Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Sureel, founded in 2022, works to track how artists’ content are used by generative AI models, using patented …
Swirling spiral galaxy will hypnotize you | Space photo of the day for June 10, 2026
A new image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope shows the Messier 88 (M88) galaxy, also known as NGC 4501, in all of its swirling glory. Read original article: Read More
2026 Primary Election: Updates + results from key races for Las Vegas & beyond – KTNV
Cody Whipple secured the Republican nomination for Nevada’s 4th Congressional District, the seat currently held by Democratic Rep. Read original article: Read More
Trump presses on with plan to install Bill Pulte as acting intelligence chief – The Guardian
Lawmakers warn appointment of presidential loyalist will scuttle bipartisan agreement to renew Fisa surveillance law. Read original article: Read More
Democrats rally round Platner in Maine as Trump reaffirms grip on GOP after primaries
Outcome of polls in four states offers mixed signals about direction of two major parties before November’s midterms. Read original article: Read More
Trump setbacks fuel lame-duck talk as he turns 80 – Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump is trying to project political strength as he turns 80, but setbacks at home and abroad are exposing the limits of his … Read original article: Read More
Lit Hub Daily: June 10, 2026
Helen Bain follows in Sylvia Plath’s footsteps from Paris to Wellesley.| Lit Hub Biography Sofia Montrone on becoming reacquainted with her grandfather through fiction: “Before I was a writer with characters of my own, I was imagining Ben.” | Lit Hub Read original article: Read More
Rivian begins deliveries of cheaper electric vehicles
Rivian will deliver its first R2 Performance vehicles to public customers this week. The new EV starts at $57,990. Read original article: Read More
‘It’s an injustice’: Shrinking state funds could slow fixes for Californians with toxic water
California is set to reduce funding for a program that helps communities with contaminated water. Critics say it will stall progress. Read original article: Read More
The Iran War’s Devastating Butterfly Effect
The war in Iran has had some visible consequences, like skyrocketing energy costs and higher gas prices, but the effects of this war are often far less obvious and much more serious for the world’s most vulnerable people.
Today, Peter S. Goodman tells us what he learned on a recent trip to Somalia, and why the system of global aid is no longer in a position to help.
Guest: Peter S. Goodman covers the global economy for The New York Times.
Background reading: Catastrophe is emerging in the world’s most vulnerable places as the war in Iran causes soaring costs for food, fuel and fertilizer.
Photo: Finbarr O’Reilly for The New York Times
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Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising. Read original article: Read More
The Man Who Killed the Last Eastern Elk in America—And Was Proud of It
It’s difficult to say with certainty when the last eastern elk was killed, but most accounts agree that Jim Jacobs pulled the trigger. Known as “The Seneca Bear Hunter,” Jacobs had killed hundreds of deer and bear in his lifetime. Read original article: Read More
Retracing the Steps of Sylvia Plath in Paris (and Rome, and Cape Cod, and Wellesley…)
The train pulled into Nice at 11:20pm. It was December 31st, 2021, and after I had found my small pension-hotel to drop off my bag, I went out into the streets. There was a flurry of excitement; groups of people Read original article: Read More
Is This the Strangest Soccer Novel Ever Written?
This piece was published in collaboration with Golden Goal, a literary magazine about the intersection of politics, culture and sport at the 2026 World Cup. To read more, visit their website: goldengoal.world. * Over the years, writers from around the world have tried their Read original article: Read More
Do cameras deter visitors from little free libraries? – Facebook
I installed a camera in my library after a TikTok was made about it and… Read original article: Read More
Two local public libraries receive grant funding – Morning Journal
Two local public libraries have been awarded state funding. The Salem Public Library will receive… Read original article: Read More
Illinois launches free statewide digital library for all residents | Education | wrex.com
… public library service area. In 2023, 51% of Illinois public libraries reported they did… Read original article: Read More
4 At-Home Summer Literacy Strategies
As summer approaches, families may be searching for ways to support literacy development at home. Last month, I wrote about how to speak with caregivers about literacy. In that post, I mentioned the importance of empowering families by offering a few practical suggestions that are easy to infuse into daily routines. Below are 4 simple strategies you can share that align with key literacy concepts. These strategies all follow Science of Reading principles. In addition to sharing with families, you can also use these strategies into your own programming to build literacy skills with patrons! Go on a Sound Scavenger Hunt While on a walk outside or on line at the store, ask your child to look for objects that start with certain sounds. For example, how many things can we find that start with the /b/ sound? This is practicing phonemic awareness, which is the ability to identify, hear,…
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Polls Close in Maine; Big Test for Planter
Results are coming in from Maine in a race that could end up deciding control of the Senate in Washington, DC.
