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STRIKE FIGHTER LEAGUE ENTERS THE SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT ARENA AS WORLD'S FIRST PROFESSIONAL AIR COMBAT SPORT

/PRNewswire/ -- Strike Fighter League (SFL) is the world's first professional air combat digital sport that combines elite human performance and physical...

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Jun 23 • 9:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • prnewswire.com
How This Common Painkiller Is Stopping Cancer From Spreading, Scientists Reveal - Futura-Sciences

Guess Who? The Painkiller Hiding a Secret Weapon Riddle: it’s in countless family medicine cabinets. It’s the go-to when fever or pain strikes. For more than half a century, scientists have known about its anticancer properties. Some even believe it might lower the risk of metastases—those are the little troublemakers...

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Jun 22 • 3:00 PM EDT • Science • futura-sciences.com
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Future astronauts could walk across rocks from deep inside the Moon

A colossal ancient collision may have left some of the Moon’s deepest secrets surprisingly close to future Artemis landing sites. By recreating the impact that formed the giant South Pole-Aitken basin—the Moon’s largest and oldest crater—scientists found that a low-angle strike from a large, iron-cored object blasted material from deep inside the Moon, including mantle rocks.

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Jun 22 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Gossip: Jackson hopes to remain at Chelsea

Striker Nicolas Jackson will not push for a move away from Chelsea as he aims to impress new manager Xabi Alonso in pre-season. (Football Insider)

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Jun 22 • 2:05 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Solar storms don't shock people directly — they induce electric currents in long metal, meaning power lines, pipelines and undersea internet cables become the very antennas that channel the damage into modern life

Solar storms do not electrocute people. They induce slow electric currents in long conductors — power lines, pipelines and undersea internet cables — which then channel the damage into substations and shore stations. The 1989 Quebec blackout took down a continent's grid in 90 seconds without a single direct strike from the Sun.

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Jun 21 • 8:20 AM EDT • Technology • spacedaily.com
Will Dodgers Call Up or Trade River Ryan?

Elite strikeout numbers have River Ryan surging in Triple-A, leaving Los Angeles to decide if the rehabbing righty is a future rotation staple or the ultimate trade chip.

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Jun 20 • 2:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Cam Schlittler becomes youngest Yankees pitcher with 13 strikeouts and no walks in 5-0 win over Reds
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Jun 19 • 11:47 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Why some Russians are breaking with Putin as Ukraine war drags on

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s iron grip on power is being challenged by the war in Ukraine and his government’s authoritarian crackdowns. He finds himself in unfamiliar political territory, questioned by some of the country’s elite and embarrassed by Ukraine’s strikes into Russian cities. Compass Points moderator Nick Schifrin discusses the state of Russian politics with Arkady Ostrovsky.

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Jun 19 • 7:30 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
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Israel Is Likely to Continue Attacks in Lebanon, U.S. Intelligence Concludes

The new cease-fire between the United States and Iran calls for an end to fighting in Lebanon, but U.S. intelligence officials do not expect Israel to halt its strikes on Hezbollah.

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Jun 19 • 4:51 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Robert Lewandowski chooses his next club after leaving Barcelona

After four successful seasons in Catalonia, Polish veteran striker Robert Lewandowski said goodbye to Barcelona at the end of the 2025/26 season upon the expiry of his contract.The 37-year-old striker...

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Jun 19 • 10:55 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Germany turns to Ukrainian and Israeli start-ups for a Tomahawk missile alternative

The German defense ministry has asked foreign firms for missiles that can strike deep into an enemy's territory, as alternatives to the US Tomahawk.

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Jun 19 • 6:00 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Senators seek to block Hegseth travel funds until Pentagon releases report on Iran school strike

Senators are seeking to block Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel funds until the Pentagon submits its investigation into a strike on an elementary school in Iran that killed more than 165 people | WWJ Newsradio 950

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Jun 18 • 7:19 PM EDT • Politics • audacy.com
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UVM Health is downsizing. Here’s what those cuts mean for services.

Employee unions are still digesting exactly which positions were eliminated at the state’s largest hospital group, but say the losses are certain to influence patient-facing operations.

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Jun 18 • 5:01 PM EDT • Health • vtdigger.org
Death Toll From Israeli Fire in Gaza Since Ceasefire Passes 1,000, Says Health Ministry

CAIRO, June 18 (Reuters) - The number of Palestinians killed ⁠by ⁠Israeli fire in Gaza ⁠has reached more than 1,000 since a U.S.-brokered ceasefire last October, the enclave's health ministry said on Thursday, as at least three people were reported killed ‌in the latest strike. Medics said ‌an ...

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Jun 18 • 8:40 AM EDT • Health • usnews.com
Arteta 'was the link between Wenger and the players'

Former Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud says not winning the Premier League in his time with the club is the "only regret" of his career. Giroud scored 105 goals in 253 appearances across five and a half years with the Gunners but, despite winning three FA Cups, could not help Arsene Wenger to a final Premier League title.

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Jun 17 • 3:40 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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USF marine science research destroyed in St. Pete lab fire caused by lightning strike

A lightning strike sparked a devastating fire at the USF College of Marine Science Lab last month, destroying decades of critical research and tens of millions of dollars in equipment in St. Petersburg.

