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Clemson Rural Health announces temporary relocation of on-campus clinic
Clemson Rural Health’s Clemson Community Primary Care, home of the Joseph F. Sullivan Center, will be relocating during renovations to Edwards Hall.
Forza Horizon 6 Dev Bans Pirate Who Leaked Gameplay Footage Until the Year 10,000 — but Faces Uphill Battle Plugging the Leak
Forza Horizon 6 developer Playground Games is following through on its threat after the game was leaked online ahead of the official release date, with one pirate reporting a hardware ban until the year 10,000.
Sport helping displaced Lebanese living in stadium to cope
More than a million people have been forced to flee their homes in southern Lebanon due to fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah. As many shelter in Beirut stadiums, sport is sometimes a welcome distraction.
Coastal Carolina University alum is on Broadway national tour
A Coastal Carolina University alum is living his dream on a Broadway national tour, two years after earning his bachelor of fine arts in musical theatre.
‘Angel City’ Starring Chris Kattan, Tonya Pinkins & Dwight Hicks Heading To Cannes Market With Braham Entertainment
EXCLUSIVE: Braham Entertainment will be at the Cannes Market this year with Angel City, the debut feature from Noel Braham. Noel Braham wrote, directed, and produced the film. He also stars in the fil...
From Lab Bench to Lens: Using Film to Tell Science Stories
Sarah Goodwin, director of the Science Communication Lab, dives into how video storytelling can showcase the collaborative, curious nature of scientific discovery.
Redwood City looks to launch entertainment zone for World Cup
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Redwood City looks to launch entertainment zone for FIFA World Cup celebrations
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (KRON) — The 2026 FIFA World Cup is officially one month out. With six matches being hosted at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, surrounding cities in the South Bay an…
Your Best & Worst Moments As A Dolphins Fan
Miami Dolphins fans share their best and worst all time moments as a fan of the team.
Trump recognizes Indiana football's 'very special coach,' Curt Cignetti
IU football coach Curt Cignetti joked he'd trade a program treasure for NIL contributions from President Donald Trump during a celebration at the white House.
Water main break forces Oakland County businesses to close during busy weekend
A water main break forced businesses along South Broadway in Lake Orion Township to close during one of their busiest weekends, costing some owners thousands of dollars in lost sales and canceled reservations.
Patriots rookie OT Caleb Lomu makes position preference clear
Patriots rookie offensive lineman Caleb Lomu called himself a "tackle" in general, willing to play on both the left and right side.
Crust Kitchen and Bar Opens New Location in Utica
A popular restaurant known for its crafted salads, sandwiches and soup has opened a new location in Bagg's Square.
NCAA urges coaches to not cancel games to protect position
The NCAA has issued what's becoming an annual appeal to Division I baseball coaches to not cancel nonconference midweek games to protect their teams' positioning for the national tournament.
Nintendo share value falls as president admits increased prices will "raise the barrier to purchase"
Nintendo shares have dropped after president Shuntaro Furukawa acknowledged that raising the prices on its hardware "wi…
China tightens its grip on global business
Just days before a high-stakes Trump–Xi summit, Beijing is rewriting the rules of global business — punishing companies that move away from China, blocking major Western tech deals, and turning the screws on Europe to pick a side.
Religion steers Bengal politics in Bangladesh, India
Bengal, a region known for its secular traditions, is seeing a rise of religion in politics as Islamists grow stronger on the Bangladesh side of the border and Hindu nationalist BJP takes power in India's West Bengal.
Islanders Children’s Foundation Donates $150,000 to Create A Child Support Center Named in Memory of Schaefer’s Late Mother, Jennifer
Matthew Schaefer teams with Northwell Health to bring joy to families fighting cancer
India’s Zee Entertainment sues Reliance-Disney venture JioStar over alleged music copyright
Reuters reported that Zee is seeking $3M in damages over the alleged unauthorized use of its music…
Closing women’s health gap starts with how care is delivered
Community-led health models, such as in India, Brazil and Kenya, can help close the women’s health gap, especially in underserved communities.
Science of reading for all: Proposal would require Denver schools to use research-backed literacy lessons
A policy being considered by the Denver school board would require the district to ensure students with dyslexia are identified early and that all students have access to “high-quality digital apps” to practice reading at home.
Voter confusion and headaches for election officials follow hasty GOP push to redraw US House seats
Republican state officials are confusing voters and creating logistical headaches for local election officials across the South by redistricting U.S. House seats as primary season is underway.
Voter confusion and headaches for election officials follow hasty GOP push to redraw US House seats
Republican state officials are confusing voters and creating logistical headaches for local election officials across the South by redistricting U.S. House seats as primary season is underway.
Canisius Announces 60th Sports Hall of Fame Class
The Canisius athletic department announced today (May 11) that Mallory Aldred '09 – softball, Billy Baron '14 – men's basketball, Tim Edwards '15 – men's lacrosse, Maria Kotas '14 – women's lacrosse, Connor Panas '15 – baseball, Shawn Parkhurst '13 – men's swimming and diving, Brittané Russell '10 – women's basketball and Allyson Severyn '13 – volleyball, have been selected as the 60th induction class to the Canisius University Sports Hall of Fame.
What concerts are happening in the South Bend area from May 11 to 17?
Find out where to enjoy live music and concerts across the Michiana area from May 11-17, 2026, including free events.
Germany's businesses frustrated by economic decline
No one had higher hopes for Friedrich Merz's chancellorship than the German business community. Meanwhile, however, early euphoria has given way to bitter disappointment.
Germany's business community is frustrated and disillusioned
No one had higher hopes for Friedrich Merz's chancellorship than the German business community. Meanwhile, however, early euphoria has given way to bitter disappointment.
Win a 4 pack of tickets to explore The Science Behind Pixar at COSI
Win a 4 pack of tickets to explore The Science Behind Pixar at COSI
GrapheneOS says Google is making life harder for rival operating systems and devices
Graphene argues that Google's device verification systems could lock users into approved hardware and software.
Global Business Travel Assoc says travel in Asia proving resilient amid headwinds
Global Business Travel Association CEO Suzanne Neufang says Middle East travel demand is showing signs of stabilising as regional airlines cut fares to win back passengers and adjust to a “new normal”.
Elon Musk's SpaceX Could See Orbital Datacenter Business 'Dwarf' Starlink, Says Cathie Wood
Investor Cathie Wood, the founder of investment firm ARK Invest, thinks Elon Musk-led SpaceX could stand to benefit highly from orbital datacenters. Orbital Datacenters Could ‘Dwarf’ Starlink On Thursday, ARK posted a video on the social media platform X, in...
China’s assault on the Tibetan language
Tighter policies in schools reflect the ‘narrowed’ tolerance towards Tibet from the Chinese state
Nintendo Shares Tumble After Lackluster Switch 2 Games Outlook
Nintendo Co.’s shares plunged the most in three months after the company forecast hardware and software sales declines, a sign that the Switch 2 has yet to create a self-sustaining demand cycle.
Reminder: Edmonds School District Health and Wellness Expo May 16
The Edmonds School District invites students, families and community members from Brier, Edmonds, Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace and Woodway to the District’s free Health and Wellness Expo from 9 a.m. to […]
Fitbit Air has status light & double-tap gesture, gets Whoop size comparison
The hardware design of the Fitbit Air is quite straightforward, but there are two features that aren’t particularly obvious...
Gateway sports notebook: Gators track and field athletes shine at Baldwin Invitational
Gateway track and field has had a season full of big moments and top finishes at dual meets and invitationals, and many of the top Gators athletes tested their mettle at the 52nd Baldwin Invitational on May 1.
