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The Latest: Paxton aims to defeat Cornyn in runoff for GOP Senate nomination
Texans are voting in a U.S. Senate primary runoff where incumbent four-term Sen. John Cornyn is facing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, in an expensive, drawn-out race that has caught President Donald Trump’s attention.
Advancing CAR-T Cell Science in Lupus: Meet the First Recipients of the Lupus Research Alliance–Genentech Fund
The inaugural recipients of the Lupus Research Alliance (LRA)– Genentech Award on Immune Resetting Therapies for Lupus (LGA-IRT) are… Anne Davidson, MBBS, The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy can lead to long-lasting remission in lupus, but it is not yet clear how it works at a cellular level or […]
At the Enhanced Games, drugs don’t get athletes banned. They could get them rich.
The inaugural Games took place Sunday in Las Vegas, where aging Olympians competed for large payouts, most of them after having taken cocktails of performance-enhancing drugs.
'A miserable campaign - but Mane looks a player'
Now the curtain has come down on the 2025-26 Premier League campaign, here is my end-of-season review - with a look back to what I predicted in August. Wolves were another side effectively going out of the Premier League from the early weeks of the season. Vitor Pereira was sacked after failing to win any of the first 10 league games and, while successor Rob Edwards occasionally hinted at better things to come and some optimism next season, this was a miserable campaign.
'As big a shambles as it is possible to imagine'
Now the curtain has come down on the 2025-26 Premier League campaign, here is my end-of-season review - with a look back to what I predicted in August. The job proved too much for Thomas Frank, who found the expectations and dysfunction of Tottenham a sharp contrast to the stability of Brentford. Just when you thought it could not get worse, matters hit a new low with the bizarre appointment of Igor Tudor, an arrival that posed serious questions of CEO Vinai Venkatesham and sporting director Johan Lange.
'A very underwhelming campaign'
Now the curtain has come down on the 2025-26 Premier League campaign, here is my end-of-season review - with a look back to what I predicted in August. Chelsea's poor season contained one final insult when they were beaten at Sunderland on the final day, meaning they have no European football under new manager Xabi Alonso next season. Liam Rosenior lasted only three months amid acrimony - a head coach out of his depth - before Calum McFarlane stepped in to take Chelsea to the FA Cup final, which they lost to Manchester City.
Global Mitochondrial Health Summit 2026: How nutraceuticals power cellular energy for longevity
Mitochondrial health is now recognized as vital for overall well-being and longevity. Leading clinicians, researchers, and educators on the emerging science behind the cellular powerhouse will be meeting on June 26 at the inaugural Global Mitochondrial Health Summit, hosted by Kaneka Ubiquinol.Ahead of the event in Sydney, Australia, Nutrition Insight speaks with Dr. Kazunori Hosoe, scientist and researcher at Kaneka Corporation, about advancements in mitochondrial science, gaps in nutraceutical products, and how the industry can communicate complex science with consumer-friendly messaging.
'Absurd': Social Media Misquotes Journalist, Erroneously Claims Sony Is Angry at Naughty Dog
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Shirtless man caught on camera stealing mail from business in Fort Myers shopping plaza
A shirtless man was caught on camera stealing mail from a business on US-41 at Ricardo Avenue. Fort Myers police are looking for the suspect
Misiorowski sparkles and Yelich homers in Brewers' 5-1 victory over Cardinals
Christian Yelich hit a two-run homer and Andrew Vaughn went 3 for 4 as the Brewers extended their NL Central lead over St. Louis to 2 1/2 games.
Trump to get "routine annual" medical exam 7 months after last visit to Walter Reed
White House boasts Trump's "excellent health" as questions loom over the medical reality of the oldest inaugurated president.
Nearly 500 Marvel Rivals Cheaters Get Permabanned by NetEase, and Most of Them Couldn’t Even Climb Out of Bronze
NetEase has shut down rumours that Marvel Rivals players could bypass the anti-cheat and perma-banned hundreds of players caught cheating.
Inaugural Pride-centered health fair coming to South Laredo
South Laredo’s first Pride-centered health fair focused on awareness, prevention and community support is set for June.
Semiconductor decoupling. Powell's politics. Industrializing Ogaden. Free trade and the Magna Carta.
