• ☝️ The world’s tallest and smallest dogs had a playdate in Ohio earlier last month; Reggie, a Great Dane from Idaho, and Pearl, a Chihuahua from Florida, have nearly three feet separating their heights—but hit it off immediately.

BUSINESS & MARKETS

• 📊 US markets closed mixed (S&P: +0.1%; Dow: +0.3%; Nasdaq: -0.1%); the S&P extended its winning streak to seven days. | Novo Nordisk announced it’ll offer its weight loss drug Wegovy to cash-paying customers through telehealth providers Hims & Hers Health, Ro, and LifeMD.
• 📝 Elon Musk said that going forward, he plans to work just one or two days a week on DOGE.
• 🍏 Apple willfully violated a 2021 injunction that came out of the Epic Games case, a judge said in a new court filing.

SPORTS, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

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• 🏒 Seattle was selected to host a Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) expansion team starting this fall; the league now features eight teams.
• 🏆 San Antonio G Stephon Castle was named NBA Rookie of the Year, joining Victor Wembanyama as the second straight Spur to win the award.
• 🎤 Lorde announced Virgin, her fourth studio album, is coming later this year. | Barbara Streisand is releasing a new duet-filled album featuring Bob Dylan, Ariana Grande, Hozier, and more.

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SCIENCE, SPACE & EMERGING TECH

• 🌲 Spruce trees actively anticipate and respond to solar eclipses by synchronising their bioelectrical signals hours ahead of time in a forest-wide phenomenon, per a new study.
• 💉 Which arm gets vaccinated could play a role in how effective your immune system responds to the shot, according to new research.
• 🦖 Lab-produced T. rex “leather” isn’t the real deal, contrary to “misleading” public announcements, some scientists say.

US, WORLD & POLITICS

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• 🤝 Ukraine and the US signed an economic deal for mineral rights yesterday, which Trump officials hailed as a step towards ending the Russia-Ukraine war.
• 🏫 The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case over whether Oklahoma can use state funds to run America’s first religious charter school; the justices appeared open to allowing religious charter schools, per analysts.
• 🏛️ A Senate bid to reject President Trump’s global “Liberation Day” tariffs fell short in a 49-49 vote yesterday; three Republicans voted with Democrats in support of the measure.

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