Good Morning! On this date in 1860, South Carolina became the first state to secede from the Union after Abraham Lincoln’s election. The Civil War began four months later at South Carolina’s Ft. Sumter. (See Photo)
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Colorado Supreme Court Disqualifies Trump
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that Donald Trump was disqualified from appearing on that state’s GOP primary ballot in 2024 for “inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection.”
The order is stayed until Jan. 4 to allow time for appeals. Trump’s lawyers say they’ve already filed paperwork to appeal the case to the U.S. Supreme Court. A Trump spokesman said the decision was “completely flawed.”
The insurrection clause is a rarely-used part of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution and has never been tested in this way. The Colorado case is one of roughly three dozen across the country making the same argument and the first one to rule against Trump.
Volcano Erupts in Iceland
A volcano erupted in southwestern Iceland Monday just outside the small fishing town of Grindavik, bringing earthquakes, a fiery explosion, and 2,200-degree lava flows. The eruption had been expected, and the area was evacuated.
The volcano put on a spectacular show. Here’s a video of the eruption, and here’s aerial footage of the lava flow. The volcano had been dormant for 6,000 years but flared back to life in 2021. Scientists warned for weeks that it was going to erupt again soon.
The volcano spewed gas and smoke, but it’s not expected to affect air travel. Up to 7,000 cubic feet of lava emerged per second during the initial eruption, which could continue sporadically for months.
List: Ranking America’s Safest Small Towns
A new ranking of small cities and towns in America breaks down the monetary cost of crime per capita to see which are the safest. The list ranks towns with a population of between 30,000-100,000. See it here.
According to the ranking, the safest small city is Monroe Township in New Jersey, with an average crime cost of only $31 per person. At the other extreme, some towns have a crime cost per person approaching $3,000.
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➤ A federal judge ordered the release on Jan. 1 of court documents relating to convicted sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein, including more than 150 names of victims, co-conspirators, and innocent associates. (More)
➤Texas Gov. Greg Abbot authorized state officials to arrest and seek the deportation of migrants who crossed the border illegally. The new law puts the state into potential conflict with White House policies. (More)
➤A federal court issued a temporary restraining order halting the removal of a memorial to Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. It was stopped due to fears that the removal would disturb nearby graves. (More)
➤ The American Gas Association filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to halt a Department of Energy proposal that targets traditional gas-powered furnaces by significantly raising efficiency standards. (More)
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➤ The Seattle Seahawks snapped their four-game losing streak with an upset victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. On the final drive, Seahawks quarterback Drew Lock drove his team 92 yards and threw a 30-yard TD pass in the final minute. (See Videos)
➤ Two-time NBA all-star Ja Morant returned to the Memphis Grizzlies Tuesday night after a 25-game suspension for flashing a gun on social media. It was his second suspension for gun-related social media posts. (More)
➤ Cleveland Browns’ defensive end Myles Garrett was fined $25,000 last week for criticizing lax NFL referees. Now, a music-video mashup of Sunday’s game against the Bears shows him being held repeatedly — with no flags thrown. (See Video)
Market Report 12/19/23
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NASDAQ Natl. Assoc. of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
15,003.22
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SPX S&P 500
4,768.37
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DJI Dow Jones Industrial Average
37,557.98
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BTC Bitcoin
$42,300.0
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AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc.
$50.46
+15.47%
➤ Big Stock Move: Affirm Holdings stock rose 15% Tuesday on news that the finance firm’s “buy-now-pay-later” loans are now available at self-checkout kiosks at 4,500 Walmart U.S. stores. (More)
➤ In related news, a new report from Lending Club shows that 62% of American adults live paycheck to paycheck, while a survey from TD Bank says 96% of shoppers expect to overspend during this holiday season. (More)
➤ Disney faces problems with its Marvel movies after firing actor Jonathan Majors, who was convicted on assault charges Monday. Majors was scheduled to star as Kang, the main villain, in new Avengers films. (More)
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➤ Jeff Bezos’ space tourism company, Blue Origin, launched its first rocket since last year, successfully sending the uncrewed vehicle into sub-orbital space and then landing the booster back on Earth. (See Video)
➤ A striking photo of Uranus from the James Webb Space Telescope shows the planet gleaming in the darkness like a dimensional space portal with all its rings visible. (See Photo)
➤ NASA released an ultra-high-definition video of a cat chasing a laser dot, transmitted in 101 seconds from deep space 19 million miles away to test new communications technology. The actual cat was safe at home. (See Video)
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➤ A social scientist who teaches a course on happiness says the way to achieve a real sense of satisfaction is to avoid “the arrival fallacy” and instead prioritize four other areas of life. (See List)
➤ Not all wisdom springs from books or gurus. Here are five life-changing lessons that can come from the real-life school of hard knocks. (See Lessons)
➤ U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has a 45-second prescription to help fight loneliness, and all it takes is sending a message of gratitude to someone. (See Details)
➤ Behind-the-scenes snapshots from the 1997 blockbuster movie “Titanic,” shot by a crew member and never seen publicly, are going up for auction next month. A few have now been published. (See Photos)
➤ A golden rooster weathervane, reimagined as a Phoenix to symbolize resurrection, has been installed at the rebuilt Notre Dame Cathedral to replace the iconic old battered rooster. The cathedral was heavily damaged by a fire in 2019 and will soon be reopened. (See Photos)
➤ A rare Italian vase bought at a Goodwill in Virginia for $3.99 sold at auction for over $100,000. The buyer said she knew it was valuable and thought it might be worth as much as $2,000. (See Photo)
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