Links for you. Science:

CDC confirms first severe H5N1 case in US patient
The Best Qubits for Quantum Computing Might Just Be Atoms
Pet dogs linked to antimicrobial-resistant Salmonella spread
COVID-19 mRNA-vaccination and all-cause mortality in the adult population in Norway during 2021-2023: a population-based cohort study
Scientists peered into a secret Antarctic lake hidden beneath the ice — and uncovered a never-before-seen ecosystem
Why We Vaccinate

Other:

Brain-Dead Bipartisanship Is Getting Us Nowhere
Musk, Thiel and the shadow of apartheid South Africa
Elon Musk Takes What He Can Get
The Game Theory of Giving Up Private Justice or Ending The State Monopoly On Violence
Don’t lowball Trump’s corruption
Temu’s Takeover Is Now Complete
Oh My Stars
Tiny homes could be a big help for California’s unhoused
Microsoft Bundling Practices Focus of Federal Antitrust Probe
Man accused of attacking TV reporter, saying ‘This is Trump’s America now’
Some Senate Dems have decided to be nice? They should stop
Boston on track for fewest homicides since 1957 in ‘an all-hands-on-deck effort,’ officials say
The crack-up
For 20 years, a Mission Hill housing development has sat in limbo. Now developers face fresh opposition.
Young Women Are Leading the “Light Stick Revolution” to Oust South Korea’s Antifeminist President
Welcome to the loneliest Metro stop
Elder Abuse Is No Way to Run a Government (even Psaki gets it)
Longtime CBS play-by-play voice Greg Gumbel dies at 78
The Supreme Court Prepares to Take Its First Shot at Contraception. A case just added to the high court’s docket takes on the question of whether Medicaid can be used to pay for services at medical providers that also perform abortions.
Jimmy Carter, 39th president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, dies at 100, his son says
How America Invented the Red State
Israel built an ‘AI factory’ for war. It unleashed it in Gaza.
Auctioning Off Judaism’s Past: As the collections of Sir Moses Montefiore and David Solomon Sassoon go under the hammer today, what’s the future for rare books and historic artifacts in the age of generative AI?
Elderly student loan borrowers owe $121 billion. They ask Biden for relief.
Former President Jimmy Carter Dies
Do dogs need winter jackets in the cold? In most cases, yes.