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Senate Republicans weigh whether to swallow
Senate Republicans weigh whether to swallow Trump’s $1B push for ballroom security CNNSenate G.O.P. Stands by Security Money for Trump’s Ballroom The New York TimesOpinion | Behold Republicans’ fuzzy math on Trump’s ballroom The Washington PostThe issue uniting Democrats and the White House — and dividing congressional Republicans MS NOWDemocrats try to corner Republicans on $1 billion proposal for Trump’s ballroom: From the Politics Desk NBC News
Posted on 11 May 2026 | 5:22 pm
Andrew Morse to step down, Paul Curran named
Andrew Morse to step down, Paul Curran named AJC president and publisher AJC.comIn Atlanta, the push for digital subscriptions hasn’t taken off as much as hoped Nieman LabAndrew Morse Steps Down as Atlanta Journal-Constitution Publisher TheWrapPaul Curran to succeed Andrew Morse as AJC publisher and president Rough Draft AtlantaPaul Curran Named President and Publisher of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution PR Newswire
Posted on 11 May 2026 | 5:05 pm
Supreme Court Clears Path for Alabama to Use
Supreme Court Clears Path for Alabama to Use New Voting Map The New York TimesSupreme Court allows Alabama to eliminate congressional district held by a Black Democrat CNNSCOTUS greenlights 11th-hour Alabama redistricting plan for 2026 election Democracy DocketSupreme Court lifts block on Alabama Republicans’ map The HillCourt clears way for Alabama to use congressional map blocked by lower court as racially discriminatory SCOTUSblog
Posted on 11 May 2026 | 4:54 pm
U.S. Passengers Exposed to Hantavirus Begin
U.S. Passengers Exposed to Hantavirus Begin Quarantine, Including One With Positive Test The New York TimesAmerican Hantavirus Cruise Passengers Flown to Quarantine Center After Positive Test WSJAmericans on both coasts who weren't on MV Hondius being monitored for hantavirus after possible flight exposure nypost.comHantavirus: Current Situation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC (.gov)Sacramento County resident may have been exposed to hantavirus on a plane, health official says KCRA
Posted on 11 May 2026 | 4:30 pm
Heat stroke is suspected among 6 found dead
Heat stroke is suspected among 6 found dead in a shipping container at a rail yard near Texas border AP NewsSee more headlines & perspectives on Google News
Posted on 11 May 2026 | 4:08 pm
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Why Resource Extraction Creates So Much
Mining fortunes are shaped by cycles, luck, politics, regulatory risk, and information gaps between managers and investors, which helps explain why resource extraction can produce outsized wealth for a small group. [thediff.co]
Posted on 11 May 2026 | 5:40 pm
fear of breakdown
a psychopolitical essay on dread, breakdown, and the paralysis of living through ongoing collapse [late-review.com]
Posted on 11 May 2026 | 5:00 pm
The death of the last maverick tech company
When America Online cut Nullsoft down to three employees, it marked the end of one of tech’s most creative and independent-minded divisions. [slate.com]
Posted on 11 May 2026 | 2:00 pm
UCLA discovers first stroke rehabilitation
UCLA researchers say a drug candidate, DDL-920, reproduced key effects of physical stroke rehabilitation in mice, restoring movement control and brain connections involved in recovery. The findings, published in Nature Communications, suggest a possible drug target for stroke rehabilitation, though safety and human-trial testing are still needed. [stemcell.ucla.edu]
Posted on 11 May 2026 | 1:40 pm
In Brazil's Cerrado, a billion-dollar bet
Conservation International and BTG Pactual TIG backed a restoration model that pairs commercial eucalyptus plantations with native Cerrado recovery, drawing $1.24 billion in funding and bringing wildlife back to degraded land. [conservation.org]
Posted on 11 May 2026 | 1:20 pm
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Klarna CEO wants to turn the platform into a
The buy now, pay later giant's IPO may be on hold — but its business strategy remains the same, according to CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski.
Posted on 18 June 2025 | 6:13 am
Sam Altman says Meta offered OpenAI staff
While Meta had sought to hire "a lot of people" from OpenAI, "so far none of our best people have decided to take them up on that," Sam Altman said.
Posted on 18 June 2025 | 5:28 am
JPMorgan Chase unveils new Sapphire Reserve
JPMorgan, the biggest U.S. bank by assets, shook up the card industry with the launch of the Sapphire Reserve almost a decade ago.
Posted on 18 June 2025 | 4:57 am
'Tariff engineering' is making a comeback as
Global manufacturers are rethinking their products design, looking to tap into a lesser-known legal technique known as "tariff engineering" to lower duty costs.
Posted on 18 June 2025 | 4:40 am
These are the sticking points holding up a
The U.S. and European Union are nearing the deadline for striking a deal on trade before tariffs come back into full effect.
Posted on 18 June 2025 | 3:58 am
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Trump says Iran ceasefire is on 'massive
The US president criticises an Iranian counteroffer to end the war, and says the month-long ceasefire is "unbelievably weak".
Posted on 11 May 2026 | 5:59 pm
Almost 200 sanctioned Russia-linked ships
BBC Verify analysis of ship-tracking data suggests "shadow fleet" vessels sailed into UK water despite the government threatening to board them.
Posted on 11 May 2026 | 5:45 pm
Chris Mason: PM confronts his most difficult
A dam appears to have broken, with Labour MPs posting their public loss of confidence in the PM, our political editor writes.
Posted on 11 May 2026 | 5:32 pm
Students at risk if universities go bust,
An Education Select Committee report finds the government needs to make urgent plans for universities facing insolvency.
Posted on 11 May 2026 | 5:17 pm
Calls for 'urgent action' on baby-sleep
The BBC investigation revealed how some self-described sleep experts have been giving new parents advice that goes against NHS guidelines.
Posted on 11 May 2026 | 5:11 pm