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Schwartzman Says Goodbye to Paris in Tears

23May

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Tennis

Schwartzman Says Goodbye to Paris in Tears

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday May 22, 2024It was a particularly emotional day of qualifying at Roland-Garros. Hours after Dominic Thiem bid farewell to the Parisian trustworthy, his good pal Diego Schwartzman additionally performed his ultimate match on Court Suzanne-Lenglen.Schwartzman fell to Frenchman Quentin Halys 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(7) in a second-round qualifying match, ending a superb French Open profession that featured a pair of quarterfinals and a career-best semifinal by the diminutive but dynamic Argentinian.After the match Schwartzman broke down in tears as he addressed the group in a post-match ceremony. He thanked the followers, saying: "The last match here shows how I've played my whole career here. Roland-Garros for me it's very special. I did what I know to do -...

Charlie Colin: Authentic Train bassist dies after ‘slipping in bathe’

23May

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Charlie Colin: Authentic Train bassist dies after ‘slipping in bathe’

Charlie Colin, a founding member of 90s pop rock band Train, has died after slipping over in a bathe, in accordance with reviews.The incident is known to have occurred in Belgium, the place the 58-year-old had been house-sitting for a buddy in Brussels. According to TMZ, the star's mom confirmed what had occurred - however couldn't verify precisely when he died. His sister additionally confirmed the musician's dying to US leisure web site, Variety.The band, fashioned in San Francisco in 1993, launched a press release on Instagram saying: "When I met Charlie Colin, front left, I fell in love with him. Image: Colin, left, and Pat Monahan carry out through the forty fourth annual Grammy Awards in 2022. Pic: AP "H...

Mexico: Nine useless – together with a toddler – and 50 injured after stage collapses at presidential marketing campaign rally

23May

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World

Mexico: Nine useless – together with a toddler – and 50 injured after stage collapses at presidential marketing campaign rally

Nine individuals - together with a toddler - have been killed and one other 50 injured after a stage collapsed throughout a presidential marketing campaign rally in Mexico.Video footage of the collapse posted on social media confirmed individuals screaming, operating away and climbing out from underneath steel polls on the occasion for presidential candidate Jorge Alvarez Maynez within the northern state of Nuevo Leon.Mr Maynez, who represents the centrist Citizens' Movement social gathering, mentioned he was taken to hospital within the metropolis of San Pedro Garza Garcia for therapy however is "okay" and suspending marketing campaign actions."The only important thing at this point is to care for the victims of the accident," he wrote on social media.Footage shared on-line ...

CMA points suggestions for pet homeowners as its declares full market investigation into the UK vet sector

23May

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Business

CMA points suggestions for pet homeowners as its declares full market investigation into the UK vet sector

The UK's competitors regulator has issued three suggestions for pet homeowners amid issues they're paying an excessive amount of on vet payments and aren't given sufficient details about therapy choices.It follows a March replace of a assessment into the UK's £5bn veterinary companies business by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which mentioned pet homeowners might be paying an excessive amount of for medicines or prescriptions. Money newest: These are the most affordable (and costliest) vehicles to insureThe watchdog on Thursday mentioned it was launching a full market investigation into the UK's veterinary sector.It suggested animal homeowners to: • Shop round for a vet and do not at all times go to the closest one• Ask the vet if there are different therapy cho...

Common election 2024: Sky News reveals protection plans as UK prepares to move to the polls

23May

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Politics

Common election 2024: Sky News reveals protection plans as UK prepares to move to the polls

Sky News has introduced its protection plans for the 2024 common election after Rishi Sunak shocked the nation by saying the general public will go to the polls on 4 July.Chief Presenter Kay Burley will anchor Election Night Live, the in a single day outcomes programme, from a 360-degree immersive studio usually utilized by Sky Sports exhibits like Monday Night Football.Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester and a former Labour MP, will present visitor evaluation alongside the previous chief of the Scottish Conservatives, Baroness Ruth Davidson.Burley, who can be overlaying her twelfth UK common election, may even be joined by Sky News' award-winning political editor Beth Rigby, the presenter of our Sunday breakfast present Sir Trevor Phillips, and knowledge and econom...

