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August 10th, 2023

Good morning, and happy Thursday! With two supermoons, this month is bound to be one that stargazers remember for a long time…but that’s not all there is. The annual Perseid meteor shower is set to reach its peak this weekend! The best viewing will be from Saturday night into early Sunday morning, and if you’re lucky, you might be able to spot a meteor per minute.

In Today’s Brief

Haiti: Kidnappers release U.S. hostages
CBO: New U.S. budget review is released
Lil Tay: Rapper passes away at age 14
Disney: Raises some subscription costs

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Utah man killed in FBI raid

A Utah man accused of making threats against President Biden was shot and killed by FBI agents while serving a warrant, according to local authorities.

The man, Craig Deleeuw Robertson, was charged with three felony counts, including making interstate threats, making threats against the president and influencing, impeding and retaliating against federal law enforcement officers by threat. On Monday, Robertson allegedly made a threat referencing Biden's trip to Utah this week, saying he needed to prepare his camouflage and sniper rifle. Biden is scheduled to be in Utah ahead of attending a public event in Salt Lake City. The shooting incident is under review by the FBI’s Inspection Division. No agents were injured.

Robertson was 74 and had a custom woodworking business. Robertson is also accused of making threats against Manhattan, New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg. According to two law enforcement sources, he was armed at the time of the shooting.

Wildfires in Maui

At least six people have died and dozens have been injured by wildfires sweeping the Hawaiian island of Maui, according to officials.

In a news conference, the mayor of the County of Maui, Richard Bissen Jr., shared that in response to the fires, the county has had 13 evacuations from different towns, 16 road closures, and opened five shelters. The Coast Guard has also rescued 14 people, who had fled into the ocean to escape the fire and smoky conditions in the town of Lahaina. The National Weather Service (NWS) said the fires started as a result of a mix of conditions, including dry vegetation and a combination of strong winds and low humidity from Hurricane Dora, which was passing to the south of the island.

Sylvia Luke, the acting governor, has signed an emergency proclamation to activate the National Guard to help respond to the fires. The Lahaina fire on Maui is one of at least seven ongoing in the state of Hawaii.

Robbie Robertson dies

Guitarist-songwriter-singer Robbie Robertson, who led the Canadian-American music group The Band, passed away yesterday at age 80, per an announcement from his management.

Robertson also served as the lead guitarist for Bob Dylan in the 1960s and 1970s. In addition to his work with The Band and Dylan, he was a composer, and he scored and sourced music for Raging Bull, The King of Comedy, and The Color of Money. Shortly before he died, Robertson finished his fourteenth film music project with collaborator Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon, releasing October 20th.

In 1976, The Band bade farewell to live performing with “The Last Waltz” concert on Thanksgiving night. Guests including Dylan, Eric Clapton, Muddy Waters, Van Morrison, Neil Young, and Joni Mitchell joined the group at San Francisco’s Winterland. The concert film, directed by Martin Scorsese, was released in 1978 along with a three-record box. In 1994, The Band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

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Around the Globe

At least 27 migrants were found dead near the Tunisian border in the desert, according to Libyan government officials; Libyan border guards say that about 150 refugees and migrants cross into Libya every day after being expelled from Tunisia (More)
Kidnappers in Haiti released a U.S. nurse and her daughter yesterday, nearly two weeks after they were abducted at gunpoint from the campus of a Christian-run school near Port-au-Prince (More)
Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated after an event in the country’s northern city of Quito on Wednesday; Villavicencio’s death was confirmed by current president Guillermo Lasso (More)

On the Homefront

Senator Dianne Feinstein, 90, was briefly hospitalized after she suffered a fall in her home in San Francisco; her office reported that her scans are clear and that she has now returned home (More)
The federal budget deficit was $1.6T in the first 10 months of the 2023 fiscal year, according to the Congressional Budget Office; this is more than twice the shortfall recorded during the same period last year (More)
Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was sentenced to three to 10 years in prison for a fatal 2021 crash, in which he was found to be driving at high speeds while intoxicated (More)

Glitz & Games

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The manslaughter trial in the ‘Rust’ shooting has been scheduled to begin on Dec. 6 by a New Mexico judge; the film’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez Reed, faces charges of involuntary manslaughter and tampering with evidence in connection with the accidental shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins (More)
Teen influencer/rapper Lil Tay & her brother Jason both died due to unspecified circumstances, according to a statement posted to the former’s Instagram yesterday; born Claire Hope, Lil Tay rose to internet fame in 2018 at age 9 (More)
'Big Brother’ contestant Luke Valentine was removed from the show after using racial slurs; in a statement, CBS said that Valentine “violated the ‘Big Brother’ code of conduct” and that his removal would be addressed in an upcoming episode (More)

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Business & Markets

Major indexes in the stock market closed lower for the second straight day, with the Nasdaq leading losses (Dow -0.54%, Nasdaq -1.17%, S&P 500 -0.70%)
Disney is raising the prices of both Disney Plus and Hulu no-ads subscriptions starting October 12th; Disney Plus will cost $13.99 per month, a 27% increase, while Hulu’s no-ads tier will run $17.99, a 20% price hike (More)
Anheuser-Busch announced they are selling eight beer and beverage brands to Tilray Brands, a cannabis and packaged goods company; the deal will make Tilray the 5th-largest craft beer brewer in the U.S. and give them a 5% share of the craft beer market (More)

Tips & Tricks

Feel Good: Meet Mary Ruth Robinson, an 86-year-old who got a job at her local Walmart as a greeter after her husband passed away following a battle with Parkinson’s - she believes working is “a wonderful therapy” and is known to shoppers as someone with an infectious personality with the power to turn around anyone’s day
Sneak Peek: The John Wick spinoff series The Continental has received its first official trailer, and it's full of action, guns, and high fashion from the 70s - the three-part series will land on Peacock on September 22nd
Bump This: In honor of the late Robbie Robertson, we’re taking a load off and listening to “The Weight” from the Band’s debut album Music from Big Pink - listen on Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube
Chow Down: Forget buying salsa in the jar at your local grocery store - spice up your favorite Mexican dishes with this homemade recipe for smoky salsa roja, or simply enjoy it with some tortilla chips
Go Deep: Read about how scientists have recently discovered a new shark species in the deep waters of the northeastern Australian coast…and how these sharks are set apart from others by their unusual human-like teeth
Hot Goss: Olivia Newton-John's husband and daughter recently gave an interview in which they detailed “supernatural” encounters after the late singer’s death last year, such as capturing blue orbs in photos that their phones accidentally took
Life Hack: Caffeine drinks are on the rise, but new research shows that you should consider sticking to a regular cup of coffee in the morning - regular drinkers of coffee (not just caffeine) have been shown to have a lower risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, and congestive heart failure, as well as some neurodegenerative diseases and cancers

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Looking Back…

On August 10th: The Smithsonian Institution is founded by U.S. Congress (1846); the film Sunset Boulevard has its world premiere (1950); Ruth Bader Ginsburg is sworn in as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, becoming the second woman to serve on the court (1993); author and screenwriter Suzanne Collins is born (1962).

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