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ce6e42a9-9075-4f84-b7d6-a28d7d8d0d4e | null | Story highlightsWhile filming Usain Bolt, a cameraman lost control of his SegwayHe crashed into Bolt, and both came tumbling down (CNN)Even the fastest man on Earth has got to watch where he's going.Usain Bolt snatched the 200 meters title from his arch rival, Justin Gatlin, at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing in his usual, effortless style. Usain Bolt swaps chicken nuggets for vegetables As he started on a customary lap of honor, his eyes were fixed on the cheering, adoring crowd. A moment he was clearly reveling in. Photos: Usain Bolt - the world's fastest man Photos: Usain Bolt - the world's fastest manUsain Bolt of Jamaica crosses the finish line to win gold in the men's 4x100 metres relay final ahead of Mike Rodgers of the United States at the 2015 World Athletics Championships in Beijing.Hide Caption 1 of 22 Photos: Usain Bolt - the world's fastest manThe Jamaican relay team (L-R) Nickel Ashmeade, Asafa Powell,Usain Bolt and Nesta Carter pose for photographers after winning the final of the men's 4x100 metres relay event.Hide Caption 2 of 22 Photos: Usain Bolt - the world's fastest manBolt has now won 11 gold medals at World Athletics Championships, including three in Beijing this week.Hide Caption 3 of 22 Photos: Usain Bolt - the world's fastest manThe Jamaican relay team celebrate by taking selfies with fans.Hide Caption 4 of 22 Photos: Usain Bolt - the world's fastest manBolt had already seen off Justin Gatlin to land the 200m title in Beijing Thursday.Hide Caption 5 of 22 Photos: Usain Bolt - the world's fastest manBolt recorded a time of 19.55 seconds to beat Gatlin, who finished second in 19.74s.Hide Caption 6 of 22 Photos: Usain Bolt - the world's fastest man"There was never a doubt that I would win this one," Bolt, who won the 100m title Sunday, said after the race. "I'm number one."Hide Caption 7 of 22 Photos: Usain Bolt - the world's fastest manGatlin had to settle for his second silver medal of the 2015 World Athletics Championships after missing out to Bolt in the 100m final as well.Hide Caption 8 of 22 Photos: Usain Bolt - the world's fastest manThe best home video ever? Bolt records the medal ceremony during which he's given the gold he won in the men's 100 meter at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing.Hide Caption 9 of 22 Photos: Usain Bolt - the world's fastest manBolt beat his rival Gatlin by one 100th of a second Sunday. Gatlin was the pre-race favorite and has ran the fastest time this year, but he is a divisive figure due to his previous bans for doping offenses.Hide Caption 10 of 22 Photos: Usain Bolt - the world's fastest manThe taste of success is nothing new to Bolt, who made it nine World Championship gold medals with his triumph on Sunday.Hide Caption 11 of 22 Photos: Usain Bolt - the world's fastest manBolt of Jamaica won in the Men's 100m final at the World Athletics Championships Beijing 2015 Sunday with a time of 9.79 seconds.Hide Caption 12 of 22 Photos: Usain Bolt - the world's fastest manVictory in Beijing means Bolt holds on to his tag as the world's fastest man.Hide Caption 13 of 22 Photos: Usain Bolt - the world's fastest manBolt may be the fastest but he is just one sprinter off a conveyor belt of talents to come from Jamaica.Hide Caption 14 of 22 Photos: Usain Bolt - the world's fastest manThe secret to his speed and that of his countrymen and women, says Bolt, is the level of internal competition.Hide Caption 15 of 22 Photos: Usain Bolt - the world's fastest manThe reason behind the Caribbean island's success appears to be down to the sprint system for budding athletes from day one.Hide Caption 16 of 22 Photos: Usain Bolt - the world's fastest manBolt arrived in Beijing as defending triple world champion having won his 100 meter gold in Moscow two years ago under the backdrop of lightning.Hide Caption 17 of 22 Photos: Usain Bolt - the world's fastest manBut his career high - at least in speed terms - was at the Worlds in 2009 where he set a 100m world record of 9.58 seconds.Hide Caption 18 of 22 Photos: Usain Bolt - the world's fastest manHe subsequently shattered Michael Johnson's 200m record at the same championships with a time of 19.19 seconds.Hide Caption 19 of 22 Photos: Usain Bolt - the world's fastest manBolt has been coached to the top by Glen Mills, a key figure in shaping the sprint talent that Jamaica has to offer.Hide Caption 20 of 22 Photos: Usain Bolt - the world's fastest manBolt appeared to be struggling this season with form and fitness but won the Anniversary Games 100m in a time of 9.87 seconds.Hide Caption 21 of 22 Photos: Usain Bolt - the world's fastest manIt brought with it the trademark "Lightning Bolt" celebration.Hide Caption 22 of 22That was until a cameraman, inches away from the athlete with his lens focused on him, loses control of his Segway, crashes into Bolt, and the two come tumbling down to the ground. The cameraman even gets hit by his equipment as he lands.Read MoreUsain Bolt: The ultimate home movie?Somersaulting and returning to his feet, Bolt recovers. While the culprit reaches out to him apologetically. He got one thing right though. Maybe that's the only way to stop the legendary athlete in his tracks. | sport | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
cbc19339-4116-432d-856c-f7a4d4c086e2 | null | Story highlightsAssange supporters plan a rally outside a court WednesdayHe is wanted for questioning in Sweden over claims of sexual misconductAssange denies the allegations and says extradition would be unfairHe said this week that WikiLeaks was struggling to stay afloat financiallyWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will find out Wednesday whether he is to be extradited to Sweden to face questioning on sexual misconduct allegations, a U.K court said.If the court rules in his favor, Assange can expect to go free, after living under strict bail conditions, including house arrest, for months.Appeals court judges Lord Justice Thomas and Justice Ouseley will give their decision at 9:45 a.m. local time, a statement said.Assange's supporters are planning a "Free Assange" rally outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London on Wednesday.Assange, an Australian, decided to fight the case at London's High Court after a judge at Belmarsh Magistrates' Court ruled in February that the WikiLeaks head should be extradited.Assange has not been charged with a crime, but Swedish prosecutors want to question him in connection with sexual misconduct allegations related to separate incidents in August 2010.Assange denies the accusations, saying they are an attempt to smear him, and says it would be unfair to send him to a country where the language and legal system are alien to him. His attorneys have fought his extradition on procedural and human-rights grounds.Assange's lawyers have raised the possibility that Sweden would hand him over to the United States if Britain extradites him to Sweden. The prosecutor representing Sweden has dismissed that claim.The extradition case is not linked to Assange's work as founder and editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks, which has put him on the wrong side of the U.S. authorities.His organization, which facilitates the anonymous leaking of secret information, has published some 250,000 confidential U.S. diplomatic cables in the past year, causing embarrassment to the U.S. government and others. It has also published hundreds of thousands of classified U.S. documents relating to the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.But the organization has come under increasing financial pressure in recent months, leading Assange to announce Monday that Wikileaks was temporarily stopping publication to "aggressively fundraise" in order to stay afloat.A financial blockade by Bank of America, VISA, MasterCard, PayPal and Western Union has destroyed 95% of WikiLeaks' revenue, Assange said.Many financial institutions stopped doing business with the site after it released the U.S. diplomatic cables late last year, and donations have been stymied.U.S. authorities have said disclosing the classified information was illegal and caused risks to individuals and national security. | news | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
c7d95c04-8220-4d70-8e36-6cb10b39289c | null | Story highlights Black smoke comes from the chapel chimney, meaning no winner in first voteWith the cardinals inside, the doors to the Sistine Chapel close as the conclave startsCardinal Angelo Sodano calls for love, unity and cooperation with the next pontiffThe 115 cardinals will cast ballots for the new spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic ChurchBlack smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel Tuesday night, indicating that cardinals gathered at the Vatican to elect a new pope had not chosen one in the first ballot of their conclave.The start of the secret election got underway earlier in the day, as the heavy wooden doors to the chapel swung closed on the 115 Roman Catholic cardinals charged with selecting the next pontiff.The next round of voting will begin Wednesday morning. Results will be revealed by puffs of smoke from the chimney following each ballot.Black smoke, no pope. White smoke, success.On a day rich with symbolism, the scarlet-clad cardinals entered the Sistine Chapel in solemn procession, chanting prayers and watched over by the paintings of Renaissance artist Michelangelo. Led by the conclave's senior cardinal, Giovanni Battista Re, each of the cardinal-electors -- those under age 80 who are eligible to vote -- then swore an oath of secrecy. Photos: Photos: Vatican prepares to choose a pope Photos: Photos: Vatican prepares to choose a popeVatican prepares to choose a pope β Pope Francis, the Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, appears on the St. Peter's Basilica's balcony after being elected the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday, March 13, at the Vatican.Hide Caption 1 of 36 Photos: Photos: Vatican prepares to choose a popeVatican chooses a new pope β White smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel signals a new pope has been chosen on Wednesday, March 13. The 115 cardinal-electors, meeting in strict secrecy, needed to reach a two-thirds plus one vote to elect the 266th pontiff.Hide Caption 2 of 36 Photos: Photos: Vatican prepares to choose a popeVatican chooses a new pope β A woman looks to the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on St. Peter's Square, waiting for the smoke on March 13.Hide Caption 3 of 36 Photos: Photos: Vatican prepares to choose a popeVatican chooses a new pope β Black smoke billows from the chimney, indicating that the College of Cardinals has failed to elect a new pope on March 13. Hide Caption 4 of 36 Photos: Photos: Vatican prepares to choose a popeVatican chooses a new pope β A woman prays while she waits for the selection of a new pope on March 13.Hide Caption 5 of 36 Photos: Photos: Vatican prepares to choose a popeVatican chooses a new pope β A nun waits for the results at the Vatican on March 13. Hide Caption 6 of 36 Photos: Photos: Vatican prepares to choose a popeVatican chooses a new pope β People use flags as shelter from the rain on March 13 in Vatican City. Hide Caption 7 of 36 Photos: Photos: Vatican prepares to choose a popeVatican chooses a new pope β A seagull stands on a statue of St. Peter as Catholics and other observers await the results on March 13. Hide Caption 8 of 36 Photos: Photos: Vatican prepares to choose a popeVatican chooses a new pope β People wait under umbrellas for the College of Cardinals to elect a new pope. Hide Caption 9 of 36 Photos: Photos: Vatican prepares to choose a popeVatican chooses a new pope β A seagull perches on a statue in St. Peter's Square on March 13.Hide Caption 10 of 36 Photos: Photos: Vatican prepares to choose a popeVatican chooses a new pope β People shelter under umbrellas while they wait in St. Peter's Square for news on the election of a new pope on March 13 in Vatican City.Hide Caption 11 of 36 Photos: Photos: Vatican prepares to choose a popeVatican chooses a new pope β Crowds gather in St. Peter's Square on the second day of the conclave on March 13.Hide Caption 12 of 36 Photos: Photos: Vatican prepares to choose a popeVatican chooses a new pope β Cardinals attend the religious Mass Pro Eligendo Romano Pontifice at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, Vatican City, on March 12. The Catholic Church's 115 cardinal electors are taking part in the Mass ahead of entering the conclave for a papal election that observers say has no clear favorite. Hide Caption 13 of 36 Photos: Photos: Vatican prepares to choose a popeVatican chooses a new pope β A pilgrim prays in St. Peter's Square as cardinals attend mass before entering the conclave on March 12, in Vatican City, Vatican. Hide Caption 14 of 36 Photos: Photos: Vatican prepares to choose a popeVatican chooses a new pope β A few pilgrims are present in St. Peter's Square as night falls on Monday, March 11. Hide Caption 15 of 36 Photos: Photos: Vatican prepares to choose a popeVatican chooses a new pope β St. Peter's Basilica is seen at sunset on the eve of the conclave on March 11.Hide Caption 16 of 36 Photos: Photos: Vatican prepares to choose a popeVatican chooses a new pope β Nigerian Cardinal John Onaiyekan is surrounded by media on March 11 as he leaves the final congregation before cardinals enter the conclave to vote for a new pope.Hide Caption 17 of 36 Photos: Photos: Vatican prepares to choose a popeVatican chooses a new pope β Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet is photographed by media as he leaves the final congregation on March 11.Hide Caption 18 of 36 Photos: Photos: Vatican prepares to choose a popeVatican chooses a new pope β Fernando Canini, administrator of the Museo delle Cere (wax museum), prepares the figure of Pope Benedict XVI at the museum on March 11 in Rome. Hide Caption 19 of 36 Photos: Photos: Vatican prepares to choose a popeVatican chooses a new pope β Tourists take in the view from the cupola on St. Peter's Basilica on March 10.Hide Caption 20 of 36 Photos: Photos: Vatican prepares to choose a popeVatican chooses a new pope β People gather at St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday, March 10, ahead of the cardinals' conclave.Hide Caption 21 of 36 Photos: Photos: Vatican prepares to choose a popeVatican chooses a new pope β Nuns pray inside St. Peter's Basilica on March 10.Hide Caption 22 of 36 Photos: Photos: Vatican prepares to choose a popeVatican chooses a new pope β Priests pray in front of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Saturday, March 9.Hide Caption 23 of 36 Photos: Photos: Vatican prepares to choose a popeVatican chooses a new pope β Vatican City firefighters set up the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel on March 9 ahead of the papal conclave.Hide Caption 24 of 36 Photos: Photos: Vatican prepares to choose a popeVatican chooses a new pope β Vatican workers made final preparations on the Sistine Chapel on March 9.Hide Caption 25 of 36 Photos: Photos: Vatican prepares to choose a popeVatican chooses a new pope β Members of the Vatican Fire Brigade install the chimney on top of the Sistine Chapel on March 9.Hide Caption 26 of 36 Photos: Photos: Vatican prepares to choose a popeVatican chooses a new pope β Workers set up inside the Sistine Chapel as preparations begin before the papal conclave on March 9.Hide Caption 27 of 36 Photos: Photos: Vatican prepares to choose a popeVatican chooses a new pope β The sun sets over St Peter's Basilica as cardinals prepare to vote for a new pope on March 9.Hide Caption 28 of 36 Photos: Photos: Vatican prepares to choose a popeVatican chooses a new pope β French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin greets colleagues as he arrives for a pre-conclave meeting on Saturday, March 9.Hide Caption 29 of 36 Photos: Photos: Vatican prepares to choose a popePhotos: Vatican prepares to choose a pope β The stoves that will signal the outcome of papal voting are installed inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on March 8.Hide Caption 30 of 36 Photos: Photos: Vatican prepares to choose a popeVatican chooses a new pope β Italian Cardinals Angelo Scola (left) and Ennio Antonelli arrive for a pre-conclave meeting on Friday, March 8.Hide Caption 31 of 36 Photos: Photos: Vatican prepares to choose a popeVatican chooses a new pope β Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson of Ghana arrives at the Vatican on March 8.Hide Caption 32 of 36 Photos: Photos: Vatican prepares to choose a popeVatican chooses a new pope β Cardinal Ruben Salazar Gomez of Colombia arrives for a meeting on March 9.Hide Caption 33 of 36 Photos: Photos: Vatican prepares to choose a popeVatican chooses a new pope β Cardinal Timothy Michael Dolan of the United States arrives for a meeting on March 9.Hide Caption 34 of 36 Photos: Photos: Vatican prepares to choose a popeVatican chooses a new pope β Cardinals Odilo Scherrer (left) of Brazil and Geraldo Agnelo of Italy arrive for a meeting at the Vatican on March 9.Hide Caption 35 of 36 Photos: Photos: Vatican prepares to choose a popeVatican chooses a new pope β Two painters prepare the walls of the Sistine Chapel on Friday, March 8 in advance of the papal conclave.Hide Caption 36 of 36JUST WATCHEDA virtual look at the conclave voteReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHA virtual look at the conclave vote 02:06JUST WATCHEDWorld descends on Vatican for conclaveReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHWorld descends on Vatican for conclave 03:43JUST WATCHEDCNN Explains: Papal successionReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHCNN Explains: Papal succession 02:42A designated official then gave the order, in Latin, to those not authorized to remain, "Extra omnes" -- that is, "Everyone out."With all those not taking part in the conclave gone, the cardinals will remain locked in isolation until one candidate garners two-thirds of their votes.That man will emerge from the process as the new spiritual leader of the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics.Selecting a popeHuddled under umbrellas as rain came down, crowds of onlookers watched on big screens set up in St. Peter's Square until the doors to the Sistine Chapel were shut.'Noble mission'Earlier, the cardinals celebrated a morning Mass at St. Peter's Basilica, where they prayed for guidance in making a choice that could be crucial to the direction of a church rocked by scandal in recent years.Applause echoed around St. Peter's as Cardinal Angelo Sodano, dean of the College of Cardinals, offered thanks for the "brilliant pontificate" of Benedict XVI, whose unexpected resignation precipitated the selection of a new pope.Sodano's homily focused on a message of love and unity, calling on all to cooperate with the new pontiff in the service of the church."My brothers, let us pray that the Lord will grant us a pontiff who will embrace this noble mission with a generous heart," he concluded.Members of the public had waited in long lines Tuesday morning to join the Mass. As the service began, the morning sunshine came to an abrupt end, with the skies letting loose thunder, lightning and a torrential downpour.Before the service, the cardinal-electors had moved into Casa Santa Marta, their residence at the Vatican for the duration of the conclave.Jamming devices have been put in place to stop them from communicating with the outside world via mobile phones or other electronic means as they make their decision.Rome is abuzzRome was abuzz Monday with preparations for the conclave, from the 5,600 journalists the Vatican said had been accredited to cover the event to the red curtains unfurled from the central balcony at St. Peter's, the spot where the world will meet the new pope once he is elected.Tailors have completed sets of clothes for the new pope to wear as soon as he is elected, in three sizes.Video released by the Vatican over the weekend showed the installation of a pair of stoves inside the chapel. One is used to burn the cardinals' ballots after they are cast and the other to send up the smoke signal -- the one that alerts the world that a vote has been taken and whether there's a new pope.Workers scaled the roof of the chapel Saturday to install the chimneys.JUST WATCHEDPapal conclave goes digitalReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHPapal conclave goes digital 01:22JUST WATCHEDSocial media cardinals in lead for pope?ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHSocial media cardinals in lead for pope? 02:49JUST WATCHEDCardinal Dolan received warmly in RomeReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHCardinal Dolan received warmly in Rome 02:08JUST WATCHEDDivisions among the Catholic leadershipReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHDivisions among the Catholic leadership 06:06Possible papal contendersWhen cardinals elected Benedict in 2005, the white smoke signaling the decision came about six hours after an earlier, inconclusive vote, Lombardi said.It took another 50 minutes for Benedict to dress, pray and finally appear on the balcony of St. Peter's, he said.The longest conclave held since the turn of the 20th century lasted five days.On Monday, cardinals held the last of several days of meetings, known as General Congregations, to discuss church affairs and get acquainted. Lombardi said 152 cardinals were on hand for the final meeting.As well as getting to know their counterparts from around the world, the cardinals discussed the major issues facing the church, including its handling of allegations of child sex abuse by priests and a scandal over leaks from the Vatican last year that revealed claims of corruption, as well as the church's future direction.Church rules prevent cardinals over the age of 80 from participating in the conclave but allow them to attend the meetings that precede the vote.Who will be chosen?Meanwhile, the Italian news media are full of speculation about which cardinal may win enough support from his counterparts to be elected, and what regional alliances are being formed.According to CNN Vatican analyst John Allen, also a correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter, the race was wide open as the cardinals entered the conclave.Unlike in 2005, when Benedict XVI was believed to be the favorite going into the election, no one has emerged as a clear frontrunner this time around, Allen said.Some names have cropped up in media reports as possible contenders, however. They include Italy's Cardinal Angelo Scola; Brazil's Odilo Scherer; Marc Ouellet of Quebec, Canada; U.S. cardinals Sean O'Malley of Boston and Timothy Dolan of New York; and Ghana's Peter Turkson.More than 80% of Africans believe their continent is ready for an African pope, but only 61% believe the world is, an exclusive survey for CNN has found. A mobile phone survey of 20,000 Africans from 11 nations, conducted by CNN in conjunction with crowd sourcing company Jana, found that 86% thought an African pope would increase support for Catholicism in Africa. Italy potentially wields the most power within the conclave, with 28 of the 115 votes, making it the largest bloc in the College of Cardinals. The United States is second with 11. Altogether, 48 countries are represented among the cardinal-electors."Many would say it's all about politics at this point," Monsignor Rick Hilgartner, head of U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Secretariat on Divine Worship, told CNN, "but I think it's important to remember that they also recognize that this is a very spiritual moment." Once the doors close and the conclave begins, he says, it's less about politicking and "more about prayer as they each in silence write their votes."Sixty-seven of the cardinal-electors were appointed by Benedict, who stepped down at the end of last month, becoming the first pontiff to do so in six centuries. | news | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
c8142346-a467-44da-ad41-fd7df45ece4d | null | (CNN)It took just over six months, but Cristiano Ronaldo has won his first trophy with Juventus. The Portuguese superstar led a dominant Juventus over longtime rivals AC Milan in the Italian Super Cup, bulleting in a header just after the hour mark to seal the win in the annual one-off meeting, which was controversially held at the King Abdullah Sports City stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Giorgio Chiellini of Juventus lifts the trophy after winning the Italian Super Cup.Juve's Douglas Costa and Joao Cancelo both went close during the first half in the Saudi port city, before a Blaise Matuidi strike was adjudged to have been offside. Ronaldo also narrowly missed an opportunity to score late in the first half, when his scissor kick bounced harmlessly wide. Juve hearts were in their mouths just before and after the break, when Milan's Hakan Calhanogl and Patrick Cutrone went close, Calhanogl forcing a save from Juve keeper Wojciech Szczesny, and the Italy forward's shot smashing off the bar after evading Szczesny's gloves after the restart.So it was down to the talismanic striker, who had an uncharacteristically slow start to his Serie A career but has since scored 14 times in the league. He scored after the Milan defense was caught napping on the 61st minute, nodding on a punt from Miralem Pjanic. Read MoreMilan's work to get back in the game was made harder when Ivorian midfielder Franck Kessie was sent off ten minutes after Ronaldo's header, and ultimately the Rossoneri couldn't find a way back in. As so often, the Madeira native popped up when it mattered -- he's now scored 19 times in 30 final appearances for both club and country and the win over Milan in Saudi Arabia means he's won a super cup in four different leagues -- Portugal, England, Spain and now Italy. Man loves a goal in a final π pic.twitter.com/w7Vwu5e033β B/R Football (@brfootball) January 16, 2019
Juve haven't exactly been slouches in the time since Ronaldo swapped the all-white of Real Madrid to the distinctive black and white kit of Juve -- the Turin club holds a nine-point lead over second-placed Napoli in Serie A, but the club's record signing has now delivered the club's first Supercoppa since 2015. The win took the Turin side to a record eight Supercoppa titles, one more than Tuesday's opponents Milan.In recent year the Italian Super Cup -- traditionally the annual match between Italy's Serie A winners and Coppa Italia champions -- has been overseas in China, Libya, the US and Qatar.Ronaldo celebrates with his Juve teammates after scoring his side's only goal during the Italian Super Cup.Controversial venueThe decision to hold the match in the hardline Islamic country prompted outrage from far-right members of Italy's government. Matteo Salvini, Italy's populist interior minister and deputy prime minister, says the decision to play the Italian Super Cup match between Juventus and AC Milan in Saudi Arabia is "disgusting" due to the restrictions placed on female fans.Salvini, leader of Italy's far-right League party, condemned the fact that sections of the King Abdullah Sports City stadium for the January 16th game were reserved for men only.In a Facebook Live video, Salvini, a Milan fan, said: "That the Italian Super Cup is played in an Islamic country where women can't go to the stadium if they're not accompanied by men is a sadness, a rubbish, I won't watch the game."A Serie A spokesperson said sections designated for "singles" were reserved for men, while sections designed for "families" were mixed gender. | sport | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
84f26d0b-d6a1-4f98-8c1a-2c73017e4e66 | null | Story highlightsChampions Borussia Dortmund held 1-1 at Nuremberg Jakub Blaszczykowski scores equalizer for DortmundNewly promoted Eintracht Frankfurt setting early paceKlass-Jan Huntelaar scores in 3-0 Schalke winBundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund were held 1-1 at Nuremberg as newly promoted Eintracht Frankfurt set the pace after a 4-0 win over nine-man Hoffenheim Saturday.Dortmund were expected to secure their second win of the season, but fell behind just after the half hour mark as Czech star Tomas Pekhart headed home for Nuremberg.The visitors were level before halftime when Poland captain Jakub Blaszczykowski equalized from close range but they were unable to grab a winner in the second half.Frankfurt continued their dream start back in the German top flight by following last weekend's 2-1 win over Bayer Leverkusen with a rout of hosts Hoffenheim.Alexander Meier and Pirmin Schwegler gave Frankfurt a 2-0 lead by the interval. Photos: Top European football transfers Photos: Top European football transfersMaicon -- undisclosed fee β From Inter Milan to Manchester City: The reigning English Premier League champions have snapped up right-back Maicon for an undisclosed fee to help boost their bid for domestic and European honors in 2013. The Brazilian international has been at the San Siro for the past six seasons and made 235 appearances for the club. Hide Caption 1 of 30 Photos: Top European football transfersRafael van der Vaart -- $16 million β Spurs to Hamburg: The Dutch international returns to the Bundesliga after a successful two-year spell at the north London club. Van der Vaart played for Hamburg from 2005 to 2008 before joining Spanish champions Real Madrid. Hide Caption 2 of 30 Photos: Top European football transfersDimitar Berbatov -- undisclosed fee β Manchester United to Fulham: With the arrival of Robin van Persie from Arsenal earlier this month, the chances of Dimitar Berbatov playing even more of a bit part at Old Trafford have only increased. Fulham have been the benefactors of Alex Ferguson's growing indifference to the player he signed for $47 million from Tottenham Hotspur in 2008. The 31-year-old Bulgarian rejected suitors in Italy, notably Juventus and Fiorentina, to stay in the English Premier League.Hide Caption 3 of 30 Photos: Top European football transfersLucas Moura - $55M β Sao Paulo to Paris Saint-GermainThe $55 million paid by PSG for 19-year-old midfielder Lucas Moura broke the Brazilian transfer record for the third time this year, eclipsing the fee the French club spent on Thiago Silva and Chelsea's deal for Oscar. He will move to Paris in January, becoming the sixth Brazilian at the club.Hide Caption 4 of 30 Photos: Top European football transfersThiago Silva - $50.75M β AC Milan to Paris Saint-GermainAt $50.75 million, Thiago Silva is the world's most expensive defender in terms of upfront transfer fees -- though the largest including add-ons remains Rio Ferdinand's move from Leeds to Manchester United, which eventually rose to $150,000 more than the Brazilian's total). The 27-year-old spent three years in Italy with AC Milan and is an established international.Hide Caption 5 of 30 Photos: Top European football transfersJavi Martinez - $50M β Athletic Bilbao to Bayern MunichSpain midfielder Javi Martinez completed a "complicated" move to the Bundesliga giants after activating a $50 million buyout clause in his contract that left him having to foot some of the bill.Hide Caption 6 of 30 Photos: Top European football transfersLuka Modric - $50M β Tottenham to Real MadridLuka Modric completed his long-awaited switch from English club Tottenham Hotspur to Spanish champions Real Madrid for a reported $50 million. After attempting to force a transfer ahead of the 2011-12 season, the Croatian has finally got his move away from White Hart Lane.Hide Caption 7 of 30 Photos: Top European football transfersEden Hazard - $49.5M β Lille to ChelseaEyebrows may have been raised upon seeing the size of the $49.5 million transfer fee Chelsea paid for Eden Hazard, but the 21-year-old Belgium winger is one of Europe's biggest talents, having being selected for the Ligue 1 Team of the Year three times in a row.Hide Caption 8 of 30 Photos: Top European football transfersOscar - $39.25M β Internacional to ChelseaAfter a protracted saga of a transfer, Chelsea finally gave in to Internacional president Giovanni Luigi's demands and paid a Brazilian transfer record $39.25 million for 20-year-old midfielder Oscar. Only time will tell if the talented young playmaker is worth the money, but with so many creative options at Roberto di Matteo's disposal he may well have to make an immediate impact or risk spending a season on the bench.Hide Caption 9 of 30 Photos: Top European football transfersRobin van Persie - $37.5M β Arsenal to Manchester United Robin van Persie, the English Premier League's top scorer last season, stunned Arsenal fans by joining rivals United for $37 million after refusing to sign a new contract.Hide Caption 10 of 30 Photos: Top European football transfersEzequiel Lavezzi - $36.25M β Napoli to Paris Saint-GermainArgentina international forward Ezequiel Lavezzi arrives at PSG with a $36.25 million price tag and a big reputation following his five years in Italy. He will link up with another former Serie A star in Zlatan Ibrahimovic.Hide Caption 11 of 30 Photos: Top European football transfersShinji Kagawa - $26.25M β Borussia Dortmund to Manchester UnitedThose who cynically write off $26.25 million signing Shinji Kagawa as nothing more than a ploy to boost United shirt sales in Asia do so at their own peril -- the 23-year-old is a top-level player with excellent credentials: two Bundesliga titles, one German Cup, an Asian Cup and more than 30 appearances for Japan.Hide Caption 12 of 30 Photos: Top European football transfersJack Rodwell - $24M β Everton to Manchester CityYoung England international Jack Rodwell was Roberto Mancini's first signing since winning Manchester City's first English league title in 43 years. At $24 million he is far from the most expensive player at the Etihad Stadium, but the highly-rated 21-year-old midfielder is seen as a long-term investment.Hide Caption 13 of 30 Photos: Top European football transfersZlatan Ibrahimovic - $24M β AC Milan to Paris Saint-GermainUntil last season, Zlatan Ibrahimovic had won the league eight years in a row with five different clubs. The Sweden striker's $24 million move to PSG pushed him further ahead of Nicolas Anelka as the most expensive player of all time, with total transfers of more than $210 million.Hide Caption 14 of 30 Photos: Top European football transfersAlex Song - $23.7M β Arsenal to BarcelonaFor the second year in a row, a key Arsenal player has been lured to Spain by Barcelona. Last August it was Cesc Fabregas, this time it's Cameroon midfielder Alex Song. The 25-year-old moved for $23.7 million on a five-year contract, with a release clause of $100 million. Hide Caption 15 of 30 Photos: Top European football transfersSanti Cazorla - $23.5M β Malaga to ArsenalSpain star Santi Cazorla was one of Malaga's marquee signings last season, but is the first of the troubled Spanish club's high-profile players to depart in the midst of financial problems. The winger's $23.5 million fee is similar what he cost when joining from Villarreal.Hide Caption 16 of 30 Photos: Top European football transfersMarco Reus - $21M β Borussia Monchengladbach to Borussia DortmundFinishing fourth in both goals scored and assists last season, Marco Reus almost single-handedly pushed Borussia Monchengladbach to a fourth-place finish in Germany and Champions League football. Champions Dortmund see the 23-year-old, who cost $21 million, as the ideal replacement for Shinji Kagawa -- and if his brief appearances at Euro 2012 are anything to go by he could become much more.Hide Caption 17 of 30 Photos: Top European football transfersLuuk de Jong - $18.5M β FC Twente to Borussia MonchengladbachAfter much interest from all corners of Europe, FC Twente's top-scoring target man Luuk de Jong decided to join Borussia Monchengladbach in an $18. 5 million deal. The 21-year-old, who scored 25 goals in 32 appearances last season, went to Euro 2012 but did not appear for the Netherlands.Hide Caption 18 of 30 Photos: Top European football transfersOlivier Giroud - $18.5M β Montpellier to ArsenalWith the eyes of the English Premier League's fans firmly set on the Robin Van Persie transfer saga, many have neglected the man coming in to replace him -- $18.5 million France international Olivier Giroud. For all the money PSG spent last season, it was Giroud and his 21 goals which spurred underdogs Montpellier to a first Ligue 1 title.Hide Caption 19 of 30 Photos: Top European football transfersJordi Alba - $17M β Valencia to BarcelonaNew Barca boss Tito Villanova acted quickly to fill the gap left since Eric Abidal's liver transplant, bringing in Spain's Euro 2012 surprise standout player Jordi Alba for a bargain $17 million to fill the left-back slot before the tournament had even finished.Hide Caption 20 of 30 Photos: Top European football transfersFabio Borini - $17M β AS Roma to LiverpoolNew Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers paid $17 million for 21-year-old striker Fabio Borini, whose nine goals in 24 appearances at Roma earned him selection for Italy's Euro 2012 squad. He returns to Britain following an earlier loan spell with Rodgers' former club Swansea.Hide Caption 21 of 30 Photos: Top European football transfersLukas Podolski - $15.75M β FC Cologne to ArsenalLukas Podolski has left his childhood club Cologne for the second time, having struggled to make an impression at Bayern Munich following his 2006 transfer. The Germany star cost Arsenal $15.75 million after scoring 18 Bundesliga goals last season -- which was not enough for "the Billy Goats" to avoid relegation.Hide Caption 22 of 30 Photos: Top European football transfersMario Mandzukic - $15.75m β Vfl Wolfsburg to Bayern MunichA surprise star of Euro 2012, Mario Mandzukic scored three times in three games for Croatia to be the tournament's equal top scorer. Bayern paid Bundesliga rivals Wolfsburg $15.75 million for the 26-year-old striker's services.Hide Caption 23 of 30 Photos: Top European football transfersJan Vertonghen - $11.5M β Ajax to Tottenham HotspurBelgium international Jan Vertonghen is already being touted by Tottenham fans as the long-term replacement for injury-plagued former captain Ledley King in the center of defense. His protracted $11.5 million transfer could prove key to the fortunes of new Spurs boss Andre-Villas Boas.Hide Caption 24 of 30 Photos: Top European football transfersCesar Azpilicueta - $11m β Marseille to ChelseaChelsea took its spending in the current transfer window to over $100m with the signing of Spanish full back Cesar Azpilicueta from French team Marseille.Hide Caption 25 of 30 Photos: Top European football transfersMarko Marin - $9.5M β Werder Bremen to ChelseaGermany midfielder Marko Marin agreed his $9.5 million move to Chelsea before last season had even finished, and the 23-year-old is expected to make a big impact for the European champions with the skills that have seen him dubbed "the German Messi."Hide Caption 26 of 30 Photos: Top European football transfersCassano/Pazzini - Swap β AC Milan to InternazionaleAntonio Cassano has left AC Milan to join city rivals Inter, while fellow Italy striker Giampaolo Pazzini went in the other direction. Milan had to pay a reported $8.7 million extra for Pazzini, who at 28 is two years younger than his former Sampdoria teammate. Cassano, meanwhile, recovered from heart surgery to help Italy reach the final of Euro 2012.Hide Caption 27 of 30 Photos: Top European football transfersDiego Forlan - Free transfer β Internazionale to InternacionalDiego Forlan struggled to impress in his one season in Italy after seven prolific years in Spain's top flight, but the 33-year-old Uruguay striker could prove to be a free-transfer bargain in Brazil for Internacional. He was named best player at the 2010 World Cup, where he was joint top scorer, and has led the goal charts twice in Europe.Hide Caption 28 of 30 Photos: Top European football transfersRiccardo Montolivo - Free transfer β Fiorentina to AC MilanMidfielder Riccardo Montolivo agreed to join Milan on a free transfer before helping Italy reach the final of Euro 2012, having spent seven years at Fiorentina. Hide Caption 29 of 30 Photos: Top European football transfersNurhi Sahin - Season loan β Real Madrid to Liverpool Turkey midfielder Nuri Sahin failed to impress in in his one season at Real Madrid after being snapped up from German champions Borussia Dortmund, and has been given the chance to kickstart his career in the English Premier League.Hide Caption 30 of 30Hoffenheim's hopes of a recovery were ended when midfielder Sejad Salihovic and defender Stephan Schroeck were shown red in quick succession, both for second yellow cards.Meier grabbed his second from the penalty spot and Martin Lanig headed home a fourth for the visitors."I would be disappointed if we aren't German champions now," Frankfurt coach Armin Veh said with tongue in cheek after their fine win.The Royal Blues of Schalke joined Dortmund on four points from two games with a 3-1 home win over Augsburg.Kyriakos Papadopoulos headed them ahead on 33 minutes before United States midfielder Jermaine Jones grabbed the second just after the break.The third was scored by Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar with a header before Augsburg's late consolation from Torsten Oehrl.Leverkusen secured their first points with a 2-0 win at home to Freiburg, while Dutch star Rafael van der Vaart, who has rejoined Hamburg from Tottenham Hotspur, watched from the stands as his new team lost 2-0 at Werder Bremen in the north German derby.Bavarian giants Bayern Munich are in action Sunday against Stuttgart looking to back up their opening day win. | sport | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. 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7f2a4ab5-0ee2-42f8-b08a-37c62286e0c1 | null | Story highlightsAnatoly Iksanov led the Bolshoi Ballet for 13 years and still had a year left on his contractCulture Minister: The decision is part of Russia's aim at reforming cultural institutionsVladimir Urin will now fill his shoesThe move comes six months after the ballet's artistic director was burned by acidThe escalating drama at the top of Russia's Bolshoi Ballet is starting to rival its most theatrical stage productions. Six months after someone threw sulfuric acid on the ballet's artistic director, the Russian government has sacked the dance company's general director. "Our actions are not spontaneous. They are part of the general concept of the Culture Ministry and the government aimed at gradual renovation and reforming the cultural institutions, preserving their traditions and experience," Russian Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky said Tuesday. Anatoly Iksanov still had more than a year left on his contract when he was fired Tuesday. He led the world-renowned ballet for 13 years, ushering in modern twists to the dance company that's now 237 years old. He invited controversial choreographers and composers, started online broadcasts of the theater's performances and introduced workshops for young performers with little or no background in classical ballet, Russia's RIA Novosti news agency reported. Vladimir Urin will now fill Iksanov's shoes. He must now restore the Bolshoi's reputation after January's attack on artistic director Sergei Filin mired the ballet in scandal. JUST WATCHEDRivals battle for control of Bolshoi ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHRivals battle for control of Bolshoi 03:00JUST WATCHEDFormer dancer: Bolshoi acts like brothelReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHFormer dancer: Bolshoi acts like brothel 06:35Filin was walking up to his Moscow apartment when a masked assailant tossed sulfuric acid onto his face, leaving him severely burned and nearly blinded. Bolshoi dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko has confessed to organizing the attack, but said Filin was only supposed to be beaten. He said he was shocked when he learned about the acid.Local newspapers quoted ballet members as saying Dmitrichenko was angry because he thought Filin was stifling the career of Anzhelina Vorontsova -- Dmitrichenko's girlfriend.Police arrested Dmitrichenko, as well as the alleged assailant and suspected getaway driver. Authorities painted Dmitrichenko as a villain -- the type of role Filin often cast him as in productions. | news | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
97aad1a4-60d0-4c7d-b73f-e746e6d20ff8 | null | (CNN)Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire faces a deadline Tuesday to turn over a whistleblower complaint that was never alerted to the House Intelligence Committee, whose chairman says he confronted the DNI over the matter.Maguire's office says they are reviewing the request, but House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff has said if the complaint is not turned over, he'll force the national intelligence chief to appear publicly before Congress later this week.Schiff said on "Anderson Cooper 360" Monday night that the intelligence community inspector general's found the complaint to be "credible" and of "urgent concern," conditions that, Schiff says, require congressional notification.The California Democrat told CNN's Anderson Cooper that he had found Maguire's answers on the matter to be "not very encouraging," noting that the newly installed acting DNI had initially answered "no" when asked if the complaint involved something the committee was investigating but was immediately corrected by his legal counsel, who said they "could not say that."Schiff then issued a subpoena to Maguire on Friday demanding he produce all relevant details related to the complaint, an announcement that has sparked questions as to whether the administration may have violated whistleblower protections and whether the President or top White House officials were involved in the case.Read More"The DNI acknowledged that this involves someone apparently outside of the authority of the DNI. Someone above the DNI -- there aren't that many in that category. And they also suggested that there may be privilege issues here, which means that it would have to involve communications of the President or people around him," Schiff said Monday night.Schiff said he does not know the exact nature of the complaint, as he has not yet received the details from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, nor the identity of the whistleblower.He declined to say whether he has been contacted by the whistleblower or their legal representation, saying he wouldn't want to jeopardize them.A spokesperson for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence told CNN earlier Monday that they have received the subpoena but have not yet responded."The deadline for the Subpoena is tomorrow, Tuesday, September 17. We are currently reviewing the request and will respond appropriately. The ODNI and Acting DNI Maguire are committed to fully complying with the law and upholding whistleblower protections and have done so here," the spokesperson added.Schiff is demanding that Maguire turn over the intelligence community inspector general's "determination and all records pertaining to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence's (ODNI) involvement in this matter, including any and all correspondence with other Executive Branch actors such as the White House," according to last week's news release from the congressman's office."A Director of National Intelligence has never prevented a properly submitted whistleblower complaint that the IC IG determined to be credible and urgent from being provided to the congressional intelligence committees. Never. This raises serious concerns about whether White House, Department of Justice or other executive branch officials are trying to prevent a legitimate whistleblower complaint from reaching its intended recipient, the Congress, in order to cover up serious misconduct," Schiff said last week in a statement.Schiff added: "Absent compliance with the subpoena, the Committee plans to require Acting Director Maguire to appear before the Committee in an open hearing on Thursday, September 19, 2019."Schiff's statement said the intelligence community's inspector general sent a letter to the House Intelligence Committee on September 9 notifying it of the complaint. The next day, Schiff said, he requested the full and unredacted complaint, only to receive a response from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence three days later declining that request.This story has been updated. | politics | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
109d9c1b-7649-46ad-a2e8-2e4895f3083f | null | Story highlights Dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko is given a six-year prison term for masterminding the attackAccomplice Yuri Zarutsky and driver Andrei Lipatov are also convictedThe acid attack almost blinded the Bolshoi Ballet's artistic director, Sergei FilinThe case has exposed rivalries and tensions at the world-renowned ballet companyThree men were convicted and sentenced Tuesday in Russia for masterminding and carrying out an acid attack on the Bolshoi Ballet's artistic director, Sergei Filin.Star dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko was given six years in prison for masterminding the attack, while accomplice Yuri Zarutsky was sentenced to 10 years and driver Andrei Lipatov got four years, a reporter for the official Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI) who was in court told CNN.Prosecutors at the Moscow court had asked for Dmitrichenko to be given nine years in prison, RAPSI reported earlier.Filin was walking to his Moscow apartment in January when a masked assailant tossed sulfuric acid onto his face, leaving him severely burned and nearly blinded.He has spent much of the past year in Germany, where doctors have been working to save his sight.JUST WATCHEDDancer found guilty in acid attackReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHDancer found guilty in acid attack 02:02JUST WATCHEDBolshoi director puts conflicts in pastReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHBolshoi director puts conflicts in past 02:56JUST WATCHEDFormer dancer: Bolshoi acts like brothelReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHFormer dancer: Bolshoi acts like brothel 06:35Curtain falls on Russian ballet director after tumultuous yearThe case, which has been closely watched in Russia and elsewhere, has exposed the tensions and intrigues simmering below the surface at the world-renowned ballet company.Dmitrichenko argued during his trial that he had wanted Filin to be punished in some way for failing to give him the roles he wanted; for example, by being beaten up. But, the dancer said, he did not expect Filin to be subjected to an acid attack.The power struggle tearing apart the BolshoiIn his evidence, Zarutsky told the court that the acid attack was his own idea and that he had not told Dmitrichenko about it.Many fellow Bolshoi dancers signed a letter asking the judge for leniency for Dmitrichenko.In his summary, the judge said that in his view, the attack was organized by Dmitrichenko. Bolshoi Ballet star denies masterminding acid attack | news | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
fd14718b-10ac-4126-a866-a6e9da791634 | null | Story highlightsBarcelona beat Granada 1-0 to regain leadership of La LigaZavi Hernandez scores only goal of game with a fine free kickJuventus back on top in Ialy after 2-1 win over FiorentinaManchester United beat Aldershot to reach last eight of English League Cup Xavi Hernandez scored the only goal of the game with a thunderous free kick as Barcelona beat nine-man Granada Tuesday to return to the top of La Liga.The Spanish champions, held 0-0 at home by Sevilla at the weekend, once again found goals hard to come by against their struggling opponents.But midfield ace Xavi did find the net with a long-range free kick on 32 minutes which flew into the top corner.At the start of the second half Granada's Jaime Romero was shown red, but despite dominating possession Barca could not grab a second, but they have gone seven games, a club record, without conceding a goal.In injury time, Granada's Daniel Benitez was also red carded after being cautioned for a second time.Barcelona can be overtaken at the top by perennial strugglers Levante, who go in search of a remarkable seventh straight win against Real Sociedad Wednesday.Real Madrid play Villarreal and can also leapfrog their arch-rivals with a win as Cristiano Ronaldo, on 98 goals for the club, aims to reach triple figures after his weekend hat-trick against Malaga.In Italy, Juventus went back to the top of Serie A after beating Fiorentina 2-1 in Turin Tuesday night.Udinese and Lazio are not playing until Wednesday as Juve took full advantage to regain the leadership they held until a 2-2 draw against Genoa Saturday.Leonardo Bonucci put them in front but Fiorentina hit back after the break and equalized through Stevan Jovetic.But Alessandro Matri grabbed the winner as Juve kept up their unbeaten start to the season.England's League Cup fourth round saw an immediate return to winning ways for Manchester United after their 6-1 defeat to Manchester City Sunday in the EPL.Making 11 changes to that team, Alex Ferguson's men beat fourth-flight Aldershot 3-0. Strikers Dimitar Berbatov and Michael Owen, who have been frozen out of league action, scored the opening two goals with Antonio Valencia getting the third.Arsenal also reached the last eight with a 2-1 home win over Bolton. | sport | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
ab9e9c2a-b738-4341-b7eb-7f8842d4e5c7 | null | Story highlightsDavid Beckham makes charity work his top priority as he launches the "7" campaign alongside UNICEFThe charity gives funds to children in danger zones across the worldThis is Beckham's tenth year of being a UNICEF Goodwill AmbassadorFollow us at @CNNSport and like us on Facebook (CNN)He's a football star, a fashion mogul and a prospective sport team owner, but David Beckham is in no doubt as to his most pressing concern.It's a charitable collaboration with UNICEF -- the world's leading organisation for children -- providing help to kids in danger zones across the globe."My number one priority is the '7' fund," Beckham told CNN at the launch in London.Seven was the number emblazoned on the back of Beckham's shirt as he shot to stardom and he now hopes it will now bring hope to children who are at risk from numerous dangers, including those effected by the Ebola crisis.Beckham, who retired from playing in May 2013, is keen for his own children -- Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz and Harper -- to understand the plight of others across the globe.Read More"Children need to be aware of what is going on around the world and the emergencies that are happening," said Beckham of the disasters that millions of children face worldwide."My little girl is obviously too young to understand... Daddy goes away and Daddy comes home and shows her pictures of people that he has helped while he has been away... You protect them, you shelter them but there are certain things you can't hide from them."It's been 10 years since Beckham first took up role as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, describing himself as very proud of this "next phase of my life."Through "7," Beckham also hopes to fund counseling and support for children in El Salvador, a country which is battling the world's highest homicide rate. The project could also provide clean water for kids in Burkina Faso, among other initiatives.Beckham's career saw him play for Manchester United, Real Madrid, AC Milan, Los Angeles Galaxy and Paris Saint-Germain, while he also captained the England team. "Obviously I have worked hard on the field for the last 22 years," said Beckham of his success.His contribution was lauded by Paloma Escudero of UNICEF's global management team, who said in a statement: "David Beckham has dedicated his 10 years as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador to speaking up for those who need it most -- the world's most vulnerable children."Through 7: The David Beckham UNICEF Fund, we can act together to drive positive change for children."Read: Ivory Coast ends long wait for AFCON title after dramatic penalty shootoutRead: Mia Hamm: The most powerful woman in football? | sport | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
49d9e8eb-6206-460a-bf0c-c4f70d1d42e1 | null | Story highlights Kate McCann says a tabloid showed no respect for her "as a mother or human" James Murdoch resigns from the boards of some News Corp. subsidiariesBritish government-backed inquiry was set up in response to revelations of phone hackingAttention focuses on Murdoch papers, but Hugh Grant accuses another paper of hackingThe mother of missing British girl Madeleine McCann felt "totally violated" when she saw her diary had been published in the News of the World newspaper, she told an inquiry into British press practices and ethics Wednesday."I'd written these words at a most desperate time of my life," Kate McCann said, saying the newspaper had shown "no respect .... for me as a mother or human."The publication of Kate McCann's diary came after the editor of the now-defunct newspaper, Colin Myler, verbally beat her and her husband, Gerry, "into submission" to make them do an interview with the newspaper, Gerry McCann said.He and his wife, Kate, were testifying Wednesday before the British government-backed inquiry into phone hacking and police bribery by the press.Tabloid newspapers published articles suggesting the parents were responsible for their daughter's death, Gerry McCann said, forcing them to sue to demand retractions. "We could only assume they were acting for profit," he said of the newspapers, adding the articles had no basis in fact.Their daughter has never been found.JUST WATCHEDMadeleine McCann's mom felt 'violated'ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHMadeleine McCann's mom felt 'violated' 01:53JUST WATCHEDMcCann parents testify on phone hackingReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHMcCann parents testify on phone hacking 03:47JUST WATCHEDHugh Grant testifies on phone hackingReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHHugh Grant testifies on phone hacking 00:59JUST WATCHEDUK phone scandal recappedReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHUK phone scandal recapped 02:11Most of the inquiry's attention has focused on newspapers owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., but the McCanns described their troubles with other newspapers, including the Daily Mail and the Evening Standard, which are not News Corp. titles.News Corp. announced Wednesday that Rupert Murdoch's son James had stepped down in September from the boards of subsidiaries that publish The Sun, The Times and The Sunday Times. He remains chairman of News International, the News Corp. subsidiary that owns all three newspapers.The McCanns are the latest high-profile figures to give evidence to what's known as the Leveson Inquiry, following actor Hugh Grant and comedian Steve Coogan. Madeleine McCann and her parents have been regular fodder for Britain's tabloid press since the 4-year-old disappeared more than four years ago from a resort in Portugal while her parents dined at a nearby restaurant.The parents of another British girl who disappeared testified Monday how phone hacking on behalf of News of the World newspaper had given their family false hope their daughter was still alive.Milly Dowler's mother, Sally, described her joy at finding that voice mails had been deleted from her missing daughter's phone: "She's checked her voice mail, Bob! She's alive!"In fact, the messages had been deleted by a private investigator working for the News of the World newspaper, Dowler's father, Bob, told the inquiry panel. Milly Dowler had already been murdered.Sally Dowler's face fell as she recalled finding out it was the hacker, not her daughter, who had been checking the voice mail.The best-selling Sunday tabloid News of the World was shut down in July after the revelation that it had hacked into Milly Dowler's voice mail.Grant called the hacking of a murdered schoolgirl's messages "cowardly and shocking."The British actor also accused newspapers of using criminals as paparazzi and the Mail on Sunday of hacking into his voice mail.Grant said he could not think of any other source for a Mail on Sunday story about his relationship with his then-girlfriend Jemima Khan being on the rocks because of his phone flirtation with a "plummy-voiced Englishwoman." That story was later found false and libelous in court. Grant's accusation widened the scope of the British newspaper phone-hacking scandal, which has focused mostly on Murdoch-owned titles so far. The Mail on Sunday is not a Murdoch newspaper.Grant also implied the police were leaking stories about celebrities to the press, saying that when he called the police about his girlfriend being mugged, paparazzi showed up before the police.Police investigating phone hacking by journalists say that about 5,800 people, including celebrities, crime victims, politicians and members of the royal family, were targets of phone hacking by journalists in search of stories.The practice involves illegally eavesdropping on voice mail by entering a PIN to access messages remotely. | news | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
