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16 Jul 05:33 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

The rate at which Earth is absorbing energy is alarming climate scientists

economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/07/15/the-rate-at-which-earth-is-absorbing-energy-is-alarming-climate-scientists

IN APRIL the crew of Artemis II showed that Earth’s loveliness from afar, originally revealed by the Moon-bound Apollo missions of the 1960s and 1970s, remains one of the space age’s enduring truths.

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16 Jul 05:33 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

An NBC Instagram Reel and NYT Homepage test walk into a bowling alley ...

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A story about venture capital destroying third spaces is a meta-commentary the first party data hunger games.

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16 Jul 05:33 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Vance’s security detail ‘fed up’ with hastily arranged personal and family travel requests

ms.now/news/veeps-security-detail-fed-up-with-hastily-arranged-personal-and-family-travel-requests

Secret Service sources say Vance family asks included getting young son to a golf lesson on a military helicopter.

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16 Jul 05:33 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Your paycheck is just barely keeping up with inflation

washingtonpost.com/business/2026/07/15/americans-wages-have-barely-budged-since-trump-took-office/

Your paycheck is just barely keeping up with inflation

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16 Jul 05:33 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Business Insider’s big bet against aggregation

niemanlab.org/2026/07/business-insiders-big-bet-against-aggregation/

Facing repeated layoffs and traffic declines, Business Insider turns its back on the aggregation business it pioneered.

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16 Jul 05:33 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

FCC Officials Took Pricey Gifts From Paramount as the Company Needed Approval for Billion-Dollar Deals

propublica.org/article/paramount-mergers-fcc-kennedy-center-gala

Accepting tickets to the Kennedy Center honors gala compromised the commissioners’ impartiality, ethics experts told ProPublica. FCC Chair Brendan Carr has been gifted at least $63,000 worth of tickets by CBS or its parent company.

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16 Jul 05:33 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

No, You Shouldn’t Avoid Fruits and Vegetables Due to Cyclospora

consumerreports.org/health/food-safety/you-shouldnt-avoid-fruits-and-vegetables-due-to-cyclospora-a9570579349/

A parasite called cyclospora has sickened thousands with explosive diarrhea. Here's what you must know and how to reduce your risk of infection.

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16 Jul 05:33 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

‘It’s Chaos’: What New York’s Suburbs Can Tell Us About the Mood of the Country

nytimes.com/2026/07/15/opinion/midterm-elections-politicians-trump-new-york.html?unlocked_article_code=1.x1A.P5bF.Mgi06ZW2-3nD&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

Mara Gay, an Opinion writer for The New York Times, traveled to the Hudson Valley — the suburbs north of New York City — to hear what voters are thinking, feeling and worried about as the election approaches.

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16 Jul 05:33 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Spotify’s Daniel Ek is bringing his body-scanning clinics to the US

theverge.com/science/965849/spotify-founder-ek-startup-neko-health-scanner-us-push

Neko Health just raised $700 million and plans to open its first clinic in New York this year.

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16 Jul 05:33 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

How to keep cool in this year's extreme summer heat even without air conditioning

npr.org/2026/07/15/g-s1-133383/extreme-summer-heat-air-conditioning

"Extreme heat" is in the forecast this summer. How do people cope if they don't have air conditioning? Here are suggestions from a heat researcher who grew up in a very hot, AC-less place.

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16 Jul 05:33 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Stay informed with the Daily Digest.

propublica.org/article/climate-change-alec-leonard-leo-lawsuits-fossil-fuel-oil-gas-immunity

Most of the 15 bills being considered are part of a coordinated effort by groups linked to right-wing activist Leonard Leo.

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16 Jul 05:33 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Republicans introduce extreme bill to ban lawsuits against Big Oil forever

heated.world/p/republicans-introduce-extreme-bill

Shouldn't Democrats... be saying something about this?

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16 Jul 05:33 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Over 1,600 energy department webpages on utility bill savings removed as US temperatures soar

theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jul/15/energy-department-webpages-deleted-heatwave#:~:text=At%20least%201%2C662%20department%20of,more%20than%20a%20trillion%20archived

Guardian analysis found the removals coincided with the Trump administration’s push to weaken efficiency rules

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15 Jul 05:33 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Boundless: The fall of Lightfall

farirpgs.com/boundless/

A Peril Fantasy Role-Playing Game.

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15 Jul 05:33 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Free Apps Are Turning Smart TVs Into Web-Scraping Proxies for AI

thehackernews.com/2026/06/free-apps-are-quietly-turning-smart-tvs.html?m=1

A reverse-engineered Bright Data SDK turns apps into web-scraping proxies, bypassing VPNs on iOS and allowing up to 200 GB a month.

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15 Jul 05:33 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Graham Platner Was the Perfect Twitter Candidate

slate.com/technology/2026/07/graham-platner-x-democrats-spencer-pratt.html

Social media transformed his campaign into a political mirage.

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15 Jul 05:33 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

New York Governor Signs First Statewide Data Center Moratorium

wired.com/story/new-york-governor-signs-first-statewide-data-center-moratorium/

“We have no choice but to address the challenges created by these massive facilities,” New York’s governor Kathy Hochul said. The executive order will pause construction for one year.

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15 Jul 05:33 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

TERF Activist J.K. Rowling Threatens To Finance Wave Of Attacks On Amnesty International Over Report On Anti-Trans Groups

erininthemorning.com/p/terf-activist-jk-rowling-threatens

“They have sued organizations into the ground.”

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15 Jul 05:33 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

When We Fight, We Win: Why I Am Suing Northwestern University—and the US Government

lithub.com/when-we-fight-we-win-why-i-am-suing-northwestern-university-and-the-us-government/

Yesterday, I filed a lawsuit against Northwestern University and—in his official capacity as Chairman of the US House of Representatives House Committee on Education and the Workforce—Michigan Cong…

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15 Jul 05:33 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

New York Is Having a Legionnaires’ Outbreak. Here’s What to Know.

nytimes.com/2026/07/14/nyregion/legionnaires-disease-nyc-what-to-know.html

The health authorities said that 59 people had been diagnosed with the disease, a severe form of bacterial pneumonia.

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15 Jul 05:33 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

NSF plans cuts to core science programmes to fund White House initiative

nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02135-x

A proposed clawback of already distributed research funds comes as the US agency’s budget is already squeezed and it struggling to clear a backlog of grant applications.

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15 Jul 05:33 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

I Am Completely Exhausted by Restaurant 'Experiences'

weareravenous.com/restaurant-experiences-tableside/

Restaurants keep trying to lure diners with tableside spectacles, and it's starting to get ridiculous.

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15 Jul 05:33 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

A Jewish Case for AI work exemptions

lifeisasacredtext.com/the-jewish-case-for-ai-work-exemptions/

or: why should CHICAGO POPE have all the fun

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15 Jul 05:33 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Are cigarettes cool again? A cultural investigation.

washingtonpost.com/style/2026/07/14/are-cigarettes-cool-again-cultural-investigation/

Are cigarettes cool again? A cultural investigation.

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15 Jul 05:33 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Authorities investigate Taco Bell and lettuce in multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak

washingtonpost.com/health/2026/07/14/authorities-investigate-taco-bell-lettuce-multistate-cyclosporiasis-outbreak/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social

Authorities investigate Taco Bell and lettuce in multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak

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15 Jul 05:33 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Meet Gen Z's Phyllis Schlafly—She Hopes

jessica.substack.com/p/gen-z-phyllis-schlaflys-emma-waters

Emma Waters has a powerful platform, but is anyone watching?

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15 Jul 05:33 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

A Dozen States Sue To Block Paramount’s Shitty, Unpopular Merger

techdirt.com/2026/07/14/a-dozen-states-sue-to-block-paramounts-shitty-unpopular-merger/

A dozen states have filed an antitrust lawsuit to block Paramount/CBS’ $111 billion merger with Warner Brothers. The states argue the deal will undermine market competition, cause untold layo…

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15 Jul 05:33 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

‘Misuse’ of crowd control weapons on ICE protesters led to blindings and traumatic brain injuries, report finds

theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/14/misuse-crowd-control-weapons-ice-protesters-blindings-traumatic-brain-injuries-report?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Doctors and human rights experts documented hundreds of incidents from June 2025 through May 2026 and estimate true number is ‘far greater’

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15 Jul 05:33 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

The balcony solar boom is coming to the US

technologyreview.com/2026/05/07/1136933/balcony-solar-boom/

Plug-in panels are getting popular—how do we make sure they’re safe?

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15 Jul 05:33 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

The looting of science fiction

aeon.co/essays/silicon-valley-has-a-science-fiction-problem

Tech titans claim the genre inspired them. But all they’ve done is graft their politics onto stories of a better future