DAILYCALLER (Jaryn Crouson) - Professors Furious Over Being Told Not To Indoctrinate Students: ‘Out Of Control’
'Draconian and ridiculous and out of control'
NYTIMES (Carl Zimmer) - How Microbes Got Their Crawl
In the oceans and on land, scientists are discovering rare, transitional organisms that bridge the gap between Earth’s simplest cells and today’s complex ones.
NYTIMES (Will McGrath) - How We Resist ICE: Car Pools
In Minneapolis, people ignore the cold to defend their neighbors from ICE.
NYTIMES (Eve Washington) - What Do A.I. Chatbots Discuss Among Themselves? We Sent One to Find Out.
We interviewed our bot about what it learned on Moltbook, the A.I.-only social network.
NYTIMES (Theodore Schleifer and Matt Zdun) - Meta Begins $65 Million Election Push to Advance A.I. Agenda
Meta’s biggest election investment aims to prevent state legislation that it fears could inhibit artificial intelligence development. Its spending starts this week in Texas and Illinois.
NYTIMES (Bryan Pietsch and Christine Hauser) - What You Need to Know About Avalanche Safety in the Backcountry
Advance knowledge of current conditions and courses on avalanche safety are essential tools.
AXIOS (Kate Santaliz) - "Denied everything": Dems blast Wexner for downplaying Epstein ties
House Democrats said billionaire Les Wexner downplayed his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and provided few new details during a closed-door Oversight Committee deposition Wednesday. The big picture; Wexner, the 88-year-old founder of Victoria's Secret, is named in the Epstein files released by the Justice Department as a "co-conspirator ," though he has not been charged with a crime and has denied any wrongdoing. - "[Wexner] denied everything, and quite frankly, it would have been nice to see more remorse," Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), Oversight's top Democrat, told reporters midway through Wednesday's closed-door deposition in New Albany, Ohio, where Wexner lives. - None of the panel's Republicans were physically present at the…
House Democrats said billionaire Les Wexner downplayed his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and provided few new details during a closed-door Oversight Committee deposition Wednesday. The big picture; Wexner, the 88-year-old founder of Victoria's Secret, is named in the Epstein files released by the Justice Department as a "co-conspirator ," though he has not been charged with a crime and has denied any wrongdoing. - "[Wexner] denied everything, and quite frankly, it would have been nice to see more remorse," Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), Oversight's top Democrat, told reporters midway through Wednesday's closed-door deposition in New Albany, Ohio, where Wexner lives. - None of the panel's Republicans were physically present at the…Open
JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - Trump warns UK against giving away island with U.S. base in Indian Ocean
Mauritius has never governed the Chagos islands, but maintains a claim to sovereignty.
JUSTTHENEWS (Natalia Mittelstadt) - Peruvian President José Jerí ousted over unofficial meetings with Chinese businesspeople
The motion of censure against Peruvian President José Jerí was approved 75 votes to 24 in Peru’s Congress