Indiana Caps a Perfect 16-0 Season With Its First Football Title
Indiana beat Miami 27-21 on January 19, 2026 at Hard Rock Stadium to win the College Football Playoff National Championship — the Hoosiers' first football title ever.
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Neuralink Scales Up as Brain-Implant Patients Multiply
Elon Musk's Neuralink has now implanted its brain-computer interface in more than two dozen people with severe paralysis — a Vancouver police sergeant with ALS became the 26th recipient.
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ICC Sends Duterte to Trial for His Deadly 'War on Drugs'
On April 23, 2026, the International Criminal Court confirmed all three counts of crimes against humanity against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and committed him to trial.
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NASA's Artemis II Flies Astronauts Around the Moon, a First in 50 Years
Artemis II launched April 1, 2026 — the first crewed lunar mission since 1972 — carrying Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canada's Jeremy Hansen.
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US Lifts Most Syria Sanctions as Post-Assad Syria Reopens
The permanent Caesar sanctions were repealed in the FY2026 defense bill (December 2025), and on June 30, 2026 Trump signed an order lifting most remaining US sanctions on Syria — except those tied to the Assad family and other bad actors.
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The Colorado River Nears a Reckoning as States Deadlock
The seven states that share the Colorado River have failed for more than two and a half years to agree on how to operate it after current rules expire at the end of 2026.
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Gen Z Is Ditching Alcohol, and It's Reshaping Nightlife
About 24% of Gen Z reported not drinking at all in 2026, up from 17% a year earlier, and daily drinking among young adults fell from 6% to 2%.
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Shingles Vaccine Tied to Lower Dementia Risk in New Studies
A 2026 study in Annals of Internal Medicine of more than 500,000 adults 66 and older found those vaccinated against shingles had a 24% lower relative risk of dementia over four years.
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DOJ Releases Millions of Epstein Files After Congress Forces the Issue
Under the Epstein Files Transparency Act — passed near-unanimously and signed by Trump on November 19, 2025 — the Justice Department began releasing its Jeffrey Epstein files.
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America's Nuclear Revival Gains Steam With First New-Reactor Permits
The US nuclear 'renaissance' accelerated in 2026: TerraPower won the NRC's first-ever construction permit for a commercial non-light-water reactor in March and broke ground on its Natrium plant.
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The Five-Day Office Is Back as Big Employers End Remote Flexibility
A wave of major companies — including Home Depot, Stellantis, Fidelity, Sherwin-Williams and UBS — are ordering corporate staff back to the office five days a week in 2026.
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Mexico Kills a Top Cartel Boss as Trump Pressures Sheinbaum
President Claudia Sheinbaum has shifted from her predecessor's 'hugs, not bullets' approach: on February 22, 2026 Mexican special forces killed 'El Mencho,' leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), in an operation in Jalisco.
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US Life Expectancy Climbs Back to a Record 79 Years
US life expectancy at birth rose to an all-time high of 79.0 years in 2024 — up 0.6 year from 2023 — according to CDC data reported in January 2026.
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'Clair Obscur: Expedition 33' Wins Game of the Year in Record Sweep
The French-developed RPG 'Clair Obscur: Expedition 33' won Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2025.
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Carolina Hurricanes Win the Stanley Cup for the First Time Since 2006
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Vegas Golden Knights four games to two to win the 2026 Stanley Cup — their second title and first in 20 years.
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The US Government's 10% Intel Stake Swells Past $50 Billion
The federal government's roughly 10% stake in Intel — created in August 2025 by converting $5.7 billion in CHIPS Act grants and $3.2 billion in defense funds into 433 million shares — has ballooned in value.
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump's Emergency Tariffs
On February 20, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not give the president authority to impose tariffs, siding against the Trump administration in Learning Resources Inc. v. Trump.
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2026 Is a Banner Year for New Dinosaur Discoveries
Paleontologists named a string of new dinosaurs in 2026, including Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis — a 27-ton, roughly 89-foot sauropod from Thailand that's the largest ever found in Southeast Asia.
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The First Lyme Disease Vaccine in Decades Passes Its Big Trial
Pfizer and Valneva reported on March 23, 2026 that their Lyme disease vaccine candidate showed about 73-75% efficacy in ages 5 and up in the Phase 3 VALOR trial — the first Lyme vaccine progress in 24 years.
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Rory McIlroy Goes Back-to-Back at the Masters
Rory McIlroy won the 2026 Masters — his second straight green jacket — finishing 12-under with a final-round 71 to edge Scottie Scheffler by one stroke.
