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Slay The Spire 2 Dev Sets Record Straight On Controversial Boss

Even though The Doormaker is apparently the easiest Act 3 boss in Slay the Spire 2, Mega Crit still want to make sure the fight isn't "too abrasive against certain playstyles"

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Apr 25 • 2:25 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Wisconsin DOJ sues Kalshi, other prediction markets for illegal online sports betting

Wisconsin is suing Kalshi, Robinhood, Coinbase, Polymarket and Crypto.com for allegedly illegally facilitating sports betting on their prediction market platforms, the state’s Department of Justice announced this week.

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Apr 24 • 3:02 PM EDT • Sports • wpr.org
2026 NFL Draft: American Conference prospects to watch

Eli Heidenreich, Landon Robinson, and Travis Burke are among the most likely American draft selections in 2026.

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Apr 24 • 1:55 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Considering History: Jackie Robinson, Japanese Americans, and the Best of American Sports and Community | The Saturday Evening Post

Jackie Robinson can help us better remember a largely forgotten teammate and childhood friend, Shigeo “Shig” Takayama, and the connections between African American and Japanese American baseball.

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Apr 23 • 1:18 PM EDT • Sports • saturdayeveningpost.com
Southern University wins ECAC EA Sports College Football National Championship

Coby Robinson, a sophomore computer science major known as “K1ngC0by,” secured the title in a best-of-five championship series against Bellarmine University.

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Apr 23 • 11:50 AM EDT • Sports • wafb.com
Special Seminar

Speaker – Lenny Smith, Professor, Virginia Tech. Hosted by Walt Robinson. Title – Reflection versus Regurgitation: Simulation, Statistics, and Insight from Fitzroy to ECMWF’s AIFS. (link to relevant paper) Abstract – There is considerable…

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Apr 20 • 11:41 AM EDT • Science • meas.sciences.ncsu.edu
Ausar Thompson, J.B. Bickerstaff lead Detroit Pistons award finalists

Pistons forward Ausar Thompson, center Jalen Duren and guard Duncan Robinson were all named finalists for NBA end-of-season awards on Sunday.

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Apr 19 • 8:23 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Yankees Social Media Spotlight: Celebrating Jackie

This week, Major League Baseball honors the life and legacy of Jackie Robinson.

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Apr 19 • 6:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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'Really poor in terms of chances created'

Stoke boss Mark Robins says they gave away two bad goals and did not create enough opportunities going forwards following their defeat by Wrexham.

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Apr 18 • 2:31 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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This traveler has flown business class 521 times and counting. Here’s when he thinks it’s worth it — and when it’s not

Since 2010, frequent flyer Richard Robinson has logged 945 flights — 521 of those in business class. Here’s what he says travelers should consider before using their hard-earned cash or points to upgrade.

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Apr 18 • 8:30 AM EDT • Business • cnn.com
Centrepoint to cut ties with Sharon Osbourne after she backs Tommy Robinson rally

Homelessness charity distances itself after Osbourne says she plans to attend far-right ‘unite the kingdom’ march

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Apr 17 • 8:20 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
White House probing disappearances, deaths of US scientists: 'Pretty serious stuff'

The White House says it will look into the disappearances and deaths of several U.S. government employees who had access to highly classified nuclear and space information.

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Apr 16 • 5:39 PM EDT • Science • livenowfox.com
Resilient Entrepreneur Program Elevates Local Businesses

Johanna Robinson joined the Resilient Entrepreneur Program (REP) at Cal State San Marcos with a three-ring binder filled with sketches of two kittens inspired by her twin daughters. She wasn't sure if her project would become a children's book, an animated series or something else entirely."I was thrilled to be accepted," Robinson says. “As a...

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Apr 16 • 10:50 AM EDT • Business • news.csusm.edu
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Shohei Ohtani delivers on Jackie Robinson Day

The Sporting Tribune's Fredo Cervantes writes about Shohei Ohtani's performance on Jackie Robinson Day at Dodger Stadium.

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Apr 16 • 2:45 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Dodgers vs. Mets game III chat

The Dodgers conclude their three-game series against the New York Mets on Jackie Robinson Day, looking to get a sweep and take five of six games on the homestand. Shohei Ohtani makes his third start of the season against right-hander Clay Holmes. Ohtani will only be on the mound on Wednesday, as Dalton Rushing is […]

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Apr 15 • 9:53 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Mariners Game #19 Preview and Discussion: SEA at SDP

Emerson Hancock takes the ball for the Mariners on Jackie Robinson Day

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Apr 15 • 9:24 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Jackie Robinson Day 2026: MLB celebrates Dodgers legend with universal No. 42 jerseys

79 years after Jackie Robinson first took the field with the Brooklyn Dodgers, every player and coach took the field wearing No. 42.

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Apr 15 • 7:50 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
On this Jackie Robinson Day, reject this lie Major League Baseball tells about itself

Kevin B. Blackistone: Sports are not a driver of social change

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Apr 15 • 12:11 PM EDT • Sports • ms.now
Jackie Robinson Day: Dodgers' Legend's MLB Career By The Numbers

It's Jackie Robinson Day in Major League Baseball! Here's the Brooklyn Dodgers' legend's MLB career by the numbers.