e37ad2d0-bdc9-4a60-8b7b-ef525dc6b348 | null | (CNN)Joe Biden is surging in the battle for the White House with less than four weeks to go until Election Day.In our latest Electoral College outlook, the Democratic presidential nominee crosses the 270 threshold for the first time this year. If you add up the states that are currently rated as solidly in his camp (203 electoral votes) and those leaning in his direction (87 electoral votes), it brings his total to 290 electoral votes. As President Donald Trump remains infected with coronavirus and absent from the campaign trail, his campaign finds itself in its worst political position since the start of the campaign season. The President had a disastrous debate performance last week in what was one of his last best chances to turn things around before millions of Americans began casting their ballots. JUST WATCHEDThe Electoral College explainedReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHThe Electoral College explained 02:02It only got worse from there, when his response to contracting Covid-19 was to tell the country not to worry about it and demonstrate a brazen lack of leadership by removing his mask on a White House balcony overlooking the South Lawn for all the world to see -- precisely the move that nearly every scientist and expert says goes against promoting the best weapon we currently have to combat the virus. The Trump campaign also finds itself at a significant competitive disadvantage with the Biden campaign when it comes to money to spend on critical TV ads in the homestretch -- exactly the moment when a campaign wants to maximize spending to open as many paths to 270 as possible. Read MoreBuild your own road to 270 electoral votes with CNN's interactive map.Meanwhile, the former vice president appears to have built back up that so-called blue wall across the Midwest that Trump busted through in 2016 to secure his victory.Since our last Electoral College outlook, there have been no fewer than eight polls that meet CNN's reporting standards out of Pennsylvania -- a critical battleground state for either candidate's path to 270 electoral votes. Biden never held less than a 5-percentage point lead in any of them and his support level was never below 49%. We are moving Pennsylvania back to Leans Democratic.Pennsylvania has been a prime target for both campaigns this cycle, with Biden spending $48 million in the Keystone State compared with $21 million for the Trump effort.When outside groups are factored in, Pennsylvania has seen $135 million in TV ad spending -- the second-highest total for any state, behind Florida.Beyond Biden's supercharged strength with women, independents, college-educated voters and non-White voters, he continues to remain competitive with the President among men, Whites and seniors, blunting the crucial advantages Trump had with those groups in 2016.On the map, that translates into more than just pulling Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin back into their Democratic-leaning positions after Trump won them narrowly four years ago. It means a state like Iowa, which Trump won by nearly 10 percentage points, is well within reach for Biden, so we have moved that one from Leans Republican to pure Battleground status. The Trump campaign canceled its ad reservation of about $800,000 in Iowa this week, according to the ad-tracking firm CMAG. It's the third consecutive week the President's campaign will be without television ads in the Hawkeye State.While the Trump campaign is off the air in Iowa, the Biden campaign is spending $565,000 there this week.Between now and Election Day, both campaigns have more than $2 million reserved in the state. And Preserve America, the Trump-supporting super PAC, has another $2 million reserved.As always, we base this outlook on public and private polling, the strategic bets the campaigns are making with tens of millions of advertising dollars, where Trump and Biden and their top-level surrogates are spending the bulk of their virtual and in-person time, and on conversations with state-based and national political operatives, elected officials and advisers to both campaigns.In this current outlook, we also have moved the single electoral vote that gets awarded to the winner of Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District to leaning in Biden's direction. Both Republicans and Democrats point to Maine's 2nd Congressional District as the more truly competitive of those two battles for single electoral vote districts. For his path to 270 electoral votes, Trump starts with a solid base of 125, from 20 states that are most likely to be uncontested. When you combine that base of solid states with the additional 38 electoral votes from Texas that are currently leaning in his direction, it brings Trump's total to 163 electoral votes -- 107 away from reelection.That leaves us with five states and one congressional district worth a total of 85 electoral votes that are the current toss-ups on the map: Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Maine's 2nd Congressional District, North Carolina and Ohio.If Trump is to have a successful reelection effort, it has to start with running the table with all of them and then still finding at least 22 electoral votes currently leaning toward Biden and bringing them back into his fold. Solid Republican:Alabama (9), Alaska (3), Arkansas (6), Idaho (4), Indiana (11), Kansas (6), Kentucky (8), Louisiana (8), Mississippi (6), Missouri (10), Montana (3), Nebraska (4), North Dakota (3), Oklahoma (7), South Carolina (9), South Dakota (3), Tennessee (11), Utah (6), West Virginia (5), Wyoming (3) (125 total)Leans Republican:Texas (38) (38 total)Battleground states:Florida (29), Georgia (16), Iowa (6), Maine 2nd Congressional District (1), North Carolina (15), Ohio (18) (85 total)Leans Democratic:Arizona (11), Colorado (9), Michigan (16), Minnesota (10), Nebraska 2nd Congressional District (1), Nevada (6), New Hampshire (4), Pennsylvania (20), Wisconsin (10) (87 total)Solid Democratic:California (55), Connecticut (7), Delaware (3), DC (3), Hawaii (4), Illinois (20), Maine (3), Maryland (10), Massachusetts (11), New Jersey (14), New Mexico (5), New York (29), Oregon (7), Rhode Island (4), Vermont (3), Virginia (13), Washington (12) (203 total) | politics | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. 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ae6d2367-cd4b-49c2-ac99-7c06d1b2c0a8 | null | Hong Kong (CNN)New video of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai released on Saturday is insufficient to allay concerns about her health and safety, the head of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) said.Peng, who is one of China's most recognizable sports stars, had accused former Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli of coercing her into sex at his home, according to screenshots of a since-deleted social media post dated November 2. But there has been no verifiable direct communication with Peng since that time -- and international pressure has been building on China over her situation.Simon on Saturday expressed relief at seeing Peng, but he said, "it remains unclear if she is free and able to make decisions and take actions on her own, without coercion or external interference."CNN has been unable to independently verify the videos or confirm when they were filmed."This video alone is insufficient. As I have stated from the beginning, I remain concerned about Peng Shuai's health and safety and that the allegation of sexual assault is being censored and swept under the rug. I have been clear about what needs to happen and our relationship with China is at a crossroads," Simon's statement said.A still from a video released by a member of Chinese state media purporting to show Peng Shuai at a tennis event Sunday. CNN could not independently verify the clip or confirm when it was filmed. Read MoreWhat the clips showSeveral people connected to Chinese state media and sport system have tweeted photos and videos they say show Peng out to dinner on Saturday. The clips appear to deliberately emphasize specific dates.One of the video clips, only 45 seconds long, appears to show Peng sitting with China Open tournament co-director Zhang Junhui along with two women around a table in a restaurant in Beijing.Throughout the video, Zhang is speaking to Peng, but she doesn't say anything.Analysis: Women's tennis is challenging the Chinese government -- and it shows no sign of backing downAt some point, according to CNN translation, Zhang said, "Yes, this year is different from last year, because of the pandemic. Originally, we planned to have 10 tours in three months, isn't tomorrow November 20? We have long planned... "But one of the two women quickly corrected him, saying, "21st.""Oh, November 21, tomorrow is November 21, we will have the final game at Zuanshi," Zhang continued."We had larger-scale games before, but because of the pandemic, two tours have been affected. So it's estimated there will be fewer players, but the kids are still very enthusiastic," Zhang added."So the players in tomorrow's game are the champions during the past nine tours in the past three months. You can see it's Sunday, at the end of November, so it's like a year-end final," Zhang said in the video.Another man, under the name Ding Li, also tweeted the same video and several new photos of Peng with him and others. He wrote, "Peng Shuai is with me. We're at this restaurant in Beijing that's gone viral online, just finished dinner."In his tweet, Ding claims the dinner is at Beijing Yibin Guesthouse. The name of the restaurant matches what's shown in this video posted by Hu Xijin, editor-in-chief of state-run tabloid Global Times.Peng Shuai is seen in a still from a video released by a member of Chinese state media, purportedly showing her at a tennis event Sunday. CNN could not independently verify the clip or confirm when it was filmed. On Sunday, members of Chinese state media released more videos on social media purporting to show Peng at a tennis event for teenagers in Beijing. Throughout the videos Peng says very little but is seen smiling. CNN cannot independently verify the two video clips or confirm when they were filmed. Growing pressureBeijing is facing growing worldwide pressure over Peng's whereabouts, including from the United Nations, the United States government, and the world's biggest tennis stars. The UN Human Rights Office has called for an investigation into her allegations of sexual assault.In a letter Friday, Simon called on China's ambassador to the US to prove Peng is safe and investigate her accusations of sexual assault. A spokesperson from the United Kingdom's Foreign Office said China should "urgently provide verifiable evidence of her safety and whereabouts," according to Britain's Press Association. That statement came after new video emerged Saturday purporting to show Peng, but before Sunday's clips.Opinion: What Peng Shuai's disappearance means for upcoming Beijing OlympicsAmid the global outcry, Chinese state media's Twitter accounts, with Hu's being among the most active, have been increasingly posting anonymously sourced information about the tennis star, ostensibly aimed at quelling the controversy without acknowledging her claim against Zhang.Chinese state media organizations such as the Global Times are strictly controlled by China's propaganda authorities. Their tweets about Peng are not reported inside China, which has long banned Twitter and other international social media platforms.JUST WATCHEDMissing tennis star triggers censorship from ChinaReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHMissing tennis star triggers censorship from China 03:10Peng's post about the alleged sexual assault posted on Weibo, China's Twitter-like platform, was deleted within 30 minutes of publication, with Chinese censors moving swiftly to wipe out any mention of the accusation online. Her Weibo account, which has more than half a million followers, is still blocked from searchers on the platform.Simon, the WTA chief, said on Friday he is willing to lose hundreds of millions of dollars worth of business in China if Peng is not fully accounted for and her allegations are not properly investigated. Questions over veracityEarlier in the week, Chinese state media released an email, purportedly sent to Simon from Peng, walking back her allegations and claiming she is fine.The alleged email was released only on English-language platforms and domestic Chinese media have not reported on its contents, despite Peng being a household name in China.When asked about the email, Simon questioned its veracity, describing it as a "staged statement of some type," noting he had yet to receive a follow-up reply, despite responding immediately."Whether she was coerced into writing it, someone wrote it for her, we don't know," said Simon. "But at this point I don't think there's any validity in it and we won't be comfortable until we have a chance to speak with her," he added.Later on Friday, CGTN journalist Shen Shiwei tweeted three photos he claimed Peng had posted on WeChat along with the message "happy weekend."Shen said the photos were shared by one of Peng's friends. CNN could not independently verify when the photos were taken, whether Peng posted the photos herself, or whether they were posted at all.In a Twitter post on Saturday, Hu, of the Global Times republished the photos of Peng."I confirmed through my own sources today that these photos are indeed Peng Shuai's current state. In the past few days, she stayed in her own home freely and she didn't want to be disturbed," Hu tweeted. "She will show up in public and participate in some activities soon."Speaking at a press conference Thursday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said Peng's accusation is not a diplomatic issue and declined to comment further.CNN's Kevin Dotson contributed to this report. | sport | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
ca5aebe0-4469-4c60-89f8-be7935725637 | null | Story highlightsRory McIlroy wins PGA Championship at ValhallaSecond straight major for world number oneHas to withstand challenge from U.S. pair Mickelson and FowlerTournament finishes in gloom after rain delayRory McIlroy battled back from a poor start to claim his second straight major title in the fading gloom of Valhalla Sunday with a one-shot victory over Phil Mickelson in the PGA Championship.In near pitch darkness, the 25-year old from Northern Ireland parred the final hole for a three-under 68 to finish on 16-under 268 and deny American veteran Mickelson his sixth major title at 44 years of age. McIlroy was winning the Wanamaker Trophy for the second time and his fourth major, consolidating his status as world number one.The overnight leader trailed Rickie Fowler by three shots as he turned for his back nine but rekindled his hopes with a stunning eagle on the par-five 10th to go 14-under.JUST WATCHEDPGA: Rory roars, Tiger crashes outReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHPGA: Rory roars, Tiger crashes out 01:30JUST WATCHEDOne-on-one with Rory McIlroyReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHOne-on-one with Rory McIlroy 06:17JUST WATCHEDRory McIlroy & Caroline Wozniacki splitReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHRory McIlroy & Caroline Wozniacki split 04:24JUST WATCHED'Lefty' to enter golf's Hall of Fame ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCH'Lefty' to enter golf's Hall of Fame 04:06But up ahead, Fowler was joined on 15-under by playing partner Mickelson and Sweden's Henrik Stenson, who was also making a tremendous last round charge.READ: Rory on top of the world againMcIlroy, bidding for his third straight victory after his British Open and WGC-Bridgestone titles, refused to be daunted and a birdie on the 13th saw him draw level.First Stenson, then Fowler and Mickelson dropped shots to go back to 14-under and when McIlroy birdied the 17th he led by two playing the last.With the light fading fast, Fowler and Mickelson agreed to let McIlroy and his last day partner Bernd Wiesberger of Austria to also hit their tee shots on the 18th, effectively playing it as a fourball.McIlroy nearly found the water with his drive and had to settle for his par, while Mickelson made his birdie to edge ahead of Fowler and Stenson into second place.American pair Jim Furyk and Ryan Palmer finished on 12-under in joint fifth.READ: Rory shares tears of joy with his mum at HoylakeMcIlroy thanked Mickelson and Fowler for their sportsmanship as he accepted the trophy and said there was never any doubt in his mind he would finish the job Sunday."I wanted to win this thing and get out of here," he said.His latest triumph completed a remarkable run for McIlroy, who had endured a difficult 2013 after first PGA Championship success two years ago."I'd never dreamed I'd have a summer like this," he admitted.Only the U.S. Masters title now eludes McIlroy to complete a full set of the majors and he will surely focus his efforts on the 2015 edition at Augusta in search of a hat-trick of successes at golf's highest level. | sport | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
51f2fed0-706f-4951-97ec-f78465338f74 | null | (CNN)Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison may have thought a visit to a fire-ravaged town would help boost his image after a series of stumbles in handling the country's bushfire crisis.That plan backfired Thursday in Cobargo, in the state of New South Wales, where residents made no bones about their anger."You won't be getting any votes down here, buddy. You're an idiot. Who votes Liberal round here? Nobody. No Liberal votes. You're out son. You are out," one man said, referring to Morrison's conservative party, according to footage from CNN affiliate Nine News. "Go on, piss off!"Another woman called the Australian leader a "d*ckhead," while yet another said she would only shake his hand if he agreed to give more money to the country's volunteer firefighters. The embarrassed Prime Minister could do nothing but get back in his car and drive away. Amy and Ben Spencer on New Year's Eve at a showground in the southern New South Wales town of Bega, where they are camping after being evacuated.Deadly blazes have torn through huge swaths of Australia's east and south for months now, in the most brutal fire season seen there in years. Across the country, 23 people have been killed and about 6 million hectares (23,000 square miles) of bushland -- around the same size as Croatia -- have burned out.Read MoreThe devastation and persistent clouds of toxic smoke hanging over major towns and cities are begging the question, can Australia's way of life go on?The environmental situation won't change quickly, but in the dog-eat-dog world of Australian politics, the country's leadership is something that could change overnight. Climate and energy policies can make or break a leader. Morrison could be in trouble over the fire crisis. He was forced to return from a family holiday when the Australian media questioned why he was vacationing in Hawaii as so much of the country burned. He took weeks to declare a state of emergency, releasing a highly controversial religious discrimination bill at a news conference instead, while journalists fired tough questions at him over a lack of funding for volunteer firefighters. Morrison -- once a climate change skeptic who literally sang praises to a lump of coal in the Australian parliament -- should be worried about what people think of him in towns like Cobargo. The constituency has swung between the Liberal party and its center-left Labor rival several times since the 1940s and is one of Australia's most reliable bellwether seats.Most Australians want tougher action on climate change, according to the Australian Institute's Climate of the Nation survey. Some 81% of Australians are concerned that global warming will result in more droughts and flooding, while 64% think Australia should have a national target for net zero emissions by 2050. Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaAnimal rescuer Marcus Fillinger carries a burned kangaroo on February 4 in Peak View, Australia. Fillinger tranquilized the wounded animal for transport to a recovery center. Hide Caption 1 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaA bushfire burns near the town of Bumbalong, south of Canberra on February 2.Hide Caption 2 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaHorses panic as a fire burns near Canberra, Australia, on Saturday, February 1.Hide Caption 3 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaA firefighter coats a bridge with foam as a bushfire burns near Moruya, Australia, on Saturday, January 25.Hide Caption 4 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaIn this long-exposure photo, a car's taillights streak at left as a wildfire glows at dusk near Clear Range, Australia, on Friday, January 31.Hide Caption 5 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaAn airplane dumps fire retardant behind houses at the foot of Mount Tennent as fire creeps through the Namadgi National Park in Canberra on Thursday, January 30.Hide Caption 6 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaPeople embrace near the scene of a water tanker plane crash in Cooma, Australia, on Thursday, January 23. Three American crew members died in the crash.Hide Caption 7 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaFlying embers are seen in this long-exposure photo from Moruya on Thursday, January 23.Hide Caption 8 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaA young koala named Jeremy receives medical attention for burns at the Healesville Sanctuary in Badger Creek, Australia, on January 23.Hide Caption 9 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaFirefighters battle the Morton Fire as it burns a home near Bundanoon, Australia, on January 23.Hide Caption 10 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaThe Parliament House in Canberra is blanketed by bushfire smoke on January 23.Hide Caption 11 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaA firefighter battles the Morton Fire as it consumes a home near Bundanoon on January 23. Hide Caption 12 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaVeterinarian Ludo Valenza holds two grey-headed flying foxes, which were being treated for bushfire injuries at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital in Beerwah, Australia, on Wednesday, January 15.Hide Caption 13 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaLt. Kynan Lang from the 10th/27th Battalion visits the scene where his uncle and cousin died in a bushfire on Australia's Kangaroo Island. Hide Caption 14 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaA smoky haze from bushfires hovers over the Melbourne skyline ahead of the Australian Open tennis tournament on Tuesday, January 14. Poor air quality disrupted the qualifying rounds of the tournament.Hide Caption 15 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaProperties damaged and destroyed by fire are seen in Nerrigundah, Australia, on Monday, January 13.Hide Caption 16 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaDebris remains where houses stood in the Australian village of Wingello on January 13.Hide Caption 17 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaBonnie Morris and sister Raemi Morris look on as their family and firefighters battle bushfires at the edge of their family farm in Karatta on Saturday, January 11.Hide Caption 18 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaPictures of firefighters are projected onto the Sydney Opera House on January 11.Hide Caption 19 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaA vehicle makes its way through thick fog mixed with bushfire smoke in the Ruined Castle area of the Blue Mountains on January 11.Hide Caption 20 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaProtesters march through downtown Melbourne on Friday, January 10, in response to the ongoing bushfire crisis.Hide Caption 21 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaAn aerial view shows a track running through trees that were scorched by bushfires in East Gippsland, Australia, on Thursday, January 9.Hide Caption 22 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaA pile of wood chips burns at a timber mill in Eden, Australia, on January 9.Hide Caption 23 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaLisa Poulsen tends to her Clydesdale horse, Jake, on January 9. Jake suffered burn injuries in a bushfire on December 31.Hide Caption 24 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaA small wave of black water full of burned debris breaks at a beach at Eden on January 9.Hide Caption 25 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaA dead kangaroo lies on a burnt farm in Batlow.Hide Caption 26 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaA firefighter backs away from flames after lighting a controlled burn near Tomerong on January 8.Hide Caption 27 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaStephenie Bailey is embraced on Wednesday, January 8, as she describes the impact the bushfires have had on her farm in Batlow.Hide Caption 28 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaCharlotte O'Dwyer, the young daughter of Rural Fire Service volunteer Andrew O'Dwyer, wears her father's helmet during his funeral after being presented with a service medal in his honor by RFS Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons on Tuesday, January 7, in Sydney.Hide Caption 29 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaA resident throws a bucket of water onto a smoldering tree on his property on Monday, January 6, in Wingello, Australia. Hide Caption 30 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaA military helicopter flies above a burning woodchip mill in Eden, New South Wales, on January 6.Hide Caption 31 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaA Royal Australian Navy MH-60R Seahawk "Romeo" helicopter refuels onboard HMAS Adelaide during Operation Bushfire Assist, on Sunday, January 5, in this image provided by the Australian Department of Defence. HMAS Adelaide and army reserve forces have been assisting with bushfire evacuations on the southern coast of New South Wales.Hide Caption 32 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaFamilies are evacuated by air from Mallacoota on January 5. Hide Caption 33 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaA man walks past ash from bushfires washed up on a beach in Merimbula on January 5.Hide Caption 34 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaThe flight deck of a C-130J Hercules is lit by the red glow of the fires below as the aircrew attempts to land in Merimbula to drop off fire and rescue crews to assist fighting the bushfires on January 5.Hide Caption 35 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaThis satellite image provided by NASA on Saturday, January 4, shows smoke from fires burning in Victoria and New South Wales.Hide Caption 36 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaA father holds his daughter as the skies above turn red during the day on January 4 in Mallacoota, Australia. Many parents with young children were stuck in Mallacoota after flights were grounded because of smoke and only school-aged children and older were allowed to evacuate by boat. Hide Caption 37 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaA Royal Australian Navy crew unload luggage as evacuees from Mallacoota arrive aboard the MV Sycamore on January 4 at the port of Hastings, Australia.Hide Caption 38 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaSmoke from wildfires shrouds a road near Moruya, Australia, on January 4.Hide Caption 39 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaNancy Allen stands outside her house as high winds push smoke and ash from the Currowan Fire toward Nowra in New South Wales on January 4.Hide Caption 40 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaEvacuees board the Royal Australian Navy's MV Sycamore on January 3 in Mallacoota, Victoria, Australia. Navy ships plucked hundreds of people from beaches and tens of thousands were urged to flee before hot weather and strong winds in the forecast worsen Australia's already devastating wildfires. Hide Caption 41 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaMassive smoke rises from wildfires burning in East Gippsland, Victoria on January 2.Hide Caption 42 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaRoyal Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons presents a posthumous Commendation for Bravery and Service on January 2 to the son of RFS volunteer Geoffrey Keaton, who was killed battling bushfires, at Keaton's funeral in Buxton, New South Wales.Hide Caption 43 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaBoats are pulled ashore as smoke and wildfires rage on January 2 behind Lake Conjola.Hide Caption 44 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaCars line up as people evacuate the town of Batemans Bay in New South Wales on January 2.Hide Caption 45 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaA satellite image released by Copernicus Sentinel dated December 31 shows bushfires burning across Australia.Hide Caption 46 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaA kangaroo rushes past a burning house in Lake Conjola, Australia, on December 31.Hide Caption 47 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaA man tries to defend a property in Lake Conjola on December 31.Hide Caption 48 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaFirefighters hose down trees as they battle against bushfires around the town of Nowra in the Australian state of New South Wales on December 31, 2019. Thousands of holidaymakers and locals were forced to flee to beaches in fire-ravaged southeast Australia on December 31, as blazes ripped through popular tourist areas leaving no escape by land.Hide Caption 49 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaA destroyed home in Sarsfield, East Gippsland, Victoria, on December 31.Hide Caption 50 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaChildren evacuated from areas affected by bushfires play at the showgrounds in the southern New South Wales town of Bega on December 31.Hide Caption 51 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaA skycrane drops water on a bushfire burning near houses in Bundoora, Melbourne, on Monday, December 30.Hide Caption 52 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) captured this satellite image of the historic bushfires burning across Australia on December 26.Hide Caption 53 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaAustralian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is briefed by fire officials at New South Wales Rural Fire Service control room in Sydney on December 22. Morrison arrived back in Sydney amid criticism after taking a family holiday to Hawaii during the bushfire emergency.Hide Caption 54 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaTributes for volunteer firemen Andrew O'Dwyer and Geoffrey Keaton are seen at Horsley Park Rural Fire Brigade in Sydney, Australia, on December 22. It's believed they were killed when their vehicle hit a tree before rolling off the road, the New South Wales Rural Fire Service said in a statement.Hide Caption 55 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaA firefighter battles the Gospers Mountain Fire in Bilpin, New South Wales, on Saturday, December 21.Hide Caption 56 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaA charred bicycle lies on the ground in front of a house destroyed by bushfires on the outskirts of Bargo on December 21.Hide Caption 57 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaFire and rescue personnel monitor a bushfire as it burns near homes on the outskirts of Bilpin on Thursday, December 19.Hide Caption 58 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaA property burns in Balmoral on December 19.Hide Caption 59 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaA helicopter drops fire-retardant to protect a property in Balmoral.Hide Caption 60 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaPolice disperse demonstrators during a climate protest near Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's official residence in Sydney, on December 19, during his absence on an overseas holiday, as bushfires burned across the region.Hide Caption 61 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaChildren swing into the Penrith river during a heatwave in Sydney on December 19.Hide Caption 62 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaA landscape of burnt trees is pictured after a bushfire at Mount Weison, in the Blue Mountains, on Wednesday, December 18.Hide Caption 63 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaA wallaby flees a fire burning near Mangrove Mountain, north of Sydney, on December 10.Hide Caption 64 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaA smoke haze blankets Bondi Beach as the air quality index reaches higher than ten times hazardous levels in some suburbs of Sydney on December 10.Hide Caption 65 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaPeople join a guided climb of the Sydney Harbour Bridge as bushfire haze darkens the sky on December 6.Hide Caption 66 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaPeople are seen wearing face masks to protect against the poor air quality in Sydney on December 5.Hide Caption 67 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaA bushfire burns out of control in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales on December 2,Hide Caption 68 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaAn aerial view shows bushfires burning in the Richmond Valley on November 26.Hide Caption 69 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaA CFA crew member rests after a day of maintaining controlled back burns in St Albans, Australia, on November 21.Hide Caption 70 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaAn injured koala receives treatment after its rescue from a bushfire at the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital on November 19. The hospital said the fires have "decimated" the area, which is a key habitat and breeding ground for the marsupials. More than 350 koalas are feared to have been killed by bushfires in NSW, according to animal experts.Hide Caption 71 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaFirefighters try to protect the Colo Heights Public School on November 19.Hide Caption 72 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaBushfire smoke clouds the sky over the Hawkesbury River in Brooklyn, Australia.Hide Caption 73 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaFirefighters work on controlled back burns on November 14.Hide Caption 74 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaThis satellite image shows wildfire smoke on November 14.Hide Caption 75 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaA man uses a wet towel to help put out flames near the town of Taree on November 14.Hide Caption 76 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaFirefighters organize their crews prior to working on controlled back burns in Sydney on November 14.Hide Caption 77 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaWarren Smith pats his dog after returning to find his house destroyed near Nana Glen on November 13.Hide Caption 78 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaTeresa de Ruyter, left, and Michelle Wilson embrace after returning to their homes near Nana Glen on November 13.Hide Caption 79 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaFirefighters battle a spot fire in Hillville on November 13.Hide Caption 80 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaResidents look on as thick smoke rises from bushfires near Nana Glen on November 12.Hide Caption 81 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaAustralian Prime Minister Scott Morrison looks at a screen as he gets a briefing on the bushfire situation on November 12.Hide Caption 82 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaLocals watch the fires impact farmland near Nana Glen on November 12.Hide Caption 83 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaA firefighter mops up after a bushfire in the Sydney suburb of Llandilo on November 12.Hide Caption 84 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaA fire and rescue team inspects damage around the village of Torrington on November 11.Hide Caption 85 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaAndrew Mackenzie surveys the damage to the area around his home in Torrington. His home was spared, but his neighbors' house was burned to the ground.Hide Caption 86 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaSmoke from the Gulf Road Fire fills the air in Glen Innes on November 11.Hide Caption 87 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaA sign on a Taree fire station warns of "catastrophic" fire conditions.Hide Caption 88 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaA lone joey is pictured on a scorched patch of ground in Torrington on November 11.Hide Caption 89 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaEmergency crews tend to animals on a property in Torrington on November 11.Hide Caption 90 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaBurnt trees dot the landscape in Old Bar on November 10.Hide Caption 91 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaA firefighter works to contain a bushfire near Taree on November 10.Hide Caption 92 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaA helicopter drops water on a bushfire in Old Bar on November 9.Hide Caption 93 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaThis aerial photo, taken on November 9, shows bushfires in the northeastern part New South Wales.Hide Caption 94 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaFires burn in the distance as children play on a beach in Forster on November 9.Hide Caption 95 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaA fire rages in Bobin on November 9.Hide Caption 96 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaThe remains of a property are seen in Bobin on November 9.Hide Caption 97 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaA plane drops fire retardant on a bushfire in Harrington on November 8.Hide Caption 98 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaFirefighters try to put out a bushfire in Woodford on November 8.Hide Caption 99 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaPolice knock on the door of a house to warn residents of an out-of-control bushfire near Clumber on November 8. Hide Caption 100 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaA resident hoses smoldering logs as a bushfire burns in Woodford on November 8. Hide Caption 101 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaThe sun is seen through heavy smoke as a bushfire burns in Woodford.Hide Caption 102 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaFirefighters hose down an area in Woodford.Hide Caption 103 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaForster residents watch as a water-bombing helicopter flies over a bushfire on November 7.Hide Caption 104 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through AustraliaIn this handout photo from NASA's Aqua satellite, destructive bushfires are seen off the coast of New South Wales on November 7.Hide Caption 105 of 105Yet this concern doesn't seem to translate at the ballot box. Australia has voted for a conservative Liberal-National coalition government with a poor record on climate change for the last three elections, even reinstating Morrison as leader last May. Australia lacks a robust climate change policy, while the Morrison government stands accused of trying to use accounting trickery to meet the country's emission reduction targets under the Paris Agreement -- targets that critics say are too low in the first place -- while it also commits to new fossil fuel projects.Australia's political inaction on climate change can be hard to understand. Famous for its natural beauty, the country suffers annual fires and intense drought. It is regularly smashing heat records, and its rain patterns are becoming less predictable. Its seasons are beginning to look a little back to front -- wildfires began in 2019 at the end of August, during the Australian winter.A firefighter was killed in the Australia bushfires. His son received a medal to honor his father's braveryAbout 85% of Australians live within 50 kilometers (31 miles) of the coast, so projected sea level rises would have a dramatic impact on the way Australians live, studies show. Many Australians have also never experienced such intense fires as close to the coast as they have this summer. The country's biggest city, Sydney, has been shrouded in smoke more than 10 times hazardous levels on several days in the past two months. Its capital, Canberra, had the worst air quality in the world on Thursday, according to air pollution indexes.A study of the 2019 election by the Australian National University offers some insight into why Australians vote the way they do. Concern for climate change has never been so high in the country. Twenty-one percent of voters said either global warming or the environment were the most important issue affecting their vote. But out of 10 issues, it still comes third after economic management and the country's medical system.Labor is slowly losing its working-class votes to minor parties and, to a lesser extent, conservative alternatives. Older Australians are more likely to vote for the Liberal party, and Australia's population is aging.Although wages are starting to stagnate, life has been prosperous in Australia for a long time -- it is the only place on earth that has sustained economic growth for 28 years running.Beaches look like war zonesEconomics aside, Australia's climate and natural beauty makes its cities, like Sydney and Melbourne, some of the most liveable in the world. But that too is under threat. The beach, barbecues and sports that make up the Australian summer, and arguably part of its identity, have all been affected by the fires. In Mallacoota, a small town in the southern state of Victoria, the population usually swells from about 1,500 to 8,000 during the Christmas period, as families with holiday homes and tourists swim, surf and sunbathe on the white sand beaches with azure waters. On New Year's Eve, those beaches weren't white and blue, but rather an "apocalyptic" red, as one resident put it, with about 4,000 people fleeing to them to escape a raging inferno.JUST WATCHEDFire crews' life-or-death moments caught on videoReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHFire crews' life-or-death moments caught on video 02:11Better-known beaches, like Bondi in Sydney, have been unswimmable for much of the summer, as the air quality soared to hazardous levels. Many commuters now don face masks like they do in Beijing, which experts say do little to keep toxins out. Barbecues, another favorite Australian pastime, are banned in many areas, and sporting officials were monitoring the air quality ahead of the ATP Cup tennis tournament and a cricket Test match between Australia and New Zealand in Sydney this week.If Australians want to retain their quality of life, they must consider climate change policies that not only address fires, but also other pollutants, such as traffic and industry, according to Ilan Kelman from the University College of London's Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction. Kelman pointed to London's Ultra Low Emissions Zone policy as a good example of a city that has addressed traffic pollution, by charging people who drive into the city center and by investing in clean-energy public transport. "People make the decision to live in a mega-city, whether Sydney or London, and we know these risks come. And if we choose to live there, we should be convincing our politicians, and electing our politicians, who will deal with air quality, as London has done," he said. "Otherwise, they'll have to accept all these life impacts which bad air brings." | news | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
4f33e73f-e587-48c7-b656-9e7a7595e7a6 | null | (CNN)Steve Kaminski was whisked into an ambulance near his home on New York's Upper East Side last week. He never saw his family again.Kaminski died days later of covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Because of fears of contagion, no visitors, including his family, were allowed to see him at Mt. Sinai Hospital before he died."It seemed so surreal," said Diane Siegel, Kaminski's daughter in law. "How could someone pass so quickly and with no family present?" Mitzi Moulds, Kaminski's companion of 30 years, was quarantined herself, having also contracted the coronavirus. She worried Kaminski would wake up and think she'd abandoned him.Read More"Truthfully, I think he died alone," said Bert Kaminski's, one of Steve's sons. "Even if a doctor was there." As the coronavirus stalks victims around the world, one of its scariest aspects is how it seems to feed on our deepest fears and prey on our primal instincts, like the impulse to be close to people we love when they are suffering and near death. In a painful irony, the very thing we need in moments of fear and anxiety could also kill us. Many hospitals and nursing homes have closed their doors and placed covid-19 patients in isolation wards to prevent the disease from spreading. One doctor called it "the medical version of solitary confinement." Priests are administering last rites over the telephone while families sit helplessly at home.The isolation extends beyond coronavirus patients. Amy Tucci, president of the Hospice Foundation of America, estimates that 40% of hospice patients are in hospitals or nursing homes, many of which have placed strict restrictions on visitors. Their families, too, are worried about loved ones dying without them. "We crave closure," said Maryland psychologist Dr. Kristin Bianchi, "so it's only natural we would want to be there in our loved one's final moments. We want to bear witness to that process and say our last goodbyes." 'Lonely deaths' can haunt us Something about dying alone seems to haunt us. To some it may suggest the deceased's life lacked love and worth, and that in the end they were forgotten. The Japanese have a word for this: "kodokushi," meaning "lonely death." In recent days, as funerals have been cancelled or postponed because of the virus, it can seem as if coronavirus victims simply vanished, like people in "The Leftovers."But some medical experts challenge the idea that scores of people are dying unaccompanied in hospitals right now. In many instances, they said, hospital staff are standing vigil by patients' bedsides during their last moments. It's not ideal, they say, but they're not quite the lonely deaths we may imagine. As a lung specialist and member of the Optimum Care Committee at Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Emily Rubin is on the frontlines of the pandemic. Even if the disease is too mighty, the ethic of not abandoning people is so strong.Dr. Emily RubinThe hospital, where 41 employees recently tested positive for coronavirus, does not admit visitors except for limited circumstances, like births -- and, in some cases, for patients near death. But Rubin said the situation is evolving rapidly as the virus spreads. In some cases, the hospital may connect families and covid-19 victims electronically instead of in person. Other times, nurses and other hospital staff will step in to stand vigil. "Even if the disease is too mighty, the ethic of not abandoning people is so strong," Rubin said. "We feel like being present with people at the end of life is a huge part of what we do."People in a hospital are not dying alone." Still, shepherding patients through the last stages of life can take an emotional and physical toll on doctors, nurses and other hospital staff, Rubin acknowledged. Dr. Daniela Lamas, a critical care doctor at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, wrote about that toll in a recent New York Times op-ed. I don't think dying alone has to always be a bad thing. What we've done is make it into something that it doesn't have to be.The Rev. C. Brandon Brewer"The devastating image of the lonely deaths of coronavirus patients in Italy hangs over us all," Lamas wrote. "Talking with one of the nurse practitioners in our hospital's new Covid-19 I.C.U. one recent night, I asked what worried her most. 'Patients dying alone,' she replied quickly."But some hospice chaplains question notions of "lonely deaths," saying that in their experience, some people want to approach the end by themselves. "I don't think dying alone has to always be a bad thing," said the Rev. C. Brandon Brewer, a hospice chaplain in Maryland. "What we've done is make it into something that it doesn't have to be." It takes away our end-of-life rituals When we think about dying alone, we're really talking about two separate things, psychologists say: The fear that people we love will die alone, and the fear that we ourselves will stare down death solo."It creates in almost everyone a sense of terror," said Bianchi, of the Center for Anxiety & Behavioral Change in Rockville, Maryland. "We want to be be able to cushion the experience from what we believe will be a painful and difficult experience. We also want to be there because we imagine ourselves in that scenario." Often, it's the people left behind who suffer more than the deceased, said Kerry Egan, a former hospice chaplain who has turned to writing essays and books. We want to be there to comfort and help the dying, she said, as if we could somehow alleviate their suffering. "People feel a sense of guilt. What could I have done better? How could I have stopped this?" she said. "Part of that is just part of the normal grief process." This relentless pandemic, which brings deaths shockingly quickly, heightens the anxiety. Many people can't get to their loved one's bedsides to whisper last goodbyes or reconcile old grudges. Secular and religious end-of-life rituals, too, have been stripped away. Hospice care, for example.Even when there are people around to support us during times of mourning, it can be an extremely isolating experience.Dr. Kristin Bianchi "Hospice is all about being able to provide an environment where people can review their life and say their goodbyes and their sorries and hold hands and kiss one another and then -- poof! -- all of that is just gone overnight," said Tucci, of the Hospice Foundation. "It's a nightmare."At the same time, many funeral homes have cut way back on memorials, burials and other rituals used to commemorate departed friends and family."Even when there are people around to support us during times of mourning, it can be an extremely isolating experience," said Bianchi. "Take that, and then put someone into forced isolation, like we are now, and it can be absolutely agonizing." Dying alone is different from dying lonelyIt happens too often to be a coincidence, hospice chaplains say. Family members will maintain a constant vigil, spending hours, even days, by their loved one's deathbed. And then, when they leave for a few moments to make a sandwich or take a shower, their beloved dies. Dying alone is not necessarily dying without love. It is simply in some cases the absence of another person in the room.The Rev. C. Brandon Brewer"There's no coincidence in my mind," said Brewer, the hospice chaplain in Maryland. "This is an intentional process." Egan agreed. "Ask anyone who has worked in hospice and they will have dozens of stories like this. "I think a lot of people want to die alone." In other words, there's a difference between dying alone and dying lonely. "Dying alone is not necessarily dying without love. It is simply in some cases the absence of another person in the room," said Brewer. "And if that's what someone wants, that's OK. It doesn't mean they were forsaken." In a certain sense, Egan added, we all die alone, even if we are surrounded by people we love. Often, as we die, our bodies are breaking down and our minds are elsewhere. The conscious experience of death is, by nature, solitary. And the movie image of someone imparting profound last words upon his deathbed, encircled by his faithful family? That's a comforting fiction, hospice chaplains said. "That is not how it happens," Egan said. "Many people are not responsive at the end. Their bodies are busy doing something else." This family said their final goodbyes by phoneBefore Steve Kaminski died, a nurse practioner at Mt. Sinai set up a group call so he could hear his family's voices one last time. His face brightened, the nurse told family members, as each offered their tearful goodbyes or said, hoping against hope, that they'd see him when he left the hospital. On a ventilator, Kaminski himself could say nothing.When he died days later, it was a sudden and stunning ending to 86 years of vibrant life, said Bert Kaminski, Steve's son.But Bert Kaminski said he took some solace from a dinner he shared recently with his father and his father's longtime partner. They went to a Vietnamese restaurant, drained a bottle of Merlot and then feasted on ice cream. His father was his usual bon vivant self, Bert remembers. "People shouldn't take it for granted that there is time to connect with them later, particularly older family members," Kaminski said. "This thing can come very suddenly. No visitors. 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07888026-99c5-44cf-bb77-929fe3a6cc54 | null | Story highlightsReal Madrid unbeaten for record 19th group gameNacho's freak goal puts Real in last 16Man City also qualifies for knockout stageMan United goes top of its group (CNN)It was proof that money won't always buy you success -- and that the better team doesn't always win.Follow @cnnsport
With all the highly-paid stars on show, the goal that clinched Real Madrid's place in the knockout stage of the European Champions League came from an unexpected source.And it was a cruel blow for visiting Paris Saint-Germain, the dominant side at Real's Bernabeu Stadium on Tuesday.When Nacho Fernandez, Madrid born and bred, a product of Real's youth system, came on to replace injured Brazil international Marcelo after half an hour, his immediate mission was to help shore up a leaky defense being sorely tested by the French champions.But just five minutes later the 25-year-old scored what would be the only goal of the game, putting Real into the last 16 with two Group A matches still to play. It also gave Real a record 19th group match unbeaten, moving clear of Spanish rival Barcelona.35' GOOOOOOOOOOAL by @nachofi1990!!! | Real Madrid 1-0 PSG
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Read MoreIt was hardly a beauty -- nor perhaps something he could easily recreate. Toni Kroos' deflected shot looped upwards, PSG keeper Kevin Trapp raced out of his goal to collect it -- and was caught horribly out of position as Nacho's volleyed cross bounced and spun wickedly into the net.But it proved decisive for Rafael Benitez's team, missing forwards Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema, and with fellow big-money signing James Rodriguez starting on the bench.PSG's own expensively-assembled team created the better chances, with substitute Adrien Rabot striking the post with a first-time volley soon after Nacho's goal.Zlatan Ibrahimovic went close with a curling shot, Edinson Cavani spurned a close-range chance before halftime, and after the break Angel Di Maria should have done better with an opportunity to score against his former team.The Argentine also hit the woodwork with a late free-kick as Real keeper Keylor Navas remained unbeaten for the fourth successive game."We delivered our best match of the season -- an outstanding display," Di Maria said. "We made a mistake and were punished. We played 10 times better than Real. We'll carry on that way."Real Madrid progress from Group A, @NavasKeylor playing a vital role... #UCL pic.twitter.com/6EjhcVlXExβ Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) November 3, 2015
At the other end, Real's world player of the year Cristiano Ronaldo failed to stamp his mark on the match, having also been stymied in the teams' 0-0 draw at Parc des Princes two weeks ago."They had a lot of possession and they also caused us problems on the counter," said Real's Sergio Ramos. "The bad news is the injury to Marcelo, who was in the best form of his career. We hope that it's not anything serious and he's ready for the next game."Second-placed PSG will next travel to Ibrahimovic's homeland to face his first club Malmo, whose 4-0 defeat at Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday meant Real went through with 10 points from four matches.Shakhtar, which hosts Real on November 25, avenged its earlier defeat in Sweden to join Malmo on three points -- four behind PSG.Oleksandr Gladky netted a first-half opener, ending the club's 333-minute wait for a goal in the competition this season.Dario Srna -- with a penalty -- and substitute Eduardo scored within 10 minutes after the break before Alex Teixeira's header made it 4-0, then Kari Arnason was sent off for a second booking near the end.Group DOn a good night for English clubs, Manchester City qualified for the last 16 by winning 3-1 at Sevilla.Fernandinho set up Raheem Sterling for an eighth-minute opener and the Brazil midfielder doubled City's lead soon after with his first Champions League goal when Wilfried Bony's effort was only parried. The Spanish club pulled one back on 25 when Koke crossed for Benoit Tremoulinas, but Ivory Coast striker Bony -- making the most of Sergio Aguero's absence -- netted at the near post from a low cross by former Sevilla winger Jesus Navas."The first feeling is 'finally,'" said City captain Vincent Kompany. "It's a difficult group and to qualify with two games spare is an incredible achievement. We now have to try to finish first in the group."Raheem Sterling
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The result put City six points clear of Sevilla ahead of the trip to second-placed Juventus.Last season's losing finalist battled to a 1-1 draw at Borussia Monchengladbach, which went ahead through American Fabian Johnson in the 19th minute.Stephan Lichtsteiner leveled just before halftime with a superb volley from Paul Pogba's delightful lofted pass, but Juve ended the night a point behind City after Hernanes was sent off for a rash tackle."We had so many good chances, but if you don't make them count you cannot win a match like this," said the German team's midfielder Ibrahima Traore.Group BManchester United went top by one point as England captain Wayne Rooney headed the only goal at home to CSKA Moscow, latching on to a volleyed cross by young midfielder Jesse Lingard in the 79th minute.Louis van Gaal's team dominated possession but looked unlikely to break a four-match scoring drought until Rooney struck with his 237th goal for the club, leaving him level with Denis Law and 12 behind Bobby Charlton's leading total."We have created at least 12 chances and had to wait a long time," said United's Dutch manager. "Before that they could have scored and then it is a different match. I am happy. We played well."Great night for @WayneRooney, joining Denis Law on 237 @ManUtd goals! #UCL pic.twitter.com/jxGI8EXEGXβ Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) November 3, 2015
PSV Eindhoven moved up to second on goal difference above Wolfsburg after winning 2-0 at home to the German side -- reversing the result of their previous encounter last month.Luuk de Jong helped Jurgen Locadia put the Dutch side ahead 10 minutes after halftime, and de Jong sealed victory with five minutes to play from Andres Guardado's pass.The result dropped CSKA to bottom place on four points.Group CBenfica went two points clear at the top after beating Galatasaray 2-1, despite having Nicolas Gaitan sent off in the final minutes.Lukas Podolski canceled Jonas' 52nd-minute opener for the Portuguese club, but Luisao sank the Turks 15 minutes later before Argentine midfielder Gaitan went for a second booking.Second-placed Atletico Madrid could only draw 0-0 away to Kazakhstan's Astana in the earlier match, and the Spanish team hit the woodwork in each half.Both Benfica and Atletico can clinch last-16 places with victories in their next match.Who will win the Champions League? Tell us on CNN FC's Facebook pageThe all-important group standings with two games to spare... #UCL pic.twitter.com/hOJSNFn3gDβ Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) November 3, 2015
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b7d2fbc2-8f27-4bf3-b4b2-e04346681ac2 | null | New Orleans (CNN)It begins with a simple fender bender. Two SUVs speed off. Three blocks away, the drivers exit and argue. Within seconds, shots are fired, and ex-NFLer Will Smith lies dead in the street. Welcome to New Orleans. To the world, the Big Easy is a place to cut loose, rich in culture, music and cuisine. A city that lives its motto, "Laissez les bon temps rouler," and draws up to 9.8 million tourists a year. But peel back that glittery exterior and you find a place that's broken and violent in many ways -- a place where deaths such as that of a favorite New Orleans Saint don't terribly surprise anyone."For all its love of life, it also seems to lack a respect for life," said Father Bill Terry of St. Anna's Episcopal Church. Outside his church hangs a white plastic board that lists the names and ages of all those murdered -- an eerie monument to the city's fallen residents. Read MoreJUST WATCHEDShooting of NFL star highlights New Orleans violence ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHShooting of NFL star highlights New Orleans violence 02:43To be sure, this has been a better year than most so far. The city has had 34 murders, which is actually on track for the lowest murder rate in decades. But it was only five years ago New Orleans held the dubious title of Murder City, and weary residents will tell you a sudden surge never feels far away. Terry has some theories why. Most New Orleans residents do. "The story here is not so much about Will Smith," Terry said. "The story is about violent reactions and behavior that's so beyond the pale of reason and sanity."Early induction to violenceAt @APEXYOUTHCENTER, "Ms. Lisa" & lifelong resident @NG_Kswagg17 talk about #WillSmith & #NewOrleans violence. pic.twitter.com/Gmv6pb5fR1β Eliott C. McLaughlin (@EliottCNN) April 13, 2016
