Putin's trap for Trump; US debt hits $37 trillion; Jesus chatbots; Kodak failing; GPT-5 a mess; 116 days until the aliens arrive; UFC at White House on July 4?
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Knee Deep in the Hoopla
Vladimir Putin could be laying a trap. Donald Trump badly wants a deal to end the war in Ukraine. What is he willing to give up?
US national debt reaches a record $37 trillion, the Treasury Department reports. “We are now adding a trillion more to the national debt every 5 months.”
An Ultimate Fighting Championship fight at the White House? UFC CEO Dana White says it’s happening as part of deal with Paramount. “Think about that, the 250th birthday of the United States of America, the UFC will be on the White House south lawn live on CBS.” I’d rather not, thank you.
Kristi Noem affair rumors are 'perfect encapsulation' of Trump's administration.
The WNBA is still struggling with a string of sex-toy disturbances.
Trump’s pick for Bureau of Labor Statistics hints at halting monthly jobs report.
Trump forgets hospital name while bragging about cognitive ability. (Video)
Study finds cuff-based blood pressure devices are often inaccurate due to factors like arterial stiffness and arm size.
RFK Jr. slapped down by medical journal over vaccine study retraction request. He learns he’s not Denmark’s HHS boss.
Kodak says it may have to close up shop. Company officials say they have "substantial doubt" over its future.
New Gmail security alert for all 2.5 billion users — steps to take now.
Humans have 116 days until 'alien spaceship' reaches Earth as 'it could save or destroy us'.
The GPT-5 rollout has been a big mess.
Florida woman accidentally fires gun during Waffle House brawl.
Quote of the Day:
Never judge a country by its politicians.
--Alfred Hitchcock (Wikipedia link)
(More Alfred Hitchcock quotes from the KGB Quotations Database)
Today’s holidays:
International Left-Handers Day, National Filet Mignon Day, National Prosecco Day, World Calligraphy Day, and World Organ Donation Day.
Astronomy Picture of the Day from NASA.
On This Day:
1997 – The animated comedy “South Park” premiered on Comedy Central (Video)
1982 – The film “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” was released (Video)
1981 – President Ronald Reagan signed the Economic Recovery Tax Act, slashing federal income taxes and initiating “trickle down” economics.
1969 – The Apollo 11 astronauts enjoyed a ticker-tape parade in New York City
1967 – The film “Bonnie and Clyde” was released in the U.S. (Video)
1964 – Peter Allen and Gwynne Evans were hanged for the murder of John Alan West becoming the last people executed in the United Kingdom.
1961 – Cold War: East Germany closed the border between the eastern and western sectors of Berlin to thwart its inhabitants' attempts to escape to the West, and construction of the Berlin Wall was started. The day is known as Barbed Wire Sunday.
1918 – Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) established as a public company in Germany.
1918 – Women enlisted in the United States Marine Corps for the first time. Opha May Johnson was the first woman to enlist.
1913 – First production in the UK of stainless steel by Harry Brearley.
1898 – Carl Gustav Witt discovered 433 Eros, the first near-Earth asteroid to be found.
1792 – King Louis XVI of France was formally arrested by the National Tribunal, and declared an enemy of the people.
1624 – The French king Louis XIII appointed Cardinal Richelieu as prime minister.
1553 – Michael Servetus was arrested by John Calvin in Geneva, Switzerland as a heretic.
(For comprehensive lists of the day’s historical events, check here, here, and here.)
Some Birthdays:
1982 – Sebastian Stan, Romanian-American actor
1982 – Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Governor of Arkansas, American political consultant and press secretary
1963 – Valerie Plame, American CIA agent and author
1959 – Danny Bonaduce, American actor and wrestler
1951 – Dan Fogelberg, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2007) (Video)
1944 – Kevin Tighe, American actor
1935 – Mudcat Grant, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2021)
1933 – Joycelyn Elders, American admiral and physician, 15th Surgeon General of the United States
1930 – Don Ho, American singer and ukulele player (died 2007)
1929 – Pat Harrington, Jr., American actor (died 2016)
1926 – Fidel Castro, Cuban lawyer and politician, ex-President of Cuba (died 2016
1920 – Neville Brand, American actor (died 1992)
1919 – Rex Humbard, American evangelist and television host (died 2007)
1912 – Ben Hogan, American golfer and sportscaster (died 1997)
1899 – Alfred Hitchcock, English-American director and producer (died 1980)
1898 – Regis Toomey, American actor (died 1991)
1895 – Bert Lahr, American actor (died 1967)
1888 – John Logie Baird, Scottish engineer, invented the television (died 1946)
1860 – Annie Oakley, American target shooter (died 1926)
(A more complete list of today’s birthdays.)
Some Deaths:
2016 – Kenny Baker, English actor and musician (born 1934)
2012 – Helen Gurley Brown, American journalist and author (born 1922)
2010 – Edwin Newman, American journalist and author (born 1919)
2007 – Phil Rizzuto, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1917)
2006 – Tony Jay, English actor and singer (born 1933)
2004 – Julia Child, American chef, author, and television host (born 1912)
1995 – Mickey Mantle, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1931)
1946 – H. G. Wells, English novelist, historian, and critic (born 1866)
1910 – Florence Nightingale, Italian-English nurse and theologian (born 1820)
(A more complete list of today’s deaths.)
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