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Apr 15 • 10:38 AM EDT • Sports • foxsports.com
Jackie Robinson Day: The eternal impact of No. 42

The Sporting News covered Jackie Robinson from his signing as a minor leaguer through his historic debut, Hall of Fame career and on to Jackie Robinson Day.

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Apr 15 • 7:55 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Warner Robins surgeon accused of knowingly buying stolen cars for rental business: prosecutors
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Apr 13 • 4:57 PM EDT • Business • 13wmaz.com
Dons boss Robinson will not relax until safety is secured

Stephen Robinson does not want Aberdeen to relax during their two-week break after they recorded a much-needed 2-0 win over Hibernian to boost their William Hill Premiership survival hopes. Kevin Nisbet netted from the penalty spot after Grant Hanley was sent off for hauling down Toyosi Olusanya and the Scotland striker added a second with 15 minutes to go to end a nine-match winless league run. The Dons are five points above Kilmarnock, who sit in the relegation play-off spot with five games to play, and the two teams clash at Pittodrie in the next round of Premiership fixtures which does not take place until April 25.

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Apr 12 • 11:41 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Twelve Georgia State Graduate Business Programs in 2026 U.S. News Rankings - Georgia State University News - Press Releases, Robinson College of Business -

Twelve master’s-level programs offered by Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business are ranked in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 “Best Graduate Schools"

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Apr 7 • 4:16 PM EDT • Business • news.gsu.edu
Previewing the 2026 season for Penn State WR Zay Robinson

Penn State football's 2026 roster features Zay Robinson, a redshirt freshman wide receiver from the transfer portal.

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Apr 7 • 6:01 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Titans fans pick a favorite for 2026 receiving yards leader

Titans fans have high hopes for Wan’Dale Robinson.

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Apr 6 • 1:20 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Scientists may finally detect hidden ripples in spacetime

Scientists have taken a major step toward probing one of physics’ biggest mysteries—how gravity and quantum mechanics fit together—by creating the first unified way to detect tiny “ripples” in spacetime itself. These subtle fluctuations, long predicted but poorly defined, are now organized into clear categories with specific signals that real-world instruments can search for. The breakthrough means powerful tools like LIGO and even small tabletop experiments could start testing competing theories of quantum gravity much sooner than expected.

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Apr 6 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Charlie Day shares awkward moment disrobing for Jennifer Aniston: 'Never felt less attractive'

The actor recalled his first day on set of the 2011 comedy 'Horrible Bosses,' also starring Aniston, Jason Bateman and Jason Sudeikis.

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Apr 3 • 5:56 PM EDT • Entertainment • aol.com
How the Iran war is forcing Germany to rethink energy

The energy shock from the Iran war is felt around the world, and in Germany, too. As rising prices hit consumers, the government is struggling to find a response. How should Europe's largest economy fuel itself in a world where fossils can become a political liability? Host Nina Haase goes looking for answers with Greens MP Robin Wagener, DGAP energy expert Loyle Campbell and DW’s Bernd Riegert.

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Apr 2 • 9:09 AM EDT • Politics • dw.com
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Science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson will deliver 2026 Commencement Address

Kim Stanley Robinson, an award-winning American science fiction writer, will deliver the 2026 commencement address. Commencement is scheduled for May 24 on McCullough Lawn.

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Apr 2 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • middleburycampus.com
Robinhood distances sports sponsorships strategy from prediction markets

As Michael Jordan's 23XI Racing drives Robinhood-sponsored cars to the top of the NASCAR standings, fans can also use Robinhood's app to wager on race outcomes and other sporting events.

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Apr 1 • 2:41 PM EDT • Sports • investmentnews.com
Supreme Court Allows Licensed Mental Health Practitioners to…

HRC President Kelley Robinson: “To undermine protections that keep kids and families safe from these abusive practices is shocking — and our children…

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Mar 31 • 10:34 AM EDT • Health • hrc.org
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Source: Feds probing prediction market bets that predicted US actions
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Army probing video of Apache helicopters at Kid Rock’s home

The Army is investigating after musician Kid Rock posted video showing Apache helicopters hovering around his Nashville-area home.

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Mar 30 • 5:17 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
The week ahead in Hawai‘i sports: No. 6 Hawai‘i water polo closes out home slate

The Rainbow Wahine will close out their home slate on Friday evening against Cal State Fullerton.

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Mar 30 • 11:20 AM EDT • Sports • alohastatedaily.com
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In battleground Wisconsin, the 2026 elections are poised to bring a 'changing of the guard'

Democrats sense a big opportunity following retirements at the gubernatorial, legislative and judicial levels in the state.

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Mar 28 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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Braiding science, stories and indigeneity with Robin Wall Kimmerer’s ReadUP talk

Half an hour before the start, BC Aud was already overflowing. Attendees pressed shoulder to shoulder along stairways to hear Robin Wall Kimmerer, an author and environmental activist. Click the link to read the recap of her events on campus.

