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Living in fear, and not being paid: the health workers on the frontline of DRC’s Ebola outbreak

People fighting to contain rapidly growing outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo describe the obstacles and dangers they face

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Aug 22 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • theguardian.com
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The Dangers of Problem Gambling in Mobile Sports Betting Apps - New York State Bar Association

The increasing prevalence of mobile sports betting and prediction markets comes with an increase in problem gambling. The New York State Bar Association hosted a seminar on the rise of mobile sports betting and prediction markets, which detailed how these platforms can feed into problematic gambling behaviors. Katie Mibaum, team leader at the New York Council on

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Rangers Re-Sign Vincent Iorio To One-Year Contract Extension
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Rangers' Jacob deGrom reaches 2,000 strikeouts in 2nd-fewest games

The two-time Cy Young Award winner said the achievement was “cool” but added he likely won't reflect on it or other personal milestones until he's done pitching.

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Aug 21 • 10:19 AM EDT • Sports • spectrumlocalnews.com
Gavin Newsom’s unfinished wildfire business

His final legislative push is angering insurance companies, wildfire victims and local officials — and billions of dollars are at stake.

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Aug 21 • 8:55 AM EDT • Business • politico.com
Politicians Who Once Championed Data Centers Are Now Bashing Them

State governors, including Greg Abbott and Josh Shapiro, are slowing development of the facilities as anger over AI spreads.

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Aug 20 • 8:00 PM EDT • Politics • wsj.com
Arsenal transfer news: Gabriel Jesus of interest to Everton and Ipswich as Gunners consider Eli Junior Kroupi move

Latest transfer news and headlines with Arsenal reportedly lining up a potential January swoop for Bournemouth star Eli Junior Kroupi; Adam Wharton is set to stay at Crystal Palace this season amid interest from Man City; Rangers have held talks with Besiktas over a move for Vaclav Cerny

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Aug 20 • 6:20 PM EDT • Sports • skysports.com
Texas Rangers lineup for August 20, 2026

The Rangers and the Nationals in the series finale

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U.S. Soccer Federation’s Chief Advancement Officer Leah Heister Burton Named Sports Business Journal Game Changer

Burton honored as one of 60 women leaders in sports business from around the globe, will be featured in the Sept. 21 issue of SBJ

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U.S. Soccer Federation’s Chief Advancement Officer Leah Heister Burton Named Sports Business Journal Game Changer

Burton honored as one of 60 women leaders in sports business from around the globe, will be featured in the Sept. 21 issue of SBJ

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Bullpen Shines as Astros Take Down Angels 3-2

For a few innings anyway, Ethan Pecko was the center of the Astros universe on Wednesday Night. Fortunately for Pecko, his bullpen mates were hovering in the same cosmos. Astros 3 Angels 2. Making his major league debut, Pecko would flirt with danger, but went largely unscathed during the opening three […]

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Aug 19 • 11:20 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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The dangers of politicians being "too online"

In an era when reputations can be made or broken with a single post, getting the balance right is tricky.

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Aug 19 • 8:57 PM EDT • Politics • bbc.com
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3 Vikings Players Whose Roster Spot Is In Danger After Preseason Week 1

These are the players who saw their chances of making the roster fall on Saturday

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Aug 19 • 2:36 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Vic Fangio reveals that Jonathan Greenard may miss start of regular season

Edge rusher Jonathan Greenard, the Eagles’ $98 million free agent signing, is in danger of missing the start of the season with a pectoral injury.

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Aug 19 • 10:43 AM EDT • Sports • nbcsportsphiladelphia.com
The Rangers beat the Nationals 5-0

Quantrill (5-4) struck out five and did not issue a walk.

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Aug 19 • 9:42 AM EDT • Sports • spectrumlocalnews.com
One Giants Player is in Clear Danger After Latest Addition

This New York Giants player is in obvious danger following the team's most recent move.

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Aug 18 • 10:43 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Politics could endanger Mississippi’s disaster response in jeopary- Mississippi Today

If FEMA disappears, as the Trump administration has proposed, what happens to your community, especially in Mississippi, after the next disaster, watchdog asks?

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Aug 18 • 2:00 PM EDT • Politics • mississippitoday.org
Cavaliers & Hornets check-in, Fever looking dangerous + contender check-in
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Aug 18 • 1:40 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Sanguine Strategic Advisors Named to the 2026 Inc. 5000 for Third Consecutive Year

Chicago, ILLINOIS, Aug. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sanguine Strategic Advisors has made the Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing privat...

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Aug 18 • 11:00 AM EDT • Business • markets.businessinsider.com
Maternal mental health in focus following Lindsay Clancy murder trial

The Lindsay Clancy trial highlights the critical issue of maternal mental health. Forensic psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Bober joins to discuss postpartum depression, its hidden dangers and symptoms to watch out for.

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Aug 18 • 6:02 AM EDT • Health • foxnews.com
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Trump 2.0 has deleted or altered nearly 400 US datasets, endangering public health, education and more

Health data appears to be most affected by administration’s attempt to wipe findings that don’t align with its priorities, tracker shows

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Aug 18 • 6:00 AM EDT • Health • theguardian.com
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Synthesized Introduces Test Data Agent, Bringing Production-Faithful Validation to Enterprise AI Agents

London, GREATER LONDON, Aug. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Synthesized, the AI-native test infrastructure company, today announced its Test Data ...

