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September 14th, 2023

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In Today’s Brief

Russia: North Korea promises full support
DACA: Judge declares program unlawful
Olivia Rodrigo: Announces 2024 world tour
Google: Plans layoffs for recruitment group

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Pennsylvania fugitive captured

Danelo Cavalcante has been captured alive in Pennsylvania after he escaped from Chester County Prison and eluded authorities for nearly two weeks, according to state police.

An aircraft using thermal technology led tactical teams of State Police and U.S. Border agents to the fugitive's location early yesterday morning, but a storm with severe lightning prevented his immediate capture. When the teams moved in, Cavalcante tried to evade capture, but authorities released a dog that ultimately subdued the prison escapee. Over 500 law enforcement officers from state, local, and federal agencies were involved in the search for Cavalcante. Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry said he will be taken to a state correctional institution where “he will be housed for the foreseeable future.”

Cavalcante was convicted of first-degree murder for fatally stabbing his former girlfriend and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He is also wanted in Brazil in connection with a 2017 murder there.

Romney announces retirement

Senator Mitt Romney of Utah announced yesterday that he will not seek reelection next year, with his current term ending in 2025.

In a video posted on X, formerly Twitter, the 76-year-old said he will be in his mid-80s if he is elected to a second term and emphasized the need for a new generation of leaders, saying “frankly, it's time for a new generation of leaders." Romney was elected to the Senate in 2018 and is serving his first term. He also served as Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007. He then ran for president in 2008, finishing behind John McCain in the GOP primary, and became the Republican nominee in 2012, losing to former President Obama.

Romney is the sixth incumbent senator to announce plans to retire after the end of the term in 2025, joining Mike Braun of Indiana, Tom Carper of Delaware, Ben Cardin of Maryland, Dianne Feinstein of California, and Debbie Stabenow of Michigan.

El Chapo’s wife released

Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, has been released from a U.S. prison after serving for nearly two years.

Coronel, 34, was sentenced to three years in prison in November 2021 after pleading guilty to charges of drug trafficking and money laundering. Her sentence also included four years of supervised release and a forfeiture of $1.5M. According to U.S. justice officials, before her arrest, she also helped her husband escape from a high-security Mexican prison in 2015. Coronel had been held at a residential reentry management facility in Long Beach, California before her release.

The former beauty queen married Guzman at the age of 18 in 2008. Her husband is currently serving a life sentence in a maximum security prison in Colorado. Last month, he sent a handwritten letter requesting his wife and their two daughters be allowed to visit him.

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Around the Globe

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed support for Russia's "just fight" during a summit with President Vladimir Putin yesterday; the meeting lasted four hours with the two leaders touring launch pads at a remote space base in Russia’s Far East (More)
Brazilian judicial authorities have begun trials for those who stormed the country’s government buildings on January 8th of this year in an alleged coup attempt, after former President Jair Bolsonaro was voted out of office (More)
Romanians living close to the Ukrainian border received emergency alerts yesterday urging them to take shelter as Russia hit Ukrainian ports across the Danube; Romania has issued a formal complaint to Moscow about Russian drones entering Romanian airspace (More)

On the Homefront

A federal judge blocked part of a New Mexico public health order that suspended the right to carry firearms in public across the state’s largest metro area; Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham imposed the emergency order last Friday (More)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was on lockdown yesterday over a warning of an "armed and dangerous person" on the campus; this is the second time that the school has been under a lockdown under a similar threat since the start of the semester (More)
A federal judge has again deemed the DACA program unlawful; DACA, which protects undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children, will remain in place for more than 500K beneficiaries, but no new applications will be allowed (More)

Glitz & Games

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Olivia Rodrigo announced her 2024 Guts World Tour with 57 dates across North America and Europe beginning in February; the Live Nation-produced tour will include The Breeders, Chappell Roan, PinkPantheress, and Remi Wolf as supporting acts (More)
This year’s MTV VMA ceremony, held Tuesday, brought in 37% more viewers than the 2022 show; the event included appearances from Taylor Swift and NSYNC and performances by Shakira, Demi Lovato, and Doja Cat (More)
The NFL Players Association has called for the league to change all of its field surfaces to natural grass in the wake of Aaron Rodgers' season-ending injury; in April, the union released studies from 2012-22 arguing a significant increase in non-contact injuries on artificial surfaces vs. grass (More)

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Business & Markets

Major indexes in the stock market closed mixed, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 gaining and the Dow ending in losses (Dow -0.20%, Nasdaq +0.29%, S&P 500 +0.12%)
The Senate held its second hearing on the deal to merge PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf, announcing that they issued a subpoena to the Saudi Public Investment Fund for information related to the merger and other U.S. investments (More)
Google confirmed it will lay off members of their recruiting division, at least a few hundred, as Silicon Valley continues its cost-cutting efforts; the latest cuts come after Google parent Alphabet eliminated 12K jobs in January (More)

Tips & Tricks

Feel Good: Australia is going to great efforts to protect their endemic (and, in our opinion, insanely cute) koala population, and the country has enacted a logging ban in New South Wales that will protect over 21K acres of forest where wild koalas are known to congregate in large numbers
Sneak Peek: If you’re looking for a horror flick that combines slashers with time travel comedy, then look no further than the official trailer for Totally Killer, an upcoming film arriving on Prime Video on October 6th
Bump This: GQ Korea’s Man of the Year Eric Nam carries a pleasant tune that will play back in your head all day in his laid-back new song “Only for a Moment” - listen on Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube
Chow Down: Who said a sweet treat can’t also be good for you? To satisfy your muscles and your sweet tooth, try this recipe for high-protein chocolate muffins that feature a fluffy texture as well as 10 grams of protein each
Strap In: NASA is about to make a big announcement on unidentified anomalous phenomena (or “UAP,” for short) this morning, and will reportedly unveil its findings of a major report it conducted on UAPs - the briefing will take place at 10:00 AM ET at the agency’s headquarters, and you can watch a live stream of the discussion here
Jaw Drop: New York Fashion Week is wrapping up, and some designers took some big chances on the runway this year - see some of the strangest looks and most “out there” sartorial experiments from this year’s event
Life Hack: Taking a mental health day is kind of like taking a vacation for our brains from time to time - here’s why taking mental health days is so important and 10 tips to optimize your next mental health day so you come back feeling as refreshed as possible

Tip-Offs

See this chart of 30 years’ worth of deadly storms and floods.

…and 10 of the United States’ most stolen vehicle models.

Examine the difficulty of truly changing your sleep schedule.

Scientists weigh in on our ongoing search for alien civilizations.

Watch Olivia Rodrigo’s newest music video, shot on an iPhone.

Brush up on the history of art by studying these seven colors.

…and learn more about the short-lived movement of Fauvism.

Finally, view this year’s rankings of America’s happiest states.

Looking Back…

On September 14th: U.S. forces capture Mexico City in the Mexican-American War (1847); U.S. President William McKinley dies eight days after being shot in Buffalo, New York (1901); the sitcom The Golden Girls debuts on American television (1985); singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse is born (1983).

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