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> Oklahoma City Thunder top Indiana Pacers in NBA Finals Game 4 to even series at 2-2; Game 5 set for tonight (8:30 pm ET, ABC) (More) | Florida Panthers take 3-2 lead over Edmonton Oilers in Stanley Cup Final (More)

> The 2025 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival canceled after thunderstorms hit the host city of Manchester, Tennessee (More)

> JJ Spaun wins the 125th US Open golf tournament for his first-ever major title (More) | Boston Red Sox trade All-Star third baseman Rafael Devers to San Francisco Giants for pitchers Jordan Hicks and Kyle Harrison (More)


Science & Technology
> Russian cosmonauts attempt to seal leak aboard the International Space Station found in a two-decade-old service module; issue has delayed Axiom 4 mission—to bring astronauts from India, Poland, and Hungary to space for the first time in decades—until June 19 (More)

> Bioengineers develop first-of-its-kind device to profile the immune response of newborns; system can diagnose inflammatory conditions from a single drop of blood (More)

> New "sweating" paint captures moisture and slowly evaporates to passively cool houses, reflects around 90% of sunlight, and emits 95% of absorbed heat; home tested used 30%-40% less energy on air conditioning (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower Friday (S&P 500 -1.1%, Dow -1.8%, Nasdaq -1.3%), driven down by oil market shake-up amid Israel-Iran war (More)

> President Donald Trump approves Nippon Steel's $15.9B purchase of US Steel, with companies signing national security agreements; Japanese Nippon pledges to invest $11B in US projects by 2028 (More)

> 23andMe cofounder and former CEO Anne Wojcicki outbids Regeneron to buy the genetic testing company for $305M through her nonprofit, TTAM Research Institute (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Hundreds of thousands of people protest Trump administration policies in over 2,000 cities; SUV driver rams into crowd in Washington, DC, injuring one person; gunman kills one person in Salt Lake City, Utah (More) | Tens of thousands of people attend military parade celebrating Army’s 250th anniversary (More) | See photos (More)

> Death toll from Air India crash Thursday rises to 270 people, including all but one of the flight's 242 passengers (More) | Watch interview with the sole survivor (More)

> Flash floods in San Antonio, Texas, kill at least 13 people last week after city receives 10 inches of rain, over three times one month's worth in less than 24 hours (More)

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Achieve Understanding

 There are interaction of forces taking place in the world today that will yield both intended and unintended consequences for years to come.  These forces will impact the USA during the first two years of Trump's term, the last two years of Trump's term, and most likely all four years of whoever wins the presidency in 2028.  These forces are both domestic and international.

These forces are:

• The disarray of the current Democratic Party
• The current un-united Republican Party
• The fickle nature of the American voter
• The biased mainstream media
• The Humanoid AI Robot movement
• The Russian-Unkranian War
• The Israel-Hamas et al War
• The Israel-Iran War
• The battle over energy
• Space exploration
• The global economy
• The Global Nuclear Proliferation
• The Chinese threat to America
• Global terrorism
• Global cyber security
• Billionaires

Most of us here in the USA are struggling with our own identities that revolve around genders, wealth accumulation, wages, education, employment, and having a viable future.

We have not been taught to:

• Think critically
• Retain Knowledge
• Communicate Effectively
• Physically/Mentally protect ourselves
• Plan for the future
• Be self-reliant

I look around and I see people wondering what to believe and what not to believe.  I see people wondering if this story or that story is truthful or just spreading lies and gossip.  I hear people saying all politicians lie and not to believe any of them.  I see billionaires only having the desire to make more money, helping only their friends and people who are like them.  I see madmen in charge of cities, states, and countries, and wonder if I should kiss my own ass goodbye.

NO ONE WANTS TO UNDERSTAND 

ANYTHING THEY JUST WANT TO 

TAKE AND TAKE AND KEEP TAKING, 

NOT CARING ABOUT THE FUTURE 

OR FOR THAT MATTER THEMSELVES 

GIVEN THE LEVEL OF OBESITY THAT 

WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN THE USA.

Somewhat Political

 

Scientists Found 6,000-Year-Old Human Remains. No Other People Share Their DNA.

Around 6,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers who migrated south settled in the Bogotá Altiplano of what is now Colombia, transitioning to an agricultural society over the next 4,000 years. Then they vanished.

Whoever these people were, they disappeared from the genetic record. The team of researchers who discovered them through fragmented DNA in their skeletal remains have not been able to find any ancient relatives or modern descendants.

They are strangely not related to Indigenous Columbians, having more of a connection to people who now live on the Isthmus of Panama and speak Chibchan languages. It could be possible that they spread through the region, mixing with local populations for so long that their genes were diluted, but no one can be sure.

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Door of the home of Minnesota State Sen. John Hoffman. 

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Minnesota lawmakers targeted in “politically motivated attack”; suspect apprehended. Authorities say that around 2am local time on Saturday, Minnesota State Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were shot multiple times at their home in Champlin, and that the same attacker then went to the house of State Representative Melissa Hortman in nearby Brooklyn Park, where he murdered her and her husband, Mark. Police engaged the suspect at Hortman’s home. He fled, but left a vehicle flashing lights that contained a manifesto listing 50 to 70 names of potential targets, many of whom were abortion rights supporters. Police caught the alleged shooter, 57-year-old Vance Luther Boelter, on Sunday evening after a manhunt that lasted more than 24 hours. The Hoffmans survived and underwent surgery to treat their wounds; John was shot nine times; Yvette, eight.

