By SARAH MENKEDICK from NYT Well
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My partial selves — writer, runner, mother — have become like islands I travel between and my life is the ocean around them, unknowable.
A Mother’s Fragmented Identity
By SARAH MENKEDICK from NYT Well
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My partial selves — writer, runner, mother — have become like islands I travel between and my life is the ocean around them, unknowable.
Beto O’Rourke Dreams of One Texas. Ted Cruz Sees Another Clearly.
By MATT FLEGENHEIMER and TAMIR KALIFA from NYT U.S.
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For years, a blue Texas has seemed both impossible and inevitable. Have the political winds there finally shifted enough for an unapologetic liberal to win a Senate seat?
How Modern Medicine Has Changed the Supreme Court
By DHRUV KHULLAR and ANUPAM B. JENA from NYT The Upshot
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Longer lives, longer terms and tougher nomination fights, as well as a premium on youth.
Why the Artist Mari Andrew Loves Solo Travel
By KELLY DINARDO from NYT Travel
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Her popular Instagram drawings are personal observations on a wide variety of subjects. Her trips provide inspiration.
How to Protect Your Cellphone (and Your Data) When You Travel
By SHIVANI VORA from NYT Travel
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Our smartphones are indispensable, especially when we’re away from home. Here’s how to protect your device, and all of the information stored on it.
Michigan and Notre Dame Bolster a Sport Built on Rivalries
By MARC TRACY from NYT Sports
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College football is all about its rivalries, those traditional matchups that endure and now more than ever determine championships.
College Football’s Biggest Rivalries
By MARC TRACY from NYT Sports
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The college football rivalry — that strange mix of tradition, history, and competition — continues to evolve, but these are some of the big ones.
Lot-Line Window? Keep Your Fingers Crossed
By SARA CLEMENCE from NYT Real Estate
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If someone decides to build on an empty lot or low-rise building next door, you’ll have to brick up that window and say goodbye to your view.
How Burak Cakmak, Dean of Fashion at Parsons, Spends His Sundays
By SHIVANI VORA from NYT New York
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The Turkish-born school administrator starts his day off with espresso-induced exercise, followed by a ritual feast and a visit to a museum.
Trump Approach on Nafta Relieves Automakers’ Worst Fears
By NEAL E. BOUDETTE from NYT Business Day
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Car and parts makers should be able to adapt to changes negotiated with Mexico without undue expense or disruption, analysts say.
A Parade of Francophiles, With Peter Mayle in the Lead
By CHRISTINE MUHLKE from NYT Books
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Four new books — from Peter Mayle, Eric Hazan, Mark Greenside and the team of Stéphane Hénaut and Jeni Mitchell — explore the riches of Gallic culture.
New in Paperback: ‘Unbelievable,’ ‘Improvement’
By JOUMANA KHATIB from NYT Books
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Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Letters to the Editor
By Unknown Author from NYT Books
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Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
‘The Garden Party’ Is a Tale of Mismatched Families, a Wedding and Lots of Wine
By MAGGIE SHIPSTEAD from NYT Books
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When the Barlows — eccentric academics — and the lawyerly Cohens meet at their children’s rehearsal dinner in Grace Dane Mazur’s novel, polite chatter soon skids off the rails.
‘In the Garden of the Fugitives’: A Literary Tale of Love and Obsession
By S. KIRK WALSH from NYT Books
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In Ceridwen Dovey’s new novel, a wealthy benefactor and his much younger protégée resume contact after a 17-year break.
Poetry’s Hanging Judge Tries On a Detective Hat
By ROBERT P. BAIRD from NYT Books
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In “Dickinson’s Nerves, Frost’s Woods,” the usually scathing critic William Logan unearths the historical context behind some beloved poems.
He Wrote a Memoir About Infiltrating the Ku Klux Klan. Then Spike Lee Turned It Into a Film.
By EMILY EAKIN from NYT Books
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Ron Stallworth joined the Klan as a black detective working undercover in 1978. Now his memoir, “Black Klansman,” is a best seller — and an acclaimed film.
Are Ben Marcus’s Dark and Disturbing New Stories the Literary Answer to ‘Black Mirror’?
