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Lancet warns lack of rapid test hampers response to Bundibugyo Ebola in DRC and Uganda

Lancet Comment: no reliable rapid test for Bundibugyo Ebola is delaying isolation, testing and contact tracing during the DRC–Uganda outbreak. ...Read more

#ebola, #bundibugyo, #diagnostics, #drcongo, #uganda

SEC Proposes Rescinding 2024 Climate-Disclosure Rule, Opens Public Comment

The SEC proposed on May 29 to rescind its 2024 climate-disclosure rule, shifting the fight from court defense to rulemaking and public comment. ...Read more

#sec, #climate, #disclosure, #rulemaking

Emails in Valve Antitrust Case Show Threat to Pull Rainbow Six Siege From Steam, Bloomberg Reports

Emails disclosed in the Valve antitrust case allegedly show threats to remove Rainbow Six Siege from Steam over competing pricing, Bloomberg reports. ...Read more

#valve, #antitrust, #steam, #video-games, #ubisoft

Rams Acquire Myles Garrett from Browns for Jared Verse and Three Draft Picks

Los Angeles acquires two-time AP Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett from Cleveland for Jared Verse and three future draft picks, pending physical. ...Read more

#rams, #browns, #mylesgarrett, #nfl, #trade

Trump names FHFA chief Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence

Trump announced June 2 he will appoint FHFA Director Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence despite Pulte’s lack of public security experience. ...Read more

#intelligence, #dni, #trump, #fhfa, #fannie

Trump signs order giving NSA central role in voluntary pre-release reviews of advanced AI

Trump signed an order creating a voluntary pre-release review of powerful AI models, naming the NSA to decide designations and boosting federal cyber defenses. ...Read more

#ai, #cybersecurity, #executiveorder, #nsa

FTC Sues Amare Global, Accusing Supplement Seller of False Mental‑Health Claims for Children and Deceptive Earnings Promises

FTC sued Amare Global and three individuals, alleging the MLM falsely promoted supplements as treating depression, anxiety and ADHD in children and misled recruits about earnings. ...Read more

#ftc, #supplements, #mlm, #consumerprotection

Citron Founder Andrew Left Convicted on Criminal Securities-Fraud Charges in Los Angeles

Andrew Left, founder of Citron Research, was convicted by a federal jury in Los Angeles of securities-fraud charges for trading ahead of market-moving posts. ...Read more

$NVDA, #citron, #andrewleft, #securitiesfraud, #shortselling, #nvda

FTC to Allow Ascension’s $3.9 Billion Acquisition of AmSurg Only After Sale of Seven Surgery Centers

FTC will let Ascension buy AmSurg only if it sells seven ambulatory surgery centers across five U.S. metro areas to preserve local competition. ...Read more

#antitrust, #healthcare, #ascension, #amsurg, #ftc

Plaintiffs Ask Supreme Court to Block Alabama’s 2023 Congressional Map for 2026 Elections

Voting-rights plaintiffs urged the Supreme Court to deny Alabama’s stay request and keep a court-drawn map that creates two Black opportunity districts for 2026. ...Read more

#votingrights, #alabama, #supremecourt, #redistricting

WMO says El Niño likely this summer; governments urged to prepare

WMO: 80% chance El Niño will develop June–Aug 2026, with near‑90% chance it lasts to November. U.N. urges stronger warnings to prepare for heat and rainfall extremes. ...Read more

#elnino, #climate, #wmo, #weather

Ukraine Says Air Defenses Shot Down 642 of 729 Missiles and Drones in Overnight Strike on Kyiv

Ukraine says its air defenses shot down 642 of 729 missiles and drones in a massive overnight Russian strike that targeted Kyiv and other cities. ...Read more

#ukraine, #russia, #missiles, #drones, #kyiv

Preprint: JWST spectra suggest carbon disulfide in atmosphere of young exoplanet V1298 Tau e

A new arXiv preprint reports JWST detected carbon disulfide (CS2) in the atmosphere of young exoplanet V1298 Tau e — a result under review that needs confirmation. ...Read more

#exoplanets, #jwst, #astronomy, #sulfur

Preprint Claims Language Models Undergo 'Alignment Transition' Around 3.5 Billion Parameters

An unreviewed arXiv preprint argues language models shift from trading truth for reasoning to improving both past ~3.5B parameters; code and dashboard released. ...Read more

#ai, #alignment, #language-models, #arxiv

Trump Revises U.S. Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum and Copper; Changes Take Effect June 8, 2026

Trump issued a proclamation refining Section 232 tariffs on steel, aluminum and copper — lowering domestic-content thresholds and adjusting rates; changes take effect June 8, 2026. ...Read more

#trade, #tariffs, #metals, #section232