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Voters across the U.S. aren't just casting ballots this fall for president and other top offices. They'll also vote on dozens of contentious issues involving life, health, crime and taxes. More than 140 ballot measures are going before voters in the general election. They include constitutional amendments in at least nine states to enshrine abortion rights. Numerous proposals would change voting procedures. In several states, voters will decide questions on raising their minimum wage, cutting property taxes and legalizing marijuana for adults. Читать дальше...

“She wasn’t keen to go and we weren’t either, because we’d heard stories about the large number of people with guns in that community,” said one mother.

1. Tech stocks in Asia fall amid broad declines in the region after Nvidia results  CNBC
2. Nvidia's earnings report shows the problem of being priced for perfection  CNBC
3. Nvidia Frankfurt shares fall 7% after earnings  Yahoo Finance
4. NVIDIA Announces Financial Results for Second Quarter Fiscal 2025  NVIDIA Blog

Toronto’s first black female police superintendent was dinged with a demotion after she admitted to helping several black officers cheat in an attempt to get them promoted.

A “mega den” of hundreds of rattlesnakes in Colorado is getting even bigger now that late summer is here and babies are being born. Thanks to livestreamed video, scientists watching the den are learning more about rattlesnakes, including how they care for their young. The rattlesnake den is home to as many as 2,000 rattlesnakes at a time. They're being studied by researchers at California Polytechnic State University who are also enlisting the public's help in tasks including how to tell the snakes apart. Читать дальше...

An infamous interchange in Breezewood, Pa., forces drivers through a miles-long detour. But redesigning it could cripple the town’s economy, which depends on the visitors. WSJ explains how to fix it.

IndiGo block deal news: A total of 25.73 million shares of InterGlobe Aviation have been traded so far on the bourses on the NSE and BSE

1. Talk about kicking you when you're down! Ancient sea cow was attacked by a crocodile and THEN scavenged by a t  Daily Mail
2. Bad week? This prehistoric sea cow was eaten by a crocodile and shark  The Times
3. Prehistoric sea cow was eaten by a croc and a shark, newly discovered fossil reveals  CNN
4. Ancient sea cow that was attacked by both a primeval crocodile and shark sheds new light on prehistoric food chains  Phys.org
5. Unluckiest sea cow fossil was eaten by both... Читать дальше...

Seniors and the disabled will pay the price.

1. Watch Blue Origin launch NS-26 space tourism mission today  Space.com
2. UNC student will launch into space on Blue Origin rocket Thursday  WRAL News
3. Scientist becomes first NASA-funded researcher to conduct own experiment in space  ABC News
4. UNC student Karsen Kitchen to become youngest woman to achieve space milestone  ABC11 Raleigh-Durham
5. First NASA-Supported Researcher to Fly on Suborbital Rocket  NASA

Blue Origin will launch its eighth suborbital space tourism mission this morning (Aug. 29), and you can watch the action live.

FBI releases new evidence in Trump rally shooting investigation; The nationwide push to get more electric school buses into circulation

It seems that the lessons learned after the “Great Recession” in 2007 have been erased from the memory.

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Aamir Ali discussed his difficult transition from aspiring film star to TV actor, driven by money troubles. He shared instances of breaking down in front of friends and initially feeling ashamed of doing TV roles. However, he eventually rose to prominence in television. The article also touches on his personal life, including his marriage and eventual divorce from Sanjeeda Sheikh.

Glen Powell eating hot wings is an exact replica of my dream last night.

Including an $8 lotion that's taken TikTok by storm.

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A fossil found in Venezuela has shed light on food chains tens of millions of years ago.

Scientists re-create the last moments of a manateelike animal that was eaten by both a crocodilian and a shark

Rare fossilized sea cow unearthed by a local farmer in Venezuela appears to have been killed by a croc then eaten by a tiger shark.