Links for you. Science:

OpenAI fought dirty on career-making math problem, says NYU mathematician
More Impossible-to-Ignore Vaccine Effects
Some adult vaccines are linked to lower dementia risk. Can they promote brain health?
DRC’s Ebola outbreak has the potential to become a global pandemic. How to make sure it doesn’t
In cod we trust. As Northern cod stocks rebound, Newfoundlanders are expressing cautious optimism over a fish they nearly lost

Other:

OpenAI’s Egregious Pattern of Misconduct
Smear Campaign Says Anti-Flock Movement Is Chinese Propaganda
Two dire warnings, one from Terence Tao, the other from someone who just quit Anthropic
Memphis Has Spent a Year Under Federal Occupation. ICE Would Rather You Didn’t Notice.
What Voter Suppression Looks Like in Practice
What If We Could Have A Future?
MAGA fans erupt at Ken Paxton after ‘tone-deaf’ praise for women
Fact-checking Trump’s stories about his own 9/11 response
National Guard member arrested in DC, accused of drawing gun on fellow Guard member
The Race to Keep Cheating With AI
Donald Trump’s Empty Bag Of Tricks. Democrats need to be vigilant about his ongoing attack on the elections, but his ratf*ckery is too transparent and well-worn to fool anyone anymore.
The confident ignorance of Jane Kim’s plan for California insurance
A Brazilian Meat Billionaire Walked Into Trump’s Oval Office. What Happened Next Should Terrify Us All…
Democrats See a Wave. Can They Afford to Ride It? (it seems like wealthy Democrats are sitting out?)
Elon Musk’s PAC makes transgender people its multi-million-dollar midterm target
Maria Bartiromo discovers that her boss is not Donald Trump
Jared Kushner’s Incompetence Was on Full Display This Weekend
A summer of recalls exposes holes in the nation’s food safety net
Our Country’s Gone Awry
Teen Reading Slumps to Worst This Century Due to Surge in Screen Time
Trump Tailspins as GOP Leaks Humiliating Truth: He’s Toxic
Bizarre Glitch Causes Delivery Robots to Swarm Busy City Sidewalk
His model was built to detect voter fraud. Now it’s testing the limits of election trust. (it’s a crap model that failed basic control tests)
Don’t Let The Terrorists Win
‘I’ll miss you, tree’: A Dupont Circle tree stump becomes a memorial
Sure Why Not