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Student Spotlight: Samuel Roubin | Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy

Samuel Roubin, MAS is a Graduate Student Research Assistant at the Spatial Science for Public Health Center

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May 21 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • publichealth.jhu.edu
SFA’s JacksTeach program names second science teacher fellow

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Following the successful launch of its educator support initiative last year, Stephen F. Austin State University’s JacksTeach program has named alumna Amy Calhoun, chemistry teacher at Sabine High School in Gladewater, as the recipient of the second annual JacksTeach Science Teacher Fellowship.

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May 21 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sfasu.edu
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced's Modern Day Story Has Been Replaced With 'What If?' Scenario Rifts For Edward Kenway

Ubisoft Singapore also says the modern day story of this remake will tie into the modern day stuff in Assassin's Creed Shadows to a degree, too.

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May 21 • 8:00 AM EDT • Technology • gameinformer.com
Class of 2026: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Honors 1,163 New Graduates | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Baltimore City Commissioner of Health Michelle Taylor joined Dean Keshia Pollack Porter, students, and faculty at the convocation ceremony.

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May 21 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • publichealth.jhu.edu
Buying your way to better health comes at the expense of others

Private health insurance contributes to poorer health among people with the lowest levels of education.

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May 21 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • eurekalert.org
Cone Health Research Team Publishes Lung Disease Study in The New England Journal of Medicine

New England Journal of Medicine presents a new study with findings by Cone Health

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May 21 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • conehealth.com
The Banks That Won a Piece of SpaceX’s Colossal I.P.O.

Across Wall Street, bankers have been clamoring to lead what is expected to be the biggest-ever initial public offering.

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May 21 • 7:38 AM EDT • Business • nytimes.com
Gallagher expands programs business with McKee acquisition

Construction, public entity and property expertise added to RPS

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May 21 • 7:27 AM EDT • Business • insurancebusinessmag.com
Dark money group funds Nebraska initiative to limit sports participation to biological sex

Filings with the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission show that Fairness for Girls raised $3.1 million in just two months from one single donor: A 501(c)(4) nonprofit called Restore the Good Life Inc.

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May 21 • 7:01 AM EDT • Sports • nebraskapublicmedia.org
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New study shows drinking water filtration systems may add months to lifespan

As more than two billion people worldwide still lack access to safely managed drinking water, new research from the La Follette School of Public Affairs at UW–Madison investigates the effects of early-life ...

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May 21 • 7:00 AM EDT • Health • medicalxpress.com
Republicans could abandon $1bn proposal for Trump’s ballroom

Republican senators have queried the timing and lack of detail in secret service bid to add money to the Department for Homeland security bill

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May 21 • 6:39 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
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The Sims 4 Producer Talks Future Quality of Life Updates and The Marketplace

Gaming website Gamespot published a new interview this week with producer Morgan Henry to talk about the current Sims 4 Quality of Life updates for 2026 and

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May 21 • 6:09 AM EDT • Technology • simscommunity.info
US is ‘simply choosing not to stop’ Ebola outbreak after massive public health cuts, experts say

Hundreds of cases reported in the DRC after USAID has been dismantled and key scientific research canceled

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May 21 • 6:00 AM EDT • Health • theguardian.com
Ebola outbreak raises alarms about Trump's global health moves

Public health experts fear the administration's actions have weakened critical health networks.

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May 21 • 5:30 AM EDT • Health • axios.com
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Massachusetts preps for Medicaid work requirement: 300K at risk

Vulnerable state residents will face new guidelines and restrictions in the coming year.

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May 21 • 5:30 AM EDT • Health • bostonglobe.com
DEI support tanked UF’s last president. How does Stuart Bell’s record stack up?

“At worst,” said one critic, “you have somebody who’s spent a decade approving the very agenda DeSantis has fought against.”

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May 21 • 5:30 AM EDT • Politics • miamiherald.com
Sights from 2026 Sports Business Awards

Leaders across the sports business world gathered at the N.Y. Marriott Marquis for the 2026 Sports Business Awards Wednesday night.

