Sebastian Korda won the Washington Open on Sunday, the first American man to do so since Andy Roddick in 2007.  Great USA players of yore, Arthur Ashe, Jimmy Connors, Andre Agassi among others, brought fame to themselves and to this venue located in bucolic Rock Creek Park in uptown Washington, D.C., as have such contemporary international stars as Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev, Gael Monfils, and Nick Kyrgios. Redemption indeed, Paula Badosa following a year of anguish with a back injury, Sebastian Korda with the trophy his father Petr won thirty-two years ago. Way to go. But this has been a good American year, with wins in both men’s (Jackson Withrow and Nathaniel Lammone) and women’s (Taylor Townsend and Asia Muhammad) doubles along with Korda’s triumph. The men’s final was a fine match for most of two sets, Flavio Cobolli almost flawless in the first with graceful baseline power and unerring placement to the lines up against a Sebastian Korda at the top his own game, which is a mix of baseline pace and well placed shots to either wing and a net game that is deployed with surgical timing to put points away with volleys. It was like a choreographed duet designed to points going as long as the script demanded, until Cobolli made the break at four-all and then served out the set. The women’s final was no less thrilling. Former no. 2 Paula Badosa, whom you would call the Barcelona Bomber were she not such a lovely and elegant young lady, pounding a very pretty child of Prague — the Prague Prodigy? — Marie Bouzkova, who at times looked like she could scarcely do more than push one of Miss Badosa’s big shots back into the net but began to find her footing and with it her aim, which kept finding the very edge of the lines. She came back in the second set, as Korda would do later, with improved consistency and resilience against Miss B.’s pace and power. Thus matches went to third sets and there was some fear there would be another storm and a long rain delay — several sessions during the week went past midnight — but apart from a forty minute alert in the ladies’ match, the schedule this time was extended mainly by the players’ tenacity. The big tennis news last week was Novak Djokovic’s Olympic gold medal in men’s singles, and well it should have been. The all-time leader in majors (twenty-four) outplayed Carlos Alcaraz, who had beaten him without conceding a set at Wimbledon less than a month ago. It was an excruciatingly close match both of whose sets required overtime (tie-breakers) as neither man was able to break the other’s service.  Djokovic out-shot Alcaraz, who at 21 is 16 years his junior and is considered the successor of his great compatriot Rafael Nadal, at crucial moments in the tiebreaks, both times with powerful cross court forehands to the alley that were too much for even the swift footed Carlito. Two points made the difference and won the gold, proof (if it were needed) of Djokovic’s ability, for over two decades, to “fill the unforgiving minute,” as Kipling taught past generations of English schoolboys, “with sixty seconds worth of distance run … “; well, he sure deserved it and we can thank the Olympics for providing the inspiration such a feat brings. Especially over and against all the rot that has penetrated the movement launched by a Frenchman, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, in the 1890s to promote sportsmanship and virtue and international brotherhood. Actually, the athletes always save the Games that the national sports establishments and their political allies tend to sully.  In the sixty seconds worth of distance run department, you could not do better than the fastest man on Earth, Noah Lyles, first American gold medalist in the 100-meter sprint in two decades; or Simone Biles and her fantastic team-mates in the American women’s gymnastics; or the phenomenal French swimmer Leon Marchand (and his American coach Bob Bowman). The young champions make you dream — perchance try harder in whatever you are doing. As the Games were always meant to do.  You can corrupt them all you want as the Nazis sought to do at Berlin in 1936, and a Jesse Owens will show them up. The modest tennis tournament in Rock Creek Park originated as a fundraiser for a fine Washington organization, the Washington Tennis Foundation, that had been launched somewhat informally by public-spirited Washingtonians to give dead-end, what we now call at-risk or underserved, kids a chance to stay out of court by spending their free time on the courts. When tennis went Open in 1968, Donald Dell and Arthur Ashe, close friends and former leaders of the American Davis Cup team, agreed to help out and, with a renamed Washington Tennis and Education Foundation (not just stay out of court but get tutoring and tennis instruction), brought the amateur tournament into the men’s tour. The Washington Open Arrives As tennis went increasingly big time — even before Djokovic and his contemporaries, tennis champions like John McEnroe and Pete Sampras and Chris Evert and Steffi Graff were as popular, if their names were not quite as well known, as Roger Federer and Serena and Venus