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[ad_1] Returning to the Tour after a stint at home in Western Australia, Rudgeley started the final day strongly to push herself into contention for a first professional title, the 22-year-old making five front nine birdies to turn in 30. Rudgeley then hit a speed bump with back-to-back bogeys at the 12th and 13th, but the Mount Lawley Golf Club member recovered those two dropped shots with birdies at the 15th and 16th to reach 15-under for the week. Rudgeley was unable to make a birdie at the par-5 closing hole to miss the three-way play-off for the title between…

[ad_1] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced late Sunday that he will replace the country’s defense minister, even as Kyiv’s counteroffensive appears to be gaining ground with its troops pushing into Russian-held territory. The departure of Oleksiy Reznikov as defense chief marks the highest-level turnover in Zelenskyy’s inner circle since the start of the war in February 2022. It comes as the Ukrainian government is stepping up efforts to deal aggressively with corruption allegations involving military officials. In a video message Sunday night, the Ukrainian leader announced that Reznikov would be replaced as defense minister by Rustem Umerov, the head of…

[ad_1] Emma Stone is getting a lot of Oscar buzz for a new movie of hers — where she’s in some balls-to-the-wall sex scenes, baring it all … even though her character’s technically a child. This one’s a little dicey, but it’s being talked about a ton this weekend among attendees at both the Telluride Film Festival here in Colorado and the Venice Film Festival in Italy — where her latest offering, “Poor Things,” got screened … and which is getting rave reviews. The movie’s about a lady who gets brought back to life, Frankenstein-style, but this time … with…

[ad_1] The ERA Centennial Convention seeks to mark the important historic milestone of the ERA Centennial, celebrate the women and queer people who have fought for the ERA for 100 years, push for finalizing the federal ERA, and launch the grassroots fight for a New York state-level ERA ballot initiative. The goal is to mark the century-long fight to get the ERA into the Constitution by ending it. The objective of the ERA Centennial Convention is to hold an intergenerational convening on July 21-22, 2023 in Seneca Falls, NY at the First Presbyterian Church of Seneca Falls, where the National Woman’s…

[ad_1] We haven’t heard much about COVID-19 in recent months, but cases of the virus ticked higher over the summer, prompting pharmaceutical companies to alter their vaccines.Doctors expect an increase in cases this fall, along with the arrival of the flu season, but they aren’t sure what variation of the virus to expect. It turns out there is a brand new variant that scientists say is very different from its predecessors.The official name is BA.2.86 and it has only been found in a handful of patients. However, those people are all over the world, leading scientists to predict it will…

[ad_1] Young gun Mary Fowler is adamant she’s a better player for her first Women’s World Cup experience as teammate Caitlin Foord hailed the “future of the Matildas”. Sam Kerr’s calf injury meant that bar missing the defeat to Nigeria, Fowler, who attended the 2019 tournament as a teenager without playing, stepped up into a key starting role. The 20-year-old scored one goal against Canada and provided Foord with a magnificent assist against Denmark while clearly emerging as a future star, despite, like her teammates, tiring as the tournament went on. “I have definitely improved. I’ve been fortunate to play…

[ad_1] NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Much of the world takes daily weather forecasts for granted. But most of Africa’s 1.3 billion people live with little advance knowledge of what’s to come. That can be both deadly and expensive, with damage running in the billions of dollars. The first Africa Climate Summit opens Monday in Kenya to highlight the continent that will suffer the most from climate change while contributing to it the least. Significant investment in Africa’s adaptation to climate change, including better forecasting, will be an urgent goal. At the heart of every issue on the agenda, from energy to…

[ad_1] Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner are headed toward divorce … TMZ has learned. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Joe had his people contact and consult with at least 2 L.A.-area divorce lawyers and he is on the cusp of filing divorce docs to end his marriage to Sophie. Our sources say the couple has had “serious problems” for at least 6 months. We’re told over the last 3 months, Joe has been caring for their 2 young children “pretty much all of the time,” even as his band was touring. We’re told Joe currently has both kids,…

[ad_1] Thousands of festivalgoers remain stranded as organisers close vehicular traffic to the festival site following storm flooding in Nevada’s desert.Authorities in Nevada are investigating a death at the site of the Burning Man festival, where thousands of attendees remained stranded after flooding from storms swept through the Nevada desert in the United States. Organisers closed vehicular access to the counter-culture festival in the western US state on Saturday night. Attendees trudged through mud, many barefoot or wearing plastic bags on their feet. The revellers were urged to shelter in place and conserve food, water and other supplies. The Pershing…

[ad_1] When it comes to exploring the world of Ethel Cain, the doomed fictional character created by Hayden Silas Anhedönia, the singer-songwriter is far from finished.The 25-year-old’s 2022 debut album Preacher’s Daughter is steeped in atmospheric Southern Gothic storytelling, following Ethel as she leaves an oppressive religious upbringing behind, only to find herself grappling with violence and exploitation that culminate in her being murdered and cannibalized by her lover.However, that wasn’t the end of Ethel’s story. In a new Rolling Stone profile, Anhedönia revealed that she’s currently working on an EP about the character’s high school years, which is set…