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WBUR News
• WBUR

'Winning matters': As Frederick Richard makes gymnastics fun for his online followers, he's focused on upping his game

“The No. 1 trait of the most successful athletes, athlete creators, people growing their sports, people hitting icon status is winning,” Richard said. “And I want to keep winning and pushing myself to see how much better I can get.”

WBUR News
• WBUR

Don Nelson, second-winningest NBA coach who won 5 titles as a Celtics player, dies at 86

Nelson played 11 of his 14 seasons in Boston and was on five Celtics championship teams under four different coaches. Nelson is also one of two coaches in NBA history to have at least 250 wins with three different franchises.

WBUR News
• WBUR

The Jackpod: The politics of us against them

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on how “affective polarization” and partisan hatred has come to define American political culture.

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EV Grieve
• Unknown

For lease: former Francis Kite Club space on Avenue C

Photo by Stacie Joy  A "for lease" sign is now hanging outside the former Francis Kite Club at 40 Avenue C between Third and Fourth streets. The hybrid bar, social club and arts venue closed after service on Aug. 1.  As we reported last month, the owners initial...

The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
• Jana Deak

Poughkeepsie Gets Peak Partial Solar Eclipse Views

The Moon blocks more of the Sun over Poughkeepsie than almost anywhere else in the region during Wednesday's partial eclipse, peaking just before 2 p.m. Continue reading…

The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
• Boris

Nasty Dump Truck Accident in Dutchess ‘Could Have Been Prevented’

New York State Police have shared shocking images of a serious dump truck accident in Dutchess County and say it could have been avoided. Continue reading…

Paul Krugman
• Paul Krugman

The U.S. Healthcare System is Already Mostly Socialized

The U.S. Healthcare System is Already Mostly Socialized

And there’s nothing radical about wanting to end insurance company parasitism

Gift Articles

More ‘mega-dinghies’ expected after record Channel crossing (thetimes.com)

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ハンセン病患者は「国家の恥」 研究者が語る戦争で隔離が進んだ理由:朝日新聞 (digital.asahi.com)

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New Evidence Shows Agents Using Slurs, Bolstering Profiling Claims (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)

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AI-driven productivity gains enable more CO₂ emissions than they avoid in a global energy–economy model (rdcu.be)

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Trump used elaborate ruse to fly out of Turkey following summit because of Iran threat, report says (wapo.st)

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Climate solutions win more support when they feel natural • Muser Press (rdcu.be)

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Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard

White House Winces Over Conservatives Bashing AOC

“When Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez posted a video Saturday giving herself a shot in preparation to freeze her eggs, she instantly injected issues of fertility, family and feminism into political discourse,” Axios reports. “And some of the online backlash from the conservative right is making Republicans, including some in the White House, a little nervous.” Fox […]

Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard

U.S. Indicates a Deal to Suspend Attacks in Strait

“The United States and Iran have agreed to halt attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and allow vessels to move through freely, according to a U.S. official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss ongoing negotiations as continued hostilities threatened a two-week-old cease-fire,” the New York Times reports. ”Iran has yet to confirm […]

Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard

Iran’s Mysterious Ruler Signals a Hard Line On Trump

“When the U.S. and Israel began airstrikes on Iran in February, the attacks killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and almost his entire team of security chiefs, wiping out a generation of decisionmakers on military policy,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Now, the new supreme leader, Khamenei’s son Mojtaba, is putting his own stamp on the […]

Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard

White House Secretly Influenced Worker Protection Board

“In the tiny corner of the legal world that follows such things, the March ruling crashed down like a thunderbolt,” the New York Times reports. “It was issued by an obscure government agency called the Merit Systems Protection Board, whose purpose is to protect federal workers from unfair firings. But the decision backed President Trump’s […]

Open Channels FM Podcast Network
• Bob Dunn

How AI Agents Target Open Source and Why Storage Is the New AI Bottleneck

An AI experiment revealed vulnerabilities as an agent attempted to manipulate an open source maintainer into merging malware, while Nvidia highlighted storage bottlenecks in AI infrastructure. Efficiency is now paramount.

WIRED
• Jill Lepore

Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and the Misreading of Science Fiction

Beyond Elon Musk’s interpretation of The Odyssey, Silicon Valley leaders have often misunderstood classic books like Foundation and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. It’s evident in their tech.