Sunday, July 14
Saturday, July 13
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Argentina takes on Colombia in Copa América final Sunday (8 pm ET, Fox Sports) (More) | ... and Spain and England meet in the UEFA European Championship final Sunday (3 pm ET, Fox) (More) | US men's national team coach Gregg Berhalter fired following team's early exit (More)
> Shelley Duvall, veteran actress best known for her starring role in "The Shining," dies at 75 (More) | Film composer Danny Elfman sued for defamation related to sexual harassment allegations (More)
> Italy's Jasmine Paolini takes on Czechia's Barbora Krejčíková in Wimbledon women's singles finals tomorrow morning (9 am ET, ESPN) (More)
Science & Technology
> First fossilized chromosome with its 3D structure still intact discovered; sample was recovered from 50,000-year-old frozen woolly mammoth skin (More)
> Air taxi startup Joby Aviation successfully carries out 523-mile test flight using hydrogen fuel; prototype craft covered the distance in about five hours, emits only water vapor (More)
> Engineers train robots to learn and mimic expressive human gestures, including various dance moves, high-fiving, and more (More, w/video)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 -0.9%, Dow +0.1%, Nasdaq -1.9%) following lower-than-expected inflation data (More) | US consumer price index falls 0.1% month-over-month in June, the first monthly drop since May 2020 (More)
> US startups received a total of $55.6B in venture capital funding in Q2, the highest level in eight quarters, per new data (More) | World's billionaires gather in Sun Valley, Idaho, for annual weeklong retreat held by investment firm Allen & Co. (More)
> Tesla shares close down 8% after reports the company is delaying its planned robotaxi unveiling by two months to October (More) | Delta Air Lines shares close down 4% after airline reports 29% drop in year-over-year profit in Q2 (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Death toll from historic heat wave in western US this month rises to at least 28 people as more than 60 million remain under heat alerts (More) | See data on heat wave records set this month (More)
> US military to dismantle $230M floating pier off Gaza's coast—intended to assist in humanitarian aid deliveries to the enclave—after two months of issues, including looting and rough weather (More) | See previous write-up (More)
> Kenyan President William Ruto dismisses entire cabinet, excluding his foreign minister, after nationwide protests led to the withdrawal of previously planned tax hikes; it is unclear how long the president can operate without a cabinet (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
Medical Update
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Today, I had my 84th infusion of the immunotherapy drug OPDIVO specifically targeting my Melanoma cancer. At a rate of once a month, I have completed SEVEN years of taking this drug which has prevented my Melanoma from growing.
When radiation was combined with OPDIVO, the combination killed the Melanoma dead in its tracks and I still can feel the dead tumor on the left side of my groin.
I am also being treated for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and have been since 2008/09 and for a while my treatments were keeping that cancer in check. It started to grow and my chemo drug was changed. That new drug lasted a while, then my Lymphoma transformed from slow growing to fast growing and became more aggressive. My drugs were again changed.
Yesterday, I had a CT scan performed on my neck, chest, and abdomen and was informed of the results today when I went in for my OPDIVO treatment. This new drug at a level of 50mg/day out of a potential 400mg/day had actually reduced the Lymphoma tumors all over my body. And my blood counts had improved in all categories except for my WBCs and RBCs, still leaving me with low immunity and anemia.
HOWEVER, my Oncologist was very pleased with the results.
I am in my 16th year of treatment and feel extremely grateful to still be above ground. Prior to my contract these cancers, my life expectancy had been 7-10 years... BUT with these new drugs and combinations of drugs and radiation, my life expectancy had not just been extended but there is a good possibility I could live into my 90s.
To maintain that health and to support the treatments, I do the following:
- I do not smoke (quit 36 years ago)
- I do not drink alcohol
- I eat no red meat or fried foods or sugars
- I eat fish, chicken, lamb, & pork chops
- I eat lots of vegetables
- I eat Pita bread and English muffins only
I do not exercise as much as I should because of my back fusion two years ago where 5 lower back disks were fused together. It is difficult to walk a long distance and it is difficult to walk up steps using my right leg for some reason now.
Aside from constant (daily) fatigue and nausea, I feel pretty good. I have also managed, over the last 18 months to reduce my weight down from 250/60 to 210/15 and my total cholesterol (including both good and bad) was only 89. My blood pressure is typically 110/50 or 60.
At 76, I have a different lifestyle than I had when I was 50 or 60 and while I am not as active as I once was, I am trying to accept that my physical days are over and that I have to remain satisfied that I am just living a moderately active lifestyle.
The Great Reset
In 2020, members of the world’s elite met at the World Economic Forum and launched the Great Reset initiative to transform the world economy.
Klaus Schwab, the founder and executive director of the Forum, wrote, “Every country, from the United States to China, must participate, and every industry, from oil and gas to tech, must be transformed. In short, we need a ‘Great Reset’ of capitalism.”
In a recent issue of Imprimis—Hillsdale College’s digest of liberty—author Michael Rectenwald described the economic goal of the Great Reset as “‘capitalism with Chinese characteristics’—a two-tiered economy, with profitable monopolies and the state on top and socialism for the majority below.”
The Great Reset is not new but premised on old and dangerous ideologies.
These utopian ideologies, with their misplaced faith in the rule of so-called experts and a corresponding disregard for the people’s right to rule themselves, end only in tyranny.
Hillsdale College recently held a conference on the Great Reset, and you can view and learn from the talks through an online video series.
Filmed on the Hillsdale campus, this video series will give you insight into:The origins and leaders of the Great Reset
If you believe that our country’s founding principles of liberty have made it the freest and most prosperous nation in history, or you’re alarmed by the growing influence of the so-called global elite, this video series is for YOU!
