Monday, June 16, 2025

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Dozens of protesters rallied in Venice on Friday against Jeff Bezos’ upcoming wedding. (Hear Details)

➤ Just two weeks after graduating from high school, this 18-year-old is running for mayor. (Hear Episode)

This is how you can improve your sleep by 16% in just one night. (Hear Podcast)

  

Politics

➤ A suspect accused of killing Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and wounding State Senator John Hoffman and his wife was arrested on Sunday evening following the largest manhunt in state history. Vance Luther Boelter, 57, was found armed and hiding near Green Isle after authorities located his car and belongings. (Live Updates)

➤ President Trump’s administration is weighing a plan to add 36 more countries, many in Africa and the Caribbean, to its existing travel ban, based on an internal State Department memo obtained by the media. (More)

In other Trump administration news, officials are carving out an exception to immigration enforcement, allowing illegal immigrants working in hotels, farms, meatpacking plants, and restaurants to remain in the country. (See Details)

➤ Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe has activated the National Guard and declared a state of emergency as precautionary measures while protests against the Trump administration’s immigration policies continue to flare up in the state. (More)

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Sports

J.J. Spaun continued his impressive breakout season with his first major golf tournament win, leading the pack by two strokes at the 125th U.S. Open after sinking this long-range putt to secure his victory. (Watch Video)

Coastal Carolina defeated Oregon State 6-2 to move one game away from the Men’s College World Series Final yesterday, while Louisville staved off elimination from the tournament with an 8-3 win over Arizona. (More)

The Boston Red Sox made a blockbuster trade with the San Francisco Giants yesterday, trading longtime third baseman Rafael Devers in exchange for four players. Devers was a 2018 World Series champion with Boston and has received MVP votes in each of the last four seasons. (More)

➤ NBA legend Kevin Durant has reportedly named the San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets, and Miami Heat as his top three destinations in an eventual trade this offseason. (More)

➤ The Colorado Rockies have become the first team to lose 57 of their first 70 games since the 1899 Cleveland Spiders, who were not attempting to win games due to ownership collusion. (More)

 Yesterday’s Results: MLB | NASCAR | INDY | F1 | WNBA | NCAAB | PGA | LPGA | Soccer

Finance

President Trump approved a merger between U.S. Steel and Japan’s Nippon Steel, with the deal promising an $11 billion investment and 100,000 new jobs in the U.S. Former President Biden blocked the merger in January. (More)

Anne Wojcicki, co-founder and former CEO of at-home genetic test producer 23andMe, announced she is purchasing back “substantially all of the company’s assets” for $305 million. She resigned in March after the company filed for bankruptcy. (See Details)

New data tracking what Americans spend on Father’s Day and Mother’s Day shows mothers receiving $10.1 billion more this year alone, suggesting they may be more revered for carrying a greater load in child and home care, according to recent studies. (More)

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Science & Technology

Australian researchers have invented a device that pulls moisture out of the air and then releases it as drinking water when exposed to sunlight, all without electricity. (More)

➤ Humans experience two major aging surges—one in their mid-40s and another in their early 60s—marked by sharp biological changes, according to recent research from Stanford University. (See Video)

The age-old optical illusion of one figure forming two different animals can tell you whether you are a more logical or creative thinker, depending on which creature you see first. (See Image)

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At least two people were killed and 32 injured Sunday when an iron bridge collapsed at a popular tourist spot in Maharashtra, India, plunging visitors into a swollen river as rescue efforts continued. (See Photo)

Thousands of protesters armed with water pistols and smoke bombs marched through Barcelona and other southern European cities on Sunday, chanting “your holidays, my misery,” as they demanded limits on mass tourism. (See Photos)

A man broke a crystal-covered art chair by slipping onto it while taking photos with a woman at the Palazzo Maffei museum in Verona, Italy. The pair fled before staff noticed, and police are now investigating. (See Details)

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Two orphaned cheetah cubs, named Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, have struck up a close bond at a rescue center in Somaliland, a breakaway region in the Horn of Africa. (See Cheetahs)

➤ The Washington Nationals welcomed a new crew member this week, with a 21-month-old golden retriever, Bruce, making his MLB debut as a bat retriever and quickly becoming a fan favorite. (See Bruce)

A viral concert trend has Pitbull fans showing up in bald caps, suits, and shades to mimic the rapper’s iconic look, turning his shows into full-blown lookalike parties. (More)

Poll Position

Do you own any Bitcoin?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Not yet, but planning
  4. I own other crypto
 

Yesterday’s Results:

Which could you give up for a week: your phone or coffee?

  1. Phone: 25%
  2. Coffee: 33%
  3. Neither: 15%
  4. I could do both: 26%

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Quote

“Look at this dog and try not to smile. Social media, everything like that seems like it’s seriously blown up, and we love it.”

—  Josh Snyder, owner of the bat-retrieving dog Bruce who made his MLB debut at a Washington Nationals’ game this week.

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