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More than 5,000 flights in the United States were delayed or canceled over the weekend while air traffic controllers missed a paycheck. / BBC News
A major philanthropic donor based in the United Kingdom pulls the plug on US giving, saying the political landscape is too risky. / Alliance
Europeans worry the International Monetary Fund may block financial support for Ukraine. / Politico
Reflections from Kyiv, where being “unbreakable” has gone from a point of popular pride to a matter of national policy. / ISOLARII
After CBS’s interview with President Trump, a painstaking comparison of the TV broadcast and raw transcript. / All Your Screens
How to not win the Nobel Prize? By desperately seeming to want it, according to a former member of the governing committee. / Engelsberg Ideas
“I feared for my life, officer”—are the magic words to say to get away with homicide in the US. / The Wall Street Journal [$]
Unrelated: A brief fashion history of the military field jacket. / Combat Threads
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A neuroscientist says if “terminal lucidity” is real—the unexpected return of cognitive function in patients with severe dementia—it has profound implications for medicine. / Preserving Hope
What it’s like to get a Parkinson’s diagnosis at the start of your book tour. / The Amateur Gourmet
According to a book on famous authors’ habits, being hungover is apparently an effective state for writing. / The London Review of Books
See also: “Transgressive innovators, far from going out of style, have always been necessary for artistic advancement.” / The Atlantic [$]
After Yoshinobu Yamamoto authors a World Series win for the Dodgers, some glimpses into Japanese baseball. / The Old Ghosts
Photographs from a French equine rehabilitation center. / Joséphine Hugé
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