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FDA highlights recall of certain Impella introducer kits after 3 injuries
This latest recall was put in place due to an increased risk of blood clots developing during use. Only a small number of hospitals are affected.
What about California’s other statewide races? Here’s a look at the offices on the ballot today
California voters today are determining the general election candidates for 8 statewide offices, including insurance commissioner, superintendent and lieutenant governor.
Midterm primaries 2026 live: results and reaction after six states including California and Iowa cast ballots
All the latest results and updates as New Jersey, South Dakota, New Mexico and Montana also vote in primaries
Ford Road in Canton Township set to get 4 new businesses amid traffic safety concerns
A parking lot off Ford Road near IKEA in Canton is slated for a small, 4-unit commercial building, prompting questions from drivers and small business owners about what that means for traffic.
Dun & Bradstreet Brings Verified Business Data into Microsoft 365 Copilot
/PRNewswire/ -- Dun & Bradstreet today announced the availability of Graph Connector in Microsoft 365 Copilot, giving developers and enterprises no‑cost access...
Reality TV star Spencer Pratt tests LA voters' appetite for political outsider
Voters across Los Angeles share their thoughts on reality TV star Spencer Pratt entering the mayoral race and reveal the issues and leadership traits driving their decisions at the ballot box.
Politics professor discusses some congressional races on the ballot
In photos: Business leaders, readers gather to talk Charlotte's growth
See photos from the Axios Live event.
Inside Microsoft’s Project Solara: A new platform for devices that run AI agents instead of apps
A team inside Microsoft has been quietly building Project Solara, a platform for devices that run AI agents instead of apps, based on Android instead of Windows. The first two concept devices, a desktop hub and a wearable badge, are headed to pilots with companies including AccuWeather, Best Buy, CVS Health, Levi's, and Target.
'Giving the public a voice': Legislature approves putting homestead property tax amendment on ballot
The Senate passed the House product.
Oakmont parking lot opening day still a mystery to nearby business owners
The Oakmont Community Foundation parking lot on Allegheny Avenue, years in the making, is still closed to the public. As for why, the mystery remains. Businesses in the area are hopeful the public lot will open soon, as it will help to alleviate a longtime parking issue in the borough’s
Sassuolo want Aquilani too after Torino interest
After Torino, now Sassuolo are the latest Serie A club to be courting coach Alberto Aquilani, who nearly took Catanzaro to promotion.The young coach is attracting a lot of attention thanks to the perf...
Democrats redrew California's map to counter Trump. The primary tests whether it pays off for them
The party won voter approval last year to redraw the state's congressional map to create five more winnable U.S. House seats. But some Democrats now worry that they could be locked out of the November ballot in one of those districts, near San Diego.
Copilot Memory supports user preferences for Business, Enterprise
Following the rollout to Copilot Pro and Pro+ users, Copilot Memory is rolling out user-level preferences in public preview for Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise, with new admin controls for…
Any Charlotte Democratic voter could be interim mayor. But politics matter
Applications just opened, and the City Council plans to make an appointment before the end of June.
Mike Leach makes College Football HOF ballot after lengthy wait
The former Texas Tech, Washington State and Mississippi State coach is one step closer to college football immortality.
