SCROLL NEWS / DISCOVERY

Search headlines

Find the stories shaping the conversation.

Search mode
Refine results
Active filters Keyword All time

Results for " hims " 826 found 🔀 AI-powered Shuffle

Hims & Hers CEO is plotting new ways to upend traditional health care

Hims & Hers built massive weight-loss markets using telehealth. Peptides, if authorized by the FDA, stand to become a major part of the company’s shift to wellness and longevity.

washingtonpost.com logo
May 24 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • washingtonpost.com
Spencer Pratt isn't running on MAGA. He's running on frustration.

Pratt is gaining ground because he hasn't presented himself as a traditional establishment Republican. Instead, he's targeting a very specific voter.

usatoday.com logo
May 24 • 4:01 AM EDT • Politics • usatoday.com
Deep dive
😐 Neutral (5%)
love
35%
wow
35%
ahah
30%
Jason Voorhees Is Coming to ‘Dead by Daylight’! [Trailer]

The wish for the addition of Jason Voorhees to Behaviour Interactive’s asymmetrical horror hit Dead by Daylight is finally being granted. With Dead by Daylight celebrating its 10-year anniversary this year, what better way to celebrate than to finally land the big guy himself?! Jason’s impending arrival in The Fog was revealed as part of […]

bloody-disgusting.com logo
May 23 • 11:00 AM EDT • Technology • bloody-disgusting.com
Memphis business owner seeks support after food truck set ablaze

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis business owner is looking for ways to support himself after he lost his food truck to a fire, which police say was purposefully set. “Not able to feed the com…

wreg.com logo
May 22 • 3:37 PM EDT • Business • wreg.com
Memphis business owner seeks support after food truck set ablaze

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis business owner is looking for ways to support himself after he lost his food truck to a fire, which police say was purposefully set. “Not able to feed the community, that’s ...

yahoo.com logo
May 22 • 3:37 PM EDT • Business • yahoo.com
How crime is forcing this Washington business owner to bathe himself with a bucket
yahoo.com logo
May 22 • 10:28 AM EDT • Business • yahoo.com
Stowaway Fox Gets Clean Bill of Health and a Name: Basil (Like ‘Dazzle’)

He made his way to New York on a ship from England and then found himself stuck in quarantine at the Bronx Zoo for months.

nytimes.com logo
May 22 • 1:40 AM EDT • Health • nytimes.com
Is Cam Ward set up to fail? Can Jaxson Dart protect himself? Biggest Year 2 questions for top 2025 draft picks

From Ward's supporting cast to Dart's style of play, these second-year players could shape the NFL landscape in 2026

cbssports.com logo
May 21 • 11:34 AM EDT • Sports • cbssports.com
Bonus 228: The $1.776B Political Question

Every so often a story comes along that is so brazen, so cleanly emblematic of the moment we are living through, that staying quiet about it feels like a kind of complicity unto itself. Monday’s announcement by the Department of Justice that the Acting Attorney General has unilaterally created a $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” to compensate so-called “victims of lawfare” is one of those stories. And the reason I want to write about it here, in a newsletter ostensibly devoted to the Supreme Court and the law and politics surrounding it, is that I’m increasingly worried that we’re asking the wrong institution to save us from one of the most offensive, alarming, and anti-constitutional things we’ve seen from any president in American history. As I explain below the fold, the Anti-Weaponization Fund is not principally a legal problem awaiting a judicial fix. It is a shockingly egregious political abuse—the President suing his own government, purporting to settle with himself, and routing nearly $2 billion from the Treasury to his own supporters as a not-so-subtle (and not-so-formal) reward, if not an incentive, for political violence. And the Constitution’s answer to political abuses of this kind and magnitude is a political remedy, not a legal one. In his majority opinion in NFIB v. Sebelius (the Affordable Care Act case from 2012), Chief Justice Roberts defended the Court’s endorsement of Congress’s power to adopt the individual mandate by noting that it is “not our job to protect the people from the consequences of their political choices.” As much of a judicial supremacist as I am, that sentiment is, for better or worse, an entirely correct (and, in the long term, normatively desirable) institutional assessment. One can believe in substantial judicial power without believing that literally every political dispute in our country can and should be resolved by unelected judges. The real upshot of this latest headline (among so, so many other similar headlines) is that it is past time to reinvigorate impeachment—not because conviction is realistic in this Senate, or even because impeachment itself is feasible in this House, but because forcing every member of Congress to vote on the record whether this brazen, corrosive, and affirmatively dangerous corruption is impeachable is itself a point worth fighting for (and fighting with our friends over). Assuming the courts will save us absolves our political leaders of both responsibility and accountability for allowing this kind of mischief to continue, and it absolves all of us of our responsibility to refuse to tolerate those who would just as quickly shrug their shoulders and move on. For those who aren’t paid subscribers, we’ll be back (no later than) Monday with our continuing coverage of the Supreme Court. For those who are, please read on.

stevevladeck.com logo
May 21 • 7:17 AM EDT • Politics • stevevladeck.com
Ruben Östlund Shoots New Scene of 'The Entertainment System Is Down'

The two-time Palme d'Or winner, who ruled himself out of this year's Cannes race, makes a festival pit stop to launch MyList, a film recommendation site he's launched in Sweden.

hollywoodreporter.com logo
May 21 • 3:36 AM EDT • Entertainment • hollywoodreporter.com
Deep dive
😐 Neutral (18%)
wow
43%
love
30%
ahah
27%
Narayana Institute of Cardiac Sciences becomes India's first HIMSS AMAM Stage 6 hospital

The organisation says analytics and AI became essential to balancing affordability, efficiency, and clinical outcomes in India's predominantly self-pay healthcare environment.

healthcareitnews.com logo
May 20 • 9:23 PM EDT • Health • healthcareitnews.com
‘Whimsy,’ a New Trend, May Be a Life Raft for Gen-Z and Millennials

To a younger generation, the word describes a playful response to a difficult world — even if it might strike some as a precious form of capitalism.

nytimes.com logo
May 20 • 5:00 AM EDT • Technology • nytimes.com
In Texas, Trump made one of his dumbest political decisions ever

Trump’s decision on Tuesday to endorse Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s challenge against Republican Senator John Cornyn couldn’t have come at a worse time for the Republican Party, or possibly even for Trump himself.

bostonglobe.com logo
May 19 • 2:34 PM EDT • Politics • bostonglobe.com
Deep dive
😐 Neutral (9%)
wow
58%
ahah
42%
Trump endorses Paxton in Texas Republican primary, boosting effort to oust Sen. Cornyn

Although the four-term Cornyn has backed Trump’s agenda in Washington, Paxton pitched himself as a political warrior for the MAGA movement.

pbs.org logo
May 19 • 1:12 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
🙂 Positive (35%)
Oronde Gadsden II is the Chargers’ best-kept secret

I think I can, without a doubt, say that second-year tight end Oronde Gadsden II is one of the most exciting Chargers fans are looking forward to watching in 2026 after a great rookie season. He became a dangerous weapon for Justin Herbert once he cemented himself in the team’s starting lineup and will once […]

sports.yahoo.com logo
May 19 • 12:13 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Georgia Republicans scramble to pick a candidate to take on Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff

Georgia Republican Rep. Mike Collins is positioning himself as a strong supporter of Donald Trump in his bid to challenge Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff | 97.3 The Sky

audacy.com logo
May 18 • 10:10 AM EDT • Politics • audacy.com
Georgia Republicans scramble to pick a candidate to take on Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff

Georgia Republican Rep. Mike Collins is positioning himself as a strong supporter of Donald Trump in his bid to challenge Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff | WWJ Newsradio 950

audacy.com logo
May 18 • 10:10 AM EDT • Politics • audacy.com
Georgia Republicans scramble to pick a candidate to take on Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff

Georgia Republican Rep. Mike Collins is positioning himself as a strong supporter of Donald Trump in his bid to challenge Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff | News-Talk 1380 WAOK

audacy.com logo
May 18 • 10:10 AM EDT • Politics • audacy.com
Brian Kemp passed on a Georgia Senate run. Then he threw himself in the middle of the GOP primary

Brian Kemp may not be running for US Senate — but the Georgia governor is campaigning like his name is on the ballot.

cnn.com logo
May 18 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Carrick made himself the 'only candidate'

BBC Senior football correspondent Sami Mokbel says Michael Carrick's impact and record as interim Manchester United boss made him the "only candidate" to be given the permanent role. United secured their 11th victory in 16 games under Carrick against Nottingham Forest on Sunday and his appointment on a two-year deal, with a one-year extension, is expected from the club imminently. "Carrick has taken that job in his stride so impressively," Mokbel told BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast.

sports.yahoo.com logo
May 18 • 5:03 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Hims & Hers Health, Inc. Announces Proposed Convertible Senior Notes Offering to Support International Expansion and Accelerate AI-Driven Platform Investment

Proceeds intended to be used to preserve financial flexibility as Hims Hers executes on its international expansion strategy, including the proposed acquisition of Eucalyptus, invests in technology and operational infrastructure to drive anticipated cost efficiencies, and enhances the consumer experience with AI and its closed-loop data ecosystem. Hims Hers Health, Inc. (“Hims Hers” or the “Company”, NYSE: HIMS) today announced its intention to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $300 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2032 (the “notes”) in a private offering to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Hims Hers also expects to grant the initial purchasers of the notes an option to purchase, for settlement within a period of 13 days from, and including, the date the notes are first issued, up to an

investors.hims.com logo
May 17 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • investors.hims.com
My 8-year-old calls his friends to make playdates himself

My son arranges his own playdates by phone, and watching him do it has changed how I think about independence.

businessinsider.com logo
May 17 • 10:10 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Tomoyuki Sugano notches his 150th career win

The Japanese ace finds himself adjusting to pitching at elevation.

sports.yahoo.com logo
May 17 • 9:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
'Top Gun' creators say Tom Cruise 'barfed on himself' during jet ride that sold him on doing the movie

'Top Gun' co-writer Jack Epps says Tom Cruise 'barfed on himself' when the Blue Angels took him on a gnarly jet ride to convince him to do the movie: 'They shook him around.'

ew.com logo
May 16 • 4:28 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Kyle Schwarber joins Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire in MLB history

The Phillies' slugger continues to etch his place in the history books as he finds himself in the company of Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire.

sports.yahoo.com logo
May 16 • 1:57 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
A North Carolina farmer is testing whether Democrats can still win rural America

In North Carolina, Jamie Ager is distancing himself from his national party to win a congressional seat.

washingtonpost.com logo
May 16 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
General Catalyst posted VC rage bait and it worked, especially on a16z

Compulsive X user Andreessen himself couldn't resist responding, many, many times.

techcrunch.com logo
May 15 • 4:25 PM EDT • Technology • techcrunch.com
Andrew Abbott leaned into some science to get his season back on track

Andrew Abbott locked in on the stick-figure graphic of himself. The world of biomechanics is very advanced. But with Abbott going through the worst rut of his big league career, he opened up to some new ideas to get himself back on track. He asked for some help, and he leaned into some sports science. He said the stick figures made it clear, and he credits biomechanics for helping him get his season back on track. Over his last three starts, he has allowed two total runs in 17 ⅔ innings. “There’s a photo of (me) last year and the year before on a graph, and this year is in a different color,” Abbott said. “You see where you are in comparison to that. Where the hands are at this moment, where your feet are, where the knee is, where your head is at, where your shoulders are at, it breaks it all down if you want it.” When Abbott saw his mechanics in this objective way, he recognized exactly what had been going wrong. “When my tempo, my feet and my hands are aligned, then normally my mechanics are sound,” Abbott said. “And when my mechanics are sound, my stuff behaves normally. The fastball is jumpy. I’m up in velo. My extension is better.” Abbott said that he started diving more into his biomechanics in the middle of April. The Reds have a biomechanics team, which works closely with pitching coach Derek Johnson and hitting coach Chris Valaika. Leading the group is biomecahnics manager Franky Mulloy. “I laugh every day,” Francona said. “When Franky starts talking, I start laughing. I remind him to know his audience.” Francona isn’t a scientist. The Reds’ manager jokes about his own comprehension of the data. But it’s easy for him to recognize the value that the biomechanics team is providing. “That’s why we got them,” Francona said. Abbott said that he had his first big biomechanics-oriented meeting in the middle of April. Behind the scenes, there was already a lot of communication going on within the Reds’ staff. “Franky calculates all the things, builds it into these graphs, and DJ gets them,” Abbott said. “They have their internal communication. Then, we go to them and ask what about this or that. The main thing for me is arm angle.” The data shows Abbott how his arm angle evolves from start to start. He hasn’t meant to change it. But just like all of us, our posture might be different from one day to the next. Pitchers’ arm angles can make minor shifts without the pitcher or even coaches noticing. But the data can’t miss a change like that. Abbott recognized that his arm angle had been moving around without him noticing. Now, he checks in with the data to make sure that his mechanics are in sync. “They get into these cool looking graphs,” Abbott said. “I can’t really describe them. I don’t know what they are. But for me, it’s a photo of a stick figure of myself.” The stick figure of his current positioning is superimposed over previous versions of himself. With that format, Abbott can compare his mechanics on any given day to what they were when he was pitching at his very best. “It was very noticeable from the moment I saw this year as black compared to two years ago and last year, it was very, very different,” Abbott said. “I could see with my eyes without having to ask any questions about the difference in the photos.” For any pitcher, there are a lot of moving pieces in your delivery. For Abbott to be the best version of himself, he needs his head, his arm, his hand, his knee and his feet to be on the right “tempo.” “Tempo is a word I’ve used a lot,” Abbott said. “Getting everything in certain areas working together.” He has been much better at that recently. The data backs that up, and so does Abbott’s ERA. The biomechanics data has also given the Reds’ staff and Abbott some better ideas for some training that he can do between starts. He has added drills to shore up areas of his body that Abbott needed to make stronger. “They make a plan based off what they see,” Abbott said. “If things start changing, we know what to revert back to.” Overall, Abbott says that he’s not a very analytical guy. There’s so much information out there, and he says that it’s important for him to not get too analytical when he breaks down his specific pitches. He has learned the value of being “analytical about mechanics.” And the way that the Reds presented that information to him made it easier for him to make the right adjustments without being overloaded by information. “It was a very simple fix,” Abbott said. “It took a long time to finally get there, feel the results and see it. But for the most part, it was very simple to apply it.”

charlieschalkboard.substack.com logo
May 15 • 8:29 AM EDT • Science • charlieschalkboard.substack.com
Deep dive
😐 Neutral (12%)
wow
58%
ahah
42%
Chartbook 449: Voldemort on Threadneedle street. The Bank of England and the "haunted house" of English politics.

