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Scottie Scheffler's Friday morning at the PGA Championship was a whirlwind
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PGA Championship live updates, leaderboard: Scottie Scheffler makes turn after early morning arrest at Valhalla
Scottie Scheffler was making his way into Valhalla for his second round when he was detained by police.
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PGA Championship: Start of Round 2 delayed by more than an hour after fatal incident, Scottie Scheffler arrest
Play resumed at Valhalla after about a 90 minute delay on Friday morning.
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World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler tees off at PGA Championship after being arrested, charged with felony for incident outside Valhalla
Scottie Scheffler was arrested by police en route to Valhalla Golf Club during a traffic incident.
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GM, LG finally agree upon Bolt battery recall settlement
The two companies reached a proposed settlement that would pay owners depending on which battery fix their Chevrolet Bolt received.
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Fantasy Baseball Numbers Do Lie: Luck evening out will change fortunes for these 5 players
Dalton Del Don puts some fraudulent stats under the magnifying glass as we move through Week 7 of the fantasy baseball season.
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Matt Brown didn't realize what his UFC career meant to people — until it was over
“I guess it was a little naive on my end, but I was kind of just like, ‘Damn, people actually give a s***?'” Brown said. “It honestly made my eyes water a little bit.”
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Google I/O 2024: Here's everything Google just announced
It’s that moment you’ve been waiting for all year: Google I/O keynote day! Google kicked off its developer conference each year with a rapid-fire stream of announcements, including many unveilings of recent things it's been working on.
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Uber has a new way to solve the concert traffic problem
Uber is taking a shuttle product it developed for commuters in India and Egypt and converting it for an American audience. The ride-hail and delivery giant announced Wednesday at its annual Go-Get event in New York City that it will launch a shuttle service in certain U.S. cities this summer. Uber Shuttle in the U.S. will repurpose the technology and business model that Uber has built to help commuters in emerging markets where there's a public transportation gap.
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2024 NFL schedule announcement: How to watch the big reveal live tonight
Save the date! It's time for the 2024-25 NFL schedule release.
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Waymo's robotaxis under investigation after crashes and traffic mishaps
Waymo's autonomous vehicle software is under investigation after federal regulators received 22 reports of the robotaxis crashing or potentially violating traffic safety laws by driving in the wrong lane or into construction zones. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) says the probe is intended to evaluate the software and its ability to avoid collisions with stationary objects, and how well it detects and responds to "traffic safety control devices" like cones. The investigation is designated as a “preliminary evaluation,” which the ODI tries to resolve within eight months.
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Warm weather's back — and with it, reminders to prevent hot car deaths
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says that on average, 37 children in cars die each year of heatstroke after being left in vehicles or trapped in them — a child dies this way somewhere in America about every 10 days.
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Airlines sue over 'hidden junk fees' rule, Michael Cohen claims Trump approved hush money payments and the WNBA season begins
Get caught up on this morning’s news: Airlines sue over new “junk fees” rule, the WNBA season begins and more in today’s edition of The Yodel newsletter
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Motional cut about 550 employees, around 40%, in recent restructuring, sources say
Around 550 employees across autonomous vehicle company Motional have been laid off, according to information taken from WARN notice filings and sources at the company. Earlier this week, TechCrunch reported that Motional is pausing commercial operations and delaying plans to launch a robotaxi service with its next-gen Hyundai Ioniq 5 robotaxis until 2026 as it undergoes restructuring. An employee at Motional who spoke to TechCrunch on the condition of anonymity said every team has been affected, with high-level departures including the company’s chief operating officer, Abe Ghabra.
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Expedia starts testing AI-powered features for search and travel planning
In an effort to get ahead of its competitors in the travel ecosystem, online travel agency Expedia said it will soon launch an AI assistant to bolster features like search, itinerary building, trip planning and real-time updates like flight delays. The company, which runs a variety of online travel aggregators and metasearch engines, is debuting a bot named Romie that's been trained on a mix of in-house and OpenAI models. You can chat with Romie by mentioning the bot on iMessage and ask it to summarize an itinerary it has built or suggest restaurants.
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Timberwolves' Rudy Gobert fined $75K for 'inappropriate and unprofessional gesture' toward referees
Gobert again tangled with infamous NBA referee Scott Foster, and once again he comes out the poorer man — literally.
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Former NFL ref John Parry reportedly leaving ESPN for Bills as 'officiating liaison'
Parry had been ESPN's rules analyst since 2019.
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The Rogue Prince of Persia is delayed because Hades II is a juggernaut
The Rogue Prince of Persia was supposed to debut in early access on May 14, but Evil Empire and Ubisoft have delayed it to get out of the way of Hades II.
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How risky is it to eat raw oysters? Here's how you can safely consume them, according to experts.
Raw oysters can harbor bacteria that can make you sick, but you can take steps to reduce that risk.