Peter Nowak

🗳️ A record-high 8 states are projected to hold ballot measures this fall that would rewrite their local election rules, with the measures billed as attempts to fix extreme partisanship in politics.

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🌏 A Chinese space probe returned the first-ever samples from the Moon’s dark side; protesters stormed Kenya’s parliament amid outrage over widespread tax hikes; and more.

🔥 It’s Wednesday, June 26th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

🛰️ NASA is preparing to launch a new weather Nostradamus of sorts later today, in the form of a high-tech satellite created by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

🤖🎶 Udio and Suno, two big names in generative AI music-making (and a source for Metro Boomin’s “BBL Drizzy” remix), are being sued by major record labels over alleged copyright violations.

👙 Shein is saying goodbye to the Big Apple, and hello to Big Ben. After receiving significant pushback to a New York IPO, which it attempted to file for in November 2023, the fast-fashion giant has filed to go public in London.

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☎️ The California Public Utilities Commission rejected AT&T’s request to be released from its obligations as a Carrier of Last Resort, meaning the telecom giant must continue to provide landline services to residents across California into the future.

⚖️📱 On Thursday, TikTok filed the first legal briefs in a lawsuit that will determine whether Gen Z has to join their millennial elders on Reels.

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🔥 It’s Monday, June 24th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

🏀 Red Bull, the wing-providing, extreme sports-sponsoring energy drink company, is considering bidding for a new NBA expansion team located in Vegas, according to a new Bloomberg report.

📝 The US military hasn’t held a draft in 50+ years. But Congress is currently considering some new updates to mandatory conscription – including a proposal that would make women eligible for the draft.

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🔥 It’s Friday, June 21st – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

🥵 Inside activities and air conditioning are like Sabrina Carpenter (very popular) this week, as a record-temperature-bringing heat dome parks itself over the Midwest and Northeast regions, affecting millions of Americans.

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🚀🤔 NASA will likely have to rethink its current plans for placing the first astronauts on Mars, according to a new study.