-8 A Bhatia (US); -7 T Fleetwood (Eng); -6 H Hall, J Rose (Eng), B Cauley (USA); -5 S Kim (Kor)
Selected others
-4 R Fowler, C Morikawa (USA); -3 W Clark, S Scheffler (USA), M Fitzpatrick (Eng)
Tommy Fleetwood hit four birdies in the final four holes at the St Jude Championship, the first round of the FedExCup play-offs, to finish one shot off the lead on day one.
Englishman Fleetwood, 34, was two under at the turn but hit a superb run of form coming in to end the day with a seven-under 63 – one behind leader Akshay Bhatia in Memphis.
Fleetwood’s compatriots Harry Hall and Justin Rose are a further shot back in joint-third, along with USA’s Bud Cauley.
American Bhatia came into the tournament 45th in the FedExCup standings, with a top-50 finish qualifying players for the following seasons signature events.
After Memphis, the top 50 will advance to the BMW Championship in Maryland on 14-17 August.
The season-ending Tour Championship, featuring the top 30 players, takes place in Atlanta the following week.
Bhatia said: “Im just really trying to have a little more peace on the golf course.
“I think this game can consume your life, your happiness, and so I’m just trying to figure out ways to change that because I feel like I don’t really want to live my life based off of an unstable game.”
Bhatia’s remarks are similar to those made by world number one Scottie Scheffler before he won the Open last month.
Scheffler is five shots off the lead after a bogey at 18.
St. Jude Championship – leaderboard for the first round
-8 A Bhatia (US), -7 T Fleetwood (Eng), -6 H Hall, J Rose (Eng), B Cauley (USA), -5 S Kim (Kor)
others were screened.
-4 R. Fowler, C. Morikawa (USA), -3 W. Clark, S. Scheffler (USA), and M. Fitzpatrick (Eng)
Tommy Fleetwood shot four birdies in the final four holes of the FedExCup play-offs’ first round, finishing one shot clear of the lead on day one.
Englishman Fleetwood, 34, was two under at the time but had a fantastic run of form when Akshay Bhatia finished the day at seven-under 63 in Memphis.
Harry Hall and Justin Rose, along with USA’s Bud Cauley, are a further shot back in joint-third place behind Fleetwood’s compatriots.
A top-50 finish qualifying player for the following years’ signature events led American Bhatia to the tournament 45th in the FedExCup standings.
The top 50 will advance to the Maryland BMW Championship on August 14 and 17 after Memphis.
The top 30 players will compete in the season-ending Tour Championship in Atlanta the following week.
Bhatia continued, “I’m just really trying to have a little more peace on the course.”
Because I don’t really want to live my life based on an unstable game, I think this game can consume your life and your happiness. I’m just trying to change that.
Before he won the Open last month, Bhatia’s remarks were comparable to those made by fellow world number one Scottie Scheffler.
After making a bogey at age 18, Scheffler is five shots clear of the leader.
Donald Trump, the president of the United States, has announced that he will seek out Stephen Miran for four months to fill a vacancy while looking for a permanent position.
On Thursday, the president made his decision public.
Adriana Kugler, a Biden appointee who is stepping down on Friday, would take the place of Miran, the chair of the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers. Hugler will be rehiring as a Georgetown University tenured professor.
The Senate may approve the term until January 31, 2026. Trump claimed that the White House is still looking for candidates for the February 1 opening of the 14-year Fed board seat.
In the first Trump administration, Miran, who was an economic adviser to the Treasury, pushed for a radical change in the rules governing the Fed, including a ban on executive branch appointments, abolition of the “revolving door,” and nationalization of the Fed’s 12 regional banks.
Trump has the first chance to rein in his authority over the Fed, one of the few remaining independent federal agencies. Trump has repeatedly criticized Jerome Powell, the current chair, for maintaining the White House’s and the central bank’s ongoing dispute over short-term interest rates.
Trump’s income tax cuts and tariff increases have a strong following from Miran, who claims that the combination will result in enough economic growth to lower budget deficits. He has also minimized Powell’s concern that Trump’s tariffs will lead to higher inflation.
Trump has unsuccessfully pressed Fed policymakers to lower rates, including Powell, his six fellow board members, and the 12 Fed bank presidents. Even as a placeholder, Miran’s appointment to the central bank gives the president a potentially more direct route to achieving his wish for a simpler monetary policy.
Trump’s “loyalist”
However, it’s unclear how long Miran would spend working on his ideas at the Fed before even casting a vote on interest rates.
Senate confirmation of all Fed nominees requires a hearing before the Senate Banking Committee, a vote by that committee advancing the nomination, and a number of floor votes before the full Senate, where Democrats have been stifling the approval process for Trump appointments.
Elizabeth Warren, the Senate Banking Committee’s top-ranking Democrat, said on X following the announcement that Stephen Miran is a “trump loyalist and one of the chief architects of the President’s chaotic tariff policy that has hurt Americans’ wallets. I’ll be asking him whether he would support Donald Trump or serve the American people.
The Senate will take a summer break until September 2 for that reason.
Before Miran’s term ends, there are only four policy-setting meetings, including one on September 16 and 17.
At their July meeting, Fed policymakers kept the policy rate at its current 4.25 percent to 4.5% range, with Powell citing a slightly higher inflation rate and the possibility that Trump’s tariffs could keep it that way as justifications.
Love Island star Chris Hughes was initially ‘confused’ about his feelings for JoJo Siwa, but soon figured out a way to tell her during his trip to the US for her birthday
Chris Hughes reveals wholesome way he revealed his feelings to JoJo Siwa(Image: chrishughesofficial/Instagram)
Love Island star Chris Hughes revealed the sweet way he revealed his romantic feelings to JoJo Siwa after meeting on Celebrity Big Brother earlier this year. The duo became fast friends when they appeared on the reality programme in April, and many fans were gobsmacked over their lovey-dovey antics.
Barely any time passed after the final aired when JoJo, 22, dumped her partner Kath Ebbs at the show’s afterparty, with fans convinced it wouldn’t be long before the singer and Chris became more than friends. The couple have given fans insights into their life together in recent months and this week teased that singer JoJo is now officially the former Love Island star’s ‘girlfriend’.
Chris, 32, also dragged fans into their intimate life by revealing JoJo named his testicles ‘Jimmy and Timmy’. It comes after Gary Lineker ‘signs a huge deal with ITV to host new show’ after BBC exit.
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Chris and JoJo grew close on Big Brother earlier this year(Image: ITV)
In a new interview, Chris took fans back to the beginning as he discussed how he told her about his feelings towards her at a hotel. The TV personality travelled to the US to surprise JoJo for her birthday when they took their friendship to the next level.
He said he was initially ‘confused’ about how he felt, but suddenly ‘wasn’t confused anymore. “I knew I needed to write it down to explain to her how I was feeling.
“I went to Florida thinking ‘I really like this person’, but I was slightly confused about the feelings. I had already written her birthday card before I flew over. I took all these presents over for her. They were fun and sentimental gifts rather than anything of monetary value.”
Chris continued to The Sun: “But the night before her birthday, I realised my feelings had changed. I told her, ‘I’ve got to go do something. I’ll be back in half an hour.’ I went to the hotel reception and borrowed a pen, and came back up to the room.”
He said he was initially ‘confused’ about his feelings(Image: Instagram)
The reality star loved her as a pal in the beginning, but his feelings soon developed to something more by the end of the series.
It comes after Chris was forced to hit back at trolls who claimed he was using the dancer for fame and pointed out the age gap between the two.
He took to Instagram over the weekend to share a series of romantic snaps as the couple come to terms with their long distance romance. He captioned the post: “Just everything – missing you.”
The reality TV star received plenty of gushing comments, yet one troll commented: “Does anybody else find this creepy.” Chris was having non of it as he snapped back: “No Pauline, you’re miserable, p**s off kindly.”
The woman continued to poke Chris as she quipped: “lol we see long it lasts.” Chris responded again: “yeah again, you don’t need to speak, you don’t follow me, respectfully do one thank you.”
However, Chris was hit was a comment from a different troll who posted: “Mate sort yourself out. You would do anything for fame.” A fan came to the Love Islanders defence as they hit back: “oh liz, imagine hating someone who’s just living and happy. Misery aren’t you.”
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“I don’t hate anybody sweetheart I just live in the real world,” the poster named Liz replied. Chris then got involved as he fumed: “the real world! online bullies are the real world apparently.”
