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Implantable bacteria can now be safely contained, clearing a major hurdle for fighting infection and cancer
Researchers have long known that bacteria could potentially be used to deliver therapeutic drugs inside the human body. However, safely and successfully carrying out such a feat in humans has been a challenge. But now, researchers from Harvard have made another step forward
Pro-Gaza activist seeks to reopen case over Trump influence claim
Lawyers for a prominent pro-Palestinian protest leader requested Friday that US immigration authorities terminate their push to deport him, alleging the Trump administration "secretly engineered" the outcome of his case. US President Trump has championed the effort to deport
Why is almost everyone right-handed? The answer may lie in how we learned to walk
It is one of the strangest puzzles in human evolution. About 90% of people across every human culture favor their right hand—with no other primate species showing a population-level preference on this scale. Despite decades of research into the brains, genes and development
Researchers identify enzyme that prevents chromosome breaks during DNA copying
Researchers at The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) have identified how a key enzyme called ATR protects DNA from breaking when cells copy damaged genetic material, a discovery that could affect how certain cancer drugs are developed. Published in Genes & Development,
Hispanic Main Street needs opportunity, not political pandering
Hispanic entrepreneurs are focused on growing their businesses, hiring workers, and creating opportunity in their communities, and Republicans have acted to protect them from tax increases and strengthen policies that help them succeed.
Texas Children's Hospital must create country's first 'detransition clinic' under settlement with Paxton
Texas Children's Hospital will create the nation’s first “detransition clinic,” fire five physicians and pay the state $10 million under an unusual settlement announced Friday by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R). The clinic would focus on providing medical care to
CBS News anchor Tony Dokoupil barred from broadcasting at Taiwan hotel in latest Asia trip snag
Dokoupil had already been relegated to neighboring Taiwan after failing to secure a visa in time to report from Beijing during Trump’s summit with Xi.
Mullin has more work to do to repair the relationship between DHS and Congress
Democrats and at least one powerful Republican still have concerns about Mullin’s leadership of the department.
Drake, Gracie Abrams, Rostam, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week
Looking for the week’s best new music? Check out our Songs You Need to Know playlist
Trump wants China, Taiwan to 'cool down'
President Trump in an interview that aired Friday said he wants China and Taiwan to “cool down,” while saying Taiwan should feel neither more nor less secure following his visit to China. Trump suggested nothing fundamental has changed in the U.S. relationship with Taiwan or
A View From the Easel
“The Barbies belong to my six-year-old granddaughter, who sometimes joins me in the studio to paint.”
DOJ seeking death penalty for suspect in fatal shootings of 2 Israeli Embassy staffers
Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against the man accused of shooting and killing two Israeli Embassy staffers outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., the Department of Justice (DOJ) informed a federal judge Friday. Justice Department leaders had long
Lego 2K Drive is shutting down as Forza Horizon 6 takes the world by storm
Lego 2K Drive, Lego's attempt at creating a Forza Horizon competitor, is being delisted and eventually shutting its servers down entirely.
Stephen Colbert Sets Jon Stewart, Bruce Springsteen and More Guests for Final Week of ‘Late Show’
Stephen Colbert’s last week on air at “The Late Show” will feature some heavy hitters. The CBS late-night program announced its lineup for the week of May 18. Monday is “The Worst of ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,'” which the network clarifies is not a clip show. Tuesday
On “rich guy has an opinion” journalism ,...
On “rich guy has an opinion” journalism , i.e. “entire news stories dedicated to the otherwise unremarkable opinion of a rich person, or news stories that fold the opinions of rich people into their otherwise neutral coverage”.
Does Trump Mobile know how many stripes are on the American flag?
Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump phone's whereabouts. This week, despite our best hopes, we still don't have our phone - but we do have some fresh doubts about the company's patriotic
China won't bail Trump out of his Iran woes – maybe the opposite
The U.S. president's visit has made him realize that Beijing doesn't have an interest in breaking its alliance with Tehran, which is cutting deals and loosening its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz
Stream The Field’s First New Project In Eight Years Now You Exist
The Field is alive! With the sound of music! The artist born Axel Willner hasn’t released much music under any of his aliases since his 2018 Field album Infinite Moment. If Wikipedia is to be trusted, Willner’s only project since then came in 2020, when he and Pelle Lundquist
Google updates its spam rules to include attempts to ‘manipulate’ AI
Google updated its spam policy to mark attempts to "manipulate" its AI model in search results as spam, including results in AI Overview or AI Mode in Search, as Search Engine Land reports: "In the context of Google Search, spam refers to techniques used to deceive users or
Africa: Museveni, Gabon's Nguema Discuss Industrialisation and African Self-Reliance
[Nile Post] President Museveni has hosted President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema of Gabon at State House, Entebbe.
