*FAUCI WOULD BET HIS OWN MONEY ON A SUCCESSFUL VACCINE WITHIN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS:

Earlier this week President Trump predicted a virus vaccine would be approved within weeks. Trump’s Democratic opponent Joe Biden questioned the president’s impartiality on the topic and on last night’s CNN Town Hall declared he would support a vaccine if Fauci said it was OK. And guess what? Fauci said he’s now putting his money on a vaccine by as early as November. “‘I would still put my money on November/December,’” Fauci said Wednesday at a Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute panel.” Biden’s campaign appears to be banking on a delay or failure of the various COIVD-19 vaccines in development.

*WOKE-A-RAMA!- COLOMBIA UNIVERSITY DISBANDS ITS MARCHING BAND…GUESS WHY:

After 116 years of performing, the Columbia University Marching Band has dissolved. The reason given? Apparently, the club was “founded on the basis of racism” and “cultural oppression” and couldn’t move forward with that kind of history. This action was immediate. No more marching band at Columbia… for now. “The current Band hopes that the Band’s dissolution will provide relief to the present suffering of the Columbia community and time to heal from the decades of harm caused by this organization. We also hope that the CUMB’s disbandment can create a space that allows for the formation of a new spirit group that will provide a safe and inclusive outlet for students to play music at Columbia.” — Band statement via DailyCaller.com An immediate response to this “woke” behavior comes from the great Thomas Sowell who asks, “Have we reached the ultimate stage of absurdity where some people are held responsible for things that happened before they were born, while other people are not held responsible for what they themselves are doing today?” Their answer is an obvious and loud YES!.

*SHOCK- SURVEY FINDS ‘SHOCKING’ LACK OF HOLOCAUST KNOWLEDGE AMONG MILLENNIALS AND GEN Z:

  A nationwide survey released Wednesday shows a “worrying lack of basic Holocaust knowledge” among adults under 40, including over 1 in 10 respondents who did not recall ever having heard the word “Holocaust” before. The survey, touted as the first 50-state survey of Holocaust knowledge among millennials and Generation Z, showed that many respondents were unclear about the basic facts of the genocide. Sixty-three percent of those surveyed did not know that 6 million Jews were murdered in the Holocaust, and over half of those thought the death toll was fewer than 2 million. Over 40,000 concentration camps and ghettos were established during World War II, but nearly half of U.S. respondents could not name a single one.

“The most important lesson is that we can’t lose any more time,” said Greg Schneider, executive vice president of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, which commissioned the study. “If we let these trends continue for another generation, the crucial lessons from this terrible part of history could be lost.” The Holocaust was the state-sponsored mass persecution and murder of millions of people under the Nazi regime and its collaborators. The genocide campaign targeted groups believed by Adolf Hitler’s government to be biologically inferior because of anti-Semitism, homophobia or the like. Using tactics like gas wagons, concentration camps and firing squads, the regime targeted the Jewish people in particular for annihilation and killed nearly 2 of every 3 European Jews by 1945.

The lack of Holocaust knowledge demonstrated in the study is “shocking” and “saddening,” said the Claims Conference, a nonprofit that works to secure material compensation for Holocaust survivors. The survey’s data came from 1,000 interviews, 200 in each state, targeting a random and demographically representative sample of respondents ages 18 to 39 through phone and online interviews. It was led by a task force that included Holocaust survivors, historians and experts from museums, educational institutions and nonprofits

*SEATTLE MAYOR MAY FACE FEDERAL CHARGES OVER ‘AUTONOMOUS ZONE’ FIASCO:

The Department of Justice is looking into whether federal charges can be brought against Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan over her failure to crack down on a so-called “autonomous zone” controlled for weeks by rioters. Attorney General William Barr has tasked the DOJ’s civil rights division with investigating whether charges can be brought against Durkan, The New York Times reported on Wednesday evening citing two people familiar with the discussions. Barr has also asked federal prosecutors to consider charging rioters with sedition and insurrection against the United States government. Rioters took over several city blocks and a police precinct in the middle of Seattle for several weeks over the summer as protests and riots took place following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25. Durkan eventually ordered police to move into the area and reestablish order following several deadly shootings.

