Search headlines

Feature: Moore ’26 Keeps Busy with Double Science Major and Music

Luke Moore ’26 came to Kansas Wesleyan on a music scholarship. He’s graduating this weekend (May 16) with a double major in Chemistry and Physics. He’s as active on the music side as he is with his science activities — he’s played the cello for 10 years, including four years at Kansas Wesleyan. It’s common, he said, for scientists and musicians to share those interests. “I’ve spoken to plenty of musicians who would have done science if they weren’t musicians, and I’ve talked to plenty of scientists who would have done music if they weren’t scientists,” Mooresaid. He played the cello in the string orchestra, which he’s done since his first year, and as a junior and senior, sang in the Philharmonic Choir as a bass. He hadn’t sung in a choir since middle schoolin Garden City, but he found he really enjoys that aspect of his college career. Also as a junior, Moore helped re-activate the STEM Club as vice president. For two years, he helped build the club’s battlebot. Last year the bot came home from battles in Kansas City in pieces, lots of pieces. This year it came home with the first-place trophy. He’s helped make frozen nitrogen ice cream at Homecoming and other events and helped organize the STEM Club’s first gingerbread house competition for the holidays. Willing to get his hands – and face – dirty for science, he encouraged fellow musicians and scientists to smash him in the face with whipped cream pies on Pi Day (March 14) as a fundraiser for the STEM Club. His capstone project involved developing a metallic organic framework (MOF) that takes a methylene blue dye out of water. “I’m proud that I was able to design this project, and I was proud that I did end up making the MOF,” Moore said. The professors and attitudes at KWU have made all this possible. “I don’t actually have time for everything,” Moore said. “I have to prioritize things. Things inevitably fall through the cracks, but it’s hard for me to choose one over the other, because I like a lot of things. And I don’t want to not do music, and I don’t want to not do science.” Moore said that Kansas Wesleyan, as a smaller university, gives students the opportunity to try things. “If I were to want to be in a music ensemble, it would probably be a bit harder in a larger school. One nice thing about this school is that everyone’s involved in something,” he said. “Professors know that you have other things going on, and they are flexible and understanding.” Moore has applied to grad schools, with an goal of earning his Ph.D. and landing at a university big enough to allow for a small research team that also gives him an opportunity to teach. He’s off to a good start. Moore is receiving the award for Outstanding Research in the Math, Physics and Computer Studies Department at Commencement this year. Story by Jean Kozubowski

May 15 • 4:27 PM EDT • Science • kwu.edu

Virginia Launches “Beyond the Blues” Campaign to Raise Awareness of Perinatal and Postpartum Depression

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 15, 2026 VDH Media Contact: Cheryle Rodriguez cheryle.rodriguez@vdh.virginia.gov DBHDS Media Contact: Lauren Cunningham, lauren.cunningham@dbhds.virginia.gov Virginia Launches “Beyond the Blues” Campaign to Raise Awareness of Perinatal and Postpartum Depression Campaign helps Virginians recognize emotional changes earlier, reduce stigma and connect parents and families to support. (RICHMOND, Va.) — In honor of Maternal Mental Health Month in […]

May 15 • 12:31 PM EDT • Health • vdh.virginia.gov

Health agency names two schools affected by Berkshire meningitis outbreak

Students from Reading Blue Coat school, and Highdown secondary school and Sixth Form Centre receiving treatment

May 15 • 8:27 AM EDT • Health • theguardian.com

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

Can flailing Trump hold on to the Senate in the midterms?

Democrats think they can flip the Senate blue in November, and they’re hoping a group of interesting characters will help them do it. This week, Jonathan Freedland is joined by Jonathan Martin of Politico to discuss the chances of such an upset and what it would mean for the president to lose the upper chamber

May 15 • 2:00 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com

Marathon Lays Out An Ambitious Blueprint To Save Its Future

Bungie outlined new experiments with PVE and progression to widen the player pool

May 14 • 4:24 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.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

‘This does not have to be a red state or blue state issue.’ Vance defends Fraud Czar role as admin. targets blue state fund

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

The MAX offers free admission to military families all summer

Blue Star Museums program includes active duty service members and veterans through September

May 14 • 11:45 AM EDT • Entertainment • wtok.com

iPhone 18 Pro: Three new features could make you want to upgrade

iPhone 18 Pro is coming this fall, and three new features could be among the top upgrade motivators for Apple’s latest flagship model.

