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10 Apple Shortcut Hacks Every iPhone User Should Know

Apple Shortcuts can unlock all kinds of new iPhone powers. Here are some of the best examples.

May 15 • 10:00 AM EDT • Technology • lifehacker.com

Should Your Subscription Business Use Auto-Renew?

Subscription businesses obsess over pricing and churn, but the most consequential strategic choice may be far simpler: whether subscriptions auto-renew or auto-cancel. Drawing on a 1.4 million–person field experiment with a major European newspaper, the authors show that while auto-renewal boosts short-term retention, it suppresses trial sign-ups so sharply that auto-cancel ultimately produces more paying subscribers and higher-quality customers over time. The right approach depends on two factors—whether customers are naturally loyal or variety-seeking, and whether a company is an incumbent defending share or a challenger trying to acquire it—making renewal defaults a competitive strategy decision, not merely an operational setting.

May 15 • 8:15 AM EDT • Business • hbr.org

The Real Reason Apple Can Survive Without Tim Cook

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

May 15 • 7:00 AM EDT • Business • inc.com

Exclusive: At Samsung, the global AI boom spurred a looming strike and deep divisions

A looming 18-day strike at South Korean chip giant Samsung that has triggered worries within the government, rattled foreign investors and threatened global supply chains rests on one crucial question: who should share in the spoils of the AI boom?

May 15 • 6:14 AM EDT • Business • reuters.com

Long-awaited Xbox Elite Series 3 controller leaks in photos from Brazilian government body

Just hours after a new Xbox Cloud Controller was revealed by the same source.

May 15 • 6:08 AM EDT • Technology • digitalfoundry.net

Seesaw rulings on Texas’ smokeable hemp ban is bad for business, retailers say

Some smoke shops say the flurry of court actions since March 31 has already forced them to scale back hours, cut staff and prepare to shut down.

May 15 • 6:00 AM EDT • Business • texastribune.org

Commentary: Rent control does more than protect tenants from rent hikes

R.I. city councilors should overturn Mayor Smiley’s veto of the rent stabilization ordinance, which will help support community health, write city councilor and public health leader.

May 15 • 5:55 AM EDT • Health • bostonglobe.com

Silicon Valley's latest binge-watch is a humanoid warehouse worker

Figure AI's livestream of a humanoid robot sorting packages drew millions of views, and showed the promise and limits of warehouse automation.

May 15 • 5:03 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com

A Republican’s Mysterious Absence Reflects Congress’s Silence on Health

Presidents are expected to tell the public basic health information, but members of the House and Senate often stay silent about medical conditions, even those that affect their ability to do their jobs.

May 15 • 5:03 AM EDT • Health • nytimes.com

Subnautica 2 already has huge concurrent player counts and has swum to one million sales already

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

May 15 • 5:03 AM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net

When screen time crosses a line: Social media’s toll on mental health

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

May 15 • 3:12 AM EDT • Health • lmh.org

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

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

May 15 • 3:04 AM EDT • Politics • adamtooze.substack.com

The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here's an offering of the best of this week's crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker.

May 15 • 1:00 AM EDT • Politics • politico.com

Top Warriors assistants Terry Stotts, Jerry Stackhouse leaving Steve Kerr's coaching staff

May 15 • 12:53 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

St. Louis Science Center’s YES program pauses abruptly, leaving students without resources

For more than two decades, Youth Exploring Science, known as the YES program, served as a safe space for St. Louis area students who wanted hands-on STEM learning, mentorship, and college preparation.

May 14 • 11:31 PM EDT • Science • firstalert4.com

Why the Price of Gas Is the Most Important Number in US Politics

Gasoline accounts for a shrinking share of household budgets, but its political power can still make or break a presidency.

May 14 • 8:00 PM EDT • Politics • bloomberg.com

Progressives again push once-vetoed housing bill

A City Council bill would give nonprofit groups a head-start in buying distressed apartment buildings.

May 14 • 7:29 PM EDT • Politics • ny1.com

South Carolina leaders mark Multicultural Business Alliance Day at State House

State business leaders, lawmakers and community advocates gathered at the South Carolina State House this morning.

