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Scientists Drilled 1,300 Feet Below the Atlantic Seafloor — and Found a Massive Freshwater Reservoir
The newly confirmed reservoir stretches from offshore New Jersey to Maine and may contain enough water to supply New York City for roughly 800 years.
The Atlantic Ocean Was Hiding a Massive Freshwater Reservoir Big Enough to Supply NYC for 800 Years
Scientists have discovered a massive freshwater reservoir buried beneath the Atlantic Ocean, stretching from New Jersey to Maine — and early estimates suggest it could hold enough water to supply New York City for nearly 800 years. Researchers believe the reservoir dates back to the last ice age, though it could take years to determine whether the water can — or should — ever be tapped.
Scientists discover the oldest wooden tools ever used by humans
Scientists have uncovered the oldest known hand-held wooden tools ever used by humans — and they’re an astonishing 430,000 years old. Buried for hundreds of thousands of years at an ancient lakeside site in Greece, the carefully carved wooden objects reveal that early humans were far more skilled and resourceful than once believed.
Local business supports Humboldt Commons
Humboldt Commons, a project in design and development, is the result of community support and years of dedication by Life Plan Humboldt, a grassroots nonprofit formed by local residents who want more choices for aging well in Humboldt…
Quantum Batteries Could Run For Years Off Of A Single One-Minute Charge
Quantum batteries have been a theoretical concept since 2013, but Australian scientists have just created a working prototype with insane charging speeds.
It's Your Business | 'Growth is messy, but it's also very fun'
Up until about two years ago, Mariah Madison had never used a drill. However, that didn’t stop her from buying a school bus with the intention of turning the vehicle
Scientists Warn The Sun Could Be About To Produce A ‘Superflare’
Scientists studying 50 years of solar data warn Earth may be entering a heightened risk period for rare “superflares” capable of disrupting technology worldwide.
GJ Business Incubator celebrates 40 years of supporting small businesses
After Black Sunday in 1982 saw Exxon’s exit from western Colorado and an ensuing economic collapse, the Grand Junction Business Incubator Center (BIC) was founded as a response to bolster
Fmr. attorney of courthouse shooting suspect said she had 'significant mental health issues'
Former attorney of 57-year-old Gwendolyn White, the woman accused of shooting two attorneys outside the Wake County Courthouse on Friday, said the suspect suffered from mental health issues for years.
PALM Health celebrates 10 years in St. Louis
St. Louis healthcare group PALM Health marks 10 years of trying to change the way healthcare is provided.
She got scolded on ‘American Idol.’ Here’s what this Utah singer is up to 5 years later
In a recent interview, Liahona Olayan reflected on ‘American Idol,’ how serving a Latter-day Saint mission has made her a better artist and her new music
Cardinals' Bryan Torres, who began minors journey in 2015, nabs first MLB hit, then homer at 28 in debut vs. Reds
Eleven years after starting his journey in the minors, Torres made it to the bigs and shined in front of his family during a Game 1 win of a Saturday doubleheader.
Former Nintendo exec confirms NES and SNES Classics were made to sustain the company's business during Wii U's dark days
According to former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime, the NES and SNES Classics were specifically made to help the company out during the end of the Wii U years. This may have been something that many have concluded on their own. That said, we haven’t heard about Nintendo comment on this in an official capacity. Nintendo was not in...
Chance photo leads scientists to rediscover plant missing from the wild for nearly 60 years
"It's one of these situations where everything had to fall into place and there was a bit of good fortune involved."
Theater at Woodshill celebrates 10 years of Shakespeare
SAUQUOIT — When Allen Guy Wilcox talks about The Theater at Woodshill, he talks about connecting: Connecting with the audience. Connecting with the community. And most importantly, connecting with Shakespeare.
Brandi Glanville worries she contracted ‘sexually transmitted ringworm’ amid health troubles
For years, the reality star has been dealing with health issues tied to a parasite that developed from ruptured breast implants
In 1908, something exploded in the sky over Siberia with hundreds of times the energy of the Hiroshima bomb, flattening more than 2,000 square kilometres of forest. When scientists finally reached the site years later, they found no crater at all
On the morning of 30 June 1908, an object from space exploded above the basin of the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in central Siberia. It flattened roughly 2,150 square kilometres of forest, an area larger than Greater London, and tens of millions of trees were knocked down in a pattern that radiated outward from a single […]
I tried GameSir's revolutionary new game controller and it's the most mind-blowing thing I've used in years
It looks like a bit of a Frankenstein, but trust me when I say, this is going to be something spectacular.
What a George Floyd Square-area business seeks nearly 6 years after his death
Keir Starmer urges TNT Sports to make Arsenal’s Champions League final free to watch
For the first time in 30 years, UK viewers will have to pay to watch the Champions League final between Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain.
More than 500 children killed in measles outbreak in Bangladesh
Most cases recorded by doctors among children aged between six months and five years.
