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The USGA and R&A announced Tuesday how they plan to address curbing the distance boom at the highest level. Nearly a year to the day after they released their Distance Insights Project and stated – officially – that the ever-increasing length is “detrimental” to the game, the governing bodies outlined three proposed changes to equipment […]
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Acres of flower fields stretch into the horizon as you frolic in the amber glow of the afternoon sun. After foraging for an assortment of plants, you return to your secluded cottage to bake a crusty loaf of sourdough bread and sip on a cup of herbal tea. The worries of the pandemic seem a […]
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Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp said on Sunday that its legal complaint against the U.S. Department of Defense and the Treasury Department was to protect the company’s interests, in a notice on the Hong Kong stock exchange. The company filed a complaint in a Washington district court on Friday against the U.S. Defense and Treasury […]
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Two years ago, Huawei confidently explained that it was ready to give up using Android on its phones and tablets in case the US were to block its partnership with Google. At the time, the Chinese tech giant hinted at the possibility of an alternative operating system developed entirely in-house and capable of supporting the […]
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A 17-year-old Chic-fil-A employee in Wisconsin won a new car at a company Christmas party raffle, and gifted it to her co-worker who needed it more. Haley Bridges’ friend and fellow Chick-fil-A employee, Hokule’a Taniguchi, 19, was commuting to work in the Wisconsin winter by bicycle. “I was biking here every morning, so it was […]
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Those waiting for Bryson DeChambeau to rail against the governing bodies for wanting to limit the length of driver shafts will be sorely disappointed. “I think it’s a really cool thought process,” DeChambeau told reporters Wednesday at the European Tour’s Saudi International. “It’s a little flattering in a sense, because I did talk about that […]
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As a Pittsburgher by birth, I’ve got a lot of hometown pride. (Just ask anyone who’s ever met me.) I love Heinz Ketchup, the Pirates, the Steelers, the Penguins, Mister Rogers, Andy Warhol — and our city’s famous Primanti Bros. sandwiches. And I was really looking forward to making my homemade version of a Primanti’s […]
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Canada, the world’s biggest canola grower, is running short of the oilseed six months before the next harvest, with strong export demand driving prices to nearly 13-year highs last week. Supplies of major commodity crops are dwindling worldwide as buyers hoard food supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic. China is loading up on grains and oilseeds […]
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Amazon announced its plans to purchase roughly 100,000 electric delivery vans last year, and we’ll finally see 10,000 of them hit the streets by 2022. “Tens of thousands” of additional vehicles will follow throughout 2022 and beyond, presumably until the full 100,000 have been dispatched. You can get a glimpse of Amazon’s new delivery vans […]
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Senior citizens who live alone or in assisted living communities can often be overlooked — and this past year with so many having to isolate away from their kids, grandkids and loved ones, it’s only made things harder. One incredible organization that is helping make life a bit sweeter for seniors all year long — […]
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