RFK Jr. said he wouldn’t “take away anybody's vaccines,” but HHS’s new regulatory moves do just that by altering who can access—or possibly afford—Covid shots. / NBC News, NPR The White House and many Congressional Republicans have all but stopped talking about Elon Musk. / Politico
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Researchers attempting to explain why the universe exists are studying neutrinos in underground “cathedrals to science.” / BBC News New therapeutic strategies for cancer are beginning to emerge, “providing safer, more targeted delivery directly to tumors.” / Undark Magazine Chinese scientists have a new way of extracting uranium from seawater. / New Scientist
Scientists say the universe is expected to decay in 10⁷⁸ years, “much sooner than previously thought.” / Phys.org Meanwhile, the United States and China agree to a 90-day pause on tariffs. / Reuters Regarding the new foreign plane for President Trump, the crypto deals and golf courses—is it all
In India and Pakistan, both countries “know that the real danger is the specter of uncontrolled escalation.” / Dawn Experts weigh whether India’s new rules for satellite internet operators will thwart Amazon’s Project Kuiper and Elon Musk’s Starlink. / rest of world Stockholm scoffs at a US letter demanding
India launches missile strikes in several parts of Pakistan and Pakistan-controlled territory. / The Guardian Pakistan claims to have shot down five Indian jets. / CNN A hospital bombing raises concerns that South Sudan may return to civil war. / UN News Immigration advocates warn of a potential mass immigration enforcement operation
Latin America is reportedly the only place right now where traditional right-wing economics is on the upswing. / Semafor Saudi Arabia’s budget deficit jumped in the first quarter of 2025, driven by a sharp drop in oil revenues. / Arabian Gulf Business Insight The conservative leader Friedrich Merz wins a
Tesla board members reportedly spent the last month looking for a new CEO to replace Elon Musk. / The Wall Street Journal [+] For its part, Tesla denies the story. / The Guardian Plunging trade means the port of Los Angeles will see shipping volume drop 35% next week. / CNBC A tour through
Power is slowly returning after a massive power outage in Spain and Portugal. / The Guardian Meanwhile, Spain's electricity grid recently ran entirely on renewable energy for the first time. / pv magazine President Trump's meme coin has "eviscerated the boundary between private enterprise and government policy.
Russia hits Kyiv with missiles and drones, one of the deadliest attacks on the capital since last year. / The Kyiv Independent A tunnel between Denmark and Germany will link 90 individual segments, piece by piece, "like Lego bricks." / BBC News Italy's transformation into "a recycling
