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Diablo II: Resurrected Ladder Season 14 Coming Soon

Ladder Season 14 begins on May 22. Glean the differences coming with Patch 3.2 based off your feedback from our recent PTR.

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May 8 • 1:00 PM EDT • Technology • news.blizzard.com
MOMENT OF SCIENCE: The change of rotating comets

Outside of Earth, the Universe is vast and ever-changing. Recently, there was a big discovery in our celestial backyard.

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May 8 • 12:27 PM EDT • Science • wistv.com
Trap game: How the Knicks are trying to unplug the electric Tyrese Maxey
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May 8 • 12:22 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
In The Lab: Checking In On Jose Altuve

Jose Altuve is an anomaly. What does this mean for his future?

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May 8 • 12:15 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
House Passes 2026 Farm Bill with Rural Health Provisions - MHA | Michigan Health & Hospital Association

The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 7567, the Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2026, on April 30, which includes several provisions supporting rural healthcare infrastructure, broadband expansion and behavioral health services. The legislation includes six provisions championed by the National Rural Health Association (NRHA), several of which…

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May 8 • 12:00 PM EDT • Health • mha.org
Sanford Health merging with North Memorial as hospital deals keep coming

South Dakota-based health system would finally break into the Twin Cities market, more than a decade after it first proposed a merger with a health system in Minnesota.

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May 8 • 12:00 PM EDT • Health • startribune.com
Car crashes into front doors of Bay City business

A car crashed into a Bay City business and fled the scene Thursday evening.

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May 8 • 11:06 AM EDT • Business • wnem.com
Covenant Health, United Healthcare at odds: patients could lose coverage

Once again, a hospital system in East Tennessee is at odds with an insurance provider, and patients could lose care over the dispute.

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May 8 • 9:55 AM EDT • Health • wvlt.tv
Sports quiz of the week: Champions League, Wu Yize, Giro and F1 winners

Have you been following the big stories in football, snooker, cycling, tennis, rugby and Formula One?

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May 8 • 9:39 AM EDT • Sports • theguardian.com
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How to buy Sonic Temple 2026 tickets: Cheapest verified deals for May 14-17
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May 8 • 9:30 AM EDT • Entertainment • cleveland.com
VIEW April jobs report shows continued strength

U.S. employment increased more than expected in April while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.3%, pointing to labor market resilience and reinforcing expectations that the Federal Reserve would leave interest rates unchanged for some time.

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May 8 • 9:16 AM EDT • Business • reuters.com
WA’s Maryhill Museum of Art has ties to royalty, celebrates milestone

The Maryhill Museum of Art has connections to royalty, more than 80 works by sculptor Auguste Rodin and a Stonehenge nearby.

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May 8 • 9:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • yakimaherald.com
The Hidden Opponent spotlights student-athlete mental health

Led by softball player Maddie Manes '26, swimmer Hannah Waldron '27, and baseball player Danny Tambascia '28, Brandeis' chapter of The Hidden Opponent (THO) continues to grow and expand its impact on campus. The Hidden Opponent is a national nonprofit organization that works with high schools and colleges to promote discussions around mental health in athletics. They recently collaborated with the Brandeis softball team during their matchup against Tufts on April 22 to highlight their mission ahead of May's Mental Health Awareness Month.

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May 8 • 8:34 AM EDT • Health • brandeisjudges.com
Porsche sharpens focus on core business

Following the planned sale of its stakes in Bugatti Rimac and the Rimac Group, Porsche AG is implementing further extensive measures as part of its strategic realignment.

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May 8 • 8:20 AM EDT • Business • newsroom.porsche.com
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Sports Daily: Royals settle for split, continue crucial stretch; NCAA Tourney expanding

The Royals can’t take the series against Cleveland and now set their sights on the Tigers in another key showdown.

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May 8 • 8:00 AM EDT • Sports • kwch.com
9 Supplements Doctors Recommend Most to Support Healthy Aging

Many supplements promise to help you live longer, but aren't actually backed by science. Here are the ones doctors actually recommend for longevity.

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May 8 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • health.com
Frame-Gen to 30fps? Lego Batman's "Bizarre" PC Specs Sheet Is a Case Study in How Not To Market a Game

"It's a bad decision and kind of funny."

