Giving up the ghostwriter
Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy accuses Russia of "radiation blackmail" for holding a nuclear power station "hostage." / Al Jazeera
An official in the Ukrainian frontline city Avdiivka says the town "is being wiped off the face of the Earth" by Russian shelling. / The Guardian
Noah Smith: Vladimir Putin is a rest stop on the road of post-Soviet collapse. / Noahpinion
One of Europe's largest ammunition makers can't meet Ukraine's increased demand because a nearby data center is using up all the power to store TikTok videos. / Newsweek
From December, how a company fulfilled—in six months, manufactured entirely in the United States—the largest order of fitness equipment ever placed. / Men's Health
See also: A new guide to 750+ companies across the US committed to domestic manufacturing. / Crafted With Pride
A report finds an estimated six million women in the health workforce are "grossly underpaid" or not paid at all. / NPR
As the South bans abortion, thousands of people are driving to the southern tip of Illinois. / The Associated Press
Unrelated/related: The history of doctors being confused linguistically by women's anatomy stretches back millennia. / Nautilus
A ghostwriter behind multiple bestsellers by famous doctors may be "the biggest serial plagiarist of all time." / Los Angeles Magazine
Sarula Bao shows how she drew her recent cover for The New Yorker magazine. / Twitter
Some good writing and reporting advice from Helen Lewis. "Don't be braver on the page." / The Bluestocking
For your weekly wanderlust: Video from a trip on a new bikepacking trail in northern Scotland. / YouTube
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