Welcome to the weekend! Did you know that Henry Ford was an early adopter of the 5-day work week in America?
He announced the move in a 1926 edition of his publication Ford News and said this: “It is high time to rid ourselves of the notion that leisure for workmen is either lost time or a class privilege.” He also admitted the sneaking suspicion that people with more free time would buy his cars, and many other American companies soon followed suit.
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Hurricane Lee Hits the Northeast
New England is braced for the brunt of Hurricane Lee today.
The storm has been downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane, but it still poses a level of threat rarely seen in places like Bangor, Maine.
“We’re not used to this in northern Maine,” one resident said. “There’s a lot of chatter about that and hurricane weather; we don’t hear a lot about that.
The storm is expected to produce powerful gusts of wind, and officials’ main concern is the highly saturated ground allowing trees to blow over into power lines.
As of last night, the storm had hurricane-force winds in a span of 184 miles.
Auto Workers Strike
Over 12,000 workers from the United Auto Workers union walked off the job on Friday.
The strike is happening at three major car factories owned by GM, Ford, and Chrysler, and it’s one of the largest organized labor protests in the last few decades—already causing part shortages and affecting other employees.
Non-striking employees in Michigan were told not to come to work yesterday, and employees at a factory in Kansas may miss all of next week because of the part shortages.
The UAW is demanding a 40% wage hike, among other demands—a figure that Ford’s CEO says would “put us out of business.”
The Streaming Roundup
Feel like staying in this weekend?
Paramount+, Amazon Prime Video, and Netflix all have new shows premiering today, including: The Gold—a series about one of the most expensive armed heists in British history ($26 million!), and A Million Miles Away, a film about a man’s journey from Mexican farm worker to American astronaut.
P.S. The list does not include one of The Editor’s favorites: Welcome to Wrexham tells the suprising story of a Welsh soccer team purchased by actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, and season two debuted this week on Hulu.
➤ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) was shouted down by protestors while giving a press conference on the migrant crisis in New York City. The presser was held outside the Roosevelt Hotel, an arrival center for migrants, and chants of “close the border” drowned out Ocasio-Cortez’ comments. (Watch)
➤ A reporter asked Speaker Kevin McCarthy a question that implied a lack of hard evidence for the Biden impeachment inquiry, and the Speaker flipped the line of questioning back to the reporter—rapid-fire. (Watch)
➤ Special Counsel Jack Smith has requested a “narrowly tailored” gag order on President Trump regarding his public statements on the ongoing case against him. Smith cited several of Trump’s posts on Truth Social as a rationale for the move. (More)
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➤Ready for week 3 of college football? Here’s a guide to today’s most intriguing matchups, including ESPN College Gameday’s spotlighted game of the week: “Coach Prime” and the Colorado Buffaloes will try to get to 3-0 vs. rival Colorado State. (Read) ➤ The NFL has some interesting storylines on deck for tomorrow. How will the league’s highest-paid player, Joe Burrow, rebound from his bad performance last week? Can the Packers get another win with rookie Jordan Love, and is he the real deal? How will Zach Wilson and the Jets fare against the Cowboys defense? (Full breakdown here)
➤ Lionel Messi did not travel with his team, Inter Miami, to Atlanta for their game today. The superstar left the pitch early in Argentina’s qualifying game vs. Ecuador last week, signaling a potential injury. (More)
In case you missed them, here are the three most-clicked stories from this week.
➤ #1: The mysterious golden orb found at the bottom of the sea off the Alaska coast. (More)
➤ #2: The percussive mating ritual of the wild cockatoo. (More)
➤ #3: A father who protested his daughter’s ill-treatment by the Loudoun County School District, was charged with a crime, and was pardoned by Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin. (More)
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➤ A letter written by Ernest Hemingway sold at auction for $237,000. It was written in 1954 and detailed his adventures in surviving two plane crashes. (More)
➤ An orchard in Palisade, Colorado, may have produced the world’s largest peach. The owner says it weighs 2.02 pounds and will be submitted for a Guinness World Record. (More)
➤ A United Airlines plane plunged 28,000 feet after losing air pressurization in the cabin. The plane was headed to Rome, but it turned around and landed safely in Newark, NJ. (More)
Have you ever read a book written by Ernest Hemingway?
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