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Rain Delays Indy 500 Qualifying

Inclement weather has put a damper on Indy 500 qualifying weekend.

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May 16 • 8:29 AM EDT • Sports • foxsports.com
Fans enjoy activities outside of Dover Motor Speedway before the race

Take a trip to All-Star Weekend at Dover Motor Speedway and see all of the festivities going on around the track on May 15, 2026.

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May 16 • 8:28 AM EDT • Entertainment • delawareonline.com
Fans enjoy activities outside of Dover Motor Speedway before the race

Take a trip to All-Star Weekend at Dover Motor Speedway and see all of the festivities going on around the track on May 15, 2026.

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May 16 • 8:28 AM EDT • Entertainment • doverpost.com
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Country music fans heartbroken as two popular groups split: ‘Loved your music’

The groups have gone their separate ways.

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May 16 • 7:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • pennlive.com
Science news this week: PCOS has a new name, Neanderthals were the world's oldest dentists, and the first nuclear bomb explosion spawned an 'alien' crystal

May 16, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

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May 16 • 7:00 AM EDT • Science • livescience.com
New York Jets Flight Connections 05/16/26

Happy Saturday, Jets fans! Here are today’s links to help you kick off your weekend. NY Jets – What Is Your Biggest Takeaway From the Jets Schedule? Antwan Staley – After Jets’ primetime shutout, NFL VP points to flex scheduling as possibility Brian Costello – The NFL isn’t doing the Jets any favors with their […]

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May 16 • 7:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
NBC Sports’ betting experts give their best bets for the Preakness

No Kentucky Derby winner? No problem. These are the horses worth wagering on Saturday.

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May 16 • 6:04 AM EDT • Sports • nbcnews.com
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Can a Republican defy Donald Trump and survive? Kentucky voters will decide

Congressman Thomas Massie, chastized by the US president as a ‘lowlife’, will soon face the ballot box – setting up a crucial test of Trump’s political strength

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May 16 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
Marc Benioff said Salesforce will spend $300M on Anthropic tokens

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said he's able to work faster with AI agents and that the company is working on tech to make coding easier at Slack.

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May 15 • 11:08 PM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Political Science Professor discusses heated battle between Sen. John Cornyn and Texas AG Ken Paxton
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May 15 • 10:49 PM EDT • Science • cbsnews.com
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Syracuse Academy of Science 2026 junior senior prom: See 82 photos

See photos taken by a syracuse.com photographer who was at the event.

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May 15 • 10:47 PM EDT • Science • syracuse.com
PRESS RELEASE: Science Museum Oklahoma offers Memorial Day Weekend discount for military families

Science Museum Oklahoma sends this information as posted below: OKLAHOMA CITY — Science Museum Oklahoma is honoring military families with a special expanded Memorial Day weekend admission offer from May 22 through May 25. While Science Museum Oklahoma offers a regular military discount year-round, the museum will increase those savings over Memorial Day weekend. Guests with

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May 15 • 9:00 PM EDT • Science • freepressokc.com
7 AI Tools to Build a One-Person Business in One Weekend (No Staff, No Code)

Smart systems to help solopreneurs scale fast.

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May 15 • 8:00 PM EDT • Business • entrepreneur.com
Political analyst says Schlossberg has some ‘serious problems’ as the Kennedy heir’s campaign flops

Political analyst Matt Towery analyzes Jack Schlossberg’s, grandson of former President John F. Kennedy, troubled congressional campaign on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’

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May 15 • 7:59 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
LIVE SCORE UPDATES & ANALYSIS: Arkansas baseball at Kentucky Game 2

Follow along as the Razorbacks play the Wildcats in the second game of a series at Kentucky Proud Park.

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May 15 • 7:55 PM EDT • Sports • wholehogsports.com
Scientists say just 30 minutes of exercise a week could transform your health

You may not need hours at the gym to boost your health after all. Researchers say just 30 minutes of high-intensity exercise per week — broken into tiny bursts of effort that leave you out of breath — can dramatically improve cardiovascular fitness, lower the risk of dozens of diseases, and even help protect the brain as we age. The key isn’t how long you exercise, but how hard you push yourself.