*DISASTER- EVEN WITH LOCKDOWNS, EMMY’S POST LOWEST RATINGS EVER:

Despite the best efforts of host Jimmy Kimmel to champion “Black Lives Matter,” despite a mini “Friends” reunion with Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow, despite the fact that many people are watching television because of lockdowns, Sunday’s broadcast of the Emmys plunged to an all-time low, with only 6.1 million viewers paying attention to the Hollywood crowd. Last year’s show reached roughly 6.9 million people. In 2000, the Emmys were watched by 21.8 million viewers; in 2010 that had dropped to 13.5 million viewers. Forbes reported that a key factor in the decline of the show’s ratings is the political slant of the program:

A 2017 study conducted among 800 people by the National Research Group discovered that 68% of Trump voters disliked political speeches at the Oscars, so much so, that 66% of them have turned off the TV set because an actor gave a political speech at the podium. With the country split into nearly two equal fractions, award shows that include political statements from the hosts and winners alienate half of the potential audience. The recent Emmy Awards was no different with overt and subtle, scripted and unscripted comments about the current administration in Washington. There was the usual snapping at President Trump this year; this time it emanated from Jesse Armstrong, the creator of “Succession,” bleating, “To President Trump, for his crummy and uncoordinated response. Un thank you to Boris Johnson and his government for doing the same in my country. Un thank you to the nationalist and sort of quasi nationalist governments in the world doing sort of the opposite of what we need right now. Un thank you to the media moguls who do so much to keep them in power.”

Critics paid special attention to  Kimmel himself who was featured in a cringe-worthy duet with “Black-ish” actor Anthony Anderson, who demanded that Kimmel “Say it with me, Jimmy: Black Lives Matter.”

*SAUDI ROYAL FAMILY DIVIDES OVER POTENTIAL EMBRACE OF ISRAEL:

An argument is raging behind palace doors in Saudi Arabia: Now that the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have forged ties with Israel, should the kingdom follow suit? Saudi Arabia’s monarch, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, has been at odds with his son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, over embracing the Jewish state. The king is a longtime supporter of the Arab boycott of Israel and the Palestinians’ demand for an independent state. The prince wants to move past what he sees as an intractable conflict to join with Israel in business and align against Iran.

*ACCLAIMED ATTORNEY, TIMOTHY MCFARLIN, EXAMINES THE SPIKE IN MORTGAGE DELINQUENCIES AS AN OMINOUS SIGN FOR HOUSING PRICES:

The shockingly high delinquency rates for mortgage loans (1-4 units) has been out for about a month now, and no one seems to care. It seems this “leading indicator” is being shrugged off by the housing market as prices have not moved at all. This is a dangerous statistic to ignore! In April 2020 6.1% of mortgages were delinquent by at least 30 days (according to Core Logic), this is the highest delinquency rate in 21 years. Prior to April, the delinquency rates had declined for 27 consecutive months and foreclosures were at record lows. As forbearance periods come to a close and the economy remains at a standstill, it is very likely these delinquencies become foreclosures, especially as unemployment reached its highest level in 80 years.

The adverse effect of this on the overall housing market can not be overstated. As homes begin to go to foreclosure, or get liquidated by the homeowner to at least recover some equity, prices decline quickly as we saw in 2007-2009. Just a few foreclosures in a neighborhood can destroy the comps (comparable sales), giving appraisers no choice but to value the home lower and hindering the ability for a buyer to even get a loan on a declining asset, no matter how low the rate may be. To put this delinquency rate in perspective, during the peak of the previous housing downturn in November 2008, delinquencies were only at 2%. Further, the Core Logic data suggests the areas hit hardest with delinquencies are also those hit hardest with COVID such as Miami and New York City.

As delinquencies continue to increase, the housing market suffers downward price pressure. Although a recovery is always possible, it seems we are on the verge of another home value correction which may catch many by surprise. If you feel you may be at risk of losing your home or would like to discuss foreclosure issues, McFarlin LLP is here to help. There are some government programs on the horizon which may stem the tide of foreclosures, but we must stay ahead of the problem.
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If your politics lean right, you likely didn’t hear that the White House scrapped a US Postal Service plan to send facemasks to every American household.

