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5 Must-Read Analyst Questions From AMC Entertainment’s Q1 Earnings Call
AMC Entertainment’s first quarter saw a positive market response, driven by significant year-over-year revenue growth and improved operating margins. Management attributed this performance to a stronger box office environment, particularly across North America and Europe, as well as disciplined cost control and enhancements in the guest experience. CEO Adam Aron highlighted the impact of expanded premium screens, improved per patron spending, and the continued success of loyalty programs. Notabl
Ally wants influence over women’s sports media deals
Ally is accelerating ad spend in women’s sports, gaining more influence over media deals as brands compete for inventory and audience growth.
Mishicot High School celebrating sports, arts projects
Mishicot High School held a ribbon cutting for its newly completed baseball and softball concessions stand and broke ground on its upcoming PAC and commons.
Women’s Health Services Expanded in Berkeley
Pictured above left to right: Lylia Trieu CMA, Gloria Gomez CMA, Mayte Hernandez CMA, Dr. Isabelle Cohen, Kelly Alvarez CMA, Ania Werynski CMA, Rachel Gonzalez CMA Sutter East Bay Medical Group is expanding women’s health services in Berkeley with the completion of Phase II at the Adeline Care Center, which has been operating since […]
A 47-year study reveals when strength and fitness start to fade
A groundbreaking Swedish study that tracked people for nearly 50 years has revealed when the body’s physical decline quietly begins. Researchers found that fitness, strength, and muscle endurance start slipping around age 35, with the decline accelerating over time. But there’s an encouraging twist: adults who became active later in life still improved their physical performance by up to 10 percent.
New Science Plan Spurs DWR Efforts for Longfin Smelt
Tucked within the UC Davis campus, a quiet but critically important effort is helping preserve the Longfin Smelt, a vulnerable fish species native to the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta. Scientists with DWR and UC Davis are collaborating to better understand and conserve this declining species through immediate conservation actions and long-term research.
Apollo’s West Technology Is in Talks to Sell Remaining Business
Apollo Global Management Inc.-backed West Technology is engaged in exclusive talks to sell its remaining operating business to a counter-party, according to people familiar with the matter.
UNC Gillings helps grow a global ecosystem for social innovation in health - UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
May 14, 2026 The new PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center and SIHI-UNC Hub will both support community-engaged, equity-centered health solutions in North Carolina, across the Americas and around the world.
Why Sustainability Is a Business Strategy, Not a Nice-to-Have for AstraZeneca
A fireside chat with AstraZeneca's Dafni Kika at ISPE MAST Showcase made the case that decarbonization, AI, and people-centered leadership are converging into one operating...
Senators vote to withhold their own pay during future government shutdowns
The bipartisan support for the measure comes at a time when federal closures have become longer and more frequent, frustrating lawmakers who say there should be punishment when Congress fails at its most basic legislative duty.
Central European Media Enterprises Joins ACE Anti-Piracy Coalition
Central European Media Enterprises has joined the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment, the coalition tasked with fighting piracy worldwide. CME is a media and entertainment company operating in ...
AMNH Presents For the Win: Objects of Sports Excellence
New York, N.Y. - On May 15, the American Museum of Natural History will open For the Win: Objects of Sports Excellence , a special exhibition that celebrates the artistry, history, and cultural impact of the world’s most coveted athletic prizes. The exhibition will open in the Melissa and Keith Meister Gallery, part of the Museum’s Allison and Roberto Mignone Halls of Gems and Minerals, and will showcase more than 70 championship rings, trophies, medals, and jewelry spanning nearly 150 years of sports history. For the Win opens in advance of FIFA World Cup 2026™ and kicks off World Cup, World Cultures: Celebrating the Community and Science of Sport, a series of programs and experiences at the Museum for New Yorkers and visiting fans from around the world.
TransCelerate Research Examines the Role of Digital Health Technologies in Patient Safety, Published in DIA's Therapeutic Innovation & Regulatory Science
/PRNewswire/ -- TransCelerate BioPharma (TransCelerate), a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the health of people around the world by accelerating...
