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April 11th, 2023

Good morning, and happy Tuesday! This month is a big one for India, as the country is supposedly set to dethrone China as the most populous country in the world, a title which it has held since at least 1950 when the UN began collecting global population data. That said, researchers can’t pinpoint exactly when it will happen…all they know is that it will happen. Whenever it does, we’ll be sure to let you know!

In Today’s Brief

Israel: March to West Bank outpost
Biden: Hints at running in 2024
ABBA: Longtime guitarist dies
Apple: 40% drop in Mac shipments

...and more

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Shootings in Louisville

Five people lost their lives yesterday and at least eight were hospitalized after a shooting at a bank in downtown Louisville, Kentucky.

The shooting occurred around 8:30 AM local time at a building near Slugger Field that houses an Old National Bank location. Witnesses inside the building said they saw a man fire multiple shots inside the bank on the first floor, near the conference room area. A total of nine people were wounded in the incident, including two police officers. Officers reportedly arrived within three minutes of being dispatched and exchanged gunfire with the suspect, who was later identified as 25-year-old Connor Sturgeon, a former employee of the bank. Sturgeon died on the scene.

Less than three hours after the bank shooting, Lousiville police responded to a call about a separate shooting outside of a community college that left one person dead and one injured.

Intelligence leak fallout

Alongside officials from the Pentagon and the White House, the U.S. Justice Department is investigating the leak of classified documents regarding the war in Ukraine.

The documents–which reportedly included sensitive information about the war in Ukraine, China, and U.S. allies–first surfaced on online platforms such as Twitter and Telegram, as well as on a Discord server for the video game Minecraft. Pentagon spokesperson Chris Meagher said the U.S. doesn’t know how the documents were made public, adding that the secrets disclosed in the leak could have “tremendous implications” and that the information “could lead to people losing their lives.”

Yesterday, Ukraine officials reportedly amended some military plans ahead of its planned counter-offensive due to the leaked documents. At the same time, Russian officials claimed that their forces had taken control of more than 75% of Bakhmut, which, in terms of casualties, has been the site of one of the deadliest battles of the 13-month-long conflict.

FBI warns of juice jacking

The FBI has warned people to not use public phone charging stations due to an increased risk of hackers hijacking phones with malware, a process known as “juice jacking.”

In a tweet, the FBI’s Denver Office said: “Avoid using free charging stations in airports, hotels or shopping centers. Bad actors have figured out ways to use public USB ports to introduce malware and monitoring software onto devices.” The FCC also said on its landing page that compromised USB ports “can lock a device or export personal data and passwords directly to the perpetrator.” As a precaution, both the FBI and FCC urged people to carry their own chargers and USB cords while traveling and to directly plug them into electrical outlets instead.

Public charging stations have multiplied in recent years as airports, hotels, shopping centers, and other public areas have increased services to accommodate growing numbers of people with smartphones.

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Around the Globe

A sixth body was found in the French Alps after an avalanche that was triggered yesterday; two of the deceased individuals were mountain guides, per local authorities (More)
Thousands of Israelis led by at least seven Cabinet ministers marched to the evacuated West Bank settlement of Evyatar in an apparent campaign to call on the government to allow the outpost to be repopulated (More)
A boat carrying about 400 migrants and refugees is adrift between Italy and Malta and awaiting rescue from Italy’s coast guard; the boat has reportedly been adrift for three days, has taken on water, and is without a captain (More)

On the Homefront

President Biden plans to run for president in 2024 but was not prepared to announce it yet, according to remarks he gave during an interview yesterday (More)
The mother of a 6-year-old boy who wounded his teacher with a gunshot in January will face charges in the shooting, a Virginia prosecutor announced (More)
State Department officially declares Evan Gershkovich wrongfully detained in Russia; the designation puts Gershkovich’s case under the purview of the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs (More)

Glitz & Games

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ABBA guitarist Lasse Wellande passed away following a battle with cancer, according to his family and the band; Wellande toured and recorded with the Swedish group over a span of nearly 50 years (More)
Will Zalatoris will miss the rest of the golf season after undergoing a surgical procedure on his back, he said yesterday (More)
Kim Kardashian was cast in a lead role in ‘American Horror Story’ for the show’s upcoming 12th season; Emma Roberts is also set to return (More)

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Business & Markets

Major indexes in the stock market ended mixed, with the Nasdaq paring losses throughout the day (Dow +0.30%, Nasdaq -0.03%, S&P 500 +0.10%)
FTX’s new management team released an initial report on what led to the collapse of the digital currency exchange under Sam Bankman-Fried’s leadership, citing “hubris, incompetence, and greed” (More)
Apple Mac shipments fell 40.5% in the first quarter of 2023 compared with the same period last year, according to market research firm IDC (More)

Tips & Tricks

Feel Good: Hear the story of how a fisherman retrieved a lost digital camera from the waters of Colorado’s Animas River and was able to track down the camera’s owner–who lost it 13 years ago–by posting its photos to Facebook and asking people for help identifying the people in them
Bump This: Indie singer-songwriter Jana Horn channels the downtempo melancholy of 90s music in her new stripped-down single “Days Go By” - listen on Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube
Chow Down: If you’re on the go in the mornings and want to get something in your stomach, this recipe for warm chia pear porridge is easy to whip up in under 30 minutes for a warm and filling breakfast
Nerd Out: Observers using the Hubble Space Telescope discovered a supermassive black hole that was ejected from its own galaxy and is being trailed by a 200K light-year-long chain of infant stars; the black hole has a mass equivalent to 20M suns and is reportedly traveling fast enough to cover the distance between Earth and the Moon in 14 minutes
Go Deep: Read about Bonnie Gooch, a 78-year-old Missouri woman who, after last week, has been arrested not once, not twice, but three times for bank robbery...and who now faces a potential third conviction
Hot Goss: The Dalai Lama issued an apology after a video of him kissing a young boy on the lips and asking him to “suck my tongue” went viral and sparked criticism online
Life Hack: It’s an alluring thought to earn a little extra income on the side, and early in the morning or late at night can be the perfect time for some added productivity - check out these four side hustles for early birds and night owls that may surprise you

Tip-Offs

This year’s list of the world’s 10 busiest airports.

Examining the rise of background checks in online dating.

…and the booming market of secondhand clothing.

The lost neighborhood beneath NYC’s Central Park.

How to find the meaning behind your recurring dreams.

A photographer’s secrets to taking epic space photos.

…and a shot from James Webb of the rings of Uranus.

See if rising temperatures are leading to more home runs.

Looking Back…

On April 11th: Napoleon abdicates unconditionally and the Treaty of Fontainebleau is established (1814); Apollo 13 is launched from what is now Cape Canaveral, Florida (1970); Frank Sinatra records “Strangers in the Night” for his album of the same name (1966); jurist and statesman Charles Evans Hughes is born (1862).

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