A slim science fiction novel that looks at our "precious and precarious" world through the eyes of six astronauts on the International Space Station has won the 2024 Booker Prize. "Compact yet beautifully expansive, Orbital invites us to observe the Earth's splendour, whilst reflecting on the individual and collective value of every human life," the Booker Prize judges wrote. The prize website notes it has sold more copies than the last three Booker Prize winners combined before their wins. Harvey, who was one of five women among the six authors on the Booker Prize short list, is the first woman to win the award since 2019. Watching footage of Earth orbits from the ISS helped inspire the book, Harvey told NPR, including the 16 sunsets and sunrises the astronauts in her book experience over the day she writes about.

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CNN data expert Harry Enten suggested that President-elect Donald Trump may be the best Republican candidate of the 21st century, because of how he improved with voters in urban areas. "It comes as this nation‘s biggest and most liberal cities are part of the reason why we have seen this push to right, moving right, including ultra-liberal San Francisco. Its progressive Mayor London Breed voted out, replaced with Daniel Lurie, my guest in a moment," she said. Enten spoke about the "red invasion" people are seeing on electoral maps, and how they are a clear departure from even Trump’s 2016 victory. Donald Trump put up the best Republican performance for a Republican nominee for president in at least 20 years, if not the entire 21st century," Enten said.

Architecture firm OfficeUntitled has unveiled an updated design for a proposed data center across the street from the Whole Foods Market and Bottega Louie in Downtown Los Angeles. "Transforming what could have been hidden infrastructure, 727 Grand delights as a striking, sculptural urban data center," reads a narrative released by OfficeUntitled. Plans for a new data center - which would be among several situated along Grand Avenue in Downtown - is driven by ever-increasing demand for artificial intelligence and cloud storage. The Los Angeles Times recently described a neighboring data center at the One Wilshire tower up the street as "the mother of all data centers in the West." The result is a new terrace deck overlooking the southern property line of 727 Grand.

However, experts warn that what they call prolonged sitting on the toilet can harm your health. “When patients present to me with complaints, one of the main areas we have to delve deeply into is spending a lot of time on the toilet,” Xue said. The pelvic floor muscles are another type of muscle weakened from prolonged toilet sitting. “Make sitting on the toilet bowl as uninteresting as possible.”If you’re having trouble relieving yourself, Xue advised quitting after 10 minutes. Worsening constipation or a need to sit on the toilet for a long time may also be a sign of cancer.

President-elect Donald Trump says he plans to nominate Pete Hegseth, a U.S. Army National Guard veteran and a weekend host on Fox News’ morning show, as secretary of Defense. The Hegseth pick, announced late Tuesday, immediately drew more scrutiny than some more conventional choices Trump announced for other Cabinet-level positions. “Pete is tough, smart and a true believer in America First,” Trump said in a statement from his transition team. President Trump and Secretary Hegseth will make our military great again while continuing to put America First,” the foundation said in a statement. Gabbard, a former Democratic member of Congress from Hawaii who sought the party’s presidential nomination in 2020, campaigned for Trump this year.

How close did the Supreme Court come to reversing Roe v. Wade more than three decades before the June 2022 ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization? Reagan was persuaded otherwise and bristled at the suggestion O’Connor would act to preserve Roe. In short order after Reagan left the White House, the court dealt with a new case where, the O’Connor papers reveal, the tension regarding her views on Roe came to a head. Ronald Reagan’s legacy as a pro-life president is often challenged based on his twin mistakes with O’Connor and Kennedy. The O’Connor papers show how close the reversal of Roe came in 1989 and how reasonable observers could have believed these two pro-Roe justices recognized the artificiality and error of Roe.

PoliticsWhat RFK Jr. has said about advising Trump on health careRobert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to have a significant role in advising President-elect Donald Trump on health hcare. Here’s some of what he’s said regarding the incoming administration.

The billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times gave a bizarre defense for his plans to overhaul the “very left” editorial board after he blocked it from endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris. Thousands canceled their subscriptions in protest and several members of the editorial board resigned. A new Editorial Board. 4 The Times was roiled last month by Soon-Shiong’s decision to block the editorial board from endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris. Soon-Shiong’s intervention mirrored that of Jeff Bezos, the Washington Post owner who also prevented his newspaper’s editorial board from endorsing Harris.

“If he carries through on what he said during his campaign, there will be an inflation shock significantly greater than the one the country suffered in 2021,” Summers told Kate Bolduan on CNN News Central on Wednesday. Consumer prices started increasing rapidly in the spring of 2021, with inflation eventually peaking at a four-decade high of 9.1% in June 2022. “I hope that he will get the message from this election and adjust his programs so that it’s not inflationary,” Summers told CNN. “In his first term, President Trump instituted tariffs against China that created jobs, spurred investment, and resulted in no inflation,” Karoline Leavitt, a Trump transition spokesperson, said in a statement. They just didn’t want the consequences that came with it in terms of increased inflation,” Summers said.

Pat Soon-Shiong, the owner of the Los Angeles Times, announced Sunday the newspaper will soon have a new editorial board. The owner on social media Sunday that he will try to make the Los Angeles Times “balanced.” His announcement followed the newspaper's editorial board refraining from endorsing a presidential candidate this year despite doing so in the last four elections. A new Editorial Board.”The owner added that “ALL voices” must be heard when a presidential candidate wins a majority of the vote. READ MORE |Instead, the owner added, the editorial board became “silent.” Mariel Garza, who worked as the Los Angeles Times editorials editor, said she resigned because she wasn’t okay with the newspaper being “silent,” according to the . The Los Angeles Times was joined by The Washington Post in refraining from issuing a presidential endorsement this year.

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(The Langhe also produces wines from several other grape varieties, most notably the more affordable barbera, the most widely planted grape in Piemonte.) Pollak and King Family vineyards west of Charlottesville planted nebbiolo in the past few years, and other wineries are experimenting with it. Luca Paschina, Barboursville’s head winemaker and a native of Piemonte, planted just over an acre of nebbiolo in the late 1990s. Jeff White planted nebbiolo at his Glen Manor Vineyards in 2017 in part because of climate change. Barboursville Vineyards Nebbiolo Reserve 2020Three and one-half starsVirginia, $40This wine glides across the palate like silk.

Gregg Popovich, the NBA’s all-time winningest coach, suffered a mild stroke on November 2, the San Antonio Spurs said Wednesday. San Antonio said the incident happened at Frost Bank Center, the home arena of the Spurs. Popovich has started rehabilitation and is “expected to make a full recovery,” according to the team. “I would say that he’s doing good,” Johnson told reporters after the Spurs’ November 7 game against the Portland Trail Blazers. So, have not talked details and I’m not sure about anything.”The San Antonio Spurs say Popovich is "expected to make a full recovery."