By JEFF GILES from NYT Books
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“Notes From the Fog” features the author’s trademark humor and a vision of society both devastatingly bleak and seemingly plausible.
'Nobody ever will sing like Aretha'
Stars from the world of music have marked the life of Aretha Franklin in a tribute concert in Detroit.
from BBC News - Home
from BBC News - Home
News Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of the Week’s Headlines
By CHRIS STANFORD and ANNA SCHAVERIEN from NYT Briefing
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Did you stay up to date this week?
She Gambled on Her Claim to Link Russians and Trump. She Is Losing.
By RICHARD C. PADDOCK from NYT World
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Facing trial in Thailand, the Belarusian escort Anastasia Vashukevich has begun backtracking on her claim to have evidence of election interference.
Eminem Releases ‘Kamikaze,’ a Surprise Album
By DANIEL VICTOR from NYT Arts
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The rapper uses the opening track to address the aftermath of his freestyle rap last year aimed at President Trump and his supporters.
Christian Wade: Rugby ignoring black state school kids
Christian Wade says the sport must do more to get children from state schools into the sport.
from BBC News - Home
from BBC News - Home
He Knows His Way Around a Half-Butt (That’s Snooker Talk)
By ROSLYN SULCAS from NYT Theater
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The playwright Richard Bean brings world-class professional snooker onstage in “The Nap,” produced by the Manhattan Theater Club.
Too Many Chinese Children Need Glasses. Beijing Blames Video Games.
By RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Technology
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China’s Tencent and other video game companies saw their shares tumble as the government puts additional pressure on the industry.
Tenderly Photographing the End of Her Father’s Life
By JONATHAN BLAUSTEIN from NYT Lens
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When Safi Alia Shabaik found out her father had Parkinson’s disease, she moved back home to help care for him, documenting the last months of his life as he developed dementia.
Griezmann: World Cup win hasn't fully sunk in yet
FIFA World Cup™ winner and Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann sat down with FIFA.com to reflect on a very eventful few months in his life.
from FIFA.com - Latest News
Coca-Cola Bets on Coffee With $5.1 Billion Deal for Costa
By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED from NYT Business Day
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Buying the British coffee chain, which has over 3,400 stores worldwide, is meant to give Coke a way to branch out from sugary sodas.
China’s State Media: Trump Tweets Come From an ‘Alternative Universe’
By AUSTIN RAMZY from NYT World
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In recent days, China’s English-language state media outlets have grown more strident in their mockery of the president and his policies.
Astronauts tackle air leak on International Space Station
A "micro-fracture" from a possible collision with a rock fragment sets off alerts on the ISS.
from BBC News - Technology
from BBC News - Technology
Griezmann: World Cup win hasn't fully sunk in yet
FIFA World Cup™ winner and Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann sat down with FIFA.com to reflect on a very eventful few months in his life.
from FIFA.com - Latest News
Hacking a Prince, an Emir and a Journalist to Impress a Client
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and AZAM AHMED from NYT World
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The NSO Group, a spyware maker, targeted the phones of powerful figures to show off its product, emails show. It’s now accused of illegal spying in lawsuits.
Australia’s Catholic Leaders Reject Call to Report Sex Abuse Heard in Confessions
By RICK ROJAS from NYT World
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Catholic officials in Australia said the proposal would violate a sacred rite, infringe on religious freedom and do little to protect children from predatory priests.
15 Chapters of Grand Slam Drama for the Williams Sisters
By BEN ROTHENBERG and VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports
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Their third-round U.S. Open match on Friday will be the Williams sisters’ 16th meeting at a Grand Slam event. Serena has won 10 of those matches.
