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  "description": "In Europe, violent anti-immigrant riots continue in Northern Ireland, with people like Elon Musk encouraging them. / The Guardian, USA Today\n\nIn the Middle East, Iran hits Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan in retaliation for recent attacks by the United States. / Al Jazeera\n\nIn Ukraine, it’s been confirmed that fully autonomous drones have killed soldiers with no human oversight. “Everything it sees will be killed.” / New Scientist\n\nSee also: Deaths from organized violence increased in 2025 to 244,600",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-06-11T15:13:36.000Z",
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    "in Northern Ireland",
    "encouraging them.",
    "for recent attacks by the United States.",
    "“Everything it sees will be killed.”",
    "187,000 in 2024.",
    "a three-year high",
    "Republicans’ midterm messaging.",
    "cut its imports.",
    "from 2023 to 2025.",
    "to serve extremely wealthy.",
    "its host countries financially.",
    "LED grow lights, bespoke irrigation.",
    "in this year’s Cup.",
    "its role in science.",
    "vacuum-form signage.",
    "rural North America.",
    "browsing the web.",
    "“Words” by José Luis Appleyard.",
    "at the gym."
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  "textContent": "**In Europe,** violent anti-immigrant riots continue in Northern Ireland, with people like Elon Musk encouraging them. / The Guardian, USA Today\n\n**In the Middle East,** Iran hits Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan in retaliation for recent attacks by the United States. / Al Jazeera\n\n**In Ukraine,** it’s been confirmed that fully autonomous drones have killed soldiers with no human oversight. “Everything it sees will be killed.” / New Scientist\n\n**See also:** Deaths from organized violence increased in 2025 to 244,600, up from approximately 187,000 in 2024. / UCDP\n\n**Inflation in the US** climbs to a three-year high. / Politico\n\n**President Trump saying** he “loves the inflation” is thought to be “a doozy” for Republicans’ midterm messaging. / The Hill\n\n****Why is crude oil still**** below $100 a barrel? Possibly because China has dramatically cut its imports. / The Wall Street Journal [$]\n\n****In California,**** the wealth of the state’s billionaire class grew 144 percent from 2023 to 2025. / The New York Times [$]\n\n****Notes from a class**** for any bodyguards aspiring to serve extremely wealthy. / GQ\n\nIf you enjoy these headlines, please join us as a Sustaining Member to support what we do and unlock access to paywalled links.\n\nSubscribe\n\n**A study from Goldman Sachs** says the World Cup doesn’t really benefit its host countries financially. / SGI Europe\n\n****What’s required to get**** the grass just right for the football? Plastic fibers, LED grow lights, bespoke irrigation. / The Atlantic [$]\n\n**Related:** An interactive guide to all 1,248 players in this year’s Cup. / The Guardian\n\n**“If necessity is the mother** of all invention, then ambition is its accelerant.” An ode to glass and its role in science. Also, an ode to vacuum-form signage. / Asimov Press, Beth Mathews Design\n\n**Photographs of abandoned** houses in rural North America. / Colossal\n\n**Cursor trails** of people currently browsing the web. / we were online\n\n**“Some words die** / and no dictionary can revive them.” A poem for your Thursday, “Words” by José Luis Appleyard. / Via Negativa\n\n****A remembrance for**** the man who memorized all 12 books of __Paradise Lost__ while lifting weights at the gym. / The New York Times [$]",
  "title": "Paradise lost and gained",
  "updatedAt": "2026-06-11T15:53:58.091Z"
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