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Prince Charles breaks the royal family's public silence after Prince Philip's death: 'I miss my father enormously'
The Prince of Wales is the first of Queen and Prince Philip's four children to share a statement after the death of their father.
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On a suddenly soggy day at Augusta, some guys fail to adjust
After thunderstorms rumbled through Augusta National, the treacherous greens suddenly got a lot more inviting. While Japan's Hideki Matsuyama surged to a four-stroke lead in the third round of the Masters, a bunch of other expected challengers got stuck in neutral or fell by the wayside. Justin Rose, who led after each of the first two days, had to scramble mightily just to manage his second straight 72.
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Angels at Blue Jays rained out in Florida, makeup in Anaheim
The game between the Los Angeles Angels and Toronto scheduled for Sunday at the Blue Jays' temporary home in Florida was postponed because of rain. This game at the Blue Jays' spring training site never started and was called after a two-hour wait. While the Angels plan to have Sunday's scheduled starter, Alex Cobb, start on Monday night at Kansas City, Toronto is getting a major addition to its rotation with the return of Robbie Ray.
- LA Times
Angels wait out long rain delay and long review, then are crushed by Blue Jays
The Angels waited out a rain delay that pushed back the first pitch by more than 2½ hours and then were crushed 15-1 by the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday.
- The State
At the Masters, Zalatoris shows he can ‘play with the best in the world’
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Bafta Film Awards 2021: Nomadland and Promising Young Woman win big
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- USA TODAY
Here's the biggest news you missed this weekend
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Rahm closes with a 66, ends memorable Masters week
Jon Rahm had a great week before even getting to the Masters. Rahm shot a 6-under 66 in the final round of the Masters on Sunday to tie for fifth place at 6 under — four shots behind winner Hideki Matsuyama. Rahm shot even-par rounds of 72 on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
- The State
‘We need to come together.’ Throngs at SC park mourn the 6 mass shooting victims
People gathered in Rock Hill’s Fountain Park to pay homage to the six people killed last week: well-known Dr. Robert Lesslie, his wife Barbara, two of their grandkids and two AC techs from NC.
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Markstrom blanks Oilers as Flames win 5-0
Jacob Markstrom stopped 17 shots he faced and the Calgary Flames beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-0 Saturday night to end a four-game skid. Johnny Gaudreau and Mark Giordano each had a goal and an assist, and Sean Monahan, Elias Lindholm and Brett Ritchie also scored for Calgary. Sam Bennett and Mikael Backlund each had two assists.
- BBC
Nikki Grahame's friends 'heartbroken' at Big Brother star's death
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Matsuyama becomes first Japanese in Masters green jacket
The pressure was even more than Hideki Matsuyama could have imagined when he stood on the first tee Sunday at Augusta National. Ten years after he made a sterling debut as the best amateur at the Masters, the 29-year-old Matsuyama claimed the ultimate prize and took his place in history. Whether he's Japan's greatest player is not his concern.
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Bavarian leader joins race to run as German chancellor candidate
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- USA TODAY
Police officer accused of pepper-spraying Black and Latino Army officer in Virginia fired
A Windsor police officer accused of pepper-spraying a Black and Latino military officer and forcing him to the ground in December has been fired.
- Associated Press
Man shot by Minnesota officer in traffic stop crashes, dies
Crowds of mourners and protesters gathered Sunday in a Minnesota city where the family of a 20-year-old man say he was shot by police before getting back into his car and driving away, then crashing several blocks away. The family of Daunte Wright said he was later pronounced dead. The death sparked protests in Brooklyn Center late into Sunday night as Minneapolis was already on edge and midway through the trial of the first of four police officers in George Floyd’s death.
- Miami Herald
Mass flight cancellations at Miami airport leave passengers stranded with no hotels, cars
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- Business Insider
John Boehner says that Mitch McConnell 'holds his feelings, thoughts, and emotions in a lockbox'
For Boehner, a jovial, backslapping politician who is known to publicly cry, McConnell's steely and to-the-point demeanor is quite a contrast.
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A 911 dispatcher in Louisiana was arrested after authorities say she refused to return $1.2 million that was accidentally deposited into her account
According to a lawsuit filed last week, Charles Schwab & Co. mistakenly transferred the woman more than $1.2 million. It meant to transfer $82.56.
- Business Insider
Gaetz and Trump rep challenge report that the Florida congressman was denied a meeting with the former president
Gaetz and Trump rep. Jason Miller contradicted CNN's report that Gaetz was denied a meeting with the former president.