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☆ Lucas Glover: How a former Navy SEAL helped golfer overcome 10 years of yips and become the sport’s most in-form player
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Jack Bantock | Don Riddell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

In 2009, Glover was crowned US Open champion and became the world’s 15th best-ranked golfer. It was time to call in help, and that support arrived in the shape of former Navy SEAL Jason Kuhn. Keyur Khamar/PGA TOUR/Getty ImagesHaving first met with Kuhn in May, Glover began to work with the ex-Navy SEAL shortly after. Glover has a perfect record at the Presidents Cup, triumphing in 2007 and 2009, with Johnson his teammate at both tournaments. The Presidents Cup is a biennial competition between Americans and an international team open to players outside the United States and Europe.

Persons: Lucas Glover, Scotsman Tommy Armour, Ernie Els, Danielle Kang, Bernhard Langer, Glover, ” Glover, CNN Sport’s Don Riddell, “, Mike Segar, Jason Kuhn, Kuhn, Tyler Matzek, Keyur Khamar, –, It’s, he’s, that’d, ”, …, ” Ryder, – Zach Johnson, Ryder, Johnson, I’ve, – I’ve, Robert Galbraith, Reuters Scottie Scheffler, Wyndham Clark, Patrick Cantlay, Brian Harman, Brooks Koepka, Max Homa – Organizations: CNN, Scotsman, Bethpage, Reuters, NCAA Division, Major League Baseball, NCAA, MLB, Navy, Atlanta Braves, ex, Wyndham Championship, FedEx St, Jude, BMW, US Ryder, Rome, US Team, Harding, Golf Club, PGA of America, Team USA, triumphing Locations: Georgia, New York, Illinois, San Francisco , California, Italy, Frisco , Texas, United States, Europe

☆ Brian Harman powers to 2023 Open Championship victory, clinching first career major
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

CNN —Brian Harman won the 151st Open Championship on Sunday, sealing the first major of his career in dominant fashion. When Faldo birdied at the subsequent hole, Hoch's hopes of a first major win similarly went up in the air. David Cannon/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images Lorena Ochoa, US Women's Open (2005) Ochoa secured a top-four finish at the 2005 US Women's Open. Not when you led at the final hole. A par at the final hole would have been enough to put the American into the playoff, but an agonizing missed putt [pictured] epitomized her painful afternoon in San Francisco.

Persons: Brian Harman, Australia’s Jason Day, Austria’s Sepp Straka, Tom Kim, Jon Rahm, Harman, “ I’m, ” Harman, Osullivan, Brooks Koepka, Wyndham Clark, Rahm, Kim, Rory’s, Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo, ” McIlroy, “, ”, Luke Walker, Greg Norman, France’s Jean van de Velde, –, McIlroy, Andrew Redington, Sam Snead, Snead, Lew Worsham, Louis, Arnold Palmer, Palmer, Billy Casper, Casper, Ed Sneed, Sneed, Fuzzy Zoeller, Tom Watson, Watson, Scott Hoch, Hoch, Nick Faldo, skyward, Faldo birdied, Hoch's, Mark Calcavecchia, Calcavecchia, Colin Montgomerie, Germany's Bernhard Langer, Norman, Faldo, David Cannon, Jean Van De Velde, Van De, Van De Velde, Frenchman, Barry Burn, Paul Lawrie, Lorena Ochoa, Ochoa, Birdie Kim, Harry, Phil Mickelson, Mickelson, Lefty, Geoff Ogilvy, Ezra Shaw, Stewart Cink, Warren Little, Dustin Johnson, Johnson, Graeme McDowell, Donald Miralle, Jason Dufner, Dufner, Keegan Bradley, Bradley, Adam Scott, Ernie Els, Scott, Jordan, Buddy, Jordan Spieth, Danny Willett, Spieth, Jim Watson, Lexi Thompson, Yuka Saso, Thompson, Sean M, Mito Pereira, Pereira, Justin Thomas, Will Zalatoris, Christian Petersen, Van de Velde, Stuart Franklin, Ghostbuster Harman, Tommy Fleetwood, Read, Brian Harman shrugs, unflappable Organizations: CNN, 151st, PGA, Reuters, Northern, Royal Liverpool, PGA Championship, North, Louis Post, Bettmann, Augusta, Augusta National, Getty, Ryder, American, Scottish, Team Europe, . Augusta National, Barry Burn . Pictures, South Korean, Chevron, Royal Lytham, Nasa, Mito, Southern Hills Country Club, eventual Locations: Royal Liverpool, South, Georgia, Carnoustie, Augusta, North America, San Francisco, Kiawah, Europe, Jean Van De Velde , British, Scotland, Mexican, British, Turnberry, Atlanta, American, New York, St, Annes, squander, Tulsa, Liverpool, Harman’s

☆ Alkermes wins battle against Sarissa in closely watched boardroom fight
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Svea Herbst-Bayliss | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

NEW YORK, June 29 (Reuters) - Alkermes (ALKS.O) beat back activist investor Sarissa Capital Management's boardroom challenge on Thursday when shareholders re-elected all of the biotechnology company's directors in one of the year's most closely watched votes. But investors stuck by the company, which is valued at $5.4 billion, and returned all directors to their seats on the 11-member board. Glass Lewis, ISS's smaller rival, recommended shareholders back all Alkermes directors. Biogen shareholders this week elected Denner's romantic partner, Susan Langer, to fill his seat on the Biogen board after the board had nominated her. Both ISS and Glass Lewis referenced the Biogen matter in their recommendations on how to vote at Alkermes.

