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Sunday, August 6, 2023

Hiroshima A-bomb anniversary (Aug. 6 annually)

 from Reuters press service

Sunday 8/6/2023 article

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/hiroshima-marks-a-bomb-anniversary-calls-nuclear-deterrence-folly-2023-08-06/

Mayor of Hiroshima urged the abolition of nuclear weapons and called the Nuclear Detterence

Policy "folly"

Feast of the Transfiguration

 Today - Sunday, August 6, 2023

Saturday, August 5, 2023

National Sunflower Day

 August 5, 2023 (first Saturday annually in Summertime)

North Dakota landscape is awash with vibrant yellow

Chess Tournament (all ages) - must be Chess Federation member, all ages, admission free

 August 12, 2023

Saturday 10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Niles District Library, Niles, MI

monthly Second saturday - UCF (United Chess Federation)

phone at Library (269-683-8545)


Friday, August 4, 2023

National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day

 August 5, 2023


Mrs. Field's and Insomnia Cookies deals for the Aug. 4-6 weekend

https://www.today.com/food/news/national-chocolate-chip-cookie-day-2023-rcna97588

D.C. Judge warned DJT not to talk to witnesses

 Aug. 3, 2023

PBS Newshour coverage: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/a-judge-warned-trump-not-to-talk-to-witnesses-in-2020-election-case-reality-may-be-complicated

there was a back-and-forth between the prosecution and defense

over whether he could speak to his co-defendant

Walt Nauta, his valet.

The judge said Tr*mp could talk to Nauta, just not about the case.

If Tr*mp failed to comply with any conditions of his release,

a warrant for his arrest may be issued.

He agreed not to talk about the case with any witnesses who did

not have their lawyers present; not to attempt to influence 

any potential jurors, nor to tamper with witnesses.

Ocean Temperatures soared to highest record temperatures

CNN article (8/4/2023)

Average global ocean surface temperature hit 

20.96 degrees Celsius

at the end of July 2023.

Beating the previous record set in 2016

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/04/world/ocean-heat-temperature-record-climate/index.html