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Your Daily BriefAugust 22nd, 2022 |
Good morning, and welcome to your Monday! Did you know that if a polar bear mates with a grizzly bear, its offspring is called a pizzly bear? With that fun fact, brew yourself some coffee (or not) and get your day started by checking out what went down this weekend! Here’s what we have for you:
In Today’s Brief
- Singapore: Decriminalizing sex between men
- Jill Biden: Tests negative for Covid-19 and leaves isolation
- Top Gun: Maverick: Sixth-highest grossing movie in U.S. box office history
- FTX: Revenue grew by over 1,000% in 2021
- House of the Dragon: Game of Thrones prequel debuts on HBO
- Top Tips: Somalian hotel attack leaves at least 21 dead and over 110 wounded; CDC investigating an E. coli outbreak that may be linked to Wendy’s locations in four states; daughter of a Putin ally killed in a car explosion
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Attack on Somalian hotel leaves at least 21 dead & over 110 wounded
At least 21 people were killed and over 110 wounded in an attack on the Hayat hotel in Somalia’s capital of Mogadishu that first began on Friday night and didn’t end until Sunday.
Yesterday, Somali security forces said they rescued 106 people who were trapped or held as hostages inside the hotel since the start of the attack. The Islamic insurgence group Al-Shabaab–which opposes Somalia’s federal government and outside groups that support it–claimed responsibility for the attack. According to police commissioner Abdi Hassan Hijar, the incident ended around midnight local time on Sunday, with 30 hours passing before Somali forces were able to put an end to it.
In a message broadcast via its Andalus radio station, Al-Shaabab stated that the attack was in response to previous assertions from Somalia’s former president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed that he would eliminate the group from the country.
CDC investigating E. coli outbreak potentially linked to Wendy’s restaurants
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating an E. coli outbreak in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania that has left 37 people sick and 10 hospitalized.
In its announcement of the investigation, the CDC said that it is attempting to determine whether romaine lettuce in Wendy’s sandwiches is the source of the outbreak and whether romaine used in the restaurants within the above four states was also served or sold at other businesses. Of the 37 individuals who fell ill, 22 were said to have consumed Wendy’s sandwiches with romaine lettuce in the week before they became sick.
While the CDC said it “is not advising that people avoid eating at Wendy’s restaurants or that people stop eating romaine lettuce,” Wendy’s issued a statement saying it is “taking the precaution of discarding and replacing the sandwich lettuce at some restaurants in that region.”
Daughter of Russian President Vladimir Putin's ally killed in a car explosion
The daughter of Alexander Dugin, a Russian philosopher and ally of President Vladimir Putin, was killed in a car explosion about 31 miles outside of Moscow yesterday.
In a Telegram post following the incident, Russian law enforcement said that it had opened an investigation into the death of Darya Dugina, Dugin’s 29-year-old daughter. The Russian Investigative Committee said in the post that Dugina was driving a Toyota Land Cruiser at the time of the explosion, and added that a “bomb was found to have been placed under the underside of the car on the driver's side.”
While Russia suggested that Ukraine was responsible for the attack, Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said in a statement that "Ukraine definitely has nothing to do with this because we are not a criminal state, which the Russian Federation is, and even more so, we are not a terrorist state."
Around the Globe
- Singapore will decriminalize sex between men but has no plans to change the nation’s legal definition of marriage as being between a man and woman, according to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
- Hall of Fame basketball player Dennis Rodman says he is traveling to Russia to help secure the release of WNBA player Brittney Griner, who has been detained there since February and was recently sentenced to 9 years in a Russian prison
- After a year-long feud between royals with claims that the late king’s will was forged, Misuzulu ka Zwelithini was crowned the new Zulu king in a ceremony in South Africa over the weekend
On the Homefront
- A human foot was found floating in the Abyss Pool hot spring at Yellowstone National Park; park officials said in a statement that they believe there was no foul play involved, and that evidence suggests an incident occurred on July 31st at the pool
- First Lady Jill Biden has tested negative for Covid-19 and has left isolation five days after first testing positive, according to her office
- Online furniture retailer Wayfair said in an SEC filing that it is cutting 870 jobs out of its total workforce, including about 400 employees in the Boston area; see the SEC filing here
Glitz and Games
- Top Gun: Maverick has surpassed Avengers: Infinity War as the sixth-highest grossing movie in United States box office history
- 16-Time PGA Tour champion, broadcaster, and course architect Tom Weiskopf has died at age 79 of pancreatic cancer
- Actor Gary Busey, 78, has been charged with sexual offenses stemming from behavior at the Monster Mania Convention (where he was scheduled as a featured guest) on August 12-14 in Cherry Hill, Pennsylvania
Money Moves
- Major indexes in the stock market closed down on Friday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq leading losses (Dow -0.86%, Nasdaq -2.01%, S&P 500 -1.29%)
- According to audited financial documents, cryptocurrency exchange FTX reportedly grew revenue by over 1,000% and operating income by more than 1,800% during 2021
- Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) was granted approval from a U.S. energy regulator to purchase up to 50% of Occidental Petroleum’s common stock (NYSE: OXY); shares of the oil company rose by as much as 7% on the news
Tip & Tricks
- Binge Watch: This is not a drill; the first episode of the Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon is now streaming on HBO Max
- Bump This: Girl group BLACKPINK is trying out creepy catchiness with their new track “Pink Venom” - listen on Apple Music and Spotify
- Nerd Out: Read about a study conducted by researchers from the University of Birmingham and Sapienza Università di Roma that shows how water separates into two different forms of liquid at low temperatures (science class just got a whole lot more interesting)
- Chow Down: Taco Bell is reportedly testing out an in-house plant-based meat alternative in Birmingham, Alabama locations (Alabama vegans also apparently crave the Bell when they’re hungover, just like the rest of us)
- Say What: “[Jesse Pinkman] will always have a special place inside of me, but I can confidently say that [Better Call Saul] was the last time we’re going to see Pinkman. So it was a nice farewell,” actor Aaron Paul said in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter regarding his character’s two recent appearances on Better Call Saul
- Hot Goss: Modern Family actress Sarah Hyland married Bachelor Nation personality Wells Adams over the weekend at a winery near Santa Barbara
- Life Hack: Drilling a couple of small holes into the lower part of your garbage helps get rid of suction issues and makes putting in and taking out bags much easier
Looking Back…
On August 22nd: Edward Munch’s The Scream is stolen from the Munch Museum in Oslo, Norway (2004); Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers becomes the first pitcher to register 5,000 strikeouts (1989); William Sheppard receives the first U.S. patent for liquid soap (1865); writer Ray Bradbury is born (1929).
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