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May 21 • 5:17 AM EDT • Business • sportsbusinessjournal.com
Science Group Seeks Public Hearing for N.S.F. Nominee

The American Association for the Advancement of Science questioned the credentials of Jim O’Neill, tapped to lead the National Science Foundation.

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May 21 • 5:05 AM EDT • Science • nytimes.com
Opinion | MAHA Is No Longer Useful to Trump

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s MAHA movement has reshaped the public health debate. But if the coalition behind it begins to fracture, what comes next?

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May 21 • 5:03 AM EDT • Health • nytimes.com
Profanity is a hallmark of Trump’s second term, a Post analysis finds

The analysis of President Trump's speeches and social media posts shows a sharp increase in his use of vulgarities, insults and bombastic rhetoric since his first term.

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May 21 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
MacBook Pro OLED Display Production Clears Key Hurdle

Apple's first OLED MacBook Pro models have cleared a major manufacturing hurdle, with panel supplier Samsung Display having reportedly achieved yields above 90 percent on its Gen 8.6 OLED production line. According to Korean publication The Elec, some individual process stages are now reaching yields as high as 95 percent, a level that the display industry considers "golden yield" territory for stable mass production.

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May 21 • 4:41 AM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
Data breach on New York public health system claims 1.8M victims, leaking biometric data to hackers

First revealed in March, the incident was confirmed to be months long. NYC Health + Hospitals blamed the intrusion on an unnamed third-party vendor. Stolen data includes medical records, finger and palm prints, and location data from patients and workers alike.

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May 21 • 4:37 AM EDT • Health • healthexec.com
Bubsy 4D Review - Bobcat Banality

If Bubsy 4D is an attempt to bring new players to this 33-year-old franchise, its poor level design, characterization, and platforming will ensure it won't.

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May 21 • 4:00 AM EDT • Technology • gameinformer.com
Republicans Want to Change How You Buy Health Care

President Trump and other leading conservatives are pushing policies they hope will empower patients to shop more wisely for the health care they need.

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May 21 • 3:01 AM EDT • Health • tradeoffs.org
How Atlantic Health makes workforce experience a priority

Achieving data-driven, workflow efficiencies through five strategic pillars, New Jersey not-for-profit makes daily work easier for physicians.

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May 21 • 3:00 AM EDT • Health • ama-assn.org
Phil Collins makes rare public appearance amid health struggles
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May 21 • 12:57 AM EDT • Health • wthr.com
Why College Sports Should Go Corporate

Teams are worth a lot of money that public universities could use to fund academic priorities. It’s also an opportunity to abandon the myth of the “student-athlete.”

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May 21 • 12:00 AM EDT • Sports • governing.com
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Opinion | A Teochew hit film shows what’s ailing Chinese entertainment

A new box-office surprise is a warning to the industry that visually stunning fare featuring ‘traffic stars’ is not good enough.

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May 20 • 9:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • scmp.com
Musk’s SpaceX discloses massive losses ahead of expected record-breaking IPO

The company, whose initial public offering is expected to attract record investment, had nearly $18.7 billion in revenue in 2025 but overall lost $4.9 billion.

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May 20 • 9:22 PM EDT • Business • detroitnews.com
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ACSI: Samsung edges out Apple in cell phone satisfaction, Apple Watch ties at the top

ACSI has published this year’s Telecommunications, Cell Phone, and Smartwatch Study, and Apple’s results are a bit of a mixed bag.

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May 20 • 8:51 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5mac.com
Nobel Laureate and UC San Diego Alum to Discuss the Future of American Science at Public Forum

On June 11, Nobel Laureate Ramsdell will join School of Biological Sciences Dean Kit Pogliano for a discussion on the nation’s scientific enterprise and its foundation that has delivered bold breakthroughs and transformed lives through research and innovation.

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May 20 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • today.ucsd.edu
Who Gets to Shape Healthcare?

Howie and Harlan discuss how AI is transforming medical research and publishing, the growing role of consumer health platforms and wearables, new advances in stroke treatment, and the debate over rising hospital costs. They also examine the FDA’s approval of flavored vaping products and the nomination of a new surgeon general.

