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The 4th Linux kernel flaw this month can lead to stolen SSH host keys

The good news is there's already a patch. The bad news is that the fix isn't available for all Linux distributions yet. Here's what you can do in the meantime.

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May 15 • 4:41 PM EDT • Technology • zdnet.com
Helio and You: Seasons on Earth, Mars, and Beyond

Earth has four seasons - spring, summer, fall, and winter. Other planets can experience seasons, too, but they might be wildly different from the ones that we are used to. Find out about how seasons work and what role the Sun plays in causing them.

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May 15 • 4:30 PM EDT • Science • science.nasa.gov
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USA TODAY Sports Super 25 girls flag football rankings entering mid-May

After another week of play, who are the best flag football teams in the country?

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May 15 • 3:47 PM EDT • Sports • usatoday.com
Check out UNR graduation photos — science, nursing, speech pathology

Check out photos of the 2026 graduation ceremonies for the College of Science, Orvis School of Nursing and the School of Medicine (Speech Pathology).

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May 15 • 2:34 PM EDT • Science • rgj.com
Thousands of Latinos could lose health coverage in Florida. Here's why

More than 4 million Latinos are projected to lose their health insurance over the next ten years in the U.S., according to a new report.

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May 15 • 2:34 PM EDT • Health • usatoday.com
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See renderings of renovated Cox Science Center & Aquarium in West Palm

The Cox Science Center & Aquarium will expand after its renovation is complete. Here's a sneak peak of what the renovation will look like.

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May 15 • 2:31 PM EDT • Science • palmbeachpost.com
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Florida city offers businesses year of free rent. How it works

Hialeah is offering businesses one year of free rent — if they're willing to move into a city-owned building.

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May 15 • 1:37 PM EDT • Business • usatoday.com
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Forza Horizon 6 Dev Explains Why Shrines, Temples, and Cherry Blossom Trees Are Indestructible

Forza Horizon 6 makes cherry blossom trees and shrines indestructible — here's why.

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May 15 • 1:12 PM EDT • Technology • ign.com
Craft Academy students expand learning through travel

Morehead State’s Craft Academy students spent spring break learning beyond the classroom with trips to Washington, D.C., and Paris.

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May 15 • 1:08 PM EDT • Science • moreheadstate.edu
Stephen Colbert reveals his final guests on 'The Late Show'

Stephen Colbert's final week on "The Late Show" is coming into focus, with CBS revealing the schedule for the show's last stretch of episodes.

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May 15 • 1:02 PM EDT • Entertainment • usatoday.com
ReHouse Architectural Salvage going out of business after 24 years

Retiring owner: ‘I feel terrible about it. But it’s a tough business and hard work.’

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May 15 • 1:02 PM EDT • Business • democratandchronicle.com
Greater Wilmington Sports Hall of Fame set for 19th induction class Sunday

The Greater Wilmington Sports Hall of Fame will induct five new members this weekend. Read about each one here.

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May 15 • 12:38 PM EDT • Sports • starnewsonline.com
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Help is available at the click of a button

The U's Wellness Hub has a new website to help with a variety of student needs.

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May 15 • 12:11 PM EDT • Health • attheu.utah.edu
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Vermont high school sports scores, results, stats for Friday, May 15

Vermont high school sports scores and results as reported to the Burlington Free Press sports department.

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May 15 • 12:00 PM EDT • Sports • burlingtonfreepress.com
How a $4 Box of Crunch 'n Munch Taught Me a Lesson That's Shaped Every Startup I’ve Built

Some of the most important entrepreneurial lessons I've learned came when I was 19 working as a vendor at Fenway Park.

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May 15 • 11:27 AM EDT • Business • inc.com
Amazon shares major update on search for the next James Bond
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May 15 • 11:20 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
"I cannot condone piracy, but I get why people do" - Subnautica 2 lead designer airs frustration at 'flagrant' pirates

This comes as Subnautica 2 makes a massive splash on Steam and Xbox, boasting over two million copies sold.

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May 15 • 11:17 AM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
How to Prevent Chrome Browser from Downloading 4GB of Local AI Model Files

If you’re a Mac user of the Chrome web browser, as many are, you might be interested to know that the latest versions of Chrome default to downloading a large local Gemini AI model that can t…

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May 15 • 11:09 AM EDT • Technology • osxdaily.com
Microsoft Edge to stop loading cleartext passwords in memory on startup

Microsoft is updating the Edge web browser to ensure it no longer loads saved passwords into process memory in clear text at startup.

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May 15 • 10:49 AM EDT • Technology • bleepingcomputer.com
City Launches Diabetes Insulin Assistance Program with H-E-B

The San Antonio Metropolitan Health District and H-E-B are relaunching the Diabetes Insulin Assistance Program beginning May 15, 2026, to help residents manage the cost of life-saving diabetes medication.

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May 15 • 10:41 AM EDT • Health • sa.gov
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Middlesbrough: Championship club calls for Southampton's expulsion from play-offs

Middlesbrough issue a statement demanding Southampton's expulsion from the Championship play-offs over spying allegations.

