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☆ TaylorMade appears to be giving Tiger Woods the one thing Nike never did — and it's ended one of the most lucrative sports-endorsement deals in history
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Cork Gaines | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

On Tuesday, Tiger Woods and golf equipment and apparel maker TaylorMade announced an expanded partnership with a new golf accessory line called "Sun Day Red." TaylorMade CEO David Abeles even suggested during the press conference that this is Woods' company and they are just there for support. Tiger Woods is seen in apparel featuring the Sun Day Red logo. Tiger Woods' new Sun Day Red logo. Business Insider reached out to TaylorMade, Nike, and representatives for Woods.

Persons: —, Tiger Woods, TaylorMade, Woods, Forbes, Josh Gerben, Gerben, Tiger, Tyrone Walker, David Rumsey, David Abeles, Abeles, Ben Jared, Jon Rahm, Michael Jordan, Serena Willams, LeBron James, Rory McIlroy, Jamie Squire, Keyur Khamar, Djansezian Organizations: Service, PGA, Nike, Business, Hunt & Hunt Lawyers, Sun, Ventures, TaylorMade Lifestyle Ventures, Taylor, Inc, Front, Callaway, Gatorade, Woods Locations: Los Angeles, TaylorMade, Australia, San Clemente , California, Carlsbad, Woods

☆ Floods, Winds and Temperature Extremes Challenge Rail Lines
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Ellen Rosen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

This article is part of our special section on the Climate Forward event that will include policy and climate leaders from around the world. The 351-mile LOSSAN rail corridor in Southern California, the second busiest in the United States, is under siege. Running from San Diego to San Luis Obispo, the oceanside tracks sitting atop coastal bluffs face erosion from higher water levels in the Pacific and record rainfall. In addition, increased precipitation has destabilized terrain on the inland side, leading to landslides — like two in San Clemente recently — that have led to rail closures. And if that weren’t enough, a nuclear power plant is near the tracks.

Persons: San Luis Obispo, ”, Catherine Blakespear Organizations: oceanside, Strategic Rail Locations: Southern California, United States, San Diego, San Luis, San Clemente, California, Stracnet

Sept 9 (Reuters) - American surfer Caroline Marks powered her way to her first world title on Saturday, while Brazil's Filipe Toledo went back-to-back to claim his second championship with a hard-fought win over surprise finalist Ethan Ewing from Australia. Toledo, however, showed once again his mastery of his adopted home break, combining his own searing turns with high-risk aerials to edge Ewing 2-0 and retain his title. Marks, already a five-year world tour veteran at 21, overcame Hawaii's five-time world champion and Olympic gold medallist Carissa Moore in the women's final. Everyone from Florida and from San Clemente has been supporting me, I just can't believe it," Marks said after her win. The win breaks the stranglehold that Moore, Wright and Australia's Steph Gilmore have had on the world title since 2007, and confirms Marks' place alongside Moore in the U.S. surfing team for the Paris Olympics in Tahiti next year.

Persons: Caroline Marks, Brazil's Filipe Toledo, Ethan Ewing, Ewing, Brazil's Joao Chianca, Griffin Colapinto, Toledo, Marks, Carissa Moore, Caitlin Simmers, Tyler Wright, Moore, San Clemente, Wright, Steph Gilmore, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Toledo ., Paris, Lincoln, Thomson Locations: American, Australia, Tahiti, Lower Trestles, Southern, Toledo . Toledo, Toledo, San Clemente, Florida, San, U.S, Sydney

☆ Mega pickleball merger between Major League Pickleball and PPA is in jeopardy
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Jessica Golden | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Professional Pickleball Association and Major League Pickleball are now at odds after announcing in November that they would join forces and merge team competition leagues. The PPA told CNBC that MLP has not yet signed the partnership deal they verbally agreed to 10 months ago. "I don't know what Steve Kuhn's intentions were the entire time," Connor Pardoe, PPA Tour CEO told CNBC. Kuhn told CNBC that there are "numerous misrepresentations of reality" taking place, without providing specifics. He said if the PPA is willing to pay their players more, he's willing to talk about aligning with the league.

Persons: There's, Major League Pickleball, Tom Dundon, Steve Kuhn, Steve, Connor Pardoe, Pardoe, Kuhn, we'll, Julio DePietro, Zubin Mehta Organizations: Seattle Pioneers, Los Angeles Mad, Premier League, Professional Pickleball Association, Major League, PPA, CNBC, MLP Locations: San, San Clemente , California

☆ Another one of America's adversaries just unveiled a new drone that closely resembles the US military's combat-proven MQ-9 Reaper
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Another US foe just revealed a drone that looks very similar to the American MQ-9 Reaper. One of the missiles is named after Qasem Soleimani, the former chief of the IRGC's elite Quds Force who was killed in a 2020 US military Reaper drone strike. AdvertisementAdvertisementWell-armed and tested in combat, the powerful Reaper drone has operational experience around the world. An MQ-9 Reaper drone on San Clemente Island in California on June 23. Iran and North Korea have cooperated in the past on various military issues, including the development of long-range missiles.