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May 20 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • insights.som.yale.edu
Integrating public health into house design

Nature Medicine - Housing is not just a backdrop to health, but a powerful intervention. A study now shows that redesigning the home environment can improve child health outcomes, but success...

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May 20 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • nature.com
Toward power-generating displays: a single device that harvests and emits light

A newly developed organic semiconductor device can both generate electricity from light and emit bright visible light, as reported by researchers from Science Tokyo. By carefully designing a material where energy losses are suppressed, the team achieved efficient power conversion and electroluminescence simultaneously, demonstrating a multifunctional platform with potential applications in displays, sensors, and energy-harvesting technologies.

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May 20 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • eurekalert.org
How AI can help soil scientists secure a vital global resource

AI tools can accelerate soil science by speeding up early-stage work, improving predictions to support decisions on land-use, carbon, and climate adaptation, handling complex data, and freeing scientists to focus on questions that require expert judgment.

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May 20 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • eurekalert.org
Live entertainment this weekend at Amberg Pub

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Amberg Pub in Amberg, Wis., will feature full weekend of entertainment. On Friday, musician Rocky will play from 7 to 11 p.m. The local band, Next Myle will perform a variety of music from 6 to 10 p.m. On Sunday, the Curious Crow of Appleton, Wis., will offer a variety rock […]

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May 20 • 8:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • ironmountaindailynews.com
Where do citizen science data come from?

Citizen science projects are playing an increasingly important role in ecological and conservation research worldwide. In these programs, members of the public support researchers by submitting photographs, audio recordings, observations, or even by contributing to data analysis. In Hungary, no fewer than 17 such initiatives combined their datasets in a joint study. The authors aimed to understand which socio-economic and environmental factors influence participation patterns in Hungary. By comparing the spatial distribution of citizen science data with an independent administrative dataset (municipality level data on income, education, demography, density and protected areas), the researchers identified several general trends as well as numerous project-specific relationships. For example, they found more per capita observations from municipalities with higher proportions of protected natural areas and lower population densities. Furthermore, excluding Budapest, the capital, both the proportion of people with diplomas and the proportion of elderly people showed a positive correlation with participation activity. In contrast, no consistent general pattern emerged regarding wealth or the proportion of children, although several project-specific relationships were observed. The study not only reveals how citizen science data are distributed across Hungary, but also provides robust support for the view that various biases must be taken into account when analyzing such data. The authors hope that their findings will help researchers in other countries design more effective projects and produce more accurate analyses by accounting for some of these or similar biases.

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May 20 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • eurekalert.org
First Ingrid match footage released for Street Fighter 6 showcasing what the mystery magical girl is truly capable of in combat

Ingrid's big launch in Street Fighter 6 is now just a week away, and we're getting our best look as to how she'll actually function in the game.A bunch of Japanese publications have just now released ...

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May 20 • 7:52 PM EDT • Technology • eventhubs.com
'Brady Bunch' star Barry Williams says it took 15 years to make peace with fans calling him 'Greg': 'It was a threat to my identity'

'Brady Bunch' star Barry Williams says it took 15 years for him to make peace with fans calling him 'Greg' in public: 'It was a threat to my identity.'

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May 20 • 7:50 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Providence to end most of its health insurance business

While the nonprofit is negotiating with a national carrier over the operation of its Medicaid Advantage plan, a majority of its health insurance business will wind down by 2027.

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May 20 • 7:37 PM EDT • Health • opb.org
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Providence to end most of its health insurance business

While the nonprofit is negotiating with a national carrier over the operation of its Medicaid Advantage plan, a majority of its health insurance business will wind down by 2027.

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May 20 • 7:37 PM EDT • Business • opb.org
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Attorney General Dave Yost is on his way out of Ohio politics. Here's what he has to say about it.

Attorney General Dave Yost's surprise decision to resign from public office shook the Ohio political world. On Wednesday, he spoke about his decision for the first time.

