Links for you. Science:

The Plague That Never Wasn’t
Helen Branswell, whose reporting on infectious diseases and public health drew acclaim, dies at 69
The plague never went away. Cases are reported in parts of Africa and the US nearly every year
T-cell research reveals paths to better vaccines for COVID-19 and beyond
No Synagogues, but Signs of Fishing 20,000 Years Ago in Northern Israel
Archaeologists Reveal Huge Stretch of Ancient Lower Aqueduct Into Jerusalem
Since 1988, the world-famous Long-Term Evolution Experiment reveals how chance and adaptation intertwine

Other:

Trump administration unveils plan to tie high birth and marriage rates to transit funding
A New Approach to Public Safety Is Reshaping American Cities
So Much For Abundance
Ten pandemic-era dining sheds that show “wildly different tastes” of New Yorkers
Kushner and Witkoff’s Pipe Dreams
Viral AI-Generated Comedian Steals Jokes And Is Rewarded With Millions Of Views
Calling for Satan? Wrong Number. Capitol Hill Books sells books. Your lawmaker doesn’t work there, and neither does the Antichrist.
What is a Public Option?
AI’s Supercharging a Scam Economy Bigger Than the Cocaine Trade
Roger Marshall keeps blurring the line between taxpayer dollars and campaign cash
‘Furious’ judge halts tree removal, demands answers on Trump’s D.C. golf plan
AI coding agents generate more code, but not more software
Hundreds of Trees Cut, a Judge Furious: The Battle Over East Potomac Park Escalates
It’s 2026. Do You Know Who Your Landlord Is?
MAGA’s anti-Talarico smear blows up in their faces
The happiest countries in the world, according to Gallup data
Metrorail’s driverless future is WMATA’s best hope for organizational reinvention
Students created a program to make walking safer — and schools are now using it
Rahm Emanuel knows nothing about accountability. He’s against impeaching Trump. As usual, he’s wrong.
The Confusing Story of the Samaritans and the Jews: Who Split From Whom?
A senator facing reelection settles a bakery bill, 6 years later
Watching sports on TV has gotten too complicated — and expensive
“Where you come from is gone, where you thought you were going to never was there, and where you are is no good unless you can get away from it.”
OpenAI engineer arrested in bugging of executive conference room
Trump is conditioning foreign aid on deals. The State Department’s new approach to foreign aid is changing the way the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention works abroad.
Elon Musk Is the Midterms’ Biggest Disinformation Risk
Blakeman Launches Graphic Attack on Mamdani in Meeting With Hasidic Jews
AI Company Lets Cops Pinpoint Specific Houses Based on a Single Interior Photo
Oklahoma cleared homeless encampments. A year later, some people are back.
Canadians are still boycotting Las Vegas. The Sin City slump is now a major election issue