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May 26th, 2023

Good morning, and happy Friday! Since this coming Monday is Memorial Day, your next Daily Brief will arrive in your inbox on Tuesday, May 30th. We hope you enjoy the long weekend and wish you and your loved ones a happy holiday! If you’d like some ideas on how to spend the time, check out this list of 23 things to do over Memorial Day weekend.

In Today’s Brief

Germany: Officially in a recession
Texas: AG facing impeachment
Boston Celtics: Clinch Game 5 victory
Virgin Galactic: Completes spaceflight

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Wagner Bakhmut withdrawal

The Wagner private mercenary group has begun withdrawing its forces from Bakhmut and transferring its positions there to regular Russian troops, per a video statement from the group’s founder Yevgeny Prigozhin.

Bakhmut has been the site of a seven-month-long battle that has been the war’s longest and bloodiest conflict. Prigozhin announced the city’s capture on Saturday and said his forces would pull out by June 1st. According to Ukrainian military officials, Russia has replaced its Wagner units with regular soldiers on the city’s outskirts while the group’s fighters remain inside it. Ukraine’s military also maintains that Bakhmut has not fully fallen to Russian forces.

The withdrawal announcement comes one day after Prigozhin claimed that his force lost more than 10K fighters in the city. Per Prigozhin, about 20% of the 50K Russian convicts he recruited to fight in the 15-month war lost their lives in battles in and around Bakhmut, which had a pre-war population of around 70K.

Supreme Court curbs EBA

The Supreme Court issued a ruling yesterday that limits the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to oversee certain bodies of water.

In 2004, an Idaho couple obtained county permits needed to develop a vacant residential lot they purchased. However, the EPA informed them the land was subject to its review because it contained wetlands about 300 feet from a nearby lake. An appeals court sided with the EPA in 2021, and the plaintiffs asked the Supreme Court to provide a clearer definition of what the law meant when it gave the EPA power to regulate the “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act.

While the Supreme Court’s ruling was unanimous, a majority of the justices said the lack of clarity about what types of waters the Clean Water Act covers was difficult for landowners to understand. They contended that the couple’s property lacked enough connection to the lake, and therefore, permits aren’t required to develop it.

Oath Keepers sentenced

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was sentenced to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy for his role in events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021.

Alongside Rhodes, Kelly Meggs–the leader of the Florida chapter of the organization–was sentenced to 12 years in prison. In a statement from the Justice Department, Attorney General Merrick Garland said that the sentences “reflect the grave threat the actions of these defendants posed to our democratic institutions,” adding that the U.S. “proved at trial that the Oath Keepers plotted for months to violently disrupt the peaceful transfer of power from one administration to the next.”

Yesterday's sentencing comes about three weeks after Proud Boys leader Henry “Enrique” Tarrio and three others were found guilty of seditious conspiracy for their roles in connection to Jan 6th. The sentence handed down to Rhodes is the longest one given so far related to Jan 6th.

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Around the Globe

Germany’s economy is officially in a recession after contracting by 0.3% in the first quarter of the year, following the 0.5% contraction in the final three months of 2022 (More)
Killer whales damaged another sailing boat off the coast of Spain, per a statement from the local maritime rescue service; there have now been dozens of recorded orca attacks on vessels this year on Spanish and Portuguese coasts (More)
One of four remaining fugitives from the 1994 Rwandan genocide has been captured, according to UN prosecutors; Fulgence Kayishema was reportedly arrested in South Africa and is expected to face trial in Rwanda (More)

On the Homefront

President Biden is set to pick General Charles “CQ” Brown Jr as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; if confirmed, General Brown would be the only other black chairman of the joint chiefs in U.S. history besides General Colin Powell (More)
A Texas House committee voted unanimously to recommend the impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton; the House could vote on the recommendation as soon as today (More)
Jacob Chansley was released from a halfway house, according to his attorney; Chansley became known for entering the U.S. Capitol shirtless and wearing a horned coyote-fur headdress on Jan 6th (More)

Glitz & Games

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‘Carrie’ remake actress Samantha Weinstein passed away at age 28 after a battle with ovarian cancer, according to a statement posted to her Instagram (More)
The U.S. advances to the ice hockey world championship semifinals after beating the Czech Republic 3-0; it is Team USA’s eighth straight victory in the tournament (More)
Boston Celtics defeat the Miami Heat with a final score of 110-97 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals; the Heat lead the series 3-2 (More)

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Business & Markets

Major indexes in the stock market ended mixed, with Nvidia’s stock surge pushing the Nasdaq’s gains (Dow -0.11%, Nasdaq +1.71%, S&P 500 +0.88%)
Virgin Galactic completed its first spaceflight in nearly two years yesterday; the company’s Unity 25 mission marks the company’s fifth spaceflight to date and is the first since launching founder Sir Richard Branson to the edge of space in July 2021 (More)
OpenAI expands ChatGPT mobile app access to 11 more countries, including Croatia, France, Germany, New Zealand, Nigeria, South Korea, the U.K., and others (More)

Tips & Tricks

Feel Good: Read up on how a study conducted by the British Trust for Ornithology revealed that 22 butterfly populations grew by 200% higher in people’s gardens than in other habitats (yet another reason to plant a garden and tend to it!)
Sneak Peek: After watching the main trailer for the upcoming Warner Bros. film Barbie, we have to admit…director Greta Gerwig might really be onto something here
Bump This: Alternative folk-rocker Ben Howard’s new single “Walking Backwards” is the perfect chill soundtrack to start off the last day of the workweek - listen on Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube
Game On: Spider-Man fans rejoice and take in the first-ever gameplay footage of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, coming to PlayStation 5 this fall (the game features Kraven the Hunter, the Lizard, Peter Parker, Miles Morales, and fan favorite Venom)
Chow Down: If you’re in the mood to indulge your sweet tooth over the long weekend, try out this four-ingredient recipe for strawberry compote that’s lightly sweet, bright with lemon, and serves as the perfect topping for waffles, ice cream, and more
Go Deep: Learn about the different ways that Russia, despite sanctions, has managed to earn $386B from selling fossil fuels like oil, gas, and coal since the war in Ukraine began in February 2022
Life Hack: Plastics don’t just harm our planet; they also work their way into our food from plastic containers and can get into the body when babies chew on plastic toys or drink from plastic straws - here are three easy ways to reduce your plastic exposure at home without inconveniencing yourself

Tip-Offs

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…and see what happens if the U.S. hits the debt ceiling.

Therapists’ advice on how to best get over a breakup.

Meet the photographer who captured 2000s pop stars.

The U.S. Surgeon General’s latest warning: social media.

Learn how pickpockets steal things right off your wrist.

Earth’s most popular destinations for digital nomads.

Looking Back…

On May 26th: The Ford Motor Company ends production of the Model T (1927); the British begin evacuating their troops from Dunkirk, France, during WWII (1940); Guyana gains its independence from Britain (1966); singer and songwriter Lauryn Hill is born (1975).

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