Williams — the Washington Open’s quaint modesty, its neighborhood block party atmosphere, was refreshing. Variously branded Washington Star Invitational, Legg-Mason, Citi, and now Mubadala Citi Open, the competition was reminiscent of a time when you took hot muggy weather in stride and men wore straw fedoras and seer sucker suits and women dressed in cotton or linen dresses and carried parasols and fans. As it happens, the fans and the hats, or some knock off idea of a hat, are distributed on the grounds and you see people in the bleachers fanning themselves in unison, which, it occurred to me during the Badosa-Boukovia match, was what you see in a bullring; bullfighting, however, has been banned in Barcelona. There are seventy-five hundred seats in the bleachers, which is small by contemporary stadium standards, and the outside courts are always packed.  You could argue that the tournament has been a victim of its own success.  The stadium, built thanks to the generosity of William H. G. Fitzpatrick in the heyday of the Dell-Ashe partnership, is in need of renovation and repair, the grounds need expansion and, “fan experience” oblige, improvement.  Fortunately there are legions of immigrants (as well as natives) in Washington and its wealthy suburbs constantly at work in the construction trades. Meanwhile, by all evidence players and fans enjoy Washington’s summertime diversion from its usual business.  And why should they not?  Even the rain, so typical of this time of year in the city on (or in) the swamp, is welcome.  I ran out in the patch of woodland still standing between the courts and the street, 16th Street, that leads straight to the Capitol, and let it soak, childish summer fun. Downtown they ought maybe to listen to James McMurtry’s Childish Things, but this assumes the pols and their grifting hangers-on are not way, way beyond redemption.  Better worry, though, because after the flood, the fire.  Hank Williams has that one down in a well known gospel. But I digress. To my own surprise, so well had he been playing, young Flavio faltered in the third set, as Sebastian bageled him with a graceful exactness that kept improving.  This contrasted with the young ladies, both showing signs of weariness but holding on till the end.  Redemption indeed, Paula Badosa following a year of anguish with a back injury, Sebastian Korda with the trophy his father Petr won thirty-two years ago. Way to go. And back to work. READ MORE from Roger Kaplan: Serve and Volley in the Park Tennis Spectacle at Rock Creek Park French Tennis Follies The post Hot Wet Washington Open appeared first on The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.

WASHINGTON — National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan fought to hold back tears Thursday as he talked about watching President Joe Biden on the phone informing the families of American hostages held in Russia that their loved ones would be free after a prisoner swap. It was a joyous occasion, topped only by the return of the hostages. Trump hit back Friday when he told Fox Business Network’s Maria Bartiromo the exchange was “a win for Putin.” It was, Sullivan offered, “a feat of diplomacy that honestly could only be achieved by a leader like Joe Biden.” Forgive Sullivan for injecting campaign politics into the moment. He was heralding a deal that freed 16 political prisoners from seven countries in exchange for the release of eight Russians who had been detained in the United States, Germany, Norway, Poland and Slovenia. Sullivan wasn’t the only person who was joyous. Russian President Vladimir Putin seemed especially pleased to welcome home assassin Vadim Krasikov, who was serving time in Germany for the 2019 Berlin killing of a former Chechen fighter. Krasikov’s release was a painful concession that Biden nonetheless made because Putin had made it clear there would be no deal with Russia without the hit man’s release. Among the 16 released hostages were American journalists Evan Gershkovich and Alsu Kurmasheva, green-card holder and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Vladimir Kara-Murza, and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan. “All four have been imprisoned unjustly in Russia,” Biden announced. “Russian authorities arrested them, convicted them in show trials, and sentenced them to long prison terms with absolutely no legitimate reason whatsoever,” he added. When a reporter asked Biden about former President Donald Trump’s claim that he could have negotiated a prisoner swap that produced better terms, Biden countered, “Why didn’t he do it when he was president?” The answer, of course, is that Russia did not detain Kara-Murza until 2022 or Gershkovich and Kurmasheva until 2023. Only Whelan, who was arrested in 2018, was behind Russian bars when Biden took the oath of office on Jan. 20, 2021. Team Biden wants you to believe that Biden was able to cut this deal because, unlike Trump, the president enjoys warm, personal relationships with other world leaders. Or, as Biden put it, “All politics is personal.” Biden, we know, had to press a reluctant Germany to release assassin Krasikov. According to news