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May 20 • 7:27 PM EDT • Politics • news5cleveland.com
Kansas City has bought more than 4,500 MacBook Neos for its students

The newly “all-Apple district” will replace 30,000 Windows and Chromebook devices across its public schools.

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May 20 • 7:22 PM EDT • Technology • engadget.com
Michigan group says it has signatures to propose ban on utility, business donations

Michiganders for Money Out of Politics plans to turn in petitions next week. It needs 356,958 valid voter signatures to qualify.

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May 20 • 7:00 PM EDT • Politics • crainsdetroit.com
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Senate G.O.P. Ready to Drop Ballroom Funds From ICE Bill

Several Republicans had balked at including the money in an immigration enforcement measure that the party plans to push through on a party-line vote.

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May 20 • 6:46 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Lawmakers, health leaders make bipartisan push to expand clinical trials access

A House Democrat and Republican on Wednesday highlighted their push to expand access to clinical trials, saying artificial intelligence could be one tool used to reach more underrepresented communi…

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May 20 • 6:26 PM EDT • Health • thehill.com
Thomas Massie, a Trump Critic, Causes Latest Midterm Fight Over Israel

In primary races across the country, debates over Israel are taking center stage, dividing Democrats and Republicans alike.

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May 20 • 6:13 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Shockwave Medical's new IVL catheter overcomes previous limitations

Ziad Ali, MD, said the new device has completely changed the way he and his colleagues treat patients with calcified coronary artery disease.

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May 20 • 5:34 PM EDT • Business • cardiovascularbusiness.com
House set to vote on American women’s history museum

The project enjoyed wide bipartisan support before Republicans amended it in March to ensure only females at birth could be honored.

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May 20 • 5:22 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
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One GOP congressman is vowing to end Trump’s $1.8 billion compensation fund for allies

One Republican congressman says he is exploring ways to end the Trump Justice Department’s move to establish a tax-payer fueled “anti-weaponization” fund, a move likely to draw the ire of President Donald Trump.

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May 20 • 5:18 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
There are more independents than ever. The U.S. is failing them.

The U.S. primary system, Sen. Bill Cassidy’s defeat and more, in readers' eyes.

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May 20 • 5:16 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Nate Nickerson, force behind southern Maine public health programs, dies at 69

Nickerson influenced several programs for homeless Portland residents and led an organization for healthcare in Haiti. Friends and former colleagues say they will most remember his passion and humility.

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May 20 • 5:02 PM EDT • Health • pressherald.com
SMART update: Self-expanding TAVR valves still linked to superior durability after 3 years

These three-year data represent a major update to one of the more noteworthy TAVR trials in recent memory.

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May 20 • 5:02 PM EDT • Business • cardiovascularbusiness.com
Street drinking at some downtown Fresno events could be on its way. Council to vote

It would establish three ‘entertainment districts’ along Fulton Street, allowing patrons to take alcoholic drinks outside of bars and into the street during events.

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May 20 • 5:01 PM EDT • Entertainment • fresnobee.com
Democratic senators will test GOP unity with votes on Trump's 'anti-weaponization' fund

As Republicans move forward on immigration enforcement legislation, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer of New York said Democrats plan to force a vote on Trump’s proposed settlement fund.

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May 20 • 4:55 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Chicago delays tipped wage phaseout after restaurant pushback

Chicago aldermen approved a compromise delaying the phaseout of the tipped minimum wage for restaurants, handing Mayor Brandon Johnson a setback.

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May 20 • 4:45 PM EDT • Business • chicagobusiness.com
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Philly scrapyard brush fires near train tracks trigger health department air quality alert

The Philadelphia Department of Public Health is investigating air quality concerns due to a large brush fire near Glenwood Avenue, urging residents to take precautions and avoid the area.

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May 20 • 4:20 PM EDT • Health • fox29.com
Jeremy Nathans honored at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Four Doctors Awards

Nathans received the inaugural Welch Award for Excellence in Basic Science Research recognizing exceptional leadership and significant contributions to science

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May 20 • 4:10 PM EDT • Science • hub.jhu.edu
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Bo French talks more about DEI than oil and gas. But he could soon regulate the industry in Texas.

