Evan Gershkovich, Debate Night, and Radioactive Rhinos

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Science & Technology

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> Scientists capture early moments of butterfly metamorphosis at the microscopic level, shedding light on how the insect's unique scale architecture forms on its wings (More) 

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Business & Markets

> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.2%, Dow +0.04%, Nasdaq +0.5%); Nasdaq set for nearly 19% gain in first half of year, led by Nvidia and AI boom (More) | Amazon tops $2T market cap for first time as shares hit all-time high (More)

> Federal judge to likely reject $30B settlement between payment processors Visa, Mastercard, and merchants who say they have overpaid in credit card processing fees—which are often passed down to consumers (More)

> Japanese yen falls to weakest level against the US dollar since 1986; the yen has so far fallen 12% against the dollar this year, with analysts citing the gap between Japanese and foreign interest rates as a reason for the drop (More)

Politics & World Affairs

> US Supreme Court rejects lower court ruling restricting the Biden administration from contacting social media companies to remove misinformation (More) | The court is also planning to allow Idaho doctors to perform abortions in medical emergencies, per opinion accidentally published early (More)

> Bolivian general Juan José Zúñiga arrested after a failed coup attempt at the presidential palace; Zúñiga claims he was acting at the behest of the president (More) | Kenyan President William Ruto backs down on plans for tax hike following violent protests earlier this week and police crackdown (More) 

> Centrist George Latimer defeats Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D, NY-16) in most expensive primary race in US history; total spend was $24.8M, almost $15M from pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC (More) 

In-Depth

> Pay Phone Bandit

Mental Floss | Jake Rossen. How an Ohio man in a baseball cap managed to steal $500K to $1M per year from pay phones in the 1980s before he was ultimately caught. (Read)

> It Takes an Olympic Village

CNN | Joshua Berlinger. Paris' Olympic Village looks like no other. From seashell sidewalks to cardboard stools, the architectural choices are a large experiment hoping to produce a more sustainable approach to Olympic Village housing. (Read)

Will radioactive material in rhino horns deter poaching?

A 7-foot-3 Chinese basketball player makes her international debut.

Beach restoration project spends millions on sand.

A look at Disney World's newest ride.

... and looking back at "The Lion King" after 30 years.

NFL team partners with Hallmark to produce Christmas movie.

The best (and worst) states for summer road trips.

The mood boards behind Paris' Fashion Week. 

Clickbait: Is it cheaper to pay rent or live at an all-inclusive resort?

Historybook: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints founder Joseph Smith killed by a mob in jail (1844); Author Paul Laurence Dunbar born (1872); Helen Keller born (1880); The US enters the Korean War (1950); Director JJ Abrams born (1966).

"When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us."

- Helen Keller

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