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AXIOS (Dan Primack) - Scoop: How LIV Golf plans to stay alive Tue May 19 00:07:25 2026

LIV Golf is better known for its financial banking than for its product, but now is asking investors for a chance to flip the script. Driving the news: Axios has learned that the league, which recently lost the support of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, will seek to raise up to $250 million from new investors. Catch up quick: LIV was launched in 2022 by Saudi PIF as a less stodgy rival to the PGA Tour, with which it eventually would try but fail to merge. - For Saudi PIF, a new pro golf league was either an effort at economic diversification or at sports-washing its reputation. Either way, it currently owns almost all of LIV and around 75% of each team. Behind the scenes: LIV plans to share the fundraising plan with its players,…

LIV Golf is better known for its financial banking than for its product, but now is asking investors for a chance to flip the script. Driving the news: Axios has learned that the league, which recently lost the support of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, will seek to raise up to $250 million from new investors. Catch up quick: LIV was launched in 2022 by Saudi PIF as a less stodgy rival to the PGA Tour, with which it eventually would try but fail to merge. - For Saudi PIF, a new pro golf league was either an effort at economic diversification or at sports-washing its reputation. Either way, it currently owns almost all of LIV and around 75% of each team. Behind the scenes: LIV plans to share the fundraising plan with its players,…Open

ABCNEWS - Mark Fuhrman, ex-detective in OJ Simpson murder trial, dies at 74 Mon May 18 23:54:10 2026

Former Los Angeles police detective Mark Fuhrman, who was convicted of lying during testimony at the OJ Simpson murder trial, has died

NYTIMES (Julia Halperin and Tim F. Schneider) - Pollock and Brancusi Join the $100 Million Club at Auction Mon May 18 23:47:41 2026

A “drip” painting by the Abstract Expressionist sold for $181.2 million with fees, while a bronze head by the Romanian sculptor, from the S.I. Newhouse collection, brought in $107.6 million at Christie’s.

NYTIMES (Adeel Hassan) - What to Know About San Diego’s Islamic Center Mon May 18 23:47:41 2026

A visitor said that the mosque is highly diverse. Its services are in English, because attendees come from all over the world.

NYTIMES (Mark Arsenault) - Harvard Asks Federal Judge to Dismiss Trump Lawsuit Mon May 18 23:27:35 2026

The Trump administration sued Harvard earlier this year over allegations it had not done enough to combat antisemitism on campus.

NYTIMES (Miles G. Cohen) - Around Penn Station, the strike is bad for business. Mon May 18 23:27:34 2026