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H.A. “Humpy” Wheeler, the longtime head of Charlotte Motor Speedway whose showmanship and innovation played an integral role in NASCAR’s rise in popularity in the 1990s and early 2000s, died on Wednesday. He was 86. Known as the “P.T. Barnum of race promoters,” Wheeler was credited with bringing night races to speedways. He also orchestrated wild pre-race shows and crazy …

The first people to step foot in the Americas were harboring a sliver of DNA from two extinct Eurasian human groups: the Neanderthals and the Denisovans, a new study finds. This genetic relic could have helped the earliest Americans fight diseases they encountered in their new environment, the researchers proposed. Everyone alive today is “a result of like three different …

Rod Fergusson, the veteran triple-A games producer who most recently helmed the Diablo series at Blizzard, is taking over 2K’s new BioShock studio Cloud Chamber. Fergusson has been appointed Head of the BioShock franchise and studio head at Cloud Chamber, the company established in 2019, and which recently announced the departure of its leadership. He wrote on social media: “Would …

When my young daughters are in bed and I want to get my steps in but can’t leave the house, I love nothing more than an indoor walking workout. It’s a great way to boost heart health, improve cardiovascular fitness and mood, and I know that I’ll feel so much better by the end. One of my health goals this …

DETROIT – A Dearborn native and Allen Park High School graduate just gave the Detroit Tigers a nice boost in the playoff race. If you tuned out when the Tigers had a 14-game lead in the AL Central about a month ago, you might have missed the mini collapse that shrunk that gap to 5.5 games at the start of …

Teddy Bridgewater was suspended as coach at Miami Northwestern High for providing food, clothing and rides to players. PublishedAugust 6, 2025 4:27 PM EDT•UpdatedAugust 6, 2025 4:27 PM EDT Facebook Twitter Email Copy Link This story has a happy ending for Teddy Bridgewater. He has signed and is practicing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and will be one of their …

When given nutritionally matched diets, participants lost twice as much weight eating minimally processed foods compared to ultra-processed foods, suggesting that cutting down on processing could help to sustain a healthy weight long term, finds a new clinical trial led by researchers at UCL and UCLH. The study, published in Nature Medicine, is the first interventional study comparing ultra-processed food …

Things that helped me get out of the AI 10x engineer imposter syndrome  Hacker News Source link

Wearable devices helped spot postsurgical complications in kids  The Washington Post Source link

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which helps pay for PBS, NPR, 1,500 local radio and television stations as well as programs like “Sesame Street” and “Finding Your Roots,” said Friday that it would close after the U.S. government withdrew funding. The organization told employees that most staff positions will end with the fiscal year on Sept. 30. A small transition …