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Big Ten women’s sports are having a moment. What is the league doing to capitalize?
In the two years since Caitlin Clark left for the WNBA, the Big Ten has worked to keep its momentum.
Remembering Victory Stadium: How Roanoke’s lost landmark changed sports and civil rights
It’s been 20 years since Victory Stadium was demolished, but the memories and legacy remain alive in Roanoke.
Fitbit Air's first update is already rolling out, and it could finally fix its biggest annoyance
Google has started rolling out the Fitbit Air's first firmware update since launch. This update promises bug fixes and improvements.
Sharonville mom raising money for UC Health's ICU patient program after she nearly died
It's been a year since a Sharonville mom suffered a medical emergency days after giving birth to her second child.
All the songs on Ariana Grande's Eternal Sunshine Tour
OAKLAND, Calif. – It's been six years since Ariana Grande’s last tour, and her yellow brick road has led her back to the stage.
M5 Ultra Mac Studio Could Launch in 2026 With Up to 768GB of RAM
Despite price increases across the Mac line, Apple is still planning to release a new Mac Studio as soon as this year, reports Bloomberg. Apple plans to introduce a new M5 Ultra chip as the final option in the M5 family before it transitions to the M6, M7, M7 Pro, and M7 Max. The M5 Ultra will come in a new version of the Mac Studio, which hasn't been updated since March 2025.
These Churches Are Putting Family Before Politics
Close to 70 percent of Black children in America are born to unmarried parents. Nearly half live with a single mother. Both figures are significantly higher than the national average and reflect the steep decline in marriage among African Americans since the 1960s.
Notion killing Skiff-influenced email app since most users use AI agents instead
Notion is "going all in on using agents to run your inbox."
Romeo Doubs' Exit Could Raise the Stakes for Jordan Love in Green Bay
Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers are eyeing a bounce-back campaign in 2026. The Packers opened the 2025 season with a strong start, posting a 9-3-1 record through their first 13 games, before a flurry of injuries derailed Green Bay's Super Bowl hopes. Since taking over as Green Bay's starter under center, the Utah State product has shown flashes of a top-five signal-caller, though the team hasn't yet made it past the divisional round under his leadership.
Cheshire orchard closes after 75 years in business
A longtime Cheshire orchard has announced its closing for good. In a message shared with customers, the family that owns Drazen Orchards said it is now permanently closed and will not reopen for the foreseeable future. The orchard has been open since 1951. The Drazen family said the decision was difficult, citing rising operating costs, the physical demands of running…
Merck KGaA to buy Bio-Techne for $11.3bn in life science footprint expansion
The deal is Merck’s largest since 2015, when it spent $17bn on acquiring Sigma-Aldrich, also a life sciences specialist.
Oil price falls to lowest level since before the US-Iran war; UK firms hope Burnham will ease burden
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
'Stone Crazy' Millwood business owner entices neighbors outdoors with crystal searches
Nowadays, the sole proprietor of Millwood’s Stone Crazy crystal shop is enticing today’s youth to follow in her outdoorsy footsteps— quite literally. Since the pandemic, Jenny Dykes has been leaving crystals from her business along Inland Northwest trails to spur others into exploring public lands.
Milwaukee County judge weighs in on rising mental health felony cases
Investigative reporting found that mental competency evaluations in felony cases have roughly doubled since 2013, straining resources for the state criminal justice system.
FMOL Health’s E.J. Kuiper touts $500M in capital spending, strong financials
FMOL Health has committed more than $500 million to capital investments since E.J. Kuiper took over as president and CEO.
Online violence against women in politics: what shapes political party responses to technology-facilitated gender-based violence?
