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☆ China detains artist for scathing Mao works created more than a decade ago, family says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-03 | by ( Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

At the height of their careers, the Gao Brothers created provocative sculptures of Mao in a country notoriously sensitive about its former ruler’s legacy. Due to the “deteriorating environment” in China, Gao Zhen relocated to New York two years ago when his son, an American citizen born in the US, reached school age, Gao Qiang said. “Before he set off, his friends and family — myself included — had all reminded him to consider whether it was safe to go,” Gao Qiang said. “Our father’s death was a devastating disaster for our family.” Gao Zhen told the Southern People Weekly, a once-outspoken news outlet, in 2010. Gao Zhen’s detention shows that freedom of expression in China has shrunk significantly compared to a decade ago, Gao Qiang said.

Persons: Mao Zedong, Gao Zhen, China’s, ”, Gao Qiang, Gao Brothers, Mao, Xi Jinping, “ Miss Mao, ’, Du Yinghong, —, “, ” Gao Qiang, Gao Zhen’s, ‘ Miss Mao, Gao, David Gray, Yue Minjun, “ uglifying, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, CNN Sunday, Chinese Communist Party, CNN, ”, Police, Reuters, Communist Party, Southern People, Ukraine, Centre Pompidou, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Locations: Hong Kong, China, Beijing, New York, Hebei province’s Sanhe, American, Yanjiao, Hebei, Sanhe, India, “, Paris , New York, Moscow, Berlin, Paris

☆ A US Army vet moved to Japan with his wife and bought an abandoned house for $35,000. They have no plans to leave.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-02 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

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Persons: —, Lawrence Covian's, Covian, Chiyoko, Lawrence Covian, Coco Lencho, I've, Covian's, he's Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Japan, North Carolina, Coco Lencho Japan, California, Yamaguchi prefecture, Coco, Iwakuni, Hiroshima, Tokyo, Miwa, United States

☆ Wildfires keep hitting the iconic Pacific Crest Trail, forcing closures and evacuations
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Evan Bush | Evan Bush Is A Science Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

Wildfires and their burn scars have made portions of the trail more hazardous and forced hikers to contend with closures on quick notice. Meanwhile, when fast-moving wildfires strike, many rural communities along the trail are finding themselves responsible for helping vulnerable hikers. “Wildfire season is lasting longer, becoming less predictable, affecting more trail, more trail users and more trail communities,” Rylee said. The signals of climate change now stick out on the PCT, said John O’Brien, a California climate scientist who grew up near the trail and hikes on it frequently. Karen Altergott passed through this burn zone in Lassen Volcanic National Park while hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in 2022.

Persons: ” Rylee, John O’Brien, ” O’Brien, Jamie Hale, Teesseling, “ We’ve, ” Thijs Koekkoek, Taime Teesseling, ” Teesseling, ” —, Karen Altergott, Altergott, Karen Altergott “, ” Altergott, “, —, They’re, ”, Becky Wade, Jeff McCabe, Becky Wade McCabe, Wade, McCabe, Shelly, Jeff McCabe's, Becky Wade “, Will Georis, Georis, ” Georis Organizations: “, PCT, Crest Trail, Klamath National Forest, University of California Locations: Sierra Nevada, California, Columbia, Portland ,, Julian, Burney , California, Stehekin , Washington, Hamburg , California, Klamath, ”, Berkeley, Mexico, Canada

☆ Perseverance rover begins steep climb to study the oldest parts of Mars
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

This ascent is something scientists have been looking forward to for years, long before Perseverance landed on Mars. Turning back Martian timeThe impact that created Jezero Crater also generated a lot of heat, partly from the energy of the object that slammed into Mars. The crater rim site of Pico Turquino, as the hydrothermal rocks are called, provides another, different possibility. A panorama shows the area Perseverance will climb in the coming months to crest Jezero Crater’s rim. “For now, we’re just going to pursue our crater rim investigation.

