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Battlefield shuts out Stafford in first-round playoff win
Connor Kwitkin ran for 123 yards and one touchdown and Maddox Noles accounted for three more scores as third-seeded Battlefield defeated sixth-seeded Stafford 35-0 Friday in the first round of the Class 6, Region B playoffs. Noles, the Cedar Run District Offensive Player of the Year, ran for a touchdown and threw for two more. He finished the game 7 of 9 passing for 142 yards. Friday's first-round playoff results Gar-Field wins first playoff game since 2007 IN PHOTOS: Gar-Field-Woodbridge football Battlefield led 21-0 at the end of the first quarter and 28-0 at halftime. Miami commitment and district defensive player of the year Noah Glover got things started in the first quarter when he blocked a punt and returned it 10 yards for the Bobcats' first touchdown. Kwitkin added a 2-yard run followed by Tyler Kurre catching a 29-yard touchdown pass from Noles to close out the first quarter scoring. Noles connected with Kurre in the second quarter for a 4-yard score. Noles closed the scoring out in the third off a 1-yard run. Zylan Walton recovered a fumble in the first quarter for Battlefield and Ethan Stowell grabbed an interception in the second. For the game, Battlefield totaled
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Richard Fowler wins Washington Examiner election contest
Democratic strategist Richard Fowler has won the Washington Examiner’s 2026 election pundit contest, accurately predicting the blue wave that flipped the House and Senate. While none of the half-dozen pundits predicted how big the tsunami ended up being, Fowler predicted Democrats would pick up six Senate seats. His crystal ball foresaw that Democrats would win Senate seats in Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Ohio, and Texas.
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FAA blames Friday's ground stop on 'equipment issue' during telecoms network upgrade
WASHINGTON— Friday's nationwide ground stop started when a contractor updated old Federal Aviation Administration telecommunication lines, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Saturday. Tens of thousands of passengers across the U.S. are still stranded Saturday after the rare ground stop. Bryan Bedford, the FAA administrator who joined Duffy at Saturday's...
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Experts share why drinking in high altitude feels so different — and how you can prevent getting sick
Experts have revealed why high elevation levels can make you feel drunker Getty Images This weekend, fresh on the heels of the historic blue wave at the midterm elections, thousands of Democrats are descending upon Denver for a summit plotting the party’s next steps. It’s safe to say that the party’s politicians and strategists will be celebrating the victory while they’re there. However, travelers who have partaken in a boozy après-ski can attest that drinking in the Colorado mountains often seems to lead to a faster onset of the effects of alcohol, not to mention worse hangovers. After learning about the What’s Next conference, one X user wrote: “looking forward to witnessing the intersection of denver altitude change and dc drinking habits this week,” while another added, “Sea level people can’t drink with the mountaineers. No lie.” With Denver nicknamed the Mile High City for its elevation sitting 5,280 feet — exactly one mile — above sea level, it makes sense that people coming from Washington, D.C. or New York City might be met with the mile high effect, complete with altitude sickness. And although blood alcohol concentration technically does not change with elevation (which disproves the common myth that