## Kyle Busch died after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, his family says

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CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Busch died after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, resulting in rapid and overwhelming complications, according to a statement released by his family.

Dakota Hunter, vice president of Kyle Busch Companies, said in a news release the family received the medical evaluation on Saturday.

Busch, a two-time NASCAR champion, died at 41 on Thursday, a day after passing out in a Chevrolet simulator.

Typically the immune system releases chemicals to fight off pathogens like bacteria, viruses or fungi, but with sepsis the response goes into overdrive.

All 39 cars in the field for Sunday’s race will include a small black No. 8 decal to honor Busch.

Busch won 234 races across NASCAR’s top three series over his two-decade career, more than any driver in history. »

### Guinea worm disease nears worldwide elimination, with only 10 cases in 2025

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Only 10 human cases of Guinea worm disease (dracunculiasis) were reported worldwide in 2025, the fewest ever recorded, bringing the parasitic disease closer than ever to eradication, according to a new statement from the Carter Center.

Two of the 10 provisional human Guinea worm cases in 2025 were detected in South Sudan and four each in Chad and Ethiopia.

While he didn’t quite get his wish, he and Mrs. Carter would be proud to know there were only 10 human cases reported in 2025. »

### Putin has destroyed Russia and lost the war

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While making meagre advances on the ground, Russia has paid a political price for its war.

Russia stopped the Western-backed Ukrainian counter-attack in 2023, but has since stuck to attritional warfare that wears down Ukraine – but also wears down Russia.

Putin’s Ukraine war surpasses, as a military blunder, the Russo-Japanese war in 1904-5 and Stalin’s attack on Finland in 1939. »

### The Republican Party Is Nothing More Than a Cult of Trump

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Massie was highly ranked for his voting record by conservative organizations, but so were other candidates Trump pushed out of office—and out of the party.

In truth, it's been years since the Republican Party was a conservative organization; these days it's a cult of personality around the president.

Trump is hardly done with his efforts to purge Republican lawmakers who show anything other than complete loyalty to his leadership of the Republican Party. »

### Xbox Reportedly Canceled The Family Game Pass Plan Because Of Pressure From Electronic Arts

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According to Windows Central journalist Jez Corden, Electronic Arts strongly pushed against the Game Pass Friends and Family plan.

One of the most requested ideas is still the return of the Game Pass family tier, along with exclusives.

In other news, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has publicly invited former PlayStation executive Shawn Layden to “chat sometime” after he shared a “grim prognosis” for the Xbox Game Pass model. »

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