On Monday, the total lunar eclipse of the sun briefly interrupted the normal news cycle. Millions of people gathered in places along the event’s route across North America to witness it, wearing special glasses to protect their eyes.
It would be fair to say that none of them missed hearing about the world’s problems as they looked up at this wonder of the universe. They weren’t worrying about a divided electorate, Trump’s legal issues, the so-called border crisis or the economy, or about war, violence or climate change.
In fact, this was the rare phenomenon with the potential to unite us, if only for a moment, and remind us that we are all in this together.
It also was an opportunity to understand that we are but tiny bits of dust nonetheless intimately connected to the great order of things just beyond our comprehension.
Soon enough, normality replaced totality, but I and many, many others preferred the magic of the darkness with its potential for insight into ourselves and the universe to the ordinary glare of our present struggles.
HEADLINES:
Biden races to enact new student loan forgiveness plan ahead of November (CNN)
Israel’s relations with America reach breaking point (Economist)
Israel Withdraws Troops From Southern Gaza as War Hits 6-Month Mark (NYT)
A Hamas official said no progress was made at a new round of Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo also attended by delegations from Israel, Qatar, and the US, (Reuters)
Speaker Johnson’s job is on the line as the House returns (WP)
'The nuclear button': Special counsel could seek removal of judge in Trump classified docs case, attorneys warn (NBC)
‘Increasingly chaotic’: Why House Republicans are heading for the exits (WP)
Doubts Creep In About a Fed Rate Cut This Year (WSJ)
U.S. ready to sanction Chinese banks if they aid Russia’s war machine, Yellen says (CNBC)
Trump says abortion should be left to states, declines to endorse national limit (WP)
Vatican stands firm on social issues like sex change and surrogacy (BBC)
Coastal wetlands can’t keep pace with sea-level rise, and infrastructure is leaving them nowhere to go (The Conversation)
Solar eclipse totality sweeps across U.S. as millions watch (WP)
Microsoft just set the stage for an all-out AI talent war with Google (Business Insider)
‘Social Order Could Collapse’ in AI Era, Two Top Japan Companies Say (WSJ)
Could the AI Industry Implode? (FoP)
Proud Billionaire Helps Young Son Open First Offshore Bank Account (The Onion)
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