Biden and the EU’s von der Leyen meet to ease tensions over trade, subsidy concerns The Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, promises tax breaks to companies making technology for clean energy. European leaders are concerned EU companies will flee the the US to cash-in on the tax breaks Read more on NPR

Fox Corp CEO praises Fox News leader as network faces $1.6 billion lawsuit Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch says the brand is strong. Fox News faces a blockbuster defamation lawsuit over its repeated broadcasting of baseless election-fraud claims in 2020. Read more on NPR

On a day when everything felt like a struggle, kind words brightened this mom’s mood Betsy Cox was struggling to find a space heater for her son’s room when a stranger approached her. The space heaters were sold out, but kind words from the man turned her bad mood around. Read more on NPR

A California county has dumped Dominion, leaving its election operations up in the air California’s Shasta County has terminated its contract with Dominion Voting Systems, a company that’s faced a barrage of conspiracy theories since the 2020 election. Read more on NPR

High inflation and housing costs force Americans to delay needed health care Close to 40% of surveyed Americans, a record high, put off medical care last year because of finances. Americans are delaying or skipping doctor’s visits, dental and vision care, and medications. Read more on NPR

Does the ‘Bold Glamour’ filter push unrealistic beauty standards? TikTokkers think so The video-sharing app recently revealed a new beauty filter that harnesses the latest developments in artificial intelligence. It is so hyper-realistic that many TikTokkers are lashing out. Read more on NPR

In Florida, far-right groups look to seize the moment A far-right group in Jacksonville, Fla., has been regularly projecting hate symbols onto downtown buildings. Groups like this look to capitalize on what they see as a favorable political climate. Read more on NPR