July, 08 2022

⚖️ Former Japanese Prime Minister Assasinated

The former Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, was shot and killed while campaigning in Nara, Japan.

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⚖️ Biden Signs Order to Protect Reproductive Healthcare

President Biden signed an executive order this morning hoping to help protect access to abortions, contraception, and reproductive care in the wake of the reversal of Roe v. Wade.

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🍿 McMahon's Millions

An investigation into WWE's Vince McMahon has revealed he agreed to pay $12 million to four women who worked for him at the wrestling entertainment company.

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⚖️ No Room For Dessert

Justice Brett Kavanaugh's dinner at Morton's restaurant was interrupted by protestors, forcing him to leave the restaurant before dessert.

⚖️ Wisconsin Doubles Down on Voting

Wisconsin's highest court ruled that absentee ballot drop boxes must be placed in election offices, restricting the number of places where voters can drop their absentee ballots and vote by mail.

🍿 RIP Larry Storch

Actor Larry Storch, best known for his comedic role on \"F Troop,\" passed away today at the age of 99 years old.

💻 DoorDash Glitch and Pac

A Doordash glitch last night allowed users to check out without providing payment, sparking social media users to show off the expensive purchases of alcohol and contraceptives they managed to score for free. The company also revealed they had formed a political action committee to expand their influence in Washington.

⚖️ Jan 6th Committee Scores Another Witness

The special committee investigating the Capitol Riots will interview Trump White House Counsel Pat Cipollone today in an effort to determine the former president's involvement with the riot.

💻 Another Tesla Crash Under Investigation

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a special probe into two fatal crashes in California and Florida.

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💻 Musk Backs Out of Twitter Deal

The Washington Post reported earlier today that Elon Musk's deal to buy Twitter is at risk, setting up a complicated legal fight between the social media company and the bizarre billionaire. By this afternoon, Musk had announced he was officially throwing in the Twitter towel.

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⚖️ Louisiana Abortion Ban Takes a Hold

A state judge lifted a temporary ban on the state's trigger laws, effectively banning abortions in Louisiana. Louisiana residents can no longer access abortion services unless in extreme medical cases.

⚖️ Congress Tracks Period-Tracking Apps

The U.S. House Oversight Committee sent letters today asking for information about data storage and privacy policies to period and fertility tracking apps, Flo Health, Glow, GP International, Clue developer BioWink and Digitalchemy Ventures. They also sent letters to data brokers, SafeGraph, Babel Street, Digital Envoy, Placer.ai and Gravy Analytics. The information will help inform the committee on how best to author legislation to protect data privacy in the post-Roe era.

🍿 North Has Had It

The 9-year-old daughter of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, North West, held up a handwritten sign saying STOP at photographers during the Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture Fall Winter 2022/2023 show on Wednesday. Today, Kim Kardashian told the press that her daughter was fed up with the photos and wanted the photographers to focus on the show.

⚡️ Elon Musk Walks Away from Twitter

Elon Musk filed the paperwork with the SEC this afternoon, alerting the agency he was withdrawing from the $44 billion deal to buy Twitter over misleading data and disagreements with Twitter policies.

🍿 Captain America 4 Taps a Director

The fourth Captain America movie has found itself a director. Julius Onah of \"The Cloverfield Paradox\" will direct the latest installment of the Marvel mega-hit.

🍿 Ciara Wants You to Jump in the Air

Singer Ciara dropped a new song, Jump, accompanied by a music video today, and it's an early contender for the song of the summer.

🍿 Beyoncé Makes Music History

Beyoncé joins the ranks of Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson to have at least 20 top-10 titles on the charts as a solo artist. She is the first woman to achieve the feat with her latest single, \"Break My Soul.\"

💻 Twitter Warns Musk To Knock It Off

Twitter responded to Elon Musk pulling out of the binding merger agreement by saying they intend to sue him. In a statement, Twitter said, \"The Twitter Board is committed to closing the transaction on the price and terms agreed upon with Mr. Musk and plans to pursue legal action to enforce the merger agreement.\"

🍿 Tony Sirico Passes Away

Tony Sirico, best known for his role as Paulie Walnuts in the hit, The Sopranos, passed away at 79.

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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.
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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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