Adam Hadwin started the back nine with five straight birdies and posted a 7-under 64 to build a one-shot lead going into the weekend of the Valspar Championship. It was another low round for Hadwin – not a 59 like the score the Canadian shot in the California desert this year, but enough to surge past Jim Herman and into the lead on a warm and occasionally blustery Friday afternoon at Innisbrook.
Category: World News
Advocates doubt Trump administration will act to stem flow of migrants across Canada-U.S. border
The crossing of migrants into Canada that has now become a thorny issue on the U.S.’s northern frontier was certainly not on horizon until recently. As the new administration trumpeted its new ironfisted approach toward immigrants and refugees, the public and media attention focused on the wall to be built between the United States and Mexico, as well as the executive orders to keep Muslims out.
Amarinder Singh to turn 75 on poll result day6 min ago
Chandigarh, Mar 10 Congress leader and former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh will turn 75 tomorrow, the day when the results of Punjab Assembly elections, which witnessed an intense triangular contest, will be declared. It remains to be seen what gift is in store for the state Congress chief tomorrow, who has already announced that this was his last election.
Stewart and Assayas find a groove in the shadow of celebrity
Kristen Stewart, left, and writer-director Olivier Assayas pose for a portrait to promote their film, “Personal Shopper,” on Thursday, March 9, 2017, in New York. Kristen Stewart, left, and writer-director Olivier Assayas pose for a portrait to promote their film, “Personal Shopper,” on Thursday, March 9, 2017, in New York.
3,500-yr-old mass burial ground discovered by Tirupati varsity1 hour ago
Tirupati, Mar 10 A 3,500-year-old colossal mass burial ground, believed to be of the Megalithic period, has been unearthed by a research team of the city-based Sri Venkateswara University. The mass burial ground is spread over 100 acres with over a dozen ‘cist burials’, each measuring 30 feet by 27 feet, in Raakasi Mitta area, around 60 km from here, Professor at the Department of Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology, Dr V Sakuntalamma, said.
Bill addresses ‘toxic relationship between US and Pakistan
Entitled “Pakistan State Sponsor of Terrorism Act of 2015,” a bill introduced by Rep. Ted Poe would designate Pakistan one of the world’s originators of globalized state-sponsored terrorism. Poe said upon introducing the bill on Thursday, “Not only is Pakistan an untrustworthy ally, Islamabad has also aided and abetted enemies of the United States for years,” Poe is the chairman of Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade of the House Foreign Relations Committee.
Can giant Tesla batteries solve South Australia’s energy woes?
Desperate for a more stable energy supply, the state seems willing to give Elon Musk’s technology a try. He’ll have 100 days to deliver.
With flair but scant success, Turkey aims to repair image
In this March 5, 2017 file-pool photo, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks in Istanbul. On a mission to rehabilitate its image, Turkey is instead inching closer to being an outcast among Western nations that seem to understand their NATO ally less and less each day.
Security Group Calls on Kosovo to Continue Talks with Serbia
Kosovo’s leaders must continue European Union-facilitated talks aimed at normalizing ties with Serbia, a European security official said Friday amid rising tensions between the two countries. The head of the 57-nation Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe met with senior officials and political leaders in Pristina to express concern about the situation.
Palestinian leader invited to White House in Trump call
In this Feb. 23, 2017 file photo, Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas listens to his Lebanese counterpart Michel Aoun address a speech, at the presidential palace, in Baabda east Beirut, Lebanon. Abbas will speak by telephone with U.S President Donald Trump in the first contact between the two leaders since Trump took office.
7 reported held after unsanctioned Belarus protest
A Belarusian human rights organization says seven opposition activists have been detained by police after an unsanctioned protest by more 1,000 people in a provincial city. The Friday demonstration in Maladzyechna, a city of about 100,000 people 75 kilometers north of the capital Minsk, came a day after President Alexander Lukashenko suspended the collection of fines from unemployed people.
Trump Transition Knew Flynn Might Register as Foreign Agent
Lawyers for retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn told President Donald Trump’s transition team that Flynn might need to register with the Justice Department as a foreign agent, according to a White House official and a person with direct knowledge of the discussions.
Albania opposition parties threaten to boycott June election
Albania’s opposition parties have threatened to boycott a June parliamentary election unless the current coalition government agrees to create a caretaker cabinet to run the country until then. The opposition political parties said in a statement Friday that they would not register with the Central Election Commission without “achieving a political agreement that would secure free and fair elections.”
But where is the green sheep? 9 old maps put the art in cartography
The national library’s Trove digital service has been highlighting quirky old maps of the continent, starting with a 1920s graphic dividing the country up into the sheep haves and have-nots. Artist Judy Horacek, who illustrated Mem Fox’s children’s classic Where is the Green Sheep?, approved of the idea.
