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October 27th, 2023

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In Today’s Brief

Mexico: Category 5 storm leaves 27 dead
Texas: Houses passes new immigration bill
Beatles: To release new song in November
Ford: Reports earnings increase amid strike

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Maine shooting leaves 18 deceased

A gunman in Maine left 18 individuals dead when he opened fire around 7 PM at a bowling alley on Wednesday night, prompting a shelter-in-place advisory for residents of the town of Lewiston.

Police have identified the suspect as 40-year-old Robert Card of Bowdoin, Maine. According to Maine Governor Janet Mills, another 13 individuals were injured on top of the deceased. During a press conference, Mills called the incident a “dark day for Maine” and called residents of the state “strong…resilient…and a very caring people.” Local officials in Maine confirmed that Card is a certified firearms instructor and a member of the U.S. Army Reserve. At this time, the motive for Card’s actions is unknown.

Lewiston is Maine’s second-largest city and is located roughly 36 miles north of Portland. According to data from the Gun Violence Archive, over 35K lives have been lost to all causes related to gun violence in the U.S. this year.

Georgia to redraw congressional maps

A federal judge has ruled that Georgia’s redrawn congressional maps violate the Voting Rights Act and gave the state's lawmakers until December 8 to submit new ones.

In a 516-page order, U.S. District Judge Steve Jones ordered the state to draw an additional Black-majority congressional district, two new Black-majority districts in Georgia's state Senate, and five new Black-majority districts in its state House. According to the order, despite Georgia’s population increase between 2010 and 2020 being attributable to growth among non-white populations, the number of congressional and state Senate districts with a Black majority remained the same, violating the Voting Rights Act. Shortly after the ruling, Governor Brian Kemp called a special session of the Georgia General Assembly for November 29 to draw new congressional and legislative maps.

Court challenges over other congressional maps are pending across the country. This decision comes just months after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a similar ruling regarding Alabama’s congressional maps.

‘Spider-Man 2’ developer’s flag mixup

Insomniac Games has issued a downloadable update to its PlayStation 5 game, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, that replaces Cuban flags with Puerto Rican flags after mixing the two up.

Players of the game took to social media to ask developers to correct a few scenes, which confused the Puerto Rican and the Cuban flags in the home and neighborhood of Spider-Man Miles Morales, who is of Puerto Rican descent. While the flags are designed similarly, with a single star inside a triangle and three colored stripes accompanied by two white stripes, their colors are inverted. In response, Insomniac promised a fix and posted an apology to X, formerly known as Twitter.

The Spider-Man sequel came out last Friday as the first PlayStation 5-exclusive game in the franchise. With more than 2.5 million copies sold in its first 24 hours, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 broke the record as the fastest-selling PlayStation Studios game in a day.

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Around the Globe

Hurricane Otis has killed at least 27 people in Acapulco, Mexico, according to officials; the storm intensified at one of the fastest rates on record for this part of the world, jumping from a tropical storm to a Category 5 storm in just 24 hours (More)
The White House has alleged that Russia is executing soldiers who have failed to follow orders and threatening entire units with death if they retreat from Ukrainian artillery fire (More)
Afghan activist Matiullah Wesa has been released by Taliban authorities after seven months in prison; Wesa, who traveled the country campaigning for girls to have access to education, was arrested in March for “propaganda against the government” (More)

On the Homefront

A group of House representatives from New York have forced a vote on a resolution to expel Representative George Santos from the House; Representative Anthony D'Esposito introduced a privileged motion to force a vote on the measure next week (More)
The Texas House passed an immigration bill yesterday that will allow local police to arrest migrants who unlawfully cross the border; the bill, which expands on Texas Governor Greg Abbott's $4B border security push, challenges the federal government's authority on immigration (More)
The average rate on the benchmark 30-year home loan rose for the seventh straight week, increasing from 7.63% last week to 7.79%; One year ago the average rate was 7.08% (More)

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The Beatles are set to release a new song titled “Now and Then” on November 2nd, in addition to ‘Red’ and ‘Blue’ collections that feature remixes and never-heard-before tracks (More)
Beyoncé will premiere the concert film 'Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé' on November 30th in London; the U.S. premiere will take place in Los Angeles on November 25th and the film will debut in theaters on December 1st (More)
The NHL suspended Ottawa Senators forward Shane Pinto for 41 games yesterday, making the 22-year-old American the first modern-day hockey player banned for sports gambling (More)

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Business & Markets

Major indexes in the stock market closed lower yesterday, extending losses from the day before (Dow -0.76%, Nasdaq -1.76%, S&P 500 -1.18%)
Ford's earnings increased in the third quarter, with revenue at the company rising 11% despite facing a strike by the United Auto Workers union; the automaker has now reached a tentative deal to end the nearly six-week strike (More)
Representatives from over 30 retailers joined The National Retail Federation on Capitol Hill yesterday to rally support for the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act, which would make it easier to prosecute theft as a federal felony (More)

Tips & Tricks

Feel Good: An emperor penguin chick hatched for the first time in over a decade at SeaWorld San Diego in September, per a company announcement; SeaWorld San Diego is the only place in the Western Hemisphere outside of Antarctica with emperor penguins and SeaWorld called the hatching “a rare and celebratory event”
Sneak Peek Pt. 1: Watch Lil Rey Howery and Ludacris (aka Chris Bridges) hilariously play off one another in the official trailer for Dashing Through the Snow, an upcoming Christmas film on Disney+ that’s sure to put some laughs in your heartwarming holiday season
Sneak Peek Pt. 2: Anthony Hopkins becomes famed neurologist Sigmund Freud in the teaser trailer for Freud’s Last Session, a film hitting select theaters on December 22nd that depicts an imagined meeting between Sigmund Freud and the Chronicles of Narnia author C.S. Lewis
Bump This: Poolside and Ben Browning team up in the new single “Sea of Dreams,” a psychedelic disco dance track that will set you on the right vibe for going into your weekend - listen on Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube
Chow Down: If you love pumpkin flavor, you don’t need to limit yourself to just pumpkin pie during the fall season - try out this recipe for pumpkin pie layer bars featuring a date-sweetened pumpkin spice custard layered over almond flour and pumpkin crust
Belly Laugh: The concept of a “Florida Man” has long been a viral joke on the internet, and a group of individuals has come together to create the Florida Man Games, a competition they describe as “the most insane athletic showdown on Earth” that involves events like beer-belly wrestling, running from law enforcement, and more
Life Hack: U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Hallegere Murthy continuously says that maintaining strong social connections leads to a more optimistic, creative, and joyful life - here are four ways to strengthen your personal relationships, even if you’re not located in the same place as the people you’re closest to

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Looking Back…

On October 27th: Pinckney’s Treaty, an agreement between the U.S. and Spain, is signed, giving the U.S. navigation rights on the Mississippi River (1795); the first Saturn rocket is successfully launched (1961); Taylor Swift releases 1989, which she described as her first “official pop album” (2014); poet and novelist Sylvia Plath is born (1932).

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