Robert Mueller, the FBI director who reshaped the agency post-9/11 and later led the investigation into Russian interference in 2016, has died at 81.
Continue reading at NPR Politics →Iran's ballistic missile attack on towns near Israel's nuclear research facility injured 160 people and exposed gaps in Israel's sophisticated air defense system.
Continue reading at BBC News →Trump's recent statements that the Iran war is nearing its end don't align with the reality on the ground, leaving observers wondering what victory might actually look like.
Continue reading at BBC News →The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran may represent Reza Pahlavi's best opportunity in nearly fifty years to reclaim his family's throne—if the moment doesn't slip away first.
Continue reading at The New Yorker →Cuba experienced a second nationwide blackout within a week, underlining the island's vulnerability under continued U.S. fuel sanctions.
Continue reading at BBC News →Trump has threatened to deploy ICE to handle airport security if a funding deal isn't reached, an unusual escalation amid weeks of unpaid airport staff.
Continue reading at BBC News →The real problem with the Department of Homeland Security isn't which secretary leads it, but the agency's structural dysfunction—from FEMA's degraded capacity to ICE's unchecked expansion under Trump.
Continue reading at The Atlantic →As people increasingly turn to AI for legal and financial advice, we're confronting a psychological crisis: algorithms that sound confident but offer guidance that can be dangerously wrong.
Continue reading at The Atlantic →A legal battle over Atlanta's 'Cop City' protests is raising urgent questions about how states can use terrorism laws against environmental activists, with potential implications for protest movements nationwide.
Continue reading at Inside Climate News →Inside a Minnesota school navigating the aftermath of ICE enforcement, educators and families are working to rebuild a sense of safety for their students.
Continue reading at NPR U.S. →With airport security lines growing longer amid a government shutdown, travel experts warn that delays and disruptions could worsen before they improve.
Continue reading at NPR Politics →Hawaii is bracing for its worst flooding in two decades, with thousands evacuated and more rain expected across Oahu and Maui.
Continue reading at BBC News →Classroom behavior continues to deteriorate, and teachers are increasingly vocal about parents needing to step up—though their preferred solution points toward a bigger structural issue: class sizes.
Continue reading at The Hill →Russian drones killed two children and injured two others in a strike on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, as the nation prepares for peace talks in the U.S.
Continue reading at BBC News →Three months into Australia's world-first ban on social media for under-16s, teenagers are sharing how the law has reshaped their digital lives in complicated ways.
Continue reading at BBC News →The Shuar people of Ecuador are combining ancestral forest knowledge with modern science to resist a Canadian mining company's expansion—a potent reminder that indigenous communities often have the most effective strategies for land protection.
Continue reading at Inside Climate News →The co-founder of Halide, a beloved pro photography app, is suing his former partner for allegedly bringing proprietary source code to Apple—raising questions about intellectual property and corporate hiring practices.
Continue reading at The Verge →Louisiana's academic library network is implementing Clarivate's Alma and Primo VE to modernize infrastructure and improve how students and faculty discover research resources.
Continue reading at Library Technology Guides →SirsiDynix and Springshare are partnering to expand their reach and deepen integration between their library technology platforms, benefiting both vendors and the libraries they serve.
Continue reading at Library Technology Guides →Bibliotheca's new remoteLocker+ extends library service hours by placing secure holds pickup lockers outside buildings and near transit stops, expanding access even when the library is closed.
Continue reading at Library Technology Guides →Elsevier has expanded its Check Integrity tool to nearly 2,000 journals, automating the detection of ethical issues in research before publication to maintain scholarly credibility.
Continue reading at Library Technology Guides →MoBoo's Version 4 pivots toward self-directed young readers aged 16–25, incorporating AI-powered recommendations after the platform discovered its core audience lay beyond the original parent-child market.
