June, 27 2022

⚖️ How Did We Get to a Post-Roe World?

The court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade went against decades of legal precedent, which expanded the right to privacy to cover contraception, consensual sex, and reproductive rights, which could all be under attack next.

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⚖️ Brittany Griner Surfaces in Russia

WNBA star player Brittney Griner has been detained in Russia for drug possession charges. Now, she has resurfaced, being photographed after her hearing as scheduled for July 1st, leading some to hope she could return home soon.

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⚖️ Rudy Giuliani's Supermarket Standoff

While holding court at a supermarket in Staten Island and campaigning for his son, who is running for Governor of NYC, security footage shows Ruby Giuliani being slapped in the back by an employee.

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⚖️ Another Religious Liberty Ruling from the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court sided with a high school football coach Joseph Kennedy who sought to pray after games, ruling his right to pray on the 50-yard-line is constitutionally protected.

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💻 Truth Social SPAC Board Members Subpoenaed

A New York-based grand jury issued board members of the SPAC Digital World subpoenas over plans to merge the SPAC with Trump Media and Technology Group, which owns the former president's social media platform Truth Social.

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💻 Period Tracking Apps Adjust to Post-Roe Data Concerns

Many women use period-tracking apps to track their cycles, but in the post, Roe-era data from the apps could become evidence in states that have banned abortion, setting the stage for new data privacy protection legislation and policy.

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🍿 Kyrie Irving is on the Move

The Brooklyn Nets have given Kyrie Irving permission to seek and sign a trade with a new team, and rumors have it that the LA Lakers are interested in snapping him up.

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🍿 Alex Wagner to Succeed Rachel Maddow

Political commentator Alex Wagner will inherit Rachel Maddow's 9 pm time slot at MSNBC on August 16th, just before the midterm elections, and as Maddow scales back her appearances on the show.

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🍿 Celebrities React to Roe at Glastonbury and the BETs

Musicians and celebrities like Kendrick Lamar and Janelle Monae spoke out against the overturning of Roe v. Wade at the Glastonbury festival and the BET awards.

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💻 Crypto Exchange FTX is Exploring Acquiring Robinhood

The Crypto Exchange FTX, helmed by Sam Bankman-Fried, is reportedly exploring a path to buy the investing platform Robinhood, sending the platform's stocks climbing up the charts.

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🍿 Watch Out for Madame Web

Actress Emma Roberts joins Sydney Sweeney and Dakota Johnson in the Marvel universe as a member of the cast of the Spiderman spinoff, Madame Web, directed by SJ Clarkson.

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⚖️ January 6th Committee Announces a Surprise Hearing Scheduled for Tuesday

The committee investigating the Capitol riots announced an unexpected hearing scheduled for Tuesday, much to the surprise of many since they were due to resume hearings in mid-July after viewing new evidence from documentary filmmakers who shot footage of the Trump family during and after the 2020 elections and materials from the National Archive.

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🍿 Billy Joe Armstrong to Renounce U.S. Citizenship

Lead singer of Green Day, Billy Joe Armstrong, announced in front of the audience at London Stadium that he plans to renounce his American citizenship over Roe v. Wade being overturned in an expletive-filled performance.

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⚖️ Abortion Access Back Online in Louisiana

A Louisiana state court judge blocked a trigger law banning abortion from going into effect, allowing abortion care to resume in the state. The judge blocked the law on the grounds that trigger laws are complicated and overlapping, and it is impossible to tell which ones are expected to be implemented in the chaos caused by the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

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⚖️ John Eastman Reveals His Phone Was Seized by Federal Agents

The conservative attorney may be facing legal repercussions for his alleged role in helping Trump architect a way to stay in power despite losing the 2020 election if his phone being taken by federal agents is any indication.

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⚡️ Amtrack Train Collides with A Truck in Missouri

At least three people are dead, and fifty are injured after an Amtrack train collided with a dump truck across its track in Northwest Missouri, causing several sections of the train to derail and fall on their sides.

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The producers of the film "Rust" named Bianca Cline as its cinematographer. The documentary will cover the death of the film's cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during production when a prop gun held by lead actor and producer Alec Baldwin misfired with a live round.
Entertainment
Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Rust Documentary Is Moving Full Speed Ahead

The producers of the film "Rust" named Bianca Cline as its cinematographer. The documentary will cover the death of the film's cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during production when a prop gun held by lead actor and producer Alec Baldwin misfired with a live round.
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Green light for Rust documentary

  • The producers of the film “Rust” announced that they had found a cinematographer to continue the production of the film after it was halted when the former cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed in an on-set accident.
  • The producers announced in October that the film would be completed in Hutchins’ honor and that a documentary would be made about the completion of the film.
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Meta is reportedly planning a new round of layoffs that are expected to happen sometime in March.
Technology
Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Meta May Be Planning Further Layoffs

Meta is reportedly planning a new round of layoffs that are expected to happen sometime in March.
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Here we go again

  • Meta is preparing for a new round of job cuts that are expected to take place in March and will affect an unknown number of people.
  • In November, Meta laid off about 13% of its workforce.
  • Meta is one of the few tech companies to expand on earlier layoffs from 2022, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg promised that 2023 will be a year of "efficiency."
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January inflation was higher than expected, sparking fears that the Federal Reserve may enact further interest rate hikes.
January inflation was higher than expected, sparking fears that the Federal Reserve may enact further interest rate hikes.
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Higher than expected

  • Consumer prices rose 0.5% in January, according to the Labor Department’s consumer price index, which was higher than experts expected.
  • The Federal Reserve may issue a more aggressive hike in the coming months to slow inflation.
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