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Lawrence shoots 62 to lead by 3 strokes at Joburg Open in first week of 2024 European tour season

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:53 GMT

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African golfer Thriston Lawrence began his bid for a second title at the Joburg Open by shooting 8-under 62 Thursday to lead by three shots after the first round of the season-opening event on the European tour.The 2024 season began just four days after the 2023 one finished in Dubai — and the No. 90-ranked Lawrence maintained his fine form from the World Tour Championship, where he finished in a tie for fifth place.Lawrence, who won the Joburg Open by four strokes in Nov 2021 and has captured three more titles since, birdied five of his first six holes to quickly tie for first place with clubhouse leader and compatriot Nikhol Rama (65), a player ranked No. 1,214.Lawrence added more birdies at Nos. 13 and 14 and then rolled in a putt from 10 feet at the last to pick up another shot in a bogey-free round at Houghton Golf Club.Defending champion Dan Bradbury shot 66 and was in a 10-way tie for third place.The event marks the start of three straight tournament...

Aurora school donated 500 pounds of goods for Thanksgiving

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:53 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- An Aurora school gathered students, staff and families prior to Thanksgiving to raise enough goods to fill an entire truck worth of goods.Aurora Frontier P-8 organized a food and necessities drive leading up to Thanksgiving.Aurora Public Schools tweeted photos on Thursday morning. These places need volunteers for Thanksgiving in Denver Aurora Public Schools food giveaway (Courtesy of Aurora Public Schools)Aurora Public Schools food giveaway (Courtesy of Aurora Public Schools)Aurora Public Schools food giveaway (Courtesy of Aurora Public Schools)The school collected an estimated 500-600 pounds of goods and donated the food and necessities to SECOR Cares, a company focused on helping end suburban poverty.SECOR already picked up the goods earlier this week and will distribute the items at its food bank in Parker, Colorado.If you haven't volunteered or donated this Thanksgiving, it's not too late. There are still places in the Denver metro area that are accepting volu...

From Bruno Mars to Lauren hill, concerts are coming to South Florida in December

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:53 GMT

If November is all about the Thanksgiving food and giving gratitude, December is all about the Christmas music. Pretty soon you won’t be able to escape it.Have no fear, Deco’s monthly concert forecast is here. It calls for variety with only a 20% chance of a jolly jingle.Get ready to rock and to dance.Bleachers, The Black Keys, and Jelly Roll are just some of the big names hitting the stage at this year’s Riptide Music Festival.It’s all going down on Fort Lauderdale Beach, Dec. 2 and 3.Two-day and single day ticket options are available. Just don’t forget to grab some sunscreen.What’s better than one Bruno Mars concert? Two bruno mars concerts, of course.The R&B superstar is playing back-to-back shows at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood on Dec. 7 and 8.Just one catch though, no phones or smart watches allowed.Let’s party like it’s 1998.Miss Lauryn Hill is hitting the road to celebrate the 25th anniversary of her hit album “The Mis...

Films to look forward to in December

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:53 GMT

We might not see cold temps here in the 305, but that won’t stop us from bundling up with a warm blanket for a good movie night.Speaking of movie nights, this December is bringing some good flicks to the big screens.From true stories to a musical remake of a 19-80’s classic, here’s what to expect from cinemas this December.“The Boys in the Boat”Based on real events, “The Boys in the Boat” tells the story of the University of Washington men’s crew team, and their quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.The guys have to learn to work together to beat out other teams from their school just to get to Berlin, but then, they have to beat Hitler’s athletes in their own country.George Clooney directs the film, and english actor Callum Turner stars as rower, Joe Rantz.George Clooney: “Rowing, in particular in the 1920s, was one of the most attended sports for the United States. ‘The Boys in the Boat” was about strong,...

Germany’s Lindner signals government to suspend debt brake for 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:53 GMT

BERLIN — German Finance Minister Christian Lindner announced Thursday that he will propose a draft supplementary budget for 2023, signaling that the government will seek to suspend the country’s debt brake in the aftermath of a constitutional court ruling that has plunged the country into a severe political and budgetary crisis.“There is now new legal clarity on how we have to deal with special assets and emergency loans,” Lindner said in a short statement to reporters. “We will now put expenditure, particularly for the electricity and gas price brakes, on a constitutionally secure footing.”Germany’s constitutional court ruled last week that a government plan to repurpose €60 billion left over from an emergency COVID-19 fund to finance the ruling coalition’s green agenda was unconstitutional. But the ruling also has far wider implications that limit the government’s ability to draw from a variety of special funds created to circumvent ...