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Aug 18 • 4:00 AM EDT • Business • markets.businessinsider.com
Let's Play The Bloop

We take on Bloop by Mythicus, a Minecraft Marketplace horror add-on, and discover just how dangerous the ocean can be. Read our Let's Play as we explore the ocean, face terrifying monsters, and come face to face with the legendary Bloop.

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Aug 17 • 1:00 PM EDT • Technology • minecraft.net
XL.net Named No. 4640 on the 2026 Inc. 5000 List, the Most Prestigious Ranking of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies

Chicago, ILLINOIS, Aug. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XL.net announced it has been ranked No. 4640 on the 2026 Inc. 5000 list, the annual list of...

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Aug 17 • 12:00 PM EDT • Business • markets.businessinsider.com
Job With Highest Risk of Radiation Cancer Revealed Out of Over 500 Occupations

It's more dangerous than you think.

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Aug 17 • 11:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencealert.com
Minor league update for 8/16/26

The Rangers minor league excitement from Sunday

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Aug 17 • 8:38 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Protect yourself from wildfire smoke with a mask

We live near Washington, D.C., in the path of wildfire smoke from Canada. Since the smoke traveled so far, is it still a danger to health? My husband spends a lot of time outside for work, and I am worried. Should he be wearing a mask?

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Aug 17 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • uclahealth.org
RFK Jr.’s dangerous love affair with peptides

The health secretary takes a 19th-century approach to U.S. drug safety standards.

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Aug 17 • 6:15 AM EDT • Health • washingtonpost.com
‘A game changer’: UHS closes $835M Talkspace acquisition

Bringing Talkspace on board should expand behavioral health services for UHS’ existing patients, while ushering more consumers through the health system’s doors, UHS CEO Marc Miller said.

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Aug 17 • 4:05 AM EDT • Health • healthcaredive.com
What is Medetomidine? The latest threat in the street drug supply

Medetomidine is a veterinary tranquilizer increasingly found in the illicit drug supply, where it is often mixed with fentanyl and can cause dangerous sedation and withdrawal.

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Aug 17 • 4:03 AM EDT • Health • northcarolinahealthnews.org
‘Lanterns’ shocking premiere cliffhanger explained by cast and crew

Behind that shocking ‘Lanterns’ premiere cliffhanger: Kyle Chandler and the creative team explain what it means moving forward.

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Aug 16 • 10:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Where do Rangers turn after a disastrous road trip?

Texas wrapped a seven-game stretch against baseball's two worst teams with more questions than answers.

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Aug 16 • 9:07 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
The Scientists Who Want to Steer Hurricanes

Over the weekend, Hawaii was lashed by Hurricane Lala, which has washed away homes, left more than 125,000 people without power, shut down two of the state’s busiest airports, threatened dangerous flash flooding and, at time of writing, has killed one person. What if we could’ve steered the storm away from Hawaii, into the vast expanse of the empty Pacific Ocean that lies all around the islands—where no one could get hurt? This scenario might sound like the stuff of science fiction. But earlier this year, a peer-reviewed study published by the Public Library of Science found that it might be possible, and sooner than we think. The study was titled: “Weather Jiu-Jitsu: Prospects for atmospheric nudging to defuse the impact of catastrophic weather extremes.” According to the paper, the controversial practice of cloud seeding could enable human beings to make hurricanes change direction. The potential results could be astounding: The authors suggested that Hurricane Sandy, which in New York City alone killed 44 people and caused $19 billion of damage in 2012, could’ve been diverted by 200 miles, missing the metropolis entirely. Cloud seeding, which first succeeded in the U.S. in 1946, is a practice whereby small particles—for example, dry ice, silver iodide, or salt—are dropped into clouds, causing moisture to condense into precipitation. In the 1960s, the U.S. government launched Project Stormfury, an experiment that saw Navy pilots flying into the heart of a hurricane, dodging winds over a hundred miles per hour, to cloud-seed inside it, in the hope of reducing the storm’s power. “The seeding,” the theory went, “would stimulate the formation of a new eyewall that would surround the existing eyewall. The new eyewall would contract, strangling the old eyewall and reducing the intensity of the hurricane.”

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Aug 16 • 4:43 PM EDT • Science • thefp.com
Rangers to face Celtic in Premier Sports Cup quarterfinals after Derek McInnes gets off the mark

Rangers were handed a home tie against Old Firm rivals Celtic in the Premier Sports Cup quarterfinal draw after getting their first win under new boss Derek McInnes at the fifth time of asking when they beat St Mirren 5-1 at Ibrox.

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Aug 16 • 2:38 PM EDT • Sports • espn.com
Trump's War on the Left Will Come for the Center

The far-left activists catching charges set a dangerous precedent for mainstream liberals.

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Aug 16 • 2:16 PM EDT • Politics • rollingstone.com
Scientists reveal the real culprit behind the surge in dangerous flight turbulence - Futura-Sciences

Why Turbulence Is on the Rise Many travelers believe flights feel more turbulent than they used to. Atmospheric measurements prove they’re right, at least when it comes to certain types of turbulence. In fact, a particular kind of turbulence has jumped by 55% along major air routes. What’s behind this...

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Aug 16 • 1:30 PM EDT • Science • futura-sciences.com
MSG Sports plans Rangers spinoff from Knicks business

MSG Sports has filed a registration statement with regulators for a new company to manage the Rangers business separately from its Knicks operations.

