A curated selection of news and stories for your midday escape.

We’ve all been there: you’ve got 20 minutes, a fork in one hand, and your phone in the other ready to scroll something while you eat. But instead of getting pulled into another doomscroll or ad-stuffed feed, why not read something that actually feeds your brain?

That’s the idea behind Lunch Break Reads: a curated newsletter of short, excellent stories sent daily. No fluff. No paywalls. Just the internet’s most interesting writing, selected for your lunch break.

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U.S. Secret Service disrupts telecom network that threatened NYC during U.N. General Assembly by Nicole Sganga (CBS News)

'Moonies' church leader arrested over gifts to ex-South Korean first lady by Kelly Ng (BBC)

Did Amazon trick people into paying for Prime? Federal case goes to trial by Alina Selyukh, Monica Nickelsburg, Joshua McNichols (NPR)

Kimmel’s show to return Tuesday, but Sinclair will continue to keep it off its ABC stations by Elizabeth Wagmeister and Brian Stelter (CNN)

New Zealand woman found guilty of killing her two children in 'suitcase murders' by Koh Ewe (BBC)

Ukraine drones attack Moscow as NATO condemns 'irresponsible' Russian incursions by David Brennan (ABC News)

The Last Resort by Ash Sanders (The Believer)

Socrates would be pleased by Jay Miller (Aeon)

NASA introduces its newest astronauts (NBC News)

Climate change results in rare hybrid bird between green jay and blue jay: Study by Julia Jacobo (ABC News)

Scientists Say We Should Blow Up This Dangerous Asteroid Before It Gets Here by Victor Tangerman (Futurism)

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