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South Korea's fertility rate rises for the first time in nine years, supported by an increase in marriages. / Reuters
Denmark's economy is one of Europe's fastest-growing thanks to Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Ozempic drugs. / BBC News
Brooke Harrington: Trust in government to do what is right, at least most of the time, is a form of wealth that breeds prosperity. / The New York Times [+]
A federal judge gives the Trump administration less than two days to release billions of dollars in US foreign aid. / The Associated Press
A sampling of a dozen trans people finds all of them educating themselves about guns. / The Washington Post [+]
Trump wants to offer a "gold card" visa to wealthy foreigners—something often found attractive by criminals and corrupt officials. / NPR, FATF
On a lighter note, "the Natalie situation" in the White House refers to an aide who doesn't "do well with boundaries." / The Cut
Federal courts in Maryland, New York, and DC are hearing lawsuits challenging DOGE as a "threat to democracy." / The New York Times [+]
Unrelated: Apple is working on a glitch where iPhones replace the word "racist" with "Trump." / The Wall Street Journal [+]
A new smartphone app will prevent you from accessing other apps until it knows you've "touched grass." / Touchgrass.now
John Oliver offers advice on how to make yourself less valuable to Meta. / Last Week Tonight
The publishing industry says goodbye to mass-market paperbacks in airports. / Publisher's Weekly
A remembrance of when William Faulkner set the record for the longest sentence in literature—with one consisting of 1,288 words. / Open Culture
A contemporary art museum in Norway offers a private tour for $26,300. / The Art Newspaper
The Waldorf Astoria is selling apartments in New York City for up to $18.75 million. / The New York Times [+]
Descriptions of winners from the 2025 World Whiskies Awards. / Gear Patrol
See also: Some recipes involving tinned fish. / The Tinned Fish Market
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