Can a theory of quantum gravity illuminate what happened just after the big bang? gremlin/Getty Images The following is an extract from our Lost in Space-Time newsletter. Each month, we dive into fascinating ideas from around the universe. You can sign up for Lost in Space-Time here. Cosmic inflation is a problem. During the first tiny fraction of a second…
Buster OlneyMay 5, 2026, 07:00 AM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” Multiple Authors For four nights last month, Mike Trout dueled with Aaron Judge at Yankee Stadium, trading big swings and long home runs — and after the games, exchanging competitive text…
NewsFeed Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said he promised his son there would be ‘more destruction’ in Lebanon, as Israel continues bombarding the south. Smotrich’s comments come as he pushes to annex Lebanese territory and redraw Israel’s borders. Published On 5 May 20265 May 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd…
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Michael Burry dumped his entire stake in GameStop after the company’s audacious bid for eBay , saying the deal’s heavy leverage shattered the investment case he had been building. “I sold my entire GME position,” Burry said in a Substack post late Monday. “Any which way I sliced it, the Instant Berkshire thesis was never…
Ilie Bolojan lost the vote after the largest party in his coalition joined the far-right opposition to depose him.
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The first trailer for the Anthony Bourdain biopic, Tony, has been released giving us a sweary look at the late food icon’s younger years. Dominic Sessa, The Holdovers breakout, plays 19-year-old Bourdain as he gets his first job in a kitchen in mid-70s Cape Cod. “I’m actually not a fucking cook, I’m a writer,” the…
Still fresh off its recent $375 million jury verdict against Meta, New Mexico attorney general Raul Torrez’s office began arguing for even greater asks in the second phase of a landmark trial. On Monday, an attorney for the state, David Ackerman, pressed the court for a $3.7 billion abatement plan that would require Meta to…
South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago heralded the fortitude of the rand and other emerging-market currencies amid the Iran war, and said this could reflect a wider souring on US assets.
