💬 Quoted: “I would say it’s a big day for Team USA and for the USA cricket community too.”

• Late last week, the upstart US cricket team defeated powerhouse Pakistan at the T20 World Cup in Dallas, a victory many analysts are calling America’s biggest upset on the international stage since USA Hockey’s “Miracle on Ice” in 1980. Pakistan, which reached the finals in the last T20 World Cup in 2022, was heavily favored over the American squad, which is making its first appearance in the tournament. Team USA’s roster also features many athletes who don't play cricket full-time – including Saurabh Netravalkar, a hero of the Pakistan win, who works as a software engineer at Oracle. And while many Americans were unable to watch the match live, the ensuing upset probably elicited a sly fist-pump from the International Cricket Council, which selected the US to co-host its first T20 World Cup partly in hopes that it would spark more American interest in the sport (alongside the newly established Major League Cricket pro league).

⚖️⏳ Stat of the Day: The end of the Supreme Court’s current term is less than a month away – and, similar to every school-related group project ever, Justices seem to be putting off all the hard work until the last minute. According to Adam Feldman, creator of the Empirical Scotus blog, the Court is currently completing decisions at its slowest rate since the 1946 term, with justices yet to issue rulings in nearly half the cases remaining on their docket. And many Americans are waiting with bated breath: These 29 pending cases cover some of the most contentious topics in US society, including decisions on abortion, gun rights, online speech, and the federal prosecution of former President Trump.

🤔 Did You Know? We’re all technically living in the middle of an ice age. Scientists have found evidence of five major ice ages on Earth over the past several billion years, with the most recent one starting ~3 million years ago and continuing through the current era.

📰 Worth a Read: Have wine for breakfast, put on a 51-pound suit, and head to battle in the name of research → (NY Times)