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WakeMed declined offer from UNC Health in midst of Atrium deal

The health system received UNC’s offer to combine days after publicly announcing plans to merge with Charlotte, North Carolina-based Atrium Health. Ultimately, WakeMed decided Atrium is the best path forward.

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May 27 • 5:19 AM EDT • Health • healthcaredive.com
A state grant to boost soil health is in high demand among Minnesota farmers

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture awarded $4.7 million in grants this year. The funds are intended to share the cost of purchasing equipment needed for improved conservation practices.

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May 27 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • mprnews.org
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At DFL convention, U.S. Senate showdown presents a proxy for tug over party’s approach in Trump era

As the DFL heads into its convention this weekend, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and U.S. Rep. Angie Craig will vie for the endorsement for U.S. senator. The match up pits two well-known entities in party politics against each other, with Flanagan, a progressive, against Craig, who leans more toward the center.

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May 27 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • mprnews.org
Who gets Nevin's unwanted award?

It can't be Burnley or Wolves; they are with all due respect 'yo-yo' clubs. Spurs can obviously try to claim the booby prize not only for abject performances but a lack of spirit for large parts of the campaign. West Ham take the official prize as they have been relegated, but the post-Christmas reawakening under Nuno means that there will be great hope they can bounce straight back up.

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May 27 • 3:54 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Where 8K TVs Flopped, Samsung Hopes 6K Monitors Will Push Screens Forward

It's not really the resolution, but the pixels per inch that matters with 6K monitors.

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May 27 • 12:00 AM EDT • Technology • gizmodo.com
See the winners of the 2026 Sarasota-Manatee High School Sports Awards

The Herald-Tribune’s annual Sarasota-Manatee High School Sports Awards was held Tuesday evening, May 26, 2026 at The Ora in Sarasota.

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May 26 • 11:25 PM EDT • Sports • heraldtribune.com
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High school sports results, playoff schedule for Tuesday, May 26, 2026

TUESDAY’S RESULTS Baseball WPIAL CLASS 4A PLAYOFFS Championship Indiana 4, Elizabeth Forward 0 Elizabeth Forward 000 000 0 – 0 1 0 Indiana ...

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May 26 • 10:07 PM EDT • Sports • post-gazette.com
Greg Olsen wins Emmy, over Tom Brady

The awkward situation at Fox got a little more awkward on Tuesday night, at the annual Sports Emmys awards.

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May 26 • 9:58 PM EDT • Sports • nbcsports.com
Cook Political Report shifts Texas Senate rating toward Democrats after Paxton runoff victory

The nonpartisan election handicapper Cook Political Report shifted its rating of the Texas Senate race toward Democrats on Tuesday, from “likely Republican” to “lean Republican,” after state Attorn…

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May 26 • 9:48 PM EDT • Politics • thehill.com
Celebrate Compassionate Nursing: Our Newest Daisy Award Honoree 062726

CaroMont Health is proud to be a DAISY Award partner, a recognition program created to express gratitude to nurses and to enable patients to thank and honor their nurses. Our most recent honorees exemplify excellence in nursing.

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May 26 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • caromonthealth.org
Global sports award for business born in a Galashiels garage

Richie Gray's contact training equipment business shares an award winner's stage with global names.

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May 26 • 5:42 PM EDT • Business • bbc.com
Rachel Ward Had A Blunt Response To Critics Of Her Appearance — And It’s A Masterclass In Confidence

The British actor, best known for her role in 1983′s “The Thorn Birds,” recently returned to the public eye with a surprising career pivot.

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May 26 • 3:01 PM EDT • Entertainment • huffpost.com
Meet the 2026–2027 Dhablania and Kim Family Global Medicine and Health Fellows

Seven students and trainees have been awarded 2026–2027 Dhablania and Kim Family Global Medicine and Health Fellowships through the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. Thanks to generous support from the Dhablania and Kim Family, this year’s cohort will pursue research and clinical projects in India, Cambodia, South Korea, Peru and Uganda, engaging in cross-cultural learning while gaining firsthand experience with global health issues.

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May 26 • 2:21 PM EDT • Health • keck.usc.edu
Learning Health System holds 7th annual symposium

Co-sponsors of the Learning Health System (LHS) Symposium held May 14 at the Vanderbilt Student Life Center join keynote speaker Kevin High, MD, MS, (second from right), a leader in academic LHS for Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health. From left are Christiane Roumie, MD, MPH, Director of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs VETWISE-LHS Center of Innovation, Cheryl Gatto, PhD, and Matthew Semler, MD, MSCI, from the Center for Learning Healthcare of the Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, and, at far right, symposium Chair Sunil Kripalani, MD, MSc, Director of the Vanderbilt Center for Health Services Research. (photo by Susan Urmy) Recipients of the Operational Partner Award were honored at the May 14 Learning Health System (LHS) Symposium for their efforts, in partnership with the LHS academic initiative, to improve frontline patient care at Vanderbilt Health and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare System. (photo by Susan Urmy)

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May 26 • 1:01 PM EDT • Health • news.vumc.org
UW’s Collins Receives Posthumous National Award for Aquatic Science Ex

University of Wyoming faculty member Sarah Collins, who passed away in October following a courageous battle with cancer, has been honored posthumously by the Association for the Sciences of Limnology

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May 26 • 11:53 AM EDT • Science • uwyo.edu
Advancing CAR-T Cell Science in Lupus: Meet the First Recipients of the Lupus Research Alliance–Genentech Fund

The inaugural recipients of the Lupus Research Alliance (LRA)– Genentech Award on Immune Resetting Therapies for Lupus (LGA-IRT) are… Anne Davidson, MBBS, The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy can lead to long-lasting remission in lupus, but it is not yet clear how it works at a cellular level or […]

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May 26 • 11:18 AM EDT • Science • thedermdigest.com
Banner Health report shows Arizona research driving national medical innovation

Milestones in Research details 1,300 clinical and translational research studies, FDA-approved heart device, landmark Alzheimer's prevention work Dr Wilber Su Wilber Su, MD, cardiologist for Banner Health, in the operating room. Phoenix, May 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Banner Health's $80.5 million research enterprise delivered breakthrough treatments to Arizona patients in 2025 while advancing wide-ranging therapies toward FDA approval, according to the organization's annual Milestones in Rese

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May 26 • 11:00 AM EDT • Health • finance.yahoo.com
AMAs 2026 red carpet: Best and worst looks celebrities wore

Hilary Duff, Karol G, and Teyana Taylor were among the stars who attended the 2026 American Music Awards and walked the red carpet in bold fashion.

