Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani makes baseball history | Baseball News
Player becomes first in MLB to record 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a single season.Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani has made Major…
Shohei Ohtani: Los Angeles Dodgers star makes baseball history with 50th home run
Shohei Ohtani created baseball history when he became the first player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season.The Los Angeles…
Opinion: Why does Trump seem to talk like no one ever before?
Of all Donald Trump’s rhetorical predilections, one that goes largely unmentioned is his addiction to superlatives. No one has ever seen anything like virtually everything…
Should we stop calling Trump a threat to democracy?
Hello, and happy Tuesday. There are 48 days until the election, and thanks to yet another unglued individual with a semiautomatic weapon, we have sunk…
A lack of knowledge among Americans sees a push for civics education
BLUFFTON, South Carolina — On the first day of his American National Government class, professor Kevin Dopf asks how many of his students are United States…
Making history and voting with outrage may drive Californias to record turnout
SACRAMENTO — Here’s one election prediction from a nonpartisan expert: Californians will be so enthused about Kamala Harris they could vote in record numbers.A huge Democratic…
Post-debate, how much progress will Harris make in the polls?
WASHINGTON — The 1980 presidential race remained neck-and-neck into its final week, as a crucial swath of voters weighed their dismay with President Carter against their…
The Indian poet who scared white South Africa – and changed it | History
One hundred years ago, on February 28, 1924, a four-foot-10-inch woman of colour gave a speech at the Wanderers Hall in Johannesburg. Despite speaking at…
Immigrants, kittens and a clear debate winner
Hello, and happy Thursday. There are 53 days until the election and like former President Trump, I have concepts of a plan for this newsletter.…
SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn makes history with first private spacewalk | Science and Technology News
A pioneering duo of astronauts has made history by becoming the first private civilians to perform a spacewalk, hailed by NASA as “a giant leap…
‘Disgrace.’ ‘He hates her.’ Zingers from the Harris-Trump debate
Yes, they discussed policy. Sort of. But former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris also had plenty to say about each other during their…
Play debate night bingo and check out our live chat
Hello, and happy Tuesday. There are 55 days until the election and debate night is here. And so is our bingo card, with all of…
Before Brazil and Elon Musk: X’s history of run-ins with left and right | Social Media News
All five judges on Brazil’s Supreme Court panel voted last week to uphold a ban on Elon Musk’s social media platform X in the country,…
Dak Prescott: Dallas Cowboys QB to become highest-paid player in NFL history
The Dallas Cowboys have agreed a contract extension with quarterback Dak Prescott which will make him the highest-paid player in NFL history.Prescott, 31, has agreed…
Egyptian archaeologist urges German museum to return Nefertiti’s bust | History News
Petition by ex-antiquities minister asks for the return of the bust, saying it was removed from Egypt illegally in early 1900s.Prominent Egyptian archaeologist and former Antiquities Minister Zahi…
Voters know about Trump. They’re still learning about Harris
WASHINGTON — “Who’s going to win?”Anyone who writes about politics hears that question constantly. Let’s get it out of the way first: I don’t know; neither…
From Zion to Zeila, Ethiopia’s Zionist Playbook
Ethiopia’s approach to Somalia in recent years bears a striking resemblance to strategies employed by colonial powers and settler movements throughout history. Particularly, one can…
‘Russia backs Kamala Harris’: Putin’s history of US election ‘endorsements’ | US Election 2024 News
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said Moscow would back US Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party’s nominee, in presidential elections in November. The nature…
‘Never Trump’ didn’t work for Biden. Will ‘Never Kamala’ work for Trump?
Hello, and happy Thursday, but not really. There are 60 days until the election and today we’re starting with something serious — Wednesday’s school shooting…
How Venezuela’s recent history can inform its present-day election crisis | Elections News
Already, the toll of the current political unrest has been high. Since the July election, at least 23 people have died in Venezuela’s protests, according…