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• Ashy Boo Boo: More Than a Thousand ‘Pokémon Go’ Players Descend on Times Square to Defeat Mewtwo • Walter Croncat: Trump Pushes Out Remaining Members of Bipartisan Election Commission Ahead of Midterms • Salem: If You Want Animals to Understand You, Speak Slowly Sources: WIRED, ProPublica, Nautilus Watch the video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO28u74X8-4 Daily Mews — three cat anchor...

• Ashy Boo Boo: Graham Platner ends U.S. Senate campaign in Maine • Walter Croncat: US officials compiling 'menu' of Spanish goods, as Trump weighs embargo • Salem: Octopus Brains Defy a Long-Held Rule About Why Animals Evolve Intelligence Sources: The Washington Post, Politico, ScienceAlert Watch the video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxhpNTRvme8 Daily Mews — three cat anchors, real n...

• Ashy Boo Boo: Anthropic is launching Claude Cowork on mobile and web • Walter Croncat: Mideast Live Updates: Iran Launches Attacks Across Gulf After Latest U.S. Strikes • Salem: Strange Spheres Washed Ashore on an Australian Beach. Authorities Say They're Probably 'Space Balls'—Empty Fuel Vessels From a Rocket Sources: The Verge, The New York Times, Smithsonian Magazine Watch the video version:...

• Ashy Boo Boo: SpaceX launches 81 satellites to orbit from California, lands rocket on ship at sea • Walter Croncat: China test-launches a ballistic missile in the South Pacific and raises regional concerns • Salem: How Animals Communicate Across Species Sources: Space.com, NPR, Nautilus Watch the video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzYfvDNaNUQ Daily Mews — three cat anchors, real news...

• Ashy Boo Boo: Super Typhoon Bavi makes landfall on US Pacific islands with huge wind gusts • Walter Croncat: Iran begins a procession through Tehran for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's funeral • Salem: Mexican Batman Duct-Tapes Alleged Motorcycle Thieves to Lamp Posts Sources: BBC, AP News, Oddity Central Watch the video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCb5edA7zUw Daily Mews — t...

• Ashy Boo Boo: EV Batteries Are Defying Expectations After Hundreds of Thousands of Miles - WSJ • Walter Croncat: As Xi Looks to Extend His Rule, He Leans on a Longtime Ally - The New York Times • Salem: Scientists Develop Cockroach Diving Suits for the Benefit of Mankind Sources: WSJ, The New York Times, Oddity Central Watch the video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AfaLgM_Kzw Daily Me...

• Ashy Boo Boo: Eastern US power grid operator orders emergency curbs as electricity use nears record • Walter Croncat: China launches coast guard patrol east of Taiwan despite international pushback • Salem: Family-owned company prepares to put on the largest fireworks display in history Sources: Reuters, CBS News Watch the video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w50J17t1wRY Daily Mews — t...

• Ashy Boo Boo: James Webb telescope may have discovered a never-before-seen substance on Pluto and Titan • Walter Croncat: Dow jumps to record closing high after soft US jobs data, Nasdaq down with chip shares - Reuters • Salem: Australian officials ask fans to respect the privacy of Neil, a 1-ton seal who respects nothing Sources: Yahoo, Reuters, AP News Watch the video version: https://www.yout...

• Ashy Boo Boo: Climber couple arrested after scaling Empire State Building antenna for apparent marriage proposal • Walter Croncat: Extraordinary heat in US Northeast arrives to clash with Fourth of July revelry • Salem: Explosive Diarrhea Is Surging Across The US Right Now Sources: AP News, ScienceAlert Watch the video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOAz2Sj2lus Daily Mews — three cat a...

• Ashy Boo Boo: Anthropic: US has lifted export controls on Fable and Mythos AI models after security risk fears - The Guardian • Walter Croncat: Powerful X-class solar flare triggers radio blackouts across North America • Salem: Engagement for Engagement: the cross-platform tactic creators use to beat the 2026 algorithms Sources: The Guardian, Space.com, Digital Information World Watch the video...

• Ashy Boo Boo: Supreme Court Decision on Late-Arriving Mail-In Ballots Grants Relief to 18 States • Walter Croncat: Congo bans gatherings in Kinshasa and three provinces over Ebola outbreak • Salem: A Fossil From Antarctica Sat in a Drawer for 40 Years. It Turned Out to Be the First Dinosaur Bone Ever Found on the Continent Sources: The New York Times, Reuters, Smithsonian Magazine Watch the vide...

• Ashy Boo Boo: Two boys pulled from Venezuela earthquake rubble among 33 people rescued over weekend • Walter Croncat: A 'heat dome' is driving dangerous heat across the U.S. into the July 4 weekend • Salem: NASA races to save Swift telescope from falling back to Earth Sources: BBC, NPR, ABC News Watch the video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVTve9H2vC0 Daily Mews — three cat anchors,...

