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Major Kansas country festival eyes new 35,000-fan home near Wichita

Country Stampede Kansas moves to Gilley’s Park City in June 2027, via a Kustom Entertainment deal expected to add 20+ show days and lift capacity to 35,000.

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Jun 8 • 8:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • stocktitan.net
open 42-bed medical rehabilitation hospital in South Point, Ohio

PAM Health, a leading national healthcare provider, in partnership with regional healthcare leader Marshall Health Network, announced plans to open a 42-bed physical medicine and rehabilitation hospital in South Point, Ohio. This location will be PAM Health’s third hospital in Ohio, joining PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Miamisburg and PAM Health Specialty Hospital of Miamisburg. Located at 510 Commerce Lane in South Point, Ohio, the hospital is expected to open in October […]

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Jun 8 • 7:28 AM EDT • Health • news.marshallhealth.org
7 essential moments from the 2026 Tony Awards

"Schmigadoon!" won best musical, during the 79th Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall, Sunday, but fans were also buzzing about Pink's hosting skills, John Lithgow's not entirely expected win and Ali Louis Bourzgui's passionately political speech.

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Jun 8 • 6:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
A San Antonio middle school is banking on the sports medicine industry

The sports medicine field is expected to grow in Texas. One San Antonio middle schools hopes to boost interest in the industry.

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Jun 8 • 6:00 AM EDT • Sports • sanantonioreport.org
South Korea to seek priority supply of Nvidia Vera Rubin GPUs, science minister says

South Korea will ask for priority supply ​of Nvidia's next-generation Vera ‌Rubin graphics processing units, as deliveries are expected to ​be delayed, Science and ​ICT Minister Bae Kyung-hoon said ⁠on Monday.

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Jun 8 • 5:48 AM EDT • Science • reuters.com
Paul Jr.’s American Motor Fest Set to Bring Major Entertainment Weekend to Clearfield County

CLEARFIELD — Engines will roar, music will fill the air, and thousands of visitors are expected to descend upon the

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Jun 8 • 1:20 AM EDT • Entertainment • gantnews.com
Saving Siri: After two years of stumbles, is Apple's AI moment here?

When Apple holds its developer conference at its Cupertino, California headquarters on Monday, the big draw will be a widely expected overhaul to Siri, the AI assistant the ​iPhone maker two years ago promised, but failed, to improve.

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Jun 7 • 9:09 PM EDT • Technology • reuters.com
Saving Siri: After two years of stumbles, is Apple's AI moment here?

When Apple holds its developer conference at its Cupertino, California headquarters on Monday, the big draw will be a widely expected overhaul to Siri, the AI assistant the ​iPhone maker two years ago promised, but failed, to improve.

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Jun 7 • 9:09 PM EDT • Business • reuters.com
‘What if all cockroaches came together?’ The youth movement threatening to shake up India’s politics

Cockroach Janta party began as online joke but is growing into one of the most unexpected challenges to country’s rightwing government

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Jun 7 • 7:51 PM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
U.S. Investors Target Wrexham-Style Turnaround with Italian Soccer Club

The deal is expected to close this month.

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Jun 7 • 5:41 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Terry Francona Opens Up on Eugenio Suarez's Slow Start

Suarez has not been the same player the Reds expected so far in 2026.

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Jun 7 • 4:49 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
To double in size, UNT Health Fort Worth cuts colleges from 6 to 4

The reorganization is expected to save the institution about $600,000 annually.

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Jun 7 • 2:00 PM EDT • Health • fortworthreport.org
Senua: Answering the Big Questions About Ninja Theory’s Unexpected New Action-Adventure

Senua is the surprise new action-adventure set in the Hellblade universe - we spoke to Ninja Theory to answer all the biggest questions out of this #XBOXGamesShowcase world premiere:

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Jun 7 • 1:31 PM EDT • Technology • news.xbox.com
I banned smartphones for my kids. They became obsessed with Walkmans.

Ali Hynek says introducing her children to cassette tapes and Walkmans became an unexpected alternative to smartphones and streaming.

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Jun 7 • 10:52 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Pigeons are famous long-distance flyers. And apparently the liver could be their GPS

From wartime messages to love letters, pigeons have carried our mail for centuries. A new study suggests the secret to how they find their way might be hiding in an unexpected place: the liver.

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Jun 7 • 4:00 AM EDT • Science • cbc.ca
Lakers, Celtics, Clippers, Nets To Battle For 40-Percent Flamethrower

CLEVELAND — The ripple effects of a shifting market have created an unexpected opportunity for teams seeking elite perimeter depth. The Lakers, Celtics, Clippers, Nets to battle for 40-percent 3-and-D swingman. Front offices are evaluating their cap sheets to land the dynamic Keon Ellis. Cleveland Cavaliers' recent choice to fully prioritize retaining forward Dean Wade …

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Jun 7 • 2:25 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Local businesses prepare ahead of massive crowds expected for World Cup in Houston

Just around the corner from Shell Energy Stadium is the local bar Chapman & Kirby, where the staff is getting ready to be part of an event that will put Houston in the global spotlight.

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Jun 6 • 10:34 PM EDT • Business • abc13.com
Will Smith scratched from Dodgers’ lineup with stiff neck

Will Smith was scratched on Saturday with a stiff neck, but manager Dave Roberts said he expected him to be back in the lineup the next day for the finale of the Dodgers’ three-game series against the Angels.

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Jun 6 • 9:22 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Bengals reportedly searching for help at an unexpected position

A new report seems to suggest the Bengals were on the hunt for help at a key spot.

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Jun 6 • 9:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Michael Carrick expected to receive special coaching help

Not only is the first team set for changes, but Manchester United also have plans to upgrade their coaching staff over the summer.After Michael Carrick agreed to take charge on a permanent basis, INEO...

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Jun 6 • 1:10 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
What to Expect from Apple's Massive iOS 27 Update

Explore the expected features of iOS 27, including Siri 2.0, split-screen multitasking, and major stability improvements for your iPhone.

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Jun 6 • 1:00 AM EDT • Technology • geeky-gadgets.com
What to know about Pope Leo's trip to Spain, from political scandal to Barcelona's architectural gem

Pope Leo XIV’s weeklong visit to Spain will bring him to a once-staunchly Catholic country that has long been in the throes of waning religious practice. Leo is expected to double down on his messages of unity amid polarization, peace as war rages, welcome for migrants and hope for young Spaniard...

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Jun 6 • 12:38 AM EDT • Politics • wral.com
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Mock political party for India's young 'cockroaches' set to hold first protest in New Delhi

NEW DELHI (AP) — The Cockroach Janata Party, a social media movement that began as an online joke and amassed millions of followers across India, will face its biggest test yet Saturday with its founder expected to lead a demonstration in New Delhi.

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Jun 6 • 12:03 AM EDT • Politics • wral.com
Philadelphia heat wave prompts health warnings, outdoor adjustments

Philadelphia hit 92 degrees Friday, marking the second straight day in the 90s, with the hot weather expected to continue through the weekend.

