June, 30 2022

⚡️ The Original Warrant in the Emmet Till Case Found

A team searching the basement of a Mississippi courthouse found the original warrant from 1955 calling for the arrest of Carolyn Bryant Donham, who accused Till of making inappropriate advances toward her, which resulted in his brutal murder.

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⚖️ Supreme Court Strips the EPA

The Supreme Court gutted the EPA's ability to regulate carbon pollution under the Clean Air Act, which was signed into law in 1970 by Richard Nixon.

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⚡️ Ketanji Brown Jackson Sworn In

Today, Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first black woman to be sworn onto the Supreme Court, replacing Justice Stephen Breyer.

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💻 OpenSea Data Breach

The NFT marketplace, OpenSea, warned users to look out for phishing emails after revealing a massive data breach that saw users' emails, phone numbers, and names leaked from the platform, Customer.io to an unauthorized party last night.

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⚖️ Supreme Court Sides with Biden

The Court bolstered Biden's efforts to end \"Remain in Mexico,\" a Trump-era program requiring asylum seekers to return to Mexico while awaiting a stateside hearing.

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⚡️ Mother Shot and Killed in Manhattan

A 20-year-old mother was shot and killed last night while pushing her three-month-old baby in a stroller on the Upper East Side, and the shooter escaped on foot. She was reportedly temporarily living in a women's shelter.

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⚖️ Ketanji Brown Jackson Sworn In

The newest Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is the first black woman to be sworn onto the court.

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🍿 Usher at the Tiny Desk

Usher stopped by NPR to show off his vocals in a Tiny Desk concert, much to the delight of his fans.

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🍿 Logan Paul Signs with the WWE

Logan Paul announced that he signed a deal with WWE to become a superstar with the moniker: the Maverick. Paul wrestled in high school and has become famous for his high-profile fights with stars like KSI and even Floyd Mayweather.

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💻 FTX Closes in on BlockFi

The cryptocurrency exchange FTX is reportedly closing in on a deal to buy BlockFi for $25 million.

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⚖️ Biden Back Ending the Filibuster

President Biden revealed that he would support changing Senate filibuster rules to codify abortion rights if the midterms flip key Senate seats to Democrats, which would allow them to pass abortion legislation with a simple majority instead of needing more than 60 votes to pass.

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🍿 Machine Gun Kelly's Bloody Night

While celebrating his sold-out tour, the singer and star of a recent Hulu Documentary about him, \"Life in Pink,\" smashed a champagne flute into his face before performing one of his hits.

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🍿 Victoria Beckham Reflects

After giving birth to her son Brooklyn, Victoria Beckham was forced onto a scale on live TV in 1999, and she's now publicly reflecting on the experience as the video goes viral.

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💻 FCC Approves Starlink

The Federal Communications Commission approved Starlink to provide internet service to boats, planes, and trucks in a win for Elon Musk's satellite internet service.

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🍿 New Releases Announced Today

Warner Brothers announced several exciting movie releases, including a sequel to King Kong v. Godzilla (March 2024), the follow-up to Dune (November 2023), and a Hunger Games prequel slated for November 2023.

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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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