A batch of Associated Press photographs, many harrowing, depict the Russian invasion of Ukraine at the 100-day mark. / The Associated Press President Biden urges Congress to work on gun control. Minutes later: another shooting. / Al Jazeera The US adds 390,000 jobs in May in another month of strong
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Beijing orders a $120 billion infrastructure push while China's economy slows. / China Macro Economy The White House forges closer ties to Taiwan through trade and supply chains. / MarketWatch A summary of recent progress on gun control that has—and hasn't—been made at various levels of
In collaboration with TMN favorite The Pudding, a mini-doc on what happens to music artists after they go viral on TikTok. (Forty-six percent of a studied group received major label deals.)
Shanghai eases its two-month Covid-19 lockdown for 25 million residents. / BBC News Americans who catch Covid abroad are using a backdoor to get home: flying to Canada or Mexico, then crossing a land border. / The New York Times Helen Branswell interviews a WHO official on the challenges of
"The science is clear: Gun control saves lives." / Scientific American This week, the cruel irony of Texas Republicans' chant that they're "protecting children" has never been so grotesque. / Texas Monthly More from the hypocrisy desk: "If these leaders were truly worried about
Texas Governor Abbott cancels his appearance at today's NRA meeting in Houston. / CNN More than a quarter of a million people died in Somalia's 2011 famine, most of them children. This year is looking to be the same. / Reuters The Supreme Court blocks a request from
Penguin Random House releases a fireproof edition of Margaret Atwood's often-banned novel The Handmaid’s Tale. The book will be sold at auction with proceeds going to PEN America. In the video, Atwood employs a flamethrower at 0:44.
"Layla, 10, liked dancing to TikToks, won six races at the school's field day, and loved to swim." These are the victims of the Uvalde school shooting. / BuzzFeed News The Uvalde school district had recently doubled its security budget, which included enhanced safety protocols, new monitoring
On day 91 of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, President Putin's military campaign enters its most active phase. / The Guardian The European Union bends to Putin's demands and gives companies permission to buy gas in rubles. / Al Jazeera Five takeaways from yesterday's primaries