Persons: Israel —, —, IRNA, Ebrahim Raisi, Qasem Soleimani, Joseph Pagan Iran's, Kim Jong Un, Vann Van Diepen, Vladimir Putin's Organizations: American, Service, Islamic Republic News Agency, country's, Industry, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Quds Force, — IRNA News Agency, Islamic, Kremlin, US, US Air National Guard, Staff, North, North Korean, Korean Central News Agency, Korea News Service, US State Department, Stimson Locations: Iran, Korean, Wall, Silicon, Tehran, Russia, Ukraine, American, Russian, Islamic State, Clemente Island, California, North Korea, Pyongyang, Korea, Moscow

Ahead of the contest, Australian Ethan Ewing experienced Teahupo'o's ferocity, fracturing two vertebrae during a warmup and putting the world No. 3 in doubt for the one-day Rip Curl WSL Finals in California next month to decide a world champion. The win gives Robinson the remaining spot at next month's Finals to go with his Olympic qualification secured earlier in the competition. Medina just missed out on both the Finals and the Brazil Olympic team. Simmers or Marks will qualify along with reigning world and Olympic champion Carissa Moore on Team USA depending on their final ranking after the Finals at Lower Trestles in San Clemente.

Persons: Jack Robinson, Caroline Marks, Caitlin Simmers, Marks, Teahupo'o, Ethan Ewing, Robinson, Medina, pip Medina, Carissa Moore, Joao Chianca, Griffin Colapinto, John John Florence, Leonardo Fioravante, Kanoa Igarashi, Jordy Smith, Matthew McGillivray, Moore, Tyler Wright, Molly Picklum, Tatiana Weston, Johanne Defay, Brisa Hennessy, Teresa Bonvalot, Jamie Freed Organizations: Tahiti Pro, Wednesday, Paris Olympics, Olympic, Brazil Olympic, Team USA, Lower, MEN Filipe Toledo, Lincoln, Thomson Locations: California, Western Australia, Lower Trestles, San Clemente, Brazil, USA, Australia, Italy, Japan, South Africa, Webb, France, Costa Rica, Portugal, CALIFORNIA, Toledo, Hawaii, Sydney

REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File PhotoWASHINGTON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Two U.S. Navy sailors have been arrested on charges of handing over sensitive national security material to China, U.S. officials said Thursday. "There is no bigger, multigenerational threat to the United States" than China, said FBI Special Agent Stacey Moy. Beijing "will stop at nothing to attack the United States in its strategic plan to become the world's sole superpower." U.S.-China relations have been tense for years over a range of national security and trade issues. The United States has accused China of espionage and cyberattacks, a charge that Beijing has rejected.

Persons: Tyrone Siu, Wenheng Zhao, Jinchao Wei, Matt Olsen, Zhao, Wei, Stacey Moy, Kanishka Singh, Raphael Satter, Mark Porter, Alison Williams, Jonathan Oatis, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: U.S . Navy, REUTERS, USS, Embassy, United, Thomson Locations: Essex, U.S, Hong Kong, China, San Diego, People’s Republic of China, Okinawa, Japan, Ventura County, San Clemente, Los Angeles, USS Essex, United States, Beijing, Washington

☆ Scorching temperatures are making delivery a dangerous job — and it's only getting worse
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Emma Cosgrove | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Even outside the hottest US states, heat that delivery workers aren't used to can be dangerous. Several delivery driver deaths have triggered changes. In recent years, delivery drivers reporting heat-related illnesses were second only to construction workers, according to OSHA statistics reported by E&E News. The 2022 death of 24-year-old Esteban Chavez, a UPS driver in Southern California, made national headlines. But his death came less than a year before the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents UPS workers, began re-negotiating its contract with UPS.