May 14 • 11:31 AM EDT • Technology • 9to5mac.com

Can Rangers turn Pavel Dorofeyev dream into summer reality?

Let’s start with this: there’s almost zero chance the New York Rangers acquire Pavel Dorofeyev this offseason. The Vegas Golden

May 14 • 11:08 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

iPhone 17 Pro has the fastest charging speed of 33 phones tested

Of 33 current smartphones tested, the iPhone 17 Pro offered the fastest overall charging speed, when wired and wireless charging...

May 14 • 9:45 AM EDT • Technology • 9to5mac.com

TRACY McGRADY’S ONES BASKETBALL LEAGUE JOINS FUBO SPORTS NETWORK PROGRAMMING LINEUP IN FIRST STREAMING AGREEMENT

“OBL: Battle of The Cities” one-on-one competition to stream summer season from Orlando, Florida starting on Friday, May 15 NEW YORK – MAY 14, 2026 – Tracy McGrady’s Ones Basketball League and FuboTV Inc. (NYSE: FUBO) today announced an agreement to stream this summer’s “OBL:

May 14 • 8:00 AM EDT • Sports • ir.fubo.tv

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

Denise Powell wins Democratic primary in Nebraska’s ‘blue dot’ 2nd District

Denise Powell has won the Democratic primary in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District in a contest focused on the state’s “blue dot” status in presidential elections

May 13 • 8:17 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com

The Barns at Blue Mountain joins 2026 Horses for Mental Health national campaign

For Allison Hughes, this isn’t just a barn It’s a place where she’s found confidence, connection, and healing.Alison bite 1 - being around these horses makes me

May 13 • 3:01 PM EDT • Health • wcyb.com

Islanders Matthew Schaefer Wins Calder Trophy

The 18-year-old phenom makes NHL history as the youngest rookie ever to claim the award, shattering records with a dominant 59-point season on the New York blue line.

May 13 • 1:57 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Here’s the changelog for Samsung’s Android 17 update, One UI 9

Samsung is rolling out the first beta update for One UI 9 which, for Galaxy devices, will bring Android 17...

May 13 • 10:35 AM EDT • Technology • 9to5google.com

UM-Flint alum blends music composition with computer science (video)

Recent grad and Maize & Blue Scholar Braeden Burger shares how he connected computer science and music composition at UM-Flint.

May 13 • 10:25 AM EDT • Science • news.umflint.edu

3 things to do this weekend

Jazz and blues for a cause

May 13 • 8:01 AM EDT • Entertainment • theadvocate.com

Scene Calendar: Local theater, Florida art at The Harn, Women in Blues

Other entertainment on tap includes the Spring Arts Show at Tioga and live music at Heartwood Soundstage.

May 13 • 5:02 AM EDT • Entertainment • gainesville.com

Nick Coté, pursuing “frugal science” like paper centrifuges and origami microscopes

National Merit Scholar Nick Coté chose Nevada to pursue biomedical engineering and mathematics — and a mission to make science more accessible through paper centrifuges, origami microscopes and creative problem-solving.

May 13 • 5:00 AM EDT • Science • unr.edu

Xiaomi officially announces new flagship phone with Leica cameras and large display

The Xiaomi 17 Max has been confirmed for a May launch in China, with pre-orders already open. The company has teased the device in a light blue colorway, revealing its design language and a few key highlights. Separately, a leak has shown the device in multiple additional colorways.

May 12 • 11:00 PM EDT • Technology • notebookcheck.net

Top Blue Water Area high school sports performers, May 4-9

Here are the top performances from local high school athletes for the week of May 4-9.

