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October 3rd, 2023

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In Today’s Brief

England: Healthcare workers walk out
Doug Larsen: Dies in a plane crash
Beyonce: Announces concert movie
FCC: First fine related to space debris

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Gaetz seeks to oust McCarthy

Representative Matt Gaetz introduced a motion to remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his leadership position after a stopgap measure passed the House this weekend.

No speaker has ever been removed by a motion to vacate, which can be triggered by a single member but requires a majority of the House to succeed. After its introduction and request for a vote, the privileged resolution is required to be brought to the floor within two days. The stopgap bill, aimed at avoiding a government shutdown, did not include spending cuts or border funding, prompting Gaetz to issue a warning to McCarthy, saying that he would try to oust the speaker if he brought the bill to the floor.

McCarthy became Speaker in January after 15 rounds of voting when he was able to win over a key group of House representatives. Gaetz was one of the representatives who repeatedly voted against McCarthy, and abstained from voting in the final round.

Governor Newsom fills Senate seat

California Governor Gavin Newsom has selected Laphonza Butler, the president of EMILY's List, to fill the U.S. Senate seat held by late Senator Dianne Feinstein.

In California, the governor has the power to appoint a senator to serve until the next regularly scheduled statewide general election. That means Butler will serve until the next senator, whom voters will choose in the November 2024 election, is sworn in. Butler's appointment fulfills Newsom's pledge to appoint a Black woman to the seat, making her the third Black woman to ever serve in the Senate. The appointment comes three days after Feinstein's death at age 90.

Before Butler started her role as president of EMILY's List in 2021, she was a senior campaign adviser to U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris during the 2020 election. She has also worked as director of public policy at Airbnb and as a union leader.

Nobel Prize in Medicine recipients

Two scientists received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine yesterday for research that laid the foundation for the Covid-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna.

Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman discovered a method to use mRNA, which carries instructions for making proteins, for vaccines and other therapies. The research partners produced mRNA with chemically modified bases so that they could be used in vaccines. Their work, published in 2005, initially flew under the radar, and they failed to gain traction for years before two companies, Moderna and BioNTech, took an interest in the technology. Scientists are now also trying out mRNA approaches for cancer, allergies, and other gene therapies.

The Nobel Prize is among the most prestigious in the scientific world and is selected by the Nobel Assembly of Sweden’s Karolinska Institute. It also comes with around $1M to be split between the winners.

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Around the Globe

The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Denis Mukwege, a doctor who earned the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on sexual violence in warfare, has announced he will seek the presidency in the upcoming December elections (More)
Medical staff in England are holding three days of walkouts this week in an effort to get increased wages and better working conditions, leaving health officials bracing for cancellations and alerting customers of the disrupted service (More)
The United Nations Security Council has approved the deployment of an armed multinational force to Haiti, as the Caribbean nation wrestles with gang violence; the decision follows repeated calls for military assistance by Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry (More)

On the Homefront

SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers resumed negotiations yesterday, following the settlement the AMPTP reached last week with the Writers Guild of America after a 148-day strike (More)
North Dakota state senator Doug Larsen was killed in a plane crash yesterday, alongside his wife and two children, shortly after they stopped to refuel in Utah; the cause of the plane crash is being investigated (More)
Elon Musk is being sued for defamation over posts he made falsely accusing a man of having been involved in a brawl between the Proud Boys and a rival group in Oregon in June; the lawsuit seeks $1M in damages (More)

Glitz & Games

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Beyonce's ‘Renaissance World Tour’ is hitting theaters in North America on December 1st, with AMC Entertainment serving as the distributor of the films; the concert movie will also be available in non-AMC theaters (More)
Mariah Carey announced her ‘Merry Christmas One and All’ 2023 tour yesterday, which will be starting in mid-November; the tour is made up of 13 dates, concluding on December 17th at New York City’s Madison Square Garden (More)
Soccer player Da’vian Kimbrough made his debut for the Sacramento Republic at the age of 13, making him the youngest professional athlete in American team sports, as well as the youngest professional soccer player to make their debut in a competitive match (More)

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Business & Markets

Major indexes in the stock market closed mixed yesterday, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 closing with slight gains and the Dow ending in losses (Dow -0.22%, Nasdaq +0.67%, S&P 500 +0.01%)
The Federal Communications Commission announced a settlement with Dish Network in the regulator’s first penalty related to space debris; Dish admitted it was liable for failing to properly dispose of the EchoStar-7 broadcast communications satellite (More)
Florida’s minimum wage rose to $12 per hour, as a result of a constitutional amendment approved by voters in 2020 to gradually raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by September 30, 2026 (More)

Tips & Tricks

Flip Through: Raj Tawney’s debut memoir Colorful Palette dropped today, and we’re hooked on how he shares his experience of growing up mixed-race in the 90s through his moving love letter to food & family - Raj’s work has been featured in almost every major media outlet, and you can pick up a copy of his book here
Sneak Peak: See Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke, and Kevin Bacon in the nail-biting official trailer for Leave the World Behind, an upcoming thriller on Netflix about a siege of cyberattacks that set off a series of chain reactions around the world and in the characters’ intertwining lives
Bump This: Le Youth, who is fondly referred to as “The People’s DJ” by his legion of loyal fans, proves that house music isn’t dead in his newest single “Morning Light” - listen on Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube
Chow Down: October is the best month to start reintroducing soup back into your rotation, and you can whip up this recipe for Thai-inspired coconut curry chicken soup with mushrooms in just about 30 minutes
Nerd Out: Read up on how divers have recently uncovered a trove of long-lost treasures amid underwater ruins of a sunken temple off the coast of Egypt, including gold relics, ornate jewelry, ceramics, perfume decanters, and gifts to the gods
Hot Goss: The Queen’s Gambit actress Anya Taylor-Joy married her fiancé, Malcolm McRae, in a ceremony held in Italy over the weekend - the pair first went public with their romance in May 2021
Life Hack: Social media is alight with a new trend of exercise called “cozy cardio,” which is a more laid-back approach to movement that prioritizes exercise that doesn’t leave you feeling beat up - learn some cozy cardio workouts and some tips on how you can best incorporate them consistently into your routine

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Looking Back…

On October 3rd: The Second Battle of Corinth begins in northeastern Mississippi during the American Civil War (1862); The Dick Van Dyke Show first airs on CBS (1961); O.J. Simpson is found not guilty of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman (1995); writer Gore Vidal is born (1925).

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