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Happy Friday!
It’s not over yet. Did you know the Matildas have another match to play tomorrow?
Here’s your cheat sheet for what you need to know about the final two games of the Women’s World Cup.
On Saturday, the Matildas will play Sweden to decide who finishes third in the tournament. That game will kick off at 6pm.
On Sunday, Spain and England will compete for the World Cup title. Neither team has played in the final of a World Cup before. The game will kick off at 8pm.
See you there!
I've got 10 seconds
The quote
“The prime minister, the treasurer, the health minister, the minister for industry, and the minister for home affairs walk into a bar, and the bartender says, ’just the usual, Scott?’” – Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaking at Labor’s national conference yesterday morning.
The stat
3.7%
The unemployment rate in July, up from 3.5% in June, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Today in history
1920: Women in the U.S. were granted the right to vote after the 19th amendment was ratified.
I've got 30 seconds
Some headlines from this morning:
Telstra has announced a $2.1 billion profit for the 2022/23 financial year. It’s a 13% rise in profits from the previous year. Telstra listed product simplification and digitisation among the reasons for the positive results.
Over 60 people are feared dead after a boat carrying migrants was found off the coast of West Africa. The boat was believed to be at sea for over a month, with most onboard reportedly from Senegal. Thirty-eight people have been rescued.
I've got 1 minute
Swimming's global governing body, World Aquatics, for gender-diverse athletes at the upcoming swimming World Cup in Berlin.
It comes after the governing body ruled last year to restrict the participation of transgender athletes in elite women's competitions.
Background:
Last year, World Aquatics ruled that only transgender swimmers who transitioned before the age of 12, or before a particular phase of puberty, could compete in women's events.
It said this was to mitigate "the extent of the male/female performance gap... [that] emerges from the onset of puberty".
The body said it would instead spend six months looking into the possibility of an open category – which it did, and is now debuting at the Berlin World Cup.
Details:
The World Aquatics Swimming World Cup is one of the most prestigious international competitions for water sports.
According to World Aquatics, this year in Berlin swimmers of all gender identities will be able to compete in 50m and 100m races across all strokes, with the possibility of additional open events in the future.
Criticism:
The World Aquatics' decision last year came three months after swimmer Lia Thomas won a college swimming championship in the U.S. Thomas was the first openly transgender woman to win a college title in the women's category, which sparked international attention.
She told ABC News (U.S.) that the decision from World Aquatics, which made her ineligible for their women's category, was "deeply upsetting... discriminatory and will only serve to harm all women".
Thomas is yet to comment on the open category.
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I've got 2 minutes
The retired NFL star whose story inspired 'The Blind Side' has alleged the family he thought adopted him actually deceived him into signing a conservatorship.
Conservatorship is a legal process in the U.S. where a person is deemed unable to make decisions for themselves and has their responsibilities, such as finances, assigned to another person or group.
Background:
Michael Oher's relationship with the Tuohy family was the true story behind 'The Blind Side'.
Oher was 10 when he entered the Tennessee foster care system. He attended Briarcrest Christian School, where he met Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy – parents of fellow students.
Oher moved in with the Tuohys after turning 18 and they helped him secure a college football scholarship. He went on to play in the NFL.
Allegations:
Oher now alleges Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy lied to him about legal documents he signed in 2004 that he understood to be a "necessary step in the adoption process".
Oher, now 37, says he discovered in February that those papers actually entered him into a conservatorship.
This granted the Tuohys "full co-legal custody" of Oher, allowing them control over his contracts, negotiations and business deals.
Life story rights:
The 2009 movie about Oher's path from homelessness to the NFL made over $US330 million. A signature resembling Oher's appears in a contract that gave the film's producers unconditional rights to his name, image, and life story.
Oher denies ever "willingly or knowingly" signing the document in question and alleges he's never received a cent from the movie.
Tuohy response:
A lawyer representing the Tuohys denied claims Oher has not been compensated for 'The Blind Side'.
A statement to TMZ said the Tuohys have "given Mr. Oher an equal cut of every penny received from 'The Blind Side'."
"The idea that the Tuohys have ever sought to profit off Mr. Oher is not only offensive, it is transparently ridiculous..."
Give me some good news
The Matildas’ semi-final against England was the most-watched TV program in Australia since 2001, when the current ratings format started.
Channel 7 said the game, which England won 3-1, reached over 11 million people. The Matildas play their last World Cup match against Sweden tomorrow as they look to secure third place in the tournament.
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A TDA tidbit
"Even tomatoes need a vacation ... we are unable to add tomatoes to our food."
That’s the statement Burger King has had to add to its website in India after it dropped the popular vegetable (yes I know it is a fruit but we are not getting into this now) in the country due to price rises.
It’s not just Burger King that tomatoes need a holiday from. McDonald’s and Subway have also dropped it from their menus due to inflation.
Food inflation in India is currently 11.51% – the highest since January 2020, according to Reuters.
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