Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1868, inventors Christopher Latham Sholes, Samuel Soulé, and Carlos Glidden won the patent for the first practical typewriter, the machine that gave us the QWERTY keyboard still under our fingers today.

Why is everyone suddenly arguing about tipping? The coffee counter, the takeout window, the screen that flips around before you’ve gotten anything at all. Have you ever felt the pressure, hit “No Tip,” and felt a little guilty? The debate over tipping is heating up. But did you know the rest of the world thinks our 20% habit is bizarre? And a lot of Americans agree. Tune in to today’s Flyover Podcast as Amy breaks down the facts about tipping and why foreign visitors might not be the confused ones. Listen now, and JOIN THE DEBATE. Tell us in the comments: Is tipping out of hand?

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US and Iran Make Progress in Switzerland Talks

U.S. and Iranian negotiators wrapped a second day of talks in Switzerland on Monday, with Vice President JD Vance touting major progress toward ending the war.

Vance said Iran agreed to let nuclear inspectors back in, a U.S. demand Tehran later disputed. Negotiators also set up a channel to keep the Strait of Hormuz open and hold a regional ceasefire.

In return, the Treasury eased sanctions, issuing a 60-day license that lets Iran sell oil through Aug. 21.

Vance said any unfrozen Iranian funds would be steered into American crops, buying corn, soybeans, and wheat from U.S. farmers to feed the Iranian people. More talks are expected this week.

World Cup’s Highest-Paid Players

The 2026 World Cup may be the richest field the sport has ever assembled, and one name towers over the money list: Cristiano Ronaldo.

The 41-year-old pulled in close to $300 million over the past year, most of it from his Saudi club, finishing well ahead of second-place Lionel Messi, who recently joined the billionaire club.

Both stars are playing a record sixth World Cup this summer, almost certainly the last for two players who have defined the game for nearly two decades.

The money is not all going to veterans. Spain’s Lamine Yamal cracked the top 10 at just 18, a teenager already out-earning nearly every pro on the planet.

Former Fed Chair Alan Greenspan Dies at 100

Alan Greenspan, the longtime Federal Reserve chairman once called “the Maestro,” died Monday at his Washington home from complications of Parkinson’s disease. He was 100.

First appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1987, he led the central bank through four presidencies until retiring in 2006, the second-longest tenure in Fed history.

He won praise for steering a record-long economic expansion, then faced blame for the low rates and deregulation that critics say helped fuel the 2008 financial crisis, a view he later acknowledged.

The jazz-playing economist briefly attended Juilliard and was part of the inner circle of free-market author Ayn Rand. He warned of “irrational exuberance” and was married to NBC News correspondent Andrea Mitchell, who announced his death.

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➤ Everyone’s suddenly fighting about tipping, and the rest of the world thinks Americans are the confused ones. (Listen now)

➤ Nearly 50 years after little Etan Patz vanished on his way to the school bus, the Supreme Court just had the final say. (Listen here)

➤ A new book traces a question the Catholic Church keeps reopening but never answers: Were women once ordained as deacons? (Listen here)

➤ President Trump called The New York Times’ Iran-war coverage “treasonous” and said he would add the reporting to his $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the paper. (See Details)

➤ A federal judge threw out Justice Department subpoenas of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and other officials, calling them politically motivated. The judge was a Republican appointee. (See Ruling)

➤ Separately, a judge ruled the Trump administration unlawfully overhauled a federal citizenship database that several states had used to check their voter rolls for noncitizens, citing privacy-law violations. (See Details)

➤ Keir Starmer resigned as British prime minister Monday after an uprising within his Labour Party. Andy Burnham, the former Manchester mayor, is the runaway favorite to succeed him. (See Details)

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➤ Oklahoma baseball defeated North Carolina 13-2 in last night’s College World Series clincher, giving the Sooners their first national championship in the sport since 1994. (More)

➤ U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said that Iran tried to bring someone with ties to the Revolutionary Guard into their World Cup matches at SoFi Stadium. Iran’s soccer federation called the claim “an outright and undeniable lie.” (More)

