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Vermont, hit by catastrophic flooding, braces for more

<p>Vermont is dealing with catastrophic flooding &mdash; and bracing for more. <a href="https://apple.news/AzzOEbYnZT9u7GzW5D7GJsQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Reuters</a> has details on the situation. And <a href="https://apple.news/AmpUVpvEpQfqetPUCTDW3Eg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> explains why we&rsquo;re seeing more extreme flooding around the world.</p> <p>Scientists say this lake proves that human damage to the environment triggered a new chapter in geologic time: the Anthropocene. The <a href="https://apple.news/AxbwNJdkJTtGHbXW5wrs21A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> reports.</p> <p>The northern lights probably won&rsquo;t be visible across as large a stretch of the U.S. as an early forecast indicated. <a href="https://apple.news/ADZMCSa5uRVSZk29w7nfFFA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC</a> explains why.</p>

Why a GOP senator is blocking the U.S. military

<p>The Marines&rsquo; top general has stepped down as leader with no Senate-confirmed successor in place. A Republican senator is blocking military promotions to protest abortion policy.&nbsp;<a href="https://apple.news/AjllSnKe7REC_R6U0RW7j8A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> has the story.</p> <p>If signed into law as expected, Iowa&rsquo;s proposed abortion ban is likely to face a long legal battle. <a href="https://apple.news/Ag9nNozFIQBm9ftvlWaN6jA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">KCCI</a> reports.</p> <p>He served the U.S. Army in Afghanistan. He was killed driving for Lyft in D.C. The <a href="https://apple.news/AOEOu515eRDGbB8QQyd9X5w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownote">Washington Post</a> tells his story.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A9Vt1BcxFSN6fHcFsdKjMjQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Smithsonian</a> explains how climate change is making home runs easier to hit.</p>

What your burger has to do with climate change

<p><a href="https://apple.news/AT4c2LdsrTyaU0j86KnlbAA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> argues that the media needs to better explain the connection between climate change and meat and dairy production.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AegAv88jiQXWf2pgp5nWBng?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> explains why berberine, a trendy weight-loss supplement popular on TikTok, is not &ldquo;nature&rsquo;s Ozempic.&rdquo;</p> <p>The Apple News soccer podcast <a href="https://apple.news/ALrIChCVoTH-oj650UmnQ-w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">After the Whistle</a> is returning for the Women&rsquo;s World Cup.</p>

The promise, and risk, of a new Alzheimer’s drug

<p>The FDA granted full approval to a new Alzheimer&rsquo;s drug meant to slow the disease. There are some risks to the treatment. <a href="https://apple.news/AP0XkvrpTRo6mnqVts9TuMA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC News</a> has the story.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AlY70LcG6RnW3IhjPp_UwCA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> looks at why many ultraprocessed foods are unhealthy.</p> <p>The extreme heat is making squirrels and other creatures &ldquo;sploot.&rdquo; <a href="https://apple.news/AJiXjTH_kQM6rYM66ZFtAGg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> explains how it&rsquo;s a sign that animals are struggling with climate change.</p>

Sneak Peek: Playing Dwight on ‘The Office’ didn’t make Rainn Wilson happy. Here’s how he’s seeking real joy.

<p>Rainn Wilson understands why so many people are rejecting religion today. But he argues that the core aspects of faith still have something important to offer us. Spirituality has brought him community, purpose, and levity &mdash; even as he&rsquo;s struggled with depression, anxiety, and addiction. The actor explores these themes in his new book, <a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/soul-boom/id6443263420"><strong><em>Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution</em></strong></a>, and TV show, <a href="https://www.peacocktv.com/stream-tv/rainn-wilson-and-the-geography-of-bliss"><strong><em>Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss</em></strong></a>. Wilson shared what he's learned with&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/apple-news-in-conversation/id1577591053"><strong><em>Apple News In Conversation</em></strong></a> host Shumita Basu. This is a preview of their conversation.</p>

Cancer drugs keep running out. Here’s why.