China eyes to close military gap with US
China has put into service its new generation J-20 stealth fighter, a warplane it hopes will narrow the military gap with the United States, as senior naval officers said the country was building a “first class” navy and developing a marine corps. Chinese President Xi Jinping is overseeing a sweeping modernisation of the country’s armed forces, the largest in the world, including anti-satellite missiles and advanced submarines, seeking to project power far from its shores.
China’s Wanda Scraps $1 Billion Deal to Buy Hollywood’s Dick Clark Productions
Eldridge Industries, the U.S. owner of Dick Clark Productions Inc., said on Friday that one of its affiliates terminated an agreement to sell off the TV production company to Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group. Eldridge, which also owns magazines such as the Billboard and the Hollywood Reporter, said the affiliate terminated the agreement after Wanda failed to honor contractual obligations.
Where things stand in the Volkswagen emissions scandal
Volkswagen pleaded guilty Friday to three criminal counts for a scheme to get around U.S. pollution rules. If a federal judge agrees to the Justice Department’s sentencing recommendation, the scandal will end up costing the company more than $20 billion in the U.S. alone, not counting lost sales and brand value.
New Issue of Iceland Review is Out
The March/April issue of Iceland Review is out, filled with quality material. In it, you’ll find in-depth coverage of news and cultural events.
Earth from Space: Kamchatka, Russia
The Sentinel-3A satellite takes us over the Sea of Okhotsk in the Russian Far East on 15 February, where clouds blend with the ice and snow beneath from our bird’s-eye view. One of the fascinating features is the pattern of floating sea ice, appearing light blue.
Nightmare A11 roundabout to get A 400,000 upgrade which could include traffic lights
East Anglian commuters could benefit from safer and quicker journeys from a 400,000 project which could see traffic lights installed at the notorious Fiveways roundabout on the A11. Philip Hammond earmarked cash for new lights in his Congestion Relief Programme fund in this week’s budget amid concerns about the safety of the junction following the dualling of the A11 in 2015.
Find out when work starts on Woodbridge’s Deben Pool… and when it will reopen
A Suffolk leisure centre could be out of action for 10 months as builders work on a 3 million renovation project. Last month, Suffolk Coastal approved plans for Woodbridge’s Deben Pool to be the first of three leisure centres in the district to undergo refurbishment.
Woodbridge police station on sale for A 925,000… but worth A 3.8m to builder of approved homes
Land occupied by a derelict police station is set to be auctioned off – weeks after permission was granted for its conversion into homes. The site is expected to sell for A 925,000 but could reap four times that figure in gross development value following construction.
Royal tantrum! Boy throws fit meeting Queen Elizabeth II
Michelle Lun, left, holds on to her son Alfie, 2-years-old as they meet Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II at the unveiling during the the unveiling of a national memorial honouring the Armed Forces and civilians who served their country during the Gulf War and conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan in London Thursday March 9, 2017. Britain’s Prince Philip stands at right LONDON – A 2-year-old boy in England wasn’t very impressed with a chance to meet Queen Elizabeth II and showed it by throwing a tantrum in front of her majesty.
Cari o: The Anklet (Gold is forever) by Sunflower
Preface: Tales of the Sunflower is a series of fictionalized true stories that have actually occurred in our loved city. They are of the bizarre, the happy, the gothic, the macabre, the mundane, put on paper by a witch.
Sira-sira Store: Keso good
KESO or cheese never fails to delight the kids at home. They like to nibble on cheese cubes while watching their favorite cartoons on TV.
Supervisor gikawatan sa gika-check-in
DALING misibat ang duha ka mga menor de edad sulod sa usa ka motel dihang nakatulog ang usa ka lalaki niadtong Biyernes, Marso 10, sa kaadlawon sa Barangay Consolacion, dakbayan sa Cagayan de Oro. Ang biktima usa ka supervisor kinsa kasamtangang nagpuyo sa Capistrano Street ning dakbayan ug apan lumad nga taga Davao City.
Bautista: Whoa men
TIME was when women were tending the home and family. It was when a man’s success was because of a woman.
Pakistan assembly to legalize trials before military courts
Pakistan’s parliament is set to debate a bill next week that would legalize trials before military courts for another two years, a measure human rights activists say negates the basic principles of justice and denies those on trial the chance for a fair defense. The bill, designed to combat terrorism, was presented before the lower house of parliament Friday by law minister Zahid Hamid.
