Kyle Nowak

☝️ The San Antonio Spurs last night earned the first overall pick in next month’s NBA Draft. Click to see other stories you should know for today.

🔥 It’s Wednesday, May 17th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

“A person sees in the world what they carry in their heart.”

–Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)

📝 Replacing sugar with artificial sweeteners like aspartame, stevia, saccharin, or sucralose does NOT help people lose weight in the long term, per a WHO advisory published yesterday that was based on a systematic review of a combined 283 scientific studies.

🌎 The 76th Cannes International Film Festival begins today, China sentenced a 78-year-old US citizen to life in prison on spying charges, and more.

✈️👤 Yesterday, the TSA unveiled a new pilot program that incorporates facial recognition tech into 16 of America’s largest airports, as part of an effort to enhance security and reduce overall passenger wait times.

🖱📰 Click to see all the bite-sized stories you should know for today.

🔥 It’s Tuesday, May 16th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

“Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself.”

–Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)

❓ Our question to you: In your opinion, what rules should be in place regarding abortion?

🌎 Pasang Dawa Sherpa scaled Mount Everest for a record-tying 26th time yesterday, Turkey appears headed for a presidential election runoff, and more.

📝 On Saturday, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) vetoed a bill that would ban most abortions in the state after 12 weeks, instead of the current 20-week limit.

☝️ A Japanese robotics company called Jizai Arms has developed a set of up to six attachable robotic limbs that can be controlled by the user wearing them. Click to see more stories you should know for today.

🔥 It’s Monday, May 15th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

“Goodness is the only investment that never fails.”

–Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

❓ Our question to you: Would you be in favor of requiring kids and young teens to undergo training before creating a social media account?

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

🌎 The WHO declared an end to its global health emergency for mpox (formerly monkeypox), Pakistan’s Supreme Court ruled the gov’t’s arrest of former PM Imran Khan was illegal, and more.

🛰️ Yesterday, California-based startup Vast announced a partnership with SpaceX to put the world’s first commercial space station, called Haven-1, in orbit by late 2025.

📝📱 This week, the American Psychological Association published its first-ever health advisory regarding how to guide US children and teens’ use of social media. Dive deeper + see the 360° view.