<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/Am0uKxqzfQyCVvK7xvBCaCg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a> examines how economic issues are making critical cancer drugs hard to find.</p> <p>The push to tie Medicaid to work is making a comeback. Georgia is at the forefront. The <a href="https://apple.news/AuQPONYHYT6OHxfPxwByMSQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> has the story.</p> <p>Amy Olson is playing in the U.S. Women&rsquo;s Open while seven months pregnant. The <a href="https://apple.news/AU1hmRht0QLK55STk6UnL6g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> looks at how she&rsquo;s doing it.</p>

Why the U.S. military is facing a recruitment crisis

<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AHBQX0ag2Ru2JvC-Sh6KjjQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> explains why many U.S. veterans don&rsquo;t want their kids to join the military.</p> <p>After decades as rivals and friends, tennis greats Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova found themselves more intertwined than ever as they each struggled with cancer. The <a href="https://apple.news/A0XEvXNkvSi-yFv-txJXemw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> tells the story of their long friendship.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AwtlRlgeKToaP_abtzC-ZPg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> reports on a flying-car prototype that just got a key certification from the FAA.</p>

Workplace impact of SCOTUS’s affirmative-action ruling

<p><a href="https://apple.news/A7wIx0E7hRDqbqIl1mu0vwg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg Businessweek</a> looks into how the Supreme Court&rsquo;s ruling on affirmative action in university admissions could also impact the workplace.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AlZD-J0DrSw-LAra-mtwacA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">USA Today</a> investigates an ambulance-access crisis affecting millions of Americans.</p> <p>Universities in Connecticut began offering classes to incarcerated people a few years ago. The program&rsquo;s first class of graduates just walked across the stage at commencement. <a href="https://apple.news/ANUU6bP4zQkq9lYnQ8ad6XA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CT Insider</a> has the story.</p>

Supreme Court rules against affirmative action

<p>The Supreme Court ruled that it was unconstitutional to consider race in university admissions, upending decades of precedent involving affirmative action. The <a href="https://apple.news/AGxOCrTV1Q7avA8ekVQD5ww?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Los Angeles Times</a> has details.</p> <p>Survivors of the recent migrant shipwreck near Greece told <a href="https://apple.news/Au2sFbIEoT4Gomq378e_sWA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> that the coast guard attempted to tow the vessel when it capsized. The comments contradict the Greek authorities&rsquo; version of events.</p> <p>Reparations for Black Californians face an uphill climb in the state legislature. The <a href="https://apple.news/AztbPEIl5Sb2Y0C3DlGesWQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> has the story.</p> <p>A linguist writes in the <a href="https://apple.news/AAErSPoMgR16ja0JgSsEnjA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Conversation</a> about a new English dialect emerging in South Florida.</p>

The human stories from the deadly migrant shipwreck

<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/ALVlHKEO6SVeZVkKn4OwUQQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> tells the story of how as many as 750 migrants boarded a fishing trawler and ended up in one of the Mediterranean&rsquo;s deadliest shipwrecks.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AYR5Q1FAYS8674xBwWCOppA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Reuters</a> reports on the relentless heat wave scorching Texas and neighboring states, and the deterioration of air quality over the Midwest as Canadian wildfire smoke lingers.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/ArFLhhtdzRrmYFiaJ6iB9Ew?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> explains why everyone in South Korea is a year or two younger today.</p>

Taped evidence in Trump secret-documents case goes public

<p><a href="https://apple.news/AX0WbUsW2QRqURr5UhHcU4A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> has the tape of Trump&rsquo;s 2021 conversation about classified documents, an important piece of evidence in the federal case against him.</p> <p>Remote school during the pandemic was devastating for many kids. The <a href="https://apple.news/A444HbqhjQyeIqIbCGFGjYA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a> looks at how one school system is attempting to make up for lost ground by experimenting with its calendar.</p> <p>Netflix&rsquo;s crackdown on password sharing has forced some people to have pretty awkward conversations with freeloading family and friends. The <a href="https://apple.news/Acipa-DZyQKi7Y7JNL5dabg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> has the story.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p>

Where Putin’s power stands after a weekend of revolt

<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AfnUsqai5Tri8-kRiaaJIcw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> looks at the big questions that remain about Putin&rsquo;s control over Russia after Wagner troops briefly rebelled. Some Western officials wonder whether the drama is truly over.</p> <p>A federal judge struck down a ban on gender-affirming health care for transgender youth in Arkansas. It&rsquo;s an important case that could have national implications. The <a href="https://apple.news/A7CCMpOtYRCeD9ZtCH7gNkA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Arkansas Advocate</a> has the story.</p> <p>Research indicates lobsters likely feel pain. Should we get them high before cooking them? <a href="https://apple.news/A7mzBA0mNQPGcFczQtCxKhA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">National Geographic</a> spoke to a chef who says yes.</p>