Nvidia’s Hidden $60 Billion Business Is About to Overtake Broadcom
For years, investors treated artificial intelligence as a GPU story. Buy the chipmakers, ride the boom, and call it a day. But AI data centers have evolved into something much bigger — sprawling digital factories that need not only computing power, but also ultra-fast networking capable of moving oceans of data with almost no delay. ... Nvidia’s Hidden $60 Billion Business Is About to Overtake Broadcom
Intel's Latest Round Of Open-Source Projects Ended: OBS Studio Plugin, CVE Binary Tool & More
With Intel having been one of the most dominant open-source contributors for years across the software ecosystem, months after they began sunsetting various software projects no longer aligned with today's Intel, they continue formally sunsetting/archiving different open-source projects.
New business offers guided horseback rides across 1 of Lehigh Valley’s highest plateaus
The business, which opened this month, draws on more than 80 years of combined equine experience among its staff.
New business offers guided horseback rides across 1 of Lehigh Valley’s highest plateaus
The business, which opened this month, draws on more than 80 years of combined equine experience among its staff.
West Ham v Leeds: Key stats and talking points
West Ham need to beat visitors Leeds to have any chance of avoiding relegation. Two years after parting company with manager David Moyes despite finishing ninth in the league, West Ham need a favour from his current side Everton if they are to avoid relegation. The Hammers must beat Leeds and hope Tottenham slip up against Everton or they will be relegated from the Premier League for the third time after 2002-03 and 2010-11.
Nintendo loves Yoshi but hasn't made a good Yoshi game in 30 years
Nintendo's mascot has endured a 30-year curse
Scientists just found a faster, cleaner way to extract lithium for EV batteries
A breakthrough lithium-extraction method could help solve one of clean energy’s dirtiest problems. Researchers at Columbia Engineering have developed a fast new technique that pulls lithium directly from salty underground brines using a temperature-sensitive solvent, avoiding the giant evaporation ponds that can take years and drain precious water supplies. Even better, the method works on low-quality lithium sources that current technologies struggle to use.
Unusual stars may be the leftovers of ancient galaxy gobbled up by the Milky Way
Unusual stellar remnants suggest the Milky Way might have eaten a galaxy called Loki billions of years ago, according to new research.
Bond breakout? Big effects of bad data. Immigration and thermostatic politics & dad-chat is coming for dad-books.
Thank you for opening your Chartbook email. Anna Airy, A Shell Forge at a National Projectile Factory, Hackney Marshes, London, 1918 Bond breakout - John Authers Across the developed markets, bond markets are staging a slow-motion car wreck. Looking at the drastic moves in the US, Japan, the UK and France, Barclays’ Ajay Rajadhyaksha commented: “Last week, long bonds broke. Not in one country. In all of them. Simultaneously. Four countries. Four different political systems. Four different central banks. But the same trade — “get me out of duration!”” Each country has its own contributing political problems, but the uniformity of the shift out of long-term bonds with high duration makes clear that something broader is afoot. For Rajadhyaksha, it is “simple and uncomfortable.” The developed world “has too much debt, too little fiscal discipline, and no political appetite for fixing either.” If there’s a trigger, it has been the Iran war and the resulting shock to oil supply. Source: Bloomberg G7 countries are now borrowing at rates that were enjoyed by EM in the early 2020s For contributing subscribers only. Subscribe Trade between China and Russia has grown in recent years For contributing subscribers only. Subscribe Big effects of bad data A decade ago nearly nine in ten Americans, when approached, agreed to fill out the Current Population Survey, which is administered to about 60,000 households each month and asks about, among other things, employment. Fewer than seven in ten do so now (see chart 1). For the Consumer Expenditure Survey, which tries to capture 3,700 households monthly, the response rate is down from 68% to 40%. … When the information becomes less reliable, investment decisions get more difficult to make. Some may be delayed, creating a potential drag on the economy. A new working paper by Nicholas Bloom of Stanford University, Erica Groshen, former head of the Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS) now at Cornell University, and Duncan Hobbs and Michael Strain of the American Enterprise Institute, a think-tank, hazards an estimate. Preserving trust in “the integrity and quality of official statistics”, the authors claim, generates economic benefits of about $25 for every $1 spent on the BLS, the agency with an annual budget of $700m that is responsible for many of these data. To arrive at their conclusion the quartet analysed an ignoble episode in the BLS’s recent history. On August 1st 2025 Donald Trump sacked Erika McEntarfer, appointed as the agency’s commissioner by his predecessor, Joe Biden. The president alleged, without evidence, that the BLS’s steep downward revision to recent jobs numbers had been “RIGGED in order to make the Republicans, and ME, look bad”. In fact, it was the wanton dismissal that looked bad in the eyes of many observers. In the following seven days there was a 50% leap, relative to the week before, in the average value of the index of Economic Policy Uncertainty (EPU), which tracks the number of articles mentioning such uncertainty that are published daily in American newspapers. This was a discernible jump even when compared to the chaos caused by Mr Trump’s trade war