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Why is the Horn of Africa on the cusp of war? Because Ethiopia wants to be a coastal nation. / The New York Times [+]
Africa will finally get mpox vaccines amid a lot of criticism over delays caused by the World Health Organization's red tape. / The Guardian
Thanks to the new Kennedy-Gabbard team, Bernie-Trump voters are said to be back in play in American politics. / Wake Up to Politics
Ben Mathis Lilley: As a backroom power broker, Donald Trump Jr. is basically the complete opposite of Nancy Pelosi. / Slate
Unrelated: Almost half of TikTok users ages 18-29 use the platform to follow politics. / Pew Research Center
A global decline in condom use by adolescents is blamed on a drop in sex education. / The Associated Press
The risk of death for people who donate a kidney has dropped by more than half in the last decade. / NBC News
Everything you need to know about why experts struggle to count mortality from the Black Death. / Asimov Press
Devoted, regular volunteering is found to build social cohesion in communities. / The Garden of Forking Paths
A computer scientist says our ability to learn over the long term is "educability," and it's a lot more important than cleverness. / The New Yorker
Experts say paleontology is "a honeypot of narcissists," "a snake pit of personality disorders," and "an especially nasty area of academia." / Intelligencer
Should scientific fraud be prosecuted? It might help provide accountability "in cases where no one is incentivized to provide it." / Vox
Related: An expert tests whether Dr. Andrew Huberman's advice "is ruining your morning coffee." / YouTube
Spotify releases its "2024 Global Songs of Summer," with Billie Eilish at the top. / For the Record
A look inside the "maximalist wonderlands" of contemporary Italian restaurant design. / Architectural Digest
During the US Open, a lot of Italian tennis players and coaches stick to the same East Village trattoria. / The New York Times [+]
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