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Jun 5 • 11:39 PM EDT • Health • 6abc.com
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Healthy aging in the LGBTQIA+ community

An estimated 3 million American adults age 50 and older identify as LGBTQIA+,* and that number is expected to grow to about 7 million by 2030 as the U.S. population continues to age. While LGBTQIA+ adults in general are more likely to experience certain health problems than the general population, this may be especially true of older adults because of the cultural conditions they have experienced in their lifetimes.

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Jun 5 • 3:58 PM EDT • Health • phillyvoice.com
Science panel to present hardened structure report findings

The North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission is expected to hear from its science advisory panel its findings on the effects hard structures have on sandy, open-ocean coastlines.

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Jun 5 • 2:01 PM EDT • Science • coastalreview.org
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The Afghan Whigs tour tickets just dropped: How to secure eye-catching deals for limited U.S. run

With only 12 shows scheduled for the U.S., fans need to focus on securing tickets as soon as possible as the supply is expected to dwindle quickly.

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Jun 5 • 10:32 AM EDT • Entertainment • al.com
Morning Preview: A Jobs Report Surprise, Immigration Showdown and Rising Heat Risks

Today, economists and consumers are reacting to a better-than-expected job report and regulators are rethinking how schools spend billions on internet access and classroom technology. At the same time, the first major heat waves of the season are putting pressure on public health systems as summer ...

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Jun 5 • 10:02 AM EDT • Health • usnews.com
Port Laredo trade summit to draw global business leaders

Hundreds of trade professionals, executives and policymakers are expected to attend Laredo's inaugural Global Trade Summit in July.

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Jun 5 • 9:24 AM EDT • Business • lmtonline.com
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I've Used Starlink Every Day for 4 Years. Its Speeds Have Taken an Unexpected Turn

Years of testing Starlink from rural Idaho have transformed my home internet access, but my 2026 performance data raises new questions about speed, pricing, and priority tiers.

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Jun 5 • 9:16 AM EDT • Technology • pcmag.com
Bengals Rookie Spotlight: Tacario Davis

Davis will be expected to help cover tight ends in year one.

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Jun 5 • 7:15 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Wall St Week Ahead Blockbuster SpaceX IPO set to test high-flying US stocks rally

The long-awaited, massive SpaceX initial public offering is expected next week, a major event for the U.S. stock market, with investors wary of possible overexuberance after a stunning ​rally.

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Jun 5 • 6:06 AM EDT • Business • reuters.com
BOE Survey Finds Businesses Expect to Raise Prices at Faster Rate

U.K. businesses polled in May expected to raise their prices at a faster rate, but wage increases were seen slowing, according to a Bank of England survey released Friday.

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Jun 5 • 5:33 AM EDT • Business • wsj.com
Official | Allan Saint-Maximin leaves RC Lens

Allan Saint-Maximin’s (29) exit from RC Lens has been confirmed. The Frenchman is expected to make a move to the MLS.Having joined Lens last February following the termination of his contract with M...

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Jun 5 • 4:50 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Bayou Phoenix project seeks public funds for New Orleans entertainment hub

Bayou Phoenix developers say they are still working on finalizing #350 million needed for the new entertainment hub, with $50 million expected to come from the public sector.

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Jun 5 • 1:04 AM EDT • Entertainment • fox8live.com
Yankees slugger Aaron Judge has stress fracture in rib, expected to miss significant time

The Yankees said Judge is 'expected' to play again this season, but it's unclear when

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Jun 4 • 11:09 PM EDT • Sports • cbssports.com
Cubs' Edward Cabrera: Expected to start Friday

Cubs' Edward Cabrera: Expected to start Friday

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Jun 4 • 10:38 PM EDT • Sports • cbssports.com
Samsung Health app is getting a big AI-centric redesign ahead of Galaxy Watch 9 [Gallery]

Samsung is expected to launch its new Galaxy Watch 9 next month and, ahead of that, the Samsung Health app...

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Jun 4 • 3:45 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5google.com
4 things to know about Obama's new presidential museum

Here’s a closer look at the top attractions of the campus that is expected to draw as many as 1 million visitors annually.

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Jun 4 • 3:39 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Expect the unexpected: “Big Brother Canada” is being revived with new host

The show previously ran for 12 seasons with Arisa Cox as host.

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Jun 4 • 3:04 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
AHN replacing Canonsburg hospital in Cecil’s Southpointe II business park

Allegheny Health Network announced Thursday that it’s building a new hospital in Cecil to replace its aging Canonsburg hospital — a major investment in the fast-growing area of Washington County. Construction is expected to start in early 2027 with an anticipated opening in 2029. The roughly 150,000-square-foot facility will sit

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Jun 4 • 1:36 PM EDT • Business • triblive.com
Domino's Pizza Wades Into God of War Laufey No Kratos Discourse, Sparks Spicy Replies

The reveal of God of War Laufey has sparked a vociferous debate coming out of State of Play, and while the internet has plenty of opinions about this first game in the franchise to star Faye as the main character, criticism has also come from an unexpected sauce: Domino's Pizza.

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Jun 4 • 8:04 AM EDT • Technology • ign.com
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani Leads National League Second MVP Poll

As expected, the Los Angeles Dodgers' two-way star Shohei Ohtani is leading the MVP polls.

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Jun 3 • 5:33 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Saints RB Alvin Kamara makes surprise OTA appearance

Despite offseason speculation surrounding his future, the veteran unexpectedly appeared at the facility on Wednesday for practice.

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Jun 3 • 4:43 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
WATCH LIVE: House expected to vote on Iran war powers bill
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From The Sports Desk: Vegas stuns Carolina in Game 1 to open Stanley Cup Final

Plus, the San Antonio Spurs are in the NBA Finals earlier than anyone expected, and Croatia’s Luka Modrić is today’s World Cup spotlight.

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Jun 3 • 3:00 PM EDT • Sports • nbcnews.com
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Pixel 11 leak reveals all the official wallpapers arriving with this year's phone series

Ahead of an expected August launch, the official wallpapers for Google's upcoming Pixel 11 series has leaked.

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Jun 3 • 10:54 AM EDT • Technology • androidauthority.com
Caleb Durbin Finally Playing Like Player Red Sox Expected

The Boston Red Sox acquired Caleb Durbin in the offseason, but he got off to a very slow start to the season.

