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May 16 2026SPORTS

A Wide‑Open Preakness and Other Sports Highlights

The 151st Preakness is set for tomorrow at Laurel Park, Maryland. Because the top two finishers from yesterday’s Kentucky Derby are not running, there is no chance for a Triple Crown this year. That makes the race feel like an open field, with many different horses having a realistic shot at victory

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May 16 2026CRIME

Special Education Aide Arrested Over Child Abuse Charge

A 27‑year‑old former special education aide from a Huntsville elementary school was taken into custody this week on accusations of torturing a child. The aide, who had worked at Jones Valley Elementary since August 2025, voluntarily surrendered to police on Thursday. She faces a felony charge of wil

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May 16 2026POLITICS

Texas Hospital Faces Big Change After State Probe

"The largest children’s hospital in the United States is set to open a new clinic that will help kids reverse gender‑affirming treatments, after the state’s attorney general decided to settle a long investigation. The settlement also means five doctors who performed such procedures will lose their l

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May 16 2026BUSINESS

Walmart’s Future: A Slow‑Mo Growth Story

Walmart is facing a slow growth pace that many investors see as a warning sign. Analysts predict the retailer’s first‑quarter sales will rise about 6. 6% overall, but the company itself projects only a 3. 5‑4. 5% increase when currency swings are removed. Foreign‑exchange movements could push the h

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May 16 2026BUSINESS

Dropping Out to Open a Padel Club

The story begins with a restless student who had finished college studying economics, Spanish and German. After a stint at a tech startup in New York, the idea of staying in that world seemed stale. The next logical step felt like enrolling at Wharton, but the campus was already buzzing with recruit

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May 16 2026ENTERTAINMENT

Hollywood Names: The Hidden Cost of Changing Identity

Hollywood has long pushed actors to alter their real names, looks, and cultural hints so that audiences would see them as “American. ” In the 1930s, a studio told a Spanish‑born performer to adopt a more familiar name and even to dye her hair, hoping the audience would not notice her heritage. The

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May 16 2026HEALTH

Standardising Surgical Movements for Smarter AI

Recent work has shown that machines can better understand what happens during an operation if they look at the smallest, intentional actions—like how a tool touches tissue. These tiny units are called gestures and they give a clearer picture than broad labels such as “cut” or “close. ” When AI syste

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May 16 2026SPORTS

Summer‑Heat Forecast Brings Baseball, Flowers and Outdoor Fun in Detroit

The summer is starting early for Metro Detroit. Temperatures are rising to about 80°F this weekend and could reach nearly 90°F on Monday, giving the area its first long spell of warm, humid weather. Friday night will be a good time to head outdoors. The Toronto Blue Jays will play the Detro

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May 16 2026SPORTS

Slow‑Play Sizzles at the PGA: What It Means for Golf

Scottie Scheffler’s name keeps popping up when people talk about slow play. He and his teammates, Justin Rose and Matt Fitzpatrick, started their round on the first tee at 8:40 a. m. Yet by the time they reached the tenth hole, more than three hours had passed. That pace would push a full round o

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May 16 2026ENVIRONMENT

Wildfire Threats Near Canyon, Evacuations Ordered

A big wildfire is moving fast in Randall County. The blaze could reach places like Canyon, Umbarger, Happy and Palo Duro Canyon. Firefighters say it is moving east‑northeast at 3 to 5 mph. Emergency officials asked people near Cemetery Road, Circle J Road and the River Falls Airport to leave. They

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