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☆ Golf champ Scottie Scheffler arrest video released, officer broke body camera rules
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Scottie Scheffler arrives to the course during the second round of the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, on May 17, 2024. Detective Bryan Gillis "should have turned on his body-worn camera but did not," Louisville Metro Police Department Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel said at a press conference. The footage came from a pole camera and a police car dashboard camera. Some legal analysts expected the press conference to announce the reduction of felony charges against Scheffler. Scheffler's lawyer, Steven Romines, after the press conference said, "Scottie Scheffler didn't do anything wrong."

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Louisville police released two videos Thursday showing some of the arrest of star golfer Scottie Scheffler last week and announced the detective who arrested him was disciplined for not turning on his body-worn camera at the time. The Louisville Metro Police Department released video from a police dashcam showing two officers escorting a handcuffed Scottie Scheffler last Friday. Our position is the same as it was last Friday: Scottie Scheffler didn’t do anything wrong. What we know about the arrestDespite the arrest, Scottie Scheffler finished the PGA Championship tied for 8th place. The officer, identified as Gillis, stopped Scheffler and “attempted to give instructions,” the report states.

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☆ First on CNN: Top police officials privately expressed charges against golfer Scottie Scheffler should be reduced - source
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Gabe Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —High ranking police officials in Louisville, Kentucky, have privately voiced concerns that the felony charge against world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler – who reportedly tried to drive around the scene of a fatal crash – is excessive, a source familiar with the discussions told CNN. It’s the first indication some top brass at the Louisville Metro Police Department believe the charges against Scheffler should be reduced. There will be action taken.”O’Connell’s office is facing growing pressure from other local officials to reassess the charges against Scheffler. Louisville Councilmember Anthony Piagentini, who represents the district where Scheffler was arrested, told CNN he believes the case is being overcharged.

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☆ Scottie Scheffler was arrested, then came back to shoot 5-under par at the PGA Championship
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Ramon Sanchez | Ray Sanchez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

John Mills enjoyed working security at Valhalla Golf Club, his family says. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler was handcuffed by police Friday morning. When Scheffler exited the vehicle, the officer shoved Scheffler against the car and immediately placed him in handcuffs.”Darlington attempted unsuccessfully to intervene. “The police officers around the patrol car in which Scottie Scheffler was in had no idea he was even Scottie Scheffler,” Darlington said on air. He was proceeding as directed by another traffic officer and driving a marked player’s vehicle with credentials visible,” Romines said in a statement, referring to Scheffler.

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☆ World’s top golfer Scottie Scheffler completes PGA Championship at Valhalla ahead of arraignment
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Kevin Dotson | Susannah Cullinane | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Top-ranked golfer Scottie Scheffler finished strong Sunday at the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, days after being arrested as he drove to the tournament’s second round. He was released from jail and returned to the golf course for his tee time. Bryan Gillis, stopped Scheffler and attempted to give instructions. “He was proceeding as directed by another traffic officer and driving a marked player’s vehicle with credentials visible,” Romines said. “He is someone who is known for having a very calm, level head on the golf course and he keeps that when he’s off the golf course as well.”The World No.

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☆ How ESPN’s Jeff Darlington landed at the center of the Scottie Scheffler arrest story
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Darlington and Scheffler had arrived at the course around the same time in preparation for the tournament. In a video posted on X an hour later, Darlington follows the police officers as they lead Scheffler away. He’s going to jail and there’s nothing you can do about it.” one officer told Darlington, referring to Scheffler. “The police officers around the patrol car in which Scottie Scheffler was in had no idea he was even Scottie Scheffler,” Darlington clarified on air. Attorney Steve Romines, who represents Scheffler, told CNN affiliate WLKY that the golfer bypassed police because of a misunderstanding.

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☆ Scottie Scheffler arrested outside PGA Championship and charged with assault on police officer
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Jillian Martin | Michelle Krupa | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

1 golfer and Masters champion Scottie Scheffler is facing four charges following his arrest outside the PGA Championship in Louisville, Kentucky, Friday morning. Video from Darlington shows police walking with Scheffler, who was in handcuffs, and placing him into a police vehicle. When Scheffler exited the vehicle, the officer shoved Scheffler against the car and immediately placed him in handcuffs,” Darlington posted on X. Scheffler was in a marked player courtesy vehicle, Darlington said on ESPN. PGA Championship organizers announced Friday’s second round would be delayed “due to an accident near the course” and said general public shuttles to the course have resumed. Scheffler last week stepped away from competitive action to be with wife Meredith as she gave birth to the couple’s first child, Bennett.

