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FAYETTEVILLE, NC — Vice President Harris gave certainly one of her most forceful speeches of the marketing campaign on Thursday, giving what amounted to a closing argument towards former President Donald Trump and his operating mate on the ultimate day of the Republican Nationwide Conference whereas President Biden remoted at residence with COVID.

Harris, nodding to her previous as a prosecutor, ran by way of a guidelines of Republican positions and contrasted them with the Biden administration’s report, fact-checking a few of Trump’s financial pledges alongside the best way.

“We aren’t shopping for it. We aren’t falling for the okee-doke,” she stated throughout the go to to a group recognized for one of many world’s largest navy bases, Fort Liberty, and a large surrounding group of navy and veteran households.

Some Democrats see Harris as inheritor obvious ought to Biden drop out

Given the open questions on whether or not Biden ought to keep on the high of the Democratic ticket, Harris’ speech — in a state that Democrats had hoped they may flip blue this fall — is probably going to attract extra consideration than it in any other case may.

Biden and his marketing campaign are saying that he’s not going wherever. However some Democrats have stated Harris can be the plain decide for the celebration if Biden had been to drop out of the race.

“Our marketing campaign just isn’t working by way of any situations the place President Biden just isn’t the highest of the ticket. He’s and would be the Democratic nominee,” deputy marketing campaign chair Quentin Fulks informed reporters in Milwaukee immediately, barely exasperated on the line of questioning.

The marketing campaign is working laborious to attempt to tie Trump and his operating mate Sen. JD Vance to new restrictions on abortion and proposed tax cuts for the wealthy. Harris has develop into the principle spokesperson for Biden’s White Home and marketing campaign on reproductive rights, however typically chooses to talk in moderated discussions.

At this rally, Harris turned up the vitality, together with throughout a vigorous call-and-response on the finish of her remarks. “Are you able to make your voice heard?” she shouted.

“Will we imagine in freedom? Will we imagine in alternative? Will we imagine within the promise of America? And are we able to battle for it?”

Will there be a vice presidential debate?

Harris stated Vance, who gave his first speech on the conference on Wednesday evening, informed “a compelling story” about his upbringing — however, she added, “it was not the total story.”

“What could be very telling is what he didn’t discuss on that stage. He didn’t discuss Venture 2025,” Harris stated.

Yesterday, Harris dedicated to a different potential date for a debate with Vance, although the Trump marketing campaign has stated the interior debate throughout the Democratic Get together about Biden’s destiny has put the vice presidential debate in query too.

“We will’t lock in a date earlier than their conference. To take action can be unfair to Gavin Newsom, JB Pritzker, Gretchen Whitmer, or whoever Kamala Harris picks as her operating mate,” Trump marketing campaign adviser Brian Hughes stated in an announcement.

The governors of California, Illinois and Michigan are steadily cited as potential future Democratic candidates. And there was some hypothesis that North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper may very well be a operating mate if Harris had been on the high of the ticket.

This reporting initially appeared as a part of the NPR Community’s reside protection of the RNC.

TROON, Scotland — Tiger Woods stated he did not do a lot proper whereas posting an 8-over 79 within the first spherical of the 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Course on Thursday, which left him at risk of lacking the reduce in a 3rd straight main for under the second time in his profession.

Woods, a three-time winner of the Claret Jug, is tied for 138th after the opening spherical, 14 strokes behind chief Dan Brown.

The golfers with the low 70 scores and ties will make the 36-hole reduce.

“I did not do an entire lot of issues proper in the present day,” Woods stated. “I made that putt on the third gap (for birdie), after which I believe I had, what, three three-putts in the present day? I did not hit my irons very shut, and I did not give myself an entire lot of seems to be in the present day. I have to shoot one thing within the mid-60s tomorrow to get one thing happening the weekend.”

If Woods does not try this, he’ll be at risk of lacking the reduce in a 3rd straight main. He wasn’t round for the weekend on the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Membership in Louisville, Kentucky, in Could or on the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina in June.

The one different time he missed the reduce in three consecutive majors was within the U.S. Open, The Open and the PGA Championship in 2015.

Thursday’s spherical was solely the tenth Woods has accomplished in a PGA Tour occasion this season. He has competed in solely 5 official occasions as he continues to rebuild his energy from accidents suffered in a automotive wreck in February 2021.

“I am bodily feeling lots higher than I did originally of the 12 months,” Woods stated. “On the finish of final 12 months, it was robust, and I have never performed an entire lot. I believe that, because the 12 months has gone on, I’ve gotten higher.

“I simply want I might have performed a bit bit extra, however I have been saving it for the majors simply in case I do one thing fairly main after which take myself out of it. Hopefully, subsequent 12 months will likely be a bit bit higher than this 12 months.”

