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Jade Walker
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Night news editor of HuffPost. Editor of A Bit of Good News, The End Files & The Moonlight Reader Society. Past: NYTimes, AP, Apple News (via Magnit) & CNN 5 Things (via Creative Circle)
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In this week's issue of The End Files, learn about the demise of the penny, the gift of gravestones, how to cope with grief during the holidays and this week's notable obituaries theendfiles.substack.com/p/the-day-th...
The day the penny dropped
Vol. 2, Issue 43
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Not every pallet in the liquidator warehouse was filled with junk. Nor was every package in our pallet. Individually, many of the products were fine. But all together, it was nearly too much to bear.
www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/r...
We Bought a 450-Pound Mystery Pallet Packed With Returned Goods From Amazon and Beyond. Here’s What We Found Inside.
Pallets of overstock, returned, and undelivered-mail packages are an indicator of just how much stuff there is in the retail ecosystem.
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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A tribally owned network of chargers will soon be complete, connecting reservations and bridging a gap in the Midwest.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Driving an E.V. Across North Dakota? Thank the Standing Rock Tribe.
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.

Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.

With @readfrontier.bsky.social
Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drin...
www.propublica.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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The Border Patrol has built a surveillance system stretching into the country’s interior that can monitor ordinary Americans’ daily actions.
www.huffpost.com/entry/border...
Border Patrol Is Monitoring U.S. Drivers And Detaining Those With 'Suspicious' Travel Patterns
The Border Patrol has built a surveillance system stretching into the country’s interior that can monitor ordinary Americans’ daily actions.
www.huffpost.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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One firefighter estimates more than 1,000 trees were torched. Brendan Cummings, conservation director for the Center for Biological Diversity, also surveyed the plants in the burn zone and came up with a similar estimate. www.latimes.com/environment/...
Hundreds of Joshua trees were scorched during the shutdown
A firefighter with the National Park Service says a fire wiped out more than a thousand Joshua trees amid the government shutdown. Restoration could be limited by a depleted staff, they said.
www.latimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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The US stranded a pair of astronauts on the International Space Station for months. After an accident stranded three taikonauts, the Chinese launched their rescue mission in less than two weeks. arstechnica.com/space/2025/1...
China launches an emergency lifeboat to bring three astronauts back to Earth
This is a “successful example for efficient emergency response in the international space industry.”…
arstechnica.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Now for some sports news...
(this week's cartoon for @theguardian.com books pages)
Panel One: A sportscaster speaks to a television camera "You join us just in time for the annual booksellers versus librarians tug of war." Panel Two: We see the participants warming up as he continues... "Two very strong teams this year, they’ve both been in training since February. As always, the real skill in this match is not to start chatting about boo-" Panel Three: "Too late!! A pair of librarians are discussing the new Margaret Atwood! A crowd is forming! The booksellers are joining in! It's all over!!" We see all the participants chatting. Panel Four: The sportscaster finishes up to the camera: "The rope lies untouched! The discussions continue! We have a draw for 325th year in a row! Join us again next year!" End. Bonus alt-text Content: Fun fact! The first tug of war was between the staff of Cranston Library and those of Daniel Midwinter Booksellers www.cranstonlibraryreigate.com/ www.blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/manuscripts/2017/11/10/booksellers/
November 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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I so want this prediction to be true www.newsweek.com/old-farmers-...
Old Farmer's Almanac predicts which states will get white Christmas
The Old Farmer's Almanac has released its White Christmas forecast, predicting which states will see snow on December 25.
www.newsweek.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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California allows children as young as 12 to work in agriculture, but many face punishing conditions, including extreme heat and exposure to toxic pesticides.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
California's child farmworkers: Exhausted, underpaid and toiling in toxic fields
State officials are failing to protect the health and safety of thousands of young field laborers, an investigation has found.
www.latimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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Iran’s water crisis is so dire the president has proposed evacuating the capital. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Taps are running dry in Iran. Decades of bad decisions are to blame.
Iran’s water crisis is so dire the president has proposed evacuating the capital. Largely at fault are official policies that exhausted precious water resources.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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When a small community learned ICE wrongfully detained a beloved neighbor, they collectively pushed for his release.

“When a lot of people get together, at least in my case, things are possible. Miracles happen,” Ruperto said.