Ask young people from one of New Orleans' seedier neighborhoods how many friends and family members they've lost to gun violence, and the answer is astounding."SixTEEN?""SixTY."So went the conversation with Kendall Santacruze, 23. That's just counting acquaintances, friends and relatives, he says -- not the strangers he's seen bleed out in the street. "It scares me because I know that at one point in my life -- and I hope that it doesn't -- it could be me," he said. Saints, family bid farewell to Will Smith One of the first deaths he remembers is that of his cousin, 19-year-old Ersheka Quinn. A strapping fellow, Santacruze's contagious grin fades and a tear rolls down his nose as he recalls her death. He was 7 at the time. "Her boyfriend got into it with some other guys, and they came for him and she just so happened to be in the car with him. They shot them both multiple times and burned the car," he said. A celebration of death In #NewOrleans, Trenice & Bryan McMillan says RIP T-shirts & posters are 70% of business. Watch: pic.twitter.com/wQ1YRHdUxqβ Eliott C. McLaughlin (@EliottCNN) April 13, 2016
Young people in New Orleans are simply introduced to calamity at far too early an age, says Trenice McMillan. "There are 7-year-olds who have been to more funerals than I've been to in my entire life," the 33-year-old McMillan said. "Death is normal. Living isn't. If you make it past 25, you weren't a real thug or you weren't a real gangster." McMillan and her husband, Bryan, run a full-service printing shop, Platinum Graphics, which they opened about a decade ago. "When we did get into it, I thought it would mostly be happy moments, kids' parties, birthdays," she said. Not in New Orleans. "Sadly, T-shirt shops and funeral homes are big business here," said Bryan McMillan, 45. "Every once in a while, we'll get a funeral for an old lady or old man who died of natural causes. But 70% of the time, it's someone who has been murdered."It's gotten to the point that the McMillans have stopped cultivating friendships with customers. "Something might happen to that person, and you're developing a relationship with them, and we might lose them one day," Trenice McMillan said. "I can't do this anymore."JUST WATCHEDFormer NFL player's shooting: What happened?ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHFormer NFL player's shooting: What happened? 02:11This is nothing new. Four years ago when CNN visited, criminal defense attorney George Gates wondered if the way New Orleans celebrates death alters young people's perceptions of passing away.The brass band plays solemn dirges en route to the cemetery before a lively show of funk, jazz and Dixieland as mourners leave the burial grounds. The second line dances, steps, flags handkerchiefs and pumps umbrellas in honor of the person just laid to rest."They don't see death. ... They see a celebration in death that that person never had in life," Gates said at the time. "They see a huge party and what they think about is that party when they die."Easy access to gunsAl Boese points to signed football at #WillSmith memorial. He hopes no one steals it. https://t.co/c2HFcsBJcq pic.twitter.com/w8SoFCiIQkβ Eliott C. McLaughlin (@EliottCNN) April 12, 2016
Santacruze lives in Marrero Gardens, next to the now-razed Calliope Projects, once one of the roughest in the city.Ask him how long it would take to find a gun, he estimates 15 minutes: a five-minute walk and 10-minute negotiation. "I think it's mainly because a lot of people are scared," Santacruze said. "They want to mask that fear with a tough exterior of being hard, of being fearless. They find weapons to exercise that."Al Boese, 78, has lived in New Orleans all his life. A lifelong Saints fan, he showed up at the Smith memorial last week and began chatting about football and his hometown. It didn't take long for the talk to turn to crime. New Orleans has always had its fair share of it, he said, but things feel differently these days. "Seems like everybody has guns," he said. "When I was growing up, it was nice. People would talk and sit out at night. You don't see them sitting on their porches. You've got to watch where you go."That two football players who both stood at least 6-foot-3-inches tall needed to drive around with loaded guns -- and police say suspect Cardell Hayes was driving with two in his car -- speaks to the fear that New Orleans instills in young black men. Attorneys spar over guns in Will Smith caseSaints coach Sean Payton has heard the argument that people need guns for protection, but he's not buying it."I hate guns," he told USA Today last week. "The idea that we need them to fend off intruders ... people are more apt to draw them [in other situations]. That's some silly stuff we're hanging onto."No place is immune#NewOrleans resident Nikole Jessie wanted to "see what community had done for #WillSmith." https://t.co/c2HFcsBJcq pic.twitter.com/xcdNxcBLHCβ Eliott C. McLaughlin (@EliottCNN) April 12, 2016
The Will Smith memorial is at a five-way intersection in the Lower Garden District. It's supposed to be one of the better parts of town. Jessie Nikole, who used to live around the corner from the shooting scene, said she was surprised to hear Smith was slain there -- but not too surprised. In New Orleans, you don't have to walk far from any "good" neighborhood to get to a shady part of town. Residents and business owners along Magazine Street, where the confrontation between Will Smith and his accused killer began, say the hip stretch of local haunts is not immune to the violence plaguing the city. JUST WATCHEDWill Smith's wife: He was my supermanReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHWill Smith's wife: He was my superman 01:04In the last year, the area saw a Tulane University med student shot after a thwarted robbery and a shootout take place in front of a community health center. The Will Smith killing, by the numbersTrenice, the print shop owner, said she's considering moving out of New Orleans when her 8-year-old boy gets older. "I'd rather move before he starts blending with idiots," she said. "I always tell him, 'Be kind to everyone, even if they step on your foot or spit in your face. Be kind because we want you to come home.' "Her husband chimed, "They don't even get mad anymore. ... There is no escalation of anything. 'Such-and-said this? Oh yeah?' Here they come with a gun. They don't even argue or yell. 'What did you say on my Facebook wall? I'm coming for you.' "At @PlatinumNOLA, some families want loved ones on T-shirts w/ guns. One family wanted gun covered with a dove. pic.twitter.com/bEmv4pNTVsβ Eliott C. McLaughlin (@EliottCNN) April 13, 2016
It's a concern that's pervasive. New Orleans native and Arizona Cardinal Tyrann Mathieu, who goes by the nickname, "Honey Badger," is fearless on the field. But he is markedly less aggressive when walking the streets of his hometown. Mathieu loves his city, he told "The Rich Eisen Show," but he flies in and out to avoid the troublemakers. "They will try to start any kind of altercation with you. The first thing they think about is to take your life," he said. "They don't want to ask any questions. They don't want to talk about anything. They just want to let loose with their gun," he said. Hair-trigger tempersDarryl Durham at @StAnnaEpiscopal used #WillSmith & murder board to teach kids about de-escalating aggression. pic.twitter.com/ndZDRgzzifβ Eliott C. McLaughlin (@EliottCNN) April 14, 2016
Indeed, New Orleans is a strange beast. Former police Superintendent Ronal Serpas once told CNN that people killed each other "for just the damnedest of reasons" in his city.A group of researchers examining a year of homicides in the city concluded the same thing. "In reading the narratives of the offenses, one is struck by their ordinariness -- arguments and disputes that escalate into homicide." The murders disproportionately target black males and occur in residential areas outdoors, the U.S. Department of Justice study found. Most people died over drugs, revenge or arguments. Road rage and heat-of-the-moment conflict were regular variables. Many young men in the city seem to be making a choice when they get into a confrontation: Admit their fear and be deemed weak, or pull the trigger and have others fear you. Too many choose the latter. Darryl Durham is the arts director for Anna's Place NOLA, a church arts program that teaches at-risk kids to express themselves through creative outlets. Last week, two boys -- good students who generally follow the rules -- began calling each other names. It escalated. One boy spat in the face of the other, who in turn threw a punch. Durham used Smith's death as a teaching moment. JUST WATCHEDFormer NFL player's shooting: What happened?ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHFormer NFL player's shooting: What happened? 02:11He pointed out all the instances where either Smith or Hayes could have de-escalated the situation. They could've called the police during the first or second fender bender. What if one of them had apologized?Durham pointed to the murder board outside St. Anna's Episcopal, which shows the victims, ages and the manner in which they died: Shot, shot, shot, shot, stabbed, stabbed, shot."He's 10 years old and already worried about being tough and not being seen as weak," Durham said about one of the boys. "He said he had to defend his honor. Are you kidding me? You're 10 years old."Dearth of role modelsTo Father Terry, violence becomes a succinct solution to a disagreement in New Orleans because "much of the community is not equipped with alternatives," he said. Money and schooling are in lockstep, and the deplorable behavior has to be viewed in that context, he said. Role models are hard to come by, and kids worry about things kids shouldn't fret over: mama and her boyfriend are fighting; the kids are scared or hungry, they're distraught about getting evicted or worried about their little sister. Timeline: Will Smiths' final hoursIt's like their brains are bowls and all the drama they're witnessing is like a pile of oranges filled over the brim, Terry said. When they get to school, you can try to put more oranges in the bowl, but they'll just tumble off. The key is changing the kids' perception of normal. Drug transactions on street corners are not normal. Having your electricity turned off is not normal. Seeing friends and relatives die from shootouts and stray bullets is not normal. Lack of safe spacesLisa Fitzpatrick points to where a young man collapsed in front of APEX Youth Center last month.Of course, there are many who are trying to change these kids' normals, but resources are thin.Lisa Fitzpatrick, a 2013 CNN Hero, has already shuttered one APEX Youth Center. APEX, which stands for Always Pursuing Excellence, provides a haven where kids could have a snack, swing on swings or shoot hoops -- you know, the simple things kids are supposed to be enjoying after school. She and her husband, Danny, sold their home, and with the help of a local church opened a new center in rough-and-tumble Central City in 2013.On this past St. Patrick's Day, shots rang out nearby. Everyone on the playground and basketball court was ushered inside, the doors were locked and police called.During the perimeter check to make sure everyone was inside, Fitzpatrick's fear soared: It was a young man from APEX who had been shot. He was limping, hopping, running toward the center. The young man, who had just turned 20, collapsed in front of the fence encompassing the playground. She applied pressure to his foot, which was bleeding profusely. "Ms. Lisa, they might be behind me," he told her. "Baby, I'm not leaving you. They're going to have to shoot me first."The young man survived. But what if, Fitzpatrick posits, there hadn't been a safe place to which he could flee? "At any given moment, we could shut the doors," Fitzpatrick said, explaining she sometimes struggles to pay one staff member and had to let her program director go. Anna's Place NOLA is in constant jeopardy of shutting down as well. JUST WATCHEDDoes video reveal new details in NFL star's death?ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHDoes video reveal new details in NFL star's death? 02:40"We have to go out and literally beg to get barely enough money to employ three people to keep 60 to 90 kids off the street and educate and pay for their mental treatment," Father Terry said. The other day one of the kids told Durham, the arts director, she didn't want to go home because there was no food. As Terry recounted the incident, he nodded to the oak-dotted median cordoned off with construction tape in front of the church. "We're going to get a very nice jogging path right out front," he said. "It'll be beautiful. I've got a kid who can't get food to eat. I can't get money to employ two more people to exponentially expand [Anna's Place]. If you want to have a sense of value, you have to be raised in a community that values you."Some lives devalued People walk past a makeshift memorial near the Will Smith was killed. Some in New Orleans are aggravated the national media showed up only when Will Smith died.Why didn't they come running when 34-year-old Arthur Victor was shot late last month? Or when 19-year-old Aaron Thompson was shot? Or Kendol Mutin, 25, or Sean Jefferson, 21, or any number of young black men?"What about my cousin? Because you were a Saints player, you get this publicity?" Trenice McMillan, the print shop owner asked. "But what about kids who didn't make it to 5 or the grandma who was sipping lemonade on her porch?"She worries that for those outside the city, New Orleans is all about football, Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest and murder. Fitzpatrick feels the same way. When CNN visited the center in 2012, Fitzpatrick introduced this reporter to Rakeem Holmes, who had just lost his 1-year-old daughter to a flurry of stray bullets unleashed into a courtyard of the Calliope Projects. Holmes didn't speak much during the visit, his sadness visibly weighing on him. JUST WATCHEDSuper Bowl winner Will Smith killed in New OrleansReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHSuper Bowl winner Will Smith killed in New Orleans 05:46Rather than seek revenge like so many of his peers, he took the gifts he planned to give his daughter for her upcoming birthday -- along with dozens of stuffed animals donated by the community -- and handed them out as Christmas gifts to 100 kids that year. Fitzpatrick took Holmes in. He called her mom; she called him son. She arranged for him to get out of New Orleans, to live with relatives in Arkansas, but the Crescent City has a magnetism for its sons and daughters. He found his way back. Less than two years after his daughter died, he was gunned down. His murder was never solved. "He was every bit as important as Mr. Smith," Fitzpatrick said. "He was every bit the hero to not retaliate. ... The moment we devalue even one of our children's lives for whatever reason, we devalue all of our lives."Will Smith, a force on and off the fieldMayor Mitch Landrieu concurs. While he believes his city gets an unfair rap when it comes to violence, he conceded it's a tale of two cities. The reality for New Orleans' wealthier residents and the tourists who spent $7 billion there last year is in stark relief to the reality of its poorer residents, especially African-American males. "There's been a lot of attention paid to this particular case," he said about the Will Smith incident. "The next day there was another young man that was killed in the city that nobody's talking about and there are hundreds of people that have been killed before that nobody seems to know or care about, either."The man killed the day after Smith was Bryant Brastfield. Brastfield was found dead under an overpass with multiple gunshots. There's no indication what led to his killing. He was 31. Follow @eliottcnn CNN's Martin Savidge contributed to this report. | news | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
f2fbad36-a24a-4436-a907-7e06a3da245f | null | This story contains graphic language. (CNN)Her Catholic boyfriend said he was waiting until marriage to have sex, so she felt safe. But after she passed out fully clothed on prom night, she woke up naked with him on top of and inside her. She got pregnant that night, 36 years ago, and he paid for her abortion. Then he mailed a letter to tell her she was going to hell.Five drunken frat boys piled on top of a college sophomore, who was sober, as the party's loud music drowned out her screams in the dark room. They grabbed at and groped her. One of them penetrated her with his finger before she broke free and ran. A 19-year-old studying abroad woke up to a young man fondling her and masturbating in her face. An older boy plied a 15-year-old with booze and, after she passed out at a house party, stole her virginity. Another young woman took the cocktail a cute guy offered on her 21st birthday. She didn't know what to call it when the same guy had his way with her after she grew woozy, they left the bar and her body went numb. More than a decade later, when a friend of friends assaulted her, dislocated her jaw and left her bruised, she knew the word: rape. A reluctant witness: Christine Blasey Ford finds herself at the center of America's #MeToo reckoningThese are just a sampling of the dozens of stories of sexual assault that were shared with me in recent days by phone, email and through social media. They are accounts from women in their 30s, 40s and 50s who I asked to reflect on their younger years, mostly in high school and college. They spoke out on the condition that they, and the accused, would remain anonymous.Some called their sexual assaults a "clichΓ©," perhaps too common to be worth mentioning. One woman simply quipped, "Is there a woman who made it through college without this experience?"Read MoreWith decades-old allegations of sexual assault and misconduct by Judge Brett Kavanaugh making headlines and threatening to derail his Supreme Court nomination, we've entered a new chapter in the #MeToo movement. Women are thinking back to their own experiences, many of them for the first time in years. They're talking about their assaults online, in their homes and at dinner parties. What are these stories stirring up in women? Are they putting themselves in the shoes of Kavanaugh's accusers? And do they think they could or would come forward themselves if the men who assaulted them were suddenly poised for positions of power? 'Every scream I never screamed'Plenty of those I heard from spent years blaming themselves and few, if they knew who their attackers were, reported anything to authorities or other adults, including parents. Those who did learned quickly why most girls and women don't. They weren't believed, felt ashamed and didn't see justice served. They were fed the "boys will be boys" line, even by their mothers. New allegations against Kavanaugh submitted to Senate committeeSome had never shared their stories before; others only with select family members or friends.There were those who were relatively unscathed by their experiences. Others were not so fortunate and have years of therapy behind them to prove it. One woman said she dropped out of college for a year and couldn't have an intimate relationship for eight years after her rape. The one who lost her virginity against her will at 15 listed off a series of subsequent assaults and spent much of her adult life struggling with low self-esteem and trying not to "feel like a slut." The last time she was assaulted, she was nearly 40. She was walking through a park in broad daylight when a man approached from behind, thrust his hand up her skirt and grabbed her crotch."At first I froze, but then I started to scream," she said. "I couldn't stop screaming. ... It was every scream I never screamed." They were assaulted by men or boys they didn't know, and ones they were fixed up with, knew since childhood or were dating. One woman's attacker was a longtime crush; a second's a best friend. A third woman's attacker was a graduate student she looked up to as an undergrad; he was the "golden boy" in the academic department who could make or break her professional future. A fourth's supervised summer legislative interns on Capitol Hill.Memories that last: What sexual assault survivors remember and whyA fifth woman revealed she was assaulted by three men -- relatives or people connected to family members."Until their parents die, until they move away and I never have to see their face again, until I die -- most will never know that these people who walk among us have this fundamentally broken way of treating women," she wrote in a social media post. To come forward about these men before then wouldn't be "worth the headache," she said. But, "if any of these people got anywhere near one of the highest offices in the land, I'd air their dirty laundry. ... Bless this woman (referring to Christine Blasey Ford) as she walks through this fire. I'm frankly relieved that I likely won't ever be in her shoes."'Bookend to Brock Turner'For some, this moment has been triggering. One woman called it a "bookend to Brock Turner," a story that hit a number of the women I heard from harder than this. Turner is the former Stanford University student who, in January 2015, was caught on campus, outside a fraternity, sexually assaulting an unconscious woman behind a dumpster. He was sentenced to six months in jail but only served three. Trump blasts second Kavanaugh accuser: 'She admits she was drunk'One woman said the election of President Donald Trump was what did her in. She couldn't stop crying and was inconsolable the day after he won. "I felt like my country had just said that a man who was known to be a serial sexual assaulter was worthy to hold the highest office, which meant that it was okay to assault women," she wrote.The growing activism of women give many of them hope, even if they fear that what they want to see will take time. "The ground beneath these men has shifted in ways that they are still not prepared for," one woman said. They want to think, though, that high schoolers and college students are more sensitive and aware, better equipped to call sexual assault what it is and more inclined to speak up. They're afraid they may not be right.If they could talk to their younger selves, they'd take them by the shoulders and tell them they didn't deserve the wrongs pushed on them.How to talk to kids about sexual harassment Their own parents didn't talk to them in ways they talk to their own children. Their little ones, sons and daughters, learn about consent early and aren't required to hug or touch anyone they don't want to hug or touch. They're given lessons in boundaries and understand they have agency over their own bodies. Some have told their older kids what happened to them, while others say the details are something they'll never share. They don't shy away from using words such as rape and assault. They talk openly about relationships and how to honor partners. They insist their sons treat girls and women -- really, everyone -- with respect and tell their daughters to be vigilant. One woman is waiting for the day when her kids will let her sign them up for self-defense classes.'A skeleton' in his closetThey question if they'd come forward like Kavanaugh's accusers.There are those who can't fathom putting their own lives under the microscope or exposing their families to the fallout. Some look back and, even after all these years, worry that they were partially to blame. One said she'd want to dig into her attacker's more recent past, see if he's shown respect for women and allow for the chance that he'd changed. Others want to believe that if the greater good depended on it, they'd be as brave.These tweets show why people don't report sexual assaults"The more 'the public' sees that this happened to countless women who did not report it, the harder it will be to deny the accusations of those who do come forward," one woman wrote in an email. "We can't all be liars."A few women mentioned that they've Googled the men who assaulted them. They've monitored their lives and careers. One woman decided, timed with the 30th anniversary of her assault, to send the now-family man a letter. She never expected to hear from him -- and she didn't. She did it for herself. By putting words to what she's lived with all these years, she felt better.At one point the prom date who once vowed he was waiting until marriage to have sex, and then paid for an abortion after he raped his date, held a job in a state attorney's office. "I remember back then wondering what I would do if I learned he was running for public office. It seemed plausible that he would," the woman said. "I wondered if he considered me and my abortion a skeleton in his Republican closet."Get CNN Health's weekly newsletter Sign up here to get The Results Are In with Dr. Sanjay Gupta every Tuesday from the CNN Health team.Just days after she first typed #MeToo on her Facebook page last year, even though they had no friends in common, he sent her a Facebook friend request. It was the first contact he'd made with her since he'd written 35 years earlier to tell her she was going to hell. It felt a bit like "a litmus test," she said. Would her accepting, in his mind, mean he was safe?She waited a few days and then accepted. She did it not because she was letting him off the hook. She accepted because she wanted him to see her every post, to know how strong she is. | health | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. 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cdf6e99b-9cb1-4384-963d-6a8c7f652992 | null | (CNN)Rafael Nadal fears the 2020 tennis season has been lost to the coronavirus pandemic and admits he is already focusing his attention on next year's Australian Open.The ATP and WTA tours have been suspended until at least mid-July, with Wimbledon already canceled and the French Open, where Nadal has won a record 12 titles, postponed until late September.However, the 19-time grand slam champion is doubtful of returning to the court anytime this year."I hope we're able to return this year, but I don't think we will," he told Spanish newspaper El Pais on Tuesday. "Unfortunately, I would sign up to be ready for 2021 -- hopefully."I'm more concerned about the Australian Open (in January) than about what happens later this year. I see 2020 as practically lost. I have hope to be able to start next year, that's what I wish."Read MoreNadal is dedicating some of his free time to helping those in need and has teamed up with Spanish NBA star Pau Gasol and joined 'Red Cross Responds,' a project aiming to distribute food and care packages and provide support to more than 1.3 million vulnerable people across the country.READ: Billie Jean King says record-chasing Serena Williams should see tennis break as 'positive'READ: Tennis star Dominic Thiem rejects plans to help struggling players through coronavirus crisisRafael Nadal lifts the French Open trophy for the 12th time after his four-set victory over Dominic Thiem in Paris.Spain has become one of the European nations most affected by the pandemic, recording more than 219,000 cases and 25,613 deaths."We are trying to unite as many people as possible to create something beautiful," said Nadal. "I am very grateful for everyone's collaborative effort: athletes, artists, companies, federations, citizens."I'm a sentimental person, who is affected by things and seeing so many people suffering so much, so many people who have lost family members without even being able to say goodbye."In the end, being able to hug your brother or sister alleviates some of your pain and imagine that they have not even been able to do that. You have to be positive and keep moving forward. There is no other choice."Tennis returns ... sort ofWhile the ATP and WTA tours may have been suspended, tennis returned for the first time during the coronavirus pandemic with the Tennis Point Exhibition Series in Germany.World No. 143 Yannick Hanfmann defeated Dustin Brown, the tournament's star name, in straight sets to claim the title in quite unusual circumstances.The exhibition was held without fans and there were only ever three people on court at a time -- the two players and the umpire. The players entered and exited through different doors and sat opposite each other so they never crossed at the net.Matches were best-of-three sets and sets were shortened to the first to four games, with tiebreaks at three-all and next point wins when games reach deuce.The tournament was organized to help lower-ranked players earn some income during the pandemic.Novak Djokovic, the president of the ATP Player Council, has called for top players to contribute to a fund set up by the game's governing bodies to help those lower down, but world No. 3 Dominic Thiem recently rejected the idea. | sport | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
91d66a67-f4c3-4dff-81e0-0d6511c3b067 | null | New Delhi (CNN)In 1958, Shyamala Gopalan arrived in Berkeley, California, after traveling thousands of miles from her family to pursue a doctorate in nutrition and endocrinology. Gopalan was a precocious 19-year-old student. She had already graduated early from the University of Delhi, but the trip to California marked her first time out of India, where her parents and three siblings lived.She was alone. Fortunately for Gopalan, she had chosen to study at a campus that was about to become the counterculture capital of the United States. There, she found a home within the Bay Area's vibrant Black community, which welcomed her with open arms. Gopalan became an active civil rights crusader, while she undertook her studies. She met her first love in the movement, a Jamaican economics student named Donald Harris. They married and had two daughters together, Maya and her older sister, Kamala, who was announced Tuesday as the presumptive Democratic nominee for vice president.Read More"From almost the moment she arrived from India, she chose and was welcomed to the Black community," Harris wrote of her mother in her 2019 autobiography, "The Truths We Hold." "In a country where she had no family, they were her family -- and she was theirs."A historic pick: Read moreKamala Harris has spent her career breaking barriersKamala Harris' balancing actKamala Harris' Indian roots and why they matterKamala Harris' Jamaican side and what it means to islanders like meGopalan and Donald Harris divorced when the children were young, but she would continue to be active in the civil rights movement. Kamala Harris wrote that her mother was acutely aware she was raising two girls that the general public would assume were Black, not Black and Indian.Harris credits her mother, who died in 2009, as one of her most important influences in her life who, along with others, inspired her to go into politics. But while Gopalan's sense of civic duty may have found new purpose in Berkeley, it was forged in India.Gopalan's mother and Harris' grandmother, Rajam Gopalam, was an outspoken community organizer. Rajam's husband, P.V. Gopalam, was an accomplished Indian diplomat."My mother had been raised in a household where political activism and civic leadership came naturally," Harris wrote in her book."From both of my grandparents, my mother developed a keen political consciousness. She was conscious of history, conscious of struggle, conscious of inequities. She was born with a sense of justice imprinted on her soul." A young Kamala Harris is seen with her mother, Shyamala, in this photo that was posted on Harris' Facebook page in March 2017. The influential grandfatherThat sense of justice was shaped in large part by P.V. Gopalan, who as a diplomat worked to help resettle refugees from East Pakistan -- modern-day Bangladesh -- in India after the country's partition, according to Harris' maternal uncle, Gopalan Balachandran.Balachandran told CNN in a phone call that his father had strong views on humanitarian issues, which influenced Shyamala's upbringing.But that wasn't exactly what the two siblings bonded over when they were younger.Balachandran, 80, said he best remembers how he and his sister loved to play pranks and would get into trouble when they were younger and living in Mumbai. He remembers his father as stingy with advice and quiet but supportive.Gopalan's confidence in his children proved crucial when it came time for Shyamala to move to Berkeley. Balachandran said at the time, she would have been one of the first 19-year-old single Indian woman to travel to the US to study because of conservative attitudes about the role of women in India.But P.V. and Rajam Gopalan were progressive for their time. Balachandran said they offered to pay for the first year, and after that, Shyamala would have to make it on her own, which she did."We were so happy," Balachandran said. Balachandran said his father was a bit warmer with his grandchildren, something Harris seems to reflect in her public comments about him. When they asked him for counsel, P.V. Gopalan would tell his grandchildren, "I will give you advice, but do what you think is best, what you like most, and do it well," Balachandran recalled. Harris called her grandfather one of her "favorite people in the world," in an interview with Los Angeles Times last year, while she was still campaigning for the democratic presidential nomination.Speaking in a 2009 interview with Aziz Haniffa, the former executive editor and a chief correspondent of India Abroad, Harris said some of her fondest childhood memories were walking along the beach with her retired grandfather when he lived in the southern Indian city of Chennai, formerly known as Madras."He would take walks every morning along the beach with his buddies who were all retired government officials and they would talk about politics, about how corruption must be fought and about justice," Harris said. "They would laugh and voice opinions and argue, and those conversations, even more than their actions, had such a strong influence on me in terms of learning to be responsible, to be honest, and to have integrity."Harris said her grandfather was one of the "original independence fighters in India," but her uncle downplayed P.V.'s role in India's fight against the British.'Make Shyamala proud'Harris' aunt, Sarala Gopalan, was awoken at 4 a.m. on Wednesday in Chennai with the news that her niece was former Vice President Joe Biden's pick to join her on the Democratic ticket. She didn't go back to sleep. "The family are all very happy, all of us," she told CNN affiliate CNN News 18. Balachandran wasn't exactly surprised. He knows US politics, both from his time in the country -- he obtained a doctorate in economics and computer science from the University of Wisconsin -- and his work as a regular commentator for The Hindu, one of India's most prominent English-language newspapers.Once Biden said he was going to nominate a woman, Balachandran thought it was "very, very likely" it would be Harris based on her experience and backgroundBalachandran said he and Harris don't speak that often, in large part due the distance and the demands of being a high-ranking US politician. He joked that people in India who call Harris a "female Barack Obama" should now be calling the 44th US President a "male Kamala Harris." When asked if he had a message for his niece, Balachandran remembered something his sister used to say."Shyamala always said never sit still. If you can do something, do something," he said."Make Shyamala proud." | news | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
d4df523e-968f-415e-b335-521ef0440a73 | null | (CNN)Tiger Woods cut a frustrated figure as the magic of the Masters eluded him on day one of the 101st US PGA Championship.Woods was playing for the first time since winning that remarkable 15th major title at Augusta, but he struggled on the infamous Bethpage Black course on Long Island and ended with a two-over-par round of 72. Woods' woes were a far cry from playing partner Brooks Koepka, the defending champion, who stormed to a course-record seven-under 63 -- one off the all-time major record set by Branden Grace in the Open at Royal Birkdale in 2017 -- to set a searing pace. Brooks Koepka birdies his final hole to shoot 63 and leads the #PGAChamp by four. π€― pic.twitter.com/HAnDeKEDV7β PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) 16 May 2019
Later in the day, New Zealander Danny Lee fired a round of 64 in breezier conditions to close in on Koepka, who has won three of his last seven majors and beat Woods to the PGA title last year before finishing second to the former world No.1 at Augusta last month. But while Koepka coasted, Woods experienced a roller-coaster of a round including two double bogeys and an eagle, not helped by a misfiring putter. Read More"It wasn't as clean as I'd like to have it, for sure," said Woods, who won the US Open at Bethpage in 2002. "Got it back under par for the day, and let a couple slip away with a couple bad putts and a couple mistakes at the end." His round began in ignominious fashion with a double bogey following short-game issues after starting at the 10th.The 43-year-old steadied the ship and picked up a birdie on the 15th, his sixth, before another double bogey via the sand on the 17th took him to the turn in three-over 38.A brace of birdies starting the back nine and then an eagle three at the signature par-five fourth to get to one under gave the impression Woods had finally shaken off the rust after only playing nine holes in practice this week. "I got a little bit sick, so I decided to stay home," he said.But the world No. 6, who still has to manage his back after spinal fusion surgery in April 2017, dropped a shot at the fifth and two more at the seventh and eighth, his 16th and 17th, throwing his head back in annoyance as another makeable putt stayed out."I felt like it's not that hard to make bogeys out here, but it's hard to make birdies," added Woods.READ: Woods' Masters win has Nicklaus "shaking in my boots"READ: 'It's surreal,' says Woods of 15th major 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'Focus on me'The powerful Koepka, however, was on cruise control, continuing where he left off on Long Island after winning the US Open at Shinnecock Hills 60 miles to the east last June.Armed with a potent putter, he picked up three birdies on his front nine and four more coming home for a bogey-free, fuss-free round.The 29-year-old Koepka, who also shot a 63 on his way to the PGA title in St. Louis last August, is able to marry brute force with a deft touch and a single-minded demeanour on the course -- the perfect antidote for the clamor that surrounds Woods.JUST WATCHEDBubba Watson on Tiger Woods' 2019 Masters win.ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHBubba Watson on Tiger Woods' 2019 Masters win. 03:45 "You know, it was great that Tiger won Augusta, but I mean, we're at a new week now," Koepka told a news conference after his round. "I've just got to go out there and focus on me. "You know what you're going to get when you play with him. I mean, obviously everybody in New York is going to be cheering for him, and it's going to be loud, especially if he makes a putt. You've just got to keep battling and find a way to get through it."Get through it he did, and then some."That was one of the best rounds I've played probably as a professional. This golf course is brutal," he added.Of other marquee names, world No.1 Dustin Johnson, Grand Slam-chasing Jordan Spieth and veteran Phil Mickelson ended one under, while Rory McIlroy, seeking a fifth major and first since 2014, finished two over. "Anything under par on this course is great," said Spieth, who needs the US PGA to become only the sixth player to complete the set of all four majors. "What Brooks and Danny did is out of this world. They must have hit a lot of fairways."Behind the top two, England's Tommy Fleetwood led the way, carding a three-under 67 to keep tabs on Koepka, just as he did to finish second behind the American at Shinnecock last year. | sport | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
216677f5-8694-4787-ab86-abd29813574f | null | (CNN)The King of Sweden has reduced the number of family members who will continue to receive taxpayer funds, stripping five of his grandchildren of their royal highness status, according to an official statement.The children will keep their titles of prince/princess and duke/duchess, but won't be expected to perform royal duties, Fredrik WersΓ€ll, marshal of the realm, said in a statement on the Swedish Royal Court's website Monday.The only two grandchildren of King Carl Gustaf who were excluded from the move are the children of Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria -- Princess Estelle and her younger brother, Prince Oscar. The parents of the five, Prince Carl Philip and his wife, Princess Sofia -- father and mother to Alexander and Gabriel -- and Princess Madeleine and her husband, Christopher O'Neill, who are the parents of Leonore, Nicolas and Adrienne, welcomed the change on social media. View this post on Instagram Tidigare idag gick Hovet ut med informationen att Leonore, Nicolas och Adrienne inte lΓ€ngre ska tillhΓΆra Kungl. Huset. β β β β β β β β Den hΓ€r fΓΆrΓ€ndringen har planerats under lΓ₯ng tid. Chris och jag tycker det Γ€r bra att vΓ₯ra barn nu fΓ₯r en stΓΆrre mΓΆjlighet att i framtiden forma sina egna liv som privatpersoner. β β β β β β β β Foto: Emily Dahl A post shared by Princess Madeleine of Sweden (@princess_madeleine_of_sweden) on Oct 7, 2019 at 5:59am PDT
In an Instagram post on Monday, Princess Madeleine -- the youngest of King Gustaf's three children -- said the change had been "planned for a long time," adding that it gives their children a "greater opportunity to shape their own lives as private individuals." Read MoreHer brother, Prince Carl Philip, also welcomed the news on Instagram, saying it would give his sons, Prince Alexander and Prince Gabriel, "freer choices in life." View this post on Instagram Idag meddelade Kungen beslutet att vΓ₯ra barn inte lΓ€ngre har stΓ€llningen Kungliga HΓΆgheter. Vi ser detta som positivt dΓ₯ Alexander och Gabriel kommer att ha friare valmΓΆjligheter i livet. β β β β β β β β De kommer att behΓ₯lla sina prinstitlar och sina hertigdΓΆmen, SΓΆdermanland och Dalarna, vilket vi vΓ€rdesΓ€tter och Γ€r stolta ΓΆver. VΓ₯r familj har starka kopplingar till bΓ₯da landskapen och vi behΓ₯ller vΓ₯rt engagemang dΓ€r. β β β β β β β β Vi kommer att ha fortsatt fokus pΓ₯ vΓ₯ra hjΓ€rtefrΓ₯gor och engagemang. Vi kommer ocksΓ₯ att fortsΓ€tta att stΓΆdja Kungen och Kronprinsessan -- vΓ₯r blivande statschef -- och delta i Kungahusets verksamhet pΓ₯ det sΓ€tt man ΓΆnskar. β β β β β β β β π·: Kungl. Hovstaterna A post shared by Prinsparet (@prinsparet) on Oct 7, 2019 at 5:58am PDT
King Carl Gustaf and his wife, Queen Silvia, have three children -- Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Carl Philip, and Princess Madeleine.In 1980, the Swedish monarchy became the first to change its rules of succession so that the first-born child of the monarch is heir to the throne, regardless of gender.CNN's Theresa Waldrop contributed to this report. | news | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
c27ffad5-1a63-40a8-9c7d-96d9d36fb071 | null | Moscow (CNN)Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday will mark the opening of the Kerch Strait bridge, a construction project that has become a metaphor for his 18-year rule.The 19-kilometer bridge, now the longest in Europe, links Russia's Krasnodar region with the Crimean peninsula, annexed by Russia from Ukraine in 2014. And its opening, in Russia's official narrative, marks the physical "reunification" of Crimea with the Russian mainland. But it's also a symbol of Russia's international isolation. Russian special forces seized Crimea in a lightning operation in February 2014. The Kremlin at first denied that the troops -- masked men in camouflage without unit insignia -- were Russian military, but later acknowledged that the so-called "little green men" were indeed Russian units. The West responded swiftly with crippling economic sanctions.Russian President Vladimir Putin makes a speech during the opening ceremony of the new bridge connecting Crimea with Russia.Those sanctions remain in place, and have expanded in the wake of Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential elections. But the completion of the bridge to Crimea became a major priority for Putin's government.Once fully completed, the road and rail link will be able to handle 40,000 cars a day and to move 14 million passengers and 13 million tons of cargo per year, according to state news agency RIA Novosti.Read MoreUS sanctionsConstruction of the bridge began in February 2016. Later that year, the US Treasury Department slapped a series of sanctions on seven companies involved in the construction of the bridge.Those sanctions, in effect, targeted a member of Putin's inner circle: The primary contract for the bridge's construction was awarded to a unit of Stroygazmontazh, a firm controlled by Arkady Rotenberg, a childhood friend of Putin and his former judo sparring partner.Rotenberg was already under sanction for his ties to the Russian leader. The Treasury Department says Arkady Rotenberg and his brother Boris have been some of the primary beneficiaries of their closeness to Putin, receiving around $7 billion in contracts for the Sochi Winter Olympics, another prestige project for the Russian President.And Putin is planning other grandiose infrastructure projects to boost Russia's national prestige. Last year, he touted a new plan to build a bridge to Sakhalin, a resource-rich island in Russia's far east that is north of Japan's northern island of Hokkaido.It's a plan that potentially could have far-reaching economic impact."If we could reach an agreement with North Korea and the Republic of Korea to connect the Korean Railway and the Trans-Siberian Railway, and we are also considering a bridge between Sakhalin and Hokkaido, this would combine to produce a project on a planetary scale, which can lead to significant changes in infrastructure, power generation and the high-tech sphere," he said last year.Powerful symbolBut for now, the opening of the Crimea bridge is about symbolism as much as it is about building economic links.The United States and most other countries have refused to recognize the annexation of Crimea, and sanctions on Russia don't seem likely to be lifted anytime soon.But for the Russian government, the annexation of Crimea and the opening of the bridge are a point of patriotic pride. In Putin's own words, the matter is closed -- and Crimea will never be returned to Ukraine.Asked in a television interview earlier this year if there were circumstances that would allow the return of Crimea, he replied: "There are no such circumstances and there will never be." | news | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
c8bbdf1b-aef3-4dfa-bf9c-d4eacec55d40 | null | Story highlightsAs Julian Assange remains in Ecuadorian embassy, the future of WikiLeaks hangs in balanceWikiLeaks aspirants' challenge: Champion transparency, yet hide how you operate"Idea" of WikiLeaks not dead, but pulling it off in real life is very hard, expert says Julian Assange has been bunking for more than a week at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London as he waits to see if the South American country will grant him asylum. If he leaves the embassy, British police say, he'll be arrested. Apparently fed up with the waiting game, late this week police sent a note to Assange asking him to turn himself in. He's apparently ignoring it.This is just the latest Assange nail-biter since he became globally famous two years ago for publishing a trove of classified U.S. documents and sensitive State Department cables, acts that angered a lot of people who'd like him to go away.Assange is dangling from a cliff, for sure.Hanging by a pinky finger next to him -- WikiLeaks. "Could the site itself go? Yes. As an idea, though, WikiLeaks isn't dead. The idea, the spirit, of leaking online is much bigger than WikiLeaks, and there are groups trying to do it," said former Guardian journalist and Columbia University journalism professor Emily Bell, who taught a class about ethics and WikiLeaks. JUST WATCHEDAssange resisting extradition ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHAssange resisting extradition 01:00The operative word is "trying.""WikiLeaks has shown that, in real life, facilitating leaks takes a lot of money and it leaves a lot of people vulnerable," she said.The future of leaking online is bright, she said, but any WikiLeaks aspirants will have to figure out one thing.How do you become a symbol of transparency yet hide much of how you operate? "The trick and brilliance about WikiLeaks is that it was set up to evade law," Bell said, noting WikiLeaks had servers in different countries so no single territory could legally shut the site down. "Most mainstream publishers are just not in that business. They are still not comfortable with that. You saw even the most sophisticated and financially strong groups unable to do this." The New York Times has shelved an idea to set up a system for leakers. Former executive editor Bill Keller talked about the idea in 2011. The Times worked with WikiLeaks to release leaks in 2010."The technology was too complicated," Times spokeswoman Danielle Rhoades-Ha told CNN this week. The newspaper is still open to the idea, she added, but won't be working on it "anytime soon." A list for would-be leakersBeyond technology, there are huge challenges to creating a leaking site, lessons that perhaps only the past two years of travails at WikiLeaks could have taught.JUST WATCHED101: WikiLeaks revealedReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCH101: WikiLeaks revealed 00:59Here's the list of must-do's to pull it off: 1. A site must publish relevant and important leaked information and have the staff to vet it, even if it's a huge amount of data. The dominant aesthetic of sites that publish leaks is text, text and more text, which can dizzy the eye and feel overwhelming. Consider presentation, design. Keep in mind that readers are smart, but they are busy and cannot, probably, read a quarter-million U.S. State Department cables.2. It has to build and maintain a communication-sharing infrastructure that protects the identity of leakers. That helps establish credibility and makes people less afraid to send information. 3. It has to be ready to pay -- in money and reputation -- for the consequences of leaking. WikiLeaks began having money problems, Assange said, not long after the 2010 published leaks. Assange claimed that various institutions and corporations had hit the site with a financial blockage. The WikiLeaks founder even joked in an online ad about how much it costs to be in the business of leaking, riffing on the classic MasterCard ads:20 secure phones to assist in staying anonymous -- $5,000Fighting legal cases across five countries -- $1 millionUpkeep of servers in over 40 countries -- $200,000Donations lost due to banking blockades -- $15 millionAdded cost due to house arrest -- $500,000Watching the world change as a result of your work -- pricelessShadow and LightMuch of Assange's work at WikiLeaks was done with the help of German computer scientist Daniel Domscheit-Berg. For more than a year he has been at the helm of a project anticipated by some as WikiLeaks' heir apparent. Domscheit-Berg registered the domain for OpenLeaks.org in 2010, two days after he resigned from WikiLeaks. Domscheit-Berg wrote in his memoir that he could no longer work with Assange or accomplish what he felt was WikiLeaks' goal since the massive 2010 leaks began. He wrote that Assange was a "megalomaniac" and that he could run a more transparent and focused site.OpenLeaks is now live, but it doesn't publish any leaks. It doesn't edit or release documents, but enables third parties to publish them. For example, if someone had information that revealed something untoward was happening in higher education, he or she could send that to an education organization without OpenLeaks even having access to it. Have a story and documents for a news organization? Use OpenLeaks to send it securely, the group says. Watch a video that describes how OpenLeaks works.Other sites touted last year as WikiLeaks 2.0 don't appear to have taken off. Websites don't work, and it's unclear who is running what organization anymore, if they still exist. There's a general opaqueness in online leaking, which isn't surprising, given all the stresses involved in the practice. One site mentioned sometimes by hackers and others is wikispooks.com. The site "invites 'whistleblower' type material through an anonymous upload facility which can be utilized in as secure a fashion as is possible on the vast spying machine that is today's World Wide Web." CNN e-mailed an address on the Wikispooks site -- the only way it provides to communicate. CNN received a reply declining to talk about WikiSpooks. But the writer, whose identity CNN cannot verify, provided three links: The first describes what WikiSpooks is; the others address its "rationale" and "Anonymous Uploads."There are other organizations happy to discuss their efforts to facilitate leaks online.One of them is 100Reporters, which launched in October. The brainchild of former New York Times reporters relies on a network of experienced journalists who report stories focused on global corruption. The site's "Whistleblower Alley" allows users to anonymously upload information and tips, said founder Diana Schemo. When a message is sent, it is automatically encrypted. Schemo receives a notice alerting her to the message. Only she possesses a code that can unscramble the encryption, Schemo explained.The site isn't designed to receive large caches of documents, so someone sending a message would have to write that they have documents they'd like to send, and then 100Reporters decides whether to provide that person access to transmit those documents. The site explains in detail the various measures the group takes to help ensure security.The idea for 100Reporters was conceived in 2010, the same year WikiLeaks became internationally famous for leaking the Afghan War Log and the Iraq War Diary, and the Arab Spring began to take root. "We saw that people in different countries had trouble getting out information about corruption without tipping off a regime that would crack down on them," Schemo said. 100Reporters is funded by the Ford Foundation, and several experienced lawyers advise the organization for free.Whistleblower Alley has not received any document leaks from whistle-blowers that have been vetted and become stories, said Schemo, but the site continues to get tips that turn into larger stories that its reporters work on. 100Reporters was well into its development when Al Jazeera launched its "Transparency Unit" in January 2011, which also says it offers a secure way for leakers to upload information.According to Al Jazeera, only certain journalists within the organization who work with the unit can access the information. This past year the unit has been embroiled in controversy for publishing a document dubbed "The Palestine Papers," a play on the Pentagon Papers, which were leaked to The New York Times by a whistle-blower in the 1970s. The Palestine Papers contained minutes of a meeting among negotiators with the Palestinian Authority, the United States and Israel, according to Al Jazeera's reporting.The news outlet said it was the largest leak of confidential files in the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, contained more than 1,600 documents and offered "an unprecedented window" into Israeli, Palestinian Authority, U.S., European and Arab relations and "closed-door" negotiations. The international press covered the release of the papers and reaction to them. "Palestine papers" became a trending topic on Twitter.Al Jazeera obtained the documents and then shared them with the Guardian, according to journalists with the British newspaper.The leak prompted Saeb Erakat, the former Palestinian chief negotiator, to file a complaint citing privacy violations with the United Kingdom's broadcasting regulator. The regulator ruled in favor of the media in October, the Guardian reported.Al Jazeera spokesman Osama Saeed declined a request by CNN to talk about the transparency unit.A veteran at leaking, since 1996There's at least one site that has stood the test of time (relative to the Internet) when it comes to leaking online. Cryptome.org has been live since 1996. It is billed as a secret-spilling site that "welcomes documents" that are "prohibited" from release by "governments worldwide," including classified material. It doesn't vet information and makes no effort to explain documents that are uploaded. It has been criticized for making e-mail addresses and other identifying information available with only a few keystrokes.Recently, Cryptome republished a set of racy e-mails originally uploaded to Flickr that suggested an affair between the Obama administration's nominee to be the next U.S. ambassador to Iraq and a Wall Street Journal reporter.In 2010, the site reportedly leaked internal documents about Microsoft guidelines for how the company can provide user data to law enforcement. Wired magazine reported that Microsoft managed to get the site shut down.Cryptome upset the Department of Homeland Security by publishing a document about security at the Democratic National Convention, CNET reported in 2004.New York architect John Young runs the site. Now in his 70s, Young is considered the grandfather of leaking online, a swami in the art of cryptography, data sharing and deciphering code. He told CNN that the site has never vetted information it posts."We don't promise what we are doing is true. We want the public to decide," Young said. "We don't trust authenticators of any kind. It's another form of control to authenticate."He worked with Assange in the early days of WikiLeaks."People in government and others may be upset, but we can't stop the leaks," said Young. "They can blame journalists or us but we aren't the problem. The problem is people inside organizations who are leakers and want this information out, and they're going to keep doing it." Young said he isn't afraid to continue posting leaks in light of the prosecution of U.S. Army intelligence analyst Bradley Manning. Manning has been behind bars for more than two years and faces life in prison if found guilty in a court-martial proceeding on charges of stealing classified material. Information Manning is suspected of taking was published on WikiLeaks."There is a lot of smoke and lightning about Manning; there's not much that's going to be done to him," Young said.The Manning case, and controversy surrounding Assange and global media coverage of the antics of Anonymous, the hacker collective, have driven more eyeballs to Cryptome, Young said. "We're glad that Julian got famous because it brought us attention, but we're happy to take a back seat to much of that attention," said Young. Cryptome is going to continue to publish documents. "What is the alternative?" Young asked. "That information not get out there?""You can call us radical, you can call it whatever you like," he said. "But we've been here much longer than WikiLeaks and we'll be here long after." Do you think there should be more sites like WikiLeaks? 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911cea9c-9637-40db-ad1c-3ffc15f5057b | null | (CNN)Parents and teachers spoke out at the first school board meeting after a North Texas administrator told teachers if they have books about the Holocaust in their classroom libraries, they also need to include books with "opposing" views of the Holocaust.Carroll ISD in Southlake, Texas, addressed last week's controversy when a school administrator tried to advise elementary school teachers on how to follow new district guidelines for the vetting of books. The guidelines were issued to try to align with a controversial law in Texas, which seeks to restrict discussion of race and history in schools. Dozens of people voiced their views Monday about the controversy during a public portion of the meeting, which took nearly two hours. Some teachers were emotional and said they felt unsupported. Others defended the school administrator and said her comment may have been taken out of context. "I'm Jewish," mother of two students Cara Serber told CNN affiliate KTVT. "My children are Jewish, so my instant reaction was to be upset."Public outcry follows Texas school administrator's comments about presenting 'opposing' views of the HolocaustThe training session was first reported by NBC News. Gina Peddy, executive director of curriculum and instruction for the district, used the Holocaust as an example of a historic event that would require a teacher to keep on hand other books with "opposing" views.Read More"Just try to remember the concepts of (Texas House Bill) 3979," Peddy says, referring to the new law, known as HB 3979. "And make sure that if you have a book on the Holocaust, that you have one that has opposing, that has other perspectives."After further consideration, Serber said she would give the benefit of the doubt to the administrator."[I] think that she was the mouthpiece of the administration, and she got caught off guard, and it wasn't fair to her," Serber told KTVT.Lindsay Garcia, a teacher in the district, spoke emotionally at the meeting about how let down she felt by the district and school board."Every day, I treat my students and their families with kindness and respect and allow my students to speak their truth without fear," Garcia said in between tears. "I only wish that same courtesy would be extended to all my fellow educators and me."Lane Ledbetter, superintendent of the Carroll ISD, issued an apology Thursday after a recording was leaked of the training session during which the comment was made. Texas school administrator told teachers to include Holocaust books with 'opposing' views when explaining new state law"I express my sincere apology regarding the online article and news story released today. During the conversations with teachers during last week's meeting, the comments made were in no way to convey that the Holocaust was anything less than a terrible event in history. Additionally, we recognize there are not two sides of the Holocaust," the statement read.Board president Michelle Moore addressed the controversy at the beginning of the board meeting, recognizing the many emotions and the surrounding confusion."I understand there's confusion, anger and perhaps fear," Moore said. "While we cannot rewind these past couple of weeks, we can provide some clarity on some misconceptions."She explained how teachers were learning about the new legal requirements around the new law."As a district, we must all work together to figure out how best to apply the laws enacted by the Legislature," Moore said. "Our message to our curriculum and instructional staff and teachers is that we support you and understand the challenges that lie ahead of you."The board held an executive session during the meeting, but district officials said Peddy's employment status was not part of the agenda.CNN's Ashley Killough and and Ed Lavandera contributed to this report. | news | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