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May 15 • 10:33 AM EDT • Sports • bbc.com
Cape Coral sitcom: Dixie Roadhouse shoot for 'Jimmy on the Rocks'

The pilot episode of new TV show "Jimmy on the Rocks" was shot in June 2025 at Cape Coral's Dixie Roadhouse. It's been screening at film festivals.

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May 15 • 10:30 AM EDT • Entertainment • news-press.com
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Marine Corps Veteran embraces first Winter Sports Clinic

Sixteen years ago, a car accident left USMC Veteran Joe Gibson paralyzed. Through adaptive sports at the Winter Sports Clinic, he is pushing past barriers.

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May 15 • 10:30 AM EDT • Sports • news.va.gov
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Googlebook finally delivers a true desktop with app icons and widgets to Google’s laptops

For over a decade, the ChromeOS desktop has been little more than a glorified wallpaper viewer. While there is definitely an appeal to that distraction-free, minimalist approach, users migrating...

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May 15 • 10:25 AM EDT • Technology • chromeunboxed.com
Where to watch Washington Mystics vs Indiana Fever on May 15: TV channel, start time and streaming

Here's how to watch Friday's Indiana Fever vs Washington Mystics game, including start times, TV channels, scores and how to stream.

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May 15 • 10:21 AM EDT • Sports • usatoday.com
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Marathon "overwhelming" for newcomers, director admits as plans for PvE and PvP-lite modes revealed

Game director Joe Ziegler has written a lengthy article about the future of Marathon.

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May 15 • 9:46 AM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
New growth of a business community in downtown Bremerton

As Armed Forces Day arrives in Bremerton, visitors who may not come often could be surprised by what's happening downtown.

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May 15 • 9:30 AM EDT • Business • kitsapsun.com
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BioWare had a plan to reboot Star Wars: The Old Republic and make it more KOTOR like, but EA's board of directors shut it down

It was to be called The New Republic and make the Star Wars MMO feel much more like KOTOR. Key figures were on board with it. But the idea crashed on the rocks

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May 15 • 9:10 AM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
Muslim American groups say Republicans are weaponizing congressional hearings

There is no evidence that any mainstream U.S. Muslim group has advocated for imposing sharia on the United States.

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May 15 • 9:05 AM EDT • Politics • detroitnews.com
Detroit’s Business of Food Summit brings chefs, food leaders together

The 2026 Business of Food Summit in Detroit is free to attend and features discussion panels and networking with food industry leaders.

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May 15 • 8:55 AM EDT • Business • freep.com
Slimy lettuce, moldy jalapeños found during Reno health inspections

Four Reno restaurants were cited in late April for health code violations including improperly thawed tuna, slimy lettuce and visibly expired steaks.

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May 15 • 8:03 AM EDT • Health • rgj.com
Hubble Sights Galaxy in Transition

This Hubble image of lenticular galaxy NGC 1266 reveals its bright center and a face that hints at spiral structure.

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May 15 • 8:01 AM EDT • Science • science.nasa.gov
Scientists discover giant “last titan” dinosaur, Southeast Asia’s largest ever

A massive new dinosaur discovered in Thailand is rewriting Southeast Asia’s prehistoric history. The newly named Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis was a colossal long-necked sauropod that weighed around 27 tonnes and lived more than 100 million years ago. Scientists believe it may be the last giant sauropod ever to roam the region before rising seas transformed the landscape.

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May 15 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
How a little-known virus on a cruise ship put the world’s health security framework to the test

When the United Kingdom notified WHO on 2 May 2026 of a cluster of severe respiratory illness cases aboard a Netherlands-flagged cruise ship in the Atlantic, passengers from 23 countries were on board. Within days, cases of hantavirus (Andes strain) had been confirmed in the Netherlands, South Africa and Switzerland. The ship was still at sea.

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May 15 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • who.int
The Weekly Closeout: Another entertainment exec at Gap Inc., and tariff refunds trickle in

The apparel conglomerate beefed up its "fashiontainment" roster, while retailers are getting their money back on import levies canceled by the Supreme Court.

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May 15 • 7:48 AM EDT • Entertainment • retaildive.com
Urban Science survey: Dealers confident in sales process, wary of AI for lead follow-ups

The sixth annual automotive research study by Urban Science in collaboration with The Harris Poll highlighted that nine in 10 U.S. car buyers said a traditional

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May 15 • 7:48 AM EDT • Science • autoremarketing.com
How Munetaka Murakami is teeing up business for White Sox and Chicago companies

“As soon as we signed him we changed our thinking and moved our ticket sales targets up because we anticipated him bringing in more interest,” Sox chief revenue and marketing officer Brooks Boyer said.

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May 15 • 7:00 AM EDT • Business • chicago.suntimes.com
The Real Reason Apple Can Survive Without Tim Cook

Build a business that can survive without you by creating systems, developing people, and reducing founder dependence.

