Daily Sprinkle

“Baby, you’re a firework!” – Katy Perry

Divisive Debate

In recent months, laws have been passed across numerous states that outlaw abortions in some capacity.

Yesterday, a federal judge ruled against Ohio’s law to disallow abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected – courts have also blocked similar laws in Kentucky and Mississippi.

Alabama, another state that has passed a law outlawing abortions, has been dealing with recent controversy surrounding a pregnant Alabama woman charged with manslaughter – yesterday an Alabama DA said the charges will be dropped. Abortion has become an extremely divisive issue, and could be very prominent in 2020 – let’s see what people are saying…

Yesterday, a day after DOJ announced they were not pursuing the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census, Justice Department officials announced they would continue to look into ways to include the question in the census.

An airstrike hit a Libyan detention center for migrants in the capital of Tripoli – early reports indicate it killed 44 people and injured dozens, though both numbers could turn out to be much higher. Libya’s internationally recognized government blames the Libyan National Army, a militia group led by Gen. Khalifa Hifter, for the attack.

Iran President Hassan Rouhani announced yesterday that Iran will begin to enrich uranium “in any amount we want.” This comes after the country breached the stockpile limit set by the 2015 nuclear deal Monday, and amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.

Jane Daniels’ son Denzil, a mentally challenged man, went missing six years ago near Cape Town, South Africa. After the police received no leads for three years, the case was closed, Denzil was presumed dead and a memorial service was held in his honor. Then, two weeks ago, police discovered Denzil rummaging through trash in a neighboring country to the surprise of everyone – when Jane Daniels was shown a picture she fainted in shock. She wasn’t able to afford the 2,200 mile round trip to pick up her son, though, so journalist Lauren Isaacs called businesses for three days begging for money, finally contacting the humanitarian aid group, Gift of the Givers, who made it possible for the mother and son to finally reunite.

fox news

Logan Simmons, a 19-year-old Chick-fil-A employee, was at the drive thru when a woman pulled up, gesturing frantically to her 6-year-old boy in the backseat. It turns out, the child had gotten tangled in the seatbelt, which was wrapped around his neck and cutting off his airflow. Logan leapt into action, jumping through the drive-thru window and cut away the seatbelt with his pocketknife, saving the child’s life.

cnn

Researchers from Yokohama National University have figured out how to teleport quantum information into a diamond, creating a spy-proof, inaccessible space to store data. This was accomplished through a complicated process we don’t understand (science, b****), but the technology could be used to create unbreakable codes and store vast amounts of data within diamonds, transforming the future of computer storage and cyber security.

good news network

Boeing pledged $100 Million to families and communities impacted by its two fatal 737 Max crashes, stating it plans to work with local governments and nonprofits to distribute funds for living expenses, community development and education. The announcement comes while Boeing is still in civil litigation with victims families.

Wall street journal

In a sad, sad day for bourbon drinkers everywhere, a fire erupted at a Jim Beam warehouse destroying 45,000 barrels of the stuff. A lightning strike is thought to be the culprit, and no injuries have been reported.

washington post

The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all closed at record highs after yesterday’s short trading session, though the US jobs report that will be released Friday is expected to come in below estimates.

MarketWatch

According to a report from Sensor Tower, Apple and Google’s app stores earned a combined $39.7 Billion in revenue in the first half of 2019, up 15.4% from the same period last year. Apple’s IOS App Store continues to outpace Google Play with $25.5 Billion in worldwide revenue, compared to Google’s $14.2 billion.

techcrunch

UP, UP, UP!

via Smithsonian

China was the first country to create gunpowder, inadvertently stumbling upon the recipe between 600 and 900 C.E. The Chinese later found a way to stuff bamboo tubes with gunpowder to create the first version of fireworks and sparklers.

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