Happy weekend Great Falls, stay cool out there. Here’s this week’s reading list.
The New York Times: U.S. hiring slumps, a worrying sign for the economy
Reuters: World faces fresh food price surge, FAO warns
Route Fifty: More U.S. water systems struck by hackers
Associated Press: Veterans explain toll of traumatic brain injuries now seen in Iran war
PBS News: ‘Post-literate age’: Why fewer Americans are reading for pleasure
Reuters: U.S. consumer watchdog supervisor warned staff of ‘unpleasant’ fallout if they go too hard on firms
Associated Press: Senators head for the exits without meeting Trump’s demands for voting bill
The Economist: How China became the world’s great oil power
The Wall Street Journal: China’s new export engine: Supplying the factories of the world
The New York Times: Trump’s vision for A.I. dominance comes with major air pollution
Reuters: U.S. judge orders Pentagon to lift wind project freeze
The Wall Street Journal: Trump to impose 15 percent tariff, set minimum prices on solar panels and components
Associated Press: Trump again tries to restrict birthright citizenship after Supreme Court ruling
WIRED: DHS is hiring bounty hunters to find and photograph deported people’s homes abroad
CNN Business: Americans are rallying against data centers. Surprisingly few are actually getting built
Foreign Affairs: The new forever wars
The Economist: Why AI is a risk to Communist China
Route Fifty: All eyes on Flock as Idaho navigates surveillance technology across the state
The Washington Post: Veterans in this GI Bill scam played along as trade schools pocketed millions
Foreign Affairs: The looming nuclear crisis in the Gulf
The New York Times: Honey, call the bee vet!
