In tennis, involving the men s world number one jannick sinner. He s been cleared of any wrongdoing after twice testing positive for a banned substance. An independent tribunal has ruled he bears no fault or negligence and accepts that his samples were contaminated by a hand spray, used by his physio. Earlier, i spoke to our correspondent andy swiss. It s a merge that back in march jannik centre was tested at a tournament and he tested positive for a substance called cluster ball. Authorities say it was a low level but it is on the banned list and he tested positive again for a few days later. Sinnersaid positive again for a few days later. Sinner said the reason for this is because his physiotherapist has cut his finger and he was using a spray to treat it, a spray which he called over the counter at a pharmacy in italy. But unknown to the physio this spray contained cluster ball. In the process of giving massages to sinner he passed it onto his skin and effectively contaminated
Right now on cnn this morning, new calls for the president to bow out part of the race coming from inside his own party. Plus the hollywood alisters, Major Biden Fundraiser whose just turned his back on the president s campaign. Plus Ukraines President in the House Speaker Meeting facetoface for the first time all Right. 5 00 a. M. Here in washington, a live look at the Capitol Dome on this Thursday Morning. Good morning, everyone. Im kasie hunt. Its wonderful to have you with us support for President Bidens reelection. Bid seems to be slipping. Vermonts peter welch. Now the first Senate Democrat to call on biden to step aside. He wrote this in an oped, quote, i understand why President Biden wants to run he saved us from Donald Trump once, and wants to do it again but he needs to reassess whether he is the best candidate to do so. In my view, he is not for the good of the country. Im calling on President Biden to withdraw from the race. Welchs demand was one of three that came yesterd
Hello. After the torrent of racial abuse that englands footballers suffered after that penalty shoot out, you might wonder why theyd want to be on Social Media at all. Do the benefits of direct access to the fans and being able to tell their own unedited story outweigh the really horrifying negatives . And what about the platforms themselves . Why cant they quash the abuse more effectively . It is an example of much broader issues around the Power And Accountability of Social Media giants, and that is the subject of a behind the Scenes Book written by two New York times journalists about facebook. So, let me introduce you to our guests. Firstly, to New York and to sheera frenkel. Sheera, youve called your book the ugly truth, which means, i guess, that youre not secretary of the Mark Zuckerberg Fan club. I wonder what facebook makes of you. Have they been in touch with you directly about what they think of the book . In the weeks leading up to the publication of the book, facebook was
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