Persons: ”, Thompson, Perseverance, Pico, Hazel Hill, Briony Horgan, “, Horgan, Ken Farley, Pico Turquino, ” Farley, Farley, Steven Lee, ” Lee, ” Horgan, we’re Organizations: CNN, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA, JPL, Caltech, University of Arizona, Purdue University, Mars, California Institute of Technology, ASU Locations: Pasadena , California, Mars, Dox, ”, West Lafayette , Indiana, Pico, Jezero

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☆ As a college professor, I know Gen Z gets a bad rap. But their strengths are being overlooked.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Lisa Chilcote Bacco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewI've heard all kinds of stereotypes when it comes to Gen Z: They're lazy, they don't want to work, or they lack commitment. Gen Z has a unique way of learning, and they seek a different path to navigate college. For example, Gen Z highly favors a teaching method known as the flipped classroom, where students watch online videos and expert-narrated demonstrations before coming to class. AdvertisementThey're more likely to be mental health advocatesI've noticed Gen Z values interpersonal communication and engagement on mental health issues. This helps students forego classroom hours and zero in on apprenticeships and job training, with some now labeling Gen Z the "tool-belt" generation.

Persons: —, Gen, I've, Gen Z, Z, they're Organizations: Service, Business

The death of a 53-year-old Ohio man who died in police custody in April after he repeatedly told officers “I can’t breathe” has been ruled a homicide. Bodycam video shows police approaching Frank Tyson at an AMVETS post in Canton Township, Ohio, on April 18. The officers tell him he is fine and to calm down and stop fighting as he is handcuffed face down. A passing motorist whose face is blurred in the video directed officers to the AMVETS post. When the officers approach him at the bar, Tyson knocks over a barstool and tells them to get the sheriff.

Persons: “, Frank Tyson, Harry Campbell, Tyson, “ They’re, ”, “ I’ve, ” Tyson Organizations: Canton Police, leafs Locations: Ohio, Canton, Cleveland, Stark, Canton Township , Ohio

An Arkansas police officer who was caught on video beating a handcuffed inmate in the back of a patrol car has been fired and his case has been referred to prosecutors, the police chief said. Jonesboro Police Chief Rick Elliott fired Joseph Harris on Friday, a day after he was caught on his patrol car video elbowing and punching the handcuffed man and then slamming the car door on his head after the man choked himself with a seatbelt. He was apprehended by Harris and was being returned to the county jail when the assault occurred, Elliott said. I will gather the facts after the fact.”Coram is being detained at the Craighead County Jail on an escape charge and is wanted for extradition to Mississippi, a jail official said. Harris is a defendant in an ongoing lawsuit filed in June over a man who died in the Craighead County Jail this year.

Persons: Rick Elliott, Joseph Harris, Elliott, Billy Lee Coram, Harris, Coram, hadn’t, Coram “, ”, “, ” Harris, Sonia Hagood, Hagood, Cody Brooks, I’m, Harold Copenhaver, “ I’m, ” Elliott Organizations: Jonesboro Police, YouTube, NAACP Locations: Arkansas, Greene, Craighead, Mississippi

☆ Utah woman gets plea deal after pulling teen's skirt down in viral TikTok video
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

A Utah woman who went viral and was dubbed a "Karen" after she allegedly pulled down a young woman's skirt that she found to be too short and revealing in public has entered into a plea deal on a misdemeanor sexual battery charge. Ida Lorenzo, 49, confronted a young woman on April 20 at a St. George, Utah, eatery in a spat partially caught on camera. In the video, posted April 21, she appears to brag that she works for the state as she admonished the young woman for her skirt. She told police that she confronted a young woman at a restaurant who was wearing “explicit clothing” that exposed her private parts with children present. The female victim said she was wearing underwear and shorts under her skirt, making it impossible to have been exposing herself.

