{"id":2006429,"date":"2026-06-23T10:20:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T07:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2006429"},"modified":"2026-06-23T10:20:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T07:20:39","slug":"the-giannis-trade-finally-happened-plus-a-cavalcade-of-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2006429","title":{"rendered":"The Giannis trade finally happened, plus a cavalcade of goals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"Article_ContentContainer__jBNW3 article-content-container bodytext1\">\n<p><strong><span>The Pulse Newsletter <\/span><\/strong>\ud83d\udce3<span> | This is <em>The Athletic\u2019<\/em>s daily sports newsletter. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/newsletters\/the-pulse\/\"><span>Sign up here<\/span><\/a><span> to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span>Good morning! Many things have happened since we last spoke. Let\u2019s get to it:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span>\ud83c\udf34 Giannis <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7010756\/2026\/06\/22\/giannis-antetokounmpo-nba-trade-bucks-heat\/\"><span>blockbuster<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span>\u26be An <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7385026\/2026\/06\/22\/oklahoma-north-carolina-mens-college-world-series-results-takeaways\/\"><span>improbable<\/span><\/a><span> title<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span>\u26bd Messi\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7376689\/2026\/06\/22\/argentina-austria-world-cup-result-analysis\/\"><span>record<\/span><\/a><span>, for now<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h3><b>While You Were Sleeping: Giannis, Bucks pick South Beach<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span>Every time something like this happens, I go through the same emotional arc. <\/span><i><span>Finally, the big thing happened. But wait \u2026 the big thing actually happened. The ramifications of the big thing are here. Oh, God.<\/span><\/i><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container\">\n<div class=\"ad-wrapper article-treatment\">\n<div class=\"ad-slug-container\">\n<p class=\"ad-slug\">Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mid1\" data-position=\"mid1\" class=\"ad place-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>After months of speculation, Giannis Antetokounmpo is no longer a Milwaukee Buck,<\/b><span> ending the most accomplished <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7382913\/2026\/06\/23\/giannis-antetokounmpo-bucks-run-learnings-nehm\/\"><span>tenure<\/span><\/a><span> in franchise history. Thirteen seasons, two MVPs, one championship. Antetokounmpo, 31, evolved from a lanky, unheralded first-round pick into a force the league had never seen while playing for the Bucks. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Now he plays for the Miami Heat,<\/strong> as <em>The Athletic<\/em> reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7010756\/2026\/06\/22\/giannis-antetokounmpo-nba-trade-bucks-heat\/\">last night<\/a>. Giannis goes to South Beach along with Bobby Portis in a blockbuster trade for Tyler Herro, Kel\u2019el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kasparas Jaku\u010dionis, three first-round picks, a first-round pick swap and one second-round pick. Whew.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The deal came the night before the NBA Draft. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7384248\/2026\/06\/23\/giannis-antetokounmpo-heat-bucks-trade-grades-nba-tyler-herro\/\"><b>See our full trade grades here<\/b><\/a><span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We\u2019ll have more on the fallout tomorrow. Let\u2019s move on:<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3><b>Rings: OU completes unbelievable run<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_7385466\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"wp-caption-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7385466 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2026\/06\/23005720\/GettyImages-2282868198.jpg\" alt width=\"1024\" height=\"738\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-credits\">\n<div class=\"inline-credits-container\">\n      <span class=\"credits-text\">Jay Biggerstaff \/ Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>We were going to lead with the team that won a title last night, but a massive trade got in the way. Alas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Still: Oklahoma, off one of the most impressive NCAA Tournament runs in recent memory, is college baseball\u2019s national champion. Two quick notes:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>The Sooners won their first championship since 1994 <\/b><span>with a 13-2 shellacking of North Carolina, an elite program that remains ringless. This one was ugly by the fifth inning, too, as Oklahoma piled on seven runs.<\/span><span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>I can\u2019t get over that this team won it all.<\/b><span> Not because of the talent \u2014 there are plenty of MLB-caliber players here \u2014 but because of the path. Oklahoma lost seven of its final 10 games, got bounced after one game in the SEC tournament and faced elimination three times in its regional.