MacKenzie Scott's latest round of giving sends $640 million to 361 small nonprofits—more than double what she pledged. / The Associated Press A list of the organizations that received grants. / Yield Giving Meanwhile, a study finds only a small fraction of Amazon's plastic packaging ever makes
A study says 71 percent of the world's population now lives in autocracies, up from 48 percent just a decade ago. / The Washington Post [+] All but one of the 100 cities with the world's worst air pollution last year were in Asia; 83 were in India.
The EPA announces a comprehensive ban on asbestos, which is still used in bleach and brake pads. / STAT As China and India grow richer, they may decide "that the costs of asbestos have come to outweigh its benefits." / Works in Progress What do American households use electricity for?
Vladimir Putin wins a fifth term in Russia, partly because the Kremlin made sure he didn't have real opponents. / BBC News Thousands of Russian voters silently protested Putin by showing up to the polls at noon. / Reuters Berlin's techno scene is now registered as part of
More than 300 people are believed to have been kidnapped this week in northern Nigeria. / CBS News "I started dragging myself like a snake." An account of a 17-year-old boy who got away. / BBC News A round-up of recent events in Haiti. / Interruptrr France and
Voters begin casting ballots in Russia where the Kremlin "remains determined" to render a semblance of legitimacy. / BBC News A day of mourning is declared after another Russian missile attack in Odesa. / The Guardian Protesters at the New York Times hand out editions of the New York Crimes.
A list of key events on day 160 of Israel's war on Gaza. / Al Jazeera "Every day felt like an eternity." A short interview with a freed Israeli hostage. / BBC News Unrelated? "That the U.S. military establishment employs so many historians should be little
The European Union's foreign policy chief accuses Israel of using starvation as a "weapon of war." / The Times of Israel In photographs: what it's like right now to hunt for food in Gaza. Meanwhile, food insecurity in Nigeria, in Haiti. / The New York Times
The director of the World Peace Foundation says he was wrong to predict the end of large-scale famines. / The New York Times [+] Linking indifference toward suffering in Sudan to a pattern of antiblackness. / Africa Is a Country See also: An argument that "you, personally, should want a larger
An error in Saturday's newsletter suggested this year's Tournament of Books just concluded. In fact, the second week is just beginning! Palestinians in Gaza are afraid of attending Ramadan evening prayers for fear of being bombed. / Al Jazeera The United States removes non-essential staff from