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Aug 16 • 12:39 PM EDT • Business • sportsbusinessjournal.com
Why Scientists Fear This Everyday Food Could Soon Be Poisoning Millions - Futura-Sciences

Why Might Rice Become Dangerous? The hotter it gets and the more carbon dioxide (CO2) there is in the air, the more rice absorbs inorganic arsenic, according to a new study. In short, as the climate heats up and CO2 concentrations increase, rice becomes more toxic—and could even cause deadly...

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Aug 16 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • futura-sciences.com
For emergency department staff, violence at work is a dangerous and demoralizing reality

When patients with extreme psychological distress turn violent, providers are left with very few options.

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Aug 16 • 7:12 AM EDT • Health • vtdigger.org
Zelensky regains control after a month of political crisis

After dismissing his popular defense minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, and sparking anger in the streets and within the opposition, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appears to have contained the unrest, but has emerged weakened.

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Aug 15 • 12:01 PM EDT • Politics • lemonde.fr
MRN BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Shandi's

What’s better than ice cream in August? Not much. MRN’s Crissie Caccamo talks to Shandi Long about the one year anniversary of her ice cream parlor “Shandi’s”. It’s located right on 6th Street … dangerously close to the Muddy River News world headquarters. Crissi and Shandi talk about running a small business and how to...

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Aug 15 • 8:41 AM EDT • Business • muddyrivernews.com
Science Hill graduate summits Switzerland's Matterhorn

Science Hill graduate Christian Nutter, a University of Tennessee sophomore, recently climbed Switzerland's 14,692-foot Matterhorn after six to eight months of preparation, saying the dangerous ascent challenged him physically and mentally while allowing him to represent Johnson City during his travels abroad.

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Aug 15 • 4:00 AM EDT • Science • timesnews.net
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Scientists thought Titan was hiding a global ocean beneath its frozen crust. But a 2025 reanalysis of Cassini data points to something stranger instead — a roughly 380-kilometre-thick layer of slushy ice, close to melting and likely threaded with pockets of liquid water that could reach 20°C near the rocky interior.

A 2025 Cassini reanalysis measures a tidal lag that favors a warm, partly melted high-pressure ice layer over Titan's long-assumed global ocean.

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Aug 14 • 1:30 PM EDT • Science • scienceblog.com
MLB Expert Picks & Baseball Predictions for August 14

MLB expert picks and moneyline, run line, and Over/Under predictions for Friday, Aug. 14, featuring the Dodgers, Cubs, and Rangers.

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Aug 14 • 11:19 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom leaves start with right triceps fatigue and will undergo MRI
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Aug 14 • 10:44 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
A sunscreen ‘gamechanger?’ What the science says about bemotrizinol

Stanford Health Care delivers the highest levels of care and compassion. SHC treats cancer, heart disease, brain disorders, primary care issues, and many more.

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Aug 14 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • med.stanford.edu
Rangers Sports Network Broadcasts Delivered to BZZR Now Available on Roku Devices

Arlington, Texas — The Texas Rangers, along with Rangers Sports Network presented by Progressive (RSN) and its direct-to-consumer distributor BZZR (pronounced ‘buzzer’), today announced that the BZZR television app is now available for download on Roku devices. Tonight’s telecast of the Rangers game against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel

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Aug 13 • 6:00 PM EDT • Sports • mlb.com
American Building Development Celebrates 7 Years in Business as of July 18, 2026, Growing Its Reputation as the Best Deck Contractor For Sacramento Homeowners

Sacramento, CALIFORNIA, Aug. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Building Development (ABD) has built a 5.0-star average across 250+ Google re...

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Charred, scorched: Woman denied bond after setting metro Atlanta business on fire

A judge denied the woman bond and she remains in jail, described in court records as a danger to the community.

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Aug 13 • 1:41 PM EDT • Business • wsbtv.com
City Glass Marks 75 Years in Business, Reinforcing Its Position as the Best Commercial Glass Company in South Carolina

Anderson, SC, Aug. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- City Glass, a commercial glass construction and installation company based in Anderson, S.C., is...

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After years of landslide victories, Klobuchar faces a tougher political fight against Demuth

The governor’s race will be Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s toughest test in a statewide election, following a series of easy reelections to the U.S. Senate. Republicans see Lisa Demuth as their best shot at capturing anger over fraud scandals and fatigue with the Walz administration.

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Aug 13 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • startribune.com
Wednesday Morning Links

Morning, all! Monday marked the first game in a stretch against a couple of cellar dwellers, and the Rangers capitalized by winning 4-1 in extras against the Angels. Unfortunately, the offense was flacid last night despite ample opportunities, so the signs aren’t pointing to a momentum building road trip. Cody Bradford was a bright spot, […]

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Aug 12 • 9:53 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Fact check: How Tim Scott and a Republican attack ad misleadingly snipped key context from El-Sayed’s ‘dangerous’ speech

The leader of Senate Republicans’ campaign arm, Sen. Tim Scott, said in a Sunday interview on CNN that people should believe something Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed supposedly said about himself. But Scott took El-Sayed’s quote out of context. So did an attack ad released last week by the group Scott chairs.

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Aug 12 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Scooters are canceled, plus a sports agent and an unsolved murder

The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! Hide your best player today. Coming up: 🛴 In MLB, scooter angst 🔍 An unsolved murder 🏈 Minny’s new QB I need to express an old-man sentiment, one that’s festered within me for years: I loathe electric scooters. I recoil every time I travel to a city where they are popular, with sidewalks and plant beds awash in discarded lanky little vehicles. Also, as a new-ish dad, I always think about how dangerous they can be. Anyone,...