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May 15 • 7:00 AM EDT • Business • inc.com
Star Wars: The Old Republic Director James Ohlen Discusses BioWare Exit After EA Killed New Republic Reboot

James Ohlen, the former director of Star Wars: The Old Republic, has discussed his exit from BioWare in 2018, after an attempt to reboot the game that was squashed by publisher EA.

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May 15 • 6:39 AM EDT • Technology • ign.com
West Ridge business accused of bilking millions from unsuspecting customers in nationwide scam

The Federal Trade Commission and the state of Illinois filed a lawsuit against Premium Home Service and founder Yosef Banath for violating consumer protection laws.

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May 15 • 6:35 AM EDT • Business • wbez.org
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Two orphan manatees begin rehab at Bradenton's Bishop Museum of Science

IN BRIEF: Special blessing for new Epiphany Cathedral church bells; SPD supports Special Olympics; new Venice Middle School principal; Pinewood Derby.

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May 15 • 6:30 AM EDT • Science • heraldtribune.com
Mayor Johnson expands alternate response effort for mental health emergencies

For now, Mayor Brandon Johnson is using $5.2 million from the final chunk of federal stimulus funding delivered to Chicago during the pandemic to check another key item off his progressive to-do list.

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May 15 • 6:30 AM EDT • Health • wbez.org
California bill pushing to keep games playable after server shutdowns passes key hurdle, paving way for full assembly vote

A Stop Killing Games-backed California bill pushing to keep games playable after server shutdowns has passed an appropriations committee vote.

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May 15 • 6:18 AM EDT • Technology • rockpapershotgun.com
How new Florida law will change high school sports rosters overnight

Florida Senate Bill 538 requires non-traditional student-athletes to play sports at a high school in the county in which they reside.

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May 15 • 6:04 AM EDT • Sports • tcpalm.com
Packers' 2026 schedule includes seven national TV games, six at night

As schedules go, the 2026 version for the Packers has some elements not seen before.

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May 15 • 6:01 AM EDT • Business • greenbaypressgazette.com
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FedEx board approves trucking business spinoff

A new standalone FedEx Freight may resemble a start-up, but the LTL carrier is far from it, experts say.

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May 15 • 5:58 AM EDT • Business • truckingdive.com
Notre Dame says jump. ACC asks how high. Inside college football's most dysfunctional relationship

The Fighting Irish can insult, blame and posture — safe in the knowledge the ACC will never push back.

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May 15 • 5:13 AM EDT • Sports • usatoday.com
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Ray Mariano: Things I miss most in today's politics

I sure do miss the time when our leaders treated people with kindness and then actually tried to work across the aisle to move our nation forward.

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May 15 • 5:06 AM EDT • Politics • telegram.com
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How Mississippi politicians, advocates reacted to redistricting cancelation

Gov. Tate Reeves' decision to cancel the Mississippi Legislature's redistricting special session caused a flurry of reactions from politicians.

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May 15 • 5:03 AM EDT • Politics • clarionledger.com
Subnautica 2 already has huge concurrent player counts and has swum to one million sales already

Within its first 24 hours live, Subnautica 2 has made a dominating start on Steam, though console figures remain a mystery.

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May 15 • 5:03 AM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
Everything to know about this year's PrideFest in Springfield

Springfield's annual PrideFest is this weekend. Here's a rundown for what you need to know.

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May 15 • 4:47 AM EDT • Entertainment • sj-r.com
7.io Expands Its Vision for the Future of Web3 Entertainment and Crypto Gambling

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, May 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 7.io today announced its continued expansion into the next generation of Web3-powered e...

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May 15 • 4:44 AM EDT • Entertainment • markets.businessinsider.com
Crimson Desert Gets Yet Another Major Patch, Adds Blinding Flash Finisher for Unarmed Combat So You Can Live Out Your Batman Fantasies

Crimson Desert update 1.07.00 is out now. Check out the patch notes.

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May 15 • 4:33 AM EDT • Technology • ign.com
Windows 11 KB5089549 can now be downloaded for USB installs using official Microsoft tool

Microsoft has made an update related to the Media Creation Tool, its official utility for downloading and installing Windows via ISOs.

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May 15 • 4:16 AM EDT • Technology • neowin.net
This founder was nearly homeless after 3 failed startup ideas. Then he built a $150 million business

His story is a master class in pulling off a pivot.

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May 15 • 4:00 AM EDT • Business • fastcompany.com
When screen time crosses a line: Social media’s toll on mental health

Phones are an important part of everyday life for most people. From ordering food, online shopping and connecting with others, the average American spends more than five hours on their phone each day. That’s approximately 1,825 hours per year – the equivalent of two and a half months. Social media use takes up more than […]

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Chartbook 449: Voldemort on Threadneedle street. The Bank of England and the "haunted house" of English politics.