If your politics bend to the left, you probably didn’t hear that 60% of restaurants that have closed during the pandemic are permanently closed.

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  A federal judge said on Friday that there was enough evidence in Sarah Palin’s defamation lawsuit against The New York Times Company to send it to a jury trial, a victory for the former vice-presidential candidate and governor. The suit, filed in June 2017, is centered on a Times editorial published that month under the headline “America’s Lethal Politics.” In her complaint, Ms. Palin said the newspaper’s editorial board had wrongly and intentionally linked her to a 2011 mass shooting in which Gabrielle Giffords, a congresswoman from Arizona, was severely wounded and six people were killed.

*EXAMINER – INVESTIGATES: FISH EXPOSED TO NOISE POLLUTION LIKELY TO DIE

  Fish stressed by noise are less able to fight off disease while prolonged exposure can lead to an early death, according to research published Tuesday, the latest outlining the consequences of man-made clamor on the natural world. Human noise pervades the environment, from the roar of vehicle engines to the clatter of industry. Being underwater is no escape, with the whir of ship propellers thought to interfere with whale sonar. Researchers at the University of Cardiff in Britain said noise pollution has been shown to lead to “stress, hearing loss, behavioral changes, and impacted immunity”.

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A Middle School started a “Breakfast With Dads” program But many dads couldn’t make it and several students didn’t have father figures. The school posted a Facebook request for 50 volunteer fathers… 600 fathers from all backgrounds showed up.

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*EXAMINER – HEALTH: WANT TO PREVENT THE DEADLIEST DISEASES? EAT MORE FIBER


  If you want to eat something for better health, make it fiber. That’s the advice from nutrition experts and the latest national dietary guidelines. Now, a large new review of studies on fiber, published in the Lancet, shows just how beneficial fiber can be. The nutrient substantially lowers the risk of at least four diseases—many of which don’t even directly relate to the gut. Compared to those who ate less fiber, people who ate more fiber lowered their risk of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and colon cancer, as well as their risk of dying early from any cause, by 15% to 30%. And the more dietary fiber people ate, the lower their risk.

For every additional 8 grams of fiber consumed, the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes and colon cancer dropped by 5% to 27%. According to the data, people eating 25-29 grams of fiber from foods like fruits and vegetables every day (not from supplements or powders) showed the strongest reductions in risk of the range of diseases, and those eating more tended to show even lower risk. The researchers saw similar benefits among people who ate whole grains.

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*LORI LOUGHLIN’S CUSHY PRISON OFFERS YOGA, PILATES, AND MUSIC LESSONS:

The his-and-hers California federal prisons where a judge has agreed to send Lori Loughlin and her husband to serve their upcoming sentences in the college admissions scandal are hardly Alcatraz. Both are low-security slammers within two hours of their $9.5 million mansion in a gated community west of Los Angeles. If approved by the federal Bureau of Prisons, Loughlin’s new gated community will be the “Satellite Camp” of the Federal Correctional Institution in Victorville. The camp offers yoga, pilates and origami, as well as music lessons, including classes in saxophone, accordion, or ukulele, according to the facilities’ inmate handbook. Cartoon drawing, crochet, leather craft and ceramics are also on offer. During her stay, the “Full House” star could also learn skills for a new career if her acting career is never revived — including how to drive a forklift, repair bicycles or be a dental assistant, the handbook advises.

*WHY INSTAGRAM IS THE WORST SOCIAL MEDIA FOR MENTAL HEALTH :

Instagram is the worst social media network for mental health and wellbeing, according to a recent survey of almost 1,500 teens and young adults. While the photo-based platform got points for self-expression and self-identity, it was also associated with high levels of anxiety, depression, bullying and FOMO, or the “fear of missing out.” Out of five social networks included in the survey, YouTube received the highest marks for health and wellbeing and was the only site that received a net positive score by respondents. Twitter came in second, followed by Facebook and then Snapchat—with Instagram bringing up the rear.

The #StatusOfMind survey, published by the United Kingdom’s Royal Society for Public Health, included input from 1,479 young people (ages 14 to 24) from across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. From February through May of this year, people answered questions about how different social media platforms impacted 14 different issues related to their mental or physical health. There were certainly some benefits associated with social networking. All of the sites received positive scores for self-identity, self-expression, community building and emotional support, for example. YouTube also got high marks for bringing awareness of other people’s health experiences, for providing access to trustworthy health information and for decreasing respondents’ levels of depression, anxiety, and loneliness.

