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McIlroy wins Scottish Open for confidence boost going to British

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:47:14 GMT

GULLANE, Scotland (AP) — Rory McIlroy birdied the last two holes in whipping wind Sunday for a 2-under 68 to win the Genesis Scottish Open, his first victory on Scottish soil, and take a load of confidence into the final major of the year.McIlroy birdied the par-3 17th from 4 feet to tie Robert MacIntyre, then hit what he called his best shot of the year, a 2-iron into the wind to 10 feet for a final birdie.It was a heartbreaker for MacIntyre, who was trying to win his national open and delivered a class shot of his own. MacIntyre hammered a 3-wood from the rough on the 18th hole at The Renaissance Club to 4 feet, pumping both fists when it dropped for a 64.The victory came at an ideal time. McIlroy heads south to Royal Liverpool for the British Open, where he tries to end his nine-year drought in the majors. McIlroy won the claret jug the last time The Open was played at Royal Liverpool in 2014.McIlroy finished at 15-under 265 and moved past Jon Rahm to No. 2 in the world.Scottie S...

Rep. Spanberger looks to raise awareness for ‘atomic veterans’

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:47:14 GMT

A mushroom cloud over Trinity, seconds after detonation. (Courtesy Wikimedia Commons, United States Department of Energy) A mushroom cloud over Trinity, seconds after detonation. (Courtesy Wikimedia Commons, United States Department of Energy) This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today.Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger is looking to call attention to Atomic Veterans Day today, July 16, marking the 78th anniversary of the world’s first nuclear device detonation.“In the wake of that first flash, thousands of servicemembers and personnel participated in nuclear tests,” Spanberger, of Virginia’s 7th District,...

Stephen Curry closes with eagle, wins American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:47:14 GMT

STATELINE, Nev. (AP) — Stephen Curry made an 18-foot putt for eagle on the final hole to win the American Century Championship on Sunday, his first title in the celebrity tournament.Curry, the Golden State Warriors star who made a hole-in-one on Saturday, topped it with his closing eagle on the par-5 18th hole at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course on the shores of Lake Tahoe. After the putt dropped, he tossed his hat into the air and ran into the arms of his wife, Ayesha.“I don’t do this for a living, so it’s something you dream about,” Curry said. “I’ve been playing in this tournament for almost a decade and now I’ve got some hardware to show for it. It’s pretty special.”The eagle was good for six points under a version of the modified Stableford scoring system. Players receive three points for a birdie, one point for a par and minus-2 points for a double bogey or worse.Curry finished with 75 points, two ahead of runner-up Mardy Fish, a former pro tennis player who won this event in 2020. ...

CNBC: esto es lo mejor de vivir en EEUU, según los expatriados

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:47:14 GMT

Es posible que Estados Unidos no sea el mejor destino para que los expatriados vivan y trabajen en el extranjero, pero se destaca de una manera importante: sus oportunidades profesionales.EEUU ocupa un lugar destacado en general en su índice de trabajo en el extranjero, según el último informe “Expat Insider” de Internations, la comunidad global para personas que viven y trabajan en el extranjero.EEUU ocupa el puesto número 1 tanto en el mercado laboral local como en las perspectivas de carrera personal, y el número 7 en cultura laboral y satisfacción.El país en general ocupa el puesto 30 entre 53 destinos como un buen lugar para los expatriados, y el 72 % de los expatriados en los EEUU dicen que están contentos con la vida, a la par del promedio mundial. Así va la extradición de Caro Quintero, responsable del asesinato del agente Enrique Camarena Por qué cerraron la investigación por la cocaína encontrada en la Casa Blanca ...

Fans get tatoos to commemorate Taylor Swift concert

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:47:14 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Taylor Swift came to town for her 'Eras Tour' and fans made sure to commemorate the experience forever.Some fans made bracelets to trade with other fans at many shows along the tour, but that wasn't enough for some that went as far as getting tattoos. Law enforcement trade Taylor Swift friendship bracelets at Denver ‘Eras Tour’ stop One fan said Taylor Swift performed one of their favorite songs in concert, and said "Seeing her perform it live was delightful and so I feel like that experience should be commemorated on my body forever."Some got lyrics tattooed, some got poorly drawn stars."One of the running jokes in the fandom is that Taylor can do anything but she can't draw stars, so some of us choose to tattoo her poorly drawn stars," one fan said. "It really is just a celebration of femininity."The pop star left marks forever in ink on her fans in Denver, but she also impacted lives outside of the Swiftie community.According to the Food Bank of the Rockies, Sw...

