So you don’t like Trump or Harris – here’s why it’s still best to vote for one of them
It’s clear that any one vote is very unlikely to swing the presidential election. And some might say that if one vote doesn’t really matter, then voters may as well vote however they want, or not ...
Buyer beware: Off-brand Ozempic, Zepbound and other weight loss products carry undisclosed risks for consumers
(THE CONVERSATION) In just a few years, brand-name injectable drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound have rocketed to fame as billion-dollar annual sellers for weight loss as well as to ...
Columbus who? Decolonizing the calendar in Latin America
The first encounter between Aztec emperor Montezuma and conquistador Hernando Cortés took place on Nov. 8, 1519 – the latter backed by an entourage of 300 Spaniards, thousands of Indigenous allies and ...
Misspoke: The long and winding road to becoming a political weasel word
To many, Walz’s use of the word misspoke came across as an attempt to weasel out of what was at best an embellishment and at worst an outright lie.
Blitz of political attack ads in Pennsylvania and other swing states may be doing candidates and voters more harm than good
When voters perceive ads as unfair or manipulative, they are less likely to vote for the candidate or party producing the ads. And when subjected to repeated unwanted exposure to political ads, they ...
How a subfield of physics led to breakthroughs in AI – and from there to this year’s Nobel Prize
While it might seem surprising that Hopfield and Hinton received the physics prize for their contributions to neural networks, used in computer science, their work is deeply rooted in the principles ...
The woman who revolutionized the fantasy genre is finally getting her due
A woman with dwarfism, Judy-Lynn del Rey was best known for founding Del Rey Books, a science fiction and fantasy imprint that turned fantasy in particular into a major publishing category.
5 kinds of American evangelicals and their voting patterns
We used three criteria to develop our five categories: First, each type shares a basic agreement on evangelical theology. Second, they each understand themselves as existing within the larger ...
Alfonso Cuarón and Cate Blanchett made a television series. 'Disclaimer' is already a triumph
“Disclaimer” throws you into the fire; And like everyone else in the show, from strangers reading the book to Catherine’s ...
Germany's economy is on track to shrink for a second straight year
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's government said Wednesday that the country's economy, Europe's biggest, is on track to shrink for a ...
Turkish Airlines flight makes emergency landing in New York after pilot dies
NEW YORK (AP) — A Turkish Airlines jetliner headed from Seattle to Istanbul made an emergency landing in New York on Wednesday after the pilot died on board, an airline spokesperson said.
How to Watch UCLA vs. Washington NCAA Volleyball: October 9
Get live streaming, TV channel and game information for the UCLA vs. Washington NCAA volleyball game on Thursday, October 9, ...