💬 Quoted…​​ “Extreme Heat Belt.”

The number of Americans exposed to ‘extreme heat’ conditions – defined as a max heat index of at least 125°F – is projected to grow from 8 million this year to 107 million over the next three decades, per a new report from nonprofit research group First Street Foundation.

💰🚘 Stat of the Day: Car companies have announced $45.9 billion worth of investments in the southern US since 2017, while Midwest states saw $39.9 billion over that same period, per a new report from nonprofit The Center for Automotive Research.

• It marks the first time the South has outpaced the Midwest for announced auto investments since at least 2010.

🌎 Around the World: Current vice president William Ruto was declared the winner of Kenya's presidential election yesterday by the country's elections chief – though protests broke out after four of seven members on its election commission resigned, disputing the result. Whoever wins will become the country's first new president in 10 years, overseeing East Africa's largest economy.

🤯 Did You Know?... The earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil (aka the smell outside after a rainstorm) is called petrichor.

📖 Worth a Read: How Amazon Consumed All of Commerce → (Gizmodo)

📊 Poll results: Yesterday, we asked whether y’all agreed with the FBI’s search of former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home.

• 61% of y’all said yes, 21% said no, 10% said there’s still not enough info, and 8% were unsure or had a more nuanced opinion.
• When we asked the same question last week, 53% of y’all said yes, 25% said no, 18% said there’s not enough info yet, and 4% were unsure or had a different, more nuanced opinion.

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