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Russia and Belarus conduct joint military exercises to intimidate European leaders, seemingly. / BBC News
Sen. Murphy of Connecticut says efforts to target or silence left-leaning voices after the killing of Charlie Kirk are "straight out of the totalitarian playbook." / NPR
An update on bipartisan legislation working its way through Congress—Russia sanctions, Pentagon funding, etc. / Wake Up to Politics
Nigeria exports its first shipment of gasoline to the United States. / africa news
“I went to China with hawkish views and returned to the US even more hawkish than when I arrived.” An interview with an outgoing ambassador. / WSJ China
Chinese toymaker Pop Mart International Group Ltd. loses billions in value amid a cooling desire for its Labubu dolls. / Bloomberg [$]
See also: Why do people collect stuff? / Cazadora
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King Felipe ennobles Rafael Nadal while existing Spanish nobility say their peers are putting aside aristocratic pursuits to chase money. / Financial Times
A new conduct code says British Airways crews in uniform can’t drink anything but water in public. / Sprudge
A truck driver spends 20-plus years building a replica of New York City that he says includes every building. / Gothamist
Unrelated: An illustrated guide to folding fitted sheets. / Ratfactor
“Needless to say, we got totally lost.” A 1976 article by Robert Redford about riding a 600-mile segment of “the Outlaw Trail.” / National Geographic
And now a brief q&a with new supporter Julie H.!
Hi, Julie. Thank you so much for backing tmn. When did you start reading? I started reading The Morning News in 2002, when I was in grad school. My husband (then boyfriend) told me about it. You two have been finding exactly the right mix of interesting, informative, and entertaining stuff that has been keeping me interested for 23 years. I especially appreciate your sense of humor, your interest in art (I am an artist and lapsed art historian), and finding the most interesting articles related to the seemingly endless insane political and environmental situations that have been going on all these years.
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