Your weekend must reads🗞️
Good morning, friends! How are you? Wait, don't tell me: You're hot. Millions of Americans have been suffering through record-breaking heat, and it's only going to get worse and more dangerous over the weekend.
I'm John Riley, newsletter editor, and my advice is to chill out with The Short List weekend edition✨, where we look at some of the best stories of the week from Paste BN. Would you like some ice with that?
Colleges take athletes' word on sexual assault history
🔴At many of the nation’s top sports colleges, vetting athletes for past sexual misconduct and violent acts under a new NCAA policy boils down to one step: asking them. If an athlete answers “no” to a list of questions about criminal convictions and school disciplinary action, officials at the University of Alabama, Louisiana State University, Ohio State University and other schools generally take their word for it. Read more
Why the GOP is split on Ukraine aid
🔵After President Joe Biden promised more U.S. military support for Ukraine at a NATO summit in Vilnius, he now needs Congress to put the money where his mouth is. That's far from a sure thing. Some of the Republican presidential candidates are skeptical of sending more aid overseas. And some Republicans in Congress are threatening to strip money for Ukraine from a defense bill.
- Sweden to join NATO: Graphics show what the alliance gains
Naming this legendary jeep gives some fans the willies
🟢Is it “Willis?” Or “Willie’s?” People have debated the pronunciation of WWII icon Willys Jeep for decades, but the company that builds its direct descendant, the Jeep Wrangler, says, “Whatever you like. We’re good.” However you say it, there's no debating the rugged little vehicle's enduring charm. Read more
🔽Keep reading: There are more great stories below. See you next week!