Trump’s bizarre behavior, solar revolution, life on the go: Catch up on the day’s stories

By Daniel Wine, CNN

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1️⃣ Bizarre behavior

Outlandish social posts, meandering speeches, dozing off: President Donald Trump’s odd behavior often gets a pass, but CNN’s Aaron Blake says that’s starting to change. ➕ Taiwan anxiously eyes Trump’s summit in China.

2️⃣ Solar revolution

Cuba is struggling with nationwide blackouts as the US oil blockade strangles fuel supplies. The crisis could be accelerating a China-backed clean energy effort that’s been quietly unfolding on the Caribbean island.

3️⃣ ‘Reading recession’

Test scores have been declining since long before the pandemic disrupted classrooms — and they continue to fall across the country. A few states are making progress, though. Here’s how.

4️⃣ Rifts and shifts

Scientists say they’ve found evidence of a continental rift forming that might eventually develop into a new tectonic plate boundary. This geological process could create a brand-new sea.

5️⃣ Schengen Shuffle

For some travelers, staying within Europe’s strict 90-day limit means constantly moving from place to place. It’s a way of life.

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🔥 Flaming out: Security video captured two people crashing a vehicle into a cannabis store in Michigan and setting it ablaze. One of the suspects appeared to catch fire as they fled.

Top headlines

• Court overturns Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions and orders new trial
• Kevin Warsh confirmed as Fed chair, succeeding Jerome Powell
• Children’s book author Kouri Richins sentenced to life in prison without parole in fatal poisoning of husband

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🚉 Haunting history: With its ornate façade, Milan’s main train station is a tourist site in its own right. But there’s a dark secret hidden underground beneath the main passenger platforms.

For CNN subscribers

• The great strait stalemate: Who blinks first on Hormuz?
• Analysis: Trump’s gilded indifference ignores America’s growing economic pain
• Hakeem Jeffries wants to redraw House maps from Oregon to New York. He’s willing to take on Democrats to do it

Quiz time

🎨 Which museum just opened a gallery dedicated to still-unclaimed works stolen by the Nazis during World War II?
A. Museo del Prado in Madrid
B. Musée d’Orsay in Paris
C. British Museum in London
D. Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam
⬇️ Scroll down for the answer.

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🧠 Quiz answer: B. The Musée d’Orsay in Paris opened a permanent space for work thought to have been looted by the Nazis, but whose rightful owners have not been identified.

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