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Jun 3 • 10:50 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
May's top PlayStation games by copies sold

Yesterday’s State of Play gave us an idea of where PlayStation’s heading next. But we’ve had our May estimates for a couple of days now (we always update our data daily for clients), so it’s time to look at what performed best on PlayStation last month. We’ve got a new IP at the top, two evergreens doing their evergreen thing, FC26 smashing it ahead of the World Cup Plus pivot, and a quiet but promising result for Lego Batman. Let’s have a look at the state of Play…Station’s top games for May. 007 takes #001 007 First Light sold 1M copies on PS5 in May, easily making it the month’s top PS5 game by copies sold. Over 80% of those May copies were digital, which is broadly in line with where PlayStation’s digital share has settled for new releases this year. To date, 007 First Light has sold through 2.2M copies across platforms (so no unsold retail copies in that figure). The platform split is 55.1% PS5, 33.1% Steam, and 11.8% Xbox (console, Windows, and cloud combined). In gross revenue terms, 007 First Light has generated $150M. Owing to regional pricing and audience composition differences, the consoles make up a higher share of revenue than they do copies. Of the $150M, 60.5% came via PlayStation, 27.6% via Steam, and 12.9% via Xbox. Part of this is because over two-thirds of 007 First Light‘s PlayStation audience is in North America (43.4%) or Western Europe (23.2%), where local currency means the game generates more revenue per player. On Steam, under half of First Light‘s audience is from those same regions (31.8% North America, 15.1% Western Europe). As we covered in last week’s 007 Steam piece, the Steam version is pulling in higher-than-expected numbers in China, which now accounts for 17.3% of First Light‘s Steam audience. 007 is the equivalent of $44 USD in China, which is roughly 37% cheaper than the US price and about 44% cheaper than Western Europe. Subscribe for free to get the most accurate games estimates in your inbox twice a week 🫶 Subscribe The crossover data backs up what we’ve seen all year about launch-window cohorts. 11% of PS5 players who played 007 First Light in May also played Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, which launched just a few days before. Last month was a great month for Denmark! IO Interactive is Copenhagen-based, and Lego Group is headquartered in Billund (TT Games is UK-based but produces work under Lego Group licence and direction). Speaking of which… A very blocky #2 and #3 Minecraft sold another 788K copies on PlayStation consoles last month. Business as usual, since Minecraft hasn’t sold fewer than 760K copies in a single month all year. With over 350M copies sold across all platforms, Minecraft is the best-selling game in history and one of the strongest brands in the world. Every month, a new cohort of children reaches Minecraft age, which guarantees a constant volume of new sales regardless of what the broader market is up to. The demographic refresh rate is truly impressive, with the audience renewing itself faster than it’s churning. Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight shifted 757K copies on PS5 last month, bringing its lifetime total on the platform to over 800K. Across all platforms, Legacy of the Dark Knight has now passed 1.5M sold through, so PlayStation accounts for over half of the game’s players. The May crossover data for Legacy of the Dark Knight on PS5 is also useful. 27% of those players also played Fortnite, 16% Roblox, 16% FC 26, and 14% NBA 2K. That’s the household-and-family cohort showing up, plus the launch-window cohort of core gamers who buy practically everything. FC 26 gets players through the door ahead of the World Cup FC 26 sold 411K copies on PlayStation last month (90% via PS5), the fewest copies FC 26 has sold all year and down heavily from April’s 700K. Part of this dropoff is because FC 26 has been available as a PlayStation Plus monthly game since 6 May, cannibalising premium sales. Subscribe for free to get the most accurate games estimates in your inbox twice a week 🫶 Subscribe The strategic logic is straightforward for EA, which is sacrificing premium unit sales in May to build up the player base ahead of the FIFA World Cup, which kicks off on 11 June. Obviously, a bigger player pool going into the tournament means a bigger pool of potential Ultimate Team spenders during the period when football attention is at its peak. The early returns are around what you’d expect, with 4.4M new players accessing FC 26 via PS Plus last month – a substantial new spender pool. Anecdotally, a few of my mates who were ‘’skipping FIFA and Ultimate Team this year’’, were drawn back in via PS Plus. Lo and behold, one of them is buying packs like it’s going out of fashion. Whether this is all a smart trade for EA depends entirely on the Ultimate Team conversion rate over the next six weeks. Either way, the short-term engagement impact on the game as a whole is evident. FC 26‘s MAUs hit a record 24M on PlayStation in May, up 30% from the previous record set in April. GTA V does what GTA V always does Rounding out the top five is another evergreen title. Grand Theft Auto V shifted another 387K copies on PlayStation last month. No matter what else is happening in the industry, GTA V keeps pulling players in. It’s sold another 1.8M copies on PS5 in the first half of this year alone, helping the franchise pass the 230M-sold milestone across all platforms. Subscribe for free to get the most accurate games estimates in your inbox twice a week 🫶 Subscribe I have a theory that Minecraft and GTA V are doing the same thing at different demographic levels. Both are functioning as generational gateway games that the audience ages into faster than it ages out of. Minecraft captures kids around age 6-10, GTA V captures much of the same audience around age 12-15 (unofficially, of course). The crossover data suggests this: 40% of GTA V‘s monthly PlayStation players typically play Fortnite in any given month, while 30% play Roblox. Household accounts aside, that’s not the original GTA V audience from 2013. Of course, the under-12 audience would love to get their hands on GTA, too. It’s always been the way of things, and some parents are happy to oblige. Mine did too back in the day, and I turned out just fine. Right? Right!? Want to get your hands on our data for yourself – for free? We’re offering a free trial of our platform for games companies. Send us a message here, or reply to this email, and we’ll set you up. The last word Reply to this email – or reach out here – if you have any feedback for the newsletter – or want to request a game for us to cover. [Alinea Analytics boasts the most accurate PC and console estimates in the business. Game makers use our platform to understand their audience, keep an eye on the competition, monitor sales trends, and spot new opportunities. We equip game studios and financial institutions with accurate data and the confidence to make smarter, data-driven decisions. Want to talk about all things games market data? We’d love to chat!]

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Roma considering loan for Vaz and Dovbyk

Tony D’Amico’s arrival as Roma’s new Sporting Director is now a matter of hours. The official announcement is expected between today and tomorrow, and he will immediately have to address several...

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Juneau Costco shipping changes expected to hurt Southeast small businesses

For years, Juneau’s Costco has offered a specialized shipping service for members in outlying communities that many small business owners relied on. But that’s changing Sunday, June 7.

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Jun 2 • 6:52 PM EDT • Business • alaskapublic.org
Alphonso Davies confirms he'll miss Canada's World Cup opener

Canada will have to manage without Bayern Munich star Alphonso Davies for their World Cup opener against Bosnia and Herzegovina on June 12.As expected, Davies will sit out the match as he continues to...

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GitLab Stock Rises as the Software Company Raises Guidance on AI Business Momentum

GitLab stock rises after the software company reported better-than-expected fiscal first-quarter earnings and raised full-fiscal year guidance.

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Jun 2 • 4:38 PM EDT • Business • barrons.com
DeVonta Smith on A.J. Brown trade: We had a great time here, business is business

Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith said in early May that he was focused on doing his job when asked about the expected trade of A.J.