May 12 • 4:53 PM EDT • Sports • thetimesherald.com

Baton Rouge entrepreneur rebuilds life one loaf at a time

After surviving three heart attacks and open-heart surgery, Baton Rouge entrepreneur Matt Bolton traded the industrial construction business for a slower—but no less demanding—second act in artisan breadmaking, 225 writes. What began as a sourdough hobby in retirement has grown into BlueRabbit Bakehouse, a Jefferson Highway bakery drawing weekend lines for its small-batch loaves, spreads […]

May 12 • 3:57 PM EDT • Business • businessreport.com

Going Blue: From Community to Opportunity - How the Black Business Society Shaped My Internship Journey

A Michigan Ross graduate reflects on how the Black Business Undergraduate Society prepared her for her new career

May 12 • 3:44 PM EDT • Business • poetsandquantsforundergrads.com

Blue Jackets Sign Veteran Center to Long-Term Contract Extension

After being picked up last off-season, the Blue Jackets have announced a long-term deal for their 34-year-old veteran.

May 12 • 11:14 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Blue States Slam Fossil Fuels In Politics, Lean On Them For Energy

Fossil fuels have long been easy political fodder for governors in blue states across the country. But those same states still rely on those fuels to keep the lights on.

May 12 • 7:57 AM EDT • Politics • forbes.com

Blue Bloom Media Launches Authority Content Service For Local Business AI Search

With many businesses noticing a decline in organic search traffic, Blue Bloom Media has announced authority content campaigns designed to help l...

May 12 • 12:40 AM EDT • Business • markets.businessinsider.com

Nebraska Democrats clash in US House primary for the state's 'blue dot' district

The fate of Nebraska’s “blue dot” will play prominently as Democratic voters select a congressional nominee in the state’s 2nd District.

May 12 • 12:03 AM EDT • Politics • ksat.com

Nebraska Democrats clash in US House primary for the state's 'blue dot' district

The fate of Nebraska’s “blue dot” will play prominently as Democratic voters select a congressional nominee in the state’s 2nd District.

May 12 • 12:03 AM EDT • Politics • wsls.com

Nebraska Democrats clash in US House primary for the state's 'blue dot' district

The fate of Nebraska’s “blue dot” will play prominently as Democratic voters select a congressional nominee in the state’s 2nd District.

May 12 • 12:03 AM EDT • Politics • news4jax.com

Lawsuit filed to stop Trump’s blue repainting of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

A nonprofit dedicated to “promoting informed stewardship” of historic landscapes asked a federal judge on Monday to halt the Trump administration’s painting of the Lincoln Memorial’s Reflecting Pool, which has long featured a gray basin, blue.

May 11 • 1:02 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com

Meet 'Working-Class Mainer' Graham Platner's Oyster Farming Business Partner, an Elite Boarding School Graduate Who Drinks 'Foraged Spring Water' and Owns the Island Where the Farm Is Based

Maine's far-left Democratic Senate nominee, Graham Platner, has leaned on his career as a "working-class" oyster farmer to cast himself as a blue-collar everyman. His Ivy League business partner—who owns the secluded island where the farm is based—is, well, anything but.

May 11 • 5:00 AM EDT • Business • freebeacon.com

Country diary 1906: The wild plants are overflowing with health

17 May 1906: There are blue woods and soft yellow banks while in untrimmed hedges climbing vetches, wood loosestrife and campions add variety

May 11 • 1:00 AM EDT • Health • theguardian.com

Expert improvisers to perform free show

The Sunday Sessions Sextet will return to the Northeast Harbor Library on Wednesday, May 20, at 5:30 p.m. to perform jazz, blues, groove and original takes on popular music.

May 10 • 11:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • ellsworthamerican.com

Survey Sunday: How much home battery backup do YOU need?

We asked you, our brilliant Electrek readers, what you were looking for in your home battery system. Here's what you said.

May 10 • 9:55 PM EDT • Technology • electrek.co

How Nebraska’s ‘Blue Dot’ Roiled a Democratic House Primary

A speck of blue on an otherwise red area in some presidential elections, the dot is now dividing candidates in a key midterm contest.

May 10 • 4:06 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com

NHL Rumors: Flyers Need To Target Blues Star This Summer

May 10 • 10:51 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

2D exploration horror adventure game remake Midnight Train: New Moon announced for PC

Publisher PLAYISM and developer LydiaBluebell have announced 2D exploration horror adventure game remake Midnight Train: New Moon. It will launch for PC via Steam in 2027 with English, Spanish, Jap…

May 10 • 8:05 AM EDT • Technology • gematsu.com

Health Insurers Performing Better But There’s Potential Trouble Ahead

Health insurance companies including UnitedHealthcare, CVS Health’s Aetna and Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans are seeing lower costs. But there’s trouble ahead.

