Category Archives: Travel

2025.05.31

‘Breakthrough’ breast cancer therapy can slow advance of disease and prolong survival
Study shows combination treatment for aggressive breast cancer delays advance by average 17 months and chemotherapy by two years
Andrew Gregory Health editor, in Chicago
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/may/31/breakthrough-breast-cancer-therapy-can-slow-advance-of-disease-and-prolong-survival

Trump says he fired National Portrait Gallery chief in latest conflict with arts
President says director Kim Sajet has been fired but experts suggest president does not have legal grounds to do so
Robert Mackey
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/30/trump-fires-kim-sajet-national-portrait-gallery-director

Want to see where Trump’s tariffs are leading US business? Look at Georgia
The political swing state has a $900bn economy, with hospitality, industrial manufacturing – and movies
George Chidi in Atlanta
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/31/georgia-business-trump-tariffs

Four queer business owners on Pride under Trump: ‘Our joy is resistance’
As the first Pride month under Donald Trump’s second presidency approaches, LGBTQ+ businesses are stepping up
Jenna Zaza
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/31/pride-queer-business-owners

Tourist damages two of China’s terracotta warriors after jumping fence
The man ‘pushed and pulled’ the ancient clay warriors and damaged them to varying degrees, said authorities
Agence France-Presse
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/31/tourist-jumps-into-chinas-terracotta-army-damaging-ancient-warriors

Four tips for home care, from vacuuming your mattress to … cleaning your dishwasher?
I tried some of the advice from Kyshawn Lane of the wildly popular Instagram account Weekly Home Check
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Madeleine Aggeler
https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2025/may/30/four-tips-for-home-care

Are seed oils really bad for you?
Jessica Bradley
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250530-are-seed-oils-really-bad-for-you

Never before seen images of our Universe
https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0lf3qdj/never-before-seen-images-of-our-universe

Loretta Swit, who played ‘Hot Lips’ Houlihan on MAS*H, dies aged 87
The actor, who won two Emmy awards, was best known for being one of longest-serving cast members on the hit series
Associated Press
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/may/30/loretta-swit-actor-dead

2025.05.30

Local News
These Minnesota cities were named among the top 250 “Best Places to Live” in the country
By Aki Nace
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/minnesota-cities-best-places-to-live-2025/

Pfas detected in US beers in new study, raising safety concerns
Researchers point to contaminated water after ‘forever chemicals’ found in all but one of 23 sampled beers
Tom Perkins
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/30/beer-pfas-forever-chemicals

Over a barrel: lack of sugar throws Cuba’s rum industry into crisis
This year’s tiny harvest casts doubt on the spirit’s recent resurgence, once a bright spot in the island’s economy
Ruaridh Nicoll in Havana
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/may/30/over-a-barrel-lack-sugar-cuba-rum-industry-crisis-harvest

Is every memecoin just a scam? Experts on whether Andrew Tate and Trump are fleecing their followers
After I was turned into a memecoin, I looked into the hype behind the crypto that only a tiny percentage of people profit from
Matt Shea
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/30/is-memecoin-scam-crypto-trump

We’re minimizing the horror of Trump’s military birthday parade
Judith Levine
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/30/trump-military-parade-fascism

So long, Elon: the cuts didn’t go to plan, but you completely shredded your reputation
Marina Hyde
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/30/elon-musk-tesla-investors-doge

‘Death is not a mystery’: what happens to your body when you’re dying?
Experts say knowing more about death – or ‘death literacy’ – can actually help quell fears of dying
Katie Camero
https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2025/may/29/what-happens-when-you-die

Remains of Mayan city nearly 3,000 years old unearthed in Guatemala
Pyramids and monuments suggest Los Abuelos was a significant ceremonial site, archaeologists say
Agence France-Press in Guatemala City u
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/29/mayan-city-remains-guatemala-los-abuelos-unearthed

