Facing a results vacuum that could grind on for weeks, US TV networks are preparing to fill the airwaves against a backdrop of unprecedented pressure to avoid mistakes and a torrent of disinformation.In 2020, it took four tense days for President Joe Biden’s victory to be announced.This year, experts and observers will once again be …
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The Los Angeles Dodgers produced a stunning fightback to defeat the New York Yankees and clinch the World Series on Wednesday with a dramatic come-from-behind 7-6 victory.On a night of spellbinding drama at Yankee Stadium, the Dodgers sealed their second Major League Baseball championship crown in five seasons and eighth overall after recovering from 5-0 …
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A hermit crab trundles across a beach in Japan’s Okinawa, carrying its home on its back: not a shell, but a disintegrating plastic yellow measuring spoon.The crab is far from alone. Plastic waste has become so pervasive in the natural environment that it is fundamentally changing the ways animals live and travel, according to scientists.Here …
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The British charity Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) “transformed” Natasha Baker’s life, she told AFP, teaching her “the tricks of the trade” that led her to become one of the greatest Paralympic dressage riders of all time.The 34-year-old — who lost the feeling in her legs after contracting transverse myelitis — is known as …
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What’s in a name? For Kamala Harris, it’s a way to assert her own authority, implicitly celebrate her identity — and blunt attacks by her White House rival, Donald Trump.The former Republican president persists in calling Harris by her first name at his rallies — a contrast to how he referred to the former Democratic …
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Donald Trump pulled an election stunt with a garbage truck Wednesday as the White House campaign was forced off-piste by muddled remarks from President Joe Biden about the Republican’s supporters that caused a headache for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris.Harris had hoped to spend the day expanding on the final week “closing argument” she made at …
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The discovery of a 4,000-year-old fortified town hidden in an oasis in modern-day Saudi Arabia reveals how life at the time was slowly changing from a nomadic to an urban existence, archaeologists said on Wednesday.The remains of the town, dubbed al-Natah, were long concealed by the walled oasis of Khaybar, a green and fertile speck …
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New Zealanders have scoffed at Joe Marler’s attempts to stir up controversy before the All Blacks play in London this weekend, after the English prop mocked their pre-game haka as “ridiculous”.Marler took to social media earlier this week to deride the haka dance performed by New Zealand players before each game, saying it “needs binning”.Haka …
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Manchester United caretaker boss Ruud Van Nistelrooy says he will help “as long as he is needed” as reports suggest the club’s target to succeed Erik ten Hag, Ruben Amorim, will not take up the post until next month.A United legend as a player, Van Nistelrooy enjoyed a winning start as interim manager with United …
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With two just days to go to the closure of UN talks in Colombia on ways to halt and reverse nature loss, delegates were at odds Wednesday on how best to finance the endeavor.The talks that started in Cali on October 21 are meant to assess, and ramp up, progress on national plans and funding …
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