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‘The Few. The Proud’ aren’t so few: Marines recruiting surges while other services struggle

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:11:44 GMT

PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Not long ago, Marine Col. Jennifer Nash, a combat engineer with war deployments under her belt, made a vow to fellow officers as they headed to a dinner in Atlanta: She would get two new recruiting contacts by the end of the evening.She admits recruiting is not the job that she or other Marines had in mind when they enlisted. But after stints as a recruiter and senior officer at the Eastern recruiting command, she has become emblematic of the Corps’ tradition of putting its best, battle-tested Marines on enlistment duty. They get results.Marine leaders say they will make their recruiting goal this year, while the active-duty Army, Navy and Air Force all expect to fall short. The services have struggled in the tight job market to compete with higher-paying businesses for the dwindling number of young people who can meet the military’s physical, mental and moral standards.On that night, Nash achieved her own goal. She had gotten the valet at the hotel ...

3M Open Scores

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:11:44 GMT

FridayAt TPC Twin CitiesBlaine, Minn.Purse: $7.8 millionYardage: 7,431; Par: 71Second RoundLee Hodges63-64—127Tyler Duncan64-67—131Tony Finau66-66—132J.T. Poston66-66—132Brandt Snedeker64-68—132Kevin Streelman64-68—132Emiliano Grillo65-68—133Billy Horschel66-67—133David Lipsky69-64—133Hideki Matsuyama64-70—134Keith Mitchell68-66—134J.J. Spaun66-68—134Callum Tarren66-68—134Cameron Davis68-67—135Seonghyeon Kim71-64—135Zac Blair69-66—135Nick Hardy65-70—135Adam Long70-65—135Grayson Murray68-67—135Adam Svensson66-69—135Aaron Baddeley69-66—135Tyson Alexander69-67—136Martin Laird68-68—136Eric Cole70-66—136Patrick Rodgers69-67—136Kevin Yu70-66—136Ludvig Aberg72-64—136Matt Kuchar67-69—136Sam Ryder70-66—136Brandon Wu71-65—136Frankie Capan68-68—136Vincent Norrman66-70—136Stephan Jaeger71-66—137Trevor Cone66-71—137Ryan Gerard69-68—137Doug Ghim74-63—137Chesson Hadley71-66—137Peter Kuest71-66—137Doc Redman66-71—137Justin Suh65-72—137Dylan Wu70-67—137Stewart Cink74-63—137James Hahn69-68—137Garrick...

3M Open Par Scores

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:11:44 GMT

FridayAt TPC Twin CitiesBlaine, Minn.Purse: $7.8 millionYardage: 7,431; Par: 71Second RoundLee Hodges63-64—127-15Tyler Duncan64-67—131-11Tony Finau66-66—132-10J.T. Poston66-66—132-10Brandt Snedeker64-68—132-10Kevin Streelman64-68—132-10Emiliano Grillo65-68—133-9Billy Horschel66-67—133-9David Lipsky69-64—133-9Hideki Matsuyama64-70—134-8Keith Mitchell68-66—134-8J.J. Spaun66-68—134-8Callum Tarren66-68—134-8Cameron Davis68-67—135-7Seonghyeon Kim71-64—135-7Zac Blair69-66—135-7Nick Hardy65-70—135-7Adam Long70-65—135-7Grayson Murray68-67—135-7Adam Svensson66-69—135-7Aaron Baddeley69-66—135-7Tyson Alexander69-67—136-6Martin Laird68-68—136-6Eric Cole70-66—136-6Patrick Rodgers69-67—136-6Kevin Yu70-66—136-6Ludvig Aberg72-64—136-6Matt Kuchar67-69—136-6Sam Ryder70-66—136-6Brandon Wu71-65—136-6Frankie Capan68-68—136-6Vincent Norrman66-70—136-6Stephan Jaeger71-66—137-5Trevor Cone66-71—137-5Ryan Gerard69-68—137-5Doug Ghim74-63—137-5Chesson Hadley71-66—137-5Peter Kuest71-66—137-5Doc Redman66-71—137-...

Renard scores the clincher for France in 2-1 win over Brazil at the Women’s World Cup

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:11:44 GMT

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Wendie Renard was threatening to skip the Women’s World Cup and Eugénie Le Sommer wasn’t in selection contention just a few months ago under France’s previous coaching regime.A management overhaul and a change of heart ultimately led to two of French football’s most experienced players combining for Les Bleues on Saturday to deliver a 2-1 win over Brazil that put them into a strong position to progress to the round of 16.Le Sommer missed with a diving header in the 13th minute but needed only four more minutes to convert her next chance, beating Brazilian goalkeeper Leticia with a more emphatic header to score her record-extending 90th international goal.Debinha equalized for Brazil as the hour approached, and the game opened up as both teams pressed for a winner. That’s when Renaud stepped in.Renard, who’d been in doubt for the match because of a calf injury she picked up in France’s lackluster opening 0-0 draw against ...