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The Source with Kaitlan Collins
Newly discovered whale graveyard dates back millions of years
Nature, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01864-3Submarine dives reveal complex deep-sea ecosystems living on whale remains — plus, a way to turn plant material into nylon. Read original aricle: Read More
Giant crustacean of the deep sea steals a trick from bacteria
Nature, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01832-xOrganisms called bathynomids boast a bacterial gene that helps them to regulate their metabolism in the cold depths. Read original aricle: Read More
Election update: Republican Steve Hilton to face Becerra in November – CalMatters
The GOP former Fox News host will face Democrat Xavier Becerra in California’s general election for governor.
EEF opens generative AI student cognition research call | ETIH EdTech News
Generative AI in education research call opens as EEF seeks studies on student cognition, cognitive offloading, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, …
Closure of Fort Worth ISD newcomer school stirs uncertainty and debate – Dallas Morning News
These programs fill in gaps in education and prepare students for a traditional school, she said. … American studies and political science. See more … Read original article: Read More
Cherry Hill school board gets pushback on suggestion to drop African American history mandate
… American history course for graduation amid a budget crunch. FILE … Read original article: Read More
Upstage Acquires AI Agent Platform Timely to Expand Public and Education Markets
Upstage said on June 9 that it acquired generative AI multi-platform company Timely to exp. … Upstage also described the acquisition as part of a …
US primaries 2026 live: Graham Platner vies to overcome scandals in Maine as four states …
Polls open in Maine, North Dakota, Nevada, and South Carolina; voters appear to stand by Democratic challenger Graham Platner despite string of … Read original article: Read More
South Carolina House Primary Election 2026 Live Results – NBC News
See live results from the 2026 South Carolina House primary election as Republican and Democrat votes are counted by candidate and county. Read original article: Read More
GSK says AI is reshaping drug pipeline as Nuvalent deal hits shares | FirstWord Pharma
… acquisition of the US biopharmaceutical firm Nuvalent. The firm is using generative AI to scan internal and external data to tailor treatments and …
LIVE: U.S. Strategy for hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup | FOX 10 Phoenix – YouTube
The Atlantic Council hosts an exclusive discussion on the United States’ key strategic priorities for hosting the historic 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Jason Calacanis: The Silicon Valley Vibes Are Still Pro-Trump
Trump’s approval rating may be near record lows, but tech tycoons and powerhouse CEOs are still all-in with bending the knee to Trump and bearing him gifts. Read original article: Read More
Teen Pride Graphic Novels
Here are some fantastic new stories to enjoy during Pride, all lushly illustrated. MS = middle school In Balazs Lorinczi’s book A Bite of Pepper, a skateboarding vampire falls for a human artist whose attraction to her might be enough to make her commit to turning this human into a vampire and becoming immortal herself. Dan in Green Gables, by Ray Terciero, follows a queer teen in Read original article: Read More
What Happens If We Detect Aliens? The Official Playbook Just Changed In First Major Update In 16 Years – IFLScience
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Global “Post-Detection Protocols” For Disclosing Alien Life Just Got Their First Major Update In 16 Years – “No Reply Should Be Sent”
Updated SETI protocols continue to prohibit any response to a detected extraterrestrial signal, until international consultations take place.
By James Felton, Senior Staff Writer
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The “post-detection protocols” for announcing the discovery and existence of alien life have just had their first major update in 16 years, though the all-important “no reply” rule remains in place.
The universe is a pretty big place, and humans have only recently begun scouring it for signs of other intelligent lifeforms. While so far all we have heard is a great and eerie silence, there remains the chance that as our telescopes and understanding of the universe improve, we may one day find what we are looking for; signs of an alien intelligence, out there in the cosmos.
