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World weighs fate of Mideast ceasefire after US seizes Iranian cargo ship

Today at 04:37 AM, via Daily Maverick

WASHINGTON/CAIRO, April 20 (Reuters) – Concerns grew on Monday that the ceasefire between the United States and Iran might not hold after the U.S. said it had seized an Iranian cargo ship that tried to run its blockade and Iran vowed to retaliate.

Business

United States issues final warning

Yesterday at 16:59 PM, via BusinessTech

US President Donald Trump has issued a final warning if Tehran doesn’t agree to a deal.

Sport

Rooney and Murphy predict Premier League title outcome

Today at 00:53 AM, via BBC News

Match of the Day pundits Wayne Rooney and Danny Murphy discuss Arsenal and Manchester City’s remaining fixtures in the Premier League title race and have their say on who they think will lift this year’s trophy.

Education

The Guardian view on school food: there is no instant solution to childhood obesity | Editorial

Yesterday at 18:30 PM, via The Guardian

Higher nutritional standards are a good idea. But ministers, like hungry pupils, must avoid looking for ‘grab-and-go’ fixes

For growing children, lunchtime is a vital moment in every day. Full-time education is demanding. Afternoon lessons only work because they come after a break – and food. And children, like adults, often mind a great deal about what they eat. So school menus are...

Education

Times Are Hard. What’s a Teacher to Do?

Yesterday at 15:00 PM, via New York Times

Readers respond to an Opinion essay by Frank Bruni. Also: An arch near Arlington; cuts in mental health care; transformation in prison.

Entertainment

Sefrican ixcent not welcome

Today at 04:33 AM, via The Citizen

I’ve been accused of being many things since coming to Ireland, mostly Aussie, Kiwi and British, but not unwanted, not foreign.

Science/Tech

Voyager 1 is Running Out of Power. NASA Just Switched Part of It Off

Today at 01:49 AM, via Slashdot

After 49 years of space travel, Voyager 1 “is running out of power,” reports NPR:The spacecraft runs on a radioisotope thermoelectric generator — a device that converts heat from decaying plutonium into electricity. It carries no solar panels, no rechargeable batteries. Just the slow, steady release of nuclear warmth, which diminishes by about 4 watts each year. After nearly five decades,...

Science/Tech

Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist Predicts Humankind Won’t Survive Another 50 Years

Yesterday at 23:57 PM, via Slashdot

Live Science spoke with physicist David Gross, who today received the $3 million “Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics”. He was part of a trio that won the 2004 physics Nobel prize for research that helped complete the Standard Model of particle physics. But when asked if physics will reach a unified theory of the fundamental forces of nature within 50 years, Gross has a surprising...

Science/Tech

Is the Iran War Driving a Surge of Interest in Electric Cars?

Yesterday at 21:34 PM, via Slashdot

In October and through November, America’s EV sales reached their lowest point since 2022 after government subsidies expired, remembers Time. “But first-quarter data for 2026 shows that used EV sales were 12% higher than the same time last year and 17% higher than the previous quarter. “One factor likely helping push buyers toward these cars is high gas prices, which recently topped $4.00 a...

Science/Tech

Pancreatic Cancer MRNA Vaccine Shows Lasting Results In Early Trial

Yesterday at 20:34 PM, via Slashdot

NBC News reports on a 16-person clinical trial of “personalized messenger RNA vaccines” which use the immune system to fight cancer cells. “The goal is not to eliminate existing tumors, but instead to stamp out lingering, undetected cancer cells, and later any new cells that form before they can cause a recurrence.”Patients still have surgery to remove tumors. After that, the mRNA vaccines are...

Health

The Help That Many Older Americans Need Most

Saturday at 11:02 AM, via New York Times

With shortages of medical professionals and an aging population, thousands of community health care workers prevent older adults from falling through the cracks.