DAILYCALLER (Amber Duke) - DUKE: Massie Challenge Becomes GOP’s Marquee Primary Fight
The GOP civil war over Kentucky’s 4th District is coming down to the wire.
NYTIMES (Jesus Jiménez) - Dallas World Cup Mural: Artist Wyland Says Beloved Whale Artwork Was Painted Over
The artwork’s removal ahead of the World Cup has ignited a backlash over public art and what cities are willing to sacrifice for global events.
NYTIMES (Eliza Shapiro and Matthew Haag) - Interest in N.Y.C. Pre-K Programs Is Flat, Despite Mamdani’s Outreach
Expanding child care is a pillar of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s affordability agenda. Newly released application numbers may raise questions about strategy and demand.
NYTIMES (Julie Creswell) - Calls for ‘No Seed Oil’ Push Companies to Order Up Butter and Beef Tallow
Businesses are finding different (and more costly) ways to fry foods as shoppers demand alternatives to seed oils as part of the Make America Healthy Again movement.
NYTIMES (Alexander Nazaryan and Nina Riggio) - Military Bases Are Rife With ‘Forever Chemicals.’ New Mexico Wants Them Cleaned Up.
The state is leading the country’s reckoning with PFAS. The outcome of its suit against the federal government will affect how courts treat more than 15,000 other claims nationwide.
NYTIMES (Daniel Waite Penny) - Silicon Valley’s Answer to Declining Male Fertility? Sperm Racing.
A San Francisco biotech start-up races sex cells on tiny tracks. Can an internet joke become a serious business?
NYTIMES (Nataliya Vasilyeva and Alina Lobzina) - As Ukraine Strikes Russian Oil Sites, an Environmental Disaster Unfolds
After invading more than four years ago, Moscow has usually been the one causing ecological disaster. But Kyiv’s strikes, intended to cut into the Kremlin’s oil revenue, have flipped the script.
NYTIMES (Cade Metz and Natallie Rocha) - As OpenAI Celebrates Court Win Against Musk, Other Challenges Lie Ahead
A jury’s rejection of Elon Musk’s $150 billion lawsuit against OpenAI was a major hurdle crossed. But the maker of ChatGPT faces a list of other problems.
NYTIMES (Noam Scheiber) - On Blind, Anxious Tech Workers Get the Lowdown on Layoffs
On the website Blind, professionals share advice — and gallows humor — anonymously. It is chronicling the curdling of tech optimism.
NYTIMES (Ronda Kaysen) - Trump’s Deportations Are Costing Americans Jobs
According to a new study, construction was impacted more than any other industry studied, with American-born workers losing more jobs than immigrants as a result of the deportations.