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Welcome to the BLUNT Newsletter, your direct access to pop culture that is short and to the point.

Quick Hits:

Hurricane Milton’s outer bands have hit Florida, with tropical-storm force winds extending 140 miles from the center. The Category 4 storm is expected to make landfall on the Central Gulf Coast by Wednesday night, bringing life-threatening storm surges and widespread destruction. Officials urge residents to evacuate immediately.

CANNABIS

The New Mexico Medical Cannabis Advisory Board recommended adding female orgasm difficulty as a qualifying condition for the state’s medical marijuana program.

A review suggests THCV, CBDV, and CBG in marijuana show potential as treatments for Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and neurodegenerative disorders.

Commercial landlords ease restrictions on cannabis businesses due to high vacancies, with MSOs leasing traditional retail spaces more frequently.

US NEWS

US regulators finalized a rule requiring all lead water pipes to be replaced within 10 years, impacting over 9 million homes.

A former NYC official was arrested for tampering and destroying evidence amid a federal investigation into Mayor Eric Adams.

Negotiations between Boeing and its 33,000 striking employees have collapsed, with no new talks scheduled amid wage and pension disputes.

WORLD NEWS

John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton won the Nobel Prize in Physics for their foundational contributions to machine learning.

China imposed tariffs on EU brandy imports in response to the bloc’s tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, severely impacting France’s brandy exports.

A leading medical aid group says Israel’s evacuation orders in northern Gaza are turning it into an uninhabitable area, displacing over 400,000 Palestinians.

SPORTS

The Mets defeated the Phillies 7-2, and the Padres held off the Dodgers 6-5, leading both NLDS series 2-1.

The New York Jets fired head coach Robert Saleh after a disappointing 2-3 start to the NFL season.

Luis Tiant, Cuban-born three-time MLB All-Star pitcher, has died at age 83.

POP CULTURE

Lisa Marie Presley revealed in her memoir that she kept her late son’s body at home for two months after his passing.

Cissy Houston, Grammy-winning singer and mother of Whitney Houston, has died at age 91.

Sean Combs’ mother expresses being “devastated and profoundly saddened” by the allegations made against her son.

BUSINESS

US stock markets closed higher, with the S&P 500 up 1.0%, Dow up 0.3%, and Nasdaq up 1.5%, driven by tech stocks.

OpenAI signed a deal with Hearst, enabling direct citations to Hearst content from publications like Esquire and Cosmopolitan.

Disney World, Universal Studios, and SeaWorld are closing as central Florida prepares for Hurricane Milton’s landfall.

Over a dozen states sued TikTok, alleging it harms children’s mental health through addictive algorithms, violating consumer protection laws.

Quote of the Day:

“Nothing makes me so happy as to observe nature and to paint what I see.”

- Henri Rousseau

That's all for now! We hope you enjoyed this edition of the BLUNT Newsletter. Have a fantastic rest of your day!