Kyle Nowak

❓ Our question to you: Do you think Supreme Court justices should adopt a code of conduct?

💰📈 The CPI, America’s most widely-used measure of inflation, stood at 3.0% over the year-long period ending in June, down from 4.0% in May; it’s the index’s lowest annual figure in 2+ years.

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"An approximate answer to the right question is worth a great deal more than a precise answer to the wrong question."

–John Tukey (1915-2000)

⚖️ Supreme Court justices like Sonia Sotomayor routinely use taxpayer-funded employees to perform tasks for their private book ventures, which have collectively earned them millions, per an AP investigation published yesterday.

🌏 Around the world: A group of scientists say Earth has entered a new geological time period, Hong Kong is threatening to ban Japanese seafood, and more.

💉 By now you’ve probably heard of Ozempic, which is part of a new class of weight loss drugs that everyone and their mother seem to be taking. But not much has been written about their downsides – or potential side effects.

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☀️🫄 Women undergoing in-vitro fertilization (IVF) are significantly more likely to have a successful birth when their eggs are harvested during the summer or on an especially sunny day, per a new study

"No person is happy unless they believe they are."

–Publilius Syrus (85 BC – 43 BC)

🌏 Around the world: ~50k Russian soldiers have reportedly died in the war against Ukraine, Dutch PM Mark Rutte is retiring from politics after his gov’t collapsed last week, and more.

❓ Our question to you: If the 2024 presidential election were held today, who would you vote for?

📦💰 Like Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour,” Amazon Prime Day is in full swing. The two-day shopping event kicked off at 3 am ET this morning, and ends tomorrow at 9 pm ET.

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“The merit of all things lies in their difficulty.”

–Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870)

🌎 Around the world: France approved a new law allowing police to remotely activate the cameras, microphones, and GPS systems of suspects’ phones, laptops, and cars, Ukraine shouldn’t join NATO until its war against Russia is over, according to top US and German officials, and more.

❓ Our question to you: Do you think Dr. Hotez – or another vaccine scientist – should agree to debate RFK Jr.?

📅🗳️ Mark your calendars – the 2024 presidential cycle has an official start date. The Republican Party of Iowa over the weekend announced plans to host its first-in-the-nation presidential caucus on January 15 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day).

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

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