Thank you for opening your Chartbook email. Feliks Topolski, 1907-1989 8th Army’s Front, Italy 1944 Semiconductor decoupling Source: FT One thing that Jerome Powell deeply understood is that chairing the Fed under current conditions is a deeply political job. “Powell has successes and mistakes to his name. But he stands out as having thought more carefully about the Fed’s democratic legitimacy than any chair since Paul Volcker,” said Paul Tucker, a former deputy governor at the Bank of England, referring to the Fed chair who successfully fought the great inflation of the 1970s and early 1980s. … While Powell was at the Treasury in the early 1990s, he watched Alan Greenspan build relationships within the government. That convinced Powell he needed to follow the former Fed chair’s lead and spend more time in Congress than his predecessors Yellen and Bernanke. “The accountability for the Fed runs through Congress,” said Claudia Sahm, a former Fed official who is now chief economist at New Century Advisors. “That’s not just about having people on speed dial — it’s answering questions, explaining policy and getting feedback.” Source: FT Ethiopia’s PM Abiy and Nigerian business tycoon, with Chinese engineering, are driving industrialization in Ogaden/Somali region of Ethiopia. - Michael Masri’s reporting for Africa Report if fascinating. Ethiopia has launched a cluster of large industrial schemes in the Somali region, laying foundation stones for a urea plant and an oil refinery in Gode while opening the first two phases of the Ogaden LNG project. Abiy Ahmed framed the push as part of a broader strategy to link energy, agriculture and industry. “These projects embody more than industrial growth,” he said. “They represent our shared responsibility to harness opportunities, strengthen co-operation and promote peace.” The Gode urea plant, backed by Dangote Group and Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH), is designed for 3m tonnes a year. Dangote owns 60%, while EIH holds 40%. Officials say Dangote’s equity totals about $2.5bn, while the state provides land and implementation oversight. Gas from the Calub fields will be piped 108km to the site. Construction is slated for 40 months, with operations targeted for 2028. Ethiopia imports most of its fertiliser, spending more than $1.2bn a year for 1.5m–2m tonnes. Usage was roughly 1.7m tonnes in 2023, almost half of it urea, and demand for 2024–25 is put above 2.4m tonnes. If delivered on time, the Gode plant could cover domestic needs and allow exports to neighbours. Brook Taye, chief executive of EIH, called the venture “a significant milestone in the journey toward industrial self-sufficiency”. Dangote told the groundbreaking crowd that the complex would be integrated with gas supply and a polypropylene unit to support local inputs. He pointed to Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), with a capacity of more than 5,000MW, and noted his group’s cement operations and expansion plans. The Gode refinery is being developed by Golden Concord Group of China. It is designed to process 3.5m tonnes a year of crude and condensate from the Hilala field, with associated storage. Backers say it will ease foreign-exchange pressure from fuel imports and anchor further industrial activity, including a proposed steel smelting site in Dire Dawa. GCL’s chair, Zhu Gongshan, cast the project as “a key step in Ethiopia’s path to energy sovereignty”, underscoring the Beijing–Addis ties. Financing details are still being finalised, but the refinery is central to the government’s energy-security narrative. Source: The Africa Report Dangote’s Ethiopian vision: Dangote began with cement. His crown jewel, Dangote Cement, dominates Nigeria’s market and has 10 operations in other nations in Africa. The formula has been consistent: identify sectors with chronic shortages – cement, fertiliser, sugar – commit massive local investments, and scale up to serve regional demand. Ethiopia was a natural extension of that model. In 2015, Dangote launched the Mugher Cement Plant outside Addis Ababa at a cost of $600m, with an annual capacity of 2.5 million tonnes. The investment gave him a firm foothold in one of Africa’s fastest-growing construction markets. But success came with risks. In May 2018, violent unrest led to the killing of Dangote’s country manager and temporary shutdowns at Mugher. While other investors might have retreated, Dangote doubled down. Today, he is preparing to spend $400m to expand Mugher’s capacity to 5 million tonnes, alongside a new grinding unit near Addis Ababa. Cement is just one market Dangote is targeting. Ethiopia’s enormous state-controlled sugar industry, long plagued by inefficiency and debt, has struggled for years to reform. Its Omo Kuraz Sugar Development Project, touted as one of the continent’s largest initiatives, continues to face delays and mismanagement. … The most ambitious venture of all is the planned fertiliser production complex in Gode, Somali region. Publicised on 28 August 2025, the Dangote Group and Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH) deal plans one of the world’s largest single-site urea manufacturing plants. The project costs an estimated $2.5bn and has an estimated capacity of 3 million metric tonnes annually, a rate that would not only render Ethiopia independent, but even a net exporter of fertiliser. EIH, the state wealth fund of Ethiopia, will hold 40%, while 60% is held by Dangote Group. … For Dangote, Ethiopia is a trifecta: Cement demand is projected to grow by 10% annually, its sugar consumption is growing with rapid urbanisation, and fertiliser demand is all but insatiable, given that farming supports the livelihood of 70% of Ethiopians. Source: The Africa Report The stakes for Abiy are high: For Addis Ababa, the $4bn fertiliser project in Ethiopia’s Somali region is no longer simply a manufacturing investment. It is increasingly being framed as a strategic state project tied to food sovereignty, import substitution and the government’s broader attempt to build economic resilience under mounting fiscal pressure. “Becoming self-sufficient in food is our main agenda,” Abiy says during the visit. “Land is needed; we have it. Water is needed; we have it. Human resources are needed; we have it.” The scale is enormous even by African industrial standards. Once operational, the plant is expected to produce three million metric tonnes of urea annually, potentially