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May 26 • 10:51 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
SCSU Softball Places Five on Collegiate Sports Communicators Academic All-District Teams

Southern Connecticut State University softball standouts Sophia Angiolini, Izzy Ingersoll, Olivia Young, Nadia Cestari and Brianna Pearson were named to the Collegiate Sports Communicators (CSC) for the 2026 season. To qualify for the award, athletes must be at least a sophomore athletically and academically with a GPA of 3.5 or higher. On the field, athletes must compete in 90% of games or start 66% of them.

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May 26 • 10:20 AM EDT • Sports • scsuowls.com
Hilary Duff, Nikki Glaser lead daring fashion on the American Music Awards red carpet

The 2026 American Music Awards red carpet featured disco glamour, Western style and sheer couture as stars arrived at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

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May 26 • 10:16 AM EDT • Entertainment • foxnews.com
Texas business leader torches California’s billionaire tax push: ‘We don’t punish hard work’

Gabriela von zur Muehlen, chief policy officer for the Texas Association of Businesses, says high-tax states like California and New York are pushing wealth, jobs and investment toward Texas.

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May 26 • 10:12 AM EDT • Business • foxnews.com
Dayton Business Journal: Wright State, Premier Health secure $2.5M grant for expansion of healthcare program

A $2.5 million grant — the first of its kind awarded in Ohio — will allow two major organizations to expand a critical healthcare program in Dayton. Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine and Premier Health received a $2.5 … Continue reading →

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May 26 • 10:10 AM EDT • Business • webapp2.wright.edu
Seth Rogen on comedy, money and all those awards

Founded by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and James Weaver, Point Grey Pictures has had a successful awards season with its comedic hit, "The Studio."

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May 26 • 10:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Governor Sherrill Announces June 1 Kick Off of Welcome World Rewards Program to Support New Jersey Communities and Small Businesses During FIFA World Cup 2026™

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 26, 2026 Governor Sherrill Announces June 1 Kick Off of Welcome World Rewards Program to Support New Jersey Communities and Small Businesses During FIFA World Cup 2026™ HACKENSACK – Governor Mikie Sherrill today joined Assemblywoman Ellen Park and representatives of the FIFA World Cup 2026™ NYNJ Host Committee at[...]

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May 26 • 9:39 AM EDT • Business • insidernj.com
Boise State Athletics Earns National Recognition from College Sports Communicators - Boise State University Athletics

Innovative storytelling, original programming and impactful feature writing honored

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May 26 • 9:25 AM EDT • Sports • broncosports.com
Forever Forward Season Guide: Mega Mewtwo, GO Fest 2026, Dynamax Pokémon and Bonuses

The Forever Forward Season brings Mega Mewtwo X and Y, GO Fest 2026, new Dynamax Pokémon, Daily Discoveries, GO Pass rewards, Egg hatches, Community Days, and more to Pokémon GO.

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May 26 • 9:00 AM EDT • Technology • pokemongohub.net
Canadian Physician-Founded Ava Industries Named Best Electronic Health Record Service in the 2026 MedTech Breakthrough Awards

Ava Industries (Ava), the Canadian electronic medical record (EMR) company built by physicians for physicians, has been named "Best Electronic Health Record Service" in the 2026 MedTech Breakthrough Awards program, a global recognition platform honouring innovation in digital health and medical technology.

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May 26 • 9:00 AM EDT • Health • finance.yahoo.com
Building Toward the Games: Army Team Sports Competitors Train in San Antonio Ahead of 2026 Warrior Games

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Chelsey Scott, left, participates in wheelchair basketball training during Army Team Sports Camp in San Antonio, May 2026. The camp helps Team Army competitors strengthen teamwork, resilience and adaptive sports skills ahead of the 2026 Warrior Games. (U.S. Army photo by Corey Wallace)

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May 26 • 8:49 AM EDT • Sports • dvidshub.net
Sonny Rollins, saxophonist and restless genius of jazz, dead at 95

Rollins won multiple Grammy Awards and continued to perform into his 80s

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May 26 • 8:40 AM EDT • Entertainment • spectrumlocalnews.com
Sonny Rollins, saxophonist and restless genius of jazz, dead at 95

Rollins won multiple Grammy Awards and continued to perform into his 80s

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May 26 • 8:40 AM EDT • Entertainment • spectrumlocalnews.com
Sonny Rollins, saxophonist and restless genius of jazz, dead at 95

Rollins won multiple Grammy Awards and continued to perform into his 80s

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May 26 • 8:40 AM EDT • Entertainment • spectrumlocalnews.com
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Charlotte business news roundup: Wegmans, I-77 tolls and more. What to know

Wegmans is coming, I-77 tolls are going and there’s yet another step forward to try to revive the Excelsior Club site.

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May 26 • 5:30 AM EDT • Business • charlotteobserver.com
Cuts to science funding will create a flood of challenges in our coastal communities

Progress toward supporting safer, more affordable coastal communities in the face of climate change is at risk from a storm of cuts to U.S. scientific funding.

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May 26 • 5:01 AM EDT • Science • inquirer.com
Associated Industries of Florida endorses Mike Suarez in HD 64

'I look forward to working alongside AIF to advance policies that support Florida families, small businesses, and our growing economy.'

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May 26 • 4:30 AM EDT • Politics • floridapolitics.com
As Trump woos China, the Quad grouping drifts towards irrelevance

As Washington shifts military focus away from Asia, analysts say the Quad is struggling to define its purpose.

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May 26 • 3:27 AM EDT • Politics • aljazeera.com
'A miserable campaign - but Mane looks a player'

Now the curtain has come down on the 2025-26 Premier League campaign, here is my end-of-season review - with a look back to what I predicted in August. Wolves were another side effectively going out of the Premier League from the early weeks of the season. Vitor Pereira was sacked after failing to win any of the first 10 league games and, while successor Rob Edwards occasionally hinted at better things to come and some optimism next season, this was a miserable campaign.

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May 26 • 3:05 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Oil price rises towards $100 a barrel as markets cling to US-Iran peace deal hopes

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

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May 26 • 2:44 AM EDT • Business • theguardian.com
I Went to the 2026 AMAs—This Was the Night's Best Performance

I went to this year's 2026 American Music Awards in person, and it was basically one giant, star-studded concert (I'm talking BTS, Maluma and New Kids on the Block). But one performance stood out as my favorite. Here, my AMAs review.

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May 26 • 12:58 AM EDT • Entertainment • purewow.com
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Confession: I've Never Been a BTS Fan, But Seeing Them Live at the AMAs Changed Everything

I've never been a fan of BTS, but seeing them live at the 2026 American Music Awards in Las Vegas changed everything. Here, why their performance was so good.

