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Refined Crude Policy: “The Trump administration has blocked energy shipments to Cuba since January as part of a strategy to force the Communist government into submission. Mr. Trump said in a January social media post: ‘THERE WILL BE NO MORE OIL OR MONEY GOING TO CUBA — ZERO!'” So what made him change his mind as a Russian tanker full of crude approached Cuba? After Months of Threats, Trump Softens His Stance on Blocking Oil to Cuba.
+ Space Needs Some Space: Space might need a rebrand, because it’s getting really crowded up there. “Today, the space around Earth can no longer be considered empty. More than 30,000 objects are in orbit, and that figure is rising exponentially.” ‘This feels fragile’: how a satellite-smashing chain reaction could spiral out of control.
+ Meditation Retreat: “The leader of a sex-focused women’s wellness company that promoted ‘orgasmic meditation’ was sentenced to nine years in federal prison for a scheme that a judge said exploited vulnerable women and coerced them into performing sex acts with the company’s clients and investors.”
+ Plot Twist: Given the seemingly nonstop stream of new shows appearing across the many streaming apps, you’d think this would be a golden era for those working in Hollywood. But that’s not how the script is playing out. See How Hollywood’s Job Market Is Collapsing. “Hollywood studios are making significantly fewer movies and television shows than they did just a few years ago. The ones they do make are increasingly being shot in other countries and states that offer more generous tax subsidies. The result: a 30% drop in employment from a late-2022 peak for actors, carpenters, costumers and the hundreds of other professions that make movies and TV shows.”
+ Dis Service: “ICE agents will be stationed outside graduation events for the nation’s newest Marines to identify whether any of their family members are undocumented, according to the Marine Corps.”
+ California Rolling: Everyone is getting sticker shock at the gas pumps these days. Californians know the feeling. We get it all the time. There are a few reasons why we pay more than the rest of you. The Difference Between California-Produced Gas And The Other 49 States.
+ Getting Rock Off: “The army has launched an administrative review after two AH-64 Apache helicopters on a training run hovered near the hillside home of Kid Rock as the outspoken supporter of Donald Trump saluted their crews.” (Maybe they were trying to drown out the music?)
+ There’s No Sugar Substitute: “Spectators would watch the furry white canine in amazement as she balanced on her surfboard, riding wave after wave back to the shore, sometimes with her owner, Ryan Rustan, by her side and other times all on her own.” Sugar The Surfing Dog, the first canine inducted into the Surfer’s Hall of Fame, dies.
