Good evening. In tonight’s edition:

• 🚀 Planetary pioneer
• ⚖️ Teflon Don goes down
• 🧩 New puzzles

…and much more.

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Each of the following events happened on April 2. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom!

• A) Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey premieres in theaters. Demand is so high that many American theaters screen it regularly for over a year. The film goes on to win an Oscar for Best Visual Effects.
• B) A jury in New York finds mobster John Gotti, nicknamed the Teflon Don for his ability to elude conviction, guilty on 13 counts including murder and racketeering. Gotti is sentenced to life in prison, where he dies two decades later from throat cancer.
• C) Congress passes the Coinage Act establishing the US Mint as the producer of America’s coin currency. It requires that all coins produced by the Mint include an image that “is emblematic of liberty,” typically represented by the Statue of Liberty.
• D) The world’s first anthrax outbreak begins in Russia outside a biological weapons plant. Workers had failed to replace a crucial filter, causing a release of anthrax spores into the outside air.

Hint: The feds got the last laugh with John Gotti

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If today’s conjoiner isn’t contained, it could easily become a pandemic. Solve the sequence below to stop the spread.

The first clue of today’s sequence is: “Sudden spread of disease in a population”...

Mini

Today’s mini is about those little treats the Easter Bunny leaves around the yard. Track down the clues to crack the puzzle below.

• Play today’s mini crossword.

Sudoku

Nothing tricky, nothing sly. The numbers all fit, just give ‘em a try.

• Play today's puzzle.

Some dips stand out because they’re fresh. Others disappear before you can get a second scoop. Now, they're going head-to-head on GOAT Wars to decide who comes out on top.

Each vote builds your personal GOAT List, where you have the final say over what to reach for when the chips hit the table.

Showdowns include:

• Queso 🆚 Guacamole
• Buffalo chicken dip 🆚 Spinach artichoke dip
• Velveeta + Rotel 🆚 French onion dip

...and much more.

You planned your outfits, but packing cubes don’t keep clothes from shifting and wrinkling. Luhxe’s built-in closet keeps up to 14 outfits visible, organized, and wrinkle-free in one carry-on.

Nothing gets buried or shifted halfway through your trip, so you’re not digging through layers or choosing from what’s left. Built-in hangers keep everything in place, with space for 5 pairs of shoes from start to finish.

C, A, D, B

• C) 1792 – Congress passes the Coinage Act establishing the US Mint.
• A) 1968 – Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey debuts in theaters.
• D) 1979 – The world’s first anthrax outbreak begins in Russia. While the Soviet government claims the cause is tainted meat, much of the world is immediately skeptical due to the nearby biological weapons facility.
• B) 1992 – A New York jury finds mobster John Gotti guilty of multiple crimes and sentences him to life in prison.