reports, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told Biden in February, “For you, I will do this.” The president’s remark about politics being personal was a not subtle dig at Trump’s history of elbowing allies and needling fellow NATO leaders when a little glad-handing might deliver more good will. Diplomacy for Hostages? Trump hit back Friday when he told Fox Business Network’s Maria Bartiromo the exchange was “a win for Putin,” but he wouldn’t challenge the decision because of the result. On Truth Social, Trump argued that Biden set a “bad precedent for the future” that could encourage more hostage taking. I share Trump’s concern about the bad precedent every hostage deal presents, as I did when Trump negotiated similar swaps to free American hostages in 2019 and 2020. In a podcast recorded before the release of Whelan, Gershkovich, Kurmasheva and Kara-Murza, the Foundation for Defense of Democracy President Clifford May warned against what is known as “hostage diplomacy.” “It seems to me we’re normalizing and legitimizing hostage taking,” May observed. The title of the podcast: “Putin’s pawns.” Contact Review-Journal Washington columnist Debra J. Saunders at dsaunders@reviewjournal.com. Follow @debrajsaunders on X. COPYRIGHT 2024 CREATORS.COM READ MORE from Debra J. Saunders: What Is Harris’s Pre-2024 Border History? Netanyahu Speaks to Congress of Israel’s War on Barbarism Bad Election Rules and Stupid Media Tricks The post Biden’s Awfully Bittersweet Deal For Hostages appeared first on The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.

Angel Studios has released another heartfelt movie trying to steal America’s hearts this summer. Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot is an insightful glimpse into the lives of Reverend R.C. Martin, and his wife, Donna, of Possum Trot, Texas, who inspired families in their rural church to adopt 77 children out of foster care. Just as the movie says, “there shouldn’t be a child without a home. We can turn this whole thing around.” DailyWire+ partnered with Angel Studios to bring the film to theaters around America. After the Sound of Freedom called America to fight back against human trafficking last summer, this must-watch movie does a wonderful job of shining a light on a little-known crisis happening across the country in the lives of thousands of children. As the movie says, “the state ain’t no family.” Yet, unfortunately, for the nearly 109,000 children waiting to be adopted out of foster care, the state has become their families. According to data from the federal Office of the Administration for Children and Families, in the 2022 fiscal year 570,00 children passed through the foster care system across the country. At the end of the year, nearly 400,000 children still remained in the system. While for the last five years the number of children in foster care has been trending down, there is still a critical need in many communities for families to step up and provide either temporary shelter or adopt the most vulnerable.  Sound of Hope called on families, but especially churches and other religious organizations, to step up to help fill this need.  Children in Need of Family Throughout America, there are nearly 350,000 Christian congregations, and millions of worshippers every Sunday. That means that if just one family for every three churches stepped up to adopt a child, there would be no children left waiting for a family. This is how the story of Reverend R.C. Martin and the Possum Trot community should inspire everyone.  Not only did they adopt 77 children, they adopted every child available for adoption within one hundred miles of Possum Trot.  The movie showed the hardships that come with adopting out of foster care, but it also showed the beauty. It showed the importance of community as the Martin’s church built one that supported families as they all navigated through the foster care system together . . . as they served the children who needed help the most. Since the movie first came out, thousands have come together in theaters across the country, as it brought in nearly $12 million. With a 97 percent positive rating of Rotten Tomato, the audience seemed to approve of the movie too. Yet, while it is one thing to watch a movie, it is another to be motivated to action … and that is what the movie calls America to do. Just as Donna Martin encouraged her community to not just hear Christ’s words in the Gospel of St. Mark but to act upon them, so does their inspirational story call on all to act, either in the small ways or in the big. Just as the movie says, “there shouldn’t be a child without a home. We can turn this whole thing around.” So, if you watched the movie weeks ago and forgot about it, remember its true message. If you haven’t watched it yet, be sure to catch this story of a church family who came together to change the lives of dozens of children … and their whole community. READ MORE: Sound of Hope: Angel Studios’ Fight for Kids Continues The Star Trek Election III: Men vs. Women The post <i>Sound of Hope</i>: Step Up for Children appeared first on The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.

