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May 01 2026HEALTH

Doctors Push for More Thoughtful Stopping of Psychiatric Drugs

Health officials are looking at how medicines for mental health are used, and a group of well‑known doctors is offering new advice on how patients can safely quit them. They point out that sometimes doctors leave people on drugs longer than needed, or when the medicines no longer help. The doctors

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May 01 2026POLITICS

Boston’s New 2% Real‑Estate Tax: A Push for Affordable Homes

The city’s mayor has moved a bill that would add a 2 percent fee on home sales above $2 million. The fee is aimed at raising money for low‑income housing, but critics say it will make doing business in Boston more expensive. The proposal was signed by the mayor after a city council vote that appr

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May 01 2026FINANCE

Big Investors Think Robinhood’s Crypto Drop Is Just a Rough Patch

Some big money players see Robinhood’s recent fall as nothing more than a temporary glitch. The trading app, which slipped almost 12 % after missing earnings and revenue forecasts on April 28, has attracted fresh buying from big names. The drop was largely blamed on weaker crypto trading, but analys

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May 01 2026SPORTS

Tennis Channel’s New Boss Brings Amazon Tricks to the Court

Jeff Blackburn, who spent 24 years at Amazon building Prime Video and Amazon Music, left the tech giant to become CEO of Tennis Channel. He is a former high‑school tennis star who once gave up the sport to play football at Dartmouth, but he returned to the game while still at Amazon and now competes

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May 01 2026WEATHER

Floods Hit West Seventh Again, Raising Alarm Over Old Drainage System

West Seventh Street in Fort Worth turned into a river over the weekend, reminding residents that the city’s drainage problems are still real. The videos show cars bobbing in waist‑deep water and people scrambling for higher ground—an all too familiar sight for locals who have seen this before.

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May 01 2026FINANCE

Senseonics Raises $80 Million to Push Diabetes Tech Forward

Senseonics, a maker of implantable glucose monitors, has set the price for its upcoming stock sale. The company will offer eight million shares at five dollars each, aiming to bring in about eighty million dollars before fees. Investors can also receive pre‑funded warrants, which let them buy the sa

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May 01 2026TECHNOLOGY

Game Devs Stick to Manual Work for New Subnautica Title

Unknown Worlds, the studio behind the underwater adventure game, confirmed that they did not use any generative artificial intelligence tools in developing Subnautica 2. The sequel, which will hit early access on May 14, was built entirely by hand. The studio’s creative producer explained that th

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May 01 2026CRIME

Police Clear Troopers After Fatal Shooting Near Dover

In June 2024, a confrontation outside an assisted‑living home in Dover turned deadly. A visitor named Arnold Azamar Jr. , who had been barred from the facility for earlier aggressive acts, arrived to see his mother. After dinner, a disagreement over whether he could leave with her sparked a verbal c

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May 01 2026SCIENCE

Brain Boost: How Motivation Shapes Learning in the First Year of a New Language

People who start learning a new language often see their brains change in surprising ways. In a year-long study, researchers followed learners to watch how the brain’s structure and function shifted as they improved. They also measured how much students wanted to succeed, their confidence, and the t

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May 01 2026FINANCE

A Stock Market Swerve: Why a Big Short Expert Is Betting Against a Credit‑Score Giant

Steve Eisman, once known for predicting the housing crash, says he’s happy with the overall market but sees a chance to short a specific tech‑related name. He argues that today’s economy feels like last year: credit remains strong, artificial intelligence drives big spending, and growth is uneven ac

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