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PARIS (AP) — It’s been 30 years since three American men reached Week 2 at the French Open. Back then, it was Andre Agassi, Michael Chang and Jim Courier — each of whom won the tournament at some point.This go-round, the trio is Tommy Paul, Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe, all scheduled to be on court Sunday in fourth-round action at Roland-Garros.“Yeah, about time,” joked Jessica Pegula, who advanced Saturday and was one of five U.S. women in the round of 16, joining Coco Gauff, Madison Keys, Amanda Anisimova and Hailey Baptiste. “It’s exciting to see. Obviously you want to…

Americans can’t seem to get enough protein.Typically the go-to fuel of bodybuilders and athletes, protein has become the wellness world’s ultimate nutrient for weight loss, energy and muscle maintenance.Nutritionists and gastroenterologists warn that the more we load up on protein, another vital nutrient is being left behind: fiber.“A lot of times when people are on a high-protein diet they’re eliminating other sources of food,” said Christina Fasulo, a nutritionist in the department of digestive diseases at UCLA Health. “Most people need to have a set amount of fiber in their diet, and a lot of that is getting displaced by…

2025-05-31T10:02:01Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. The Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America is an all-new $7.6 billion EV factory. HMGMA, located near Savannah, Georgia, opened its doors in March of this year. The factory will be able to build 500,000 EVs and Hybrids for Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis every year. The $7.6 billion Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America,…

Whether their bestie is Fido or Fifi, owners are getting more finicky about the costs of their pets’ healthcare.More than half of owners – including those in high earning households – have skipped necessary veterinary care in the previous year or declined recommended treatment at some point in the past, mostly because of the associated costs, a national study has found.Seven in 10 people who skipped or declined care cited cost as the main reason, saying they couldn’t afford it or didn’t think it worth the expenditure, according to the study conducted by PetSmart Charities and Gallup.The results were surprisingly…

Facebook Tweet Email Link Imprisoned former rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight, who for decades shared an acrimonious relationship with Sean “Diddy” Combs, urged his longtime archrival to take the stand in his ongoing trial. Speaking to CNN’s Laura Coates in a brief phone interview from prison, where he’s serving a 28-year-sentence for a deadly hit-and-run in 2015, Knight said he believed Combs should “humanize” himself. “I feel if he do tell his truth, he really would walk,” Knight said. “If Puffy goes up there and says, ‘Hey … I did all the drugs, I wasn’t in control of my life…

RFK Jr. changes COVID-19 vaccine protocolsCOVID-19 vaccines will no longer be part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommended immunization schedule for healthy children and pregnant women, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced. National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya, joining Kennedy for the announcement posted in a video on X, called the change “common sense and good science.” Traditionally, immunization guidance is voted on by a CDC advisory committee; then the CDC director makes the final call. The CDC panel has not voted on Kennedy’s change.COVID-19 protocols: Changes are happening. Here’s what to…

CNN  —  Clarksdale, Mississippi – which serves as inspiration for the setting of the Michael B. Jordan-starring film “Sinners” – does not have a local cineplex, but the city is finally getting a long-awaited screening. Warner Bros. Pictures confirmed in a press release that screenings of the hit movie will be held in Clarksdale this week, with director Ryan Coogler and other members of the filmmaking team set to attend. (Warner Bros. Pictures, which produced and distributed “Sinners,” is owned by CNN’s parent company Warner Bros. Discovery.) The release stipulated that the screenings and related cultural events will be open…

The Department of Defense is scouting the next Palantir — and it’s starting on college campuses.This week, the Defense Innovation Unit — the Pentagon’s emerging tech arm — launched a university accelerator, open for applications through late June. The 12-week program will be a military-grade Y Combinator of sorts, offering early-stage startups funding, mentorship, and DoD connections. Fifteen teams spun out of US universities — working in AI, cyber, space, and more — will evenly split $500,000.The initiative builds on the National Security Innovation Network’s earlier Emerge program, which also targeted college founders, according to DIU project manager Josh Carter.…

PARIS (AP) — Brigitte Bardot lounged barefoot on a Saint-Tropez beach, drawing languorous puffs from her cigarette. Another actor, Jean-Paul Belmondo, swaggered down the Champs-Élysées with smoke curling from his defiant lips, capturing a generation’s restless rebellion.In France, cigarettes were never just cigarettes — they were cinematic statements, flirtations and rebellions wrapped in rolling paper.Yet beginning July 1, if Bardot and Belmondo’s iconic film scenes were repeated in real life, they would be subject to up to €135 ($153) in fines.After glamorizing tobacco for decades, France is preparing for its most sweeping smoking ban yet. The new restrictions, announced by…

CNN  —  No doubt that had there been a wedding reception for these fathers to speak at the speeches would have been pretty funny. Eddie Murphy has revealed that his son Eric has married Martin Lawrence’s daughter, Jasmin. The “Beverly Hills Cop” star shared the news Thursday in an episode of “The Jennifer Hudson Show.” “They got married like two weeks ago,” Murphy said. “They went off…everyone was making the big wedding the plans and then they decided they wanted to do something quiet, just the two of them.” He also joked about the economic relief that the elopement provided…