Lessons from a state that already banned affirmative action

<p><a href="https://apple.news/ARDalh8GlTlyO6lC1x6RB0Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> reports on how ending affirmative action changed California.</p> <p>Nearly a year later, most Americans oppose the Supreme Court&rsquo;s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. <a href="https://apple.news/As7oeRbygSN-VQ7gUzoK0Hg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> looks at survey data.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/APW2gTSIVTNSWxHWpoOrEqg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> explains how TikTok is upending how companies create and market new products.</p>

Sneak Peek: Enduring advice for this year’s graduating class (and nongraduates too).

<p>At their worst, graduation speeches are boring, trite, and pedantic. But at their best,&nbsp;they&rsquo;re touching meditations on what it means to live a purposeful, fulfilling life. On this week&rsquo;s episode of <a href="https://apple.news/T9rjlxm95TtTn3RWUl4SFiw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Apple News In Conversation</em></a>, host Shumita Basu speaks with commencement-speech connoisseur Cristina Negrut, who has read hundreds of speeches and cataloged many on the website <a href="http://bestgraduationspeeches.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Best Graduation Speeches</a>. This is a preview of their conversation.</p>

Justice Alito under fire for gifts from GOP billionaire

<p>A <a href="https://apple.news/APqAN1qWFT_qpFizC95yFhQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ProPublica</a> investigation finds that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito took an undisclosed luxury vacation with a Republican megadonor who later had multiple cases before the court.</p> <p>Artificial intelligence is raising difficult questions in health-care settings about who makes the final call in a crisis: the human or the machine. The <a href="https://apple.news/AoykBcnMaReqypt3UZjbu5A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> has more.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AUUW1C_sERPSuetJChxo4sg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ESPN</a> breaks down the roster of the U.S. Women&rsquo;s National Team as it prepares to compete for the World Cup.</p>

New hope as the Titanic-sub search hits a critical phase

<p>Searchers detect underwater noises in the hunt for the missing tourist submersible on a Titanic expedition. <a href="https://apple.news/A1hI7ivuLT-G7x7ItfrUnAg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CBS News</a> has more.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AriiwWfL1TDieJC0CVlxEAQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Reuters</a> reports on the suspected human traffickers detained pending trial over the deadly migrant shipwreck off of Greece.</p> <p>Hunter Biden reached a deal with prosecutors on cases involving taxes and a gun purchase. The <a href="https://apple.news/AHELy-sZ9RiKLVeff1E8E2g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> has details.</p> <p>Cases involving slavery are still cited as good law across the U.S. <a href="https://apple.news/A0k7YyUGuTZ2v8BoBZWq0Ww?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> reports on the effort to change that.</p> <p>Every generation thinks people were nicer in the past. <a href="https://apple.news/AYiIVb6d_QzKjXQS-fymsjw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> introduces us to researchers who have evidence to the contrary.</p>

The search for a missing tourist vessel near Titanic wreck

<p><a href="https://apple.news/AU6YddUiTSq-5KAjHmJI6Ig?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> reports on how some crucial cancer drugs are in short supply, putting patients&rsquo; care at risk.</p> <p>Gen Z has had cosmetic work done. They&rsquo;re happy to tell you all about it. The <a href="https://apple.news/ATT5IcvBEQJ6nEQ6vs53SKA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> explains.</p> <p>Satellites keep photobombing space images. Astronomers need to find a fix. <a href="https://apple.news/Aa1OSizPQRDO4Uc4Tax2a-w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wired</a> has more.</p>

Failures to stop a deadly threat to cars from 18-wheelers

<p><a href="https://apple.news/AcA44oOClTPKPt8hd5eZwWw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ProPublica and Frontline</a> investigate decades of government failure to prevent deadly crashes between cars and commercial trucks.</p> <p>The Nile is the world&rsquo;s longest river? The Amazon would like a word. The <a href="https://apple.news/A0zB1A_ujR56MJp9Xx9_egA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> has more on an intractable geographic debate.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AIUykuScmQiCuEhLL7aAWTw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> reports on research into whether a playlist of fish sounds can help save the world&rsquo;s coral reefs.</p>

