- โ๏ธ ๐จ๏ธ More than 49 million Americans across the Northeast are currently under winter weather advisories; the storm is expected to drop 3-6 inches of snow across the area starting this morning.
BUSINESS & MARKETS
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- ๐ฐ US markets closed mixed (S&P: -0.1%; Dow: +0.4%; Nasdaq: -0.3%).
- ๐ โโNvidia briefly passed Amazon in market cap yesterday to become the world's fourth-most valuable company, but ended the day slightly behind the e-commerce giant ($1.78T vs. $1.79T).
- โโโ๏ธ JetBlue has a new leader: Incoming CEO Joanna Geraghty, the first woman to run a major US passenger airline, officially took the helm yesterday. | ๐ JetBlue shares jumped 15% on Monday after activist investor Carl Icahn disclosed a nearly 10% stake in the airline. (Read more)
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SPORTS, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
- ๐๐ Kelvin Kiptum, the 24-year-old menโs marathon world record holder, died in a car accident in his native Kenya on Sunday.
- ๐บ๐ The number of new scripted TV series declined 14% last year, marking the first decrease in over a decade (excluding 2020).
- ๐ป๐ฑ Google One โ the subscription service that opens up additional storage for Gmail, Drive, Photos, and more โ has crossed the 100 million subscriber mark.
SCIENCE, SPACE & EMERGING TECH
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- ๐๏ธโก This yearโs Super Bowl was the first to be powered entirely by renewable energy; the ~28 megawatt hours of power came from the nearby Arrow Canyon Solar Project.
- ๐ค๐ฐ๏ธ University of Nebraska researchers worked with NASA to launch the first surgical robot onboard the International Space Station earlier this month.
- ๐๐ข Nearly half of all migratory species have declining populations, with about one-fifth facing potential extinction, per a new UN report.
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MISCELLANEOUS
- โ๏ธ A California father whose gender reveal photoshoot sparked a 2020 wildfire that killed a firefighter has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter.
- ๐ A 36-year-old woman was killed after entering pastor Joel Osteenโs megachurch near Houston, Texas, and opening fire with an AR-style gun; two others were injured, including the womanโs 7-year-old son.
- ๐๏ธ๐ฅ Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Americaโs #2-ranked military official after the President, was hospitalized yesterday with a โbladder issueโ; Austin has temporarily transferred his duties to his deputy; it marks Austinโs second hospitalization since early January.
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