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The costs come home

Global targets, grocery costs, measles and Ukraine talks all move from policy files into homes, bills and security choices.

Our summary

The U.S. lost its measles elimination status, according to multiple reports. PAHO tied the decision to a rolling outbreak, with the case count at a 35-year high.

Beyond the summary

  • The status turns on whether one measles strain circulates for 12 months without a break.
  • Most cases are in unvaccinated people.
  • Health officials say vaccination rates need to stay above 95% for herd immunity.

How we got here

Elimination status depends on whether a single measles strain keeps spreading for a full 12 months without a break in transmission.

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Axios

Our summary

Zelenskyy said U.S. envoys floated a deal that would trade Ukraine ceding Donbas for NATO membership. He said Washington asked about the land swap for the first time during efforts to end the war.

Beyond the summary

  • BBC says U.S. envoys presented the idea as part of a broader push to end the war.
  • Al Jazeera reported three killed in Russia the same day.
  • The provided reports do not show Moscow accepting NATO membership for Kyiv.
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Our summary

Wholesale food costs are rising before groceries reach the aisle. Fresh and dry vegetable prices jumped 27% last month after a 31% jump, while overall wholesale food prices rose 1.7% from a year earlier.

Beyond the summary

  • Warm weather, crop disease and insects cut lettuce and leafy green harvests in California.
  • The Iran war raised fertilizer and fuel costs.
  • Truck freight costs rose almost 25% in a year, the largest gain since 2022.

How we got here

Warm weather, crop disease and insects reduced lettuce and leafy green harvests in California, and the Iran war pushed up fertilizer and fuel costs.

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Axios

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EFF warned that recording devices are moving privacy choices into shared rooms. Meta, Google, Apple and Amazon products can record, describe or transcribe the people around their owners.

Beyond the summary

  • Smart glasses can record what the wearer sees or describe it.
  • Apple Watch Audio Intelligence can record or summarize a user's day.
  • Open question: how bystanders can refuse capture in offices, homes or public spaces.
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EFF Deeplinks

Our summary

COP31 organizers put mass electrification on the main stage in Turkey. They proposed meeting 35% of final energy demand with electricity by 2035, up from just over 20% today.

Beyond the summary

  • The world still gets most of its power from fossil fuels.
  • The target depends on drivers, shippers, buildings and industry changing equipment.
  • The climate payoff depends on cleaner grids arriving with new electric demand.

How we got here

The world still gets most of its power from fossil fuels, with electricity meeting just over 20% of final energy demand today.

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The Daily

Olivia Wilde Hit Bottom. Here's How She Bounced Back.

Mixed — shifts registermedium candor

Olivia Wilde said the public storm around Don’t Worry Darling hurt less than the private separation underneath it, and that the experience left her less focused on being adored. The conversation mixed candid personal reflection with a polished promotional frame for current and upcoming films. Watch whether future coverage follows her new work or keeps returning to the old press cycle.

Board status: Affiliations named, no board tie. Olivia Wilde: She is promoting The Invite, discussing recent acting roles, and describing how she understands the Don’t Worry Darling period now. · David Marchese: He is conducting the interview and repeatedly links Wilde’s current work to the prior publicity cycle. · Starbucks: The recording states the podcast is supported by Starbucks and directs listeners to Starbucks.com slash partners. · American Petroleum Institute: The recording states the podcast is supported by the American Petroleum Institute and promotes permitting reform. · Decagon: The recording contains a Decagon promotional segment for AI customer support. · Bombas: The recording states the podcast is supported by Bombas and gives a purchase code.

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The Daily: Olivia Wilde Hit Bottom. Here's How She Bounced Back.

The read is that Wilde is trying to move the center of the story from gossip about a movie rollout to what the period did to her privately and creatively. Her most concrete explanation is that the public episode landed on top of a painful separation, not that the headlines themselves were the deepest injury. She is candid about therapy, regret, separation, and changed self-presentation, but she stays general on which Don’t Worry Darling stories were false or what the full factual account would be.

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