Imagine the scene: In some Harry Potter version of 21st-century London, a group of deathless UK Treasury officials gathered from across the last century huddle over warm pints and glasses of Chardonnay. Around the table there are officials from the 1920s, the 1930s, the 1970s, 2022 and today. Inevitably, in May 2026, the subject of conversation is the disintegration of the current Labour government. Despite its huge majority in parliament, it has been reduced to tatters by catastrophic local election result. These exposed the fact that rather than having a government with a clear popular majority, the UK is like most other modern societies divided into 5 segments each of which commands between 26 and 16 percent of the vote. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the leadership at Nos 10 and 11 Downing Street - where the Prime Minister and the Chancellor (Treasury Secretary) work - seem paralyzed. They are caught between mounting discontent over unfairness and the cost of living, and tough fiscal strictures that push them into making unpopular spending decisions. In the London pub, the Treasury officials from across the ages, can barely hide their satisfaction at the latest display of democratic politics caught in the vice-grip of financial logic. “Remember the mur d’argent and the banker’s ramp?” “Just like yesterday!” There are smirks around the table. Then the representative of 2026 pipes up: “One thing you have to say about the current lot (referring to the latest hapless Labour government), you don’t have to teach them about the bond market!” There is a murmur of ascent from the Treasury Mandarins. The trauma of the fiscal crisis of September-October 2022 sits deep. Back then, in the final stages of Tory decay, a ‘mini budget’ that challenged fiscal orthodoxy led to a brief but fierce panic in one of the oldest government bond markets in the world (aka gilt market). Now all you have to do is to mention the “bond market” to hush debate. [ Paul Mason@paulmasonnews In the name of public service, and as ex-economics editor of BBC Newsnight, I offer to do a zoom call, tonight, with any Labour MP who wants to understand why bond markets do not "fall into line" with governments. 1/ 3:57 PM · May 12, 2026 · 466K Views 224 Replies · 674 Reposts · 3.93K Likes ](https://x.com/paulmasonnews/status/2054229532404519082?s=20) “And the funny thing is”, the young man in the huddle continues, “they don’t even want to talk about … ”. There is a sudden hush. Significant looks are exchanged around the table. About? One of the senior figures puts down his glass with a decisive “clink”. He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named has entered their thoughts. Meanwhile, a few miles away in a grubby pub in Bloomsbury, two conspirators from the camp of Critical Macrofinance huddle over cans of low-alcohol IPA. They look at each other and blurt out loud: “The Bank!” “Everyone in the bloody Labour party is talking about the bond market. But why aren’t they even mentioning … the Bank of England!?” “Why is no one talking about Voldemort?” In Paul Mason’s blogpost, after much chest-thumping about basic fiscal logic, the basic point about the Bank of England is buried in the fine print at #3 in his list of suggestions as to what a radical Labour government might actually be able to do! [ Conflict & Democracy Down with the bond market! Down with gravity! It may seem unfair to focus on Labour MP Paula Barker for her off-the-cuff assertion that the bond market would have to “fall in line” with Andy Burnham, should he replace Keir Starmer as prime minister. But Burnham himself told the New Statesman that Labour had to “get beyond this thing of being in hock to the bond markets… Read more 2 days ago · 100 likes · 3 comments · Paul Mason ](https://htsf.substack.com/p/down-with-the-bond-market-down-with?utm_source=substack&utm_campaign=post_embed&utm_medium=web) Back in Bloomsbury they shake their heads and ask: “Didn’t we learn anything from the Eurozone crisis?” Meanwhile, as if summoned to the conversation by some higher force, the “pink pages” announce: “The days of ultra-cheap government borrowing have come to an end” and Martin “Whizzard” Wolf publishes the graph of the season Look at the UK in 2026, perilously positioned on the upper edge of the pack. No wonder no one in London needs any lessons about the “bond market”. But, look again. Imagine how they feel in Rome. What is London’s nightmare in 2026? The nightmare is that you end up like Italy in the early 2010s during the Eurozone crisis. Once comfortably situated in the middle of the pack, watching with horror as your ten-year yields explode to 7 percent and “spreads” become a national nightmare. One of the largest economies in Europe, a founding member of the euro, stigmatized. But the message of the Italian experience is ambiguous. After all, the stigma didn’t last. In 2026, Italy borrows at rates lower not only than the UK but the US. The US, which, as everyone knows, enjoys the “exorbitant privilege” of being the issuer of reserve, safe asets. What kind of magic is this? How did Italy, in the space of fifteen years, go from being good, to bad and back again? Which brings us back to our dissident friends in their Bloombury boozer and their memories of the Eurozone crisis. Italy never was Britain - with its ongoing fiscal deficits. Without interest payments, on primary balance, from 2000 to 2020 Italy ran a tight fiscal ship. Even in 2008 it barely went into deficit and when it was being put on the rack in the early 20210s its primary surplus matched that of austere Germany. So, what happened? How did it end up stigmatized? Of course Italian politics didn’t help. Berlusconi was at the helm and he had legal issues. But amongst friends in the Bloomsbury pub, Berlusconi is a sideshow, the name we whisper to each other is “Trichet”. From 2004 to 2011 the ECB was headed by Jean-Claude Trichet, ex of the French Treasury, more German than the Germans. After 2009 as the news of the Greek fiscal disaster broke, the European bond markets wento into panic mode and Trichet began a brutal game of cat and mouse. Between 2009 and 2011, Trichet intervened in the bond market to help, only when he thought he had compliance with austerity. When he thought they were uncooperative, he withdrew. In the summer of 2011, he even made direct suggestions to his Italian counterparts in Rome, as to how Italy should be governed. It was this cat and mouse game that drove the bond markets crazy and exposed Italy to a violent squeeze. When Mario Draghi took over the ECB at the end of 2011 and declared “whatever it takes”, the pressure on Italy, gradually eased. It is that starring role that has made Draghi into the towering figure in European politics that he remains today. So now you see why voices in London hush when it comes to the Bank of England. “The bond market” isn’t an irresistible objective force like the weather or an avalanche. It can appear like that. But that depends on the way it is being handled, or not handled by the central bank. Which is why the silence about the Bank of England in London right now is so significant. If you think this all sounds a bit fishy, coming from a left-liberal Keynesian like myself, well, let me introduce you to Robin Brooks, who, to put it mildly, plays on a different quidditch team to me. Here, from the position of a fiscal hawk is Robin’s celebratory account of the Bank of England’s role since 2022; In October 2022, at the height of the bond market blow-up in the UK, something incredible happened. Governor Andrew Bailey told British pension funds the Bank of England would end its support program for the country’s fragile gilt market, drawing a line under how much help the central bank was willing to give to exposed pension funds and - implicitly - the government. By the end of that week, Kwasi Kwarteng - the finance minister - had resigned. Prime Minister Liz Truss would soon follow. This episode is so incredible because it contrasts with what happened in the Euro zone earlier that year. Bond markets in Spain and Italy were under pressure amid high inflation and rising