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September 26th, 2023

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In Today’s Brief

Libya: Eight officials detained over flooding
Gavin Newsom: Set to debate Gov. DeSantis
Dancing With the Stars: Keeps release date
Anthropic: Amazon invests $4B in company

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Senator Menendez will not resign

New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez made his first public appearance since his indictment on bribery charges, announcing that he will not resign his Senate seat.

Menendez and his wife were indicted Friday on charges that include conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, and conspiracy to commit extortion. The indictment alleges that the couple accepted bribes in return for the use of the senator's influence to enrich three individuals and benefit the Egyptian government. According to the filing, FBI special agents discovered approximately $500k stuffed into envelopes and closets at Menendez's home. The senator has disputed that the funds were part of the alleged bribery scheme, saying that it was from his "personal savings account.”

The senator faces growing calls to resign from his state's congressional delegation, as well as New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and other senators in Congress. Menendez is expected to see a challenge from Representative Andy Kim over his seat.

Walmart shooter to pay families

A Texas gunman who killed 23 people at a Walmart in 2019 has agreed to pay more than $5M to victims of the attack, according to an order signed by a judge yesterday.

Patrick Crusius was sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences in July after pleading guilty to federal hate crime charges following one of the nation’s deadliest mass shootings linked to hate crimes since 2006. In the attack, the shooter traveled almost 600 miles from North Texas to El Paso before opening fire on shoppers. Twenty-two people were injured in addition to the death toll. Moments before the attack began, Crusius published a post online in which he spoke of a Hispanic “invasion” of Texas.

Crusius still faces a separate state trial in Texas, where he's charged with 23 counts of capital murder and could be eligible for the death penalty. He remains in the Downtown El Paso County Jail in state custody as he awaits trial.

Breakthrough in long Covid research

A new study has found that long Covid patients have clear differences in immune and hormone function from patients without the condition.

The research, published in the September 25th issue of Nature, is the first to show specific blood biomarkers that can accurately identify patients with long Covid. Researchers compared the blood samples of people with long Covid symptoms at least four months after their infection, those who had fully recovered from a case of Covid, and those who'd never been infected with the virus. They found that people with long Covid had irregular levels of different types of immune cells and the stress hormone cortisol.

More than three years since the pandemic began, the findings offer observable evidence of a condition that scientists have struggled to understand. There is currently no standard protocol for diagnosing or treating the symptoms that afflict some patients for weeks and months after they become infected with Covid.

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Around the Globe

Libya’s chief prosecutor has ordered the detention of eight current and former officials pending his investigation into the recent flood disaster that killed more than 3.8K, according to a statement from his office (More)
London’s Metropolitan Police has launched an investigation into the allegations against comedian Russell Brand of “non-recent” sexual offenses in the United Kingdom, following a joint investigation by British media outlets (More)
Ukraine claims that the missile strike on Russia’s navy headquarters in Crimea last week killed 34 officers, including the fleet commander, though the nation has not provided evidence to support its claim (More)

On the Homefront

The Biden administration has awarded more than $1.4B to projects that improve railway safety and boost capacity, with much of the money coming from a 2021 infrastructure law; the money is funding 70 projects in 35 states and Washington, D.C. (More)
California Governor Gavin Newsom and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will participate in a debate moderated by Fox's Sean Hannity, setting the date for November 30th; Newsom originally challenged DeSantis to a debate in September 2022 (More)
President Biden is traveling to Michigan today to join the United Auto Workers on the picket line in a display of support for the union's strike against the nation's three largest automakers (More)

Glitz & Games

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‘Dancing With the Stars’ is moving ahead with its planned premiere date of September 26th, after ABC put a plan in place to postpone the show’s premiere amid backlash from the WGA, who has now reached a tentative agreement to end the writers strike (More)
The Miami Dolphins scored the second-most points by a team in a regular season game in NFL history, defeating the Denver Broncos 70-20; the Dolphins had a chance to break the record but opted to kneel instead of kicking a field goal (More)
Scottish actor David McCallum has died at the age of 90; McCallum was best known for his portrayal of the Russian-born U.S. secret agent Illya Kuryakin on The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and chief medical examiner Donald “Ducky” Mallard on NCIS (More)

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Business & Markets

Major indexes in the stock market closed slightly higher yesterday, with the Nasdaq leading the gains (Dow +0.31%, Nasdaq +0.09%, S&P 500 +0.23%)
Amazon plans to invest up to $4B in AI company Anthropic; the two-year-old Anthropic was founded in 2021 by veterans of OpenAI who vowed to produce a safer, more ethically rigorous AI product than OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT (More)
Members of Canada’s autoworkers union, Unifor, ratified a tentative three-year agreement with Ford after the union had reached an 11th-hour agreement last week to avert a possible strike (More)

Tips & Tricks

Feel Good: A 2-year-old in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula who went missing earlier this month along with her two family dogs was found asleep in the woods hours later, using the smaller dog as a pillow in what officials called a “really remarkable” rescue
Sneak Peek: Check out the official trailer for The Ringleader, an upcoming HBO documentary about the alleged ringleader of The Bling Ring, the group of young adults who gained infamy in the early aughts for breaking into celebrity homes, trying on their clothes, and stealing over $3M worth of items from Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, and others
Bump This: Anachronistic songwriter Stephen Sanchez once again proves he was born a few decades too late in his new jazzy and slow-dance ready single “Doesn’t Do Me Any Good” - listen on Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube
Chow Down: Falafel is a go-to staple of Mediterranean cuisine, but you don’t need to go to a restaurant to enjoy its crunchy deliciousness - if you’ve got a hankering for it, try this recipe for crispy baked falafel that’s packed with fresh herbs and spices that make it burst with flavor
Go Deep: The ancient site Stonehenge has long confounded citizens and archeologists alike, and the mystery has gotten more complicated recently - read up about a new analysis of the site’s iconic Altar Stone reveals that the enormous megalith didn’t come from the same source as the rest of the other stones that comprise the monument’s inner circle
Hot Goss: Actress Sophia Loren, 89, was reportedly hospitalized after suffering a fall at her home in Switzerland in which she suffered fractures to her femur and hip
Life Hack: Stressful events are felt in our minds and experienced by our bodies, and we can help limit the effects of stress by consuming the right kinds of food - here are the best foods to eat when you’re stressed…as well as a list of some of the worst kinds of food to avoid during these situations

Tip-Offs

The best cities in the United States for a vegan lifestyle.

Some things to know about the upcoming El Niño winter.

…and the national emergency alert test on October 4th.

How to best advocate for yourself at the doctor’s office.

All the different ways video games may improve your life.

Learn about the 1979 riot that may have ended disco music.

…and the journeys new cruise ships make from land to sea.

Aged 92 (give or take), meet the world’s oldest aquarium fish.

Looking Back…

On September 26th: English Admiral Sir Francis Drake completes his circumnavigation of the world (1580); the first televised presidential debate takes place between candidates John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard Nixon (1960); the sitcom The Brady Bunch premieres on ABC (1969); tennis player Serena Williams is born (1981).

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