The battle for the Republican nominee for the Texas Railroad Commission, the state’s oil and gas regulator, is underway. Incumbent Commissioner Jim Wright is running for a second second term against Bo French, former chair of the Tarrant County GOP.

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May 20 • 4:01 PM EDT • Politics • kut.org
Trump Gets His Payback, but It Comes at a Cost in Congress

Republican senators are angry the president is working to unseat their colleagues. But he is also creating more free agents in his own party in Congress willing to defy him.

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May 20 • 3:50 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Ex-prosecutor charged over handling of sealed Smith report on Trump classified files probe

A former federal prosecutor in Florida sent to her personal email account a special counsel report from the investigation into President Donald Trump's hoarding of classified documents despite a judge's order that it remain sealed, according to an indictment made public on Wednesday.

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May 20 • 3:50 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Nearly 60% of college students with a psychosis diagnosis are not receiving the recommended mental health treatment

Despite a low overall prevalence of psychosis in the United States, affecting three percent of the population, this condition is a serious public health concern because people often delay seeking care ...

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May 20 • 3:40 PM EDT • Health • medicalxpress.com
Gentoo Penguins Are Actually Four Different Species, Scientists Say, Revealing They're Not Quite 'Winners' of Climate Change After All

A new study indicates the adaptable birds evolved into distinct lineages as isolated populations shifted to match their environmental conditions over time. The work has implications for how conservationists assess threats to gentoos

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May 20 • 3:09 PM EDT • Science • smithsonianmag.com
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New surgeon general’s advisory raises alarm about screen time risks for kids and teens

Too much screen use among kids and teens – including endless social media scrolling, nonstop texting and hours of video games – can be harmful, and it has become a public health concern in the United States, according to a surgeon general’s advisory released Wednesday.

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May 20 • 2:30 PM EDT • Health • cnn.com
Shah leads Democrats, Charles leads Republicans in new poll

The pollsters note that because Maine uses ranked choice voting in the gubernatorial primaries, voters’ second-choice preferences could determine the winner.

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May 20 • 2:29 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
YOLO for GOP members? What unencumbered Republicans could mean for Trump's agenda

In a Republican-led Congress defined by deference to President Donald Trump, there's a small but steadily growing cohort who have found themselves more willing to break with the White House.

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May 20 • 2:25 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
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FDA vape guidance could endanger children, contradicting MAHA goals

When people inside your own administration are walking away over a policy, that tells you this isn’t just routine disagreement. This is a major fight over what public health is supposed to mean. …

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May 20 • 2:19 PM EDT • Health • thehill.com
UC Berkeley School of Public Health celebrates its 81st commencement

UCBPH celebrated the class of 2026 before an exuberant crowd at the Greek Theatre.

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May 20 • 1:42 PM EDT • Health • publichealth.berkeley.edu
House Passes Housing Bill, Uniting on a Measure to Bring Down Costs

The legislation, which had been stalled amid Republican divisions, passed overwhelmingly, signaling an eagerness in both parties to address affordability in an election year.

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May 20 • 1:25 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
PLOS One marks 20 years of advancing rigorous, multidisciplinary open science

PLOS One, the multidisciplinary open access journal published by PLOS, is marking 20 years of publishing research grounded in scientific rigor, transparency, and ethical practice. Since its launch in 2006, PLOS One has provided a platform for research to be shared, examined, and built on, across disciplines and around the world.

