In The Know from 1440 Daily Digest
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> British actor and comedian Russell Brand accused of sexual assault by four women; Brand denies the allegations
> Sir Horace Ové, pioneering British filmmaker, dies at 86 | Billy Miller, three-time Emmy-winning soap opera actor, dies at 43 | Tony-winning actor Michael McGrath dies at 65
> “Rolling Stone” magazine cofounder Jann Wenner removed from Rock & Roll Hall of Fame board of directors following comments made about Black and female musicians
Science & Technology
> Study suggests problems with connections between neurons is the trigger for Parkinson’s disease; findings challenge conventional theory the disease begins with the death of dopamine neurons
> Engineers develop insect-sized robot capable of carrying up to 22 times its own weight, powered by chemical combustion instead of batteries
> Annual Ig Nobel Prizes announced, list includes using dead spiders as mechanical grippers; awards spotlight strange-sounding research with practical applications
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower Friday (S&P 500 -1.2%, Dow -0.8%, Nasdaq -1.6%); S&P 500 and Nasdaq close lower for the second consecutive week
> Stellantis (formerly Fiat Chrysler) offers 21% pay increases to UAW members; UAW is demanding 40% increases, work stoppages began Friday at Ford, General Motors Corp., and Stellantis plants
> Rockefeller Foundation pledges $1B to fund climate change programs over the next five years
Politics & World Affairs
> Death toll in last month’s Maui wildfires dropped from 115 to 97 after DNA testing; 31 people still unaccounted for | Libya receives 30 tons in medical supplies after last week’s floods; death toll reaches 11,300, expected to rise
> Rep. Lauren Boebert (R, CO-03) apologizes after surveillance video shows lawmaker vaping, disrupting the performance at a public theater earlier this month | Ovidio Guzman Lopez, son of jailed cartel leader El Chapo, extradited to the US from Mexico on federal drug trafficking charges
> Long lost letter suggests Pope Pius XII and the Vatican likely knew about mass murder of Jewish populations during World War II as early as 1942, contradicting longstanding claims about the Church’s awareness
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