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I would love to have seen a 15kg echidna
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-14/ice-age-giant-echidna-fossil-found-in-east-gippsland/106561526?utm_source=…

Giant echidna fossil rewrites understanding of Victoria's prehistoric past
A fossil hidden in a museum collection for 119 years has revealed giant echidnas once roamed Victoria's east, filling a major gap in Australia's prehistoric record.

Following Hegseth and Hurst’s previous testimony two weeks ago, analyst Stephen Semler estimated that the U.S. government had spent
$71.8 billion over the first 60 days of the Iran war, or an average of $1.2 billion per day.
Aguilar also referred to similar estimates during his questioning, saying,
“Outside reporting estimates have indicated that the war costs could be a billion dollars a day.”
Later, as Hegseth began his opening speech at the Senate Subcommittee Hear…

Hegseth Won’t Say Whether Parents Should Forgo Childcare to Cover Defense Budget
The budget “will ensure the US continues to maintain the world’s most powerful and capable military,” he said.

Breece Hall ready to 'flourish' following extension, Jets' offseason additions https://www.nfl.com/news/breece-hall-ready-to-flourish-following-extension-jets-offseason-additions

Arctic winter sea-ice extent fails to expand and sets a new record low in 2026 #Arctic

Arctic winter sea-ice extent fails to expand and sets a new record low in 2026
In 2026, the Arctic winter sea-ice extent (annual maximum extent) reached the lowest value since satellite observations began in 1979, following the previous record low in March 2025. As part of the Arctic Challenge for Sustainability III (ArCS III), the National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) maintain a long-term dataset spanning more than 40 years.

Filing: Fox Corp.'s board extends CEO Lachlan Murdoch's contract through 2030 and raises his target annual bonus to $9M and his annual equity award to $20M (Dade Hayes/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/06/fox-corp-ceo-lachlan…

Fox Corp. Board Ups CEO Lachlan Murdoch’s Annual Bonus And Equity Award, Extends Contract Through 2030
Fox Corp.'s board of directors has extended the contract of CEO Lachlan Murdoch through 2030 and also increased his annual bonus and equity award.

Thousands of people remain missing or unaccounted for following the Rapid Support Forces' capture of El Fasher, according to new findings published by the UN Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan.
Following the takeover in late October 2025,
the International Organization for Migration estimated that more than 127,000 people were displaced from the city and surrounding villages.
The mission noted that humanitarian organizations later described El Fasher as a "ghost town,&…

Thousands remain missing after El Fasher takeover in Sudan | News.az
The report states that before the city's fall, El Fasher had an estimated population of about 260,000 people, News.az reports, citing reports of the U...

A study estimates the iPhone's diffusion explains 33%-52% of the decline in US births from 2007 to 2011, with the most pronounced effects among women aged 15-24 (Sabrina Tavernise/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/08/us/ipho…

Two New Studies Ask: Did the iPhone Cause Birthrates to Decline?
Modern smartphones rolled out in 2007, the year that fertility rates began falling. Two studies say that is not a coincidence.

Texans owner Cal McNair 'fully committed' to QB C.J. Stroud following rough 2025 https://www.nfl.com/news/texans-owner-cal-mcnair-fully-committed-to-qb-c-j-stroud-following-rough-2025

Filing: ABC accuses the FCC of violating the First Amendment, after the FCC made extensive document requests and probed whether The View broke equal time rules (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/business/media/abc-fcc-first-amendment-t…

ABC Accuses Government of Violating First Amendment
The network’s argument, made to the F.C.C., is the most aggressive posture taken yet by a television network toward the Trump administration.

Pinterest launches its CTV audience extension offering, following its acquisition of tvScientific, in a deal reportedly valued at between $300M and $350M (Ronan Shields/Digiday)
https://digiday.com/media-buying/pinterest-debuts-audience-extension-offerin…

Pinterest debuts audience extension offering on CTV
Advertisers can now buy Pinterest audiences on third-party CTV properties due to its purchase of tvScientific.