November, 09 2022

⚖️ Shakeups in Pennslyvania

Josh Shapiro defeated Doug Mastriano to become the governor of Pennslyvania. John Fetterman defeated Dr. Oz to flip a state Senate seat blue.

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⚡️ Russia Withdraws From Kherson

Reports from Ukraine are showing that Russian forces have begun to withdraw from a key stronghold in Kherson in the face of a Ukrainian offensive.

⚖️ Meaningful Victories in Michigan

Governor Gretchen Whitmer won reelection in Michigan, defeating Trump-endorsed challenger Tudor Dixon. Michigan also flipped the state legislature blue for the first time in 40 years and voted to enshrine reproductive freedom into the state's constitution.

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⚖️ Greg Abbott Holds Texas

Greg Abbott defeated a challenge from Beto O'Rourke to hold his seat as Texas governor.

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⚖️ Maura Healey Wins in Mass

Maura Healy won the governor's race in Massachusetts, making her the first woman to serve as the governor of Massachusetts and the first openly lesbian person to be elected governor in the country.

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⚖️ Moore Wins Maryland

Democrat Wes Moore was elected governor of Maryland, making him the first Black governor in the state's history.

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⚖️ Bennet Defeats O'Dea

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet defeated Republican challenger Joe O'Dea in a contentious race to defend his Senate seat in Colorado.

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⚖️ Outcome in Florida

The final tally of votes in Florida revealed that Ron DeSantis was reelected to his second term as Florida's governor, Marco Rubio beat out challenger Val Demmings for Florida's seat in the Senate, and Maxwell Frost became the first Gen Z member of Congress.

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⚖️ Sarah Huckabee Sanders Becomes Governor of Arkansas

Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders won the race for Arkansas governor, making her the first woman to serve as governor in the state's history.

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⚖️ Kathy Hochul Holds New York

Democrat Kathy Hochul defeated Trump-endorsed candidate Lee Zeldin to hold her office as New York Governor, which she inherited from Andrew Cuomo when he stepped down last fall.

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⚖️ Dispatch from Ohio

Trump-backed J.D. Vance won the Ohio Senate race against Tim Ryan, and Democrat Marcy Kaptur defended her Ohio House Seat against a Republican challenger.

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⚖️ Stitt Sits

Republican Governor of Oklahoma, Kevin Stitt, defeated Democrat Joy Hofmeister to hold his office in a much tighter race than anticipated.

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⚖️ First for Vermont

Vermont elected its first woman to fill the state's lone seat in the House of Representatives. Becca Balint will become the first woman from the state to serve in Congress and the state's first LGBTQ+ representative.

⚖️ Prop One Passes in CA

California voters passed Proposition One today, enshrining the right to an abortion in the state's constitution.

⚖️ Newhouse Surprises

One of the ten Republicans who voted to impeach former president Donald Trump, Representative Dan Newhouse, won his bid for reelection in Washington’s 4th Congressional district.

💻 Massive Meta Layoffs

Meta announced it intends to lay off more than 11,000 employees.

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🍿 New Nets Coach

The Brooklyn Nets have named Jacque Vaughn as their new head coach, weeks after firing former head coach Steve Nash. Vaughn has been serving as interim coach since Nash left the team.

⚖️ Walker and Warnock Head to a Run Off

Herschel Walker and Senator Raphael Warnock will head to a run-off election for the state's seat in the Senate after it was announced that the race was too tight to call.

💻 Twitter's Verification Blues

The new policy requiring users who want a verification badge on Twitter to subscribe to Twitter Blue rolled out today. Predictably, parody and spam accounts bought verification badges, causing confusion and some laughs on the platform after the rollout.

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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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