The world's largest fusion reactor fires up in Japan and produces plasma. / Science China's first domestic gene-therapy breakthrough restores natural hearing pathways for deaf children. / MIT Technology Review Unrelated: The British Navy ends its tradition of "Chinese laundrymen on warships," and will now
David Remnick reports from Israel. "The only way to tell this story is to try to tell it truthfully and to know that you will fail." / The New Yorker "It's not even one house in Gaza that they don't have death." On
The United Auto Workers have now reached a tentative deal with GM, effectively ending a 40-day strike against the big three Detroit automakers. / Reuters Shouting antisemitic slogans, a mob storms a Russian airport in search of passengers on a flight from Tel Aviv. / BBC Retail analysts say chains are
Ethiopian-born scientist Gebisa Ejeta receives the National Medal of Science for his contribution to plant genetics. / BBC News A 2021 study predicted there would be a surplus of 8,000 emergency physicians by 2030 in the United States—and it had ripple effects. / STAT Colorectal cancer is highly curable
The United States attacks two facilities in Syria used by Iran and Iran-backed groups, according to the Pentagon. / Al Jazeera The White House says Russia is killing soldiers who fail to follow orders, also threatening entire units with death. / The Associated Press A very long, very good assessment of
"We won things no one thought possible." The United Auto Workers reach a tentative agreement with Ford, as strikes remain at GM and Jeep maker Stellantis. / AP Following weeks of Republican infighting, hard-right election-denier Mike Johnson has been elected House speaker. / NPR This aged poorly—from
Analyzing the missile video that purports to provide evidence of what happened at the Gaza hospital blast. / The New York Times [+] At the UN, the US wants "humanitarian pauses" for aid to reach Gaza, and Israel calls for the Secretary-General to resign for saying Israel bears some
No matter what measures are taken to reduce emissions, the West Antarctic Ice Sheet will continue melting, according to a new study. / Reuters Though Jim Jordan lost his bid for House speaker, how Republicans voted shows how the party's right wing may win out soon enough. / The New
Israel's Defense Minister says its upcoming ground offensive in the Gaza Strip may last three months. / The Times of Israel The White House promises a "continued flow" of aid into Gaza. / NBC News China launches a tax investigation into Foxconn, Taiwan's iPhone maker. / Reuters
The first humanitarian aid convoy has arrived in the Gaza Strip. Israel says the aid doesn't include fuel, and can only go to areas where civilians have amassed. / Reuters Diagrams of Gaza's dense neighborhoods explain what a ground war could look like—and how Hamas has
