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Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a campaign event for Proposition 50 on Saturday in Los Angeles. Newsom has been the driving force behind the ballot measure, as a way for California Democrats to fight back in the redistricting battle initiated by President Trump. Ethan Swope/AP hide caption toggle caption Ethan Swope/AP SAN FRANCISCO — California voters have easily approved a ballot measure to redraw the state’s congressional map to favor Democrats, according to a race call by The Associated Press, marking the party’s biggest victory to date in a national battle over redistricting ahead of the 2026 midterms. The measure,…

Kyle Kucharski/ZDNETFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.ZDNET’s key takeawaysGoogle Docs has become the universal document collaboration platform. Features such as Voice Typing, Smart Chips, and Version History surpass most word processors, but many have never used them. In this guide, I share over 25 useful tips for Google Docs to help you streamline your workflow.Google Docs has been part of my life for nearly two decades. I remember when it first launched back in 2006 — I was still in high school, and I haven’t stopped using it since. Being able to access a full-featured word processor from any computer…

Just three months ago, the mere thought of a Radiohead concert in 2025 — or really, any future year for that matter — seemed impossible. Since the band wrapped their A Moon Shaped Pool tour in August 2018, they’ve been busy with various side projects. And we mean very busy: frontman Thom Yorke and guitarist Jonny Greenwood have released three albums as the Smile; Greenwood has scored several films, including the recent Paul Thomas Anderson epic One Battle After Another; Yorke released an LP with producer Mark Pritchard; drummer Phil Selway and guitarist Ed O’Brien both dropped solo albums; and…

What an MLB postseason!After a thrilling month of playoff action — so thrilling, in fact, that it stretched into early November — it’s time for our 2025 MLB All-October team.Though Yoshinobu Yamamoto earned World Series MVP honors for his incredible performance during the Los Angeles Dodgers’ seven-game triumph over the Toronto Blue Jays, that doesn’t tell the whole story of the month. So to honor the best from every stage of the postseason, let’s hand out hardware to a roster of October stars.From wild-card-round sensations to World Series standouts, here are the players our ESPN MLB panel of experts voted…

Can we change bad memories? In this adapted excerpt from “How to Change a Memory” (Princeton University Press, 2025), author and neuroscientist Steve Ramirez recounts the events that led him and his colleagues to discover memories could be artificially controlled in rodents, by tapping directly into the brain.Feelings like anxiety are hard to understand because they’re often invisible to everyone else. But they’re part of everyday life. We all regularly experience bouts of stress and anxiety. What if the job interviewer doesn’t like me? Should I cram tonight for my exam tomorrow? What should I say on my first date?Our…

The year 2026 is going to be a momentous one for the United States as it celebrates its 250th anniversary. Across the country, national parks, historic sites, and cities will gear up to show up—and show off—in ways big and small. Against this backdrop, how does one pick where to visit? Inevitably, we were led by some nostalgia: Route 66, for instance, was an easy one. Next year, visitors can commemorate 100 years of cruising the Mother Road, and whether you’re driving on stretches in Missouri or New Mexico, you’ll not only get to appreciate a neon-lit glow-up but you’ll…

Legal experts says US attacks amount to extrajudicial killings even if those targeted are suspected of drug trafficking.Published On 5 Nov 20255 Nov 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareThe United States has killed two people in another strike on a vessel in the Pacific, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said, bringing to at least 67 the number of people killed in US attacks on boats in the Caribbean and Pacific since early September.In a post on social media late on Tuesday, Hegseth alleged that the latest vessel attacked was involved in “illicit narcotics smuggling”, though legal experts have…

Shisospicy (10), ridden by jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr.,wins the Prevagen Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint on Breeders’ Cup Championship Saturday at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, California on November 1, 2025. Kat Turnbull/Eclipse Sportswire/Breeders CupKat Turnbull/Eclipse Sportswire/Breeders Cup The gameplan for winning a Breeders’ Cup race can vary depending on different factors. The race your targeting, the surface, the potential competition, and of course the nature of the four-legged phenom. For trainer Jose D’Angelo, the key ingredient to his first ever Breeders’ Cup win was perhaps where he prepared his freakishly fast filly.Kentucky Downs has become the place to…

President Trump announced Tuesday evening that he is renominating private astronaut Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. “Jared’s passion for space, astronaut experience, and dedication to pushing the boundaries of exploration, unlocking the mysteries of the universe, and advancing the new space economy make him ideally suited to lead NASA into a bold new era,” Trump wrote on his social media network, Truth Social. In his statement, Trump did not offer an explanation for why he found Isaacman acceptable now after pulling his original nomination in late May. That decision was made for political reasons, ostensibly because Isaacman had made some…

Veteran closer Edwin Díaz has opted out of the final two years of his contract with the New York Mets, according to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal.Díaz had two years and $37 million total, including $10 million in deferred money, remaining on his deal with the Mets. He would’ve earned a $15.5 million base salary in 2026 and then $15.4 million in 2027.He had originally signed with the Mets in 2022 on a five-year, $102 million contract that made him the highest-paid reliever in MLB history.At the time, Díaz was coming off a dominant 2022 season during which he recorded a…