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September 13th, 2023

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In Today’s Brief

Israel: Supreme Court hears judicial overhaul case
FDA: Says Nasal decongestant drug doesn't work
Simona Halep: Faces four-year ban from tennis
TKO Group: Endeavor & WWE close their deal

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DOJ charges former Memphis officers

The Department of Justice indicted five former Memphis police officers who were charged in a state murder case over the death of Tyre Nichols earlier this year.

Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, died days after being beaten by Memphis police officers who were members of a now-disbanded specialized unit during a January traffic stop. The officers, in a four-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury, are accused of obscuring body-camera recordings of the assault and lying to their superiors. The federal indictment is separate from the charges of second-degree murder, aggravated assault, and official misconduct previously brought by local prosecutors in Tennessee state court. The five former officers have pleaded not guilty to state charges of second-degree murder and other alleged offenses in the case.

The Justice Department announced an investigation in July into how Memphis Police Department officers use excessive force and conduct arrests, one of several “patterns and practices” investigations it has undertaken in other U.S. cities.

McCarthy calls for impeachment inquiry

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced yesterday he is directing the U.S. House to open an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden over his family’s business dealings.

The House Oversight, Judiciary, and Ways and Means committees will lead the inquiry after months of investigating Biden over allegations that he benefited from his son Hunter Biden's business dealings. The White House, however, has insisted Biden was not involved in his son’s business dealings. The inquiry will give congressional investigators greater authority to investigate the president, including by issuing subpoenas for documents and testimony that can be more easily enforced in court. McCarthy's announcement means the House will move forward on an impeachment inquiry into Biden without a formal vote on the House floor.

The announcement came as the House resumed work yesterday with 11 working days to avoid a federal shutdown. Government funding is to run out on September 30th, the end of the federal fiscal year.

Aaron Rodgers’ season ends

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers, making his debut with the New York Jets, was carted off the field after suffering a left Achilles injury and will miss the rest of the 2023 NFL season.

According to the NFL Network, Rodger tore his Achilles tendon and will require surgery. Torn Achilles tendons typically take several months of recovery due to the extensive rehabilitation needed. Rodgers took four snaps against the Buffalo Bills on Monday night before being sacked by Buffalo Bills linebacker Leonard Floyd. After being looked at in the blue medical tent on the sidelines, the 39-year-old was taken to the locker room on a cart, and he missed the rest of the game, where the Jets claimed victory in overtime.

At 39, Rodgers is the second-oldest player in the league. This was to be his 19th season. Rodgers, who spent his first 18 seasons with the Green Bay Packers, was acquired by the Jets in April.

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Around the Globe

Israel’s Supreme Court heard the first challenge to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul yesterday; the case focuses on the first law passed in July, a measure that cancels the court’s ability to strike down government moves it deems to be “unreasonable” (More)
Prisoners in Bahrain have suspended a mass hunger strike after 36 days following a pledge from the Gulf monarchy’s authorities to improve conditions; prisoners at the Jau prison have been subjected to 23-hour cell confinement and restrictions on prayer, according to activists (More)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Russia where he is due to meet President Vladimir Putin; the Kremlin said that the visit would cover "bilateral relations, the situation in the region and in the global arena" (More)

On the Homefront

An FDA advisory panel unanimously agreed that oral formulations of phenylephrine, commonly used decongestants such as Sudafed PE and some versions of NyQuil, are ineffective and should be reclassified (More)
New York City's pension funds and the state of Oregon filed a lawsuit against Fox Corporation yesterday; the lawsuit alleges the company failed in its responsibility to shareholders by spreading misinformation about the 2020 election, making way for defamation cases (More)
The California Legislature has passed a first-of-its-kind bill that bans the sale of foods and drinks in California that contain red dye number three, potassium bromate, brominated vegetable oil, and propylparaben; all have been linked to potential health issues (More)

Glitz & Games

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Pulitzer Prize recipient Michael Chabon & playwright David Henry Hwang are among a group of writers that filed a class action lawsuit against Meta in San Francisco federal court for having “copied and ingested” their works to train its LLaMA AI platform (More)
Two-time grand slam champion Simona Halep has been given a four-year ban for anti-doping rule violations, according to the International Tennis Integrity Agency; Halep responded to the announcement by saying she will appeal the decision (More)
The National Book Foundation is dropping Drew Barrymore as the host of their upcoming awards ceremony after she resumed her talk show amid the writers' and actors’ strikes (More)

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Business & Markets

Major indexes in the stock market closed lower after two days of gains, with the Nasdaq leading the losses (Dow -0.05%, Nasdaq -1.04%, S&P 500 -0.57%)
Endeavor and WWE announced the close of their deal to create TKO Group Holdings, merging the wrestling entertainment company and MMA leader UFC; TKO together boasts more than 1B fans around the world, reaching viewers in 180 countries (More)
Global oil prices climbed above $92 a barrel yesterday for the first time in nearly 10 months as the energy market braces for supply disruptions caused by the flooding in Libya (More)

Tips & Tricks

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Sneak Peek: See Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, Mary McDonnell, and others in the official trailer for The Fall of the House of Usher, Netflix’s upcoming gothic horror miniseries created by Mike Flanagan based on the Edgar Allan Poe short story
Bump This: Modern English R&B crooner Bakar brings all the vibes in his new single “I’m Done” off his upcoming album Halo - listen on Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube
Chow Down: Who says you need an oven to whip up a great dessert? Try out this recipe for lemon freezes aka “no-bake lemon bars” that swaps raw egg whites for whipped cream and yolks for prepared lemon curd
Learn Up: Russia and North Korea have a…complicated relationship, and despite their often aligning interests, their relations have experienced highs and lows - dive into this timeline of the relationship between the two countries that dates all the way back to the end of World War II to see how they got to where they are today
Go Deep: Storm Daniel has prompted widespread flooding in Libya, leaving an estimated 3K people dead while some 10K are still missing - read about what happened and where, what challenges the country faces going forward…and what happens next
Life Hack: We all want to retain our memories as we get older, and increased physical exercise always gets recognized as one of the best ways to stay sharp - see which type of exercise is the best to support your memory, and how much you need to be doing

Tip-Offs

See everything Apple announced at the iPhone 15 event.

Check out this chart of 20 of the world’s tallest skylines.

Five of the strangest home listings currently on Zillow.

Construction on a fancy hotel unearths Nero’s lost theater.

Watch Jesse Owens racing in the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

Learn about the ins & outs of record-breaking hurricanes.

NASA finds an exoplanet that could contain evidence of life.

…meanwhile, Portugal is overtaken by a river of red wine.

Looking Back…

On September 13th: Philip III is crowned king of Spain and Portugal (1598); a revolt at New York's Attica Correctional Facility ended after a state police assault on the prison (1971); Law & Order debuts on the NBC television network (1990); singer, songwriter, and mandolin player Bill Monroe is born (1911).

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