Political parties have a primary role to play in tackling online violence against women and gender diverse politicians. While the prevalence and impact of TFGBV, such as coordinated disinformation campaigns, deepfake image-based sexual abuse or trolling are well documented, many parties are still building their knowledge on how to respond effectively and have not put in place internal practices and policies that respond to the rapidly evolving, poorly regulated digital ecosystem. About the ReportIn order to promote and protect fair and democratic participation in politics, this ALIGN Report explores what political parties are doing in response to TFGBV and what factors shape their action. The findings, based on existing literature and interviews with gender and politics professionals, indicate there are three sets of factors which donors, civil society and practitioners should consider when designing action to support political parties to respond to TFGBV internally. These are: (1) gender norms; (2) socio-political environment; and (3) internal party factors.Key messagesUnequal gender norms are ubiquitous across politics, shaping expectations of leaders to be strong and assertive, and practices of political parties to uphold masculinist values and sustain cultures of silence. These often lead to weak response to TFGBV against women politicians.The socio-political context can incentivise or disincentivise action, depending on the salience of gender issues, which are increasingly weaponised. Electoral competitiveness, domestic laws (i.e. quota requirements), and even the political system or global normative frameworks influence political will to act.Internal party factors that shape responses will vary across countries and contexts, but include: structures to enforce codes of conduct, policies and reporting mechanisms on (TF)GBV, political ideology, extent of centralisation of leadership, and crucially the meaningful participation of women in decision-making positions, not least through internal women’s wings.Party responses can be seen as a spectrum, with actions falling between active discouragement to address TFGBV to commitment to transform unequal norms and practices within the party.About the ToolkitTogether with the report, this ALIGN toolkit offers gender professionals and others working on democratic strengthening a set of guiding questions and reflection prompts to identify which responses could be most effective and suitable in different contexts. These actions can complement other solutions to TFGBV, such as regulations promoting safety by design. The assessment spans a broad range of factors including: (1) different manifestations of gender norms, (2) the socio-political environment and (3) internal party structures.Key messagesPolitical parties are duty-bound to take action internally to respond to the significant threats posed to women members and candidates, including from their own party colleagues, affiliates and political peers.Existing party approaches to TFGBV can be assessed along a spectrum which ranges from active discouragement and passive acceptance to minimal response and transformative change.To generate effective and context-appropriate solutions to TFGBV, it is important to consider how gender norms shape leadership expectations and internal party practices, while also analysing the impact of the socio-political environment. While actions to support women to stay safe online are very common, codes of conduct and measures to strengthen women’s voice and power in the parties are proposed as most transformative solutions.
They poured fortunes into trying to join Congress
Of the most expensive self-funded congressional campaigns since 2000, only four out of 20 were successful.
Pat Kelsey & The Snub
Sunrise/ Sunset/ Since the beginning it hasn’t changed yet/ People fly high begin to lose sight/ You can’t see very clearly when you’re in flight — “On Your Way Down” Allen Toussaint To be honest I didn’t pay much attention initially when Pat Kelsey was first asked Monday morning about not being invited to attend […]
Latest injury has 4-time Cy Young winner thinking retirement
Tigers starting pitcher Justin Verlander was expected to come off the injured list and start the June 21 game against the White Sox. It would have been his first game since March. But after working his way through a hip injury that landed him on the IL, the 43-year-old Verlander suffered a ...
PENN Entertainment Celebrates Grand Opening of Hollywood Casino and Hotel Aurora
WYOMISSING, Pa. & AURORA, Ill., June 24, 2026--PENN Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq: PENN) ("PENN" or the "Company") today celebrates the grand opening of Hollywood Casino and Hotel Aurora, the all-new, $360 million state-of-the-art casino and hotel. PENN’s latest land-based property replaces the former riverboat property that operated on the Illinois shores of the Fox River since 1993.
Dusty May pens goodbye letter to University of Michigan
JUST IN: Dusty May has released his first statement since leaving the Michigan men’s basketball team and becoming the head coach of the Dallas Mavericks:
Senate votes to block Trump from resuming Iran war
The Senate passed the first war powers resolution since the start of the Iran conflict, but Republicans argue it does not have the force of law.
