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Christian Scott takes positive step toward looming Mets return

Christian Scott took a positive step Saturday toward potentially returning to the Mets as soon as his required 15 days on the injured list pass.

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Jun 21 • 3:34 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Jeremy Clarkson in remission from prostate cancer

The 66-year-old announced the positive news days after he shared his "aggressive" cancer diagnosis.

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Jun 20 • 9:48 PM EDT • Health • bbc.com
Miami Dolphins Fans Opinion Of The Roster Following OTA’s

Miami Dolphins fans share both the positive and negative takeaways from the team's recent OTAs.

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Jun 20 • 8:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Analyst Perspectives on Oracle’s Strategy to Help Customers Secure Business Data against AI Threats

Oracle today announced its AI security strategy based on three principles: secure at source, secure at speed, and secure through resilience. To help customers accelerate and strengthen their security posture Oracle is making several of its most widely deployed and battle-tested database security, patching, testing, and lifecycle management tools available at no cost for a limited time, or at a 90% discount on one-year term licenses. This move has been positively received by leading industry analysts and reaffirms Oracle’s leadership in equipping enterprises to maximize their resilience in the face of increasing AI-era security threats.

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Jun 18 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • blogs.oracle.com
Americans view Obama far more positively than Trump or Biden, CNN poll finds

As Barack Obama opens his presidential center, he does so as by far the most popular living president.

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Jun 18 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Raccoon in Anne Arundel County tests positive for rabies; health officials seek anyone exposed

The Anne Arundel County Department of Health is looking for anyone who may have come in contact with a raccoon on or near McGill Court and Milburn Circle in Pasadena after the animal tested positive for rabies.

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Jun 17 • 12:58 PM EDT • Health • fox5dc.com
Fortescue and IUCN chart a science-based path to net positive impact for biodiversity

Gland, Switzerland — IUCN and Fortescue have published findings from the first phase of their strategic collaboration, showing how science-based tools can guide a mining company’s journey toward net positive impact on biodiversity and Nature Positive contributions. The work, carried out at the Eliwana iron ore mine in Western Australia’s Pilbara region, demonstrates what rigorous, credible biodiversity action looks like in practice.

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Jun 17 • 4:25 AM EDT • Science • iucn.org
Latvia pilots citizen engagement in research grant evaluations

Latvia has introduced an element of citizen engagement to the evaluation of nationally funded research grants. The aim is to both create more connections between science and society, and to improve the quality of its evaluations. The move comes as research funders across Europe are experimenting with ways to improve evaluation processes in the face of a sharpened focus on science’s impact on society. Evaluators of grant applications submitted to Latvia’s Fundamental and Applied Research Programme (FLPP), the country’s main research funder, will this year have the option of consulting citizen feedback on challenges the public thinks science should focus on to inform their decisions. “In recent years, both public discussions and policy-level debates in Latvia have highlighted the importance of demonstrating how publicly funded research contributes to society, the economy and the resolution of real-world challenges,” said a source at the Latvian Council of Science (LCS), which manages the FLPP. “At the same time, research institutions themselves expressed interest in improving the project evaluation framework while continuing to ensure that funding is awarded to the highest-quality projects,” the source added. The citizen input comes from a survey that was conducted between 25 February and 16 March 2025, to which 1,737 people responded. It gathered information on what the public views as problem areas for Latvia, and the role of science and technology in providing solutions to these problems. A summary of these responses has been included as an annex to the FLPP 2026 call for proposals that evaluators can refer to, purely in an advisory manner, when judging proposals. Results from the survey show that the main problem areas identified by the public were in healthcare and public health, followed by the development of new treatment methods and medicines, and then digital technology, data security and cyber security. At the bottom of the list was research aimed at acquiring new knowledge about the universe, matter and the laws of nature. Further analysis looked at the public view of the possible role of science in solving these problems. The survey charted 4,167 individual responses based on open-ended questions that were derived from the participants’ answers. The analysis again found that medical and health sciences topped the scoring, with 788 responses referring to the field. Humanities and the arts were bottom of the list, with 625. Digging further into the details, the survey suggests citizens are aware of and concerned about a number of research areas. This includes technologies and innovation to improve the environment or reduce pollution, the development of modern military technologies and cybersecurity tools, and the development and application of artificial intelligence, among others. “We hope this initiative will help strengthen public trust in science and create a more meaningful dialogue between researchers and society,” the LCS source said, adding that it offers benefits to researchers, evaluators and to the general public. More space for citizen engagement in evaluationsThere is a gradual but increasing use of citizen engagement in research evaluation processes around Europe, especially in healthcare, but it remains relatively rare, said Henry Sauermann, a professor at the European School of Management and Technology in Berlin and an expert in citizen science.“Given that we are at a point where citizen involvement is extremely limited, there is presumably space for more, but it's not that we should do it just because we want to do it,” he told Science|Business. He said some research lends itself better to having citizen input, and this usually tends to be on the applied end of the science spectrum where the public can offer useful feedback based on their experiences. He added that advising scientists on certain topics to study is also a useful approach, in the way that Latvia is doing. “The public does fund a lot of science, there's a lot of tax money going into this. We of course do want to preserve academic freedom, but it's also not unreasonable to incorporate more feedback or input from citizens where possible,” he said. Related articlesCitizen science: where, when, and how to let the public contribute to researchHow can Europe cope with a flood of AI-assisted research grant proposals?Data Corner: Horizon Europe’s AI, digital and data call success rate is 5.2%There are several ways of involving citizens in science funding. The most minimal way is having a few representatives on a panel, such as members of a patient group or union. The most direct way is crowdsourcing funding for specific projects. There is an increasing number of online platforms that allow the public to chip in to support scientific proposals.Sauermann studied this in a recent paper and found that it can have its uses, but it still is not clear if there are benefits to it. There are various assumptions linked to citizen engagement, for example that it increases public trust in science, or that it provides a representative view of what the public thinks about science. These are not necessarily true, Sauermann found. People who participate in engagement activities tend to already be very trusting of science, and, on the whole, it is generally the well-off and well educated who contribute, giving a narrow view of public opinion. On whether citizen input can help manage the increasing number of proposals that are being submitted due to assistance from AI, Sauermann is more sceptical. “The obvious answer to the flood of AI-written proposals is AI-driven evaluation,” he said, adding that it doesn’t mean citizen engagement shouldn’t be a part of evaluations in a well thought-out manner. Southern Denmark’s successful approachOne successful example of citizen engagement in science evaluations was implemented in southern Denmark. Between 2019 and 2025, citizens in the region were invited to vote to fund one of five pre-selected projects in the field of healthcare. The project, called A Healthier Southern Denmark, was a collaboration between regional authorities, the University of Southern Denmark, and two media partners. Over the seven years, there were 75,000 votes and significant public engagement online and on social media. “It was a bit of a wild project, we’d never done something like that before and we were a bit nervous about what would be said in the media about it. But actually, people were very positive,” said Anne Kathrine Overgaard, one of the main organisers of the project from the University of Southern Denmark. The university and its researchers have learned a lot from the experience, particularly about engaging with society and shaping their research to match real-world needs. This is important with Europe’s increasing focus on competitiveness and bringing innovations to market faster, Overgaard said. She hopes to see more citizen engagement in evaluation processes and in science more broadly. “For many years, citizen engagement has been a bit of an add-on to proposals, just to check a box. But I think things are changing,” she said. It’s less about citizens just gathering data and more “about the dialogue between the public and the scientists,” she said. The initiative ended last year as the team wanted to regroup to find fresh momentum. The development of AI and AI-written proposals has made Overgaard reflect on how the project could be reworked to help evaluators. She hopes to bring it back in the future. “It could be a good idea to try this initiative again in a slightly re-worked format,” she said.

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Jun 16 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencebusiness.net
Q&A: Term-limited Sioux Falls mayor reflects on Republican fractures, conflict with legislators

TenHaken became emotional Monday while reflecting on positive relationships with city leaders and his staff’s accomplishments.

