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A strange blood-feeding fly appears to reduce its visual sensitivity after locating a host and giving up flight for good, according to new research.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

None of you, I presume, are personally giving more than $19,000.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

“Wall Street demands the deployment of raised capital to build structural moats, giving semiconductor and custom silicon suppliers the most transparent, legally insulated 12-month demand backlogs the industry has ever seen,” he said.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

And a month after that, the Senate confirmed Dettelbach, giving the ATF its first confirmed director since 2015, one who had prosecuted gun crimes as U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

And I will imagine myself on the high school stage four years from now, giving a valedictorian speech after beating Jonah by way more than half a point while he looks on, moping.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison