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On Wednesday, nearly 3,000 miniature American flags had been placed in Boston’s Public Garden to honor the victims of the attacks. But on Thursday morning, some of the flags were found broken and strewn across the ground, local news station WCVB reported. A video posted to Twitter by WCVB reported Josh Brogadir Thursday morning, shows flags that had been uprooted spilling over onto the sidewalk, and a trash can near the display knocked over....

In only his second Open, Ballesteros famously tied for second at Birkdale in 1976, an audacious chip-and-run between two bunkers on the 18th crowning a superb week for the then-teenager, who had led heading into the final round. Ballesteros went on to win the event on three occasions and is the only Spaniard to have lifted the Claret Jug to date. Rahm, who will make his second Open appearance this week, has climbed swiftly into the world’s top 10 following victories on the PGA and European Tours in 2017....

The video, which was posted on the Calibre Obscura Twitter page, an organization that hosts a website dedicated to arms and war news, was captioned: “Amazing video of a Russian T-72 fleeing Ukrainian troops, discarding men and then crashing into a tree.” The video shows a tank, reportedly belonging to the Russian army, driving down a road before passing what is indicated in the video to be a Ukrainian soldier on the side of the road....

The world number 10 started his second round one over par and six strokes behind overnight leader Kevin Kisner. But the Briton carded the lowest round of the tournament so far to share the summit with Kisner and 2015 winner Zach Johnson on five under. Fleetwood put the gloss on a fine 18 holes by sinking a nerveless birdie putt at the last, which has been playing as one of the hardest holes at the Angus links course....

The future of work presents pathways previously unheard of for people involved in industries where seasonal staffing is the norm. While we can’t predict exactly what this season will have in store, there may be an alternative to the seasonal staffing model: flexible work. Seasonal Staffing Is Ripe for Disruption Flexible staffing allows businesses to maintain a large network of qualified workers to tap into if demand spikes unexpectedly. It helps eliminate the issue of post-holiday layoffs and allows workers to easily work for more than one business during and after the holidays, which provides them with more income stability....

User Kylerd explained a night out with eight of their friends is approaching, but seven of them are often left squirming. The user states one woman flirts with married men and often “takes it too far.” According to a recent survey by Alcohol.org, a resource for the treatment of substance use disorders, one in three Americans admit to drinking first thing Christmas morning. The survey found that 17 percent of 3,000 American drinkers admit to trying to cure a hangover with more alcohol....

Who makes the first splash? Who makes the bigger splash? And will any of that change the nature of the SEC East — or the SEC in its entirety? MORE: Florida could no longer overlook McElwain’s failings The best answer to all three questions is to hire the big name. Multiple reports have linked Chip Kelly to the Florida job. SEC County’s Mike Griffith likes Florida State’s Jimbo Fisher as a potential candidate at Tennessee....

The Florida Senate Bill 7072 was first put forward in February this year, following the banning of former President Donald Trump from multiple social media platforms after the march on, and riot at, the US Capitol. It proposes fining social media companies between $25,000 and $250,000 per day, depending on whether the ban is for non-statewide or statewide office candidates. What the Bill Says The Verge reports that, at a press conference at the Florida International University in Miami on Monday, May 24, DeSantis said that, “This will lead to more speech, not less speech....

DeSantis held a roundtable discussion on challenges facing nursing homes and other long-term care facilities amid the pandemic in Jacksonville on Tuesday. Facilities were closed to visitors over concerns that the virus could easily spread and infect vulnerable residents in mid-March. The governor lamented that “four and a half months is a long time” and said he was considering allowing some to visit facilities despite the virus being far more widespread in the state than it was when the policy was implemented....

Sabatini enthusiastically voted in favor of House Bill 1557, which critics call the “Don’t Say Gay” law, in February and has been one of its highest-profile proponents ever since Disney issued a March 28 decree saying its “goal as a company is for this law to be repealed by the legislature or struck down in the courts.” In response, some lawmakers are threatening to reverse government favors that have benefited Disney since 1967, when Florida created something called the “Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID)....

