• ☝️ A bright comet fragment lit up the night sky over Spain and Portugal late Saturday; the European Space Agency said the object flew at ~28 miles/second before burning up over the Atlantic.

BUSINESS & MARKETS

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• 💰 US markets closed mixed on Friday (S&P: +0.1%; Dow: +0.3%; Nasdaq: -0.1%); the Dow ended trading above 40,000 for the first time in history.
• ✈️ Frontier Airlines is changing its pricing model to bundle perks it has long sold a la carte; the airline also eliminated its change fee; the moves comes amid a government crackdown on so-called "junk fees."
• 👎 Mercedes-Benz workers at an Alabama plant voted 56%-44% against joining the UAW. (Read more)

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SPORTS, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

• 📱 TikTok confirmed that it’s testing letting users post videos up to 60 minutes long. | 🎵 Sean “Diddy” Combs admitted to beating his ex-girlfriend Cassie in a hotel hallway in 2016 after CNN released video of the attack.
• 🍿 IF topped the domestic box office with $35 million in its weekend debut. | 🏰 Disneyland’s character actors officially voted to unionize.
• *Breathes in * 🏀 NBA Playoffs: The Conference Finals matchups were finalized yesterday; it’s the Celtics v. Pacers in the East, and the Timberwolves v. Mavericks in the West. | 🏇 Seize the Gray won the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, denying Mystik Dan a shot at the Triple Crown. | ⚽ Manchester City won the English Premier League for a record fourth straight season, and the sixth time in seven years. | 🥊 Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury by split decision to become boxing’s first four-belt undisputed heavyweight champion. *Exhales*😅 (Rappers have nothing on that breath control.)

SCIENCE, SPACE & EMERGING TECH

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• 🧑‍🚀 Ed Dwight, a 90-year-old former astronaut candidate, became the oldest person to reach the edge of space as part of a Blue Origin mission yesterday.
• 🤖 OpenAI disbanded its Superalignment team focused on the long-term risks of AI; the move comes days after the departure of both team leaders, including OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever.
• 🥜 Australian researchers developed a test that can purportedly predict whether a child will one day outgrow their peanut allergy.

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MISCELLANEOUS

• ⛈️ Severe storms in the Houston area contributed to at least seven deaths and knocked out power to 900,000+ homes and businesses; officials said many residents will be without power for weeks.
• 🇬🇪 The president of Georgia (the country) vetoed a controversial "foreign agent" law that has sparked weeks of mass protests.
• ⚖️ A federal judge sentenced the man convicted of assaulting and attempting to kidnap Paul Pelosi, the husband of Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), to 30 years in prison. (Read more)

CLICKBAIT

• 👵🍦 McDonald’s introduces a new McFlurry inspired by grandma.