Workers in Penn State Health operating rooms raised alarms about safety, sterilization
This story was produced by the State College regional bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to investigative and public-service journalism for Pennsylvania. Si…
Workers in Penn State Health operating rooms raised alarms about safety, sterilization
This story was produced by the State College regional bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to investigative and public-service...
Walmart cutting or relocating about 1,000 corporate jobs
Walmart is reportedly cutting or relocating 1,000 corporate jobs as it simplifies its operating structure and pursues a tech-focused growth strategy.
Winston-Salem lawn care business owner combats rising gas prices
A Winston-Salem lawn care company owner shares how surging gas prices are affecting his business, leading to fewer customers and higher operating costs.
Scientists discover the strange way CO2 cools part of Earth’s atmosphere
Scientists have finally cracked the mystery behind one of climate change’s strangest fingerprints: while Earth’s surface heats up, the upper atmosphere is rapidly cooling. Researchers at Columbia University discovered that carbon dioxide acts very differently high above the planet, where it actually helps radiate heat into space instead of trapping it. The team found that certain infrared wavelengths fall into a “Goldilocks zone” that becomes increasingly effective as CO2 levels rise, accelerating cooling in the stratosphere.
Vanderbilt Health Hospitals receive Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Five-Star Overall Quality Ratings
These hospitals were awarded Five-Star ratings for overall quality of care for 2026, placing Vanderbilt Health’s hospitals among the top 12% in the nation for overall performance.
Celebrating Healthcare Week at UConn Health- Pharmacy
WFSB and Dr. Andy surprised the UConn Health Pharmacy team as part of Healthcare Week celebrations.
White House freezes new Medicare enrollments for hospice, home health
The moves are related to Vice President JD Vance's anti-fraud task force, which has been accelerating its messaging before the November elections.
Museum of Science Fulldome Show Remixed: The Unexpected Side of Science Wins Best Science Film at 2026 Dome Fest West
BOSTON, May 13, 2026--The Museum of Science has been awarded the Best Science Film Award at the 2026 Dome Fest West, a leading international festival celebrating fulldome cinema and immersive media, for its original fulldome production Remixed: The Unexpected Side of Science.
Ford Stock Soars On Energy Business Optimism
Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F) shares are skyrocketing Wednesday. Morgan Stanley released new research arguing that the company's energy storage ambitions are far more valuable than the market currently recognizes, putting the stock on pace for its best session since March 2020. Here’s what you should know. Ford Motor stock is among today’s top performers. What’s behind F gains? What’s Pushing Ford Higher? Morgan Stanley analyst Andrew Percoco reiterated an Equal‑weight rating and kept a $14 price targe
Clearwater Recognized with 2025 Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation
Cigna Healthcare has selected the city of Clearwater as a recipient of their 2025 Gold level Healthy Workforce Designation for demonstrating a strong commitment to improving the health and vitality of its employees through a workplace well-being program.
Dolly Chandler has been named Director of Programming & Entertainment at Dolly Parton's Songteller Hotel
Announcing an exciting addition to its leadership team, Dolly Parton’s SongTeller Hotel has appointed Dolly Chandler as Director of Programming & Entertainment. A Nashville native with deep roots in the music industry and more than a decade of leadership in live entertainment programming, Chandler will lead the hotel’s entertainment vision, curating a dynamic slate of performances and experiences that celebrate storytelling through music.
The Cigna Group Announces Appearance at the BofA Securities 2026 Health Care Conference
/PRNewswire/ -- Global health company The Cigna Group (NYSE:CI) announced that Brian Evanko, President and Chief Operating Officer of The Cigna Group, will...
Intel CPUs Set to Power Googlebook Laptops, with "Wildcat Lake" in Play
Google launched its "Googlebook" laptops yesterday, introducing a new intelligent platform that leverages Gemini AI, succeeding its Chromebook offerings. Initially, it was unclear what hardware Google would use for its upcoming laptop models. However, Intel announced that it has been collaborating w...
How New Hampshire Motor Speedway Delivers Maximum Entertainment for Maximum Value
Experience more than just racing at New Hampshire Motor Speedway’s NASCAR weekend. Beyond exhilarating races at "The Magic Mile," enjoy live music, the Fan Zone, camping and more. NHMS focuses on affordability and fan value, offering a lively, all-day motorsports celebration packed with action and entertainment for the whole family.
