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Icons are a new category of extraordinary experiences hosted by the greatest names in music, film, television, art, sports, and more. We’re unveiling the first 11 Icons on Airbnb, with new experiences dropping around the world throughout the year. Stay in Prince’s Purple Rain house – Prince purchased the Minneapolis, Minnesota home featured in the legendary film Purple Rain, but it’s never been available to the public until now.
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8 months ago Read more at Airbnb Newsroom

AP Workers and activists across the world marked 1 May with largely peaceful protests. Pro-Palestinian sentiments were also on display. Police in Istanbul used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse thousands of people who tried to break through a barricade and reach the main Taksim square.
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8 months ago Read more at Euronews

Ronnie O'Sullivan is out of the World Snooker Championship after a 13-10 defeat by Stuart Bingham in the quarter-finals. The Rocket was a huge favourite to progress in his bid for an eighth Crucible crown but came unstuck against the 2015 champion. It came amid a backdrop of controversy as the Rocket told referee Desislava Bozhilova to 'chill" as she urged him to play a shot'
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8 months ago Read more at The Mirror

Ronnie O’Sullivan was beaten 13-10 by Stuart Bingham. Bingham reeled off three consecutive frames to send O'Sullivan crashing out. Sky Sports brings you live updates as they happen. Get breaking sports news, analysis, exclusive interviews, replays and highlights.
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From May 1-5, athletes vying to be the strongest man in the world will duke it out in Myrtle Beach, SC. If you’re not in South Carolina, you’ll have to wait a bit for full coverage, as the 2024 WSM won’t be livestreamed. CBS and the CBS Sports Network will air footage from the contest all summer long, with event coverage starting sometime in the summer. These episodes will also air on Paramount+ (Live)
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8 months ago Read more at BarBend

World Nineball Tour No.1 Francisco Sanchez Ruiz has heralded a grand, new era for the sport. The World Pool Championship will be held in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia between 3-8 June. 128 of the world’s elite cueists will battle it out in a double-elimination format for the record-breaking prize fund of $1,000,000.
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8 months ago Read more at AzBilliards.com

The 2024 World Snooker Championship takes place in Sheffield between April 20 and May 6 with Ronnie O'Sullivan targeting a record eighth title. The Rocket appeared on a collision course with Judd Trump in the semi-finals, only for Trump to be beaten 13-9 by Welsh qualifier Jack Jones in a shock result.
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8 months ago Read more at Sky Sports

Unfavorable views of China are more common among older Americans. Some 87% of Americans with a four-year college degree have a negative view of China compared with 78% of adults without a college degree. Party and ideology Republicans are 10 percentage points more likely than Democrats to say China’s influence in the world is getting stronger.
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8 months ago Read more at Pew Research Center

Euronews reporter Cyril Fourneris travels to Graz, Austria and Berlin to see what everyday people are doing to help the environment. The European initiative #ForOurPlanet is trying to inspire civilians to take action and work together to restore and protect natural ecosystems. Dima Bass, an activist and video maker, volunteers for biodiversity protection projects every month.
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8 months ago Read more at Euronews

Alan McManus and Jimmy White discussed the 'mindboggling" victory from the Wizard of Wishaw. John Higgins won a stunning World Championship last-16 encounter with Mark Allen on the final black, coming from behind to win 13-12 in never-say-die performance.
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8 months ago Read more at Eurosport COM