Woods, taking part in in a match at Royal Troon for the primary time since 2004, gave followers one thing to cheer for early with a 36-foot birdie putt on the third gap. He did not make one other birdie putt till he dropped a 7-footer on the par-4 thirteenth.

There have been loads of hiccups in between. After a bogey 6 on the fourth gap, he made a double bogey on the par-3 fifth after knocking his tee shot right into a greenside bunker and having to hit his second shot out sideways.

The 15-time main champion posted bogeys on Nos. 7 and eight after which one other double bogey on the par-4 eleventh. He practically sliced his drive out of bounds close to the railroad tracks down the best aspect. Woods discovered his ball however needed to take an unplayable lie and one-stroke penalty. He wanted two pictures to achieve the inexperienced and two-putted for six.

Woods, 48, added three extra bogeys and a birdie on the thirteenth the remainder of the best way.

It was solely the sixth time in Woods’ profession that he posted a spherical of 8 over or worse in a significant championship, based on information from ESPN Stats & Info. He carded a 10-over 82 within the third spherical of the Masters in April.

On the Hero World Problem within the Bahamas in December, Woods had advised he hoped to play one match a month. The Open will most likely be his final official occasion this 12 months.

“I believed I might play a bit bit extra earlier within the 12 months,” Woods stated. “I believe I used to be a bit bit too optimistic. I have to do much more work within the gymnasium and maintain progressing like now we have.”

Indiana Fever ahead NaLyssa Smith enjoys the very best of each worlds whereas being within the WNBA. One planet in Smith’s universe emulates a rock star band on tour, taking part in in sold-out arenas whereas attempting to carry onto the league’s last playoff spot. Her different planet lets her reside out her trend desires whereas buying at luxurious shops nationwide.

As Smith travels from metropolis to metropolis, averaging 11.6 factors and seven.6 rebounds this season, she loves popping into her favourite retailer, Louis Vuitton, with all of the bespoke nuances the posh model provides to its areas.

“I really like Louis Vuitton,” Smith advised Andscape. “I like how they put out a whole lot of garments and sneakers which have shiny colours and completely different designs on them. My favourite pair is the inexperienced model from the Tyler, the Creator and Louis Vuitton collaboration.”

The 2019 NCAA champion by no means orders her Louis Vuitton Trainers on-line. As an alternative, she prefers the total in-store expertise. “If I’m going to pay $1,000 for a pair of sneakers, I need all elements of the expertise and I’m going to get my cash’s value. I need the customized bottles of water and champagne, the whole lot.”

Smith first realized her love of styling when she was in school and started to earn her personal cash. She prides herself on by no means utilizing a stylist and was elated to start executing the outfits in her thoughts as soon as she began attending Baylor College.

The three-time All-Huge 12 First-Workforce member credit her mother and father for all the time doing what they may to make sure she had entry to the newest types.

“The primary shoe that made me say, ‘Oh, my goodness, I’ve to have these,’ was positively the ‘Powder Blue’ Jordan 3s,” Smith mentioned. “My mother and father would all the time do that factor, attempting to make me assume I wouldn’t get the shoe, however then they’d find yourself getting it for me.”

When Smith was on her solution to turning into the Huge 12 Participant of the Yr in 2021 and 2022 and the Huge 12 Match Most Excellent Participant in 2021, she primarily included impartial tones into her outfits. Getting fly meant pairing her favourite Jordans with an identical fitted sweatsuit.

Nowadays, the 2021 Wade Trophy winner enjoys trying again at her personal “glo-up.” She mentioned if the outfit is from school however nonetheless up on her Instagram, it signifies she’s happy with it and enjoys now having the means to take her game-day type up a couple of notches.

“Considered one of my favourite outfits this season was what I wore once we performed the Phoenix Mercury away for the primary time,” Smith mentioned. “I appreciated one other outfit I wore with an outsized jersey and Timberlands. The jersey look was positively impressed by the ’90s. I actually just like the super-baggy look. My second favourite would most likely be once I wore a New York jacket.”

After the Fever drafted Smith because the second general choose in 2022, Puma added the 23-year-old ahead to its ladies’s basketball roster. Though she has a number of completely different Puma sneakers at her disposal, she tends to favor one particular mannequin, ideally in daring, brash colours.

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Indiana Fever ahead NaLyssa Smith carrying the Puma x LaMelo Ball MB.02 “Nickelodeon Slime” through the recreation on July 17 on the School Park Middle in Arlington, TX. She favors carrying Ball’s sneakers as a result of “Melos all the time are available loopy colorways.”

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Indiana Fever ahead NaLyssa Smith carrying the violet-hued Puma x LaMelo Ball MB.01 “Queen Metropolis” throughout a recreation towards the Washington Mystics at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on June 19 in Indianapolis.

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Indiana Fever ahead NaLyssa Smith carrying the Puma x LaMelo Ball MB.01 “Golden Little one” through the recreation towards the New York Liberty on July 6 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. “I like to face out when I’m on the courtroom.”

