News Recap - August 21-22, 2024
Highlighted news events from August 21-22, 2024
Each day is packed with events happening all over the world. Cut through the noise so you can stay on top of what matters most.
A lot happened in the past two days!
Top Highlights
Jobs Report Correction: The U.S. government just adjusted its job numbers, cutting the previous estimate by 818,000. Originally, they said 2.9 million jobs were added between April 2023 and March 2024, but the new estimate, which is still preliminary, lowers that figure to 2.1 million—a whopping 28% reduction. [More]
Fluoride in Water and Children’s IQ: A U.S. government report says that fluoride in drinking water when at twice the recommended limit is linked to a lower IQ in children. [More]
The report points out: “It is important to note, however, that there were insufficient data to determine if the low fluoride level of 0.7 mg/L currently recommended for U.S. community water supplies has a negative effect on children’s IQ.”
One user on Watkins Report* commented that this suggests there’s not enough people available who have low fluoride exposure levels to measure this with confidence.
Domestic
DOJ Arrests Chinese Man: Tang Yuanjun, 67, a former pro-democracy activist, was charged with spying for China. [More]
Human Smuggling Op Shut Down: U.S. and Guatemalan authorities announced they dismantled a human-smuggling network that had led to the death of 53 migrants in a hot truck in Texas in 2022. [More]
COVID Boosters: The FDA has approved the latest Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 boosters. [More]
Noncitizens Voted?: Ohio has found the names of nearly 600 noncitizens who registered to vote or cast a ballot in recent elections. [More]
Town Lockdown, Thanks Mosquitoes: A town in Massachusetts implemented a voluntary lockdown after dark amid concerns of the spread of a deadly mosquito-borne virus. [More]
Election 2024
Supreme Court OKs Arizona’s Proof of Citizenship Law: The U.S. Supreme Court is allowing Arizona to enforce its proof-of-citizenship law for the upcoming November election. The law requires voters to provide proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote through a state voter registration form. [More]
There were other provisions that Republicans pushed for relating to voter ID that the Supreme Court did not approve. For example, Arizonans without identification could still register to vote as "federal only" voters, which would only require an attestation of U.S. citizenship. [More]
Harris’s Acceptance Speech: Vice President Kamala Harris formally accepted the Democratic Party's presidential nomination on the final day of the DNC. In her speech, she tried to present a vision of the future of America with herself at the helm, even though she has yet to release a policy platform. She also attacked former President Donald Trump, her opponent in the presidential race. [More]
RFK Jr. Withdraws from Arizona Ballot: Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy has filed his paperwork to officially be removed from the Arizona ballot.
Sources are saying he’s expected to end his campaign and endorse Trump soon. That would bring some of his ~5% support toward Trump. [More]
Man Arrested for Death Threats: A man in Arizona was arrested for making death threats against Trump. [More]
International
Taliban Further Oppresses Women: The Taliban Regime in Afghanistan has enacted a law that silences Afghan women in public and further restricts their freedom. [More]
Thailand Has mPox: Thailand has confirmed Asia’s first known case of the new deadlier mpox strain. [More]
5 Bodies Found: The bodies of five deceased people have been recovered following the sinking of a superyacht off the coast of Sicily on Monday. The body of tech magnate Mike Lynch was among those found. One person remains missing. [More]
Andrew Tate Under House Arrest: The controversial internet influencer Andrew Tate has been put under house arrest for 30 days in Romania, amid new allegations of human trafficking of minors and sex with a minor. This comes after Romanian police raided Tate and his brother Tristan’s home over the allegations. [More]
Israel and Hezbollah: They have been exchanging rocket fire. There’s fears of further escalation. [More]
Daily Inspiration
If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.
— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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Truth: more and more daily. China banned fluoride decades ago…the US should follow….we have enough dumbed down people here. Thank you and God bless!🙏🙏