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From the courtroom to the campaign trail, here’s what’s happening: Hasan Piker sues Scott Jennings for defamation, Flávio Bolsonaro turns up in Miami after leaving Brazil, and more.
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In today’s issue:
Hasan Piker suesScott Jennings for $72.5M. ⚖️Bolsonaro reportedly getsa U.S. visa. 🌍RFK Jr.’s drawsbacklash for remarks on Arabs. 🏛️
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Streamer Hasan Piker is suing CNN commentator Scott Jennings for defamation, seeking $72.5 million. The suit centers on an Aug. 11 segment on Jennings’ own show that aired an edited National Republican Senatorial Committee video suggesting Piker supported lynching.
Piker’s complaint says the clips cut out context showing he was mocking others, and Snopes called the video highly misleading. Jennings didn’t create the edit, which could matter legally: as a public figure, Piker must prove Jennings knew the claims were false or recklessly ignored the truth.
**The response:**Piker’s lawyers say Jennings never answered their retraction demand, and his posts remain up. Sen. Ted Cruz has since shared the video, and Piker hinted he could be next.
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Flávio Bolsonaro, who lost Brazil’s presidential election to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and hasn’t conceded, is in Miami, and he and his family have reportedly received U.S. visas. He left after missing a court deadline to surrender his passports amid investigations into alleged tax evasion, corruption and money laundering.
Bolsonaro had called the passport order an attempt to intimidate him. Lula called his departure shameful, and Brazilian officials warned he could face extradition if convicted.
**The diplomacy:**President Trump said he’d approve of Bolsonaro coming to the U.S. and questioned the election results. A Brazilian judge also ordered an investigation into whether a donor network co-founded by Vice President JD Vance helped Bolsonaro’s campaign.
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Today’s Poll:Visa VerdictFlávio Bolsonaro has reportedly received a U.S. visa while facing investigations in Brazil, where officials warn he could face extradition if convicted . The case adds to existing tension between the two countries.
What’s your take on Flávio Bolsonaro getting a U.S. visa?
At a Michigan rally for Senate candidate Mike Rogers, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Arabs don’t produce science or literature or win major prizes, blaming the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood. He also repeated claims tying Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed to the group, which El-Sayed has denied.
Critics pointed to Arab Nobel winners, including last year’s chemistry laureate. The Council on American-Islamic Relations called the remarks bigoted and said they disqualify him from office.
**The race:**Polls show a tight Michigan Senate contest that could help decide control of the Senate. Kennedy hasn’t commented on the backlash.
🥣 Food: Cap’n Crunch’s full name is Horatio Magellan Crunch. A very distinguished cereal.
⌨️ Tech: Bill Gates has called Ctrl+Alt+Delete a mistake, saying IBM wouldn’t give him a single button. Three fingers, one regret.
🍭 Games: Candy Land was created by a teacher recovering from polio in 1948 to cheer up the kids in her hospital ward. The sweetest origin story.
🤯 WTF: In 1943, the U.S. government briefly banned sliced bread as a wartime conservation measure. It was the worst thing since… well.
TODAY’S QUIZ ANSWER:
The ballpoint pen
About 5,000 shoppers crowded Gimbels in New York to buy the Reynolds pen for $12.50, roughly $200 today. It was based on a design by Hungarian-Argentine inventor László Bíró.
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