5 Must-Read Analyst Questions From Flutter Entertainment’s Q1 Earnings Call
Flutter Entertainment’s first quarter saw revenue and non-GAAP profitability surpass Wall Street’s expectations, but operating margin declined sharply year-o...
49ers mourn passing of Super Bowl XIV champion Charle Young
The San Francisco 49ers issue a statement celebrating the life of Charle Young after his passing on Tuesday.
Celebrating 15 years of investments in pandemic influenza preparedness at this year’s World Health Assembly
The Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) Framework marks 15 years in action at this year’s World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, to be held on 18–23 May. The innovative global approach to preparing for and responding to influenza pandemics was adopted in 2011, prompting WHO and its Member States to look back at what has been achieved and look ahead to the role it can continue to play in the future.
Celebrating Healthcare Week at UConn Health- Cardiology
WFSB surprised the Cardiology team at the Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center as part of Healthcare Week celebrations.
Santa Cruz County business filings: Week of May 12
Businesses operating in Santa Cruz County must register with the county clerk. Lookout Santa Cruz reviews the public filings from local businesses to report on new businesses starting in the area.
Speed-boosting "low latency profile" is one of the improvements coming to Windows 11
All modern operating systems do this, including macOS and Linux."
Find Hub ‘Mark as lost’ will require biometric unlock & hide Quick Settings, more
At The Android Show, Google today announced the latest security and privacy features for the mobile operating system.
Google Unveils New Android AI Features Ahead of Apple’s Siri Revamp
Alphabet Inc.’s Google announced a slew of upcoming features for its Android 17 operating system, showcasing its progress in artificial intelligence weeks before Apple Inc. is set to announce major upgrades to its own iOS platform and AI offerings.
Google announces its Chromebook successor: the Googlebook
Google has a new operating system and a new laptop platform, but no hardware just yet.
Google Prepares "Googlebook" as a Chromebook Successor, Powered By Gemini
Google is preparing to refresh its laptop lineup, replacing the traditional Chromebook branding with the new "Googlebook" name. According to a now-deleted XDA Developers post, archived by some Redditors, Google is collaborating with several PC OEMs to launch what seems to be the successor to its wel...
IAM District 725 Business Representative Honored for Military Bravery
The USO (United Service Organizations Inc.) has recognized U.S. Air National Guard Master Sgt. Jon Osterhout, an IAM District 725 Business Representative, for his extraordinary service and bravery. Osterhout was honored for voluntarily accepting a high-risk, short-notice deployment to Saudi Arabia in 2025, demonstrating exceptional dedication to his country.
Scientists Found the DNA ‘Switch’ That Made Us Human
DNA methylation plays an important role in separating us genetically from our closest relatives.
Panasonic Announces New LUMIX L10 Fixed Lens Camera
Panasonic announces the LUMIX L10 fixed lens camera, celebrating 25 years of LUMIX with premium design, Leica optics, and advanced imaging performance.
Integrating Mental Health Into Medical Care
The question is no longer whether mental health belongs in health care settings. It is whether health care systems can function effectively without it.
Scientists discover hidden fat-burning switch that could strengthen bones
Scientists at McGill University have uncovered a hidden molecular “switch” that turns on a powerful calorie-burning system in brown fat — the body’s heat-generating fat linked to metabolism and weight control. The breakthrough centers on glycerol, a molecule released when fat is broken down in the cold, which activates an enzyme called TNAP and triggers an alternative heat-producing pathway that scientists had struggled to explain for years.
Americans’ anger about the economy hits Trump and Republicans’ midterm prospects
A new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds that 77% – including a majority of Republicans – say that President Donald Trump’s policies have increased the cost of living in their own community. Roughly two-thirds of Americans say that Trump’s policies have worsened economic conditions in the country. And Trump’s approval rating stands at 30% on the economy, a career low.
Madison Square Garden Entertainment Q3 Earnings Call Highlights
Madison Square Garden Entertainment (NYSE:MSGE) reported higher fiscal third-quarter revenue, supported by concert activity at Madison Square Garden, growth in suites and marketing partnerships, and the final performances of the latest Christmas Spectacular season, while adjusted operating income de
Celebrating USC’s historic Heisman duo on 5/11
Today’s date marks the numbers of arguably the greatest duo in college football history
Celebrating the 2026 Small Business Award Winners » CBIA
Award winners shared different stories with a shared formula for success at the National Small Business Week SBA Awards and Expo.
