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May 01, 2026
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☰ slashdot
- Musk Concludes Testimony At OpenAI Trial
- US Senators Ban Themselves From Prediction Markets Trading
- New Linux 'Copy Fail' Vulnerability Enables Root Access On Major Distros
- In Real-World Test, an AI Model Did Better Than ER Doctors At Diagnosing Patients
- French Prosecutors Link 15-Year-Old To Mega-Breach At State's Secure Document Agency
☰ cbc sports
- Oilers eliminated from NHL playoffs after 5-2 loss in Game 6 to Ducks
- Müller, Rattray score 2 minutes apart to help Fleet overcome Charge, take 1-0 series lead
- Heating up at the right time, Canada sets out to prove continuity is king at World Relays
- No question mark around Connor McDavid as Oilers set for must-win Game 6
- Complainant in Canadian figure skater Nikolaj Sørensen's sexual assault case reveals identity
☰ espn
- East playoff takeaways: Knicks dominate Hawks in G...
- Knicks' 47-point halftime lead sets playoff record...
- Maxey, George deliver as Sixers push Celts to G7
- Clark's Fever homecoming soured by early exit
- Wolves eliminate Nuggets as McDaniels scores 32
☰ global
- Oilers ousted from playoffs by Ducks
- ‘No-go zone’: Vancouver homeless man claims he was told to move ahead of FIFA
- Peter Gabriel wades in on lifeguard debate at Vancouver’s beaches
- Kelowna business hit hard amid an increase in dumpster fires
- Amnesty International sounds alarm on state of housing in Manawan, Que.
☰ Ars Technica
- Trump nominates Fox News doctor to be the next surgeon general
- US falls below Ukraine in press freedom as global autocracy takes hold
- Russia cloaks launch schedule after spaceport falls in Ukraine's sights
- Elon Musk's 7 biggest stumbles on the stand at OpenAI trial
- The most severe Linux threat to surface in years catches the world flat-footed
☰ nyt world
- Iranians Live With Pain and Powerlessness, Beneath a Smooth Veneer
- Attacks on Jewish Targets in Europe Suggest Hybrid Warfare
- Mother Runs for Office in India After Daughter Was Raped and Killed
- Iceland’s Pools and Hot Tubs Are Now UNESCO-Recognized. Some Locals Aren’t Thrilled.
- Iran’s Supreme Leader Signals Plan to Maintain Control Over Strait of Hormuz
☰ cbc
- Alberta separatist group ordered to pull down list with millions of voters' personal information
- Leaked report shows basic training pass rate fell after military recruitment changes
- Parents traumatized after witnessing events leading up to son's death in health facility
- Edmonton Oilers eliminated from NHL playoffs after 5-2 loss in Game 6 to Anaheim Ducks
- U.S. prosecutors release hotel video of armed man rushing past security at press correspondents' gala
☰ space
- Near-relativistic swarm could image Proxima b at 20-meter resolution and scan for biosignatures, paper says
- ESA's Proba 3 is unlocking secrets of the solar wind
- Designing in situ power stations for future Mars missions
- Thinner than hair and stretchable like rubber, this new shield tackles a space-age problem in one layer
- Mining the solar system to build a new world
☰ science daily
- Scientists reveal the best exercise for knee arthritis pain relief
- Earth is splitting open beneath the Pacific Northwest, scientists say
- Scientists restore memory by blocking a single Alzheimer’s protein
- This AI knew the answers but didn’t understand the questions
- A photon was teleported across 270 meters in stunning quantum breakthrough
☰ new scientist
- 'Green' cryptocurrency uses 18 times more energy than makers claim
- Your oral microbiome could affect your weight, liver and diabetes risk
- We have figured out a new way to send messages into the past
- Human heads have changed shape a lot in the past 100 years
- Doubts cast over 'wild' claim that magnetic control can turn on genes
☰ science alert
- Human Genome Pioneer J. Craig Venter Dies at 79
- Most People Develop Diverticulosis in Their Gut by The Age of 80… So What Is It?
- Yawning Does Something Unexpected in Your Brain, MRI Scans Reveal
- Africa Is Splitting Apart Faster Than We Thought, Forming a New Ocean
☰ Weather Forecast
Fri 1 May

