The Kiruna Church — called Kiruna Kyrka in Swedish — is being moved this week along a 5-kilometer (3-mile) route east as part of the town’s relocation. It’s happening because the world’s largest underground iron-ore mine is threatening to swallow the town. This week, thousands of visitors have descended on Kiruna, Sweden’s northernmost town at 200 kilometers (124 miles) above the Arctic Circle. (Dazio et al., AP News)
Read MoreHooters is remaking its brand image after filing for bankruptcy in March. Hooters Management Corporation CEO Neil Kiefer shares his turnaround plan. (Chu, The Wall Street Journal)
Read MoreWe’re here to help. The Washington Post managed to scrounge together its Gen Zers for important commentary: a non-exhaustive list of our most defining quirks. (Beck et al., The Washington Post)
Read MoreThe Trump administration has signaled it will further scrutinize immigrants seeking U.S. citizenship by ordering authorities to double down on efforts to determine whether applicants have “good moral character,” according to a recent policy memo issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. (Moon, The Washington Post)
Read MoreChristian Ilbury, senior lecturer in sociolinguistics at the University of Edinburgh, said many of the new words are tied to social media platforms like TikTok because that is how most young people communicate. (Doye, AP News)
Read MoreChatbot psychosis is a new and poorly understood phenomenon. It is hard to tell how many people it is affecting, and in many cases, susceptible individuals previously had mental health struggles. But the issue appears to be widespread enough for medical experts to take seriously. (Titcomb & Field, The Telegraph)
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