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August 4th, 2023

Good morning, and happy Friday! The James Webb Space Telescope is at it again. To start your day, check out the latest mesmerizing images it captured of the end stages of a distant star’s life. They show an unprecedented level of detail of a doughnut-like structure of glowing gas known as the Ring Nebula…and give us a sneak peek of our Sun’s distant future.

In Today’s Brief

North Korea: Confirms custody of U.S. soldier
U.S. Navy: 2 sailors allegedly spied for China
Taylor Swift: Announces more Eras tour dates
Amazon: AWS cloud sales climb 12% in Q2

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Trump pleads not guilty

Former President Trump pleaded not guilty yesterday to all federal charges stemming from Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into 2020 election interference.

Trump entered his plea yesterday afternoon during an arraignment hearing at the Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse in Washington, DC. U.S. Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhaya presided over the proceedings. The former president is charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights. Trump denied wrongdoing following every count against him.

The next hearing in the case was set for August 28, five days after the first Republican presidential primary debate. Several polls show Trump as the current front-runner in the 2024 Republican presidential primary. This is the third time since launching his 2024 campaign that the former president has been indicted. Between all three cases, Trump faces a combined 78 criminal charges.

Stabbings in Seoul

An attack in the town of Seongnam near the South Korean capital of Seoul yesterday left 12 people injured and one dead, according to local police.

Four people were injured when the attacker drove his car onto the sidewalk. He then got out and began stabbing people nearby, injuring nine others. Those targeted are thought to have been random. All of those injured were taken to hospital and the suspect was arrested at the scene. The National Police Agency announced that it would hold a future meeting to discuss how to address stabbings and attacks on random targets.

The attack follows another stabbing spree in the South Korean capital on July 21st that left three wounded and one dead. Murders in South Korea are uncommon, with a homicide rate of 1.3 per 100K people. By comparison, the United States has 7.8 homicide deaths per 100K people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

AI breast cancer detection

Preliminary results from a Swedish research trial showed that artificial intelligence (AI) may help radiologists reduce their workload and detect more cases of breast cancer.

The preliminary findings of the study of more than 80K women were published in The Lancet Oncology journal. Researchers found that AI-supported breast screening detected 20% more cancers compared with the double reading of mammograms by two radiologists. The AI screenings resulted in a cancer detection rate of 6 per 1K screened women, compared with 5 per 1K with the standard approach. Furthermore, the use of AI screenings did not increase the number of false positives and reduced the reading workload of radiologists by 44%.

Per CDC data, around 240K cases of breast cancer are diagnosed in women and 2.1K in men each year in the U.S. According to the Radiological Society of North America, both Europe and US face a shortage of radiologists and the demand is expected to increase as the global population ages.

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Around the Globe

North Korea confirmed custody of Private Travis King in its first response to requests for information on the U.S. soldier’s whereabouts, according to UN Command; King dashed across the border from South Korea on July 18th while on a guided tour (More)
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon fell last month to its lowest level for July since 2017, according to preliminary government figures; satellite data from Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research indicated a 66% drop from the same period one year ago (More)
A landmark church in Ukraine’s city of Kherson was damaged by Russian shelling yesterday that left multiple people wounded, per Ukrainian authorities; St. Catherine’s Cathedral until last year held the remains of Prince Grigory Potemkin, an 18th-century Russian military commander (More)

On the Homefront

Texas A&M University paid $1M to a Black journalism professor after botched attempts to hire her unraveled after pushback over her past work promoting diversity; last week, the then-Texas A&M president resigned in response to the fallout from the failed hiring (More)
Two U.S. Navy sailors were charged with sharing military secrets and sensitive information with Chinese intelligence officers; the information the officers allegedly provided included details on wartime exercises, naval operations, and critical technical material, per federal officials (More)
‘The Sound of Freedom’ has brought in over $150M at the domestic box office since its July 4th debut, outgrossing other summer films Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One and The Flash (More)

Glitz & Games

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Taylor Swift announced 15 more shows on the Eras Tour in four North American cities; the added cities are Miami, New Orleans, Indianapolis, and Toronto, Ontario (More)
Amazon renewed ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ for a third season, which will consist of 10 episodes; per an Amazon news release, season three of the young adult series was greenlit ahead of both the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes (More)
Morocco beat Germany in the knockout stage of the Women’s World Cup, with a final score of 6-0; it marks No. 2-ranked Germany's earliest exit ever at the women’s tournament (More)

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Business & Markets

Major indexes in the stock market closed slightly lower after staying relatively flat throughout trading (Dow -0.19%, Nasdaq -0.10%, S&P 500 -0.25%)
Apple now has more than 1B paid subscribers to its various services, marking an all-time high in that line of its operations, according to its Q2 earnings call; the company also reported that sales fell for the third consecutive quarter (More)
Cloud sales at Amazon climbed 12% in Q2 and accounted for 70% of the company’s operating profit, it said in its quarterly earnings report; shares of the company (NASDAQ: AMZN) rose more than 10% in extended trading (More)

Tips & Tricks

Feel Good: After learning that UFC fighter Themba Gorimbo had been living in the gym, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson gifted the young fighter his own apartment…holding up on a promise he made after hearing Gorimbo’s story about living with just seven dollars to his name
Bump This: Dance-pop singer Georgia’s new song “Some Things You’ll Never Know” is the perfect song to start your Friday off with a pep in your step - listen on Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube
Chow Down: Smoothies are a great mid-day snack, but you can also freeze them for a delectable treat to enjoy later - try out this recipe for green smoothie popsicles that features a blend of green leafy vegetables with avocado, sweet kiwi, green apple, yogurt, and lemon
Look Inward: No one is immune to grief, and it comes in different rhythms for everyone when it arrives - read more about the eight most common responses to grief and how they manifest, according to a therapist
Go Deep: Learn about Lalish, a tiny mountain village in Kurdistan with a population of just 25 that is to the Yazidis what Mecca is to Muslims...making it the holiest place you’ve likely never heard of
Hot Goss: After three of her former backup dancers accused her in a lawsuit of body-shaming and sexual harassment, Lizzo posted a response to her social media in which she denied all the accusations and said that “I am not the villain”
Life Hack: Your intuition is a kind of “sixth sense” that has its own mechanics and operating system, and understanding it can be a mystery - here are six ways to tell whether you’re having an intuitive thought and how to better hone your intuition

Tip-Offs

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Restaurateurs share 21 habits to avoid when dining out.

A natural drink from India that is known to fight heatstroke.

How the 4-7-8 breathing method may help you fall asleep.

Shots of a Spanish shepherd’s ancient art of guiding sheep.

After 46K years, a frozen roundworm is revived in Siberia.

Looking Back…

On August 4th: Great Britain enters World War I by declaring war on Germany (1914); the Gestapo discovers the secret annex in Amsterdam where Anne Frank and seven others are hiding (1944); the U.S. space probe Phoenix is launched on its mission to Mars (2007); musician Louis Armstrong is born (1901).

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