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The world’s attention is on women’s sports, and Connecticut is no exception. Hartford will host the Core Hydration Classic at the XL Center, featuring Olympic individual all-around gold medalists Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas and Suni Lee on Saturday. On Friday afternoon, a young group of up-and-coming gymnasts competed in the Hopes Championships, which Lee Suni won in 2015. Mark Martin’s 11-year-old daughter Sapphire traveled from Philadelphia to compete in the event. “It’s really cool,” Martin said. “This is her big chance for her and I’m so happy and proud of her.” He said he has been watching women’s sports all…

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — North Carolinians have bet more than $1 billion on sports in the two months since the state legalized the operation.Gamblers bet $1.026 billion on sports activities from March 11 to April 30 from smartphones and desktops, according to the North Carolina Lottery Commission, which regulates gambling. This amount increases to $1.308 billion after taking advantage of “promotional wagers,” which are incentives offered by companies for new products. This includes customers who gamble.Customers won $1.129 billion in winnings, but $53.3 million less in winnings were paid out in all of April compared to the three weeks in…

President Biden’s movements 4x customs duty Regulations on Chinese-made electric vehicles are not intended to avoid the potential national security threat posed by Chinese-made internet-connected vehicles, but some in the president’s own party Political leaders believe these concerns should not be ignored.The tariff hikes are aimed at preventing China from overwhelming U.S. automakers by flooding them with EVs that cost a fraction of the price of those produced by U.S. companies. Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio and other Democrats are concerned that consumer devices made in China could be used to harm Americans through hacking and espionage, and He called…

CNN — Surveillance video from 2016 obtained exclusively by CNN shows Sean “Diddy” Combs grabbing, shoving, dragging and kicking his then-girlfriend, Kathy Ventura, during an argument. That’s consistent with allegations in a now-settled federal lawsuit filed by Ventura in November. The footage, edited from multiple camera angles and dated March 5, 2016, appears during an incident at the now-closed InterContinental Hotel in Century City, Los Angeles, according to Ventura’s complaint. , appears to mirror Ventura, a rapper, producer, and business mogul. CNN verified the location based on publicly available interior photos of the former hotel. In the video, Ventura leaves…

new york CNN — Autoworkers at a Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama voted Friday against joining the United Auto Workers union, potentially dashing hopes for a rapidly growing wave of autoworker organizing in the American South. be. The result was a close battle. According to Mercedes-Benz, of the valid votes counted, 56% of workers voted “no” to unionize and 44% voted “yes.” The National Labor Relations Board announced Friday that there are more than 5,000 eligible voters. The UAW was hoping to carry its strong momentum into the Alabama vote. Because the decision to adopt a “stand-up strike” strategy to attack…

The Fulton Market District will become the research and development hub for Bedrock Materials, a Silicon Valley battery technology startup founded last year. The company, which produces essential materials for low-cost, environmentally friendly sodium-ion batteries, will temporarily operate out of mHUB, an 80,000-square-foot business incubator at 1623 W. Fulton Street, before opening a larger, permanent facility. There are plans to open one. Chicago Inno reported later this year. The headquarters move comes after the company successfully raised $9 million in seed funding. Bedrock’s relocation was encouraged by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s Reimagine Energy and Vehicle Program.…

Trinamool Congress candidate Biswajit Das is in a heated exchange with Union Minister Santanu Thakur of the Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal’s controversial Bangaon constituency, where voting for the fifth phase of general elections will be held on May 20. It is expected to face competition. But adding to Das’s challenge are two independent candidates who share his name and are running in the same constituency with their own symbols.The phenomenon is not unique in Bangaon, where Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee are busy campaigning. In at least seven constituencies in West Bengal (Joynagar, Serampore,…

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping shook hands on Thursday during bilateral talks in Beijing, China. Contributor/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Contributor/Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping shook hands on Thursday during a bilateral meeting in Beijing, China. Contributor/Getty Images MOSCOW and BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin doubled down on their alliances against the West this week, accusing the United States and its allies of trying to thwart their rise during two-day state visits to China. . The Kremlin Leader ended on Friday. It was…

“Smooth twin gods” Traffic and ample parking have turned our downtown into a place that’s easy to get to but not worth arriving at. ” These are the words of urban designer Jeff Speck. It’s hard to think of better words to describe the parking pandemic ravaging America’s urban centers. Except, perhaps, for the title of a Bloomberg article on the same subject: “Parking is eating away at America’s cities.” The article cites a 2018 study on space and money spent on parking in five American cities. That year, Seattle and Des Moines had 1.6 million parking spaces. New York…

Au Revoir, Cannes!exactly 1 day later Furiosa: Mad Max Saga Anya Taylor-Joy, who made her debut at the Cannes Film Festival, has already moved to her next premiere location in London.While she used the French Riviera Festival to flaunt her Old Hollywood glamor, including a halo, an oversized sun hat, Dior couture, and timeless red lipstick, she also wore a black hat in Town on the・I’m back to the land of method dressing with Look. But while she may be channeling her inner biker, this is not the same as the post-apocalyptic wasteland that Furiosa inhabits.Taylor-Joy is a movie with…