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Ken Paxton defeats John Cornyn in Texas Republican Senate runoff

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton beat Sen. John Cornyn in the May 26 GOP runoff, becoming the Republican nominee for the Nov. 3 Senate contest. ...Read more

#texas, #senate, #paxton, #cornyn, #elections

Seoul court to rule on perjury charge against former President Yoon Suk Yeol

Seoul court will rule May 28 on whether former President Yoon Suk Yeol committed perjury over testimony tied to his Dec. 3, 2024 martial-law declaration. ...Read more

#southkorea, #yoonsukyeol, #perjury, #martiallaw

David Sandlin recovers from leadoff homer to dominate in White Sox debut

Rookie David Sandlin allowed a leadoff homer but retired the next 18 batters, pitching six strong innings in the White Sox's 14-2 win over the Twins. ...Read more

#baseball, #whitesox, #mlb, #debut

Satellite Finds Warm Pacific Wave Off South America, Reinforcing Likely El Niño in 2026

Satellite data show a warm Kelvin wave reaching the South American coast, bolstering forecasts that El Niño is likely to form later in 2026. ...Read more

#elnino, #climate, #satellite, #pacific

Webb Measures Massive Black Hole in Tiny Galaxy 700 Million Years After Big Bang

Webb's NIRSpec mapped gas in a z=7.04 'Little Red Dot', finding a 10^7–10^8 solar-mass black hole that may outweigh its primitive host. ...Read more

#astronomy, #blackhole, #jameswebb, #cosmology, #earlyuniverse

GAO: U.S. Electric Aircraft Still Years From Routine Use; FAA Hasn’t Certified a Manned Model

A GAO report finds FAA has not certified a manned electric aircraft and U.S. airport charging plans are limited, slowing electric aviation’s rollout. ...Read more

#electricaviation, #faa, #gaoreport, #airports

About $1.3 Billion Dark-Pool Block of BlackRock’s IBIT Traded as Bitcoin Fell

A roughly $1.3bn dark-pool block of BlackRock’s IBIT changed hands May 26 as Bitcoin dipped and U.S. spot ETFs saw net outflows. ...Read more

$IBIT, $BLK, #bitcoin, #etf, #blackrock, #darkpool

CD PROJEKT RED announces 2027 expansion 'Songs of the Past' for The Witcher 3; PC requirements rise

CD PROJEKT RED will release Songs of the Past, a 2027 expansion for The Witcher 3 starring Geralt; PC minimum requirements will increase. ...Read more

$CDR, #witcher3, #cdprojektred, #gaming, #pc, #expansion

Square Enix Renames Dragon Quest XII to 'Beyond Dreams' as Development Reset Is Reported

Square Enix revealed Dragon Quest XII — Yume no Kanata e (Beyond Dreams) on May 27; Japanese reports say development was restarted under a 'new structure'. ...Read more

#dragonquest, #squareenix, #videogames, #gaming

Apparent Infinite‑Mint Exploit Creates 5.4 Trillion vsdCRV on Arbitrum; Attacker Swapped ~43.8 ETH

Security feeds report an apparent infinite‑mint exploit on Arbitrum's vsdCRV, creating ~5.4T tokens; attacker swapped about 43.78 ETH (~$90k). ...Read more

#crypto, #arbitrum, #stakedao, #defi, #security

ECB warns Middle East war-driven energy shock heightens euro-area financial stability risks

ECB's May 27 review says energy-supply shocks from the Middle East could push inflation, slow growth and strain banks, non-banks and sovereigns. ...Read more

#ecb, #euroarea, #energycrisis, #financialstability

LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA releases GWTC-5.0, expanding gravitational-wave catalog to 390 events

LVK's GWTC-5.0 adds 150 compact-binary candidates from O4b, raising the catalog to 390 events and improving population studies, Hubble estimates and GR tests. ...Read more

#gravitational-waves, #ligo, #astronomy, #cosmology

AI diffusion model yields 12 computational leads for energetic materials, preprint lacks experimental confirmation

An arXiv preprint says an AI diffusion model generated 12 DFT-validated energetic-material leads and released code, but reports no lab confirmation. ...Read more

#artificialintelligence, #energeticmaterials, #chemistry, #arxiv

Gilgeous-Alexander scores 32 as Thunder beat Spurs 127-114, take 3-2 Western Finals lead

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 and the Thunder beat the Spurs 127-114 in Game 5, moving Oklahoma City one win from the NBA Finals. ...Read more

#nba, #thunder, #spurs, #westernconferencefinals

NASA to Name Artemis III Crew During June 9 Event in Houston

NASA will reveal the Artemis III astronaut crew and provide a mission update June 9 from Johnson Space Center in Houston; Artemis III is slated for 2027. ...Read more

#nasa, #artemis, #space, #moon