His Second Hole-In-One at Augusta National Earns Him Crystal Bowl

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Shane Lowry became the first player with two career holes-in-one at the Masters, adding one Saturday at the sixth hole during his third round at Augusta National to the ace he made on the 16th during the final round of the 2016 tournament. It was Lowry’s second ace in as many …

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Manhattan District Attorney Investigates Sexual Assault Claims Against Swalwell

NEW YORK, April 11 (Reuters) – ⁠The ⁠Manhattan district attorney’s office ⁠confirmed on Saturday that it is investigating sexual ​assault allegations against U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell, a California Democrat and a ‌leading candidate for governor ‌of the state. The San Francisco Chronicle on Friday reported that ⁠a woman ⁠who previously worked in Swalwell’s district office …

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Israel Reprimands Spain Over Blowing up of Netanyahu Effigy

MADRID, April 11 (Reuters) – Israel said on Saturday it ⁠had ⁠reprimanded Spain’s most senior diplomat ⁠in Tel Aviv over the blowing up of a giant ​effigy of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a Spanish town this week. The seven-metre (23-foot) figure was ‌packed with 14 kilograms (31 lb) of ‌gunpowder in El Burgo, a …

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US Military Says Two of Its Ships Crossed Through Strait of Hormuz

WASHINGTON, April ⁠11 (Reuters) – ⁠The U.S. ⁠military said ​on Saturday that ‌two of ‌its ⁠warships ⁠sailed through the Strait of ​Hormuz as part of ​a plan to start ⁠removing ⁠mines from ⁠the vital ​conduit for the ​global ⁠oil trade. Sending the ships ⁠through the strait was aimed at “setting conditions ⁠for clearing mines in …

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Trump Approves Disaster Requests for at Least 7 States. Others Await Aid Decisions

The Trump administration approved major disaster declaration requests for at least seven states this week, according to information released Saturday by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, allowing affected communities to access federal support. About 15 requests for assistance from others states and tribes for extreme weather events this year and last seem to be pending, …

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