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Popular Online's Blog – June 2022 Archive (17)

R. Kelly is sentenced to 30 years in prison

The disgraced R&B star R. Kelly was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison.



He was sentenced in New York by federal Judge Ann Donnelly, who spoke at length before issuing the sentence. At one point, she quoted a victim impact statement from a woman known in court as Stephanie, who told Kelly, "No price was too high for someone else to pay for your happiness."



"This case is not about sex," the judge said. "It is about violence, cruelty and… Continue

Added by Popular Online on June 30, 2022 at 9:52am — No Comments

Wimbledon diary: crowds are down and Nick Kyrgios wants respect

Matteo Berrettini has been ruled out of Wimbledon 2022 with Covid, while organisers want to get players’ names right



Crowd numbers below capacity

Yes, it’s only a smattering, but there are empty seats visible at Wimbledon this year. To confirm: this is not what was expected when the grounds were restored to full capacity for the first time in three years. Official numbers from the first day of competition recorded 36,603 on site on Monday, from a potential capacity of 42,000.… Continue

Added by Popular Online on June 29, 2022 at 12:48am — No Comments

Red Bull suspend junior driver Juri Vips for racial slur

Red Bull Racing have suspended Formula Two driver Juri Vips pending an investigation after the Estonian used a racial slur during a live stream, the team announced on Tuesday.



"Red Bull Racing has suspended junior driver Juri Vips from all team duties with immediate effect, pending a full investigation into the incident," it said.



"As an organisation we condemn abuse of any kind and have a zero-tolerance policy to racist language or behaviour within our… Continue

Added by Popular Online on June 22, 2022 at 12:16pm — No Comments

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