As youth sports booms, churches compete for American families' Sundays - Axios

Member-only storyThe best sci-fi books about parallel universes, quantum computing, and the line between established physics and speculative storytelling.11 min read5 days ago--Press enter or click to view image in full sizetl;dr — Quantum science fiction is storytelling that uses quantum computing or quantum mechanics to drive its plot, from code-breaking machines to the possibility of parallel realities. The distinction matters: quantum computing concerns information processing and cryptography, while quantum mechanics raises deeper questions about measurement, consciousness, and the nature of reality. Across ten standout books, Greg Egan’s Quarantine and Schild’s Ladder turn theoretical physics into existential problems, Neal Stephenson’s Anathem explores the many-worlds interpretation, and David Ignatius’s The Quantum Spy examines the geopolitical consequences of quantum computing. The science behind these stories ranges from established results, such as Shor’s algorithm threatening public-key cryptography and NIST’s 2024 post-quantum standards, to speculative ideas involving quantum consciousness and travel between universes.

Now available at a handful of Catholic churches in the country, the innovation takes the generations-familiar collection basket and adds a tap-to-pay terminal. For years, Cory Howat pondered a mystery of the age: It’s easier to pay a modern vending machine than a Catholic parish. “So you can get a Coke and a Snickers, but you can’t give to Jesus this way?” Howat, executive director of the Catholic Community Foundation of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, told the Register, referring to making credit card payments on the go. “The Church has to figure this out.” Enter credit-card-tap collection baskets, now available at a handful of Catholic churches in the country. The innovation takes the generations-familiar collection basket and adds a tap-to-pay terminal for donations via credit card and debit card and even cellphone. At Immaculate Conception Jesuit Church in downtown New Orleans, Howat said, collections are up $36,000 since the parish started using the baskets in December 2025. Jesuit Father Anthony McGinn, the pastor, was skeptical at first. “I thought it would be awkward.

MMA Fighting has Daniel Dubois vs. Fabio Wardley 2 live round-by-round updates for one of the most anticipated boxing fights of the year at O2 Arena in London, England, on Saturday afternoon. The main event is expected to begin around 5:30 p.m. on DAZN. Check out our Dubois vs. Wardley 2 results page to find out what happened on the undercard. Daniel Dubois (23-3, 22 knockouts) won the WBO heavyweight title in their first meeting this year with a 11th-round knockout of Wardley this past May. Fabio Wardley (20-1-1, 19 knockouts) suffered his first career loss against Dubois. He had won three straight heading into their first fight together. Check out the Dubois vs. Wardley 2 round-by-round live blog below. Daniel Dubois vs. Fabio Wardley 2 Live BlogThe rematch of one of the best fights of the year is just around the corner. Fabio Wardley and Daniel Dubois make the walk now. Round 1:Referee Steve Gray oversees this championship bout. The crowd is buzzing. Somebody gonna get hurt. Dubois strikes first with a jab, and seconds later connects with a right that wobbles Wardley! Wow! He touches canvas and we have our first 10-count, Wardley answers.