Anna's Daybreak News

Good morning news friends! Peel back the layers of headlines, stories, and revelations, here is your backstage pass to the world of current events. 📰🌟

• The Senate voted 88-9 on Saturday evening to pass a stopgap measure to keep the federal government running for another 45 days.


• The House had overwhelmingly passed the bill earlier in the day, 335-91.


• The resolution averts a shutdown with far-reaching consequences, which was just hours away from happening.


• The far-right Freedom Caucus threw a tantrum, while the rest of the political world rejoiced


• The US was saved from an impending government shutdown by the skin of its teeth, thanks to a quick-thinking last-minute resolution. Who won in the end? We'd say everyone - except maybe the Freedom Cacus!
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• Pershing Square received the go-ahead from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this week for a new class of special purpose acquisition companies, known as SPARC, with a total purchasing power of $1.5 billion.


• The product would allow investors to purchase shares in another company; if Ackman and Musk join forces, there’s certainly potential for an impressive return.


• It’s unclear what the two billionaires have in store, but the potential implications for the tech industry and beyond are immense.


• It looks like Bill Ackman is ready to join Elon Musk in his quest for tech domination—or at least an impressive payday.
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• Apple is blaming a software bug and other issues tied to popular apps such as Instagram and Uber for causing its recently released iPhone 15 models to heat up.


• Instagram, owned by Meta Platforms, modified its app earlier this week to prevent it from heating up the device on the latest iPhone operating system.


• The issue is not related to the titanium casing of the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max and it is not due to the shift to the more widely used USB-C port.


• Apple is working on an update to the iOS17 system to fix the issue and has dismissed speculation that it may hurt iPhone sales due to its consecutive three quarters of year-over-year declines.


• Hot enough to fry an egg on? Apple's latest iteration of the iPhone may have some issues that need to be ironed out...but you probably knew that already.
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• Ukraine has sent out five ships to its Black Sea ports and three others have sailed with cargoes in response to Russian blockade of commodity exports.


• US lawmakers have omitted further aid to Ukraine in a measure passed Saturday.


• In Slovakia, Robert Fico, a former prime minister who’s called for an end to military funding for Ukraine, won Saturday’s election.


• EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell was in Kyiv Sunday for a meeting with Rustem Umerov, Ukraine’s recently-appointed defense minister.


• It looks like Ukraine is set to get the short end of the stick, once again
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Baked with love,

Anna Eisenberg ❤️