The Tuesday, August 18, 2026 Edition
Bond Yields Hit Multi-Decade Highs, Meta Faces $1.4T Trial, and Schlitz Runs Dry
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The surge in attendance at birdwatching meetups on Eventbrite, as Gen Z trades dating apps for in-person hobby events. The generation that grew up swiping increasingly prefers meeting over binoculars instead of profiles.
Source: Fast Company
Today: The Duane 'Keffe D' Davis murder trial resumes in Las Vegas following Monday's opening statements.
This weekend: New weekend box-office totals arrive for 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' as its global run continues.
- 1587Virginia Dare becomes the first English child born in the Americas, on Roanoke Island
- 1920The 19th Amendment is ratified, guaranteeing American women the right to vote
- 1958Vladimir Nabokov's controversial novel 'Lolita' is published in the United States
- 1963James Meredith becomes the first Black graduate of the University of Mississippi
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What really happened on Easter Island?
What really happened on Easter Island -- and why the story you learned about its people may need rewriting.
Scientific American · Michael Marshall
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