Developer demolishing part of Atlantic City's Garden Pier for 'entertainment project'
Developer Bart Blatstein has been demolishing part of Garden Pier and extending the reach of the Boardwalk in preparation for an "entertainment project" he plans to announce soon. Blatstein, who...
$200 NVIDIA V100 server GPU mod beats RTX 3060 in local LLM test
Used NVIDIA V100 server GPU becomes low-cost local LLM accelerator Hardware Haven has tested one of the stranger GPU setups we have seen recently. The
A native New Orleanian hits the stage in 'Book of Mormon' Broadway show at the Saenger
If you haven’t yet seen the irreverent "Book of Mormon," and you’re a theatergoer, it should be on your bucket list.
School's flag footballers to compete for US trip
The Bradwell primary school pupils have managed to reach an "astonishing" level, says their coach.
Nonprofit offers Mother’s Day weekend maternal health panel on South Side
A panel of doctors, midwives and health advocates spoke on navigating the birthing experience as a Black woman.
Thomson High School hosts second annual science vendor festival
Thomson High School held its second annual vendor festival Saturday to teach the community about science.
Thomson High School hosts second annual science vendor festival
Thomson High School held its second annual vendor festival Saturday to teach the community about science.
Magic Mini Golf closes in Delmar Loop; Joe Edwards teases new business
Magic Mini Golf opened in October 2023 and had 18 holes of indoor miniature golf, 2 shuffleboard courts and a fully-functioning 5-car indoor Ferris wheel.
Bengals avoid rookie contract drama with Cashius Howell, Tacario Davis
At least right now, no Shemar Stewart-like drama with top Bengals rookies.
Russia marks Victory Day as the Ukraine war drags on
Amid tight security and a partial internet shutdown, Russia marked Victory Day after agreeing to a brief ceasefire in Ukraine. In his speech, Russian president Putin invoked Soviet victory to bolster support for the war in Ukraine.
Political campaigns lean on viral clapbacks
The internet rewards speed and personality, pushing campaigns to behave like always-on content studios.
Iconic Chicago museum named among world's best by popular travel magazine
One of the city's most recognizable attractions recently earned worldwide recognition.
Nintendo R&D expenses increase 23% from last fiscal year suggesting new hardware could be in works
An eagle-eyed Redditor has noticed that Nintendo’s Resource and Development expenses have surged by 23% from the last fiscal year, suggesting that new hardware is being worked on. You never know what…
The Best Turn-Based Strategy Games To Play If You Love XCOM and XCOM 2
The 2012 remake of the titular XCOM: Enemy Unknown is now seen by the games industry as the moment turn-based strategy was not only revived, but got up, started running, and has never stopped since. In fact, looking at the up-and-coming strategy games releasing in 2026, it doesn't seem like it's going to be slowing down any time soon, with Star Wars: Zero Company shaping up nicely to become the big-hitter in the genre. So, to quench our thirst while we wait for its release, I have compiled the best turn-based strategy games to play if you love XCOM!
3 recently released New York Giants have found new homes
Three of the four players released by the New York Giants this week have already joined new teams.
Spurs 115, Timberwolves 108: Back to Reality
Anthony Edwards returned to form with 32 points over 40 minutes of play but could not overcome Wembanyama’s 39 and 15.
Dodgers do just enough to outlast Braves in opener
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers clawed and scrapped their way to some offense against Chris Sale to get the better of the Atlanta Braves 3-1 in Friday night’s series opener between perennial National League powerhouses at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers had only five hits in seven innings against Sale, but made them count. Teoscar Hernández […]
Edwin Arroyo homers twice | Reds prospect batting .331 at Louisville
Reds infield prospect Edwin Arroyo hit his sixth and seventh home runs of the season and raised his batting average to .331 for Triple-A Louisville.
