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Golf-Gogel suspended for six months for betting on golf
4+ hour, 42+ min ago (186+ words) Aug 26 (Reuters) – The PGA Tour said on Wednesday that Matt Gogel has been suspended for six months for betting on golf tournaments. Gogel, who plays on the PGA Tour Champions, which is reserved for professional golfers aged 50 and older, placed…...
Golf-Europe’s Solheim Cup captain Nordqvist announces playing retirement
4+ hour, 40+ min ago (115+ words) Aug 26 (Reuters) – Europe’s Solheim Cup captain Anna Nordqvist has announced her retirement from professional golf as a player after an 18-year career. Three-times major winner Nordqvist has played in nine Solheim Cups, as a vice-captain in the last two. Europe…...
Nigerian gunmen raise over $5 million from mass kidnappings, study finds
4+ hour, 25+ min ago (414+ words) LAGOS, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Nigerian kidnappers have collected nearly $5.8 million in ransom payments in the last year from civilian abductions, crime that is crippling education and eroding public trust in the government, a security consultancy said on Wednesday. Nigeria’s SBM Intelligence…...
Brazil lifts forecast for share of interest-rate-linked debt to record high this year
4+ hour, 16+ min ago (346+ words) BRASILIA, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Brazil’s Treasury on Wednesday revealed a worsening public debt profile this year, projecting that the share linked to the benchmark Selic rate could reach a record 53% of the outstanding stock. With more liabilities tied to floating rates,…...
Miley Cyrus pays tribute to godmother Dolly Parton after singer’s death at 80
4+ hour, 15+ min ago (375+ words) LOS ANGELES, Aug 26 (Reuters) – American singer Miley Cyrus said on Wednesday she was heartbroken following the death of her godmother, country music icon Dolly Parton, who died of cancer at age 80 on Tuesday. “The feeling of losing my Aunt Dolly…...
Chris Conley’s Show Links
4+ hour, 36+ min ago (82+ words) I will be off on Friday, August 21. Mike Leischner will be guest-hosting. Wilding at the state fair: Aaron Rodgers on pre-season football: Two stories about spending priorities: one for Wausau and one for the school district: Here are links to…...
SNB’s Martin says “robust” level of capital not a disadvantage for banks
5+ hour, 6+ min ago (193+ words) BASEL, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Banks holding a "robust" amount of capital are not necessarily at a commercial disadvantage to rivals, Swiss National Bank Vice Chairman Antoine Martin said on Wednesday, as Swiss lawmakers prepare to discuss tougher cap... BASEL, Aug 26 (Reuters)…...
Explainer-Haiti’s conflict in numbers as gangs inflict another night of terror
5+ hour, 9+ min ago (690+ words) Aug 26 (Reuters) – A night of terror in Haiti’s hillside town of Kenscoff – which has faced more than a dozen attacks since last year – has shocked the nation even as Haiti prepares to hold its first election in a decade and…...
Pentagon official to brief NATO allies as review fuels questions
5+ hour, 13+ min ago (827+ words) By Lili Bayer, Humeyra Pamuk and Sabine Siebold BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Senior European diplomats will seek to reassure the Pentagon’s policy chief on Thursday that they are stepping up on defence amid uncertainty about a U.S. review of forces…...
Lawmakers seek probe into US failure to enforce airline passenger privacy rules
5+ hour, 3+ min ago (133+ words) WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Two Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday asked a congressional watchdog agency to investigate the Transportation Department's failure to ensure privacy of airline passengers. Senator Ron Wyden and Representative... WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) â Two Democratic U.S âlawmakers…...