NYTIMES (Michael J. de la Merced) - All3Media and Banijay, 2 Big Production Houses, to Merge
The deal between All3Media and Banijay will bring together the companies behind the “Peaky Blinders” and the “Traitors” franchises.
AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - Brutal Texas primary night points to trouble ahead for House incumbents
One House Republican lost his seat outright in Texas' primary elections Tuesday night, and four other House members will face grueling, 12-week runoff campaigns. Why it matters: While short of a full-on wipeout, it's not the kind of result that instills confidence in lawmakers who are trying to withstand the anti-incumbency wave roiling both parties right now. - A staggering 30 House Democrats are facing at least one primary challenger who has raised $100,000 or more. A dozen of them have been out-raised by their rivals, as Axios reported on Tuesday . - There is less of a concerted effort to unseat incumbent Republicans, but mid-cycle redistricting and anti-endorsements from President Trump are keeping things interesting. Zoom in:…
NPR (Andrea Hsu) - A Biden-era rule sought to stabilize child care. Why Trump wants it gone
The Trump administration has proposed repealing a Biden-era rule that required states to change how they pay out child care subsidies, citing the potential for fraud.
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NYTIMES (Jessica Grose) - Gen X, It’s Time to Worry About Retirement
On the sorry state of retirement savings in the United States, and a policy that could help.
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NPR (The Associated Press) - Families remember U.S. reservists killed in Kuwait, members of an Iowa logistics unit
Four U.S. soldiers were killed in the Iran war on Sunday and IDed Tuesday by the Pentagon; two soldiers haven't yet been publicly identified. Their unit kept troops supplied with food and equipment.
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NPR (Claire Harbage) - Greetings from Southwest Papua, which has some of the world's richest marine biodiversity
The Raja Ampat islands in Indonesia's Southwest Papua province are a marine biodiversity hotspot and a divers' paradise.
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ABCNEWS - WATCH: US sub sinks Iranian ship by torpedo in Indian Ocean, 1st such attack since WWII
A U.S. submarine used a torpedo to sink and Iranian ship in the Indian Ocean Tuesday, the first such attack since WWII , the Pentagon said.
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NYTIMES (Mark Mazzetti, Leila Medina, Sutton Raphael, Joey Sendaydiego, Jon Hazell, Rafaela Balster and Whitney Shefte) - How Trump Decided to Go to War
President Trump’s embrace of military action in Iran was set off by the determination of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to end diplomatic negotiations. Our investigative reporter Mark Mazzetti describes how few of Mr. Trump’s advisers voiced opposition.
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ABCNEWS - US sub sinks Iranian ship by torpedo in Indian Ocean, 1st such attack since WWII
A U.S. submarine used a torpedo to sink and Iranian ship in the Indian Ocean Tuesday, the first such attack since WWII , the Pentagon said.
NYTIMES (Michael D. Shear) - U.K. Arrests Lawmaker’s Partner on Allegation of Spying for China, BBC Reports
The Metropolitan Police of London said that it had arrested three people under the National Security Act.