• ☝️ The Olympic torch traveled across the Mediterranean Sea from Greece to France yesterday; it'll make ~400 stops on its journey from Marseilles to Paris, where it will arrive in time for the Opening Ceremony on July 26.

BUSINESS & MARKETS

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• 💰 US markets closed mixed (S&P: -0.0%; Dow: +0.4%; Nasdaq: -0.2%); the Dow rose for its sixth straight session.
• 🪙 FTX said it will fully repay all of its creditors, except the government, in cash plus interest.
• ⚖️ The fraud, conspiracy, and racketeering trial of Bill Hwang, the founder of now-defunct Archegos Capital Management, whose $36 billion collapse in 2021 led to billions in investor and bank losses, began yesterday. (Read more) | ⚖️ The DOJ is reportedly investigating whether Tesla committed securities or wire fraud by misleading investors and consumers about its vehicles' self-driving capabilities.

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SPORTS, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

• 📺 Warner Bros. Discovery is reportedly planning new cost cuts, as well as a Max price-hike. | 📰 The NY Times added 210,000 new subscribers in Q1, largely users who signed up for bundles; the news org now has ~10.5 million subscribers overall, up ~8% from a year earlier.
• ⚾ Ippei Mizuhara, MLB star Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, will plead guilty to bank fraud and tax evasion; Mizuhara has been accused of stealing ~$17 million from the baseball player and using it to place illegal bets; he faces up to 33 years in prison. | 🏀 Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić won the NBA MVP for the third time in the past four seasons.
• 🦚 A new TV mockumentary series set in The Office universe will soon debut on Peacock; the show, which follows a struggling Midwestern newspaper, was put together by The Office creator Greg Daniels and Nathan For You co-creator Michael Koman.

SCIENCE, SPACE & EMERGING TECH

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• 🤖🔍 OpenAI is reportedly designing an AI-powered search product that will compete directly with Google.
• 🐳 Sperm whales employ a system of communication much more sophisticated than previously believed, per a new study.
• 🚀 Boeing Starliner's first crewed mission to the International Space Station has been rescheduled for May 17. (What’s the big deal?)

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MISCELLANEOUS

• ⚡🍋 Panera is phasing out its Charged Lemonade, a highly caffeinated beverage that has been blamed for at least two deaths in lawsuits.
• ⚖️ Elizabeth Holmes, the convicted Theranos fraudster, had her prison sentence reduced for the second time; she’s now scheduled for release in 2032. | ⚖️ Former President Trump’s classified documents trial in Florida was postponed indefinitely due to various pretrial issues. | ⚖️ A Georgia appeals court agreed to hear former President Trump’s appeal of a disqualification ruling that allowed Fulton County DA Fani Willis to remain on Trump’s election interference case.
• 🏛️ The House voted 359-43 to block a resolution from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) seeking to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) from his leadership role.

CLICKBAIT

• 🤔🎹 Was Ludwig van Beethoven's deafness caused by lead exposure?