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Jun 16 • 11:25 AM EDT • Politics • argusleader.com
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Dave Roberts Grateful for Evolving Sports Culture After Attending Daughter’s Graduation

Los Angeles Dodgers manager spoke about a positive shift in sports culture after attending his daughter's college graduation on Sunday. The post Dave Roberts Grateful for Evolving Sports Culture After Attending Daughter’s Graduation appeared first on LA Sports Report.

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Jun 15 • 8:20 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Spurs' Dylan Harper keeping 'positive attitude' after NBA Finals loss

Dylan Harper has separated himself as one of the best young guards in the league following his NBA Finals performance.

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Jun 15 • 7:13 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Central Shenandoah Health District reports rabid raccoon in Waynesboro

The Central Shenandoah Health District (CSHD) is notifying the community of a racoon found near Nottingham Lane in Waynesboro that tested positive for rabies last Friday.

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Jun 15 • 3:12 PM EDT • Health • whsv.com
Pacifica business owners turn negative rating into a positive initiative

After WalletHub ranked Pacifica as the worst small city nationwide to start a business, community members and entrepreneurs are turning this into something positive.

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Jun 15 • 2:10 AM EDT • Business • cbsnews.com
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How Pacifica business owners turned a negative rating into a positive initiative
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Jun 15 • 2:04 AM EDT • Business • yahoo.com
Teladoc Health (TDOC) Stock Valuation As Analyst Sentiment Improves Despite Expected Earnings Decline

Analyst sentiment shift and near term expectations Teladoc Health (TDOC) is back on investors’ radar after analysts turned more positive in their earnings estimates, even as they still expect a 26.32% year over year decline in the upcoming report. This change in sentiment, paired with a recent 1.44% gain that outperformed key indices, has focused attention on how the company’s virtual care and mental health businesses might shape near term performance. See our latest analysis for Teladoc...

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Jun 14 • 4:06 PM EDT • Health • finance.yahoo.com
In Retrospect: Poland, Russia, Europe

