Abdul El-Sayed was outspent by a 9:1 margin (more than $60 million) by Haley Stevens. 💰 #SteveKornacki just called the #MISen Democratic primary race for him.
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A nationwide study of more than 2.5 million children has found no association between the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism: “These results reinforce existing evidence supporting the safety of MMR vaccination.”
No link between MMR vaccination before age 2 and autism, large US study suggests
The findings reinforce existing evidence of the safety of MMR vaccination, the authors say.
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Federal prosecutors dropped the last of their cases against people charged with vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
Prosecutors drop more Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool vandalism cases
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, DC, is saying that the damage done to the pool is more likely the result of poor remodeling work.
usatoday.com
86% of new jobs created since President Trump returned to office have gone to women. Women also now make up a slight majority (50.2%) of all non-farm jobs. 👉🏻 newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/the-pink-c...
Companies expecting tariff refunds: • Amazon: $600 million • Apple: $2.2 billion • Ford: $1.3 billion • General Motors: $500 million • UPS: $500 million • Walmart: $2.4 billion
Tariff refunds split companies as consumers demand share of $166B
Some firms say they will share a portion of the rebate from the Supreme Court striking down Trump's tariffs earlier this year.
newsweek.com
Support for maximum age limit on: Elected Officials • Democrats: 76% • Republicans: 82% Supreme Court Justices • Democrats: 82% • Republicans: 68% Poll from 2023:
Most Americans favor maximum age limits for federal elected officials, Supreme Court justices
79% of Americans favor maximum age limits for elected officials in Washington, D.C. And 74% support such limits for Supreme Court justices.
pewresearch.org
Pope Leo is an American citizen. 66% of American atheists/agnostics think he should vote in U.S. elections, while 59% of American Catholics say the same. d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/Th...
So much is going politically right for Democrats these days. But dysfunction and debt inside the DNC (which is getting crushed in fundraising by the RNC) are creating anxiety for top Democrats 100 days before midterm elections.
Inside the Phone-Throwing Drama at the Troubled, Broke Democratic Party (Gift Article)
The Democrats should be well positioned to make gains in this year’s midterms. But inside party headquarters, every week brings paranoia, worries about money and, on occasion, emotional eruptions.
nytimes.com
The U.S. has now recorded more cases of measles in 2026 than in any other year since the virus was declared eliminated in 2000. More measles cases have been reported in the past two years than in all the years from 2000 through 2024 combined.
Measles Cases Hit New Record in U.S., as Vaccination Rates Wane (Gift Article)
More measles cases have been reported in the United States in the last two years than in all the years from 2000 through 2024 combined.
nytimes.com
This is now the largest cyclospora outbreak in American history, and has expanded to 9 states: 1. Illinois 2. Kansas 3. Oklahoma 4. Pennsylvania 5. Indiana 6. Kentucky 7. Michigan 8. Ohio 9. West Virginia
CDC says massive cyclospora outbreak is now in nine states
The four newly linked states — Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania — join Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia and hard-hit Michigan.
cnbc.com
LeBron James announces he will be signing with the Philadelphia 76ers for the next two NBA seasons.
LeBron chooses 76ers, will sign 2-year, $8 million contract
LeBron James is signing with the 76ers on a two-year, $8 million deal with a player option, Klutch Sports Group CEO Rich Paul told ESPN's Shams Charania.
espn.com
Russian sellers broke down in tears after new strikes hit Wildberries warehouses near St.Petersburg, destroying their goods and livelihoods. One woman said, "First, the Ukrainians killed myhusband. Then the bank deceived me. Today, everything I had left burned in the warehouses. What else is there?"
‘Everything I Had Left Burned’: Russians Weep After Wildberries Strikes
Russian business owners cried on camera and said they had lost everything after new drone strikes hit Wildberries logistics centers near St. Petersburg.
kyivpost.com
75% of Americans agree with Sophie Cunningham, including 64% of Gen Z.
Poll: Most Americans oppose trans women competing in female sports, including 2 of 3 in Gen Z
Overall, 75% of American adults say trans women shouldn't be allowed to play on female sports teams, per the NBC News Stay Tuned Poll. Gen Z is the most supportive.
nbcnews.com
More than 9 million federal student loan borrowers (1 in 5) are now in default — meaning they are more than 9 months behind on their payments.
Student loan defaults hit record $233 billion with 1 in 5 borrowers over 9 months behind | Fortune
Many of the states with the highest concentrations of defaulted borrowers are in the South, an AP analysis found. Trump states lead the way.
fortune.com
The White House has signed a nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia that would allow American companies to run commercial nuclear power plants on Saudi soil. The deal must be reviewed by Congress, which has 90 days to consider it.
