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The Giants win the NL West, setting up a Wild Card Game between the Dodgers and the Cardinals.

By Carly Chap on October 4, 2021 Sport

The Giants win the NL West, setting up a Wild Card Game between the Dodgers and the Cardinals. The National League West winner was determined by playing all 162 regular season games between the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Giants won the World Series after defeating the San Diego Padres in the final game. Logan Webb pitched seven innings, allowing six hits and four runs while hitting a two-run home run to lead the Giants to an 11-4 victory in San Francisco on Sunday. “It felt like we had to win every game for the last…

Albania is a beacon of hope for Afghan migrants, providing a safe sanctuary.

By Carly Chap on October 4, 2021 Wires

Albania is a beacon of hope for Afghan migrants, providing a safe sanctuary. Albania, a little Balkan enclave with a population of less than 3 million people, has once again demonstrated to the rest of the world what it means to provide a safe refuge for men, women, and children fleeing violence and repression. The Albanian prime minister, Edi Rama, has welcomed a group of 300 Afghan academics and women activists who were facing Taliban execution. He has volunteered to serve as a transit camp for hundreds of Afghans and their families who worked for Western peacekeeping forces in Afghanistan.…

Russell Wilson leads the Seahawks to victory over the 49ers, despite the fact that quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is injured.

By Carly Chap on October 4, 2021 Sport

Russell Wilson leads the Seahawks to victory over the 49ers, despite the fact that quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is injured. Russell Wilson led the Seattle Seahawks to a win over the San Francisco 49ers at Santa Clara, Calif., by throwing two touchdown passes and rushing for another. In a 28-21 loss at Levi’s Stadium on Sunday, the 49ers outgained the Seahawks 457 to 234 in total yardage, earned nine more first downs, and led in time of possession. Due to a calf injury, they also lost starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo at halftime. On Monday, Garoppolo will get an MRI to establish…

Billie Eilish will perform live ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ gigs at Glastonbury in 2022.

By Carly Chap on October 4, 2021 Entertainment

Billie Eilish will perform live ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ gigs at Glastonbury in 2022. U.S. singer-songwriter Billie Eilish has been booked as the headliner for the 2022 edition of England’s Glastonbury Festival. The festival was canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. “We couldn’t be more thrilled to announce that the incredible @billieeilish will headline the Pyramid on Friday at next year’s Glastonbury Festival, becoming our youngest solo headliner ever,” festival representative Emily Eavis tweeted Monday. “This feels like the ideal way to welcome us back, and I can’t wait!” Last month, the 19-year-old Grammy winner made headlines…

The Supreme Court’s docket demonstrates the court’s growing role as an adjudicator of religious liberty.

By Carly Chap on October 4, 2021 News

The Supreme Court’s docket demonstrates the court’s growing role as an adjudicator of religious liberty. The Supreme Court will decide whether clergy in Texas can lay hands on a condemned convict in the hours before an execution and whether Maine parents can use public funds from a state tuition assistance program to send their children to religious institutions in the term that begins Monday. Arguments over a Mississippi abortion bill, an FBI operation in which a paid informant was allegedly sent into California mosques, and a proposal to raise a Christian flag in front of Boston City Hall are all…

In Foxborough, Tom Brady and the Buccaneers hold off the Patriots.

By Carly Chap on October 4, 2021 Sport

In Foxborough, Tom Brady and the Buccaneers hold off the Patriots. With seconds remaining, Nick Folk’s game-winning field goal attempt hit the left upright, and the New England Patriots fell just short of an upset over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady, in his first game against the Patriots, completed 22 of 43 passes for 269 yards in a 19-17 victory at Gillette Stadium on Sunday. Brady told reporters, “It was a tremendous night of football and a really tough game that came down to just a few of plays.” “I’m delighted we were able…

Japan’s next Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, is anticipated to announce new elections.

By Carly Chap on October 4, 2021 News

Japan’s next Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, is anticipated to announce new elections. Japan’s Parliament elected former foreign minister Fumio Kishida as the country’s new prime minister on Monday, as expected. But, according to sources, he would dissolve the lower house and hold new national elections later this month, which was not expected. Last Monday, Kishida, 64, was elected as the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party. Kishida was elected to parliament by a large margin against main opposition candidate Yukio Edano of the Constitutional Democratic Party, whose party had long dominated Japan. Kishida formally took office in Tokyo after being…

Heat receptors are the subject of a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded to scientists from the United States.

By Carly Chap on October 4, 2021 Science

Heat receptors are the subject of a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded to scientists from the United States. David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian, both of the United States, were declared the winners of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work in finding human temperature and touch receptors on Monday. Their discoveries have been crucial for many physiological processes and illness problems by outlining how heat, cold, and touch can trigger impulses in the human nervous system. The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute, which awards the prize for physiology or medicine, said in a statement…

After five seasons on ‘Billions,’ Damian Lewis is leaving the show.

By Carly Chap on October 4, 2021 Entertainment

After five seasons on ‘Billions,’ Damian Lewis is leaving the show. After five seasons on Showtime’s high-finance drama Billions, British actor Damian Lewis has left the show. “Thank you, @SHO Billions,” says the user. @briankoppelman @DavidLevien, thank you. It was an honor and a pleasure to play Axe for five seasons with some of the brightest, funniest, and most talented cast and crew I’ve ever worked with. The Billions family will be missed. Yes, some jobs are more than just employment…. Love,” Lewis wrote on Twitter on Monday. Helen McCory, who played Helen in Peaky Blinders and Harry Potter, died…

Although La Nina is projected to be weaker this winter, portions of the United States are expected to see Arctic temperatures.

By Carly Chap on October 4, 2021 US

Although La Nina is projected to be weaker this winter, portions of the United States are expected to see Arctic temperatures. Oct. 4 — The days are becoming shorter and the temperatures are dropping, indicating that winter is just around the corner. Others may be wondering what the coldest time of the year has in store while some celebrate the return of snow. Last winter will be remembered for a long time, notably in the central United States, when a snowstorm followed by bitter cold left millions of people in the dark across Texas. Only a few days later, 73…

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