Daily Recap #3

Highlighted national news events from July 3, 2024

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.

Happy Independence Day!

The FBI and Department of Homeland Security issued an alert warning that lone attackers or small groups might target July 4th celebrations. [more]

Hurricane Beryl, after passing the Cayman Islands and causing at least 7 deaths in the southeast Caribbean, is expected to hit the east coast and reach Texas by Monday. [more]

LB.1, a “new and highly contagious” COVID-19 sub-variant of the omicron family, is now the third-leading variant in the United States. [more]

A farm worker in Colorado is the fourth person in the United States to be infected with bird flu. The CDC says the risk to the general public remains low. [more]

A boil water advisory was issued for the District of Columbia and Arlington County due to algae blooms in the Potomac River. [more]

Daily Inspiration

“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will.” - Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

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