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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library gifted over 332 million books to children under 5 since it was first created 31 years ago.

National security writer Joby Warrick tells the story of “Carlos the Jackal,” the world’s most notorious terrorist of the ‘70s and ‘80s. He became so famous for his brazen attacks and playboy lifestyle that, once, when he was releasing hostages from a hijacked airplane, several asked him for autographs. Warrick’s book is The Jackal. He spoke with Dave Davies. 

Also, Maureen Corrigan reviews three suspense novels: The Intrigue, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Under the Falls, by Richard Russo, or The Blue Flame, by George Pelecanos.

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“A series of firings and feuds initiated by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has left the Army essentially rudderless as it struggles to deal with the threat posed by cheap, deadly drones and missiles that have pounded U.S. bases in the Middle East,” the New York Times reports. “The Army has not had a chief of […]

Dolly Parton was one of a kind. We still watch 9 to 5 and Steel Magnolias sometimes. The “kindness” billboards featuring Dolly are a perfect tribute. Rest in peace.

A running list of restaurants that have recently opened in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.

Canada has been ripping off the United States for decades — and President Donald J. Trump is done letting them get away with it. Last week, the U.S. offered Canada the most preferential market access of any country on Earth, with deep cuts on steel, aluminum, autos, lumber, and more. Instead of partnership, Canada chose […]

The post President Trump Is Finally Ending Canada’s Free Ride appeared first on The White House.

As enterprises move from experimenting with AI to running autonomous agents in production, an infrastructure problem is emerging: rising telemetry

The post How telemetry pipelines keep AI agent costs under control appeared first on The New Stack.

Maggie Walsh reflects on how curiosity, honesty, humor, and a deep commitment to the things she loves have shaped her career, relationships, and belief in making the most of the time we have.

The post What Matters to Maggie Walsh appeared first on PRINT Magazine.

Dolly Parton defends the LGBT community:

I do not believe that we should criticize and judge other people. We're all God's children. You should be allowed to be who you are.

La machine à privilèges, 1964 #victorbrauner #surrealism

“Iranian missile and drone attacks have inflicted damage on U.S. intelligence posts and surveillance hardware in the Middle East that is more extensive than any destruction America’s spy agencies have endured and will cost billions of dollars to repair,” NBC News reports. “The Iranian strikes have forced Congress to find funds to restore the targeted […]

Amazon’s HR leader, Beth Galetti, shares how AI tools are empowering employees to build and how the company is investing $2.5 billion to prepare people for the future of work.

A polished update to Google’s foldable brings real improvements, but the price bump and rampant competition make it a tough sell.

It's currently only appearing on Pixels running Android 17.

Some people are fans of the Jacksonville Jaguars. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Jacksonville Jaguars. This 2026 Defector NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here.

Your team: Jacksonville Jaguars.

Your 2025 record: 13-4, which got you a division title and a brief mention on page 18 of the newspaper, right under the foreclosure announcements. Curious how your chronically irrelevant team pulled this off? Put your Crocs in sport mode and take a walk with me.

Missouri Republicans cut $4 million in funding for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library literacy program, which sends monthly free books to kids 5 and under.

2022: Dolly Parton donates $1 million to fund pediatric infectious disease research

2025: Donald Trump cuts $12 million in grants for pediatric medical research

Dolly Parton donated $1 million to COVID-19 research at Vanderbilt in 2020, helping fund the Moderna vaccine.

Today’s irrelevant email pitch: “We create custom wardrobes for executives who value fit, quality, and efficiency.” Gotta admit I’m tempted but I don’t have a bajillion dollars and also 99% of the time I’m wearing some variety of cargo pants/shorts and T-Shirt. I dress it up with a polo shirt when I have an Important Video Meeting.