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Jun 16 • 10:42 PM EDT • Science • fox13news.com
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Senate rejects resolution to block Trump from further strikes on Iran

The vote, just days after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a limited deal to stop fighting, is a setback for Democrats’ effort to force the president to bring the conflict to a conclusion.

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Jun 16 • 5:14 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Ukraine's new drones give it strike capabilities that HIMARS couldn't

The Ukrainian mid-range strike drone is "heralding a new phase of the war" for Ukraine, George Barros of the ISW told Business Insider.

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Jun 16 • 12:30 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Cubs' Daniel Palencia: Strikes out side, earns win

Cubs' Daniel Palencia: Strikes out side, earns win

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Jun 15 • 11:49 PM EDT • Sports • cbssports.com
Yankees Jose Caballero's pitch clock "routine'' reaches a new level

Caballero claims that umpires are unfairly threatening to call automatic strikes against him despite acting within MLB's pitch-clock rules.

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Jun 15 • 4:04 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
6 said killed in Gaza strikes as Hamas health ministry says war toll surpasses 73,000

Terror group says it responded to 15-point Board of Peace blueprint aiming to push ceasefire to next stage, although sources say disagreements remain over disarmament issue

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Jun 14 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • timesofisrael.com
Rep. Tenney discusses US strike, FISA law, and anti-American rhetoric in NYC politics

Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-NY., discusses a lethal US strike in Venezuela against the Tren de Aragua gang leader and the lapse of FISA Section 702.

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Jun 13 • 1:52 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
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World Cup 2026: USA's Folarin Balogun stars against Paraguay after rise at Arsenal and switch away from England

Folarin Balogun scored twice in USAs World Cup opener against Paraguay; the 24-year-old striker came through the ranks at Arsenal and played for England U21s but made the move to Monaco and is now primed to be a standout star for Mauricio Pochettinos co-hosts

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Jun 13 • 1:30 PM EDT • Sports • skysports.com
Dybala on his future: “I haven’t decided yet.”

Paulo Dybala spoke to Algarabía Deportiva, and the central topic of the interview was his future. The Argentine striker, whose contract with Roma expires at the end of the month, preferred not to rev...

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Jun 13 • 9:15 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Braves look to stop slide in game against the Mets

Atlanta Braves (45-24, first in the NL East) vs. New York Mets (31-38, fifth in the NL East) New York; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Martin Perez (4-3, 3.02 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 47 strikeouts); Mets: Sean Manaea (1-1, 5.02 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 45 strikeouts) LINE: Mets -113, Braves -106; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves head into the matchup with the New York Mets as losers of three straight games. New York has gone 17-17 in home games and 31-38 overall.

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Jun 13 • 3:55 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Top Tren de Aragua leader killed in US military strike, Trump announces

One of the top leaders of the cartel and US-designated terrorist organization Tren de Aragua has been killed in a US military strike, President Donald Trump said Friday.

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Jun 12 • 9:34 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
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Trump calls off strikes on Iran and says that US ‘settlement’ could end the war
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Jun 12 • 6:32 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
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High School bowler serving up strikes after health scare forced her to switch sports
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Jun 12 • 6:11 PM EDT • Health • cbsnews.com
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Hershey Entertainment and Resorts, union agree to deal

Hershey Entertainment and Resorts and the Chocolate Workers union have reached a deal, averting a potential strike.

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Jun 12 • 2:53 PM EDT • Entertainment • wgal.com
DC Wrap: Trump cancels Iran strikes and reveals his intel chief pick

A look at the day's biggest stories in national politics

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Jun 11 • 5:18 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Quilty, Giovanni Entertainment Strike Preferred-Look Deal

Quilty, which makes an AI screenplay-analysis tool, landed a deal with Giovanni Entertainment, first partnership with a production company,

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Jun 11 • 11:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • variety.com
Trump and Hegseth Broadcast U.S. Military Strikes Before They Happen

Commanders do not usually speak publicly about future operations to avoid jeopardizing the mission’s success.

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Jun 11 • 10:14 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
News | Nashville entertainment investor strikes deal for Hard Rock site in Chicago

Josh Joseph has contract to buy property in River North

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Jun 11 • 8:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • costar.com
DAZN, DirecTV Latin America strike sports channel deal ahead of World Cup

Sports streaming platform DAZN, backed by British-American billionaire Len Blavatnik, said it had struck a deal to bring DirecTV Latin ​America's DSPORTS channels to its platform in five countries, expanding ‌its soccer offering as the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off.

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Jun 11 • 7:06 AM EDT • Sports • reuters.com
Chaotic Eclipse Strikes Again: New Zero-Day Unlocks BitLocker in Four Hours of Research

GreatXML bypasses BitLocker via Defender offline scan artifacts, giving SYSTEM shell in Recovery Mode. No patch exists.

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Jun 11 • 6:58 AM EDT • Technology • securityaffairs.com
Why a frustrated Trump is turning again to bombs to force Iran’s hand

The Trump administration is making a new bid to prove a core assumption the Iran war so far suggests is flawed: that punishing strikes from a far superior US military force will force Tehran to capitulate.