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May 8 • 7:25 AM EDT • Technology • digitalfoundry.net
The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror

The Republic of Memory by Mahmud El Sayed; The Rainshadow Orphans by Naomi Ishiguro; No Ghosts by Max Lury; Palaces of the Crow by Ray Nayler; Moon Over Brendle by Jeff Noon

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May 8 • 7:00 AM EDT • Science • theguardian.com
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Did Cowboys successfully address these 3 concerning offseason issues?

The Cowboys had three big goals this offseason, were they successful in addressing them all?

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May 8 • 6:46 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Scientists make AI play Battleship to help it do science better

AI models and people played “collaborative” Battleship to test strategies for efficiently solving problems

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May 8 • 6:45 AM EDT • Science • scientificamerican.com
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Dr. Chloe Carmichael on political breakups destroying American friendships

Clinical psychologist Dr. Chloe Carmichael discusses a study revealing politics destroys American friendships, with Democrats leading in ending relationships.

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May 8 • 6:41 AM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
Frederic Massara auditioned to become Marseille’s new sporting director

Frederic Massara is reported to have been interviewed by Mehdi Benatia for the role of Olympique de Marseille’s next sporting director, according to Foot Mercato.Currently in charge at AS Roma, the ...

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May 8 • 6:20 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
The science behind social media’s peptide obsession

As peptide “stacking” takes over social media feeds, we separate the science from the hype of the Internet’s latest wellness obsession

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May 8 • 6:00 AM EDT • Science • scientificamerican.com
How a charity basketball game became a flashpoint in Louisiana’s tense redistricting fight

Democrats have few tools to halt Republican moves on redistricting, but they are making clear their displeasure at potentially losing majority-Black districts.

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May 8 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • nola.com
Martin Brundle reacts as Sky Sports extends F1 deal until 2034

Martin Brundle has praised Sky Sports’ renewed F1 deal as a major responsibility and proof of the broadcaster’s long-term commitment to the championship

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May 8 • 4:36 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here's an offering of the best of this week's crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker.

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May 8 • 4:36 AM EDT • Politics • politico.com
Siemens Healthineers shakes up leadership team, cuts profit outlook

The Erlangen, Germany-based device manufacturer announced its quarterly earnings results on May 7, which included a 6.5% year-over-year decline in revenue for its diagnostics segment.

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May 8 • 3:53 AM EDT • Business • radiologybusiness.com
SoftBank cuts target for OpenAI margin loan by 40% to $6 billion, Bloomberg News reports

SoftBank Group has downsized ​plans for ‌a $10 billion margin loan backed ​by its ​OpenAI stake after hesitation ⁠from some ​creditors, Bloomberg ​News reported on Friday, citing people ​familiar with ​the matter said.

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May 8 • 3:28 AM EDT • Business • reuters.com
Multi-use clinic River City Health & Wellness finds its solo space in Scott's Addition

“People can do their workout, do their recovery aspect, and they’ve got their providers all on-site,” owner Helen Robertson said. “I do think this model’s going to really start taking off…I know we’re the first ones in Virginia doing all of the things under one roof.”

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May 8 • 2:01 AM EDT • Health • richmondbizsense.com
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New Business Licenses: 5.8.26

Chesterfield reports an athletics club, skin care company, fire protection and more. (BizSense Pro required)

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May 8 • 2:00 AM EDT • Business • richmondbizsense.com
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Linux Kernel Dirty Frag LPE Exploit Enables Root Access Across Major Distributions

Dirty Frag exposes Linux systems to root escalation through chained kernel flaws, impacting Ubuntu, RHEL, Fedora, and others.

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May 8 • 1:12 AM EDT • Technology • thehackernews.com
David Attenborough, the excited but hushed voice of nature programs, turns 100
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May 8 • 1:10 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
US job growth likely slowed in April as boost from temporary factors fades

U.S. job growth likely slowed in April as the boost from warmer weather and return of striking health workers faded, but that would not signal a material change in labor market conditions, with the unemployment rate expected ​to have held steady at 4.3%.