How Science Works
The 2nd Weather and Climate Livestream is now underway. It is organized by a group of early-career researchers concerned about declining funding for the field and eager to demonstrate how weather and climate research makes a difference in our lives. Last year’s event was a great success, drawing terrific press coverage including a piece in the NY Times. This year features a strong lineup of talks aimed at a general audience — I highly recommend tuning in. Share I gave a talk yesterday about How Science Works in Three Steps. You can see the short presentation here (I’ve appended a transcript below): And please tune into the livestream here. It runs through tomorrow at 6 pm ET. Thanks for reading The Climate Brink! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work. Subscribe Cleaned up transcript: Thank you, and thanks to everyone tuning in. I want to talk about something I think a lot of people don’t really understand: how science actually works. Arguments over any scientific topic — climate change, vaccines, you name it — revolve around competing claims. For climate change, the claims are: Is the Earth warming? Are humans to blame? What will the impacts be? Over the last 150 years, the scientific community has developed a remarkably robust method for sorting out which claims are true and which aren’t. That method is what I want to walk through. So how does science generate knowledge? If you ask a high schooler, they’ll give you the version they learned in ninth grade: an individual scientist forms a hypothesis, runs an experiment, and draws a conclusion. That’s more or less what happens at the individual level, though in practice it’s more iterative — you design, test, and refine all at once, landing on a slightly different idea each time until you reach a conclusion about whatever hypothesis you’ve ended up with. But this isn’t science. It’s only step one. Any individual scientist can make mistakes — scientists are human. Maybe there’s a bug in the code, maybe there’s an error in the experiment. Just because someone ran an experiment and reached a conclusion doesn’t mean it’s right, and scientists don’t treat a single result as settled truth. Step two is peer review, the first layer of quality control. The scientist writes up what they did and submits it to a journal, which sends the paper to other experts in the field. Those experts judge whether the methods are sound, whether it properly references prior work, and whether the conclusions actually follow from the data. Ask any scientist and they’ll tell you peer review is miserable — the comments come back brutal, often harsh, and you have to revise and resubmit, sometimes multiple times, before an editor finally accepts the paper. Peer review catches an immense amount of bad science, but it can’t catch all of it. Reviewers get sloppy or overworked, they miss obvious mistakes, and they can’t catch hidden errors — a bug in the code, a misread instrument. So a peer-reviewed paper making it into a journal doesn’t mean the paper is right. Nobody treats a single paper as the final word. That’s where step three comes in: the crucible of science. Important results get retested by the broader community. If you publish something interesting, it gets dissected. Sometimes people try to reproduce your work directly but more often they test its implications. If someone claims X is true, and that implies that Y is also true, then scientists will go check Y. If a claim survives this gauntlet long enough, it becomes accepted. That’s how we generate knowledge. Let me give an example: the ozone hole. In 1985 — and I doubt many people watching were around then, but I remember it well — Joe Farman and his colleagues published observations from Antarctica showing that a huge chunk of ozone was disappearing every year. This was shocking because most atmospheric chemists had expected ozone loss to occur at mid-latitudes and high altitudes, not over the South Pole. When scientists see something they don’t understand, they rush to explain it, and several competing hypotheses quickly appeared in the peer-reviewed literature. One pointed to chlorine chemistry from chlorofluorocarbons. A second blamed nitrogen chemistry, possibly driven by solar proton events — meaning the sun was responsible. A third argued it wasn’t chemistry at all but dynamics: winds were carrying naturally low-ozone air from the lower atmosphere up into the stratosphere. Then the community went to work testing which theory could survive the crucible. Aircraft flew into the ozone hole and found no nitrogen, ruling out the nitrogen theory. Measurements showed the air in the polar vortex was descending, not rising — which would bring high-ozone air down, eliminating the dynamics theory. Meanwhile, those same flights measured enormous amounts of chlorine, strongly correlated with exactly the regions where ozone was being destroyed. That became known as the “smoking gun” paper, and it established that chlorine chemistry was the cause. Through this process, a consensus emerged. And it’s worth being clear that this consensus is organic. There’s no vote, no poll, no meeting where it gets decided. Scientists go to conferences, talk to one another, and independently arrived at the same answer. It’s the ultimate free market of ideas. After the consensus was established, the peer-reviewed literature doesn’t even mention the rival theories — it simply takes chlorine chemistry as given. That’s what a consensus looks like. It doesn’t mean every single scientist agrees, but it does mean there’s no longer any legitimate debate. So where can you see what scientists actually think? It’s all in the peer-reviewed literature, which contains the entire historical record of the argument: the discovery, the competing theories, the debate, the testing, and finally the community coalescing around one answer. But there’s a lot of room for misrepresentation. You can dig up an old