Weird news roundup
- A Florida family has filed suit against Campbell’s over allegations that a can of SpaghettiOs contained live parasites.
- Scientists have successfully revived yeast from a 5,000-year-old mummy and used it to bake sourdough bread. They are now eyeing beer-brewing experiments.
- Who keeps disappearing into New York City’s sewers? A string of unusual sightings has sparked curiosity and concern, with reports of people apparently disappearing into the city’s sewer system, adding to an already long list of urban legends.
- Australian officials just seized more than 100,000 illegal cockroaches from a single breeder.
Weird news roundup
- A Florida family has filed suit against Campbell’s over allegations that a can of SpaghettiOs contained live parasites.
- Scientists have successfully revived yeast from a 5,000-year-old mummy and used it to bake sourdough bread. They are now eyeing beer-brewing experiments.
- Who keeps disappearing into New York City’s sewers? A string of unusual sightings has sparked curiosity and concern, with reports of people apparently disappearing into the city’s sewer system, adding to an already long list of urban legends.
- Australian officials just seized more than 100,000 illegal cockroaches from a single breeder.
Today, Explained
Understand the world with a daily explainer, plus the most compelling stories of the day.
Why one infected calf has America’s beef industry on edge.
By Pratik Pawar
AI slop will teach your kid how to dust underwater and eat salad with scissors.
By Alex Abad-Santos
Is Trump entering his flop era?
By Dustin DeSoto and Sean Rameswaram
These citywide events are a low-stakes way to meet people and combat loneliness.
By Allie Volpe
Todd Blanche passed his loyalty test to Trump.
By Ian Millhiser
Three leading AI companies are racing to go public this year. It might not be good news for consumers.
By Peter Balonon-Rosen and Sean Rameswaram
A new undercover investigation reveals why you can’t take meat companies at their word.
By Kenny Torrella
Oil prices, low-budget airline struggles, and a looming fuel shortage are putting the squeeze on consumers.
By Benjamin Stephen
Pakistan’s surprising role in the Iran war, explained.
By Joshua Keating
We had a plan to prevent World War III. AI could break it.
By Joshua Keating
How the internet and America’s broken health system gave rise to a new kind of medicine.
By Dylan Scott
How to make sense of a very messy election.
By Christian Paz
The Trump administration’s newfound concern for forced labor, briefly explained.
By Cameron Peters
The Court’s new gerrymandering decision is tough to explain, unless you think the justices are GOP partisans.
By Ian Millhiser
It’s a David vs. Goliath battle between the long-suffering Knicks and resurgent Spurs, with their near-alien talent.
By Benjy Sarlin