Things You Might Not Have Heard – Monday, July 29, 2024

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Today’s Rundown:

  1. PARIS OLYMPICS ORGANIZERS APOLOGIZE FOR “THE LAST SUPPER” TABLEAU: The tableau sparked outrage among religious conservatives and Christian groups, who viewed the performance as disrespectful and a perversion of a sacred scene from the Bible.
  2. SIMONE BILES’ HUSBAND, BEARS SAFETY JONATHAN OWENS, WILL BE IN PARIS: The couple married in April 2023 and have been very supportive of each other’s careers. 
  3. BOX OFFICE: ‘DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE’ MARVELS WITH $96 MILLION OPENING DAY — THE SIXTH-HIGHEST OF ALL TIME: The film also achieved a global debut of $438 million, making it the biggest opening since “Avatar: The Way of Water.”    
  4. ROBERT DOWNEY JR. IS RETURNING TO ‘AVENGERS’ FILMS AS A VILLAIN IN 1 OF MARVEL’S COMIC-CON TWISTS: The next installment in the Avengers series was officially announced, promising to bring together a vast ensemble of superheroes for another epic storyline.
  5. FANS SWARM HILL IN MUNICH, CLAIMING A HIGH PERCH FOR WATCHING TAYLOR SWIFT CONCERT FOR FREE: This hill provides a high perch that offers a good view of the performances.      
  6. PRINCE HARRY DECLARES ‘I WON’T BRING MY WIFE’ MEGHAN BACK TO UK AS ‘IT’S STILL DANGEROUS’ FOR HER: He expressed that it is still dangerous for the couple to visit, given their previous experiences and the ongoing threats they face.   
  7. ATTORNEY FOR CARTEL LEADER ‘EL MAYO’ SAYS CLIENT WAS KIDNAPPED, BROUGHT TO THE US: According to the attorney, Zambada was ambushed, thrown to the ground, and handcuffed by six men in military uniforms before being taken on a plane to the United States.  
  8. ISRAEL SAYS HEZBOLLAH WILL ‘PAY THE PRICE’ AFTER BLAMING IT FOR ATTACK ON SOCCER FIELD THAT KILLED 12 CHILDREN: The rocket struck a soccer field in the Druze town of Majdal Shams, resulting in the deaths of children and teens playing there. In response, Israel launched airstrikes targeting Hezbollah positions deep within Lebanon, signaling a significant escalation in the conflict. 
  9. ALZHEIMER’S BLOOD TEST CATCHES 90% OF EARLY DEMENTIA CASES, STUDY FINDS: The p-tau 217 test can help clinicians diagnose Alzheimer’s disease in individuals aged 50 and older who are experiencing cognitive impairment. 
  10. JD VANCE GETS SECRET SERVICE CODE NAME ‘BOBCAT,’ JOINS ‘MOGUL’ IN BID TO TAKE WHITE HOUSE: The selection of code names is a standard procedure for individuals under Secret Service protection and is often reflective of their persona or preferences.
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ONE DAY OLDER ON JULY 29:

Ken Burns (71)

Wil Wheaton (52)

Stephen Dorff (51)

WHAT HAPPENED TODAY:

1981: Britain’s Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London.

2000: Brad Pitt married Jennifer Aniston in Malibu, California. They separated after four and a half years of marriage.

2006: Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock were married in St. Tropez, France. They both filed for divorce four months later.

WORD OF THE DAY: valediction [ val-i-dik-shuhn ]

an act of bidding farewell or taking leave

During the graduation ceremony, the class valedictorian delivered a moving valediction that brought tears to many eyes in the audience.

DAILY AFFIRMATION: I Possess The Qualities Needed To Be Extremely Successful.

Enhances Self-Efficacy: Affirming that you possess the necessary qualities for success can significantly boost your self-efficacy, making you more confident in your ability to achieve your goals and tackle challenges head-on.

PLUS, TODAY WE CELEBRATE: Chicken Wing Day

Whether you like them hot and spicy, sticky sweet or plain Jane and whether your prefer them served with blue cheese, plum sauce or celery sticks, chicken wings have to be the most versatile protein on the planet. Americans have been attesting to this fact, gobbling up wings by the boat-load with more than 27 billion eaten in 2013 and 1.23 billion wings consumed during Super Bowl weekend alone. That’s over 100-million pounds of wings. To give you some idea of what that looks like picture the chicken wings laid out end to end — they’d circle the perimeter of the Earth not once but twice!

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