May 10 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • forbes.com

The beautiful game meets America's ugly moment

The World Cup, swept into Washington’s partisan vortex, splits into red and blue.

May 10 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • politico.com

Jays Crush Angels

Angels 1 Blue Jays 14 The only inning that really mattered was the fifth. The Jays scored seven runs in the bottom of the inning and that was more than enough. But the Jays added six more runs in the seventh and eighth. Trey Yesavage was good enough, for four innings. He allowed four hits, […]

May 9 • 6:18 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Blue Jackets Should Consider Targeting Top Pending UFA D-Man

May 9 • 6:11 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Game #39 GameThread: Angels @ Jays

Building on a one-game winning streak. And Addison Barger is back (with Piñango the casualty). It was a weird spot….we are hip deep in lefty hitters, but then picking someone who isn’t hitting at all, just because he swings from the right side seems silly. The Lineups: Today’s Lineups ANGELS BLUE JAYS Zach Neto – […]

May 9 • 2:44 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Bobby Cox, legendary Braves manager, dead at 84

Cox won 2,504 games a manager for both the Braves and Blue Jays.

May 9 • 1:47 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

🔢 Chelsea midfielder continues to shine with 2025/26 landmark

Chelsea have had a turbulent 2025/26 campaign, but one player has been a steady constant throughout. Captain Enzo Fernandez is a standout performer for the Blues and the all-action midfielder has prov...

May 9 • 8:31 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Angels vs. Blue Jays prediction, odds, time: 2026 MLB picks for Saturday, May 9, from proven model

SportsLine's model reveals Los Angeles Angels vs. Toronto Blue Jays picks and MLB best bets for Saturday

May 9 • 8:06 AM EDT • Sports • cbssports.com

Nebraska’s ‘blue dot’ becomes the center of a closely watched Democratic primary fight

Omaha may be a blue dot in a sea of Nebraska red, but that point of political pride has sparked a bitter divide among Democrats in one of the nation’s most closely watched congressional races.

May 9 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com

'Blue Heron' Filmmaker Sophy Romvari Signs With Fusion Entertainment

'Blue Heron' filmmaker Sophy Romvari has signed with Fusion Entertainment, the management company for Ira Sachs and Sean Baker.

May 8 • 9:17 AM EDT • Entertainment • variety.com

‘Blue Heron’ Filmmaker Sophy Romvari Signs With Fusion Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE)

Fusion Entertainment has signed Toronto-based filmmaker Sophy Romvari for management. Romvari is currently earning acclaim for her feature directorial debut, “Blue Heron,” which was released theatrica...

May 8 • 9:17 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com

State employees speak out against dropping Blue Cross from Kansas health plan

Retired and current state employees spoke out against Kansas dropping Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance from the state plan.

May 8 • 9:00 AM EDT • Health • kansasreflector.com

PlayStation is partnering with Bandai Namco for a "collaborative initiative" focused on generative AI

Sony and Bandai Namco have announced a "collaborative initiative" focused on AI and the latest technologies can aid game development.

May 8 • 6:24 AM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net

New York Is Working on a Blueprint for Greener Buildings

The city is investigating just how much carbon it takes to build its famous skyline, from the concrete foundations all the way up to the glass that frames skyscrapers.

May 8 • 5:30 AM EDT • Business • wsj.com

Summer of STEM adventures awaits at the Saint Louis Science Center

Visit the Saint Louis Science Center this summer and never stop learning! From special exhibition experiences to major upgrades of the James S. McDonnell Planetarium, guests of all ages will have ample opportunities to engage in STEM and spark their curiosity. This season is jam-packed with events, OMNIMAX® Theater films, and much more. The Blue […]

May 7 • 11:27 PM EDT • Science • stlamerican.com

OpenAI's Codex Now Works in Chrome With New Extension

OpenAI today launched Codex for Chrome, a Chrome extension that lets Codex work directly in the browser on Macs and PCs. With the extension, Codex can use the browser to test web apps, get context across multiple tabs, use web DevTools, and more without taking over the browser from the user. OpenAI says that after it launched Computer Use in the desktop Codex app, it saw that most common workflows happened in the browser.

