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Sources: David Sacks' Craft Ventures is targeting around $1B for a new fund, its first since Sacks stepped down as the White House AI and crypto czar (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/sacks-craft-targets-1-b…

Sacks’ Craft Targets $1 Billion in First Fund Since White House Stint
Craft Ventures, the VC firm helmed by former White House AI czar David Sacks, is raising its first fund since Sacks stepped away from the Trump Administration role earlier this year, according to a securities filing and two people with knowledge of the effort. The firm is targeting around $1 ...

"Rare Chinese pangolin found in a sacred community forest in Nepal"
#Nepal #Animals

Rare Chinese pangolin found in a sacred community forest in Nepal
Researchers in Nepal have confirmed a rare Chinese pangolin living in a small community forest considered sacred by locals, according to a recent study. It may also be the first video evidence of the pangolin in Nepal’s Sunsari district, researchers said.  The Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla), listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List […]

Study finds microplastics in tadpoles in the Amazon for the first time https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/study-finds-microplastics-in-tadpoles-in-the-amazon-for-the-first-time/

Study finds microplastics in tadpoles in the Amazon for the first time
Researchers have recorded microplastics in frog tadpoles and their pond habitats in the wild in the Amazon for the first time, according to a new study. This confirms widespread microplastic contamination in the Amazon Rainforest, the researchers say.   Previous studies from the region have found microplastic contamination in fish, invertebrates, soil and water samples. […]

Geplante IFG-Reform: SPD-Fraktion meutert gegen Transparenz-Einschränkungen
Der Koalitionsplan zur Entkernung des Informationsfreiheitsgesetzes stößt auf heftige Kritik. Nun rebelliert auch die SPD-Fraktion gegen das Vorhaben.

Geplante IFG-Reform: SPD-Fraktion meutert gegen Transparenz-Einschränkungen
Der Koalitionsplan zur Entkernung des Informationsfreiheitsgesetzes stößt auf heftige Kritik. Nun rebelliert auch die SPD-Fraktion gegen das Vorhaben.

U.S. Sen. Tim Sheehy previously ran an aerial firefighting company. After joining Congress, he proposed ending Forest Service inspections of those aircraft. 

The same month a draft of his plan to end Forest Service inspections leaked, an aircraft at his former company failed an inspection because of a crack in its wing.

Sheehy owned up to $15 million in stock in the company, Bridger Aerospace, when he launched his effort to end Forest Service inspections of such aircr…

A U.S. Senator Pushed to Cut Firefighting Aircraft Inspections the Same Month His Former Company Failed One
Before entering politics, Tim Sheehy ran an aerial firefighting company, Bridger Aerospace. In the Senate, he has sought to cut regulations and expand the government’s use of private aircraft on wildfires, while still owning stock in the company.

2026 NFL season: What We Learned during first wave of minicamps https://www.nfl.com/news/2026-nfl-season-what-we-learned-during-first-wave-of-minicamps

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How building an HTML-first site doubled our users overnight.
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How building an HTML-first site doubled our users overnight
My client was a utility company, and they had a big problem...

'Caleb's a dog': Dak Prescott, more give first impressions of Caleb Downs https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/caleb-s-a-dog-dak-prescott-more-give-first-impressions-of-caleb-downs

'Caleb's a dog': Dak Prescott, more give first impressions of Caleb Downs https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/caleb-s-a-dog-dak-prescott-more-give-first-impressions-of-caleb-downs

"Mangrove Loss Worldwide Is Now Reversing—with More, Denser Forests Than 20 Years Ago"
#Mangroves #Environment #Trees

Mangrove Loss Worldwide Is Now Reversing—with More, Denser Forests Than 20 Years Ago
Mangrove forests are among our planet's best environmental stewards and absorb up to 5-times more carbon than terrestrial trees.