Randall Curtis Caraway, 46, was detained on Wednesday after the 94-year-old victim was taken to hospital by Pasco County Fire Rescue. A witness, who has not been named, said the woman was not being cared for properly—even though her son was being paid to look after her. According to WFLA, which obtained a copy of the arrest report, Caraway and his mother both lived at the home—listed on police records as being located on Denton Avenue in Hudson....

Brendan Sheridan, 32, was arrested and charged after police say he struck other boats at a Sarasota marina on Saturday. In the viral video, he can be seen pulling into the Bayfront Park Marina in Sarasota around midday on Saturday, reversing at high speed. The boat makes an abrupt stop and sits idly for a few seconds as a man can be heard commenting, “Someone doesn’t know what he’s doing....

Wilson, a choreographer and the executive director of Exclusive Vibes Contemporary Dance Theater in Miami, brought his best moves to the 2015-16 auditions and didn’t disappoint. MORE: Ranking the NBA’s new uniforms | Leaked NBA Christmas Day uniforms He was the only male in a pool of about 200 dancers that were competing for two dozen spots on the team. Wilson told Local 10 Miami that he auditioned for the team because, “Dance and that’s it....

“I would say right now he’s out,” Florida coach Billy Donovan said, via the Tampa Bay Times. “How long he’ll be out is really hard with these things, because of there’s not a lot of swelling in a high-ankle sprain. It’s less than 48 hours from the game, but my feeling is that he’ll be out right now.” MORE: Latest AP poll | Virginia’s Anderson out with broken finger | Iowa’s Woodbury pokes another player in the eye...

The Miami Herald reported on Saturday that Florida saw 21,683 new cases of COVID-19. This handily bests the state’s previous record of 19,334 on January 7, which occurred during what is regarded as the worst month for the pandemic in the U.S. Florida has been seen as the epicenter for the new wave of the novel coronavirus pandemic, spurred on by the highly virulent Delta variant. Daily case numbers had been approaching record levels in recent days—17,093 on Thursday and 17,589 on Friday....

Don’t bother asking that question to Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher. The Seminoles are all-but in after a 37-35 win against Georgia Tech in the ACC Championship game. There is no way the committee won’t put a 13-0 defending national champion that just became the ninth school in the AP Poll era to win 29 straight games in this playoff. What about the seeding? “I ain’t worried about No. 1,” Fisher said....

The Florida State quarterback crushed Boston College defensive lineman Kevin Kavalec on a reverse play in the first quarter of the ACC matchup Friday night. MORE: College football picks for Week 3 | Best FSU players of all time Seminoles wide receiver Kermit Whitfield gained 15 yards on the play for a first down. Golson finished off the drive with a touchdown pass to Travis Rudolph. Now all we need to see is Golson play some strong safety and return a punt to make it a full night....

“We’re taking a field trip to Death Valley!” Cook exclaimed during Thursday evening’s practice in which he was a full participant and looked sharp, the Orlando Sentinel reported. MORE: Week 10 photos | FSU-Clemson: 5 things to watch | Betting line and pick Cook hasn’t missed a day of practice this week, the first time that has happened since he pulled a hamstring Oct. 3 against Wake Forest. He didn’t play last week against Syracuse because of an ankle injury sustained against Georgia Tech and missed parts of FSU’s three previous games because of the hamstring pull....

Alexandra Maldonado, 23, is facing felony charges after the October 22 attack. According to St. Petersburg Police, Maldonado walked up to the drive-through window, reached in and struck the 16-year-old victim “causing a visible red mark 1” x 4" in size. “The crime was captured on surveillance video,” according to Maldonado’s arrest record. When Maldonado was later pulled over by police, she ended up confessing to the crime and was arrested on the scene....

Making his pro debut in 1996, Mayweather has won gold in multiple weight classes and retired undefeated at 50-0. Mayweather ran boxing like a business and successfully profited from it. “Money” now competes in exhibition bouts. After facing kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa, YouTuber Logan Paul, Don Moore, and MMA fighter Mikuru Asakura, Mayweather now faces YouTuber Deji on November 13. The Sporting News looks into how Mayweather has accumulated his fortune and where he stands among the wealthiest and most influential athletes in the world....