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Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina

Thursday, July 3

The Hill: GOP’s proposed cap on grad student loans sparks fears of pricing out fields of study

The Guardian: Israel steps up deadly bombardment of Gaza before ceasefire talks

The Guardian: California blaze spreads in hot, windy conditions in year’s largest wildfire

Study Finds: Young Drivers Are Glancing At Their Phones During A Frightening 21% Of Every Trip

Study Finds: 1 In 4 Americans Reject Evolution

Reuters: Six months after LA wildfires, some adjust to new life in RVs

Washington Post: Trump to cut protections for home health aides, migrant farmworkers

Reuters: Supreme Court's conservatives leaned into US culture wars with transgender cases

BBC: A journey through the United States of barbecue

Indian Country Today: Cable car threatens sacred site in Nepal

Indian Country Today: Unearthed bones, land swap, expedited review: Enbridge Line 5 tunnel review leaves tribes behind

Washington Post: Biden’s climate law boosted red states. Their lawmakers are now gutting it.

Phys.Org: Psilocybin rewires brain circuits to boost fear extinction and behavioral flexibility in mice

Politico: California voters want more action on housing, poll finds

AP News: An Israeli startup says its new technology will save the planet. Scientists have doubts

The Atlantic: The Disturbing Implications of the Diddy Verdict

The Guardian: US couple could face trial in France over stolen shipwreck gold

Smithsonian Magazine: Rare Blanket of Snow Falls in Chile’s Atacama, the World’s Driest Desert

BBC: Ryanair cancels flights for 30,000 passengers due to French strike

BBC: Japan islanders sleepless after 900 earthquakes in two weeks

BBC: $88m pollution-tracking satellite missing in space

The Atlantic: The Trend Disrupting Conventional Housing Wisdom

The Atlantic: The Feminine Pursuit of Swoleness

BBC: Fact-checking three key claims about Trump's mega-bill

BBC: BBC visits heart of Tibetan resistance as showdown looms between Dalai Lama and China

The Hill: At least 5 injured in plane crash at New Jersey airport

Politico: Paramount to settle with Trump for $16M over ‘60 Minutes’ interview

The Guardian: ‘People pay to be told lies’: the rise and fall of the world’s first ayahuasca multinational

Spokane Spokesman-Review: TikTok discovered scenic Eagle Falls; then 12 people drowned

The Guardian: US to breed billions of flies and dump them out of aircraft in bid to fight flesh-eating maggot

AP News: In the Arizona desert, a farm raising fish raises questions about water use

AP News: A volunteer finds the Holy Grail of abolitionist-era Baptist documents in Massachusetts

AP News: Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center is set to receive its first group of immigrants

The Guardian: ‘Our sense of safety was violated’: a Black suburb in Ohio confronts repeated threats from white supremacists

The Guardian: How Trump’s bill will supercharge mass deportations by funneling $170bn to Ice

The Guardian: Scientists warn US will lose a generation of talent because of Trump cuts

AP News: Kilmar Abrego Garcia says he was beaten and subjected to psychological torture in El Salvador jail

PBS News: Trump says the Republican mega bill will eliminate taxes on Social Security. It does not

The Hill: US adds 147k jobs in June, beating expectations

The Hill: US citizen seeks $1 million after arrest, detention for recording immigration raid

The Hill: Jeffries stalls final vote on Trump megabill with marathon floor speech

The Hill: What to know about the $6,000 ‘senior deduction’ in GOP megabill

AP News: One Tech Tip: Get the most out of ChatGPT and other AI chatbots with better prompts

The Oregonian: Hundreds of Oregon Department of Transportation workers will receive layoff notices next week

The Oregonian: Copper-wire thieves are knocking out streetlights across Portland, leaving highways – and police – in the dark

Courthouse News Service: Navy asks judge to dismiss claims over radioactive waste cleanup in San Francisco

Courthouse News Service: Kratom class action

Sacramento Bee: Opinion: California’s future doctors will go hungry under Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

OPB: Trump administration targets ATF, with plans to cut jobs and ease gun restrictions

OPB: Federal budget bill would boost logging — but cut funds to Oregon timber counties