in April 2025 and his real one in Iran in the past two months (see chart 2). Based on Mr Bloom’s earlier study with other colleagues of the EPU’s impact on business investment, industrial production and employment, the authors estimate that the jump reduced American GDP by over $100bn (0.3%) and non-farm payrolls by 168,000 (0.1%). Source: The Economist Immigration and thermostatic politics (Sarah O’Connor in the FT) A strange thing happened a year and a half ago. No sooner had Americans elected Donald Trump as president on an explicitly anti-immigration platform than US public opinion began to swing much more favourably towards immigration. … to political scientists who study “thermostatic” politics, this development is no surprise at all. Public opinion often moves against the prevailing party, especially if they are perceived to have gone “too far” in one direction. The phenomenon was first explored in the 1990s with reference to fiscal policy, but in recent years it has been particularly evident in the realm of immigration policy. While these swings in opinion polls can make it seem as if people don’t know their own minds, they can be a useful democratic check on governments by sending bright flashing warning lights when policies stray too far from the public’s comfort zone. The problem comes when politicians misinterpret those signals. When people tell pollsters they want less immigration, or think it is bad for the country overall (or the converse), they are often expressing an opinion about how things appear to be going in that moment relative to their preferences, rather than a deep shift in their underlying views. According to Alexander Kustov, a political scientist, most Americans’ views are quite stable and moderate: they support immigration that is controlled and in the national interest, and oppose flows that are disorderly or under-enforced. In the US, he argues the Trump administration over-interpreted dissatisfaction with high immigration under Joe Biden, and implemented policies that went too far for many voters. “People don’t necessarily change their idea about their ideal immigration policy, but they can react to what the government is currently doing,” he told me. “A lot of people are not happy with what the Trump administration are doing — right now we’re not talking about border enforcement, we’re talking about people not just getting harassed, but killed.” But similarly, he added, pro-immigration advocates would be making a mistake to interpret the recent, more favourable swing towards immigration as a deep-seated ideological shift in attitudes. The recent history of UK immigration policy offers another cautionary tale. After the 2016 Brexit referendum, public concern about immigration fell. This was partly because net migration statistics declined, but also because people felt a sense of catharsis and control, says Sunder Katwala, director of British Future, a think-tank. By 2019, the public ranked immigration as only the ninth biggest issue of concern, according to Ipsos polling. But when the Conservative government liberalised visa routes for students and care workers between 2019 and 2022, that helped net migration to surge. And so, too, did public concern. Today’s Labour government has implemented another sharply restrictive turn in immigration policy. As Kustov and researcher Caitlyn Yates argue, thermostatic public opinion should be a useful check on politicians. Instead it seems to have helped to magnify the pendulum swing in the UK. The government over-interprets and overreacts to a change in public opinion, which reacts in turn, prompting a sudden swing the other way. Source: Financial Times HEY READERS, THANK YOU for opening the Chartbook email. I hope it brightens your day. I enjoy putting out the newsletter, but tbh, what keeps this flow going is the generosity of those readers who clicked the subscription button. If you are persuaded to click, please consider the annual subscription of $50. It is both better value for you and a much better deal for me, as it involves only one credit card charge. Why feed the payments companies if we don’t have to. Subscribe Anna Airy, Shop for Machining 15-Inch Shells: Singer Manufacturing Company, Clydebank, Glasgow, 1918 Racing for a vaccine … we have been here before! The deadly Ebola outbreak in two African countries driven by a virus species with no vaccine has triggered an urgent search for a potential jab, in a test of troubled global efforts to avert threats posed by emerging diseases. A World Health Organization advisory group is due to would meet on Tuesday to recommend candidate jabs to prioritise for clinical trials, the global health body said. It will assess data including an analysis by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (Cepi), which was set up after failures in the international response to a previous Ebola crisis. The latest Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda has infected hundreds of people and killed more than 80, health authorities say. Cepi’s reaction will be a crucial indicator of its progress towards its wider goal of producing vaccines for pandemic threats in just 100 days, despite steep cuts to international health funding. “If there was ever a time that we could show the world why Cepi is needed and show the world why the 100-day mission is needed, it’s now,” Nicole Lurie, the organisation’s executive director for preparedness and response, told the FT. “We’re happy to accept that responsibility, but obviously we need help from partners — particularly financial help in the long run.” DR Congo and Uganda would make the final decision on whether to press ahead with any vaccine candidates endorsed for clinical trials by the WHO experts, the global health body said. “Other ethical and community acceptability issues will be considered,” said the WHO, which declared the latest outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday. “This will be important to make sure that the trial, if it happens, will be adequately communicated to the population.” Lurie said Cepi had provided information from a survey of research teams and companies working on drugs that might be effective against the Bundibugyo virus behind the outbreak. The organisation hoped soon to announce partners in the quest for a jab, she added, although she declined to give a timescale for when one might be developed. Cepi’s Nicole Laurie said global health bodies were ‘getting some live-fire drills’ with hantavirus and the latest Ebola outbreak. The hunt for a vaccine should be helped by scientific advances including the use of artificial intelligence to find drugs active against viruses, Lurie said. Existing jabs against the Zaire Ebola virus responsible for many previous outbreaks might provide a basis for tackling the Bundibugyo species, she added. “We’ll see how far and how fast we can get,” Lurie said, adding that Cepi had done preliminary work recently on a possible jab for the rat-borne hantavirus responsible for a recent fatal outbreak on a cruise ship. “Both with hantavirus and now with Ebola, [we] are getting some live-fire drills.” Source: Michael Peel in the Financial Times Dad-chat is coming for dad-books. (By Pamela Paul and Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg in the WSJ) They were the go-to gifts for Father’s Day: a book about some little-known chapter of World War II, the sweeping narrative of a shipwreck, perhaps the latest presidential biography. These days, dad books are a dying breed. Nonfiction book sales have been in decline for the past four years, and are now the most challenged segment of the print book market. Publishers say certain types of books still fare well—including celebrity memoirs and religious titles. But in recent years, print sales in such categories as biography, current affairs and business and economics—what publishers refer to as “serious nonfiction” and which tend to resonate especially with men—have fallen considerably. Sales of nonfiction print titles were down nearly 8% through May 9 this year, and sales of books about politics and current affairs were down 19%, according to book tracker Circana BookScan. Publishing has long been subject to cyclical changes, with trends in format and genre taking over bookshelves in grand sweeps. (Remember the adult coloring-book craze? Or the stratospheric rise of romantasy?) But many in publishing believe the decline in serious nonfiction is more existential. “The trend couldn’t be clearer,” said Jonathan Karp, the former chief executive of Simon & Schuster and publisher of the new Simon Six imprint. “This is a sea change and people should wake up and realize we’re living in a new world.” One culprit for the shift: a new media diet for fans of more serious nonfiction. … Sixty-two percent of men and 54% of women consumed a podcast in the prior month, according to a recent survey by Edison Research at SSRS, up from 46% and 39%, respectively, in 2023. “When we have internal meetings to talk about this problem, it always comes around to podcasts,” said Jonathan Burnham, president and publisher of the Harper Group at HarperCollins Publishers. “The man who wants to read American history is now tuning into one of the many good podcasts about history that lends the quiet attention to a serious subject he’s looking for. It makes the idea of sitting down with a 700-page Ron Chernow book less appealing. You’ve scratched that itch.” Source: Wall Street Journal Remarkable report by Novara from the nationalist rally in London in mid May. Anna Airy, Leopard Moth and Plums, 1915 If you’ve scrolled this far, you know you want to click: Subscribe
AI is changing the internet forever. Here’s how
Google is giving the search bar its biggest update in 25 years, another sign that AI is changing the way people use the internet and find information.
LET'S TALK MONEY: How do other owners step back from their business?
Hi Taylor: I started my business five years ago and we’ve got a solid crew now, but I’ll be honest. I’m still the first one there in the morning and
Another retail chain closing all stores after 33 years in business
Another familiar name on high streets is disappearing as mounting financial pressure and fierce competition continue to reshape the retail industry. The company spent years trying to survive a market that has become increasingly unforgiving. After multiple insolvency proceedings, shrinking sales, ...
Scientists discover giant sea predator Tylosaurus rex that terrorized ancient oceans
A colossal new sea predator named Tylosaurus rex has been identified from fossils found in Texas, revealing a brutal 43-foot-long hunter that ruled ancient oceans 80 million years ago. The discovery not only introduces one of the biggest mosasaurs ever known, but also shakes up long-standing ideas about how these marine reptiles evolved.
Silverman Commentary: Positive Youth Mental Health Begins with Belonging
By Tami Silverman President & CEO of Indiana Youth Institute May 22, 2026 For years, conversations about youth mental health understandably have focused on crises. Rates of rising anxiety, depression, loneliness, and stress among young people have captured national attention. Families, schools, healthcare providers, and community organizations across Indiana continue working hard to respond to
MaineStream Finance: Transforming Maine homeownership & small business for 25 Years
MaineStream Finance was founded in 2001 by Penquis.
'World-Class' At The Petersen Museum Condenses 100 Years Of Mercedes-Benz Into A Well-Curated Greatest Hits Exhibit Featuring Cars You've Definitely Never Seen Before
Even for the most discerning Mercedes fan, there will be at least a couple cars in this 42-vehicle exhibit that surprise and delight.
