On Monday and Tuesday, visitations were held for two victims. Nineteen more funerals are planned over the next two-and-a-half weeks. In the afternoon, hundreds of mourners turned out for the funeral mass for Amerie Jo Garza, a fourth-grader who was killed a week ago after an 18-year-old gunman who was eventually killed by law enforcement murdered 19 children and two teachers at Robb elementary school. Photograph: Jae C Hong/APįunerals for the victims of the Uvalde elementary school shooting began in the small Texas town on Tuesday. Pallbearers carry the casket of Amerie Jo Garza to her burial site in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday. ‘Humble and charismatic’: Uvalde shooting victims mourned at first funerals What are the advanced rockets US is sending Ukraine? The new weapon is the Himars multiple-launch rocket system, or MLRS: a mobile unit that can simultaneously launch multiple precision-guided missiles. “Attempts to present the decision as containing an element of ‘self-restraint’ are useless,” said the Russian deputy foreign minister, Sergei Ryabkov. How has Russia reacted? Russia has said that the US decision is extremely negative and will increase the risk of a direct confrontation. “That’s why I’ve decided that we will provide the Ukrainians with more advanced rocket systems and munitions that will enable them to more precisely strike key targets on the battlefield in Ukraine,” Biden wrote. In a New York Times guest essay published on Tuesday, Biden said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine would end through diplomacy but that the US must provide significant weapons and ammunition to give Ukraine the highest leverage at the negotiating table. The weapons package will be formally disclosed on Wednesday. When reached by ESPN on Wednesday, TaylorMade said it had no comment on any decisions in the future, and Adidas did not return the message.The high-mobility artillery rocket systems are part of a new $700m tranche of security assistance for Ukraine from the US that will include helicopters, Javelin anti-tank weapon systems, tactical vehicles, spare parts and more, according to two senior administration officials. Not every company has made a decision to end deals with golfers they were seen wearing hats and shirts with Adidas, TaylorMade, Ping, Srixon, Citi and other brand logos throughout Thursday’s opening round in England. RBC cut ties with Johnson, and Mickelson lost most of his sponsors after comments he made earlier this year regarding the new league and human right violations by Saudi Arabia, which reportedly include the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. His lost sponsorship due to LIV connections isn’t unique among players. We wish him well in his future success.”ĭeChambeau won the PGA Tour’s Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit in 2020 and became a partner with the brand shortly after. “Effective immediately, Rocket Mortgage has ended its sponsorship agreement with Bryson. As has been widely reported, Bryson elected to join the LIV Golf Series. Our partnership with the PGA Tour extends to several prominent golfers, including Bryson DeChambeau, as ambassadors of the Rocket Mortgage brand. “The Rocket Mortgage Classic has quickly become a fixture on the Tour, with players coming to Detroit to compete, while also raising crucial funds to help bridge the digital divide in our city. “Rocket Mortgage has been a long-time supporter of the PGA Tour, both through our role as an official partner and as a tournament host,” Emerson said in a statement.
Rocket Mortgage spokesperson Aaron Emerson confirmed the split between the two parties Thursday, citing DeChambeau’s decision to join LIV. He has yet to officially announce the decision.
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The controversial tour’s first event teed off Thursday outside of London, and the field featured Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Sergio Garcia and 45 other golfers.Ī source confirmed to ESPN that DeChambeau is planning to participate in the second event of the LIV series in Portland, Oregon, beginning June 30. Rocket Mortgage has ended its sponsorship deal with Bryson DeChambeau due to his reported commitment to the Saudi-funded LIV Golf Invitational Series.
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