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He was lured by human traffickers with a 'dream job.' Then he got scammed CNN's Kriste Lu Stout explains how young professionals across Asia are being targeted by high-tech human traffickers and lured into becoming online scammers. Source

Paul Townend has claimed back-to-back Champion Chase wins on EnergumeneVenue: Cheltenham Racecourse Dates: 14-17 March Races: 13:30-17:30 GMT Main race: 15:30Coverage: Commentaries on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, with feature races on BBC Radio 5 Live. Racecards, live text, results & reports on the BBC Sport website & appEnergumene retained his Queen Mother Champion Chase crown at the Cheltenham Festival with a dominant 10-length win.Paul Townend never looked fazed on the 6-5 favourite, who gave trainer Willie Mullins his 92nd Festival victory.Captain Guinness was second to Energumene, who carries the blue and white colours of Brighton and Hove Albion owner Tony Bloom.Bloom was thought to be the punter behind two bets totalling £600,000 on the horse to make a profit of £830,000."He has done me proud. He ran a magnificent race and totally deserved to win. We are so fortunate to have such an amazing horse. He didn't run at…

Erling Haaland scored 86 goals in 89 games for Borussia Dortmund before joining Manchester City last summerErling Haaland says he was brought to Manchester City to help them win the Champions League because they "already know" how to win the Premier League.Haaland, 22, scored five goals in City's 7-0 thrashing of RB Leipzig on Tuesday that secured their place in the Champions League quarter-finals.City's best performance in the competition is finishing runners-up to Chelsea in 2021."Of course the club want to win the Champions League," said Haaland."They've won four out of the last five Premier League titles. They didn't bring me in to win the Premier League because they already know how to win it."So, you can read between the lines. I'm here to try to help the club develop even more and to win the Champions League for the first time."City's failure to lift the Champions League is in…

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Washington CNN  —  Former first lady Michelle Obama said her family felt an enhanced sense of responsibility during their time in the White House as the first Black first family in American history. “It was no accident that the administration was scandal-free. It was no accident that … our children had to show up right in the world. They carried a burden of making sure they weren’t messy, because it wouldn’t have been laughed off. It wouldn’t have been just, ‘Oh, it’s youthful, whatever.’ It would have been some bigger statement about the soul of Black folks,” Obama said in her recently launched “The Light Podcast.” “So we didn’t underestimate that. But that, that weight is exhausting when you’re carrying that,” she added. Obama’s comments come as part of her promotion for her third book, “The Light We Carry,” which reflects on how she’s dealt with relationships, self-doubt and anxiety…

Two-time major winner Justin Thomas is the current world number 10US PGA champion Justin Thomas has heavily criticised plans by the R&A and United States Golf Association to restrict how far golf balls fly at future elite tournaments.Former US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau and the manufacturers of Titleist golf balls have also been critical.The rule-makers want top professional and elite amateur golf to be played using a "tournament ball" that would not fly as far as those currently in use across the game. "You're trying to create a solution for a problem that doesn't exist," said Thomas. "To me, it's just so bad for the game of golf."Recreational amateur golf would not be covered by the "Model Local Rule" that the R&A and USGA are recommending for elite golf use. Both organisations say they plan to implement the move at their majors - the Open and US Open in 2026.…

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