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He was ‘cooked alive’ in an industrial dryer. Inside the bloody business of cleaning N.J.’s dirty laundry.

The dangerous, exploitative world of the commercial laundry sector.

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Aug 12 • 6:00 AM EDT • Business • nj.com
Arsenal's pre-season is exposing a very real danger

While it's only pre-season, Arsenal are learning a pretty harsh lesson about a position they've failed to strengthen this summer.

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Aug 12 • 4:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Letters: Refocus public health priorities on current threats like food safety, measles

Recently, public discourse has been dominated by debates surrounding Dr. Anthony Fauci and COVID-19. While leadership in managing a pandemic is important, our focus should be on the critical dangers

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Aug 12 • 1:15 AM EDT • Health • nola.com
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Progressive Peggy Flanagan sweeps Minnesota Senate primary in race defined by anti-ICE anger

State’s Democratic lieutenant governor bests Angie Craig in another election contest pitting a progressive against a moderate

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Aug 11 • 11:36 PM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
We’re reading less. And it’s making us stupid

Books have never been trendier, but studies show that as more and more things compete for our frazzled attention spans, we’re reading less and less. This is a problem because reading has a wealth of cognitive benefits that we’re in danger of missing out on.To find out why declining literacy could affect everything from memory to IQ, Madeleine Finlay speaks to the Guardian’s science editor, Ian Sample. She also hears from Prof Falk Huettig, an experimental psychologist at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics and author of The Perks of Being a Bookworm

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Aug 11 • 12:07 PM EDT • Science • theguardian.com
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New images of the sun show its surface in the finest detail yet

It’s dangerous to look directly at the sun without proper eye protection. But researchers were able to peek at its scorching surface with the help of the National Science Foundation’s Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope.

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Aug 11 • 10:00 AM EDT • Science • latimes.com
Guenther and Ware for Real Clear Science: The Trump Administration’s Most Dangerous Attack on Science Yet

Donald Trump’s assault on the American scientific enterprise has been death by a thousand cuts. But the latest push from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) may just be the kill shot. OMB proposed a rule to “improve government-wide policies and requirements related to the management of grants, cooperative agreements, and other forms of […]

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Neil Leibman exits Texas Rangers chairman role to pursue new business opportunities

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Neil Leibman stepped down Monday from his role with the Texas Rangers as chairman of the company that oversees local television broadcasts of games, and the MLB team’s sports and entertainment group. The Rangers said Leibman, part of the ownership group that bought the team in 2010, left his position with the club to focus on…

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Aug 10 • 8:22 PM EDT • Business • nbcdfw.com
Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Lone Arranger

Read the release on Sen. Ernst's website HERE. Throughout this Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in every one of Iowa’s 99 counties. RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Lone Arranger of Adams County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in each of Iowa's 99 counties. "Lone Arranger has been in full bloom in Adams County for more than 28 years,” said Chair Ernst. "One bouquet at a time, Jessica has created beautiful arrangements for countless occasions – from displays for Governors Chet Culver and Terry Branstad to serving as a longtime vendor at the Adams County Fair. Lone Arranger is beloved for its high-quality products and attentive customer service, all stemming from hard work that has not gone unnoticed." Lone Arranger got its start as the “Flower and Garden Center” founded by Dale and Caroline Jackson out of their home. Over the years, the business passed into the hands of Larry and Sherry Archer, followed by Ros and Darlene Peterson. In 1999, Jessica Wilson purchased the shop after completing two internships there and earning a degree in floriculture from Kirkwood Community College. Today, under Jessica’s leadership, Lone Arranger has continued to grow its presence both locally and beyond. The shop contributed to the award-winning Rain Bird float featured in the 2010 Tournament of Roses Parade and has provided decorations for community organizations and events, including the Adams County Chamber of Commerce. The florist is cherished by Iowans for its versatility to cater to all events, including proms, weddings, and baby showers. Jessica’s “Operation Dream Closet” helps high schoolers in need access free prom attire through donations and has made an exceptional difference in the local community. Stay tuned as Chair Ernst continues to recognize outstanding Iowa small businesses with her Small Business of the Week award. ###

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Aug 10 • 8:13 PM EDT • Business • sbc.senate.gov
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“I stand on the shoulders of giants”: Mark Blaxter on being a bookworm, building a programme from scratch and his love of small wiggly creatures

From aspiring dentist to sequencing specialist, Ashleigh Williams, Advanced Research Assistant at the Wellcome Sanger Institute shares how following her curiosity led to a career full of cutting-edge technologies and unexpected turns.

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Aug 10 • 7:02 PM EDT • Science • sangerinstitute.blog
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Rangers' Nathan Eovaldi: Goes on IL with elbow inflammation

Rangers' Nathan Eovaldi: Goes on IL with elbow inflammation

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Aug 10 • 6:28 PM EDT • Sports • cbssports.com
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Neil Leibman exits Texas Rangers chairman role to pursue new business opportunities

Neil Leibman has stepped down from his role with the Texas Rangers as chairman of the company that oversees local television broadcasts of games, and the MLB team’s sports and entertainment group.

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Aug 10 • 6:07 PM EDT • Business • apnews.com
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Chicago taps Fitch senior director as new CFO amid rash of exits

Ashlee Gabrysch, who is no stranger to the city's finances, will be the third person serving as Chicago's chief financial officer in less than a year.

