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Scheffler goes back-to-back at The Players

The Associated Press PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — The roar could be heard from a half-mile away just 16 minutes after the final group set out Sunday in the final round of The Players Championship. It was loud enough to indicate something special had happened. The question was more “what” than “who.” Moments later, Scottie Scheffler’s name appeared on the leaderboard, and he was on his way, adding another layer to his legend as the best in golf. His 8-under 64 tied the Players Championship record for best Sunday score by a winner. His five-shot comeback matched another ...

Ohtani may be South Korea’s most beloved Japanese athlete as he wins over historic rivals

The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea — Shohei Ohtani may be South Korea’s most-beloved Japanese athlete, a testament to his charm in softening any lingering animosity between the two neighbors. Since his arrival in South Korea with his wife for the Major League Baseball opener on Wednesday against the San Diego Padres, the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar has been the focus of keen, special attention. Many Korean fans are wearing Ohtani jerseys and rooting for him at the stadium. The Korean national team manager covets his autograph and myriad media reports and social media ...

TikTok Delenda Est

TikTok is an app for sharing short videos that keep people entertained. It is how more and more Gen Z kids get their news and information. It is also a massive Chinese surveillance application. Though TikTok claims to be headquartered in Singapore, its parent company ByteDance is a Chinese company ultimately controlled by the Chinese Communist Party. ByteDance has given the Chinese government access to its servers and systems. It has shared its algorithm with the Chinese government and has, in at least one documented case, allowed the Chinese government to spy on journalists through its ...

Build anything anywhere threatens communities

YIMBY sounds nice. YIMBY stands for “Yes in My Backyard.” It’s a positive-sounding rejoinder to NIMBY, “Not in My Backyard.” The NIMBY label is being used to stigmatize defenders of zoning laws, with the goal of bulldozing the rules. Needless to say, real estate developers are all for YIMBY—though not necessarily where they themselves live. The YIMBY movement has gained steam as a solution to the alleged shortage of “affordable” housing, a vaguely defined concept. Its backers now comprise a diverse group combining the left and the right for not always the same reasons. ...

Prosecutor leaves Georgia election case versus Trump after relationship with D.A. Willis

ATLANTA — A special prosecutor who had a romantic relationship with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis formally withdrew Friday from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump after a judge ruled he had to leave or Willis couldn’t continue to pursue the charges. Attorney Nathan Wade’s resignation allows Willis to remain on the most sprawling of four criminal cases against the presumptive Republican nominee in the 2024 presidential election. But the long-term damage to the public perception of the prosecution remains unclear, particularly in light of ...

The first ship to use a new sea route delivers aid to Gaza, Israeli military says

WADI GAZA, Gaza Strip—A ship delivered 200 tons of humanitarian supplies, food and water to Gaza on Friday, the Israeli military said, inaugurating a sea route from Cyprus for aid to help ease the humanitarian crisis brought by Israel’s 5-month-old offensive in the enclave. Israel has been under increasing pressure to allow more aid into Gaza, especially in the Palestinian territory’s isolated north where hunger is at its worst, with many people reduced to eating animal feed and weeds. The United States has joined other countries in airdropping supplies into northern Gaza and has ...