Does Pantone have a monopoly on colors? Is that bad?
The Pantone company built a business by standardizing the way designers and companies communicate about color. But one artist is challenging their color monopoly.
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The U.S. Women's soccer team opened the Paris Olympics with an easy win over Zambia
The U.S. defeated Zambia 3-0 to open the Paris Summer Olympics. It's a much better result compared to the Tokyo Games three years ago when they lost their opener to Sweden and only won bronze.
In the Canadian Rockies, a fast-moving wildfire ravages the resort town of Jasper
The fire, which prompted 25,000 people to flee, roared into the near-deserted town overnight as a “wall of fire,” devastating up to half the structures in the picturesque resort, officials said.
‘Boneless’ chicken wings can have bones, the Ohio Supreme Court says
In a 4-3 verdict against a patron who sued a restaurant after swallowing a bone from a “boneless wing,” the court ruled that “boneless” doesn’t guarantee that there will be no bones in a chicken wing.
Octopus farming in the U.S. would be banned under a new bill in Congress
The OCTOPUS Act would ban farming the animal, and imports of farmed meat. It was introduced by a senator whose office says he learned about the plan through a story on NPR.
Canada beats New Zealand in women's soccer after Olympic spy drone scandal
On the eve of the Paris Games group match, two employees on Canada's team were let go for their part in a plot to spy on the training sessions of the lower-ranked New Zealand women's soccer team.
Israel and Hezbollah have escalated attacks on each other. How likely is war?
Hezbollah, the militant group based in Lebanon, shares Hamas’ goal of destroying the state of Israel. New Yorker writer Dexter Filkins talks about his reporting trip to the Lebanese/Israeli border.
NASA still doesn't know when two astronauts will be able to come home
NASA still is not sure when two astronauts might come home in Boeing's new Starliner spacecraft.
Cardboard beds have returned to the Olympics. What do they do?
Cardboard beds are one of the Olympics' latest green innovations. But not all the athletes are fans.
Morning news brief
President Biden told the nation it was time to pass the torch. Israel's prime minister addressed congressional lawmakers. VP Harris faces challenges when it comes to her record on law enforcement.