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Victims’ families fight to see secret 9/11 files

<p>President Biden says he&rsquo;ll open up secret government files about the 9/11 attacks. <a href="https://apple.news/Aqw7WF6Y3StGFdrqmK_Wliw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ProPublica</a> investigates what answers they may provide to questions victims&rsquo; families have about whether Saudi Arabia bears some responsibility.</p> <p>A bill before the governor of Texas would limit access to abortion-inducing medication. <a href="https://apple.news/AEaz32yfKQSWESNHBf77foA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ABC News</a> reports on how it would further narrow options for pregnant Texans, following the new law restricting abortions in the state.</p> <p>Retailers are spending millions to combat organized shoplifting rings that steal from their stores in bulk and sell the goods online. The <a href="https://apple.news/AIwpLaaFIRRq4AXbLnKJD2Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> goes inside the fight against a $45 billion crime wave.</p> <p>Runners smashed records like never before during the pandemic. The <a href="https://apple.news/AchjlWn16R6egrtPPr4s8nw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a> explains how they were helped by unusual circumstances brought about by lockdowns.</p>

How 9/11 launched a new era of security spending

<p>After the 9/11 terror attacks, federal defense spending surged. The <a href="https://apple.news/AuPqaYyE7T0e3zOy6AGEnXw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> explains how the funding increase transformed the national-security industry and paid for a vast surveillance system.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AN3hk6XmKQi2WV1TUgcymtA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">News-Times</a> reports on how families of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting victims are working to block a move by Remington&rsquo;s lawyers to subpoena the school records of some of the students and educators killed.</p> <p>As the NFL season kicks off, <a href="https://apple.news/A74qTg6EkRGmeYZ5S7UHp-Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">FiveThirtyEight</a> releases its football projections.</p> <p>Many gardeners think talking to plants helps them grow. The <a href="https://apple.news/AIabtUl_8S6WbHqaKtNW8FQ">BBC</a> looks at research on the controversial question of whether plants might be able to listen and even talk back.</p>

Here’s why the accused 9/11 planner is still awaiting trial

<p>Twenty years after 9/11, the accused mastermind behind the attacks is still awaiting trial at Guantanamo Bay. <a href="https://apple.news/A_Kt5xa7RTauK3So0E9VfXQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC News</a> investigates why the process is taking so long.</p> <p>After the widespread protests against police brutality that followed George Floyd&rsquo;s murder, leaders in law enforcement and city halls said police were demoralized and quitting in waves. The <a href="https://apple.news/AtTEFxKsyQc-6g5NSLOsOQA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Marshall Project</a> finds that labor data tells a very different story.</p> <p>Men are falling even further behind women in college enrollment. The <a href="https://apple.news/ALPmKFcGbR6i57q659Ac6hg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> looks at how colleges are dealing with this controversial issue.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/ANIWUbDs5TPWFB3hJ3p2Nzw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">National Geographic</a> reports on a new study that offers a &rdquo;treasure map&rdquo; to an undiscovered planet that may be hiding in our solar system.</p>

Here’s how expiring jobless benefits can affect everyone

<p>Millions of Americans are losing jobless benefits because federal aid has expired. The <a href="https://apple.news/AG0MK0WsPQwKxO_2SPMaROQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> looks at the impact on them and the broader economy.</p> <p>Forty million people depend on the Colorado River for water.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a href="https://apple.news/AgdZDbGOUQ8m2uUpCwFCnew?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ProPublica</a> investigates the role that overuse and climate change are playing in its depletion.</p> <p>American cities are trying to reverse a spike in violent crimes seen during the pandemic. <a href="https://apple.news/AQFFYZb1-SBK1XZNxt1QNOw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg CityLab</a> breaks down new research that finds a connection between helping people repair their homes and reduced crime.</p> <p>The growth of remote work during the pandemic is helping drive the decline of physical business cards. <a href="https://apple.news/AsIAVnlSMQ9W_ODG2JCYCKw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">BBC News</a> reports on what&rsquo;s replacing them.</p>

In Conversation: What happened when a man made a chatbot of his dead fiancée

Jason Fagone is a writer for the San Francisco Chronicle. In a recent article, Fagone details how Joshua Barbeau created an A.I.-powered chatbot based on his late fiancée. The technology brings up ethical and moral questions about the ways we use A.I. and process loss.

