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Beer banned at the World Cup!

The FIFA Soccer World Cup in Qatar has taken a major turn for the worse: the organization has decided to ban beer inside the eight stadiums!

It’s a brutal blow for soccer fans who like to have a few beers while watching their favorite sport live.

These fanatics are very outraged, of course.

Here is what two of them told the Daily Mail:

“It’s madness. Why is the World Cup there when the basic pleasures are being taken away? I expect it won’t go down well when most England fans are there!”

People are furious because of this announcement out of left field, without warning…

World Cup abruptly bans beer with millions of Budweisers already in Qatar https://t.co/S8oQvcTztK pic.twitter.com/AGkmu4mlsq
— New York Post (@nypost) November 18, 2022

So there will be no beer with alcohol sold within the eight stadiums that will serve during the World Cup, and this news came suddenly on Friday, two days before the event begins.

For fans of non-alcoholic beer, it will be sold throughout the tournament at all eight venues.

“Following discussions between the host country authorities and FIFA, it has been decided to focus the sale of alcoholic beverages on the FIFA Fan Festival, other fan destinations and licensed venues, removing beer outlets from the stadium perimeters!” said FIFA via a statement.

Budweiser is also very upset about the announcement, especially since the company has already sent out all of its products!

Budweiser’s Twitter account actually posted a virulent tweet to this effect, but it was quickly deleted.

What’s worse, when Qatar submitted its bid for this World Cup, it reportedly agreed to FIFA’s demands about alcohol being sold in the stadiums…

In the end, fans will have to drink beer outside the stadiums, in places where the sale is allowed.

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2020

International Olympic Committee announces postponed 2020 Summer Olympic Games will be held July 23-August 8 in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic

2001

At 15 years, 9 months American swimmer Michael Phelps breaks 200m butterfly world record; becomes youngest male to set a world mark

1990

Jack Nicklaus makes his debut on the Senior PGA Tour with a 71 (-1) in the first round of The Tradition at Desert Mountain.

1981

“Chariots of Fire” directed by Hugh Hudson and starring Ben Cross and Ian Charleson premieres at a Royal Command Film Performance (Best Picture 1982).

President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John Hinckley, Jr. Another 2 people are wounded at the same time.

1970

Miles Davis’s influential double album “Bitches Brew” released.

1954

Toronto Transit Commission opens Yonge Street subway; first line in Canada.

1867

Alaska is purchased from Russia for $7.2 million, about 2-cent/acre ($4.19/km²), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward.

1858

Hyman L. Lipman of Philadelphia patented the pencil.

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Jeremy Renner: “I chose to survive”

Jeremy Renner confided on his terrible accident last January in a very emotional interview with Diane Sawyer, which will be available on April 6.

“I chose to survive.” @dianesawyer sits down exclusively with @jeremyrenner in his 1st interview since life-threatening accident.
‘Jeremy Renner: The Diane Sawyer Interview – A Story of Terror, Survival and Triumph’ airs on @ABC next Thursday, April 6th. https://t.co/vERVX1O2bn pic.twitter.com/fzomqjNMAe
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— 20/20 (@ABC2020) March 29, 2023

Renner says he risked his life while trying to save his nephew’s, who could have been crushed under the weight of the SnowCat that eventually injured him severely, had it not been for the actor’s intervention.

While he considers himself lucky to have survived, he says he would do it again without hesitation.

Explaining that he remembered every moment of the accident and the immense pain, Renner says he had to choose to survive.

“I chose to survive. You’re not going to kill me. No way!” he calls out with aplomb and emotion.

Jeremy Renner has shared a regular update on his recovery, posting several messages to his fans since January.

A “not no great” ICU DAY, turned to amazing spa day with my sis and mama. Thank you sooooo much pic.twitter.com/pvu1aWeEXY
— Jeremy Renner (@JeremyRenner) January 5, 2023

The most recent is a video of him walking on a treadmill and enjoying the benefits of an antigravity system.

I now have to find OTHER things to occupy my time so my body can recover from my will. #minduful #intended #recovery pic.twitter.com/TuDFSMVJHY
— Jeremy Renner (@JeremyRenner) March 26, 2023

The actor is also planning to make his first public appearance since the accident at the premiere of Rennervations, a new docu-series featuring him on Disney+!

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The full interview with Jeremy Renner will air Thursday, April 6 at 10 p.m. ET on ABC.

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Gwyneth Paltrow’s bizarre trial continues

It continues in Utah, as Gwyneth Paltrow’s bizarre trial continues, as she face a civil suit from a man who alleges he suffered serious injuries from a ski fall caused by the actress.

The man in question, Terry Sanderson, is asking for $300,000 in damages.

It was the turn of Gwyneth Paltrow’s two children, the famous Apple and Moses born from the union of the star with Chris Martin of Coldplay, to give their version of the facts, in the form of a written deposition, thus solidifying the defense of the actress and wellness magnate.

Gwyneth Paltrow’s daughter Apple, son Moses detail ski crash ‘commotion’ https://t.co/yRBjzFzAKh pic.twitter.com/KfdCKHxbKz
— Page Six (@PageSix) March 29, 2023

Between the two, it was her son Moses who had the most to say.

According to his testimony, he would have witnessed the accident firsthand, being just a little further away from his mother on the slope.

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“I remember skiing with my instructor and briefly seeing the collision…” he states in his written statement, only to confirm Gwyneth’s version… that it was the man who ran into her instead of the other way around!

“I saw my mom and a person behind her…,” Moses continues.

Paltrow’s daughter, Apple, instead told her side of the story after the incident since she was not present at the time.

She was further down the hill.