Tiger Woods hurt in rollover car crash in California, in serious condition: Officials
Golfing great Tiger Woods was injured in a rollover car crash in Southern California Tuesday morning, the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department said.
In a statement to Golf Digest, Tiger’s agent Mark Steinberg said the legend, "suffered multiple leg injuries" in a "single car accident." Steinberg added, "He is currently in surgery and we thank you for your privacy and support."
The crash took place at about 7:12 a.m. on the border of Rolling Hills estates and Rancho Palos Verdes, the sheriff's office said.
Woods, the driver and only occupant, was extricated through a windshield and taken to a hospital for his injuries, the sheriff's office said.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department said he was transported in serious condition.
The PGA Tour said in a statement, "We are awaiting further information when he comes out of surgery. On behalf of the PGA Tour and our players, Tiger is in our prayers and will have our full support as he recovers."
Former NBA champ Dwyane Wade posted photos to Instagram Tuesday of him on a golf course with Woods on Monday.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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DOJ announces arrest of 'El Chapo's' wife on international drug trafficking charges
The wife of Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman was arrested Monday in Virginia at Dulles International Airport on international drug trafficking charges, with prosecutors accusing her of participating in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine, meth, heroin and marijuana for import into the U.S.
Emma Coronel Aisupuro is also accused of conspiring with others to assist El Chapo in his July 2015 escape from Altiplano prison and prosecutors said she also planned with others to arrange another prison escape for the drug kingpin before his extradition to the U.S. in January of 2017.
She will make her initial appearance Tuesday virtually in D.C. District Court. Aisupuro, 31, is a dual U.S.-Mexican citizen, of Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico.
Guzman Loera was convicted and sentenced to life in prison in New York in 2019 for his role as a leader of the Sinaloa Cartel.
In addition to the life term, the judge ordered a $12.6 billion forfeiture, which prosecutors said was a conservative estimate of the proceeds of El Chapo’s drug trafficking.
The government presented evidence that Guzman ordered the murder of or, in some instances, personally tortured and murdered 26 individuals and groups of individuals. His army of assassins carried out violence on his orders, prosecutors said.
The story is developing.
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Shortage of computer chips causes problems for auto industry
A shortage of computer chips is causing problems for the auto industry.
General Motors has warned that it is likely to lose around $2 billion this year as a result. Ford had to slow down the F-150 production for a week. The shortage is now spreading across to other industries.
For the auto industry the problem is a supply and demand issue created by manufacturing. Because of the issue many automakers are having to slow or stop production to put the chips in vehicles.
GM had to shut down its Fairfax, Kansas plant that builds the Cadillac XT4 and the Chevy Malibu. It also closed the Cami assembly plant in Canada where they build the Chevy Equinox. The San Luis Potosi plant in Mexico was also closed.
n Windsor, Ontario, Stellantis closed its minivan plant where it makes the Pacifica. Toyota had to close a plant in Arlington, Texas where they build the Tundra. It’s also closing the Tennessee and Missouri plants where they make Tundra parts.
Guidehouse Insights Auto Analyst Sam Abuelsamid said after automakers cancelled a lot of orders during the early days of the COVID pandemic, the chip makers moved to make more chips as schools needed more computers for in-home learning.
“A manufacturer may have the option of maybe not just building certain trim levels that have certain options. Or, if it’s something like a powertrain where every vehicles got it 100 percent of your vehicles have that powertrain chip, then you’re basically stuck,’ he said.
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WhatsApp to switch off messages for all who reject new terms
WhatsApp users who do not accept its updated terms and conditions by the 15 May deadline will be unable to receive or send messages until they do so.
Their account will be listed as "inactive". And inactive accounts can be deleted after 120 days.
Calls and notifications will still function for "a short while" but, TechCrunch reported, probably only a "few weeks".
WhatsApp announced the update in January.
There was a backlash among many users who thought it meant the company was planning to change the amount of data it shared with its parent company, Facebook.
It later clarified this was not the case - the update is actually aimed at enabling payments to be made to businesses.