paper claiming the ozone hole was caused by dynamics and wave it around as if there still was a debate about the cause of the ozone hole — without mentioning that the idea was disproven long ago and that even its own authors no longer believe it. There’s a bigger problem, though: the peer-reviewed literature is written in a language I call “nerd.” It’s extremely hard to read — honestly, some of it is hard for me to follow. It takes graduate students years to work through the literature in a single field, so we can’t expect policymakers or ordinary people to do it. This is where scientific assessments come in. The most famous is the IPCC — the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The job of an assessment is to read and summarize the peer-reviewed literature, synthesizing what’s settled, what’s been disproven, and what remains genuinely debated. To ensure the assessments accurately summarize the peer-reviewed literature, assessments are written by large teams, which are far less prone to bias than individuals and which dilute the influence of any one scientist with an axe to grind. The teams are deliberately assembled to avoid stacking the deck, and the reports themselves go through multiple rounds of peer review. That rigorous process is exactly why you can trust them and why people consider the IPCC to be the gold standard of what we know about the climate system. An assessment produced through a different process may well not be credible. You can even watch the consensus evolve across assessments. Take the attribution of warming. The 1990 IPCC report said the observed warming was broadly consistent with model predictions but also comparable to natural variability — in other words, we don’t know whether humans are responsible. By 1995, it concluded that the balance of evidence suggested a discernible human influence — a sentence only a committee could write, and one that barely commits to anything. By 2001, most of the warming over the previous 50 years was judged “likely” due to greenhouse gases; by 2007, “very likely”; by 2013, “extremely likely.” The 2023 report says essentially the same as 2013 — there’s not much stronger language available. So, to wrap up: science is our ultimate tool for deciphering the universe — the most successful method we’ve ever developed for determining what’s true and what isn’t. Our understanding is written into the peer-reviewed literature, so if you want to know what scientists think, that’s where to look. And for those of us who don’t speak nerd, scientific assessments are the Rosetta Stone — they translate nerd into English. Let me open the floor to questions. Thank you.
Live Results: California midterm primaries
Two candidates for California governor will emerge from a massive field of 61 hopefuls in a state primary on Tuesday, when voters will also select U.S. House nominees using a new map they approved in a 2025 ballot measure.
ASRock Radeon RX 9070 GRE Steel Legend Review
ASRock's Radeon RX 9070 GRE Steel Legend features the most powerful cooler among all the cards tested today. With its triple-slot, triple-fan design, it runs cool and quiet. The Steel Legend is also the only card with RGB lighting. Gaming performance is solid, making it a great fit for 1440p gaming, and at $550, the GRE could be a strong alternative to NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5070.
What to watch in primaries as Dems try to defend California
Voters in California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota are casting ballots Tuesday
What to watch in primaries as Dems try to defend California
Voters in California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota are casting ballots Tuesday
Hunt: Showdown
Hunt: Showdown is a competitive first-person PvP bounty hunting game with heavy PvE elements. Set in the darkest corners of the world, Hunt packs the thrill of survival games into a match-based format.
California voting ends Tuesday. The results? Don't expect them anytime soon
Why California takes so long to count votes: Mail-in ballots, signature verification and competitive races could delay election results for weeks
Liverpool ramp up pursuit of Andoni Iraola as talks begin
Liverpool want to make a swift appointment following the dismissal of Arne Slot
'O'Neill and Keane in battle for Celtic job'
Martin O'Neill and Robbie Keane are reportedly in a head-to-head battle to be Celtic manager as Heart of Midlothian are said to be close to signing two forwards.
Enzo Le Fée Is Sunderland’s Orchestrator Supreme
“He’s a supreme on-field tactician; a plotter, a schemer, one of the men that makes us tick,” writes Phil West.
City of Camden celebrates grand opening of Mayor Francisco "Frank" Moran Sports Complex
Von Nieda Park received a complete overhaul that included improvements to the stormwater system, addition of a natural grass baseball field, a new parking lot and sidewalks.
Is coffee bad for the heart? New research links it to a major risk—and multiple benefits
Drinking a lot of coffee may increase a person's heart attack risk, according to a new meta-analysis. On the other hand, coffee intake was linked to key benefits in the same study.
‘Hellacious’ car noise is affecting Charlotte businesses. How will officials act?
Local businesses and residents say noisy cars have been a big issue in Charlotte.
Mills Reminds Maine Voters She’s ‘Still on the Ballot’ for Senate Amid Platner Controversy
A month after withdrawing from the state’s Senate race, Gov. Janet Mills suggested she remained an option after the likely Democratic nominee, Graham Platner, faced a new scandal.
Developer Eyes Brooklyn Center Plot for Business and Event Center
McNeal Management wants to build an event venue, commercial kitchen, cafe and business incubator in Brooklyn Center.
The latest business openings and closings in Hampton Roads
Whether businesses are opening, closing, or moving to a new location, here’s the latest on what’s happening.