Expert answers to your questions about COVID safety for kids

<p>A doctor and <a href="https://apple.news/AdqUIju0_RL6b_k8hovfweg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> columnist addresses parents&rsquo; concerns about how to keep their kids safe as classrooms reopen.</p> <p>Days after Hurricane Ida knocked out power, people are dealing with extreme heat and shortages of gas. The <a href="https://apple.news/ArKc3qPRRSOOb62NeIBA_wg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Louisiana Illuminator</a> looks at the challenges on the ground.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AvvsB0MojRwG4P2OR8ynD0g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Texas Tribune</a> speaks to doctors on how they are dealing with the state&rsquo;s restrictive new abortion law. <a href="https://apple.news/A-56-J4eZT2XyYdpzFlkFcw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Apple News</a> has a special collection of the best reporting on the topic.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AbaQE4i08RLWPKgLLmrMtRg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> reports that the Federal Trade Commission is looking into repair issues involving McDonald&rsquo;s ice cream machines. Frequent breakdowns have been infuriating fans of the fast-food chain&rsquo;s McFlurry and other desserts.</p>

End of eviction ban threatens 750,000 households

<p>Powerful remnants of Hurricane Ida are causing deadly floods in East Coast states, <a href="https://apple.news/AXG2EbdujQhOWFgpowyiqyw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> reports.</p> <p>A new report says 750,000 households could be hit by eviction following the end of the federal moratorium protecting renters. <a href="https://apple.news/AUse-9SkCSoazda2MAjHdQQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> looks at the potential impact.</p> <p>The Los Angeles Unified School District is mandating that its roughly half a million students and faculty be tested for the coronavirus every week, regardless of vaccination status. The <a href="https://apple.news/AXxrlXqq-RzKOjqxfn9bjrA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> breaks down the massive program.</p> <p>In a short career, Aaliyah left a considerable mark on music. <a href="https://apple.news/A_r9Hgu9WRPGrNkjfTA6fhg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> examines the singer&rsquo;s life as a genre-blending artist, 20 years after her death in a plane crash.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AjhuzkemdQlavwoW2CW77DQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> looks into why rising coffee-bean prices have coffee shops and drinkers facing sticker shock.</p>

Controversial Texas abortion ban comes at pivotal moment

<p><a href="https://apple.news/ApvqBgGHYRKWUDlsgc6BHlw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> reports on a new Texas law banning abortions at six weeks of pregnancy that&rsquo;s now in force. The U.S. Supreme Court did not block it from going into effect.</p> <p>Companies pledged around $50 billion for racial-justice causes after George Floyd&rsquo;s murder. The <a href="https://apple.news/AXZA3tNGkTMqUFS_IPrSdhg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> investigates where the money has gone.</p> <p>Leaded gas has finally been phased out worldwide, at least as a legal fuel for street vehicles, according to a United Nations report. <a href="https://apple.news/AOmKvvmp7T1yNIUD1P23AzA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> explains the importance of this long-awaited milestone.</p> <p>As the New York Mets struggled this season, fans booed. Some players replied with a thumbs-down. <a href="https://apple.news/AjrrdxzMwQhGp07XElHBcKg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Yahoo Sports</a> looks into what it says about the relationship between athletes and audiences.</p>

