NYTIMES (Jim Tankersley) - How Trump’s War With Iran Changed the World in a Week
The conflict is reshaping travel patterns, energy dependencies, living costs, trade routes and diplomatic alliances.
AXIOS (Jim VandeHei) - Behind the Curtain: The big lie warping America
Watch TV , scroll social media or listen to politicians, and the verdict seems clear: Americans are hopelessly divided and increasingly hateful. - It's a ubiquitous, emphatic, verifiable ... lie. Why it matters: Most Americans are too busy for social media, too normal for politics, too rational to tweet. They work, raise kids, coach Little League, go to a house of worship, mow their neighbor's lawn — and never post a word about any of it. This isn't a small minority. It's a monstrous, if silent, majority. Most Americans are patriotic, hardworking, neighbor-helping, America-loving, money-giving people who don't pop off on social media or plot for power. - The hidden truth: Most people agree on most things, most of the time. And the…
Watch TV , scroll social media or listen to politicians, and the verdict seems clear: Americans are hopelessly divided and increasingly hateful. - It's a ubiquitous, emphatic, verifiable ... lie. Why it matters: Most Americans are too busy for social media, too normal for politics, too rational to tweet. They work, raise kids, coach Little League, go to a house of worship, mow their neighbor's lawn — and never post a word about any of it. This isn't a small minority. It's a monstrous, if silent, majority. Most Americans are patriotic, hardworking, neighbor-helping, America-loving, money-giving people who don't pop off on social media or plot for power. - The hidden truth: Most people agree on most things, most of the time. And the…Open
NPR (NPR Staff) - US attacks Iranian mine-laying vessels near Hormuz on Day 12 of war
Attacks and counterattacks continued throughout the Middle East Wednesday. Two cargo ships were struck in the Gulf, as some lawmakers in Washington pressed for answers on the war's rationale.
NYTIMES (Glynnis MacNicol) - Carolyn Bessette Was Living the Dream. Then She Met John.
The fairy tale was 1990s New York.
NYTIMES (Catherine Rampell, Stephen Stromberg and Derek Arthur) - Why Voters Might Finally Blame Trump for Rising Costs
Trump’s Iran war will affect more than just gas prices.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: Connecticut home explosion kills at least 1
Police say no foul play is suspected.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: Crews battle intense barge fire in Delaware
A massive fire erupted on an unmanned barge in New Castle, Delaware. Flames scorched through mounds of scrap metal as fire crew battled the flames for hours.
NPR (Michael Copley) - 2025 saw relatively fewer natural disasters. Will you get a break on home insurance?
Disaster costs fell in the U.S. in 2025. Still, it was the fourth time in five years that extreme weather inflicted more than $100 billion in annual losses. Industry experts say the growing financial toll will make insurers wary of rushing to cut rates.
Disaster costs fell in the U.S. in 2025. Still, it was the fourth time in five years that extreme weather inflicted more than $100 billion in annual losses. Industry experts say the growing financial toll will make insurers wary of rushing to cut rates.Open
NPR (Deena Prichep) - Over puppy yoga? Try it with snakes.
You've heard of yoga with kittens, and goats, and maybe even reindeer… but what about a bunch of pythons and one baby Columbian Common Boa named Mango?
You've heard of yoga with kittens, and goats, and maybe even reindeer… but what about a bunch of pythons and one baby Columbian Common Boa named Mango?Open
AXIOS (Madison Mills) - OpenAI, Anthropic feud could prop up Google
Google is quietly expanding its Pentagon work — and growing users faster than its rivals — while Anthropic and OpenAI publicly spar over conditions for Defense Department work. Why it matters: Winning the AI race may depend on knowing when to stay out of scuffles. What they're saying: "When you have two major companies fighting each other, it is a good distraction for another company to come in and learn from their mistakes and just go all the way to the top," PitchBook's Harrison Rolfes tells Axios. State of play: Google is set to provide AI agents to the Pentagon's 3-million-person workforce for unclassified work, Bloomberg reported Tuesday . - The news came just one day after rival AI lab Anthropic sued the Pentagon for…
Google is quietly expanding its Pentagon work — and growing users faster than its rivals — while Anthropic and OpenAI publicly spar over conditions for Defense Department work. Why it matters: Winning the AI race may depend on knowing when to stay out of scuffles. What they're saying: "When you have two major companies fighting each other, it is a good distraction for another company to come in and learn from their mistakes and just go all the way to the top," PitchBook's Harrison Rolfes tells Axios. State of play: Google is set to provide AI agents to the Pentagon's 3-million-person workforce for unclassified work, Bloomberg reported Tuesday . - The news came just one day after rival AI lab Anthropic sued the Pentagon for…Open