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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com > tech-policy > 2026 > 07 > judge-blocks-first-state-law-that-would-have-banned-prediction-markets

Judge blocks first state law that would have banned prediction markets

1+ hour, 19+ min ago   (561+ words) Judge may allow Minnesota to ban some types of bets, but not all of them. Minnesota, the first US state to prohibit prediction markets, was prevented from enforcing the law by a federal court ruling just days before the ban…...

Ars Technica
arstechnica.com > science > 2026 > 06 > solar-outproduced-coal-in-april-but-not-on-the-grid

US renewable boom passes key milestone in April

4+ week, 23+ hour ago   (464+ words) Ars Technica When last we looked at the state of the US grid, the ongoing explosion in solar energy had turned it into a major contributor, but one that still lagged well behind fossil-fuel-powered generation. So it was a bit…...

Ars Technica
arstechnica.com > health > 2026 > 05 > everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-hantavirus-cruise-ship-outbreak

The unprecedented and deadly cruise ship hantavirus outbreak, explained

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1712+ words) “This is not COVID,” and other reasons why risk to the public is currently low. An unprecedented outbreak of hantavirus has rocked a luxury cruise ship off the coast of West Africa, triggering a tsunami of news stories and a…...

Ars Technica
arstechnica.com > health > 2026 > 01 > sc-measles-23-schools-hit-over-550-quarantined-as-outbreak-hits-record

South Carolina tops Texas measles outbreak record—with no end in sight

6+ mon, 3+ hour ago   (291+ words) Since start of the year, South Carolina’s outbreak has accelerated dramatically. The explosive measles outbreak in South Carolina has now reached 789 cases, breaking Texas’s outbreak record last year of 762 cases, which at the time was the largest outbreak in the…...

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arstechnica.com > civis > threads > measles-outbreak-investigation-in-utah-blocked-by-patient-who-refuses-to-talk.1510141

Measles outbreak investigation in Utah blocked by patient who refuses to talk

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (25+ words) The person refused to even tell health officials their address. See full article... Measles outbreak investigation in Utah blocked by patient who refuses to talk...

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arstechnica.com > civis > threads > 150-million-year-old-pterosaur-cold-case-has-finally-been-solved.1509581

150 million-year-old pterosaur cold case has finally been solved

10+ mon, 8+ hour ago   (23+ words) The storm literally snapped the bones in their wings. See full article... 150 million-year-old pterosaur cold case has finally been solved...

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arstechnica.com > civis > threads > verizon-to-offer-20-broadband-in-california-to-obtain-merger-approval.1509370

Verizon to offer $20 broadband in California to obtain merger approval

10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (26+ words) State review of Verizon/Frontier deal targets low-income plans, fiber expansion. See full article... Verizon to offer $20 broadband in California to obtain merger approval...

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arstechnica.com > health > 2025 > 08 > two-men-fell-gravely-ill-last-year-their-infections-link-to-deaths-in-the-80s

Two men fell gravely ill last year; their infections link to deaths in the ’80s

11+ mon, 5+ day ago   (293+ words) The bacterium is known to live in Mississippi, but the new cases may expand its range. In a newly published study in Emerging Infectious Diseases, state and federal health researchers suggest that the four linked cases indicate that the dangerous…...