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⚖️ Louisiana is the first state to reclassify mifepristone and misoprostol, making possession without a prescription punishable by jail time.

📈 The SEC has approved Ethereum ETFs.

🌪️ The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts 17 to 25 named tropical storms this season, the highest number ever forecasted in its May outlook.

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⚖️ The Department of Justice is set to file an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation today, focusing on Ticketmaster's market dominance.

🎟️ The Biden administration has canceled an additional $7.7 billion in student loans for 160,000 Americans.

🏠 A judge has blocked a foreclosure sale of Graceland, scheduled for today, amid a fraud suit by Elvis's granddaughter, Riley Keough.

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🧠 Elon Musk’s neurotech company Neuralink received FDA approval to implant its brain chip in a second human test subject. Over 1,000 quadriplegics have applied for the innovative chip.

💉 Hims & Hers stock soared 38% after announcing it will offer GLP-1 injections with the same active ingredient as Ozempic or Wegovy for just $199/month.

🦞 Red Lobster filed for Chapter 11 protection.

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🌐 Fourteen of the world's 20 largest stock markets, including those in England, Japan, Brazil, India, and Canada, have recently recorded all-time highs, signaling robust global economic health.

🚀 At 90, Ed Dwight has become the oldest person to travel to space, surpassing William Shatner's record with a Blue Origin flight that safely landed in West Texas.

🎭 Disneyland's character and parade actors have overwhelmingly voted to unionize.

🏀 The NBA conference finals are set, with the Boston Celtics hosting the Indiana Pacers starting Tuesday, and the Dallas Mavericks facing the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday.

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🔒 James and Anton Peraire-Bueno, with backgrounds in math and computer science, exploited a 12-second vulnerability in Ethereum to allegedly redirect and steal $25 million in transactions. They used shell companies for concealment.

🐀 New York City, ranked the third rattiest city in the U.S., will host the nation's first Rat Summit in September to discuss strategies for rodent control with experts nationwide.

📈 The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged past 40,000 for the first time ever, buoyed by optimism following a favorable inflation report, signaling robust market health.

🎰 The iconic Mirage casino in Las Vegas is set to close this July for renovations, rebranding as the Hard Rock Las Vegas by 2027 after 34 years on the Strip.

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📺 Biden and Trump have agreed to two debates, bypassing the traditional Commission on Presidential Debates. They'll face off on CNN on June 27 and ABC on September 10.

✈️ Netflix will stream NFL Christmas Day games for the next three seasons, marking a significant move into live sports broadcasting.

✈️ The DOJ reports Boeing violated a 2021 settlement related to the 737 Max crashes, potentially facing renewed criminal charges.

🏀 Caitlin Clark's WNBA debut, though not a victory, set a record as the most-watched game in WNBA history with 2.1 million viewers on ESPN platforms.

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✈️ Major airlines like Alaska, American, Delta, Hawaiian, JetBlue, and United, alongside an industry lobby, are suing the Biden administration over new rules that mandate displaying all fees upfront during ticket purchases.

🔥 Wildfires in Canada are affecting air quality across Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota, as smoke drifts southward, triggering alerts.

🏀 WNBA ticket sales have skyrocketed, showing a 93% increase over last year according to StubHub.

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🚗 The Biden administration is ramping up efforts to protect the U.S. auto industry by drastically increasing tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles—from 25% to 100% this Tuesday.

🏀 The Caitlin Clark era in the WNBA officially begins Tuesday, with her debut game seeing Indiana face Connecticut. Courtside tickets are fetching up to $5,000.

🏥 A 62-year-old recipient of the first-ever pig kidney transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital has passed away two months post-operation, though his death is reportedly not linked to the transplant.

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🌿 A tech startup has raised $58 million to tackle carbon emissions by burying biomass waste (including human waste) underground.

🥩 Florida has become the first state to ban lab-grown meat.

⚖️ Arizona's governor has signed a bill repealing the state's 1864 abortion ban, recently reactivated by the Supreme Court.

✈️ A whistleblower from Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems died suddenly after contracting a severe infection.

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📺 Amazon's Q1 advertising revenue hit $11.8 billion, surpassing expectations with the integration of streaming ads in Prime Video subscriptions.

🌿 The DEA proposes rescheduling ma*****na to align with prescription drugs like ketamine and Tylenol with codeine, marking a significant policy shift.

🏥 New guidelines recommend women start mammograms every other year at age 40, aiming to improve early breast cancer detection.

✈️ Since its 1994 opening, Kansai Airport in Osaka, the future host of the 2025 World Expo, has not lost a single piece of luggage.

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🔧 By 2030, the U.S. is set to produce about 20% of the world's most advanced chips, a significant leap from currently producing none.

🏈 A record-breaking 775,000 football fans gathered in Detroit for the NFL Draft this past weekend.

📈 Churchill Downs, famous for its horse races, saw its stock hit a six-month high last Thursday after announcing record revenue and profits.

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✈️ Southwest Airlines is exiting four U.S. airports, including Houston's George Bush Intercontinental, due to ongoing Boeing delivery challenges.

🍴 Despite raising prices six times in three years, Chipotle continues to attract more customers, contrasting with rivals like McDonald’s, who've seen declines due to similar price hikes.

🏈 The Chicago Bears have chosen USC quarterback Caleb Williams as their first overall pick in this year's NFL Draft.