making it one of the continent’s largest fertiliser complexes. Ethiopian officials say the project now includes a 110km gas pipeline, a 120MW power plant, a polypropylene packaging facility and a two-million-tonne NPK blending plant. For a government grappling with chronic foreign exchange shortages, ballooning import bills and pressure on agricultural productivity, the numbers matter politically as much as they do economically. The decision to anchor the project in Gode is deliberate. Long viewed as peripheral to Ethiopia’s industrial economy, the Somali region is now being repositioned by the federal government as a future irrigation and agro-industrial corridor. Officials argue that the area’s vast land reserves and access to water could eventually support large-scale commercial farming capable of reshaping Ethiopia’s food economy. The government is simultaneously building housing infrastructure for about 5,000 residents near the plant, while officials project broader industrial expansion along the corridor. Abiy goes further, comparing the long-term revenue potential of the Gode development zone with Ethiopia’s flagship state enterprise. “The investments we are making in this Gode area, combined, will generate high revenue for Ethiopia, at par with Ethiopian Airlines,” he says. Source: The Africa Report Feliks Topolski 1907-1982 Topolski’s Chronicle, ‘Nazi Revival’, Vol. 8, Is. 1-2, 1960 HEY READERS, THANK YOU for opening the Chartbook email. I hope it brightens your day. I enjoy putting out the newsletter, but tbh, what keeps this flow going is the generosity of those readers who clicked the subscription button. Photo by Jakub Dziubak on Unsplash If you are persuaded to click, please consider the annual subscription of $50. It is both better value for you and a much better deal for me, as it involves only one credit card charge. Why feed the payments companies if we don’t have to. Subscribe Grim vision of drone warfare by Sylvie Kaufmann For contributing subscribers only. Subscribe The state of the art in Colbert-studies. Jean-Baptiste Colbert was Louis XIV chief minister from 1661 to 1683 and traditionally seen as an architect of absolutism and mercantilism. Alexander Hamilton later cited him as an inspiration in 1782. Now his legacy is disputed. Daniel Dessert, the chief critic, sees Colbert as the orchestrator not so much of an absolutist state as of an elite cabal. Would be great to have a good English-language review of this important debate. Source: lhistoire Didn’t know that the Magna Carta included free trade provisions Fighting for the right to the beach in Oregon in 1967: Source: Research Gate RAF Station – British and Polish Flags, c. 1940-45, The Ingram Collection Feliks Topolski, 1907-1989 ink and wash If you’ve scrolled this far, you know you want to click: Subscribe
‘Euphoria’: Is Nate Jacobs Dead? That Rattlesnake Moment Explained
Inside that rattlesnake moment.
Sporting Jax's debut season ends in Super League semifinals
Sporting Jax's inaugural women's soccer season ended in a semifinal shutout against Carolina Ascent FC. Here's what we know about the next steps.
49ers exec gushes over new rookie's physical traits
The San Francisco 49ers took two offensive linemen in the 2026 NFL draft, but the second really caught one executive's attention.
Sporting JAX women’s team falls in Gainbridge Super League playoff opener
Sporting JAX made history in its inaugural season, but the wait for a playoff win will continue.
Folk concerts, contra dance to benefit area nonprofits
A series of concerts featuring some of “Downeast Maine’s finest folk musicians” will take place at the Burnt Cove Church Community Center on the first Thursdays in June, July, August
Video appears to show theft at local antique shop; Business seeks public help
Pittsburgh Antique Shops, located in Castle Shannon, is asking the community for help in identifying a woman who was caught on camera allegedly stealing merchandise from inside.
Phillies caught surveying Japanese slugger amid impressive NPB season
The Phillies were caught keeping an eye on Teruaki Sato during a recent scouting trip in Japan.
Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery to get June 2026 vote by commissioners
Commissioners voted to allow the review, saying if that was the only way to move the project - designed to help people with mental illnesses caught in the criminal justice system - then so be it.
Daytime TV Performer of the Week: ‘General Hospital’s Braedyn Bruner Proves Emma Is Anna’s Granddaughter & Robin’s Daughter
The 'GH' scribes entrusted Bruner with some heavy emotional material, as Emma explored the complexities of life, and the actress repaid that trust by delivering a heartfelt and honest series
The Dreamie alarm clock got me to stop using my phone in bed
What sets Dreamie apart from all of the other fancy alarm clocks is laughably simple: It can play podcasts.
Mind and Soul Festival brings mental health resources to Augusta community
The event featured vendors with resources to help neighbors take care of their minds and bodies.
Garrett County Agriculture Fair announces 2026 entertainment lineup
McHENRY — The Garrett County Agriculture Fair has announced the week of live entertainment for the 2026 Fair, taking place Aug. 1–8 in McHenry. This year’s lineup features nationally recognized
Orville Hicks Mountain Talkers Storytelling Contest taking place on May 30
BOONE — The Orville Hicks Mountain Talkers Storytelling Contest will return to Boone on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at Hickory Ridge History Museum for an afternoon celebrating Appalachian storytelling, music,
ENTERTAINMENT: Touring show flips script on love story; inaugural Juneteenth summit at Robinson Center
The musical flips the script on Shakespeare’s most famous love story, asking what would happen if Juliet doesn’t end it all over Romeo.
ENTERTAINMENT: Touring show flips script on love story; inaugural Juneteenth summit at Robinson Center
The musical flips the script on Shakespeare’s most famous love story, asking what would happen if Juliet doesn’t end it all over Romeo.
From Kharkiv to the UK’s health service: Ukrainian doctor rebuilds her life – and helps others do the same
On 23 February 2022, in her home city of Kharkiv, Dr Inna Soldatenko finished work, collected her daughter from school, cooked dinner and prepared a lecture for her students. The next morning, she awoke to explosions.