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BTS Reunites as Seven With Comeback Album 'ARIRANG'
BTS released 'ARIRANG,' their fifth studio album, on March 20, 2026 — their first as a full group in nearly six years, after all seven members completed South Korea's mandatory military service.
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Climate Risk Is Making Home Insurance Vanish in Florida and California
US insurers dropped more than 1.9 million home policies between 2018 and 2023 as climate-driven disasters mounted — over four times the normal rate, often with little warning.
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Anthropic Raises $65 Billion, Becoming the World's Most Valuable AI Startup
AI company Anthropic raised $65 billion in a Series H round in May 2026 at a $965 billion post-money valuation — likely its last private raise before a planned IPO.
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Ocean Acidification Becomes the 7th Planetary Boundary We've Breached
Scientists say ocean acidification has crossed its 'planetary boundary' — the safe operating limit for humanity — becoming the seventh of nine such boundaries to be breached.
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Flying This Summer Costs More Than Ever — but Late August Is Cheaper
Summer 2026 is one of the priciest in years to fly, with domestic cash fares up about 24% year-over-year and international fares up around 22%, driven by strong demand and high fuel costs.
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Google Keeps Chrome, but the Antitrust Fight Isn't Over
In September 2025, Judge Amit Mehta declined to force Google to sell Chrome but ordered it to end exclusive deals that make its search engine the default on phones and browsers.
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Trump's Research-Funding War With Harvard Heads to Appeals Court
The Trump administration froze or terminated roughly $3 billion in federal research grants and contracts to Harvard — including nearly 1,000 grants worth over $2.4 billion — after the university rejected demands from a federal antisemitism task force in April 2025.
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Golden Tempo Wins the Kentucky Derby Under the First Female Trainer to Take the Roses
Golden Tempo, a 23-1 longshot, won the 152nd Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 2, 2026, edging Renegade by a neck.
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Starlink's Satellite-to-Phone Network Scales Up in 2026
T-Mobile's 'T-Satellite,' powered by SpaceX's Starlink direct-to-cell satellites, went commercial in July 2025 with texting and added data by late 2025.
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'Wicked: For Good' Flies Past $540 Million at the Box Office
'Wicked: For Good,' the second half of the movie musical released in November 2025, had grossed about $540 million worldwide by May 2026, with roughly $343 million in the US and Canada.
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The Sun's Stormy Peak Could Bring Once-in-a-Decade Auroras in 2026
Solar Cycle 25 is moving past its maximum, but scientists say powerful solar storms and vivid auroras may still lie ahead in 2026.
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Mixed Reactions to UFC Event at White House
UFC event celebrates Trump's birthday and combat sports.
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B-52 Bomber Crash Leaves Eight Dead at Air Force Base
Emergency services respond to aircraft crash in Mojave Desert.
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Infantino Faces Criticism Over World Cup Issues
Infantino's first media appearance in three years.
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Social Security Faces Significant Solvency Challenges
Social Security risks a 22% funding shortfall soon.
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NASA Reveals Artemis III Crew for Moon Mission
Astronauts will test commercial Moon landers.
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Bill Gates Testifies on Epstein Connection
Gates admits meeting Epstein was a serious mistake.
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Trump Addresses World Cup Visa Concerns
Visa disputes for World Cup attendees are under review.
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FISA Reauthorization Faces Crossfire in Congress
Trump's concession may revive FISA negotiations.
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Maine Senate Race Heats Up Ahead of Election
Senator Collins faces a significant threat from Platner.
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Trump Warns Iran of Possible Military Action
Trump threatens Iran over strikes on U.S. allies.
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Trump Demands Response After Helicopter Incident
Trump calls for US action against Iran.
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Honorary Oscars Awarded to Glenn Close and Ridley Scott
Glenn Close and Ridley Scott to receive honorary Oscars.
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Trump Administration Targets Health Fraud
New initiative targets health insurer fraud.
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Pope Blesses Sagrada Família Amid Local Controversy
Pope Leo blesses Sagrada Família's final tower.
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‘Project Hail Mary’ Streaming Debuts June 18
Ryan Gosling stars in this sci-fi adaptation.
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AI's Dual Role in Job Market Changes
Teen hiring reached an 80-year low last year.
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Belfast Unrest Following Stabbing Incident
Violence erupts in Belfast after stabbing video surfaces.
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AI Investment Surge Faces Reality Check
Big players race for AI funding amid competition.
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Jeff Gaspin Exits Netflix Unscripted Role
Jeff Gaspin steps down after two years.
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