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Planes were just 300ft apart in Boston airport near miss, expert saysThe Guardian US
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Man falls to his death during Madison Square Garden concert, police sayThe Guardian US
Newsom declares state of emergency for LA as firefighters battle warehouse blazeThe Guardian US
You don’t need better boundaries. You need a better framework.Vox
Why we don’t actually want a world without mosquitoesVox
A big new test of Zohran Mamdani’s influenceVox
Feel like a late bloomer? You’re not alone.Vox
Cory Booker says ‘we have capitulated to the enemy’ with Trump’s Iran deal: Full interviewNBC News
Vice President JD Vance heads to Switzerland for Iran negotiationsNBC News
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Iran peace talks have been chaotic. But confusion has only grown since the agreement was signed.NBC News
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POLITICS & DEMOCRACY
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The Trump DOJ Is Trying to Do Elon Musk a Big FavorTalking Points Memo
A Definitive History of Tucker Carlson’s Shapeshifting PoliticsTalking Points Memo
Weed and Guns Case Makes for Odd Supreme Court BedfellowsTalking Points Memo
‘Digital colonialism’: US demands to access Africans’ data raise privacy, sovereignty concernsDaily Kos
Surging stock market, Trump policies boost wealth for top 1%Daily Kos
Trillionaire vs. taxpayerDaily Kos
Trump administration abandons fight against wind energy as clean energy output surgesDaily Kos
The sporting strifeDaily Kos
Jeanine Pirro's wild threat over Reflecting Pool sparks mockery: 'Going to get hilarious'Raw Story
Expert uncorks blunt advice for Trump on MS NOW as Iran deal slips away: 'Just shut up!'Raw Story
Report exposing ex-Trump cabinet member's 'guru' shocks analysts: 'Hillary was right'Raw Story
Trump 'embarrassed' as his Iran deal becomes the 'joke in Washington': analystRaw Story
Tulsi Gabbard’s rise to power potentially guided by ‘controlling cult’ leader: reportRaw Story
Trump Obsesses Over Reflecting Pool Conspiracies As The Middle East Melts DownPoliticus USA
Trump's Iran Deal Implodes And Sinks JD VancePoliticus USA
Italian Prime Minister Humiliates Pathetic TrumpPoliticus USA
INVESTIGATION & ANALYSIS
Before SpaceX IPO, Investors in China Secretly Acquired StakesProPublica
More Than 770,000 Children Are No Longer Receiving SNAP Benefits After Trump Changes Federal Food ProgramProPublica
“Digital Colonialism”: U.S. Demands to Access Africans’ Data Raise Privacy, Sovereignty ConcernsProPublica
Trump Plans to Protect Methane-Leaking Stripper Wells. This Billionaire Donor Will Benefit.ProPublica
Why We Changed Our Code of Ethics to Address Prediction MarketsProPublica
The Surprising Reaction Inside Iran to Its War VictoryThe Intercept
FBI Tried to Flip Anti-ICE Protesters Into InformantsThe Intercept
Chud the Builder Fantasized About “Race War.” Now He’s Charged With Attempted Murder.The Intercept
The Performative Ceasefire in GazaThe Intercept
Trump-Loving Crypto Super PAC Finally Backs a Democrat: Ritchie TorresThe Intercept
Trump Threatens Iran as JD Vance Announces “Great Progress” on CeasefireMother Jones
“Willful Neglect”: A New Report on the State of Fatherhood Pulls No PunchesMother Jones
“Super El Niño” Is Terrible News for Farmers Around the WorldMother Jones
The Reflecting Pool Mess Is Right Out of Trump’s Destructive PlaybookMother Jones
Trump Takes Two Steps Back in Ending His Iran WarMother Jones
The American Fantasy of CubaThe Nation
The War in 3 QuotesThe Nation
Animal LiberationThe Nation
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“Balogun is an American by virtue of.. wait for it… birthright citizenship.”
I wrote about the USMNT & how, despite Trump & Miller’s racist ranting & the DHS/groyper tweet yesterday, at this World Cup, immigration is a blessing & diversity is strength.
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