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☆ The Masters: Bruising winds blow a flurry of big names out of ‘borderline unplayable’ Augusta National
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Believe it or not, these are both sound bites from a golf tournament. A storm-delayed first round meant some players had to finish their first 18 holes Friday morning, exacerbating a grueling day. “Even the golf course was saying, ‘Get the hell out of here,’” Homa, chasing his first major, said. South Africa’s Charl Schwartzel clinched a two-shot victory at Augusta National in 2011, but crashed out after shooting 74 and 81. I have a chance to win the golf tournament,” Woods replied when asked by reporters what the milestone means to him.

Persons: Mike Tyson, whisking, toiled, Dustin Johnson, Sergio Garcia, Jordan Spieth, Bubba Watson –, Hideki Matsuyama, Jon Rahm, ” Rahm, “, Sand, Ashley Landis, Max Homa, Bryson DeChambeau, Scottie Scheffler, Homa, ‘, ”, DeChambeau, LIV, –, I’ve, Scheffler, Jason, Scheffler’s, Brian Harman, Wyndham Clark –, Justin Thomas, Spieth, Viktor Hovland, Charl Schwartzel, ” Schwartzel, ” Spieth, Warren Little, Shane Lowry, Akshay Bhatia, “ It’s, ” Ireland’s Lowry, Akshay, ” Bhatia, It’s, Garcia, Tyson, African Erik van Rooyen, Woods, Gary Player, Fred Couples, ” Woods Organizations: CNN, National, Sky Sports, Augusta National Locations: American, Augusta, “, British, African

☆ Festival crowd boos at video of conference speakers gushing about how great AI is
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Camilo Fonseca | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Video emerged on social media of the audience loudly booing a conference sizzle reel that featured several industry leaders speaking positively about AI. The sizzle reel played before several film premieres at the festival, including "The Fall Guy" and "Immaculate," Variety reported. In a statement to BI, Carter said her SXSW panel on the future of AI was "a standout event." AdvertisementThe other panelists shown in the sizzle reel did not return requests for comment before publication. The growing impact of AI is a concern felt across the film industry.

Persons: —, Guy, Peter Deng, OpenAI, Sandy Carter, didn't, 46OXfiIk0r — Marcelo, Rony Abovitz, Magic, Abovitz, OpenAI's Peter Deng, Carter, Variety, Ashley Landis, Sora, Tyler Perry, Armour Organizations: Service, SXSW, Business, Sun Locations: South, Southwest

☆ On social-media, Black women's content is monetized and appropriated without paying tribute to the creators
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Kara Alaimo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In the influencer world, Black female creators see their work co-opted without credit or apology. Kylie Jarrett, Ph.D., a scholar of media studies, refers to women content creators as "digital housewives," which is fitting because they often earn the same salary as stay-at-home moms: $0. Some of the most exploited people of all are Black women and girls who create content, then watch it get appropriated and monetized by others. They were eventually invited on the show via Zoom — but only after, you guessed it, social media outcry . The experience is so common among Black creators that in the summer of 2021, they went on strike to protest the practice of appropriating their work .

Persons: Kara Alaimo, —, Brittany Ashley, Ashley, cheekily, waitressing, BuzzFeed, Andrea Romo, Snapchat, Katie Feeney, Instagram, Kylie Jarrett, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuck, Jalaiah Harmon, Charli D'Amelio, Kourtney Kardashian, Jalaiah, influencers, TikTokers, Jalaiah wasn't, Jimmy Fallon, Addison Rae, Cardi, Mya Nicole, Chris Cotter, Rae, Mya, Elle, Chris, could've, Cornell, Brooke Erin Duffy Organizations: Women, Service, Globe, West Hollywood, YouTube, Facebook, Influencer, New York Times, NBA Locations: Eveleigh, West, Lowe's, Maryland, United States, Georgia

☆ Maine’s Yellow Flag Gun Law Scrutinized After Mass Shooting
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Zusha Elinson | Cameron Mcwhirter | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Police are still searching for the Lewiston shooter who killed 18 people on Wednesday. Photo: Ashley L. Conti for The Wall Street JournalThis week’s mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine has drawn new attention to a unique state law designed to prevent such tragedies. Maine’s measure, the only one in the nation known as a “yellow flag” law, was passed in 2019. It is a narrower version of “red flag” laws on the books in 21 states that allow authorities to temporarily seize guns from people who pose a danger to themselves or others.

