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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Scots pines put Zhangwu county on the map

A scenery after the restoration of the Horqin Sandy Land. The way in which the people in Zhangwu county in Liaoning province introduced tall deciduous trees into the sandy area is a prime example," said Dang Hongzhong, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Forestry and the Three-North program research institute. China's first sand control research institute was established in …

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1 month ago

Himachal Police officers singing Tere Naina is the best video you'll watch today

India Today

A video of the Himachal Pradesh Police Orchestra performing Tere Naina from Shah Rukh Khan starrer 2010 Bollywood hit film My Name Is Khan has mesmerised social media users. The soulful rendition, shared by orchestra member Vijay Kumar Khakhi on Instagram, showcased the officers singing in their uniforms during a public event, leaving the audience cheering in admiration. See the …

4 months ago

Keegan Bradley goes from last man in to leading BMW Championship

Associated Press

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — Keegan Bradley went from a bundle of nerves waiting to see if he would advance in the PGA Tour postseason to a blissful day of birdies in mile-high air Thursday that led to a 6-under 66 and a one-shot lead in the BMW Championship. Bradley, the newly appointed U.S. Ryder Cup captain, was the last man …

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4 months ago

Wyndham Clark gets a Colorado homecoming at the BMW Championship

Associated Press

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — Wyndham Clark is feeling more pressure than usual at the BMW Championship. Hometown events are not all that unusual on the PGA Tour — Max Homa and Collin Morikawa in Los Angeles, Xander Schauffele in San Diego — but they are rare in Clark’s hometown of Denver. “She was like, ‘I’ve just got to get Wyndham …

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4 months ago

Scottie Scheffler and PGA Tour’s best players face a new course in mile-high Castle Pines

Associated Press

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — Scottie Scheffler could easily have chosen to sit out the BMW Championship to boost his chances of capping off his sensational season with the FedEx Cup. And then next week it’s back to steamy Atlanta and East Lake, a course where players won’t be hitting pitching wedge from 200 yards to a downhill par 3. “If …

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4 months ago

PGA Tour’s return to Castle Pines stirs memories of milkshakes, mountains and missing Tiger Woods

Associated Press

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — Start with those hand-spun milkshakes, that crazy scoring system and the seal of approval from Jack Nicklaus himself. This week, for the first time since the International’s final round in 2006, the PGA Tour is back at the course — situated 6,300 feet above sea level and 25 miles south of downtown Denver — that oil …

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4 months ago

Castle Pines gets BMW Championship and St. Andrews hosts Women’s British Open

Associated Press

PGA Tour BMW CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Castle Rock, Colorado. Online: https://www.pgatour.com/ LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour AIG WOMEN’S BRITISH OPEN Site: St. Andrews, Scotland. Notes: This is the final major championship of the year on the LPGA Tour.. St. Andrews is hosting the Women’s British Open for the third time. Lauren Coughlin clinched a spot for the Americans last week …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

US OPEN ’24: Capsules of 10 prominent players at Pinehurst No. 2

Associated Press

A capsule look at 10 leading players in the U.S. Open, to be played June 13-16 at Pinehurst No. Best U.S. Open: Tie for eighth at Winged Foot in 2020. Best U.S. Open: Tie for third at Pebble Beach in 2019. The list of players to win the PGA Championship and U.S. Open in the same year is mighty — …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

How to score a great campsite near L.A. without booking ahead

LA Times

It’s Thursday night, and you’re dying to get out of the city. Crystal Lake Rec Area Campground Up, up, up along Highway 39, north of Azusa sits Crystal Lake Rec Area Campground, which has five open loops with 50 total campsites. Crystal Lake Rec Area Campground Coordinates: 34.32474672965506, -117.8321051 Cost: $12 per night per site, $5 for extra vehicle. If …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Tiger Woods gets special exemption to US Open at Pinehurst