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Aug 10 • 6:05 PM EDT • Business • chicagobusiness.com
Saber's newest game trailer takes a shot at Gearbox's CEO, if you look closely

The first hint that something might be up with the recent debut trailer for Saber Interactive’s Rideshare Stimulator is an unusual choice of words—aside from that second one in the game’s title. “Don’t take your passengers too seriously,” the trailer’s narrator says, as he describes this upcoming game. It a car game about the gig work of driving eccentric people to their destinations, a riff on Crazy Taxi. And then, he says: “When I think I’ve met the randiest of passengers, someone even stranger gets in.” “Randiest”? That suggests “randy,” which usually means having strong sexual desire. Yet none of the oddball backseat occupants featured in the trailer seem particularly lustful. One is an old man who considers his grandson a failure, another shares the theory that birds might control traffic lights, another says he’s banned from an aquarium. A little later, there’s a license plate, shown 63 seconds into the trailer, on the front of an SUV: USB DRV It’s a Texas plate. The symbol between those letters is a cog wheel. If you know, you know. That’s a reference to Texas-based Borderlands game development studio Gearbox Software (their logo features a cog wheel). More specifically, it’s a reference to Gearbox’s CEO Randy Pitchford, who in 2018 found himself explaining the nature of video he’d saved on a USB drive that was found at a Medieval Times restaurant before being returned to the studio: “It was ‘barely legal’ porn. This girl’s handle was ‘Only 18.’” The “girl” in the video had committed a solo sex act that Pitchford, an avid practitioner of magic, found remarkable. “I realized, this is not a sex worker…This is a fucking magician.” Back then, the USB drive was central to competing lawsuits against Gearbox by the studio’s former lawyer and by Gearbox against him. A settlement in late 2019 “exonerated” Pitchford, per the Hollywood Reporter. The USB story has resurfaced at times, now in a trailer from a company that not long ago was corporate brethren with Gearbox. Saber vs. Gearbox The head of Saber told Game File that the reference is payback. “The dig is because Randy took shots at Embracer in Borderlands 4,” Saber CEO Matt Karch told me when I asked him about the license plate. “Without Embracer, Randy is performing magic tricks at birthday parties for a living.” Having interviewed Karch during a cross-country flight in late 2024, I can confirm that Karch was unimpressed with Pitchford during their time both working in the Embracer group. I’d approached him not out of surprise that there was animosity but that it was manifesting publicly now. Gearbox was founded in 1999, worked on a port of Halo early on, and developed hit series such as the loot-based sci-fi shooter Borderlands before it was purchased by The Embracer Group in early 2021 for $363 million (with a possible earn-out of over $1 billion, if certain targets were hit by 2027). Saber was founded in 2001, worked on a remaster of Halo early on, had a big hit with zombie shooter World War Z and was purchased by Embracer in early 2020 for $150 million, with a potential earn-out of up to $375 million. For a few years, the Embracer group was a voracious acquirer of game studios. Then, as investment dried up, it choked. In March 2024, Embracer sold Saber to an investment company controlled by Saber CEO Matt Karch, and it sold Gearbox in an all-stock deal to long-time Borderlands publisher Take Two Interactive. Other studios were shut down. Hundreds of developers were laid off. Gearbox didn’t say much about their Embracer experience, nothing too direct, at least. In the summer 2024, Pitchford told reporter and occasional Game File contributor Nicole Carpenter that Borderlands 4’s story was in some way thematically connected to Gearbox’s experience at Embracer: “There’s this cultural and emotional shift in me, personally, and at the studio. What does it mean to trade some autonomy for organization?” When Borderlands 4 came out, there was something stranger: the matter of “Embracer’s Bluff,” a location in the game featuring an AI-powered toilet and a large trash dump, according to a detailed Kotaku account of the place. Gearbox never commented on it; Take Two never got back to me about it when I asked them last year. By contrast, since Saber exited Embracer, Karch has been one of Embracer’s biggest defenders, casting their management as well-meaning and supportive despite the layoffs and studio closures that resulted from their excessive expansion. Like others, Saber’s Karch saw Embracer’s as a shot. With Rideshare Stimulator’s trailer, he’s returned fire. “It’s amazing to me how fast people forget those who went above and beyond for them,” Karch told Game File. A rep for Gearbox did not comment by press time. Game File is a reader-supported publication. Your backing makes my reporting—including any coverage of trailer-based beefs—possible. Good news! I’m currently running Game File’s first big sale of 2026. You can get a one-year subscription for 23% off. Click here to take advantage of the limited-time offer. And thank you for your support! Item 2: In brief… 🚫 Wal-Mart has laid off the staff of Restart, a games media outlet launched in 2024, Aftermath reports. 🟥 A GTA VI preview is on the way, at last, via an “extended look” that will premiere, unusually, on Netflix at 3pm ET on August 27, then officially go live elsewhere six hours later. Last week, Game File noted that Take Two label Rockstar Games is overdue for showing off GTA VI, based on the timing of the initial hands-off previews of GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2. During a call with investors, Take Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said pre-orders for GTA VI were “unprecedented and astonishing,” but added the company can’t predict how many of those pre-orders represent bonus sales vs. sales that otherwise would have been made at launch. During the same call, Zelnick was noticeably bullish on the future of playing games over streaming cloud connections (predicting wider adoption in three or so years). He sounded unbothered by Sony’s plans to stop making discs for new games (he said the business is 90% digital already and predicted that there could still be limited edition physical editions of games “in the same way there’s still vinyl in the recorded music business.”) 👀 Take Two wrote off $43 million in their spring quarter after deciding “not to proceed with further development of an unannounced title in its pipeline from a third-party developer.” 🤔 Some rare age-demographics from a big publisher: Capcom recently told investors that “users in their 20s account for approximately half of the users of both Pragamata and Resident Evil Requiem.” Item 3: The week ahead Tuesday, August 11 Game releases: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered (Switch 2; already out for PC, PS5, Xbox) continues the Bethesda strategy of putting Elder Scrolls games on everything; Royalty Free-For-All is a Smash Bros.-style fighting game featuring public domain characters such as Mother Goose brawling with Oliver Twist in a stage based on the original Little Shop of Horrors movie. Wednesday, August 12 Game release: Pro Jank Footy (PC, console) is an arcade-style Australian Rules Football game with increasingly ridiculous rules, the more you play (I enjoyed the Steam demo) Thursday, August 13 Game release: Super Mario Sunshine (Switch 2, originally released in 2002 on the GameCube) is released for Switch 2’s Nintendo Switch Online service. This game is the black sheep of 3D Mario games. It’s the successor to the breakthrough Super Mario 64 and the rare Mario game built around a single (vacation resort) theme. Mario’s got a water-spraying backpack, a Yoshi pal and a lot of blue coins to collect.

