The UConn men’s basketball team handled Purdue in last night’s NCAA...
The UConn men’s basketball team handled Purdue in last night’s NCAA title game 75–60 to become the first repeat champions since the Florida Gators in 2006–2007. The Huskies made it look easy, beating their six opponents in the tournament by an average margin of 23.3 points; they’ve now won 12 straight tournament games by double digits going back to last year. On the women’s side, the TV ratings are in for the South Carolina–Iowa final: A massive 18.7 million people watched the game, the largest audience for a basketball game, college or pro, since 2019.
Millions of people across North America put their obligations on hold...
Millions of people across North America put their obligations on hold yesterday to stare at the sky and remember how insignificant email typos are when we’re all just floating through space on a big rock.
Celestial event enthusiasts flocked to the cities in the path of totality—handing as much as a $6 billion boost to local economies. Airlines also ran so many eclipse flights that a few airport tarmacs were briefly overrun with planes, causing some ground stops.
Tesla settled a lawsuit brought by the family of an Apple engineer who died in a crash while using his car’s Autopilot feature. Details of the settlement, which was reached just as a trial was set to begin, were not made public.
Blackstone is betting that property prices will go up by purchasing a trust that owns apartment buildings for $10 billion.
Donald Trump said the decision about whether to permit abortion should be left up to individual states, after previously hinting he might back a federal ban.
The Vatican called gender-affirming surgery and surrogacy threats to human dignity.
Jonathan Majors, the former Marvel actor who was convicted of assaulting a former girlfriend, will not serve time in jail but will have to attend a domestic violence prevention program.
Morgan Wallen was arrested after allegedly throwing a chair from the top of a six-story Nashville bar.
Beacon Offshore Energy has completed disinvestment of five non-operating...
Beacon Offshore Energy has completed disinvestment of five non-operating assets in the Gulf of Mexico, selling its interests to GOM 1 Holdings. The Texas company will focus on its operating assets, including developing Winterfell, where it plans to start producing 22,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day by June.
A total solar eclipse will pass over North America today, with almost 32 million Americans living in its path. It marks the last total solar eclipse visible in the US for the next 20 years. See here to track the eclipse’s path.
The event happens when the moon passes directly in front of the sun. Since the moon’s orbit is elliptical, its distance from Earth varies, dictating how much of the sun will be covered. A total solar eclipse—where the moon is close enough to entirely block the sun—happens roughly every 18 months but is often only visible from the open ocean or difficult-to-access areas. Over the past century, only 13 total solar eclipses have been visible in the US, the last one being in 2017.
Millions of Americans are traveling across the US for a chance to see a total solar eclipse. Airbnb rentals have booked up along prime viewing locations, while others will have a chance to see a partial eclipse.
Wall Street is preparing for a crammed week, with crucial inflation data dropping on Wednesday and big banks (JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Citigroup) inaugurating earnings season on Friday. The pressure is on companies to post beefy profits to back up their strong stock performance in Q1.
