Philly Cops to UPenn: We're Not Dismantling Encampment (Newser Morning 8)

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May 3, 2024     "Life is a great sunrise. I do not see why death should not be an even greater one." —Vladimir Nabokov   1 NYPD Confirms Shot Was Fired in Columbia Building The NYPD has confirmed that a rumor circulating among Columbia University students is true. Keep reading   2 Cops Tell UPenn They're Not Touching Encampment Amid the pro-Palestinian protests happening at college campuses around the nation, "all eyes" in Philly have been trained on the encampment at the University of Pennsylvania, where protests and counterprotests about the war in Gaza have been taking place since last month. Keep reading   From our sponsors Yes, This Platform's 77% Return Is an Outlier – but the Rest May Surprise You The news is true: Masterworks' 15th sale just weeks ago returned an impressive 77% to investors. While such a high return is an outlier for the blue-chip art investing platform, you might be wondering what their prior sales delivered. Glad you asked… Every one of their sales has returned a profit to investors, with 12 of them delivering double-digit returns, and 1 delivering triple-digit annualized returns. In full, Masterworks has over 300 paintings and their 16 exits have delivered: 32%, 39.3%, 36.2%, 27.3%, 9.2%, 33.1%, 21.5%, 17.8%, 13.9%, 35%, 10.4%, 325.5%, 4.1%, 17.6%, 77.3%, and 13.4% net annualized returns. Every sale but one outperformed the stock market in the period from when it was offered to when it was sold. With performance like that, offerings on the platform can sell out in minutes. However, Morning 8 readers can skip the waitlist to join with this exclusive link. Past performance is not indicative of future returns, investing involves risk. See disclosures masterworks.com/cd Skip the waitlist   At a Glance A Long March-5 rocket, carrying the Chang'e-6 spacecraft, blasts off from its launchpad at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, Friday, May 3, 2024. China on Friday launched a lunar probe to land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side. (Guo Cheng/Xinhua via AP) Keep reading   3 Lawmakers Create Bipartisan 'Dog Lovers Caucus' The digs keep coming for South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem over her story about killing a dog she has described as dangerous and untrainable. Keep reading   4 Trump Won't Commit to Accept Results in Wisconsin Donald Trump spoke to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on his swing through crucial Wisconsin this week, and he declined to commit to accept the swing state's election results. Keep reading   5 Arizona Governor Signs Repeal of 1864 Abortion Law Arizona's 1864 ban on almost all abortions is a dead law walking. Keep reading   6 Britney Spears 'Home and Safe' After Hotel Incident Britney Spears is making tabloid headlines again, though she is dismissing the reports—which have triggered renewed concerns about her well-being—as fake news. Keep reading     7 1K Sea Lions Plop Themselves Along SF's Pier 39 They've been regular visitors to San Francisco's Pier 39 for 35 years, and this year's turnout is a pretty stellar one. Keep reading   8 Italy Might Be Seizing a Very Posh Bronze From US Museum A European court on Thursday upheld Italy's right to seize a prized Greek statue from the J. Paul Getty Museum in California, reports the AP, rejecting the museum's appeal. Keep reading   This Day in History On May 3, 1979, Conservative Party leader Margaret Thatcher was chosen to become Britain's first female prime minister as the Tories ousted the incumbent Labour government in parliamentary elections. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2016: Cruz Drops Out; Trump Is 'Presumptive Nominee'   Yesterday's Most-Read Stories   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Read our stories on MSN. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2024 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved