As the U.S. debates free pre-K, research shows its impact

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<p>Arizona&rsquo;s controversial election audit is drawing growing criticism. The <a href="https://apple.news/AeALK_dQhRD-JHReYaNgvuQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"><em>Washington Post</em></a> explains why many elections experts are raising red flags. And <a href="https://apple.news/ANzhcne2NSOy1Q5H3Vl8K8w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"><em>Vox</em></a> looks at how former president Trump&rsquo;s false election-fraud claims are affecting the Republican Party.</p> <p>In the <a href="https://apple.news/ArYiSmFmWQLqzgdsqxjIdwQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"><em>Atlantic</em></a><em>,</em> Zeynep Tufekci argues that the recent Colonial Pipeline hack needs to be a wake-up call to fix major security problems in the code that runs our infrastructure.</p> <p>President Biden is proposing to set aside $200 billion dollars to fund universal preschool. <a href="https://apple.news/Aq5qtvnR_Q_6plDifSCp2pA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR&rsquo;s Planet Money</a> details research on how beneficial early education can be.</p> <p>In the early weeks of the pandemic, rush-hour traffic practically disappeared. But the <a href="https://apple.news/AiiNEkzd7TUC6KeX2r4suOQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"><em>Wall Street Journal</em></a> reports it&rsquo;s coming back, where we might least expect it: the afternoons.</p>