Associated Press

Tiger Woods accepted a special exemption for the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. Woods has been exempt for every U.S. Open since he first played in 1995 as the reigning U.S. His five-year exemption from winning the 2019 Masters expired last year. Jack Nicklaus, with four U.S. Open titles among his 18 professional majors, received a record eight special exemptions, …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Derek Cianfrance says Bradley Cooper almost left 'The Place Beyond the Pines' after rewrite

Hindustan Times

Los Angeles, Filmmaker Derek Cianfrance says Bradley Cooper almost exited their 2013 film "The Place Beyond the Pines" after receiving a revised script a few days before shooting. "I remember giving Bradley Cooper the copy of ‘The Place Beyond the Pines,’ the new script, and getting a voice message from him saying, ‘Bro, I just want to let you know …

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9 months ago

Torrey Pines beats Irvine University to win All-American tennis tournament

LA Times

Torrey Pines senior Robert Freedman hits an approach shot in his 8-5 win at No. After two days of competition featuring 16 of the best tennis teams in the country, Torrey Pines emerged as champion of the 23rd annual National High School All-American Tournament. Torrey Pines, which plays in the San Diego Section, joined back-to-back Southern Section champion University as …

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9 months ago

Waterfront trees vandalised in Sydney's Monterey as Balmoral Beach trees survive attack

ABC

In short: Norfolk pines are among several trees poisoned along the Monterey waterfront in Sydney's south. Norfolk pines are among several trees poisoned along the Monterey waterfront in Sydney's south. The word "poisoned" stamped onto the trunks of dying Norfolk Pines along Botany Bay in Sydney's south leaves passers-by in no doubt about the cause of their demise. "The Balmoral …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

High school soccer regional results, updated pairings

LA Times

Share via Share via Close extra sharing options SOCCER SOCAL REGIONALS First-rund Results Boys Division I Santa Ana Mater Dei, bye Del Norte 4, San Clemente 3 St. Augustine 3, Mira Costa 2 Arlington, bye Division II Servite 3, San Dieguito Academy 1 Torrey Pines 4, Harvard-Westlake 2 Orange Lutheran 2, Granada Hills 2 Crossroads 2, Ridgeview 1 Division III …

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10 months ago

Georgia lawmakers weigh a 3-year pause on expansion permits for planned Okefenokee mine

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Corbett's measure would not affect the draft permits Twin …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Matthieu Pavon makes PGA Tour history in dramatic win at Torrey Pines

LA Times

Matthieu Pavon celebrates on the 18th green after winning the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines on Saturday. Matthieu Pavon became the first player to win a PGA Tour event under the French flag since World War II when he made an eight-foot putt on No. “I still can’t believe it,” said Pavon, who grew up playing soccer — his …

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10 months, 4 weeks ago

Stephan Jaeger leads at Torrey Pines after eagle on final hole

LA Times

Stephan Jaeger hits off the seventh tee during the second round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course on Thursday. Stephan Jaeger of Germany made a 35-foot eagle putt on his final hole for an eight-under 64 and a one-shot lead over Nicolai Hojgaard of Denmark after the second round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey …

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1 year, 1 month ago

She was told her grandfather had saved a Black man. Then she dug up the ugly truth

LA Times

On the Shelf In the Pines: A Lynching, a Lie, a Reckoning By Grace Elizabeth Hale Little, Brown: 256 pages, $29 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. It isn’t surprising that Grace Elizabeth Hale chose to write a book about a 1947 lynching. “I realized …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Florida GameStop Worker Kills Man Trying To Steal Pokemon Cards: Police

Huff Post

A clerk at a Florida GameStop store is facing a manslaughter charge after police say he fatally shot a man who was trying to steal Pokemon cards. via Associated Press PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. — A GameStop clerk who police say fatally shot a fleeing shoplifter has been charged with manslaughter. Derrick Guerrero, 33, was working at the video game retailer’s …

