July, 26 2022

⚖️ Redemption for Roberts

A new report from CNN alleges that Chief Justice John Roberts privately worked behind the scenes to change his conservative Supreme Court Justices' minds about overturning Roe v. Wade. The report claims that the leak of the decision was the nail in the coffin for their votes, and after the leak, there were no changing Justices like Brett Kavanaugh's minds.

🍿 VMA Nominations Are In

Jack Harlow, Lil Nas X, and Kenrick Lamar led the pack in the 2022 VMA Awards nominations with seven nods each. Doja Cat and Harry Styles are not far behind.

💻 Not So International Space Station

Russia has announced that they will leave the International Space Station after 2024 and build their own space outpost.

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⚡️ Record Rainfall in St. Louis

Record rainfall in St. Louis is causing dangerous flooding and road closures prompting rescues by boat.

🍿 Jones Trial Begins

Infowar's host Alex Jones's defamation trial began today. Jones faces the families of Sandy Hook shooting victims who sued him for his coordinated misinformation campaign to make Sandy Hook seem like a fake, staged event. Parents of the victims will testify in three desperate trials to determine how much Jones owes the families.

🍿 RIP Tony Dow

Tony Dow, known for playing \"Wally Cleaver\" on \"Leave It to Beaver,\" passed away at 77.

💻 Where's John Cena

If you're a John Cena fan and you happen to play Fortnite, now you can play as the famous wrestling star by wearing a John Cena \"skin.\"

🍿 Head of the Upcoming Kang Dynasty

The new Marvel movie announced at San Diego Comic Con, Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, has tapped its new director. Destin Daniel Cretton, who directed \"Shang-Chi: The Legend of the Ten Rings,\" will helm the new Marvel smash.

💻 Infobip Acquires Peerless Network

European and U.S. communications provider Infobip acquired Peerless Network for $200 million. Infobip provides messaging for apps like Facebook and Uber, and Peerless is a VoIP platform.

💻 Meta Raises the Prices of Quest 2 Headsets

Meta is raising the price of the Quest 2 headset by $100 next month, raising the cost of admission to the metaverse.

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⚖️ Trump Addresses DC

Trump returned to DC for the first time since leaving the office of President to deliver a speech at the America First Policy Institute’s two-day America First Agenda Summit, hinting that he may be running in 2024.

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💻 Donut Lovers Say Hole-y Moly

Holey Grail Donuts raised $9 million to expand into a brick-and-mortar store in Los Angeles. LA can look forward to a robot-made taro donut fried in organic, fair trade coconut oil.

⚖️ Taming the Supreme Court Term

Democrats have introduced a bill in the House to limit the term length of Supreme Court Justices to a maximum of 18 years. The Supreme Court Tenure Establishment and Retirement Modernization (TERM) Act also gives the president the power to nominate two justices per term.

⚖️ Biden Launches Heat Wave Website

As record high temperatures slam into the U.S., the Biden administration has launched Heat.gov, a website with resources and instructions for Americans impacted by the heat.

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🍿 Bops by Barack

Former President Barack Obama has released his summer playlist. This year's edition includes hits from Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Maggie Rodgers, and even Wet Leg!

🍿 Farewell Choco Taco

The beloved summertime favorite of ice cream truck visitors everywhere, the Choco Taco, has been discontinued by Klondike, prompting social media to ride the wave of summertime nostalgia.

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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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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.
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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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