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‘Only consequential presidents get shot,’ says Trump, at first public event after assassination bidGood morning and welcome to our coverage of the run-up to the US presidential election.The fallout from Sunday’s apparent assassination attempt on Republican nominee Donald Trump is continuing. Last night the former president made his first public appearance since the incident, which occurred while he was playing golf in Florida.“It’s been a great experience,” the Republican presidential nominee said in an evening town hall in Flint, Michigan, about holding events with thousands of supporters. But he also went on to call running for president “a dangerous business”…

Text Size UN investigators said on Tuesday that an “unprecedented” crackdown, including arbitrary use of power, has plunged Venezuela into a severe human rights crisis as the country steps up efforts to crush all opposition. Protests by opposition groups and parts of the international community against the re-election of President Nicolas Maduro in July have left 27 people dead, 192 injured and around 2,400 arrested, government sources said. The crackdown, which has reached “unprecedented levels of violence”, has been “orchestrated by civilian and military officials at the highest levels of government, including President Maduro”, the mission’s head, Marta Barinas, said…

As you’ll see in this issue, there are still plenty of good reasons for regional airlines to continue operating Tuboprop aircraft. Low operating costs, the ability to use short takeoff and landing runways, and lighter engines with fewer moving parts than comparable jets all make a sound business case for continuing to use this technology. Unfortunately, customers don’t think so.There’s something about propellers that drives passengers into a rosary-counting frenzy. Is it because we (falsely) associate open-air fans with the old piston engines of pre-war aircraft? Or is it because they add noise and vibration to the cabin? Perhaps it’s…

The PGA has announced that six members have been awarded new titles within one of the membership categories: PGA Professional, PGA Coach or PGA Manager. The following PGA Members received awards in the following categories: Professional colleaguesMark Norton – Northamptonshire County Golf ClubGordon Goldie – Chingford Golf Range LimitedDarren Webster Clark – Zen Green Stage Coaching FellowBobby King – Cistercian College Golf AcademyGreg Roustan – Swingfit Academy Senior CoachSenor Bay – Gloria Golf Resort “Congratulations to the six PGA members who have earned their new titles through their dedication and significant impact on the industry,” said Tristan Crews, PGA…

LIV Golf’s Majestics Golf Club has announced a multi-year extension of its partnership with technology provider Seamless Digital, continuing to use dynamic displays integrated into the golf bags of team members Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood, Henrik Stenson and Sam Horsfield. Since 2023, Majesticks GC has utilized seamless digital technology for sponsor activation, brand rotation, fan engagement and regular media content creation and messaging. As the LIV Golf Team Championship gets underway in Dallas this weekend, Seamless Digital and Majesticks have announced new advanced capabilities generated by a live cloud connection and providing real-time content control, allowing displays to be…

Marios, Vangelis, Panos and Markos Daktilides run the famous Myconian collectionMyconian Collection / Christos Drazos It all began in the 1960s, when Mykonos started to attract the attention of famous writers and bohemian artists, attracted by its simple and authentic Greek lifestyle. After Aristotle Onassis started hosting a parade of the rich and famous on his giant yacht, carrying celebrities like Jackie Kennedy, Grace Kelly and Elizabeth Taylor, wealthy Greeks from Athens started building villas by the sea. Mykonos was one of the first islands to gain popularity as an international travel destination, and in the early 1970s it also…

Plenty of rich people have blown fortunes on politics. But no other American has used politics to create as much personal wealth as the 45th president, who left office with a new asset — throngs of people willing to buy almost anything from him, at virtually any price. By Dan Alexander, Forbes Staff Donald Trump has built his entire brand around being a winner. But on January 20, 2021, he looked very much the opposite in every way possible. Defeated by voters, then impeached a second time after the Capitol riot he had fomented, Trump arrived back in Palm Beach,…

CNN — The hollowing out of state party structures. The governor’s misguided campaign. The failed redistricting plan that removed sitting members of Congress. New York Democrats offered a variety of excuses for the disastrous 2022 midterm elections, in which Republicans picked up four seats outside New York City and secured a slim majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. With less than two months until the 2024 general election, the state party, its campaign allies, chastened candidates and Gov. Kathy Hokele are betting on what many are calling a revitalized political project — a series of projects, really — to…

What does the old Nationwide Insurance commercial say? “Life goes by so quickly.”That’s certainly true.Just ask Bryce Young, the quarterback once hailed as the savior of the Carolina Panthers. On Sunday afternoon, Panthers coach Dave Canales pledged his loyalty to Young despite another poor performance from the 2023 No. 1 draft pick. Less than 24 hours later, Canales announced he was benching Young in favor of 14-year NFL veteran Andy Dalton.With the Panthers now 0-2 after losing their first two games of the season by 73-13, Coach Canales was desperately trying to stop the bleeding, and “Bryce is our quarterback”…

NEW YORK — Welspun is turning its attention to the luxury market, and it’s pleased with the results. Welspun’s global chief marketing officer, Chris Mooney, said at this week’s New York Home Fashions Market that the company is strategically focused on growing its market share in the luxury home segment. “We’re ready to crash the party,” he added. The initiative began with the Charisma brand, which has a history dating back to the early 1900s. Welspun relaunched the brand last spring, with the latest iteration of Charisma featuring a softer, deeper toned palette with an emphasis on greens. The company…