Hantavirus Response Shows How Trump Cuts Have Compromised U.S. Preparedness
The Trump administration has slashed funding for infectious disease research and has far fewer employees, including disease detectives, to respond to outbreaks. Source link
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Braver New World by John Kampfner — how to be bold in troubled times
A rattlingly readable analysis of good public policy in 10 countries — and what the rest of the globe can learn from it Source link
Superdry co-founder James Holder jailed for rape
Holder, who appeared via video link from prison, showed no emotion as he was sentenced by Recorder David Chidgey, who said the attack was “about your sense of entitlement and your sense of doing what you wanted and your causal disregard for the victim’s absolute right to say what she wanted to do with her…
Kalshi valuation quadruples to $22bn in less than a year
Platform raises $1bn in fundraise led by Philippe Laffont’s investment firm Coatue Source link
NBA offers $3bn sweetener for European basketball league bids
US league looks to reassure potential team owners over slow path to profits Source link
China hands two former defence ministers suspended death sentences
Punishment underlines severity of Xi Jinping’s sweeping purge of powerful military Source link
Iran War Live Updates: U.S. Awaits Tehran’s Response to Peace Proposal
An Iranian official said that Tehran would convey its reply through Pakistan, a key mediator. Another Iranian official had earlier dismissed a reported proposal to end the war as a “list of American wishes.” Source link
Let’s stop blaming retail investors for wonky markets
They are finance’s saviours as well as its villains Source link
New NTSB Report Into Deadly China Eastern Crash Suggests Struggle in Cockpit
A report by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board offers new details about the China Eastern Airlines crash in 2022, which killed all 132 people on board. Source link