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Samsung’s RAM Shortage Struggles Claims Another Victim As Exynos 2700 To Witness One Trade-Off, Despite Being The Most Advanced 2nm SoC
Samsung is expected to use its most advanced 2nm process for the Exynos 2700, but that won’t keep the latter safe from cost cutting
France 2026 World Cup Roster: Real Madrid's Eduardo Camavinga Among Notable Omissions
France named its World Cup squad, with surprise goalkeeper call-up Robin RIsser highlighting Didier Deschamps' final tournament roster as France aims for another title.
Claude For Small Business Shows Where White-Collar AI Is Heading
Claude for Small Business is another sign that the AI market is moving toward AI and agents embedded in systems focused on serving the needs of daily work.
Spring Sports: Another Marra excelling on the draw for Pinkerton
Melayna Marra decided that the draw was hers.
Royal Oak Taco Fest returns for another 4th of July weekend full of food and entertainment
Royal Oak Taco Fest returns this Fourth of July weekend with added activities in celebration of America's 250th anniversary.
Google may finally let you move passkeys to another password manager on Android
Google could soon end the passkey lock-in for its Password Manager's users.
Sports Daily Live: What’s behind Royals recent struggles after resurgence?
he Royals drop another one after shaky starting pitching. Jaylon Thompson joins to discuss.
Atlanta Braves first team to reach 30 wins this season
The Braves improved MLB’s top record to 30-13 with another thrilling win Wednesday night, scoring three runs in the eighth inning to beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1.
'Remarkable Bright Creatures' doesn't aim high, but lands perfectly
Last week we had talking sheep, this week it’s an octopus. Based on the best-selling book of the same name, “Remarkably Bright Creatures” is another example of live action family
How Did Dave Roberts React to Another Dodgers Loss?
The Los Angeles Dodgers have yet to find a way back into the win column.
Instagram hits the copy button again with new disappearing Instants photos
Another new way to encourage you to post.
R.I. Governor McKee’s charter school conundrum
McKee turned heads when he said he’d be open to imposing a moratorium on new charter schools, but after taking another look at the bill, McKee isn’t quite ready to commit to signing it if it makes it to his desk.
Variety's 2026 Women of Nashville Entertainment Impact Report
Variety celebrates another 25 of the top female executives and managers in Nashville for the second annual Women of Nashville Entertainment Report
New poll shows major shift in California governor’s race
(Inside California Politics) — New polling shows yet another new frontrunner in the tumultuous California governor’s race. The contest to succeed two-term Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom was thr…
House Republican misses another week of votes as health absence strains thin majority
Rep. Tom Kean Jr. will remain absent from Congress for over two months due to an unspecified health issue, with his office saying he will return to a full schedule soon.
Trump’s China policy is nearly the exact opposite of what everyone expected
As Trump heads to China, attention and resources are being shifted from Asia to yet another war in the Middle East.
Tanninger Entertainment's latest production earns eight Tony nominations
NEW YORK — Tanninger Entertainment notches another win as its latest production secures eight Tony nominations.
76ers part ways with Daryl Morey after another disappointing season, head coach Nick Nurse to remain with Philadelphia
2027 Summer Scouting: Peter Clarke, TE, Temple
Another Summer scouting report is ready, this time on Temple's Peter Clarke.
In approving Alabama gerrymander, the Roberts Court shows its naked political bias
The justices tossed precedents to allow Republicans to dismantle yet another majority-Black district.
Trump is getting another medical checkup at the end of May, the White House says
It will be his fourth publicized visit to medical experts since returning to office.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says Democrats shouldn’t trust Marjorie Taylor Greene
The position puts her at odds with some on the left, such as Rep. Ro Khanna, another potential 2028 contender, who said he wants to find “common ground” with people like Greene.
Another Gift To The World From CERN: Their Entire Set Of KiCad Libraries
As the foremost boffins of Europe toil deep underneath the border between Switzerland and France in their never-ending quest to truly understand the fabric of the Universe, they rely on a vast amou…
Latest Google Home update speeds up Gemini, ‘Ask Home’ now works with voice commands
Yet another Google Home update rolling out this week speeds up Gemini while adding “Ask Home” functionality to voice commands...
One local metal art business acquires another
Longtime Sioux Falls-based metal art business Prairie Dance has been acquired by the up-and-coming local metal art business Sunbird Metal Works.
