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Handling the obvious failures is the easy part: a server goes down, you spin up another. The failures that actually

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How did Graham Platner even make it this far? Turns out a powerful message can carry you a long way... What do Maine Democrats do next? The bigger choice in front of Democrats in Maine, Michigan, or elsewhere: Take the safe choice or the anti-establishment one? How is Joe feeling about the Senate overall? What are the impacts of the two big SCOTUS decisions on our elections this year? And Joe weighs in on the record turnover in Congress (yes, it's a good thing!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The gaping mouth of Bracken Cave, created when limestone collapsed into a sinkhole in this rocky patch of Hill Country millennia ago, reveals only darkness to the human eye. Yet the room inside is filled with the pulsing life of tiny, furry, pregnant Mexican free-tailed bats in April—a massive maternity ward that will, by summer, […]

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The New York Times: It wants to be your one-stop shop for cooking, games, sports…and next, perhaps, local news? On Wednesday, the Times announced it will soon launch The Local, “a new journalism initiative aimed at serving and engaging communities.” The national news behemoth will kick off the new initiative in August with a pilot...

CENTRAL PARK, NEW YORK CITY — On a hot June day in Manhattan, a few minutes away from the sea lion pool in Central Park Zoo, up a hill and through a patch of shoulder-height shrubs, Benji Jones peered into a bottle filled with ethanol and dead bugs. “Oh, there’s some big guys in here,”...

Last year, MIT’s Media Lab came out with a buzzy study on a phenomenon that’s been coined “cognitive debt.” In short, the researchers found that when ChatGPT users offloaded essay writing tasks to their AI assistants, their own writing abilities declined. ChatGPT users consistently had the lowest “brain engagement” and task performance scores across the...

Most people in the news business agree on at least one thing right now. As search and AI reshape how people find information, the old model of waiting for audiences to wander in is finished, and we have to build direct relationships with readers instead. The numbers are stark. When Pew Research Center tracked the...

For a growing number of local journalists and supporters of local journalism, the relevant question in 2026 is no longer, “Should public policy to support local news exist?” but “What should public policy to support local news look like here?” At least 21 states and territories have proposed legislation intended to financially support local news...

Neither The Boston Globe nor the internet existed in the 1700s. But this past holiday weekend, in celebration of the Semiquincentennial (try saying that five times fast), the newspaper took a liberty of its own: imagining what its home page might have looked like on July 4, 1776. The entire page is a sepia-toned delight...

PHEW! WHAT A SCORCHER! As the front page of British tabloids used to put it. Quote of the Day ”When people are least sure, they are often most dogmatic.” John Kenneth Galbraith Musical alternative to the morning’s radio news Cavatina … Continue reading →

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President Trump said “he has ‘left instructions’ should Iran succeed in their plots to assassinate him — and there’ll be hell to pay,” the New York Post reports. Said Trump: “I’ve been on their list for a long time. That’s what we’re dealing with… The only thing is, I’ve left instructions — if anything happens, […]

“President Donald Trump said the U.S. would continue talks with Iran but considers the ceasefire between the countries to be over,” Bloomberg reports. Said Trump: “The Islamic Republic of Iran has asked us to continue ‘talks.’ We have agreed to do so, but the United States has stated to them, in no uncertain terms, that […]

“The U.S. military on Friday released a new batch of files related to UFOs, also known as unidentified anomalous phenomena, the fourth group of documents unveiled in recent months,” CBS News reports. “Friday’s release includes a total of 40 files — 14 documents, 19 videos, four audio files and three images.”

Robert Reich: “His power doesn’t come from his being president of the most powerful nation in the world. In fact, his arbitrary tariffs, absurd war in Iran, and outright abduction of Nicolás Maduro have reduced the U.S.’s standing in much of the world.” “Nor does his power come from his Maga base, which is now […]

“Hungary’s government unveiled plans for a new investigative authority with the power to prosecute suspects and recover misappropriated public assets, fulfilling one of Prime Minister Peter Magyar’s key anti-corruption pledges,” Bloomberg reports. “A bill submitted to parliament on Friday will establish the National Asset Recovery and Asset Protection Office, an independent prosecutorial body with nationwide […]

Shane Harris: “Since Donald Trump returned to office, the number of CIA employees who said they are concerned that the objectivity of analysis is being undermined by political influence has gone up significantly, according to the survey, which is conducted annually by the agency’s ombudsman for analytic integrity. The results haven’t been made public, but […]

“Crack spreads — energy industry measures of the gap between crude prices and refined products like diesel — have soared in recent days as the global fuel picture is increasingly determined by global politics and war,” Axios reports. “Crack spreads are basically the profit margin that refiners add on top of the price of a […]

President Donald Trump said that he would not sign the bipartisan housing deregulation bill “in protest” of the Senate not having the votes to pass the SAVE America Act. Trump did not say that he would veto the bill. The legislation will become law at midnight without Trump’s signature. CNBC: Trump says he won’t sign […]