2026.05.09

[lsanderson]

Twin Cities residents report gas stolen from vehicles
Estelle Timar-Wilcox
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/05/09/twin-cities-residents-report-gas-stolen-from-vehicles

Experts wonder 'Where is the CDC?' as a hantavirus outbreak unfolds on a cruise ship
The Associated Press
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/05/09/experts-question-cdc-response-as-hantavirus-spreads-on-cruise-ship

Hantavirus misinformation runs rampant as the US is unequipped to respond to infectious disease health scare
The US’s withdrawal from the WHO – and cuts to the country’s health system – stymie officials’ response
Melody Schreiber
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/may/08/hantavirus-global-heath-scare

‘The worst kind of predator’: Louisiana pastor found guilty for third time of molesting teen boys
Terry Reed, who was convicted at trial of abusing two minors, could be imprisoned for 40 years
Ramon Antonio Vargas
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/09/new-orleans-pastor-guilty-sexually-molesting-teens

Frontier Airlines plane fatally strikes person during takeoff at Denver airport
Passengers evacuated safely after person jumped perimeter fence and walked on to runway, airport spokesperson says
Associated Press and Guardian staff
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/09/frontier-airlines-plane-hits-pedestrian-denver

Trump Media and Technology Group lost $406m in first three months of 2026
Parent company of president’s Truth Social platform generated only $870,000 even as net sales were up 6%
Edward Helmore
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/09/trump-media-and-technology-group-loses-406m-first-quarter-2026

No-bid contract to turn DC’s reflecting pool blue goes to firm with ties to Trump
A company Trump has used for work at his Virginia golf course was awarded $6.9m to paint the iconic attraction
Edward Helmore
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/09/trump-no-bid-contract-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool

Trump airport branding deal opens new route to profit for family
Richard Luscombe in Miami
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/09/trump-airport-branding-profit-deal

Trump administration relaxing hunting restrictions in US parks and refuges
After January order from US department of the interior, managers across 55 sites have lifted prohibitions
Associated Press
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/08/trump-administration-hunting-national-parks

Female nudity and art that stinks: key takeaways from Venice Biennale 2026
Despite a call for calm, a combustible mix of politics and protest punctuated the preview week across the pavilions
Alex Needham, Charlotte Higgins and Lanre Bakare in Venice
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/may/09/female-nudity-art-stinks-key-takeways-venice-biennale-2026

The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – review roundup
The Republic of Memory by Mahmud El Sayed; The Rainshadow Orphans by Naomi Ishiguro; No Ghosts by Max Lury; Palaces of the Crow by Ray Nayler; Moon Over Brendle by Jeff Noon
Lisa Tuttle
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/may/08/the-best-recent-science-fiction-fantasy-and-horror-review-roundup