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☆ PGA Championship: How players reacted to fatal accident, Scottie Scheffler’s arrest
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Jim Trotter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

Advertisement“I pulled up the local news station trying to figure out what was going on, and the first thing I saw was Scottie (Scheffler) had been put in handcuffs,” he said. Sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic, the Dallas native said he received word that Scheffler’s arrest caused the stoppage. Play eventually was delayed one hour and 20 minutes, to 8:35 a.m.Brian Harman, right, shakes Scottie Scheffler’s hand during their round Friday. “I was a bit shook about what happened on both the scenarios,” Min Woo Lee said of Scheffler’s arrest and Mills’ death. Fans may have focused on Scheffler, but many of the players were equally concerned about Mills and his family.

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☆ Scottie Scheffler climbs PGA Championship leaderboard hours after arrest
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Brody Miller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

Scheffler faces charges of second-degree assault of a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding traffic signals from an officer directing traffic. Scheffler’s arraignment is scheduled for Tuesday at 9 a.m., according to online court records, two days after the PGA Championship is scheduled to end. The PGA of America and Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said in separate statements that their primary concern was with Mills’ family. AdvertisementWhen Scheffler stopped the car, an officer opened the door to arrest him, Darlington reported. Scheffler, the defending Masters champion and winner of four of his last five starts, entered Friday tied for 12th place.

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☆ Man Is Charged After Hitting Pro-Palestinian Protester With His Car
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Hurubie Meko | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A man who got into an argument with pro-Palestinian demonstrators before hitting one with his car on the Upper East Side of Manhattan on Tuesday has been charged with assault, according to the police. In reaction, the demonstrators hit Mr. Kahane’s car. Mr. Kahane was charged with second-degree assault. Mr. Kahane was arraigned Wednesday morning and released without bail. The Manhattan district attorney’s office declined to prosecute Ms. Novak and Mr. Rozendaal, according to a statement.

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☆ Israel backers attack pro-Palestinian camp at UCLA, as NYC police arrest 300
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

US Police officers patrol on the campus of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), after clashes erupted in Los Angeles on May 1, 2024. Counter protesters attack a pro-Palestinian encampment set up on the campus of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) as clashes erupt, in Los Angeles on May 1, 2024. Some screamed pro-Jewish comments as pro-Palestinian protesters tried to fight them off. "They were coming up here and just violently attacking us," said pro-Palestinian protester Kaia Shah, a researcher at UCLA. NYPD officers arrest a student as they evict a building that had been barricaded by pro-Palestinian student protesters at Columbia University, in New York City on April 30, 2024.

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☆ Opinion | Can Nonprofit News Save the South From Itself?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Margaret Renkl | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

When I moved here in 1987, Nashville had two daily newspapers: a morning paper, The Tennessean, whose editorial page leaned left; and an evening paper, the Nashville Banner, whose editorial page leaned right. I recall with fondness that venerable newspaper, no matter that its editorial page did not align with my own politics. Today less than a dozen U.S. cities have two competing daily newspapers, and many communities have no local news source at all. It’s hard to conceive of a local newspaper, in print or online, that’s fully staffed and fully funded anymore. Gannett, the largest newspaper chain in the country, owns the daily newspaper in three of the four largest Tennessee cities, including The Tennessean in Nashville.

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☆ I have an invisible disability. Flying is extra stressful, and other travelers don't understand why.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Andrea Mckenna Brankin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Traveling can be stressful for everyone, but even more so for me, as I have bipolar disorder. Many of my trips are long, especially the ones to the US, so it can take up a lot of space. Being prepared for the trips with bipolar disorder means eating well and getting a lot of good rest and exercise before the trip. AdvertisementI don't use sleeping pills, but I do take melatonin a few days before a long flight and continue for as long as needed once I arrive. Having bipolar disorder always presents daily challenges whether I'm in the air or on the ground.

