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February 9th, 2023

Good morning, and happy Thursday! The morning after LeBron James broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time NBA scoring record, the latter penned an essay on the importance of teamwork, letting go, and why we should celebrate with grace whenever records are broken. Whether you’re a fan of sports, personal growth, or philosophy, it’s worth a read.

In Today’s Brief

Turkey Quakes: Death toll over 12K
California: Woodpecker fiasco
Late Late Show: Ending after 28 years
Disney: Cutting 3% of global workforce

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Zelensky visits the UK

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, delivered a speech to Parliament, and met with King Charles III during a visit to the United Kingdom yesterday.

Prime Minister Sunak reportedly told the Ukrainian president that “nothing is off the table,” and in his speech to Parliament, Zelensky requested planes to aid Ukraine in its fight against Russia. Zelensky has called for fighter jets since Russia invaded the country in February of last year, but he has renewed his requests for increased air defense in the weeks since the United States pledged to send Ukraine 31 M1 Abrams tanks.

The U.K. has committed over $2.7B worth of military assistance to Ukraine since February 2022, making it the country’s second-largest donor behind the United States. Zelensky’s London visit marks his second trip out of Ukraine since the beginning of the conflict, following his December 2022 visit to Washington, D.C.

New Zealand drug bust

New Zealand’s navy intercepted a floating haul of cocaine in the Pacific Ocean yesterday in what the country says is its largest drug bust ever.

The stash of 81 packets–which weighed 3.5 metric tons and is estimated to be worth around $316M–was found tied to nets and buoys hundreds of kilometers northwest of New Zealand. Police believe the location to be a transit point where the packets were meant to be picked up and smuggled to Australia. Pictures released by New Zealand authorities show some packets labeled with a Batman symbol while others were labeled with a black four-leaf clover symbol. New Zealand police called these the “trademark logos” for the drug producers they believe to be in South America.

New Zealand Police Commissioner Andrew Coster said the haul represents “enough cocaine to service the Australian market for about one year” and called it “more than New Zealand would use in 30 years.”

Lost letters from Mary, Queen of Scots

An international team of code-breakers has reportedly deciphered over 50 encoded letters sent by Mary, Queen of Scots during her captivity in the 16th Century.

The letters were discovered in online archives at the National Library of France. Per the team’s research paper released yesterday, the letters were mostly written in cipher and are believed to be a series that Mary sent between 1578-1584 to Michel de Castelnau Mauvissière, the French ambassador to England at the time. The team writes that the letters “are most likely part of the aforementioned secret correspondence considered to have been lost.”

Mary acceded to Scotland’s throne when she was six days old, but was imprisoned and forced to give up her throne in 1567. One year later, she escaped to England, where her cousin Queen Elizabeth I considered her a threat and jailed her. After almost 19 years in captivity, Mary was beheaded at age 44 after being found guilty of allegedly plotting to kill Elizabeth.

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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.

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Around the Globe

Death toll from earthquakes in southern Turkey has risen to over 12K people between Turkey and Syria (More)
Australia blocked the creation of a coal mine about 6.2 miles from the Great Barrier Reef; the decision marks the first time the country has rejected a proposal for a new mine under environmental laws (More)
Brazilian authorities launched raids in the Amazon to expel unlawful gold miners blamed for causing a humanitarian crisis among the indigenous Yanomami people (More)

On the Homefront

U.S. believes the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that was shot down over the Atlantic Ocean is part of a fleet that has spanned five continents, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during a press conference alongside NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (More)
California pest control company discovers over 700 lbs of acorns in the walls of a private residence in Santa Rosa; the acorns were believed to have been placed by woodpeckers (More)
The thirteenth day of Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial was paused after a bomb threat was called into a South Carolina courtroom yesterday, according to local authorities (More)

Glitz & Games

F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix will be staged on the city’s Strip until the year 2032 following a motion passed by the Clark County Commission (More)
CBS to replace ‘The Late Late Show With James Corden’ with a revival of the Comedy Central series ‘@midnight’ to be executive produced by Stephen Colbert alongside Funny or Die, the company responsible for the original show (More)
WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler suffered a stroke and is currently recovering at a hospital in Fort Myers, Florida, per a statement posted to his Twitter (More)

Business & Markets

Major indexes in the stock market closed lower, with the Nasdaq leading the losses (Dow -0.61%, Nasdaq -1.68%, S&P 500 -1.11%)
Disney is laying off 7K employees–a figure amounting to about 3% of its global workforce–and plans to cut $5.5B in costs, according to CEO Bob Iger (More)
Alphabet lost $100B in market value after Google’s Bard AI chatbot advertisement reportedly displayed inaccurate information; shares of the company (NASDAQ: GOOGL) closed down -7.68% (More)

Tips & Tricks

Feel Good: Meet Rylen Robbins, an 11-year-old in North Carolina who got the idea to help out local bakeries combat rising egg prices by supplying them with eggs laid by chickens that his family owns
Sneak Peek: See Owen Wilson transform into a fictional painter inspired by Bob Ross in the teaser trailer for the upcoming film Paint, due in theaters on April 7th
Bump This: Fall into a trance with the fingerpicked acoustic guitar and ghostly vocals in “House Song” from Pacific Northwest singer-songwriter Searows - listen on Apple Music and Spotify
Chow Down: A Super Bowl party’s food selection can make or break the event (but no pressure, or anything) - read up on seven ways to nail your Super Bowl snack table, from the minds of seasoned chefs
Go Deep: Learn about a group of eight people called the Business Cycle Dating Committee, whose job is to officially determine whether the U.S. is in a recession…and what tools they use to do so
Hot Goss: Sales of Beyoncé’s clothing line with Adidas, Ivy Park, fell by over 50% last year and the line is reportedly losing money for Adidas (it turns out Bey’s clothing line isn’t “Irreplaceable” - get it?)
Life Hack: The benefits of walking continue to pile up, including helping to keep your blood sugar in check - here’s how long you should walk after a meal to stabilize your blood sugar and how long to wait to get moving

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Using LEGOs to build an infinite domino ring.

10 strategies to improve your posture.

Looking Back…

On February 9th: The Battle of Guadalcanal ends with an Allied victory over Japan in WWII (1942); Chinese Emperor Qianlong abdicates and is succeeded by Jiaqing (1796); the Beatles make their first live U.S. television appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show (1964); American writer Alice Walker is born (1944).

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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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