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Renewed Fighting Deepens South Sudan Hunger Crisis; 7.8 Million Face Acute Food Insecurity

UN-backed analysis and Human Rights Watch say renewed fighting in Jonglei and Upper Nile has pushed 7.8 million South Sudanese into acute food insecurity. ...Read more

#southsudan, #humanitarian, #famine, #foodsecurity, #conflict

Presiding Judge in Kim Keon Hee Appeal Found Dead at Seoul High Court

Judge Shin Jong-o, who presided over the appeal of former first lady Kim Keon Hee, was found dead at Seoul High Court; police say no foul play suspected. ...Read more

#southkorea, #judiciary, #kimkeonhee, #seoul

Chet Holmgren leads Thunder to 108-90 Game 1 win over Lakers, gives OKC 1-0 series lead

Holmgren had 24 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks as the Thunder beat the Lakers 108-90 in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals at Paycom Center. ...Read more

#nba, #thunder, #lakers, #playoffs

Preprint: DESI spectra identify 10,000+ candidate cold gas inflows into galaxies

An arXiv preprint using DESI DR2 spectra reports more than 10,000 candidate cold-gas inflows in z<0.6 galaxies, offering a large but preliminary sample. ...Read more

#astronomy, #desi, #galaxies, #arxiv

U.S. Launches 'Project Freedom' to Escort Shipping Through Strait of Hormuz

U.S. forces began "Project Freedom" on May 4 to escort commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz after disruptions trapped thousands of mariners. ...Read more

#straitofhormuz, #usmilitary, #maritimesecurity, #oil

Trump Grants Presidential Permit for Bridger Cross‑Border Pipeline; Project Still Faces Reviews and Legal Challenges

President Trump granted a permit April 30 for Bridger’s cross-border pipeline into Montana, but federal and state reviews and legal fights remain. ...Read more

#pipeline, #energy, #montana, #environment, #infrastructure

SEC Proposes Letting Public Companies File Semiannual 10-S Instead of Quarterly 10-Qs

The SEC proposed letting U.S. public companies swap quarterly 10-Qs for a single semiannual 10-S, aiming to reduce filings while preserving 8-K disclosures. ...Read more

#sec, #disclosure, #filings, #regulation

White House Says MFN Drug Pricing Could Cut U.S. Drug Spending by $529 Billion Over 10 Years

White House and Council of Economic Advisers project $529B in 10-year U.S. drug savings from Most-Favored-Nation policy, including $64.3B for Medicaid. ...Read more

#drugpricing, #healthcare, #whitehouse, #mfn

DHL Teamsters Ratify Four-Year National Contract by 92%, Winning 20% Raises and AI Protections

Teamsters ratified a four-year national DHL deal, securing a 20% wage increase, higher benefits and explicit safeguards against AI routing and autonomous vehicles. ...Read more

#labor, #teamsters, #dhl, #union, #ai

NIST’s CAISI Signs Agreements With Google DeepMind, Microsoft and xAI to Expand U.S. Frontier-AI Testing

NIST’s CAISI struck pacts with Google DeepMind, Microsoft and xAI to expand U.S. frontier-AI testing, including pre-release, classified and reduced‑safeguard evaluations. ...Read more

$GOOGL, $MSFT, #ai, #nist, #google, #microsoft, #xai

Xbox Game Pass May 2026 Wave 1: Forza Horizon 6, Subnautica 2 and several day-one releases announced

Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass Wave 1 for May 2026 adds Forza Horizon 6 and several day‑one releases, and lists five games leaving on May 15. ...Read more

$MSFT, #xbox, #gamepass, #microsoft, #forzahorizon6, #gaming

Pfizer Keeps 2026 Outlook as Q1 Revenue Rises 5%; COVID Sales Slide

Pfizer posted 5% revenue growth in Q1 and kept its 2026 outlook, as gains from newer drugs offset steep declines in Comirnaty and Paxlovid sales. ...Read more

$PFE, #pfizer, #earnings, #pharma

ArXiv preprint proposes nuclear-spin laser method for >90% single-pass isotope enrichment

An unreviewed arXiv paper proposes using nuclear-spin–sensitive ultrafast lasers to achieve >90% single-pass isotope enrichment in simulations; no experiments yet. ...Read more

#laser, #isotope, #separation, #nuclearphysics, #arxiv

Study: Possible Thin Atmosphere Detected Around Small Trans‑Neptunian Object 2002 XV93

A May 4 Nature Astronomy paper reports a tenuous atmosphere around plutino (612533) 2002 XV93 based on a single 2024 occultation; independent verification needed. ...Read more

#transneptunian, #astronomy, #occultation, #pluto

Reanalysis finds no evidence of planetary‑mass primordial black holes in Andromeda data

Independent reanalysis finds 12 short events in Subaru observations of M31 are ordinary stellar variability, not planetary‑mass primordial black holes. ...Read more

#darkmatter, #primordialblackholes, #astronomy, #andromeda