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An interesting conversation with the head of NATO, who praises Trump for making Europe pay more for its defense. / The New York Times [$]

A mother hiding from ICE reflects on being served recruitment ads for Border Patrol. / La Cuenta

From June, what it’s like to take a civics test these days to become an American citizen. / Kieran Healy

From last week, footage of a rare “roll cloud” off the coast of Portugal. / The Weather Channel

The Seine river reopens for swimming in Paris, France. / Semafor

Gardeners at Wimbledon, grappling with rising temperatures, use a soil spray to make “water wetter.” / The Guardian

See also: No one has yet found a method that can mint scientific truths, “but somehow scientists go on finding things out anyway.” / Diagram Monkey

For your Monday long read, a moving story about how families of murder victims perform acts of mercy. / The Atlantic [$]

The ability of large language models to reliably complete hard tasks is doubling every seven months. / IEEE Spectrum

CEOs are openly predicting AI will replace half of all white-collar jobs in the United States. / The Wall Street Journal [$]

Related: The white-collar promise of stability and higher incomes “may be imploding completely.” / The Political Whiteboard

In moving the Athletics baseball franchise to Las Vegas, Gap heir John Fisher may be risking his wealth for a project “that makes little fiscal sense to anyone.” / The Guardian

A fun profile of the greatest Pac-Man player to ever play the game. / The Oxford American

Some tips on how to tell if a man’s had “abdominal etching” surgery to achieve “fake abs.” / GQ

A coffee expert says Audi’s new in-car espresso maker is probably a bad idea. / Sprudge

Rooster fans: Our first-ever summer bracket—where your comments can sway the outcome of every match—is now open. / The Tournament of Books

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