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More than a hundred Palestinians are killed in an incident around an aid convoy in northern Gaza. / BBC News
A new report says antiterrorism law "has been structurally anti-Palestinian from its inception." / Forever Wars
The Supreme Court grants Donald Trump "an extended pause" on his trial for seeking to subvert the 2020 election. Meanwhile, an Illinois judge bars Trump from the ballot. / Slate, Reuters
See also: Trump's attempt to get the Georgia district attorney disqualified from his racketeering case may "soon get tossed in the trash." / New York Magazine
The "greenest" car in the United States is a plug-in Toyota Prius, not a fully electric vehicle. / The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy
A study of 62 placental tissue samples finds microplastics in all of them. / The Guardian
Related: Boiling water for five minutes can remove most microplastics. / NewScientist
A survey asks 3,000 employees to name their dream business in the face of AI advancements. Top choice: a specialty coffee shop. / Hosting Advice
Tyler Perry cancels an $800 million expansion on his Atlanta filmmaking studio after seeing the new OpenAI software Sora. / Variety
Denis Villeneuve's Dune movies use a "conlang"—engineered languages that represent the "new benchmark in imaginative fiction." / The New Yorker
A "chosen-one narrative" like Dune is maybe mostly about adolescent boys' relationships with their sexuality? / The Ringer
Unrelated: Etsy sellers are turning free fanfiction into physical books. / 404 Media
Why do leap years exist? Because there are 365.2422 days for every orbit Earth makes around the sun. / Vox
Leap year means lots of restaurants want to give you free food. / The Takeout
Who knew? The US has more golf courses than McDonald's locations. / Kottke
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