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>Now, the Sooners are champs. Wild. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7385026\/2026\/06\/22\/oklahoma-north-carolina-mens-college-world-series-results-takeaways\/\"><b>Read our full story from the scene in Omaha<\/b><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3><b>Goals: These guys are pretty good<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span>Whichever official had the original thought to slot Argentina, France and Norway into the same days of World Cup group play needs more compensation or at least a free lunch. Because in two such days, we\u2019ve seen each team\u2019s superstars score a <\/span><i><span>combined 13 goals<\/span><\/i><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We can recap yesterday\u2019s action by simply listing the Golden Boot \u2014 awarded to the World Cup\u2019s highest goal scorer \u2014 standings:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>1. Lionel Messi, Argentina \u2014 5 goals<br \/>\n<\/b><span>Messi scored twice again in a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7376689\/2026\/06\/22\/argentina-austria-world-cup-result-analysis\/\"><span>2-0 win<\/span><\/a><span> over Austria, which means he\u2019s scored all five of his country\u2019s goals during this World Cup. His first goal gave him the men\u2019s Cup\u2019s scoring record, passing Germany\u2019s Miroslav Klose. His second made him the scoring leader across both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s Cups, passing Brazil\u2019s Marta. The last was most impressive:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MORE MESSI HISTORY \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf7<\/p>\n<p>The Argentine&#8217;s second goal breaks a tie with Marta to make him the World Cup&#8217;s all-time leading scorer.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfa5 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FOXSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FOXSports<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5mqlzW5mTz\">pic.twitter.com\/5mqlzW5mTz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Athletic (@TheAthletic) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheAthletic\/status\/2069136654900580817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Messi\u2019s run has been incredible. But the record might not stand for long \u2026\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>T-2. Kylian Mbapp\u00e9, France \u2014 4 goals<br \/>\n<\/b><span>Mbapp\u00e9 also scored twice in yesterday\u2019s rain-soaked <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7376690\/2026\/06\/22\/world-cup-weather-mbappe-messi\/\"><span>3-0 win<\/span><\/a><span> over Iraq, giving the Frenchman 16 career World Cup goals \u2026 just two behind Messi\u2019s new record. Messi is 38 years old, playing in his sixth World Cup. Mbapp\u00e9 is 27, playing in his third World Cup. If he can keep any kind of pace in this tournament and the next Cup, the record should be his.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Look at this sick shot from outside the box yesterday:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">KYLIAN MBAPPE STRIKES \u26a1\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>Lionel Messi made history earlier today \u2014 but the French superstar is hot on his trail.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfa5 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FOXSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FOXSports<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C43d2hZNp9\">pic.twitter.com\/C43d2hZNp9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Athletic (@TheAthletic) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheAthletic\/status\/2069167933570367681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><b>T-2. Erling Haaland, Norway \u2014 4 goals<br \/>\n<\/b><span>Haaland also scored twice yesterday, his coming in Norway\u2019s nail-biting <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7376691\/2026\/06\/22\/norway-haaland-goals-result-senegal-world-cup\/\"><span>3-2 win<\/span><\/a><span> over Senegal. Haaland is assuredly one of the world\u2019s best, if not the best, goal scorers, but time is against him in the all-time goals race. This is his first World Cup, at 25 years old.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container\">\n<div class=\"ad-wrapper article-treatment\">\n<div class=\"ad-slug-container\">\n<p class=\"ad-slug\">Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mid2\" data-position=\"mid2\" class=\"ad place-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Still, Norway is through to the round of 32 with the win. Next up: a final group play game against Mbapp\u00e9 and France.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"top-league-content-root\"><\/div>\n<p>    {&#8220;endpoint&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/api-prd-nyt.theathletic.com\/graphql&#8221;}<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/interactive\/fifa-mens-world-cup-2026-tracker\/\"><b>See the full group standings here<\/b><\/a><span>. Plenty of groups and knockout-round spots are still in play.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3><b>News to Know<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><strong><b>Mavs pluck May<\/b><br \/>\n<\/strong><span>Michigan coach Dusty May, who led the Wolverines to the national title just two months ago, is leaving college to coach the Dallas Mavericks, sources confirmed to <\/span><i><span>The Athletic<\/span><\/i><span>. It is a bold move for both parties, as Dallas presents one of the best coaching opportunities in the NBA with Cooper Flagg as a new franchise cornerstone. And while May\u2019s collegiate bona fides are unquestioned, he has never coached in the NBA. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7369800\/2026\/06\/22\/dusty-may-michigan-mavericks-coach-nba\/\"><span>See our full analysis of the move<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><b>Cohn retires<\/b><br \/>\n<\/strong><span>ESPN legend Linda Cohn will make her final on-air appearance Friday, she said in a statement, ending a 34-year run on \u201cSportsCenter\u201d that made her a household name and face to a generation of sports fans. My parents love to joke that around 5 years old, I swapped out \u201cPower Rangers\u201d for ESPN in the morning at home. Cohn was part of that golden age of ESPN, and I\u2019m sure my experience is far from rare.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Andrew Marchand had some good analysis on her career in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7383628\/2026\/06\/22\/linda-cohn-espn-sportscenter-retiring\/\"><span>our full story<\/span><\/a><span>. Thanks for the news, Linda. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>More news:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span>Another late <\/span><b>NBA trade <\/b><span>last night: <\/span><b>Minnesota<\/b><span> sent <\/span><b>Julius Randle<\/b><span> and the No. 28 pick in tonight\u2019s draft to <\/span><b>Brooklyn<\/b><span> for pick No. 33. <\/span><b>Nets center Nic Claxton<\/b><span> is expected to land in Chicago via the trade, too. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7385102\/2026\/06\/22\/julius-randle-nets-nic-claxton-timberwolves-trade\/\"><span>Full details here<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Brittney Griner <\/b><span>now owns the <\/span><b>WNBA record for blocks <\/b><span>after an 878th swat last night. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7384825\/2026\/06\/22\/brittney-griner-all-time-wnba-block-record\/\"><span>Read more<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Seattle Storm rookie Flau\u2019jae Johnson<\/b><span> is joining <\/span><b>Unrivaled<\/b><span>, too. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7383248\/2026\/06\/22\/flaujae-johnson-unrivaled-join\/\"><span>More inside<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>USMNT star Folarin Balogun<\/b><span> does <\/span><i><span>not<\/span><\/i><span> want to rest against Turkey. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7384414\/2026\/06\/22\/usa-world-cup-balogun-golden-boot\/\"><span>Hm<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Manchester United<\/b><span> secured enough land for a new 100,000-seat stadium to replace Old Trafford. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7382972\/2026\/06\/22\/manchester-united-new-stadium-land\/\"><span>See the renderings<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>MLB commissioner Rob Manfred<\/b><span> blamed \u201cinadequate\u201d communication from the <\/span><b>Giants<\/b><span> for its <\/span><b>Pride Night<\/b><span> controversy. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7384851\/2026\/06\/22\/rob-manfred-mlb-pride-night-response-hawley\/\"><span>Read his comments<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Mark\u00e9ta Vondrou\u0161ov\u00e1<\/b><span>, the 2023 Wimbledon champion, was <\/span><b>suspended<\/b><span> from tennis for four years after <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7382616\/2026\/06\/22\/marketa-vondrousova-suspended-doping-stress-reaction-tennis\/\"><span>refusing a doping test<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>\ud83d\udcf0\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: 400\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/news\/\">Find more news here 24\/7<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3><b>Watch Guide<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>\ud83d\udcfa World Cup: Group play<br \/>\n<\/b><b>1 p.m. ET-10 p.m. on Fox, FS1 and Telemundo<br \/>\n<\/b><span>We\u2019re nearing the end of everyone\u2019s second group match, and plenty is still on the line, as we noted above. The action starts today with an anxious Portugal squaring off against Uzbekistan, followed by England-Ghana (4 p.m.), Panama-Croatia (7 p.m.) and Colombia-DR Congo (10 p.m.).