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Trump remains the favorite in 2024 presidential race despite Harris’ rise: Nate Silver

Despite the dramatic moves and apparent momentum the Democrats have made to recapture the presidency, prominent election analyst and statistician Nate Silver still sees former President Donald Trump as the front-runner. His election prediction model Trump has a 61.3% chance of winning the Electoral College vote, while Vice President Kamala Harris has 38.1%. When he […]

Nic Fink breaks 120-year-old US Olympic swimming record with silver medal

New Jersey native Nick Fink made history on Sunday by winning the silver medal in the 100-meter breaststroke, tying with two-time gold medalist Adam Peaty, to become the oldest first-time medalist for U.S. swimming in modern Olympic history. Nicolo Martinenghi of Italy won gold in a photo-finish race, after Fink and Peaty of Great Britain […]

Taxing the rich is no silver bullet for saving Social Security

“Putting a fair burden on the wealthy” is President Biden’s response When asked at last month’s presidential debate how he would deal with the threat of Social Security going bankrupt, he replied: Opposition If there is no benefit to making cuts of any kind, then it follows that Social Security’s finances should be stabilized by […]

Adam Silver won’t engage on Knicks owner James Dolan’s issues

LAS VEGAS — Last year, the Knicks sued another NBA team, questioned the commissioner’s objectivity and sent scathing letters to other owners about the direction of the league. Given the opportunity to respond or elaborate on Tuesday, Adam Silver largely sidestepped the issue surrounding the Knicks and James Dolan. “My response is that we are […]

Nate Silver joins prediction market Polymarket as advisor

Political analyst Nate Silver will join the oversight board of prediction market PolyMarkets. Announced on Tuesday. Silver founded 538 in 2008 and left the political news and predictions site and its parent company ABC in 2023. PolyMarket is the largest prediction market in the country. It is a system that allows users to buy shares […]

Luis Gil’s dominant outing was silver lining for Yankees

The 27-time world champion Yankees are not usually a team that scores moral victories, and they usually shouldn’t be judged based on averages. But these are not normal times in the Bronx. Sure, the Yankees lost 3-0 to the rival Red Sox on Sunday night, again in front of a nearly sold-out Yankee Stadium and […]