high: 11°C
Chance of showers
pop: 30%
 Sat 2 May

high: 13°C
Chance of showers
pop: 30%
 Sun 3 May

high: 13°C
Sunny
 Mon 4 May

high: 14°C
Chance of showers
pop: 40%
 Tue 5 May

high: 18°C
Chance of showers
pop: 40%
Fri 1 May

high: 12°C
Chance of showers
pop: 30%
 Sat 2 May

high: 10°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Sun 3 May

high: 11°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Mon 4 May

high: 17°C
Chance of showers
pop: 60%
 Tue 5 May

high: 17°C
Chance of showers
pop: 40%
Fri 1 May

high: 12°C
Sunny
 Sat 2 May

high: 13°C
Cloudy
 Sun 3 May

high: 13°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Mon 4 May

high: 14°C
Rain
 Tue 5 May

high: 17°C
Chance of showers
pop: 60%
Fri 1 May

high: 9°C
Cloudy
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high: 10°C
Chance of showers
pop: 30%
 Sun 3 May

high: 9°C
Cloudy
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high: 12°C
Chance of showers
pop: 60%
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high: 15°C
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high: 12°C
Rain
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high: 14°C
Sunny
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high: 9°C
Rain
 Mon 4 May

high: 15°C
A mix of sun and cloud
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high: 15°C
Chance of showers
pop: 60%
Fri 1 May

high: 5°C
Rain
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high: 10°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Sun 3 May

high: 7°C
Periods of rain
 Mon 4 May

high: 11°C
Periods of rain
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high: 13°C
Chance of showers
pop: 60%
Fri 1 May

high: 17°C
Mainly cloudy
 Sat 2 May

high: 19°C
Chance of showers
pop: 30%
 Sun 3 May

high: 22°C
Sunny
 Mon 4 May

high: 23°C
Sunny
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high: 21°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Fri 1 May

high: 19°C
Mainly sunny
 Sat 2 May

high: 17°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Sun 3 May

high: 21°C
Sunny
 Mon 4 May

high: 13°C
Cloudy
 Tue 5 May

high: 16°C
A mix of sun and cloud
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IBM 231.04 +3.97   +1.75%
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☰ Word of the Day
interlocutor

noun (in-ter-LAH-kyuh-ter)

Interlocutor is a formal word that means “one who takes part in dialogue or conversation.”

☰ Thought of the Day
"If the wind will not serve, take to the oars." - Latin Proverb
☰ Born on this day
- Magnus VI Lagabuter, King of Norway (1263-80), born in Tønsberg, Norway (d. 1280)
- François de Kinschot, Dutch jurist and chancellor of Brabant, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1654)
- Sidónio Pais, Portuguese politician (4th President of Portugal, 66th Prime Minister of Portugal), born in Caminha, Portugal (d. 1918)
- Francis Curzon, 5th Earl Howe, British politician, naval officer and auto racer (1931 Le Mans), born in Mayfair, London (d. 1964)
- Balraj Sahni [Yudhishthir], Indian Bollywood actor (Dharti Ke Lal), born in Rawalpindi, Punjab (d. 1973)
- Enriko Josif, Serbian composer and pedagogue (Lyric Symphony), born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (d. 2003)
- Big Maybelle [Mabel Smith], American RandB singer ("A Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On", "Candy"), born in Jackson, Mississippi (d. 1972)
- Linda Hoover, American singer-songwriter ("I Mean to Shine"), born in Oakland, New Jersey
☰ Weather News
- Environmental Literacy Program awards portfolio
- Dolphin or porpoise? How to tell the difference
- Artemis II returns: How NOAA helped protect astronauts during the 10-day NASA mission
☰ Today in History
- King of Hawaiʻi Kamehameha I defeats Kalanikupule and conquers island of Oʻahu at Battle of Nuʻuanu [approx. date]
- Vanguard TV-1 booster test reaches an altitude of 121 miles (195 km)
- Anastasio Somoza Debayle becomes President of Nicaragua
- Houston Astros hurler Don Wilson blanks Reds, 4-0 for second career no-hitter, at Crosley Field in Cincinnati
- The Los Angeles May Day mêlée occurs, in which the Los Angeles Police Department's response to a May Day pro-immigration rally becomes a matter of controversy
- Emily Stowe, Canadian suffragist and first woman licensed to practise medicine in Canada, born in Norwich Township, Oxford County, Ontario (d. 1903)
- Enriko Josif, Serbian composer and pedagogue (Lyric Symphony), born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (d. 2003)
- Greta Andersen, Danish swimmer (Olympic gold 100m freestyle, silver 4×100m freestyle 1948), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2023)
- András Törőcsik, Hungarian soccer forward (45 caps; Újpest Dozsa FC, Montpellier), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2022)
- Damon Diletti, Australian field hockey goal keeper (Olympic silver 1992; Champions Trophy gold 1999), born in Perth, West Australia

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