NYTIMES (Elisabeth Egan) - Kathryn Stockett Has Finally Followed Up ‘The Help’
It was a blockbuster hit, yet she says she was “fired” by her publisher. After a spell in Bali, she’s back on home turf with “The Calamity Club.”
NYTIMES (Eli Saslow and Erin Schaff) - The Last Days of Butter Ridge
The Watsons were dairy farmers for generations, the rhythms of their lives defined by their cows. Until this spring.
NYTIMES (Andrew Keh) - Tariffs, Rebates, Chaos: Boutique Businesses Wonder What’s Next
A Brooklyn general store that sells Taiwanese imports was pummeled by tariffs. A rebate would help, but the confusion still lingers.
NYTIMES (Julie Creswell and Alice Callahan) - MAHA Awaits Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Definition of Ultraprocessed Foods
Some yogurts and peanut butters could be considered ultraprocessed as scientists and MAHA supporters push for a strict definition.
NYTIMES (Tim Balk) - One Issue Uniting Democrats and Republicans? Worries About A.I.
The growing unease over artificial intelligence is something elements of the left and the right can agree on in a polarized age.
NYTIMES (Mitch Smith) - Indiana Primary Election Will Test Trump’s Influence With Republicans
The election on Tuesday will test the influence of President Trump, who endorsed challengers to Republican state senators who scuttled his push to redraw political maps.
NYTIMES (Richard Fausset) - Behind Supreme Court Voting Rights Ruling, a Clash Over the Reality of Racism
The Supreme Court ruling said there must be proof that a racial group was “intentionally” disadvantaged. The dissent called it “well-nigh impossible.”
NYTIMES (Raja Abdulrahim, Rana F. Sweis and Laura Boushnak) - Jordanians Struggle as Mideast Wars Scare Tourists Away
Though Jordan mostly sat out the conflicts, its tourism high season was nearly wiped out at popular sites. Visitors canceled flights, hotels and tours.
NYTIMES (Zolan Kanno-Youngs) - Trump Faces the Complicated Reality of a Costly, Unpopular War in Iran
President Trump’s predictions of a relatively short-term conflict with minimal economic consequences appear to be crumbling.
AMERICANTHINKER - Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center welcomes Raphael Warnock
Temple Emanuel Streicker Cultural Center Why would a center for Jewish study host an avowed antisemite who despises America?