Almanac Digest: Birthdays and Facts for Today
Today marks the 213th day of 2024 with notable birthdays including J K Rowling and Wesley Snipes. The first U S patent was issued in 1790 to Samuel Hopkins for making potash used in fertilizer. Cuba’s 2024 population is about 11 million. Moon phase spans from last quarter on July 27 to new on August 4.
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Milton Friedman
Primo Levi
Geoffrey Lewis
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Michael Biehn
Mark Cuban
Dallas Mavericks
Kevin Greene
Wesley Snipes
J.K. Rowling
Zac Brown
B.J. Novak
DeMarcus Ware
A.J. Green
Samuel Hopkins
Cuba
Weirdness grows as Trump Vance ticket shakes voters
The piece mocks the Trump Vance GOP ticket as odd with jabs at JD Vance and Donald Trump. It notes Harris possible picks and remarks on mockery by Democrats, including a $200 million fundraising boost, while warning on race and gender attacks. It cites Walz and Buttigieg comments and ends urging readers to read Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson.
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Donald Trump
JD Vance
Ohio
Vance
Trump
Minnesota
Tim Walz
Harris
Hannibal Lecter
Anthony Hopkins
Hopkins
Milwaukee
Pete Buttigieg
Fox News
Chicago
Biden
America
Kamala
Editor Letter Guidelines From The Chronicle Telegram
The Chronicle Telegram outlines letters to the editor rules including brevity under 250 words and clear editing for accuracy taste and clarity. It asks for signature full address and phone number for verification and provides mail fax and email submission details.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Netanyahu's Capitol speech frames war in Gaza and Iran threat
Cal Thomas highlights Netanyahu's Capitol remarks denouncing anti Israel protesters as aiding Hamas and Iran. He cites Netanyahu on Gaza casualty claims, aid deliveries, and Iran as the broader rival in a clash with America.
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Washington
Congress
Benjamin Netanyahu
ABC
Ted Koppel
Netanyahu
America
Union Station
Iran
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Israel
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Isaiah
Jeremiah
David
Solomon
Hamas
Gaza
Rafah
Biden Harris term limits proposal for Supreme Court
Washington column argues the idea would clash with constitutional life tenure for federal judges. It examines two fixes, notes political futility for progressives, and warned of unintended power shifts if only future justices were limited. The piece cites Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and AEI analysts.
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Biden
Harris
Supreme Court
Alexander Hamilton
Congress
U.S
Sheldon Whitehouse
D-R.i
Clarence Thomas
John G. Roberts Jr
Samuel A. Alito Jr
Senate
Adam J. White
American Enterprise Institute
Commission On
Court Reform
Ketanji Brown Jackson
Roe v. Wade
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
D-N.y
Brooklyn
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