UEFA Europa League: Manchester United-Roma, Villarreal-Arsenal betting odds, predictions, expert picks

UEFA Europa League: Manchester United-Roma, Villarreal-Arsenal betting odds, predictions, expert picks

Only one thing can come close to matching the excitement of UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg soccer and that is Europa League semi-finals.

Tuesday brings us Real Madrid vs. Chelsea, Wednesday Paris Saint-Germain vs. Manchester City and Thursday packs the double delight of Manchester United vs. AS Roma and Villarreal vs. Arsenal.

Who will come out on top?

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Hong Kong has fined a journalist for ticking a box. That shows the city’s media freedoms are in jeopardy

Last Wednesday, Hong Kong journalist Bao Choy was honored for her investigative work. The following day, she was convicted for it.

In essence, Choy was prosecuted for ticking a box: She had used a government registry to trace license plates connected to a mob that had attacked pro-democracy protesters in a subway station in 2019.

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‘I thought I would die.’ Myanmar protesters describe torture they suffered in detention

‘I thought I would die.’ Myanmar protesters describe torture they suffered in detention

The 19-year-old’s eyes are so swollen he cannot open them properly. His face is marked with big purple welts and bruises. Etched into his shoulders and back are long, dark lacerations that have yet to heal over — wounds, he said, that were inflicted when Myanmar military officers who had detained him whipped him repeatedly with cable wires.

“I thought I would die,”

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Census Bureau announces 331 million people in US, Texas will add two congressional seatsCensus Bureau announces 331 million people in US, Texas will add two congressional seats

Census Bureau announces 331 million people in US, Texas will add two congressional seats

The US Census Bureau announced Monday that the total population of the United States has topped 331 million people, marking the country’s second slowest population growth rate in US history. Amid that, Texas will gain two seats in the redistricting process, the results found.

Additionally, Colorado, Florida, Montana, North Carolina and Oregon will each gain one seat in Congress.

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She killed 7 members of her own family while pregnant. Now her son could be orphaned by execution

She killed 7 members of her own family while pregnant. Now her son could be orphaned by execution

New Delhi (CNN)Neighbors woke to a woman’s cries for help just after 2 am. in Bawan Kheri, a village in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Sleepily, they emerged from their homes to find a horrific scene of mass murder.
Lateef Ullah Khan, one of the first to arrive at the two-story family home on April 15,

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Caitlyn Jenner announces run for California governor in likely recall election

Caitlyn Jenner announces run for California governor in likely recall election

Caitlyn Jenner, the former Olympian and reality TV star, announced Friday she plans to run to replace California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in an expected recall election later this year.

“I’m in! California is worth fighting for,” she tweeted Friday morning.
Jenner, a longtime Republican, filed paperwork in Los Angeles County and announced her intent on her website.

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Technology, high-growth stocks could lose out from Biden’s capital gains tax plan

Technology, high-growth stocks could lose out from Biden’s capital gains tax plan

By David Randall, Lewis Krauskopf and Stephen Culp

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street is skeptical President Joe Biden’s expected proposal to hike capital gains taxes could pass the Senate, but investors see risks that tax-motivated selling could still weigh on technology and other sectors that skyrocketed during the pandemic.

Biden’s proposal calls for increasing the top marginal income tax rate to 39.6% from 37%,

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Kelly Osbourne Relapsed After Almost Four Years Of Sobriety

Kelly Osbourne Relapsed After Almost Four Years Of Sobriety

Kelly Osbourne revealed on her Instagram that she relapsed after staying sober for nearly four years.

36-year-old Osbourne told fans Monday on her Instagram Stories that she’s not “proud” of her actions and is already working to get “back on track,” Fox News reports.

The former Fashion Police host confessed, “This is a little hard for me to talk about,

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ACM Awards hits record low ratings join the ceremony slump

ACM Awards hits record low ratings join the ceremony slump

LOS ANGELES — The Academy of County Music honors drew a record-low audience, joining other awards shows also finding dwindling viewer interest.

Ceremony ratings generally have slid in recent years and the trend has continued during the pandemic, with the recent Grammys and Golden Globes among those nosediving.

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