A federal judge overseeing a challenge to Georgia’s outdated voting system said that after years of inaction in the face of warnings about vulnerabilities, state officials have finally taken a solid step in the right direction. But she foreshadowed a looming fight over the state’s new system, writing that “it may be ‘like ‘déjà vu […]
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Ashleigh Barty edged Anett Kontaveit 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 to reach the Western & Southern Open quarterfinals on Thursday. The top-seeded Barty clinched it with a deep forehand winner. She raised her right fist in triumph after fighting off one match point and outlasting Kontaveit in 2 hours, 10 minutes. Barty, the French Open champion and
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The financial world has been atwitter about the inversion of the yield curve. It is a phenomenon in the bond market in which longer-term interest rates fall below shorter-term interest rates, and has historically been a warning sign that a recession could be on the way. This all seems obvious to people who are steeped
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25 Tweets That Capture The Expectation vs. Reality Of Parenting | HuffPost Life In the days, months and even years before becoming a parent, many people imagine what it would be like to have children. But the reality of parenthood often differs greatly from the fantasy. We’ve rounded up 25 funny and honest tweets that
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Image copyright Getty Images/PA Image caption Left-right: Adwoa Aboah, Sir Lenny Henry and Sam Taylor-Johnson signed the letter Stars from the arts world have joined industry leaders in urging the UK government to make creative education accessible to all young people. Sir Lenny Henry and model Adwoa Aboah have co-signed a letter championing the value
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Image copyright Reuters The facial-recognition system at King’s Cross is to be investigated by the UK’s data-protection watchdog. Media exposure of live facial recognition at the site prompted the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to look into how it was being used. The ICO will inspect the technology in place and how it is operated to
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There is no simple solution to this. In some situations, giving your digits to institutions like your bank provides an extra layer of security. But in most cases, the potential dangers and annoyances of handing out your number outweigh the benefits, as you will read below. How your phone number exposes you It took only
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Sam Kerr sat down on a metal bench after taking a few extra shots after practice. Chicago Red Stars coach Rory Dames poked fun at her competitive streak, and Kerr just laughed it off. If the Aussie star is on her way out of town, it was hard to tell on a picturesque summer afternoon
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Stocks around the world remained stuck in the spin cycle Thursday, as worries about a possible recession collided with hopes that the strongest part of the U.S. economy — shoppers spending at stores and online — can keep going. The S&P 500 clawed back some of its steep loss from a day earlier, when stocks
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In recent years, bipolar disorder has been discussed more openly. More public figures have been candid about their experience with the condition, including Demi Lovato, Mariah Carey, Russell Brand and Catherine Zeta-Jones. And the conversation around mental health only continues to grow. Awareness is good, because the illness is not uncommon. The National Institute of
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