Good Morning! On this date in 1854, the Republican Party was founded in Ripon, Wisconsin, by former members of the Whig Party who opposed the spread of slavery into the western territories. The elephant symbol followed decades later. (Why an Elephant?)
The baseball season kicks off in the U.S. next Thursday, but the official opening day is actually today in Seoul, South Korea, for some business reason or other. Still, the Padres’ Yu Darvish will take the mound against the Dodgers in front of screaming Korean fans, and we’re just happy to see the 2024 season get underway.
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Supreme Court Allows Texas To Arrest Illegal Migrants
The Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned its stay and voted 6-3 to allow Texas to enforce its law allowing the state to arrest illegal immigrants.
On Monday, Justice Sam Alito blocked enforcement of the law in an administrative stay until the full court could act. On Tuesday, the full court surprised officials by allowing the law to go into effect immediately, pending a full review by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
The three liberal justices issued public dissents from the 6-3 decision, saying it would cause enforcement chaos. The court said it could revisit the issue quickly if the Fifth Circuit doesn’t decide soon.
The Justice Department says the law is unconstitutional because authority over immigration status belongs to the federal government. Texas has argued that its borders are being overrun because the government isn’t enforcing the law.
Housing Prices Far Outstrip Decades of Inflation
U.S. home prices rose 2.4 times the inflation rate over the past 60 years, meaning a $500,000 house would cost $177,000 if homes had just increased at the same rate as other prices.
More simply, prices are ten times higher today than in 1963, but housing prices are 24 times higher. Experts say the added costs are due to a housing supply shortage, the high cost of land, the increased average size of homes, and various zoning restrictions.
A Kansas man set a world record by catching a 164-pound, 13-ounce paddlefish at the Lake of the Ozarks on his first “snagging” trip. Here’s a photo.
Paddlefish are considered “living dinosaurs” and are prized for their size, uniqueness, and black-market caviar. To catch paddlefish, fishermen drag hooks through the water in a technique called snagging.
Chad Williams of Olathe, Kansas, snagged the giant five-foot fish early in his chartered fishing trip and spent 10 minutes reeling the record-breaker in. “As soon as it hit the boat, everybody’s jaws dropped,” said the charter captain.
Williams shared the paddlefish meat with the fishing group and preserved the head to mount on his wall.
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➤ Former top U.S. generals who oversaw the 2021 evacuation of Afghanistan told a House committee that the Biden administration’s planning failures were to blame for the chaos of the retreat. (See Details)
➤ The EnvironmentalProtection Agency is expected to announce a three-year relaxation of strict car-emission standards after strong pushback from automakers and a slowdown in electric car sales. (More)
➤ Congressional leaders and President Biden say they’ve reached an agreement on a short-term budget deal to keep the government funded ahead of this weekend’s shutdown deadline. (More)
➤ Donald Trump filed a defamation lawsuit against ABC and George Stephanopoulos, claiming Stephanopoulos slandered the former president with comments relating to the E. Jean Carroll case. (More)
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➤ The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres will open the 2024 MLB season today with the first-ever regular season game played in South Korea. (More)
➤In other baseball news, the 2024 season has its more traditional Opening Day in the U.S. on March 28, and teams have already announced their starting pitchers. (See List)
➤Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin scored twice Monday and became the third player in NHL history to score at least 20 goals in 19 consecutive seasons. (More)
➤Dallas Cowboys linebacker Leighton Vander Esch retired after six seasons Monday, saying he loved the sport, but his body wouldn’t “cooperate any longer.” (More)
Market Report 03/19/2024
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NASDAQ Natl. Assoc. of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
16,166.79
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SPX S&P 500
5,178.51
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DJI Dow Jones Industrial Average
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BTC Bitcoin
$63,880.59
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CRNX Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$45.18
+19.11%
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➤ Unilever announced it will cut 7,500 jobs Tuesday and spin off its Ben & Jerry’s subsidiary to reduce costs and boost profits. (More)
➤ Nvidia stock remained flat Tuesday despite the recent announcement of “Blackwell,” the tech firm’s latest generation of artificial intelligence chips and a new AI software platform. (More).
➤ Shares of Nordstrom jumped 9% Tuesday after a report surfaced that the retailer is working with Morgan Stanley in an attempt to go private. (More)
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➤ Korean scientists used donor stem cells and a 3D printer to create an artificial windpipe that was then successfully transplanted into a female cancer patient in her 50s. (More)
➤A miniature drone flew inside the Fukushima nuclear plant and recorded video of “dangling” melted lumps, damaged equipment, and other damaged material from the 2011 meltdown. (See Video)
➤Southeastern Oregon became home to the largest International Dark Sky Sanctuary in the lower 48 states, with 2.5 million acres of a proposed total of 11.4 million acres set aside for dark sky viewing. (More)
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➤ The treasurer at a Baltimore middle school faces ten years in prison for allegedly stealing $29,000 in student funds raised from selling chocolate bars and spending it on online gambling sites. (More)
➤ Bears, monkeys, and a “tough guy” bird in wacky poses are some of the amusing never-before-seen photos from last year’s Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards contest. (See Photos)
➤ Harlequin lambs Bobbin and Sage playfully chased each other and butted heads during their debut appearance at New York City’s Central Park Zoo last week. (See Video)
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