FRIday, SEPT. 1, 2023

Good morning! Today marks the 84th anniversary of the start of World War II. Germany invaded Poland on Sept. 1, 1939, prompting France and Britain to declare war. Here’s the Times front page that day.

Today is our first-ever Feel Good Friday down in The Rotator section, and to make sure we nailed it on the first try, we included the only thing absolutely guaranteed to make you feel good — puppies. Golden Retriver pups are perfect, and we hope your Labor Day weekend is too!

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Trump’s Georgia Case to be Streamed on YouTube

Donald Trump’s court proceedings in the Georgia election case will be televised and live-streamed, the judge said Thursday, following precedent in the Fulton County court system. No trial date has been set yet.

The hearings and trials for all the Georgia defendants will be telecast on the Fulton County YouTube channel, and there’ll be pool coverage for all press. Trump’s other cases are in federal court, which don’t allow cameras.

Separately, Trump pleaded not guilty to the charges against him in the case and said he’d waive arraignment, allowing him to skip next week’s hearing. He also asked to separate his case from the other defendants, who are seeking a speedy trial.

Feds Recommend Easing Pot Restrictions

The Dept. of Health and Human Services has recommended to the Drug Enforcement Administration that federal restrictions be eased on marijuana. The DEA says it’s now doing its own review.

The news sparked a jump in the value of cannabis company stocks. Three of the top 10 biggest percentage gains in Thursday’s stock market were companies in the legal marijuana business.

The federal government currently lists marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug, along with LSD and heroin. The HHS has recommended that cannabis become a Schedule 3 drug, similar to performance-enhancing steroids.

Dollar General Cuts Prices to End the Mess

Dollar General is marking down prices on millions of items to sell off excess inventory while employing special teams to clean up its messy, overstocked stores.

The company’s stock fell 12% following Thursday’s poor quarterly earnings report. Executives said part of the problem was $100 million lost to retail theft, echoing other major retailers this year.

The chain said it would take a $95 million markdown in 2023 to pay for the need to literally clear its stores of merchandise blocking the aisles, mainly home decor and toys.

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➤ Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell got the OK to resume his full schedule from Congress’ attending physician despite worries from GOP legislators after he became frozen in public for a second time. (More).

➤ Former Proud Boys leader Joe Biggs was sentenced to 17 years in prison for “seditious conspiracy” at the Capitol on Jan. 6. It was one of the longest sentences handed down yet in the case. (More)

➤ The Biden administration issued rules clarifying the definition of being “engaged in the business” of selling guns in an effort to differentiate private gun sales from government-regulated business sales. (More)

➤ New York’s fight to get federal aid to deal with a migrant influx got pushback from Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who cited two dozen areas where the city could improve its own migrant operations. (More)

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➤ The Spanish Women’s World Cup championship team is in disarray because of an unwanted kiss. The nation’s soccer federation president was suspended for kissing one of the players after the victory, and the team’s coach is set to be fired. (More)

➤ The World Poker Tour World Championship has announced a $40 million pot for the December 2023 tournament in Las Vegas, by far the largest pool prize in poker history. (More)

➤ The Atlanta Falcons have added a security robot dog built by Boston Dynamics to help patrol the field this football season. Visitors will be warned not to touch the drone dog, nicknamed Benzie. (See Video)

Market Report 8/31/23

▲	NASDAQ Natl. Assoc. of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations	14,034.97	+0.11%
▼	SPX S&P 500	4,507.66	–0.16%
▼	DJI Dow Jones Industrial Average	34,721.16	–0.49%
▲	BTC Bitcoin	$26,065.0	+0.38%
▼	CHWY Chewy Inc.	$23.98	–12.26%

➤ Big Stock Move: Chewy shares dropped 12% Thursday despite a healthy earnings report because of comments from the pet care supplier that consumers were trading down to cheaper pet food. (More)

➤ Taylor Swift’s record-breaking Eras concert tour is coming to movie theaters as a blockbuster concert film this October, and pre-ticket sales on Thursday immediately soared past $10 million. (See Trailer)

➤ JCPenney plans to spend over $1 billion over the next two years to revive the troubled 121-year-old chain. The money will remodel the physical stores and upgrade the chain’s e-commerce operation. (More)

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➤ India’s moon rover has found sulfur and several other elements near the lunar south pole, but hasn’t yet found any sign of frozen water, one of its primary goals. (More)

➤ Elon Musk’s X platform, formerly Twitter, updated its privacy policy to give it the right to collect biometric information and employment history. It didn’t include details on what kind of biometric data or how it would be used. (More)

➤ A rare blue supermoon dazzled stargazers around the world Wednesday night, including some serious photographers. (See Images)

➤ An Arizona police officer, alerted by a screaming mother, saved a baby who had stopped breathing with help from a retired paramedic who was passing by. (Watch Video)

➤ A retired Pennsylvania bus driver built such strong bonds with the kids he drove that he recently reunited with some of his now-grown former students for one last ride. “He had only two rules,” one student explained. “Show everyone love and respect.” (See Video)

➤ Puppy-bomb alert: This 4-year-old boy can’t stop laughing as he’s overwhlemed with affection from four golden retriever puppies. (Watch Video)

➤ A man driving with a full-sized Watusi bull in the passenger seat of his car was stopped by surprised police in Nebraska. The driver modified his Crown Victoria to fit the giant animal, named Howdy Doody, in the vehicle. (See Video)

➤ A woman who paid $2 for a thrift-store necklace that looked like a Tide Pod discovered it was a one-of-a-kind art piece valued at over $3,000. (See Necklace)

➤ Dairy Queen is offering Blizzards, its signature ice cream concoction, for 85 cents between Sept. 11 and Sept. 24 to commemorate the year the Blizzard Treat was invented — 1985. (More)

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