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Howell got McIlroy ball as kid and now joins him at Masters

Howell got McIlroy ball as kid and now joins him at Masters

Rory McIlroy tossed a golf ball to a child at the 2016 Players Championship and that kid, US Amateur champion Mason Howell, will play alongside McIlroy to start the 90th Masters. Defending champion McIlroy, a 36-year-old five-time major winner from Northern Ireland, will join 18-year-old

Augusta boss eyes tradition and innovation balance at Masters

Augusta boss eyes tradition and innovation balance at Masters

Augusta National Golf Club chairman Fred Ridley says the home of the Masters won't create fictional scripted dramas anytime soon but would look "outside the box" to grow the sport. And he wants distance limitation for elite-level golf balls, saying, "It's time

In Trump war on Iran, tactical wins and long-term damage to US

In Trump war on Iran, tactical wins and long-term damage to US

Launching war on February 28, US President Donald Trump warned that Iran would learn never to challenge the US military and called on the people to rise up against their unpopular cleric-led government. By the time the adversaries agreed Tuesday to a two-week ceasefire, the Islamic republic appears

Latest Anthropic AI model finds cracks in software defenses

Latest Anthropic AI model finds cracks in software defenses

Anthropic on Tuesday said its yet-to-be-released artificial intelligence model called Claude Mythos has proven keenly adept at exposing software weaknesses. Mythos has laid bare thousands of vulnerabilities in commonly used applications for which no patch or fix exists, prompting the San Francisco-based AI startup to form

In the heart of Beirut, buildings in flames and charred cars

In the heart of Beirut, buildings in flames and charred cars

Buildings in flames, charred cars, ambulance sirens wailing: in an instant, an Israeli strike turned one of Beirut's busiest arteries into a scene of devastation on Wednesday. Around 2:00 pm local time, a series of Israeli strikes slammed into the Lebanese capital without warning, triggering scenes of

Dilemma over crossings as fate of Hormuz ships remains uncertain

Dilemma over crossings as fate of Hormuz ships remains uncertain

Only three ships risked crossing the Strait of Hormuz Wednesday, highlighting the extreme caution about using the key waterway even though both the US and Iran have said the strategic chokepoint would reopen. - Who is taking the risk? - Apart from the three ships which transited the strait after a two-

US, Iran ceasefire sees Israel's war goals left hanging

US, Iran ceasefire sees Israel's war goals left hanging

A ceasefire between the United States and Iran has left Israel's principal war objectives largely unmet, analysts say, with Israeli opposition figures quick to denounce a major "strategic failure". Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had set the elimination or at least severe degradation of Iran's