AMD Wants You To Keep Using Your Old Hardware For A Lot Longer
With the growing cost of PC hardware and no defined end in sight, AMD is leveraging older hardware and promising extended support of existing platforms as its business strategy for the foreseeable future. AMD made a variety of announcements at Computex, but two of the most important involved hardware that many PC builders have been...
2026 L.A. County voter guide: Judges, healthcare tax, sheriff
Here are obscure but very important L.A. County races in the 2026 election. What you need to know about Superior Court judges, the County Sheriff race and healthcare tax measure.
Science Museum of Virginia's 'Survival of the Slowest' shows being slow can be survival advantage
Featuring live animals including a two-toed sloth, a lesser hedgehog tenrec and snakes, the exhibition encourages guests to take their time to discover how biology concepts apply in the real world and how animal survival is all about trade-offs.
Xbox and PlayStation have a lot to prove
At SGF 2026, both Xbox and PlayStation will need good showings given the current state of game consoles.
Match for the Marsh with Barton Health
We’re back with another awesome opportunity to transform the south end of the Upper Truckee Marsh, this time with help from our friends at Barton Health! Now that the California Tahoe Conservancy has demolished the former Motel 6 building, restaurant, and parking lot from the Upper Truckee Marsh in South Lake Tahoe, planning is underway […]
Lille appoint Davide Ancelotti as new head coach
Lille appoint Davide Ancelotti as their new coach as he prepares to serve as an assistant to his father, Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti, at this summer's World Cup.
What’s in a name? When it comes to women’s health, sometimes a lot
Polycystic ovary syndrome has been renamed polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome. The change reflects the biological reality of this complex, whole-body disorder.
More candidates are using their personal wealth to campaign than ever before. Should voters care?
All eyes are on one billionaire’s spending for governor. A CalMatters analysis shows the story may lie in the millions spent by down-ballot candidates.
Official | Davide Ancelotti appointed Lille head coach
Lille OSC have announced the appointment of Davide Ancelotti to fill their managerial vacancy. Les Dogues were on the market for a head coach following Bruno Genesio’s exit, the latter is reported...
Fleeing for their futures, a California exodus unleashes a Florida 'gold rush'
California faces an unprecedented exodus as high taxes, a $31 billion deficit and a ballot-approved wealth tax push more billionaires and businesses to Florida.
OpEd: Let DTLA Do the Work for More Housing - Los Angeles Business Journal
I live and work in downtown Los Angeles. Daily, I pass vacant storefronts, empty historic buildings and surface parking lots where residential towers
Sergei Pavlovich calls for title shot after UFC Macau win
Third-ranked heavyweight contender Sergei Pavlovich went into his UFC Macau main card bout against up-and-comer Tallison Teixeira without a lot to gain. Teixeira was ranked No. 15 in the division. A win for Pavlovich wouldn't have moved the needle unless the win was quick and brutal. He delivered, ...
Healthcare CIOs Should Take Note Of Copilot Health
Microsoft's Copilot Health preview is live — and it's heading enterprise. Here's what healthcare CIOs need to know before it reaches your workforce
Michigan football sees 2027 commit Maxwell Miles flip to Minnesota
Michigan football lost 2027 safety recruit Maxwell Miles, who flipped his commitment to Big Ten rival Minnesota.
Charlotte man helps others navigate mental healthcare system
After decades of mental health struggles, Charlotte man helps others find support.
Liverpool must move for perfect Arne Slot replacement
Why Liverpool Should At Least Explore the Luis Enrique PossibilityLuis Enrique has done what very few managers in modern football have ever achieved.He has delivered consecutive Champions League trium...
'Unfinished business': Ron DeSantis in no rush to endorse successor or to declare post-gubernatorial plans
'I've got a lot of irons in the fire.'
'Unfinished business': Ron DeSantis in no rush to endorse successor or to declare post-gubernatorial plans
'I've got a lot of irons in the fire.'
‘Covered Buttons’ tells a story of the push for better women’s health - Talk Business & Politics
Dr. Stephanie Saunders didn’t have a lot of access to books growing up in Salem, a small hamlet tucked in the Ozark’s foothills in Fulton County. She spent countless hours...
Science 4 Everyone: Does the DMV get a lot of tornadoes and flash flooding?
The D.C. area gets its fair share of severe weather but what areas are most affected by tornadoes and flash flooding?