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Jun 11 • 12:02 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
WHO urges targeted action to strengthen emergency workforce capacities for shared health risks across the Asia-Pacific region

At a time when the world is more interconnected than ever, the World Health Organization (WHO) is disseminating a comprehensive regional analysis of shared health risks across Asia and the Pacific, urging Member States to invest in enhancing workforce capacities regionwide to mitigate these risks and ensure health systems are better prepared to anticipate, tackle and withstand a range of crises and shocks. Over 100 delegates from 49 countries and areas in the Asia-Pacific region reviewed results from the regional risk analysis during the WHO-led Asia Pacific Health Security Action Framework (APHSAF) Stakeholders Meeting in Malaysia. Synthesizing insights from 21 strategic risk assessments and more than 800 multisectoral experts, the regional analysis highlighted an urgent imperative: countries must proactively invest in emergency workforce preparedness to navigate a landscape where climate hazards, disease outbreaks and geophysical events increasingly overlap. These complex converging crises create devastating, compounding impacts on health systems and communities – reiterating the need for investing in a fit-for-purpose regional health workforce and multisectoral action.Key findings: an evolving risk landscape More than half of the participating countries ranked flooding, cyclones, dengue and pandemic-potential respiratory pathogens as being of high or very high risk, while antimicrobial resistance, landslides and gastroenteritis remain widespread concerns as well. “Given that 51% – over half – of these assessed hazards are deeply interconnected, isolated health interventions are no longer sufficient,” said Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala, WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific. “Extreme weather events like cyclones and floods directly trigger subsequent disease outbreaks, while environmental degradation – driven by sea-level rise, coastal erosion and saltwater intrusion – fuels health risks across the Pacific. Mitigating these cascading risks requires unified, cross-sectoral action linking environmental, agricultural and public health policies to build true regional resilience.” Priority recommendations for action To address critical vulnerabilities, WHO calls on Member States in the Asia-Pacific region to urgently prioritize the following strategic actions: Bridge workforce capacity gaps. Embed and standardize emergency preparedness within academia to promote regional workforce interoperability. Foster multisectoral coordination. Address ad-hoc taskforce responses and fragmented surge support through formalized contingency plans and standard operating procedures that are frequently updated and tested. Secure sustainable financing for emergencies. Overcome systemic barriers to access dedicated funding for both immediate anticipatory actions and long-term emergency preparedness initiatives. Enable emergency-ready primary health care. Embed emergency management into public health workforce readiness planning. Ensure that emergency planning is inclusive. Establish clear pathways for inclusive emergency planning that actively involves communities most at risk and other vulnerable groups. Optimize communication. Update risk communication and community engagement strategies, aligning them with seasonal risk calendars. Elevating workforce readiness to meet regional health risks While the gaps identified are significant, the Asia-Pacific region possesses solid foundational pillars, including dedicated clinicians, laboratory staff, rapid response teams, emergency medical teams and extensive community networks. However, to adequately address the compounding nature of modern crises, the various components of the emergency workforce must collaborate cohesively. True resilience depends entirely on transforming this currently fragmented workforce into a highly trained, interconnected and rapidly deployable asset. To achieve this, WHO is actively advancing regional workforce capacities through the Global Health Emergency Corps initiative. This initiative – supported by the Gates Foundation and the Institute of Philanthropy – seeks to build a seamless network of emergency workforce across borders and sectors, ensuring that when a crisis strikes, a standardized, well-coordinated and trained workforce is immediately ready to respond. “Scaling up emergency workforce readiness is no longer optional,” said Dr Gina Samaan, Regional Emergency Director for WHO in the Western Pacific. “It is the definitive factor that will determine how effectively the Asia-Pacific region safeguards health and protects lives in an increasingly unpredictable future.” ____________________For more information, or to arrange media interviews, contact: Ara Johannes, WHO Western Pacific Health Emergencies Division: johannesa@who.int WHO Western Pacific Communications: wprocom@who.int

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Jun 10 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • who.int
U.S. launches more strikes on Iranian targets after Trump promises to hit Iran "hard"
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Jun 10 • 5:44 PM EDT • Politics • cbsnews.com
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How Alvarez became Europe's most sought-after striker

Julian Alvarez heads to the World Cup aiming to fire Argentina to back-to-back triumphs at a time when he is the subject of one the most sensational transfer bids ever made.

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Jun 10 • 8:48 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
The Latest: Trump says Iran 'will have to pay the price’

The U.S. military launched airstrikes and Iran retaliated following the crash of an Army helicopter, blamed on a collision with an Iranian drone near the Strait of Hormuz

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Jun 10 • 8:33 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Asian shares fall after a tech sell-off on Wall Street, while oil prices gain

Asian shares have mostly retreated and oil prices are higher after the U.S. launched fresh airstrikes against Iran, raising questions again over prospects for a permanent end to the war.

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Jun 10 • 12:45 AM EDT • Business • seattletimes.com
Trump invokes ‘The West Wing’ in apparent justification of latest Iran strikes

Trump shared a clip from an episode in which the fictional president, played by actor Martin Sheen, dismisses the idea of a “proportional response” following the downing of a U.S. aircraft.

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Jun 10 • 12:20 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Redding nurses, health care workers to hold strike vote and picket for safe staffing

Registered nurses and caregivers at Shasta Regional Medical Center in Redding, Calif., will hold a strike vote and picket on Thursday, June 11, to protest management’s refusal to address patient care and safe staffing issues. Nurses and health care workers at Shasta Regional, a Prime Healthcare facility.