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WVU Health System, Independence Health System merger expected to close in the fall

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia University Health System, WVU Medicine and Independence Health System have signed a definitive agreement that will lead to the acquisition by the WVU Health System. Pending regulatory approvals the transaction is expected to close in the fall of 2026. Since preliminary plans were announced last fall, WVU Health System

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How Science Works

The 2nd Weather and Climate Livestream is now underway. It is organized by a group of early-career researchers concerned about declining funding for the field and eager to demonstrate how weather and climate research makes a difference in our lives. Last year’s event was a great success, drawing terrific press coverage including a piece in the NY Times. This year features a strong lineup of talks aimed at a general audience — I highly recommend tuning in. Share I gave a talk yesterday about How Science Works in Three Steps. You can see the short presentation here (I’ve appended a transcript below): And please tune into the livestream here. It runs through tomorrow at 6 pm ET. Thanks for reading The Climate Brink! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work. Subscribe Cleaned up transcript: Thank you, and thanks to everyone tuning in. I want to talk about something I think a lot of people don’t really understand: how science actually works. Arguments over any scientific topic — climate change, vaccines, you name it — revolve around competing claims. For climate change, the claims are: Is the Earth warming? Are humans to blame? What will the impacts be? Over the last 150 years, the scientific community has developed a remarkably robust method for sorting out which claims are true and which aren’t. That method is what I want to walk through. So how does science generate knowledge? If you ask a high schooler, they’ll give you the version they learned in ninth grade: an individual scientist forms a hypothesis, runs an experiment, and draws a conclusion. That’s more or less what happens at the individual level, though in practice it’s more iterative — you design, test, and refine all at once, landing on a slightly different idea each time until you reach a conclusion about whatever hypothesis you’ve ended up with. But this isn’t science. It’s only step one. Any individual scientist can make mistakes — scientists are human. Maybe there’s a bug in the code, maybe there’s an error in the experiment. Just because someone ran an experiment and reached a conclusion doesn’t mean it’s right, and scientists don’t treat a single result as settled truth. Step two is peer review, the first layer of quality control. The scientist writes up what they did and submits it to a journal, which sends the paper to other experts in the field. Those experts judge whether the methods are sound, whether it properly references prior work, and whether the conclusions actually follow from the data. Ask any scientist and they’ll tell you peer review is miserable — the comments come back brutal, often harsh, and you have to revise and resubmit, sometimes multiple times, before an editor finally accepts the paper. Peer review catches an immense amount of bad science, but it can’t catch all of it. Reviewers get sloppy or overworked, they miss obvious mistakes, and they can’t catch hidden errors — a bug in the code, a misread instrument. So a peer-reviewed paper making it into a journal doesn’t mean the paper is right. Nobody treats a single paper as the final word. That’s where step three comes in: the crucible of science. Important results get retested by the broader community. If you publish something interesting, it gets dissected. Sometimes people try to reproduce your work directly but more often they test its implications. If someone claims X is true, and that implies that Y is also true, then scientists will go check Y. If a claim survives this gauntlet long enough, it becomes accepted. That’s how we generate knowledge. Let me give an example: the ozone hole. In 1985 — and I doubt many people watching were around then, but I remember it well — Joe Farman and his colleagues published observations from Antarctica showing that a huge chunk of ozone was disappearing every year. This was shocking because most atmospheric chemists had expected ozone loss to occur at mid-latitudes and high altitudes, not over the South Pole. When scientists see something they don’t understand, they rush to explain it, and several competing hypotheses quickly appeared in the peer-reviewed literature. One pointed to chlorine chemistry from chlorofluorocarbons. A second blamed nitrogen chemistry, possibly driven by solar proton events — meaning the sun was responsible. A third argued it wasn’t chemistry at all but dynamics: winds were carrying naturally low-ozone air from the lower atmosphere up into the stratosphere. Then the community went to work testing which theory could survive the crucible. Aircraft flew into the ozone hole and found no nitrogen, ruling out the nitrogen theory. Measurements showed the air in the polar vortex was descending, not rising — which would bring high-ozone air down, eliminating the dynamics theory. Meanwhile, those same flights measured enormous amounts of chlorine, strongly correlated with exactly the regions where ozone was being destroyed. That became known as the “smoking gun” paper, and it established that chlorine chemistry was the cause. Through this process, a consensus emerged. And it’s worth being clear that this consensus is organic. There’s no vote, no poll, no meeting where it gets decided. Scientists go to conferences, talk to one another, and independently arrived at the same answer. It’s the ultimate free market of ideas. After the consensus was established, the peer-reviewed literature doesn’t even mention the rival theories — it simply takes chlorine chemistry as given. That’s what a consensus looks like. It doesn’t mean every single scientist agrees, but it does mean there’s no longer any legitimate debate. So where can you see what scientists actually think? It’s all in the peer-reviewed literature, which contains the entire historical record of the argument: the discovery, the competing theories, the debate, the testing, and finally the community coalescing around one answer. But there’s a lot of room for misrepresentation. You can dig up an old paper claiming the ozone hole was caused by dynamics and wave it around as if there still was a debate about the cause of the ozone hole — without mentioning that the idea was disproven long ago and that even its own authors no longer believe it. There’s a bigger problem, though: the peer-reviewed literature is written in a language I call “nerd.” It’s extremely hard to read — honestly, some of it is hard for me to follow. It takes graduate students years to work through the literature in a single field, so we can’t expect policymakers or ordinary people to do it. This is where scientific assessments come in. The most famous is the IPCC — the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The job of an assessment is to read and summarize the peer-reviewed literature, synthesizing what’s settled, what’s been disproven, and what remains genuinely debated. To ensure the assessments accurately summarize the peer-reviewed literature, assessments are written by large teams, which are far less prone to bias than individuals and which dilute the influence of any one scientist with an axe to grind. The teams are deliberately assembled to avoid stacking the deck, and the reports themselves go through multiple rounds of peer review. That rigorous process is exactly why you can trust them and why people consider the IPCC to be the gold standard of what we know about the climate system. An assessment produced through a different process may well not be credible. You can even watch the consensus evolve across assessments. Take the attribution of warming. The 1990 IPCC report said the observed warming was broadly consistent with model predictions but also comparable to natural variability — in other words, we don’t know whether humans are responsible. By 1995, it concluded that the balance of evidence suggested a discernible human influence — a sentence only a committee could write, and one that barely commits to anything. By 2001, most of the warming over the previous 50 years was judged “likely” due to greenhouse gases; by 2007, “very likely”; by 2013, “extremely likely.” The 2023 report says essentially the same as 2013 — there’s not much stronger language available. So, to wrap up: science is our ultimate tool for deciphering the universe — the most successful method we’ve ever developed for determining what’s true and what isn’t. Our understanding is written into the peer-reviewed literature, so if you want to know what scientists think, that’s where to look. And for those of us who don’t speak nerd, scientific assessments are the Rosetta Stone — they translate nerd into English. Let me open the floor to questions. Thank you.

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Melinda French Gates Just Made a Massive, Unexpected Move Into Professional Sports

Yesterday, the philanthropist announced that she would join a popular organization as a minority investor.

