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December 27th, 2022

Good morning, and happy Tuesday! To kick off the last week of the year, we’d like to take a moment to thank all of you for joining the Tip News community. With your support, we're thrilled to continue becoming a force for positive change in the way we consume news, and we're so excited to see what 2023 brings. In the meantime, start your day with this roundup of all the good news you might have missed this year!

In Today’s Brief

China: Curbing more Covid restrictions
Airlines: 17,000 flight cancellations
Denver Broncos: Head coach canned
Tesla: Suspends production in Shanghai

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Winter blizzard aftermath

At least 50 people lost their lives in the winter blizzard that moved through the United States between Friday and yesterday.

More than half of the deaths occurred in Buffalo, New York, according to Erie County executive Mark Poloncarz. Per Poloncarz, over 45 inches of snow fell in some parts of the region, with temperatures falling to -22 degrees Fahrenheit when accounting for wind chill. In terms of casualties, New York Governor Kathy Hochul said this weekend’s blizzard was the worst to hit Erie County and its surrounding area since 1977, when a storm killed nearly 30 people.

60% of Americans were under winter weather warnings from Friday to Sunday, and the National Weather Service said that some parts of western New York could see up to nine inches of snow today. Per the NWS, conditions are set to moderate today throughout the country and will continue to improve as the week moves ahead.

North Korean drones cross into South Korea

South Korean military officials said that North Korea flew five drones across their shared border yesterday.

The drones crossed the border around 10:30 AM local time and marked the first occurrence in five years that North Korea entered South Korean airspace. According to remarks from South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff, the “unmanned aerial vehicles” entered the country’s airspace in the border areas around the Gyeonggi province. Per the joint chief of staff, one drone traveled about 14 miles to reach the northern part of Seoul before returning across the border. While South Korea scrambled jets and fired warning shots in response, rounds fired from helicopters failed to shoot the drones down.

The incident came three days after North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward the South. North Korea has launched at least 92 missiles in 2022, more than any previous year on record.

Kathy Whitworth passes on Christmas Eve

Former LGPA player Kathy Whitworth passed away on Christmas Eve in the company of family and friends, her partner Bettye Odle confirmed.

The winningest golfer in history, Whitworth achieved her first victory in the Kelly Girls Open in 1962 and went on to become the first woman to amass more than $1M in career earnings on the LPGA Tour. She was the LPGA player of the year seven times in an eight-year span (1966-1973), earned the Vare Trophy for the lowest scoring average seven times, and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1982.

Whitworth’s 88 victories are the most by any golfer on a single professional tour, male or female. Second behind Whitworth in LGPA Tour titles is Mickey Wright, with 82 victories. Tiger Woods and Sam Snead are the two male players tied for the most victories on the PGA Tour, with 82 each.

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Around the Globe

Moscow claimed that three people lost their lives in a Ukrainian drone attack on an airbase in southern Russia about 400 miles northeast of Ukraine’s border (More)
China will stop requiring inbound travelers to quarantine starting from January 8th, according to remarks from the country’s National Health Commission (More)
A boat carrying at least 185 Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar landed on a beach in the northern Indonesian province of Aceh yesterday after weeks at sea, per Indonesian officials; the arrival marks the second refugee group of Rohingya Muslims to land in Indonesia in two days (More)

On the Homefront

Airlines canceled more than 17,000 flights within, to, or out of the United States since Wednesday of last week, according to flight tracking and monitoring website FlightAware (More)
Three buses reportedly carrying between 110-130 migrant families arrived from Texas near Vice President Kamala Harris’ home on Christmas Eve (More)
Over 14,000 utility customers in Pierce County, Washington, lost power on Christmas Day after vandals attacked four power substations, setting fire to at least one of the facilities; no arrests have been made as of last night, per local authorities (More)

Glitz & Games

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Box office revenue from ticket sales for James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water has crossed $900M globally since its release (More)
The Denver Broncos let go of first-year head coach Nathaniel Hackett yesterday, one day after the team lost to the Los Angeles Rams on Christmas Day 51-14 (More)
Morrissey announced that he has cut ties with his management company Maverick/Quest management as well as his U.S. label Capitol Records, adding that Miley Cyrus has requested to be taken off his upcoming album Bonfire of Teenagers which is controlled by Capitol (More)

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Business & Markets

Major indexes in the stock market closed higher during Friday’s trading session; markets were closed yesterday (Dow +0.53%, Nasdaq +0.21%, S&P 500 +0.59%)
A report from MasterCard (NYSE: MA) released yesterday showed that U.S. retail sales rose 7.6% between November 1st and December 24th (More)
Electric vehicle maker Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) suspended production at its facility in Shanghai earlier than the company had planned for the holidays amid a rising number of Covid-19 cases in China, according to an internal memo (More)

Tip & Tricks

Bump This: The new single “Sunflower” from indie pop duo Jome will make you wish you paid more attention in those piano lessons your mother made you take - listen on Apple Music and Spotify
Chow Down: Don’t let gluten intolerance ruin your appetite for pie as 2022 comes to a close - check out this recipe for gluten-free pie crust that’s extra flaky and also dairy free (yeah...you’re welcome)
Cash Grab: The Mega Millions jackpot for tonight's drawing has jumped to $565M, marking the sixth-largest jackpot prize in the lottery’s history (perhaps the perfect opportunity to blow those Christmas gift cards you just raked in)
Go Deep: It seems as though 2022 was the year we couldn’t get through one sentence without the letters “AI” popping up, and we’re likely only going to hear more about it in the New Year - here’s what we might expect from artificial intelligence in 2023
Say What: “I'm probably going to punch him in the head a lot,” Hugh Jackman said of the relationship between his character, Wolverine, and Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool in the upcoming film Deadpool 3
Hot Goss: Eve Hewson, the daughter of U2 frontman Bono, called out the president of New York magazine’s parent company for being a “nepo baby”–aka a nepotism baby–herself after the magazine’s article on the number of celebrities who benefitted from being born into famous families went viral this month
Life Hack: Believe it or not, we can still work to keep our skin young and catch some much-needed zzz’s at the same time - here are three tips to avoid developing wrinkles and fine lines while you sleep

Looking Back…

On December 27th: The International Monetary Fund is formally established by 29 member countries (1945); Indonesia receives formal sovereignty in a transfer from the Dutch (1949); Radio City Music Hall opens in New York City (1932); French chemist and microbiologist Louis Pasteur is born (1822).