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May 26 • 12:06 AM EDT • Entertainment • purewow.com
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2026 AMAs full coverage: New Kids on the Block and Keith Urban bring the nostalgia while BTS wins Artist of the Year

The 52nd American Music Awards is live on CBS and Paramount+. Yahoo is here all night with updates, winners, performances, backstage moments and everything you missed.

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May 25 • 11:16 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
The best and worst moments from the 2026 American Music Awards

Check out the highs (and a few lows) from the 2026 American Music Awards, including a couple of Queen Latifah sing-alongs and a Black Eyed Peas reunion.

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May 25 • 11:14 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft uses Mars as a giant slingshot toward a mysterious metal world

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft just used Mars as a giant gravitational slingshot to continue its journey toward a strange metal rich asteroid. The close flyby boosted the spacecraft’s speed by about 1,000 mph while also producing rare crescent images of Mars glowing through its dusty atmosphere.

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May 25 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Report: Detroit Pistons Interested in Trading Up for Michigan Star

The Detroit Pistons reportedly have interest in trading up during the 2026 NBA Draft for Michigan forward Yaxel Lendeborg.

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May 25 • 7:49 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Underlying Numbers Finally Pay off for Pirates' Henry Davis

A clutch home run for the Pittsburgh Pirates rewards former top pick Henry Davis's disciplined approach.

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May 25 • 6:38 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
What do professional athletes and Scripps Bee contestants have in common? Host Mina Kimes knows

Mina Kimes, ESPN senior writer and Emmy Award-winning analyst, talks about how her experience as a school spelling bee competitor prepared her for hosting the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee.

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May 25 • 5:25 PM EDT • Entertainment • scrippsnews.com
Cam Ward sees an "explosive year" coming for Carnell Tate
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May 25 • 5:03 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
'Mandalorian and Grogu' makes unfortunate 'Star Wars' box office history while 'Michael' moonwalks towards $800 million

'Mandalorian and Grogu' just broke an unfortunate 'Star Wars' box office record after debuting to $100 million over the holiday weekend.

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May 25 • 3:33 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Woodbine Docuseries Finalist In Two Categories For Prestigious Sports Award

Woodbine Entertainment’s docuseries, “Woodbine: Free Rein”, has been named a finalist in two categories for the prestigious 8th Annual Hashtag Sports Awards, presented by The Engagement Academy of Sports Entertainment (EASE), which recognizes excellence in engagement across the sports, media, and ...

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May 25 • 3:13 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Woodbine Entertainment’s Docuseries Finalist in Two Categories for Hashtag Sports Awards

TORONTO, May 25, 2026— Woodbine Entertainment’s docuseries, “Woodbine: Free Rein”, has been named a finalist in two categories for the prestigious 8th...

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May 25 • 2:52 PM EDT • Entertainment • woodbine.com
Woodbine Entertainment’s Docuseries Finalist in Two Categories for Hashtag Sports Awards

TORONTO, May 25, 2026— Woodbine Entertainment’s docuseries, “Woodbine: Free Rein”, has been named a finalist in two categories for the prestigious...

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May 25 • 2:48 PM EDT • Entertainment • newsroom.woodbine.com
Oilers Sign Finnish Forward Aku Raty

Fresh off a dominant point-per-game season in Finland, the former Coyotes draft pick returns to North America on a two-way deal to bolster Edmonton's offensive depth.

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May 25 • 2:24 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Sprinkle list: Lawmakers steer millions toward South Florida projects

Last-minute legislative earmarks sent millions toward South Florida education, healthcare and infrastructure initiatives.

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May 25 • 1:26 PM EDT • Politics • floridapolitics.com
Can AI Write Your Code?

What a recent study on ChatGPT, Python, R, and Stata tells us about AI-assisted coding for causal inference

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May 25 • 1:15 PM EDT • Science • towardsdatascience.com
UCLA (51-6) earns top seed for NCAA baseball tournament

UCLA was rewarded for its dominant wire-to-wire run through the regular season with the No. 1 seed for the NCAA tournament.

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May 25 • 12:49 PM EDT • Sports • espn.com
Way-too-early Steelers award predictions for 2026

Way too early predictions for the Steelers’ award winners.

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May 25 • 12:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Curiosity sparks decades of guiding students through science

As the Fritz Wenzel Science Conference celebrates its 40th anniversary, we look at the journey of the educational event and what lies ahead.

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May 25 • 11:26 AM EDT • Science • news.sanfordhealth.org
Curiosity sparks decades of guiding students through science

As the Fritz Wenzel Science Conference celebrates its 40th anniversary, we look at the journey of the educational event and what lies ahead.

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May 25 • 11:26 AM EDT • Health • news.sanfordhealth.org
Scientists find a place where time moves backward

Physicists in South Africa ran the math on collapsing neutron stars and landed somewhere odd. Researchers from Durban University of Technology and the University of KwaZulu-Natal found that inside the...

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May 25 • 10:10 AM EDT • Science • yahoo.com
'Really special' to make Premier League debut

Newcastle United forward Sean Neave has been speaking to BBC Radio Newcastle about the feeling of making his Premier League debut for his boyhood team. The England youth international came on in the 77th minute of the Magpies final game of the season at Fulham and he said he wasn't expecting it to come so soon. Meanwhile, team-mate Malick Thiaw believes his side need to improve their Premier League form after a disappointing campaign ended with a 2-0 defeat at Craven Cottage.

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May 25 • 9:08 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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The World Health Assembly adopts updated Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (2026–2036)

