Mark Shapiro

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Puzzle #786
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🟩🟩🟩🟩 Easy one today.

Wordle 1,508 4/6

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YouTube video by DanFogelbergVEVO Dan Fogelberg - Rhythm Of The Rain (Official Video)

The morning song: "Rythm Of The Rain" sung by Dan Fogelberg.
youtu.be/e5Pit2WJ6dI?...

Social Security Retirees Just Got Bad News From President Donald Trump President Trump's federal hiring freeze and decision to fire Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer raise questions about the validity of inflation data.

Oh!
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Puzzle #785
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Wordle 1,507 3/6

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Top medical organizations kicked out of CDC vaccine recommendations process call decision "dangerous" The nation's top medical organizations are speaking out after U.S. health officials told them they will no longer help establish vaccination recommendations.

🧪RFK, Jr. is #MakingAmericaSickAgain!
www.cbsnews.com/news/medical...

YouTube video by Órla Fallon - Topic She Moved Through The Fair

The morning song: "She Moved Through The Fair" sung by Orla Fallon.
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Puzzle #784
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Wordle 1,506 3/6

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YouTube video by The Mitchell Trio - Topic We Didn't Know

The morning song: "We Didn't Know" sung by the Chad Mitchell Trio.
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Puzzle #783
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🟪🟪🟪🟪 Tricky one today. Would not have guessed the last category.

Wordle 1,505 4/6

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Will health insurance pay for Covid vaccines this fall? HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has upended the way Covid vaccines are approved and for whom they’re recommended, creating uncertainty around coverage.

🧪RFK, Jr and his anit-vax minions are making life difficult for those of us who understand the benefits of vaccination.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

YouTube video by curlfro The Cruel Mother - Greenwood Side

The morning song: "The Cruel Mother - Greenwood Side" sung by Cindy Mangsen.
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Trump fires Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner after disappointing job numbers President Trump said he ordered his administration to fire Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer after the July jobs report.

A classic case of killing the messenger because the message was bad. How stupid does he think we are?
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-f...

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Puzzle #782
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Wordle 1,504 3/6

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Employers added 73,000 jobs in July, falling short of forecasts Hiring across the U.S. was weaker than expected in July, a sign the labor market is shifting into lower gear.

Lots of bad economic news coming in this morning.
www.cbsnews.com/news/jobs-re...

YouTube video by SimonGarfunkelVEVO Simon & Garfunkel - El Condor Pasa (If I Could) (Audio)

The morning song: "El Condor Pasa (If I Could)" sung by Simon & Garfunkel.
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🧪 Unfortunately, vaccine advice now is coming from the lunatic fringe installed by RFK, Jr. Heaven help us!
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Puzzle #781
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Wordle 1,503 4/6

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Commentary: A climate-saving lithium mine could doom an endangered desert flower The dilemma at Nevada's Rhyolite Ridge offers a preview of the hard choices ahead.

🧪Interesting article from the Los Angeles Times Boiling Point series. #ClimateChange
www.latimes.com/environment/...

YouTube video by Black Irish Band- Banda irlandesa negra The Wreck of the Pomona' by Black Irish Band

The morning song: "The Wreck of the Pomona" sung by the Black Irish Band.
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Puzzle #780
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Wordle 1,502 3/6

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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Tricky one today. Mostly process of elimination.

YouTube video by TimPBears Kris Kristofferson Jody and the Kid

The morning song: "Jody and the Kid" sung by Kris Kristofferson.
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EPA moves to repeal finding that underpins current limits on greenhouse gas pollution from cars, factories, power plants The news follows an executive order that directed the agency to submit a report “on the legality and continuing applicability” of the endangerment finding.

🧪The Environmental Protection Agency under Trump has become the Evironmental Destruction Agency. Our children and grandchildren will suffer the consequences of this move by the Trump Administration to play into the hands of the fossil fuel industry. #ClimateChange
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

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Puzzle #779
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