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Tropical Storm Ernesto pounds Puerto Rico. Israel prepares for possible retaliation. New security measures for Swift concerts. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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Alabama

• SoS Wes Allen takes steps to remove illegal alien names on AL voter rolls
• State Rep at Title 9 Townhall  to re-offer "What is a woman" bill in 2025
• AL Democratic Party chairman still at odds with DNC over delegate picks
• A state lawmaker to host cryptocurrency Town Hall in Montgomery today
• Governor Ivey grants $30M to 25 different coastal projects

National

• Almost 1 billion people listened in to parts of the Musk/ Trump X spaces chat
• Dem VP pick Tim Walz promoted muslim cleric who praised Adolf Hitler
• RNC amasses 150K poll watchers, far exceeds its goal of 100K
• Hackers at Def Con confirm the vulnerabilities of election machines
• Smartmatic executives indicted for taking bribes from Phillippines

Skilled immigrants bring more than just their expertise to job markets. But governments miss opportunities to attract them—or make them feel entirely unwelcome. In America it seems like the standard tip fraction just keeps going up and up (11:36). Where will it end? And as part of our “schools briefs” primer on AI, we answer your questions, starting with facial recognition (18:28).

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The news to know for Wednesday, August 14, 2024!

We'll explain why some union leaders are upset with former President Trump as both presidential campaigns try to win over workers.

Also, we're talking about America's latest show of support for Israel and new information about Hunter Biden's foreign business dealings.

Plus, a massive data breach may have impacted billions of people; Google revealed its latest plans to compete with ChatGPT, and there is a new TikTok trend for fall that's basically the opposite of brat summer.

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Regardless of what federal courts say, Texas needs to remove illegal immigrants allowed into the country by the Biden-Harris administration, Rep. Chip Roy says. “We had six kids who died from fentanyl poisoning in the school district in which my family resides, southwest of Austin, Texas,” the Texas Republican told The Daily Signal at Erick Erickson's The Gathering conference in Atlanta over the weekend. Enjoy!

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U.S. carrier strike group and nuclear submarine are on the way to to positions in the Middle East as an Iran strike against Israel looms. Democratic Vice Presidential candidate on the stump solo. President Biden's cancer moonshot gets additional funding. CBS News Correspondent Jennifer Keiper with tonight's World News Roundup.

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TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:

• Donald Trump sits down with Tesla CEO and owner of X Elon Musk for an interview. 
• Microsoft informed the Trump campaign that Iran hacked it. 
• A Chicago judge denies anti-Israel protesters’ request for more space outside the Democratic National Convention next week. 
• The federal prosecutor says a Romanian real estate tycoon hired Hunter Biden to “influence U.S. government agencies.” 
• Republicans and Democrats disagree on Walz’s management of the 2020 riots in Minneapolis. 

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After years of pressure from the U.S., China is imposing new restrictions on chemicals used in the production of fentanyl. WSJ’s Brian Spegele says the move marks a small step forward after nearly a decade of sometimes-tense negotiations.

Further Reading:

-China Restricts Fentanyl Chemicals After Years of U.S. Pressure 

Further Listening:

-The Push to Test Drugs for Fentanyl 

-How a Balloon Burst U.S.-China Relations 

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