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August 25th, 2023

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In Today’s Brief

U.S.: Places sanctions on 11 Russians
DOJ: Suing SpaceX over discrimination
Shohei Ohtani: Will not pitch the season
T-Mobile: Plans to lay off 5K workers

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Trump surrenders in Georgia

Former President Trump surrendered and was booked yesterday in Georgia on criminal charges relating to his alleged efforts to subvert the 2020 election results.

The Fulton County prosecution is the fourth criminal case against Trump since March when he became the first former president in U.S. history to be indicted. Trump faces 13 counts in the Georgia case. He is one of 19 people charged, including his ex-chief of staff, Mark Meadows, and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Following his booking, he was released on a $200K bond.

Early yesterday, one of Trump’s co-defendants, lawyer Ken Chesebro, filed a motion asking for an October 23rd trial start date, a request a Georgia judge granted. Fani Willis, the Fulton County district attorney, followed that ruling with her own request to set that date as the start for all 19 defendants. She had previously suggested beginning the trial in March 2024.

BRICS invites new members

The BRICS economic coalition of emerging markets extended membership invitations to six nations in what will be the bloc's first expansion in more than a decade.

The BRICS alliance, which is composed of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, is set to invite Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates to join. Their membership would take effect from January 1, 2024. South Africa is currently hosting the 15th BRICS summit, where the group’s expansion was a main point of the meeting agenda. More than 20 countries have formally applied for BRICS membership, including the six that have been invited.

BRICS has a stated aim to amplify the voice of the Global South. The bloc was formed in 2009 by Brazil, Russia, India and China. South Africa joined the group one year later. The bloc represents around 40% of the world's population and contributes more than a quarter of the global GDP.

Emperor penguins facing ‘quasi extinction’

Four out of five known breeding sites for emperor penguins in a part of Antarctica experienced a “total breeding failure” during the 2022 season, according to a study published yesterday.

The research, published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment, found that more than 90% of emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica could be “quasi-extinct” by the end of the century. Using satellite images, scientists at the British Antarctic Survey were able to see that sea ice in the Bellingshausen Sea region last year broke up long before the start of the birds’ fledgling period, when penguin chicks would have developed their waterproof feathers. It is not until they grow these feathers that they are able to leave their colonies to find food.

There are about 300K breeding pairs left of the world's largest penguins. Of 62 known penguin colonies, around 30% were harmed by low sea-ice levels last year and 13 likely failed entirely, according to scientists.

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Around the Globe

The United States announced sanctions against 11 Russians and two re-education facilities reportedly involved in the forced transfer of Ukrainian children; at least 2.1K Ukrainian children were taken to Belarus from Russian-occupied territory in Ukraine between September 2022 and May 2023 (More)
Protests broke out in Japan against the discharge of treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean; China, which is the biggest buyer of seafood from Japan, also said it would block all such imports following the decision (More)
Turkish drone attacks in Iraq have killed seven members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, according to authorities, as the country’s foreign minister met the president and prime minister of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (More)

On the Homefront

Maui County filed a lawsuit against the Hawaiian Electric Company yesterday over the fires that went through Lahaina, alleging the utility company negligently failed to shut off power despite exceptionally high winds and dry conditions (More)
The U.S. Department of Justice sued SpaceX, alleging the space company discriminated in its hiring practices against refugees and people granted asylum in the U.S. (More)
75 Pittsburgh law enforcement officers are being placed on leave after an hourslong standoff with a man who shot at sheriff's deputies when they went to serve an eviction notice; gunfire was exchanged intermittently for roughly six and a half hours (More)

Glitz & Games

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Shohei Ohtani won’t pitch for the rest of the season due to a torn ligament in his right elbow, according to Los Angeles Angels General Manager Perry Minasian (More)
The ‘Dune: Part Two’ release date has been delayed to March 2024; the delay comes as the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes continue, meaning actors may not do press for any affected films (More)
‘Barbie’ has overtaken ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ as the highest-grossing film of 2023 in North America; the movie started its theatrical run in July with a $162M debut and remained the number-one movie for four consecutive weekends (More)

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Business & Markets

Major indexes in the stock market closed lower, with the Nasdaq erasing all gains it made the day prior (Dow -1.08%, Nasdaq -1.87%, S&P 500 -1.35%)
T-Mobile announced it plans to lay off 5K employees over the next five weeks, a figure representing around 7% of its total staff (More)
Roark Capital is buying Subway, ending the sandwich chain’s 58 years of family ownership; Roark’s current portfolio includes more than a dozen restaurant chains, but the sandwich chain is larger than all of them in terms of number of restaurants (More)

Tips & Tricks

Feel Good: Benjamin Franklin was a Founding Father, an inventor, and much more - learn how he and his friends changed the world by asking each other nine simple questions…and how you and your inner circle can do the same by asking the same questions
Sneak Peek: Check out the official trailer for season three of the Morning Show on Apple TV+, which appears set to reveal some massive shake-ups and even more drama than the first two seasons
Bump This: New York-based singer-songwriter Sufjan Stephens brings the best of his sparse, poetic lyricism in his new single “So You Are Tired” - listen on Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube
Chow Down: Believe it or not, zucchini tastes just as good as it does on the grill - try out this recipe for zucchini sheet cake in which shredded zucchini is the secret ingredient that adds loads of moisture (and virtually no flavor)
Nerd Out: Read up on how four decades of data that scientists collected at a remote coral reef within the territorial waters of Palau has shown that coral reefs are more adaptable to warming oceans than previously thought…and how they could potentially resist future bleaching all on their own
Go Deep: Dive into GQ’s most recent interview with former tennis player Andy Roddick–the last American man to clinch a grand slam title–in which he details why he has decided to throw away most of his trophies and move on with his life
Life Hack: We are in the third Mercury retrograde of this year, and it’s not uncommon for our mental and spiritual balance to go haywire during these times - here are five tips on how to get through this Mercury retrograde and keep your head on straight until September 15th, when it ends

Tip-Offs

Watch Trump’s debate night interview with Tucker Carlson.

…and hear Putin’s remarks after the Prighozin plane crash.

The story of several geniuses who mysteriously vanished.

Several isometric exercises to help lower blood pressure.

YouTube’s new search feature is powered by humming.

Breaking down the trend of worsening tourist behavior.

A photo of a single house untouched by the Maui fires.

…and shots of a shark found dead on an Idaho riverbank.

Looking Back…

On August 25th: President Woodrow Wilson signs the “Organic Act,” establishing the National Park Service (1916); the city of Paris is liberated from German occupiers during World War II (1944); U.S. Senator John McCain dies at age 81 (2018); director Tim Burton is born (1958).

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