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April 10th, 2023

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In Today’s Brief

Marseille: Two buildings collapse
Biden: Appealing mifepristone ruling
Super Mario Bros: Opening sets records
Norfolk Southern: Another derailment

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Avalanches in the Alps

At least four people lost their lives in an avalanche in the French Alps yesterday, according to France’s Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin.

The avalanche occurred on the Armancette glacier in the country’s region, which is about 18 miles southwest of Chamonix. Emmanuel Coquand, the spokesperson for the local authorities of Haute-Savoie, said that the individuals who were caught in it were backcountry skiing in the mountains, and added that authorities were still confirming the identity of the four victims. A day earlier, nine skiers in Switzerland were airlifted to the hospital after an avalanche was triggered near the summit of Alphubel mountain by the country’s Zermatt ski resort.

Yesterday’s avalanche in the French Alps is one of the country’s deadliest in recent years. Since 2018, France has seen three avalanches that have caused the death of at least four people: one occurred in March 2018, while the other two took place in May 2021.

Masters tournament wraps

Spanish golfer Jon Rahm took home the trophy–and the green jacket–at the 87th Masters yesterday at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

Rahm’s victory came after he began the final round two shots behind Brooks Koepka, who has earned four major titles. The 28-year-old Spanish golfer previously captured the 2021 U.S. Open, making his victory yesterday his second major title. Rahm is now the fourth Spanish golfer to become a Masters champion, joining Sergio Garcia (2017), Jose Maria Olazabal (1994, 1999), and Seve Ballesteros (1980, 1983).

Rahm finished the tournament 12 under, four strokes over Kopeka (-8), who tied for second place with Phil Mickelson. It was Rahm’s fourth victory on the PGA Tour in 2023 so far. This year, he previously came in first place at the Sentry Tournament of Champions, The American Express Tournament, and the Genesis Invitational.

Last Nuremberg prosecutor dies

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., confirmed that Benjamin Ferencz, the last surviving prosecutor from the Nuremberg trials, passed away Friday evening in Florida. He was 103.

Born in Transylvania in 1920, Ferencz immigrated as a boy with his parents to New York. After graduating from Harvard Law School, he fought in Europe during World War II, helping to liberate several concentration camps as a war crimes investigator before turning to the courtroom. At 27, Ferencz was named Chief Prosecutor for Nuremberg’s Einsatzgruppen trial–his first court case–in which he tried 22 former Nazi commanders for crimes against humanity. All the defendants were convicted.

The Nuremberg trials were a series of 13 trials held by the Allies in Nuremberg, Germany, after Germany was defeated in 1945. The defendants included Nazi Party officials and high-ranking military officers, along with German industrialists, doctors, and lawyers.

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Around the Globe

Two buildings collapsed in an explosion in Marseille in southern France; the cause of the blast wasn’t confirmed as of last night and eight people were believed to be under the rubble (More)
China conducted a second consecutive day of military drills around Taiwan, deploying 71 aircraft and nine naval vessels around the island to simulate strikes against targets (More)
A fire engulfed several warehouses in Hamburg and reportedly sent chemical-laden smoke drifting over the German city yesterday; about 140 residents near the blaze were evacuated, and police and the fire department warned people to close their windows (More)

On the Homefront

The Biden administration will appeal a Texas federal judge’s abortion pill ruling that held that the FDA improperly approved mifepristone more than two decades ago (More)
Six people were shot on a South Carolina beach amid a group of teenagers gathering in the Isle of Palms on Friday evening, per local officials (More)
Texas Governor Greg Abbott said he would seek the pardon of U.S. Army Sergeant Daniel Perry one day after Perry was convicted of murder in the shooting death of a man at a Black Lives Matter protest in Austin (More)

Glitz & Games

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The ‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’ earned $377M during its opening weekend, making it the biggest opening weekend of all time for an animated film (More)
Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey will step down and will move into a front-office role with the team, he said during a press conference yesterday (More)
Actor Michael Lerner passed away at age 81; Lerner appeared in TV shows such as Clueless and Glee and was nominated for an Oscar for his role in Barton Frink (More)

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Business & Markets

Tesla reportedly plans to build a factory in Shanghai to make its Megapack energy storage product, according to Chinese state media (More)
The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach remain shut down due to a worker shortage during contract talks with unions; roughly 40% of the foreign goods imported to the U.S. are processed through the two ports (More)
At least 11 cars of a Norfolk Southern train derailed in Jasper, AL, on Saturday; two crew members were hospitalized and later released, and the company says there is no hazmat threat from the derailed cars (More)

Tips & Tricks

Feel Good: Meet Dr. Felicity Fishman, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon who takes the time to draw a customized piece of art on each cast that gets put on a patient after surgery so that, in her words, “the child has something to look forward to instead of being scared”
Sneak Peek: EA Games and Lucasfilm dropped the final gameplay trailer for the upcoming Star Wars Jedi: Survivor launching on April 28th…and the graphics are so good that you’ll forget you’re watching a trailer for a video game
Bump This: Bedroom singer-songwriter Ricky Montgomery captures the perfect springtime vibe in his harmony-heavy single “Eraser” - listen on Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube
Chow Down: Barbecue season is only a couple of months away, giving you plenty of time to master other crowd-pleasing dishes - try out this recipe for a Mediterranean snack board that’s high in protein and has everything you need to make a nutritious plate with plenty of variety
Go Deep: Check out these AI-generated portraits of notable personalities who left us too soon–such as Freddie Mercury and Kurt Cobain–that show how they might look if they were still alive today
Hot Goss: Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn have reportedly ended their relationship after six years together
Life Hack: According to a Harvard psychologist, certain phrases tend to pop up time and time again in the most successful relationships - here are nine phrases to use in your relationship for a healthier and deeper connection with your significant other

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Looking Back…

On April 10th: The RMS Titanic embarks on its maiden voyage (1912); F. Scott Fitzgerald publishes The Great Gatsby (1925); astronomers release the first-ever image of a black hole (2019); football coach and TV commentator John Madden is born (1936).

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