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A 30th season and an $850m franchise: is the WNBA’s rocketing growth sustainable?
Sports
5/9/2026

A 30th season and an $850m franchise: is the WNBA’s rocketing growth sustainable?

Women’s sport is in its high-growth phase. With surging salaries and new – or even revived – teams, the league has plenty to reflect on and to look forward toOpening night typically pulses with anticipation rather than gushes with nostalgia, but the New York Liberty wore a “court origins” uniform that alludes to their history as one of the WNBA’s eight founding members when they hosted the Connecticut Sun on Friday.Protracted and pugnacious negotiations between the players’ union and the league threatened to delay or even wreck the new season. But an accord that hands the players significant pay rises means the league has much to look forward to, as well as plenty to reflect on, as it celebrates 30 years. Continue reading...

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The kelp farmer redefining sustainable food on the Connecticut coast
NEWS
4/29/2026AI summary

The kelp farmer redefining sustainable food on the Connecticut coast

Suzie Flores left a Manhattan academic publishing career to become a sugar kelp farmer in Stonington, Connecticut. After initially struggling to find a market for her harvest, she cold-called farm-to-table restaurants and now sells out every season. Her operation exemplifies the challenge facing US seaweed aquaculture: while America imports over 90% of its seaweed, infrastructure and processing capacity haven't kept pace with growing farmer numbers. Despite losing 40-50% of her crop to severe winter storms this year, Flores continues teaching at Yale and UMass Boston while envisioning a network of small family farms to replace the collapsed lobster industry.

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