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Good morning! Today is Shrove Tuesday, the final day before Lent begins tomorrow on Ash Wednesday. And in Ashbourne, England, it is time for the world's wildest sport. Shrovetide football is a 48-hour free-for-all; the town divides into two teams and tries to move a ball toward goals that sit three miles apart by (almost) any means necessary. That includes biting, kicking and punching inside a massive mass of humanity known as "the hug." The locals say it brings their community closer together. We'll take their word for it. Have a great day!
In Today’s Brief
Northeast: Winter weather watch
Biden: Wants six-week Gaza war pause
House: New York special election today
Ride-share apps: Drivers striking tomorrow
Tiger Woods: Announces new apparel deal
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1) Back to the bench
Former President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to hear another unprecedented appeal.
The ask: Trump has asked the high court to consider his rejected claim of presidential immunity in his federal election interference trial. His legal team filed yesterday, meeting a deadline after a panel of three federal appeals judges forcefully ruled against him. Trump is also arguing a trial would hinder his presidential candidacy.
The stakes: The Supreme Court previously declined to take on the matter when asked by special counsel Jack Smith prior to Trump’s initial appeal. The court could do so again, clearing the road for Trump's trial to start within weeks. Or it could accept the appeal, which would bog the case down further.
Big picture: The justices are expected to rule in Trump's favor and strike down his Colorado ballot ban. But their decisions here may be more critical to his re-election hopes. If the appeal is not accepted, Trump would have no apparent recourse to delay the trial further, increasing the chances the presumed Republican nominee could enter Election Day as a convicted felon.
2) America’s air quality woes
A quarter of Americans are exposed to unhealthy air quality each year, according to a new study, and that number could steadily increase.
The report: A First Street Foundation project found over 83M people nationally annually deal with unhealthy air according to EPA standards. Climate change causes the conditions; 10M people are exposed to very unhealthy air, according to the study, and over 120M could deal with poor air within decades.
Widespread issue: Parts of California have poor air quality for several months out of the year. The Northeast was smothered last summer by dense smoke driven by Canadian wildfires. The Southwest region is also impacted.
Big picture: Experts say poor air leads to economic and health consequences, as well as environmental ones. The rise in poor air threatens to reverse progress made following the institution of federal pollution standards in the 1960s.
3) AI’s apocalyptic inclination
Artificial intelligence has demonstrated a tendency to go nuclear. Literally.
New study: Researchers simulated conflicts with different AI programs acting as fictional countries. They found the AI models -- powered by companies like OpenAI and Meta -- were much more aggressive than humans were in similar war games.
What happened: The AI models sometimes operated rashly, opting for escalations that included using nuclear weapons. One model reportedly justified its use of nukes by saying, “We have it! Let’s use it!”
Big picture: Experts would argue this is why research studies are conducted. Some of the AI models utilized are new and have yet to be fine-tuned with human interaction. But the results raise further concerns about how the emergent technology should be applied for military purposes.
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U.S. News
A nor'easter storm was expected to bring high winds and heavy snow to the Northeast starting last night. New York City could get up to six inches of snow; Boston may see a foot (More)
House Republicans will again try to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas today. Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise's return from cancer treatment could give them enough votes (More)
Oregon health officials confirmed a bubonic plague patient in the state. The case is tied to an infected cat; it was identified early and there is no threat to the public (More)
World News
President Joe Biden said he is pushing for a six-week pause to the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. The Israelis’ plans to send ground troops into the city of Rafah has sparked international protest (More)
About 20% of the world's migratory birds are at risk of going extinct, according to a United Nations report. The study cites climate change and human encroachment as causes (More)
Trinidad and Tobago has declared a national emergency due to a massive oil spill. At least nine miles of the Caribbean country's coast have been affected after a mysterious ship ran aground (More)
Campaign News
The special election in New York's 3rd Congressional District is today. Former Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi is a slight favorite to flip the seat after George Santos was expelled from the House last year (More)
President Biden's re-election campaign has launched a TikTok account. The app is the nation's fastest-growing social media platform, but it has generated security concerns due to its ties to China (More)
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apologized to his family after a super PAC ran a $7M Super Bowl ad with imagery from former President John F. Kennedy's 1960 campaign. The ad was produced by the American Values group (More)
Business & Markets
Major indexes closed mixed on Monday. The Dow Jones was up pver 100 points to close at a new record high (Dow +0.33%, Nasdaq -0.30%, S&P 500 -0.09%).
Thousands of drivers for Uber and Lyft plan to strike tomorrow to protest pay levels. It will be the first labor demonstration since Uber and Lyft went public in 2019; DoorDash drivers will also strike (More)
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is seeking as much as $7T in investment funds to launch a semiconductor chip supply chain. The worldwide semiconductor industry was worth about $530B last year (More)
Entertainment & Sports
Tiger Woods announced a new apparel deal with TaylorMade. The 15-time major tournament-winning golfer ended his longtime relationship with Nike last month (More)
Former Saturday Night Live star Kate McKinnon plans to write a series of young adult novels. The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science will be the first, coming out this fall (More)
Longtime NPR personality Bob Edwards died at 76. The Peabody Award winner hosted Morning Edition and All Things Considered during his career (More)
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