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Peter Fraňo of Slovakia finished third in the 2023 Trail World Championships 80k. in Innsbruck-Stubai, Austria In this interview, conducted in writing the week after the race, he talks about how the day went, a little about the trail running scene in Slovakia, and what it meant to race as part of a team.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been out of the playoffs for weeks, but the 2022-23 NHL Season is now officially over and congratulations are somewhat due to the Las Vegas Golden Knights.You'd think it would be embarrassing for an expansion team to win before the Toronto Maple Leafs did, but we're used to it.

The Independent has been crowned Brand of the Year at the Drum Awards for Online Media 2023.The awards ceremony took place last night in London in front of a live studio audience and recognised the absolute best in journalism and online publishing.The Independent picked up the top gong of Brand of the Year 2023 after the jury assessed the strength of the brand, and performance across the site, app, social channels, live events, marketing and video.

1. Learned helplessness is a psychological condition in which a person feels unable to take control of their own situation, despite having the potential to do so.
2. Learned helplessness is often caused by repeated exposure to negative and uncontrollable events, such as physical or psychological abuse.
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JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: Eighteen-year-old Iam Tongi has had an incredible week.(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "AMERICAN IDOL") RYAN SEACREST: The winner of American Idol 2023 is Iam Tongi.Congratulations.(APPLAUSE) SUMMERS: Not only did Tongi win the 21st season of "American Idol."He also became the first Pacific Islander to do so.

Man United have a couple of players named in the latest BBC Team of the Week after their win over Bournemouth.One point.That's all Manchester United need in order to secure their place in the top four.Win both their remaining games and the Reds will actually finish third.Erik ten Hag's side have now won two on the spin, grinding out a 1-0 victory away at Bournemouth over the weekend.

A mal Clooney praised young female community leaders and said lasting change has to be led by people on the ground as she presented a special honour at the Prince's Trust awards.The high-profile barrister and wife of Hollywood star George Clooney presented the Amal Clooney Women's Empowerment Award to a young Tanzanian woman at the ceremony on Tuesday.

While the performance itself was worthy of all the celebrations, a big part of what made Game IV so enjoyable was how easy it is to root for Lonnie Walker.Aside from being one of the bright spots from a miserable start to the season, Walker is someone whose humble and kind personality lends to him to being a fan favorite.

Manchester United 's Marcus Rashford says he is "100% committed" to England for a trip to New York following his withdrawal from international duty in March.The forward, 25, missed Euro 2024 qualifiers against Italy and Ukraine with an injury.At the time, England manager Gareth Southgate defended the forward's decision to go to the United States.

Man United have two players included in the 2022/23 WhoScored Premier League Team of the Season.Manchester United absolutely deserve credit for their 2022/23 campaign.The Red Devils started slowly, though quickly found their feet under Erik ten Hag.A trophy is already in the bag, while a third-place finish was more than most were expecting.

About five minutes after the final whistle of their 1-0 win over Liverpool on the final day of the season, Manchester United's players gathered for a trophy presentation on the Prenton Park pitch.Hannah Blundell proudly held the Players' Player of the Year trophy aloft, while manager Marc Skinner and his team-mates clapped and cheered.

Celtics Perkins explained why he still thinks the Heat will win the series.The Celtics got off to a strong start and secured a comfortable 110-97 season-saving win over the Heat in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Thursday.Boston, having trailed in the series 3-0, now heads to Miami for Game 6 on Saturday night (8:30 p.m.) down 3-2.

E ngland forward Marcus Rashford has reiterated calls for the "mad" football calendar to be reconsidered by authorities.The Manchester United talisman is expected to make his 62nd and 63rd appearances of the season when England round off a gruelling campaign, which included a winter World Cup, with Euro 2024 qualifiers against Malta and North Macedonia.

Former Capital Andre Burakovsky is going to be a dad.On Sunday, Burakovsky and his girlfriend Johanna Scortea announced that she was pregnant with the couple's first child, a girl."Baby, mom and dad loves you already so much!! ???????? #genderreveal #week18," Scortea said on her Instagram.The couple made the announcement at their gender-reveal party in Sweden.

Let's kick this post off with some good news.Congratulations to San Francisco Giants field reporter Amy Gutierrez (Amy G) for adding color commenter to her resume.As announced on Friday, she'll be a field reporter and analyst with the Sacramento River Cats for their Saturday telecasts on CW Channel 31 in Sacramento.

