Defending champion Nelly Korda birdied the first hole of a three-way playoff on Sunday to win the LPGA Swinging Skirts. Korda and Minjee Lee both birdied the final hole of regulation to finish at 18-under 270 and force a playoff with Caroline Masson, who shot a 68. Korda, who started the final round with a […]
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Nigel Farage says he will not stand for Parliament at the 2019 general election. Speaking to the BBC’s Andrew Marr, the Brexit Party leader said he will be “traversing the length and breadth of the United Kingdom” supporting other candidates instead. The MEP has stood for Parliament seven times in the past without success. Read
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Ever since 1986, when a small gathering of artists and friends first gathered at San Francisco’s Baker Beach to celebrate the Summer Solstice by igniting an eight-foot male effigy, the art of the Burning Man festival was not meant to be seen by the outside world. Now held in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert, the event
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Rory McIlroy thought he did everything he needed to win the HSBC Champions on Sunday, and then Xander Schauffele made him do a little more. McIlroy delivered all the right shots in the playoff, smashing driver down the fairway and hitting 4-iron into 25 feet on the par-5 closing hole at Sheshan International to set
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Is stealing a presidential portrait a prison-worthy crime? Or a laudable act of civil disobedience? Courts around France are grappling with this question in response to an unusual new environmental movement that’s aiming to push French President Emmanuel Macron to do more to fight climate change. One by one, environmental activists around France have removed
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Kate McKinnon’s Elizabeth Warren stumped at an Iowa public school on “Saturday Night Live’s” cold open to prove she’s a cool, crafty “mom” — with some Medicare for All money issues. “We’re talking trillions. You know when the numbers are this big, they’re just pretend,” Warren soothed. “There ain’t no scrooge McDuck vault. You ready to
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Image copyright Archive Photos Image caption Despite the hefty price tag, the bidder decided the outfit was the one that they wanted The black leather jacket and skin-tight trousers that Olivia Newton-John wore for the finale of Grease have fetched $405,700 (£314,000) at auction – more than double the expected bid. The actress’ original script
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Rory McIlroy thought he did everything he needed to win the HSBC Champions on Sunday, and then Xander Schauffele made him do a little more. McIlroy delivered all the right shots in the playoff, smashing driver down the fairway and hitting 4-iron into 25 feet on the par-5 closing hole at Sheshan International to set
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Cecily Strong translated for Conan as reporters peppered him with questions. When Heidi Gardner cooed: “Who’s a good boy?” Conan “growled,” “Seriously, with all due respect, I’m a trained military assassin, not some basic labradoodle.” The operation could have been scarier, he noted. Fortunately, it didn’t include any vacuum cleaners. And his heroics paid off, he
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Image copyright Getty Images Saudi Aramco has confirmed it is planning to list on the Riyadh stock exchange, in what could be the world’s biggest initial public offering (IPO). The state-owned oil giant made the announcement on Twitter (in Arabic), without giving any further details. Business sources say the Saudis are expected to make shares
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