Persons: aren't, Jeff Goodell, Goodell, Shawndu Stackhouse, Tom Williams, Esteban Chavez, AccuWeather, Chavez wasn't, wasn't, Chavez, Spencer Platt, it's, James Daniels, San Clemente , CA, Irfan Khan, Greg Abbott Organizations: FedEx, heatwave, OSHA, E, D.C, Inc, Getty, Brotherhood of Teamsters, UPS, —, Los, Los Angeles County Coroner's, Labor Department, of Occupational Safety, Health, Broadway, New York City, Postal Service, it's, Los Angeles Times, Amazon, Texas Gov Locations: Portland, Yosemite, Vermont —, Northeast Washington, Northern California, Southern California, Pasadena , California, Los Angeles County, California, New york City, New York, Texas, San Clemente ,, New York City

☆ Eliminated Slater handed wildcard to continue on WSL Championship Tour
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The 11-times world champion will be able to surf and earn ranking points at the remaining events in 2023 and for the first half of the 2024 tour, the WSL said. "Slater's ranking points will also give him the opportunity to compete for provisional qualification for the Olympic Games Paris 2024," the WSL said. Slater was knocked out by Australian Liam O'Brien early in the Margaret River Pro last week, which left him below the mid-season cut line. Some surfing media criticised the wildcard decision, saying it was motivated by commercial considerations and made a mockery of the WSL's ranking system. France's Johanne Defay was also awarded a wildcard to continue on the Women's Championship Tour after falling well outside the mid-season cut.

[1/2] A backyard pool is left hanging on a cliffside after torrential rain brought havoc on the beachfront town of San Clemente, California, U.S. March 16, 2023. REUTERS/Mike BlakeSAN CLEMENTE, California, March 16 (Reuters) - As heavy rains soaked into already sodden ground in California, mudslides in the beachfront community of San Clemente forced evacuations of blufftop homes this week and in one case left a swimming pool dangling partway off the cliff edge. This week, the 11th atmospheric river of the season dumped more torrential rain, causing power outages and risking flooding from the already saturated soils and swollen streams. Although the rain had finally tapered off in the area by Thursday, forecasters have warned that another storm could be incoming next week. Reporting by Mike Blake, Writing by Rosalba O'Brien Editing by Alistair BellOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ 2 Volcom execs attempt to surf, skate, snowboard, and work all in one day. Here's how they pulled it off.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( Sponsor Post | Created Insider Studios With Dell Technologies | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The challenge: Attempt a surf, skate, and snowboard "trifecta" in the middle of a busy work dayOver the past few years, remote work has become a routine part of our lives. This is the case for the sales teams at Volcom, a global lifestyle apparel brand based in Costa Mesa, California. Two Volcom sales executives, Brent Lantz and David Jurusik (or BL and Nook, respectively), embrace this — whether it's taking a call on a ski slope or discussing inventory with retailers on the road. Dell Technologies and Intel teamed up with Volcom to see if they could improve and optimize their on-the-go sales efforts and work connectivity. The challenge: Attempt a southern California "trifecta" — surfing, skateboarding, and snowboarding within a 12-hour period — all while completing a full day of work.

☆ He Lost His Father’s Classic Corvette in a Coin Toss, Then Got a Second Chance
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-14 | by ( A.J. Baime | Photographs Nathan Perkel For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Keith Tholin , 73, a retired medical device executive living in San Clemente, Calif., on his 1955 Chevrolet Corvette, as told to A.J. He would buy these old cars and he would teach my brother and I how to work on them. He taught us how to tune up the engines, how to paint a car. Over the years, while my brother and I were in school, he probably had five or six C1 [first generation, from 1953 to 1962] Corvettes. When my brother and I went to college in Illinois, my father was in San Francisco and a number of times my brother and I drove these Corvettes back and forth.

☆ US pilots are testing the aging A-10 Warthog for a new kind of mission against more advanced enemies
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A US Air Force crew chief prepares to launch an A-10 for Green Flag-West in California on November 9. Samara TaylorFor years, the Air Force has sought to scrap the Warthog, believing the aging plane might not survive against modern Russian and Chinese air defenses. (Congress finally relented this month, allowing the Air Force to begin retiring A-10s in the coming year.) Since 1981, the Air Force has used the exercise to train to provide air support to Army units. US Air Force Capt.

☆ Westinghouse deal will overpower immediate fallout
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Robert Cyran | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

NEW YORK, Oct 12 (Reuters Breakingviews) - A mushroom cloud is rising over a $7.9 billion nuclear deal. Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP.N) and Cameco (CCO.TO)agreed to buy Westinghouse Electric, sending the Canadian uranium miner’s shares tumbling by 15% on Wednesday. All told, this nuclear deal should be able to power through the immediate fallout. Brookfield Business Partners bought the company in 2018, after Westinghouse filed for bankruptcy protection from creditors the previous year. Brookfield Business Partners said it expects proceeds from the deal to equal six times its invested capital when combined with distributions received to date.

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