May 7 • 8:42 PM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com

How Disneyland Remade American Politics

America is turning 250, and The Free Press is marking the occasion with a yearlong series of events, conversations, and stories celebrating our country’s history. Today, we’re taking a journey with historian Beverly Gage to Southern California. Beverly traded the archives for the open road for her new book, This Land is Your Land: A Road Trip Through U.S. History. We’re proud to publish an excerpt, on the theme park that shaped American politics—and the presidents who loved it. —The Editors On July 17, 1955, Ronald Reagan stood near a mocked-up wood-plank town in Anaheim, California, where a 13-star flag flew incongruously over an “Old West” landscape, and introduced the world to Disneyland. He had been invited by Walt Disney himself to co-host the park’s live ABC broadcast, alongside Art Linkletter and Bob Cummings—three Hollywood actors who seemed to embody a wholesome, all-American ethos. From the imagined past of Frontierland, the show leaped ahead to Tomorrowland, set in the far-off year of 1986, emphasizing the technical marvels yet to come: nuclear energy harnessed for civilian purposes, human beings riding rocket ships into space. Disney foretold great things for a 1980s in which the United States would serve as “a source of joy and inspiration to all the world.” But even he could not predict the most important political fact of the age: that his genial co-host would become president. Southern California was a strange place to build a park about the past, because the region at the time was all about newness and abundance and growth. For a lot of its history, Orange County had been Southern California’s version of flyover country: a vast agricultural expanse between two desirable places, Los Angeles and San Diego. But Disneyland was changing that. Before long, 50 miles south of deep-blue Hollywood, Orange County would become a region famed for its right-wing politics—but also for its mythmaking skills. Those two things, it turned out, went naturally together. ADVERTISEMENT The two presidents Southern California gave America both understood this instinctively. Richard Nixon and Reagan each built a national career on invoking a version of the American past in which the specificities of historical context mattered less than the big picture. For Nixon, progress meant proclaiming a “New American Revolution” on the eve of America’s bicentennial while dismantling the federal programs that had built the postwar middle class. For Reagan, it meant recapturing a lost optimism and an old-fashioned faith in America as an exceptional nation. Both men were less interested in history as it actually happened than in history as it felt—and Orange County, a place that had built itself almost entirely from scratch, turned out to be exactly where the myth of America’s future was getting made. I’m a historian—and historians tend to be myth-busters. With the country’s 250th birthday on the horizon, I figured it was a good time to step out of the ivory tower and check in with the past as it exists here and now, at the museums and monuments and roadside attractions where Americans go to learn about their history. After all my travels—to Davy Crockett’s Tennessee and Texas, to the real Erie Canal, to the birthplace of the American automobile and the actual Old West—I couldn’t miss out on Disneyland, the single most influential historic attraction in U.S. history.

May 7 • 5:01 PM EDT • Politics • thefp.com

What is ‘Blue Dot Fever’ and how is it affecting Syracuse concerts?

Big names like Post Malone, Meghan Trainor and Pussycat Dolls have canceled tour dates.

May 7 • 11:59 AM EDT • Entertainment • syracuse.com

OpenAI's health policy wishlist, CGM news from Dexcom, and more

In this edition of STAT Health Tech: A health policy blueprint from OpenAI, CGM updates from Dexcom, and push back against whole body scans.

May 7 • 9:14 AM EDT • Health • statnews.com

UNC Health Pardee Welcomes Three New Providers to Pardee BlueMD

UNC Health Pardee Welcomes Three New Providers to Pardee BlueMD

May 7 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • pardeehospital.org

How Nueces County went from blue to red; leaders talk shift

From Latino voters to the economy, several factors led to Nueces County's shift from Democratic to Republican. But will the county turn blue again?

May 7 • 5:46 AM EDT • Politics • caller.com

Concerts tours are dying from ‘blue dot fever’

Notable artists are dealing with lagging sales at arenas and stadiums

May 7 • 12:02 AM EDT • Entertainment • morningbrew.com

Legacy Health back in Regence BlueCross network with new contract

The new deal ends a dispute that left thousands of Regence members facing higher costs at Legacy's network of hospitals, clinics and physicians across Oregon and Southwest Washington.

May 6 • 8:39 PM EDT • Health • oregonlive.com

9 Defensemen Sharks Could Target This Off-Season

It’s no secret that the San Jose Sharks need to upgrade their blueline this off-season. They can’t count entirely on improvement from within: At the moment, veteran Dmitry Orlov and 19-year-old Sam Dickinson are the only NHL defensemen signed. RFA Shakir Mukhamadullin and a prospect like Eric Pohlkamp could also help, too. Their own UFAs, […] The post 9 Defensemen Sharks Could Target This Off-Season appeared first on San Jose Hockey Now.

May 6 • 8:04 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

How blueberries, strawberries support brain and heart health

From fresh to frozen, blueberries and strawberries offer nutrients that support brain and heart health when part of a balanced lifestyle.

May 6 • 4:06 PM EDT • Health • utphysicians.com

Bioluminescent algae’s blue light harnessed to make 3D-printed shapes

Scientists suggest algae could be embedded within biosensors that glow when toxins detected in the environment

May 6 • 2:00 PM EDT • Science • theguardian.com

Wawa, Independence Blue Cross, and other Philly-area businesses are investing in a new partnership to create more middle-class jobs

Three industries in the Philadelphia area already offer jobs with good pay that don't require a four-year degree. Business leaders have a plan to create more of them.

May 6 • 12:00 PM EDT • Business • inquirer.com

The week in politics (May 6, 2026)

On Wednesday's show: We discuss the latest developments in politics in our weekly roundup. And foodies discuss great food that looks really ugly -- but still tastes great.

May 6 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • houstonpublicmedia.org

Diagnostic dilemma: A woman turned black and blue weeks after starting a new medication

A woman's sudden hyperpigmentation was a side effect of a medicine she was taking.

May 6 • 6:00 AM EDT • Science • livescience.com

OpenAI wants to ‘have their cake and eat it too’ with health AI policy recommendations

Policy recommendations in OpenAI's blueprint for unlocking AI’s potential to change health care are reasonable, but also self-serving, experts say.

May 6 • 4:30 AM EDT • Health • statnews.com

JetBlue's Lifeline to Stranded Spirit Airline Passengers Doubles as a Savvy Business Move

This launch could get passengers a cheaper way back home.

May 5 • 12:23 PM EDT • Business • inc.com

Carlton fined $75,000 for mishandling of Elijah Hollands’ mental health episode

Review finds Blues player should have been removed from game, as AFL require all clubs employ full-time psychologist

May 5 • 3:30 AM EDT • Health • theguardian.com

IBM unveils its blueprint to help enterprises run AI at the core of their business

The ‘AI Operating Model’ is built on the integration of data, agents, automation and hybrid; IBM says it represents a shift that changes how a business operates.

May 4 • 6:17 PM EDT • Business • networkworld.com

Little Rock Regional Chamber to host Small Business Summit, Impact Awards on May 6

Small business owners across Arkansas will have a chance to swap ideas, pick up new tools and maybe even snag an award when the Little Rock Regional Chamber hos

May 4 • 5:24 PM EDT • Business • katv.com

Digital Archive Reveals How Research Agencies Fund Scientific Projects

A new digital archive developed by Northwestern scientists reveals how state-supported research funding agencies cooperate with the scientific community to decide to fund scientific research projects and support scientific innovation, as detailed in a recent study.

May 4 • 10:34 AM EDT • Science • news.feinberg.northwestern.edu

Will Texas turn blue this year?

With midterms around the corner and President Trump's approval rating low, Democrats expect to flip a lot of seats this election. Polls show a Democrat could win a statewide seat in Texas for the first time in the 21st century.

