{"id":737738,"date":"2026-07-01T22:25:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T22:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/737738\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T22:25:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T22:25:13","slug":"moon-base-challenges-skyscraper-stunt-perks-of-coffee-catch-up-on-the-days-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/737738\/","title":{"rendered":"Moon base challenges, skyscraper stunt, perks of coffee: Catch up on the day\u2019s stories"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n \ud83d\udc4b Welcome to 5 Things PM! We\u2019ve already seen some upsets in the World Cup\u2019s knockout stage, and Team USA will carry the weight of expectation on their shoulders. It\u2019s win or go home tonight<\/a> against Bosnia and Herzegovina. Whatever happens, The Beautiful Game newsletter<\/a> will break it all down.\n <\/p>\n

\n Here\u2019s what else you might have missed during your busy day.\n <\/p>\n

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\n NASA is ramping up its plans to build a $30 billion moon base. As the space agency maps out a strategy to deliver landers, rovers and buggies to the lunar surface, it\u2019s trying to dodge costly delays<\/a>.\n <\/p>\n

\n Thirty years after Cuban MiGs shot down unarmed US planes, a former pilot shares rare VHS footage and the cockpit audio from the doomed flight. He gives his firsthand account of the 1996 attack and the lives lost exclusively with CNN<\/a>.\n <\/p>\n

\n Cirrhosis kills about 1.5 million people a year. A new study found that your daily cup of joe may lower your risk for liver disease or liver cancer \u2014 even if you drink five or more a day<\/a>.\n <\/p>\n

\n Lizzo made a name for herself in the music industry thanks to her full-on embrace of self-love and body positivity. After allegations from some of her dancers, the new comeback album landed with a thud<\/a>.\n <\/p>\n

\n Buckingham Palace is on nearly everyone\u2019s must-see list in London, and it provides the perfect backdrop for pomp and pageantry. So why don\u2019t the royals want to live there<\/a>?\n <\/p>\n

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Climbers post video from top of Empire State Building\n <\/p>\n

A video posted on Instagram is believed to show one of the two climbers who scaled the Empire State Building’s spire walking on a platform near the top. The pair appeared to get engaged on the building, as a separate Instagram post showed a photo of a ring.<\/p>\n

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\n \ud83c\udfd9\ufe0f High-altitude stunt: Two people are in custody after climbing to the top of the Empire State Building in New York City. They unfurled a banner and appeared to get engaged<\/a>.\n <\/p>\n

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\n \ud83e\uddb4 \u2018It looks unusual\u2019: A fossil from about 82 million years ago sat in a drawer for decades<\/a> before scientists realized it belonged to the first dinosaur remains ever discovered in Antarctica.\n <\/p>\n

\n EDITOR\u2019S NOTE:\u00a0 Interested in exclusive stories like these? Choose a plan<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

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\n \ud83c\udfa4 Singer Victor Willis, who died at age 74, was the front man for which disco group?
\ufeffA. Kool & the Gang
B. Village People
C. Earth, Wind & Fire
D. KC and the Sunshine Band
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\n \u2705 Most popular in yesterday\u2019s newsletter: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wedding celebration<\/a> expected at Madison Square Garden this week\n <\/p>\n

\n \ud83e\udde0 Quiz answer: B. Willis co-wrote some of the Village People\u2019s biggest hits<\/a>, including \u201cYMCA,\u201d \u201cIn the Navy\u201d and \u201cGo West.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n \ud83d\udc4b We\u2019ll see you tomorrow.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Facebook Tweet Email Link Threads \ud83d\udc4b Welcome to 5 Things PM! We\u2019ve already seen some upsets in the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":735570,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[79,193],"class_list":["post-737738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-space","tag-science","tag-space"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/737738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=737738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/737738\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/735570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=737738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=737738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=737738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}