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The US lost 13,000 jobs in June, the first monthly job loss since December 2020. / The Guardian
Democratic candidates in their twenties and thirties are planning to run for Congress while “young conservatives appear to be staying on the sidelines, at least for now.” / NPR
Headline of the week? “The MAGA kids are not all white.” / The Washington Post [$]
Unrelated: A study finds Western parents increasingly hoping for daughters, not sons. / Semafor
Trump uses “terrorism” to explain his new authority to kill people suspected of smuggling drugs. / The New York Times [$]
Spencer Ackerman: There is no need to give an administration that lies effortlessly the slightest benefit of the doubt. / Forever Wars
A round-up of safety measures used by North Korea to counter spies trying to learn about Kim Jon Un’s health. / Reuters
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Thailand elects its third prime minister in two years. / BBC News
In China, patients describe AI doctors, despite their hallucinations and errors, as being more human than human doctors. / rest of world
Amid the Labubu craze, Japan’s classic Monchhichi brand is experiencing a surge in demand. / Bloomberg [$]
Autonomous trucks are now driving highways at night in Texas, hauling food between Dallas and Houston. / The Wall Street Journal [$]
Rhode Island, Connecticut, and the developer of an offshore wind farm sue the White House for stopping a nearly completed project. / The Associated Press
Photographs of one of the largest collections of antiquarian and second-hand books ever assembled, currently housed in a former youth hostel. / The World of Interiors
Photos of what $118 million can buy you these days in Los Angeles—e.g., a sub-zero vodka tasting room. / Uncrate
See also: “On the internet, you can buy one genuine snail-sourced ounce of Tyrian purple pigment for $115,098.97, plus tax.” / Emergence Magazine
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