Celebrating Healthcare Week at UConn Health
WFSB surprised the Comprehensive Spine team at the UConn Health Brain and Spine Institute to kick off Healthcare Wekk.
Translating AI Digital Health Into Impact
AI is accelerating digital health, but real impact depends on adoption, collaboration, and integration into clinical care.
Apple Releases iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5 With End-to-End Encrypted RCS, New Wallpaper, and Maps Updates
Apple today released iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, the newest updates to the iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 operating systems. The software comes nearly two months after Apple released iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4. The new software can be downloaded on eligible iPhones and iPads over-the-air by going to Settings > General > Software Update. Apple has also released iOS 16.7.16 and iOS 18.7.9 for older devices unable to run iOS 26.
UF Health Shands receives top care, safety rating from U.S. government
Latest national recognition for Florida’s premier academic health center
Food Frontier and IIFH partner to commercialize nutrition science innovations
The Innovation Institute for Food & Health (IIFH) at the University of California (UC) Davis, US, and Food Frontier are collaborating to advance scientific discovery by integrating it with agricultural production, culinary influence, and market execution. The partners aim to “activate pathways” bringing these innovations into restaurants, supply chains, and consumer markets, where they say adoption is ultimately determined. Specifically, they will build an infrastructure model to accelerate timelines, reduce risk, and unlock new growth opportunities for these new innovations. This platform will help develop, validate, and scale ideas in real-world conditions.
Hackers Used AI to Develop First Known Zero-Day 2FA Bypass for Mass Exploitation
Google identified the first malicious AI use for a zero-day 2FA bypass in an open-source admin tool, accelerating threat actor operations.
‘GMA,’ ‘Today’ & ‘CBS Mornings’ Latest Ratings: Who’s on Top?
The latest morning show ratings are here.
Building on its reputation, Chicago area becomes a force for workforce development
Chicago-area employers, colleges and nonprofits are creatively collaborating to ensure the region's talent pipeline stays robust and adequately filled.
Broadcom's Future $100 Billion Custom Chip Business Is Your Sign to Buy Now
Broadcom's custom chip business is rapidly accelerating.
Why investing in Illinois roads is critical for business competitiveness
A look at how deteriorating Illinois roads impact supply chains, business costs and economic growth across Chicago and downstate regions.
Broadcom's Future $100 Billion Custom Chip Business Is Your Sign to Buy Now
Broadcom's custom chip business is rapidly accelerating.
Family-Owned Business Awards 2026 - Orange County Business Journal
Join us in celebrating the strength, resilience, and legacy of 50 local family-owned businesses at the 26th Annual Family-Owned Business Awards.
Melco Resorts & Entertainment (NASDAQ:MLCO) Upgraded by Wall Street Zen to Buy Rating
Wall Street Zen raised shares of Melco Resorts & Entertainment from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday.
Jalen Brunson celebrates Knicks’ win with daughter, wife in heartwarming playoff moment
Knicks star Jalen Brunson was captured sweetly celebrating the win with his family after he put up 22 points in 28 minutes in Game 4.
GrapheneOS says Google is making life harder for rival operating systems and devices
Graphene argues that Google's device verification systems could lock users into approved hardware and software.
Birmingham restaurant expands its business while others fight to stay open amid string of closures
O’ Taste and See expanded its space and added a new dine-in experience after years of operating primarily as a to-go business. It celebrated its expansion on Mother’s Day.
Is Q1 2026 Legal Accrual-Driven Loss Altering The Investment Case For Live Nation (LYV)?
In the first quarter of 2026, Live Nation Entertainment reported sales of US$3,793.03 million, but a net loss of US$389.1 million as a US$450 million legal accrual tied to investigations and litigation pushed the company into an operating loss. At the same time, the long-running Popp v. Live Nation and Ticketmaster nationwide class action over allegedly supracompetitive ticketing fees advanced, while management emphasized double-digit adjusted operating income growth expectations and record...
