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No One Expected This! Big Pharma In Outrage Over George W. Bush's CBD: Euphoric CBD Pain Cream - He Fires Back With This!  By Alice Palmer, Friday, August 14, 2020 (ET) - In an emotional 1-on-1 interview, one of America's most respected politicians revealed that he wouldn't be where he is without CBD. We all know and love George W. Bush as the charismatic leader who has never been shy about advocating for marijuana use. He has always been focused on working for people and improving life in America. However, he shocked everyone when he announced his new CBD line, Euphoric CBD Pain Cream, would be the next step in his career. In recent developments, Bush revealed that he would be stepping away from the spotlight to put more time into his wellness business, now that it has grown so fast: “This was a really, really difficult decision for me. When I started this whole thing back in 2015, it really was just a part time passion project and a way for me to give back. Now here we are almost 5 years later and Euphoric CBD Pain Cream has steadily grown into a full-fledged business that’s helped thousands of people become pain free and much happier. My line gives me a chance to do something bigger than politics and I knew I would regret it for the rest of my life if I let that opportunity pass me by.” Bush went on to say that he never really expected things to get this big and that his party and sponsors were furious that he was splitting up his time. In fact, relations with his party grew so tense that they ended up giving him an ultimatum - politics or his wellness line. He knew he would receive scrutiny from supporters of political party and other politicians for quitting, but he felt it was time to work on something that would positively change the lives of millions of people.                                 Bush appears on Fox to announce his biggest project yet The product Bush is referring to is his breakthrough CBD wellness line Euphoric CBD Pain Cream. The politician has spent the past four years developing a line of highly effective and highly potent wellness products that he claims are the solution for those who don’t want to resort to using opiates. His product Euphoric CBD Pain Cream sold out within ten minutes when first launched and it seems the world can’t get enough of the benefits and results. Bush even admitted that big pharma companies are furious with him  after noticing a large decline in sales since Euphoric CBD Pain Cream was launched on the market. “Users of Euphoric CBD Pain Cream are experiencing results that before now were only possible through prescription medication. It’s obviously a much cheaper, and safer alternative and because of that pharmaceutical companies are finding it harder to keep patients using their prescriptions.” Having a crowd of angry pharmaceutical companies is a unique and effective endorsement for Euphoric CBD Pain Cream, but Bush has still been proactive in getting Euphoric CBD Pain Cream into the hands of those who need it. Euphoric CBD Pain Cream has been found to have a positive impact on key body functions including - neurological, physical, and psychological. This includes but not limited to: Reduces Chronic Pain Supports Joint Health Reduces Anxiety Reduces Headaches Reduces Blood Sugar Supports Cognitive Health Antioxidant Support While making an appearance on ‘Fox’ he gifted the cast and crew with Euphoric CBD Pain Cream products and made sure every guest was given a sample of the life changing supplement. Since then, he has cultivated a huge celebrity clientele who are regularly reordering the products. See for yourself! Bush’s new line has been a huge hit amongst fellow celebs who got to try the initial launch of Euphoric CBD Pain Cream.

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Good morning. Yesterday we gave a dishonorable mention in the caption contest to a reader who suggested “More barn!” thinking it was pure nonsense. But as other readers pointed out, that was actually a reference to a famous story involving Neil Young. He and bandmate Graham Nash were listening to Young's Harvest album in the middle of a lake, with one large speaker in the house and the other in a barn. Apparently, Young told his producer the mix was off and he wanted “more barn!” Goes to show, people in barn houses shouldn’t throw hay.

MARKETS NASDAQ 11,042.50 + 0.27% S&P 3,373.43 - 0.20% DJIA 27,897.17 - 0.28% GOLD 1,960.80 + 0.61% 10-YR 0.717% + 3.40 bps OIL 42.35 - 0.75% *As of market close Economy: The long road back for the labor market reached a milestone, with fewer than 1 million new jobless claims filed last week for the first time since mid-March. That still remains significantly above “normal” levels.

2020 Here's the Mail It Sometimes Fails

Francis Scialabba Politicians say everything except what they mean. Except for President Trump, who yesterday told Fox Business that he opposes Democrats’ funding proposals for the Postal Service because they would support the expansion of mail-in voting, which he’s made clear he doesn’t want.  The proposals: Democrats want $3.6 billion for mail-in voting and $25 billion for the USPS under a new pandemic relief bill. The USPS is in trouble In June, former supply chain exec Louis DeJoy took over as postmaster general and was tasked with steering the Postal Service out of a financial crisis (it lost $2.2 billion in the quarter ended June).  Over the last month, he’s implemented cost-saving measures including cutting overtime, ordering mail to sit until the next day if it causes routes to run late, and shaking up leadership. Businesses and consumers started to complain about delays and congressional Democrats have demanded an investigation. DeJoy and USPS say deliveries haven’t slowed. Why this matters Up to 70% of voters could use mail-in voting this fall because of a little thing called COVID-19. Some states are automatically mailing ballots or ballot applications to voters.   Trump’s not a fan. The president has said mail-in voting could lead to “the greatest fraud in history” this election—claims he hasn’t backed up with any sort of proof. His reelection campaign sued two Iowa counties yesterday that made it easier for voters to apply for mail-in ballots. Big picture: To deliver an unprecedented number of mail-in ballots on time, USPS needs more funding. With 81 days until the election.... Uncertainty about mail-in voting requirements and sudden changes to USPS operations could confuse voters.  The Biden campaign said Trump’s comments are an “assault on democracy,” and the president was sabotaging “a basic service that hundreds of millions of people rely upon.” Democrats asked DeJoy to roll back his changes or else risk disenfranchising voters.  Zoom out: Negotiations for that new COVID-19 relief bill continued to flounder this week, and the Senate is out on recess until September.

