SCOOP: 200+ Days at Sea ~ What’s Happening Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln?
A quick note: We’re still on our August break from live SCOOP broadcasts, but we’re keeping you covered with your weekly cheat sheet in the meantime. Here's what to know on a shift in the decades-old U.S. military partnership with South Korea, a major social media trial set to begin this week and a $10 million discovery at a construction site in Belgium ...👇🏽
⭐️ QUOTE TO START YOUR WEEK:
“I can hopefully leave the world a better place than I found it.”
Actress Hayden Panettiere at a May event for her memoir, reflecting on how sharing her mental health struggles had helped others to seek help themselves. Panettiere, known for her roles in films such as Remember the Titans, Heroes, Nashville and more, died Sunday at age 36. Her cause of death remains unknown. In a statement, her father said, “She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her.”
🗓 THE WEEK AHEAD:
The House and Senate remain in August recess, with members working from their home states and districts.
17 Monday: Opening statements begin in the trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, whom prosecutors accuse of orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting that killed rapper Tupac Shakur. Davis, who pleaded not guilty, faces one count of murder.
18 Tuesday: A major trial begins in California over allegations that Meta knowingly designed Facebook and Instagram with addictive features that harmed children and teens, and that it violated federal law by collecting data from users under 13 without parental consent. Meta denies the allegations and says it has invested heavily in youth safety.
