several times. I didn't try to win Monte Carlo 12 times or Barcelona 12 times. Maybe that isn't normal. This is the reality of the situation," he said ahead of the Madrid tournament."Maybe it's normal to lose three times in the quarterfinals. Maybe what's not normal is what happened during the past nine years."Read: Nadal goes out in BarcelonaNadal beat Monte Carlo winner Stanislas Wawrinka in last year's final and believes he can go all the way again this year."I'm here to fight and to try to play even better," said Nadal."I don't think I have to change many things. I think I can change very small things, and the change can be quite drastic and quite big. That's what I'm working on right now. "Meanwhile in the WTA event in Madrid, Maria Sharapova continued her superb recent form as she routed Klara Koukalova in the first round.Sharapova, who won her 30th WTA Tour title in such impressive style in Stuttgart last week, beat Koukalova 6-1 6-2.In the women's doubles tournament, Martina Hingis rolled back the years again as she paired with Germany's Sabine Lisicki to beat seventh seeds Alla Kudryavtseva and Anastasia Rodionova in a first round clash.They were a set then 4-1 down in the match tie-break before going through 3-6 6-2 10-6 victory.Read: Sharapova hat-trick in Stuttgart But there was sad news released late on Sunday, with the announcement that former top 50 WTA player and British No.1 Elena Baltacha has died aged 30.Baltacha was diagnosed with liver cancer in January, just two months after retiring from tennis and only weeks after she married her long-time coach Nino Severino. "We are heartbroken beyond words," Severino said in a statement released by her family.Baltacha was the daughter of former football star Sergei Baltacha, who starred for Ipswich in the English top-flight after playing for the old Soviet Union.Read: Soviet football star who tore down barriers

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(CNN)Bitten by a lion, but biting back against the Cheetahs; Welsh rugby player Scott Baldwin has paid tribute to the surgeon who saved his hand.As he returned to South Africa on Saturday as part of the Ospreys team that beat the appropriately named Bloemfontein-based outfit, Baldwin took the opportunity to thank Faf Weyers, who led the operation following his perilous run-in.During a 2017 trip to the city to take on the same opposition, Baldwin's team had visited the Weltevrede Game Lodge on Bloemfontein's outskirts, only for the lion to gnaw at the hooker after he ignored advice by getting too close to the predator as he tried to stroke its head.Baldwin has regained fitness since the unusual injury, starting Saturday's 31-14 victory over the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein - his first visit to the city since being bitten by the lion.Since then, however, Baldwin has made a full recovery. He started Saturday's 31-14 Pro14 victory over the same opposition, before seeking out Weyers to present him and his family with his match jersey.Following the reunion, Baldwin tweeted a photo, saying: "Faf literally saved my hand. Thank you my man! it was a pleasure to give you my March jersey after the game tonight."Read MoreFaf literally saved my hand ✋🙏 thank you my man! it was a pleasure to give you my March jersey after the game tonight https://t.co/5xyJ78o5Tr— scott baldwin (@scottbaldwin2) April 6, 2019 After the initial incident, the effects of which worsened when the wound became infected, then-coach Steve Tandy appeared less than impressed."When you put your hand in a fence where there is a lion, you will get bitten," he had said.Visit CNN.com/sport for more news, features and videosBaldwin has won 34 caps for Wales, the most recent of which came in June 2017."It was pretty stupid on Scott's behalf and he is pretty lucky. I don't know what sort of wildlife show Scott has been watching where you can pat a lion on the head as if it's a kitten."It's probably one of the silliest things I've even been involved in."1/3 Sorry all Ospreys fans for letting you and the team down by missing the game through the bite!— scott baldwin (@scottbaldwin2) September 30, 2017 Baldwin seems to have taken the scare in his stride, mocking himself on social media. His Twitter profile states: "Yes, I'm that guy bitten by a [lion]."Baldwin, who won the most recent of his 34 international caps in June 2017, is set to leave Ospreys at the end of the current season, bringing to an end a 10-year association with the Welsh club. He is set to join English Premiership side Harlequins.

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