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You may be tempted to read The Pursuit of Safety: A Theology of Danger, Risk, and Security with an eye toward determining whether and to what extent its author, Wheaton College theologian Jeremy Lundgren, agrees with your own risk assessments and safety measures. Don’t. Though Lundgren leaves some hints about where he lands on discrete Read more...

For the first few minutes of Kendrick Lamar’s new song, I only half listened, nodding in time to the hypnotic beat while responding to emails on my laptop. Then came the line that made me sit up and stare bug-eyed at my husband, who was listening beside me on the couch. “Did he say Lecrae?” Read more...

It is Sunday morning and quiet throughout our house. The first morning light is slipping through our blinds, just enough for my husband to read his Bible and for me to write. The only thing I hear is our coffee percolating. Sunday mornings are easily the most peaceful time in our otherwise noisy, demanding schedule. Read more...

1. Comet A3 Will Now Slingshot To Sunset — When To See It With Naked Eyes  Forbes
2. 'Most impressive comet of the year' set to burn across the night sky  Sky News
3. What’s Up: October 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA  Science@NASA
4. Comet A3 Tracker For Thursday: Your Last Chance To See It (For Now)  Forbes
5. Rare brightening comet seen passing Earth from Hawaii  BBC.com

The new residence is located in the heart of the South Tyrolean wine region, amidst a centuries-old cultural landscape characterized by expansive vineyards.

As election day 2024 nears, Californians will soon begin voting by mail, drop box and in person. Here's what you should know about where to submit your ballot.

1. Trifecta of challenges unravel for Harris, White House ahead of Election Day  The Hill
2. October surprises are piling up, but a toss-up race seems impervious to shocks  CNN
3. A trio of crises threatens to upend the race 5 weeks before Election Day  Business Insider
4. A Storm, a Strike and War Abroad Pose Challenges for Harris  The New York Times

As people across the Southeast continue to pick up the pieces from Hurricane Helene, many will continue to face a rude awakening: that they—or their landlords—don’t have flood insurance. Those facing damages from winds or mudslides are more likely to be covered, since that type of damage is included in many basic home insurance packages. But policyholders shelling out potentially record sums for that coverage may still only see a fraction of what repairs, replacement, and rebuilding will actually cost. Читать дальше...

Of many weird things that JD Vance said during the vice presidential debate, the weirdest came after Tim Walz revealed that his son had witnessed a shooting at a rec center.

In Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate, moderator Norah O’Donnell asked JD Vance about the death toll from Hurricane Helene, while referring to the research showing that climate change intensifies the rainfall from these storms. “What responsibility,” she asked, “would the Trump administration have to try and reduce the impact of climate change?”

Texas Republican Ted Cruz would not say if Troy Newman is advising his Senate reelection campaign against Democrat Colin Allred. Three times in the past week—once in the Senate parking lot and twice in the Capitol’s hallways—I tried asking Cruz if Newman had a role in his campaign. “Nice try,” Cruz laughed each time.

Donald Trump polls better with people who don’t vote (especially men) than with people who do. A New York Times/Siena poll of registered voters conducted September 3–6 showed Trump leading Kamala Harris narrowly, 48–46 percent. But the same poll showed that among those who didn’t vote in 2020, Trump led decisively, 48–41 percent. In a Times/Siena poll of registered voters conducted September 21–26 in the battleground state of Michigan, Harris led Trump narrowly, 48–47 percent. But among those who didn’t vote in 2020... Читать дальше...

Republicans spent the year since ousting Kevin McCarthy as speaker fighting each other, doing little to show voters they deserve the House majority in 2025.

Longtime airer of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood”: three letters.

In the age of Botox and Ozempic, we have countless ways to tweak, boost, and polish our unwieldy physical forms. Two new films ask: at what cost?

I often daydream about nights with friends, having drunk conversations at a bar, and plotting the overthrow of the local government.

In Jez Butterworth’s melancholy drama and David Henry Hwang’s mischievously postmodern play, stardom is both a lure and a lie.

Chatbots have been criticized as perfect plagiarism tools. The truth is more surprising.

When Lady Gaga’s mom was first introduced to Michael Polansky, she didn’t exactly keep a poker face. Because Cynthia Germanotta just had a hunch that the investor and her daughter would have...

"On October 3rd, he asked me what day it was." While Mean Girls came out on April 30, 2004, October 3rd has since become "Mean Girls Day," the iconic film's new anniversary date and an enduring...

As political campaigns become more expensive and more complicated, meet the banks that have become the preferred financial institutions for the Republican and Democratic parties.

Via Twitter, this position at Merck: 

The Analytical Research and Development organization in Rahway, NJ is seeking a motivated Senior Scientist with technical expertise in data science and an ability to apply digital solutions to support our Company's pipeline of small molecule drugs, peptides, biologics, and vaccines. This role will allow the candidate to solve complex scientific challenges through application of data modeling, analysis, and visualization tools. The successful candidate is expected to collaboratively work with synthetic... Читать дальше...

GREENSBORO, NC - MARCH 16: Mason Plumlee #5 of the Duke Blue Devils dunks the ball in the second half against the Lehigh Mountain Hawks during the second round of the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Greensboro Coliseum on March 16, 2012 in Greensboro, North Carolina. | Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images

A wonderful team and a big what-if

Las Lobas from Mexico, Making Their Mark in the Americas

For many national teams, the path to growth and success in international hockey starts at home, in their own country, and then progresses to the continental level. The Women's Challenge held in Bermuda gave five teams the chance to secure the one available spot for the 2025 Pan American Cup. Only one team succeeded: Mexico.