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Dr. Anthony Fauci said an aide should delete an email about risky research his agency was funding, according to documents released on Aug. 29 by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.). Read more (no sign up necessary): https://lnkd.in/eqbPTiXA

Federal regulators have authorized a generic ivermectin injection for the prevention of New World screwworm in cattle. Read more (no sign up necessary): https://lnkd.in/evsWjBCd

Becker grew up with that story of rescuing books bound for a landfill with his dad. Over the years, he has watched the entire industry of acquiring and selling books change with the rise of the internet, digital cataloging, and the emergence of major sellers such as Amazon. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ep7HK8Cf

Brent crude shot above $91 per barrel on Aug. 31 after the United States and Iran exchanged hostilities over an island in the Strait of Hormuz. Read more (no sign up necessary): https://lnkd.in/e6MgdM89

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that he will encourage G20 members to reexamine the terms of trade with China. Read more (no sign up necessary): https://lnkd.in/eYD_th45

As commander in chief of the Continental Army, Gen. George Washington was responsible for defending the newly declared United States. Throughout July and August of 1776, he and his staff watched from New York City headquarters as hundreds of enemy ships delivered more than 32,000 professional soldiers and auxiliaries from Great Britain and Hesse-Kassel (a historical German state) to Staten Island, intent on extinguishing American independence. Most historians agree that Britain had assembled the largest overseas expeditionary force in its history—a record that stood until World War I. When the British struck on the morning of Aug. 27, the Americans were routed. By nightfall, Washington, many of his best officers, and more than 9,000 soldiers were trapped on the Brooklyn Heights peninsula, with their backs to the East River. A disaster of that magnitude could have forced the nation’s surrender and ended the Revolution. Of the roughly 19,000 troops available to defend the New York area, about half were inexperienced militiamen. Around 9 p.m. the night before the main blow, a British force of 10,000 redcoats—led by Howe, Clinton, Cornwallis, and Lord Hugh Percy and guided by three Loyalist farmers—marched east in silence around the Continental left flank. Gen. Washington watched from a nearby redoubt as the "Maryland 400" repeatedly attacked a much larger force, crying, “Good God, what brave fellows I must this day lose!” At 4 p.m. on Aug. 29, Washington convened a council of war. The decision was unanimous: abandon Long Island. By 11 p.m., the evacuation was underway. Glover’s men ferried soldiers, horses, equipment, and artillery across the river to Manhattan. But the operation proceeded slowly. By dawn, less than half had escaped. The discovery of the evacuation could trigger an immediate British attack. Then a dense fog rolled in, blanketing Brooklyn Heights and the East River and obscuring the Americans’ activity. Under its cover, the evacuation continued. The deception worked. Mifflin’s rear guard quietly withdrew from the trenches and boarded the boats. By 7 a.m., the evacuation was complete. Witnesses noted Washington was among the last to depart. Once the last boats were away, the fog lifted, and redcoats were seen rushing toward the shore. The hunters missed the hunted by mere minutes. Britain won a decisive victory at the Battle of Long Island at the cost of 64 killed, 293 wounded, and 31 missing or captured. American losses were more staggering: 300 dead, 650 to 800 wounded, and up to 1,100 captured. Washington, however, refused to quit. He denied the British the victory that mattered most—the destruction of his army. With help from Glover’s Marbleheads and divine providence—which contemporaries credited with providing the fog—Washington’s army lived to fight another day. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ebjiuuta

One person is dead and others are missing after flash flooding in the Grand Canyon, the National Park Service said on Aug. 30. Read more (no sign up necessary): https://lnkd.in/epvGV8bJ

The United States plans to target another bank this week and impose further secondary sanctions on Iran, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday, as Washington intensifies efforts to economically isolate Tehran. Read more (no sign up necessary): https://lnkd.in/eH57kpwr

Decades before he grew Azure Standard into one of the largest independent distributors of organic and non-GMO food in the United States, David Stelzer faced a health crisis that threatened to cut his life short just a few years after he was born. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ekKjwztH