MN’s Korean Adoptees, ‘More Confused Than Ever,’ Look for Answers Plus the end of the ‘All Are Welcome Here’ sign, an Ann Kim x Target collab, and a list of local orgs losing federal funding in today’s Flyover news roundup. By Em Cassel and Jessica Armbruster https://racketmn.com/mns-korean-adoptees-more-confused-than-ever-look-for-answers

The sweet smell of grift in the morning: White House to overhaul $42.5bn Biden-era internet plan – likely to Elon Musk’s advantage Billionaire cost-cutter’s Starlink service the likely beneficiary of Trump plan to alter rural internet program Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/05/trump-musk-rural-internet-starlink

Packed Pacs: how billionaires in the US are bankrolling Republicans at the state level Republicans are relying on ‘nameless’ donors who want to push a rightwing agenda and gain long-term hegemony David Smith in Washington https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/05/billionaires-funding-republicans

Interview Peter Wolf on Faye Dunaway, David Lynch and Bob Dylan: ‘My mission was to be an observer’
Jim Farber
The frontman of the J Geils Band has had an extraordinary life, living and working with celebrities along the way, detailed in a fascinating new book
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/mar/05/peter-wolf-j-geils-waiting-on-the-moon

Give Edinburgh fringe the same status as Olympics, departing head urges Shona McCarthy says public authorities have routinely ignored needs of world’s largest arts festival Severin Carrell Scotland editor https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/mar/05/edinburgh-festival-fringe-olympics-shona-mccarthy-chief-executive

Gordon and Jim after coming out to Gordon’s mum: Sage Sohier’s best photograph ‘They had been together for 21 years. They’re telling Margot, Gordon’s mum, that they’re about to appear in a Valentine’s Day issue of the local newspaper’ Interview by Lydia Figes https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/mar/05/sage-sohiers-best-photograph-valentines-day

World’s biggest iceberg runs aground after long journey from Antarctica Scientists are studying whether the grounded A23a iceberg might help stir nutrients and make food more available for penguins and seals
Agence France-Presse https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/05/a23a-iceberg-runs-aground-south-georgia-climate