
The return of patrons at the Masters will play a 'massive role,' says Jordan Spieth
CNN
With golf's Masters tournament getting underway this week, the sight of patrons returning to Augusta National is a sure sign that parts of the sporting world are slowly returning to normal.
The 2020 event took place in November and was staged without spectators amid the pandemic, but this week a limited number of fans are permitted to attend the first men's golf major of the year. For 2015 champion Jordan Spieth, who claimed his first victory in nearly four years at the Valero Texas Open on Sunday, it is a welcome boost.
Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











