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New poll shows how São Paulo leans politically 

Brazilian.Report 

Results of a new Datafolha poll show that 29 percent of voters in the city of São Paulo identify themselves as supporters of the left-wing Workers’ Party, of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, while 17 percent are closer to Bolsonarism, the political force led by former President Jair Bolsonaro. Conversely, 26 percent of respondents […]

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Fake Picassos prompted gender war at Australian gallery

The Toledo Blade 

WELLINGTON, New Zealand  — They were billed as artworks by Pablo Picasso, paintings so valuable that an Australian art museum’s decision to display them in an exhibition restricted to women visitors provoked a gender discrimination lawsuit. The paintings again prompted international headlines when the gallery re-hung them in a women’s restroom to sidestep a legal ruling that said men could not be barred from viewing them.

Heck of a Morning: Reaction to Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler beef, Paddy Pimblett’s potential free agency

mmafighting.com 

Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC

Dustin Poirier has had himself quite the week on Twitter with impeccable timing, while Michael Chandler has been opportunistic as well — although, it apparently hasn’t gone over as well as his past opponent. The fans have seemed to turn on Chandler as of late, but why is that?

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USA's Macario ruled out of Olympic Games

France24.com (en) 

Macario, who played for Hayes at Chelsea in the English Women's Super League, had only returned in March from a long-term knee injury. Hayes, who said she was "gutted" by the news, said the injury was "not a long-term situation, (she's) just not going to recover in time for the Olympics". "She trained the other day, but she had some irritation leading up to that and it reacted," Hayes told a news conference. "Having been through the last 12 months with her, I know it's complex. So her welfare comes first and as I said... Читать дальше...

Defending champion Alcaraz into Wimbledon final

France24.com (en) 

World number three Alcaraz beat his fifth-ranked opponent 6-7 (1/7), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 and will face either seven-time champion Novak Djokovic or Lorenzo Musetti for the title on Sunday. Twice Medvedev led with breaks in the first set only to be pinned back by Alcaraz. Such was his frustration that he was handed a warning for unsportsmanlike conduct by umpire Eva Asderaki for an apparent foul-mouthed reaction to a ball called for bouncing twice as he was broken in the ninth game. The tournament referee... Читать дальше...

SpaceX Falcon 9 suffers in-flight catastrophic engine failure

CBSNews.com 

The engine powering a SpaceX rocket's second launch stage suffered a catastrophic failure, and possibly an explosion, while carrying another batch of Starlink internet satellites from California on Thursday, company founder Elon Musk posted early Friday on social media. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood has more on what happened and the new images released from the James Webb Space Telescope.

Ariana Grande's Brother Frankie Slams 'Lowest' Rumor About His Sister

«Just Jared» 

Ariana Grande‘s older brother Frankie defended his sister from a ridiculous rumor circulating the internet. On Thursday (July 11), the 41-year-old entertainer took to social media to slam reports that Ariana was a cannibal, which seemingly popped up to stop fans from buying tickets to future concerts. He put the report on blast and pointed [...]

Malawi Court clears Former Finance Minister Joseph Mwanamveka, wins case on MPS K18 billion procurement contract

Malawi Voice.com 

Former Finance Minister Joseph Mwanamveka has been discharged from a misprocurement related case he was answering alongside another former cabinet minister Nicholas Dausi and others. In the case, Mwanamveka was answering charges of abuse of office in connection to a Malawi Prison Service K18 billion procurement contract. Mwanamveka has been cleared, on grounds of insufficient […]

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