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Neil Leibman steps down as chair of Rangers Sports Media and Entertainment

After a 16-year run with the Texas Rangers, Neil Leibman is stepping down from his position as Chairman of Rangers Sports Media and Entertainment effective immediately, the team announced Monday.

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Purple Appoints Jimmy Serrano as Growth Director, Sports & Entertainment to Drive Fan Experience and Venue Growth Across North America

Manchester, LANCS, Aug. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Purple, the leading global guest, staff and multi-tenant WiFi and analytics platform, today...

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Thousands of Endangered Species Condoms Distributed to Health Clinics, Mutual Aid Groups After Federal Funding Cuts

TUCSON, Ariz.— The Center for Biological Diversity has distributed more than 20,000 free Endangered Species Condoms so far this year to health clinics, mutual aid groups and social service organizations in the wake of federal funding cuts, including recent cuts to the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program.

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Rangers linked to former 2nd overall pick in NHL Draft

The Rangers need to make this move happen.

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How Do You Find And Vet The Right Broker To Sell Your Business?

You are about to hand a stranger the keys to your life's work. Most business owners have no idea how badly that can go.

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Rangers midfielder Diomande set for move to Turkey

Turkish Super Lig club Corum are discussing the final details with Rangers for the transfer of Mohamed Diomande, with the 24-year-old midfielder expected in Istanbul on Monday for a medical and contract talks. Corum are closing in on a move to sign Rangers midfielder Mohamed Diomande for a fee of around £4.5m. Çorum have made an official offer of £4.8m to Rangers for Mohamed Diomande.

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Health-care facilities promote ways to protect seniors during dangerous heat waves

Senior Helpers of Central Mississippi promotes ways to keep seniors protected during high temperatures.

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Orioles vs Rangers Highlights ⚾️ MLB on FOX

Check out the best highlights between the Baltimore Orioles and the Texas Rangers.

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Rangers' Danny Jansen: Doing baseball activities

Rangers' Danny Jansen: Doing baseball activities

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Jackson Holliday hits solo home run, giving Orioles early lead over Rangers

Jackson Holliday hit a solo home run, giving the Baltimore Orioles an early lead over the Texas Rangers.

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Max Miller, Republican Accused of Abuse, Won’t Drop Out, Spokeswoman Says

Mr. Miller, who has faced pressure from fellow Republicans to end his campaign and avoid endangering a solidly red seat in Ohio, will stay in the race, his spokeswoman said.

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Michiana’s first comprehensive wellness facility opens in Granger

Longevity Health is about offering a multitude of health and wellness services for every individual in the community.

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Orioles vs Rangers Highlights ⚾ MLB on FOX

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Late call costs Orioles in 2-1 loss to Rangers

Replay review failed to overturn a play at the plate, and the Orioles wasted a complete game from Shane Baz.

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Orioles' Blaze Alexander Shares Injury Update After 18 Missed Games

Baltimore Orioles infielder Blaze Alexander announced an update before a game against the Texas Rangers.

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Rangers' Cal Quantrill: Moving to bullpen

Rangers' Cal Quantrill: Moving to bullpen

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Rangers' Nolan Kingham: DFA'd by Texas

Rangers' Nolan Kingham: DFA'd by Texas

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Meta Ordered to Pay $567M in Youth Mental Health Lawsuit

Technology giant Meta will pay $567 million into a remediation fund after a New Mexico judge ruled the company behind social media platforms Facebook and Instagram misled consumers about the safety of its products and endangered children. Judge Bryan Biedscheid said Thursday that Meta’s platforms ...

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Climate change created conditions for Canada fires, scientists say, as Trump blames mismanagement

Human-caused climate change doubled the likelihood of the tinderbox weather conditions that sparked Canada’s massive summer wildfires and in turn angered U.S. President Donald Trump, according to a study released Thursday.

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Industry and academic leaders explore how engineering innovation is powering the next era of space science at the 46th COSPAR Scientific Assembly

Leading voices from across the aerospace industry and academia gathered in Florence, Italy for the panel titled "Engineering Innovation Enabling Scientific Research," examining how advances in engineering are unlocking new scientific missions and how ambitious science goals are, in turn, driving engineering breakthroughs. The panel, moderated by Alison Nordt, Director of Space Sciences & Instrumentation at Lockheed Martin Space's Advanced Technology Center, brought together six panellists to discuss the evolving relationship between space science and systems engineering: Marius Anger (Aalto University), Jon Arenberg (Northrop Grumman), Mayra Montrose (L3Harris), Giampiero Di Paolo (Thales Alenia Space Italia), Steve Squyres (Blue Origin) and Eric Stallmer (Voyager).

