A day after the National Book Foundation announced the 2020 National Book Award winners, Amazon has released its own list of the best books of 2020, as chosen by Amazon Books editors. The list includes top options spanning common categories like fiction and nonfiction, children’s and young adult, mysteries and […]
Daily Archives: November 19, 2020
National Review Checkmate in Pennsylvania for the Trump Campaign Realistically speaking, the legal battle over the 2020 election is over. As I explained over the weekend, from President Trump’s perspective, that battle is beset by a fatal mismatch between (a) what his campaign is in a position to allege and […]
National Review Checkmate in Pennsylvania for the Trump Campaign Realistically speaking, the legal battle over the 2020 election is over. As I explained over the weekend, from President Trump’s perspective, that battle is beset by a fatal mismatch between (a) what his campaign is in a position to allege and […]
Premiership Rugby will have access to WhatsApp messages as well as players’ bank statements and tax returns following the introduction of far-reaching powers aimed at catching salary cap cheats. Following Saracens’ scandal last season, a 67-page document of updated regulations maps out how PRL will strip titles from clubs who […]
WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab launched its Electron rocket Nov. 19, placing nearly 30 smallsats in orbit while making its first attempt to recover the rocket’s first stage. The Electron lifted off from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 on Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, at 9:20 p.m. Eastern on a mission called […]
A measure passed in California removes many employment rights for gig workers. Similar rules could soon come to a place near you, writes Annalee Newitz Comment | Comment 18 November 2020 PEOPLE in the US have been so busy freaking out about the recent presidential election that it was easy […]
At research pens in Chile researchers develop strains of farmed Atlantic salmon with improved traits such as growth and health. Hendrix Genetics By Erik StokstadNov. 19, 2020 , 2:00 PM Two years ago, off the coast of Norway, the blue-hulled Ro Fjell pulled alongside Ocean Farm 1, a steel-netted pen […]
Well that was not quite the follow-up we were anticipating. Grey’s Anatomy continued its MerDer reunion this week, but only sort of, and mostly only at the very end. The actual most interesting thing that happened in this episode ended up happening in the promo, which promised “another person from her […]
Image: Sony The Last GenerationThe Last GenerationA look back at 2013-2020, the age of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The last time we did one of these generational roundups, I wrote a piece on how the DualShock 3 “sucked”. This is a sentiment dating back to my time with […]
Fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli has reported to prison to begin serving his five-month sentence for bribing his daughters’ way into college By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press November 20, 2020, 12:52 AM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article BOSTON — Fashion designer […]
Biden beat Trump by 12,284 votes, according to the final results from the audit. This is a slight drop for Biden compared to the pre-audit results. Officials have said repeatedly that the audit confirmed there was no widespread fraud or irregularities in the election. “Georgia’s historic first statewide audit reaffirmed […]
President Trump claimed a “big victory” on Monday night after officials in Clark County, Nev., voted to rerun one local race that had a margin of just 10 votes. In the president’s words, officials found “large-scale voter discrepancy” and “did not have confidence in their own election security.” In fact, […]