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Jun 9 • 6:09 PM EDT • Health • nationalnursesunited.org
A banned group’s call for a strike halts business and transport across Pakistan-administered Kashmir

MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Shops and businesses shut down, and public transport halted across Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Tuesday after a call for a strike by a recently banned group, known for violent protests.

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Jun 9 • 8:08 AM EDT • Business • wral.com
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Wolves sign Trippier and in Jimenez talks

Wolves sign former England full-back Kieran Trippier and are in talks to re-sign former striker Raul Jimenez on a free transfer.

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Jun 8 • 6:41 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
DC Wrap: Iran and Israel exchange fire; Blanche formally nominated for AG

A look at the day's biggest stories in national politics

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Jun 8 • 5:02 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Lucky Strike Entertainment stock rises on executive promotion

Lucky Strike Entertainment stock rises on executive promotion

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Jun 8 • 4:46 PM EDT • Entertainment • investing.com
Lucky Strike Entertainment Promotes Bobby Lavan to President and Chief Financial Officer

MIAMI, June 08, 2026--Lucky Strike Entertainment Corporation (NYSE: LUCK) announced today the promotion of Bobby Lavan to President and Chief Financial Officer.

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Jun 8 • 4:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • finance.yahoo.com
Lucky Strike Entertainment Promotes Bobby Lavan to President and Chief Financial Officer

Lucky Strike Entertainment Corporation (NYSE: LUCK) announced today the promotion of Bobby Lavan to President and Chief Financial Officer.

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Jun 8 • 4:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • businesswire.com
The Delaney Hall Strike Is Exposing a Massive Thirteenth Amendment Crisis

The Delaney Hall Strike participants haven’t been convicted of anything—and are still being forced to work for nothing.

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Jun 8 • 10:22 AM EDT • Politics • ballsandstrikes.org
S&P 500, Nasdaq futures climb as chip stocks stabilize

S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures climbed on Monday, as chip stocks steadied after ‌plunging to over two-week lows, though renewed strikes in the Middle East kept investors largely at bay.

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Jun 8 • 6:21 AM EDT • Business • reuters.com
Orioles host the Mariners to begin 4-game series

Seattle Mariners (34-32, first in the AL West) vs. Baltimore Orioles (31-35, fourth in the AL East) Baltimore; Monday, 6:35 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Emerson Hancock (4-2, 2.80 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 70 strikeouts); Orioles: Chris Bassitt (4-4, 5.27 ERA, 1.63 WHIP, 37 strikeouts) LINE: Mariners -131, Orioles +110; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles host the Seattle Mariners on Monday to begin a four-game series. Baltimore is 31-35 overall and 19-15 in home games.

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Jun 8 • 3:55 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Nvidia Strikes AI Infrastructure Deals With South Korean Tech Firms

Nvidia is teaming up with leading South Korean technology companies to build large-scale artificial-intelligence infrastructure in Asia, seeking to solidify its data-center footprint and expand its AI ecosystem.

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Jun 8 • 1:33 AM EDT • Business • wsj.com
Trump news at a glance: Israel strikes back at Iran despite president’s appeal

Donald Trump said: ‘I’m about to call Bibi right now and tell him not to respond’, as conflict risks spiralling – key US politics stories from 7 June at a glance

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Jun 7 • 11:07 PM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
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Oil prices rise more than $2 on Israel strikes on Lebanon

Oil ​prices were up ‌more than $2 a barrel in ​early trading ​on Monday after ⁠Israel on ​Sunday launched strikes ​on the Beirut area for the ​first time ​since the U.S. announced ‌a ⁠ceasefire plan for Lebanon.

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Jun 7 • 6:31 PM EDT • Business • reuters.com
Morgan Wallen shuts down 'nonsense' rumors after canceling Pittsburgh concert days after piano-flipping incident

The singer noted that while the severe winds did not strike Pittsburgh in the end, he wanted to avoid a potentially "fatal" situation.

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Jun 7 • 1:07 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Dodgers host the Angels, look to extend home win streak

Los Angeles Angels (24-41, fifth in the AL West) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (42-23, first in the NL West) Los Angeles; Sunday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Jose Soriano (6-4, 2.72 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 85 strikeouts); Dodgers: Emmet Sheehan (3-2, 4.50 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 62 strikeouts) LINE: Dodgers -365, Angels +285; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Dodgers, on a three-game home winning streak, host the Los Angeles Angels. Los Angeles has a 22-11 record in home games and a 42-23 record overall.

