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Bye-Bye Line Judges – ATP Approves Electronic Line-Calling from 20925

28Apr

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Tennis

Bye-Bye Line Judges – ATP Approves Electronic Line-Calling from 20925

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday, April 27, 2023It’s the top of an period for the ATP Tour.Starting in 2025, digital line-calling will likely be in use throughout all ATP primary draw and qualifying occasions.“The move is set to optimize accuracy and consistency across tournaments, match courts and surfaces, for players competing in both main draw and qualifying events,” the ATP mentioned in an announcement. “The decision was supported by extensive research conducted by ATP across tennis stakeholders, including fans, which identified accuracy and consistency as the most important factors in assessing different line-calling systems.”According to the ATP, the brand new plan may also permit for a extra complete information set, which may result in deeper and extra thorough analyti...

28Apr

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GOP makes use of state capitol protests to redefine ‘insurrection’

Silenced by her Republican colleagues, Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr seemed up from the House ground to supporters within the gallery shouting “Let her speak!” and thrust her microphone into the air - amplifying the sentiment the Democratic transgender lawmaker was forbidden from expressing. It was a qui...

‘Nobody is left’: 19 killed in Russian missile strikes – as Ukraine ‘almost prepared’ to launch counteroffensive

28Apr

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World

‘Nobody is left’: 19 killed in Russian missile strikes – as Ukraine ‘almost prepared’ to launch counteroffensive

Ukraine is "to a high percentage ready" to launch its counteroffensive towards Russia, in response to the nation's defence minister."As soon as there is God's will, the weather and a decision by commanders, we will do it," Oleksii Reznikov mentioned on Friday. The Ukrainian minister mentioned Western tanks and weapons would act as an "iron fist" in Ukraine's bid to take again its occupied territory.His feedback come as 19 individuals have been killed in a spherical of Russian airstrikes - the primary large-scale group of strikes in almost two months.Officials mentioned 17 individuals have been killed within the central Ukrainian metropolis of Uman from a spherical of Russian missile and drone strikes. An additional two individuals have been killed in Dnipro, a metropolis with...

28Apr

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Business

Fed faults Silicon Valley Bank execs, itself in financial institution failure

WASHINGTON (AP) — Silicon Valley Bank failed as a consequence of a mix of extraordinarily poor financial institution administration, weakened laws and lax authorities supervision, the Federal Reserve stated Friday, in a extremely anticipated evaluate of how the central financial institution didn't correctly supervise the financial institution earlier than it collapsed early final month. ...

GMB union votes to just accept NHS pay provide after Unite rejects authorities deal

28Apr

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Politics

GMB union votes to just accept NHS pay provide after Unite rejects authorities deal

Members of the GMB union have voted to just accept the federal government's pay provide for NHS employees. The union balloted its members - who embody ambulance staff and different NHS employees - and 56% voted in favour of the deal, which might give NHS staff a one-off cost of between £1,250 and £2,000 and a 5% pay rise for the approaching 12 months. Members of the most important NHS union, Unison, have already voted to just accept the provide, however earlier at this time, Unite rejected it by a vote of 52% to 48%.Politics newest updates:BBC 'dragged by way of mud' in Tory rowThe Royal College of Nursing has additionally turned down the deal and is planning further strikes this weekend - although the size of the walkout was curtailed after the authorities took them to court...

Rihanna to play Smurfette in The Smurfs Movie

28Apr

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Entertainment

Rihanna to play Smurfette in The Smurfs Movie

Rihanna has revealed she's going to star within the subsequent Smurfs film, voicing the function of Smurfette.The 35-year-old singer stunned followers with an look at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Thursday, joking: "I tried to get the Papa Smurf part but it didn't work out." She may even write and file authentic songs for the movie, and will probably be credited as a producer.Speaking concerning the new live-action movie on stage on the Caesar's Palace Hotel and Casino, she stated: "Getting to do animation is a fun journey for me."In this, I acquired to play an element the place I acquired to only think about, I acquired to be, I acquired to point out up in my pyjamas in my third trimester and play slightly blue s***." The pregnant star, who already has an 11-month-old son with r...

28Apr

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Health

Japan to carry COVID-19 border controls earlier than vacation week

TOKYO — Japan will carry most of its coronavirus border controls, together with a requirement that entrants present proof of three vaccinations or a pre-departure adverse check, starting Saturday because the nation’s Golden Week vacation season begins and a big inflow of overseas vacationers is anticipated. ...

It would not get any higher than the primary Braves-Mets sequence

28Apr

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Baseball

It would not get any higher than the primary Braves-Mets sequence

The Braves come to Citi Field this weekend for 4 video games that can finish April after which open May within the National League East. One factor, although, hasn’t modified since final October: The Braves are nonetheless forward of the Mets. It doesn’t imply they are going to be by Monday afternoon, when this sequence ends. Or that the Braves will probably be higher by this October. It’s solely two video games within the loss column separating the 2 groups as they head into Friday night time’s recreation. But for now, the Braves are nonetheless kings of the hill within the East. The Mets nonetheless don’t have Justin Verlander, who isn’t scheduled to affix the season till subsequent week in Detroit. Max Scherzer received’t pitch this weekend, as he continues to serve out a suspension due...

28Apr

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Hockey

Knights high Winnipeg 4-1 in Game 5, advance to second spherical

LAS VEGAS — The Vegas Golden Knights saved their greatest efficiency of the opening spherical for final and dominated the Winnipeg Jets with their first probability in an elimination recreation. Chandler Stephenson scored twice and Vegas ousted the Jets from their Western Conference opening-round sequence ...

28Apr

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California passes 1st-in-nation emission guidelines for trains

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California accredited Thursday a first-in-the-nation, formidable rule limiting rail air pollution to aggressively lower greenhouse gasoline emissions within the state’s newest transfer to determine itself as a worldwide chief within the battle towards local weather change. The rule wil...