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Short game, long road helps Smith to title
A kid too small to emulate his namesake’s stellar rugby league career, Cameron Smith chose to do it in golf instead. He was 12, playing for the Albany Creek Crushers in Brisbane, when he gave up on his footy dreams. But by then Smith could already beat dad Des, scratch golfer and club champion, at…
Read MoreN.Korea says it is nearing end of COVID crisis as Asian neighbors…
By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL, July 18 (Reuters) – North Korea is on the path to “finally defuse” a crisis stemming from its first acknowledged outbreak of COVID-19, the state news agency said on Monday, while Asian neighbors battle a fresh wave of infections driven by Omicron subvariants. The North says 99.98% of its 4.77 million…
Read MoreThe Met Office has warned that temperatures could rise even further to 43C (109F) tomorrow – with trains already cancelled, hospital appointments cancelled and schools closed amid warnings that healthy people could die
The Met Office has warned that temperatures could rise even further to 43C (109F) tomorrow – with trains already cancelled, hospital appointments cancelled and schools closed amid warnings that healthy people could die. Its chief executive Penny Endersby confirmed ‘we may well see the hottest day in the UK in history’ today – beating the…
Read MoreUS school shooter faces death penalty at sentencing trial
Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz during a court hearing on April 27, 2018 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida A young man who gunned down 17 people at his former high school in Parkland, Florida goes on trial Monday, with jurors set to hand down either the death penalty or a life sentence. Nikolas Cruz took an…
Read MoreReport finds 'systemic failures,' poor leadership in response to…
By Brad Brooks and Nathan Layne July 17 (Reuters) – A Texas legislators’ probe of the Uvalde school shooting that left 21 dead blamed “systemic failures” and poor leadership for contributing to the death toll, a report released on Sunday found. The Texas House of Representatives committee investigation marked the most exhaustive attempt so far…
Read MoreShort game, long road helps Smith to title
A kid too small to emulate his namesake’s stellar rugby league career, Cameron Smith chose to do it in golf instead. He was 12, playing for the Albany Creek Crushers in Brisbane, when he gave up on his footy dreams. But by then Smith could already beat dad Des, scratch golfer and club champion, at…
Read MoreThe Met Office has warned that temperatures could rise even further to 43C (109F) tomorrow – with trains already cancelled, hospital appointments cancelled and schools closed amid warnings that healthy people could die
The Met Office has warned that temperatures could rise even further to 43C (109F) tomorrow – with trains already cancelled, hospital appointments cancelled and schools closed amid warnings that healthy people could die. Its chief executive Penny Endersby confirmed ‘we may well see the hottest day in the UK in history’ today – beating the…
Read MoreMullet man Cam Smith goes from cashed-up bogan to British Open win
You can take the boy out of , but you can’t take Brisbane out of the boy. While Aussie Cam Smith is the toast of the golfing world today after his enormous composure under fire to claim the , he will always have a bogan streak that sets him apart from everyone who won the…
Read MoreParents slam drag queen library tour… but organiser hits back
Parents have voiced alarm over events in public libraries for children hosted by drag queens. Drag Queen Story Hour UK will hold nearly 70 classes for three to 11-year-olds in a summer tour.The group says the sessions ‘teach inclusivity’ and encourage children to ‘get fabulous’. But parents have block-booked tickets to stop them going ahead.…
Read MoreOrioles select Jackson Holliday No. 1 overall in MLB draft
Stillwater High School shortstop Jackson Holliday was selected first overall in the MLB draft by the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday. The Baseball America 2022 High School Player of the Year is the son of former major league outfielder Matt Holliday.He’s the second No. 1 pick ever whose father played Major League Baseball, following Ken Griffey…
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