NYTIMES (Ana Ionova and Edward Wong) - Visa Issue Threatens U.S.-Brazil Cooperation on Crime
Officials say the Trump administration is blocking some of Brazil’s efforts to expand cooperation on fighting transnational crime.
NYTIMES (Tony Romm) - Inflation Complicates Trump’s Midterms Pitch to Voters
Gas prices are high, mortgage rates are climbing and inflation remains well above target, complicating the president’s midterm appeal.
NYTIMES (Tim Balk) - Republicans, Facing Midterm Peril, Try to Brand Democrats as Communists
Communism, in the president’s hyperbolic telling, is a graver threat to the country than the Pearl Harbor or 9/11 attacks were. Whether this midterm strategy works is an open question.
NYTIMES (Saeed Al-Batati, Shuaib Almosawa and Somini Sengupta) - ‘We Left in the Clothes We Were Wearing’: Yemenis Flee New Fighting
Hunger and disease have tormented Yemen for years. Now, fighting between the Saudi-backed government and Iran-backed Houthis is pushing it to the brink.
NYTIMES (Mike Isaac and Kate Conger) - Inside the Discussions at AI Companies Over a Superintelligence Doomsday
Researchers at Anthropic, OpenAI, Meta and Google are increasingly trying to raise awareness about the risks of artificial intelligence.
NYTIMES (Sheera Frenkel and Dylan Freedman) - Why It’s Difficult for Tech Companies to Rein In A.I.
Researchers say artificial intelligence is developing faster than the systems put in place to monitor and control it.
NYTIMES (David Marchese) - Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor Say the End of the World Is Now on the Table
In a new book, the writers argue that a powerful coalition of “end times fascists” is just fine with the earth’s demise.
NYTIMES (Jancee Dunn) - Walk This Way
Are there everyday activities that you can turn into a walk?
AMERICANTHINKER (American Thinker Blog) - A historical perspective on September 11 and the ‘War on Terror’
By Caren Besner In the 25 years since 9/11, we haven’t done very well in that ‘War on Terror’ that was the dominant trope after the attack.
AMERICANTHINKER (American Thinker Blog) - Marco’s big trip
By Silvio Canto, Jr. Once-failing, leftist countries in Latin America have now turned right, started thriving, and are strong American allies.