Computer, enhance calm.
The Supreme Court has blocked the Biden administration's Covid requirements for large businesses, but will allow a vaccine mandate for health workers to proceed. / Associated Press
Jan. 6 prosecutors have filed the rarely used charge of seditious conspiracy against the leader of the Oath Keepers. / Associated Press
The RNC may require presidential candidates to refuse to be in debates sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates. / The New York Times
The Smithsonian is collecting artifacts from the Jan. 6 insurrection. / Hyperallergic
"In theory, representative, electoral democracy allows citizens to select authentic representatives of their interests." The pros and cons of replacing elections with lotteries. / Vox
Oh: "If you're reading this, you just survived one of the hottest years ever." / BuzzFeed News
Uh oh: "Here's how hot Earth has been since you were born." / The Washington Post
Researchers have found strong evidence that the Epstein-Barr virus is the leading cause of multiple sclerosis. / STAT
Continuing a downward slide, college enrollment has dropped by more than a million students since the start of the pandemic. / NPR
Australia cancels Djokovic's visa for a second time, though he's still slated to play the Australian Open on Monday. Here's more legal background on the case. / BBC, @sangpillai
The FDA is set to relax the requirements it's imposed on French dressing for more than 70 years. / The Guardian
From spoilers to avoiding doctors, researchers are studying deliberate ignorance. / VICE
"Today I wish to pay tribute to the time-honored magazine photoshoot 'put hot man in a suit in a pool.'" / @CasparSalmon
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Watch: What it might look like if you asked a neural network to show you something relaxing. / The Morning News
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