Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson
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‘My son was on my wife’s lap when the IDF shot him dead’ (thetimes.com)
Opinion | Why these three books have kept group chats going for months (wapo.st)
George Cottrell paid thousands to Trump ally whose state jailed him (thetimes.com)
Taiwan wants peace but prepares for war (theglobeandmail.com)
To Sell Homer’s ‘Odyssey,’ Publishers, Like Its Hero, Get Crafty (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
Brazil denies visas to U.S. delegation aiming to impugn election system, officials say (wapo.st)
The San Francisco Standard
• Tim Kawakami
Kawakami: ‘We got this, Coach’ — the 49ers’ old lions and Kyle Shanahan’s accident
The 49ers will start training camp practices on Sunday with no shortage of alpha veterans to help get through their coach’s recovery period.
Electrek
• Jo Borrás
E-quipment highlight: Avant Tecno e727 electric wheel loader
Increasingly volatile fuel prices are making electric equipment options a need, rather than a want for many fleets, and Avant Tecno is working to meet that need with the new e727 electric wheel loader – the company’s largest offering in North America.
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
The Saudis Learn the Truth About Trump
David Frum: “America’s traditional democratic allies feel betrayed and baffled by the unpredictability of Trump’s pay-for-play diplomacy. But those willing to pay can suffer betrayals and bafflements of their own.” “If not even the Saudis, who showered Trump and his family with cash and gifts, can trust Trump’s diplomacy, who else on earth can feel […]
Chinese A.I. Models Close the Gap With Anthropic and OpenAI (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
Brazil Blocks Visas of US Envoys Over Election Interference Fear (bloomberg.com)
Ida Schmertz, Who Studied Women in Politics, Dies at 91 (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
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Opinion | Help! I Might Be a Tradwife! (nytimes.com)
5 truths about retirement that retirees wish they’d known sooner (wapo.st)
Trump Holds Off on Major War Escalation Against Iran as Advisers Raise Concerns (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
The Unexpected Power of Random Acts of Kindness (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
Faced With Heat and Wildfires, France Turns to Spain to Learn How to Cope (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
Republicans Who Do Not Regularly Watch Fox Are Less Likely to Back Trump (Gift Article) (brennancenter.org)
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「みんな意思と感情がある」事件が変えた日常 津久井やまゆり園は今：朝日新聞 (digital.asahi.com)
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