Read my latest for @huffpost.com here
www.huffpost.com/entry/atlant...
A Community Refused To Back Down After ICE Wrongfully Detained A Beloved Neighbor — And Won A Major Victory
“Trump's dark America is not going to penetrate Atlantic Highlands,” Mayor Lori Hohenleitner said.
www.huffpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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November 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Even with the government working again, the timeline for funding to resume has been delayed because the Trump administration fired the 25 people who ran the program within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. www.bangordailynews.com/2025/10/29/m...
‘People will freeze to death’ in Maine if federal heating aid doesn’t come soon
The federal government shutdown means heating aid will not be released on Nov. 1, leading to stark worries from those who manage the program here.
www.bangordailynews.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.

Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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The Environmental Protection Agency will no longer defend Biden-era limits on fine-particle pollution, which causes heart and lung disease. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Trump EPA to abandon air pollution rule that would prevent thousands of U.S. deaths
The Environmental Protection Agency will no longer defend Biden-era limits on fine-particle pollution, which causes heart and lung disease.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Exclusive: Republicans plan to challenge vehicle-safety mandates, such as automatic emergency braking and alarms that remind drivers a child is in the back seat.
Senate Committee to Challenge Auto-Safety Mandates That Hurt ‘Affordability’
Republicans are questioning the value of some features, such as automatic braking and rear-seat reminders.
on.wsj.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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The attack in Kebbi was among a spate of recent mass abductions in Nigeria. apnews.com/article/nige...
All 24 schoolgirls abducted from Kebbi in Nigeria have been rescued, president says
Nigeria's president has announced that all 24 schoolgirls who were abducted by armed assailants from a school last week in Kebbi in northwestern Nigeria have been rescued.
apnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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A comic for #CatSky writers out there.
Cartoon of a woman named Linda sitting at a desk, arms crossed, looking at a content orange cat sitting on her open laptop keyboard. Caption reads: “Finally, Linda was able to identify the source of her writer’s block.”
July 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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This is so incredible. You have to see the photos. These workers held the line for THREE YEARS www.publicsource.org/post-gazette...
PITTSBURGH'S Public Source Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh journalists return to their jobs at the Post-Gazette after three years on strike After a court ruling in their favor, long-striking journalists declared victory and returned to a pivotal Southwestern Pennsylvania newsroom. They return as union organizing continues throughout the region. Stephanie Strasburg November 24, 2025 Natalie Duleba, local secretary of the guild, hugs Jon Schleuss, president of the NewsGuild Communications of America, as she hands him the mic. "The first day of this strike, our folks went over across the street and they sat down at a table, and they started talking about that they were going to take care of each other," said Schleuss, acknowledging the guild could not have known how long the path back to work would be. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/Pittsburgh's Public Source)
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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“We are still suffering a severe lack of most of our supplies and medicines. We have daily crises, and the same shortages and deficiencies in supplies, and we are still exhausted as we are still receiving lots of casualties.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Gaza hospitals running out of supplies as Israeli airstrikes continue, medics say
‘Severe lack’ in territory where Israeli strikes have killed more than 50 people and injured over 100 in recent days
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
POND RULES: No swimming, jumping or gallivanting. Do not disturb the pond witch. No fishing with dynamite. Sacrifices to water gods on alternate Wednesdays only - NO EXCEPTIONS! Taunt the crows at your own risk. If a hand comes out of the water to beckon you, turn and walk away. Do not feed the weretrout. Is the water burning with cold unholy fire? Report it to the ranger! They’re not ducks. Run. Have fun!
November 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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A White House official told Reuters that the agency once led by billionaire Elon Musk to hollow out the federal government "doesn't exist."
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump Disbands DOGE Despite Eight Months Left On Its Charter
A White House official told Reuters that the agency once led by billionaire Elon Musk to hollow out the federal government "doesn't exist."
www.huffpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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A judge has permanently blocked Trump's destruction of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Really good news for libraries (and those like me, who love them! www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
Court permanently blocks Trump’s executive order to dismantle federal agency for America’s libraries
Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island struck down the Trump Administration’s attempts to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
www.ala.org
November 24, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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In memory of our sweet cat Stan Lee, we're running a special sale on our website this holiday season. Get 20% off the new books with promo code Catmas at checkout. carpelibrumbaltimore.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty was first established during the Cold War to provide news to people living within the Soviet Union and behind the Iron Curtain.
www.huffpost.com/entry/radio-...
Radio Free Europe's Hungarian Service Shuts Down After Trump Funding Cuts
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty was first established during the Cold War to provide news to people living within the Soviet Union and behind the Iron Curtain.
www.huffpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM