U.S. inflation jumped to 3.8% as energy costs surge from the Iran conflict, reaching levels not seen since mid-2023.
Continue reading at BBC U.S. →At least 15 former elected officials convicted of corruption have been pardoned by Trump in the past year, potentially weakening anti-corruption enforcement efforts.
Continue reading at NPR Politics →FDA Commissioner Marty Makary has resigned, marking another top health official ousted under RFK Jr.'s leadership at the Department of Health and Human Services.
Continue reading at BBC U.S. →Decades of microgravity research on the International Space Station may finally lead to breakthrough drug manufacturing in orbit, with early successes like improved cancer drug crystallization.
Continue reading at Ars Technica →OpenAI faces a wrongful death lawsuit after ChatGPT allegedly recommended a lethal drug combination to a 19-year-old who trusted the chatbot as a reliable health source.
Continue reading at Ars Technica →A decade after Trump's first term, China has emerged as a significantly stronger and more assertive geopolitical competitor, fundamentally shifting the dynamics of U.S. strategy.
Continue reading at BBC News →Trump's proposed 'Golden Dome' missile defense system carries a price tag of $1.2 trillion—nearly seven times the original estimate—and still may not protect against all-out attacks.
Continue reading at BBC News →Ghana plans to evacuate 300 distressed citizens from South Africa amid escalating anti-immigrant protests in the region.
Continue reading at BBC News →The operator of the Dali cargo ship has been charged in connection with the Baltimore bridge collapse that killed six construction workers in a major maritime disaster.
Continue reading at BBC News →A lawsuit seeks to stop Trump's $13 million renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, citing concerns about a no-bid contract that bypassed competitive bidding rules.
Continue reading at BBC U.S. →A Chinese national arrested for photographing military aircraft at Offutt Air Force Base has pleaded guilty, raising questions about espionage and security.
Continue reading at KETV Omaha →An American passenger quarantined in Omaha, Nebraska after a hantavirus exposure on a cruise ship shares footage documenting isolation protocols and daily life under observation.
Continue reading at BBC U.S. →A devastating 2018 hantavirus outbreak in Argentina spread through surprisingly brief human contact—suggesting the virus may transmit more easily than previously believed.
Continue reading at The Atlantic →Fervo Energy's imminent IPO, aiming to raise $1.8 billion for geothermal power, signals major Wall Street confidence in clean energy and could be one of the biggest renewable tech debuts in U.S. history.
Continue reading at Grist →Seattle City Light is paying $1.35 billion to three tribes as part of dam relicensing on the Skagit River, compensating for over a century of lost river access—and raising electricity rates.
Continue reading at Inside Climate News →The EPA proposes shifting coal ash monitoring from federal to state oversight, a move critics worry could weaken enforcement of cleanup rules for toxic lagoons leaching arsenic and mercury into waterways.
Continue reading at Grist →The Trump administration has finalized its repeal of Biden's Public Lands Rule, restoring mining, logging, and drilling to equal footing with conservation on federal lands.
Continue reading at Inside Climate News →India is experiencing an unusual heat wave so severe that all 50 of the world's hottest cities were located there at the end of April, fueling health, labor, and financial crises.
Continue reading at Inside Climate News →A developing El Niño, combined with ongoing global warming, is likely to amplify deadly heatwaves, wildfires, and floods this year, though long-term fossil fuel burning remains the primary climate driver.
Continue reading at Inside Climate News →Trump's authoritarian tendencies resemble 20th-century despots in both style and substance, from monument-building to pressuring media institutions.
Continue reading at The Atlantic →Al Gore reflects on data centers, AI, and climate policy two decades after 'An Inconvenient Truth,' grappling with how artificial intelligence complicates the clean energy transition.
Continue reading at Inside Climate News →FBI Director Kash Patel used deflections and vague language during a Senate hearing about politicization of law enforcement, frustrating Democratic attempts to pin him down on specifics.
Continue reading at The Atlantic →Twin brothers are accused of wiping out 96 government databases within minutes of being fired, exposing a critical security vulnerability in federal IT systems.
Continue reading at Ars Technica →FDA Commissioner Marty Makary has resigned after the Trump administration forced approval of fruity e-cigarettes, signaling White House pressure on health regulations.
Continue reading at Ars Technica →Sam Altman took the stand to defend OpenAI against Elon Musk's lawsuit, with the trial potentially reshaping the future of the AI industry's most prominent company.
Continue reading at NPR Technology →A startup is proposing to install mini data centers in homes to power AI, offering residents subsidized electricity and internet in exchange for hosting liquid-cooled servers.
Continue reading at Ars Technica →Stony Brook University has joined JSTOR's Digital Stewardship Services charter program, becoming the tenth research library developing responsible AI-assisted collections stewardship.
Continue reading at Library Technology Guides →EBSCO and GetFTR have partnered to streamline access to full-text research, helping millions of researchers at institutions worldwide find library-provided content more easily.
Continue reading at Library Technology Guides →Taylor & Francis reports a 35% reduction in supply chain emissions and training for 70,000 researchers in low-income regions, showcasing commitment to sustainable and equitable publishing.
Continue reading at Library Technology Guides →The Democratic primary for Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District remains too tight to call, with PAC co-founder Denise Powell narrowly leading State Senator John Cavanaugh.
Continue reading at Nebraska Examiner →Two incumbent Nebraska state lawmakers are trailing their primary opponents, showing significant voter appetite for change in crowded legislative races.
Continue reading at Nebraska Examiner →Nebraska's primary election continues to trickle in results, with several races still too close to call and state education boards in flux.
Continue reading at KETV Omaha →A tech writer spent a year relying on AI to handle medical results, texts, and therapy, discovering that emotional dependence on chatbots raised unsettling questions about human connection.
Continue reading at NPR Technology →Princeton has abandoned its 133-year-old honor code—which relied on student integrity rather than proctors—after AI made the system untenable.
Continue reading at The Atlantic →The U.S. is in secret negotiations to establish new military bases in Greenland, with the White House reportedly optimistic about reaching a deal.
Continue reading at BBC U.S. →An Israeli investigation concludes that Hamas systematically weaponized sexual violence during the October 7 attacks, documenting harrowing cases of organized assault.
Continue reading at BBC News →Zelensky's former chief of staff is in court facing corruption charges as Ukraine escalates probes into alleged money-laundering schemes within government circles.
Continue reading at BBC News →The mayor of a California city has resigned following allegations that she acted as an agent for the Chinese government—a charge that could carry up to 10 years in prison.
Continue reading at BBC U.S. →Modern medicine struggles to diagnose and treat conditions like fibromyalgia, leaving patients like a woman who saw eight rheumatologists without answers and with little hope.
Continue reading at The Atlantic →A Google engineer who felt trapped by his hyper-optimized San Francisco life began making decisions based on randomness, discovering unexpected freedom in relinquishing control.
Continue reading at The Atlantic →Climate change could expand the range of rodent hosts for hantavirus, a concern underscored by recent infections aboard a cruise ship bound for Antarctica.
Continue reading at Grist →Multiple recent assassination attempts on the president—some thwarted and others narrow misses—raise troubling questions about political violence and protection.
Continue reading at The Atlantic →Google's new line of Android-powered laptops, branded as Googlebooks, will begin shipping this year, marking the company's next move beyond Chromebooks.
Continue reading at Ars Technica →Android is getting a major AI overhaul in 2026 with expanded Gemini Intelligence features, including app automation designed to anticipate user needs.
Continue reading at Ars Technica →U.S. passengers evacuated from a hantavirus-affected cruise ship are being monitored at facilities across Nebraska and Georgia, raising concerns about potential spread.
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