July, 11 2022

🍿 Jen Shah Pleads Guilty

The \"Real Housewives of Salt Lake City\" star Jen Shah pleaded guilty to wire fraud in an alleged telemarketing scheme.

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⚖️ Steve Bannon Agrees to Testify

Former White House's chief strategist under Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, has agreed to testify before the January 6th committee.

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🍿 Pass the Mustard For the Next 15 Years

The \"Heinz Field\" will get a new name in 2022 after the Pittsburgh Steelers adopt a new sponsor, Acrisure. Acrisure is a fintech company based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with ties to Steelers minority owner Thomas Tull.

🍿 Beanie Bows Out

Beanie Feldstein will end her tenure as Fanny Price in Funny Girl on Broadway sooner than anticipated. Actress Lea Michele will take on the starring role when Feldstein leaves.

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Biden's 2024 Run in the Air

According to a New York Times/Siena College poll, 64% of Democratic voters would prefer that President Joe Biden step aside for a new party pallbearer in 2024. His approval rating is sitting at 33%.

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Buy Now, Lose Out Later

Klarna confirmed that its valuation dropped 85% to $6.7billion after an $800 million funding raise.

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⚡️ Sri Lankan Developments

Protestors occupying the President and Prime Minister of Sri Lanka's residences have said they will continue to occupy the luxury homes until both have resigned. The Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, tweeted he intends to resign but did not provide a date, while the President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, is expected to step down on Wednesday.

💻 Uh Oh Ubisoft

Ubisoft tweeted that some of their most popular titles will be deactivated, including Assassins Creed: Liberation HD, starting September 1st.

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🍿 Rage Against the Supreme Court

During Rage Against the Machine's first concert in 100 years, they raged against the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade to the backdrop of several messages flashing across the screen behind the band, including messages about maternal mortality, ending with the text \"ABORT THE SUPREME COURT.\"

⚖️ Biden, Interrupted

The father of a Parkland shooting victim stood up to interrupt Biden's speech at the White House about the passing of the Bipartisan gun control bill.

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💻 Uber's Illegal Helping Hand

Thousands of leaked documents have exposed Uber's extraordinarily, and sometimes illegal, tactics to expand its business globally.

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💻 Become an iOS 16 Beta Tester

Anyone with a compatible phone can now download the beta version of iOS 16 for free. The system was released in June, but now the new features are available to all users.

⚖️ Doctor-Patient Privacy Priority

The Biden Administration told hospitals today that doctors must provide an abortion if the woman's life is at risk, regardless of state law. The Department of Health and Human Services clarified that this mandate supersedes any state regulations or restrictions on abortions that would mandate doctors cannot perform life-saving abortions.

🍿 Webb Telescope Images Arrive

The first images from the James Webb Space Telescope, which launched in December, were unveiled by President Biden today. The colored images released today are the deepest and sharpest infrared ever and show the gravitational distortion of galaxies far, far away.

⚖️ Judge Orders Graham to Testify

A Fulton County Judge has ordered Senator Lindsay Graham to testify before a grand jury investigating former president Donald Trump and his team's effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.

⚖️ Minnesota Judge Protects Abortion

District Judge Thomas Gilligan ruled today that the Minnesota state constitution protects the right to an abortion, effectively blocking various restrictions in the state, like a 24-hour waiting period before a patient can access the procedure.

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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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