“I solely prefer to put on LaMelos once I’m taking part in,” Smith mentioned. “I like to face out when I’m on the courtroom, and I don’t prefer to appear to be anybody else. The Melos all the time are available loopy colorways.”

As Smith continues to develop within the WNBA, she goals to include vibrant colours into her signature look.

“My mother all the time tells me that she has a very easy time pointing me out on the courtroom as a result of I all the time have on the brightest and most colourful sneakers. Through the years, I actually have made that my factor and I attempt to avoid the boring black and white sneakers.”

Our favourite California Karate youngsters are again, with the primary batch episodes of Cobra Kai’s sixth and remaining season touchdown on Netflix immediately. The brand new season picks up a while after the occasions of Season 5, on the finish of which Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) lastly introduced down the psychopathic Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith) with just a little assist from the manipulative and crafty John Kreese (Martin Kove).

The collection, created by Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg, started as a YouTube Pink/YouTube Premium collection for its first two seasons earlier than being picked up by Netflix. After that, its reputation exploded, although the primary seasons stay by far the perfect. The present takes place many years after the 1984 All Valley Karate Match in The Karate Child, with Johnny Lawrence and Daniel LaRusso returning to karate as rival instructors—and a brand new technology of karate youngsters taking up within the ring.

On high of the collection’ stars, Cobra Kai’s returning forged consists of Xolo Maridueña, Courtney Henggeler, Tanner Buchanan, Mary Mouser, Jacob Bertrand, Peyton Checklist, Vanessa Rubio, Dallas Dupree Younger, Alicia Hannah-Kim, Griffin Santopietro, Oona O’Brien and Gianni DeCenzo.

Together with Kove and Griffith, Karate Child film alumni have included Yuji Okumoto Elisabeth Shue, Sean Kanan, Robyn Energetic and Tamlyn Tomita, and extra.

When Do Extra Episodes Come To Netflix?

Netflix subscribers could also be just a little anxious to see that the brand new season solely has 5 episodes. Often, a season clocks in at 10 for Cobra Kai. Relaxation assured, this isn’t everything of Season 6. In truth, this season would be the longest of the bunch. The one draw back? It’s being break up into three separate components.

Half 1 is out now. Half 2 involves Netflix on November twentieth with 5 extra episodes. The ultimate 5 episodes will launch someday in 2025.

Right here’s the trailer:

What Ought to We Count on In Season 6?

Season 6 kicks off after Johnny and Daniel’s victory over Silver and the 2 males and their college students lastly working collectively in earnest. It’s peacetime within the Valley for the primary time in a protracted whereas. However John Kreese’s shadow looms over the whole lot.

“Kreese has all the time been fairly hardcore,” Jon Hurwitz advised Leisure Weekly, “however he is all the time had just a little little bit of a comfortable spot for Johnny. This time round, the comfortable spot is gone. So, Kreese is doubtlessly extra harmful than ever. Partnering with Kim Da-eun, who has been desirous to please her grandfather and proceed his traditions, [she and Kreese] have a protracted historical past. It’ll be nice to see them working collectively — nice for us as viewers, however not essentially nice for Johnny and Daniel.”

As to why this season is so lengthy, Hayden Schlossberg provides “A part of the explanation that we’ve got 15 episodes this season is as a result of we wished to tie up all of the characters’ storylines. We knew we had lots of characters. Whoever your favourite character is, we’ve got a narrative supposed for them they usually all have their highlight moments.”

With such a protracted and spread-out season, we’re unlikely to get all of the solutions to all our questions till someday subsequent 12 months. But it surely’s good to be again with Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang and, most likely earlier than too lengthy, Cobra Kai itself. As Josh Heald factors out, “Cobra Kai by no means dies.”

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Justin Thomas is off to a different nice begin for the second straight week in Scotland, even when his British Open rating would not look that method. He started the primary spherical on Thursday with a 3-under 68 that set an early goal and left him glad.

By no means thoughts that 62 he had every week in the past within the Scottish Open. Royal Troon required arduous work, and with simply sufficient rain and loads of wind the hyperlinks alongside the Ayrshire coast confirmed it was able to punishing gamers with out discover.

U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau saved lacking par putts and, as soon as, moved a shot from the deep tough solely 4 yards that led to a double bogey. He shot 42 on the entrance 9 and was taking a look at a brief keep in Scotland.

Rory McIlroy, hopeful of bouncing again from his U.S. Open collapse, took a double bogey on the famed “Postage Stamp” eighth gap, and piped a driver out of bounds on the eleventh for one more double bogey. He already was 5-over and fading.

Thomas was not immune.

