• ☝️ The European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope released its first scientific data yesterday, alongside new images of the cosmos.

BUSINESS & MARKETS

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• 💰 US markets closed down across the board (S&P: -0.7%; Dow: -1.5%; Nasdaq: -0.4%); the Dow turned in its worst daily performance of 2024.
• 🪙 The SEC gave initial approval to a rule-change that allows ETFs to buy and hold ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency; ETF issuers still need one final sign-off from the regulator.
• 🚀 SpaceX is reportedly considering a plan to sell existing shares at a price that would value the private company at $200 billion.

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SPORTS, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

• 🏀 The WNBA will award Toronto an expansion team starting in 2026, marking the league’s first team outside the US.
• 🏌️🚨 The Louisville police officer who arrested Scottie Scheffler, the world’s No. 1-ranked golfer, as he was driving to compete in the PGA Championship last Friday didn’t activate his body cam, contrary to protocol; police released footage of Scheffler’s arrest from two other cameras, though the department said they both fail to capture the initial interaction.
• 📺⏱️ CBS’ “60 Minutes” was the No. 1 most-watched news program on television for a 50th straight season.

SCIENCE, SPACE & EMERGING TECH

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• 🌀 The NOAA forecasted an 85% chance that this coming US hurricane season – from June-November – will be busier than average, with record-high projections for named storms, hurricanes, and major hurricanes.
• 🐦‍⬛ Crows have the ability to “count” out loud, producing a specific and deliberate number of caws in response to visual and auditory cues, per a new study published in Science.
• 🐄🦠 A second person in the US has tested positive for bird flu linked to dairy cows, Michigan health officials announced; it was a farmworker who exhibited mild symptoms and has since recovered.

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MISCELLANEOUS

• 🚂 Norfolk Southern reached a $310 million settlement with the EPA over damages from the 2023 derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio.
• 🎓🏛️ The leaders of Northwestern, UCLA, and Rutgers testified before a House committee regarding their treatment of pro-Palestinian encampments on-campus.
• ⚖️ The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that South Carolina’s new legislative map doesn’t illegally discriminate against Black voters, overturning a lower court’s ruling. (The decision) | ⚖️ The families of Uvalde school shooting victims filed a $500 million federal lawsuit against nearly 100 state police officers who were part of the law enforcement response. (Read more)

CLICKBAIT

• 🏆🎶 Apple Music’s 100 best albums of all time list.