*NEW YORK RELEASED MS-13 GANG MEMBER FACING FEDERAL MURDER CHARGE:

New York state prison officials put a reputed MS-13 gang member back on the streets — even though the feds ordered him held on a murder charge that carries the death penalty. Ever Morales-Lopez, 26, was granted early parole for a 2018 conspiracy conviction on Long Island and released from the medium-security Washington Correctional Facility in Comstock on Sept. 3, records show. But a federal arrest warrant for Morales-Lopez was lodged with the state after he was indicted in July, along with seven other reputed MS-13 members, on racketeering charges that cover six murders, two attempted murders and a kidnapping conspiracy, a law enforcement source familiar with his case said.

The warrant was supposed to ensure he was transferred to federal custody to await trial instead of being sprung, the source said. Instead, the FBI didn’t learn Morales-Lopez had been freed until Sept. 8 — five days after he was cut loose. But members of the FBI-Long Island Gang Task Force were able to track him down and bust him within 12 hours, the source said.

*PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF SPORTS DROPS 30 POINTS IN A YEAR AS AMERICANS REJECT “WOKEBALL” IN OVERWHELMING FASHION:

The results of a recent Gallup poll show that Americans are rejecting “wokeball” in massive numbers. The poll shows a 30 point shift in how Americans perceive the sports industry year over year. The favorability rating went from +20 to -10 from the period of Aug. 1-14, 2019 to the period of Jul. 30-Aug. 12, 2020. The numbers dropped 46 points among Republicans, 36 points among Independents, and 5 points among Democrats. Gallup polled 1,031 Americans from all 50 states to determine their results. They found that favorability ratings declined across the board. The numbers dropped 15 points among the 18-to-34 demographic, 44 points among the 35-to-54 demographic, and 29 points among the 55+ demographic. They dropped 24 points among men and 34 points among women. They are down 26 points among white Americans and 35 points among non-white Americans.

*POPE FRANCIS SAYS GOSSIP IS A “PLAGUE WORSE THAN COVID”:

Pope Francis strayed from his prepared remarks at his weekly Sunday Angelus overlooking St. Peter’s Square to scold his critics for gossiping, calling it a “plague worse than COVID” that seeks to divide the Catholic Church. The pope did not mention any specific factions, but there are groups who strongly dislike this pope, and in some cases even refuse to recognize him. He talked at length about the devil being the “biggest gossiper,” trying to divide the church with his lies. “Please brothers and sisters, let’s try to not gossip,” he said. “Gossip is a plague worse than COVID. Worse. Let’s make a big effort: No gossiping!”

*ROCHESTER OFFICERS COVER NAMES AFTER PROTESTERS SHOUT THEIR ADDRESSES, KIDS’ NAMES, MAKE TAUNTING CALLS TO PARENTS IN FRONT OF THEM:

Rochester Police Department (RPD) officers have been given permission to cover up their names displayed on their tags to avoid harassment from left-wing protesters, who are screaming out their home addresses, kids’ names and schools, and making taunting calls to their parents in front of them. They are also spreading personal information about the cops via social media. “The past couple of months officers names have been researched by protesters to put personal information out to the public, putting the safety of their families in jeopardy,” said a statement from RPD Chief La’Ron Singletary, who announced his resignation earlier this week.

“Officers have been allowed to remove their name tags in an effort to prevent their personal information from being spread on social media,” Singletary added. Local radio show host and journalist Bob Lonsberry posted via Twitter on Thursday: “Peaceful protesters have stood outside the [Rochester] Public Safety Building, read an officer’s name off his uniform, tracked him down on their phones, and called his parents to taunt them. Or held up the phone to show the officer his home address and threaten to come after him there.

