Trump won North Carolina in 2016 by about 4 percentage points, but with less than three weeks until the election, he faces an almost 3-point gap between himself and former Vice President Joe Biden. Both candidates are spending some of their final campaign days in the state, and more than 1.5 million people have already cast ballots there. As of Monday, Democratic Party turnout is 1.8 times higher than that for Republicans....

Coming at a time when Beijing and Moscow are growing closer than ever, they also spoke directly about the events rapidly unfolding in a nation which they both border. Days after the six-nation Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) answered Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s plea for help to quell nationwide unrest that began as protests against rising energy prices and grew into deadly clashes between protesters and security forces, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke via telephone with Kazakh counterpart Mukhtar Tileuberdi to offer support....

MORE: Shortened race a problem, but not unique | Significant concussion discussion Jimmie Johnson pitted under green with a tire going down. Turns out, he was having a similar problem to the one Bowman, a Hendrick Motorsports teammate, was having. Having won at Martinsville, Johnson was in no hurry early in the AAA Texas 500. But even with his place in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship guaranteed, Johnson wouldn’t mind winning at Texas....

The Old Lady, who are going neck for neck with Napoli for the league title, have been criticized for their result-oriented form of play, largely compared to The Light Blues’ free-flowing style. As things stand, a point separates the two sides after matchday 22 in the battle for the Scudetto. “In the end, what counts is winning,” Asamoah told Sky. “If you play well but don’t win in the end, it counts for nothing....

With Arsenal to come at the Emirates on Saturday, Jose Mourinho will have been looking for three points however they came at Vicarage Road, but a more convincing performance than the one which saw United edge past Brighton at the weekend was in order to persuade the wider world that they have what it takes to deal with a title race right through to May. Man Utd 7/4 to beat Arsenal...

The 25-year-old shocked the world last month after deciding to walk away from tennis while ranked number one and having won the Australian Open in January. Barty stressed her decision was a long time coming and one that will allow her to focus on new challenges while also spending more time with her family. The Aussie did leave the door open for a potential sports switch down the track, however, having previously played professional cricket and also boasting some serious golf skills....

The attack occurred Tuesday around 8 a.m. local time on a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) train heading north between 16th Street and Civic Center, which houses many of the city’s largest government buildings and cultural organizations. BART Police told Newsweek that a suspect approached the female victim and demanded her cellphone. When she refused, the attacker struck her multiple times with their hands. Responding officers searched the train and surrounding area, but didn’t find the suspect....

The space rock designated 1996 VB3, with a diameter of 220 meters, will pass Earth on the evening of October 20. It will reach a minimum distance of around 2 million miles (3.2 million km) from Earth. That’s just under nine times the distance between Earth and the moon. The object will be traveling at 15,000 meters per second as it passes our planet. That’s about 20 times faster than a jet fighter and 17 times faster than a bullet fired from a rifle....

“Every great sportscar brand has a hero car. For Aston Martin in more recent years that car has been the V12 Vantage,” said Aston Martin Chief Executive Officer, Tobias Moers in a press release. “Right from the moment the first V12 Vantage RS Concept was shown back in 2007 our customers and fans around the world fell in love with the idea of fitting our biggest engine into our smallest and most sporting model....

After beating Leeds United 1-0 on Sunday as part of a three-team exhibition tournament, Steven Gerrard’s side looked a little flat throughout a goalless first 45 minutes in Townsville. Brisbane were more than holding their own and handed new recruit Charlie Austin a debut in the second half. While Villa looked off the pace for much of the game, they did show glimpses in attack and eventually found the decisive goal in the 77th minute when youngster Cameron Archer pounced on a ball in the box to fire home....

That’s because the root is yellow and it is considered to be one of the most useful herbs in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). However, Western research has yet to provide much evidence of its effectiveness. This article looks at the claims about astragalus, what research says about them, potential dangers, safe and unsafe dosages, and how to shop for and store astragalus. Uses of Astragalus In TCM, astragalus is used for a variety of ailments....

Five major aspects: conjunction (0°), sextile (60°), square (90°), trine (120°), and opposition (180°). Five minor aspects: semi-sextile (30°), semi-square (45°), sesqui-quadrate (135°), inconjunct (150°), and quintile (72°). Hard aspects represent the parts of your life and personality you may struggle with the most. Soft aspects represent the positive and otherwise easy parts of your life. To find aspects in your birth chart, check the angle degree between two planets....

Researchers hope the discovery of so many of these freely-drifting planets could help us better understand how they evolve and the processes that divorce them from the planetary system and stars. “We did not know how many [rogue planets] to expect and are excited to have found so many,” Núria Miret-Roig, astronomer at the Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Bordeaux, France, and the University of Vienna, said. Miret-Roig led the investigation, which discovered 170 rogue exoplanets and confirmed at least 70....

Cameras zoomed in on the man, revealing that he had a handgun tucked into his shorts. MORE: Worst MLB Draft whiffs Before the 2015 season, MLB bolstered its security measures, adding metal detectors in all 30 stadiums. Texas residents can obtain a license to carry a concealed handgun, it is illegal to do so at professional or amateur sporting events. But as it turns out, the man was a police officer in plain clothes, one of the several thousand who were on-hand Monday to help support the son of slain Houston officer Richard Martin....

Just hours before the first pitch of the 2022 MLB World Series, featuring the Philadelphia Phillies and Baker’s Houston Astros, the 73-year-old manager told reporters that multiple big-name personalities had reached out to him with well wishes, including disgraced comedian Bill Cosby. “Dusty Baker says this week he has heard from ‘my homeboys and homegirls,’ some former coaches, Snoop Dogg and Bill Cosby,” senior Sports Illustrated writer Stephanie Apstein tweeted earlier on Friday....

Just as the Braves piled on early in Game 1, the Astros jumped on Atlanta right from the get-go in Game 2. Jose Altuve scored following a leadoff double when Alex Bregman lifted a sacrifice fly; a huge four-run second inning, with RBIs coming on hits from Jose Siri, Martin Maldonado and Michael Brantley, put Houston out to a commanding 5-1 lead. The Astros tacked on two more runs later in the game, and the Braves never could catch back up as Houston evened the series at one win each with a 7-2 victory on Wednesday....

On December 3, 1979, British rock band The Who was scheduled to perform a leg of their world tour at the Heritage Bank Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Still considered one of the greatest bands of all time, The Who was at the height of their popularity, and fans had sold the arena to capacity, with over 18,000 tickets sold. However, the night would end in tragedy. A crowd of general admission ticket holders attempted to squeeze through just two open doors after it was mistakenly believed that the band had begun to play....

The 77-year-old, who currently leads Trump 290 to 214 in the Electoral Vote with three states still to declare, will enter the White House in January following a five-decade career in politics which began with him becoming one of the youngest senators in U.S. history Biden was 29 when he was elected as a senator in 1972 for the state of Delaware, where he went on to serve six terms....

In a statement, Ellume, the manufacturer of the tests, said, “In recent weeks, we noted an increased chance that Ellume COVID-19 Home Tests from specific lots may provide an incorrect positive result. Following a thorough investigation, we isolated the cause and confirmed that this incidence of false positives is limited to specific lots.” According to Ellume, the company has worked with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue the voluntary recall and remove the affected at-home test kits from the market....

Prokop came out as gay on Twitter and Instagram on Monday, making him the first openly gay player under contract for a National Hockey League (NHL) team. “While the past year and a half has been crazy, it has also given me the chance to find my true self,” Prokop wrote. “I am no longer scared to hide who I am. Today I am proud to publicly tell everyone that I am gay....