We knew we were in for a treat when Zach Johnson’s birdie putt at No. 1 blew six feet past the flagstick before it gave into gravity, turned 180 degrees and lazily dunked itself. Because you rarely see shots like that outside of miniature golf courses. But that’s a U.S. Open at Winged Foot for … Read more
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A firefighter died battling a wildfire in the San Bernardino National Forest in California, the U.S. Forest Service said Friday. The death occurred Thursday as crews battled the El Dorado Fire, the agency said in a news release. The name of the firefighter was being withheld until family members are notified. … Read more
Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) stock is about to trade ex-dividend in 4 days. Investors can purchase shares before the 23rd of September in order to be eligible for this dividend, which will be paid on the 13th of October. Philip Morris International’s next dividend payment will be US$1.20 per share, on the back of … Read more
Aaron Rodgers was simply brilliant in the Green Bay Packers’ 43-34 win over Minnesota Vikings. The 36-year-old turned back the clock with a fine overall display to hand his team a win on opening weekend. Rodgers completed 32 of his 44 attempted passes and threw for 360+ yards. He had four passing TDs against zero … Read more
Disintegration is set around two centuries in the future. The characters are neither human nor machine, but rather armored beings with human brains, with all the good and bad that entails. In the single-player campaign, pure robots are bent on eliminating humanity, while the hero Rohmer Shoal leads the transhumans in a fight to save it. … Read more
FAIRHOPE, Ala. — Winston Groom, the writer whose novel “Forrest Gump” was made into a six-Oscar winning 1994 movie that became a soaring pop cultural phenomenon, has died at age 77. Mayor Karin Wilson of Fairhope, Alabama, said in a message on social media that Groom had died in that south Alabama town. A local … Read more
(Reuters) – Team Jumbo-Visma said on Friday an International Cycling Union (UCI) official had damaged the bike of Tour de France overall leader Primoz Roglic during an inspection, which had prompted an angry response from the team’s sports director. Merjin Zeeman was excluded from the race for intimidating and insulting a member of the UCI … Read more
Fires raging in California Dozens of wildfires have been burning their way through swathes of the US West Coast over the last month, killing more than 30 people and forcing tens of thousands from their homes. Lightning strikes in August sparked a number of the blazes, while warm temperatures and dry conditions have fuelled additional … Read more
(Bloomberg) — In a month during which the red-hot trade in technology stocks has wavered and options activity dominated headlines, traders are facing another potential catalyst for market turmoil on Friday. Options and futures on indexes and equities are scheduled to expire, a quarterly event known as quadruple witching that typically fuels trading as large … Read more
It’s difficult to recommend that anyone in the West go buy a Huawei phone right now, since the Chinese tech giant is forbidden from shipping Google apps and services on its products. Their technical chops, however, should be in no doubt. I reviewed the flagship P40 Pro phone earlier this year and came away very … Read more