Currently Yesterday's edition was foiled by a technical reason called forgetfulness blargh. Iran sets new elections, which may serve as a "dress rehearsal" for an upcoming power struggle. / Semafor, Atlantic Council Analysis of who inside Iran may benefit from President Raisi's death. / The Atlantic
Currently Views of the aurora borealis should return in a couple of weeks, as the massive solar storm rotates back toward Earth. / BBC "Some political scientists describe this strategy as 'state crime,' violence tacitly permitted or encouraged by the government." Why did Greg Abbott pardon a
Currently A deep investigation into how the Chinese underworld has come to dominate America's illegal marijuana trade. / ProPublica "Fewer than one in 1,000 US university courses include references to critical race theory or other so-called "woke" topics that have become flashpoints in the
Currently What's worse for disease spread: animal loss, urbanization, or the climate crisis? The climate crisis. / Goats and Soda Donald Trump allegedly asked big-oil executives last month for $1 billion in campaign donations. / The Guardian DNA analysis shows baobab trees first arose in Madagascar 21 million years
Currently Tree rings prove that last summer was the hottest summer in the past 2,000 years. / BBC News Current solar and wind deployment rates are much faster than most countries during the nuclear boom period. / Sustainability by Numbers Investors and developers today expect 8 to 10% annual growth in
Currently Secretary of State Blinken visits Ukraine, intending to signal "strong reassurance" that the West will continue to back Kyiv. Meanwhile, Putin heads to Beijing. / Semafor Russia is conducting "hybrid warfare" in Moldova—i.e., anything "short of bombing the country." / The Week Notes
Currently Along with the aurora borealis, this weekend's solar storm wreaked havoc on farmers' GPS systems ahead of a critical moment in the planting season. / 404 Media The CDC is expected to release a public dashboard today that will track influenza A viruses, including H5N1, in sewage.
Currently Sports Illustrated was only the beginning—the company behind those fake bylines has been working with dozens of well-known publications to provide AI-generated content. / Futurism The Drake/Kendrick rap battle briefly shut down Genius, as users rushed to annotate "Euphoria" moments after its release. / The
Currently Explaining the Biden-Netanyahu rift over Rafah: It's about how realistic it is to dismantle Hamas, and at what cost. / The New York Times [+] See also: Will Gaza hurt Biden's reelection chances? If you ask younger voters, yes, but not as much as a host
Currently President Biden says the United States will halt some weapon shipments to Israel if it launches a full invasion of Rafah. / CNN Interviews with people living in Rafah, forced to flee Israel's attacks. / Al Jazeera NATO members (excluding the US) increased military spending last year by 19%
