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Supplement capsule, for article on vitamin D breast cancer study

2026 C.E. May 7

Brazilian scientists find that vitamin D boosts breast cancer treatment success by 79%

Vitamin D may give breast cancer chemotherapy a meaningful boost, according to a new randomized trial in Brazil. Among 80 women undergoing chemo before surgery, those taking 2,000 IU of vitamin D daily saw their tumors completely disappear 43% of the time, compared with 24% in the placebo group. Researchers think the nutrient may act as a chemosensitizer, helping cancer cells respond more fully to treatment. The authors are careful to note that a...

Aerial view of the Vatican, for article on Vatican LGBTQ report

2026 C.E. May 7

Vatican publishes first-ever official report to quote married gay men

The Vatican LGBTQ report, released in May 2026, marks the first time an official Vatican publication has included detailed first-person testimonies from LGBTQ+ Catholics — among them two married gay men. One contributor from Portugal wrote about wounds inflicted by the Christian community and the harm of conversion therapies, while also describing a life of faith, service, and love shared with his husband. The report names the damage of reparative therapies and acknowledges the...

Paraguay flag, for article on Paraguay poverty reduction

2026 C.E. May 7

Paraguay cut its poverty rate from 50% to under 18% in two decades

Paraguay's poverty rate fell from nearly 50% in 2003 to 17.6% in 2023 — one of Latin America's steepest sustained declines, lifting millions of families into security their parents never knew. The landlocked country of 6.8 million pulled this off without oil wealth or coastline, leaning instead on two decades of political stability, a diversifying economy, and clean hydroelectric power from the Itaipú Dam. Services and manufacturing have grown alongside agriculture, and 46% of...

Parrot in Colombia, for article on Colombia marine protection

2026 C.E. May 6

Colombia has now protected 47% of marine areas and 26% of land and inland waters

Colombia has already protected 47.4% of its marine and coastal areas, blowing past the global 30x30 goal that 196 nations pledged in 2022. On land, it has reached 26.3% and is aiming for 34% by 2030, with much of that progress shared with Indigenous communities, Afro-descendant territories, and private landowners. The country's approach blends a Switzerland-sized ocean sanctuary off the Pacific coast with more than 1,400 small civil society reserves, including a recovering cloud...

Inside independent bookstore, for article on independent bookstores

2026 C.E. May 6

U.S. independent bookstores have grown 70% since 2020

Independent bookstores are staging a comeback few saw coming: U.S. membership in the American Booksellers Association has climbed from about 1,900 stores in 2019 to roughly 3,200 today. A big part of that turnaround is Bookshop.org, an online alternative to Amazon launched in January 2020 that has funneled nearly $47 million back to local shops, with more than 80 cents of every profit dollar going to stores. Founder Andy Hunter calls bookselling "a high-love...

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