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A If for any reason you believe you received this email in error or if you no longer wish to receive these emails, click here to unsubscribe. Well, Good Morning!   Let's take a look at what the day has in store for us.   So, let's dig in, shall we? Here's What You Need To Know... Force expert: Rittenhouse decisions to shoot were reasonable Kyle Rittenhouse was 17 years old when he made the short trip from his home in Antioch, Illinois, to Kenosha on the night of Aug. 25, 2020, in response to a call from a Kenosha militia to help protect businesses from protesters. The city was in the throes of several nights of chaotic demonstrations sparked by a white police officer's decision to shoot Jacob Blake, a Black man, during a domestic disturbance. The shooting left Blake paralyzed from the waist down.   Rittenhouse would end up shooting three people during the protest. He was widely condemned by activists who claimed his use of force was unjustified and should result in prosecution. Now, however, an expert is telling a different story.  The expert, John Black, was called to testify in Rittenhouse's defense in his pretrial. Black claims Rittenhouse was justified because the men confronted him and two of them tried to wrestle his gun away. Black spent hours outlining the moments that led to Kyle Rittenhouse's decisions to shoot Joseph Rosenbaum, Anthony Huber and Gaige Grosskreutz, offering a preview of the defense team's strategy when Rittenhouse's trial begins next month. Here are the details of his testimony. How does William Shatner feel about being launched into space next week? Captain Kirk is headed to space for the first time next week. Wait, you may be thinking, didn't he already do that? Like, back in the 60s… on Star Trek?! Sure, but now, the 90-year-old actor behind the hit television show will also know what it feels like outside of Earth's atmosphere as he takes off in a Blue Origin rocket. He will zoom past the Kármán Line alongside a company executive, and two people who paid a hefty sum to join them.    Shatner shared how he felt about the upcoming trip. He said, "I've heard about space for a long time now. I'm taking the opportunity to see it for myself. What a miracle... I'm going to see the vastness of space and the extraordinary miracle of our Earth and how fragile it is compared to the forces at work in the universe —that's really what I'm looking for."  Although it's not entirely clear what prompted Shatner's trip to space, his interest in what lies beyond is obvious. In addition to the show, Shatner participated in seven Star Trek films. He has also hosted a History Channel show that delves into things that humans just don't know how to explain. The excitement around his flight follows a pretty damning essay regarding the toxicity at Blue Origin for employees. 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"Today, a Senate Commerce subcommittee held a hearing with a former product manager at Facebook who worked for the company for less than two years, had no direct reports, never attended a decision-point meeting with C-level executives — and testified more than six times to not working on the subject matter in question," the statement, tweeted by spokesperson Andy Stone, read.    It's important to note that despite that, Haugen has an impressive record that seems to credit her claims. Haugen has a degree in computer engineering and a master's degree in business from Harvard. Prior to being recruited by Facebook, she worked for 15 years at tech companies including Google, Pinterest, and Yelp. She claims that she is not trying to break up the company or destroy it — just call to attention the need for immediate improvement. Get INSTANT Access (Free of Charge!) Click to read these free reports and automatically sign up for daily research and other important offers. 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