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Fernanda González

What Caused the European Power Outage?

There’s still no official explanation for the blackout in Spain, Portugal, and parts of southern France—but experts point to the makeup of the Iberian peninsula’s power grid.

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Michael C. Bender

Trump Administration Cancels $1 Billion in Grants for Student Mental Health

Congress authorized the money in a bipartisan breakthrough around addressing gun violence after a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, killed 19 children and two teachers.

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Christina Jewett and Sheryl Gay Stolberg

Kennedy Issues Demands for Vaccine Approvals That Could Affect Fall Covid Boosters

The agency suggested that clinical trials in humans may be required for updated Covid shots, raising questions about whether they will be available in the fall.

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Shams Charania

Suns tab Gregory as GM, make Jones sr. adviser

The Phoenix Suns are promoting vice president Brian Gregory to be the franchise's new general manager as James Jones transitions to a role as senior adviser for the organization, the team announced Thursday.

ESPN.com

Yanks shift Stanton to 60-day IL with tendinitis

The Yankees moved designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton to the 60-day injured list and claimed outfielder Bryan De La Cruz off waivers from the Braves.

Mashable

Who needs a console? Amazons cloud gaming bundle is on sale for 35% off.

SAVE $45: As of May 1, Amazon's cloud gaming bundle — which includes the Fire TV Stick 4K Max and Luna controller — is on sale for just $84.98. That's 35% off the usual cost of $129.98.

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Mashable

Get an AI assistant to help you make wise investments for just A$108 for life

TL;DR: Sterling Stock Picker is an AI-powered Stock guidance tool to help you invest your money, and it's only A$108 for life.

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Mashable

Lyft Silver rolls out today for senior riders

Lyft is launching a new app experience for older riders, intended to support senior independence.

Called Lyft Silver, the new update redesigns the app into a simplified, heavily-supported ride experience featuring enlarged text and simplified ride options, with just single "request ride" and "schedule a ride" buttons. Lyft Silver users will also be paired with easier-to-enter cars and will have access to live phone support.

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Mashable

Tesla reportedly went looking for a new CEO. Elon Musk denies it.

Was Tesla's board looking to replace Elon Musk as CEO?

A surprising new report from The Wall Street Journal claims Tesla's board sought to replace Elon Musk with a new CEO. However, since the report was published, Musk has denied the accuracy of the WSJ's reporting.

In a late-night post on X, Musk wrote, "It is an EXTREMELY BAD BREACH OF ETHICS that the @WSJ would publish a DELIBERATELY FALSE ARTICLE and fail to include an unequivocal denial beforehand by the Tesla board of directors!" Musk...

Mashable

Fortnite will finally return to the iOS App Store

For nearly five years, Fortnite has not been natively playable on iPhones. That could change as soon as next week.

Fortnite developer Epic Games, via founder and CEO Tim Sweeney on X, announced that the game would return to the iOS App Store in the U.S. next week. This comes half a decade after the game was unceremoniously dropped from Apple devices due to a dispute between Apple and Epic over Apple's policy of taking a commission on in-app purchases. That turned into an ongoing legal...

Mashable

Live from space! Watch Earth live streamed on Mashable.

Behold, Earth.

The live stream you see above is beamed down from the International Space Station, which orbits some 250 miles above our planet. It's filmed by the Earth and space live streaming company Sen, whose high-definition camera system, SpaceTV-1, peers down at sprawling forests, oceans, metropolises, and beyond.

"You see a beautiful planet and a borderless world," Sen's founder and CEO, Charles Black, told Mashable.

Anyone, with internet, can watch it. "It's about democratizing space,"...

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Nicole Scherzinger Had To Be Coaxed Into Breaking Her "Ridiculous" Rule For Filming During "Sunset Blvd."

“I've had to just chip away at my insecurities, at my ego, at my fears."

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Boone Ashworth

LinkedIn Games Are Still the Best Part of LinkedIn

It has been one year since LinkedIn added games to its workplace-oriented social platform. Here’s how that’s playing out.

SBNation.com

Mark Schofield

Carlos Sainz Jr. and Williams F1 are ‘moving in the right direction’

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Williams driver Carlos Sainz Jr. talked about life at a new team, and learning in a new environment, ahead of the Miami Grand Prix

MIAMI, Florida — Williams has enjoyed a strong start to the 2025 Formula 1 season.

A big reason for that, according to Alexander Albon, is just how narrow the gap is between himself and new teammate Carlos Sainz Jr. That narrow gap is due in part to Sainz’s ability to get up to speed quickly with his new team, and in a...

ESPN.com

Ryan Clark

Injured Scheifele won't travel with Jets for G6

Jets coach Scott Arniel said Thursday that star center Mark Scheifele will not travel with team ahead of Game 6 against the Blues.

ESPN.com

Alex Kirkland and Rodrigo Faez

Sources: Brazil gives Ancelotti May 26 deadline

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) on Thursday extended its deadline for Carlo Ancelotti to take over as national team coach, sources told ESPN.

ESPN.com

Kiley McDaniel

Who are your club's future stars? Updated top 10 prospect rankings for all 30 MLB teams

Who is rising and falling in every major league farm system? Kiley McDaniel digs in.

Fast Company

Natasha Etzel

McDonald’s reports a significant sales decline in the U.S. as anxious customers pull back on spending

The burger giant saw its worst U.S. sales drop since the pandemic. CEO Chris Kempczinski says customers are “grappling with uncertainty.”

McDonalds released its earnings report for the first quarter of 2025 early this morning. According to the report, U.S. comparable sales decreased by 3.6% from the previous year, primarily driven by reduced guest counts.

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Lauren Goode, Michael Calore, Katie Drummond

The Dangerous Decline in Vaccination Rates

With measles on the rise, this episode of Uncanny Valley looks at RFK's role in the revival of the once-eliminated deadly illness.

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