Online voting in Alaska’s Fat Bear Week contest starts after an attack killed 1 contestant
Let's start chunking off. Voting begins Wednesday for the annual Fat Bear Week contest at Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve, where viewers choose their favorite among more than a dozen brown bears that will fatten up to survive the winter. Fat Bear Week Winners Crowned in Landslide: 'Annual Celebration' of Success The contest, now […]
Democrats recruited third-party candidates to siphon votes from Republicans — which could decide close Virginia congressional contest
Candidate recruitment from a secretive political organization threatens to undermine Virginia's competitive congressional election and return the state's 2nd Congressional District to the Democrats. The Patriots Run Project, a group with ties to Democratic campaign offices, has recruited third-party candidate Robert Reed to run against Republican Rep. Jennifer Kiggans and Democratic challenger Missy Cotter Smasal. […]
Rare smelly penguin wins New Zealand bird of the year contest | New Zealand
One of the world's rarest penguins has been named New Zealand's bird of the year, in an unusually quiet year for the contest, without foreign interference or past voting scandals. The endangered Hoiho penguin is the largest species of penguin living on the New Zealand mainland and is characterised by a pale yellow band of […]
Solheim Cup: Saturday pairings, tee times for 2nd full day of contest
Welcome to Playing Through's daily ritual, Golf Talk Today. Each day, the crew will discuss a different element of the PGA Tour, LPGA, LIV Golf and more. Team USA leads 6-2 after two successful sessions on Friday on the second day of the Solheim Cup. The format on Saturday morning is foursomes, with tee times […]
Trump trouncing Kamala Harris — in cookie contest by local bakery
Former President Donald Trump has a big lead over his Democratic rivals in an intriguing, if unscientific, polling race. it is Election Cookie Contest It's sold by Rochelle's Bakery in Hatboro, Pennsylvania, 16 miles north of Philadelphia, the site of a key presidential debate. “Calm down…it's just a cookie.” The bakery is known for its […]
Republican governor helps rescue competitor choking during lobster-roll contest
New Hampshire's Republican governor, Chris Sununu, recently helped rescue a man who began choking during a lobster roll eating contest. On the weekend, the annual Hampton Beach Seafood Festival The location is near Hampton, New Hampshire, a town of about 16,000 people located along the Atlantic coast just north of Massachusetts. “Joey Chestnut, I've let […]
Quick-thinking Republican NH governor saves man choking in Lobster Roll eating contest
New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu stepped in to help a man on Sunday who began choking during a lobster roll eating contest. Sununu was taking part in the Hampton Beach Lobster Roll Eating Contest in Hampton, New Hampshire, when one of the contestants at the side of the stage began pounding his chest while eating […]
Amid efforts to influence the election, 2024 contest remains secure
Intelligence agencies have determined that while foreign adversaries have sought to widen divisions in the United States, they have not so far attempted to disrupt the government's efforts to conduct the 2024 election. “Our assessment is that it would be extremely difficult for a foreign power to manipulate our election process on a scale sufficient […]
Hunter Biden tries to change plea to no contest in tax evasion case — but judge may not accept it
Hunter Biden, the eldest son, tried to change his plea to not guilty to tax evasion charges, but the judge postponed the ruling. Jury selection in the case was scheduled to begin Thursday morning in federal court in Los Angeles. Biden, 54, had previously pleaded not guilty to three felony charges and six misdemeanor charges. […]
Former UFC champion Cain Velasquez enters no contest plea in attempted murder case
Cain Velazquez pleaded guilty to a 2022 attempted murder case. The UFC champion pleaded not guilty to felony assault and firearm possession charges as part of a negotiated agreement with prosecutors, according to Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen. The charges stem from an incident in which Velazquez allegedly fired shots at another vehicle […]