Weekend Reads

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• Russia blames drone attack for Crimea fuel depot blaze (Al Jazeera)

• On Thursday, Lyft’s new CEO laid off over 1,000 employees. On Friday he ordered remaining ones back to the office (Fortune)

• Uber Rival Lyft Takes Drastic Action (The Street)

• Montana Governor Signs Law Banning Transgender Care for Minors (NYT)

• Biden v Trump: US is unenthused by likely rematch of two old white men (Guardian)

• Trump Lawyer Fell Into 'Trap' Amid E. Jean Carroll Trial: Ex U.S. Attorney (Newsweek)

• Bed Bath & Beyond, Toys ‘R’ Us and RadioShack all shut down for the same reason (CNN)

• Big Tech Earnings Spark Hope That Worst Is Over (WSJ)

• Will a Chatbot Write the Next ‘Succession’? (NYT)

• How A.I. could change the future of work (CNBC)

• OpenAI closes $300M share sale at $27B-29B valuation (TechCrunch)

• Former OpenAI Researcher: There’s a 50% Chance AI Ends in 'Catastrophe' (Decrypt)

• Is time up for TikTok? (Economist)

• Jane Roberts, who is married to Chief Justice John Roberts, made $10.3 million in commissions from elite law firms, whistleblower documents show (Insider)

• As fentanyl crisis grows, U.S.-Mexico divide deepens (WP)

• Federal judge blocks Illinois assault weapons ban (The Hill)

• Gunman killed neighbors, child with AR-15-style rifle, sheriff says (WP)

• Denied a Gun License Over School Threat, Accused Leaker Jack Teixeira Later Got Top-Secret Clearance (WSJ)

• Homeless in the City Where He Was Once Mayor (NYT)

• Taliban not invited to UN Doha meeting on Afghanistan, says UN (Reuters)

• Women’s rights at stake as India’s population surpasses China’s (NBC)

• Principal forced to resign over Michelangelo's David visits sculpture (BBC)

• Man Tinkering With Anecdote Set List Before Next Date (The Onion)