May 14 • 7:18 PM EDT • Business • abcnews4.com

Charm City Snoballs to reopen after break-in with help from San Antonio business owner

Popular snowball truck on Broadway is getting back on its feet after a break-in left the business trashed and without key equipment.

May 14 • 7:18 PM EDT • Business • ksat.com

Lawmaker walks from Dayton to Statehouse to spotlight kids' mental health

Sen. Willis Blackshear (D-Dayton) said he hopes his trek will draw attention to the issue of mental health.

May 14 • 7:01 PM EDT • Health • statenews.org

Colorado legislators pass bill to strengthen sex crime victim protections

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

May 14 • 6:58 PM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com

Sure Seems Like Subnautica 2’s Developers Are Going To Get Their $250 Million Bonus

Perhaps the mostly costly example yet of why you should never take advice from ChatGPT

May 14 • 6:32 PM EDT • Technology • aftermath.site

Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out

The court’s order allows women seeking abortions to continue obtaining the drug, mifepristone, at pharmacies or through the mail, without an in-person visit to a doctor. Access is likely to remain uninterrupted at least until into next year as the case plays out, including a potential appeal to the high court.

May 14 • 6:08 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org

Eastern Jefferson County business begins long recovery after fire takes greenhouse

May 14 • 5:55 PM EDT • Business • yahoo.com

Wild owner, business leaders buys historic St. Paul Hotel

Craig Leipold led a group that purchased downtown St. Paul’s landmark hotel, where he leases the penthouse.

May 14 • 5:22 PM EDT • Business • startribune.com

House Again Blocks War Powers Vote to Halt Iran Conflict

But two vulnerable Republicans joined Democrats in the effort to force President Trump to win authorization from Congress, in the latest sign of G.O.P. jitters over the war.

May 14 • 5:20 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com

Louisiana senate passes new U.S. House map that would eliminate majority-Black district

The new U.S. House districts, which still need House approval, would be used for primary elections poised to be postponed from Saturday until November. This as South Carolina's governor pushed for congressional redistricting and could call lawmakers into a special session.

May 14 • 5:01 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org

'Petty politics': Angie Nixon blames Ron DeSantis and 'his allies' for House discipline over megaphone use

The Jacksonville Democrat shows no remorse or regret for violating House rules last month.

May 14 • 4:10 PM EDT • Politics • floridapolitics.com

CEC Entertainment Names Former Texas Roadhouse, Southwest Airlines Exec as EVP & CFO

Chris Monroe most recently served as CFO of Louisville, Kentucky-based Texas Roadhouse. Prior to that, he spent more than three decades at Southwest Airlines, ultimately serving as SVP of finance, treasurer, and sustainability.

May 14 • 3:53 PM EDT • Entertainment • dallasinnovates.com

Assistant coaches Terry Stotts, Jerry Stackhouse reportedly leaving Warriors

May 14 • 3:40 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Witness accounts vary of Josh Wooten encounter during Board meeting

'The initial contact appeared to be a friendly tap on the shoulder.'

May 14 • 3:30 PM EDT • Politics • floridapolitics.com

University at Albany opens up campus, and science exploration, to district students

The semester may be over at the University at Albany but the campus is still buzzing with student learning – it just may not be the students you expect. Junior Falcon scientists from North Albany Middle School, Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School and William S. Hackett Middle School presented their experiments, and findings, to professors and graduate students at UAlbany’s Emerging Technology and Entrepreneurship (ETEC) Complex on Thursday. After the science fair, the sixth and seventh-graders explored ETEC – which houses researchers, educators and entrepreneurs – and the tour was followed by a discussion with a UAlbany atmospheric science researcher and the awards ceremony. Most will likely recognize one of the science fair judges – Damian participated in the project assessments and hopefully recruited some future Great Danes!

May 14 • 3:16 PM EDT • Science • albanyschools.org

Scientists Create Laser “Whirlpools” That Spin Tiny Cells Without Touching Them

Researchers have developed a new laser-based method that can rotate microscopic samples in all three spatial directions without touching them.