Get instant access to the Great Reset video series today! After entering your information in the secure form below, you’ll receive your invitation to the series.
Klaus Schwab, the founder and executive director of the Forum, wrote, “Every country, from the United States to China, must participate, and every industry, from oil and gas to tech, must be transformed. In short, we need a ‘Great Reset’ of capitalism.”
In a recent issue of Imprimis—Hillsdale College’s digest of liberty—author Michael Rectenwald described the economic goal of the Great Reset as “‘capitalism with Chinese characteristics’—a two-tiered economy, with profitable monopolies and the state on top and socialism for the majority below.”
The Great Reset is not new but premised on old and dangerous ideologies.
These utopian ideologies, with their misplaced faith in the rule of so-called experts and a corresponding disregard for the people’s right to rule themselves, end only in tyranny.
Hillsdale College recently held a conference on the Great Reset, and you can view and learn from the talks through an online video series.
Filmed on the Hillsdale campus, this video series will give you insight into:The origins and leaders of the Great Reset
- How the ideology of “woke capitalism” is infiltrating large corporations
- The connection between a cashless society and the Great Reset
- What “environmental justice” has to do with the Great Reset
- The Great Reset from China’s perspective
- Alternatives to the Great Reset
If you believe that our country’s founding principles of liberty have made it the freest and most prosperous nation in history, or you’re alarmed by the growing influence of the so-called global elite, this video series is for YOU!
Get instant access to the Great Reset video series today! After entering your information in the secure form below, you’ll receive your invitation to the series.
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Friday, July 12
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> NBA finalizes 11-year, $76B TV and media rights deal with ABC/ESPN, NBC, and Amazon (More) | Former NBA player Jontay Porter pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud; Porter was banned for life from the NBA for gambling (More)
> "Inside Out 2" becomes Pixar's highest-grossing film ever, hauling in $1.25B at global box office less than one month after its release (More)
> England tops the Netherlands 2-1 to advance to 2024 European Championship; they face off against Spain for the title Sunday (More)
Science & Technology
> Scientists edit genes of gut microbiome bacteria in a living mouse in world first; approach could provide new treatments for gut-related diseases and conditions in humans (More)
> Link uncovered between anti-obesity drugs and severe nausea experienced by some users; study reveals separate brain circuits for feeling sick and feeling full (More)
> Astronomers discover the most direct evidence to date for an intermediate black hole; at 100 to 10,000 times the mass of the sun, such objects have been difficult to detect (More) | What are black holes? (More, w/video)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +1.0%, Dow +1.1%, Nasdaq +1.2%); S&P 500 notches 37th record close for the year, Nasdaq notches 27th (More) | HubSpot shares drop 12% on reports Alphabet is no longer buying the marketing software platform (More)
> Federal Trade Commission reportedly poised to sue three largest pharmacy benefit managers linked to UnitedHealth, Cigna Group, and CVS Health over tactics for negotiating drug prices (More) | See previous write-up (More)
> Archegos Capital founder Bill Hwang convicted of fraud, market manipulation tied to firm's 2021 collapse (More) | Microsoft ends nonvoting observer role on OpenAI's board amid partnership scrutiny from US and European antitrust regulators (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Israeli military orders Gaza City residents to evacuate south as Israeli airstrikes kill 50 people and wound over 200 more across Gaza, per Hamas-run Health Ministry (More) | Cease-fire talks continue in Qatar (More)
> Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D, NY-14) introduces articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, criticizing their refusal to recuse themselves from cases in which they allegedly had personal or financial interests (More) | The history of justices and impeachment (More)
> Democratic calls continue for President Joe Biden to drop out of presidential race as top fundraiser George Clooney joins calls and House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi appears to sidestep question on Biden support (More) | House Oversight Committee subpoenas three White House aides over Biden's mental fitness (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
Importance of Family
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I come from a relatively small family unit with only one older sister and one younger brother. Even though my sister is the oldest, all family decisions now that our parents are dead, are made by my younger brother seemingly because he is the wealthiest therefore the smartest.
This was an easy decision to make because I did not want the job and my sister is tad scatter-brained and it is rather obvious that in some issues, her elevator does not stop at all the floors.
My father died in 2001 at the age 89 and my mother died in 2016 at the age of 95, just shy of her 96th birthday. While my dad was being treated for a Leukemia type disease, he died as a result of his organs giving out which was basically the same cause of death as my mother even though she had Lymphoma.
My daughter from my first marriage has made the decision not to have contact with me since 2018 which is about the same time that I fell out of favor with my brother and sister as well. More than likely, it was my fault for these three situations to occur, I just cannot remember what I did or did not do.
So, in 2024, the only family that I really have is my wife and her son from her first marriage and his better half - as the saying goes.
It seems rather odd that someone like me is writing about the importance of family when my family, in essence is nonexistent.
Just because I am estranged from my family, does not mean I don't understand the importance of family.
My wife's other family is different than mine in that she is really close with both her brother and her sister. They talk to each other at least once a week, or every other week and are constantly sharing all sorts of issues with each other that one would assume that family's share, like health and children, and what's been going on activities.
Both our families are in a different socioeconomic level, but I am not sure if that has anything to do with it or not... it might just be the way our parents raised us and all the different aspects of our environment to which we were exposed.
My wife and I have an acceptance or tolerance type of lifestyle and relationship... we know that we are different in our beliefs and lifestyle and try to accept each other for those differences - sometimes they clash, we clash, and there is tension but it soon disappears.
We have been together for 31 years so there has been a lot of give and take but one thing that we count on and that is that we are always there for each other no matter what is going on between us.
That is why families are important!
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