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Global Live Entertainment Market Size/Share Worth USD 859 Billion by 2034 at a 5.4% CAGR: Custom Market Insights (Analysis, Outlook, Leaders, Report, Trends, Forecast, Segmentation, Growth, Growth Rate, Value)

[220+ Pages Latest Report] According to a market research study published by Custom Market Insights, the demand analysis of Global Live Entertainment Market size & share revenue was valued at approximately USD 465.9 Billion in 2024 and is expected to reach USD 535.4 Billion in 2025 and is expected to reach around USD 859 Billion by 2034, at a CAGR of 5.4% between 2025 and 2034. The key market players listed in the report with their sales, revenues and strategies are GrupEventoplus, Acciona Cultu

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FIFA introduces new rule that could affect Arsenal

FIFA has introduced several new rules ahead of the 2026 World Cup, with some of the proposed changes expected to be adopted by domestic leagues around the world from next season. If implemented, one o...

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NC leader to encourage mental health treatment without commitment to psychiatric facility

North Carolinians who are suffering from mental illness are sometimes required by judicial officials to undergo treatment at a psychiatric facility — a process that could become more flexible if lawmakers take up a proposal expected Tuesday.

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Lakers’ free agency situation is not good for LeBron James

NBA insider Jovan Buha recently claimed that the Los Angeles Lakers are expected to prioritize Austin Reaves over LeBron James when the two stars negotiate new contracts in free agency. During his latest podcast episode, Buha said that the Lakers…

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Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold8 wide foldable spotted in the wild

The Galaxy Z Fold8 foldables are expected to debut in July. Samsung is expected to launch its next foldables in July. Recent leaks suggest that the rumored...

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Milan leaning more to Glasner than Jaissle for new coach

While Milan are also expected to meet with Matthias Jaissle of Al-Ahli, it is increasingly likely their next coach will be former Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner.The Rossoneri are having a total re...

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Apple Releases macOS Tahoe 26.5.1 to Fix Shutdown Issue Affecting Enterprise Users on M5 Macs

Apple today released macOS Tahoe 26.5.1, a small update to the macOS Tahoe operating system that came out last year. macOS Tahoe 26.5.1 comes three weeks after Apple released macOS Tahoe 26.5. Mac owners can download the software by opening the System Settings app and then navigating to the Software Updates section. According to Apple's release notes for the update, macOS Tahoe 26.5.1 addresses an unexpected shutdown issue affecting certain enterprise users on M5 Macs.

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Disappointing photos show what it's actually like to go on a cruise

I expected my first cruise to be relaxing, but I found the mega ship to be too crowded, the lines too long, and the tour buses too hot.

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Microchip Provides Data Center Solutions Business Unit Revenue Information

Our Data Center Solutions Business Unit generated $302.7 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, with approximately 65% growth expected in…...

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Russell Wilson Expected to Join CBS NFL Studio

Wilson's NFL career included 10 Pro Bowl selections and a Super Bowl Championship.

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Scientists discover inherited traits that break Mendel’s Laws of genetics

A major mouse study found that some inherited traits are passed down through epigenetic changes that break the classic rules of genetics. Researchers discovered hundreds of cases where these chemical DNA marks behaved unexpectedly, including some that seemed to emerge out of nowhere. They also identified the first known naturally occurring paramutation in a mammal, hinting that environmental influences may play a larger role in inheritance than scientists realized.

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First 'Confirmed' iPhone Ultra Color Allegedly Revealed in Leaked Image

Apple is expected to launch its first foldable iPhone later this year. Rumors suggest the "iPhone Ultra" will come in two color options, and a leaker shared an image today that allegedly shows one of them. Posted on Weibo by the Chinese leaker known as Ice Universe, the image purportedly offers a first glimpse of Apple's foldable in white. The device is believed to have entered early mass production, but the model shown is likely a dummy.

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Ethiopia holds elections with PM Abiy’s party expected to dominate

Voting will not take place in northern Tigray region and some parts of the Amhara region amid insecurity.

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To strengthen science, institutions must reward collaboration

The problems science is expected to address are too large and too interconnected for any one lab to tackle alone. Our research spaces and academic reward systems must evolve to reflect that reality.

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The Expected Price of MSI's New Claw 8 Handheld Will Make You Cry

Intel's handheld slate just keeps getting bigger... and more expensive.

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The Boston Red Sox Have A Problem Nobody Expected

The Boston Red Sox have had an odd season so far, to say the least.

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Elevance Health (ELV): One of the Best Undervalued Stocks to Buy According to the Financial Media

Elevance Health, Inc. (NYSE:ELV) is one of the Best Undervalued Stocks to Buy According to the Financial Media. On May 19, Evercore ISI added the company to its Tactical Outperform list for Q2, noting that Elevance Health, Inc. (NYSE:ELV) is expected to see strong upside in EPS this year, provided current trends hold or improve. […]

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Study reveals unexpected health benefits after 5 minutes of prayer

Adult patients experienced significant relief from pain and anxiety after just five minutes of in-person prayer, as found in a randomized controlled trial.

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Wolverine PS5 Pre-Orders Expected to Open Next Week, After State of Play

Almost time, bub

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First iPhone 18 Pro design models hands-on video reveals the new colors in different lighting

After the leaked images, we now have our first hands-on videos of the iPhone 18 Pro design models. See how the expected Black, Silver, Light Blue, and Dark Cherry finishes look under different lighting, and find out how these latest leaks compare to our initial report.

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Teoscar Hernández expected to miss 1 month with hamstring strain, Dodgers place him on IL
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First Windows PC powered by Nvidia chips to debut next week, Axios reports

Nvidia and Microsoft are ​expected next week ‌to debut the first Windows OS ​computers that ​use Nvidia's chips ⁠as the main ​processor, Axios ​reported on Saturday, citing sources.

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White Sox rookie sensation Munetaka Murakami strains hamstring during 10-inning walk-off win over Tigers, expected to go on IL
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Applyrs lauds 'historic' $60 million state aid commitment for Albany

The $20 million in additional state aid the city received is expected to be renewed the next two budget cycles, the mayor said.

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Oklahoma City braces for a weekend of sports and celebrations

Thousands are expected in Oklahoma City this weekend for events celebrating Route 66, the Women's College World Series, and a crucial Thunder game

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Protests expected at Save Girls' Sports news conference in Clovis

Save Girls' Sports is holding a news conference Friday afternoon to draw attention to the possiblity of transgender athletes participation.Save girls sports. Co

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Destiny 2 Monument of Triumph Adds 25 New Exotic Catalysts: All Known Weapons Listed

Bungie is adding 25 new Exotic catalysts in Destiny 2’s Monument of Triumph update. Here are all known weapons expected to get catalysts in June.

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Steelers unexpectedly fire assistant coach after 3 months

The Pittsburgh Steelers have reportedly fired one of their assistant coaches just three months after hiring him.

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South Carolina Democrats expected to celebrate after failure of Trump-backed redistricting push

Democrats gathering this weekend in South Carolina are likely to be jubilant following the failure of a GOP-led effort to redraw House district lines more favorably to Republicans.

