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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 Moscow is trying to persuade people that NATO is preparing to blockade one of its most heavily militarized outposts in Europe. / Unmasking Russia
According to a new study, a majority of Americans say the US government should increase spending on childcare. / The 19th
In California, it’s no longer legal to marry before the age of 18. / NPR
Student protesters shut down hundreds of high schools across France. / The Guardian
Musa Al-Gharbi: Changing teachers, resources, or schools changes very little “for most people’s life prospects.” / Symbolic Capital(ism)
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What it’s like to work in your family’s long-term care facility for older people. / The Dial
See also: New Yorkers are paying around $700 per week for their children to play in a junkyard and “destroy stuff.” / The Wall Street Journal [$]
Booksellers find themselves selling the same books over and over based on AI recommendations. / Dazed
For film, an amateur industry has emerged to patch errors in different movies’ digital versions. / Mubi
The invention of the parenthesis is said to have made visible “an age-old rhetorical practice of inserting a particle of a sentence into a greater whole.” / The Public Domain Review
James Patterson and MrBeast wrote a book together. The result is apparently unfinishable. / The Atlantic [$]
An account of visiting Galax, the world’s oldest and largest fiddlers’ convention. “We’re all scared to death this is gonna go away.” / Longreads