In April I spent a few days with Zryw, a Polish non-profit organization that recruits young people to enter politics and public life. Their aim is to build a new generation of civic leaders in Poland. I’ve followed their evolution from the beginning; my son is one of the founders. (“Zryw” means “impulse” or “burst of speed” in Polish). Julie Chmielewska, one of Zryw’s leaders, interviewed me at the event. Here is the conversation, lightly edited for grammar and context: Julia Chmielewska: Assuming that culture shapes institutions, could we conclude that some cultures are more prone to authoritarianism? Anne Applebaum: I don’t think so. Every culture, every nation, and every country has the potential for change. When we look at history, we can see that nations do change. Poland has changed, for example, from the 1980s to today. There’s a completely different mentality here than the one I encountered when I first visited, in 1988. The current generation sees the world through a different frame. So no, I don’t believe that certain nations are doomed to authoritarianism, or to anything. Of course, there are political and cultural traditions, but they can always be challenged. JC: So do you think there’s something intrinsic in human nature that pushes people to democracy, freedom? AA: I think there is something in human nature, a deep instinct, that pushes people towards freedom, yes. People who live in authoritarian countries – and I’ve heard this from them over and over again – sooner or later find themselves angered by a feeling of helplessness. They can see the unfairness of crooked courts, irrational political decisions. They naturally dislike the fact that somebody has all the power while they have none. In those circumstances, people who have no political background at all sometimes are politicized just by that frustration. I’m thinking of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, for example, who was a Belarusian housewife, until the circumstances of her husband’s arrest forced her to become a politician. I met a woman who is a Uyghur from China, and who had come to live in Turkey. After several of her family members were arrested, she too was propelled into a political role. These kinds of experiences make people interested in democracy or political reform, even if they thought they didn’t care. I also think that the opposite is true: some people instinctively prefer homogeneity, order, hierarchy. They don’t like the confrontation of opinions or the noise of debate, and they lean towards a single leader or a unified regime. I think that most of modern history is shaped by the clash between those two different sides of human nature. JC: Which force do you find more powerful today? AA: I think they both have a lot of power and there’s no way of predicting who wins. Even in countries that seem very shut off or stuck in an authoritarian system can change. We’ve seen that happen. And vice versa, I think democracies can also begin to fail and slide into authoritarianism. So it’s very important not to be complacent in either direction. JC: I want to go into your history and your experiences. You’ve lived in Russia during a time of incredible change in the late 80s, and then you came back to do research in post-Soviet Russia. AA: I was a student in Russia just before the collapse of the Soviet Union. I then traveled and worked there extensively in the 1990s, and I met people who really were full of hope. They hoped that Russia could become a democracy, or at least a place that guaranteed freedom of speech, freedom of the press. These weren’t ideas that came from Washington. Although now the narrative in the Kremlin is different, I met many people who were working towards exactly that kind of transformation. A friend of mine ran a series of seminars – once a year, and then later several times a year, in cities all over Russia – designed to get people to discuss politics in new ways. She invited young politicians and journalists, as well as foreigners. I went to many of them, in Moscow as well as Volgograd and Novosibirsk. Over two decades, hundreds of people came to these seminars, and all of them wanted Russia to be different. I remain convinced that many Russians still want Russia to be different. It’s just that the old system, in the form of Putin, a representative of that system, returned. The KGB reimposed their power. And this wasn’t because of something to do with culture, this was to do with money and politics, and who was in charge. JC: You’ve partially answered my question... I wanted to ask whether that excitement of the 1990s was an exception from the Russian historical norm which has been rather authoritarian? AA: Of course, if you look at the history of Russia since the 18th century, there have always been liberal groups, reformers and revolutionaries. There were the Decembrists, in the early 19th century, and the rural populists later on, who tried to organize the peasantry. A significant group of liberal Russians appeared at the turn of the 20th century, people like the father of the writer Vladimir Nabokov, who was a Russian politician before the revolution. These groups were small in number, but sometimes had a broader significance. The Russian dissident movement in the 1950s and 1960s actually invented the modern human rights movement. It was their idea to hold the leaders of the Soviet Union accountable for the language they used, to remind them of the treaties they had signed and the promised they had made. They created the Helsinki group, for example, that held Soviet leadership to the language of the Helsinki Treaty, which formally ended the Second World War and which contained guarantees of human rights, at least on paper. That idea spread to Eastern Europe, and similar tactics were used here in Poland. (Benjamin Nathans recently wrote a great book about the Soviet dissidents, To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause) JC: But seemingly, even if they do ever get power, they could never hold on to it. AA: We don’t know, because they have never really had power. But in any case, we also don’t know what will happen in the future. There is no reason to assume that Russia will forever be condemned to totalitarianism. Even during the first fifteen years of Putin’s regime there was some form of democratic politics. Only when the full-scale war began did he bring everything to an end: he shut down all remaining independent organizations and killed his most important opponent, Alexi Navalny. But does that mean he is popular, that he enjoys legitimacy? Even now, we don’t really know what Russians think about him, or about the war. There is no way of doing real polling in Russia because nobody will answer an independent pollster over the phone. JC: Do you think that the flock of young people, especially young men, who fled Russia after the start of the war represent a continuation of liberal movements that refuse to partake in the authoritarian state, or do you think they are moving for the sake of self-preservation – “I don’t want to go to the army, so I leave”? AA: I’m sure it’s both. I actually know many people who left Russia for political reasons either in the very last years before the war, or else just after the war began. JC: And do you see a change in the young generation versus the old one that have fled? AA: It’s hard for me to say because the people who I know were mostly already politicized. I do know some younger people who left, but most of them were already either active in the opposition, or working as journalists. Many of them very self-consciously think of themselves as maintaining Russian culture abroad, just as in the 20th century the Soviet dissidents or the anti-communist White Russians once thought of themselves as people who maintained the true Russian culture, outside of Bolshevik Russia. JC: Let’s move on to Poland. One of your first experiences with Poland was reporting on Margaret Thatcher’s first state visit, in the autumn of 1988. You followed her around the farmers’ market. AA: She was making a symbolic gesture. She wanted to welcome free markets, but the only one she could really visit was the farmers’ market at Hala Mirowska. JC: And I want to talk about this area because today you can look out of any window in that district, Mirów, and see rows and rows of skyscrapers. How does it feel to see a country built from the ground in such a short time, both politically and economically? AA: You know, when you’re living in a period of dramatic change, it’s always hard to know whether the change is positive or negative. The transformation in Poland created winners and losers, as well as new classes of people, new political movements of different kinds. At the time, it sometimes just felt like turbulence. Now, we can look back at the 1990s and early 2000s in Poland and see in retrospect that the country was headed in towards prosperity and European integration. In around 2009 or 2010, I remember speaking to a woman who worked cleaning government offices, and who asked me if her daughter should study in Amsterdam or in London. This seemed to me to be a real transformation, and it happened very fast: within a few years, Poles stopped feeling like second-class Europeans, and a generation of younger Poles appeared who had no qualms about crossing borders. JC: We again live in turbulent times. Do you think we’re heading towards positive outcomes? AA: I can’t make predictions, because everything that happens tomorrow depends on what people do today. Also, history doesn’t have a trajectory. It doesn’t move in a particular direction. You only think it does afterwards. As I said, you can look afterwards at Poland in the 1990s and you could say this was a period of great progress. But not everybody at the time saw that. Sometimes people are very wrong about a given country’s trajectory. I remember people writing about Ukraine in the 1990s, about how dangerous it was that Ukraine was independent, that this was going to be an anti-semitic state, that Ukrainian nationalism was going to come back... and although you can say many bad things about Ukraine, the country made many bad choices, actually it became a pretty tolerant state which now has a Jewish president and until recently a Muslim defense minister. JC: In the 1990s Poland’s and Ukraine’s GDP were roughly similar. Ukraine was even a bit richer. So the starting point was similar for both of these countries, but they’ve turned out very, very differently. Even if we stop in 2014. Why do you think Ukraine “chose East”? Was it external influence? AA: No, I think Ukraine was in a different position. First of all, central and eastern Ukraine had been part of the Soviet Union since the 1920s, and had therefore experienced a longer period of occupation, repression, Sovietization and even Russification. Ukraine did not have, as Poland did, an alternative elite: a large cadre of economists and politicians, who already had some experience in opposition politics and in independent thinking. In Poland, the transformative finance minister, Leszek Balcerowicz, had already thought about how an economy might be decentralized before he took office. We can argue about how successful he was, but at least he was prepared to try something new. In Ukraine, people weren’t prepared. For one, there hadn’t been much space even for an illegal opposition in the previous couple of decades. Ukraine was also in many ways still emerging from colonial occupation. For the previous couple of centuries, many of the most capable Ukrainians had moved to Russia, and the first generation of leaders in independent Ukraine tended to be former Soviet apparatchiks. They didn’t immediately seek to become closer to western Europe. Instead, they looked for some kind of economic and political “third way” and an accomodation with Russia. Ukraine became stuck in this position, half-in, half-out and became pretty profoundly corrupt. JC: The Polish alternative elite had a vision of where they wanted the country to go. I think the general perception now is that this vision ends with the next election, right? Is this a natural process of gaining power? AA: Their vision, and it was shared by the time by politicians who now call themselves both left and right, was that Poland should join the EU and NATO, as fast as possible. My husband (Radek Sikorski) was in the very first government that said it wanted to join NATO. At the time this was taken very badly in Washington: the demand for NATO membership absolutely came from Poland, not from the US. But even then, in the early 1990s, many Poles already understood that the Russian sphere of influence would grow once again, that it was important to become part of the transatlantic alliance and an integrated Europe as fast as possible: NATO, the EU, the Council of Europe, all of the trading and security alliances. That consensus lasted through several different governments and over many years, even governments containing former communists. For twenty years, right, left and center disagreed about many things, but they all agreed on the direction that the country should go. In retrospect, that consensus created the basis for prosperity in Poland. JC: And regarding the Polish-Ukrainian relations. We know that antagonisms, e.g. the myth of Wołyń [a massacre of Poles that took place in what is now Western Ukraine, in 1943] are increasingly used in Polish political discourse today. In Ukraine, nationalist historians make heroes out of UPA, the Ukrainian revolutionary army, which is held responsible for this tragedy. Where do you see a start for burying the hatchet? Is the reconciliation of our nations possible? AA: So here’s a strange thing: For more than a decade after they both gained independence, Poland and Ukraine participated in a number of projects that were designed to solve exactly these kinds of Polish-Ukrainian differences. Books were published that were jointly written by Polish and Ukrainian historians, monuments were built. These projects were successful: If you’d asked me this question in 2010, I would have said that there are no real historical issues between Poland and Ukraine, that the two countries had mostly reconciled. For a number of reasons, this began to shift. In Poland, children and grandchildren of victims of the Wołyń massacre felt their tragedy hadn’t been fully recognized. In Ukraine, nationalist groups wanted the UPA partisans who had fought against the Soviet Union recognized for their heroism, despite the fact that some in this broad and not well-defined group were also linked to Wołyń. In both eastern Poland and western Ukraine, the memory of the ethnic cleansing that took place there in the late 1940s - Poles were moved West, Ukrainians East - to accomodate new borders has left feelings of displacement and bitterness. The wave of Ukrainian immigration, which started before the war, may have provoked some of this. But don’t underestimate the role played by Russia, which has always wanted to create discord between Poland and Ukraine, and pumps out propaganda to that effect in both countries. Vandalism on both sides of the border, damage done to cemeteries and monuments, is sometimes carried out by provacateurs working for Russia, just to create bad feelings. The Polish-Ukrainian conflict also hides a different reality: although there are real grievances and bad memories, the truth is that the biggest tragedies both nations experienced in the twentieth century were inflicted by the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany. That should unite these two countries, not divide them. JC: This week (19.04.2026 – Ed.) in Hungary we saw that using historical narratives to create grievance has no longer worked. Are you optimistic about the direction after Orban’s loss? AA: The Hungarian election was really important because it shows that people can actually resist powerful, dominant propaganda. The ruling party Fidesz controlled all of the TV, 90% of the newspapers, the constitutional court, the bureaucracy... and yet people had the nerve to vote against it and resist it. It’s also an important election because Hungary created a huge network of well-funded think tanks and foundations that were funding other far right groups and projects. So that loss is going to have a knock-on effect in other places too, maybe even in Poland. JC: What you’ve said about resisting propaganda reminds me of one of the interviews you did about talking to Russians in the post-Soviet era who claimed that people knew that the system was lying. Why do people choose to believe in these regimes anyway? AA: Because it’s useful. Stephen Kotkin, an American historian, once described how people would learn how to “speak Bolshevik”: It was just a language that you needed to use in order to get by in society. If you didn’t talk the way the regime wanted you to talk, then you might have problems, or lose your job, or your kids would not get into university. It was a way of getting along. Communist Poland was similar, at least in the early years. When I was writing a book about the Sovietization of Eastern Europe after World War II, I met a lot of people who wanted to talk a lot about the war, when many of them had done really heroic things. But almost nobody wanted to talk about the decade afterwards, between 1945 and 1956. This was when you had the short period of terror, violence and Polish Stalinism. To stay safe, people felt the need to just go along with what others were saying, or stay out of politics, or use communist jargon without necessarily believing it. I don’t judge them for it, and I wouldn’t describe all of those people as collaborators. It’s easy to feel moral certainty in retrospect, because we know that communism ended. But if you were living in 1949, it might not have been clear to you that communism was going to end. In very repressive societies, maybe about 10% of people who are really evil – collaborators, torturers. Maybe 10% of people are really brave and who find ways to resist. And then around 80% of people have kids, they have parents, they have to have jobs and they’ve had to get through it somehow. Strange though it may sound, I’ve found that the work I did on that book is now very useful in explaining some of what’s going on in the United States today. There are plenty of members of the Republican Party in Congress who know perfectly well that Donald Trump says many things that aren’t true. But they avoid criticizing him because it’s inconvenient, because they would get in trouble, because someone would attack them on the internet. So actually you don’t even need mass terror to get people to conform. JC: Is Gen Z reinventing agency? AA: We’ll see. In any generation you can find groups of people who want agency. If you live in a society that’s unfair, for example where a tiny number of people have captured most of the wealth, then at a certain point people rebel. This is always easier for younger people, who have you have less to lose. The question now is how the internet will affect the relationships between citizens and the state, and how it will change organizations. The “Twitter revolutions” people spoke about as early as 2008-9, mass protests organized online, have often proved to be very superficial. Although you can easily join something just by clicking, the work of creating a real movement requires physical participation. Successful mass movements of the past, for example the Civil Rights movement in the United States, were built by people who had spent many years together. They had participated in non-violent workshops together. They practiced and prepared. Just using the you can get everybody to show up at a certain moment, but then when the protest is broken up, nothing happens. It’s also true that the repressive regimes have more recently learned how to use the internet to undermine leaders and movements. Most of all, they now understand how to make people cynical. The form of propaganda that most modern authoritarians use - and I think the Russians really pioneered this - deploys sneering cynicism. Instead of praising the rulers, the regime propagandists mock the opposition movement leadership for being supposedly corrupt or sexually degenerate, with the goal of undermining any kind of idealism. JC: MAGA grew on the internet? AA: MAGA is a real grassroots movement. They had symbols, red hats, they showed up at rallies. But you’re right that the cynicism, the sarcasm and the distrust that the movement embodies came originally from the internet, and this is different. Fifty years ago, most European political parties had a social base in real organizations, in trade unions for Social Democrats, in church groups for Christian Democrats. As people stopped going to church and as the trade unions became smaller, the social base of these parties disappeared. Now people who wouldn’t have known one another in the past meet on the internet and create new movements, many of which don’t last. JC: Is history ending? Going in stale circles? AA: History never ends. In truth, human beings want contradictory things at the same time: order and freedom, stability and change. These things are never resolved, and when a society swings too far in one direction, people always push it the other way. But each time that happens, the result is different. Certainly it is true that we are now in a period when old philosophers and ideas from the 1930s are undergoing a revival. Carl Schmitt, who was a philosopher who was very influential on the Nazis, is back as an influence on both the far left and the far right, once again inspiring people to think that all politics has to be existential, that all politics is about defining and defeating enemies. In the US, some are also bringing back dominionism, the idea that we need a Christian and not a secular state. It’s also true that we are living through a more fundamental shift. The old left-right divide, which was mostly about the size of the state, is much less important now. Instead, we are arguing about more fundamental things: what are our rights, what protects our freedom. Or how much power do we want to give small elites, versus how much power to give ordinary people. In America a small group of very wealthy people now control information, because they control the social media platforms and AI, which means they determine what people will read and learn. Finding a way to preserve preserve zones of autonomy and independent thinking, this is going to be the main task for the next generation. JC: What is the one book that a person interested in Central Europe should read? AA: You could read my book “Iron Curtain: the Crushing of Eastern Europe” which tells the story of how the Soviet Union imposed its culture on the region. Or read Tim Snyder’s history of the region, “The Reconstruction of Nations: Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus 1569-1999.” And everyone should read “The Captive Mind” by Czesław Miłosz, which describes exactly the phenomenon we were talking about: why do people collaborate? I joined Scott Galloway and the brilliant Fiona Hill in a discussion about the wars in Ukraine and Iran, the future of global power, and what these conflicts reveal about America's role in the world. Scott told us that this was the 400th edition of his podcast, which is quite a number: My friend Francesco Chiamulera runs a brilliant series of literary events, Una Colline di Libri, A Hill of Books, in the Prosecco Hills, a region of vineyards and elegant hill towns in the Veneto, north of Venice. We did an event in Vittorio Veneto and also drove and biked around the countryside. Buy Autocracy Inc Buy Iron Curtain Open Letters, from Anne Applebaum is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe

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Why grandparents matter more than ever for children's mental health

A child psychologist says grandparents are more important than ever as youth mental health challenges continue to rise. He argues that children need supportive relationships, meaningful conversations, and a sense of purpose—not just pressure to achieve. Grandparents can help by listening, encouraging, and creating positive experiences that strengthen emotional resilience.

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Why grandparents matter more than ever for children's mental health

A child psychologist says grandparents are more important than ever as youth mental health challenges continue to rise. He argues that children need supportive relationships, meaningful conversations, and a sense of purpose—not just pressure to achieve. Grandparents can help by listening, encouraging, and creating positive experiences that strengthen emotional resilience.

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Redo TAVR with balloon-expandable valves linked to positive outcomes, key improvements

Researchers tracked real-world data from more than 140 patients who originally received a transcatheter heart valve from Edwards Lifesciences, Medtronic or Boston Scientific.

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Pro-economic growth policy back in business following primaries, some say

Some in the Republican party are feeling positive about returns from the June 2 primary when it comes to legislative races. Results could indicate a shift in policy and legislative leadership.

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Jun 12 • 7:26 AM EDT • Business • sdpb.org
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Why Watching Sports Makes People Happy

Watching sports of all kinds, both in-person and on a screen, can have positive impacts on well-being.

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iOS 27 brings another very welcome improvement to Camera Control on iPhone

iOS 27 and Siri AI introduce a positive change to the iPhone’s Camera Control. This welcome improvement is a benefit...

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I went to the Xbox Showcase, met with Xbox execs, fans, and developers — Something HAS changed ... but for how long?

Xbox is on a tear right now, with a lot of positive momentum. But one question I wanted to ask above all others: are they ACTUALLY in it for the long haul?

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Two foxes found in Roland Park test positive for rabies: Baltimore health officials

Two foxes that were found in Baltimore's Roland Park neighborhood tested positive for rabies, the Baltimore City Health Department announced Tuesday.

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How Employee Recognition Breaks Down as Businesses Grow — and How to Fix It Before It Costs You

Recognizing employees positively impacts engagement and the broader business culture. As businesses scale, leaders need a reliable way to deliver recognition in the moment. Here's how.

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Tacoma’s Grit City Books is your favorite bookseller’s favorite bookstore

Open for only two years, the "unapologetically queer-owned and queer-positive" Grit City Books in Tacoma has become a favorite among Seattle booksellers.

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Indiana Fever Star Aliyah Boston Announces Health Update on Monday

The Indiana Fever star shared a positive update on her condition after appearing on the injury report following Saturday's matchup against the New York Liberty.

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Bengals News (6/8): More positive predictions for Cincinnati

Some pundits are really buying into the Bengals plan.

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Moran named Chicago's chief technology officer

Kevin Moran, a City Hall veteran, has been promoted to chief technology officer.Mr. Moran replaces John Tolva, a former IBMer who left City Hall last fall and joined engineering and consulting firm PositivEnergy Practice.Mr. Moran has worked for the city's Department of Innovation and Technology for six years, most recently as director of IT. He previously worked for General Growth Properties, a Chicago-based real estate investment firm.

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College football teams generating buzz ahead of 2026: LSU, Notre Dame, USC offseason hype builds

These 10 teams are riding the wave of positive momentum into the summer

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Chautauqua County Health Department Advises Residents Following Confirmed Measles Case in Erie County

MAYVILLE, N.Y. — The Chautauqua County Health Department is alerting residents following confirmation of a positive measles case in Erie County, New York. Local residents may have traveled to locations visited by the infected individual.

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European CEOs more optimistic about business in India than in China

34 per cent expect business conditions in China to improve by end of decade, while 63 per cent have positive expectations for India.

