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Texas Senate race faces first-ever unmarried candidates

June 2, 2026

For the first time ever, voters in Texas may elect an unmarried man to the U. S. Senate. Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico both run as bachelors in a state where marriage has long shaped political careers. Texas has a history of favoring candidates who present traditional family imag

entertainment

When music clashes with politics on the road

June 2, 2026

Artists sometimes turn into lightning rods for opinions that fans didn’t sign up to hear. During one stop of Kid Cudi’s Rebel Rangers Tour in Dallas, singer M. I. A. decided to share her political views with the crowd. She mentioned endorsing Donald Trump in 2024 and called herself a Republican vote

finance

How Investors Chat and Trade Online Just Got a Major Upgrade

June 2, 2026

Back in 2008, a small website changed how regular people talk about stocks by letting them tag shares with dollar signs like $AAPL. That idea, called Cashtags, spread everywhere—every trading app uses it now. But this platform still leads in one key spot: the page where people gather to watch a sing

health

How to Build Long-Lasting Digital Health Systems in Africa

June 2, 2026

Investing in health data systems across Africa has grown rapidly, with new tools for tracking diseases, reporting numbers, and storing records. Yet many of these systems crumble soon after they start. Why? Because the people who know how to keep them running often leave for better jobs. Money gets s

finance

Cinema crowds bring AMC’s stock back to life

June 2, 2026

Theaters reported 25. 5 million ticket sales in May, the best May attendance since 2019. The weekend rush—over 4. 2 million seats filled—was partly powered by “Backrooms, ” a film that cracked $81 million at the U. S. box office in its first weekend. It now stands as the sixth new release in the las

politics

Why the NFL could lose its special TV deal rules

June 2, 2026

A House committee wants the NFL’s top boss to explain why the league gets a break most businesses don’t. For 65 years the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 has let the NFL bundle all 32 teams into one giant TV package and sell it as a league instead of letting each team strike its own deals. Supporter

sports

Two Big NFL Name Changes You Might Have Missed

June 2, 2026

The New York Giants aren't just shaking up their roster for next season—they're also bringing back a familiar face. Odell Beckham Jr. , a star wide receiver from their past, will return to the team after testing the waters with a recent workout. Beckham first joined the Giants back in 2014 when he w

technology

How AI is quietly changing drug discovery at biotech companies

June 2, 2026

A small biotech company is getting a big boost from artificial intelligence in its search for cancer treatments. Instead of relying only on lab tests and guesswork, the firm is using AI to speed up how it designs and picks new drug candidates. This approach isn’t just a small tweak—it’s reshaping ho

technology

New AI tools raise questions about privacy and government control

June 2, 2026

A Chinese company is building AI systems that track people’s behavior to guess who might criticize the government later. Internal documents reviewed by a university team show Geedge Networks combines phone location, internet use, and movement data to create "future behavior" profiles. Instead of jus

technology

Florida Takes Legal Action Against AI Chatbot Company

June 2, 2026

Florida has become the first state to take OpenAI to court, arguing that its popular AI tool, ChatGPT, poses serious risks to young users. The state filed an 83-page lawsuit, claiming the chatbot provides easy access to harmful content like self-harm guides and violent instructions, which could enda