July, 21 2022

🍿 Dave Chappelle Performance Moved

A venue in Minneapolis canceled an upcoming Dave Chappelle show after online backlash, and Chappelle's controversial content led employees to call out.

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⚖️ Biden Tests Positive for Covid-19

The White House announced that President Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing \"very mild\" symptoms.

💻 Amazon Buys One Medical

Amazon will buy primary healthcare provider One Medical for about $3.9 billion in its latest move into the healthcare world. However, some people are concerned about the implications of Amazon's access to One Medical users' healthcare data.

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⚡️ Orange Line Catches Fire in Massachusetts

Today, the Orange Line train carrying 200 passengers caught fire while crossing over the Mystic River as Boston temperatures soared. Passengers jumped from the train compartments. No one was injured, and one person who jumped from the train into the water below declined medical attention.

⚖️ Right to Contraception Act

The House passed the Right to Contraception Act, which guarantees access to contraceptives after the decision to overthrow Roe v. Wade jeopardized other rulings which established Americans' right to access contraception.

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⚡️ Polio Detected in Rockland County, New York

The first case of polio in the U.S. since 2013 has been detected in Rockland County, New York according to the New York Department of Health.

💻 Oh the Power Twitter Holds

The Department of Justice has charged three people, including one Coinbase employee, with insider trading in a scheme that a user on Twitter uncovered.

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🍿 A Different Kind of LARP

The new trailer for the highly anticipated \"Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves\" live-action movie starring Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, and Regé-Jean Page dropped today, and it's hyping up fans for its March 2023 release date.

🍿 Not So Teenage Wolves

The teaser for the revival of Teen Wolf was released during Comic-Con in San Diego today. The revival brings back fan favorites like Allison and even introduces Derek's son.

⚡️ Lee Zeldin Attacked

A suspect is in custody after an attempted attack on New York governor candidate Lee Zeldin during a campaign stop in Monroe County, Rochester. The suspect was carrying a knife, but the candidate was unharmed.

⚖️ All in the 187 Minutes for Trump

The January 6th Hearing today focused on Trump's inaction during the 187 minutes in which rioters breached the Capitol and sent the vice president and congress fleeing and hiding for their lives.

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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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