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Sunday Reads: July 3

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Happy Fourth of July weekend everybody. Here’s this week’s reading list.

NPR: The barista uprising: Coffee shop workers ignite a union renewal

The New York Times: When Brazil banned abortion pills, women turned to drug traffickers

NPR: How much health insurers pay for care is about to go public

Associated Press: New NHTSA chief: Agency to scrutinize auto-driver technology

NPR: Ancient DNA offers clues as to where and when Black Death began

The New York Times: Over 360 newspapers have closed since just before the start of the pandemic

The Washington Post: The pandemic is nearly over. Anthony Fauci has learned a few things

NPR: Food trucks are struggling with higher costs as a result of inflation

Bloomberg: New algorithm can predict crime in U.S. cities a week before it happens

NPR: Mummified baby mammoth found in Canada with intact hair, skin, tusks

The New York Times: As federal climate-fighting tools are taken away, cities and states step up

The New York Times: North Korea suggests ‘alien things’ from south brought COVID
NPR: Rising interest rates put buyers of unfinished homes in financial jeopardy.
The Virginian-Pilot: Explorers have found the WWII Navy destroyer ‘Sammy B.’ The wreck is the deepest ever discovered.
NPR: A new book of letters reveals the many sides lyricist Oscar Hammerstein
Atlas Obscura: The historians saving America’s pint-sized railroads
The Atlantic: Chesa Boudin recall: How San Francisco became a failed city
NPR: Cryptocurrency tech’s security weaknesses could compromise how it runs: DARPA
The New York Times: Redesign around Notre-Dame to keep tourists moving and lower temperatures
The New York Times: Looking for a getaway near Los Angeles? Try Ojai.
Jenn Rowell
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