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Billings Gazette: As MT moves inmates to MS, families may lose contact

The New York Times: The primary that could end a state G.O.P.’s independent streak

The Economist: A gunman storms Donald Trump’s dinner with the press

The Washington Post: Pentagon details plan for its record $1.5 trillion budget request

Associated Press: Appeals court blocks California law requiring federal agents to wear ID

The Wall Street Journal: No peace plan, no problem: Why the wartime market keeps rising

NPR: Iran attacks ships in Hormuz Strait, U.S. extends ceasefire and blockade

Reuters: Fed rate cut pushed back to late 2026 on war-related inflation risks

The Economist: Israel’s open-ended wars have eroded its security

Consumer Reports: One year later: Are synthetic dyes still in our food?

Reuters: First commercial fusion plant nears construction in U.S., Commonwealth CEO says

Maine Morning Star: As Gov. Mills weighs data center ban, projects mixed on what the impact would be

MLive: Washtenaw County, Michigan, expands food scrap composting program to 2 new locations

Reuters: U.S. judge blocks Trump administration actions stymieing wind, solar projects

StateScoop: Can AI help solve cold cases?

Route Fifty: Report: How governments can partner with startups to deliver better services

Bloomberg: How Anthropic discovered Mythos AI was too dangerous for release

Foreign Affairs: How to fight an economic war

The Economist: The fashion influencer speaking truth to Putin

The Washington Post: What a 5,000-mile long marine heat wave means for summer in the U.S.

KFF Health News: Real estate investors profit from long-term care while residents languish

The Atlantic: A ‘barbaric’ problem in American hospitals is only getting bigger

The New York Times: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott uses Trump-style tactics in fight with cities over ICE

CyberScoop: Lawmakers ponder terrorism designations, homicide charges over hospital ransomware attacks

San Diego Union-Tribune: SDSU to pay $300K to settle Title IX lawsuit by female athletes

The New York Times: As Los Angeles rebuilds, a surge of experimentation

Route Fifty: Amid rule delay, website accessibility must be ‘ongoing practice,’ leaders say

StateScoop: Philadelphia’s new data dashboard aims to revitalize troubled neighborhood