55 out of 80 Oro villages active in fight vs drugs
FIVE villages in Cagayan de Oro City have put in place measures to treat and rehabilitate as well as educate drug users in line with a Department of the Interior and Local Government’s order directing villages to actively take part in the government’s war on drugs. Ben Calibre, an official of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency -Northern Mindanao, said the move to encourage greater participation of village officials in the anti-drug campaign is not new as shown by a DILG memorandum circular that has been in effect since 1998.
Syria Kurdish-led fighters see force boosting in push on IS
The main Syrian Kurdish force fighting Islamic State militants in northern Syria claimed on Friday that it has enough fighters to take the extremists’ de facto capital of Raqqa with the help of the U.S.-led coalition – remarks that reflected a veiled warning to Ankara and also to rival, Turkey-backed opposition forces making headway toward the city. The comments by Cihan Sheikh Ehmed, the spokeswoman of the Syria Democratic Forces, came as U.S. troops are playing a bigger role on the ground in the battle to conquer Raqqa in northern Syria.
White House: Trump unaware of Flynn’s foreign agent work
President Donald Trump was not aware that his former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, had worked to further the interests of the government of Turkey before appointing him, the White House says. The comments came two days after Flynn and his firm, Flynn Intel Group Inc., filed paperwork with the Justice Department formally identifying him as a foreign agent and acknowledging that his work for a company owned by a Turkish businessman could have aided Turkey’s government.
Vienna zoo puts down its pelicans because of bird flu
In this undated photo provided by the Schoenbrunn Zoo a flock of pelicans is pictured at the zoo in Vienna, Austria. The zoo has euthanized its flock of 20 Dalmatian pelicans after examinations showed them infected with bird flu.
Celebrate Canada funding
Beginning with National Aboriginal Day, and ending with Canada day, Celebrate Canada is a yearly eleven-day celebration that this year will take place from June 21 to July 1. Each year many different organizations plan events to celebrate specific days during Celebrate Canada. Those events assist those who attend to discover and appreciate the wealth and diversity of Canadian society.
White House: Trump unaware of Flynn’s foreign agent work
In this Feb. 13, 2017 file photo, Mike Flynn arrives for a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, who was fired from the White House last month, has registered as a foreign agent with the Justice Department for work that may have aided the Turkish government in exchange for $530,000.
Statue of Pharaoh Ramses II is found in a Cairo slum
Giant 3,000-year-old statue of Pharaoh Ramses II found buried in a Cairo slum is hailed as ‘one of the most important discoveries ever’ Archaeologists from Egypt and Germany have found a massive 26ft statue submerged in ground water in a Cairo slum. The discovery, hailed by the Antiquities Ministry as one of the most important ever, was made near the ruins of Ramses II’s temple in the ancient city of Heliopolis, located in the eastern part of modern-day Cairo.
Five stories in the news today, March 10
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continues his visit to Texas today to promote Canada’s energy industry. He will meet with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and take part in a roundtable discussion with business leaders.
Bank of Ireland opens free workspace for startups in New York
Bank of Ireland have today announced the opening of startlab NYC, an incubation space that will support Bank of Ireland startup customers seeking to scale their business and enter the US market. The collaborative space, located in Manhattan on the 41st floor of 2 Grand Central, is the first offering of its kind from an Irish bank outside of Ireland.
The Latest: Syrian Kurds see force boosting in push on IS
The Latest on the developments related to Syria’s civil war and the expected push against the Islamic State group’s main stronghold of Raqqa in northern Syria : U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish forces say they have enough fighters to take the Islamic State group’s de facto capital of Raqqa in northern Syria. The spokeswoman for the Syrian Democratic Forces said on Friday that their numbers are increasing, with residents of areas newly liberated from IS joining the ethnically mixed force.
Orchestra to premiere concerto in Bradford on Avon
THE Wiltshire Music Centre has been chosen to play host to the premiere of a world-famous orchestra’s performance of a piano concerto. The Academy of St Martin in the Fields will be performing at the centre in Ashley Road, being lead by Israeli pianist Inon Barnatan, the ensemble will be showing the audiences Piano Concerto No.2, The Haunted Ebb, composed by Alasdair Nicolson.
Iraq: US Forces Evacuate ISIL Commanders from Western Mosul
Commander of Asa’eb al-Haq Movement affiliated to the Iraqi popular forces of Hashd al-Shaabi said that the US forces have carried out a rapid heliborne operation and evacuated two commanders of ISIL terrorists from Western Mosul in Northern Iraq. Javad al-Talaybawi said that the US forces carried out the heliborne operation in one of the Western neighborhoods of Western Mosul, evacuating two senior ISIL commanders to an unknown location after the commanders came under siege by Iraqi government forces in intensified clashes in Western Mosul.