Five thoughts after Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway “Roval” … 1. Seemingly out of nowhere, NASCAR came up with a new format in 2014 that would see eliminations and a winner-take-all race — significantly increasing the likelihood that the season’s best overall driver might not win the series championship. Oddities and Ends We’ve never …
Overseas investors shed a record $150bn in yuan-denominated assets in the first quarter of this year. Once a regular investor in Chinese tech companies, Lian now views China as an increasingly risky bet as the country’s autocratic turn under Xi Jinping and ongoing “zero COVID” lockdowns cast a cloud over the economy. In one of the most prominent episodes of …
— Bird flu is killing an alarming number of bald eagles and other wild birds, with many sick birds arriving at rehabilitation centers unsteady on their talons and unable to fly. “At that point, they’re so far into the disease there’s no treatment options left.” The latest outbreak of the highly contagious virus has led to the culling of about …
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LOADING ERROR LOADING ATLANTA — Early in-person voting began Monday in the runoff elections for Georgia’s two U.S. Senate seats, with lines reported to be shorter than in the first days of early voting for the general election last month. “I wanted to be here in person so my vote is counted and it’s uncontested.” Melissa McJunkin, 40, voted in …