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Bank of America Pays $72.5 Million in the Epstein Case
On April 2, 2026, federal judge Jed Rakoff, of the Southern District of New York, granted preliminary approval to a $72.5 million

Dear France Team, Thank You for This Mbappé Show That Brings Us Together
Dear France national team, I write this letter the morning after your qualification for the quarterfinals of the 2026 World Cup, held

What a Study Reveals About Ultra-Processed Food and the Brain
A study conducted at Children's Hospital Los Angeles has just shed precise, and potentially worrying, light on a subject that touches nearly

Physicists Make Time Run Backward for a Quantum System
There is a line every physics student hears one day, almost as a given too large to truly grasp: at the fundamental

Guards May Have Destroyed Evidence the Night Epstein Died
On August 10, 2019, Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan. Nine days later,

The EU Finally Shuts Its Doors to Russian War Veterans
It took more than four years of war for the European Union to finally cross this symbolic threshold: banning entry into its

Early-onset colorectal cancer may be its own distinct disease
Colorectal cancer has become the leading cause of cancer death among Americans under 50, an alarming statistic that has pushed the scientific

The first patient in a crucial trial against Bundibugyo Ebola
On July 2, 2026, the World Health Organization announced the enrollment of the very first patient in a clinical trial testing treatments

Ukraine begs 40 countries for emergency Patriot deliveries
On the night of July 1 to 2, 2026, Russia launched one of its most massive attacks against Kyiv since the start