House ethics panel pledges ‘full and thorough’ investigation of Rep. Cory Mills
The Republican, whom President Donald Trump has endorsed for another term, has denied domestic violence and other allegations and sought to portray them as politically motivated.
Jack Sutton closing luxury jewelry store after 4 decades inside New Orleans’ Canal Place
It's the latest departure from the high-end mall and another blow to Canal Street.
Steelers sign experienced offensive lineman after rookie minicamp tryout
Another move on the offensive line for the Steelers.
Big Bets Report: Bettor Banks Close to $1 Million With Unique Strategy
A bettor cashed in on almost a million bucks using a unique strategy, while another used a bonus bet to win six figures. Patrick Everson breaks it down.
‘Reacher’ Season 5 is coming to Prime Video
The action-thriller series starring Alan Ritchson will return for another season on Prime Video.
Rosemont Adds Another Layer Of Security At Its Entertainment District
The village of Rosemont will likely receive three magnetometers in a few weeks to provide added security at Parkway Bank Park where the community’s annual outdoor concert series will soon begin. DSI Security Services will provide the equipment. The magnetometers will be stationed at three entrances to the entertainment district. One will be located near
Yet another new Onn Streaming Stick passes through FCC approval
Walmart just released its new Onn 4K Stick and 2nd-gen Onn 4K Pro streaming devices. The retailer hasn't been able to keep up with demand, as it is difficult to find them in stock online or in stores, yet it's already moving ahead with another new model.
Spring Donor Celebration honors the ‘greater good’ at Vanderbilt Health
Four open-heart operations later, Eden is now in second grade and bubbling with ebullient energy. To honor the lifesaving compassionate care she received at Monroe Carell, her parents established a fund in her name, as Elisa Hill put it, “to be for another family what others were for us.”
American cruise ship passenger tests positive for hantavirus after evacuation
One of the 17 American passengers evacuated from the ship and flown to Nebraska also tested positive for the hantavirus but is not showing any symptoms, and another had mild symptoms, U.S. health officials said late Sunday.
‘Crimson Desert’ Patch Fixes A Big, Annoying Issue, Also Adds Mounts, Attack Dogs
Crimson Desert has another big patch out, and it fixes one of the biggest issues with the game, along with adding a bunch of new mounts and such.
The Bear’s Den, May 11, 2026
The Chicago Bears enter another offseason week as the rookies and tryout players head out.
Steam Machine Buyers Will Face a Queue System For Its 4 Models, as Valve Moves to Prevent Scalper Markups Early
Valve leaked code reveals a reservation queue and four models for the Steam Machine to stop scalpers and prevent another launch fiasco
Madison Keys makes unexpected decision after premature Italian Open loss
American tennis star Madison Keys lost her Round of 32 match at the Italian Open on Sunday. She fell in three sets to lucky loser Nikola Bartunkova, 3-6, 6-1, 4-6. Barunkova is another in the long line of high quality…
Eduardo Rodriguez turns Mother’s Day into career outing against Mets
PHOENIX — Arizona Diamondbacks fans have grown used to steady outings from Eduardo Rodriguez this season, and on Mother’s Day, the left-hander delivered another dominant performance. May 10, 2026; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez in the first inning against the New York Mets at Chase Field.
Complete NASCAR Cup points standings after Watkins Glen 2026
Reddick's points lead just keeps getting bigger after another top five finish on Sunday
Hurricanes rolling in NHL playoffs. Next is another long between-rounds rest
Carolina will face the Montreal-Buffalo winner, a series running through at least Thursday.
Colin Brueggemann's Milestone Night Propels OSU Baseball Past Sun Devils
Behind Colin Brueggemann, the Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team won another series in Big 12 action.