Sneak Peek: Writer Samantha Irby makes the case for enjoying frivolous things

<p>Samantha Irby is many things: blogger; essayist; and writer for shows like <em>Shrill</em>, <em>And Just Like That &hellip;</em>, and <em>Work in Progress</em>. Above all, she is a master of transforming seemingly mundane moments of everyday life into high comedy. Irby sat down with <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/apple-news-in-conversation/id1577591053" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em><strong>Apple News In Conversation</strong></em></a> host Shumita Basu to talk about her new book, <a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/quietly-hostile/id6443288130" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em><strong>Quietly Hostile</strong></em></a>, her writing process, turning herself into a TV character, and why frivolous things matter. This is a preview of their conversation.</p>

Migrants want help after 20 months stuck on an island “hell”

<p>Dozens of migrants have been stuck for months on a tiny island in the Indian Ocean. They say conditions are terrible. The <a href="https://apple.news/AeT3N5B81RWqhiyq85fwzkQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">BBC</a> reports.</p> <p>A catatonic woman awakened after 20 years. The <a href="https://apple.news/A0W061d3YSemUrNMs6R4Ldg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> explains how her story may change psychiatry.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AQRbEx6lnRoibCUv4LXiCDQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Houston Chronicle</a> reports on why elephants at the local zoo do yoga.</p>

Olympian’s death highlights health risks for Black women

<p>Olympian Tori Bowie died from a pregnancy complication that disproportionately impacts Black women. <a href="https://apple.news/AHLCAXBUSSimLRfULSVlY4A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ABC News</a> reports on the latest. The <a href="https://apnews.com/article/black-women-maternal-mortality-rate-df872e86c4bb56ef222b19141dc377f8">Associated Press</a> has been covering health disparities that are affecting this community in America.</p> <p>San Francisco put cash in kindergarteners&rsquo; college savings accounts 13 years ago. The <a href="https://apple.news/AGfj7rPNJRPColbVT7II_SA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">San Francisco Chronicle</a> examines whether the move paid off.</p> <p>Paul McCartney tells the <a href="https://apple.news/AZreFWT2DQWuoO1kyP62TMQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">BBC</a> how AI has enabled a &ldquo;final&rdquo; Beatles song.</p>

Trump is in court today. What to know about the charges.

<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AWK7zpAerTpidBk38mA350g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> explains why Trump was charged in relation to handling secret information while Hillary Clinton and Mike Pence were not, and <a href="https://apple.news/AdJKbtTt1TbictF5TQA0w_Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">details the 37 charges he faces</a>.</p> <p>In a groundbreaking climate lawsuit, young plaintiffs argue that Montana&rsquo;s fossil-fuel support violates their constitutional rights. The <a href="https://apple.news/AK1k9bndNS66n2XQ6f0CitA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Daily Montanan</a> has the story.</p> <p>The student-loan freeze is ending. The <a href="https://apple.news/ANvc3KJ27TUScsrMFK9N_PA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> has what you need to know.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AfgR1osqFTuef7DNCwVKZZA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Apple News</a> has a special collection of coverage on how the Denver Nuggets won their first NBA title.</p>

How kids survived 40 days in the Amazon after a plane crash

<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A57ohPaZFRaCkYnZ5CHCFAg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Guardian</a> has fresh details on how four Colombian children lived through nearly six weeks alone in the Amazon jungle after a plane crash.</p> <p>A new program could shed light on the link between fighting wildfires and cancer. <a href="https://apple.news/AGLDTsIiLTdaAeNwCs723vA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Boise State Public Radio</a> reports.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/As1OhZ_gqQROvty24zoNlaw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Sacramento Bee</a> looks at how riders are taking mail on horseback from California to Missouri to celebrate the anniversary of the Pony Express.</p>

