PLATT - MISC News

GENERAL INTEREST
Doug Grindstaff, 'Star Trek' Sound Effects Maestro, Dies at 87
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/doug-grindstaff-dead-star-trek-sound-effects-maestro-was-87-1130648

Experience the terrifying view from the World's Most Dangerous Hike
https://start.att.net/player/article/rumble_studio-experience_the_terrifying_view_from_the_worlds_mos-5min/category/lifestyle

Air Force Silent Following Huge Meteor Crash
https://start.att.net/player/category/news/article/wibbitz_news-air_force_silent_following_huge_meteor_crash-velephant

EDUCATION
President Trump signs bipartisan technical-education bill into law
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2018/07/31/president-trump-signs-bipartisan-technical-education-bill-into-law/?utm_term=.d557ddf5e7c5

ECONOMICS
Government Job-Guarantee Policies Guarantee Nothing but Fewer Jobs
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidsdamato/2018/08/04/government-jobguarantee-policies-guarantee-nothing-but-fewer-jobs-n2506162?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

WEATHER
'New World Record': Imperial, California Felt Rain at 119°F
https://www.ecowatch.com/heatwave-in-california-2018-2592442959.html?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=00e5733376-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-00e5733376-85328381

GEOLOGY
Sweden's Highest Peak Shrinks in Arctic Heatwave
https://www.ecowatch.com/arctic-heatwave-2018-kebnekaise-2592413303.html?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=00e5733376-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-00e5733376-85328381

FOREIGN POLICY
Is Trump Emerging as 'the Grown-up in the Room'?
https://townhall.com/columnists/nicholaswaddy/2018/08/04/is-trump-emerging-as-the-grownup-in-the-room-n2506252?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

DEFENSE
Bell Pushes V-280 Gunship, Shipboard Variants: Recon In Works
https://breakingdefense.com/2018/08/bell-pushes-v-280-gunship-shipboard-variants-recon-in-works/?utm_campaign=Breaking%20News&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=64969375&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9nlSAho9Tp8I_nCkLUdf2GFHiqcTPL5u9JI8nGQT7-VNSQMAXfOKjRZIzqKECJ20yQlsIFc7pOZdfqnxYo3Jqkn3Jg2w&_hsmi=64969375

NATIONAL SECURITY
REPORT: Feinstein's Personal Driver Of 20 Years Was A Chinese Spy
https://www.dailywire.com/news/34030/report-feinsteins-personal-driver-20-years-was-amanda-prestigiacomo?utm_medium=email&utm_content=080418-news&utm_campaign=position1

Trump officials look to neutralize cyber threats in supply chain
http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/400349-trump-officials-look-to-neutralize-cyber-threats-in-supply-chain

RUSSIA
Nikki Haley accuses Russia of violating sanctions with North Korean work permits
http://thehill.com/policy/international/400299-nikki-haley-accuses-russia-of-violating-sanctions-with-north-korean-work

SCOTUS
Liberal Feminist Pens Op-Ed Calling On Democrats To Stop Attacking Trump's SCOTUS Nominee
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/08/03/gutsy-liberal-feminist-pens-oped-on-why-democrats-should-support-judge-kavanaugh-for-scotus-n2506412?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

TRUMPGATE
Debate rages over Trump tweets and obstruction
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/400309-debate-rages-over-trump-tweets-and-obstruction

POLITICS
GOP grumbles as Donald Trump reshapes midterm campaigns
https://apnews.com/052544270dd84437b085b45550759a79/GOP-grumbles-as-Donald-Trump-reshapes-midterm-campaigns

3 Reasons Why So Many Millennials Love Socialism
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbrown/2018/08/03/3-reasons-why-so-many-millennials-love-socialism-n2506493?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

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"When a nation goes down, or a society perishes, one condition may always be found;
they forgot where they came from. They lost sight of what had brought them along."
           - Carl Sandburg