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Drake almost found himself in legal trouble after he released a Kendrick Lamar diss track titled “Taylor Made Freestyle” with an AI-generated version of Tupac Shakur’s voice earlier this month. On Thursday, the song, which was originally released on April 19, was scrubbed from Drake’s Instagram page and from his X [...]

Bird flu has been hitting a little too close to home lately. In its testing of the commercial milk supply, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported on April 25 that 20% of milk samples tested from the retail market contained “viral fragments” of H5N1 bird flu. Many believe [...]

On Wednesday, President Joe Biden signed a bill that would force TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app to a buyer in the United States within nine months or face a nationwide ban. The ban, passed by the House of Representatives on March 13 and the Senate on Wednesday, [...]

Mass graves with hundreds of bodies were discovered last weekend at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis and Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, prompting serious concerns about war crimes, according to the OHCHR, the U.N.’s human rights office. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Much remains unknown about the victims, but the discovery of the bodies comes [...]

Two hospitals in the Ukrainian capital evacuated patients and medical staff after the head of the Belarusian KGB made comments suggesting an imminent airstrike. [...]

For years, researchers have been working on vaccines that aim to prevent viral infections by strengthening immune defenses at viruses’ doorway to the body: the nose. A small study recently published in PNAS presents a similar, if lower-tech, idea. Coating the inside of the nose with the over-the-counter antibiotic ointment Neosporin [...]

There’s no denying that 2024 has already been booked and busy for Zendaya. Since the year started, the Euphoria star has dominated the box office with her blockbuster sequel Dune: Part Two, nabbed not one, but two Vogue covers (the American and British editions), and been tapped to co-chair the [...]

King Charles III is set to visit a cancer treatment center with his wife, Queen Camilla, on Tuesday to mark his return to public-facing duties after receiving treatment and recuperating following his cancer diagnosis, Buckingham Palace said Friday.  The Palace announced in February that the King, 75, had been diagnosed with [...]

Britain’s King Charles III will resume public engagements starting with a visit to a cancer-treatment center on Tuesday. [...]

The king’s cancer treatment will continue but doctors are “pleased with the progress made so far,” a palace spokesman said. [...]

The strapping grandeur of Myron’s Discobolus notwithstanding, it’s weirdly taboo to acknowledge the sensual appeal of athletes. Somehow we’re not supposed to notice the sassy-tight buns of football players in their tiny stretch pants, or the easy bedroom drawl of a basketball player’s limbs. The message seems to be, Sports [...]

The majority leader says the measure to help Ukraine and other recent bipartisan efforts show there is a path to success on Capitol Hill. But deep partisan differences and institutional problems remain. [...]

Warning: This post contains spoilers for Challengers. What is it about tennis that reminds directors of sex? Is it the fact that, unlike swimming or golf, the player must look across the net directly at their opponent? Is it the sheer athleticism on display? Is it the obvious love pun in [...]

Washington has said it cannot support a major military operation in Rafah. Israeli officials have described the coming campaign as essential to defeating Hamas. [...]

Poultry producers will be required to bring salmonella bacteria in certain chicken products to very low levels to help prevent food poisoning under a final rule issued Friday by U.S. agriculture officials. When the regulation takes effect in 2025, salmonella will be considered an adulterant—a contaminant that can cause foodborne illness—when [...]

Fragments of the bird flu virus have been found in about one fifth of commercial milk samples tested in a U.S. nationally representative study, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). While the presence of traces of the virus in milk doesn’t necessarily indicate a risk to consumers, more [...]

Profits for the two oil giants, which are locked in a standoff over drilling off the coast of Guyana, were squeezed by lower profitability for refining crude and falling natural gas prices. [...]

When Rogelio Villarreal bought rose-gold earrings for a price that the luxury retailer said was a mistake, he looked to a Mexican consumer protection law. [...]

We’ve added six books for young readers to our growing list of titles that reflect life in the Golden State. [...]

The United States has prohibited funding for the humanitarian organization for a year. [...]