Ida’s warning: Cities aren’t ready for fast-growing storms

<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/Adpaam5RVSQe2_GxHlPU0Jg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a> explains how Ida&rsquo;s rapid intensification may be a warning that states need new hurricane emergency plans, because storms can now gather strength faster than cities can evacuate.</p> <p>Afghans who helped American troops face a long and complicated path before they and their families can find permanent homes in the U.S. <a href="https://apple.news/AMvYjjIRQTjKzfsUNbypERQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> looks into this.</p> <p>Jury selection begins today in the trial of Elizabeth Holmes, founder of blood-testing startup Theranos, who is accused of misleading patients and investors. The <a href="https://apple.news/AdhKKAqtySbeyLDc6v0tGhA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> has a preview.</p> <p>Antibodies against the coronavirus wane over time, but the immune system may have a plan for that. <a href="https://apple.news/AHA8eML4SRSund6u-5OYWqw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg</a> reports on new research showing vaccines seem to help it develop a backup plan that doesn&rsquo;t rely on booster shots.</p>

Danger and darkness: Louisiana reels from Hurricane Ida

<p><a href="https://apple.news/AMWnzlP6YS269CEUmpeXFGA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> reports on the dangerous impact of Hurricane Ida. Around a million customers lost power as the devastating storm moved inland, flooding streets and destroying homes.</p> <p>The U.S. says it launched a drone strike Sunday targeting suspected suicide bombers near Kabul&rsquo;s airport, the <a href="https://apple.news/AF7fzh50ERJyXjlE-RC9bbQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> reports. U.S. Central Command is investigating reports of civilian deaths from the strike.</p> <p>Military families move frequently, which creates problems for the careers of civilian spouses. The <a href="https://apple.news/AD36aH15NQ0SFM6UyUyW9jA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> looks at new legislation that could make it easier for them to get the licenses they need to work in different states.</p> <p>African governments and businesses are spending more on space exploration. <a href="https://apple.news/AR4TmGBbIR36vG1XazMg9nQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Quartz</a> explains how this increase is driven by a need to expand internet access via satellites.</p> <p>Entrepreneurs are trying to teach computers how to smell, which has proven a real challenge. <a href="https://apple.news/AnC7v9dC4SsyGP2srXKb59w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg Businessweek</a> explores how robot noses could change many industries, from food, to security, to health.</p>

In Conversation: Jason Parham on how Black Twitter became a cultural force

Jason Parham is out with a three-part feature in ‘WIRED’ chronicling how Black Twitter came to exist in its current form. To put together this history, he spoke with the people who have been there since the beginning.

U.S. braces for more attacks as Afghan evacuations continue

<p><a href="https://apple.news/AZsjbugE1SnW-MsSPiuIaew?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Reuters</a> reports that U.S. troops at Kabul's airport are bracing for more possible Islamic State attacks as they work to evacuate Americans and Afghan allies, following yesterday&rsquo;s deadly strikes.</p> <p>The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, disproportionately affected people of color. <a href="https://apple.news/AlOearFRBQi-ESMxOdD51sQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Mother Jones</a> explores how the majority-Black city&rsquo;s response to COVID closed the racial gap.</p> <p>Next month, mortgage giant Fannie Mae will start considering rent-payment history as part of mortgage approvals. <a href="https://apple.news/AzSMObmRbTICMknT_h4mZTQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">USA Today</a> breaks down how this could help more Americans buy homes.</p> <p>Giant Burmese pythons are killing wildlife in the Florida Everglades. A <a href="https://apple.news/Al2WGVicWTFmeg6ItJqzexg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Field &amp; Stream</a> reporter went along with the snake hunters doing the dangerous work of removing them.</p>

The national implications of California’s recall election

<p><a href="https://apple.news/AJWEgk50GS02_j59Ihk0KOA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> reports on casualties following what the Pentagon calls a &ldquo;complex attack&rdquo; on the airport in Kabul.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A3phhPtHDS0GCY03NFHZdRg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> explains how the unusual design of California&rsquo;s recall election could lead to Governor Gavin Newsom being replaced by a Republican.</p> <p>In Kansas, civic groups have stopped voter-registration drives. <a href="https://apple.news/AZdaaqJ4wSY263G4yKEyhDg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> looks into concerns that a new election law is making it harder to sign people up to vote.</p> <p>At a time when controversial statues are being taken down across the U.S., one Texas town is installing new ones. <a href="https://apple.news/Aot4fl79uRSebIEHKbn773g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Texas Monthly</a> reports on locals upset over a sculpture series that depicts 16th-century European explorers meeting Indigenous people.</p> <p>Succulent owners in China are outsourcing plant parenthood. The <a href="https://apple.news/AQcqIfSAOSf2c9SelYIsDwg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> takes a look at the growing popularity of succulent fostering.</p>

Democrats approve a budget plan. Now comes the hard part.

<p>The House passage of the $3.5 trillion budget plan came after moderate Democrats secured a pledge that a vote on a separate, bipartisan infrastructure package would take place by late September. The <a href="https://apple.news/ACNdrqKJMTXmrBcXS3rNG2Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> explains how the tough negotiations that led to the deal highlight differences within the party.</p> <p>The Supreme Court is ordering that Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;Remain in Mexico&rdquo; policy be reinstated. <a href="https://apple.news/AKdonWwlCQ9ORXQP2jcb-EQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> argues that the move leaves the Biden administration with two untenable options.</p> <p>Dirt floors, a health hazard, are common in rural parts of less-developed countries. <a href="https://apple.news/AtBVBpb3rRT-cIQI6pmhXUg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg CityLab</a> looks at a surprising new technology that offers a potential solution.</p> <p>Swimmer Abbas Karimi was born without arms in Afghanistan and fled the country as a teen. Now he wants to become the first member of the refugee team to win a Paralympic medal. <a href="https://apple.news/AcMhNzuN4Sf60g4l68UlB6A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">USA Today</a> spoke with him.</p>

Taliban takeover creates a money problem for Afghans

<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/APKxja7xLQRePqgKH7BjV2g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">L.A. Times</a> explains the extremely difficult economic situation Afghanistan now faces under Taliban control.</p> <p>Severe drought in California is taking its toll. The <a href="https://apple.news/A5iRKjDxWRUeAMO8bxHC3gg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a> and the <a href="https://apple.news/Aq05rl8GRSJamEUS6Wzlrbg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">L.A. Times</a> look at the human and environmental impact.</p> <p>The long and complicated journey of a giant stuffed giraffe from a Chinese factory to an American customer shows how clogged the supply chain has become during the pandemic &mdash; and explains why many things are more expensive now. <a href="https://apple.news/ANmGtSXE8TZaTxdAylrltfA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Time</a> has the story.</p> <p>With the Paralympics underway, <a href="https://apple.news/AXQq3cgXeR32QoQvNcDYrVA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Sports Illustrated</a> tells the remarkable story of 29-year-old Jessica Long, who has racked up 23 swimming medals.</p>

What it’s like on the ground after Haiti’s earthquake

<p>A <a href="https://apple.news/AMJRJC7wiSIO0wRHuAAVCVw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Miami Herald</a> reporter joins us from Haiti to talk about recovery efforts following the country&rsquo;s recent 7.2-magnitude earthquake.</p> <p>Interest in plant-based foods is growing as more people worry about impact of raising meat on animals and the environment. <a href="https://apple.news/Ayo9IhoJZQNyyYCznuyZOow?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> looks at what a largely plant-based future could mean for Americans who currently work in the meat industry.</p> <p>Josephine Baker, the American dancer and wartime French Resistance agent, will be the first Black woman honored with a place in the Panth&eacute;on, the mausoleum for French national heroes. The <a href="https://apple.news/AMc-duCmhSQSZAi4NInhWKg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Times of London</a> has the story.</p> <p>Giant, venomous sea snakes might not intend harm when they attack divers. <a href="https://apple.news/AF1WSETOfTXayqfl6eH-3vw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Gizmodo</a> reports on new research that says the creatures might just be attempting to find a mate.</p>

In Conversation: Craig Whitlock on 20 years of U.S. lies about Afghanistan

<p>Craig Whitlock is the <em>Washington Post</em> reporter behind <em>The Afghanistan Papers</em>. Whitlock obtained a trove of government documents that revealed the false narrative the U.S. government had been pushing about the war for decades.</p>

