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Your Daily BriefFebruary 21st, 2022 |
Good morning, and happy Tuesday! Even though spring may be showing up early this year, winter isn’t over yet…and it looks like the cold weather is about to make one last hurrah. A winter storm is set to make its way across the U.S. this week, bringing heavy rainfall, widespread snow, possible blizzard conditions, and for some, the coldest temperatures of the season. Stay safe out there!
In Today’s Brief
- Germany: HIV breakthrough
- Ohio: Explosion at metal plant
- Alec Baldwin: Some charges dropped
- United Airlines: New seating policy
...and more
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Biden visits Kyiv
U.S. President Biden visited Kyiv unannounced yesterday for the first time since Russia invaded the country last year.
Biden met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at Mariinsky Palace to announce an additional $500M in U.S. assistance. The new aid package reportedly includes shells for howitzers, anti-tank missiles, air surveillance radars, and other aid but no new advanced weaponry. Delivering remarks at the palace after their meeting, Biden said, “One year later, Kyiv stands. And Ukraine stands. Democracy stands. The Americans stand with you, and the world stands with you.”
President Biden’s visit to Kyiv comes the same week as the one-year mark of Russia’s invasion (February 24th). In the days before Biden’s visit, Vice President Kamala Harris announced that the U.S. had formally determined that Russia has committed crimes against humanity during its ongoing war in Ukraine.
Another Mideast earthquake
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck southern Turkey yesterday, two weeks after a pair of earthquakes hit the same region.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake struck at a depth of 6.2 miles, with shocks felt in Syria, Jordan, Israel, and Egypt. The quake was followed by a second tremor with a magnitude of 5.8, which was centered in the Samandag district in the country’s Hatay province. Hours before the first quake, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on a visit to Turkey that the U.S. would aid recovery efforts “for as long as it takes.” Per the State Department, the U.S. has provided $185M in humanitarian assistance.
February 6th’s magnitude 7.8 and 7.6 earthquakes have left over 46K people dead between Turkey and Syria. An estimated 385K apartments took critical damage or were destroyed, and over 1M people have been rendered homeless.
Rewriting Roald Dahl books
British author Roald Dahl’s children’s books are being altered to remove language deemed offensive.
The changes were reportedly carried out by a sensitivity organization for children’s books called Inclusive Minds and were approved by Dahl’s estate and the books’ publisher, Puffin Books. In a statement, Puffin said that changes were made to ensure that Dahl’s books “can continue to be enjoyed by all today.” Edits include changes to descriptions of characters’ physical appearances, including references to weight, gender, and race. For instance, the character of Augustus Gloop in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is now described as “enormous,” and Mrs. Twit in The Twits is described as “beastly” versus the original description, “ugly and beastly.”
Changes to Dahl’s works have sparked debates around censorship, with U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s official spokesperson saying “works of fiction should be preserved and not airbrushed,” and novelist Salman Rushdie labeling the changes as “absurd censorship.”
Depleted soil means depleted health
Modern agriculture has depleted minerals in our soils…and we suffer as a result.
In the peer-reviewed journal, The Crop Journal, researchers explained how often magnesium is overlooked in plants. They point out how roughly two-thirds of people are deficient in this critical nutrient.
