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NASCAR odds 2022: Breaking down opening odds for WISE Power 400 race at the Auto Club Speedway
On Sunday, February 27th, we will see the running of the 2022 WISE Power 400 from Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. On the heels of an exciting Daytona 500 to start the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series, the drives will switch coasts and take their shot at the 2-mile, tri-oval track. Currently, Austin Cindric leads …
Younger Latinos confront immigrant parents on race, Black history
MIAMI — After growing up with progressive Cuban American parents who eventually divorced, Natalee Rivero was surprised at the reaction of her mother’s boyfriend, who got up during a July 4 barbecue and went inside after seeing Rivero and her husband’s T-shirt that read “Cuban Americans for Black Lives Matter.” Rivero, 30, tried to have …
Utah legislature will tackle critical race theory and gun rights after all
Lawmakers pressured Cox to include the two topics on the special session agenda. He declined so they will appear as resolutions. (Laura Seitz | Deseret News, pool) Gov. Spencer J. Cox provides updates on the ongoing pandemic during the weekly briefing at the Capitol on in May 2021. | May 18, 2021, 9:03 p.m. | …
The Ground Breaking review: indispensable history of the Tulsa Race Massacre | Books
Under the subtitle “An American City and Its Search for Justice”, Scott Ellsworth has produced a much-needed book that acts like a mirror. Though documenting a particular place and time, it helps us understand the race-based and sectarian turmoil that is so pervasive today. Oprah Winfrey has hailed it as one of “20 of the …
Maine confronts wide race disparity in health care for expecting mothers
Black women in Maine are far less likely than white women to receive prenatal health care during the course of their pregnancies, and a lack of data about the state’s tribal communities means the racial disparity there may be even worse. Expecting mothers who are Black are four times more likely than white mothers to …
Joe Manchin: Democratic senator endorses Republican Lisa Murkowski for reelection US Senate race in Alaska
“I’ve met a lot of good people in Alaska, they know when they’ve got the real deal. And they see the person that basically is bringing both sides together, trying to look for the best interest,” Manchin told Politico in a joint interview with Murkowski. “People understand that they have a person that understands Alaska …
New research finds advanced shoe technology reduces top race times for elite athletes
For elite runners competing in long-distance races, every second counts. So when Nike introduced “advanced shoe technology” in 2017, questions arose about whether the new design would significantly affect performances in professional sports. A new paper published in Frontiers in Sports and Active Living found that the new footwear indeed reduced running times for both …
BREAKING: NASCAR Cup Series Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway postponed to Sunday | Auto Racing
Bulletin photo by Mike Paris UPDATE: After a nearly hour long rain delay, the decision was made to delay the NASCAR Cup Series Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway. The race will now run on Sunday at 4 p.m., following the completion of the Xfinity Series Cook Out 250, which will begin at noon. …
BREAKING: NASCAR Xfinity Series Cook Out 250 postponed, will run on Sunday | Auto Racing
After a lengthy weather delay, Martinsville Speedway officials officially postponed the NASCAR Xfinity Series Cook Out 250 race until Sunday at noon. Ninety-one laps of the race were completed Friday night before rain hit around 9:30 p.m. Jet driers tried several times to get the track dry, only for rain to finally set in, forcing …
Technology race against China a key concern for Pentagon acquisition nominee
WASHINGTON — Michael Brown, a veteran tech industry executive who has led the Pentagon’s commercial outreach office since 2018, is President Biden’s pick for the Defense Department’s top procurement job, the White House announced April 2. Brown was nominated to serve as undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment. He is currently the director of …