Roku May Help Fox Avoid Aggregeddon
(Welcome to the “Most Important Story of the Week”, my bi-weekly strategy column analyzing the most important (but often not buzziest) news story of the last two weeks. I’m the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a former streaming executive who now analyzes business strategy in the entertainment industry. Please subscribe.) Scrolling through links over the last week, I stumbled across this fun headline: Wow. Formula 1 (the sport, not the docu-series) is the perfect “dog not barking”. As a reminder, each week in my Streaming Ratings Report, I call out the shows that miss every viewership chart. I dub them “dogs not barking”—like the Sherlock Holmes mystery—because without any data, we forget they even exist. This is in contrast to something like, say, a film flop—cough The Mandalorian and Grogu cough—where even underperforming at the box office is widely discussed here, there and everywhere. In the US, Formula 1 is now in “no public viewership data, so not discussed” territory. After moving to Apple TV from its former home of ESPN, basically no one talks about it. Apple did publish an initial, unsourced, unsubstantiated, (dare I say unserious) datecdote claiming more folks are watching Formula 1 on Apple than ESPN, but we haven’t gotten any updates since. This stands in contrast to when the sport streamed on ESPN, and ESPN PR provided weekly viewership figures. Formula 1 was, at best, a niche sport in America—averaging 1.3 million viewers in the Big Data Plus era—but now it’s basically anonymous. (And yeah, after moving to Apple, I very, very, very much doubt its ratings increased.) Unfortunately, that story isn’t quite big enough to warrant a section in today’s “Most Important Story of the Week” column, but I wanted to call it out, because otherwise, no one else will! Certainly, no one will write articles about the silence/ratings decline, unlike when they wrote breathless articles connecting the rise in viewership to Netflix’s Drive to Survive, including Reuters just last month. (This is a topic I’ve tried to provide a moderate/nuanced/non-hyped take since 2022.) Anyway, on to this week’s issue. I was a bit worried I didn’t have a juicy topic, then the Murdochs went out and did their Murdoch thing: buying Roku. So that’s the story of the week, and it happens to touch on quite a few themes of the streaming wars and the disruption therein. I’ll cover that, plus why more consolidation in Hollywood media looks likely, more good news on the Hollywood labor front, whether we’ll see an uptick in production in Los Angeles, some Broadway and theme park news, cellphone prices going up in the third world (and possibly everywhere), and more. Subscribe Most Important Story of the Week - Another Big Media & Entertainment Merger The story of the week is clearly Fox is buying Roku for $22 billion. I read a lot of good strategy takes on why Fox bought this streaming TV device maker—and I’ll have mine below—but what fascinates me more is how this deal connects to quite a few themes of the streaming wars, linking to everything from the pace of M&A to “aggregeddon” to Netflix’s recent M&A actions/inactions to the shift to advertising from pure play streaming and more. The only topic I can’t really connect it to is my old theory, “never bet against Rupert Murdoch” because he isn’t the one who did this deal; his son Lachlan inked it. (Do I think he provided advice, even at his 95 years of age? Sure.) That plus I have one additional piece of strategy for all entertainment players, inspired by this deal. So let’s dive into all those topics, starting with why I like this deal. Roku is a Great M&A Buy
Trump keeps claiming Iran made concessions. Iran keeps denying them
Ever since releasing a memorandum of understanding last week that appeared heavily slanted toward Iran, the Trump administration has kept claiming Tehran agreed to other major concessions in ongoing negotiations.
Aspen Ideas: Health features four days of ‘big ideas’
Aspen Ideas: Health opened June 22 with remarks from experts, including two-minute big-idea summaries from seven health industry professionals. Since artificial intelligence is such an all-encompassing and rapidly expanding force, at least half of the big ideas revolved around AI.
Act Fast: Get an Oura Ring for $44 With the Amex Platinum Card
We haven't seen a deal this good for the Oura Ring since Black Friday. Act quickly to snag yours for just $44 with the Amex Platinum card.
A scientist says he can scan prisoners’ brains for signs of evil. Did his disputed science put a man on death row?
Kent Kiehl convinced the US legal system he can find violence in prisoners’ brains. His theories have been since used by defense lawyers – with grave consequences for prisoners
Vanderbilt Health lands three of 35 Susan G. Komen research grants
Komen is the largest nonprofit funder of breast cancer research outside of the U.S. government, having invested more than $1.1 billion in research since its founding.
State elevates Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center to Level I trauma center
Lakeland Regional becomes the 12th Level I center designated by the Department of Health. The hospital, which cares for more than 4,400 patients annually, has been a provisional Level I facility since May 2025.
