Lowry takes British Open lead as McIlroy, Woods miss cut
Shane Lowry moved into the lead of the 152nd British Open at seven under par after his second round at Royal Troon on Friday as Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods were among the star names to miss the cut.
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US to phase out federal purchase of single-use plastics
President Joe Biden's administration on Friday announced plans to phase out single-use plastics in all federal operations by 2035, as part of a broader effort to combat what it deemed a rising global crisis.
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Eubanks edges Vukic to reach Newport ATP semi-finals
Chris Eubanks won five of the last six points in a third-set tiebreaker to defeat Australia's Aleksandar Vukic on Friday to reach the ATP Hall of Fame Open semi-finals.
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Rory McIlroy shoots 11 over to miss British Open cut
Rory McIlroy's 10-year wait to win a major will stretch into 2025 after missing the cut at the British Open on Friday.
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CrowdStrike crash raises questions about tech dependency
Catastrophic computer outages caused by a software update from one company have once again exposed the dangers of global technological dependence on a handful of players, experts warned on Friday.
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40 Haitian migrants dead after voodoo ritual sets boat ablaze
At least 40 migrants have died after a boat they were traveling in caught fire off the northern coast of Haiti, a UN agency said Friday, with police saying the explosion was sparked by a voodoo ritual gone wrong.
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Norris stays the 'nice guy' and tops Hungarian practice
McLaren's Lando Norris said he had no intention of changing his "nice guy" behaviour after he outpaced world champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull to top the times on Friday in a sweltering second free practice ahead of this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix.
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Iran can produce fissile material for bomb in 'one or two weeks': Blinken
Iran is capable of producing fissile material for use in a nuclear weapon within "one or two weeks," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday.
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New York judge sets tentative November date for Weinstein retrial
A New York judge on Friday set a tentative November date for the retrial of disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein on sexual assault charges.
Read moreBangladesh imposes curfew, calls in military after deadly unrest
Bangladesh on Friday announced the imposition of a curfew and the deployment of military forces after police failed to quell days of deadly unrest that has spread throughout the country.
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