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May 10 2026SCIENCE

Curiosity’s rocky hiccup and other science highlights this week

NASA’s Curiosity rover hit an unexpected snag on Mars when a chunk of rock refused to let go after drilling. The stubborn slab, nicknamed Atacama, weighed about 30 pounds—roughly as heavy as a big dog—and stuck to the drill bit like glue. Engineers had to tilt, spin, and shake the drill for days bef

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May 10 2026HEALTH

Why coffee is getting a health upgrade (and how to drink it right)

Coffee used to get a bad rap. Doctors once warned pregnant women to avoid it and linked it to scary diseases like cancer. But those old warnings mostly came from studies that mixed up coffee with smoking—people often lit up while sipping their brew, making it hard to tell what was really causing har

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May 10 2026TECHNOLOGY

A car that laughs at logic—and wins

The 2026 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray isn’t just another hybrid with mediocre performance. It’s a rebellion against common sense. By combining a roaring 6. 2-liter V8 with an electric motor up front, it hits 60 mph in 2. 5 seconds—faster than the high-end Z06 that costs more. This is no apology for hybr

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May 10 2026SPORTS

When NASCAR Stars Left the Speedway Too Soon

The open-wheel racing world has always thrilled fans with roaring engines and high-speed chases. NASCAR, the stock car racing giant, built its fame from fast cars circling tracks since the late 1940s. Over time, it grew into a high-stakes billion-dollar business, far beyond just cars zooming in loop

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May 10 2026HEALTH

Calm over hantavirus on a ship heading to Tenerife

A cruise ship with over 140 people on board is sailing toward Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands. The ship, called the MV Hondius, left from a remote area in the Arctic. It’s carrying passengers and crew who might have been exposed to hantavirus, a rare but serious infection. Officials have moved f

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May 10 2026HEALTH

Cruise passengers and the hantavirus question: should testing be a priority?

A recent cruise ship situation has put a spotlight on hantavirus, a disease most people don’t think about often. Experts have known about hantavirus for years, but it rarely makes headlines because it doesn’t spread easily from person to person. Instead, people usually catch it from contact with inf

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May 10 2026POLITICS

What a cruise ship virus reveals about global health debates

A rare hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship near Antarctica has suddenly become the center of a political tug-of-war. Five people got sick—three died—from a virus most hadn’t even heard of before. Yet the real story isn’t the virus itself. It spreads mainly from rodents, not easily between people, a

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May 10 2026HEALTH

European countries team up to bring cruise passengers home safely

A cruise ship sailing toward Spain suddenly faced a serious problem when a passenger died from hantavirus, a rare disease spread by rodents. The situation became even trickier because over 1, 000 people from different countries were stuck on board. To solve this, several European nations decided to

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May 10 2026CRIME

Texas Shuts Down Fake Dallas School Claiming Islamic STEM Degrees

Texas has just pulled the plug on a Dallas-area school operating under a misleading name. The place called itself the Texas American Muslim University at Dallas, promising degrees in tech fields like artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. But here’s the catch: it never had state approval to hand

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May 09 2026OPINION

Wikipedia and News: A Tale of Bias

In recent months, a whistle‑blower named Sanger has challenged the idea that Wikipedia is neutral. He says the site now favors “establishment” viewpoints and dismisses certain conservative voices by labeling them unreliable. Sanger highlighted a 2024 audit of the article on Zionism. The page was

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