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2024 Olympic Games: Paris mayor says she would prefer Russian athletes to be banned

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CNN — Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said on Wednesday that she is against Russian athletes participating in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and attending the Opening Ceremony scheduled for July 26. “I would prefer them not to come,” Hidalgo told Reuters on Wednesday. “I think [Russian President Vladimir] Putin is a dictator who threatens Europe as a whole and is waging war against Ukraine, denying them their right to exist as people and as a nation. “It will be very, very difficult to see, even under the neutral flag – because we know how much emphasis Putin puts on Russians…
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Afghanistan v Ireland: Afghans clinch Twenty20 series with 57-run victory

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Ibrahim Zadran’s unbeaten 72 helped Afghanistan post 155-7 and Ireland never looked like approaching that total Afghanistan 155-7 (20 overs): Ibrahim 72*, Ishaq 27; Little 1-27 Ireland 98 (17.2 overs): Campher 28; Azmatullah 4-9, Naveen 3-10 Afghanistan won by 57 runs Scorecards Afghanistan clinched the T20 series against Ireland with a dominant 57-run win in game three in Sharjah. Ibrahim Zadran’s unbeaten 72 helped Afghanistan post 155-7 and the Irish never looked like getting close as they slumped to 15-3 after 2.4 overs. Ireland were eventually dismissed for 98 in 17.2 overs. Curtis Campher was Ireland’s top scorer with a…
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Deepak, Narender and Jaismine bow out

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India’s Deepak Bhoria, Narender Berwal and Jaismine Lamboria crashed out in the opening round at the first World Boxing Qualification Tournament for the Paris 2024 Olympics in Busto ArsizioItaly on Sunday. Deepak Bhoria, bronze medallist from the 2023 World Championships, suffered a shock exit after a 3-2 split decision loss against Azerbaijani boxer Nijat Huseynov, a two-time under-22 European champion. The first two rounds saw a tight contest as both boxers went on the offensive from the get-go. However, it was the young pugilist from Azerbaijan who made the most of his swiftness and edged Deepak by identical 3-2 scorelines…
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Chelsea news: Opinion – Mauricio Pochettino ‘just needs results’

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Mauricio Pochettino is a born diplomat, with his affable nature always keeping the mood light, and his big smile ready to be deployed whenever tension rises. It is a skill which served him well at Tottenham, where he fended off years of questions about whether he was happy with Daniel Levy’s transfer policy. Now it is proving vital at Chelsea too. He is under huge pressure at the moment and the media reminds him in every news conference about negative noises from the stands. But Pochettino knows that the worst thing he can do is fight back, or even really…
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A Guide to Safe Use > News > Yale Medicine

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Do not use generative AI for advice, such as whether you should go to the emergency room for chest pain, the doctors say. “Currently, the chatbot cannot create a risk profile on an individual patient at a particular point in time, so it’s better to avoid those types of questions,” says Andrew Taylor, MD, MHS, a Yale Medicine emergency department (ED) physician, who is also leading Yale’s 2024 AI in Medicine Symposium. Rather, here are some tips for trying generative AI: 1. Use it to provide context or education. For example, try the prompt: “I was told to take these…
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Macron hopes for Ukraine-Russia cease-fire during Paris Olympics – POLITICO

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Macron said France would respect the decision of the Olympic Committee to allow Russian athletes to compete under a neutral flag. “Of course, we will closely monitor their performances, so that no one takes advantage of the athletes in this situation,” he was quoted as saying through the interpreter. The French president also weighed in on the Russian presidential election, in which President Vladimir Putin is expected to secure a fifth term in power after facing no real opposition. Asked if he would recognize the result of the election, Macron did not give a straight answer. “This is a question…
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Stock plunges after Planet Fitness cancels membership of Fairbanks woman who objected to man in women’s locker room

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Patricia Silva of Fairbanks documented an adult male using the women’s dressing room at Planet Fitness in Alaska last week, and sent her proof to Libs of TikToka social media account that shows how radical some liberals are. Silva’s video and photographic evidence was seen by Libs of TikTok’s 2.9 million followers on X/Twitter, and it didn’t take long for Planet Fitness to cancel her membership, because she had violated the rule. What rules? The rule that says you can’t take pictures of other members in the locker rooms. There is no rule, evidently, for men whipping out their “members”…
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JP Morgan Corporate Challenge unites workers in fitness and fun

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​The City of Johannesburg witnessed an electrifying event as the JP Morgan Corporate Challenge took to the streets, with workers from 350 companies participating in the exhilarating 5.6 km race. Hosted in Sandon, the event attracted a record-breaking 15,000 participants, marking it as the largest corporate challenge race to date. Edward Mothibi from Implats won in a time of 17 minutes and 18 seconds and Motus took the companies’ accolade. The Member of the Mayoral Committee for Community Development in the City of Johannesburg, Cllr Lubabalo Magwentshu, lauded the initiative, emphasizing the significance of employee wellness in the corporate world.…
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