Trump: The Heat Is On

Start your day smarter with the most important world news, plus intriguing and offbeat stories. www.ozy.com [OZY]( [OZY]() Your World. Bold & Bright [Presidential Daily Brief]( Sponsored by [Cariuma]( Start your day smarter with a dossier on the most important world news, rounded off with a shot of intriguing and offbeat stories. Like the president, you deserve no less. Oct 14, 2022 Today It was a bad day for former President Donald Trump as the Jan. 6 committee voted unanimously to subpoena him and the Supreme Court rejected his pleas for them to intervene in the Mar-a-Lago imbroglio. Families of the victims of the Parkland shooting were “stunned” when the killer escaped the death penalty. And Russia made its first battlefield gains in months — but Ukraine’s still got the upper hand. All this and more in today’s PDB. 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[Shop Now]( IMPORTANT Served House Committee Votes Unanimously to Subpoena Trump They also played shocking new video evidence of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and colleagues begging for assistance as the Capitol came under siege on Jan. 6. “They’re breaking the law in many different ways,” a visibly distressed Pelosi says at one point. “And quite frankly, much of it at the instigation of the president of the United States.” Later in the video, Vice President Mike Pence, not Trump, steps in to calm the situation. Trump’s almost certain to ignore the subpoena — he described the hearing as “a total BUST” on his beleaguered social network — but panelists made clear they’re considering criminal charges. (Source: [AP]() Dismissed SCOTUS Rejects Trump’s Latest Mar-a-Lago Appeal Brevity is the soul of wit. In just 35 deadpan words the U.S. Supreme Court “denied” Trump’s pleas for them to wade into the litigation surrounding the Mar-a-Lago document fiasco. [The order](, issued during the Jan. 6 hearings, gave no rationale and noted no dissents. It’s the latest in a string of SCOTUS disappointments for the former president, who appointed three of its justices. The upshot: Judge Raymond Dearie — appointed to decide if any of the documents seized from Trump’s Florida mansion are subject to executive or client-attorney privilege — will not have access to roughly 100 “extraordinarily sensitive” documents. (Sources: [CNN](, [NYT](, [The Hill]() Spared Shock, Anguish as Parkland Killer Evades Death Penalty Seventeen times the judge read the jurors’ verdict aloud — and on each of these murder charges they’d decreed that Nikolas Cruz should be spared the death penalty, despite the premeditation and brutality of his crimes. Cruz pleaded guilty to all charges against him, but the defense argued that his “neurodevelopmental disorder associated with prenatal alcohol exposure” and lifelong mental health struggles constituted “mitigating circumstances.” To the bafflement of many of the victims’ family members three of the jurors agreed. “It’s been a bad day. I’m as stunned as I was the day Luke was killed,” said Tom Hoyer, whose 14-year-old son was murdered. (Sources: [BBC](, [CNN]() Complicated Russia Seizes Territory in East as Ukraine Advances in South Russian-backed forces have captured the villages of Optyine and Ivangrad, near the strategic town of Bakhmut, the U.K. defense ministry noted in its [daily intelligence update](. “There have been few, if any, other settlements seized by regular Russian or separatist forces since early July,” it added. But it’s far from plain sailing for President Vladimir Putin’s men: Ukraine’s progress in the southern Kherson region has prompted Russia to offer free accommodation to anyone who wants to evacuate the region. While Russian officials downplayed the offer, the U.K. reckons it’s “likely that they anticipate combat extending to the city of Kherson itself.” (Sources: [Reuters](, [AP]() Briefly Here are some things you should know about today: Justice? Cuba Gooding Jr. avoided jail time by adhering to the terms of a conditional plea agreement. In April, he pleaded guilty to allegations made by one of the 30 women who’ve accused him of groping and forceful kissing. After six months of clean living he’s a free man. (Source: [AP]() More bloodshed. A bus hit an explosive device in central Mali Thursday, killing at least 11 people and injuring 53. (Source: [Al Jazeera]() U-turn? Britain’s Finance Minister Kwasi Kwarteng cut short his U.S. visit to deal with financial Armageddon back home. His contentious “mini-budget” may be scrapped. (Source: [BBC]() [Sneaker Season, Spooky Season]( [Cariuma]( Once the calendar flips to October, the ghouls come out to play, PSLs make a comeback – and just like that the weather shifts to a crisp breeze having you say “sneakers please!” If you’re searching for cute, crazy-comfy kicks to show off this autumn season, then surfer-loved brand, [Cariuma](, has got you covered. Crafted from consciously-sourced materials, and featuring a memory foam insole, perfectly weighted rubber sole, and a classic cap-toe design, the OCA Low Canvas and Suede options will provide you with a crazy-comfy, stylish look all season long. Grab yourself a pair with our exclusive code, [OZYOCT](, which scores you 15% off on any sneaker you choose. [SHOP NOW]( INTRIGUING #AusterityTO Toronto Satirists Lampoon Mayor’s Vast ‘Conceptual Undertaking’ The broken drinking fountain bears a plaque: “[Urinal](. Sculpture — stone, concrete, stainless steel, rust (2022).” The artist is credited as John Tory, Toronto’s mayor who, according to the folks behind [AusterityTO](, has used “ultra-low taxes, municipal bureaucracy and political stagnation as his primary artistic tools” to embark “on a conceptual undertaking of unprecedented scope and scale.” Other works in the series include Side Hustle, a reference to Tory’s highly paid second job at the Rogers telecommunications corporation, and [Perseverance]( — an ailing tree adrift in a sea of concrete that is “a visual metaphor for frustration and resilience in the face of austerity.” (Source: [The Guardian]() Forest Friends First Evidence of Social Relationships Between Chimps and Gorillas High in the rainforest canopy of the Republic of Congo’s Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, a group of adult chimpanzees munches on fruit. Down on the forest floor a couple of youngsters play — one a chimp, the other a gorilla. This is one of the 285 interspecies interactions recorded by anthropologist Crickette Sanz and colleagues in a [long-term study](. Most interactions were “tolerant,” some were downright friendly and only a handful were aggressive. Relationships developed over years, with individuals actively seeking out apes they’d played with before. Their peaceable coexistence could teach us something about the early hominin species that became Homo sapiens. (Source: [NYT]() Canary in the Coal Mine Can Scented Candle Reviews Predict COVID Spikes? “Yankee Candle reviews indicate that COVID is about [to] surge again,” [tweeted]( Dr. Jorge Caballero Sunday. Since the beginning of the pandemic there’s been an [ongoing Twitter]( joke about “no smell” reviews for scented candles being connected to COVID-19. But now there are actual studies too. Nick Beauchamp, a political scientist at Northeastern University, has tracked weekly “no smell” reviews of Yankee scented candles and correlated them with U.S. COVID-19 numbers. Before Omicron, the bad candle reviews lagged behind actual case numbers — but last winter they gave a “slight heads-up.” Right now, bad reviews are sky high and case numbers are low. (Source: [Philadelphia Inquirer]() A Nose for Profit Elon Musk’s ‘Burnt Hair’ Fragrance Is Flying off the Shelves The world’s richest man admitted he should have accepted his destiny sooner: “With a name like mine, getting into the fragrance business was inevitable – why did I even fight it for so long!?” He was also disarmingly transparent about his motives: “Please buy my perfume, so I can buy Twitter,” he tweeted. [Burnt Hair]( is marketed as “the essence of repugnant desire … just like leaning over a candle at the dinner table, but without all the hard work.” He’s sold 20,000 bottles, worth a sweet-smelling $2 million, in just over a day — but orders will only ship next year. (Source: [USA Today]() Ball of the Century Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ Ball Expected to Fetch $3m at Auction The ball was put up for auction by Ali Bin Nasser, who refereed the 1986 World Cup quarterfinal between Argentina and England that’s remembered for containing two of the most famous goals in history — both scored by Diego Armando Maradona. In the 51st minute he rose above the English defenders to punch the ball into the net; despite their protestations, the infamous “[Hand of God](” goal was allowed to stand. Four minutes later, he scored what’s now known as the “[Goal of the Century](,” a dreamlike act of soccer sorcery. The [shirt he wore during the match sold for $9.3 million]( in May. 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