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May 5th, 2023

Good morning, and happy Friday! Did you know that there is a Video Game Hall of Fame? The Last of Us, Wii Sports, and Computer Space–the world’s first commercial video game–were announced as part of the class of 2023. The Video Game Hall of Fame opened at the Strong Museum in 2015, and this year’s additions bring the total number of titles enshrined since then to 40. What other titles do you think belong in the Video Game Hall of Fame?

In Today’s Brief

Pakistan: Teachers targeted in shooting
Dallas: Hackers attack city services
Simon & Schuster: Up for sale again
Shopify: Cuts another 20% of jobs

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Proud Boys conviction

Proud Boys leader Henry “Enrique” Tarrio and three others were found guilty of seditious conspiracy yesterday for their roles in events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021.

Per federal law, seditious conspiracy is committed when two or more people in the U.S. conspire to overthrow, destroy, seize the property of or levy war against the U.S. government, or to prevent the execution of any U.S. law. It is among the most weighty charges the Justice Department has sought in connection to Jan. 6th, carrying up to 20 years in prison.

The other three Proud Boys members convicted are Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, and Zachary Rehl. Prosecutors have now secured seditious conspiracy convictions or guilty pleas for 15 Jan. 6th defendants–six associated with the Proud Boys and nine associated with the Oath Keepers. In April, the DOJ said over 1K people have been charged in connection to Jan. 6th events at the Capitol.

Ed Sheeran verdict

A New York jury found English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran not liable in a case where he was accused of copying the music from Marvin Gaye’s 1973 song "Let's Get It On" in his 2014 hit “Thinking Out Loud.”

The copyright infringement lawsuit was brought by the family of singer-songwriter Ed Townsend, who co-wrote Gaye’s song. The suit reportedly sought $100M in damages. Though Sheeran and co-writer Amy Wadge wrote a similar chord progression for “Thinking Out Loud” to the progression used in “Let’s Get It On,” Sheeran’s team argued that those chords belonged to the “songwriter’s toolkit.”

Songwriters and the music industry have closely followed the case, expecting ramifications for musicians’ creative freedom. Sheeran has faced several lawsuits in the past for copyright infringement. In 2016, two songwriters accused him of copying the melody of one of their songs for his song “Photograph.” He settled the lawsuit the following year and granted co-writing credit to the plaintiffs.

Subway chokehold homicide

Protests erupted in New York City following the death of a man who was held in a chokehold on a subway earlier in the week.

Jordan Neely, 30, was reportedly having a mental episode on the train and allegedly threatened strangers when a 24-year-old former U.S. Marine veteran tackled him to the ground and put him in a chokehold, according to witnesses and police. Video footage of the incident shows Neely losing consciousness while being held in the chokehold for 2 minutes and 55 seconds. Police questioned the former Marine after the incident but released him without charges, and medical examiner ruled Neely’s death as a homicide.

According to New York authorities, Neely had been arrested 42 times since 2013 and was believed to be unhoused. His most recent arrest was in November 2021 for reportedly punching a 67-year-old female passenger in the face as she exited a subway station.

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Around the Globe

Seven teachers were killed in a school shooting in Northwest Pakistan and another teacher died in a separate attack; the targeted teachers were reportedly members of Pakistan’s minority Shiite community (More)
A store selling substances such as heroin, cocaine, meth, MDMA, and more has opened in downtown Vancouver; it is the only brick-and-mortar store selling drugs in Canada and the owner plans to launch a constitutional challenge if arrested (More)
The Yangtze giant softshell turtle is on the brink of extinction after the last known remaining female was found dead in Vietnam last week; only two known living Yangtzes remain on earth, and both are males (More)

On the Homefront

Several public services in Dallas were disrupted by hacker sabotage, per city officials; courts were closed and emergency services websites were reportedly knocked offline (More)
NWS confirms that a tornado touched down in Los Angeles County for the second time in less than two months, partially tearing off rooftops in the Carson neighborhood (More)
The U.S. denied claims made by Russia that it masterminded the alleged drone attack on the Kremlin on Wednesday (More)

Glitz & Games

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Artist-turned-publisher of DC Comics Jim Lee was named president as well as CCO of the company, which is part of Warner Bros. Discovery (More)
Napoli took home their first Italian Serie A title in 33 years after a 1-1 draw at Udinese; the title is Napoli’s third in Italy’s top division and the first since Argentine Diego Maradona led them to championships in 1987 and 1990 (More)
Book publisher Simon & Schuster is once again up for sale by parent company Paramount Global, according to CEO Bob Bakish (More)

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Business & Markets

Major indexes in the stock market fell for the fourth straight day amid turmoil in regional bank names (Dow -0.86%, Nasdaq -0.49%, S&P 500 -0.72%)
eCommerce platform Shopify announced it is laying off 20% of its workforce; last July, the company cut 10% of its workforce after Lutke said he had misjudged how long the eCommerce boom fueled by the Covid-19 pandemic would last (More)
Regional bank stocks continued dropping during yesterday’s trading session; shares of PacWest (NASDAQ: PACW) led losses, closing down over 50% lower (More)

Tips & Tricks

Feel Good: Meet John Hamilton, one of Britain’s last remaining Dunkirk veterans who still walks a mile every day after celebrating his 105th birthday, and says that the “key to a long life is exercising” due to both the mental and physical stimulation that comes with it
Speak Peek: Watch the official trailer for Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis), a documentary exploring the two men behind some of the most iconic album covers of the 1970s, featuring interviews from Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Roger Waters, Paul McCartney, and more
Bump This: Lauren Daigle makes a muted trumpet line and smoky vocals sound cool again in her new single “New” - listen on Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube
Chow Down: Brunches and the weekend go together like sand and the beach, and you don’t always have to go out to eat to make it happen - from French toast to frittatas, here are 60 brunch recipes that you can whip up in the comfort of your home
Nerd Out: Read up on a new study proving that, even though they have smaller brains, giraffes can display statistical reasoning abilities similar to primates…and that the ability to make statistical inferences may be more widespread in the animal kingdom than previously thought
Hot Goss: TV host Maria Menounos revealed that she has survived stage 2 pancreatic cancer after being diagnosed in January and is now cancer free; in 2017, she was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor and underwent a successful operation
Life Hack: Protein is critical for providing the fuel and energy your body needs, and not getting enough of it can be detrimental - here are five signs and symptoms of protein deficiency and some tips on how to get back on track

Tip-Offs

America’s best and worst cities for dog owners.

Each state’s price difference between Uber and Lyft.

What studios & producers have to say on the writer’s strike.

…and what 100 people have to say about feeling lonely.

The science behind why some animals eat their young.

How to figure out whether you own too many clothes.

A guide to tomorrow’s coronation of King Charles III.

…and a Delta flight gets delayed by a swarm of bees.

Looking Back…

On May 5th: Forces commanded by generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee engage in the Battle of the Wilderness near Fredericksburg, Virginia, during the American Civil War (1864); Virginia Woolf publishes To the Lighthouse (1927); Alan Shepard, Jr. becomes the first U.S. astronaut to travel in space (1961); singer and songwriter Adele is born (1988).

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