WhatsApp already shares some information with Facebook, such as the user's IP address (a sequence of numbers attached to every device which connects to the internet, it can also be used to pin down its location) and purchases made via the platform.
But this is not the case in Europe and the UK, where different privacy laws exist.
Following the initial announcement, platforms such as Telegram and Signal saw a huge surge in demand as WhatsApp users sought alternative encrypted-messaging services.
WhatsApp delayed the initial rollout and has now changed the way it is notifying users of the changes.
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Jay-Z sells 50% stake in Ace of Spades to luxury giant LVMH
If Jay-Z ever had a reason to pop some bubbly, the time is now because he announced that he's selling half of of his champagne brand Armand de Brignac, better known as Ace of Spades, to luxury conglomerate LVMH.
The announcement came Monday morning from the rapper himself. In a tweet, the brand shared, "Shawn JAY-Z Carter is pleased to announce a partnership with Moët Hennessy as they acquire a 50% stake in Armand de Brignac."
While there was no mention of how much that 50 percent stake costs, Page Six notes that Jay previously hinted at the brand's value on a 2018 Meek Mill record.
"I’m 50 percent of D’Ussé and it’s debt-free, 100 percent of Ace of Spades, worth half a B,'" he rapped on the track.
The outlet adds that sources speculate the value has only grown since then.
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Sri Lanka names 20-member squad for West Indies tour
Sri Lanka Monday named a 20-member squad for six limited over matches against the West Indies delayed by COVID-19 infections.
The cricket board said fast bowler Lahiru Kumara, 24, who tested positive on Monday was being replaced by 33-year-old Suranga Lakmal for the three one-day internationals and the three T20 matches.
The Twenty20s will be played on March 3, 5 and 7 at the Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua while the ODIs will be at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium on March 10, 12 and 14.
Sri Lanka Cricket did not immediately name a squad for the two Tests also be at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium with the first game starting on March 21 and the second on March 29.
The tournament was delayed after coach Mickey Arthur and opening Test batsman Lahiru Thirimanne contracted coronavirus earlier this month. Both have since recovered and have joined the tour to the West Indies.
One man not going to the Caribbean, however, is former Test player Chaminda Vaas who quit as fast bowling coach on Monday within days of his appointment.
Vaas, who only replaced Australian David Saker on Friday, resigned over a pay dispute.
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Haiti's president defends record at UN
HAITI'S President Jovenel Moise told the UN Security Council on Monday that "democracy was doing well in Haiti" despite its ongoing political crisis, an assertion challenged by the United States, which called on him to quickly put an end to his era of "rule by decree."
Moise has been ruling by decree for a year because there currently is no parliament, and only a third of its senators are in office. Legislative elections due in 2018 were delayed.
He also maintains that his term lasts until February 2022 -- but the opposition argues it should have ended two weeks ago, in a standoff over disputed elections.
During a rare address by a head of state -- countries are usually represented by the foreign minister -- Moise said that in four years, his country "had had to face down bids to interrupt the constitutional order through violence.
"At the base of all this, there is a rejection of the democratic regime and of elections as the only means of access to the management of the affairs of the state," he said, lauding his own administration's "tireless efforts... to appease the sociopolitical climate."
"We are facing a powerful lobby which has great resources," he said during a speech that lasted 27 minutes, instead of the 15 normally granted, and that was marred by the sound and image cutting out because of a poor internet connection.
He said this lobby was associated with "sore losers" and has violently blocked the senate's regular functioning, preventing the government from being formalized and voting on a budget and an electoral law.
The president promised "limited use" of presidential decrees until the next general election scheduled for September, but Washington asked him to stop using them at all, while France said that several of the more recent ones were "a source of concern."
Jeffrey DeLaurentis, the acting US ambassador to the UN, reiterated "the need to bring the current period of rule by decree to a swift conclusion."
He said such measures should only be taken when absolutely necessary and in issues such as security and election preparations.
"We urge the government of Haiti to hold overdue legislative elections as soon as possible in order to restore the parliament's constitutional role," he said.