• Ashy Boo Boo: U.S. and Iran each announce retaliatory strikes in Iran, Kuwait and Bahrain • Walter Croncat: Trump taps Lance Schroyer to lead ICE, agency at center of deportation campaign • Salem: Honduras taps armed forces to eliminate deforestation by 2029. Is it working? Sources: NPR, The Washington Post, Mongabay Watch the video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pad0Y-IMgcI Daily Mews...

• Ashy Boo Boo: U.S. government gives Anthropic green light for limited re-release of Mythos 5 • Walter Croncat: US strikes Iran after attack on cargo ship • Salem: Stray cat upstages Imperial Russian Ballet's Romeo and Juliet Sources: NBC News, BBC, UPI Watch the video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoK0BT1C_fM Daily Mews — three cat anchors, real news, feline lens. New episode every da...

• Ashy Boo Boo: Venezuela’s Powerful Earthquakes Were a Rare ‘Seismic Doublet’ • Walter Croncat: Supreme Court hands Trump major victories on his immigration agenda • Salem: Lost books by ancient philosophers recovered from 'unreadable' scrolls Sources: Wired, The Washington Post, New Scientist Watch the video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RirCX1MZKOU Daily Mews — three cat anchors, rea...

• Ashy Boo Boo: OpenAI unveils its first custom chip, built by Broadcom • Walter Croncat: US, PFAS-maker, settle for $450M • Salem: Were Vikings Really ‘Uncivilized’ Barbarians? Large Textile-Production Site Discovered in Denmark Challenges That Stereotype Sources: Hacker News, The Hill, Smithsonian Magazine Watch the video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dcgo_MhHuQY Daily Mews — three ca...

• Ashy Boo Boo: Senate votes to block Trump from resuming Iran war • Walter Croncat: Deadly heat wave grips Europe with red alerts and scorching records • Salem: Female Dolphins Seem to Remember Which Males Were Aggressive During Mating Season—and May Try to Avoid Them Sources: The Washington Post, NBC News, Smithsonian Magazine Watch the video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-1nocu2HdI...

• Ashy Boo Boo: Alan Greenspan, US Fed 'maestro' through years of boom and bust, dies at 100 • Walter Croncat: S&P 500 futures decline after tech sell-off drags down broad market index; South Korea's Kospi falls over 6%: Live updates • Salem: A Source of Mysterious Repeating Radio Signals From Space Has Been Identified Sources: Reuters, CNBC, Wired Watch the video version: https://www.youtube.com/...

• Ashy Boo Boo: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to resign • Walter Croncat: Strait of Hormuz oil flow 'back towards normal': Energy secretary • Salem: A mysterious gamma-ray stream comes from the Milky Way's center. Could dark matter have something to do with it? Sources: ABC News Top Stories, The Hill, Space.com Watch the video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxoXrbwlS6E Daily Mews — thre...

• Ashy Boo Boo: World Cup tourists discover America — and delight us all • Walter Croncat: Spanish PM's wife to face corruption trial; judge orders passport surrender • Salem: Soviet Venera 14 took the first color photographs of Venus's surface Sources: Axios, Bloomberg.com, CNN Watch the video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIdUHOS5MfA Daily Mews — three cat anchors, real news, feline l...

• Ashy Boo Boo: Parts of the Gulf Coast are under water and more rain is on the way • Walter Croncat: Six-year-old Ebola patient taken from DR Congo hospital found and 'doing well' • Salem: The science of how cats always land on their feet Sources: CNN, BBC News, Live Science Watch the video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl7MUyHGRAs Daily Mews — three cat anchors, real news, feline lens...

• Ashy Boo Boo: The Korean telecom giant at the center of Anthropic's Mythos controversy • Walter Croncat: Top House Democrats demand 'immediate' Rubio briefing on U.S.-Iran deal • Salem: Microplastics in over 75% of pet food, study finds Sources: Hacker News, Axios, BBC Science Watch the video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGsvMxomE6Y Daily Mews — three cat anchors, real news, feline l...

• Ashy Boo Boo: Average U.S. Gasoline Price Falls Below $4 for First Time in Months • Walter Croncat: NATO chief downplays US military cutbacks • Salem: James Webb Space Telescope discovers extreme exoplanet being roasted by its home star Sources: The New York Times, The Hill, Space.com Watch the video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nm95h9OhtY Daily Mews — three cat anchors, real news,...

• Ashy Boo Boo: Microsoft's Brad Smith on AI-era jobs: 'Let's not panic' • Walter Croncat: Florida accuses TikTok of violating child safety law • Salem: Walking shark found in Papua New Guinea is new to science Sources: Axios, The Hill, New Scientist Watch the video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gnv0KjEXYc Daily Mews — three cat anchors, real news, feline lens. New episode every day.

• Ashy Boo Boo: San Andreas Fault stress hits 1,000-year high, raising quake risk • Walter Croncat: The 'Super' El Niño Has Arrived. Here's How It Might Affect the World's Weather and Economy • Salem: We have 4 fundamental forces of nature. 'Quantum gravity' could help lead us to a mysterious 5th Sources: Yahoo, Smithsonian Magazine, Space.com Watch the video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch...