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of Israel’s international relations. Netanyahu later claimed that he refrained from informing Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi of the secret talks “out of fear that he and others would leak it,” infuriating the Kahol Lavan party.

“Because of these disputes over its makeup and authority, along with waiting for the wording of the details Israel wants to present, the delegation sendoff has been delayed,” reported Haaretz. “When it does set out, senior officials in both countries say the issue of direct flights will be first on the agenda.”

Nevertheless, the Foreign Ministry began scouting out different buildings in Abu Dhabi on Monday to be used as Israel’s official embassy. The task is expected to be extremely difficult due to the travel limitations caused by the coronavirus and the enhanced security measures the new embassy would need.

Not-So-Secret Names

Kamala Harris’s Secret Service code name has been revealed, and the name she chose for herself is “Pioneer.”

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden named Harris as his running mate last week. She is the

Did you know? Susan B. Anthony’s middle name is Brownell.

first black and South Asian American woman to run as vice president for one of the major parties.

Harris selected the name from a preapproved list issued by the White House Communications Agency.

Former Vice President Biden will reportedly retain his former code name of “Celtic” and Jill Biden, the former second lady, will still be known as “Capri.”

The Secret Service calls President Donald Trump “Mogul.” His wife, first lady Melania Trump, is called “Muse.” Donald Trump Jr. is reportedly called “Mountaineer,” Ivanka Trump is “Marvel,” and Eric Trump is “Marksman.”

Vice President Mike Pence’s code name is “Hoosier,” in reference to his Indiana roots, while second lady Karen Pence is known by agents as “Hummingbird.”

Former President Barack Obama was called “Renegade” by the Secret Service. Michelle Obama was called “Renaissance.” Their two children, Malia and Sasha, were called “Radiance” and “Rosebud” respectively. Trump Pardons Susan B. Anthony

August 18, 2020 marked 100 years since the 19 th Amendment was ratified in the United States. Amendment XIX prohibited the states and federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of gender, essentially granting the right to vote to women. This week, on Wednesday, August 18, President Donald Trump pardoned Susan B. Anthony, who is best known for her role in securing voting rights for women. Anthony had been arrested for voting in 1872 in violation of laws permitting only males to vote.

“She was never pardoned. Did you know that?” the president said during remarks at the event. “What took so long?”

Anthony was arrested for voting in her hometown of Rochester, New York, and was convicted by an allmale jury in a widely publicized trial. Although she refused to pay the fine, the authorities declined to take further action.

While President Ulysses S. Grant had pardoned election inspectors, he never pardoned Anthony and had told her before she cast her ballot that he had “already done more for women than any other president.”

Visiting Anthony’s grave site in Rochester on Election Day has become a popular ritual in recent years. Thousands turned out in 2016 for the presidential match-up between Trump and Hillary Clinton. In 2018, voters showed up by the dozens to put their “I Voted” stickers on her headstone.

Robert Trump

Passes Away

Robert Trump, the younger brother of President Donald Trump, died last Saturday at a New York hospital. He was 71.

“ It is with heavy heart that I share that my wonderful brother, Robert, peacefully passed away tonight,” announced the president in a statement. “He was not just my brother; he was my best friend.

“He will be greatly missed, but we will meet again,” added Trump. “His memory will live on in my heart forever. Robert, I love you. Rest in peace.”

Trump had made an emergency visit to New York after his brother took a turn for the worst on Friday. The cause of death is unknown. Robert Trump had been hospitalized for over a week and had been put on blood thinners. He recently suffered a serious brain bleed after falling down a flight of stairs.

The younger Trump was born in 1948 and was the youngest son of Fred and Mary Anne. Growing up, Robert and Donald were good friends, and they remained close

throughout their life.

“I have a wonderful brother,” said the president after visiting him on Friday. “We’ve had a great relationship for a long time, from Day 1,” he said.

Robert worked as a business developer and managed his older brother’s extensive real estate holdings, including overseeing his string of casinos in Atlantic City. on behalf of his older brother to stop the publication of a damaging book by his niece Mary.

President Trump’s son, Eric, tweeted that Robert was an “incredible man – strong, kind and loyal to the core.”

“He will be deeply missed by our entire family,” he said.

Yup, you read that right. Apple hit the $2 trillion mark on Wednesday.

Shares of the company have surged more than 50% this year and are at an all-time high. They’re currently trading at nearly $470 a share. U.S. to earn that $2 trillion distinction. It earned that celebrity status just over two years after passing the $1 trillion level.

The company’s stock will split four-for-one at the end of the month, which will cut the price of a single share to about $117. The value of Apple will remain the same since the company will simply have more shares trading at a lower price.

Apple is not the first company in the world to be valued at $2 trillion. Saudi Aramco topped that mark in December when it went public, but plunging oil prices have hurt the company’s stock. Apple passed Saudi Aramco earlier this month after reporting strong earnings.

Two other U.S. tech giants –Amazon and Microsoft – are moving closer to the $2 trillion mark too. Both are valued at about $1.6 trillion. Google owner Alphabet is also worth more than $1 trillion.

Apple’s success has also vaulted CEO Tim Cook into the ranks of billionaires – one of the few CEOs to reach that level without having started the company he leads.

American Kids Eat Too Much

R ecently, Robert filed a lawsuit

Apple Now Worth $2T

Fast Food

Apple is the first company in the

An alarming report by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) warns that American kids are eating too much fast food.

D espite years of campaigns that encourage healthy eating while discouraging junk food, young adults

were still getting 13.8% of their daily calorie intake from fast food between 2015 and 2018. This is a rapid rise from the 12.4% of the daily diet from 2011, with the report finding that kids turn to more fast food as they age.

While kids ages 2 to 11 got 11.5 percent of the daily calorie intake from fast food, the number ballooned to 18% for children between the ages of 12 and 19. Overall, around a third (36.3%) of children and teens ate fast food daily.

The bad habits are particularly pronounced among black and Hispanic children, which researchers attribute to the lack of affordable healthy alternatives. Another factor is advertising, which disproportionately hawks unhealthy food.

“While some families are privileged to work and cook from home,” said the report, “too many families are poorer than they were before, have more food insecurity, and have more work to do with less support.”

The data was gathered until 2018, meaning that it did not factor in changes caused by the coronavirus. According to Dr. Eliana Perrin, a researcher at Duke University School of Medicine, the coronavirus likely caused children’s eating habits to deteriorate even more due to the stress caused by the pandemic.

“These are not surprising findings when you think about how strapped families are these days for both time and money and how fast food can be an easy option for stressed families,” she noted.

Beware the Spotted Lanternfly

States have been sounding the alarm over a new invasive species that is highly destructive to agriculture.

K nown as the spotted lanternfly, the bug feasts on more than 70 plant species and recently caused an estimated $50 million worth of damage to Pennsylvania wildlife. It is particularly lethal to forests, as it sucks the sap from trees, weakening them to the point of collapse.

The insects can be identified by their reddish, polka-dotted wings. Adult spotted lanternflies will begin laying eggs in September. To prevent its spread until now, states have banned moving certain types of agricultural equipment from place to place and call on residents to report any sightings.

“Its ability to travel easily on any mode of transportation has allowed it to spread,” warned New Jersey Department of Agriculture Plant Industry Division Director Joe Zoltowski. “We are asking residents to do their part by eliminating this bug whenever possible.”

So far, it has turned up in a slew of states on the eastern seaboard such as New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland. Last Friday, the bug was spotted in Staten Island for the first time despite efforts by state officials to prevent its migration.

B asil Seggos, the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) commissioner, called the news “alarming” and warned that authorities needed to “prevent it from further entering New York State and limiting any serious threats to our natural resources.”

Up in Arms Over the USPS

Amid rising criticism, the United States Postal Service (USPS) has said that it would cease removing mail collection boxes until after Election Day.

The Postal Service has been criticized for taking away the blue collection boxes before Election Day, which is expected to see an increase in mail-in ballots.

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