October, 05 2022

⚖️ OPEC+ Slashes Production

OPEC+ and Russia agreed to slash oil production, in the biggest production cut since the pandemic's start. The move will likely benefit Russia and leave the West with soaring gas prices.

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🍿 Rust Settlement

The family of the cinematographer who was shot and killed on the set of 'Rust' has settled a lawsuit with Alec Baldwin.

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💻 Crew 5 Launches

NASA launched a crew of 4 astronauts aboard a SpaceX rocket destined for the International Space Station today. The mission, Crew-5, sent the astronauts to space to conduct scientific studies for the next six months.

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⚖️ Court Rules Against DACA

An appeals court issued a ruling against Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, deciding that the program was an overreach of presidential authority and sending the case back to a lower court.

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💻 Overwatch 2's Shaky Launch

Overwatch 2 launched yesterday, and fans of the highly anticipated video game were frustrated when servers crashed, and they were stuck in queues of thousands of people. Then, Activision Blizzard confirmed that the servers had sustained ongoing DDoS attacks, which were impacting the game.

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⚖️ Biden Visits Florida

President Biden visited Fishermans Pass in Fort Myers, Florida, alongside Governor Ron DeSantis and delivered remarks about Hurricane Ian. In his remarks, he spoke about the impact of climate change on coastal communities, which is making hurricanes more and more severe. He also commemorated the 80 people who were killed by the hurricane.

💻 Twitter Trial Still a Go

The presiding judge in the trial between Twitter and Elon Musk said the is still on for October 17th, even though reports broke yesterday that Musk tried to proceed with the original deal to buy the platform. Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick said she had not received any filings that would dissolve the suit.

⚖️ Potential Kidnappers Stand Trial

The three men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer stood trial today. The so-called Wolverine Watchmen's trial kicked off with opening statements from prosecutors who established the three as part of a paramilitary gang that prepared to take extreme violent action because of their dissatisfaction with the government.

⚖️ Court Accelerates DOJ Appeal

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta accelerate a DOJ appeal challenging the appointment of a special master to review the documents taken from Mar-a-Lago. The Court set an aggressive timeline, ordering multiple briefs by the DOJ and Trump's team by November 17th.

🍿 Sorokin Released

Anna Sorokin, the subject of the series 'Inventing Anna,' was released from federal jail today after serving a sentence for overstaying her Visa in March of 2021. The con artist was arrested again just one month after serving three years of a four-year sentence for theft of services and grand larceny.

🍿 Mega Money for Lucky Fan

The fan who caught Aaron Judge's 62nd home run has reportedly been offered 2 million for the history-making baseball. But, JP Cohen, president of Memory Lane Inc, hasn't heard back from Cory Youman, who caught the ball in the game against the Texas Rangers.

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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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