May 14 • 3:13 PM EDT • Science • scitechdaily.com

Louisiana Senate passes new congressional map amid controversial redistricting push

The map, which has provoked intense debates over race and partisanship, now heads to the House.

May 14 • 3:10 PM EDT • Politics • nola.com

Wi-Fi confab, NorthPark playhouses in this week's business datebook

This week’s events in North Texas include earnings from major companies, including Eagle Materials, Lantern Pharma and GameSquare Holdings.

May 14 • 3:03 PM EDT • Business • dallasnews.com

Ron DeSantis rips Daniel Perez for obstructing his priorities

The House Speaker has successfully thwarted DeSantis' endgame on a number of issues.

May 14 • 3:00 PM EDT • Politics • floridapolitics.com

Microsoft starts canceling Claude Code licenses

Thousands of Microsoft developers will use GitHub Copilot CLI instead

May 14 • 3:00 PM EDT • Technology • theverge.com

Dragon Targets Friday Launch as Crew Keeps Up Science and Spacewalk Preps

SpaceX CRS-34, the next mission to resupply the International Space Station, is now targeting its launch for no earlier than 6:05 p.m. EDT on Friday, May 15. Meanwhile, the seven-member crew aboard the orbital outpost stayed focused on microgravity research and lab maintenance throughout Thursday.

May 14 • 2:55 PM EDT • Science • nasa.gov

3 Biggest Storylines in Texans' Week 1 Opener vs. Bills

The Texans have a compelling first week of action in store this season.

May 14 • 2:41 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Senate passes John Kennedy resolution to halt senators’ pay during government shutdowns

The resolution follows several lengthy shutdown that left federal workers without pay for weeks.

May 14 • 2:35 PM EDT • Politics • nola.com

New York lawmakers pass 12th state budget extender that runs though May 18

The state budget was due on April 1.

May 14 • 2:27 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com

Megaphone mistake: Angie Nixon reprimanded for interfering with redistricting vote

Chair Sam Garrison deemed the ruling a 'measured response.'

May 14 • 2:25 PM EDT • Politics • floridapolitics.com

Man charged in connection with employee found dead in kitchen of SW Houston business, records show

Authorities said an investigation into the case led to the suspect, who records alleged to have used a hammer in the case.

May 14 • 2:16 PM EDT • Business • abc13.com

Colorado lawmakers pass bill negating road-funding ballot measure

Colorado lawmakers on Wednesday approved a last‑minute amendment to a bill crafted to counter a ballot measure requiring that public funds collected for “road transportation” go to “road transportation,” setting up a high‑stakes clash over street funding and public services. House Bill 1430 would only go into effect if Initiative No. 175 passes in November. That […]

May 14 • 2:09 PM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com

Netanyahu testifies his health is 'top decile' in libel suit over cancer reports

The Prime Minister Testified in Court After He Sued an Anti-government Activist and Two Journalists Over Reports on His Health. In April, a Medical Report Revealed Netanyahu Had Been Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer and Underwent Radiation Therapy Without Informing the Public in Real Time

May 14 • 1:57 PM EDT • Health • haaretz.com

This Week in Jacksonville: Business Edition - City leaders push for practical money skills in schools

Florida now requires a stand-alone personal financial literacy course for high school graduation - but guests on This Week in Jacksonville: Business Edition say the real question is whether it changes behavior. Host Kent Justice talks with Dr. Ronetta Wards of the Jacksonville Public Education Fund (JPEF) and Howard Dale of the Rotary Club of Jacksonville about what “financial literacy” should actually mean for 17- and 18-year-olds: credit, debt, taxes, budgeting, savings, investing, and even emerging currency like crypto.

May 14 • 1:51 PM EDT • Business • news4jax.com

‘I run an operation that is nimble and small’: Jack Schlossberg dismisses NYT report about ‘erratic’ House campaign

May 14 • 1:44 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com

Subnautica 2 Lures In Nearly Half a Million Concurrent Players on Steam Within First Hour of Release

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

May 14 • 1:05 PM EDT • Technology • ign.com

Trump to join prayer gathering criticized for promoting Christian nationalism

Organizers expect thousands of people to attend Rededicate 250, which will include worship music, prayers and speeches from Cabinet heads and other Republican officials, along with religious leaders and others.