Business Briefcase: New St. Luke’s college inaugural class opens
BETHLEHEM — St. Luke’s University Health Network on May 18 celebrated the opening of St. Luke’s College of Health Sciences, which operates on the campus of St. Luke’s University Hospital, Bethlehem. The college offers the following program…
Bond breakout? Big effects of bad data. Immigration and thermostatic politics & dad-chat is coming for dad-books.
Thank you for opening your Chartbook email. Anna Airy, A Shell Forge at a National Projectile Factory, Hackney Marshes, London, 1918 Bond breakout - John Authers Across the developed markets, bond markets are staging a slow-motion car wreck. Looking at the drastic moves in the US, Japan, the UK and France, Barclays’ Ajay Rajadhyaksha commented: “Last week, long bonds broke. Not in one country. In all of them. Simultaneously. Four countries. Four different political systems. Four different central banks. But the same trade — “get me out of duration!”” Each country has its own contributing political problems, but the uniformity of the shift out of long-term bonds with high duration makes clear that something broader is afoot. For Rajadhyaksha, it is “simple and uncomfortable.” The developed world “has too much debt, too little fiscal discipline, and no political appetite for fixing either.” If there’s a trigger, it has been the Iran war and the resulting shock to oil supply. Source: Bloomberg G7 countries are now borrowing at rates that were enjoyed by EM in the early 2020s For contributing subscribers only. Subscribe Trade between China and Russia has grown in recent years For contributing subscribers only. Subscribe Big effects of bad data A decade ago nearly nine in ten Americans, when approached, agreed to fill out the Current Population Survey, which is administered to about 60,000 households each month and asks about, among other things, employment. Fewer than seven in ten do so now (see chart 1). For the Consumer Expenditure Survey, which tries to capture 3,700 households monthly, the response rate is down from 68% to 40%. … When the information becomes less reliable, investment decisions get more difficult to make. Some may be delayed, creating a potential drag on the economy. A new working paper by Nicholas Bloom of Stanford University, Erica Groshen, former head of the Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS) now at Cornell University, and Duncan Hobbs and Michael Strain of the American Enterprise Institute, a think-tank, hazards an estimate. Preserving trust in “the integrity and quality of official statistics”, the authors claim, generates economic benefits of about $25 for every $1 spent on the BLS, the agency with an annual budget of $700m that is responsible for many of these data. To arrive at their conclusion the quartet analysed an ignoble episode in the BLS’s recent history. On August 1st 2025 Donald Trump sacked Erika McEntarfer, appointed as the agency’s commissioner by his predecessor, Joe Biden. The president alleged, without evidence, that the BLS’s steep downward revision to recent jobs numbers had been “RIGGED in order to make the Republicans, and ME, look bad”. In fact, it was the wanton dismissal that looked bad in the eyes of many observers. In the following seven days there was a 50% leap, relative to the week before, in the average value of the index of Economic Policy Uncertainty (EPU), which tracks the number of articles mentioning such uncertainty that are published daily in American newspapers. This was a discernible jump even when compared to the chaos caused by Mr Trump’s trade war in April 2025 and his real one in Iran in the past two months (see chart 2). Based on Mr Bloom’s earlier study with other colleagues of the EPU’s impact on business investment, industrial production and employment, the authors estimate that the jump reduced American GDP by over $100bn (0.3%) and non-farm payrolls by 168,000 (0.1%). Source: The Economist Immigration and thermostatic politics (Sarah O’Connor in the FT) A strange thing happened a year and a half ago. No sooner had Americans elected Donald Trump as president on an explicitly anti-immigration platform than US public opinion began to swing much more favourably towards immigration. … to political scientists who study “thermostatic” politics, this development is no surprise at all. Public opinion often moves against the prevailing party, especially if they are perceived to have gone “too far” in one direction. The phenomenon was first explored in the 1990s with reference to fiscal policy, but in recent years it has been particularly evident in the realm of immigration policy. While these swings in opinion polls can make it seem as if people don’t know their own minds, they can be a useful democratic check on governments by sending bright flashing warning lights when policies stray too far from the public’s comfort zone. The problem comes when politicians misinterpret those signals. When people tell pollsters they want less immigration, or think it is bad for the country overall (or the converse), they are often expressing an opinion about how things appear to be going in that moment relative to their preferences, rather than a deep shift in their underlying views. According to Alexander Kustov, a political scientist, most Americans’ views are quite stable and moderate: they support immigration that is controlled and in the national interest, and oppose flows that are disorderly or under-enforced. In the US, he argues the Trump administration over-interpreted dissatisfaction with high immigration under Joe Biden, and implemented policies that went too far for many voters. “People don’t necessarily change their idea about their ideal immigration policy, but they can react to what the government is currently doing,” he told me. “A lot of people are not happy with what the Trump administration are doing — right now we’re not talking about border enforcement, we’re talking about people not just getting harassed, but killed.” But similarly, he added, pro-immigration advocates would be making a mistake to interpret the recent, more favourable swing towards immigration as a deep-seated ideological shift in attitudes. The recent history of UK immigration policy offers another cautionary tale. After the 2016 Brexit referendum, public concern about immigration fell. This was partly because net migration statistics declined, but also because people felt a sense of catharsis and control, says Sunder Katwala, director of British Future, a think-tank. By 2019, the public ranked immigration as only the ninth biggest issue of concern, according to Ipsos polling. But when the Conservative government liberalised visa routes for