May 4 • 9:46 AM EDT • Politics • houstonpublicmedia.org

Musician West heads Downeast for concerts, workshop

American roots musician Eli West will bring his blend of old-time, bluegrass and country music to coastal Maine for a concert in Steuben and a workshop and concert in East

May 4 • 8:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • ellsworthamerican.com

Beitar defeats Maccabi Tel Aviv in the capital

Jerusalem maintains a slim one-point lead over Hapoel Beersheba in the title race, as Yellow-and-blue is fading. Beitar Jerusalem defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv 4-2 over the weekend as four different goal scorers helped the yellow-and-black to the victory at Teddy Stadium and remain in first place with only six matchdays left in the Championship Playoffs.

May 3 • 5:52 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

‘Magic for Non-believers’ to change minds

Peter Boie will perform “Magic for Non-believers” at the Blue Hill Public Library on Saturday, May 16, at 3 p.m.

May 3 • 4:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • ellsworthamerican.com

If Claude Code is going away for Pro users, I can't recommend Claude anymore

This one hurts to write.

May 3 • 1:00 PM EDT • Technology • xda-developers.com

Trio of College of Health Sciences graduates earn UM-Flint’s top academic award

UM-Flint’s College of Health Sciences boasts three graduates who have been recognized with the Maize & Blue Distinguished Scholar Award.

May 3 • 11:32 AM EDT • Health • news.umflint.edu

Beau Starr Dies: Actor From ‘Halloween’ Films & ‘Goodfellas’ Was 81

Starr, a former professional football player, also starred in the TV series ‘True Blue’ and ‘Due South.’

May 3 • 10:55 AM EDT • Entertainment • wyomingnewsnow.tv

Beau Starr Dies: Actor From ‘Halloween’ Films & ‘Goodfellas’ Was 81

Starr, a former professional football player, also starred in the TV series ‘True Blue’ and ‘Due South.’

May 3 • 10:55 AM EDT • Entertainment • cbs19news.com

ActBlue sues Texas AG Ken Paxton, alleging political retaliation over Democrats' fundraising

ActBlue sues Texas AG Ken Paxton, alleging he used his office to retaliate against the Democratic fundraising platform ahead of his Senate runoff.

May 3 • 9:47 AM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com

Backed by tech money, a moderate Democrat from Silicon Valley mounts a bid for California governor

The race to lead the country’s biggest blue state has been defined by voter concerns about their quality of life in California and the influence of special interests in Sacramento.

May 3 • 8:00 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com

Bertelli to dazzle at Blue Hill house party

Vocalist Mia Bertelli will perform at Bagaduce Music’s Second Wednesday House Party on Wednesday, May 13, at 7 p.m.

May 3 • 8:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • ellsworthamerican.com

I use these Gemini Scheduled actions to automate my week like a pro

Set it and forget it

May 3 • 7:00 AM EDT • Technology • androidpolice.com

🚨 Atlas vs Cruz Azul line-ups confirmed

The Clausura 2026 playoffs continue with Atlas vs. Cruz Azul at Estadio Jalisco. The red-and-blacks host the sky-blues in the quarterfinals and will look to strike first as they fight for a place in t...

May 2 • 10:43 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Inside Democratic Fundraiser ActBlue’s Big Spending and Internal Drama

The group faces investigations from the Justice Department and congressional Republicans six months before the 2026 midterms.

May 2 • 9:00 PM EDT • Politics • wsj.com

Fargo physicist says Bluetooth headphones pose no health risk

Whether hitting the gym, walking the dog, or hopping on a bike, many people are wearing headphones. But with Bluetooth technology more popular than ever, some are asking if wireless headphones are actually safe.

May 2 • 8:53 PM EDT • Health • valleynewslive.com

Toronto Blue Jays Dodge Bullet With Latest Injury Concern

Blue Jays slugger George Springer has avoided another serious injury after an early exit from a game against the Minnesota Twins on Saturday

May 2 • 8:14 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

O’Reilly: We are ready to kick on

Nico O’Reilly says City are ready for a final push as the season edges towards a thrilling climax.The Blues face Everton on Monday evening, looking to keep the pressure on leaders Arsenal.With five ...

May 2 • 5:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

It can be hard to conceptualize the money spent on politics, comms expert says

Bluestack Strategies founder Maura Gillespie sheds light on the role that ‘big money’ plays in politics and protests on ‘Fox Report.’

May 2 • 4:09 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com