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Thursday, June 11, 2026 · 5-minute read
Congress races a Friday FISA deadline, Social Security’s clock ticks faster, and 700,000-year-old squirrel poop rewrites ancient Canada.
Business
The SpaceX IPO is the largest in US history at $75 billion, happening today. It will affect retail investors, index funds, and the broader AI/tech market. The merger with xAI and a whistleblower lawsuit add complexity…
Politics & World
Section 702 FISA — the legal backbone of US signals intelligence — faces a Friday deadline for…
Sources: Axios, The Hill, Fox News Politics
Sports & Culture
The Knicks erased a 29-point deficit in Game 4 to win 107-106 on OG Anunoby’s tip-in, the largest…
Sources: NPR News, CBS Sports, ESPN
The number of spectators who flocked to Crush, Texas, in 1896 to watch a railroad deliberately crash two locomotives head-on as a publicity stunt. The crowd briefly made the pop-up town the second-largest ‘city’ in Texas. The boilers exploded on impact, killing two spectators, and the stunt was never repeated.
Source: Boing Boing
What a new book reveals about Trump aides’ fears that Epstein file leaks could trigger ‘regime change.’
Axios · Mike Allen
Why residents living near xAI’s pollution-heavy data centers are furious as SpaceX barrels toward its IPO.
Wired · Molly Taft
How the revamped Food for Peace program bypasses the countries closest to famine.
Council on Foreign Relations
The US men’s national team plays its World Cup opener Friday afternoon at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
The Knicks can clinch their first NBA title since 1973 in Game 5 against the Spurs on Friday night.
The US Open golf championship tees off Thursday, June 18, at Shinnecock Hills on Long Island.
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