How Astronauts Are Casting Their Midterm Votes From Space

How Astronauts Are Casting Their Midterm Votes From Space

Menon, who launched aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft in July, pointed out his room, which “doubles as a voting booth,” for all intents and purposes.  “Inside is my computer, where I was able to fill out an electronic form, and send it to Harris County,” he said, while floating inside the laboratory. (Harris County…

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Polls Begin to Close in Midterms That Will Shape Rest of Trump’s Presidency

Polls Begin to Close in Midterms That Will Shape Rest of Trump’s Presidency

U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas defeated former U.S. Sen. John E. Sununu in New Hampshire on Tuesday, becoming the first openly gay man elected to the U.S. Senate. Here’s what to know Polls have closed in Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode…

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NYC Marathon Runner Rachel Apa, 24, Dies From Rhabdomyolysis 2 Miles From the Finish Line

NYC Marathon Runner Rachel Apa, 24, Dies From Rhabdomyolysis 2 Miles From the Finish Line

TikToker Caleb Graves Shared Warning of Heat Wave Before Dying at Disney Half-Marathon A young woman’s race through life has been tragically cut short.  Rachel Apa, a former Division I athlete, died Nov. 1 from rhabdomyolysis while attempting to finish the New York City Marathon. She was 24.  Apa—who played field hockey at Bucknell University—collapsed…

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With UESHIMA MUSEUM, Kankuro Ueshima Makes a Case for Collecting the Present Moment

With UESHIMA MUSEUM, Kankuro Ueshima Makes a Case for Collecting the Present Moment

Installation view: “The Image Burns, Distorts, and Sublimates into Light” at UESHIMA MUSEUM, Tokyo. UESHIMA MUSEUM COLLECTION Among the most exciting new additions to Tokyo’s art ecosystem is UESHIMA MUSEUM. In a former British School building on the grounds of Shibuya Kyoiku Gakuen—the school its founder once attended—this six-floor private museum houses works by some…

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At Artissima, Collectors and Institutions Came Primed for Discovery

At Artissima, Collectors and Institutions Came Primed for Discovery

MATTA at Artissima 2026. Photo: Luisa Porta Artissima, Turin’s publicly owned contemporary art fair—and the only fair in Italy devoted exclusively to contemporary art, as any Italian will gladly remind you—held its 33rd edition from October 30 to November 1. Staged at the Oval Lingotto arena, next to the Pinacoteca Agnelli, the fair brought together…

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Beyond Cheese and Chocolate: The 8 Swiss Dishes to Try, Canton by Canton

Beyond Cheese and Chocolate: The 8 Swiss Dishes to Try, Canton by Canton

Bern: Berner Platte In Bern, you’ll find the Berner Platte, a meat feast featuring pork shoulder (schüfeli), smoked pork loin (rippli), smoked bacon (speck), boiled beef (siedfleisch), pork knuckle (gnagi), smoked beef tongue, and tongue sausage (zungenwurst). Served alongside sauerkraut, beans and potatoes, this dish has celebratory origins, which explains its abundance. On March 5,…

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At 1 Hotel Austin, a High-Rise Stay With the Comforts of Home

At 1 Hotel Austin, a High-Rise Stay With the Comforts of Home

1 Hotel Austin is the newest addition to the Texas capital’s hospitality landscape. Mikkel Vang If you, like me, haven’t visited Texas’ state capital for a number of years, you’d be forgiven for no longer recognizing some of the city’s most famed streets. A wealth of mixed-use developments has transformed formerly sleepy corners of Austin…

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10 Must-See Exhibitions in Tokyo

10 Must-See Exhibitions in Tokyo

CON_ Tokyo Through November 8, 2026 Shota Yamauchi‘s multidisciplinary practice navigates sculpture, moving image, performance and olfactory experience to investigate the relationship between the self and the world. In recent years, the artist has explored the body as a site of exchange, distilling sweat into an aromatic essence and imagining future scenarios in which human…

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