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In the days that followed the 2020 election, as the nation waited with bated breath and twisted stomach for the final call on who had won, the team at the election-tracking organization Decision Desk HQ barely slept. Running on adrenaline and continuous infusions of caffeine, its analysts and data scientists were glued to their monitors around the clock, watching the slow trickle of results from Pennsylvania that ultimately would decide the race. “In those few days, I think I got four or five hours of sleep,” says Decision Desk HQ President Drew McCoy.Finally, on early Friday morning, the numbers were…
Alex and Scott Richmond may live quite far apart these days, but the father-son duo made it a point to spend some quality time together and make the trek to Lake Hartwell to enjoy the storied Toyota Bonus Bucks Owners Tournament. A bittersweet part of growing older often comes in the form of physical detachment from your loved ones. Whether we graduate college or take on a new trade after our formative school years, it’s not uncommon to have to move away from the folks you love most. Case in point, Alex Richmond and his dad, Scott. Alex grew up…
Jasper Stuyven has accused several of his Belgian teammates of riding to support Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel at Sunday’s Gravel World Championships in Leuven.Van der Poel won the race by 1:03 ahead of Belgian Florian Vermeersch while another Belgian – his Alpecin-Deceuninck teammate Quinten Hermans – took third at 3:47 down.Stuyven finished in fourth as the Belgians finished with four of the top five placings, but he later said that Hermans and fifth-placed Gianni Vermeersch were riding more in support of Van der Poel’s ambitions than Belgium’s.”It’s annoying. Those guys didn’t take over, but they do it when it…
Chris Hoy has said that his “breath has been taken away” by the response to his announcement that he has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, with NHS England reported a 672% in visits to their prostate cancer symptoms website.The six-time Olympic champion announced at the weekend that he has been given between two and four years to live after scans found tumours in his shoulder, pelvis, hip, spine and ribs last year.In the 48 hours after revealing the news in an interview with the Sunday Times, NHS England reported 14,478 visits to their prostate cancer symptoms website, up on 1,876…
Kokotela, South Africa — Powering up is something most of us take for granted, but hundreds of millions of people across parts of Africa living without reliable access to electricity. An American company is working to change that, and their innovation is a contender for this year’s annual Earthshot Prize, an award handed out by Britain’s Prince William to highlight solutions to the climate crisis. Like most 12-year-olds, Dimakatso Ngcobo isn’t a fan of household chores. She wasn’t shy about telling CBS News so as she scrubbed an old pot, a few plastic plates and two old peanut butter jars that…
Polar bears face mounting challenges in a changing, warming world, mostly related to their waning wintery wonderland habitats. But they may be increasingly infected with germs and parasites, too. Compared to a few decades ago, polar bears living near Alaska are now more frequently exposed to five different pathogens, researchers report October 23 in PLOS ONE. “With warming, it just allows pathogens to persist in environments they couldn’t persist in before,” says Karyn Rode, a wildlife biologist at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Alaska Science Center in Anchorage. Tell us about your Science News experience Help us improve by taking our…
LOS ANGELES — It was in a previous edition of this Yankees-Dodgers World Series rivalry that Reggie Jackson became synonymous with his favorite month. Giancarlo Stanton is well on his way to becoming New York’s new Mr. October. Stanton launched a go-ahead two-run homer in the sixth inning of Game 1, a blast relegated to a footnote when Freddie Freeman hit the first walk-off grand slam in Fall Classic history, powering Los Angeles’ 6-3 victory in 10 innings on Friday night. “You never want that ending,” Stanton said. “We’ve taken blows this postseason, but not at this level of stakes.…
Inflation gauge closely watched by the Fed falls to lowest level in over 3 years Source: abcnews.go.com
Election day is here and so too is the anxiety that has parked itself in the middle of the room. Some people are trying their best to meet the moment — with mixed results — while others have simply chosen not to let the race for president and control of Congress dominate their lives.For most of the voters we spoke to, it’s easier said than done. Brothers David and Mark Aurigemma tried to drown out the election day noise with a walk through Los Angeles State Historic Park on Tuesday morning. David Aurigemma wears a Kamala Harris T-shirt while taking…
Mark Cavendish has hinted he may decide to race on in 2025 but there is an atmosphere of a farewell celebration at the Tour de France Prudential Singapore Criterium.Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck), Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty), Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora Hansgrohe) and Chris Froome (Israel-Premier tech) are among those on the start list for Sunday’s criterium, providing a cocktail of riders as iconic to the sport as the Singapore Sling is to the tourists lining up outside the Raffles Long Bar. From the first press release announcing the details of the 2024 edition to the promotion on social media of recent days, much…