Persons: Karen, Ida Lorenzo, ccsnowww, ” Lorenzo, ‘ you’re, Lorenzo, “, ”, St, Susanne Gustin Organizations: CPS, Protective Services, George Police, Utah Attorney General’s, Utah News Dispatch, Utah AG, NBC News Locations: Utah, George , Utah, Washington County

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government said Tuesday that it had filed a diplomatic protest against Beijing after Chinese jets flew dangerously close and fired a volley of flares in the path of a Philippine air force patrol plane over a disputed shoal in the South China Sea. The Southern Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army said Saturday that a Philippine air force aircraft “illegally” entered the airspace above the shoal, which China claims, disrupting its combat training activities. The command sent jets and ships to identify, track and drive away the Philippine aircraft, it added. In 2013, China announced a new Air Defense Identification Zone over the East China Sea that covers a chain of disputed islands also claimed by Japan. Washington has repeatedly warned that it is obligated to defend the Philippines, its oldest treaty ally in Asia, if Filipino forces, ships and aircraft come under an armed attack, including in the South China Sea.

Persons: Romeo Brawner Jr, ” Brawner, Teresita Daza, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, ”, Jay Batongbacal, ” Batongbacal, Thomas Shoal Organizations: Philippine military’s, Scarborough, seaway, ” Department of Foreign Affairs, ”, China, Southern Theater Command, People’s Liberation Army, Philippine, U.S, Air Defense, East China, Institute for Maritime Affairs, Law, University of the, Washington Locations: MANILA, Philippines, Beijing, Philippine, South China, Manila, China, People’s Republic of China, United States, Australia, Canada, East, Japan, Washington, University of the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Scarborough, Asia

☆ Bull headed for slaughterhouse escapes, goes on rampage before being fatally shot in Massachusetts
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A bull bound for a Massachusetts slaughterhouse briefly escaped its fate Monday after it crashed through electrified fences, jumped a berm, ran across on an interstate and swam through a lake, authorities said. However, police officers in Raynham, south of Boston, fatally shot the 1,300-pound animal when it charged at them, police said in a news release. A 1,300-pound bull runs before being fatally shot in Raynham, Mass., on Monday. via VimeoThe bull leaped over a 6-foot berm and ran onto Interstate 495, where it caused a three-vehicle crash, the department said. When the bull began “aggressively” swimming toward the group, the department said, an officer fired at the animal with a department-issued rifle.

Persons: “, David LaPlante Organizations: Workers, Monday . Raynham Police, Police Locations: Massachusetts, Raynham, Boston, Raynham , Mass, Lake Nippenicket

☆ I moved to Finland and fell in love with the free healthcare and work-life balance. It's a great place to raise my daughters.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Andro Lindsay, a 48-year-old who moved from Santiago, Chile, to Helsinki. My relationship with Finland started over 20 years ago — I've been a part of several businesses with links to Finland, and some of my best friends are Finns. I've expanded my work to include sustainable mining, green hydrogen, and more. AdvertisementMy daughters fell in love with Finland as soon as we arrivedLindsay and his daughters. We all fell in love with Finnish culture, and we couldn't be happier here.

Persons: —, Andro Lindsay, It's, I've, Finn, Janne, Lindsay, Andro Lindsay I'm, I'm Organizations: Service, Business, Technical Research, of Finland, Helsinki Partners Locations: Santiago, Chile, Helsinki, Finland, Finnish, Santiago ., Seurasaari, Hietaranta

☆ Analysis: Musk tries to help Trump halt the Harris surge
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Musk agreed with Trump that Harris was a radical leftist and flattered his guest by implying that he was strong and his Democratic opponents were weak. Like, okay, you know, President Trump is like, don’t mess with me.”Musk has already endorsed Trump, and he was leaving no doubt on Monday night that he wants to see him win a second term. Trump may not have been president without Twitter, as his emergence as a political force in 2016 coincided with the site’s heyday. “There is a lot of opposition to people just hearing what President Trump has to say,” Musk said. The Harris campaign was quick to respond, posting a Trump Truth Social post from last year that lambasted Florida Gov.

