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November 8th, 2023

Good morning, and happy Wednesday! Election Day 2023 is in the books and it is now full steam ahead to next year's presidential contest. It was a busy night nationwide as Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear captured a second term, Rhode Island witnessed a historic victory and several state ballot measures were voted on. We have other key results below and will update you on any late-developing news in Thursday’s send!

In Today’s Brief

NATO: Pauses treaty with Russia
Tlaib: Censured by colleagues
Ohio State: No. 1 in playoff ranks
Indexes: Best hot streak since 2021

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GOP presidential debate tonight

Five Republican candidates qualified for the party’s third presidential debate tonight in Miami (8 p.m. ET, NBC). Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former UN Ambassador and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott will participate.

Former President Donald Trump will skip the debate. Trump, who holds sizable leads in recent national and early-voting state primary polls, will instead have a rally in the nearby city of Hialeah. He did not attend the first two debates held earlier this year.

DeSantis will debate two days after receiving an endorsement from Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, whose state’s caucus is the first primary contest. He remains second to Trump in most national and state polls. But Haley has risen to third place in many recent polls and is close to DeSantis.

Portugal prime minister resigns

Antonio Costa resigned as Portugal's prime minister yesterday following a police raid of his home related to a corruption probe. President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has accepted Costa's resignation, but when he will exit office remains unclear.

Authorities are investigating alleged wrongdoing connected to lithium mining projects and a hydrogen energy plant. Costa's chief of staff, Vitor Escaria, adviser Diogo Lacerda and infrastructure minister Joao Galamba were also identified as subjects of the investigation. Costa said he did nothing wrong during a televised speech and pledged to cooperate with the investigation.

Costa has been in office since 2015. His Socialist Party won majority government control in a snap election last year; Costa led a coalition government prior. Rebelo de Sousa will meet with leaders from Costa's party, as well as the Social Democratic Party, today. He can allow the majority party to continue governance with a new prime minister or dissolve the government and call for an election.

Israel open to war pauses

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will not accept a ceasefire in the war with Hamas unless all hostages in Gaza are freed, but he will consider brief pauses to facilitate humanitarian aid or to allow those held captive to flee the enclave.

Netanyahu made his comments after President Joe Biden raised the possibility of tactical halts. Israel Defense Forces said it has struck 14,000 terrorist targets since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack started the conflict. The IDF said it is operating in Gaza City after encircling it, but it is not clear how far into the city troops have moved.

Netanyahu said Israel would assume overall security responsibility for Gaza indefinitely once the war ends. But Israel does not plan to occupy long-term, according to diplomat Mark Regev; he said it intends to defeat Hamas and then assist Gazans in self-governance with the support of Arab nations in the region.

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Around the Globe

NATO froze its participation in a post-Cold War arms pact after Russia withdrew; the Treaty of Conventional Armed Forces restricted military buildups in border areas (More)
King Charles III opened Parliament for the first time; the monarch delivered the traditional speech outlining the government’s upcoming plans (More)
A top Ukrainian military aide died after a grenade given as a birthday present accidentally exploded; his son was severely injured in the incident (More)

On the Homefront

Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib was censured by the U.S. House of Representatives; the Palestinian-American lawmaker has been criticized for anti-Israel comments (More)
Gabe Amo became Rhode Island's first Black member of Congress; the former White House aide was projected to record a decisive triumph in a special House election (More)
Ohio approved a constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights in the state; voters also legalized recreational marijuana (More)

Glitz & Games

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Ohio State remained No. 1 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings; Georgia, Michigan and Florida State are Nos. 2-4 (More)
AI protections for high-earners is a key hold-up in ongoing talks to end the Hollywood actors strike; SAG-AFTRA responded to the studios’ latest offer on Monday (More)
Apple TV has greenlit a new Peanuts movie; production will begin in 2024 and the film will feature the iconic cartoon characters on a city adventure (More)

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Business & Markets

Major indexes in the stock market closed higher on Tuesday with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 riding their longest win streaks in two years (Dow +0.17%, Nasdaq +0.90%, S&P 500 +0.28%)
Nike is suing New Balance and Skechers, alleging the rival companies infringed on its patents; the sneaker giant previously settled similar disputes with Adidas and Puma (More)
UBS reported its first quarterly loss since 2017 following its Credit Suisse takeover; the bank posted a net loss of $785M but beat underlying profit expectations as its stock rose 2.34% (More)

Tips & Tricks

Feel Good: Just when a Cambridgeshire, England couple had all but given up on finding their lost cat, the phone rang – Stark was found 60 miles away in London, eight months after he wandered off
Be Safe: Make sure you check on your dog’s food before they have breakfast; three different brands have been recalled due to possible salmonella contamination
Sneak Peek: Netflix dropped a trailer for Lift, which stars Kevin Hart as the leader of an international heist crew that is presented with an epic get-out-of-jail-free card – steal $500M from an in-flight jet
Hot Goss: Brad Pitt and Ines de Ramon appeared together at a gala last weekend in Los Angeles; the Hollywood stars are reportedly dating and have a blast doing so
Very Cool: This video of a pack of starling birds flying incredibly close to the ground in the Welsh countryside is so incredible, it seems like animation
Chow Down: Cranberries do not get the publicity pumpkin spice does, but they are still a holiday season staple; here is a scrumptious dessert recipe where they get to shine
Life Hack: If your refrigerator smells a bit off, run to the bathroom and grab a roll of toilet paper; that and bit of baking soda paste will absorb odor and freshen things up

Tip-Offs

Nearly half of American adults experience some form of insomnia.

Endangered birds in New Zealand have safe haven at the airport.

… while javelinas are causing mayhem at an Arizona golf course.

Suspects in the 2019 theft of a $6M gold toilet have been nabbed.

Global wine production is expected to plummet to a 60-year low.

New space telescope photos of distant galaxies are breathtaking.

… and entrepreneurs are giving businesses SEO-friendly names.

Microsoft Word has subtly transformed the ways we use language.

Looking Back…

On November 8th: German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen discovered X-rays (1895); President Lyndon B. Johnson signs an antitrust exemption to permit the NFL-AFL merger (1966); subscription television network HBO launches (1972); artist and illustrator Norman Rockwell dies (1978).

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