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Today we saw one of the nastiest days on Wall Street in years…. Perhaps dating back to the last crash. It was so ugly people have been texting me all day about it. I guess that’s what happens when you’re the guy who’s been preaching about gold for the last year and some people didn’t listen. Is this it? Is this finally it? Did I wait too long? Did I miss out? Those are the essence of the messages I received today. But I wanted to share what I wrote back to a good friend (Mark) who texted me today and asked “Is the market finally crumbling?” I wrote back the following: I stand by that 100%. There is almost ZERO history of a stock market crash ever happening in the summer. Just doesn’t happen, don’t ask me why. But they DO happen in the fall and winter. Almost every time. And I do believe one of the final cards they can play against President Trump if he wins (other than assassination, which failed) is crashing the economy on him. Make it so bad and keep him so distracted by a crash BIGGER than the Great Depression that he can’t do anything else! That makes a lot of sense, doesn’t it? I think it’s exactly what they’re gonna do. So was today the start of the crash? No, I don’t think so. I think it was just a little blip….a test balloon…..a warning signal. Just a baby little blip on the radar! The big one will come later, and it will make today look like child’s play. That’s my take. So are you too late to take action? Too late to prepare? Too late to apply some defense? No, I don’t think so…but I think time is quickly running out. It’s why I have been preaching so much about Gold and Silver and why I’ll continue to do so. Simply put: GET YOUR MONEY OUT OF THE BANKS! And out of the (trash) US Dollar! Got Gold? Got Silver? The really cool thing is you might be able to get a TON of it for no money out of pocket. Yes, really. You see, if you have a retirement account, there’s a good chance you can shift a portion of that from risky stocks and bonds into Gold and Silver (Precious Metals)! I’m not a financial advisor, so I can’t tell you what’s right for you, but if you think you can’t “afford” to get Gold right now, you might be absolutely wrong! In fact, it’s might be “Free”. Keep reading for details: GET YOUR MONEY OUT OF THE BANKS! I’m going to give you one big disclaimer upfront: I am not a financial advisor and I can’t give you personalized financial advice.  We square on that?  Ok good. But I am a reporter and what I see happening with the banking system scares me a lot. The first thing that scares me about keeping dollars in a bank account is how they lose value year over year. You know that right? Think you’re being smart and “saving up”? You’re literally losing money every year to inflation. This perfectly sums it up: This. pic.twitter.com/rvvuoYvE8i — Declaration of Memes (@LibertyCappy) July 29, 2024 Yes, if you simply left $1 million in cash in the bank since 1913, do you know what it would be worth? $40,000. Your $1 million from 1913 would have the purchasing power in 2024 of $40,000. Ouch! But that’s not even what scares me the most…. What scares me is another round of bank closures like we had last year. Here’s what’s happening in China right now: BREAKING: 40 Chinese Banks Just Crashed and Vanished — “Worse Than 1980 S&L Crisis!” Yes, that's real. And yes, I believe it comes here next. But even if your bank is open, can you get the money out? Have you ever tried? Sure you have to leave some money in there, but you don't want big amounts of money sitting in bank accounts. Because you might never be able to get it out! Go ahead, test me out on this...even right now in good times (before a full-blown banking crisis hits America) go to your bank right now and try and withdraw $10,000.  They will look at you with panicked looks on their face.  I guarantee it.  Then they'll go get their supervisor.  The supervisor will come over and tell you they can't do that today.  Come back in 2-3 days.  And then they'll start the interrogation.  "What do you need this money for?"  "Where is this money going?"  Only after you answer all their questions, wait 2-3 days, fill out a bunch of paperwork, only then will you MAYBE be allowed to take YOUR money out of YOUR account. I guarantee that's how it will go for you.... Test me out! Go try it and report back below in the comments. So now the big question: Ok, what can YOU do about it?   How do you prepare? How do you make sure you and your family are not at risk when the banking crisis hits America (which I believe it will, very soon). The answer is you do exactly what I've been preaching about for over a year now....get your money OUT of the banks!  (Not personalized financial advice, just common sense from where I sit).  That's Step #1. Hold firm, be determined, play their stupid games, and get your money out of the banks! Because while YOU view it as your money in your bank account, that's not how the bank views it.  The bank views it as their money.  And the dirty little secret is they LENT OUT your money to other people already.  Sometimes 9-10 times over!  It's true, I'll do a separate report soon on that explaining "fractional reserve banking". But Step #2 is the most critical....you don't want to just get your money out of the banks, you want to get it out of the US Dollar. The most basic and traditional financial wisdom has always viewed Precious Metals (Gold and Silver) as the safest places to have your money when a crisis hits. So while I can't give you personalized financial advice, I can tell you a couple things: (1) the Big Central Banks have all been buying Gold and Silver hand over fist for the last couple years.  Gee, I wonder why?  And (2) Gold and Silver have stood the test of time back to the Bible times as being the best store of wealth to weather out a storm in the economy.  Period. And now Step #3 is where I'm going to make sure I don't leave you hanging. I have two killer connections for you... Two companies that I trust for getting the best deals on Gold and Silver.  PHYSICAL Gold and Silver, the real stuff.  Not some phony symbol traded on some stock exchange that may or may not have actual Gold and Silver backing it up.  You want the real stuff. And because I love the free market and competition, I have two great companies to recommend to you.  You can talk to both, see who you like better, and then take action! The first is WLT Precious Metals ran by my friend Ira Bershatsky. I have personally sent family members to Ira for 5-figure purchases of Gold and Silver and he treated them like royalty.  They were very pleased. That's how much I trust Ira. I didn't tell him I was sending them over either (and these particular family members have a different last name) so I did it as a bit of a "secret shopper" test and Ira passed with flying colors. Of course I knew he would. That's why I work with him and that's why I have confidence telling you about him. Ira can handle bulk purchases of bullion, coins, whatever you want. All custom ordered and shipped right to your door. A lot of people love Bullion because its the cheapest and most economical way to do it, to stretch your dollar into as much gold and silver as possible. The website is called WLT Precious Metals and when you see my logo in the top left-hand corner, you'll know you're in the right place. You'll get a personal phone call with Ira Bershatsky (or someone on his team) and they will work with you free of charge for as long as needed to answer any questions you have and get you taken care of. How about that! You don't see that much anymore, but Ira and his team pride themselves on good old-fashioned real customers service: No sales pitch, just real, actual help. And the best prices you will find. Here's the only disclaimer I will give you: because they do pride themselves on dedicated service, it might take a few days before you get a phone call back.  Just be patient. Good things come to those who wait! You can contact Ira and WLT Precious Metals here. Ira can also help you if you want to purchase Gold and Silver in your IRA. I mean, his name is Ira, after all, OF COURSE he can help you purchase in your IRA account. The thing I love about purchasing in your IRA account is you can do it with no money out of pocket.  You just take money already in the IRA account, perhaps in stocks or bonds or other investments, and you can shift it into Gold and Silver. Again, I'm not your personalized financial advisor, I'm just explaining how it works. And it's REALLY cool. So even if you're saying times are tough right now, I don't have a lot of spare money to shift into Gold and Silver, you might have a golden opportunity (pun intended!) already sitting there in an established retirement account. Ok, that was option #1. Now I want to tell you about option #2. An equally great company, I am so happy to be working with these guys. This next company is called Genesis Gold and this is also for people who want to purchase real physical gold or silver in their IRAs (Investment Retirement Accounts). In addition to "no money out of pocket", do you know what the beauty of that is? TAX FREE baby! I'm not a tax advisor, but that's a general oversimplification. Never pay more taxes than you are legally required to pay. And that's why I love getting gold and silver in my IRA (and why I hold