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AXIOS (Emily Peck) - Why "chipflation" is here to stay

Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED ; Chart: Emily Peck/Axios Memory chip prices are skyrocketing, thanks to AI demand, and there's no end in sight. Why it matters: "Chipflation" is pushing up the prices for electronic goods like smartphones and laptops, as well as the costs for cloud storage and hardware — it also helps explain the eye-popping ascents in semiconductor stock prices. - While the overall effect on inflation may not be huge — other kinds of products get more weight in the government's measure of consumer prices — the scale of this boom is unprecedented. By the numbers: The Producer Price Index for electronic components and accessories, which measures what companies pay for semiconductor chips and other…

NPR (Kat Lonsdorf) - A year in, thousands of armed troops have quietly become a fixture of D.C. life

The deployment is expected to cost in the billions after it was quietly extended until Inauguration Day of 2029.

NPR (Sequoia Carrillo) - The school year begins in LA with one big change: limited screen time

As educators in the nation's second-largest district prepare for the new limits on classroom screen time, some teachers say it will be a difficult adjustment.

NPR (Debbie Elliott) - Alabama holds second primary Tuesday, leading to confusion, concerns about low turnout

After Alabama redrew its congressional maps in May, voters in several districts saw their primaries pushed to August. Now, it's time to vote and there are concerns confusion will dampen voter turnout.

NPR (Clay Masters) - In Minnesota and Wisconsin, competitive primaries will again test power of progressive candidates

A week after the Michigan primary, tests of progressive power will play out in the Midwest, raising questions of whether far left candidates can win come November or if the GOP can pick up moderates.

AMERICANTHINKER - Divided Democrats: Not Just Israel -- NATO and China Too

David Shankbone By William R. Hawkins Democratic socialists oppose virtually every aspect of American foreign policy.

AMERICANTHINKER - Wondering about Trump and Iran and Everything

Perchance AI By Christopher Chantrill It’s not just that the old Mass Media has lost its grip. We now have a president who lives by sowing confusion.

AMERICANTHINKER - Freedom Dies When Legitimate Dissent Is Branded ‘Anti-Tech Extremism’

ChatGPT for American Thinker By Janet Levy Over the past year, dozens of people have been silenced or arrested for criticizing data centers in public forums. This is entirely un-American.