Army birthday parade, No Kings protests, took place on Saturday. More than 6,000 soldiers and 128 Army tanks filed through Washington, DC, on Saturday evening for the 250th Birthday of the US Army Grand Military Parade and Celebration. “Every other country celebrates their victories. It’s about time America did too,” President Trump said at the event. The parade coincided with the president’s 79th birthday, a detail that irked some critics. A coalition of over 200 groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), labor unions, and progressive advocacy groups, organized the “No Kings” counter-programming, which featured protests in all 50 states that the ACLU estimated were attended by 5 million people. The No Kings website said that its activities were aimed at “people coming together in communities across the country to reject strongman politics and corruption.” The Secret Service had estimated that 200,000 people would attend the DC parade, but did not provide a final figure.

New guidance instructs ICE to pause arrests at farms, hotels, restaurants. The change reportedly stems from lobbying by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, who spoke with the president on Wednesday regarding farmers’ reports of work stoppage and lost productivity due to ICE raids. On Thursday, Trump posted to Truth Social that “our very aggressive policy on immigration is taking very good, long time workers” away from farms, “with those jobs being almost impossible to replace.” The New York Times reported that, following the post, “some influential Trump donors” lobbied the admin to ensure that restaurant workers were included in any policy changes. Raids at other types of work sites, like garment factories, which sparked the Los Angeles protests, are still permitted under the new guidance.—HVL

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Robert Reich

Why Standing Up Against Trump is Good for Business
Corporations are just brands and talent. Surrendering to Trump sacrifices both.



Friends,

Today I want to assess Saturday’s No Kings protests in the context of American capitalism.

Standing up against Trump is not only important politically and morally. It’s also profitable.

Diversity, for example, is good for business. CEOs that have scaled back their companies’ diversity programs in response to Trump’s attacks have misread the market and are now suffering the consequences.

When Target rolled back DEI, the company confronted a consumer boycott, which led to a 17 percent drop in the value of its stock. A similar boycott of Walmart has contributed to an 18 percent drop in its stock value in the past month alone.

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At A Glance

Why bosses should give feedback in the morning.

A shipwreck discovered off the French coast.

AI ad for NBA Finals costs $2K, takes two days to make.

Car chase with tractor moves at snail's pace.

Fake flight attendant convicted of booking 120 free flights.

World's largest game of red light, green light.

Hundreds of strangers talk for 30 minutes.

See music video for 50th anniversary of "Psycho Killer."

Clickbait: Why people looked older in the past.

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What is blood?
The heart pumps roughly 2,000 gallons of blood around the body each day. Human blood has three distinct parts: plasma, white blood cells and platelets, and red blood cells (watch 101). In general, blood ferries oxygen, nutrients, and hormones to cells in need while regulating body temperature and collecting cellular waste and byproducts, such as carbon dioxide, for removal. Explore its functions here.

In adult humans, bone marrow produces all the body's platelets and red blood cells, while other organs, including the spleen and lymph nodes, assist white cell production. Some of these organs also run quality control on blood cells.

Red blood cells are covered in antigens, protein molecules that let the immune system know to boot anything that doesn't match. In humans, the type of antigens you have determines your blood type, leading to four main types (A, B, AB, and O). For blood transfusions, it's crucial that individuals receive blood of their type, or their immune system will reject the donated blood.

... Read our full deep dive on blood here.

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> The history of drinking blood for health reasons. (More)
> Can we synthesize blood instead of requiring donations? (More)
> How blood pressure works. (More)


The Master of Suspense
Alfred Hitchcock, 101
Alfred Hitchcock is one of the most influential movie directors of all time. He was the director of more than 50 films and also the host and producer of an American television anthology series.

Hitchcock blended the macabre with gallows humor, sexual innuendo, and terror. He also frequently appeared in his own films. Born in Great Britain in 1899 (see timeline), his six-decade career produced many films now considered classics and helped legitimize the thriller genre.

Nine Hitchcock movies have been inducted into the National Film Registry, and four of them are listed in the American Film Institute’s list of the most important American movies (see list). Hitchcock has influenced generations of filmmakers (like "The Sixth Sense" director M. Night Shyamalan), employing iconic soundtracks, popularizing tropes like the MacGuffin, and innovating camera techniques.

... Read our full deep dive on Hitchcock here.

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> What is a "Hitchcock Blonde"? (More)
> How Hitchcock's "Psycho" broke all the rules. (More)
> A visual guide to Hitchcockian motifs. (More)

'The Gift of the Nile'
Everything to know about ancient Egypt
Historians divide Egypt's timeline into three kingdoms: Old, Middle, and New. A long, broken line of kings further divides its timeline into 31 dynasties. Its history was mostly forgotten until the late 18th century, when Napoleon's armies plundered its treasures and jump-started an "Egyptomania" that endures today (watch 101).

The vast, complex culture ebbed and flowed on the 4,000-mile-long, north-flowing Nile River, whose predictable annual flooding—caused by snowmelt and rains in the Ethiopian highlands—nourished its banks.

Egyptian power began and ended with the all-powerful pharaoh, a Greek term meaning "great house," which only became common usage in modern times. At death, Egyptians believed a person's spiritual parts were separated from the body but required the physical remains or a replica as a place to live. This belief gave rise to mummification (how it works) and extravagant tomb-making.

... Read our full deep dive on ancient Egypt here.

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> How "The Book of the Dead" is a guide for the underworld. (More)
> An interactive map of ancient Egypt's wonders. (More)
> Two hundred years ago, the Rosetta Stone cracked hieroglyphics. (More)

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