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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The American obsession with the iPhone is complicated, as most love-hate relationships are. It sometimes seems like a talisman so magical that we can’t fathom living without all the pleasures and conveniences that it bestows almost anytime or anywhere. The iPhone, and its smartphone brethren, enable pictures that can be posted instantly on social media. We can play a game, watch a video, listen to music, […]

The pill helped give birth to modern America. Known by one simple word, the revolutionary oral contraceptive — approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration 66 years ago — didn’t just prevent innumerable pregnancies. It gave women new freedom, changing family life and society forever. “Its introduction in the 1960s afforded U.S. women this unprecedented control over their childbearing and subsequent life trajectories,” says Suzanne Bell of Johns Hopkins […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s plan to put weapons in space — pitched as a “Golden Dome for America” missile defense program — is estimated to cost $1.2 trillion, according to a new analysis from the Congressional Budget Office, a far heftier sum than the initial $175 billion price tag he gave last year. The nonpartisan CBO report, published Tuesday, is described as an analysis that reflects “one illustrative […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Marty Makary, is resigning after a rocky tenure that drew months of complaints from health industry executives, anti-abortion activists, vaping lobbyists and other allies of President Donald Trump. He steps down after just over a year leading the powerful health regulatory agency, according to a White House official who was not authorized to speak before an announcement expected […]

May 12 (Reuters) – Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke has died at the age of 29, the NBA team said on Tuesday. No cause of death was immediately announced. “We are heartbroken by the tragic loss of Brandon Clarke,” the Grizzlies said in a statement. “Brandon was an outstanding teammate and an even better person whose impact on the organization and the greater Memphis community will not be forgotten.” Clarke, […]

May 12 (Reuters) – Blue Owl has seen a 95% drop in new investments at its biggest credit fund for retail investors, according to a regulatory filing, as direct lending came under rising scrutiny. The Blue Owl Credit Income fund (OCIC) reported accepting just $26.4 million in subscription payments on May 1, compared with $480 million at this time last year. Blue Owl values OCIC’s portfolio at about $34 billion. […]

LOS ANGELES, May 12 (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Space Bureau approved EchoStar’s sale of approximately 65 megahertz of spectrum to SpaceX and 50 megahertz to AT&T, the agency said in a statement on Tuesday. (Reporting by Christian Martinez;Editing by David Ljunggren) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

LeBron James said he’s not ready to make a decision on playing a 24th NBA season, but oddsmakers strongly anticipate him being on the court come the 2026-27 season. James, 41, said after the Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated by Oklahoma City on Monday night that, “what my future (holds), I don’t know, obviously.” However, the odds of James retiring opened with “No” at -450 at SportsBetting.ag, compared to +275 […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Neil deGrasse Tyson has had a lifelong fantasy of being abducted by aliens. That’s right, he actually wants to be taken. “I even picture the scenario in my head: I’m sitting out there alone, and a beam of light comes down,” he says. “It’s not a spacecraft that’s hovering over me. It’s just a beam of light from space. And I just get lifted up into […]