Chicago Teachers Union wants $8.5 million dues hike to fund politics
“Has your brand become toxic?” This was a pointed question from WGN Political Editor Tahman Bradley, posed to Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates in a recent interview. Her immediate response: “I don’t understand the question.” When pressed, Gates added, “The Chicago Teachers Union is not a political party, it is a labor union.” But internal union documents show CTU leadership is trying to skim $8.5 million more from teacher paychecks explicitly for politics, while trying to silence union members critical of Gates’ leadership. Under the proposed dues hike, Chicago teachers would see up to $800 more per year flow from their paychecks to union coffers. The union already takes in more than $40 million a year, mostly from dues. And it spends less than 18 cents of every dollar on teacher representation. The No. 1 reason for the proposed dues hike? Politics. “We must win a majority of the first 21 person fully elected school board in November,” reads the first point in CTU’s member FAQ document.1 This directly contradicts CTU’s promise to members about how leadership uses dues money. The official CTU handbook tells members that the union does not use dues money for politics, so if they are interested in funding political activity, they should consider voluntary donations to CTU’s political action committee. “Our dues are not used for political purposes,” according to the handbook. “So our PAC relies on extra contributions from our members to support progressive candidates and to impact elected officials at the city, county and state levels.” This kind of double-speak is one reason members are concerned about another constitutional change slipped into the dues hike vote, which will take place on May 20-21: an attempt to stop members from holding the union accountable. A proposed amendment to the union constitution tries to place limits on when members may bring a lawsuit against the union for violating members’ rights.2 This provision is clearly a response to members’ lawsuit against union leadership regarding Gates’ years-long refusal to publish audited financial statements. The judge in that case has repeatedly denied the union’s attempts to dismiss it. Teachers opposed to these changes have been circulating this flier, urging members to vote no. What will CTU members get in return for millions of dollars in additional dues? If the 2024 school board elections are any indication—not much. CTU leadership’s record on school board races may not inspire confidence among members. A Chicago Policy Center analysis of a dozen affiliated PACs found CTU spent nearly $2.9 million on school board races in 2024. Of that spending, more than $2.1 million (75%) went to losing candidates. And while CTU-backed candidates lost six of the nine competitive seats overall, they fared worse in their biggest-spending races, losing five of six contests in which the union and its affiliates put up more than $250,000 for their candidate. The Chicago school board elections take place Nov. 3.3 Is another $8.5 million enough to clean up a toxic reputation? Not likely. Update on federal tax credit scholarship: Last week, Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she plans to opt into the federal tax credit scholarship program. If Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker follows suit, Illinois could unlock $1 billion in donor money statewide for both public- and private-school students. If Illinois does not opt in, that money will flow to other states. The Last Ward reported in February on how Illinois Democrats could unlock at least $100 million in new resources for Chicago public-school students by opting in. Update on the investigation into how Chicagoans learned about a meeting to hike their property taxes: The Last Ward reported in January on an absurd, taxpayer-funded investigation into how local media learned of a planned Chicago school board meeting to hike the district’s property tax levy. That investigation is now complete. Lawyers interviewed two dozen witnesses, and found nothing. Update on Illinois’ muni debt crisis: My colleague Joe Tabor last week published a must-read piece in Crain’s Chicago Business about how Illinois recently rejected south suburban Harvey’s request to be designated a “distressed city.” The saga shows why the state must implement a better structure to assist insolvent local governments, including allowing for the option to pursue debt relief via Chapter 9 bankruptcy. The Last Ward reported in October on how Harvey is tipping the first domino in Illinois’ municipal debt crisis. Mincing Rascals: I joined the Mincing Rascals podcast to discuss the SAFE-T Act, the millionaires tax, and more. My “green light” recommendation: Force Majeure (2014). 1 Notably, the No. 2 reason cited is “resources to fund a state-wide millionaires tax campaign in order to fully fund the state’s school funding formula.” The constitutional amendment necessary to implement a progressive income tax in Illinois recently died in the Illinois House, meaning this question would not appear on the ballot until 2028 at the earliest. 2 There is seemingly no single-subject rule for CTU constitutional amendments. So members only get one vote on the full package. One cannot vote “yes” on the dues hike and “no” on the restriction of members’ rights, for example. 3 Illinois law grants far too much power over local government to unelected officials like Gates. State lawmakers should fix that.
Chicago Cubs news and notes
Ben Brown stepped up in a gigantic way, as he and the staff held the Texas Rangers to a run for another big Cub win.
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.
Colorado’s rulers save democracy from the voters
Another week, another column about Colorado’s ruling class treating democracy like a state trooper treats the speed limit. It’s for other people. I swear, I want to write about literally anything else — aliens, sports, lab-grown meat, Bigfoot opening a vape shop in Pueblo. But Colorado’s legislature has never been more abusive to the citizenry […]
Xbox gets another 30 new games next week
Over the next seven days, Subnautica 2, Outbound, Directive 8020, and 27 more new games launch across Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC.
With the Fire’s arrival, Portland finds another cathedral for women’s sports
A city that has shown up time and again for the Thorns has a new place to showcase its unique sports culture.
Local elections reveal the deep fracturing of UK politics and put the writing on the wall for Keir Starmer
Another British prime minister is in deep trouble – but simply replacing him won’t fix what is ailing the United Kingdom.
