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ROCHESTER, New York (Reuters) – Michael Block’s Cinderella run at the PGA Championship did not end in victory but the club professional left a lasting impression at Oak Hill, highlighted by a hole-in-one on Sunday that will stand as the signature moment of the tournament. Block was one of 20 teaching professionals in the starting field but the 46-year-old American played like he belonged with the elite and was a […]

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Shares in some Chinese memory chipmaking-related companies opened up on Monday after China failed Micron Technology in a security review. China’s cyberspace regulator said on Sunday that products made by Micron had failed its network security review, and it would bar operators of key infrastructure from buying from the company. China’s memory chipmaking-related firms gigadevice semiconductors, ingenic semiconductor, shenzhen kaifa technology opened up between 3% and 8%. […]

ROCHESTER, New York (Reuters) – Brooks Koepka claimed a PGA Championship hat-trick and a landmark major win for LIV Golf on Sunday but the day also belonged to Michael Block, a 46-year-old club professional, who capped a golfing fairytale with a hole-in-one. Koepka, saying he had learned his lessons from last month’s Masters when he led by two going into the final round before a collapse opened the door for […]

Oscar Mercado and Paul DeJong combined to drive in nine runs as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 10-5 on Sunday afternoon.   Mercado, batting ninth in the order, went 3-for-5 and tied his single-game career high with five RBIs. DeJong hit an RBI single and a three-run homer. The Cardinals won their fourth straight series. After starting the season 10-24, they have gone 11-3.   […]

SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China kept its benchmark lending rates unchanged for the ninth straight month on Monday, matching market expectations for May. China’s one-year loan prime rate (LPR) was kept at 3.65% and its five-year LPR was unchanged at 4.30%. In a Reuters poll of 26 market watchers conducted last week, 23 predicted no change to the rates for this month. Most new and outstanding loans in China are based […]

By Steve Keating ROCHESTER, New York (Reuters) -Brooks Koepka claimed a PGA Championship hat-trick and a landmark major win for LIV Golf on Sunday but the day also belonged to Michael Block, a 46-year-old club professional, who capped a golfing fairytale with a hole-in-one. Koepka, saying he had learned his lessons from last month’s Masters when he led by two going into the final round before a collapse opened the […]

By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices edged up on Monday on a softer dollar and supply cuts from Canada and OPEC+ producers, while investors waited to see if a pledge by the Group of Seven (G7) nations to strictly enforce price caps on Russian energy would impact exports. Brent crude futures climbed 14 cents, or 0.2%, to $75.72 a barrel by 0018 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate […]

By Steve Keating ROCHESTER, New York (Reuters) – Rory McIlroy could not recall any of the shots he made during a grinding PGA Championship but said he will remember at least one by Michael Block, his final round playing partner on Sunday. Even when not at the top of his game like he was this week at Oak Hill, it takes something special to upstage the charismatic Northern Irishman, and […]

Former US Presidential Adviser Abrams Warns of American Retreat From Mideast Veteran American foreign policy adviser Elliott Abrams warns that US’s shift in focus toward China and Ukraine creates a policy void in the Middle East, notably around Iran, altering regional dynamics and alliances By Debbie Mohnblatt/The Media Line In the 11th episode of The Media Line’s Spanish-language podcast, Medio Oriente 123, host Debbie Mohnblatt is joined by prominent American […]