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A cyclist is pedaling down the street. Signs, trees and fire hydrants whip by. As they bike along, their brain takes in information from what they’ve perceived but can no longer see. Their brain sorts through that information — the color, shape and text on signs, for example — and selects what is most important. Based on that, the biker takes the correct turn and continues on. Freek van Ede uses a lot of bicycling metaphors. This makes sense for a researcher in the Netherlands. A cognitive neuroscientist at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, van Ede studies attention. His focus is not…
The ocean’s circulatory system may not be doing as poorly as previously thought. A vital ocean artery known as the Florida Current, a bellwether for the ocean’s ability to regulate Earth’s climate, has seemingly been weakening for decades. But that recent decline might not be quite as severe as suspected. The current has actually remained stable over recent decades, researchers report September 5 in Nature Communications. A previously reported decline in the flow had prompted speculations that a major system of ocean currents — known for regulating Earth’s climate — may have weakened recently due to human-caused climate change. Some researchers…
Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailDonald Trump returned to the site where he was nearly assassinated this summer, but his brush with death doesn’t appear to have changed him in the slightest.On Saturday evening, Trump returned to Butler, Pennsylvania — walking out to a live rendition of “God Bless the USA” by Lee Greenwood — and opened with the words “as I was saying,” referencing the fact that his previous rally at the site ended abruptly when a gunman fired an AR-15 toward…
The UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships cast a spotlight on Snowshoe, West Virginia this weekend, making it the first time the endurance event has been held in North America in its 22-year history. Competitions take place on Saturday, September 21.Defending MTB Marathon women’s world champion Mona Mitterwallner (Austria) will match up against the two other riders on last year’s podium, Candice Lill (South Africa) and Adelheid Morath (Germany). Among the 51 women on the start list she’ll also have to battle 2016 MTB Marathon world champion Jolanda Neff (Switzerland), who is on a comeback from missing three months of…
Parity abound in MLB postseason as big spenders and budget squads collideUSA TODAY Sports’ Bob Nightengale breaks down parity in the MLB Postseason and why teams like the Padres are excelling despite cutting their budget.Sports SeriouslyPHILADELPHIA — You’re kidding, right?Is this baseball or a movie script?In just the past week, they survived in Atlanta to qualify for the playoffs, hit a miraculous game-winning homer in Milwaukee to advance and on Saturday got completely shut down by one the game’s best starters, only to pull off a stunning comeback victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.Yep, these New York Mets, these Miracle Mets,…
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PHILADELPHIA – The Mets shocked the Brewers, the entire state of Wisconsin and probably most of the baseball world on Thursday night, when Pete Alonso clubbed a never-to-be-forgotten three-run home run in the ninth inning at American Family Field to give them a lead they would not relinquish in the NL Wild Card Series. Alonso offered a chef’s kiss as he rounded first base. And why not? It was a huge moment in a huge game, and it set up what should be a wild NL Division Series between the Phillies and Mets. It will be the first time these…
Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko on how the Aggies beat MissouriTexas A&M head coach Mike Elko said the No. 21 Aggies had to “eliminate the poor parts of our game” to beat No. 9 Missouri.(This story was updated to correct a misspelling/typo).COLLEGE STATION — No. 21 Texas A&M (5-1, 3-0) dominated No. 9 Missouri (4-1, 1-1) en route to a 41-10 win on Saturday at Kyle Field. What was supposed to be a battle of two top-25 SEC teams turned into the Aggies flexing their muscle.Starting quarterback Conner Weigman made his first start since Week 2 and entered the…
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Calvert voted for the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, which allowed states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages, and in 2010 voted against the repeal of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. But he has said his views, like those of many Americans, have changed over time. He broke with his fellow Republicans in 2022 by voting for the Respect for Marriage Act protecting same-sex and interracial marriages, after voting against the 2021 Equality Act, which would have prohibited anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination in employment, housing and other areas. Rollins said he and his partner “came of age when being gay…