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May 20 • 12:33 PM EDT • Science • eurekalert.org
Barney Frank, 86, left mark as trailblazer in politics

BOSTON — Former Congressman Barney Frank, the first member of Congress to voluntarily come out publicly as gay and a liberal bulldog who left his fingerprints on the nation’s banking regulations, died on Wednesday. He was 86. Frank announced in early May that he had begun hospice care at his home in Maine. “He has […]

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May 20 • 12:25 PM EDT • Politics • atholdailynews.com
When Did Crabs Evolve Their Iconic Sideways Scuttle? Scientists Traced It to a 200-Million-Year-Old Common Ancestor

The findings suggest that their famous lateral movement evolved just once. It may have helped the animals rapidly spread and diversify because traveling in two directions meant they could easily escape predators

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May 20 • 11:57 AM EDT • Science • smithsonianmag.com
Ebola outbreak is a regional public health emergency
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May 20 • 11:54 AM EDT • Health • cnn.com
Xbox expands leadership team with major hires

Xbox has added two big names to its leadership team: Matthew Ball and Scott Van Vliet. The new recruits are part of an on-going drive from Xbox CEO Asha Sharma to move faster, build better products, and make more focused business decisions. The Game Business can reveal that Ball is joining as Chief Strategy Officer. He is a popular industry analyst who is responsible for the annual The State of Video Gaming report, which is widely read across the business. His first job will be to strengthen the console side of Xbox, which is facing significant pressures, not least from the rising costs of memory and storage. In an interview with The Game Business earlier in the year, he admitted he was “pretty frightened” by the situation for the console sector. Ball had previously worked as head of strategy and planning for Amazon Studios, and wrote the 2022 international best-seller The Metaverse. He is currently CEO of Epyllion, a venture partner at investment group Makers Fund and senior advisor at KKR & Co. Meanwhile, Scott Van Vliet joins as Chief Technology Officer. He was previously in charge of Azure OpenAI and AI Core infrastructure at Microsoft, and he also led engineering for Microsoft Teams during the COVID 19 pandemic. But he has a games background. He previously worked across games for Amazon, including Alexa, Amazon Game Studios and the Amazon App Store. He directly worked on the Minecraft: Fire TV Edition. Prior to that, he was VP of Digital Play at Mattel, and worked across brands such as Batman, Barbie, Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja and Cut The Rope. His job will be to improve how Xbox builds products so teams can move faster and deliver stronger results. For more breaking stories, sign-up to The Game Business today Subscribe In addition to these new hires, Xbox has promoted Chris Schnakenberg to Corporate Vice President, Partnerships & Business Development. He was previously VP of partnerships and business development, and joined from Activision Blizzard, where he spent 12 years in various strategy, business development and partner relations role. His focus is on third-party games, publishers and developers working with Xbox. The news follows a number of new hires and promotions earlier in the month, including Jason Ronald taking leadership over Xbox’s upcoming Project Helix console. “These changes are about strengthening our foundation by creating more clarity and improving execution,” Sharma said in an email to staff. “As we head toward Showcase and beyond, we’ll continue making the changes needed to position XBOX for the future.” Matthew Ball is speaking with Christopher Dring at The Game Business Live on Monday, June 8. More details on the event can be found here.

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May 20 • 11:47 AM EDT • Technology • thegamebusiness.com
Xbox expands leadership team with major hires

Xbox has added two big names to its leadership team: Matthew Ball and Scott Van Vliet. The new recruits are part of an on-going drive from Xbox CEO Asha Sharma to move faster, build better products, and make more focused business decisions. The Game Business can reveal that Ball is joining as Chief Strategy Officer. He is a popular industry analyst who is responsible for the annual The State of Video Gaming report, which is widely read across the business. His first job will be to strengthen the console side of Xbox, which is facing significant pressures, not least from the rising costs of memory and storage. In an interview with The Game Business earlier in the year, he admitted he was “pretty frightened” by the situation for the console sector. Ball had previously worked as head of strategy and planning for Amazon Studios, and wrote the 2022 international best-seller The Metaverse. He is currently CEO of Epyllion, a venture partner at investment group Makers Fund and senior advisor at KKR & Co. Meanwhile, Scott Van Vliet joins as Chief Technology Officer. He was previously in charge of Azure OpenAI and AI Core infrastructure at Microsoft, and he also led engineering for Microsoft Teams during the COVID 19 pandemic. But he has a games background. He previously worked across games for Amazon, including Alexa, Amazon Game Studios and the Amazon App Store. He directly worked on the Minecraft: Fire TV Edition. Prior to that, he was VP of Digital Play at Mattel, and worked across brands such as Batman, Barbie, Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja and Cut The Rope. His job will be to improve how Xbox builds products so teams can move faster and deliver stronger results. For more breaking stories, sign-up to The Game Business today Subscribe In addition to these new hires, Xbox has promoted Chris Schnakenberg to Corporate Vice President, Partnerships & Business Development. He was previously VP of partnerships and business development, and joined from Activision Blizzard, where he spent 12 years in various strategy, business development and partner relations role. His focus is on third-party games, publishers and developers working with Xbox. The news follows a number of new hires and promotions earlier in the month, including Jason Ronald taking leadership over Xbox’s upcoming Project Helix console. “These changes are about strengthening our foundation by creating more clarity and improving execution,” Sharma said in an email to staff. “As we head toward Showcase and beyond, we’ll continue making the changes needed to position XBOX for the future.” Matthew Ball is speaking with Christopher Dring at The Game Business Live on Monday, June 8. More details on the event can be found here.

