News Recap - August 7, 2024
Highlighted national news events from August 7, 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.
Domestic
The FBI conducted a raid at Scott Ritter's New York home amid a federal investigation. Ritter, a former U.S. Marine and U.N. inspector, said he’s under investigation for possible breaches of the Foreign Agents Registration Act. [More]
Georgia’s State Election Board has voted to ask state Attorney General Chris Carr to reinvestigate the Fulton County 2020 presidential recount process, after allegations of multiple irregularities, including double-counted ballots and missing ballot images. [More]
The Georgia State Election Board also voted define the certification of election results as being to “attest, after reasonable inquiry, that the tabulation and canvassing of the election are complete and accurate and that the election results are a true and accurate accounting of all votes cast in that election.” [More]
International
Taylor Swift's Vienna concerts have been canceled after several people were arrested, suspected of planning Islamic terrorist attacks. [More]
Muhammad Yunus will serve as Bangladesh’s interim leader after Sheikh Hasina Wazed resigned as prime minister and fled the country amid protests that could be a “color revolution” in the country. [More]
Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station may be stuck in space for at least another six more months as NASA weighs options to return them to earth. They had flown there via the new Boeing Starliner but remained at the ISS after NASA acknowledged the spacecraft had safety issues. [More]
Daily Inspiration
It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.
— Confucius