- TheBlast
Lizzo 'Happiest' She's Been In 10 MONTHS
Lizzo has opened up about suffering from a bout of depression, during which she vowed to "quit" the music industry for good, but has now admitted she is the "happiest" she has been in 10 months, because the "dark cloud" that was following her daily is "finally clearing up".
- Associated Press
French Open: Nadal faces Zverev in first round
Rafael Nadal is in the French Open field, after all, and the 14-time champion was set up for a challenging first-round matchup against Alexander Zverev from Thursday’s draw. Nadal had been coy about whether he would compete Roland Garros after two seasons of off-and-on action because of injuries, including a surgically repaired hip that forced him to miss his favorite tournament a year ago. After a loss at the Italian Open this month, Nadal said he needed to think about whether to play in Paris.
- Associated Press
Work on new Rome subway line under the Colosseum and Forum enters crucial phase
A long-delayed and complex project to bring a subway line under ancient Roman ruins and through Rome’s historic center has entered a crucial phase, with the digging of an 85-meter (280-foot)) deep retaining wall around the flagship station. During a tour Thursday of the construction site at Piazza Venezia, chief engineer Andrea Sciotti said work on the nearly 3 billion euro ($3.3 billion) project, considered one of the most complicated of its kind in the world, was likely to be completed by 2034. The Metro C subway line has been in the works for two decades but has been slowed by bureaucratic and funding delays and, crucially, the archaeological excavations necessary given the underground ruins of Imperial Roman and Medieval civilizations in its way.
