Kari Lake, McRib, Neil deGrasse Tyson & More - 10/5/2023

A Morning News Update That Takes Into Account The News Stories You Deem 'Highly Conversational'

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Today's Rundown:
Meta to lay off employees in metaverse silicon unit on Wednesday
https://www.reuters.com/technology/meta-lay-off-employees-metaverse-silicon-unit-wednesday-2023-10-03/

Kari Lake formally files for Senate bid
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/03/kari-lake-senate-bid-00119792

Hardy cancels shows, reveals he's been hospitalized for panic attacks
https://ew.com/music/hardy-cancels-shows-hospitalized-panic-attacks-after-bus-crash/

In a first-ever for space junk, Dish Network was fined $150,000 for leaving a retired satellite to orbit indefinitely in the wrong place
https://www.businessinsider.com/dish-network-fined-first-ever-fcc-enforcement-against-space-junk-2023-10

Infant dies after pregnant bystander struck in shooting at Massachusetts intersection
https://abcnews.go.com/US/infant-dies-after-pregnant-bystander-struck-massachusetts-shooting/story?id=103732802

5 people were wounded in a shooting after a homecoming event at Morgan State University in Baltimore
https://apnews.com/article/morgan-state-university-baltimore-shooting-d1ddf588bdb6b758ae18783fee6c1323

Starbucks set to close seven stores in San Francisco
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/starbucks-set-close-seven-stores-231749051.html

The McRib Is Back, Again, But Only for a Limited Time
https://www.foodandwine.com/mcrib-back-at-mcdonalds-2023-8303319?utm_campaign=foodandwine&utm_content=link&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term=651b06183f76e800013a021a&fbclid=IwAR2OHQOdIvnNCrjWvCJjQd5DEVaREtMwTLDORXihOf81C0gPwHXwdVC6lFE_aem_AYEHqyk-N2p0buJmC24P0QSqBf41XmoM8A8_JD9n7PVlEQhlav9yddKugRBIIRzgtnI

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ONE DAY OLDER ON OCTOBER 5:
Neil deGrasse Tyson (65)
Daniel Baldwin (63)
Jesse Eisenberg (40)

WHAT HAPPENED TODAY:
1921: The World Series was broadcast on the radio for the first time.
1947: The first televised White House address was given by U.S. President Harry S. Truman.
2021: Russia launched an actor and director to the International Space Station to make the first film in orbit.

PLUS, TODAY WE CELEBRATE: World Teachers’ Day
https://www.unesco.org/en/days/teachers