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Today's six picks
— Djoomart Otorbaev
After hundreds of millions of dollars were invested by developing-country governments, and before a single watt of energy was transferred, the CASA-1000 infrastructure project in Central Asia has effectively failed. T…
— Kristen French
Personality and context shape the psilocybin experience in ways that show up on brain scans The post What a Blissful Psychedelic Trip Looks Like Inside the Brain appeared first on Nautilus.
— Isabella Cueto
The American Cancer Society had an optics problem: its annual Wine and Spirits Industry's Gala. It decided to do something about it.
— Aeon Video
The sorrows and redemptions of visitors who mailed their ‘souvenirs’ back to Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
— Ananya Rupanagunta
After months of fuel and water shortages, Cubans are facing a dire public health crisis. | Yamile Lage/AFP via Getty Images Since January 2026, many Cubans have lived a life of near-constant darkness. The Trump admini…
— Jess DiPierro Obert
“Without USAID support, all you have left is the rule of the ganglord.”
— Jonathan Becker
American democracy and American higher education are inextricable.
— Larry Elliott
The party’s deputy leader Richard Tice says we should stop worrying about extreme heat and enjoy it. This dangerous nonsense will wreck our finances and the planet So now we know: the smart response to the UK’s summer…
— Jamelle Bouie
Revenge shapes the president’s priorities, drives his actions and structures the decisions of his government.
— Greg Jericho
Wages are not growing out of control and the labour market is not ‘tight’ Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Excuse me while I sadly cross off another three months on my “waiting for a wages b…
— Skip York
Gas prices are going to remain high. Don’t blame the price of crude oil.
— Adam Jentleson
They must embrace the heterodoxy that governs how swing voters think.
— Christine Emba
The four-year degree isn’t just an economic signal; it’s become a lifestyle determinant.
— Margaret Sullivan
Some restraint on Trump’s excesses might be accomplished if November’s midterm elections give Democrats more power Donald Trump is essentially unrestrained when it comes to enriching himself during his second term, wi…
— Kristen French
Personality and context shape the psilocybin experience in ways that show up on brain scans The post What a Blissful Psychedelic Trip Looks Like Inside the Brain appeared first on Nautilus.
— Jake Currie
Researchers had a tough time locating it The post TikTok Discovered a Blind, Pale, Worm-Like Fish appeared first on Nautilus.
— Jerome A. Graham
Close to 1 in 4 students in the U.S. do not attend school for at least 10% of the academic year. Antonio Hugo Photo/Moment via Getty Images Chronic absenteeism – referring to students who miss 10% or more days of the …
— Jay L. Zagorsky
Declaring bankruptcy when you're drowning in debt should be a last resort. thewet/iStock via Getty Images Plus The number of Americans who file for bankruptcy is growing. More than 500,000 people took this step in 202…
— Syra S. Madad
After nearly a year-long gap, the CDC again has a permanent director. James Gathany, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via Wikimedia Commons The new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,…
— Michele Patterson Ford
Traumatic memories are not recalled the same way pleasant memories are. Filmstax/E+ via Getty Images When survivors of trauma recount their experiences, they are often questioned because of how they relay their storie…
— Austin Sarat
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller holds an executive order on birthright citizenship as President Donald Trump speaks before signing it at the White House on Aug. 6, 2026. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Image…
— Evan Clarkson
A supporter waits outside a federal courthouse in New York ahead of a January 2026 hearing for Luigi Mangione. AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura After Luigi Mangione was arrested in December 2024 in connection with the killing of…
— Isabella Cueto
The American Cancer Society had an optics problem: its annual Wine and Spirits Industry's Gala. It decided to do something about it.
— Megan Molteni
Brain organoids kept alive more than five years continued to develop and mature, and showed molecular and genetic signatures like those of human brains.
— Ed Silverman
President Trump is expected to nominate Heidi Overton, White House deputy director of domestic policy, to serve as the next FDA commissioner
— Theresa Gaffney
Cancer "vaccine" successfully slowed melanoma, dissecting Chinese trial strategy in wake of deaths, and more health news from Morning Rounds
— Brittany Trang
At Epic's annual meeting, the prevailing question behind closed doors is “What the heck is going on with Epic?”
— Matthew Herper and Angus Chen
A personalized mRNA cancer vaccine succeeded in a late-stage melanoma study, results that could herald a new, powerful approach in oncology.
— Anil Oza
The accrediting group for schools of public health is weighing the removal of language that specifically requires programs to teach about structural bias and racism.
— Jason Mast
Experts question technical improvements Huidagene tried when using a Duchenne muscular dystrophy treatment strategy largely abandoned by U.S. companies.
— Danny Kenny
I’m 17, ankle-deep in a muddy pitch, and screaming at the referee. I should note that he is a fully grown adult and technically outranks me. This cotton-headed ninny muggins has waved play on when I’m certain — certai…
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— Amitava Kumar
For writers like me, who had crossed borders to arrive in the West, Ondaatje’s disregard for established boundaries taught us how to spell out our own liberation.
— Katy Waldman
Be moved the old-fashioned way.
— Aeon Video
The sorrows and redemptions of visitors who mailed their ‘souvenirs’ back to Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
— Mads Horwath
Yes, I am odd, but I am still multifaceted.
— Richard Brody
Struggles for personal and creative freedom fuel Shatara Michelle Ford’s second feature, about three women’s search for a friend gone missing.
— Brady Brickner-Wood
Few forces have proved as powerful at tempering A.I. use as public shaming has. Now Anthropic is making it even easier to determine if text was generated by Claude.
— Ananya Rupanagunta
After months of fuel and water shortages, Cubans are facing a dire public health crisis. | Yamile Lage/AFP via Getty Images Since January 2026, many Cubans have lived a life of near-constant darkness. The Trump admini…
— Positive News
We asked: how do you forge meaningful human connections in a busy, disconnected world? This is what you said The post How to forge meaningful human connections – according to you appeared first on Positive News.
— Tom Pattinson
How music festivals are putting land restoration, community action and environmental change on the bill The post Can festivals leave the land better than they found it? appeared first on Positive News.
— Jess DiPierro Obert
“Without USAID support, all you have left is the rule of the ganglord.”
— Christine Ahn
If Trump wants to negotiate, he must stop making denuclearization the price of admission.
— Joseph Rachman
U.S. government actions undermined the Trump official’s Southeast Asian tour.
— Alexandra Sharp
London vows to continue aiding Ukraine’s war effort.
— James Palmer
Under Xi, the once-collective gathering has become something else.
— Priyali Sur and Hardin Lang
Despite administration promises, aid cuts are leaving Afghan mothers and children to die.
— Keith Johnson
Simply lowering energy prices for U.S. consumers is “goal No. 1”
— Maurice Oniang’o
The president’s son is wielding increased power with impunity.