NYTIMES (Jennifer M. Harris) - A.I. May Worsen Wealth Inequality
A.I. will further enrich the winners and impoverish the losers, with inevitable societal impacts.
NPR (Kate Wells) - Abortion clinics are closing nationwide. Could urgent care help fill the gap?
When the only clinic that offered abortions in Michigan's rural Upper Peninsula closed, an urgent care decided to step in to fill the gap. Now, others are considering similar moves as brick-and-mortar clinics close in blue states.
NPR (Hansi Lo Wang) - Colleges are trying to boost student voting. A Trump probe freezes data for that work
To figure out how to boost student voting, colleges have relied on a study about campus voter registration and turnout rates. A Trump administration investigation has cut schools off from new data.
NPR (Ayana Archie) - Your sarcasm is showing — and its history is surprisingly violent
Some people use sarcasm jokingly. But funnily enough, we tend not to find it witty when we're on the receiving end.
THENATIONALPULSE (Jack Montgomery) - Trump Secures Two-Week Ceasefire with Iran, Strait of Hormuz to Reopen.
President Donald J. Trump has announced a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, pausing the 39-day conflict in the Middle East. The announcement came just 90 minutes before the deadline he had set for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face devastating strikes. The post Trump Secures Two-Week Ceasefire with Iran, Strait of Hormuz to Reopen. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump announced a temporary ceasefire with Iran, pausing the conflict in the Middle East. WHO WAS INVOLVED: Donald Trump, Iran and its regime, and Pakistan as a mediator. WHEN & WHERE: The ceasefire was announced 90 minutes before a U.S. deadline for devasting strikes to commence. KEY QUOTE: “This will be a double-sided CEASEFIRE!” – Donald Trump IMPACT: Markets responded positively, with oil prices dropping and stocks rising. IN FULL President Donald J. Trump has announced a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, pausing the 39-day conflict in the Middle East. The announcement came just 90 minutes before the deadline he had set for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz…Open
NEWSNATIONNOW (Ali Bradley) - DHS Secretary Mullin could target 'sanctuary' international flights
Markwayne Mullin says he doesn't want to allow migrants in the U.S. illegally in cities that don't enforce federal laws
NEWSNATIONNOW (Zach Kaplan) - Why the Iran war is disrupting the world’s helium supply
About "33% of the world's helium supply is offline for at least the next three to five years," Cliff Cain told NewsNation.
AXIOS (Amy Harder) - Exclusive: Record funding for fusion power lands as Trump eyes cuts
A key government agency will announce on Wednesday a record amount of funding for fusion energy — tapping the power of the stars — even as President Trump seeks to cut other parts of the federal fusion budget. Why it matters: The split-screen approach underscores tensions in the administration's energy strategy — and highlights how federal support is falling short of what the fusion industry says it needs. Driving the news: The Energy Department's Advanced Research Projects Agency (known as ARPA-E) will commit $135 million over the next 18 months to accelerate the development of fusion energy technologies, according to details shared with Axios. - The funding — the largest single fusion investment in the agency's history — will…
A key government agency will announce on Wednesday a record amount of funding for fusion energy — tapping the power of the stars — even as President Trump seeks to cut other parts of the federal fusion budget. Why it matters: The split-screen approach underscores tensions in the administration's energy strategy — and highlights how federal support is falling short of what the fusion industry says it needs. Driving the news: The Energy Department's Advanced Research Projects Agency (known as ARPA-E) will commit $135 million over the next 18 months to accelerate the development of fusion energy technologies, according to details shared with Axios. - The funding — the largest single fusion investment in the agency's history — will…Open
WASHINGTONPOST (Isaac Arnsdorf) - Trump’s Iran brinkmanship reaches truce, escalates backlash at home
The president’s ultimatum drew condemnation across the political spectrum and intensified open debate about his credibility, morality and sanity.
NPR (Steve Inskeep) - Morning news brief
U.S. and Iran agree to two week ceasefire, how Iranians are responding to the ceasefire, the effects of the war in Iran give investors around the world whiplash.