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June 20th, 2023

Good morning, and happy Tuesday! In Italy, a fisherman recently caught a nine-pound catfish that is likely the largest such catch the world has ever seen. Allessandro Biancardi said the 330-pound fish he captured in the Po River was the result of 23 years of hard work, and he apparently beat the previous world record by over an inch. What we want to know is: how on earth does a catfish get that big?

In Today’s Brief

New Zealand: Axe attack at three restaurants
Oklahoma: Storms knock out power to 165K
Bebe Rexha: Hit with a phone during concert
Intel: Reveals landmark German investment

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Titanic submarine tour missing

A tourist submarine that takes passengers down to the bottom of the ocean to view the RMS Titanic shipwreck went missing on Sunday, prompting a search and rescue operation in the mid-Atlantic Ocean.

The submarine belongs to OceanGate Expeditions, a company that provides crewed submersible services for exploration, industry, and research purposes. The U.S. Coast Guard is participating in the search and has reported that five people are aboard the vessel, including one crew member and four passengers. As of last night, an air search was underway and several ships were en route to the area to assist.

In a tweet, the Coast Guard said that the crew of the Polar Prince–the ship that ferried it to the dive site–lost contact with the vessel “approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes” into its dive on Sunday. Per OceanGate’s website, the submersible that went missing has life support capabilities sufficient to sustain its five-person crew for 96 hours.

Xi meets Blinken in China

Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to China and met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang on the first visit to China by a U.S. secretary of state in five years.

Biden and Xi last met on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Indonesia in November. While they pledged more frequent communication between the U.S. and China at that meeting, ties have since deteriorated. Per Blinken, he and Xi agreed to “stabilize” ties so that the two countries don’t veer into conflict. However, Blinken said the talks failed to produce any major breakthroughs and that his request for better communications between their militaries was rebuffed.

Taiwan was reportedly a core issue during his meeting with Xi. Speaking to reporters during a press conference, Blinken said: “We do not support Taiwan independence. We remain opposed to any unilateral changes to the status quo by either side. We continue to expect the peaceful resolution of cross-strait differences.”

Record commercial plane deal

European aircraft manufacturer Airbus secured a historic deal involving the most commercial jets ever purchased by a single airline.

On the opening day of the Paris Airshow yesterday, the French-based Airbus announced an order for 500 of its A320 planes from Indian airline IndiGo. The two companies said it was the single biggest purchase agreement in commercial aviation history. The deal comes less than four months after rival carrier Air India ordered more than 470 jets from Airbus and Boeing to help it better serve the growing market for air travel within India. Airbus said it expects to deliver the aircraft from the IndiGo deal between 2030 and 2035.

Founded in 2006, IndiGo is India’s top airline by market share, accounting for nearly 60% of the country’s domestic market. According to a June 1st report by Barclays, Indian carriers now have the second-largest order numbers with aircraft manufacturers, with an over 6% share of the industry backlog.

Note: Our third headline yesterday mistakenly read, “Rickie Fowler takes US Open.” Wyndham Clark is the 2023 U.S. Open champion, not Rickie Fowler, which the body of our story reflected.

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Around the Globe

A man wielding an axe attacked diners at three New Zealand restaurants yesterday before he was arrested by police; four people were hospitalized, according to local authorities (More)
Ukraine’s counteroffensive is gaining traction in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, according to Kyiv’s Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar; per Maliar, Ukraine has retaken eight villages in the last two weeks (More)
The UK Parliament voted to uphold a report on Boris Johnson which found that the former Prime Minister deliberately misled lawmakers when he said that Covid rules had been followed at 10 Downing Street at all times during the pandemic (More)

On the Homefront

More than 300K customers in the southern U.S. were without power yesterday following weekend storms; Oklahoma was the state hardest hit, with over 165K customers still without electricity (More)
A radio station based in Portland debuted the first AI-powered DJ; the DJ was developed by Futuri Media’s GPT-4-based “RadioGPT,” which generates scripts based on trending news and other inputs it then reads with a synthetic voice (More)
At least five people were shot in Milwaukee yesterday in an area near where the city’s official Juneteenth celebration had concluded, according to Milwaukee police and fire officials (More)

Glitz & Games

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Singer Bebe Rexha was hit in the head by a phone at a concert in New York and was subsequently rushed off stage to receive medical treatment; the 27-year-old suspect has been arrested and charged with assault for allegedly throwing the phone at Rexha, per NY police (More)
‘The Little Mermaid’ live-action remake passed the $465M mark at the worldwide box office (More)
Lionel Messi is expected to make his Major League Soccer debut with Inter Miami on July 21st during a home game against Cruz Azul in the Leagues Cup, according to a statement from the team's managing owner, Jorge Mas (More)

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Business & Markets

The U.S. stock market was closed yesterday in observance of Juneteenth; markets resume regular trading today
British aerospace engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce unveiled a new turbogenerator to power hybrid-electric flights; slated for 2029, the new turbogenerator will use sustainable aviation fuels and later transition to hydrogen, per a company announcement (More)
Intel will spend more than $33B in Germany to develop two chip-making plants in Magdeburg as part of its expansion push in Europe; German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hailed the move as Germany’s largest-ever foreign investment (More)

Tips & Tricks

Feel Good: Meet Rex Colubra, a scuba diver who befriended a smallmouth bass while on a freshwater dive in September 2021…and who has traveled back to the Wisconsin lake each summer since to meet with the fish, which he named Elvis
Sneak Peek: See Aaron Taylor-Johnson hunt big game in the first trailer for Sony’s upcoming film Kraven the Hunter, an origin story centered on one of the most prominent villains in the Spider-Man canon
Bump This: Atlanta-based hip-hop artist J. Monty raps about his love for video games over thumping 808 drums in his new single “Nintendo Switch” - listen on Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube
Chow Down: If you’re a tofu lover, learning how to press it is a total game-changer for your plant-based recipes - check out these tricks for pressing tofu with and without a tofu press at home
Nerd Out: After more than five years of trials, the Singapore Police Force has officially introduced robots to patrol the country’s Changi Airport (the bots are reportedly more than 7 feet tall when fully extended and come with 360-degree vision)
Hot Goss: At least nine former Fox News employees have left the network to work alongside Tucker Carlson again on his new show on Twitter, according to Carlson’s biographer Chadwick Moore
Life Hack: We talk a lot about longevity, because nearly everyone wants to give their best efforts to live as long and healthy of a life as possible - here are three simple tips to extend your longevity that you can implement in your day-to-day life, according to a 102-year-old MD

Tip-Offs

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Learn why it can be hard to envision ourselves in the future.

…and travel back to the past to see what food Vikings ate.

Meet the new cast members in season 2 of Squid Game.

Per a new survey, how much we think it takes to be wealthy.

Looking Back…

On June 20th: Victoria becomes queen of the United Kingdom with the death of William IV (1837); Barney Oldfield accomplishes the first mile-a-minute performance in a car at Indianapolis, Indiana (1903); Steven Spielberg’s thriller Jaws is released in theatres (1975); singer and songwriter Cyndi Lauper is born (1953).

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