Around the Globe

• Niger’s coup leader General Abdourahmane Tchiani proposed a three-year power transition with no additional details after meeting a delegation of West African leaders and announced that any attack on the country would “not be a walk in the park” for those involved (More)
• A Russian missile strike hit Chernihiv in northern Ukraine, leaving at least seven dead and injuring more than 140; the attack comes as Ukrainian President Zelensky visited Sweden and the Netherlands two days after the U.S. gave the go-ahead for American F-16 fighter jets to be sent to Kyiv (More)
• The U.S., Japan, and South Korea​ agreed to expand security ties at a Camp David summit and made a joint condemnation of “dangerous and aggressive behavior” by China in the South China Sea (More)

On the Homefront

• The orca whale Lolita–the oldest orca held in captivity–died on Friday, less than five months after the Miami Seaquarium announced plans to release her back into her native ocean waters (More)
• Lawsuits from two men who alleged Michael Jackson sexually abused them when they were boys were revived by a California court of appeals and will be allowed to go to trial (More)
• Two wildfires in Washington state have burned more than 20K acres and left at least one person dead, according to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources; the blaze has damaged at least 185 structures and resulted in power outages across the region (More)

Glitz & Games

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• ‘This is Us’ actor Ron Cephas Jones passed away at age 66 due to a long-standing pulmonary issue, according to his manager; Jones earned two Emmys for acting during the show's tenure (More)
• The Patriots & Packers canceled the rest of their Week 2 preseason game after Patriots cornerback Isaiah Bolden was placed on a stretcher and carted off the field following an injury; Bolden was released from the hospital yesterday (More)
• DC superhero movie ‘Blue Beetle’ overtook ‘Barbie’ at the domestic box office during its opening weekend and brought in a global tally of $43M, marking one of the slowest starts in the history of the DC Cinematic Universe (More)

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Business & Markets

• Major indexes in the stock market ended mixed on Friday, but each closed the week in losses (Dow +0.07%, Nasdaq -0.20%, S&P 500 -0.01%)
• San Francisco’s Department of Health and Human Services employees have been advised to work from home due to the high level of crime in the area around its office; the department recommended that employees worked remotely "for the foreseeable future" (More)
• House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan has issued a subpoena to Citibank, requesting information on whether banks shared private customer data with the FBI after events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021 (More)

Tips & Tricks

• Feel Good: Former Tampa Bay Buccaneer Leonard Fournette may be a Super Bowl champion on the football field, but last week he was a superhero to kids when he made a surprise visit to a special summer camp for youngsters who are dealing with cancer, disabilities, and chronic medical conditions
• Sneak Peek: Watch Marisa Tomei and Peter Dinklage in the official trailer of She Came to Me, an upcoming film about a tormented music conductor who gets entangled with a new muse…and things then start to spiral
• Bump This: Longtime R&B mainstay Usher is back with the catchy, club-ready new single “Boyfriend” - listen on Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube
• Chow Down: If you have a cast iron skillet at home, try out this recipe for one-skillet chicken and quinoa that only takes about an hour to prep and cook and makes up to eight servings you can enjoy throughout the week
• Go Deep: Read up on a simple method to help investigators figure out if someone is lying - by asking a suspect to carry out an additional task while being questioned, new research shows that you’re more likely to accurately tell whether they’re telling the truth or not
• Hot Goss: Jack Antonoff and Margaret Qualley got married over the weekend - the couple tied the knot in a ceremony attended by celebrities including Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey, Zoe Kravitz, and Channing Tatum
• Life Hack: There’s a lot of misinformation out there about building muscle, like the common myth that you’ll “bulk up” if you eat enough protein and start lifting weights - here are three tips to build lean muscle, according to a dietician and fitness coach