Geneva, 23 May 2026 – Member States at the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly (WHA79) adopted the updated Global action plan on antimicrobial resistance (GAP-AMR) 2026–2036, marking a major milestone in the global response to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and delivering on a key commitment contained in the 2024 United Nations General Assembly Political Declaration on AMR. The updated plan was developed through a consultative process led by the Quadripartite organizations – FAO, UNEP, WHO and WOAH – with extensive engagement of Member States and stakeholders across sectors. AMR remains one of the most significant global health and development challenges, affecting humans, animals, plants, food systems and the environment. The updated GAP-AMR provides a comprehensive One Health framework to guide coordinated global, regional and national action over the next decade. It builds on the foundation established by the original GAP-AMR adopted by the World Health Assembly in 2015 while reflecting evolving evidence, lessons learned, and the commitments made at the 2024 UN High-Level Meeting on AMR. During the Assembly, Member States expressed broad support for the updated plan and its strengthened multisectoral and One Health approach. Delegates highlighted the importance of prevention-first interventions, including infection prevention and control, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), vaccination, biosecurity, and environmental measures. They also highlighted the need for responsible, equitable and sustainable use of antimicrobials, strengthened surveillance, innovation, and sustainable agrifood systems. The updated GAP-AMR is intended to serve as the global framework for coordinated action against AMR through 2036. It aims to accelerate global progress towards the commitments and targets agreed by Member States and support countries in developing, implementing and financing ambitious multisectoral national action plans. The plan also reinforces the importance of accountability, monitoring and reporting, sustainable financing, and international cooperation to address AMR through a One Health approach. The adoption of the updated GAP-AMR reflects renewed global commitment to preserving the effectiveness of antimicrobials and safeguarding advances in human, animal and plant health, food security, economic development and environmental sustainability. As implementation begins, continued collaboration among governments, international organizations, civil society, academia and the private sector will be critical to translating commitments into measurable impact. The Quadripartite organizations will continue supporting Member States and partners in operationalizing the updated GAP-AMR and advancing coordinated One Health action against AMR at country, regional and global levels.

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Semiconductor decoupling. Powell's politics. Industrializing Ogaden. Free trade and the Magna Carta.

Thank you for opening your Chartbook email. Feliks Topolski, 1907-1989 8th Army’s Front, Italy 1944 Semiconductor decoupling Source: FT One thing that Jerome Powell deeply understood is that chairing the Fed under current conditions is a deeply political job. “Powell has successes and mistakes to his name. But he stands out as having thought more carefully about the Fed’s democratic legitimacy than any chair since Paul Volcker,” said Paul Tucker, a former deputy governor at the Bank of England, referring to the Fed chair who successfully fought the great inflation of the 1970s and early 1980s. … While Powell was at the Treasury in the early 1990s, he watched Alan Greenspan build relationships within the government. That convinced Powell he needed to follow the former Fed chair’s lead and spend more time in Congress than his predecessors Yellen and Bernanke. “The accountability for the Fed runs through Congress,” said Claudia Sahm, a former Fed official who is now chief economist at New Century Advisors. “That’s not just about having people on speed dial — it’s answering questions, explaining policy and getting feedback.” Source: FT Ethiopia’s PM Abiy and Nigerian business tycoon, with Chinese engineering, are driving industrialization in Ogaden/Somali region of Ethiopia. - Michael Masri’s reporting for Africa Report if fascinating. Ethiopia has launched a cluster of large industrial schemes in the Somali region, laying foundation stones for a urea plant and an oil refinery in Gode while opening the first two phases of the Ogaden LNG project. Abiy Ahmed framed the push as part of a broader strategy to link energy, agriculture and industry. “These projects embody more than industrial growth,” he said. “They represent our shared responsibility to harness opportunities, strengthen co-operation and promote peace.” The Gode urea plant, backed by Dangote Group and Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH), is designed for 3m tonnes a year. Dangote owns 60%, while EIH holds 40%. Officials say Dangote’s equity totals about $2.5bn, while the state provides land and implementation oversight. Gas from the Calub fields will be piped 108km to the site. Construction is slated for 40 months, with operations targeted for 2028. Ethiopia imports most of its fertiliser, spending more than $1.2bn a year for 1.5m–2m tonnes. Usage was roughly 1.7m tonnes in 2023, almost half of it urea, and demand for 2024–25 is put above 2.4m tonnes. If delivered on time, the Gode plant could cover domestic needs and allow exports to neighbours. Brook Taye, chief executive of EIH, called the venture “a significant milestone in the journey toward industrial self-sufficiency”. Dangote told the groundbreaking crowd that the complex would be integrated with gas supply and a polypropylene unit to support local inputs. He pointed to Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), with a capacity of more than 5,000MW, and noted his group’s cement operations and expansion plans. The Gode refinery is being developed by Golden Concord Group of China. It is designed to process 3.5m tonnes a year of crude and condensate from the Hilala field, with associated storage. Backers say it will ease foreign-exchange pressure from fuel imports and anchor further industrial activity, including a proposed steel smelting site in Dire Dawa. GCL’s chair, Zhu Gongshan, cast the project as “a key step in Ethiopia’s path to energy sovereignty”, underscoring the Beijing–Addis ties. Financing details are still being finalised, but the refinery is central to the government’s energy-security narrative. Source: The Africa Report Dangote’s Ethiopian vision: Dangote began with cement. His crown jewel, Dangote Cement, dominates Nigeria’s market and has 10 operations in other nations in Africa. The formula has been consistent: identify sectors with chronic shortages – cement, fertiliser, sugar – commit massive local investments, and scale up to serve regional demand. Ethiopia was a natural extension of that model. In 2015, Dangote launched the Mugher Cement Plant outside Addis Ababa at a cost of $600m, with an annual capacity of 2.5 million tonnes. The investment gave him a firm foothold in one of Africa’s fastest-growing construction markets. But success came with risks. In May 2018, violent unrest led to the killing of Dangote’s country manager and temporary shutdowns at Mugher. While other investors might have retreated, Dangote doubled down. Today, he is preparing to spend $400m to expand Mugher’s capacity to 5 million tonnes, alongside a new grinding unit near Addis Ababa. Cement is just one market Dangote is targeting. Ethiopia’s enormous state-controlled sugar industry, long plagued by inefficiency and debt, has struggled for years to reform. Its Omo Kuraz Sugar Development Project, touted as one of the continent’s largest initiatives, continues to face delays and mismanagement. … The most ambitious venture of all is the planned fertiliser production complex in Gode, Somali region. Publicised on 28 August 2025, the Dangote Group and Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH) deal plans one of the world’s largest single-site urea manufacturing plants. The project costs an estimated $2.5bn and has an estimated capacity of 3 million metric tonnes annually, a rate that would not only render Ethiopia independent, but even a net exporter of fertiliser. EIH, the state wealth fund of Ethiopia, will hold 40%, while 60% is held by Dangote Group. … For Dangote, Ethiopia is a trifecta: Cement demand is projected to grow by 10% annually, its sugar consumption is growing with rapid urbanisation, and fertiliser demand is all but insatiable, given that farming supports the livelihood of 70% of Ethiopians. Source: The Africa Report The stakes for Abiy are high: For Addis Ababa, the $4bn fertiliser project in Ethiopia’s Somali region is no longer simply a manufacturing investment. It is increasingly being framed as a strategic state project tied to food sovereignty, import substitution and the government’s broader attempt to build economic resilience under mounting fiscal pressure. “Becoming self-sufficient in food is our main agenda,” Abiy says during the visit. “Land is needed; we have it. Water is needed; we have it. Human resources are needed; we have it.” The scale is enormous even by African industrial standards. Once operational, the plant is expected to produce three million metric tonnes of urea annually, potentially making it one of the continent’s largest fertiliser complexes. Ethiopian officials say the project now includes a 110km gas pipeline, a 120MW power plant, a polypropylene packaging facility and a two-million-tonne NPK blending plant. For a government grappling with chronic foreign exchange shortages, ballooning import bills and pressure on agricultural productivity, the numbers matter politically as much as they do economically. The decision to anchor the project in Gode is deliberate. Long viewed as peripheral to Ethiopia’s industrial economy, the Somali region is now being repositioned by the federal government as a future irrigation and agro-industrial corridor. Officials argue that the area’s vast land reserves and access to water could eventually support large-scale commercial farming capable of reshaping Ethiopia’s food economy. The government is simultaneously building housing infrastructure for about 5,000 residents near the plant, while officials project broader industrial expansion along the corridor. Abiy goes further, comparing the long-term revenue potential of the Gode development zone with Ethiopia’s flagship state enterprise. “The investments we are making in this Gode area, combined, will generate high revenue for Ethiopia, at par with Ethiopian Airlines,” he says. Source: The Africa Report Feliks Topolski 1907-1982 Topolski’s Chronicle, ‘Nazi Revival’, Vol. 8, Is. 1-2, 1960 HEY READERS, THANK YOU for opening the Chartbook email. I hope it brightens your day. I enjoy putting out the newsletter, but tbh, what keeps this flow going is the generosity of those readers who clicked the subscription button. Photo by Jakub Dziubak on Unsplash If you are persuaded to click, please consider the annual subscription of $50. 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The world is heading toward a financial crisis – the state of US politics has left us ill-prepared