Nancy Guthrie Update: Expert Discusses Human Remains Found Nearby
‘There’s a lot of places that an individual could get lost or pass away or hide a body,’ James T. Watson said of the Arizona desert.
Nancy Guthrie Update: Expert Discusses Human Remains Found Nearby
‘There’s a lot of places that an individual could get lost or pass away or hide a body,’ James T. Watson said of the Arizona desert.
Nancy Guthrie Update: Expert Discusses Human Remains Found Nearby
‘There’s a lot of places that an individual could get lost or pass away or hide a body,’ James T. Watson said of the Arizona desert.
Head of recruitment Hahn to depart
West Ham head of recruitment Max Hahn is leaving the club following their relegation to the Championship. The process for the exit of Hahn, whose official title is head of technical recruitment and analysis, is under way and will be confirmed in due course. It is understood the club are looking for a replacement with a deep knowledge of the Championship as they plot an instant return to the Premier League.
Pols & Politics: Massachusetts GOP candidate considers lawsuit over fraudulent signature collections
Republican Lt. Gov. candidate Anne Brensley is speaking out after reportedly falling victim to fraud by a political consultant she hired to collect ballot signatures for her campaign.
Report: No way back for Slot regardless of any data
Liverpool Fans Still Hold the Final Say as Slot Exit Highlights Anfield RealityLiverpool have long prided themselves on being a club that balances modern thinking with football tradition. Data analysi...
Smile? Your health may be tied to the ballot box.
If you’ve avoided news coverage but realize your vote still should matter, here’s our pitch for www.santafenewmexican.com/elections.
During the second week of OTAs the Las Vegas Raiders are trying what fans have been asking for over a year
The Las Vegas Raiders have a lot of young guys on the roster who need some run.
Here are the top candidates for California governor in Tuesday's primary
California voters face a crowded ballot with 61 names during Tuesday’s primary to replace outgoing Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom
Here are the top candidates for California governor in Tuesday's primary
California voters face a crowded ballot with 61 names during Tuesday's primary to replace outgoing Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Here are the top candidates for California governor in Tuesday's primary
California voters face a crowded ballot with 61 names during Tuesday's primary to replace outgoing Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Colorado Republicans elect software engineer Craig Steiner to fill vacant state chairman position
The Colorado Republican Party on Saturday elected Craig Steiner to fill the party’s vacant state chair position at a state central committee meeting in Buena Vista, just over a week before primary ballots go out to voters and five months before the general election. The former Douglas County GOP chair takes over from Eric Grossman, […]
Senator Dan Sullivan Has a New Challenger in Alaska: Dan Sullivan
Two candidates with the same name will be on the ballot seeking the same seat in the state’s primary. “It’s going to be confusing,” one Republican said.
Iraola the frontrunner with approach made - what do you think?
Outgoing Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola is the leading contender to replace the sacked Arne Slot at Liverpool. Iraola is one of the most highly rated coaches in Europe and known for his attacking style of play. Bournemouth finished only one place and three points behind Liverpool to qualify for next season's Europa League.
'Top class' Liverpool star contacted by Euro giants
Liverpool's squad is going to undergo another revamp this summer. hardly any of their transfers have worked out.Granted, a lot of their poor performances are due to the number of injuries that they've...
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 will fix something players hated years ago
Movement should feel a whole lot better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
'What a joke': Github Copilot's new token-based billing spurs consternation among devs
The golden age of Microsoft's Github Copilot appears to be at an end.
Infinity Ward Vows Modern Warfare 4 Stays Grounded, Slams Door on Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj and Omni-Man Skins
Infinity Ward dumped a lot of information on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 all at once on Thursday, May 28. Among the reveals, the studio also shared that cosmetics and collaborations won't betray the game's grounded atmosphere, unlike in other recent installments. On the studio's X account, they tweeted: Every aspect of Modern Warfare 4 is anchored in the game's narrative. Every feature, every decision needs to feel authentic to what Modern Warfare is, and that includes cosmetics and collabs. We're committed to keeping it grounded and transparent, and we want to hear from you on what you'd like […]
Liverpool believe the team must evolve again
It was just over two weeks ago when Arne Slot told reporters at Liverpool's AXA Training Centre that he had "every reason to believe" he would be the Reds manager next season. Slot was a major part of planning for next season and, at various times over the past few months, spoke about the importance of the summer ahead for Liverpool as they continue their transition, following a record spend of £415m in the same period last season. As recently as Friday, Slot's representatives believed there was no change in the support shown by Liverpool over the course of what the 47-year-old described to BBC Sport in February as the "toughest season" he has had.
