Democratic candidates drop out of presidential race
Andrew Yang, an entrepreneur with no prior political experience, and Deval Patrick, former Massachusetts Governor, ended their bids for the presidency as Democratic nominees. Having intended to stay in the race till the end, Yang, who ended his run on Tuesday night during the New Hampshire Primary said, “I am the math guy and it’s clear from the numbers we’re not going to win this campaign. So tonight I’m announcing that I am suspending my campaign.” Patrick suspended his campaign “effective immediately” on Wednesday after his low finish in the New Hampshire Primary as well.
Poodle wins Best in Show at the 144th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
Siba, a standard poodle, won Best in Show at the 144th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, held at Madison Square Garden, on Tuesday. Despite the crowds’ chants for Daniel, the crowd favorite golden retriever, Siba took home the title with her fluffy and voluminous fur. Second place was won by Bourbon, a whippet, who was titled Best Reserve in Show.
Scientists detect an unexplainable radio signal from outer space
For the first time on Wednesday, scientists detected radio bursts from a galaxy thought to be around 500 million light-years away. According to USA Today, “The series of ‘fast radio bursts’ – short-lived pulses of radio waves that come from across the universe – were detected about once an hour for four days and then stopped, only to start up again 12 days later.” Science X Network has been coming up with possibilities as to what could be causing the signal stating, “The source could be a celestial body of some kind orbiting around a star or another body… Another possibility is that stellar winds might be alternately boosting or blocking signals from a body behind them.”
Chitetsu Watanabe officially confirmed as the oldest living man
On Wednesday, Guinness World Records officially confirmed Chitetsu Watanabe as the oldest living man at the age of 112. Born March 7, 1907, Watanabe is the oldest of seven siblings and served in the military toward the end of the Pacific War in 1944. Watanabe states that the secret to his longevity is “[keeping] a smile on your face.” According to Guinness, “[Watanabe] loves to eat desserts such as custards and cream puffs.” The oldest person to have ever lived was Jeanne Louise Calment, who lived to be 122 and died in 1997.
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