MORE: PGA Tour winners of 2015-16 season | The Players Championship in photos The chairman of the WGC-Cadillac Championship, played on the Blue Monster course every year since 2007, told the Miami Herald on Wednesday that the event is moving to Mexico City because it has been unable to find a new title sponsor. “Cadillac was going to leave,” Butch Buchholz told the Herald. “It had nothing to do with Trump....
Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor al-Thani, who was prime minister of the natural gas-rich state for nearly six years, said Friday that Iranians can wait out the Trump administration and predicted the White House’s campaign will amount to nothing. Al-Thani made the remarks at the Yalta European Strategy annual meeting—organized by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation—in Kiev. Speaking with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria, al-Thani shared his insights into recent Middle Eastern tensions, informed by decades of high-level diplomacy in the region....
The survey’s results, which were released on Monday, showed at least 61 percent of women expressing disapproval for the way Trump has handled the top job in the U.S. so far, compared to 35 percent who said they did approve. The numbers are starkly different to those among men, with approval ratings just falling short of the 50 percent mark. Among men, 48 percent expressed approval of Trump’s job performance, compared with 46 percent who were not impressed....
Trump has previously encouraged vaccinations, but he appears to have become an even stronger advocate for the shots in recent weeks, telling Candace Owens of The Daily Wire that unvaccinated people are the ones getting very sick. His stance has caused some anger and confusion, with a crowd recently booing him after he revealed he had received a vaccine booster shot and typically friendly commentators criticizing him. On Sunday night, Trump appeared in Dallas, Texas with former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly during the final part of “The History Tour” event....
On Tuesday, members of the Trump family and the Trump administration entered the debate hall, where rules required everyone in the room wear masks, without masks, according to NBC News correspondent Hallie Jackson. A doctor in a white lab coat was reported to have started to approach Trump family guests to ask them to put on masks, also offering them one in case they did not have one. As the doctor got closer to them, Jackson said on the news channel’s live blog covering the debate, “someone shook their head and no one she reminded to put on a mask ended up putting one on....
“My numbers are the highest they’ve ever been,” Trump said. “People love that we took out this horrible terrorist. He should have been taken out a long time ago. My numbers are the highest they’ve ever been and a lot of it is because of the impeachment hoax.” When asked who he would like to see from the Democratic side of the aisle as impeachment leaders, Trump named Adam Schiff....
Speaking on the first episode of Fox News contributor Lisa Boothe’s podcast, Trump said McConnell “did nothing” with regards to the baseless campaign by Trump and his allies to uncover alleged election fraud during the 2020 presidential race. “Guys like Mitch McConnell, they don’t fight,” he said. “And now he’s hanging by a thread.” When Boothe inquired whether he has spoken to McConnell, Trump responded: “Not really, I don’t really wanna talk to him....
The image, shared on Twitter by Trump spokesperson Liz Harrington on Thursday, has been circulated by the former president’s Save America PAC. It is a composite of images of Bush and Cheney. Bush, who was president from 2001 to 2009, is set to campaign for Cheney ahead of the 2022 midterm elections. The GOP congresswoman from Wyoming has emerged as a strong critic of Trump and the two have repeatedly denounced each other in public....
Maxwell was found guilty on Wednesday on five of six counts relating to assisting Jeffrey Epstein in the sexual abuse of young girls, including conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of minors. Trump had not issued any statement regarding the guilty verdicts as of early Thursday morning and no statement appeared on his official website about the matter. Some of the former president’s supporters had weighed in, however, celebrating the guilty verdicts and calling for further accountability....
Trump is known for his prolific use of Twitter, using the social media platform to float ideas, reiterate talking points and harangue political enemies. In one single day in June 2020, Trump posted 200 tweets and retweets, a personal record. Trump’s previous record, set during the January impeachment proceedings, was 142 tweets. According to the tracking site Factbase, Trump sent 74 tweets within the space of one hour in June, a personal best....
Owned by Paramount Studios and created by the late Gene Roddenberry, films and television series in the Star Trek saga tell the futuristic tales of members of Starfleet Command who engage in a mostly peaceful exploration of outer space. “After consultation with our Great Military Leaders, designers, and others,” Trump tweeted, “I am pleased to present the new logo for the United States Space Force, the Sixth Branch of our Magnificent Military!...