I found the 6 top Amazon Prime Day portable charger deals to keep your phone charged
Our tech writer always packs a portable charger, and since he knows the best from the duds, he decided to find the top ways to save on staying charged on the go.
Records: Rural Michigan ‘overlooked’ in Michigan’s $6B subsidy spending spree
A Bridge analysis finds that the northeast Lower Peninsula got $71 per person in economic development spending since 2022, compared to $854 in west Michigan. Some question the disparities.
2026 NHL Draft: Defensemen targets for the Penguins
Piggybacking off the earlier look into the forwards that could make sense for the Penguins to consider with the 22nd pick in Friday’s NHL draft, let’s take a turn to the blueline. Be it coincidence or preference, Kyle Dubas has only drafted one defenseman in the first round since he became a general manager in […]
Tetanus cases are rising. How to prevent getting this potentially fatal disease
Recent CDC reports found dozens of tetanus deaths since 2011 and four cases in children in 2024. CNN’s Dr. Leana Wen explains how people can protect themselves.
New York's primary will test NYC mayor's political power
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani faces the biggest test of his political power since taking office with Tuesday's congressional primaries. Voters will decide if they back candidates he endorsed.
Businesses In Europe, Asia See Costs Cooling On Peace Hopes
Eurozone businesses reported that their input costs rose at the slowest pace since the outbreak of the conflict, and they in turn increased their prices at a slower pace.
German Business Activity Unexpectedly Worsens on Services Slump
Germany’s private sector shrank for a third month as sagging confidence over the Iran war sent services activity sinking at its fastest pace since 2022.
How Brexit broke British politics
Brexit fractured the European Union, and it broke British politics. The country is about to get its seventh prime minister since the 2016 vote to leave the EU. Labour Prime
How Brexit broke British politics
Brexit fractured the European Union, and it broke British politics. The country is about to get its seventh prime minister since the 2016 vote to leave the EU. Labour Prime
Britain left the EU 10 years ago. Its politics has been an unruly mess ever since
Brexit fractured the European Union, and it broke British politics
Ever since Brexit, British politics has been an unruly mess
Brexit fractured the European Union, and it broke British politics. The country is about to get its seventh prime minister since the 2016 vote to leave the EU.
Britain left the EU 10 years ago. Its politics has been an unruly mess ever since
Brexit fractured the European Union, and it broke British politics.
Britain left the EU 10 years ago. Its politics has been an unruly mess ever since
LONDON (AP) — Brexit fractured the European Union, and broke British politics. The U.K. is about to get its seventh prime minister since June 23, 2016, a decade ago Tuesday, when the country voted …
Brexit Has Cost the UK Growth, Analysts Say, in the Decade Since the Vote
Citing lower trade and investment, analysts broadly agree that Britain’s economy is smaller than it would have been if the country had stayed in the E.U.
Experts on history, politics reflect on U.S. 250th birthday milestone
As our nation’s celebration of its 250th birthday approaches, experts in history and political science at Virginia Tech can provide perspectives on how far the United States of America has advanced since its founding and the issues that will influence where it goes next.
A look at the science that's been lost on long COVID
Since President Trump took office, hundreds of experts advising on science and research issues have been dismissed. One committee was on long COVID, an issue that doctors are desperate for help with.
iOS 27 Beta 2 Adds Inline Replies to iPhone-to-Android RCS Chats
With the second beta of iOS 27, Apple added support for replying to a specific message in an RCS conversation with an Android user. You can now long press on a message to get to the option to reply, and it works the same way that it does with iMessage. Apple added support for RCS in iOS 18, and has been improving it since then. iOS 26.5 added encryption for RCS messages sent between iPhone and Android users, and now more of the RCS features are being implemented.
Here's what's new with iOS 27 beta 2
Apple released iOS 27 beta 2 today, giving developers the first follow-up update since iOS 27 debuted at WWDC. The...
