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An investigation says the deadly missile strike of an Iranian elementary school was the result of a targeting mistake by the United States. / The New York Times [$]

In his first public statement as Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei vows revenge. / NPR

Until recently, the Pentagon was working on ways to avoid civilian deaths, until Trump officials dissolved the program. / ProPublica

Israel’s attacks in Lebanon have displaced more than 800,000. / Al Jazeera

Of the thousands of non-Russians fighting Moscow’s war in Ukraine, a large number “fell for what amounted to a lethal scam.” / The Wall Street Journal [$]

Multiple supply chains critical to the global economy—e.g., nitrogen fertilizers—will be disrupted by any closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Already, how Asia works is being reshaped. / CNBC, Grist, rest of world

Unrelated: Young New York bankers learn not to turn their jobs into content. / Business Insider

A new study finds the rate of global warming now nearly double what it was in the 1970s. / Nature

Scientists are working to measure wisdom as distinct from intelligence. “Some of the smartest people… are the worst people they can be.” / Knowable Magazine

Inflation is said to be why hotel rooms are so pricey right now. / The Washington Post [$]

Why has it taken the Academy Awards so long to honor casting? Some say because the labor is often invisible, done by women. / Vox [$]

Today’s long read: A journalist doing a big story on gambling addiction basically becomes a gambling addict along the way. / The Atlantic [$]

Big thanks to yesterday’s new Sustaining Member Scott C.!

In the members area, unlocked links from the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, Vox, and the Atlantic ↓


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