Merlisa

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Award-winning journalist, freelance writer and author of the book: Serena Williams: Tennis Champion, Sports Legend and Cultural Heroine. Miami Dolphins fan. Board member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors. #ASJA.

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Arthur Ashe was born July 10, 1943. I wrote about how Ashe wished to be remembered in the latest issue of Courtside Coffee. #Tennis. open.substack.com/pub/courtsid...

Today, there were more African American women playing matches at Wimbledon than there were African American men in last year's MLB championship series. That's wild. #Wimbledon #Tennis open.substack.com/pub/courtsid...

The Williams Sisters are Absent from Wimbledon Where Their Legacy Remainsopen.substack.com There are more African American women playing in Wimbledon than African American men playing in the World Series.

To check out my latest on Venus Williams and her latest interior design venture, subscribe to Courtside Coffee. #tennis #Wimbledon courtsidecoffee.substack.com

Courtside Coffee | Merlisa Lawrence Corbett | Substackcourtsidecoffee.substack.com Courtside Coffee is a weekly newsletter by award-winning journalist and author Merlisa Lawrence Corbett that offers highly caffeinated commentary on the latest tennis news and coffee. Click to read Co...

A cop lying, making things up, covering up a crime? Wow, this never happens. 😩 Happens so often we need to stop saying there are a few bad apples. www.aol.com/nypd-inspect... An NYPD inspector was indicated.

NYPD inspector attempted to cover up his girlfriend drunkenly crashing his police car: Prosecutorswww.aol.com An NYPD inspector was indicted after prosecutors say he lied to investigators and tried to erase video of his girlfriend drunkenly crashing his police car into a cab.

2024 French Open: How Close is Novak Djokovic to His Grand Slam Expiration Date? Players are retiring later but Father Time remains undefeated. #tennis #rolandgarros courtsidecoffee.substack.com/p/2024-frenc...

2024 French Open: How Close is Novak Djokovic to His Grand Slam Expiration Date?courtsidecoffee.substack.com Players are retiring later but Father Time remains undefeated.

Join Courtside Coffee Substack tomorrow morning for a Live Match Chat during the Rafael Nadal vs. Alexander Zverev match. 6 a.m. EST. substack.com/profile/2716...

Merlisa Lawrence Corbett on Substacksubstack.com Reminder: join Courtside Coffee for a Live Match Chat tomorrow. Rafael Nadal vs. Alexander Zverev Monday, May 27 6 a.m. EST. Grab your favorite morning beverage and chat live while watching the ma...

Ready for the French Open draw ceremony. What it live, here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Agv-...

Roland-Garros 2024 Draw Ceremony | Roland-Garroswww.youtube.com Watch the draws for the men’s and women’s singles tournaments at #RolandGarros 2024 live! Welcome to the official Roland-Garros YouTube channel! Follow us on...

Bibi keeps taking US money and ignoring US President. So of course Mike Johnson wants to invite him to the White House during an election year. Bad move. abcnews.go.com/Politics/spe...

Speaker Johnson moving ahead on Netanyahu invite to address Congress in wake of possible ICC warrantabcnews.go.com House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters Tuesday that he's moving ahead with an invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress.

Trump's attorneys continue the clown show. abcnews.go.com/US/files-man...

'I don't have any files for you,' man tells Trump's lawyers after they subpoena wrong personabcnews.go.com There are multiple Jeremy Rosenbergs in New York City, as attorneys in former President Trump's hush money case found out after they sent a subpoena to the wrong one.

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NEW YORK (AP) — No Labels won't run a third-party campaign for president after the group spent millions trying to recruit a candidate.

No Labels finally wised up—no need for another third-party candidate to run against Trump. Biden is the best bet. abcnews.go.com/Politics/lab...

No Labels won't run a 3rd-party 'unity' ticket against Trump, Bidenabcnews.go.com No Labels will not run a third-party

Donald Trump wants to pardon this guy. Reporters need to ask leadership in law enforcement unions why they support a man who considers people who beat cops patriots. abcnews.go.com/US/taylor-jo...

Jan. 6 rioter who led crowd in attacking police sentenced to over 7 years in prisonabcnews.go.com Taylor James Johnatakis, a Washington state man who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced Wednesday to seven years and three months in prison.

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All Hail Gael! Gael Monfils says clay is his least favorite surface these days. But that doesn't mean he can't still lock in the win on the terre battue. La Monf takes out local up-and-comer Henrique Rocha, 7-5, 7-5, to set up a 2nd round match-up with Marton Fucsovics.

Danielle Collins is having a fantastic going away party on the WTA Tour. youtu.be/5ocZ-2FLt6U?...

Danielle Collins vs. Paula Badosa | 2024 Charleston Round 1 | WTA Match Highlightsyoutu.be Watch the Match Highlights from Danielle Collins vs. Paula Badosa at the 2024 Credit One Charleston Open!Subscribe to the WTA on YouTube: http://www.youtube...