Continue reading at Library Technology Guides →Robert Mueller embodied the virtues of military service and institutional leadership across administrations, standing in stark contrast to Trump's dismissal of both—a difference that defines two visions of American citizenship.
Continue reading at The Atlantic →The question of what constitutes plagiarism has always been thorny, but AI's arrival makes the line between influence and cribbing murkier than ever.
Continue reading at The New Yorker →Omaha recorded its warmest March day on record, marking an unusual weather milestone for the region.
Continue reading at KETV Omaha →A wildfire in Nebraska claimed three responder vehicles as firefighters battled the Cottonwood Fire, underscoring the dangers emergency personnel face.
Continue reading at KETV Omaha →Paris may shift politically to the right for the first time in 25 years if Rachida Dati defeats the Socialist incumbent in the mayoral race.
Continue reading at BBC News →Trump's administration faces mounting opposition to its Iran strategy from both allied nations and parts of his own base, leaving the definition of victory increasingly unclear.
Continue reading at The Atlantic →Kharg Island, a small rocky outcrop controlling 90 percent of Iran's oil exports, could become the key to American victory in the region—or the trigger for escalation that spirals beyond control.
Continue reading at The Atlantic →The U.S. has eased sanctions on Iranian oil to help stabilize global energy prices, with roughly 140 million barrels expected to enter markets quickly.
Continue reading at BBC U.S. →Britain condemned Iran's missile attack on the Diego Garcia air base in the Indian Ocean, though the strike was unsuccessful and details about how close the missiles came remain unclear.
Continue reading at Associated Press →A federal judge ruled that the Pentagon's restrictions on press access violated the First Amendment, striking down rules that had required reporters to agree to information-sharing limits.
Continue reading at BBC News →A majority of Gen Z men are now gambling—on sports, culture, politics—and many are experiencing the downsides of this emerging behavioral trend.
Continue reading at NPR U.S. →A partial DHS shutdown is compounding existing problems for immigrant families seeking access to detention facilities, adding to a patchwork of complaints about immigration oversight.
Continue reading at NPR Politics →An artist exploring OpenAI's Sora discovered troubling patterns in how the generative AI model would produce images reflecting eugenic ideologies—a reminder that AI tools can amplify society's worst biases.
Continue reading at The Verge →Trump has brought Silicon Valley figures into the nuclear power regulator via DOGE, raising concerns about whether profit-minded tech entrepreneurs have the right expertise for America's nuclear future.
Continue reading at Ars Technica →Scientists have repeatedly found DNA bases in asteroids, and a new paper solves a lingering mystery about why earlier studies missed them—a small but meaningful confirmation of what we're learning about organic compounds in space.
Continue reading at Ars Technica →Fungi—long overlooked as marginal to ecology and human life—are finally receiving the scientific and cultural attention they deserve, as we recognize their crucial role in everything from forests to our bodies.
Continue reading at Grist →Two years after a fatal mine explosion in Alabama, federal pressure for stricter methane regulation has evaporated under Trump, leaving state regulators to navigate a weakened enforcement environment.
Continue reading at Inside Climate News →Senator Susan Collins's political silence on the Trump administration's climate rollbacks—including the cancellation of solar grants that would have benefited Maine—undermines both her electoral brand and climate action itself.
Continue reading at Inside Climate News →Venezuela could unlock genuine prosperity by pivoting from oil dependency to offshore wind energy, though such a shift would require political will and international partnership.
Continue reading at Inside Climate News →Google's new Gemini task automation is slow and clunky but genuinely impressive in letting AI take the wheel on your phone—a glimpse of what's coming next.
Continue reading at The Verge →Many men find themselves isolated as they age, their friendships withering through lack of contact—a quiet but widespread pattern that suggests friendship requires deliberate maintenance.
Continue reading at The Atlantic →A century-old Dutch gynecologist's sex manual remains surprisingly relevant in its insistence that physical intimacy should be mutually pleasurable and essential to marriage—lessons we're still learning.
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