NYTIMES (Sam Sifton) - The Cruise From Hell
We look into the hantavirus crisis onboard the Hondius.
THENATIONALPULSE (Raheem J. Kassam) - Britain’s Feckless Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, May be Jobless After Tomorrow’s Elections. Here’s How…
On Thursday, voters across England, Scotland, and Wales head to the polls in the most fragmented set of British elections in living memory — with projections pointing to the simultaneous collapse of two-party politics across all three nations.
On Thursday, voters across England, Scotland, and Wales head to the polls in the most fragmented set of British elections in living memory — with projections pointing to the simultaneous collapse of two-party politics across all three nations. ■ Pulse Points / Reformation Day England — 5,066 council seats are up across 136 local authorities, including all 32 London boroughs and six directly-elected mayors (Croydon, Hackney, Lewisham, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Watford). A recent prediction from polling group ‘More in Common’ found that Nigel Farage’s Reform UK could win in excess of 1,400 of these seats, with the Greens picking up just shy of 1,000. The historic “two major parties,” the Conservatives and Labour, would lose…Open
WASHINGTONPOST (Evan Hill, Jarrett Ley, Alex Horton, Tara Copp, Dan Lamothe) - Iran has hit far more U.S. military assets than reported, satellite images show
Imagery published by Iranian state-affiliated media and verified by The Post shows damage to at least 228 structures or pieces of equipment at U.S. military sites.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Jeff Arnold) - Judge denies El Chapo's written pleas for new trial, return to Mexico
Joaquín Guzmán is serving a life sentence plus 30 years after being convicted of drug trafficking and conspiracy in 2019
ABCNEWS - Americans have favorable view of pope, negative reaction to Trump's Jesus post: Poll
What Americans think about Pope Leo ahead of Rubio's Vatican trip.
ABCNEWS - 3 evacuated off cruise ship with suspected hantavirus cluster, WHO says
Swiss authorities also confirmed a case in a passenger who had left the ship.
AXIOS (Mike Allen) - Axios interview: Scale AI CEO Jason Droege pushes "reliablity" reality
Scale AI CEO Jason Droege tells Axios that AI is often too unreliable for mission-critical use by business, military and government. - "The cost of mistakes in these environments can be high," Droege, 47, said in an interview from San Francisco, where Scale — which celebrated its 10th anniversary this week — is based. Why it matters: Droege — who succeeded founder Alexandr Wang last June when the wunderkind became Meta's first chief AI officer, and Meta took a 49% stake in Scale — wants to signal that it isn't merely a data annotation company, but has long been an AI infrastructure and deployment company. Droege unveiled his mantra for his 1,300+ employees in a memo, "The Reliability Race," being reported here for the first…
NYTIMES (Hilary Howard and Olivia Bensimon) - Pollution Worsened in South Bronx After Congestion Tolls, Study Finds
Columbia University researchers said that sensors detected a 2 percent increase in toxic particles in the air. M.T.A. officials disputed the report.
NYTIMES (Santul Nerkar) - Trial Begins for Man Accused of Running Secret Police Outpost for China
Lu Jianwang, a U.S. citizen, is accused of working on behalf of the Chinese government to target dissidents. A co-defendant has pleaded guilty.
NYTIMES (Jonathan Wolfe) - Guy Goma’s Accidental BBC Interview Lives On After 20 Years
Guy Goma thought he was interviewing for an I.T. job when he found himself on air on the BBC. What came next was familiar to anyone who has been unprepared at work.