Chris Christie to run for president; The SEC is suing Binance; SAG-AFTRA members authorize strike

Plus, a lifeguard shortage will disrupt beach and pool outings this summer. [View this email online]( [NPR Up First Newsletter]( by [Suzanne Nuyen]( June 6, 2023 Breakfast lovers rejoice: [Egg prices]( are finally dropping. Here's what else we're following today. Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is expected to announce his bid for the Republican nomination for president tonight in New Hampshire — the state where the [first GOP primary]( is held. Christie endorsed Trump in the 2016 primary but criticized him after the Jan. 6 insurrection. [Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie addresses a gathering during a town hall style meeting at New England College in Henniker, N.H., on April 20.]( Charles Krupa/AP 🎧 Voters tell New Hampshire Public Radio's Josh Rogers they want President Biden gone and are [ready to elect a Republican](. But Trump leads the polls, and on Up First this morning, Rogers says success for other candidates will depend on whether voters want something new. The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed 13 charges against Binance, the world's [largest crypto exchange]( and its CEO, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao. CZ is accused of misleading investors, misusing customer funds and moving their money into another company he owns. 🎧 NPR's David Gura says the SEC has gone after many crypto companies since [FTX collapsed]( and its CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, was arrested on fraud charges. SEC head Gary Gensler has described crypto as "[the Wild West]( and Gura calls him the sheriff. A major dam collapse in a part of southern Ukraine could endanger a nearby nuclear power plant and cause widespread flooding. Ukraine and Russia are blaming each other, though neither side has provided proof, and the dam was damaged last year. 🎧 Dozens of cities and villages are at risk along the river, and l[ow-lying villages are already evacuating]( according to NPR's Greg Myre. However, Myre emphasizes that it's too early to tell the actual risk. Members of the SAG-AFTRA union, representing television and film actors and broadcasters, have overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike ahead of contract negotiations with film and TV studios scheduled for Wednesday. The vote [doesn't guarantee a strike]( but allows negotiators to call for one if they can't reach an agreement with studios by the end of the month. The Writers Guild of America has been striking for five weeks, and a SAG-Aftra strike would effectively shut down the industry. (via [LAist]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Newsletter continues after sponsor message --------------------------------------------------------------- [A photograph taken by NPR's David Gilkey depicting a man from the U.S. Marines with the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment shaving.]( David Gilkey/NPR Editor's Note: Some of these images are graphic. Seven years ago this week, NPR's David Gilkey and his Afghan interpreter, Zabihullah Tamanna, were killed while on assignment in Afghanistan. NPR senior visuals editor John Poole pays tribute to Gilkey and [shares some of the photos he took](. Poole writes that Gilkey "found the fragile beauty" amid the death and destruction he saw. ➡️ More of Gilkey's colleagues shared memories of him this year. [Read them here](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Enlighten me [A photo of author Katerine May, a woman with short hair and glasses, smiling. ]( Alexa Loy Dent Enlighten Me is a special series with NPR's Rachel Martin on in-depth conversations about the human condition. Rachel Martin says she's always been pretty good at "conjuring a sense of enchantment." But the pandemic knocked it out of her. Reading Katherine May's book, Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age, validated Martin's experience of losing her curiosity, imagination and ability to make meaning. 🎧 Listen to Martin and May discuss [rediscovering their sense of wonder]( or [read the interview highlights](. --------------------------------------------------------------- [A screenshot of Margot Robbie as Barbie in the live-action Barbie movie.]( Warner Bros. Entertainment Greta Gerwig's upcoming Barbie movie and pandemic supply chain issues have wiped out the entire [global supply]( of Rosco’s fluorescent pink paint shade. Beachgoers and pool lovers should [prepare for closures and shortened hours]( due to another lifeguard shortage. A vending machine in Brooklyn will dispense free birth control and [overdose prevention supplies](. More machine installations are planned in other areas hard-hit by drug use and overdose deaths. 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