Nearly three in five Americans wrongly believe the United States is in an economic recession, and the majority blame the Biden administration. / The Guardian
Britain's prime minister calls for a general election in July, which the Tories are likely to lose. / Politico.eu, The Economist
“Somewhere between half and two-thirds of [Myanmar]” has fallen to its resistance movement. / BBC News
Btw: Putin And Xi are way beyond the Rubicon.” At the same time? “Face it, Putin, China is just not that into your gas pipeline.” / Noema, Bloomberg
Climate change is increasing turbulence for air travelers. / The New York Times [+]
Almost half of car crashes take place at intersections, and nearly a third of them involve a vehicle turning left. / The Wall Street Journal [+]
So far this year, Massachusetts has collected $1.8 billion from a new “millionaire's tax” on the state's highest earners. / WGBH
Last year marked the first time frequent marijuana use overtook frequent drinking. / The Associated Press
See also: Coffee drinking in America is apparently only half of what it was in the 1940s. / Sprudge
Alex Honnold and other top rock climbers say Las Vegas is the nation's best city for outdoorsy folks. / The Los Angeles Times
“The range of colors in the plumage of hummingbirds exceeds the known diversity of colors found in the plumages of all other bird species combined.” Hummingbirds are amazing. / Plough Magazine