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☆ James Reston Jr., Author With a Hand in Nixon Apology, Dies at 82
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Sam Roberts | More About Sam Roberts | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

James Reston Jr., an eclectic historian and novelist who helped the British television host David Frost prod former President Richard M. Nixon into admitting his complicity in the Watergate scandal and apologizing in a wrenching broadcast interview, died on Wednesday at his home in Chevy Chase, Md. The cause was pancreatic cancer, said his wife, Denise Leary. Mr. Reston, whose father was a renowned figure at The New York Times as a columnist, Washington bureau chief and executive editor, largely bypassed daily journalism to focus on timely and historical nonfiction and novels and adapting four of his books into plays. As a result, Mr. Reston was primed when Mr. Frost bought exclusive rights to interview Nixon after the president resigned in 1974 and recruited Mr. Reston as a researcher.

Persons: James Reston Jr, David Frost, Richard M, Nixon, Denise Leary, Reston, ”, Frost Organizations: The New York Times, Democratic Locations: British, Chevy Chase, Md, Washington, Whittier, Watergate, Reston

☆ Party is over for Champagne as sales drop after two record years
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Sybille De La Hamaide | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sales are expected to reach around 314 million bottles in 2023, French industry group Comite Champagne (Champagne Committee) said in a statement. Exports stood at 77.7 million bottles, down 3.7%, while France recorded a drop of 6.3% with 48.1 million bottles. "The fall in shipments, for France, is attributed to inflation," a Comite Champagne spokesperson told Reuters. Champagne producers expect sales to remain around the same level in the next three years, at an average 315 million bottles, she said. The Comite Champagne set a maximum yield of grapes that can be harvested on the total 33,700 hectares (83,275 acres) devoted to Champagne wine at 11,400 kg per hectare, down from 12,000 kg/ha in 2022.

Persons: Champagne, Sybille de La, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Comite, Exports, Comite Champagne, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Champagne, France, Comite

☆ What we know about the 16 fake electors charged in Michigan
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Marshall Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Some of the GOP electors in Michigan were local activists who were recruited to serve as “fake electors,” all while inaccurately believing there was still a chance that then-President Donald Trump might secure a second consecutive term. CNN has reached out to the 16 fake electors for comment about the criminal charges. Here’s what we know about the 16 fake electors facing state charges. Meshawn Maddock, 55, was co-chair of the Michigan Republican Party during the 2020 campaign and is married to a GOP member of the Michigan House of Representatives. James Renner, 76, was also brought in later in the process to replace one of the original GOP electors.

Persons: ”, Donald Trump, Meshawn Maddock, Kathy Berden, Marian Sheridan, Kent Vanderwood, Stanley Grot, Amy Facchinello, Ann Henry, Michele Lundgren, “, we’d, Trump, …, ” Clifford Frost, John Haggard, Timothy King, Rose Rook, Mayra Rodriguez, Hank Choate, Sonny Perdue, Ken Thompson, Thompson, James Renner Organizations: CNN, Republicans, Republican National Committee, Trump, Michigan Republican Party, GOP, Michigan, Representatives, Republican National Convention, Wyoming City Council, 2nd District Republican Party, Genesee County Republican Party, Congressional, Republican, Democratic, Detroit Free Press, Michigan GOP Locations: Michigan, Washington ,, DC, Wyoming , Michigan, Grand Rapids, Wyoming, Shelby Township, Grand Blanc, Flint , Michigan, Genesee, Michigan’s, Lansing, Detroit, Macomb County, Van Buren County

☆ Michigan attorney general charges fake Trump electors over alleged 2020 election crimes
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Attorney Dana Nessel, surrounded by her family, announces her bid for Michigan Attorney General in Braun Court Ann Arbor on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017. Mandi Wright | Detroit Free Press | Tribune News Service via Getty ImagesMichigan's attorney general on Tuesday criminally charged 16 so-called "fake electors" for former President Donald Trump, accusing them of a fraudulent effort to reverse President Joe Biden's victory in the state's 2020 election. The 16 people each face eight charges, including election law forgery, uttering and publishing and conspiracy, state Attorney General Dana Nessel said in a video announcement. The case is the first time that any members of fake Electoral College slates for Trump have been criminally charged. Smith's investigation is focused on, among other things, the attempted use of fake Electoral College slates to thwart Biden's victory.

