Kyle Nowak

🔥 It’s Wednesday, July 19th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

☀️🥵 An ongoing heat dome has placed ~100M Americans living in the southern US under a heat advisory for the past week straight. Don’t expect it to let up for at least the next few days.

“Whatever you are, try to be a good one.”

–William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863)

❌✈️ Following years of open arms, countries across the globe are beginning to close their doors to digital nomads and eliminate special perks for foreigners. Think: Semisonic’s “Closing Time” just came on at the bar – you don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here.

🌎 Ukraine reportedly carried out an attack yesterday on the only bridge linking Crimea to Russia, the country of Mali has received millions of sensitive emails meant for the US military over the past decade because of a common typo, and more.

❓ Our question to you: Would you support a harsher punishment for hospitals that fail to comply with federal laws requiring full price transparency?

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

“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”

–T.S. Eliot (1888-1965)

🌏 India launched a historic unmanned mission to the Moon’s south pole, Canada is offering open work permits to any immigrants in America on an H-1B work visa, and more

❓ Our question to you: Fill in the blank: In my opinion, the crypto industry will play a ___ in the US economy over the long term.

📝 This month, a new Virginia law requiring hospitals to make costs for their procedures publicly available or face a minimum six-figure fine officially took effect. Or as Jerry Maguire said: “Show me the money-related costs!”

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

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“Whatever is begun in anger, ends in shame.”

–Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

🌏 Around the world: Two different arms of the World Health Organization released conflicting reports on whether common artificial sweetener aspartame causes cancer, foreign direct investment in China fell 80% in Q1 2023 compared to the same period last year, and more.

Alex Mahinsky, founder and ex-CEO of failed crypto firm Celsius Network, was arrested yesterday on federal charges of securities, commodities, and wire fraud.

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

“You'll never find rainbows if you're looking down.”

–Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977)

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.

🌏 Around the world: A Chinese hacking group recently gained access to US government email accounts, EU lawmakers approved the bloc’s first major law protecting biodiversity in three decades, and more.