Hapless Tigers Drop Another One In Kansas City
I’m almost at a loss for words. It’s truly shocking just how awful they look right now. Michael Wacha is a fine pitcher; in fact, he said he's had a bit of a career resurgence over the last several seasons. I gotta give him a lot of credit because he was one of those guys that really seemed like he was going through it for a while after starting his career off hot. He’s a very well-respected veteran presence, but he’s not a Cy Young caliber guy, except for when he pitches against Detroit.
Steve Kerr returning as Warriors coach to chase another title with Steph Curry, per report
Kerr's contract expired after the season but he has reportedly agreed to a new two-year deal
Gigabyte GeForce buyer gets Radeon cooler, five months ago another user got the opposite
GeForce Radeon card found (again) Gigabyte RTX 5060 Ti with Radeon shroud could finally meet its Radeon twin with GeForce cooler. A Reddit user who bought
Orioles Saturday afternoon game thread, 4:05pm ET
Right hander Shane Baz takes on another former Ray in Aaron Civale.
Business Lookahead: Trump on Tour
STORY: From Trump's trip to China, to a slew of new U.S. data releases, these are the stories to watch in business and finance in the coming week. :: Trump goes to Beijing U.S. President Donald Trump visits Beijing on Thursday and Friday.It will be his first visit to China in eight years.He'll try to lock in the trade truce agreed to in October in South Korea, and avoid a rerun of the tit-for-tat tariff battle that he set off a year ago.Fresh trade data should offer a reality check on whether a protectionist White House has managed to dent Americans' appetite for Chinese-made goods.:: Saudi Aramco posts resultsThe world's biggest exporter of crude oil, Saudi Aramco, reports first-quarter results on Sunday.The numbers are expected to show the pain from the more than two-month-old Iran war.This comes as efforts to end the conflict appeared to stall after the U.S. and Iran traded fire in recent days, with some of the biggest flare-ups in fighting in and around the Strait of Hormuz since a ceasefire began a month ago.:: U.S. economic dataA bunch of new data should give a clearer view of inflation in the U.S.Tuesday's April consumer price index is expected to rise 0.6% according to a Reuters poll.Prices at the pump are likely to loom large in the numbers.Producer price data for April on Wednesday is another inflation checkpoint after the Fed’s last meeting exposed a more hawkish tilt among some policymakers who are increasingly uneasy about price pressures.And retail sales figures on Thursday should show whether higher gas prices and other costs are starting to bite into household spending.
Health professionals say Hantavirus outbreak won’t lead to another pandemic
As health officials around the world monitor an outbreak of Hantavirus, related to a cruise ship that traveled across the Atlantic, professionals from the World Health Organization on down say it w…
Mother's Day is another excuse to give back to all the moms in my life
The moms in my life always say they don't want anything for Mother's Day. It just makes me more determined to appreciate them.
Two Court Decisions Have Unleashed an Era of Perpetual Redistricting
Four states are considering drawing new maps in the coming weeks. Another dozen or more could join the fray next year.
Yankees news: Spencer Jones’ debut
A top prospect gets the call; another setback for Gil; Max Fried’s dominance
Khamzat Chimaev has one piece of business in the way of his UFC prophecy
It will take another monster to slay this monster. Only one titan will leave Newark with gold around his waist, and his name is Khamzat Chimaev.
Yedsit Hazlewood, Brittany Russell Capture Laurel Park Spring Meet Titles
Yedsit Hazlewood notched another achievement in his young career, winning the Laurel Park Spring Meet riding title by two wins over fellow apprentice Jose Vargas. Hazlewood, who also won two races at Laurel Park on Friday, finished with 17 wins during the spring meet. Sheldon Russell and Forest ...
Scientists have found another world with an atmosphere
The finding comes with significant new suggestions about the solar system
Apple Seeds Second iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5 Release Candidates to Developers
Apple today seeded new release candidate versions of upcoming iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming five days after the first RC. It's not clear what's changed in the second RC, but Apple typically sends out another candidate if there are bugs that need to be addressed. Registered developers can download the betas from the Settings app on the iPhone or iPad by going to the General section and selecting Software Update.
Nannie Helen Burroughs Parade, business fair prompt road closures in DC
It will be another busy weekend in the nation’s capital with two big events that are expected to attract a bunch of people and close off some D.C. roads.
