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Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Wake-Up Call: Musk Is The Twitter Board


➤MUSK DISOLVES TWITTER BOARD: Elon Musk dissolved Twitter’s board and installed himself as the sole director. The Tesla CEO had intended to take over the role under the terms of the $44 billion merger agreement, according to an SEC filing that reported the nine members were axed. The company also plans broad layoffs. Musk already fired four top executives, including CEO Parag Agrawal, last week after the deal closed.

🛢BIDEN ACCUSSES OIL COMPANIES OF 'WAR PROFITEERING': President Biden on Monday urged major oil companies to stop "war profiteering" and use record profits to boost domestic production as the White House looks to curb rising fuel prices ahead of the midterm election.  Biden accused oil and gas companies of profiting off "a windfall of war" in Ukraine, and rewarding their shareholders instead of helping millions of Americans who continue to face higher prices at the gas pump. The president called on energy producers to expand output, invest in new refining capacity and lower prices for U.S. consumers.

➤SUPREME COURT HEARS ARGUMENTS ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION: The Supreme Court heard arguments about whether colleges can consider race in admissions decisions. The justices approved affirmative action in 1978 and repeatedly reaffirmed the policy, but today’s more conservative majority agreed to review it. A group founded by a conservative activist brought cases against the University of North Carolina and Harvard. The court is expected to rule on the matter by the end of June. Also on the justices’ to-do list is deciding whether to grant Donald Trump’s emergency application to block a House committee from obtaining his past tax returns before a Thursday deadline.

➤RUSSIA TARGETS INKRAINE INFRASTRUCTURE: Russia launched a wave of missile strikes across Ukraine, targeting infrastructure.  They knocked out electricity and water supplies in Kyiv and other cities, just as the country was recovering from the damage inflicted in the Kremlin’s recent attacks. Meanwhile, grain ships continued to move in and out of Ukrainian waters in the Black Sea, a day after Russia said it was pulling out of an agreement that guaranteed the safety of those exports. Grain prices soared as a result.


➤INTRUDER WANTED TO BREAK NANCY PELOSI'S KNEE CAPS:  The man accused of attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband told police he went to their San Francisco mansion to take the House speaker hostage and “break her knee caps,” the Justice Department said in court papers charging him with federal crimes stemming from the attack that stirred fears of politically motivated violence ahead of the midterm elections. Federal prosecutors charged David DePape, 42 years old, with assault and attempted kidnapping in connection with the break-in, writing in court documents that the attacker brought with him a roll of tape, white rope, zip ties, two hammers and a journal. There was no security present at the Pelosi home and he was able to break the window of a glass door to gain entry, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said on Monday.

➤DRIVE BY SHOOTING IN CHICAGO INJURED 14 HALLOWEEN NIGHT:  The Chicago Police Department confirmed to Fox News Digital at least 14 people were injured, including children, in a drive by shooting Halloween night in Chicago. In a press conference police said among those injured was a 3 year old, 11 year old and 13 year old. The rest of the shooting victims were adult. According to WGN-TV, community organizations will be working with the families to provide trauma counseling in the aftermath of the shooting as victims recover.

➤SHANGHAI DISNEY VISITORS TRAPPED INSIDE PARK UNTIL THEY SHOW NEGATIVE COVID TEST: Disneyland in Shanghai, China abruptly closed it's doors on Monday due to China's strict Covid-19 prevention measures. Visitors were temporarily kept inside the park for virus testing and were told they will not be allowed out of the theme park until they can show a negative test. There was a glimpse of good news for guests stuck inside the park and that was the fact that rides continued to operate for them while being trapped inside The Happiest Place on Earth.

➤MICHIGAN COUPLE SUING AFTER COURT SAYS TOWN CAN USE DRONES TO SNOOP WITHOUT WARRANT: Apparently in Michigan, the government can use drones to snoop around on your property for zoning violations without having to get a warrant first, however, one couple is fighting back. Todd and Heather Maxon have been in a dispute with the zoning enforcement office of Long Lake Township for more than a decade over the couple storing several vehicles on their property ever since the township accused them of storing "junk" and brought a code enforcement suit against them back in 2007.

💰POWERBALL JACKPOT GROWS AFTER NO ONE WINS MONDAY NIGHT: The Powerball jackpot has increased to an estimated $1.2 billion for Wednesday's drawing after no ticket matched all six numbers Monday night. There was one ticket that was sold in Los Angeles California that matched five of the numbers, according to the California Lottery. The California Lottery said the ticket is one of two tickets sold in California that matched five of six numbers, each ticket is worth $790,446.