students and care workers between 2019 and 2022, that helped net migration to surge. And so, too, did public concern. Today’s Labour government has implemented another sharply restrictive turn in immigration policy. As Kustov and researcher Caitlyn Yates argue, thermostatic public opinion should be a useful check on politicians. Instead it seems to have helped to magnify the pendulum swing in the UK. The government over-interprets and overreacts to a change in public opinion, which reacts in turn, prompting a sudden swing the other way. Source: Financial Times HEY READERS, THANK YOU for opening the Chartbook email. I hope it brightens your day. I enjoy putting out the newsletter, but tbh, what keeps this flow going is the generosity of those readers who clicked the subscription button. If you are persuaded to click, please consider the annual subscription of $50. It is both better value for you and a much better deal for me, as it involves only one credit card charge. Why feed the payments companies if we don’t have to. Subscribe Anna Airy, Shop for Machining 15-Inch Shells: Singer Manufacturing Company, Clydebank, Glasgow, 1918 Racing for a vaccine … we have been here before! The deadly Ebola outbreak in two African countries driven by a virus species with no vaccine has triggered an urgent search for a potential jab, in a test of troubled global efforts to avert threats posed by emerging diseases. A World Health Organization advisory group is due to would meet on Tuesday to recommend candidate jabs to prioritise for clinical trials, the global health body said. It will assess data including an analysis by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (Cepi), which was set up after failures in the international response to a previous Ebola crisis. The latest Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda has infected hundreds of people and killed more than 80, health authorities say. Cepi’s reaction will be a crucial indicator of its progress towards its wider goal of producing vaccines for pandemic threats in just 100 days, despite steep cuts to international health funding. “If there was ever a time that we could show the world why Cepi is needed and show the world why the 100-day mission is needed, it’s now,” Nicole Lurie, the organisation’s executive director for preparedness and response, told the FT. “We’re happy to accept that responsibility, but obviously we need help from partners — particularly financial help in the long run.” DR Congo and Uganda would make the final decision on whether to press ahead with any vaccine candidates endorsed for clinical trials by the WHO experts, the global health body said. “Other ethical and community acceptability issues will be considered,” said the WHO, which declared the latest outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday. “This will be important to make sure that the trial, if it happens, will be adequately communicated to the population.” Lurie said Cepi had provided information from a survey of research teams and companies working on drugs that might be effective against the Bundibugyo virus behind the outbreak. The organisation hoped soon to announce partners in the quest for a jab, she added, although she declined to give a timescale for when one might be developed. Cepi’s Nicole Laurie said global health bodies were ‘getting some live-fire drills’ with hantavirus and the latest Ebola outbreak. The hunt for a vaccine should be helped by scientific advances including the use of artificial intelligence to find drugs active against viruses, Lurie said. Existing jabs against the Zaire Ebola virus responsible for many previous outbreaks might provide a basis for tackling the Bundibugyo species, she added. “We’ll see how far and how fast we can get,” Lurie said, adding that Cepi had done preliminary work recently on a possible jab for the rat-borne hantavirus responsible for a recent fatal outbreak on a cruise ship. “Both with hantavirus and now with Ebola, [we] are getting some live-fire drills.” Source: Michael Peel in the Financial Times Dad-chat is coming for dad-books. (By Pamela Paul and Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg in the WSJ) They were the go-to gifts for Father’s Day: a book about some little-known chapter of World War II, the sweeping narrative of a shipwreck, perhaps the latest presidential biography. These days, dad books are a dying breed. Nonfiction book sales have been in decline for the past four years, and are now the most challenged segment of the print book market. Publishers say certain types of books still fare well—including celebrity memoirs and religious titles. But in recent years, print sales in such categories as biography, current affairs and business and economics—what publishers refer to as “serious nonfiction” and which tend to resonate especially with men—have fallen considerably. Sales of nonfiction print titles were down nearly 8% through May 9 this year, and sales of books about politics and current affairs were down 19%, according to book tracker Circana BookScan. Publishing has long been subject to cyclical changes, with trends in format and genre taking over bookshelves in grand sweeps. (Remember the adult coloring-book craze? Or the stratospheric rise of romantasy?) But many in publishing believe the decline in serious nonfiction is more existential. “The trend couldn’t be clearer,” said Jonathan Karp, the former chief executive of Simon & Schuster and publisher of the new Simon Six imprint. “This is a sea change and people should wake up and realize we’re living in a new world.” One culprit for the shift: a new media diet for fans of more serious nonfiction. … Sixty-two percent of men and 54% of women consumed a podcast in the prior month, according to a recent survey by Edison Research at SSRS, up from 46% and 39%, respectively, in 2023. “When we have internal meetings to talk about this problem, it always comes around to podcasts,” said Jonathan Burnham, president and publisher of the Harper Group at HarperCollins Publishers. “The man who wants to read American history is now tuning into one of the many good podcasts about history that lends the quiet attention to a serious subject he’s looking for. It makes the idea of sitting down with a 700-page Ron Chernow book less appealing. You’ve scratched that itch.” Source: Wall Street Journal Remarkable report by Novara from the nationalist rally in London in mid May. Anna Airy, Leopard Moth and Plums, 1915 If you’ve scrolled this far, you know you want to click: Subscribe
Republican Lawmakers Suggest Cutting Off Funding for National Academies
A letter from 11 Republican representatives has caught the White House’s attention.
‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ finale’s biggest moments
NEW YORK — There were tears, love and lots of laughs as the “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” aired its final episode Thursday night, marking an emotional end of
Outdoor movies return to King County's Marymoor Park with food trucks, entertainment, dog-friendly activities
Outdoor movies return to King County’s Marymoor Park on July 8, as the KeyBank Movies at Marymoor series launches its 22nd season of outdoor films, entertainment, and food trucks. Events run weekly through Aug. 26.
Gov. Mills on backing Pingree: ‘She’s got a solid mind’
Pingree is a former Maine House speaker who served in the Mills administration, leading the Office of Policy Innovation and the Future. She is also the daughter of U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree. On Tuesday, Mills formally endorsed Hannah Pingree to succeed her in the Blaine House.
Kathie Fong Yoneda, Entertainment Executive, Supporter of JA Community Organizations
Kathie Fong Yoneda was born in Sacramento on Nov. 19, 1946 to Joe Larry and Jennie Fong. She was the eldest of four sisters: sister Dana and Brent Kato and their children Lauren and Joel; sister Patrice Norris; and sister Laureen Fong-Frydendal and daughter Emily. She passed away on March 12, 2026 with her beloved […]
John Harbaugh pleased with Giants' safeties: 'Good-looking group'
New York Giants head coach John Harbaugh is pleased with the team's safety unit, particularly Jevon Holland and Tyler Nubin.
Mallon Receives Inaugural Dawn Staley Legacy Award at Philadelphia Sports Legacy Honors
PHILADELPHIA - Janet E. & Barry C. Burkholder Family Head Women's Basketball Coach Amy Mallon was one of six recipients of the inaugural Dawn Staley Legacy A...
Inaugural K-Entertainment Summit Shares K-Pop Business Strategies, Insights
Industry insiders from Universal Music, HYBE, Disney, AEG and more gathered at CJ ENM's first K-Entertainment Summit to discuss the Korean entertainment business.
Inaugural K-Entertainment Summit Shares K-Pop Business Strategies, Insights
Industry insiders from Universal Music, HYBE, Disney, AEG and more gathered at CJ ENM's first K-Entertainment Summit to discuss the Korean entertainment business.
Healthcare CEO apologizes for coverage problems
Two weeks after NBC News reported on coverage issues being had by beneficiaries of TriWest Healthcare Alliance, the company’s CEO has released a letter apologizing to the healthcare administrator’s 4.2 million beneficiaries. NBC News’ Erin McLaughlin reports in our series “The Cost of Denial.”
Apple's Steve Wozniak cheered for AI joke during graduation speech
Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak's speech about AI at Grand Valley University earlier this month got a laugh and applause from graduates.
Suzuki Wins Awards at Science and Engineering Fair
Bedford High School sophomore Hanna Suzuki earned national recognition for her “Audio Augmented Reality for Celestial Objects” research project.
Maine transgender sports referendum is poised to fall off the 2026 ballot
Conservative referendum to bar transgender girls from school sports in Maine is at risk of falling short of signatures needed for the November ballot.
Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong describes errors on back-to-back days as 'genuinely laughable,' reflects on tumultuous week
Both sides say 'politics' being injected into Alex Murdaugh's retrial
Death penalty debate sparks political debate, as both sides are accusing the opponent of \
Blacksburg business owner: AI policy must work for small businesses
Policy discussions have not fully caught up to how small businesses are using AI today. That disconnect matters.
Pokemon Japan to Implement Government ID Verification for Pokemon...
To combat scalping, Pokemon Japan has announced that starting around August 2026, customers will need to verify their identity using the government-issued
Knicks Legend Issues Apology for His Actions During Cavaliers Game
The New York Knicks had one of their best wins yet in a long while and team legend Stephon Marbury was so caught in the moment he almost gave the team a technical foul call.
Vanessa Trump, 48, Reveals Health Battle
The president’s former daughter-in-law shared the news in an Instagram post.
Western Idaho Fair bringing music, food, and new entertainment this August
The Western Idaho Fair is set to return to the Treasure Valley later this summer, bringing with it a full lineup of concerts, classic fair food, and new enterta
Jeremy Nathans honored at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Four Doctors Awards
Nathans received the inaugural Welch Award for Excellence in Basic Science Research recognizing exceptional leadership and significant contributions to science
Ex-Asheville business owner charged with daughter's murder denied bond
A former Asheville business owner accused of fatally poisoning her daughter with wine at Thanksgiving was denied bond.
Interstellar's most-discussed scene is treated as exotic science fiction, but the family-separation problem it dramatises is one of the more actively studied subjects in long-duration mission planning.
The scene that has stayed with most viewers of Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar is not the wave-planet, or the visualised black hole, or the climactic library of moments. It is the one in the middle of the film where Matthew McConaughey’s character, Cooper, watches twenty-three years of his children’s recorded video messages, having lost that span […]
Ohio student severely burned during school science experiment
A small Ohio community is coming together to support Chloe Walker, a 15-year-old who suffered severe burns after a science experiment caught fire inside Greeneview High School last week.