What should we do about it if we were to detect such a sign, be it a directed signal from a technological species, or telltale bio signatures on a distant exoplanet? What steps should scientists take next?
“We do not shout ‘alien’ the moment we see a strange blip”
These are questions that the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) and the broader search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) institute have put their minds to, first creating the “Declaration of Principles Concerning the Conduct of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence” in 1989. These guidelines lay out what scientists should do at each stage of a detection, including how these findings should be communicated to the public. That latter task has gotten more difficult in recent years, and it was this area that had the greatest overhaul in the new 2026 update.
“The information environment we operate in today is vastly more complex than it was in 2010,” Professor Michael Garrett, Chair of the IAA SETI Committee and professor of astrophysics at the University of Manchester, explained in a statement.
“In an era of deepfakes, automated misinformation, and instant global connectivity, unverified claims could trigger confusion or panic. These new protocols guide SETI scientists in maintaining the highest standards of evidence before making announcements to the world.”
The guidance states that safeguards should be established for scientists involved in potential detections, who may face harassment or doxxing due to their involvement. Meanwhile, they establish the need to manage “viral” rumors about detections and potential detections, and the complex task of distinguishing the truth from potential hoaxes.
Overall the guidelines remain roughly the same, adhering to Carl Sagan’s principle that “extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.” The first step, as with previous guidance, is to verify any candidate detection of alien life and to seek independent examination of evidence by other organizations, preferably using other methods and instruments.
“We do not shout ‘alien’ the moment we see a strange blip,” Garrett added. “The scientific method demands we check, check again, and then ask others to check. Only when we have reached a consensus that a signal is credible do we bring it to the world.”
Nevertheless, these updated guidelines are not as prohibitory as the previous iteration, released before the rise of social media, in 2010. In the update, it is explained that scientists have no obligation to disclose verification efforts until a discovery is made, including through the media, and on social media. However, scientists should make use of these channels and respond to reasonable requests, the guidance states, though they should clearly identify speculative or unconfirmed conclusions as such.
“If a candidate technosignature is discovered, communication about ongoing observations and analyses may be necessary to dispel rumors and provide accurate and reliable information,” the declaration states. “Similarly, if analysis determines that a previously reported candidate technosignature is not extraterrestrial in origin, this should be promptly disclosed and clearly communicated.”
When a verification is made, the scientists involved are then obliged to report their discovery promptly “in a full, complete and open manner to the public, the scientific community, and the Secretary General of the United Nations.”
Scientists should also take steps to protect the evidence of a detection, according to the updated guidelines. This could be in the form of protecting certain frequencies, for example, if the evidence came in the form of an electromagnetic signal.
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House votes to take over librarian of Congress appointment power – Roll Call
Congress
House votes to take over librarian of Congress appointment power
Bill would also split off hiring of copyright office head, giving the president control
By Nina Heller, Posted June 8, 2026 at 4:32pm
House lawmakers passed a bill Monday aimed at preventing future executive branch interference in some legislative branch agencies, a year after President Donald Trump fired the librarian of Congress.
It would allow House and Senate leaders to appoint the heads of both the Library of Congress and the Government Publishing Office, removing that power from the president.
But the president would get new appointment authority over another role, the register of copyrights. Historically part of the Library of Congress, the Copyright Office has long drawn debate over its proper place.
The bill was passed by a voice vote. Now it heads to the Senate, where it would need enough bipartisan support to overcome a filibuster.
“At its core, this bill is about ensuring that agencies of the legislative branch are governed in a manner consistent with our constitutional system, improving continuity in leadership and strengthening congressional oversight,” Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Va., the lead sponsor, said on the floor Monday.
While the firing of Librarian Carla Hayden put the issue in the spotlight last year, Griffith said he was taking a longer view.
“I feel like doing that disclaimer at the end of a movie: This has nothing to do with any current or former librarians of Congress, or any current or former members of the White House,” he said at a House Administration Committee markup last month.
It’s not the first time lawmakers have sought to change how heads of legislative branch agencies are hired and fired. In 2023, lawmakers approved a change that revoked the president’s power to appoint the architect of the Capitol, transferring that authority to Congress instead.
