Tag: concerns-over
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Olympics-Berdych pulls out of Olympics tennis event
Czech Tomas Berdych has become the third high-profile tennis player to withdraw from the Olympics in two days, saying his concerns over the Zika virus prompted his decision. The world number eight’s announcement follows the decision by Wimbledon runner-up Milos Raonic and Simona Halep to withdraw from next month’s Rio tournament. “It was a hard…
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Olympics-Berdych pulls out of Olympics tennis event
Czech Tomas Berdych has become the third high-profile tennis player to withdraw from the Olympics in two days, saying his concerns over the Zika virus prompted his decision. The world number eight’s announcement follows the decision by Wimbledon runner-up Milos Raonic and Simona Halep to withdraw from next month’s Rio tournament. “It was a hard…
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Pregnant NBC ‘Today’ anchor Guthrie skipping Olympics due to Zika
Savannah Guthrie, co-anchor of NBC's “Today” show, said on Tuesday she is pregnant and will not travel to Brazil to cover the Olympics in August for the network due to concerns over the Zika virus, which has been linked to the birth defect microcephaly. “I'm not going to be able to go to Rio,” Guthrie…
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Judge makes no ruling on timing of Sumner Redstone competence trial
The battle over control of Sumner Redstone’s $40 billion media empire moved to a Massachusetts courtroom on Tuesday, where a state judge is mulling whether to move up the date of a trial questioning the 93-year-old’s mental competence. Probate and Family Court Judge George Phelan did not set a date for a trial over Redstone's…
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No Negativity Allowed
Do you see the theme here? Whether I'm walking to my car, opening my laptop or even looking at the radio in my car (I drive a lot), I'm constantly surrounding myself with the message that there is no negativity unless you allow it in. You encounter negativity in two ways: 1) Through self-deprecating thoughts,…