Omar Farha Receives Inaugural Reticular Science Prize
The honor is for major advances in the design, discovery, and application of molecularly defined materials.
Biggest summer movies hitting Florida theaters from May to August 2026
From "Star Wars," "Toy Story" and "Spider-Man," to original titles and literary adaptations, the biggest blockbuster movies coming out this summer.
JACK'S LAST DANCE
Six years have passed since the last time AC Milan v Cagliari at San Siro was the Rossoneri's final league match of the season. On 1 August 2020, in AC Milan 3-0 Cagliari - the final fixture of...
Prediction markets face a ban in one state, but the fight's not over
The CFTC is suing Minnesota and Gov. Tim Walz over a ban on prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi, set to take effect in August.
UW-Milwaukee graduate plans to support firefighter mental health
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Thousands of UW-Milwaukee students celebrated graduation over the weekend, including Bella Lipski, daughter of the Milwaukee Fire Department’s chief.
Registration for FREE Youth Summer Sports in Brooklyn open | Brooklyn Bridge Parents - News, Events and Family Services
Registration for City Parks Foundation's free summer sports programs is open. Children ages 6 to17 can participate in tennis, soccer, track & field, multi-sport programming and golf from July through August. City Parks Foundation's sports programs offer recreation and enrichment over the summer months. Locations in Brooklyn include Bushwick Playground, Fort Greene Park, McCarren Park in
Inaugural Maine Science Awards planned in Bangor this fall
Hollywood Casino Bangor to host, Maine Discovery Museum will produce the awards ceremony, set for Oct. 15
'Harry Potter' TV show recasting: Gracie Cochrane leaves series
Gracie Cochrane will depart from her role as Ginny Weasley due to 'unforeseen circumstances.' The character will be recast for Season 2 of HBO's 'Harry Potter' TV show.
Get Outside with Sports, Fitness, and Plenty of Fun This Summer
There’s no shortage of ways to play in the great outdoors on Florida’s Historic Coast Skimboarding PRO/AM Tournament Florida Skimboarding Pro/Am takes Place on Vilano Beach in St. Augustine Florida August 14-16. Bridge of Lions 5K The Annual 5k Run starts at Castillo de San Marcos, along Matanzas Bay and across the Historic Bridge of Lions takes place on July 11. St. Augustine, FL, May 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Summer is the perfect time to get outside, stay active, and explore everything Flo
Baptist Health Paducah to offer special pricing for sports physicals
Baptist Health will offer sports physicals for $35 at its urgent care, primary care, pediatrics, and orthopedics & sports medicine offices. The discounted price is available through Aug. 31.
What comes next: ASU women’s flag football club at forefront of sports rapid growth
Arizona State women’s flag football rose from a startup program to compete in the inaugural Fiesta Bowl Flag Football Classic, highlighting the rapid growth of the sport and creating new opportunities for girls and women nationwide.
WSB-TV adds 3 p.m. newscast, bumps ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’ to 1:05 a.m.
Kelly Clarkson's show, which is ending in August, has been bumped to 1:05 a.m. on WSB-TV in Atlanta, replaced by a 3 p.m. newscast.
Live Results: Idaho midterm congressional primaries
The contests will set the stage for the November general election, when Republicans will count on big wins in Idaho to help keep control of the U.S. Senate and House.
Dr. Elisabeth Ploran named inaugural dean of SFA’s College of Health Professions
Following a nationwide search, Stephen F. Austin State University has appointed Dr. Elisabeth Ploran as the inaugural dean of the College of Health Professions. Ploran will begin her tenure in July, coinciding with the launch of the new college.
Prep talk: Sherman Oaks Notre Dame pitcher Ainsley Jenkins knows who to call for writing help
Freshman Ainsley Jenkins is the daughter of former Sports Illustrated writer and Clippers executive Lee Jenkins.
Powell: Courtroom chaos in Murdaugh case could spill into South Carolina politics
News that the South Carolina Supreme Court had overturned the murder convictions of Alex Murdaugh in the state’s “Trial of the Century” made headlines nationwide.
Indianapolis named No. 3 Best Sports Business City
With the No. 3 ranking, Indianapolis jumps eight spots from the inaugural rankings in 2023, when it was ranked No. 11.
Politicians criticize MS Lt. Gov. Hosemann's redistricting committee
Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann's committee on redistricting caught flak from some of his Republican colleagues because it includes two Democratic senators.
‘Barefoot in the Park’ provides the laughs at Taproot Theatre
“Barefoot in the Park,” directed by Producing Artistic Director Karen Lund, is currently onstage at Taproot Theatre.
New Exhibit at International Museum of Surgical Science Highlights Role of Filipino Nurses in Healthcare
“Unheard Voices of Care: Filipino Nurses in America” runs until Aug. 2 at the International Museum of Surgical Science. The exhibit highlights stories of Filipino nurses from the 1940s to present day.
Murdaugh attorney SLAMMED after retrial ruling: ‘Bald-faced allegations of politics’
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson discusses the state Supreme Court’s ruling in the Alex Murdaugh retrial case and criticism of defense attorney Dick Harpootlian’s past Democratic political leanings.
