Climate change's financial consequences; tips to stop doomscrolling; the Jan. 6 committee looks at Trump's calls to election officials

Plus, why cryptocurrency isn't as decentralized as you think [View this email online]( [NPR]( by Suzanne Nuyen First up [A woman reacts to seeing the remains of her mother's home destroyed by the Marshall Wildfire in Louisville, Colo., in 2021. A new survey finds that most Americans say they have experienced extreme weather in the last five years.]( Jack Dempsey/AP Here's what we're following today: More than three-quarters of adults in the United States say they have experienced extreme weather in the past five years, according to a new NPR poll. The numbers show how ubiquitous climate change and its [long-term financial consequences]( are. The Jan. 6 committee today will focus on Trump's pressure on officials to change the results of voting in their states. It also will look at [a plan by his campaign to disrupt Congress' certification]( of election results. Medical debt can ruin lives, and many states don't adequately protect patients. North Carolina lawmakers are considering new laws that would strengthen financial protections and "de-weaponize" medical debt. Cryptocurrency's appeal lies in its decentralized system meant to [resist interference from banks, companies and the governments](. But a report commissioned by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency reveals how the blockchain technology that runs the system could be compromised. --------------------------------------------------------------- Newsletter continues after sponsor message --------------------------------------------------------------- Picture show [Brit Oliphant connected with her fourth-grade student, Seth Snyder through skateboarding. Brit was shocked to find out Seth was so passionate about skating but didn't have a skateboard of his own. She started an organization, Boards 4 Buddies, to change that.]( Nic Hibdige Brit Oliphant, a schoolteacher in Hawaii, connected with a student through skateboarding. When she found out he couldn't afford a board of his own, she [started a grassroots organization]( to fix that. It's helped 50 kids in its first three months. --------------------------------------------------------------- Today’s listen [A man lays in bed in the dark looking at his phone]( Photo Illustration by Becky Harlan/NPR It happens to the best of us: Your days are packed and out of control, and when it's finally time for bed you can't help but scroll on your phone to make up for lost time. It's called "revenge bedtime procrastination," and you can overcome it. 🎧 [Listen to our tips to get off your phone and in bed]( or [read the story](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Before you go [The sun rises as a raptor flies by in Frankfurt, Germany, during the summer solstice of 2019, the so-called longest day on the Northern Hemisphere.]( Michael Probst/AP - Grab your sunglasses and swimsuit! Today is the summer solstice, [which marks the longest day of the year]( and the first day of summer. - Have the closures at Yellowstone threatened your summer vacation? All is not lost — there's still plenty to do in the surrounding areas for who want a [taste of the great outdoors](. - A stingray found in Cambodia has broken a record for the largest freshwater fish, weighing in at a whopping [660 pounds](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Stream your local NPR station. Visit NPR.org to find your local station stream. [Find a Station]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Enjoying this newsletter? Forward to a friend! They can [sign up here](. Looking for more great content? [Check out all of our newsletter offerings]( — including Music, Politics, Health and more! You received this message because you're subscribed to Daily News emails. This email was sent by National Public Radio, Inc., 1111 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20002 [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy]( [NPR logo]