Israeli forces fired shots at a food distribution site in Gaza after people, many of whom face the threat of starvation, had overrun the place. The incident happened on the first day that a new U.S.-based system distributed humanitarian aid. The U.S. government has updated its COVID-19 vaccine guidelines. The shot is no longer recommended for healthy children or healthy pregnant women. But independent health experts are voicing concerns. And thousands of children of ISIS fighters are stuck in Syrian detention camps.
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Y-Lan Boureau is the founder & CEO of ThrivePal, an OpenAI-funded AI startup, and a former Meta AI researcher. Boureau joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss why the next frontier for AI should be science‑backed coaching that nudges us toward healthier habits and deeper real‑world relationships. Tune in to hear how large‑language models can push users to lift weights, regulate emotions, and support their friends’ growth.
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Headlines From The Times - Trump Targets CA Funding, Kennedy Alters Vaccine Guidance, NPR Sues and Disney Takes CoComelon
President Trump threatens to cut California’s federal funding over transgender athletes. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says COVID vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women. NPR sues the Trump administration over defunding public media. And Disney will become the new home for “CoComelon,” pulling the hit preschool show from Netflix in 2027.
Marketplace All-in-One - Controversial Reddit AI study raises wider ethical concerns
In late April, details came to light about a covert experiment conducted by researchers from the University of Zurich on unsuspecting Reddit users on the debate forum known as r/changemyview. They used AI chatbots posing as real humans on the forum to test their powers of persuasion and invented backstories like a rape survivor or a Black man opposed to Black Lives Matter. What they didn't have was consent. The experiment violated Reddit Terms of Service, forum rules and, critics say, academic research standards. The researchers who notified Reddit of the experiment after the fact have since apologized and said they won't publish the results. Reddit says it's increasing efforts to verify users are human. Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino spoke to Mohammad Hosseini, a professor at Northwestern University's medical school, about the potential harms that could come from a study like this one.
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Lakeview once had a thriving Japanese community, but it fell victim to a push for assimilation. As one Japanese-American puts it: “You had to basically be unseen.”
The Daily - R.F.K. Jr. Sends a Message on Vaccines
The Trump administration on Tuesday bypassed the traditional system of vaccine guidance and abruptly ended the government’s recommendation that two key groups of Americans receive vaccinations against Covid.
Apoorva Mandavilli, a science and global health reporter at The New York Times, discusses what could be a turning point in public health.
Guest: Apoorva Mandavilli, a science and global health reporter at The New York Times.
Background reading:
- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that there was no clinical data to support additional Covid shots for healthy children.
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The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 5.28.25
Alabama
- Tommy Tuberville will run for Governor in 2026, not seek senate re-election
- AG Marshall urges US House to pass concealed carry reciprocity bill
- Twinkle Cavanaugh to become USDA's state director of Rural Development
- Chairman of APLS is pleased with 5th Circuit court ruling on library issue
- Cushy contracts secured in final hours of Birmingham Water Works Board
- Alabama to seek second execution this year by way of Nitrogen Hypoxia
- AL.com parent company seeks ways to discredit Trump's recent speech at University of Alabama
National
- SCOTUS declines to consider student case out of MA on T-shirt and speech
- Trump to issue pardons for Todd and Julie Chrisley of NBC Television show
- Sen. Scott of FL is another to oppose Big Beautiful Bill due to spending
- HHS Secretary has now pulled Covid 19 vax from immunization schedule
- Trump admin. is looking to dissolve all contracts with Harvard University
- Tenure is pulled from Harvard professor for research misconduct
- 2 female Secret Service agents fight each other outside Obama's DC mansion