May 14 • 12:57 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org

Action urged on dozens of homes located on former Saint Rose campus

Amid redevelopment, the Pine Hills Neighborhood Association wants to ensure the nearly 50 houses on the campus footprint aren't forgotten.

May 14 • 12:40 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com

Senators vote to withhold their own pay during future government shutdowns

The bipartisan support for the measure comes at a time when federal closures have become longer and more frequent, frustrating lawmakers who say there should be punishment when Congress fails at its most basic legislative duty.

May 14 • 12:30 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org

Arts and Entertainment Agenda, May 15-22

Roaring Fork Rising series, beginning May 15 The Wheeler Opera House will present its second annual Roaring Fork Rising performance series designed to showcase local talent hosted at The Vault. Upcoming performances feature Aggie Flores...

May 14 • 12:16 PM EDT • Entertainment • aspentimes.com

Senators agree to go without pay during shutdowns after historic closures left workers unpaid

Senators unanimously voted to withhold their own pay during future government shutdowns after federal workers went unpaid in two historic closures.

May 14 • 12:00 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com

Small businesses should be a much bigger part of the 'AI transformation' conversation

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

May 14 • 12:00 PM EDT • Business • fastcompany.com

Hantavirus Doesn’t Spread Easily but Officials May Be Downplaying Risks

The virus is clearly far less contagious than the coronavirus, scientists agree, but they have found cases where it spread among people without direct contact.

May 14 • 11:54 AM EDT • Health • nytimes.com

Houston capital murder suspect accused of killing Alief business employee with hammer

A suspect has been charged with capital murder for allegedly using a hammer to kill an employee at a Houston business.

May 14 • 11:49 AM EDT • Business • fox26houston.com

U.K. and French Unions Join Forces to Protest Long Hours in Entertainment Industry

Britain's Bectu and sister unions in France have launched a joint campaign to highlight “unsustainable” working hours in the film and TV industries.

May 14 • 11:30 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com

U.K. and French Entertainment Unions Join Forces to Protest Long Hours

Britain's Bectu and sister unions in France have launched a joint campaign to highlight “unsustainable” working hours in the film and TV industries.

May 14 • 11:30 AM EDT • Entertainment • hollywoodreporter.com

Insurers shouldn’t make healthcare decisions: There’s a better way

The system is broken — and it must be fixed now.

May 14 • 11:30 AM EDT • Health • thehill.com

Portland kayak business finds new home after Custom House Wharf fire

Owner Harley Lewin lost 10 kayaks, as well as custom gear and personal treasures, when Nanuq Kayaks burned.

May 14 • 11:22 AM EDT • Business • pressherald.com

A White House committee gathered sharp minds to save college football -- instead, they wrote a blog post

From Bird Rights to coach salary caps, the White House committee on 'Saving College Sports' basically wrote government-sponsored college football fan fiction

May 14 • 11:18 AM EDT • Sports • cbssports.com

Gavin Newsom Beats The Drum For Nationwide Entertainment Industry Incentives, And Dances Around His Presidential Aspirations

Throughout his decades in politics, Gavin Newsom has been called everything under the California sun by friends and foes alike, but there is one moniker the two-term Golden State governor embraces, th...

May 14 • 11:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com

Thursday Morning Links

Morning, all! Adam and I were at the game last night, though Adam left in the sixth and missed the theatrics. That was something. Chris Martin made a rehab appearance for Round Rock on Tuesday and batters teed off on his splitter. Martin doesn’t know if it’s a mechanical issue or execution and described the […]

May 14 • 10:44 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Michigan State University opens upgraded plant science greenhouses

Michigan State University’s Plant Science Greenhouses are set to open Thursday following a two-year construction project.

