At A Glance

Bookkeeping
> 1,135: Billionaires living in the US, as of 2024—collectively worth $5.7T.
> ... and 595,000: How many people have $1M+ in their 401(k) account.
> $50K: The amount mystery novelist James Patterson is giving 12 writers to finish their books. (w/video)

Browse
> Ten best US national parks for fall foliage.
> Make trending lattes—from banana to s'mores—at home.
> Iconic college football game day traditions.
> Are we in the age of the anti-rom-com?
> Best and worst states for owning an electric vehicle.

Listen
> Is curiosity the key to aging well?
> Milk.com could be worth millions, but one man is holding on.

Watch
> Three habits of highly successful risk-takers.
> How the sunfish—dumbest animal alive—survives.
> Rise, comeback, and ultimate death of the Choco Taco.

Long Read
> What it's like to become an 80-year-old for a day.
> The case for channeling your inner "Swamp Thing."

Most Clicked This Week: Common traits of people raised by helicopter parents.

Historybook: Magellan’s ship Victoria completes circumnavigation of the globe (1522); Social work pioneer Jane Addams born (1860); Munich massacre takes place at Munich Olympic Games; 11 Israeli athletes and coaches killed by terrorist group (1972); Idris Elba born (1972); Actor Burt Reynolds dies (2018).

Broccoli Has Never Been This Delicious! Broccoli with Mushrooms in Garli...

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In The NEWS

Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> The 2025 US Open wraps this weekend; see latest updates and schedules for both the women's and men's tournaments (More)

> College Sports Commission approves 8,300 name, image, and likeness deals for college athletes worth nearly $80M; the commission is tasked with approving contracts between athletes and third-party entities (More)

> "Bluey" animated feature film, based on the popular children's TV show, sets August 2027 release date (More) | Justin Bieber's second surprise album of the year, "Swag II," released this morning (More)


Science & Technology
> New study suggests thumbnails instead of claws provided certain rodent species an evolutionary advantage, allowing the animals to better manipulate food (More, w/photos)

> Spaceflight accelerates aging of stem cells, lowering their production of healthy new cells; findings suggest health risks of long-duration space flights (More) | What are stem cells? (More)

> Fine particle air pollution linked to Lewy body dementia; particles can trigger formation of protein clumps in the brain, a hallmark of the disease (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.8%, Dow +0.8%, Nasdaq +1.0%) ahead of today's jobs report release—the first since President Donald Trump's firing of Labor Department official who oversaw the monthly reports (More)

> Justice Department opens criminal probe into Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over mortgage fraud allegations (More) | Stephen Miran, Trump's pick for Fed board, faces Senate confirmation hearing (More)

> Software giant Atlassian to acquire The Browser Co., a startup offering AI-enhanced web browsers, for $610M (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> President Donald Trump will sign an executive order today rebranding the Defense Department as the Department of War, a title last used in 1947; Dept. of War will be the agency’s secondary title until Congress approves the change (More)

> DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb (D) sues the Trump administration in effort to end deployment of National Guard; decision follows federal judge's ruling this week that the Guard's deployment in California was unlawful (More)

> Third earthquake hits Afghanistan as the death toll from Sunday's earthquake exceeds 2,200 people, with over 3,600 others injured (More)

SOURCE:  1440 NEWS

Brainwashing

 

Here recently, I am amazed by what I see on television.  When I say television, I am speaking about HULU, Prime, and Netflix that includes both movies and series.

First of all, all the main characters drink wine or hard liquor every night after work and many of them smoke cigarettes, despite the warnings from the Surgeon General about the negative side effects of smoking and alcohol.

Many of the people I know, do smoke and do drink alcohol but they don't drink alcohol every night otherwise we'd have tons of more people with lung cancer, heart and liver disease not to mention obesity.

Another problem, at least for me, is how commercials are made.

Commercials now how to include blacks, whites, Asians, and Latinos regardless of what the commercial is about, implying that these four groups are constantly getting together...  this is not indicative of what is going on in today's society.

Additionally, movies (including series) must have a gay couple, either two females or two males, that are either married or dating, regardless of the plot.  And, if it takes place in Europe then there has got to be at least one mixed racial couple involved.