➤ The Dallas Mavericks hired Michigan basketball’s Dusty May as their new head coach yesterday, just months after he led the Wolverines to a national championship. He’s the first coach to leave a college program immediately after winning a title since Kansas’ Larry Brown in 1988. (More)

➤ The 2026 NBA Draft begins tonight in New York with the Washington Wizards picking No. 1 overall, the Utah Jazz picking at No. 2, and the Memphis Grizzlies at No. 3. (How to Watch)

➤ Lionel Messi became the all-time leading scorer in men’s World Cup history yesterday, scoring twice in Argentina’s 2-0 win over Austria to reach 18 career goals. (More)

➤ Serena Williams accepted a wild-card invitation to play singles at Wimbledon, which begins in one week. The 44-year-old hasn’t played a Grand Slam singles match since the 2022 U.S. Open. (More)

➤ Yesterday’s results: World Cup | MLB | College World Series | WNBA | Men’s Tennis

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Daily Market Report 06/22/2026

▼	NASDAQ National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations	26,166.60	-1.32%
▼	SPX S&P 500	7,472.79	-0.37%
▲	DJI Dow Jones Industrial Average	51,712.71	0.29%
▲	BTC Bitcoin	$64,304.97	1.69%
▼	GOLD Per Ounce	$4,209.70	-0.34%
▼	SILVER Per Ounce	$65.19	-1.61%
▼	OIL West Texas Intermediate Crude	$74.08	-3.29%
▲	DFTX Definium Therapeutics Inc	$36.67	+49.80%

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➤ Big Stock Move: Definium Therapeutics shares surged almost 50% after its experimental LSD-based pill sharply reduced symptoms of major depression in a late-stage trial. (See Details)

➤ Chevron signed a 20-year deal to power a massive Microsoft data center in West Texas with natural gas. The project supports Microsoft’s AI buildout, which is backed by roughly $190 billion in planned spending this year. (See Details)

➤ SpaceX shares tumbled 16% Monday, closing below their IPO price just 10 days after the company’s record debut. The drop wiped out most gains for investors who bought on the open market. (See Details)

➤ Mark Zuckerberg has the best odds of becoming the world’s second trillionaire, prediction market traders say, though they still put his chances near 32%. Nvidia’s Jensen Huang ranks next at 21%. (See Odds)

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➤ Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may be one of the oldest objects ever observed. A new chemical analysis suggests it formed up to 12 billion years ago, long before our solar system. (See Findings)

➤ NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope arrived in Florida on Sunday for final launch preparations. The $4.3 billion observatory faces about 70 days of processing before its Falcon Heavy launch, no earlier than Aug. 30. (See Details)

➤ The James Webb Space Telescope spotted a powerful “galaxy-killing wind” in the early universe, where colliding galaxies blast out the gas needed to form stars. Researchers say it may preview the Milky Way’s distant fate. (Read More)

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➤ A first-timer’s guide to Wimbledon lays out the unwritten rules that separate seasoned regulars from clueless newcomers, including the sacred overnight queue and the one move guaranteed to draw silent disapproval. (See Etiquette)

➤ Twelve hotel booking tricks can quietly trim hundreds off a single stay, including a few counterintuitive moves most travelers never think to try. (See Ideas)

➤ A global ranking of the world’s most beautiful airports for 2026 named just seven winners, and two surprising American hubs made the cut. (See List)

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➤ Millions of honeybees escaped into a rural Texas neighborhood after a semitrailer hauling about 400 hives tipped over. Local beekeepers rushed in to help, though only a quarter of the hives may survive. (See Details)

➤ Norwegian soccer fans flooded Times Square and the subway to perform their signature “Viking row,” a synchronized rowing chant, ahead of their team’s World Cup match against Senegal. (Watch Video)

➤ Speaking of the World Cup, a satirical video imagines Europeans returning home from America, suddenly unable to enjoy their own cuisine and desperately hunting for one beloved condiment: ranch dressing. (Watch Video)

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