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Start your day smarter with the most important world news, plus intriguing and offbeat stories. www.ozy.com [OZY]() Your World. Bold & Bright [Presidential Daily Brief]( Start your day smarter with a dossier on the most important world news, rounded off with a shot of intriguing and offbeat stories. Like the president, you deserve no less. Jul 04, 2022 Today After weeks of bitter fighting, Russia took control of the key Ukrainian city of Lysychansk. Ohio police confirmed that Jayland Walker was unarmed when officers killed him in a hail of bullets. Three people were killed by a lone gunman in the Danish capital of Copenhagen. And reports of fatalities during civil unrest in Uzbekistan were hard to quantify. All this and more in today’s Fourth of July PDB. IMPORTANT Lysychansk Lost Russia Seizes Another Key City in the Donbas Hours after Russia’s defense minister announced Moscow had taken control of the last Ukrainian outpost in the Luhansk region, Ukraine confirmed the news. “After heavy fighting for Lysychansk, the defense forces of Ukraine were forced to withdraw from their occupied positions and lines,” the army general staff said. The decision was taken “to preserve the lives of Ukrainian defenders” but President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed to retake the city when more modern weapons arrived. The battle for the Donbas is far from over as Ukraine still controls large sections of neighboring Donetsk — including the cities of Slovyansk and Kramatorsk. (Source: [BBC]() History Repeating Unarmed Black Man Killed by Ohio Police in Hail of Gunfire Police confirmed that Jayland Walker, 25, sustained more than sixty bullet wounds in last Monday’s shooting, which started as a routine traffic stop. They added that he’d fired a shot before exiting his vehicle and fleeing on foot — a handgun and an empty casing were found in the car. Following the release of body camera footage, hundreds of protesters marched in downtown Akron to protest the death of a man who had no criminal record. “It just keeps perpetuating, the same thing, over and over,” said barbershop owner Chris Mercury. Eight officers have been placed on administrative leave following the shooting. (Source: [NYT]() Active Shooter Lone Gunman Kills Three in Copenhagen Shopping Mall Denmark’s usually peaceful capital was rocked by the Sunday shooting, perpetrated by a 22-year-old “ethnic Dane” who was known to mental health services. Several others were wounded — including three critically. The suspect was arrested at 5.48pm in possession of a rifle and ammunition and charged with manslaughter. He appears to have acted alone and his motives remain unclear. The victims were two 17-year-old Danes and a 47-year-old Russian man. “Denmark was hit by a cruel attack on Sunday night. Several were killed. Even more wounded. Innocent families shopping or eating out. Children, adolescents and adults,” said Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. (Sources: [DW](, [BBC](, [The Guardian]() Rare Protests President Confirms Unrest in Uzbekistan But Vague on Details President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said the “destructive actions” of protesters in the northern city of Nukus led to unspecified casualties among civilians and law enforcement officers. They were objecting to government plans to withdraw the Karakalpakstan region’s right to secede. Exiled opposition leader Pulat Ahunov said at least five people had been killed — but reports on the ground suggested this number might be far higher, and the regional health minister said thousands were being treated in the hospital. Protests are rare in the tightly controlled central Asian nation, but they seem to have worked as Mirziyoyev said the proposed legislative changes won’t be happening. (Sources: [BBC](, [Reuters]() Briefly Here are some things you should know about today: Depraved. A 10-year-old rape victim was forced to travel from Ohio to Indiana after the overturning of Roe v. Wade allowed Ohio to ban abortions with no exceptions for cases of rape and incest or fatal fetal anomalies. Indiana is expected to pass a similar law soon. (Source: [The Guardian](). Tragic. Two women were killed in shark attacks off the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sahl Hasheesh Sunday. The bodies were found hours apart on the same