Review: FRANKLINLAND Holds the Key to Entertainment at B St. Theatre
Forty years celebrating the iconic B St. Theatre continues with Franklinland, an engaging exploration of power, legacy, and the bonds between father and son. Lloyd Suh’s play about the complexities of Benjamin Franklin has an emotional core that centers on the volatile relationship between the founding father and his son, William. Director Sean Patrick Nill approaches the show with a balance of comedy and sincerity, wasting no time establishing the imbalance between icon and son.
Nintendo president apologizes for Switch 2 price increase, promises "robust software lineup" to make up for it
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has commented on the company’s plans moving forward in light of today’s price increase announcement for Switch 2. The company intends to raise the console’s price worldwide. For example, in the U.S., it’ll be going up by $50. Price changes will be going into effect mostly in September, though it’ll be happening as early as this...
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk set to host drone show above Main Beach
The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk recently released its full schedule of summer entertainment, featuring a drone show later this month.
NBA announces 2026 Draft Lottery team representatives, including Vince Carter for the Nets
Arisa Health to close clinics, end crisis services after losing $4.4 million in state funding
Arisa Health will close some mental health clinics and end crisis services in 41 Arkansas counties, including Craighead, after losing $4.4 million in state funding.
Warning: Instagram DMs Lose End-to-End Encryption Starting Today
As of today, end-to-end encryption for Instagram direct messages is no longer available. DMs that you send to people on Instagram will no longer feature full encryption, and your conversations are not protected from Meta. Meta can potentially see what's in messages shared between users on Instagram, and that information can be shared with law enforcement agencies worldwide. End-to-end encryption has been an opt-in messaging feature on Instagram since 2023, but Meta quietly removed it.
Thousands of Endeavor Health nurses look to unionize over pay cuts, staffing conditions
Nurses accuse Endeavor of staffing too few nurses, putting patients at risk. The mobilization effort would unionize nurses at four of Endeavor’s nine hospitals.
Thousands of Endeavor Health nurses look to unionize over pay cuts, staffing conditions
Nurses accuse Endeavor of staffing too few nurses, putting patients at risk. The mobilization effort would unionize nurses at four of Endeavor’s nine hospitals.
Central MN SBDC receives $5,000 grant from Midwest Business Finance Corporation
The Central Minnesota Small Business Development Center (SBDC), hosted by the Herberger Business School at St. Cloud State University, has been awarded a $5,000 grant from Midwest Business Finance Corporation (MBFC). In 2025 alone, the Central MN SBDC served 392 clients, including 228 who were brand new to the SBDC — all receiving free, high-quality business consulting and technical assistance. From [...]
Redwood Credit Union Celebrates Local Entrepreneurs During Small Business Month
NAPA, Calif., May 08, 2026--During Small Business Month, Redwood Credit Union celebrates the local businesses driving economic growth in Northern California and the Bay Area .
Mookie Betts starts rehab assignment with Oklahoma City
Mookie Betts is starting a minor league rehab assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City, and will play for the Comets on Friday and Saturday, the team announced on Thursday. Saturday marks the five-week mark since Betts strained his right oblique. Kiké Hernández is already with Oklahoma City and has played two games so far for the […]
From Taylor Swift to the Oscars, 400-year-old 'Hamlet' flourishes in the age of TikTok
William Shakespeare's “Hamlet” is having a resurgence with various adaptations and performances worldwide | KNSS Radio
A PvP Analysis on Community Day Oinkologne
Sorry ol’ JRE has been quieter of late, Pokéfriends. Just been a very busy (and occasionally very stressful) couple of months as we approach the midway point of 2026 (already?!), and the time to write with now three high schoolers and all else going on has just taken a hit. I haven’t covered all the […]
Sony forecasts lower gaming business sales amid memory price surge
By Sam Nussey TOKYO, May 8 (Reuters) - Sony forecast on Friday annual sales at its gaming business would fall 6% to 4.42 trillion yen ($28 billion) due to lower hardware sales as its PlayStation 5 ages and as the industry grapples with a surge in memory chip prices. The Japanese company, however, said it expects gaming profit to rise 30% due to higher first-party software sales and the absence
MICHAEL FERGUSON II: Politics makes strange bedfellows in southwest Georgia
Dr. Edward Brown is my choice for State Senate District 12.