Winners Announced for 38th Annual Senior Sports Awards
A career captivating event concluded Friday afternoon as the accomplishments of the graduating class of 2026 were celebrated on the campus of Colby College. Eleven award winners were announced, but all seniors were celebrated for their major accomplishments throughout the last four years on Mayflower Hill.
Hawaii Hilo wins 3rd straight PacWest Hawaii Challenge, 4th in 5 years
HPU claims most PacWest Challenges with 7
Shakeup at JPL? Control over iconic NASA center could change for 1st time in nearly 100 years
This is part of an even-larger "restructuring" at NASA.
Steve Wozniak says he didn’t cofound Apple to ‘make money’—he only did it because he was rejected by HP 5 times, and for years his pay was just $50
While he could’ve been a trillionaire today, Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak sold his stake early: “I didn’t want to be near money, because it could corrupt your values.”
Haslam Sports Group to name Tim Bezbatchenko President of Global Soccer
Bezbatchenko, who possesses 17 years in soccer leadership roles and three MLS Cups, returning to oversee all current and future HSG soccer endeavors, including Columbus NWSL 2028 and the Columbus Crew
Colbert initially avoided discussing politics on 'Late Night.' Then he leaned in | News
Last night, Stephen Colbert said goodbye to The Late Show after 11 years. We listen back to his '16 interview, in which he talked about embracing his "sharp and satirical and highly opinionated" side.
Rediscovering science: new knowledge hidden in old data
What if some of the most important scientific discoveries are already hidden in data collected years ago? Researchers at Tohoku University are exploring how AI and data-driven science can reveal new insights from past experiments and scientific literature. Their review highlights how old data could help accelerate discoveries in chemistry and materials science.
Hubble Captures Galaxy Cluster
Hubble captured this scene of galaxy cluster MACS J1141.6-1905 in visible and infrared light. The cluster is around four billion light-years away.
McKinsey studied 200 family business successions. The biggest problem wasn’t the heir — it was the outgoing CEO
New research across 50 countries finds family-owned businesses underperform for five years after a leadership transition — and the culprit is usually the person leaving, not the person arriving.
Glenny Glass Company celebrates 175 years of business
The company has come a long way since the horse and carriage.
Google I/O showed how the path for AI-driven science is shifting
Two years ago, an AI tool won Google DeepMind a Nobel. Researchers are now climbing toward a new goal.
A federal office of men’s health has never been closer, yet it’s likely still years away
Supporters worry that a men’s health office created by the Trump administration risks being dismantled by a future Democratic president
Gilts Set for Best Week Gain Since 2023 as Rates Offset Politics
After starting the week at their highest in almost three decades, yields on long-dated gilts are poised for their biggest drop in more than two years.
Opinion | The Democrats Who Could Upend American Politics in the Years Ahead
Why 2026 might tell us a lot about 2028.
Bungie reportedly eyeing up "significant" layoffs, no plans for Destiny 3: what happens after Destiny 2's final update in June?
Nearly nine years later, the writing is on the walls for Destiny 2 as Bungie looks ahead to a very uncertain future.
With Deals Booming and Regulations Lightened, Bankers Are Back on Top
They played second fiddle to private equity and hedge funds for years, but 2026 is shaping up to be “the year of the bank,” one consultant said.
With Deals Booming and Regulations Lightened, Bankers Are Back on Top
They played second fiddle to private equity and hedge funds for years, but 2026 is shaping up to be “the year of the bank,” one consultant said.
'We'll never know if he could have been saved.' The gaps in Trump's rural health fund
Republicans promise that $50 billion in new health funding will help rural America. But it's not expected to aid the years-long effort in North Carolina's Martin County to reopen its only hospital.
‘Defund then abolish’: A leading Democrat in Wisconsin governor’s race urged abolishing police
Years after mayors from Democratic cities reversed course on calls to defund police departments, one of the leading Democratic candidates for governor of Wisconsin is running with a starkly different record: she didn’t just back defunding police — she called to abolish them. And unlike many in her party, she has neither deleted those posts nor renounced them.
Eastern Iowa woman sentenced for stealing more than $500K from veteran-owned business
A Springville woman was sentenced Thursday to more than three years in federal prison for stealing more than $500,000 from a veteran-owned small business in Marion.
James Webb discovers a rare giant planet with surprisingly Earth-like temperatures
Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered a rare world unlike anything in our solar system — a giant planet about the size of Saturn with surprisingly Earth-like temperatures and an atmosphere packed with methane. The planet, TOI-199b, sits more than 330 light-years away and is one of the first known “temperate” gas giants ever studied in detail.
