Recommended reads to start your week

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We’re ready to direct you to some news stories that may be of interest to you and the business world — or maybe you just need a distraction from today’s rain. 

– This one sneaked up on me as I was caught up in reading about the U.S. and North Korea meeting. Here’s a big headline: Today is the end of net neutrality. If you missed the news in the AM Daily, we’ll repeat it here. CNN Tech explains: “The way the internet is regulated in the U.S. is about to change. The controversial repeal of Obama-era net neutrality protections is officially set to take effect on Monday, despite ongoing efforts from members of Congress, state officials, tech companies and advocacy groups to save the rules.”

– Several Iowa news outlets are taking a look at changes since the 2008 flooding, 10 years ago in the last week. The Cedar Rapids Gazette, the Burlington Hawk Eye and the Iowa City Press-Citizen are among them. The photography is eye-popping. This Press-Citizen piece caught my eye amid all the coverage: “University of Iowa Museum of Art still without a home decade after 2008 flood.” 

– The Des Moines Register looks at trade and pork production: “Will tariffs force expanding Iowa, U.S. pork industry to reverse gears and downsize?”