interest rates. In the middle of this, Mario Draghi - Italy’s Prime Minister - resigned, compounding pressure on bond markets of high-debt countries on the Euro periphery. Unlike the Bank of England, the ECB caved. It bought Italian and Spanish government bonds in an effort to cap yields and introduced a new tool that signaled to markets it might do such caps more frequently going forward. Faced with pressure on bond markets, the ECB capitulated to political pressure from high-debt countries like Italy and Spain. The Bank of England stood its ground and toppled the Truss government. This kind of thing has long-lasting consequences. It means markets price a higher probability of yield caps in the Euro zone, which keeps Italian and Spanish yields artificially low, while markets feel free to push up UK yields without fear of central bank intervention. As I flagged in yesterday’s post, this means you really can’t compare UK yields to those of other high-debt countries. The UK looks worse, but only because its central bank isn’t interfering with markets. There’s more to this than just that 2022 episode. The Bank of England has also been much more aggressive in its quantitative tightening (QT) than other central banks. If one motivation for quantitative easing (QE) is to lower bond yields - especially longer-dated ones - then it stands to reason QT pushes yields up. The left chart above shows a four-quarter moving average of UK government debt issuance (black line) in percent of GDP and which sectors absorb this issuance, including the Bank of England (blue bars). The right chart above compares the Bank of England’s accumulation or run-off of government bonds (blue line) with that of other central banks, where this blue line is the same as the blue bars in the left chart. The Bank of England was quicker and more aggressive than other central banks in downsizing its bond holdings, so UK yields will have risen more than elsewhere also for this reason, not just because of Governor Andrew Bailey’s remarks in October 2022. Back in October 2025, after a conversation in New York with friends in British politics, my sense of dysphoria was such that I raised the issue of the Bank of England openly in the FT Since 2008, the UK has slid into a deep economic and political predicament. Growth has stagnated to a degree far worse even than in the 1970s. The Tory leadership’s wager on the Brexit referendum spectacularly backfired, leaving the UK isolated from Europe and at the mercy of its special relationship with the US, many of whose political class regard the UK as a basket case. After years of austerity, the Labour party lurched to the left and then back to the centre. The Tory party has been eclipsed by the populist nationalism of Reform. Any British government should be worrying first and foremost about how to restart growth. Instead, Keir Starmer is beset by shades of the gilt market panic triggered by the Liz Truss government in 2022. The debt level is higher than in recent years, but there is no cause for panic. UK debt is at far from critical levels and of long duration. Whether you want to “take back control” or launch progressive economic policy, a democracy dogged by fear of bond market vigilantes is unhealthy. In a country that is a monetary sovereign, this climate points to one thing: a disconnect between the government and the central bank. Since 1997, the independence of the Bank of England has become a sacred cow. But independence is what you make of it. And in the wake of the gilt market crisis of September 2022, relations between the Bank of England and the UK government need a reset. In normal times, there is no doubt that an inflation-targeting independent central bank can serve a country well. But since 2008, the UK and other advanced economies have not had the luxury of such simple problems. To their credit, central bankers around the world have not stood on orthodoxy. After 2008, the US Federal Reserve rescued the global banking system and, through quantitative easing, it stabilised the Treasury market in the face of huge deficits. In Europe, things were trickier. Both the Bank of England under Mervyn King and Jean-Claude Trichet’s European Central Bank played cat and mouse with national governments. This was a high stakes wager that between 2010 and 2012 escalated bond market tension and triggered a disastrous turn to austerity. Shaken by the impact of those shocks, their successors, Mark Carney and Mario Draghi adopted a more protective stance (assuming you were not the government of Greece). Recall that Draghi’s legendary slogan, “Whatever it takes”, was uttered to face down the City of London’s bond vigilantes. In 2015, Draghi launched QE — financial repression by another name. In 2016, Carney used the authority of the Bank of England to stabilise markets following the vote for Brexit, an exemplary demonstration of how central banks can underpin democratic choice, even when those choices are wrong headed. All these were independent central bankers steeped in the best practice of the 1990s, who recognised that historic crises demanded radical action. It was the price surge of 2021-2023 that poisoned the atmosphere. Though the shock came mainly from the supply side, central banks ended up in the dock. Nowhere more so than in the UK. The Bank of England reacted with aggressive normalisation. Faced with a cost of living crisis, the governor called for workers to accept real wage cuts. In early 2022, as gas prices were at record levels and Russia’s army was poised to invade Ukraine, the Bank adopted a stringent programme of quantitative tightening, elevating interest rates. When the Truss government got itself in trouble, the Bank took almost a week to come to the rescue. Rather than enacting a charade of normality, it is time to recognise that in 2025 the UK faces a period of historic transition. To meet this challenge, what is needed is a new concordat with the Bank. This should not ignore inflationary pressures or the long-run trajectory of debt, but should affirm the priority of reviving investment-led growth. One could follow Donald Trump in demanding interest rate cuts. The Bank could shadow the ECB in its commitment to capping Eurozone yields. But the top priority should be to lay the ghost of September 2022. The Bank’s slowing of QT last month was a concession. An immediate and complete end would send the right signal. Such a concordat will not by itself restore sanity to politics, solve the housing problem or rebuild the NHS. But it would help to lift the fear of bond market crisis, which is paralysing the effort by democratic politicians to answer the fundamental questions facing the nation. Now, that call for a new concordat between government and Bank of Englands seems more urgent than ever. The problem is that in October 2025, Starmer still had some authority. Today the government is in tatters. And when you are the “under the harrow” - to echo a phrase of Montagu Norman’s from the 1920s - it is the worst possible time to consider institutional change. To make general arguments at a time of crisis can only seem like special pleading rather than a general argument for long-term change. The same, unfortunately, is also true for the other basic institutional reform that Britain urgently needs i.e. the abolition of the out-dated first past the post electoral system and its replacement by a moderated form of proportional representation. And thirdly - whilst we are saying the quiet parts out loud - Britain needs to reopen the question of EU membership. What the local election results of 2026 show is that this remains a key issue. And what they also show is that there is a clear majority that would favor a return. Until these basic features of Britain’s political economy are addressed the country will carry on its politics as though in a haunted house, governed by governments that lack actual majorities, conjuring up false constraints whilst ignoring the real ones. This one is for DG and MI. I love writing the newsletter. If you enjoy it too and fancy buying me a coffee once a month, you know what to do. Click below! Subscribe

