AMERICANTHINKER - The pope is right!
Pope Leo XIV issued some clarifying remarks about illegal immigration this past week.
AMERICANTHINKER - The peril of dehumanizing rhetoric
While the left is politely voicing shock about last night’s attempted assassination, their rhetoric for the past ten years has inevitably encouraged the crazies.
AXIOS (Avery Lotz) - Gen Z isn't a monolith — and the data shows it
Gen Z isn't one generation: Research suggests it's two, split by the pandemic, and the younger half won't sit still. After lurching right, the youngest voters are souring on the administration, per a recent Yale poll . Why it matters: The generation raised on lightning-fast cultural and tech shifts has become a sought-after — and perhaps, predictable — swing group . Politicians and institutions treating them as a monolith risk misreading the country's young people. - That partisan split between two distinct sub-generations became evident in 2024, with young men, in particular, swinging rightward. - The divide runs deeper than the ballot box, shaping the way younger and older members of the generation view institutions, brands and…
NPR (The Associated Press) - Kenya's Sabastian Sawe is first person to run sub-2-hour marathon to win in London
In a huge moment in sports history, Sabastian Sawe smashed the men's world record by 65 seconds in winning the London Marathon in 1 hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds on Sunday.
NPR (NPR Staff) - Trump doubts shooter motivated by Iran war as peace talks on hold
A shooting incident at the White House Correspondent's Dinner took focus away from the war in Iran, as Iran's foreign minister planned to return to Islamabad, the site of previous peace talks.
NPR (Kamala Thiagarajan) - World Press Photo Contest winners cast a lens on resilience, pain and bliss
A selection of prize honorees from the 2026 World Press Photo Contest capture the pain of the past year — but also focus on moments of strength, determination and joy.
JUSTTHENEWS (Nicholas Ballasy) - WH correspondents’ dinner shooter is amateur video game developer, testing tutor: report
Federal campaign finance records show that Allen, 31, donated $25 to a Democratic Party political action committee backing Kamala Harris’s 2024 presidential campaign.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Trump praises law enforcement for quick reaction to shooter | Morning in America
President Donald Trump is praising law enforcement after a man tried to breach a security checkpoint with “multiple weapons” at the White House Correspondents’ Association annual dinner, which he was attending Saturday. NewsNation’s Kellie Meyer, who attended the dinner, tells “Morning in America with Hena Doba” that Trump hadn’t even spoken yet when the shots were heard outside the room. Start your day with "Morning in America," NewsNation's live three-hour national weekend morning newscast hosted by Hena Doba. Saturday and Sunday starting at 7a/6C. #MorningInAmerica NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - Scoop: Israel sent "Iron Dome" system and troops to UAE during Iran war
Israel sent the United Arab Emirates an Iron Dome air defense system with troops to operate it early in the war with Iran , two Israeli officials and one U.S. official tell Axios. Why it matters: The military, security and intelligence cooperation between Israel and the UAE has reached new heights during the war. The unprecedented deployment of the Iron Dome system during the war was not previously made public. Driving the news: Since the beginning of the war, the UAE has been targeted by Iran more than any other country in the region. - According to the Emirati ministry of defense, Iran fired around 550 ballistic and cruise missiles and more than 2,200 drones at the UAE. - Most of the missiles and drones were intercepted, but some…
AXIOS (Madison Mills) - AI can cost more than human workers now
IT budgets are getting blown out as some companies increasingly spend more on AI than on employees' salaries. Why it matters: Maybe human labor will be more cost efficient after all. What they're saying: "For my team, the cost of compute is far beyond the costs of the employees," Bryan Catanzaro, vice president of applied deep learning at Nvidia, told Axios. - Uber's chief technology officer already blew through his full 2026 AI budget due to token costs, according to The Information. - Amos Bar-Joseph, CEO of Swan AI, bragged about his Anthropic bill in a viral LinkedIn post , saying "We're building the first autonomous business - scaling with intelligence, not headcount." Zoom out: Worldwide IT spending is expected to reach $6.31…