Travis King, Pfizer, Cat Stevens & More - 7/21/2023

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Today's Rundown:
Soldier who fled to North Korea likely ‘not thinking clearly,’ Army chief says
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/20/soldier-who-fled-to-north-korea-likely-not-thinking-clearly-army-chief-says-00107372

Over just a few months, ChatGPT went from correctly answering a simple math problem 98% of the time to just 2%, study finds
https://fortune.com/2023/07/19/chatgpt-accuracy-stanford-study/

North Carolina Pfizer Factory Heavily Damaged By Tornado
https://weather.com/news/weather/news/2023-07-19-north-carolina-tornado-dortches

Marjorie Taylor Greene sparks outrage by showing explicit photos of Hunter Biden at congressional hearing
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-hunter-biden-photos-b2378601.html

Commanders’ Dan Snyder fined $60 million for sexually harassing employee, financial improprieties
https://apnews.com/article/dan-snyder-investigation-sexual-harassment-revenue-withheld-bf6a2ec478e15355e0bd026cf24dfb65

Wife of Gilgo Beach murder suspect files for divorce, court filing shows
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wife-gilgo-beach-murder-suspect-files-divorce-court/story?id=101503850

Police believe there's a lioness on the loose in Berlin
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/berlin-lion-lioness-on-the-loose-germany-search/

New York to pay $13 million to protesters arrested during George Floyd protests
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/new-york-pay-13-million-protesters-arrested-during-george-floyd-protests-2023-07-20/

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ONE DAY OLDER ON JULY 21
Yusuf Islam / Cat Stevens (74)
Garry Trudeau (74)
Jon Lovitz (65)

IT HAPPENED TODAY
1983: Vostok Station, a Russian station on Antarctica experienced the lowest temperatures ever measured in recorded human history. The temperatures fell to −128.6 °F (−89.2 °C)
1990: Pink Floyd performed their hit “The Wall” at the previous Berlin Wall location. Eight months before this event, the wall at Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, had been taken down after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Pink Floyd performed at a concert with over 350,000 spectators, with a live broadcast to 52 countries worldwide.
2007: The seventh and final Harry Potter novel, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was released.

PLUS, TODAY WE CLEBRATE: National Junk Food Day
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