And in 2017, Virginia Republican Rep. Bob Goodlatte, who was then chair of the House Judiciary Committee, proposed allowing the president to appoint the register of copyrights with input from a congressional panel and with the advice and consent of the Senate. In the past, the librarian of Congress has picked the head of the Copyright Office. That bill passed the House but stalled in the other chamber.
Proponents of splitting off the copyright office from the Library of Congress say it’s the right approach because much of its work is executive in nature. The office both advises Congress on intellectual property issues and administers copyright laws.
Goodlatte has remained engaged with the issue since leaving Congress and has lobbied on behalf of the Walt Disney Company around Griffith’s bill, according to disclosures.
But not everyone is happy with the proposal, with some arguing it could potentially politicize copyright and artificial intelligence governance issues. After Trump ousted Hayden last May, he also moved to fire Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter, shortly after her office published a draft report warning about AI models being trained on copyrighted materials and the effects on fair use law. Perlmutter has challenged her firing in court.
A number of technology, library and public interest groups have come out against the bill and its plan for the copyright office, saying it “threatens to upend a system that has protected and supported American creativity and ingenuity for centuries.”
“Maintaining institutional unity through challenges such as emerging AI policy and DMCA rulemakings is vital to ensuring copyright evolution remains balanced, accessible, and ready to support the next generation of creators and tech innovators,” Brandon Butler, executive director of the Re:Create Coalition, said in a statement Monday.
The coalition, which includes groups like the American Library Association and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, had previously written a letter to House Administration Committee members criticizing a lack of hearings on the topic.
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Jonesboro library launches free book delivery program – KAIT
Homebound Jonesboro residents can now receive free book deliveries from the public library. Read original article: Read More
“Burning Down The House” – David Byrne feat. Stephen Colbert (LIVE on The Late Show) – YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
Editor’s Note: I watched the final The Late Show episode from my TiVDo, and the final music act was great.. CBS, in the censorship game, removes him from the show, cancelled it. –DrWeb
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Bari Weiss & co put the BS in CBS – Democracy Docket
Bari Weiss & co put the BS in CBS
By Brian Tyler Cohen, June 4, 2026
NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 07: Journalist Scott Pelley speaks onstage at the annual Freedom Award Benefit hosted by the International Rescue Committee at The Waldorf-Astoria on November 7, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano / Getty Images for IRC)
This administration’s assault on the media has been relentless. I’d like to say it’s also shocking in the sheer scale of it, but honestly, I’m not surprised. Since Day One of Trump’s second term, he’s been demanding that media companies pay him tens of millions of dollars (Paramount, ABC, Disney), and demanding the firing of late-night hosts who hurt his feelings. These were all red flags. But Scott Pelley’s firing from “60 Minutes” this week is the one that stopped me cold.
Pelley was terminated Tuesday after confronting new executive producer Nick Bilton — a man with, in Pelley’s words, “slender” qualifications for the job — about the recent firings of longtime “60 Minutes” producers. When Pelley met with Bari Weiss and Bilton and asked for answers, they stonewalled him for ten minutes. He was fired the next day. Bilton’s termination letter claimed Pelley had “hijacked” a staff meeting. Pelley called Weiss’ public account of their falling out “disingenuous.”
This is what the end of an institution looks like. Weiss was installed at CBS News as a compliant mouthpiece for the Trump-allied Ellisons, who bought Paramount and now need government approval for a merger that would also hand them control of CNN. Government collaborators are on the verge of controlling a massive share of American news, and they’re pushing out the journalists who won’t play along. First, Anderson Cooper walked away, then came the firings of Tanya Simon, Cecilia Vega, Sharyn Alfonsi and now Pelley. The institutional knowledge lost in the brain drain will irreparably damage an American institution.
I wrote about this in my book, “The Day After,” putting it in the full historical context it deserves. This is an exclusive excerpt.
Under Trump’s second coming, the Foxification of the media has accelerated. Media companies are not just acquiescing to Trump’s coercion; they are actively turning themselves into a pale imitation of a Roger Ailes creation.
The leader of the pack is Skydance Media, which in August 2025 bought Paramount in an $8 billion deal that includes the movie studios, the CBS broadcast network, and Paramount’s cable channels such as Comedy Central and Nickelodeon. The deal sailed through the FCC approval process because Brendan Carr had already shaken down his targets.