Imagine the scene: In some Harry Potter version of 21st-century London, a group of deathless UK Treasury officials gathered from across the last century huddle over warm pints and glasses of Chardonnay. Around the table there are officials from the 1920s, the 1930s, the 1970s, 2022 and today. Inevitably, in May 2026, the subject of conversation is the disintegration of the current Labour government. Despite its huge majority in parliament, it has been reduced to tatters by catastrophic local election result. These exposed the fact that rather than having a government with a clear popular majority, the UK is like most other modern societies divided into 5 segments each of which commands between 26 and 16 percent of the vote. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the leadership at Nos 10 and 11 Downing Street - where the Prime Minister and the Chancellor (Treasury Secretary) work - seem paralyzed. They are caught between mounting discontent over unfairness and the cost of living, and tough fiscal strictures that push them into making unpopular spending decisions. In the London pub, the Treasury officials from across the ages, can barely hide their satisfaction at the latest display of democratic politics caught in the vice-grip of financial logic. “Remember the mur d’argent and the banker’s ramp?” “Just like yesterday!” There are smirks around the table. Then the representative of 2026 pipes up: “One thing you have to say about the current lot (referring to the latest hapless Labour government), you don’t have to teach them about the bond market!” There is a murmur of ascent from the Treasury Mandarins. The trauma of the fiscal crisis of September-October 2022 sits deep. Back then, in the final stages of Tory decay, a ‘mini budget’ that challenged fiscal orthodoxy led to a brief but fierce panic in one of the oldest government bond markets in the world (aka gilt market). Now all you have to do is to mention the “bond market” to hush debate. [ Paul Mason@paulmasonnews In the name of public service, and as ex-economics editor of BBC Newsnight, I offer to do a zoom call, tonight, with any Labour MP who wants to understand why bond markets do not "fall into line" with governments. 1/ 3:57 PM · May 12, 2026 · 466K Views 224 Replies · 674 Reposts · 3.93K Likes ](https://x.com/paulmasonnews/status/2054229532404519082?s=20) “And the funny thing is”, the young man in the huddle continues, “they don’t even want to talk about … ”. There is a sudden hush. Significant looks are exchanged around the table. About? One of the senior figures puts down his glass with a decisive “clink”. He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named has entered their thoughts. Meanwhile, a few miles away in a grubby pub in Bloomsbury, two conspirators from the camp of Critical Macrofinance huddle over cans of low-alcohol IPA. They look at each other and blurt out loud: “The Bank!” “Everyone in the bloody Labour party is talking about the bond market. But why aren’t they even mentioning … the Bank of England!?” “Why is no one talking about Voldemort?” In Paul Mason’s blogpost, after much chest-thumping about basic fiscal logic, the basic point about the Bank of England is buried in the fine print at #3 in his list of suggestions as to what a radical Labour government might actually be able to do! [ Conflict & Democracy Down with the bond market! Down with gravity! It may seem unfair to focus on Labour MP Paula Barker for her off-the-cuff assertion that the bond market would have to “fall in line” with Andy Burnham, should he replace Keir Starmer as prime minister. But Burnham himself told the New Statesman that Labour had to “get beyond this thing of being in hock to the bond markets… Read more 2 days ago · 100 likes · 3 comments · Paul Mason ](https://htsf.substack.com/p/down-with-the-bond-market-down-with?utm_source=substack&utm_campaign=post_embed&utm_medium=web) Back in Bloomsbury they shake their heads and ask: “Didn’t we learn anything from the Eurozone crisis?” Meanwhile, as if summoned to the conversation by some higher force, the “pink pages” announce: “The days of ultra-cheap government borrowing have come to an end” and Martin “Whizzard” Wolf publishes the graph of the season Look at the UK in 2026, perilously positioned on the upper edge of the pack. No wonder no one in London needs any lessons about the “bond market”. But, look again. Imagine how they feel in Rome. What is London’s nightmare in 2026? The nightmare is that you end up like Italy in the early 2010s during the Eurozone crisis. Once comfortably situated in the middle of the pack, watching with horror as your ten-year yields explode to 7 percent and “spreads” become a national nightmare. One of the largest economies in Europe, a founding member of the euro, stigmatized. But the message of the Italian experience is ambiguous. After all, the stigma didn’t last. In 2026, Italy borrows at rates lower not only than the UK but the US. The US, which, as everyone knows, enjoys the “exorbitant privilege” of being the issuer of reserve, safe asets. What kind of magic is this? How did Italy, in the space of fifteen years, go from being good, to bad and back again? Which brings us back to our dissident friends in their Bloombury boozer and their memories of the Eurozone crisis. Italy never was Britain - with its ongoing fiscal deficits. Without interest payments, on primary balance, from 2000 to 2020 Italy ran a tight fiscal ship. Even in 2008 it barely went into deficit and when it was being put on the rack in the early 20210s its primary surplus matched that of austere Germany. So, what happened? How did it end up stigmatized? Of course Italian politics didn’t help. Berlusconi was at the helm and he had legal issues. But amongst friends in the Bloomsbury pub, Berlusconi is a sideshow, the name we whisper to each other is “Trichet”. From 2004 to 2011 the ECB was headed by Jean-Claude Trichet, ex of the French Treasury, more German than the Germans. After 2009 as the news of the Greek fiscal disaster broke, the European bond markets wento into panic mode and Trichet began a brutal game of cat and mouse. Between 2009 and 2011, Trichet intervened in the bond market to help, only when he thought he had compliance with austerity. When he thought they were uncooperative, he withdrew. In the summer of 2011, he even made direct suggestions to his Italian counterparts in Rome, as to how Italy should be governed. It was this cat and mouse game that drove the bond markets crazy and exposed Italy to a violent squeeze. When Mario Draghi took over the ECB at the end of 2011 and declared “whatever it takes”, the pressure on Italy, gradually eased. It is that starring role that has made Draghi into the towering figure in European politics that he remains today. So now you see why voices in London hush when it comes to the Bank of England. “The bond market” isn’t an irresistible objective force like the weather or an avalanche. It can appear like that. But that depends on the way it is being handled, or not handled by the central bank. Which is why the silence about the Bank of England in London right now is so significant. If you think this all sounds a bit fishy, coming from a left-liberal Keynesian like myself, well, let me introduce you to Robin Brooks, who, to put it mildly, plays on a different quidditch team to me. Here, from the position of a fiscal hawk is Robin’s celebratory account of the Bank of England’s role since 2022; In October 2022, at the height of the bond market blow-up in the UK, something incredible happened. Governor Andrew Bailey told British pension funds the Bank of England would end its support program for the country’s fragile gilt market, drawing a line under how much help the central bank was willing to give to exposed pension funds and - implicitly - the government. By the end of that week, Kwasi Kwarteng - the finance minister - had resigned. Prime Minister Liz Truss would soon follow. This episode is so incredible because it contrasts with what happened in the Euro zone earlier that year. Bond markets in Spain and Italy were under pressure amid high inflation and rising interest rates. In the middle of this, Mario Draghi - Italy’s Prime Minister - resigned, compounding pressure on bond markets of high-debt countries on the Euro periphery. Unlike the Bank of England, the ECB caved. It bought Italian and Spanish government bonds in an effort to cap yields and introduced a new tool that signaled to markets it might do such caps more frequently going forward. Faced with pressure on bond markets, the ECB capitulated to political pressure from high-debt countries like Italy and Spain. The Bank of England stood its ground and toppled the Truss government. This kind of thing has long-lasting consequences. It means markets price a higher probability of yield caps in the Euro zone, which keeps Italian and Spanish yields artificially low, while markets feel free to push up UK yields without fear of central bank intervention. As I flagged in yesterday’s post, this means you really can’t compare UK yields to those of other high-debt countries. The UK looks worse, but only because its central bank isn’t interfering with markets. There’s more to this than just that 2022 episode. The Bank of England has also been much more aggressive in its quantitative tightening (QT) than other central banks. If one motivation for quantitative easing (QE) is to lower bond yields - especially longer-dated ones - then it stands to reason QT pushes yields up. The left chart above shows a four-quarter moving average of UK government debt issuance (black line) in percent of GDP and which sectors absorb this issuance, including the Bank of England (blue bars). The right chart above compares the Bank of England’s accumulation or run-off of government bonds (blue line) with that of other central banks, where this blue line is the same as the blue bars in the left chart. The Bank of England was quicker and more aggressive than other central banks in downsizing its bond holdings, so UK yields will have risen more than elsewhere also for this reason, not just because of Governor Andrew Bailey’s remarks in October 2022. Back in October 2025, after a conversation in New York with friends in British politics, my sense of dysphoria was such that I raised the issue of the Bank of England openly in the FT Since 2008, the UK has slid into a deep economic and political predicament. Growth has stagnated to a degree far worse even than in the 1970s. The Tory leadership’s wager on the Brexit referendum spectacularly backfired, leaving the UK isolated from Europe and at the mercy of its special relationship with the US, many of whose political class regard the UK as a basket case. After years of austerity, the Labour party lurched to the left and then back to the centre. The Tory party has been eclipsed by the populist nationalism of Reform. Any British government should be worrying first and foremost about how to restart growth. Instead, Keir Starmer is beset by shades of the gilt market panic triggered by the Liz Truss government in 2022. The debt level is higher than in recent years, but there is no cause for panic. UK debt is at far from critical levels and of long duration. Whether you want to “take back control” or launch progressive economic policy, a democracy dogged by fear of bond market vigilantes is unhealthy. In a country that is a monetary sovereign, this climate points to one thing: a disconnect between the government and the central bank. Since 1997, the independence of the Bank of England has become a sacred cow. But independence is what you make of it. And in the wake of the gilt market crisis of September 2022, relations between the Bank of England and the UK government need a reset. In normal times, there is no doubt that an inflation-targeting independent central bank can serve a country well. But since 2008, the UK and other advanced economies have not had the luxury of such simple problems. To their credit, central bankers around the world have not stood on orthodoxy. After 2008, the US Federal Reserve rescued the global banking system and, through quantitative easing, it stabilised the Treasury market in the face of huge deficits. In Europe, things were trickier. Both the Bank of England under Mervyn King and Jean-Claude Trichet’s European Central Bank played cat and mouse with national governments. This was a high stakes wager that between 2010 and 2012 escalated bond market tension and triggered a disastrous turn to austerity. Shaken by the impact of those shocks, their successors, Mark Carney and Mario Draghi adopted a more protective stance (assuming you were not the government of Greece). Recall that Draghi’s legendary slogan, “Whatever it takes”, was uttered to face down the City of London’s bond vigilantes. In 2015, Draghi launched QE — financial repression by another name. In 2016, Carney used the authority of the Bank of England to stabilise markets following the vote for Brexit, an exemplary demonstration of how central banks can underpin democratic choice, even when those choices are wrong headed. All these were independent central bankers steeped in the best practice of the 1990s, who recognised that historic crises demanded radical action. It was the price surge of 2021-2023 that poisoned the atmosphere. Though the shock came mainly from the supply side, central banks ended up in the dock. Nowhere more so than in the UK. The Bank of England reacted with aggressive normalisation. Faced with a cost of living crisis, the governor called for workers to accept real wage cuts. In early 2022, as gas prices were at record levels and Russia’s army was poised to invade Ukraine, the Bank adopted a stringent programme of quantitative tightening, elevating interest rates. When the Truss government got itself in trouble, the Bank took almost a week to come to the rescue. Rather than enacting a charade of normality, it is time to recognise that in 2025 the UK faces a period of historic transition. To meet this challenge, what is needed is a new concordat with the Bank. This should not ignore inflationary pressures or the long-run trajectory of debt, but should affirm the priority of reviving investment-led growth. One could follow Donald Trump in demanding interest rate cuts. The Bank could shadow the ECB in its commitment to capping Eurozone yields. But the top priority should be to lay the ghost of September 2022. The Bank’s slowing of QT last month was a concession. An immediate and complete end would send the right signal. Such a concordat will not by itself restore sanity to politics, solve the housing problem or rebuild the NHS. But it would help to lift the fear of bond market crisis, which is paralysing the effort by democratic politicians to answer the fundamental questions facing the nation. Now, that call for a new concordat between government and Bank of Englands seems more urgent than ever. The problem is that in October 2025, Starmer still had some authority. Today the government is in tatters. And when you are the “under the harrow” - to echo a phrase of Montagu Norman’s from the 1920s - it is the worst possible time to consider institutional change. To make general arguments at a time of crisis can only seem like special pleading rather than a general argument for long-term change. The same, unfortunately, is also true for the other basic institutional reform that Britain urgently needs i.e. the abolition of the out-dated first past the post electoral system and its replacement by a moderated form of proportional representation. And thirdly - whilst we are saying the quiet parts out loud - Britain needs to reopen the question of EU membership. What the local election results of 2026 show is that this remains a key issue. And what they also show is that there is a clear majority that would favor a return. Until these basic features of Britain’s political economy are addressed the country will carry on its politics as though in a haunted house, governed by governments that lack actual majorities, conjuring up false constraints whilst ignoring the real ones. This one is for DG and MI. I love writing the newsletter. If you enjoy it too and fancy buying me a coffee once a month, you know what to do. Click below! Subscribe

