Federal Cash for the World Cup, Local Austerity for the Rest of Us
United States – April 14, 2026 – Nearly $60 million in federal World Cup money hits the Bay Area, and the subsidy machine purrs while public needs get rationed.
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Brick Tungsten: NIH Shrinks CRISPR for In-Body Delivery, and the Smoke Clears for Real Science
United States – April 14, 2026 – Brick says NIH shrank CRISPR for in-body delivery with Al3Cas12f in AAV vectors, and the engineered Al3Cas12f RKK variant boosted editing effici…
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Medicare’s ACCESS experiment is a big bet on digital care. The guardrails need to be bigger.
United States – April 14, 2026 – CMS is inviting 150-plus tech-enabled care groups into Medicare chronic care. Modernization is welcome, but privacy, proof, and enforcement need…
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NIH Says It Is ‘Simplifying’ Funding. What It Is Really Doing Is Handing Science a Gag Order.
United States – April 14, 2026 – NIH is gutting targeted grant calls and calling it reform. Translation: politics picks winners, and patients pay the tab.
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Swalwell’s Exit and the Civics We Keep Skimming
United States – April 14, 2026 – Rep. Eric Swalwell says he will resign after sexual assault and misconduct allegations he denies, forcing Congress to juggle accountability, due…
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Congress’ Ethics Crisis: Due Process, or Due Whenever?
United States – April 14, 2026 – Congress’ ethics system is straining under scandal, delay, and leadership’s favorite all-purpose phrase: “due process.”
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Boulee Slams the Door on FBI Election-Record Secrets
United States – April 14, 2026 – Boulee blocks Fulton County from peeking behind the FBI curtain, and the Deep Soy State calls it “process,” not accountability.
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NAR’s Home-Sales Smoke Signal: 3.6% Down, Tight Inventory, and Mortgage Rates Still Locking the Doors
United States – April 14, 2026 – Mortgage smoke is in the air: NAR says existing-home sales fell 3.6% in March as tight inventory and higher mortgage rates keep buyers on the si…
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DOJ Finally Punches a Hospital Monopoly: NewYork-Presbyterian and the Contract Tricks That Jack Up Your Bill
United States – April 14, 2026 – DOJ sued NewYork-Presbyterian for contract rigging that blocks cheaper plans, a monopoly move dressed as ‘care’.
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Courts Might Have To Do EPA’s Job on Soot
United States – April 14, 2026 – Seventeen groups sue the Trump EPA over delays in implementing the 2024 soot standard, seeking a court-ordered deadline to force action.
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