NEWSCATS (MeighTimbol) - U.S. and Saudi Arabia Launch Joint Strikes on Iran-Backed Groups in Iraq After Drone Attacks
A satellite image shows a trail of smoke rising from an oil facility in Jizan, Saudi Arabia. (Reuters
NPR (The Associated Press) - Rescuers search for the missing after Japan earthquake as death toll rises to 13
Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 13 people.
NYTIMES (Clay Risen) - Gunther von Hagens, Creator of Polarizing ‘Body Worlds’ Exhibits, Dies at 81
A German scientist, he developed a process for turning corpses into posable figures. His shows drew millions of visitors, and many detractors.
STRIPES (Leah Rosenbaum) - Shrapnel, broken bones, head trauma: New records show how US troops were wounded in Iran War | Stars and Stripes
NYTIMES (Tal Feldman) - The Hidden Cost of China’s Free A.I.
Whoever supplies the world’s A.I. will shape how the world thinks.
NYTIMES (Madeleine Schwartz) - 112 Degrees in Paris, Flames Near Bordeaux. France Can’t Go On Like This.
The frightening heat and wildfires this summer should be an impetus to those in charge to reckon with how quickly the risks are changing.
ABCNEWS - A new media ecosystem is taking root on the left, reshaping Democratic politics
More progressive Americans are swearing off traditional media
NYTIMES (Raja Abdulrahim) - Some Jordanians Demand that American Troops Leave the Kingdom
Hundreds of political, legal and other figures signed a public letter warning that Jordan’s close alliance with the United States poses a risk.
NYTIMES (Hasya Nindita and Ulet Ifansasti) - Drilling for Oil the Old-Fashioned Way in ‘Little Texas,’ Indonesia
Small pumps and truck engines are used to extract crude from the ground in parts of the country, which has tens of thousands of community-run oil wells.
NYTIMES (Roni Caryn Rabin) - Rates of High Blood Pressure Are Rising in Pregnant Women, Study Finds
Hypertension during pregnancy is associated with stillbirth, heart disease among mothers and other serious complications.