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Your Daily BriefAugust 29th, 2022 |
Good morning, and happy Monday! Did you know that the first novel in the world–The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu–ended mid-sentence? If you’re like us, you may wonder whether the author intended it that way or not…but while you ponder, here’s what went down over the past couple of days:
In Today’s Brief
- Argentina: Thousands protest in support of Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
- Trump: Federal judge signals support for appointing a special master to review Mar-a-Lago evidence
- Serena Williams: Headlining women’s doubles with sister Venus at the US Open
- Dow Jones: Loses over 1,000 points after Fed Chair Powell’s remarks on inflation
- Michael K. Williams: Memoir released posthumously
- Top Tips: U.S. will appoint its first Ambassador to the Arctic; militia fighting in Libya leaves at least 23 deceased and 140 injured; Pakistan floods have claimed over 1,000 lives since June
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The United States plans to appoint its first Arctic ambassador
The State Department announced that the United States will appoint an Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic to oversee national security, environmental, and development policies in the region.
According to a statement from the State Department, the Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic Region will “engage with counterparts in Arctic and non-Arctic nations as well as Indigenous groups, and work closely with domestic stakeholders, including state, local, and Tribal governments, businesses, academic institutions, non-profit organizations, other federal government agencies and Congress.” No name has yet been submitted for the role, and the position will be subject to Senate confirmation.
The decision comes at a time when the Arctic faces temperature warming three times faster than the global average. The increase in temperatures has resulted in the melting of ice which, in turn, has opened up shipping lanes and made the Arctic more accessible to human interests.
Fighting between militia groups in Libya leaves at least 23 dead & 140 injured
At least 23 people were killed and 140 injured when militia groups clashed across Libya’s capital of Tripoli on Saturday, according to the Libyan Ministry of Health.
According to reports from local media, the conflict pitted the Tripoli Revolutionaries' Brigade militia–led by Haitham Tajouri–against another militia allied with Abdel-Ghani al-Kikli, a warlord known in the region as "Gheniwa." Later in the day, more militias joined the fighting which spread to different parts of the city. An emergency services spokesman reported that several hospitals in Tripoli were damaged and that among those killed was Mustafa Baraka, a comedian known for his videos on social media mocking militias and corruption.
Though Libya has faced instability since a NATO-backed uprising toppled and killed ruler Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, in terms of casualties, Saturday’s conflict marks the deadliest occurrence that Tripoli has seen in two years.
Death toll from Pakistan flooding passes 1,000 individuals
Pakistan has appealed for further international assistance to aid with relief efforts for rain-induced flash floods that have left over 1,000 dead and millions displaced since June.
Since mid-June, the death toll has reached 1,033 people after an additional 119 fatalities were reported in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and southern Sindh provinces over the weekend, according the country’s National Disaster Management Authority. In a video posted to Twitter, Sherry Rehman, a Pakistani senator and the country’s top climate official, said that Pakistan is experiencing a “a climate crisis of the decade,” and posted a subsequent tweet showing that nearly 33 million have people been affected by the floods–a figure that represents over 15% of the country’s population.
This summer’s monsoons have brought rainfall nearly three times the 30-year nationwide average, according to the country’s disaster agency, and have destroyed almost 300,000 homes so far.
Around the Globe
- At least three people died when a truck drove off the road and crashed into a street party in the village of Nieuw Beijerland in the southern part of the Netherlands, according to a report from Dutch police
- Thousands of protestors gathered in Argentina in support of former president and current Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, who is standing trial for alleged corruption during her presidency between 2007 and 2015
- Angola held a funeral in the capital Luanda for ex-president José Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled the country for 38 years until 2017 and passed away in Spain in July of this year
On the Homefront
- Three Dutch soldiers from the country’s Commando Corps were shot in a disturbance outside of the downtown Indianapolis hotel they were staying in while training in the state
- A federal judge in Florida signaled that she would be willing to grant former President Trump’s request to appoint a “special master” to review the evidence seized by the FBI in the August 8th search of Mar-a-Lago
- Police officers in Plano, Texas arrested a woman who they said shouted race-fueled comments at four Indian women in a video that went viral during the week
Glitz & Games
- Sisters Serena and Venus Williams will headline the women’s doubles event at the US Open after accepting a wild card to play together; see the announcement and full list of wild cards here
- Netflix cancels the series Resident Evil after one season; the decision comes six weeks after the series debuted on July 14th
- The Buffalo Bills released punter Matt Araiza two days after a civil lawsuit was filed alleging that he and two former San Diego State football players sexually assaulted a minor
Business & Markets
- Stocks closed down after Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s remarks signifying further rate increases, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling over 1,000 points (Dow -3.03%, Nasdaq -3.94%, S&P 500 -3.37%)
- Pharmaceutical company Moderna filed a lawsuit against Pfizer and BioNTech, alleging that the technology in Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine infringes on its patents
- The U.S. Secret Service said that it has recovered $286M in fraudulently-obtained Covid-19 relief funds and is returning the money to the Small Business Administration
Tip & Tricks
- Bump This: Everyone’s favorite hype man DJ Khaled brings us another one with his new album GOD DID - listen on Apple Music and Spotify
- Flip Through: We’re reading the posthumous memoir Scenes from My Life by Michael K. Williams and Jon Sternfeld, recounting the actor’s rise to fame in New York and the ambitions he had to lift his community at the time of his death in 2021
- Chow Down: Check out Bloomberg’s list of the nine best sushi restaurants in the United States (unfortunately, all nine of the eateries are located in either California, Hawaii, Florida, New York, or Washington)
- Nerd Out: Read about how researchers led by the University of Montreal have discovered an exoplanet in the habitable zone called TOI-1452b that may be entirely covered in water
- Say What: “As a child, I remember thinking 40 was so old. But now that I'm there, I feel like I have so much life under my belt. I'm much wiser. I wouldn't be 22 again if you paid me!" singer LeAnn Rimes said in regards to her 40th birthday yesterday
- Hot Goss: Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling said that it was her choice to not appear in the HBO Max Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts special that aired on January 1st of this year, claiming that she “didn’t want to do it”
- Life Hack: If you have trouble using chopsticks, it’s perfectly acceptable to eat sushi with your hands; that was how it was originally done in Japan
Looking Back…
On August 29th: Hurricane Katrina makes landfall in New Orleans and the U.S. Gulf Coast (2005); China signs the treaty of Nanjing, providing for the cession of Hong Kong to Great Britain (1842); Netflix is founded by entrepreneurs Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph (1997); singer and songwriter Michael Jackson is born (1958).
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