However you get your news, here are a few stories that stood out in local, state, federal and international news.
President Biden Drops Out of the Presidential Race
With 105 days until the Presidential election, the presumed Democratic nominee Joe Biden has left the race.
The Democratic party has stated that they will now have an ‘open convention’ to decide their new presidential nominee at the convention in Chicago from August 19th-22nd.
The majority of Democrat officials have endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Presidential nominee.
Only Vice President Harris can legally use the $96 Million remaining in President Biden’s campaign funds.
OPINION: President Biden did many great things for our nation – aided unions, cut back on inflation, and offered student loan forgiveness to thousands of Americans. At the same time, he went back on his promise in 2020 to be a ‘bridge candidate’ for a younger generation of Democratic leadership. His unwillingness to follow through on his promise has put the Democratic ticket, the party as a whole, and our nation in a difficult position as we continually strive for unity and progress. If the Democratic leadership has learned its lesson, they will truly hold an open convention where the best person for the job will rise to the top.
“The problem affecting the majority of services [this past week] was caused by a flawed update by CrowdStrike, an American cybersecurity firm, whose systems are intended to protect users from hackers. George Kurtz, the president and chief executive of CrowdStrike, said last Friday morning that it could take some time for some systems to recover.”
The flawed update affected local emergency 911 lines, Microsoft customers, healthcare systems, banks, logistics firms and international airlines and airports. Some Airlines are still feeling the effects today with a backlog of flights, stranding passengers at airports.
The outage was not equal in significance or length, as some industries and companies were momentarily, or only partially affected. Others were brought to a complete standstill… All do to one faulty code update.
“At Seattle’s T-Mobile Park, Washington state Boeing factory workers voted by more than 99% in favor of a strike mandate. Workers are seeking a 40% raise in their first full negotiation with the planemaker in 16 years.”
At the last negotiation in 2008, “the basic contract was entered into after a 57-day strike. Boeing’s CEO at the time, Jim McNerney, then demanded concessions the following year in return for locating a second 787 assembly line in Everett (WA). The union offered concessions, which Boeing said were inadequate, and the second line went to the production facility in Charleston (SC).”
A strike won’t take place until September 12th, when the current contract is up. If no agreement is reached however, the Washington-based workers of the plane manufacturer have overwhelmingly granted their union the opportunity to strike.
In Bangladesh, a sovereign country in Asia surrounded by India, had a quota system that reserved the nation’s civil service jobs for special groups.
The quotas were as follows:
30% of jobs for veterans of the war for independence in 1971, and their families
10% of jobs to women victimized by the war
40% of jobs for people from underrepresented districts
20% of jobs merit-based
A recent ruling in Bangladesh’s top court suspended the quotas .
5% of jobs for families of the Liberation war veterans
2% of jobs for a mix of the other prior quota categories
93% of jobs for merit-based candidates
The drastic change in the distribution of these highly-sought jobs has led to violence, including the death of over 100 people, primarily student protesters.
On July 16th, “Menendez was convicted on 16 felony counts -- including bribery, extortion and acting as a foreign agent.”
“Menendez was appointed to the U.S. Senate in 2006 by then-Gov. John Corzine, who resigned the seat after being elected governor.”
“[Menendez] pleaded not guilty and continues to maintain his innocence. Menendez has said he plans to appeal. His sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 29.”
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