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\ud83d\udcfa NBA Draft<br \/>\n<\/b><b>8 p.m. ET on ESPN<\/b><span><br \/>\n<\/span><span>That\u2019s when picks start during an event that has somehow flown under the radar, thanks to the World Cup. Three resources for your watch, updated in real time:\u00a0<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/live-blogs\/nba-draft-2026-live-updates-round-1-tracker-results-giannis-antetokounmpo\/NJNyRbgefCcT\/\"><b>Round 1 live blog<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/interactive\/nba-draft-2026-live-results-tracker\/\"><b>Live picks tracker<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/interactive\/nba-draft-2026-best-available-prospects\/\"><b>Best available players<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\ud83d\udcfa WNBA: Liberty at Aces<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>10 p.m. ET on USA Network<br \/>\n<\/b><span>Two of the top five teams in the W should merit a watch, but I\u2019m curious about New York here. The Liberty have lost two straight. Is this a trend? Blip? Star power is fully out in this game, too. Read our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7382391\/2026\/06\/22\/wnba-power-rankings-sparks-momentum\/\"><span>latest Power Rankings<\/span><\/a><span> for more great coverage.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container\">\n<div class=\"ad-wrapper article-treatment\">\n<div class=\"ad-slug-container\">\n<p class=\"ad-slug\">Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mid3\" data-position=\"mid3\" class=\"ad place-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h3>Pulse Picks<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2026\/06\/17145532\/0615_AzeezAlShaair-scaled.jpg?width=1920&amp;quality=70&amp;auto=webp\" width=\"1920\" height=\"960\"><\/p>\n<p><span>Every paragraph I read of this story, my jaw dropped further. Just make time to read this today, please: How <\/span><b>Texans star Azeez Al-Shaair<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7362416\/2026\/06\/23\/texans-azeez-al-shaair-journey\/\"><span>went through fire<\/span><\/a><span> to get where he is. Lordy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I still find myself thinking about the antagonism <\/span><b>Wyndham Clark<\/b><span> faced Sunday from the <\/span><b>U.S. Open<\/b><span> crowds. Brody Miller wrote a great story about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7381916\/2026\/06\/22\/us-open-wyndham-clark-family-crowd-father-girlfriend\/\"><span>the people who <\/span><i><span>were<\/span><\/i><span> rooting for him<\/span><\/a><span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Sam Burns <\/b><span>was this close to stealing the <\/span><b>U.S. Open <\/b><span>from Clark. His agony \u2014 on display as his putt on the 18th missed Sunday \u2014 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7381890\/2026\/06\/22\/sam-burns-us-open-second-place-family\/\"><span>was deeper than you think<\/span><\/a><span>, as Gabby Herzig wrote.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We know the big <\/span><b>MLB<\/b><span> names that could move by the <\/span><b>trade deadline<\/b><span> (cough, Tarik Skubal). Jim Bowden has <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7370565\/2026\/06\/22\/mlb-trade-deadline-targets-under-radar-rockies-giants\/\"><b>10 under-the-radar targets<\/b><\/a><span> you should know.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>That beautiful moment from the <\/span><b>WNBA\u2019s 30th anniversary game<\/b><span> Sunday was at once about the league\u2019s bright future, sure, but also about its survival. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7382925\/2026\/06\/22\/wnba-anniversary-30-survival-future\/\"><span>Moving stuff<\/span><\/a><span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Our <\/span><b>NFL <\/b><span>staff gave their <\/span><b>observations<\/b><span> from all 32 teams after <\/span><b>minicamps<\/b><span>. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7379705\/2026\/06\/22\/nfl-offseason-workouts-teams-observations-takeaways\/\"><span>See how your team did<\/span><\/a><span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Most-clicked in the newsletter yesterday:<\/b><span> Brendan Quinn\u2019s story on Clark at the U.S. Open. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7381331\/2026\/06\/21\/wyndham-clark-us-open-winner-shinnecock-hills\/\"><span>Catch up here<\/span><\/a><span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Most-read on the website yesterday<\/b><span>: The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/live-blogs\/france-vs-iraq-live-updates-world-cup-2026-score-result\/isSttKVTP4mA\/\"><span>live blog<\/span><\/a><span> from France-Iraq.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"comments_section\"><span>\ud83d\udceb That\u2019s all for now! Say hello at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:thepulse@theathletic.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span>thepulse@theathletic.com<\/span><\/a><span>, check out <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5803046\/2025\/12\/31\/the-athletic-newsletters-sign-up\/\"><span>our other newsletters<\/span><\/a><span> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/realchrisbranch\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span>connect with me on Instagram<\/span><\/a><span> for more.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pulse Newsletter \ud83d\udce3 | This is The Athletic\u2019s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! Many things have happened since we last spoke. 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