Hinge Health Q1 Earnings Call Highlights
Hinge Health (NYSE:HNGE) reported first-quarter 2026 results that topped its prior outlook and raised its full-year guidance, citing stronger-than-expected member engagement, growth in eligible lives and continued operating leverage from artificial intelligence and automation. Co-Founder and CEO Da
Calls to mental health hotline increasing on Mother's Day, Crisis Center says
While the holidays are focused on celebrating, some mental health organizations see an increase in people reaching out for help.
PlayStation Emulator Devs Beg People To Stop Spamming AI Code
The team behind RPCS3 suggests that vibe-coders "learn how to debug and code" instead of "generating slop that you don't understand"
Not Apple TV, Not Fire TV Stick: This Streaming Device Gets Consumer Reports' Top Rating
When it comes to top streaming devices, many might point to the Apple TV or the Amazon Fire TV Stick, but according to Consumer Reports, another device wins.
Rapid changes in power have become the new normal in American politics. Here’s why
President Donald Trump’s tumbling approval ratings are raising the odds that the 2026 midterm elections will extend one of the most powerful trends in 21st-century American politics.
Day in the life of Headspace CEO Tom Pickett, a former Navy pilot
Headspace CEO Tom Pickett said the first part of his career as a Navy pilot was exhilarating. He still makes time to fly several times a month.
MI KEMACHA YISROEL: Monsey Teen’s “Tefillin App” Celebrates 100,000 Tefillin Milestone With Inspiring Event
An inspiring evening celebrating Torah, growth, and commitment to mitzvos took place on Thursday evening 18-year-old Monsey resident Ushi Hess marked a major mi
Safety grades: How did Lee Health, NCH and Physicians Regional do?
Leapfrog Group's latest safety ratings show Southwest Florida hospitals performing well, with many earning 'A' grades.
Scientists just sent unhackable quantum keys across 120 kilometers
Scientists have taken a major step toward ultra-secure quantum communication by demonstrating a remarkably stable quantum encryption system that worked across more than 120 kilometers of optical fiber. Using tiny semiconductor quantum dots that emit single particles of light on demand, the team achieved one of the highest secure key rates yet for this type of technology while maintaining continuous operation for over six hours without manual adjustments.
Junior Achievement honors Laredo business and community leaders
Junior Achievement of Laredo honored six community and business leaders during its Business Hall of Fame ceremony celebrating mentorship, philanthropy and leadership.
Colorado needs a sane, viable opposition party
If you are upset with the increasing regulatory burden in Colorado, the exodus of too many large employers, accelerating property taxes, the condition of the roads, and all of the funding for transit schemes with low demand, of course, you can lay the blame on Democrats who control all levers of state government. The same […]
Review: FRANKLINLAND Holds the Key to Entertainment at B St. Theatre
Forty years celebrating the iconic B St. Theatre continues with Franklinland, an engaging exploration of power, legacy, and the bonds between father and son. Lloyd Suh’s play about the complexities of Benjamin Franklin has an emotional core that centers on the volatile relationship between the founding father and his son, William. Director Sean Patrick Nill approaches the show with a balance of comedy and sincerity, wasting no time establishing the imbalance between icon and son.
Game on: ASU students join ‘hot' field of sports psychology
Nowadays, every time a professional athlete wins a gold medal, dunks a ball or knocks it out of the park, there's a good chance a mental performance coach is celebrating along with the rest of the team.And while these coaches have long been considered essential at an elite level, they are no longer a luxury reserved for professionals only.
Funding crisis in Argentina sparks new wave of protests
Two years after the country’s research funding collapsed, scientists are demonstrating against the government’s failure to restore previously cut scholarships and increase salaries as required by a 2025 law.
