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April 26th, 2023

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In Today’s Brief

Ukraine: Russian forces strike museum
Hunter Biden: Attending paternity hearings
Harry Belafonte: Dies at age 96
GM: Retiring the Chevy Bolt

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Biden seeks reelection

President Biden announced that he is officially running for reelection in 2024.

The announcement came on the four-year anniversary of Biden’s entry into the 2020 presidential race. In his video announcement, he said, “The question we’re facing is, whether in the years ahead, we have more freedom or less freedom. More rights or fewer…that’s why I’m running for reelection.” Biden’s declaration makes him the third Democrat to declare candidacy, following Marianne Williamson and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Republicans who have so far declared include Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, Asa Hutchinson, and former President Donald Trump.

At age 78, Biden became the oldest person to assume the presidency when he was elected in 2020. If reelected, he would be 86 years old at the conclusion of the second term. According to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, President Biden’s public approval fell to 39% on April 20th, nearing the lowest level of his presidency.

Sudan lab seizure

The World Health Organization said there is a “high risk of biological hazard” at a lab in Sudan that was seized yesterday amid ongoing conflict between the Sudanese military and the Rapid Support Forces militia.

According to WHO officials, one of the warring parties took control of the National Public Health Laboratory and ejected the lab’s technicians. A range of hazardous and biological materials are reportedly stored in the lab, including polio, measles, and cholera pathogens, per the WHO. The lab–which also contains a blood bank–is near the center of Sudan’s capital Khartoum and lies just outside the area where Sudan’s military headquarters are located.

Yesterday’s lab seizure came on the first day of a 72-hour ceasefire that the Sudanese military and Rapid Support Forces agreed to begin at midnight local time on Monday. Over 500 people have died in the conflict since it began on April 15th, including one U.S. citizen.

New blue hole discovered

Scientists revealed the discovery of the world’s second-deepest blue hole in Chetumal Bay, off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico.

Dubbed Taam Ja’–which translates to “deep water” in Mayan–the sinkhole was originally discovered in 2021, but was documented recently in the scientific journal Frontiers In Marine Science. According to the contributing scientists, they conducted a study using scuba, echosounders, CTD profilers, and water sample collections to determine the hole’s maximum depth of 899 feet. Per the journal, the hole is “likely the deepest known blue hole in the region.”

Blue holes are underwater sinkholes that are believed to have formed during the latter ice ages around 11K years ago due to the erosion of limestone terrains. In terms of depth, Taam Ja’ is second only to one found in Sansha Yongle, China, which is 984 feet deep. The Great Blue Hole off the coast of Belize, by comparison, is 410 feet deep.

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Around the Globe

Russian forces attacked a museum in the city of Kupiansk in eastern Ukraine yesterday; one person was left dead and at least 10 more were injured and buried underneath rubble, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (More)
A Japanese company seeking to carry out the first private Moon landing said the mission likely failed, with Tokyo-based iSpace losing communication with its Hakuto-R lunar lander moments before it was due to touch down (More)
The death toll from a Kenyan cult has risen to 87 amid an investigation into its leader who allegedly told followers to starve themselves to death near the coastal town of Malindi; the number may rise as authorities continue exhumations of mass graves (More)

On the Homefront

Hunter Biden must attend all paternity-related court hearings in Arkansas for the ongoing case, the presiding judge ruled; he will be required to be present during the next in-person hearing scheduled on May 1st (More)
Nearly 10M acres in the Gulf of Maine have been designated for potential offshore wind development, according to a statement from the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (More)
New home sales in March rose 9.6% from the prior month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 683K, according to a report from the Census Bureau (More)

Glitz & Games

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Caribbean-American actor and singer Harry Belafonte passed away at age 96 due to congestive heart failure in his New York home (More)
Bryan Reynolds and the Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed to an eight-year contract extension that marks the largest deal in franchise history, per multiple sources (More)
Denver Nuggets & Phoenix Suns advance to the semifinals of the NBA playoffs (More)

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Business & Markets

Major indexes in the stock market closed lower, with the Nasdaq leading losses (Dow -1.02%, Nasdaq -1.98%, S&P 500 -1.58%)
General Motors will stop producing the Chevy Bolt & the Bolt EUV by the end of 2023, according to the company’s Chair and CEO Mary Barra (More)
Shares of First Republic (NYSE: FRC) reached a record low after news broke that it lost about 40% of its deposits during the first quarter; the stock closed down over 49% (More)

Tips & Tricks

Sneak Peek: Watch the official teaser for the third season of Netflix’s The Witcher, which will be lead actor Henry Cavill’s last season playing the titular character
Bump This: All-female alt-pop group MUNA will get your foot tapping with the groovy 80s synth bass line in their new single “One That Got Away” - listen on Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube
Jaw Drop: In India, a diamond company discovered a small diamond inside of a larger, hollow diamond, making it the second discovery of its kind in recorded history; dubbed the “Beating Heart,” the company hopes to leave it uncut and unpolished to promote the natural splendor of the gemology
Chow Down: Gone are the days of reheating frozen quiche - if you’re in the mood to spend a leisurely couple of hours baking, try out this recipe for homemade spinach quiche that may inspire you to open your own patisserie down the street
Go Deep: Read up on how the first babies conceived with a sperm-injecting robot have been born recently…and the different kinds of effects this new technology might have on the future of the human race
Hot Goss: Harry Potter alum Daniel Radcliffe and his girlfriend Erin Darke are officially parents after recently welcoming their first baby together, their reps have confirmed
Life Hack: Have you ever examined whether you’re the intense type or more on the chill side? Here are seven signs that you might have a type B personality, and if you are, some tips on how to thrive in both the workplace and in your personal relationships

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Read one woman’s account of surviving a plane crash.

How Andy Warhol may influence AI copyright law.

...and how history was shaped by these five letters.

One sword expert's commentary on lightsaber battles.

A movie theater gets visited by a popcorn-loving moose.

…and a woman gets arrested with a 24-carat golden gun.

Looking Back…

On April 26th: An explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant releases large amounts of radioactive material into the atmosphere (1986); the first permanent English settlers in North America land at Cape Henry (1607); Kurosawa Akira’s film Seven Samurai is released in Japan (1954); actor and martial artist Jet Li is born (1963).

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