Kyle Nowak

🌏 A global ocean temperature record may have been set off the coast of Florida, China’s 2nd-highest ranking diplomat was removed from his position following a month-long absence from the public view, and more

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🔥 It’s Wednesday, July 26th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

"Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time."

–George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

🌏 Around the world: Worldcoin, a crypto project co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, officially launched in 20 countries, Malaysia’s government canceled a local music festival after British band The 1975 criticized the country’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws, and more.

❓ Our question to you: Do you think social media companies should be held legally responsible for the recent uptick in US students experiencing mental health problems?

🚀📈 Per a new report from the Space Foundation, a leading space nonprofit, the global space economy is expected to increase 41% over the next five years to reach ~$770 billion.

🟤🤝🚚 Later today, UPS and the Teamsters Union, which represents 340,000 UPS workers, will once again be sitting across the negotiating table. And the stakes are high – the two sides will be working to avert America’s biggest strike in 60 years.

🎤 Taylor Swift’s ongoing Eras Tour, which began in mid-March and heads to Europe for one year beginning August 9, is on track to become the first in history to earn over $1 billion in total sales.

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🔥 It’s Tuesday, July 25th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

There is no absolute success in the world, only constant progress.”

–Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)

🏫📱 Nearly 200 US school districts have joined a new lawsuit accusing TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, and Facebook of contributing to an ongoing youth mental health crisis in America.

🌍 Around the word: Spain held its first national election since 2019, all 27 EU countries will require US citizens to obtain a temporary visa prior to entry starting in January 2024, and more.

❓ Our question to you: In general, does the Hunter Biden situation impact whether you’ll vote for Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential election?

What you can look forward to this upcoming week...

🎀 +💥 Over the weekend, the US box office brought in a combined ~$302M in ticket sales, good for its fourth-largest weekend in history. Its biggest driver? Barbie and Oppenheimer, who together accounted for more than three-fourths of the entire total.

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🔥 It’s Monday, July 24th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

✈️ American Airlines, Delta, and United all posted record quarterly earnings over the past week.