Politics
Opinion | Chief Justice John Roberts is at a crossroads. How will he handle this term? - The Washington Post
As the chief justice begins his 18th term, he is at times an isolated and even tragic figure.
Jim Marchant’s Defeat in Nevada Is Yet Another Loss for Election Deniers - The New York Times
With Jim Marchant’s defeat by Cisco Aguilar in Nevada’s secretary of state race, all but one of the “America First” slate of candidates who espoused conspiracy theories about the 2020 election were defeated.
Travel
A huge tunnel has opened below Niagara Falls | CNN Travel
A newly opened tour plunges visitors into the rocks beneath one of North America's greatest natural wonders to see how its pounding waters were harnessed for power.
Photography
Photos of the Week: Bison Roundup, Camel Fair, Lego Lion - The Atlantic
The northern lights above Norway, storm-driven flooding in the Philippines, tragedies among crowds in India and South Korea, a fire festival in Scotland, and much more
Media
The ridiculous but important Twitter check mark fiasco, explained - Vox
Hours after Musk started offering paid check marks, tweets from fake "verified" accounts flooded the platform.
Two Weeks of Chaos: Inside Elon Musk’s Takeover of Twitter - The New York Times
Mr. Musk ordered immediate layoffs, fired executives by email, laid down product deadlines and has transformed the company.
Markets & Economy
Crypto’s FTX Moment Shows Danger of Centralized Finance With No Central Bank - WSJ
After Binance agreed to takeover rival FTX, the danger is obvious: There’s no one big enough to rescue Binance.
Could FTX’s Collapse Signal Even Tougher Times for Crypto? Here’s What to Know. - The New York Times
Here’s how to make sense of the industry-shaking collapse of FTX.
Health/Biotech
Anthony Fauci’s Sign-Off Message | WIRED
While America’s top doc fought Covid, deniers fought him. He still can’t figure out why.
Science
This Brain Molecule Decides Which Memories Are Happy—or Terrible | WIRED
When the brain encodes memories as positive or negative, a small peptide called neurotensin determines which way they will go.
They made a material that doesn't exist on Earth. That's only the start of the story. : Planet Money : NPR
A scientific discovery could forever change China and the U.S. industrial balance.