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Can Giving Money to Ex-Cons Keep Them Out of Prison?
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (220+ words) The Free Press Kevin Scott gives money away. Recipients can do whatever they want with the no-strings-attached $800 they receive each month. The money is doled out over the course of a year, meaning the participants get nearly $10,000 by the time…...
An Alaskan Town Is Literally Dying for a Road. Environmentalists Won’t Let Them Have One.
1+ week, 4+ day ago (291+ words) The Free Press “Nineteen eighty was the first crash,” said Garry Hennigh, the longtime city manager of King Cove, Alaska. The fishing village of just several hundred people, most of them native, is extremely remote, and surrounded by volcanoes in…...
‘Full-Blown AI Takeover Within Months.’ Plus...
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (351+ words) It’s Monday August 31. This is The Front Page, your daily window into the world of The Free Press—and our take on the world at large. Today: There’s no good verdict in the Clancy trial. How Ukraine survives. And more....
Should You Believe the Dire Warnings About ‘AI Takeover’?
2+ week, 11+ hour ago (347+ words) The Free Press It happened more than a month ago, but my chat groups are still buzzing about the rogue AI hacking attack by OpenAI research agents. In case you missed the details or are curious why so many people…...
This Week in Canada: Why the ‘Very Good’ Trade Deal Went Bad
2+ week, 6+ day ago (281+ words) The Free Press Welcome back to This Week in Canada, where the weekend collapse of trade talks with the U.S. leaves us asking: What the hell happened? And what did we win and lose when Prime Minister Carney told Canada’s negotiators…...
A Border Wall in Paradise. Plus...
3+ week, 5+ day ago (657+ words) It’s Wednesday, August 19. This is The Front Page, your daily window into the world of The Free Press—and our take on the world at large. Today: Who is to blame for Jason Arday’s tragic fate? P.G. Sittenfeld on…...