This Week In Security: Another Linux Exploit, Ubuntu Knocked Offline, Finals Interrupted, And Backdoored Tools
After the CopyFail vulnerability gave root access from any user on almost all distributions last week, this week we’ve got DirtyFrag. This chains the vulnerability in CopyFail (xfrm-ESP) and …
Slay The Spire 2's Latest Update Removes Controversial Doormaker Boss
As one Doormaker closes, another one opens
Democrats Might Actually Win Iowa
Are the party’s hopes for the Hawkeye State real, or just another mirage?
Sports Daily: Royals settle for split, continue crucial stretch; NCAA Tourney expanding
The Royals can’t take the series against Cleveland and now set their sights on the Tigers in another key showdown.
Orioles news: An ugly loss and another pitcher injury
Cade Povich suffered a forearm injury during the Orioles’ loss to the Marlins.
The US in Brief: Another blow to Trump’s tariffs
Our daily political update, featuring the stories that matter
Thunder pull away from Lakers to take 2-0 lead despite another limited night for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Thunder pull away from Lakers to 2-0 lead, despite another limited night for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Let the record show the Oklahoma City Thunder were in a brief bit of trouble in Game 2 on Thursday.
Harley-Davidson Announces "Back to the Bricks" Business Plan
Harley-Davidson announced its first quarter of 2026 results, with yet another revenue decline, and a year-over-year decrease in Q1 net income from $133.1 million to $24.8 million.
Pistons hold off Cavaliers in Game 2 to take 2-0 series lead
Another big 4th quarter from Cade Cunningham pulled Detroit to an early lead at home.
What the latest ruling on Trump’s tariffs could mean for businesses
A split ruling from the Court of International Trade on Thursday delivered President Trump another setback in his tariff agenda and could provide some businesses with a tariff holiday of sorts between now and the summer if the ruling stands up.
WWE’s Chelsea Green Reveals New Health Update After Heart Procedure
Chelsea Green has shared another health update after recently undergoing a heart procedure. While she says progress has been made, she still deals with some physical discomfort as she continues her recovery. The WWE star recently had surgery for SVT (supraventricular tachycardia). Green previously revealed that her heart rate shot up to 228 beats per […] The post WWE’s Chelsea Green Reveals New Health Update After Heart Procedure appeared first on Wrestlezone.
Fresh tariff defeat could give businesses a 2-month window before new duties can be imposed
A split ruling from the Court of International Trade on Thursday delivered President Trump another setback in his tariff agenda and could provide some businesses with a tariff holiday of sorts between now and the summer if the ruling stands up.
Scientists uncover hidden parasite diversity in barb fish from the Sea of Galilee
When most people think about biodiversity in lakes and rivers, they imagine fish, plants, or perhaps birds and amphibians. But beneath the surface exists another world that often goes unnoticed: microscopic ...
Makar, Nelson nominated for NHL awards
Will another Norris and Selke get added to the trophy case?
Valve is fighting Steam Controller scalpers with a new reservations system
You’ll have another chance to buy one of Valve’s new controllers.
The National Academy of Sciences Elects Two Berkeley Lab Researchers
Two Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) scientists have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. They are part of a cohort of 120 new members and 25 international members. The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit institution that was established under a congressional charter signed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863. It recognizes achievement in science by election to membership, and — alongside the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Medicine — provides science, engineering, and health policy advice to the federal government and other organizations. The 2026 electees bring the total number of active members to 2,705 with 557 international members. Gary Karpen is a biologist senior faculty scientist in Berkeley Lab’s Biological Systems and Engineering Division and a Professor of Cell and Developmental Physiology in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at UC Berkeley. Karpen studies how the structure, organization, and maintenance of genetic material impact inheritance and cell function. His lab focuses on chromatin — a packaged form of DNA strands wrapped around proteins that comprises our chromosomes — with a particular emphasis on centromeres, rarely expressed sequences called heterochromatin, DNA repair, and regulatory RNAs. His research reveals insights into fundamental aspects of nuclear organization and genome regulation that are shared across the tree of life, broadening our understanding of cancer and other diseases, birth defects, and aging. Kam-Biu Luk is a Professor Emeritus of physics at UC Berkeley and a retired senior faculty scientist in Berkeley Lab’s Physics Division. He is an experimental particle physicist whose research has focused on neutrinos: nearly massless, electrically neutral elementary particles that can pass through matter virtually undetected. Neutrinos are created during radioactive decay processes, including the fusion process occurring in stars and the fission process that powers nuclear reactors. Luk initiated and co-led the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment, a project based in China with more than 200 international collaborators. In 2012, the Daya Bay experiment discovered a new form of a phenomenon called “neutrino oscillation” in which neutrinos change from one type to another. For this discovery, Luk and his collaborator Yifan Wang received the 2014 American Physical Society Division of Particles and Fields W.K.H. Panofsky Prize for outstanding work in experimental particle physics, and he was also the co-recipient of the 2016 Breakthrough Prize. Luk is currently participating in the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) hosted by Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, which will investigate any potential difference in behavior between neutrinos and antineutrinos that may shed light on the evolution of the universe, especially why antimatter is absent in the present universe. ### Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is committed to groundbreaking research focused on discovery science and solutions for abundant and reliable energy supplies. The lab’s expertise spans materials, chemistry, physics, biology, earth and environmental science, mathematics, and computing. Researchers from around the world rely on the lab’s world-class scientific facilities for their own pioneering research. Founded in 1931 on the belief that the biggest problems are best addressed by teams, Berkeley Lab and its scientists have been recognized with 17 Nobel Prizes. Berkeley Lab is a multiprogram national laboratory managed by the University of California for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science. DOE’s Office of Science is the single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States, and is working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit energy.gov/science.
