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It’s Thursday, April 18 — here’s what you’ll find in today’s newsletter:

• The uncertainty of a Trump vs. Biden debate

• The increase in Gen Z vasectomies

• 4 quick hits of news from the last 24 hours

- Jeff (co-founder of Shades)

🎙️ Will Trump and Biden debate?

🎙️ USA Today and other outlets urge Biden and Trump to commit to a 2024 debate. They say it's for the good of democracy. But will the nominees commit?

🎙️ Hot Air says it's up to Biden: Trump has already offered up his participation — Biden's dodging the debate because of his mental frailty.

🎙️ But Biden claims the ball's in Trump's court. He told a reporter a future debate decision depends on Trump's “behavior”.

🎙️ Bill Maher thinks Biden will debate Trump, though. And Trump will make Biden look bad.

🎙️ On a different note, a USA Today Op says Trump's call for a debate is all self-motivated: His challenges are a smokescreen to distract from his legal woes.

✂️ Gen Z vasectomies

✂️ NBC reports a surge in young adults opting for permanent birth control like vasectomies after Roe. Is it a good thing?

✂️ Spermcheck.com says to be wary — studies show that young men are more likely to regret vasectomies than older men, and they're often harder to reverse.

✂️ But the Spinoff thinks it makes sense. Many young men just don't want kids, whether for environmental reasons or lifestyle. Also, it relieves the contraceptive burden from women.

✂️ Want some firsthand feedback? Here are some interviews by The Cut with young guys who got one.

4️⃣ Quick hits

💼 Google terminated 28 workers following their protest against a cloud computing contract with Israel.

🇺🇸 Biden secures endorsement from Kennedy family members, distancing from RFK Jr.'s third-party challenge.

⚖️ A juror was excused from Trump's hush money trial due to feeling intimidated, raising concerns over safety.

📱 Legal team for Bryan Kohberger, accused of killing four University of Idaho students, says cellphone data confirms he was elsewhere.