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July 14th, 2023

Good morning, and happy Friday! It’s the last workday of the week–for most of us, at least–and what better way to kick it off than with an optical puzzle to keep your brain sharp? If you’ve got a minute or two, see if you can spot the three bananas hidden behind this crowd of Pikachus. This is one of the trickier puzzles we’ve seen in a while!

In Today’s Brief

Europe: Residents brace for heatwave
New York: Redrawing congressional lines
Wimbledon: Jabeur back in the finals
Amazon: Prime Day breaks sales records

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Hollywood actors strike

The national board of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, or SAG-AFTRA, voted unanimously to go on strike after its contract with the producers’ union expired at 11:59 PM PT on Wednesday.

The decision to strike by SAG-AFTRA–representing over 160K Hollywood actors–comes alongside a strike by the Writers Guild of America that has been ongoing since May. The “double strike” by both actors and writers’ unions–demanding better pay, working conditions, and higher royalty rates for productions on streaming services–is the first of its kind since 1960, when former U.S. President Ronald Reagan led SAG. A third union, the Directors Guild of America, successfully negotiated a contract in June and won’t participate.

A Hollywood strike involving writers and performers will likely halt the production of most movies and television shows. See a list of some of the productions that will be affected.

Over-the-counter birth control

The Food and Drug Administration approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the U.S., an oral contraceptive called the “Opill.”

According to a press release from the FDA, Opill is “the first daily oral contraceptive approved for use in the U.S. without a prescription.” The FDA added that approval of Opill–which contains the hormone progestin only–gives consumers the option to “purchase oral contraceptive medicine without a prescription at drug stores, convenience stores and grocery stores, as well as online.” The agency’s decision to make Opill available without a prescription came two months after an FDA advisory panel unanimously voted to recommend the contraceptive be available over the counter in the U.S.

The FDA first approved Opill’s use as a prescription in 1973. The U.S. joins more than 100 countries around the world that have made it available over the counter, including most countries in Latin America, as well as India, China, and the U.K.

A possible end to AIDS

UNAID, a UN agency dedicated to ending the AIDS epidemic, announced yesterday that the disease can be eliminated by 2030 if countries take the “correct steps.”

In a press release from the agency, they state that eliminating HIV/AIDs is possible if “countries demonstrate the political will to invest in prevention and treatment and adopt non-discriminatory laws.” The agency said the greatest success rates in terms of reducing HIV—the virus that causes AIDS if left untreated—are seen in the countries and regions that have invested the most to combat it. For instance, UNAID cited recent progress in eastern and southern Africa, where new HIV infections have dropped by 57% since 2010.

Per data from UNAID, AIDS-related illnesses have killed nearly 40.4M people around the world since the first reported cases surfaced in 1981. Overall, the number of AIDS-related deaths has fallen by 69% since peaking in 2004.

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Around the Globe

A heatwave in southern Europe is expected this coming week with temperatures forecast to surpass 104 degrees Fahrenheit in parts of Spain, France, Greece, Croatia, and Turkey; in Italy, temperatures could reportedly reach as high as 119.8F (More)
French President Emmanuel Macron received a severed human finger in the mail this week; the parcel containing an amputated finger reportedly arrived at the Elysee Palace on Monday (More)
Thailand’s Pita Limjaroenrat didn’t secure enough votes to be elected Prime Minister in parliament following his nomination in May; another vote will take place next week where Limjaroenrat needs the support of more than half of parliament to be elected if nominated again (More)

On the Homefront

The House voted 221-213 to approve an amendment to the annual defense bill that would overturn the Pentagon’s abortion policy which guarantees abortion access to service members regardless of where they are stationed (More)
Secret Service closes its investigation into cocaine found in the White House without naming a suspect “due to a lack of physical evidence,” per a statement from officials (More)
A New York court ordered new congressional maps to be redrawn ahead of the 2024 midterms; the appellate court reversed a lower court’s ruling and ordered the state’s redistricting commission to start work on new proposed state congressional lines impacting 26 House seats (More)

Glitz & Games

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Netflix’s sci-fi anthology ‘Black Mirror’ debuted at No. 1 on the streaming charts for the week of its sixth season premiere; per Nielsen data, the series delivered 1.36B minutes of viewing time in the U.S. between June 12th-18th (More)
PGA Tour & LIV Golf dropped the non-solicitation clause from their framework agreement, per multiple reports; the binding non-solicitation clause stated that neither the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, nor LIV Golf would solicit or recruit players from opposing tours (More)
Sixth-seeded Ons Jabeur came back from a set down to beat Aryna Sabalenka and reach the women’s singles final at Wimbledon for a second straight year; she will face Marketa Vondrousova (More)

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Business & Markets

Major indexes in the stock market ended higher for the second straight day, with the Nasdaq leading the gains (Dow +0.14%, Nasdaq +1.58%, S&P 500 +0.85%)
Former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky was arrested on federal securities fraud charges; the crypto exchange also agreed to pay a $4.7B settlement with government regulators, one of the largest fines in FTC history (More)
The first day of Amazon’s Prime Day event this week marked the “single largest sales day in company history,” per an announcement from Amazon; consumers collectively spent $12.7B across all online marketplaces, which marked 6.1% growth year-over-year (More)

Tips & Tricks

Feel Good: Yesterday saw one of the world’s largest gatherings of golden retrievers in the U.K. - hundreds of golden retrievers and their owners got together to celebrate 155 years since the breed's first litter was born in the Scottish Highlands
Sneak Peek: Once a rebel, always a rebel - watch the official trailer for the upcoming Star Wars series Ahsoka, starring Rosario Dawson as the titular character and set to arrive on Disney+ on August 23rd
Bump This: Billie Eilish released her new soulful piano ballad “What Was I Made For?” from the upcoming Barbie soundtrack - listen on Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube
Chow Down: We haven’t covered breakfast in a while - for an impressive weekend breakfast, try these delicious cornmeal crepes that are a perfect pairing with any fruit for a delectable start to your day
Go Deep: Read up on the U.S. debut of the Homeless World Cup, a tournament for soccer players around the world who have experienced homelessness; per the tournament's co-founder, its aim is to build players’ confidence to achieve their goals in life beyond the field
Hot Goss: After hinting at a possible retirement following a postseason loss in May, LeBron James, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, has announced he will be returning for his 21st season in the fall
Life Hack: A group of psychologists spent a combined 50 years studying what makes relationships successful - find out what they say is the most important skill that will help to improve your relationships with others

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Looking Back…

On July 14th: The Bastille in Paris is stormed by a crowd that ends up capturing the prison (1789); Hank Aaron hits his 500th career home run (1968); the film Easy Rider is released in U.S. theaters (1969); former U.S. President Gerald Ford is born (1913).

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