Trump’s second term has revealed that Washington’s policy response to such a crisis will be misguided and full of chaos

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Will Howard is 'wired' the right way, and the Steelers believe it's been showing at OTAs

By now, Will Howard should be accustomed to learning a new playbook. After all, Mike McCarthy’s offense is his fourth in four years. But according...

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'Excellent finish' and 'Carrick has worked miracles'

Michael: At last we are seeing the true United after years of dross. Twelve months on from the horrible Europa final between Tottenham and United, and it's United who have shown progress this year, and we've been rewarded for it. Anthony: Carrick has inculcated in the squad a level of expectation which has translated into consistency of performance and expectation so refreshing to see.

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How integrating tradition and self-care has strengthened public health in the Americas

On 13 May 2026, a regional dialogue for the Americas titled, Innovative Experiences to Strengthen Health and Self-Care through Traditional, Complementary, and Integrative Medicine, was hosted by EsSalud, the government agency responsible for social security and health care in Peru.The event brought together representatives from the World Health Organization (WHO), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), WHO collaborating centres, the health sector and academia. It presented regional perspectives from BrBolivia, Brazil, Mexico and Peru to explore how self-care and traditional medicine can strengthen public health, empower communities and support more inclusive models of care. Across all four countries, a clear message emerged: traditional medicine is not being positioned as an alternative to formal systems, but as a way to strengthen them. In the Americas region, the challenge is to consolidate intercultural and holistic care, with the aim of strengthening the healthcare system – making care more preventive, culturally relevant and community-based.Peru: institutionalizing complementary care over 28 years Dr Martha Villar López from EsSalud Peru demonstrated how integration can be institutionalized over time. With nearly three decades of investment, including a research programme dating back to 1998, traditional medicine is now embedded within public health infrastructure. EsSalud’s flagship programme, Reforma de Vida, operating as Prevenir, takes multidisciplinary teams into workplaces to reduce and detect risk factors for chronic noncommunicable diseases. Education cycles are structured around three pillars: celestial nourishment, focused on life purpose and movement; terrestrial nourishment, centred on regional food and healthy diets; and human nourishment, addressing identity, relationships, stress and spirituality. Grounded in Andean cosmovision and the principle of the ayllu, the programme aligns with local cultural values. Since 2007, it has trained over 6600 health leaders, certified more than 3100 health-friendly organizations and built alliances with nearly 11 000 employers.Bolivia: legal recognition and medical pluralism Adelino Pau Carpacheco, an 82-year-old Callawaya healer, described working with more than 220 medicinal plants, supported by deep generational knowledge. Traditional healers and plant medicine are highly respected in the country. Bolivia’s contribution also highlighted the role of policy in enabling integration. Through Law 459, traditional medicine has been formally recognized within a legal framework and led the country to medical pluralism where traditional medicine coexists with biomedicine, and both are now offered free of charge through the public health system. Mexico: preserving Indigenous knowledge and reinventing food culture Mexico presented two complementary approaches focused on knowledge preservation and food systems. In Veracruz, communities partnered with a university to safeguard Totonac traditional medicine through a diploma programme launched in 2019. This collaboration has already produced practical outputs, including manuals and a dictionary, helping to sustain knowledge at risk due to migration and generational change. Alongside this, Dr Hernán García, Directorate of Traditional Medicine and Intercultural Development – Mexico, explained how the Dieta de la Milpa programme addresses Mexico’s dual burden of malnutrition and rising noncommunicable diseases. Rooted in traditional Mayan cultivation systems and ingredients, it promotes healthier diets through community-led, intercultural approaches involving local authorities, Indigenous leaders and cooks. By reconnecting food, culture and health, it offers a practical pathway to prevention. Brazil: community therapy as a public health tool Brazil’s experience centred on Integrative Community Therapy, a methodology developed over 40 years ago by Dr Adalberto Barreto and now used in more than 47 countries. Therapy circles create spaces where participants share experiences and coping strategies, building social support networks at very low cost. Within Brazil’s Unified Health System, the approach has expanded rapidly since its inclusion in national policy in 2017. By 2025, more than five million integrative practice procedures were delivered annually in primary care, with registrations for this therapy increasing by over 500% in eight years. The main challenge now is equity, with access still concentrated in urban areas such as São Paulo. A shared regional direction against a global backdrop Drawing these experiences together, Dr Natalia Aldana of the TCIM Network of the Americas highlighted the shared outcomes of the interventions discussed. Such approaches strengthen healthy behaviours, social networks and community resilience; they are low-cost, adaptable and enable active participation in care, while showing potential to reduce the burden of noncommunicable diseases.The regional momentum mirrors a broader global shift. Dr João Paulo Souz, Director of BIREME (Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information), the specialized center of PAHO/WHO, emphasized that the Global Traditional Medicine Strategy 2025–2034 promotes a vision centred on people, evidence and integrated use. He noted that health should be understood through the relationships between people, community, nature and spirituality. Self-care interventions as a critical pathway towards universal health coverage Dr Manjulaa Narasimhan, Unit Head for Sexual Health and Well-being across the Life-course at WHO, delivered a presentation titled Advancing Self-Care in Traditional Medicine: Aligning the WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy 2025–2034 with the WHO Self-Care Framework, co-authored by Dr Geetha Krishnan Gopalakrishna Pillai, Unit Head for Research, Data and Innovation at the WHO Global Traditional Medicine Centre. WHO recommends self-care interventions for every country and economic setting as a critical path to reach universal health coverage – and traditional medicine acts as a bridge for self-care. Dr Narasimhan explained that traditional medicine contributes most effectively to self-care when embedded directly into primary health care, not operating in parallel, siloed systems. This, she stated, “is possibly the only sustainable way to deliver continuity of care that meets the needs, rights and priorities of communities and individuals”. The Global Traditional Medicine Strategy 2025–2034 is a move towards a more people-centred approach to health care that champions holistic approaches to health equity and patient autonomy.The integration of traditional medicine and self-care requires collaboration across disciplines, clear referral pathways, trained health and care workers, and strong leadership that supports integration. The WHO self-care competency framework defines 10 key competencies for health and care workers to support self-care in their clinical practice, supported by the WHO guideline on self-care interventions for health and well-being. These documents help health-care workers safeguard their own well-being and ensure that care is consistent, safe and grounded in shared standards and values.Together, the discussion through this dialogue points to a fundamental shift in how health systems are designed in the region, and globally, towards models that are more inclusive, culturally-grounded and responsive to the needs of the communities they serve. It is a move towards a system where traditional medicine is respected and responsibly integrated, where self-care provides empowerment and evidence-based care, and where health systems are supportive rather than being distant from these systems.Traditional medicine perspectives from Bolivia, Mexico and Peru - WHO's "Restoring Balance" seriesInnovative Experiences to Strengthen Health and Self-Care through Traditional, Complementary, and Integrative Medicine was streamed in Spanish, with Spanish and Portuguese subtitles. Recordings are available through the CABSIN YouTube channel with Portuguese subtitles and on the BVS MTCI Americas YouTube channel with Spanish subtitles. Dr Narasimhan’s session can be watched in English on both channels.