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This bizarre crocodile relative from the Triassic looked like an ostrich dinosaur

Scientists have discovered Labrujasuchus expectatus, a bizarre crocodile relative that looked more like an ostrich-like dinosaur than anything resembling a modern crocodile. It walked on two legs, had tiny arms, and sported a toothless beak—an unexpected combination for a member of the crocodile lineage.

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CAMC Foundation announces $5 Million gift for Vandalia Health Neuroscience Institute

The new facility is expected to open in Fall 2027

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A silent kidney crisis is spreading far faster than experts expected

A sweeping global study found that chronic kidney disease now affects nearly 800 million people and has become one of the world's leading causes of death. Often silent in its early stages, the condition is also a major contributor to heart disease and may be even more common than current estimates suggest.

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Maryland Health Department announces first heat-related death of 2026

State health officials warn residents to take precautions with more hot weather expected Maryland has recorded its first heat-related death of 2026.The Maryland

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Black Women Political Candidates Are Expected to Be 'Likable,' Qualified and Tireless. Men Aren’t.

What I had experienced during that run wasn’t entirely unfamiliar to me. The year before, in 2013, I had run for president of the Young Democrats of America (YDA), a national political party office role, against a popular opponent. The opponent was a Black man, so race wasn’t a factor in the election; however, gender was. Before my campaign, I was vice president of YDA and had heard only good things about my service: my fundraising efforts, the partnerships I had engineered with progressive organizations, and programming coordination for the membership. However, when I decided to run for president, I instantly became ‘difficult to work with’ and ‘mean.’ Research on women candidates confirms that voters are less likely to vote for a woman if they don’t like her; by comparison, voters don’t need to like men to elect them. But when I was running as the Black woman candidate in a seven-candidate primary for public office, with two other women in the race, I noticed almost nothing about my being ‘difficult’ and more about my ability and work ethic. My experience running for public office reflected the systemic bias and double standards not just for women candidates, but Black women candidates who dare to aspire to any sort of political leadership—and that needed to change. We need more progressive Black women in public office for a myriad reasons, but we also specifically need the younger generation of Instigators in office, candidates who understand the times in which we live currently. Electing more Black women will take real investment in changing the biases and attitudes (conscious and unconscious) of mostly white donors, media, campaign staff, consultants and institutional leaders to help shift the culture and systems. But this support needs to be substantively increased so that we can rebuild an inclusive, multiracial democracy with the leaders we want and need. (Excerpted from The Instigators: How Black Women Have Been Essential to American Democracy by Atima Omara.)

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May 28 • 10:23 AM EDT • Politics • msmagazine.com
Polish scientists and students rally in campaign for 3% funding target

Polish scientists and students have been flooding social media with calls on the government to raise research and development spending as part of 3% for Science, 100% for Poland, a campaign born earlier this month out of frustration with chronic underfunding in the academic sector. On May 27, thousands took the slogan on to the streets.The EU has been trying to convince member states to raise their R&D expenditures to 3% of GDP for more than two decades, but the idea has never gained traction in capitals. Finance ministers were too busy plugging budget holes created in the aftermath of the 2008 crisis, then the Covid pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and now the war in Iran.Critics say that countries missed or ignored the target because it is voluntary, but also because research communities have rarely raised their voice to put pressure on national governments. The European Commission hopes to make the target legally binding in the upcoming European Research Area Act, an EU-wide regulation that should be announced by the end of the year. Academia in Poland has been faced with a funding crisis for years, often leaving its members with no other choice but to work abroad in order to access better resources, or leave the sector altogether in the hope of earning a decent living. The risk, in the long-term, is that brain drain stifles local innovation capacity and technological competitiveness.In just a few weeks, the movement rallied nationwide support, including from major academic bodies and trade unions such as the Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland and the Presidium of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Its public petition collected more than 23,000 signatures. On May 27, it formed the first large protest for science in Poland, gathering thousands of people in front of the parliament building in Warsaw.Ilona Uryga-Bugajska, representative of the Marie Curie Alumni Association Poland Chapter, was there. “The protest was peaceful, with no incidents reported, and the entire event took place in a respectful and calm atmosphere,” she said. Banners she saw in the crowd carried slogans such as “A little longer and I’ll be teaching in a supermarket,” “National culture, starvation salary,” “Stop the destruction of science,” “Passion will not pay the rent,” “Without action, don’t expect a better future,” and “Pull science out of the hole.” She also observed a strong presence of young researchers, who are on the frontline of Poland’s academic crisis.“Academics are usually people who prefer discussion, analysis, dialogue and compromise. We are not a group that protests easily,” said Katarzyna Marzec, professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the Jagiellonian University Medical College and AGH University of Krakow, who also took part. “But many of us feel that we have been pushed against the wall.”Aleksandra Rutkowska, translational neuroscientist and research group leader at the Medical University of Gdańsk, agreed. “Frustration in the scientific community is very high,” she said. “Science is often used politically as a symbol of innovation and modernity, but the everyday reality inside many institutions is much more difficult. There is a large gap between the public narrative and the actual condition of the sector.”Maria Wiktoria Górna, head of the structural biology group at the University of Warsaw and one of the organisers of the movement, told Science|Business that the campaign would continue without proven results. This might involve another strike in the autumn, she said. “Empty promises are not enough by now.”Campaign demandsAccording to Uryga-Bugajska, the organisers officially presented their demands and concerns to representatives of the government present at the event. These included Marek Gzik, deputy minister of science and higher education, and Karolina Zioło-Pużuk, secretary of state of that same ministry.The headline demand, for the government to increase national spending on R&D to 3% of GDP by 2030, should be within Poland’s economic capacity, Rutkowska said. “The real question is whether there is genuine long-term political commitment to treating science as a strategic priority rather than a slogan.”In 2024, R&D expenditure in Poland stood at 1.41% of GDP, which is slightly above the average for central and eastern Europe, with countries such as Czechia recording 1.82%, Hungary 1.31% and Romania 0.46%. However, it falls noticeably short of the EU average of 2.24%, which just a handful of countries exceed, including Germany, Belgium and Sweden.Campaigners are also asking for fair wages for scientific staff, including PhD stipends and junior academic salaries, which are widely considered uncompetitive. Starting doctoral scholarships amount to some €843 gross per month, when the statutory minimum wage stands at €1,135. By pushing early-career researchers out of Poland, growing precarity has caused a generational gap in the academic workforce, with just 25% of lecturers aged under 40. In this context, the movement fears that scientific careers could soon be accessible to a privileged minority only.Grzegorz Spólnik is a case in point. After 15 years working in mass spectrometry at the Polish Academy of Sciences, he decided to leave partly “to earn enough money to live a normal life,” he said. “At that time, my earnings were similar to those of people working in grocery shops, and the work-life balance is something that does not exist in science, or is very hard to achieve.”Now a senior field service engineer for Polish laboratory equipment supplier Bioanalytic, he would consider going back to research, “but never in the public sector, maybe some start-up or a big private company with ambitious R&D.”The campaigners want to see more support for basic research and have called for €236 million to be added to the budget of the National Science Centre (NCN) in 2027 so that the average grant application success rate does not fall below 25%.“At the protest, there was a banner I particularly liked: ‘NCN is not a lottery.’ Unfortunately, for many researchers, it increasingly feels exactly like one,” Marzec said. “Personally, I am one of the lucky ones. I work at two of the strongest institutions in the country, where the research standards are very high. I know that in many other institutions, the situation is much worse and obtaining funding for research at an early-career stage is becoming nearly impossible.”Rutkowska also considers herself fortunate. After studying abroad and holding a postdoctoral position, she returned to Poland, where her pay was supported through an NCN-funded project linked to the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions. “This also made me very aware that good research conditions in Poland often depend on external competitive funding rather than on stable support from the system itself,” she said.Long-term strategyBeyond the lack of funds for both salaries and grants, scientists believe that the issue is structural. “The biggest problem at the moment is the complete lack of a clear long-term strategy for the development of science and research from the current government,” Marzec said. “Everything ends with declarations and promises that are never truly followed by concrete actions or structural reforms.”Rutkowska agreed, citing a lack of infrastructure, continuity and long-term institutional support.“Running a research group in Poland often means functioning as an entire institution at once,” she said. “I am a principal investigator, a mentor, a recruiter, a project administrator and, when needed, still someone who returns to the lab bench to help with experiments,” she went on. “This creates a large hidden workload that takes time and energy away from actual science. At times, it feels as though scientists are no longer expecting extra help; we simply hope the system will stop creating additional obstacles that make research unnecessarily difficult.”Related articlesStrategic thinking: Germany funds joint research with Poland and FrancePoland to transfer €30M of regional funds to boost Horizon Europe participationPoland is funding fewer basic research grants as high inflation hitsIn short, “academics are expected to teach, publish papers, apply for grants and conduct high-quality research, while funding and salaries remain very limited,” said Uryga-Bugajska, who returned to her home country after 13 years in the UK.According to Marzec, another issue is the way that research institutions are evaluated. Previously, this took place every four years, with a clear differentiation between stronger and weaker institutions. “The current government, perhaps to avoid political backlash, effectively concluded that everyone is doing well, so in practice no meaningful evaluation took place,” she said.But in her view, “some form of serious assessment is necessary” to ensure the excellence and international competitiveness of Polish institutions, and to determine how to best use public resources and where institutional structures need reform. “Some institutions may need to rethink hiring practices in order to attract ambitious young researchers who are capable of obtaining competitive grants and building internationally visible research groups.” Rutkowska has already had to adapt. “When hiring PhD students, I often have to combine different funding sources creatively to make positions attractive enough for talented people to stay in science,” she said. “Many young researchers do not see a stable future in academia in Poland, and that is deeply worrying.”

