The Coast Guard, in response to questions from @nytimes.com, acknowledged publicly for the first time that brain injuries caused by impacts with waves were an “emerging concern.” This summer, prompted by NYT reporting, the service joined a DOD study trying to measure wave impacts on boat crews.

Rescue Boat Crews Show Signs of Brain Injuries, but Coast Guard Isn’t Looking (Gift Article)

Untreated and undiagnosed, the crews that save lives in the roughest seas face the relentless pounding of waves.

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The document was a systematic takedown of writers of fan fiction inspired by “Heated Rivalry” who had used AI to generate parts of their stories. It named 38 popular fan stories that had taken text from Anthropic’s Claude chatbot, including works by some of the community’s most read writers.

When A.I. Invaded ‘Heated Rivalry’ Fan Fiction, the Meltdown Was Epic (Gift Article)

An anonymous X account posted a detailed breakdown of chatbot text in 38 popular stories inspired by the hockey romance. The fandom spiraled.

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As the war with Iran persists, mental health counselors say they are attending to more military families who are reporting stress and anxiety about a conflict that has taken the lives of at least 18 service members and wounded more than 400.

Families Face Anxiety, Angst as Loved Ones Are Deployed to Fight Iran (Gift Article)

As the war with Iran has continued, some are finding that the stress is bringing back old anxieties.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City will announce on Monday that the five, city-owned grocery stores will provide a 30% discount on produce, meat, bread and milk.

Mamdani’s Grocery Stores Will Offer 30 Percent Discount on Some Products

Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s five city-owned grocery stores will provide a 30 percent discount on produce, meat, bread and milk.

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NEW: Bryan Kohberger is seeking to reopen the Idaho murders case, saying his guilty plea last year was based on “false promises and blatant disinformation.” He phoned me from prison, saying he was innocent but declining to discuss the evidence against him. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/u...

Bryan Kohberger, Convicted in Idaho College Killings, Seeks to Take Back Guilty Plea (Gift Article)

In an interview from prison, Bryan Kohberger said he had filed a petition to reopen the case. He blamed his guilty plea on ‘false promises’ and wrong information.

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The criminology student convicted last year of murdering four University of Idaho students in their home is seeking to abandon his guilty plea and obtain a trial, claiming he is innocent and was misled into confessing to the high-profile killings.

Bryan Kohberger, Convicted in Idaho College Killings, Seeks to Take Back Guilty Plea (Gift Article)

In an interview from prison, Bryan Kohberger said he had filed a petition to reopen the case. He blamed his guilty plea on ‘false promises’ and wrong information.

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President Trump abruptly switched aircraft when leaving Turkey this month after what officials judged to be a credible threat that Iranian proxy forces were targeting him and Air Force One, according to multiple people briefed on the matter.

Iranian Threat to Air Force One Prompted Plane Swap During NATO Summit (Gift Article)

The threat led the Secret Service to urge President Trump to fly out of Turkey on the old plane, raising questions about the security of the Qatari-donated jet.

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NEW: In a stunning admission, the Trump administration admitted in court documents that it canceled billions in energy grants to states "based solely" on politics -- and whether that state was represented by Democrats and backed Harris in 2024. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...

Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him

Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.

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The Trump administration is no longer dodging the question of whether it wants to rename Penn Station in New York City. In a letter to the leaders of three Senate committees on Wednesday, the transportation secretary, Sean P. Duffy, listed renaming Penn Station as an administration priority.

End of the Line for Penn Station? A Trump Official Calls for a New Name. (Gift Article)

Sean P. Duffy, the transportation secretary, said renaming the New York transportation hub was an administration priority. But he hasn’t offered any options.

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Internal documents obtained by @nytimes.com show that ICE plans to open a detention center at the complex in northeastern North Carolina by the end of the year. The documents show that the facility will have about 1,400 beds, making it among the largest detention centers on the East Coast.

ICE Targets ‘Detention Desert’ With New Facility in North Carolina (Gift Article)

Even as ICE has retreated from its plan to buy warehouses, the new complex near the Virginia border signals that the agency remains determined to increase its detention capacity.

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“Why do many American soldiers who fought in Afghanistan and later returned to their country commit suicide?” Mr. Gulab asked. “I have heard this many times. What is the reason?” It was a question that haunts many of us, writes Thomas Gibbons-Neff in today's The Great Read.

Why I Sought Out a Taliban Commander I Had Fought (Gift Article)

First as a Marine and then as a journalist, I spent years tied to Afghanistan. I returned one last time to speak to a former enemy in search of answers, and perhaps closure.

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The Trump administration has abandoned its quest to force the University of Pennsylvania to turn over names of Jewish people on campus, according to a court filing on Thursday. The court filing did not explain the government’s decision.

Trump Administration Drops Subpoena Demanding List of Jews From Penn (Gift Article)

For more than a year, the Trump administration pressed the university for records about antisemitism complaints and a list of campus groups involved with Judaism.

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The lawsuit claims that ChatGPT had assured Scott Winters that the early warning signs of his health crisis were “not something dangerous,” and had dissuaded him from seeking medical advice, instead telling him to trust that “God did not design your body to endlessly fail.”

OpenAI Sued Over ChatGPT’s ‘Dangerous’ Health Advice (Gift Article)

The case appears to be the first to argue that a chatbot’s advice harmed someone seeking guidance about a medical condition.

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Ken Paxton held a press conference today. His first question was on the story we broke last week about the three new properties he's acquired during his divorce. He declined to answer the question. Read the story here:: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/u... Link to presser: x.com/schwagerTV/s...

Paxton Expands Real Estate Portfolio Amid Senate Run and Divorce (Gift Article)

The Texas attorney general and his trusts now hold at least 15 properties worth about $9 million.

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The Trump administration sought the phone records of several New York Times journalists and their relatives — including one reporter’s mother — in its effort to unmask the confidential sources. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/b...

Two columns that buckled in a Midtown tower were supposed to be strengthened with steel plates, according to drawings obtained by @nytimes.com. Engineers who examined the drawings and photographs of the buckled columns said there was no evidence that the plates were added to the columns as designed.

Manhattan Building’s Buckled Columns Probably Lacked Required Reinforcements (Gift Article)

Drawings obtained by The New York Times show the columns called for additional steel plates, but engineers reviewing site photos said they appeared to be missing.

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NEW: Ken Paxton bought three condos in a luxury resort in Utah earlier this year. On the deeds, he listed a home in Frisco as his address. Police reports we obtained refer to the home's owner as a woman, not his wife, with whom he's been photographed vacationing. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/u...

Ken Paxton Bought 3 Utah Condos, Adding to a $9 Million Real Estate Portfolio

The Texas attorney general and his trusts now hold at least 15 properties worth about $9 million.

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Over more than a decade, Paul Pelosi has had at least eight driving violations in the San Francisco Bay Area, including driving the wrong way down a one-way street, speeding and, on more than one occasion, driving through a red light, court records show.

Paul Pelosi’s Errant Driving Record Preceded His Latest Napa Valley Crash (Gift Article)

Mr. Pelosi, the 86-year-old husband of former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, had at least eight traffic violations in 13 years before his crash this year, according to court records.

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SCOOP: A 28-year-old man running from “an encounter” with federal immigration agents at a gas station in St. Augustine, Fla., was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer on Tuesday morning, according to a state highway patrol spokesman.

Man in Florida Fatally Hit by Truck While Fleeing ICE, Official Says (Gift Article)

Details about what exactly happened at a gas station in St. Augustine before the man was hit were unclear Tuesday.

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The Trump administration has ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to halt most vehicle stops while carrying out operations across the country, according to people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to speak publicly about the directive.

ICE Ordered to Cease Most Vehicle Stops After 2 Killings in a Week (Gift Article)

Agents fatally shot a man in Houston and another in coastal Maine, both in their vehicles. The killings were the latest in a string of ICE shootings during President Trump’s second term.

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From large cities like Chicago and Las Vegas to small suburbs outside Milwaukee and San Antonio, immigrants have been picked up and detained at courthouses, ICE check-ins and traffic stops, with daily arrests doubling in the last week of June and continuing to climb.

ICE Killing in Houston Puts Focus on Surge in Immigration Arrests (Gift Article)

The shooting death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo occurred as immigration enforcement has ramped up across the country, with thousands being arrested daily.

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Jennie Coughlin@jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · 4w ago

Three men who witnessed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s killing by federal immigration officers in Houston disputed the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the shooting and said the victim never attempted to run over a federal agent.

The chain of 25 newly branded Freedom Fuel gas stations in the Philadelphia region is promoted by President Trump and the White House but with no information about who owns them — or why they are willing to undercut competitors by at least 50 cents a gallon.

Trump Is Promoting ‘Freedom Fuel’ for $3.47 a Gallon. Who’s Behind It? (Gift Article)

The president has praised a network of 25 recently rebranded gas stations in the Philadelphia region that have been selling gas for considerably less than the national average.

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Three men who witnessed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s killing by federal immigration officers in Houston disputed the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the shooting and said the victim never attempted to run over a federal agent.

Witnesses of ICE Killing in Houston Dispute the Official Account (Gift Article)

The agency said a Mexican immigrant driving a van tried to ram agents before they shot him dead. A lawyer for three passengers said that was untrue.

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Federal immigration agents who killed a man during a traffic stop in Houston on Tuesday had been searching for a different person, according to a Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman.

Mexican Man Killed by ICE in Houston Was Not the Target

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Former Olympian Pleads Not Guilty to Damaging Reflecting Pool

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The dean of Yale Law School and some members of its faculty are trying to stop a settlement between the university and the Trump administration, warning that an agreement could jeopardize Yale’s independence, according to two people familiar with the deliberations.

Yale Law School Fights to Stop Trump Deal

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Ooh, this might come in handy as I build out my capstone project.

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📝 New CSS Article! I did a quick exploration of the new "Gap Decorations" thing, and I ended up doing a lot of fancy stuff except for decorating the gaps 😅 master.dev/blog/lets-pl... Read my latest article to learn a lot of nice tricks around this feature.

I, for one, would really like to meet the people who are getting their FOIA records in less than two months and learn what spells they are casting.

Adam A. Marshall@a-marshall-plan.bsky.social · last mo.

For normal, *simple track* requests, the federal government averaged **49** days in FY25. Again the law requires these requests to be processed in most cases in 20 working days. When the gov fails to invest in #FOIA and/or actively undercuts it, the public suffers. Yikes. (13/x)

I still can recite "Moo, Baa, La, La, La" from memory after reading it to my little brother so many times when he was a kid. He's 37.

The Essential Sandra Boynton

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A very cool new interactive map from the Graphics team

An American Mosaic (Gift Article)

This map shows how people in the United States identify their ancestry or family origin. Explore the many ways we describe our heritage and ourselves.

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