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Mar 27 • 11:05 PM EDT • Science • upbeacon.com
How Robinhood's chief brokerage officer tells his kids to invest

Steve Quirk shared four stock indexes to have in your core portfolio. He recommends focusing on diversification, with some cash set aside for single stocks.

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Mar 26 • 10:29 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Pistons’ Duncan Robinson shares personal story while supporting Detroit youth mental health

The Detroit Pistons Foundation, Children’s Foundation of Michigan, Duncan Robinson, and the Robinson Family Foundation made a special announcement in support of SAY Detroit’s LiveWELL Program, which provides school-based youth development programming focused on mental health, wellness, and life skills for Detroit Youth inside the SAY Detroit Play Center at Lipke Park.

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Mar 24 • 5:38 PM EDT • Health • clickondetroit.com
Robins School of Business ranks as a Top 20 undergraduate business school

Poets&Quants for Undergrads has named the University of Richmond’s business school a top 20 school for the fifth consecutive year.

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Mar 24 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • urnow.richmond.edu
University of Richmond Robins School of Business Ranked as Top 20 Undergraduate Business School

The University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business ranked in the top 20 of the annual by Poets&Quants for Undergrads, the leading online publication for undergraduate business education news.

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Mar 23 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • news.richmond.edu
Your Thymus and Your Healthspan

