Britain avoids recession with faster than expected growth Britain skirted a "triple dip" recession by growing faster than expected in the first three months of the year, providing some cover for a government under fire over its austerity drive. More
Boston blasts prompt UK review of London Marathon British police are reviewing security plans for Sunday's London Marathon, the next major international marathon, because of the deadly bombs that hit the race in Boston.... More
BBC faces dilemma as anti-Thatcher song tops chart Opponents of the late Margaret Thatcher are taking a kind of musical revenge on the former prime minister, pushing the song "Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead" up the British charts in a posthumous protest over her polarizing policies. More
Nobel prizewinner, IVF pioneer Robert Edwards dead Robert Edwards, a Nobel prizewinner from Britain whose pioneering in vitro fertilization research led to the first test tube baby and has since brought millions of people into the world, died Wednesday at age 87.... More
Connor Stalions Has Not-So-Subtle Connection to Five-Star QB Who Flipped From LSU to Michigan Sports IllustratedQB Underwood, No. 1 recruit for '25, flips to U-M ESPNBryce Underwood joins short list of Michigan’s superstar recruits MLive.comOhio State vs. Michigan rivalry has taken another turn — on the recruiting trail cleveland.comBryce Underwood flips to Michigan: What it means for LSU, the Wolverines and CFB's revenue-sharing future 247Sports
National COVID-19 vaccination rate less than 20 percent: CDC survey The HillCoverage with Influenza, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, and .. CDCFlu, COVID Vaccination Rates Remain Low as Winter Nears The Elkhart TruthFewer people are getting vaccinated for the Flu, Covid-19 and RSV WDIO
Origin of life research finds RNA can favor both left- and right-handed proteins Phys.orgOrigin of Life Favors One ‘Hand’ of Chemical Building Blocks? UCLA Samueli School of Engineering NewsroomLife’s Molecular Mirror Mystery: RNA Shows No Preference for Left or Right ScienceBlog.comNASA research uncovers new clues about life's molecular handedness Space DailyNASA: Mystery of Life’s Handedness Deepens NASA
Bird flu virus isolated from hospitalized Canadian teen shows signs of human adaptation CNNWhy a teenager’s bird-flu infection is ringing alarm bells for scientists Nature.comBird flu in Canada may have mutated to become more transmissible to humans The GuardianH5N1 bird flu virus in Canadian teenager displays mutations demonstrating virus’ risk STATNew Bird Flu Cases in Young People Are Raising Concerns about Mutating Virus Scientific American
CDC expects COVID and RSV levels to increase in coming weeks KSL.comUS CDC expects COVID and RSV levels to increase in coming weeks ReutersU. S. May See A Healthy Thanksgiving—But Covid, RSV Could Spike Before Christmas, CDC Warns ForbesWhat's going around? Doctors describe symptoms to watch out for and what is causing common illnesses WTOLCDC warns of virus spread ahead of holidays Lincoln Journal Star