Again, this does not reflect current US or Global demographics...  in fact, my research indicates these groups only represent less than 5% of the general population...  AND YET, these movies and series producers want us to think the percentage is substantially higher.

This misleading concept leaves me with a negative feeling after watching current movies and/or series.   I doubt I am the only one who feels this way and yet, movies and series continue to be made and released this way.

Eventually the public is going to TURN AGAINST these types of movies and series...

This type of brainwashing is UNACCEPTABLE...

Somewhat Political

A low-cost protocol enables preparation of magic states and fault-tolerant universal quantum computation

Unfolding of the X-type stabilizer group of the quantum Hadamard Reed-Muller code

Quantum computers, systems that perform computations leveraging quantum mechanical effects, could outperform classical computers in some optimization and information processing tasks. As these systems are highly influenced by noise, however, they need to integrate strategies that will minimize the errors they produce.


One proposed solution for enabling fault-tolerant quantum computing across a wide range of operations is known as magic state distillation. This approach consists of preparing special quantum states (i.e., magic states) that can then be used to perform a universal set of operations. This allows the construction of a universal quantum computer—a device that can reliably perform all operations necessary for implementing any quantum algorithm.

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Landscape

 

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Fantasy

 

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Disappeared

 

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RFK Jr. grilled by the Senate over vaccines. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was criticized by members of both political parties in a deeply contentious Senate Finance Committee hearing yesterday. Senators probed Kennedy’s vaccine policies, arguing he lied during his confirmation hearings when he said he wouldn’t disrupt access to them. They also questioned the recent upheaval of the CDC and his firing of director Susan Monarez. Democrats called for Kennedy’s resignation, while Republican Bill Cassidy, a doctor who originally voted to confirm the secretary, accused him of denying Americans access to vaccines. During the hearing, Kennedy, a longtime vaccine skeptic, said he did not trust data that shows Covid-19 vaccines saved millions of lives and repeated debunked claims that mRNA vaccines cause serious harm, including death. Last month, Kennedy canceled $500 million in funding for mRNA research.

McDonald’s is escalating the food industry’s tipping debate. The fast food giant exited the National Restaurant Association on the same day its CEO, Chris Kempczinski, came out against tipped wage rules, which allow some restaurants to pay workers below the minimum wage. “There’s an uneven playing field,” Kempczinski said in an interview on CNBC. “If you are a restaurant that allows tips or has tips as part of your equation, you’re essentially getting the customer to pay for your labor.” As a fast food chain, McDonald’s doesn’t qualify for tipped wages, but sit-down establishments like Chili’s do, saving them labor costs. In a statement, the National Restaurant Association said McDonald’s ended its membership “due to a policy difference.”

Gap is expanding into beauty. Now you can stuff eyeliner you don’t need into your cart at the last minute before paying for your jeans. Gap announced it’s launching beauty and personal-care products in 150 Old Navy stores this year before possibly doing the same in Gap-branded stores next year. “Gap Inc. sees a clear and meaningful opportunity,” the company said in a statement. Beauty remains a robust market in the US, projected to generate more than $100 billion in sales this year despite tariffs and high inflation.—AE

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Robert Reich

A Teacher Speaks
Listen carefully to her words




Friends,

As you know, I care a great deal about teaching and teachers. As I emphasize in our new film, The Last Class — now showing in movie houses across America — education is intimately connected to democracy.

Today I’d like to share with you a Substack column written by Kathleen West, titled “I’m Having Some Thoughts About Teaching.” West’s teaching career started 24 years ago. She has taught elementary, middle, and high school grades in a public school, a Catholic school, and independent schools. Currently she is teaching at an inner-city public middle school in Minneapolis.

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At A Glance

Iceland tops ranking of most peaceful countries.

Missing "Portrait of a Lady" painting recovered by authorities.

How Ivy League endowments have exploded since 1980.

Americans think ideal family size is 2.7 children.

Study finds low-calorie sweeteners may accelerate brain aging.

World's largest illegal sports streaming site is shut down.

The growth of pickleball in graphs and aerial photographs.

Lego's upcoming Death Star set costs record-breaking $1K.

Clickbait: Mark Zuckerberg sues Mark Zuckerberg.

