News Recap - July 16, 2024

Highlighted national news events from July 16, 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

Elon Musk announced he will be moving X and SpaceX to Texas, in response to a new law enacted in California that will prevent schools from alerting parents if their child seeks to change their pronouns. [more]

Sen. Bob Menendez, a Democrat, has been found guilty on all 16 counts in his federal corruption trial. He will be sentenced on Oct. 29. [more]

Jack Black has canceled Tenacious D’s world tour after Kyle Gass, his bandmate, joked about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Black said that “all future creative plans are on hold” for the band. Meanwhile, Gass has apologized for his comment and said it was a “terrible mistake.” [more]

Texas

A federal judge in Texas ruled on July 10 that the federal ban on home distilling is unconstitutional. The judge gave the government 14 days to appeal. [more]

Double Agent

A former CIA official, Sue Mi Terry, has been charged with being a secret agent for the South Korean Intelligence. [more]

Election 2024

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apologized after a video of a private phone call between himself and former President Donald Trump was leaked. [more]

On the Grapevine

President Joe Biden is planning to propose major changes to the Supreme Court in the coming week that may include term limits for justices and an enforceable ethics code, according to unnamed sources. He is also said to be mulling a constitutional amendment that may reverse the broad immunity for presidents granted by the court earlier this month. [more]

Daily Inspiration

“It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.” - Aristotle

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