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Around the Globe
- A German man has become the third person ever to be “cured” of HIV as a result of a stem cell transplant 10 years ago; the man’s case was first announced in 2019, but researchers confirmed he was HIV-free yesterday (More)
- Japan will launch a pilot program to test a digital form of yen in April, according to an announcement from the country’s central bank (More)
- Protestors in Israel demonstrated outside parliament before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu introduced legislation that would increase the government’s influence over judicial appointments, give parliament the power to overturn Supreme Court rulings, and prevent judges from reviewing the “Basic Laws of Israel” (More)
On the Homefront
- The Transportation Security Administration intercepted over 6.5K guns at airport checkpoints across the U.S. in 2022, marking a record number of firearm interceptions in a year (More)
- Department of Labor fines Wisconsin food-safety sanitation company $1.5M for employing at least 102 children in high-risk jobs, including cleaning “razor-sharp saws” with “caustic chemicals” (More)
- An explosion at a metal plant in Bedford Heights, OH, left multiple people injured yesterday; according to local reports, the blast scattered molten metal and debris and sparked a fire (More)
Glitz & Games
- Prosecutors dropped firearm enhancement charges against Alec Baldwin in connection to the fatal shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins; the maximum sentence Baldwin now faces is 18 months (More)
- ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ becomes the third-highest-grossing movie of all time, surpassing ‘Titanic’ with a $2.24B global haul; the film trails the original ‘Avatar’ and ‘Avengers: Endgame’ with the No. 1 and 2 spots, respectively (More)
- NBA Hall of Famer Paul Pierce has agreed to pay penalties for unlawfully promoting the EthereumMax (EMAX) cryptocurrency to his Twitter audience, per an SEC press release (More)
Business & Markets
- The stock market was closed yesterday in observance of President’s Day; markets resume trading today
- Telecommunications hardware maker Ericsson plans to cut about 1.4K jobs in Sweden as part of a plan to reduce costs by 9B crowns ($880M) globally, according to a company announcement (More)
- United Airlines announced a new seat map feature that will allow children under 12 years old to be seated next to an adult traveling in their party without additional charges; the program will be implemented in March and will also include customers who purchase basic economy tickets (More)
Tips & Tricks
- Feel Good: Read up on how the wood stork–the only stork native to North America–is now poised to be taken off the Endangered Species List after teetering on the edge of extinction almost 50 years ago
- Sneak Peek: Step back into a world of magic and epic fantasy with the official trailer for season two of Shadow and Bone, due out on Netflix on March 16th
- Bump This: Jordan Davis channels the Eagles with some easy-listening country pop in the song “Tucson Too Late” off his new album Bluebird Days - listen on Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube
- Chow Down: Rice pairs well with almost every meal (except cereal and pizza, we suppose), and you’d be surprised to know that you’ve probably been making it wrong - check out this video that will teach you how to cook the perfect bowl of rice every time
- Nerd Out: See the futuristic renderings for the Mukaab in Saudi Arabia, a (supposedly) planned cube-like skyscraper 400 meters high that will be the world’s largest downtown development…big enough to house 20 Empire State Buildings
- Go Deep: Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer is known for his serene paintings of everyday life, but there’s much more than meets the eye - see how five seemingly-random objects act as hidden symbols to expose the deeper meanings of some of Vermeer’s most famous works
- Life Hack: Stretching is a crucial but often-overlooked aspect of staying healthy, and even applies to exercises as leisurely as walking - here are eight essential stretches to partake in both before and after a long walk
Tip-Offs
Hollywood’s inaccurate portrayal of the pirate accent.
Why we often rewatch TV shows we have already seen.
The rising dangers of electric bike fires.
Looking inside the Caribbean’s most expensive home.
A portrait of a golden spring morning in the Netherlands.
…and a starry night in Joshua Tree National Park.
Decoding the world’s first known sentence ever written.
Mental health benefits of making a phone call.
Looking Back…
On February 21st: American Muslim minister and activist Malcolm X is assassinated (1965); the Battle of Verdun on France’s Western Front begins during World War I (1916); The New Yorker begins publication under Harold W. Ross (1925); American author David Foster Wallace is born (1962).
Go check your cabinet
If you take a magnesium supplement, it will probably be one or two of these forms:
- Magnesium Oxide
- Magnesium Glycinate
- Magnesium Citrate
The thing is, Magnesium Oxide isn’t good for increasing overall magnesium levels…and its unwanted laxative effect might send you running for the bathroom.
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Question of the Day
Do you believe old literary works should be rewritten?
Yes - language should change as we do
No - haven’t you read Fahrenheit 451?
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