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January 16th, 2023

Good morning, and happy Monday! Have you heard of Gen Z’s brand new obsession? It’s using flip phones instead of smartphones–wow, remember those?! More and more youths are taking advantage of the ability to disconnect. As ironic as it seems (since you’re probably reading this newsletter on your smartphone), it’s a mental wellness trend we honestly applaud.

In Today’s Brief

Davos: World Economic Forum starts today
Maine: Makes lottery history
Australian Open: Kicks off in Melbourne
Home Depot: New employee policy

...and more

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Nepal plane crash

At least 68 individuals lost their lives and four are missing after a Yeti Airlines flight carrying 72 people crashed and fell into a gorge in Nepal yesterday.

The twin-engine ATR 72 aircraft took off from the country’s capital of Kathmandu at 10:32 AM local time and was en route to Pokhara, a flight path that typically takes 30 minutes or less. Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority said the aircraft last made contact with the Pokhara airport from near Seti Gorge at 10:50 AM before crashing. The plane’s personnel had 68 passengers including 15 foreign nationals and four crew members. The foreigners included five Indians, four Russians, two South Koreans, and one each from Ireland, Australia, Argentina, and France.

In terms of casualties, it is the country’s worst plane crash since 1992. That year, all 167 passengers on board a Pakistan International Airlines flight died when the aircraft crashed near Kathmandu.

More Biden files found

Lawyers for President Biden said they discovered five additional pages of classified material at his residence in Wilmington, Delaware.

While the White House had previously said that a single page was found at President Biden’s Delaware residence, White House special counsel Richard Sauber confirmed in a statement that a total of six pages of classified documents were found during a search of the president’s private library. Sauber explained that when the president’s attorneys identified one classified document at the president’s home on Wednesday, they “immediately” stopped searching for additional documents because they lacked the security clearances necessary to view those materials.

Sauber said he found the additional files when he went to the president’s Delaware residence to facilitate the file hand-off to the Justice Department. The discovery took place the same day that Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed former U.S. attorney Robert Hur as special counsel to investigate the matter.

Miss USA crowned Miss Universe

R’Bonney Gabriel of the United States was crowned Miss Universe in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Saturday night.

According to the Miss Universe website, Gabriel is a fashion designer, model, and sewing instructor from Texas who is also the CEO of her own sustainable clothing line, R’Bonney Nola. She graduated from the University of North Texas with a bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design in 2018 and became the first Filipino-American to be crowned Miss USA in 2022. The runner-up of this year’s competition was Amanda Dudamel of Venezuela, while Andreina Martinez of the Dominican Republic took home third place.

Last year’s Miss Universe was Harnaaz Sandhu of India. Per organizers, nearly 90 contestants from around the world took part in the competition. With the crowning, Gabriel becomes the 71st Miss Universe and the first Miss USA to earn the title since Olivia Culpo did so in 2012.

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On Farms, Food, and Inside You Right Now

93% of Americans tested had glyphosate lurking in their bodies.
This toxic herbicide wreaks havoc on the human detoxification pathways, slowing down our body’s ability to get rid of toxins by nearly a THIRD.

In 1992, a team at John’s Hopkins School of Medicine discovered a ‘super molecule’ which can help protect us from the ravages of glyphosate (as well as heavy metals and other pollutants).

It’s called Sulforaphane (SFN), and it’s found inside the cells of cruciferous vegetables like broccoli. Since its discovery, it’s been shown to guard human cells from glyphosate.

Broccoli sprouts have the highest amount of SFN in nature, but you’d still need an unrealistic supply to get the right dose.