Disney is tinkering with magic again, and two upcoming changes that will transform your next park visit will make Disney fans very happy.If you're in the planning phase of your next Disney vacation or you've been saving up to go, here's what you need to know.The company announced that as they "continue to listen to your feedback," they're making some updates to policy "to improve the guest experience."

Chandler Stephenson has won another Stanley Cup.With a 9-3 win over the Florida Panthers Tuesday night, the Vegas Golden Knights captured their first-ever Cup win, taking the series four games to one.The victory was a familiar moment for Stephenson, who hoisted the Cup in the very same building as a member of the Washington Capitals.

Pat Sajak, 76, will retire after filming one final season of Wheel of Fortune beginning in the fall.A behemoth of the game-show industry, the world-famous personality will end his reign as host after 41 seasons."Well, the time has come," Sajak posted on social media."I've decided that our 41st season, which begins in September, will be my last.

John Carlson and his wife Gina have welcomed their fourth child.On Friday, the Carlsons announced the arrival of Isabella Raine Carlson, the couple's first daughter.The couple already have three sons: seven-year-old Lucca, five-year-old Rudy, and two-year-old Sawyer.Gina posted several photos of new baby Bella on Instagram.

The NHL on TNT analyst panel has brought the personality during the 2023 postseason.We've seen Wayne Gretzky discuss his underwear habits, Paul Bissonnette compare Radko Gudas to Chewbacca, and the Toronto Maple Leafs roasted on national TV.The hijinks haven't stopped just because the league's final playoff series has arrived.

NBC Sports Washington will be well-represented at the 65th Capital Emmy Awards on June 24.Washington Capitals play-by-play announcer, Joe Beninati, and NBC Sports Washington host, Alexa Landestoy, were nominated for two different Emmy awards while color commentator Craig Laughlin and analyst Alan May received a nod of their own.

The Strome family will have a new addition this fall.Monday night, Tayler Strome announced that she was pregnant with the couple's second child.She and Dylan Strome already have a two-year-old daughter named Weslie.Wes's "little sister coming september 2023 ????????" Tayler said on her Instagram page.

Yesterday, the Denver Nuggets beat the Miami Heat, 94-89 in Game 5 of the 2023 NBA Finals to win their first-ever NBA championship.While the Washington Wizards didn't win the championship, some of the players and coaches on Denver's team once were in D.C. Let's take a look below:


Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (2021-22) - In Washington, KCP averaged 13.2 points per game in 77 appearances and shot 39 percent from the three point line (159-of-408 attempts).

New parents advice flows from the mouths of experienced mothers and fathers like water on a mountain waterfall.Although advice often is filled with wisdom and well wishes, it can be overwhelming to new parents.Everyone seems to have advice on how to best take care of a new baby and how best to raise children.

By Sharon Knight-
The Pacific Center for Human Growth, the oldest LGBTQIA+ center in the Bay Area, has been quietly operating the only sliding scale mental health clinic for LGBTQIA+ people and their families in Alameda County for the past 50 years.Now we are ready to come out (again) loud and proud, with a new home, a new executive director and executive team, and the message: "We're Still Here, We're Still Queer, and We're Turning 50!"

Marcus Rashford won big at Man United's annual awards night on Monday.Manchester United Football Club held their awards night yesterday evening.Weirdly, there was far less publicity involved than there has been in years gone by.Perhaps the minds of the powers-that-be are elsewhere due to the possible club sale.

Antony has been included in the latest BBC Team of the Week, following his display vs Wolves on Saturday.Manchester United Football Club are now two wins away from securing Champions League football, following a 2-0 victory over Wolves on Saturday.Erik ten Hag's side were always on top during that game at Old Trafford, though failure to stick the ball in the back of the net almost became an issue yet again.

Bruno Fernandes was named Man United Player of the Month for April 2023.Manchester United certainly endured a mixed April.The Red Devils progressed into the FA Cup final, though Premier League results were certainly mixed.The one constant throughout the month was Bruno Fernandes.Although the attacking midfielder's exploits didn't show up on the score-sheet, he always looked like United's biggest goal threat.

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Sister Dana sez, "HARVEY MILK DAY is on May 22.Let us honor the amazing activist who helped break down so many closet doors!" HARVEY MILK DAY is organized by the HARVEY MILK FOUNDATION and celebrated each year on May 22 in memory of Milk, a gay rights activist who was assassinated in 1978.

