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FILE PHOTO: Security staff stand next to a Visa logo at Murtala Muhammed International Airport before the arrival of the Nigerian Women’s Bobsled Team, in Lagos, Nigeria, as part of preparations ahead of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games, February 1, 2018. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde
March 14, 2019
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is considering imposing financial sanctions that could prohibit Visa, Mastercard and other financial institutions from processing transactions in Venezuela, a senior Trump administration said on Thursday.
The move, which has not been finalized, would be a significant ratcheting up of pressure on the government of President Nicolas Maduro and his supporters.
“The purpose of these sanctions is to continue to deprive the illegitimate Maduro regime of access to funds and deny their ability to continue stealing from the Venezuelan people,” the official said.
(Reporting by Jeff Mason; Editing by Leslie Adler)
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Mar 10, 2019; Orlando, FL, USA; Matt Wallace hits his drive off of the first tee during the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament at Bay Hill Club & Lodge. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
March 13, 2019
By Andrew Both
(Reuters) – Englishman Matt Wallace and Dane Lucas Bjerregaard are first-timers at the Players Championship that starts on Thursday, but neither is a newcomer to TPC Sawgrass, which hosts the Florida event.
Wallace played a tournament at the Ponte Vedra Beach course during his American college stint, while Bjerregaard says he was 16 or 17 when he contested a junior tournament there.
They return as two of the brightest prospects in European golf — Wallace a three-times winner on the European Tour last year while Bjerregaard won the Dunhill Links at St. Andrews.
Wallace has an intense demeanor on course somewhat reminiscent of compatriot Ian Poulter, something that can be seen in a photo he posted on Twitter at the Arnold Palmer Invitational last Sunday.
In contention until he bogeyed the penultimate hole, the photo shows him with his raised hands holding a fence and his head bowed as the dejection that he could not win sank in.
“That was on the back of the 18th tee,” Wallace said in a telephone interview with Reuters on Wednesday.
“It is a different photo (from the upbeat stuff many put on social media). The reason to (post it) was to show I was gutted I couldn’t win the tournament, or have a chance.
“As soon as I saw the picture, (I thought) this is posting a different side. This is the anguish players sometimes go through.”
Wallace finished bogey, bogey to tie for sixth, a result that showed his game is trending going into the PGA Tour’s flagship event.
The world number 35 will carry a five-wood this week, a club he thinks will come in useful on several holes, including the par-five second, where he used it for both his tee shot and second shot in a practice round early on Wednesday.
There has been some chatter that the course will yield plenty of low scores, due to a combination of little rough and soft conditions after recent rains.
Wallace begs to differ.
“I think it will change a little bit come tomorrow,” he said, predicting the greens will have dried out considerably by then.
“I played late yesterday and early this morning. The wind was up at 7.30 this morning. It’s playing long.”
Wallace and Bjerregaard will also make their Masters debuts next month.
Wallace has never been to Augusta National, but teased that he has something “special” lined up for his first practice round there scheduled for the Sunday before the tournament.
Bjerregaard visited in February, and says he particularly enjoyed the sweeping view from the clubhouse.
Bjerregaard has not played much this year, instead busy moving from London to Monaco. “My fiancée has family there and a few friends,” he said. “In the UK we didn’t have that many friends nearby.”
He is ready now for a stretch of golf. “You never know,” he said of his chances this week.
(Reporting by Andrew Both in Cary, North Carolina; editing by John Stonestreet)
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The European Commission (EC) has admitted that some 64,000 migrants have received prepaid debit cards, according to Hungarian Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Zoltán Kovács.
Responding to a public information campaign by the Hungarian government, the EU’s policy body disclosed that millions of euros have been funneled from EU taxpayers to illegal migrants, confirming Infowars’ earlier reports.
In November, 2018, Infowars Europe helped bring to light revelations that migrants were using preloaded MasterCard debit cards bearing insignias of the EU and UN to pay for goods and services along their journeys.
Those assertions were soon reinforced by Austrian intelligence officials in statements provided to Kronen Zeitung.
Subsequently, Budapest demanded clarification on the matter, contending that the program may be facilitating funding for terrorism.
The EC has now responded, revealing that over 57 million euros were distributed through the scheme – just in 2017.
“So far, nearly 64 thousand people have received financial support through the anonymous migrant debit cards,” Secretary Kovács says in a new report. “A whopping 57 million EUR was allocated to this program in 2017 alone, and almost 17 thousand cards were issued between April and September that year.”
“Did you get that? While EU nationals are required to abide by strict regulations to hold bank cards, Brussels doesn’t expect the same from migrants whose identities are often impossible to establish. In fact, the program would seem contrary to EU regulations of all sorts, on issues like the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing.”
Also, there is evidence that the project is directly traceable to infamous Hungarian billionaire George Soros.
In Infowars’ original report, we detailed Soros’ likely ties to the scheme upon discovery of a 2017 MasterCard press release publicizing the launch of a partnership program with Soros called “Humanity Ventures,” which aimed to “catalyze and accelerate economic and social development for vulnerable communities around the world, especially refugees and migrants.”
Incredibly, the EC has claimed the program “does not encourage migration.”
Katie Hopkins is currently filming a documentary about the destabilization of Western Europe after decades of globalist policies.
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Mar 10, 2019; Orlando, FL, USA; Rory McIlroy checks his notes about a putt on the 13th green during the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament at Bay Hill Club & Lodge. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
March 11, 2019
(Reuters) – With just over a month to go before he makes another bid for the career Grand Slam at the Masters, Rory McIlroy endured a mediocre final round to finish equal sixth in his title defense at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Florida on Sunday.
It was the worst finish of his five starts this year. The Northern Irishman has been a constant presence on leaderboards but Sundays have so far been a let down.
McIlroy started the final round at Bay Hill a stroke off the lead and when he curled in a sharply-breaking 25-foot putt for birdie at the third hole it looked like he was on course for his first win of the year.
But he would not get another birdie until the easy par-five 16th, by which time his chance had gone as Francesco Molinari breezed to victory with a closing eight-under-par 64.
McIlroy, who shot a 72 to finish on eight-under par, acknowledged it had not been a great finish to the tournament but said his game was in good shape.
“My Sundays haven’t been what I would have liked but I’m putting myself in that position,” he said.
“Good golf is good golf.”
NBC analyst Paul Azinger said one aspect of McIlroy’s game was not quite sharp enough.
“Rory’s just got to get anchored to something on and around the greens that he can really rely on, because tee-to-green he is brilliant,” he said.
McIlroy has finished no better than fourth at the Masters, the only major to elude the 29-year-old. This year’s tournament starts on April 11.
(Reporting by Andrew Both in Cary, North Carolina; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
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Mar 9, 2019; Orlando, FL, USA; Francesco Molinari rolls his putt from off of the ngreen on the 14th hole during the third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament at Bay Hill Club & Lodge. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
March 10, 2019
(Reuters) – Francesco Molinari threatened to claim an unlikely victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational when he stormed home with a closing eight-under-par 64 in Florida on Sunday.
The British Open champion enjoyed his “best putting day ever” which he capped off by sinking a 45-foot birdie at the difficult par-four 18th at Bay Hill in Orlando.
The usually low-key Italian raised his right arm in the air with his index finger outstretched as he celebrated his final putt in front of an excited gallery.
He posted a 12-under 276 total, which at the time he finished was good for a two-stroke lead over Englishman Matthew Fitzpatrick, who had completed 11 holes.
Molinari was four strokes ahead of a large group in third place that included defending champion Rory McIlroy, who had also completed 11 holes.
“I thought there was an outside chance and just started making putts,” Molinari told NBC television about his mindset after he had teed off five strokes from the lead.
“Probably have to say my best putting round ever.
“I don’t know if I could have done a lot more than that to be honest.”
Asked what had elevated his game over the past year, he said confidence had a lot to do with it.
“In the summer I went through a run of golf that was hard to believe, even for me.
“The winter came and it was time to find some motivation, which wasn’t extremely easy after last year. The smart thing to do was to take a long break.”
(Reporting by Andrew Both in Cary, North Carolina; Editing by Ken Ferris)
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Mar 9, 2019; Orlando, FL, USA; Matthew Fitzpatrick drives the ball off of the 15th tee during the third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament at Bay Hill Club & Lodge. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
March 10, 2019
(Reuters) – Matthew Fitzpatrick played bogey-free golf as he eased past Rory McIlroy for a one-stroke lead over the Northern Irishman after the third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Florida on Saturday.
Back-to-back birdies at the 15th and 16th holes enabled the Englishman to overtake McIlroy and the 24-year-old saved pars at his final two holes for a five-under-par 67 to head into Sunday’s final round at nine-under 207.
Defending champion McIlroy shot a 66 to surge up the leaderboard at Bay Hill.
The former world number one, strong off the tee, birdied four of his first six holes and three of his final four as he continued solid play for the season.
McIlroy’s round could have been even stronger had he not twice three-putted at par-five holes, including at the 12th where his putting cost him a chance of an eagle.
Australian Aaron Baddeley (69), Englishman Matt Wallace (69) and American Kevin Kisner (70) shared third at seven-under.
Third round co-leaders Tommy Fleetwood (76) and Keegan Bradley (75) stumbled out of contention after beginning the day with a four-stroke advantage.
(Reporting by Gene Cherry in Raleigh, North Carolina, editing by Nick Mulvenney)
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FILE PHOTO: Mar 8, 2019; Orlando, FL, USA; Tommy Fleetwood hits a tee shot on the 15th hole during the second round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament at Bay Hill Club & Lodge. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
March 9, 2019
(Reuters) – Englishman Tommy Fleetwood set the early pace and American Keegan Bradley played catch-up as they soared to a joint four-stroke lead in the second round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Florida on Friday.
Fleetwood, last year’s U.S. Open runner-up, collected a pair of eagles at par-five holes to shoot six-under 66 and Bradley followed with a 68 as they wound up on nine-under 135 at Bay Hill.
“If you can score on the par-fives, you can shoot a good score and that’s basically where I made all my numbers up today,” Fleetwood, who has a close friend living on the course, told Golf Channel.
“It was just nice to have a day like that and just constantly feel at ease really with hitting good golf shots.”
Six players were tied for third at five-under including last week’s Honda Classic winner Keith Mitchell (68).
Billy Horschel (71), Venezuelan Jhnonattan Vegas (70), Italian Francesco Molinari (70), American Kevin Kisner (69) and Canadian Roger Sloan (69) also were at 139.
But the tournament ended early for five times major winner Phil Mickelson, who failed to make the cut after a six-over 78 that included three bogeys and two doubles after an opening 68 on Thursday.
South African Ernie Els (75-146) and American Brooks Koepka (73-147) also missed the cut.
(Reporting by Gene Cherry in Raleigh, North Carolina)
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