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The agency kills a therapy for melanoma despite the evidence of progress against deadly tumors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

More than 500 lawsuits were filed against Heaps and UCLA, accusing the school of failing to protect patients after becoming aware of the misconduct.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

It wasn’t just that Anthropic won a game of chess against that wily Hegseth.

From Slate • Apr. 14, 2026

Set against rolling farmland and dark night skies, the UFO-shaped pod feels deliberately out of place - and that, increasingly, is the point.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

I try to fold over myself, kicking the stick shift and somehow managing both to knee myself in the chin and whack my foot against Dara’s arm.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith