2025.05.21

Tribal cannabis dispensaries to open across Minnesota with White Earth Nation tribal-state compact
Melissa Olson
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/05/20/cannabis-dispensaries-now-allowed-off-tribal-lands-in-minnesota

Revealed: UnitedHealth secretly paid nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers
A Guardian investigation finds insurer quietly paid facilities that helped it gain Medicare enrollees and reduce hospitalizations. Whistleblowers allege harm to residents
George Joseph
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/21/unitedhealth-nursing-homes-payments-hospital-transfers

Moderna withdraws application for US approval of combined flu-Covid shot
After talks with Food and Drug Administration, company plans to resubmit vaccine application later this year
Reuters
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/21/moderna-withdraws-application-combined-flu-covid-vaccine

FDA says it will limit access to Covid-19 boosters for Americans under 65
Critics say shift will negatively affect people who are not high risk but want to be vaccinated against the disease
Lauren Gambino and Associated Press
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/20/fda-limits-covid-19-boosters

‘World-first’ gonorrhoea vaccine to be rolled out in England
Jab hailed as ‘landmark moment for sexual health’ and comes amid record cases of infection
PA Media
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/may/21/world-first-gonorrhoea-vaccine-rollout-england

A moment that changed me: I thought I’d never fit in in rural France – until a revelation at the boulangerie
I’d spent 10 years trying to be more like my goat-farming neighbours. What if I stressed my ‘Britishness’ instead?
Ian Moore
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/may/21/a-moment-that-changed-me-i-thought-id-never-fit-in-in-rural-france-until-a-revelation-at-the-boulangerie

Mexican navy says ship’s pilot in deadly bridge crash was from New York
Officials say ship must be operated by specialized harbor pilot as investigation into crash that killed two continues
Cy Neff
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/20/mexico-ship-brooklyn-bridge-new-york-crash

Amateur archaeologists unearth winged goddess at Hadrian’s Wall
Exclusive: Married volunteer diggers discover stone relief at site of Roman fort Vindolanda in Northumberland
Dalya Alberge
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/may/21/amateur-archaeologists-unearth-winged-goddess-hadrians-wall-vindolanda-victory

Lilo & Stitch review – Disney’s latest unnecessary remake is a monstrosity
The studio’s new attempt to generate more money from the same property hits an instant roadblock in ghastly misfire
Jesse Hassenger
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/may/20/lilo-stitch-review-disney

What to do if you can’t get into your Facebook or Instagram account
How to prove your identity after your account gets hacked and how to improve security for the future
Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/may/21/what-to-do-get-into-facebook-instagram-hacked-security

Finland is obsessed with saunas, but are they any good for you?
Erika Benke
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250520-are-saunas-and-cold-plunges-good-for-your-health

Only the shiniest and bestest:
Kristi Noem incorrectly defines ‘habeas corpus’ in Senate hearing
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/ce8113z7k17o