Good morning! On this date in 1862, the modern bowling ball was invented. Unlike today’s sleek, resin-coated rollers, early bowling balls were made of wood and looked a bit like something Fred Flintstone would roll. (See Photos)
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Only 3.4% of Journalists Identify as Republican
Only 3.4% of journalists identify as Republicans, compared to 36% who say they’re Democrats, according to a new study of 1,600 journalists by the Newhouse School of Public Communications. The other 52% are “Independent.”
The study is based on a 2022 survey, the latest in a series that began in 1971. At that time, 32% of journalists were Republican and 35% were Democrats. In 1982, only 19% of the media were Republicans; by 2013, ten years ago, it had dropped to 7%.
The study makes no claims about the causes of the decline. A recent Gallup poll showed that the GOP has far more distrust of the media than Democrats.
Appeals Keep Trump on Ballots (For Now)
Donald Trump will remain on the Colorado GOP primary ballot after the state Republican Party filed an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, halting the state’s Supreme Court ruling to remove him.
At the same time, Maine’s top election official, Shenna Bellows, removed Trump from the state’s 2024 ballot in a surprise decision on Thursday following an administrative hearing earlier this month, citing the 14th Amendment “insurrectionist ban.”
However, Bellows said her decision would not be enforced until the U.S. Supreme Court weighs in on the Colorado appeal.
Unique New Year’s Eve Date Excites Businesses
The once-in-a-century date of New Year’s Eve this year — 12/31/23, or 1-2-3-1-2-3 — has excited numerologists, sparked new merchandising opportunities, and primed Las Vegas for a record number of weddings.
In Vegas, this is what’s known as a “specialty date,” and better yet, it falls on a huge night of celebrating. The city hopes to beat the record of 4,492 weddings in one day set in 2007. The second biggest wedding day was 11/11/11.
Merchandise commemorating the 12/31/23 date is for sale on Amazon, eBay, and Etsy, and TikTok numerologists have videos on the “significance” of the number. It won’t occur again until New Year’s Eve, 2123.
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➤Colorado Rep.Lauren Boebert switched congressional districts, leaving what promised to be a tough re-election battle to instead enter the GOP primary for retiring Rep. Ken Buck’s seat in eastern Colorado. (More)
➤ U.S. officials announced what could be the final package of military aid to Ukraine unless Congress approves more funding. The $250 million worth of arms will be pulled from Pentagon stockpiles. (More)
➤ New York MayorEric Adams issued an executive order restricting the arrival of new migrant charter buses. Adams joined the mayors of Chicago and Denver in requesting help from the White House. (More)
➤The chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse was fired after the school’s board learned that he and his wife were producing and appearing in a sex cooking show with porn actors. (More)
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➤ The Denver Broncos are benching quarterback Russell Wilson for the season’s final two games. The move may signal that the Broncos want to move on from Wilson: a clause in his contract guarantees him $37 million if he cannot pass a physical after the season, even if he’s been cut. (See Analysis)
➤ Florida State University will be missing at least 15 starting players when the team faces off against the Georgia Bulldogs in the Orange Bowl Saturday. Those opting not to play include FSU’s quarterback and top three receivers. (More)
➤ The Green Bay Packers suspended cornerback Jaire Alexander for one game for inserting himself into a pregame coin toss (despite not being a captain) and nearly costing the Packers a possession by choosing to start the game on defense, rather than deferring. (More)
Market Report 12/28/23
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NASDAQ Natl. Assoc. of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
15,095.14
–0.03%
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SPX S&P 500
4,783.35
+0.04%
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DJI Dow Jones Industrial Average
37,710.63
+0.14%
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BTC Bitcoin
$42,790.0
+0.41%
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NEO NeoGenomics, Inc.
$16.79
–18.10%
➤ Big Stock Move: NeoGenomics stock dropped 18% Thursday after rival Natera won a preliminary injunction in a patent suit against NeoGenomics’ cancer-detecting RaDaR test. (More)
➤ Amazon Prime Video will start showing ads on Jan. 29 for all its previously ad-free free streaming programs. Customers who want to avoid the ads will have to pay an additional $3 a month. (More)
➤ Social media companies made $11 billion in U.S. ad revenue from minors, a new Harvard study says. The revenue model is based on total ad revenue measured against the time spent on the platforms by minors. (More)
➤ MIT engineers have built a four-legged “DribbleBot” robot that can play soccer on difficult surfaces, including sand, gravel, mud, and snow. (See Video)
➤ Boeing Airlines is urging airlines to inspect its 737 Max planes for a “possible loose bolt” in the rudder control system after one operator found a bolt with a missing nut during maintenance. (More)
➤ A European space telescope captured an image of a nebula 6,500 light years from Earth that’s been dubbed the “Running Chicken Nebula” because it resembles. . . well, a chicken. (See Image)
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➤ An Uber driver returned $8,000 left in the car by a teenager whose dad had given him the cash to buy a new motorcycle. The Uber driver was the father of five kids. (See Video)
➤ A 13-year-old diagnosed two years ago with “uncurable” T-cell leukemia is in full remission and resting at home this Christmas after receiving the world’s first gene-editing treatment. (See Video)
➤ The Colorado Blind Bowling Association has brought together bowlers, both sighted and blind, for 50 years. The blind bowlers have rails to guide them, and sighted players call out the pins left for a spare. (See Photos)
➤ A rare baby “dancing lemur” is wowing visitors at the Chester Zoo in England. The zoo released the first video of the adorable baby lemur, born in September. (See Video)
➤ The Powerball jackpot is now up to $760 million and climbing after another week of draws with no winner. The next drawing is on Saturday night. (More)
➤ A Pennsylvania animal shelter reached a milestone this Christmas season after every animal found a home. The shelter said 598 animals had been adopted and 125 strays were reunited with owners. (More)
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