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9 to 0 — I’m going to say that again — 9 to 0, ruled that states can’t keep Donald Trump off their ballots. It’s how — Trump has said to his loyalists, I am your retribution, so maybe we should just look at this as a blueprint for retribution. He’s going to end up — when he gives his big convention speech, he’s going to end up making promises on economic policy, domestic policy, and so on. ross douthatSo here’s why I’m sort of — Carlos, especially to your point — like, trying to focus us on the sharpest possible conflicts. But if most of the country’s political and emotional energy is instead focused on Trump himself, rather than real, actual debates, then I think Trump is winning, period, and the country is losing.

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☆ South China Sea: On board an outnumbered Philippine ship facing down Chinese aggression
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Rebecca Wright | Ivan Watson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Near Second Thomas Shoal, South China Sea CNN —As dawn slowly broke on the horizon, a large fleet of Chinese vessels came into view from the deck of a Philippine Coast Guard ship as it entered the contested waters of the South China Sea. Filipino soldiers on the dilapidated Sierra Madre ship, anchored near the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, on May 11, 2015. The US military also maintains a regular presence in the South China Sea, with aircraft overflights, so-called “freedom of navigation” operations, and patrols and exercises with allies and partners to assert that the South China Sea is an international waterway. The Philippine Coast Guard said it counted five China Coast Guard vessels and 18 boats belonging to Beijing’s “maritime militia." Rebecca Wright/CNNTarriela, the Coast Guard spokesperson, said a China Coast Guard vessel had come within 20 yards (60 feet) of the Cabra.

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☆ Gary Goldsmith, uncle of Catherine, Princess of Wales, joins ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ house
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Gary Goldsmith, an uncle of Catherine, Princess of Wales, has joined the “Celebrity Big Brother” house alongside contestants including Sharon Osbourne and Marisha Wallace, for a new series starting in the United Kingdom this week. In an introductory video, Goldsmith described himself as “uncle to the future Queen of our country, Catherine Middleton, the current Princess of Wales.”Goldsmith is the brother of Catherine’s mother, Carole Middleton. Goldsmith said his niece was “simply perfect” and described how the first time he met William, Prince of Wales, the royal offered him a cup of tea. Goldsmith pictured entering the Celebrity Big Brother house. Why is Gary Goldsmith in the house?” reads one post on X.

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The credible data that exists on crimes motivated by conspiracy theories shows a disturbing increase. Many of those charged said they had bought into Trump’s conspiracy theories about a stolen election. “Lies, lies lies: They're lying to you over and over and over again,” said Steve Girard, a Pennsylvania man who has protested the incarceration of Jan. 6 defendants. While they may have taken on a bigger role in our politics, surveys show that belief in conspiracy theories hasn't changed much over the years, according to Joe Uscinski, a University of Miami professor and an expert on the history of conspiracy theories. Russia has amplified numerous anti-U.S. conspiracy theories, including ones claiming the U.S. runs secret germ warfare labs and created HIV as a bioweapon, as well as conspiracy theories accusing Ukraine of being a Nazi state.

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Mississippi man accused of destroying a statue of a pagan idol at Iowa's state Capitol is now being charged with a hate crime. The statue was brought to the Capitol by the Satanic Temple of Iowa under state rules allowing religious displays in the building during the holidays. The move drew strong criticism from state and national leaders, including Iowa Gov. In previous court filings, she has accused the Satanic Temple of making filings that "are only meant to evoke strong emotions and incite others.”Cassidy is scheduled to be arraigned Feb. 15. Founded in 2013, the Salem, Massachusetts-based Satanic Temple says it doesn’t believe in Satan but describes itself as a “non-theistic religious organization” that advocates for secularism.

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☆ The Curmudgeon of Rivington Street
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Ronda Kaysen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The drag queens who once paraded through the hallways are long gone. The rundown walk-up on the Lower East Side’s Rivington Street was a refuge that offered freedom and acceptance, though it was rife with burglaries and drugs — and no shortage of mischief, when Pierson Tyler-Leonard moved in some 35 years ago. Then the Lower East Side changed, snuffing out the spirit of the gritty tenement. He found himself surrounded by button-down professionals who marched off to day jobs in sales, marketing and tech. To him, they represented the erasure of a neighborhood.

