October, 24 2022

⚡️ New Prime Minister

Former British Chancellor Rishi Sunak will be the next prime minister of the United Kingdom. He will take over the role from Liz Truss and will be the first Asian, Hindu, and youngest prime minister in modern times.

⚡️ Crumbley Pleads Guilty

Ethan Crumbley, who shot and killed four classmates at his Michigan High School, pleaded guilty today to all the charges against him. He faces 24 charges, including murder and terrorism. His parents, Jennifer and James Crumbley, who failed to intervene on multiple occasions to prevent the shooting, are also charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter.

⚡️ Shooting in St. Louis

At least three people, including the shooter, were killed this morning at Central Visual & Performing Arts High School in south St. Louis. A teacher and a student were killed by the not-yet-identified shooter, while several others were injured and transported to a local Hospital.

💻 Reddit Wallet Rocket

Since the launch of Reddit's NFT marketplace in July, users have opened 2.5 million crypto wallets on the platform.

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🍿 New Ant-Man Mania

The first trailer for 'Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantamania' was released today, starring Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, and Michelle Pfeiffer. Newcomers to the Ant-Man world include Johnathan Majors, who plays the newest villain, and Kathryn Newton, who plays Ant-Man's daughter Cassie.

⚖️ Clarence Thomas Wades into Georgia

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has agreed to halt the order for Senator Lindsey Graham's testimony from a grand jury in Georgia investigating the attempt by Trump's supporters to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. Thomas' wife, Ginni Thomas, was subpoenaed by the committee investigating the Capitol riot for her involvement in a scheme to present alternate electors to overturn the 2020 presidential election for Trump.

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🍿 Further Fallout from Ye

Today, the Hollywood talent agency CAA cut ties with Kanye West for his antisemitic outbursts made on social media and in television interviews or podcast appearances. His comments have sparked more antisemitic demonstrations in Los Angeles, including the distribution of antisemitic pamphlets and demonstrations bearing the words \"Ye was right.\" A boycott movement against the apparel giant Adidas is growing as the company refuses to cut ties or comment on the rapper's hateful comments.

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⚖️ Mashed Potatoes Monet

Police have arrested two climate protestors with the german activist group, Last Generation, for throwing mashed potatoes on a Claude Monet painting at a museum in Germany. The stunt reportedly did not damage the art and the stunt was meant to call attention to climate change.

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🍿 Cavill is Back

Henry Cavill announced that he will return to his role as Superman in the DC universe today.

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⚖️ DOJ Charges Chinese Operatives

Merrick Garland unsealed charges against thirteen Chinese operatives for interfering in DOJ investigations. He also revealed charges against two Chinese operatives for plotting to obstruct a DOJ probe into the China-based telecommunications giant Huawei today.

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🍿 Leslie Jordan Passes Away

Actor Leslie Jordan has passed away at 67. Jordan was beloved for roles in \"American Horror Story\" and \"Sordid Lives,\" as well as for his brilliant social media presence, which brought comfort to thousands during the worst of the coronavirus pandemic.

🍿 Cruz, Interrupted

Ted Cruz appeared on The View today. Cruz was interrupted by protestors after he was asked about the American economy, who chanted, \"vote for climate now.\" Host Whoopi Goldberg admonished the protestors, and the show cut to a commercial break before resuming.

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💻 TikTok for News

New research from the Pew Research Center shows that a quarter of American adults under 30 now get their news from the video-sharing app TikTok.

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💻 Layoffs at Cerebral

Cerebral confirmed today that they are laying off 20% of their staff to increase operational efficiency.

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💻 NASA Tackles UFOs

NASA will begin investigating unidentified aerial phenomena with a newly designated, 16-person-team.

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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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