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City Hall, County Government and political coverage for The Daily Memphian. Tweets are from reporter Bill Dries.

[The Daily Memphian @DailyMemphian]

Citing crime-reduction efforts in Memphis, the federal government is inviting other cities to apply for a portion of $300 million to improve policing efforts. https://t.co/EwNAefeqxl

[World of Engineering @engineers_feed]

A googol is the large number 10^100. In decimal notation, it is written as the digit 1 followed by one hundred zeroes:
10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000.

[Prof. Frank McDonough @FXMC1957]

3 June 1942. Curtis Mayfield was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was one of the 1st mainstream black R&B artists to inject social commentary into his work. He had 6 US Top 100 hits His only 1 UK Top 40 hit was Move On Up.

[The Daily Memphian @DailyMemphian]

Seven years ago, Ducks Unlimited launched “Conservation For A Continent” to protect North American wetlands. With more than 2 million donors, the nonprofit blew past its fundraising goal. https://t.co/iZGagVypwg

[The Hill @thehill]

#BREAKING: Senate GOP drops $1 billion for White House ballroom from budget package
https://t.co/fwEDt2OnyQ

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

‘Wi-Fi’ is not an acronym. It doesn’t stand for anything.

Also! Since it’s a trademarked term, it should be written as ‘Wi-Fi’ (not ‘wifi’ or ‘WiFi’).

[Steve Cohen @RepCohen]

Spoke on the House floor yesterday in support of the Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act, which I co-lead with @RepChuck and voted for. The 288‑mile trail connects GA, TN & NC. This study is the first step toward potential National Scenic Trail status, the first new one since 2009.

[NASA History Office @NASAhistory]

Before Neil Armstrong could take his historic first steps on the Moon, NASA first had to master the techniques that would let an astronaut safely exit a spacecraft in space.

On June 3, 1965, Gemini IV pilot Ed White made that first step with the first American spacewalk.

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

Merriam!-Webster! Dictionary!

[Bill Dries DM @bdriesdm]

Another day, another meeting, more notes.

[The Hill @thehill]

Ogles says during Pride that ‘Homosexuality has no place in America,’ gets immediate pushback from Lawler, Santos
https://t.co/ZlLYO1Z346

[POLITICO @politico]

The Democratic establishment swung back in California on Tuesday.

Karen Bass advanced to a November runoff after a better-than-expected showing in early returns, while Xavier Becerra was in solid position to make the runoff in the governor’s race. https://t.co/gNXOnT4Qsq

[Mayor Lee Harris @MayorLeeHarris]

The FY27 budget includes an initial $11.9 million investment to begin construction of a new Treadwell K–8 school in the Highland Heights community. This project reflects Shelby County’s commitment to addressing critical school infrastructure needs in partnership with @mscsk12 and supporting learning environments that advance student success and keep our #FutureInMotion.

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

Author, philosopher and humanist Elie Wiesel at his work desk in November 1980.

Six years later Wiesel was awarded the 1986 peace prize "for being a messenger to mankind: his message is one of peace, atonement and dignity."

Read more about Wiesel: https://t.co/wVHUGlEAZK

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.”

@AlbertEinstein's life advice in a letter to his son Eduard on 5 February 1930. In the picture, Einstein is riding a bicycle in Santa Barbara, USA in 1933.

#WorldBicycleDay

[NASA History Office @NASAhistory]

After a number of setbacks, astronauts Tom Stafford (left) and Gene Cernan strapped into their Gemini spacecraft for the third time OTD 60 years ago, ready to begin the Gemini IX-A mission.

The Gemini IX backup crew, Jim Lovell and Buzz Aldrin, left a poem taped on their spacecraft (seen in the foreground) with a little extra incentive to successfully launch.

The mission lifted off at 8:39 am on June 3, 1966. Their next task: rendezvous with an "angry alligator."

[Bill Dries DM @bdriesdm]

Last night in Whitehaven, a road construction project that began in 2013 continues to draw the ire of those who live and drive Elvis Presley Boulevard. Residents learned last night that project won't be completed until 2031.

[The Daily Memphian @DailyMemphian]

A standing-room only crowd in Whitehaven heard that the Elvis Presley Boulevard project, begun in 2013, may last another five years. https://t.co/g9UROU4qhV

[John Rose @JohnRoseforTN]

I'd like a refund, please.

[Bill Dries DM @bdriesdm]

A lot of frustration in Whitehaven Tuesday June 2 over the 13 year and counting road construction project on Elvis Presley Boulevard that has another four years to go by the latest project timeline.

[The Daily Memphian @DailyMemphian]

A Shelby County judge has moved up his retirement date, so the Election Commission is adding a race for his position to the other five already on the ballot.  https://t.co/Er5F3EjaT0