By David Landis, The Gay Gourmet-
Who doesn't remember those great continental restaurants of yesteryear where surf 'n' turf entrees ruled the day?While it may not be de rigueur on menus these days, the Bay Area offers up some viable steakhouses and coastal cuisine worth your while.Two that I've visited recently and that make the grade are Coho in Mill Valley for seafood (surf) and Porterhouse in San Mateo for steaks (turf).

It's the season for graduation presents, and this year, the Star Tribune is offering an unusual gift to Minnesota's entire graduating high school Class of 2023: a free, one-year digital subscription.The new initiative, which was first announced in late April, is the latest experiment of the Star Tribune's News in Education program.

Kyle Walker has said Manchester City's attempt to claim the treble is being driven by the desire to emulate Manchester United's team of 1999.If Pep Guardiola's side beat Internazionale in Saturday's Champions League final in Istanbul they will become only the second English side to claim the league, FA Cup and European Cup in a single season.

Erling Haaland's spectacular, record-breaking first season at Manchester City has seen the Norwegian striker named as the 2023 Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year.The City point man overwhelmingly topped the prestigious poll of more than 800 FWA Members, earning more than 80 per cent of all the votes cast, in the wake of what has been a just phenomenal opening season at the Etihad.

Artist Francoise Gilot appears during an interview with Reginald Bosanquet in London on March 3, 1965, in connection with the publication of her book, My Life With Picasso.Bob Dear/AP NEW YORK Francoise Gilot, a prolific and acclaimed painter who produced art for well more than a half-century but was nonetheless more famous for her turbulent relationship with Pablo Picasso and for leaving him died Tuesday in New York City, where she had lived for decades.

Becoming a father for the first time brings joy, hopefulness, anxiety, and sadness, sometimes within ten minutes of each other.It's a whirlwind.When talking to someone who just became a new dad, you want to offer some words, and you want them to stand out, be memorable, and really help your buddy with what's about to come.

Student Visionaries of the Year (SVOY) is a seven-week, philanthropic leadership development program where students foster professional skills such as entrepreneurship, marketing, and project management to raise funds for the mission of LLS: to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma and improve the quality of life for patients and their families.

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Tennis star Naomi Osaka and rapper Cordae revealed the gender of their first child together.It's a baby girl!In an Instagram post Friday, Osaka posed in a Nike shirt and white cargo pants in front of a backdrop adorned with pastel pink and purple balloons, flowers, butterflies and a stuffed mushroom.

All odds against them, injuries, Westbrook, 2-10 start, first-year coach and yet they made it to the conference finals.There is much to be said about the Lakers, much to be admired.There is also a lesson, don't ever quit, play as a team, and good things can happen.Congratulations to the Lakers for an inspiring season.

Napoli winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was named Serie A player of the year on Friday and will be presented with his trophy on a bumper day of celebration for the southern team.Kvaratskhelia will receive the award before Napoli kick off their final match of the season on Sunday, at home to Sampdoria.Luciano Spalletti will also be presented with the coach of the year prize.

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1. A successful rebrand should consider the target audience and establish a clear visual identity. Flipper Taps rebrand achieved this by creating a modern, minimalistic design that appealed to their younger audience.
2. Using a combination of colors, fonts, and illustrations can help create an

1. Inter Miami and the LA Galaxy are in a tight race to the bottom of the MLS Power Rankings, with each team having only one win in their last five matches.
2. Teams like Toronto FC, New York City FC, and the Seattle Sounders are at the top of the MLS Power Rankings

The Toronto Raptors are flipping their coaching staff upside down this offseason.Not only is Nick Nurse looking for his next gig after getting fired, but the Raptors will also lose top assistant Adrian Griffin.After being with Toronto since 2018, Griffin was named head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks.While this hire could throw a wrench into Toronto's own coaching search, as Griffin was considered a legitimate contender to replace Nurse, the fact that Giannis Antetokounmpo was so adamant about hiring Griffin shows how locked in Milwaukee was on the idea of hiring Griffin.

As a fan of baseball history, I always appreciate when round numbers come along to give us an easy opportunity to celebrate players for their accomplishments.The near-everyday grind means that we inevitably sometimes take getting the chance to watch these stars for granted.Just for one example, I'm not someone who's particularly attached to wins at this point, but it was terrific to see baseball rally to salute future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw on April 18th, when he recorded his 200th career victory.

James Cridland, radio futurologist, is a conference speaker, writer and consultant.He runs the media information website media.infoand helps organise the yearly Next Radio conference.He also publishes podnews.net, a daily briefing on podcasting and on-demand, and writes a weekly international radio trends newsletter, at james.crid.land.