PlayStation records $765m impairment loss from Bungie as operating income falls 41.6% in Q4
Full year operating income for Sony's Games and Network Services rises 12% while net sales remain flat
Sony forecasts lower gaming business sales amid memory price surge
STORY: Sony forecast lower sales in its gaming business due to a memory chip price surge.The tech giant said Friday annual sales in the segment would fall 6% to $28 billion.It also blamed lower hardware sales as its PlayStation 5 ages.Although the Japanese company said it expects gaming profit to rise 30%.That's due to higher first-party software sales and no repeat of the impairment loss it recorded a year earlier.Sony has been praised by analysts in recent years for its transformation into an entertainment powerhouse.But markets have grown concerned about the impact of AI on its business, while Sony also faces a perceived lack of growth catalysts.Both factors have weighed on shares in recent months.Investors are also concerned about the impact of a memory-chip price surge.As well as disruption to supply chains from the Iran war on margins at electronics manufacturers.The firm said it sold 1.5 million PS5 consoles in the fourth quarter, which was a 46% drop on the same period a year earlier.Looking ahead, the PS5 is expected to receive a major boost from the launch of the delayed "Grand Theft Auto VI."The game is due to release in November.Sony said in February it had secured the minimum quantity of memory needed to manage the year-end shopping season. Sony also said it sees higher profits at its pictures and chips units but a lower profit at its music business.The group reported operating profit for the year ended March rose 13.4% to $9.2 billion - below analyst forecasts. Meanwhile, rival Nintendo said it expects to sell 16.5 million units of its Switch 2 console in the financial year ending March 2027.It also projects profit to rise 2.7% to $2.36 billion.But, like with Sony, investors are concerned about the possible impact of a memory price surge on margins.
Valve tackles "incredibly frustrating" sold-out Steam Controller shortage with new reservation system
Couldn't get hold of one of Valve's pricey (£85) but fancy new Steam Controllers before they sold out? There's possibly a solution for you.
'I am shorting the business model... I am shorting the CEO': Two top analysts just slapped Palantir with a 'sell' rating
Michael Burry's brutal short on Palantir just got an unexpected co-signer in Jefferies’ senior software analyst Brett Thill.
Go Topeka holds 45th annual small business awards, celebrating local businesses
The Tee Box won the Small Business of the Year award.
Sony forecasts 11% rise in annual profit but lower sales
Sony forecast on Friday its operating profit for the year ending March 2027 would rise 11% to 1.6 trillion yen ($10.20 billion), with higher profit but lower sales at its main gaming business.
Bullying or entertainment? Kyle Sandilands argues that fights with Jackie O were ratings gold for Kiis FM
Shock jock claims his bosses had monetised the conduct he was sacked for. Plus: Michael Gawenda v Jeff Sparrow
How Disneyland Remade American Politics
America is turning 250, and The Free Press is marking the occasion with a yearlong series of events, conversations, and stories celebrating our country’s history. Today, we’re taking a journey with historian Beverly Gage to Southern California. Beverly traded the archives for the open road for her new book, This Land is Your Land: A Road Trip Through U.S. History. We’re proud to publish an excerpt, on the theme park that shaped American politics—and the presidents who loved it. —The Editors On July 17, 1955, Ronald Reagan stood near a mocked-up wood-plank town in Anaheim, California, where a 13-star flag flew incongruously over an “Old West” landscape, and introduced the world to Disneyland. He had been invited by Walt Disney himself to co-host the park’s live ABC broadcast, alongside Art Linkletter and Bob Cummings—three Hollywood actors who seemed to embody a wholesome, all-American ethos. From the imagined past of Frontierland, the show leaped ahead to Tomorrowland, set in the far-off year of 1986, emphasizing the technical marvels yet to come: nuclear energy harnessed for civilian purposes, human beings riding rocket ships into space. Disney foretold great things for a 1980s in which the United States would serve as “a source of joy and inspiration to all the world.” But even he could not predict the most important political fact of the age: that his genial co-host would become president. Southern California was a strange place to build a park about the past, because the region at the time was all about newness and abundance and growth. For a lot of its history, Orange County had been Southern California’s version of flyover country: a vast agricultural expanse between two desirable places, Los Angeles and San Diego. But Disneyland was changing that. Before long, 50 miles south of deep-blue Hollywood, Orange County would become a region famed for its right-wing politics—but also for its mythmaking skills. Those two things, it turned out, went naturally together. ADVERTISEMENT The two presidents Southern California gave America both understood this instinctively. Richard Nixon and Reagan each built a national career on invoking a version of the American past in which the specificities of historical context mattered less than the big picture. For Nixon, progress meant proclaiming a “New American Revolution” on the eve of America’s bicentennial while dismantling the federal programs that had built the postwar middle class. For Reagan, it meant recapturing a lost optimism and an old-fashioned faith in America as an exceptional nation. Both men were less interested in history as it actually happened than in history as it felt—and Orange County, a place that had built itself almost entirely from scratch, turned out to be exactly where the myth of America’s future was getting made. I’m a historian—and historians tend to be myth-busters. With the country’s 250th birthday on the horizon, I figured it was a good time to step out of the ivory tower and check in with the past as it exists here and now, at the museums and monuments and roadside attractions where Americans go to learn about their history. After all my travels—to Davy Crockett’s Tennessee and Texas, to the real Erie Canal, to the birthplace of the American automobile and the actual Old West—I couldn’t miss out on Disneyland, the single most influential historic attraction in U.S. history.
Starz Entertainment Corp. Reports Results for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2026
STARZ Delivers Positive Operating Cash Flow and Accelerates Margin Expansion Timeline OTT Revenue Grew Sequentially to $211.1 Million Net Cash Provided by...
Absci Reports Business Updates and First Quarter 2026 Financial and Operating Results
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Colorado Senate honors journalism icon Fred Brown
The Colorado Senate on Thursday honored longtime Denver Post bureau chief Fred Brown with a ceremony as distinctive as the journalist himself, donning masks bearing his likeness and celebrating his five decades of shaping political reporting and ethical standards in the state. The tribute, offered by Sen. Mark Baisley, R-Woodland Park, noted Brown’s 50 years […]
Hospital and Healthcare Week: Celebrating Essentia's people and purpose
Regardless of role, there's a common thread that weaves together and unites healthcare workers — a desire to help others.
Delaware woman celebrating 108th birthday says key to a health life is to keep moving
Science diplomacy lessons from a North Korean volcano
Mount Paektu, a mythic, active volcano on the border between North Korea and China, is almost the epitome of a scientific challenge that crosses political lines. In 946 CE, it erupted in one of the five biggest volcanic events of the past 10,000 years, kicking up huge quantities of ash and sending destructive mud flows down river channels for hundreds of kilometres. Should this happen again, the entire region, including easternmost Russia, South Korea and even Japan could be hit. “It’s definitely got the potential to be big,” said James Hammond, a professor of geophysics at Birkbeck, University of London. An eruption on the scale of 946 would have “huge regional impact.” For the past 15 years, Hammond has helped lead a groundbreaking collaboration with North Korean scientists to study the volcano, navigating scientific sanctions, tough export controls on scientific equipment and a long, pandemic-enforced exodus from the country. Although he seems more at home on far-flung research expeditions – before speaking to Science|Business, Hammond was camping out on a Greenland ice sheet – he has also advised the European Commission on its changing science diplomacy strategy. His long experience with North Korea has made Hammond sceptical of blanket bans on science collaboration, no matter the country.This is a live question in Europe, where in the wake of Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, institutional ties with Russian universities were almost entirely severed, although some scientists fear this could undermine our understanding of climate change’s impact on the Arctic. Here, Hammond tells the story of the Mount Paektu mission and the policy lessons he takes from it. Ominous rumblingsThe genesis of Hammond’s collaboration came in 2002, when Mount Paektu began to rumble ominously. Earthquake activity picked up and the volcano began to emit unusual gases. North Korean scientists took notice. “People felt we need to know more about this volcano,” said Hammond. In 2011, North Korean vulcanologists put out a request for international expertise to help them learn more. At the time, Hammond and his collaborator, Clive Oppenheimer, were working on a vulcanology project in another sanctioned country, Eritrea, and so decided to answer the call. Within a month, they had flown into Pyongyang. “It was pretty incredible,” recalls Hammond (left). “We were made to feel like honoured guests, and invited to official celebrations.” The scientific opportunity was huge. Paektu is unusually positioned, a thousand kilometres from where tectonic plates rub against each other in the Pacific. “It was an incredibly interesting volcano, but not much research had been done, at least not in the international community,” he said. “There was so much we felt we could do. And we had these partners that were super keen to engage.”The mission received an unusual visitor in the form of volcano-obsessed filmmaker Werner Herzog, who accompanied Hammond and Oppenheimer while directing his 2016 film Into the Inferno about volcanos across the world. Four days into the trip, the German director delivered a long speech about reunification to his North Korean hosts, recalls Hammond. “He got to the heart of the Koreans and how they felt, and how they thought, in a way that I'm not sure I ever will,” he said. UN sanctionsHowever, Hammond realised he’d been “naïve” about how difficult it would be to collaborate with North Korea, which was sanctioned far more heavily than Eritrea. “We didn’t fully appreciate the all-encompassing nature of restrictions,” he said. In 2016, as tensions escalated over Pyongyang’s nuclear tests, a United Nations resolution banned all joint scientific work with North Korea. However, the UN sanctions did allow countries to request carve outs, and the UK successfully requested an exemption for Hammond’s work. Related articlesEU pushes for joint science diplomacy, but care needed to avoid gridlock, experts sayRussia severs its last ties with German scienceAnchor Greenlanders in Arctic climate research, experts tell EU ahead of policy updateExport controls have also delayed Hammond’s work. In one case, it took 18 months to get approval from the UK government to take seismometers, which measure earthquakes, to North Korea. “It was frustrating,” he said. “But they didn’t just say no.” However, one instrument, called an induction coil, used to measure how the earth conducts electricity, was blocked entirely because it can in theory be used to detect submarines. Karaoke bondingSince the collaboration started in 2011, Hammond has visited the country around 15 times, although the pandemic closed off North Korea for more than five years. A trip last November was Hammond’s first since the outbreak. Despite this lengthy interlude, Hammond has deep bonds in the country. The North Korean scientists Hammond works with are somewhat isolated, as they struggle to access the latest research papers and travel to international conferences. That said, they are “excellent geophysicists” and are “very well trained in the field,” he said. Over karaoke and chats about their families, “we’ve made friendships, for sure,” he said. The authorities have to sign-off things like the placement of seismometers, for example, but Hammond said these requests have been approved. “Everything that we've asked for within a scientific context has been delivered.”Scientific backchannels? These kind of personal links between scientists across political lines are one purported benefit of science diplomacy. During the Cold War, some historians argue, scientific contact between the US and Soviet Union laid a groundwork of trust for other cooperation, such as on arms control. Hammond agrees that backchannel contacts to North Korean geophysicists are hardly likely to defuse a military crisis on the Korean peninsula, but the simple fact of the scientific collaboration makes contacts between diplomats that little bit easier. “It creates opportunities to understand each other a little bit better,” he said. “When maybe you have those more difficult discussions as diplomats, it's coming from a slightly better place.” Cutting tiesDrawing lessons from the Mount Paektu mission for today’s links with Russian science isn’t simple. The analogy is far from exact, Hammond said, “because one is essentially a Cold War, versus a pretty hot war in the case of Russia.” But Hammond’s broader argument is that the challenges we face, such as climate change, pandemics, biodiversity loss, pollution and so on, have globalised in an unprecedented way, making blanket shutdowns in collaboration with any country unwise.He’s somewhat critical of the UN scientific sanctions imposed on North Korea in 2016, even though they did allow for exceptions. “I think a blanket halt to some of these things, when we face big global challenges [. . .] that’s quite a risky thing to do,” he said.Institutional endorsement?European academics are still by and large free to work individually with Russian counterparts. However, official, institutional partnerships have largely ended. Shortly following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russian university rectors wrote a public letter endorsing the war, meaning European universities fear official collaboration could also be seen as a kind of endorsement. Hammond acknowledges there is a risk of legitimising regimes, and state-controlled universities, through scientific cooperation. “That’s the trade off you have to make,” he said. Strategic projectsWith Russia, instead of giving a green light to restart all Arctic science, a middle ground might be firing up a few carefully selected “strategic” projects, said Hammond. After all, European countries are still collaborating with Russia on the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, an experimental nuclear fusion plant in the south of France. However, even if Europe did try to revive Arctic science with Russia, there’s no guarantee Russian scientists would play ball. A series of high-profile arrests of physicists in Russia accused of sharing their findings with the outside world has made collaboration fraught. Even before the invasion of 2022, “the Russian regime made it increasingly difficult, and this sort of discouraged people,” Dag Rune Olsen, rector of the Arctic University of Norway, told Science|Business last year.
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