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Right as his inaugural TGL season concluded and he started to ramp up for Masters prep, Tiger Woods announced he ruptured his left Achilles tendon this week.One month after the death of his mother and weeks after a crucial White House visit for negotiations with the Saudi investment fund, the injury adds another painful element to Woods’ roller-coaster year. It will likely end the 15-time major winner’s 2025 campaign before it began.Woods underwent surgery in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Tuesday morning. Dr. Charlton Stucken said in a statement from Woods that it went smoothly, and he expects the golfer…

Kiss me, I’m Irish! – but you better behave.Boston officials are hoping an earlier start time for this year’s iconic South Boston St. Patrick’s Day parade will tamp down on the “tomfoolery.”The two-for-one celebration – a St. Patrick’s Day and Evacuation Day parade – is slated to kick off at 11:30 a.m. local time on Sunday, March 16. That’s an hour-and-a-half earlier than past years as politicians and parade organizers attempt to prevent bad behavior from revelers.”The parade will be starting earlier this year in an attempt to get a better handle on the tomfoolery,” state Sen. Nick Collins said…

US president says ‘nobody is expelling Palestinians from Gaza’, reversing earlier comments on emptying the war-torn territory of its population.Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem has welcomed United States President Donald Trump’s apparent retreat from his proposed permanent displacement of more than two million Palestinians from Gaza. The statement by the Hamas official came after Trump said on Wednesday that “nobody is expelling any Palestinians from Gaza” in response to a question during a meeting in the White House with Ireland’s Taoiseach Micheal Martin. “If US President Trump’s statements represent a retreat from any idea of ​​displacing the people of the Gaza…

President Trump has pardoned a former Republican Tennessee lawmaker who was two weeks into a 21-month prison sentence for an illegal campaign finance scheme that he pleaded guilty to in 2022, before he tried unsuccessfully to take back his plea.Former state Sen. Brian Kelsey announced the pardon in a social media post Tuesday evening. He had been ordered to report to FCI Ashland’s minimum security satellite camp in Kentucky on Feb. 24.Kelsey received a “full and unconditional pardon” for his case and authorities were ordered to release him from prison immediately, according to a copy of the president’s action provided…

Actor Uzo Aduba, who stars in the new Netflix murder-mystery series, “The Residence,” is opening up about the role, working with Shonda Rhimes and how her young daughter has been critical to helping her find her inner peace amid a busy life.Aduba plays Cordelia Cupp, the best detective in the world, in “The Residence.” She’s called in to investigate every person at the White House after a mysterious death during a state dinner and is reluctantly paired with an FBI agent.”I loved her quirky little behaviors,” Aduba said. “She’s come to cases in a way we’ve never seen a detective…

Less than a month after pulling TikTok from their U.S. app stores in response to a new law that requires TikTok to divest from its China-based owner, the social media platform was returning to both the Apple and Google Play stores Thursday night.A Google spokesperson told CBS News that TikTok was restored to its app store. The app also appeared available in the Apple store. CBS News has reached out to Apple and TikTok for comment. The moves come after Bloomberg reported that Attorney General Pam Bondi notified Apple and Google that the new law would not be immediately enforced. There was…

A Florida woman was in for a surprise when a police officer ended up delivering her pizza because of an eight-foot alligator hiding out under a vehicle in her driveway.The Bradenton Police Department shared a video of the encounter on X, showing Officer Tolson responding to the call.”Pizza…with a side of gator?” the post read. “Officer Tolson responded to calls about an 8-foot gator in a 55+ community, intercepted a terrified pizza delivery driver, and ensured a hungry customer was fed (and a hungry gator wasn’t). All in a day’s work!”In shared body camera footage, the police officer can be…

Concerns are growing about the potential impact on the riding of Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream after MLA Tara Armstrong’s surprise defection from the BC Conservative Party. “This is a distraction from the things we are trying to do day-to-day,” said Lake Country Mayor Blair Ireland.Ireland said Lake Country is a growing community with many issues that need provincial attention,  including housing, roads and water and sewer infrastructure.With Armstrong no longer part of an official party, Ireland is worried about strong representation in the legislature.“As an independent, how well can you work with the government?” he said. “We rely on these people. We…

Nine Entertainment has officially appointed acting chief executive Matt Stanton to lead the company as CEO.

SEOUL: South Korean military investigators charged two Air Force pilots on Thursday (Mar 13) with criminal negligence over an accidental bombing of a village last week during a training exercise, which injured at least 29 people and caused extensive property damage. Defence ministry investigators have confirmed that errors by the pilots when they entered coordinates into the aircraft systems were “direct factors” behind the accidental bombing, the ministry’s Criminal Investigation Command said in a statement. The pilots were charged with criminal negligence causing bodily harm, the command said, adding the investigation of the incident is ongoing. Eight unguided air-to-surface bombs…