0b76baf2-ec30-4962-8c4e-3292cc3dae4b | null | (CNN)Former Denver Broncos running back Floyd Little died Friday at the age of 78, according to his family."After nearly a year of confronting, even battling cancer, the beloved hero, brother, uncle, grandfather, father and husband, Pro Football Hall of Famer, Denver Bronco, and Syracuse #44 Legend, Floyd D. Little ran his last mile, gracefully bowed his head, and met his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ," according to a family statement released Saturday.Little played his entire nine-year NFL career with the Broncos, having been selected sixth in the 1967 AFL-NFL draft. In Denver, he was given the nickname, "The Franchise" and was elected team captain as a rookie."Floyd Little put #BroncosCountry on the map," the team posted on Twitter. Little rushed for more than 6,000 yards and scored 43 touchdowns for the Broncos.Read MoreHis best season was 1971 when he won the NFL rushing title with 1,133 yards while playing on a team that finished last in its division with a record of 4-9-1.Floyd Little playing for the Broncos in December 1971, the season in which he won the NFL rushing title.Little made the Pro Bowl five times and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2010.In his Hall of Fame induction speech, he urged listeners to never give up on their dreams."Because of those that encouraged me in those early years, I am here today. So, I want to encourage you, every student, every athlete, every person who will hear my voice, don't listen to the naysayer. I had plenty of those," Little said. "Don't listen to those that will judge you for your rough edges. Don't focus on your weakness so you won't become a victim ... Because the good in you is better than the worst in most. The choice is yours. Be the best that you can be."In May, it was revealed that Little had been fighting neuroendocrine tumors, a rare cell cancer, and it had metastasized, according to CNN affiliate KMGH. In November, Little entered hospice care, according to a former Syracuse teammate Patrick Killorin, who posted on Facebook, according to CNN affiliate KCNC.He died at his home in Henderson, Nevada.'The man behind the number'Hailing from New Haven, Connecticut, Little was a three-time All-American at Syracuse, an honor which led him to being enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983.Both Syracuse University and the Denver Broncos have retired No. 44, Little's playing number.President-elect Joe Biden, who attended Syracuse with Little, said in a statement that he will "miss my friend.""I got to know Floyd as the man behind the number. He was full of character, decency, and integrity. He was always gracious with his time with fans β parents and grandparents who wanted to introduce their children and grandchildren to a genuine role model," Biden recalled."We'd call each other after Syracuse games and to check in on one another. I remember our call when he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the joy in his voice. And I remember the more recent call when he shared his cancer diagnosis, and how fearless he was in his conviction to fight it. As with everything else he did in life, Floyd lived to the very end with grit and heart, and love for his family and faith in God."Floyd Little speaks during halftime at an NFL football game between the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos on September 26, 2010."Floyd Little was not only a Hall of Fame running back, he was a Hall of Fame person," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement."Faith, family and football were the pillars of his life. I was so fortunate to know Floyd and witnessed first-hand the impact he had on others. Whenever he represented the Broncos at the annual NFL Draft, others immediately sought to greet him and his genuine excitement of being with his fellow Legends and his pride and passion for the Broncos was unmistakable," Goodell said.Little is survived by his wife, two daughters, a son and several grandchildren, KMGH reported. | sport | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
db0b8e2a-3b9f-4a34-addb-3c72af1b7015 | null | Story highlightsLewis Hamilton wins German Grand PrixSebastian Vettel crashes out, having ledHamilton moves back top of F1 standings (CNN)Lewis Hamilton came through a chaotic race to claim an extraordinary victory in the German Grand Prix, snatching the championship lead back from Sebastian Vettel after the Ferrari driver crashed out.Follow @cnnsport
Vettel had comfortably led the race from pole position until a mistake in lap 52 saw the German lock up as he approached a hairpin turn, sending him into the gravel with no hope of recovery. Meanwhile, it was an uphill battle for Hamilton after a hydraulic failure in qualifying saw him start at 14th on the grid. But he picked off the competition one-by-one with ruthless precision, the field powerless to the Mercedes' pace, rising 13 places to earn one of the most remarkable wins of his career. The Brit's teammate Valtteri Bottas came in behind for a Mercedes one-two, with his Finnish compatriot Kimi Raikkonen completing the podium.Read MoreREAD: Daniel Ricciardo: 'This year's F1 champion will feel more fulfilled'READ: Lewis Hamilton agrees two-year contract extension at MercedesWin called into questionHamilton's win was briefly cast in doubt as he was summoned to speak to the race stewards about a driving misdemeanor that could have seen him stripped of the victory. And after explaining himself to the officials, he was reprimanded but given no penalty, meaning he keeps his victory and his championship lead. The Briton told reporters: "The most emotional day - up and down. No-one ever wants to go see the stewards."The incident occurred under the safety car after Vettel's crashThe incident in question occurred as the Mercedes driver made a last-minute decision to scrub a pit stop amid confusion from the garage, choosing to cut across the grass to retake the lead on-track. According to the F1 rulebook, it is illegal for a car to cross the line separating the pit entry from the track. The championship duel fires upA reasonably pedestrian race roared into life after Vettel's crash as teams scrambled to pit with rain on the horizon, before a thrilling wheel-to-wheel scrap between Bottas and Hamilton. After a near-collision, the Mercedes garage called on Bottas to cool down his challenge, leaving the four-time world champion free to claim his fourth German Grand Prix title, level with legendary German driver Michael Schumacher. It is the first time Hamilton has come from lower than sixth on the grid to win a Grand Prix, and it sets alight once more the fierce title duel with Vettel -- as both chase a fifth championship. "I don't remember feeling this great. I am going to try to enjoy it while it lasts. I am tired because it was a hard race," the Mercedes driver told reporters before the stewards' investigation."I saw the cloud coming and then it started to spit - and as soon as it started, I was like, 'Yes, this is going to create the opportunity at the right time.' And, Jeez, it did."It is a whirlwind of a season. It has been up and down. I am grateful for the ups and downs."I had this dream to win and I can't explain how it happened but I won. It gives me the confidence to know that when I go again at something, when I have a dream and a goal, I can get there with hard work."Hamilton now boasts a 17-point advantage going into the Hungarian Grand Prix next week, before the championship takes a four-week summer break. Vettel was audibly emotional after crashing out of his home Grand PrixWith 15 laps to go, Vettel looked to be strolling towards his first win at Hockenheim, stretching his lead in the overall standings after victory in Silverstone two weeks ago. But the error in the turn could prove costly for the Ferrari driver, his voice trembling over the team radio as he rued a wasted opportunity. Meanwhile it was emotion of a different kind on the Mercedes radio, as the team celebrated: "Miracles do happen, Lewis.""What an amazing job by you guys," he replied. "Love conquers all."READ: Traveling the world, sought-after autographs -- The life of an F1 superfanREAD: 'A race between races' - the demands of F1's first ever triple-headerWhat a difference a day makes -- Hamilton celebrates victory after the disappointment of qualifyingMixed fortunesIt was a rewarding result for the German team -- the first time they had secured a one-two in the German Grand Prix -- and in the same week as they confirmed the signing of both drivers for next season. Hamilton signed a deal worth a reported $52 million per year until the end of 2020, while Bottas signed on for a third season with the team with the option of extending it to 2020.But it was another race to forget for Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo, whose race was terminated in lap 29 after a power issue. Having worked his way up to seventh from the back of a grid after a penalty from qualifying, the Australian driver lost power and was forced to stop the race.JUST WATCHEDPhotographing F1 with 105-year-old cameraReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHPhotographing F1 with 105-year-old camera 03:11It is his fourth retirement of the season, and despite wins in China and Monaco, hopes of mounting a title challenge seem to be ebbing away for the Red Bull driver. Visit cnn.com/motorsport for more news and videosMeanwhile his teammate Max Verstappen was hampered by a miscalculation with tyres that denied him the opportunity to challenge for the podium, finishing fourth. And it was another frustrating day for Williams -- celebrating their 700th race start in Formula 1 -- as both Sergey Sirotkin and Lance Stroll retired once again, leaving the historic team bottom of the constructor standings with just four points from the first 11 races of the season. | sport | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
74c5d8b6-1ec0-4848-ae50-db5557468174 | null | Story highlightsIndian tea-seller Patra has painted house in Argentina's colorsHis tea stall is now a landmark in the neighborhood New Delhi (CNN)In the cricket-obsessed country of India, who would expect to find a shrine to footballer Lionel Messi?Shib Sankar Patra, a tea-seller in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata, is a devout supporter of the Argentine football team. He has painted his entire three-storey house in the colors of the country's flag. Posters of Messi paper the walls of his home.INTERACTIVE: World Cup in numbersSCHEDULE: Matches and kickoff timesIn 2009 Patra painted his home blue and white ahead of Messi's visit to India.Patra's passion for football matches the history of his hometown, which hosts one of Asia's oldest football clubs, Mohun Bagan.Read MoreHis love for Argentina goes back to 1986, when football superstar Maradona captained the team. About two decades later, Patra was so enchanted by Messi's skills that he decided to paint his home blue and white ahead of the superstar's 2009 visit to India.Ever since then, Patra has been painting his home in the same colors before the World Cup season begins. READ: Is Russia 2018 the last chance for Messi and Ronaldo?Inside his home, posters of Messi paper the walls of Patra's home.Patra, 52, has been selling tea for the last 30 years. The tea stall is now a landmark in the neighborhood and is known as the "Argentina dokan" -- the Argentina tea shop. With the TV set on the sports channel, his customers watch and discuss football with tea and snacks. READ: 11 moments that shook the World CupThis year, Patra was planning to go to Russia to see the FIFA World Cup, but fell short of money. He had saved about Rs 70,000 ($1000) but was told that his trip would cost around Rs 150,000 ($2,200). Photos: Gianluca Costantini is famous in his native Italy for his satirical drawings. Here he depicts rival superstar footballers Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in advance of the Russia 2018 World Cup. Click or scroll for some of his other depictions of the the key moments of the tournament. Hide Caption 1 of 24 Photos: Croatia will compete in its first World Cup final after putting England to the sword in Moscow with a dramatic extra-time win.For the third consecutive match, Croatia was forced to play 120 minutes after this semifinal ended 1-1 in normal time. But unlike in victories over Russia and Denmark, it did not need penalties to decide the outcome as Mario Mandzukic's 109th-minute winner proved decisive.Hide Caption 2 of 24 Photos: Twenty years after France first won the World Cup, Les Bleus moved to within one match of repeating the feats of the celebrated team of 1998 by beating Belgium to reach Sunday's final. A set-piece goal from centre-back Samuel Umtiti ensured France will play its first World Cup final since 2006.Hide Caption 3 of 24 Photos: Midfielder Luka Modric has played a key role in Croatia advancing to the semifinals. The Real Madrid star scored a brilliant goal against Brazil in the group stage and has been a consistently creative force for Croatia.Hide Caption 4 of 24 Photos: Kevin de Bruyne wonder-strike helped Belgium win a compelling quarterfinal against Brazil.Hide Caption 5 of 24 Photos: Belgium completed a stunning second-half comeback to rescue its World Cup hopes and crush those of Japan in Rostov-on-Don. Trailing 2-0 in the second half, headers from Jan Vertonghen and Marouane Fellaini hauled Belgium level, before a stunning counterattack saw Nacer Chadli snatch a dramatic last gasp winner with the last kick of the game.Hide Caption 6 of 24 Photos: Croatian goalkeeper Danijel Subasic was his team's hero, saving penalties in the shootout from Simon Kjaer, Lasse Schone and Nicolai Jorgensen to inflict a heartbreaking last-16 defeat on Denmark.Hide Caption 7 of 24 Photos: Kylian Mbappe ran the show in France's 4-3 last-16 victory over Argentina, scoring twice -- becoming the first teenager since Pele in 1958 to do so -- and winning a penalty for his team's opening goal.Hide Caption 8 of 24 Photos: Marcos Rojo's late goal gave Argentina a crucial 2-1 win over Nigeria and sent the South American side through to the last 16 of the World Cup at Russia 2018.Hide Caption 9 of 24 Photos: Iago Aspas' deft backheel ensured Spain grabbed a 2-2 draw against Morocco. It was initially ruled out for offside, only for Uzbekistani referee Ravshan Irmatov to award the goal following a VAR review. A point for Spain coupled with a late equalizer for Iran against Portugal meant La Roja topped Group B by virtue of goals scored. Hide Caption 10 of 24 Photos: Salem Al-Dawsar scored a late Saudi Arabia winner with the last kick of the game in a 2-1 victory over Egypt to give the Green Falcons their first World Cup victory since 1994.Hide Caption 11 of 24 Photos: Toni Kroos' superb free-kick against Sweden delivered a last-gasp winner and brought the Germans the win they desperately needed in the most dramatic fashion to keep the defending champions' World Cup hopes alive.Hide Caption 12 of 24 Photos: Romelu Lukaku is having an impressive World Cup. He scored two goals in Belgium's 3-0 win over Panama and grabbed another brace in the 5-2 over Tunisia.Hide Caption 13 of 24 Photos: Two delightful goals from the impressive Ahmed Musa secured Nigeria a first victory of the tournament and diminished Iceland's chances of making it into the last 16.Hide Caption 14 of 24 Photos: Philippe Coutinho scored one of the goals of the 2018 World Cup in Brazil's opening game against Switzerland with a superb curling shot. The match finished 1-1.Hide Caption 15 of 24 Photos: Barcelona striker Luis Suarez scored on his 100th international appearance in Uruguay's 1-0 win against Saudi Arabia. It was the 31-year-old's 52nd goal for his country and one of his simplest, side-footing into the net from six yards following a corner. Suarez also becomes the first Uruguayan to score at three World Cups.Hide Caption 16 of 24 Photos: Mo Salah finally made his World Cup bow and scored a goal but the Egyptian could not save his country as the Pharaohs' hopes of progressing to the knockout stages of football's showpiece event were all but ended by a clinical Russia.On a rainy night in St Petersburg, Russia recorded their second convincing win of the group stages with this 3-1 victory against an Egyptian side which had hoped that Salah's return from injury would kickstart their tournament.Hide Caption 17 of 24 Photos: Lionel Messi missed a second-half penalty in Argentina's opening World Cup game -- the 0-0 draw against Iceland.Hide Caption 18 of 24 Photos: Cristiano Ronaldo had a barnstorming start to the 2018 World Cup scoring a hattrick in the 3-3 draw against Spain. His third goal was a stunning free-kick in the closing minutes that ensured Portugal secured a point from the game.Hide Caption 19 of 24 Photos: Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane scored his first goal at a World Cup finals in England's 2-1 win over Tunisia. After getting his first he then headed in England's winner.Hide Caption 20 of 24 Photos: Hosts Russia and Saudi Arabia were pitted against each other in the World Cup's opening match on Thursday, June 14. Hide Caption 21 of 24 Photos: Uruguay's Luis Suarez has history in the World Cup -- the Barcelona forward will hope to avoid controversy in his third tournament, while 45-year-old Egyptian goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary will be playing in his first. Hide Caption 22 of 24 Photos: Argentina and Iceland faced off in the Group D opener on June 16 -- the so-called "Group of Death." Both Sergio "Kun" Aguero of Argentina and Iceland's Gylfi Sigurdsson suffered knee injuries prior to the World Cup.Hide Caption 23 of 24 Photos: The Group E match between Brazil and Switzerland ended up in a 1-1 draw.Hide Caption 24 of 24READ: Russia 2018 to be World Cup of technologyPatra's home, and his tea stall, is now a landmark in his neighborhood.Even though he could not travel to Russia, Patra did not lose hope. He has used that money to re-paint and decorate his house. "I'll use the remaining money to hold a big celebration for Messi's birthday, on June 24th," Patra said.His daughter Neha Patra added: "My father doesn't smoke or drink. "Messi is his only addiction."READ: And the winner of the 2018 World Cup will be ...With Messi turning 31 this month, this World Cup could be his best chance of capturing the one major title that has evaded him. He'll be attacking with veteran marksmen Sergio Aguero and Gonzalo Higuain -- both in their third World Cups -- as well as emerging 24-year-old Paulo Dybala.Argentina is ranked No. 5 in the world and will face Iceland, Croatia and Nigeria in the group stages. | sport | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
11f5d14b-9823-4c6e-9fd3-91d865be6334 | null | Story highlightsMen have been wearing miniskirts in support of women's rights in TurkeyThe murder of 20-year-old Ozgecan Aslan sparked an outcryWomen's rights in the country have been a subject of strong debate in recent years (CNN)It's not unusual for men to join the fight for women's rights. But it is if they choose to wear miniskirts while they do it.The brutal murder of a Turkish woman, Ozgecan Aslan, 20, who allegedly fought off a sexual assault before her body was burned and dumped in a riverbed, has sparked protests on the street and social media. The Twitter hashtag #OzgecanAslan prompted thousands of tweets, with many women posting photos of themselves clad in black. And in recent days, #ozgecanicinminietekgiy, translated as "wear a miniskirt for Ozgecan," has begun circulating, often accompanied with a photo of a man wearing a short skirt.No arribarΓ el dia que vegi res semblant aquΓ. #ozgecanicinminietekgiy pic.twitter.com/dwl0YuSRdtβ Anna (@AnnaGaius) February 22, 2015
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"@volakoglu:ΓΓ§ Γ§ocukla katΔ±lacaΔΔ±m dediΔimde, "Deli" dediler.VarsΔ±n desinler. #ozgecanicinminietekgiy pic.twitter.com/FOHicwOo4Y"β Kybele BallΔ± zehir (@kybele_s) February 22, 2015
And it apparently doesn't matter where the apparel came from, as long as it is worn.Some grabbed their mothers' skirts, others wore their girlfriends'. #EteΔiniGiyTaksimeGel #ozgecanicinminietekgiy pic.twitter.com/MhotZ3SmQwβ Zambak Tukan (@ZambakTukan) February 21, 2015
Well done! It's not what you wear, it's what you do! Fully support this!!
#ozgecanicinminietekgiyβ Eirana Dortou (@EiranaDortou) February 21, 2015
Some were not afraid to admit their reservations about the method of protest, but still voiced their full support for the message.Read MoreI'm not putting on a skirt but, I support this wholeheartedly. #ozgecanicinminietekgiyβ Robert Barnes (@Diddy_Block) February 21, 2015
Prominent Turkish lawyer and activist Hulya Gulbahar said the skirt protest is "very effective" and the first time women's rights have been so widely endorsed in Turkey. "The women's movement is trying to tell society, 'My dress is not an excuse for your rape or sexual harassment.' But society didn't want to hear these voices."People try to find excuses for rapes and killings. But they didn't find any in this case, because Aslan was very innocent, purely innocent. The protest shows that a short skirt is not an excuse for rape."Women's rights in Turkey have been the subject of much debate in recent years.In December last year, U.N. Women signed an agreement along with Turkish conglomerate Koc Holding's CEO, Turgay Durak, to strengthen women's economic and social empowerment in the country. And in 2011, Turkey was among 14 countries to ratify a European Treaty aiming to combat violence against women. But official statistics strongly suggest the need for reform. In a joint statement last week, representatives from U.N. Women and UNFPA said: "Notwithstanding the progress in Turkish legislation and institutional structuring, recent data on violence against women shows insignificant improvement since 2008 and violence against women is still pervasive with two out of every five women in Turkey exposed to sexual and physical violence."President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who condemned Aslan's murder on Twitter, was criticized for claiming at an event last year that men and women are not equal. "At least five women are killed a day," says Gulbahar, citing a figure originally stated by Yasemin Yucel, the deputy chairwoman of the Tarsus branch of the Education Personnel Union. Gulbahar argues that the government's attitude is the first factor that needs to change, as it only views women as mothers. "Our President and government are saying to society everyday that they do not believe in women and men's equality; woman is [seen as] God's gift to man, the man protects the woman. "They try to make these ideas all of society's ideas. But some women and men are resisting now."Some, though, have questioned the wider significance of the miniskirt protest. "I don't know how effective it is," Istanbul-based journalist Andrew Finkel told CNN. "It's obviously a clever protest, Turkish men showing their feminine side. Whether it's going to move Turkish society, I don't know."Reaction to the death has been massive. The miniskirt protest is not the main event in that protest -- it's not as if every man on Turkish streets is now wearing a miniskirt. "Whereas the reaction to this woman's death has been very substantial, and has made a lot of people think about their political attitudes."He adds that the murder has invoked a host of different reactions in Turkish people, proving both divisive and unifying."A society like Turkey is so polarized between supporters and opponents of the government -- a snowdrop doesn't fall without some political significance and dividing people into political clans."With 69% of men in paid work in Turkey compared to 29% of women, more women in the workplace is a good place to start establishing gender equality, says Finkel. "Personal savings [in Turkey] are low because you don't have more than one earner in the household. There's a drive to get women into real jobs. If you get more women into employment, you have to change social rules which objectify and discriminate against women."Although there are deeper issues involved, the miniskirt protest has raised awareness and challenged views."The real problem is a series of attitudes that have now been ingrained in the courts and in patriarchal society. Some people have begun to reconsider those and I guess the skirt protest is just one way of calling on Turkish men to reconsider their attitudes," says Finkel. "[The miniskirt protest is] small but I think the symbolic meaning is very good," says Gulbahar.Most men are as horrified by violence against women as women are, great to see that being manifested in Turkey #ozgecanicinminietekgiyβ aine o'connor (@missronnoco) February 22, 2015
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9f6af29f-30d3-47bd-b33b-c67758378c5b | null | Kent Sepkowitz is a CNN medical analyst and a physician and infection control expert at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion at CNN. (CNN)College life right now is a mess: there has been an explosion of Covid-19 cases on college campuses since some schools resumed in person. According to The New York Times weekly tally updated on September 10, there have been 88,000 Covid-19 cases across 1,190 college campuses. Of these, "more than 61,000 cases came since late August." That's a lot of cases in two weeks. And that number has likely substantially grown since the Times published these statistics. Countless additional campus cases are inevitably undiagnosed. The challenge for safe school reopening is particularly complex for colleges, where classrooms and learning are combined with, for many, living away from home. Yet, even as universities get back to business, it seems that the focus has been as much on the fate of college football as on the logistics of college life. Read MoreOpinion: The college reopening mess didn't have to happen There are a few reasons, perhaps, for the underwhelming response to what is a massive number of young adults getting sick. College kids are seen as resilient, at times maybe to a fault. They catch all sorts of infections, they break bones, they vomit over balconies and then go to class the next day. We have become somewhat accustomed to this. And the case fatality rate for Covid-19 among 15 to 24 years old appears low: to date, only 333 of the over 197,000 Covid-19 related deaths have been in this age group. Plus, one could say that 88,000 people out of 20 million college students in the United States is a tiny drop in the bucket. But this "it could be so much worse!" perspective completely misses the point. Three hundred and fifteen deaths are not zero. It's 315 devastated families. And there is increasing recognition among survivors that cardiac and other symptoms may persist after recovery. Leaving aside the clear risk to the students themselves, from the public health perspective, there is the glaring fact that so many still choose to ignore: Covid-19 is quite contagious and always will end up in the highest risk populations. So even if most of the college kids themselves are not going to become ill, they pose an enormous risk to their teachers and to the locals in the area. Stores and restaurants that are an essential part of college life and town livelihood are often run by people who are not so young and resilient. Indeed, an entire town may be upended. For example, Oklahoma State University has about 25,000 students in Stillwater, Oklahoma, a town of 50,000. As of this week, the area was diagnosing 58 new Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people, categorizing it, per Oklahoma policy, as "Red Level" and necessitating the cancellation of athletics and other extracurricular activities in the public K-12 schools. How college campuses can reopen safely Just two weeks before, because of rising case numbers, the public schools had shifted to distance learning for all, but the spread continued. These sorts of disruptions may become common as transmission takes root. But the danger to the town (or the area surrounding any urban campus) is not the only problem created by tens of thousands of new cases among college students. Many colleges are imploring the infected students to go home -- take thy face hence! This, as Dr. Anthony Fauci says, is "the worst thing you could do ... When you send them home ... you could be seeding the different places with infection." An August wedding in Maine has provided a chilling example of this "seeding" phenomenon: at least 147 cases and 3 deaths spread across hundreds of miles have been linked to the gathering. Once again, we find ourselves in a self-inflicted debacle with equally grim options for moving forward and a disengaged federal government. Leaving infected students in colleges will only amplify the infection numbers and, as with Stillwater Oklahoma, threaten to overwhelm a town; but sending them home also promises a disastrous, if different, ripple of cases and chaos. Dr. Fauci's advice to "keep them at the university in a place that's sequestered enough from the other students" is the only appropriate option, though it will likely still cause illness and death and become a target for political second-guessing. And as with the first and second waves of the US Covid-19 pandemic, this newest third wave will eventually settle, despite national neglect and what seems like deliberate mismanagement.Get our free weekly newsletterSign up for CNN Opinion's new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and Facebook This latest crisis wave has revealed not only these now-established themes that have characterized the US's handling of Covid-19 to date but also an extremely disappointing new wrinkle. In allowing their students to return, leaders, who are the head of universities where Covid-19 spikes have happened, have failed miserably. They and the institutions they direct are the products of the Age of Enlightenment when superstition and magical thinking began to yield to a structured rational world, a world of logic and science and disciplined scholarship. Yet, when pressed to make a rational decision, they abandoned that centuries-old foundation to grasp at the flimsiest of hopes that maybe a miracle will happen, maybe the virus will suddenly go away. And maybe the sun will rise in the West if we boil the eye of a newt. History should give them all a flunking grade. | news | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
bd460d07-049b-4c0c-a912-b3be3e4d6736 | null | (CNN)Spanish Prime Minister Pedro SΓ‘nchez has called a snap general election for April 28.SΓ‘nchez made the announcement at a press conference in Madrid on Friday, saying: "I have informed the King. I will dissolve Congress and call for elections for the 28th of April."The announcement comes two days after his Socialist government suffered a defeat in Parliament after failing to get its 2019 budget passed.Spain's electorate is also set to vote in a series of local and European elections in May.Bullfighting is latest battleground in Spanish politicsA busy electoral year follows on from December 2018 regional elections in the southern province of Andalucia, in which the far-right Vox party unexpectedly won 12 seats.Read MoreThe results broke new political ground in Spain, marking the first time that a far-right party recorded such electoral success since the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975.Vox has attracted voters with its hard-line stance on immigration, its opposition to Catalan independence and its calls for Gibraltar to be returned to Spain.Following the election, the party negotiated to form a right-wing coalition with the Partido Popular, which now runs Andalucia's regional government. That agreement rests on a number of conditions imposed by Vox, including a proposal to deport 52,000 "illegal immigrants.""It's an agreement between right-wing forces and the extreme right, which is being sanitized," a spokesperson for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, which had been in power in Andalucia for 36 years until the December elections, told CNN in January.The party's success in Andalucia has sparked fears that the far-right could extend its influence to the national level.Early opinion polls suggest the elections could result in a right-wing majority in parliament, including Vox, according to AFP.The campaign for independence in Catalonia looks set to be a major election issue.Sanchez and his Socialist government have attempted to negotiate with the separatists, sparking opposition from right-wing parties.The movement for Catalan independence came to a recent head in the fall of 2017 when separatist leaders triggered a standoff with Madrid after attempting to push forward with the region's secession, sparking the country's worst political crisis since the restoration of democracy in the 1970s.Despite warnings from the national administration in Madrid that any vote would be unconstitutional, Catalonia went ahead with a referendum, which saw 90% vote in favor of independence, but turnout was low and marred by a violent police crackdown.In mid-February, the trial of 12 Catalan leaders on charges of rebellion and violating court orders, among others, began at the Supreme Court in Madrid. | news | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
0a30e227-c004-4f38-86e5-da5e3d773521 | null | London (CNN)Britain's Prince Harry and American actor Meghan Markle will marry on May 19, 2018, Kensington Palace announced Friday. The pair, who will get married in St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, announced their engagement in November.On that occasion, Harry told reporters that he knew Markle was "the one" from "the very first time we met."Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announce their engagement to the press.The couple attended their first royal event together in the city of Nottingham earlier this month, where they were met by well-wishers.On Wednesday it was revealed that they will spend their first Christmas as an engaged couple with Queen Elizabeth and other members of Britain's royal family at the Sandringham royal estate. Read MoreHarry and Markle meet well-wishers in Nottingham during their first royal event together earlier this month. The couple will live in Nottingham Cottage in the grounds of London's Kensington Palace, the official residence of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.The couple opened up for the first time about their relationship in an interview last month when Harry told the BBC that his late mother, Princess Diana, would have been "over the moon" about the pair's engagement.Harry and Markle first met for a drink in July 2016 on a blind date, brokered by a mutual friend, whose name they would not reveal, but "it was definitely a setup," Markle said in the interview.Meghan Markle is royal family's unconventional bride-to-be A second date was followed by a camping trip to Botswana. "Then we were really by ourselves, which was crucial to me," explained Harry."We were able to really have so much time just to connect," added Markle, "and we never went longer than two weeks without seeing each other, even though we were obviously doing a long-distance relationship. We made it work."Harry proposed on a "cozy night" in early November at Nottingham Cottage, Markle said."It was so sweet and natural and very romantic. He got down on one knee," she said. "As a matter of fact, I could barely let you finish proposing. I said, 'Can I say yes now?'"Britain's Prince Harry stands with his fiancΓ©e Meghan Markle as she shows off her engagement ring .Harry designed the engagement ring himself. It features a diamond from Botswana accompanied by two smaller diamonds from Diana's jewelry collection, which the Prince said he wanted to include "to make sure she's with us on this crazy journey together."CNN's Judith Vonberg contributed to this article. | news | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
9b06ab1f-1825-4ca5-a3e3-a52d15b61f38 | null | Story highlights U.S. Embassy says heated incident takes focus away from the victimsSerbia's Prime Minister fled after being chased by angry memorial visitorsThousands mark 20 years since Bosnian Serb army killed 7,000 at SrebrenicaSrebrenica, Bosnia Herzegovina (CNN)Outrage erupted at Saturday's commemoration of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre in Bosnia, as a shouting crowd threw bottles and rocks at Serbia's Prime Minister, forcing him to flee.It was a heated moment in an otherwise solemn event where world dignitaries and thousands of others gathered in Bosnia-Herzegovina to remember the largest single atrocity in Europe since World War II -- the slaughter of more than 7,000 Muslim men and boys by a Bosnian Serb army 20 years ago. Visiting Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic tried to join other politicians paying respects at the Srebrenica graveyard, where more than 100 newly found remains were to be buried with 6,000 other massacre victims.As he walked to the site, people hissed and yelled, unprepared to accept an official from a country that once directed the Bosnian Serbs militants."Takbir!" a man in the crowd shouted. "Allahu akbar!" ("God is great") the crowd responded repeatedly, gradually getting louder. Read MoreJUST WATCHEDRemembering the victims of the Srebrenica massacreReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHRemembering the victims of the Srebrenica massacre 04:11As Vucic made his way into the graveyard, people tossed rocks and bottles at him. His dark-suited security staff rushed him up the graveyard's steep hill, among the victims' gravestones. At the top, the staff ushered him into his car as objects continued to fly, and a driver hurriedly spirited him away.The scene came days after Russia, a Serbia ally, vetoed a U.N. Security Council measure that would have labeled the massacre as genocide. Vucic returned to Belgrade, where he told reporters that a stone hit him in the mouth, but that he was OK."I regret that some people haven't recognized my sincere intention to build friendship between Serbian and Bosniak people," he said. "... I still give my hand to the Bosniak people. I will continue with that ... and always be ready to work together to overcome problems."Vucic's presence Saturday earned a statement of empathy from the European Union's foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, who attended the commemoration."My solidarity to @avucic who made the historical choice of being present in #Srebrenica," she posted on Twitter. "Peace can be built only on reconciliation."My solidarity to @avucic who made the historical choice of being present in #Srebrenica. Peace can be built only on reconciliationβ Federica Mogherini (@FedericaMog) July 11, 2015
Christiane Amanpour's powerful remembranceA statement from the U.S. Embassy in Bosnia-Herzegovina condemned the incident."Many of the mourners were horrified by the violence and disheartened that it disrupted the solemnity of the anniversary," the statement said. "The U.S. Embassy in Sarajevo shares that sentiment, and urges all to focus once again on the victims of the Srebrenica genocide and their families."Earlier, Mogherini and other dignitaries, including former U.S. President Bill Clinton, spoke of how the massacre -- begun 20 years ago to the day -- should serve as a lesson to the world.For Europe, Srebrenica is a painful reminder of a continent not having acted quickly enough to stem the bloodshed."In Srebrenica, Europe is faced with its shame," Mogherini said. "Europe failed to stand up to the promise of our founding fathers and to the dreams of their grandsons: no more war in Europe, no more murders in the name of race or the nation. No more genocides." Photos: Bosnia remembers the Srebrenica massacre 20 years on Photos: Bosnia remembers the Srebrenica massacre 20 years onOn the 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre -- the largest massacre in Europe since World War II -- fresh graves await the burial of newly discovered and identified remains, on Saturday, July 11. Often only one or two bones are all that can be found, as many bodies were mixed together and destroyed in mass graves. One hundred and 36 new sets of remains were buried on this 20th anniversary.Hide Caption 1 of 11 Photos: Bosnia remembers the Srebrenica massacre 20 years onThousands of mourners pray beside the graves of more than 6,000 people murdered in the Srebrenica genocide. Around 8,000 are believed to have been killed in total.Hide Caption 2 of 11 Photos: Bosnia remembers the Srebrenica massacre 20 years onHadzira Dozic's brother was 32 when killed in 1995. She sits beside an open grave, waiting for his remains to finally be buried. Her husband and three of his brothers were also killed, along with around 30 other family members. "It can never be done. How can it be done?"Hide Caption 3 of 11 Photos: Bosnia remembers the Srebrenica massacre 20 years onMen carry coffins to be buried.Hide Caption 4 of 11 Photos: Bosnia remembers the Srebrenica massacre 20 years onA Bosnian women prays at the grave of a relative in Srebrenica cemetery. Hide Caption 5 of 11 Photos: Bosnia remembers the Srebrenica massacre 20 years onA man sits next to one of 136 coffins with newly discovered or identified remains waiting to be buried.Hide Caption 6 of 11 Photos: Bosnia remembers the Srebrenica massacre 20 years onA woman cleans a gravestone in the cemetery.Hide Caption 7 of 11 Photos: Bosnia remembers the Srebrenica massacre 20 years onA row of headstones, some of more than 6,000 in the Srebrenica cemetery.Hide Caption 8 of 11 Photos: Bosnia remembers the Srebrenica massacre 20 years onA girl reads the Quran at the site of her father's grave. Hide Caption 9 of 11 Photos: Bosnia remembers the Srebrenica massacre 20 years onAn American flag flies outside a house on the road to Srebrenica. Though NATO intervention and an American-brokered peace brought the Bosnian war to an end, many also blame President Bill Clinton for failing to stop the conflict earlier.Hide Caption 10 of 11 Photos: Bosnia remembers the Srebrenica massacre 20 years onThis former battery factory served as headquarters for the Dutch peacekeepers who were stationed near Srebrenica at the time of the genocide. Many Muslims had sought refuge there during the war. Last year, a Dutch court found peacekeepers liable for the deaths of around 300 Bosnians who were taken by Bosnian Serbs from the compound and killed.Hide Caption 11 of 11The massacreStarting on July 11, 1995, for three days, ethnic Serb forces gunned down Muslim boys and men in and around Srebrenica. The sight of their broken bodies dumped into mass graves, belongings lining roadsides, and carnage strewn across fields forced the world's eyes onto a broader campaign of ethnic cleansing. CNN Photos: Pain still very much aliveThis came toward the end of the Bosnian war, in which the Bosnian Serb army -- largely ethnic Serbs who once served in the Yugoslav army -- fought to carve out its own territory within Bosnia following Yugoslavia's breakup. The extended slaughter of civilians, including children, women and old men in Bosnia-Herzegovina, eventually claimed around 100,000 lives; most of the dead were Muslims.Prior to Srebrenica, the United Nations had warned for months that the Bosnian Serbs were poised to move again, with ruthless consequences for Muslim civilians."That awful act finally stirred all the members of NATO to support the military intervention that was clearly necessary," Clinton said in his address Saturday.Weeks after Srebrenica, NATO jets bombed Bosnian Serb positions for two weeks in Operation Deliberate Force. The Serbs quickly surrendered, and months later both sides signed an accord worked out in Dayton, Ohio, establishing a peace that has lasted since.But the bodies of the dead were barely covered as they sat in various spots, and searchers still work to recover and identify them. A Bosnian woman weeps next to the coffins of Muslim men and boys before their burial in Potocari, near Srebrenica, East Bosnia and Herzegovina.136 more buried SaturdayWhile crowds strolled Saturday between obelisk-shaped grave markers covering the memorial site, some paused to read inscriptions or pray. Freshly dug graves gaped at passersby, waiting for newly found bodies to fill them as part of the commemoration. Coffins wrapped in smooth, green cloth lay in rows up and down a path. "Today, loved ones and total strangers from all over the world come here, and they can see that 6,000 men and boys are buried with more coming today," Clinton said. When he attended the site's inauguration in 2003, only 600 had been buried.Srebrenica's mayor said 136 victims would find a final resting place Saturday, two decades after their killing. There will be many funerals to come. Monument against crueltyThe Srebrenica memorial cemetery has become an international monument against a repeat of such carnage."We owe the people that sacrificed their lives here," Clinton said. The world must work to live up to the mission, Clinton said, as many people are still being killed over their ethnicity.The war crimes led to the prosecution of former Serbian leaders in international courts. But many are not yet satisfied that justice has been done completely."Those who perpetrated that massacre must be brought to justice," U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said in a statement. "And we must remember Srebrenica's victims and all the victims of the war -- not just today but every day."Russian U.N. vetoBut old resentments galvanized by war have a way of hanging on.Parties to massacre, and their allies, sometimes object to the killings being called genocide, and with Russia's veto this week, the United Nations was unable this week to muster the support in the Security Council to lend that term to the ethnic carnage in Srebrenica. Investigators and forensic experts work on top of a cluster of bodies, many of them with their hands tied in the back and many of them blindfoldedOn Thursday, the European Parliament criticized the vote. "MEPs (parliamentarians) regret that the U.N. Security Council failed to pass a resolution commemorating the genocide and call for acceleration of war crimes prosecution at international and domestic level," it said in a statement.Two U.N. judicial bodies, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the International Court of Justice, both recognize the massacre as genocide and have condemned Serbia's ethnic cleansing campaign as "the biggest war crime in Europe since the end of the Second World War."'Insults stated against Serbia'Serbia, which is interested in joining the European Union, bristled at the criticism from Brussels. "... The insults stated against Serbia regarding Srebrenica could in no way lead to a better future," its foreign ministry said in a statement.And when Clinton and representatives of European Union countries took their places in front of the white pylon grave markers that stretch across the Srebrenica memorial cemetery, in neighboring Serbia there reportedly were no official commemorations, as these were canceled. A group of protesters were expected to lie down in front of the Serbian national assembly building in Belgrade to honor the dead.Correction: This story has been updated to more precisely characterize the background of the estimated 100,000 people who were killed in the Bosnian War, most of whom were Muslim. CNN's Christiane Amanpour reported from Srebrenica; CNN's Jason Hanna and Ben Brumfield reported and wrote from Atlanta. CNN's Mick Krever and Dominique Van Heerden in Srebrenica and Radina Gigova and Samira Said in Atlanta contributed to this report. | news | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
0ee7634b-7f53-46bc-b83c-f96fce86cb05 | null | Story highlightsMcLaren boss Ron Dennis discusses British team's chances for 2015 Formula One season Dennis expects start to new season to be "problematic" but "competitiveness will be quickly established"Drivers Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button need to focus on "winning and not beating each other"First F1 race of new season gets underway in Melbourne on March 15Follow us at @CNNSport and like us on Facebook (CNN)A previous five-year collaboration led to total domination of Formula One and McLaren chief executive officer Ron Dennis is confident its new partnership with Honda can bring back that winning feeling to the team.Since 1995, McLaren has been using Mercedes-Benz engines, but after two difficult seasons in F1 their new deal with the Japanese car manufacturer renews one of the most successful partnerships in motorsport's elite class."The first few races I predict will be problematic, as we wrestle with what we hope are performance advantages, and inevitably performance advantages sometimes carry unreliability with them," Dennis told CNN's Amanda Davies in an exclusive interview."Once we've got that in control, I think our competitiveness will be quickly established, and I feel when coupled to two world champions, and the talents of Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button, I think that the outcome I hope will be inevitable: that we'll return to our winning ways," he added.First official pics of the #McLarenHonda MP4-30 revealed. Get the full story: http://t.co/WNEETF4eks #MakeHistory pic.twitter.com/9F6OvDHbPmβ McLaren (@McLarenF1) January 29, 2015
During those halcyon days of domination, McLaren and Honda won 44 out of the 80 grand prix they raced as Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost secured a clean sweep of world titles between 1988 and 1991.Read MoreIt was the type of stranglehold Mercedes had over F1 last season when world champion Lewis Hamilton and teammate Nico Rosberg at times appeared to be only racing against one another.Last year, Mercedes won all but three of the calendar's races, finishing with at least one car on the podium at every single race.While admitting to a "degree of guesstimate," Dennis believes McLaren, which signed a multi-year global partnership with CNN at the start of 2015, are not too far behind Mercedes, the team predicted to once again dominate the new season that gets underway with the Australian Grand Prix on March 15."It's unlikely that anybody has surpassed the efforts of Mercedes-Benz. And in sheer horsepower terms we don't really fear the Mercedes-Benz engine," added the McLaren boss.For motorsport fans the 1988 McLaren-Honda MP/4 car is one of F1's most historic pieces of machinery after it won all but one of the 16 races that season.Speaking to CNN ahead of the launch of the team's new car Thursday, Dennis conceded it was unlikely that the new incarnation of the partnership would be able to replicate that level of success, preferring to emphasize that Alonso and Button were key to McLaren's hopes of success."The tendency of the regulations at the moment is to put more control back to the driver," said the McLaren CEO as he compared F1's pilots to "automotive musicians."Dennis added: "He has to be able to play with these devices and optimize the performance of the car, sometimes even during the lap."So driver competence is going to play a very significant role in the future of grand prix racing until there's another regulation change."A new look for a new season: the boys model their 2015 kit. http://t.co/WNEETF4eks #MakeHistory #McLarenHonda pic.twitter.com/YusC5sw0tMβ McLaren (@McLarenF1) January 29, 2015
But managing two world champions is never easy β as McLaren and Dennis discovered when Alonso left after just one season (2007) with the team due to tensions between the Spaniard and then rookie teammate Hamilton.Before Alonso returned to McLaren for a second spell, Dennis conceded that "a great amount of time" was spent talking between the two of them about what had gone on before."I have to say it's more about the future than about the past. That as a topic was really about one third of the discussion and it was quickly dealt with. I mean we're older people ..."While Alonso's seat at McLaren was sorted out "five or six races before the end of the season," Button was left to sweat over his F1 future.Eventually he signed a new deal to extend his four-year stay with the team in December, with his services retained above Kevin Magnussen, who stayed on as a test and reserve driver."These drivers had contracts through to the end of 2014 so there's no contractual necessity and I was absolutely open to both drivers about what the process was," said Dennis."So I can understand the fuss but the fact is we're a business. We're a sport in a business, there's a right time to take the decision, and the right time to take the decision was the time it was taken. If it had been appropriate to take it sooner we would have done."Read: Sebastian Vettel starts new Ferrari jobRead: F1 stars behind the lens | sport | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
ecc264c8-d14f-4352-8d8a-4694fe8bbc8a | null | Story highlightsAshton Eaton is first man to retain decathlon title since Daley Thompson in 1984France's Kevin Mayer takes silver and Canada's Damien Warner the bronze (CNN)Ashton Eaton did what he does best Thursday -- laid down the law to his rivals and showed just why he's considered the most complete athlete on the planet.Nobody can match the US star when it comes to the decathlon -- and there was no one in this field who was ever going to stop him from retaining his Olympic title.Kevin Mayer, the young French pretender, had toyed with the idea of overhauling his illustrious opponent, but such a move never came to fruition.Ashton Eaton also won the Olympic title at London 2012.While Eaton failed to reach the heights set by his own world record, his score of 8,893 points was more than enough to win and tie the Olympic record.Mayer, who took silver with 8,834 points, edged out Canada's Damien Warner, who claimed bronze.Read MoreEaton, 28, is the first man to retain the decathlon title since Daley Thompson in 1984.Day 13 live"To win two Olympic golds in a row like Daley Thompson is very special," Eaton told reporters."One day, I'm going to have to meet Daley, shake his hand and thank him for giving me something to chase after. "My throwing has been bad in the past, but I really got after the discus and shot here. Can I do three in a row? Maybe you should ask Daley." Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 13 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 13Jamaica's Usain Bolt crosses the finish line to win the 200 meters for the third consecutive Olympics on Thursday, August 18. Bolt has also won three straight golds in the 100 meters.Hide Caption 1 of 32 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 13Bolt builds a big lead in the final stretch of the race.Hide Caption 2 of 32 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 13American Ryan Crouser won gold in the shot put.Hide Caption 3 of 32 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 13Belgium's Simon Gougnard, left, is challenged by Argentina's Agustin Mazzilli during the field hockey final. Argentina won the gold medal with a 4-2 victory.Hide Caption 4 of 32 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 13Norwegian golfer Marianne Skarpnord reacts to a missed birdie putt during the second round.Hide Caption 5 of 32 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 13Synchronized swimmers from Russia perform their technical routine.Hide Caption 6 of 32 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 13Japan's Misaki Matsutomo, right, and Ayaka Takahashi, second from left, celebrate with their coaches after winning the doubles final in badminton.Hide Caption 7 of 32 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 13Spain's Alba Torrens, right, shoots over Serbia's Sonja Petrovic during a semifinal game. Spain won 68-54 and will play the United States in the final.Hide Caption 8 of 32 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 13U.S. decathlete Ashton Eaton competes in the pole vault. He went on to win the decathlon, defending his Olympic title from 2012.Hide Caption 9 of 32 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 13German decathlete Arthur Abele gestures during the javelin portion of the event.Hide Caption 10 of 32 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 13Ukrainian canoeist Yuriy Cheban celebrates gold in the C-1 200-meter sprint.Hide Caption 11 of 32 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 13South Korea's Min-kyu Choi and Gwang-hee Cho race Brazil's Gilvan Bitencourt Ribeiro and Edson Isaias Freitas da Silva during the K-2 200-meter sprint.Hide Caption 12 of 32 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 13Italy enters the pool for the water polo semifinal against Serbia.Hide Caption 13 of 32 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 13Egypt's Omar El Geziry, left, competes against Guatemala's Charles Fernandez during the fencing portion of the modern pentathlon.Hide Caption 14 of 32 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 13Chinese diver Ren Qian takes part in the 10-meter platform final, which she won. She is the youngest medal winner at the Rio Games so far (15 years and 180 days).Hide Caption 15 of 32 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 13U.S. freestyle wrestler Helen Maroulis celebrates after winning gold in the 53-kilogram (117-pound) final.Hide Caption 16 of 32 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 13Russia's Alexey Denisenko kicks Belgium's Jaouad Achab during a taekwondo semifinal. Denisenko ended up with the silver medal.Hide Caption 17 of 32 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 13Japan's Risako Kawai, in red, wrestles Latvia's Anastasija Grigorjeva. Kawai would go on to win gold in her weight class.Hide Caption 18 of 32 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 13Sailors start the medal race for the women's 49er FX class.Hide Caption 19 of 32 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 13U.S. triathlete Joe Maloy is doused with water after crossing the finish line.Hide Caption 20 of 32 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 13BMX riders take flight during the quarterfinals.Hide Caption 21 of 32 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 13Germany's Erik Heil and Thomas Ploessel celebrate winning bronze in the 49er class.Hide Caption 22 of 32 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 13American Allyson Felix tries to hand the baton to teammate English Gardner in a 4x100-meter relay heat. The U.S. team was disqualified after dropping the baton, but it won an appeal after officials ruled the pair had been obstructed by a Brazilian runner during the exchange. They later clinched a spot in the final after a re-run.Hide Caption 23 of 32 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 13Jonathan Brownlee of Great Britain competes in the triathlon. He took home the silver medal. His brother Alistair won the gold.Hide Caption 24 of 32 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 13Kerron Clement of the United States celebrates winning gold in the 400-meter hurdles.Hide Caption 25 of 32 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 13Puerto Rico's Javier Culson reacts after being disqualified in the 400-meter hurdles final.Hide Caption 26 of 32 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 13Indian badminton player P. V. Sindhu plays a semifinal match against Japan's Nozomi Okuhara. Sindhu won, and she will face Spain's Carolina Marin in the gold-medal match on Friday.Hide Caption 27 of 32 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 13Ana Simic of Croatia competes in the high jump qualifications.Hide Caption 28 of 32 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 13U.S. rhythmic gymnast Laura Zeng practices her routine.Hide Caption 29 of 32 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 13Spain's Carlos Tobalina takes part in the shot put.Hide Caption 30 of 32 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 13Mexican diver Paola Espinosa competes in the 10-meter platform semifinal.Hide Caption 31 of 32 Photos: Rio Olympics: Day 13A U.S. fan attends a women's freestyle wrestling match.Hide Caption 32 of 32Eaton's points total in the 10-discipline event equaled the Olympic record set by the Czech Republic's Roman Sebrle at the 2004 Athens Games.He led from start in the two-day competition although faded slightly as Mayer closed the gap.The Frenchman need to beat Eaton by seven seconds in the final event -- the 1,500 meters -- to take the title.But that was never going to happen, with Eaton racing past his rival with 200 meters remaining to seal the win, clocking a time of 4:23.33 seconds.US gold rushEaton was one of four American athletes to take gold in track and field events Thursday.Dalilah Muhammad became the first American woman to win the 400-meter hurdles after she scythed through the field, clocking a time of 53.13 seconds to win by a margin of 0.42 seconds.Dalilah Muhammad cruised to victory in the women's 400-meter hurdles."The reality of winning is even better than the dream, Olympic champion, in front of my name," she told reporters."I put my hope and trust in my coach and it paid off. I'm so happy. I tightened over the last hurdle, but I got it done. I'm so so happy and proud."Denmark's Sara Petersen won the silver medal ahead of Ashley Spencer of the United States.JUST WATCHEDUsain Bolt's smile cracks up the InternetReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHUsain Bolt's smile cracks up the Internet 01:48Her male counterpart, Kerron Clement, won his hurdles race during the morning session, earning a gold medal to put in a spot in his trophy case where a note now sits reserving the space for his Rio hardware."It was on a piece of paper, I wrote it in January of 2016. I knew that I was coming here to get a gold medal, I had one plan for the entire season. To get the gold medal in Rio, and I did that," he said.Elsewhere, Ryan Crouser broke a 28-year Olympic record to win gold for the US in the men's shot put final.The 23-year-old threw 22.52 meters to break the record of 22.47 meters set by East German Ulf Timmermann at Seoul in 1988.Crouser beat teammate and 2015 world champion Joe Kovacs, in second place, with New Zealand's Tomas Walsh taking bronze.Ryan Crouser set a new Olympic record with his fifth attempt.In the women's javelin, Croatia's Sara Kolak set a personal best and a national record to win gold and end Barbora Spotakova's quest to become the first woman to win three consecutive Olympic titles in the event.The Czech Republic's Spotakova had to make do with bronze, with South Africa's Sunette Viljoen claiming silver. | sport | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. 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9772078c-c921-407b-82c6-c13bda881bc9 | null | Story highlightsGay rugby team launched in South AfricaFirst of its kind on the continentAims to recruit members, change attitudesHopes to compete in international events (CNN)Queen. Fairy. Pansy. Pillow Biter.In the macho world of sports, it's not easy to be openly gay -- and insults like these make it difficult to come out in the locker room.But one fledgling rugby team is using such stereotypes to not only create awareness of homophobia, but to promote itself as a safe haven for those who don't feel comfortable with the game's culture.Formed this year, Johannesburg-based Jozi Cats is Africa's first gay rugby team -- and its provocative marketing campaign has had a greater impact than its members ever dreamed possible."The feedback has been phenomenal. I can't believe how quickly it's gone global. Our behind-the-scenes video has been seen in 126 countries, the support has been incredible," Chris Verrijdt, who devised the campaign, tells CNN.JUST WATCHEDAfrica's first gay rugby club shatters stereotypesReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHAfrica's first gay rugby club shatters stereotypes 01:23Read MoreHomosexuality is outlawed in many African countries, but that is not the case in South Africa. However, an Amnesty International report pointed to at least seven murders in what appeared to be homophobic attacks between June and November 2012. Five of the victims were lesbians."We said let's do something that takes gay stereotypes and turns them on their heads, and ask the question, like 'Are you or aren't you?' We don't actually mind if you are or you're not, we just need players," Verrijdt adds."We had to use words -- traditional gay slurs -- which didn't need translation to the broader straight community, which people would get without too much explanation. So that's why we went to our six gay stereotypes."Behind the scenes at the team's photo shoot.The club's main goal was to recruit new players, its chairman Teveshan Kuni says, but the campaign ended up creating something much more powerful.Read: Will rugby speedster take on Usain Bolt?"It's started a conversation about homophobia in sport, more specifically homophobia in rugby," says Kuni, who portrayed "Pillow Biter" in the photo shoot."Quite a lot of the players at our club said they wouldn't feel 100% comfortable in the organized club structure setup. They couldn't be their authentic selves if they were there. "We've also got a few players who aren't out yet, so we make a safe space for them to play. There's also quite a big gay rugby scene globally that we want to put teams together for, because South Africa is not represented there at all."Verrijdt, who works for a PR agency, says the inspiration for the campaign came from one of his work colleagues as they brainstormed ways to promote the team on a limited budget."He said what do my players look like? So we looked at them, and he said 'But they don't even look gay.' I said that's the whole point."Some shots of our game on Thursday. Come join as at Wanderers now π #gayrugby #igr #sports #practice pic.twitter.com/FuW3Am9ngfβ Jozi Cats (@jozicatsrugby) May 28, 2016
