June 20, 2016

• US Senate to vote on four gun control bills today; none are expected to pass.
• Summer solstice arrives tonight with a rare "strawberry moon."
• The Sahel, the world’s largest interconnecting crisis area, is on the verge of collapse.
• First country-to-country ride-hail service takes people from Singapore to Malaysia.
• EU countries warn Brexit supporters of "a tough and unforgiving response."
• Trump reiterates that he's pro-Brexit.
• Dave Eggers puts on his NASCAR hat and enjoys a Trump rally.
• Finally, the Japanese Trump commercial we've all been waiting for.
• The “1% Accountability Act” would drug test rich people who get tax breaks.
• Cleveland's Cavaliers are NBA champions, and its news anchors are very happy.
• No more stoop kids: a report from a Philly institution.
• Before women started flying in space, NASA was a little worried they might die having their periods.
• Studies that prove piscine intelligence pile up; fish are smarter and more sentient than we ever knew.
• Canada legalizes assisted suicide.
• People diagnosed with Alzheimer's tell memories they hope to never forget.
• So what if computers win at chess—when they can beat us at poker, it’s time to watch out.
• The proper speed for a New York City MetroCard swipe is 10 to 40 inches per second.
• Sociologists find that people thought to be culturally omnivorous tend to hate atypical things.
• The novel is literature's most conservative format, and it places an unhealthy emphasis on closure.
• Makeup artists find their work incorporated—or stolen—and turned into Snapchat filters.
• As Zika looms, a look back at “tiny mosquitoes and their tinier viruses” that have undermined the grand plans of empires.