Brazil foiled by France again and faces uphill climb to advance at Women’s World Cup

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:11:44 GMT

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — France proved it is still Brazil’s kryptonite.A 2-1 loss at the Women’s World Cup on Saturday stretched Brazil’s winless run against the French to 12 games.The result is all too familiar for Brazil, which lost to France in the quarterfinals the 2019 Women’s World Cup by the same score.Brazil then hired the experienced Pia Sundhage as its head coach in hopes of making the changes needed to defeat teams like France. Sundhage had coached the United States to two Olympic gold medals and a runner-up finish in the 2011 Women’s World Cup.This year’s team features 11 first-time World Cup players, but despite the changes Brazil is left still searching for its first win over Les Bleues. The best they’ve managed is five draws.At least Saturday’s defeat was only in the group stage.“We are frustrated because of the loss,” defender and captain Rafaelle Souza said.France’s game-winning goal came in the 83rd minute off Wendie Renard’s h...

El premio mayor de Mega Millions sube a US$ 1.050 millones y estos son los números ganadores del 28 de julio

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:11:44 GMT

(CNN) — El premio mayor de Mega Millions se disparó a más de mil millones de dólares después de que ningún boleto ganador acertara los seis números sorteados el viernes por la noche, dijo la lotería.Los números del viernes por la noche fueron 5, 10, 28, 52, 63 y un Mega Ball de 18.El premio mayor estimado para el próximo sorteo del martes por la noche (US$ 1.050 millones) equivaldría al cuarto premio más grande en la historia de Mega Millions, dijo la lotería en un comunicado publicado el sábado temprano.Un ganador del premio mayor del martes podría optar por dividirlo en pagos anuales durante 29 años, o tomar una opción de suma global de un estimado de US$ 527.900 millones, dijo la lotería.Aunque nadie ganó el premio mayor el viernes, algunas personas obtuvieron grandes premios.Un boleto vendido en Pensilvania ganó US$ 5 millones al acertar los primeros cinco números y activar el Megaplier opcional, que está disponible en la mayoría de los estados con una compra adicional de ...

Musk’s ‘X’ logo atop ex-Twitter headquarters in San Francisco draws city scrutiny

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:11:44 GMT

X marks the spot where Elon Musk sent San Francisco’s permitting department atwitter.San Francisco has reportedly launched an investigation into a large metal X that appeared Friday atop the billionaire’s social media company headquarters, formerly known as Twitter, saying the change took place without permission from the city.Musk announced last week that the platform would “bid adieu” to Twitter and rebrand as X, the latest in a series of major changes to the tech platform — including limiting the number of posts users can view a day and requiring users to pay for the blue check mark formerly indicative of verification.On Monday, workers were spotted removing the brand’s former bird and logo from the side of the company’s downtown building on Market Street, but the project came to a halt when San Francisco police cautioned that no notice had been given and no safety measures were taken to prevent falling objects from hitting pedestrians.The sign change isn’t th...

Video shows moment plane crashes into water at Hampton Beach, NH

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:11:44 GMT

A plane crashed into the water at Hampton Beach in Hampton, New Hampshire Saturday afternoon, officials said.Hampton Fire confirmed the only occupant was the pilot, who was removed from the plane by first responders. He was not transported to the hospital, but there is no word on his condition.Video sent to 7NEWS shows the plane hitting the water and flipping forward. Then, the tail of the plane points straight up before the it settles into the waves.The scene is currently active as of 1 p.m. Saturday, and the plane has been removed from the water.No other details were immediately available.

Bronny James plays piano, dines out in video, photos emerging days after he suffers cardiac arrest

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:11:44 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bronny James plays piano in a video posted by his father, LeBron James, on Saturday, four days after the teenager went into cardiac arrest during a basketball workout at the University of Southern California.The 18-year-old plays a brief melody in front of his family, smiles and gets up without speaking in the video posted on his father’s Instagram account. The video doesn’t indicate where or when it was shot.“A man of many talents,” the Los Angeles Lakers superstar can be heard saying in the background as Bronny finishes playing with his two younger siblings looking on.TMZ posted photos of Bronny out to dinner with his family, which it says were taken Friday night. They show the teenager with his father outside celebrity hot spot Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica.Wearing black pants and a zip-up hoodie, Bronny carried his phone while standing outside the Italian restaurant.Bronny was released from the hospital on Thursday. He will continue to undergo test...

Excitement, optimism as hundreds line up to ride Montreal’s new light-rail train line

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:11:44 GMT

MONTREAL — The opening of the Montreal metro area’s new light-rail train network is drawing hundreds of curious prospective passengers to the city’s central station today, many of them expressing excitement about the future of the transit service.The first section of the driverless, electric train system known as the Réseau express métropolitain, or REM, is free to ride this weekend ahead of its official launch on Monday.Five stations are open on the segment connecting downtown Montreal with the suburb of Brossard, Que. to the southeast across the Saint Lawrence River. The stretch marks the first part of what will eventually become a 26-station network spanning 67 kilometres.Three other branches of the REM are still under construction, including lines to Montreal’s western and northern suburbs set to open at the end of 2024 and an airport link that won’t open until 2027.Officials say the REM trip between Montreal and Brossard takes 18 minutes, 20 to 30 minute...