Geoff Bennett:
The 49-year-old was first elected as the state’s A.G. In 2018. She will be only the second woman to ever represent Florida in the U.S. Senate.
Rudy Giuliani has reached a settlement with the two former Georgia election workers he defamed. The former New York mayor and Trump adviser will get to keep his homes and other personal belongings. In return, Giuliani will pay an unspecified amount to Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Shaye Moss.
He also promised to never defame them again. The settlement came on the day Giuliani was due to testify in a trial over his assets. At issue was whether he would surrender his Florida home and three World Series rings as part of the $148 million judgment against him.
There’s news today in the nation’s fight against cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, the mortality rate dropped by 34 percent from the early 1990s to 2022, preventing millions of deaths. But younger adults and women are getting cancer more often, with rates for women under 65 now higher than men. Racial disparities also persist. Blacks and Native Americans are dying of some cancers at double the rate of white Americans.
Today’s report predicts that more than two million new cancer cases will emerge this year and hundreds of thousands of Americans will die from the disease.
Federal health officials authorized the sale of Zyn nicotine pouches today. The FDA says it found that the products contain fewer harmful ingredients than cigarettes and other types of chewing tobacco. As such, they can help smokers cut back or even quit cigarettes. It’s the first time regulators have authorized the sales of such products, which are the fastest growing segment of the tobacco market.
Turning now to South Korea, where a court rejected a petition today to release impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol from detention. Yoon is reportedly refusing to cooperate with authorities as they try to question him over his declaration of martial law last month. They’re trying to determine whether his actions amount to rebellion.
Investigators are expected to move to formally arrest Yoon in the coming days. Meantime, South Korea’s Constitutional Court held a second round of hearings in Yoon’s impeachment trial today. The court will ultimately decide whether he can stay in office.
On Wall Street today, stocks cooled off a bit after yesterday’s sharp gains. The Dow Jones industrial average lost nearly 70 points. The Nasdaq dropped about 170 points on the day. The S&P 500 also ended in negative territory.
And the man known as Mr. Baseball, Bob Uecker, has died.
