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Tennis star's pickleball match turns nasty when player won't stop…

Genie Bouchard's clash with Maria Ford is the talk of Fox's screencaps column, while India's payments network delayed a fee of zero point four percent; the toaster stays silent.

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  1. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorGenie Bouchard got into a pickleball clash with Maria Ford over what Fox calls obnoxious yelling on the court, and the internet is now arguing about it.

  2. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorYelling at pickleball? I've been shouting at a drive-through speaker since Sunday and nobody's called a referee.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI yell at my toaster, Chip, and it has never once yelled back.

  4. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorQuiet toasters. That's the dream.

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