Multiple Violent Attacks Against Believers Reveal Just How Dangerous it is For Pakistani Christians
Two recent attacks against Christians in Pakistan emphasize the worsening conditions for believers in the predominately Muslim country.
from CBNNews.com
from CBNNews.com
Nigerian Schoolgirl Who Refuses to Denounce Jesus Begs for Freedom
A Nigerian Christian schoolgirl who remains in captivity because she refuses to denounce Christ is calling on her government to fight for her release.
from CBNNews.com
from CBNNews.com
Numbers of elderly in 24-hour care set to double by 2035
The social care system is "at breaking point", a local government official warns.
from BBC News - Home
from BBC News - Home
Solihull murders: Man held over mum and daughter deaths
A man, 21, is arrested on suspicion of murdering a mother and her 22-year-old daughter in Solihull.
from BBC News - Home
from BBC News - Home
Homebase future in doubt as creditors meet
If landlords do not approve a rescue deal for the DIY chain, it is likely to go into administration.
from BBC News - Home
from BBC News - Home
Frank Field: Labour MP says anti-Semitism is 'more than tolerated' in party
Frank Field says he backed Jeremy Corbyn for leader to be "inclusive", but the party is now intolerant.
from BBC News - Home
from BBC News - Home
Coca-Cola to buy Costa chain for £3.9bn
The UK's biggest coffee chain is being sold by owner Whitbread, which also owns Premier Inns.
from BBC News - Home
from BBC News - Home
Theresa May shows off dance moves in Kenya
Theresa May danced with a group of scouts during a visit to the UN offices in Nairobi, Kenya.
from BBC News - Home
from BBC News - Home
Astronauts tackle air leak on International Space Station
A "micro-fracture" from a possible collision with a rock fragment sets off alerts on the ISS.
from BBC News - Home
from BBC News - Home
Trump threatens to pull US out of World Trade Organization
The US president says he will abandon the global trade body "if they don't shape up".
from BBC News - Home
from BBC News - Home
Man with dwarfism describes street abuse
Eugene Grant is regularly abused by people as he walks around Newcastle.
from BBC News - Home
from BBC News - Home
New asthma treatment set for wider NHS distribution
The new 'melting muscle' treatment has proved to be safe and effective, health experts say.
from BBC News - Home
from BBC News - Home
Breakdancing 'helped man escape gang culture'
Paco Box said he carried a gun and robbed people to fund his former lifestyle.
from BBC News - Home
from BBC News - Home
Dominic Raab prepares for six-hour Brexit talks in Brussels
The Brexit secretary will meet the EU's chief negotiator as work on a divorce deal continues.
from BBC News - Home
from BBC News - Home
Stéphane Pauwels arrest: Football presenter charged over armed robbery
One of Belgium's top football TV presenters is charged with being an accomplice to an armed robbery.
from BBC News - Home
from BBC News - Home
The Papers: MP quits 'nasty' Labour and Grenfell fraud
Many of Friday's papers lead on the resignation of Frank Field over Labour's anti-Semitism row.
from BBC News - Home
from BBC News - Home
News Daily: Labour culture 'appalling' and Trump threatens WTO
Your morning briefing for Friday 31 August 2018.
from BBC News - Home
from BBC News - Home
Five back-to-school sleeping tips for kids
It's back-to-school time. Here are five top tips for getting your kids back into a school-friendly bedtime routine.
from BBC News - Home
from BBC News - Home
Quiz: Who went wild about Harry?
It's the weekly news quiz - have you been paying attention to what's been going on in the world over the past seven days?
from BBC News - Home
from BBC News - Home
The first cyclist to 'Everest' on Everest
JJ Zhou took on a fiendish cycling challenge on the world's highest mountain.
from BBC News - Home
from BBC News - Home
McCain and Biden's long friendship
The Arizona senator and the former vice-president shared a decades-long friendship.
from BBC News - Home
from BBC News - Home
Why a plane is dropping trout into a lake from above
A mountain lake is being re-stocked with trout from the air by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.
from BBC News - Home
from BBC News - Home
Giant Sadiq Khan bikini-clad balloon to fly over London
The 29ft giant inflatable, bought by protesters, shows the London mayor wearing a yellow bikini.
from BBC News - Home
from BBC News - Home
Errant swan captured on M5
Worried motorists called the police after spotting the bird on the hard shoulder.
from BBC News - Home
from BBC News - Home
Imran Khan mocked for helicopter home-to-work commute
People are unimpressed the Pakistan prime minister takes a helicopter to work despite his austerity policies.
from BBC News - Home
from BBC News - Home
High suicide risk for 'men in construction'
The suicide rate among low-skilled male labourers is three times higher than the national average for men, according to figures by the ONS.
from BBC News - Home
from BBC News - Home
Sharing a one-night stand with Crohn's Disease
Philip's date was going well until Crohn's Disease turned up the morning after the night before.
from BBC News - Home
from BBC News - Home
Mum, how should I talk to my son about you?
