When announcers last July declared Joey Chestnut the winner of Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, spectators had little reason to doubt the score: 64 dogs in 10 minutes. They considered tracking consumption by weighing plates and even placing microchips on contestants’ tongues. But the judges — unable to clearly view the contestants’ plates amid […]
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“Abortion” searches reach record highs
More than a dozen states this year passed laws to either restrict or expand access to abortion, with a flurry of activity happening within the past few weeks alone. Reaction to the changes has dominated cable news networks and social media platforms. It also seemingly spurred record-breaking Google searches for words related to abortion. On […]