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 More kids are repeating a grade. Is it good for them?
Associated Press · Brooke Schultz and Heather Hollingsworth
Many parents, empowered by new pandemic-era laws, have asked for do-overs to help their children recover from the tumult of remote learning.
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 ‘Constant threat’ at Ukraine nuclear plant shows how Putin weaponizes energy
CBS News · CBS Staff
The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog agency, the IAEA, warned Tuesday that the world was “playing with fire.”
 Does controversy sell movie tickets?
NPR · Matt Adams
The cast of ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ might soon find out.
 Humanity was stagnant for millennia — then something big changed 150 years ago
Vox · Dylan Matthews
Why the years from 1870 to 2010 were humanity’s most important.
 A close look at the Great Pacific Garbage Patch reveals a common culprit
Popular Science · Lauren J. Young
An overwhelming amount of plastics hauled from the patch trace back to fishing industries in various countries.
 Workplace advocate who popularized the term ‘glass ceiling’ dies at 76
CNN · Scottie Andrew
Marilyn Loden first used the phrase “glass ceiling” at a women’s business conference in 1978.
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 5 ancient societies that collapsed when the water ran dry
discovermagazine.com · Sara Novak
From Mesa Verde to the Mayans, these ancient societies collapsed without water.
 Inspired by his experience on 9/11, man launches kindness initiative
People · Andrea Billups
Kevin Tuerff was flying back to the United States from Europe after a vacation on Sept. 11, 2001, when his plane was diverted to Gander, Newfoundland.
 Derided for centuries, romance novels are a huge business
Observer · Ann Kjellberg
Women make up the majority of book buyers, and have made romance novels a massive industry.
 Zac Efron rides again
Men’s Health · Lauren Larson
He’s been a child star, fitness pinup, onscreen himbo, and environmental activist. Now he’s reinventing himself again.
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