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Big Ten, SEC release new statement on Protect College Sports Act after Sen. Ted Cruz meeting

After Thursday’s meeting with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) about the Protect College Sports Act, the Big Ten and SEC said they had a “positive conversation” in a new joint statement. The two conferences reiterated do not support the bill as is currently written. The meeting came two days after the Big Ten and SEC released […]

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Website reviews Barba's spell at Galo so far

Argentine coach Eduardo Domínguez has completed 100 days in charge of Atlético-MG. The assessment of this start to his tenure is considered positive behind the scenes. The coach secured the team a p...

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Elections to top science bodies test Croatia’s gender equality in research

Croatia’s track-record on gender equality in science has been both questioned and lauded in recent months, following both bad and good news on the topic. On the one hand, a senior awards committee was announced without a single woman researcher included. On the other, the national science academy welcomed its first cohort of fellows with more women than men.Members of the committee, which gives national awards recognising scientific achievement, are proposed by the ministry of science and endorsed by the parliament. The current line-up does include a woman, but she is culture minister Nina Obuljen Koržinek rather than a researcher. Even then, she didn’t make it into the photograph released to announce the appointments on April 16. “The image speaks a thousand words,” says Tanja Rudež, a science journalist for Jutarnji List newspaper. “I am surprised that none of these men, all well-known scientists, saw a problem with the fact that there was not a single successful female scientist on the committee,” she told Science|Business.Ivan Đikić, a prominent Croatian biochemist based at Goethe University Medical School, commented on LinkedIn that the news illustrated a “sad truth” about the state of science in Croatia.“It [. . .] reveals a system where women, despite contributing a substantial share of high-quality, internationally competitive science, are systematically excluded from the very processes that determine recognition and influence,” he wrote. Some 60% of researchers in Croatia are women, according to the Croatian Bureau of Statistics, and they perform well in international competitions. For example, of the 12 European Research Council (ERC) grants awarded to Croatian researchers, seven went to women.“So how is it possible that decision-making bodies are still dominated by men over 60, while not a single female ERC laureate is involved in the selection process?” asked Đikić. “This is not a marginal oversight; it is a structural failure.” The ministry of science did not reply to a request for comment. The awards committee is not unusual. For example, a scientific advisory body announced by the ministry of demographics in April comprises 35 men and five women. The board of the Croatian Science Foundation, newly appointed by the parliament, is a little better, with five men and two women, but still unequal. “This is especially significant because such bodies do not merely distribute prestige. They shape research priorities, funding allocation and long-term scientific development,” Marija Lugarić, chair of the parliament’s committee on gender equality, told Science|Business. “Representation here matters not only symbolically, but materially.”Referring to the awards committee and the board of the science foundation, Lugarić says that while both bodies were appointed by parliament, neither met the minimum 40% gender balance threshold that Croatian law and EU guidelines expressly recommend for public bodies.Đikić wants to see EU institutions put pressure on the government to ensure basic standards of fairness, transparency and democratic governance in science policy are met. “Meaningful change will not come without pressure,” he wrote. “It must intensify both within Croatia and at the level of European institutions. Anything less undermines the credibility of Europe’s commitment to excellence and inclusion in science.”Rudež also underlined the importance of talking and writing about this topic, “because public opinion in Croatia does influence changes in the status and visibility of women in science.”The European Commission has not yet responded to a request for comment.Good news from the academyA more positive story came from the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts on 21 May, with the announcement of seven new women fellows and five men. This is the first time in the academy’s 165-year history that women have outnumbered men in a new intake.One of the new fellows, two-time ERC grantee Iva Tolić, credits the academy leadership with trying to be more modern and inclusive, representing the whole community better. “The academy is really aware that so far, before this election, there were very few women,” she told Science|Business. “So, they are actively trying to make this more equal.”Related articlesExplained: How the MSCA is close to achieving gender balanceCall for EU to leverage academic freedom in global talent raceRudež is more cautious, noting that despite the academy’s “breakthrough this year [. . .] it is still a predominantly male institution, with only 18% women.”This reflects a wider imbalance in Croatia’s research landscape. “The key levers of power in science are still in the hands of men,” she went on. “For example, all 14 rectors of private and public universities are men.”Similarly, Lugarić says a structural glass ceiling still exists in Croatian science, which is “most visible precisely where power is exercised.”She cites data from the Commission’s She Figures 2024 report, which shows that Croatia ranks second in the EU for gender equality in research and innovation overall, with an equality index of 79.6 out of 100. It is in the top five for women’s career advancement, participation in research; representation across all research sectors and for scientific publications.In stark contrast, it ranks second to last when it comes to women in decision-making positions in science. “This is not a coincidence,” Lugarić says. “It is a structural pattern.”Informal barriersThe persistent under-representation of women in the highest structures of Croatia’s academies, boards, award committees and leadership positions is not down to formal barriers, Lugarić says, but arises from more subtle obstacles such as “informal networks, persistent expectations regarding traditional gender roles and the unequal distribution of care responsibilities.”Tolić would like to see more support for young women in terms of affordable housing and child support, and higher salaries. Currently, she says, salaries in science stay low for the first 10-15 years, while housing and spaces in kindergarten are limited and expensive. “You have to work a lot, you get very little money, so it’s not great to have a family in this situation,” she says.But despite the challenges, Tolić is optimistic, saying that gender equality in research in Croatia is “definitely improving and going in the right direction.” The situation is particularly promising in biology, she adds, where most full professors, heads of department and deans of faculties are women. Lugarić, too, see the glass ceiling “very slowly, cracking,” and cites the academy election as an example that structural change is possible. Yet the situation in the national awards committee is a “stark reminder that without a conscious, systemic commitment to gender balance, progress will remain slow and uneven.”

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Kevin Hassett says US seeing business, stock market ‘boom’

Larry Kudlow highlights booming U.S. business, strong JOLTS numbers, and the S&P 500's 27% growth in the last year, pressing National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett to acknowledge the positive economic data.

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The doubts and the positives

Liverpool fans have met news of an approach for Andoni Iraola in a mixed manner - with plenty of excited discussion and some concerns over his level of experience. BBC Sport asked fan writer Lola Katz-Roberts to unpick some of the key talking points. Liverpool managed to play two games a week quite successfully with a very similar style under Klopp.

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Three Positives From the Week of May 24th

It was not a very positive week for the Guardians, so here are three small moments to smile about.

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Titans' Robert Saleh gives positive injury update on Nick Singleton

Tennessee Titans rookie running back Nick Singleton is returning to team drills following a foot injury from the NFL Draft.

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Fletcher made 'hugely positive impression' in Scotland training

The Fletcher family were due to go to the World Cup as fans this summer. The shock choice says everything about the professionalism, diligence and work ethic Fletcher has shown in training. Once there, Fletcher made a hugely positive impression on Scotland's coaches.

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Yankees' Carlos Lagrange Outlook is Positive for Near-Future Debut

With Major League Baseball's trade deadline only getting closer, as it's set for the beginning of August, there are plenty of questions about what the New York Yankees are going to do. The Yankees, who have arguably been the best team in the American League outside of a rough patch throughout parts of May, have to feel rather confident about what they can do come October as long as they make the right decisions at the deadline.

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Rabid bat found on Fremont sidewalk prompts health warning

Alameda County is warning residents after a rabies-positive bat was found in Fremont, one of several rabies cases reported across the Bay Area this year.

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May 30 • 9:28 PM EDT • Health • nbcbayarea.com
Three people exposed to rabid bat in Snohomish County

In Snohomish County, six bats have tested positive over the last decade, but this week's bat is the second to test positive for rabies in Washington this year.

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May 29 • 5:31 PM EDT • Health • seattletimes.com
3 receiving preventive treatment after exposure to rabid bat in Snohomish County home

Three Snohomish County residents are receiving preventive treatment for rabies after being exposed to a bat that tested positive for the virus, county health of

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Strength Beyond the Circle

Multi-state discus champion Malia Kranz doesn't let anything hold her back—not even a senior-season hip surgery. See how the Watertown star is finding her way back to the top of the podium while keeping a positive attitude for the future.