Persons: —, Pierson Tyler, Leonard, snuffing Locations: East Side’s

☆ G.O.P. Infighting and Democratic Mischief Animate Montana Senate Race
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Michael C. Bender | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In one of the nation’s top Senate races, the most important candidate might be one who hasn’t actually entered the contest. The scramble to challenge Senator Jon Tester, Democrat of Montana — already a heated battle with profound national implications and the acute intensity of a family drama — has increasingly focused on Representative Matt Rosendale, an anti-abortion, election-denying Republican agitator. Both parties are using him as a pawn in their electoral chess match: Establishment Republicans, who have aligned behind Tim Sheehy, a wealthy businessman, are trying to keep Mr. Rosendale out of the race, while Democrats appear to be helping clear a path for his arrival. Mr. Rosendale’s entry appears imminent. On Thursday, he said on a podcast that he had told Senator Steve Daines, a fellow Montanan who oversees the Republican Senate campaign arm, that he was going to run for Mr. Tester’s seat.

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The lawsuit alleges that school personnel at Taylor Allderdice High School failed to provide adequate supervision and care of the girl during school hours and during transportation to and from school. The painful result was her sexual assault.” said attorney Alec Wright, who represents the girl and her mother in the lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges that Starbucks employees witnessed the male students taking turns entering the bathroom with the girl and did not intervene. The girl's mother notified school officials that her daughter would need help adjusting to high school and with taking public transportation to school, according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges that Starbucks employees allowed students largely unrestricted access to its bathrooms partly because the students increased the store's sales.

Persons: ”, Alec Wright, Taylor, Taylor Allderdice, It’s Organizations: Starbucks, Pittsburgh Public Schools, Taylor Allderdice High, Kappa Drive, Kappa, Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety, Associated Press, Tasers Locations: Allegheny County, Pleas, Seattle

☆ Lauren Boebert's ex-husband was arrested and charged with assault after their showdown at a restaurant
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewThe former husband of Republican Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert was arrested on Tuesday. The arrest follows reports over the weekend that suggested Lauren Boebert's ex called the police on her on Saturday, reporting an incident of domestic violence. Following this interaction, the ex-husband called the police, claiming that he was "a victim of domestic violence," the aide told The Beast. According to Boebert's aide, Lauren Boebert then called the non-emergency police number, saying there was no domestic violence. It was reported to be Jayson Boebert, not Lauren Boebert.

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☆ Fact Check: Video of Ocasio-Cortez explaining ceasefires is digitally altered
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A clip of U.S. Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez saying ceasefire means “somebody sees a fire” has been digitally altered. In the edited video, Ocasio-Cortez says, “Ceasefire means that somebody sees a fire. The original, unaltered video is a recording of an Instagram Live session, posted by Ocasio-Cortez, on the platform (archived) on Oct. 23, 2023. A side-by-side comparison of keyframes from the original and the altered clip shows Ocasio-Cortez's hand movements match. A clip of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wrongly explaining “ceasefires” circulating online has fake audio attached.

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The lawsuit, filed Friday, accuses Sen. Kevin Parker of assaulting her in 2004, during his first term. The suit was filed under the Adult Survivors Act, a special state law that created a yearlong suspension of the usual time limit for accusers to sue. A spokesperson for Parker, a Democrat, did not immediately comment when asked about the lawsuit. New York state government has struggled for years with allegations about sexual harassment and misconduct by politicians. In 2013, former Assemblymember Vito Lopez, a Brooklyn Democrat, resigned over sexual harassment allegations that Assembly leadership had been covering up with secret payments.

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☆ U.S. political violence driven by new breed of ‘grab-bag’ extremists
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +25 min

The incidents involve violence emanating from across the political spectrum, including dozens of cases of substantial property damage by leftists at political demonstrations. Steven Cheung, a spokesman for Trump, didn’t respond to questions from Reuters about the former president’s remarks and the impact of his rhetoric. But those who study extremism say psychiatric problems alone rarely induce political violence. “How could I take care of a brother in arms if I couldn’t even take care of myself?” Aldrich told the court. In the summer of 2022, Aldrich told the group he wanted to build a website to “promote freedom of speech,” Arroyo said.

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