A congressional primary race has become a battle over AI policy, with OpenAI and Anthropic quietly backing competing candidates who hold vastly different regulatory views.
Continue reading at The New Yorker →Social Security's shift toward centralized operations has made it harder for millions to get help with benefits, raising questions about accessibility under new leadership.
Continue reading at The New Yorker →Campaign staffers are using private polling data to make thousands betting on their own candidates in prediction markets, raising questions about conflicts of interest and information asymmetry.
Continue reading at NPR Politics →A new poll shows overwhelming bipartisan support—eight in ten Americans—for age limits on Congress members, though legislative action remains unlikely.
Continue reading at NPR Politics →The Devils Hole pupfish—found nowhere else on Earth—crashed to just 20 individuals as federal scientists faced upheaval, forcing wildlife officials to take an irreversible conservation step.
Continue reading at NPR Science →The Trump administration's plan to close a key USDA honeybee research lab has beekeepers and scientists worried about their ability to respond to future colony die-offs.
Continue reading at NPR Science →After initially dismissing AI safety testing, the Trump administration abruptly reversed course and signed agreements with major AI labs to conduct government safety checks on their models.
Continue reading at Ars Technica →Scientists are increasingly alarmed that a critical Atlantic ocean current system may be approaching a tipping point, with cascading consequences for global climate.
Continue reading at Yale E360 →Northern Michigan's recent flooding pushed rivers to record levels and tested aging dam infrastructure to dangerous limits, a warning about climate risks to aging infrastructure nationwide.
Continue reading at Grist →A Democratic congressman discusses proposed legislation that would cut off U.S. funding for military operations in Iran, signaling growing push-back from lawmakers.
Continue reading at NPR Politics →Iran is weighing new U.S. proposals to end the war while Trump threatens escalated bombing, raising questions about whether negotiations can move forward under pressure.
Continue reading at KETV Omaha →Iran is reviewing U.S. proposals to end the war as Pakistan tries to broker a permanent ceasefire, though Trump's timeline suggests he expects quick resolution.
Continue reading at BBC News →Israel conducted its first strike on Beirut since the Hezbollah ceasefire began in mid-April, targeting a senior militant figure and raising questions about the truce's durability.
Continue reading at BBC News →DR Congo's president hints he may run for a controversial third term, suggesting he might delay elections despite being constitutionally bound to step down in 2028.
Continue reading at BBC News →A new report warns that the U.S. and Russia are both fueling Alberta's separatist movement, raising alarms about foreign interference in Canadian democratic integrity.
Continue reading at BBC U.S. →Multiple tornadoes tore through central and western Mississippi, destroying homes and leaving residents trapped, prompting the governor's urgent plea for prayer and aid.
Continue reading at KETV Omaha →Psychiatrists push back against RFK Jr.'s claims about SSRIs, pointing out that mental health care access—not just medication safety—is the real systemic problem.
Continue reading at NPR Politics →The Trump administration's border czar is doubling down on promises of mass deportations, a harder line than his earlier, softer rhetoric suggested.
Continue reading at NPR Politics →A federal appeals court struck down FCC anti-discrimination rules for broadband, handing a victory to telecom giants who argued the regulations overreached.
Continue reading at Ars Technica →Wayne State University is joining JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services to share its distinctive digital collections and reach broader audiences through enhanced discovery and accessibility.
Continue reading at Library Technology Guides →NISO has approved a working group to develop standards for identifying 'trust markers' in scholarly research, helping readers distinguish credible publications.
Continue reading at Library Technology Guides →Coherent Digital launched a new collection preserving government-funded research reports, filling gaps in coverage and expanding the scope to international technical publications.
Continue reading at Library Technology Guides →Clarivate launched Web of Science Research Intelligence, an AI-powered platform designed to help research institutions make strategic decisions about funding and impact.
Continue reading at Library Technology Guides →Docuseek launched a new streaming platform delivering over 3,000 educational documentaries to public libraries under a simple, unlimited-use subscription model.
Continue reading at Library Technology Guides →Research Solutions' Scite launched a Claude connector bringing citation-backed research directly into Anthropic's AI assistant, expanding researchers' access to scientific literature.
Continue reading at Library Technology Guides →Ted Turner, the media mogul who created CNN and revolutionized 24-hour news culture, has died at 87, leaving behind a complex legacy in journalism.
