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Ecuador’s 2021 Olympic cycling gold medalist Richard Carapaz announced on Monday that he will not compete in next Sunday’s world championship road race because he needs to be with his daughter, who has undergone “emergency surgery.”Currently live · September 21-29, 3:05pm UTC2024 UCI Road World ChampionshipsThe 31-year-old, who was crowned king of the mountains at this year’s Tour de France, explained on social media that his treatment in Ecuador was going well but that he needed to “remain under observation” due to the health of his daughter.Carapaz, the 2019 Giro champion, said he had not been able to train as…

Cyclone behavior in the Great Lakes region has changed gradually over the years, affecting communities around the lakes and contributing to climate change. The Laurentian Lakes are particularly affected as they are at the crossroads of multiple Extratropical Cyclone (ETC) tracks. A research letter published in Geophysical Research Letters in 2023 examined cyclone characteristics from 1959 to 2021 to identify trends in ETCs. The ultimate goal of the study was to understand how ETCs are changing in a warming climate. method The cyclone data was limited to the Great Lakes region over a 60-year cold season (October through March) and…

By Sloane M. Perron Maine has the nation’s largest population of people aged 65 and over, making up 22.5% of the state’s total population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. An aging population and declining birth rates are negatively impacting the workforce across the country, but nonprofit organizations are finding comprehensive solutions to alleviate the talent shortage. While retirement has caused a major turnover in nonprofit leadership and a loss of organizational knowledge, both the Maine Council on Aging and Southern Maine Agency on Aging believe that recruiting older workers is the key to solving the workforce shortage across all…

In the first edition of Tech Trailblazers, a new weekly profile series showcasing key players at the intersection of advertising and emerging technology, The Drum spoke to McCann’s head of innovation to find out more about the biggest challenges and opportunities for marketers using AI.Driven by a passion for creative work, Elaf Horowitz knew from an early age that he wanted to work in advertising, but it wasn’t until much later that he discovered his intense curiosity about technology and how it could help him realize his creative ambitions.Horowitz currently serves as global head of applied innovation and generative AI…

When asked whether they would get an improved version of the COVID-19 vaccine in fall 2024, the percentage of older adults by age group who said they were very/somewhat likely, very unlikely/somewhat unlikely, or don’t know/uncertain. Courtesy of the University of Michigan. With new and improved COVID-19 vaccines just arriving at pharmacies and clinics across the country, new polls show that roughly half of people over the age of 50 plan to get the shot. But some older adults, who are at higher risk of severe illness, appear reluctant to get vaccinated, and interest varies widely by age group, education…

Climate change is the defining health challenge of our time. Studies predict that by 2050, climate change will cause an additional 14.5 million deaths – roughly one person every minute. This is not a predicted threat we will face in the future; its impacts are being felt now and cannot be ignored. This year, heatwaves caused by the climate crisis killed more than 1,300 people during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. Severe drought in South Africa has pushed millions to the brink of hunger. Air pollution, exacerbated by fossil fuels, puts 99% of the world’s population at risk. It’s…

Howdy, I’m your host, Houston Mitchell. Let’s get right to the news. Newsletter Go beyond the scoreboard Get the latest on L.A.’s teams in the daily Sports Report newsletter. Enter email address Sign Me Up You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. From Gary Klein: The Rams gave away Sean McVay bobbleheads to season-ticket holders Sunday.The figurines, outfitted with a headset, five o’clock shadow and McVay’s trademark hair spike, could be made to nod up and down, and side to side.But only the real-life McVay — and his supposedly undermanned team — felt the head-spinning reality…

Former President Donald Trump is leading Vice President Kamala Harris in three key battleground states, according to a New York Times poll released Monday.Trump leads Harris by five points in Arizona, 50% to 45%, and in Georgia, 49% to 45%, but Harris is closing in on the former president in North Carolina, 49% to 47%.The Times conducted the poll from Sept. 17-21, surveying 2,077 voters across the three states.Arizona and Georgia would be big wins for Trump in the general election because they are states won by President Biden in 2020. Arizona in particular represents a major surge in support…

Americans spent the summer eagerly awaiting two pivotal political statements. First, Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris, who rose to the top of the Democratic candidate list after Joe Biden wrapped up his reelection campaign. Swift formally endorsed the vice president shortly after the debate with Donald Trump, calling Harris a “steadfast and talented leader.” The second statement? It didn’t come from another pop star. Instead, some election watchers were eagerly awaiting a prediction from Alan Lichtman, 77, a history professor emeritus at American University in Bethesda, Maryland. That’s because Lichtman has accurately predicted the outcome of nearly every election for…

Influenza vaccination in consecutive pregnancies is not associated with an increased risk of prespecified adverse perinatal outcomes, according to a study published online September 19 in JAMA Network Open. Darios Getahan, MD, MPH, of Kaiser Permanente Southern California in Pasadena, and colleagues conducted a retrospective cohort study to examine the association between seasonal influenza vaccination in consecutive pregnancies and adverse perinatal outcomes in individuals who had at least two consecutive singleton pregnancies. Data from 82,055 singleton pregnancies from January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2018 were included. Overall, 54.7 percent of participants received the influenza vaccine in consecutive pregnancies. The…