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May 15 • 7:52 PM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Subway to Freeway: MLB Rivals Bring The Heat

It’s Rivalry Weekend in Major League Baseball. So, of course, we’re getting Yankees vs. Mets, and Cubs vs. White Sox, and Angels vs. Dodgers. But we’re getting a lot more than that - for better and for worse. Here’s a ranking of all 15 Rivalry Weekend matchups, from best to worst. Hate mail will ...

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May 15 • 6:33 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Alexi: IL must be good for business

In a family business, "there's no such thing as a weekend. There's no such thing as nights off."

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May 15 • 4:35 PM EDT • Business • capitolcitynow.com
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

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May 15 • 4:27 PM EDT • Science • kwu.edu
How Rayner, Streeting and Burnham weakened PM in 12 hours of political drama

Three interventions by three senior Labour politicians made for an unforgettable day in British politics.

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May 15 • 4:21 PM EDT • Politics • bbc.com
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Sports tourism continues record-setting pace of economic impact in Huntsville

Records are made to be broken and Huntsville’s sports tourism industry is setting the pace. For the fourth straight year, local events teamed to post record-breaking economic impact numbers, according to a report released Wednesday by the Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau. And teamwork was cited as the key to the success as the […]

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May 15 • 4:00 PM EDT • Sports • huntsvillebusinessjournal.com
From The Sports Desk: Preakness preview

Our data guru Steve Kornacki expects a wide-open field for the big race. Plus, our World Cup player spotlight and a preview of this weekend’s Premier League action.

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May 15 • 3:30 PM EDT • Sports • nbcnews.com
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Notice of Intent to Award Veterinarian Services RFP | Department of Health Services

The evaluation panel carefully reviewed and analyzed the proposals received in response to the above referenced solicitation. Based upon that review and analysis, we are recommending to the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors that the contract be awarded to Dr. Catherine McKenzie.

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May 15 • 1:49 PM EDT • Health • sonomacounty.gov
Politics Friday: Minnesota lawmakers reach a session-ending deal, now race to get it through

MPR News politics editor Brian Bakst talks with four caucus leaders about a session-ending agreement and how they’ll shepherd it through this weekend.

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May 15 • 1:00 PM EDT • Politics • mprnews.org
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Greater Wilmington Sports Hall of Fame set for 19th induction class Sunday

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

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May 15 • 12:38 PM EDT • Sports • starnewsonline.com
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Former college basketball star Sam Dekker joining SEC coaching staff

Dekker's basketball journey has taken him all over the world, and his new job will take him back to the United States.

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May 15 • 12:27 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
An Alberta Court Hands Danielle Smith a Politically Explosive Choice

Also: Milken is coming to Toronto

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May 15 • 12:12 PM EDT • Politics • bloomberg.com
College to Boost Region’s Health Care Workforce with $3 Million Kenan Investment

Wake Tech is expanding the Boost student success model, a workforce development initiative designed to help students complete their degrees sooner, into nursing and other health care programs.

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May 15 • 10:57 AM EDT • Health • waketech.edu
2026 Academy of Country Music Awards: Shania Twain hosts the Vegas-set ceremony this weekend, with Megan Moroney and Ella Langley among the top nominees

Yahoo rounded up everything there is to know about the Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday, from the evening's full roster of performers and nominees to who Twain is most excited to meet.

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May 15 • 10:41 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
‘The Crash’: Where Is Mackenzie Shirilla Now After Netflix Documentary?

The latest on her attempt to appeal her conviction.

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May 15 • 9:28 AM EDT • Entertainment • cbs19news.com
New movies to watch this weekend: See 'Obsession' in theaters, rent 'Project Hail Mary,' stream 'Marty: Life is Short' on Netflix

The "Top Gun" films head back to theaters, while Ryan Gosling's latest hit heads to home screens.

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May 15 • 9:04 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Food, fun & entertainment: Grapevine Main Street Fest has fun for the entire family this weekend
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May 15 • 8:16 AM EDT • Entertainment • wfaa.com
Drake just dropped 3 albums at once — here's what they say about his epic beef with Kendrick Lamar.

The rapper released 'Iceman' alongside 2 surprise albums. Fans searched for Kendrick disses in the lyrics after their explosive 2024 feud.

