Thursday, August 1, 2024

Trump: ‘Is She Black?’, 9/11 Plea Deal & Ledecky’s Record

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Story Links

All the news stories mentioned in today's episode are listed with links below, so you can spend as much -- or as little -- time as you want to review the latest happenings... 

DNC Roll Call Begins: DNC, CBS News, The Hill, Politico, Fox News

Trump Questions Harris’ Blackness: Politico, NY Times, WSJ, AP, Axios

9/11 Plotters Strike Plea Deal: DOD, AP, Fox News, NY Post, NY Times

Report: Iran Orders Attack on Israel: NY Times, Fox News, AP, Bloomberg, BBC

Flights to Israel, Lebanon Suspended: Fox Business, The Hill, CBS News, USA Today

Western Wildfires Stretch Resources: NIFC, USA Today, Axios. NY Times, ABC News

Interest Rates Still Unchanged: Federal Reserve, Bloomberg, WSJ, CNN, Reuters

Minority Farmers Getting Federal Aid: USDA, Reuters, AP, NY Times

Microsoft Calls for Deepfake Laws: Microsoft, WA Times, CNET, Fast Company, CNN

New Google Safety Features: Google, The Verge, NewsNation, NBC News, Gizmodo

Ledecky Wins Gold/Other Olympics Highlights: Paris Olympics, CNN, WSJ, USA Today

Thing To Know Thursday: Police Drones for 911 Calls: Axios, NewsNation, WaPo, Scripps News

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