August, 19 2022

⚖️ Mitch McConnell's Midterm Predictions

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell offered his take on the upcoming midterm elections, saying that the most likely outcome is that Republicans will gain a majority in the House but will lose Senate seats.

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🍿 Calling Dan Levy to the Set

Dan Levy will return to TV screens to play Thomas Molloy, a famous author and an elite United States course tutor on Netflix's hit show, \"Sex Education.\" This is Levy's first TV role since the show he wrote and produced with his dad Eugene Levy, \"Schitt's Creek,\" ended.

🍿 Sesame Street Episodes Disappear

HBO has removed 200 older episodes of the children's classic \"Sesame Street,\" from the streaming service. The removal of the episodes is the latest from Warner Bros. Discovery's belt-tightening measures as they prepare to merge Discovery+ and HBO Max.

🍿 Marcel Ozuma Arrested for DUI

Atlanta Braves player Marcel Ozuma was arrested in Norcross, Georgia, for driving under the influence. Ozuma missed the 2021 season with the Braves after he was suspended for a domestic violence incident where he attacked his wife. During his suspension, he was ordered to complete a violence intervention program, an anger management course, and 100 hours of community service.

💻 DoorDash's Break-up

DoorDash is ending its delivery partnership with Walmart after several years of partnership, where drivers with DoorDash delivered Walmart's goods to at-home shoppers.

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💻 Is Tik Tok Watching You Type?

According to a report by a security researcher, Tik Tok's in-App browser has a code embedded that allows the app to track users' typing and messaging so long as the app browser is open.

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💻 Tesla Themed Drive Through

Elon Musk is opening a Tesla-branded drive-in theater and diner in 2022. The theater will feature 34 charging stations and barstools and booths for diners to enjoy classic movies projected onto a giant screen. Musk is using the drive-in to show how Tesla cars can be used in the future to power homes and charge electric vehicles.

💻 Wayfair Employees No Longer Sitting Comfortably

The company announced it would be laying off close to 5% of its workforce, about 900 employees, to reprioritize investment needs. The company is trying to navigate profitability but has struggled to do so in the face of the pandemic.

⚖️ ISIS Militant Sentenced

El Shafee Elsheikh, a member of an Islamic State cell known as the Beatles, was found guilty of taking part in the abduction and deaths of four Americans in Syria. He was sentenced to eight life terms without the possibility of parole.

💻 Rivian Says No More Exploring

Rivian is discontinuing the cheapest trim level of its electric truck and SUV after low demand. It launched the Explore and Adventure packages with the R1T truck and R1S SUV. The Explore package was intended as the company's entry-level option, which the company has now canceled.

💻 Lucid Dreaming of EVs

Lucid unveiled a new sedan, the Air Sapphire Edition, that impressively goes from zero to sixty in just two seconds, making it a contender for the most powerful electric vehicle on the market. The new sedan will go for $249,000.

⚖️ Graham's Gotta Testify

Senator Lindsey Graham is facing a subpoena to testify before a Georgia grand jury investigating former President Trump's attempts to disrupt the state of Georgia's electoral process during the 2020 presidential election. Graham filed a motion to delay his testimony, arguing that he was likely to succeed in quashing the subpoena. A federal judge rejected the motion, ruling that it was not justified to delay his testimony.

⚖️ Supreme Court's Ruling in Georgia

The Supreme Court ruled to temporarily halt a Georgia election law that allows voters from all over Georgia to vote for local officials in counties they do not reside in. The Court blocked the election law on the grounds that it is racially discriminatory.

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🍿 Andrew Tate Banned

Andrew Tate rose to fame in 2016 when he was removed from the reality show Big Brother over a video that appeared to show him hitting a woman. The former kickboxer has since gained notoriety for his misogynistic and violent rhetoric on social media and podcast appearances. Today, he was finally banned from Facebook and Instagram for his disturbing content.

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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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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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