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Around the Globe

World Economic Forum kicks off today in Davos; this year marks the forum’s first in-person event since 2020 and is dubbed “Cooperation in a Fragmented World,” addressing issues such as climate, inflation, and more (More)
Mexico enacted a total ban on smoking in all public places; the measure was first approved in 2021 and also includes a ban on tobacco advertising in the country (More)
Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro leaves at least 30 dead and over 30 hospitalized, with dozens potentially trapped under the debris of an apartment block, according to a statement from the regional governor’s advisor (More)

On the Homefront

Maine gets its first Mega Millions jackpot when a ticket purchased in the state matched all six numbers drawn on Friday night for the lottery’s estimated $1.35B grand prize (More)
Emergency declaration for California approved by President Biden after storms that have taken place in the state since December 26th have left at least 19 people dead amid floods, outages, mudslides, and evacuations (More)
University of Georgia football player Devon Willock and a recruiting staff member lost their lives in a car wreck in Athens early yesterday morning, according to a statement from the university (More)

Glitz & Games

The Australian Open kicked off yesterday at Melbourne Park, with No. 1 seed Rafael Nadal of Spain facing Britain’s Jack Draper in a first-round match (More)
Creedence Clearwater Revival’s John Fogerty now owns the global publishing rights to songs he wrote for the band after 50 years; Fogerty, 77, purchased a majority stake in the rights to the band’s catalog from Concord Records, which has owned them since 2004 (More)
‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ nears $1.9B at global box office and is approaching ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ to become the highest-grossing film since 2020 (More)

Business & Markets

Major indexes in the stock market closed higher on Friday, with the Nasdaq notching its sixth consecutive day of gains (Dow +0.33%, Nasdaq +0.71%, S&P 500 +0.40%)
New Home Depot employee payment policy begins today, in which the company will begin paying hourly associates to the nearest minute based on exact time punches; previously, the policy was to round total shift time up or down to the nearest 15 minutes (More)
Laid-off Twitter workers can’t pursue class-action claims accusing the company of failing to give adequate notice before laying them off and must pursue private arbitration, per a judge’s ruling (More)

Tips & Tricks

Feel Good: Watch this video of a rescue beaver building a dam inside of a house using random items like a Spongebob Squarepants doll, a mini Christmas tree, and a rubber flip-flop
Sneak Peek: The official teaser for Yellowjackets season two just dropped, and based on the clip, it looks like this upcoming season is bound to be even crazier than the first
Bump This: Shakira dropped a new track exclusively in Spanish, but it’s a banger and it’s breaking all kinds of streaming records - listen on Apple Music and Spotify
Nerd Out: Learn what it might take to construct some famous sci-fi weapons we’ve seen over the years, from lightsabers to plasma cannons (who else out there asked for a legit real lightsaber every year for Christmas as a kid?)
Chow Down: Vegan pizza keeps getting better and better, and there’s no reason to drop more dough (get it?) on it than you need to - check out this recipe for vegan pizza that you can whip up for cheap and in the comfort of your own home
Hot Goss: Romanian authorities have reportedly seized goods and assets worth $4M from internet personality Andrew Tate as a part of a criminal inquiry into alleged human trafficking that led to his arrest
Life Hack: Believe it or not, you do have some control over your metabolism, and you can incorporate simple habits to help it land in the right spot for you - here are seven ways to reset your metabolism and enhance your whole-body health

Tip-Offs

How to use a budget to make you feel rich.

A video of a long-horned goat resting on a cabin roof.

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

Exploring the link between gardening and decreased cancer risk.

A sunset in Indiana perfectly framing a distant Chicago skyline.

…and a snowstorm blanketing an empty Brooklyn Bridge.

The saga of YouTube’s swearing policy.

After hundreds of years, Humpty Dumpty may not be an egg.

Looking Back…

On January 16th: Ivan the Terrible is crowned the first Tsar of all Russia at age 16 (1547); the Persian Gulf War officially begins (1991); the last episode of Bonanza airs on NBC after 14 seasons (1973); British singer Sade is born (1959).

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Over 2K Studies Can’t Be Wrong

A compound called Sulforaphane (SFN) is becoming the ‘new kid on the block’ in the supplement world.

Over 2K studies show it supports detoxification, a healthy inflammatory response, quicker brain activity, and has anti-aging properties.

The one veggie that contains more SFN than any other is nature’s powerhouse, broccoli sprouts – over 100X the SFN of full grown broccoli!

The problem is, growing even a huge amount of sprouts at home isn’t adding up to the dose of SFN you want for cellular protection from chemicals like glyphosate.

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