Persons: Alkermes, Nancy Wysenski, Sarah Schlesinger, Glass Lewis, Alex Denner, Susan Langer, Schlesinger, Sarissa, Svea Herbst, Bayliss, Chris Reese Organizations: YORK, Capital, Services, ISS, Svea, Thomson Locations: Alkermes, Biogen

☆ Sarissa's Denner quits Biogen board as firm seeks seats at Alkermes
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Svea Herbst-Bayliss | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The hedge fund's founder, Alex Denner, 53, one of three Sarissa candidates running for seats on Alkermes' 11-member board, on Monday said he would give up his board seat at biotech company Biogen (BIIB.O). The move eliminates "any claim of conflict whatsoever," Sarissa wrote to Alkermes shareholders on Tuesday. Alkermes shareholders will vote on directors on June 29 in what is one of the year's five biggest boardroom challenges. A Biogen representative confirmed that the board knew about the relationship between Denner and Langer. Denner, who has served on the Biogen board since 2009 and headed the nominating and governance committee, had nominated Langer.

Persons: Alex Denner, Sarissa, Biogen, Susan Langer, Alkermes, Denner, Langer, Bob Langer, Biogen's, Stelios Papadopoulos, Caroline Dorsa, Richard Mulligan, William Jones, Svea Herbst, Bayliss, Bill Berkrot, Mark Porter, Leslie Adler Organizations: YORK, Management, Moderna, Svea, Thomson Locations: Alkermes, Biogen

☆ A 53-year-old biotech investor is set to be replaced by a 32-year-old exec on Biogen's board. No one disclosed that the new board member is his girlfriend and the mother of his child.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Zachary Tracer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The biotech company Biogen is revamping its board of directors. The nominee, Susan Langer, is "highly qualified", Biogen said. Biogen, the $44-billion biotech company known for its work in Alzheimer's, is refreshing its board of directors. Standing for election as a replacement is Susan Langer, a 32-year-old biotech exec and former Biogen employee. Langer, a graduate of Cornell University, is the daughter of the biotech billionaire Robert Langer, known for cofounding Moderna.

Persons: wasn't, Susan Langer, Biogen, Alex Denner, Denner, Langer, Stat, Jack Cox, Ms, Cox, Denner didn't, Langer couldn't, Robert Langer, she's Organizations: Morning, Stat, Board, Stat News, Cornell University, cofounding Moderna, Souffle Therapeutics Locations: Alzheimer's, Biogen

Biogen — Shares of the biotech stock dipped 2.8% after Biogen revamped its board of directors. Oracle — Shares rose 0.2% to an all-time high on the back of a strong earnings report for the fiscal fourth quarter. Oil stocks — Oil shares rose broadly as WTI crude gained following Monday losses. Chinese internet stocks, metals and mining stocks — Shares of Chinese internet companies and metals and mining stocks jumped Tuesday after the People's Bank of China cut a key short-term policy rate in an effort to stimulate a post-Covid recovery. Metals and mining stocks were also boosted by the news, with shares of Freeport-McMoRan and Steel Dynamics rallying 5.3% and 6%, respectively.

Persons: Susan Langer, Biogen, Refinitiv, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Transocean, JD.com, —, Samantha Subin, Sarah Min, Alexander Harring, Jesse Pound, С. Organizations: Biogen, Oracle, Revenue, Cruise Line Holdings, Bank of America, Royal, Urban Outfitters, Devon Energy, —, VanEck Oil Services, Halliburton, People's Bank of, CSI China, Metals, Steel Dynamics Locations: China, Gu'an, Royal Caribbean, Devon, Salt Lake City, People's Bank of China, Freeport, McMoRan

☆ What Tesla charging partnerships with Ford and GM mean for the EV industry
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( John Rosevear | In Jrosevear | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Most other EVs and charging stations in the U.S. use the public domain Combined Charging System (CCS) plug standard. Currently, Tesla EVs can use CCS chargers with an adapter, but only Teslas can use NACS chargers. An August 2022 study by JD Power found similar results for CCS chargers in other parts of the country. Notably, it also found Tesla's charging network to be much more reliable. Potential buyers of a Ford or GM EV might like what they experience on a test drive, but without a reliable charging network, both have been at a disadvantage to Tesla.

Persons: Harry Langer, Tesla, JD Power, we've, Barra, CNBC's, Jim Farley, Farley Organizations: American, Detroit, University of California, San Francisco Bay Area, JD, CCS, Ford, GM, ICE Locations: Merklingen, Germany, U.S, Berkeley, San Francisco Bay, Canada

☆ Layoffs, lost sales, and revised business plans: How a Facebook tech glitch is wreaking havoc for advertisers around the world
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A technical glitch continues to ban Meta ad accounts at random. But three weeks ago, business ground to a halt when Color Crush Book's Facebook ad account was unexpectedly terminated. The founders of Color Crush Books said they're considering shifting from their digital-only model after experiencing Facebook ad account issues. The company's Meta ad account was reinstated on Tuesday after Insider contacted Meta. Silverbird's ad account was disabled in mid-August and Lorenzos shifted some of the budget to search and offline channels.

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