NYTIMES (Constant Méheut and Qasim Nauman) - Ukraine’s Strike on an Iranian Ship Could Bring Two Wars Closer
The attack in the Caspian Sea was an unusually direct encounter between two countries that have been on opposite sides for years.
NYTIMES (Mark Landler and Giulia Imbert) - Fire Raging Near Bordeaux Brings More Bad News for Its Vineyards
One of the largest fires in modern French history is raging near the vineyards of Bordeaux. That is just the latest problem for France’s embattled wine industry.
NYTIMES (Sam Sifton) - The Cuban Way
We look at the state of the island as it struggles with an energy crisis.
NPR (Greg Rosalsky) - AI tokens could become the kilowatt-hour of the AI age
AI companies use tokens to track usage and bill customers. Now economists are using them to track the spread of AI through the economy.
AI companies use tokens to track usage and bill customers. Now economists are using them to track the spread of AI through the economy.Open
NYTIMES (Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Jake Lucas, Ian Stewart, Jason Horowitz, Farnaz Fassihi and Shane Goldmacher) - Democratic Party Faces Debt and Disarray, and Wildfires Force Mass Evacuations in Europe
Plus, whales on a plane.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: Premature giraffe calf born via emergency C-section
ABC News' Danny New has the incredible story of Milani, a giraffe at Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Kansas, who was delivered via C-section to a mother who couldn’t survive her illness.
WASHINGTONPOST (Cole Reynolds) - Schools are adding pepper-spraying drones to help combat active shooters
The plastic, nonlethal aircraft, which can smash windows and ram attackers, will be at the ready in a handful of schools in Florida, Georgia and Colorado.
NYTIMES (Gina Kolata) - There’s a Way to Prevent Ovarian Cancer. Few Know About It.
The vast majority of cases begin in the fallopian tubes — and removing them can reduce the risk by nearly 80 percent.
NYTIMES (Melena Ryzik) - Sam Smith Shows a New Side on “Hazel Eyes”
After rising to global pop star status with songs about heartbreak, Smith returns with an album about pointedly queer “requited love,” made exactly how and where made them happiest.
NYTIMES (Michael Gold) - Senate Democrats Press Blanche on Times Subpoenas
Days before a committee vote on Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general, Democrats demanded answers about the since-withdrawn subpoenas.