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The 2024 college football season is less than two months away, kicking off with a big ACC matchup between Georgia Tech and Florida State/Dublin University in Ireland. This will be the first opportunity to watch both teams and there will be a lot to take note of. Perhaps the thing I’m most excited to see is Georgia Tech’s defense. It’s no secret that Georgia Tech boasted one of the worst defenses in the country last season, especially when it came to stopping the run attack, and the Yellow Jackets have made fixing that defense a priority this season by making…
In my analysis of the 2024 general election results, I have used rally data to argue that prominent leaders’ campaigning is unnecessary. However, I find that while the probability of victory remains the same, there is a difference in voter mobilization. Using an extensive dataset of formal campaign activities by the two most arguably important national leaders, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi, I demonstrate that their campaign events increased vote mobilization for their respective parties. Such leaders remain important in Indian politics. Parties and coalitions continue to rely on national leaders to secure votes across constituencies. PM Modi…
Summary and key points: China is strategically modernizing its military to challenge the United States in the Indo-Pacific region, focusing on affordable and practical defenses rather than countering the U.S. with ships and aircraft. – Key to this strategy is the development of anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) capabilities using cost-effective missiles to target U.S. forces, especially aircraft carriers and bases. – This approach is aimed at keeping U.S. forces at bay and allowing China to conduct offensive operations against neighboring countries such as Taiwan. China’s plans include overwhelming missile attacks, cyber warfare, and electromagnetic jamming to degrade U.S. military capabilities in…
Jonathan Knight must face the harsh realities of starting a business in the new episode. Farmhouse Fixer: Camp Renovation. The New Kids on the Block star’s HGTV home renovation spinoff series follows his journey as he transforms a formerly abandoned 12-acre campground in New Hampshire into a vacation destination in just six months. In an exclusive first look at Tuesday’s episode (above), Jonathan, 55, meets with his brother Jordan Knight for some business advice after a tree falls on one of the cabins on the property. “It would probably cost about $20,000 more to fix this than it would cost…
Former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden debated at CNN’s Atlanta studios on June 27. Will Ranzoni/CNN President Joe Biden’s campaign has been working hard behind the scenes to keep the Democratic base around him, with advisers vigilantly policing any current or former officeholders who speak ill of the president or publicly suggest he should step down. Former Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin, who served with Biden in the Senate for decades, rushed to fire off a scathing letter to friends after the debate. “All sitting Democratic Senators should write to Mr. Biden urging them to remove their delegates, step…
With little debate or fanfare, Thailand’s senate passed a bill in mid-June to legalize same-sex marriage. When the law comes into effect later this year, Thailand will become the first country in Southeast Asia and the second in Asia after Nepal to do so. Taiwan, a self-governing democratic island that China considers a renegade province, also legalized same-sex marriage in 2019.Thailand’s actions are notable against the backdrop of an unfortunate global trend of opposing LGBTQ+ rights and supporting harsh, discriminatory anti-gay laws. This is particularly true in Asia and Africa. Last year, Uganda passed a draconian anti-gay law, leading a…
Image source, Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty ImagesImage caption, Cars line up at a gas station before Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Bridgetown, Barbados.Article informationauthor, Anna Fagierole, BBC News, WashingtonJune 29, 2024Updated 2 hours agoCaribbean countries are warning residents to prepare for emergencies as a powerful and potentially deadly hurricane strengthens as it approaches.Beryl, the first named hurricane of the season, is expected to make landfall on several islands late Sunday.Forecasters upgraded the hurricane to an “extremely dangerous” Category 3, meaning sustained winds of 111 to 130 mph (179 to 209 kph) are expected.The powerful storm is expected to strengthen as…
Earlier this week, China’s lunar rover Chang’e-6 landed in Inner Mongolia, delivering the first samples ever collected from the far side of the moon.The mission has excited the international scientific community: the far side of the moon, which always faces away from Earth, remains shrouded in mystery and China is the only country to have landed on its surface so far.But one country would be prohibited from scrutinizing the extremely rare samples: the United States.This is because the US enacted a law in 2011 called the Wolf Amendment, which prohibited NASA from using government funds to work directly with China.The…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships so we may receive commission when you click our links and make a purchase. Learn more here. Summer is all about crochet fashion. This trend has been booming for years. If you’re planning a vacation this summer or want to look light and elegant, investing in some crocheted items is a great idea. Plus, if you’re plus-sized, finding options that fit you well and won’t break the bank can be a bit of a challenge. But don’t worry, we’re here to help. Related: 15 Luxurious Satin Summer Looks for Under $50 Just because it’s a…
He noted that U.S. universities are already limiting Chinese students’ access to sensitive technology due to security concerns.According to Campbell, the US should also welcome more international students from China, but they should be studying the humanities rather than the sciences: “I would like to see more Chinese students coming to study the humanities and social sciences, not particle physics.”According to the Open Doors report released by the State Department and the Institute of International Education, there will be 289,500 Chinese international students enrolled in the 2022-23 academic year, up from more than 370,000 in the 2019-20 academic year.Indian students…