Ancelotti names Brazil line-up for friendly against Panama
Coach Carlo Ancelotti announced the Brazil national team lineup for the friendly against Panama during a press conference held this Saturday (30) at Granja Comary, in Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro. In ...
The ‘Return To Xbox’ Movement Is Starting To Lose The Plot
Microsoft is trying to recapture Xbox magic, but doing so by getting lost in minor complaints from fans, with big solutions nowhere in sight.
Slot sacked
Liverpool's ownership has issued a joint statement confirming the decision to dismiss head coach Arne Slot. The contribution Arne has made to Liverpool FC in the time that he has been with us has been significant, meaningful and – most importantly of all to supporters and ourselves – successful. This was evident when he agreed to take over as head coach, when he guided us to the Premier League title and throughout the season just ended when he faced considerable challenges and burdens.
Arne Slot out at Liverpool after two seasons: Andoni Iraola top candidate to replace him, per report
The Dutch manager parted ways with the English club at the end of a disappointing follow-up to his title-winning campaign
Ballard Brands' Scott Ballard opens up about how to attract and retain businesses in the state
Scott Ballard, owner of Ballard Brands, a quick serve restaurant company based in Covington, and chair of the powerful Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, says Louisiana is doing lots of things right to attract new industry to the state but still needs to address longstanding issues with the legal climate and workforce.
Watch veteran entertainment attorney Loren Plotkin accept his 2026 Tony Honor
Plotkin looks back on five decades of theatrical advocacy.
California Primary Election preview with political reporter Greg Lee | FOX 10 Talks
On this edition of FOX 10 Talks, political reporter Greg Lee joins the program for an in-depth preview of the upcoming California primary elections. Lee analyzes the critical battlegrounds, candidate platforms, and the key issues driving voters to the ballot box this election cycle. Watch the full segment for a comprehensive look at how these pivotal primary races are shaping up and what the outcomes could mean for the political balance ahead.
Politics: Statewide amendment battles begin; Bell, Bush tangle on tornado money
County election officials spent the past week certifying ballots for the August primary even as uncertainty looms over which congressional maps will ultimately be used.
Copilot Health: Now in Preview
Your sleep data says one thing. Your blood work says another. It’s not that your health information is missing — it’s that nothing has brought it together in a way that makes sense. We’re building Copilot Health to change that. Back in March, we announced Copilot Health.
Reducing the Stigma Around Mental Health
We have to engage with skeptics if we want people to accept that mental health conditions require medical treatment.
You’re not crazy, this election is crazy.
Even by San Francisco standards, wow. What a ballot.
Secretary of State announces final wording for transgender sports referendum
Bellows’ office said the final wording was issued because the measure could still appear on the ballot if the secretary’s decision is overturned on appeal.
'SAVE' America Act raises confusion as Republicans continue push
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility – or “SAVE” America Act – was passed by the House earlier this year along a mostly party-line vote. It would require proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and impose new ID requirements to cast a ballot.
'SAVE' America Act raises confusion as Republicans continue push
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility – or “SAVE” America Act – was passed by the House earlier this year along a mostly party-line vote. It would require proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and impose new ID requirements to cast a ballot.
Oshkosh dad starts ‘Politics in the Park’ for civil conversations
“Politics in the Park” started with one dad, a sign and a lot of post-election anxiety.
In California's packed race to replace Newsom, Democrats are shrugging at their choices
Though voting began in early May ahead of the June 2 primary, Democrats have been returning their ballots at a slower pace than normal after a chaotic campaign full of surprises. Unlike recent races for governor, there's been no clear front-runner or political superstar.
Microsoft debuts a more buttoned-up look for Copilot
Copilot will look a little more consistent, and lose a little personality
NBA Draft Lottery reform winners and losers: Why new system is set to benefit some of league's best teams
The NBA reportedly passed a '3-2-1' model of Draft Lottery reform on Thursday, and the Thunder and Spurs might have the most to gain
NBA Draft lottery: League owners vote in favor of new 3-2-1 format aimed to prevent tanking
Trump's DOJ sues Maine over denying undercover license plates for federal agents
President Donald Trump's administration is suing four states over their refusal to issue undercover license plates to federal agents, the latest front in the wider struggle between the White House and Democratic-led states over the Republican president's immigration crackdown.
