🌎 Around the World: The Maldives, an island country in the Indian Ocean, announced a plan to create 480 acres of new land using sand from the ocean.

💬 Quoted… “You are not the victim here.”

After an Indiana pastor confessed to adultery and said he was stepping down in an address to his church this past Sunday, he received a standing ovation from his congregation – until a woman came forward in front of the crowd and said he had sex with her when she was only 16.

• A local prosecutor’s office said it’s currently investigating the claim.

🚚 Stat of the Day: Last year, one in seven Amazon delivery drivers sustained injuries that were so severe they either couldn’t perform their regular job, or were forced to miss work altogether, according to a new study from a coalition of labor unions.

🤯 Did You Know?... The convention of naming a dog “Fido” was widely popularized by Abraham Lincoln, though its origins can be traced back to the Ancient Romans. (From fidelis, the Latin word for “faithful.”)

📖 Worth a Read: Paradise at the Crypto Arcade: Inside the Web3 Revolution → (WIRED)