2025.05.29

US federal court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs
Ruling from court of international trade in New York comes after slew of lawsuits arguing president exceeded authority
Kalyeena Makortoff and agencies
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/28/us-court-blocks-trump-tariffs

Donald Trump commutes sentence of former Chicago gang leader
Larry Hoover, 74, ex-chief of Gangster Disciples in Chicago, had been serving multiple life sentences for over 50 years
Léonie Chao-Fong
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/28/donald-trump-commutes-chicago-gang-leader-sentence

‘Flooding could end southern Appalachia’: the scientists on an urgent mission to save lives
Geologists race to collect perishable data as Kentucky residents ‘scared to death’ over floods amid Trump cuts
Nina Lakhani in eastern Kentucky with photographs by Jon Cherry
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/29/appalachia-kentucky-floods-research-trump-cuts

Scared advertisers, flag bans and Trump: the US is in for a troubled Pride 2025
Event organizers in red and blue states have seen an exodus of sponsors amid an anti-LGBTQ+ political climate. They insist the show will go on
Tim Teeman
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/29/pride-month-trump

Chinese paraglider survives accidental 8,000-metre-high flight above the clouds
A strong updraft propelled Peng Yujiang thousands of metres high, in line with flight paths and nearly as high as Mount Everest
Helen Davidson in Taipei
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/29/chinese-paraglider-peng-yujiang-survives-8000-metre-high-flight

Why does Switzerland have more nuclear bunkers than any other country?
Switzerland is home to more than 370,000 nuclear bunkers – enough to shelter every member of the population. But if the worst should happen, would they actually work?
By Jessi Jezewska Stevens
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/may/29/why-does-switzerland-have-more-nuclear-bunkers-than-any-other-country

Swiss village almost entirely destroyed after collapse of glacier buries it in mud
One person missing and Blatten devastated after huge cloud of ice and rubble inundates evacuated town
Guardian staff and agencies in Geneva
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/28/swiss-glacier-collapse-village-switzerland-blatten

Thousands in Canada’s Manitoba ordered to evacuate in wildfire emergency
There are more than 130 active wildfires across the country, half of which are considered out of control
Agence France-Presse
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/29/canada-wildfires-manitoba-province-fire-evacuation

‘Space travel is queer’: the unstoppable film-maker skewering Bezos and Musk’s macho fantasies
Cath Clarke
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/may/29/space-travel-bezos-musk-macho-fantasies-nelly-ben-hayoun-stepanian

Materialists to 28 Years Later: 10 of the best films to watch this June
Nicholas Barber
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20250528-10-of-the-best-films-to-watch-this-june

2025.05.28

Feds arrest newest Feeding Our Future defendant at Twin Cities airport
Matt Sepid
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/05/27/feds-arrest-newest-feeding-our-future-defendant-at-twin-cities-airport

Trump cuts to NIH causing life-or-death delays in care: ‘Cancer shouldn’t be political’
Natalie Phelps, who has stage 4 colorectal cancer, has raised the alarm over how patients in the agency’s clinical trials are facing setbacks in treatment
Rachel Leingang
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/28/trump-cuts-nih-cancer-care

RFK Jr drops Covid-19 boosters for kids and pregnant women from CDC list
The move ends the CDC’s booster recommendation for healthy children and pregnant women, bypassing norms
Jessica Glenza
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/27/rfk-jr-covid-vaccine-kids-pregnant-women

Trump has no plan for who will grow US food: ‘There is just flat out nobody to work’
Farms rely on seasonal workers and undocumented immigrants, but the Republican’s plans to fill the gap would ‘legalize oppression’, advocates say
Tareq Saghie
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/28/farmworkers-h-2a-trump-agriculture

The Salt Path review – Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs hike from ruin to renewal
Marianne Elliott directs this affecting drama, based on Raynor Winn’s memoir, which builds steadily as the couple journey towards redemption
Cath Clarke
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/may/28/the-salt-path-review-gillian-anderson-and-jason-isaacs-hike-from-ruin-to-renewal