Introducing Microsoft 365 Business with Copilot: The new standard for small business
Meet Microsoft 365 Business with Copilot—the AI-powered solution transforming how small businesses work, collaborate, and compete.
California Democrats shrug at their choices in packed race to replace Newsom
Democrats have been returning their ballots at a slower pace than normal
Judge hands Trump mail-ballot win for now as Democrats’ next move looms
A federal judge ruled Democrats' bid to block Trump's executive order on mail ballot delivery was premature since no agency has yet acted on it.
Missouri Regulators Prepare For Final Marijuana Equity Business License Lottery
“Generally, the changes needed to happen so that we could bring the focus back to the intention of the program.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent Lesley Turek is planning for a busy June traveling the state to educate people about the final lottery for 77 microbusiness marijuana licenses. Turek, the chief equity officer for the […]
‘A lot of potential’: Downtown Las Vegas hotel is sold, eyed for upgrades
Las Vegas hotel, once owned by the late Tony Hsieh, has been sold
Polish scientists and students rally in campaign for 3% funding target
Polish scientists and students have been flooding social media with calls on the government to raise research and development spending as part of 3% for Science, 100% for Poland, a campaign born earlier this month out of frustration with chronic underfunding in the academic sector. On May 27, thousands took the slogan on to the streets.The EU has been trying to convince member states to raise their R&D expenditures to 3% of GDP for more than two decades, but the idea has never gained traction in capitals. Finance ministers were too busy plugging budget holes created in the aftermath of the 2008 crisis, then the Covid pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and now the war in Iran.Critics say that countries missed or ignored the target because it is voluntary, but also because research communities have rarely raised their voice to put pressure on national governments. The European Commission hopes to make the target legally binding in the upcoming European Research Area Act, an EU-wide regulation that should be announced by the end of the year. Academia in Poland has been faced with a funding crisis for years, often leaving its members with no other choice but to work abroad in order to access better resources, or leave the sector altogether in the hope of earning a decent living. The risk, in the long-term, is that brain drain stifles local innovation capacity and technological competitiveness.In just a few weeks, the movement rallied nationwide support, including from major academic bodies and trade unions such as the Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland and the Presidium of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Its public petition collected more than 23,000 signatures. On May 27, it formed the first large protest for science in Poland, gathering thousands of people in front of the parliament building in Warsaw.Ilona Uryga-Bugajska, representative of the Marie Curie Alumni Association Poland Chapter, was there. “The protest was peaceful, with no incidents reported, and the entire event took place in a respectful and calm atmosphere,” she said. Banners she saw in the crowd carried slogans such as “A little longer and I’ll be teaching in a supermarket,” “National culture, starvation salary,” “Stop the destruction of science,” “Passion will not pay the rent,” “Without action, don’t expect a better future,” and “Pull science out of the hole.” She also observed a strong presence of young researchers, who are on the frontline of Poland’s academic crisis.“Academics are usually people who prefer discussion, analysis, dialogue and compromise. We are not a group that protests easily,” said Katarzyna Marzec, professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the Jagiellonian University Medical College and AGH University of Krakow, who also took part. “But many of us feel that we have been pushed against the wall.”Aleksandra Rutkowska, translational neuroscientist and research group leader at the Medical University of Gdańsk, agreed. “Frustration in the scientific community is very high,” she said. “Science is often used politically as a symbol of innovation and modernity, but the everyday reality inside many institutions is much more difficult. There is a large gap between the public narrative and the actual condition of the sector.”Maria Wiktoria Górna, head of the structural biology group at the University of Warsaw and one of the organisers of the movement, told Science|Business that the campaign would continue without proven results. This might involve another strike in the autumn, she said. “Empty promises are not enough by now.”Campaign demandsAccording to Uryga-Bugajska, the organisers officially presented their demands and concerns to representatives of the government present at the event. These included Marek Gzik, deputy minister of science and higher education, and Karolina Zioło-Pużuk, secretary of state of that same ministry.The headline demand, for the government to increase national spending on R&D to 3% of GDP by 2030, should be within Poland’s economic capacity, Rutkowska said. “The real question is whether there is genuine long-term political commitment to