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Penn State plans to 'wind down' WPSU after board committee rejects plan to transfer it to WHYY WPSU, which recently celebrated its 60th anniversary of bringing public media to Pennsylvania, is slated to close soon, after a Penn State board of trustees committee voted Thursday against a proposal...

This is the first NPR/PBS station I've seen that's going out of business as a result of the federal rescission:
radio.wpsu.org/2025-09-11/p...

Political violence in polarized U.S. at its worst since 1970s In contrast to the 1970s, much of today's political violence is aimed at people, not property. And most deadly attacks tracked by Reuters come from the right--such as a Trump fan who shot a neighbor.

Reuters special report, from 2023:

www.reuters.com/investigates...

Conservative influencer Charlie Kirk shot at Utah Valley University event Kirk, an activist and the founder of conservative student group Turning Point USA, played a key role in driving youth support for Trump in November.

Conservative influencer Charlie Kirk shot at Utah Valley University event reut.rs/3I3ubpd

Programs for Students With Hearing and Vision Loss Harmed by Trump’s Anti-Diversity Push Citing concerns about DEI, the U.S. Department of Education has halted funding for programs that support students with combined hearing and vision loss in eight states. “How low can you go?” one advoc...

Citing DEI concerns, the Trump administration has halted funding for programs that support students with combined hearing and vision loss in eight states.

Their funding had previously been approved through Sept. 2028.

“How low can you go?” one advocate asked. “How can you do this to children?”

A bar chart showing the monthly change in US government jobs.

🧐 https://www.reuters.com/business/us-unemployment-rate-near-4-year-high-labor-market-hits-stall-speed-2025-09-05/

Exclusive: Meta created flirty chatbots of Taylor Swift, other celebrities without permission Meta has appropriated the names and likenesses of celebrities – including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez – to create dozens of flirty social-media chatbots without their permission, Reuters has found.

Exclusive: Meta has appropriated the names and likenesses of celebrities — including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez — to create dozens of flirty social-media chatbots without their permission, Reuters has found reut.rs/3JWb00R

New reporting from @jeffhorwitz.bsky.social, who got hold of internal standards for chatbot behavior at Meta.

An American toddler in foster care, a mom in ICE detention A brief jail sentence turned into over four months in an immigration detention cell for the mother and an extended stay in foster care for son

An American toddler in foster care, a mom in ICE detention:
A brief jail sentence turned into over four months in an immigration detention cell for the mother and an extended stay in foster care for her son. @kristinacooke.bsky.social, photos by Carlos Barria www.reuters.com/world/us/an-...

🧐 https://www.reuters.com/business/nvidia-set-become-worlds-most-valuable-company-history-2025-07-03/

After Texas made performing abortions a felony, miscarriage became more dangerous. The number of blood transfusions in ED visits for first-trimester pregnancy loss shot up by 54%. My latest:

www.propublica.org/article/texa...

“Robert” — the allegedly IRGC-controlled persona — says they’re planning a sale of data stolen from White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, Trump lawyer Lindsey Halligan, Roger Stone, and Stormy Daniels for some reason.

The Senate’s version of Donald Trump’s tax cut bill will cost the bottom 20% of taxpayers an average of $560 a year while giving an average boost of $6,055 to those at the top end. bloom.bg/3Gu56CO

Over a third of people on sinking Tuvalu seek Australia's climate visas More than one-third of the people in the tiny Pacific nation of Tuvalu, which scientists predict will be submerged by rising seas, have applied for a landmark climate visa to migrate to Australia, according to official figures.

Over a third of people on sinking Tuvalu seek Australia's climate visas reut.rs/3TU2KAd

U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear sites set up "cat-and-mouse" hunt for missing uranium The U.S. and Israeli bombing of Iranian nuclear sites creates a conundrum for U.N. inspectors in Iran: how can you tell if enriched uranium stocks, some of them near weapons grade, were buried beneath the rubble or had been secretly hidden away?

U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear sites set up "cat-and-mouse" hunt for missing uranium reut.rs/44a4KKV

Emergency personnel work amid debris at an impacted residential site, following a missile attack from Iran on Israel, amid the Israel-Iran conflict, in Be'er Sheva, Israel. More photos of the week: reut.rs/4nqLnVo 📷 Amir Cohen

The most dramatic illustration of the drug cartel/cyber intelligence nexus I’ve ever seen:

Meta hires four more OpenAI researchers, The Information reports Meta Platforms is hiring four more OpenAI artificial intelligence researchers, The Information reported on Saturday.

Meta hires four more OpenAI researchers, The Information reports reut.rs/4nqtQws

Meet the Americans who make their own weight-loss drugs In what she calls the "wild west" of obesity medicines, Missouri-based Amy Spencer is a pioneer.

Meet the Americans who make their own weight-loss drugs reut.rs/4lNfzZp

When the cycle stops Period loss, or amenorrhea, affects approximately 3% to 4% of women of reproductive age. It can be the body’s response to an energy crisis resulting from a combination of too much exercising, too few ...

Impaired cognitive and mental health, gut health decline, infertility, heart health decline, and thinning bones — Period loss, or amenorrhea, impacts far more than just your cycle. Reuters Graphics investigates the causes and impacts: reut.rs/3G0Zikh

How 'Zuck Bucks' shake up AI race This was originally published in the Artificial Intelligencer newsletter, which is issued every Wednesday. Sign up here to learn about the latest breakthroughs in AI and tech.

How 'Zuck Bucks' shake up AI race reut.rs/4nmB4S4

When Republican voters learn how much the "Big Beautiful Bill" redistributes from poor to rich, they become much less likely to want to re-elect their incumbent senators...

Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary turned acclaimed TV journalist, dead at 91 Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary who became one of television's most honored journalists, has died at 91.

Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary who became one of television's most honored journalists, has died at 91.

Iranian authorities are pivoting from a ceasefire with Israel to intensify an internal security crackdown across the country with mass arrests, executions and military deployments, particularly in the restive Kurdish region, officials and activists said reut.rs/3GiyXOD 1/8

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Mapping the conflict between Israel and Iran Israel’s surprise attack on Iran and Iran’s deadly retaliation

Mapping the conflict between Israel and Iran

www.reuters.com/graphics/IRA...

Exclusive: US-China trade truce leaves military-use rare earth issue unresolved, sources say Beijing has not committed to grant export clearance for some specialized rare-earth magnets that U.S. military suppliers need for fighter jets and missile systems, the sources said.

Exclusive: US-China trade truce leaves military-use rare earth issue unresolved, sources say reut.rs/3SR5A8M

Americans don't see Supreme Court as politically neutral, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds The court's popularity has declined since its 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Americans don't see Supreme Court as politically neutral, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds reut.rs/4e2UnM9

🧐 https://www.reuters.com/world/us/americans-dont-see-supreme-court-politically-neutral-reutersipsos-poll-finds-2025-06-15/

In April, Canadian imports of U.S. wine plummeted 94 per cent (!) from the monthly average last year, owing to widespread bans. Gift link: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/d6b0095...

Trump’s Tax Bill History shows how federal money flows

Signal to noise: My latest #dataviz with @graphics.reuters.com Keep an 👀 out for how American incomes diverge. Also, for added joy I drew piggy banks in predicaments. www.reuters.com/graphics/USA...