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Your Daily BriefDecember 2nd, 2022 |
Good morning, and happy Friday! Did you know that bats have higher vocal ranges than Mariah Carey? According to a new study, bats can have a range of up to seven octaves, while Carey’s range spans only five (which is still ridiculously high). Considering her Christmas song is playing everywhere, all the time, all at once right now…we’d say she’s doing just fine.
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In Today’s Brief
- Four-Day Workweek: Results are in
- New York City: Seeking a rat czar
- College Football: Playoffs get 12 teams
...and more
Female World Cup referees
An all-female crew officiated a men’s World Cup match for the first time ever in yesterday’s game between Costa Rica and Germany.
Stephanie Frappart of France, Neuza Back of Brazil, and Karen Diaz of Mexico became the first all-female refereeing team for a men’s World Cup match after FIFA–soccer’s international governing body–named them to officiate yesterday’s Group E match at Al Bayt Stadium in Qatar. Frappart served as the main referee for the match, which ended with Germany beating Costa Rica with a score of 4-2. Still, Germany was eliminated from the World Cup after Japan beat Spain 2-1 on the same day.
The 38-year-old Frappart–who became a FIFA-qualified referee in 2009–became the first female to referee a men’s World Cup match when she officiated last week’s game between Mexico and Poland. Two other female referees, Salima Mukansanga of Rwanda and Yamashita Yoshimi of Japan, are also taking part in this year’s tournament in Qatar.
Appeals court rules on special master
An appeals court reversed a judge’s appointment of a special master to review documents seized from former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence.
District Court Judge Aileen Cannon in September appointed former federal judge Raymond Dearie as a special master to review materials seized at Trump’s estate. Per Trump’s request, Dearie would consider whether the materials should be barred from prosecutors in their probe into Trump's handling of classified documents. However, a three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said Cannon lacked the authority to grant Trump’s request, and added that "dismissal of the entire proceeding is required.”
The Justice Department is investigating former President Trump for his removal of government documents from the White House, arguing that, as a former president, he cannot invoke executive privilege for documents belonging to the current executive branch of the U.S. government.
Parler and Ye deal called off
Social media networking company Parler announced that it has reached a mutual agreement with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, to terminate the sale of its app.
In October, Ye announced his plans to acquire Parler, a social media platform owned by Nashville-based Parlement, which describes itself as “a guiding force in the fight against Big Tech, Big Government, censorship, and cancel culture.” The terms of the deal were not disclosed. In a statement published yesterday, Parler said that the decision to terminate the agreement “was made in the interest of both parties in mid-November” and that it will continue to focus on "growth and the evolution of the platform.”
After being locked out of his Twitter account in October, Ye since regained access to the platform but was suspended again last night for violating Twitter's rule against incitement to violence, according to CEO Elon Musk.
Around the Globe
- Britain’s Royal Mint issued a set of collectible coins to commemorate The Rolling Stones’ 60th anniversary featuring a silhouette image of the band performing; it was reportedly one of the last coins of the year to be released bearing the image of the late Queen Elizabeth II (More)
- A six-month pilot program testing four-day workweeks at 33 companies employing about 1,000 people in the U.S., Ireland, and Australia concluded this week; 27 of the 33 participating companies shared their results, with eighteen companies saying they “definitely plan to continue” with four-day workweeks and zero saying they were leaning toward stopping or switching back to a five-day workweek (More)
- Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said in an interview that aired on a Ukrainian television network that the country’s armed forces have lost between 10,000 and 13,000 soldiers so far in the ongoing conflict against Russia (More)
On the Homefront
- The Supreme Court announced that it would hear oral arguments on President Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan in February; the plan remains blocked in the meantime (More)
- New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that the city is looking to hire a Director of Rodent Mitigation, which a spokesperson for City Hall described as a “rat czar” tasked with reducing the city’s vermin population (More)
- The Senate voted 80-15 to pass a measure that will impose a labor agreement for rail workers and unions that the White House brokered in September; with both the House and Senate’s passage, the bill goes to President Biden’s desk for signature (More)
Glitz & Games
- Gaylord Perry, a Hall of Fame pitcher who popularized the spitball and struck out over 3,500 batters over the course of his 22-year career, passed away at age 84 at his home in South Carolina (More)
- Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings series announced seven new recurring cast members for season two and has recast the role of Orc leader Adar, with Sam Hazeldine replacing Joseph Mawle (More)
- The College Football Playoff will expand to 12 teams from its current four-team bracket beginning in the 2024 season following an agreement with the Rose Bowl, according to an announcement from the CFP committee (More)
Business & Markets
- Major indexes in the stock market ended yesterday’s trading session mixed ahead of today’s jobs report (Dow -0.56%, Nasdaq +0.13%, S&P 500 -0.09%)
- News network CNN reportedly laid off “hundreds” of staffers as part of a broader effort by parent company Warner Bros. Discovery to cut costs, according to sources familiar with the matter (More)
- Economist Austan Goolsbee, who served as an economic adviser to former President Barack Obama, has been named the next president and chief executive of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, according to a statement from the bank’s board of directors (More)
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Tip & Tricks
- Look Into: Watch the official teaser trailer that Netflix dropped for the upcoming documentary Harry and Meghan, which Prince Harry and Meghan Markle say details the inside story of why they stepped down from their royal duties
- Sneak Peek: Marvel unleashed the official trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 and you should watch it before you do anything else this morning (you’re welcome)
- Bump This: Rock out this weekend with the bouncy, infectious single “Oysters In My Pocket” from indie outfit - listen on Apple Music and Spotify
- Jaw Drop: Read up on how an entire abbey of monks in a small Buddhist temple in central Thailand was sent to rehab this week after every one of them tested positive for methamphetamine (seems like that would make meditation all the more difficult, no?)
- Go Deep: Check out the 2022 list of the world’s most expensive cities and which U.S. city topped the rankings for the very first time, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) survey
- Say What: “I have no immediate plans to contact Mr. Putin…I’m prepared to speak with Mr. Putin if in fact there is an interest in him deciding he’s looking for a way to end the war. He hasn’t done that yet,” President Biden said during a press briefing following a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron
- Hot Goss: A South Korean court confirmed that Squid Game actor O Young-su, 78, will go on trial in February for charges of indecent assault
- Life Hack: Believe it or not, walking backward can have a number of positive health benefits, such as improving your stability and reducing chronic lower back pain - here are some surprising benefits of walking backward (pro tip: make sure to look over your shoulder every so often)
Looking Back…
On December 2nd: The United Arab Emirates is formed by the union of six small emirates on the Arabian Peninsula (1971); the music video for Michael Jackson’s song “Thriller” airs on MTV (1983); Colombian drug trafficker Pablo Escobar is killed during a shoot-out with authorities (1993); American football player Aaron Rodgers is born (1983).
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