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Hello and welcome to the refreshed TMN! If you enjoy this newsletter, please join us as a Sustaining Member to support what we do and get unlocked access to paywalled links. Subscribe With this weekend’s presidential election, Romania joins 2025’s growing number of nations where a Trump-aligned
“Some of what Trump calls good news, like the falling price of oil, is actually caused by bad news, which is the world expecting the possibility of a global recession.” / The Washington Post Already an ethical catastrophe, Trump’s private dinner for top memecoin holders is becoming even suspect, as
Israel has reportedly approved plans to seize control of the entire Gaza Strip and occupy the region for an indefinite period of time. / Associated Press One of Pope Francis’s final requests was to retrofit one of his popemobiles to provide frontline health care “for the children of Gaza.” / BBC
"At the heart of the 11-page agreement is a joint investment fund that is intended to help rebuild Ukraine once the Russian invasion...ends." What's in the US-Ukraine minerals agreement. / Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Experts cite a spike in postponed container ships previously
Pakistan may reach the global April heat record of 122 degrees Fahrenheit this week. / The Washington Post [+] India and Pakistan are said to be periously close to military conflict (once again). / Foreign Affairs India pushes mining groups to pursue reserves in the "lithium triangle" between Argentina, Bolivia, and
HHS says there won't be an autism registry, walking back NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya's controversial announcement from earlier this week. / STAT As government and fringe groups—kind of the same thing right now—promote the pseudoscience of eugenics, geneticists must take a stand. / Nature The Dept.
Pope Francis has died at 88, "the first [pope] in generations to make the Vatican feel less like a fortress and more like a field hospital." / Migrant Insider The Bush administration argued Guantanamo should be beyond the reach of the courts; CECOT is the Trump administration's
Staffing cuts at HHS will apparently force the FDA to suspend its network of labs that test food for pathogens and contaminants. / Reuters World Health Organization members agree on a treaty to prevent pandemic disorganization and competition for resources—"the US will not be bound by the pact when
