‘Jeopardy! Second Chance’ competition welcomes back past losers

‘Jeopardy! Second Chance’ competition welcomes back past losers

Fool them twice, shame on them — again. The “Jeopardy!” game show’s Second Chance competition is set to air later this month and features 18 former contestants who lost their first time around. Starting on Monday, Oct. 17, players who didn’t become champs during their previous “Jeopardy!” games will get another shot at the gold. The series will air over …

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Kylian Mbappe drama continues to follow, overshadow PSG

Kylian Mbappe drama continues to follow, overshadow PSG

With Paris Saint-Germain, there is always the odd sense that the football is secondary. This is a project designed to promote the interests of the state of Qatar, populated by some of the biggest egos in the world game and watched by fleets of celebrities. For the record, PSG drew 1—1 with Benfica for a second straight week in the …

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Refereeing abuse: Your experiences & what you want to see happening

Refereeing abuse: Your experiences & what you want to see happening

There are about 28,000 referees in England The strike by Merseyside Youth Football League in protest at referee abuse – and statistics showing 380 bans have been given for attacks on grassroots officials at all ages – has ignited another fierce discussion about the issue. Both on BBC Radio 5 live and the BBC Sport website, thousands of people have …

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Critical pipeline brining oil from Russia to Germany springs leak

Firefighters work in the field near the Druzhba pipeline where an oil leak was detected, near the village of Zurawice, Poland, October 12, 2022. (REUTERS/Kacper Pempel)

A critical pipeline that transports crude oil from Russia to Germany was found to be leaking Wednesday, just weeks after the suspected sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines. Germany reported receiving less oil than normal through the Druzhba pipeline on Wednesday, less than a day after Poland discovered the leak. Unlike the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, the Druzhba …

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UK businessman arrested for allegedly helping Russian oligarch evade sanctions

Russian billionaire and businessman Oleg Deripaska smiles at the plenary session during the Saint Petersburg Economic Forum SPIEF 2022, on June 17, 2022, in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Federal authorities are seeking the extradition of a British businessman who was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly helping a Russian oligarch evade sanctions, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced.  Graham Bonham-Carter, 62, was indicted on counts of wire fraud and conspiring to violate sanctions imposed on his boss, Russian oligarch Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska.  Bonham-Carter worked …

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Harvey Weinstein held in ‘medieval’ conditions ahead of court: lawyer

Harvey Weinstein held in ‘medieval’ conditions ahead of court: lawyer

Harvey Weinstein held in ‘medieval’ conditions ahead of court: lawyer Los Angeles: Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is being held in appalling conditions in a cell as he awaits his daily trial sessions in Los Angeles, his lawyer said Tuesday. The “Shakespeare in Love” producer, who once dominated Hollywood, is on trial for multiple counts of sexual assault against five …

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