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  • NPR has a thorough look at why climate activists and concerned officials keep talking about capping the global temperature rise to 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit by 2100. (We're currently on track for a 3.6-degree rise.)
  • As of this morning, the United States is now open to fully vaccinated international travelers, and chef Daniel Boulud, whose diners include a lot of rich people from overseas, is very excited.
  • An injured attendee of the Travis Scott concert in Houston, where eight people died and many more were injured, is suing Scott and surprise performer Drake for $1 million for allegedly egging on the crowd.
  • China is testing its missile technology by firing at a replica of a U.S. Navy ship that's parked in the middle of a desert in plain view of any passing satellite — which is likely deliberate.
  • "He funnels 90% of his money into cryptocurrency": The Wall Street Journal checked in with rich Millennials about how they're managing their money.
  • Beans are still a Thing.
  • It appears that Joe Manchin drives a Maserati (but does it do 185?).
  • Vulture profiled Simon Rex, who is making a big comeback in Sean Baker's new film Red Rocket after the model and former MTV VJ didn't have a career for a decade.
  • TikTokkers in search of that dewy look have discovered that rubbing sex lube on your face does the trick.
  • And finally, it ain't football without a fox on the field: