Today’s facts 08-28-2025
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The US Air Force grants Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt military funeral honors.
Jeffrey Epstein survivors will hold a news conference next week in Washington DC.
The Minneapolis school shooting motive remains unclear despite widespread social media rumors and memes.
There have been 44 school shootings in the US this year.
National Guard troops in DC are collecting trash, spreading mulch, raking leaves, and removing graffiti.
MLK Jr. delivered the I Have A Dream speech on this day in 1963.
Cracker Barrel has removed its website Pride page.
Trump’s administration awarded a no-bid $1.2 billion contract to a Virginia firm with no experience running prisons to build and operate a 5,000-bed immigration detention camp in Texas. The company has no website and is registered to the home of its 77-year-old CEO.
Alligator Alcatraz detainees are being moved after a judge ordered the facility shutdown.
The cost of beer is up 9% since 2022.
The National Guard did not refuse to deploy in Chicago citing bone spurs.
AI is displacing young workers in software engineering and customer service with similar trends in accounting, admin, programming, and sales.
COVID vaccines are approved for seniors, but only for younger adults and children with health conditions.
CDC director Susan Montez is resisting pressure to step down based on her refusal to endorse unscientific directives.
Fed Governor Lisa Cook is suing to block President Trump’s attempt to fire her, arguing the move is illegal, based on unproven pre-appointment allegations, and threatens the Federal Reserve’s independence.
The EPA is moving to eliminate a rule that requires the chemicals industry and others to pay billions of dollars in cleanup costs for chemicals known as PFAS, or forever chemicals - moving associated costs to taxpayers.
California firefighters had their IDs and immigration status checked before being allowed through.
The Powerball jackpot is now $950 million.