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Your Daily BriefFebruary 16th, 2022 |
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In Today’s Brief
- Britain: Man steals 200K chocolate eggs
- Florida: Rocky the sea turtle released
- Raquel Welch: Passes at age 82
- Roku: Stock gains 20% on earnings
...and more
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Buffalo supermarket shooter sentenced
Payton Gendron, the gunman who carried out a racially-motivated mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket last year, has been sentenced to life in prison without the chance of parole.
Gendron, now 19, killed 10 people with an assault weapon at the Tops Friendly Market on May 14th, 2022, and live-streamed the attack on social media. During the sentencing hearing, Gendron said, “I’m very sorry for all the pain I forced the victims and their families to suffer through.” He then addressed the families of the victims present in the courtroom, saying, “I’m very sorry for stealing the lives of your loved ones. I cannot express how much I regret all the decisions I made leading up to my actions.”
While New York state does not employ the death penalty, Gendron is due in federal court today for a status update in a separate case that could carry a death sentence if prosecutors seek it.
Tesla opens up Superchargers
The Biden administration yesterday confirmed that electric vehicle maker Tesla will open up some of its chargers to rival companies’ vehicles and trucks.
According to a statement from the White House, Tesla agreed to make at least 7.5K of its publicly accessible chargers in the U.S. available for use by any compatible electric vehicle by the end of 2024. That number of Tesla’s chargers will include at least 3.5K of the company’s 250-kilowatt Superchargers located along highway corridors, as well as the slower-charging Level 2 destination charging stations that the automaker provides at partner locations like hotels and restaurants.
Tesla’s agreement with the White House marks the first time that the company will make its chargers available for other non-Tesla EVs to use. The upgrades will allow Tesla to qualify for federal subsidies under the Biden administration’s plan to build a national network of 500K EV chargers.
Rescued Thai soccer captain dies
One of the 12 members of the boys' soccer team who was rescued with 11 others after two weeks trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand in 2018 passed away in England at age 17.
Duangpetch Promthep–whom his teammates called “Dom”–lost his life on Tuesday after he was found unconscious in his dorm in Leicestershire on Sunday and transported to the hospital, according to one of his former teachers. Promthep was captain of the Thai Wild Boars team, which was trapped inside the Tham Luang Nang Non cave for over two weeks while exploring the country’s northern Chiang Rai province. Last year, he earned a scholarship to attend the UK’s Brooke House College Football Academy.
In a tweet, the British Ambassador to Thailand, Mark Gooding, offered his “condolences to Dom's family and friends.” As of this writing, the cause of Promthep’s death is not yet known.
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Around the Globe
- A British man was convicted of stealing nearly 200K chocolate eggs worth around $48K; the man allegedly stole Cadbury Creme Eggs from a unit in Stafford Park in the western English town of Telford (More)
- Russia claimed it broke through two of Ukraine’s defense lines in the eastern part of the country; the announcement comes the same day as NATO pledged to deliver at least 48 Leopard 2 tanks to Kyiv (More)
- A bus carrying migrants in Panama plunged into a ravine in the country’s Gualaca district, leaving at least 39 people dead; there were 66 passengers on board and about 20 injured are currently hospitalized, per local officials (More)
On the Homefront
- Retail sales in the U.S. increased by 3% in January from the previous month and by 6.4% compared to January 2022 levels, according to a report from the Census Bureau (More)
- Tesla workers in Buffalo, NY, launched a campaign to form a union, according to a letter sent to management; if formed, the union would be the electric vehicle manufacturer’s first (More)
- A loggerhead sea turtle was released into the Atlantic Ocean after spending six weeks rehabbing at Florida’s Loggerhead Marinelife Center; the sea turtle, named Rocky, was reportedly found floating off North Hutchinson Island on December 29th with a tear in the lung caused by a boat strike (More)
Glitz & Games
- Actress and entrepreneur Raquel Welch, who appeared in over 30 films and 50 television series throughout her 50-year career, passed away at age 82 from an undisclosed illness (More)
- Six-time NBA champion Michael Jordan donated $10M to the Make-A-Wish foundation; it marks the largest donation ever received from an individual in the organization’s 43-year history (More)
- Disney releases ‘Little Mermaid’ official teaser trailer featuring Halle Bailey as the titular character and Melissa McCarthy as the character Ursula (More)
Business & Markets
- Stocks closed higher in response to the Census Bureau's report on January retail sales (Dow +0.11%, Nasdaq +0.92%, S&P 500 +0.28%)
- Shares of video streaming company Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) closed over 12% higher after reporting Q4 revenue of $867.1M and 70M active accounts at the end of 2022; the stock moved higher by as much as an additional 11.3% in after-hours trading (More)
- AMC Networks names Kristin Dolan as CEO; Dolan is the wife of the company’s owner, James Dolan, and will reportedly begin her new role on February 27th (More)
Tips & Tricks
- Feel Good: Meet David Rossler, an 84-year-old man who, with the help of a Belgian genealogist, was able to reunite with the family that saved him and his mother in Nazi-occupied Belgium during World War II
- Sneak Peek: Check out this first-look photo of Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix in the upcoming film Joker: Folie à Deux (looks like a “Bad Romance” to us…get it?)
- Bump This: It’s impossible to listen to Abraham Alexander’s soulful new single “Tears Run Dry” and not feel happier afterward - listen on Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube
- Chow Down: Master the texture of burgers, meatballs, and sausages by learning about a special protein called myosin and how it affects the meat during the cooking process
- Nerd Out: Learn about Blue Origin’s new method that it has developed for building solar cells using only lunar regolith and sunlight…and potentially unlocking unlimited solar power as a result
- Go Deep: Read about ancient diseases that plagued the dinosaurs over 70M years ago, and how they’re still affecting animals–and people–to this day
- Life Hack: You know we’re big fans of walking, but we bet you didn’t know there are different ways to walk with different benefits for each one - here are three of the best walking workouts for weight loss and keeping your metabolism healthy
Tip-Offs
A map of every country’s inflation rate in 2023.
Examining the possibility of revival after freezing your body.
How a mafia man turned his back on the family business.
Ranking the strength of couples in Disney movies.
A picture of the Utah desert’s natural black obelisk.
…and the Paramatachia spider’s unique web pattern.
Adidas’ $1B problem of unsold Yeezy inventory.
Walking through Varanasi, India’s city of death.
Looking Back…
On February 16th: British archaeologist Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of King Tutankhamun (1923); Fidel Castro seizes power in Cuba (1959); Beatles hit the top of the British rock charts with “Please, Please Me” (1963); Canadian singer The Weeknd is born (1990).
The Police were right
Sting may have been singing to ‘Roxanne’ back in 1981, but in 2023, we all could benefit if we “Put on the red light.”
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