Persons: Ashley L, Conti Organizations: Lewiston, Wall Locations: Lewiston , Maine

☆ Manhunt for Mass-Shooting Suspect Turns Maine’s Second-Largest City Into Ghost Town
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Jimmy Vielkind | Photographs Ashley L. Conti For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

LEWISTON, Maine—Carolyn Scott spent hours huddled in the basement of Christ Temple Church of God in Christ in nearby Auburn, with her pastor and a dozen other bible study participants, after someone’s phone rang with the news: a gunman was on the loose. It was shortly after 7 p.m. They sought safety with each other until midnight, praying for peace until they finally felt safe enough to try to quickly get out. She hasn’t left her home since, heeding a shelter-in-place order that is closing schools and businesses for a second consecutive day.

Persons: Carolyn Scott, hasn’t Organizations: Temple, of God Locations: LEWISTON, Maine, Auburn

☆ Manhunt Under Way in Maine After Shooter Kills 18 People, Injures 13
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Manhunt Under Way in Maine After Shooter Kills 18 People, Injures 13Residents in Lewiston, Maine, and surrounding areas were under shelter-in-place orders as authorities search for Robert Card, the sole person of interest following shootings at two locations on Wednesday. Photo: Ashley L. Conti for The Wall Street Journal

Persons: Shooter, Robert Card, Ashley L, Conti Organizations: Wall Street Locations: Maine, Lewiston , Maine

☆ Canada beats Jamaica to clinch Olympic spot
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

TORONTO, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Canada will get the chance to defend their Olympic women's soccer gold medal after clinching a spot at next year's Paris Summer Games on Tuesday after a 2-1 win over Jamaica. "This team is better when they're going after something and ultimately we are going after putting the wrong right of that World Cup." Qualifying for the Olympics provided a small measure of redemption after a bitterly disappointing performance at the Women's World Cup, where Canada failed to advance out of the group stage. "To go and get on the podium again, and you've just seen at the World Cup, it is going to be harder than it has ever been." A Jordyn Huitema header five minutes into the second half put Canada ahead, sparking celebrations that continued until the final whistle.

Persons: Bev Priestman, Priestman, we've, you've, Drew Spence's, Sheridan, Ashley Lawrence, Rebecca Spencer, Cloe Lacasse, Adriana Leon's, Steve Keating, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Olympic, Kingston, Paris, CONCACAF, Olympics, Canada, Thomson Locations: Canada, Jamaica, United States, Paris, Toronto

☆ 2 female small-business founders share how they cracked the code on successful lead magnets — a win-win for your customers and company profits
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Erin Greenawald | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Known as a lead magnet, the gift should be tied to the value your company offers. Develop and market a lead magnet like any other product or service. Insider spoke with small-business owners about what they'd learned about making a lead magnet successful. When brainstorming ideas for lead magnets, Louise considers what made her opt in to other companies' lead magnets. Lead magnets can also be an effective tool for segmenting and reengaging existing email subscribers, Louise said.

Persons: SBOs, Jenn Robbins, Ashley Louise, Louise, they'd, Robbins, what's, they're Organizations: Small, Service, Google Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Workers' strikes in the US are at their highest point since 2000, with 4.1 million days lost in August to labor activism
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

UAW strikes are just the latest in a wider trend of increased labor action across the US. Over 4.1 million working days were lost to strikes in August, the highest in almost 25 years. Public approval of labor unions is also up, reaching its highest point since 1965 in recent years. This August 4.1 million workdays were lost to strikes and lockouts, according to analysis of Labor Department data by The Wall Street Journal. In August, 67% of Americans said they approved of labor unions in a Gallup poll, up from 54% in 2013.

Persons: Ashley Landis Organizations: UAW, Service, Labor Department, Wall Street, Hollywood, NBC, United Auto Workers, Detroit, General Motors, Ford, Unions Locations: Wall, Silicon, Hollywood

☆ 4 professional tennis players reveal how much they make playing the sport — and say it doesn't begin to cover the costs of competing
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Margaret Fleming | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Hundreds of professional tennis players struggle to afford travel and equipment costs. In the last year playing professional tennis, Knutson has made about $33,000 in prize money but said she spent about $25,000 on travel, equipment, and other expenses. In the videos, Knutson asks other professional players how much they've made this year and how much they've spent. Here's a breakdown of the official tournament prize money before taxes that four professional players shared with Insider. This means that in 25Ks, lower-ranked women's players are often competing against higher-ranked players and have a hard time winning tournaments — and prize money.

Persons: Gabriela Knutson, she's, Knutson, they're, Ashley Lahey, she'd, Gabby, we're, Lahey, It's, Josh Sheehy, aren't Organizations: 201st, Women's Tennis Association, Tennis, Association of Tennis Professionals Locations: Czech, TikToks, American, Egypt, 25Ks

☆ Canada headlines second day of Women’s World Cup action as Olympic champion faces Nigeria
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —The Women’s World Cup is finally here and the tournament’s second day of action holds plenty of intriguing storylines. Olympic champion Canada kicks off its campaign in the opening game of Friday’s action, before one of the Women’s World Cup debutants – the Philippines – make its bow at the worldwide event. Nigeria vs. CanadaCanada is considered one of the favorites to compete for the Women’s World Cup title in Australia and New Zealand following its recent success. I know being in the World Cup is going to bring a lot of awareness. From 1995 onwards, only three World Cup debutants have won their opening match at a World Cup.