Next on Native Bidaské: How U.S. Politics and Voting Rights Today Are Impacting Native Americans with Gwen Carr
In this episode of Native Bidaské, host Levi Rickert talks with political strategist Gwen Carr about how U.S. politics, voting rights, and elections are impacting Native Americans right now. They break down: Gwen shares her perspective as an Indigenous woman with more than 30 years in politics, including work in the Clinton administration, the DNC, […]
Preserving the future of vaccine science in the USA
Nature Microbiology - Vaccines have saved an estimated 154 million lives in 50 years, yet that infrastructure is under threat. We highlight the global impact of vaccine scientists who trained in...
Public health in action: from detection to response – how International Health Regulations (2005) guided response to hantavirus outbreak
In a world where people can cross borders in minutes, an infectious disease event – such as the cluster of hantavirus cases on the MV Hondius cruise ship – can quickly become a multi-country challenge.The International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) are the legally binding global framework that obligates countries to prevent, prepare for, detect, report and respond to public health threats that cross borders.When the United Kingdom notified WHO on 2 May 2026 of a cluster of severe respiratory illness cases aboard a Netherlands-flagged cruise ship in the Atlantic, passengers from 23 countries were on board. Within days, cases of hantavirus (Andes strain) had been confirmed in the Netherlands, South Africa and Switzerland. The ship was still at sea.What followed was one of the most complex multi-country outbreak responses in recent years – and a direct test of the IHR.
Microsoft's Yusuf Mehdi plans departure after role transition
Microsoft executive vice president Yusuf Mehdi is leaving after 35 years. He wrote that he plans to help "reimagine Windows for the agentic era."
Kyle Busch, NASCAR Cup champion, dead at 41
Kyle Busch, the winningest driver across NASCAR’s three top series, has died. He was 41 years old.
Korean Content Leaders Take Stock After a Decade of Growth and Look to Future: ‘Korean Entertainment is Everywhere’
The world of Korean entertainment has come a long way since “Gangnum Style” set dancers galloping around the world nearly 15 years ago. Korean content industry leaders on both sides of the Pacific gat...
Gerald Talbot remembered as Maine champion for civil rights
Portland Mayor Mark Dion said Talbot made an immeasurable impact on his life over the years.
NYC Health + Hospitals Marks 10 Years of Robotic Surgery, Completing Over 20,000 Procedures - NYC Health + Hospitals
New York, NY — NYC Health + Hospitals today announced it had completed over 20,000 robotic surgeries since 2016, marking a decade of expanding access to
Beloved Italian restaurant in Mass. closing after almost 100 years in business
[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] A longtime Italian restaurant in the western suburbs of Boston that appeared to be closing around the start of the pandemic only to remain open is now closing for real. According to a source, Carbone’s Restaurant in Hopkinton is shutting down, with a MassLive article mentioning that the Cedar Street dining spot…
'It's hard work to make nothing': Small businesses struggle with declining profits as gas, shipping prices rise
Small business profitability slid 1.3% in April from a year earlier — the weakest reading in two years, according to an analysis from the Bank of America Institute.
Lancaster Country Day School senior wins Chemistry competition at prestigious international science fair
A Lancaster County Day senior won top honors at the International Science and Engineering Fair in Phoenix, AZ, the school announced Thursday. Kienle, who has spent his junior and senior years at the ...
Cannabis Business Leans on Schedule III Listing, Asks US Tax Court to Recognize 280E Refunds for Prior Years
The IRS can’t dispute that medical cannabis falls outside the meaning of Schedule I or II ‘without contradicting the president, the acting attorney general and HHS,’ the company says.
Maika Monroe, much more than 'Scream Queen,' returns to Cannes
After years spent fleeing serial killers and worse, Maika Monroe is on the offensive | KMBZ
NC State baseball coach Elliott Avent will retire after 30 years of leading program
NC State baseball coach Elliott Avent will step down at the end of this season, marking the end of a 30-year tenure for a man synonymous with the program.
Scientists Identify Atomic Trick That Keeps Gold Shiny
Gold’s characteristic glow famously doesn’t fade for thousands of years—and scientists have finally found the molecular trick that makes it so.
Big science and uncanny prescience: Laurie Anderson’s greatest songs
Forty years since her pioneering concert film Home of the Brave, and ahead of a European tour, we count down the best of a surprisingly poppy avant garde catalogue
Kroger plans biggest price cuts in years to take on Walmart, Costco
Kroger Co.'s new CEO is looking at big price cuts in order to win back market share and take on his former employer, Walmart Inc., and other competitors.
Common pesticide linked to hidden brain damage, scientists warn
Scientists have uncovered alarming new evidence that a common insecticide may leave lasting marks on the developing brain before a child is even born. Researchers studying New York City children found that prenatal exposure to chlorpyrifos — a pesticide once widely used indoors and still used in agriculture — was linked to widespread brain abnormalities and weaker motor skills years later.
Mental health support expands following deadly floods in Texas Hill Country
The Community Foundation has allocated $5 million in grants to 15 nonprofits and pledged an additional $10 million over two years to support long-term mental health recovery following the Hill Country flood.