Persons: Dana Nessel, Braun Court Ann Arbor, Mandi, Donald Trump, Joe Biden's, Nessel, Trump, Jack Smith, Mike Pence, Kathy Berden, Rose Rook, Mayra Rodriguez, Hank Choate, Meshawn Maddock, Ann Henry, John Haggard, Clifford Frost, Kent Vanderwood, Stanley Grot, Marian Sheridan, Timothy King, James Renner, Michel Lundgren, Amy Facchinello, Ken Thompson, Maddock Organizations: Michigan, Braun Court, Detroit Free Press, Tribune, Service, Getty, Trump, of Justice, Biden, GOP, Electoral, U.S . Senate, National, CNN, Michigan Republican, U.S, Supreme Locations: Braun, Mandi Wright, Michigan, Mari, Texas, Georgia , Pennsylvania, Wisconsin

☆ A Yiddish Haven Thrives in Australia
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Natasha Frost | More About Natasha Frost | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

“Mir kumen on, mir kumen on! Un fest un zikher undzer trot!”Late on a recent Friday night, dozens of voices joined in this Yiddish anthem — “We are coming, we are coming! And our step is firm and true!” — and soared from a conference center among gum trees and kookaburras outside Melbourne, Australia. Today, Yiddish is most commonly used in ultra-Orthodox communities in places like Brooklyn or Jerusalem. But in Melbourne, snatches of it can be heard on certain streets, around multigenerational dinner tables, on stages and in classrooms.

Persons: “ Mir kumen, — Organizations: Australia Locations: Melbourne, Australia, Brooklyn, Jerusalem, Sof, Eastern Europe

☆ Scientists are growing seeds in space to help adapt to climate change on Earth
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Nadia Leigh-Hewitson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Agriculture is extremely vulnerable to the impacts of changing climate conditions and although changes to temperature, rainfall patterns, and frost might extend a growing season or enable the cultivation of different crops, climate change also introduces major challenges for farming. Shoba Sivasankar examines sorghum seeds that spent around five months at the International Space Station . K. Laffan/IAEABy selectively breeding plants grown from the mutated seeds, Sivasankar and her team hope to create new crop strains. The private sector has also taken an interest in the impact of spaceflight on plant seeds. StarLab Oasis plans to grow seeds on external docking platforms at space stations, shown here in a rendering Nanoracks/Starlab OasisSending seeds to space will help “sustainability, climate change, and food security on Earth,” StarLab Oasis’ co-founder Allen Herbert told CNN in 2022.

Persons: Shoba Sivasankar, ”, “, StarLab, Allen Herbert Organizations: CNN, International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Agriculture Organization, FAO, International Space, of, Food, Agriculture, Space, Michigan State University, MSU, United Arab Emirates, StarLab Oasis, Oasis Locations: China, Abu Dhabi

☆ Breakingviews: El Nino will brew up potent new economic storm
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Antony Currie | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

It looks likely that the El Nino weather phenomenon has returned, according to both the U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. Reuters GraphicsBy one reckoning, a single El Nino event might seem manageable. The direct impact of El Nino- and La Nina-affected weather on sowing, growing and harvesting is not the only economic consideration. On June 8 the U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center issued an advisory that El Nino conditions “are present and are expected to gradually strengthen into the Northern Hemisphere winter”. The highest temperature reached in any past El Nino was 2.6 degrees Celsius above average in 2016.