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Polish scientists and students rally in campaign for better conditions

Polish scientists and students have been flooding social media with calls on the government to raise research and development spending as part of 3% for Science, 100% for Poland, a campaign born earlier this month out of frustration with chronic underfunding in the academic sector. On May 27, thousands took the slogan on to the streets.The EU has been trying to convince member states to raise their R&D expenditures to 3% of GDP for more than two decades, but the idea has never gained traction in capitals. Finance ministers were too busy plugging budget holes created in the aftermath of the 2008 crisis, then the Covid pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and now the war in Iran.Critics say that countries missed or ignored the target because it is voluntary, but also because research communities have rarely raised their voice to put pressure on national governments. The European Commission hopes to make the target legally binding in the upcoming European Research Area Act, an EU-wide regulation that should be announced by the end of the year. Academia in Poland has been faced with a funding crisis for years, often leaving its members with no other choice but to work abroad in order to access better resources, or leave the sector altogether in the hope of earning a decent living. The risk, in the long-term, is that brain drain stifles local innovation capacity and technological competitiveness.In just a few weeks, the movement rallied nationwide support, including from major academic bodies and trade unions such as the Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland and the Presidium of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Its public petition collected more than 23,000 signatures. On May 27, it formed the first large protest for science in Poland, gathering thousands of people in front of the parliament building in Warsaw.Ilona Uryga-Bugajska, representative of the Marie Curie Alumni Association Poland Chapter, was there. “The protest was peaceful, with no incidents reported, and the entire event took place in a respectful and calm atmosphere,” she said. Banners she saw in the crowd carried slogans such as “A little longer and I’ll be teaching in a supermarket,” “National culture, starvation salary,” “Stop the destruction of science,” “Passion will not pay the rent,” “Without action, don’t expect a better future,” and “Pull science out of the hole.” She also observed a strong presence of young researchers, who are on the frontline of Poland’s academic crisis.“Academics are usually people who prefer discussion, analysis, dialogue and compromise. We are not a group that protests easily,” said Katarzyna Marzec, professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the Jagiellonian University Medical College and AGH University of Krakow, who also took part. “But many of us feel that we have been pushed against the wall.”Aleksandra Rutkowska, translational neuroscientist and research group leader at the Medical University of Gdańsk, agreed. “Frustration in the scientific community is very high,” she said. “Science is often used politically as a symbol of innovation and modernity, but the everyday reality inside many institutions is much more difficult. There is a large gap between the public narrative and the actual condition of the sector.”Maria Wiktoria Górna, head of the structural biology group at the University of Warsaw and one of the organisers of the movement, told Science|Business that the campaign would continue without proven results. This might involve another strike in the autumn, she said. “Empty promises are not enough by now.”Campaign demandsAccording to Uryga-Bugajska, the organisers officially presented their demands and concerns to representatives of the government present at the event. These included Marek Gzik, deputy minister of science and higher education, and Karolina Zioło-Pużuk, secretary of state of that same ministry.The headline demand, for the government to increase national spending on R&D to 3% of GDP by 2030, should be within Poland’s economic capacity, Rutkowska said. “The real question is whether there is genuine long-term political commitment to treating science as a strategic priority rather than a slogan.”In 2024, R&D expenditure in Poland stood at 1.41% of GDP, which is slightly above the average for central and eastern Europe, with countries such as Czechia recording 1.82%, Hungary 1.31% and Romania 0.46%. However, it falls noticeably short of the EU average of 2.24%, which just a handful of countries exceed, including Germany, Belgium and Sweden.Campaigners are also asking for fair wages for scientific staff, including PhD stipends and junior academic salaries, which are widely considered uncompetitive. Starting doctoral scholarships amount to some €843 gross per month, when the statutory minimum wage stands at €1,135. By pushing early-career researchers out of Poland, growing precarity has caused a generational gap in the academic workforce, with just 25% of lecturers aged under 40. In this context, the movement fears that scientific careers could soon be accessible to a privileged minority only.Grzegorz Spólnik is a case in point. After 15 years working in mass spectrometry at the Polish Academy of Sciences, he decided to leave partly “to earn enough money to live a normal life,” he said. “At that time, my earnings were similar to those of people working in grocery shops, and the work-life balance is something that does not exist in science, or is very hard to achieve.”Now a senior field service engineer for Polish laboratory equipment supplier Bioanalytic, he would consider going back to research, “but never in the public sector, maybe some start-up or a big private company with ambitious R&D.”The campaigners want to see more support for basic research and have called for €236 million to be added to the budget of the National Science Centre (NCN) in 2027 so that the average grant application success rate does not fall below 25%.“At the protest, there was a banner I particularly liked: ‘NCN is not a lottery.’ Unfortunately, for many researchers, it increasingly feels exactly like one,” Marzec said. “Personally, I am one of the lucky ones. I work at two of the strongest institutions in the country, where the research standards are very high. I know that in many other institutions, the situation is much worse and obtaining funding for research at an early-career stage is becoming nearly impossible.”Rutkowska also considers herself fortunate. After studying abroad and holding a postdoctoral position, she returned to Poland, where her pay was supported through an NCN-funded project linked to the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions. “This also made me very aware that good research conditions in Poland often depend on external competitive funding rather than on stable support from the system itself,” she said.Long-term strategyBeyond the lack of funds for both salaries and grants, scientists believe that the issue is structural. “The biggest problem at the moment is the complete lack of a clear long-term strategy for the development of science and research from the current government,” Marzec said. “Everything ends with declarations and promises that are never truly followed by concrete actions or structural reforms.”Rutkowska agreed, citing a lack of infrastructure, continuity and long-term institutional support.“Running a research group in Poland often means functioning as an entire institution at once,” she said. “I am a principal investigator, a mentor, a recruiter, a project administrator and, when needed, still someone who returns to the lab bench to help with experiments,” she went on. “This creates a large hidden workload that takes time and energy away from actual science. At times, it feels as though scientists are no longer expecting extra help; we simply hope the system will stop creating additional obstacles that make research unnecessarily difficult.”Related articlesStrategic thinking: Germany funds joint research with Poland and FrancePoland to transfer €30M of regional funds to boost Horizon Europe participationPoland is funding fewer basic research grants as high inflation hitsIn short, “academics are expected to teach, publish papers, apply for grants and conduct high-quality research, while funding and salaries remain very limited,” said Uryga-Bugajska, who returned to her home country after 13 years in the UK.According to Marzec, another issue is the way that research institutions are evaluated. Previously, this took place every four years, with a clear differentiation between stronger and weaker institutions. “The current government, perhaps to avoid political backlash, effectively concluded that everyone is doing well, so in practice no meaningful evaluation took place,” she said.But in her view, “some form of serious assessment is necessary” to ensure the excellence and international competitiveness of Polish institutions, and to determine how to best use public resources and where institutional structures need reform. “Some institutions may need to rethink hiring practices in order to attract ambitious young researchers who are capable of obtaining competitive grants and building internationally visible research groups.” Rutkowska has already had to adapt. “When hiring PhD students, I often have to combine different funding sources creatively to make positions attractive enough for talented people to stay in science,” she said. “Many young researchers do not see a stable future in academia in Poland, and that is deeply worrying.”