adamtooze.substack.com logo
May 15 • 3:04 AM EDT • Politics • adamtooze.substack.com
Trump’s Chronic Health Problem Takes Center Stage on His Big Trip

The president is trying to assert himself as the world’s toughest leader—while covered in bruises.

thedailybeast.com logo
May 14 • 5:43 AM EDT • Health • thedailybeast.com
As Trump fuels Vance vs. Rubio speculation, his vice president makes anti-fraud push

Vice President JD Vance — who compared himself to the kid in “Home Alone,” with both President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in China this week — had the White House campus to himself on Wednesday for an event on fraud.

cnn.com logo
May 13 • 7:55 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Deep dive
😐 Neutral (10%)
wow
60%
ahah
40%
It’s Way Past Due That Rand Paul Quit His COVID-19 Crusade

At a Congressional hearing, the senator from Kentucky made a fool of himself as he tried to prove that the pandemic was a government cover-up.

esquire.com logo
May 13 • 7:29 PM EDT • Politics • esquire.com
RFK Jr. Swaps Vaccine Rhetoric for Story Time as GOP Woos Voters

By Amanda Seitz | KFF Health News TOLEDO, Ohio — The little boy, dressed in a Toy Story sweatshirt, wrapped himself around the nation’s health secretary. “What do you guys want to be when you grow up?” Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked a carpet full of preschoolers. “A ...

usnews.com logo
May 13 • 10:53 AM EDT • Health • usnews.com
Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Hims & Hers, Gitlab, Cleanspark, Webtoon Entertainment & more

See which stocks are posting big moves after the bell.

cnbc.com logo
May 11 • 5:08 PM EDT • Entertainment • cnbc.com
Hims & Hers Health Swings to First-Quarter Loss as Expenses Rise

The telehealth platform posted a quarterly loss of $92.1 million, offsetting a 4% increase in revenue.

wsj.com logo
May 11 • 5:06 PM EDT • Health • wsj.com
Patriots rookie OT Caleb Lomu makes position preference clear

Patriots rookie offensive lineman Caleb Lomu called himself a "tackle" in general, willing to play on both the left and right side.