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May 20 • 11:47 AM EDT • Business • thegamebusiness.com
Samsung Overtakes Apple for Top Smartphone Customer Satisfaction

Samsung has edged past Apple for the top spot in customer satisfaction for cell phones, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index's 2026 Telecommunications, Cell Phone, and Smartwatch Study, published this week. Samsung scores 81 in the ACSI's cell phone rankings while Apple posts 80, breaking last year's tie between the two companies for satisfaction leadership.

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May 20 • 11:45 AM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
Google, Samsung Offer First Look at Android XR Smart Glasses. Here's What You Get, and What's Missing

In partnership with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster, Samsung will launch Google-based 'audio glasses' this fall. At I/O, XReal also offered a first public look at its Aura glasses.

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May 20 • 11:43 AM EDT • Technology • pcmag.com
MAGA Has Been Reduced to a Tiny Universe of Angry Cranks

Though Trump-aligned Republicans were able to win primaries on Tuesday, they’re by no means the front runners in November.

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May 20 • 11:36 AM EDT • Politics • esquire.com
AHA wins 2 Telly Awards for behavioral health video series

The AHA has won two Telly Awards for its three-part video series, Voices of Leadership: Breaking Mental Health Stigma. The Telly Awards, a global competition founded in 1979, honor excellence in video and television across all platforms. The AHA is a Silver Telly Winner in the Online — Public Interest and Awareness Category, and a Bronze Telly Award Winner in the Social Video — Motivational and Advice Category.

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May 20 • 11:31 AM EDT • Health • aha.org
Eric Adams' charter commission moves forward without Mamdani's support

The commission has announced four upcoming public hearings.

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May 20 • 11:05 AM EDT • Politics • ny1.com
Whooping cough cases confirmed at another Pasadena school, health officials say

The Pasadena Public Health Department Health announced it is investigating an outbreak of whooping cough involving three confirmed cases at Blair Middle School.

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May 20 • 10:57 AM EDT • Health • abc7.com
Post-hantavirus outbreak, infectious disease experts share how to cruise safely—and assess the health risks

A hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship has brought some health and safety questions about cruises back into the public eye. Here's what doctors say.

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May 20 • 10:55 AM EDT • Health • cnbc.com
What to know about Ebola and how it spreads, as the outbreak widens

The outbreak has been linked to nearly 600 suspected cases and 139 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This specific virus has no available vaccines or treatments.

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May 20 • 10:32 AM EDT • Health • washingtonpost.com
The Lessons of Thomas Massie’s Defeat

The president is deeply unpopular, but still the Republican kingmaker.

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May 20 • 10:22 AM EDT • Politics • theatlantic.com
Analysis | Trump is at his weakest nationally yet flexing power with his base

The president has created a party that is loyal to him, even when he takes executive actions that anger the broader public. That dynamic leaves him weaker with those outside his base.

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May 20 • 10:21 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Cornell CAT convenes researchers, industry to accelerate life sciences innovation

At a daylong event designed to promote academic-industry collaboration, Cornell’s Center for Advanced Technology in Life Science Enterprise cast itself as both a funder of early-stage research and catalyst accelerating connections that move discoveries foward.

