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Major triumph: Spaniard Garcia breaks through in Masters nailbiter

Augusta, Georgia (dpa) – Spanish golfer Sergio Garcia, a four-time runner-up in major tournaments, won the Masters in a playoff Sunday at Augusta National Golf Club against Justin Rose of England after a see-sawing final round. Garcia secured the tournament’s famous green jacket by sinking a 15-foot birdie putt on the first sudden-death hole, after […]

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International, Sports & Competitions, USA

After video of passenger dragged from United flight goes viral, CEO calls it ‘upsetting event’

CHICAGO — Videos of a United Airlines passenger being forcibly dragged from his seat on a Sunday overbooked flight at O’Hare International Airport have been viewed more than 1 million times, and the airline’s CEO on Monday called the incident “an upsetting event to all of us here at United.” “I apologize for having to

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Travel and Food, USA

21st Century Fox will investigate radio host’s sexual harassment claim against O’Reilly

A Los Angeles radio personality’s claim that she was sexually harassed by Fox News host Bill O’Reilly in 2013 is being investigated by the cable channel’s parent company, 21st Century Fox. Lisa Bloom, the lawyer representing KFI talk radio host Wendy Walsh, told CNN on Sunday that 21st Century Fox attorneys say they will look

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

LAPD to begin using the world’s first ‘pursuit-rated’ hybrid patrol car

Ford Motor Co. has unveiled the world’s first “pursuit-rated” hybrid police car and says the Los Angeles Police Department will be among the first agencies to have one. Chief Charlie Beck and LAPD officers were expected to help introduce the vehicle at a Monday morning ceremony in Los Angeles. The Ford Police Responder Hybrid Sedan

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Americans Approve of Trump’s Syria Strikes, Remain Wary

President Donald Trump might want to carefully consider his next steps to deal with the crisis in Syria. A new poll Monday found most Americans approved of Trump’s recent authorization of airstrikes in the country, but most were also unconvinced the president should take any further action. Related: Despite Trump Criticism, U.S. Navy Pursues Expensive

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International, Middle East, USA

Anti-Semites take Internet aim at Jared Kushner

NEW YORK (Press Release) — An anti-Semitic social media trolling campaign aimed at presidential advisor Jared Kushner has escalated from a series of tweets into a full-bore assault perpetrated primarily by white supremacists and anti-Semites of various stripes, according to an online analysis by the Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism. The campaign of anti-Semitic messages has

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International, Middle East, USA

Questions abound in wake of U.S.’s strike on Syria

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — I awoke Friday morning to the news of a significant American attack on Assad’s forces. It recalled the first bulletins about 9-11, George W. Bush talking about the fall of Saddam, pictures of the Libyan crowd killing Qaddafi, Barack Obama announcing the end of Osama bin Laden, and.watching John Kennedy

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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA

Tradition! Trump to keep Obama Passover custom alive with Seder Monday

Annual event started in 2009 to be hosted by new president, unclear if Jewish relatives or administration officials will attend By Eric Cortellessa Former US president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama host a Passover seder dinner at the White House, April 3, 2015. (Pete Souza/The White House) WASHINGTON — US President Donald

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Jewish Religion, USA

UK Defense Secretary Blames Russia For Syria Chemical Attack

U.K. Defense Secretary of State Michael Fallon has claimed Saturday, writing in the Sunday Times that Russia is responsible for the “barbaric chemical gas attack” in Syria Tuesday that claimed the lives of almost 100 people and left 300 wounded. Fallon wrote that the Russian president was responsible “by proxy” for the chemical attack, as

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US, Mexico and Canada expected to announce joint bid for 2026 World Cup

U.S. Soccer Federation President Sunil Gulati will join his counterparts from the Mexican and Canadian federations on Monday for what is expected to be an announcement detailing plans for a joint bid to host the 2026 World Cup. Gulati will appear with Canada’s Victor Montagliani and Mexico’s Decio de Maria at a news conference Monday

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International, Sports & Competitions, USA