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September 20th, 2022

Good morning, and happy Tuesday! Did you know that apples may wake you up better than a cup of coffee? An apple contains fructose (which is a direct energy source for your body) and a lot of fiber, which can help balance your blood sugar and give you sustained energy without the crash that often follows caffeine. Anyway, before you brew a cup of joe–or grab an apple–here’s what we have for you:

In Today’s Brief

  • Mexico: Magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes country exactly 37 years after 1985 quake
  • Adnan Syed: Judge overturns conviction of 1999 murder chronicled in Serial podcast
  • Kalani David: Surfing champion dies at age 24 in Costa Rica
  • Treasury Bonds: Yields reach highest levels in over 10 years
  • Eli Manning: Goes undercover during Penn State football tryouts
  • Top Tips: U.K. holds Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral; Hurricane Fiona strengthens to Category 2 after hitting Puerto Rico; U.S. Navy veteran Mark Frerichs released by the Taliban in a prisoner exchange
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Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral held in London’s Westminster Abbey

After a 12-day mourning period following her death in Scotland, Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral took place yesterday in London’s Westminster Abbey.

Nearly 2,000 people including President Biden and other world leaders gathered for the late Queen’s funeral, the first state funeral held in the U.K. since Winston Churchill’s in 1965. Before the service, a bell tolled 96 times–once a minute for each year of the Queen’s life. Along with wreaths and a goodbye note from her eldest son and heir, King Charles III, the Queen’s coffin was draped with the royal standard, a flag representing all nations in the United Kingdom: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.

After the service, the U.K. observed two minutes of silence. The Queen’s coffin was then taken in a walking procession to Hyde Park before being transported to St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. There, the Queen will be laid to rest alongside her late husband Prince Philip, and her sister Princess Margaret.

Millions of people in Puerto Rico still without power from Hurricane Fiona

After hitting Puerto Rico on Sunday, Hurricane Fiona strengthened to a Category 2 force with sustained winds of 100 mph and is on course to approach Bermuda later this week.

Puerto Rican officials yesterday said it was too early to know or estimate the full scope of the damage caused by the storm, which caused power outages across the island of more than three million people and is still expected to bring up to 15 inches of rain to some areas, according to forecasters. During a news conference, Governor Pedro Pierluisi said that he wasn’t able to provide an estimate of when power might return. However, he added it would be a “matter of days” to restore the grid, unlike the months it took to bring power back after Hurricane Maria hit the island in 2017.

According to utility companies’ reports as tracked by poweroutage.us, most of Puerto Rico remained without power as of last night.

U.S. hostage Mark Frerichs released by the Taliban in a prisoner swap

U.S. Navy veteran Mark Frerichs, whom the Taliban has held in Afghanistan for over two years, has been released in an exchange for Taliban-linked Bashir Noorzai.

According to Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, Frerichs–a 60-year-old engineer who was abducted in 2020 while working as a contractor in the country–was exchanged for Noorzai at a Kabul airport. Detained in the U.S. since 2005, Noorzai was sentenced to life in prison in 2008 after being convicted of involvement in an international narcotics trafficking conspiracy. In a statement released by the White House, President Biden made a “difficult decision…in June to grant clemency to Noorzai” in hopes of bringing Frerichs back to the United States.

At a news conference in Kabul, Muttaqi described yesterday’s exchange as the start of a “new era” in relations between the Taliban and the United States, and the opening of a “new door for talks.”

Around the Globe

  • A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Mexico’s central Pacific coast yesterday, 37 years to the day that a quake hit the country in 1985 and killed thousands; tsunami warnings are in place for the coast of Michoacán, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
  • Five people died in Iran’s Kurdish region when security forces opened fire during protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old from Iran's Kurdistan province who fell into a coma and passed away following her arrest in Tehran last week
  • Thirteen people lost their lives and others were wounded in a series of explosions yesterday in the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, according to the city’s mayor

On the Homefront

  • A Baltimore judge ordered the release of Adnan Syed after overturning Syed’s conviction for the 1999 murder of high school student Hae Min Lee in the case later chronicled in the true-crime podcast Serial
  • New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ Chief of Staff Frank Carone said he will resign from Adams’ administration at the end of this year
  • The Federal Aviation Administration rejected a proposal brought forth by Republic Airways that sought to reduce the number of hours that some co-pilots need to begin flying passengers

Glitz & Games

  • Former world junior surfing champion Kalani David died at age 24 in Costa Rica over the weekend after suffering a seizure while surfing, according to David’s friends and authorities
  • Singer and actor Marva Hicks–known for her appearances in productions The Lion King, Motown: The Musical, and more–passed away at age 47 in New York City, according to an announcement from her family
  • The NFL announced that it has suspended Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans for one game without pay over an altercation with New Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore on Sunday

Business & Markets

  • Major indexes in the stock market closed higher after beginning yesterday’s trading session with losses (Dow +0.64%, Nasdaq +0.76%, S&P 500 +0.69%)
  • 10-year Treasury yields increased by 6 basis points to 3.518%, its highest level since April 2011; the 2-year Treasury yield rose by 9 basis points to 3.949%, a level not seen since 2007
  • The price of Ethereum dropped by over 17% days after its “merge,” an upgrade to the cryptocurrency’s blockchain that changed how transactions are validated and will reportedly cut energy use by over 99%

Tip & Tricks

  • Bump This: Bask in the richness of Rina Sawayama’s voice in the rock-influenced “Hurricanes” off her new album Hold The Girl - listen on Apple Music and Spotify (no relation to Hurricane Fiona)
  • Chow Down: If you need some help with cooking–as we do–browse through these 26 recipes to improve your culinary skills and inspire more confidence in the kitchen
  • Nerd Out: Check out how a 250M-year-old fossil recovered from South Africa’s Karoo desert helped researchers create a rendering of the Lystrosaurus, a dinosaur-era pig that had two tusks and a beak
  • Belly Laugh: Watch this video of Eli Manning going undercover as a freshman quarterback named Chad Powers during football tryouts for Penn State University (top-notch name choice and mustache, if we do say so ourselves)
  • Say What: “...that’s a place where I just drew a line in the sand and said, ‘You know what? I made Titanic. This building that we’re meeting in right now, this new half-billion dollar complex on your lot? Titanic paid for that, so I get to do this,’” director James Cameron said when reflecting on clashing with 20th Century Fox executives over scenes in his 2009 film Avatar
  • Hot Goss: Instagram model Sumner Stroh accused Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine of cheating on his wife Behati Prinsloo with her, and alleged that he asked for her permission to name his and Prinsloo’s third child after her (um...what?)
  • Life Hack: In case your joints creak like a haunted house when you get out of bed in the morning (no shame–ours do, too), check out these 11 accessible leg stretches to increase mobility and flexibility

Looking Back…

On September 20th: Hurricane Maria strikes Puerto Rico, eventually causing over $90B in damages and more than 3,000 deaths (2017); the first Cannes Film Festival begins (1946); Billie Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs in the “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match (1973); American writer George R.R. Martin is born (1948).

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