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A survey finds consumer sentiment in the United States falling to the second-lowest level recorded in 70-plus years. / CNN

At the same time, consumer prices are up 3.3% from a year ago, hotter than February’s gain of 2.4%. / PBS

Why gas prices are still rising despite the ceasefire in the Middle East: “The physical disruption is real and people are frustrated.” / The Wall Street Journal [$]

“People in her building banned any visitors they didn’t know, and even limited deliveries, to avoid being targeted.” Recounting a month of life in Lebanon. / The Dial

Unrelated: What it’s like to live on the world’s most remote inhabited island. / NPR 

Life in Canadian cities is said to be destabilized by “the micromobility revolution,” i.e., electric bikes and scooters. / Maclean’s

Details from inside the command hub of one of Mexico’s largest surveillance networks. / rest of world

See also: How a high-tech food bank stocked with free groceries works in Shenzhen. / Sixth Tone

If you’re wondering if artificial intelligence is going to replace your job in five years, maybe ask yourself if you are coal or horse. (You want to be coal.) / The Atlantic [$]

Nils Gilman: The most prized future workers will be those who can spot a meaningful signal “and translate it into action that others understand and trust.” / Noema

An artist used her drawing board to prevent ICE agents in Minneapolis from shooting her. / The Art Newspaper

Researchers craft an equation to predict the permeability of a given coffee. / Sprudge

Is the best, most hellish McMansion exterior of all time actually a McTuscan heaven? / McMansion Hell

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