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It’s hot out there. We’ve gone from the 70s and rain to heat that feels like 100 degrees, all within the span of a few days. Welcome to the Midwest. Stay hydrated.
SCOTUS decisions roll out. The Supreme Court issued a series of high-profile rulings on presidential hiring and firing power and mail-in ballots, among other hot topics.
Football. Gotcha, we’re not talking about the Bears! World Cup soccer carries on to the delight of soccer fans the world over.
Read past editions of quotes of the week here.
- “Not only the fact of independence but also the appearance of independence is key to the Federal Reserve’s design.” — Chief Justice John Roberts
- “There is something that we cannot hide, that we have a lot of quality in the team. But I think it’s the same for many other teams. We cannot see ourselves too beautiful or too strong.” — French midfielder N’Golo Kanté
- “In my experience, the best way to break history is not to think about what hasn’t been done, but just think about what you need to do. That’s the winning mentality.” — USMNT striker Folarin Balogun
- “If we start driving out all the small mom-and-pop landlords and everything falls into the hands of corporate landlords, we’re really going to have a housing problem in this city.” — Edgewater community activist John Holden
- “Allowing a biological male athlete to compete on a girls’ team necessarily displaces or disadvantages a female athlete — replacing her on the roster, knocking her out of the starting lineup, reducing her playing time, depriving her of a medal, and the like. That hard reality of sports cannot be ignored or swept under the rug.” — Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh
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