Brett McMurphy’s AP Top 25 college football ballot after Week 8
Miami remained No. 1 on my Associated Press Top 25 poll, as the Hurricanes were one of only three unbeatens to survive the weekend. UCLA and Utah also avoided upsets, but BYU and Texas Tech both suffered Big 12 losses. Behind Miami on my ballot are…
Early reports suggest record turnout in Serbia elections
Long queues formed at polling stations in large and small towns across Serbia, as well as at polling stations abroad, including in the Slovenian capital Ljubljana, Munich, Los Angeles and Chicago. In Paris, Serbian voters queued in the pouring rain. Gn…
Voters fear DSA policies in Congress after midterm elections
If Democrats take power in Congress, Republican voters fear moving too far to the left and adopting socialist policies. While Republicans maintain control, Democrats worry that President Donald Trump has unchecked power. These are the results of a new…
Bird flu outbreak at Utah mink farm raises concerns over government response | Utah
AAn outbreak of avian flu at a Utah mink farm — and the response from its owner and regulators — has raised concerns among infectious disease experts about the Trump administration’s ability to handle such viruses. While mink getting sick is…
Volkswagen to build $4 billion Audi SUV factory in US despite job cuts in country | Volkswagen (VW)
Audi has announced it will spend $4bn (£3bn) to build its first factory in the US, as its parent company Volkswagen grapples with the impact of high tariffs imposed by Donald Trump. The German brand’s chief executive, Gernot Döllner, joined Trump…
Trump says Audi will build new factory in Georgia
PERRY, Ga. (AP) – President Donald Trump announced Saturday that Audi will build an auto plant in Georgia as it tries to fulfill its promise to strengthen U.S. manufacturing in the final days before the midterm elections. Speaking at a campaign rally in…
Alexander Volkanovski and the real winners and losers of UFC 333
“Respectfully, anyone can get it,” Lone’er Kavanagh said after his stunning victory over Ramazan Temirov. He may look like a polite English gentleman, but Kavanagh is a scary guy. This is a scary guy who just landed an uppercut from hell on the…
Elon Musk claims SpaceX closed Starlink’s Ukraine ‘loophole’, while kyiv denies breaching terms
Elon Musk said his company imposed limits on the use of its Starlink satellite system in Ukraine last week, after the restrictions disrupted Ukrainian military operations. Ukraine said Saturday that Starlink, run by Musk’s SpaceX, and its military…
Joel Embiid’s triple-double leads Sixers to defeat Bucks and get off to a 3-0 start
Joel Embiid had a 28-point triple-double with LeBron James out for the night, giving the Sixers a 127-116 victory to lift Philadelphia to 3-0 to start the year. This is what I saw. No LeBron, No some problems I would have loved to point out that LeBron…
Signs Suggest Thomas Markle Sr May Be ‘Sex Offender of the Largest Kind,’ Philippine Minister Says Meghan, Duchess of Sussex
All signs point to Thomas Markle Sr being a “possible sex offender of the highest order”, although a full forensic investigation will provide a “definitive picture”, the Philippine interior minister has told the Guardian.…