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August 11th, 2023

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In Today’s Brief

Ukraine: Evacuations of 37 towns
Maui: Death toll from fires rises to 53
The Emmys: New date set in 2024
Virgin Galactic: Takes space flight

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Iran prisoners deal

Iran has moved five Americans from prison and placed them on house arrest, the White House confirmed yesterday, as negotiations continue for their full release.

Iranian officials said that the prisoner transfer marked “a significant initial step” in the implementation of the developing agreement. The deal would reportedly include the U.S. unfreezing $6B to $7B in Iranian government assets blocked under U.S. sanctions. The final transfer of the money and the release of the detainees is expected in the next month or so. The deal has unfolded amid increased American military presence in the Persian Gulf, with the possibility of U.S. troops boarding and guarding commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

The U.S. government has publicly identified three of the five American citizens held in Iran as Emad Shargi, Morad Tahbaz, and Siamak Namazi, who have each spent several years in an Iranian prison. The State Department has declared them all to have been wrongfully detained.

SCOTUS blocks Purdue Pharma settlement

The Supreme Court blocked Purdue Pharma from going forward with Chapter 11 proceedings yesterday, agreeing to hear a challenge by the Department of Justice.

Purdue filed for Chapter 11 in 2019 after facing thousands of lawsuits over its marketing of the painkiller OxyContin. The DOJ argued that the reorganization plan put forth by Purdue would have released members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil liability in exchange for paying up to $6B to Purdue’s reorganization fund that would be used to fight the opioid epidemic. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had previously ruled that the plan could proceed.

Opioids have been linked to more than 70K fatal overdoses annually in the U.S. in recent years. Most of those are from fentanyl and other synthetic drugs. OxyContin is a Schedule II substance under the Controlled Substances Act, meaning it has a high potential for abuse.

Russia’s new moon mission

Russia has launched its first mission to the moon in nearly 50 years, aiming to land on the lunar surface ahead of an Indian spacecraft.

The launch of the Luna-25 craft to the moon is Russia’s first since 1976 when it was part of the Soviet Union. The Russian lunar lander is expected to reach the moon on August 23rd, about the same day as an Indian craft which was launched on July 14. India and Russia are both aiming to be the first to land at the moon’s south pole. The Russian spacecraft will take about 5.5 days to travel to the moon’s vicinity, then spend three to seven days orbiting at about 62 miles before heading for the surface.

Only three governments claim to have managed successful moon landings, the Soviet Union, the United States, and China. Russia’s last lunar lander, Luna 24, landed on the moon on August 18, 1976. Russia’s most recent space landing missions in 2016 and 2011, ended up failing.

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Around the Globe

Ukraine has ordered a mandatory evacuation of nearly 12K civilians from 37 towns and villages near the northeastern front line as Russian attacks have increased in the area (More)
The U.N. Security Council will hold its first open meeting regarding human rights in North Korea since 2017 on August 17th, U.S. officials announced yesterday; Russia and China have blocked any Security Council action towards North Korea since 2022 (More)
Ecuador police have arrested six men as suspects in the assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio; the six men have been identified as Columbian nationals and were linked to organized crime, according to Ecuador’s interior minister (More)

On the Homefront

The death toll from the fires in Maui has risen to 53 and is likely to continue to rise, announced Hawaiian Governor Josh Green; more than 1K structures were reportedly destroyed by fires that are still burning in Lahaina and surrounding areas (More)
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has agreed to pay $3.5M to settle a case alleging one of its priests sexually assaulted a 14-year-old boy nearly 20 years ago, according to the plaintiff’s lawyers (More)
Over 49.5K people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest reported number ever, according to new CDC data; this is an estimated 3% increase compared to 2021 (More)

Glitz & Games

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Michael Lorenzen threw a no-hitter in his home debut with the Philadelphia Phillies, making it the 14th no-hitter in the franchise’s history (More)
The Emmys are officially set for a new date, moving to January 15, 2024, according to Fox and the Television Academy; the ceremony was originally planned to take place in September but was postponed due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes (More)
Paramore has canceled the remaining dates for their “This Is Why” tour after frontwoman Hayley Williams contracted a lung infection; Paramore initially postponed shows last month in San Francisco, Seattle, and Oregon due to an “illness within the touring party” (More)

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Business & Markets

Major indexes in the stock market closed slightly above neutral after starting the day off with gains (Dow +0.15%, Nasdaq +0.12%, S&P 500 +0.03%)
Virgin Galactic launched its first space tourism mission yesterday, transporting a former Olympian, a University of Aberdeen student, and her mother; Ana Mayers, 18, and her mother Keisha Schahaff, 46, both from Antigua, became the first mother-daughter duo to fly to space together (More)
Novo Nordisk announced that it will acquire Inversago Pharma, a privately held obesity drug maker, for up to $1.08B to broaden the Danish company’s weight management drug portfolio; Novo Nordisk is currently the producer of Ozempic and Wegovy, weight management drugs that have become increasing in demand (More)

Tips & Tricks

Feel Good: Meet Sarah Gad, a former repeat drug offender who had seven non-violent felony convictions and ended up turning her life around to become a criminal defense attorney, reminding us of the power of second chances
Sneak Peek: Watch Adam Sandler and his daughters lean on their real-life chemistry in the official trailer for You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah, an upcoming Netflix film about a hilariously dysfunctional family trying to plan the best bat mitzvah for the bunch's youngest child
Bump This: New York City-based soft pop artist Lauv is back with some more catchy falsetto in his single “Love U Like That” - listen on Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube
Chow Down: There are endless ways to make delicious smoothies, and we’re obsessed with this recipe for a healthy heart beet smoothie that’s not only beautiful to look at, but also a great way to support heart health and a strong cardiovascular system
Go Deep: Read more about the waterfront brawl in Montgomery, Alabama, that went viral this week, including what caused it, what happened, and what witnesses and local police are saying about the fight
Hot Goss: 14-year-old rapper and social media personality Lil Tay confirmed yesterday that she is, in fact, not dead, claiming that her Instagram account was hacked and used to spread misinformation about her and her brother's death
Life Hack: Our brains are like muscles, and as such, we have to exercise them in order for them to stay sharp - see what the number-one rule is for keeping your brain sharp, according to the world’s “oldest practicing doctor” who’s still going strong at 101 years young

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Looking Back…

On August 11th: Actress Hedy Lamarr and composer George Antheil receive a patent for an electronic device that minimizes the jamming of radio signals (1942); Jackson Pollock is killed in an automobile accident (1956); the Beatles’ first feature film A Hard Day's Night has its U.S. premiere (1964); Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is born (1950).

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