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Jun 7 • 3:55 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
WHO urges targeted action to strengthen emergency workforce capacities for shared health risks across the Asia-Pacific region

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 11 June 2026 – At a time when the world is more interconnected than ever, the World Health Organization (WHO) is disseminating a comprehensive regional analysis of shared health risks across Asia and the Pacific, urging Member States to invest in enhancing workforce capacities regionwide to mitigate these risks and ensure health systems are better prepared to anticipate, tackle and withstand a range of crises and shocks. Over 100 delegates from 49 countries and areas in the Asia-Pacific region reviewed results from the regional risk analysis during the WHO-led Asia Pacific Health Security Action Framework (APSHAF) Stakeholders Meeting in Malaysia. Synthesizing insights from 21 strategic risk assessments and more than 800 multisectoral experts, the regional analysis highlighted an urgent imperative: countries must proactively invest in emergency workforce preparedness to navigate a landscape where climate hazards, disease outbreaks and geophysical events increasingly overlap. These complex converging crises create devastating, compounding impacts on health systems and communities - reiterating the need for investing in a fit-for-purpose regional health workforce and multisectoral action. Key findings: an evolving risk landscape More than half of the participating countries ranked flooding, cyclones, dengue and pandemic-potential respiratory pathogens as being of high or very high risk, while antimicrobial resistance, landslides and gastroenteritis remain widespread concerns as well. “Given that 51% - over half - of these assessed hazards are deeply interconnected, isolated health interventions are no longer sufficient,” said Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala, WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific. “Extreme weather events like cyclones and floods directly trigger subsequent disease outbreaks, while environmental degradation - driven by sea-level rise, coastal erosion and saltwater intrusion - fuels health risks across the Pacific. Mitigating these cascading risks requires unified, cross-sectoral action linking environmental, agricultural and public health policies to build true regional resilience.” Priority recommendations for action To address critical vulnerabilities, WHO calls on Member States in the Asia-Pacific region to urgently prioritize the following strategic actions: Bridge workforce capacity gaps. Embed and standardize emergency preparedness within academia to promote regional workforce interoperability. Foster multisectoral coordination. Address ad-hoc taskforce responses and fragmented surge support through formalized contingency plans and standard operating procedures that are frequently updated and tested. Secure sustainable financing for emergencies. Overcome systemic barriers to access dedicated funding for both immediate anticipatory actions and long-term emergency preparedness initiatives. Enable emergency-ready primary health care. Embed emergency management into public health workforce readiness planning. Ensure that emergency planning is inclusive. Establish clear pathways for inclusive emergency planning that actively involves communities most at risk and other vulnerable groups. Optimize communication. Update risk communication and community engagement strategies, aligning them with seasonal risk calendars. Elevating workforce readiness to meet regional health risks While the gaps identified are significant, the Asia-Pacific region possesses solid foundational pillars, including dedicated clinicians, laboratory staff, rapid response teams, emergency medical teams and extensive community networks. However, to adequately address the compounding nature of modern crises, the various components of the emergency workforce must collaborate cohesively. True resilience depends entirely on transforming this currently fragmented workforce into a highly trained, interconnected and rapidly deployable asset. To achieve this, WHO is actively advancing regional workforce capacities through the Global Health Emergency Corps initiative. This initiative - supported by the Gates Foundation and Institute of Philanthropy - seeks to build a seamless network of emergency workforce across borders and sectors, ensuring that when a crisis strikes, a standardized, well-coordinated and trained workforce is immediately ready to respond. “Scaling up emergency workforce readiness is no longer optional,” said Dr Gina Samaan, Regional Emergency Director for WHO in the Western Pacific. “It is the definitive factor that will determine how effectively the Asia-Pacific region safeguards health and protects lives in an increasingly unpredictable future.” For more information, or to arrange media interviews, contact: Ara Johannes, WHO Western Pacific Health Emergencies Division: johannesa@who.int WHO Western Pacific Communications: wprocom@who.int

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Schmitt leads Giants against the Cubs after 4-hit game

San Francisco Giants (26-38, fourth in the NL West) vs. Chicago Cubs (33-31, fourth in the NL Central) Chicago; Saturday, 2:20 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Landen Roupp (5-6, 4.22 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 72 strikeouts); Cubs: Ben Brown (2-2, 1.92 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, 53 strikeouts) LINE: Cubs -146, Giants +122; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants take on the Chicago Cubs after Casey Schmitt had four hits on Friday in an 18-3 win over the Cubs. Chicago is 19-14 in home games and 33-31 overall.

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Jun 6 • 3:56 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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WellSpan Health strikes strategic partnership with Philips to deploy, co-develop new healthcare tech

Community health system WellSpan Health inked a seven-year strategic alliance with Philips to drive advanced imaging technology across its network and co-develop new AI and tech tools. | WellSpan Health inked a seven-year strategic alliance with Philips to drive advanced imaging technology across its network and co-develop new healthcare technology.

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Jun 5 • 7:30 AM EDT • Health • fiercehealthcare.com
Barcelona not interested in Juventus fullback despite recent reports

Barcelona are in the market for multiple players this summer, with the likes of Julian Alvarez being closely linked with a move to the Camp Nou.However, apart from signing a top striker, Barcelona are...

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Jun 5 • 2:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Jameson Taillon had an “L” attached to his name Tuesday despite a fine six-strikeout performance.

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Jun 4 • 8:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Man City consider legal action after Haaland claim

After a candidate in Real Madrid's presidential election unveils an Erling Haaland shirt on live TV, Manchester City dismiss the suggestion their striker will move to Spain.

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Jun 4 • 4:27 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Romelu Lukaku explains why he and Pogba struggled at United

Manchester United have been home to some ferocious strikers in the past, but the position has been a weak spot in the squad in the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era. The legendary Scottish manager famously s...