He was one in all three gamers who reached 4-under among the many early starters and had the wind at his again for the inward 9 at Troon. After which his tee shot landed in a bush that required a penalty drop and he missed a 4-foot putt and made double bogey. His subsequent drive took a wild hop into grass so deep his caddie referred to as out to the gallery, “Final name. Anybody see the opposite ball to the fitting?” They finally discovered it, nevertheless it led to bogey.

“Just a little little bit of a hiccup at first of the again 9 however stayed affected person and saved plugging,” Thomas mentioned.

Certainly, Thomas managed to maintain it collectively. He prevented one other bogey with a 12-foot par putt, and completed with a 6-iron to eight toes for birdie on the seventeenth and a birdie on the 18th that confirmed how a lot wind was serving to — 4-iron off the tee, wedge into 25 toes on the 458-yard closing gap.

Justin Rose, who needed to undergo closing qualifying to get into the Open, was equally spectacular by enjoying bogey-free for a 69, joined by a gaggle that included Nicolai Hojgaard of Denmark and Alex Noren, who solely certified by the Scottish Open.

Matt Wallace was a type of at 4 beneath early in his spherical, solely to take triple bogey on the ninth gap. He completed at 69, together with Adam Scott.

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Justin Leonard, a winner at Royal Troon in 1997, returned for the primary time since 2016 and was given the respect of the opening tee shot with the shiny claret jug positioned close by on a podium. He had an 80, one in all already 5 rounds of 80 or greater. That checklist included John Daly, who made an 8 on the ultimate gap for an 82.

Masters champion Scottie Scheffler, the world’s No. 1 participant, and Tiger Woods have been amongst those that performed late within the afternoon. The wind was stronger. The rain was by no means distant. Nevertheless it was robust for everybody.

The again is longer and sometimes performs into a robust wind. It was the other way for the early going and nonetheless prompted its share of issues.

“It should play as simple as it will probably all week, I feel, as a result of the ball is getting up there on these holes,” Scott mentioned. “Final time I performed it, it was 2-irons and 3-irons into each gap, and right this moment it was a sand wedge into 15. However attempting to determine that out, it was like a follow spherical — the again 9 — for me right this moment.”

Thomas did not do a lot after that 62 to start out the Scottish Open at The Renaissance Membership, a links-styled course however not hyperlinks turf. He did not learn a lot into that besides to say he felt he performed a lot better for the 68 he posted at Royal Troon.

Additionally a forgotten reminiscence was the 82 he began with a yr in the past at Royal Liverpool. Thomas was in a distinct spot final yr, attempting to keep away from lacking the PGA Tour postseason (he did) whereas attempting to get his recreation on observe. He nonetheless hasn’t gained in additional than two years. However he walked off Royal Troon feeling for sure he was headed in the fitting course.

The Detroit Lions have been one of many league’s finest offenses during the last two seasons due to the masterful work by coordinator Ben Johnson.

Taking on the function in 2022, Johnson has dialed the Lions into back-to-back seasons of elite efficiency. In consequence, Johnson has generated head teaching curiosity over every of the final two offseasons.

In the end, he has elected to return to Motown every time. By bypassing jobs during the last two years, he has remained dedicated to constructing a successful workforce in Detroit. Nevertheless, if the Lions as soon as once more carry out at a excessive stage, the proficient coach might wind up departing for a head coach gig throughout the league.

Ought to he accomplish that, the Lions could be again available in the market for an offensive coordinator. Detroit head coach Dan Campbell is an offensive-minded coach, but the Lions would nonetheless want one other voice to guide the unit.

One exterior the field candidate who might be a part of Campbell’s workers within the occasion that Johnson leaves after 2024 is Brian Daboll, whom the Lions will see through the preseason for a sequence of joint practices in August. At the moment the top coach of the New York Giants, Daboll has labored with Campbell previously and the 2 share a superb relationship.

Daboll struggled final season after a robust first 12 months with the Giants. Expectations have been excessive for New York after it received a playoff sport in 2022, however the season finally crumbled partially due to an damage to beginning quarterback Daniel Jones.

The third-year coach has been listed as being one of many coaches on the ‘scorching seat’ all through the offseason, and there may be strain on the Giants to get again to their successful methods in 2024. If it does not pan out, Daboll might be in bother.

Nonetheless, Daboll has confirmed to be one of many higher offensive minds. In his stint because the offensive coordinator of the Buffalo Payments, the coach helped unlock the potential of Josh Allen. Using a singular quarterback run scheme in addition to permitting the passer to unleash the ball downfield, Daboll helped lead the Payments to loads of success.

The Lions have loads of engaging offensive playmakers, corresponding to Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jahmyr Gibbs. In consequence, the offensive coordinator place could be a commodity and Campbell would don’t have any scarcity of suitors if Johnson elects to go away.

As a result of Daboll and Campbell have labored collectively previously with the Miami Dolphins, they might be a pure match to work collectively sooner or later.