NYTIMES (Maia Szalavitz) - Social Media Hacked Our Attention. A.I. Scares Me More.
A.I. plays on our heartstrings, manipulating the systems in our brains that bond us to other people.
NPR (Ruth Sherlock) - An Israeli paraglider tries to save migrating swifts that nest in the Western Wall
Swifts have nested in Jerusalem's Western Wall since biblical times. Now one Israeli paraglider is trying to save them.
NYTIMES (Daniel Bergner) - Sibling Therapy Is on the Rise. Could It Help My Relationship With My Brother?
I was drawn to and worried about this sort of therapy — maybe there were dangers in stirring things up.
NYTIMES (Tariq Panja) - The U.S. Braced For the World Cup. It Fell in Love Instead.
Amid anxiety over how the United States would welcome the world, cities like Lawrence, Kan., and Boston threw open their doors. The bonds forged are still visible on the streets.
NYTIMES (Cassandra Vinograd and Marc Santora) - Russia Batters Kyiv in Overnight Attack
On Saturday, Ukraine hit two warehouses in Russia in strikes that killed at least eight people and injured 62.
NYTIMES (Jeffery C. Mays) - Black and Latino Leaders Ask: What Do Socialist Wins Mean for New York?
Longtime leaders and advocates in minority districts fear that victories by the Democratic Socialists of America in gentrifying neighborhoods could mean political erasure.
NYTIMES (Stuart A. Thompson and Tiffany Hsu) - Politicians Are Trying to Change What Chatbots Say About Them
Political campaigns have something new to worry about these days: unflattering or incomplete information produced by A.I. programs when voters ask questions about candidates.
NYTIMES (Mike McIntire, Danny Hakim, Alexandra Berzon, Jazmine Ulloa and Lauren McCarthy) - They Were Charged With Assaulting ICE Agents. The Cases Are Crumbling.
The Trump administration has lost or abandoned hundreds of criminal cases against protesters and immigrants, a Times investigation found.
NYTIMES (Danny Hakim) - Failed Immigration Cases Leave Chicago Prosecutor’s Office Reeling
Prosecutors have fled the U.S. attorney’s office in Chicago, angry about the cases they’ve been told to bring against protesters and immigrants.
NYTIMES (Coral Davenport) - Trump Gutted Civil Rights Agency, Stifling U.S. Scrutiny of Workplace Bias
A little-known federal office spent decades investigating potential discrimination by government contractors — until it was stopped by the Trump administration.