40 thousand limited-edition Bluey coins have been recovered months after being stolen from an Australian warehouse.

Happening in the World: 40 thousand limited-edition Bluey coins have been recovered by Australian police. The coins were stolen from a warehouse in Western Sydney in July, two months before their planned release. The recovery of the coins follows the arrest of the suspected getaway driver for the heist. Two other suspects, an employee at the warehouse and an accomplice, were arrested earlier this year. (BBC)

Happening in the US: California voters will vote on a vacation home tax in Lake Tahoe next Tuesday. Owners of vacation homes in the area that are vacant for over half the year would see a flat $3000 tax on the property. This measure is in response to growing concerns over affordable housing shortages; it is estimated that 44% of homes in South Lake Tahoe are vacant. (AP)

Happening in NYC: Yesterday, the New York City Housing Authority approved a plan to tear down and replace 18 housing units. The proposal is part of a larger plan to replace over two thousand housing units with new buildings over the next seven years. Although the proposal has support from Mayor Eric Adams and some tenant association leaders, it has faced criticism from residents who will be displaced by the demolition. (Gothamist)

Happening in Our Community: The Department of Slavic Languages and the Ukrainian Studies Program are hosting a book panel for Dr. Yuri Shevchuk’s Ukrainian-English Collocation Dictionary from 4 to 5:30 pm today. Mark Andrycyzk will moderate a discussion with the author and several experts in Slavic languages.

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