French Business Activity Slumps at Fastest Pace Since 2020
French business activity shrank at the quickest pace in five and a half years as higher energy prices hit consumers and firms.
The Steam Team Wins Austin Business Journal Family Business Award, Marks 43 Years Serving Central Texas
AUSTIN, Texas, May 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Steam Team has been named a recipient of the Austin Business Journal Family Business Award, ...
Who reports wildlife the most? 300,000 citizen science records uncover participation bias
In recent years, citizen science methodology has gained significant momentum and is becoming increasingly important in large-scale ecological and conservation research. By involving volunteers, it enables ...
Underage sports betting reports surge in Connecticut, some involving children as young as seven
More than 200 reports of underage sports betting were reported in Connecticut in one year, with some instances involving children as young as seven years old.
Colorado Springs-based homeschool team wins state Science Olympiad for 5th time in 6 years
Homeschool Science Colorado, a Colorado Springs-based STEM team composed entirely of homeschool students, recently won the state’s Science Olympiad for the fourth year in a row and the fifth time in six years. In sports parlance, the team has become a Colorado dynasty. This year, HSC’s high school team narrowly defeated perennial rival Fossil Ridge […]
70 years of service: College student creates mental health fundraiser to honor late mother
Dylan Souza, who grew up in El Dorado County, is raising mental health awareness and supporting students through a fundraiser and scholarships inspired by his late mother.
Councilwoman Ysabel Jurado calls for exploration of Entertainment Zone for DTLA
“Downtown Los Angeles is one of the strongest economic and cultural engines of our city, but our local businesses, hospitality workers, restaurants, bars and cultural corridors are still recovering from years of disruption,”…
Physicists finally solve the strange mystery of “breathing” lasers
Scientists have finally figured out how mysterious “breather” laser pulses work, solving a puzzle that has frustrated laser physicists for years. These unusual ultrafast lasers produce light pulses that rhythmically grow and shrink instead of staying steady, almost like they’re breathing.
'Brady Bunch' star Barry Williams says it took 15 years to make peace with fans calling him 'Greg': 'It was a threat to my identity'
'Brady Bunch' star Barry Williams says it took 15 years for him to make peace with fans calling him 'Greg' in public: 'It was a threat to my identity.'
Complex animals evolved up to 10 million years earlier than previously thought, fossil discovery shows
Trove of fossils discovered in Canada sheds light on "when life first became large, complex and unmistakenly animal."
Philly progressives taking a victory lap after Rabb win; supporters credit old-school grassroots organizing
The groundwork for Rabb’s success may have been laid over the last several years as progressives fought for control over local Democratic committees.
SMART update: Self-expanding TAVR valves still linked to superior durability after 3 years
These three-year data represent a major update to one of the more noteworthy TAVR trials in recent memory.
Aaron Rodgers swan song: Steelers QB says he will retire after 2026 season, ending 22-year career
The four-time NFL MVP and future Hall of Famer will turn 43 years old in December
Two Years. Two Deaths. Six Elections. Meet the Most Exhausted Voters in Texas.
Since Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee died, voters in her district have gone to the polls every few months to choose her replacement.
Lunar launch
When Artemis II launched in April, sending astronauts around the moon for the first time in more than 50 years, the mission broke records — and will help scientists understand undiscovered secrets, including the history of Earth and our solar system.As lunar science lead for NASA’s Artemis II mission, Kelsey Young, ’12 MS and ’14 PhD in geological sciences, led the team that developed the lunar science plan and trained the crew to study the moon.
This Moon of Neptune Might Have Survived a Wrecking-Ball Event
Neptune’s moons have long provided evidence of a cataclysm four billion years ago. A new study suggests one moon may have made it through.
PLOS One marks 20 years of advancing rigorous, multidisciplinary open science
PLOS One, the multidisciplinary open access journal published by PLOS, is marking 20 years of publishing research grounded in scientific rigor, transparency, and ethical practice. Since its launch in 2006, PLOS One has provided a platform for research to be shared, examined, and built on, across disciplines and around the world.
Inside Mindy Kaling's Weight Loss Journey and Her New Motivation for Staying Healthy
Mindy Kaling has been open about her physical transformation and weight loss journey over the years. Here's everything she has said about her health.
