PGA National’s signature test is a three-hole span on the back nine called “The Bear Trap.” By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer February 26, 2020, 5:15 PM 4 min read PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — PGA National’s signature test is a three-hole span on the back nine called “The Bear Trap,” named for Jack Nicklaus […]
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Since at least 1900, members of the House and Senate have tried to pass a law making lynching a federal crime. To date, they have not succeeded. The bills were consistently blocked, shelved or ignored, and the passage of time has rendered anti-lynching legislation increasingly symbolic. Now, a measure to add lynching to the United
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When Tina Sorg first saw the robot rolling through her Giant supermarket in Harrisburg, Pa., she said to herself, “That thing is a little weird.” Programmed to detect spills and debris in the aisles, the robot looked like an inkjet printer with a long neck. “It needed personality,” said Ms. Sorg, 55, who manages the
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Brazil’s government has confirmed the first case of the new coronavirus in Latin America By MARCELO DE SOUSA and DAVID BILLER Associated Press February 26, 2020, 4:59 PM 4 min read RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s government confirmed on Wednesday that a 61-year-old Brazilian man who traveled to Italy this month has Latin America’s first
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Image copyright Getty Images Clive Cussler, the author of the popular Dirk Pitt adventure novel series, has died aged 88. He wrote more than two dozen novels, including Sahara and Raise the Titanic, and sold more than 100 million books. Writing on Twitter, Cussler’s wife said: “It is with a heavy heart that I share
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Image copyright JUSTIN TALLIS Walmart says it may sell a majority stake in Asda, its UK supermarket, after “inbound interest” in the idea. The US retail giant said it was talking to a “small number of interested parties” about a possible investment. It comes after UK regulators blocked Walmart’s plan to merge Asda with Sainsbury’s
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Elite swimmers Katinka Hosszú, Chad le Clos and Sarah Sjöström voice concern that the Olympics could be canceled because of the viral outbreak spreading around the world By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer February 26, 2020, 4:35 PM 4 min read NAPLES, Italy — If any thoughts were creeping into their minds that the Tokyo
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Flooding victims who cannot get insurance, or sell their homes, need the government “to help them out at their time of crisis” Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has told the House of Commons. Prime Minister Boris Johnson told him about compensation plans under way, and claimed similar help would be “beyond the capacities” of a Corbyn-led
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran girded Wednesday for a long battle against the coronavirus that is spreading rapidly across the country and the wider Middle East, even though officials in the Islamic Republic had earlier minimized the outbreak that has now killed 19 people, the highest toll outside of China. President Hassan Rouhani said
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Image copyright Getty Images Some UK schools have closed over fears pupils and staff members may have been exposed to coronavirus after travelling abroad during the half-term break. Others have sent pupils and staff home, as the illness continues to spread across Europe. However, Public Health England (PHE) says it is not advising schools to
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