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January 13th, 2023

Good morning, and happy Friday! Now that we’re almost halfway through January, we wanted to share a mental health tip that’s worked wonders for us so far in the new year: taking a break from Instagram (and social media in general). If you’re considering doing the same, check out these 10 reasons to delete Instagram and see if you’d benefit from a cleanse!

In Today’s Brief

Israel: Ancient eggs discovered
Selma: Tornado damages city
Lisa Marie Presley: Dies at 54
HBO Max: First price increase

...and more

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December inflation report

Inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 6.5% in December compared to last year and 0.1% from the month prior, per a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

According to the Labor Bureau’s report, energy prices rose 7.3% year-over-year, and the index for food rose 10.4% from December 2021 levels. Other categories that saw price increases in the 30 days between November and December include new vehicles (+5.9%), electricity (+1.0%), and rent (+0.8%). “Core” inflation–which removes the food and energy components of the report–increased by 5.7% compared to the same period last year, and rose 0.3% in December after rising 0.2% in November.

Last month’s 6.5% annualized rise in the CPI marks a decline of 2.6% from its June 2022 level, which saw an annualized increase of 9.1% from June 2021. Price categories that decreased in December are gasoline (-9.4%), used cars and trucks (-2.5%), and airline fares (-3.1%).

U.S. cancer mortality rates fall

Cancer deaths in the United States have decreased by 33% over the three decades from 1991 to 2019, according to a new study from the American Cancer Society (ACS).

Per the ACS, cancer-related deaths in the U.S. peaked in 1991. Since then, the mortality rate from cancer has fallen due to a decline in smoking, as well as improvements in early detection and treatments. In its study, the ACS said that the 33% decrease over the past three decades corresponds to “an estimated 3.8M deaths averted.”

The study shows that in 1991, the cancer death rate was 215 per 100k people; in 2019, that figure fell to 146 per 100k people. Lung cancer–of which there are an estimated 230K cases each year–is the leading type of cancer mortalities, at 350 per day. Despite the decline, the ACS study maintains that cancers are still the second leading cause of death in the U.S., behind heart disease.

Special counsel for Biden files

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said he appointed a special counsel to investigate President Biden’s handling of classified documents after the end of the Obama administration.

The investigation will be led by Robert Hur, a former U.S. attorney who served at the Justice Department during former President Trump’s time in office and left in 2021. In his announcement, Attorney General Garland said that Hur would “investigate whether any person or entity violated the law” regarding the classified files discovered in President Biden’s home and at a private office he used after his term as vice president.

Garland appointed Hur after a second set of classified documents was found in the library attached to the garage of the president’s home in Wilmington, Delaware. When speaking to reporters yesterday, President Biden said that the White House is “cooperating fully and completely with the Justice Department's review.”

In partnership with Dr. S Eyewear

Modern living screws with your circadian rhythm

So many things mess up our circadian rhythm: lack of exercise, eating at the wrong times…but our exposure to blue light is one of the easiest within our control.

Smartphones, TVs, laptops, tablets, and gaming systems bathe us in more blue light than what is natural.

This light may not seem like a big deal, but it’s a big deal to your body.

It confuses our circadian rhythms about what time of day it is, and interferes with sleep patterns, energy levels, appetite, and more—while increasing our risk of illness!

You can block virtually all harmful light using these glasses from Dr. S Eyewear.

Many brands don’t deliver on their promise, but these effective blue light blockers allow you to use screens later into the evening, without blue light reaching your eyes and screwing up your system.

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Around the Globe

Archaeologists find eight ostrich eggs in Israel believed to be more than 4K years old; the eggs were uncovered beneath the Nitzana dunes of the Negev region near a fire pit used by desert nomads, per the Israel Antiquities Authority (More)
National Guard in Mexico deployed to Mexico City’s subway system by Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum after a series of mechanical problems and accidents in recent months that Sheinbaum said officials categorize as “not normal” (More)
Ebola outbreak in Uganda declared to be at an end after nearly four months following the country’s completion of 42 days with no active cases, according to Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng (More)