Persons: Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s, –, Musk, Harris, “, ” Trump, baselessly, Biden, Trump, ” Musk, Kamala, ”, —, Steven Cheung, he’d, Thierry Breton, Cheung, Ron DeSantis Organizations: CNN, Tech, Elon, Democratic, Trump, Republican, Trump —, SpaceX, Twitter, Presidential, ”, Musk Trump, Biden, Florida Gov, Capitol Locations: United States, European, Europe

☆ I moved to Finland for 90 days and fell in love with the culture and lifestyle. Now, I'm raising my daughters here.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

☆ Brazil plane crash: Prior icing accident looms over investigation
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Pete Muntean | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Numerous videos posted on social media show the turboprop ATR 72 in an apparent flat spin as it spiraled toward the ground with no visible forward movement. “As we progress through the investigation, things will start to solidify.”A crash in 1994The French-Italian ATR 72 has “checkered record” Goelz said. The ATR 72 utilizes deicing “boots,” designed to expand and physically break apart ice that accumulates on wings. “A jet likely would not have been at that altitude.”Following reports of Friday’s crash, ATR said it was aware of an accident and is working to support investigators. “Aviation safety doesn’t lend itself to quick answers.”

Persons: Friday’s, ”, Peter Goelz, Bruce Landsberg, Goelz, “, Landsberg Organizations: CNN, National Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, NTSB, Eagle, “, “ Aviation Locations: Brazil, Cascavel, Brazil’s, Paraguay, São Paulo, FlightAware, Vinhedo, “, Roselawn , Indiana, United States, France

☆ Fact check: Trump made at least 20 false claims in his conversation with Elon Musk
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Daniel Dale | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +34 min

Here is a fact check:CrimeTrump claimed, “Our crime rate’s going through the roof.”Facts First: Trump’s claim is false. Facts First: Trump did express uncertainty about the number, but his “like 60 million or something” claim is false. They take ‘em out, and they bring them to the United States.”Facts First: Trump’s claim is baseless. He said, “With Ukraine, so we’re in for $250 billion and they’re in for about $71 billion.”Facts First: Trump’s claim is false. But Trump’s claim that the US has committed or provided far more aid than Europe is not true regardless.

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A still image from a video shows former Milwaukee hotel workers holding down D'vontaye Mitchell at the downtown Hyatt Regency on June 30. Turner told authorities he “observed DM begging and harassing a guest of the hotel,” according to the criminal complaint. In the complaint, Turner said he told Mitchell not to enter the hotel but saw him do so and beg for money. Mitchell gets up and attempts to reenter the hotel but is pushed back outside, where Turner, Johnson-Carson and Williamson surround him. Hotel security footage appeared to show him striking Mitchell once with a closed fist, according to the document.

Persons: D’Vontaye Mitchell, Todd Alan Erickson, Devin W, Johnson, Brandon LaDaniel Turner, bellman Herbert T, Williamson, Ben Crump, William Sulton, Mitchell’s, ” Sulton, “, ” Erickson, Carson, Turner, D'vontaye Mitchell, CNN Todd Alan Erickson, Erickson, Todd Erickson, “ Erickson, one’s, Carson “, Mitchell, Mitchell “, DM’s, Herbert T, bellman Herbert Williamson, bellman, ” Williamson, ”, “ Williamson, DM, ’, I’m, ” Brandon LaDaniel Turner, D'Vontaye Mitchell, Matt Last, ” Last, Devin Johnson, “ Johnson, CNN’s Emma Tucker, Ray Sanchez, Raja Razek, Alisha Ebrahimji, Amy Simonson Organizations: CNN, Milwaukee County Medical, Hyatt Regency, Milwaukee County, Office, Aimbridge Hospitality, Hyatt, Milwaukee, Attorney’s, Sheriff's, Milwaukee Police, WISN Locations: Milwaukee, Carson, Hyatt Regency, Johnson

☆ Oceans of water may be trapped deep beneath the Martian surface
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Data from a retired NASA mission has revealed evidence of an underground reservoir of water deep beneath the surface of Mars, according to new research. A team of scientists estimates that there may be enough water, trapped in tiny cracks and pores of rock in the middle of the Martian crust, to fill oceans on the planet’s surface. NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter took an image of InSight sitting on the Martian surface on February 2, 2019. “It’s certainly true on Earth — deep, deep mines host life, the bottom of the ocean hosts life. Windows into Martian historyThe findings add a new piece to the Martian water puzzle.

