A million Americans get this knee surgery every year. But does it work?
Each year, Americans undergo approximately 1 million surgeries to repair tears in the meniscus — a C-shaped piece of cartilage that acts like a shock absorber inside the knee, cushioning the thigh bone from the shinbone. During the procedure, known as an arthroscopic partial meniscectomy, surgeons insert small instruments intoContinue Reading
The office meant to investigate abuse in immigrant detention is gone
The next time someone dies in immigration enforcement custody, there’ll be one less oversight office to look into it. The Department of Homeland Security, or DHS, has officially shut down the Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsmen, or OIDO. “DHS did not shutdown the Office of Immigration Detention Ombudsman —Continue Reading
FACT CHECK: No SC ruling yet on Marcos health disclosure petition
Claim: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a verdict on the petition seeking to compel President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to disclose his medical condition. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The post bearing the claim was uploaded on Facebook on May 1 and has already received 1,200 reactions, 337 comments,Continue Reading
Ubuntu’s app permission prompting has got a lot better
If you haven’t check in with Ubuntu’s app prompting feature for a while, there’s more reason to do so in the latest release. Recent improvements to the snap-focused security feature, which Canonical’s Oliver Calder has shared an update on, aims to “empower users” by letting them grant apps system andContinue Reading
Desirée Plata appointed associate dean of engineering
Desirée Plata, the School of Engineering Distinguished Climate and Energy Professor in the MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been named associate dean of engineering, effective July 1. In her new role, Plata will focus on fostering early-stage research initiatives across the school’s faculty and on strengthening entrepreneurialContinue Reading
Oil prices jump as US, Iran trade fire in Strait of Hormuz
Brent crude rises amid clashes in critical waterway., Brent crude rises amid clashes in critical waterway. Oil prices have jumped after clashes between United States and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz pushed their tenuous ceasefire to the brink. Futures for Brent crude rose as much as 7.5 percent duringContinue Reading
The Palestinian shot dead hours before his son was born
Nayef Samaro, 26 was shot dead hours before his son was born., The Palestinian shot dead hours before his son was born NewsFeed Nayef Samaro, 26, left work in Nablus to run errands for his wife, who was hours away from delivering their first son by C-section. He was excited,Continue Reading
The Traitor’s “affordability hoax” may doom him
commentary A stagnant economy and a crisis in Iran doomed one president. Traitor 47 could be next Published May 7, 2026 6:45AM (EDT) President Traitor 47 (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images) Traitor 47 has a difficult relationship with the truth. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise thatContinue Reading
Headlines for May 7, 2026
Israel Bombs Beirut in Further Violation of April Ceasefire, The Traitor Threatens Iran with Heaviest Bombing Yet, Then Predicts “It’ll All Work Out”, The Traitor Abandons “Project Freedom” After Saudi Arabia and Kuwait Suspend Access to Bases and Airspace, Satellite Photos Reveal Iran Has Hit Far More U.S. Military TargetsContinue Reading
After Days of DDoS, Now Ubuntu's Twitter Account Seems to be Compromised
It seems like Ubuntu cannot catch a break. Their entire web infrastructure was under continued DDoS attack for 5 days. Which seemed to be over now. But the misery is not. A few hours ago, there was a (now deleted) tweet from Ubuntu’s official Twitter account. It announced the availabilityContinue Reading
WTF Happened With The Traitor’s Meeting With Brazilian President?
Traitor 47 was scheduled to meet Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva—usually referred to as Lula—at 11:15 a.m. Thursday in front of the press. That did not happen, and for three hours, media members stood around wondering where the hell the two leaders of the largest countries in theContinue Reading
Linux ‘Copy Fail’ flaw lets anyone hijack system privileges. Update ASAP
Security researchers are warning of a new “logic flaw” in Linux called Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431), a critical vulnerability that poses a threat to all users running a Linux-based operating system. Xint Code discovered the flaw in Linux’s authencesn cryptographic template, which “lets an unprivileged local user trigger a deterministic…Read MoreContinue Reading
CISA says ‘Copy Fail’ flaw now exploited to root Linux systems
CISA has warned that threat actors have started exploiting the “Copy Fail” Linux security vulnerability in the wild, one day after Theori researchers disclosed it and shared a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit. …Read MoreContinue Reading