UN News
Haiti's gangs still run the show, but authorities have a plan for elections by 2026 and the UN is helping - so maybe there's a sliver of hope amid the chaos.
Piranhas: fewer flesh-eating frenzies than Hollywood promised, but still capable of nibbling a toe or two if you're not paying attention.
NPR Economy
NPR's personal finance reporter reveals his radical secret: he talks to actual humans, not just economists, and finds they're more than just walking spreadsheets.
ScienceDaily
A PhD student recreated cosmic dust in a lab bottle, giving us a tiny universe and new clues about life's ingredients before Earth existed.
ScienceDaily
A smashed-up asteroid sent space rubble raining down on Earth, the Moon, and Mars 800 million years ago - possibly cooling the planet and shaking things up in ways that make the Chicxulub impact look like a fender bender.
The Guardian
A 5.5-magnitude quake in Peru kills 5, injures 20+, and displaces 300 - because building with adobe on the Ring of Fire is a bold strategy.
Ars Technica
Climate change is expanding mosquito territories northward, bringing diseases like West Nile and Zika, but a patchwork of underfunded monitoring programs means we're often swatting at the problem too late.
The Verge
The FBI may stop investigating ICE agents, leaving the agency to investigate itself - a system that has always worked flawlessly for everyone involved.
The Verge
Telepathic Instruments' Orchid is a retro-inspired digital chord organ for $649 that lets you play full chords with one finger, but you'll pay extra to design your own sounds and still can't play a proper Dm13.
The Atlantic
China tells Nvidia 'no thanks' to its H200 chips, preferring to build its own inferior ones - because nothing says innovation like reinventing the wheel, badly, while locking out the rest of the world.
BBC Business
South East Water leaves thousands in Kent dry for a second day, offering apologies and bottled water stations instead of, you know, actual water.
The Guardian Europe
From catfish scalp treatments to blood-letting, humanity's war on migraines has been a mess. Now we finally understand them - and the treatments are catching up.
BBC World
Bozeman's working class can't afford rent as private jets and Yellowstone fans drive prices sky-high - so they're unionizing and electing 28-year-old mayors.
The Verge
Teens build sun-powered go-karts, drive 630 miles across Texas, and somehow learn more than they would in a classroom.
Ars Technica
Russia’s Amur rocket was supposed to fly in 2026; now it’s looking at 2031, proving that imitation is the sincerest form of procrastination.
BBC World
Russia launches massive ballistic attack on Kyiv, killing 4; Ukraine retaliates by hitting Russian oil tankers and Wildberries warehouses, because the only thing better than a good offensive is a good counter-offensive.
BBC Politics
Andy Burnham's transition from Manchester mayor to PM forces a wardrobe reckoning: will the king of casuals surrender to the tie, or keep his Adidas trainers in No 10?
The Guardian Europe
Argentina reaches the World Cup final powered by childhood memories, parental bed-making, and a national identity that defies categorization - plus some solid footwork.
The Guardian
Bank of England bans coal bonds as collateral, giving climate activists a reason to smile - but details on haircuts and exclusions leave room for more.
ZDNet
A laptop-shopping survival guide: which upgrades are worth your hard-earned cash and which are just fancy ways to separate you from it.
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