Today's Sponsor: Robinhood
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Today's Rundown:
Kamala Harris names Tim Walz, the Minnesota governor, as running mate
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/06/kamala-harris-vice-president-pick-tim-walz
  
Pakistani man with ties to Iran is charged in plot to carry out political assassinations on US soil 
https://apnews.com/article/iran-pakistan-murderforhire-trump-justice-department-5a3abe0895ae7c2be14f89fc4e49bc53
  
Suge Knight Believes FBI Gave Ben Affleck Compromising Jennifer Lopez Footage From Diddy Raids
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/suge-knight-believes-fbi-gave-142400672.html
    
Charles Barkley Will Stay With TNT Sports On His Current 10-Year Contract Despite Them Losing The NBA
https://uproxx.com/dimemag/charles-barkley-stays-tnt-sports-10-year-deal-inside-nba-future/
  
Disney raises streaming prices for Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN+
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/06/disney-raises-streaming-prices.html
   
Elon Musk’s X sues advertisers over alleged ‘massive advertiser boycott’ after Twitter takeover
https://apnews.com/article/x-sues-advertisers-unilever-cvs-mars-orsted-673d1ae88e9fb0ca5b170d238739453e
 
Lawyers line up for Crowdstrike, Delta as litigation looms over outages
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/lawyers-line-up-crowdstrike-delta-litigation-looms-over-outages-2024-08-05/
Hurricane Debby sends $1 million worth of cocaine onto Florida beach, border patrol says
https://www.yahoo.com/news/hurricane-debby-sends-1-million-211503838.html
     
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ONE DAY OLDER ON AUGUST 7:
Wayne Knight (69)
David Duchovny (64)
Charlize Theron (49)
 
WHAT HAPPENED TODAY:
1999: Boston’s Wade Boggs became the first player to homer for his 3,000th hit.
2015: Research said William Shakespeare may have been stoned when writing his famous plays. Research showed that four old pipes found in the garden of Shakespeare’s English home contained residues of cannabis.
2022: The last Salem Witch’s name was cleared. Elizabeth Johnson Jr., a woman convicted of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials in the 1690s, was finally exonerated after years of petitioning by Massachusetts teacher Carrie LaPierre and her eighth-grade civics students.
    
WORD OF THE DAY: languid [ lang-gwid ]
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/languid
lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow
The afternoon sun cast a languid glow over the meadow, inviting all to bask in its gentle warmth.
    
DAILY AFFIRMATION: I Am A Magnet For Positive Experiences And Opportunities.
Rewires the Brain: This affirmation helps to replace negative thoughts and self-doubt with confidence and self-belief, effectively rewiring your brain to expect and attract positive experiences and opportunities.
https://www.amazon.com/100-Daily-Affirmations-Positivity-Confidence/dp/B0D2D6SS2D/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3EETIICRH9WKL&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.fTzmfgWDkLbB298QSG1XHw.XNema1TWDSl7tirdaNi6vv-LBlJA9T-P0y-UeCE2MN8&dib_tag=se&keywords=100+affirmation+payne&qid=1722807450&sprefix=110+affirmation+payne%2Caps%2C1345&sr=8-1
   
PLUS, TODAY WE CELEBRATE: Purple Heart Day   
https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/purple-heart-day-august-7#:~:text=Purple%20Heart%20Day%2C%20on%20August,Order%20of%20the%20Purple%20Heart.
Purple Heart Day, on August 7th, commemorates the creation of the oldest American military decoration for military merit. The Purple Heart honors the men and women who are of the Military Order of the Purple Heart. During the American Revolutionary War, the Badge for Military Merit decorated six known soldiers. General George Washington created the Badge of Merit in 1782. Washington intended the honor to be presented to soldiers for "any singularly meritorious action." Its design included a purple, heart-shaped piece of silk bound with a thin edge of silver. Across the face, the word Merit was embroidered in silver. While the badge symbolized the courage and devotion of an American Patriot, no one knows who designed the award.