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Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth cruised to a victory over Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy in the latest installment of The Match on Saturday night outside Tampa, Fla. Thomas and Spieth rolled to a 3-and-2 win in 10 holes under the lights at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair. Thomas and Spieth combined for seven birdies compared to just one for Woods and McIlroy. “Hey Tiger and Rory … WHAT HAPPENED?” Thomas and Spieth spoofed on Twitter afterward. “How do you lose to us two? It’s all right, everybody does.” The event raised millions of dollars for relief efforts in the…

Sky News host Paul Murray says a new “star rating system” will be introduced for aged-care facilities in Australia. “This will eventually become public in the next few days but all of the people who run these systems have been told what their current rating is,” he said. “And you know what, it’s a disgrace. “Just one per cent of more than two and a half thousand residential aged care homes in the country is going to get five stars.” Source: Sky News

A New York woman allegedly tasted and robbed her Uber driver at the end of a ride in Manhattan, and police are still searching for her.According to the New York Police Department, a 55-year-old Uber driver picked up the unknown woman on November 13 at around 1:30 a.m. at 102nd Street and 1st Avenue in East Harlem. The woman requested the driver drop her off at West 9th Street and 6th Avenue in Greenwich Village. FORMER NYPD COP SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS FOR MURDER OF 8-YEAR-OLD SON But when they arrived at the location, the woman pulled out a Taser from her…

James Thomson knew was about to have a seizure and wanted to prepare for the convulsions and lay down on the floor. But on this occasion he never woke up after having a seizureA dad lay down and never woke up and his devoted wife and sons don’t know why. Lorna Thomson’s husband James stretched out on the living room floor. He knew was about to have a seizure and wanted to prepare for the convulsions. This time, however, it was different and after the episode ended he didn’t wake up. Manchester Evening News reports how Lorna frantically dialled 999…

‘I am psychologically destroyed,’ the Brazilian forward wrote on his Instagram account, which has received 18.8m likes.Brazil’s Neymar said his team’s elimination from the 2022 World Cup following a devastating penalty shootout loss to Croatia has “psychologically destroyed” him. Seleçãol were knocked out on Friday by Croatia in a stunning 4-2 quarterfinal penalty showdown that left Neymar in tears. “I am psychologically destroyed,” Neymar said in an Instagram post on Saturday. “It is definitely the defeat which has hurt me the most, which left me paralysed for 10 minutes after the match, after which I burst into tears without being…

The active volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island has downgraded from a warning to a watch as scientists believe Mauna Loa’s eruption is coming to an end.On Saturday, a bulletin from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported the eruption on the mountain’s northeast rift zone was continuing, but lava output and volcanic gas emissions were “greatly reduced.”The observatory said high eruption rates “will not resume based on past eruptive behavior” and the volcano’s current behavior suggests the eruption may end soon.”However, an inflationary trend of Mauna Loa’s summit is accompanying the decreased activity and there is a small possibility…

Author Jessica Hickman says employers and leaders need to be conducting “pulse checks” in their workplace to safeguard the well-being of their employees. “And actively observe the environment and consciously listen to their people,” she told Sky News host Erin Molan. “I think 2023 is the time where people can actually value workplace culture and get the help and support they need.” Source: Sky News

Monsoon, the womenswear retailer that came close to collapse during the pandemic, will open more stores next year after a recovery in profitability and a “surprising” return to high street shopping.The company, whose distinctive styles were inspired by founder Peter Simon’s travels along the hippie trail in the 1970s, went into administration during the UK’s first Covid-19 lockdown. Simon bought it back by agreeing to write off an existing loan and injecting additional funds.It currently has 154 UK stores split between Monsoon and sister brand Accessorize, down from 230 at the time it went into administration, but plans to open…

WASHINGTON: A Japanese start-up’s spacecraft was launched to the moon on Sunday (Dec 11) in the country’s first lunar mission and the first of its kind by a private company. The launch was carried out by Elon Musk’s SpaceX in Cape Canaveral in the US state of Florida after two postponements for additional pre-flight checks. The spacecraft, produced by Tokyo-based startup ispace, blasted off aboard a Falcon 9 rocket at 2.38am, live footage of the launch showed. “Our first mission will lay the groundwork for unleashing the moon’s potential and transforming it into a robust and vibrant economic system,” the startup’s…

INDIANAPOLIS — The Nets team that beat the Pacers on Saturday night was a largely unrecognizable group. The one that will play Monday in Washington will look a lot more familiar. Kevin Durant, Ben Simmons, Joe Harris, Seth Curry and T.J. Warren all sat out against the Pacers for rest or load management. Two other Nets — Kyrie Irving (left adductor tightness) and Nic Claxton (right hamstring tightness) — were injured, and Royce O’Neale was out for personal reasons. That’s eight rotation players, including the team’s top six. But after the Nets gutted out a surprising 136-133 win, all of…