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Had Zelenskyy’s flight to Dublin not been ahead of schedule, it would have run into four unidentified military drones. / The Journal
School budgets are feeling the pain of Amazon’s dynamic pricing, where the cost of supplies can swing from one extreme to another. / The Verge
“Bell was in eighth grade when he got his first scholarship offer.” Inside the black market for high school athletes. / The Wall Street Journal [$]
The owner of a Premier League team is accused of working with “Posh George,” a Farage associate and convicted money launderer, to bet on matches. / The Times
xAI’s Grok chatbot has shown to be particularly adept at doxxing people with troubling accuracy. / Futurism
History researchers think one or multiple volcanic eruptions may have caused crop failure, necessitating importing grain that brought plague-infested fleas to Europe. / NBC News
Accidental deaths are climbing in the United States, driven primarily by overdoses and falls by an aging population. / USAFacts
Investigators in the nonfatal crash of a small plane blame a 3D-printed part made of “inappropriate material” that softened during flight. / BBC News
Unrelated: Scientists in the field of necrobotics—robots composed of synthetic and animal parts—find a female mosquito’s proboscis makes a really good 3D printer nozzle. / Ars Technica
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An appreciation of sleep because sleep can be amazing, and not just an obstacle to higher productivity: “Humans aren’t batteries.” / Aeon
“If the first clear way to cut electricity bills is strategically lowering prices for customers, the second is strategically cutting back profits for utilities.” How to fix electricity. / The Atlantic [$]
The latest affront to Manhattan’s skyline, the new Chase building, “uses 60% more steel than the Empire State Building, which is taller and has more square footage.” / The Guardian
“I’m certain someone in New Jersey has that tape.” A former punk rock musician’s daughter has spent the past four years searching for her mom’s band’s 1994 demo. / NJ.com
See also: An updating collection of found cassettes from around the world. / Intertapes
Unrelated: Rebuilding Patrick Bateman’s stereo from American Psycho. / Instagram
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