On the Homefront

Fight operations resumed normal schedules yesterday after a technical outage within the FAA’s infrastructure caused delays to over 11K domestic flights and at least 1.3K cancellations; the FAA said the glitch was caused by a “damaged database file,” per an investigation the agency conducted (More)
California files a lawsuit against insulin makers and pharmaceutical companies Eli Lilly and Co., Novo Nordisk, and Sanofi, accusing the companies of using their market power to overcharge patients for the drug (More)
A tornado in Selma, AL caused “significant damage” to the city and surrounding counties yesterday; there were no reports of fatalities as of last night (More)

Glitz & Games

Bernard Arnault appoints his daughter Delphine, 47, to head up fashion house Dior in a reshuffling at parent company LVMH (More)
LA Dodgers release pitcher Trevor Bauer after a suspension that began in June 2021 following assault allegations; Bauer was designated for assignment last Friday, giving the team seven days to trade, release, or waive him (More)
Lisa Marie Presley passed away at age 54 yesterday after suffering cardiac arrest at her home in Calabasas, CA; she was the only child of Elvis Presley (More)

Business & Markets

Major indexes in the stock market closed higher; Nasdaq clinched fifth straight day of gains (Dow +0.64%, Nasdaq +0.64%, S&P 500 +0.34%)
SEC charges crypto brokerages Genesis and Gemini–the exchange founded by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss–for selling unregistered securities to investors through Gemini’s Earn program (More)
Price of HBO Max hiked up by Warner Bros. Discovery for the first time since launching the streaming service over two years ago; a new HBO Max no-ads monthly subscription in the U.S. now costs $15.99, or about 7% higher than before (More)

Tips & Tricks

Feel Good: Watch Joey Fatone of famed boy band NSYNC crash a brunch and sing the group’s hit “Bye Bye Bye” with just about everyone around (you’re welcome, 90s kids)
Sneak Peek: The rom-com is back and we’re loving it - check out the official trailer to Netflix’s upcoming movie Your Place Or Mine starring Reese Witherspoon and Ashton Kutcher as lovers-turned-friends-turned-lovers again
Bump This: Pop singer-songwriter ROZES delivers a catchy, foot-stomping anthem with the new single “Used to Love You” - listen on Apple Music and Spotify
Nerd Out: Read up on a new planet dubbed “TOI 700 e” that NASA scientists recently discovered; the planet has a similar size to Earth and also orbits within its star’s habitable zone (they’ve got to come up with better names for these planets…do you have any suggestions?)
Chow Down: Learn how to craft the perfect tiramisu that will make you want to open an Italian bakery and make your whole family say “Grazie!”
Hot Goss: Sam-Bankman Fried, founder of the now-collapsed FTX who faces federal charges and is out on a $250M bail bond, launched a newsletter on Substack yesterday in which he claimed he “didn’t steal funds”
Life Hack: Believe it or not, stress is contagious and can spread around just like the common cold - here’s how to know if you’re catching stress and what you can do about it

Tip-Offs

The complex business of making food on a submarine.

An Australian man stops traffic so a Koala can cross the road.

100 of the all-time greatest movie insults (warning: language).

A breathtaking view of the north rim of the Grand Canyon.

…and Kirkjufell, Iceland, amid the Northern Lights.

What ice fishing looks like beneath the surface.

How to drastically improve your smartphone photos.

A visual representation of the resurgence of vinyl records.

Looking Back…

On January 13th: American industrialist Henry Ford patents plastic automobile construction (1942); Johnny Cash records the album Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison (1968); Donald Trump becomes the first U.S. president to be impeached twice (2021); American author Horatio Alger is born (1832).

In partnership with Dr. S Eyewear

Wrecked mood and sleep? No thanks!

In the new year, we’re bombarded with many reasons why we should get healthier…

But one thing is often left out that’s sneaky, insidious, and disrupts our natural healthy rhythms. Worse, it’s hitting most of us with impact almost all the time…

…Screens.

To be more specific: the light that our devices put out, which is referred to as “blue light.”

Our screens emit light in short wavelengths, which falls closer to the blue side of the color spectrum…so in the evening it’s not natural, and quite harmful if we’re exposed to too much!

Blue blockers allow you to use screens without screwing up your mood, sleep, eye health or worse. Try a pair and see how you feel.

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