a large chunk in an IRA myself!). There's so much to love about Genesis Gold, starting with the fact they are proudly and un-ashamedly Christina! They call it "Faith-Driven Stewardship" and they put it right on the homepage of their website along with a quote from Ezekiel: Wealth Preservation With Gold & Silver – The Genesis Gold IRA By your wisdom and your understanding you have made wealth for yourself, and have gathered Gold and Silver into your treasuries – EZEKIEL 28:4 Genesis Gold Group believes the Bible gives clues on how man-made currencies (paper money) represent instability, and a lack of virtue and encourages living wastefully in excess. Conflicts have beleaguered us since the dawn of civilization, and they can all be encapsulated into one battle. The battle is between currency, man-made paper, and gold and silver — the two precious metals found in our Earth’s crust, sent to us by our Lord to use as money. Man-made currency always leads nations down the path to increased war, greed, and ultimate collapse. History has shown that abandoning gold and silver has always been a bad idea. Gold and Silver enforce discipline, nurture self-constraint, self-reliance, and balance, and lead to confidence, a restrained government, and a more stable foreign policy. Genesis Gold Group believes in empowering faith-driven stewardship with Gold & Silver are an integral part of a balanced portfolio. Protecting your finances with precious metals has never been more crucial during these trying times. With a combined 50-plus years in the precious metals industry, let your Genesis gold and silver experts guide you through the simplicity of asset protection and growth with our Genesis Gold IRA. Sincerely, Genesis Gold Group Empowering Faith-Driven Stewardship Oh....and they're VERY good at what they do. You also get physical gold and silver with Genesis, believe it or not!  The gold and silver is purchased for you (in whatever combination of coins and bars you prefer, a picture taken and sent to you, and then stored safely in a vault for you! I love what these guys are doing. Here's more on why gold and silver in your IRA are so powerful: You can contact Genesis Gold here. They are also very backed up with record demand, so you may have to wait a bit, but someone WILL get in touch with you for personal customer service and assistance! Tell 'em Noah sent ya! Oh, and did you know Genesis is recommended by SUPERMAN himself? It's true. Superman himself, Clark Kent -- Dean Cain -- came on my show and we broke it all down: Watch here: Stay safe! Be ready. Be prepared. Before you go, I have one more thing to show you.... This actually just came out and it's super cool. In addition to bullion, coins or even Gold and Silver in your IRA, this has a very specific purpose and it might be worth having some on hand: Buy It -- Break It -- Trade It -- New Silver "Invention" Has Never Been Done Before! A new physical precious metals product launched that immediately caused a stir in the gold and silver industry. "Prepper Bar" is a utility bar that is perforated to allow owners the ability to break off pieces ranging from 1.5 grams up to 7.7 grams. They fit nicely in one's wallet so they can be carried around constantly. "People have been asking me how we came up with the idea and I have to tell them that I can't take credit," said Jonathan Rose, CEO at Prepper Bar. "Over the years, our customers have been asking for something tradeable, portable, and spendable so we made Prepper Bar as the perfect accommodation." These 62 gram bars are flat and come in either silver or gold. The Silver Prepper Bar is available for immediate shipment while the Gold Prepper Bar will be available by the end of June. We asked Rose what makes these bars so different from regular bars or coins. "Gold and silver are great for holding wealth but you'd need a pretty sturdy hacksaw to shave off incremental chunks for sale or barter," he said. "Prepper Bars are strong but they can be easily broken along the perforations so if we find ourselves in a pinch, we can break off the right amount, no problem." Check out the new Prepper Bars today! How cool is this? (Note: Thank you for supporting American businesses like the one presenting a sponsored message in this article and working with them through the links in this article which benefit WLTReport. We appreciate your support and the opportunity to tell you about Genesis Gold!  The information provided by WLTReport or any related communications is for generalized generalized informational purposes only and should not be considered as personal financial advice. We do not provide personalized investment, financial, or legal advice.)