"Recent actions unilaterally removing and appointing three supreme court judges, creating a national intelligence agency, and actions constraining the role of Haiti's independent audit agency risk damaging Haiti's core democratic institutions," he added.
The dispute in Haiti stems from Moise's original election. He was voted into office in a poll subsequently canceled after allegations of fraud, and then elected again a year later, in 2016.
The issue has led to weeks of violent protests on the streets of the poor Caribbean country.
Premier Missick Announces New Cabinet
The Premier Honourable Charles Washington Misick is pleased to formally announce the following recommendations for appointments to form the Turks and Caicos Islands Cabinet.
1. Charles Washington Misick— Premier and Minister of Finance, Investment and Trade
2. Erwin Jay Saunders—Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, Agriculture, Sports and Human Services
3. Akierra Mary Deanne Missick—Leader of Government Business and Minister of Infrastructure, Housing Planning and Development
4. Josephine Olivia Connolly—Minister of Tourism, Environment, Heritage, Maritime, Gaming and Disaster Management
5. Otis Chuck Morris—Minister of Home Affairs, Public Utilities and Transportation
6. Arlington Alexander Musgrove—Minister of Immigration, Citizenship, Labour and Employment Services
7. Rachel Marshall Taylor—Minister of Education, Youth, Culture, Social and Library Services
The Premier commenting on the appointments stated, “I have complete confidence in this group of individuals to ensure that the needs of the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands are met through the implementation of policies, legislation and programmes that are effective.
Without delay, my Cabinet colleagues and I, are equipped and prepared to get to work.”
Facebook reverses ban on news pages in Australia
Facebook has announced it will restore news content to its users in Australia.
The tech giant has blocked news to Australians on its platform since last Thursday amid a dispute over a proposed law which would force it and Google to pay news publishers for content.
Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg had told him the ban would end "in the coming days", after the pair had talks.
Mr Frydenberg said amendments would be made to the law.
"Facebook has re-friended Australia," he told reporters in Canberra on Tuesday.
The government has been debating the law - seen as a possible test case for regulation globally - in the Senate, after it was passed in the lower house last week.
Last Thursday, Australians woke up to find they could not access or share any news stories on their accounts.
Facebook argued it had been forced to block Australian news in response to the proposed legislation.
The government's news code aims to set up a "fairer" negotiation process between the tech giants and news companies over the value of news content.
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Jamaican Gov't to reallocate fund for COVID-19 vaccination public education
Cabinet is to reconsider the allocation of funding for Public Education and promotion on COVID-19 vaccines, according to the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM).
Prime Minister Andrew Holness said that the increased public outcry for the COVID-19 vaccine in the island, has prompted the Government to consider reallocating funds budgeted for the public education and promotion programme on vaccines to other areas of health or to acquire more vaccines.
“You will hear shortly of what that reallocation of those resources will do. We still however have to maintain some minimum amount of public education. When you think of the logistical efforts involved in deploying the vaccine, it would still require the Government to communicate with its citizens; time and place and availability, and explain to citizens what the vaccines will do. What side effects there could be; if any. So there still has to be some budget for that,” the prime minister was quoted in an OPM statement.
He noted the concerns and fear of some citizens to take the vaccine once it is available.
However, the prime minister said the Government will make every effort to ensure citizens can ultimately feel safe.
“We have to ensure that we plan enough to educate; we will reserve resources for public education to encourage persons to take up the vaccine. We were very careful to ensure that any vaccine that we are bringing into the country, that it has WHO (World Health Organization) approval and that we took the time and effort to ensure, that was the case.”
In the meantime, Holness reiterated that the Government is working assiduously to get supplies of vaccines into the country.
He reinforced that all Jamaicans must continue to practice and follow the rules under the Disaster Risk Management Act.
“We are still in the danger zone and therefore we must use the 'vaccine' that is readily available to us; the mask, the social distancing, the hand sanitising, the gathering rule and how you conduct yourself. Those have been the first and foremost method of protecting yourself against the disease and I want to urge our Jamaicans to bear that in mind,” said Holness.
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