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Playoff breakdown, power rankings, key newcomers
With the SEC deeper than ever, we look at the league's playoff prospects, top players, key games and more.
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Betting preview: Win totals, conference and national title odds
The SEC is more loaded than ever. Here are each team's odds and our favorite bet going into the 2024 season.
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Shohei Ohtani's road back to pitching has impressed Dodgers
Ohtani might be on his way to an MVP season as a DH, but he's focused on becoming a two-way star again.
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A change at the top leads to a new No. 1
Not one club is playing .600 baseball with less than two months left in the 2024 season -- begging the question of whether there's a true No. 1 team in MLB right now.
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Community Shield win would give Ten Hag a new start at Man United
The Community Shield will offer another opportunity for Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag to impress the new co-owners, but can he make the most of it?
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Harris Leads Trump in Three Key States, Times/Siena Polls Find
New surveys of Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania taken this week offer the latest indication of a dramatic reversal in standing for the Democratic Party since President Biden abandoned his re-election bid.
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Israeli forces struck another school in Gaza, killing at least 80 people
An Israeli strike on a school in Gaza killed at least 80 people, according to Palestinian health officials. Israel says it hit a Hamas command center.
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Nicolas Maduro's government is openly cracking down on protestors on social media
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is using social media to crack down on government opponents and glorify security forces.
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Harbaugh to be honorary captain for U-M opener
Jim Harbaugh has accepted an invitation to be Michigan's honorary captain for the Wolverines' Aug. 31 game against Fresno State.
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In a first since the war began, Ukraine launched an invasion into Russia
Ukraine invaded Russia this week - an attack that was shocking in scope and execution. Ukraine’s cross-border incursion into western Russia is now in its fifth day.
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Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook
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ABNT20 KNHC 101135
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Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
800 AM EDT Sat Aug 10 2024
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Near the Lesser and Greater Antilles (AL98):
Shower and thunderstorm activity has increased since yesterday in
association with a tropical wave located roughly midway between the
Cabo Verde Islands and the Lesser Antilles. Gradual development of
this system is possible during the next couple of days while it
moves westward to west-northwestward across the central tropical
Atlantic. Afterwards, conditions are expected to become more
conducive for development, and a tropical depression is likely to
form by the early to middle part of next week while the system
approaches and then moves near or over the Lesser Antilles. The
system is forecast to continue moving generally west-northwestward
and could approach portions of the Greater Antilles by the middle to
latter part of next week.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...30 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...80 percent.
$$
Forecaster Reinhart
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UK's worst riots in years were incited by online disinformation about asylum seekers
NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to Dr. Marc Owen-Jones, a disinformation researcher, about the role of social media during race riots in the UK.
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My Travel Tips for Seeing the World’s Best Places
From fake wedding bands to decoy wallets, here’s some advice for safely roaming our planet.
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There Is Still a Biden Scandal
America could stand to learn a bit more about how the White House has been working recently.
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New Battleground Polls Show Harris Has Fundamentally Changed the Race
On question after question, at least for now, most voters don’t seem to have major reservations about her.
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A Head-Spinning Debut
Breaking, the hip-hop dance style born in the Bronx five decades ago, is now an Olympic sport.
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Dodgers' Betts to play RF upon return next week
Mookie Betts will move from shortstop back to right field when he returns to the Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup next week.
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Inside the Worst Three Weeks of Donald Trump’s 2024 Campaign
People around the former and would-be president see a candidate knocked off his bearings, disoriented by his new contest with Kamala Harris and unsure of how to take her on.
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In Venezuela, a Campaign Takes Aim at Critics of Disputed Election
The Venezuelan authorities have launched a nationwide sweep, called Operation Knock-Knock, that is targeting anyone even perceived to be challenging the autocratic president’s re-election.
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How to Avoid Online Scams and What to Do if You Become a Victim
Here are tips on how to dodge some of the most devastating schemes and what to do if you or someone you care about becomes ensnared.
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