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Canada moves to block Ebola-linked travel
Canada will temporarily bar residents of three African states over an Ebola outbreak, while the Bahamas is preparing similar restrictions, raising questions over public health control and regional politics.
2026-05-27
Ebola surge threatens deadliest outbreak
An accelerating Ebola outbreak with more than 220 deaths, strained treatment capacity, and persistent transmission risks becoming the deadliest recorded, aid groups warn.
2026-05-27
What Daily Vitamin D Really Changed
A daily vitamin D supplement did less than wellness marketing suggests, yet measurably improved bone markers, immune resilience and lab values in someone who started out deficient.
2026-05-27
Travel
Entertainment
Eye-Level Party Levels Every Guest
An Oakland event used custom foam platforms to equalize guests’ height, turning a casual party into a live experiment in status, posture and eye contact.
2026-05-04
Why Nintendo Keeps Super Mario Galaxy Movie Racing
Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto argues the rapid pace of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie mirrors game design, trading character pauses for dense visual action to hold broad, impatient audiences.
2026-05-03
Letterboxd Owner Quietly Tests the Exit Door
Letterboxd’s controlling investor is exploring a stake sale, forcing the film-focused social platform to weigh new ownership, fresh capital and the risk of losing its loyal cinephile identity.
2026-04-27
Animal
Technology
DuckDuckGo rides backlash to Google AI Search
DuckDuckGo app installs have surged by about 30% after Google replaced familiar link-based results with AI agents, signaling a user backlash and renewed demand for privacy-focused, link-centric search.
2026-05-27
PC makers chase MacBook Neo at budget prices
PC brands are rolling out low-cost responses to Apple’s MacBook Neo, yet consistent quality under $600 remains limited by margins, components, and software polish.
2026-05-27
NASA’s Moon Base Bets On Two Rovers
NASA has awarded contracts for two astronaut-ready rovers, treating surface mobility as core infrastructure for a permanent Moon base and a test bed for later Mars expeditions.
2026-05-27
Health
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship faces deep clean
A cruise ship linked to fatal hantavirus cases is held in a Dutch port for extensive decontamination before returning to its home port, under close public health oversight.
2026-05-27
Trump Team Reroutes Ebola Exposed Americans
The Trump administration is routing Americans exposed to Ebola to Kenya or Europe instead of U.S. biocontainment facilities, breaking with prior public health practice and raising legal, ethical and diplomatic questions.
2026-05-27
Ebola Response Strains As Congo Centers Burn
Ebola control in Congo is faltering as treatment centers are destroyed, responders face hostility, and health officials warn the outbreak response is near breaking point.
2026-05-26
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Delicacy
ACGN
Maryland confirms imported measles case
Maryland health officials confirmed an imported measles case in a Baltimore-area resident who traveled abroad and are tracing contacts and urging MMR vaccination.
2026-04-20
Five surreal sci-fi anime for a Pragmata mood
Pragmata’s eerie, low-orbit isolation has clear cousins in five surreal sci-fi anime that mix cosmic dread, fragile humanity and brutal visual imagination.
2026-04-19
Capturing Affection Through Lenses
2024-04-03