Ukraine Says It Foiled Plot to Kill Zelenskyy

Ukraine’s security forces said it caught a Russian spy who was part of a plan to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last month.

The plot called for the informant to learn details of Zelenskyy’s schedule during his visit to the southern Mykolaiv region a few weeks ago and use it to call down a massive airstrike by the Russians.

Ukrainian forces learned about the plan, tracked the informant, and put extra security in place during the trip. The spy now faces up to 12 years in prison. 

 College Football Transforms Itself

The traditions of college football have been upended by a dizzying series of conference changes, culminating this weekend when three colleges moved from the Pac-12 to the Big 12, and two others switched from the Pac-12 to the Big 10.

In the end, the Pac-12 was the big loser, left with only four teams, including Stanford and UC-Berkeley, who are said to be in talks with the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Big 12 now has 16 teams, and the Big 10 is up to 18.  The schools involved say they’re looking forward to an era of richer TV rights packages.

Musk Vs. Zuck Fight Proposed for Aug. 26 

Though it seemed a joke at first, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he’s proposed a date of Aug. 26 for the Las Vegas cage match between him and Elon Musk. He added cynically: “Not holding my breath.”

Musk says he’ll stream the fight on his platform—X (formerly Twitter)—but also said he may need surgery on his neck and upper back first, which would indeed delay the fight.

Zuckerberg is younger, taller, and in excellent shape, judging from a photo he posted with his trainers. 

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➤ Two conservative groups, the Cato Institute and the Mackinac Center, sued the Biden administration to block its new plan to forgive up to $39 billion in student loan debt relief. (More)

➤ The judge in Donald Trump’s classified documents case struck down two of the prosecution’s sealed filings, a boon for Trump. She also questioned why the prosecution was using an out-of-state grand jury. (More) 

➤ Meanwhile, Trump faces yet more indictments in Georgia this week. Atlanta police have already closed roads and put barriers around the courthouse in anticipation of a possible indictment. (More) 

➤ Most Americans disapprove of President Biden’s handling of climate change by a margin of 57% to 43%, according to a new Washington Post poll. It also found that few know of Biden’s efforts at all. (More) 

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➤ Another day, another extraordinary performance from Lionel Messi, who scored two goals in a last-minute victory for Inter Miami. The victory sends the team into the Leagues Cup quarterfinals. (Video) 

➤ Bryson DeChambeau tied a golf record by shooting a 58 at the LIV Golf-Greenbrier to win his first LIV tournament. Only three other players have scored that low at a top-level tour event. (More) 

➤ Chris Buescher won his 2nd straight NASCAR Cup race at the FireKeepers 500 in Michigan on Monday. The race had been delayed from Sunday by rain. (More) 

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➤ Big Stock Move: Sovos Brands, maker of Rao’s pasta sauces and other packaged foods, saw its shares jump 25% Monday on news that Campbell Soup was acquiring it for $2.7 billion. (More) 

➤ Warner Bros. Discovery will debut a sports tier on its Max streaming services this fall, beginning with the baseball playoffs. The games will appear under its Bleacher Report brand, a sports media company. (More) 

➤ PayPal launched the first U.S. dollar-backed digital currency, called PayPal USD, to give its customers access to a crypto-payment system. The digital stablecoin is redeemable for dollars. (More) 

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➤ An experimental cancer-killing pill destroyed all solid tumors in preclinical tests on animals. The therapy, targeting a specific cancer-causing protein, will be tested in human trials next. (More) 

➤ North Korean hackers breached the computer networks of a major Russian missile developer for at least five months last year. Publicly, the two countries are allies. (More) 

➤ NASA restored contact with the Voyager 2 spacecraft after weeks of silence caused by a faulty command. A longshot effort at reprogramming across 12 billion miles paid off as data from the ship began flowing to Earth again. (More) 

➤ Two firefighting helicopters collided in mid-air Sunday night during an attempt to put out a fire in California. Three people died in the crash. (More) 

➤ A charter bus crashed on a Pennsylvania interstate Sunday, killing three passengers, police said. The accident happened near midnight in heavy rain just north of Harrisburg. (More) 

➤ To some, pigeons are just rats with wings. But to photographer Brendan Burden, they’re misunderstood beauties, and he’s produced a series of formal pigeon portraits in a studio setting. (See Photos)
 

Today’s Trivia

What European nation is considered the inventor of the hot dog?