The Chemex coffee maker: getting the job done since 1941. www.moma.org/collection/w...

Peter Schlumbohm. Chemex Coffee Maker. 1941 | MoMAwww.moma.org Peter Schlumbohm. Chemex Coffee Maker. 1941. Chemex Corp., New York, NY. Borosilicate glass, wood, and leather. 9 1/2 x 6 1/8

Joe Biden talks about #Shrinkflation. What about product exaggeration? No way nine rolls of toilet paper equals 36. Stop the madness!

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In the Trump era, a surprising number of evangelicals are rejecting modesty and turning toward the risqué.

Piety and Profanity: The Raunchy Christians Are Herewww.nytimes.com In the Trump era, a surprising number of evangelicals are rejecting modesty and turning toward the risqué.

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Exceptionally warm March weather propelled Washington’s cherry blossoms to their second-earliest peak bloom in more than a century of records Sunday, reflecting the growing influence of human-caused climate change on the famed trees.

Cherry blossoms hit near-record early peak, a sign of climate changewww.washingtonpost.com Abnormally warm weather is speeding up the peak bloom of Washington’s famed cherry trees.

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Birthday Bash! Coco Gauff rings in her big 2-0 by giving up just 0 and 2 games to Elise Mertens in Indian Wells, racing to a 6-0, 6-2 win to reach the quarterfinals. Gauff, who has been critical of her own play up to this point in the tournament, looks to be peaking at just the right time.

I knew Aaron Rodgers was cray-cray. But full-blown wack-a-loon? Rodgers thought Sandy Hook was staged? This guy is worse than I thought. www.cnn.com/2024/03/13/p...

RFK Jr.’s VP prospect Aaron Rodgers has shared false Sandy Hook conspiracy theories in private conversations | CNN Politicswww.cnn.com Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has confirmed that among his potential vice-presidential prospects is New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who in private conversations sha...

Venus Williams is out here hitting 117 mph aces at nearly 44 years old. Amazing. #IndianWells #tennis

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🎶 Caaaalifornia Looooove 🎶 Jessica Pegula has now made two things clear; 1. She's not pregnant 2. She's still got it! The top seed in San Diego returns to the tour after sitting out the Persion Gulf swing, rolling past Jule Niemeier, 6-0, 6-4, to reach the quarterfinals. 🙌

Trump thinks overpriced sneakers and mugshots appeal to black voters. That appeals to ignorant voters impressed with empty bravado and victimhood. Some of those voters are black, and some are Latinos. Some are even white women. But it's primarily white men. www.cnn.com/2024/02/23/p...

Trump suggests his mug shot and indictments appeal to Black voters | CNN Politicswww.cnn.com Former President Donald Trump suggested Friday that his criminal indictments and mug shot appeal to Black voters and claimed that “what’s happening to (him) happens to them.”

The lack of respect that Donald Trump has for his followers is only matched by their willingness to swallow whatever BS he feeds them. These Sneakers are Trump's latest money grab. www.aol.com/donald-trump...

Donald Trump booed as he unveils $399 golden trainerswww.aol.com Donald Trump was booed during a surprise appearance to unveil a new line of $399 trainers on Saturday – a day after he was fined $355 million for fraud.

Trump is an orange racist, narcissist and misogynist, with a seventh-grade vocabulary. Still, millions of Americans want him to be President again. Millions of these people have driver's licenses, eat out and shop in grocery stores. Thanks, Grub Hub, Door Dash, Uber Eats and Instacart.

Taylor Swift will have a bigger challenge trying to park her private plane than trying to jet back from Japan in time for the Super Bowl. All 475 private plane slots being booked seems gross when you consider how many people are struggling. www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/202...

2024 Super Bowl: For Taylor Swift, biggest issue getting to Vegas to see Chiefs isn't the flight from Tokyo - CBSSports.comwww.cbssports.com This may be the biggest first-world problem that has ever existed

The problem here is that the people who follow only conservative media will never see the truth. www.cnn.com/2024/02/09/m...

Climate scientist awarded more than $1 million in damages from conservative writers who defamed his work | CNN Businesswww.cnn.com A jury has awarded climate scientist Michael Mann $1 million in a defamation lawsuit he brought against a former scholar and a media personality who lampooned Mann’s work.

I'm convinced the British press won't be happy unless Harry is miserable and living on the street.

Prince Harry will receive a "substantial" payout after settling the remaining parts of his phone-hacking case against a UK tabloid, his lawyer says. cnn.it/3SCsujN

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Collins Clinic In Melbourne, Danielle Collins said she'll be retiring at some point this season. Until then, the American will be a complete menace to the entire tour... which is exactly the way she wants to go out. Collins quashes Naomi Osaka's comeback bid, winning 7-5, 6-0 in Abu Dhabi.

Welcome to Bluesky newbies. Any tennis fans out there?