Our thymus gland plays a central role in the development or our immune system, specifically for supporting T cell development (how these cells got their name, maturation and differentiation in the thymus) and discriminating between self and foreign, non-self antigen proteins with production of dendritic cells. As we age, our thymus gland shrinks—the process known as involution—with progressive change from spongy to fatty tissue, with loss of functionality. But this process, with respect to timeline and extent, markedly varies from one person to the next. And to make things even more complicated, our thymus gland anatomy and precise location in the chest also is highly variable. So the famous Frank Netter diagrams from the 1960s (such as at left below) don’t capture the remarkable heterogeneity that a random set of 12 chest CT scans (below at right). What I consider as 2 landmark papers in Nature this week (here and here) used AI to quantify health of the thymus in 2 large cohorts, and then correlate the metric to a broad array of health outcomes. In this edition of Ground Truths, I’m going to cover three questions: (1) How was thymus health determined by AI?; (2) How is thymus health linked to key clinical outcomes? and (3) Are there ways we can promote a healthy (aka rejuvenate) thymus gland in our later years? Subscribe 1. How was thymus health determined by AI? This was accomplished by extensive work developing and validating an AI pipeline for 2 stages, the first for localization and segmentation of the thymus bed, and the second to quantify a digital marker, termed the thymic health score. There’s a lot to this algorithmic development, so I won’t go into all the details, but just provide a rudimentary outline of what was done. The 1st stage used supervised learning with 2 radiologists reviewing 2,461 chest CT scans. That work trained a 3D U-Net model to automatically identify the thymic bed’s 3D cropped region using center of mass coordinates, which reached 99.8% accuracy. The 2nd stage used a foundation model that was pre-trained with SwAV (which stands for Swapping Assignment between multiple Views), a self-supervised model, that generated a high-dimensional thymus representation of 4,096 features. That compares to the radiology reductionist and subjective scoring of 0 to 3 where 0 means the thymus is fully degenerated and fatty, and 3 is considered dense, intact glandular soft tissue. Notably, the self-supervised learning (SSL) performance was superior to supervised (AUC ~0.75 vs 0.55, respectively) reflecting the shallowness of the 0-3 classifier vs SSL’s holistic, self-taught AI. The thymic health score ranged from 0 to 100, with the highest number indexed to fully preserved thymic health. The algorithmic work extended to explainability with both Shapely value distribution, meaning the model was holistic not relying on any “magic” pixel, and occlusion sensitivity, demonstrating the model’s performance was not affected by ribs, sternum, lung tissue, but rather focused on the thymic bed directly. Below are a few saliency maps from the occlusion sensitivity that indicate the thymic bed focus, not affected by neighboring structures, using the jet color scale. Now the AI was ready for processing ~25,000 CT scans, each over 30 MB files, from the 2 large participant cohorts to provide a thymic health score, it did so in less than 14 hours, which is less than 2 seconds per scan! Share 2. How is thymus health linked to key clinical outcomes? The two cohorts were the National Lung Screening Trial, NLST (N=25,031) and the Framingham Heart Study, FHS (N=2,581) each with baseline demographics and long term follow up of >12 years for health outcomes. From the NSLT, you can see below that increased age and body-mass index were correlated to reduced thymic health. And, overall, men had reduced thymic health scores compared with women. There are a lot of graphs in the paper for outcomes, for both the NLST and FHS cohorts. To simplify the major outcomes, below is a composite Figure with striking reduction of all-cause mortality and for the different causes of death. The results were consistent between the 2 cohorts. For example, the cardiovascular mortality hazard ratio average was 0.57 in NLST and 0.38 in FHS (weighted to be 0.53 for the aggregate). The reduction of mortality also extended to digestive diseases and pulmonary disease (data not shown below). Lung cancer incidence was reduced by 36% for high vs low thymic health (Figure below, with a panel -incidence and b panel-mortality, adjusted for age, sex, BMI, smoking status). Notably, there was a smoker’s paradox: lower incidence and improved survival for lung cancer in smokers who had a high thymus health score. Smoking was associated with lower thymic scores whereas alcohol was not. Higher thymic health was linked to higher HDL cholesterol, lower triglycerides, lower fasting blood glucose, and lower systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Inflammation biomarkers, such as C-reactive protein and interleukin-6, were elevated in the people with lower thymic health scores. In their second paper, the same team looked at the relationship between thymic score and outcomes for 3,476 patients receiving cancer immunotherapy. The non-small cell lung cancer progression-free survival was reduced in patients with low thymic health score. A parallel relationship for survival was seen for other types of cancer including melanoma, breast, and kidney with a 44% lower risk among high thymic scores (Figure). A similar pattern was seen with different immune checkpoint inhibitors. The thymus health score outperformed programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1)and tumor mutation burden (TMB) assay of the tumor and was an independent prognostic marker of progression-free survival. In this dataset, a direct connect with thymus score and adaptive immune function was noted with a correlation before cancer treatment for both T-cell diversity and thymus T-cell production (a metric known as T cell receptor excision circles). Thymus Removal Study There is a highly relevant citation about thymus function before moving onto ways to rejuvenate it. In 2023, a very important study of thymus removal during cardiothoracic surgery was published, with 1146 patients undergoing thymus removal vs 1146 matched controls (mean age 55 years). The adverse outcomes for thymus removal were striking, with a 2.9 higher risk of all-cause mortality and doubling of cancer incidence, 1.5 fold increase in cancer mortality, and 1.5-fold increase in autoimmune diseases. The immune function showed marked compromise after thymus removal, as reflected by CD4+ and CD8+ T cells (Figure below) Share Ground Truths 3. Are there ways we can promote a healthy (aka rejuvenate) thymus gland in our later years? In recent months we’ve learned a lot about the process of thymus involution and the pathways by which this may be modulated. Thymus involution is primarily due to loss to thymus epithelial cells (TECs) and there are 2 subtypes with different functions: the cortical, responsible for positive selection of T cells, and the medullary, for negative selection. When adipose tissue infiltrates the thymus, thymic adipocytes are pro-inflammatory, knocking out T-cell output. Likewise, systemic inflammation, or “inflammaging,” from smoking, obesity, and chronic stress promote thymic adipocytes. Now, from preclinical studies, we know about key pathways that account for these processes. Historically, back in 2014, FOXN1 was recognized as a single master transcription factor essential for TEC function, with studies in mice with forced FOXN1 upregulation leading to thymus regeneration. That laid the foundation for potential regrowth of quiescent thymus cells. It took awhile to find pathways to accomplish this goal and to even refute its role as the master regulator. The Liver-Thymus Axis Feng Zhang and his team recently showed that injection of an mRNA vaccine to the liver encoding DLL1, IL-7 and FLT3-L in combination, factors known to support thymopoiesis (Figure), successfully enhanced immune function in aged mice. However, the effect was transient. The FGF21 Story Two reports in 2025 addressed the thymus gland’s production of FGF21, a growth factor (fibroblast growth factor 21) and its control of thymus involution. This growth factor is also produced by the liver, but it doesn’t have impact on the thymus in aged rodent models. In contrast, The liver’s hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) has been shown to reverse senescent TEC structural changes. Growth hormone stimulates production of insulin growth factor-1 (IGF-1) in the liver and the thymus. Two small studies in human participants (TRIIM, for Thymus Regeneration, Immunorestoration, and Insulin Mitigation) of 6 and 50 people, respectively, treated with combined human growth hormone, metformin and DHEA, suggested the potential of slowing epigenetic aging and improving thymus mass and function. But the combination of drugs, small sample, and lack of controls make conclusions murky. Increased thymus FGF21 led to increased CD8 T cells in old mice and extended healthspan and improved physical performance. Building on the previous FOXN1 data, ablation of β-klotho, the obligatory co-receptor for FOXN1, accelerated thymic aging. The benefit to FGF21 was confirmed in a companion paper using an FGF21 knock-in mouse model showing thymus enlargement and increased TECs throughout the lifespan. (schematic Figure below). The accompanying editorial for these 2 papers speculated: “The proposed link between age-associated thymus involution and organismal aging is intriguing, and suggests we might seek to achieve systemic rejuvenation by counteracting thymic involution.” Other Factors Lessons from the Axolotl (Mexican Salamander) In an elegant set of experiments of the axolotl (Figure), known for its complete thymus regeneration after total surgical removal, mediators were identified. Surprisingly FOXN1 was dispensable. But midkine, a growth factor, appeared to be the driver, the initiator of thymus cell growth, survival, and repair. Other components that contributed were Postn+ (periostin-expressing mesenchymal niches) and Ccl19, a chemokine protein from the bloodstream. RANK and RANKL RANK (receptor activator of nuclear factor κB its ligand (RANKL) have been considered key regulators of medullary TECs. In a study of both aged mice and human thymus cell cultures, their key role was confirmed, with multiple benefits of resorting TEC function, recruitment of progenitor cells, and T cell development. Subscribe Summing Up This body of work strongly supports the health of the thymus gland as a critical regulator of human healthspan, not just a correlate or link. The new landmark studies are reinforced by the regenerative biology experimental models that have shown, via an array of mediators, that healthspan of aged mice is at least in part dependent on thymus gland function and its critical role for maintaining adaptive immunity. It sure seems that we’d be better off having an immune reservoir of naive T cells instead of a profile in older adults of exhausted, low quality, memory T cells, with a senescent phenotype. It is striking that we ignored the importance of the thymus gland for many decades. A wake-up call was the results of the thymectomy matched control study reviewed here, with the opposite of high thymic health score improved health outcomes. The convergence of AI and healthspan here is notable. The exceptional and laborious work for developing and validating (no less explaining) the AI to quantify thymus health set the foundation for probing the connect the major health outcomes in two cohorts with extensive follow-up. We’ve never had a way to meaningfully quantify the thymus gland before, so this represents important leverage of supervised, self-supervised, and transformer models. The study wouldn’t have been possible without AI. And it begs the question as to whether there are ways we can maintain our thymus at a high health score. But it’s not so simple to rejuvenate our thymus. There are multiple risks including the induction of autoimmunity, increasing the risk of cancer, and inducing a pro-inflammatory state. For example, factors that increase TEC proliferation could compromise the medulllary negative selection process and leak out auto-reactive (self-attacking) T cells. Thymic cells could be induced to proliferate, but we know, for example, that growth hormone and IGF-1 are associated with an increase risk of cancer. If thymus rejuvenation doesn’t clear out the accumulated senescent cells in older adults, then inflammation within the gland could block the production of TECs. Keeping these risks in mind, we now have identified many ways to keep our thymus healthy as we age that undoubtedly will be tested in clinical trials going forward. Ultimately, the benefit-to-risk tradeoffs will be defined. In the meantime, we have desperately needed an immunome. As I’ve stressed in multiple prior Ground Truths, we have no test in the clinic to assess a patient’s immune status! It was very encouraging for me to get an email from Hugo Aerts, the senior author of the landmark papers in the days after they were published: “I also wanted to say that your Substack on “Why We Need an Immunome” was inspiring for this work. We found it a very compelling perspective and greatly enjoyed reading it.” Just having an assessment of a person’s immune status via a chest CT scan, with millions of these performed per year, might help in guiding the right immunotherapy for cancer (e.g. more intensive, combinations for those with low thymic health scores) and help define people who are increased risk for age-related diseases of cancer, cardiovascular, and neurodegenerative. The main theme of Super Agers is that we now have many layers of data (genetics, proteins, biomarkers, organ clocks that can be integrated via multimodal AI) for us to define a person’s specific risk decades before one of these age-related diseases leads to symptoms, enabling prevention. From the new studies this week, we can add thymus health score as yet another way to understand a person’s risk, a window into their adaptive immune system and healthspan. And perhaps someday we will be able to safely rejuvenate the thymus, or maintain its health through one’s life, and use the thymus health score to monitor. NB: I wrote this post (No A.I.) A Quick Poll Loading... ********************************************************************* Thanks to Ground Truths subscribers (now > 200,000) from every US state and 212 countries. Your subscription to these free essays and podcasts makes my work in putting them together worthwhile. Please join! If you found this interesting PLEASE share it! Share Ground Truths Paid subscriptions are voluntary and all proceeds from them go to support Scripps Research. They do allow for posting comments and questions, which I do my best to respond to. Please don’t hesitate to post comments and give me feedback. Let me know topics that you would like to see covered. Leave a comment Many thanks to those who have contributed—they have greatly helped fund our summer internship programs for the past two years. 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Mark Robinson admits ‘I lied’ about CNN story

