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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... Our worst fears about China may be coming true... But Beijing says it was just a spacecraft Don't believe everything you read on the Internet… especially if it comes from China's propaganda department. When it comes to throwing the world into another Cold War, we've all been chugging along at a pretty solid pace. The U.S. is navigating tricky diplomatic situations (sometimes badly) while Russia hacks critical infrastructure and China… Well, China's testing hypersonic missiles.   Just another day on Earth.   The story broke this weekend that China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August. The missile orbited the planet before racing back down toward its target at more than five times the speed of sound. We probably don't need to tell you why that's making everyone a little bit nervous.   Of course, Beijing refuted the report on Monday, saying that it had conducted a routine test of a space vehicle. Keep in mind that China's space program is run by its military. That means that every "spacecraft" and new scientific breakthrough is closely tied to manufacturing catastrophic war machines. And this latest test caught even U.S. intelligence officials by surprise. How does Pete Buttigieg respond to paternity leave criticism? Pete Buttigieg has recently faced criticism from the likes of Tucker Carlson regarding his choice to take paternity leave to care for his premature twins. Carlson poked fun at the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, who was out of office as Congress debated Biden's behemoth infrastructure package. In a recent show, Carlson said: "Paternity leave, they call it, trying to figure out how to breastfeed. No word on how that went."    But Buttigieg fired back: "As you might imagine, we're bottle feeding and doing it at all hours of the day and night. I'm not going to apologize to Tucker Carlson or anyone else for taking care of my premature newborn infant twins. The work that we are doing is joyful, fulfilling, wonderful work. It's important work."    The back-and-forth come lawmakers determine whether they will adopt 12 weeks of paid family leave on a national scale. That measure is only a single component of the Build Back Better Act, which comes with a hefty $3.5 trillion price tag. But if the provision does pass, it would mean America is no longer one of the only countries in the world without such a policy. At this point in time, only 13% of U.S. workers are offered paid paternity leave, and it's nothing to write home about. The new dads who are lucky enough to get any compensation receive it for just a week.  This senator says we should test aging political leaders for cognitive decline It's not hard to read between the lines whenever someone brings up the topic of senility in our aging leaders. On the off chance you're not familiar with this issue, many both in Congress and in the public have expressed concern over 78-year-old President Biden's cognitive abilities declining due to age. Some say he is showing signs of senility.    Our job isn't to tell you what to think — but you do need to know that this concern affects America's political landscape. Wisdom comes with age. But science also shows that we lose something. And much of the world is now run by old people — including President Biden, 78 ... Speaker Pelosi, 81 ...  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, 70 ... and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, 79.   GOP Senator Ben Cassidy brought the topic up again in an interview with Axios. Cassidy is a gastroenterologist, and says, "I'm told that there have been senators in the past who, at the end of their Senate terms were senile. I'm told that was true of senators of both parties." Cassidy said it'd be reasonable for Supreme Court justices, members of Congress, and executive branch leaders to submit to an annual evaluation in which they would have to establish cognitive sharpness.   Noting he wasn't talking about specific people, Cassidy said: "It's usually noticeable. So anybody in a position of responsibility who may potentially be on that slope, that is of concern. And I'm saying this as a doctor." Get INSTANT Access (Free of Charge!) Click to read these free reports and automatically sign up for daily research and other important offers. You can unsubscribe at any time. Double Your Money In As Little as 30 Days?  (Privacy Policy) Free Report: Buy This $2 Alt Coin  (Privacy Policy) Your Guide to the Hottest Asset on the Planet  (Privacy Policy) Here Are Today's Conversation Starters In Focus: Culture, Sports & Entertainment Why did director Chris Columbus have to turn down Robin Williams for Harry Potter?  "The concept that we kept it British was discussed several times between David, Jo Rowling, and myself," Columbus said. "That was the goal. No American actors in this film."    What do we know about the ransomware attack that struck this broadcasting group, disrupting several television stations?  Data has been stolen from Sinclair Broadcast Group's network, disrupting some of its office and operational networks. Some television stations were also impacted by the attack.    What is the Barbra Streisand Institute, and when is it opening up at UCLA for students? "This will be a place where future scholars can discuss, engage and argue about the most important issues of the day…" she said in a release. What other details did she provide?  In Focus: Science, Tech & Health Ancient dog-size sea scorpion unearthed in China  Wake up, a new creepy crawly just dropped. The scorpions would have been the apex predators in their underwater stalking grounds, pouncing on unsuspecting fish and mollusks; scooping them up in their pedipalps; and shoving them into their mouths.    How will our solar system end? A distant planet offers hints A gas giant orbiting a burned-out star foretells what will happen here in about 5 billion years, researchers say.   A huge hole was just discovered in Antarctica "last ice"  The polynya, or area of open water, is the first ever observed north of Ellesmere Island — and that is very, very not good. In Focus: Business, Markets & The Economy What is it like to be richer than Bill Gates and Warren Buffett combined? Just ask Tesla CEO Elon Musk  His fortune totals $236 billion, making him way wealthier than his predecessors.   Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell sold over a million bucks worth of stocks right as the market was sinking New data shows that he sold up to $5 million in stocks just before the Dow tanked late last year.    The S&P 500 climbed yesterday, notching a fourth day of gains ahead of the slew of earnings reports Said one analyst: "Wall Street was expecting a slowdown in spending, but it turns out the U.S. consumer is not to be messed with. Back-to-back months of better-than-expected retail sales data shows the consumer looks strong heading into the holiday season." Recommended Link: What Do These 5 "Green Light" Stocks Have in Common? Everyone has a "favorite" stock they truly believe in. Maybe it's a company that makes products they – and millions others – use daily. Perhaps it's a stock that has produced great returns for them in the past. 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In Focus: Politics & World Affairs Another international incident with Russia is coming to a head, this time with NATO  Russia on Monday said it would stop its diplomatic mission to NATO following the alliance's expulsion of eight Russians accused of being spies earlier this month.   How could these Democrat retirements affect our entire country?  The retirement announcements come as Democrats are struggling to enact their domestic legislative agenda in Congress and face an uphill climb to keep their narrow majorities after 2022.   Lawmakers say Amazon is lying to them about these business practices  The House Antitrust Subcommittee, in a letter released Monday, questioned if Amazon misled or lied to Congress through testimony from the company's top executives — including former CEO Jeff Bezos — regarding its business practices. An 11-year-old wins a mullet competition, raising money for foster families    What does a 5,300-year-old mummy reveal about the history behind tattoos?    According to Norwegian police, the five bow-and-arrow attack victims were likely stabbed to death    This wedding photographer made a rookie mistake, leaving $20,000 worth of equipment in the car... It was all stolen    Why Colin Powell's cancer likely reduced his protection from the virus vaccine    An asteroid just zipped past Earth closer than the moon's orbit    Why did this NASA employee resign over the James Webb telescope?    Sitting too much drags down your mental health. Here's how to get moving  It's Time For Your Clickbait Break! South Carolina teacher turns herself in after students receive edibles from reward box One For The History Books On this day, in 1789, the first chief justice of the Supreme Court was sworn in; Napoleon started his disastrous retreat from Russia; in 1987, the Dow Jones Industrial Average experienced its biggest dip in its history; Mother Teresa was beatified in 2003. "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." — Mark Twain     The Seven At 7 14422 Shoreside Way Suite 110-238 Winter Garden, FL 34787   © 2021 The Seven at 7. All Rights Reserved.   If for any reason you believe you received this email in error, you can safely ignore it, or click here to unsubscribe.