💬 Quoted… “I think this is going to have a domino effect on other cases across the country, and that could lead to other changes.”

• In an election held yesterday, Dartmouth men’s basketball players voted 13-2 to unionize, taking a major step towards establishing the first-ever labor union for college athletes. The Dartmouth union’s creation is currently on hold pending an ongoing legal battle, which will set a precedent for all college athletes at private universities. Federal regulators are also currently reviewing a case that could allow student-athletes at all colleges, public or private, to unionize and collectively bargain.

🚗⚡ Stat of the Day: America’s fast-charging network is getting a jolt. This week, Google-backed startup Gravity Mobility opened a new public charging station in New York City that it says is the fastest in America – or, put another way, its power and speed is similar to if Thor and The Flash were both cursed to live in the same electric car charger. Gravity Mobility’s new product can replenish up to 200 miles of range in five minutes of use, compared to 20-60 minutes for DC fast-chargers and 3+ hours for non-fast-chargers. The new technology is aimed at accelerating EV adoption among US consumers, 70+% of whom say the lengthy amount of time to charge is a reason why they wouldn’t purchase an EV.

🤔 Did You Know?... The film Paranormal Activity (2007) had a total non-marketing budget of $215,000 – and earned $193 million at the global box office. Not so scary numbers for a scary movie, huh.

📰 Worth a Read: What Really Happened During the Murder of Rasputin, Russia’s ‘Mad Monk’? → (Smithsonian Magazine)