• ☝️ The Hubble Space Telescope recently observed a planet 32 light-years from Earth that’s having its atmosphere blasted away by bursts of energy from its star.

BUSINESS & MARKETS

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• 💰 US markets closed up across the board yesterday (S&P: +0.2%; Dow: +0.3%; Nasdaq: +0.2%).
• 🩴 The owner of Birkenstock is reportedly planning a September IPO that could value the footwear brand at more than $8 billion.
• 📱👀 Apple is weeks away from unveiling the iPhone 15. Here’s a sneak peek (spoiler alert: it has a USB-C charging port).

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SPORTS, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

• 🎭 Paul Reubens, the actor best known for portraying Pee-wee Herman, died Sunday night following a private bout of cancer; he was 70 years old. | 🙏 Angus Cloud, who starred in HBO’s Euphoria, died yesterday at the age of 25.
• ⚽️ The USWNT drew Portugal 0-0; this means the US women advance out of group play; their next match is on Sunday in Australia. 
• ⚾ The MLB trade deadline is at 6pm ET this evening.

SCIENCE, SPACE & EMERGING TECH

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• 🌕 The first of two supermoons scheduled to take place this month will be visible in the US tonight.
• 🦠 A team of US researchers discovered a way to force cancer cells to self-destruct by hijacking their ability to replicate and turning it against them, per a new peer-reviewed study published in Nature.
• ⚛️⚡ The first US nuclear reactor built entirely from scratch in over three decades officially started commercial operation at Plant Vogtle in Georgia yesterday.

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MISCELLANEOUS

• ⛽ The national average for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline rose 13 cents last week to $3.71, its highest level in eight months, per new data from AAA. (What's behind the increase?)
• 🇭🇹 The State Department is warning all non-emergency US government personnel to leave Haiti immediately, after a New Hampshire woman who works for a nonprofit in Haiti was kidnapped along with her daughter last week.
• ⚖️ Carlos De Oliveira, the property manager of former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, appeared in Miami federal court yesterday to face charges that he tried to help Trump hide classified government documents. | 📊 A new NYT/Siena poll found former President Trump currently holds a 54% to 17% lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis among likely Republican primary voters. (From the Left | From the Center | From the Right)

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• 🪢 The correct way to tie your shoes, according to mathematics.

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