Spent by Alison Bechdel review – the graphic novelist faces up to midlife
In this playfully fictionalised memoir, Alison runs a pygmy goat sanctuary while making a name for herself on stage and screen
James Smart
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/may/28/spent-by-alison-bechdel-review-the-graphic-novelist-faces-up-to-midlife

Bovril: A meaty staple’s strange link to cult science fiction
Veronique Greenwood
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250527-bovril-a-meaty-staples-strange-link-to-cult-science-fiction

What to do if your laptop is lost or stolen – tips for when the worst happens
From remotely locking it using a locator, to backing up a replacement, steps to help you secure your data
Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/28/what-to-do-if-your-laptop-is-lost-or-stolen

Mirrored floors and mountain goats: photos of the day – Tuesday
Marissa Faessler leads her goats in Appenzell Innerrhoden,
The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
Joe Mee
https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2025/may/27/mirrored-floors-mountain-goats-photos-of-the-day-tuesday

Photos of Norway’s incredibly rare Viking ship discovery
https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0ldt6yx/photos-of-norway-s-incredibly-rare-viking-ship-discovery

The return of Mexico’s famous Tequila Express train
Jamie Fullerton
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20250523-the-return-of-mexicos-famous-tequila-express-train

2025.05.26

US police officer resigns after wrongfully arresting undocumented teen
Leslie O’Neal of Georgia pulled over college student who then spent more than two weeks in federal immigration jail
José Olivares
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/25/georgia-police-officer-resigns-arrest-undocumented-student

Top Republicans threaten to block Trump’s spending bill if national debt is not reduced
Prominent senators warn Trump to ‘get serious’ about addressing budget deficit or they will block ‘beautiful bill’
Ed Pilkington
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/25/trump-beautiful-bill-republicans

US federal judges consider creating own armed security force as threats mount
Proposal would move security under judges’ control as justice department has vowed loyalty to Trump
Ed Pilkington
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/25/federal-judges-armed-security-doj-trump-attacks

Run for Something co-founder: ‘Democrats’ reliance on seniority is our downfall’
Amanda Litman discusses vital but difficult conversations on age as younger Democrats work to remake party
Rachel Leingang
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/26/run-for-something-co-founder-amanda-litman

Almost 200 Marilyn Monroe lookalikes join Irish charity swim
Marilyn’s Mater Paddle, now in its second year, held at Balcarrick beach to raise funds for women’s cancer care
Morgan Ofori
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/25/almost-200-marilyn-monroe-lookalikes-join-irish-charity-swim

‘There’s no chance an American will laugh’: Tim Key on his very British new film and the US Office sequel
The idiosyncratic comic’s sprawling CV includes poetry, Alan Partridge and a spell in a pigeon costume but his latest career destination might be his most unlikely yet – Hollywood
Rachel Aroesti
https://www.theguardian.com/global/ng-interactive/2025/may/25/tim-key-interview-ballad-wallis-island

US faces another summer of extreme heat as fears rise over Trump cuts
Brutal heat and drought expected to blanket country from Nevada to Florida as experts worry climate cuts will burn
Eric Holthaus
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/26/extreme-heat-summer-weather-forecast

2025.05.24


13 Minnesota cities and counties want to open government-run cannabis dispensaries
Nicole Ki
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/05/23/minnesota-cities-and-counties-wait-to-open-cannabis-dispensaries

Expert calls Musk’s ‘Doge’ involvement ‘one of the greatest brand destructions’
Top US marketing professor Scott Galloway says on Pivot podcast Tesla owner ‘has alienated his core demographic’
Ramon Antonio Vargas
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/24/elon-musk-doge-scott-galloway

‘Alexa, what do you know about us?’ What I discovered when I asked Amazon to tell me everything my family’s smart speaker had heard
For years, Alexa has been our on-call vet, DJ, teacher, parent, therapist and whipping boy. What secrets would the data reveal?
Jeremy Ettinghausen
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/24/what-i-discovered-when-i-asked-amazon-to-tell-me-everything-alexa-had-heard

Sperm from cancer-risk donor used to conceive at least 67 children across Europe
Case of man carrying rare genetic variant fuels calls for limit on number of children that can be fathered by one donor
Hannah Devlin Science correspondent
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/may/23/sperm-donor-cancer-risk-children-europe

‘I had the audacity not to peg it!’ Timothy Spall on cancer, cosy crime and being heckled on the red carpet
Ryan Gilbey
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/may/23/i-had-the-audacity-not-to-peg-it-timothy-spall-on-cancer-cosy-and-being-heckled-on-the-red-carpet

Sirat to Eddington and Sentimental Value: The 12 Cannes films you need to know about
Rebecca Laurence, Hugh Montgomery and Nicholas Barber
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20250523-the-12-cannes-films-you-need-to-know-about

Director Stanley Kubrick’s house up for sale
Danny Fullbrook
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crlj0g6100no

2025.05.22

Judge rules White House violated order by deporting migrants to South Sudan
Eight people apparently deported as their lawyers say the migrants are at ‘risk of harm’ and that there is ‘no clarity’
Maya Yang and Maanvi Singh
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/21/trump-deportations-south-sudan

DoJ moves to cancel police reform deals with Minneapolis and Louisville
Trump officials seek to dismiss Biden-era consent decrees reached after deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor
Rachel Leingang and agencies
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/21/justice-department-settlement-minneapolis-louisville

Alan Turing papers saved from shredder could fetch £150,000
Documents including signed copy of 1938 PhD dissertation to be auctioned after they were nearly thrown out
Jamie Grierson
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/may/21/alan-turing-papers-saved-from-shredder-could-fetch-150000

A huge Democratic victory in Omaha offers a lesson for the party
Katrina vanden Heuvel
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/21/omaha-election-win-democrats-lessons-john-ewing-jr

Australia approves new drug to treat early Alzheimer’s disease
Kisunla is first new treatment registered by TGA in 25 years but could cost patients more than $80,000 and less than one in five will be eligible
Natasha May Medical reporter
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/may/22/australia-approves-donanemab-kisunla-new-drug-treat-early-alzheimers-disease

Winners, resigners, guest dogs and royal losers – take the Thursday quiz
Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?
Martin Belam
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/may/22/the-guardian-thursday-quiz-general-knowledge-topical-news-trivia-211

2025.05.19

Is it true that … male pattern baldness is inherited from the mother?
It is often down to genetics, but hair loss is also affected by hormones, stress and other factors
Kate Lloyd
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/may/19/is-it-true-that-male-pattern-baldness-is-inherited-from-the-mother

Athletes and fitness influencers use creatine, but what is it? And does it work?
We find out if this fitness supplement can be used to build muscle mass, decrease fatigue and improve mental health
Adrienne Matei
https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2025/may/15/what-is-creatine-benefits-drawbacks

Runaway rice prices spell danger for Japan’s prime minister as elections loom
Attempts to bring down the price of the Japanese staple have had little effect amid a cost-of-living crisis
Justin McCurry in Tokyo
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/19/runaway-rice-prices-spell-danger-for-japans-prime-minister-as-elections-loom

Human statues in Bolivia and flowers at Chelsea – photos of the day: Monday
Joanna Ruck
https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2025/may/19/human-statues-in-bolivia-and-flowers-at-chelsea-photos-of-the-day-monday

Solving the mystery of a dinosaur mass grave at the ‘River of Death’
Rebecca Morelle Science editor
Alison Francis Senior science journalist
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0k3x8lmje1o

The pilots chasing ‘sky rivers’ and cyclones from Japan to the US
Sophie Hardach
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250516-the-pilots-chasing-sky-rivers-and-cyclones-from-japan-to-the-us

Still booting after all these years: The people stuck using ancient Windows computers
Thomas Germain
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250516-the-people-stuck-using-ancient-windows-computers