Former North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson admitted he lied about a bombshell CNN KFile investigation during the final months of his 2024 gubernatorial campaign, uncovering his extensive history of posting inflammatory and racist comments on a pornography website.

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‘It’s time to be honest’: Mark Robinson to discuss political defeat, allegations in new interview

In an episode of a new podcast called After The Call, former Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is expected to focus on ‘setting the record straight on the controversies that surrounded his campaign.’

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Jasmine Crockett confirms member of her security team killed by Dallas police

She said the man, Diamon Robinson, had gone by a different name during his employment. Police said he had "multiple felony warrants" and a parole violation warrant.

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An early test for Democrats' anti-ICE messaging: From the Politics Desk

Plus, Democrats' shifting views on Israel.

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Oregon Prosperity Council co-chair on tariffs, turning around the state economy

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Governor Tina Kotek’s Economic Prosperity Council has had its first couple of meetings, as Oregon business leaders are trying to get the state’s economy ba…

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Mar 15 • 12:45 PM EDT • Politics • koin.com
Steve Carell improvising 1 line on 'The Office' made Craig Robinson realize he's a 'genius'

Craig Robinson recalls the exact moment he knew his 'Office' costar Steve Carell was a genius: When he improvised a now widely quoted Michael Scott line on the season 3 episode 'The Negotiation.'

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Mar 12 • 11:46 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Arizona Is Now At the Center Of Election Investigations

Both the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI are probing the results of the 2020 election in Arizona.

