The Wednesday, June 10, 2026 Edition
Inflation Hits 3-Year High, Trump Signs ICE Bill, and a Bear Closes 94 Schools
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Sports, Entertainment & Culture
Science & Technology
$250,000+
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
Tonight: The Spurs and Knicks play Game 4 of the NBA Finals tonight at Madison Square Garden, with the series tied 2-1.
Thursday, June 11: The 2026 World Cup kicks off Thursday as host Mexico plays the opening match at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.
Friday, June 12: The USMNT opens its World Cup group play Friday, the first test of Pochettino's claim that his squad can win it all.
June 16-17: The Federal Reserve holds its next policy meeting Tuesday and Wednesday, with markets watching for any signal on the path of interest rates.
- 1752Benjamin Franklin flies a kite in a thunderstorm, demonstrating that lightning is electricity
- 1935Alcoholics Anonymous is founded in Akron, Ohio, by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith
- 1940Italy declares war on France and Britain, entering World War II
- 1977Apple ships the Apple II, one of the first mass-market personal computers
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