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May 8 • 12:03 AM EDT • Business • reuters.com
Political violence should ‘never be normalized’: Former California GOP chairwoman

Former California GOP chairwoman Jessica Millan Patterson and political commentator James Klug discuss growing concerns over political violence in the U.S. on ‘Fox News @ Night.’

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May 7 • 11:43 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
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AT&T Fiber expands into more Lafayette-area homes and business

If you're looking for more internet options, AT&T Fiber is continuing to expand across the Lafayette area.

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May 7 • 11:40 PM EDT • Business • katc.com
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High school sports results, playoff schedule for Thursday, May 7, 2026

THURSDAY’S RESULTS Baseball CITY LEAGUE Brashear 19, Carrick 10 Obama 7, Westinghouse 0 (forfeit) NON-SECTION Apollo-Ridge 6, Leechburg 3 Aquinas...

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May 7 • 11:37 PM EDT • Sports • post-gazette.com
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Go Topeka holds 45th annual small business awards, celebrating local businesses

The Tee Box won the Small Business of the Year award.

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May 7 • 11:22 PM EDT • Business • wibw.com
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Patrick Mahomes' Wife, Brittany, Lands Prestigious Award

Patrick Mahomes has a bunch of awards nine years into his NFL career. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback has three Super Bowl trophies, two league MVP trophies, an NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award, six Pro Bowl selections and three All-Pro selections. His wife, Brittany, is now adding ...

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May 7 • 11:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Joni Lamb, Daystar Television Network founder, dies at 65 after health decline, ministry says
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May 7 • 10:50 PM EDT • Health • cbsnews.com
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Why a ‘Beehive’ school is again ranked as the Beehive State’s top high school

Several public charter schools crack the annual U.S. News & World Report’s Utah high school ‘top 10′ list

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May 7 • 10:00 PM EDT • Science • deseret.com
Seattle mayor praises Amazon, big businesses for housing contributions

He added that the Brighton housing is intended for frontline workers, seniors and service providers, not Amazon corporate employees.

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May 7 • 9:44 PM EDT • Business • komonews.com
Iowa luncheon raises more than $84,000 for children's mental health services

The inaugural "Rooted in Resilience" luncheon raised over $84,000 to support Orchard Place, Iowa's oldest nonprofit providing mental health services for children.

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May 7 • 9:33 PM EDT • Health • kcci.com
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Anthropic introduces "dreaming," a system that lets AI agents learn from their own mistakes

Anthropic has launched “dreaming” for AI agents, giving Claude new self-improving tools designed to boost enterprise automation, reliability, and scale.

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May 7 • 8:09 PM EDT • Technology • venturebeat.com
Rangers Positive Takeaway from Both Yankees Series Feature Nathan Eovaldi

Right now, there aren't many positives coming out of the American League, as there are only three teams with winning records, and one is not the Texas Rangers.

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May 7 • 8:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Nintendo's Takashi Tezuka announces retirement

Saying goodbye to an absolute icon

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May 7 • 8:00 PM EDT • Technology • gonintendo.com
Veteran QB Taylor Heinicke announces his retirement
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May 7 • 7:47 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Colorado doctor offers tips to reduce stigma surrounding mental health
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May 7 • 7:37 PM EDT • Health • cbsnews.com
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Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt on his political inexperience: "I mean, look at Obama"
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May 7 • 7:04 PM EDT • Politics • cbsnews.com
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GOP Senator’s Health Reveal Proves Trump, 79, Can’t Hide Much Longer

This is a moment of intensified scrutiny over aging politicians and their health conditions. What are voters going to do about it?

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May 7 • 6:42 PM EDT • Health • thedailybeast.com
Behavioral health center working to find beds for those affected by shelters’ closing

Shelter Inc., the primary provider for emergency shelter services, is shutting down May 30.

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May 7 • 5:52 PM EDT • Health • whio.com
Red Sox's Roman Anthony headed to IL while recovering from hand injury, says it's 'nothing too serious'
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May 7 • 5:32 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
HOMETOWN ENTERTAINMENT: Last-minute Mother’s Day ideas including free admission, concerts and shows

Mother’s Day events from museums to concerts still have tickets available.