When she gave birth to her son Teddy, Robyn Hollingworth wanted to share the news with her own mum
from BBC News - Home
from BBC News - Home
Why were there so many serial killers in the 1980s?
One historian suggests in a new book that the ravages of World War Two might have contributed.
from BBC News - Home
from BBC News - Home
'My robot makes me feel like I haven't been forgotten'
How internet-connected robots are helping combat the scourge of isolation and loneliness.
from BBC News - Home
from BBC News - Home
How the Hogwarts Express was saved from a Welsh scrapyard
The real-life story of the Hogwarts Express is almost as magical as the engine itself.
from BBC News - Home
from BBC News - Home
Gonzalez hoping dream year ends on a high
FIFA.com profiles Mexico forward Alison Gonzalez, who is one of their main goalscoring threats at Uruguay 2018.
from FIFA.com - Latest News
Draw sets out European elite's road to glory
The UEFA Champions League official draw for the 2018/19 season took place on Thursday 30 August at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, where the group stage pairings were determined.
from FIFA.com - Latest News
Schelin hangs up her boots
Sweden women's national team's all-time top goalscorer Lotta Schelin has announced her retirement from football.
from FIFA.com - Latest News
U.S. to End Funding to U.N. Agency That Helps Palestinian Refugees
By EDWARD WONG from NYT U.S.
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President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made the decision to cut all aid for Palestinian refugees at a meeting in early August.
Honey, I Swept the Floor!
By BROOKE WILLIAMS from NYT Style
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Why do so many husbands feel the need to boast about completing simple household chores? With mine, it’s all about branding.
Yankees Looking to Trade for Andrew McCutchen, a Former M.V.P.
By TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports
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The team is said to be trading two prospects for the Giants in exchange for the 31-year-old outfielder who would add depth to the injury-depleted lineup.
Why You Should Tell Your Co-Workers How Much Money You Make
By TIM HERRERA from NYT Smarter Living
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It’s unlawful for private sector employers to prohibit employees from discussing wages and compensation. Take advantage of that protection.
What’s on TV Friday: ‘Ozark’ and ‘Jack Ryan’
By EMMA L. MCALEAVY from NYT Arts
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Stream “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan” on Amazon and a new season of “Ozark” on Netflix.
How Germany’s Far Right Stole a Rallying Cry for Democracy
By AINARA TIEFENTHÄLER and SARAH STEIN KERR from NYT World
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Violent demonstrations in Germany by far-right protesters have led to attacks on refugees and featured a chant that translates to “we are the people.” So how did extremist groups adopt this rallying cry?
How Much Hotter Is Your Hometown Today Than When You Were Born?
By NADJA POPOVICH, BLACKI MIGLIOZZI, RUMSEY TAYLOR, JOSH WILLIAMS and DEREK WATKINS from NYT Climate
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See how days at or above 90 degrees Fahrenheit have changed in your lifetime and how much hotter it could get.
Mob Protests in Germany Show New Strength of the Far Right
By KATRIN BENNHOLD from NYT World
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A rampage in the eastern city of Chemnitz now stands as a high-water mark in the outpouring of anti-immigrant hatred that has swelled in Germany.
President Trump Had a Lot to Say at His Rally and on Twitter. But Not About John McCain.
By KATIE ROGERS from NYT U.S.
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Conspicuously absent from the president’s active media day was any acknowledgment that a nation was remembering Senator John McCain.
‘An Attack on Students’ Rights’: Reactions to Betsy DeVos’s New Rules on Sexual Assault
By JENNIFER MEDINA and EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS from NYT U.S.
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Students, alumni and advocates shared their thoughts on the rules, which give more rights to students accused of rape, assault or harassment.
