Woodward and Bernstein: Watergate reporters warn of the limitations of AI
Asked whether Rupert Murdoch has been a force for good, Bernstein said: “Instead of being remembered for his imagination in terms of what he did with the movie business, with…
Girl, 8, dies in US Border Patrol custody, officials say
The girl and her family were detained at a border patrol site in Texas when she fell ill, officials say.
US appeals court hears arguments in mifepristone case
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals weighs whether to preserve access to mifepristone.
Links 5/18/2023 | naked capitalism
Cat Dies Defending Family from One of Australia’s Most Venomous Snakes Interesting Engineering (Chuck L). ‘We don’t need a baby, we have a cat’: Hong Kong women say no to…
Deaths of Despair Now Significant Among the Young | naked capitalism
We first wrote about what came to be called about deaths of despair when the landmark work by Angus Deaton, the 2015 Nobel prize winner in economics, and his wife…
China and the Revenge of the Sanctioned | naked capitalism
Yves here. Forgive me for running this very fine Juan Cole piece a bit late, since it means you may have already seen it elsewhere. It gives a solid overview…
Prescription Drug Shortages
Americans are confronting a shortage of several major drug treatments. Some cancer patients are struggling to get chemotherapy drugs. Antibiotics are scarce after winter’s severe flu season. Medications for attention…
An Anonymous Source Goes Public
Rachel Abrams contributed reporting.Contributions from Lisa Chow, Mike Benoist, Lexie Diao and Will Reid.Special thanks to James Stewart, David Enrich and Sam Dolnick The Daily is made by Rachel Quester,…
Is The U.S. Preparing To Punish OPEC? | naked capitalism
Yves here. Has no one in the Beltway gotten the memo that it punishment fetish isn’t working out so well? The great shock and awe sanctions against Russia are Exhibit…
Ukraine and China Will Dominate G7 Summit, but a New Threat Lurks: A.I.
President Biden began his foreshortened Asia trip on Thursday in Hiroshima, a city that devotes itself to reminding the world of what happens when a brutal war escalates into a…