At last year’s Grand Slam competition, Williams had to pull out before the fourth round because of an injury. She then went on to become the runner-up at both Wimbledon and U.S. Open following the injury, according to The Associated Press. For this year’s tournament, she will continue her pursuit for a 24th Grand Slam title because of her win against Diatchenko.Not shy from making a fashion statement, Williams arrived at the French Open in a designer look — a collaboration between Nike and designer Virgil Abloh. In 2018, Williams showed up to the French Open in a black catsuit, for health reasons, which has since been banned from the tournament because it doesn’t adhere to the dress code.
“Let the Roland Garros begin,” she wrote in an Instagram post as she posed with Abloh. Williams appeared on the court with the designer jacket, which was covered with the words “champion,” “queen,” “goddess” and “mother” in French.”Those are things that mean a lot to me and reminders for me — and for everyone that wants to wear it,” Williams explained. “Just remind everyone that they can be champions and are queens,” The Associated Press noted.

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China doesn’t plan to cancel orders it’s already made, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the situation. Even though China had agreed earlier this year to buy 10 million tons of U.S. soybeans, the purchases have halted, with about 7 million tons of soybeans yet to be delivered to China, Bloomberg noted. President Donald Trump earlier this month announced $16 billion in aid for American farmers who have been hurt by the escalating trade war between the U.S. and China. While Mr. Trump has falsely stated the farm aid will be paid by China, the money will be paid by the U.S. Treasury. 
Federal aid is helping offset some of the losses to farmers, but some say they worry China may stick with soybean purchases from other countries even after the trade war ends, Mississippi Today reported on Tuesday. About 80% of the soybeans grown in Mississippi were exported to China before the trade war, it noted. “It’s a balancing act,” farmer Michael Aguzzi told Mississippi Today. “It’s forcing us to make decisions on bean storage and if we’re going to ride this roller coaster out.”The move comes after China’s state media on Wednesday suggested it may play a new trade card — restricting U.S. access to “rare earths,” the chemical elements that are widely used in everything from mobile phones and other consumer electronics to wind turbines, MRI machines and military hardware.China dominates global exports of the 17 elements that constitute rare earths, accounting for almost 80% of America’s imports last year, according to the U.S. Geological Survey and Bank of America Merrill Lynch analysts. Other countries that supply rare earths to the U.S. include Australia, Estonia, France and Japan.As for soybeans, the value of U.S. soybean exports to China had peaked recent years at roughly $14.5 billion in 2014, according to U.S. Census figures. Exports sank last year to $3.1 billion amid the start of the U.S.-China trade tussle, down from more than $12.3 billion in 2017.The U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast this month that demand from China for imported soybeans will drop an accumulated 42 million tons for the 2019-2020 year. Prices for soybeans in the U.S. have also plummeted in recent years, and were already falling even before the trade fight began. They’re trading at a 10-year low, according to Bloomberg. — Rachel Layne contributed to this report. 

According to Reuters, demonstrators charged at police lines in an attempt to enter the Legislative Council building. The police charged back, displaying tear gas guns and using pepper spray. The crowd briefly pushed its way into the lobby but police used batons and pepper spray and the protesters were moved outside. There is no confirmation yet if anyone has been killed or injured. The massive demonstration took place three days before the semi-autonomous Chinese territory’s government plans to bring the highly contentious bill to the full legislature, bypassing the committee process in a bid to win approval by the end of the month. The bill has been proposed by the administration of Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam.
Hong Kong’s leader signaled Monday that her government will go ahead with proposed amendments to its extradition laws despite the massive protest against them. Lam told reporters the legislation is important and will help Hong Kong uphold justice and fulfill its international obligations. Safeguards added in May will ensure that the legislation protects human rights, she said.The protest was one of the largest in recent Hong Kong history. It appeared to be larger than the 2014 Pro Democracy Movement protests. It also appeared to be even bigger than a massive pro-democracy demonstration in 2003 against a proposed national security law, according to Associated Press journalists who covered both events. People of all ages took part in the march, some pushing strollers and others carrying canes, chanting slogans in the native Cantonese dialect in favor of greater transparency in government. Kiwi Wong, 27, was among the throng, a member of the younger generation who’ve grown up enjoying relative prosperity but also growing insecurity about what many see as an erosion of the rights Hong Kong residents have enjoyed. “If I didn’t come out now, I don’t know when I would have the chance to express my opinion again,” Wong said. “Because now we’ve got to this stage, if you don’t come out to try to do what you can, then it will end up too late, you won’t be able to say or do anything about it.” Alex Ng, a 67-year-old retiree, said he joined the protest because “I think that there was never any public consultation about this law, and there are a lot of uncertainties.” Hong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, has pushed forward with the legislation despite widespread criticism from human rights and business groups. The amendments have been criticized as eroding Hong Kong’s judicial independence by making it easier to send criminal suspects to mainland China, where they could face vague national security charges and unfair trials. The Hong Kong government said in a statement late Sunday that it respected the right of its opponents to protest.

“As a company that helps children become their best selves — curious, creative, caring and confident — we want kids to understand the importance of having moral courage. Moral courage means standing up for what we believe is right, honest and ethical—even when it is hard,” the statement said.It also highlighted the company’s core belief: “Children are the world’s most important people.”
“With this core belief in mind our minds and hearts, we denounce the practice of separating immigrant families and urge our government to cease this activity, which is unconscionable and causes irreparable damage to young lives,” the statement said.Johnson invited readers, regardless of their political leanings to “join us in speaking out against family separation and to call for more humane treatment of immigrant children currently being held in detention facilities. Write, call, or email your government representatives.”Earlier this week, the U.S. government removed many of the more than 300 migrant children who were found last week living in squalid conditions at a border protection facility in Texas. Lawyers said hundreds of migrant children were forced to sleep on the floor for weeks without enough food, many battling the flu and a lice infestation. Highlights is just one company speaking out against the conditions at the border. Several hundred Wayfair employees walked off work Wednesday to protest the company’s sale of furniture to a new detention center in Texas intended for detained migrant children.Before the walkout, Wayfair’s founder offered to donate $100,000 to the Red Cross “to help those in dire need of basic necessities at the border,” the Boston Globe reported. But that fell short of what employees wanted — an end to doing business with companies involved in the migrant holding facilities and a donation of the reported $86,000 profit from the sale to RAICES, a legal services nonprofit that works with immigrants.

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