Montreal Carabins lead RSEQ with 11 all-star selections, including DE Jeremiah Ojo
The Laval Rouge et Or may have snaked the top seed in the RSEQ playoffs but the Montreal Carabins will have bragging rights going into the post-season after finishing with a conference-leading 11 all-star selections. The heated Quebecois rivals finished the regular season with identical 7-1 records after splitting their two meetings…
Justice Department expands where it will monitor on Election Day
The Justice Department will monitor elections in 86 jurisdictions nationwide on Tuesday, nearly doubling the number of areas this presidential election cycle and adding locations in key swing states set to decide the race. Department officials have regularly been utilized to monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws on Election Day…
How Will White Women Vote? It’s a Question With a Fraught History.
White and Black women have joined together to power progressive causes — from abolition to civil rights — but it’s a tenuous alliance…
Former Louisville detective found guilty of violating Breonna Taylor’s civil rights
Former Louisville police detective Brett Hankison was found guilty of violating the civil rights of Breonna Taylor during a botched 2020 raid that killed Taylor…
Earth’s climate will keep changing long after humanity hits net-zero emissions. Our research shows why
The world is striving to reach net-zero emissions as we try to ward off dangerous global warming. But will getting to net-zero actually avert climate instability, as many assume…
Not too big, not too small: Why modern humans are the ideal size for speed
The fastest animal on land is the cheetah, capable of reaching top speeds of 104 kilometers per hour. In the water, the fastest animals are yellowfin tuna and wahoo, which can reach speeds of 75 and 77 km per hour respectively. In the air, the title of the fastest level flight (excluding diving) goes to…
Sudan’s civil war has left at least an estimated 62,000 dead—but the true figure could be far higher
The ongoing war in Sudan has often been overlooked amid higher-profile conflicts raging across multiple continents. Yet the lack of media and geopolitical attention to this 18-month-long conflict has not made its devastation in terms of human lives any less stark…
When Facebook became Meta, Big Tech’s AI spending spree, and Elon Musk’s robots: Tech news roundup
Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday that he thinks humanoid robots will outnumber humans in less than 20 years. His company is helping to make that future a possibility. Read more…
Meta unveils AI tools to give robots a human touch in physical world
Meta unveils three tools and benchmarks to enhance robot touch perception, dexterity, and human-robot collaboration in real-world settings…