BT fined £2.8m over failures affecting 1.1 million EE and PlusNet prospects

23May

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Technology

BT fined £2.8m over failures affecting 1.1 million EE and PlusNet prospects

BT has been fined £2.8m after EE and Plusnet failed to offer clear and easy contract data to greater than 1,000,000 prospects.Since June 2022, BT's EE and Plusnet companies made greater than 1.3 million gross sales with out offering prospects with a contract abstract and knowledge paperwork, which affected at the least 1.1 million prospects, in line with trade watchdog, Ofcom. This meant that BT broke shopper safety guidelines which got here into impact in 2022. They are designed to make sure prospects get clear, comparable details about the providers they're contemplating shopping for."It's unacceptable that BT couldn't get its act together in time, and the company must now pay a penalty for its failings," mentioned Ian Strawhorne, Ofcom enforcement director.When Ofcom intro...

Decide blocks foreclosures public sale of Elvis Presley’s Graceland

23May

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Entertainment

Decide blocks foreclosures public sale of Elvis Presley’s Graceland

A decide has blocked the public sale of Elvis Presley's former dwelling, by an organization that claimed his property did not repay a mortgage which used the property as collateral.Shelby County Chancellor JoeDae Jenkins issued a short lived injunction in opposition to the proposed public sale of Graceland that had been scheduled for Thursday. Mr Jenkins' injunction basically retains in place a earlier restraining order he had issued after the singer's granddaughter Riley Keough filed a lawsuit to combat what she claimed was a fraudulent scheme.A public discover for a foreclosures sale of the 13-acre property in Memphis, Tennessee, posted earlier in May stated Promenade Trust, which controls the Graceland museum, owes $3.8m (£3m) after failing to repay a mortgage taken out in...

22May

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Baseball

A Top 100 Prospects Update

Jim Rassol-USA TODAY Sports We’re a couple of month and a half into the minor league season, an inexpensive time for a Top 100 replace, albeit one with a comparatively gentle contact. The function of this replace is to pluck the low-hanging fruit, to shine and reshape the listing relatively than tear down the one from February. Much of the nation is chilly or wet in April and early May, and it could take time for gamers (hitters particularly) to get going. Young gamers are additionally altering on a regular basis, which regularly contains changes to their first style of failure. You can see the up to date listing in its entirety right here. Below, I’ve highlighted some particular person gamers. I contact on how everybody who's a 60 FV prospect or higher has carried out up to now this...

Djokovic Looking for Form in Geneva as Roland Garros Looms

22May

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Djokovic Looking for Form in Geneva as Roland Garros Looms

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday May 21, 2024The Roland-Garros foremost draw kicks off in 5 days, and Novak Djokovic has not arrived on the grounds but. That’s as a result of the World No.1 is in Geneva, the place he'll tackle Yannick Hanfmann in second-round motion on the Geneva Open on Wednesday night.Djokovic, 12-5 on the season and nonetheless with out an ATP title to his title, says he's in Geneva as a result of he wants matches to really feel proper forward of this 12 months’s French Open.It's not the everyday warmup for Roland-Garros, however Djokovic believes that this 12 months, given the circumstances, it's the proper preparation.“The reason why I chose to come and play is because I feel like at this moment, there is no better practice for me than match play,” stated D...

Matthew Perry: Police examine supply of ketamine which killed Friends star

22May

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Matthew Perry: Police examine supply of ketamine which killed Friends star

Police are investigating the supply of the ketamine which killed actor Matthew Perry, it has emerged.Perry, who was finest recognized for enjoying wise-cracking Chandler Bing in Friends, died at his LA house final October after being discovered unresponsive in a swimming pool. A autopsy discovered his loss of life was an accident from "the acute effects of ketamine".Ketamine is a sedative that can be utilized as a leisure drug, in addition to to deal with melancholy.Read extra: Matthew Perry - A life in footage Los Angeles Police Department says it's working with the Drug Enforcement Agency as a part of an investigation into why Perry, 54, had a lot ketamine in his system on the time of his loss of life.People near Perry informed investigators that he was present process keta...