The Economist Magazine – June 1, 2024 Preview

Meet America’s most dynamic political movement

The Economist Magazine (May 30, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Meet America’s Most Dynamic Political Movement’ – A backlash against abortion bans is energizing the middle ground in America

The three women who will shape Europe

At a crucial moment they encapsulate the dilemma of how to handle populism

The pro-choice movement that could help Joe Biden win

A backlash against abortion bans is energising the middle ground in America

What penny-pinching baby-boomers mean for the world economy

They are saving like never before. But even that may not bring interest rates down

Research Preview: Science Magazine – May 31, 2024

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Science Magazine – May 230, 2024: The new issue features ‘Cuckoo Coevolution’ – Host matching drives lineage divergence…

After crisis in interstellar space, stream of Voyager 1 data resumes

Before its computer crashed, venerable NASA probe may have entered mysterious new region beyond the Solar System

Theory of sleep as a brain cleanser challenged

Mouse study contradicts landmark finding, but some question its methodology

Mysterious sea urchin plague is spreading rapidly

Pathogen that kills victims within days leaps from Caribbean to Red Sea

News: ANC Losing Majority In South Africa Elections, UAE-South Korea Trade

The Globalist Podcast (May 30, 2024): Have South Africa’s elections marked the end of the ANC’s political dominance?

We head to Prague for an informal Nato summit with foreign ministers, take a look back at the Bratislava Summit 2024 and assess the South Korea-UAE trade deal. Plus: the latest news from the world of aviation and a check-in from the Hay Festival.

The New York Times — Thursday, May 30, 2024

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A Border Runs Through Their Families. Now It’s a Front Line.

In northeastern Ukraine, and in the part of Russia it touches, the war strains the emotions of people with relatives, and family histories, that span both sides.

Pentagon Opens Ammunition Factory to Keep Arms Flowing to Ukraine

A plant still under construction in Mesquite, Texas, will soon turn out 30,000 artillery shells each month, roughly doubling current U.S. output.

Once a Sheriff’s Deputy in Florida, Now a Source of Disinformation From Russia

In 2016, Russia used an army of trolls to interfere in the U.S. presidential election. This year, an American given asylum in Moscow may be accomplishing much the same thing all by himself.

Alito Refuses Calls for Recusal Over Display of Provocative Flags

“My wife is fond of flying flags,” the justice wrote in a letter to members of Congress who had demanded he step down from two cases related to the Jan. 6 attack. “I am not.”