Kuni says South African rugby "shares all the traits of football in the U.S. -- it is the ultimate macho game."Read: He's ginger and wears glasses -- and Hollywood is interestedBoth sports have had more top-level "out" athletes than soccer, golf or tennis, but the numbers are still low."It's great to have started the conversation -- and that conversation is, 'Why do we even need to have a gay rugby team?'" Verrijdt says."Why are we still having conversations, 22 years since the start of our democracy, about inclusion in sport? This for me is a no-brainer, it should've already happened."Verrijdt is wary of condemning rugby as a homophobic sport, and says education can create wider awareness."A lot of homophobic slurs have a certain jocular humor to it, so I often think it's unconscious and it's not even meant in the way it comes out," he says. "But it can be hurtful, absolutely, and that's why we use the payoff line, 'Rugby, that's so gay,' because I've been out with straight friends -- as friendly and inclusive as they are -- and even with them it slips out, and you have to catch yourself. "What we're doing is to make people aware of what you say, and how it can affect. Yes, it may be water off a duck's back for me, but there are other guys out there that they just shut down and then they'll walk away. That's not what we want."An exciting moment in our @jozicatsrugby campaign - being interviewed by @McKenzieCNN for @CNN #gayrugby pic.twitter.com/v3SHaZ4K2uβ HavasPRSA (@HavasPRSA) May 12, 2016
Verrijdt says the club's campaign was a delicate balance of being out and proud, and protecting the players."One of the guys, Chris, he hadn't even come out to his friends and family, so this was like his coming-out parade, in a way," he says.Read: Gay rugby ref 'considered chemical castration'"We were very conscious of the sensitivities surrounding everything. Once you get your face on a poster, you put a title above it, and get on the internet, it's going to be on there forever. " Kuni hopes the club -- which mainly plays touch rugby for now -- will one day take part in international events such as the Gay Games, Out Games and Bingham Cup.JUST WATCHEDBen Ryan: Fiji's secret weaponReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHBen Ryan: Fiji's secret weapon 03:34"We're one of 70 of our type throughout the world and the only one in Africa," he says. "Everyone who speaks to us says, 'Why is there not an African team, and specifically why not a South African team, in these formats of rugby?'" Read: World's first gay rugby club turns 20The response has been largely positive so far. Verrijdt says club membership has grown from single figures to over 40, with another 30 expressing interest in joining."The only time we've seen any kind of slurring, or anything like that, has been in mainstream sports publications in South Africa, but again it's that jocular humor," he says. "They're saying stuff to be funny but to those who are perhaps a little bit less secure, it's very offensive. That for me was a big surprise, but hopefully this is what this campaign is about -- people will just check themselves."Follow @cnnsport
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6d51189e-43bf-4805-abe4-a4e049291771 | null | Story highlightsThe Rockettes also performed at George W. Bush's 2001 presidential inaugurationThe Mormon Tabernacle Choir will be performing at the swearing-in ceremonyWashington (CNN)Looks like President-elect Donald Trump will be holding an Inauguration Day Spectacular.Inaugural committee spokesman Boris Epshteyn told CNN's Brooke Baldwin Thursday that the Radio City Rockettes will perform at the Washington ceremony next month."We're extremely excited. We've had a ton of great performers, entertainers, and just Americans reaching out wanting to be a part [of it]. And I can announce right now on your air that the Radio City Rockettes will be taking part in the inauguration celebration," he said.The Rockettes are among high-profile performers booked so far for the inauguration, which has so far failed to attract the kind of star power that came to President Barack Obama's inaugurations. Some major acts, such as Elton John, have declined to perform at Trump's ceremony.Apparently acknowledging the issue, Trump tweeted Thursday night, "The so-called 'A' list celebrities are all wanting tixs to the inauguration, but look what they did for Hillary, NOTHING. I want the PEOPLE!"Read MoreThe so-called "A" list celebrities are all wanting tixs to the inauguration, but look what they did for Hillary, NOTHING. I want the PEOPLE!β Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 23, 2016
Baldwin asked if there are more big entertainment names that he is keeping under wraps."We are not putting on Woodstock," Epshteyn replied. "We are not putting on Summer Jam. We are putting on an inauguration."Asked who Epshteyn's top three artists to perform at the event would be, he said, "It's not about artists. My top three people I'd like to see at the inaugural are Donald J. Trump, Donald J. Trump and Donald J. Trump."The Rockettes also performed at George W. Bush's 2001 presidential inauguration. "The Rockettes are a wonderful group, they've been a part of American culture for decades -- almost 100 years. They represent many women from around the country and they're really what's best about America. So, we're very excited and honored to have them be a part of the 50th inaugural," Epshteyn said.He also confirmed that the Mormon Tabernacle Choir will be performing at the swearing-in ceremony. Former "America's Got Talent" contestant Jackie Evancho will be singing the national anthem, Epshteyn said. Evancho also performed for Obama at the lighting of the national Christmas tree in 2010. CNN's Eli Watkins contributed to this report. | politics | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
a4a84b81-81c3-44eb-ae66-521da7daee0d | null | Story highlightsJorge Lorenzo will miss the final race of the 2011 MotoGP seasonThe Spaniard is still recovering from plastic surgery on his fingerSunday's race in Valencia is the first since the death of Marco SimoncelliSpaniard Jorge Lorenzo will miss the final race of 2011 MotoGP season in Valencia this weekend as he continues to recover from a finger injury.The Yamaha rider required plastic surgery to repair a damaged ring finger on his left hand after a crash in Australia three weeks ago.Lorenzo, 24, is guaranteed second place in the world championship due to the 48-point lead he holds over third-place Honda rider Andrea Dovizioso. Australian Casey Stoner has already secured this year's world championship.Japanese test rider Katsuyuki Nakasuga will replace the 2010 world champion for Sunday's race in the Spanish port city."Lorenzo continues to make good progress in recovery following plastic surgery to repair damage to the ring finger of his left hand sustained in Phillip Island three weeks ago," read a statement on the sport's official website. "The Mallorcan's injuries require further recovery time to allow him to ride at a competitive level."This weekend's race will be the first since Italian rider Marco Simoncelli was tragically killed in a crash in Malaysia on October 23.A 16-meter wall bearing the 24-year-old's racing number of 58 has been erected at the circuit for fans to leave their own personal tributes to the Italian.In addition, riders will gather on track prior to Sunday's season-ending race to their own tribute to Simoncelli -- who raced for the Honda team. | sport | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
d67b0351-21fb-4e4a-a691-20ba0302d42c | null | (CNN)Glass-ceiling breaker Becky Hammon has interviewed for multiple NBA head coaching positions. She's ready for the opportunity to be a head coach, but she hasn't received an offer there.Hammon -- who was hired as the first full-time female assistant coach in NBA history -- now has that top job, and it's in the WNBA to lead the Las Vegas Aces.Hammon will continue to coach with the San Antonio Spurs through the remainder of the season before joining the Aces full time. She replaces Bill Laimbeer as the team's head coach."This is a step forward," Hammon said to reporters Monday on making the move from the NBA to the WNBA. "Being the head coach of the Las Vegas Aces is a step forward and a step in the right direction for myself, for women's basketball, and I think I can't emphasize the importance of this opportunity that I have. I think this is more advantageous for growth."There's something to being a head coach. I've sat in a lot of (NBA) head coaching interviews, and two things people always said: 'You've only been in San Antonio, and you've never been a head coach.' I can tell you right now (owner) Mark Davis met me, (team president) Nikki (Fargas) met me and said, 'That's a head coach right now.'"Becky Hammon becomes first woman to direct an NBA team as head coach in a regular season gameRead MoreWhen The Athletic originally reported Hammon's hiring, the outlet said that she will be the highest-paid WNBA head coach."When you have an owner who wants to uplift this league by showing the value, whether it's the value of hiring someone like Becky, we're recognizing talent, and we're investing in the talent," Fargas said Monday. "Coaches need to be paid, and they need to be at that level where we feel is very worthy of Becky's contract."Hammon, a six-time WNBA All-Star in her 16-year playing career first with New York Liberty and then with the San Antonio Silver Stars, was the first full-time female assistant coach in NBA history when hired by the Spurs in 2014. She previously has served as the Spurs' head coach during Summer League, which is held during the offseason.A year ago, she became the first woman to direct an NBA team as a head coach during the regular season, when she took over for Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich when he was ejected during a game.The Aces -- who previously were the Silver Stars until the franchise moved to Las Vegas -- retired Hammon's jersey number in September.Hammon said she initially had no intention to leave the NBA at this point, but she said she came to the conclusion this was the best move for her."This was the best spot for me and my family, an opportunity for me to sit in the big chair and be a head coach of a major professional sports league," Hammon said. "I feel like I'm ready to have my own team, and this is the organization that made it very, very obvious they wanted me really, really bad. It's always good to be wanted. It quickly became evident to me that Las Vegas was the place for me." | sport | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
eb548515-8bc6-4b70-8bed-593875290009 | null | Story highlightsA transport company supervisor died after he was punched by a member of the publicStriking transport workers want authorities to give them more protectionTheir company and the Belgian government say they will recruit new security staffBrussels is home to NATO, the European Commission and many other international groupsPublic transport in the Belgian capital, Brussels, was paralyzed for a fourth day Tuesday after staff walked out to protest the death of a co-worker in an assault.Guy Sablon, a spokesman for the company that runs the Brussels public transport network, STIB, told CNN there are no buses, trams or trains operating in the city.The workers have demanded new security measures to keep staff safe.The city's transport network was shut down Saturday after a traffic accident involving a car and a bus led to a fatal assault.Sablon told CNN that a friend of the car driver had punched an STIB supervisor who was taking pictures of the accident scene.When the man saw the supervisor taking the photographs, "he completely lost it," Sablon said. "He then punched him in the face, and unfortunately this punch killed the supervisor."Sablon said the attack was not an isolated incident."Every day, our staff suffer aggressive abuse from clients, so they have unfortunately gotten used to aggressive situations," Sablon said."Therefore, we have endorsed this strike and demanded measures from the government."Both the Belgian government and the STIB announced new measures Monday evening.STIB announced that it will recruit 50 new security officers, on top of the 190 officers it already has. As a short-term response, it will also move some of its staff from duties such as checking tickets to security roles.The government also announced that it would hire 400 new police officers, dedicated to working on the public transport network."Now the unions have to explain these measures to their members. We had hoped that they would be back at work this morning, but they were not ready to return to work. So we will see how long the strike will last," Sablon said."These are very good measures, and they will have a big impact. It will just take some time to implement them," he added.Brussels is home to NATO, the European Commission and European Council, as well as many other international organizations. | news | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
d1f17923-53d5-4105-83d5-b80deaf77883 | null | (CNN)A coroner's inquest into the death of a 15-year-old with severe food allergies who died shortly after consuming a baguette from popular British sandwich chain Pret a Manger will get underway in London on Monday.Natasha Ednan-Laperouse is believed to have suffered a fatal allergic reaction to sesame seeds baked into the sandwich while she was traveling with her father Nadim to France on a British Airways flight in July 2016. The inquest will seek to establish the circumstances surrounding the death and whether any lessons can be drawn from it.Before the inquest began, the family released a statement describing the struggle with adjusting to life since Natasha's death, which they called "a daily battle." "As a family now of three, my wife, son and I are still trying to adjust to life without our beloved girl," said the statement by Nadim and Tanya Laperouse. "It's a daily battle and the pain is indescribable."Read MoreThey continued: "Everything we say and do is a reminder that she isn't with us -- her empty bedroom, school uniform hanging in her wardrobe, her holiday bag packed for her holiday in Nice has never been unpacked. We can't bear to."They described her as a popular girl and an animal lover who also had a passion for figure skating."She had a great sense of humor and was known for her contagious laughter -- she could reduce a whole room to tears of laughter in minutes! She was also gentle, brave and loyal and showed great kindness and courage on many occasions. You could not ask for a more wonderful daughter," they said. What causes allergies?According to the family, Natasha collapsed after eating an artichoke, olive and tapenade baguette purchased from a Pret a Manger store at London's Heathrow Airport, Britain's Press Association (PA) reported. Her father dispensed two EpiPens -- auto-injectors that deliver epinephrine to help treat life-threatening allergic reactions -- before she was taken to University Hospital of Nice, where she was declared dead. The inquest into Natasha's death opened Monday morning at West London Coroner's Court and will probe the labeling of food products. Food at Pret a Manger is prepared fresh each day on-site in store kitchens and while products do not feature individual allergen or ingredient information labels, an "allergen guide" is available for consultation in all stores and online. In line with UK regulatory requirements for food labeling, there is allergen signage on refrigerators and at checkouts that direct patrons to inquire with store managers. Some EpiPen expiration dates get extended on heels of shortageIn a statement to CNN, Pret a Manger said it was "saddened" to learn of Natasha's death. "We were deeply saddened to hear about Natasha's tragic death, and our heartfelt thoughts are with her family and friends," the statement read. "We take food allergies and how allergen information is provided to our customers extremely seriously. We will continue to do all that we can to assist the Coroner's inquest."According to PA, citing the family's lawyer, Pret a Manger and British Airways representatives are expected to provide evidence at the inquest. At the time of her death, Natasha's family said she was looking forward to the summer months after working hard at school and wanted to study law in the future. "We were traveling to Nice for a four-day break with her best friend as a special treat. After this, she had a week planned at a youth Christian Festival in Norfolk and then we had a two-week family holiday planned in Greece. It was going to be her best summer ever," her parents' statement said.They added that over 300 people attended a memorial service for her in December 2016 on what would have been her 16th birthday. "There were heartbreaking stories from her friends, all of them recognizing what a great friend she had been to them," the statement added. "Other friends sang songs of love and friendship and there were many tears. Her closest friends still miss her every day and have found life very difficult to adjust to without her." | news | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
7be4bf37-6719-4f53-852d-bcdcd4346b26 | null | Father Edward L. Beck, C.P., is a Roman Catholic priest and a religion commentator for CNN. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion on CNN. (CNN)President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he considers houses of worship and their religious services essential. I won't argue that point. Although obviously not essential for all, they are deemed so by some. Fair enough. Father Edward BeckHe went on: "The governors need to do the right thing and allow these very important essential places of faith to open right now, this weekend. If they don't do it, I will override the governors."But who says that religious organizations haven't already been providing "essential" services without this presidential "blessing?" I am a Roman Catholic priest in the Passionist Community serving, at the moment, in New York. During this pandemic I have buried the dead at cemeteries β with limited family members present. I have prayed with people via FaceTime and Zoom. I even heard a confession in a supermarket parking lot. Priests with whom I live have blessed the sick and dying in hospitals and nursing homes. We have also celebrated virtual Masses and prayer services for countless of the faithful. The other Hong Kong: Will China's democratic enclave become just like the mainland?The churches in my area have been open for individual prayer, Benediction services and Stations of the Cross, and social distancing is strongly encouraged. Priests have even paraded in processions in neighborhoods with the Blessed Sacrament in order to bring elements of the church service out to the faithful. Similarly, rabbis and imams whom I know have been doing the equivalent with their respective religious congregations. That is all "religious service." Read MoreWhat most of us have not done is put ourselves and our parishioners in danger by gathering in large groups for Mass or other religious services "as usual." That would have been β and would continue to be, in this time of contagion β irresponsible and sinful. It would also violate the right to life of many. Yes, responsible action with regard to religious organizations during this pandemic is a right-to-life issue. This is a right that needs to apply to those who live after birth, too. In her press briefing Friday at the White House, press secretary Kayleigh McEnany suggested that telling churches not to reopen is a violation of our First Amendment rights. JUST WATCHEDBriefing gets heated after press secretary's remarkReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHBriefing gets heated after press secretary's remark 01:30I don't see the logic there. No one is prohibiting the free exercise of religion. Though we are in the teeth of a pandemic, in which a very dangerous coronavirus can be transmitted by, among other things, close physical proximity, people can and do continue to worship, albeit in temporarily altered circumstances and in novel ways. To use the "freedom of religion" argument to demand carte blanche the opening of religious venues is to proffer a fallacious argument that can potentially lead to physical harm and, in the worst case, death. We all want to be able to open churches and places of worship fully so that those who wish to gather in physical communion again can do so. However, this must be done incrementally and with utmost care. Physicians and health experts should be our primary guides here, and religious leaders should follow their guidance with strict and humble adherence. President Trump wants governors to "allow churches and places of worship to open right now." That would be foolhardy and dangerous. Most churches and places of worship are not yet ready to fully implement the most recent guidelines from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which serve only as recommendations. Some congregations, particularly in areas with high infection rates, are not willing to risk reopening even with the new guidelines.Get our free weekly newsletterSign up for CNN Opinion's new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and FacebookEventually we will all be ready.But let us take the time we need to get it right. When those of us who are Christian put out our hands for communion again, let's be confident that the body of Christ will nourish our bodies and not infect them. Our bodies β and lives β may depend on it. | news | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
59b186f6-669a-4389-b06e-f9a5a91d7dc6 | null | Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)Sharon Okpoe has lived her entire 17 years in Makokoβknown as the world's largest "floating slum"βbuilt on a lagoon in Lagos, Nigeria.Rickety shacks stand on stilts in the polluted water. Canoes are required transportation through the maze of narrow canals. Okpoe's father is a fisherman, and her mother sells smoked fish, eking out a living on the fringes of Africa's largest city.Lagos has a thriving economy built on oil, finance and manufacturing. And the city is now considered Nigeria's Silicon Valley, with Facebook and Google opening offices there earlier this year. Yet it's estimated that as many as two-thirds of the city's 21 million residents live in slums that lack reliable electricity, clean water and sanitation. CNN Hero Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin"When I went to Makoko for the first time, I was surprised to see the living conditions of human beings," recalls Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin, a computer programmer in Lagos. "Most girls are trapped in a vicious cycle of poverty. Many of them are not thinking education, a plan for the future."Read MoreBut several times a week, girls like Okpoe get a glimpse of another world when they attend GirlsCoding, a free program run by the Pearls Africa Foundation that seeks to educate -- and excite -- girls about computer programming. Since 2012, the group has helped more than 400 disadvantaged girls gain the technical skills and confidence they need to transform their lives.It's the vision of Ajayi-Akinfolarin, who left a successful career to dedicate herself to this work. She'd noticed how few women worked in this growing field -- a 2013 government survey found that less than 8% of Nigerian women were employed in professional, managerial or technology jobs. She wanted to fix the gender gap."Technology is a space that's dominated by men. Why should we leave that to guys?" she said. "I believe girls need opportunities." JUST WATCHEDCNN Heroes: Makoko FreshReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHCNN Heroes: Makoko Fresh 03:17Now, after school and during the summer, dozens of girls ages 10 to 17 get trained in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python and Scratch. Students come from slums or other challenging circumstances, such as orphanages, correctional homes and even a camp for those who've had to flee Boko Haram."I believe you can still find diamonds in these places," Ajayi-Akinfolarin said. "They need to be shown another life."One way her program does this is by taking the students to visit tech companies -- not only showing them what technology can do, but helping them visualize themselves joining the industry. Okpoe, for one, has taken this to heart. She helped create an app called Makoko Fresh that went live this summer, enabling fishermen like her father to sell seafood directly to customers. She wants to become a software engineer and hopes to study computer science at Harvard."One thing I want my girls to hold onto is, regardless of where they are coming from, they can make it," she said. "They are coders. They are thinkers. Their future is bright."CNN spoke to Ajayi-Akinfolarin about her work. Below is an edited version of their conversation.CNN: How did you discover your love of computers?Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin: Life growing up for me was tough. Losing my mother at the age of 4, (being) beaten by my father -- life was just crazy. I learned to fend for myself.My first experience with a computer was at the age of 10, on a school break, at a business center run by my brother's friend. Learning to type and modify text in Microsoft Word was just beautiful. But I really discovered my love for computers when I joined an IT firm as an intern after high school. When I got introduced to the world of computer programming, I was just natural with it. It just flowed. It's all about solving problems. I never knew that I'd be looking for solutions to problems regarding less privileged girls.CNN: Isn't solving problems at the heart of your program?Ajayi-Akinfolarin: That is what GirlsCoding is all about. We also want the girls to be leaders and change agents. We code towards a purpose, so they try to solve problems relating to what they see. For example, one project that I really like is called Hope Baskets. The girls wanted to get beggars off the streets, so they created a website to be a bridge between the rich and the poor. They wanted a way where someone can declutter their house and give them a call. Then they take what they're getting rid of -- food, clothing, educational materials -- and give it to those in need.We have another project called Break the Blade, about stopping female genital mutilation. These girls believe there is a lot of ignorance about this and want to be ambassadors on this issue. Eventually, they want to have a wrist band where you can press a button and it calls local authorities to come if FGM is about to take place. The fact that they can create solutions to problems makes them feel bold. It is no longer about just coding. CNN: What do you hope to do in the future? Ajayi-Akinfolarin: Right now, we are expanding into different states in Nigeria. One day, we also hope to have an institution called Girls Village -- a residential program that would provide all types of training for young girls. We'd also give them a chance to incubate their ideas about how to solve problems in their communities and learn how to pitch them. You could call it a bigger version of what we are currently doing.CNN: You gave up a career in a growing industry to do this work. Ajayi-Akinfolarin: We want girls to be creators of tech, not mere users. Watching them write code is beautiful. Many of them never touched a computer before they got here. It's mind-blowing. The joy on their faces, that's more than money. I can't buy it.Want to get involved? Check out the Pearls Africa Foundation website and see how to help.To donate to Pearls Africa Foundation, click the CrowdRise widget below.Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin, Pearls Africa Foundation on CrowdRise | news | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
b2ac4e54-2044-4a48-9812-1090143bb878 | null | (CNN)His red Nissan is in the church parking lot.His picture is on the pew where he loved to sit. But Gilles Bikindou wasn't at Greenwood Forest Baptist Church in Cary, North Carolina, last Sunday. Or the Sunday before that. Or the Sunday before that. Or any of the Sundays since immigration authorities arrested him last month.This week, his pastor drove to Atlanta and stood outside the detention center where Bikindou was being held. She prayed that the officials who planned to deport him would have a change of heart. Read MoreBikindou has HIV, chronic kidney failure and diabetes. He'd already suffered health setbacks while in custody, the Rev. Lauren Efird said, and deportation to the Republic of Congo would be a death sentence."Without the life-prolonging medical care he can only receive here," she said, "he will die." Bikindou's case reflects a number of key issues emerging as the Trump administration steps up its immigration crackdown.Among them:β’ Detention of immigrants at regularly scheduled check-ins with officialsβ’ Concerns about medical care in detention facilitiesβ’ The growing role of churches in protecting and advocating for immigrantsEfird knows Bikindou's case is one of millions.But that, she said, is just one more reason people should pay attention."It feels to me like he very much has gotten caught up in the system of an administration that's bent on showing no mercy," she said.If it happened to a member of her church, she said, it could happen to someone at yours, too.The Rev. Lauren Efird leads a vigil outside the Altanta City Detention Center, calling for Gilles Bikindou's releaseDetained during a check-in with ICEBikindou, 58, came to the United States in 2004 on a cultural exchange visa, planning to study economic policy management with financial support from his country's government.The funding fell through, according to Efird, after Bikindou refused to testify in support of government officials in a trial over the alleged disappearance of hundreds of refugees.Fearing political retaliation, he sought asylum in the United States.He lost that bid in 2010 when a judge ordered his deportation. He was detained, then released on what's known as an "order of supervision."Gilles Bikindou lost his political asylum case, but he says he's still afraid to return to the Republic of Congo.For nearly eight years, Bikindou checked in regularly with Immigration and Customs Enforcement as the order required. On January 9, he parked his car at his North Carolina church and headed to the ICE office in Charlotte with his associate pastor for what Bikindou expected to be another routine appointment. In a black and gray messenger bag, he carried paperwork asking ICE to block his deportation on humanitarian grounds, including a signed letter from his doctor saying the United States and Canada are the only places he can get the medicine he needs.Bikindou and the pastor walked into the ICE office together. The pastor walked out alone, carrying Bikindou's bag. "It was a surprise ... I was in shock," Bikindou said in a telephone interview this week from the Atlanta City Detention Center. Officials, he said, had given no indication that he'd end up handcuffed when he came to his check-in that day."He's being treated as if they discovered he's a terrorist or had been convicted of a horrible crime since the last check-in, and none of those are true," said his attorney, Hans Christian Linnartz. "We have no clue why all of a sudden they've decided to lock him up." ICE says Bikindou was arrested because he had a deportation order on his record.JUST WATCHEDA rare look inside a deportation flightReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHA rare look inside a deportation flight 01:51"Mr. Bikindou has been afforded full legal process in his case and was taken into custody based on a final order of removal issued by an immigration judge," ICE spokeswoman Tamara Spicer said in a statement. "ICE considers all humanitarian factors when making custody determinations and in the removal process."ICE says it focuses on people who pose a threat to national security, public safety and border security, but no one who's broken immigration laws is exempt from potential enforcement."All of those in violation of US immigration laws may be subject to immigration arrest, detention, and removal from the United States, if found removable by final order," the agency said.Immigrant rights advocates have accused ICE of focusing on "low-hanging fruit" rather than public safety threats. Detentions during check-ins are something immigration lawyers across the country have been observing with growing frequency, according to Greg Chen, policy director of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. "We continue to receive regular reports of this particular practice," Chen said.There are more than 90,000 people who, like Bikindou, were released from custody on orders of supervision and check in regularly with ICE officials, according to the agency. Concerns over medical careBikindou says getting the medicine he needs is a matter of life and death. It's something he fears will be impossible in the Republic of Congo. "I won't get the appropriate treatment. ... I will just be dying slowly," he said.In filings submitted as part of the case, his doctor says Bikindou's HIV infection, diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease require a specialized combination of medication that isn't available in many developing countries. "Lack of access to safe and effective anti-retroviral therapy would present an immediate threat to his health and survival," Dr. Christopher Sellers wrote.Bikindou's health deteriorated during his weeks in ICE custody and he was hospitalized three times, according to his pastor. And at the Stewart Detention Center in south Georgia, one of several facilities where Bikindou was detained, it took two weeks for him to receive all the medication he required, Efird said.Surprise inspections find 'significant issues' in treatment of ICE detaineesA report last year from the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general said detainees at Stewart had reported "long waits for the provision of medical care, including instances of detainees with painful conditions, such as infected teeth and a knee injury, waiting days for medical intervention."Asked to respond to advocates' criticism of Bikindou's care while in ICE custody, Spicer, the ICE spokeswoman, said detention centers are staffed with health care providers, and outside providers are used as needed."ICE takes very seriously the health, safety and welfare of those in our care," she said. But Bikindou's advocates argued that if that were the case, he wouldn't have been detained in the first place. For weeks after his arrest, they rallied to bring light to his story and fight his deportation.On Thursday, they learned their last hope at blocking it had failed. ICE officials denied Bikindou's request for humanitarian parole and said he would be able to get the treatment he needs in his homeland. "When Mr. Bikindou is removed, he will be provided with a copy of his medical records and an ample supply of medications to be used while he seeks a permanent treatment solution in his home country," ICE Field Office Director Sean Gallagher wrote, according to a copy of the letter reviewed by CNN. "There is no appeal from this decision."Bikindou's attorney is still fighting on another front: He's making a last-ditch effort to reopen his client's asylum case in court, arguing conditions in the Republic of Congo have gotten worse and that critics of the government are now at an even greater risk.Churches playing a larger roleAs she stood flanked by fellow clergy members outside the Atlanta City Detention Center this week, Efird described Bikindou as a "brother in Christ."Bikindou, she said, had a clean criminal record and did everything immigration authorities asked, all while working at a packing plant, continuing his studies and contributing to his community."We won't stand by and let our brother be treated this way. ... We won't stand by and let Jesus be treated this way," she said. "Our church community will not be the same without Gilles in our midst." JUST WATCHEDChicago sanctuary church shelters immigrantsReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHChicago sanctuary church shelters immigrants 02:44Her voice is part of a chorus of religious leaders increasingly speaking out as churches play a growing role in advocating for immigrants in their congregations.Dozens of people facing deportation have taken sanctuary in churches across the United States, according to a report released by activists earlier this year. Church leaders are also increasingly accompanying immigrants to court dates and ICE check-ins.A call she dreaded would comeEfird's phone rang at 8 a.m. Friday with the news she'd feared.Bikindou told her he'd been awakened at 2 a.m. and flown from Atlanta to Washington Dulles International Airport. He was waiting for his deportation flight, ticket in hand, with an ICE officer at his side."He said it all felt like a dream," she said. "He sounds worried about what awaits him when he lands in the Congo. "I'm sure it did feel like a dream. They woke him up and made him disappear under the cover of darkness."Efird said she's still determined to keep fighting. Clergy sing at a February 21 vigil outside the Atlanta City Detention Center, calling for ICE to release Gilles Bikindou. A post shared by Catherine Shoichet (@catherinecnn) on Feb 22, 2018 at 4:50pm PST
Even after Bikindou is deported, she hopes an immigration judge will reopen his case and give him a chance to come back. After his arrest, leaders at Bikindou's church placed his photo and messenger bag in the pew where he always sat. Beside them they laid a red clergy stole that Efird says represents the Holy Spirit and justice.Each Sunday, Efird said, members sat next to the items in the pew and prayed for Bikindou's return. They will again this Sunday, this time with a heavier heart.As he waited to learn his fate this week, Bikindou said he'd also been praying -β that his story will send a powerful message, and that he'll be able to return to his home in the United States someday, even if he's deported. But most of all, he said, he prayed for the people from his church."I'm spiritually with them," he said, "even though physically I can't be."CNN's Toby Lyles contributed to this report. | news | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
0a3430ee-cf21-4060-b4c0-d8ba904721e7 | null | Berlin (CNN)German soldiers will have to wait until 2022 to get new combat boots, in a setback that has angered politicians and raised questions about the readiness of the country's military. The rollout of the new footwear, which began in 2016, was scheduled to be completed by 2020 but has now been pushed back to mid-2022, the German Defense Ministry told CNN."Due to limited production capacity in industry the schedule could not be kept," a ministry spokesperson said. "Thousands of boots are being produced at the same time."The ministry had planned to provide soldiers with two types of "heavy combat boots" and one "light combat boot" -- but it admitted only around a sixth of all soldiers had received the light combat boot and none had been given the second pair of heavy combat footwear.The first pair of heavy combat boots had been given to 160,000 of 183,000 soldiers, the ministry added in a response to an inquiry by opposition parliamentarian Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann.Read MoreMilitary rocket tests cause weeks-long moorland fire in northern GermanyThe delay was heavily criticized by a number of opposition lawmakers, who said the government had failed to adequately prepare the key NATO member's military for combat -- a charge that has frequently been levied against the defense ministry in recent years."Boots are the key to everything," Strack-Zimmermann told CNN. "You don't go skiing with a pair of trainers and you don't go hiking in high heels." "It is important that soldiers are equipped with the right pair of shoes -- in Mali you need different footwear than in other places. So it's a question of safety, and not that of fashion," she added."Everyone in the armed forces should have received their new pair of boots by the end of 2020," Strack-Zimmermann noted, calling the inability to provide the footwear on time "extremely embarrassing."The rollout was initiated under the watch of Ursula von der Leyen, Germany's controversial former defense minister who left her post earlier this year to become the European Commission President. Von der Leyen's five-year stint in the post was beset by controversies, with many of her domestic critics arguing she left the military unprepared for combat.A parliamentary report published in January, for instance, found that "far too few" troops had been provided with equipment such as "protective vests, boots, clothing, modern helmets or night vision devices." | news | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
ceecda4a-e55f-4084-980d-96b778eeda4f | null | Flint, Michigan (CNN)Students in Flint Community Schools have only been in the classroom about six months over the past two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and after the district's announcement last week that distance learning would continue until further notice, some families -- including some still dealing with the city's water crisis -- aren't sure how much longer they can keep it up.LA school district will require students to wear better masks for classes and sports"I have to be able to make a living so that I can pay for a roof over our heads, so I can pay for food. And if I can't have someone who can sit with the kids during their school hours then I have to, so I am not going to work," Lakia Cannon told CNN after helping her children, Khaterius, 9, and Kalia, 8, with their homework. Citing a recent surge in Covid-19 cases, Flint Community Schools announced Wednesday it's unknown when students will return to the classroom. They were originally slated to return to in-person learning Monday.The decision is a contrast to school districts in cities including Philadelphia, Chicago, and New York, where officials have pushed to keep schools open amid rising case numbers. Cannon said she appreciates the district is trying to keep students safe, but she struggles with the indefinite extension of remote learning. "I am conflicted. We need more options. We need more flexibility. We need something to help us out in this," she said.Read MoreBeverly Lewis, left, and her daughter, Lakia Cannon, said they are struggling with the decision to continue remote learning as they juggle working and making sure Lakia's kids are taken care of.Cannon's mother, Beverly Lewis, helps out by bringing the children to a local senior community center where she is the director. They study in a conference room across the hall from Lewis' office. It's an option many families don't have. "It really creates issues for us at home ... We are very limited on who we can have be home with them to make sure that they are doing their school the way that they need to or to give them a little push if they need some pushing or assistance," Lewis said. "It has been very difficult.""I want to go back to regular school," Khaterius said while working on a science presentation for this fourth grade class. He said he misses his teacher and extracurricular activities like breakfast club, the most. His sister, Kalia, said she misses talking to and eating with her friends.Khaterius Cannon, 9, is a fourth grader enrolled in Flint Community Schools. He said he's ready to return to the classroom and he misses his teacher and extracurricular activities.Superintendent says safety comes firstThe week the school district decided to continue remote learning, January 12-18, Michigan's statewide seven-day average test positivity rate hovered just above 33%, according to the University of Michigan's MI Safe Start dashboard. Genesee County, where Flint is located, reported an average positivity rate of 38.9%, the data showed. The county is currently classified as having a high rate of transmission, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The CDC has said multiple studies show transmission of Covid-19 in school settings is usually lower than or similar to community transmission when districts put the right prevention strategies in place. But the superintendent of Flint Community Schools, Kevelin Jones, stands by his decision to continue remote learning indefinitely."We didn't want to have our scholars out for two weeks and then, all of a sudden in the middle of a surge, we send them back to school," Jones said. "And so we made the decision to have them out until this surge begins to decline."The hope is that students will not be out for the remainder of the school year, he said. "Absolutely not. It is our goal to have our scholars in school, however, safety is first for Flint Community Schools."Kalia Cannon, 8, misses talking to and playing with her classmates.The decision to continue remote learning comes with guidance from city health officials and support from the school board, he added.The district was allocated nearly $150 million in federal funds to make improvements to slow the spread of the virus, Jones said. There are air purifiers in each classroom, but the HVAC systems are currently being upgraded."Our ventilation is not where it needs to be to ensure total safety, and so we are working at that and we've been working at that for the last year or so," Jones said. "We are doing renovations, purchasing PPE supplies, technology for scholars and medical assistants, etc. It's not just for air quality." "You can have all the money in the world. But if you don't have the people there to enforce the distancing rules, if you don't have teachers .... because they're at home sick, then what good is money?" Carol McIntosh, a Flint Board of Education member and trustee, said.Virginia school districts sue Gov. Youngkin over executive order making mask mandate optional "At the end of the day, we need educators available and our teachers are paying the price ... Some of our teachers might not be able to make it back from Covid and we already have a teacher shortage in the country," she said.McIntosh also said she understands the concern among parents, adding she has received criticism from people outside of the district about the decision. "We believe that the best form of teaching our scholars is having them face-to-face," she said. "But we also understand that if we send sick kids home, it is a chance that those kids could become orphans. And I think that is just too high of a price to pay at this time."Jones, whose own children are among the district's 3,000 students, said he isn't willing to risk losing anyone again. "I lost my father. I lost my hero. I hear him in the back of my head saying 'Make sure you're doing what's best for children,'" he said, adding that Covid-19 also killed his uncle and nephew a week after his father died.A Covid survivor himself, Jones said distance is the best option right now."To our scholars, you're going to be able to see your friends, you're going to be able to mingle, but right now, let's just stay safe. Hang in there," he said. | news | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
1ce64e96-f6c1-4dfa-83e3-dba20891ac03 | null | (CNN)Chris Van Gorder says he's seeing a telling trend in the hospitals he runs.Coronavirus patients are showing up in emergency rooms after calling 911 from the US-Mexico border. "They'll literally come to the border and call an ambulance," says Van Gorder, president and CEO of Scripps Health, a hospital system in southern California. The rise in ambulance traffic from the border, which several officials described to CNN, is a symptom of the pandemic's spread in the region -- and a sign of the many connections between communities in both countries."There just is not a wall for viruses at the border," says Josiah Heyman, director of the Center for Inter-American and Border Studies at the University of Texas at El Paso. "The wall is an illusion, because the two sides are really woven together."Read MoreAn increase in cross-border coronavirus cases, which began getting public attention in May, overwhelmed some California hospitals and spurred the state to create a new patient transfer system to help."It's an unprecedented surge across the border," says Carmela Coyle, president and CEO of the California Hospital Association. In the past five weeks, more than 500 patients have been transferred to hospitals across the state from California's Imperial County, which has the state's highest per capita rate of coronavirus cases -- and, according to officials, has seen a large number of patients crossing from Mexico. But Van Gorder, Coyle and other officials in California say this isn't an immigration issue. Most of the coronavirus patients crossing the border, they say, are Americans.In a call with state hospital leaders earlier this month, the head of California's emergency medical services authority, Dr. David Duncan, described the steady stream of patients coming to Imperial County as "gas on the fire.""We've got this continual flow of Covid coming across the border in the form of US citizens that carry and continue to escalate and fuel the Covid pressures that we see," Duncan said.The view from the borderOfficials estimate about a quarter of a million US citizens live across the border in the Mexican state of Baja California. Many work in the US and have family members there. Some regularly go to US hospitals when they need medical attention. Others decided to cross this time because Mexican hospitals were overwhelmed by a crush of coronavirus cases. "What has happened as the situation has worsened on the Mexican side of the line is that a number of the US citizens are returning to the United States to seek care for Covid-19," says Coyle of the California Hospital Association.Officials in Mexico's Baja California state say the number of active coronavirus cases there are now declining. But the state -- which is home to large cities like Tijuana and Mexicali -- has been hit hard by the pandemic. With more than 1,700 dead, it's among the Mexican states with the highest Covid-19 death tolls and death rates per capita.A cemetery worker takes a break from digging new graves at Tijuana Municipal Cemetery 13 amid the COVID-19 pandemic on May 11, 2020 in Tijuana, Mexico. Sergio A. BeltrΓ‘n, US Customs and Border Protection's officer in charge for the Calexico ports of entry, said in a statement to CNN that he started to see an increasing flow of people coming across the border for medical care a few months ago. "While it varies from day to day, and shift to shift, we have experienced a significant increase in medical-related calls at the Calexico ports of entry that can be directly linked to the COVID-19 pandemic over the last couple of months," he said. "We're definitely seeing people on a daily basis. And we still have our regular medical-related calls that aren't COVID-related from people in accidents or having other medical issues and are coming for medical treatment in the US."Sometimes people walk to the port of entry or drive themselves to the border crossing, then call for an ambulance to get them to a US medical facility when they arrive. And sometimes, he said, travelers arrive at the border in Mexican ambulances and have already arranged for US ambulances to meet them there. What happened in California hospitals as more coronavirus patients crossedAt El Centro Regional Medical Center in Imperial County, coronavirus cases started to climb in early May as the situation across the border in Mexicali worsened, says Adolphe Edward, the hospital's CEO."That uptick just took a fast, escalating move," Edward says.At one point that month, the 161-bed hospital saw so many coronavirus cases that it had to stop accepting any new patients in its emergency room. Edward says he heard first-hand from his own staff one reason the numbers were going up."I've got over 60 staff members that travel back and forth every day. They live in Mexicali, but they come to work here," he says. "They told me it took Mexicali a while to get to the point where they put (social distancing) restrictions. I think that's one reason why the number is as high as it is now."The El Centro Regional Medical Center is shown Wednesday, May 20, 2020, in El Centro, Calif. About 90 miles to the west, Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista, which is across the border from Tijuana, was also seeing cases starting to climb. Officials began tracking the travel histories of patients there, and quickly spotted a trend: Many had recently been in Mexico. "About half the patients that are testing positive are indicating they've crossed the border within the previous week," Van Gorder says."The patients that cross the border appear to be sicker than the patients that we've normally been seeing," he says. "It may be that they waited in Mexico too long, or they went to a Mexican hospital and decided to get their care here."'It's almost like a waterfall cascading'The flow of patients across the border has been steady for weeks, says Coyle of the California Hospital Association. And now hospitals across the state -- including as far north as Sacramento -- are taking in coronavirus patients from Imperial County as part of a new patient transfer system set up to ease the pressure, Coyle said.A challenge across the region, she says, is that so many patients are sick with the same condition, requiring the same equipment for treatment, at the same time."That is what driving the shortages of service and supply in Mexicali, driving these expats back to the United States and then driving a very unique movement of patients into and more broadly across the state of California," she says. "It's almost like a waterfall cascading."People wearing face masks wait outside an emergency room in Tijuana to be tested for coronavirus in April. Even though the US-Mexico border has been closed to all but essential travel since March, thousands of people still cross daily.Van Gorder says he's concerned that officials are moving too quickly towards reopening."We still don't have our arms completely around Covid and the Covid spread," he says. "And as a border community, I think we have a double risk."On Friday Gov. Gavin Newsom said the percentage of positive coronavirus tests in Imperial County was so high that he was recommending that officials reinstate a stay-at-home order there. State officials have said US citizens crossing into California for medical care are among the factors driving the uptick. The governor said Friday that "it's too early to tell" if the high number of cases in neighboring Arizona are also a contributing factor , adding that a "deep dive" study by the CDC is underway.What's happening in other parts of the border Heyman, of the University of Texas at El Paso, says there's one thing that's important to remember about coronavirus -- and other issues -- along the vast US-Mexico border."The two sides can't be kept separate," he says. "If there's a problem on one side of the border, it flows to the other side." In earlier days of the pandemic, Mexican officials expressed concern about travelers from the US bringing coronavirus into the country. In the Mexican border city of Nogales in May, officials installed "sanitizing tunnels" that sprayed a disinfectant solution on people who'd just come from the US. "I don't know what they thought they were doing," says Arturo Garino, the mayor of the sister city on the US side of the border, Nogales, Arizona. But Garino says he's concerned about the flow of people traveling across the border, too.Commuters line up to cross to the United States at the San Ysidro crossing port in Tijuana on June 16, 2020.While coronavirus cases are surging, particularly in two Arizona counties along the border -- Santa Cruz and Yuma -- Garino says officials haven't pinpointed the cause."It has to do a lot with social distancing. It has to do a lot with gatherings," he says. "And I know a lot of residents here go into Mexico and vice versa."Garino, who recently signed an order requiring people in his city to wear masks in public places, says he's worried about the frequent cross-border travel that's a part of daily life there intensifying the spread of the virus. "I'm concerned because of the spike in cases that we have," he says. "We're trying to do our best to curb this virus, and we continuously keep on going up and up and up."CNN's Cheri Mossburg contributed to this report. | health | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
