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California Teen Sets Record in Lightning-Fast Spelling Bee Victory
Shrey Parikh, a 14-year-old from California, won the Scripps National Spelling Bee after defeating competitor Ishaan Gupta in a dramatic spell-off rou…
By Avery Bennett · May 30, 2026
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Federal Judge Blocks Trump Kennedy Center Renovation and Name Change
A federal judge blocked President Trump's plan to rename the Kennedy Center and shut it down for renovations, ruling the board exceeded its authority.…
By Morgan Ellis · May 30, 2026
WORTH KNOWING
Space Dust Hides in City Gutters Waiting to Be Discovered
Earth receives thousands of tonnes of extraterrestrial dust annually, with most particles smaller than sand grains. This space material falls everywhe…
By Cameron Brooks · May 29, 2026
HEALTH & WELLNESS
Rare Ebola Strain Spreads Through Congo Despite No Vaccine
The Democratic Republic of Congo is battling the third-worst Ebola outbreak in history, but efforts to contain the deadly virus are being severely und…
By Devin Marsh · May 29, 2026
YOUR MONEY
Markets Brace for Fed Rate Hikes as Inflation Surges to Three Year High
Stock market futures are falling as investors nervously await April's inflation data, specifically the personal consumption expenditure price index. T…
By Rowan Fletcher · May 29, 2026
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New Hepatitis B Drug Achieves Functional Cure in One in Five Patients
An experimental drug called bepirovirsen cleared detectable hepatitis B virus levels in 19% of patients during a study of 1,220 people, offering hope …
By Jamie Sullivan · May 29, 2026
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US and Iran Reach Tentative Deal to Reopen Strait of Hormuz
US and Iranian negotiators reached a tentative 60-day ceasefire extension deal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and begin nuclear talks, now awa…
By Riley Carter · May 29, 2026
WORTH KNOWING
Webb Telescope Reveals Dark Scorched Super-Earth Resembling Mercury
The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a dark, heavily scorched exoplanet that resembles Mercury or the Moon but is about 30 percent larger tha…
By Hayden Walsh · May 28, 2026
HEALTH & WELLNESS
Finland Builds Nuclear Tomb Designed to Last 100,000 Years Without Markers
Finland is constructing Onkalo, a nuclear waste storage facility tunneling 430 meters deep into 1.9-billion-year-old bedrock on Olkiluoto Island. The …
By Riley Carter · May 28, 2026
HEALTH & WELLNESS
Bangladesh Measles Crisis Kills Over 500 Children After Vaccine System Collapse
Bangladesh is facing a severe measles outbreak that has killed hundreds of children in just over two months. The country has recorded more than 60,000…
By Drew Mitchell · May 28, 2026
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Cave Rescue Heroes Find Five Villagers Alive After Week Underground in Laos
Five villagers were discovered alive after being trapped for over a week in a flooded cave in central Laos, though two others remain missing. The grou…
By Quinn Foster · May 28, 2026
WORTH KNOWING
Rare Ostrich Dinosaur Fossil Reveals Ancient Pacific Coastline Secrets
Paleontologists have discovered a dinosaur tail vertebra on a small British Columbia island, providing strong evidence that bird-like ornithomimosaurs…
By Rowan Fletcher · May 27, 2026