Denver weather: Heat advisories Monday for hottest temperatures of the year

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:47:14 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The hottest temperatures of the year are in the Denver weather forecast for the start of the workweek. Temperatures will be hot on July 17.A heat advisory is set to go into effect on Monday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. along the Interstate 25 urban corridor, including Denver, because high temperatures will climb to the upper 90s to around 100 degrees. Weather tonight: Mainly clear, seasonalOvernight, Denver will stay seasonal and fall down toward 60 degrees under a mainly clear sky. Lows on July 16 are mild in Denver.Weather tomorrow: Sunny and hotSunshine will help temperatures climb to the upper 90s upto right around 100 degrees. Temperatures reach 100s in parts of Colorado on July 17Heat advisories will be in effect from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday.Tips to stay cool during excessive heat on July 17.During this time, it will be important to protect yourself from the heat by doing things like drinking plenty of water, wearing light-colored, loose-fitting clothing and t...

Mexico beats Panama 1-0 in CONCACAF Gold Cup final as Giménez scores 88th-minute goal

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:47:14 GMT

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Santiago Giménez scored after an electrifying sprint in the 88th minute, and Mexico won the CONCACAF Gold Cup for the record ninth time with a 1-0 victory over Panama on Sunday night.After Edson Álvarez slid to block Iván Anderson’s cross in the Mexico penalty area, Orbelín Pineda dribbled away and made a tremendous pass in the center circle. The 22-year-old Feyenoord forward dribbled past Harold Cummings and outraced Cummings and Fidel Escobar into the penalty area, where he scuffed a bouncing left-foot shot over goalkeeper Orlando Mosquera for his fourth goal in 18 international appearances.The goal by the Argentina-born Giménez set off a frenzied celebration at SoFi Stadium, which was packed with fans celebrating Mexico’s dramatic revival in this biennial CONCACAF tournament. Several months after Mexico crashed out of the World Cup with its worst performance in nearly half a century, El Tri rebounded with an excellent tournament unde...

Cities are all in on the European Green Deal

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:47:14 GMT

Burkhard Jung is the president of Eurocities and the mayor of Leipzig.In poker, one card out of place could make a hand worthless. And when it comes to a just and sustainable future, Europe’s cities have gone all in — now we just need our member countries and European parliamentarians to deal us the right legislation.Today, cities are ready to do their fair share to ensure we stay within the limits of what our planet can provide. Yet, oddly, some national governments and politicians seem ready to turn their backs on a green deal that would put people at its heart — despite scientific consensus on the necessary steps.My city of Leipzig is over 1,000 years old, located in a country that’s only 151 years young — so, perhaps it is just that cities are more used to taking the long view.I’ve so far heard arguments, intended to slow the European Green Deal, surmising that the transition to a sustainable economy would disproportionately affect our most vulnerable communities, already suffer...

Spain’s ‘Ohio’ points to victory for the right

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:47:14 GMT

ZARAGOZA, Spain — If there’s a place that represents “Middle Spain” then it has to be Aragón.The northeastern region runs from the Pyrenean border with France down to the plains of the Monegros Desert and the badlands of Teruel. Around half of its 1.3 million population live in the regional capital, Zaragoza, which sits equidistant between Madrid and Barcelona.A geographical and demographic microcosm of the country, its knack for reflecting national electoral movements has given it the nickname “Spain’s Ohio.”A 2015 book that examined this phenomenon noted that “like Ohio, Aragón has been an excellent political thermometer of our country during our short democratic history,” adding that it is “Spain’s swing region.”In every general election since the return to democracy in 1977, the winning party in Aragón has been the overall victor. If that trend continues, the conservative Popular Party (PP) of Alberto Núñez Feijóo, which now controls Aragón’s main cities and its regi...

For Kyiv, the war aims are clear; that is not the case for its allies

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:47:14 GMT

Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. To demand a display of gratitude is to demand an acknowledgment of dependency and is an assertion of power, American psychiatrist Glen Gabbard observed in a paper on gratitude and gratification. Was that what the United States and Britain were doing when they complained in the margins of last week’s NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, about Ukrainian ingratitude — asserting power?  Or was it just plain irritation?The accusations of ungratefulness by Britain’s defense secretary, Ben Wallace, and the U.S.’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, seemingly were spontaneous, but they bore the hallmarks of a scripted public pushback on Kyiv as well as serving as a warning to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.“Whether we like it or not, people want to see a bit of gratitude,” Wallace said when asked about Zelenskyy’s anger at not being offered a formal invitation to join NATO. The British defense secretary advised a dif...