Trump leaves Beijing with two major sticking points and cloudy deals
Presented by Google Cloud {beacon} PRESENTED BY Happy Friday! Today is Jerome Powell’s last day as chair of the Federal Reserve. Now we get to see if *this* is what he actually means by keeping a low profile. 😂 See, even the Fed has jokes! Saturday is the season finale of
Mamdani closes budget gap, invests $122 million in public schools!
You can debate ideology all day long. But if critics think there’s a better way to make life more affordable, strengthen public services, and deliver measurable results, spare us all the constant criticism of Mamdani and offer up your own solutions.
Framework says its Wireless Touchpad Keyboard 'is by far our most waitlisted product'
Might be a bit galling for a company that's better known for making laptops.
Taiwan releases statement in response to Trump comments
Taiwan responded to President Trump’s hesitation Friday to back a U.S. arms sale to the island following two days of meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The island’s foreign affairs ministry emphasized the U.S.’s “long-standing and consistent policy toward Taiwan” in a
Loco Films Acquires Tribeca-Bound Disability Drama ‘Stand Up,’ Launches Sales in Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)
Paris-based sales company Loco Films has acquired world sales rights to Mari Sanders’ “Stand Up” ahead of its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival and is launching sales at the Cannes Market. The Dutch director’s debut tells the story of Vera, a fun-loving 23-year-old
ICE releases wife of US soldier and Afghanistan veteran from detention
Deisy Rivera Ortega was taken into custody at an immigration appointment in Texas last month.
How ‘SNL U.K.’ Artisans Turned the Cast Into Melania Trump, Princess Diana and Crab Man: ‘I Don’t Want to Insult Anyone, I Want People to Go, “Oh My God, That’s Funny”’
While the cast and writers of “Saturday Night Live U.K.” are front and center of the British adaptation, the show’s secret sauce is, of course, the artisans. From hand-sewing individual strands of hair onto a David Attenborough wig to tailoring the perfect Melania Trump suit,
RISD Grad Show 2026
Graduate student work representing 19 advanced degree programs will be on view online and in person at the Rhode Island Convention Center starting May 21.
New York Times defends journalist after Israel threatens to sue
Israel's prime minister says he has ordered legal action over an article which alleged Israeli security officials raped Palestinian detainees.
UTA Signs Emmy-Winning Director/Producer Jason Winer (EXCLUSIVE)
Emmy-winning director and producer Jason Winer has been signed by United Talent Agency for representation in all areas. Winer was the director of the “Modern Family” pilot, which premiered in 2009, as well as the producing director for the first season of the hit, landmark ABC
Chinese factories welcome any tariff relief from Trump-Xi summit, but diversification continues
Washington's ratcheting up of tariffs in 2025 has led Chinese factories to find new ways of doing business.
We're getting closer to a 100% ROG rig as Asus gets into the DRAM game for its 20th anniversary
It might just be a one-off, though.
Horizon Forbidden West Composer Says Using AI For Creative Art Feels ‘F*cking Insane’
Also: a cool Lego racing game is about to disappear forever
NFL wants certain trading contracts banned from prediction markets like 'first play of game,' injuries
The letter, which was reviewed by CNBC, calls for banning certain contracts and raising the age requirements for participation on sports-related contracts.
Warming climate favors shallower cyclones, challenging current risk assessments
As tropical cyclones (TCs) are among the most destructive natural hazards worldwide, understanding how TCs change under climate warming is of critical importance. While substantial progress has been made in projecting changes in TC intensity and precipitation, much less is
Fidelity Investments makes $2.5M class action settlement — see if you qualify for $5K payout
Victims of fraud may soon be seeing green.
Physicists create hybrid light-matter particles that interact strongly enough to compute
Eighty years ago, Penn researchers J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly launched the age of electronic computing by harnessing electrons to solve complex numerical problems with ENIAC, the world's first general-purpose electronic computer. Today, that same architecture still
Trump calls New York Times reporter 'fake guy': 'It's sort of treasonous what you write'
President Trump on Friday slammed what he described as “treasonous” media coverage of the U.S. conflict with Iran, accusing New York Times reporter David Sanger of misrepresenting the military operation. “I had a total military victory, but the fake news, guys like you, write