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April 5th, 2023

Good morning, and happy Wednesday! If you’re reading this email, chances are it’s on a smartphone. In that spirit, we’d like to point out that the very first cell phone call was made 50 years ago on a phone the size of a brick developed by Motorola engineer Martin Cooper. Now, these babies fit in our pockets and allow us to video chat with people on the other side of the world. Isn’t it wild to think of how far technology has come?

In Today’s Brief

Paris: Bans electric scooters
Kentucky: Methanol boat crash
Harry Potter: HBO series nears deal
GM: 5K employees accept buyouts

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Trump pleads not guilty

Former President Donald Trump surrendered to authorities in the Manhattan district attorney’s office yesterday and was arraigned.

Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records following Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg’s investigation into the former president’s alleged role in a hush money payment made to Stormy Daniels (real name Stephanie Clifford) in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election. Yesterday's events mark the first time that a current or former U.S. president has been arrested and has faced criminal charges.

In a press conference at Mar-a-Lago last night, Trump said, “The only crime I have committed is to fearlessly defend our nation from those who seek to destroy it,” adding that “this fake case was brought on only to interfere with the upcoming 2024 election and it should be dropped immediately.”

An Ipsos poll taken this week shows that Trump’s lead has widened over rivals for the Republican party’s presidential nomination after reports emerged of his indictment. More than half of the poll’s respondents believe the charges brought against Trump are politically motivated.

Detained journalist in Russia

Lawyers for the jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich visited him yesterday for the first time, according to reports from the newspaper.

The visitation comes nearly a week after Russian authorities detained Gershkovich and accused him of trying to obtain classified information in the interest of the U.S. government. The Journal’s editor-in-chief Emma Tucker said that Gershkovich was in good health and that she was “encouraged” the attorneys could meet with him. During a briefing yesterday afternoon, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that Gershkovich’s case was a priority for President Biden, and called the charges “ridiculous.”

According to the Russian state news agency TASS, Gershkovich will be held in custody until May 29th. Gershkovich’s arrest marks the first time an American reporter has been arrested on espionage charges in Russia since the Cold War. If convicted, he could face up to 20 years in a Russian prison.

Baby Powder settlement

Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay up to $8.9B over 25 years to settle lawsuits accusing the company of selling Baby Powder and other products that caused cancer.

The company faces about 60K claims from people who say that prolonged use of talcum powder (or “talc”)–which is the active ingredient in products such as Baby Powder and Shower to Shower–can cause ovarian cancer in some women. The claims also allege that talc powder can cause mesothelioma. In a press release announcing the settlement offer, Johnson & Johnson didn’t admit wrongdoing and maintained that its products containing talc powder are safe to use.

Juries have ruled against the company in similar suits in recent years, including a $4.69B verdict from 2018 involving 22 women who alleged their ovarian cancer was caused by using Johnson & Johnson’s powder as a part of their daily hygiene routine.

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Depleted soil means depleted health

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Around the Globe

A Dutch train derailed after colliding with a crane outside of The Hague; one person died in the incident and 19 other passengers were hospitalized (More)
Paris voted to ban rental electric scooters in the city starting September 1st; almost 90% of votes were cast in favor of a ban, though under 8% of eligible individuals turned out to vote, per official results (More)
British boxer Amir Khan was handed a two-year ban from all sports after a test detected the prohibited substance ostarine in his system following his match against Kell Brook last February (More)

On the Homefront

The March 6th death of Irvo Otieno was ruled a homicide by asphyxiation, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of Virginia; Otieno, 28, lost his life while being transferred from jail to a mental health facility (More)
Florida Senate approves a bill to ban abortions after six weeks instead of the current law of 15 weeks; the proposal must still be approved by the House before it reaches the desk of Governor DeSantis (More)
Crews began salvage work on a damaged barge carrying methanol that got stuck against the McAlpine Locks and Dam last week on the Ohio River near Louisville, KY; per local reports, no methanol has been detected in water and air tests around the area (More)

Glitz & Games

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‘John Wick’ spinoff ‘Ballerina’ starring Ana de Armas gets a release date of June 7th, 2024 from Lionsgate (More)
Iowa Hawkeyes point guard Caitlin Clark earned the 2023 Wooden Award for her efforts during this year’s basketball season; Clark has also taken home the Naismith Trophy, Associated Press Player of the Year, Wade Trophy, and USBWA national player of the year (More)
Warner Bros. Discovery is looking to close a deal to produce a ‘Harry Potter’ series on HBO Max that would reportedly be directly based on J.K. Rowling’s original book series, rather than an in-universe spinoff (More)

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Business & Markets

Major indexes in the stock market closed lower yesterday, with the Dow leading losses (Dow -0.59%, Nasdaq -0.52%, S&P 500 -0.58%)
About 5K General Motors salaried workers took buyouts to leave the company, according to the company’s CFO Paul Jacobson (More)
Lionsgate is set to launch a production hub in Atlanta in a studio complex set over 40 acres of land that is scheduled to open later this year, according to a statement from the company (More)

Tips & Tricks

Feel Good: Meet Tom Walsh, a sous chef at a Maryland seafood restaurant who dove into the Baltimore Harbor in mid-March to rescue an unidentified man from a vehicle after the man drove it into the water while in the midst of a mental health crisis
Sneak Peek Pt 1: Watch the high-stakes official trailer #2 for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse that builds upon the story of Miles Morales introduced in the original 2018 animated film
Sneak Peek Pt 2: The second teaser trailer for Greta Gerwig’s Barbie delivers some serious Truman Show vibes set to a remixed version of the Beach Boys’ “Fun, Fun, Fun”
Bump This: Indie pop singer-songwriter Georgia combines dreamy harmonies with techno and synth-pop elements in her new single “It’s Euphoric” - listen on Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube
Nerd Out: Check out this 3D facial approximation photo that a group of Brazilian researchers created using only the skeletal remains of a man who lived in Egypt about 30K years ago; the skeleton is reportedly the oldest Homo sapiens skeleton discovered in Egypt and may be one of the oldest in the world
Hot Goss: Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, 92, and Ann Lesley Smith, 66, have reportedly called off their engagement two weeks after Murdoch publicly announced that the couple planned to wed this summer
Life Hack: Drinking fresh juice alongside healthy small meals is an easy way to ensure you get your recommended servings of fruits and vegetables - here are some juicing tips for beginners and several recipes to get you started

Tip-Offs

Mapping out the world’s areas that contain landmines.

Read the story of pilots who ejected underwater.

See NYC’s tallest building struck by a massive lightning bolt.

An updated list of the countries that have banned TikTok.

Take a look at what’s underneath a Tesla Cybertruck.

Try spotting the cat in this sun-soaked living room.

Five signs that you have healthy spending habits.

…and 15 reasons why 65 isn’t the ideal retirement age.

Looking Back…

On April 5th: George Washington issues the first presidential veto in U.S. history (1792); Kareem Abdul-Jabbar surpasses Wilt Chamberlain as the all-time leading scorer in the NBA (1984); Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain dies at age 27 (1994); actress Bette Davis is born (1908).

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What most people don't know...

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