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July 24th, 2023

Good morning, and happy Monday! On Friday, Tony Bennett passed away at age 96 in New York. Over a career that spanned nearly eight decades, Bennett lent his voice to countless standards and earned 20 Grammys. We spent the better part of this weekend paying homage and listening to the late singer’s catalog. Do you have a favorite Tony Bennett song?

In Today’s Brief

Spain: Inconclusive election results
Trump: Judge sets 2024 trial date
British Open: Harman secures title
Spotify: Raising subscription prices

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Mass marches in Israel

Over 100K people in Israel protested over the weekend to oppose a bill introduced by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that would curtail the Supreme Court’s powers.

The protests took place over four days, with some demonstrators completing a 43-mile trek from Tel Aviv to Israel’s parliament in Jerusalem. There were also marches in other cities such as Beersheba, Haifa, and Netanya. Israel’s parliament is expected to vote today on the bill, which would prevent judges from striking down government decisions on the basis that they are “unreasonable.” Proponents say judges currently have excessive powers over decision making by elected officials, while critics argue that the bill is being rushed through parliament and will open the door to abuse of power.

Amid the protests, Netanyahu was hospitalized yesterday for an emergency implantation of a pacemaker, which doctors confirmed was successful. Before the surgery, Netanyahu said he planned to push forward with the bill as soon as he was released.

Twitter logo rebrand

Elon Musk announced on Twitter that the app's decade-old logo of a small blue bird will be replaced with a new, yet-to-be-decided logo featuring an “X.”

In a series of tweets yesterday, Musk stated that “soon we shall bid adieu to the Twitter brand and, gradually, all the birds.” This is the latest effort to phase out Twitter’s branding, following an announcement in April that Twitter’s official name would be changed to “X.” Musk has previously expressed the desire to transform Twitter into a “super app,” or one that houses multiple functions, like direct messaging, payments, and video streaming.

Last Tuesday, a lawsuit was filed against Twitter, alleging that it owed at least $500M in severance pay to former employees. Over half of the company’s workforce was laid off to cut costs after Musk acquired the app for $44B last year. Musk has also revealed that revenue from advertising is down 50% over the past year.

Barbenheimer box office results

Greta Gerwig’s Barbie and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer both debuted this past weekend, with the event of the feature films’ dual release colloquially being called “Barbenheimer.”

The fantasy-comedy Barbie–starring Margot Robbie as Mattel’s titular fashion doll and Ryan Gosling as Ken–earned a domestic box office haul of $155M to land the biggest debut of the year. Nolan’s Cillian Murphy-led historical drama Oppenheimer, meanwhile, collected $80.5M in its opening weekend. This weekend marked the first time that one movie opened to more than $100M and another opened to more than $80M in the same weekend. In North America, Barbie scored the biggest domestic start ever for a movie directed by a woman, solo or otherwise.

Barbie and Oppenheimer were the last films of 2023 to get a global press tour prior to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike. Oppenheimer pushed up its London premiere by an hour since its actors would have to leave to symbolically join the picket lines.

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Around the Globe

Spain’s opposition Popular Party secured the most votes in the country’s snap general election but fell short of a parliamentary majority; no party earned sufficient support to form a government (More)
Russia launched a missile strike on Odesa, leaving one dead and 22 injured in the Ukranian city; Russia has been launching strikes on Odesa, a key hub for exporting grain, since last week after it pulled out of the Black Sea Grain Initiative (More)
The Miss Italy competition will not allow transgender women to compete, with its patron saying that contestants “must be a woman from birth” in order to take part; the announcement comes weeks after Miss Netherlands crowned its first transgender winner (More)

On the Homefront

Two hikers were found dead in a Nevada state park in the southern part of the state Nevada, according to local authorities; the southern part of Nevada remains in an excessive heat warning, and the high temperature on Saturday was 114 degrees Fahrenheit (More)
Former President Donald Trump’s trial on charges of allegedly withholding and concealing classified and top-secret documents is scheduled to begin in Florida on May 20th, 2024, per orders from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon (More)
At least 24 Black deaf students received their high school diplomas during a graduation ceremony hosted by Gallaudet University more than 70 years after they were first able to enroll in the school; Gallaudet is a liberal arts university for the hearing-impaired and the students never received their diplomas after graduating (More)

Glitz & Games

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American golfer Brian Harman has secured his first major title at The British Open; Harman, 36, is the oldest first-time major champion since 2017 and closed with a 1-under 70, surpassing his competitors by six shots (More)
The first U.S. Women’s World Cup match drew a combined audience of 6.26M, making it the most-watched soccer telecast in the U.S. since last year’s men’s World Cup final (More)
21-year-old Leon Marchand broke Michael Phelps’ last remaining world record at the World Aquatics Championships in Japan; the French swimmer completed the 400 meters individual medley in 4:02.50, shaving 1.34 seconds off Phelps’ previous mark (More)

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Business & Markets

Major indexes in the stock market ended mixed, with the Dow and S&P 500 closing higher and the NASDAQ ending lower (DOW: +0.01%, NASDAQ: -0.22%, S&P 500: +0.03%)
American Airlines is raising its new pilot contract offer by $1B to match a preliminary deal made between rival United Airlines and that carrier’s aviators last week (More)
Spotify is going to raise Premium subscription prices in the U.S, per multiple sources; the price is expected to increase to $10.99 per month and the change will reportedly be revealed this week (More)

Tips & Tricks

Feel Good: Meet Gerrit Marshall, the most recent man to take home the trophy from the Hemingway Look-Alike Contest as part of Key West’s annual Hemingway Days celebration; on his 11th attempt, Marshall triumphed over nearly 140 other entrants in the contest, declaring it the “best birthday” he’s have ever had
Sneak Peak: Brie Larson is returning to save the universe in her starring role as Captain Marvel alongside Teyonah Parris and Iman Vellani in the MCU’s upcoming movie The Marvels, set to release November 10th
Bump This: Travis Scott's new song “K-POP” featuring Bad Bunny & The Weeknd just dropped ahead of his upcoming album Utopia, anticipated to be released on July 28 - listen on Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube
Chow Down: Longing for a European vacation this summer? Transform your kitchen into a Parisian bakery with this recipe for a French baguette that has a perfect outside crust with a butter-soft interior that will bring Europe to you
Nerd Out: They say teamwork makes the dream work, but this is especially true when it comes to these new-legged robots designed to explore planets together; check out scientists' new approach to investigating where wheeled rovers can’t reach on Mars and the Moon
Hot Goss: Jamie Foxx spoke out for the first time since being hospitalized in April for an undisclosed medical emergency; in a video posted to his Instagram, the actor announced that he has recovered, crediting his sister and daughter with saving his life
Life Hack: Navigating conflict in friendships can be incredibly difficult and emotionally draining, making it especially easy to let those relationships fall by the wayside; here are five ways to help repair a friendship after a rift has formed or determine if the relationship should be left behind

Tip-Offs

The best European beach cities for a workation.

Barbie's role in solving the problem of lunar dust.

What Indiana Jones gets wrong about archaeology.

…meanwhile, Keanu Reeves crashes a wedding.

Watch a motorbike go 0 - 46 MPH on this coaster.

What the most-followed Instagramers earn per post.

5 surprising facts you didn’t know about sharks.

A 430-year-old castle that doubles as a family home.

Looking Back…

On July 24th: The World War II drama Saving Private Ryan, starring Tom Hanks, is released (1998); Mary Queen of Scots is forced to abdicate the thrown (1567); the Treaty of Lausanne, the final treaty concluding World War I, is signed (1923); actress and singer Jennifer Lopez is born (1969).

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