• ☝️ Pope Leo XIV witnessed the unsealing of the papal apartments within the Apostolic Palace this weekend; the building dates back to the 15th century, and holds offices, museums, a library, and the Sistine Chapel.

BUSINESS & MARKETS

• ✈️ Qatar Airways signed a deal with Boeing to buy up to 210 planes.
• 📝 Netflix's ad tier has 94 million monthly active users; up 20 million from its last publicly disclosed figure in November. | Uber will allow users to lock in a fixed price for their most common trips; riders can pay $2.99 to lock in a price for 30 days or $50 of savings, whichever comes first.
• ⚖️ UnitedHealth Group is reportedly under investigation for possible Medicare fraud.

SPORTS, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

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• 🧑‍⚖️ Erik and Lyle Menendez, brothers who have spent more than three decades in prison for the murder of their parents, are eligible for parole after a LA judge resentenced them to 50 years to life in prison yesterday.
• 📱TikTok announced a new “AI Alive” tool allowing users to turn static photos into short-form videos.
• 📺 Bridgerton was renewed for Seasons 5 and 6 by Netflix; the streamer also confirmed Season 4 will premiere in 2026. | The 2025-26 NFL schedule was fully revealed last night.

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SCIENCE, SPACE & EMERGING TECH

• ⚛️ The Large Hadron Collider managed to turn lead into gold—but only for a brief moment; three protons were ejected from lead atoms, turning them into gold atoms for less than a second.
• 🪐 The first visible aurora on Mars was recently spotted by NASA’s Perseverance rover.
• 🦷 The FDA will conduct a review of ingestible fluoride supplements for kids at elevated risk of developing cavities, with the goal of removing them from the market.

US, WORLD & POLITICS

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• 📖 Top Biden admin officials were significantly more worried about the President’s health decline than they publicly let on, and questioned whether he could be relied on in a middle-of-the-night crisis, per excerpts from an upcoming book by CNN's Jake Tapper and Axios' Alex Thompson.
• 🌍 Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend direct peace negotiations with Ukraine in Turkey scheduled for today, avoiding a face-to-face meeting with Ukraine’s Zelensky; it will be the first Russia-Ukraine peace talks since March 2022. | President Trump met with new Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa yesterday, marking the first encounter between leaders of both countries in 25 years.
• 🏛️ RFK Jr. testified in his first Senate hearing as Health Secretary yesterday, which was temporarily interrupted by protesters including Ben & Jerry’s founder Ben Cohen. (From the Left | From the Center | From the Right)

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• 🥤 Japan Perfected 7-Eleven. Why Can’t the US Get It Right?