Sony forecasts lower gaming business sales amid memory price surge
STORY: Sony forecast lower sales in its gaming business due to a memory chip price surge.The tech giant said Friday annual sales in the segment would fall 6% to $28 billion.It also blamed lower hardware sales as its PlayStation 5 ages.Although the Japanese company said it expects gaming profit to rise 30%.That's due to higher first-party software sales and no repeat of the impairment loss it recorded a year earlier.Sony has been praised by analysts in recent years for its transformation into an entertainment powerhouse.But markets have grown concerned about the impact of AI on its business, while Sony also faces a perceived lack of growth catalysts.Both factors have weighed on shares in recent months.Investors are also concerned about the impact of a memory-chip price surge.As well as disruption to supply chains from the Iran war on margins at electronics manufacturers.The firm said it sold 1.5 million PS5 consoles in the fourth quarter, which was a 46% drop on the same period a year earlier.Looking ahead, the PS5 is expected to receive a major boost from the launch of the delayed "Grand Theft Auto VI."The game is due to release in November.Sony said in February it had secured the minimum quantity of memory needed to manage the year-end shopping season. Sony also said it sees higher profits at its pictures and chips units but a lower profit at its music business.The group reported operating profit for the year ended March rose 13.4% to $9.2 billion - below analyst forecasts. Meanwhile, rival Nintendo said it expects to sell 16.5 million units of its Switch 2 console in the financial year ending March 2027.It also projects profit to rise 2.7% to $2.36 billion.But, like with Sony, investors are concerned about the possible impact of a memory price surge on margins.
Students learn about science of trees and the art of woodworking
Students learn to spot unhealthy trees, then turn them into benches and tables for class outside. Some pieces are auctioned to fund more trees.
PS5 sales expected to decline due to generative AI memory drought and rising prices
Sony has released its financial results for the past fiscal year. Inside, it predicts a decrease in PS5 hardware sales in the next 12 months.
Sony, PlayStation Chiefs Detail AI Vision Amid Tariffs, Memory Crunch
Sony Group CEO Totoki Hiroki and PlayStation chief Nishino Hideaki outline AI tools, a $50 million investment and geopolitical headwinds.
CIOs are now orchestrators of AI business value
AI has prompted tech leaders to become strategic architects driving value from the technology across the enterprise, according to Marriott’s and Jabil’s CIOs.
Nintendo announces Switch 2 price increase, going into effect worldwide
Nintendo is increasing the price of Switch 2 worldwide, the company has announced. In the U.S. and Canada, the system is going up by $50. Europe will essentially see the console rise by €30. Over in Japan, Nintendo Switch 2 will increase by 10,000 yen, and there’ll be increases for Switch 1 there as well. The dates for the Nintendo...
PS5 shipments top 93.7 million
PlayStation 5 has shipped 93.7 million units worldwide, Sony announced in its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2026.
A simple dietary change could lower your blood pressure risk by 30%, study suggests | BBC Science Focus Magazine
An estimated 1.4 billion adults worldwide have high blood pressure, putting them at risk of heart attacks and strokes.
How robust bee populations support human health
There's more to bees than honey: Bumble bees sustain many of our most nutritious crops, while honey bees underpin food production across the globe.
2026 Live on the Levee entertainment lineup revealed
The free 10-night concert series is scheduled for May 22 to July 31.
Bill Would Stop Sports Blackouts
New legislation led by democratic Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin would stop professional sports leagues from blacking out games for fans and end the complicated, costly web of streaming services. The […]
CEC Entertainment adds Texas Roadhouse vet as CFO
Chris Monroe will oversee the finance and real estate teams for Chuck E. Cheese’s parent company as it looks to expand.