Dispatch from Kabul: Life after the Taliban takeover

<p>Kabul&rsquo;s airport is in chaos as Afghans who helped U.S. forces try to get out. An <a href="https://apple.news/AfT0jPTTCSqiATcFIdeMK_Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Al Jazeera</a> journalist describes what life is like in the city now.</p> <p>An <a href="https://apple.news/ARLNhWdSWSsedLyhkGZ5rkw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC News</a> investigation looks at how international scammers used stolen identities to dupe state unemployment agencies in the U.S. into giving them billions of dollars in COVID benefits.</p> <p>Black women are nearly four times more likely than white women to die during childbirth. The <a href="https://apple.news/AEqhtzJvJTyOK0oWgVK0dWQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">L.A. Times</a> brings us the story of a Black-owned birthing center in Los Angeles that aims to provide specialized care.</p> <p>Researchers studying the daddy longlegs sequenced the arachnid&rsquo;s genome to learn more about its unique body. <a href="https://apple.news/A17tKtMhbTQSqOdL-7U8FNA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> reports on how they were able to create a &ldquo;daddy shortlegs.&rdquo;</p>

Images tell the story of what's at stake for Afghan women

<p>Twenty years of photos in the <a href="https://apple.news/Ay8q72sqmQceoGvBxiCeXHA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a> show some of the gains women in Afghanistan made after the Taliban was deposed, and what they stand to lose now it&rsquo;s back in power.</p> <p>As America evacuates Afghans who helped U.S. forces, the <a href="https://apple.news/ABwuq_RXrSP2DTilL9RY4VA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Sacramento Bee</a> looks into how resettlement agencies are having trouble keeping up with the pace of new arrivals.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A1RqG20nnToWFENLNQNgGTA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">L.A. Times</a> describes an effort to save plants and animals whose habitats are in peril from climate change and human activity. It has been called a modern-day Noah&rsquo;s Ark.</p> <p>Some of those who work from home have a secret: They are working two jobs at the same time. The <a href="https://apple.news/A9evhqOSQSiiiw56yfsTPow?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> uncovers the shadowy world of people who pull in six figures by working multiple office jobs simultaneously.</p>

Global powers hedge bets as Taliban takes Afghanistan

<p>Foreign correspondents for the <a href="https://apple.news/A2VOgKUVNST2lII4mL4jGWA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> look at what the Taliban&rsquo;s takeover of Afghanistan means for nearby Pakistan, China, and India.</p> <p>As COVID cases surge, a <a href="https://apple.news/A0l-a-gb5ROaImAUWlqc-wA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ProPublica</a> reporter explains her decision to remove her kids from a school that dropped its mask mandate.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/ACmqKv95VQr-LUdOm1rnnaw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Chronicle of Higher Education and APM Reports</a> break down how American colleges are seeing a drop in foreign students&nbsp;that is hurting schools&rsquo; finances.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AJdb6NQfaSkyHEcuVCMXnuQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">L.A. Times</a> looks into why Manny Pacquiao, legendary boxer and a senator in the Philippines, is getting back in the ring at 42 years old.</p>

What happens to Afghans who helped U.S. troops?

<p><a href="https://apple.news/AA2yI0rcfRBqY4Br0JrFMcA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> reports that the Biden administration is expected to recommend COVID-vaccine booster shots for most Americans.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/ACoi-rqF0RFmySlNkB5u9og?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> looks at the challenge of resettling Afghans who helped U.S. troops, which has parallels with the end of the Vietnam War.</p> <p>Climate forecasters now incorporate politics into their models of the warming planet.&nbsp;<a href="https://apple.news/A17qAGw9jQyaSYiMweIAQHw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Quartz</a> explains why this matters.</p> <p>Sleek new financial apps are targeting a young generation already drowning in debt. The <a href="https://apple.news/Au24soJz_Stqeqa1x-E3pbA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">L.A. Times</a> reports on concerns that these services may promote excess borrowing among consumers struggling with poor credit.</p> <p>A Kenyan orphanage found it hard to get formula for rescued baby elephants during the pandemic. <a href="https://apple.news/A-MSCg-STRLOeu426fkaANw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">National Geographic</a> explains how goat milk saved them.</p>

