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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2022 / Finely crafted by Lily Herman
Welcome to Fri-yay! We only have a few more days until Thanksgiving, but we’re busy as ever here in Yodelville. I’m ready to talk about *many* things, including early World Cup analysis, a very weird baby toy and an investigation into that Ticketmaster saga. |
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 | News To Know |  | (Getty) | - Nancy Pelosi is stepping down from Democratic House leadership after two decades, opting to serve as a regular member of the chamber for her next term. Who'll take over? Her probable successor is Hakeem Jeffries.
- For the first time ever, the FDA approved lab-grown meat for human consumption. The green light is only for chicken products from one company, but still! Big news!
- Climate activists have vandalized numerous famous paintings around Europe. But are their actions changing people’s minds on what to do about the planet? A new study is skeptical of the approach…
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 | Finance For You |  | (Reuters) | - Disgraced former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes will be sentenced later today after a jury found her guilty of defrauding investors. To recap, she faces up to 20 years in prison.
- Sooooo, was FTX a wayward digital currency exchange or just a heaping pile of fraud? One legal crypto expert seems to think it’s definitely the latter…
- In the midst of all of the Elon Musk drama and crypto chaos, we’ve barely talked about recession stuff recently. Goldman Sachs is now saying there may actually be a lower recession risk than projected. By all means, tell me more!
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 | Sports. Sports. Sports. |  | (Getty) | - The World Cup finally kicks off (pun very much intended) in Qatar on Sunday. Let’s talk about where the American team stands heading into the tournament and what to expect from Groups A and B, which get things going.
- More sad news for Brittney Griner: We now know that the WNBA star was sent to a penal colony in the Mordovia region, which is 300 miles from Moscow. Her legal team had hoped she’d be located closer to the capital city.
- Yahoo Sports’ Jay Busbee reflects on the losses of Devin Chandler, D'Sean Perry and Lavel Davis Jr. at the University of Virginia earlier this week. The pain reverberates far outside of the school's football program.
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 | Tech Talk |  | (Getty) | - Remember when Elon Musk gave remaining Twitter employees an ultimatum to either "go hardcore" or leave the company? Well, this is awkward: Early reports show that the vast majority of them decided to take his severance offer and peace out…
- Federal agents charged two Russian nationals with creating Z-Library, the world’s largest site for pirated ebooks. It had over 11 million titles by the time it was shut down.
- Wow, Facebook is getting rid of a few details that’ve been on profiles for forever: As of December 1, the site will no longer show religious beliefs, sexual orientation or political views.
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| | Entertainment Spotlight |  | (FilmMagic) | - The Ticketmaster debacle around Taylor Swift’s Era Tour was so bad that now Congress is looking into it. Senator Amy Klobuchar wants to know what on Earth happened.
- Ellen Pompeo is hanging up her stethoscope: After saying in August that she’d have a reduced role on ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ Pompeo finally started her departure as the show’s titular character. She’ll still narrate and executive produce the series.
- Congrats are in order for one of Hollywood’s most infamous reality TV couples: Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt welcomed their second child.
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Fantastic Finish | Let’s end what’s been a wild week by reading this delightful story about a family who accidentally reunited with their lost dog. Ahhhh! *sobs* |
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