Persons: El, Nina, Gabrielle, It’s, there’s, Peter Thal Larsen, Katrina Hamlin, Thomas Shum Organizations: MELBOURNE, Reuters, El, U.S . National Oceanographic, Atmospheric Administration, Australian, of Meteorology, International Monetary Fund, University of Dartmouth, El Nino, Nina, Rabobank, Barclays, World Meteorological Organisation, Center, Thomson Locations: India, Thailand, Vietnam, El Nino, Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Europe, China, Southeast Asia, United States, Oceania, Australia, Western Australia, Delhi, Ukraine

☆ El Nino will brew up potent new economic storm
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Antony Currie | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

Artificial intelligence algorithms are increasingly being used in financial services — but they come with some serious risks around discrimination. And the problem of amplifying existing biases can be even more severe when it comes to banking and financial services. As for financial services, Manji said a lot of the backend data systems are fragmented in different languages and formats. "Individuals have little knowledge of how AI systems work and that their individual case may, in fact, be the tip of a systems-wide iceberg. Among the top worries industry insiders expressed are misinformation; racial and gender bias embedded in AI algorithms; and "hallucinations" generated by ChatGPT-like tools.

Persons: Nabil Manji, Manji, they've, we're, You've, Banks, Banking's, Rumman Chowdhury, Twitter's, Chowdhury, Angle Bush, Bush, Frost Li, Li, Niklas Guske, Guske, it's, Goldman Sachs, Kim Smouter, Smouter, ethicists Organizations: Photodisc, Getty, Deloitte, CNBC, Microsoft, Google, Black, Artificial Intelligence, Tokyo University, Apple, New York Department of Financial Services, European Network, United Nations Locations: AMSTERDAM, Worldpay, Amsterdam, Chicago, Loup, United

☆ Oregon county sues oil, gas companies including Exxon, Shell, Chevron for deadly 2021 Pacific Northwest heat dome
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Catherine Clifford | In Catclifford | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Multnomah County in Oregon is suing oil and gas companies Exxon Mobil , Shell , Chevron , BP, ConocoPhillips and related organizations for the damages caused by the 2021 Pacific Northwest heat dome. Multnomah County said these and other fossil fuel companies and entities operating in the region are significantly responsible for causing and worsening the deadly heat event. Starting on June 25, 2021, Multnomah County had three consecutive days where the heat reached 108, 112 and 116 degrees Fahrenheit, respectively. The heat event is called a heat dome which is a weather event caused by a high-pressure system that in this case prevented cooler maritime winds to blow and also prevented clouds from forming. Jessica Vega Pederson, the chair of Multnomah County, is seeking to protect the residents of the county she represents.

Persons: Shanton Alcaraz, Eddy Norby, Jessica Vega Pederson, Pederson, Caron PC, Thomas, Coon, Frost Organizations: Salvation Army Northwest Division, Exxon Mobil, Shell, BP, ConocoPhillips, Anadarko Petroleum, Occidental Petroleum, American Petroleum Institute, Chevron, Koch Industries, Marathon Petroleum, McKinsey & Company, Motiva, Peabody Energy, Specialties USA, Valero Energy, Western States Petroleum Association, Worthington Locations: Seattle , Washington , U.S, Multnomah County, Oregon, Chevron, Pacific, Occidental

☆ TikTok has become a 'billion-person focus group' that can make or break your business with one viral video
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A review can now completely change the trajectory of a business if it goes viral on TikTok. A viral video on TikTok can make a product fly off of shelves, or leave consumers questioning the quality of a company. Corey Robinson, chief product officer for Abercrombie & Fitch, described TikTok to The Journal as "a billion-person focus group." Fame is just as easy to achieve as infamy on TikTok where videos can quickly — and unexpectedly — go viral. In late 2022, Chipotle employees were hit with waves of complicated orders and unhappy customers after Lee and TikToker Alex Frost posted viral videos trying a menu hack for quesadillas.

