Where do Americans stand on election issues? Since last summer, the Democracy Fund + UCLA Nationscape Project has been asking Americans about the biggest issues in the 2020 election the economy, guns, abortion, climate change, to name a few. Theyve asked detailed questions to learn more about voters, nuances in their positions and how they may evolve. Let them tell you
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The East Troublesome Fire in Grand County, Colorado has grown to roughly 125,600 acres as of Thursday, extending into Rocky Mountain National Park and forcing hundreds of people to evacuate, per the Washington Post. Why it matters: After expanding sixfold over a 24-hour stretch, East Troublesome is now the fourth-largest wildfire in state history and is expected to worsen due to a severe drought and record heat. This is all happening while the new record-holder for largest wildfire in the state, the Cameron Peak Fire, continues to burn in the Fort Collins area. The state of play: Three of the four biggest fires in Colorado history Cameron Peak, Pine Gulch and East Troublesome have occurred in 2020. "The blazes have burned the second-most acreage since 2000," AP writes. The Larimer Coun
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Hungary has registered its worst daily increase in COVID-19 infections, setting a new record of 576 cases. Fewer people will be allowed to gather at churches in the Spanish capital due a surge in COVID-19 cases. Meanwhile, education officials in Pakistan say authorities will start reopening schools. This story will be regularly updated throughout Tuesday. Tuesday's key moments: Hungary records highest daily increase of infections The Hungarian government registered 576 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, the country's highest daily figure since the start of the pandemic. This raises the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases to 8,963 since the pandemic began, with 625 deaths. Hungary closed its borders to foreigners on September 1 but has since announced a series of exceptions, ...
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Australia's Alex De Minaur has charged into his first ever grand slam quarter-final with a straight sets victory over Canadian giant-killer Vasek Pospisil. The last time an Australian won a singles title at the US Open was Lleyton Hewitt in 2001The quarter-finals is the furthest Alex De Minaur has been in a grand slamThe men's draw is guaranteed to have a first time grand slam winner World No.94 Pospisil had claimed two big scalps in the previous two rounds, taking out fellow Canadian and tournament 25th seed Milos Raonic in four sets in the second round, before beating eighth-seeded Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut in five sets to make the round of 16. But against the 21-year-old Australian he was not allowed to repeat the effort as he lost 7-6 (8-6) 6-3 6-2. If the scoreline seems like
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Axios will host a conversation on Wednesday, October 28 at 12:30pm ET on how the pandemic has affected the environment and the energy industry and how these shifts will have a lasting impact on the private sector's approach to renewable energy, featuring Sunrun co-founder and CEO Lynn Jurich and New York's Deputy Secretary for Energy and Environment Ali Zaidi.
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Vous êtes à la recherche de très bons écouteurs sans fil True Wireless ? Les Apple AirPods de 2019 coûtent actuellement 179 avec un boîtier de charge inclus. Et bien, la firme de Cupertino a décidé de vous les offrir gratuitement. Sous certaines conditions. Cette promotion exceptionnelle est en effet réservée aux étudiants mais aussi aux enseignants inscrits sur le réseau Unidays. Ce programme de soutien éducatif est porté par Apple et accessible dès à présent dans 26 pays en plus des Etats-Unis et du Canada. Bonne nouvelle : la France fait partie des nouveaux adhérents. Pour obtenir vos AirPods, il vous suffit donc de créer un compte Unidays puis dacheter un iPad ou un MacBook éligible à lopération. AirPods 3 : tout ce que nous savons sur les prochains écouteurs Apple Les Airpods 2, gr
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