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CULTUREPOLITICSHEALTH
Who Owns the News Now: The $110.9 Billion Deal That Puts CNN Under Ellison Control
Paramount Skydance just won a bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery, putting CNN, HBO, and Warner Bros. Studios under a single Silicon Valley dynasty. Here'...
HEALTHWARSCIENCE
Two Studies, One Week: How Exercise Fights Alzheimer's and Why 11 Minutes of Sleep Could Save Your Heart
A UCSF study published in Cell identified the precise biological mechanism by which exercise fights dementia — via an enzyme that fixes the brain's leaky def...
MARKETSWARHEALTH
Someone Knew: The Polymarket Trader Who Made $1 Million Betting on Secret Iran Strikes
A single anonymous Polymarket trader won 93% of their bets predicting secret U.S. and Israeli military actions against Iran — often hours before strikes happ...
CULTUREHEALTH
Barry Manilow's Return: 'What a Time' and the Long Road Back
At 82, after surviving lung cancer surgery, Barry Manilow is releasing his 33rd studio album — his first original material in nearly 15 years. Here's what it...
WORLDWARHEALTH
CDC Issues Global Dengue Travel Warning Covering 16 Countries as Cases Rise Across the Americas
The CDC issued a Level 1 global travel advisory for dengue fever on March 23, 2026, flagging 16 countries with higher-than-expected cases among returning U.S...
HEALTHMARKETSWORLD
Celine Dion's Return: What a Comeback From Stiff Person Syndrome Actually Means
Celine Dion reportedly plans concerts at Europe's largest arena starting September 2026. Here's what stiff person syndrome is, what it does to a performer, a...
WORLDSCIENCEHEALTH
Science Finally Confirms It: People Who Fall for Corporate Buzzwords Are Worse at Their Jobs
A Cornell study quantified what everyone has suspected: employees most impressed by corporate jargon consistently make worse decisions. Here's what the resea...
WORLDPOLITICSHEALTH
Bill Cosby Ordered to Pay $19.25 Million: A Verdict 54 Years in the Making
A Southern California jury ordered Bill Cosby to pay $19.25 million to Donna Motsinger, who says he drugged and raped her in 1972.
HEALTHWARMARKETS
Wegovy at $149 a Month: The GLP-1 Price War and What It Means for American Healthcare
GLP-1 weight loss drugs launched at $1,000–$1,600/month. They're now below $300 for self-pay patients. Here's why — and what it reveals about the US drug pri...
WARHEALTH
A Pharmacist Who Stayed. A Blogger Who Came Home. The Civilian Cost of the War in Iran.
Through an internet blackout and thick black smoke, a handful of civilian stories are getting out of Iran. A pharmacist, a child, a blogger. The numbers say ...
POLITICSWARHEALTH
Schools, Hospitals, Power Grids: Have Israel, the US, and Iran Violated International Law?
All three warring parties have struck civilian targets. Former ICC prosecutor and former US State Dept legal adviser assess whether international law has bee...
POLITICSMARKETSHEALTH
Markwayne Mullin Confirmed as DHS Secretary: What It Means for Immigration, the Shutdown, and the November Midterms
54-45 Senate confirmation. Rand Paul the lone Republican no. Two Democrats voted yes. Here's who Mullin is, what he inherits, and why the DHS shutdown is now...
MARKETSPOLITICSHEALTH
The $4,000 Dog: How Pet Ownership Became a Luxury Good
Vet bills, food, insurance — the cost of keeping a pet has surged dramatically. Americans are surrendering animals and delaying care. Here's why.
HEALTHENERGY
Inside the Turmoil at RFK Jr.'s CDC: 'Mass Disaster Nonstop'
Staff revolts, surprise firings, and reorganization chaos at the CDC under HHS Secretary RFK Jr. What's actually happening inside America's public health inf...
WARHEALTHWORLD
Sudan's Invisible War: 64 Dead in a Hospital Strike, 150,000 Dead Overall, and the World Isn't Watching
On the night of Eid, a drone struck a major hospital in Darfur and killed 64 people including 13 children. The UN calls Sudan the world's largest humanitar
WORLDHEALTHTECH
Hawaii's Worst Flooding in 20 Years: $1B+ in Damage
A slow-moving Kona Low has battered the Hawaiian archipelago for the second time in a week. Airports, roads, hospitals, and schools damaged. A dam in Oahu