Three hacks to improve your odds of success
Imagine you’ve set the goal of running a marathon that’s 90 days away. You’ve hired a trainer who says this a less than optimal amount of time, but if you stick religiously to her fitness…
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A California Republican faces long odds after redistricting. Will he seek a safer seat in Texas?
The redrawing of California's congressional map to boost Democrats' chances has left Republicans scrambling for political survival. Some are digging in for tough races, but one is…
Are we in a K-shaped economy? Delayed employment numbers could reveal recession odds
The gap between the richest and poorest Americans is widening in what Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has called a “bifurcated economy,” as the cost of living skyrockets from…
How my meal delivery company beat the odds to get to profitability
In early 2022, the meal delivery company I founded, Tovala, went out to raise $100mm from venture capitalists. Our business could not have been hotter. We’d crossed $110mm of revenue,…
Hyundai ICE raid shows Trump’s immigration crackdown at odds with push for foreign investment
President Donald Trump’s push to revitalize American manufacturing by luring foreign investment into the U.S. has run smack into one of his other priorities: cracking down on illegal…
Rubio: Odds high Trump will meet with Chinese president
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said after meeting with a senior Chinese official in Malaysia Friday that a summit between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely later…
Democrats are at odds over the Israel-Iran war as Trump considers intervening
After nearly two years of stark divisions over the war in Gaza and support for Israel, Democrats are now finding themselves at odds over U.S. policy toward Iran as progressives demand…
‘Love Me Tender’ Review: Vicky Krieps Ignites an Elegant and Moving Portrait of Motherhood at Odds With Selfhood
Even in supposedly enlightened societies it is practically an article of faith that a woman’s identity as a mother must supercede all her other identities. Not only that: any woman not…
Inside Oscar Gambling: How DraftKings Sets the Lines, Why Bettors Favor Ariana Grande and Which Controversies Impacted the Odds
Office Oscar pools are merciless — you might need a perfectly guessed ballot to defeat your co-workers. You could chuck five bucks into that pot, or you could put up a dollar on a few…
The odds are shifting in the Oscars race: Here are the likely front-runners after last weekend’s industry awards
After a rough start to 2025 due to the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires, awards season in Hollywood is officially back in the swing of things. The fires, which broke out right after…
Mike Johnson's odds of being House speaker as Republicans stay divided
House Speaker Mike Johnson's betting odds of clinching the speakership again are just shy of 75 percent on prediction market website Polymarket, as Republican lawmakers remain divided on…
What are your odds of winning $1B Mega Millions as a late Christmas gift?
What's New The Mega Millions jackpot has surpassed $1 billion, and your odds of winning are 1 in 302 million, even if you got a ticket as a Christmas gift. Why It Matters No ticket matched…
Dog found with all 4 paws and ears cut off transformed "against all odds"
A dog named Zoe who was found with all four of her paws and her ears cut off has shown incredible courage to thrive in the face of adversity. Zoe was first discovered on the streets of…
Odds increase for development of tropical storm in Caribbean while new disturbance tracked in Atlantic
MIAMI — ‘X’ now marks not just one spot, but two spots again in the Atlantic basin tropics as the National Hurricane Center (NHC) has added a new potential tropical disturbance to monitor…