May 14 • 10:17 AM EDT • Science • wilx.com

Howard Community College Featured in 'State of Business' Address

In his Business Outlook Luncheon remarks at Turf Valley Resort last week, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball outlined how Howard County “stands on business” through five pillars: managing crises, investing in people, backing businesses, making strategic investments, and preparing for the future. Howard Community College appears by name in the pillar that anchors the others: investing in people. Dr. Ball highlighted the $11 million county investment in HCC’s Cathy and Danny Bell Workforce and Trades Center, which will open this fall. He described the facility as a world-class center with state-of-the-art training in key industries, championed by HCC President Dr. Daria J. Willis, and positioned to help Howard County compete with institutions worldwide. He also recognized HCC’s Complete4Success program, supported by a $3.5 million county investment in 2022, as a continuing driver of certifications and degrees that prepare students to enter Howard County’s workforce ready to contribute on day one. Dr. Ball connected HCC’s work to the broader economic moment in the county, including more than 1,580 apprentices now training across Howard County businesses, up from roughly 1,100 in 2018, and the SPARK program that bridges classroom learning to high-demand industries. Each of these efforts depends on the kind of workforce pipeline HCC is built to deliver. Educational Services is one of the top three employment sectors for county residents, alongside Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services and Health Care & Social Assistance. HCC will award 1,263 degrees next week at its annual commencement ceremony, and every year, that output feeds directly into the industries the County Executive named as drivers of Howard County’s growth. The full picture also includes the families who are not yet there. The 2024 ALICE update from United Way of Central Maryland found that 35,346 households in Howard County, 29% of the total, fell below the ALICE Threshold in 2022, meaning they earned more than the Federal Poverty Level but less than the basic cost of living in the county. The Household Survival Budget for a Howard County family of two adults, an infant, and a preschooler reached $118,608 annually, requiring an hourly wage of $59.30 to cover housing, child care, food, transportation, and other essentials. Affluence and economic strain coexist within the same county lines. That gap is the reason higher education and economic development are inseparable. Every certification, associate degree, and apprenticeship credential issued at HCC represents a household closer to crossing the ALICE Threshold and into long-term financial stability. The Bell Center, Complete4Success, Howard P.R.I.D.E., Parent Scholars, and the institution’s transfer-rate gains are significant components of Howard County’s economic mobility infrastructure. HCC is grateful to Dr. Ball for his sustained partnership over nearly eight years of service and for recognizing that this college plays a central role in the economic story Howard County is telling. Standing on business in Howard County means standing alongside the flagship institution that prepares its workforce.

May 14 • 10:04 AM EDT • Business • howardcommunitycollege.substack.com

Will Mauricio Dubon be a Brave in 2027?

Though he’s only been in games for a few weeks, it’d already feel weird without him

May 14 • 9:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Scientists dig up Southeast Asia's largest dinosaur in Thailand

Along a meandering river in a warm and arid region that is now Thailand roughly 113 million years ago, a plant-eating behemoth almost 90 feet (27 meters) ​long browsed on the treetops without much fear of predators due to its sheer size. This was Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, the largest-known dinosaur from Southeast Asia.

May 14 • 8:10 AM EDT • Science • reuters.com

New Dems Host Discussion on How Congress Can Tackle the Nation’s Mental Health Crisis

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May 14 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • newdemocratcoalition.house.gov

Giant “stealth” magma surge triggered thousands of earthquakes beneath Atlantic island

Deep beneath Portugal’s São Jorge Island, a massive surge of magma silently pushed upward from more than 20 kilometers underground in 2022, triggering thousands of earthquakes and briefly raising fears of a volcanic eruption. Scientists discovered that the molten rock climbed astonishingly fast — enough to fill 32,000 Olympic swimming pools — before stalling just 1.6 kilometers below the surface in what researchers call a “failed eruption.”

May 14 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com

Scientists discover hidden math secret inside Chinese money plant leaves

Scientists have uncovered a hidden mathematical secret inside the leaves of the Chinese money plant: a naturally occurring geometric pattern known as a Voronoi diagram, something typically associated with city planning, computer science, and network design. By mapping tiny pores and looping veins in the plant’s leaves, researchers discovered that the plant organizes itself using the same kind of elegant spatial logic humans use to solve complex distance problems — without ever “measuring” anything.

May 14 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com

GOP candidates for governor align on energy, housing — and against Bobby Charles

All seven Republican gubernatorial candidates shared a stage for the first time in a televised debate ahead of the June 9 primary election.

