NEW YORK -- It was the match of the tournament, hands down. Lucas Pouille, the fearless Frenchman, beat No. 4 Rafael Nadal in a hair-raising 4-hour, 7-minute battle.
It has twists and turns aplenty, but in the end, Pouille showed why he is touted as one of the top up-and-coming talents. In case you missed it, here"s how that match, along with other top storylines from Day 7, unfolded:
Seemingly down and out, Nadal made one final push.
The fifth set was an ultra-intense, back-and-forth battle.
The final set reached 6-6 -- a situation Nadal had not seen in more than a decade.
In the end, an untimely mistake by Nadal deep in the tiebreaker cost him the match.
Amazingly, the loss ended one of Rafa"s great streaks.
But worry not, the 14-time Grand Slam champion isn"t going anywhere, so he says.
The truth is, though, that Nadal"s loss opened up a lot of questions about his future. He has openly admitted to a crisis of confidence, and he"s not getting any younger. At this point, we have to wonder whether Nadal is becoming a sentimental favorite rather than a player with realistic title hopes.Nadal: Another opportunity lost
Pouille wasn"t the only Frenchman who walked away from the US Open pumped up Sunday.
Tsonga put an end to any hope an American man would win a Grand Slam by beating Jack Sock, the last remaining Yank. That makes it 12 years and 362 days since an American man captured a Slam. But in this case, it wasn"t about what Sock didn"t do; rather what Jo-w***y did do. Serving notice like never before
And not to be outdone, ANOTHER Frenchman moved on. Gael Monfils beat down Marcos Baghdatis. Monfils has yet to drop a set in the tournament. And, naturally, he put on a show for the fans as well.
Finally, in one of the feel-good stories of the tournament, Caroline Wozniacki beat Madison Keys with little resistance. How was she feeling afterward?
Woz, who was twice the year-end No. 1, said she had become more or less irrelevant when it came to vetting the top stars" chances of winning Grand Slams. But while we might have lost self-belief in the Dane, she sure did not. As she said afterward, "To be honest, at this point, I"m very much like I don"t care what my ranking is. Because if I"m not in the top five, I feel like it"s not where I want to be. So at that point, whether I"m 20 in the world or 100 in the world, it doesn"t matter. I"m going to play the same people anyway." Read more
KUWTK | Khloe Kardashian Finds Out About Rob and Blac Chyna"s Big Fight | E!
Khloe Kardashian is trying to "change the energy" withinher family.
On the mid-season finale of Keeping Up With the Kardashians this Sunday, Khloe invites Blac Chyna to her birthday party, even though Chyna and Rob Kardashian are "fighting."
Khloe explains in the clip above, "Obviously when Rob first told me about his relationship with Chynahow I first found out it just wasn"t on good terms. But I don"t really know Chyna, I"ve never hung out with her one-on-one, I"ve never had her phone number, none of that and I want to change that."
She continues, "I want to change the energy within the family, I want to make everything just happy and that we"re all just accepting of one another."
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Since Khloe doesn"t have her phone number, Kim Kardashian calls Chyna so Khloe can invite her to the party.
"I am having a birthday party and I wanted you to know, I know you and Rob are kinda like fighting or whatever and I wanted you to know that if he doesn"t want to come, you are still invited to come," Khloe tells Chyna.
How does Chyna react?
Take a look at the video above to find out and then watch Keeping Up With the Kardashians to see if Chyna and Rob end up making it to Khloe"s birthday party!
New episodes of Keeping Up With the Kardashians return Sunday, Oct. 23 at 9 p.m., only on E!
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Drake flikt het weer. Scoort de rapper al hit na hit met zijn nieuwe album, de video"s blijken ook kleine meesterwerkjes. Afgelopen weekend lanceerde hij zijn clip voor het nummer Child"s Play, en ik kan er geen genoeg van krijgen.
