What I read this week...

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America’s Electric Power Transmission Crisis (Kleinman Center for Energy Policy)
TikTok Wants to Sell Made-in-China Goods to Americans (WSJ)
The Ron DeSantis campaign’s rocky reboot continues (Semafor)
Star Founder Broke Down in Tears as Crises Engulfed Byju’s (Bloomberg)
China Appoints New Central Bank Governor In Latest Bid To Revive Slumping Economy (ZeroHedge)
Study of Elite College Admissions Data Suggests Being Very Rich Is Its Own Qualification (NYT Upshot)
America’s Most Popular Drug Has a Puzzling Side Effect. We Finally Know Why. (The Atlantic)
Biden announces an advanced cancer research initiative as part of his ‘moonshot’ effort (AP)
The Rise and Fall of the Chief Diversity Officer (WSJ)
Volkswagen takes 5% stake in XPeng as part of Chinese EV deal (TechCrunch)
The weighty issue of electric cars (Hannah Ritchie)
Boeing Jumps on Cash Generation as Jet Deliveries Surge (Bloomberg)
New witness at scene of Malcolm X assassination says he wasn't interviewed (Axios)
From Swiping to Sexting: The Enduring Gender Divide in American Dating and Relationships (Survey Center on American Life)
How I (Mostly) Stopped My Teen From Gaming All Night (NYT)

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