• ☝️ The mysterious monoliths are back: A hiker recently came across the above shiny, silver monolith while walking in central Wales; it marks the first known appearance since identical monoliths mysteriously showed up around the world back in 2020, including in California, Colorado, and Utah.

BUSINESS & MARKETS

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• 💰 US markets closed mixed (S&P: -0.2%; Dow: +0.1%; Nasdaq: -0.5%).
• 📉 Adidas posted its first annual loss since 1992 and warned that US sales are hurting.
• 💵 Family Dollar, which is owned by Dollar Tree, will close 600 stores this year and 370 additional stores over the next several years, citing a general pullback in consumer spending.

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SPORTS, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

• 🏈 Free agent WR Calvin Ridley signed a four-year, $92 million deal with the Tennessee Titans.
• 🎭 Timothée Chalamet is getting a salary bump to the “double digit” millions for each leading role in studio films, per Variety; the raise follows box office successes Wonka (~$625 million globally) and Dune: Part Two ($369 million and counting).
• 🙏 Former UFC star Mark Coleman is “battling for his life” after saving his parents from house fire, according to his family.

SCIENCE, SPACE & EMERGING TECH

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• 👓🤖 Ray-Ban's Meta smart glasses can now act as a virtual tour guide by identifying and describing the landmarks you see.
• ☄️ The “Devil Comet,” named after its horned shape, will be visible in the night sky later this month for the first time in over 70 years.
• 🚀🍾 NASA unveiled the “Message in a Bottle” that the space agency will send in its latest mission to Jupiter's icy ocean moon, Europa.

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MISCELLANEOUS

• 🏳️‍🌈 A record-high 7.6% of US adults – including 22.3% of Gen Z – identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or another sexual orientation besides heterosexual, per a new Gallup poll.
• 🏛️📲 The House voted 352-65-1 in favor of a bill that would force Chinese firm ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban from all US devices; the bill now heads to the Senate. (Background)
• ⚖️ The US federal judiciary adopted a new policy aimed at limiting "judge shopping"; the policy targets plaintiffs who file lawsuits against government policies in courthouses where sympathetic judges are virtually guaranteed. | ⚖️ A state judge dismissed six of 41 counts in the Georgia 2020 election interference indictment against former President Trump and co-defendants. (From the Left | From the Center | From the Right)

CLICKBAIT

• 🥧 The wacky origin of Pi Day.