NYTIMES (Reed Abelson) - How New Mexico Became an Obamacare Success Story
Affordable Care Act enrollment has dropped across the United States since the enhanced federal subsidies expired. But New Mexico has record numbers of people signing up.
NYTIMES (Stacy Cowley) - Record Number of Student Loan Borrowers Are in Delinquency and Default
Recently released data from the Education Department showed that by the end of last year, 7.7 million borrowers had defaulted on $181 billion in federal student loans.
NYTIMES (Kurtis Lee and Robert Gebeloff) - Blood Plasma Centers Move Into More Middle-Class Neighborhoods
Across the United States, plasma centers are opening in wealthier areas as more people struggle with the high cost of housing, groceries and health care.
NYTIMES (Alexandra Alter) - A.I. Is Writing Fiction. Publishers Are Unprepared.
Book publishing has few safeguards in place to prevent the unwitting publication of a novel heavily generated by artificial intelligence.
NYTIMES (Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Ian Stewart, Sheera Frenkel and Rebecca R. Ruiz) - Silicon Valley’s Big Bets on War Pay Off, and the Trump Family Business Looks to Transylvania
Plus, a buzzy new book was just canceled over A.I. allegations.
NYTIMES (Farnaz Fassihi) - A Diary of War From an Unlikely Author: the Son of Iran’s President
In an online journal, Yousef Pezeshkian offers readers a mix of personal anecdotes and glimpses behind the scenes as Iranian leaders are picked off one after another.
AMERICANGREATNESS (AG News Staff) - American Crime Blotter: 3/20/26
Does it ever seem like certain types of crimes get ignored or played down by legacy media? As humorist David Burge (Iowahawk) famously stated, “journalism […] Source
REDSTATE (Ben Smith) - Bill de Blasio Discovers Reality: 'Defund the Police' Made No Sense
NYTIMES (Jeff Benjamin) - BTS: A Guide to the K-Pop Group’s Discography
As the boy band returns on Friday with “Arirang,” listen to key albums and solo releases by its seven members.
NYTIMES (Steve Knopper) - BTS Is Back With ‘Arirang,’ but the K-Pop Landscape Has Changed
The superstar boy band returns after a four-year hiatus on Friday. The genre it helped turn into a global juggernaut has endured some shifts, and minted new stars.