• ☝️ The winners from Nature’s annual Working Scientist photography competition were unveiled this week, featuring images captured by active researchers around the world.

BUSINESS & MARKETS

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• 💰 US markets closed down across the board (S&P: -0.5%; Dow: -1.0%; Nasdaq: -0.6%).
• 📝 US GDP grew a seasonally-and inflation-adjusted 1.6% in Q1, below analysts' expectations of 2.4%; federal data also indicates inflation was higher than expected in March.
• 📈 Microsoft reported quarterly earnings that beat analysts’ expectations on revenue and profit. | 📈 Alphabet also reported earnings that topped analysts' expectations on revenue and profit; in addition, the tech giant announced its first dividend. | 📈 Rounding out the trio: Snap unveiled a strong earnings report, sending shares up ~25% in after hours trading.

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SPORTS, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

• 🏈 USC QB Caleb Williams was selected by the Chicago Bears with the #1 overall pick in the NFL Draft. See the full Round 1 results. | 🏟️ Da Bears also unveiled a $4.7 billion proposal for a new lakefront stadium.
• 📝 Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction has been overturned by the State of New York Court of Appeals, which ordered a new trial; the disgraced Hollywood producer will remain behind bars as it plays out due to his rape conviction in the state of California.
• 🤝 Paramount and Skydance Media are inching closer to a deal.

SCIENCE, SPACE & EMERGING TECH

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• 🧑‍🚀 Chinese astronauts successfully repaired damage to the country’s Tiangong space station caused last month by a piece of space debris. (Space junk: a growing problem) | ☄️ Scientists are preparing for a potentially hazardous asteroid that will fly by Earth in 2029 at a distance ~10x closer than the Moon.
• 🤖 A Baltimore-area high school athletic director has been arrested and charged with using AI to impersonate his principal and frame him for fake racist and antisemitic comments.
• 🥛 The FDA announced that tests of commercially available milk detected traces of bird flu, though federal officials say the risk to the public remains low.

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MISCELLANEOUS

• 🏭 The Environmental Protection Agency unveiled new rules aimed at curbing emissions and other pollution from power plants; legal challenges are expected.
• 🙏 Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-NJ) passed away at the age of 65 after suffering a heart attack earlier this month.
• ⚖️ The Supreme Court heard arguments yesterday over whether former President Trump should have presidential immunity from criminal charges that he conspired to overturn the 2020 election results. (From the Left | From the Center | From the Right)

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• 🍪🍬 Oreo announced a new Sour Patch Kids collaboration.