stretch of coast. (Source: [Reuters]() Disastrous. At least six people were killed when record summer highs caused parts of the Marmolada glacier in northern Italy to collapse. (Source: [Reuters]() INTRIGUING Why RS? Man Accused of Registering 76 Fake Charities Exposes IRS Loopholes The American Cancer Society of Michigan. Of Detroit. Of Green Bay. And of Cleveland. These are just four of the nonprofits successfully registered by Ian Hosang to the same Staten Island mailbox — despite the real ACS reporting the suspicious applications to authorities, and the charities claiming to be located where they clearly were not. Hosang took advantage of a fast-track process that rejects only one in 2,400 applications. “Sometimes you can get away with things,” said ACS lawyer Meghan Biss. “Not because you were so smart but because the people who were supposed to be watching out were not.” (Source: [NYT]() Happily Ever After Mexican Mayor Weds Alligator in Ancient Ritual You may kiss the bride — her snout is tied shut with cord. After an extensive build-up involving plenty of trumpet-blaring and hat-waving, Mayor Victor Hugo Sosa of San Pedro Huamelula married his alligator bride in a colorful ceremony that harks back to pre-Hispanic times. The seven-year-old caiman clad in a custom-made white, lacy frock represented Mother Earth, and her union with the mayor of the small fishing village in Oaxaca province symbolized the joining of humans with the divine. “We ask nature for enough rain, for enough food, that we have fish in the river,” said Sosa. (Source: [Reuters]() Better Late Than Never Rocker Randy Bachman Reunited With Guitar Stolen 45 Years Ago When the orange 1957 Gretsch he used to compose [American Woman]( was stolen from a Toronto hotel in 1977, the 78-year-old former member of The Guess Who, “cried for three days.” And when a fan was able to use a tiny spot in the guitar’s wood grain to track it down to a guitar shop in Tokyo he was again in tears: “The guitar almost spoke to me over the video, like: ‘Hey, I’m coming home.’” Now they’ve finally been reunited — and the Japanese musician who unknowingly bought the famous instrument has been given its “sister guitar” as a replacement. (Source: [The Guardian]() Jughead Connecticut Bear Cub Rescued After Getting Head Stuck in Jar Local environmental authorities were called in after a mother bear knocked over a trash can in Harwinton and one of her brood got its head stuck in a clear plastic container. The combo of hot weather and a tight-fitting jar meant time was of the essence. After waiting for the cub to descend from a tree, wildlife biologists darted it with a tranquilizer and removed the container. The bear was soon reunited with the rest of its family. “Everyone can help wildlife from getting stuck in these kinds of situations by properly securing trash and recyclables,” said [Connecticut Fish and Wildlife](. (Source: [AP]() Lucky To Be Alive Zhou Guanyu Survives Horror Crash at British Grand Prix, Sainz Wins Seconds after the start the Chinese driver’s Alfa Romeo flipped on its roof and skidded over a protective barrier and into a fence. While it took some time to cut Zhou from the wreckage, he remained conscious throughout. “I’m OK, all clear. Halo saved me today,” he [tweeted](, referring to the halo cockpit-protection device. The other drivers involved in the incident — George Russell and Alex Albon — also emerged unscathed. When the race restarted, after a 53-minute delay, Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz pulled off the drive of his life to claim his first Formula One victory ahead of Sergio Perez and Lewis Hamilton. (Sources: [Daily Mail](, [The Guardian]() Catch the Newest Episodes of The Carlos Watson Show, Season 4! COMMUNITY What else are you curious about? Share your questions or thoughts with us at OzyCommunity@Ozy.com ABOUT OZY OZY is a diverse, global and forward-looking media and entertainment company focused on “the New and the Next.” OZY creates space for fresh perspectives, and offers new takes on everything from news and culture to technology, business, learning and entertainment. [www.ozy.com]( / #OZY Curiosity. Enthusiasm. Action. That’s OZY! [TV]( | [PODCASTS]( | [NEWS]( | [FESTIVALS]( A Modern Media Company OZY Media, 800 West El Camino Mountain View, California 94040 This email was sent to {EMAIL} [Manage Subscriptions]( | [Privacy Policy](