Dodgers Promote 21-Year-Old Pitching Prospect to Double-A
The Los Angeles Dodgers are calling No. 8 prospect Christian Zazueta up to Double-A, per ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel. Zazueta is just 21 years old, and has shot up the Dodgers’ system since his arrival ahead of the 2024 season. The…
From an indictment to an alleged affair, Ken Paxton’s controversies hang over his Senate bid
The attorney general has won statewide elections twice since his legal woes began. This time he will be at the top of the ticket, facing a fundraising juggernaut in James Talarico.
Portal messages in Epic have more than doubled since 2020
NYU Langone found that electronic health record portal messages over 5 years ending in 2025 increased by 153%. Researchers say the largely uncompensated 'pajama time' messaging can still add up.
The scale of Trump’s political blunder in Iran is coming into focus
The first major poll conducted since the Trump administration signed a memorandum of understanding shows Americans just want to be done with the Iran war.
UVA Names Darden Vice Dean as Business School’s New Leader
Yael Grushka-Cockayne, an accomplished international scholar and leader, has served on Darden’s faculty since 2009.
UVA names Darden vice dean as business school’s new leader
Yael Grushka-Cockayne, an accomplished international scholar and leader, has served on Darden’s faculty since 2009.
Ultima's creator Richard Garriott is planning to win back the rights to his legendary RPG from EA with an 50-year-old copyright quirk
Speaking to Inside Games, the creator of Ultima has expressed frustration with the handling of the series since he sold it.
PWHL adds Kilmer Sports Ventures, Ilitch Companies as first outside investors
Just one month after completing its third season, the Professional Women’s Hockey League has added its first outside investment, the league announced on Monday morning. Kilmer Sports Ventures, which is led by Toronto businessman Larry Tanenbaum, and Ilitch Companies, the parent company of the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings and MLB’s Tigers, have joined the league as partners. Since its inception, the league has operated under a single-entity ownership model, meaning Mark Walter — the billionaire owner
Price of San Diego: Rising cost of youth sports leaving some kids on the sideline
A recent study by the Aspen Institute’s Project Play shows that family spending on youth sports has increased by 46% since 2019. Making it out of reach for many low-income families.
CIBC US Faces of Impact Chicago Affordable Housing
Since 2014, CIBC has been financing affordable housing initiatives in Chicago to strengthen neighborhoods and make a difference in communities that need it the most. As of publication, more than 50 structures have been completed from West Ridge to Calumet Heights, each with a unique story. Faces of Impact highlights three of those stories, and the people behind them driving safe and accessible housing.
Mila Kunis says she doesn't want marriage to Ashton Kutcher to stop evolving
"Our fundamentals, our foundation, everything is built on respect because we've known each other since I was 14 and he was 19," Mila Kunis said.
Social Anxiety Disorder Surging in Canada
Social anxiety disorder is now one of the most common mental health challenges in Canada, with a 71% increase in prevalence since 2002.
What are the smoke and health risks from the Boyle Heights fire?
More bad air is expected around the Boyle Heights warehouses that has been burning since Wednesday.
High-Speed Rail CEO Ian Choudri on transparency, project's path moving forward
California High-Speed Rail CEO Ian Choudri is answering questions for the first time since he was put on administrative leave.
Undav as a starter? 'Definitely a possibility,' Nageslsmann says
Deniz Undav's thrilling performance in Germany's 2-1 win against Ivory Coast on Saturday reignited the debate whether he should be in the starting line-up. Undav came from the bench and scored twice in the comeback win as Germany exorcized the ghosts of 2018 and 2022 by making the men's World Cup knock-outs for first time since 2014.
Here's when Rosie O'Donnell will guest host “Jimmy Kimmel Live” as a 'special treat' for Trump amid decades-long feud (exclusive)
The comedian has repeatedly sparred with the president since 2006.
Utah marks a year of battling measles, with no clear end in sight
More than 680 people have gotten sick since the state's first outbreak began on June 20, 2025.
Has your Pixel battery life improved after updating to Android 17? [Poll]
Have you noticed your Pixel's battery life improve since updating to Android 17?
Iran Can Now Sell Oil. How Fast Can It Ramp Up?
The Washington-Tehran deal allows Iranian oil shipments on the open market for the first time since 2018.
The U.S.-Iran negotiations have been chaotic. But the confusion has only grown since the MOU was signed.
