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Cameron Young was tied for 24th at the start of the third round. [Getty Images]Travelers Championship Round 3 Leaderboard-18 T. Kim (Korean) -17 S Scheffler (USA), A Bhatia (USA) -16 X Schauffele (USA), SJ Lim (Korea)Other options: -14 S Lawrie (Ireland) -13 C. Young (USA) -12 R. McIntyre (Scotland) -Ten T Fleetwood (Eng); -8 M. Fitzpatrick; +2 J Rose (English)Full LeaderboardCameron Young recorded the 13th round under 60 in PGA Tour history during the third round of the Travelers Championship on Saturday.The 27-year-old American sank a 10-foot par putt on the final hole to win with an 11-under-par 59 at…

Image source, Getty ImagesWhy don’t politicians talk about social welfare?Article informationauthor, Allison Holtrole, Social Affairs Editor7 hours agoBrian, 59, is living a life quite different to the one he expected. He used to be a high-paying electrician. “Everybody needs electricians,” he says.But Brian can no longer work; a Parkinson’s-like brain disease causes him to have tremors that cause his body to shake uncontrollably. In his south Manchester apartment, he sits surrounded by the model planes that he once painted as a hobby but can no longer paint. The curtains are drawn to give him privacy from the road outside.He needs…

Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank appear to be using an injured Palestinian man as a human shield by tying him to the bonnet of a military vehicle during a raid on the city of Jenin. A video posted online on Saturday and verified by Al Jazeera showed Mujahid Azmi, a Palestinian resident of Jenin, being strapped into a military jeep and driven past two ambulances. Azmi’s family told Reuters he was wounded during an arrest raid by Israeli forces in Jenin. The family called for an ambulance, and the military took Azmi away, tied him to the bonnet…

Pakistan military backs new operation against ‘terrorists, anti-national anarchists and religious fanatics’ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military said on Sunday that the newly announced “Operation Azm-e-Isteekam” will include action against not just militants but “anti-national anarchists and religious fanatics” as the South Asian country faces rising incidents of militant, political and religious violence. Pakistan’s premier national security forum announced plans to launch the comprehensive Operation Azm-e-Istekam (Resolved for Stability) on Saturday after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif led a meeting of the country’s top civilian and military leaders to review security challenges. The announcement of the operation comes amid a surge in militant…

Co-hosts USA will take on reigning champions England in a Super Eight showdown at the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup on Sunday.As an associate member nation, the United States has already exceeded expectations by reaching the Super 8 stage in its first T20 World Cup appearance.The team opened the tournament with a seven-wicket win over Canada, followed by a shock win over Pakistan in a Super Over. Despite losing to India, the team managed to secure a top-two spot after heavy rain in Florida forced the cancellation of their final group match against Ireland.Watch for free: Stream every T20 World…

Her opponent “has spoken out enough that people know who he is,” she told me. Does she get this kind of criticism often? “Have you seen my Twitter?” she replied. And then she began to say that “even well-meaning women” frequently ask her variations on the question that has long plagued female candidates: “Shouldn’t you stay home with your kids?” Now that she’s spoken at length about it, it certainly seems like she’s getting offended, or at least defensive.Then there’s the “Beetlejuice” fiasco. “This isn’t what voters are worried about,” Boebert told me. Still, she apologized for the incident early…

Number of Pakistani women officers taking combat courses in US rises 150% in 10 years – report ISLAMABAD: The number of Pakistani female officers receiving military training in the United States has increased by 150 percent over the past decade, according to a report released this month by the US State Department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs. Since 2013, the number of Pakistani female military personnel participating in the International Military Education and Training Program (IMET) has increased significantly. Sponsored by the State Department, the program aims to build military-to-military relationships with partner nations by funding overseas military students to attend…

Image caption, “Every day, every night, it’s a bomb.” [It’s a] There are problems,” David Kamali told the BBC.Article informationauthor, Lucy Williamsonrole, Report from the Israel-Lebanon border5 hours agoAll-out war between Israel and Hezbollah would be a “catastrophe”, the UN secretary-general says, but for David Kamali, who lives under gunfire almost daily on the Israeli side of the border, it would be a solution.Last month, a Hezbollah rocket fired from Lebanon landed in the front yard of his house in the border town of Kiryat Shmona, cracking several parts of the house and scattering rubble.He points to a gaping hole…

Donald Trump gave two speeches on Saturday, encouraging his Christian supporters to vote one last time while also garnering support from black voters in Philadelphia. Speaking at Temple University, Trump promised to address a city he described as “bloodied and devastated,” despite data showing a decline in violent crime. During the rally, Trump denied FBI statistics showing a decline in violent crime and accused President Joe Biden of lying about the data.In a speech in Philadelphia, Trump pledged to give police “immunity” to do their jobs and “increase” federal resources to cities with violence problems. “Under the administration of a…

Washington recorded a high of 100 degrees today for the first time since Aug. 15, 2016, ending the fifth-longest streak on record without a day this hot.The previous high of 100 degrees is, incredibly, not a record high for this date; the high was 101 degrees in 1988 (the second-highest daily high temperature recorded this early summer). This is the earliest the city has reached 100 degrees this year since June 9, 2011, when it reached 102 degrees. The earliest date the city has reached 100 degrees is June 5.Elsewhere locally, high temperatures continue to scorch. So far, Dulles International…