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Jun 4 • 4:10 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Royals' Stephen Kolek: Season-high eight strikeouts

Royals' Stephen Kolek: Season-high eight strikeouts

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Jun 3 • 11:29 PM EDT • Sports • cbssports.com
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Caleb Williams strikes jump-throw pose for Madden NFL 27 cover

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams has been announced as EA Sports’ cover athlete for Madden NFL 27. On the standard cover, Williams is depicted in a position similar to his

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Jun 3 • 5:46 PM EDT • Entertainment • yakimaherald.com
In a first, House votes to block Trump from ordering further strikes on Iran

The Senate advanced a similar war powers resolution last month on a procedural vote, reflecting growing impatience with a conflict Congress hasn’t authorized.

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Jun 3 • 5:18 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Monetary compensation becomes key sticking point in Iran deal as Trump bristles at comparison to Obama agreement

One of the key sticking points remaining in negotiations between the US and Iran centers on monetary compensation, as President Donald Trump is eager to strike a deal that will be viewed as superior to a prior agreement inked during the Obama administration, a US official familiar with the talks told CNN.

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In the chase for stadium dollars, Tampa Sports Authority wants to prioritize Bucs over Rays

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Tampa Bay Rays are hoping to strike stadium deals.

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The “Deli Boys” cast strike a pose — and get seriously funny about season 2

Asif Ali, Saagar Shaikh, Poorna Jagannathan, Fred Armisen, executive producer Jenni Konner, and EP and showrunner Michelle Nader sat for a conversation with EW.

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Striker Cooke signs new Torquay United contract

Torquay United agree a new contract with striker Cody Cooke.

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Five people have left hantavirus quarantine facility in Nebraska

Some passengers from a hantavirus-striken cruise ship have returned to their home states, where they are under the watch of public health authorities for the remainder of their monitoring period.

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How Ebola kills -- and what it takes to stop it

It's a virus that can strike with unrelenting force. The kind of care need to knock it out is often not fully available in a lower resource country like the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Barcelona see Bundesliga top-scorer as Julian Alvarez’s alternative

Barcelona’s search for a new striker continues to gather momentum, and while Julian Alvarez remains the club’s preferred target, another world-class name is gaining attention.According to SPORT, B...

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Tottenham Hotspur want Fiorentina striker Moise Kean

Tottenham Hotspur manager Roberto De Zerbi has Fiorentina striker Moise Kean on his summer transfer wishlist, according to Spurs insider Szy Excl.The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium club have been discussin...

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Will Russia expand the war to Europe as its Ukraine push falters?

Romanian drone strike is the latest warning sign

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PlayStation FlexStrike wireless fight stick and 27-Inch Gaming Monitor launch in August; Pulse Elevate wireless speakers later in 2026

Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced release dates for three of its major accessories. The FlexStrike wireless fight stick will launch on August 6 worldwide, the 27-Inch Gaming Monitor with…

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Ipswich's Al-Hamadi in Iraq World Cup squad

Ipswich Town striker Ali Al-Hamadi is included in Iraq's squad for only their second appearance at a World Cup.

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Uncapped Yengi and Volpato in Australia World Cup squad

Livingston striker Tete Yengi and former Italy Under-21 winger Cristian Volpato are the uncapped players named in Australia's 26-man squad for the World Cup.

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Talks for Alajbegovic on standby, Gasperini wants more experienced players

Kerim Alajbegovic’s future is still unclear, but the Bayer Leverkusen winger is pushing for a move to Serie A. As confirmed by Fabrizio Romano, the 2007-born striker has given Italy a preferential p...

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Dykes relishing 'once-in-a-lifetime' World Cup experience

Scotland's Lyndon Dykes says getting to the World Cup is "massive" for him and admits he "can't wait to get out there." The striker missed out on the European Championship in Germany two years ago through injury.

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Moyes on Rooney's talent and how Everton job 'felt right'

Everton boss David Moyes says a teenage Wayne Rooney was "the last of the street footballers" in the English game. During Moyes' first spell in charge of the Toffees, he gave the striker his professional debut at just 16 years old. Kevin Campbell Tomasz Radzinski, quite a few others - Big Duncan [Ferguson] was still around and trying to get Wayne in the team wasn't easy, because they were senior players.

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U.S. Military Kills 3 on Boat Suspected of Drug Trafficking

Around 200 people have now been killed in the attacks since last year, in an operation critics say has failed to slow the smuggling of cocaine.

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PSG vs. Arsenal live updates: Kai Havertz strikes early as Gunners lead 1-0 in Champions League final
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PSG vs. Arsenal live updates: Kai Havertz strikes early as Gunners lead 1-0
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Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta Strikes Major Deal to Acquire Caesar's Entertainment

Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta has grown his business portfolio quite significantly, of late. This month, Fertitta was granted team ownership of the WNBA

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Lucky Strike permanently closes Wrigleyville location

The bowling alley and bar didn’t give a reason for the closure, but the CEO of its parent company recently acknowledged headwinds.

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Vipotnik named in BBC's Championship team of season

Swansea City striker Zan Vipotnik has been included in BBC Sport's Championship team of the season. The Slovenian scored a total of 25 goals in his second season with Swansea - of which 23 goals were scored in 43 league games. Two former Swansea City players were also recognised after helping their respective clubs secure promotion to the Premier League.