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Love Island star Chris Hughes was initially ‘confused’ about his feelings for JoJo Siwa, but soon figured out a way to tell her during his trip to the US for her birthday
Chris Hughes reveals wholesome way he revealed his feelings to JoJo Siwa(Image: chrishughesofficial/Instagram)
Love Island star Chris Hughes revealed the sweet way he revealed his romantic feelings to JoJo Siwa after meeting on Celebrity Big Brother earlier this year. The duo became fast friends when they appeared on the reality programme in April, and many fans were gobsmacked over their lovey-dovey antics.
Barely any time passed after the final aired when JoJo, 22, dumped her partner Kath Ebbs at the show’s afterparty, with fans convinced it wouldn’t be long before the singer and Chris became more than friends. The couple have given fans insights into their life together in recent months and this week teased that singer JoJo is now officially the former Love Island star’s ‘girlfriend’.
Chris, 32, also dragged fans into their intimate life by revealing JoJo named his testicles ‘Jimmy and Timmy’. It comes after Gary Lineker ‘signs a huge deal with ITV to host new show’ after BBC exit.
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Chris and JoJo grew close on Big Brother earlier this year(Image: ITV)
In a new interview, Chris took fans back to the beginning as he discussed how he told her about his feelings towards her at a hotel. The TV personality travelled to the US to surprise JoJo for her birthday when they took their friendship to the next level.
He said he was initially ‘confused’ about how he felt, but suddenly ‘wasn’t confused anymore. “I knew I needed to write it down to explain to her how I was feeling.
“I went to Florida thinking ‘I really like this person’, but I was slightly confused about the feelings. I had already written her birthday card before I flew over. I took all these presents over for her. They were fun and sentimental gifts rather than anything of monetary value.”
Chris continued to The Sun: “But the night before her birthday, I realised my feelings had changed. I told her, ‘I’ve got to go do something. I’ll be back in half an hour.’ I went to the hotel reception and borrowed a pen, and came back up to the room.”
He said he was initially ‘confused’ about his feelings(Image: Instagram)
The reality star loved her as a pal in the beginning, but his feelings soon developed to something more by the end of the series.
It comes after Chris was forced to hit back at trolls who claimed he was using the dancer for fame and pointed out the age gap between the two.
He took to Instagram over the weekend to share a series of romantic snaps as the couple come to terms with their long distance romance. He captioned the post: “Just everything – missing you.”
The reality TV star received plenty of gushing comments, yet one troll commented: “Does anybody else find this creepy.” Chris was having non of it as he snapped back: “No Pauline, you’re miserable, p**s off kindly.”
The woman continued to poke Chris as she quipped: “lol we see long it lasts.” Chris responded again: “yeah again, you don’t need to speak, you don’t follow me, respectfully do one thank you.”
However, Chris was hit was a comment from a different troll who posted: “Mate sort yourself out. You would do anything for fame.” A fan came to the Love Islanders defence as they hit back: “oh liz, imagine hating someone who’s just living and happy. Misery aren’t you.”
Article continues below
“I don’t hate anybody sweetheart I just live in the real world,” the poster named Liz replied. Chris then got involved as he fumed: “the real world! online bullies are the real world apparently.”
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After deliberating over 231 disciplinary cases, the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) imposed disciplinary action against Nigerian Correctional Service officers, dismissing 15 of them, and demoting 59 others.
The deputy controller of corrections and public relations, Umar Abubakar, made this disclosure in a statement on Tuesday.
The Disciplinary and General Purpose Committee (BDGPC) presented the cases to the Board after thorough investigation and investigation, according to the statement.
The Board approved a number of disciplinary measures in response to its commitment to enforcing discipline and upholding the integrity of the Service, according to the statement.
42 officers received written warning letters as corrective measures in addition to the dismissals and demotions, and 8 employees were forced to leave their positions. One officer received a refund for all earnings received despite holding the rank incorrectly and receiving a reversal.
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Additionally, the Board made note of the fact that it exonerated 16 employees who had been found not guilty of the allegations.
Seven officers are still on administrative leave pending further investigation into their involvement in a hot topic.
According to the statement, “in one instance, an officer was given a suspended leave of absence and recommended for prosecution to be handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for prosecution,” the statement continued.
Under the direction of Olubunmi Tunde Ojo, the minister of interior, the CDCFIB reaffirmed its commitment to upholding ethical and professional standards in all levels.