Review: RON DROTOS AND FRIENDS Excellence in Entertainment at Pangea
Manhattan's coziest cabaret room gets a great new tenant... one hopes.
Sphere Entertainment generated $386.4M in Q1 revenues, up 38% YoY – driven by The Wizard of Oz and concert
‘Today’s results demonstrate our continued success proving out Sphere’s business model,’ said Executive Chairman and CEO James L.
IOC urges sports to let Belarus athletes compete again without vetting as neutrals
Athletes from Belarus should once again compete with their full national identity and not be vetted for neutral status, the International Olympic Committee said on Thursday. One barrier to Russia’s return is an ongoing World Anti-Doping Agency investigation into recent reports implicating Russian anti-doping agency official Veronika Loginova. The IOC said its executive board noted “with concern the recent information” being looked at by WADA, without naming Loginova.
From concerts to tournaments, Asheville expands entertainment footprint - Asheville's 828 News NOW
City leaders say a new venue could bring Broadway productions and larger touring shows while Harrah’s Cherokee Center continues expanding its reach
Eurovision 2026: Politics collide with a blockbuster show
Controversy over Israel's participation and boycotts unprecedented in scale are already weighing on the Eurovision Song Contest before it even kicks off in Vienna.
Grit & Wisdom: Focus on your customers
For Paige DeAngelo, founder of Aer Cosmetics, listening to her customers has helped her build her small business brick by brick. As one of this year’s Grit & Wisdom award winners, she shares her advice with other small businesses on how they use feedback to act fast. To learn more from Paige and the rest of this year's Grit & Wisdom winners, visit ADP.com/GritAndWisdom
Science diplomacy lessons from a North Korean volcano
Mount Paektu, a mythic, active volcano on the border between North Korea and China, is almost the epitome of a scientific challenge that crosses political lines. In 946 CE, it erupted in one of the five biggest volcanic events of the past 10,000 years, kicking up huge quantities of ash and sending destructive mud flows down river channels for hundreds of kilometres. Should this happen again, the entire region, including easternmost Russia, South Korea and even Japan could be hit. “It’s definitely got the potential to be big,” said James Hammond, a professor of geophysics at Birkbeck, University of London. An eruption on the scale of 946 would have “huge regional impact.” For the past 15 years, Hammond has helped lead a groundbreaking collaboration with North Korean scientists to study the volcano, navigating scientific sanctions, tough export controls on scientific equipment and a long, pandemic-enforced exodus from the country. Although he seems more at home on far-flung research expeditions – before speaking to Science|Business, Hammond was camping out on a Greenland ice sheet – he has also advised the European Commission on its changing science diplomacy strategy. His long experience with North Korea has made Hammond sceptical of blanket bans on science collaboration, no matter the country.This is a live question in Europe, where in the wake of Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, institutional ties with Russian universities were almost entirely severed, although some scientists fear this could undermine our understanding of climate change’s impact on the Arctic. Here, Hammond tells the story of the Mount Paektu mission and the policy lessons he takes from it. Ominous rumblingsThe genesis of Hammond’s collaboration came in 2002, when Mount Paektu began to rumble ominously. Earthquake activity picked up and the volcano began to emit unusual gases. North Korean scientists took notice. “People felt we need to know more about this volcano,” said Hammond. In 2011, North Korean vulcanologists put out a request for international expertise to help them learn more. At the time, Hammond and his collaborator, Clive Oppenheimer, were working on a vulcanology project in another sanctioned country, Eritrea, and so decided to answer the call. Within a month, they had flown into Pyongyang. “It was pretty incredible,” recalls Hammond (left). “We were made to feel like honoured guests, and invited to official celebrations.” The scientific opportunity was huge. Paektu is unusually positioned, a thousand kilometres from where tectonic plates rub against each other in the Pacific. “It was an incredibly interesting volcano, but not much research had been done, at least not in the international community,” he said. “There was so much we felt we could do. And we had these partners that were super keen to engage.”The mission received an unusual visitor in the form of volcano-obsessed filmmaker Werner Herzog, who accompanied Hammond and Oppenheimer while directing his 2016 film Into the Inferno about volcanos across the world. Four days into the trip, the German director delivered a long speech about reunification to his North Korean hosts, recalls Hammond. “He got to the heart of the Koreans and how they felt, and