New GTA Online Update Confirmed By Rockstar With New Content And Big Changes
Rockstar Games have officially announced another new GTA Online update packed full of content. Even though GTA 6 is several months away from release, Rockstar are not slowing down with GTA Online.…
Arvada Center hosting another Summer of Musical Delights
Colorado is a great place for people who love music outdoors, with plenty of great venues like the Arvada Center’s Outdoor Amphitheatre, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd.
Sports Daily: Royals streak ends with potential injury to key pitcher
The Royals streak ends at five with potentially another Cole Ragans injury.
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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Biggers Market’s roots run deep, tracing back to the 1940s when founder and partner Sven Wallin’s grandfather, alongside his brothers, opened Biggers Brothers, a family-run produce business in Charlotte. Decades later, the family’s reputation for farm-fresh fruits and vegetables lives on. In 2010, Wallin opened Biggers Market, building on a reputation that endured for the past 16 years. “I learned a lot about my grandfather, who passed away when my mother was young, through my uncle. The one thing that is ingrained in me is my grandfather’s willingness to go the extra mile for a better product, not settling for what’s easy, but finding what is better,” said Wallin. “He taught me the importance of name and reputation. If your name was on it, it had better be right. Word-of-mouth was always very important to gain a good reputation.” So was hard work. Entrepreneurialism has always been central to Biggers Market’s identity, Wallin said. In high school, Wallin worked at a produce stand in Charlotte, an experience that shaped how he thought about food. “I realized all produce was not created equal, and we could focus on freshness, seasonality and flavor. Grocery stores were convenient, but the produce often didn’t have the same taste or quality,” he said. As a college graduate without a paying job, Wallin took a leap and opened a 20-by-30-foot roadside stand with just three employees. “It was so small we had to put tables with umbrellas out in the yard to accommodate everything. We didn’t have pallet jacks or forklifts to unload the trucks. We would form a line and toss watermelons to get them to where they needed to go,” he recalled. In year two, Wallin opened a market on Carolina Beach Road, still in operation today but larger, and later on Market Street, setting up tents for extra space. In 2019, the sale of the land forced a hunt for a new property, and Wallin landed on his current location at 6250 Market St. “We had ambitions beyond produce,” he said. “We wanted this market to be a place that felt different from a typical grocery store.” In 2024, Wallin added his kitchen to the Biggers brand. “I’ve blurred the lines of a market and a grocery store,” Wallin said. “It’s a place where you can shop, eat, have a drink and listen to live music with friends and family. It’s a mix of retail and social experiences cultivated over time.” What hasn’t changed, however, is Wallin’s Southern hospitality, a strong sense of pride, purpose and responsibility and a commitment to seasonality. Spring brings the garden center to life with herbs, veggie plants and jumbo ferns. Summer leans heavily into produce. Fall brings the pumpkin patch, and winter hosts a Christmas market. “It means a lot to have what we’ve built recognized, especially in Wilmington. There’s a lot that goes into the business from our team. And that’s something we’re genuinely grateful for,” Wallin said. With plans underway for a new larger Carolina Beach Road location, Wallin continues to look ahead. “It’s an opportunity to build another market from the ground up and continue growing what we’ve been doing,” he said. “We’ve been through development before, so we understand what it takes.”
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