sports.yahoo.com logo
May 11 • 5:04 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Hims & Hers raises 2026 revenue forecast on strong demand for personalized care

Hims & Hers Health raised its 2026 revenue ​forecast on Monday, betting ‌on increased sales for its personalized healthcare offerings.

reuters.com logo
May 11 • 4:11 PM EDT • Business • reuters.com
Hims & Hers Health, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results

SAN FRANCISCO, May 11, 2026--Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ("Hims & Hers" or the "Company", NYSE: HIMS), the leading health and wellness platform, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. Moving forward, the Company plans to transition to an annual rather than quarterly shareholder letter and will continue to provide regular updates through a quarterly earnings call, earnings release, and supplemental materials.

finance.yahoo.com logo
May 11 • 4:05 PM EDT • Health • finance.yahoo.com
Trump ties himself in knots to avoid resuming a full-scale war in Iran

President Donald Trump has tried to will an agreement into existence. Instead, he’s made it abundantly clear to everyone that he’s desperate for a deal.

cnn.com logo
May 11 • 2:31 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Business graduate creates a diversified portfolio at Mizzou

Chase McQueary is headed to the financial hub of Chicago after investing in himself at Mizzou.

showme.missouri.edu logo
May 11 • 10:04 AM EDT • Business • showme.missouri.edu
Meet 'Working-Class Mainer' Graham Platner's Oyster Farming Business Partner, an Elite Boarding School Graduate Who Drinks 'Foraged Spring Water' and Owns the Island Where the Farm Is Based

Maine's far-left Democratic Senate nominee, Graham Platner, has leaned on his career as a "working-class" oyster farmer to cast himself as a blue-collar everyman. His Ivy League business partner—who owns the secluded island where the farm is based—is, well, anything but.

freebeacon.com logo
May 11 • 5:00 AM EDT • Business • freebeacon.com
'Big players producing in the big moments'

When Martin Odegaard came on at London Stadium against West Ham United, he looked like he had a point to prove and he lifted everything about the way Arsenal were playing. Then, when that magic moment comes where he has played a lovely little give and go with Declan Rice and found space himself inside the area, did he have the calmness and awareness to wait and play the perfect pass for Leandro Trossard? Before now, Eberechi Eze, Noni Madueke, Kai Havertz, Viktor Gyokeres and Bukayo Saka have all played their part in crucial goals at important times.

sports.yahoo.com logo
May 11 • 4:29 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
'The Boys' showrunner reacts to show again predicting the future, as Trump unveils gold statue of himself

'The Boys' showrunner Eric Kripke reacted to the superhero show again predicting the future, after President Donald Trump unveiled a 22-foot gold statue of himself that's been dubbed 'Don Colossus': 'Seriously what the f---?'

ew.com logo
May 10 • 10:13 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
GoodRx vs. Hims & Hers Health: Stagnation vs. Growth in Revenue

Quarterly filings reveal markedly different revenue trajectories and margin profiles for these two healthcare platforms. What do their latest numbers indicate?

fool.com logo
May 10 • 8:24 AM EDT • Health • fool.com
Dricus du Plessis crowns himself 'world champion again' after Sean Strickland beat Khamzat Chimaev

Saturday's UFC 328 main event result was a good one for Dricus du Plessis.

bloodyelbow.com logo
May 10 • 3:00 AM EDT • Technology • bloodyelbow.com
Could Dominic Lovett Become the Lions’ Next Surprise Weapon?

The Detroit Lions already boast one of the NFL’s most explosive offenses, but every great unit eventually needs an unexpected contributor to emerge. Heading into 2026, Dominic Lovett may be quietly positioning himself to become Detroit’s next surprise weapon out of the slot.

sports.yahoo.com logo
May 9 • 6:19 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Auburn QB Byrum Brown named among CBS Sports' most impactful transfers

Byrum Brown found himself ranked high on the list compiled by Brad Crawford of CBS Sports.

sports.yahoo.com logo
May 9 • 4:12 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
🙂 Positive (31%)
wow
55%
ahah
45%
Could Fox Sports actually lose NFL rights?

The highest-stakes poker game in the history of televised sports is playing out right before our eyes among NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, Fox Corp. chairman emeritus Rupert Murdoch, and the President of the United States himself, Donald Trump. When Fox first won NFL rights all the way back in the early 1990s, it was a…

sports.yahoo.com logo
May 8 • 1:05 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Gorsuch says ideological divides on Supreme Court come down to ‘how you read law,’ not politics

Justice Gorsuch, who calls himself a “proud textualist," stressed that competing legal philosophies, not partisanship, shape rulings and relationships on the high court.

foxnews.com logo
May 8 • 12:51 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
From prospect to castaway to favorite: The resurrection of Julian Rodriguez's career

One loss derailed Rodriguez's career, but he's built himself back up heading into Sunday's Zuffa Boxing 06

cbssports.com logo
May 8 • 11:13 AM EDT • Sports • cbssports.com
How Disneyland Remade American Politics

America is turning 250, and The Free Press is marking the occasion with a yearlong series of events, conversations, and stories celebrating our country’s history. Today, we’re taking a journey with historian Beverly Gage to Southern California. Beverly traded the archives for the open road for her new book, This Land is Your Land: A Road Trip Through U.S. History. We’re proud to publish an excerpt, on the theme park that shaped American politics—and the presidents who loved it. —The Editors On July 17, 1955, Ronald Reagan stood near a mocked-up wood-plank town in Anaheim, California, where a 13-star flag flew incongruously over an “Old West” landscape, and introduced the world to Disneyland. He had been invited by Walt Disney himself to co-host the park’s live ABC broadcast, alongside Art Linkletter and Bob Cummings—three Hollywood actors who seemed to embody a wholesome, all-American ethos. From the imagined past of Frontierland, the show leaped ahead to Tomorrowland, set in the far-off year of 1986, emphasizing the technical marvels yet to come: nuclear energy harnessed for civilian purposes, human beings riding rocket ships into space. Disney foretold great things for a 1980s in which the United States would serve as “a source of joy and inspiration to all the world.” But even he could not predict the most important political fact of the age: that his genial co-host would become president. Southern California was a strange place to build a park about the past, because the region at the time was all about newness and abundance and growth. For a lot of its history, Orange County had been Southern California’s version of flyover country: a vast agricultural expanse between two desirable places, Los Angeles and San Diego. But Disneyland was changing that. Before long, 50 miles south of deep-blue Hollywood, Orange County would become a region famed for its right-wing politics—but also for its mythmaking skills. Those two things, it turned out, went naturally together. ADVERTISEMENT The two presidents Southern California gave America both understood this instinctively. Richard Nixon and Reagan each built a national career on invoking a version of the American past in which the specificities of historical context mattered less than the big picture. For Nixon, progress meant proclaiming a “New American Revolution” on the eve of America’s bicentennial while dismantling the federal programs that had built the postwar middle class. For Reagan, it meant recapturing a lost optimism and an old-fashioned faith in America as an exceptional nation. Both men were less interested in history as it actually happened than in history as it felt—and Orange County, a place that had built itself almost entirely from scratch, turned out to be exactly where the myth of America’s future was getting made. I’m a historian—and historians tend to be myth-busters. With the country’s 250th birthday on the horizon, I figured it was a good time to step out of the ivory tower and check in with the past as it exists here and now, at the museums and monuments and roadside attractions where Americans go to learn about their history. After all my travels—to Davy Crockett’s Tennessee and Texas, to the real Erie Canal, to the birthplace of the American automobile and the actual Old West—I couldn’t miss out on Disneyland, the single most influential historic attraction in U.S. history.