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Mar 10 • 5:13 PM EDT • Politics • theatlantic.com
Slay The Spire 2 update fixes some spectacular multiplayer bugs, like the relic that gives infinite block

The first round of fixes for Slay The Spire 2 focus on sorting out issues with the game's killer asset, multiplayer.

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Mar 9 • 4:28 AM EDT • Technology • rockpapershotgun.com
Disney's live-action 'Robin Hood' not moving forward, director says

A live-action version of Disney's 'Robin Hood' is no longer on the way, director Carlos López Estrada says.

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Mar 6 • 8:40 PM EST • Entertainment • ew.com
Democrats are probing companies awarded a $220 million ad contract for ties to Noem, Lewandoski

The senators are asking whether Noem, her senior adviser Corey Lewandowski or any other DHS employee financially benefited from the agreements.

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Mar 6 • 5:23 PM EST • Politics • nbcnews.com
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No NIL, no transfers, no problem: How Navy has put together its best season since David Robinson

The Midshipmen came one game away from the NCAA Tournament last year; they're back with a vengeance this season.

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Mar 5 • 2:18 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
Salesforce president addresses Benioff ICE jokes in meeting with staff

President Robin Washington discussed how the company is responding, after some employees and executives complained about Benioff's ICE jokes.

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The science of synthetics: How a Saint Michael’s grad is changing the way the world views lab-created DNA

When Noah Robinson, Ph.D., graduated from Saint Michael’s College in May of 2021, he left campus with much more than a diploma – he left with the skills

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CalMatters named a finalist in Toner Prize for Excellence in Local Political Reporting

The Toner Prizes, awarded by the Newhouse School, recognize the best political reporting and are named after Robin Toner ’76, the first woman to hold the position of national political correspondent for The New York Times.

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Mar 3 • 8:30 AM EST • Politics • calmatters.org
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Sierra Canyon wins 2026 Open Division girls' basketball title

Behind a standout performance from Jerzy Robinson, the Sierra Canyon girls' basketball team defeats defending champion Ontario Christian for the Southern Section Open Division crown.

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Mar 1 • 2:13 AM EST • Sports • latimes.com
Brody Robinson scores 19, Oakland beats IU Indianapolis 86-74

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Brody Robinson had 19 points in Oakland's 86-74 win against IU Indianapolis on Wednesday.

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Feb 25 • 8:52 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
Robinson, Edmonds lead TCU over Arizona State 90-78

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Micah Robinson scored 20 points, Xavier Edmonds added 17 and TCU rolled to a 90-78 victory over Arizona State on Tuesday night.

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Feb 25 • 12:09 AM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
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Ex-Tennessee Titans GM Jon Robinson lands a new job

Former Tennessee Titans general manager Jon Robinson was hired by Miami Dolphins as a senior personnel executive.

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Feb 24 • 3:01 AM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Could Jimmy Garoppolo reunite with Buccaneers OC Zac Robinson?

Could Jimmy Garoppolo Reunite With Zac Robinson? May not be a wild idea for the Bucs to explore.

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Feb 23 • 8:03 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Robin Vos looks back his tenure as Wisconsin's longest serving speaker

As Wisconsin's longest-serving Assembly speaker prepares to step away, his advice to lawmakers moving forward revolves around common ground.

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Feb 23 • 6:04 AM EST • Politics • jsonline.com
Team Gaither outlasts Team Robinson to win HBCU Legacy Bowl

Team Gaither beat Team Robinson, 27-23, in the fifth annual Allstate HBCU Legacy Bowl on Saturday at Tulane's Yulman Stadium

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Feb 21 • 9:21 PM EST • Sports • nola.com
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ENTERTAINMENT: ‘Soulful Sounds’ in Little Rock; ‘Elephants’ at WAC

Husband-and-wife jazzy R&B duo Acute Inflections will perform arrangements of jazz, soul and R&B classics and original music, and add “playful storytelling and lighthearted comedy,” for a program titled “Soulful Sounds in Little Rock,” 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Ron Robinson Theater.

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Feb 21 • 1:00 PM EST • Entertainment • arkansasonline.com
Robin Vos, powerful Assembly speaker, announces his retirement

Robin Vos, the powerful Republican Assembly speaker, announced his plans to retire as the body began its final meeting of the legislative session.

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Feb 19 • 3:04 PM EST • Politics • jsonline.com
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Wisconsin GOP leader Robin Vos, who clashed with Trump, leaving office after reshaping the state

The longest-serving Assembly speaker in Wisconsin history, who acted as a block on the battleground state’s Democratic governor and also drew the ire of President Donald Trump, isn't running again.

