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Democracy Now!
- Democracy Now! 2025-10-03 Friday
Headlines for October 03, 2025; Trump’s Mideast Envoy Steve Witkoff & Sons Blur Peace & Profit, from Real Estate to Crypto Deals; “Attack on Free Speech”: Journalist Mario Guevara Deported After Covering Anti-Trump Protest; “Move Fast”: From McCarthyism to Authoritarianism, Jane Fonda Relaunches Father’s Free Speech Group; Israel Detains 440+ Global Flotilla Activists; Italian Unions Strike in Protest
Ensia
- Journalists, meet climate change
The headlines scream about war, crime, political strife, economic woes. But underlying it all — and more and more often bubbling to the top — is what future historians will likely look back and call the story of this century: Climate change. Recognizing the importance of this pervasive phenomenon, Covering Climate Now, Columbia Journalism Review, the Solutions Journalism Network, The Guardian […]
Aeon
- From nothing, everything
The idea of nothing pushes at the limits of thought, spawning paradoxes that have long nourished art, philosophy, and science- by Victoria WohlRead on Aeon
Quanta Magazine
- How One AI Model Creates a Physical Intuition of Its Environment
The V-JEPA system uses ordinary videos to understand the physics of the real world. The post How One AI Model Creates a Physical Intuition of Its Environment first appeared on Quanta Magazine
Sludge
- The Leo Network Behind Virginia’s Attorney General
Jason Miyares’ political rise is intertwined with Leonard Leo’s conservative machine, from shared consultants to millions in outside spending and a personal intervention to defend Leo during a D.C. investigation.
WhoWhatWhy
- Trump Tells Israel to Stand Down as Hamas Promises Release of Hostages
Donald Trump on Friday told Israel to stop its bombing campaign of Gaza so that Hamas can safely release the remaining hostages it holds from its October 7, 2023, terrorist attack. Trump Tells Israel to Stand Down as Hamas Promises Release of Hostages originally appeared on WhoWhatWhy
Grist
- At least 170 US hospitals face major flood risk. Experts say Trump is making it worse.
At many of these facilities, flooding from heavy storms has the potential to jeopardize patient care, block access to emergency rooms, and force evacuations.
- How disasters change our love lives — for better and for worse
Some couples broke under the pressure of Hurricane Helene. Others found something solid and surprising in each other.
- Small farmers are more squeezed than ever. A California grant program offers a lifeline.
A recent report shows that the state’s farm-to-school grant program has been effective at supporting economically disadvantaged farmers in the face of mounting federal cuts.
The Conversation
- How the government shutdown is hitting the health care system – and what the battle over ACA subsidies means
As the battle for health care plays out in Washington, the shutdown itself could also make it harder for Americans to get the care they need.
- Commuters have bemoaned Philly’s public transit for decades − in 1967, a librarian got the city to listen
Commuters have complained about SEPTA’s poor conditions and unstable funding for nearly a century.
- As an OB-GYN, I see firsthand how misleading statements on acetaminophen leave expectant parents confused, fearful and lacking in options
Fever during pregnancy presents real dangers to both the mother and the fetus – an OB-GYN explains the critical role of acetaminophen in preventing serious outcomes.
- What past education technology failures can teach us about the future of AI in schools
It can take years to collect evidence that shows effective uses of new technologies in schools. Unfortunately, early guesses sometimes go seriously wrong.
- Science costs money – research is guided by who funds it and why
The federal government is more likely to fund curiosity-driven basic research, while industry is more likely to support research that has a clearer eventual payoff.
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