EU to deploy more guards to bolster Finland’s border control efforts

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:53 GMT

EU border agency Frontex said Thursday it plans to deploy 50 border guard officers and other staff, along with equipment such as patrol cars, to bolster Finland’s border control activities amid accusations that Russia is stoking an immigrant influx on its eastern border.The EU move follows the Finnish government’s decision to close all eastern border crossing points with Russia except Raja-Jooseppi from Friday night until December 23. The Finnish tabloid newspaper Iltalehti reported the situation on the eastern border has not improved and that there are signs that the crisis could escalate further, citing Prime Minister Petteri Orpo.“This significant reinforcement is expected to be on the ground as soon as next week,” Frontex said in a statement. Frontex currently has 10 officers on the Finnish borders.“Frontex’s support to Finland goes beyond logistics; it’s a demonstration of the European Union’s unified stand against hybrid challenges affecting one of its member...

Investigators believe New York man and his wife were killed in vehicle that exploded at US-Canada bridge, sources say. Here’s what we know

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:53 GMT

(CNN) — Investigators believe a New York man and his wife were the two people killed in a car that crashed and exploded at a US-Canada border crossing near Niagara Falls on Wednesday, law enforcement sources say, and the FBI sees no link to terrorism.Alarms were raised from New York to Washington, DC, late Wednesday morning after the incident on the US side of the Rainbow Bridge crossing. Investigators believe the couple was traveling in a Bentley at high speed when it struck a curb at the checkpoint, then hit a guardrail that sent the vehicle airborne and into a screening area before it exploded, according to the sources.Despite initial concerns of a terror attack, the FBI has not found any connection to terrorism and no explosives were found at the scene, the agency’s Buffalo field office announced Wednesday night. The case is being turned over to local police as a traffic investigation.“I want to be very, very clear to Americans and New Yorkers: At this t...

Israel-Hamas truce and hostage release will begin on Friday, Qatar says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:53 GMT

(CNN) — A four-day truce between Israel and Hamas will begin on Friday morning, with civilian hostages and Palestinian prisoners to be released later in the afternoon, Qatar announced Thursday, hours after the deal was originally meant to take effect.The pause in fighting will start at 7 a.m. local time (midnight ET), with 13 women and children hostages to be freed at 4 p.m., according to a spokesperson for Qatar’s foreign ministry, Majed Al-Ansari.The list of hostages who are expected to be released has been handed to the Israeli intelligence service Mossad, Al-Ansari said, adding that the communications and talks between all mediating parties continued until Thursday morning.The Mossad will also hand over a list of Palestinian prisoners expected to be released to the Qataris, he added. “Whenever we have both lists confirmed this is when we can begin with the process of getting people out,” the spokesperson said.Responding to a question from CNN, Al-Ansari said he co...

Holiday sales expected to grow 1% in Mass. as national shopping could hit 6-year record

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:53 GMT

Holiday sales at small businesses in Massachusetts during the five-day shopping streak starting Black Friday are expected to grow marginally compared to the total haul of purchases seen last November and December, according to the Retailers Association of Massachusetts.A 1% increase in local holiday shopping comes as the National Retail Federation predicted some 182 million people are planning to shop in-store and online from Thanksgiving day through Cyber Monday, the highest estimate since the organization started tracking data in 2017.Retailers Association of Massachusetts President Jon Hurst said local projections, which come from a survey of the group’s 4,000 members, are not “one of the more optimistic” outlooks.“For all intents and purposes, it’s flat,” Hurst told the Herald Wednesday. “Consumer confidence is down a little bit right now, a reflection of the continued effects of inflation and also of … interest rates. But it’s funny, because over the years, sometimes what...

Ticker: 32,000 Jeep Wrangler hybrids recalled; Unemployment claims drop by 24,000

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:53 GMT

Automaker Stellantis on announced a recall of more than 32,000 of its hybrid Jeep Wrangler SUVs because they pose a potential fire risk.As part of what the company described as a routine review of customer information, Stellantis determined that eight of the hybrid Wranglers had caught fire while they were turned off and parked. Six of the vehicles were being charged when the fires started. The company said it doesn’t believe anyone was hurt in the fires.The recall covers 2021-2024 models of the Jeep Wrangler 4xe SUVs. All other Wrangler models have been deemed safe by Stellantis, which maintains its U.S. headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan.The SUVs affected by the recall can still be driven until they are fixed, but Stellantis is recommending they be parked away from buildings and not be charged until they can be repaired. The fixes involve either resetting or updating the software, or replacing the vehicle’s battery pack.Stellantis plans to contact the owners of the...