Government Shutdown, Mormon Wives, Adam Sandler & More - 9/9/2024

Things You Might Not Have Heard

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Today's Rundown:
Harris, Trump deadlocked in new New York Times poll
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/08/harris-trump-latest-poll-00177875
Government shutdown looms as Congress faces funding fight
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4868263-government-funding-shutdown-congress/
DirecTV Tells Customers It’s Hiking Prices Next Month, Coming Amid Blackout of ESPN, ABC and Other Disney Nets
https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/directv-price-increase-espn-abc-disney-blackout-1236136437/
‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ cast react to the ‘wild’ backlash to the show’s trailer and title
https://us.cnn.com/2024/09/06/entertainment/secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-show/index.html
Dye in Doritos used in experiment that, like a 'magic trick,' created see-through mice
https://www.yahoo.com/news/dye-doritos-used-experiment-magic-142003405.html
Mother of Georgia shooting suspect said she called school before attack, report says
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/09/07/colt-gray-mother-georgia-called-school-before-attack/75128769007/
Simone Biles' husband comes up big in first game with Bears
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2024/09/08/simone-biles-jonathan-owens-td-bears-debut/75134905007/?tbref=hp
Rap megastar Kendrick Lamar will headline the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show
https://apnews.com/article/2025-super-bowl-halftime-show-kendrick-lamar-9631e4cb123a15567f29055c7de9e9d1
Linkin Park Selects Emily Armstrong From Rock Band Dead Sara as New Singer, Reveals Tour and Album ‘From Zero’
https://variety.com/2024/music/news/linkin-park-emily-armstrong-new-singer-from-zero-album-tour-1236120238/
Angel Reese, WNBA Rookie of the Year candidate, announces season-ending injury
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/angel-reese-announces-season-ending-injury-wnba-rookie-year-caitlin-clark/
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ONE DAY OLDER ON SEPTEMBER 9:
Hugh Grant (64)
Adam Sandler (58)
Michael Bublé (49)
WHAT HAPPENED TODAY:
1956: Elvis Presley made the first of three appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show.
1971: Prisoners seized control of the maximum-security Attica Correctional Facility near Buffalo, New York, beginning a four-day siege that claimed 43 lives.
2014: Apple announced the Apple Watch.
WORD OF THE DAY: hackneyed [ hak-need ]
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/hackneyed
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
The phrase "think outside the box" has become so hackneyed that it elicits more eye rolls than actual creative thinking.
DAILY AFFIRMATION: My Potential To Succeed Is Limitless.
Enhances Self-Belief: Affirming that your potential to succeed is limitless reinforces a strong sense of self-belief, combatting negative thoughts and self-doubt, and leading to improved self-confidence.
https://www.amazon.com/100-Daily-Affirmations-Positivity-Confidence/dp/B0D2D6SS2D/
PLUS, TODAY WE CELEBRATE: Wiener Schnitzel Day
https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-wiener-schnitzel-day
On September 9th, celebrate a traditional Austrian dish with National Wiener Schnitzel Day. This breaded recipe is made with veal. A law in Austria requires this dish to made strictly with veal. Chefs make Wiener Schnitzel by tenderizing a thin slice of veal and then lightly salting and breading it. It is then deep-fried in clarified butter. The term “Wiener Schnitzel” was first used in the early 1830s, though similar recipes appear earlier.