Eigenlijk is het geen video, maar meer een short film gemaakt door een overenthousiaste filmstudent, waarin we Drake zien acteren met Tyra Banks. Jep. Tyra! Queen. ANTM-diva. En niet iemand die voor half werk gaat:
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Zo ook niet in deze video. Tyra had de eer om Drake"s jaloerse vriendin te spelen, die (nu al epic) een cheesecake in zijn gezicht drukt en wijn over hem heen giet:
Ik vrees voor de kandidaten van het nieuwe ANTM-seizoen.
De echte epicness is na Tyra"s scne wel een beetje voorbij, Drake verzandt in de good "ol rapperclip met strippers en veul blote bipsen. Maar h, de korte film duurt 12 minuten, dus genoeg genoeg om van te genieten.
Let vooral ook even op het dramatische eerste deel, waarin Drake zr gefocust zijn handen wast (hij is z hyginisch).
NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 01: Jaden Smith and Will Smith attend the "Suicide Squad" World Premiere at The Beacon Theatre on August 1, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 01: Jaden Smith and Will Smith attend the "Suicide Squad" World Premiere at The Beacon Theatre on August 1, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
Photo: Jamie McCarthy, Getty Images
The only thing dead about Norman Reedus is the title of the show he plays on. "The Walking Dead" star is the latest victim of a death hoax; rest assured Reedus is alive and well. Not many details are known about the hoax, but it did produce a Facebook tribute page. It seems everyone has caught on by now because at the time of publication, the page only had 108 likes.
The actor survived another death hoax earlier this year, in which it was reported that he died in a car crash in June.
Reedus is in good company. Click through the slideshow to read about other celebrity death hoaxes.
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The only thing dead about Norman Reedus is the title of the show he plays on. "The Walking Dead" star is the latest victim of a death hoax; rest assured Reedus is alive and well. Not many details are known
... more Photo: Matthew Welch/AMC, AMC Let this be a lesson as to why you should pay attention in English class.
A recent play on words led the World Wide Web to believe that Betty White had died, when in reality, she had... "dyed." As in, her hair.
A cheeky headline published by Empire News read that the actress had "Dyed Peacefully in Her Los Angeles Home." The article was actually referring to how the star supposedly had colored her hair at home for decades.
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Let this be a lesson as to why you should pay attention in English class.
A recent play on words led the World Wide Web to believe that Betty White had died, when in reality, she had... "dyed." As in, her hair. ... more
Add Subway spokesman Jared Fogle to the list of celebs whose fans mourned for no reason. Fogle gained fame years ago after he credited his massive weight loss to Subway sandwiches. #RIPSubwayJared was trending on Twitter on May 5. But Fogle tweeted he"s still breathing: "Every few months always odd to hear of my demise.. However, I am indeed alive and well ... thanks for all the concern. In NYC today." less Add Subway spokesman Jared Fogle to the list of celebs whose fans mourned for no reason. Fogle gained fame years ago after he credited his massive weight loss to Subway sandwiches. #RIPSubwayJared was trending ... more Photo: DAVID KADLUBOWSKI, AP
Wayne Knight is not dead, contrary to what the Internet might tell you. Several fake websites reported that he had died in a car crash.
Wayne Knight is not dead, contrary to what the Internet might tell you. Several fake websites reported that he had died in a car crash.
Photo: 2013 Jason LaVeris Bindi Irwin is not only alive, but she is looking very grown up at 14-year-old. A jumbled internet search earlier in 2013 had some believing she had died. Bindi Irwin is not only alive, but she is looking very grown up at 14-year-old. A jumbled internet search earlier in 2013 had some believing she had died. Photo: Don Arnold, WireImage
Megan Fox was the victim of a Twitter hoax when "RIP Megan Fox" trended around the world in early 2013.
Megan Fox was the victim of a Twitter hoax when "RIP Megan Fox" trended around the world in early 2013.