Xbox expands leadership team with major hires
Xbox has added two big names to its leadership team: Matthew Ball and Scott Van Vliet. The new recruits are part of an on-going drive from Xbox CEO Asha Sharma to move faster, build better products, and make more focused business decisions. The Game Business can reveal that Ball is joining as Chief Strategy Officer. He is a popular industry analyst who is responsible for the annual The State of Video Gaming report, which is widely read across the business. His first job will be to strengthen the console side of Xbox, which is facing significant pressures, not least from the rising costs of memory and storage. In an interview with The Game Business earlier in the year, he admitted he was “pretty frightened” by the situation for the console sector. Ball had previously worked as head of strategy and planning for Amazon Studios, and wrote the 2022 international best-seller The Metaverse. He is currently CEO of Epyllion, a venture partner at investment group Makers Fund and senior advisor at KKR & Co. Meanwhile, Scott Van Vliet joins as Chief Technology Officer. He was previously in charge of Azure OpenAI and AI Core infrastructure at Microsoft, and he also led engineering for Microsoft Teams during the COVID 19 pandemic. But he has a games background. He previously worked across games for Amazon, including Alexa, Amazon Game Studios and the Amazon App Store. He directly worked on the Minecraft: Fire TV Edition. Prior to that, he was VP of Digital Play at Mattel, and worked across brands such as Batman, Barbie, Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja and Cut The Rope. His job will be to improve how Xbox builds products so teams can move faster and deliver stronger results. For more breaking stories, sign-up to The Game Business today Subscribe In addition to these new hires, Xbox has promoted Chris Schnakenberg to Corporate Vice President, Partnerships & Business Development. He was previously VP of partnerships and business development, and joined from Activision Blizzard, where he spent 12 years in various strategy, business development and partner relations role. His focus is on third-party games, publishers and developers working with Xbox. The news follows a number of new hires and promotions earlier in the month, including Jason Ronald taking leadership over Xbox’s upcoming Project Helix console. “These changes are about strengthening our foundation by creating more clarity and improving execution,” Sharma said in an email to staff. “As we head toward Showcase and beyond, we’ll continue making the changes needed to position XBOX for the future.” Matthew Ball is speaking with Christopher Dring at The Game Business Live on Monday, June 8. More details on the event can be found here.
Xbox expands leadership team with major hires
Xbox has added two big names to its leadership team: Matthew Ball and Scott Van Vliet. The new recruits are part of an on-going drive from Xbox CEO Asha Sharma to move faster, build better products, and make more focused business decisions. The Game Business can reveal that Ball is joining as Chief Strategy Officer. He is a popular industry analyst who is responsible for the annual The State of Video Gaming report, which is widely read across the business. His first job will be to strengthen the console side of Xbox, which is facing significant pressures, not least from the rising costs of memory and storage. In an interview with The Game Business earlier in the year, he admitted he was “pretty frightened” by the situation for the console sector. Ball had previously worked as head of strategy and planning for Amazon Studios, and wrote the 2022 international best-seller The Metaverse. He is currently CEO of Epyllion, a venture partner at investment group Makers Fund and senior advisor at KKR & Co. Meanwhile, Scott Van Vliet joins as Chief Technology Officer. He was previously in charge of Azure OpenAI and AI Core infrastructure at Microsoft, and he also led engineering for Microsoft Teams during the COVID 19 pandemic. But he has a games background. He previously worked across games for Amazon, including Alexa, Amazon Game Studios and the Amazon App Store. He directly worked on the Minecraft: Fire TV Edition. Prior to that, he was VP of Digital Play at Mattel, and worked across brands such as Batman, Barbie, Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja and Cut The Rope. His job will be to improve how Xbox builds products so teams can move faster and deliver stronger results. For more breaking stories, sign-up to The Game Business today Subscribe In addition to these new hires, Xbox has promoted Chris Schnakenberg to Corporate Vice President, Partnerships & Business Development. He was previously VP of partnerships and business development, and joined from Activision Blizzard, where he spent 12 years in various strategy, business development and partner relations role. His focus is on third-party games, publishers and developers working with Xbox. The news follows a number of new hires and promotions earlier in the month, including Jason Ronald taking leadership over Xbox’s upcoming Project Helix console. “These changes are about strengthening our foundation by creating more clarity and improving execution,” Sharma said in an email to staff. “As we head toward Showcase and beyond, we’ll continue making the changes needed to position XBOX for the future.” Matthew Ball is speaking with Christopher Dring at The Game Business Live on Monday, June 8. More details on the event can be found here.
Interstellar's most-discussed scene is treated as exotic science fiction, but the family-separation problem it dramatises is one of the more actively studied subjects in long-duration mission planning.
The scene that has stayed with most viewers of Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar is not the wave-planet, or the visualised black hole, or the climactic library of moments. It is the one in the middle of the film where Matthew McConaughey’s character, Cooper, watches twenty-three years of his children’s recorded video messages, having lost that span […]
OpenAI launches Guaranteed Capacity program for businesses
The new program lets customers lock in compute access for up to three years, with discounts tied to the length of commitment
Scientists discover massive natural hydrogen source beneath Canada
Scientists in Canada have discovered that ancient underground rocks are naturally producing hydrogen gas — and lots of it. Measurements from mine boreholes in Ontario show the gas can flow continuously for years, offering a potential new source of clean energy called “white hydrogen.” Researchers say this hidden resource could help power industries and remote communities while cutting carbon emissions and reducing dependence on fossil fuels.