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Déjà Vu Has a Stranger, Lesser-Known Opposite – And Scientists May Have Just Found Where It Starts

It's uncanny.

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I was in my office when bullets hit the CDC. A year later, the agency remains under attack

“It was briefly more dangerous to sit at a desk in Atlanta than to chase a hemorrhagic fever in the field,” writes Daniel Jernigan.

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Portland warehouse fire sparks health concerns after asbestos discovery

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Days after Portland watched the 116-year-old eight-story warehouse ravaged by fire, concerns grow as dangerous chemicals from the building are being tracked in the air…

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Broome County sheriff candidate criticizes Akshar over ICE collaboration

Last month, Sheriff Fred Akshar said he will not release dangerous people from jail.

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Environmental Justice Groups Sue New York Department of Health for Failing to Protect Tenants from Lead Under Nation-Leading Law

As currently structured, DOH’s program risks certifying dwellings as “lead-free” even when dangerous lead hazards remain

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Former Clancy nanny testifies about mother's mental health issues before killings

Months before Lindsay Clancy strangled her three children, she lost significant weight, couldn't sleep and complained of postpregnancy mental health issues, the family’s former nanny testified at her murder trial Wednesday. But the nanny never worried the Massachusetts mother might be a danger to her children or to herself.

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E-scooters far more dangerous than motorbikes or cycles, analysis suggests

Study of accidents in England and Wales shows e-scooter riders three times more likely to suffer traumatic brain injury than bikers

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Disagreement doesn’t have to mean disrespect

By Vincent Atchity These days, it doesn’t take long to feel overwhelmed by politics. Turn on the news, scroll through social media or read the comments on almost any political post and you’ll find anger, outrage and personal attacks. For many of us, it’s becoming harder and harder to escape. At the same time, Colorado […]

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Gary Williams’ Martial Arts named City of Erlanger’s August Business Spotlight

The City of Erlanger announced Gary Williams’ Martial Arts as the city’s August Business Spotlight, a program that highlights unique businesses within Erlanger by showcasing their contributions to the…

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Science|Business summer reads of 2026

