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WARHEALTHTECH
'They Attacked Him Directly': Red Cross Volunteer Killed, Tyre HQ Hit — The Assault on Lebanon's Medical Workers
An Israeli drone killed Lebanese Red Cross volunteer Hassan Badawi on Sunday. The next day, a strike hit the Red Cross center in Tyre. The ICRC calls it 'gra...
WORLDWARHEALTH
The Man Who Knew Everything: Israel Kills Iran's IRGC Intelligence Chief Majid Khademi
Maj. Gen. Majid Khademi — head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards intelligence organization — was killed in a US-Israeli airstrike in Tehran at dawn on April 6, ...
POLITICSHEALTHCULTURE
'Walter Reed' Trends. Trump Disappears for 72 Hours. The White House Responds.
On Easter weekend, Trump made no public appearances for roughly 72 hours. The White House called a lid at 11am. Social media exploded with unverified claims ...
SCIENCEHEALTH
One Shot, First Sound: The Gene Therapy That Reversed Deafness in 10 Patients
A single injection into the inner ear restored hearing in all ten patients in a landmark Nature Medicine trial. The OTOF gene therapy — developed at Karolins...
SCIENCEPOLITICSHEALTH
You Can Finally Eat Fish From the Hudson River Again
For the first time in 50 years, New York State health officials say families can eat fish caught in the Lower Hudson River. PCB levels have fallen enough to ...
WORLDPOLITICSHEALTH
FBI Handwritten Notes on Trump Accuser Were Never Made Public
Newly reviewed FBI handwritten notes from interviews with a woman who says she was abused by Jeffrey Epstein and assaulted by Donald Trump at age 13 contain ...
WARWORLDHEALTH
Israel Strikes Beirut, Kills Hezbollah Intelligence Chief — Qassem and Raad Were the Intended Targets
Israel targeted Hezbollah's top two leaders in Beirut on April 4. The IDF confirmed killing intelligence chief Hussain Makled. Lebanese Health Ministry: at l...
POLITICSWORLDHEALTH
The Tillis Problem: One Senator Is Standing Between Trump and His Next Attorney General
Sen. Thom Tillis has drawn two red lines that could complicate Trump's presidency: he will block any AG nominee who excuses Jan. 6, and he has publicly rejec...
WARHEALTHSCIENCE
A 106-Year-Old Vaccine Laboratory Was Struck in Tehran. The WHO Has Confirmed 20 Attacks on Iranian Healthcare.
US-Israeli airstrikes severely damaged the Pasteur Institute of Iran. The WHO confirmed over 20 attacks on Iranian healthcare facilities since March 1, causi...
POLITICSHEALTH
Alito Was Hospitalized Last Month and Nobody Said Anything
Justice Samuel Alito, 76, was taken to a hospital after falling ill at a Federalist Society dinner in Philadelphia on March 20. The Supreme Court kept it qui...
WARPOLITICSHEALTH
God Does Not Listen to Those Who Wage War: Pope Leo XIV Takes On Trump's Holy War Framing
As Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth frames the Iran conflict as a divinely sanctioned crusade, the first American pope pushes back sharply during Holy Week — s...
MARKETSHEALTHTECH
Economists Who Dismissed AI Job Losses Are Changing Their Minds
A new working paper shows economists are increasingly convinced AI will reshape the labor market. They also warn policymakers are dangerously unprepared for ...
MARKETSPOLITICSHEALTH
Trump Signs 100% Tariff on Patented Drugs — Pay Our Price or We Tax You Out
On the one-year anniversary of Liberation Day, Trump signed an executive order imposing a 100% tariff on patented pharmaceutical imports from companies that ...
HEALTH
America Is About to Lose Its Measles-Free Status — and It's Been Happening in Plain Sight
1,575 confirmed U.S. measles cases in 2026 — on pace to eclipse the 2025 record. Kindergarten vaccination has dropped to 92.5%, leaving 286,000 children unpr...
SCIENCEHEALTH
The Musketeer's Lost Grave: How a Crumbling Church Floor May Have Solved a 353-Year Mystery
Workers repairing a floor in a Dutch church found a skeleton with a French coin, a lead bullet, and a burial spot under the altar. DNA testing is now underwa...
POLITICSWARHEALTH
Trump Has Been Polling Advisers About Replacing Tulsi Gabbard as Intelligence Chief
President Trump has privately asked cabinet officials whether he should replace Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, frustrated by her defense of...
POLITICSWARHEALTH
Inside America's Paramilitary Immigration Force: BORTAC Unmasked
A WIRED investigation using DHS documents and body camera footage names the Border Patrol tactical agents who used force against civilians during Operation M...
MARKETSWARHEALTH
American Job Market Hits Pandemic-Era Lows as Iran War Uncertainty Grips Employers
U.S. hiring fell to its weakest rate since April 2020 in February, with 4.85 million gross hires — and economists warn the Iran war has made things worse since.