how they thought, in a way that I'm not sure I ever will,” he said. UN sanctionsHowever, Hammond realised he’d been “naïve” about how difficult it would be to collaborate with North Korea, which was sanctioned far more heavily than Eritrea. “We didn’t fully appreciate the all-encompassing nature of restrictions,” he said. In 2016, as tensions escalated over Pyongyang’s nuclear tests, a United Nations resolution banned all joint scientific work with North Korea. However, the UN sanctions did allow countries to request carve outs, and the UK successfully requested an exemption for Hammond’s work. Related articlesEU pushes for joint science diplomacy, but care needed to avoid gridlock, experts sayRussia severs its last ties with German scienceAnchor Greenlanders in Arctic climate research, experts tell EU ahead of policy updateExport controls have also delayed Hammond’s work. In one case, it took 18 months to get approval from the UK government to take seismometers, which measure earthquakes, to North Korea. “It was frustrating,” he said. “But they didn’t just say no.” However, one instrument, called an induction coil, used to measure how the earth conducts electricity, was blocked entirely because it can in theory be used to detect submarines. Karaoke bondingSince the collaboration started in 2011, Hammond has visited the country around 15 times, although the pandemic closed off North Korea for more than five years. A trip last November was Hammond’s first since the outbreak. Despite this lengthy interlude, Hammond has deep bonds in the country. The North Korean scientists Hammond works with are somewhat isolated, as they struggle to access the latest research papers and travel to international conferences. That said, they are “excellent geophysicists” and are “very well trained in the field,” he said. Over karaoke and chats about their families, “we’ve made friendships, for sure,” he said. The authorities have to sign-off things like the placement of seismometers, for example, but Hammond said these requests have been approved. “Everything that we've asked for within a scientific context has been delivered.”Scientific backchannels? These kind of personal links between scientists across political lines are one purported benefit of science diplomacy. During the Cold War, some historians argue, scientific contact between the US and Soviet Union laid a groundwork of trust for other cooperation, such as on arms control. Hammond agrees that backchannel contacts to North Korean geophysicists are hardly likely to defuse a military crisis on the Korean peninsula, but the simple fact of the scientific collaboration makes contacts between diplomats that little bit easier. “It creates opportunities to understand each other a little bit better,” he said. “When maybe you have those more difficult discussions as diplomats, it's coming from a slightly better place.” Cutting tiesDrawing lessons from the Mount Paektu mission for today’s links with Russian science isn’t simple. The analogy is far from exact, Hammond said, “because one is essentially a Cold War, versus a pretty hot war in the case of Russia.” But Hammond’s broader argument is that the challenges we face, such as climate change, pandemics, biodiversity loss, pollution and so on, have globalised in an unprecedented way, making blanket shutdowns in collaboration with any country unwise.He’s somewhat critical of the UN scientific sanctions imposed on North Korea in 2016, even though they did allow for exceptions. “I think a blanket halt to some of these things, when we face big global challenges [. . .] that’s quite a risky thing to do,” he said.Institutional endorsement?European academics are still by and large free to work individually with Russian counterparts. However, official, institutional partnerships have largely ended. Shortly following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russian university rectors wrote a public letter endorsing the war, meaning European universities fear official collaboration could also be seen as a kind of endorsement. Hammond acknowledges there is a risk of legitimising regimes, and state-controlled universities, through scientific cooperation. “That’s the trade off you have to make,” he said. Strategic projectsWith Russia, instead of giving a green light to restart all Arctic science, a middle ground might be firing up a few carefully selected “strategic” projects, said Hammond. After all, European countries are still collaborating with Russia on the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, an experimental nuclear fusion plant in the south of France. However, even if Europe did try to revive Arctic science with Russia, there’s no guarantee Russian scientists would play ball. A series of high-profile arrests of physicists in Russia accused of sharing their findings with the outside world has made collaboration fraught. Even before the invasion of 2022, “the Russian regime made it increasingly difficult, and this sort of discouraged people,” Dag Rune Olsen, rector of the Arctic University of Norway, told Science|Business last year.
