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Inflation climbs to a three-year high, the FDA clears a long-awaited sunscreen ingredient, and a $100 thrift store painting fetches over $250,000.
Business
CPI at 4.2% is the highest in three years and directly affects every American’s wallet — gas, groceries, mortgage rates. Ties the Iran war to a domestic economic impact that hits the newsletter’s professional audience…
Politics & World
Trump signing the Secure America Act locks in ICE and Border Patrol funding through 2029 — a major…
Sources: The Hill, NPR News
Politics & World
Tuesday primaries in Maine, Nevada, South Carolina, and California set the battlefield for November…
Sources: Axios, Fox News Politics, AP News
The auction price of a painting an art teacher bought at a thrift store for $100 — a roughly 2,500-fold return. The eye-catching canvas turned out to be a work by Scottish Colourist Francis Cadell.
Source: Boing Boing
How years of conflict have drained US military stockpiles and strained its ability to deter China over Taiwan. (Read)
Foreign Policy · Hal Brands
How biometric surveillance will quietly track millions of fans at this summer’s World Cup across three host countries. (Read)
Wired · Vas Panagiotopoulos
Where the money has gone since the US took over Venezuela’s oil industry — and who is actually benefiting. (Read)
CFR · cfr.org
The Spurs and Knicks play Game 4 of the NBA Finals tonight at Madison Square Garden, with the series tied 2-1.
The 2026 World Cup kicks off Thursday as host Mexico plays the opening match at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.
The USMNT opens its World Cup group play Friday, the first test of Pochettino’s claim that his squad can win it all.
The Federal Reserve holds its next policy meeting Tuesday and Wednesday, with markets watching for any signal on the path of interest rates.
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