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Fighting Fifth Hurdle: Constitution Hill to take on Epatante, Not So Sleepy, Tommy’s Oscar and Voix Du Reve at Newcastle | Racing News

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Constitution Hill will face four rivals in Saturday’s Betfair Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle, live on Sky Sports Racing. Nicky Henderson’s star has been rerouted to the Grade One contest, where he will take on stablemate and two-time champion Epatante, after being withdrawn from last weekend’s Coral Hurdle at Ascot due to dry ground conditions. … Read more

Fighting Fifth Hurdle: Not So Sleepy set to face Nicky Henderson star Constitution Hill in Newcastle feature | Racing News

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A potential clash with Constitution Hill in the Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle is next on the agenda for Not So Sleepy following his fine effort in the Cesarewitch. Hughie Morrison’s 10-year-old was a widely unconsidered 40-1 shot for Newmarket’s prestigious staying handicap, but proved he is no back number under an astute ride from … Read more

How a sleepy corner of the market nearly triggered a meltdown

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London CNN Business  —  Pension funds are designed to be dull. Their singular goal — earning enough money to make payouts to retirees — favors cool heads over brash risk takers. But as markets in the United Kingdom went haywire last week, hundreds of British pension fund managers found themselves at the center of a … Read more

Four years after thrilling cave rescue, sleepy park readies for onslaught

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Written by Richard C. Paddock and Muktita Suhartono Four years ago, it was a muddy, chaotic and emotionally fraught scene outside the Tham Luang Cave, where thousands of people, from volunteers to parents to cave divers from around the world, had gathered with one goal: to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped deep … Read more

Sleepy Greek port becomes US arms hub, as Ukraine war reshapes region

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It is an unlikely geopolitical flashpoint: a concrete pier in a little coastal city, barely used a few years ago and still occupied only by sea gulls most of the time. But the sleepy port of Alexandroupoli in northeastern Greece has taken on a central role in increasing the US military presence in Eastern Europe, … Read more

You Are Getting Sleepy. When You Wake Up, You Will Be an Improv Star.

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“The deeper you go, the better you feel. The deeper you go, the better you feel.” Last month, an hour before midnight at the Improv Asylum’s basement theater in Chelsea, a hypnotist made a surprise drop-in at a comedy show and growlingly repeated this phrase over and over, casting a spell on 20 strangers. Asad … Read more