During an appearance on CNN’s Cuomo Prime Time on Monday, she said her uncle would actually expect his children to take the hit for him. “What’s good for him has always been his only calculus,” Mary Trump told Chris Cuomo. “Really, that’s the only calculation he makes ever.” Cuomo then asked: “What would it mean to Donald Trump if they came after his kids… Would that change his disposition, do you think?...
Speaking alongside fellow band member Eunhyuk to promote their documentary show Countdown: Super Junior-D&E, Donghae shared how the global pandemic impacted him when it all but shut down the world and stopped them from performing in front of E.L.F.s, Super Junior’s fanbase. “I slightly felt as if I had lost myself and identity for the past two years,” Donghae said. “It was a routine for us to consistently release albums and go on tours apart from when we served in the military, but since we weren’t able to do so for around two years I started thinking, ‘Who am I?...
Wizards forward Rui Hachimura had a different approach Sunday against Donovan Mitchell: Use LeBron James and the Lakers to overwhelm his counterpart. Hachimura frustrated Mitchell by posting a 15-3-2 line with James in the first half alone. He repeatedly put James in the post and let him go to work. Mitchell, who chose the Nets as his team, could not produce the same early magic with Kevin Durant or Kyrie Irving....
Alas, Lochte will do all of these without the backing of Speedo or Ralph Lauren. The swimwear giant and fashion titan dumped him on Monday. Speedo also said it is donating $50,000 from Lochte’s fee to the global charity Save the Children in Brazil. MORE: Lochte sort of takes responsibility “While we have enjoyed a winning relationship with Ryan for over a decade and he has been an important member of the Speedo team, we cannot condone actions counter to the values this brand has long stood for....
The 18-year-old has developed into an important first-team member at BVB since breaking into the side last season and his good performances have not gone unnoticed elsewhere. Dortmund rejected a number of offers for the promising winger during the offseason, and Liverpool continues to be linked with a move for the USA international. Messi, Ronaldo, Suarez? Click here to see the countdown of the 50 best players in the world in the 2016 Goal 50...
Doug Jensen, 41, was arrested at his home on the south side of Des Moines on Friday, The Associated Press reported. Des Moines Police Sgt. Paul Parizek said the department’s officers assisted the FBI in taking Jensen into custody. He was booked into the Polk County Jail on five federal charges, including trespassing and disorderly conduct. A man wearing a QAnon conspiracy theory shirt, identified by KCCI-TV as Jensen, was seen at the forefront of a crowd trying to breach the building in a clip posted by reporter Igor Bobic....
The defending Stanley Cup champions didn’t provide a timetable Friday for their star defenseman’s return. MORE: Where do the Kings rank in SN’s watchability list? Doughty was injured during an offseason workout back home in Ontario, but has skated in recent days. Kings coach Darryl Sutter wouldn’t provide specific details about Doughty’s injury. Doughty had five goals and 13 assists in 26 playoff games during the Kings’ run to their second NHL title in three seasons....
Picture of the week: A hobbled Derek Redmond finishing the 400 with the help of his father, Jim. title: “Down And Out” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-30” author: “Lloyd Fitzgerald” Adapted from an Alan Duff novel by playwright Riwia Brown, “Once Were Warriors” puts us in the shoes of Beth Heke (Rena Owen), a battered woman struggling to keep her family together and her children out of trouble. Her jobless giant of a husband, Jake (Temuera Morrison), spends his days guzzling beer with the boys and getting into fights, and throwing parties at home at night....
It departed in a cloud of dejection, not a smile in sight, as they failed to “punch back hard” as per Jurgen Klopp’s demand and ceded the opportunity to reach a third final under the German. Needing to overturn a 1-0 deficit against Southampton in the second leg of the League Cup semi-final, they could not score against Claude Puel’s side for a third time this season. They have only been held in attack six times during the campaign and half of those have come against the south-coast club, who have remarkably not conceded in the competition en route to Wembley....