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2027 NCAA Tournament Bracketology: Projecting the first-ever 76-team Big Dance as expansion clears big hurdle

As the NCAA Tournament takes a big step toward final approval, we're projecting the first-ever 76-team field for the 2027 Big Dance

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May 7 • 4:19 PM EDT • Sports • cbssports.com
Why ‘Today’s Dylan Dreyer Once Feared Her Son Had Skin Cancer

Dreyer opened up about the recent health scare on her podcast.

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May 7 • 3:51 PM EDT • Entertainment • cbs19news.com
Texas health officials monitoring two residents who were on board ship with hantavirus outbreak

DSHS will not release additional personal details about the passengers to protect their privacy.

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May 7 • 2:16 PM EDT • Health • kbtx.com
Science is becoming less disruptive. Is an aging workforce to blame?

Most researchers conduct their more disruptive work early in their careers, but as they age, they tend to abandon that groundbreaking energy

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May 7 • 2:00 PM EDT • Science • statnews.com
Valerie Bertinelli Apologizes After Dropping F-Bomb During ‘Today’ Interview

Actress cursed twice live on-air.

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May 7 • 12:06 PM EDT • Entertainment • cbs19news.com
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS: Olivia Rodrigo, Survivor casting call

Renee DiNino shares some entertainment news, including Olivia Rodrigo tickets and a Survivor casting call.

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May 7 • 11:55 AM EDT • Entertainment • wfsb.com
Health coach, educator announces candidacy for mayor of Rochester

Jerrod Lucker, a certified health coach, musician, and educator, has officially announced his candidacy for Mayor of Rochester.

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May 7 • 11:55 AM EDT • Health • kttc.com
Marco Rubio’s campaign-style video sparks presidential run speculation

Comments with optimistic tone went viral on social media with some framing it as unofficial start of Rubio’s campaign

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May 7 • 11:31 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
Joe Senser, Vikings tight end and Twin Cities restaurateur, dies at 69
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May 7 • 11:21 AM EDT • Sports • cbsnews.com
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Where to watch St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Diego Padres: Live stream, start time, TV channel, odds for Thursday, May 7

The Cardinals and Padres begin their series in San Diego on Thursday.

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May 7 • 11:13 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
CEC ENTERTAINMENT NAMES CHRIS MONROE AS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

A seasoned finance executive with deep roots in restaurant and large-scale enterprise operations, Monroe brings a 30-year track record of capital markets leadership, transformational growth, and financial discipline. CEC Entertainment names Chris Monroe as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Monroe brings more than 30 years of financial leadership experience across the restaurant, aviation, and defense sectors, and joins CEC at a moment of continued momentum and ambitious forward g

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May 7 • 11:01 AM EDT • Entertainment • finance.yahoo.com
The National Academy of Sciences Elects Two Berkeley Lab Researchers

Two Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) scientists have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. They are part of a cohort of 120 new members and 25 international members. The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit institution that was established under a congressional charter signed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863. It recognizes achievement in science by election to membership, and — alongside the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Medicine — provides science, engineering, and health policy advice to the federal government and other organizations. The 2026 electees bring the total number of active members to 2,705 with 557 international members. Gary Karpen is a biologist senior faculty scientist in Berkeley Lab’s Biological Systems and Engineering Division and a Professor of Cell and Developmental Physiology in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at UC Berkeley. Karpen studies how the structure, organization, and maintenance of genetic material impact inheritance and cell function. His lab focuses on chromatin — a packaged form of DNA strands wrapped around proteins that comprises our chromosomes — with a particular emphasis on centromeres, rarely expressed sequences called heterochromatin, DNA repair, and regulatory RNAs. His research reveals insights into fundamental aspects of nuclear organization and genome regulation that are shared across the tree of life, broadening our understanding of cancer and other diseases, birth defects, and aging. Kam-Biu Luk is a Professor Emeritus of physics at UC Berkeley and a retired senior faculty scientist in Berkeley Lab’s Physics Division. He is an experimental particle physicist whose research has focused on neutrinos: nearly massless, electrically neutral elementary particles that can pass through matter virtually undetected. Neutrinos are created during radioactive decay processes, including the fusion process occurring in stars and the fission process that powers nuclear reactors. Luk initiated and co-led the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment, a project based in China with more than 200 international collaborators. In 2012, the Daya Bay experiment discovered a new form of a phenomenon called “neutrino oscillation” in which neutrinos change from one type to another. For this discovery, Luk and his collaborator Yifan Wang received the 2014 American Physical Society Division of Particles and Fields W.K.H. Panofsky Prize for outstanding work in experimental particle physics, and he was also the co-recipient of the 2016 Breakthrough Prize. Luk is currently participating in the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) hosted by Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, which will investigate any potential difference in behavior between neutrinos and antineutrinos that may shed light on the evolution of the universe, especially why antimatter is absent in the present universe. ### Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is committed to groundbreaking research focused on discovery science and solutions for abundant and reliable energy supplies. The lab’s expertise spans materials, chemistry, physics, biology, earth and environmental science, mathematics, and computing. Researchers from around the world rely on the lab’s world-class scientific facilities for their own pioneering research. Founded in 1931 on the belief that the biggest problems are best addressed by teams, Berkeley Lab and its scientists have been recognized with 17 Nobel Prizes. Berkeley Lab is a multiprogram national laboratory managed by the University of California for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science. DOE’s Office of Science is the single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States, and is working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit energy.gov/science.

