NYTIMES (Sam Sifton) - Behind the Wheel
We look into the dangers posed by large S.U.V.s and pickup trucks.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: Teens struggle to find summer jobs
One report predicts this summer could mark the lowest level for teen employment since 1948, when the U.S. government began tracking the data.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: Cat lands museum security job
Bone Jovi is in charge of security at the Bone Museum in Brooklyn, New York.
NYTIMES (Keith Bradsher) - China Tightens Rare Earth Grip on U.S. Firms, Threatening Trade Clash
The move targets two U.S. manufacturers at the center of the Trump administration’s effort to rebuild the domestic supply chain for critical magnets.
NYTIMES (Jim Tankersley) - First Round of U.S.-Iran Talks Ends With High Hopes and Big Challenges
Mediators reported progress toward reaching a final deal within 60 days. They also said that negotiators had dwelled on issues that were supposed to be settled.
NYTIMES (Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Jake Lucas, Ian Stewart, Michael H. Keller and Alexis Soloski) - The Key Players in the U.S.-Iran Talks, and the Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s
Plus, the “Steven Spielberg of sitcoms.”
WASHINGTONPOST (Joanna Slater) - Three groundskeepers. 11 weeks. The race to prepare for a World Cup favorite.
France is launching its championship hopes from a university field just a few miles outside Boston.
NYTIMES (Quinn Glabicki) - California Needs Water and Clean Power. It Might Have a Fix for Both.
A pilot program is building solar panels over irrigation canals to generate electricity. As a bonus, the shade prevents water from evaporating.
NYTIMES (Dan Brooks and Thomas Prior) - Could I Become a Kickboxer at 48? I Went to Thailand to Find Out.
A week inside a grueling Muay Thai training program in Phuket.
NYTIMES (Ed Augustin and Frances Robles) - Cuba’s Fuel Crisis Brings Schools to a Standstill
Cuba’s already struggling schools are ending the academic year early because of a crippling fuel shortage caused by the U.S. oil blockade.