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May 15 • 7:10 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Community: Assumption High rodeo raises funds for FFA program

Rodeo fans enjoyed a weekend of fun, festivities and western entertainment at the 14th annual Assumption High School FFA Benefit Rodeo at the Assumption Parish Agriculture Complex April 24-25.

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May 15 • 6:30 AM EDT • Entertainment • theadvocate.com
Israel, Jews targeted worldwide as well-funded leftist, Islamist groups join for ‘Nakba 78’ protests

About 425 anti-Israel groups are mobilizing coordinated Nakba 78 protests worldwide, with 736 events planned across 39 countries this weekend.

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May 15 • 6:19 AM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
Germany Politics

A girl protests during German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's speech at a discussion with young people during a congress of the German Catholic people the "Deutscher Katholikentag" in Wuerzburg, Germany, Friday,

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May 15 • 6:01 AM EDT • Politics • journal-news.com
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, second right, attends a discussion with young people during a congress of the German Catholic people the "Deutscher Katholikentag" in Wuerzburg, Germany, Friday, May 15, 2026.

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May 15 • 5:27 AM EDT • Politics • journal-news.com
Schroders looks to exit China mutual funds business after just three years

London-listed group is set to be taken over by US-headquartered asset manager Nuveen in £10bn deal

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May 15 • 5:26 AM EDT • Business • ft.com
Germany Politics

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, center, attends a discussion with young people during a congress of the German Catholic people the "Deutscher Katholikentag" in Wuerzburg, Germany, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP

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May 15 • 5:26 AM EDT • Politics • journal-news.com
Britain Politics

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer meet with police officers to discuss operational planning ahead of this weekend's protests in London, Friday, May 15, 2026. (Peter Nicholls/Pool Photo via AP)

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May 15 • 5:24 AM EDT • Politics • gazettextra.com
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, center, attends a discussion with young people during a congress of the German Catholic people the "Deutscher Katholikentag" in Wuerzburg, Germany, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP

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May 15 • 5:22 AM EDT • Politics • journal-news.com
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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Commander Clair Haynes meet with police officers to discuss operational planning ahead of this weekend's protests in London, Friday, May 15, 2026. (Peter Nicholls/Pool

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May 15 • 5:18 AM EDT • Politics • journal-news.com
Everything to know about this year's PrideFest in Springfield

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

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May 15 • 4:47 AM EDT • Entertainment • sj-r.com
Datavault AI Provides Q1 2026 Business Update Highlighting Tokenization Adoption and Infrastructure Progress

More than $800 million in tokenization contracts signed; generating nearly $100 million in fees expected to be recognized in 2026 First Quarter…...

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May 15 • 4:00 AM EDT • Business • ir.datavaultsite.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

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May 15 • 3:04 AM EDT • Politics • adamtooze.substack.com
Politics Is So Broken It’s Driving People to Therapy

Therapists are seeing a rise in political anxiety — and they have some prescriptions.

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MINNEAPOLIMEDIA PRESENTS | This Weekend in the Twin Cities – Entertainment Guide: May 15–17, 2026 Edition

MinneapoliMedia’s May 15–17 entertainment guide highlights Art-A-Whirl, live theater, concerts, festivals, sports, comedy, and family events across the Twin Cities.

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May 15 • 2:54 AM EDT • Entertainment • minneapolimedia.town.news
Kentucky Republicans race to replace McConnell while carefully keeping him at arm’s length

Kentucky’s Republican Senate primary to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell is becoming a test of the Republican Party’s transformation under President Donald Trump

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May 15 • 12:28 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
7 businesses broken into at strip mall in unincorporated Des Plaines, sheriff says

The Cook County Sheriff's Office is investigating a series of overnight break-ins at a strip mall in the north suburbs.

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May 14 • 9:18 PM EDT • Business • abc7chicago.com
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Climate change and social health

Nature Human Behaviour - Climate change and social health are deeply interconnected: climate impacts erode social conditions, while social disconnection weakens collective climate action....

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May 14 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • nature.com
Preakness Stakes 2026 predictions, odds, horses, date: Win, place, show, exacta, trifecta, superfecta picks

Jody Demling has revealed his win, place and show picks for the Preakness Stakes 2026 on Saturday, May 16

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May 14 • 6:58 PM EDT • Sports • cbssports.com
Syracuse Council to vote soon on biometric identity technology restrictions

Biometric data encompasses a whole host of information.