Trump administration signs commercial nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia
The agreement gives American companies priority access to nuclear reactors and fuel to Saudi Arabia. It's expected to last decades and be worth billions of dollars.
npr.org
Primary polls this early are not worth much… But it is worth noting that Kamala Harris has plummeted from the top spot of Democratic primary polls. 📉
Shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz is currently averaging about 15 vessels a day. In February 2026, a daily average of 100+ ships were traversing the strait. 👉🏻 nbcnews.com/data-graphic...
Nintendo says consumers are not legally entitled to tariff refunds on products they’ve already bought. The company’s core argument is straightforward: Nintendo or its retail partners set the final price, and buyers made a voluntary decision to pay it.
Nintendo says consumers are not legally entitled to tariff refunds - GameDev News
Nintendo is pushing back on claims that buyers are owed tariff refunds, arguing that consumers simply paid the posted price. The company says it, or its retailers, set the price and customers chose w…
gamedev.net
71% of Americans oppose data center construction in their local community. Top reasons given by data center opponents: • Effect on resources: 50% • Quality-of-life concerns: 22% • Higher energy costs: 20% • Pollution: 16% news.gallup.com/poll/709772/...
CIA Director John Ratcliffe reveals the effectiveness of Ukraine’s AI drones against invading Russian forces: “The average life expectancy of a Russian recruit right now on the battlefield in Ukraine is estimated to be between 20 and 30 minutes.”
CIA Says AI Drones Give Russian Troops Only 30 Minutes to Live
Russian soldiers only live an average of 20 to 30 minutes on the battlefield because of Ukraine’s artificial-intelligence attack drones, CIA Director John Ratcliffe said on Wednesday.
bloomberg.com
Boeing will be allowed to take responsibility for certifying all of its 737 Max and 787 planes starting next week. The FAA said that, after months of review, Boeing’s final safety checks on its planes are good enough to ensure they are airworthy.
FAA says Boeing can resume self-certifying its jets as airworthy
The Federal Aviation Administration says Boeing will be allowed to take responsibility for certifying all of its 737 Max and 787 planes starting next week.
apnews.com
1 of every 4 automobiles sold globally in 2025 was an electric vehicle (EV), and analysts with Bloomberg predict over the next decade, that number will more than double. China currently makes 75% of all EV's sold worldwide, the U.S. makes around 5%.
The American E.V. Has Been Crushed. Will It Take the U.S. Auto Industry With It? (Gift Article)
The largest U.S. automakers have backed away from electric vehicles, even as global sales are booming. The decision may make them obsolete.
nytimes.com
Americans who say the 2020 election was ‘stolen’ from Donald Trump via election fraud: • Republicans: 63% • Democrats: 9% • Independents: 21%
Trump's election fraud claims spread distrust before midterms, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Trump's years-long campaign to undermine faith in elections has gained broad traction with the public.
reuters.com
Two-thirds of Americans (66%) now say that groceries are ‘unaffordable.’ That’s up from 45% who said the same thing in February. 📈
Two-thirds of Americans find groceries unaffordable, Post-Ipsos poll finds
A new Washington Post poll found that more Americans are feeling worse about the price of groceries than they were before the war with Iran began.
washingtonpost.com
President Trump announces the U.S. is reinstating a naval blockade against Iran and will collect a 20% safety/security fee on all cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz.
The U.S. has revoked a waiver that authorized the sale of Iranian oil as part last month’s MOU to end the war with Iran. The 60-day waiver was revoked after 3 shipping tankers were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz earlier today. apnews.com/article/iran...
A court in eastern China has sentenced a former city official to death for taking more than $325 million in bribes over 30 years.
China official who received $325m worth of bribes sentenced to death
The 69-year-old helped companies secure valuable contracts in exchange for money, a court heard.
bbc.com
Voters who do not align with the Democratic or Republican parties make up the largest portion of the American electorate. Research shows most independent voters hold moderate ideologies and want a system that's focused on open-mindedness rather than rigid political labels.
What millions of voter records reveal about political independents
A new analysis challenges the notion that political independents are merely undercover partisans or apathetic citizens. Researchers found that most unaligned voters overwhelmingly prefer moderate ideo...
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As we celebrate #America250, we should thank the French for their help during our Revolutionary War when we needed it the most. This video shows gas station lines in Russia thanks to their inhumane attempts to deny Ukrainians their independence. I hope we do for Ukraine what France did for the USA.
Videos show Russians fighting at gas stations as Putin admits Ukraine strikes are causing fuel problems | Fox News Video
Long lines, shortages and confrontations at pumps are spreading across Russia after Ukrainian drones targeted key oil refineries and fuel infrastructure. (Credit: East2West)
foxnews.com
Utah State Senate President J. Stuart Adams (one of the most powerful Republicans in the state) lost his primary after supporting a major data center development near the Great Salt Lake. It’s one of the clearest signs yet of the growing political risks tied to data centers.
"Cost me the election": Data centers trigger voter backlash
A Utah county commissioner said a large data center project played a role in his defeat in this week’s Republican primary.
newsweek.com