Interest Rate Cut, FDA on Impossible Burger & Meghan Markle Fashion (+ Talking CBD Craze) – Thursday, August 1st, 2019

The news to know for Thursday, August 1st, 2019!

Today, we’re talking about the interest rate cut and the impact from it, the Democratic debate (night two), and what happened to Osama bin Laden’s son.

Plus: the FDA weighed in on the plant-based Impossible burger and Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle starts a new venture.

Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes!

Then, hang out after the news for Thing to Know Thursday’s bonus interview. We’re talking about CBD: what it is, where it’s legal, and what scientific studies actually say about it.

Today’s episode is brought to you by Skillshare.

 

Sources: 

 Interest Rate Cut: NYT, NBC News, WSJ, CNBC, AP News

Dem Debate Night 2: NPR, NYT, CNN, Vox, Politico, FOX News

Osama bin Laden’s Son: NBC News, NPR, The Guardian 

Greenland Heat: CNN, Washington Post

Women’s World Cup: FIFA, ESPN

NFL Preseason: CBS Sports, Bleacher Report

FDA on Impossible Foods: TechCrunch, CNBC

Meghan Markle Fashion Line: People, CBS News

Hal Prince Dies: NYT, CNN, Deadline

Woodstock 50 Canceled: USA Today, Yahoo