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In the awe of a 30-pound northern pike he caught in the BWCAW, Jake Skarloken forgot to photograph the beast against a measuring tape. It cost him a state record.

1. Conservatives Plumb Fresh Depths, Poll of Polls Shows  Bloomberg
2. Tories brace for brutal civil war – POLITICO  POLITICO Europe
3. Rishi Sunak has doomed the Conservative party. He must own his failure  The Telegraph
4. A D-day disaster, dodgy leaflets and policies from thin air. Tory activists must avenge this debacle  The Guardian
5. Election latest: Tories could win just 72 seats in wipeout, new poll says - latest  The Independent

My heart breaks when I survey the chaos in the culture, so much of which is self-inflicted, incited by ignorance and inflamed by the absence of meaning and purpose in an individual's life.

Sometime this month, the Supreme Court is likely to overturn something known as the Chevron deference, which grants federal agencies the authority to interpret the laws that Congress passes. The ruling, depending on its scope, could knee-cap the federal government’s ability to do its job. That would be a windfall not just for big business generally but fossil fuel interests, in particular, who would like it to be harder for regulators to limit emissions from power plants, cars, and other polluting goods. Читать дальше...

Four days before the 2024 European soccer championships began, the coach of the tournament’s host nation strongly condemned a recent poll that found that 21 percent of Germans wished their national team was whiter. “I was shocked that such questions are asked and people actually answer,” Germany head coach Julian Nagelsmann said at the team’s training ground. “It’s racist. I feel we need to wake up … I hope I never have to read such shitty polls again.” Joshua Kimmich, one of the team’s veteran leaders... Читать дальше...

I have lived in Bachelor Nation. ABC’s The Bachelor franchise of reality shows—which feature a teeming cast of contestants going on exceedingly strange dates and vying for a marriage proposal from the titular bachelor—debuted at the beginning of the century, and, for its first decade, I largely ignored it. But one season of the show’s gender-swapped spin-off The Bachelorette sideswiped my own real life in a way that was irresistible: A friend’s ex, it turned out, was going to appear as a contestant on the show... Читать дальше...

The cast and crew of the long-running daytime drama is said to be on edge after numerous tragedies over the last four years.

Corporate CEOs are wondering if Donald Trump is a safer bet for profits than Joe Biden in the 2024 election with the corporate income tax rate on the line.

Tim Scott's language on certifying the 2020 and 2024 elections reflects an ambition to please Trump and come across as more moderate than he is.

How do I deal with this?

These charming ceramic dining pieces were built with magic tricks in mind.

Congressional troubles, the birth of E3, and ‘Doom II’—1994 really had it all.

The inquest into the death of John Ettawakapow began Monday with a video of the 54-year-old dying in an RCMP holding cell, showing him possibly smothered to death by a fellow detainee's leg. 

For at least 200 years, the people of Gloucester, England have held an annual cheese-rolling race. Held annually on the Spring Bank Holiday, the event involves a 3-4 kilogram wheel of Double Gloucester Cheese being rolled 200 yards down a hill with hundreds of people chasing after it. — Read the rest

Secretary of the Interior Haaland: three letters.

The overly friendly Trader Joe’s cashiers, the dogs in baby strollers, and more.

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The first group of cattle to be fed CH4 Global’s seaweed-based feed additive on a commercial scale have met all relevant quality standards and are now destined for the Australian food market.

1. A year after the Titan tragedy, a sub is planning to go back to the Titanic to make a point  CNN
2. I Survived Near Miss on Titan Sub: How My Dad and I Averted Tragedy  PEOPLE
3. Man Who Turned Down Seat on Titan Sub Would Still Go to Titanic  Newsweek

The 2025 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List (curated by Andrew Spaeth and myself) has 9 research/teaching positions and 1 teaching position. 

The season is done and we've got thoughts.

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BOSTON, MA - 1975: John Havlicek #17 of the Boston Celtics passes against the Houston Rockets during a game played circa 1975 at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachussets.  | Photo by Dick Raphael/NBAE via Getty Images

A high point in NBA history

Men's Junior AHF Cup Singapore 2024
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17 Jun 2024 09:00     KAZ v TPE (Pool B)       2 - 7
17 Jun 2024 09:30     CHN v OMA (Pool B)    5 - 3
17 Jun 2024 17:00     SRI v BAN (Pool A)        0 - 5
17 Jun 2024 19:00     INA v SGP (Pool A)        2 - 0
17 Jun 2024 19:30     HKG v IRI (Pool B)         0 - 0

18 Jun 2024 15:30     TPE v OMA (Pool B)     
18 Jun 2024 17:30     HKG v KAZ (Pool B)     
18 Jun 2024 19:30     IRI v CHN... Читать дальше...

Did the media get the 2020 protests wrong?