Persons: La Roja, Christine Sinclair, Adriana Leon, Allysha Chapman, Kadeisha Buchanan, Shelina Zadorsky, Ashley Lawrence, Sinclair, Julie Ertz, Jack GruberUSA, Bev Priestman, ” Priestman, ”, Sarina Bolden, Bolden, ” Bolden, “, Jason McCawley, Alisha Lehmann, Inka Grings, ” Lehmann, ’, Alexia Putellas, Jennifer Hermoso, Putellas –, Juan Manuel Serrano Arce, Raquel Rodríguez Cedeño Organizations: CNN, Canada, La, . Canada, Sinclair, Olympic Games, Olympics, FIFA, Super Falcons, Republic of Ireland, Dunedin, –, soccer team, Western Sydney Wanderers, Western United, New, ”, Wellington Regional, Women’s Champions League, Portland Thorns Locations: Philippines, Costa Rica, Qatar, Nigeria, Canada, Melbourne, Switzerland, Dunedin, Wellington, Spain, . Canada Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Tokyo, Sweden, Republic of, Zealand, Norway, Ecuador, ” Spain, Barcelona, Panama

☆ Hollywood writers hold strike vote Tuesday
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Vanessa Yurkevich | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —The Writers Guild of America is set to hold a strike authorization vote on Tuesday. “The studios need to respond to the crisis writers face,” WGA leadership said in a message to members ahead of the vote. The last writers’ strike was in 2007 and lasted 100 days, bringing Hollywood production to a screeching halt. The WGA-AMPTP negotiation is the first of three contract negotiations with entertainment unions. The Screen Actors Guild contract also expires June 30.

☆ My mom died of an overdose. I'm talking about it openly to help other women going through the same.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-29 | by ( Hayley Folk | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Four years ago, at the age of 45, my mom died of a drug overdose. I share my and her story to help others going through the same things we went through. When she died, I had seen her only once in 11 years, and surprisingly, it was exactly a week to the day before she died. For women who overdose and survive, there is a societal stigma. If you're on the other side — you've lost a woman in your life to an overdose — there are resources for you.

☆ Six N.F.L. Players Show Football’s Grind on Their Feet and Hands
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Ken Belson | Joe Drape | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +19 min

Players Show Football’s Grind on Their Feet and HandsOver the course of the long and brutal N.F.L. season, players’ feet and hands take a beating on nearly every snap. But in practice a few days later, he was running drills and landed awkwardly, spraining an ankle and stretching the tendons in his right foot. The next week Jones caught six passes for 109 yards and three touchdowns as the Jaguars shocked the Dallas Cowboys, 40-34. “The therapist spends a lot of time on my hands and feet,” he said.

☆ The US may have lost in the World Cup, but soccer is more popular than ever in America
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Harry Enten | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +36 min

The Atlas Lions made history as the first African team to reach a World Cup semifinal. They made history as the first all-female refereeing crew for a men's World Cup match. It was Morocco's first World Cup win since 1998 — and its third-ever at the tournament. Less spoken about is that they also rate better on television than the men do in the World Cup. We’ll just have to wait and see, though with the US, Canada and Mexico hosting the 2026 World Cup, soccer isn’t going away anytime soon.

☆ Croatia beats Japan on penalties to reach World Cup quarterfinals
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +28 min

CNN —Goalkeeper Dominik Livaković made himself a national hero as Croatia beat Japan on penalties 1-1 (3-1) to reach the World Cup quarterfinals. Marko Djurica/ReutersJapan’s heartbreakDespite its defeat, Japan can look back at an impressive World Cup campaign. They made history Thursday as the first all-female refereeing crew for a men's World Cup match. Mbappé was one of the leading stars of the team's World Cup triumph four years ago. He also became just the third goalkeeper to save three penalties in a single World Cup shootout.

☆ France reaches World Cup quarterfinals with 3-1 victory over Poland as Kylian Mbappé breaks Pelé’s record
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +30 min

CNN —France was made to work hard for its place in the World Cup quarterfinals, overcoming an improved Poland side 3-1 thanks to goals from Olivier Giroud and Kylian Mbappé. That is Mbappé’s fifth goal of Qatar 2022 and already his ninth World Cup goal overall, breaking Pelé’s record of seven World Cup goals scored before the age of 24. They made history Thursday as the first all-female refereeing crew for a men's World Cup match. Issei Kato/Reuters Kylian Mbappé scores his second goal on November 26, leading France to a 2-1 victory over Denmark. Mbappé was one of the leading stars of the team's World Cup triumph four years ago.

