The number of cases of meningitis linked to an outbreak in Kent has risen to 27, up from 20, the UK Health Security Agency has said. Prof Robin May, the chief scientific officer at the UKHSA, said it was a “very unusual outbreak”. To date, 600 meningitis B vaccines have been administered at the University…
The United States and Mexico have been in a historic megadrought since the turn of the century. For more than 25 years, the American Southwest has faced the severe social and economic consequences of this megadrought—including a $1.1 billion agricultural loss in California in 2021 alone. With these conditions persisting, how can we help crops…
Italy’s The Open Reel has picked up international sales rights to Daniel Nolasco’s Brazilian hybrid feature “Little Tragedies” (“Pequenas tragédias”), winner last week of the Malaga Festival’s WIP Ibero-América Award. The film collected a €5,000 ($5,752) cash prize at MAFIZ, Málaga’s industry hub, during the festival’s 29th edition, held March 6-15. Written and directed by…
Iran will “boycott the United States” but “not the World Cup”, the Iranian football federation president, Mehdi Taj, said in a video released by the Iranian press agency Fars. Iran are scheduled to play their group matches in the US in this summer’s tournament. “We will be preparing for the World Cup,” Taj said. “We…
Tooth decay can begin very early in a child’s life. If five states ban fluoride in drinking water, the costs to Medicaid for a significant increase in kids with cavities could top $40 million within three years, a new analysis finds. CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, a nonprofit which advocates for fluoridation, used Medicaid claims…
Ultra-processed foods are often high in fat and sugar Anastasiia Krivenok/Getty Images In the past few years, there has been a growing clamour from scientists, doctors and the media about ultra-processed foods (UPFs). Some have warned that the trend towards more and more processed food in our diet is mainly responsible for the huge burden…
It’s a Sin creator Russell T. Davies is reviving his hit Channel 4 and HBO drama with British synth pop duo Pet Shop Boys. The group have teamed with dance studio Rambert and festival producer Glyn Fussell on a contemporary dance reimagining of It’s a Sin, which will debut in Manchester. Davies is exec producing…
The 2026 NIT continued Wednesday and higher-seeded teams took care of business to advance to the second round after upsets dominated the Tuesday schedule. No. 1 seed Wake Forest defeated Navy 82-72 behind 26 points from star guard Juke Harris. The Demon Deacons will face No. 4 seed Illinois State in the second round. Illinois…
The Grammy-nominated rapper Afroman won a defamation lawsuit filed by seven Ohio sheriff’s deputies who sued him over music videos in which he used home security footage to mock their raid of his home. “We did it, America! Yeah, we did it! Freedom of speech! Right on! Right on!” the 51-year-old rapper, born Joseph Foreman,…
Tim MacMahonMar 19, 2026, 03:13 AM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Multiple Authors HOUSTON — As LeBron James sat in front of his locker late Wednesday, he had ice packs wrapped around his right elbow and both knees while…
