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Global chip sales hit $298.5B in Q1 2026, up 25% from Q4 2025, and March sales were up 79.2% YoY to $99.5B, driven by strong sales in Asia and the Americas (Semiconductor Industry Association)
https://www.semiconductors.org/global-semiconductor-…

Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 25% from Q4 2025 to Q1 2026 - Semiconductor Industry Association
Worldwide chip sales in March increase 79.2% year-to-year, 11.5% month-to-month WASHINGTON—May 4, 2026—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced global semiconductor sales were $298.5 billion during the first quarter of 2026, an increase of 25% compared to Q4 of 2025. Global sales were $99.5 billion during the month of March 2026, an increase of 79.2% […]

A look at Amjambo Africa, an immigrant-founded publication in Maine that focuses on immigrant life and news from Africa with coverage in seven languages (Tandy Lau/Editor and Publisher)
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/h…

How one immigrant newsroom is connecting Maine’s communities
When Georges Budagu Makoko arrived in Maine in 2002 after fleeing violence in Central Africa, he spoke five languages — but English wasn’t one of them. Finding housing, healthcare or even basic services in his new home proved frustrating and often confusing. Years later, those early struggles inspired him to launch Amjambo Africa, a multilingual newsroom dedicated to helping new Mainers navigate life in the United States while sharing the stories of immigrant communities too often overlooke…

Deaths in ICE Custody Are Growing. ‘They Let Him Rot in There.’
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/us/ice-detention-deaths-immigrants.html?unlocked_article_code=1.YVA.teBh.4RHWhZr2B1dx&…

Deaths in ICE Custody Are Growing. ‘They Let Him Rot in There.’
As immigrant detainee deaths have increased, conditions in detention facilities nationwide are coming under more scrutiny.

At least 2 killed, 8 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over the past day: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/06/at-least-killed-injured-in.html

The US Senate passed legislation to fund Donald Trump’s controversial immigration crackdown early on Friday morning,
ending a partial government shutdown that has lingered since February.
The 52-47 vote on funding for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
passed with no Democratic support at 5am,
after a marathon session of votes to knock down proposed amendments.
Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska was the only …

Lavonte David blames injuries for Baker Mayfield's struggles in 2025 https://www.nfl.com/news/lavonte-david-blames-injuries-for-baker-mayfield-s-struggles-in-2025

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Dallas Cowboys Injury Updates Following First Week of OTAs https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/dallas-cowboys-injury-updates-first-week-otas

Is it wrong to pay incarcerated people in jail? This Pennsylvania county says no
https://phys.org/news/2026-05-wrong-pay-incarcerated-people-pennsylvania.html

Miami Herald's Julie K. Brown gets a Pulitzer Prize special citation for her work on the Jeffrey Epstein case, which led to Epstein's arrest in 2019 (Jason Nark/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/julie-brown-pulit…

Julie K. Brown receives Pulitzer Prize special citation for her work on Jeffrey Epstein case
Brown's 2017 and 2018 reporting was cited at the awards ceremony. “Her work, and the government’s release of the Epstein files, continue to reverberate around the world.”