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WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- San Diego State men’s golf sophomore Harry Takis (Brisbane, Australia) fired a 4-under-par 66 to take a one-shot lead through two rounds at the Southwestern Invitational Tuesday in Westlake Village, California. A day after shooting a 3-under 67 in the opening round on Monday, Takis carded a 4-under 66 in today’s second round. After opening with a double bogey on the par-4, 314-yard 10th hole, Takis went birdie, birdie, par, par and eagle on the par-5, 485-yard 15th hole. After consecutive pars, he made birdies on the par-4, 431-yard 18th and the par-4, 470-yard first to reach 4-under through 10 holes. Takis bogeyed the par-4, 346-yard fifth, but got back to -4 with a birdie on the par-4, 498-yard eighth to sign for a 66. Takis leads Pepperdine’s Brady Siravo (-6) by a stroke, while Pepperdine’s Byungho Lee and UCLA’s Baylor Larrabee are tied for third out of the 75-man field at -5. The Aztecs, who entered 29th in the latest Scoreboard powered by Clippd computer rankings, finished at 1-under-par 279 on the par-70, 6,764-yard North Ranch Country Club, and are at even-par for the tournament, tied with No. 24 USC for second in the 13-team

Instagram scams combine social engineering, impersonation and financial fraud – this guide explains how they work and how to avoid them. Instagram scams are on the rise Instagram has become much more than a photo-sharing app. Like many other social media platforms, Instagram now serves as a marketplace, a messaging platform, a creator economy hub, and, inevitably, a fertile soil for scams. Criminals exploit the platform’s informal communication style and frictionless private messaging to run fraud campaigns that range anywhere from quick phishing schemes to long-running financial and romance scams. This comprehensive guide breaks down a broad spectrum of Instagram scams, explaining how each works, why it succeeds and where deeper coverage is available or planned. The goal is not to alarm you, but to raise awareness. After all, understanding scams is the first step towards avoiding them. Why Instagram is so attractive to scammers Instagram offers three elements scammers thrive on: scale, trust and plausible deniability. Threat actors can create or hijack accounts in volume. Once they do, they can start luring victims with direct messages (DMs) that feel personal, often succeeding in pushing them off platform before they realize something’s wrong. These traits help create an ecosystem where

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Published: Jan. 28, 2026 at 6:29 AM EST | Updated: 4 hours ago Email This Link Share on Facebook Share on X (formerly Twitter) Share on Pinterest Share on LinkedIn Cenobio Olguin, Jr., 24, of Lenox, pled guilty Tuesday to attempted production of child pornography. Lowndes County News Police: Infant safe after tense welfare check in Valdosta Updated: 4 hours ago The infant was unharmed and has been placed in the custody of the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS). State How ICE partnerships work and which CSRA agencies participate Updated: 20 hours ago Decatur County News Bainbridge family seeks community support for 6-year-old’s heart transplant Updated: 20 hours ago Mother launches fundraising campaign as daughter awaits donor match at Children’s Hospital of Atlanta Dougherty County News Albany PD search for missing South Ga. woman Updated: 20 hours ago The Albany Police Department released a statement on their Facebook page on Jan. 26 seeking the public’s help in locating 55-year-old woman, Melissa Fleming. Lowndes County News Armed felon pleads guilty after firing gun in Valdosta convenience store Updated: 21 hours ago According to a release from the Department of Justice, a Southwest Georgia man with a history of

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