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May 7 • 11:00 AM EDT • Science • newscenter.lbl.gov
Usher’s Upcoming Tour Will Integrate An Internship Program To Provide Young Adults With Hands-On Experience In The Industry

Usher is paving the way for the youth to access opportunities in the entertainment industry.

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May 7 • 9:57 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
BioShock Infinite 'Wasted A Lot Of Time And Money' On Dead Ends

The next game in the steampunk horror shooter franchise is taking a long time

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May 7 • 9:57 AM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Small business owners feeling overwhelmed by scam calls

A number of small business owners in Wisconsin are reporting more scam texts and calls.

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May 7 • 9:55 AM EDT • Business • wsaw.com
'Fox & Friends' explores wearable technology's role in health and wellness

'Fox & Friends' explores wearable technology's role in health and wellness

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May 7 • 9:03 AM EDT • Health • foxnews.com
Arvada Center hosting another Summer of Musical Delights

Colorado is a great place for people who love music outdoors, with plenty of great venues like the Arvada Center’s Outdoor Amphitheatre, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd.

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May 7 • 9:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • thegoldentranscript.com
4 WVU students awarded prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

The four West Virginia University students — Daniel Campa, of Morgantown; Colin Krisulevicz, of Salisbury, Maryland; Rebecca Ozbolt, of Akron, Ohio; and Samuel Stalnaker, of Atwater, California and Cowen — have joined the ranks of the nation’s top emerging researchers after earning National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships.

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May 7 • 8:30 AM EDT • Science • wvutoday.wvu.edu
Kalshi, the Prediction Market, Raises $1 Billion at a $22 Billion Valuation

The platform for betting on sports, politics, the weather and more has raised $1 billion and sees big financial firms as a key source of growth.

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May 7 • 8:08 AM EDT • Business • nytimes.com
Grit & Wisdom: Focus on your customers

For Paige DeAngelo, founder of Aer Cosmetics, listening to her customers has helped her build her small business brick by brick. As one of this year’s Grit & Wisdom award winners, she shares her advice with other small businesses on how they use feedback to act fast. To learn more from Paige and the rest of this year's Grit & Wisdom winners, visit ADP.com/GritAndWisdom

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May 7 • 8:05 AM EDT • Business • mediacenter.adp.com
Sports Daily: Royals streak ends with potential injury to key pitcher

The Royals streak ends at five with potentially another Cole Ragans injury.