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May 15 • 3:04 AM EDT • Politics • adamtooze.substack.com
Trevor Lawrence sports new haircut in Jaguars' NFL schedule release video

The Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback may have gotten a haircut, if the team's NFL schedule release video is to be believed.

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May 15 • 12:52 AM EDT • Sports • usatoday.com
Green Bay area high school sports results for Thursday, May 14

High school baseball, softball, soccer, tennis and golf teams were in action.

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May 15 • 12:07 AM EDT • Sports • greenbaypressgazette.com
Picturing Earth in a New Light

A recent analysis revealed where artificial light at night has intensified, as well as where it has diminished.

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May 15 • 12:00 AM EDT • Science • science.nasa.gov
Massive $3B youth sports campus planned next to Detroit Metro Airport

Developers hope to begin construction next year and have the complex open to the public in 2029.

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May 14 • 8:07 PM EDT • Sports • detroitnews.com
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Scientists discover vitamin B2 may help cancer cells survive

Scientists have uncovered a surprising dark side to vitamin B2: it may help cancer cells stay alive. The vitamin supports a cellular shield that protects tumors from ferroptosis, a form of programmed cell death linked to cancer suppression. In lab tests, researchers used a vitamin B2-like compound called roseoflavin to break down that protection and trigger cancer cell death.

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May 14 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
NASA’s new AI space chip could let spacecraft think for themselves

NASA is testing a next-generation space computer chip that could give spacecraft the ability to operate far more independently in deep space. The radiation-hardened processor is showing performance levels hundreds of times beyond current spaceflight computers while surviving punishing tests designed to mimic the harsh conditions of space. The technology could enable AI-powered spacecraft, faster scientific discoveries, and smarter missions to the Moon and Mars.