And it comes as Americans are increasingly down on Trump’s handling of the war the U.S. started with Iran.
AMC Entertainment (AMC) Is Up 24.1% After Record May Attendance And $150 Million Equity Sale - Has The Bull Case Changed?
Earlier in June 2026, AMC Entertainment Holdings completed a US$150,000,000 at-the-market equity offering, issuing roughly 105,300,000 new common shares across multiple tranches priced between about US$1.03 and US$1.50. This fundraising comes as AMC reports record May attendance of 25.5 million guests, its strongest May since 2019, highlighting a recovering box office alongside continued reliance on equity issuance to support its balance sheet. Next, we’ll examine how record May attendance...
AMC Entertainment Holdings (AMC) Stock Could Be 31% Overvalued After Attendance Rebound And $150 Million Raise
AMC Entertainment Holdings (AMC) is back in focus after it reported its strongest monthly attendance since 2019 in May and completed a US$150 million at-the-market equity offering to raise fresh capital. See our latest analysis for AMC Entertainment Holdings. These updates come during a sharp swing higher in AMC Entertainment Holdings' share price, with a 24.1% 7 day share price return and a 108.1% 30 day share price return, even as the 1 year total shareholder return is still down 6.3%...
New York sports bettors beat the house -
For the first time since New York's online sports wagering went online in 2022, the operators posted a weekly loss for the period ending on June 14th
Roundup: Oil shock / AI receptionists / Warsh’s style
‘Baked-in’ damage: Even though the Strait of Hormuz has reopened in principle, analysts say the economic damage from the earlier disruption is already largely “baked in,” since supply chains, inventories and energy markets have already adjusted to shortages and higher costs. Oil prices have eased from their peak, but inflation pressures are expected to persist […]
Conservatives are dying at higher rates than liberals. A new study points to mistrust in medicine
The health divide emerged over the last decade and has widened since 2020, according to research that links ideology to outcomes from heart disease, cancer, stroke, and other internal causes.
Rep. Kean to return to Congress after mysterious absence, spokesman says
The New Jersey Republican, who has not been present in the chamber since March because of a "personal medical issue", plans to be back on the job later this month.
NJ Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. sets June 30 return date after monthslong absence
New Jersey Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr., who’s been absent from Congress since March with an unspecified medical issue, is set to return on June 30 | KNSS Radio
Health kicks off Aspen Ideas June 22-25
Since 2014, Aspen Ideas: Health has preceded the Aspen Ideas festivals. This year, from June 22-25, it offers more than 60 sessions with seven program tracks revolving around patient care, new treatments and technology, longevity and vitality, creativity, medical enterprise, leadership and how health-related questions often lack black or white answers.
Death Toll From Israeli Fire in Gaza Since Ceasefire Passes 1,000, Says Health Ministry
CAIRO, June 18 (Reuters) - The number of Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in Gaza has reached more than 1,000 since a U.S.-brokered ceasefire last October, the enclave's health ministry said on Thursday, as at least three people were reported killed in the latest strike. Medics said an ...
I freed up 2GB of RAM by changing one Android setting, and my Pixel's been flying ever since
The performance boost was worth every trade-off
Sports betting is changing the game for Colorado’s fans and athletes as big money adds new pressures
Since 2020, Colorado’s gamblers have wagered $28.4 billion on sports bets, averaging $418.7 million monthly. All that money is changing games for both fans and athletes.
NM spent nearly $844M on behavioral health, but 'investment is not yet matching the outcome'
New Mexico has spent $843.5 million since 2022 to rebuild state’s behavioral health system but still faces problems.
Metro Health reports 94 heat-related illnesses in San Antonio since May
Metro Health has reported 94 heat-related illnesses from May through this Saturday, a reminder that dangerous temperatures can quickly become a medical emergency.
Mayo Clinic Q&A: Block some time out for health screenings
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Since I turned 40, my clinic has been sending me a slew of reminders about men's health screenings. Are they really necessary? ANSWER: Yes! Blocking out some time for these important health screenings is one of the most important things you can do for yourself. Historically, men have been hesitant to seek […]
MLB Home Run Derby reportedly set to return to swing-based system for first time since 2014
Red Sox Best Trades In Team History
The Boston Red Sox have a long and storied history. They’ve won nine World Series, including four since 2004. The first five championships came over 100 years ago. They’ve been around for a long time. And they’ve made a lot of big trades. Some have worked wonders in the quest for a championship. ...