treating science as a strategic priority rather than a slogan.”In 2024, R&D expenditure in Poland stood at 1.41% of GDP, which is slightly above the average for central and eastern Europe, with countries such as Czechia recording 1.82%, Hungary 1.31% and Romania 0.46%. However, it falls noticeably short of the EU average of 2.24%, which just a handful of countries exceed, including Germany, Belgium and Sweden.Campaigners are also asking for fair wages for scientific staff, including PhD stipends and junior academic salaries, which are widely considered uncompetitive. Starting doctoral scholarships amount to some €843 gross per month, when the statutory minimum wage stands at €1,135. By pushing early-career researchers out of Poland, growing precarity has caused a generational gap in the academic workforce, with just 25% of lecturers aged under 40. In this context, the movement fears that scientific careers could soon be accessible to a privileged minority only.Grzegorz Spólnik is a case in point. After 15 years working in mass spectrometry at the Polish Academy of Sciences, he decided to leave partly “to earn enough money to live a normal life,” he said. “At that time, my earnings were similar to those of people working in grocery shops, and the work-life balance is something that does not exist in science, or is very hard to achieve.”Now a senior field service engineer for Polish laboratory equipment supplier Bioanalytic, he would consider going back to research, “but never in the public sector, maybe some start-up or a big private company with ambitious R&D.”The campaigners want to see more support for basic research and have called for €236 million to be added to the budget of the National Science Centre (NCN) in 2027 so that the average grant application success rate does not fall below 25%.“At the protest, there was a banner I particularly liked: ‘NCN is not a lottery.’ Unfortunately, for many researchers, it increasingly feels exactly like one,” Marzec said. “Personally, I am one of the lucky ones. I work at two of the strongest institutions in the country, where the research standards are very high. I know that in many other institutions, the situation is much worse and obtaining funding for research at an early-career stage is becoming nearly impossible.”Rutkowska also considers herself fortunate. After studying abroad and holding a postdoctoral position, she returned to Poland, where her pay was supported through an NCN-funded project linked to the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions. “This also made me very aware that good research conditions in Poland often depend on external competitive funding rather than on stable support from the system itself,” she said.Long-term strategyBeyond the lack of funds for both salaries and grants, scientists believe that the issue is structural. “The biggest problem at the moment is the complete lack of a clear long-term strategy for the development of science and research from the current government,” Marzec said. “Everything ends with declarations and promises that are never truly followed by concrete actions or structural reforms.”Rutkowska agreed, citing a lack of infrastructure, continuity and long-term institutional support.“Running a research group in Poland often means functioning as an entire institution at once,” she said. “I am a principal investigator, a mentor, a recruiter, a project administrator and, when needed, still someone who returns to the lab bench to help with experiments,” she went on. “This creates a large hidden workload that takes time and energy away from actual science. At times, it feels as though scientists are no longer expecting extra help; we simply hope the system will stop creating additional obstacles that make research unnecessarily difficult.”Related articlesStrategic thinking: Germany funds joint research with Poland and FrancePoland to transfer €30M of regional funds to boost Horizon Europe participationPoland is funding fewer basic research grants as high inflation hitsIn short, “academics are expected to teach, publish papers, apply for grants and conduct high-quality research, while funding and salaries remain very limited,” said Uryga-Bugajska, who returned to her home country after 13 years in the UK.According to Marzec, another issue is the way that research institutions are evaluated. Previously, this took place every four years, with a clear differentiation between stronger and weaker institutions. “The current government, perhaps to avoid political backlash, effectively concluded that everyone is doing well, so in practice no meaningful evaluation took place,” she said.But in her view, “some form of serious assessment is necessary” to ensure the excellence and international competitiveness of Polish institutions, and to determine how to best use public resources and where institutional structures need reform. “Some institutions may need to rethink hiring practices in order to attract ambitious young researchers who are capable of obtaining competitive grants and building internationally visible research groups.” Rutkowska has already had to adapt. “When hiring PhD students, I often have to combine different funding sources creatively to make positions attractive enough for talented people to stay in science,” she said. “Many young researchers do not see a stable future in academia in Poland, and that is deeply worrying.”