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Your Daily BriefJune 19th, 2023 |
Good morning, and happy Monday! Today is Juneteenth, a federal holiday that recognizes the end of slavery in the United States. While the day of observance has now been around for over 160 years, today marks only the second time it will be commemorated as a federally-recognized holiday. Read up a little bit on Juneteenth, and if you have the day off, we hope it’s a great one!
In Today’s Brief
- Blinken: Meets Chinese foreign minister
- NYC: Man stabs dog in Central Park
- The Flash: Opening weekend falls short
- UPS: Union votes to authorize strike
...and more
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Music festival shooting
Two people lost their lives and three others were injured after a shooting at the dance music festival Beyond Wonderland in Washington state on Saturday.
The show, produced by Insomniac Events, had been taking place at The Gorge Amphitheatre in the city of George, roughly 150 miles east of Seattle. Authorities from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office reported that the incident occurred around 8:30 PM local time in the festival’s camping area, with the gunman firing randomly into the crowd. The suspect was reportedly shot in his confrontation with police and was taken into custody. As of last night, neither the names of the gunman nor the victims have been released.
The festival continued on Saturday night despite the shooting, but Insomniac Events announced the cancellation of the day’s performances yesterday. Beyond Wonderland is one of Insomniac's flagship festival brands and is hosted annually at the Gorge Amphitheatre, along with other locations.
Vietnam whistleblower dies
Daniel Ellsberg, the whistleblower who exposed the extent of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, died at age 92 following a battle with pancreatic cancer, according to a statement from his family.
Ellsberg was working as an analyst for the RAND Corporation in 1969 when he and his colleague Anthony Russo secretly photocopied a 7K-page study called the “Pentagon Papers,” which the Defense Department privately commissioned. The study revealed that the U.S. government knew early on that its forces could not prevail in the Vietnam War, which contradicted the government’s public statements. After Ellsberg took the study to the New York Times reporter Neil Sheehan, the revelations they contained helped bring an end to the conflict.
The Pentagon Papers created a First Amendment clash between the Nixon administration and the New York Times, with government officials casting the reporting as an act of espionage. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the freedom of the press.
Rickie Fowler takes US Open
American golfer Wyndham Clark took home the trophy at the 123rd U.S. Open yesterday at the Los Angeles Country Club in Southern California.
Clark’s victory marks his second career championship on the PGA Tour and his first major tournament title. He previously clinched the Wells Fargo Championship trophy in May. Last year, he finished tied for 75th at the 2021 PGA Championship and tied for 76th at The Open Championship. The Denver-born golfer began the final round yesterday tied with fellow American Rickie Fowler at 10 under par. Throughout the day, the two of them became tied up with Irish golfer Rory McIlroy, who has 23 PGA titles to his name.
Clark, 29, finished the tournament at 10 under, one stroke over McIlroy, who came in second place at -9. Scottie Sheffler came in third at -7 after Fowler fell out of the top three during the latter part of the final round.
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Around the Globe
- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited China and met with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang during the first visit to China by a U.S. secretary of state in five years (More)
- A woman who was declared dead but was still alive in a coffin during her wake in Ecuador last week passed away due to an ischemic stroke after spending seven days in intensive care (More)
- An ISIS-linked attack on a school in Uganda near the border with the Congo left at least 41 people dead, including 38 students, according to Ugandan officials (More)
On the Homefront
- A man stabbed a pit bull-German shepherd mix in Central Park following a quarrel with the dog’s owner; the injured dog was transported to a local animal clinic, where it was reportedly euthanized after the incident on Saturday evening (More)
- Energy company Enbridge must remove part of its pipeline on tribal lands in Wisconsin and pay the Bad River Native American tribe more than $5M for trespassing, per an order from a federal judge (More)
- 10 teenagers were shot at a party in downtown St. Louis at an office building early yesterday morning; the incident took place on the fifth floor of the building and at least one of the teenagers died, per local authorities (More)
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- Author Carol Higgins Clark, known for penning the best-selling Regan Reilly mystery series, passed away at 66; her death occurred on June 12th but was first reported this weekend (More)
- Warner Bros. superhero film ‘The Flash’ starring Ezra Miller earned $55M over its opening weekend; the film reportedly has a budget of over $220M (More)
- Three-time NBA Sixth Man of the Year Lou Williams announced his retirement from professional basketball after a 17-year-long career (More)
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Business & Markets
- Major indexes ended Friday’s trading session lower, with the Nasdaq leading losses (Dow -0.32%, Nasdaq -0.68%, S&P 500 -0.37%)
- Live Nation and SeatGeek will start displaying the full price of event tickets upfront when customers purchase them on their websites, according to a statement from both companies (More)
- Members of the Teamsters Union voted to authorize a strike at UPS starting on August 1st; members at UPS voted 97% in favor of authorizing a strike if there is no agreement in contract talks taking place now between the company and the union by that time (More)
Tips & Tricks
- Feel Good: To combat learning loss over the summer, Tennessee is funding the delivery of surprise books to keep more than 200K kids engaged with reading; the state’s Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation will deliver 1.2M books to students, teachers, and librarians
- Sneak Peek: Watch the official trailer for Wonderwell, Carrie Fischer’s final film role - it’s a story about an American girl in an Italian village who gets swept up in a fantasy land and a magical adventure
- Bump This: Hybrid R&B and electro-pop singer Leigh-Anne will start your day off with a fresh dose of disco in her single “Don’t Say Love” - listen on Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube
- Chow Down: If you happen to have the day off today, kick back and relax with this recipe for a Cosmopolitan cocktail - the classic vodka and cranberry juice drink may be retro, but it’s also still refreshing and delicious
- Go Deep: Albert Einstein has become synonymous with genius, but like the rest of us, he also made mistakes every now and again - read up on what Einstein’s biggest blunder was, according to Einstein himself
- Hot Goss: Kourtney Kardashian announced that she is pregnant at Travis Barker’s concert with blink-182 on Friday, holding up a sign in reference to the band’s music video for the 1999 song “All the Small Things”
- Life Hack: Believe it or not, running errands can be opportunities for surprising micro-connections that evoke feelings of belonging and camaraderie - here are some tips on how to use errands as chances for connection and self-discovery in your everyday life
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Looking Back…
On June 19th: The first Father’s Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington (1910); Major General Gordon Granger arrives in Galveston Bay, Texas, with 2K Union troops to proclaim the emancipation of more than 250K enslaved Black people in the state (1865); the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Golden State Warriors to claim the franchise’s first NBA title (2016); writer Salman Rushdie is born (1947).
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