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Climate protest interrupts US Open semifinal between Coco Gauff and Karolina Muchova
ap news ^ | 9/7/2023 | BY BRIAN MAHONEY AND HOWARD FENDRICH

Posted on 09/07/2023 5:51:34 PM PDT by RummyChick

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Open semifinal between Coco Gauff and Karolina Muchova was delayed early in the second set because of a disruption by environmental activists in the Arthur Ashe Stadium stands on Thursday night.

Gauff was ahead 6-4, 1-0 when play was halted for at least 40 minutes.

Tournament referee Jake Garner came out onto the court, while security headed toward where the protesters were. They were wearing shirts that read, “End Fossil Fuels.” At least one person glued their feet to the ground, making it harder to be removed, a spokesman for the U.S. Tennis Association said.

At least two protesters were taken away. Later, more than a half-dozen police officers arrived — greeted by cheers from fans near the section where the disruption happened. Spectators were asked to move away to clear a path for the police.

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KEYWORDS: climate; extinctionrebellion; sports; tennis
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21 posted on 09/07/2023 6:40:33 PM PDT by RummyChick
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5th Gen AZ Family
@bullfrog35
·Hope he didn’t use super glue which is made out of a polymer which is—long carbon chains like…..oil.


22 posted on 09/07/2023 6:41:33 PM PDT by RummyChick
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At least one person glued their feet to the ground, making it harder to be removed

A chainsaw will solve that problem.

23 posted on 09/07/2023 6:54:44 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (They say "Our Democracy" but they mean Cosa Nostra.)
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To: RummyChick

End ecofreaks. For good!


24 posted on 09/07/2023 6:55:22 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (Disband and Defund the putrid FBI. America does not need an out of control Gestapo)
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To: RummyChick

Glued his feet to ground, cut them off


25 posted on 09/07/2023 6:56:10 PM PDT by markman46 (engage brain before using keyboard!!!)
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To: RummyChick

The 2023 US WOKE OPEN………


26 posted on 09/07/2023 7:08:48 PM PDT by Toespi
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I hope they do it during the inevitable Alcarez V Djokovic finale. the outrage from fans and players will be loud.


27 posted on 09/07/2023 7:26:49 PM PDT by RummyChick
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To: RummyChick; Mark17; dfwgator
I think the one in the center should be wearing a yellow t-shirt that reads:

"End Complex Carbohydrates!"


28 posted on 09/07/2023 8:34:05 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: RummyChick

Gauff wins 6-4, 7-5.


29 posted on 09/07/2023 9:21:27 PM PDT by The people have spoken (Proud member of Hillary's basket of deplorables)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Or just forcibly move “it” to the gate. But then they would have to scrape the skin off of the floor.


30 posted on 09/07/2023 9:53:43 PM PDT by DennisR (Look around - God gives countless clues that He does, indeed, exist.)
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To: RummyChick

If I was the guy behind him, he would have got a good beer shampoo.


31 posted on 09/07/2023 11:53:26 PM PDT by rxh4n1
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If I was the guy behind him, he would have got a good beer shampoo.


32 posted on 09/07/2023 11:53:26 PM PDT by rxh4n1
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Let the guy who glued his feet to the floor just stay there.

When the urgency to go to the bathroom gets strong enough, he will have to say goodbye to a couple layers of skin before he can get to a toilet.


33 posted on 09/08/2023 2:58:18 AM PDT by zeestephen (Trump "Lost" By 43,000 Votes - Spread Across Three States - GA, WI, AZ)
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Wonder if they took a limo or a buss to the open?.


34 posted on 09/08/2023 8:32:56 AM PDT by Vaduz (....)
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All financed by evil Soros and that crazy Getty heiress. Isn’t financing terrorist organizations illegal?


35 posted on 09/08/2023 12:40:01 PM PDT by Moltke (Reasoning with a liberal is like watering a rock in the hope to grow a building.)
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