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Oral Health Preventive Knowledge and Behaviors in Relation to Caries Status Among Iraqi Dental Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Introduction Knowledge and attitudes toward oral health, shaped by personal experiences, social context, family traditions, life events, and health education programs, are fundamental determi...

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Sixers' Tyrese Maxey named to All-NBA third team

Tyrese Maxey was awarded for his impressive numbers throughout the season.

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How to live stream Mystics vs Storm: WNBA, TV channel

The Seattle Storm (2-4) looks for consecutive wins for the first time this season when they host the Washington Mystics (2-2) at Climate Pledge Arena on Sunday. MORE: Early favorites for the 2026 WNBA MVP Award How to Watch Washington…

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Anthony Edwards responds to criticism for congratulating Spurs during Game 6 of playoff series: 'That's why I'm me'
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Local politician receives state justice award

State Sen. Paula Hicks-Hudson (D., Toledo) has been announced as the 2026 recipient of the Voice of Justice Award. Created by the Ohio Access to Justice ...

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Science teacher at Fisher Hill Elementary School in Orange earns accolades

Chrislyn Newton, a dedicated science educator, receives a Pioneer Valley Excellence in Teaching Award for her passion and commitment to students.

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Repeal of EPA’s endangerment finding won’t change the realities of chronic disease

We can expect chronic disease rates to worsen as greenhouse gas emissions trend upward and contribute to more frequent and intense climate impacts like extreme heat and wildfires.

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School workers pass first goal post towards health insurance reform in final day of legislative session

On the last day of the Minnesota legislature’s 2026 session, lawmakers voted to fund a data collection project to study the spiraling health insurance costs for Minnesota school districts – a first step in reforming the health insurance program for school district employees as a whole.

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Woodward expands on Gulf Coast; LABI elects new board member; Republic hires Renasant pair

Take a look at some of the recent promotions and new hires announced at south Louisiana businesses.

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Scientists discover atoms suddenly spinning backward in quantum experiment

Scientists have directly watched angular momentum move through a crystal for the very first time — and discovered a bizarre twist along the way. Using ultra-powerful terahertz laser pulses, researchers triggered tiny atomic rotations inside a quantum material and found that the direction of rotation can unexpectedly flip as momentum is transferred. The strange reversal happens because of the crystal’s underlying symmetry, creating an almost impossible-sounding effect where two rotations combine into one spinning the opposite way.

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Scientists may have found the source of the most powerful neutrino ever detected

A mysterious particle from deep space has scientists buzzing after the most energetic neutrino ever detected slammed through the Mediterranean Sea. Now, researchers think they may have identified the cosmic “culprits” behind it: blazars — supermassive black holes blasting jets of matter straight toward Earth.

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My Nintendo Store Adds A New Yoshi Reward (North America)

Fancy a Yoshi Egg Zipper Pouch?

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Giants OL Takes Shots At Patriots Amid Jaxson Dart Controversy

A New York Giants offensive lineman tried to redirect outrage toward the Patriots.

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Video: Trump Says U.S. Close to Peace Agreement With Iran

President Trump said on Saturday the United States was close to reaching a deal with Iran toward ending the war there. The deal, which he said would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, was subject to finalization by the U.S., Iran, and other countries.

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Newberg bear update: Cub shot, killed in Canby due to 'public health and safety concerns'

A bear cub who was previously spotted in Newberg has been killed in Canby. Authorities fatally shot the animal around 11:15 a.m. on Saturday, the Canby Police Department reported. Officials said multiple agencies "decided to stop the bear with legal force" as it moved toward the public.

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Trump says U.S., Iran are 'getting a lot closer,' but questions remain about concessions

Iran reportedly says the draft pact will be a “framework agreement” that defers talks toward limiting Iran’s nuclear program until later.

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Pocantico Hills Resident Honored with Business Award

By Rick Pezzullo--- A Pocantico Hills resident has received a prestigious honor from The Business Council of Westchester (BCW). Wiley Harrison, President

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Trump says Iran deal ‘largely negotiated’ as 84-day war nears possible end

President Donald Trump announced progress toward a deal with Iran after talks with regional leaders, saying final details will be announced shortly.