How America’s Afghanistan exit will affect the world

<p><a href="https://apple.news/Arxr6gXSDRV6TTFkSzDMgjQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a> writer Robin Wright looks at the long-term impact of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. <a href="https://apple.news/AmjOIdovSSi7K3ZKocP6_zA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Apple News</a> has a collection of the best reporting on the situation.</p> <p>As Haiti searches for survivors of a powerful earthquake, <a href="https://apple.news/ArtbwArlUThurkw0lZlXeeQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">National Geographic</a> explains why quakes there can be so deadly.</p> <p>Climate change is turbocharging temperatures, which means more American workers will face stifling conditions with deadly consequences. An investigation by <a href="https://apple.news/A-L0fKhLLRB-KN0hKU87TGg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico and E&amp;E News</a> reveals how difficult setting a national standard to protect them could be.</p> <p>Legalization of online sports betting turned a New Jersey pizza joint into an unlikely gambling hot spot. <a href="https://apple.news/AyletVJysTAy0H5dtetk8Eg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Sports Illustrated</a> reports.</p>

In Conversation: E. Alex Jung on who writer Anthony Veasna So might’ve been

Anthony Veasna So was a burgeoning literary star when he died of a drug overdose at 28 last year. For New York Magazine, Jung spoke with So’s friends, family, and partner about who he was. They all have different ideas.

Former Army officer reflects on U.S. mistakes in Afghanistan

<p>A former Army officer argues in the <a href="https://apple.news/A4zsy5uwZR9G4tTGMyOpEMg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a> that the U.S. military made major mistakes in Afghanistan, and says the collapse of government security forces there keeps him up at night.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AcLTKtRIzQuWFE1WV0OmH6w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> looks at what new census data says about America&rsquo;s increasingly diverse population. <a href="https://apple.news/A7wQc2hneR4uLsoO3dWBpuw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> explains how the data will affect a congressional redistricting process that contains a lot of wild cards.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A5lX7YUw5SL6jqiB5Q00I-g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Sacramento Bee</a> reports on how California is undertaking a prison overhaul based on the system used in Norway. There are questions over whether this approach will work in America.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AF_3JS94iTBq2Xz6FylFVBg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Smithsonian Magazine</a> looks at a new discovery dinosaur researchers are calling &ldquo;the closest thing we have to a real-life dragon.&rdquo;</p>

U.S. tosses expiring vaccines as the world waits for doses

<p>Many unused COVID-vaccine doses in the U.S. are being thrown away, even as many countries can&rsquo;t get enough shots. <a href="https://apple.news/ArgEinsWYSQOSRU96kdzxmw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> explains why transferring unused doses abroad is so complicated.</p> <p>As newly remote workers move to small places, turning them into &ldquo;Zoom towns,&rdquo; rising housing prices are driving out longtime residents. The <a href="https://apple.news/AvMEQ14k9QMKu1xvZtvPw-A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> looks at the impact in one community.</p> <p>The Quinault Indian Nation has lived on the coast of Washington state for thousands of years. The <a href="https://apple.news/ALfNbmuUlQ5CD4zkpnQNguQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Seattle Times</a> reports on how climate change is forcing the tribe to move, and says it&rsquo;s a problem affecting more and more Indigenous communities.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AkQAcleOqRoaVk5CDSyNQFw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> looks at the effort to preserve natural silence in places that haven&rsquo;t been polluted by human-made noise.</p>

Cuomo is out. Meet the woman who will replace him.

