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Extraordinary footage shows world number one Scottie Scheffler being detained in handcuffs by police outside the gates of Valhalla ahead of the second round of the PGA Championship. Witnesses said there was a misunderstanding between police and Scheffler over a traffic jam and he was removed from the race car.Friday’s departure time at Valhalla has been delayed by an hour and 20 minutes due to an early morning accident near the course that killed a pedestrian.Scheffler’s original time was for 8.48am, which meant he headed to Valhalla for a warm-up mission while it was still dark. It has not yet…

The message pads appear a little faded, but the handwriting on the spiral-bound notebooks is clear enough.Staff at Jeffrey Epstein’s mansion in Florida’s Palm Beach used the pads to jot down the names of the people who had called the financier, and between 2004 and 2005, one well-known person appeared to be calling persistently.Not Prince Andrew or Bill Gates, or even Bill Clinton, the former US president, though all of them have come under a spotlight over their relationships with the disgraced billionaire.The name on the pads is one that – until recently – has had far less scrutiny: David…

unhappy christmasBetween December 23 and 31, Arsenal played three games without any victory.It was a 1-1 draw liverpool The game at Anfield looked set to be a good result: Mo Salah canceled out Gabriel Magalhães’ early goal but the Gunners weathered the storm in a tight contest and the result meant they Ranked first during the festival.Five days later, Arsenal had 74% possession against Arsenal west ham The visitors had five shots on goal and 30 at the Emirates Stadium, including Bukayo Saka’s shot that hit the post, but the Hammers won 2-0. Some believed the ball had gone out…

Mindfulness is about emptying the mindFALSE “Mindfulness is the opposite of ‘emptying the mind’; it is fully immersing the mind in precisely what you are doing,” says neuroscientist TJ Power. “If you were eating a banana mindfully, 100% of your awareness would be focused on the taste and experience.”“We all have the ability to focus our attention but we’re not very good at doing it consciously because of the distractions of modern life,” says mindfulness teacher Amy Polly, AKA the Mindfulness Rebel. “Rather than ridding yourself of thoughts, accept them and learn to change them if you need to.”By its nature,…

England’s senior team won three European gold medals on Wednesday, as a generation that was second only to the Soviet Union in the 1980s and 1990s continued to show its enduring strength. The nine-day tournament was held in Terme Catez, Slovenia, and involved 21 over-50 teams and 30 over-65 teams.England’s Over-50 Grandmasters team, consisting of John Ames, Glenn Freer, Keith Acker, Nigel Davies and Stuart Conquest, lost in the second round Montenegro recovered well, winning its next five games before losing to Hungary in the penultimate round.In the last round, after playing against other top teams, they met England’s second…

The prosecution: Abbie Everyone make mistakes – even Mum – and she knows I can’t afford my own car and road tax My mum, Jane, has become really protective over her new car. I am 21 and live at home, and she used to put me on her insurance so I could drive her car, too. I don’t really drive much, it’s just for getting around, and I always pay for the petrol I use. And of course, Mum always has priority when it comes to using it.But I recently dented her old car, just before she sold it, and now Mum has revoked all…

If Rory McIlroy freely admits it’s been a “scrappy” start to his PGA Championship, the rest of Valhalla has reason to worry. McIlroy shot a 5-under 66 at Kentucky, the latest sign that he is ending his occasionally agonizing wait for a fifth major title since 2014.McIlroy’s caution is understandable. The 35-year-old kept his putt above the water until McIlroy birdied the 14th hole, the fifth hole. The Northern Irishman stepped in in the sixth. The result was a 31-point inside half that left McIlroy four points behind first-round leader Xander Schauffele.”I think I learned a lot from today’s game,”…

Governor Greg Abbott of Texas issued a full pardon on Thursday to a former US army sergeant convicted of murder for fatally shooting an armed demonstrator in 2020 during nationwide protests against police violence and racial injustice.Abbott announced the pardon just minutes after the Texas board of pardons and paroles disclosed it had made a unanimous recommendation that Daniel Perry be pardoned and have his firearms rights restored. Perry has been held in state prison on a 25-year sentence since his conviction in 2023.The Republican governor had previously ordered the board to review Perry’s case and said earlier that he…

Tyson Fury and Alexander Usyk were in no mood for unnecessary small talk during their final press conference ahead of their undisputed world heavyweight title fight in Riyadh on Saturday night.A shirtless Fury, wearing a flame-covered suit, black waistcoat and a jaunty black felt hat, was uncharacteristically brief and conciliatory before studiously avoiding a traditional confrontation with Usyk.Rather than indulge in meaningless boxing rituals, Fury, 35, crossed his arms and smiled at the crowd. Maybe it was some kind of sharp psychological warfare – but Usyk was equally unyielding and uninterested in any form of boxing pantomime.The 6-foot-9 Fury, who…

A candidate for West Virginia secretary of state said he has been hospitalized for copperhead snake bites sustained while removing election campaign signs.Doug Skaff said he was bitten in the left leg and the right foot on Wednesday near US Route 119 in Danville, news outlets reported.Skaff told the West Virginia radio network MetroNews that passersby called for medical assistance. The South Charleston resident said he expected to be in a hospital in Charleston for a few days.Skaff ran in the secretary of state’s race as a Republican on Tuesday. In unofficial returns, Skaff finished second to Kris Warner.Skaff resigned…