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This is an audio transcript of the Life and Art from FT Weekend podcast episode: ‘Books that help with election anxiety’Lilah RaptopoulosWelcome to Life and Art from FT Weekend. I’m Lilah Raptopoulos. [MUSIC PLAYING] 2024 is a huge year for voting. It’s actually the biggest in history. At least 64 countries are holding nationwide elections. This includes the US, the UK, Indonesia, South Africa, Mexico. Basically, people are voting everywhere. And all in all, these elections will affect 4bn people. My colleague Nilanjana Roy lives in India, which also recently had a massive election. It was a pretty anxiety-ridden one…

The 2024 Olympic Games will run from Friday, July 26 to Sunday, August 11, and will see golf return to the Games for the fifth time in Olympic history. Golf was first featured in the Olympic Games in 1900, but was not included for over a century after the 1904 St. Louis Games. In 2016, golf made a spectacular return to the world’s biggest stage, marking its third consecutive Olympic appearance. There are 60 men’s golfers competing in the Olympics, and the United States is the only country with four players: Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Wyndham Clark, and Collin Morikawa.…

CHICAGO — New York Mets closer Edwin Diaz will serve a 10-game suspension after being ejected from the team’s 5-2 win over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday night.The right-hander took the mound in the ninth inning to try to seal the Mets’ victory, but after undergoing an inspection of his glove and pitcher’s hand, he was ejected by third base umpire Vic Carapazza before throwing a pitch.Both Diaz and manager Carlos Mendoza said the umpire thought the pitcher had a lot of rosin, sweat and dirt on his throwing hands.”Rules are rules and they made the decision to expel him,”…

ArozarenaR_USA.jpgMain Event Tracker: Week 13 reviewBetter week overall and good vibes all around, except for the fact that we still can’t buy a victory. The offense came through in a big way though and other than victories (and lack of strikeouts) it was an acceptable week on the pitching side of the ledger. It’s at least enough to start swinging momentum back in the other direction finally.Listen to the Rotoworld Baseball Show for the latest player news, waiver claims, roster advice and more from our experts all season long. Click here or download it wherever you get your podcasts.Hitting ReviewWeek…

The fastest man in America strutted into Hayward Field Sunday evening, with cameras capturing his every step.Noah Lyles was wearing a navy blue Gucci suit, dark sunglasses, and a sparkling white pearl in his hair. Next to him was Snoop Dogg, and a silver briefcase contained the shiny red Adidas jersey that Lyles would wear later that night.Coming into the race, Lyles once again proved he’s more than just a showman off the track, as he bounced back from a sluggish start to win the men’s 100 meters at the U.S. Olympic Trials and solidify his status as America’s top…

The morning after France’s opening game of Euro 2024, the French Institute of Public Opinion (IFOP) published its latest poll ahead of the country’s legislative election.The top line was that the seemingly unstoppable momentum behind the far-right National Rally Party (RN), bidding to form a government for the first time, seemed to have slowed – dropping from 35 per cent support a week earlier to 33 per cent. The New Popular Front, a coalition of left-wing parties, and President Macron’s centrist Renaissance party had both begun to close the gap.Such fluctuations are normal during the course of an election campaign,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sitting in his home office in small-town Kentucky, a veteran political activist is quietly investigating dozens of federal employees he suspects of being hostile to Republican policies. Donald Trumpand align with broader efforts Conservative preparation For the new White House.Tom Jones and his American Accountability Foundation are investigating the backgrounds, social media posts and comments of government officials. Department of Homeland SecurityThey are relying in part on information from conservative networks, including among Labour itself, and in a move that has unsettled some, they are preparing to publish their findings online.With a $100,000 grant from an influential…

The funds will go towards Florida Tech’s emerging ASCEND programFlorida Tech is set to receive $5 million in state funding for its new ASCEND program after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the 2024-2025 budget. (Florida Tech photo) BREVARD COUNTY • MELBOURNE, FLORIDA – Florida Polytechnic University is set to receive $5 million in state funding for its newly established ASCEND program after Governor Ron DeSantis signed the 2024-2025 budget. ASCEND combines state-of-the-art facilities with the University’s renowned faculty to foster technology relevance and workforce development primarily in support of Florida’s growing aerospace sector. Through its Aerospace Cybersecurity Engineering Development (ASCEND) program,…

Christopher Bell won the NASCAR Marathon Cup Series race in New Hampshire on Sunday.In the rain-delayed race, with all competitors using rain tires, Bell won over Chase Briscoe and Josh Berry. After a two-hour rain delay, the final segment of the race was run on rain tires because NASCAR wanted to restart the race as quickly as possible after the rain red flag.Bell took the lead on lap 242 of the scheduled 301-lap race and continued to lead for the remainder of the race, and after two cautions were issued for a spin with 10 laps remaining, Bell maintained the…

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The Edmonton Oilers will face the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Finals.6 hours agoOne of Sherina Gwaduri’s earliest memories is gathering around the family television to watch an Edmonton Oilers game. Once, she and her brother Karim stayed to watch a game and meet superstar player Wayne Gretzky, who was the team captain at the time.”Basically ever since I was born, love for the Oilers has been in my blood,” the 43-year-old, who now lives in Vancouver, told the BBC.Her brother died suddenly four years ago. Now she wears his Oilers jersey to every…