NYTIMES (Nicholas Kristof) - Lessons for America From Asia
What if the valedictorians in our schools were the cool kids?
NPR (The Associated Press) - Immigrant whose skull was broken in 8 places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked
Alberto Castañeda Mondragón was hospitalized with eight skull fractures and five life-threatening brain hemorrhages. Officers claimed he ran into a wall, but medical staff doubted that account.
NYTIMES (Derrick Bryson Taylor) - Brad Arnold, Rocker Who Fronted 3 Doors Down, Dies at 47
He wrote the band’s breakout hit, “Kryptonite,” in a high school math class, and would go on to be nominated for three Grammy Awards.
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NYTIMES (Michael Rothfeld) - Files Detail Epstein’s Dealings With Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick
Mr. Lutnick had claimed to have distanced himself from Jeffrey Epstein even before the disgraced financier was convicted of a sex crime in Florida.
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NYTIMES (Reis Thebault) - Savannah Guthrie, in New Video Message, Promises to Pay for Return of Her Mother
The “Today” show anchor, in a message on social media with her siblings, said the return of their mother Nancy “is the only way we will have peace.”
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NPR (Andrew Limbong) - What we know about the massive sewage leak in the Potomac River
A collapsed sewer line, about 8 miles from the White House, pumped 368 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of wastewater into the Potomac. Repairs could take longer than previously expected.
NPR (The Associated Press) - Pentagon says it's cutting ties with 'woke' Harvard, ending military training
Amid an ongoing standoff between Harvard and the White House, the Defense Department said it plans to cut ties with the Ivy League — ending military training, fellowships and certificate programs.
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ABCNEWS - Savannah Guthrie in new video pleads for mother's return: 'We will pay'
"Today" show host Savannah Guthrie and her siblings released a new video saying they have received a message and begged for their mother's return.
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NYTIMES (Rebecca Robbins) - Hims & Hers Withdraws Knockoff Weight-Loss Pill After Regulatory Scrutiny
Federal officials had warned that the new product from the online provider of weight loss drugs might be illegal.
NPR (David Folkenflik) - 'Washington Post' CEO resigns after massive job cuts
Washington Post chief executive and publisher Will Lewis has resigned just days after the newspaper announced massive layoffs.