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Yahoo Sports’ Jay Busby explains how LPGA golfer Charlie Hull broke into the mainstream this weekend.Show moreVideo TranscriptIt was a big weekend in professional golf.Yuka Sasao won the U.S. Women’s Open in a dramatic comeback victory.And big man Bob McIntyre won the PGA Tour’s RBC Canadian Open with his father.It’s a very heartwarming sight to see caddying.But with all due respect to those two stories, the biggest winner this week, L PGA veteran Charlie Hull, didn’t win the tournament, but he did win on social media, and in 2020, that’s what counts.She has been playing on the LPGA for 10…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, amid the drawn-out 2024 Lok Sabha election campaign, jointly participated in 15 public meetings, five roadshows and the Prime Ministerial nomination poll in Varanasi and also visited the Kashi Vishwanath temple. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during an election campaign (HT File) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} From Meerut to Mirzapur, both PM Modi and PM Yogi attended 21 events together and in all these meetings the chemistry between the two leaders was most evident. Get exclusive access to the latest news on India’s General Elections…
Dozens of senior politicians queued alongside ordinary voters to cast their votes in Sunday’s election, filming the process for social media. Marcela Guerra, speaker of the lower house and a member of the conservative Institutional Revolutionary Party, posted a video of a poll worker walking people through the paperwork. “Cinco boletas,” she yelled. “Five ballots!” She wrote under the video: “Exercising your right to vote is essential. Voting means democracy, it means freedom, it means exercising our will as a people through voting.” Getting your ballot is important. Voting means democracy, it means freedom, it means the voluntary vote of…
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) — Hollister Police have arrested two people for burglary into commercial establishments just two days apart. Police said the investigation began on May 29 after a report of a theft in the 1100 block of East Park Street. Investigators said two suspects entered the storeroom area of the store and stole several items. On Friday, officers responded to the same store where the same suspect entered the storeroom and stole property estimated to be worth $1,000. Police reviewed security camera footage from the scene and identified the suspects involved in the robbery as 44-year-old Osvaldo Vergara and…
I wrote a book about the age of social news, and I won’t bore you with a lengthy postmortem of BuzzFeed News or a list of the mistakes we made along the way.But Peretti is right: we, the internet generation, and our investors overestimated how big the business would get. We built a news division that gave us relevance to BuzzFeed at a cost we couldn’t justify, and we failed to create small, independent news businesses. Peretti is optimistic he can solve this problem with Huffington Post: “The Huffington Post was built as a front-page and a destination, and we…
Nayeema Raza: So first question: Explain what you’re trying to do with BuzzFeed. Is this a play to achieve what Elon did with Twitter, but with lower stakes and a lower price tag, or something else?Vivek Ramaswamy: Well, look, I laid it out pretty clearly in the letter I sent to the board, I enjoy creating value. That is something that I’ve done in my career as an entrepreneur, I’ve always had an instinct as a value investor as well, and I see a lot of value destroyed by the way this business has been run. I’m not in the…
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in the Philippines on Monday on an extraordinary tour of Asia to urge regional leaders to attend a Swiss-hosted world peace summit on the Ukraine war. Russia, with China’s help, is trying to undermine it.Zelenskiy arrived in Manila unannounced and under heavy security late on Sunday after giving a speech over the weekend. Shangri-La Defence Forum, SingaporeOn Monday, he was given a red-carpet welcome with military honors at the Presidential Palace before meeting with President Marcos.In the recording released by the administration, Zelenskiy appeared to indicate that Marcos had accepted the…
Julian Nagelsmann said the team would play “for everyone” in Germany. [ EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock]Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann has condemned as “racist” a recent survey which asked participants whether they wanted to have more white players on the national team. A poll by public broadcaster ARD found that 21% of respondents supported the proposal.”This is racism. I think we need to wake up. Many people in Europe have had to flee to safer countries,” Nagelsmann said on Sunday.The 36-year-old said he agreed with Germany midfielder Joshua Kimmich, who had called the survey “racist” a day earlier.”Josh [Kimmich] “It was a very clear…
summary The trailer for “Moana” has broken the record for the most views in a 24-hour period, a bright spot for Disney’s struggling box office. The previous three films to break this record were also Disney sequels, which says a lot about their potential future strategy. Disney’s strategy continues to be driven by audience expectations and excitement, with an emphasis on successful sequels. Moana 2The trailer for Moana: The Force Awakens has set an exciting new record, continuing a trend of promising sequels from Disney. The film, which is set to hit theaters on November 27, 2024, debuted its first…
June 2, 2024 Brady Ellison has a busy but important few weeks ahead, starting with the 2024 U.S. Archery Field Nationals in Indiana and leading up to the Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament (FQT) in Turkey later this month. Ellison is one of many athletes vying for honors at the Field Nationals over the next few days in Noblesville, Indiana, as well as a spot on the U.S. team for the 2024 World Archery Field Championships in Canada in September, which will be held as the World Field Trials. From Indiana, Ellison will travel to Chula Vista, California to compete in…