5 things you need to know this weekend
Clinton, Trump make weekend push in swing states
One more weekend, one more chance to rally support. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are hitting key battleground states such as Iowa, Florida, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Nevada and Ohio. The Clinton camp has also received campaigning support from President Obama, who has been pushing for his candidate harder than any president not running for re-election in recent memory. In national polls, Clinton continues to hold her lead, but Trump has narrowed the gap in recent weeks. In a final push to sway undecided voters, Trump ads have attacked Clinton’s credibility and associated her with disgraced congressman Anthony Weiner, who has been linked to Clinton’s email scandal.
After two year hiatus, it’s time for pumpkins to fly free again
One hundred and nine teams. Thirty thousand people in attendance. One goal: to fling pumpkins as far as possible. The World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition returns to Bridgeville, Del., this weekend after a two-year break where the event’s future was uncertain and seeking an insurer. Now fully insured, the annual contest features catapults, ropes, air cannons and sheer human strength to propel pumpkins the farthest distance. Can’t make it out to Delaware for the post-Halloween festivities? The TV special will air on the Science Channel and Discovery on Nov. 26.
Anonymous hacktivists to rally in London on Guy Fawkes night
Donning face masks and pushing for political and social change, thousands of activists are expected to convene on Trafalgar Square in London Saturday for the annual Million Mask March. The event, organized by the hacktivist collective Anonymous UK, falls on Guy Fawkes night, which marks the anniversary of a failed ploy by a group of Catholics to kill King James I, a Protestant, in 1605. In a statement, Anonymous cited government abuses of power and infringements on civil liberties as the motive behind the march. London police warned of potential violence as the protests in recent years have led to criminal activity.
World’s largest cruise ship arrives in USA
Anchors aweigh! The largest passenger ship ever is docking Saturday in Fort Lauderdale, its new long-term home after crossing the Atlantic from Barcelona. The 226,983-ton cruise liner, known as Harmony of the Seas, will begin its permanent schedule and set sail on seven-night voyages to the Caribbean. Harmony can hold 6,780 passengers, not including the crew, and is equipped with the Ultimate Abyss, a massive nine story water slide on deck. If water slides aren’t quite your cup of tea, you can also head over to the robot bar — yes, a bar filled with robot bartenders — for an actual cup of tea.
It’s time to ‘fall back,’ daylight savings is finally over
Tired of this election season? Well you’re in luck. Most Americans will get an extra hour of sleep when daylight savings time ends Sunday. While many claim different sources for the true origin of the practice — with some saying farmers are to blame and others citing energy savings — what is for sure is that the tilt of Earth’s axis makes the hours of daylight change with the seasons. President Lyndon Johnson made the time switch official in 1966 when he made it a uniform the practice across the USA. Hawaii and Arizona opted out of the plan, though, and are the only states that don’t deal with the time change twice a year. Wondering the best way to prepare? You Cher, of course.
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