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Up for US top-10 awards: Lancaster doughnut shop, buffets, balloon rides, shopping center

Several Lancaster County businesses, from a doughnut shop to a hot-air balloon company to a shopping-and-dining "village" that's a tourist favorite, will be on the national radar as they compete

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2-sport star and record-breaking swimmer among Alaska high school senior signing highlights

Chugiak’s Mary Jo Landon and Eagle River’s Reese Woodward are among the more than 50 college commitments that the Anchorage Daily News has tracked in its latest roundup.

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Chronicle sports reporter Ron Kroichick wins APSE award

The veteran sports journalist was recognized for his story about AI’s integration into sports, from the majors to youth leagues.

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In 1908, something exploded in the sky over Siberia with hundreds of times the energy of the Hiroshima bomb, flattening more than 2,000 square kilometres of forest. When scientists finally reached the site years later, they found no crater at all

On the morning of 30 June 1908, an object from space exploded above the basin of the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in central Siberia. It flattened roughly 2,150 square kilometres of forest, an area larger than Greater London, and tens of millions of trees were knocked down in a pattern that radiated outward from a single […]

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A new Cold War: Can the middle powers forge a path forward?

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a bombshell at the Davos when he declared the global order dead. Now a new Cold War—fuel vs electricity—is taking shape. Can middle powers unite and choose a path forward?

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After Destiny 2’s Closure, PlayStation’s Live Service Push Is Officially In Shambles

Destiny 2 is shutting down and Sony has nothing to replace it, relying mainly on a single first-party game going forward for its live-service push, Marathon.

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2026 AMAs nominations list: Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, Morgan Wallen in running for top awards, BTS set to perform

Swift's 2025 album 'The Life of a Showgirl' helped drive her eight AMA nominations.

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Dr. Julie Bazan receives UT Health SA Presidential Excellence Award

Dr. Julie Bazan recently received a Presidential Excellence Award from UT Health San Antonio for her contributions to health education, workforce development and community well being.

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Diablo 2 Season 14 brings WASD support and Warlock nerfs designed to enhance "mechanical awkwardness"

The new Diablo 2 Resurrected update makes major Warlock balance changes across the Season 14 patch notes, and WASD support is finally here.

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Fernandes named Premier League player of season

Midfielder Bruno Fernandes becomes the first Manchester United player to win the award since Nemanja Vidic in 2011.

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The 4th BOCHK Science and Technology Innovation Prize Award Ceremony Concludes with Great Success

The 4th BOCHK Science and Technology Innovation Prize Award Ceremony, organised by the Hong Kong Alliance of Technology and Innovation (HKATI) and title-sponsored by Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited (BOCHK), was concluded successfully. The Ceremony was officiated by distinguished guests including Mr Leung Chun-ying, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (NCCPPCC); Mr Zhang Yong, Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central Peop

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Bond breakout? Big effects of bad data. Immigration and thermostatic politics & dad-chat is coming for dad-books.

