Around the Globe

• The UK and Canada have joined the U.S. in condemning plans by Myanmar’s coup leaders to hold tightly controlled elections; Myanmar’s generals, who seized power from Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021, have promised to hold new polls and unveiled revised election laws earlier this year (More)
• The Nagorno-Karabakh state will cease to exist in the new year, according to an announcement from leader Samvel Shahramanyan, who signed an order dissolving all state institutions starting January 1, 2024 (More)
• Sweden's prime minister has summoned the head of the armed forces to help curb a surge in gang killings; it comes after two men were shot dead in Stockholm and a woman was killed in a blast at home in a town north of the capital (More)

On the Homefront

• Sam Bankman-Fried will remain in jail prior to his upcoming trial per a ruling from a federal judge in New York who rejected the FTX founder’s appeal to be released; the trial begins on Tuesday of next week (More)
• An appeals court denied former President Trump's request to delay his trial in a civil fraud case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James; the move, which comes days after a judge ruled that the former president overinflated his assets, allows for the case to go to trial on October 2nd (More)
• Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he would not take up Senate legislation that would fund the government until November 17th as longer-term negotiations continue; the decision comes as a group of House members refuses to back a short-term funding deal (More)

Glitz & Games

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• Netflix has been sued for breach of contract by Evil Genius Games which was creating a game based on the forthcoming Rebel Moon sci-fi film by Zack Snyder; earlier this year, Netflix terminated the deal, alleging that Evil Genius violated the confidentiality agreement for Rebel Moon (More)
• AMC Networks has officially begun rolling out an ad-supported tier of flagship streaming service AMC+; the new tier will be available at a $4.99 per month price point, $4 below the cost for the ad-free tier (More)
• The Portland Trail Blazers are trading guard Damian Lillard, a seven-time All-Star, to the Milwaukee Bucks in a three-team trade also involving the Phoenix Suns, according to the team; Lillard played 11 seasons for the Trail Blazers (More)

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Business & Markets

• Major indexes in the stock market closed slightly higher yesterday, with the Nasdaq leading the gains (Dow +0.35%, Nasdaq +0.83%, S&P 500 +0.59%)
• Epic Games is cutting its workforce by 16%, laying off about 830 employees, as the Fortnite maker looks to cut costs; in addition to the layoffs, the company is selling Bandcamp, the music store and community platform it acquired in 2022 (More)
• A new law in California will raise the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour next year; when it takes effect on April 1, fast food workers in California will have the highest guaranteed base salary in the industry (More)

Tips & Tricks

• Feel Good: Meet Ruben Flowers Jr., a retired pilot for Southwest Airlines who kicked off the last flight of his career by recreating an adorable cockpit photo he took nearly 30 years ago with his young son…who now works as a pilot at the same airline
• Sneak Peek: Check out the action-packed official trailer for Argylle, an upcoming spy thriller that sees Henry Cavill pulling off some serious dance moves with Dua Lipa, only to have his cover blown (and of course, a speedy car chase ensues)
• Bump This: Synth-pop artist and remixer extraordinaire Roosevelt recently dropped an original track “Alive” that sounds like floating in the middle of the ocean - listen on Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube
• Chow Down: With a crispy outside and a soft, creamy inside, smashed potatoes are a contradiction of textures that make for a truly special side dish - try out this recipe for smashed potatoes that gives you plenty of room to play with toppings and seasonings
• Nerd Out: Read up on a study that mapped the NYC metropolitan area over seven years using interferometric synthetic aperture radar, a remote sensing technique to measure changes in land surface altitude…and ended up discovering that New York City is sinking and rising at the same time
• Hot Goss: Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom’s real estate trial began this week after being named in a lawsuit alleging that the man who agreed to sell them his $15M California property was on painkillers during the sale and therefore shouldn’t be forced to honor the transaction
• Life Hack: Jet lag is the bane of any traveler’s existence, and changing your sleep schedule naturally is one of the hardest things to do about bouncing between time zones - here are six hacks for fighting jet lag that will help you fall asleep faster the next time you take a trip that throws off your internal clock