Kyle Nowak

We bring you the most unusual, off-the-wall and occasionally laugh-out-loud headlines from this week.

🌎 Chiquita, a US banana company, was found liable for deaths caused by a Colombian paramilitary group it funded; German researchers uncovered what they say is the oldest written record of Jesus’ childhood; and more.

❓ Our question to you: In your opinion, which option best describes the current state of violent crime in America?

🗳️ Today, Tesla shareholders will be faced with a choice: Should CEO Elon Musk receive a ~$46 billion pay package (at current share values)? Check yes or no.

📈📉 Wall Street saw a rare “Barbenheimer”-like double feature yesterday, with the May CPI report coinciding with the Fed’s latest interest-rate decision.

🔥 It’s Thursday, June 13th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

⚡ TerraPower, a nuclear energy startup backed by Bill Gates, broke ground in Wyoming on what it hopes will be the first in a new generation of American nuclear power plants.

"Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great."

–Orison Swett Marden (1848-1924)

📉 Violent crime in the US fell significantly in the first quarter of 2024 compared to last year, according to the FBI's Quarterly Uniform Crime Report published yesterday.

🌏 The last remaining “true” species of wild horse was reintroduced to Kazakhstan; Norway discovered Europe’s largest proven deposit of rare earth metals; and more.

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

🔥 It’s Wednesday, June 12th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

Here are five stats from this past week that made our team go “whoa.” Hopefully you will, too.

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

"The best revenge is to be unlike those who performed the injury."

–Marcus Aurelius (121 A.D. – 180 A.D.)

Results from the EU’s parliamentary elections are trickling in; new UN data shows a quarter of Sudan’s population has fled their homes due to ongoing civil war; and more.

🔥 It’s Tuesday, June 11th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

🚭 The US government is ramping up its efforts to crack down on fruit-flavored, disposable vapes that have flooded the American market in recent years – despite technically being illegal.

🍏🤖 Yesterday, at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple revealed its long-awaited generative AI strategy – a software update called Apple Intelligence.

"Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together."

Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962)