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The Texas Medical Board has disciplined three doctors ProPublica previously investigated whose patients died after receiving delayed or inappropriate pregnancy care under the state’s strict abortion ban. Two of the doctors failed to properly intervene as a pregnant teenager repeatedly sought care for life-threatening complications, the board found. The third did not provide a dilation and curettage procedure to empty a miscarrying patient’s uterus, and she ultimately bled to death. As ProPublica investigated those preventable deaths and five others across three states in the past few years, reporters found that abortion bans have influenced how doctors and hospitals respond to…

Tomorrow, the first round of the NBA playoffs begins. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Lots of intriguing matchups. Can the remodeled Atlanta Hawks test the star-studded New York Knicks? In the Houston Rockets-Los Angeles Lakers series, which all-time great will end with the upper hand, Kevin Durant or LeBron James? There’s an entire Wikipedia page dedicated to the last 20 years of the Denver Nuggets-Minnesota Timberwolves’ rivalry.Time to lock in. Our NBC Sports crew analyzes the series below. Throughout the NBA playoffs, we’ll have you covered here and, as always, on…

Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today? Sign up to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Hellooooo, friends. Psychedelics and testosterone are front and center today, but also we note that GLP-1’s dominance in obesity may not be as inevitable as it looks. Early animal data from GLP-1 pioneers suggest that pathways like GIP-glucagon offer effectiveness and better overall tolerability.  The need-to-know this morning Kailera Therapeutics raised $625 million in an initial public offering — the largest-ever Wall Street debut for a drug company. Kailera is developing obesity drugs licensed from China.  Do we even need…

Whew! Lil Fizz has the internet doing a double-take this week after a meet-and-greet moment started making its rounds online. And let’s just say, fans are definitely talking. The clip, which surfaced on TikTok, shows an interaction that quickly shifted the conversation from a simple fan encounter to something unexpected. RELATED: B2K & Bow Wow Reunite, Talk Celebrity Crushes And Beef! | SITSR (Exclusive) Lil Fizz Moment At Meet & Greet Has Folks Talking In the video shared by a user seemingly named Tamika Sharde, captioned “Nostalgic fun,” she appears to link up with members of B2K during what’s believed…

GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Yuji, a 6-week-old patas monkey in Mexico, wakes up every day clinging to a stuffed dog. More than a toy, this plush companion acts as a surrogate mom after the tiny primate was rejected by his own mother, Kamaria, a first-time parent unable to form a maternal bond.Weighing a mere 673 grams (1.4 pounds), Yuji represents the most recent case of assisted rearing at the Guadalajara Zoo in western Mexico.The story of Yuji has captured the attention of the Mexican public, drawing parallels to Punch, the Japanese macaque that went viral on social media after growing up…

Apr 14, 2026; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Astros manager Joe Espada looks on from the dugout before the game against the Colorado Rockies at Daikin Park. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images While a handful of sterling defensive plays bolstered the pitching line on Thursday, the Houston Astros unquestionably displayed improved performances on the mound in the final two games of their three-game interleague series against the visiting Colorado Rockies. The Astros’ 3-2 loss snapped their seven-game home winning streak. However, after entering the series with the most runs allowed in the majors, Houston stacked a strong pitching effort on top…

Over the course of 8½ hours, a Northern California nurse hopped between bars during a Friday evening while sailing on a Carnival Cruise vacation.As the vessel toured Baja California, Diana Sanders of Vacaville sampled tequila shots — 14 or 15 in total — from six ship taverns, tequileras and pubs, according to court documents.Shortly after her final drink, a “swaying, stammering” Sanders stumbled down a set of stairs, according to court documents. She said she suffered severe injuries and filed a lawsuit against Florida-based Carnival Corp., contending the ship’s crew was negligent and overserved drinks.A Miami-Dade County jury agreed with…

Activism / April 17, 2026 While it’s nice that politicians are finally talking about the “affordability crisis,” working folks are wondering: Where have you been? Ad Policy A doorman hoses down a sidewalk outside a building in the Upper East Side neighborhood of New York City, on April 14, 2026.( Michael Nagle / Bloomberg via Getty Images) In my early 20s, I worked in a courthouse. Courthouses aren’t as exciting as you might think; real trials rarely happen and mostly papers are filed, data is entered, callers are put on hold. Courtrooms are a depressing parade of people who have…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Trade wonks are living it up at their very own policy Coachella this week, as the IMF and World Bank hold their spring meetings in Washington DC. And once again they’re excited about global trade imbalances.Not so long ago, trade-watchers were optimistic that these were fading. The IMF itself put out a report entitled Imbalances Receding in mid-2024. So how does that report look now? Well, not great, according to CFR senior fellow Brad Setser. He went on the FT’s Economics Show…

China is rapidly building up space-warfare capabilities and by 2040 will be conducting low-level warfare powered by advanced technology aimed at weakening the United States, according to a new Space Force report. The report, made public earlier this week, is called “Future Operating Environment 2040” and describes a dark vision of conflict with Beijing below the level of declared war in the next 14 years. “By 2040, the operating environment is marked by ongoing, hard-to-detect competition below the level of declared war,” the report stated. “The line between peace and conflict has become unclear amid continuous electromagnetic activity, cyberoperations, and…