In today’s literary headlines, we have the winners of the Lambda Literary Awards, the buzziest summer reading books of 2026, an adaptation cancellation, and more. Meet the Winners of the 2025 Lambda Literary Awards I’m always interested in the Lambda Literary Awards, which recognize LGBTQ+ literature in different categories. I was especially invested this year,
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Sheldon Cooper | Lightrocket | Getty Images Centene said it offered buyouts to some employees on Monday, as the health insurer grapples with higher medical costs, funding cuts and membership declines. “Centene is positioning the company to lead the future of healthcare — working to deliver a simpler and better experience for our members and
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A China-linked espionage group hid inside North American medical, academic, and military research networks for more than a year, quietly stealing sensitive research and defense email. The way in was a backdoor on their REDCap research servers that stole login credentials. The exfiltration was the unusual part: the attackers rewired the victims’ own Google Workspace
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Steven Spielberg arrives at the Oscar Nominee Luncheon held in the International Ballroom at the Beverly Hilton on Tuesday, February 10, 2026. Credit/Provider: Mark Von Holden / The Academy. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S. If there were a Mt. Rushmore of movie directors, Steven Spielberg would undoubtedly be on it. The legendary filmmaker essentially created the modern blockbuster
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Gotta be tough to have your record broken with…Jell-O shots. The College World Series is underway in Omaha, Nebraska, which means all eyes are on… the Rocco’s Jell-O shot challenge. If you’re not familiar, the annual challenge is hosted by a restaurant called Rocco’s Pizza and Cantina for fans in town for the College World
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Donald Trump would never have been president without rural America. One of the greatest contradictions, or some would say con jobs, in American history was pulled off as a New York City creature passed himself off as relatable and sharing the concerns of rural America. To anyone with a discerning eye, it was clear that
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The electronic news ticker of Fox News reads headlines at the News Corp. Building in the Midtown Manhattan area of New York City, U.S., July 20, 2025. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters Fox Corp. has reached an agreement to acquire Roku for roughly $22 billion, marking another chapter in media consolidation as the industry grapples with
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Early SpaceX investor Ron Baron wasn’t taking profits during its blockbuster stock-market debut. He was buying more. The billionaire investor said Baron Capital purchased an additional $1 billion worth of SpaceX shares Friday during the company’s initial public offering, increasing the firm’s position in Elon Musk‘s rocket and satellite company to roughly $25 billion. The
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