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May 20 • 10:15 AM EDT • Science • news.cornell.edu
HBJ wins 6 national business journalism awards, earns top newspaper honor

The Hartford Business Journal won six national editorial excellence awards from the Alliance of Area Business Publishers, including a gold award for best newspaper in the medium-sized tabloid category. The […]

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May 20 • 10:12 AM EDT • Business • hartfordbusiness.com
Davis Cook Inks With Warner Chappell Music & Twelve6 Entertainment

Davis Cook has signed a global co-publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music and Twelve6 [...]

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May 20 • 10:09 AM EDT • Entertainment • musicrow.com
6,000-year-old humans with unique DNA are puzzling scientists - Futura-Sciences

The original hunter-gatherer group has no known modern descendants and no close ancient relatives. A study published in Science Advances details this isolated lineage. Led by Kim-Louise Krettek and senior author Cosimo Posth at the University of Tübingen, the project included collaboration with Andrea Casas-Vargas at the Universidad Nacional de...

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May 20 • 10:00 AM EDT • Science • futura-sciences.com
News industry scion James Murdoch buys New York magazine and Vox

Other Vox titles, including Eater, Popsugar, SB Nation, the Dodo, and the Verge, are not included in the transaction. They will make up a second, independent company under a new name.

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May 20 • 9:54 AM EDT • Business • washingtonpost.com
Researchers examine fertility, reproductive health at Cornell symposium

Reproductive health researchers from across the Northeast gathered at Cornell University April 30–May 1 to examine infertility, embryo development and reproductive aging at the 2026 Tri-State Symposium on Reproductive Sciences.

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May 20 • 9:41 AM EDT • Health • news.cornell.edu
Study Links Eight Heart-Healthy Habits to Lower Diabetes Risk in Postmenopausal Women

Healthier diet, exercise, and nonsmoking were among habits associated with lower risk of diabetes

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May 20 • 9:40 AM EDT • Health • nyu.edu
Barney Frank, longtime Mass. congressman, has died

Frank was the first member of Congress to publicly come out as gay voluntarily.

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May 20 • 9:30 AM EDT • Politics • bostonglobe.com
McCourt School Hosts 2026 DC Democratic Mayoral Primary Debate - McCourt School of Public Policy

The McCourt School's Institute of Politics and Public Service at Georgetown University hosted the 2026 DC democratic mayoral debate.

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May 20 • 9:30 AM EDT • Politics • mccourt.georgetown.edu
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EPA is sidelining its independent chemical referee – and that endangers public health

The move reshapes how future assessments of chemical dangers will be carried out, and if they’ll be ignored, delayed or understated to benefit industry.

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May 20 • 8:25 AM EDT • Health • theconversation.com
Phil Collins makes rare appearance at King Charles' charity event

Phil Collins made a rare public appearance at Buckingham Palace for King Charles III's charity amid ongoing health issues.

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May 20 • 8:25 AM EDT • Health • usatoday.com
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UConn Hartford Students Apply Organic Chemistry to Public Health

Through a service-learning partnership with UConn Student Health and Wellness, students in an organic chemistry lab at UConn Hartford applied course concept ...

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May 20 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • today.uconn.edu
American Bison Survived Extinction. Can They Survive Politics?

Trump’s latest public lands fight targets creatures central to Indigenous culture and American ecology and history.

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May 20 • 8:00 AM EDT • Politics • atmos.earth
Dole Institute of Politics announces summer America at 250 programming

The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas announced today its summer programming lineup in honor of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Declaration of Independence on July 4. All events are free and open to the public.

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May 20 • 8:00 AM EDT • Politics • news.ku.edu
Nine Horizon Europe projects convene in Brussels to advance science-based pathways for transformative change for biodiversity

A joint results conference of nine projects from the Transformative Change Cluster will bring together around 150 participants from science and policy on 4–5 June 2026 at Comet Louise, Brussels.

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May 20 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • eurekalert.org