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Your Daily BriefAugust 15th, 2022 |
Good morning, and happy Monday! Today, we’re covering a deadly church fire in Egypt, record rents in Manhattan (again), a PGA Tour playoff title, and more. Here’s what we have for you:
In Today’s Brief
- Kenya: Deputy President William Ruto pulls ahead in presidential race
- Manhattan: Average rents hit a new record high
- Will Zalatoris: Wins his first PGA Tour title
- Uber: Sunsetting its free loyalty program
- Tom Holland: Breaking from social media for mental health reasons
- Top Tips: Polio found in New York City sewage water; at least 41 killed in a Coptic church fire in Cairo, Egypt; author Salman Rushdie is taken off a ventilator but still recovering after being stabbed on Friday
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Polio virus detected in New York City wastewater
New York health officials announced this weekend that the polio virus has been detected in New York City wastewater.
The finding comes weeks after health officials announced that a case of paralytic polio was detected in a resident of Rockland County, New York. Before that, the disease hadn’t been found in the United States in a decade. According to health authorities from the city, New York state, and the federal government, the presence of the polio virus in New York City’s wastewater suggests that the virus is likely circulating locally through the city’s five boroughs (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and the Bronx).
In addition to the case in Rockland County, officials also found evidence of the polio virus in New York’s Orange County earlier this summer. The case in Rockland County has been linked back to virus samples from Israel and the U.K.
Church fire in Cairo kills at least 41 people
A fire in a Coptic church in Cairo that was sparked by an electrical fault killed at least 41 people and left 45 injured yesterday, according to Egyptian authorities.
Per a statement from local police, an initial investigation of the blaze–which broke out during early morning Sunday services–at the Abu Sefein church in Cairo’s neighborhood of Imbaba pointed to an electrical short-circuit. Egypt’s Interior Ministry confirmed the cause in another statement, in which it wrote that it received a forensic examination which showed that the fire began in an air conditioner at around 9 am local time on the building’s second floor as a result of an electrical malfunction.
In terms of the number of casualties, yesterday’s fire was one of the deadliest the country has seen in recent years. According to local authorities, most of those who died were children.
Author Salman Rushdie taken off ventilator after being stabbed
After being stabbed 10 times on Friday before giving a lecture in upstate New York, author Salman Rushdie has been taken off a ventilator and is at the start of recovery.
Rushdie’s condition was confirmed yesterday by his literary agent Andrew Wylie, who said over the weekend that The Satanic Verses author sustained multiple injuries, including liver damage, severed nerves in his arm, and wounds that will likely result in the loss of one of his eyes. Rushdie's son, Zafar Rushdie, also said in a statement that his father suffered "life-changing injuries" and remains in critical condition, but "his feisty and defiant sense of humor remains intact."
Rushdie, 75, was at the Chautauqua Institution when a man approached the stage and stabbed him several times. The suspect, 24-year-old Hadi Matar of Fairview, New Jersey, was arrested after the attack and pleaded not guilty to charges of assault and attempted murder.
Around the Globe
- A delegation of five U.S. lawmakers arrived in Taiwan to discuss U.S.-Taiwan relations 12 days after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the island despite warnings from the Chinese government
- Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto has edged ahead of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga in the country’s presidential race with 51% of the vote, according to official results reported by Kenyan media
- Eight people were wounded after a Palestinian gunman opened fire at two locations in Jerusalem; two of the people wounded are in critical condition, according to local officials
On the Homefront
- Average rents in Manhattan hit another record high of $5,113 in July, according to the latest market report from real estate company Douglas Elliman; June rents hit a then-record average of $5,058
- Mortgage rates climbed past 5% this week after falling below that figure for the first time in four months
- One person died and 17 others were injured when a car drove into a crowd gathered for a fundraising event in Berwick, Pennsylvania; the suspect then went on to fatally attack a woman in a neighboring borough, according to state authorities
Glitz and Games
- Actress Anne Heche was taken off life support at age 53; Heche sustained brain injuries and severe burns after crashing her car into a home in the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles on August 6th
- Will Zalatoris won the PGA Tour’s FedEx St. Jude Championship in a sudden-death playoff over Sepp Straka; it is Zalatoris’ first PGA Tour title of his career
- Universal Pictures has crossed $3B at the global box office for 2022 so far; it is the first movie studio to reach that mark since 2019
Money Moves
- Major indexes in the stock market rose to end the week with net gains; the S&P 500 achieved its fourth consecutive positive week, which it had not done since October (Dow +1.27%, Nasdaq +2.09%, S&P 500 +1.73%)
- Peloton is conducting an overhaul of its business, including cutting almost 800 jobs, raising prices for its Bike+ and Tread machines, and outsourcing operations like equipment deliveries and customer service to third-party companies, per a memo sent to employees
- Uber is shutting down its free loyalty program, Uber Rewards, so the company can focus on its subscription-based Uber One membership; Uber One gives members perks like discounts on rides and delivery fees in exchange for $9.99 per month or $99.99 annually
Tips & Tricks
- Bump This: Put some soul into your Monday with Omar Apollo’s new track “Endlessly” - listen on Apple Music and Spotify
- Cash Grab: To combat a labor shortage amongst pharmacists in all 50 states, Walgreens is offering as much as $75,000 to new pharmacists as a sign-on bonus (if you hear about any five-figure bonuses for news writers, please let us know)
- Nerd Out: Read about what scientists have identified that gives humans the ability to speak, unlike other primates
- Go Deep: Learn how too much use of the brain’s grey matter can lead to mental fatigue (or, in layman’s terms, how thinking too hard can make you tired)
- Say What: “All I can say is I thought I was going to die. It started off great, TRL live from the side of the main stage interviewing all the bands (like Jay from Jamiroquai) and then started getting pelted with bottles, rocks, lighters, all of it. It got insane, fast,” Carson Daly said in an Instagram post talking about his experience hosting MTV’s Total Request Live at the Woodstock 1999 festival
- Hot Goss: Tom Holland posted a video announcing that he is taking a break from social media for mental health reasons, saying he spirals when he reads things about himself online
- Life Hack: If you feel like you’re overheating, running cold water over your wrists for a few minutes can help cool you down
Looking Back…
On August 15th: Led by Mahatma Gandhi, India achieves independence after nearly 200 years of British rule (1947); the Taliban regains control of Kabul following the departure of the last U.S. troops from Afghanistan (2021); a car bomb in Omagh, Northern Ireland kills 29 people and leaves more than 200 injured (1998); writer, actor and director Ben Affleck is born (1972).
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