*ACTRESS AND HOST OF CW’S NEW SERIES, “WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS”, ELIZABETH STANTON, IS NOW ENGAGED!:

Actress/ Host Elizabeth Stanton, is now engaged to her boyfriend, or shall we say fiancé, Jacob Mayberry. The couple has been dating for about 3 ½ years. They live in Los Angeles with their two dogs, Hank & Ruby, who are also the stars of Elizabeth’s new series, “World’s Funniest Animals” premiering Friday, September 18 on the CW Network. They were engaged in Monaco on September 2, 2020.

“We are incredibly happy and looking forward to spending the rest of our lives together!” Elizabeth said. The couple was in Monaco helping to create a new environmental educational channel. Jacob is a television producer and President of Production and Events for Popstar!TV. Since 2017, Jacob has been producing TV series, documentaries and independent dramas for Associated Television Int (ATI). That same year, ATI partnered with Popstar! Magazine. Jacob has been the Vice President overseeing all operations and transforming Popstar! from a well-known magazine brand, to an all-encompassing media powerhouse. Creating a platform around its brand that includes radio streaming, digital magazines, daily news, weekly TV shows, media partnerships, and over 600 hours of content.

POPSTAR!’s ever-growing audience of 8.2+ million are engaged throughout their media platforms and their website generates over 500,000 weekly visitors. With their print and digital magazines, they reach over 385,000 households 6 times a year. POPSTAR!’s streaming radio station reaches 147,000 listeners a day with their streaming media, of over 800 hours of content, reachig an audience over 500,000 monthly. Their TV programs reach 3 million and include specials, such as the annual prime time POPSTAR!’s “Best Of” on The CW. POPSTAR!’s social media engagement reaches over 4.2 million people a month.*EXAMINER – A LOOK BACK:

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*EXAMINER – HEALTH: PEPSICO, LONGTIME PURVEYOR OF CAFFEINE, AIMS TO MAKE YOU SLEEPY

  The maker of Mountain Dew and other caffeinated soft drinks now wants to sell consumers a beverage that will help them relax and drift off to sleep. With tastes shifting away from sugary drinks, PepsiCoInc. is about to start selling a beverage with L-theanine, which is an amino acid and FDA-approved supplement used for relaxation and usually found in green teas. Named “Driftwell,” the product was developed to ease angst and restlessness, according to Emily Silver, PepsiCo’s vice president of innovation and capabilities for North America. “The need for relaxation has only increased during the pandemic,” Silver said. The new drink is part of what the company calls a “functional” category of beverages that aim to help consumers with specific needs. With competition high and consumer interest in flagship soft drinks waning, beverage companies are exploring new formats. Coca-Cola Co., for example, is testing a new alcoholic drink based on the popular Topo Chico mineral water. And the industry is delving into drinks enhanced with CBD, a non-psychoactive cannabis ingredient that companies say promotes relaxation without the high produced by marijuana.

*EXAMINER: CLOSE-UP: HOW IS WARREN BUFFET SPENDING HIS LAST DAY OF 89

Since clubbing is out of the picture…maybe a game of bridge? To celebrate the Oracle of Omaha’s 90th birthday tomorrow, we’re running down a few of Buffett’s greatest hits over the years. 1942: At the age of 11, Buffett purchases his first stock: three shares of Cities Service preferred. Trust us, it was a lot harder without Robinhood.  1956: Instead of having a quarter-life crisis, the then-25-year-old forms a partnership with seven investors, putting down $100 of his own money. 1959: Buffett pens his first letter to partners. 1983: A single share of Berkshire Hathaway stock passes $1,000. 1991: Warren Buffett, then 60, meets Bill Gates, then 35. Much later, Buffett partners with the Gates Foundation to give away most of his wealth. 2006: A single share of Berkshire Hathaway stock hits $100,000. 2018: On cryptocurrency, Buffett warns, “Generally, I can say with almost certainty that they will come to a bad ending.”  2020: In his annual letter to shareholders, Buffett says, “Berkshire shareholders need not worry: Your company is 100% prepared for our departure.” Berkshire executives Ajit Jain and Greg Abel are most likely to succeed him.