2 Passengers Charged With Sexual Assault Aboard Aircraft as F.B.I. Cracks Down
By KIRK JOHNSON from NYT U.S.
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Prosecutors said they need ‘the flying public’s help’ to root out sexual assaults and misconduct on airplanes, a problem that is gaining public notice.
Quotation of the Day: Tears, Laughter and Allusions to a Man Who Wasn’t Invited
By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper
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Quotation of the Day for Friday, August 31, 2018.
Yankees, With Strongest Home Run Muscles, Are Outdone by a Weakling
By WALLACE MATTHEWS from NYT Sports
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The Tigers, last in the majors in homers, hit five, including two by Victor Martinez, to offset Giancarlo Stanton’s 300th career blast.
Caroline Wozniacki Becomes Latest Giant to Fall at Armstrong
By BEN ROTHENBERG from NYT Sports
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With the No. 2 seed joining No. 1 Simona Halep as early losers at the U.S. Open’s newest stadium, Sloane Stephens is the top remaining seed on the women’s side.
Nick Kyrgios Was Struggling. The Chair Umpire Stepped Down and Stepped In.
By SCOTT CACCIOLA from NYT Sports
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After a visit and some encouraging words from Mohamed Lahyani, Kyrgios rallied to defeat Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the second round of the U.S. Open.
Corrections: August 31, 2018
By Unknown Author from NYT Corrections
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Corrections appearing in print on Friday, August 31, 2018.
Works With Kids
By DEB AMLEN from NYT Crosswords & Games
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Peter Wentz orders up an interesting themeless puzzle.
Ronan Farrow’s Ex-Producer Says NBC Impeded Weinstein Reporting
By JOHN KOBLIN from NYT Business Day
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Rich McHugh said an order to pull the plug on an investigation of Harvey Weinstein had come from “the very highest levels of NBC.”
Germany, Vanilla Beans, Riz Ahmed: Your Friday Briefing
By ALISHA HARIDASANI GUPTA from NYT Briefing
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Here’s what you need to know to start your day.
Rumba, the Dance of Love
By GIA KOURLAS from NYT Arts
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Ernesto Palma and Nikolai Shpakov show how competitive ballroom dance is enhanced, not diminished, by same-sex partnering.
Tablet bends 'like ancient scroll'
A Canadian university has developed a tablet with a flexible screen that can rolled up.
from BBC News - Technology
from BBC News - Technology
8K TVs unveiled by Samsung and LG at Ifa tech show
The world's two bestselling television-makers are showing off rival 8K screens at the Ifa tech show in Berlin.
from BBC News - Technology
from BBC News - Technology
New York renamed 'Jewtropolis' in map hack
Snapchat's mapping software appears to have been hacked in what it calls an act of vandalism.
from BBC News - Technology
from BBC News - Technology
Acer unveils new gaming cockpit and other tech news
BBC Click's LJ Rich looks at some of the week's best technology stories.
from BBC News - Technology
from BBC News - Technology
Celebgate hacker jailed over Jennifer Lawrence hack
Hollywood star Jennifer Lawrence was targeted in the hack, for which three others have already been jailed.
from BBC News - Technology
from BBC News - Technology
Google says Trump's bias claims are 'not true'
Claims Google did not promote President Trump's State of the Union address are denied by the search giant.
from BBC News - Technology
from BBC News - Technology
Gay dating app Grindr to sell shares
Kunlun Group, the Chinese owner of Grindr, plans to sell shares in the dating app.
from BBC News - Technology
from BBC News - Technology
Bye bye loneliness
How internet-connected robots are helping combat the scourge of isolation and loneliness.
from BBC News - Technology
from BBC News - Technology
NI mother wins Supreme Court benefit case
Unmarried NI mother wins access to Widowed Parent's Allowance after death of her partner, in landmark court ruling
from BBC News - Home
from BBC News - Home
Roberto Lacorte Wants to Be Fast, on Land and Water
By JOHN CLARKE from NYT Sports
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The racecar driver and sailor will defend his title at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup hosted by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in Porto Cervo, Sardinia.