Photo: Steve Granitz, WireImage Photo: NBC NewsWire, NBCU Photo Bank Via Getty Images Possibly the most famous celebrity death hoax, pre-Internet days, was aimed at Paul McCartney. Theorists concluded that the cover photo of the Abbey Road album showed a funeral procession; Paul, the corpse, is barefoot and has his right foot extended instead of the left. less Possibly the most famous celebrity death hoax, pre-Internet days, was aimed at Paul McCartney. Theorists concluded that the cover photo of the Abbey Road album showed a funeral procession; Paul, the corpse, is ... more Photo: Apple/Capitol Vanilla Ice was said to have died in a car crash but he is alive and well. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images for NASCAR) Vanilla Ice was said to have died in a car crash but he is alive and well. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images for NASCAR) Taylor Lautner bit the Internet dust due to a supposed cocaine overdose and with three stripper witnesses on the scene. A Facebook page was even set up in his honor. Taylor Lautner bit the Internet dust due to a supposed cocaine overdose and with three stripper witnesses on the scene. A Facebook page was even set up in his honor. Photo: Summit Entertainment Al Gore"s fake death was Jose Canseco"s fault. The former baseball star tweeted: "al gore was a head of his time .i miss him rest in peace buddy hug for u" ... even though Gore is still alive. Al Gore"s fake death was Jose Canseco"s fault. The former baseball star tweeted: "al gore was a head of his time .i miss him rest in peace buddy hug for u" ... even though Gore is still alive. Photo: AP Actor and martial arts pro Jackie Chan was supposed to have "died" after suffering a heart attack. He had to post a message on his Facebook.com page to deny the claim, and even posted a recent picture. Actor and martial arts pro Jackie Chan was supposed to have "died" after suffering a heart attack. He had to post a message on his Facebook.com page to deny the claim, and even posted a recent picture. Photo: AFP/Getty Images Then there was this poor kid. Justin Bieber supposedly took a dirt nap after committing suicide. Oh and also, he"s part of the Illuminati. Then there was this poor kid. Justin Bieber supposedly took a dirt nap after committing suicide. Oh and also, he"s part of the Illuminati. Photo: Chronicle File Photo: Matt York, AP / HC Harry Potter"s magic didn"t help him. Daniel Radcliffe was supposedly stabbed in a bar brawl, according to one hoax. Harry Potter"s magic didn"t help him. Daniel Radcliffe was supposedly stabbed in a bar brawl, according to one hoax. Photo: Warner Bros. If you believed the hype right after the 2010 Grammys, you would think Lady Gaga had gone to meet her maker after a fatal car crash. If you believed the hype right after the 2010 Grammys, you would think Lady Gaga had gone to meet her maker after a fatal car crash. Photo: AP A fake CNN page announced that Johnny Depp had joined the choir invisible after a car crash outside of France. Naturally, the "body" was surrounded by liquor bottles. A fake CNN page announced that Johnny Depp had joined the choir invisible after a car crash outside of France. Naturally, the "body" was surrounded by liquor bottles. Photo: AP
Poor Bill Cosby didn"t get a dramatic fake death. According to the latest Internet hoax, he kicked the bucket while sitting in a chair.
Poor Bill Cosby didn"t get a dramatic fake death. According to the latest Internet hoax, he kicked the bucket while sitting in a chair.
Photo: DAP Bill Nye the Science Guy became Bill Nye the Dead Guy after news parody website the Onion reported that he"d died in a freak Vinegar/Baking-Soda Explosion. Funny but untrue. Bill Nye the Science Guy became Bill Nye the Dead Guy after news parody website the Onion reported that he"d died in a freak Vinegar/Baking-Soda Explosion. Funny but untrue. Photo: AP Jaden Smith "died", according to the internet, in a snowboarding accident. After a mix-up with snowboarder Jason Smith, the source was revealed to be none other than a fake news generator. Jaden Smith "died", according to the internet, in a snowboarding accident. After a mix-up with snowboarder Jason Smith, the source was revealed to be none other than a fake news generator. Photo: AFP/Getty Images Though his 15 minutes of fame died a long time ago, William Hung was supposed to have sprouted wings after OD"ing on heroin. The hoax also claims he left a suicide note that read: "I have no reason of living . . . my art which is my importance to the best everybody laugh to . . . I make end here . . . goodbye world of cruel." less Though his 15 minutes of fame died a long time ago, William Hung was supposed to have sprouted wings after OD"ing on heroin. The hoax also claims he left a suicide note that read: "I have no reason of living . ... more Photo: AP
Jaden Smith falls victim to another Internet death hoax
Death hoaxes are nothing new to celebrities or the Internet. Every once in a while a legitimate-looking article will pop up saying a big-name celebrity has died is some sort of bizarre or tragic accident.
