The Super Bowl was the most watched television event in U.S. history, and made gambling history with more than $23.1 billion in bets placed. Nearly 1 in 4 Americans placed a bet. In 2018, the Supreme Court struck down the law that prevented online gambling in most...
Every year, the Super Bowl is the one of the biggest events in the country. It’s not only the most-watched TV broadcast of the year, with over 60% of people in the United States seeing the game, but also the second-highest day for food consumption after only...
After the hottest summer on record this year, we are learning more about what we will have to face in a global-heating future. At the forefront of the news are the disasters – hurricanes, wildfires, floods, etc. – that are becoming more extreme and frequent year after...
Recently, the billionaire owner of the Oakland A’s baseball team has made headlines after signing a deal to abandon Oakland for Las Vegas. The Oakland A’s have been in the city since 1968, in their current stadium at the Oakland Coliseum. Working class families have...
Last weekend was the Kentucky Derby, a nearly 150-year-old horse race, attended by spectators with elaborate hats sipping mint-julep cocktails. This year, while the fancy crowd dressed up and relaxed, the horses who actually ran the race were dying – literally –...