Historybook: First Continental Congress convenes in Philadelphia (1774); Actress Raquel Welch born (1940); Freddie Mercury born (1946); Voyager 1 is launched, is currently most distant human-made object from Earth (1977); Mother Teresa dies (1997).

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In The NEWS

Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> The 2025 NFL regular season kicks off tonight (8:20 pm ET, NBC) with the Dallas Cowboys taking on the Philadelphia Eagles (More) | The internet's best resources on the NFL (1440 Topics) | FIFA to use dynamic pricing model for 2026 World Cup (More)

> Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and John Mellencamp to headline Farm Aid 40th Anniversary music festival on Sept. 20 to benefit US farmers (More) | Newsmax files antitrust lawsuit against Fox News, accusing Fox of holding monopoly on conservative viewership (More)

> "Superman" sequel announced with July 2027 release date (More) | "The Office" spinoff, "The Paper," renewed for a second season ahead of today's series premiere (Peacock) (More)


Science & Technology
> First known organism capable of giving birth to two separate species discovered; queen Iberian harvester ant mates with a different species to create an army of worker ants (More)

> Neurons responsible for sociability in children gradually stop driving the behavior as brains age into adulthood (More) | How aging affects the brain (1440 Topics)

> DNA analysis of hundreds of ancient skeletal remains reveals a mass migration of Slavic groups into Eastern Europe during the sixth to eighth centuries (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 +0.5%, Dow -0.1%, Nasdaq +1.0%), with Nasdaq lifted by Alphabet shares rising to all-time high after antitrust ruling allowing Google to keep Chrome browser (More)

> US job openings fell to roughly 7.2 million in July from 7.4 million in June; figure is lowest since September 2024 and below expectations of 7.4 million (More)

> Macy's shares close up nearly 21% after retailer beats earnings estimates, reports strongest quarterly same-store sales for first time in three years (More) | Oil giant ConocoPhillips to lay off up to 25% of 13,000-person global workforce (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Federal judge orders Trump administration to restore over $2.6B in research funding to Harvard, citing cuts as illegal retaliation by the White House (More)

> Leaked UN nuclear watchdog report says Iran increased its stockpile of near weapon-grade uranium by over 70 pounds in the weeks before Israel's June 13 attack (More)

> Streetcar derails and crashes in popular Lisbon tourist location, killing at least 15 people and injuring 18 others (More) | Sudan appeals for international aid after a landslide wiped out a rural village Tuesday, killing roughly 1,000 people (More)

SOURCE:  1440 NEWS

What is True???

 

It is true that the sun comes up and the sun goes down.

It is true that each day is comprised of 24 hours, and each hour is 60 minutes long.

It is true that you are born as a baby and grow into an adult, living approximately 80-100 years under normal circumstances and sometimes longer.

It is true that your body, for the most part, is like everyone else's body in that you have two arms, two legs, a head, and similar organs inside.

It is true that we must breathe oxygen, drink water, and eat food if we want to live.

I am sure that there are hundreds of other truisms that you are thinking about as you read this, but what about this...

...IT SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE...

What do you think about that?

Can something actually be TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE?

Lots of social media platforms that I am not going to list here for obvious reasons, are perfect places for CON ARTISTS to sell you something that is too good to be true, but because you want to believe so bad, you fall into their trap.

That trap gets you to spend money you don't really have.  Older people and younger people as well as uneducated people are easy victims for these vultures.

If it sounds too good to be true...   it usually is too good to be true...  DON'T BE FOOLED...

Somewhat Political

 

Tech CEOs Urge Young People to Rethink College Degrees

Key Takeaways

• Tech executives like Palantir CEO Alex Karp have said they don't care if or where employees went to college—work performance matters more.
• Apple CEO Tim Cook (photo above) has said a four-year degree isn't required to work at Apple.
• Tech has seen a number of college dropouts make billions, like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Mark Zuckerberg.

Executives at top tech companies are telling young people to rethink the purpose of education, and even whether they should attend college at all.

Tech has had a range of successful college dropouts in its history, and the industry is being shaken up by the growing influence of artificial intelligence, leaving some new graduates struggling to land the high-paying jobs that were once plentiful.

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Golden

 

VINCE

 

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