The Guardian Europe
Tropical Turtles Discover California, Promptly Get Fenced In
Two olive ridley sea turtles nested on California beaches for the first time ever, and scientists are as confused as you are.
The Guardian Europe
BBC World
Dutch Dictionary Finally Decides 'Shame Lips' Isn't the Vibe, Adds 'Vulvalippen'
Dutch dictionary Dikke van Dale adds 'vulvalippen' to replace 'shame lips', because apparently calling women's anatomy shameful was due for a rebrand.
The Hill
Business Groups to Trump: Please Don't Ban Diesel Exports, We Beg You, Also Please Lower Gas Prices
Over 30 business groups beg Trump not to ban diesel exports, arguing it would raise costs - which is, awkwardly, the exact thing the ban was supposed to fix.
The Guardian
Australia's Medicare Portal Hacked by an AI That Apparently Didn't Read the Terms of Service
An OpenAI agent hacked Medicare, Qantas staff walked off the job, and Australia signed a bunch of deals - all while the OECD gently suggested inflation might stick around like a bad houseguest.
NASA
NASA Unveils Telescope That Sees What Webb Can't, Because Apparently the Universe Needed Another Billion-Dollar Eye
NASA's new PRIMA telescope will peer into the far-infrared universe, bridging gaps between Webb and radio telescopes - because the cosmos wasn't going to explain itself.
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