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Rabies-positive bat confirmed in Kent County; health officials urge caution

Kent County confirmed the first rabies-positive bat found in the county this year.

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Bird tests positive for West Nile Virus in Ventura County, according to health officials

Ventura County health officials on Tuesday confirmed that a local bird tested positive for West Nile Virus earlier in May. They advised the public to be wary of increased mosquito breeding following above-average temperatures and rain.

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May 27 • 11:25 PM EDT • Health • cbsnews.com
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Georgetown Business and Community Expo

It was busy and high energy, with positive vibes, lots of networking happening, a wide range of businesses and to top it off, a variety of food options

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Ebola, chemical plants and health, hantavirus, common colds, heat and more

As they say, bugs have ears. Public health has had a relentless May. Chemical plant (near) explosions, Ebola, hantavirus, and that's before you even get to the usual suspects: common colds, heat, and ticks. Here’s an attempt to keep you up to speed and, more importantly, what it means for you and your community. But first, an announcement: World Cup The World Cup starts in 15 days (not like anyone is counting down), and we are hanging TVs in the Health Security Operations Center. It’s going to be a gorgeous, chaotic celebration of basically every culture on earth. And it’s going to take a team effort—from communities to individuals, from public health to health care—to keep people healthy. That’s where you come in. If you’re going to the games or live within 30 miles of a stadium, we would love to hear from you. Sign up for a weekly survey here. Thanks to the more than 1,280 people who have already signed up…you will be hearing from us soon!! Global disease “weather report” Hantavirus: Two more cases The global count of cruise ship passengers with hantavirus has now increased to 13 cases (11 confirmed), with three deaths. The two new cases are overseas and among people who were already quarantining: A crew member in the Netherlands. A Spanish national passenger who was quarantining at home tested positive through daily monitoring. They are now in a biocontainment unit. In the U.S., everyone remains negative. There may be more cases, given that the incubation period of hantavirus (the time from exposure to infection) is 45 days. But this week, we will reach a major milestone: the median incubation window is 18 days, and that will pass on May 29. What this means for you: Your risk from this cruise ship outbreak remains essentially nil at this point. Ebola rages on in Central Africa Big thanks to Dr. Craig Spencer, a humanitarian physician who has treated and survived Ebola, for jumping in to provide the YLE community with an update. Craig, take it from here… The combined confirmed and suspected Ebola cases in DRC are now more than 1,000. All signs are pointing to a very long and catastrophic outbreak in Central Africa: This is a vast undercount. We know this because the test positivity rate is hovering around 50%, only 20% of contacts are being traced (and in some areas, no contacts at all), and more cases keep popping up with no known connection. This all points to widespread and undetected community transmission. This is in only a week of detection. Compared to previous outbreaks, the growth is very fast, as the huge West Africa outbreak in 2016 was first detected at 49 cases and rose to 208 cases a month later. It took four months for that outbreak to reach the size of the current one in the DR Congo. The cases are spread out across 16 health zones. There are now multiple epicenters, making containment very difficult. Next door in Uganda, the case count is seven. While this number is low compared to DRC, a concerning development is that two health care workers recently tested positive with uncertain exposure histories. If they weren’t treating known Ebola cases, this means it’s spreading undetected in Uganda as well. On the ground, backlash, including the burning of health centers, has emerged, a pattern seen in nearly every outbreak and rooted in deep community distrust. It often stems from outside actors working in communities without fully understanding or addressing local priorities. Affected populations may recognize the severity of Ebola while still holding other concerns as more pressing, such as where their loved ones are buried. Community trust is essential to an effective response, but difficult to build during an active emergency. It is best established long before a crisis begins. U.S. priorities are made clear, and may backfire. The U.S. Administration has shown that its first priority is keeping Ebola out, with helping end the outbreak in the DRC a secondary concern. That's meant travel restrictions broader than anything we've imposed before — covering travelers from across the region, and reportedly some green card holders and permanent residents as well. For example, just these past two days, news broke that high-risk American travelers will be subject to a mandatory quarantine in Kenya before they are allowed to return. If an American is infected, the U.S. government plans to send them to a hospital it is standing up from scratch in Kenya. (Currently, Americans who were in the area are allowed to return but are diverted to three airports—Houston, Atlanta, and DC—for further screening.) Past administrations have used travel notices and stepped-up screening; this goes much further. At first blush, these strict precautions may sound prudent. But this approach could backfire in three ways: Restrictions this blunt give people every reason to hide where they’ve been and whom they’ve been near — making the people we most need to find harder to track, not easier. They also breed a false sense that this is someone else’s problem. But diseases are humbling. They find the small cracks in even the most impenetrable-seeming defenses. Lives lost. There is no treatment for this Ebola strain, which means survival depends heavily on the quality of the health system. We have that system in the States, but we are choosing not to use it for infected Americans. This is unbelievable and infuriating. (See a deeper dive from me here.) The only real way to lower the risk to Americans — and everyone else — is to end the outbreak in the DRC and across the region. What this means for you: If you have travel plans to this region, it’s time to cancel them. This is a high-risk situation in Central Africa, and CDC released a Level 4 Travel Advisory. There is also great uncertainty if and when the Administration will let you back in. To the general public in the U.S., your risk remains very, very low right now. U.S. disease “weather report” Ticks: past peak season? Good news, especially for people in the Northeast and Midwest: tick numbers continue to decline. Though we are at the peak of the season, this unusually early year is trending favorably. Heat-related illnesses in the North Heat risk is certainly not blanketing the entire country yet, but this week it will be moderate in the Midwest and the Southeast. What this means for you: Be sure to check the CDC HeatRisk tool. A red day isn’t the best day for that soccer game for a kid with asthma, and a stretch of orange days is a great time to check on your elderly neighbor. Common colds surging As far as respiratory viruses go, the only thing really going around right now is the common cold. It is higher this year than last year, but should peak very soon before returning this fall. Spotlight: Chemical plants Over the weekend, YLE California covered the serious situation that unfolded around a chemical plant in Orange County, California. Thankfully, the worst-case scenario (a chemical explosion) was mitigated, but only through luck. The health implications in a densely populated area could have been catastrophic. As the situation was winding down, another chemical explosion struck Washington State. This one was fatal. Health officials say the risk to surrounding residents from chemicals in the air and ground remains low, though the community deserves far greater clarity. Clean air and clean water consistently rank as Americans’ top public health concerns — yet when chemical disasters strike, communities are too often met with reassurances rather than transparency and accountability. Residents near the 2023 East Palestine, Ohio train derailment, for example, are still waiting to understand the long-term impact on their health, with few clear answers. What this means for you: Many are wondering if facilities processing potentially dangerous materials are in their neighborhoods. This interactive map allows you to enter your ZIP code and see all facilities monitored by the EPA, including any violations. Good news Ebola vaccines and treatment for the Bundibugyo species are in development. Two vaccine platforms are being explored, at least one of which may be deployable in as little as 2 months. One vaccine is being developed by Oxford, and the other uses the same biotechnology as the FDA-approved Zaire species of Ebola. (It may provide cross-protection, but it’s unclear at this point.) On the treatment side, two promising monoclonal antibody cocktails are likely to be deployed, though doses are limited and logistical hurdles remain significant challenges. Anni over at The Biotech Tea had a great explainer about the Ebola vaccine gap, if you want to read more. [ The Biotech Tea The Ebola vaccine gap, reading vessel damage, & the Makary exit 🗝️ Paid subscribers get the Biotech Term of the Week at $30/year (~$2.50/month). I try to keep it intentionally accessible, but if cost is ever a barrier, send me a message. A few people asked about expensing your subscription, so I put together a short email template… Read more 6 days ago · 10 likes · Annicka Evans, PhD ](https://www.thebiotechtea.com/p/the-ebola-vaccine-gap-reading-vessel?utm_source=substack&utm_campaign=post_embed&utm_medium=web) Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) has been officially renamed polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS), following more than a decade of debate and input from roughly 22,000 clinicians, researchers, and patients worldwide. This is good because the old name was medically misleading, leading to patients without visible cysts being dismissed or overlooked entirely. The WHO estimates that 70% of people with the condition remain undiagnosed. A more accurate name should improve recognition, reduce stigma, and ultimately help the millions of people living with this condition get diagnosed and treated sooner. Poll Loading... Bottom line Public health situations are everywhere right now. Staying healthy takes public health professionals and systems working tirelessly behind the scenes and each of us showing up for our neighbors and communities. Love, YLE Big thanks to Ed Nirenberg for staying on top of the Ebola vaccines, Hannah Totte for all the figures, Dr. Craig Spencer for the Ebola insight, and Dr. Matt Willis for covering the chemical situation in CA. Your Local Epidemiologist (YLE) comprises a team of experts, ranging from physicians to immunologists to epidemiologists to nutritionists, working together with one goal: to “Translate” ever-evolving public health science so that people are well-equipped to make evidence-based decisions. YLE suite of newsletters reaches over 475,000 people across more than 132 countries. This newsletter is free to everyone, thanks to the generous support of fellow YLE community members. To support the effort, subscribe or upgrade below: Subscribe

