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Aussie golfers make their moves at the PGA Championship
Australian golf stars Lucas Herbert, Min Woo Lee and Jason Day have given themselves a fighting chance with impressive second rounds at the PGA Championship.
3-min read - SportAustralian Associated Press
Fijians cruel Reds' Super Rugby Pacific home final bid
The Fijian Drua have all but put paid to Queensland's Super Rugby Pacific home finals hopes with a 28-19 victory over the Reds in Suva.
2-min read - NewsAssociated Press
Even with school choice, some Black families find options lacking decades after Brown v. Board
Since first grade, Julian Morris, 16, has changed schools six times, swinging between predominantly white and predominantly Black classrooms. At predominately Black schools, he felt more supported as a Black student, but his mother, Denita Dorsey, said they didn't have the same resources and academic opportunities. Seventy years after the Supreme Court ruled separating children in schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional, Dorsey said the options available to her family in Michigan are
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For decades, states have taken foster children's federal benefits. That's starting to change
By the time Jesse Fernandez turned 18, the federal government had paid out thousands of dollars in Social Security survivor's benefits because of the death of his mother. The money had all been used by Missouri's foster care system or relatives responsible for his care. “I was shocked,” said Jason White, a foster parent to Fernandez.
5-min read - CelebrityThe Independent
Royal news – live: Queen Camilla issues playful warning to King Charles about his ongoing cancer treatment
The King has appeared in high spirits after throwing himself back into public engagements
39-min read - SportAssociated Press
Twins miffed by rare infield shift violation and questionable pitch calls in 3-2 loss to Guardians
Following a one-run loss, Minnesota manager Rocco Baldelli was having a hard time processing what had just happened to his ballclub. This one was tough on the Twins. Several questionable pitch calls and a confusing rule violation tripped up the Twins, who dropped their fourth straight game Friday night, 3-2 as the Cleveland Guardians got a home run in the eighth inning from José Ramírez after Minnesota reliever Jhoan Duran got squeezed by plate umpire Roberto Ortiz.
3-min read - NewsAssociated Press
Widespread power outages from deadly Houston storm raise new risk: hot weather
As the Houston area works to clean up and restore power to thousands after deadly storms, it will do so Saturday under a smog warning and as all of southern Texas starts to feel the heat. The National Weather Service in Houston warned that with temperatures hitting around 90 degrees (32.2 C) this weekend, people should know the symptoms of heat exhaustion. Fierce storms Thursday with winds of up to 100 mph (161 kph) blew out windows downtown, while a tornado touched down near the the northwest
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