Persons: ”, Vashan Wright, ‘, Mars, orbiters, InSight’s seismometer, Wright, James Tuttle Keane, Aaron Rodriguez, Michael Manga, “ It’s, haven’t, Alberto Fairén, Fairén, Bruce Banerdt, we’re, Banerdt, al, ” Banerdt, “, ” Wright Organizations: CNN, NASA, National Academy of Sciences, Reconnaissance Orbiter, JPL, Caltech, University of Arizona, University of California, Diego’s Scripps, of Oceanography, Mars, Interior Exploration, Transport, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, University of Maryland, Cornell University Locations: Mars, Berkeley

☆ Dear Pentathletes: Enjoy Your Last Ride. Get Ready for the Obstacle Course.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Sarah Lyall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The farrago of a sport that is the modern pentathlon owes its rarefied existence to Pierre de Coubertin, the father of the modern Olympics, who, according to legend, imagined it as a test of mettle for a typical French cavalry officer. Caught behind enemy lines, such a man might have to fence with and shoot at his pursuers; run toward safety; swim across a body of water; and ride away on a random horse he happened to encounter. But many things that made sense in the 19th century seem less persuasive in the 21st. So, drifting toward obsolescence and facing eviction from the Olympics after an accusation of horse abuse in the Tokyo Games, modern pentathlon’s governing body voted in 2021 to overhaul itself for the contemporary era. While the pentathletes at the Paris Games are indeed riding horses over a series of jumps as part of the event, they will face an entirely different fifth discipline when they get to Los Angeles in 2028: a race the organizers are calling a “‘Ninja Warrior’-style obstacle course.”

Persons: Pierre de Coubertin, ” Organizations: Tokyo Games, Paris Games Locations: Los Angeles

☆ Jude Law enters the Star Wars galaxy in epic fashion in nostalgic ‘Skeleton Crew’ trailer
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The galaxy far, far away is about to add another starry member to its ranks. Oscar-nominee Jude Law was on hand in Anaheim, California on Friday night at D23 – Disney’s massive fan expo that drew a crowd of 12,000 – to present “Skeleton Crew,” a new “Star Wars” series set to premiere on Disney+ in December. Ahead of unveiling the first-look trailer, Law billed the new series as “a timeless adventure story in the spirit of the Amblin coming-of-age films from the ’80s,” mentioning 1985’s “The Goonies” and “E.T.” from 1982 as examples. Things take a decidedly “Goonies”-style turn when the band of misfit youths stumble on a hidden fortress in the forest, where water slides, skeletons and adventure await. “Skeleton Crew” will stream with a two-episode premiere on December 3 on Disney+.

Persons: Jude Law, ”, “, “ You’re, –, Law – Organizations: CNN, Disney, ‘ Locations: Anaheim , California

Also Friday, amid mounting pressure, Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell announced he would retire by Aug. 31, saying it had become clear that he could not continue effectively in his role. The encounter ended with Grayson shooting Massey in the head. After shooting Massey, Grayson discouraged the other deputy from rendering aid, citing the severity of her injury, according to body camera video. The deputy still rendered aid and stayed with Massey until medical help arrived, prosecutors have said. On July 17, Grayson was fired from the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office, where he had been employed since May 2023.

