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Phones Out of Class: Seattle Leads the Way

May 9, 2026

Seattle’s newest school chief, Ben Shuldiner, rolled out a statewide ban on cellphones in elementary and middle schools just three months after taking the job. The rule stops students from using phones from bell to bell, while high‑schoolers can keep them during lunch and passing times. The decision

politics

DeepMind Workers Vote to Unionize Over Military AI Use

May 9, 2026

Hundreds of engineers at Google DeepMind’s London office decided to form a union after worries that their AI tools are being used by U. S. and Israeli armed forces. The vote, held on May 5, showed 98 % support for recognizing the Communication Workers Union and Unite as their representatives. This c

celebrities

Behind the Glamour: When Privilege Goes Unspoken

May 9, 2026

A group of well-known faces from music and film often paint themselves as self-made underdogs, yet their backgrounds tell a different story. Phoebe Waller-Bridge, known for her sharp writing, grew up in one of the UK’s most elite neighborhoods—something only a tiny fraction of Brits experience. When

crime

Saving Kids from Online Predators

May 8, 2026

In a plain office in Fairfax, Virginia, a small team inside the Department of Homeland Security fights a hidden war against child predators. Their job is to track down kids who are lured into dangerous online chats and then help the police catch the adults behind it. The unit, called the Cyber Cr

sports

How Fighters Are Using Hormone Tests to Beat the Clock

May 8, 2026

In the weeks before a big fight, some fighters do more than just train. They track their body’s hidden signals with hormone tests. This is a new way to know when the body is ready or overworked. Hormones like testosterone, cortisol and melatonin tell a lot. Testosterone helps build muscle and keep

health

New Pathways: How a Pre‑Surgery Study Learned to Adapt

May 8, 2026

A research team set out to see if breathing exercises before operations could lower lung problems after surgery. The study involved patients scheduled for heart, chest and belly surgeries in the UK’s National Health Service. They ran a randomised controlled trial, meaning some patients received t

health

Fixing faulty heart genes with smart editing tools

May 8, 2026

Scientists took skin cells from two people whose hearts were growing too thick, which can cause dangerous rhythms and block blood flow. Inside each cell’s instruction manual, a single wrong letter in the PRKAG2 gene was spotted—like a typo in a recipe that makes the heart muscle store extra sugar in

science

A Leader in Brain Research Steps Down

May 8, 2026

The world of brain science is losing one of its brightest leaders. After years of guiding a key journal, Professor Tara Spires-Jones is handing over the reins. Her work helped shape how we share new discoveries in brain research. But why does this role even matter? Journals like this one act as bri

technology

New quantum computing tools could speed up clean energy research

May 8, 2026

Quantum computers can model complex systems in ways regular computers can’t. A company in Australia recently proved this by running a quantum simulation involving electrons that was bigger and more detailed than anything tried before. Their experiment used 120 quantum bits—called qubits—allowing the

celebrities

Costume Designer Criticises Met Gala Guests

May 7, 2026

Molly Rogers, a veteran costume artist known for her work on “Sex and the City” and both “The Devil Wears Prada” films, spoke at a Fashionphile event in New York. She expressed disappointment with many celebrities who attended the 2026 Met Gala, a fundraiser backed by Jeff Bezos. Rogers said she