2025.05.17

What links Tasmin Archer, Gareth Gates and Zayn Malik? The Saturday quiz
From Tsar Alexander II and Queen Anne to Korky the Cat, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz
Thomas Eaton
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/may/17/what-links-tasmin-archer-gareth-gates-and-zayn-malik-the-saturday-quiz

Top winemaker ‘may have to leave its Spanish vineyards due to climate crisis’
Familia Torres has been making wine in Catalonia since 1870, but says it may have to move to higher altitudes in 30 years’ time
Sarah Butler
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/may/17/top-winemaker-spanish-vineyards-climate-crisis-familia-torres

The Little Sister review – a discerning drama of queer Muslim coming-of-age
Hafsia Herzi manages sexuality with confidence in her first Palme d’Or competition film, featuring an affecting lead performance from newcomer Nadia Melliti
Peter Bradshaw in Cannes
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/may/16/the-little-sister-review-cannes-hafsia-herzi

Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for crispy black bean burgers
These vegan burgers are child’s play and fun to make, too
Meera Sodha
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2025/may/17/meera-sodha-vegan-recipe-crispy-black-bean-burgers

Antihistamines, masks and showers: how to manage seasonal allergies
With pollen season in full swing, here is what to know about allergy treatments and when to seek medical help
Madeleine Aggeler
https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2025/may/13/how-to-treat-manage-seasonal-allergies

The poison paradox: How Australia’s deadliest animals save lives
Katy Watson
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0lnp3ny4wro

The camera tech propelling shows like Adolescence
Chris Baraniuk
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62g6vdl3vqo

2025.05.16

Budget breakthrough? What Gov. Walz and the Legislature did and didn’t accomplish
Explaining Thursday’s State Capitol budget news amid the bipartisan boasting and a frenzied pushback.
by Matthew Blake
https://www.minnpost.com/state-government/2025/05/budget-breakthrough-what-gov-walz-and-the-legislature-did-and-didnt-accomplish/

Thousands without power in Twin Cities after storm
A powerful storm blew through Minnesota on Thursday afternoon, knocking down trees and damaging power lines.
Author: Felicity Dachel
https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/thousands-without-power-twin-cities/89-f489d1c3-bcab-4558-8488-74cfa6c0c230?ref=exit-recirc

DNC vice-chair David Hogg on Democratic party: ‘We need to dramatically change’
Lauren Gambino
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/16/david-hogg-dnc-democrats-trump

Murderbot review – Alexander Skarsgård is hella cool as a bored Robocop who hates all humans
This space comedy is about a cyborg who reprograms himself to go rogue … then just wants to mock stupid humans and glob out in front of the telly. It’s such a funny premise – but sadly falls short
Lucy Mangan
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/may/16/murderbot-review-alexander-skarsgard

Mexico demands compensation from YouTube star MrBeast after pyramid chocolate video
Celebrity used trips to ancient Maya cities to advertise his own-brand snacks, drawing criticism from Mexico’s archaeology and history institute
Agence France-Presse
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/16/mexico-demands-compensation-from-youtube-star-mrbeast-after-pyramid-chocolate-video

Brontë sisters’ Bradford birthplace opens for visitors
Queen Camilla opens house, refurbished after 18-month fundraising campaign, where you can stay ‘in the same room the Brontës slept in’
David Barnett
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/may/15/bronte-sisters-bradford-birthplace-opens-for-visitors

Author denied UK visa unable to attend premiere of play based on his memoir
Exclusive: London theatre urges Home Office to reconsider as Ibrahima Balde unable to watch adaptation of award-winning book
Daniel Boffey Chief reporter
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/may/15/author-ibrahima-balde-denied-uk-visa-to-attend-premiere-of-play-based-on-his-memoir

The world’s five happiest cities for 2025
Lindsey Galloway
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20250515-the-worlds-five-happiest-cities-for-2025

‘People are still haunted by what happened’: How history’s brutal witch trials still resonate now
Lindsay Baker
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20250516-how-historys-brutal-witch-trials-still-resonate-now