| | Dose Of News Useful Today Friday August 23rd | | | | CEO... or spy?
| Happy Friday. If you’re headed to the pool this weekend, watch out for unexpected guests - like this moose who crashed a pool party in Alaska to drink some water and snag a taco. | | | Daily Sprinkle | If the grass is greener on the other side it's probably getting better care. -Earl Nightingale | | | We use a rating system powered by MediaBias/FactCheck. These ratings are SUBJECTIVE & should be treated as such. Learn more. | | |  | The Economy | Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will speak this evening at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Summit. The summit, hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, was established in 1978 and hosts attendees representing central banks from more than 40 countries. This year’s summit is focused on challenges for monetary policy. It comes amid global trade uncertainty and just after the US Treasury yield curve inverted three times in one week. So, what’s next?
While some observers believe indicators point to an impending recession that would impact global economies, others say recent occurrences align with the normal ebbs and flows of the market. | | | | | | Share Today's Dose of Discussion | | |  | A New HopeLast year, Ryan Collins was suffering from constant vomiting and crushing headaches, so his family rushed him to Lurie’s Children’s Hospital where doctors found a cancerous tumor in his head. The 11-year-old underwent radiation treatment which left him extremely sick, but determined to give back to other kids who were facing a similar plight. He set up “Ryan’s Hope” lemonade stands all around Naperville, IL, with the goal of raising money for pediatric cancer research. This past Wednesday, Ryan was declared disease free and rang the cancer survivors’ bell in the hospital three times - he also donated the $4,300 the stands had raised to the hospital’s pediatric cancer research wing. He won the battle for his life, but is determined to continue giving back - Ryan wants to use his story to inspire others, and plans to keep the lemonade stands going to raise more money to defeat pediatric cancer. | | ABC Chicago → | Not your average JoeRecently, a mysterious DC resident we’ll refer to as “Joe” was driving through his neighborhood and suffered a heart attack, causing him to lose control of his car and smash into two parked vehicles. When the locals rushed to the scene, they noticed Joe unresponsive behind the wheel, his skin pale and blue. The community leapt into action - some people pulled Joe out of the car, while others ran to get a nurse who could perform CPR to keep him alive until the paramedics arrived. After the first responders whisked him off to the hospital, the neighborhood continued on with their lives, in the dark about Joe’s fate - until a discovery that brought many to tears. On Tuesday, the residents awoke to find notes plastered all over the neighborhood titled “You Saved My Life.” The note described how the acts of the neighborhood Good Samaritans were the reason he was alive, and was signed, “Forever Grateful, Joe.” Strangers helping strangers… now that’s cool. | | CBS Washington DC → | First of manyWhere would you go if there was no one you could turn to for help? Chris Barrington, a 30-year-old man with special needs, was found by the Gatesville, Texas police force two months ago wandering the town’s streets all alone. When they asked if anyone could help him, the only name he could remember was his junior high school teacher, Michell Girard, who he hadn’t seen in years - his father passed away recently after a long battle with leukemia. After she found out they would be sending him to a mental institution, she announced her intention to adopt Chris. The Girard family took him in and quickly realized just how much he’d missed in his childhood - no birthday presents or parties, and he’s never celebrated Christmas or Thanksgiving. Determined to make this a “year of firsts,” the family has taken Chris on many expeditions (including a fishing trip) and even threw him a Spider-Man themed birthday party - his first one ever. | | ABC News → | | | | |  | South Korea breaks up with JapanSouth Korea exited its military intelligence agreement with Japan on Thursday. This comes after several weeks of increasing tensions between the two countries. | | Robo(call) copsFifty-one attorneys general and 12 telecommunications companies have banded together to fight robocalls. The group released a list of principles on Thursday to combat robocalls through prevention and enforcement. | | Who’s running whereWashington Governor Jay Inslee said Thursday that he’d be running for reelection, a day after dropping out of the presidential race. Former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper also announced yesterday he would run for Senate, a week after the end of his presidential bid. | | | | | |  | CEO... or spy?Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne resigned yesterday. In a letter to shareholders, he attributed the move to his involvement in certain government matters... but many believe there's more to the story. | | Forbes → | Two for the price of...Yesterday was a big day for VMware… a $4.8B day to be exact. The company announced two acquisitions - cybersecurity company Carbon Black for $2.1B and cloud platform provider Pivotal for $2.7 billion. | | TechCrunch → | Tipping pointFollowing public criticism, DoorDash and Amazon Flex have now officially changed their tipping policies to add customers’ tips to drivers’ minimum payments (as opposed to including tips in minimum payments). | | Fortune → | Logging offHP announced yesterday that CEO Dion Weisler will leave his position later this year due to family health reasons. Weisler has led HP since 2015 when Hewlett-Packard Co. split into two companies - HP and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | | Wall Street Journal → | | | | |  | Fruitful fact | via Untapped Cities In 1673, what we now know as New York had the name of a fruit… which one? A) New Apple
B) New Orange
C) New Peach | (keep scrolling for the answer) | | | | |  | Get Your FREE Stuff | Step 1. Click the share button below | Step 2. Share the DONUT with friends | Step 3. Cash in on tons of rewards | |  | | | | | | | Dose of Knowledge Answer | B) New Orange After recapturing New York from the British, Dutch leader Anthony Colve christened the colony "New Orange" after Prince William of Orange (later King William III). The nickname “The Big Apple” didn’t become popular until the 1920s… here's how it happened. | | |
