New Hampshire Votes, World’s Safest Nations, and a $2.5 Million Piece of Mail
RJ Hamster
TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2024
Good Morning! On this day in 1957, the first Frisbees came off the machine presses at the Wham-O toy company, setting off a flying-disc craze that has never waned, as any Frisbee golfer can attest. (See How Frisbees Are Made)
For more than 100 years, New Hampshire has been the home of the nation’s first primary, and we wish our Granite State readers a happy election day today!
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New Hampshire Heads to the Polls
New Hampshire voters go to the polls today in what has suddenly become a two-person election in the Republican primary between Donald Trump and Nikki Haley, now that Gov. Ron DeSantis has dropped out.
Trump leads in the latest polls by 19 points, and Haley’s main hopeis for a large turnout of independents and a small one for Republicans. The state election office is projecting a record-setting 322,000 voters will show up.
On the Democratic side, President Biden isn’t on the ballot, but analysts will be watching closely to see if he gets a strong write-in vote against challenger Rep. Dean Phillips.
Last night, Nikki Haley swept the traditional voting at Dixville Notch, a tiny resort town that’s been recording its results at midnight for 64 years. Haley grabbed all six votes.
FDA Approves New Therapy for Cancer
Strand Therapeutics, a biotech firm specializing in mRNA technology, won approval from the Food and Drug Administration Monday to begin human testing on a new cancer-fighting therapy.
The new treatment could represent a breakthrough immunotherapy for treating solid tumors. The therapy uses self-replicating, programmable RNA that can precisely target and terminate cancerous cells.
This marks the first time a programmable form of mRNA will be tested on humans. Researchers expect the first round of testing to begin this spring.
Gallup: Trust in Ethics Drops to New Lows
A new Gallup survey shows that Americans’ view of the ethics and honesty of nearly all professions is down significantly from 2019.
Highest on the list were nurses, veterinarians, engineers, and dentists. The lowest were politicians, car salesmen, marketers, and stockbrokers, with less than 10% believing in their ethics.
Journalists dropped about 30% from 2019, and lawyers dropped about 25%. Even the clergy was down, with only 32% of Americans trusting their honesty. For a full breakdown of the poll, click here.
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➤ The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Monday that the federal government can remove razor wire put up by Texas along the Rio Grande to block migrants. (More)
➤ A House subcommittee has requested the password to over 100 files relating to Jan. 6 that were encrypted and deleted by Democrats on Jan. 1, 2023, just ahead of the GOP becoming the House majority. (More)
➤ Donald Trump’s defamation trial was paused for two days after a juror and one of Trump’s lawyers both fell ill and took COVID tests. Trump may testify when the trial resumes, now set for Wednesday. (More)
➤ ChatGPT creator OpenAI banned the developer of a “Dean.bot” that imitated Democrat presidential candidate Dean Phillips. It’s the company’s first restriction on using artificial intelligence for a political campaign. (More)
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➤ Free-agent tight end Zach Ertz signed with the Detroit Lions Monday in time for this weekend’s NFC championship game against the San Francisco 49ers. Ertz is a three-time Pro Bowl veteran. (More)
➤ Philadelphia Eagles lineman Jason Kelce displayed his brotherly love for Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce Sunday night by taking off his shirt and screaming support during the Chiefs -Bills playoff game. (See Video).
➤Iowa’s Caitlin Clark had a post-game run-in with an Ohio State fan Sunday. Buckeye supporters stormed the court following an upset victory over the No. 2 ranked Hawkeyes, and a fan collided with Clark. (See Video).
➤Transgender golfer Hailey Davidson, born a man, sparked a backlash after winning the Women’s Classic amateur tour. The tour now says it’ll poll players on the issue and require Davidson to undergo testosterone testing. (More)
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➤ Big Stock Move: Archer-Daniels-Midland stock fell 24% Monday on news the company had suspended its chief financial officer and opened an audit investigation into its nutrition business. (More)
➤ Macy’s rejected a $5.8 billion takeover offer from two investment firms, saying the offer didn’t provide a “viable financing plan.” The retailer plans to close five stores and cut its workforce by 3.5%. (More)
➤ Shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd, hampered by attacks in the Red Sea, said Monday that it was introducing shipping via land connections through Saudi Arabia to its ocean shuttle service out of Jeddah. (More)
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➤ NASA shared a high-resolution image of the Bennu asteroid sample of rocks and dust gathered months ago. It’s taken the agency this long to open the capsule without damaging the sample. (See Photo)
➤ A new color-coded mapdisplays how much time every nation spends on its screens. The most is South Africa, at over 9-1/2 hours a day, and the least is Japan, at less than four hours. The U.S. is at nearly seven hours. (See Map) ➤ Speaking of screen time, Instagram will begin showing teen users a “nighttime nudge” to go to sleep after they spend over 10 minutes on the service late at night. It’s a light nudge: “Consider closing Instagram for the night.” (More)
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➤ The moment you see fire in your kitchen is a bad time to decide how you’ll deal with it. (Video)
➤ The Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection company published its annual list of safest countries in the world to travel in 2024, topped by Canada, Switzerland, and Norway. (See List)
➤ The Travel Photographer of the Year 2023 awards are out, and a Slovenian photographer’s elegant photos of rolling fields took top prize. (See Photos)
➤ A ranking of U.S. airlines by how much legroom they have in economy seats shows Jet Blue at the top, followed by Southwest Airlines. Frontier and Spirit bring up the rear. (See Chart)
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➤ The first known piece of mail sent using a prepaid stamp could sell for up to $2.5 million at auction next month. The letter, posted to London on May 2, 1840, was paid for with a Penny Black stamp. (See Photos)
➤ The Babycenter published a list of once-popular baby names that are now going extinct. They include Amanda and Diana for girls and Raiden and Jaiden for boys, and last names-turned-first names are out for both genders. (See List)
➤ The mobster who stole Judy Garland’s ruby slippers from the “Wizard of Oz,” now up for sentencing, says he robbed the slippers because he thought the props were encrusted with real rubies. They’re not. (See Photo)