May 14 • 7:30 AM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com

Salesforce, Echo Health Ventures back Optura's $17.5M series A to track AI performance

Healthcare organizations are rapidly adopting artificial intelligence technologies but without a clear blueprint for how to measure the business value of these investments. | Optura claims that more than $2 billion in AI initiatives currently run on its platform, with $120 million in tracked value at a 700% return on AI investment on in-flight initiatives.

May 14 • 7:05 AM EDT • Health • fiercehealthcare.com

Why Midge Purce Refuses to 'Wait Her Turn'

Midge Purce shows how ownership of your time, decisions, and vision lets you build and perform at the highest level without waiting your turn.

May 14 • 7:00 AM EDT • Business • inc.com

Jeffries' job grows more difficult in race for House and speaker's gavel

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries had warned Republicans they would come to regret the congressional redistricting fight.

May 14 • 5:20 AM EDT • Politics • wsls.com

Outrage over ‘Friday night massacre’ of US advisory board

Thousands of National Academy members and supporters call on Congress to reinstate culled NSF advisers

May 14 • 5:17 AM EDT • Science • researchprofessionalnews.com

Venus Williams Returns to French Open After Five Years

At 45, Venus Williams is heading back to Roland Garros. The 14-time Grand Slam doubles champion will team up with Hailey Baptiste in the doubles draw, entering directly on their combined rankings without needing a wildcard.

May 14 • 4:51 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Letters: Fatherhood is missing link in La.’s family health crisis

As a father of twins, one in heaven and one here on earth, this thought weighs on me often. After losing my daughter, I made a decision in my son’s

May 14 • 1:30 AM EDT • Health • nola.com

‘I support redistricting’: Rep. Nancy Mace says the White House provided South Carolina GOP with new Congressional map

May 14 • 12:26 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com

Sozo Sports Complex to host World Cup fan experience

With the 2026 World Cup approaching, soccer fans in the Yakima area will have a new way to catch high-intensity matches without traveling to the other side of t

May 13 • 11:07 PM EDT • Sports • kimatv.com

Don Mattingly Sends Words of Encouragement to Struggling Andrew Painter

It's been a very ugly start to Andrew Painter's professional career with the Philadelphia Phillies, though it's still far too early to press the panic button just yet.

May 13 • 10:48 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Freeing Political Prisoners Should Be A Priority At Trump-Xi Summit

Attention from the President and Congress should signal the U.S. government's intent to free political prisoners during the Trump-Xi summit.

May 13 • 10:47 PM EDT • Politics • forbes.com

Cisco to cut thousands of jobs as AI push accelerates after earnings beat

Cisco reported record revenue and surging AI demand while announcing job cuts affecting thousands as it repositions for an AI-driven future.

May 13 • 9:04 PM EDT • Business • foxbusiness.com

Denise Powell Wins Democratic Primary in Key Nebraska House Race

Denise Powell prevailed in a close primary race for an Omaha-based seat, currently held by a retiring Republican, that could help determine control of the House.

May 13 • 8:14 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com

NE Houston steel business charged for improperly storing hazardous materials that leaked: Records

A steel business in northeast Houston is facing felony charges tied to alleged chemical spills, according to records.

May 13 • 8:13 PM EDT • Business • abc13.com

Who are the Japanese? Huge DNA discovery rewrites history

Scientists analyzing the genomes of thousands of people across Japan discovered evidence for a previously overlooked third ancestral group, challenging the long-accepted “dual origins” theory. The newly identified ancestry appears linked to the ancient Emishi people of northeastern Japan. Researchers also uncovered inherited Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA connected to conditions like diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.

May 13 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com

Gov. Newsom to propose tax cut for new small businesses with May Revise budget

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is set to propose a 50% tax cut for hundreds of thousands of small businesses, as part of his revised budget presentation on Thursday. The proposal to benefit an estimated 250,000 new businesses each year is part of the updated look at Newsom's budget priorities for the upcoming fiscal year, known as the May Revise.

May 13 • 7:12 PM EDT • Business • kcra.com