Jaden Smith, Will Smith"s son, is the latest target. An article has started popping up on Facebook claiming that Smith committed suicide in late July. The headline sites legitimate sources like CNN, but when you click in, an ad pops up and leads you to a super sketchy site.
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This isn"t the first time Smith has been the target of a death hoax. Around 2012 or 2013 Smith was said to have died in a tragic snowboarding accident. Rest assured, he was alive then and is alive now.
The rumors have since been disproved, so we can all rest easy.
Jaden is one of many celebrities who have been victims of death hoaxes. Take a look through the gallery above to see who else the Internet claimed was dead at one time or another.
SYDNEY, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Bindi Irwin paid tribute to her late father, wildlife conservationist and television personality Steve Irwin, in a touching Instagram post this weekend.
"You"ll be my hero for my entire existence. I love you more than words can describe," the Dancing with the Stars champ captioned a throwback photo of her father holding her as a baby.
Irwin, 18, wrote the post in honor of the 10th anniversary of her dad"s death. He was struck in the heart by a stingray barb when he was 44 and died on Sept. 4, 2006.
This is a different Caroline Wozniacki than the one who was first embraced by the New York crowds almost a decade ago. Shes been through highs and lows, victories and injuries. And now that she has returned to the spotlight, she is seeing it all from a different perspective.
I think my motivator is clearly winning tournaments. Its winning big matches. Its being out there on Arthur Ashe Stadium and playing in front of a big crowd, Wozniacki said after her dominant 6-3, 6-4 win over American Madison Keys on Sunday afternoon at Ashe, sending the two-time U.S. Open runner-up to the quarterfinals to take on recently un-retired Latvian, Anastasija Sevastova.
I just think I get to kind of reflect and enjoy these moments more, because Im like, You know what? You never know, Wozniacki said. Could be injured tomorrow and I may not be able to play out here again. I mean, I know thats very negative thinking, but at this point Im just gonna have fun with it.
Wozniacki, 26, was speaking from experience. The 5-foot-10 blonde Dane has dealt with an ankle injury that kept her out of the French Open this year. Then she had to retire mid-match in June in Washington, D.C., with an arm injury. In that span, she had fallen to No. 74 in the rankings coming into this tournament, seemingly a long way off from 2010 and 2011, both years having finished atop the rankings.But those rankings are just numbers to Wozniacki, not something that is going to affect her confidence.
I know it sounds bad, but honestly, at this point Im like, I really dont care what my ranking is, Wozniacki said. The main thing is that when Im on court I have to believe in myself. Thats what I care about, that I know that I can do it.
Madison Keys returns a shot during her round of 16 match against Caroline Wozniacki on Sunday.Photo: Anthony J. Causi
I know I can beat anyone. I think it just sucks for some of the other players who have to play me early.
That is surely true for Keys, who was the last American still alive in either singles draw who is not Serena or Venus Williams. But the 21-year-old from Illinois who came in as the No. 8 seed was overwhelmed by the big stage the exact opposite of Wozniacki.
I think it was nerves a little bit, Keys said. I definitely felt like I got off to a bad start, and then I felt like I was trying to catch up from there.
Keys has a big serve, but Wozniacki was able to show a renewed mobility, and her defense was outstanding for the whole of the match.
Shes an amazing mover, Keys said. She gets a million b***s back.
There are familiar foes still in front of Wozniacki, most notably Serena Williams, who ousted Wozniacki in the 2014 final and the 2011 semifinal. Williams has been rolling through this tournament as she tries to break Steffi Grafs career record of 22 Grand Slams. Yet Williams and Wozniacki wouldnt meet until the final.
