Good Morning! On this date in 1671, Thomas Blood, an Irish adventurer better known as “Colonel Blood,” was captured attempting to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. King Charles II was so impressed with Blood’s audacity, that he made Blood a court member with an annual pension.
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Greene Fails to Oust Johnson
The House moved quickly Wednesday to strike down a motion by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to oust Speaker Mike Johnson in a lopsided 359-43 vote.
Greene has made numerous statements and threats, dating back to March, about forcing a vote if Johnson advanced a foreign aid package with funds for Ukraine. The measure was overwhelmingly approved last month.
Standing before House members on Wednesday, Greene read a list of transgressions she believed Johnson had committed as Speaker. Some of her colleagues were heard booing her as she called for a vote. See Greene call for a vote here.
196 Republicans and 163 Democrats voted to kill Greene’s motion; 11 Republicans and 32 Democrats voted to move forward with the motion.
Biden Pivots on Immigration
The Biden administration will propose new immigration rules today, affecting migrants with criminal records or those ineligible for asylum in the U.S.
Under the proposed changes, migrants crossing the border illegally and requesting asylum would be subjected to interviews. Those who fail the interview would face immediate deportation.
New rules would also allow officials to reject and deport migrants who pose a danger to public safety or national security soon after they cross the border. U.S. law already bars migrants in those categories from entering the country.
President Biden’s abrupt pivot to border security and immigration policy follows a letter sent to the White House Tuesday by 15 House Democrats calling on him to act. Many of the Democrats who signed the letter are facing tough reelection contests.
Air Force Airlifts Cruise Ship Passengers
A U.S. Air Force rescue team airlifted two cruise ship passengers 400 miles off the Atlantic coast over the weekend, and photos have now emerged of the event.
The Carnival cruise ship Venezia was returning from a tour of the Caribbean when one of its passengers had a medical emergency. The Air Force dispatched two HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters, along with two airplanes needed to refuel the helicopters three times during the journey.
A pararescue team descended to the Venezia’s deck and returned to the chopper with a male passenger and his mother tow, and they treated the patient during the trip to a New York hospital. Carnival hasn’t revealed the nature of the medical emergency.
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➤Pentagon officials confirmed Wednesday that the Biden administration blocked a shipment of 3,500 bombs to Israel over concerns Israel would defy the U.S. and attack Rafah. (More)
➤ Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy revealed in an interview Wednesday that he will endorse Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz’s primary challenger Aaron Dimmock, citing allegations of sexual misconduct and drug use against Gaetz. (More)
➤ The Georgia Court of Appeals agreed Wednesday to review a decision by a Superior Court judge to allow District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the 2020 election case against former President Trump. (More)
➤ In a 2012 deposition resurfaced by the New York Times, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that a parasite ate part of his brain, causing the presidential candidate to experience memory loss and brain fog in 2010. (More)
➤ New York Mets DH J.D. Martinez swung his bat and accidentally hit St. Louis Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras Tuesday, fracturing his left forearm. Contreras was placed on the 10-day injured list. (See Video)
➤ The Oklahoma City Thunder remained unbeaten in the 2024 NBA playoffs Tuesday after winning their second-round series opener with the Dallas Mavericks, 117-95. (More)
➤ Indianapolis Star columnist Gregg Doyel has been banned from covering Indiana Fever games in person this year due to his inappropriate exchange with WNBA rookie Caitlin Clark last month. (More)
➤ Rashee Rice is under yet another investigation in Texas. This time, the Kansas City Chiefs receiver allegedly hit a photographer in Dallas early Monday. He was previously involved in a multi-car crash in March. (More)
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Market Report 05/08/2024
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NASDAQ Natl. Assoc. of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
16,332.55
–0.10%
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SPX S&P 500
5,186.63
+0.11%
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DJI Dow Jones Industrial Average
38,883.80
+0.08%
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BTC Bitcoin
$63,011.9
–0.48%
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GOLD Per Ounce
$2,322.30
–0.38%
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SHOP Shopify Inc
$62.73
–18.59%
➤ Big Stock Move: Shopify tumbled 19% Wednesday, erasing $20 billion of its market cap, after company officials released unfavorable revenue and profit guidance for the current quarter. (More)
➤ Cryptocurrency exchange FTX is believed to have billions of dollars more in assets than it needs to repay the $11billion owed to its two million customers and creditors. (More)
➤ Cruise ship passengers hit an all-time high in 2023, and cruise operator Royal Caribbean is now recruiting 10,000 new employees to meet increased demand. (More)
➤ Social media company Reddit posted a 39% increase in revenue in its first quarterly results since its IPO in March, sending shares as high as 11% in premarket trading Wednesday. (More)
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➤ Australian researchers and coffee enthusiasts developed a method to create a cup of cold brew coffee in 60-seconds, rather than hours, by blasting coffee grounds with ultrasonic sound waves. (More)
➤Scientists nicknamed a hand-like image of a dense cloud of gas in space “God’s Hand” for its ethereal shape and how it seems to reach out from the Milky Way. (See Image)
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➤A Cleveland man has been called a hero after he entered a burning home three times Monday morning and rescued an 11-month-old baby trapped inside. (More)
➤ Panera Bread will remove Charged Lemonade drinks from its menu after lawsuits linked the beverage with the death of two people and permanent heart injuries in a third. (More)
➤ Footage of an eight-foot juvenile great white shark was captured by researchers off the coast of Alabama last month—a rarity for the AL coastline. Nicknamed Miss Pawla, the shark roamed the area for 10 days and then moved on. (See Video)
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