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May 14 • 6:01 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
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HOMETOWN ENTERTAINMENT: Local Colors Festival, concerts and outdoor movies are happening this weekend

Weekend Calendar: Travis Tritt and Raul Midón perform Friday night, and Local Colors is happening Saturday

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May 14 • 5:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • wdbj7.com
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Maria Menounos opens up about health issues and "Heal Squad" podcast

The Medford native is holding a sold-out “health reset” event on Cape Cod this weekend.

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May 14 • 4:29 PM EDT • Health • bostonglobe.com
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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.

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May 14 • 3:53 PM EDT • Entertainment • dallasinnovates.com
Best of Santa Cruz County entertainment, arts & food events this weekend, May 14-17

With the weekend nearly here, check out things to do around Santa Cruz County with a recommendation from Lily Belli and a specially curated list from Lookout's BOLO events calendar.

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May 14 • 3:42 PM EDT • Entertainment • lookout.co
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Great Lakes Sports & Entertainment Network to air Loons games this weekend

Fans can tune into the new Great Lakes Sports & Entertainment Network on Friday, May 15, Saturday, May 16 and Sunday, May 17 to watch the three final games of the series.

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May 14 • 3:22 PM EDT • Sports • wnem.com
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Great Lakes Sports & Entertainment Network to air Loons games this weekend

Fans can tune into the new Great Lakes Sports & Entertainment Network on Friday, May 15, Saturday, May 16 and Sunday, May 17 to watch the three final games of the series.

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May 14 • 3:22 PM EDT • Entertainment • wnem.com
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Great Lakes Sports & Entertainment Network to air Loons games this weekend

The Great Lakes Loons will play the West Michigan Whitecaps at Dow Diamond Thursday through Sunday, and there’s a new way to watch.

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May 14 • 3:14 PM EDT • Entertainment • wnem.com
Great Lakes Sports & Entertainment Network to air Loons games this weekend

The Great Lakes Loons will play the West Michigan Whitecaps at Dow Diamond Thursday through Sunday, and there’s a new way to watch.

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May 14 • 3:14 PM EDT • Sports • wnem.com
Open Primaries Have Their Fans. The Parties Are Not Among Them.

New research claims that bipartisan primaries have broad societal benefit, but opposition is growing, and Louisiana voters this weekend will participate in the state’s first closed primary since 1978.

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May 14 • 3:08 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
News4 On The Record | Talking entertainment in Dothan

News4's Ken Curtis sits down with Dothan Performing Arts Director Clay Dempsey about all things entertainment in the city, including the proposed new arena.

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May 14 • 2:47 PM EDT • Entertainment • wtvy.com
New Hartford Fireworks Return in July

The Town of New Hartford will celebrate Independence Day weekend with a fireworks display for the first time in more than 20 years.

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May 14 • 2:39 PM EDT • Entertainment • wktv.com
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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.

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

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May 14 • 1:51 PM EDT • Business • news4jax.com
Photos of Microsoft's Xbox Cloud Gaming Controller Have Leaked Online Via Brazil

A shrunken, pocket-size gamepad.

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May 14 • 12:29 PM EDT • Technology • digitalfoundry.net
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.

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

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May 14 • 11:30 AM EDT • Entertainment • hollywoodreporter.com
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Insurers shouldn’t make healthcare decisions: There’s a better way

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

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May 14 • 11:30 AM EDT • Health • thehill.com
Kenwood girls’ team is three-time, three-sport state champions

While Kenwood Public School has had past athletic success, this year’s standouts are the seventh and eighth grade girls’ team who brought home three different state championships to the small

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May 14 • 9:30 AM EDT • Sports • cherokeephoenix.org
Twins with Batten disease benefit from UNC Health drug trial

Therapy designed to mask the girls’ affected genes helps Amelia and Makenzie Kahn deal with the rare neurological condition.