Persons: —, Sonya Massey, Jack Campbell, Sean Grayson, Massey, Ryan M, Cadagin, Massey’s, Grayson, “, ”, Mark Wykoff, ” Wykoff, Mary Beth Rodgers, Wykoff, Campbell, ” Massey, Jesus, Illinois State Police “, ” Grayson, JB Pritzker, Pritzker Organizations: Services, Illinois State Police, Office, NBC Chicago, Sangamon, Gov, Republican, NBC News Locations: SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Illinois, Sangamon County, Springfield, Grayson, Menard County, Sangamon, Springfield , Ill, Menard, Logan, Logan County

☆ Ten years after Ferguson, data on police killings shows a lack of progress
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Matthew Danbury | Matthew Danbury Is A Data Graphics Intern For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

“Police violence hasn’t stopped,” said Sirry Alang, professor of Black communities and social determinants of health at the University of Pittsburgh. And in the decade since, data shows there has not been an increase in charges brought against officers. Philip Stinson, a professor of criminal justice at Bowling Green State University, has tracked cases of police officers charged with murder or manslaughter resulting from on-duty shootings since 2005. Data is aggregated from publicly accessible media sources and reviewed by Campaign Zero’s researchers. The database shows that documented police killings have steadily increased in recent years.

Persons: hasn’t, ”, Sirry Alang, we’ve, Eric Garner, Brown, Garner, Philip Stinson, Stinson, ” Stinson Organizations: Police, University of Pittsburgh, University of North, Bowling Green State University, NBC, The Washington Post Locations: Ferguson, New York, University of North Carolina

☆ I have stiff-person syndrome. It's hard to diagnose and treat, so I plan to travel the country in an RV looking for answers.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-07 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

I have stiff-person syndrome. I've only been living with symptoms for 15 months, but stiff-person syndrome has changed my life. This is stiff-person syndrome." Our first stop is the University of Colorado, which is at the cutting edge of clinical trials for stiff-person syndrome. Friends with stiff-person syndrome have also suggested I visit the Mayo Clinic and a specialist in northern California.

Persons: Carrie Robinette, Jared, It's, Celine Dion, wasn't, I've, haven't, Sham, Dholakia, I'm Organizations: Service, San Diego, Business, Department of Defense, SPS, University of Colorado, Mayo Clinic Locations: San, Washington ,, San Diego, Southern California, California

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to intervene in a long-shot lawsuit brought by Missouri attempting to block legal proceedings in former President Donald Trump's hush money case in New York. Brandon Bell / Getty ImagesNew York Judge Juan Merchan issued an initial gag order in March ahead of Trump’s trial. Bailey took the rare step of trying to sue the state of New York before the Supreme Court, which has jurisdiction over disputes between states. It would have been highly unusual for the Supreme Court to allow a state to interfere with judicial proceedings in another state. Before the trial, Trump was fined for violating the original gag order, especially as it related to Cohen, one of the key witnesses.

Persons: WASHINGTON —, Donald, Missouri's, Andrew Bailey, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Bailey, Trump, Michael Cohen, Storm Daniels, Daniels, Donald Trump, Brandon Bell, Juan Merchan, Merchan, Letitia James, James, Cohen, Mike Parson, Eric Schmitt Organizations: Missouri, Republican, Trump, Getty, York, State, New York, Missouri Gov, Senate Locations: Missouri, New York, Charlotte , NC

☆ Scottie Scheffler: American produces a remarkable 9-under final round to win gold in men’s golf
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Scottie Scheffler produced a remarkable final round to clinch gold in the men’s golf competition at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. Scheffler finished his final round level with Tommy Fleetwood, but a bogey on the 17th hole for the British golfer dropped him down to 17-under. Fleetwood then carded a par on the final hole, allowing Scheffler to clinch the victory and giving the Brit the silver. Heading into Sunday’s final round, Scheffler was on the peripheries of the contenders for the Olympic title but definitely not among the favorites. TV cameras showed the American being told he’d won gold, sharing an embrace with his caddie Ted Scott as their remarkable season continued.

Persons: Scottie Scheffler, Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood, Fleetwood, It’s, Kevin C, Cox, Hideki Matsuyama, Jon Rahm, he’d, Ted Scott, Justin Ray Organizations: CNN, Paris Olympics, Sunday, Le, Brit, PGA, Augusta, Getty, Fleetwood, Games, Yahoo Sports Locations: Sunday’s, British, Kentucky, Japan, American

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