➤INSTAGRAM OUTAGE LEFT SOME THINKING THEY WERE BANNED: Thousands of Instagram users reportedly had issues accessing the social media platform on Monday morning. Approximately 7,000 users reported the app was down around 10:15 a.m. eastern, however, after about 45 minutes the number of reports went down noticeably. Instagram said in a tweet on Monday that it had fixed the issue, but before many users thought they had been banned from the platform.

🍪STUDY: INACTIVE LIFESTYLES AND SUGARY DIETS ARE WORSE FOR MEN:  It's always a good idea to live a healthy, active lifestyle, but a University of Missouri-Columbia study suggests that a poor lifestyle takes a greater toll on men. Researchers analyzed insulin resistance in 26 men and women who were instructed to cut back on exercise and increase their consumption of sugary soda. Only men experienced decline in a protein known as adropin, which regulates insulin sensitivity. It's also a biomarker of cardiovascular disease. "It’s the first documentation of sex-related differences in the development of vascular insulin resistance in association with changes in adropin levels," Dr. Manrique-Acevedo said. 

🥤STUDY: COFFEE DURING PREGNANCY LEADS TO SHORTER CHILDREN:  Is it time to give up the Joe? Based on an analysis of 2,500 boys and girls, drinking coffee during pregnancy can shorten a child. "Our findings for height are similar in magnitude to those of children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy," Dr. Katherine Grantz and her team wrote. "Our findings indicate that maternal caffeine consumption is associated with long-term decreases in child height." While some public guidelines recommend less than 200 mg of caffeine a day, the study published in JAMA Network Open found caffeine impacted height at far lower levels. Just half a cup a day is linked to a height difference.




⚾WORLD SERIES GAME 3 POSTPONED UNTIL TUESDAY DUE TO RAIN: Game 3 of the World Series between the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies has been moved to Tuesday, November 1st at 8p eastern due to inclement weather and a forecast for sustained rainfall throughout the evening. The remainder of the World Series schedule has also been pushed back by a day, including the travel day back to Houston for a potential Game 6.

🏀76ERS FOUND GUILTY OF TAMPERING IN FREE AGENCY, STRIPPED DRAFT PICKS: The NBA announced on Monday that they stripped the Philadelphia 76ers of their second-round picks in 2023 and 2024. The league determined the Sixers violated tampering rules by negotiating with P.J. Tucker and Danuel House Jr. in free agency before the window to be able to even opened.

🏈CHICAGO BEARS TRADE LB ROQUAN SMITH TO BALTIMORE RAVENS: The Chicago Bears traded linebacker Roquan Smith to the Baltimore Ravens for a second- and fifth-round pick in next year's draft. The trade comes less than a week after the Bears traded pass rusher Robert Quinn to the Philadelphia Eagles for a Round 4 selection in 2023.

🏈AUBURN FIRES HEAD COACH BRYAN HARSIN AFTER 3-5 START: The Bryan Harsin era is over in Auburn. The university announced Monday that Harsin has been fired after 21 games as the Tigers’ head coach. The firing comes as Auburn is 3-5 and struggling at the bottom of the SEC West. The Tigers lost 41-27 to Arkansas on Saturday, giving Harsin a 9-12 record as Auburn head coach.

🏀FORMER SPURS GUARD JOSHUA PRIMO CLEARS WAIVERS: Former San Antonio Spurs guard Joshua Primo has cleared waivers and become an unrestricted free agent on Monday. Primo, the No. 12 pick in the 2021 NBA draft, was suddenly waived Friday night after several allegations of him exposing himself to women. There is significant interest in monitoring Primo's future among numerous NBA teams but claiming the 19-year-old on waivers would have committed a team to paying him $8 million-plus in salary through the 2023-24 season.

🏈NFL SCORE:  Cleveland Brown 32 Cincinnati Bengals 13 

🏀NBA SCORES:
  • Sacramento Kings 115 Charlotte Hornets 108
  • Philadelphia 76ers 118 Washington Wizards 111
  • Brooklyn Nets 116 Indiana Pacers 109
  • Toronto Raptors 139 Atlanta Hawks 109
  • Milwaukee Bucks 110 Detroit Pistons 108
  • Utah Jazz 121 Memphis Grizzlies 105
  • L-A Clippers 95 Houston Rockets 93


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