Claws for celebration

Claws for celebration Canada, Turkey, Ukraine, and other countries are creating a World Bank for military equipment. / The Wall Street Journal [$] Pakistani officials say the objectives of Iran's political leaders increasingly differ from those of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards. / Reuters Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” shrinks its Gaza reconstruction program to building a tiny camp. / The Guardian Unrelated: An ode to Chile’s Atacama desert, “obscured by progress.” / The Dial Trump’s posts on Truth Social often move markets; the platform will now offer Wall Street firms faster access, for a price. / NBC News Despite some of the strongest revenues in American sports, the New York Yankees are looking at taking private equity—$3 billion worth. / Yahoo! Finance If you enjoy these headlines, please join us as a Sustaining Member to support what we do and unlock access to paywalled links. Eli Lilly looks to buy a psychedelic drug developer, preparing to pay up to $3.8 billion for its psychedelic nasal spray. / Semafor Things to know about the potent, new FDA-approved cholesterol-reduction pill. / The New York Times [$] The first vaccine against the Ebola virus is set to enter a phase 1 clinical trial. / Fierce Biotech The MENstruation Foundation runs an ad in three South African newspapers with period blood staining the front page, then seeping through to pages beneath. / Kottke A preview of new emojis soon to arrive: “cracked smiling face,” “net with handle,” and “the pickle.” / Did Someone Say Emoji? A populist backlash appears to be bubbling up against movies filmed for IMAX, seeing how there are so few IMAX theaters. / Read Max “Slop face” refers to stars in Hollywood all looking the same. / The Hollywood Reporter Regarding yesterday’s story about young birders, in San Francisco all the baddies are said to be crabbing. / The San Francisco Standard A massive sinkhole suddenly opens in West Hollywood. / LAist Unrelated: “Click and drag (or type) to drop some cars.” / Screen Toys