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May 14 • 9:12 AM EDT • Health • unc.edu
Take-Two stock jumps on GTA 6 pre-order speculation: What we know

Investing.com -- Shares of Take-Two Interactive Software (NASDAQ: TTWO) climbed 5% on Thursday morning, trading at approximately $238, following viral social media speculation that a pre-order window for Grand Theft Auto VI is set to open as early as this weekend.

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May 14 • 9:07 AM EDT • Technology • finance.yahoo.com
Royal Oak Taco Fest returns for another 4th of July weekend full of food and entertainment

Royal Oak Taco Fest returns this Fourth of July weekend with added activities in celebration of America's 250th anniversary.

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May 14 • 9:06 AM EDT • Entertainment • fox2detroit.com
Dan Loeb, Bobby Kotick and Other Business Leaders Backing Spencer Pratt

The former reality-TV star has shaken up the Los Angeles mayoral race, gaining support from deep-pocketed donors like the financier Daniel S. Loeb.

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May 14 • 8:20 AM EDT • Business • nytimes.com
Memphis People in Business for May 14, 2026

A look at promotions, hirings, movers and newsmakers in the Memphis area business scene

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May 14 • 7:00 AM EDT • Business • commercialappeal.com
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Sports bar opening in SoMa as World Cup prepares to kick off

This SoMa sports bar will serve breakfast, lunch and dinner, with dishes that include bread pudding French toast, sausage Benedict, hot honey chicken biscuits and pork belly nachos.

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May 14 • 7:00 AM EDT • Sports • sfchronicle.com
RFK Jr.’s Political Power Is on the Ballot in Louisiana GOP Primary

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is unleashing the force of his political movement to oust two-term Republican US Senator Bill Cassidy in Louisiana’s Republican primary after more than a year of tensions between the two men.

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May 14 • 6:15 AM EDT • Politics • bloomberg.com
Arts and entertainment events happening May 14 - May 17 across the Mid-Ohio Valley

Here is a look at all the arts and entertainment events happening this weekend across the Mid-Ohio Valley.

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May 14 • 6:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • wtap.com
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Why everyone’s suddenly talking about quitting antidepressants

A new push by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is putting SSRI tapering — and its risks — into the spotlight.

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May 14 • 6:00 AM EDT • Health • washingtonpost.com
Trump And Kennedy Seek To Relax Safeguards For AI Healthcare Tools

By Darius Tahir and KFF Health News HealthDay ReportersTHURSDAY, May 14, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Paul Boyer, a psychotherapist for Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, California, is experiencing the AI revolution firsthand. He’s a little underwhelmed. The health giant has rolled out a new suite of ...

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May 14 • 5:30 AM EDT • Health • usnews.com
Puberty field trip? Philly-area students get a front-row seat to health education

Lankenau Medical Center’s health education center provides free interactive programs on nutrition, exercise, drugs and alcohol, puberty and more.

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May 14 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • whyy.org
Trump vs. Massie becomes a loyalty test for Kentucky voters

No Republican has infuriated President Donald Trump more than Rep. Thomas Massie, which has placed him in a precarious position heading into Tuesday’s Republican primary in Kentucky. The race is already one of the most expensive primary contests ever, with more than $29 million spent on advertising alone, setting up the biggest political test Massie has ever faced. Their long-running duel will be settled by voters like Joni Pugh, who has admired Trump for the last decade and Massie for much longer.

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May 14 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Ad wars ramp up in D.C. mayoral race as primary enters final month

Deep-pocketed political groups are seizing on potential vulnerabilities of the top Democrats in the race, Janeese Lewis George and Kenyan McDuffie.

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May 14 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Philippine politician wanted by ICC flees Senate

Senate president says Senator Ronald 'Bato' dela Rosa 'no longer in the building' where he had taken refuge.

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May 14 • 4:05 AM EDT • Politics • aljazeera.com
Clawdmeter – A DIY ESP32-S3 desk dashboard for Claude Code token usage monitoring

Clawdmeter is a DIY ESP32-S3-powered desk dashboard that displays Claude Code token usage on a 2.16-inch AMOLED screen so you know when you're about to

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May 14 • 3:18 AM EDT • Technology • cnx-software.com
907 Sports: Spring Sports Teams That Stand Unbeaten

More than halfway through the spring sports seasons, there are just a few unbeaten teams remaining in soccer and baseball. Plus, we check an a growing activity called ‘air pitch soccer’ that took over Anchorage’s Dome over the weekend.

