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💬 Quoted… “Absolutely appalling.”

  • Chief Justice John Roberts yesterday, referencing the leak of the Supreme Court’s draft opinion indicating it’ll overturn Roe v. Wade in his first public appearance since its disclosure.
  • It’s the first time in modern history that a SCOTUS draft ruling has been leaked publicly while a case was still pending.

+Dig deeper: See the facts + a 360° view | Roe v. Wade polling numbers

🏫 Stats of the Day: On average, students who attended school in person for nearly all of 2020-2021 fell short of a typical year's math learning by about 20%, per researchers at Harvard University. ​​

  • Students who stayed home for most of 2020-2021 fared much worse, losing about 50% of a typical school year's math learning over the same period.

🌍 Around the World: Consumer prices in Turkey are up almost 70% over the past year, the country’s highest annual rate of inflation in two decades.

🤯 Did You Know?... Actor Nic Cage’s uncle is famed director Francis Ford Coppola, who actually denied Cage’s request to be cast in The Godfather Part III; the part ultimately went to Andy Garcia, who was nominated for an Oscar.

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