FDA approves new at-home HPV test that can help detect cancer
The Teal Wand was approved after a study of over 600 women found the self-collected samples performed the same as a test in a doctor’s office
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Leo XIV’s service to poor propelled him to papacy, cardinals say
Some of the cardinals who elected him said his life of service to the poor in Peru and to the church at the Vatican mattered far more than his nationality.
Trump admin weighs cutting protections for mental health treatment coverage
The Trump Administration has until May 12 to decide whether it will defend the Biden-era regulations.
White House dodges question on Pope Leo XIV’s Donald Trump criticism
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt did not directly respond to the question.
Fight at a funeral in Connecticut erupts into gunfire and stabbing, wounding 2
A fight between family members at a Connecticut funeral erupted into a melee where a man was stabbed and a woman grazed by gunfire.
Israel not involved in US plan to distribute food in Gaza, ambassador says
A US initiative to distribute food in Gaza would not involve Israel aside from the provision of “military security”, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said on Friday. The plan has already met with criticism from the international community as it a…
Diver dies during work to recover sunken Bayesian superyacht
A diver has died during work to recover the sunken Bayesian superyacht off the coast of Sicily, local police have said.
Google agrees to pay $50M to settle a lawsuit accusing it of systemic racial bias against Black employees, covering 4,000+ employees in California and New York (Jonathan Stempel/Reuters)
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Google agrees to pay $50M to settle a lawsuit accusing it of systemic racial bias against Black employees, covering 4,000+ employees in California and New York — Google agreed to pay $50 million to settle…
37signals To Delete AWS Account, Cutting Cloud Costs By Millions
Software firm 37signals is completing its migration from AWS to on-premises infrastructure, expecting to save $1.3 million annually on storage costs alone. CTO David Heinemeier Hansson announced the company has begun migrating 18 petabytes of data from…
US, Iran to hold new nuclear talks on eve of Trump travel
The United States and Iran will hold a new round of nuclear talks Sunday in Oman, officials said, just ahead of a visit to the region by President Donald Trump. Trump in his first term withdrew from a nuclear agreement with Tehran negotiated by former …