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May 14 • 1:44 AM EDT • Sports • alaskasnewssource.com
Robot seal to help mental health patients in Kent and Medway

The robotic seal Sammy will be present at mental health patient appointments to reduce anxiety.

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May 14 • 1:06 AM EDT • Health • bbc.com
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Weekly Entertainment Report, May 14-17: Live music and lively arts in Southern NH » Nashua Ink Link

Get up. Get down. Get out. Move around. Find your way to music this weekend.

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May 13 • 11:18 PM EDT • Entertainment • nashua.inklink.news
Ford Takes On Elon Musk's Tesla Energy Business With New Battery Storage Push

Ford Motor Co. has unveiled a new, wholly owned subsidiary, Ford Energy, aimed at manufacturing Energy Storage systems at its Kentucky facility, targeting the manufacturing of deployments worth 20GWh annually. Ford Energy To Commence Deliveries In 2027 The company will...

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May 13 • 10:31 PM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com
Apple counters US smartphone decline as iPhone sales grow: report

Apple reportedly outperformed the broader US smartphone market in Q1, helped by continued iPhone 17 demand amid weakening Android sales.

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May 13 • 8:19 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5mac.com
It’s Way Past Due That Rand Paul Quit His COVID-19 Crusade

At a Congressional hearing, the senator from Kentucky made a fool of himself as he tried to prove that the pandemic was a government cover-up.

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May 13 • 7:29 PM EDT • Politics • esquire.com
Inside the furor plaguing Democratic National Committee leader Ken Martin

Democrats keep winning at the ballot box. And yet Ken Martin, the man leading the Democratic National Committee, is facing a crisis of confidence among party officials who are increasingly concerned about the health of their political machine barely a year into his term.

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May 13 • 5:47 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Becoming an AI-Forward Health System

From AI skeptic to transformation leader, Ken Kawamoto, MD, PhD, MHS, is guiding U of U Health toward tools that ease clinician burden and deliver more responsive, patient-centered care.

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May 13 • 5:21 PM EDT • Health • uofuhealth.utah.edu
Ford stock surges 13% on investor optimism for new energy storage business

Investor support for Ford Motor's energy storage business sent its stock ‌soaring 13% Wednesday, the biggest single-day increase in ‌about six years, following a note from Morgan Stanley highlighting details released ​by the company on Monday. Ford announced its wholly-owned energy subsidiary late last year, and it is being directed by Lisa Drake, who has been a key leader in ‌the company's efforts around ⁠electric vehicles. • After a $19.5 billion writedown on its EV programs in December, ⁠Ford announced it would launch an energy storage business, utilizing plant space in Kentucky that was previously meant to produce ​batteries for ​electric vehicles.

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May 13 • 4:50 PM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com
Class of 2026: Data Science Student Ready to Support Small Businesses and Underserved Communities Through Cybersecurity and AI

By Kelsey Kendall For Makendra Crosby (B.S. ’24), data science and cybersecurity are not just about numbers and computers, they are about people. As she prepares to graduate with her master’s in data science and analytics with a concentration in artificial intelligence and machine learning, she is focused on using her skills to serve others and make technology more accessible.

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May 13 • 4:48 PM EDT • Science • odu.edu
Trump and Kennedy seek to relax safeguards for AI healthcare tools

AI-powered medical scribes are booming in hospitals as critics warn proposed federal rule changes could weaken safeguards for patients.

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May 13 • 4:27 PM EDT • Health • sfchronicle.com
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Things to do this weekend in Metro Detroit

Flower Day, Motor City Comic Con, art exhibits, concerts and more are on deck around town this weekend, May 15-17.

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May 13 • 2:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • detroitnews.com
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Remake Gets Absurd Treasure Hunt

Edward Kenway and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

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May 13 • 1:30 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Spurs Sports & Entertainment chooses developers for new basketball arena downtown
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May 13 • 1:26 PM EDT • Entertainment • kens5.com
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Spurs Sports & Entertainment chooses developers for new basketball arena downtown
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May 13 • 1:26 PM EDT • Entertainment • kens5.com
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