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A majority of Americans believe the media is vital for democracy, but see an increasing level of bias in news coverage, a new report from Gallup and the Knight Foundation found. About 84% of Americans said the news media is “critical” or “very important” to democracy, according to the report. However, 49% of those surveyed see “a great deal” of political bias in news coverage. “Most Americans have lost confidence in the media to deliver the news objectively,” said Sam Gill, Knight’s senior vice president and chief program officer. “This is corrosive for our democracy.” A survey of LBN Examiner readers in all 50 of the United States and 26 foreign countries including: England, Italy, Japan, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, France, Israel, South Korea among others found LBN Examiner “fearlessly independent” and “unbiased”. “If you want to straight, the unvarnished, truth, LBN Examiner is the real deal,” said long-time reader and Professor at Oxford University, Dr. J.D. Seamus.
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*EXAMINER – INVESTIGATES: A GERMIEST SPOT ISN’T THE TOILET

  It’s actually the toothbrush holder. In a study in 2011 on household germs, conducted by the global public health and safety organization NSF International, researchers tested 30 surfaces—six of which were in the bathroom—in 22 homes for the presence of bacteria, yeast and mold. While 27% of toilet seats contained mold and yeast, 64% of toothbrush holders did. Of the toothbrush holders, 27% had coliform (an indicator of potential fecal contamination) and 14% had staph. “The toothbrush holder often has many of the factors germs need,” says Lisa Yakas, a microbiologist at NSF International. “It is dark, damp and not cleaned as frequently as it should be.” But that doesn’t mean you should freak out about your germy bathroom, says Sean Gibbons, an assistant professor at the Institute for Systems Biology, a nonprofit research institution in Seattle. Coliform tests detect fecal contamination, but coliforms are not usually pathogenic.

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*WHAT’S UP by Sarah Garcia:
  ***Detroit Chief of Police James Craig blamed lawmakers for caving to “protest pressure” and calling for an investigation into his police force’s tactics for handling protests and riots in the city. Craig appeared on Fox News and slammed Michigan lawmakers, as well as elected mayors in major U.S. cities where rioters have smashed, looted, and burned while police have taken heat for alleged misconduct. Elected officials such as Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) have pushed for an investigation of Craig’s handling of recent protests.   ***A staggering 63% of Portland voters view Mayor Ted Wheeler unfavorably, a new poll found. The poll also found that 59% of voters felt that Portland was headed in the wrong direction, according to The Oregonian. Out of all issues facing Portland, homelessness was listed as “extremely important” more often than any other issue. City voters also expressed strong support for the Black Lives Matter movement – 76% of respondents viewed the movement favorably while 22% did not.   ***The spread of “cancel culture” in newsrooms — declaring people henceforth “canceled” from society owing to ideological disagreements — is nothing new. Look no further than the hysterical reaction to Senator Tom Cotton’s New York Times op-ed urging government to use its authorities under the Insurrection Act to “restore order to our streets” amid riots and looting. Newsroom activists flooded Twitter, objecting to its publication. The opinion editor was forced out. And the Times attached a note at the top of the op-ed (nearly 40 percent as long as the piece itself) apologizing for daring to publish the opinion of a sitting U.S. senator.

*EXAMINER READER POLL: BIG FAILURE – 91% OF EXAMINER READERS FEEL CURRENT K-12 SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ARE NOT DOING ENOUGH TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH PROPPER UNDERSTANDING OF AMERICAN HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT!

    By one of the largest majorities ever registers in an international LBN Examiner reader poll, 91% of readers in all 50 of the United States and 26 foreign countries feel current K-12 schools, colleges and universities are failing to provide students with a proper understanding of American history and government – including an understanding of the purposes and principals of the American Constitution. “In the last 30 years, I am forced to give American schools an “F” in teaching students about the true history of its government.” Said Harvard University professor Dr. Jonah Berger.

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*U.S. DEBT IS SET TO EXCEED SIZE OF THE ECONOMY FOR YEAR, A FIRST SINCE WW2:

U.S. government debt is on track to exceed the size of the economy for the 12 months ended Sept. 30, a milestone not hit since World War II that has been brought into reach by a giant fiscal response to the coronavirus pandemic. The Congressional Budget Office is expected to report on Wednesday that federal debt held by the public is projected to reach or exceed 100% of U.S. gross domestic product, the broadest measure of U.S. economic output. That would put the U.S. in the company of a handful of nations with debt loads that exceed their economies, including Japan, Italy and Greece.

