June, 28 2022

⚡️ People Found Dead in a San Antonio, Texas Tractor-Trailer

At least forty-six people believed to be trying to cross the border from Mexico were found dead in an abandoned tractor-trailer in San Antonio, and the remaining survivors from the truck were taken to the hospital.

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🍿 Hocus Pocus 2 is Coming to Silver Screens Near You

Disney released the trailer for Hocus Pocus, which reunites Bette Midler and Sarah Jessica Parker as the Sanderson sisters for a new take on the Halloween classic.

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💻 Sonic the Hedgehog Captures the Attention of Gamers Once More

Sega released the new trailer for Sonic Frontiers at the Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase featuring a female narrator and new shiny graphics, and it launches later this year on Switch.

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💻 Creators of the Bored Ape Sue Copycat

Yuga Labs is suing artist Ryder Ripps for selling duplicates of Bored Apes in what they call a calculated campaign to confuse buyers and harm Yuga Labs.

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⚖️ Ghislaine Maxwell Sentenced to 20 Years

Jeffrey Epstein's accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced today for her role in a sex-trafficking scheme that preyed on underage girls and service a host of powerful men.

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🍿 Elmo Gets His Covid-19 Vaccine

Beloved childhood puppet Elmo got his first Covid-19 shot in a Sesame Street Workshop PSA, encouraging parents to vaccinate their young kids against Covid-19 now that the FDA approves it.

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💻 Meta Intends to Remove Ads and Posts with Abortion Pills from Platforms

Meta is in the news today for removing advertisements or posts containing information about the FDA-approved at-home abortion pills and banning discussion of the ruling within the company.

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⚖️ Contents of the Surprise January 6th Hearing

A former aide to White House chief of Staff Mark Meadows, Cassidy Hutchinson, testified before the January 6th Committee about the former President's actions during the Capitol riot.

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💻 Pinterest CEO Steps Down

The CEO of Pinterest, Ben Silbermann, will be replaced by Google Executive Bill Ready as part of the platform's push toward developing its e-commerce capabilities.

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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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