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Feb 19 • 2:49 PM EST • Politics • apnews.com
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Daniel Miller is a reporter at POLITICO covering the intersection of entertainment, media, sports, technology and politics.Part of POLITICO’s California team since 2026, he examines how Hollywood and Southern California function as engines of political power. Daniel also covers the rainmakers, dealmakers and cultural figures who shape policy debates, elections and public life far beyond the state’s borders.Daniel previously spent 13 years at the Los Angeles Times, most recently as an enterprise reporter in the newspaper’s Metro department, where he worked on investigations and features. He wrote about allegations of sexual misconduct at L.A.’s Magic Castle, chronicled the cratering ventures of a celebrity vegan chef and detailed themystery of a missing million-dollar pocket watch once owned by J.P. Morgan. In 2019, he wrote, reported and hosted "Larger Than Life," an award-winning podcast about the life of an enigmatic L.A. street racer.He previously covered the business of entertainment for The Times, examining the fraught political ties between the Walt Disney Co. and the city of Anaheim, probing the world of second-tier talent agents operating on Hollywood’s fringes and uncovering allegations involving several #MeToo figures.Daniel was named Journalist of the Year at the 2015 National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards and, a year later, received the L.A. Press Club’s Entertainment Journalist of the Year award. He was also a finalist for the 2016 Loeb Awards for "Selling Stardom," a series on unscrupulous Hollywood operators. His narrative reporting has been honored by organizations including the Society for Features Journalism, the National Association of Black Journalists and the Motor Press Guild.Daniel began his career reporting in Southern California, writing for the Ventura County Star, the Los Angeles Business Journal and the Hollywood Reporter. He attended Beverly Hills High School and UCLA. He lives in Los Angeles.

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Feb 18 • 11:10 PM EST • Politics • politico.com
Bridging science and society in the emerging bioeconomy

A new MIT course, STS.059 (The Bioeconomy and Society), explores the social and political factors at work in the biology, biotech, and biological engineering sectors.

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Feb 18 • 2:55 PM EST • Science • news.mit.edu
Nigel Farage assumes Anne Robinson role in political remake of The Weakest Link

Reform UK leader snaps at reporters as he tries to maintain control over announcement of shadow cabinet

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Feb 17 • 12:23 PM EST • Politics • theguardian.com
Robinhood's 2025: The Year It Became a Real Business

Robinhood's 2025 performance answered a few critical questions about its long-term prospects.

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Feb 16 • 5:54 PM EST • Business • fool.com
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Solopreneurs use AI to boost content creation efficiency

Solopreneurs like Katrina Purcell and Gigi Robinson use AI tools to optimize their content creation, boost efficiency, and enhance lead generation.

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Feb 12 • 10:42 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
Robinhood stock tumbles after earnings show crypto winter chills revenue

Robinhood's crypto trading revenue declined last quarter amid bitcoin's brutal bear market. The company hailed prediction markets as a new frontier.

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Feb 11 • 2:34 PM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
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Letters to Sports: Dodgers visiting White House fires up usual debate

Readers of the Los Angeles Times Sports section give their thoughts on myriad topics, with a majority not wanting the franchise of Jackie Robinson visiting the White House.

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Feb 7 • 7:00 AM EST • Sports • latimes.com
Prisma Health mandates masks amid Spartanburg County measles outbreak

Prisma Health will require masks for patients and visitors in emergency and birthing centers due to the largest U.S. measles outbreak in 25 years.

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Feb 5 • 8:44 AM EST • Health • greenvilleonline.com
Warner Robins approves rezoning for 16-acre neighborhood with homes and local businesses
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Feb 4 • 11:26 PM EST • Business • 13wmaz.com
Winter Olympics live updates: Schedule for today, where to watch

The Olympics schedule on Wednesday features men's Alpine downhill training, curling mixed doubles round robin matches and luge men's singles training.

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Feb 4 • 3:56 AM EST • Sports • usatoday.com
From foster care to skincare, Victorville mother finds path to healing with her business

A local businesswoman is sharing her story of how she transformed her life and became the founder of a growing Black-owned skincare brand born out of a need to treat her son's severe eczema.

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Feb 4 • 1:56 AM EST • Business • abc7.com
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Win-River and Rolling Hills pack February with casino events

Explore February California casino entertainment from Halestorm at Thunder Valley to Smokey Robinson, The Clairvoyants and Queen Revisited.

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Feb 2 • 6:04 AM EST • Entertainment • redding.com
Community health fair offers free screenings, honors Jackie Robinson

Dozens of families gathered at the Lincoln Neighborhood Service Center for a community health fair hosted by the Bethel AME Church Health Is Life Ministry.

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Jan 31 • 3:16 PM EST • Health • wctv.tv
North Seattle business owners sounding alarm after string of burglaries

Robin Dreisbach is the co-owner of Ravenna Refills, a body and home goods store. They just had their first anniversary – and first break-in.

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Jan 30 • 8:47 PM EST • Business • kiro7.com
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WMG’s Paul Robinson Accepts Entertainment Law Initiative Award: ‘Absolutely Thrilled’

WMG general counsel Paul Robinson received the Recording Academy’s 2026 Entertainment Law Initiative (ELI) Service Award. Here's a recap of the event.

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Jan 30 • 8:45 PM EST • Entertainment • billboard.com
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Broncos sign another player to reserve/future contract

The Broncos signed CB Jaden Robinson to a reserve/future contract on Friday.

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Jan 30 • 5:17 PM EST • Sports • broncoswire.usatoday.com
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Another Crisis. Another Offramp. And Washington Chugs Along.

Plus, Tulsi Gabbard has spent months probing the 2020 election and Trump is set to name his pick to lead the Fed.

