June 28, 2024

SE02:EP128

In today's episode, we remember the 27th anniversary of Mike Tyson's disqualification in a heavyweight title boxing match against Evander Holyfield, when he twice bit Holyfield's ear. Next, we check the weather in Boston, expecting sunny skies with a high near 77 degrees. Local news focuses on a tornado that touched down in Rhode Island on Wednesday, traveling over four miles into Massachusetts, confirmed by the National Weather Service. Sports highlights a jury ruling that the National Football League violated antitrust laws in distributing out-of-market Sunday afternoon games through a premium subscription service, resulting in damages exceeding nearly $5 billion. Top News dives into how early you should arrive for the busiest air-travel day in the United States, with the Transportation Security Administration expecting to screen a record three million people next Friday. Business news covers Walgreens Boots Alliance announcing plans to close between six hundred and fifty to seven hundred underperforming stores in the United States. Science discusses two massive asteroids that will fly past Earth this week, just in time for World Asteroid Day. Finally, in Entertainment, we learn about Sterlin Harjo, creator of "Reservation Dogs," teaming up with Ethan Hawke for a new project; The "Sensitive Kind." We conclude the episode with a quote from the physicist; Neil deGrasse Tyson, reflecting on the precision of physics in understanding the world around us.

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