Welcome to FiveThirtyEight’s weekly politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. sarahf (Sarah Frostenson, politics editor): After the fourth Democratic debate in October, Pete Buttigieg hit 13 percent in a Suffolk/USA Today Iowa poll, coming in third, while Amy Klobuchar got her second qualifying poll for the November debate. And a FiveThirtyEight average […]
Affluent Americans may want to double-check how much of their bank deposits are protected by government-backed insurance. The rules governing trust accounts just changed.
Former NBA guard Darius Morris has died at the age of 33. He played for five teams during his four NBA seasons. Morris played college basketball at Michigan.
Murray made a bad night on the court worse during a moment of frustration on the bench.
Ryan says he would be writing in a Republican candidate instead of voting for Donald Trump.
Nikola Jokić joins a short list of the game's all-time greats after securing his third MVP.
The Cardinals' nightmare season continues.
It’s key to note that we’re not saying the “best team” or “best roster.” Instead, we’re talking about the best confluence of factors that can outline a path for survival and then success.
The energy transition will benefit companies providing electrical needs for surging demand. Analysts point to these three stocks as a Buy.
Jake Mintz & Jordan Shusterman discuss the Padres-Marlins trade that sent Luis Arraez to San Diego, as well as recap all the action from this weekend in baseball and send birthday wishes to hall-of-famer Willie Mays.
Miami Heat president Pat Riley rebuked comments Jimmy Butler made about the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks, while also implying that his star needs to play more.
In the most anticlimactic way possible, Nintendo on Tuesday confirmed years of rumors: The Nintendo Switch 2 console is on the way. "We will make an announcement about the successor to Nintendo Switch within this fiscal year," wrote Shuntaro Furukawa, the president of Nintendo, on X. Rather, Furukawa wanted to warn users not to expect the actual announcement in next month's Nintendo Direct livestream.
Fantasy baseball analyst Fred Zinkie offers up his top buy low/high and sell low-high candidates for Week 6.
With NFL rosters pretty much set before training camp, Scott Pianowski reveals his first set of team fantasy power rankings for the 2024 season.
An annual government report offered a glimmer of good news for Social Security and a jolt of good news for Medicare even as both programs continue to be on pace to run dry next decade.
Murray tossed a heat pad onto the court during gameplay vs. the Timberwolves.
Tuesday's last-2-minute report should be interesting.
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Fantasy baseball analyst Dalton Del Don delivers his latest batch of hot takes as we enter Week 6 of the season.
Kelly allegedly harassed a female strength and conditioning coach who sued him and the Toronto Argonauts in February.
The Timberwolves' rising superstar led Minnesota to a Game 1 victory over Denver, then reminded the world that he's 22, not 23 ... yet.