Kyle Nowak

🛞🎤 Ryan Seacrest will take over as Wheel of Fortune's new host starting next year. Seacrest will replace Pat Sajek, who recently retired after 41 seasons in the role --> 

📝 Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was able to commit suicide in a Manhattan prison cell in 2019 due to “numerous and serious failures” by the employees who worked there, per a new report from the DOJ Inspector General.

“It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.”

–Harry S. Truman (1884-1972)

🌏 Around the world: All South Korean citizens will become a year or two younger starting today, Canada has already set a record for most carbon emitted from wildfires in a given year, and more.

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“The more you are grateful for what you have, the more you will have to be grateful for.”

–Hilary "Zig" Ziglar (1926-2012)

🚀🌌 The European Space Agency will soon channel its inner Darth Vader and turn to the dark side. And by that we mean launch its new Euclid space probe, which will study the mysterious “dark universe” – aka dark energy and dark matter – in more detail than ever before.

🌏 Around the world: Nearly 2 million Muslims officially began the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Russian President Vladimir Putin made his first public address since the Wagner Group’s armed rebellion ended, and more.

❓ Our question to you: In your opinion, how long will Vladimir Putin, 70, remain the leader of Russia?

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"From the errors of others, a wise person corrects their own."

–Publilius Syrus (85 B.C. – 43 B.C.)

❓ Our question to you: Do you think the US should adopt the same regulatory framework for artificial intelligence as the EU?

🇷🇺🤔 On Friday, a Russia-backed private army called the Wagner Group began traveling from Ukraine towards Moscow in an apparent mutiny against the Russian gov’t – only to perform an about-face one day later.

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

🌏 Orca attacks on boats appear to be spreading, a trio of countries – Sierra Leone, Greece, and Guatemala – each held nationwide elections to determine a leader, and more.

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🚗📈 According to the annual 2023 Initial Quality Study published yesterday by JD Power, the automotive industry's problems per vehicle have reached their highest level in the report’s 37-year history.

🏀🤝📺 Yesterday, ESPN and SlamBall – a trampoline-based form of basketball that also incorporates elements of football and hockey – announced a two-year media rights deal that’ll see games televised across ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN+.

“Nothing has more strength than dire necessity.”

–Euripedes (480 B.C. – 406 B.C.)

🌏 Around the world: India and the US agreed to a series of new deals during PM Narendra Modi’s ongoing visit to D.C., Canada approved a new law forcing Meta, Google, and other internet giants to pay domestic media outlets to host links to articles, and more.