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Science diplomacy lessons from a North Korean volcano

Mount Paektu, a mythic, active volcano on the border between North Korea and China, is almost the epitome of a scientific challenge that crosses political lines. In 946 CE, it erupted in one of the five biggest volcanic events of the past 10,000 years, kicking up huge quantities of ash and sending destructive mud flows down river channels for hundreds of kilometres. Should this happen again, the entire region, including easternmost Russia, South Korea and even Japan could be hit. “It’s definitely got the potential to be big,” said James Hammond, a professor of geophysics at Birkbeck, University of London. An eruption on the scale of 946 would have “huge regional impact.” For the past 15 years, Hammond has helped lead a groundbreaking collaboration with North Korean scientists to study the volcano, navigating scientific sanctions, tough export controls on scientific equipment and a long, pandemic-enforced exodus from the country. Although he seems more at home on far-flung research expeditions – before speaking to Science|Business, Hammond was camping out on a Greenland ice sheet – he has also advised the European Commission on its changing science diplomacy strategy. His long experience with North Korea has made Hammond sceptical of blanket bans on science collaboration, no matter the country.This is a live question in Europe, where in the wake of Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, institutional ties with Russian universities were almost entirely severed, although some scientists fear this could undermine our understanding of climate change’s impact on the Arctic. Here, Hammond tells the story of the Mount Paektu mission and the policy lessons he takes from it. Ominous rumblingsThe genesis of Hammond’s collaboration came in 2002, when Mount Paektu began to rumble ominously. Earthquake activity picked up and the volcano began to emit unusual gases. North Korean scientists took notice. “People felt we need to know more about this volcano,” said Hammond. In 2011, North Korean vulcanologists put out a request for international expertise to help them learn more. At the time, Hammond and his collaborator, Clive Oppenheimer, were working on a vulcanology project in another sanctioned country, Eritrea, and so decided to answer the call. Within a month, they had flown into Pyongyang. “It was pretty incredible,” recalls Hammond (left). “We were made to feel like honoured guests, and invited to official celebrations.” The scientific opportunity was huge. Paektu is unusually positioned, a thousand kilometres from where tectonic plates rub against each other in the Pacific. “It was an incredibly interesting volcano, but not much research had been done, at least not in the international community,” he said. “There was so much we felt we could do. And we had these partners that were super keen to engage.”The mission received an unusual visitor in the form of volcano-obsessed filmmaker Werner Herzog, who accompanied Hammond and Oppenheimer while directing his 2016 film Into the Inferno about volcanos across the world. Four days into the trip, the German director delivered a long speech about reunification to his North Korean hosts, recalls Hammond. “He got to the heart of the Koreans and how they felt, and how they thought, in a way that I'm not sure I ever will,” he said. UN sanctionsHowever, Hammond realised he’d been “naïve” about how difficult it would be to collaborate with North Korea, which was sanctioned far more heavily than Eritrea. “We didn’t fully appreciate the all-encompassing nature of restrictions,” he said. In 2016, as tensions escalated over Pyongyang’s nuclear tests, a United Nations resolution banned all joint scientific work with North Korea. However, the UN sanctions did allow countries to request carve outs, and the UK successfully requested an exemption for Hammond’s work. Related articlesEU pushes for joint science diplomacy, but care needed to avoid gridlock, experts sayRussia severs its last ties with German scienceAnchor Greenlanders in Arctic climate research, experts tell EU ahead of policy updateExport controls have also delayed Hammond’s work. In one case, it took 18 months to get approval from the UK government to take seismometers, which measure earthquakes, to North Korea. “It was frustrating,” he said. “But they didn’t just say no.” However, one instrument, called an induction coil, used to measure how the earth conducts electricity, was blocked entirely because it can in theory be used to detect submarines. Karaoke bondingSince the collaboration started in 2011, Hammond has visited the country around 15 times, although the pandemic closed off North Korea for more than five years. A trip last November was Hammond’s first since the outbreak. Despite this lengthy interlude, Hammond has deep bonds in the country. The North Korean scientists Hammond works with are somewhat isolated, as they struggle to access the latest research papers and travel to international conferences. That said, they are “excellent geophysicists” and are “very well trained in the field,” he said. Over karaoke and chats about their families, “we’ve made friendships, for sure,” he said. The authorities have to sign-off things like the placement of seismometers, for example, but Hammond said these requests have been approved. “Everything that we've asked for within a scientific context has been delivered.”Scientific backchannels? These kind of personal links between scientists across political lines are one purported benefit of science diplomacy. During the Cold War, some historians argue, scientific contact between the US and Soviet Union laid a groundwork of trust for other cooperation, such as on arms control. Hammond agrees that backchannel contacts to North Korean geophysicists are hardly likely to defuse a military crisis on the Korean peninsula, but the simple fact of the scientific collaboration makes contacts between diplomats that little bit easier. “It creates opportunities to understand each other a little bit better,” he said. “When maybe you have those more difficult discussions as diplomats, it's coming from a slightly better place.” Cutting tiesDrawing lessons from the Mount Paektu mission for today’s links with Russian science isn’t simple. The analogy is far from exact, Hammond said, “because one is essentially a Cold War, versus a pretty hot war in the case of Russia.” But Hammond’s broader argument is that the challenges we face, such as climate change, pandemics, biodiversity loss, pollution and so on, have globalised in an unprecedented way, making blanket shutdowns in collaboration with any country unwise.He’s somewhat critical of the UN scientific sanctions imposed on North Korea in 2016, even though they did allow for exceptions. “I think a blanket halt to some of these things, when we face big global challenges [. . .] that’s quite a risky thing to do,” he said.Institutional endorsement?European academics are still by and large free to work individually with Russian counterparts. However, official, institutional partnerships have largely ended. Shortly following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russian university rectors wrote a public letter endorsing the war, meaning European universities fear official collaboration could also be seen as a kind of endorsement. Hammond acknowledges there is a risk of legitimising regimes, and state-controlled universities, through scientific cooperation. “That’s the trade off you have to make,” he said. Strategic projectsWith Russia, instead of giving a green light to restart all Arctic science, a middle ground might be firing up a few carefully selected “strategic” projects, said Hammond. After all, European countries are still collaborating with Russia on the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, an experimental nuclear fusion plant in the south of France. However, even if Europe did try to revive Arctic science with Russia, there’s no guarantee Russian scientists would play ball. A series of high-profile arrests of physicists in Russia accused of sharing their findings with the outside world has made collaboration fraught. Even before the invasion of 2022, “the Russian regime made it increasingly difficult, and this sort of discouraged people,” Dag Rune Olsen, rector of the Arctic University of Norway, told Science|Business last year.