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Nuvalent Announces Key Program and Business Updates, Strengthening Foundation for Global Leadership in ROS1- and ALK-positive NSCLC

/PRNewswire/ -- Nuvalent, Inc. (Nasdaq: NUVL), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on creating precisely targeted therapies for clinically...

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Three Positives From the Week of May 17th

A near-perfect week for the Guardians helped them extend their lead atop the AL Central.

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Destiny 2 players share their memories and reviews - positive and negative - as Bungie calls time

Bungie fans are battling it out on Destiny 2's Steam page, where unhappy fans are mounting a negative review campaign, and supporters are mitigating it.

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Roaches, rodent droppings found during Fort Worth health inspections

One restaurant was temporarily closed by the city due to no hot water. Seven facilities received a perfect score of zero.

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Even Positive Life Transitions Can Affect Mental Health

Recent studies suggest that the transition to marriage and parenthood may be associated with increased suicide risk in some individuals.

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Silverman Commentary: Positive Youth Mental Health Begins with Belonging

By Tami Silverman President & CEO of Indiana Youth Institute May 22, 2026 For years, conversations about youth mental health understandably have focused on crises. Rates of rising anxiety, depression, loneliness, and stress among young people have captured national attention. Families, schools, healthcare providers, and community organizations across Indiana continue working hard to respond to

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Dick Vitale’s latest health update has sports world celebrating

Some positive news from one of the faces of college basketball

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Dick Vitale’s latest health update has sports world celebrating

Some positive news from one of the faces of college basketball

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Where do citizen science data come from?

Citizen science projects are playing an increasingly important role in ecological and conservation research worldwide. In these programs, members of the public support researchers by submitting photographs, audio recordings, observations, or even by contributing to data analysis. In Hungary, no fewer than 17 such initiatives combined their datasets in a joint study. The authors aimed to understand which socio-economic and environmental factors influence participation patterns in Hungary. By comparing the spatial distribution of citizen science data with an independent administrative dataset (municipality level data on income, education, demography, density and protected areas), the researchers identified several general trends as well as numerous project-specific relationships. For example, they found more per capita observations from municipalities with higher proportions of protected natural areas and lower population densities. Furthermore, excluding Budapest, the capital, both the proportion of people with diplomas and the proportion of elderly people showed a positive correlation with participation activity. In contrast, no consistent general pattern emerged regarding wealth or the proportion of children, although several project-specific relationships were observed. The study not only reveals how citizen science data are distributed across Hungary, but also provides robust support for the view that various biases must be taken into account when analyzing such data. The authors hope that their findings will help researchers in other countries design more effective projects and produce more accurate analyses by accounting for some of these or similar biases.

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Business students navigate market ‘roller coaster’ to secure positive returns - News

Students in Money and Banking and Global Trade and Finance classes at the Lundy-Fetterman School of Business recently wrapped up… More on this post

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What we know about the 2026 Ebola outbreak as first American tests positive

The type of Ebolavirus causing the outbreak in DRC, called Bundibugyo, is less common than other types of Ebola. There are no vaccines or drugs available to treat it.

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Politics in park prove positive

More than 30 political candidates descended upon Cody for Politics in the Park, drawing voters from around the basin for the opportunity to meet, learn and voice their concerns.

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Canadian national health agency confirms 1 positive hantavirus test

Canada's national health agency confirms that one of four Canadians returning from a cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive.

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Canadian national health agency confirms 1 positive hantavirus test

Canada's national health agency confirms that one of four Canadians returning from a cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive.

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Canadian national health agency confirms 1 positive hantavirus test

Canada's national health agency confirms that one of four Canadians returning from a cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive.

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May 17 • 2:37 PM EDT • Health • abc7chicago.com
Canadian national health agency confirms 1 positive hantavirus test

Canada's national health agency confirms that one of four Canadians returning from a cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive.

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May 17 • 2:37 PM EDT • Health • abc7.com
Canadian national health agency confirms 1 positive hantavirus test

Canada's national health agency confirms that one of four Canadians returning from a cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive.

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May 17 • 2:37 PM EDT • Health • abc30.com
Canadian national health agency confirms 1 positive hantavirus test

Canada's national health agency confirms that one of four Canadians returning from a cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive.

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May 17 • 2:37 PM EDT • Health • abc7ny.com
Canadian national health agency confirms 1 positive hantavirus test

Canada's national health agency confirms that one of four Canadians returning from a cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive.

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May 17 • 2:14 PM EDT • Health • seattletimes.com
Canadian national health agency confirms positive hantavirus test

Canada's national health agency confirms that one of four Canadians returning from a cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive.

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May 17 • 2:13 PM EDT • Health • apnews.com
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Knicks Bulletin: ‘I just try to look at the positives’

Nothing better than a Game 7, amirite? Actually, there’s something even better about today’s matchup, as the Knicks aren’t involved and will be just enjoying the bloodbath from afar! Here’s the latest from Tarrytown as New York patiently waits to know its ECF foe. Mike Brown On supporting Mikal Bridges amid benching questions: “I was […]

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May 17 • 10:43 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Canada confirms first suspected hantavirus case linked to cruise ship

Canadian in B.C. presumptively tests positive for hantavirus linked to MV Hondius cruise outbreak, pending lab confirmation, health officials say.

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May 16 • 3:31 PM EDT • Health • usatoday.com
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A ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ Actor’s Performance Is Drawing Backlash — And His Wife Isn’t Staying Quiet

Reviews of "The Devil Wears Prada 2" have been mostly positive, but this one character has divided the film's fans.

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May 15 • 11:24 AM EDT • Entertainment • huffpost.com
5 Must-Read Analyst Questions From AMC Entertainment’s Q1 Earnings Call

AMC Entertainment’s first quarter saw a positive market response, driven by significant year-over-year revenue growth and improved operating margins. Management attributed this performance to a stronger box office environment, particularly across North America and Europe, as well as disciplined cost control and enhancements in the guest experience. CEO Adam Aron highlighted the impact of expanded premium screens, improved per patron spending, and the continued success of loyalty programs. Notabl

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May 15 • 3:48 AM EDT • Entertainment • finance.yahoo.com
New report highlights health benefits of school recess

MADISON, Wis.— A new report from a leading pediatricians' group is promoting the positive health benefits of school recess. The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued new guidance stating that

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May 13 • 6:13 PM EDT • Health • channel3000.com
‘High-risk exposure’: Kansas health leaders confirm 3 people exposed to hantavirus

Health officials in Kansas say they are monitoring several people who had contact with a person who tested positive for hantavirus.

