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October 4th, 2023

Good morning, and happy Wednesday! If you are on your cell phone or watching television today, don’t be alarmed if an emergency message appears onscreen. The message is part of a federal government test of its emergency alert system, used to tell people about emergencies. The test is slated to start at 2:20 p.m. ET and will make a noise and cause your phone to vibrate. Just remember don’t panic when you hear that jarring electronic warning tone of an emergency alert - it’s just a drill!

In Today’s Brief

Italy: Fiery bus crash leaves 21 dead
Hunter Biden: Submits not guilty plea
Team USA: Clinches gymnastics medal
UAW: Ford and GM issuing more layoffs

...and more

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Kevin McCarthy ousted

The House of Representatives ousted Representative Kevin McCarthy as speaker yesterday, the first time in history that the chamber has removed its leader in a no-confidence vote.

The final count to oust McCarthy was 216 to 210. Representative Matt Gaetz introduced the motion to vacate on Monday, following the passage of a stopgap bill, introduced by McCarthy, that was aimed at avoiding a government shutdown. Representative Patrick McHenry has been named as speaker pro tempore, to serve in the office until a new speaker is chosen. McCarthy told lawmakers in the evening he would not run again for speaker, putting the gavel up for grabs. The House will start the speaker vote on October 11.

McCarthy became House Speaker in January after 15 rounds of voting. It remains unclear who will be his successor to lead the House Republican majority.

Missing girl found through ransom note

A missing girl, abducted from a New York state campground, has been found safe after police used fingerprints left on a ransom note to track her down.

Charlotte Sena, 9, disappeared over the weekend while riding her bicycle in the campground, triggering a 48-hour search by over 400 certified search and rescue personnel. Officials homed in on the suspect after he dropped off a ransom note at Sena’s parents’ home Monday and a fingerprint matched a driving while intoxicated arrest made in 1999 in Saratoga. The fingerprint led law enforcement to a nearby residence, an RV trailer where the suspect and his mother reside. After Charlotte was found in a cabinet, she was taken to the hospital and reunited with her family.

The suspect, Craig Nelson Ross Jr., 46, was arraigned overnight on a charge of first-degree kidnapping in Milton Town Court and was remanded into Saratoga County jail without bail. His next court date is set for October 17.

Paris battles bedbugs

A plague of bedbugs has hit Paris and other French cities, raising questions about health and safety during next year's Olympic Games and demands for action.

The party of French President Emmanuel Macron announced yesterday that it would this year put forward a bill to combat surging numbers of reported bedbug cases, which are being increasingly seen as a major potential public health problem. The issue gained national attention last week after footage of the creatures crawling around on high-speed trains and the Paris Metro was published on social media, while many reported sightings in cinemas and even at Charles de Gaulle Airport.

While bedbugs were considered to be eradicated in France in the 1950s, the critters have made a recent resurgence. ANSES, the French Agency for Food, Environmental, and Occupational Health Safety, reported that between 2017 and 2022, more than one in 10 households were infested by bed bugs.

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Around the Globe

A bus carrying tourists crashed off an overpass near Venice, Italy yesterday, catching fire on impact near the train tracks below and leaving at least 21 people dead and 18 injured (More)
Pakistan has ordered all undocumented immigrants to voluntarily leave the country or face deportation, specifically addressing 1.73M Afghan nationals amid claims that 14 of 24 suicide bombings in the country this year were carried out by members of that group (More)
India has asked Canada to withdraw about 40 diplomatic staff from the country, announcing that those who stayed past October 10th would lose their diplomatic immunity (More)

On the Homefront

Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty to three federal firearms charges filed after his earlier plea deal fell through, setting the case on a track toward a possible trial in 2024 (More)
The Biden administration took aim at the fentanyl trafficking threat, announcing a series of indictments and sanctions against Chinese companies and executives that have been blamed for importing the chemicals used to make the deadly drug (More)
The trial of former FTX chief Sam Bankman-Fried kicked off yesterday morning with jury selection at a federal court in New York; during the morning session, the U.S. government said there were no discussions of a plea deal and that no such offers had been given (More)

Glitz & Games

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NBC’s October 1 ‘Sunday Night Football’ game featuring the New York Jets hosting the Kansas City Chiefs averaged 27M viewers, making it the most-watched Sunday program since the Super Bowl in February, as Taylor Swift made her second appearance at a Chiefs game in as many weeks (More)
‘Only Murders in the Building’ has been renewed for a fourth season by Hulu; the Season 3 premiere of the show had the most viewers of any scripted Hulu Original in 2023 (More)
The U.S. men’s gymnastics program earned its first bronze medal since 2014 at the 2023 World Championship yesterday, with Japan clinching the gold, their first major international gold medal since 2015 (More)

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Business & Markets

Major indexes in the stock market closed lower yesterday, with the Nasdaq leading the losses (Dow -1.29%, Nasdaq -1.87%, S&P 500 -1.37%)
Ford and General Motors laid off 500 more people after the United Auto Workers widened its strike last week, the automakers confirmed yesterday; roughly 3K workers have been impacted by layoffs since the strike against the Detroit Three began (More)
Krispy Kreme is exploring options for its Insomnia Cookies unit including a sale, the company announced yesterday, as it renews its focus on its main business of selling doughnuts (More)

Tips & Tricks

Feel Good: A small holly tree species native to Brazil was rediscovered after nearly two centuries of being presumed extinct; the discovery is part of a global conservation project to identify species that haven’t been seen in tens or hundreds of years (9 of the 25 “Most Wanted Lost Species” have been found alive and well)
Sneak Peak: Watch the official trailer for the highly-anticipated Netflix series All the Light We Cannot See, an upcoming limited series based on the bestselling novel about a blind French girl taking refuge during World War II
Bump This: New Jersey-born singer-songwriter Jeremy Zucker sings about moving on from a love lost in his emotional new single “this time” - listen on Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube
Chow Down: Bison is a popular meat choice due to its high protein content as well as its abundance of vitamin B12, zinc, iron, selenium, and omega-3 fatty acids - if you want to incorporate it into your diet, try this recipe for high-protein bison stir fry that makes for a lean and mean supercharged dinner
Nerd Out: We’ve all heard the phrase, “Mercury is in retrograde,” but there may be more–or less–to this white-hot planet than just throwing our lives out of balance every so often - read about how NASA has consistently found evidence that Mercury is shrinking…and what the findings mean for the planet’s future
Hot Goss: Canadian singer Grimes has filed a lawsuit against her ex Elon Musk over their three children, filing a petition seeking to establish parental rights; the move comes nearly a month after the artist publicly confirmed she and Musk privately welcomed their youngest son, nicknamed Tau
Life Hack: We are what we eat, and research has consistently shown that the food we consume not only affects our physical health but also our mental well-being - here are 12 foods that can help with anxiety, plus 12 foods that could exacerbate it (which you should avoid)

Tip-Offs

As Halloween’s arrival looms, see America’s spookiest cities.

…and dive into the recent resurgence of murder mysteries.

Six realistic strategies to help you cut down your energy bill.

What to know about the FBI’s PSA about phantom hackers.

A list of the Fat Bear Week contestants going on this week.

Breaking down the pros & cons of labeling behaviors as toxic.

The latest dating term overtaking social media: beige flags.

…and the ways entrepreneurs capitalize on digital nomads.

Looking Back…

On October 4th: The Crimean War begins as Ottoman Turks declare war on Russia (1853); Janis Joplin dies of an accidental overdose of heroin (1970); the racehorse Secretariat is humanely put to death after contracting laminitis (1989); actor Christoph Waltz is born (1956).

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