<p>Andrew Cuomo is stepping down as governor of New York, following an extensive report detailing accusations of sexual harassment. New York Magazine looks at <a href="https://apple.news/A-g1L-IJKQrylDUEwLdDOhA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">what&rsquo;s next for him</a> and profiles his successor, <a href="https://apple.news/AfzodyH0NT1av8VzgrgR5xQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul</a>.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/Aw595VpNPQOSzd3wauGvfcg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> explains why Birmingham, Alabama, has one of the tightest labor markets in the country.</p> <p>The Brazilian butt lift, one of the world&rsquo;s most dangerous plastic-surgery procedures, has gone mainstream. <a href="https://apple.news/Acsz3JvP2S5i6IGORGLCDdQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> reports on growing concern over patients&rsquo; safety.</p> <p>U.S. pet owners spend tens of billions of dollars keeping animals healthy. <a href="https://apple.news/AiNfke0mwTj6VXLmYqExZBw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Marketplace</a> looks at why why veterinary costs have been steadily rising.</p>

Back-to-school is looming. Why aren’t more kids vaccinated?

<p>As parents and children prepare for school to start, the Delta variant is causing a surge in coronavirus cases. <a href="https://apple.news/AaRxl7pYuQvu_qlmTlgeMXw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg Businessweek</a> looks at efforts to speed up vaccination of kids.</p> <p>The latest U.N. report on climate change paints a grim picture of the future. A piece in the <a href="https://apple.news/AaReIZWHfS5WofvcjtPitaQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> argues that we shouldn&rsquo;t give in to despair, and instead should focus on taking action while we still can.</p> <p>Scarlett Johansson is suing Disney over pay after the studio released <em>Black Widow</em> on its streaming service. The <a href="https://apple.news/ASD6cKw7YTGyuFzLp-ld86Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Hollywood Reporter</a> explains why the fight is a sign that how studios pay top talent may change significantly in coming years.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A6ljZ43kRQHiEB6Npz4Qm9w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">USA Today</a> reports on how NASA is looking for people to test life on Mars by living in a simulated environment on Earth for one year.</p>

Afghan troops losing to Taliban following U.S. withdrawal

<p>The Food and Drug Administration is supposed to ensure that medical devices used by the public are safe and effective. <a href="https://apple.news/ABtk8Oxo0TZ-yP77-YwVtGg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ProPublica</a> investigates why the agency allowed a heart pump that didn&rsquo;t meet federal standards to be implanted in thousands of patients.</p> <p>The United Nations calls its new report on climate change &ldquo;a code red for humanity.&rdquo; <a href="https://apple.news/A7cRZD57uTNi-CV9zGG9DsQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> has key takeaways.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AtsklQLiYQ4ygO_pITln8Gw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">The Wall Street Journal</a> looks at the Taliban&rsquo;s mission to capture cities in Afghanistan as the U.S. withdraws.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AG0GkjzMhQy2NB7fErTnAVg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">National Geographic</a> explores how animal-rights advocates are fighting for animal personhood, and what it could mean for creatures in captivity.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A1kE6EA_bTUyqOVqNBi1x2A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> describes why a large inflatable rat created to protest at labor disputes gained free-speech rights.</p>

In Conversation: Gabriel Sherman follows the money behind Jeffrey Epstein

In an article for Vanity Fair, Sherman investigates Epstein’s ties to Leslie Wexner, the founder of the company that owns Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works and, until recently, the only publicly known client of Epstein’s.

States battle over back-to-school mask mandates

<p>As the first day of school approaches, health officials and educators are figuring out how to bring students back for in-person learning without spreading the coronavirus. The <a href="https://apple.news/AN3ZDVwZlSvCfOXsu-FfaWQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> looks at four Florida school districts that are pushing back against Governor Ron DeSantis&rsquo;s threat to withhold funding if they mandate mask-wearing.</p> <p>Parents and children who were separated at the southern border by the Trump administration are being reunited by a government task force. <a href="https://apple.news/A7EgiJBpGT8Wo4Rkb-8qOyg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">BuzzFeed News</a> reports that the reunited families are struggling to get by financially and need resettlement assistance.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/ARKH-7QJOQGG0zlg7ZeY5Sw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg Businessweek</a> dives into the story behind a billionaire&rsquo;s mission to grow genetically modified lungs in pigs for use in humans.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AXmp_9VX0TM6vonTtkpiNDw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> looks at how technologically advanced tracks have helped Olympic athletes compete better.</p>