☆ USMNT’s youth and talent at Qatar 2022 bodes well for 2026 World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +31 min

The Netherlands knocked the USMNT out of the Qatar World Cup on Saturday. They made history Thursday as the first all-female refereeing crew for a men's World Cup match. Frappert became the first woman to referee a men's World Cup match. It was Morocco's first World Cup win since 1998 — and its third-ever at the tournament. Qatar is the first Islamic country to host a World Cup.

☆ Japan vs. Croatia: Samurai Blue aiming to reach World Cup quarterfinals for first time
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +31 min

CNN —In a World Cup of surprises, Japan has played a leading role in headline-making shock results. Croatia is a team undefeated in nine of its last 10 World Cup matches. They made history Thursday as the first all-female refereeing crew for a men's World Cup match. Frappert became the first woman to referee a men's World Cup match. It was Morocco's first World Cup win since 1998 — and its third-ever at the tournament.

☆ Gareth Bale saves Wales to frustrate USMNT
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Matthew Ashton/AMA/Getty Images Walker Zimmerman fouls Wales' Gareth Bale in the box, conceding a second-half penalty that Bale would convert to tie the match at 1-1. Pedro Nunes/Reuters US fans stand for the national anthem prior to the Wales match. Stu Forster/Getty Images Wales' Neco Williams tries to fend off Weston McKennie on Monday. Francisco Seco/AP A family watches the opening match from their home in Doha. But just as all hope looked to have disappeared for Wales, Bale was clumsily brought down by Walker Zimmerman in the US box.

☆ White University of Kentucky student who repeatedly used racial slur and assaulted Black students will withdraw, lawyer says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

The white University of Kentucky student who was caught on video assaulting Black students will voluntarily withdraw from the university, her lawyer told NBC News on Tuesday morning. University of Kentucky student Sophia Rosing, left, uses racial slurs while attacking two Black students, including Kylah Spring, right. At the rally, Spring said she would not cower to her attacker. University of Kentucky student Kylah Spring speaks at a rally following a racist assault on her and another Black student, captured on video Nov. 6, 2022. WLEXThe University of Kentucky has had several incidents of racism on campus that have targeted Black people in recent years.

☆ Kentucky student arrested after video shows her using racial slur, assaulting students
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Police arrested a University of Kentucky student who was caught on camera using a racial slur and physically attacking two Black students on Sunday. The student tries to restrain Rosing, who appears to be visibly intoxicated and struggles to stay standing in the video. A university spokesperson confirmed to NBC News that Rosing was the student who was arrested. In his email to students, Capilouto, the university president, said the student employee victim "acted with professionalism, restraint and discretion." That fan — Ashley Lyles, who subsequently apologized in a statement to WLEX — was not a student, according to a university spokesperson.

Women using chemical hair-straightening products are at a higher risk of uterine cancer than women who reported not using them, a new study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found. Researchers noted that Black women may have a higher risk because they are more likely to use those products more frequently. “Sixty percent of the participants who reported using straighteners were Black women. The bottom line is that the exposure burden appears to be higher among Black women,” Chandra Jackson, an NIEHS Earl Stadtman Investigator who co-authored the study, said. Advocates like Greene, one of the leading voices in the movement against Black hair discrimination, have highlighted that wearing natural hair isn’t easy or always safe for Black people.

☆ Maine’s Bar Harbor Debates Saying No to Big Cruise-Ship Crowds
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Jon Kamp | Photographs Ashley L. Conti For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Voters in Bar Harbor, Maine, a tourism hot spot in the state known as Vacationland, are set to soon decide whether to turn back incoming waves of cruise passengers. If the ballot question passes on Nov. 8, it would require Bar Harbor to limit the number of disembarking cruise-ship passengers to 1,000 a day. Today, ships with a capacity of roughly 4,000 guests regularly anchor there, sending thousands of people into the small downtown’s streets or vehicles bound for nearby Acadia National Park.

☆ Meet Amancio Ortega, the fiercely private Zara founder who built a $77 billion fast-fashion empire
▼ + stars: | 2019-10-29 | by ( Katie Warren | Avery Hartmans | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Despite running a major fashion retailer for four decades, Ortega is intensely private — there were no public photographs of him until 1999, and in 2012, Bloomberg noted that he had only ever granted interviews to three journalists. One Zara employee who worked with him told The Economist in 2016 that "the true story of Amancio Ortega has not been told." Amancio Ortega in 2013. Europa Press/Europa Press via Getty ImagesSource: Bloomberg, The EconomistAshley Lutz, Mallory Schlossberg, and Melissa Wiley contributed to an earlier version of this story.

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