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| WORDS OF WISDOM | | "Grief does not change you, it reveals you." | | JOHN GREEN | | Good morning! Today, we're covering the debate, a missile strike, and housing shortages.
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Cordiality amidst clashes marked the first and only vice-presidential debate of 2024. Norah O'Donnell, of CBS Evening News, and Margaret Brennan, of Face the Nation hosted the debate, pitting Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) against Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. While both were plainspoken, Vance's crisp defense of former President Donald Trump's America First platform contrasted with Walz's passionate defense of the administration co-helmed by his running mate, Vice President Kamala Harris. Here are highlights of a debate that revealed commonalities and differences between the two Midwesterners. Read the full story here› | |
Iran Strikes Israel Iran launched nearly 200 ballistic missiles into Israel yesterday. Israel shot down most of the missiles and vowed to retaliate. Virtually the entire nation of 10 million people took to their bomb shelters and safe rooms for about an hour on the evening of Oct. 1 after Iran launched the barrage, which Israel's leadership said was 181 missiles. They stayed there until the Israel Defense Forces issued an all-clear.
Two U.S. naval destroyers, the USS Cole and the USS Bulkeley, assisted in shooting down Iran's missiles headed into Israel, Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters at the Department of Defense. They launched about a dozen interceptors, he said. Iran's barrage came after Israel's string of attacks directed at Hezbollah, Iran's proxy in Lebanon. Two weeks ago, thousands of pagers and handheld radios belonging to Hezbollah leaders and officers exploded, killing some and wounding or maiming hundreds. Read the full story here› | |
Housing Shortages America is short around 4 or 5 million homes, and nearly two in five renters believe they will never own a home. "The rule of thumb was you spend a third of your income on housing. Many people today are spending over half of their income on housing, which leaves little left for medical costs, for transportation, food, and the other essentials of life," says James Burling, author of the new book "Nowhere to Live: The Hidden Story of America's Housing Crisis." America's current predicament is the result of decades of poorly-conceived policies that discourage homebuilding and drive up prices, Mr. Burling argues, from rent control to excessive environmental regulations to single-family zoning laws that prevent the building of more affordable duplexes and triplexes. But funneling more money to homebuyers won't solve the supply shortage, Burling told our colleague, Jan Jekielek, in an interview on American Thought Leaders. Watch the full interview here› How do you like today's Morning Brief? Tell us what you think here. | | | | MORE TOP NEWS | | | | | | | | | | | | PREMIUM | | | | INSPIRING | | | | EPOCH TV | | | | | | | | OPINION | | | | | | EPOCH FUN | | | |
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