thefp.com logo
May 7 • 5:01 PM EDT • Politics • thefp.com
Colorado Senate honors journalism icon Fred Brown

The Colorado Senate on Thursday honored longtime Denver Post bureau chief Fred Brown with a ceremony as distinctive as the journalist himself, donning masks bearing his likeness and celebrating his five decades of shaping political reporting and ethical standards in the state. The tribute, offered by Sen. Mark Baisley, R-Woodland Park, noted Brown’s 50 years […]

coloradopolitics.com logo
May 7 • 3:32 PM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
Deep dive
😐 Neutral (7%)
wow
65%
ahah
35%
Bryan Police searching for man accused of exposing himself inside local business

Police are encouraging anyone who recognizes the man or has information related to the case to come forward.

kbtx.com logo
May 7 • 2:35 PM EDT • Business • kbtx.com
Ted Turner managed one Braves game — and forever changed professional sports

Turner turned the Atlanta Braves into a national juggernaut by broadcasting their games coast-to-coast. He found less success donning their uniform himself.

nbcnews.com logo
May 6 • 7:22 PM EDT • Sports • nbcnews.com
Deep dive High-Signal Publisher
😐 Neutral (8%)
wow
53%
ahah
47%
Robbery suspect believed to be hiding in Downtown El Paso business

A suspect in an aggravated robbery is believed to have barricaded himself inside an El Paso business, authorities said.

elpasotimes.com logo
May 6 • 6:57 PM EDT • Business • elpasotimes.com
☹️ Negative (-7%)
ahah
54%
angry
46%
Developing: Police ask public to avoid Segundo Barrio as suspect barricades in business

El Paso police are asking the public to avoid an area in the Segundo Barrio on Wednesday afternoon as an armed suspect has barricaded himself inside a business.

kfoxtv.com logo
May 6 • 6:39 PM EDT • Business • kfoxtv.com
Baseball to Business Ethics: How a Valedictorian Found His Purpose

In the fallback of his injury from D1 baseball, Hemmingsen dove into his studies, curious in ways to apply the virtues of thinkers who inspired him such as Aquinas to business ethics. Soon these interests led him to professor Jooho Lee, and Hemmingsen found himself at the center of the Faith and Business Initiative.

pepperdine.edu logo
May 6 • 1:00 PM EDT • Business • pepperdine.edu
I rented my ranch on Airbnb after losing millions. It taught me resilience.

Brent Phillips bought a Texas ranch for himself and his family. When he lost millions in a stock crash, he began renting it out on Airbnb.

businessinsider.com logo
May 6 • 11:47 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Polanski accuses Times of ‘scraping the barrel’ over his claim to be charity spokesperson

Green leader said he hosted fundraisers for the Red Cross but accepts he should not have described himself as a spokesperson for it

theguardian.com logo
May 6 • 4:07 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
😐 Neutral (7%)
ahah
62%
wow
38%
Braves trade catcher Jonah Heim to Athletics

Just a few hours after designating backup catcher Jonah Heim for assignment, the Atlanta Braves announced a trade to the Athletics in exchange for cash considerations. With catcher Sean Murphy ready to be activated from the IL, it was Heim who found himself as the man left out from the 26-man roster. There was discussion […]

sports.yahoo.com logo
May 4 • 9:51 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Is Hims & Hers Health, Inc. (HIMS) A Good Stock To Buy Now?

Is HIMS a good stock to buy? We came across a bullish thesis on Hims & Hers Health, Inc. on Investment Ideas by Antonio’s Substack by Antonio Linares. In this article, we will summarize the bulls’ thesis on HIMS. Hims & Hers Health, Inc.’s share was trading at $29.76 as of April 21st. HIMS’s trailing and forward […]

finance.yahoo.com logo
May 3 • 12:37 PM EDT • Health • finance.yahoo.com
Rival boss heaps praise on absent Liverpool star

Carrick revisits Anfield memory with clear intentMichael Carrick does not often indulge in nostalgia, yet ahead of Manchester United’s latest collision with Liverpool FC, he allowed himself a glance...

sports.yahoo.com logo
May 3 • 3:55 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Deep dive
😐 Neutral (20%)
ahah
61%
love
39%
Why Spencer Pratt’s Grievance Politics Are More L.A. Than You Think

The reality star, who recently memed himself as the antihero from revenge thriller ‘Falling Down,’ seeks to upturn the Los Angeles liberal establishment with backlash-fueled populism. He’s not the first.

hollywoodreporter.com logo
May 2 • 9:15 AM EDT • Politics • hollywoodreporter.com
Deep dive
😐 Neutral (6%)
ahah
55%
love
45%
Immersive and magical retail experiences at Broadway at the Beach for summer 2026

The Cloak and Wand is expected to open June 1, welcoming customers into a whimsical world of witchcraft and wizardry.

myhorrynews.com logo
May 1 • 9:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • myhorrynews.com
Billionaire Tom Steyer wants to take on the rich in run for California governor

Billionaire climate activist Tom Steyer is selling himself as a class traitor in his bid for California governor.

news4jax.com logo
Apr 29 • 11:32 AM EDT • Politics • news4jax.com
😐 Neutral (0%)
Napoleon, Caesar, Alexander the Great—And Trump

Always the self-aggrandizer, the president now speaks of himself in historical terms.

theatlantic.com logo
Apr 29 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • theatlantic.com
Former Microsoft engineer shares the question he asked before quitting

Kun Chen, an ex-Microsoft and Meta engineer, said that he asked himself a question to determine whether he was still growing in his role.

businessinsider.com logo
Apr 28 • 6:09 PM EDT • Technology • businessinsider.com
The Hottest Anti-AI Gadget Is a Cyberdeck

On TikTok, young women are going viral for crafting whimsical homemade computers inside purses.

wired.com logo
Apr 28 • 6:00 AM EDT • Technology • wired.com
WATCH LIVE: Blanche, Patel and Pirro announce federal charges against accused Trump dinner gunman

The gunman is believed to have traveled by train from California to Chicago and then onto Washington, where he checked himself in as a guest at the hotel where the gala dinner was held with its typically tight security, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said.

pbs.org logo
Apr 27 • 3:18 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
🙂 Positive (35%)
Wisconsin offensive lineman invited to Saints rookie minicamp

While not a single Wisconsin Badgers football player was drafted, Davis Heinzen is the latest to have a chance to prove himself at the next level.

sports.yahoo.com logo
Apr 27 • 8:03 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Steam Game Allegedly Developed by Suspected Gunman at Trump White House Press Dinner Is Being Review-Bombed

The suspected gunman who attempted to storm the White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton hotel allegedly identified himself as an “indie game developer” and released a video game on Steam.

ign.com logo
Apr 26 • 6:27 PM EDT • Technology • ign.com
Italy referee chief suspends himself over sports fraud investigation

The man in charge of assigning Serie A and B referees, Gianluca Rocchi, has suspended himself from the ​role with immediate effect while under investigation for ‌sports fraud by Milan's Public Prosecutor's Office.

reuters.com logo
Apr 26 • 12:09 PM EDT • Sports • reuters.com
Italian referee designator under investigation for alleged sporting fraud

Gianluca Rocchi placed himself under suspension with immediate effect, as did his colleague Andrea Gervasoni.

nytimes.com logo
Apr 26 • 8:48 AM EDT • Sports • nytimes.com
😐 Neutral (13%)
wow
100%
Can American Politics Ever Be ‘Normal’ Again, AFTER Trump?

