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SpaceX founder Elon Musk joins other defense executives on a Pentagon advisory board as his company holds billions of dollars in military contracts.
Via The New York Times ·
U.S.
Tennessee's governor says the prison chief will resign after Christa Pike survived two lethal injections and was hospitalised in critical condition.
Via BBC News ·
U.S.
A medical aircraft with six people aboard is missing off Massachusetts after losing contact with flight controllers following a sharp altitude drop.
Via BBC News ·
U.S.
Frank Strada resigned as an independent review begins into the failed execution of Christa Pike, who was left unconscious and hospitalized.
Via The New York Times ·
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Frank Strada resigned days after a failed execution left Christa Pike unconscious and hospitalized, as an independent review begins.
Via The New York Times ·
U.S.
Economist Betsey Stevenson discusses the gender gap in recent hiring reports as U.S. job growth misses expectations and unemployment rises.
Via NPR ·
World
Brazil's presidential vote puts Lula da Silva and Bolsonaro at odds over sovereignty, security and relations with Washington.
Via BBC News ·
U.S.
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with economist Betsey Stevenson about the gender gap in hiring as U.S. job growth falls short of expectations.
Via NPR ·
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A search was underway Saturday off Nantucket after a medical plane carrying six people lost contact on a flight from Bermuda to Boston.
Via The New York Times ·
U.S.
An NPR opinion piece highlights confusion between two basketball teams during a Senate hearing this week.
Via NPR ·
World
More than 50 protests are planned across Spain on Saturday amid demands for action on housing after emergency legislation failed in parliament.
Via BBC News ·
World
Dominic West and Sienna Miller play a high-profile couple facing a bitter divorce in HBO's planned anthology series about rival London law firms.
Via NPR ·
U.S.
The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia closed this week, just shy of its 200th birthday, amid efforts to save the museum.
Via NPR ·
Sports
Golfer Tom Kim's gold medal at the Asian Games earns him an exemption from South Korea's mandatory military service.
Via BBC News ·
World
Cardinal Robert Prevost became Pope Leo at the 2025 conclave, an outcome that defied expectations of who would become pope.
Via NPR ·
U.S.
The Supreme Court begins its term Monday with major cases on religion, guns and climate change, alongside continuing emergency docket activity.
Via NPR ·
World
A 25-year-old UK-Iranian dual national has been bailed following his arrest in connection with an incident at RAF Fairford.
Via BBC News ·
U.S.
Former foster youth with disabilities describe how they navigated foster care and the ways the system failed them.
Via NPR ·
U.S.
Psychologist Cindra Kamphoff shares creative ways to manage nerves and build confidence before a race, job interview or other high-pressure moment.
Via NPR ·
World
Allegations linking Saddam Haftar to drone strikes in western Libya have disrupted a US-backed effort to unify the country's institutions.
Via The Guardian ·
U.S.
Two sharply critical court opinions have put Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner in a potentially precarious position.
Via The New York Times ·
U.S.
Putin raised a Russian energy asset sale with Trump’s envoys during Ukraine talks, prompting questions about potential conflicts of interest.
Via The New York Times ·
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Texas Democrats see renewed hope in Talarico as they look to end a drought of more than three decades in top-of-the-ballot races.
Via The New York Times ·
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New New York Times/Siena polls show Democrats performing strongly in five reliably Republican states as they seek control of the Senate.
Via The New York Times ·