10 Items from the week & more | 15 Sep 24

Here are 10 items that stood out to me:

1. Americans Are Falling Behind on Their Bills. Wall Street Is Alarmed.
2. Bill Gates’ retirement goals aren’t for everyone…
3. Argentines Rush to Deposit Cash Savings as Part of Milei Policy
4. The Taliban publish vice laws that ban women’s voices and bare faces in public
5. Ukraine Invasion Update
6. Nation With Lowest Birthrate Is Rocked by Soaring Sales of Dog Strollers
7. Polaris Dawn Astronauts Return to Earth After First Private Spacewalk
8. ‘Manipulation, Crying.’ The Weekend Hobby These Adults Love.
9. Dragons and Sharks on a Beach Near You: The Story of the Great Lego Spill
10. Phones, attention spans, boredom, and reading.

You can find all of these articles, plus ones that didn’t make the top 10 here.