North Carolina will head to the CWS finals for 1st time since 2007 after knocking out West Virginia
Owen Hull had a triple and two doubles among his four hits, Gavin Gallaher had four hits and four RBIs and North Carolina beat West Virginia 12-7 to advance to the College World Series finals for the first time since 2007.
Experts on history, politics reflect on U.S. 250th birthday milestone
As our nation’s celebration of its 250th birthday approaches, experts in history and political science at Virginia Tech can provide perspectives on how far the United States of America has advanced since its founding and the issues that will influence where it goes next.
Americans Struggle to Afford Quality Healthcare
Fifty-one percent of Americans could not consistently afford healthcare in 2025 – the largest share in the past five years, according to a new report from the West Health-Gallup Center on Healthcare in America. Every year since 2022, fewer and fewer Americans are considered “cost secure” when it ...
Earth Might Have Been Sprinkling Europa With Life Since Before Animals Existed
Hundreds of sextillions of dust grains may have escaped Earth and reached Europa, raising intriguing questions about the possible transfer of life through space.
CEO Economic Outlook Index Q2 2026
The Business Roundtable CEO Economic Outlook Index is based on a survey, conducted quarterly since the fourth quarter of 2002, of our member CEOs' plans for hiring and capital spending, and their expectations for sales, over the next six months.
Dodgers notes: Shohei Ohtani, Justin Wrobleski, Kyle Tucker
Tuesday was as low scoring of an affair as one could as for, as the Dodgers came away with their second 1-0 win since June 5. In what has been an unbelievable offensive stretch since May 12, Shohei Ohtani kept it going as he provided the only offense for either side, blasting a solo home […]
April, May mark overdose death low in SF
April saw the lowest on record since 2020, according to preliminary data.
Northwestern Medicine gets $35M to build new community health institute
John and Kathy Schreiber, with a more than 30-year legacy of philanthropy, have given Northwestern Medicine nearly $50 million since 1994.
New calls for workplace protections in hospitals
Health care workers have been among the likeliest to experience threats or be assaulted on the job since the pandemic began.
A Watch Brand Focused on Mental Health
Every sale since Split debuted in mid-2025 has generated a donation equivalent to the cost of an hour’s therapy, its co-founder said.
Austria make World Cup return with win over debutants Jordan
Veteran Marko Arnautović scored in his World Cup debut as Austria made their return to the big stage with a 3-1 victory in their tournament opener on Tuesday. The Austrians are making their first World Cup appearance since 1998, while Jordan have qualified for the competition for the first time in their history.
UK inflation unexpectedly stays at 2.8% with higher transport costs offset by slower food price rises
Food prices rose at the slowest rate since December 2024
MacArthur Park residents, business owners discuss their day-to-day since DEA raid two weeks ago
Steam Machine Performance Benchmark Leak Signals Approaching Launch
Since the news broke that the Valve Steam Machine would be delayed, there have been countless conversations online about how the Steam Machine would be dead on arrival because of its expected pricing and aging internals—a six-core Zen 4 CPU and a Radeon Navi 33 GPU with 8 GB of VRAM—but a recent set...