Persons: Corey Robinson, Abercrombie, Robinson, Pink, Chef Pii, Pii, naysayers, TikTokers, hashtag, Keith Lee, Lee, Kwame Boakye, TikToker Alex Frost, Chipotle, Brian Niccol Organizations: Street Journal, Morning, Abercrombie & Fitch, Fitch, Walmart, Dave's Gourmet, NielsenIQ, McKinsey & Company, Fire Locations: Orlando

☆ Submersible touring Titanic wreckage running out of oxygen, search approaching a critical juncture
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Nouran Salahieh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The search area for the missing submersible stretches about two times the size of Connecticut on the surface and goes down as deep as two-and-a-half miles, according to Frederick. We need a miracle – but miracles do happen,” oceanographer and water search expert David Gallo told CNN. However, it remains unclear whether the noises are from the missing submersible, Frederick said. David Marquet, a former submarine captain, described Wednesday what he imagines the five passengers are experiencing in the Titan submersible. OceanGate Expeditions strayed from industry norms by declining a voluntary, rigorous safety review of the vessel, according to an industry leader.

Persons: ”, “, Capt, Jamie Frederick, Frederick, John Cabot, “ We’ll, ” Frederick, “ It’s, David Gallo, Frederick said, Rick Murcar, Murcar, Tom Dettweiler, ” Dettweiler, “ You’re, Hamish Harding, Shahzada Dawood, Suleman Dawood, Paul, Henri Nargeolet, David Marquet, John’s, Marquet, CNN’s Jake Tapper, ” Marquet, Joe MacInnis, who’s, Josh Gates, ” Gates, CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Gates, couldn’t, David Hiscock, OceanGate, ” Will Kohnen, wouldn’t Organizations: CNN, First Coast Guard, Canadian Coast Guard, US Navy, US Coast Guard, National Association of Cave, OceanGate Expeditions, Stockton Rush, Navy, Titan, Daylight, Horizon Services, U.S . Air Force, Marine Technology Society Locations: Connecticut, NewfoundlandSaturday

☆ Where Housing Prices Have Crashed and Billions in Wealth Have Vanished
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Natasha Frost | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Michael Wilson was hopeful when he put his three-bedroom house up for sale: Over a dozen would-be buyers came to the initial showing. Offer after offer fell through because the prospective buyers were unable to sell their homes. Over the last 18 months, homeowners and investors have lost billions of dollars in wealth after prices that spiked during the Covid pandemic started plunging as mortgage rates also soared. “If we listed it, say, two months before we originally did, it would have literally sold the next day,” Mr. Wilson said. He and his wife, Jade, might finally have found a buyer for their three-bedroom house in Te Awamutu, a pretty North Island town of 13,000 people.

Persons: Michael Wilson, ” Mr, Wilson, Jade Locations: New Zealand, Te Awamutu

☆ Hiding Behind the Hedges
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Debra Kamin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Robert Frost may have thought good fences make good neighbors, but in Los Angeles, those fences are planted rather than built. “Hedges are a constant in every design I do,” said Brent Green, a veteran landscaper in Los Angeles whose clients include Regina King, Regina Hall and Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne. “You guys are all concrete in Manhattan, and for privacy you have doormen,” he said to a reporter. “But here in Los Angeles, you can live near a freeway, a heavily trafficked street or be right on top of your neighbor, and you’ll still have a backyard. Hedges create privacy and make that a usable space.”Los Angeles is a horizontal city, a sprawling quilt of stitched-together neighborhoods bounded by crags and ocean.

Persons: peeping Toms, Robert Frost, “ Hedges, ”, Brent Green, Regina King, Regina Hall, Sharon, Ozzy Osbourne, “, you’ll Organizations: Regina, Hedges Locations: Los Angeles, Manhattan

☆ Frost & Sullivan discusses Toyota's electric vehicle roadmap
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailFrost & Sullivan discusses Toyota's electric vehicle roadmapVivek Vaidya, associate partner at Frost & Sullivan, says Toyota is "coming to the party a bit late" when it comes to electric vehicles but that doesn't mean it's against environmental action.

