FRIday, SEPT. 15, 2023

Good morning! On this date in 1916, the world saw the first use of tanks in war by the British at the Battle of the Somme in World War I. These first tanks were primitive, unreliable and not very effective — until the next war. (See Photo)

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Hunter Biden Indicted on Gun Charges

Hunter Biden was indicted Thursday on federal gun charges, two months after a plea deal that would have protected him from prosecution collapsed under a judge’s questioning.

Biden was charged by Special Counsel David Weiss with lying about his drug use while buying a gun. The gun was found by police in 2018 after being thrown in a dumpster by Hallie Biden, his late brother Beau’s widow.

Biden’s lawyers vowed a vigorous constitutional defense. Court rulings have differed on the 2nd amendment implications of barring protected gun ownership because of drug use. (Read the Indictment)

Vegas Casinos Crippled by Hackers

Hackers targeting Las Vegas casinos have created five days of chaos at MGM Resorts’ hotels and stolen the loyalty program database from Caesar’s Entertainment, including driver’s licenses and social security numbers.

Casesar’s acknowledged its attack in a filing Thursday with the SEC. They said they were hit by a “social engineering attack,” meaning a hacker convinced a person to give them access and said the cost to them was still unknown.

MGM Resorts had many of its operations shut down by hackers, including ATM and slot machines as well as the check-in system and even digital keys to guest rooms. It’s not clear if the attacks were by the same group.

Trump to Appear on ‘Meet the Press’ Sunday

Donald Trump will give his first broadcast network interview since leaving office with Kristin Walker on “Meet the Press” this Sunday. The interview will be pre-taped at Trump’s New Jersey golf club.

It will be Welker’s first week hosting the show. She replaces former host Chuck Todd, who left “Meet the Press” last week after nine years hosting the 75-year-old show, the longest-running program on TV.

Getting Trump to appear is a major coup for Welker; Trump praised her skill at moderating his second debate with President Biden in 2020.

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➤ House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faced down the GOP critics in his caucus who are threatening to oust him, daring them to go ahead and do it. “File the (expletive deleted) motion,” he said and told reporters later it reflected his frustration. (More)

➤ The state judge in Donald Trump’s Georgia case has rejected the prosecutors’ request to try all 19 defendants together. Trump and 16 others will have their trials scheduled separately from the first case in October. (More)

➤ A federal judge in New Mexico temporarily blocked Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s “public health” order suspending open and concealed carry in the state. The court said the order was a “violation of a constitutional right.” (More)

➤ Massachusetts has deployed the National Guard as “rapid response teams” to help with the state’s bursting migrant shelters. More than 6,000 migrant families are in emergency shelters across the state. (More)

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➤ The Atlanta Braves, boasting the best record of any team this season, clinched the NL East title, matching their second-earliest clinch date. They won the World Series in 2021. (More)

➤ The NFL players’ union called for all NFL stadium fields to move to natural grass and away from artificial turf, which they blame as a key factor in causing Aaron Rodgers’ season-ending injury. (More)

➤ Colorado State coach Jay Norvell took a shot at rival Colorado Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders ahead of their matchup Saturday, saying, “When I talk to grownups, I take my hat and glasses off.” Sanders said he took that personally. The Buffaloes are favored by 23.5 points. (More)

Market Report 9/14/23

▲	NASDAQ Natl. Assoc. of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations	13,926.05	+0.81%
▲	SPX S&P 500	4,505.10	+0.84%
▲	DJI Dow Jones Industrial Average	34,907.51	+0.96%
▲	BTC Bitcoin	$26,644.0	+0.38%
▲	ARM Arm Holdings ADR	$63.59	+24.69%

➤ Big Stock Move: British chipmaker Arm, making its Nasdaq debut, saw its share price jump 25% over the initial public offering price of $51. The stock closed at $63.59. (More)

➤ Detroit carmakers braced for walkouts as last night’s deadline passed and the United Auto Workers prepared to strike. The UAW says they’ll start with small, targeted walkouts rather than a general shutdown if they do strike. (Here’s a Primer)

➤ Top executives from Walmart, Pfizer, Google, and many other CEOs met with White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients Thursday to discuss refugee resettlement and sponsorship programs that could help with the migrant issue. (More)

➤ Maine has declared a state of emergency after days of torrential rain as Hurricane Lee, a category one storm, turned toward New England. A dangerous storm surge was projected for this evening, with the main storm arriving Saturday. (More)

➤ NASA reported Thursday that it saw no evidence of aliens yet but announced it would name a new director of UFO research to coordinate efforts for a deeper, science-based dive into sightings. (More)

➤ A pig kidney transplanted into a brain-dead man continued working inside the man for two months, a major breakthrough for eventually using animal organs to save living humans. (More)

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➤ Rescuers moved 5,000 pounds of concrete to rescue a crying kitten from a storm drain. The workers used large jacks and the “jaws of life” to reach the kitten 30 feet below ground. (See Video)

➤ Former Colorado Rockies star Todd Helton and the RIP Medical Debt charity have teamed to erase over $10 million of medical debt for Colorado residents. Recipients will receive a letter telling them their debt has been erased. (More)

➤ A New Zealand 12-year-old with autism won a nine-hole golf tournament after playing only three rounds his whole life. The young man rarely speaks but did say mostly he just likes to hit his driver. (See Photos)

➤ Oliver Anthony, famous for his song “Rich Men North of Richmond,” canceled a performance because he said the venue was charging too much money and urged fans not to buy tickets for a $200 meet-and-greet. (More)

➤ A British bicyclist met a herd of runaway cows being chased by a farmer on a rural lane, who shouted at him to stop the cows. “What am I supposed to do?” he asked. (See Video)

➤ The mutant tomatoes have arrived, as they do at the end of summer, bearing horns, noses, arms, and other deformed protuberances. They’re perfectly edible, but they sometimes look… odd. (See Photos)