Last night he partied, this morning he's rallying.Just a handful of hours ago, Diplo was out celebrating the release of Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley: Chapter 2 - Swamp Savant, the 44-year-old's latest foray into country music, at the Los Angeles rooftop venue Desert 5 Spot, a space that embraces the line between western and modern club influences.

Brandon Johnson faced the aldermen arrayed behind him at Monday's inauguration ... and applauded them."To the members of the City Council, and especially the 13 newly elected alderpersons: Congratulations," the newly minted mayor said during his inaugural address."This is your day and you deserve recognition."

Immediately after being "surprise bombed" with a Golden Apple Award on Wednesday, South Loop Elementary School fourth grade teacher Helen Chan, tried her hardest not to get choked up."I really don't want to start crying," Chan said, with tears halfway down her face."I want to thank you for all the support that I have received, especially from my students.

Celtics "We'll be fine.We'll figure it out.When?I don't know, but we will."The Celtics defeated the 76ers 112-88 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Sunday.Jayson Tatum set an NBA record for most points scored in a Game 7 with 51, helping Boston emphatically pull away in the third quarter.

After Bayern Munich's 6-0 thrashing of Schalke 04, Die Königsblauen were ready to just move on and focus on staying in Germany's top flight."It's a clear setback.But it doesn't change anything in terms of our fighting approach.We've always got back up.It's about getting back up one more time than we fall down," said Schalke 04 sporting director Peter Knäbel (as captured by FCBayern.com).

It's over.The New York Knicks got to extend the season for a few days-a few weeks, even-longer than most people expected but they ultimately surrendered.Miami defeated New York 96-92 in Game 6 and closed the Eastern Conference semifinals matchup with a 4-2 win over the Knicks sending the latter home with their tail between the legs.

Surely there's an easy way to strip the controversy and unfairness from the citizenship test (Can you pull your weight in a pub quiz?Congratulations you're welcome in the UK!, 9 May).Simply validate the test by putting it to a random sample of, say, 2,000 UK nationals and then use the average or median score as the pass mark.

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Kamronbek Aslamov was born May 8 and landed in the arms of his loving Midwood parents - and the birth also marks the first child to arrive at South Brooklyn Health's brand-new Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospital.

Why make friends, when it's so much easier to make enemies?Kemi Badenoch's default mode of interaction is always to be patronising and condescending.She can't help herself.It's a narcissistic variant.She is unable to imagine herself as anything other than always right about everything.Even when she has been forced to change her mind.

DEAR HARRIETTE: I'm about to welcome a new baby into my family soon, and it's through adoption.I'm over-the-moon excited and ready for the challenge of being a new parent, but I'm also struggling with the difficult question of when to tell the child they're adopted.I understand that it's something they'll eventually find out and something I can't keep hidden forever, so when should I have that conversation?

And with their first pick of the 2023 NFL Draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers select...teachers!For students at Northeast Magnet High School in Wichita, Kansas, Lashay Powell, known as Ms. Pow Pow, is a beloved history teacher who has dedicated more than two decades to education.As a diehard Steelers fan rooted in Kansas City Chiefs territory, Powell has never shied from wearing black and gold to cheer for her team.

Residents stand next to a building that was damaged in the night, following Russian shelling in Komyshevakha, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Monday.Andriy Andriyenko/AP Here's a look ahead and a roundup of key developments from the past week.What to watch Ukrainians are assessing the damage after waking up to missile strikes overnight in Odesa.

I practically went insain at the Sain Boulangerie the other day.Vincent told me last week about a fantastic new Sain boulangerie/café in the upper Marais and said we must go back for lunch.He didn't have to twist my arm, so we went for lunch with a friend a few days later.Soon as I entered, my eyes almost popped out of my head when I looked at the baskets and glass cases filled with the most delectable bread, pastries, desserts, and sandwiches.

The King and the Prince and Princess of Wales have greeted well-wishers on the Mall on the eve of the coronation.Charles, William and Kate made the surprise appearance to the delight of huge crowds gathered outside Buckingham Palace.The trio took time to shake hands with members of the public as people cheered, took selfies and sang God Save the King.

Rangers salvaged their Scottish Women's Premier League title defence with a narrow Old Firm win against Celtic.Kirsty Howat's powerful strike after the hour decided a closely-fought contest.The victory means third-place Rangers are now only behind their rivals on goal difference, and both trail leaders Glasgow City by five points.