As far as Donald Trump has fallen, says former Republican focus group maestro Sarah Longwell of The Bulwark, he needs to fall further before the country can decisively move forward. Can Democrats make it happen, or even Trump himself? Longwell joins Zeteo’s John Harwood for a live conversation on Substack to break it all down. Subscribe Watch the full video above …

zeteo.com logo
Apr 25 • 5:02 PM EDT • Politics • zeteo.com
Deep dive
😐 Neutral (6%)
ahah
40%
wow
40%
angry
20%
How Elon Musk Used SpaceX to Benefit Himself and His Businesses

The rocket maker has been a useful financial tool for Mr. Musk, providing the billionaire with loans and aiding his struggling companies, a Times examination found.

nytimes.com logo
Apr 24 • 5:00 AM EDT • Business • nytimes.com
How Elon Musk Used SpaceX to Benefit Himself and His Businesses

The rocket maker has been a useful financial tool for Mr. Musk, providing the billionaire with loans and aiding his struggling companies, a Times examination found.

nytimes.com logo
Apr 24 • 5:00 AM EDT • Business • nytimes.com
'Survivor' star Christian Hubicki confronts Jimmy Fallon after elimination over failed Fallon challenge

'Survivor 50' star Christian Hubicki got the chance to sit face to face with Jimmy Fallon, the man whose special appearance on the show directly led to Hubicki having to vote himself out in a shocking twist.

ew.com logo
Apr 24 • 12:48 AM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Lane Johnson's recent workout video is reason for continued optimism

A new workout clip shows the Eagles’ All-Pro tackle still looks like himself, and maybe then some.

sports.yahoo.com logo
Apr 23 • 3:06 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
What does the future hold for BYU cornerback Mory Bamba?

Bamba performed so well at pro day that he could find himself in the NFL next season.

sports.yahoo.com logo
Apr 23 • 2:42 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Christian Hubicki reacts to having to vote himself out of 'Survivor 50'

'Survivor 50' star Christian Hubicki reacts to having to vote himself out of the game, and reveals whom he would have voted for at the Journey had he solved the puzzle.

ew.com logo
Apr 23 • 11:49 AM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Inside ‘General Hospital’s Epic Crossover With Broadway’s ‘Aladdin’

Giovanni Mazza and Braedyn Bruner reveal how the episode came about and what's in store for Gio and Emma in NYC, including a meetup with the Genie himself, Michael James

cbs19news.com logo
Apr 23 • 9:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • cbs19news.com
Deep dive
😐 Neutral (24%)
wow
52%
ahah
48%
Keldon Johnson wins NBA Sixth Man of the Year after breaking Manu Ginóbili's Spurs record for bench points

The 2020 Draft pick found a valuable role for himself off the bench

cbssports.com logo
Apr 22 • 6:19 PM EDT • Sports • cbssports.com
From sports stars to the attorney general himself, Hoosiers have unclaimed property

Famous athletes are among thousands of Hoosiers with unclaimed property owed to them, available to search and claim through online portal.

indianacapitalchronicle.com logo
Apr 22 • 3:02 PM EDT • Sports • indianacapitalchronicle.com
No. 22 on the list of Tampa Bay’s Most Powerful Politicians: Michael Owen

Owen has positioned himself as a champion for local voters rather than a top-down policymaker.

floridapolitics.com logo
Apr 21 • 4:30 PM EDT • Politics • floridapolitics.com
"We know you know, but how about we tell you some more now?" - Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced worldwide reveal announced for this week

Ubisoft will officially unveil Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced with a dedicated showcase later this week.

eurogamer.net logo
Apr 21 • 5:49 AM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
Why Trump is reading the Bible — at a complicated moment for his relationship with American Christians

One day after he posted — then deleted — an image comparing himself to Jesus Christ, President Donald Trump sat at his desk in the Oval Office and read from the Bible directly to a camera.

cnn.com logo
Apr 21 • 4:00 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Deep dive
😐 Neutral (5%)
wow
52%
ahah
48%
Trump’s craving for the spotlight risks Iran deal hopes

Donald Trump has spent days negotiating peace in Iran — with himself.

cnn.com logo
Apr 21 • 12:00 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Deep dive
😐 Neutral (4%)
wow
59%
ahah
41%
JJ Wetherholt has already set an all-time Cardinals record

The rookie has himself a record already.

sports.yahoo.com logo
Apr 20 • 11:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
😐 Neutral (9%)
ahah
100%
Recently-sued Highgrove Holdings president defends himself, business

The lawsuit, filed by the Milwaukee City Attorney on March 26, is asking a judge to declare Highgrove properties a public nuisance.

spectrumnews1.com logo
Apr 20 • 4:00 PM EDT • Business • spectrumnews1.com
How Bruce the Parrot Landed Atop the Pecking Order

The kea gained fame for learning to use a pebble to groom himself. Scientists were astounded by his next innovation.

nytimes.com logo
Apr 20 • 11:00 AM EDT • Science • nytimes.com
Elon students inducted into Phi Beta Kappa Society

“What’s so brave about being sick?” It’s a question Prosanta Chakrabarty often asked himself in the early days of his ongoing fight against cancer. It wasn’t until initial treatment...

elon.edu logo
Apr 20 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • elon.edu
Real Madrid offer one-year extension to defensive leader

Real Madrid are laying the groundwork for next season, and one of the most important priorities at the back involves Antonio Rudiger. The German defender, who has re-established himself as a key figu...

sports.yahoo.com logo
Apr 20 • 2:20 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
😐 Neutral (12%)
ahah
50%
wow
50%
Advancing epidemic and pandemic preparedness through research readiness: SEAR Unity Studies Network Sites chart the way forward in 2026