Persons: Frost, Sullivan, Vivek Vaidya, Frost & Sullivan Organizations: Frost &, Toyota

☆ This is the one question the Microsoft CEO asks to test AI's smarts
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Steven Tweedie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella likes to test AI using a poetry prompt. Imagine you're the CEO of Microsoft, and you're testing out an early version of OpenAI's most powerful AI model, GPT-4. Well, now we know, thanks to a new interview Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recently gave to Wired. Jalaluddin Rumi, or Rumi as he's most commonly referred to, was a Persian poet who lived during the early 13th century. The Microsoft CEO told Wired that seeing GPT-4 accomplish this early on was a "mind-blowing experience."

Persons: Satya Nadella, Rumi, GPT, Nadella, Jalaluddin Rumi, it's, I'd, Coldplay, Chris Martin, Madonna, Tilda Swinton, Hossein Behzad, Robert Frost Organizations: Microsoft, Wired, BBC, Google Locations: Hyderabad, India, Persian

Digital Content Next shared the principles with its board and relevant committees Monday. Digital Content Next's "Principles for Development and Governance of Generative AI": Developers and deployers of GAI must respect creators' rights to their content. The urgency behind building a system of rules and standards for generative AI is intense, said Jason Kint, CEO of Digital Content Next. How generative AI will unfold in the coming months and years is dominating media conversation, said Axios CEO Jim VandeHei. "Even with AI tools or generative AI models that work in text like ChatGPT, it doesn't change the fact we're already doing this work," said Looft.

Persons: Andrew Burton, Robert Frost, Vincent Van Gogh, Google's Bard, GAI, Jason Kint, I've, Kint, We've, Jim VandeHei, VandeHei, Barry Diller, Robert Thomson, Thomson, Diller, Chris Berend, Pope Francis, Chris Looft, Berend Organizations: New York Times, Getty, NBC, The Washington Post, Street, News Corp, Development, ., A.I, Digital, Facebook, Nasdaq, Market, Big Tech, International News Media, News Media, NBC News Group, Pentagon, Bloomberg, Axios Technology, Google, Disney, ABC, NBC News, CNBC Locations: New York City, New York, Washington ,

☆ Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand’s Ex-Leader, Is Now Dame Jacinda Ardern
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Natasha Frost | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Jacinda Ardern was awarded the title of dame on Monday for service to New Zealand, barely four months after ending her term as prime minister, during which she became the global face of a compassionate brand of liberal politics. The accolade — Dame Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit — is the country’s second highest and was granted as part of an annual tradition of awarding honors for the King’s Birthday holiday. The honorees are usually chosen by the prime minister and approved by the British monarch, King Charles III, who is New Zealand’s head of state. Ms. Ardern said she was “humbled” by the award and had initially considered declining it. “So many of the things we went through as a nation over the last five years were about all of us rather than one individual,” she said in a statement, adding, “For me this is a way to say thank you — to my family, to my colleagues, and to the people who supported me to take on the most challenging and rewarding role of my life.”

Persons: Jacinda Ardern, —, King Charles III, Ardern, ” Locations: New Zealand, Zealand, British

☆ Stock futures are little changed after the S&P 500’s best week since March
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

U.S. equity futures were little changed Sunday evening after a broad-based rally last week that pushed the S&P 500 to its best week since March, and its highest level since last August. S&P 500 futures were higher by 0.09% and Nasdaq-100 futures hovered below the flat line. On Friday, stocks rallied to end the week following strong jobs data for the month of May. The Dow jumped 701.19 points, or 2.12%, for its best day since January, ending the week at 33,762.76. "Recent banking sector developments are also encouraging, and repeated signs of labor market strength are reducing the risk negative outcomes.

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☆ These are the 2 House Democrats who voted with Republicans to overturn Biden's student-loan forgiveness
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-25 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The House passed a bill on Wednesday to overturn Biden's student-debt relief plans. The measure passed by a vote of 218-203 — but it wasn't just Republicans who voted in favor of the legislation. Democratic Reps. Jared Golden of Maine and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington joined Republicans in voting in favor of overturning Biden's student-debt relief policies. The bill to overturn student-debt relief now heads to the closely divided Senate, where it faces an uncertain path ahead. "House Republicans just voted to throw 260K public servants back into debt & force 36 million Americans to immediately pay back months of paused student loans," Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren wrote on Twitter on Wednesday.

