Saturday, May 30, 2026

World

US military Pacific drug boat strikes pass 200 dead

The US military has killed over 200 people in a months-long campaign striking boats it accuses of drug smuggling in the eastern Pacific and Caribbean. Friday's attack — the third this week — killed three men and marks a sharp escalation in the use of lethal military force against civilian vessels. US Southern Command confirmed the strike, which has drawn mounting scrutiny over the legal basis and casualty count.

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Health

Poor sleep linked to surging cancer rates in under-50s

Two large studies have linked poor sleep to rising cancer diagnoses among adults under 50, adding a concrete potential cause to one of medicine's more alarming trends. Early-onset cancer cases worldwide nearly doubled between 1990 and 2019, climbing from 1.82 million to 3.26 million. The findings arrive as researchers scramble to explain why younger generations are getting cancer at rates their parents didn't.

Politics

Trump signs order to cut childhood vaccine recommendations

Trump has signed an executive order directing the CDC and its advisory committee to review an HHS assessment that recommends reducing the number of vaccines on the childhood immunization schedule. The order formally elevates that assessment as a guide for federal policy — a significant step toward dismantling a decades-old public health consensus. The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices must now treat the HHS review as a baseline reference.

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Politics

US proposes cancelling science grants at any time

The Office of Management and Budget has proposed new federal funding rules that would allow the government to cancel any research grant at any time, with peer review made optional and political staff empowered to screen grants for forbidden topics. The rules represent the most sweeping attempt yet to subject US scientific funding to direct ideological oversight. If adopted, the changes would affect thousands of active grants across federal agencies.

Economy

Canada enters technical recession amid US trade tensions

Canada has slipped into a technical recession, with GDP data confirming two consecutive quarters of contraction as US tariffs and trade uncertainty squeeze the economy. The country is simultaneously being sidelined in USMCA renegotiations and pivoting toward China to diversify away from its largest trading partner. Statistics Canada released the GDP figures confirming the recession in May 2026.