Voters embrace calm before the storm in battleground states
Early voting has made Election Day relatively calm – even in the hotly contested swing states that will determine the race.
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First Satellite Made of Wood Is Launched Into Space
Scientists in Japan constructed the first satellite made of wood by blending age-old woodworking techniques with rocket science.
In pictures: US election day 2024
Voters across the US are casting their in-person ballots – starting with a tiny township in New Hampshire.
Joe Rogan gives backing to Donald Trump in US election
The podcaster’s backing could prove influential with young men – a demographic Trump has worked hard to court.
What will decide the US election and why it’s so close
It’s a coin-toss of an election – but that does not mean we won’t get a decisive result, writes Anthony Zurcher.
Have a stately Christmas: 10 historic houses and gardens to get the festive party started
Scrooge, Santa, polar bears, gingerbread and light shows are among this year’s seasonal family delights at castles, palaces and Palladian piles throughout the UK Inside one of Waddesdon Manor’s Rapunzelesque round towers is a room named after the Ballets Russes stage designer Léon Bakst. In 1913, Bakst painted the seven panels here showing scenes from…
Boeing strike ends as workers back 38% pay rise deal
The damaging walkout by more than 30,000 unionised Boeing workers started on 13 September.
America braced as two stark visions collide on election day
After a history-making year, a divided country will soon face the reality of elections: there has to be a winner.
Elon Musk can keep giving $1m to voters, judge rules
The giveaway is not a lottery-like contest and the recipients are not chosen randomly, his lawyer said.
The Science That Makes Baseball Mud ‘Magical’
Scientists dug up the real dirt on the substance applied to all the baseballs used in the major leagues.