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Paul Skenes strikes out 10, including 7 of first 8 batters, but Pirates' defense falters in loss to Cubs
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Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta strikes massive deal involving Caesars Entertainment

Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta announced a $17.6 billion deal to acquire Caesars Entertainment and combine major casino and hospitality brands.

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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.”

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Polish scientists and students rally in campaign for better conditions

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.”

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Asian shares decline and oil prices up more than $1 after US strikes on Iran

Shares are mostly lower in Asia after the U.S. conducted what the military said were defensive strikes against Iran.

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May 27 • 11:27 PM EDT • Business • seattletimes.com
U.S. Military Carries Out New Strikes in Iran
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A Ceasefire Alone Won’t Solve Lebanon’s Mental Health Crisis

According to the IRC, half of Lebanon’s population has shown signs of depression, anxiety, or post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Trump tells PBS News that Iran would not get sanctions relief in exchange for giving up highly enriched uranium

His comments come as the United States and Iran try to strike a deal to end the conflict that has engulfed the Middle East for the last three months.

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Key senators strike bipartisan deal on sweeping college sports reform with transfer, eligibility and cap enforcement
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Ebola, chemical plants and health, hantavirus, common colds, heat and more

As they say, bugs have ears. Public health has had a relentless May. Chemical plant (near) explosions, Ebola, hantavirus, and that's before you even get to the usual suspects: common colds, heat, and ticks. Here’s an attempt to keep you up to speed and, more importantly, what it means for you and your community. But first, an announcement: World Cup The World Cup starts in 15 days (not like anyone is counting down), and we are hanging TVs in the Health Security Operations Center. It’s going to be a gorgeous, chaotic celebration of basically every culture on earth. And it’s going to take a team effort—from communities to individuals, from public health to health care—to keep people healthy. That’s where you come in. If you’re going to the games or live within 30 miles of a stadium, we would love to hear from you. Sign up for a weekly survey here. Thanks to the more than 1,280 people who have already signed up…you will be hearing from us soon!! Global disease “weather report” Hantavirus: Two more cases The global count of cruise ship passengers with hantavirus has now increased to 13 cases (11 confirmed), with three deaths. The two new cases are overseas and among people who were already quarantining: A crew member in the Netherlands. A Spanish national passenger who was quarantining at home tested positive through daily monitoring. They are now in a biocontainment unit. In the U.S., everyone remains negative. There may be more cases, given that the incubation period of hantavirus (the time from exposure to infection) is 45 days. But this week, we will reach a major milestone: the median incubation window is 18 days, and that will pass on May 29. What this means for you: Your risk from this cruise ship outbreak remains essentially nil at this point. Ebola rages on in Central Africa Big thanks to Dr. Craig Spencer, a humanitarian physician who has treated and survived Ebola, for jumping in to provide the YLE community with an update. Craig, take it from here… The combined confirmed and suspected Ebola cases in DRC are now more than 1,000. All signs are pointing to a very long and catastrophic outbreak in Central Africa: This is a vast undercount. We know this because the test positivity rate is hovering around 50%, only 20% of contacts are being traced (and in some areas, no contacts at all), and more cases keep popping up with no known connection. This all points to widespread and undetected community transmission. This is in only a week of detection. Compared to previous outbreaks, the growth is very fast, as the huge West Africa outbreak in 2016 was first detected at 49 cases and rose to 208 cases a month later. It took four months for that outbreak to reach the size of the current one in the DR Congo. The cases are spread out across 16 health zones. There are now multiple epicenters, making containment very difficult. Next door in Uganda, the case count is seven. While this number is low compared to DRC, a concerning development is that two health care workers recently tested positive with uncertain exposure histories. If they weren’t treating known Ebola cases, this means it’s spreading undetected in Uganda as well. On the ground, backlash, including the burning of health centers, has emerged, a pattern seen in nearly every outbreak and rooted in deep community distrust. It often stems from outside actors working in communities without fully understanding or addressing local priorities. Affected populations may recognize the severity of Ebola while still holding other concerns as more pressing, such as where their loved ones are buried. Community trust is essential to an effective response, but difficult to build during an active emergency. It is best established long before a crisis begins. U.S. priorities are made clear, and may backfire. The U.S. Administration has shown that its first priority is keeping Ebola out, with helping end the outbreak in the DRC a secondary concern. That's meant travel restrictions broader than anything we've imposed before — covering travelers from across the region, and reportedly some green card holders and permanent residents as well. For example, just these past two days, news broke that high-risk American travelers will be subject to a mandatory quarantine in Kenya before they are allowed to return. If an American is infected, the U.S. government plans to send them to a hospital it is standing up from scratch in Kenya. (Currently, Americans who were in the area are allowed to return but are diverted to three airports—Houston, Atlanta, and DC—for further screening.) Past administrations have used travel notices and stepped-up screening; this goes much further. At first blush, these strict precautions may sound prudent. But this approach could backfire in three ways: Restrictions this blunt give people every reason to hide where