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1 year, 3 months ago

How Steelers TE Darnell Washington overcame homelessness to reach his NFL dream

New York Times

Darnell Washington tossed and turned in the passenger seat of a U-Haul truck, with the oppressive Las Vegas heat building like a pressure cooker. “But that wasn’t the first time.” After a week in the parking lot, Washington’s family scrounged up enough cash to buy a few nights in an East Las Vegas motel — close enough to feel the …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Ngamgouhou Mate, India U-16 football captain, pines for home and a chance to train with teammates again

The Hindu

Ngamgouhou Mate’s dreams of football glory were jolted by reality early in the morning of September 8 a couple of weeks ago. Two days later, a much more composed Ngamgouhou, with the captain’s yellow armband, played a key role in the midfield as India beat Bangladesh 2-0. India U-16 football captain Ngamgouhou Mate and Vumlenlal Hangshing were felicitated at a …

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1 year, 3 months ago

TIFF 2023: All the movies directed by big-name actors, ranked

LA Times

Annette Bening, left, Chris Pine and Danny DeVito in “Poolman.” Look. But his aggressively sunny mishmash of far better Los Angeles-set noirs, about a hapless pool cleaner sniffing out a web of corrupt politicians and greedy developers, practically invites comparison — take your pick from “The Long Goodbye,” “The Big Lebowski” and most of all “Chinatown,” which it unceasingly references …

1 year, 3 months ago

Dispute over Dianne Feinstein’s family fortune aired further as attorneys spar in court

LA Times

Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s family squabble over the extreme wealth left behind by her late husband, Richard Blum, was on full display in a San Francisco courtroom for the first time Monday, before a judge ordered private mediation that will drag the case into next year. Steven P. Braccini, an attorney for Blum’s trustees, said he agreed the case “cries out …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Some renters may get relief from biggest apartment construction boom in decades, but not all

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — When viewed through a wide lens, renters across the U.S. finally appear to be getting some relief, thanks in part to the biggest apartment construction boom in decades. “In a year, I will not be able to afford living here at all.” Web designer Joey Di Girolamo, 50, poses for a picture outside his apartment building, Thursday, …

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Scots pines put Zhangwu county on the map

Himachal Police officers singing Tere Naina is the best video you'll watch today

Keegan Bradley goes from last man in to leading BMW Championship

Wyndham Clark gets a Colorado homecoming at the BMW Championship

Scottie Scheffler and PGA Tour’s best players face a new course in mile-high Castle Pines

PGA Tour’s return to Castle Pines stirs memories of milkshakes, mountains and missing Tiger Woods

Castle Pines gets BMW Championship and St. Andrews hosts Women’s British Open

US OPEN ’24: Capsules of 10 prominent players at Pinehurst No. 2

How to score a great campsite near L.A. without booking ahead

Tiger Woods gets special exemption to US Open at Pinehurst

Derek Cianfrance says Bradley Cooper almost left 'The Place Beyond the Pines' after rewrite

Torrey Pines beats Irvine University to win All-American tennis tournament

Waterfront trees vandalised in Sydney's Monterey as Balmoral Beach trees survive attack

High school soccer regional results, updated pairings

Georgia lawmakers weigh a 3-year pause on expansion permits for planned Okefenokee mine

Matthieu Pavon makes PGA Tour history in dramatic win at Torrey Pines

Stephan Jaeger leads at Torrey Pines after eagle on final hole

She was told her grandfather had saved a Black man. Then she dug up the ugly truth

Florida GameStop Worker Kills Man Trying To Steal Pokemon Cards: Police

How Steelers TE Darnell Washington overcame homelessness to reach his NFL dream

Ngamgouhou Mate, India U-16 football captain, pines for home and a chance to train with teammates again

TIFF 2023: All the movies directed by big-name actors, ranked

Dispute over Dianne Feinstein’s family fortune aired further as attorneys spar in court

Some renters may get relief from biggest apartment construction boom in decades, but not all