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June 28th, 2023

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In Today’s Brief

Julian Sands: Remains identified in SoCal
Chicago: Worst air quality in the world
DC Universe: New Superman & Lois Lane
Unity Software: Announces AI marketplace

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Supreme Court election ruling

The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that state courts do have the power to police state election laws and override state legislatures when it comes to how federal elections are carried out.

The ruling in Moore v. Harper rejects the independent state legislature theory, for which proponents argued that state legislatures can set election rules with little oversight from state courts. In a 6-3 opinion authored by Chief Justice Roberts, the court ruled that the Elections Clause of Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution “does not insulate state legislatures from the ordinary exercise of state judicial review.” Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, Brett Kavanaugh, Coney Barrett, and Brown Jackson were in the majority. Justice Thomas dissented, along with Justices Gorsuch and Alito.

The case of Moore v. Harper was brought to the Supreme Court after North Carolina’s top court struck down a congressional districting plan as excessively partisan under state laws.

Malaria in the USA

The United States has seen five cases of malaria spread by mosquitos in the last two months, marking the first time there has been local spread of the disease in the country since 2003.

Four of the cases were found in Florida and the fifth was in Texas, according to a health alert issued by the CDC, which said that “the risk of locally acquired malaria remains extremely low in the United States.” The CDC added that all of the recent cases in the U.S. have received treatment “and are improving.”

Malaria is caused by a parasite that spreads through mosquito bites. Infected people can suffer fever, chills, and flu-like illness. About 2K U.S. cases of malaria are diagnosed each year, with the majority seen in travelers coming from tropical countries where the disease commonly spreads. The outbreak in 2003 occurred in Palm Beach County, Florida, where eight cases were reported.

Wheel of Fortune taps Seacrest

Sony Pictures Television announced that Ryan Seacrest will take over hosting the game show Wheel of Fortune from longtime host Pat Sajak.

Seacrest signed a “multi-year agreement” to host the show starting in 2024, Sony Pictures Television said in a news release. He will also serve as a consulting producer. In a statement, Seacrest said, “I’m truly humbled to be stepping into the footsteps of the legendary Pat Sajak. I can say, along with the rest of America, that it’s been a privilege and pure joy to watch Pat and Vanna on our television screens for an unprecedented 40 years, making us smile every night and feel right at home with them.”

Wheel of Fortune first debuted in 1975. Sajak became the host after Chuck Woolery left the series in 1981. In June, Sajak announced his plans to retire from hosting the game show after 41 seasons.

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Around the Globe

Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin arrived in Belarus three days after his mercenary group’s rebellion against Russian military officials came to an end about 125 miles south of Moscow (More)
British-born actor Julian Sands was confirmed dead five months after he went missing while hiking in Southern California; remains found this week around where he was last seen were positively identified by the San Bernardino County coroner as belonging to the actor (More)
Sierra Leone’s President Maada Bio was sworn into a second term hours after the country’s electoral authority certified his victory at the polls while his opposition disputed the count (More)

On the Homefront

Air quality in Chicago was deemed the worst in the world yesterday due to smoke from the continued Canadian wildfires (More)
A DOJ watchdog found that Jeffrey Epstein’s reported suicide in his Manhattan prison cell in 2019 was the result of misconduct, negligence, and errors by employees of the federal Bureau of Prisons (More)
Over $200B from the U.S. government’s Covid-19 relief programs may have been stolen, according to new estimates from a federal watchdog investigating federally funded programs (More)

Glitz & Games

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DC casts David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan as Clark Kent and Lois Lane in the new film Superman: Legacy, which will launch DC’s new universe under writer-director James Gunn and his co-DC Studios boss, Peter Safran (More)
Viewership for season two of ‘The Bear’ on Hulu spiked 70% with its launch, making it FX’s most-watched premiere on Hulu (More)
Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi will take a hiatus from touring to focus on his mental and physical health following his set at Glastonbury Festival this past weekend (More)

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Business & Markets

Stocks rebounded to break their two-day losing streak yesterday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq leading gains (Dow +0.63%, Nasdaq +1.65%, S&P 500 +1.15%)
Shares of Unity Software (NYSE: U) closed over 15% higher after the company announced a marketplace for AI software; customers will be able to choose from software that can do things such as generate game dialogue or graphics using AI from independent companies (More)
UBS plans to cut more than half of Credit Suisse’s workforce from next month as a result of the bank’s takeover, according to a report from Bloomberg (More)

Tips & Tricks

Feel Good: Two 11-year-olds in Alabama with entrepreneurial spirits mowed 50 lawns for free throughout their community, prompting Rodney Smith, Jr.–aka the “Lawnmower man”–to give them new equipment so they can expand their operations
Sneak Peek: Futurama fans rejoice - Hulu just dropped the highly-anticipated first trailer for the official Futurama reboot that’s hitting the streaming service with its eighth season on July 24th
Bump This: Shania Twain is back and ready to get your blood pumping in her single “Giddy Up!” off the new album Queen of Me - listen on Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube
Chow Down: Peaches are officially in season, so if you’re looking for a delicious summer dessert, try this recipe for peach cobbler that’s flaky, sweet, and will surely tempt you into a second slice
Nerd Out: Read up on the German startup planning to launch a constellation of twelve satellites aimed at monitoring greenhouse gas emission levels from space
Hot Goss: A fan threw her mother’s ashes onstage at a Pink concert during the British Summer Time Festival, prompting Pink to stop singing for a moment before launching back into her performance
Life Hack: A lot of us spend the majority of our days sitting, between work hours and the time it takes to commute - here are eight stretches to help you prevent pain and injury from sitting all day, according to a physical therapist

Tip-Offs

A real-life Barbie dream house pops up in Malibu.

…while Microsoft unveils a hot pink Barbie Xbox.

Breaking down why orcas are attacking sailboats.

See an epic timelapse of lightning storms in Turkey.

Learn about plans to develop Jordan’s Black Desert.

…and learn the difference between ravens and crows.

An ancient painting of a pizza is found in Pompeii.

Ranking the top ten of the world’s fastest trains.

Looking Back…

On June 28th: The Treaty of Versailles is signed at the Palace of Versailles in France, signifying the end of World War I (1919); Mike Tyson is disqualified after he twice bit Evander Holyfield’s ears in a boxing match for the heavyweight title (1997); the bald eagle is removed from the U.S. list of endangered and threatened species (2007); entrepreneur Elon Musk is born (1971).

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