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May 14 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope could reveal millions of invisible neutron stars

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope could expose a vast hidden population of neutron stars lurking unseen across the Milky Way. By detecting subtle shifts in starlight caused by gravity, the mission may identify and even weigh isolated neutron stars that are otherwise impossible to see. Scientists hope the discoveries will reveal how these extreme objects are born and why they are blasted through space at incredible speeds.

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May 14 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
The brain’s “feel good” chemical may be secretly fueling tinnitus

Scientists have uncovered evidence that serotonin — the same brain chemical boosted by many antidepressants — may actually worsen tinnitus. Using advanced light-based brain stimulation in mice, researchers identified a serotonin-driven circuit linked directly to tinnitus-like behavior. The findings may explain why some people experience louder ringing in their ears while taking SSRIs.

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May 14 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
A grad student’s wild idea sparks a major aging breakthrough

A casual conversation between graduate students helped spark a breakthrough in aging research at Mayo Clinic. Researchers discovered that tiny synthetic DNA molecules called aptamers can selectively attach to senescent “zombie cells,” which are linked to aging, cancer, and neurodegenerative disease. The method could eventually help scientists identify and target these cells in living tissue with far greater precision.

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A 47-year study reveals when strength and fitness start to fade

A groundbreaking Swedish study that tracked people for nearly 50 years has revealed when the body’s physical decline quietly begins. Researchers found that fitness, strength, and muscle endurance start slipping around age 35, with the decline accelerating over time. But there’s an encouraging twist: adults who became active later in life still improved their physical performance by up to 10 percent.

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May 14 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Georgia woman works through injuries as health insurance costs soar

This story is available through The Current GA. Carry Smith yawned as she fastened the driver’s side seat belt in her 2002 Toyota Sequoia. On a Sunday in early May, Smith headed to one of her four part-time jobs in Chatham County, part of her seven-day work week. Two years earlier, Smith suffered life-threatening injuries […]

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May 14 • 7:36 PM EDT • Health • georgiarecorder.com
AI could transform healthcare if it focused on prevention

AI shows promise in healthcare by reducing admin, improving diagnosis, and boosting prevention through early detection and behavior change.

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May 14 • 7:18 PM EDT • Health • detroitnews.com
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Marathon Reveals New PVE Mode and Big Plans for the Future

Marathon is attempting to broaden its playerbase with new offerings, such as a PVE-only mode.

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May 14 • 7:02 PM EDT • Technology • ign.com
Colorado legislators pass bill to strengthen sex crime victim protections

A Colorado bill that supporters say would strengthen victim protections and mandate law enforcement training on how trauma can affect survivors of sex crimes and domestic violence is on its way to Gov. Jared Polis’ desk for signing. Senate Bill 26-095 recently passed unanimously in the Senate and was mostly unopposed in the House, where […]

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May 14 • 6:58 PM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
Memphis area spring sports top performers for Week 11 of the 2026 season

Here are Memphis area high school baseball, softball and boys soccer top performers from Week 11 of the 2026 season.

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May 14 • 6:41 PM EDT • Sports • commercialappeal.com
Siskiyou, Shasta business owners invited to Redding entrepreneur fair

Small business owners and entrepreneurs in Northern California are invited to connect at the NorCal Procurement Fair in May.

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May 14 • 6:31 PM EDT • Business • redding.com
District 10 Community Health & Wellness Fair

Residents are invited to attend the District 10 Community Health & Wellness Fair on Sunday, May 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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May 14 • 6:08 PM EDT • Health • sa.gov
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Business resistance forming to Allegheny County’s paid parental leave proposal

A proposal by Allegheny County health officials to mandate 18 weeks of paid parental leave would increase time off for many working mothers and fathers in the county, but some business owners and their representatives argue it would come at too great a cost. The Allegheny County Board of Health

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May 14 • 5:19 PM EDT • Business • triblive.com
Opportunities at SWCTE: health science students are filling the gap

Working with 36 local businesses, SWCTE's health science students are getting professional experience.

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May 14 • 4:31 PM EDT • Science • thedickinsonpress.com
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NANO Nuclear Reports Q2 FY 2026 Financial Results and Provides Business Update

Management to hold webcast today at 5:00 pm Eastern

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May 14 • 4:19 PM EDT • Business • nanonuclearenergy.com
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Cuban political prisoner released amid high-stakes US negotiations

A political prisoner in Cuba was released May 14 amid pressure from the United States and humanitarian groups.

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May 14 • 4:17 PM EDT • Politics • usatoday.com
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OpenAI brings Codex control to ChatGPT for iPhone and Android

OpenAI has announced a new way to interact with its Codex system from your iPhone. An update to ChatGPT for...

