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Straight To It: Gwen’s Monday, August 9 recap

Aug 09, 2021

Alex Peebles

By Alex Peebles

Gwen’s picks for Monday, August 9 include:

New UN report outlines climate change emergency
The official Olympic flag lands in Paris
U.S job openings hit a record high
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Taylor explains the TikTok honey Trend

Politics

State AGs seek investigation of Dr. Fauci’s role in COVID-19 pandemic

8 hrs ago

Trump administration plans to get rid of 50% of government buildings

DOGE cancels contract to build Dr. Fauci museum exhibit

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U.S.

Trump to sign order making government use plastic straws

8 hrs ago

Trudeau says he takes Trump seriously on Canada annexation

GA lawmaker proposes ban on speed cameras in school zones

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International

UK asks Apple to hand over global cloud backups

10 hrs ago

Mexico suing American gun manufacturers as US fights fentanyl flow

Trump sanctions International Criminal Court over Israel investigation

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Tech

Google reverses pledge to not use AI for weapons or surveillance

Wednesday

DeepSeek code can send user data directly to Chinese government: Report

Amazon sued for allegedly tracking, selling consumers’ location data

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