GAMING It’s Taking All Our Willpower Not to Call This an Epic Battle You know when a business battle is high-stakes? When the $17 billion company is the underdog.  The drama started when the company that owns the videogame Fortnite, Epic Games, threw the Silicon Valley equivalent of a fiery trash can at Apple's HQ: It added a direct payments feature to its app.  That's a declaration of war. All products sold in Apple’s App Store are required to use the store’s in-app purchase system, which takes up to a 30% bite out of every purchase. Developers have criticized that system for years, arguing it disadvantages anyone who’s trying to get a non-Apple app off the ground.  Apple returned fire by kicking Fortnite off the App Store—which Epic had anticipated and came prepared with a 1984-themed PR campaign parodying Apple's iconic commercial. Epic capped off the day by suing Apple.  Hours later, Google got in on the action, removing Fortnite from the Google Play Store for the same reason as Apple.  Zoom out: With Fortnite among the top-grossing games on iOS, Epic is one of the few players with the firepower to take on the App Store. And it’s drawing attention to Apple's payments policy before CEO Tim Cook’s burns have finished healing from last month’s antitrust grilling.

GEOPOLITICS Historic Middle East Peace Deal Reached

UAE flag displayed in Tel Aviv last night. Oren Ziv/picture alliance via Getty Images. Yesterday, Israel and the United Arab Emirates reached a historic agreement, dubbed the Abraham Accord, to “fully normalize” their diplomatic and commercial relationship.  President Trump brokered the agreement as part of his and son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner’s plan for the Middle East region.  We don’t throw the h-word around lightly. When both countries sign bilateral agreements, which they're expected to do at the White House in the coming weeks, the UAE will become the third Arab country Israel has normalized relations with (it also struck deals with neighbors Egypt and Jordan in 1979 and 1994, respectively).  Why the kumbaya moment? The UAE and Israel are economic power players with shared commercial interests in sectors such as energy, tourism, and tech; they'll also establish direct flights between each other. Plus...remember Poli Sci 101: “The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” Both Israel and the UAE are wary of Iran and its nuclear ambitions.  The terms: Israel will (for now) hold off on annexing parts of the occupied West Bank at the request of President Trump, but PM Benjamin Netanyahu said he'll move forward with the plan eventually.

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AGRICULTURE What Sorcery Is This?

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Not the storm that blew Dorothy to Oz, but good guess. That is a derecho, a fast-moving wall of wind that whipped through a swath of the Midwest from South Dakota to Ohio on Monday, flattening crops and damaging buildings.  It was the U.S.’ worst derecho since 2012. Winds exceeded 100 mph in some areas, and the storm sped across 770 miles in just 14 hours.  Hundreds of thousands of Midwestern residents remain without power, and state officials are still assessing the damage. It’s expected to deal an especially hard blow to farmers in Iowa, the top corn producer in the country. Early estimates say 10 million farm acres (almost a third of the state's cropland) could be damaged.  Not only were crops blown over just weeks away from harvest, but silos with last year’s grains were busted open across the state. Iowa was expected to produce record yields and 18% of the nation’s corn crop this year.

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COMMUNITY Headline Contest Did you think audience participation week was over? Yeah right, we’re not going to give up this opportunity to pawn off our jobs on our lovely readers—which is what it’s all about today.  The contest: We’ll give you a business story, your task is to come up with a headline that the Brew would run.   The story: After a long delay, AMC said it's finally opening up 100 U.S. theaters on Aug. 20. On the first day of the reopening it's running a promotion called "Movies in 2020 at 1920 Prices," and each ticket will cost only 15 cents. Yes, there's lots of potential.  Remember, we try to make the headlines witty/funny, but don’t let the humor get in the way of the information people need. One last rule: no longer than 55 characters.  Share your headline submission here. We’ll publish our favorites tomorrow.

WHAT ELSE IS BREWING The DOJ following a two-year investigation said Yale University illegally discriminates against white and Asian undergrad applicants. Yale called the allegations "meritless."  40% of S&P companies discussed diversity and inclusion policies on Q2 earnings calls, compared with 4% in Q1, per RBC. Manhattan apartment rents fell 10% in July, according to Miller Samuel Inc. and Douglas Elliman. But urban home prices are generally staying strong elsewhere. Chinese companies have raised more than double their haul from the same period last year in U.S. IPOs, despite threats to delist them from U.S. stock exchanges. Minority owners of the Washington Football Team are pressuring owner Dan Snyder to sell the franchise, the WSJ reports.

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