What we know about Trump’s historic federal criminal charges

<p>Donald Trump was indicted again, this time on federal criminal charges. The <a href="https://apple.news/A6taAVzBzSpiolVSmp-i1jA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> has the details.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A2m8E9gigTJKQwc0go87ecw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal </a>has exclusive reporting on a secret agreement reached by Cuba and China for the island to host a Chinese spy facility.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday upheld a lower-court ruling that Alabama&rsquo;s 2022 congressional maps violated the Voting Rights Act. The <a href="https://apple.news/A0MPZUHsaSC2v0khwAMKm7w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Alabama Reflector</a> explains the decision&rsquo;s significance.</p> <p>Air quality in the Northeast is slowly improving as wildfire smoke moves on. <a href="https://apple.news/AtdOrFErJRUiWiduX_lAzlA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> is tracking conditions.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/Ae2FC17e-QLuxBAHWEF4wEA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> explains the wave of state legislation to ban or restrict the use of &rdquo;forever chemicals.&rdquo;</p> <p>Tennis stars get lots of hate online, so the French Open gave them AI social-media &ldquo;bodyguards.&rdquo; <a href="https://apple.news/AsheUvARzRsSjVKD2zJsPnQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> reports.</p>

Sneak Peek: His father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. He went looking for answers.

<p>Around 2013, author and cardiologist Sandeep Jauhar started noticing some worrying changes in his father. He would forget the code to their safe; he couldn&rsquo;t remember what he did the day before and would get lost driving home. Eventually, his father was diagnosed with Alzheimer&rsquo;s disease. In his new book, <a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/my-fathers-brain/id1623194942" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>My Father&rsquo;s Brain: Life in the Shadow of Alzheimer&rsquo;s</em></a>, Jauhar chronicles the challenges of caring for a sick parent and explains where medicine is today when it comes to treatment for this incurable illness. This is a preview of Jauhar's conversation with <em><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/apple-news-in-conversation/id1577591053">Apple News In Conversation</a></em> host Shumita Basu.</p>

How to protect yourself from wildfire smoke

<p><a href="https://apple.news/Aujp8i7h-T421YADJPLxaOg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">National Geographic</a> explains how wildfire smoke affects your body and how to protect against it.</p> <p>CNN CEO Chris Licht was ousted after a tumultuous year. The <a href="https://apple.news/AAEs_iKDYQ1WAK3y1l6__Ng?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Hollywood Reporter</a> has more.</p> <p>Soccer superstar Lionel Messi made a deal to play for Major League Soccer&rsquo;s Inter Miami. The <a href="https://apple.news/AGBRwKY5HS6aFQnCEbEBBKQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> has details.</p>

Understanding the crowded GOP presidential primary

<p>Even as more and more Republicans run for president, many GOP voters remain devoted to Trump. The <a href="https://apple.news/ASBcmtH4HRXK5QgNgBj6HxA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a> has the story.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AHV2ev7dPRZ-2j2TpQwzYYg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC</a> explains what to know about the health risks of the wildfire smoke spreading across the U.S.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/Afpaj-IdfQbSxQ4TANGl2DA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> reports on how a heart-transplant recipient died after being denied meds in jail.</p>

The latest plot twist in Hollywood’s labor drama

<p>Ukraine blames Russia for destroying a critical dam near Kherson, forcing evacuations. <a href="https://apple.news/A2MF5ArgwQfCGl-wz6KowRA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> has more.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AFejefr_KSm6ve2qx6BUuFQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Hollywood Reporter</a> details how a vote by the actors union to authorize a strike is raising the stakes in Hollywood&rsquo;s season of labor unrest.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/ATBO3qMexTXarhqV6H5SPRQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> examines how the far right tore apart one of the best tools to fight voter fraud.</p> <p>Why do Golden Knights fans throw flamingos on the ice? The <a href="https://apple.news/AkkihFzDaTS-cmWds9HtaHw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Sporting News</a> explains Las Vegas&rsquo;s unusual hockey tradition.</p>

The hidden mental-health crisis in America’s jails

<p>State psychiatric hospitals are full, which means people who are waiting for mental-health treatment in order to stand trial are behind bars for long periods. The <a href="https://apple.news/Ay2ZeULrwSyud5FMCiROG-g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> investigates.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AEi7xbWSsRbSFfPHNws2SbQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">GQ</a> talks to NBA players about the art of the pregame nap.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AYyv4fu1EQFG0zQbn4gigNA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Esquire</a> introduces us to the one-person team behind Antarctica&rsquo;s longest-running newspaper, the Antarctic Sun.</p>

How structural racism affects the health of Black Americans

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