In particular, he was ready to take his metaphorical baseball bat to CBS News because of a discrepancy between two edits of a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris in the final weeks of the 2024 presidential campaign. The difference between the two interviews was microscopic. But it was all Trump needed to claim that he’d been the victim of a great media conspiracy. Even less than the ABC News error, the CBS News edit was barely worthy of a clarification, never mind a correction. The slim pickings didn’t deter Trump from filing a $20 billion lawsuit — that’s billion with a b — against CBS and Paramount in October 2024.
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Supporting Summer Reading at Libraries at H-E-B
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What Sank the Housatonic? Investigating a Civil War Mystery with Primary Sources
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‘This is actually taking a page out of the Communist Party playbook’: New White House proposal could deny scientists funding based on their political opinions
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Lit Hub Daily: June 9, 2026
How remaining unmarried allowed Muriel Spark’s “intellectual monster” to run free. | Lit Hub Biography Dave Eggers talks to Jane Ciabattari about writing a novel that understands visual artists (as a visual artist). | Lit Hub In Conversation Books by Read original article: Read More
Leo Strauss’s Natural Right and History (w/ Matt Dinan)
Pull up a chair and pour yourself a drink! For the third installment in our occasional series on important conservative books, or important books written by or embraced by conservatives, we take up Leo Strauss’s Natural Right and History, based on his 1949 Walgreen Lectures at the University of Chicago (where he taught for two decades) and published in 1953. To help us, we called on our friend Matt Dinan, a political theorist who’s associate professor in the Great Books Program at St. Thomas University in New Brunswick, Canada. If you’ve listened to previous episodes and wanted us to go deeper on Leo Strauss, the German-Jewish political philosopher who came to the United States after fleeing Nazism, “Straussianism,” and what they might have to do with American conservatism and our present political moment, here you go.
After offering some background on Strauss and the context of Natural Right and History’s publication, we discuss Strauss’s patriotic appeal to Americans in the book’s introduction, walk listeners through the chapters that follow (explaining what “natural right” is and why it’s paired with “history” in the title along the way), and close out by exploring Strauss’s ambiguous relationship to American conservatism—and more!
Sources:
Leo Strauss, Natural Right and History (1953)
— On Tyranny (1963)
— Spinoza’s Critique of Religion (1965)
Harry V. Jaffa, Thomism and Aristotelianism: A Study of the Commentary by Thomas Aquinas on the Nicomachean Ethics (1952)
James W. Ceaser, “The American Context of Leo Strauss’s Natural Right and History,” Perspectives on Political Science, Spring 2008
Richard Velkley, Heidegger, Strauss, and the Premises of Philosophy: On Original Forgetting (2011)
— “On the Roots of Rationalism: Strauss’s ‘Natural Right and History’ as Response to Heidegger,” The Review of Politics, Spring 2008
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New evidence confirms Edison’s idle line ignited Eaton fire, lawyers say
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TRUMP CURSES KNICKS
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Maine Votes as Graham Platner’s Past Poses New Conundrums
On Tuesday, Maine will vote in a high-stakes primary contest for a Senate seat that Democrats think they can win back from Republicans for the first time in decades. Democrats are pinning their hopes on Graham Platner, a progressive who has faced a string of scandals.
Today, Lisa Lerer and Katie Glueck discuss what this race means for Maine and for the prospects of the Democratic Party.
Guest:
Lisa Lerer, a national political correspondent for The New York Times.
Katie Glueck, a political reporter at The New York Times.
Background reading:
Several women who dated Mr. Platner recall “unsettling” behavior.
Politicians, officials and strategists have wrestled with how to respond to new reporting on Mr. Platner’s past behavior.
Photo: Amanda Sabga/Reuters
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Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising. Read original article: Read More
Dave Eggers on Writing a Sprawling Novel of Art and Artists
Dave Eggers’s new novel, Contrapposto, transmits a deep understanding of the impulse to make art—to study, practice, commit to making art on a regular basis, to exhibit and sell your work (or your skills), collaborate with others in the art Read original article: Read More
