Five women’s lawsuits reveal the Hollywood network and key players wielding the power to destroy careers. / The New York Times [$] An Arizona congressional candidate was attacked and raped while repairing campaign signs in Maricopa County. / Phoenix New Times For rape survivors in America, seeking medical treatment can wind up
For the first time since 2002, the US will exclude European officials from monitoring its elections, joining only Russia and Belarus. / MS NOW In a new poll of more than 100 countries, the US is the only one where people who disapprove of their nation’s leaders have higher confidence
A new study upends the notion that nature bounces back when species are lost. “The ecological benefits keep climbing as diversity rises, which means they fall as we lose species.” / Phys dot org See also: A federal judge halts border wall construction in Big Bend, a project the Trump administration
Flávio Bolsonaro surged past Lula in Brazil’s presidential election yesterday, with both candidates now headed to a runoff later this month. / Associated Press Related: Ahead of the election, Brazil’s spy agency “confirmed the existence of interference from the United States as well as Russia.” / Common Dreams According to
A new report examines incidents committed by Israel in Lebanon that are classified as war crimes and crimes against humanity. / The New Arab Iran prepares for more large-scale attacks from the United States. Meanwhile, the US dispatches about 9,000 troops. / Reuters, Associated Press Related: Some thoughts on why
The European Union and Canada plan to announce a major new partnership in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, the EU is offering market access to more countries. / Politico An overview of European housing models, from Prague to Paris. / DW Switzerland’s glaciers, “Europe’s water towers,” lost more than five percent
The White House praises data centers while announcing a self-policing accord for artificial intelligence companies. / Semafor President Trump says government employees should refer to AI as “super intelligence,” because “the word super is the best word of all.” / The Verge [$] Anthropic plans to spend around $518 billion over the
Anticipating Israel’s October elections, a deeply reported primer on Benjamin Netanyahu’s Qatargate scandal. / The New Yorker Netanyahu reportedly traveled to the UAE this weekend to ask its leader to deny reports he warned the prime minister about Oct. 7. / Associated Press Israel’s leading opposition party launches a
American taxpayers are footing the bill for Trump’s pro-Republican midterm TV ads that the White House claims are “public service announcements.” / CNBC To deal with rising food costs, Golden Corral reorganized its buffets to pair more and less pricey foods into “modules”—also, they replaced the beef with
Even after OpenAI banned her account, a school shooter continued planning her attack by asking ChatGPT how to evade moderation: “You can still be twisted. Just be clever about it.” (Content warning) / Mother Jones Google seems pretty certain the small data center it’s launching into orbit next week will
