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By Frank Pingue Aug 17 (Reuters) – LIV Golf said on Monday it has decided to cancel the team championship that was scheduled to be played next week in Michigan so it can focus on preparing for its next chapter with new investors. The team championship was originally scheduled as a standalone event from August 27-30 in Michigan but it will now be determined this week at The Club at […]

By Chris Ratcliffe LONDON, Aug 17 (Reuters) – Thousands attended a vigil in central London on Monday for Jason Arday, a former University of Cambridge sociology professor who was found dead on Friday after weeks of intense scrutiny over accusations of plagiarism and other claims. Arday, once hailed as Cambridge’s youngest Black professor, resigned on August 5 after a former researcher accused him of plagiarism in his PhD thesis.  British […]

Jewish Men Allowed To Carry Full Prayer Books on Temple Mount for First Time   By The Media Line Staff   Israeli police allowed Jewish men to carry full prayer books and pray openly on the Temple Mount on Sunday in a limited trial, further easing longstanding restrictions on Jewish worship at the Jerusalem holy site.   National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir confirmed to The Jerusalem Post that Jewish worshippers had been permitted […]

(AP) – President Donald Trukp says there are pros and cons to Flock Safety cameras, which have come under scrutiny from civil rights groups and lawmakers in both parties.  “It’s being studied right now,” Trump said when asked about the subject Monday at an Oval Office event. “We’ll have an answer soon as to our views on it.”  The company’s nationwide network of cameras record the license plate numbers and other […]

The fatal shooting of a Microsoft design manager on a dark Florida road was a “targeted ambush” hatched by his ex-wife and her husband, following years of post-marriage strife over religion and how to raise twin children, a prosecutor told jurors Monday. Jared Bridegan, 33, was killed in Jacksonville Beach in 2022 when he got out of his vehicle to remove a tire that was placed in the road while […]

Aug 17 (Reuters) – Major League Baseball and its owners have unanimously approved the sale of the San Diego Padres to an ownership group led by investors Jose E. Feliciano and Kwanza Jones, the league said on Monday.   The approval remains contingent upon the closing of the transaction, which is expected in the weeks ahead, MLB said in a statement.  The Padres announced in May that they had entered into […]

The San Francisco Giants are calling up left-hander Matt “Tugboat” Wilkinson for what would be his major league debut, according to multiple media reports on Monday. Wilkinson, 23, has had quite a year, representing his native Canada in the World Baseball Classic and then rising rapidly through the Giants organization after being acquired in May in the trade that sent catcher Patrick Bailey to the Cleveland Guardians. The 10th-round pick […]

Following an 11-month investigation, the NBA was not able to show any proof that Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer funneled money to Kawhi Leonard via team sponsorships to bypass the salary cap, ESPN reported on Monday. Per the report, the NBA is looking into whether introducing Leonard to team sponsors violates the league’s rules against salary cap circumvention, and if the Clippers committed a “failure to supervise” regarding their […]

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The death of a young man with a serious medical condition who was arrested and allegedly beaten by Syrian security forces has stirred up dark memories of torture and other abuse in detention centers under the Assad dynasty’s decades-long rule. Syrians have taken to social media and the streets in recent days to demand answers about the death of Mohammad Ghamira, who was buried Monday in […]