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Around the MHS

The latest news from around the Military Health System for the week of May 4-8, 2026, includes the National Intrepid Center of Excellence leading in care for service members with brain injuries, Uniformed Services University medical student competes in an Ironman Triathlon, and an important award for the Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center.

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Downtown bars win better business amid Wild and Wolves playoff runs

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Taycan Turbo GT with Manthey Kit sets new record

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Ted Turner remembered: Business partner reflects on media icon’s legacy and friendship
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Arts and entertainment events happening May 7 - May 10 across the Mid-Ohio Valley

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Bryce Miller solid in likely final rehab start

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Developing more accessible mental health screening tool for autistic adolescents

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Pirates 1, Diamondbacks 0: Snakes get Skenes’d

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Sally Field remembers Robin Williams trying to make her laugh on 'Mrs. Doubtfire': 'It wasn't funny'

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Commanders' defender busy trying to recruit two prominent free agents

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Report: Tigers' Triple-A manager Gabe Alvarez fired over 'inappropriate' text message to colleague

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Women in Business hosts spring self-care event highlighting local wellness vendors

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UFC 328 Embedded, Episode 3: 'I love my job'

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With NCAA Tournament expansion imminent, some of the game's biggest coaches still aren't sold on the idea

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Chief Justice Roberts laments public perception of US Supreme Court as 'political actors'

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There is a big gap between the supply and demand for small business capital, Fundbox CEO says

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Chargers' Justin Herbert will love 1 rookie projection

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Inside Iowa Politics: Why VP Vance came to Iowa

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Inside Iowa Politics: Why VP Vance came to Iowa

Vice President J.D. Vance came to Iowa Wednesday to hold a political rally for U.S. Zach Nunn.

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Eagles Earn Doubles Point, but Season Ends in UTR Sports NIT Quarterfinals

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An outrageous owner and savvy businessman, Ted Turner reshaped the sports world

ATLANTA (AP) — Ted Turner was a sportsman of all types, a world champion in sailing and a World Series-winning owner in baseball.

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