they’ve been and whom they’ve been near — making the people we most need to find harder to track, not easier. They also breed a false sense that this is someone else’s problem. But diseases are humbling. They find the small cracks in even the most impenetrable-seeming defenses. Lives lost. There is no treatment for this Ebola strain, which means survival depends heavily on the quality of the health system. We have that system in the States, but we are choosing not to use it for infected Americans. This is unbelievable and infuriating. (See a deeper dive from me here.) The only real way to lower the risk to Americans — and everyone else — is to end the outbreak in the DRC and across the region. What this means for you: If you have travel plans to this region, it’s time to cancel them. This is a high-risk situation in Central Africa, and CDC released a Level 4 Travel Advisory. There is also great uncertainty if and when the Administration will let you back in. To the general public in the U.S., your risk remains very, very low right now. U.S. disease “weather report” Ticks: past peak season? Good news, especially for people in the Northeast and Midwest: tick numbers continue to decline. Though we are at the peak of the season, this unusually early year is trending favorably. Heat-related illnesses in the North Heat risk is certainly not blanketing the entire country yet, but this week it will be moderate in the Midwest and the Southeast. What this means for you: Be sure to check the CDC HeatRisk tool. A red day isn’t the best day for that soccer game for a kid with asthma, and a stretch of orange days is a great time to check on your elderly neighbor. Common colds surging As far as respiratory viruses go, the only thing really going around right now is the common cold. It is higher this year than last year, but should peak very soon before returning this fall. Spotlight: Chemical plants Over the weekend, YLE California covered the serious situation that unfolded around a chemical plant in Orange County, California. Thankfully, the worst-case scenario (a chemical explosion) was mitigated, but only through luck. The health implications in a densely populated area could have been catastrophic. As the situation was winding down, another chemical explosion struck Washington State. This one was fatal. Health officials say the risk to surrounding residents from chemicals in the air and ground remains low, though the community deserves far greater clarity. Clean air and clean water consistently rank as Americans’ top public health concerns — yet when chemical disasters strike, communities are too often met with reassurances rather than transparency and accountability. Residents near the 2023 East Palestine, Ohio train derailment, for example, are still waiting to understand the long-term impact on their health, with few clear answers. What this means for you: Many are wondering if facilities processing potentially dangerous materials are in their neighborhoods. This interactive map allows you to enter your ZIP code and see all facilities monitored by the EPA, including any violations. Good news Ebola vaccines and treatment for the Bundibugyo species are in development. Two vaccine platforms are being explored, at least one of which may be deployable in as little as 2 months. One vaccine is being developed by Oxford, and the other uses the same biotechnology as the FDA-approved Zaire species of Ebola. (It may provide cross-protection, but it’s unclear at this point.) On the treatment side, two promising monoclonal antibody cocktails are likely to be deployed, though doses are limited and logistical hurdles remain significant challenges. Anni over at The Biotech Tea had a great explainer about the Ebola vaccine gap, if you want to read more. [ The Biotech Tea The Ebola vaccine gap, reading vessel damage, & the Makary exit 🗝️ Paid subscribers get the Biotech Term of the Week at $30/year (~$2.50/month). I try to keep it intentionally accessible, but if cost is ever a barrier, send me a message. A few people asked about expensing your subscription, so I put together a short email template… Read more 6 days ago · 10 likes · Annicka Evans, PhD ](https://www.thebiotechtea.com/p/the-ebola-vaccine-gap-reading-vessel?utm_source=substack&utm_campaign=post_embed&utm_medium=web) Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) has been officially renamed polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS), following more than a decade of debate and input from roughly 22,000 clinicians, researchers, and patients worldwide. This is good because the old name was medically misleading, leading to patients without visible cysts being dismissed or overlooked entirely. The WHO estimates that 70% of people with the condition remain undiagnosed. A more accurate name should improve recognition, reduce stigma, and ultimately help the millions of people living with this condition get diagnosed and treated sooner. Poll Loading... Bottom line Public health situations are everywhere right now. Staying healthy takes public health professionals and systems working tirelessly behind the scenes and each of us showing up for our neighbors and communities. Love, YLE Big thanks to Ed Nirenberg for staying on top of the Ebola vaccines, Hannah Totte for all the figures, Dr. Craig Spencer for the Ebola insight, and Dr. Matt Willis for covering the chemical situation in CA. Your Local Epidemiologist (YLE) comprises a team of experts, ranging from physicians to immunologists to epidemiologists to nutritionists, working together with one goal: to “Translate” ever-evolving public health science so that people are well-equipped to make evidence-based decisions. YLE suite of newsletters reaches over 475,000 people across more than 132 countries. This newsletter is free to everyone, thanks to the generous support of fellow YLE community members. To support the effort, subscribe or upgrade below: Subscribe

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May 27 • 7:43 AM EDT • Health • yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com
Bombing the Hell Out of Iran Sure is a Weird Way to Celebrate Peace With... Iran

Right as things were—by Trump’s telling—just about sewed up, the strikes resumed. The art of the deal!

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May 26 • 12:01 PM EDT • Politics • esquire.com
The Latest: Iran deal progress is murky after US military says it carried out ‘self-defense’ strikes

President Donald Trump insists a peace deal is close on this 88th day of the Iran war, but Iran on Tuesday denounced U.S. strikes a day earlier as a sign of “bad faith and unreliability” as negotiations continue.

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May 26 • 9:26 AM EDT • Politics • news4jax.com
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