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AXIOS (Josephine Walker) - TikTok's BookTok is turning pages into streaming gold

The BookTok community — ravenous readers who share reviews of their latest reads — is reshaping the streaming wars . Why it matters: Production studios are tuning in to influential creators and built-in fanbases, placing their bets on book adaptations to win viewers. What they're saying: "To me, it's a way of finding treasure," Hannah Griffiths, head of adaptations at independent production house Banijay, tells Axios. - "It's such a sophisticated readership...they've done a lot of the work for you by sifting and finding the good material." By the numbers: Nearly half of the original drama series that premiered on Netflix , Disney + and Amazon Prime Video from January 2024 to June 2025 were book adaptations, according to a March…

NYTIMES (Alex Travelli, Hari Kumar and Pragati K.B.) - Modi’s B.J.P. Wins West Bengal State Election for the First Time

The party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi took control of West Bengal for the first time and made gains around the country. Its defeated opponents accused it of cheating.

NYTIMES (Lisa Friedman) - Trump Administration Orders Rapid End to Hunting Regulations on Federal Lands

Internal Interior Department documents show parks are imposing sweeping changes like expanding areas where firearms can by used and allowing game to be cleaned in restrooms.

WASHINGTONPOST (Lauren Lumpkin) - School cellphone bans don’t affect test scores or attendance, study finds

Educators favor cellphone bans, but research shows that while new rules have reduced phone usage in schools, there has been little academic change.

NPR (Joel Rose) - A United jet struck a light pole and a truck near Newark airport, police say

New Jersey State Police say a United Airlines passenger jet struck a light pole and damaged a truck as it was coming in for a landing at Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday.

NYTIMES (Pam Belluck) - Mifepristone, the Abortion Pill, Returns to the Supreme Court. Here’s What to Know.

The Louisiana lawsuit, which seeks to block telehealth prescribing and mailing of the abortion pill mifepristone, has major implications for abortion access nationwide.