Kyle Nowak

🔥 It’s Monday, July 31st – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

🏛️ In recent days, two senior Senators have faced new questions about whether they’re still mentally sharp enough to perform their duties. And concerns aren’t limited to just them – the current Congress is one of the oldest in American history, while Joe Biden, 80, is the oldest president ever.

📈 If one were to act-out Def Leppard’s “Pour Some Sugar on Me,” it’d be rather expensive atm. According to data from Smart Cube, the price of sugar globally has increased 42% since June 2022.

"It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do little; do something."

–Sydney Smith (1771-1845)

🥵📈 According to the World Meteorological Organization and the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, July is shaping up to be the world’s hottest month in recorded history.

🌏 Around the world: Soldiers from Niger's presidential guard seized power in an apparent coup, Japan’s population declined for the 14th year in a row in 2022, and more.

🖱📰 Click to see a list of bite-sized stories you should know for today.

🔥 It’s Friday, July 28th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

🚗🔌 Yesterday, a group of seven major automakers – BMW, GM, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, and Stellantis – announced plans to collectively invest $1 billion in a joint venture that will build 30,000 EV charging stations in America over the next few years.

"If you go out looking for friends, you're going to find they are very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you'll find them everywhere."

–Zig Ziglar (1926-2012)

This weekly section delivers the most outlandish, off-the-wall, and occasionally laugh-out-loud news stories of the week, as well as some hilarious or… curious synchronicities crowdsourced from around the world.

📉📈🤔 As recently as this spring, many experts were predicting the US was headed for an upcoming recession. But outside of interest rates, which the Fed raised to a 22-year high yesterday afternoon, many economic indicators have been trending in a positive direction for months.

🌍 Around the world: A UK jury found Kevin Spacey not guilty of criminal sexual assault charges, the EU approved a $47.5 billion bill to boost domestic semiconductor production, and more.

❓ Our question to you: In your opinion, will X succeed as an “everything app” in the US?

🖱📰 Click to see a list of bite-sized stories you should know for today.

🔥 It’s Thursday, July 27th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

🥑 After decades of research and development dating back to the 1950s, agricultural scientists at UC Riverside recently unveiled the Luna UCR – a brand-new type of avocado.

"Everyone must choose one of two pains: The pain of discipline or the pain of regret."

–Jim Rohn (1930-2009)

📈⛽ Per data from AAA, the average gas price in the US hit $3.636/gallon yesterday. That marks a $0.04/gallon jump from the previous day – the largest since last June – and a more than $0.07/per gallon increase over the past week.

🐦➡️❌ Did Elon Musk make the right move to change Twitter’s brand to “X”?