Clarity Act
Crypto Industry Pushes a Bill to Tilt Regulation in Its Favor
After a series of political victories under President Trump, firms are lobbying Congress for a sweeping framework they helped shape.
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Health care
A Unique Oregon Law Allows It to Block Healthcare Deals. In Five Years, the State Hasn’t Done So Once.
The post A Unique Oregon Law Allows It to Block Healthcare Deals. In Five Years, the State Hasn’t Done So Once. appeared first on ProPublica.
Health
Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera dream together again at Met Opera
Gabriela Lena Frank's first opera, in its Met debut, sees late Mexican painter Frida Kahlo leaving the underworld on the Day of the Dead to be reunited with her husband…
Economy
The jobs apocalypse: a (very) short history
Mass unemployment induced by AI would be unprecedented
Politics
Poll: Democrats would give up Black voting power to beat the GOP
In a new POLITICO Poll, a plurality of Democrats say the party should counter Republican gerrymandering, even if it means reducing the number of majority-minority districts.
Economy, Business and Finance
President Kais Saied Vows Decisions to Lift Impoverishment and Unemployment
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- President Kais Saied met on Wednesday at Carthage Palace, Prime Minister Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri.
Books
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans review – immensely enjoyable return of the epistolary novel
This moving work about an irascible woman in her 70s who conducts her most intimate relationships through letters has been shortlisted for the Women’s prize Epistolary novels were once all…
Central Africa
Rwanda Confirms Tanzania, Comoros Friendlies During Camp in Morocco
[New Times] Rwanda will face Tanzania and Comoros in international friendly matches during the June FIFA international window, according to Rwanda FA Secretary General Bonnie Mugabe.
World
Stadium plan dashed as special school set to expand
A site in Strabane earmarked for a new football ground has been bought to allow a special school to expand.
Politics
Chris Mason: Potential leadership challengers jostle for position
Sir Keir Starmer and his backers argue a leadership contest would paralyse the government for months.
Africa
All You Need to Know About the TotalEnergies CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2026
[Cosafa] Africa's next generation of football stars will once again step into the spotlight when the TotalEnergies CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2026 kicks off on 13 May…
Health and Medicine
The Hospital Visit That Begins With a Boat
[GroundUp] Patients in remote Lesotho villages have to cross the Senqu River to get to Tebellong Hospital
AI
Apple backs Google after EU orders Android be opened up to AI rivals
The company agrees with Google that it would put European users' privacy and safety at risk.
Podcasts
Stuffed possums and sunken gold coins: the podcast that explains America in 100 unlikely items
Roman Mars’s pod 99% Invisible is a worldwide hit. Now he has teamed up with the BBC for new series A History of the United States in 100 Objects, an…
رياضة محلية
‘Give him the pain’: meet Zak Chelli, the supply teacher turned boxing sensation
The light-heavyweight is a substitute teacher by day but on Saturday delivered a blistering lesson to Cuba’s David MorrellLast Saturday night in Manchester, Zak Chelli, a 28-year-old supply teacher from…
Health
How does your vagina rank? Bryan Johnson said his girlfriend was in the ‘top 1%’ — the test that can tell you – Yahoo
How does your vagina rank? Bryan Johnson said his girlfriend was in the ‘top 1%’ — the test that can tell you Yahoo'Vagina-maxxing' explained as Bryan Johnson's 'vaginal microbiome report' sparks…
All Countries
Red Stars and Revisionism: Montenegro’s Anti-Fascist Monuments
Montenegro has a different relationship to its socialist past than some other ex-Yugoslav republics, but that doesn’t mean its anti-fascist monuments aren’t neglected or that revisionism is not a threat.
