NYTIMES (The Editorial Board) - How To Protect Our Lead in the A.I Race
America has produced its own kind of Sputnik. We should not squander it.
NYTIMES (Julia Belluz) - Want a Better Food System? Use the Anti-Tobacco Playbook.
A teenager’s lawsuit against the food industry shows us the path to a better food system.
NPR (A Martínez) - Morning news brief
Three people were killed in a shooting at a Seattle food festival Sunday, U.S and Iran pause airstrikes, with less than 100 days left until Election Day, a look at how the midterms are shaping up.
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NPR (Bobby Allyn) - Kalshi attacks Wisconsin law banning election bets as 'voter suppression'
The spat between the leading prediction market company and a key battleground state could be a glimpse into the next major fight between states and the fast-growing industry.
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NPR (Scott Maucione) - Baltimore will turn 911 into more than just an emergency number
Baltimore is rethinking what it means to call 911, and who responds. Callers who don't need police will get help finding social services and healthcare before they actually fall into crisis.
NPR (Kat Lonsdorf) - In Memphis, an 'anti-crime' task force quietly turned into an ICE crackdown
The influx of federal agents into the city last fall led to widespread immigration arrests – a majority without criminal convictions. President Trump has said he wants to replicate it elsewhere.
WASHINGTONPOST (Olivia George, Erin Cox, Aaron Schaffer) - Source of false Buttigieg allegation appeared ‘mentally unstable,’ records show
The Michigan attorney general’s office is investigating how the accusation that prompted the ex-Cabinet secretary's separation from his 4-year-old twins was handled.
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WASHINGTONPOST (Alex Horton, Terrence McCoy, Samantha Schmidt, Dylan Moriarty) - 67 boat strikes. 221 dead. The cocaine hasn’t slowed, officials report.
The president says Operation Southern Spear has virtually ended drug trafficking by sea. Pentagon and DEA analysts have concluded otherwise.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: Daredevils scale and jump from Space Needle in Seattle
Police say two men illegally climbed and jumped off the observation deck of Seattle's iconic Space Needle, with both now facing criminal trespassing charges.
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ABCNEWS - Iran live updates: Tehran says 'progress' made in Strait of Hormuz talks with Oman
President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.