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Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime has reached his second consecutive ATP tennis final after defeating France’s Richard Gasquet 7-6 (2) 7-6 (3) in the semi-finals of the European Open in Antwerp. Auger-Aliassime did not create a break point in the semi-final but dominated two tie-breaks.In a match that took just under two hours, neither Auger-Aliassime nor Gasquet saw a break point until the Frenchman earned a look in the second set at 5-5.ATP AntwerpAuger-Aliassime fights back to beat Evans in Antwerp to boost ATP Finals chancesA DAY AGOThe 22-year-old Canadian, though, was able to keep Gasquet at bay and then take the…

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Democrat New York Gov. Kathy Hochul boasted about enacting tougher bail laws in a campaign ad released on Friday as her bid for re-election tightens.Hochul’s new campaign ad comes amid repeated criticism by GOP gubernatorial candidate Rep. Lee Zeldin, who said in July that “cashless bail has been a failure,” calling for it to be repealed.”A safe walk home at night. A subway ride free of fear. A safer New York for every child.,” Hochul’s campaign advertisement states. “That’s what Kathy Hochul is working for as governor. And she passed a comprehensive crime plan to make it happen. It goes…

Don’t Worry Darling is finally on its way to theaters, but its journey to the big screen has been rife with drama. In addition to dealing with numerous complications due to the pandemic, the Olivia Wilde-directed feature, starring Florence Pugh and Harry Styles, has had its fair share of challenges and buzz-worthy headlines along the way. The production — written by Katie Silberman, who also wrote Wilde’s first feature, Booksmart — began shooting back in October 2020 and is set to premiere in September 2022. It hit its first roadblock when Dakota Johnson, who landed the role of Margaret, had…

close Video A high school football head coach in Alabama was caught on video shoving what is reported to be a volunteer assistant to the ground.Dothan High School head coach Jed Kennedy was running along the sideline during a touchdown when the assistant was apparently flagged for sideline interference. That prompted Kennedy to shove the assistant to the ground.DALVIN COOK’S TOUCHDOWN TO ICE VIKINGS GAME COST HIM OVER $7,000″Yes, we are aware of the video and are investigating,” Dothan City Superintendent Dr. Dennis Coe told WTVY. “The matter will be dealt with.””Dothan City Schools does not comment on personnel matters.…

Exclusive: Schools in England face a cash catastrophe driven by surging energy bills, rising inflation and unfunded pay deals. The Sunday People can reveal nine out of 10 will have run out of money by the next school year As the Tories fight it out for another new leader the cost of their chaos is being counted in our classrooms. Schools in England face a cash catastrophe driven by surging energy bills, rising inflation and unfunded pay deals. We can reveal that: Head teachers are UNSCREWING LIGHTBULBS to cut bills and taking OUTSIDE JOBS to fill gaps in dwindling school…

A group of Democratic Socialists and other far-left pols have spent much of the past week on an expenses-paid trip to Vienna as progressives push so-called “social housing” statewide. State Sen. Julia Salazar, fellow Brooklyn-based socialist state Assemblywomen Emily Gallagher and five other state legislators were among a nearly 50-member group – including New York housing organizers and other activists – who landed in Austria Monday to learn more about the country’s heavily-subsidized social housing program that serves people of all incomes. The group visited the Karl Marx and other housing complexes, met with with Vienna’s Chamber of Labour, dined with private…

Derrick Rose has been impactful in small doses through two games for the Knicks, even with a lessened workload due to the addition of $104 million starting point guard Jalen Brunson.  Coming off a season shortened by multiple ankle surgeries, Rose netted 11 of his 13 points in a five-minute stint off the bench bridging the first two quarters of Friday’s blowout win over the Pistons in the Knicks’ home opener.  But the former league MVP also is his own worst critic, as evidenced by his answer when asked how comfortable he’s felt in his first two regular-season appearances since…

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, authorities have arrested two people after an early Friday shooting at a fraternity house just off the Southern University campus left 11 victims injured.The Baton Rouge Police Department (BRPD) on Friday announced the arrests of Daryl Stansberry, 28, and Miles Moss, 24, in connection with the shooting at the university’s Kappa Alpha Psi house on Harding Boulevard with the help of the U.S. Marshal Task Force.”While this unfortunate incident happened off campus at a non-University sponsored event, the University strongly condemns any act of violence,” Southern University said in a Friday statement. “We are keeping anyone affected…

Polling averages and voting models indicate a bump in Republicans’ support in Senate races heading into the midterm elections.RealClearPolitics is projecting the GOP is on track to flip Senate races in Arizona, Georgia and Nevada, though its polling average shows Democrat Raphael Warnock leading Republican Herschel Walker in Georgia.On Monday, the New York Times/Siena College’s latest poll showed Republicans in a four-point lead, 49% to 45%, over Democrats when voters were asked whom they favored to represent them in Congress. Just last month, the Times/Siena’s September poll had Democrats with a one-point edge over Republicans.NY VOTERS PUT CRIME AHEAD OF…