ab57575e-2a09-44c9-a892-d7464c823b9b | null | Story highlightsA massive flock of sheep went for an early morning stroll in Huesca, SpainThe police had to be called to help roundup the morning maraudersA video of the sheep strolling through the town is a hit on social media (CNN)Sheep are like bad teenagers. They sneak out in the middle of the night, and then you have to call the cops to go find them and bring them home.That's pretty much what happened earlier this week, when a 1,300-strong flock in Huesca, Spain snuck right past its shepherd and took a hike, presumably leaving him feeling a little sheepish.It all started a little before 4.30 a.m. Tuesday, when police received calls from a number of locals that hundreds of sheep were making their way through the city.A video uploaded on the Huesca police's Facebook page shows the sheep determinedly strutting forward, as a police car pulls up flashing its lights.The police and the shepherd managed to round up all the sheep, who apparently weren't engaged in a random bid for freedom. They were scheduled for a more orderly move to the Pyrenees mountains, to take place a few hours later when traffic could be halted and they could be escorted by police. Read MoreBut the flock -- since it takes that path every year with its shepherd -- already knew the way and probably wanted to prove it was independent enough to do it themselves. | news | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
242fb874-6941-4489-83c7-1635a410c923 | null | (CNN)Australia's Catholic Church has rejected calls for priests to be compelled to report child abuse revealed in confessionals. The Church said Friday it would accept "98%" of recommendations made by a high-level government inquiry into child sexual abuse, which uncovered shocking accounts of widespread abuse inside Australian religious institutions.But church leaders said that they would maintain the sanctity of confession, arguing to remove it would infringe on religious liberties."The only recommendation we can't accept is removing the seal of confession," Sister Monica Cavanagh, president of Catholic Religious Australia said at a press conference.The Church's decision to reject the recommendation remains a stumbling block for some. It comes amid a tumultuous week for the Catholic Church as pressure builds on Pope Francis to ensure abusers within the church are held to account.Read MoreIt comes amid a tumultuous week for the Catholic Church as pressure builds on Pope Francis to ensure abusers within the church are held to account. Addressing crowds in Dublin, Ireland last weekend, the Pontiff spoke of his shame over the "appalling crimes" committed in recent decades and called for forgiveness from those who had suffered. JUST WATCHEDMounting pressure for Cardinal Wuerl to resignReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHMounting pressure for Cardinal Wuerl to resign 02:37Royal Commission findingsThe Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse heard testimony from more than 8,000 people, who gave evidence in private sessions, over a period of five years. During the inquiry it emerged that 7% of priests in Australia had been accused of abusing children, including over 40% of brothers in some orders.A total of 2,559 referrals were made to authorities, including the police, as a result of the $383 million (AU$500 million) probe.The final report delivered in December included 189 new recommendations to address a "serious failure" by Australian institutions to protect children, including 20 for the Catholic Church alone.While the church said it had accepted almost all of the recommendations, it added that a large number would be only be put into effect pending approval from the Vatican. That includes one recommendation to consider voluntary celibacy for priests.Peter Gogarty, a child abuse survivor, told ABC Radio he thought there was a bit of "clever play on words" going on in the Church's response to the recommendation."A great many of these recommendation it has said that it accepts in principle but subject to it doing more work or research ... It's not as rosy as the Church has tried to paint it, but as I said I remain cautiously optimistic that we are certainly in a more child safe environment," Gogarty told local media.JUST WATCHEDChurch official: 'We hang our heads in shame' ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHChurch official: 'We hang our heads in shame' 00:52 Seal of confession is 'inviolable'The one recommendation it said it wouldn't adopt was the suggestion that priests be compelled to report to authorities any admissions of abuse made by priests in the confession box.Sister Cavanagh said the Church was "deeply committed to both child safety and seal of confession, which we consider inviolable. We don't accept that safeguarding (children's safety) and the seal are mutually exclusive." Under Roman Catholic law, priests risk being excommunicated if they divulge what's been said in confession, either by their words or actions. "The sacramental seal is inviolable; therefore it is absolutely forbidden for a confessor to betray in any way a penitent in words or in any manner and for any reason," according to the Vatican.Mandatory reporting differs between Australia's states and territories but in most places professional carers must tell authorities about suspected cases of child abuse.Advocates say the "seal of confession" shows the church puts itself ahead of children. 'Changes must be made': Shocking Australian child abuse inquiry ends"I think it's appalling that the Catholic Church is not putting the safety of Australian children as their number one priority ... We don't live under canon law," Leonie Sheedy, chief executive of Care Leavers Australasia Network told CNN.Sheedy said the Australian public was "fed up" with the church, and it was "insulting" that Australia's Catholic leaders said they had to refer back to the Vatican for approval to make the reforms."Why can't they make decisions themselves and put the safety of Australian children first?" she said.In a statement released June, the Church said it "welcomed" the report and had already begun its work to respond to the recommendations "including measures to standardize approaches to child safety and research to help prevent child sexual abuse in the future."Groundbreaking reportThe landmark Royal Commission report described the abuse of children in Australia's religious institutions as a "national tragedy.""We now know that countless thousands of children have been sexually abused in many institutions in Australia. In many institutions, multiple abusers have sexually abused children," the report said."We must accept that institutional child sexual abuse has been occurring for generations."JUST WATCHEDArchbishop: 'This is a shameful past'ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHArchbishop: 'This is a shameful past' 01:03At the time of its release, McClellan, stated that the issue of child sex abuse was an ongoing issue. "The sexual abuse of children is not just a problem from the past. Child sexual abuse in institutions continues today," he said. "In some case studies into schools the alleged abuse was so recent that the children are still attending school."Archbishop Mark Coleridge, President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, said that while the Church would not remove the seal of the confessional, it was willing to admit the failures of the past and change to regain the public's trust."We make the pledge 'never again.' There will be no cover up. We will respond quickly to accusations, improve governance structure, be more transparent and we will listen," he said."We know that only actions not words can rebuild trust, and until trust is rebuilt all the apologies in the world will miss the mark." βCNN's Eric Cheung contributed reporting from Hong Kong. | news | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
550d234a-76fb-4b4a-9e2b-89ddb7a2c7ff | null | (CNN)The Vatican is seeking an explanation from Instagram, after the official account of Pope Francis liked a photograph of a lingerie-clad Brazilian model. A photograph of model Natalia Garibotto, who was dressed in schoolgirl-style undergarments, was liked by Francis' verified account, franciscus, the Catholic News Agency (CNA) reported.It is unclear when the photograph -- which shows Garibotto's skimpily clad buttocks -- was first liked, but the interaction was visible on November 13, before being unliked the next day, after CNA approached the Holy See Press Office for comment, the news agency said.The disturbing truths in the new Vatican scandal reportNow, the Vatican said it is trying to get to the bottom of the incident. "We are in touch with Instagram to find out what happened," Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni told CNN on Friday.Read MoreFacebook, which owns Instagram, told CNN: "The issue is currently being investigated in close contact with The Holy See." Some 7.4 million people follow the pontiff on his official Instagram account, but the account does not follow anyone back. There is no evidence that the Pope liked the image himself. COY Co, Garibotto's management company, posted about the incident on its own Instagram account, writing: "COY Co. has received the POPE'S OFFICIAL BLESSING."Garibotto also responded to the incident, writing on Twitter on November 13: "At least I'm going to heaven." | news | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
85a54ed1-70e3-4cb5-a721-e4b77ffa1802 | null | Story highlightsThe Women's Professional Soccer league has been suspended for 2012The WPS, which began in 2009, is involved in an expensive legal disputeLegal proceedings revolve around the termination of the magicJack franchiseStars such as U.S. duo Hope Solo and Abby Wambach and Brazil's Marta play in WPSTop-level female football in the U.S. was dealt a severe blow on Monday when it was announced the 2012 Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) season had been suspended.The league only began in 2009, but an expensive legal dispute with a former franchise owner has driven the board of governors to halt the five-team competition.The announcement came just 24 hours after the U.S. national women's team had beaten Canada 4-0 to win the North and Central American qualifying tournament for the 2012 Olympics Games in London."We are proud of what the league has accomplished in the first three seasons," Thomas Hofstetter, owner of the New Jersey-based Sky Blues FC, who won the 2009 WPS playoffs, said in a statement. "But we do recognize the necessity to resolve our existing legal and operational issues so that we can continue to support and grow WPS the right way. "This was a very difficult decision, but one we as owners feel is the best business decision for the league at this time."The legal dispute which has forced the league to take this step is with Dan Borislow, the owner of the Florida-based magicJack franchise.Borislow brought the Washington Freedom team in 2011 before relocating it to Boca Raton and renaming the franchise after his communications company.He repeatedly clashed with WPS over a number of issues, including the size of the magicJack's stadium and reportedly failing to pay player wages.WPS took the decision on October 27 2011 to "terminate" the franchise, which had U.S. national team stars such as goalkeeper Hope Solo and striker Abby Wambach on its roster.Borislow challenged the termination, with the league forced to suspend the 2012 season "in order to address the legal issues head-on before moving forward with competition.""Those that take part in our league -- players, partners and fans -- deserve the best," said WPS CEO Jennifer O'Sullivan. "That is what we are taking the time to ensure we deliver when we resume play in 2013 and beyond."With our supporters and athletes in mind, we are committed to complete the hard work necessary to resume play in 2013 and reestablish WPS as the premiere women's professional soccer league in the world."The 2011 WPS playoffs were won by the Western New York Flash, who were led by Brazil's five-time FIFA World Player of the Year Marta. | sport | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
1a3ee490-6e61-4b12-8d7f-add86927b077 | null | Story highlightsA Ukrainian defense spokesman reports 129 violations of the ceasefire so farUkrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists are supposed to withdraw heavy weapons MondayMariupol, Ukraine (CNN)Less than two days into a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, deadly violence erupted once again between the military and pro-Russian separatists, casting further doubt about whether the peace plan will hold. Five Ukrainian security forces were killed and 25 were wounded in fighting with the separatists, Ukrainian defense spokesman Andriy Lysenko said. He said at least 129 violations of the ceasefire have already taken place -- ranging from small arms fire to mortar attacks. But pro-Russian separatists have also blamed Ukraine for violations. JUST WATCHEDOfficial: Ukrainian forces killed amid ceasefireReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHOfficial: Ukrainian forces killed amid ceasefire 01:39Dmytro Chalov, a spokesman for a sector of the Ukrainian army, said mortar fire pummeled the Mariupol area of eastern Ukraine. The ceasefire went into effect more than 24 hours earlier, at midnight Saturday night. Read MoreMonday was slated to be a key day in the truce -- when both sides are supposed to withdraw heavy weapons. But neither has done so.The Ukrainian army still has plans to pull heavy weapons out of the area, but it won't happen until the situation is quiet, Chalov said."We emphasize that our military will only fire in response," Lysenko told reporters Monday. The ceasefire aims to end 10 months of fighting in eastern Ukraine. But less than 90 minutes after it started, Ukrainian officials reported mortar shelling at a military post near Zolote in the Luhansk region.JUST WATCHEDHow the shaky ceasefire looks from a heavily contested cityReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHHow the shaky ceasefire looks from a heavily contested city 02:17Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has warned that if the separatists do not abide by the ceasefire, he will impose martial law throughout Ukraine.Despite the reports of violence Monday, the truce did appear to hold up in many parts of eastern Ukraine. And that means some residents who have been holed up for weeks were able to venture out to buy food and medicine. But the future remains uncertain. "How long can this bloodshed go on for?" one woman told CNN. "All we want is peace."Frederik Pleitgen reported from Mariupol, and Holly Yan wrote from Atlanta. | news | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
9c088657-08b2-4325-8cc8-30bce486bc0a | null | (CNN)As the 2020 Formula 1 season finally gets ready to start, McLaren driver Carlos Sainz has revealed his health fears about the sport returning amidst the coronavirus pandemic.The season begins this weekend in Austria with a double-header at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, with the first race being held on July 5 and the second taking place on the following weekend."After four months of not racing, suddenly you are perfectly well but you have tested positive for Covid-19 so cannot race, it would be a horrible feeling."@Carlossainz55 reveals his Covid-19 health fears as the Formula 1 season gets set to start. π https://t.co/lrJfhDkGCI pic.twitter.com/NwwwCBNgwoβ CNN Sport (@cnnsport) June 30, 2020 Safety precautions will be in place for the sport's return -- masks will be worn and teams must stay in their "bubbles." The McLaren outfit has been tested every Monday over the last month, but Sainz still worries about the possibility of contracting Covid-19."You might have Covid-19 and you don't even know you have it and don't even have symptoms or someone in the team doesn't even have symptoms and they have it and you might miss a race because of that," the 25-year-old told CNN Sport's Amanda Davies in an Instagram Live chat."And after four months of not racing and of wanting to go racing, suddenly you are perfectly well and healthy but you have tested positive for Covid-19 so cannot race in Formula 1, after four months, it would be a horrible feeling and something that I want to take care of not happening.Read More"You might as well get it from pure bad luck and you can't do anything against it, you just have to skip a couple of races because of that. But the worst part of it would be to feel perfect, feel like you feel now, have Covid-19 in your system or in your blood, and not being able to race."READ: Lewis Hamilton: 'Sad and disappointing' to read Ecclestone commentsSainz poses for a photo ahead of the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on March 12, 2020. The race was eventually postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.'We'll miss the fans'No fans will be in attendance for the opening rounds of the 2020 season, but F1 boss Chase Carey believes it is possible a 15-18 race season can still be completed.Racing without fans will affect the moments "before and after the race," says Sainz, but when it comes to the racing itself, the McLaren driver believes it'll be business as usual."Those moments when you're doing the drivers parade when you see the full grandstand, those moments when you go into a track and you see everything full of fans supporting you, shouting out your name, it fills you with energy and good vibes," said Sainz, who will replace Sebastian Vettel at Ferrari in 2021."And not having that is going to be sad and for sure different. There's not going to be a lack of motivation. Motivation will be extremely high and we're going to be ready."READ: Pope Francis writes a letter of support to Alex Zanardi after horror crashSainz drives for McLaren during day three of F1 Winter Testing in Barcelona.Taking a standF1 has attempted to make strides in addressing issues of diversity following George Floyd's death and the subsequent Black Lives Matter protests across the world.It announced the start of its own #WeRaceAsOne initiative, set up to tackle "the biggest issues facing the sport and global communities -- the fight against COVID-19 and the condemnation of racism and inequality."Mercedes also announced their cars will don a black livery for the 2020 season as a statement that the reigning champions "stand against racism and all forms of discrimination."Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas will also wear all-black overalls, as opposed to their usual all-white uniforms. Hamilton has said he also plans to set up a commission in his name to increase diversity in motorsport.Sainz prepares to drive during first practice at Silverstone.Visit CNN.com/sport for more news, features, and videosWhen asked whether the drivers were considering taking a knee ahead of the first race of the season, Sainz admitted that they were "thinking about it."Sainz says he has "never seen racism in first person," though the McLaren driver is actively searching for ways in which he can help make a positive impact."That doesn't mean racism doesn't exist in the world. So I acknowledge that, I admit it might exist even though I haven't seen it and I want to inform myself and see what we can do to improve the situation." | sport | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
23dea562-0082-409b-beb3-a5551dbe6bfc | null | Watch Living Golf on CNNi at these times (GMT): Sep 3: 1030, 1730; Sep 5: 0730, 2230; Sep 6: 1730; Sep 12: 1730: Sep 13: 0730, 2230. (CNN)Comfort or couture? Sensible or stylish?For Carin Koch, few details are too small to be considered insignificant -- on the golf course, or off it.Follow @cnnsport
If her European team retains the Solheim Cup on home soil for the first time in the competition's 25-year history, the uniforms worn by her players next month may not be the most obvious contributor to their success.But their outfits will bear evidence to the Swede's thorough preparations for the biennial event, contested against the visiting U.S. side.The jacket that will be worn by the European team during the 2015 Solheim Cup."You have to make sure that there are 12 people that are going to wear this and feel comfortable in it," Koch says of the clothing she helped to design. Read MoreThe 44-year-old has had a long and distinguished career on the women's tour, stretching back to the early 1990s. Photos: Club couture Photos: Club coutureFrom the lurid colors of John Daly's trousers right back to the first swingers in the 17th century, golfers have always tried to stand out from the crowd.Hide Caption 1 of 20 Photos: Club coutureA portrait of William St. Clair of Rosslyn dating from around 1780. He was a member of the Honorable Company of Edinburgh Golfers (formerly known as the Gentleman Golfers of Edinburgh) who drew up the first known Rules of Golf. The military style coat was a familiar sight on the links in that era, Fleming says. "Members of early golf societies in Scotland and England from the early 1700s onwards were quite frequently military men who would often have military style coats -- it was the fashion of the day to wear a button coat," Fleming told CNN. "Different societies had different colors -- red is an R&A color and other societies also wore red, but others wore blue, green, there are instances of yellow (coats). It was symbol of membership. They would have special buttons for different societies, in the same way today that clubs have their own crest on jumpers and jackets, blazers, club ties. They also served a practical purpose -- they were warm and highly visible."Hide Caption 2 of 20 Photos: Club coutureOld Tom Morris, photographed around 1880, won the Open Championship four times. Dressed in hard-wearing and warm tweed, Morris, the son of a weaver, is widely regarded as the first professional golfer. "The early Open champions started to be known as pros," explains Fleming. "They won money in competitions and were backed by the gentlemen golfers who would act almost like sponsors. They would bet against one another, put up prize money, trophies." Hide Caption 3 of 20 Photos: Club coutureA young King Edward VIII (right) seen here in 1916. Then the Prince of Wales, he was a golf lover and wore "typical golfing dress rather than royal wear," Fleming says. His relaxed choice of clothing extended to wearing Fair Isle sweaters, which he helped popularize. The distinctive, multicolored weave is named after the small island in Shetland off Scotland's northeast coast.When Edward was appointed Captain of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club in 1922, a crowd of 6,000 onlookers watched him complete the "Drive into Office" (a ceremony on the first tee to mark the start of a new club captain's tenure) wearing a round-neck Fair Isle sweater. "Knitwear became a look of its own and people would wear it outside the golf course -- thanks in part to Scottish knitwear companies like Pringle and Lyle and Scott," Fleming says.Hide Caption 4 of 20 Photos: Club coutureU.S. golf star Walter Hagen (left) shakes hands with Britain's Henry Cotton after the American won his fourth and final Open Championship at Muirfield in 1929. Dressed in plus fours, shirts, ties and v-neck sweaters, the pair were a dapper sight on the course. "Walter Hagen loved wearing smart clothing and was known to talk about being a millionaire. He really liked bright colors," Fleming said. Hide Caption 5 of 20 Photos: Club coutureAustralian golfer Harry Williams sported a particularly fine pair of plus fours, or knickerbockers as they were more commonly known, in 1931. "People always ask about the plus four and the plus two -- the difference is the width of fabric that's left at the knee. Plus fours equals four inches of fabric at the knee," Fleming says. "If you ask people to name the traditional golfing look, it's diamond jumpers and plus fours. They were worn for lots of outdoor pursuits and golfers took to the knickerbockers. Even at the time people debated whether you looked silly!"Hide Caption 6 of 20 Photos: Club coutureThe late American golfer Payne Stewart revived the fashion for wearing plus fours and plus twos before his tragic death in 1999. "People sometimes turn up at St. Andrews to play the Old Course in plus fours because they want to wear this great outfit. Payne Stewart loved to wear outrageous things," Fleming says. Hide Caption 7 of 20 Photos: Club coutureFemale golf attire wasn't exactly progressive in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This outfit from circa. 1890 was typical of the heavy garb that women would wear."They were passionate about the game and careful about how they were perceived. They wanted to keep a good reputation," Fleming says.Hide Caption 8 of 20 Photos: Club couture"A dainty and most becoming garment..." Two decades later and fashions were starting to change, as this advert from 1910 suggests. Hide Caption 9 of 20 Photos: Club coutureFour first-round competitors in a Ladies' Scottish Foursomes tournament on the Royal and Ancient Course in June 1928.Women golfers would sometimes wear what was called a "Miss Higgins Hoop.""It was really just a piece of elastic that was moved up to around their knees and designed to keep your skirt from blowing up in the wind -- women had to remain modest. Often what would happen is that they would weight their skirts with wire along the bottom edge rather than having the Miss Higgins Hoop," Fleming says. "During the 1920s and 1930s women's fashion in general changed -- there was less corsetry -- so golf fashion kind of reflects wider fashions."Hide Caption 10 of 20 Photos: Club coutureThe elegant and striking figure of Gloria Minoprio caused a sensation at the English Ladies' Golf Championship in 1933 when she arrived carrying just one club and wearing trousers -- a first for a women golfer. "She turned up using a one iron and wore an iconic outfit -- a pair of navy trousers quite high-waisted and well-fitting, a roll-neck sweater and a turban, all matching navy colors," Fleming says."From that period onwards, more golfing women thought, 'Well, maybe I could wear slightly more interesting fashion choices on the golf course.'" Hide Caption 11 of 20 Photos: Club coutureMax Faulkner, Open champion in 1951, was a colorful presence on the fairways during the 1950s and 1960s."He loved to wear bright colors and was known for being quite fun on the course. He was somebody who looked to make use of fashion," Fleming says. Hide Caption 12 of 20 Photos: Club coutureArnold Palmer teeing off at the 1960 Masters tournament. The American's victories at the 1961 and 1962 Open Championship helped revive interest in the sport's oldest and most prestigious trophy."I would like to be remembered for bringing golf to a worldwide audience," Palmer, who was known for his stylish presence on the course, told CNN in 2012."I liked a sharp crease in my slacks, my shoes polished to shine, while my shirts were conservative with a straight collar. It was a style I stuck with for most of my career."Hide Caption 13 of 20 Photos: Club couturePalmer's exploits in the UK inspired a young Jack Nicklaus to compete at the Open Championship. The 18-time major champion is pictured here at St. Andrews' Old Course in 1978, when he would win his third and final Claret Jug. Both Nicklaus, dubbed the "Golden Bear," and Arnold "The King" Palmer would exploit their on-course success with profitable clothing businesses off it. Hide Caption 14 of 20 Photos: Club coutureBoth Nicklaus and Palmer built successful clothing brands. Nicklaus' distinctive "Golden Bear" logo is known to golfers throughout the world and Palmer, with the help of the sports agent Mark McCormack, settled on an umbrella logo for his wares. "People of that era did become more aware of branding and Jack Nicklaus was an early pioneer in that," Fleming says. Hide Caption 15 of 20 Photos: Club coutureThe trend of standing out on the links has been given new meaning by former Open champion John Daly in recent years. Although when he posed on St. Andrews' Swilcan Bridge with the Claret Jug in 1995, he wasn't quite so colorfully dressed. Hide Caption 16 of 20 Photos: Club coutureKnown as "Wild Thing," Daly has cultivated a reputation for wearing exuberant designs, notably his garish trousers.Hide Caption 17 of 20 Photos: Club coutureHere's a pair he wore at last year's Open Championship at Hoylake. What will he wear this year? Hide Caption 18 of 20 Photos: Club coutureBritain's Ian Poulter has also earned a reputation for his loud clothing as much as his attacking golf.Hide Caption 19 of 20 Photos: Club couturePoulter, seen here playing at New Delhi in 2008, has built a successful clothing business, IJP Design, and is unapologetic about what he wears during tournaments -- even this gold lamΓ© top. "I wear what I want to wear as opposed to wearing what someone else wants me to wear," he told CNN earlier this year. "I'm quite a control freak from that standpoint. I like what I wear, so it's good for me to be able to promote that."Hide Caption 20 of 20Now in her role as Solheim Cup captain, Koch has applied a savant sartorial touch to ensure her charges have every edge possible.Getting the playing attire right is "very important," she tells CNN in a phone interview from her home in Sweden. "It's the only event (in women's golf) where you play as a team and get to wear the same clothing."Koch has helped create the 2015 team's outfits alongside sportswear firm Abacus, offering suggestions and alterations to improve design and comfort.Priority number one, she said, has been avoiding stylistic calamity and wardrobe malfunction."I played the Solheim Cup a few times (including in European victories in 2000 and 2003) and I remember one time we had pants that were so uncomfortable that no-one really wore them. We wore rain pants (instead)," she says.Swinging fashionWhile some players might be keen on the eccentric slacks popular with male golfers like Ian Poulter and Rickie Fowler, others are more traditional."If you feel like you look ridiculous or you're not comfortable, it's awful," Koch says. "That's why you can't go too crazy with some of the designs either even though some of the girls would go for that. Photos: Michelle Wie's 'dark side' Photos: Michelle Wie's 'dark side'Michelle Wie's 'dark side' β Michelle Wie is one of the most recognizable female golfers on the planet. The American has enjoyed a successful 2014, winning the first major of her career at June's U.S. Women's Open. But away from the golf course, Wie has a passion which allows her to express her darker side...Hide Caption 1 of 11 Photos: Michelle Wie's 'dark side'Michelle Wie's 'dark side' β When she's not swinging a club, Wie likes to pick up a paintbrush. Her hobby started when a friend gave her a sketchbook and suggested she start drawing. The results, Wie admits, have been surprisingly morbid.Hide Caption 2 of 11 Photos: Michelle Wie's 'dark side'Michelle Wie's 'dark side' β "My mom was like, 'You were obsessed with skulls ever since you were a baby,'" explains Wie. In recent years, Wie's confidence in her artwork has grown and her Twitter and Instagram accounts regularly display her pieces.Hide Caption 3 of 11 Photos: Michelle Wie's 'dark side'Michelle Wie's 'dark side' β Although she now embraces her artistic talents, Wie hasn't always been so creatively minded. "I'm a big believer in just trying things out," she says. "If you fail, at least you tried."Hide Caption 4 of 11 Photos: Michelle Wie's 'dark side'Michelle Wie's 'dark side' β Art offers Wie an avenue to express emotions you wouldn't ordinarily associate with a sporting poster girl. "I guess I'm half a very happy person, half a very morbid person," says the 24-year-old. "There's a lot of emotions and feelings you can't really get out any other way and I'm not a very good poet or lyricist."Hide Caption 5 of 11 Photos: Michelle Wie's 'dark side'Michelle Wie's 'dark side' β "When I was in middle school I definitely went through a gothic, emo phase," she says. "I don't know how to paint happy. I think it releases a lot of the darker feelings in me. My happier ones are always on the exterior. There are definitely two sides of me, for sure."Hide Caption 6 of 11 Photos: Michelle Wie's 'dark side'Michelle Wie's 'dark side' β On the course, Wie has enjoyed a standout 2014 season, doubling her career tally to four pro titles. After holing her final putt at the U.S. Women's Open, Wie was overcome with a mix of joy and relief as she ended her long wait for a major championship.Hide Caption 7 of 11 Photos: Michelle Wie's 'dark side'Michelle Wie's 'dark side' β Wie kisses the trophy after finishing two shots clear of fellow American Stacy Lewis at Pinehurst in North Carolina. Hide Caption 8 of 11 Photos: Michelle Wie's 'dark side'Michelle Wie's 'dark side' β Wie has been shouldering great expectations since a young age. She qualified for an LPGA tournament at the age of 12, making her the youngest to do so.Hide Caption 9 of 11 Photos: Michelle Wie's 'dark side'Michelle Wie's 'dark side' β Wie joined an elite group of female golfers when, in 2004, she played on the men's PGA Tour at the Sony Open. Aged just 13, Wie carded an impressive 68 in the second round but eventually missed the cut.Hide Caption 10 of 11 Photos: Michelle Wie's 'dark side'Michelle Wie's 'dark side' β In 2016, golf returns to the Olympic Games. Wie has set her sights on turning out in the stars and stripes and winning gold. "It's definitely a huge goal of mine," she said. "Being able to represent your country and being able to win a gold medal would be one of my highest achievements, for sure."Hide Caption 11 of 11JUST WATCHEDCharley Hull's incredible journeyReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHCharley Hull's incredible journey 04:43Yet a fashion that suits is not the only item on Koch's meticulous to-do list before the tournament tees off on September 18.She has also spent plenty of time in and around the St. Leon course in Baden Wurttemberg, Germany, that will stage the event. Suggestions have been offered on how holes should be set up, hotel and team room facilities have been tweaked to engender a positive atmosphere while a range of activities have been arranged to keep players happy and occupied when away from the course.Then there's the none-too-trifling issue of four wildcard picks to supplement the eight golfers who qualify automatically through the various ranking systems. Koch concedes the Americans will be favorites as they will likely have more higher-ranked players on their team. But she is fortunate to have experienced hands to turn to in vice-captains Annika Sorenstam, Sophie Gustafson and Maria McBride -- not to mention a selection of seasoned players who have won the last two Solheim Cups for Europe. Koch was also a Solheim vice-captain herself in 2013 and spent time watching victorious Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley at close quarters last year as the Irishman's European team thumped the best U.S. men's golf had to offer at Gleneagles, Scotland. Carin Koch (left) poses as part of the triumphant European Solheim Cup team of 2013."I learned a lot from speaking to Paul McGinley," Koch says. "His attention to detail was fantastic."I think we're similar personalities in that we're not going to leave anything to what happens. I want to make sure that I'm very prepared and I when I leave Germany I want to be sure I did everything I could for the team to perform their best."Girl powerKoch is also keen to do her best for women's golf through her captaincy. It still receives a fraction of the attention afforded the male game despite advances made in recent years. "I don't think women's golf is as appreciated as it should be," Koch says. "The players now are just phenomenal."A lot of the top players are traveling with their own mental coaches and their physical coaches. It's just such a higher level nowadays," she adds."Events like the Solheim Cup is our way to showcase that and show that in a very fun format ... with the best players and a great venue."But even with that platform, progress on equality within the sport remains too slow for Koch.Golf retains elements of its patriarchal beginnings with some prominent clubs, particularly in the UK, still refusing to admit female members.Koch poses with the Sloheim Cup after triumph for Europe in 2013."It's amazing how that's still happening at some clubs where they can't have female members or females can't play at certain times of the day or week," Koch says. "With things like that, no wonder people look upon the sport in a certain way."Koch has long been a proponent of increased female participation in sport. JUST WATCHEDHistoric golfer's big Solheim successReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHHistoric golfer's big Solheim success 05:39JUST WATCHEDEurope triumphs at Solheim CupReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHEurope triumphs at Solheim Cup 02:30She has worked to promote a 2014 report sponsored by UK-based agribusiness Syngenta to highlight the issue and encourage more women to play golf. "It could be such a great sport for women," she says, before suggesting potential solutions to alter things at the grassroots level such as six-hole rounds or more women involved in running golf clubs."On every level of a golf club, it's not just the members. It's people involved with the club, the volunteers in the club, the club managers, teachers, everyone -- it's so male-dominated."I really hope we can change the view of that and get more women involved. "But I think it will take time because of the traditions and the views some people have of golf." A memorable Solheim Cup come September could be just the thing to speed up that process.Read: Swede named European captainWho will win the Solheim Cup? Tell us on CNN Sport's Facebook page | sport | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
ae23d885-e557-4bf7-a557-7b3fbadcd244 | null | (CNN)The ambition is to make millions of television watchers around the world gasp and get their jaws dropping.The Olympic Games' Opening Ceremony is a chance for the host country to show off the best of its culture, introduce the competing countries and athletes and generally get everyone in the mood for a sporting event that brings the world together.Except Tokyo's Opening Ceremony is mired in controversy after both the director and composer of the show stepped down from their positions.Director Kentaro Kobayashi was dismissed Thursday following past comments that "ridiculed the painful facts of history," according to Tokyo 2020 organizers. Local media reports said he made anti-Semitic comments in a 1998 comedy act about the Holocaust.Kobayashi later apologized for his comments in a statement.Read More"Indeed, as pointed out, in the video software that was released in 1998 to introduce young comedians, a skit script I wrote contained an extremely inappropriate expression," the comedian added."I understand that my foolish choice of words at the time was a mistake, and I regret it," Kobayashi said, adding that he was grateful he was able to be involved in the ceremony.Earlier this week, the composer for both the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2020 Olympics. -- Japanese musician Keigo Oyamada -- announced his intention to step down after old interviews of bullying behavior resurfaced.Oyamada -- who is also known by the stage moniker Cornelius -- has faced a social media backlash after comments made in the 1990s with Japanese magazine Rockin'On Japan recently began circulating online. In the comments, he described abusing fellow classmates with apparent disabilities while at school.A general view over the National Stadium in Tokyo.Putting on a showIn 2012, Academy Award winning film director Danny Boyle created an Opening Ceremony which featured David Beckham in a boat, red double-decker buses and even Queen Elizabeth II jumping out a helicopter with James Bond.In 2016, Rio's Opening Ceremony was bright and vibrant in a celebration of Brazil's multiculturalism and culture, with segments dedicated to climate change and conservation.Now it's time for Tokyo and Japan to put on a show for the watching world.The Opening Ceremony for this year's Summer Games -- which were delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic -- will take place on July 23 in Tokyo's Olympic Stadium.Usually held in a stadium full of ecstatic fans, this year's ceremony will have athletes from across the globe parading in a near empty venue after it was announced that fans would not be allowed to attend because of rising Covid-19 cases in Japan.The Olympic cauldron is lit during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics."The most difficult part of the process was that the postponement meant a simplification of the ceremonies and the message had to be drastically revised," said Takayuki Hioki, Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee executive producer of ceremonies."After nearly five years of planning, we found ourselves suddenly having to rethink everything. This was the biggest challenge," said Hioki.Due to restrictions, only a select number of officials and some dignitaries will be present for the Friday's ceremony.Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony: Number of participants per countrySOUTH KOREA 26 athletes at Opening Ceremony Flag bearers: Hwang Sun-woo and Kim Yeon-koug Total members of team: 354 (232 of which are athletes) CANADAApprox 30 to 40 athletes at Opening CeremonyFlag Bearers: Miranda Ayim and Nathan HirayamaTotal members of team: 370 INDIA50 members at Opening Ceremony (athletes and officials)Total members of India Team at the Games: 228 (119 of which are athletes)AUSTRALIAApproximately 50 members at Opening Ceremony (athletes and officials)Total members team: 472 athletes (total members unavailable)Tokyo 2020 spokesman Hidemasa Nakamura told CNN that about 950 VIPs will take part in the event. The total will include around 800 foreign guests and 150 from Japan, CNN affiliate TV Asahi reported. Japan's Emperor Naruhito, who will declare the Olympics open at the ceremony, will be attending without any other member of the imperial family, according to the Imperial Household Agency.The agency says that the decision was made in keeping with the plans for other Olympic officials who are also attending unaccompanied by their spouses.With all the struggles and difficulties that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has faced to stage the Games in the midst of the ongoing pandemic, president Thomas Bach believes it will be a moment of "joy and relief.""I think It will be a moment of joy and relief when entering the stadium," Bach said during a press conference."A moment of joy in particular for the athletes because I know how much they're longing for this moment. They can finally be there and can enjoy this moment under very special circumstances. And a feeling of relief because the road to this Opening Ceremony was not the easiest one."However as Covid-19 cases continue to rise in Tokyo, there will be notable absentees on Friday. Japanese car manufacture Toyota has confirmed its CEO, Akio Toyoda, will not be attending the opening ceremony."The motto of the Tokyo 2020 Games is "United by Emotion," added Hioki."We spent a lot of time and energy struggling and what we came up with was 'achieving personal best,' 'unity in diversity,' 'connecting to tomorrow'; in other words, the Games vision."We have created something with a strong message that will resonate with the audience. It's more about the emotional connection than the excitement."We took the athletes very seriously. We had to make sure the athletes who finally have come from abroad don't feel anxious, and yet we want them to be energised and ready for competition."Marco Balich, a former opening ceremonies executive producer and now a senior advisor to the Tokyo ceremony, told Reuters that Friday's event will be a "sobering" ceremony."Nevertheless with beautiful Japanese aesthetics. Very Japanese but also in sync with the sentiment of today, the reality," said Balich, who was in charge of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.The Tokyo2020 Twitter account on Wednesday tweeted a sneak peak of what to expect at Friday's event, teasing a 30-second clip of an orchestra playing music, a drone, and choreographed dancing.Toyoda runs with the Olympic torch during the Tokyo Olympic Games Torch Relay.Carrying the flagBearing your country's flag as you and your fellow athletes make their way into a stadium for an opening ceremony is one of the greatest honors bestowed on any Olympian.For Team USA, four-time Olympic basketball gold medalist Sue Bird and baseball player Eddy Alvarez have been given that honor after they were named as their country's flag bearers for the opening ceremony, the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee announced Wednesday."It's an incredible honor to be selected the flag bearer for Team USA," said Bird in a statement. "I know what that means because I got to witness Dawn Staley go through it when she was selected in 2004."It's an honor that is bigger than the moment in that you've been selected by your fellow Team USA athletes to represent the entire delegation, and it will last forever."Bird and Alvarez were voted as flag bearers by Team USA athletes. The opening ceremony on Friday will mark the first time the US delegation will have two flag-bearers.Visit CNN.com/sport for more news, features, and videosA split of Bird and Alvarez."It is an honor and a privilege to be named as one of the flag bearers by my fellow Team USA athletes for the Opening Ceremony," said Alvarez."Being a first-generation Cuban-American, my story represents the American Dream. My family has sacrificed so much for me to have the opportunity to wave this flag proudly."I am grateful for my time with US Speedskating and USA Baseball, as well as for all of my teammates, and I am humbled to lead Team USA into the Tokyo Olympic Games."For Team GB, Olympic champions Hannah Mills and Mohamed Sbihi have been selected as the team's flagbearers for Friday's opening ceremony.Sailor Mills and rower Sbihi will both be defending their Olympic titles they won four years ago in Rio. Junko Ogura, Chie Kobayashi, Gawon Bae, Chandler Thornton contributed to this report. | sport | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
9950db4b-b805-41fe-9c2b-ccdf4d967e92 | null | Story highlightsItalian champions Juventus beat Fiorentina to make Europa League quarterfinalsStunning free kick from veteran Andrea Pirlo seals victory over fellow Italian sidePortuguese giants Benfica see off late rally from Spurs to make last eightSpanish side Valencia ease past Bulgarian minnows Ludogorets RazgradLike a fine Italian wine, it seems Andrea Pirlo just keeps getting better with age.At 34, Pirlo is most certainly in the twilight of his long and illustrious career, which has seen him snare four Italian league titles, two European Champions League crowns and one World Cup.But in a tense round of 16 clash with fellow Italians Fiorentina he proved he can still be the difference at the top level after his glorious free kick sent Juventus into the Europa League quarterfinals.Locked at 1-1 after the first leg in Florence, Pirlo sent a perfectly flighted set piece into the net with less than 20 minutes remaining to seal a 2-1 aggregate victory.Read: Relief for Man Utd and MoyesThough a full 27 points separates the sides in Serie A, with Juve poised to win their third straight Italian title, Fiorentina are the only team to have beaten them in the league this campaign.But after the home side squandered several chances, Juve came back into the game, Pirlo's 71st minute goal coming shortly after Gonzalo Rodriguez had been sent off for La Viola. JUST WATCHEDCarlos Tevez: Man City pressure too muchReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHCarlos Tevez: Man City pressure too much 03:19JUST WATCHEDJuventus president: 'Proud' of ourselvesReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHJuventus president: 'Proud' of ourselves 03:27JUST WATCHEDDel Piero's Juventus love affairReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHDel Piero's Juventus love affair 03:56Now Juventus have a real chance to banish the disappointment of going out of the Champions League in the group stages by winning Europe's second-tier tournament.Portuguese giants Benfica are also through to the last eight after they held firm in the face of a late fightback from English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur.Trailing 3-1 from the first leg in London last week, Spurs then conceded the opener as Ezequiel Garay nodded home from close range.But Spurs burst into life in the second half and after Nacer Chadli scored twice in the space of two minutes, they needed just one more goal to level the tie and force extra time.But as they poured forward in search of their third goal of the night they were caught on the break, Lima scoring from the penalty spot after he was brought down in the area by Sandro.Spurs manager Tim Sherwood told ITV: "It's such a shame we haven't gone through tonight. They were sweating near the end and the momentum was with us."We thought if we stayed in the game we had the quality to hurt them. We wore them down, we countered time and time again with quality players."Elsewhere, Spanish outfit Valencia cruised into the quarterfinals after a 1-0 victory over Bulgarian minnows Ludogorets Razgrad confirmed a 4-0 aggregate success.An early goal from Bafetimbi Gomis helped Lyon, from France, to a 5-3 aggregate win over Viktoria Plzen, though the Czech side fought back to win 2-1 on the night.Dutch side AZ Alkmaar held on in Russia for a 0-0 draw against Anzhi Makhachkala to secure a 1-0 win on aggregate.A 2-2 draw with Portuguese champions Porto wasn't enough to see Italian side Napoli into the last eight, as they lost 3-2 on aggregate. Goals from Nabil Ghilas and Ricardo Quaresma did the damage for Porto, who won the competition in 2011.Swiss side FC Basel progressed to the next round despite having Marek Suchy sent off after just eight minutes and going behind to against SV Salzburg in Austria.But they fought back in the second half and goals from Marco Streller and Gaston Sauro sent them through 2-1 on aggregate.Read: Demand for new 2022 voteRead: Juventus on the rise | sport | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
9edd0840-ac75-427b-a005-edd3131de7e4 | null | Story highlights Election officials estimate turnout at 46% Basescu declares victory as exit polls indicate low turnout Prime minister says Basescu should consider stepping down despite resultThe embattled Romanian president had urged supporters to skip Sunday's voteEmbattled Romanian President Traian Basescu declared victory late Sunday after low voter turnout appeared to doom a referendum on whether to remove him from office. The Central Electoral Bureau estimated turnout at 45.9%, short of the majority of registered voters needed for the vote to be valid. Basescu had urged his supporters to boycott the polls, telling reporters, "The best help today is to stay home." After the polls closed at 11 p.m. (4 p.m. ET), he said voters had rejected a "coup" by Prime Minister Victor Ponta and the interim president, Crin Antonescu. Asked if he was certain about the figures, he told them, "I'm never wrong." Election officials' estimate was based on a survey of nearly 3,000 polling stations across the country, about 6% of the precincts. They estimated their sampling error at about 3 percentage points. Exit polls from Romanian television stations indicated turnout was about 44% late Sunday, and that the overwhelming majority of those voting favored Basescu's impeachment. That led Ponta to say Basescu "should strongly consider whether he is still legitimate or not in the office." "I believe that any politician that says he can ignore the voice of almost 9 million people is totally unrealistic," Ponta said. Ponta's Social Liberal Union (USL) disputed the turnout figures, saying it had estimated 9.2 million people had voted -- slightly over 50% -- which would mean Basescu would be ousted. Final results are expected Monday. Basescu has been suspended since the USL-led parliament voted to impeach him in early July, saying he overstepped his authority by ordering wage and benefit cuts for public workers. Basescu said the measures were needed to meet the terms of a $24 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund for the cash-strapped country, but the move soured many Romanians on his leadership. Romanian president suspendedOpponents also accuse Basescu of cronyism. He took office eight years ago and has already survived one effort to remove him, in 2007. The latest crisis in the southeastern European nation -- slightly smaller than the U.S. state of Oregon -- has sent its currency, the leu, plummeting to record lows. Romanian president faces impeachmentTwo pro-Basescu governments have collapsed, paving the way for Ponta's center-left USL to take office. Ponta succeeded in getting lawmakers to not only suspend Basescu, but to remove both speakers of parliament and replace them with allies. In voting Sunday, Ponta expressed anger that the prime minister of neighboring Hungary, Viktor Orban, had urged Romania's ethnic Hungarian minority not to vote. "I want Romanians to decide their own fate," Ponta said. Ponta is dealing with his own controversy: He has been accused of plagiarizing his doctoral thesis. He has dismissed the accusation as a political attack from Basescu. | news | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
64f04de9-7cb1-49aa-a9c4-1706094ee4b1 | null | Story highlightsBarcelona win Pepe Guardiola's final match in chargeBarca beat Athletic Bilbao 3-0 to win the Copa del Rey14th trophy of Guardiola's reign at the Catalan giantsPedro twice and Lionel Messi score in the first half in MadridBarcelona marked Pep Guardiola's final match in charge with a 3-0 win over Athletic Bilbao to win the Copa del Rey Friday.It was the 14th trophy of Guardiola's remarkable reign at the Catalan giants which began at the start of the 2008/09 season when he succeeded Frank Rijkaard.To honor their departing coach, Barcelona turned on the style in the Vicente Calderon Stadium in Madrid and the match was effectively over inside the first 25 minutes as Pedro Rodriguez with a double and Lionel Messi scored to put them 3-0 ahead.The emphatic victory will be consolation in part for shattering defeats to eventual winners Chelsea in the semifinal of the Champions League and the concession of their La Liga title to arch-rivals Real Madrid.After the Chelsea reverse, the 41-year-old Guardiola announced he would be leaving at the end of the season, bringing to a close a 23-year association with the club as a player and coach.Guardiola cited tiredness and the need to take a break as reasons for his departure, but he has been linked with a number of vacant managerial vacancies, including Chelsea. His assistant Tito Vilanova will take charge of Barcelona next season.They shared the dugout for the final time as Barcelona rounded off their season and afterwards Guardiola said he left with a special sense of accomplishment. "Fourteen titles in four years is a very high standard so I am very happy to leave the club in a good position, and tonight we played great for the first 35 minutes, we've had a good year with four titles so I leave very satisfied," he told gathered reporters."From (Lionel) Messi I have learned to be even more competitive than I ever was, without him we would not have won the number of titles we have and I'm very privileged to have coached who for me is the best player I have ever seen."Barca's 2011/12 campaign had begun in the usual all-conquering fashion for Guardiola and his men as they collected the Spanish Super Cup, beating Real Madrid, the European Super Cup and their second Club World Cup.But Real took advantage of rare slips by the three-time reigning champions to forge clear in La Liga, the title sealed by a 2-1 win at the Nou Camp last month.A 2-2 home draw to Chelsea, losing 3-2 on aggregate, prompted Guardiola's shock departure and left the Copa del Rey as their only remaining target.Marcelo Bielsa's Bilbao were expected to offer stiffer resistance but defeat to Atletico Madrid in the Europa League final and disappointing late season form in La Liga was reflected in their performance.Pedro, who has endured a mediocre season, thumped home the first after three minutes and Messi made it 2-0 with his 73rd goal of the season for Barcelona soon afterwards.Pedro's low strike on 25 minutes settled all doubt about the eventual outcome although Fernando Llorente looked to have a strong penalty claim when pulled down by Gerard Pique.Bilbao had the better chances after the break but Barcelona's stars coasted to their third victory in Spain's domestic cup competition in four years to provide a fitting finale for Guardiola.Editors note: Read Chris Murphy's feature on CNN World Sport Monday that asks: Did Pep Guardiola reinvent football in his time at Barcelona? | sport | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
426583b7-c617-45e5-b1f1-833d65faa265 | null | Story highlightsDraw takes place Dec 1 in Moscow32 teams divided into four pots Draw co-hosted by former England great Gary Lineker (CNN)Before a World Cup, there has to be a World Cup draw. Yes, after roughly three years of qualifying, involving 871 games around the globe, the likes of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar -- not to mention millions of football fans around the world -- will be holding their breath on Friday. LIVE: World Cup drawWho could play whom? Will there be a much-dreaded "Group of Death?" Who are the favorites? Here's the lowdown on Friday's extravaganza at Moscow's State Kremlin Palace. Follow @cnnsport