Continue reading at BBC News →Shell's profits surged by nearly 25 percent as oil companies benefit from global instability surrounding the Iran war and volatile energy markets.
Continue reading at BBC News →Taiwan's leading chipmaker TSMC is securing massive offshore wind power to meet AI's soaring energy demands while helping the island pivot away from fossil fuels.
Continue reading at Ars Technica →Anthropic announced a major deal with SpaceX to use its Memphis data center capacity, allowing the company to double usage limits for its Claude AI assistant subscribers.
Continue reading at Ars Technica →SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket is launching less frequently as the company pivots focus toward its larger Starship, a modest but telling shift in the company's ambitions.
Continue reading at Ars Technica →The European eel population shows signs of recovery after decades of steep decline, offering cautious hope for a species long threatened by environmental pressures.
Continue reading at BBC Science →A 28-mile natural gas pipeline planned for central North Carolina is sparking fierce local opposition, part of a larger buildout tied to Duke Energy's data center expansion plans.
Continue reading at Inside Climate News →Proposed faster slaughterhouse line speeds under the Trump administration raise concerns not just about worker safety but also about food safety and animal welfare.
Continue reading at Inside Climate News →Despite poor poll numbers, economic headwinds, and a war raising gas prices, Trump maintains tight control over Republicans who are reluctant to defy him.
Continue reading at The Atlantic →FBI Director Kash Patel is embracing branded merchandise in a way J. Edgar Hoover's successors carefully avoided, reviving the cult of personality around a federal law enforcement leader.
Continue reading at The Atlantic →After a court blocked mifepristone access, reproductive-health providers nationwide scrambled to figure out how to offer medication abortion with only misoprostol—raising new questions about care options.
Continue reading at The Atlantic →Nine women and children with ISIS affiliations have been repatriated to Australia from Syria, marking a significant shift in how some countries are handling foreign fighters' families.
Continue reading at BBC News →A cruise ship headed to the Canary Islands after three passengers displayed hantavirus symptoms, highlighting the virus's rare person-to-person transmission risk.
Continue reading at BBC News →Local organizations unveiled design plans for a major North 24th Street corridor project, signaling significant development ahead for Omaha's urban landscape.
Continue reading at KETV Omaha →A practical guide to what Nebraska voters need to know about ID requirements before heading to the polls in the upcoming primary.
Continue reading at KETV Omaha →The FBI has opened a criminal investigation into Atlantic journalist Sarah Fitzpatrick related to her reporting on FBI Director Kash Patel's alleged misconduct, marking an alarming escalation in press-freedom attacks.
Continue reading at The Atlantic →The FBI's criminal leak investigation focusing on Atlantic writer Sarah Fitzpatrick has sparked concern among agents themselves, raising questions about whether the probe is politically motivated.
Continue reading at The Atlantic →The FDA has reportedly suppressed studies showing vaccine safety and efficacy under the Trump administration, contradicting pledges of transparency from Health Secretary RFK Jr.
Continue reading at Ars Technica →Rising seas could render New Orleans uninhabitable before century's end, according to a new analysis calling for managed retreat from the vulnerable city.
Continue reading at Yale E360 →A physicist who studied cosmic lightning has spent years unraveling the mysteries of Earth's lightning, discovering that our understanding keeps evolving in surprising ways.
Continue reading at Quanta Magazine →Colorado faces a significantly elevated wildfire risk this summer and warns neighboring states may struggle to share firefighting resources when blazes spread across borders.
Continue reading at Inside Climate News →Wyoming oil tycoons are reviving the Keystone XL pipeline concept with Trump administration support, five years after Biden killed the project as an environmental victory.
Continue reading at Grist →In a podcast conversation, David Frum and his wife Danielle discuss her new memoir about grieving the loss of their daughter Miranda, exploring how families survive devastating loss.
Continue reading at The Atlantic →An essay argues that anxieties about shortened attention spans are real but often misdirected, and that the internet's design—not human nature—bears much of the blame.
Continue reading at The Atlantic →Harvard's shift to rampant grade inflation—66 percent A's last year—has created a perverse tyranny of perfection where extraordinary distinction becomes meaningless.
Continue reading at The Atlantic →A shooting at a lake party near Edmond, Oklahoma left one dead and 22 injured, adding to the ongoing toll of gun violence in the state.
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