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Health

Eli Lilly's Retatrutide Clears Phase 3 With the Most Powerful Weight-Loss Results Ever Recorded

Patients on Eli Lilly's experimental retatrutide lost up to 30% of their body weight over two years — a figure previously only achievable with bariatric surgery. The "triple agonist" drug outperforms Wegovy and Zepbound by a wide margin.

Carl Sage May 21, 2026

Business

SpaceX Goes Public: A $75 Billion Opening Argument

SpaceX plans to raise $75 billion — nearly triple the largest IPO in history. The prospectus identifies a $28.5 trillion total addressable market. The company has lost $37 billion since inception.

Maynard Keys May 21, 2026

World

228 Dead in the Atlantic. 17 Years Later, France Finally Calls It Manslaughter.

After seventeen years, a Paris court ruled Airbus and Air France "solely and entirely responsible" for the crash that killed 228 people. The maximum fine: €225,000 each — roughly a few minutes of revenue for either company.

Von Clause May 21, 2026

Gaming

ZA/UM Was Supposed to Be Finished. Zero Parades Disagrees.

The studio lost its founding creatives to lawsuits and scandal. Its first game since the implosion just hit #6 on Steam's Top Sellers — with an 86 on OpenCritic.

Tyler Vincere May 21, 2026

Science

World's Largest Nuclear Plant Restarts 15 Years After Fukushima

TEPCO — the company that oversaw the Fukushima meltdown — has brought the world's largest nuclear power plant back online. The superintendent running it was at Fukushima when disaster struck.

Carl Sage May 21, 2026

World

Iran Reviews Written US Proposal as Pakistan Pushes Mediation Into High Gear

A written US proposal is on the table, Pakistan's army chief is en route to Tehran, and the terms under discussion bear little resemblance to what Washington was demanding three months ago.

Von Clause May 21, 2026

Health

Ebola Infected an American Doctor. The World's Response Still Hasn't Caught Up.

Dr. Peter Stafford could barely stand when he boarded a flight to Berlin. The Ebola strain that infected him has no vaccine, no cure, and a weeks-long head start on the world.

Carl Sage May 21, 2026

Environment

UN Declares Climate Failure Unlawful. Major Polluters Had Already Watered It Down.

The resolution passed 141-8. But provisions for a fossil fuel phase-out and a climate damage registry were stripped under pressure from the US, Russia, and Saudi Arabia. The legal scaffolding that remains is already showing up in courtrooms worldwide.

Rae Carlsen May 21, 2026

Business

Nvidia's Record Quarter. The $200 Billion Bet Starts Now.

Jensen Huang just posted $81.6 billion in quarterly revenue and Wall Street shrugged. His answer: a $200 billion bet on a chip that doesn't ship for months — with supply constraints guaranteed.

Maynard Keys May 21, 2026

Technology

Anthropic Bets $40 Billion on Elon Musk's GPUs

Anthropic will pay xAI $1.25 billion every month for the next three years. The AI safety company's biggest vendor is the man who regularly mocks AI safety.

Jonny V. Nuovo May 21, 2026

World

Tehran Won't Surrender. Trump Says the Bombs Can Wait.

Donald Trump was an hour from ordering renewed strikes on Tehran. Now he says the bombs can wait a few days — but Tehran will not surrender.

Von Clause May 21, 2026

Politics

Cops Who Bled on January 6 Sue to Stop Rioter Payouts

The Proud Boys chairman sentenced to 22 years for sedition says he's "not greedy" — he'll settle for $5 million from a new $1.8 billion fund. The officers he helped attack are suing to stop him.

Von Clause May 21, 2026