💬 Quoted… ​​“It is extremely [likely] — in fact, for sure — that I am not going to be here beyond January 2025.”

• After five-plus decades under seven different presidents, NIAID director Dr. Anthony Fauci, 81, revealed yesterday that he plans to step down by the end of Biden’s first term.

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🏃‍♀️ Stat of the Day: In 2016, 35 men competing in NCAA indoor track meets ran the mile in less than four minutes. In 2022, that number climbed to 90.

• The cause? A “revolution” in racing-spike shoe design, per a recent WSJ analysis.

🌎 Around the World: An unprecedented heat wave is hitting Europe. But UK residents are channeling Dunkirk and doing anything they can to combat it – including wrapping bridges in foil and slathering sunscreen on pigs.☝️

🤯 Did You Know?... During the Great Depression, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt held press conferences where only female journalists were allowed.

📖 Worth a Click: This interactive website aligns images created by Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope.

📊 Poll results: Yesterday, we asked who y'all would vote for if the 2024 presidential election was held today. Here are the results:

• DeSantis: 21%
• Other: 16%
• Too early: 15%
• Harris: 14%
• Trump: 10%
• Pence: 10%
• Newsom: 8%
• Biden: 7%

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