NYTIMES (Steven Erlanger) - Every Trump Threat to Abandon NATO Hollows It Out
Doubts that the United States would come to the aid of NATO allies increase each time, prompting Europeans to consider an alliance without Washington.
NPR (Todd Bookman) - As hoops betting spikes, it's New Hampshire and other states vs. prediction markets
In New Hampshire and states with legalized sports gambling, wagering helps fund government services. But now competitors like Kalshi and Polymarket are getting a cut of the action.
| Keywords | prediction-marketskalshipolymarketwageringgamblingsports-bettingnew-hampshirefinancenprgovernmentregulationlegaltradingmarket-growthsportshoops-bettingstate-lawtaxation |
WASHINGTONPOST (Daniel Wu) - Judges are increasingly using AI to draft rulings and prepare for hearings
A study found over 60 percent of surveyed judges have used AI in their work, even as some experts worry AI’s unreliability could compromise their authority.
WASHINGTONPOST (Aaron Davis) - Plan to reinforce sewer pipe was delayed for years before Potomac disaster
A Washington Post investigation found that D.C. Water delayed reinforcing an aging sewer line for years before it collapsed in January as the National Park Service undertook a prolonged environmental review of the project. The pipe continued to degrade before its collapse released a quarter-billion gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River.
NPR (Betsy Joles) - Pakistan is playing intermediary in the Iran war, a role it has played before
Pakistan has emerged as a key intermediary in the U.S-Israel war with Iran. It played this role before, during a high-stakes moment in diplomatic history.
| Keywords | pakistaniranwarmiddle-eastdiplomacyintermediaryus-israel-warus-iran-relationsgeopoliticsforeign-policynational-securityislamabadwashingtonred-green-axis |
ABCNEWS - 4.9 magnitude earthquake rattles Northern California
A 4.9 magnitude earthquake shook Northern California early Thursday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
| Keywords | earthquakenatural-disasterbreaking-newsseismic-activityusgsusacaliforniaemergencytremorusus-newsworld-news |
AXIOS (Jim VandeHei) - Jamie Dimon's warning: More geopolitical risk for America than since WWII
JPMorgan Chase chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon tells me the U.S. is facing the most concurrent risks in 80 years — and that's before AI starts displacing a large number of American workers. Why it matters: Dimon, in an interview for "The Axios Show ," says American business leaders need to step up, and speak up, to help guide the country through these high-risk, tumultuous times. - "We in business made a mistake in not getting more involved earlier," Dimon told me at his new global headquarters in Manhattan. "I do not think the problems of society will be fixed by politicians alone." - Dimon's annual shareholder letter, out next week, will dive deep into geopolitical threats. "There's more geopolitical risk than we've seen since World…
NYTIMES (Jaap van Heusden and Jefta Varwijk) - To Keep Child Abuse Off the Internet, He Has to Watch It
Removing child sexual abuse material from the internet exacts a heavy toll on the workers tasked with reviewing it.
| Keywords | child-sexual-abuseinternetcontent-moderationmental-healthtechsocial-mediany-timesdigital-safetyonline-safetypsychological-tolltechnologycyber-safetymediainternet-safetyworker-wellbeing |
NYTIMES (Frank Bruni and Bret Stephens) - Even if This Is the Right War, We’ve Got the Wrong President
Tastelessness and classlessness are the least of our concerns.
NPR (Brendan Byrne) - In a thunderous launch, Artemis II astronauts leave Earth. Here's what's next
NASA's Artemis II crew has successfully launched on a mission that will take it around the moon and back to Earth. Here's what to expect over their roughly 10-day journey.
| Keywords | nasaartemis-iimoonlunar-missionspace-explorationastronautsastronomyaerospacesciencespace-travelouter-spacetechtechnologylunar-explorationdeep-spacelaunchnprbrendan-byrne |