#HHS refused for weeks to confirm what was widely known: Jeffery Taubenberger had been removed as acting director of #NIAID. Today HHS confirmed that John H. Powers is now acting director.
Why this happened & why HHS refused to admit it remains undisclosed. www.statnews.com/2026/06/09/n...
The NIH has appointed researcher John Powers III to lead its infectious disease institute on an acting basis, after weeks of being in leadership limbo.
Latest news from STAT: "Diabetes association leader apologizes for expulsion of members, pledges to rebuild trust.
ADA CEO Charles Henderson apologizes to five members kicked out of annual convention for distributing protest literature, launches review of what went awry."
Helen Branswell 🇨🇦
Travelers planning to visit the U.S. under a tourism or business visa can soon bypass the line and expedite their interview process — for a $750 fee. This pilot program comes after the Trump administration’s recent moves that make it harder for certain foreigners to enter the country.
Bloomberg News headline: paywalled but the story is in the title. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Link: www.statnews.com/2026/06/10/a...
More of this energy, please! C'mon, the American mythos loves the plucky, fiery truthteller taking down corruption! Americans LOVE this energy, and more of this ⬇️ is the way.
Monica H Green
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The New York Times
Monica H Green
Monica H Green
In Germany, Google is liable for false answers in its AI "overviews" that pop up at the top of search results. I wish we had this in the States. Make them pay for misleading users. the-decoder.com/landmark-ger...
As we near 1 month since the #Ebola outbreak in DRC & Uganda was declared, #WHO estimates the risk of further spread as very high in DRC, high in Uganda & countries neighboring those 2, but low elsewhere in Africa & globally. WHO is worried about ETU capacity in DRC.
www.who.int/publications...
A German regional court has ruled that Google is directly liable for the content of its AI search overviews. According to the court, previous limited liability protections for search engine operators ...
The American Diabetes Association CEO apologizes to five members kicked out of annual convention for distributing protest literature, launches review of what went awry.
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Annalee Newitz
WHITESIDES: The truth is the cheapest form of energy on a per unit basis is daytime solar. Is that not true?
CHRIS WRIGHT: It depends--
WHITESIDES: No it doesn't depend! It's true. You are amazingly misleading the American public.
WRIGHT: It depends--
WHITESIDES: No!
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I walk & travel a fair amount. So I often listen 🎧 to PDFs either in English or—if I need to practice!—in Italian. Note that your iOS has a built-in accessibility feature you can turn on to read any document by highlighting it and, after adding the speech button, then listening highlit text. No app!
Aaron Rupar
Sarah E. Bond
Solar generated more US electricity than coal for the first time ever in May 2026 as coal’s decline accelerated, according to Ember.