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Jan 30 • 6:58 AM EST • Politics • wsj.com
Business groups back freight brokers in Supreme Court trucking liability fight

U.S. Chamber of Commerce, National Retail Federation among those supporting C.H. Robinson in the brief.

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Jan 28 • 10:51 AM EST • Business • freightwaves.com
Business groups back freight brokers in Supreme Court trucking liability fight

U.S. Chamber of Commerce, National Retail Federation among those supporting C.H. Robinson in the brief. The post Business groups back freight brokers in Supreme Court trucking liability fight appeared first on FreightWaves.

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Jan 28 • 10:51 AM EST • Business • finance.yahoo.com
At 80, I won't retire from my family's grocery business anytime soon

80-year-old Robin Blair runs his family's greengrocer's, founded in 1875. He started helping in the business at age 5 and says he will never retire.

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Jan 25 • 5:37 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
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Central Arkansas secures 86-65 win over West Georgia

CARROLLTON, Ga. (AP) Ty Robinson scored 22 points as Central Arkansas beat West Georgia 86-65 on Thursday.

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Jan 22 • 7:57 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
How Robin Williams' son is using AI as a mental health resource

Zak Williams is working with Headlamp Health to promote its recently launched Lumos AI, which is designed to help identify mental illness symptoms early.

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Jan 22 • 3:55 PM EST • Health • sfchronicle.com
The Athletic: Bill Kennedy, Robin Roberts, Jason Collins highlight LGBTQ Sports Hall of Fame inductees

Veteran NBA referee Bill Kennedy will join the Hall of Fame, and former NBA player Jason Collins will receive the Glenn Burke Award.

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Jan 21 • 2:05 PM EST • Sports • nba.com
Bill Kennedy, Robin Roberts, Jason Collins highlight LGBTQ Sports Hall of Fame inductees

The LGBTQ Sports Hall of Fame announced its 2026 Hall of Fame class of, four of whom have basketball ties.

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Jan 20 • 9:54 PM EST • Sports • nytimes.com
Will Reeve, Christopher Reeve's son, gets married as 'GMA' stars celebrate 'perfect wedding'

Christopher Reeve's son, 'Good Morning America' reporter Will Reeve, married Amanda Dubin in Miami over the weekend. The TV personality's ABC family, including Robin Roberts and Lara Spencer, celebrated the wedding.

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Jan 19 • 10:21 AM EST • Entertainment • ew.com
'Players made me look stupid', fumes St Mirren boss Robinson

St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson aims a strongly worded tirade towards his players after they slumped to a fourth straight defeat - against 10-man Hearts.

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Jan 15 • 3:28 AM EST • Sports • bbc.com
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Civilian Health Promotion Services announces upcoming events, heart he

The Civilian Health Promotion Services is hosting events in support of healthy heart habits, open to all Team Robins civilian employees.

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Jan 13 • 7:00 PM EST • Health • robins.af.mil
A couple turned a run-down RV park in Oregon into a boutique hotel

Robin Singh was feeling stuck in his job and needed a creative outlet, so he and his wife bought an RV park in Oregon and turned it into a hotel.

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Jan 10 • 8:38 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
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Sarah Michelle Gellar stepped away from acting because of Robin Williams' death: 'That loss was so huge'

Sarah Michelle Gellar said that the death of her 'Crazy Ones' costar Robin Williams inspired her to step back from acting in 2014: 'That loss was so huge.'

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Jan 8 • 7:27 PM EST • Entertainment • ew.com
Chicago man arrested minutes after robbing business at gunpoint, police say

Chicago police say a man was arrested minutes after a North Side business was robbed at gunpoint.

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Jan 7 • 8:11 AM EST • Business • fox32chicago.com
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Aberdeen links 'don't turn' Robinson's head

Stephen Robinson says it's "nice" to be linked with the vacant Aberdeen job, but insists his sole focus is on St Mirren's Scottish Premiership trip to Livingston on Tuesday.

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Jan 5 • 6:43 AM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Robin Vos forecasts prospects for online sports getting bill in 2026

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos discusses the prospects for an online sports betting bill to get a vote in 2026.

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Jan 5 • 6:03 AM EST • Sports • jsonline.com
The invisible microbes that help keep us healthy

Not all microbes are villains—many are vital to keeping us healthy. Researchers have created a world-first database that tracks beneficial bacteria and natural compounds linked to immune strength, stress reduction, and resilience. The findings challenge the long-standing obsession with germs as threats and instead highlight the hidden health benefits of biodiversity. This shift could influence everything from urban design to environmental restoration.

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Jan 4 • 7:00 AM EST • Health • sciencedaily.com
Robinson scores 22, NJIT takes down Binghamton 73-65

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) Sebastian Robinson scored 22 points as NJIT beat Binghamton 73-65 on Saturday.

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Jan 3 • 4:43 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
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What happened to Vickie on 'Stranger Things'? Duffers hint at Robin's relationship fate

What happened to Vickie on 'Stranger Things'? Show creators Matt and Ross Duffer hint at the status of her and Robin's relationship after the series finale.

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Jan 2 • 5:05 PM EST • Entertainment • ew.com