Shannon Longworth Reporter

Straight To It: Shannon’s Wednesday, August 11 recap

Aug 11, 2021

Shannon Longworth Reporter

By Shannon Longworth (Reporter)

Shannon’s picks for Wednesday, August 11 include:

New York Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul addresses the public after Governor Cuomo announces resignation
Senate passes $3.5 trillion budget blueprint after 14-hour “vote-a-rama”
CDC: COVID-19 vaccine safe for pregnant women

Politics

Iowa pollster Ann Selzer retires after major miss, Trump wants investigation

1 hr ago

Trump taps longtime critic of Big Tech, Brendan Carr, to chair the FCC

Trump attends UFC event in NYC as he makes more presidential picks

Reuters

U.S.

Trump team seeks to ease regulations on self-driving cars

37 mins ago

Could holograms revolutionize health care in rural, low-income areas?

AAA predicts record Thanksgiving week travel, nearly 80M on the move

Tesla

International

Biden allows Ukraine to strike Russia with long-range US missiles

9 hrs ago

Israeli airstrike destroys Iran’s active nuclear facility

Gladiator experience coming to Roman Colosseum, critics are ‘not entertained’

AP Images

Tech

Roblox announces new safety features for parents and kids

2 hrs ago

Less than 24 hours left to stake claim in $15M CashApp settlement

Trump to overhaul Biden’s proposed AI policy, promote private sector

Getty Images