Kyle Nowak

I'm Kyle, writer and associate editor for both The DONUT and Press Sports. I studied computer engineering at the University of Michigan – Go Blue! – and had a brief career as a live poker pro before joining The DONUT back in 2019. Outside of work, you can typically find me enjoying the outdoors with my dogs, curled up with a Brandon Sanderson novel, rooting on UofM/Detroit sports teams, or binging Psych episodes.

Kyle Nowak

Latest Articles by Kyle Nowak

DONUT Holes
  |  March 28, 2025

🖱📰 Click to see a list of bite-sized stories you should know for today.

Kyle Nowak & Peter Nowak & Kailyn Toussaint
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💬Daily Sprinkle

Sprinkles
  |  March 28, 2025

“It is useless to meet revenge with revenge; it will heal nothing.”

–J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973)

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Discussion
  |  March 28, 2025

Democrats earned a surprise election win in Pennsylvania

🗳️ This week, Democrat James Andrew Malone narrowly won a special election for a Pennsylvania state Senate seat his party hasn’t occupied since 1983, scoring a surprise upset for a party that’s been on its heels since the November election.

Kyle Nowak & Peter Nowak
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🔥Hot Corner

Hot Corner
  |  March 28, 2025

🔥 It’s Friday, March 28th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

Kyle Nowak & Peter Nowak
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Science & Emerging Tech
  |  March 28, 2025

The ISS is too clean––and it’s making astronauts sick

🧑‍🚀🦠 With the exception of Pigpen from Peanuts, it’s hard to imagine any passenger complaining that their travel accommodations are “too clean.” But astronauts onboard the International Space Station should be doing just that, according to a new study. 

Kyle Nowak & Peter Nowak
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DONUT Holes
  |  March 27, 2025

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Kyle Nowak & Peter Nowak & Kailyn Toussaint
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💬Daily Sprinkle

Sprinkles
  |  March 27, 2025

“A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.”

–Lao Tzu (6th-century B.C.)

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Science & Emerging Tech
  |  March 27, 2025

If you want to live a long, healthy life…

🍽️ “You are what you eat” is more fact than fiction, according to new landmark research published in the journal Nature, which found people who follow a healthy diet with minimal ultra-processed foods are significantly more likely to age gracefully.

Kailyn Toussaint & Kyle Nowak & Peter Nowak
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Media & Entertainment
  |  March 27, 2025

Older folks are turning YouTube into a TV giant

📺 The phrase “don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe” is increasingly emanating from TV speakers. YouTube accounted for 11.6% of time spent watching television in February, coming in at #1 in Nielsen’s recently released February 2025 Media Distributor Gauge.

Peter Nowak & Kyle Nowak
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🙋Polls

Polls
  |  March 27, 2025

In general, do you want to see Trump administration policies that have reached the Supreme Court be upheld or overturned?

Our question to you: In general, do you want to see Trump administration policies that have reached the Supreme Court be upheld or overturned?

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🔥Hot Corner

Hot Corner
  |  March 27, 2025

🔥 It’s Thursday, March 27th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

Kyle Nowak & Kailyn Toussaint & Peter Nowak
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U.S.
  |  March 27, 2025

The Trump admin’s Signal chat blunder is in the national spotlight

🏛️📲 Yesterday, The Atlantic released additional messages from top national security officials within the Trump administration—including VP JD Vance—that were inadvertently sent to its editor-in-chief on encrypted messaging app Signal.

Kyle Nowak & Peter Nowak
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DONUT Holes
  |  March 26, 2025

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Kyle Nowak & Peter Nowak & Kailyn Toussaint
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💬Daily Sprinkle

Sprinkles
  |  March 26, 2025

“Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.”

–Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

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Business & Markets
  |  March 26, 2025

Investors with $5k can now buy shares in OpenAI

🤝 EquityZen and Forge Global, marketplaces for trading shares of privately held companies, are raising their investment minimums amid a partnership with Yahoo Finance.

Peter Nowak & Kyle Nowak
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🔥Hot Corner

Hot Corner
  |  March 26, 2025

🔥 It’s Wednesday, March 26th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

Kyle Nowak & Peter Nowak
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Discussion
  |  March 26, 2025

Trump’s agenda is on a collision course with the Supreme Court

🏛️⚖️ The Justice Department is currently fast-tracking many of its ongoing legal fights over the White House’s efforts to push the bounds of executive power, setting up Supreme Court showdowns over a wide range of Trump’s policies in the near future.

Kyle Nowak & Peter Nowak
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Business & Markets
  |  March 25, 2025

23andMe files for bankruptcy, seeks buyer

🧬 23andMe is preparing to become absorbed into the genealogical tree of some other company. The ancestry startup filed for bankruptcy and launched a sale process late Sunday night, and also announced the resignation of longtime CEO Anne Wojcicki.

Kyle Nowak & Peter Nowak
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📊By the Numbers

By the Numbers
  |  March 25, 2025

Here are five stats from this past week that made our team go “whoa.” Hopefully you will, too.

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DONUT Holes
  |  March 25, 2025

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Kyle Nowak & Peter Nowak & Kailyn Toussaint
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