US Elections: Americans Head to the Polls
American voters went to the polls Tuesday to decide whether the Democratic candidate, Vice Pres. Kamala Harris, or Republican candidate, former Pres. Donald Trump, will be elected US President. Voters are also casting their ballots in local and state elections.
Politics
US Elections: Americans Head to the Polls
American voters went to the polls Tuesday to decide whether the Democratic candidate, Vice Pres. Kamala Harris, or Republican candidate, former Pres. Donald Trump, will be elected US President. Voters are also casting their ballots in local and state elections.
Science & technology
Study Calls 'Infinite Monkey Theorem' Into Question
A study published in the journal Franklin Open questioned the 'Infinite Monkeys Theorem,' which states that an infinite number of monkeys, given infinite time, would eventually produce the complete works of Shakespeare by typing randomly on a keyboard....
Environment & Energy
Report: Climate Change Causing Rise in Heat-Related Deaths
According to the 2024 Lancet Countdown report, the average person last year experienced 50 more days of dangerously high temperatures — leading to increased rates of infectious diseases, droughts, food insecurity, and deaths....
Health
IKEA Will Pay $6M in Reparations for Labor Exploitation
Furniture firm IKEA will pay 70M kroner (about $6M) as reparations to political prisoners of the former German Democratic Republic, or East Germany, whom it used as forced labor in the 1970s and 1980s. Ikea's exploitation was documented in 2012 by the SVT television network.
Money
Boeing Strikes End as Workers Accept Latest Deal
Union members from the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) in Seattle voted to accept the latest pay offer from Boeing on Monday, ending more than seven weeks of strikes that reportedly cost the aviation giant $50M a day.
Crime & justice
France: Trial Begins in Beheading of Teacher Over Prophet Cartoons
Eight people went on trial in Paris on Monday in connection with the murder of Samuel Paty, a 47-year-old history teacher, who was beheaded outside his school on Oct. 16, 2020. The assailant, an 18-year-old Russian of Chechen origin, Abdoullakh Anzorov, was killed by police.
Culture
Quincy Jones Dies Aged 91
Quincy Jones, a titan of the music industry whose career spanned over 75 years, has died aged 91.
Sports
Report: Fitness App Strava Reveals Locations of World Leaders
The locations of French Pres. Emmanuel Macron, former US Pres. Donald Trump, and several of the world's most prominent leaders' movements can be tracked through Strava, a fitness app that their security personnel use, a report in the French outlet Le Monde has revealed....
