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USAFacts: “The One Big Beautiful Bill, signed into law on July 4, is set to introduce a host of changes to everything from tax reform to government assistance programs to immigration and border policy. It introduces some brand-new policies and expands, restricts, or ends others. A number of these changes took effect the moment President …
“The Library of Congress has launched a significant upgrade to its Chronicling America website, the nation’s leading free resource for historical U.S. newspapers. The updated platform now integrates fully with the Library’s broader loc.gov digital collections, offering enhanced accessibility, modern design and powerful research tools across all devices. The redesigned interface introduces numerous user-focused improvements, …
Former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden Discusses Her Career & Firing (CSPAN) Former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden discussed her career, her firing by President Trump in May 2025, and the future of American libraries. This event took place at the American Librarian Association’s annual conference in Philadelphia.
Via LLRX – The Trump Administration’s Continued War Against Science, Research and Public Health – Sabrina I. Pacifici’s overview of selected articles highlights the devastating impact of the Trump administration’s dismantling of agencies across the federal government, with a focus on cancelling critical scientific and health related research grants, as reported in July, 2025. The total …
Science Advances: “Large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT can generate and revise text with human-level performance. These models come with clear limitations, can produce inaccurate information, and reinforce existing biases. Yet, many scientists use them for their scholarly writing. But how widespread is such LLM usage in the academic literature? To answer this question for …
Reuters: “Dozens of major law firms, wary of political retaliation, have scaled back pro bono work, diversity initiatives and litigation that could place them in conflict with the Trump administration, a Reuters investigation found. Many firms are making a strategic calculation: withdraw from pro bono work frowned on by Trump, or risk becoming the next …
The New Yorker – no paywall – “…”The threat that Trump poses to the maintenance of an accurate historical record should be obvious by now. During his first term, he was accused of shredding documents and flushing them down the toilet; after leaving office, he was criminally indicted for hoarding official files, some of them …
The New York Times – no paywall – “Critics fear that personal data might be used to monitor immigrants and political foes, and to spread false tales of fraud. As the Trump administration has sought to amass personally sensitive data on millions of individuals in America, it has run into one roadblock. The states, and …
The New York Times – no paywall: “President Trump unveiled an updated slate of sweeping tariffs on Thursday, targeting imports from dozens of U.S. trading partners, in a major escalation of a potentially damaging global trade war without parallel in modern history. For the most part, Mr. Trump’s duties will take effect on Aug. 7, capping …
Safrer AI: “We rate frontier AI companies’ risk management practices. Our objective is to make frontier AI safer through improved risk management practices and to enhance the accountability of private actors shaping the development of AI. Advanced AI systems are arguably one of the most transformative technologies ever built. Frontier AI companies are advancing technology …
The New York Times – gift article – “…A new disclosure shows how corporations and individuals, including many in the crypto business, wrote big checks while seeking favor from the president…Since Mr. Trump’s election last fall, fund-raisers and lobbyists have been steering corporations and donors to a buffet of options for unlimited giving, some of …
“After massive flooding in 2011 caused $1.8 billion in damage, Copenhagen began refashioning its infrastructure: It built wetlands and parks, plus underground pipes and basins, to gather and redirect the rainwater. The project is ongoing, but it is already helping the Danish capital withstand torrential rains, and the “sponge city” model is being copied by …
