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The United States Supreme Court maintains access to the abortion pill mifepristone pending litigation. / Politico
In the US, the risk of death at every age is now higher for boys and men than for girls and women. / The Washington Post
Derek Thompson: The average American my age is roughly six times more likely to die in the coming year than his counterpart in Switzerland. / The Atlantic
More than 89% of students in the US say they use ChatGPT for homework, which is taking the jobs of Kenyans who previously wrote their essays. / rest of world
Foreign nationals from the US, Europe, and China are to be evacuated from Sudan while fighting there continues. / BBC News
In Kenya, chai ya wazee, or "tea for the elders," is a way of asking for a bribe without asking for a bribe. / The Economist
"Ghost boats," appearing to be from northwest Africa, are washing up in Brazil and the Caribbean, all carrying dead bodies. / The Associated Press
An archaeologist uses climate data and tailoring tools to search for clothing's origins. / Sapiens
A "Battery Belt" is emerging in the Carolinas, Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky. / Grist
Assessing the views of renewable energy skeptics, or those who believe we need to imagine a future of less instead of a future of more. / The Tyee
See also: Environmental lessons from Islamic teachings. / African Arguments
Author Jeff VanderMeer attempts to figure out if the "climate fiction" genre is ever useful. / Esquire
New art we like: Abstractions from Mark Bradford, paintings by Angela Heisch. / Artsy, Pippy Houldsworth
Rethinking Frank Ocean's recent chaotic performance at Coachella in light of "our increasingly algorithmic and AI-generated world." / The Ringer
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