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1 big thing: Two Americas, tuning each other out | Saturday, August 31, 2019   View in browser   Presented By Bank of America   Axios AM By Mike Allen · Aug 31, 2019 ⛱️ Happy Saturday. Fingers crossed for our friends and readers on the Southeast coast who're having their holiday plans spoiled by Dorian. 🌇 Do you get Axios PM , my 5 p.m. ET quick read on what matters each weekday? Don't miss out. Sign up here . Today's Smart Brevity count: 1,198 words ... ~ 4 minutes.     1 big thing: Two Americas, tuning each other out Data: Google. Map: Naema Ahmed/Axios The country's polarization now extends to entertainment television, Axios' Shane Savitsky writes . Why it matters: Americans used to have only a few TV options, producing mass-culture moments like The Beatles on "The Ed Sullivan Show," the "Who

Scientists reject the idea of a single "gay gene;" the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo grows bigger.   Tonight's Sentences was written by Stavros Agorakis. TOP NEWS Many genes, not one, influence same-sex sexuality Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images The findings of the largest study to date that analyzes the genetics of same-sex behavior suggest there is not a single "gay gene" in human organisms. [ Washington Post / Lindsey Bever ] The study of nearly half a million people shows several different genes play a role, however small, in someone's sexual orientation, making it impossible for researchers to use genetics to predict people's sexualities. [ NYT / Pam Belluck ] In addition to genetics, social