CEOs double down on voting-rights fight

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<p><a href="https://apple.news/AdEflM2b-TuOYrjoXXLPz_A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Stat</a> reports on U.S. regulators recommending pausing distribution of the Johnson &amp; Johnson COVID-19 vaccine &ldquo;out of an abundance of caution,&rdquo; while they investigate very rare cases of blood clots.</p> <p>American CEOs are doubling down in their fight against legislation they say will restrict voting rights. The <a href="https://apple.news/APJSB4iivS8qtGJKHREPOLw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> reports that more than 100 executives recently got together on a conference call to talk about leveraging their influence. And <a href="https://apple.news/AKGYwoBV9SSq8pE_ay0_vOw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> explores the surprising history of political boycotts.</p> <p>Editors of medical journals get to decide what research gets a wide audience, making them some of the most important gatekeepers in medicine. <a href="https://apple.news/A7ccbKyZPRiWKpKaUq8ebvA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Stat</a> spoke with cardiologist Dr. Raymond Givens, whose investigation has revealed a striking lack of racial and ethnic diversity among editors of these influential publications.</p> <p>Carbon credits have been touted as a way to use market forces to reduce emissions, but an investigation by <a href="https://apple.news/Apg1wz_ExQl6JOkoLkYdjUQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg</a> casts doubt on their effectiveness.</p> <p>French tacos are not tacos as anyone familiar with authentic Mexican cuisine would know them, but the overstuffed panini-burrito hybrids have become a beloved fast food in France. The <a href="https://apple.news/AEHolDgzsQTmyKYVBbSskuA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a> takes an in-depth look at this puzzling creation.</p>