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The French PM resigned after his government lost a parliamentary vote of confidence he had called for; Also in the programme security fears in Israel after Jerusalem shootings; and Gen Z protests against a social media ban in Nepal turn deadly.
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Chris Hugues has what he calls an interesting job.
He’s an assistant operator at a wastewater treatment plant in Cavendish, Vermont.
On a recent August afternoon he gave NPR’s Jenna McLaughlin a tour of the plant.
Hughes loves his work, in all its technical, mathematical, chemical, and yes, dirty, glory.
But lately, Hughes has had to worry about a new hazard: cyberattacks.
The threat of someone cutting water off for Americans is real.
Chinese hackers recently spent nearly a year inside a Massachusetts utility company that provides power and water.
And last October, hackers targeted American Water, the largest wastewater utility company in the country.
Water is an appealing target for hackers. People like Chris Hughes are working to make sure a cyber-attack doesn’t stop the flow.
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Plus: An EchoStar deal with SpaceX weighs on the broader telecoms market. Forward Industries soars on Solana announcement. Katherine Sullivan hosts.
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But it’s not just congressional Democrats on offense, as his own family is blasting him as an “embarrassment.” Victor Davis Hanson breaks down the Kennedy family’s hypocrisy—especially considering their silence on Ted Kennedy’s Chappaquiddick scandal and JFK’s infidelities—on today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.”
“ This is the irony. What is an embarrassment to the Kennedy family was not Bobby Jr. working for Donald Trump. It really wasn't. It was Ted Kennedy in 1969: a U.S. senator driving off a bridge with Mary Jo Kopechne, allowing her to drown in the car, and then for 24 hours, trying to fabricate a narrative that was completely a lie so he could get out of responsibility. And then using the Kennedy money and leverage in Massachusetts to get off with this, with no criminal exposure at all. A woman was killed. And yet, no one—none of the Kennedys said that he was a predator or he embarrassed them.
“ You know what else is an embarrassment right now that Caroline Kennedy should be worried about? Her son, Jack Schlossberg. What has he done? He gets on social media, he made fun of Melania Trump's voice the other day and tried to wear a wig and ridicule her.”
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(0:00) Introduction
(1:28) RFK Jr.’s Controversial Past
(2:11) Healthcare Spending and Longevity
(3:08) Kennedy Family Hypocrisy
(4:31) Political Viability of the Kennedys
(4:58) Jack Schlossberg’s Embarassments
(6:08) Final Thoughts
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P.M. Edition for Sept. 8. Lawyers for Jeffrey Epstein’s estate have given Congress a copy of the 2003 birthday book that includes a letter with Trump’s signature. Plus, lumber prices are falling, sounding an alarm on Wall Street about potential problems on Main Street. Ryan Dezember, who covers commodities for the Journal, discusses what’s going on and why. And the French government has collapsed, deepening the country’s political and fiscal mess. We hear from WSJ reporter Noemie Bisserbe about how this means for the French economy. Alex Ossola hosts.
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An Italian boy who died at age fifteen in 2006 becomes the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint. He was canonized over the weekend. This saint from the smartphone generation was known for using technology to spread the faith. We go to his tomb in a hilltop village in Italy.
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Parting is such sweet sorrow. Today on Motley Fool Money, Rick Munarriz, with analysts Lou Whiteman and Jason Hall discuss selling decisions they wish they could have back. They also look at some stocks that could thrive in the new normal after last week’s problematic jobs report. There’s also a sporty look at some of this year’s biggest winners and losers.
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- Painful decisions to sell that continue to haunt them.
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- A game that separates this year’s risers from sinkers.
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Plus: Uber collaborates with Chinese autonomous driving company Momenta to test robotaxis in Germany next year. And Volkswagen will launch a family of small electric cars in 2026. Julie Chang hosts.
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