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Good morning, it's Friday, June 19, and Juneteenth. The presidential center of former President Barack Obama is officially open to the public.
Also in today's Digest: "Toy Story 5" takes on the iPad generation (Need To Know), today's US-Australia World Cup matchup (Sports, Ent., & Cult.), a possible Stonehenge prototype (Sci. & Tech.), black smoke over Moscow (Pol. & World Affairs), and much more.
Need To Know
Obama Center Opens
The Obama Presidential Center opens to the public today, nearly five years after construction began. Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama were joined at a dedication ceremony yesterday by three former presidents and several celebrities. See who was there.
The 19-acre campus is in Chicago's South Side, where Obama began his political career as a community organizer. The anchor point—a granite tower designed to evoke four hands joining and reaching skyward—houses a museum honoring Obama's legacy with a full-scale replica of his Oval Office (see here). The campus, which also includes a public library, athletic facilities, and gardens, was constructed with $850M in private donations and will be maintained by the Obama Foundation.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the first presidential library in 1939, setting a precedent that every president since has followed. Obama's is the first with an online-only archive, as roughly 95% of his administration's records are digital-native. Explore the 13 other completed presidential centers here.
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To the Tablet … and Beyond
“Toy Story 5” premieres in theaters today, as Disney and Pixar revisit one of Hollywood’s biggest franchises with a story for the digital age. Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, and Joan Cusack reprise Woody, Buzz, and Jessie, reuniting the gang 31 years after the original.
The film follows now-8-year-old Bonnie, whose new companion Lilypad, a tablet-like device, pulls her attention away from her toys, turning playtime into a battle between imagination and screens. The premise taps into a familiar reality: Nearly 60% of children have a tablet by age 4, and kids under 8 average almost three hours of daily screen time. The franchise, launched in 1995 as the first fully computer-animated feature film, has grossed more than $3B worldwide and generates over $1B annually in retail sales. Analysts are projecting a $145M to $150M opening weekend, which would top “Toy Story 4” ($120M).
Did you know Woody and Jessie share the last name Pride? Tom Hanks didn't. See the nostalgic toys that inspired the characters here.
Robin Hood Tree Dies
The 1,200-year-old Major Oak, a tree linked to legendary bandit Robin Hood, appears to have died, a UK conservation group revealed yesterday. The Sherwood Forest tree failed to produce leaves this spring, and the root system appears to be strangled. See it here.
According to legend, the medieval-era outlaw used its hollowed-out trunk as a hideout to avoid the sheriff of Nottingham. However, historians largely agree Robin Hood was no single, living person; the story began as an oral tradition in the 12th century, with the first written ballads coming two centuries later. Did he steal from the rich to give to the poor? That narrative has also evolved over the centuries. See a trailer for the latest adaptation, out today.
The tree may have died due to old age, climate, and efforts to support its branches that counterintuitively backfired. About 350,000 people visit the tree each year, further weakening soil health.
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In The Know
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Discovery Channel reveals Shark Week lineup, which kicks off July 26 at 8 pm ET with a K-pop special (More, w/full schedule) | Has Shark Week strayed from its original mission? (More)
> Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson to star in Apple TV comedy series created by "The Office" producer; first two episodes air Sept. 23 (More) | "Outer Banks" fifth and final season will premiere Aug. 20 (More, w/trailer)
> Two of the oldest managers at the World Cup meet as South Africa draws Czechia (More) | The USMNT hosts Australia at 3 pm ET in Seattle; a win would guarantee the US a spot in the Round of 32 in the competition (More, w/full schedule)
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Science & Technology
> Archaeologists find possible Stonehenge prototype about three miles from the iconic structure; two wooden poles, measuring up to about 13 feet high, likely aligned with solstice sunrise and sunset (More) | Take Stonehenge virtual tour (More)
> Early life adversity can cause molecular changes that accelerate aging, according to a study of primates, with different hardships affecting different body parts (More) | Does stress really cause gray hair? (More)
> Beloved "Pink Planet" has salt clouds, according to new observations from the James Webb Space Telescope, confirming a 15-year-old theory (More) | Where does the bright hue come from? (More, w/video)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close up (S&P 500 +1.1%, Dow +0.1%, Nasdaq +2.0%) (More)
> US national average gas prices fall below $4 per gallon for the first time since March, but remain 25% higher than a year ago (More) | See current gas prices by state (More)
> Intel shares close up 10% on reported deal to manufacture chips for Apple (More) | ... comes after Apple said it's planning to raise prices on its products to offset rising costs of memory and storage chips (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Vice President JD Vance delays trip to Switzerland to begin 60 days of negotiations with Iran, including over the country's nuclear program (More)
> Ukraine strikes an oil refinery in Moscow for the second time this week, part of Ukraine's largest barrage of drones in Russian capital in years (More) | Watch footage of black smoke over Moscow (More, via YouTube)
> Supreme Court finds recreational marijuana use is insufficient grounds to bar someone from possessing guns, ruling in favor of Texas man (More)
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Etcetera
The history of Juneteenth in photos.
... and why red food has become a Juneteenth tradition.
... and which states have off for the holiday.
See photos from the New York Knicks' ticker-tape parade.
Play "I Spy" using nearly 40,000 Wikipedia objects.
Data helps determine the world's most evil Disney villain.
Average fast food hourly wages, by state. (scroll for map)
Hats at this year's Royal Ascot horse race in England.
Clickbait: The world's largest (and smallest) penny-farthing.
Historybook: First recorded game of baseball (1846); Baseball great Lou Gehrig born (1903); Author Salman Rushdie born (1947); Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed for espionage (1953); Actress Zoe Saldaña born (1978); Koko the gorilla dies (2018).
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