Kyle Nowak

🔥 It’s Monday, August 19th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

🖱📰 Click to see a list of bite-sized stories you should know for today.

“Short cuts make long delays.”

–J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973)

We bring you the most unusual, off-the-wall and occasionally laugh-out-loud headlines from this week.

🌏 Toronto developers are turning a defunct airport into a $22 billion city; a Chinese firm claims it has created the world's fastest-charging EV battery; and more.

💰🧾 Amid a hotly contested 2024 presidential campaign, both parties seem to agree on one thing: eliminating federal taxes on workers’ tips. However, many economists aren’t so sure.

💪💰 Walmart earnings and July retail sales data dropped yesterday. And they paint a strong picture of the US consumer.

🔥 It’s Friday, August 16th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

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“Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though [they] may be your enemy. ”

–George Washington (1732-1799)

🌏 Two Asian prime ministers are departing office; Germany issued an arrest warrant for a Ukrainian man allegedly involved in the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions; and more.

❓ Our question to you: In your opinion, does America need more than two major political parties?

🔥 It’s Thursday, August 15th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

🍬📲 TikTok has identified 120+M videos as Swedish candy reviews, with most posted over the past 7.5 months – and all this online attention is driving real-world results.

🐻 A trio of Western states are pushing federal regulators to remove the protected status of grizzly bears following a recent spike in human-grizzly encounters.

"Never say never. Because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion."

–Michael Jordan (b. 1963)

🗳 Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign was dealt a blow on Monday, when a judge ruled his name shouldn’t appear on New York’s ballot in November because RFK Jr. falsely claimed his place of residency on nominating petitions.

🌍 Greece’s worst wildfire of 2024 continues to spread near Athens; Indian law enforcement busted a fake cricket league swindling Russian gamblers; and more.

☕ Yesterday, Starbucks revealed it walked into Chipotle and ordered itself a CEO. Brian Niccol, chief executive of the burrito chain, will be replacing Laxman Narasimhan as head of the coffee chain in September.

🖱📰 Click to see a list of bite-sized stories you should know for today.