December, 08 2022

🍿 Griner is Headed Home

WNBA star Brittney Griner has been released from imprisonment in Russia and is headed home to the US today after the Biden administration brokered a trade for Griner with a Russian-arms dealer held in the US.

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⚖️ Congress Passes the Respect for Marriage Act

The House passed the Respect for Marriage Act today, sending the landmark protections for interracial and same-sex marriage to President Biden's desk.

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💻 FTC Sues to Block Microsoft from Acquiring Activision Blizzard

The Federal Trade Commission is suing to block Microsoft from acquiring Activision Blizzard for $69 billion.

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💻 Will Sam-Bankman Fried Testify?

The House and Senate are preparing to hold a hearing about the collapse of FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange founded by Sam Bankman-Fried. The Senate Banking Committee said that Sam Bankman-Fried will be subpoenaed if he doesn’t agree to attend a hearing held by the committee. House Financial Chair Maxine Waters informed Democrats today that she does not plan to subpoena him to testify at the House hearing.

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🍿 Celine Dion Taking a Needed Break

Singer Celine Dion canceled the remainder of her European tour, revealing that she has been diagnosed with a neurological condition and will take time off from performing to heal.

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🍿 Jerrod Carmichael to Host 2022 Golden Globes

Comedian Jerrod Carmichael has been named the host of the upcoming 2023 Golden Globe Awards.

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🍿 Celebs Step Into the Daily Show

Host Trevor Noah is departing the Daily Show on Thursday. Comedy Central shared that the show will be hosted by a slew of famous celebrities, including Al Franken, Chelsea Handler, D. L. Hughley, Leslie Jones, John Leguizamo, Hasan Minhaj, Kal Penn, Sarah Silverman, Wanda Sykes, and Marlon Wayans.

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💻 Musk's Multiverse

According to reporting from CNBC, executives from Elon Musk’s other companies like SpaceX, Tesla, and Boring Company, are helping at Musk’s latest project, Twitter.

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💻 SEC Rethinks Cryptocurrency Risks

The SEC has issued new guidance requiring companies to disclose cryptocurrency risks in the wake of FTX's collapse.

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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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