Indianapolis tabbed No. 3 Best Sports Business City by Sports Business Journal
Indy jumped eight spots since the inaugural rankings in 2023.
Indianapolis tabbed No. 3 Best Sports Business City by Sports Business Journal
Indy jumped eight spots since the inaugural rankings in 2023.
Be Sure Your Small Business is Ready for Hurricane Season
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will release its annual Atlantic hurricane season outlook on Thursday, May 21. Hurricane season runs from June 1 through Nov. 30, but storms are most common from mid-August through mid-October. Don’t assume your business is safe just becaus
Left my job and boyfriend for LA; came back within months
I'd always wanted to live in the US, so I took an opportunity to leave London for Los Angeles. I came home weeks later, but the move taught me a lot.
TNT Sports Expands Roland-Garros U.S. Coverage in 2026 with All-Day, Multi-Platform Presentation Across TNT, truTV, HBO Max & Bleacher Report
TNT Sports will build on the momentum of its landmark inaugural year at Roland-Garros with its most expansive and accessible coverage ever in 2026,
Deepa Halaharvi, DO, Installed as OhioHealth Foundation Endowed Chair for Breast Health
OhioHealth proudly shares the appointment of Deepa Halaharvi, DO, as the inaugural holder of the OhioHealth Foundation Endowed Chair for Breast Health. Endowed chairs are honorary appointments by the OhioHealth Foundation which recognize distinguished service. Funds from this endowment will support breast health programs and services to improve ...
Axios C-Suite: What Jim learned for the week of May 16
It looks like both parties will try to redraw districts yearly instead of once a decade.
Bridging Science Between Mexico and the United States – An Interview with Ragon Postdocs and Inaugural FEMSA Fellows Jonathan Padilla Gómez and Jennie Ruelas Castillo
Earlier this year, the Ragon Institute of Mass General Brigham, MIT, and Harvard welcomed Jennie Ruelas Castillo, PhD, and Jonathan Padilla Gómez, PhD, as the inaugural recipients of the FEMSA Fellowship. The fellowship, part of a broader partnership between the Ragon Institute and Tecnológico de Monterrey, supports postdoctoral researchers who have completed studies at research […]
Media Mention: Triangle Business Journal Features Emily Massey Profile in Inaugural Triangle Law Awards.
The Triangle Business Journal recently spotlighted attorneys who earned recognition in its inaugural Triangle Law Awards, including Ward and Smith Labor and Emp
Zarna Garg is ready to make Las Vegas audiences laugh
The internet star performs at The Venetian Resort on May 23.
CD 2 candidates gear up for Tallahassee debate Monday
Republicans battle for open Panhandle congressional seat ahead of August Primary.
New business opens in Bluefield, celebrates with inaugural spring festival
Bluefield was certainly in bloom at the inaugural spring festival put on by Bella’s Tea & Coffee shop, a new business that officially opened on Bland Street with a ribbon cutting.
Southeastern appoints new Dean of College of Science and Technology
HAMMOND --- Southeastern Louisiana University has selected Mitchell Croatt as the dean of the College of Science and Technology. He is scheduled to assume his new position Aug. 1.
Pete Davidson's ex Elsie Hewitt says she's 'exhausted' from parenting on her own after couple split
Pete Davidson's ex Elsie Hewitt, the mother of his daughter, defended herself as a solo parent following criticism of her appearance after their split: 'I'm doing it on my own.'
Leeds 1-0 Brighton: What Farke and Calvert-Lewin said
Leeds United extended their Premier League unbeaten streak to eight games (W4 D4), which is their longest run in the competition since November 2001 (13). Daniel Farke's side have won three consecutive Premier League home games for the first time since August 2001 (5 in a row).
Inside the 'Risky Business' Cast's Lives After the Movie
'Risky Business' premiered on Aug. 5, 1983. See where the film's stars — Tom Cruise, Rebecca De Mornay, Joe Pantoliano and more — are today.
Barcelona sporting director working on fixing overreliance on Spanish international
Barcelona’s dominance this season can be credited to a mix of team effort that has been auguring well for the club under Hansi Flick.The club have also appeared far less reliant on their star player...
Billionaire Jim Thompson reflects on daughter running family business
Jim Thompson told Business Insider how he balanced building a company with raising his daughter, who now runs the family business.
Sooo ... About Last Night
Last night (Sat., May 16, 2026), Netflix hosted its first-ever MMA event, the MVP MMA 1 card from Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. It was great to have another player in the MMA scene! MVP MMA’s inaugural event brought an exciting mix of legendary names from years past as well as some truly excellent up-and-coming […]
My daughter says some of her best childhood memories came from bars
Spending time in bars taught my daughter how to have conversations with people she might not have much in common with. I'm grateful for that.
Alleged burglars caught inside Colorado Springs business overnight: Police
Two suspects were arrested after police say they were caught red-handed inside a Colorado Springs business overnight.
Lewandowski confirms future at Barcelona ⚠️
Polish striker Robert Lewandowski has officially confirmed his departure from FC Barcelona.After four seasons wearing the blaugrana shirt, the center-forward decided to bring his time at the Catalan c...