November, 07 2022

⚡️ Prigozhin Admits Interference

Yevgeny Prigozhin, a close Putin ally and Russian entrepreneur admitted to interfering in U.S. elections, saying that he would continue to do so for years in comments posted to social media.

⚖️ Nikki Haley's Comments

South Carolina Senator Nikki Haley made a comment during a rally for Herschel Walker, saying that current Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock should be deported. Her statement was met with swift condemnation.

⚖️ DOJ's Helping Hand

The Department of Justice will be sending officials to help monitor polls in twenty-four states to make sure that states and counties are complying with federal voting rights laws.

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⚖️ New Data About E-Cigarettes

New research from the Journal of the American Medical Association reveals that teens are becoming more intensely addicted to e-cigarettes at a younger age.

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⚖️ Justice Jackson's First Dissent

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issued her first opinion, writing a dissenting response to the court's refusal to hear the case of a death row inmate.

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🍿 More Murphy Murder

Netflix has ordered more content from Ryan Murphy to capitalize on the success of his controversial film, \"Monster: the Jeffrey Dahmer Story,\" and his other hit, \"The Watcher.\"

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💻 50,000 Bitcoin Seized

The Department of Justice has arrested James Zhong and seized 50,000 Bitcoin from him. Zhong stole the coins from the founder of the Silk Road in 2012. Zhong called the police to report a \"significant theft\" in 2019, which tipped off police to the identity of the infamous Silk Road thief.

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💻 Airbnb Switches Pricing Policies

Airbnb will change how it displays rental prices, deciding to include all fees in search results.

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⚡️ Midterm Elections

Tomorrow is the midterm elections. All 135 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 seats in the Senate will be voted upon. Make sure to submit your mail-in ballot or vote in person tomorrow.

⚖️ Pelosi's Future Plans

Nancy Pelosi commented on the attack on her husband in an interview with Anderson Cooper, saying that the attack on her husband was terrifying and that he would eventually recover from the injuries caused by David DePape. Pelosi also said that her decision to retire at the end of her term would be impacted by the attack on her husband and by the upcoming midterms.

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💻 New Call of Duty

Activision Blizzard announced that the next full premium Call of Duty will drop in 2023.

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💻 Dorsey Apologizes

Twitter founder, Jack Dorsey, took to Twitter to apologize and take responsibility for the Twitter layoffs enacted by the now owner, Elon Musk. Dorsey said he claims full responsibility for creating the conditions which mandated the layoffs, ending by saying he did not expect the love or gratitude he feels towards the company employees to be reciprocated.

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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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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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