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May 28 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencebusiness.net
31 hours with the spit-shined Mina the Hollower (and 34 with the four games that came before it)

To truly appreciate Mina The Hollower, an extraordinary new throwback of a game, I sent myself to Yacht Club University. That’s not a real institution of higher learning, but it’s the best way I can explain much of the past several weeks as I prepared to play Mina by playing the four biggest game previously made by studio Yacht Club Games. I had expected Mina the Hollower, in development for six years for PC and consoles, to potentially be something special. A demo I tried in March had felt great. Mina the Hollower had an old-school premise: a singular move for its hero that felt so good to control and so rich with possibilities that, in the hands of skilled designers, it could be riffed on in various ways for the length of a full game. Mina’s core maneuver, her hollowing, made her sort of an upside down Super Mario. Nintendo’s hero jumps through the air, discovering power-ups at the apex of his jump by bonking overhead blocks, then defeating enemies by landing on them. Mina essentially jumps into the ground, digging (“hollowing”) into the earth to fetch buried treasure, then burrows for a short distance to emerge on the other side of a wall that hides treasure or an enemy that needs some battering. I wanted to understand how good Yacht Club was at making games. I wanted to see how far they’d come. If Mina was terrific—as I predicted it might be—I wanted to feel how they got there, one button press at a time. On May 6, 21 days before the writing of this review, I checked with Yacht Club Games co-founder and programmer David D’Angelo, to ask which of the studio’s games I should play to truly appreciate the new one’s design. “Hmmm all of them?” he wrote back. “Starting with Shovel Knight definitely is helpful,” he continued, referring to Yacht Club’s first game. He gave me a link to a spreadsheet of over 400 cheat codes that could help me out, if I found the game too tough.1 “Most folks say Specter of Torment is the least difficult and quickest to finish in terms of playtime, and [it] refines much of Shovel Knight,” he told me. “King of Cards is a big celebration of everything we did in [the Shovel Knight compilation] Treasure Trove— might work for you better if you’re a fan of shorter, Mario-style courses. And it’s probably the closest to Mina in terms of polish.” So that was that. Four games, none of which were required. Mina is a whole new game in a whole new world, best I can tell. I’d barely played that first Shovel Knight before and never the other three. I just thought it’d help. It did. It turns out that playing a game studios major works before their latest is very illuminating.

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May 27 • 7:55 PM EDT • Technology • gamefile.news
Scientists forecast milder Chesapeake Bay dead zone in 2026

Scientists at William & Mary's Batten School & VIMS, FlowWest and the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science recently announced that the Chesapeake Bay's annual "dead zone" is expected ...

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May 27 • 6:40 PM EDT • Science • phys.org
Expected NC budget won’t restore GLP-1 weight-loss drug coverage for state employees, treasurer says

State Treasurer Brad Briner doesn’t expect North Carolina lawmakers to include funding in the upcoming budget to restore State Health Plan coverage of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss, as costs and competing budget priorities keep the benefit off the table.

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May 27 • 4:06 PM EDT • Health • wral.com
Bid to reshape how cash flows in Michigan politics submits petitions

The filing Wednesday is expected to set off a high stakes political battle on campaign finance rules leading up to the November election.

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May 27 • 1:15 PM EDT • Politics • detroitnews.com
AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE spotted at retailers, global launch expected before Computex

AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE cards appear on Amazon RX 9070 GRE review samples are already out Recently we shared an exclusive look at the Sapphire Radeon RX

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May 27 • 8:00 AM EDT • Technology • videocardz.com
US to set up quarantine facility in Kenya for Americans exposed to Ebola, WSJ reports

The Trump administration ​is expected to deploy U.S. ‌public health officers to Kenya to staff a potential quarantine facility there amid ​the Ebola outbreak in the ​Democratic Republic of Congo, the Wall ⁠Street Journal reported on Tuesday.

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May 26 • 5:10 PM EDT • Health • reuters.com
PlayStation Delists and Shuts Down Servers for Destruction AllStars

PlayStation has unexpectedly pulled the plug on Destruction AllStars, a live-service game released during the PS5's launch window.

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May 26 • 4:14 PM EDT • Technology • ign.com