![]() Spotify said Taylor Swift had set a new global first-day streaming record with more than 8 million same-day streams for Swift’s new single, “Look What You Made Me Do.” ![]() beat UFC fighter Conor McGregor in a boxing match in Las Vegas that was stopped by the referee in the 10th round it was the last fight of Mayweather’s career and earned him an estimated $200 million. Iraq’s military said it had driven Islamic State militants out of 90 percent of the northern town of Tal Afar. Japan limited Tennessee’s potent lineup to two hits in a 12-2 victory in the Little League World Series title game.įive years ago: Hurricane Harvey spun into Texas, unloading extraordinary amounts of rain. Lydia Ko, a 15-year-old South Korean-born New Zealander, won the Canadian Women’s Open to become the youngest winner in LPGA Tour history and only the fifth amateur champion. Ten years ago: In the face of approaching Tropical Storm Isaac, Republicans pushed back the start of their national convention in Tampa, Florida, by a day. (The games resumed three days later, after players and owners agreed to expand initiatives, many tied to increased voting awareness and opportunities.) (Rittenhouse, who said he was defending himself after the three men attacked him, would be acquitted on all charges, including homicide.) All three scheduled NBA playoff games were postponed, with players choosing to boycott in their strongest statement yet against racial injustice. ![]() In 2020, 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse was arrested in Illinois in the shooting deaths of two people and the wounding of another during a third night of protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, over the police shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake. Playwright Neil Simon, whose comedies included “The Odd Couple” and “Barefoot in the Park,” died at the age of 91. In 2018, a gunman opened fire on fellow gamers at a video game tournament in Jacksonville, Fla., killing two men and wounding 10 others before taking his own life.
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