The Washington Post: The gatekeepers who open America to shell companies and secret owners

The Washington Post: Futuristic ‘automat’ dining thrived a century ago. Can COVID revive it?

Tech Monitor: Is crypto good for cities?

Axios: Cars could get more dangerous before they get safer

NPR: A worrisome new bird flu is spreading in American birds and may be here to stay

The Washington Post: U.S. government and energy firms close ranks, fearing Russian cyberattacks

Associated Press: Storms batter aging power grid as climate disasters spread

The New York Times: We can’t predict the grocery future

Food and Environment Reporting Network: Big Tech’s food-delivery apps face a grassroots revolt

Reuters: U.S. startup launches to offer financial products to ‘ghost kitchens’

The Washington Post: Internet ‘algospeak’ is changing our language in real time, from ‘nip nops’ to ‘le dollar bean’

NPR: People are developing trauma-like symptoms as the pandemic wears on

Axios: Book ban efforts hit highest level in at least 20 years

Associated Press: Food prices soar to record levels on Ukraine war disruptions

The Washington Post: The remarkable brain of a carpet cleaner who speaks 24 languages

NPR: For the first time, researchers find microplastics deep in the lungs of living people

Associated Press: Dolphins’ playful social habits form bonds, but spread virus

The Washington Post: Couple sues fertility clinic, saving they had to abort stranger’s baby

NPR: Scans reveal the brain’s early growth, late decline and surprising variability

Associated Press: Key particle weighs in a bit heavy, confounding physicists 

The Wall Street Journal: Appeals court reinstates Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal workers

Associated Press: Experts say U.S. suspension of COVID aid will prolong pandemic

The Washington Post: Biden announces long covid strategy as experts push for more

The New York Times: Oklahoma lawmakers approve near-total ban on abortion

Kaiser Health News: California handed its Medicaid drug program to one company. Then came a corporate takeover.

Civil Eats: What will the rise of giant indoor farms mean for Appalachian Kentucky?

Associated Press: Nursing home care, funding system need overhaul, report says

BBC: The Dutch city testing the future of urban life

Associated Press: With students in turmoil, U.S. teachers train in mental health

NPR: Some women shared the messages they get on Instagram. It’s not pretty.

The Washington Post: How long covid is accelerating a revolution in medical research

Reuters: Oreo maker Mondelez says Ukrainian biscuit factory suffered ‘significant damage’

The Wall Street Journal: Outdoor dining saved restaurants, but making it permanent is complicated

NPR: Millions of Ukrainian children are still in school despite the war

The Atlantic: The 12 most unforgettable descriptions of food in literature

Bon Appetit: The great restaurant name vibe shift

NPR: A secretive L.A. group has a new mission: paint untouched crosswalks