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Rome, May 8, 2026, 15:14 CEST Rain halted action at the Foro Italico on Friday, pushing back Alexander Zverev’s opening match at the Italian Open. The German was set to face Daniel Altmaier in the second round, but both men were stuck waiting on Campo Centrale. Play across all courts was suspended around 2 p.m. local, according to the ATP, with no matches to resume before 3:30 p.m. CEST. (ATP Tour) The delay carries extra weight—Rome stands as one of the final big clay tournaments ahead of Roland Garros, and the draw isn’t doing Zverev any favors. In Friday’s tournament

ROME, May 8, 2026, 14:14 CEST Iga Swiatek had to dig a bit deeper in Rome on Friday, edging past Caty McNally in three sets. Naomi Osaka’s clay-court matchup with Eva Lys was still on hold, while Elena Rybakina, Jessica Pegula, and Elina Svitolina were all set for busy starts. Timing’s key here. Friday wraps up second-round play at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, the WTA 1000 clay-court event, and the third round is set to start this weekend in a crowded 96-player draw. The tournament continues until May 17, with the women’s singles title match locked in for May 16.

NEW YORK, May 8, 2026, 07:04 EDT Futures on major U.S. stock indexes moved higher early Friday, finding some support as chip stocks regained their footing—even as oil hovered around $100 a barrel and renewed U.S.-Iran clashes injected caution into the mix. At 6:04 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis rose 128 points, or 0.26%. S&P 500 e-minis advanced 0.45%, with Nasdaq 100 e-minis up 0.63%, according to Reuters. (Reuters) This shift lands just as the rally was starting to show cracks. U.S. stocks finished in the red on Thursday, with both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq pulling back from fresh intraday

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, May 8, 2026, 06:12 EDT Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky has signed an executive order rolling out full-day pre-kindergarten pilots in Robertson and Rockcastle counties—an escalation in his ongoing dispute with Republican legislators who refused to bankroll his broader pre-K proposal. (Political Emails) The timing of the order is key. It puts to the test whether the Democratic governor can roll out early learning ahead of the 2026-27 school year by tapping into existing executive-branch funds, sidestepping the need for a fresh budget line from the General Assembly.