POLITICSHEALTH
Rohingya Refugee Left at Closed Buffalo Restaurant by Border Patrol Ruled a Homicide
The Erie County Medical Examiner has ruled the death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam — a nearly blind, 56-year-old Rohingya refugee dropped at a closed Tim Hortons b...
POLITICSWARHEALTH
Alex Jones Breaks With Trump: 'He's Gone'
Once Trump's most fervent media ally, Jones told his audience to 'cut bait' on the president before the midterms, citing health concerns, a 33% approval rati...
WORLDHEALTH
Boots on the Ground: U.S. Commandos Join Ecuador in First Land Operation Against Drug Cartel | Ranked Brief
WORLDHEALTH
Tiger Woods Arrested for DUI, Pleads Not Guilty, Says He Will Seek Treatment
Tiger Woods was arrested on suspicion of DUI following a rollover crash near his Florida home. The 15-time major champion pleaded not guilty and announced he...
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
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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 ...
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
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...
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...
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'...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
WORLDPOLITICSHEALTH
Acting ICE Director Hospitalized Twice From Stress Amid White House Pressure, Officials Say
Todd Lyons, the 52-year-old acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, was rushed to a Washington hospital twice in seven months, according to a...
WORLDHEALTH
Tiger Woods Pleads Not Guilty, Announces Treatment Leave After DUI Arrest
Woods entered a written not guilty plea to DUI charges in Martin County, Florida, then announced he is stepping away to seek treatment. He will miss the Mast...
WORLDHEALTHSPORTS
Tiger Woods Arrested for DUI After Rollover Crash in Florida
The 50-year-old golf legend was arrested Friday in Jupiter Island after his Land Rover clipped a trailer and rolled over. His breathalyzer registered 0.00, b...
WORLDHEALTHPOLITICS
The Court That Stopped RFK Jr.: A Federal Judge Nullified His Vaccine Committee, Reversed the Childhood Schedule, and Called It All 'Arbitrary and Capricious'
On March 16, U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy blocked RFK Jr.'s entire restructuring of America's childhood vaccine policy — invalidating 13 hand-picked comm...
WORLDWARHEALTH
'Your Hands Are Full of Blood': Pope Leo XIV Rejects Religious Justification for War at Palm Sunday Mass
The first American pope used Palm Sunday — with Jerusalem's holiest sites sealed shut and the US-Iran war entering its second month — to tell every warring n...
WORLDPOLITICSHEALTH
DOJ Settles Michael Flynn Lawsuit for $1.2 Million, Calling Original Prosecution a 'Historic Injustice'
The Justice Department agreed to pay roughly $1.2 million to Trump's former national security adviser, who had pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about conve...
WORLDHEALTH
The Photo That Stopped America: Lady Liberty Arrested at the No Kings Protest
An AP photo of LAPD officers arresting a woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty — in chains — has become the defining image of the No Kings protest movement....
WORLDHEALTH
Italy Closed the Ancestral Citizenship Door — And Thousands of Americans Are Now Trapped Inside
Italy's emergency 2025 decree ended unlimited citizenship by descent — then the Constitutional Court upheld it. Families who sold everything and moved to Ita...
WORLDTECHHEALTH
The Algorithm That Decides Who Gets Audited: IRS Paid Palantir $1.8M to Build AI Targeting Tool
Freedom of Information Act documents obtained by WIRED reveal the IRS has been testing a Palantir-built system called SNAP to identify high-value audit and f...
WORLDWARHEALTH
Civilian Infrastructure in the Iran War: Schools, Water Plants, Universities — and Who Hit Them
From a girls' school in Minab on Day 1 to university strikes last week and a Kuwait desalination plant on Day 31: both sides have struck civilian infrastruct...
WORLDWARHEALTH
Hegseth Prays for 'Overwhelming Violence' at Pentagon Worship Service as Separation of Church and State Lawsuit Filed
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth prayed at his first Pentagon Christian service since the Iran war began for 'overwhelming violence of action against those who...
WORLDHEALTHSCIENCE
The Quiet Epidemic: Why Erectile Dysfunction Is Surging Among Young Men
A decade ago, erectile dysfunction in men under 40 was considered rare. Peer-reviewed research now shows it affects up to 35% of young men — and the causes s...
WORLDPOLITICSHEALTH
America's Doctor Vacancy: Why the Casey Means Surgeon General Nomination Is Stalling — And What's at Stake
The U.S. has had no confirmed surgeon general since January 2025. Trump's nominee Casey Means can't get the votes. Her own party's doctors are leading the op...
WORLDTECHHEALTH
The Man Who Manages $14 Trillion Says AI Will Make Inequality Worse
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink's 2026 shareholder letter warns that the AI boom risks concentrating wealth faster than any technology in history — and that the eco...