Merchants of Doubt and the attacks on Extreme Event Attribution science
Last week, I attended a meeting at Columbia University on attribution science and climate law, hosted by the Sabin Center. It was a fantastic event, bringing together scientists and legal experts working at the intersection of extreme event attribution and climate law. Subscribe For those unfamiliar with it, extreme event attribution attempts to quantify the contribution of climate change to an extreme event. For example, several groups analyzed the impact of climate change on Hurricane Harvey’s enormous rainfall totals over Houston, Texas and they found that climate change increased rainfall by 15 to 38%. One thing that came up again and again was how terrified fossil-fuel interests are of extreme event attribution science. They are acutely aware that this research could land them in court. And losing those cases would leave them legally liable for billions of dollars in climate damages. Because the legal stakes are so high, the blowback has turned ugly. I spoke with several scientists at the meeting who are facing ongoing harassment over their work. This blowback is a coordinated campaign to make the entire field look suspect. The goal is to create the impression that attribution science is too uncertain, too political, or too conflicted to be useful in court or in public policy. The strategy is not based on actual science or evidence of misconduct, but on the generation of doubt. The new Merchants of Doubt We’ve seen this before. In fact, not that long ago: We only have to go back a year to the Department of Energy (DOE) Climate Working Group (CWG) report to see an example of using doubt as the tool to push back against well-established science. This strategy is laid out in an email from a member of the CWG, Dr. Roy Spencer, that was released during litigation over the Climate Working Group process. The key quote is: About all I can hope is that what we write will provide sufficient “reasonable scientific doubt” regarding the science claims in the 2009 TSD [technical support document], based upon almost 2 decades of new science, to call into question the original reasoning for the EPA Administrator’s decision that CO2 presents a threat to human health and welfare. This statement is strong evidence that at least some members of the committee were working to support a particular policy outcome: revoking the Endangerment Finding. The email also explains how they planned to do it: by attempting to generate “reasonable doubt”. This is going to be hard, Spencer implies. Despite falsely claiming that “2 decades of new science” weakens the case, Spencer explicitly acknowledges that the actual peer-reviewed science of climate change overwhelmingly rejects his position: But if the science argument is decided upon by a vote, or by the number of published citations, we lose the science argument. We can go back even further: This CWG email shares unmistakable DNA with the infamous 1969 tobacco memo that declared: “Doubt is our product, since it is the best means of competing with the ‘body of fact’ that exists in the mind of the general public. It is also the means of establishing a controversy.” The tobacco memo also acknowledges the limit of this strategy: Like the CWG, they knew the science was not on their side. Share The new new Merchants of Doubt The people attacking the IPCC chapter on extreme event attribution are the newest iteration of the Merchants of Doubt. Their goal, like all Merchants before them, is to introduce doubt into the process. Because the report is not even out yet, they cannot attack its conclusions. So they are attacking the authors instead. Here is a press release from the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee: In the letter, the Chairmen express concerns about potential conflicts of interest involving members of the Attribution Committee, stating that “publicly available information suggests a troubling pattern” in which committee members are affiliated with nonprofits that support climate accountability lawsuits, “raising the appearance of impropriety and member bias.” To be clear, this is just innuendo. There is no actual evidence of bias. And given the robust process that these reports go through, including multiple lines of peer review, it seems very unlikely that significant bias can survive into the report. When the report comes out, critics will have the opportunity to make legitimate criticisms of the report — if any exist. If none do, however, they’ll still make criticisms, but they’ll be bogus, simply designed to generate doubt. We’ll see. A note to the press: Fix your frame To any journalists reading this: The public debate over extreme event attribution science is not going away. The science is simply too dangerous to fossil-fuel interests for them to stop fighting it. You very well might be assigned to write an article about this area of research in the future. When you do, do not automatically adopt the framing that climate misinformers want you to use. They want you to frame the story around questions like: Are climate scientists trying to put their thumb on the scale to achieve a predetermined, politically motivated result? Are climate scientists improperly letting their politics invade the science of the IPCC? That frame is a trap. Instead, you need to view this through the historical lens of the Merchants of Doubt. How does the ecosystem of doubt operate? Who funds it? What methods do they use to misrepresent science and slime researchers? What scientific results are they trying to keep people from understanding are legitimate? Ultimately, you instead need to focus your article on the generation of doubt as a way to maintain the fossil fuel industry’s social and legal license to keep burning oil, gas, and coal. If you treat the misinformers’ frame as a legitimate, good-faith scientific critique, you are helping them produce doubt. Don’t do it. Don’t be a Merchant of Doubt. Thanks for reading The Climate Brink! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work. Subscribe other stuff The Staying Curious Substack has an interesting post about the different flavors of climate sensitivity. This is crucial information if you want to understand how scientists think about how much warming the Earth will experience. I’d be grateful if you could hit the like button ❤️ below! 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