Thank you for opening your Chartbook email. Anna Airy, A Shell Forge at a National Projectile Factory, Hackney Marshes, London, 1918 Bond breakout - John Authers Across the developed markets, bond markets are staging a slow-motion car wreck. Looking at the drastic moves in the US, Japan, the UK and France, Barclays’ Ajay Rajadhyaksha commented: “Last week, long bonds broke. Not in one country. In all of them. Simultaneously. Four countries. Four different political systems. Four different central banks. But the same trade — “get me out of duration!”” Each country has its own contributing political problems, but the uniformity of the shift out of long-term bonds with high duration makes clear that something broader is afoot. For Rajadhyaksha, it is “simple and uncomfortable.” The developed​ world “has too much debt, too little fiscal discipline, and no political appetite for fixing either.” If there’s a trigger, it has been the Iran war and the resulting shock to oil supply. Source: Bloomberg G7 countries are now borrowing at rates that were enjoyed by EM in the early 2020s For contributing subscribers only. Subscribe Trade between China and Russia has grown in recent years For contributing subscribers only. Subscribe Big effects of bad data A decade ago nearly nine in ten Americans, when approached, agreed to fill out the Current Population Survey, which is administered to about 60,000 households each month and asks about, among other things, employment. Fewer than seven in ten do so now (see chart 1). For the Consumer Expenditure Survey, which tries to capture 3,700 households monthly, the response rate is down from 68% to 40%. … When the information becomes less reliable, investment decisions get more difficult to make. Some may be delayed, creating a potential drag on the economy. A new working paper by Nicholas Bloom of Stanford University, Erica Groshen, former head of the Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS) now at Cornell University, and Duncan Hobbs and Michael Strain of the American Enterprise Institute, a think-tank, hazards an estimate. Preserving trust in “the integrity and quality of official statistics”, the authors claim, generates economic benefits of about $25 for every $1 spent on the BLS, the agency with an annual budget of $700m that is responsible for many of these data. To arrive at their conclusion the quartet analysed an ignoble episode in the BLS’s recent history. On August 1st 2025 Donald Trump sacked Erika McEntarfer, appointed as the agency’s commissioner by his predecessor, Joe Biden. The president alleged, without evidence, that the BLS’s steep downward revision to recent jobs numbers had been “RIGGED in order to make the Republicans, and ME, look bad”. In fact, it was the wanton dismissal that looked bad in the eyes of many observers. In the following seven days there was a 50% leap, relative to the week before, in the average value of the index of Economic Policy Uncertainty (EPU), which tracks the number of articles mentioning such uncertainty that are published daily in American newspapers. This was a discernible jump even when compared to the chaos caused by Mr Trump’s trade war in April 2025 and his real one in Iran in the past two months (see chart 2). Based on Mr Bloom’s earlier study with other colleagues of the EPU’s impact on business investment, industrial production and employment, the authors estimate that the jump reduced American GDP by over $100bn (0.3%) and non-farm payrolls by 168,000 (0.1%). Source: The Economist Immigration and thermostatic politics (Sarah O’Connor in the FT) A strange thing happened a year and a half ago. No sooner had Americans elected Donald Trump as president on an explicitly anti-immigration platform than US public opinion began to swing much more favourably towards immigration. … to political scientists who study “thermostatic” politics, this development is no surprise at all. Public opinion often moves against the prevailing party, especially if they are perceived to have gone “too far” in one direction. The phenomenon was first explored in the 1990s with reference to fiscal policy, but in recent years it has been particularly evident in the realm of immigration policy. While these swings in opinion polls can make it seem as if people don’t know their own minds, they can be a useful democratic check on governments by sending bright flashing warning lights when policies stray too far from the public’s comfort zone. The problem comes when politicians misinterpret those signals. When people tell pollsters they want less immigration, or think it is bad for the country overall (or the converse), they are often expressing an opinion about how things appear to be going in that moment relative to their preferences, rather than a deep shift in their underlying views. According to Alexander Kustov, a political scientist, most Americans’ views are quite stable and moderate: they support immigration that is controlled and in the national interest, and oppose flows that are disorderly or under-enforced. In the US, he argues the Trump administration over-interpreted dissatisfaction with high immigration under Joe Biden, and implemented policies that went too far for many voters. “People don’t necessarily change their idea about their ideal immigration policy, but they can react to what the government is currently doing,” he told me. “A lot of people are not happy with what the Trump administration are doing — right now we’re not talking about border enforcement, we’re talking about people not just getting harassed, but killed.” But similarly, he added, pro-immigration advocates would be making a mistake to interpret the recent, more favourable swing towards immigration as a deep-seated ideological shift in attitudes. The recent history of UK immigration policy offers another cautionary tale. After the 2016 Brexit referendum, public concern about immigration fell. This was partly because net migration statistics declined, but also because people felt a sense of catharsis and control, says Sunder Katwala, director of British Future, a think-tank. By 2019, the public ranked immigration as only the ninth biggest issue of concern, according to Ipsos polling. But when the Conservative government liberalised visa routes for students and care workers between 2019 and 2022, that helped net migration to surge. And so, too, did public concern. Today’s Labour government has implemented another sharply restrictive turn in immigration policy. As Kustov and researcher Caitlyn Yates argue, thermostatic public opinion should be a useful check on politicians. Instead it seems to have helped to magnify the pendulum swing in the UK. The government over-interprets and overreacts to a change in public opinion, which reacts in turn, prompting a sudden swing the other way. Source: Financial Times HEY READERS, THANK YOU for opening the Chartbook email. I hope it brightens your day. I enjoy putting out the newsletter, but tbh, what keeps this flow going is the generosity of those readers who clicked the subscription button. If you are persuaded to click, please consider the annual subscription of $50. It is both better value for you and a much better deal for me, as it involves only one credit card charge. Why feed the payments companies if we don’t have to. Subscribe Anna Airy, Shop for Machining 15-Inch Shells: Singer Manufacturing Company, Clydebank, Glasgow, 1918 Racing for a vaccine … we have been here before! The deadly Ebola outbreak in two African countries driven by a virus species with no vaccine has triggered an urgent search for a potential jab, in a test of troubled global efforts to avert threats posed by emerging diseases. A World Health Organization advisory group is due to would meet on Tuesday to recommend candidate jabs to prioritise for clinical trials, the global health body said. It will assess data including an analysis by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (Cepi), which was set up after failures in the international response to a previous Ebola crisis. The latest Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda has infected hundreds of people and killed more than 80, health authorities say. Cepi’s reaction will be a crucial indicator of its progress towards its wider goal of producing vaccines for pandemic threats in just 100 days, despite steep cuts to international health funding. “If there was ever a time that we could show the world why Cepi is needed and show the world why the 100-day mission is needed, it’s now,” Nicole Lurie, the organisation’s executive director for preparedness and response, told the FT. “We’re happy to accept that responsibility, but obviously we need help from partners — particularly financial help in the long run.” DR Congo and Uganda would make the final decision on whether to press ahead with any vaccine candidates endorsed for clinical trials by the WHO experts, the global health body said. “Other ethical and community acceptability issues will be considered,” said the WHO, which declared the latest outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday. “This will be important to make sure that the trial, if it happens, will be adequately communicated to the population.” Lurie said Cepi had provided information from a survey of research teams and companies working on drugs that might be effective against the Bundibugyo virus behind the outbreak. The organisation hoped soon to announce partners in the quest for a jab, she added, although she declined to give a timescale for when one might be developed. Cepi’s Nicole Laurie said global health bodies were ‘getting some live-fire drills’ with hantavirus and the latest Ebola outbreak. The hunt for a vaccine should be helped by scientific advances including the use of artificial intelligence to find drugs active against viruses, Lurie said. Existing jabs against the Zaire Ebola virus responsible for many previous outbreaks might provide a basis for tackling the Bundibugyo species, she added. “We’ll see how far and how fast we can get,” Lurie said, adding that Cepi had done preliminary work recently on a possible jab for the rat-borne hantavirus responsible for a recent fatal outbreak on a cruise ship. “Both with hantavirus and now with Ebola, [we] are getting some live-fire drills.” Source: Michael Peel in the Financial Times Dad-chat is coming for dad-books. (By Pamela Paul and Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg in the WSJ) They were the go-to gifts for Father’s Day: a book about some little-known chapter of World War II, the sweeping narrative of a shipwreck, perhaps the latest presidential biography. These days, dad books are a dying breed. Nonfiction book sales have been in decline for the past four years, and are now the most challenged segment of the print book market. Publishers say certain types of books still fare well—including celebrity memoirs and religious titles. But in recent years, print sales in such categories as biography, current affairs and business and economics—what publishers refer to as “serious nonfiction” and which tend to resonate especially with men—have fallen considerably. Sales of nonfiction print titles were down nearly 8% through May 9 this year, and sales of books about politics and current affairs were down 19%, according to book tracker Circana BookScan. Publishing has long been subject to cyclical changes, with trends in format and genre taking over bookshelves in grand sweeps. (Remember the adult coloring-book craze? Or the stratospheric rise of romantasy?) But many in publishing believe the decline in serious nonfiction is more existential. “The trend couldn’t be clearer,” said Jonathan Karp, the former chief executive of Simon & Schuster and publisher of the new Simon Six imprint. “This is a sea change and people should wake up and realize we’re living in a new world.” One culprit for the shift: a new media diet for fans of more serious nonfiction. … Sixty-two percent of men and 54% of women consumed a podcast in the prior month, according to a recent survey by Edison Research at SSRS, up from 46% and 39%, respectively, in 2023. “When we have internal meetings to talk about this problem, it always comes around to podcasts,” said Jonathan Burnham, president and publisher of the Harper Group at HarperCollins Publishers. “The man who wants to read American history is now tuning into one of the many good podcasts about history that lends the quiet attention to a serious subject he’s looking for. It makes the idea of sitting down with a 700-page Ron Chernow book less appealing. You’ve scratched that itch.” Source: Wall Street Journal Remarkable report by Novara from the nationalist rally in London in mid May. Anna Airy, Leopard Moth and Plums, 1915 If you’ve scrolled this far, you know you want to click: Subscribe

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