Extra, Extra

NATO Jam: “The Congress has to uphold the national security needs of the United States and quite frankly, of our partners as well. This cannot wait.” Biden calls on Congress to urgently approve Ukraine aid, says ‘can’t let Putin win’. “The delay comes amid Republican demands for what he called far-right border policies to be included in the supplemental package.” (This is really troubling.)

+ Sinwar and Peace: “Israeli forces have encircled the home of Yahya Sinwar, head of the Hamas’s political wing in Gaza.” The humanitarian crisis continues to worsen and civilian death numbers are rising. Here’s the latest from CNN, BBC, and Times of Israel.

+ Again: As I’m writing this, there’s news of another mass shooting. This one took place on the campus of UNLV. UNLV shooting: Multiple victims reported, suspect dead, police say. Here’s the latest from CNN.

+ Fan Fair: “Revenue from major women’s sports should cross the $1 billion threshold in 2024, marking a threefold spike from just three years ago.”

+ Gemini for an Eye: Google launches Gemini, the AI model it hopes will take down GPT-4. Forget the cautious roll-out of these products. The arms race is fully on.

+ Gooberville: “The Senate in a single stroke Tuesday approved about 425 military promotions after Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama ended a monthslong blockade of nominations over his opposition to a Pentagon abortion policy.” (We’re a country too often held captive by clowns.)

+ Avant Bard: Yesterday, I had a bad link to a cool story about how some of Shakespeare’s most famous plays made it to us. Here’s the right link: Shakespeare’s First Folio: State Library of NSW takes the Bard’s ‘radical’ 400-year-old book out of the vault.