☆ Stars at Cannes take break from red carpet to support AIDS research
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

CANNES, May 25 (Reuters) - Celebrities including Queen Latifah, Jeffrey Wright and Heidi Klum escaped the Cannes Film Festival's crowded Croisette Boulevard for a night to attend a fundraiser for AIDS research at a secluded luxury hotel in the nearby resort town of Antibes. In addition to Rexha, Gladys Knight, Adam Lambert and Halsey entertained the high-paying guests while Queen Latifah played host for the evening that included a fashion show and auction. The goal of the luxury evening was to raise money on behalf of amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, which also supports HIV prevention, treatment education and advocacy. [1/5] The 76th Cannes Film Festival - The amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS 2023 charity gala - Antibes, France, May 25, 2023. Queen Latifah and Eboni Nichols pose.

☆ Koepka chasing PGA Championship hat-trick as sun returns to Oak Hill
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

ROCHESTER, New York, May 21 (Reuters) - After a nasty week of frost, wind and torrential rain the sun returned to Oak Hill on Sunday for the final round of the PGA Championship with Brooks Koepka holding a one shot lead looking to complete a Wanamaker trophy hat-trick. The big-hitting American will head out onto the challenging East Course at 2:30 pm ET (1830 GMT) paired with the 11th ranked Hovland. A victory by Koepka or DeChambeau would not end the human rights questions but would give the tour a bit of the credibility and legitimacy it seeks. McIlroy, an honorary member at Oak Hill, has looked out of sorts all week but the battling Northern Irishman has managed stay in the hunt at five back. Block, who has "Why Not" written on his golf balls, has become the every man bluecollar hero and gallery darling at Oak Hill by carrying the hopes and dreams of every duffer who has picked up a club.

☆ Biden bets DeSantis’ ‘Florida blueprint’ will help him flip the Sunshine State and win reelection
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Edward-Isaac Dovere | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Shevrin Jones, a Florida state senator and member of the Biden campaign’s advisory board of elected officials, said he’s eager to tell the country the story of what he’s seen under DeSantis’ leadership. Biden and DeSantis and their wives walk to meet with local residents affected by Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers, Florida, on October 5, 2022. The voter registration advantage Florida Democrats had when President Barack Obama narrowly won the state in 2012 has flipped to Republicans. An adviser to the former New York City mayor told CNN that so far, there has been no outreach to Bloomberg’s operation from either the Biden campaign or the DNC. There was also a fleeting belief that they could push Biden over the top in Florida – though Trump ended up carrying the state by 3 points.

☆ Scheffler, Hovland, Conners grab PGA Championship lead
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/5] May 19, 2023; Rochester, New York, USA; Scottie Scheffler hits a tee shot on the seventh hole during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Adam Cairns-USA... Read moreROCHESTER, New York, May 19 (Reuters) - World number two Scottie Scheffler, Norwegian Viktor Hovland and Canada's Corey Conners grabbed a share of the PGA Championship second round lead on Friday, while an unforgiving Oak Hill left some of golf's biggest names fighting to make the cut. Conners had started the day level with Scheffler one back of pacesetting Bryson DeChambeau and finished it in the same position also signing for a 68. World number 11 Hovland began his round with back-to-back birdies and then drained a five-foot birdie putt at the 18th to join Conners and Scheffler on five-under 135. "The tournament is halfway done," said Scheffler, who can reclaim the number ranking with a win on Sunday.

CNN —A younger Congress may be a thing of the past. Ten years after meeting the age requirement for the Senate, age 30, baby boomers landed four seats, with millennials unable to get a single one. Millennials overtook baby boomers as America’s largest generation in 2020, according to Pew Research. Millennials and Generation Z (11-26) are winning their very first House seats faster than the previous four generations, CNN’s analysis shows. In the Senate, however, it’s taken more than 10 years for both Generation X and millennials to join Congress.

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