Is the FDA Really Suppressing Science? Plus. . .
It’s Thursday, May 7. This is The Front Page, your daily window into the world of The Free Press—and our take on the world at large. Today: Aaron MacLean says Trump is poised to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in the Iran war. Joe Klein on the life of CNN founder Ted Turner. Jillian Lederman on why cruise ships are here to stay. And much more. But first: Is the FDA suppressing science? On Tuesday, The New York Times published a story with an alarming takeaway. “FDA Blocked Publication of Research Finding Covid and Shingles Vaccines Were Safe,” read the headline. It is the latest in a string of stories that all have the same message: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and other agencies, are engaged in a cover-up—and silencing scientists trying to get the word out about the Covid vaccine. What all these stories suggest—some more subtly than others—is that the outsiders now running the public health establishment, officials such as Marty Makary at the FDA and Jay Bhattacharya at the National Institutes of Health, are on a revenge tour. That they are doing harm to the country to get back at the scientists and bureaucrats who ostracized them for deviating from the public-health consensus during the pandemic. It’s a seductive narrative. But is it true? That’s the question we address in our latest editorial. —The Editors Read [ Marty Makary's FDA Has All the Right Enemies ](https://www.thefp.com/p/marty-makary-vaccine-study-fda) [ Trump Blinks First ](https://www.thefp.com/p/iran-peace-deal-pakistan-trump-strait-of-hormuz) Aaron MacLean In return for no detectable concessions, President Trump this week gave up on forcing open the Strait of Hormuz. Now, the Trump administration looks desperate for a deal to end the war with Iran. It’s easy to understand the desire to end the war, but are they blowing the chance at victory? Aaron MacLean makes sense of the administration’s latest moves—and Iran’s response—in his column today. Read full story Aaron MacLean and Niall Ferguson: Live in New York City Join Aaron MacLean and Niall Ferguson on May 19 for a live recording of School of War at the iconic New York Historical. In a conversation as timely as it is wide-ranging, Aaron and Niall will explore the strategic stakes of the moment, including the Middle East, China, and the future of American leadership on the global stage. Get Tickets Now [ Ted Turner, the Optimist Who Built CNN ](https://www.thefp.com/p/ted-turner-cnn-tribute) Joe Klein The man who gave us CNN and the 24-hour news cycle, Ted Turner, died Wednesday at the age of 87. Today, political writer Joe Klein—who almost ghostwrote Turner’s autobiography—remembers his friend, the American media mogul who stood out for his idealism and lack of a filter—something that got Turner in trouble more than once. “His was not a traditional intelligence, but one of horizon: Ted saw things before other people did,” Joe writes. Read full story [ Nothing Can Sink the Cruise Ship ](https://www.thefp.com/p/cruise-ship-hantavirus) Jillian Lederman A viral outbreak on a cruise ship that left three passengers dead has left some people wondering: Are cruise ships on the way out? Not so fast, says Jillian Lederman, who has been on many a cruise herself. Read her piece on why 38 million people a year take a cruise—and aren’t about to stop. Read full story [ The Great Writers Who Were Terrible People ](https://www.thefp.com/p/the-great-writers-who-were-terrible) Shilo Brooks Throughout history, some of the greatest literary geniuses have also been immoral bigots. 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