As most people in the European research and innovation policy bubble are going on a well-deserved summer break, we have come up with a list of our favourite books, podcasts and essays from the past year that ask deeper questions about science, technology and politics.BooksPasteur’s Quadrant: Basic Science and Technological Innovation, by Donald StokesIf you haven’t read Pasteur’s Quadrant yet, now is the time. In the EU and elsewhere, we’re living through a period of dwindling faith that curiosity-driven research automatically leads to economic growth and technological progress. Pasteur’s Quadrant, published in 1997 by the Princeton academic Donald Stokes, is the most influential critique of the standard “linear model” of R&D: the idea that new discoveries made in ivory-tower labs get neatly passed on for commercialisation by start-ups. In reality, Stokes argues, practical applications often inspire more theorical lines of inquiry. Of course, we have long known that things are more complex than the linear model, but even today, it’s still often assumed in Brussels discourse. The book is a useful corrective, and is being used now to argue for new types of scientific institutions. David MatthewsThe Weaponization of Expertise: How Elites Fuel Populism, by Jacob Hale Russel and Dennis PattersonAre society’s problems solvable by technical expertise alone? “If only the benighted would listen,” say Jacob Hale Russel and Dennis Patterson, two professors at Rutgers Law School who got frustrated with how scientists and politicians handled public health communication during the Covid-19 pandemic. In the book, they argue that clichéd mantras about scientific evidence and expertise perpetrated by academics, journalists and politicians have harmed public trust in the very institutions they were trying to defend. Paradoxically, slogans such as “we believe in science,” “follow the science” and “defer to the experts” can fuel mistrust in science, experts and democratic institutions. The authors criticise “condescension” and “technocratic paternalism” in the public discourse and make the case for a more nuanced approach to scientific and expert policy advice that rests on humility, doubt, scepticism and open dialogue. “Most complex social questions in fact revolve around values, not the recitation of unambiguous facts,” they say. Florin ZubascuBreakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future, by Dan WangIn this book, Dan Wang compares the structural differences between the US and Chinese industrial policies, but raises a very timely question for innovation policy wonks: how can advanced manufacturing know-how contribute to technology-intensive economic growth? Wang says technology has three components: the tools, the blueprints and patents, and the process knowledge. The third component represents the “proficiency gained from practical experience, which isn’t easily communicated and requires years of implementation.” According to Wang, rather than seeing tools and blueprints as the ultimate ends of technological progress, policymakers should see them as milestones in the training of better scientists and manufacturers. Over the past decades, China has amassed “process knowledge” because capital flowed to complex fabrication facilities, while investors in the West have parked their money in capital-light businesses such as digital platforms or chip companies that focus on design. As it turns out, thanks to its oversized focus on manufacturing, China has gained remarkable advantages in the global technology race. Florin ZubascuBaltic: The Future of Europe, by Oliver MoodyWhat can Europe learn from the nine countries surrounding the Baltic Sea? Alongside the familiar stories about Estonia's digital transformation, the book examines how the region has used technology, resilience, education, governance and long-term thinking to respond to geopolitical, economic and security challenges. Innovation policy wonks might find fresh perspectives on how innovation can strengthen defence, societal resilience and Europe's capacity to adapt in an uncertain world. Whether or not you agree with all of Oliver Moody's conclusions, the book is a useful guide to a region that is increasingly shaping European debates on security, competitiveness and technology. Goda NaujokaityteThe Invention of Nature, by Andrea Wulf This book chronicles the wild and adventurous life of natural science pioneer Alexander von Humboldt who at some point in the 19th century seems to have been just about the most famous person in the world. Through scientific expeditions to the Andes Mountains and to the depths of Siberia, von Humboldt contributed a host of discoveries and concepts. During his life he met and formed relationships with historical figures as different as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Simon Bolivar, Thomas Jefferson, Napoleon Bonaparte and Charles Darwin. He is also claimed to be the person in the world with most things named after him, a list that includes an ocean current, a penguin and a region of the Moon. Still venerated in Germany, with numerous scientific institutions named after him, von Humboldt has slipped out of public consciousness in most of the rest of the world. For anyone not familiar with him, this book does a good job of describing his fascinating life. Ole EllekrogCareless People, by Sarah Wynn-WilliamsYou may have heard this referred to as the book Meta doesn’t want you to read. The 2025 memoir from Sarah Wynn-Williams, former director of global public policy at Meta, then just called Facebook, includes explosive claims about everything from a toxic workplace culture to how the company worked with advertisers to target vulnerable teens, and the lengths it was prepared to go to in order to break into China. It’s a fascinating insight into how and why the tech company gradually shifted its approach to policy, whether in the US, Europe or Asia. Meta has denied the allegations in the book, and last year won an emergency ruling to prevent Wynn-Williams from promoting it. In response, the author is now suing her former employer. If that doesn’t make you want to read it. Martin GreenacrePodcastsThe Europeans: Europe’s anti-ElonThis podcast is a great choice for a light-hearted dose of European policy and culture news. Most of it has little to do with research, innovation and technology, but this particular podcast features an interview with Mastadon’s founder Eugen Rochko. He talks about his experience running an open-source, federated, European-made social media platform, and leaving it all behind. The conversation, which starts 14 minutes in, gently encourages us to reflect on what kind of technology we, as Europeans, want to make. Goda NaujokaityteSolarpunk and how we escape dystopiaNew technologies are very often taken from science fiction. Alberto Santos-Dumont, inventor the airship, was inspired as a child by the adventure stories of Jules Verne. OpenAI’s attempt to build a personal assistant with the voice of Scarlett Johansson was lifted from the 2013 film Her, completely ignoring the movie’s cautionary message. So if we want better tech, we need to imagine it first. Unfortunately, the state of current sci-fi is relentlessly dystopian, giving inventors precious few ideas or hope. However, a new genre, Solarpunk, which envisages a technologically advanced but ecologically harmonious future, is now taking off. The actual tech the genre imagines, such as permaculture, renewable energy or community repair workshops, while nice, isn’t all that inspiring or ambitious. But it’s a first step towards rescuing sci-fi from its pessimistic Blade Runner rut. David MatthewsEveryday AbundanceLaunched in June, Everyday Abundance is a podcast that tells the stories of the inventions we now take so for granted that we barely given them a second thought. For example, the washing machine, which liberated women from a lifetime “bent over washtubs and washboards.” Or modern dentistry, which ended the reality that “tooth pain was simply part of human life.” Historians of technology, Virginia Postrel and Charles C Mann are very much on the optimistic end of the spectrum when it comes to the capacity of invention to improve human life. Here, they set out their case: if it wasn’t for progress, you might be hunched over a washtub with toothache rather than reading these words. David Matthews‘We will not know what we lost’: Conservation fallout a year after USAID shutdownSince his return to the White House, Donald Trump has been on a mission to undermine science. He slashed jobs at federal agencies, terminated grants in some research areas, took unprecedented control over university affairs and, within hours of his inauguration, suspended the US Agency for International Development. While its initial focus was to administer health and food aid around the world, it had since expanded to conservation projects. The result? Some of these projects were stopped abruptly. In this Mongabay podcast, environmental reporter Michelle Nijhuis tells the story of the EcoGuard conservation programme in Liberia, whose local patrols had helped protect rainforests, monitor endangered wildlife and track illegal threats. From one day to the next, these were left without salaries. Luckily, she notes, the initiative was able to get emergency funding from international NGOs, but its future remains “incredibly uncertain.” Juliette PortalaEssaysThe Mars Delusion, by Henry WismayerWhy is humankind so fixated on establishing a colony on Mars? asks London-based writer Henry Wismayer. From space evangelists promoting Martian settlement as an insurance policy, to billionaire Jeff Bezos, who said humans should settle on Mars “because it’s cool,” the mission is not running short of advocates. However, in this essay, Wismayer reminds us that some critics expect any future Mars pioneer to end up “irradiated, sick, mad and dead.” Scientists have already looked into the possible effects of prolonged exposure to Martian gravity, and it’s not pretty: muscle shrinking, bones weakening, changes to the central nervous system and other biological modifications to make us all reconsider the journey. “Some researchers have forecast that the future settler, after generations of evolutionary conditioning, will look less like an Übermensch and more like ET,” Wismayer writes. Juliette Portala

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UM Health-Sparrow breaks ground on new behavioral health hospital

The Janice M. Granger Behavioral Health Building will have 64 beds and officials broke ground on the project on Wednesday, Aug. 5.

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