2026-07-02

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Alternative for Germany's academic reform plans
University-for-all harms poor students the most
How We Can Pay for College Just Changed. What Borrowers Need to Know

New borrowing limits and fewer repayment options for student loans take effect Wednesday, affecting parents, undergraduates and graduate students
On the origin of continents

By explaining so much both within and outside its field, plate tectonics stands as a sort of Platonic ideal of what a scientific paradigm can achieve. In other ways, plate tectonics is a very unusual paradigm. It was discovered twice: first intentionally by geologists in Europe and its colonial sphere, and second, accidentally, by North American geophysicists. The two paths offer opposite lessons on the secret of scientific discovery. There is no lone genius who can claim the majority of the credit. The theory went from fringe to total acceptance over the course of ten years, with nary a funeral in sight. And it all came together much later than one would think: around the time of the first moon landing in 1969. This is the story of how two separate groups of scientists near-independently discovered plate tectonics with wildly different approaches, and what this can teach us about paradigm shifts.

Supreme Court says constitution protects people's location data
Energy Department hits its target on small nuclear reactors
Transportation Secretary Announces Supersonic Flight Is Coming to the U.S.
Emergency Response at Senator Mitch McConnell’s DC Home Sparks Questions

It has been over two weeks since Senator Mitch McConnell was hospitalized. EMS radio traffic now reveals that the 84-year-old Kentucky Republican was found "unconscious" at his Washington, D.C., home before being hospitalized on June 14. No update has been provided on whether the senator remains hospitalized. According to several GOP senators, including Senate Majority Leader John Thune, they have spoken with McConnell. Thune is "dialed in" on Senate happenings.
- We Need Proof of Life of Mitch McConnell

Melat Kiros poised to become first Gen Z woman in Congress

The win in the solidly blue district that makes up most of Denver means that Kiros, a 29-year-old Ph.D. student and lawyer, is all but likely headed to Washington, D.C., next year. She would replace DeGette, 68, who has held office since 1997, the same year Kiros was born.

Scientists say most people need more protein than current guidelines suggest
Medicare starts covering GLP-1 drugs for weight loss
- Some Medicare beneficiaries can now get popular obesity drugs for $50 a month
The drugs, such as Wegovy and Zepbound, are effective but can be expensive without insurance coverage. They're available in injection or pill form. Even with discounts, current cash prices typically range from $149 to $699 per month. The pilot program will offer coverage for the following GLP-1 medications approved for weight loss: the pill and injectable formulations of Wegovy, the KwikPen formulation of Zepbound, and the Foundayo pill.