Borrowing BingeU.S. government debt is expected to exceed the size of the economy for fiscal year 2020.U.S. federal debt as a share of GDPSources: Office of Management and Budget, The surge in borrowing so far isn’t creating angst among investors or hampering the U.S.’s ability to borrow more. Investors have gobbled up U.S. Treasury assets, drawn to their relative safety. Moreover, interest rates are expected to remain low, suggesting the government still has plenty of room to borrow. By another measure, the U.S. passed the mark in the April to June quarter, when government spending surged to combat the new coronavirus and tax revenue plunged.

But this would be the first time in more than 70 years for it to do so for the federal government’s full fiscal year. The last time the U.S. debt level exceeded economic output was in 1946, when it stood at 106% after years of financing military operations to help end the second World War. “The problem, of course, is spending. More and more and more and more and more spending. The promises of “free” stuff come with a price tag and are not free! Even a relatively bright 10-year-old knows that.” said a Washington insider who has worked for both political parties. “People in government, in both parties, are like really bad alcoholics. They simply can’t stop themselves from spending. Ever!” 

*MILLENNIAL’S TO REDISTRIBUTE WEALTH FROM OLDER GENERATIONS TO THE YOUNG IN NEW ‘AGE OF DISORDER’, WARNS DEUTSCHE STRATEGIST:

It probably won’t take a great deal of persuasion to convince investors that there’s an “age of disorder.” That’s the title of a new Deutsche Bank research note, which says the world is entering its sixth distinct era of modern times. So say goodbye to the “era of globalization” and brace yourself for the “age of disorder” where millennials, firmly established as the generation of ‘have nots’, take their revenge and redistribute wealth from the old to young. Millennials are usually defined as those between the ages of 22 and 38 years old in 2019, according to Nielsen Media Research.
  The note by strategist Jim Reid warns the discussion of inequality within and between countries will not be limited to wealth and income. “In fact, an issue that is quickly emerging as a political force is the intergenerational gap,” the report says. “Assuming life does not become more economically favourable for Millennials as they age (many find house prices increasingly out of reach), this could be a potential turning point for society and start to change election results and thus change policy.”

*MEGYN KELLY SLAMS KAMALA HARRIS FOR SAYING SHE’S ‘PROUD’ OF JACOB BLAKE:

Former Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly criticized Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) Tuesday for saying she was “proud” of Jacob Blake during a meeting with him in Kenosha, Wis. “PROUD of him? He’s accused of breaking into a sleeping woman’s house, sexually assaulting her, humiliating her & later returning to harass her,”  Kelly tweeted. “Then the cops she called for help say he resisted arrest, assaulted them & went for his knife. How about a word for his victim, Senator?”

*HONEYBEE VENOM CONTAINS ‘EXTREMELY POTENT’ CHEMICAL THAT KILLS BREAST CANCER CELLS IN MINUTES:

A groundbreaking discovery in Australia is giving new meaning to the term natural remedy. Using hundreds of honeybees, a new study reveals the venom in these insects’ stingers quickly kills breast cancer cells. Dr. Ciara Duffy says honeybee venom destroys multiple types of breast cancer, even the hard to treat triple-negative variety. The study in the journal npj Precision Oncology finds honeybee venom not only eradicates these cancers, it also breaks up a cancerous cell’s ability to reproduce. The venom also contains a compound called melittin which researchers say helps this natural remedy stop the disease with remarkable speed.

*METH FLOODS ACROSS US-MEXICO BORDER DURING CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC:

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers are noticing an alarming trend in the illegal drug trade: Methamphetamine is flooding across the border at an all-time high, and officers say the coronavirus pandemic has affected its prevalence and price tag. “They’re in business to make money, so [the cartels] are still looking for every possible way to get narcotics across,” Tucson field office Director of Field Operations Guadalupe Ramirez Jr. said. While battling the coronavirus pandemic, Border Patrol agents and U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers said they’ve been working nonstop to intercept illegal drug activity at the U.S.-Mexico border. In Tucson, Ariz., officers said they’ve seen a recent spike in meth and fentanyl at the southern border.