On 25 March 2026, WHO Regional Office for the South‑East Asia Region (SEARO) convened the first meeting of the SEAR Chapter of the Unity Studies Network Meeting in 2026 to take stock of progress and plan next steps for strengthening epidemic and pandemic preparedness across the Region. The meeting focused on reviewing the ongoing adaptation of selected, standard Unity Study methodologies, sharing field implementation experiences from 2025, and identifying key priorities to guide collaborative work in 2026.Held virtually, the meeting brought together representatives from six Unity Studies network sites across five countries (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand) as well as participants from all three levels of WHO.The meeting took place against the backdrop of ongoing regional efforts in South‑East Asia to strengthen early investigations and studies for epidemic and pandemic preparedness, with a focus on pandemic influenza and other emerging respiratory pathogens with epidemic and pandemic potential. In this context, and as part of preparedness for the rapid generation of evidence, the WHO Health Emergencies Programme in SEAR (WHE/SEAR) encourages Unity Studies sites to adapt prioritized, standardized Unity Study protocols to their national contexts. This approach supports the generation of timely and reliable evidence to inform public health decision‑making during epidemics and pandemics.These efforts are supported through a combination of experience sharing, participation in the global Unity Studies network webinars, capacity‑building of the national public health workforce, and regional collaboration that promotes inter‑country, inter‑agency, and inter‑ministerial action. In parallel, sites are encouraged to explore diversified funding sources to help sustain research preparedness over the long term.Discussions highlighted the importance of WHO’s catalytic financial support through the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) Partnership Contributions (PIP‑PC). When combined with national and institutional resources, this support enables countries and sites to maintain continuity of activities at a core level and remain prepared to respond rapidly and effectively to future epidemics and pandemics.Regional and Global Updates: Opening the session, Dr Pushpa Ranjan Wijesinghe, Programme Area Manager, Pandemic and Epidemic Management (PEM) Unit, WHO Health Emergencies Programme, highlighted the progress made in operationalizing the Unity Studies Network across the Region and acknowledged the collaborative efforts of WHO at all three levels, together with country unity studies sites. He emphasized the availability of limited but catalytic funding through the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) Partnership Contribution (PIP‑PC) workplan at SEARO to sustain network activities in 2026, while encouraging sites to leverage additional funding sources to expand implementation.Representing SEARO, Dr Ashok Basnet, consultant, Pandemic Influenza Preparedness reported that, at the regional level, the Unity Studies Network currently includes six sites across five countries: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. He noted that in 2025, catalytic funding supported protocol adaptation, training, and pilot implementation. In addition, a regional Unity Studies symposium held during the Global Public Health Summit in Sri Lanka strengthened and advocated collaboration between the Unity Studies site, national decision‑making forum, relevant technical units of the ministry of health, WHO and other partners.The symposium also highlighted the role of early investigations and studies as a key component of a multi‑source surveillance system needed at country level to generate a broad range of evidence. It underscored the critical role of country Unity Studies sites and similar research entities in generating evidence to support public health decision‑making during epidemics and pandemics.Participants of the WHO GISRS Unity Studies Sites Network- SEAR Chapter Meeting 2026 (Photo credit- PEM/WHE/SEARO). SEARO also updated participants on ongoing efforts to develop a regional Unity Studies webpage and to promote participation in global knowledge‑sharing platforms, including webinars and the WHO Community of Practice. Priorities for 2026 include supporting the implementation of Unity protocols, strengthening collaboration and experience sharing across sites, documenting and publishing findings, integrating Unity Studies activities as a component of multi-source national surveillance systems, and building workforce capacity.Dr Nickle Boddington of the Global Influenza Programme (GIP) at WHO Headquarters, which coordinates the Unity Studies Network globally, provided updates on global Unity Studies activities, noting that the network has expanded to 16 sites worldwide. New and updated protocols, including rapid clinical severity assessment tools and standardized data platforms, are being developed to support implementation. The global Community of Practice has also been launched to facilitate technical exchange, and continued support will be provided to sites for protocol adaptation, ethical approvals, and readiness for early investigation during outbreaks. Updates from Unity Studies sites in SEAR in 2025Unity Studies sites shared progress and experiences in implementing protocols across diverse country contexts. Sites initiated activities in 2025 using catalytic funding from SEARO, complemented by the mobilization of internal national resources. The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), Bangladesh, reported the adoption and piloting of investigation protocols on non‑seasonal influenza and emerging respiratory diseases during recent avian influenza outbreaks, demonstrating a multi‑source funding approach involving government, WHO and One Health partners.The Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (HIMSR), New Delhi, India, highlighted the piloting of household transmission investigation studies, the expansion of the national Unity Studies network, and the contribution of study findings to global evidence through published outputs. The All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India, shared experiences from large‑scale seroprevalence studies conducted during the COVID‑19 pandemic, recent efforts to strengthen national Unity network sites through training activities, and plans to initiate multi‑centre studies on respiratory viruses.Similarly, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand, highlighted its experience in developing integrated surveillance and diagnostic protocols for multiple respiratory pathogens, enhancing readiness for targeted investigations of emerging threats. The University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka, reported ongoing engagement with the Ministry of Health and exploration of additional funding sources to initiate studies. Meanwhile, the National Public Health Laboratory, Nepal, provided updates on continued coordination with national stakeholders to initiate implementation, despite delays related to the country context.Across sites, shared experiences underscored the importance of protocol adaptation, multisectoral collaboration, and sustainable funding to operationalize Unity Studies and generate evidence for public health action.Discussions and Way ForwardThe meeting reinforced key priorities for 2026, including strengthening unity studies protocol implementation, enhancing collaboration, knowledge sharing, integrating research as a component of national multi-source surveillance systems, and ensuring that generated evidence informs public health decision‑making. Participants also emphasized the importance of documentation, visibility, and leveraging multiple funding sources, and agreed on the following action points.Unity Studies Sites and WHO Country Offices:Advance adoption and implementation of at least one Unity protocol, continuing activities initiated in 2025 with catalytic funding, supplemented with other sources of funding where feasible.Document site-specific experiences, outcomes, and lessons learned; participate in regional and global knowledge-sharing platforms including WHO webinars and the Community of Practice.Work closely with ministries of health to establish unified national platforms for translating generated evidence into national public health decision-making. WHO Country Offices may facilitate technical support and complementary, synergistic funding opportunities where feasible. WHO Regional OfficeCoordinate with WHO Country Offices to support implementation of core unity studies activities by network sites through catalytic funding and provide technical guidance and virtual engagement opportunities throughout 2026.Facilitate the participation of all Unity Studies sites in the regional meeting on Unity Studies implementation in October 2026, to be held back‑to‑back with the Annual SEAR Regional PIP‑PC Meeting; develop and host a SEAR Unity Studies website; and mobilize support from academic institutions within the SEAR Unity Studies Network to support the development of regional manuscripts that showcase Unity Studies activities to scientific audiences and promote knowledge‑sharing.Explore complementary funding opportunities and partnerships to sustain and expand network activities across the Region.WHO HeadquartersProvide global technical guidance, updated protocols, and toolkits to support the implementation of Unity Studies in SEAR.Facilitate engagement of SEAR sites in global webinars, the Community of Practice, and opportunities to showcase their work.Support joint publications, inclusion of SEAR experiences in global outputs, and identification of additional funding and collaborative opportunities to strengthen Unity Studies activities.

who.int logo
Apr 19 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • who.int
Opinion | When politics becomes performance: From ‘Jesus-Trump’ to the Pale Blue Dot

When a political figure begins to frame himself as a kind of national redeemer, the boundaries of democratic discourse begin to shift, Dingman Yu writes.

startribune.com logo
Apr 19 • 5:59 AM EDT • Politics • startribune.com
UFC Winnipeg: Mike Malott scores 3rd-round TKO of Gilbert Burns, who calls it a career

With the victory, the 34-year-old Malott declared himself a contender in the stacked welterweight division, guaranteeing himself a spot in the top 15 when the rankings come out.

sports.yahoo.com logo
Apr 19 • 12:01 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
WrestleMania 42: Rhodes banishes McAfee but Orton gets last laugh

With blood soaking Cody Rhodes’ bleach blonde hair, Randy Orton stood over the newly-crowned champion with the belt he believed still rightly belonged to himself.

sports.yahoo.com logo
Apr 18 • 11:03 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Deep dive
😐 Neutral (15%)
ahah
48%
love
30%
wow
22%
Slay the Spire 2 roadmap suggests we won't get matchmaking but does promise "whimsy"

It's been a little more than a month since Mega Crit's hugely anticipated sequel Slay the Spire 2 released in early acc…

eurogamer.net logo
Apr 18 • 10:39 AM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
Kingdom Come 2 Lead Celebrates Gayming Award In A Non-Woke Way

Daniel Vávra ties himself up in knots explaining why his gay game's gayness isn't woke

kotaku.com logo
Apr 17 • 9:26 AM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Android 17 brings a bit of Pixel Watch whimsy to your notification shade

Google is porting over a tidbit from its Pixel Watch to the notification shade on Pixel phones with its Android...

9to5google.com logo
Apr 16 • 5:10 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5google.com
RFK Jr.'s peptide policy could boost Hims & Hers as its GLP-1 business evolves

Hims may have an chance to grow peptides business as a potential revenue driver, with FDA review in 2026 shaping the opportunity.

cnbc.com logo
Apr 16 • 1:44 PM EDT • Business • cnbc.com