Conflict, Peace and Security
How Tanzania’s Election Violence Inquiry Separated Truth From Digital Disinformation
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- DURING periods of political conflict, truth often becomes one of the first casualties. In moments of fear and uncertainty, unverified claims can spread rapidly…
History books
Weimar by Katja Hoyer review – the town that changed Germany
It was the birthplace of the liberal tradition, but also the incubator for Nazism – what can this historic city tell us about democracy?‘Weimar is Germany in a nutshell,” 1990s…
Albania
Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Suspicions Linger in Dropped Albania Smuggling Case
Prosecutors dropped a probe into the alleged smuggling of Russian oil through an Albanian port in 2023, but behind the vessel in question lies a network of individuals and companies…
All Countries
Divide and Rule: Turkey’s Ruling Party Uses Opposition Defections to Expand Reach
The opposition sees the desertion of some of its mayors and councillors to join Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AKP as part of a government strategy aimed at weakening local resistance…
Conflict, Peace and Security
Inside Egypt’s Crackdown On Sudanese Refugees
[Ayin Network] Weeks passed in silence for the wife of Sudanese refugee "Mohammed Al-Mahdi" after Egyptian police detained her husband in March. The couple lived in Cairo's Badr district, where…
World
‘They shot my neighbour in the head’ – the lakeside city traumatised by war
Rebel fighters and Rwandan troops are accused of committing atrocities after capturing the DR Congo city of Uvira in December.
Arts, Culture and Entertainment
Why Was an Egyptian Mummy Stuffed With a Fragment of Homer’s Iliad?
[The Conversation Africa] Archaeologists have found something unexpected inside a 1,600-year-old Roman-era Egyptian mummy: a fragment of Homer's Iliad. It wasn't placed beside the body, but inside the mummy's abdomen.…
Governance
Azawad Never Left – Reading Mali’s 2026 Crisis Through 2012
[African Arguments] On 25 April 2026, Mali appeared to enter a new and dramatic phase of crisis. Explosions and gunfire were reported around Bamako and Kati, while attacks struck several…
Economy
Europe’s household energy prices surge after Iran war: Which capitals were hit hardest?
Household gas prices rose across EU capitals between early February and early April, reflecting the impact of Middle East tensions. However, electricity prices fell on average, highlighting diverging trends in…
United Kingdom holidays
And did those feet in ancient time: walking Britain’s oldest paths
There are few places where history can be felt more powerfully than these pathways, walked by explorer, author and TV presenter Nicholas CraneHow often do you look down and wonder…
رياضة محلية
F1: Chequered Flag
Alisha Palmowski talks F1 Academy's return, plus Lando Norris chats with Declan Rice.
AI
Microsoft is retiring Copilot Mode on Edge, because everything is Copilot Mode now
Copilot features are now available on Edge for mobile.
World
China’s Xi, warning of a clash, tells Trump: ‘We must make it work’
President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping began a two-day summit with a welcome ceremony at Beijing's Great Hall of the People that featured an extraordinary display of power.
Javier Milei
Health body investigating hantavirus hit by fresh Milei budget cuts
President Javier Milei’s government has reduced funding for the ANLIS-Malbrán Institute, the epidemiological body tasked with investigating whether hantavirus is present in Argentina. Leer más
World
World Health Organization confirms eight cases of Andes hantavirus in outbreak
Eight people infected in hantavirus outbreak aboard MV Hondius cruise ship have tested positive for Andes virus; 'No indication' strain of hantavirus has mutated, says EU agency. Leer más
Global development
‘A passion, but also a gamble’: why India’s gen Z are cashing in on the trend for secondhand fashion
Faced with rising costs and a lack of jobs, many young Indians are turning an online side hustle into an incomeThe work begins at sunrise, ahead of her first Instagram…
Science & Tech
Trump’s trillion-dollar business delegation arrives in China, eager for deals
The business executives accompanying US President Donald Trump on his state visit to Beijing this week are the wealthiest such delegation to visit China – holding a combined personal net…
China
Trump’s Shrinking Ambitions on China
The president came into office planning harsher trade moves on China than on the rest of the world. Here’s why he’s had to scale them back.