Culture Dolly Parton died yesterday at 80. She wrote Jolene in 10 minutes, donated a million dollars to Moderna's COVID vaccine, and once turned down the Presidential Medal of Freedom because she said she didn't think she deserved it. Dolly Parton died at 80. Tim Curry also died today. Nvidia hit $96.2B in revenue. First US measles deaths this year. Meta settled social media addiction for $16.7B. US delisted Syria. ICE detained 50,000 in July. Lake Ontario is now Lake America apparently. Wednesday had range.
Criminal Justice 3 people are scheduled to be executed tomorrow in Alabama, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. The last time the US put 3 people to death on the same day was 2010. Three executions scheduled tomorrow, first since 2010. Robert Gilman freed from Russia and asked for a cheeseburger. Houthis killed six in Red Sea. Trump hid in a catering truck. Spotify labeled AI artists. Indiana catastrophically flooded. Congo Ebola second largest ever. CPI dropped.
Marine Life Scientists just strapped sensors onto great white sharks to predict hurricanes. The sharks are better at it than the satellites. Scientists tagged great white sharks to predict hurricanes better than satellites. Spider-Man crossed $1.7B. Taxi drivers never get Alzheimer's. Flock cameras vandalized in Minnesota. Five oil companies posted record $48B profit from the Iran war. Monday opened the week.
Gun Violence A man opened fire at a brand new Idaho In-N-Out. A bystander shot back. Three people died. Monday opened August. Three died at a brand new Idaho In-N-Out when a bystander returned fire. Iranian hackers hit water systems across seven states. Measles outbreak largest in 30 years. Capital One closed Trump accounts. Cuba grid collapsed. Ariana Grande stepped back from public life.
Federal Reserve The Fed held. Three officials wanted a hike. Then Fauci took the Fifth and Iran resumed missile strikes and Wednesday reminded everyone that the quiet days are over. The Fed held but three dissented, the loudest signal since 2016. Fauci took the Fifth. Iran resumed strikes in under 48 hours. Scientists found gold beneath the ocean. Visa crossed $4 trillion and cut 2,600 jobs the same day. Wednesday had range.
