"If the global south exists, then who leads it?" From 2000 to 2021, China funded more than 20,000 infrastructure projects
across 165 countries. / The EconomistEd Conway: Elon Musk isn't going to be the Henry Ford of the electric car—
China is. / Material WorldJon Lee Anderson embeds with a Brazilian special-forces unit that fights illegal miners
in the Amazon. / The New YorkerResearchers estimate that the best land for growing coffee will shrink by more than half
by 2050. / GristSwapping red meat for forage fish—e.g., herring and sardines—could prevent 750,000
deaths a year. / The GuardianIn Michigan, two parents are convicted over the deaths caused by their child
in a mass shooting. / The New York Times [+]Abortions will soon be outlawed in Arizona except in cases where a pregnant person's
life is at risk. / NPREclipse travelers spent an estimated $1.6 billion on lodging, activities,
food, and gas. / Business InsiderFor $20 million, you can buy Kelly Slater's
Hawaiian compound. / Uncrate"Mark Twain should not erase Stendhal." Europe fears artificial intelligence
will erase its languages. / Politico EUThe physics community mourns Peter Higgs, who proposed
the Higgs boson. / MetafilterMattel debuts a less competitive version of Scrabble for Gen Z, or anybody who finds
word games intimidating. / BBC NewsSee also: Tracking several hundred teenagers
over 24 years. / The PuddingA social history of New York City told through its restaurants. "At midnight,
Taylor emerged." / Grub Street