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May 13 • 3:57 PM EDT • Health • kold.com
School of Medicine graduates ready to make positive changes in health care

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine graduates were challenged to maintain perspective: What is routine for the clinician is extraordinary for the patient.

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May 13 • 11:05 AM EDT • Health • news.vumc.org
Assessing Galaxy Entertainment Group (SEHK:27) Valuation After Recent Share Price Rebound And Mixed Signals

Galaxy Entertainment Group stock in focus after recent price move Galaxy Entertainment Group (SEHK:27) has edged higher in the latest session, with the stock up 2.9% over the past day and modestly positive over the past week, even though recent month performance has been weaker. See our latest analysis for Galaxy Entertainment Group. At the current share price of HK$33.28, Galaxy Entertainment Group’s recent 1-day share price return of 2.9% and weaker 90-day share price return, down 22.6%,...

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May 13 • 6:29 AM EDT • Entertainment • finance.yahoo.com
Relmada Therapeutics Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Provides Business Update

Positive 12-Month Phase 2 data for NDV-01 demonstrated a 95% complete response (CR) rate at any time and a durable 76% CR rate at 12 months in high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), and a 94% CR rate at any time and a durable 80% CR rate at 12 months in the BCG-unresponsive subpopulation, reinforcing best-in-class potential in NMIBCOn track to initiate Phase 3 RESCUE registrational program in second line (2L) BCG-unresponsive and adjuvant intermediate-risk NMIBC in mid-2026Filed p

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May 12 • 4:05 PM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com
Mercedes Given Positive Update in Alpine Bidding War

Mercedes has launched a full-on press to buy up Alpine, which would make the team only the second to own two different F1 outfits.

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May 12 • 3:44 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Kansas health officials monitoring 3 people with 'high-risk exposure' to hantavirus

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is monitoring three people who were exposed to a person who later tested positive for hantavirus.

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May 12 • 3:02 PM EDT • Health • kmbc.com
Sphere Entertainment: Morgan Stanley reports 7.0% stake

Morgan Stanley entities report shared voting/dispositive power over 2,011,246 Class A shares (7.0%), with Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC at 1,907,925 shares (6.7%).

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May 12 • 1:24 PM EDT • Entertainment • stocktitan.net
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AbCellera Reports Q1 2026 Business Results & Announces Positive Interim Phase 1 Clinical Data for ABCL635

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 11, 2026--AbCellera Reports Q1 2026 Business Results & Announces Positive Interim Phase 1 Clinical Data for ABCL635

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May 11 • 4:05 PM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com
US officials: Hantavirus risk to Americans 'very low'

US health authorities say 18 Americans from the MV Hondius cruise ship have returned to the US, with one testing positive for hantavirus.

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May 11 • 12:08 PM EDT • Health • bbc.com
American cruise ship passenger tests positive for hantavirus after evacuation

One of the 17 American passengers evacuated from the ship and flown to Nebraska also tested positive for the hantavirus but is not showing any symptoms, and another had mild symptoms, U.S. health officials said late Sunday.

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May 11 • 9:46 AM EDT • Health • pbs.org
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Nutrition manager calls new career a 'dream come true'

Steve Reves' positive influence on residents and teammates is why he’s the National Ever Forward Leader Champion for Good Samaritan.

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May 11 • 9:00 AM EDT • Health • news.sanfordhealth.org
KFF Health Tracking Poll: Public Views on Foreign Aid and Global Health Spending

This poll finds that less than half of the public now wants the U.S. to play at least a major role in improving the health of people in developing countries. When asked about the administration’s changes to foreign aid and global health, more people perceive a negative impact than a positive one.

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May 11 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • kff.org
French evacuee from hantavirus-hit ship tests positive, health minister says

A French national evacuated from a luxury cruise ship linked to a deadly hantavirus outbreak tested positive for the virus, the French health minister said Monday. Four other French passengers from the…

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May 11 • 2:45 AM EDT • Health • france24.com
Evaluating Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) After Q1 Earnings Beat And Business Realignment Plan

Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) drew fresh attention after first quarter 2026 results beat revenue and earnings projections, alongside a realignment plan focused on core derivatives, index products, and new prediction market initiatives. See our latest analysis for Cboe Global Markets. The earnings beat and realignment plan have coincided with strong positive momentum, with a 30 day share price return of 17.78% and a year to date share price return of 40.49%. The 5 year total shareholder return of...

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May 10 • 1:08 PM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com
ESPN identifies what went right for USC football this offseason

USC's positive offseason developments are mostly on offense, but the key is if defensive adjustments are able to solve problems

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May 10 • 12:53 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
'Full House' star Dave Coulier shares health update amid cancer battle

Dave Coulier revealed he lost 45 pounds and struggled to eat or speak after extensive radiation treatment, while sharing positive news about his cancer prognosis.

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May 9 • 5:06 PM EDT • Health • abc7chicago.com
'Full House' star Dave Coulier shares health update amid cancer battle

Dave Coulier revealed he lost 45 pounds and struggled to eat or speak after extensive radiation treatment, while sharing positive news about his cancer prognosis.

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May 9 • 5:06 PM EDT • Health • abc7.com
'Full House' star Dave Coulier shares health update amid cancer battle

Dave Coulier revealed he lost 45 pounds and struggled to eat or speak after extensive radiation treatment, while sharing positive news about his cancer prognosis.

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May 9 • 5:06 PM EDT • Health • abc11.com
'Full House' star Dave Coulier shares health update amid cancer battle

Dave Coulier revealed he lost 45 pounds and struggled to eat or speak after extensive radiation treatment, while sharing positive news about his cancer prognosis.

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May 9 • 5:06 PM EDT • Health • abc7ny.com
'Full House' star Dave Coulier shares health update amid cancer battle

Dave Coulier revealed he lost 45 pounds and struggled to eat or speak after extensive radiation treatment, while sharing positive news about his cancer prognosis.

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May 9 • 5:06 PM EDT • Health • abc13.com
'Full House' star Dave Coulier shares health update amid cancer battle

Dave Coulier revealed he lost 45 pounds and struggled to eat or speak after extensive radiation treatment, while sharing positive news about his cancer prognosis.

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May 9 • 5:06 PM EDT • Health • abc7news.com
Seaport Entertainment Schedule 13G: 6.98% Holder

Thomas G. Kahn reports beneficial ownership of 893,227 shares of Seaport Entertainment Common Stock, representing 6.98% and sole voting/dispositive power as of 05/08/2026.

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May 8 • 12:35 PM EDT • Entertainment • stocktitan.net
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Starz Entertainment Q1 Loss Wider Than Expected, Revenues Fall Y/Y

STRZ posts a wider-than-expected Q1 loss; revenues fall 7.2% YoY and miss estimates, while free cash flow remains positive.

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May 8 • 11:48 AM EDT • Entertainment • finance.yahoo.com
Rangers Positive Takeaway from Both Yankees Series Feature Nathan Eovaldi

Right now, there aren't many positives coming out of the American League, as there are only three teams with winning records, and one is not the Texas Rangers.

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May 7 • 8:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
SeaWorld Orlando Unveils Massive Summer Entertainment Lineup Featuring New Drone Show, Nighttime Spectaculars

SeaWorld Orlando is preparing for one of its biggest summer entertainment seasons ever, unveiling an expanded lineup of nighttime shows, fireworks, immersive experiences, and an all-new drone spectacular set to debut beginning June 12.

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May 7 • 6:50 PM EDT • Entertainment • positivelyosceola.com
Starz Entertainment Corp. Reports Results for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2026

STARZ Delivers Positive Operating Cash Flow and Accelerates Margin Expansion Timeline OTT Revenue Grew Sequentially to $211.1 Million Net Cash Provided by...

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May 7 • 4:05 PM EDT • Entertainment • prnewswire.com