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Mar252021 by adminNo Comments

Britney Spears asks judge to end father’s control over her finances and personal life

Entertainment

Britney Spears has officially asked a judge to permanently end her father's control over her finances and personal life.The singer, 39, has been subject to a court-ordered conservatorship since 2008 after suffering two mental breakdowns. This means her father Jamie Spears, 68, has been in charge of all her financial and personal affairs ever since, temporarily stepping down from the latter role in September 2019 due to health reasons.A care professional called Jodi Montgomery replaced him on a temporary basis, but the star now wants her to be made her conservator permanently.The Los Angeles court documents also show she wants to be able to completely end the controversial arrangement entirely if necessary. ...

Sep282020 by adminNo Comments

TikTok: US judge halts app store ban

Technology

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Sep72020 by adminNo Comments

Novak Djokovic apologises after hitting line judge with ball at US Open

Sports

Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York Dates: 31 Aug-13 SeptCoverage: Selected live radio and text commentaries on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra, BBC Sounds, the BBC Sport website and app.Novak Djokovic has apologised for hitting a line judge with a ball at the US Open, saying he is "extremely sorry for creating her such stress".The Serb, 33, who had just had his serve broken, took a ball out of his pocket and hit it behind him, striking the woman in her throat."This whole situation has left me really sad and empty," said Djokovic.external-link"I checked on the linesperson and the tournament told me that thank God she is feeling OK. "I'm extremely sorry to have caused her such stress. So unintended. So wrong. I'm not disclosing her name to respect her privacy."After a lengthy discussion, Djokov...

Aug302020 by adminNo Comments

New York Yankees put star OF Aaron Judge back on injured list

Sports

Aug. 28 (UPI) -- The New York Yankees placed star outfielder Aaron Judge on the 10-day injured list with a strained right calf, just days after the slugger returned from the injury. The Yankees announced the roster move -- which is retroactive to Thursday -- before Friday's opener of a doubleheader against the New York Mets. The team promoted top outfield prospect Estevan Florial to be the 29th man and put him in the lineup in Game 1 of the doubleheader. Advertisement Judge was activated from the IL on Wednesday but aggravated the injury in a game against the Atlanta Braves. He was removed from the contest in the sixth inning. "It's just a recurrence of the [calf] strain that he had suffered before," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. "Similar in that it's low grade and pretty minor, but e...

May22020 by adminNo Comments

Judge dismisses U.S. women’s soccer team’s claim of unequal pay

Sports

May 1 (UPI) -- A federal judge in California dismissed the U.S. women's national soccer team's claim of unequal pay, according to a court filing. Judge R. Gary Klausner of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California on Friday rejected the U.S. women's team's claim that it has been underpaid relative to the U.S. men's team, stating in his decision that the players "have not demonstrated a triable issue that WNT players are paid less than MNT players." Klausner ruled that the players' additional allegations of unequal travel conditions and support services, including medical staff and training equipment, can still go to trial. Molly Levinson, a spokesperson for the players, said they plan to appeal the decision. "We are shocked and disappointed with today's decision, bu...