Links for you. Science:

Evolution of homologous recombination rates across bacteria
Emergence and interstate spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) in dairy cattle
Found: the dial in the brain that controls the immune system
What do we know about covid-19’s effects on the gut?
Pasteurization inactivates H5N1 bird flu in milk, new FDA and academic studies confirm
Experimental NIH malaria monoclonal antibody protective in Malian children

Other:

Who Could Catch Bird Flu First? These Experts Have an Idea, and a Way to Help.
America’s Infectious-Disease Barometer Is Off
An Oil Price-Fixing Conspiracy Caused 27% of All Inflation Increases in 2021 (BuT tHeRe Is No DiFfErEnCe BeTwEeN tHe PaRtIeS)
Texas man files legal action to probe ex-partner’s out-of-state abortion. The previously unreported petition reflects a potential new antiabortion strategy to block women from ending their pregnancies in states where abortion is legal.
Covid lessons remain unlearned as avian flu infects cattle, hospitals say
Senior homes refuse to pick up fallen residents, dial 911. ‘Why are they calling us?’
SoCal’s COVID-cautious: Fighting isolation along with the virus
Rep. Henry Cuellar accused of taking bribes from Azerbaijan, Mexican bank
The Secret Tape That Will Roil the Trump Trial
D.C. public defenders will be furloughed one day a week this summer
IRS says its number of audits is about to surge. Here’s who the agency is targeting.
In year of budget cuts, Mayor Muriel Bowser bets big on downtown D.C. (Build. More. Housing.)
I Hate to Harsh Anyone’s Mellow, but Justice Amy Coney Barrett Is Not Some Kind of Hero
12 years after leaving Georgetown, Barnes & Noble returns to same space
Net neutrality is about to make a comeback: On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission will vote to restore net neutrality rules years after the agency voted to repeal them.
The dark side of Diddy’s American Dream
‘It wasn’t equal:’ Counter-protesters overwhelm pro-Palestinian students at the University of Mississippi (“But they were vastly outnumbered by more than 200 counter-protesters, who drowned them out with shouts of “fuck Joe Biden,” “whose your daddy,” “USA” and “we can’t hear you.” Some of the counter-protesters shouted racist remarks, such as “hit the showers” and “your nose is huge.””)
A Generation of Distrust
New Abortion Clinics Are Being Forced to File Lawsuits to Open Their Doors…in California
The reckless policies that helped fill our streets with ridiculously large cars
My Lonesome Enemy
What Happens When a Romance Writer Gets Locked Out of Google Docs
An Open Letter to IU’s Pro-Palestinian Student Activists: Why I Can Support You Only So Far
Mike Johnson’s Ugly New Lie About Campus Protests Hands Dems a Weapon
Why Your Vet Bill Is So High. Corporations and private-equity funds have been rolling up smaller chains and previously independent practices.
What Barbie Teaches Us About Tactics versus Strategy