The Hardest Ticket at the U.S. Open? Ball Person.

Thirty minutes before the gates to Arthur Ashe Stadium opened at 4 p.m. on June 22, a cluster of people began gently rolling tennis balls across a parking lot. One after the other, they lowered one knee close to the ground, extended their opposite arm, and released a tennis ball to someone 10 feet away. Closer to a locked chain-link fence, a gaggle of people started doing calisthenics as others nervously shifted their…

https://www.newstodayjournal.com/the-hardest-ticket-at-the-u-s-open-ball-person/

Brandan De Nuccio and Mary Rosa FIRED from 90 Day Fiance The Other Way?

On this season of 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way, Brandan De Nuccio and Mary Rosa’s drama has horrified fans. A lot of viewers root for them as individuals. But, together, their relationship takes toxicity to new extremes. We all know that Brandan and Mary are still together. They’re married, and reportedly have a baby on the way.

https://www.newstodayjournal.com/brandan-de-nuccio-and-mary-rosa-fired-from-90-day-fiance-the-other-way/

Why Charter and Disney Are Fighting, and What It Means for Viewers

What is this fight over? On its surface, the quarrel is about how much Disney can charge Charter for its content, and how much Charter’s customers will pay for access to Disney’s streaming apps. But it could also have wider consequences. Charter and Disney are two of the biggest players in the cable and TV industries, and they disagree over the best way to distribute movies and TV shows in an era when…

https://www.newstodayjournal.com/why-charter-and-disney-are-fighting-and-what-it-means-for-viewers/

The Tennis Education of Ben Shelton

At the packed grandstand court here on Friday, you could hear the fans’ murmured conversation, a low, languid hush, as Ben Shelton toed the line to serve for the first time. Then the hush came to a jarring halt. Shelton’s knees bent, his shoulder cranked, and his Yonex tennis racket thrust violently toward the tossed ball. Crack! He unleashed a 130-mile-per-hour heater, an ace that stunned his third-round opponent, Russian tour vet…

https://www.newstodayjournal.com/the-tennis-education-of-ben-shelton/

In Florida, a Hurricane Can’t Bring DeSantis and Biden Together

In normal times, the politics of disaster dictate that a president and a governor from opposite parties come together to show the victims of a natural disaster — and potential voters across the country — that they care. These are not normal times. On Friday, a spokesman for Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, a Republican seeking his party’s nomination for president, said the governor doesn’t “have any plans” to…

https://www.newstodayjournal.com/in-florida-a-hurricane-cant-bring-desantis-and-biden-together/

How Montana’s Attorney General Made Banning TikTok a Top Priority

On a recent summer day, Austin Knudsen, Montana’s attorney general, drove his red Buick from Helena, the state’s capital, to Boulder, a tiny town about a half-hour away whose main claim to fame is that it’s home to the state’s highway border patrol. The road was quiet, flanked by the sort of sprawling pastures and expansive landscapes that give Montana its nickname of Big Sky Country.

https://www.newstodayjournal.com/how-montanas-attorney-general-made-banning-tiktok-a-top-priority/

The Season’s Hottest Accessory: The Honey Deuce Cup

Sometimes it sits alone on a table at the U.S. Open or in the grip of a thirsty tennis fan. Often it is stacked, maybe in a pair, maybe in a precariously balanced tower. Everywhere you look is the familiar clear cup of the Honey Deuce. For a while, columns of Honey Deuce cups were all that Christine Dinisi saw when she opened her cupboard while looking for a water glass.

https://www.newstodayjournal.com/the-seasons-hottest-accessory-the-honey-deuce-cup/

Two Documentaries on School Integration Offer New Views of an Old Problem

You most likely know that the landmark 1954 Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education ruled that racial segregation in U.S. public schools was unconstitutional. You may also know that the decision ordered states to desegregate “with all deliberate speed.” Less talked about is the 1969 decision in Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education, which, after years of obstruction by many…

https://www.newstodayjournal.com/two-documentaries-on-school-integration-offer-new-views-of-an-old-problem/

Kate Middleton: “Nervous” About Upcoming Prince Harry Visit, Still Refusing to Forgive Brother-In-Law Following Memoir Controversy

Next week, Prince Harry will travel to London to attend an annual event for the WellChild charitable foundation. The visit will be a short one — Harry is due in Dusseldorf the following day for the start of the Invictus Games — and the duke will not be joined by his wife, Meghan Markle. Still, it seems that at least one family member who…

https://www.newstodayjournal.com/kate-middleton-nervous-about-upcoming-prince-harry-visit-still-refusing-to-forgive-brother-in-law-following-memoir-controversy/

Racehorse Deaths in Saratoga Renew Old Worries and Prompt Reforms

It has become an all-too-common scenario: a thoroughbred suffers a ghastly injury before a packed grandstand and a national television audience and has to be euthanized by injection on the track. This past Saturday at Saratoga Race Course, an undefeated colt named New York Thunder was just strides from winning a $500,000 stakes race when he stumbled and unseated his rider.

https://www.newstodayjournal.com/racehorse-deaths-in-saratoga-renew-old-worries-and-prompt-reforms/