“We’re actually the smallest field office but we’re normally number two or three when it comes to narcotics seizures,” Ramirez said. “Where other locations have seen meth really go up, we’ve seen fentanyl go up here, but we’re still, out of the four southwest border field offices, we’re still number three in meth seizures. So, they’re still very high.” Officers say in all, the total volume of meth seized is almost double than last year with still a couple months left to go in the fiscal year. In fact, the volume of meth seized has been increasing annually for several years. In fiscal year 2019, the Office of Field Operations seized some 68,585 points of meth nationwide, compared to 118,153 pounds so far this year.

In Laredo, Texas, meth seizures have been happening almost daily. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers intercepted shipments containing methamphetamine with an estimated street value of over $29.8 million in two enforcement actions at the World Trade Bridge back in August. A few days later, at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge, they seized additional meth totaling over $3.3 million in street value. “Supply and demand, you know, as we hit their supply line, the demand is still there, so the price goes up,” Ramirez said.

*CALIFORNIANS ARE BUYING THEIR OWN FIRE TRUCKS ON CRAIGSLIST:

For $17,000, an imported 1995 Japanese Toyota Hilux fire truck can be yours. “This particular unit features ladder and hose racking, a slide-out pump tray in the bed, cargo basket, and two spot lights on the driver’s side,” reads an ad, one of many on Craigslist right now, hawking private fire trucks in California. The devastating 2020 wildfires, sparked by an unforgiving dry lightning storm in August amid a soaring heat wave, left over one million acres of California torched, and the state’s fire services dangerously depleted of firefighters, trucks and other resources. It should probably come as no surprise that worried residents would start to look into DIY fire protection, but the market for fire trucks on Craigslist right now is unprecedented. NPR reports that a Sacramento company called Vans From Japan is cashing in on the demand by buying up trucks from Japan and making money selling them in on California, and they’re using Craigslist to offload the vehicles.

*WOMAN DONATES KIDNEY TO THE COP WHO LOCKED HER UP:

  A woman whose picture was once on the ‘Most Wanted List’ in Franklin County, Alabama is so grateful to the officer who arrested her, that she is giving him a kidney. Jocelynn James was addicted to opioids and supported her drug habit by stealing and breaking the law. Between 2007-2012, Officer Terrell Potter arrested her multiple times. Now, the woman is saving Potter’s life because she believes he saved hers—by helping her turn it around. Last November, the former police officer learned that his kidney was failing, but doctors said the waiting list meant that a replacement organ was 7-8-years away. As soon as Ms. James saw the Facebook post about Potter needing a kidney, she said she heard God tell her right then to donate her organ—and as fate would have it, the two were a perfect match. The surgery was performed a month and a half ago, and all went extremely well. Ms. James currently runs a non-profit organization that provides drug counseling to women, and this November she will celebrate eight years sober.

*EXAMINER – HEALTH: TYLENOL SIDE EFFECT – TAKING ACETAMINOPHEN MAKES PEOPLE TAKE GREATER RISKS:


  Popping a Tylenol for that nagging headache may do more than just provide some pain relief. A new study finds that taking acetaminophen may also cause an individual to take greater risks than they would otherwise. Researchers at The Ohio State University conducted a series of experiments to see how the popular pain reliever affects decision making. While we often hear warnings about how acetaminophen can affect the liver, this latest side effect may give thrill-seekers reason to pause. In one experiment, researchers had 189 college students take 1,000 mg of acetaminophen, the suggested dosage for a headache. Some students were unknowingly given a placebo instead of the drug.

Once the medication kicked in, participants were given a list of various events and then rated each one on how risky they thought it was. Results show that students who’d taken acetaminophen viewed “bungee jumping off a tall bridge” or taking skydiving classes as less risky than those given a placebo. Similarly, “speaking your mind about an unpopular issue in a meeting at work,” switching careers in your mid-30s, and walking home alone at night in a high-crime area were also seen as less risky by those in the acetaminophen group.

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• MGM Resorts will lay off 18,000 workers who had previously been furloughed.
• Herbalife, the nutritional supplement maker, agreed to pay $123 million to settle charges it conducted a bribery scheme in China.
• Zoom is now worth more than Boeing, GM, Ford, and Starbucks after shares gained 41%. 
• Bumble, the dating app, is reportedly prepping to go public early next year.

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