Read MoreREAD: World Cup 2018 -- Who are the favorites? READ: Argentina scrapes through READ: Iceland becomes smallest nation to qualify for World CupLineker, Maradona and Cafu form a glittering castThe draw will take place at 3pm GMT (10:00 ET, 18:00 local) but, if you are pressed for time, tune in about half an hour later. That's when the actual draw should start. Former England striker Gary Lineker and Russian football reporter Maria Komandnaya will host the draw and they'll be assisted by superstars from each of the eight nations that have won the World Cup. It is a glittering cast: Diego Maradona (Argentina), Cafu (Brazil), Fabio Cannavaro (Italy), Carles Puyol (Spain), Gordon Banks (England), Laurent Blanc (France), Diego Forlan (Uruguay) and Miroslav Klose (Germany, trophy bearer). The draw assistant from the host country is 91-year-old former Spartak Moscow striker Russia Nikita Simonyan. JUST WATCHEDCopa90 on Maradona, Messi and ArgentinaReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHCopa90 on Maradona, Messi and Argentina 03:54The format, the teamsThe 32 countries are divided into four pots of eight. Unlike years past, only FIFA's world rankings determines which country goes into which pot and, for this draw, the sport's world governing body has based the seedings on October's world rankings.So, for example, the seven top-ranked teams that qualified, plus Russia, are in pot 1 and the next highest-ranked eight are in pot 2 and so forth, ending with the lowest ranked eight in pot four. Germany are the reigning world champions.Pot 1: Russia, Germany, Brazil, Portugal, Argentina, Belgium, Poland, FrancePot 2: Spain, Switzerland, England, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, Croatia, PeruPot 3: Iceland, Costa Rica, Sweden, Tunisia, Egypt, Senegal, Iran, DenmarkPot 4: Nigeria, Australia, Japan, Morocco, Panama, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, SerbiaAs host Russia was placed in pot 1, a boost for them since Stanislav Cherchesov's men -- based on those October rankings -- are the lowest-ranked team in the tournament at No. 65, two places behind Saudi Arabia. Among others in the elite tier are defending champions Germany, record five-time winners Brazil, European champions Portugal and 2014 World Cup runners-up Argentina. The end result will be eight groups of four teams. There is one last caveat -- no group is allowed to feature more than one team from the same confederation, apart from members of European football's governing body UEFA, which, with 14 teams, provided the highest number of qualifiers. No more than two UEFA countries are allowed in a group. Photos: Eleven cities, 12 stadiums St. Petersburg Stadium, Saint Petersburg β Designed by late Japanese architect Kisho Kurosawa to look like a spaceship, the brand new St. Petersburg Stadium was built on Krestovsky Island where the 110,000-capacity Kirov Stadium used to stand.Hide Caption 1 of 28 Photos: Eleven cities, 12 stadiums St. Petersburg Stadium, Saint Petersburg β Opened in April 2017, the stadium is equipped with a retractable roof and sliding pitch. Inside, the temperature can be regulated to a mild 59 degrees Fahrenheit (15 C) all year round.Hide Caption 2 of 28 Photos: Eleven cities, 12 stadiums St. Petersburg Stadium World Cup schedule: Group stage, last 16, semifinal, third-place playoffLegacy: The 67,000-seater will regain its former name -- Krestovsky Stadium -- and be home to 2007-08 UEFA Cup winners Zenit St. Petersburg.Hide Caption 3 of 28 Photos: Eleven cities, 12 stadiums Ekaterinburg Stadium, Yekaterinburg β Located 1,000 miles east of Moscow on the site of the old Central Stadium -- once a prominent speed skating venue -- the Ekaterinburg Stadium has retained its original Soviet neo-Classical pillars while adding modern refurbishments and temporary stands.Hide Caption 4 of 28 Photos: Eleven cities, 12 stadiums Ekaterinburg Stadium, Yekaterinburg β The additional seats, constructed outside of the original stadium, loom dramatically at either end of the pitch in order to fulfill FIFA's minimum World Cup capacity of 35,000. Recent inspection reports have shown the temporary stands "fully comply with all safety and security requirements," according to a FIFA spokesperson. Hide Caption 5 of 28 Photos: Eleven cities, 12 stadiums Ekaterinburg Stadium World Cup schedule: Group stageLegacy: FC Ural, one of Russia's oldest clubs newly promoted to the country's top tier, will continue to use the stadium for its home games. After the World Cup, the capacity will be reduced and it will once again be known as Central Stadium.Hide Caption 6 of 28 Photos: Eleven cities, 12 stadiums Fisht Stadium, Sochi β The Fisht Stadium held the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2014 Winter Olympics and is already well-equipped for the demands of a major international football tournament. Hide Caption 7 of 28 Photos: Eleven cities, 12 stadiums Fisht Stadium, Sochi β Named after Mount Fisht, a peak in the nearby Caucasus mountain range, the arena's roof was designed to resemble a snow-capped summit.Hide Caption 8 of 28 Photos: Eleven cities, 12 stadiums Fisht Stadium World Cup schedule: Group stage, last 16, quarterfinalsLegacy: The 47,700-capacity venue will stage training camps and competitive matches for the Russian national team. Hide Caption 9 of 28 Photos: Eleven cities, 12 stadiums Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow β It was home to the 1980 Summer Olympics, 2008 Champions League final, 2013 Athletics World Championships and no shortage of musical tours, from Michael Jackson to the Rolling Stones...Hide Caption 10 of 28 Photos: Eleven cities, 12 stadiums Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow β Now the Luzhniki Stadium has been refurbished -- with the athletics track removed and two extra tiers added -- while preserving its historical facade. Hide Caption 11 of 28 Photos: Eleven cities, 12 stadiums Luzhniki Stadium World Cup schedule: Group stage, last 16, semifinal, finalLegacy: The 81,006-seater will retain its status as the country's leading football stadium, hosting competitive international matches and friendlies. Hide Caption 12 of 28 Photos: Eleven cities, 12 stadiums Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad β Built in the heart of Kaliningrad on Oktyabrsky Island -- a section of land sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania left largely untouched until its selection as a World Cup venue -- the Kaliningrad stadium is loosely based on the design of Bayern Munich's Allianz Arena.Hide Caption 13 of 28 Photos: Eleven cities, 12 stadiums Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad β Kaliningrad Stadium World Cup schedule: Group stageLegacy: The 35,000-seater stadium will have its capacity reduced by 10,000 and be home to second-tier side FC Baltika Kaliningrad. A new residential development will be built around it featuring parks, quays and embankments alongside the Pregola river.Hide Caption 14 of 28 Photos: Eleven cities, 12 stadiums Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don β Located about 20 miles from the Sea of Azov in south eastern Russia, the brand new Rostov Arena is 51m tall -- as high as the Niagra Falls. Hide Caption 15 of 28 Photos: Eleven cities, 12 stadiums Rostov Arena World Cup schedule: Group stage, last 16Legacy: As one of the first major projects built on the southern bank of the Don River, architects hope the 45,000-seater stadium will attract a flow of people and investment from the north. It will also host Russian Premier League side FC Rostov's home fixtures. Hide Caption 16 of 28 Photos: Eleven cities, 12 stadiums Volgograd Arena, Volgograd β Built at the foot of the towering Mamayev Kurgan World War II memorial "The Motherland Calls" (pictured), the Volgograd Stadium will replace the demolished Central Stadium and feature an open lattice exterior structure.Hide Caption 17 of 28 Photos: Eleven cities, 12 stadiums Volgograd Arena World Cup schedule: Group stage Legacy: The 45,000-seater will become the home ground of second-tier side FC Rotor Vologograd.Hide Caption 18 of 28 Photos: Eleven cities, 12 stadiums Spartak Stadium, Moscow β Built to host Spartak Moscow -- the "people's team" which has made do without its own venue for almost a century -- the 43,298-seater Spartak Stadium will go on proving its worth long after the World Cup. The arena's facade features hundreds of red and white diamonds representing Spartak's logo, which change color when the Russian national side plays there.Hide Caption 19 of 28 Photos: Eleven cities, 12 stadiums Spartak Stadium World Cup schedule: Last 16Legacy: As well as hosting Spartak Moscow and the national side, the stadium will provide the center piece for a new residential development.Hide Caption 20 of 28 Photos: Eleven cities, 12 stadiums Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod β Situated at the confluence of the Volga and Oka rivers, the new Nizhny Novgorod Stadium is designed to resemble the shimmering waters that surround it. The 45,331-capacity arena sits close to the Alexander Nevsky cathedral, and with views across to the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin. Hide Caption 21 of 28 Photos: Eleven cities, 12 stadiums Nizhny Novgorod Stadium World Cup schedule: Group stage, last 16, quarterfinalsLegacy: The stadium was intended to become the permanent home of Russian club FC Volga, replacing the Lokomotiv Stadium after the tournament. However, Volga dissolved because of financial troubles in June 2016. Instead, second tier Olympiets Nizhny Novgorod will call the new build home. Hide Caption 22 of 28 Photos: Eleven cities, 12 stadiums Samara Arena, Samara β Constructed in a southeastern region renowned for its aerospace sector, the 44,807-seater Samara Arena is designed to resemble an otherworldly glass dome. By night, the whole structure will light up.Hide Caption 23 of 28 Photos: Eleven cities, 12 stadiums Samara Arena World Cup schedule: Group stage, last 16, quarterfinalsLegacy: The 44,918-capacity stadium will be known as Cosmos Arena, hosting Russian second-tier side FC Krylia Sovetov Samara. Hide Caption 24 of 28 Photos: Eleven cities, 12 stadiums Featuring a striking orange, red and white exterior, construction on the 44,442-seater Mordovia Arena began in 2010. Initially hoped to be completed two years later for the 1,000th anniversary of the Mordovian people's unification with Russia's other ethnic groups, it was eventually finished in April 2018.Hide Caption 25 of 28 Photos: Eleven cities, 12 stadiums Mordovia Arena World Cup schedule: Group stageLegacy: With a population of just 300,000, Saransk is the smallest of the 2018 World Cup host cities. After the tournament, some of the stadium's temporary structures will be demolished, reducing the capacity to 25,000. It will become the home of third-tier side FC Mordovia.Hide Caption 26 of 28 Photos: Eleven cities, 12 stadiums Kazan Arena, Kazan β Designed by the same firm of architects as Wembley and Arsenal's Emirates Stadium, Kazan Arena was constructed to blend seamlessly into the surrounding landscape. Viewed from above, it is said to resemble a water-lily on the banks of the adjacent Kazanka river. The front of the stadium is dominated by a high definition screen with a total area of 3,700 meters -- the largest of its kind in the world. Hide Caption 27 of 28 Photos: Eleven cities, 12 stadiums Kazan Arena World Cup schedule: Group stage, last 16, quarterfinalsLegacy: Opened in 2013, it will continue to be home to Rubin Kazan, Russian Premier League champions in 2008 and 2009. Visit CNN.com/sport for more news and featuresHide Caption 28 of 28Who would you not like to see in your country's group? Have your say on our Facebook page. A "Group of Death?"Every major football draw seems to produce a so-called "Group of Death." The term was reportedly first coined in reference to Group 3 of the 1970 World Cup, featuring reigning champions England, favorites Brazil, 1962 runners-up Czechoslovakia and Romania. πͺπ¬ Egyptπ First World Cup since 1990π Most successful team in African Cup of Nations historyWith over 150 caps and his 45th birthday approaching, goalkeeper @ElHadary is set to become the oldest player in World Cup history. #WorldCupDraw pic.twitter.com/KHyZdb9iYBβ CNN Sport (@cnnsport) November 30, 2017
But, the "Group of Death" isn't necessarily always a single entity -- in 2014 it was widely acknowledged that there were three difficult groups. Friday's draw could potentially pit Brazil, former champions Spain, seven-time Africa Cup of Nations champions Egypt and Serbia against each other. With Spain and England among the second batch of teams, there are a number of mouthwatering scenarios to speculate over before the draw. Who could not get excited about the prospect of Germany, England, Egypt -- returning to the World Cup for the first time since 1990 -- and Nigeria forming one group? Who are the favorites? Neymar celebrates after scoring against Paraguay during a World Cup qualifying match.Defending champions Germany are bidding to become the first team to retain the title since Brazil did so in 1962. Ranked No.1 in the world and unbeaten since their Euro 2016 semifinal defeat by France, Joachim LΓΆw's men were peerless in qualifying, winning all 10 of their matches and scoring 43 goals in the process. Five-time champions Brazil were the first South American team to qualify for Russia 2018 and their form in the last 18 months has helped heal the wounds of that 7-1 semifinal thumping by Germany at their home World Cup three years ago. Coach Adenor Leonardo Bacchi, known as Tite, has overseen a vast improvement since he succeeded Dunga in June 2016. Brazil remain undefeated in competitive fixtures since the new man took charge and won 10 of their final 12 qualification matches. With Lionel Messi in their ranks -- the Barcelona star scored an incredible hat-trick to secure Argentina's place in Russia - Argentina are among the bookmakers' favorites, as are previous World Cup winners Spain, France and Portugal. Belgium have promised much with the talent at their disposal and after a fine qualifying campaign -- they topped their group with an unbeaten run -- 2018 could be the year the Red Devils finally blossom. JUST WATCHEDLionel Messi's journey to greatness ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHLionel Messi's journey to greatness 03:20READ: Remembering Brazil's 'painful' World cup defeat The debutantsJUST WATCHEDThe 'Viking thunder clap' heads to Russia 2018ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHThe 'Viking thunder clap' heads to Russia 2018 01:03In Brazil in 2014, Bosnia & Herzegovina were the only debutants in the tournament. In Russia, there will be two: Iceland and Panama. Iceland became the smallest nation -- population of around 335,000 -- to ever qualify for the World Cup by topping, fittingly perhaps, Group I in Europe. While Iceland's inclusion might not be a surprise -- they made the quarterfinals of Euro 2016, beating England en route -- Panama's most certainly is. Panama didn't even qualify for the final round of 2014 World Cup qualifying in the Concacaf region and were knocked out in the quarterfinals at this year's Gold Cup in a 12-team field. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Panama's President Juan Carlos Varela declared a public holiday following qualification. REPORT: @CIES_Football & FIFA deliver analysis on #WCQ squads, including age, height & many other metrics. Worthwhile read ahead of Friday's #WorldCupDraw: https://t.co/nA5As1rquN pic.twitter.com/0TBI0PigWtβ FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) November 28, 2017
Although not a first-timer, Peru will be appearing at football's biggest party for the first time in 36 years, having beaten New Zealand 2-0 in a two-leg playoff to secure the final qualifying spot. Such was the euphoria when Jefferson Farfan scored the opener in the second leg in Lima, it caused an earthquake in Peru's capital city."An earthquake alert was activated due to the underground vibration generated by the fans," wrote the official seismology page of Chile, which borders Peru. Who will be missing?Spare a thought for Italian fans. The Azzurri -- four-time winners -- missed out on the World Cup for the first time since 1958 after losing a two-leg playoff against Sweden. It marked the end of legendary keeper Gianluigi Buffon's 20-year international career. Buffon cries after Italy is eliminated.Although Buffon, the most capped Italian in history, is likely to be tormented when watching Russia 2018, he can at least take solace from the fact that he was a key member of Italy's World Cup winning team in 2006. Go to CNN.com/sport for more stories & featuresOther high-profile nations not in the draw are 2010 World Cup runners-up the Netherlands, traditional Concacaf powerhouse the US and Alexis Sanchez's Chile. Two recent ever-presents of African football, Ivory Coast and Ghana, also failed to emerge from an arduous qualifying campaign. Both nations had qualified for three successive World Cups, but failure to reach Russia 2018 ended up costing Belgian Marc Wilmots his job as manager of Les Elephants. | sport | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
acd03565-3a72-4e2c-a24c-0da428c69224 | null | (CNN)You might not have heard of Real Kashmir F.C., but the small football team in northern India is making a big noise. Based in the mountainous city of Srinagar, Real Kashmir has only been in existence for two years but has already achieved promotion into India's top flight. Follow @cnnsport
The club's remarkable journey began shortly after the 2014 floods which devastated the Kashmir Valley, killing hundreds and destroying homes. Two local friends -- businessman Sandeep Chattoo and newspaper editor Shamim Meraj -- saw an area suffering and wanted to help."Once the water level receded, these boys would meet every evening. Shamim would see them doing nothing but wasting their time," Chattoo, the club's co-owner, told CNN Sport. Read MoreThe pair wanted to give the boys a purpose, so they bought some footballs and watched as interest spread throughout the community."Suddenly all the kids in the area started playing," said Chattoo. Photos: The story of Real Kashmir F.C.Here's the story of a how a football team in northern India has offered hope to a region struggling with economic and social problems. Now plying its trade in India's top-flight, Real Kashmir F.C. is gaining global recognition. Hide Caption 1 of 9 Photos: The story of Real Kashmir F.C.Real Kashmir's journey started after floods devastated the region in 2014. Two local friends -- Sandeep Chattoo and Shamim Meraj -- saw the community struggling to cope and wanted to help. Hide Caption 2 of 9 Photos: The story of Real Kashmir F.C.They were spurred on by seeing groups of youths congregating in the evenings causing social unrest. The region has long been blighted by political power struggles which have frequently resulted in clashes with Indian security forces. Hide Caption 3 of 9 Photos: The story of Real Kashmir F.C.To give the youths an alternative outlet, Chattoo and Meraj bought footballs for the local area. Soon everyone wanted to play and an official team -- Real Kashmir -- was created in 2016. Hide Caption 4 of 9 Photos: The story of Real Kashmir F.C.The side eventually entered the I-League Division 2 but had to contend with a lack of facilities.Hide Caption 5 of 9 Photos: The story of Real Kashmir F.C.Manager David Robertson took over in 2017 and has been credited with transforming the club. The former professional footballer from Britain had never been to India before. Hide Caption 6 of 9 Photos: The story of Real Kashmir F.C.The team won the second division title in the club's second year of existence. As a result, Real Kashmir was promoted to India's top flight for the 2018-19 season.Hide Caption 7 of 9 Photos: The story of Real Kashmir F.C.Promotion yielded another bonus. Adidas announced it would be partnering with the Indian club for the new campaign. The brand hopes to continue "changing lives" through sport.Hide Caption 8 of 9 Photos: The story of Real Kashmir F.C.The club has been a constant source of hope for its vulnerable community, which in turn has acted as motivation for the team. Real Kashmir won its first I-League fixture against Minerva Punjab F.C. Hide Caption 9 of 9 Kashmir's BarcelonaIt wasn't just floods blighting the region. India and Pakistan have been fighting over Kashmir since both countries gained independence in 1947. Several domestic militant groups, demanding either independence for Kashmir or for the area to become part of Pakistan, have clashed with Indian security forces in recent years and tourists are generally wary of visiting the area. As a way of changing perceptions, Chattoo and Meraj began to seriously think about setting up an official team. Soon they were co-owners of a football club. "We wanted to create something for Kashmir that would mean the same as what Manchester United means to the UK and what Barcelona means to Spain," Chattoo said. READ: Real Madrid planning 'best stadium in the world' with $600 million faceliftREAD: NBA's Kevin Love on mental health - 'Beating that stigma has been great'Floods damaged much of Kashmir in 2014.The two friends set up basic training sessions for the local community, initially just for fun. But as the sessions grew in popularity, they felt ready to enter a team into local tournaments. The amateur club began to attract better and more experienced players and were eventually persuaded to turn professional.It entered I-League's 2nd division for the 2016-17 season and went on to win the league in the following year -- securing promotion to the I-League.The nationwide division shares top-flight status with the Indian Super League (ISL), with the eventual winner qualifying for the Asian Champions League (AFC). 'I had never been to India'The club's rise also has a lot to do with current manager David Robertson, who is credited with instilling an atmosphere of professionalism. "There was this notion that if you weren't playing for Real Madrid or Barcelona, you weren't professional players. We've managed to change that now," said the manager. Robertson had a successful playing career in Britain but moved to Kashmir in January 2017, following 10 years coaching in the US. An agent had offered the Scot three opportunities. One in China, one in Uganda and the Kashmir job. The rest is history. Scottish coach David Robertson took over at Real Kashmir in January 2017.The side has had to cope with a lack of professional facilities. "I had never been to India, I had no idea about Kashmir, nothing about Indian football. But what appealed was the fact it was a new club," said the former Rangers and Leeds United player. "You had no idea how far it could go, what the potential was and it gave me something to stamp my mark on and help a good cause."His transition to rural India wasn't easy as he grappled with no internet, a lot of snow and plenty of power cuts."I wanted to go home but I was persuaded to stay. I'm glad I did because it's been the greatest two years of football I've had," Robertson said. Life as Real Kashmir's manager comes with a unique set of challenges. The club still shares the training ground with other local teams and Robertson often doesn't know what time they'll be training on the artificial surface. Developing facilities at their Srinagar-based complex is certainly a top priority for both the manager and owners. READ: Leicester City - Healing a broken city after 'horrific time for everybody'READ: Santiago Solari - Who is Real Madrid's interim coach?The club hopes to improve facilities in the local community this season. Adidas dealPromotion to India's I-League was accompanied by a real coup when German sportswear giant Adidas announced it was partnering with the club ahead of the new season. The global brand will be the team's official kit sponsor for the 2018-19 season and has already helped "redefine" the club. "Through sport, we have the power to change lives and the Real Kashmir team is a great example of this," said Dave Thomas, Managing Director of Adidas India."Real Kashmir and its players have shown dedication and perseverance under difficult circumstances and we are proud to support them as they create history."Chattoo hopes the deal will help encourage the region's youth to participate more in sports and has already seen a positive change in the valley. "We have seen a lot of excitement about the partnership already, there is a great buzz in Kashmir and all over India," Chattoo told CNN. 'Everyone has a reason to smile'Meanwhile, Robertson has witnessed the club's fan base grow from virtually nothing in his short time in India. He hopes the media attention and televising of games will see that growth continue. He believes his players, which include his own son Mason, can deal with the step up in quality this season and has urged them to use the local community's enthusiasm for the club's project as motivation. "We want to preserve our status and become an established team in the I-League. There has been so much time, effort and money that has gone into building the club," Robertson said. Hero I-League League founded in 2007 Shares top-flight status with the Indian Super League (ISL)Comprises 11 teams, each playing 20 games per seasonRuns from October to MarchWinners qualify for AFC Champions LeagueCurrent Champions: Minerva Punjab No matter how successful they become, Chattoo is determined to stay true to the beliefs that helped found the club. He believes success can heal the divides of their troubled region which is already seeing the benefits of the team's rise. New floodlights for the local pitch will soon be installed, allowing more time for more people to participate in the game. "Now everyone in Kashmir has a reason to smile and a reason to unite," Chattoo told CNN."The success of our team and the success of our club is making everybody look up to us."Robertson has largely kept the same team that gained promotion for the new campaign. Real Kashmir won its first I-League match 1-0. A good startThe region certainly had something to smile about in their team's opening game of the new season. A late goal from Gnohere Krizo guided Real Kashmir to a 1-0 win away to reigning champions Minerva Punjab F.C.The victory will give the underdogs confidence as they prepare to host Churchill Brothers in their first home game in the top flight.Visit cnn.com/sport for more news and videosWho knows how far they can go? | sport | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
2ed53492-de5d-46e9-9c49-05ceda9b84c8 | null | An International Committee of the Red Cross worker was killed during shelling close to its office in Donetsk, Ukraine, the group said Thursday on Twitter.Ukrainian government forces have been fighting pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine for months. Both sides declared a ceasefire September 5, but some battles have taken place since then, including in Donetsk.Unrest began with protests in the country's capital last year after pro-Moscow President Viktor Yanukovych, favoring closer ties to Russia, dropped plans to sign a political and economic agreement with the European Union. JUST WATCHEDThe volunteer war fighters of UkraineReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHThe volunteer war fighters of Ukraine 02:46After months of protests and days of deadly clashes between demonstrators and security personnel in Kiev, Parliament ousted Yanukovych in February. Weeks later, Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula.In April, violence broke out in two Ukrainian regions that border Russia -- Donetsk and Luhansk -- as separatist leaders declared independence from the government in Kiev. Since mid-April, the conflict between the pro-Russian rebels and the Ukrainian military has cost more than 2,500 lives, according to the United Nations.At least 9 killed when shells hit Ukrainian school and bus | news | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
8e6f297b-34fd-4065-a7db-9896c6a55efd | null | (CNN)After British lawmaker Jo Cox was killed, her husband called on supporters to unite against hatred.In a statement released Thursday, Brendan Cox said:"Today is the beginning of a new chapter in our lives. More difficult, more painful, less joyful, less full of love. I and Jo's friends and family are going to work every moment of our lives to love and nurture our kids and to fight against the hate that killed Jo."Jo believed in a better world and she fought for it every day of her life with an energy, and a zest for life that would exhaust most people."She would have wanted two things above all else to happen now, one that our precious children are bathed in love and two, that we all unite to fight against the hatred that killed her. Hate doesn't have a creed, race or religion, it is poisonous. Read More"Jo would have no regrets about her life, she lived every day of it to the full."Who was Jo Cox?An image posted to Jo Cox's official Twitter account shows Cox, her husband Brendan and their two children (obscured) during a Brexit campaign.CNN's Lindsay Isaac contributed to this report. | news | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
350f7278-8aa9-4e79-83e5-dbd0c924cbbb | null | Story highlightsBarcelona beat Almeria 2-1.Almeria had led at half time.Introduction of Suarez turns game around.Barcelona go one point clear, but Madrid have game in hand.Real Madrid smashed five goals past Rayo Vallecano to return to the top of the Spanish league after briefly being deposed by rivals Barcelona.The score flattered Real Madrid, who scored a flurry of second half goals late on after a brave Rayo Vallecano effort had threatened an upset.Gareth Bale returned to the starting line up to score within the first ten minutes and when Sergio Ramos added a second a heavy defeat was on the cards. But Rayo Vallecano's Alberto Bueno made the most of a horrific defensive mix up to pull a goal back before half time. But Madrid eventually imposed their superiority on the game, with Toni Kroos, Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo completing the scoring.It was the tenth game in a row that Ronaldo has scored. It was also the fifth time in eight league games that Madrid have scored five goals. Suarez arrives?Meanwhile Luis Suarez came off the bench to set up two goals, save Barcelona's blushes and see the Catalan side briefly go top of the league.Barcelona had traveled to Almeria with question marks hanging over Luis Enrique's team. A two game losing streak was followed by an unconvincing 2-0 victory over Ajax in the Champions League.The returning Luis Suaraz, signed in the summer but banned until last month after biting a player at the World Cup finals, had been far from his best too.JUST WATCHEDCristiano Ronaldo: A star like no otherReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHCristiano Ronaldo: A star like no other 02:46JUST WATCHEDBarcelona target success with SuarezReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHBarcelona target success with Suarez 02:12JUST WATCHEDWorld Cup biter joins Barca on $130M dealReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHWorld Cup biter joins Barca on $130M deal 02:47Suarez started on the bench and Barcelona went into half time a goal down after Thievy Bifouma took advantage of a Lionel Messi mistake to fire Almeria into the leadBut Suarez and Neymar were called into action in the second half which changed the shape of the game. The two combined midway through the second half to bring the sides level before Suarez's cross set up Jordi Alba in the 81st minute to score the winner. But Coach Enrique was far from happy."The second half was better for the ambition and attitude shown by the players rather than for good football," he said after the game."To have a good season, though, you have to win even when you don't play well in games like today." Bayern thrive, Dortmund diveIn Germany, Bayern Munich continued their imperious form by beating Eintracht Frankfurt 4-0 thanks to a Thomas Mueller hat trick.The victory saw Munich go seven points clear at the top of the league, handing coach Pep Guardiola his eight victory in eleven league games."They were very aggressive in defense, we had a few problems with our structure," Guardiola told AFP after the game. "But the last 20 minutes was a completely different game."Munich's supremacy is no surprise to anyone, but the identity of the team propping up the league is. Jurgen Klopp's Dortmund qualified for the knock out phase of the Champions League last week, but results on Saturday saw Dortmund fall to the foot of the table, the first time they have been in such a lowly position for seven years. Dortmund has lost five league games in a row. They play Borussia Monchengladbach Sunday. | sport | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
7841edd8-b398-4827-b4da-b5fd09307046 | null | (CNN)There's much that's still unknown about Brexit as Britain concludes its sixth round of talks with Europe, but what has been revealed is the exact hour of Britain's departure.In an opinion piece published in Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper on Friday UK Prime Minister Theresa May said Brexit would formally take place at 11 p.m. GMT on March 29, 2019.She also warned that she would "not tolerate" any attempts to delay this eleventh-hour departure -- which will fall at midnight in most European capitals."Let no-one doubt our determination or question our resolve, Brexit is happening," May wrote.The comments come at the end of a turbulent spell for May's government, which saw the second resignation of a Cabinet minister in a week, a serious gaffe by her top diplomat, further twists in the Westminster sexual harassment scandal and renewed questions about her leadership.Read MoreOn top of that, business and EU figures have warned that the clock is running down on Britain's chances of making "sufficient progress" on the terms of its exit for the European Union to agree to start talks on a transition period and future relations -- including, crucially, trade -- after a crunch EU leaders' summit next month.The EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier, right, says it's vital to agree Britain's "divorce bill" soon if talks with David Davis, left, are to move forward.Britain's Brexit secretary, David Davis, and the EU's chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, ended the sixth round of talks Friday in Brussels, Belgium, with talk of some progress on the three key elements of the UK's exit -- what it will pay, the Northern Ireland border, and citizens' rights. But as expected no major breakthrough was announced with all eyes on next month's summit. Most significantly, Barnier told reporters it was "absolutely vital" to deal with the so-called divorce bill within the next couple of weeks if the UK wants to begin talks on its future trade relationship with the bloc.Here's what we still don't know about Brexit:How much will Britain pay?The stickiest issue is the "divorce bill," or what the UK will pay to settle its financial obligations to the bloc -- although Barnier said Friday he wanted to see "sincere and real progress" on all three elements before moving forward.JUST WATCHEDBrexit showdown bringing uncertainty to UKReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHBrexit showdown bringing uncertainty to UK 01:48Speaking in Florence in September, May said she would honor financial commitments the UK made while an EU member, but EU leaders complain that her words have not translated into a specific monetary offer from British negotiators.May has also insisted that there can be no final agreement on the financial settlement until there's also agreement on the future trading relationship between the EU and UK. Different sums have been bandied about over the past few months, from 20 billion to 100 billion euros. Assessing the outcome of the sixth round of talks on Friday, Barnier said: "On the financial settlement, we need to work over the next few weeks on the objective interpretation of the undertakings entered into by Prime Minister May in Florence. I think this is absolutely vital if we are to achieve sufficient progress in December."He added: "It is just a matter of settling accounts, as in any separation."Asked by a reporter if he would need "clarifications or concessions" from the UK within the next two weeks for talks to enter the second phase, on future relations, in December, Barnier said, "My answer is, yes."Davis, meanwhile, said that "substantial technical progress" had been made on financial settlement issues and reiterated that the UK would "honor the commitments we have made during the period of our membership."The fifth round of talks ended last month in apparent deadlock, with Barnier saying discussions with Davis had failed to produce progress on the key issue of how much Britain should pay to leave.May faces pressure from within her government -- and from large portions of the UK electorate -- not to offer too much to settle Britain's account. But at the same time, the calls from UK and international business leaders for greater certainty as the clock ticks down toward March 2019 may force her to give ground in order to move on to discussion of future relations and trade.German Chancellor Angela Merkel, UK Prime Minister Theresa May and French President Emmanuel Macron talk in Brussels, Belgium, on October 19 during a summit of EU leaders.Where will citizens' rights stand?Another stumbling block is what happens to UK citizens living elsewhere in the European Union and EU citizens living in Britain after Brexit.May told the UK House of Commons last month that Britain and the EU were united on the key principles of EU citizens' rights, and were within "touching distance of a deal."It's a complicated issue with potentially far-reaching consequences. Roughly 3 million people from other EU countries live in the United Kingdom, while around 1.2 million Britons reside elsewhere in the European Union.The UK published new detail Tuesday on a "streamlined, low-cost and user-friendly" process for those EU citizens seeking to gain "settled status" in Britain after Brexit, saying it wanted to offer them reassurance.Barnier said Friday that the sides were "making a fair degree of progress," including clarification from the UK on how the process will work and how citizens can appeal if their applications for settled status are unsuccessful. But, he said, there are "still a number of points that need more work," including on family reunification, people's right to "export" social security benefits and the role of the European Court of Justice.Davis said the two sides had continued to make progress on citizens' rights and "are now seeking political solutions to the last outstanding issues on both sides." It is a "key priority" for the United Kingdom to retain the sovereignty of its courts, Davis said.David Davis discussing the progress made in citizens' rights - this week's detailed note on the issue can be found here https://t.co/zTY9806Uyx pic.twitter.com/wfCnj2gQsrβ Exiting the EU Dept (@DExEUgov) November 10, 2017
What will happen in Northern Ireland?Both sides agree that they want to avoid a "hard border" between the Republic of Ireland, which will remain part of the European Union after Brexit, and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom.There is free movement across the border and many businesses have facilities on both sides.A key question is how to avoid the need for border checks if Northern Ireland, as part of the United Kingdom, is no longer part of the EU single market and customs union after Brexit. Free movement across the border was a key part of the Good Friday Agreement, the 1998 accord that helped bring peace to Northern Ireland after decades of sectarian conflict.David Davis and Michel Barnier say some progress but no major breakthrough has been made in the latest round of Brexit talks.Davis said Friday that the two sides had had "frank discussions about some of the big challenges around the border" and that the UK was firmly committed to to avoiding any physical infrastructure there."We respect the European Union desire to protect the legal order of the single market and Customs Union. But that cannot come at cost to the constitutional and economic integrity of the United Kingdom," Davis said. "We recognize the need for specific solutions for the unique circumstances of Northern Ireland. But let me be clear. This cannot amount to creating a new border inside our United Kingdom."Barnier said the two sides had common goals. "The unique situation of the island of Ireland requires specific solutions," he said.The 'Brexit Bill'May, who heads a minority Conservative government since a disastrous snap election in June, faces a battle to get the EU Withdrawal Bill, known as the Brexit Bill, through Parliament.She's announced her intention to put forward an amendment adding the precise time and date of Brexit to the bill before it goes before lawmakers next week for further scrutiny. But what's not yet known is what impact the many amendments put forward by other lawmakers will have on the legislation.May wrote in her opinion piece Friday that the government would listen to any proposed amendment to improve the bill. "But I am just as clear of this: we will not tolerate attempts from any quarters to use the process of amendments to this Bill as a mechanism to try to block the democratic wishes of the British people by attempting to slow down or stop our departure from the European Union," she said.Not too late to forget it all?Meanwhile, the man credited with authoring the clause which allows a country to leave the European Union -- Article 50 -- has said it's not too late for the United Kingdom to change its mind.May wrote to the European Council President on March 29 this year to formally notify him of Britain's "intention to withdraw from the European Union." But Lord John Kerr argues that the letter was only a notification of the UK's "intention" to withdraw and that Article 50 has been "misrepresented" in the current political debate."The fact is, it is a political decision that has been made in this country to maintain there can be no going back," he told an Open Britain event in London on Friday. "Actually, as far as Brussels is concerned, as far as the treaty is concerned, this country still has a free choice about whether to proceed. As new facts emerge, people are entitled to take a different view and there is nothing in Article 50 to stop them. And I think the British people have the right to know this, they should not be misled."CNN's Simon Cullen contributed to this report. | news | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
d895568a-f0cb-4d81-b419-d8f09fb42494 | null | (CNN)The Tour de France has been pushed back until August, according to cycling's governing body, after the French government extended its ban on mass public gatherings amid the coronavirus pandemic. The world's most prestigious bike race takes place annually in France. One of the most supreme tests of sporting endurance, the event is also embedded in French culture and society, with millions of fans lining the roads to watch the Tour.The race had been due to be held from June 27 to July 19, but after French President Emmanuel Macron announced Monday that certain restrictions in the country would remain in place until mid-July that plan was scupperedThe Tour will now be staged between August 29 and September 20."Holding this event in the best conditions possible is judged essential given its central place in cycling's economy and its exposure, in particular for the teams that benefit on this occasion from unparalleled visibility," read a statement on the UCI's website Wednesday.Read MoreFour-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome welcomed the announcement after a period of uncertainty for teams and riders. "The news many of us have been waiting for. Some light at the end of the tunnel," he wrote on Twitter.READ: In a world gripped by fear, marble racing proves welcome distractionThis year's Tour de France has been postponed. Planning on holdThis year's race will start in Nice, before crisscrossing France and concluding on Paris' Champs Elysees as had been originally envisaged.France is currently in lockdown and has had at least 130,253 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 15,729 deaths, according to the latest figures. Non-essential public places have been closed across the country since March 14 as the government seeks to stem the spread of the virus."We would like to thank all of cycling's stakeholders, the Tour de France's partners, its broadcasters as well as all of the local authorities for their reactivity and their support. We all hope that the 2020 Tour de France will help to turn the page on the difficult period that we are currently experiencing," read a statement on the Tour de France official website. The new dates mean the Tour's final stage will take place on the same day as the delayed French Open tennis tournament begins in Paris. READ: New dates for Olympic Games confirmed for 2021JUST WATCHED200m world champion Noah Lyles on keeping fit in the quarantineReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCH200m world champion Noah Lyles on keeping fit in the quarantine 01:52Cycling affectedEarlier this month, the UCI furloughed members of staff and its leaders opted to cut their salaries as the sport attempts to cope with a number of postponements, notably the Tokyo Olympics. This year's Giro d'Italia had already been postponed after the Hungarian government announced it would not be able to host the opening stages in early May. The UCI's latest announcement confirmed the Giro will now be held after the organization's Road World Championships, which finish September 27. The Vuelta a EspaΓ±a will also be held at some point after the UCI Worlds as part of cycling's revised calendar. CNN's Aleks Klosok contributed to this report. | sport | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
4e404713-0914-4b9b-be46-f95c64002124 | null | Story highlightsReal Madrid's Portuguese player Cristiano Ronaldo named World's best for second timeArgentina's Lionel Messi had won the title for the past four yearsBayern Munich's French star Franck Ribery completed the listJupp Heynckes named Men's Coach of the Year, with Brazil's Pele winning special prizeAn emotional Cristiano Ronaldo failed to hold back the tears as the Real Madrid and Portugal star won the Ballon d'Or at a star-studded FIFA Awards Ceremony in Switzerland. The forward finally ended the reign of Argentina's Lionel Messi, who had held the award since 2009, with Frenchman Franck Ribery finishing third. "I am deeply moved," said the 28-year-old, who had played down the importance of the trophy in the run-up to Monday's ceremony. Read: Is Ronaldo really the world's best? The former Manchester United star, who scored 66 goals in 56 games last year, was previously crowned the world's best in 2008. "There are no words to describe how I feel," said Ronaldo, who won the prize despite winning nothing with either club or country in 2013."I'm delighted, I want to thank all my team-mates, all my family in the room. Those who know me know how many sacrifices I made to win this reward. JUST WATCHEDCristinao Ronaldo wins 2013 Ballon d'OrReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHCristinao Ronaldo wins 2013 Ballon d'Or 02:15JUST WATCHEDDoes Ronaldo carry Real Madrid?ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHDoes Ronaldo carry Real Madrid? 01:45JUST WATCHEDRonaldo's best ever goal?ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHRonaldo's best ever goal? 03:02"I want to thank all those who had faith in me and I want to speak again about Eusebio and Madiba (Nelson Mandela) and to pay tribute to them one last time." "Each time is different. But I would say that this second Ballon d'Or is more emotional, because my mother and my son (who joined him on stage) are here."Ronaldo won with 27.99% of the votes ahead of Messi (24.72%) while Ribery was third (23.36%) according to France Football, who jointly organize the award with FIFA. In 2013, he outscored Messi, who has struggled with injury, and scored a hat-trick to help his country negotiate a tricky World Cup playoff against Sweden in order to secure a berth at Brazil 2014.Ronaldo's golden ball is likely to take pride of place in his new museum.At last month's opening in his hometown of Funchal, Ronaldo told reporters: "I have room for more trophies. I don't really want to mention specific ones. All I want is to win more awards and, if the Ballon d'Or comes, there is extra room here."Read: Ronaldo opens CR7 museum in PortugalThe Ballon d'Or is voted for by national team coaches, national team captains and a selection of journalists from around the world, selected by both France Football magazine and FIFA. The evening's other winners included Jupp Heynckes, the now-retired German who was crowned Men's Coach of the Year after leading Bayern Munich to an unprecedented Champions League, Bundesliga and German Cup treble.He beat Alex Ferguson, who led Manchester United to a record 20th English championship in his final season at Old Trafford, and Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp, whose German side dazzled on their way to the 2013 European Champions League final.On a memorable night for Germany, national team coach Silvia Neid was named Women's Coach of the Year while goalkeeper Nadine Angerer won the Women's World Player award. Having saved two penalties in a 1-0 win over Norway in the final Euro 2013, Angerer beat off challenges from five-time winner Marta of Brazil and American Abby Wambach, the leading goalscorer in international football. JUST WATCHEDExclusive: What makes Ibrahimovic tick?ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHExclusive: What makes Ibrahimovic tick? 03:48JUST WATCHEDIbrahimovic reveals biggest weaknessReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHIbrahimovic reveals biggest weakness 02:17JUST WATCHEDZlatan: Inspiring a nationReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHZlatan: Inspiring a nation 02:33Read: Zlatan stunner sparks media stormSweden's Zlatan Ibrahimovic won the FIFA Puskas honor, awarded to the scorer of the best goal and voted for by the public, following his stunning overhead strike against England.Meanwhile, legendary Brazilian Pele, rated by many as the best footballer of all time, received FIFA's maiden Prix d'Honneur. The organizers said they were righting a wrong, since Pele - the only man to have won the World Cup three times - had been ineligible to win the Ballon d'Or during his playing days as it was only for Europe-based players at the time. "I promised to my family that I would not cry but I am emotional," said the man who won football's greatest tournament in 1958, 1962 and 1970. "I got so many trophies and prizes but I was jealous because all of those guys who got the Ballon d'Or, which I couldn't get because I didn't play in Europe. Now I thank God that I can complete my trophies at home."Read: Bayern clinch historic trebleThe FIFA/FIFPro World XI was also unveiled and was dominated by Spain-based players, with six of the side playing in La Liga, with three from Germany and two from France. FIFPro, the world players' union, invited 52,000 of its members to select their team of the year. FIFA/FIFPro World XI: Neuer (Bayern Munich and Germany); Dani Alves (Barcelona and Brazil), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid and Spain), Thiago Silva (PSG and Brazil), Lahm (Bayern Munich and Germany); Iniesta (Barcelona and Spain), Xavi (Barcelona and Spain), Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich and France); Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid and Portugal), Messi (Barcelona and Argentina), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain and Sweden). The glittering ceremony - which was hosted by former Dutch international Ruud Gullit and Brazilian model Fernanda Lima - was attended by such footballing luminaries as Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo (Brazil), Cafu, UEFA President Michel Platini and France coach Didier Deschamps among others. Read: Ballon d'Or U-turn puts Ronaldo in driving seatYet the night belonged to the Portuguese Ronaldo, who had finished runner-up in the voting for three of the previous four years. Having scored 42 goals so far this season, he made his debut for Sporting Lisbon in 2002 before leaving for Manchester United the following campaign.There he claimed three English Premier League titles, the FA Cup and the European Champions League in 2008, the same year he was first crowned by FIFA as the world's best footballer.Ronaldo swapped Manchester for Madrid for a then world record fee in 2009. Since joining Real, he has been prolific, averaging over a goal a game for the nine-time European champions.Messi, meanwhile, helped Barcelona to the Spanish league title last year, while Ribery was part of the all-conquering Bayern team that triumphed in five different competitions in 2013.In 2010 and 2011, FIFA's World Footballer of the Year prize was fused with the Ballon D'Or award previously handed out by France Football. | sport | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
c4a608a4-e9f8-4f9f-8004-6848714f4aa6 | null | (CNN)The Italian squad made a triumphant return to Italy on Monday after its penalty shootout win over England in the Euro 2020 final at Wembley Stadium.Sunday's success was the Azzurri's second European Championship victory and came 53 years after Italy's first win in the pan-continental tournament.The Italian team arrived at Fiumicino Airport in Rome before heading to the Hotel Parco Dei Principi.Chiellini exits the bus as the team arrives at the Parco dei Principi hotel after winning the European Championship.READ: Italy crowned European champion after beating England on penaltiesItaly captain Giorgio Chiellini and coach Roberto Mancini held the Henri Delaunay trophy on the plane steps before the players and staff boarded the bus. Read MoreWhen the players disembarked at the Hotel Parco Dei Principi, Chiellini was wearing a golden crown as he held the Henri Delaunay trophy.The Azzurri were greeted at the hotel by cheering fans.Italian players celebrate after the penalty shootout against England.READ: 'Security breach' at Wembley Stadium as small group of people enters venueDefender Leonardo Bonucci, who scored Italy's equalizer which sent the final to extra-time and then penalties, was wrapped in the Italian flag and chanted, "We are the European champions," as he entered the hotel.The 34-year-old Bonucci, who was immense for Italy in the final and rightly earned the man of the match award, is the oldest player to score in a Euro final.During the wild Italian celebrations after the team's victory on Sunday, Bonucci screamed "it's coming to Rome" into the pitch side camera.'Team spirit'Later on Monday, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi will greet the Italian team at a ceremony at the Palazzo Chigi, Italy's government palace, according to a statement from his office late Sunday.Chiellini ando Mancini hold the European Championship trophy.Visit CNN.com/sport for more news, features, and videos"The Italians celebrate the success of the national team at the European football championships," said Draghi in a statement."The Azzurri, led by coach Roberto Mancini, showed great individual performances, and an extraordinary game and team spirit. The trophy returns to Italy after more than 50 years.""The Prime Minister, Mario Draghi, will receive the team and the technical staff at Palazzo Chigi on Monday to thank them on behalf of the entire Government," added the Italian PM's statement.Italy's Euro 2020 victory marks an impressive return to form for a nation that failed to qualify for the World Cup finals in 2018.Under Mancini, Italy is now unbeaten in 34 matches, a record dating back to September 2018. | sport | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
661ccd45-2d74-481a-ae79-36c4c88296bb | null | London (CNN)An endangered Sumatran tiger was mauled to death at London Zoo on Friday, just moments after it was introduced to a potential mate for the first time.Melati, a female tiger and long-term resident of the zoo, was introduced to a new male tiger, Asim, on Friday in the hope the pair would breed in the future.Keepers were devastated, however, when Asim, a 7-year-old male that had arrived at the London Zoo (ZSL) just 10 days earlier, fatally attacked Melati. "Everyone at ZSL London Zoo is devastated by the loss of Melati, and we are heartbroken by this turn of events," the zoo said in a statement. "Asim was moved to ZSL London Zoo as part of the European-wide conservative breeding program, and it was hoped that the two tigers would be able to breed in the future." Asim, a 7-year-old Sumatran tiger, was transferred to London Zoo as part of the European Endangered Species Programme.Read MoreThe two tigers were initially kept in separate, adjoining enclosures, where keepers allowed the two animals to "smell and react to each other." The zoo acknowledged that while introductions of big cats are always considered "high risk," experts had observed "positive signs" and deemed it to be the "right time" to introduce the pair. The keepers reported that the introduction of the pair started as "predicted," but it descended quickly into a "more aggressive interaction." "Zoo staff immediately implemented their prepared response, using loud noises, flares and alarms to try and distract the pair, but Asim had already overpowered Melati," the zoo said. Today our beloved Sumatran tigress Melati died while being introduced to new male Asim for the first time. Everyone at ZSL London Zoo is heartbroken by this turn of events. Tiger Territory will remain closed while our team focus on caring for Asim: https://t.co/KAoW0rziPN pic.twitter.com/CHcVKKMdz4β ZSL London Zoo (@zsllondonzoo) February 8, 2019
Trained staff eventually managed to secure Asim in a separate paddock in order for vets to safely attend to Melati, but they confirmed that she had died in the attack. Conservationists expressed sadness following the death of Melati, as Sumatran tigers are deemed critically endangered by the World Wildlife Fund for Nature. It is estimated that less than 400 of the species remain in the wild today. Will Travers, president of Born Free Foundation, a charity supporting endangered wildlife, wrote on Twitter: "Only 400 left in the wild ... is captivity viable?" In another post, he said: "After the tragic death of Melati, the tiger at London Zoo, let's step up and help keep wildlife in the wild." London Zoo describes Sumatran tigers as the "rarest and smallest subspecies of tigers" in the world, and are native to the Indonesian island of Sumatra. It's now legal to kill sea lions that are threatening salmon in the Pacific Northwest Asim was matched with Melati as part of the European Endangered Species Programme (EEP), and was transferred from Ree Park Safari in Denmark on January 29. Zookeepers at London Zoo described Asim as a "handsome confident cat who is known for being very affectionate with the ladies," before his arrival in London. Speaking before Asim's arrival, Jo Cook, the coordinator of the EEP program at ZSL, had stressed the importance of the tiger transfers. "With just 400 critically endangered Sumtran tigers remaining in the wild, it's important that tigers like Jae Jae (the zoo's former male tiger) and Melati are given the opportunity to have cubs with other mates -- to ensure genetic diversity across the world's zoos and ultimately safeguard the future of the species," she said in a statement. | news | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
30461181-3a1a-4941-8a91-e685fd368f7e | null | Story highlights Ratings agency Fitch downgrades Greece's long-term credit rating"We don't have any hope for our lives," a university student saysThe European Central Bank stops providing cheap loans to some Greek banksGreece's political instability raises doubt about whether it will stay in the eurozoneWith much of the business and financial world waiting nervously for the results of new elections in Greece, young people on the streets of Athens on Thursday sounded more concerned about the hardships the Greek people are facing than the international consequences of their upcoming vote.Clara Kalemi, 18, said her father had been unemployed for two years."Finally he got a job but with a very low salary. We can't afford this," she said.University student Romans Eksarhos said he and his classmates have little to look forward to."We can't do anything; we don't have any hope for our lives," he said. "We know that we are going to finish university, get our degree, maybe our Ph.D., and we are going to work for 300 euros" a month.That's about $380.A temporary Greek government took office Thursday as the country wrestles with a political crisis that sprang from the country's inability to pay its debts.Greece is heading toward new elections next month, with polls suggesting a narrow victory for a radical leftist party that wants to tear up an international loan agreement which forced the government to make deep budget cuts.That possibility has sent ripples of fear through markets in Europe, Asia and the United States as analysts worry that it could ultimately lead to the collapse of the European Union's currency -- an event an expert predicted Thursday could cost up to $1 trillion.Ratings agency Fitch cut Greece's long-term credit rating from B- to CCC Thursday, only one notch above default level, reflecting worries over its ability to remain in the euro currency zone."The downgrade of Greece's sovereign ratings reflects the heightened risk that Greece may not be able to sustain its membership of Economic and Monetary Union," Fitch said."In the event that the new general elections scheduled for 17 June fail to produce a government with a mandate to continue with the EU-IMF programme of fiscal austerity and structural reform, an exit of Greece from EMU would be probable." IMF is the International Monetary FundAlexis Tsipras, the leader of the Syriza party, leads in polls ahead of the June 17 election. On Thursday he urged the public to support him.Read Tsipras equate austerity with 'hell'"People will conquer fear. They will not succumb; they will not be blackmailed," he said, accusing the parties that made the international loan agreement of "irresponsible scare-mongering."The Centre for Economics Business and Research in London, meanwhile, issued a stark warning Thursday."The end of the euro in its current form is certain but will be traumatic," predicted the CEBR's Douglas McWilliams. He estimated that the "immensely painful" breakdown of the currency used by 17 countries would cost a minimum of $300 million. The European Central Bank said Wednesday it had stopped providing cheap money to some Greek banks after Greeks pulled about 800 million euros ($1 billion) in savings out of the banking system on Monday.It would not say which banks it had cut off, forcing them to turn to the Greek Central Bank for more expensive loans.The Hellenic Hotel Federation, meanwhile, said tourism revenue was plummeting.Hotel reservations have dropped 30% to 50% in different parts of the country, the trade group said.Greek voters punished the major parties at the polls earlier this month for the harsh budget cuts imposed by the country's international lenders. The election left no party able to form a government, creating deep uncertainty about Greece's ability to continue to meet the terms of its bailout package and therefore its debt obligations.The political deadlock is leading to concerns that Greece will not have a functioning government in place when it needs to make critical debt payments next month, which could in turn jeopardize its place in the eurozone, the group of 17 European Union countries that use the euro currency.And a crisis could quickly spread beyond Greece, one analyst warned."If Greece exits the euro it won't be alone. Others will exit," said Paul Donovan, a global economist with UBS bank. "There would be bank runs across multiple countries," he predicted. "Citigroup, for example, may not be exposed to Greece, but it may be exposed to Portugal, Spain, France. ... It may be exposed to a company that's exposed to France or exposed to exports to EU." In a worst-case scenario, he said, "you're talking about widespread defaults in the corporate sector as well as the sovereign sector. It becomes very problematic."European leaders were united Wednesday in saying they want to help Greece stay in the euro.German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she is working to keep Greece in the eurozone"Europe needs to show solidarity and help, particularly with growth, unemployment and development," she said.Merkel, a champion of forcing governments to balance their budgets in order to promote stable economic growth in Europe, said she regrets the suffering of the Greek people in the face of harsh government budget cuts."It's very bitter, obviously," she said of the austerity measures that have left some Greeks struggling to pay for food or utilities.But, she said, "Sacrifices had to be made. ... I think these are necessary measures that had to be taken."The European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund have been pumping money into Greece to keep the country in the euro and able to pay its debts, but they have demanded that the Greek government slash spending to get the funds. | news | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
22625e45-1fe0-4475-a65d-f82f32e27f0a | null | Story highlightsAmerica's conversation about police-involved violence is endless, says W. Kamau BellSome law enforcement agencies propose community-based policing as a cureBell walks the beat with Camden, New Jersey, cops on "United Shades of America" Sunday at 10 p.m.W. Kamau Bell is a critically acclaimed sociopolitical comedian, featured on Kamau Right Now! on KALW in San Francisco and CNN's "United Shades of America," airing Sundays at 10 p.m. ET/PT. (CNN)On Wednesday a federal grand jury indicted former South Carolina police officer Michael Slager on charges of violating the civil rights of Walter Scott. Scott was a 50-year-old black man who had been pulled over in North Charleston by Slager for a broken tail light last April. Apparently at some point after Slager pulled Scott over, Scott ran. The officer fired eight bullets at Scott, while the unarmed man ran away. Slager hit Scott in the back five times, killing him. To my mind, Scott probably ran because he was afraid of getting killed by a cop. Irony is nowhere near deep enough a word for this.W. Kamau BellEx-North Charleston officer indicted on federal charges in Walter Scott deathLet's be clear. Michael Slager is being charged with a federal crime, after already being charged with murder by the state of South Carolina. And without a doubt much of the reason for these charges is the fact that the incident is easily seen on cellphone video. Without that video Slager's initial story of fearing for his life because Scott had taken the officer's Taser would have certainly been believed. But we all know that video evidence of police killing (or assaulting) unarmed, non-threatening people rarely leads to those officers doing any significant prison time. So while a part of me wanted to be happy that Slager was indicted, another part of me knows that indictments β even as rare as they are β often mean nothing. Which means I β and people who look like me β walk around generally feeling like we are just one seemingly innocuous exchange with a police officer away from ending up a hashtag.Read MoreAll of this was going through my mind when I re-watched the latest episode of "United Shades of America." This episode focuses on policing in America, and not surprisingly, it was really not fun to make ... and even less fun to watch again. I'm a comedian, therefore this show is sorta, kinda supposed to be a comedy show. And while there are certainly funny moments in this episode β I'm especially proud of my joke comparing cops to mountain lions β the material is not funny at all. Controversial Police Encounters Fast Facts'Racist McShootface' -- George Zimmerman gun auction draws trollsWhen we taped the episode last year, it felt like America as a whole was in the middle of actually talking about the crisis of ineffective, oppressive and occasionally murderous policing in this country and how that kind of policing especially affects the black community. A year later we are still in the middle of that conversation. And this is a conversation that the nation has seemingly been having forever in various ways. The only thing that makes it regularly front page news now is the advent of cellphone video. But I'm old enough to know that video evidence of police wrongdoing doesn't always make a difference. When video of the LAPD beating Rodney King into the ground was released, there was a feeling in the black community of "FINALLY! AMERICA WILL SEE WHAT WE'VE BEEN TELLING THEM FOR YEARS! THE POLICE ARE NOT TREATING US FAIRLY!"OK, yes! The black people I knew said things much more explicit than, "The police are not treating us fairly," but I figured CNN wouldn't want me to quote the entire NWA song "F--- tha Police" in this article. By the end of the episode, I just felt cold. "Protect and Serve?" is about policing in America. And we talk about it by spending time in Camden, New Jersey, a city of slightly under 80,000 residents just across a bridge from Philadelphia.JUST WATCHEDCommunity policing up closeReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHCommunity policing up close 01:35 Camden is like a lot of American cities, in that the police force and the community do not have the best relationship. But unlike in a lot of American cities, the Camden police force is actually trying to do something about it. And in the wake of community actions against police brutality like #BlackLivesMatter, protests in Ferguson and Baltimore, and the hunger strike by my hometown's Frisco 5, I am happy to finally see a police department openly admit that they can do a much better job and to also hear them promise they will.Law enforcement in Camden is turning back the clock to a style of policing that I've seen only in black and white movies. It's called community policing. The idea is that the cops walk the beat, get to know the residents and therefore (hopefully) feel connected to the community. It used to be that in this situation, police actually had to live in the community. And while many officers do live in Camden, many don't. W. Kamau Bell: America's past and present are LatinoThe idea behind community policing is that if the police force are members of the community β or at least spend lots of time in the community before the s--- hits the fan β that maybe a future officer Slager isn't just pulling over a random black guy. He's pulling over Walter, a guy he knows or is at least familiar with enough to know that he is a good guy who is maybe going through some rough times. And maybe Walter knows this fictional officer enough not to freak out and run from him. Seems like a crazy dream ... but a necessary dream to dream.Many residents in Camden seem hopeful but tentative in fully turning their trust over to the cops. And on the other side, the cops seem equally tentative. By the end of the episode, I feel like I don't know if this is going to work. It's too soon. In the episode, I say it is a good start, but sitting here watching it a year later, I don't know what "a good start" even means. Camden seems like it could be Ground Zero for changing the way police operate in black neighborhoods, but it also seems like Ground Zero in that there are blocks and blocks that look like they were set designed for the sequel to "Mad Max: Fury Road." W. Kamau Bell: I had a great time in prisonAll that means is that it is critical that good things happen in Camden. There is a lot of civic pride in Camden. And, if anything, that is why I feel like Camden could return to being the healthy and thriving city that it once was. It is, however, going to take a ton of help to bring Camden back. And a lot of the help is going to have to come from the police department. I appreciate that, unlike most police departments, the Camden police understand that improving the relationship with the community starts with them. JUST WATCHEDPolice work to win the public's trustReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHPolice work to win the public's trust 01:33My question in this episode is, "Are these the right cops?" When I walked the streets of Camden everyone felt tentative. The police were trying to connect with the residents, but I could tell that it was a directive from on high as opposed to a natural instinct. And many of the residents reacted the way you might react to a poisonous snake who says, "I promise. This time I won't bite you." "WHY SHOULD I BELIEVE YOU? AND WHY ARE YOU TALKING?" I understand that this is a process, but since lives are at stake I am nervous it won't move quickly enough.W. Kamau Bell: Why I'm getting emails from the KKKI sincerely hope for Camden that these are the cops for the job, but after watching the episode again, I honestly don't know. If they are, we can use them in North Charleston; New York City; Ferguson; Oakland; Cleveland; Minneapolis; San Francisco; Los Angeles; Waller County, Texas; Beavercreek, Ohio ... and honestly, every city in this country.A few years ago, when I was in New York City working on a TV show, someone tapped me on the shoulder. I turned around and saw a police officer. I must have jumped a little, because the cop looked a little surprised and said, "I ... I just wanted to tell you that I like your show." I smiled quickly and said thank you, and the officer left. Meanwhile my heart was still doing a Lars Ulrich-style drum solo in my chest. A person nearby who saw the whole thing go down observed, "I think he wanted a picture, but he changed his mind." In that moment, I forgot that I was even a comedian. I just knew I was a black man, and cops ... have reputations for taking more than black people's pictures.W. Kamau BellWeirdly, I felt bad. I love taking pictures with people who like my work. I'm happy to do that easy thing for anybody; at least that's what I thought until that moment. Apparently, the officer saw a TV star, and I saw nothing but blue. In that moment, I forgot that I was even a comedian. I just knew I was a black man, and cops (especially ones from New York City) have reputations for taking more than black people's pictures. I felt myself tense up. I was preparing for the worst in that moment. Which seems crazy to me, but it's not, because plenty of black people have been killed at the hands of cops in situations not much different than that.An earlier version of this article stated that Michael Slager was facing charges in North Carolina. It has been corrected to state that he is facing charges in South Carolina. Follow @CNNOpinion
Join us on Facebook.com/CNNOpinion.Read CNNOpinion's Flipboard magazine.W. Kamau Bell is a critically acclaimed sociopolitical comedian, featured on Kamau Right Now! on KALW in San Francisco and CNN's "United Shades of America," airing Sundays at 10 p.m. ET/PT. | news | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
6e510b2e-7a61-4cd6-8163-5020652e1489 | null | Story highlightsSpain's Athletic Bilbao beat Bundesliga side Schalke 4-2 in first leg of Europa League quarterfinal Atletico Madrid also beat German opposition, overcoming Hannover 2-1 Valencia go down 2-1 to Dutch side AZ Alkmaar; Sporting Lisbon beat Ukraine's Metalist Kharkiv 2-1 A glorious attacking display by Athletic Bilbao earned the Spanish side a 4-2 win at Schalke in the first leg of the Europa League quarterfinals at the Veltins Arena on Thursday. Fernando Llorente put Athletic ahead in the 20th minute poking the ball home after a Schalke goalkeeper Timo Hildebrand mishandled the ball. But the lead didn't last long with Spain's Raul latching onto a cross from Japan defender Atsuto Uchida to level the scores two minutes later.The veteran striker was on hand to score Schalke's second of the night and the goal of the match in the 60th minute as he smashed home a sensational 20-yard volley. A free-flowing game eventually yielded a fourth goal in the 73rd minute as Llorente headed home his second of the night with De Marcos firing Athletic ahead with nine minutes remaining. An injury-time counterattack earned the away side a fourth when Markel Susaeta unselfishly squared the ball to Iker Muniain who swept the ball past a helpless Mathias Schober -- who replaced the injured Hildebrand at halftime.It was also a good night for Atletico Madrid as they beat Hannover 2-1 at the Estadio Vicente Calderon. Colombian striker Falcao headed home from Gabi's free-kick to give the home side an early ninth minute lead before Mame Diouf put the German side back on level terms seven minutes before the break sliding in to meet a Lars Stindl cross.Falcao was involved in the winner, nodding down into the path of substitute Eduardo Salvio who then curled a shot past goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler. Spain's third representative in the quarterfinals, Valencia didn't fare so well, going down 2-1 away to Dutch side AZ Alkmaar. Australian striker Brett Holman put the home side ahead on the stroke of halftime with a deft side-foot volley from a corner kick.Valencia grabbed what could be a vital away goal six minutes after the break when Turkish international Mehmet Topal heading home from close range.But it was AZ's night as Maarten Martens slotted home neatly after receiving a cutback from Brett Holman.Second half goals from Marat Izmailov (51st minute) and a 64th minute free kick from Emiliano Insua earned Sporting Lisbon a 2-1 win over Metalist Kharkiv. The Ukrainian side grabbed an away goal in injury time when Cleiton Xavier scored from the penalty spot.All four second legs will be played on Thursday April 5. | sport | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
ac4410a9-23ee-4192-a88e-fab63b2fbb45 | null | Story highlights The suspect drove for Uber for two months this summer, an Uber official saysThe suspect has been charged with attempted murder; prosecutors say attack was an act of terrorA prosecution document says the victim's neck was cut in a sawing motionLondon (CNN)A man who allegedly stabbed two people at a London subway station Saturday has been charged with attempted murder. Prosecutors called the attack an act of terror. Muhyadin Mire, a 29-year-old from the London suburb of Leytonstone, appeared in Westminster Magistrates' Court on Monday. He spoke only to confirm details of his identity and say that he understood the charge before he was remanded in custody to appear at a preliminary hearing at London's Old Bailey on Friday.Sketch of Muhyadin Mire appearing in court.Mire was arrested Saturday night after what police described as an unprovoked knife attack that left a 56-year-old man hospitalized with serious injuries. A second person suffered a minor injury that did not require treatment, authorities said. The Crown Prosecution Service argued that the attack constituted an act of terrorism under the UK's Terrorism Act. Read MoreThe legislation defines terrorism as the use or threat of action designed to influence the government or an international governmental organization, or intimidate the public, for the purpose of advancing a political, religious, racial or ideological cause.Police were called Saturday evening by witnesses who said a man had stabbed people and was threatening others at the Tube station in Leytonstone.The prosecution says Mire approached his victim from behind and, unprovoked, hit him multiple times, before forcing him to the floor, kicking and stomping on him, according to a document detailing the prosecution case that was distributed to reporters in court.Police investigate the scene at the Leytonstone Tube station late Saturday.He then allegedly held the victim's head and cut his neck in what was described by witnesses as a "sawing motion," according to the document.Leaving the victim in a pool of blood, Mire waved his knife at others and attempted to attack some of them, said the document.Police then arrived and, fearing for their safety, used a stun gun to disarm and arrest him. As he was led away, Mire shouted "This is for Syria, my Muslim brothers," and made similar statements when interviewed at the police station, according to the document. Mire's phone contained images and material relating to the war in Syria, it said. The document said the victim of the attack spent five hours in surgery with multiple wounds to his neck, including one that was 12 centimeters (nearly 5 inches) long.Police said in the aftermath that they were investigating the attack as an act of terror, and have advised the public to "remain calm but alert and vigilant" in relation to any potential threat.Mire started driving for the ride-hailing shuttle service Uber in June but hasn't taken a trip since August, said Tom Elvidge, Uber's London general manager. He was a "private hire driver who was licensed by Transport for London," Elvidge added."Many private hire drivers in the (British) capital are from ethnic minorities," Elvidge said. "It's important that the despicable actions of one person are not used to tarnish the reputation of entire communities."CNN's Andrew Carey and Greg Botelho contributed to this report. | news | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
97ba701c-1482-490c-a785-c303dd51e741 | null | (CNN)Manager Jose Mourinho questioned Tottenham Hotspur's "attitude" after defeat by Dinamo Zagreb in the Europa League, while captain Hugo Lloris said the team's performance was a "disgrace."Dinamo overturned a 2-0 deficit from the first leg to win 3-2 after extra-time on Thursday thanks to Mislav Orsic's hat-trick. It means the Croatian champion progresses to the Europa League quarterfinals, while Tottenham, currently eighth in the Premier League, is left to question where the team's season goes from here. Winning the Europa League would have allowed Spurs to play in the Champions League next season."My team didn't look like it was playing an important match," Mourinho told BT Sport after the game."If for any one of them it is not an important match, for me it is. For the respect that I have for my own career and for my own job, every match is an important match for me. Read More"And I believe that for every Tottenham fan at home, every match matters. Another attitude is needed. To say that I feel sad is not enough because what I feel goes much further than sadness."Visit CNN.com/sport for more news, videos and featuresJose Mourinho criticized his side's attitude after defeat by Dinamo Zagreb.Orsic scored his side's first goal shortly after the hour mark -- a sensational, curling shot from outside the box -- and added a second 20 minutes later when he turned in a cross from replacement Iyayi Atiemwen. With the game going to extra-time, Orsic completed his hat-trick with a mazy run past a number of Tottenham players before striking past a diving Lloris. Even more remarkable about the result is that Dinamo was left in disarray ahead of Thursday's game after manager Zoran Mamic had resigned just days before. The Croatian Supreme Court confirmed that Mamic is to serve a prison sentence of four years and eight months for fraud, according to Reuters. In a statement on the Dinamo website, Mamic said he "do(es) not feel guilty," but accepts the court's decision. The club also announced that Damir Krznar would take over as manager.READ: 'Unplayable' Bayern Munich cruises into record-breaking 19th Champions League quarterfinalMislav Orsic celebrates his third goal against Tottenham.For Tottenham, it capped off a miserable five days that included defeat by Arsenal in the North London Derby on Sunday."We are all more than disappointed. It's just a disgrace," Lloris told BT Sport after Tottenham's Europa League exit.JUST WATCHEDJose Mourinho and Tottenham: A match made in heaven ... or hell?ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHJose Mourinho and Tottenham: A match made in heaven ... or hell? 01:15"I just hope everyone in the changing room feels responsible of the situation because it's a disgrace. Now what more can I say about it ... The taste of the defeat tonight is just more than painful."While Dominik Livakovic produced a number of sharp saves for the home side and Spurs striker Harry Kane had a header cleared off the line late on, Tottenham was outplayed for much of the match."I'm disappointed of a difference of attitude between one team and another," Mourinho added. "My team ... didn't bring to the game not just the basics of football, but I believe the basics of life, which is to respect our jobs and to give everything."Tottenham next faces Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday, an important game for Mourinho if his side is to stay in contention for a top-four spot. Spurs' English rivals were more successful in the Europa League on Thursday. Manchester United defeated AC Milan 1-0 at the San Siro to secure a 2-1 aggregate victory and progress to the quarterfinals, while Arsenal lost 1-0 to Olympiacos but also reached the final eight with a 3-2 victory on aggregate. | sport | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
e1f78de7-0ce1-4583-973d-33abbb497243 | null | (CNN)As he bids to win a record-equaling 20th grand slam title, Novak Djokovic had to come from behind to secure victory in Wimbledon's first round.On a gray and rainy day in London, the 34-year-old Djokovic was shocked in the first set, losing it 6-4 to British teenage Jack Draper in the Centre Court match.But almost as if a bear had been poked, the world No. 1, who is a five-time Wimbledon champion, roared back to win the next three sets, dropping just five games to the 19-year-old wildcard qualifier. The Serbian will play either South Africa's Kevin Anderson -- who he beat in the 2018 Wimbledon final -- or Chilean qualifier Marcelo Barrios Vera in the second round.Reigning Wimbledon champion Djokovic admitted that the wet weather affected him during his match against the world No 253. Read More"To be honest, I don't recall falling this many times on the court," said Djokovic after winning 4-6 6-1 6-2 6-2."[It was] obviously a huge honor to walk onto this court, for me at least the most special court. I always dreamed of playing at Wimbledon [and] winning Wimbledon one day when I was a kid growing up in Serbia."READ: Serena Williams confirms she will not play at 2020 Tokyo OlympicsDjokovic celebrates a point during the men's singles match against Draper.Good being backWimbledon is eagerly anticipated by tennis fans all around the world, and even more so this year after the tournament was canceled in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. But remember this is Britain; wet weather and rain postponed the start of the first day's play, with fans having to open umbrellas and don raincoats instead of sunglasses and caps.Wimbledon's return was also accompanied by fans flocking to the event, with tournament organizers -- the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) -- saying the grand slam will be a pilot event in the third phase of the UK government's Events Research Programme (ERP). The tournament's latter stages will be played in front of 100% capacity crowds.Draper stretches to play a backhand against Djokovic.At the moment there are 50% stadium capacities for Centre Court and No. 1 Court, and 75% for the smaller show courts.For Djokovic, after playing a year of tennis with limited fans in stadiums, the opportunity to showcase his talents in front of spectators at the famous tournament was a privilege. Visit CNN.com/sport for more news, features, and videos"It feels great seeing everyone and being back on probably the most special, the most sacred tennis court in the world," Djokovic said in his on-court interview afterwards. "Obviously, alongside many other players, I was very sad last year that Wimbledon was canceled. [It was] very difficult times for everyone, but I'm really glad that the sport is back and hopefully you guys have enjoyed it and you will enjoy it in the next couple of weeks." | sport | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
de6de07c-9055-4bc7-9a8c-a3327e6175ba | null | Washington (CNN)Nancy Reagan fumed at White House staff when they moved the knick-knacks in her bedroom.Lyndon Johnson drove a plumber to a nervous breakdown over his constant demands for more water pressure in his unusual shower.And Bill and Hillary Clinton fought as the Monica Lewinsky scandal exploded.These are just a few of the juicy tidbits in a new account of life behind the scenes in the White House. In her new book "The Residence: Inside the Private World of The White House," reporter Kate Andersen Brower interviewed dozens of former maids, chefs, florists, butlers and doormen who worked at the White House as far back as the Kennedy years.The famously loyal and discreet staffers shared their recollections of working for different presidents and their families, giving readers an intimate look at what presidents were like away from the public eye.Read MoreBill and Hillary Clinton were the most private residents in recent history, Brower told CNN."I've had staffers say that the Clintons were definitely the most paranoid first family that they ever had to work with," she said. "They didn't really trust the staff -- it took them a full year to really carry on a conversation while the staff was in the room."Brower said the Clintons adjusted to the nonstop scrutiny they felt while living at the White House by changing the way some things were done. Instead of using an operator to connect all their phone calls, as first families had done from the residence in the past, the Clintons had the phone system rewired."They wanted it to be like it is in everyone's home and certainly that's understandable in a way," Brower said. "They were worried about people listening in on their phone calls."This spring, as she prepared to launch her own campaign for the presidency, Hillary Clinton faced outrage when it was revealed she had used a private email address to conduct all her official business as Secretary of State from 2009 - 2013.A moment of solitudeJust before Bill Clinton confessed to his relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky in 1998, Hillary Clinton wanted a rare afternoon of solitude at the White House. She asked an usher to arrange for her to walk to the pool -- and made it clear she did not want to run into anyone along the way, even the Secret Service agents assigned to protect her."'If anybody sees her, or she sees anybody, I'm going to get fired, I know it,'" the usher, Worthington White, told Clinton's Secret Service agent.White managed to accomplish the task and was gratified when a "heartbroken" Clinton squeezed his hand and looked him in the eyes to thank him.LBJ's showerThe book also details the exhaustive steps a White House plumber followed to fashion a shower that would please President Lyndon Johnson. The president wanted a shower that rivaled the luxurious one he had in his private home in Washington.Brower writes the shower was "like nothing the staff had ever seen: water charging out of multiple nozzles in every direction with needlelike intensity and a hugely powerful force. One nozzle was pointed directly and the president's penis, which he nicknamed 'Jumbo.' Another shot right up the rear."The White House plumbing foreman Reds Arrington spent five years working on getting the White House shower up to Johnson's stardards, adding nozzles, upping water pressure and making the water piping hot. Arrington "was even hospitalized for several days because of a nervous breakdown."But the state-of-the-art system didn't please everyone.When Richard Nixon saw the shower after taking office, he took one look and said: "Get rid of this stuff." Photos: Political families in historyRand and Ron Paul are far from the first father and son to each mount a presidential campaign β in fact, they're not even the only family connection in the 2016 field. Take a look at some other political families with more than one presidential contender.Hide Caption 1 of 9 Photos: Political families in historyGeorge H.W. Bush was elected president in 1988, and his son George W. Bush was elected in 2000. Now, the son of the 41st president and the brother of the 43rd, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, is exploring a run to become the nation's 45th president. Pictured from left to right, George W. Bush, Jeb Bush, George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush take a load off their feet.Hide Caption 2 of 9 Photos: Political families in historyWhichever Republican wins the party's 2016 nomination will likely face the first-ever female major-party nominee: Hillary Clinton. She rose to fame as first lady, the wife of former President Bill Clinton, but has since established a political career of her own that includes stints as a U.S. senator and secretary of state. Hillary and Bill Clinton are pictured.Hide Caption 3 of 9 Photos: Political families in historyMitt Romney wasn't the first member of his family to run for the White House when he became the GOP nominee to take on President Barack Obama in 2012. His father, former Michigan Gov. George Romney, was a serious contender who ultimately fell short of nabbing the Republican nomination in 1968. Pictured is Mitt Romney holding a sign featuring his father, George Romney.Hide Caption 4 of 9 Photos: Political families in historyThe first father and son to each win the presidency was John Adams (left), one of the nation's Founding Fathers and the second president, and his son John Quincy Adams, who was America's sixth president. Hide Caption 5 of 9 Photos: Political families in historyThe relationship between two of America's most famous presidents, Teddy Roosevelt (left) and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, actually isn't as close as many assume. They were fifth cousins. Their closest tie was Franklin Roosevelt's wife, Eleanor, who was Teddy Roosevelt's niece.Hide Caption 6 of 9 Photos: Political families in historyWilliam Henry Harrison's tenure as the nation's ninth president didn't last long. But his grandson, Benjamin Harrison (right), did serve a full four-year term as the 23rd president, serving in the late 1800s.Hide Caption 7 of 9 Photos: Political families in historyJohn F. Kennedy (left) is the best-known member of the massively influential Democratic political clan. But his younger brother and attorney general, Robert Kennedy, sought the party's 1968 nomination before being assassinated, too. Their brother Ted Kennedy challenged incumbent President Jimmy Carter in the 1980 Democratic primary.Hide Caption 8 of 9 Photos: Political families in historyWilliam Howard Taft (left) was elected president in 1908, and though he was only in office for one term, he later made history by becoming the first president to also serve as chief justice of the Supreme Court. His son, Robert Taft, was a senator from Ohio and sought the Republican Party's presidential nomination three times β in 1940, 1948 and 1952. Still, he was a major figure in GOP politics in the era. 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588a45fc-8c43-4a8a-a9f3-efe3c65b5de6 | null | Story highlights William and Catherine take their newborn prince home "like a normal couple"William has changed his first diaper, but the royal couple is "still working on a name"Catherine's parents are thrilled to meet baby, say he is "absolutely beautiful"Ceremonial gun salutes and peals of bells for the new prince resound across LondonThey looked like "a normal couple" as they left the hospital, one bystander said. Of course, most normal couples don't have a crowd of reporters, photographers and random well-wishers waiting for them to show off their new baby.Prince William and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, emerged from St. Mary's Hospital in London on Tuesday evening to give the public its first view of the new heir to the British throne, joking that the still-unnamed boy had more hair than his father. Catherine and William took turns holding the child, wrapped in a cream-colored blanket, as they waved to well-wishers outside. The couple is "still working on a name," William said, "so we'll have that as soon as we can." But he added, "He's got her looks, thankfully." Photos: Photos: Prince George, the royal baby Photos: Photos: Prince George, the royal babyPrince George, the royal baby β Prince George takes his first steps in public as his mother, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, holds his hand Sunday, June 15, at a charity polo event in Cirencester, England.Hide Caption 1 of 18 Photos: Photos: Prince George, the royal babyPrince George, the royal baby β Prince William and Catherine with Prince George appear in a family portrait at Kensington Palace in March.Hide Caption 2 of 18 Photos: Photos: Prince George, the royal babyPrince George, the royal baby β Prince William and Catherine leave with their son after the baby's christening in London on October 23. At right is the archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby.Hide Caption 3 of 18 Photos: Photos: Prince George, the royal babyPrince George, the royal baby β Catherine carries her son after his christening.Hide Caption 4 of 18 Photos: Photos: Prince George, the royal babyPrince George, the royal baby β The couple poses with Prince George in early August at the Middleton family home in Bucklebury, England.Hide Caption 5 of 18 Photos: Photos: Prince George, the royal babyPrince George, the royal baby β The family is seen in August along with Tilly, left, a Middleton family pet, and Lupo, the couple's cocker spaniel.Hide Caption 6 of 18 Photos: Photos: Prince George, the royal babyPrince George, the royal baby β The Duke and Duchess depart St. Mary's Hospital in London with their newborn son on July 23. The boy was born at 4:24 p.m. a day earlier, weighing 8 pounds, 6 ounces.Hide Caption 7 of 18 Photos: Photos: Prince George, the royal babyPrince George, the royal baby β Catherine holds the baby outside the hospital for the public's first view.Hide Caption 8 of 18 Photos: Photos: Prince George, the royal babyPrince George, the royal baby β The new parents stand in front of the Lindo Wing of the hospital. Hide Caption 9 of 18 Photos: Photos: Prince George, the royal babyPrince George, the royal baby β A Kensington Palace spokesman said, "Mother, son and father are all doing well this morning." Hide Caption 10 of 18 Photos: Photos: Prince George, the royal babyPrince George, the royal baby β Catherine hands the baby off to William. Hide Caption 11 of 18 Photos: Photos: Prince George, the royal babyPrince George, the royal baby β "He's got her looks, thankfully," William said.Hide Caption 12 of 18 Photos: Photos: Prince George, the royal babyPrince George, the royal baby β "It's very special," William said after the baby's birth. The prince had already changed his son's first diaper, the couple told reporters.Hide Caption 13 of 18 Photos: Photos: Prince George, the royal babyPrince George, the royal baby β The new parents leave the hospital with William carrying the boy out in a car seat and installing him in the back of a black SUV.Hide Caption 14 of 18 Photos: Photos: Prince George, the royal babyPrince George, the royal baby β The newborn sits in his car seat for the ride home.Hide Caption 15 of 18 Photos: Photos: Prince George, the royal babyPrince George, the royal baby β Prince William gets ready to depart St. Mary's Hospital.Hide Caption 16 of 18 Photos: Photos: Prince George, the royal babyPrince George, the royal baby β Catherine waves to the crowd gathered outside the hospital.Hide Caption 17 of 18 Photos: Photos: Prince George, the royal babyPrince George, the royal baby β Well-wishers see the royal couple off after getting a glimpse of the newest heir to the British throne.Hide Caption 18 of 18 Photos: What will royal baby's name be? Photos: What will royal baby's name be?What will royal baby's name be? β The first child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Catherine, was born on Monday, July 22. Speculation is rife as to what name they will choose for the new heir to the British throne.Hide Caption 1 of 9 Photos: What will royal baby's name be?What will royal baby's name be? β The British royal family tends to opt for very traditional names, often referencing monarchs of the past. Queen Elizabeth II is seen here in 1951 with Prince Philip, and a young Prince Charles and Princess Anne.Hide Caption 2 of 9 Photos: What will royal baby's name be?What will royal baby's name be? β George is the current front-runner should the new baby turn out to be a boy. There have been six previous King Georges, the most recent being the current queen's father -- though he was known by friends and family as Bertie.Hide Caption 3 of 9 Photos: What will royal baby's name be?What will royal baby's name be? β Prior to the birth announcement of a baby boy, Alexandra was hotly-tipped as the frontrunner should the baby be a girl, with Charlotte running in second place and Victoria -- after Queen Victoria -- as third favorite.Hide Caption 4 of 9 Photos: What will royal baby's name be?What will royal baby's name be? β Before Catherine gave birth to a baby boy, experts said Diana could be a potential middle name if the new arrival was a girl, in tribute to Prince William's mother -- the baby's grandmother -- who died in a car crash in Paris in 1997.Hide Caption 5 of 9 Photos: What will royal baby's name be?What will royal baby's name be? β Certain choices are believed to be off-limits as first names -- Edward is unlikely to be picked, since King Edward VIII caused a scandal in 1936, abdicating the throne in order to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson.Hide Caption 6 of 9 Photos: What will royal baby's name be?What will royal baby's name be? β In recent years some minor royals have moved away from "regal" to more fashionable modern choices. Queen Elizabeth II's grandson Peter Phillips and his wife Autumn named their daughters Savannah and Isla.Hide Caption 7 of 9 Photos: What will royal baby's name be?What will royal baby's name be? β British bookmakers also took bets on some more unusual names, including Alberta, perhaps in recognition of the Duke and Duchess's hugely successful trip to Canada in 2011. Hide Caption 8 of 9 Photos: What will royal baby's name be?What will royal baby's name be? β You can even wager -- at odds of 500/1 -- that William and Kate will name the royal baby Elvis, after a monarch of a completely different kind: the "King of Rock 'n' Roll," Elvis Presley.Hide Caption 9 of 9 Photos: Photos: Reaction to royal baby's arrival Photos: Photos: Reaction to royal baby's arrivalReaction to royal baby's arrival β The Auckland War Memorial Museum in New Zealand is lit blue on Wednesday, July 24, to celebrate the birth of a baby boy to Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge. Catherine gave birth to the boy at 4:24 p.m. July 22. He weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces. A name has not been announced for the child, who is third in line to the British throne.Hide Caption 1 of 29 Photos: Photos: Reaction to royal baby's arrivalReaction to royal baby's arrival β Members of the Honourable Artillery Company fire a salute at the Tower of London on Tuesday, July 23, to mark the birth of a son to Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.Hide Caption 2 of 29 Photos: Photos: Reaction to royal baby's arrivalReaction to royal baby's arrival β People gather outside Buckingham Palace in London on July 23 to read the notice announcing the birth of the royal baby. The news was placed in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace on July 22.Hide Caption 3 of 29 Photos: Photos: Reaction to royal baby's arrivalReaction to royal baby's arrival β A man reads a copy of British tabloid The Sun, renamed "The Son," on July 23.Hide Caption 4 of 29 Photos: Photos: Reaction to royal baby's arrivalReaction to royal baby's arrival β Empty bottles of alcohol sit outside Buckingham Palace in London on July 23.Hide Caption 5 of 29 Photos: Photos: Reaction to royal baby's arrivalReaction to royal baby's arrival β Crew members of the British warship HMS Lancaster celebrate the birth of the royal baby on patrol in the Caribbean in a handout photo released July 23.Hide Caption 6 of 29 Photos: Photos: Reaction to royal baby's arrivalPhotos: Reaction to royal baby's arrival β A sand sculpture was created by sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik to celebrate the birth in Puri, India, on July 23.Hide Caption 7 of 29 Photos: Photos: Reaction to royal baby's arrivalReaction to royal baby's arrival β Crowds push forward to see the birth announcement on Monday, July 22.Hide Caption 8 of 29 Photos: Photos: Reaction to royal baby's arrivalReaction to royal baby's arrival β People clamor for their chance to see and photograph the birth announcement that was placed on a golden easel by the queen's press secretary on July 22.Hide Caption 9 of 29 Photos: Photos: Reaction to royal baby's arrivalReaction to royal baby's arrival β The London Eye Ferris wheel on the banks of the Thames is lit up in red, blue and white to mark the birth of the boy on July 22.Hide Caption 10 of 29 Photos: Photos: Reaction to royal baby's arrivalReaction to royal baby's arrival β The fountains at Trafalgar Square are lit blue to signify the birth of a boy on July 22.Hide Caption 11 of 29 Photos: Photos: Reaction to royal baby's arrivalReaction to royal baby's arrival β Royal fans celebrate the announcement of the birth of a boy to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at St. Mary's Hospital in London on July 22. Hide Caption 12 of 29 Photos: Photos: Reaction to royal baby's arrivalReaction to royal baby's arrival β Hayley Simmonds, an employee at the British restaurant and grocery Tea & Sympathy, celebrates the birth on July 22 by hanging a sign in the store's window in New York.Hide Caption 13 of 29 Photos: Photos: Reaction to royal baby's arrivalReaction to royal baby's arrival β Karen Milne, left, of Scotland wears a mask of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, as she and friends celebrate the royal birth at Ye Olde King's Head English Pub in Santa Monica, California, on July 22.Hide Caption 14 of 29 Photos: Photos: Reaction to royal baby's arrivalReaction to royal baby's arrival β Revelers crowd against the railing of Buckingham Palace in London after an official notice proclaiming the birth was put on display on July 22.Hide Caption 15 of 29 Photos: Photos: Reaction to royal baby's arrivalReaction to royal baby's arrival β Crowds gather outside Buckingham Palace on July 22 after the announcement of the birth.Hide Caption 16 of 29 Photos: Photos: Reaction to royal baby's arrivalReaction to royal baby's arrival β The queen's press secretary, Ailsa Anderson, left, and Badar Azim, a palace footman, place the official birth announcement on a golden easel in front of Buckingham Palace on July 22.Hide Caption 17 of 29 Photos: Photos: Reaction to royal baby's arrivalReaction to royal baby's arrival β Crowds gathered outside Buckingham Palace cheer as Anderson places the birth announcement in front of the palace on July 22. Hide Caption 18 of 29 Photos: Photos: Reaction to royal baby's arrivalReaction to royal baby's arrival β A town crier reads the announcement of the birth outside the Lindo Wing of St. Mary's Hospital in London on July 22.Hide Caption 19 of 29 Photos: Photos: Reaction to royal baby's arrivalReaction to royal baby's arrival β Two of the gynecologists who attended to the duchess, Marcus Setchell, center, and Alan Farthing, right, leave the Lindo Wing of St. Mary's Hospital on July 22.Hide Caption 20 of 29 Photos: Photos: Reaction to royal baby's arrivalReaction to royal baby's arrival β Media gather outside the Lindo Wing of St. Mary's Hospital in London on July 22 as they await news of the birth.Hide Caption 21 of 29 Photos: Photos: Reaction to royal baby's arrivalReaction to royal baby's arrival β Crowds gather outside Buckingham Palace in London as news of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge's, labor arrives on July 22. Hide Caption 22 of 29 Photos: Photos: Reaction to royal baby's arrivalReaction to royal baby's arrival β A Buckingham Palace official on July 22 hands the birth announcement to a colleague in a car to be driven from St. Mary's Hospital in London to Buckingham Palace.Hide Caption 23 of 29 Photos: Photos: Reaction to royal baby's arrivalReaction to royal baby's arrival β Police guard the Lindo Wing at St. Mary's Hospital in London as crowds gather and await news of the birth of the first child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on July 22.Hide Caption 24 of 29 Photos: Photos: Reaction to royal baby's arrivalReaction to royal baby's arrival β Royal supporters are interviewed by a television crew outside St. Mary's Hospital on July 22.Hide Caption 25 of 29 Photos: Photos: Reaction to royal baby's arrivalReaction to royal baby's arrival β Crowds gather behind a barricade outside St. Mary's Hospital as they wait for news of the birth on July 22.Hide Caption 26 of 29 Photos: Photos: Reaction to royal baby's arrivalReaction to royal baby's arrival β Hospital staff look out over a gathering crowd at St. Mary's Hospital in London on July 22.Hide Caption 27 of 29 Photos: Photos: Reaction to royal baby's arrivalReaction to royal baby's arrival β Royal fan Teba Diatta stands outside St. Mary's Hospital with a cake decorated for the occasion on July 22.Hide Caption 28 of 29 Photos: Photos: Reaction to royal baby's arrivalReaction to royal baby's arrival β Royal supporter Margaret Tyler holds decorative balloons as she waits outside St. Mary's Hospital in London on Saturday, July 20.Hide Caption 29 of 29JUST WATCHEDWilliam, Kate and baby leave hospitalReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHWilliam, Kate and baby leave hospital 00:49The prince has already changed his first diaper, the couple told reporters. "It's very emotional. It's such a special time," Catherine said.The couple left the hospital Tuesday evening, with William carrying the boy out in a car seat and installing him in the back of a black SUV. Then he got behind the wheel for the trip to their residence at Kensington Palace.On their way out, they walked out down the same steps where Diana, Princess of Wales, and Prince Charles gave the world its first look at Prince William 31 years ago. "It was so exciting. It was fantastic," said Eliza Wells, one of those gathered outside the hospital. "The crowd erupted, because everyone's been waiting so long for it."William and Catherine "both seemed very relaxed, even with the press there and the crowd," Wells said. "They just seemed like a normal couple." Shortly before the departure, Charles stopped by for a brief visit with his first grandchild, accompanied by his wife, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall. He told reporters it was "marvelous." And Catherine's parents, Carole and Michael Middleton, visited earlier, with Carole Middleton telling reporters the royal baby is "absolutely beautiful."She said both mother and baby are doing "really well" and that she and her husband were "so thrilled" at being grandparents. Royal baby: What's next?Bells, gun salutesThe 8-pound, 6-ounce boy was born Monday afternoon. He's third in line, behind Charles and William, for the British throne now held by his great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II. Tuesday, London echoed with the sound of cannonades and music to mark the birth. Guardsmen at Buckingham Palace, the queen's residence, played the Cliff Richard song "Congratulations" at the Changing of the Guard. The military ceremony, much beloved by tourists, involves a new guard exchanging duty with the old guard in the palace forecourt.The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery in Green Park fired 41 shots in tribute to the boy, while the Honorable Artillery Company at the Tower of London fired 62 rounds. Interactive: World reacts to royal baby newsAt the same time the bells of Westminster Abbey, where William and Catherine were married in April 2011, began to peal, in keeping with royal tradition, and were set to continue for more than three hours. The news of the boy's birth, announced about four hours after the event Monday, prompted cheers and celebration among the crowds of well-wishers outside Buckingham Palace. At least one group of well-wishers brought flowers, champagne and a card for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.Social media networks were also abuzz with the news, which made headlines around the world.'We could not be happier'The new parents spent some time with their baby before calling family members -- starting with the queen -- to announce the birth, a Kensington Palace source told CNN royal correspondent Max Foster."We could not be happier," said Prince William, according to the Kensington Palace source.Prince William remained at Catherine's side throughout the labor, and the baby was born naturally. An official bulletin was placed on a gilded easel outside Buckingham Palace. Confused about the royals? Follow this handy family treeThe celebrations for the arrival of the new prince -- whose title will be His Royal Highness Prince (the baby's name) of Cambridge -- were hard to miss in the capital.The fountains at Trafalgar Square were dyed blue; the BT Tower, a London landmark, flashed the words "It's a boy;" and the London Eye was illuminated in patriotic red, white and blue.Farther afield, Canada -- where the British monarch is head of state -- turned its side of the Niagara Falls blue to mark the birth, and the CN Tower in Toronto was lit up the same color.Betting on a nameJUST WATCHEDHow Americans can honor royal babyReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHHow Americans can honor royal baby 00:54JUST WATCHEDArbiter: It took me back 31 yearsReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHArbiter: It took me back 31 years 03:29JUST WATCHEDWill and Kate: Modern royal parents? ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHWill and Kate: Modern royal parents? 01:41JUST WATCHEDKate follows in Diana's footstepsReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHKate follows in Diana's footsteps 02:08It was a long wait for the media camped outside St. Mary's Hospital, but when the news of the birth finally came, the excitement of the moment was huge.The Sun newspaper, Britain's best-selling tabloid daily, changed its masthead Tuesday to "The Son" to mark the occasion, above a picture of the official birth announcement, while the Daily Express and Telegraph emblazoned "It's a boy" across their front pages.Recognizing that excitement over the prince's arrival is not universal, the Guardian newspaper's website lets users switch to a royal baby-free version of the home page. The front page of UK satirical magazine Private Eye simply says: "Woman has baby."Queen Ella? King Terry? What's in a royal name?Many bets are being placed as the wait continues for the baby's name to be announced. British bookmakers Ladbrokes have James as favorite, followed by Henry and George, Philip, Alexander and Richard.William's name was announced a few days after birth; his brother Harry's on departure from hospital.Some British parents have delayed naming their newborns in recent days in hopes of either copying or avoiding the royal name, he said. Royal joyThe official British Monarchy Twitter feed said: "The Queen and Prince Philip are delighted at the news of the birth of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's baby."Charles Spencer, brother of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, welcomed the birth of the baby. "We're all so pleased: it's wonderful news," he said in a statement. "My father always told us how Diana was born on just such a blisteringly hot day, at Sandringham, in July 1961. It's another very happy summer's day, half a century on."Photos: House of Windsor babiesBritish Prime Minister David Cameron said, "It is an important moment in the life of our nation, but I suppose above all, it's a wonderful moment for a warm and loving couple who got a brand new baby boy."Tributes around the worldThe British monarch is also head of state in 15 Commonwealth countries, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Belize and Jamaica.Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper offered his country's congratulations on the birth of a future king."The arrival of the newest member of the Royal Family, a future Sovereign of Canada, is a highly anticipated moment for Canadians given the special and warm relationship that we share with our Royal Family," he said in a statement.Opinion: How to raise a royal babyBarack and Michelle Obama also gave their best wishes."The child enters the world at a time of promise and opportunity for our two nations," the U.S. president and first lady said in a statement. "Given the special relationship between us, the American people are pleased to join with the people of the United Kingdom as they celebrate the birth of the young prince."Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also sent their congratulations.On Twitter, topics related to the royal baby jumped to the top of the trending list in the United Kingdom on Monday morning. Worldwide, hashtags such as #RoyalBabyBoy and #Will & Kate were trending later Monday.In a nod to modern times, Clarence House called for people to send news and images of any other new arrivals using the hashtag #WelcometotheWorld.Photos: Will and Kate's royal love affair | news | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
52087c40-3b4e-4ea1-8f29-976b3b6efabb | null | Story highlightsCNN Supercharged visits BerlinAbt Schaeffler Audi Sport driver Daniel Abt gives guide to the cityBerlin, Germany (CNN)Berlin's Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit has played host to not one, but two Formula E races this season. CNN Supercharged host Nicki Shields caught up with Abt Schaeffler Audi Sport driver Daniel Abt to get his top tips for a good time in the German capital.Visit CNN.com/sport/motorsport for more news and featuresWATCH: Five things to do in Buenos AiresFrom a visit to the Berlin Wall to a dance in a Teledisko, watch the video above to find out more. | sport | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
3096c67b-9a72-41c6-9183-b4b5be62d40d | null | (CNN)Could you imagine if several of the Kansas City Chiefs -- including quarterback Patrick Mahomes -- had not been able to practice or play in Super Bowl LV against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers because of a haircut?The Chiefs got a Covid-19 scare a week before the Super Bowl when it was learned that a barber giving members of the organization haircuts had tested positive for Covid-19, according to multiple reports.As a voice for social justice, the legacy of Patrick Mahomes growsTwenty members of the Chiefs, including Mahomes, other players and staff members, were in line to get haircuts on Sunday when the barber's test results came back, according to ESPN.ESPN, citing unnamed sources, reports that Chiefs backup center Daniel Kilgore was in the chair getting a haircut when the positive test result for the barber was learned. Both he and the barber were wearing masks, according to the report.Kilgore on Wednesday posted a picture on Twitter with the hashtag #NewProfilePic, showing him with what looked like half of a cut. However, according to ESPN, Kilgore did indeed finish his haircut since he was in close contact.Read MoreKilgore and wide receiver Demarcus Robinson were added to the Chiefs' reserve/Covid-19 list on Monday. They could still play Sunday if they register five consecutive negative tests.Tom Brady vs. Patrick Mahomes is a Super Bowl matchup that spans the agesDr. Allen Sills, the NFL's chief medical officer, said in a news conference Wednesday regarding the Chiefs, "We're always monitoring these situations, but we had a very good understanding of the exposures, and so we did feel very good about being able to draw a tight circle around who might have been exposed and dealing with those through our protocols. ... The club took very prompt and direct action."Our contact tracing team was on site and was able to get a very clear understanding of the exposures. At this point, we feel like we're in a good position with that, and we'll just continue to monitor it."The Chiefs did not respond to CNN's request for comment.In the Covid-19 monitoring testing results for January 24-30 provided Tuesday by the NFL and the NFL Players Association, there were no new confirmed positive tests among players and one new confirmed positive among other personnel. | sport | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
a7084aa0-0682-4f74-b070-2404fa00215d | null | (CNN)Here's a look at Mardi Gras, a celebration held the day before the fasting season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday.March 1, 2022 - Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday).January 6 - Carnival season celebrations begin on this date each year, continuing through midnight on Fat Tuesday.FactsMardi Gras, French for Fat Tuesday, is also known as Shrove Tuesday.Read MoreMardi Gras Day is the last day of Carnival season.Carnivals include balls, parties and parades with floats and costumed dancers.The colors of Mardi Gras are purple (justice), gold (power) and green (faith).Social clubs called "Krewes" organize the parades, and host balls and parties. During parades, krewe members throw a variety of trinkets to spectators, which can include beaded necklaces, doubloons, cups, and stuffed animals.Separate from krewes, street parades by Mardi Gras Indians, Baby Dolls and the Northside Skull and Bone Gang are long-standing Black Carnival traditions in New Orleans.Mardi Gras is a holiday in 29 Louisiana parishes and two counties in Alabama. It's a holiday in Florida for any counties with carnival associations and can be declared a holiday in lieu of another state holiday by counties in Mississippi.Timeline1703 - The first Mardi Gras celebration is held in Mobile, Alabama.1837 - First recorded Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans. 1857 - First time floats appear in New Orleans parades.1896 - The first female krewe, Les Mysterieuses, stages a ball but does not parade.1916 - The Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club, the first African American krewe, is incorporated. 1918-1919 - Mardi Gras parades and balls are canceled due to World War I and the influenza pandemic.1941 - Venus is the first all-female krewe to parade in New Orleans.1942-1945 - Official Mardi Gras festivities are canceled for the duration of World War II.1973 - Zulu becomes the first parading krewe to racially integrate its membership.1992 - New Orleans city council passes an ordinance banning discrimination in the membership of parading Mardi Gras krewes. Three krewes discontinue their parades in protest of the push to integrate. 2004 - Conde Explorers become the first integrated parading society in Mobile.2017-2018 - Due to excessive flooding and clogged storm drains, the city of New Orleans removed more than 93,000 pounds of Mardi Gras beads from a five-block stretch of the city's drains. In total, the Department of Public Works collected more than 45 million tons of beads. Prior to the 2019 Mardi Gras celebration, the city installed "gutter buddies" to prevent beads from entering the drains.2021 - Mardi Gras parades are not permitted due to the coronavirus pandemic, but since Mardi Gras is a religious holiday, it can't be canceled. According to the Krew of House Floats' website, more than 2,600 New Orleans residents join the Krewe of House Floats, turning their homes into stationary versions of parade floats as a way to celebrate safely. | news | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
e077d336-6b46-493c-a7c9-f7097cfe3a0f | null | Story highlightsVladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev star as children in a new coloring bookThe publishers produced it for Putin's 59th birthdayThey expect it to be less controversial than last year's sexy calendarThey may be swapping Russia's two top political offices in real life, but they are just children riding trikes together forever -- at least in a new kids' coloring book.The creators of a scandalous sexy calendar for Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin have revealed a new gift for him at his 59th birthday: a children's coloring book with the main characters Dima (short for Dmitry) and Vova (short for Vladimir), closely resembling President Dmitry Medvedev and Putin, working and playing together.The book's publishers, Maksim Perlin and Vladimir Tabak, presented the book Thursday ahead of Putin's birthday on Friday. They said they would send the premier a copy.The authors said 25,000 copies of the 14-page coloring book will be printed and will sell for 150 rubles ($4.62)."When children are asked who they want to be when they grow up, they often respond "Dima and Vova," Perlin said. "So we decided to create a coloring book for kids where the two leaders of the state would be their age."Vova, according to the book, wakes up at 6.45 a.m. and does exercises in front of a map of Russia. Dima has a bed with a teddy bear, a poster of Deep Purple and a portrait of Steve Jobs, two of Medvedev's favorites. Dima loves apples and Vova loves porridge (the authors believe it will help Vova to become stronger and smarter).The two boys ride tricycles and play badminton together, and are shown working at the Russian White House and the Kremlin.Vova, who got a new school case this year with an All Russia's Children Front emblem on it, spends his days giving wise advice to other kids in a "white building with a flag on the rooftop" -- a "difficult job no one else apart from him is able to do," the captions under the book's pictures read. His friend Dima is busy with "making people happier."Last year, the same authors released an erotic calendar for Putin's birthday in which students from Moscow State University posed in lingerie with captions such as "You put out the forest fires, but I'm still burning."The calendar was briefly on sale in Moscow supermarkets for 260 rubles (about $8.50) but was pulled from shelves after public outcry over the racy photos and innuendo."Girls on our calendar caused too much negativity," said Pavel Petukhov, the artist of the book. "We have chosen a different target audience. But I think that both adults and children will like this book.""It's a fun, beautiful project. I think Putin will like this too," Perlin said | news | CNN_News_Articles_2011-2022 | News Genre Categorization | en | Classify the news article into one of the following categories: politics, news, sport, business, entertainment, or health. Return only the label without any explanation, justification or additional text. |
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