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May 22nd, 2023

Good morning, and happy Monday! This week will be interesting for sports, as the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat are each one game away from becoming conference champions and appearing in the NBA Finals. Since joining the NBA in 1967, Denver has never appeared in the NBA Finals, let alone clinched the title. Let us know which team you’re rooting for!

In Today’s Brief

Europe: Most active volcano erupts
McCarthy: Continued debt talks with Biden
PGA Championship: Koepka takes title
Nirvana: Cobain’s guitar sells at auction

...and more

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El Salvador stadium crush

At least nine people lost their lives and dozens were injured when stampeding soccer fans pushed through one of the access gates at a soccer match in El Salvador over the weekend.

The incident occurred about 16 minutes into the playoff quarterfinal match between Alianza and Club Deportivo at the Cuscatlan stadium in the country’s capital San Salvador. Hundreds of people were reportedly treated at the scene, and at least a hundred others were transported to hospitals. Describing the event as “unprecedented,” President Nayib Bukele said an “exhaustive investigation” into the incident would be carried out by the national police and the attorney general’s office.

Yesterday’s stampede marks the second of its kind to occur at a soccer stadium in the past 12 months. During an October 2022 match in Indonesia, at least 125 people died and around 320 were injured in a crowd crush in one of the world’s deadliest sports stadium disasters.

Zelensky appeals to G7

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Hiroshima over the weekend to meet with leaders at the G7 summit to appeal for continued support in Ukraine’s war against Russia.

Zelensky reportedly arrived on a French government plane after a stopover in Saudi Arabia. During his visit, he met with French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, President Joe Biden, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. His arrival came hours after the U.S. said it would train Ukrainian pilots on American-made F-16 fighter jets and allow allies to provide the advanced warplanes to Kyiv–a move Zelensky called “historic” and that Russia has condemned.

This weekend’s summit also included a number of invited guests, including the leaders of India, Brazil, and Indonesia. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Zelensky yesterday and said India would do “everything we can” to find a resolution to the conflict, though the country remains a major purchaser of Russian oil.

Colombian plane crash

Colombian authorities are still searching for four Indigenous children who were on a small plane that crashed in the Amazon jungle this month but have not been found.

The children have been missing since May 1st when the plane they were traveling in crashed in the jungle. On Wednesday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro wrote in a tweet that the children–aged 13, 9, and 4, as well as an 11-month-old baby–had been found alive thanks to arduous searching by members of the armed forces. However, Petro deleted the tweet on Thursday “because it hasn't been possible to confirm the information” that Colombia’s child welfare agency had provided.

The Cessna 206 aircraft was carrying a total of seven people when it issued a Mayday alert due to engine failure on May 1st. Three adults, including the pilot, died as a result of the crash and their bodies were found inside the plane.

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Around the Globe

Europe’s most active volcano Mount Etna erupted yesterday, raining ash on Catania in eastern Sicily and forcing a suspension of flights at the city’s airport (More)
A 2K-year-old receipt on stone was discovered in Israel along the City of David’s Pilgrimage Road in Jerusalem, according to an announcement from Israeli officials (More)
Paleontologists in Spain discovered what they say is likely a new dinosaur species, part of the large, carnivorous Spinosaurid family; the fossil fragments are reportedly dated from about 127M years ago during the early Cretaceous period (More)

On the Homefront

NAACP Board of Directors issues a travel advisory for Florida saying the state is “openly hostile toward African Americans, people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals” (More)
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he and President Biden will meet today to continue debt limit discussions following a “productive” phone call (More)
A shooting at a nightclub in Kansas City early Sunday morning left three people dead and one in critical condition, according to local law enforcement (More)

Glitz & Games

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‘Fast X’ earns the third-best global opening weekend for a Fast & Furious film after 2017’s Fate of the Furious and 2015’s Furious 7 (More)
Devin Haney retained his undisputed lightweight championship with a unanimous decision over Vasiliy Lomachenko during their boxing match on Saturday at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena (More)
Brooks Koepka took home the PGA Championship title by shooting 3-under-par 67 at Oak Hill Country Club; it is his fifth major championship (More)

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Business & Markets

Major indexes in the stock market closed lower on Friday but ended the week with gains (Dow -0.33%, Nasdaq -0.24%, S&P 500 -0.14%)
American Airlines and JetBlue must end their partnership in the Northeast, per orders from a federal judge; the DOJ sought to undo the alliance arguing it was anti-competitive (More)
Blackstone said it has fully acquired the International Gemological Institute (IGI) from China’s Fosun and the company’s founding family; IGI has 29 laboratories and 18 schools of gemology in 10 countries, with the majority of its laboratories in India (More)

Tips & Tricks

Dive In: Read up on how developers created an app that uses AI to generate shark attack “forecasts” with 89% accuracy, potentially providing a way for beachgoers and surfers to enjoy the water without Jaws swimming up on them
Bump This: Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi lets his massive voice soar over a haunting piano line in his new ballad “Haven’t You Ever Been in Love Before?” - listen on Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube
Rock Out: See the guitar smashed on stage by Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain and signed by all three members of the band that sold for $595K at auction, several times its original estimate
Go Green: A Minnesota bill allowing for recreational marijuana use passed in the Senate and heads to the desk of Governor Tim Walz, who has pledged to sign it into law
Chow Down: We typically share recipes for main courses, but now that summer’s almost here, we figured we shouldn’t sleep on the side dishes - this week, try out this recipe for mango salad that’s sure to add a burst of freshness and flavor to any meal
Hot Goss: Jay-Z and Beyoncé purchased a 30K square-foot concrete home in Malibu and reportedly broke the record for the most expensive home ever sold in California
Life Hack: Whether you’re taking an ice bath, jumping in the ocean, or partaking in a cold shower, researchers keep uncovering mental and physical benefits to cold plunging - here are six protocols for safely trying cold therapy at home, backed by experts in the field

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New images from NASA of Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io.

Follow along with this beginner’s guide to coin rolling.

Looking Back…

On May 22nd: Constantine 1 becomes the first Roman emperor to be baptized in the Christian church (337); Johnny Carson makes his final appearance as host of The Tonight Show (1992); some 160 people lose their lives when a tornado strikes Joplin, Missouri (2011); tennis player Novak Djokovic is born (1987).

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