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May 14 • 4:14 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5mac.com
Cisco Just Proved the Most Dangerous Moment in Business Isn’t Losing—It’s Winning

Cisco just posted record revenue—then cut 4,000 jobs. The move reveals a critical leadership lesson: the most dangerous moment in business isn’t losing, but winning—and how smart companies act before the market forces them to.

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May 14 • 4:03 PM EDT • Business • inc.com
Google launches a gorgeous new landing page for the upcoming Googlebook

The dust is just beginning to settle from The Android Show and the massive Googlebook announcement, and Google is beginning the work of building hype for the fall hardware launch. If you were...

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UWM gets $10 million gift to expand freshwater sciences research

Liberal philanthropist Lynde Uihlein gave $10 million to UWM to support the only graduate school of freshwater sciences in the country.

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May 14 • 3:05 PM EDT • Science • jsonline.com
Hed: Crunch time? Take health advice from these 23 leaders

From creatine to pickleball, each leader figured out methods to preserve health during stressful periods.

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May 14 • 2:30 PM EDT • Health • fastcompany.com
Chicago native Joe Musso hosting new post-round golf show at CBS Sports

In 2011, Musso interned at Comcast SportsNet — with David Kaplan's help — jumpstarting a career that now has him hosting "Scorecard."

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May 14 • 2:14 PM EDT • Sports • chicago.suntimes.com
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Senator Booker: On His Fight to Make Youth Sports More Affordable | U.S. Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey

The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey

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May 14 • 1:48 PM EDT • Sports • booker.senate.gov
Subnautica 2 Lures In Nearly Half a Million Concurrent Players on Steam Within First Hour of Release

Subnautica 2 has attracted almost half a million concurrent players on Steam in its first hour of release.

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May 14 • 1:05 PM EDT • Technology • ign.com
Cruz, Durbin lead Senate efforts urging Trump to free 5 China prisoners

Sens. Ted Cruz and Dick Durbin led a Senate resolution urging Trump to push for the release of five Chinese political prisoners during his China visit.

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May 14 • 12:34 PM EDT • Politics • usatoday.com
Four Women’s Tennis Student-Athletes Named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District®

Savannah Webster, Cielo Tapia-Cruz, Libbie Hamilton and Jessica Popiol Honored for Dedication to Their Studies

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May 14 • 12:29 PM EDT • Sports • belmontbruins.com
Nintendo Switch Online adds five more Classics for May

Nintendo has revealed the next set of Classics coming to its Switch Online + Expansion Pass service, and it's a bit of a treat for Virtual Boy fans.

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May 14 • 12:20 PM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
New poll shows rising Florida sports betting, and calls for guardrails

A new UNF poll finds online sports betting is gaining popularity in Florida. Many want limits, most think they'll lose.

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May 14 • 12:04 PM EDT • Sports • tallahassee.com
Vermont high school sports scores, results, stats for Thursday, May 14

Vermont high school sports scores and results as reported to the Burlington Free Press sports department.

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May 14 • 12:00 PM EDT • Sports • burlingtonfreepress.com
Small businesses should be a much bigger part of the 'AI transformation' conversation

Surveys show adoption is rising fast, but most small business owners are still scratching the surface of what AI can do for them.

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May 14 • 12:00 PM EDT • Business • fastcompany.com
NASA Knows: The Ozone Hole

This is the story of the hole in Earth's protective ozone layer: what it is, how it formed, and the decades-long effort to repair it.

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May 14 • 11:30 AM EDT • Science • science.nasa.gov
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Subnautica 2 has hooked me on an irresistible mystery

At the end of Subnautica 2's prologue, fear has already set in - and I haven't even reached its new ocean planet, Prote…

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May 14 • 11:09 AM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
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May 14 • 11:08 AM EDT • Business • yahoo.com
Gunter Named 2025-26 CIAA Sports Information Director of the Year

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Bowie State University's Tristian "TJ" Gunter has been named the 2025-26 John Holley Sports Information Director of the Year by the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the CIAA Spring Administrators Awards celebration on Tuesday.

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May 14 • 10:36 AM EDT • Sports • bsubulldogs.com
Understanding connection: Veteran homelessness and mental health

Mental Health Awareness Month highlights how homelessness and mental health challenges often overlap and why addressing both together is essential for recovery.

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May 14 • 10:30 AM EDT • Health • news.va.gov
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AMD’s FSR 4.1 upscaling tech is coming to older graphics cards

A performance boost for your GPU.

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May 14 • 10:06 AM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
Chase Koch on His Family’s Future Political Spending: ‘A Very Clear and High Bar Where We Get Involved and Where We Don't’

Chase Koch, heir to the vast Koch network that pumps millions into Republican campaigns, grants a rare interview to TIME

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May 14 • 9:30 AM EDT • Politics • time.com
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WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ:WBTN) Just Released Its First-Quarter Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Estimates

It's been a good week for WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. ( NASDAQ:WBTN ) shareholders, because the company has just...

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May 14 • 9:29 AM EDT • Entertainment • finance.yahoo.com