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Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law Monday that bans picketing and protests outside private residences. The law, HB 1571, allows law enforcement to warn those who are picketing or protesting outside a private residence. Once the picketers or protesters do not cease their activities, the police can arrest them, according to … Read more
Australia’s Minjee Lee went low with a nine-under 63 on Friday to take a 36-hole lead at the Cognizant Founders Cup in Clifton, New Jersey. Lee’s round featured eight birdies, one eagle and only one bogey. She helped her build a three-shot lead over Ally Ewing, Lexi Thompson and Sweden’s Madelene Sagstrom, who enter the … Read more
Rome [Italy]May 12 (ANI): Second seed Alexander Zverev, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Jannik Sinner all won their respective matches to advance to the Italian Open quarterfinals. Second seed Alexander Zverev of Germany defeats Alex de Minaur of Australia 6-3 7-6. With this victory, the reigning Olympic men’s singles champion seals his 100th victory at the Masters … Read more
The opening race of Sunday’s Formula One Grand Prix of Miami in Miami Gardens, Florida, lived up to its billing as a heavyweight battle between the series’ two points leaders: Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen of RedBull. Verstappen claimed victory, the second in a row for the 2021 F1 drivers’ champion. His previous victories … Read more
BANGKOK, May 8 (Xinhua) — The Chinese women’s badminton team swept Australia 5-0 on Sunday to begin their quest to defend their Uber Cup title. In the opening singles, Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Chen Yufei had a close first set with World No.72 Chen Hsuan-yu, winning just 21-19. But Chen then took control of the … Read more
A Philadelphia hedge fund manager has been sentenced to more than nine years in prison for a financial scheme that defrauded approximately 40 investors of $100 million. Brenda Smith, 61, was sentenced Wednesday after she pleaded guilty to securities fraud charges, the Philadelphia Business Journal reported. She will also serve three years of supervised release … Read more
Ray J has broken his silence on his leaked sex tape with Kim Kardashian after more than a decade. Last week, Ray J commented on a clip from “The Kardashians” shared by Hollywood Unlocked on Instagram, showing Kardashian getting emotional when Kanye West allegedly recovered a laptop and hard drive containing previously unreleased footage from … Read more
Dubai [UAE]May 4 (ANI) – Australia have increased their lead over second-placed India from one to nine qualification points, while Pakistan have overtaken England to fifth in the Men’s Test Team Rankings. the ICC after the annual update on Wednesday. Australia, who beat England 4-0 in a five-game home series in January, dropped from 119 … Read more
SUVA, May 3 (Xinhua) — Tonga reported 174 new COVID-19 cases in recent days, while Samoa decided to extend its level two lockdown for another two weeks. According to news website Matangi Tonga Online on Tuesday night, Tonga’s Ministry of Health confirmed that the Pacific island nation recorded 174 cases of COVID-19 from Sunday to … Read more
When Ford (F) officially launched production of the F-150 Lightning pickup on Tuesday, CEO Jim Farley released some additional news about the arrival of a second electric pickup from the automaker. Farley told attendees of the EV launch event that the second electrified truck would be “different than” the F-150 Lightning and would be produced … Read more