NYTIMES (Michelle Goldberg) - ‘Yes’ Is a Scathing Portrait of Israeli Depravity. Why Are European Leftists Boycotting It?
The inanity of the leftists who’d censor such a film shouldn’t distract us from the right-wing nightmare it reveals.
NYTIMES (Amy Gamerman and Tam Stockton) - SpaceX’s I.P.O. Will Help Fulfill Elon Musk’s Political Vision of America
The SpaceX I.P.O. will enable its founder to build — and scale — his peculiar vision of society.
NPR (Steve Inskeep) - Morning news brief
Trump says a deal with Iran will be announced "soon," White House readies for UFC event as Trump navigates rocky political ground, Trump names new nominee for national intelligence director.
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NPR (Becky Sullivan) - The U.S. men's team is set to take on Paraguay in its World Cup opener
Friday's game, the first of three group stage matches for the U.S., has been eight years in the making as a generation of players has reached their prime just in time for a World Cup on home soil.
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NPR (Selena Simmons-Duffin) - Trump's DOJ can't get names and medical files of trans youth in California, for now
Trump's Department of Justice is seeking patient files that include the names of young people who have been treated in transgender clinics, as well as hospital staff who have provided care.
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NPR (Becky Sullivan) - Your cheat sheet to the 26 players on the U.S. World Cup team
The U.S. is opening its 2026 World Cup on Friday evening against Paraguay. For the 26 Americans on the team, this match is the culmination of years of hard work and training.
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NPR (Scott Horsley) - Can smartphones help explain the drop in birth rates?
Are smartphones causing people to have fewer children? A provocative new working paper explores the persistent drop in birth rates since the iPhone was introduced nearly two decades ago.
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Spending too much time and money on skin care? Find out what really works to improve skin health and appearance with our one-week newsletter guide. Sign up here.
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NPR (Russell Lewis) - Referees at the World Cup have new rules to whistle during games
FIFA has introduced several changes to the laws of soccer for the World Cup. These include efforts to eliminate time-wasting and to ensure potentially game-changing officiating mistakes are corrected.
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NPR (Alina Selyukh) - How small-business loans got caught in Trump's immigration crackdown
For decades, immigrants who are legal permanent residents in the U.S. could get loans through the Small Business Administration, a core pillar of small-business lending. Not anymore.