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Changes by Trump-aligned Georgia election board raise alarms : NPR

Zach Manifold is the elections director in suburban Atlanta’s Gwinnett County, where training for 2,000 poll workers begins this week. Matthew Pearson/WABE hide caption toggle caption Matthew Pearson/WABE ATLANTA — Georgia’s State Election Board is preparing to vote on nearly a dozen rule changes Friday that could take effect before the upcoming election, concerning local […]

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Supermoon and lunar eclipse delight star gazers

EPA The supermoon with a partial lunar eclipse was seen around the world – with this picture taken from Jerusalem A supermoon has lit up the sky across the world coinciding with a rare partial lunar eclipse. The Moon could be seen to appear brighter and bigger on Tuesday night. Supermoons happen when the Moon […]

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Photographs from around the country

Alistair Warwick Alistair Warwick, from Carlisle, was on a visit to the Moray Firth when he took this shot. He said: “The dolphins at Chanonry Point always put on a fantastic display.” A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 6 and 13 September. Send your photos to [email protected]. Please ensure you adhere […]

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Ghiroli: Why the Kansas City Royals are good for baseball

The Kansas City Royals are good for baseball, and not just because they’re a small market team vying for a postseason spot or because Bobby Witt Jr. is one of the game’s brightest young stars.  No, the Royals are good for baseball because they’re a shining example of what every organization in professional baseball should […]

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Junior doctors given job-title change BMA requested

Dr Lily Huang Dr Lily Huang, who works in London, supports the name change Junior doctors working across the NHS will now be called resident doctors instead – in a change intended to better reflect their expertise. The doctors union, the British Medical Association (BMA), which called for the change, called the term junior “infantilising […]

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Lionel Messi minutes to be managed by Inter Miami – Martino

Sep 17, 2024, 10:51 AM ET Inter Miami CF head coach Gerardo Martino confirmed Lionel Messi will be available for the matches against Atlanta United on Wednesday and New York City FC on Saturday, but his level of participation remains to be determined. Messi returned to action for the first time in two months on […]

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Nurses bore the brunt of Covid, former chief nurse says

BBC Dame Ruth May was England’s chief nurse from 2019 until she retired in July 2024 Nurses bore the brunt of the pandemic, with low staffing levels and difficulties accessing protective equipment, according to England’s former chief nurse. Dame Ruth May told the Covid inquiry the NHS had been understaffed in 2020, in part because […]

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