Before then, Wozniacki is trying to focus on the moments, and enjoy them all.
Before it was all about, Okay, I have to win this; I have to do that. Now Im like, I dont have to do anything, Wozniacki said. You know, whatever is meant to be its going to be, and Im just going to give myself the best shot out there. Im going to work hard and give my best shot every time out on court.
And I think Im enjoying the whole atmosphere and everything else so much more.
Labor Day: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Web Exclusive)
Laura and Brian Lane, with son Jackson, 4, are enjoying the Labor Day holiday weekend in the nation"s capital.(Photo: Susan Miller, USA TODAY)
WASHINGTON For Laura and Brian Lane of Milton, Pa., the Labor Day holiday is usually a day to just kick back with family.
"It"s a great way to wrap up summer and put a bookend on it," Brian Lane says. This yearthe family decided totake son Jackson, 4, tothe nation"s capital for the weekend.
"Christmas and Thanksgiving are kind ofcommercialized," he said Saturday as an exuberant Jackson bounced up and down on the sidewalkoutside the White House, waiting for the chance to see the "gigantic" dinosaurs atthe Museum of Natural History. "This is moreabout people."
Labor Day for manyisallabout a last blast at the beach with family and friends,backyard barbecues, school retail bonanzasand the grudging realization that sun-soaked play days are no more.
But the dayhas a deeper meaning and marks a pivotal moment in U.S. labor history and ithad a pretty violent start.
In the late 1800s, the state of labor was grim as U.S. workers toiled under bleak conditions: 12 or more hour workdays; hazardous work environments; meager pay. Children, some as young as 5, were often fixtures at plants and factories.
The dismallivelihoods fueled the formation of the countrys first labor unions, which began to organize strikes and protests and pushed employers for better hours and pay. Many of the rallies turned violent.
On Sept. 5, 1882 a Tuesday10,000 workers took unpaid time off to march in a parade from City Hall to Union Square in New York City as a tribute to American workers. Organized by New Yorks Central Labor Union,It was the countrys first unofficial Labor Day parade. Three years later, some city ordinances marked thefirst government recognition, andlegislation soon followed in a number of states.
Newspaper illustration shows the first Labor Day parade in the U.S. being held on Sept. 5, 1882.(Photo: Library of Congress)
Then came May 11, 1894, and a strike that shook an Illinois town founded by George Pullman, an engineer and industrialist who createdthe railroad sleeping car.The community, located on the Southside of Chicago, was designed as a company town in which most of the factory workers who built Pullman cars lived.
When wage cuts hit, 4,000 workers staged astrike that pitted the American Railway Union vs. the Pullman Company and the federal government. The strikeand boycott against trainstriggered a nationwide transportation nightmarefor freight and passenger traffic
At its peak, the strike involved about 250,000 workers in more than 25 states. Riots broke out in many cities; President Grover Cleveland called in Army troops to break the strikers; more than a dozen people were killed in the unrest.
After theturbulence, Congress, at the urging of Cleveland in an overtureto the labor movement, passed an act on June 28, 1894, making the first Monday in September Labor Day. It was now a legal holiday.
In the coming decades, the daytook root in American cultureas the "unofficial end of summer" and was marked by parades, picnics and family/friend time.
This year,Labor Dayhas a deeper meaningfor Jim Francis and Arlene Persach of New York.Francis" father, a captain in the Navy, was buried at Arlington Cemetery outside the nation"s capital ina moving serviceon Thursday, a few days before the holiday.
Persach says the history of the holiday should not be overlooked. It is a "guarantee of freedom" for all U.S. workers and a chance to "honor that history of America."
But for others enduring tough times not unlike those long-ago Americans in the 1800s there is little to relish.
Shawn O"Brien of Riverside, Calif., has been living on the streets of Washington, D.C.,since April. As he rested on a park bench in Lafayette Squarereading a book, he pondered the question of what Labor Day means and shook his head."I"m not working," O"Brien said. " For me, all days are pretty much the same."
